Commission - Regular Meeting

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY, WELCOME TO THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH COMMISSION MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY MAY 5th, 2026, AND THE TIME IS NOW 6:00 P.M. I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE OF OUR RULES OF CIVILITY AND DECORUM, SPEAKERS MUST BE ADDRESSED BY THE MAYOR OR THE CHAIR. AND NOT INTERRUPT ANY OTHER SPEAKERS. PUBLIC COMMENTS MUST BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE, AND NOT ANY PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL ON THE DAIS OR IN THE AUDIENCE. INSULTS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND DISRUPTIONS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE SHOULD YOU VIOLATE THESE RULES. WE WILL NOW TURN TO THE INTERIM CITY CLERK FOR ROLL CALL.

COMMISSIONER CRUZ? PRESENT. COMMISSIONER McCRAY? PRESENT. COMMISSIONER KELLEY? HERE. VICE MAYOR TURKIN? PRESENT. MAYOR SHELTON? VICE MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. WE WILL GO TO THE INVOCATION.

GENEROUS AND MERCIFUL GOD, WE GATHER HERE TO HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN GROW AND BE BETTER. GIVE US ALL PATIENCE AND LISTENING EARS AS WE SHARE OUR HOPE FOR THIS WONDERFUL CITY. THANK YOU FOR OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, CITY STAFF AND FIRST RESPONDERS, CONTINUE TO GIVE THEM COURAGE TO LEAD US FORWARD TO GROW IN WAYS THAT BENEFITS US ALL. WE ASK THIS IN FAITH AND HOPE AS WE LEAVE THESE WORDS TO YOU IN ALL THESE WORDS WE SAY, AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, PASTOR ASH. WE ARE NOW MOVING TO THE AGENDA APPROVAL, LET'S BEGIN ON MY RIGHT. NOTHING FOR ME. NO, VICE MAYOR. NO VICE MAYOR. MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA? SECOND. VICE MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

AYE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL BEGIN INFORMATIONAL ITEMS BY MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO SAY FOR OUR STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS, I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND, BECAUSE WE HAD TWO FUNERALS AT THE FUNERAL HOME, BUT ANYWAY, I WANT TO SAY THANK GOD FOR YOU TWO. IT WAS A STELLAR EVENT. HATS OFF TO THE STAFF, TO THE RECIPIENTS, AND EVERYONE THAT PLAYED A PART. YOU ALL HAVE SET THE BAR HIGHER AND HIGHER FOR THIS CITY. AND THAT IS ONE OF MY PET PEEVES, I SAID, WHATEVER WE DO, LET'S DO IT BIGGER AND BETTER. AND BEFORE ANY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SAY, WHAT DID YOU GET THE FUNDS FROM, IT WAS AN UNDERRIGHT, DON'T THINK WE SPENT CITY DOLLARS TO DO THIS. I'D LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE RECIPIENTS. LONG OVERDUE THAT WE RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT GO BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTSTY. TO HELP MAKE OUR CITY A GREAT CITY IN WHICH WE ALL LIVE. I'D LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO SHEILA TYSON, WHO GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE IN MARKETING. I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ALL STAFF TO CONTINUE TO FORWARD AND GET MORE OF YOUR EDUCATION. DON'T JUST LET WHAT YOU GET IN ONE PLACE, A STEPPING STONE AND SAY, I'M HAPPY RIGHT HERE, LEARN ALL YOU CAN, WHILE YOU CAN. THEY CAN'T TAKE IT FROM YOU. THANK YOU.

VICE MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY? I DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ? NO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS EITHER.

VICE MAYOR: I WANTED TO DITTO WHAT MISSIONER McCRAY SAID, STATE OF THE CITY WAS FUNDED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SHOUT OUT IS STAFF, PUBLIX, THEIR TEAM AND TOMMY FOR CONDUCTED THIS PARK CLEANUP -- EXCUSE ME, CLEANUP AT THE CEMETERY, THEY HAD 40 VOLUNTEERS THERE, WHERE THEY LEVELED THE GRAVESTONES, PICKED UP GARBAGE, CLEANED UP DEAD FLOWERS, WEED WHACKED AND REALLY TIDIED UP THE PLACE WHERE WE HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE GONE. BIG KUDOS TO THEM, WE APPRECIATE THOSE EFFORTS. AND IT'S ALWAYS A POSITIVE WHEN WE SEE THE CITY PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE PUBLIX AND PROVIDE LABOR SUPPORT TO KEEP OUR PARKS AND CITY SITES CLEAN. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT THE MAYOR HAS HAD SOME MEDICAL ISSUES, SOY JUST WANT TO CLEAR THE RECORD THAT SHE WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT, SO I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK SHE'S TARDY OR ABSENT FOR REASONS OUTSIDE OF HAVING MEDICAL ISSUES, I ASK THAT YOU KEEP HER IN YOUR PRAYERS TONIGHT, YOU'RE THE PRAYING TYPE. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'D LIKE STAFF TO -- I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE JARED FROM BETHESDA BAPTIST HEALTH IN SOME WAY SHAPE OR FORM. HE'S BEEN A HUGE SPONSOR FOR THIS CITY. BAPTIST HEALTH MORE SO, HE'S REALLY JUMPED THROUGH HOOPS TO MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENTS AND STAFF, AND EVERYONE'S TAKEN CARE OF OVER THERE. HE'S BEEN A GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNER, SINCE HE'S ENDURED THAT ROLE. IF IT'S OKAY, WE PROVIDE SOME SORT OF RECOGNITION FOR HIM, AND BAPTIST HEALTH.

VICE MAYOR, THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO SAY, I'M GLAD THAT YOU ALL SPENT TIME TO HELP CLEAN UP THE CEMETERY, BECAUSE WHEN YOU GO THERE, AND YOU SEE A LOT OF LITTER, IT DID NOT COME FROM THE RESIDENTS.

VICE MAYOR: THAT'S RIGHT. IF WE HAVE NOTHING FURTHER, I'LL ASK THAT WE MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMUNITY AND SPECIAL EVENTS. PRESENTATIONS FIRST OFF, WE'LL KICK IT OFF WITH -- SORRY, I DON'T HAVE THE WHOLE NAME HERE, S. LISABETH MARTIN OF PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSION ON ETHICS. YOU GUYS CAN COME TO THE PODIUM.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY OFFICIALS, VICE MAYOR, AND COMMISSIONERS, IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC. MY NAME IS KEVON SIMPSON, I'M A STUDENT INTERN AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, WORKING WITH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSION ON ETHICS. THIS IS LIZABETH MARTIN, SHE'S THE OUTREACH MANAGER IN OUR OFFICE. OUR GOAL IS TO FOSTER INTEGRITY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. IN 2010, THE COMMISSION ON ETHICS WAS ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF A GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATION IN 2009, FOLLOWING A NUMBER OF ETHICAL ISSUES IN OUR COUNTY, SOME THAT LED TO CRIMINAL CHARGES. TODAY OUR OFFICE PROVIDES TRANSPARENCY, OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, FROM MORE THAN 10,000 ELECTED OFFICIALS, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS. WE ALSO SERVE 39 MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS PALM BEACH COUNTY. OUR ROLE IS TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE THE COUNTY'S ETHICS LAWS USING FAIRNESS, CLARITY AND COMMON SENSE. WE WORK TO MAKE SURE PUBLIC OFFICIALS ACT INDEPENDENTLY, AVOID USING THEIR POSITIONS FOR PERSONAL GAIN AND PROPERLY REPORTING THINGS LIKE GIFTS OR VOTER CONFLICTS. EVERYONE UNDER OUR JURISDICTION IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE OUR ETHICS TRAINING. THIS INCLUDING COUNTY EMPLOYEES, ELECTED OFFICIALS. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS, AND OTHERS WHO WORK WITH THE COUNTY. OUR COMMISSION IS INDEPENDENT FROM COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS. IT IS MADE UP OF 5 COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE INDEPENDENTLY SELECTED BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF OUR WORK IS EDUCATION. WE FOCUS ON INFORMING THE PUBLIC AND THOSE IN GOVERNMENT ABOUT ETHICS LAWS SO THAT PROBLEMS CAN BE PREVENTED BEFORE THEY HAPPEN.

OUR OFFICE PROVIDES TRAINING, OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS AND HELPFUL RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY. CAN YOU ALSO FIND ADVISORY OPINIONS, GIFTS REPORTING FORMS, VOTING CONFLICT FORMS, OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT FORMS AND OTHER INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE. WHILE THE COMMISSION DOES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE LETTERS OF REPRIMAND OR LETTERS OF INSTRUCTIONS, OUR MAIN GOAL IS PREVENTION THROUGH EDUCATION. OUR MOTTO IN THE OFFICE IS, ASK FIRST, ACT LATER. IN CLOSING THE CODE OF ETHICS HELPS ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND INTEGRITY IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. PUBLIC TRUST IS ESSENTIAL, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT IN HELPING TO PROMOTE ETHICAL LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMISSION ON ETHICS AT 561-355-1955 OR FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT PBCCE. THANK YOU.

VICE MAYOR: 3B, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND TRAUMA INFORMED MONTH. COMMISSIONER KELLEY?

THANK YOU. I'LL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION, THAT WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE BOYNTON BEACH COMMITTEE HEALTH FOUNDER, GERDA KLEIN. I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION, AND THEN YOU'LL JOIN ME IN THE FRONT. MENTAL HEALTH IS ESSENTIAL TO EVERYONE'S OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL BEING, AND EVERYONE EXPERIENCES TIMES OF STRESS AND STRUGGLES IN THEIR LIVES, AND ONE IN FOUR ADULTS, AND ONE IN FIVE YOUTH EXPERIENCES SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. 60% OF ADULTS AND 50% OF YOUTH DO NOT RECEIVE THE TREATMENT NECESSARY FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS TO DO LIMITED OR NO KNOWLEDGE OF NEEDS, BARRIERS TO CARE AND FEAR AND SHAME. RESEARCH RECOGNIZES THAT ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, ACE'S ARE TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES THAT CAN HAVE A PROFOUND EFFECT ON A CHILD'S DEVELOPING BRAIN AND BODY, AND CAN RESULT IN POOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. AND WHEREAS PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS, LEADS TO HIGHER OVERALL PRODUCTIVITY, LOWER CRIME RATES, STRONGER ECONOMIES, LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS, IMPROVED FAMILY LIFE, IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE, AND INCREASED LIFE SPAN. THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH RECOGNIZES THE WORK OF THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE, IMPACTING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION, ACCEPTANCE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING, TO A PERSON'S OVERALL SUCCESS AND SUPPORTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACHES THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEMS OF CARE. I COMMISSIONER KELLEY, PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY, 2026 AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND TRAUMA

INFORMED CARE MONTH. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]

I HAVE MY RESPONSE TO IT, OKAY? GOOD EVENING, I'M GERDA KLEIN, FOUNDER OF THE BOYNTON BEACH MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE. ON BEHALF OF OUR DEDICATED MEMBERS, I'M HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION, AND THANK YOU FOR THE CITY'S RECOGNITION THAT MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND TRAUMA INFORMED CARE MONTH. I RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WHO TRADITIONALLY STAND WITH US, FOR THIS PRESENTATION WEARING GREEN, THE NATIONAL COLOR FOR MENTAL HEALTH. FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS, THIS PROCLAMATION, WHICH IS TAKING PLACE IN MANY SITUATIONS, MANY LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTY, SIGNALS A START OF THE COUNTYWIDE GET YOUR GREEN ON CAMPAIGN. THIS YEAR, WE CALL IT GET YOUR GREEN ON 365 BECAUSE WE WANT TO KEEP IT GOING ALL YEAR LONG. THE COUNTY'S MAIN EVENT OF THIS CAMPAIGN TOOK PLACE AT THE DELRAY BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER THIS PAST SATURDAY, WITH AN AMAZING TURNOUT OF FAMILIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTY, ENJOYING ENTERTAINMENT, GOOD FOOD, VENDORS, WELLNESS DEMONSTRATIONS, AND DISCOVERING HELPFUL RESOURCES. ALL UNDER THE THEME, ROOTED IN RESILIENCE. BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE ROOTED IN RESILIENCE, WE JUST DON'T SURVIVE, WE GROW. WE HEAL, AND WE THRIVE TOGETHER. MAKE SURE YOU'LL BE TAKING LOTS OF GREEN SELFIE AND GROUP PHOTOS ON MAY 19th, WHICH IS YOUR GET YOUR GREEN ON DAY, AND POSTING THEM ON FACEBOOK. COUNTYWIDE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SCHEDULED MANY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH, LISTED ON THE GET YOUR GREEN ON 365 WEBSITE. BOYNTON BEACH MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE IS IT OFFERING AN ENLIGHTNING MENTAL HEALTH BOOK DISCUSSION AT 5:30 AT THE LIBRARY. ON THE BALANCING ACT. BY NEDRA GLOVER TOWA. SUPPORT SHOULD FEEL MUTUAL AND NOT ONE SIDED SHE SAYS, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DON'T LIVE OUR LIVES IN BALANCE? LET'S READ ABOUT IT, THEN TALK ABOUT IT. SO MEN AND WOMEN, GET YOUR COPY OF THE BALANCING ACT AT THE CITY LIBRARY AND JOIN US. NOW, I AM VERY PLEASED TO INTRODUCE BRIANNA MONTAIN. THE CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT OF TEEN COALITION IN ACTION. A DYNAMIC PROGRAM OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COALITION, DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO USE THEIR OWN VOICES, TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, SO WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD A MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY. SHE'S GOING TO BE READING THE OTHER -- YOU WANT TO STAND THERE WHILE SHE DOES THAT OR --

THAT'S FINE. THESE YOUTH IN THIS PROGRAM ARE CHANGE MAKERS. I WANT YOU TO LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY, AS PREY ANNA, REPRESENTING THE VOICES OF ALL COUNTY YOUTH. READS THE PALM BEACH COUNTY YOUTH PROCLAMATION, DECLARING THAT MAY 2026 IS MENTAL HEALTH AND TRAUMA INFORMED CAREAWARENESS MONTH. BRIANNA?

FROM THE TEENS OF BOYNTON BEACH AND PALM BEACH COUNTY, DECLARING MAY 2026 TRAUMA HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. MENTAL HEALTH IS AS IMPORTANT AS PHYSICAL HEALTH. LIFE IS FULL OF CHALLENGES AND TEAMS, WE EXPERIENCE STRESS, ANXIETY, STRUGGLES AT SCHOOL, HOME AND IN OUR SOCIAL LIVES. ONE IN FOUR TEENS WILL EXPERIENCE A MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE. YET MANY DO NOT SEEK HELP DUE TO STICK MA, FEAR OR LACK OF RESOURCES. TRAUMA, INCLUDING BULLYING, LOSS, FAMILY STRUGGLES, DISCRIMINATION, AND SUBSTANCE USE AFFECTS MANY OF US, CAN AFFECT HOW WE FEEL, THINK AND SUCCEED IN LIFE. HEALING FROM TRAUMA AND PRIORITIZING MENTAL HEALTH REQUIRES THE STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEMS. INCLUDING FRIENDS, FAMILY, SCHOOLS, AND FAMILIES THAT UPLIFT US, TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH OPENLY, LEARNING COPING SKILLS AND REACHING OUT FOR PROFESSIONAL HEALTH WHEN NEEDED CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR WELL BEING AND FUTURE. SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS MUST CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE SAFE SPACES, WHERE EVERY TEEN FEELS VALUED, SUPPORTED AND HEARD, AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY ARE KEY TO CHANGING THE WAY MENTAL HEALTH IS UNDERSTOOD. AND WHEREAS WE, THE TEENS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY STAND TOGETHER TO BREAK THE STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH, AND PROMOTE TRAUMA INFORMED CARE THAT HELPS US BUILD RESILIENCE. THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT MAY 2026 IS MENTAL HEALTH AND TRAUMA INFORMED CAREAWARENESS MONTH IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA. WE CALL UPON ALL FAMILIES TO CREATE OPEN AND SUPPORTIVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. WE CALL UPON ALL SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SAFE SPACES FOR THEIR STUDENTS.

ALL COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND ACCESSIBILITY TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. AND WE CALL UPON ALL PLACES OF FAITH TO CALL UPON THOSE STRUGGLING. WE CAN BUILD A COUNTY WHERE NO YOUNG PERSON HAS TO STRUGGLE ALONE. [ APPLAUSE ]

VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BOYNTON BEACH HEALTH COMMITTEE FOR ALL YOU DO. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD TO NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY. DO I HAVE AN IDEA OF WHO WILL BE ACCEPTING THIS PROCLAMATION? CHIEF? WHEREAS THE CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE DESIGNATED MAY 15th AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY, AND THE WEEK IN WHICH IT FALLS IS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, AND WHEREAS MEMBERS OF THE BOYNTON BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDE A CENTRAL ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING THE CITIZENS OF BOYNTON BEACH, ALL CITIZENS KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZE THEIR DUTY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE BY SAFEGUARDING LIFE AND PROPERTY. BY PROTECTING THEM AGAINST VIOLENCE OR DISORDER. AND BY PROTECTING THE INNOCENCE AGAINST DECEPTION AND THE WEAK AGAINST OPPRESSION OR INTIMIDATION. THE BOYNTON BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS GROWN TO BE A MODERN AND SCIENTIFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, THAT PROVIDES PUBLIC SERVICE. THOMAS TURKIN, VICE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, DO HEAR BY PROCLAIM AND CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS OF BOYNTON BEACH AND UPON ALL PATRIOTIC, CIVIL AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO OBSERVE THE WEEK OF MAY 10th, THROUGH MAY 16th AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. I FURTHER CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS OF BOYNTON BEACH TO REMEMBER THURSDAY MAY 16th, 2026 AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY. WE MIGHT WANT TO CHECK THE DATE ON THAT ONE. IN ORDER OF THOSE PEACE OFFICERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES OR BECOME DISABLED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY, I HAVE THERE ON TWO -- SET MY HAND AND

CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH FLORIDA, TO BE AFFIXED THE 5th DAY OF MAY, 2026.

THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION, THE RECOGNITION OF POLICE WEEK. STARTING NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY, MAY 11th AT 10:00 A.M. WE HAD IT LAST YEAR, IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY, OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND AS WELL. THIS LAST YEAR, WE DID LOSE A FORMER BOYNTON BEACH POLICE OFFICER, WHO WAS A CURRENT OFFICER IN COLORADO, HE'LL BE RECOGNIZED DURING THE CEREMONY. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR YOUR SUPPORT, ALSO FOR LIGHTING UP THE TOWER. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]

TWICE IN ONE WEEK. APPRECIATE IT.

VICE MAYOR: OKAY, AS ALWAYS WE ARE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC AUDIENCE. SAME RULES APPLY. THE SPEAKER MUST ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE AND NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ON THE DAIS OR AUDIENCE. YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE IF YOU VIOLATE THE RULES. AFTER WE HAVE CONCLUDED THOSE IN PERSON, WE WILL GO TO THOSE ONLINE.

SUSAN OYER BOYNTON BEACH. I SEE ACCORDING TO THE NEWSPAPER, THAT THE TOWN SQUARE PROJECT IS NOW CALLED OCTAVIA. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT TIME EQUITIES AND THEIR ROLL IN THIS. AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT THIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SINCE WE HAVE POLICE WEEK COMING UP, IT WOULD BE TIME TO HONOR RICK ROSS, WHO PASSED AWAY. HE TRAINED THOUSANDS OF KIDS IN THIS COMMUNITY ON TAE KWON DO, WHATEVER IT WAS. HE POSITIVELY IMPACTED OUR COMMUNITY FOR DECADES AS A POLICE OFFICER, AND WE HAVE YET TO HONOR HIM, AND I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THAT EVER SINCE COVID. MAYBE WE'RE IN POLICE WEEK COMING UP, MAYBE NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO DO SOMETHING, WHETHER WE'RE DEDICATING A PARK OR STATUE. THIS MAN MADE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY, AND WE'VE YET TO DO ANYTHING. I WANT TO OFFICIALLY COMPLAIN ABOUT THE LIBRARY. IT IS ENTIRELY TOO POPULAR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED, BUT I CAN'T EVER GET INTO ANY OF THE CLASSES. I GO IN TO TRY TO APPLY, TO SIGN UP FOR THESE CLASSES, THIS CREATIVE EDGE WORKSHOP THING THEY HAVE GOING ON. I'M LOGGING IN TWO AND THREE MINUTES LATE AFTER IT STARTS, I'M ALREADY ON THE WAIT LIST, THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE AHEAD OF ME ON THE WAIT LIST. THIS IS INSANE THAT WE CAN'T GET INTO THESE CLASSES, BECAUSE OUR LIBRARY IS TOO WONDERFUL. I'M FILING MY COMPLAINT WITH YOU, DAN. THAT YOU NEED TO -- [ INAUDIBLE ]

I LOVE THEM. AND I WANT TO GO MORE, AND I CAN'T. BECAUSE THEY'RE ALWAYS SHUT DOWN, AND I'M ALWAYS ON SOME WAIT LIST, I HAVE TO PRAY FOR A LOT OF RAIN, SO I CAN GET IN, BECAUSE OLD PEOPLE WON'T SHOW UP. WHO WANTS TO COME OUT IN OUR CRAZY STORMS WE GET SOMETIMES, I CAN'T BLAME THEM. MAYBE WE SHOULD BE ADDING MORE OF THE CREATIVE EDGE ORIENTATION CLASSES, YOU CAN'T GO ANYWHERE PAST THAT WITHOUT TAKING THAT CLASS. AND IT'S INSANE. YOU CAN'T GET IN, AND PLEASE ADD MORE CLASSES TO THE LIBRARY. YOU'VE CREATED A MONSTER, THEY'RE ENTIRELY TOO POPULAR AND TOO WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU, SUSAN OYER.

FORMER COMMISSIONER, FORMER MAYOR, WOODROW HEY. WOODROW HAY. WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. I WAS PART OF THE CITY STATEMENT -- STATEMENT OF THE CITY, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF, IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. FIRST CLASS PRESENTATION. THE MAYOR DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB, SO I JUST WANT TO SAY KUDOS TO THAT. ALSO, I'M OFFICIAL NOW, THE PD CHAPLIN FOR ANOTHER FEW YEARS AS LONG AS I CAN STAND UP, AND ON THIS SIDE OF THE GRASS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT AS PRESIDENT OF THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE YOU JUST GAVE THE PROCLAMATION TO, I DIDN'T HAVE MY GREEN SHIRT ON, BECAUSE I'M PART OF ANOTHER ORGANIZATION CALLED THE MVP, MEN OF VISION AND PURPOSE. AND WE'VE BEEN DOING GREAT WORK FOR QUITE A WHILE HERE IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, ONE OF WHICH, THIS PAST SATURDAY, WE SERVED THE MOTHERS -- PREMOTHER'S DAY DINNER, AND WE SERVED THEM, AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, THEN WE TURNED AROUND AND ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WE SERVED ANOTHER GROUP OF MOTHERS ON MOTHER'S DAY, AND WE HAD THE FOREST HILL THAT USED TO BE BOYNTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL CARE R CHOIR TO COME UP, PUT ON IS A PRESENTATION, THEY DID SEVERAL DANCES, THEY EVEN DID THE MICHAEL JACKSON SHOW. AND IT WAS JUST PHENOMENAL. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ALSO, KUDOS TO THE CITY AND THE PD

DEPARTMENT. PART OF WHAT WE DO AS THE MVP IS THAT WE WORK WITH POINCIANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE READ TO THE KIDS, WE HAD A PROBLEM FINDING A PLACE THAT DIDN'T WANT TO CHARGE US AN ARM OR A LEG I TALKED TO THE CITY STAFF ALREADY. AND I SPOKE TO CHIEF JOE WHO SAID THEY CAN WORK WITH US. WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP OUR KIDS BUSY, OFF THE STREETS, SO WE KEEP THEM ACTIVE, BECAUSE AN EMPTY WORKSHOP IS TROUBLE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT USEFUL FOR ALL THE FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVENING, RATHER, MY NAME IS BRENDA WILLIAMS, I LIVE AT 337 NORTHEAST 24th AVENUE I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY COMMISSIONER, I WASN'T HERE WHEN THEY HAD THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY. I WANTED TO LET HIM KNOW THAT I'M GLAD HE'S ON THE COMMISSION. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE CODE VIOLATION THAT I RECEIVED REGARDING MY DRIVE WAY. I'VE BEEN IN MY HOUSE SINCE 1975 AND I HAVE HAD NO VIOLATIONS ON MY HOUSE. I KNOW HOW TO SECURE MY HOUSE WHEN THERE'S HURRICANE SEASON, I DON'T NEED ANYONE TELLING ME WHAT I NEED TO DO, AND CODE ENFORCEMENT SAID I HAD TO MOVE STUFF, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE YOUR GARBAGE BINS UNDER YOUR CARPORT, THEY CAN'T BE THERE. BUT THEY'LL BE THERE UNTIL I GET A WARNING THAT THE HURRICANE IS ON ITS WAY, AND CODE ENFORCEMENT, CODE COMPLIANCE, COMMUNITY STANDARDS, THEY WERE VOID FOR ALMOST 15 YEARS, NOW WE HAVE A DEFICIT IN OUR BUDGET. NOW THEY'RE COMING UP WITH EVERY LITTLE THING AND HARRISING THE COMMUNITIES ABOUT LITTLE THINGS. YOU HAD THE PEOPLE WITH THE PARKING, NOW YOU ARE MESSING WITH US IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT OUR DRIVE WAYS. THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT IRRITATE PEOPLE. I UNDERSTAND YOU GAVE YOUR STATE OF THE UNION, AS MINISTER HAY SAID. BUT THOSE ARE THINGS EVERYBODY DOESN'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT, ALL WE KNOW IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU COME IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND LEAVE THESE NOTICES ON MY DOOR. THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR TO ME FOR 15 YEARS HAS BEEN ABANDONED. THE CITY TOOK IT OVER. ONCE THEY TOOK IT OVER, THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING. YOU KNOW, SO WHO AM I TO COMPLAIN TO ABOUT THAT HAZARD. THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR 15 YEARS. THESE HIGH RISES WE'RE BUILDING

IN THIS CITY IS TOO MANY. I'M WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT, WHEN YOU OPEN THAT BUILDING OVER THERE ACROSS FROM BUDS, YOU CAN'T TURN LEFT. YOU CAN ONLY TURN RIGHT, AND SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND GET KILLED, YOU ALL NEED TO LOOK INTO THAT. YOU SAID IT WAS THE FORM IRCOMMISSIONERS THAT APPROVED ALL THESE HIGH RISES, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE OCCUPANCY RATE IS ON ALL THESE APARTMENTS THAT'S BEEN BUILT IN THIS CITY. IT'S ATROCIOUS, IT TAKES ME 10 MINUTES TO DRIVE ON TO 3rd STREET ON TO GATEWAY, BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC IS SO BACKED UP. IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING, FILL THESE POTHOLES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, MA'AM, I'M GOING TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO HAVE SOMEONE GET WITH HER. MAYBE LOOK AT SOME OPTIONS WITH THAT AVENUE AS FAR AS THE DRIVE WAY AND EVERYTHING ELSE GOES.

MY NAME IS CINDY FALCO DECORRADO. I STAND HERE FOR EVERY CITIZEN THAT EXPECTS JUSTICE NOT JUST PROCEDURE. WE'RE TOLD OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS BUILT ON FAIRNESS, EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE EXPERIENCE INSIDE THE COURTROOM DOES NOT MATCH THOSE PROMISES. WHEN DEFENDANTS FEEL RUSHED, UNHEARD AND INTIMIDATED. TESTIMONY IS CUT SHORT. RULINGS SEEM PREDETERMINED RATHER THAN CAREFULLY CONSIDERED. WHEN EVIDENCE IS DESTROYED. WE HAVE TO ASK, ARE WE PRESERVING JUSTICE OR JUST PROCESSING PEOPLE? A COURTROOM SHOULD BE A PLACE WHERE TRUTH IS WELCOME, NOT RESTRICTED. WHERE CITIZENS FEEL SAFE TO SPEAK NOT SILENCED. WHERE JUDGES UPHOLD NOT ONLY THE LAW, BUT THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE. TRUTH MATTERS AND ALL RELEVANT EVIDENCE WAS ALLOWED TO BE HEARD. JUSTICE IS NOT JUST ABOUT OUTCOMES, NOR ABOUT INTEGRITY IN THE PROCESS, IT'S ABOUT TRUTH AND THE FULL AND FAIR PRESENTATION OF ALL THE EVIDENCE THAT PROVES IT. PUBLIC TRUST IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS EVERYTHING. WITHOUT IT, THE SYSTEM ITSELF BEGINS TO ERODE. I'M ASKING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. TRANSPARENCY AND A RENEWED COMMITMENT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE. I'M ASKING THAT WE STEP UP TO THE PLATE THAT WE THE PEOPLE ARE NOT AN INCONVENIENCE TO THE SYSTEM, THAT THE SYSTEM EXISTS FOR US. AND ONE MORE POINT MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO, IF THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN THE SYSTEM. THEY DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DOCUMENT WHAT HAPPENS. THEY DON'T KNOW THEY CAN REQUEST EVIDENCE THROUGH DISCOVERY. THEY DON'T KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO WRITE DOWN THE TRUTH OF THEIR EXPERIENCE WHILE IT IS STILL FRESH IN THEIR MINDS. AN INFORMED CITIZEN IS NOT A THREAT TO JUSTICE, AN INFORMED CITIZEN HELPS PRESERVE IT, WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE, RIGHTS EXIST

ONLY ON PAPER. IF WE TRULY CARE ABOUT FAIRNESS, PEOPLE NEED TO ACCESS, NOT JUST TO THE COURTS, BUT TO UNDERSTANDING THE RIGHTS WITHIN THEM. A SYSTEM THAT OVERLOOKS EVIDENCE AND STILL PUNISHES THE INDIVIDUAL, IS NOT OPERATING INJUSTICE. IT'S A FAILURE OF JUSTICE. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSION. MY NAME IS NAOMI COX, I'M A RESIDENT OF BOYNTON BEACH, I'M AT 1007 SOUTHEAST THIRD STREET IN BOYNTON BEACH. I PURPOSELY CHOSE TO LIVE IN BOYNTON BEACH. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR 11 YEARS. I'VE BEEN IN MY HOME FOR SIX YEARS. I COME TO YOU TONIGHT BECAUSE NOT JUST AS A RESIDENT IN A CITIZEN OF BOYNTON BEACH, I COME AS A VOLUNTEER. ONE THAT SAT ON THAT DAIS AS THE CHAIR OF THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD. WE DID GREAT WORK IN THIS CITY, WITH GREAT STAFF. I AM A HUGE SUPPORTER OF BOTH THE CRA AND A SUPPORTER OF YOU ALL AS A COMMISSION, BECAUSE I'VE MADE A PRESENTATION BEFORE YOU ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE DO, AND THAT BOARD -- AND WE'VE WORKED HARD, AND WE'VE WORKED THROUGH SOME TOUGH STUFF, AND I WORKED WITH SOME OF YOU ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. WHAT I'M ASKING YOU FOR TONIGHT, AND I ASK THIS BASED ON BEING A 50 PLUS-YEAR-OLD EMPLOYEE OF SYSTEMS THAT YOU WORK IN -- I'VE WORKED FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO THE STATE LEVEL, TO MUNICIPALITIES, AND TO CREATING NONE PROFITS AND RUNNING NONPROFITS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITIES ACROSS FLORIDA. I'VE ALSO HAD THE GREAT PLEASURE OF PROVIDING ETHICS TO THE JUDICIARY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND HAVE DONE THAT MANY TIMES. WHAT I'M ASKING FOR TONIGHT IS FOR YOU ALL TO -- AS YOU'RE REVAMPING THE CRA, THAT YOU DO SO WITH CLEAR ACCOUNTABILITY, THAT YOU DO IT AND NEVER FORGET A VOLUNTEERS ROLE, WHAT WE DO IN THIS CITY.

IT'S NOT JUST YOU ALL, IT'S ALL OF US TOO, WHO ARE JUST MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY. I ASK YOU FOR GUIDANCE AND GRACE, IN THE DECISIONS YOU'RE CONSIDERING AROUND THE CRA. IT IS NOT AN EASY TASK. BUT I'M ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER THESE THINGS, FAIRNESS, CLARITY AND COMMON SENSE. I WANT TO LEAVE MY HOME TO MY CHILDREN, THEY'RE IN THEIR 30s. I WANT THEM TO BE -- TO RETURN AS RESIDENTS HERE IN BOYNTON BEACH. I WANT TO SEE OUR COMMUNITIES GROW. CHANGE IS DIFFICULT. SEEING TWO MEMBERS THAT I HAVE HAD GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH LEAVE IS A BURDEN IN MY HEART. I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT THEM SPECIFICALLY. I'M HERE TO APPEAL TO YOUR HEARTS AND TO YOUR MINDS AND TO YOUR COMMON SENSE ABOUT THE CRA. I'M STILL A VOLUNTEER. THANK YOU.

VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE COME ON UP. ALOHA. HI, MY NAME IS STEPHANIE COLIANI. I'M HERE TO PRACTICE MY PUBLIC SPEAKING, I'M SUPER SUPER NERVOUS. VERY INTIMIDATING. DON'T BE NERVOUS.

I'M ALWAYS NERVOUS. I HAVE TWO THINGS TO GO OVER. I AM ACTUALLY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF THE LIBRARY, NONBIASSED OPINION, WE DO HAVE THE GREATEST LIBRARY ON THE PLANET, LET'S BE REAL. ALSO, BRIAN IS IN CHARGE OF THE CREATIVE STUDIO. AS THE BOARD CHARKS I STILL CAN'T GET IN, SO I SECOND THAT EMOTION. I WANTED TO SAY, KUDOS, PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR JEANNIE TAYLOR, SHE JUST RECENTLY RETIRED AS THE DIRECTOR. SHE WAS LOVELY AND WONDERFUL, I KNOW SHE DID A LOT FOR THIS LIBRARY, AND I'M VERY EXCITED FOR TIFFANY PAGEN STEPPING INTO HER SHOES. KUDOS TO THE LIBRARY TEAM AND ALL OF THAT GROOVINESS. PLEASE COME VISIT ME AT THE LIBRARY MEETINGS WHERE I SIT UP THERE, AND IT'S EVEN WORSE, TRUST ME. DON'T GIVE ME A MICROPHONE. THE OTHER THING I'M A PART OF THAT I'M REALLY, REALLY PROUD TO SAY WE'RE ORGANIZING AND GETTING BACK TOGETHER, IS OUR SISTER CITY'S CHAPTER. WE TOOK A YEAR TO GET REORGANIZED, GET OUR POOP TOGETHER. TRYING NOT TO CURSE. AND WE HAD A MEETING A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT EVENTS COMING UP IN 2026. SOME FUND-RAISING, SOME GREAT PARTIES AND GALAS WE WOULD LOVE TO GO INTO, AS WELL AS LOOKING AT FUTURE SISTER CITIES ACROSS THE WORLD AS WELL. I'M VERY EXCITED TO MENTION THAT. AND HOPEFULLY NOW THAT I'M A LITTLE MORE CALM, YOU'LL SEE ME AT MORE COMMISSION MEETINGS AND I'M COME UP JUST TO SAY HI, BECAUSE I WANT TO. AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. YEAH, I SURVIVED.

VICE MAYOR: GREAT JOB. YOU DID GREAT. [ APPLAUSE ]

MELISSA HAGAN, 22 40 NORTHWEST 2nd STREET, 2nd HOUSE NORTH OF GATEWAY BRIDGE. I'VE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE, PROBABLY IN 2001 ABOUT THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM NEAR MY HOME. BECAUSE I PRETTY MUCH GET FLOODED. AND SO LONG TIME AGO, I DUG MY OWN DISH. I ASKED THEM WHAT THEY WOULD DO, THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T PUT A DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN, SO I DUG MY OWN DITCH. THEY DID TELL ME IT WAS TOO DEEP, THEY CAME IN AND DUG A DITCH AND FILLED MINE IN A LITTLE BIT. SO WE HAVE SOME THINGS GOING ON IN BOYNTON BEACH, SOME OF THEM ARE NICE, I LOVE THE UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY. AND WE HAVE SPEED BUMPS NOW, BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE FLOODING. YOU'RE MOVING GOD'S EARTH WITH ALL THIS CONSTRUCTION. AND THEY'RE GOING TO WIDEN GATEWAY, THAT'S CLOSER TO MY HOME. NOW I'M WARNING WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM, BECAUSE LITERALLY I KNOW I PROBABLY WILL GET FLOODED. ONE TIME ON APRIL THE 8th, IT RAINED AND I COULDN'T GET OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. I HAVE HAD WATER COME ALL THE WAY UP TO MY DOOR. MY CAR WAS FLOODED. I HAD TO HAVE THEM RIP IT APART AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. I'M CONCERNED ON WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN PLANS FOR THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM, ONCE YOU START WIDENING GATEWAY BRIDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT. I PERSONALLY, I HAVE HAD -- WHICH PEOPLE, NO ONE KNOWS, MY SONS -- I HAVE PAID PEOPLE TO CLEAN THAT HILL. I WAS HOPING YOU GUYS -- ONE TIME YOU DID FENCE IT OFF,

SOMEONE CUT THE FENCE. I WAS HOPING YOU ALL HAD -- MAYBE YOU WERE GOING TO PUT A WALL OR SOMETHING THERE, ONE TIME THE MAYOR WAS TALKING ABOUT PUTTING A SIDEWALK THERE. I DON'T KNOW. THEY DON'T COME AND TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THE PLACE, IT'S ANOTHER WAY THEY CAN GET I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THAT, I HAVE PEOPLE TO CLEAN THAT HILL, THEY USED TO HAVE THE CONVICTS AND STUFF CLEAN IT, THAT'S NO LNGER IN, THEY DON'T DO THAT. AND ANYBODY KNOWS -- THE POLICE SHOULD KNOW, IF SOMEBODY COMES INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I DO HAVE CAMERAS AND I WILL GIVE IT TO THEM, I DON'T WANT VIOLENCE, TRASH. I WANT A DECENT NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM A CITIZEN, AND I WOULD LIKE TO -- YOU GUYS HAVE CODES AND STUFF THAT WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY, I'M HOPING YOU GUYS -- I'M JUST ONE PERSON, EVERYBODY'S NOT GETTING FLOODED. EVERYBODY MAY NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT ME, BUT I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MA'AM. I'M GOING TO ASK STAFF TO GET WITH HER, I KNOW WE HAVE A FEW PROJECTS ONGOING, AND MAYBE HER RESIDENCE IS IN ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS, IF STAFF CAN GET WITH HER, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. VICE MAYOR, I WAS GOING TO -- IF ANDREW OR KEVIN CAN GET WITH HER, FDOT IS THE ONE DOING THAT PROJECT. MAYBE THEY CAN LOOK AT THE FDOT PLANS TO SEE WHAT THE PLAN IN PLACE IS.

LONG TIME RESIDENT OF BOYNTON BEACH, NOT AS LONG AS FORMER VICE MAYOR HAY, I'VE BEEN HIGHER A LONG TIME. I WANTED TONIGHT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS LAST WEEK. PARTICULARLY, THE FACT THAT OUR LEADERS PERFORM AT THAT EVENT. I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT I WITNESSED LAST FRIDAY. IT IS MY PRAYER THAT AS LEADERS OF THIS CITY, THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THAT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR. AS LEADERS, YOU ALL EXPECT FOR RESIDENTS TO COME HERE, AND TO DEMONSTRATE DECORUM. WELL, AS RESIDENTS, WE EXPORT THE SAME OUT OF OUR LEADERS. IT APPEARS WHENEVER THIS CITY DOES SOMETHING GOOD, THERE'S A LOST THINGS THAT ARE GOOD, THAT ARE TAKING PLACE. WE TAKE THREE STEPS FORWARD, AND FIVE STEPS BACKWARDS. WE'RE TOLD AS MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL TO PRAY FOR THOSE IN POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY, AND WE DO PRAY FOR YOU ALL, BUT IT'S ALSO MY PRAYER THAT WHAT WE WITNESSED LAST FRIDAY, THAT YOU ALL WOULD HAVE DECORUM AND RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER SITTING HERE, AND CONTINUING TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS THAT THESE RESIDENTS HAVE NOMINATED AND ELECTED YOU FOR. AND THAT IS THE LOOKOUT FOR THEIR BEST WELFARE. LET'S CONTINUE TO MAKE BOYNTON BEACH A GREAT CITY, A CITY THAT PEOPLE WANT TO COME AND RESIDE IN FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO COME LET'S DO IT AS A COMMUNITY OF ONE WE CAN BE BETTER THAN WHAT

WE ARE, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? LAST CALL FOR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE, THEN WE'LL MOVE TO ONLINE. I'M THE ONE THAT GOT THE TALK FOR THOSE SPEED BUMPS, WE STILL NEED MORE THEY'RE STILL SPEEDING DOWN THERE. SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT IT. CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD?

WHITNEY ROBERTS. 2681 -- THANK YOU. WE'LL GIVE YOU BACK YOUR TIME.

I UNDERSTAND WE GOT THOSE UNDERGROUND THINGS GOING ON AND THE CABLES GOING ON, BUT WE AIN'T GETTING OUR GARBAGE PICKED UP, OKAY THERE'S GARBAGE ON THE GROUND NOW. BEEN THERE SINCE MONDAY. MINE HAS BEEN THERE SINCE LAST WEEK. I KNOW THEY HAVE BACKUPS, I WORK FOR THE CITY OF BOYNTON AND THE CITY OF BOCA, I KNOW THE SYSTEM INSIDE AND OUT I KNOW THE BUTTONS TO PUSH TO GET WHAT YOU WANT DONE. EVEN AT THAT RATE, IT DOESN'T MATTER, I KNOW THAT WE CAN, THE GARBAGE SHOULDN'T BE ON THE GROUND. THAT'S WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT NOW, THAT'S IT.

MOVING TO ONLINE. IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE? WE HAVE NO ONE ONLINE. VICE MAYOR: THANK YOU, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'RE GO TO MOVE TO ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS. I'D LIKE TO APPOINT ANTHONY GAROF GAROFALO. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE.

OPPOSED SAY NAY? NEXT ONE THAT WE HAVE IS AN APPLICANT FOR IS THE EDUCATION YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD, THAT GOES TO COMMISSIONER KELLEY. THANK YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO IS A ELECT DE LAUREN MONDACIER. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE.

OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. THE NEXT ITEM IS COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS. WE HAVE THE BOYNTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL AEROSPACE SCIENCE PROGRAM, HOLIDAY BASKET PROGRAM, CONNECT 2 GREATNESS, BOYNTON BEACH BULLDOGS, BILL TOME FOUNDATION, AND WOMEN'S FOUNDATION. DO YOU HAVE ANY MONEY LEFT?

A REMINDER THE FISCAL YEAR IS COMING UP THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR, I HAD THE HONOR OF TOURING BOYNTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL'S AEROSPACE ACADEMY ACADEMY LAST YEAR. THEY HAVE -- LAST SUMMER WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY COMPETED. THEY ENDED UP 40th OUT OF 60 TEAMS AT THEIR SUMMER COMPETITION. SO I AM HONORED TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR FUNDS. THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITH A DRONE'S PILOT'S LICENSE. THEY'RE AEROSPACE PROGRAM IS TOP NOTCH, NATIONALLY KNOWN, AND WE SHOULD BE PUSHING AND PUTTING THAT AT THE FOREFRONT. YOU HAVEN'T THEY HAVE AIRPLANE PARTS AND PIECES, THE STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. OUR HOLIDAY BASKET, SHEILA HAS TAKEN THAT ON. WE HOPE TO DO BETTER THAN LAST YEAR, IF ANYONE ELSE HAS COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS. AND OUR LOCALS. THEY ALL DO REALLY GREAT WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THEM THIS YEAR, THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. I HAD A REQUEST FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS IT WAS FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOR $1,000. THE CITY CLERK HAS THE PAPERWORK. DO WE NEED TO ADD JUST THE MOTION? I WAS REQUESTING TO USE SUPPORT FUNDS -- MOTION TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE MOTION I MADE.

DOES THAT IS A FIGS? I'M GETTING A MIXED BODY LANGUAGE THERE. I MEAN, THE BEST PRACTICE WOULD BE TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS AND THEN PROCEED WITH THE MOTION. MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER KELLEY. ALL NOSE FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD TO CONSENT AGENDA. AND WE HAVE TO DO A MOTION TO.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. NOW WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO 6A CONSENT AGENDA. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO SEE THIS PRESENTATION OR PULL THIS ITEM? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

MOVING ON TO CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES, DO I HAVE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO PULL FROM THIS SECTION? VICE MAYOR, I WANT TO PULL 7A BECAUSE THERE WERE CHANGES FROM OUR AGENDA REVIEW, THAT I WANTED TO JUST SPEAK ABOUT I'LL PULL THAT ITEM. APPROVE THE REMAINDER OF CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES. . ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED?

THE AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. IF I COULD HAVE STAFF COME UP AND PRESENT 7-A, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IN THE MEANTIME, I WANTED TO -- I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE PULL THIS ITEM JUST TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THIS FOR THE PUBLIC, ALSO THAT WE HAVE MADE THE MOVE TO GET A CONCESSION AT OUR BEACH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD AT THE BEACH FOR A LONG TIME, WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THAT UP AND RUNNING, SO THANK YOU STAFF FOR HAVING THIS -- DOING THIS PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS FABIAN, I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE SNACK BAR CONCESSION AGREEMENT PROPOSAL. SHORT PRESENTATION HERE FOR YOU GUYS, AND IF YOU WANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WE HAVE A SECONDARY ONE THROUGH THE PROPOSED VENDOR FIRST AND FOREMOST, CONTRACT TERMS. THIS INITIAL CONTRACT IS PROPOSED FOR FOUR YEARS, SO IT WOULD RUN THROUGH 2030. THERE'S ONE ADDITIONAL FOUR-YEAR TERM RENEWAL OPTION. 180 DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIRED FOR ANY NONRENEWAL OR ANY CANCELLATIONS AND SUCH. TERMINATION FOR A CAUSE, 30 DAY CURE PERIOD. TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE. A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS WRITTEN NOTICE BY THE CITY. THERE WILL BE A SECURITY DEPOSIT UPON MOVE IN. THERE'S AN ADVANCE TO PROVIDE PROPER EQUIPMENT, FOR THEM TO RUN THE OPERATION, HEATERS, REFRIGERATION, CHILLERS. THIS OPERATION WILL RUN A MINIMUM OF 40 HOURS A WEEK. THEY'LL HAVE TWO STAFF ON HAND AT ALL TIMES, AND FLEE STAFF DURING PEAK HOURS. THE REVENUE AND RENT SCHEDULE. SO FOR THIS THERE IS A FOUR-MONTH WAIVER, WHICH HAS BEEN OUR STANDARD IN RECENT YEARS, FOR NEW VENDORS WE BRING ON BOARD, TO GET THE BUSINESS ESTABLISHED. THE RENT IS SET AT 1800 A MONTH. THE INITIAL YEAR, DEPENDING ON MOVE IN, WOULD BE ABOUT 14,400, AND IT WOULD TOTAL OUT TO 21,600 IN THE FOLLOWING SUBSEQUENT YEARS. WITH A TOTAL TOTALLING OUT TO 79,000 OVER THE COURSE OF THE AGREEMENT. THERE'S SOME LATE CHARGE

INFORMATION ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE THERE, SO THERE'S A BIT MORE UNDERSTANDING, AS WELL AS UNDERPAYMENT, IF THAT TAKES PLACE, WE DO HAVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE. IN THE EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE. OUR PROVIDER HAS BOTH PLANT BASED AND NONPLANT BASED OPTIONS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. WE'LL GO THROUGH THE MENU QUICKLY. STARTING WITH SOME OF THE PLANT BASED ITEMS, AS YOU REQUEST SEE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE HERE. A LOT OF THESE MIMIC THE OFFERINGS ON THE NONPLANT BASED SIDE TOO. BURGERS, A CHICKEN SANDWICH, THERE'S MANY SALADS, WHICH ARE STANDARD ACROSS THE BOARD. WE HAVE A CLASSIC CEASAR, ACAI BOWLS. AND WE HAVE SOME VALUE COMBOS THAT WE HAD THEM TOSS INTO THE MENU AS WELL. IN CASE ANYONE IS LOOKING TO GET SOMETHING THAT'S MORE VALUE EFFECTIVE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. AS WELL AS PLANT BASED HOT DOGS ABOVE THAT. WE HAVE SOME OF OUR TRADITIONAL ITEMS TOWARD THE BOTTOM. WE HAVE HOT DOGS, CHICKEN WRAP. TURKEY AND CHEESE WRAP, HAM AND CHEESE CROISSANT AS WELL AS A CHICKEN SALAD CROISSANT. WE HAVE SMALL PLATES ABOVE THAT TOO. HAND CUT CHIPS, CORN, SEASONAL SIDE SALAD AS WELL AS EGG ROLLS, WE HAVE SWEET TREATS, WE THINK THE BEVERAGES ARE GOING TO BE BIG OUT THERE. COLD PRESSED JUICES, SMOOTHIES, AS WELL AS FOR THE MORNINGS WE HAVE ICED COFFEE, HOT COFFEES AND MATCHA TO OFFER TO THE PUBLIC. THAT IS IT FOR THE INITIAL PRESENTATION DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BASICS.

I HAVE ONE. EXPLAIN TO ME ABOUT THIS DOPE BURGER. I'M JUST SAYING, IT'S TELL ME WHAT IT IS. THE VENDOR COULD TELL YOU MORE ABOUT IT, BUT I CAN SAY FOR MYSELF, IT'S DELICIOUS. THIS VENDOR WAS AT OUR TASTE OF BOYNTON EVENT. AS WELL AS THEY DO A LOT OF WORK AROUND PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND THEY HAVE QUITE THE FOLLOWING, ESPECIALLY DUE TO THAT ITEM.

THIS IS AN HONOR, OUR DOPE BURGER IS BASICALLY A VIBE, IT'S OUR MOST POPULAR SIGNATURE BURGER, IT HAS VEGAN BACON, LET US YOU, TOMATO. EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF WHEN YOU THINK OF A TRADITIONAL BURGER YOU WANT TO INDULGE IN. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FLAVOR, IT'S FUN, IT'S FAMILY ORIENTED, AND WE REALLY PUT OUR HEART INTO EVERYTHING WE DO. I WISH YOU COULD HAVE FOUND A SUITABLE NAME. WHAT HOURS ARE WE LOOKING AT? WEEKENDS?

YEAH, DEFINITELY THE WEEKENDS, WE'LL BE CLOSED BUT ONE DAY A WEEK, AND THEN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, WE'LL BE OPEN, 9:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. TO 6:00. WHAT WILL BE THAT ONE DAY. PROBABLY LIKE A MONDAY, THE LEAST BUSIEST DAY. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? .

WE HAD A LENGTHY CONVERSATION ABOUT THE AGENDA REVIEW LAST WEEK. BEING A MILLENNIAL, I KNOW WHAT DOPAMINES, IT MEANS REALLY COOL OR DRUGS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CREATE A NAME, AND I DID SEE IT IN THE EMAIL, HOWEVER, I DID NOT SEE IT IN THE BACKUP, UNLESS I MISSED IT IN THE AGENDA. A LOT OF THAT LENGTHY CONVERSATION WAS, MAYBE NOT TO HIGHLIGHT THE VEGAN SO MUCH, BUT TO MAKE IT APPEALING TO PEOPLE WHO MAY BE DETERRED FROM VEGAN. I DIDN'T SEE THAT IN THE BACKUP, I WANT TO GET SOME CLARITY ON THAT. WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR WAS BOYNTON BEACH CONCESSION STAND. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT, I WANT ANYONE WHO GOES IN THERE TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE DONE IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T DETER ANYBODY, I CAN SEE THAT BEING AN ISSUE, THE OTHER THING IS THE TYPE OF LEASE THIS IS I KNOW IT'S NOT UNCOMMON TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF PERCENTAGE LEASE WITH THE CITY, I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT WAS A REVENUE DRIVER FOR THE CITY, OR SOME TYPE OF RESOLUTION FOR $1800 ON THE BEACH, YOU HAVE AN AMAZING SPOT. WE WOULD BE DOING A DISSERVICE IF WE DON'T INCORPORATE A PERCENTAGE LEASE. SO IT'S NOT A SET AMOUNT MONTHLY, BUT IT -- IF YOU DO WELL, THEN THE CITY DOES WELL, I THINK THAT'S FAIR. WE'VE DONE THAT IN OTHER

PRACTICES, FOR ME, I WOULD LOVE TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT I WOULD LIKE THE CITY TO GET SOME FORM OF BENEFIT AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DECIDE TONIGHT, IF THE BODY NEEDS TO DISCUSS THAT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, OR THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT FURTHER. WE GOT SUMMER COMING UP, I KNOW YOU GUYS WANT TO TRY TO GET YOU GUYS IN THERE, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE'RE DOING THESE PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, A LOT OF THESE VENDORS ARE PAYING MONEY TO THE CITY. WE'RE GIVING YOU A GOOD OPPORTUNITY, BUT ALSO, WE'RE MAKING SURE WE'RE BEING FISCALLY MINDED FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND THE CITY AS WELL.

ABSOLUTELY. ? REGARDS TO THE NAME AND THE STUFF YOU MENTIONED FIRST, WE CAN SPEAK ON THAT I'M SURE. WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT THE OTHER DAY, ABOUT SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS, HOW WE CAN APPROACH THAT WE AS WELL AS THEY, DON'T WANT THE NAME TO BE A CONCERN OR COULD DETER ANYBODY. OKAY, WE HAVE PROCUREMENT HERE AS WELL, THEY CAN DISCUSS THE RATIONALE. WE DISCUSSED PERCENTAGE AS OPPOSED TO A FLAT RATE. YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT?

YEAH, SO THE NAME WE TALKED ABOUT DV AT THE BEACH. WE NORMALLY GO BY DV ANYWAY. AND WE ALSO ARE COMPLETELY FINE WITH THE BOYNTON BEACH CONCESSION POWERED BY DV, OR POWERED BY DOPE VEGAN. I THINK THAT'S THE LEAST FOR US. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, AND TO BE ABLE TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT PLANT BASED IS AMAZING. IT'S GOOD FOR YOU, AND IT'S COME SUCH A LONG WAY. IT'S GOING TO BE INCLUSIVE, NOT JUST PLANT BASED. WE'LL ALSO HAVE TRADITIONAL OPTIONS.

AND I THINK THAT'S GREAT, I'LL BE THE FIRST CRITIC OF VEGAN FOOD, WHEN WE TRIED IT, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I WANT PEOPLE TO NOT BE DETERRED, THAT'S GOING TO HURT YOU, AND IT'S GOING TO HURT THE CITY AND THEM. I THINK THAT NAME AND BRANDING IS IMPORTANT AT LEAST WHEN IT COMES TO THIS SITE. WHAT TYPE OF UTENSILS WILL YOU BE USING. I DON'T WANT US TO PUT A RESTAURANT OVER THERE. AND PEOPLE START COMPLAINING ABOUT TRASH.

THAT'S A GREAT POINT. DEFINITELY SUSTAINABILITY, OUR CURRENT LOCATION, WE USE PAPER STRAWS, WE'RE REALLY BIG ON RECYCLABLES, IT'S THIS INNER FI FIBER, IT'S A GIVEN, YES. WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE WORKED OUT, WE'RE WILLING TO WORK IT OUT. I'M NOT GOING TO RUN OVER NOBODY TO GET VEGAN. VICE MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ? NO.

VICE MAYOR: IF WE COULD HEAR FROM PROCUREMENT ABOUT THE LEASE?

THE $1800 A MONTH, WE LOOKED AT BASICALLY WHAT SOME OTHER CONTRACTS WE HAVE IN THE CITY, AND THERE'S SOMEWHERE 3% ON $5,000. TO HAVE THESE NUMBERS, AND ALLEN CAN ECHO THIS. TO SET UP CONTRACTS LIKE THIS ALLOWS US TO BUDGET BETTER AND UNDERSTAND OUR REVENUE. WE'LL DO WHAT THE COMMISSION WANTS AT THE END OF THE DAY, BUT WE TOOK A DIFFERENT LOOK ON THIS WHOLE THING, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR CFO COMING FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, HE HAD A LOT OF INPUT.

WHAT WE DID WAS, WE UPPED THE RENT, BASICALLY LOOKING AT WHAT WE THOUGHT THE REVENUE WAS GOING TO BE IS TO COVER THAT GOING-FORWARD. THERE ARE A LOT OF DAYS WHERE THE BEACHES ARE LESS BECAUSE OF WEATHER. IT COSTS THE CITY MORE TO RECONCILE 200, $300. THAT'S WHAT WE DID FROM A COST PLUS ANALYSIS.

FAIR POINT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT'S A FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT. DOES THAT RATE STAY THE SAME FOR THOSE FOUR YEARS, OR IS THERE GOING TO BE A CPI INCREASE? I THINK THERE IS A 3% ESCALATOR. I CAN'T SEE THAT, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MY GLASSES. RENT SHALL INCREASE AT A RATE OF 5%, DURING YEAR FOUR OF THE INITIAL TERM. BUT NOT ANNUALLY? SO IT SEEMS LIKE THAT PERCENTAGE INCREASE STARTS AFTER THE FIRST TERM OF THE CONTRACT.

WE WANT TO GET THEM OFF THE GROUND AND RUNNING. IF IT'S YOUR PREROGATIVE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM AGAIN.

I JUST THINK, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CONTRACTS, TO NOT DO A CPI INCREASE IS BAD BUSINESS PRACTICE, I THINK. ULTIMATELY, I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS BUSINESS WILL BE SUCCESSFUL THERE, WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS SET A PRECEDENT WE'RE NOT DOING CPI INCREASES, SO EVERYBODY CAN FLOOD TO THE CITY OF BONE DON AND SAY, WE WANT THAT CONTRACT, WE WANT WHAT THAT THEY HAVE. IT'S FAIR TO DO AN ANNUAL CPI INCREASE. OR LEAVE THAT FOR NEGOTIATIONS. THAT CAN BE A COMMON GROUND WHERE WE CAN GET THIS THING STARTED. BUT TO BE FAIR TO ALL THE OTHER VENDORS IN THE CITY, IT'S GOOD PRACTICE, A GOOD BUSINESS TO INCORPORATE OR AT LEAST DISCUSS A CPI INCREASE. INSTEAD OF JUST DOING A FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT AND BE LOCKED IN WE NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I DON'T WANT US TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR THAT EVEN THEN SET THE PRECEDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A GREAT RENT, FOUR MONTHS, AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A CPI INCREASE, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW WE DO IF FOR ONE, PEOPLE COULD ARGUE WE NEED TO DO IT FOR ALL. MOVE FORWARD AS IT IS WITHOUT THE REVENUE CONTRACT. BUT AT LEAST ALLOW LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT THAT WE CAN NEGOTIATE A CPI INCREASE ANNUALLY, BECAUSE THAT'S GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICE.

VERY REASONABLE. THAT'S UP TO MY COLLEAGUES, BUT THAT'S MY POSITION. I THINK THAT'S FAIR FOR EVERYONE. IF SHE THINKS THAT'S FAIR, I THINK THAT'S FAIR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON THAT CPI -- WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH AN AMENDMENT TO ALLOW AN ANNUAL CTI NEGOTIATION? I THINK WE CAN SIMPLIFY IT. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. TALK IN THE MIC.

I THINK THAT'S GOOD, WE COULD LOCK IT IN AT 5%, THAT'S PRETTY STANDARD AND FAIR. WE WANT TO LOCK IT IN AT 5%, BUT WE'RE GOING TO START THIS ANNUALLY? YEAR TWO. YEAH, GIVE THEM A FEW YEARS TO ACTUALLY GET RUNNING. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER McCRAY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACT AS IT'S PRESENTED BEFORE US, WITH AN AMENDMENT TO INSTILL 5% ANNUAL INCREASE BEGINNING YEAR TWO. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR?

AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT, CONGRAT CONGRATULATIONS, DOPE VEGAN. OR BOYNTON BEACH CONCESSION, I SHOULD SAY. DV AT THE BEACH.

OKAY. MOVING FORWARD, WE WILL NOW GO TO WE HAVE NOTHING ON PUBLIC HEARING, GREAT, THAT'S ALWAYS NICE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. I'M GOING TO ASK, BEFORE THE CITY MANAGER STARTS, IF NOT TODAY, MAYBE AT THE NEXT MEETING, CAN WE ADDRESS THIS BUDGET DEFICIT HOOP LARKS WE CAN'T PASS A BUDGET BEING IN A DEFICIT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS A LOT OF MISS INFORMATION GOING AROUND. I DON'T WANT TO INSTILL DOUBT, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT'S HAPPENING.

NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING.

THIS STARTED WITH CHRIS PERSAUD. HE TOOK EVERY YEAR, EVERY ADMINISTRATION HAS TO PREPARE A BUDGET FOR THE CITY COMMISSION TO ADOPT AND PASS AND DURING THE PROCESS, WE HAVE PERSONNEL REQUESTS, WE HAVE TO DO OUR REVENUE PROJECTIONS, THERE'S A LOT OF FLUX IN ANY BUDGET THAT YOU DO. WHENEVER WE HAD OUR KICKOFF MEETING, IT WAS LEARNED WE HAD ABOUT A $6 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT WE HAD TO SMOOTH AND PRESENT YOU GUYS WITH A BALANCED BUDGET TO PASS WITHOUT DOING ANY SORT OF FUND BALANCE APPROPRIATION. AND THROUGH THAT THIS JOURNALIST DECIDED TO RUN WITH THE TITLE, 4.9 BUDGET DEFICIT. WHICH IS TREMENDOUSLY INACCURATE. THE STATE OF FLORIDA DOES NOT ALLOW ANY GOVERNMENT ENTITY, SPECIFICALLY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES -- YOU CAN'T PASS AN UNBALANCED BUDGET. THAT'S WHERE THIS WHOLE RHETORIC CAME FROM, THERE'S NOT A BUDGET DEFICIT THIS YEAR, THERE WON'T BE ONE NEXT YEAR. THERE ARE TRANSFORMATIVE OPTIONS, LOOK AT WAYS THE TAXPAYER IS GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL AND INSTILL THE PROCESS. A LOT OF THE RHETORIC I DON'T RESPOND TO. IF I HAD TO GO OUT THERE AND DEFEND EVERYTHING THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING, I WOULDN'T BE GETTING A JOB DONE.

SO THAT'S WHERE IT COMES FROM, THAT'S WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY TALKED ABOUT. BUT GOING-FORWARD, I DON'T THINK THAT FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE, I'M EVEN GOING TO CHOSE NOT TO RESPOND TO THAT SPECIFIC JOURNALIST, OR OTHERS, WITHIN THE PALM BEACH POST. THE CITY'S STANCE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE, A LOT OF THE REPORTING IS INACCURATE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS THIS IS COMPLETELY SPUN OUT OF REALITY, WHICH IS NO SURPRISE. IF WE CAN HAVE STAFF START WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE IT, OR IF YOUR STAFF IS READY TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. THANK YOU.

AT OUR LAST MEETING, YOU ASKED FOR AN UPDATE, I THINK GOING-FORWARD, WE'RE DOING SPECIFIC UPDATES, QUARTERLY, WE WILL BE BRINGING BACK TO YOU AN UPDATE ON THE CIP IN GENERAL. OUR NEW CIP DIRECTOR STARTED MONDAY, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD, AND HOPEFULLY HE'LL BE THE ONE DOING THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING. I HAVE SEVERAL DIRECTORS HERE, KEVIN IS GOING TO FINISH IT UP FOR PAVING. EXCUSE ME, YOU SAID WE HAVE A NEW CIP DIRECTOR. WHAT IS THE NAME?

SHAWN SUTTON. I DON'T BELIEVE HE'S HERE TODAY WE'LL MAKE SURE HE'S AT THE NEXT MEETING, THOUGH.

GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DAVID COHEN HERE, HE'S OUR CONSULTANT THE FOR THIS PROJECT FOR CHAPEL HILL DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD ON THIS, WE'RE ALMOST UP TO 60% DESIGN, REALLY MOVING FORWARD, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY THAT WILL BE NEEDED AS YOU'LL SEE IN THERE FOR COSTS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR THAT. THIS IS A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE DRAINAGE PROJECT. THE PROPOSED TIME ON IT, AND JUST KIND OF UPDATE YOU, AND WE CAN BRING BACK UPDATES DOWN THE ROAD IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. I'LL GIVE IT UP TO DAVID.

I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSION, AND THE DIRECTOR FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE AN UPDATE WITH YOU GUYS TODAY. SO FAR WE'VE COMPLETED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK, WE'VE DONE A COMPLETE DRAINAGE BASIN MODEL FOR THE WHOLE CHAPEL HILL NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT LET US EVALUATE AN EXISTING CONDITION, AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WOULD BE THE PREFERRED SOLUTION. WE HAVE THE ALLOWABLE DISCHARGE AND HOW MUCH WATER CAN LEAVE THE BASIN. WE HAVE PREAPPLICATION, WE HAD SOME PREAPPLICATION MEETINGS WITH THE PERMITTING AGENCIES, AND START WORKING THROUGH THOSE YOU TASKS, WE IDENTIFIED THE FACT THAT THERE'S A STORM WATER QUALITY NEED IN THIS AREA. WE DID A PRELIMINARY STORM WATER DESIGN THAT ALLOWED US TO GET THE RIGHT SIZED MUMPS THAT WAS PROPOSED IN THE DRAINAGE REPORT THE DESIGN THAT WE PROPOSED, WE KNEW COULD BE CONSTRUCTED. AND THEN DID A LOT OF GRANT RESEARCH TO FIND ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO FUND THIS PROJECT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE A DESIGN CHALLENGE IS THE PREVIOUS DESIGN, IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT RESULTED IN A VERY LONG FORCED MAIN WITH LARGER PUMPS, WHEN WE WERE PROPOSING ON THIS PROJECT, WE SUGGESTED THE

LOCATION AT THE END OF SUNSET ROAD, WHICH IS A PARSER THAT THE CITY CURRENTLY OWNS ALREADY, AND BY PLACING THERE, WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE OVER 3,000 LINEAR FEET OF FORCE MAIN. REDUCING THE SIZE OF THE PUMPS AND THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORCE MAIN CONSTRUCTION. WE ALSO RESOLVED THE ALLOWABLE DISCHARGE. WE DETERMINED WHAT THAT AMOUNT WAS, AND WE'RE ABLE TO SIZE THE PUMP STATION AT A SMALLER CAPACITY, STILL GETTING GOOD RESULTS FROM IMPROVEMENTS. LAKE IDA, WE NEEDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TREATMENT. THE C4 YOU SEE NEXT TO THE STAR, IS WHERE THIS WHOLE BASIN DISCHARGES TO. AND THAT RUNS TO LAKE IDA. WE HAVE TO REMOVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POSITION FORROUS TO MEET REQUIREMENTS FROM THE FLORIDA DEP. WE REMOVED TRENCHES IN THE UPSTREAM AREAS OF THE BASIN. WE ADD AED A BIOSWALE TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE THOSE NUTRIENTS, AND THAT CREATED AN AMENITY AS AN APPROACH. JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE MODELLING THAT WAS DONE. YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING THREE-YEAR STORM. WE USED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS. THE EXISTING CONDITION IS ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND I HIGHLIGHTED THREE HOURS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY

INUNDATED DURING A LARGE EVENT AND THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED THERE IF YOU LOOK OVER ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, CAN YOU SEE THE SIGNIFICANT ORANGE AND RED BEING REMOVED. AND THE IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE STORM WATER SYSTEM, I'LL ALSO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, THE TOP GRAPH SHOWS THE EXISTING CONDITION, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE WATER STAGE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD RISES UP AFTER A STORM, AND STAYS HIGH FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AFTER A STORM. THE PROPOSED SOLUTION YOU HAVE, DRAWS BACK DOWN TO A SIGNIFICANTLY LOW LEVEL, WHEN WE GET THOSE STORMS THAT COME BACK TO BACK. WE'RE ABLE TO RECOVER WITH THE SYSTEM THAT'S BEING PROPOSED AS PART OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN ACTIVITIES, WE COME UP WITH AN ENGINEER'S OPINION AND PROBABLE COST. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY. $20 MILLION. AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT AFFECTED THE COST INCLUDED INFLATION OVER TIME, THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN WAS OVER A YEAR AGO. THESE NUMBERS ARE BASED ON CURRENT BIDS WE'VE RECEIVED FROM OTHER CONTRACTORS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WE TRY TO PRICE THOSE, AND THEN THE FLORIDA DW OT'S CURRENT PRICE INDEX IS ANOTHER ROLLING AVERAGE. ANOTHER THING THAT AFFECTED THE COST WAS A LEVEL OF DESIGN THAT WE DID. WE COMPLETED A DETAILED DESIGN AT THIS POINT. THE LAST DESIGN WAS BASED MORE ON A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF MONEY, AND WE KNOW IT WASN'T EXACTLY WHAT THE CITY WAS ANTICIPATING, WE HAVE PRESENTED SOME IDEAS IN TERMS OF HOW MAYBE THE CONSTRUCTION COULD BE PHASED OVER A YEAR OR TWO, TO

BE ABLE TO START CONSTRUCTION IN ONE FISCAL YEAR, AND LOOK OUT, WE COULD FINISH IT IN ANOTHER YEAR. OR HOW THE GRANTS ROLL OUT. I WILL BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION TWO OTHER POINTS, THIS IS AN OPINION OF COST, BASED ON OUR BEST INFORMATION WE HAVE TODAY. BIDS MAY VARY FROM WHAT THIS IS, IT WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE MARKET AT THE TIME, WHEN WE GET THIS PROJECT OUT, I WILL ALSO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT -- I'LL FLIP TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS PROJECT, I'VE LOST MY CONTROL. WHAT DID I DO. BATTERIES?

THERE WE GO. THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED. WE'RE THERE, SO THE -- THIS PROJECT PARTICULARLY WAS RANKED 2nd OUT OF 136 PROJECTS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY'S PRIORITY LIST FOR THE -- FROM THE LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGIES GRANTS. THIS POSITIONS THIS PROJECT IN A REALLY GOOD PLACE, IN TERMS OF GETTING FUNDING, WHEN THAT FUNDING GETS APPROPRIATED BY THE STATE, AND THEY FINISH UP THEIR BUDGETING PROCESS. SECOND THERE'S ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE STATE, OTHER THAN THE LOCAL MITIGATION GRANTS THAT CAN BE STACKED ON TOP OF THAT LOCAL MITIGATION GRANT TO HELP FUND WHAT ISN'T COVERED BY THAT, BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE, WE SAT IN ON A AWEBINAR TODAY THAT WAS A FEMA DRIVEN BRICK GRANT COMING OUT, THEY REISSUED THE BRICK GRANTS, THAT WAS A FEMA PROGRAM, WE SAT IN ON IT TODAY, AND LOOKED FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. THESE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE RECREATIONAL NATURAL AREA TYPE GRANTS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO, BECAUSE OF THE BIOSWALES IN SOME OF THE OTHER WATER QUALITY FEATURES THAT WE'RE INCLUDING IN THE PROCESS. THE BIOSWALE INCLUDES SOME DRY RETENTION AREAS, AND A WET DETENTION AREA THAT PROVIDES MORE TREATMENT, AND WE HAD TRAILS AROUND THE LEVY ON THATP P AND THAT WILL ADDRESS THE LAKE IDA IMPAIRMENT ISSUE THAT WE HAVE, IN TERMS OF NUTRIENT REMOVAL, AND IT PROVIDES THAT ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO DIFFERENT GRANTS.

STAFF ASKED US TO PREPARE A TIME LINE, THE POTENTIAL PROJECT HERE THAT SHOULD BRING US TO AUGUST. AFTER THAT PERMITTING PROCESS, AND FINAL PLANS ARE PREPARED, WE CAN USE THOSE PLANS TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS. THAT PROCESS WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME STATE AGENCIES, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE THEIR OWN SCHEDULES WE NEED TO WORK INSIDE OF, WE'VE IDENTIFIED THOSE DIFFERENT SCHEDULES AND WHEN WE NEED TO GET STUFF INTO THEM MOVING INTO AUGUST/DECEMBER, GETTING AN AWARD FOR A START OF MARTHA WE COULD DO THE PROCUREMENT AND AWARD PROCESS, WITH CONSTRUCTION STARTING MAY 2028 THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR DEFER TO THE UTILITY DIRECTOR, I'M HAPPY TO.

THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, I HAVE A COMMENT. WE HEARD A LADY APPEAR BEFORE US TONIGHT AND TALKED ABOUT DRAINAGE PROBLEMS, AND FOR CHAPEL HILL, THIS IS LONG OVER DUE. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET GRANTS TO MITIGATE THE COSTS, THE LONGER WE SIT ON IT, THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE WORSE IT'S GOING TO GET RAIN IS SOMETHING WE CANNOT STOP, IT IS COMING. THEY HELP US OUT.

I AGREE WITH YOU, COMMISSIONER McCREA. MY COMMENTS MAY BE SYNERGISTIC TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION. SO A FEW YEARS AGO, WE DISCUSSED THIS PROJECT AND IT WAS -- THERE WAS CONFUSION AS TO WHERE IT WAS PLACED IN THE BUDGET, WHAT FISCAL YEAR. I WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT. THERE WAS A CONVERSATION OF PAVING THE ROADS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CONVERSATION TURNED INTO, WE'RE DOING A DRAINAGE PROJECT, SO IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO RIP UP THE ROADS. I SAID, THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE DOING SOME OF THEM, BUT NOW WE'RE ABLE TO SPREAD OUT THOSE ROADS, THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. WE WERE DOING A CITYWIDE ROAD PAVING PROJECT, NOW WE NEITHER HAVE ROAD PAVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD NOR A STORM WATER PROJECT. NOR DO WE APPARENTLY HAVE THE FUNDS FOR THE STORM WATER PROJECT. WE HAVE TO TAKE SOME FORM OF ACTION, LIKE COMMISSIONER McCREA HAD MENTIONED. MY POSITION WOULD BE, WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE IF WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS GRANT FUNDING. THIS IS ALL SPECULATION. AND SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE TO MY COLLEAGUES IS AS WE MOVE INTO THIS BUDGET YEAR, WE START EARMARKING FOR THE SPECIFIC PROJECT. AND IF WE DO GET THE GRANT FUNDING, GREAT, WE CAN UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS ELSEWHERE, OR PUT THEM BACK FROM WHERE WE RECEIVES THEM FROM. I DO NOT WANT TO KICK THIS CAN DOWN THE ROAD. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ROAD PAVING, THE OTHER THING IN REGARDS TO THAT, IS -- FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS OUR LAST CONTRACTUAL YEAR WITH THE VENDOR WE USE FOR ROAD

PAVING, I KNOW THERE'S SOME PRICE OBLIGATIONS THERE I DON'T WANT THE COST TO SIGNIFICANTLY GO UP AT THE END OF THIS CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT. AND NOW WE'RE STUCK IN A POSITION WHERE WE CAN'T PAVE THE ROADS, I KNOW THE ROAD PAVING IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN WHAT THIS STORM WATER PROJECT IS, SO WE HAVE TO GIVE THE RESIDENTS SOMETHING. THIS KICKING DOWN THE ROAD, THIS BAIT AND SWITCH, PUSHING ONE YEAR, THEN NO WE CAN'T DO IT, IT'S JUST NOT -- IT'S NOT OKAY, I'M DONE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION, AND IT'S TIME TO DELIVER THESE RESIDENTS AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD SOME TYPE OF RELIEF, WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE. SO I WOULD ASK FOR SUPPORT FROM MY COLLEAGUES TO COME BACK WITH A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO PAVE THE ROADS, AND AS WE COME BACK WITH THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS, TO EARMARK FUNDING FOR THIS, AS I THINK THE CONSULTANT MADE A VERY GOOD POINT, WE COULD POTENTIALLY SCALE THIS PROJECT TO WHERE IT'S DONE ANNUALLY, AND IF WE DO GET THE GRANT FUNDING, THAT'S GREAT. WE RANKED SECOND OUT OF I THINK 136 PROJECTS, AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND WITH THE HAZARD MITIGATION IS IF WE DO HAVE A HURRICANE, THEN WE WILL GET ACCESS TO THOSE FUNDS, AM I CORRECT WITH THAT SENTIMENT?

THAT'S CORRECT, BUT EVEN IF YOU DON'T GET HIT BY A HURRICANE, EVEN IF ANOTHER -- STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED.

YES, SO THEY CAN STILL, ONCE THEY USE WHATEVER FUNDS ARE REQUESTED BY THE AREA THAT'S IMPACTED, THOSE FUNDS GET OPENED UP FOR EVERYBODY ELSE TO USE, SO BEING IN A POSITIONING OURSELVES SO THAT WE HAVE, WE ARE HIGH ON THE LMS LIST AND AS WELL AS APPLYING FOR THESE IN TIME IS WHAT MAKES US BET -- MAKES IT BETTER FOR US. WHAT WE CAN'T DO IS WE CAN'T COMPLETE THE PROJECT THEN GO FOR A GRANT AND THEN GET THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT, SO THAT CAN'T HAPPEN WE WILL HAVE TO APPLY WHATEVER GRANTS WE APPLY FOR THEY HAVE TO BE USED FOR THOSE PROJECTS WE CAN'T USE THE FUNDS FOR ANYTHING ELSE, BUT YOU'RE CORRECT THAT IT IS REIMBURSED OR REIMBURSABLE MOST OF THE TIME, SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH BUDGET WISE WHAT CAN WE PUT OUT AND THEN GO THROUGH THAT.

I THINK EITHER WAY THE SOLUTION IS EARMARKING FUNDS BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GET THE GRANT, THEN WE'VE ESSENTIALLY KICKED THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD ANOTHER TWO, THREE YEARS, AND THEN THERE'S THE ARGUMENT OF REDESIGN HAS TO HAPPEN NOW, THEN YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER MILLION DOLLAR REDESIGN AND THEN YOU HAVE TO FIND THEN THE COST INCREASES, AND SO IT'S JUST NOT GOOD PRACTICE, IT'S NOT FRANKLY NOT GOOD BUSINESS, AND SO YOU KNOW, MY POSITION IS STRONG IN THAT I HOPE I GET THE SUPPORT, THAT WE DIRECT STAFF TO EARMARK WITH THE HOMES THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GET AWARDED A GRANT AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH PAVING THE ROADS BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE RESIDENTS DESERVE SOME FORM OF RELIEF. AND IF WE DO HAVE THAT GRANT FUNDING, YOU KNOWS THAT'S A GREAT THING THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE IS HEY, WE DIDN'T,ION, DO THESE ROADS TWICE BECAUSE WE RECEIVED FEDERAL MONEY OR STATE MONEY IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE SO IF THERE'S SENTIMENT THAT YOU KNOW WE PAVE THE LOADS AND THEN THEY WERE -- THE ROADS AND THEN THEY WERE DUG UP WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXPLAIN YOU KNOW HERE'S THE WHY. RIGHT? IT WASN'T JUST YOU KNOW OVERSIGHT. IT WAS, YOU KNOW, CALCULATED THAT WE WANTED TO GET RELIEF BECAUSE WE DON'T, YOU KNOW WE DON'T HAVE ANSWERS YOU KNOW WE DON'T HAVE PREDICTIONS ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS MONEY, BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW HAVE PREPARATIONS.

CAN'T AGREE MORE WITH YOU. I WOULD LOVE TO D DEDO ALL THESE PROJECTS. IT'S A QUESTION OF SOMETIMES MONEY MOST OF THE TIMES WITH CIP PROJECTS THAT'S WHERE IT HAPPENS SO LAST YEAR IF YOU REMEMBER WE UPPED THE AMOUNT WE WOULD PUT IN R&R SO WE WENT FROM $8 MILLION TO NOW WE ARE DOING -- WE ADDED ANOTHER $9 MILLION INTO THAT SO WE'VE STARTED PUTTINGS MORE MONEY IN SOESOME OF THE -- SO AM OF THE WAYS WE ARE TRYING TO DO THAT IS REALLY BASED ON THAT BECAUSE THE COST OF EVERY PROJECT IS COMING BACK AT LEAST THREE TIMES MORE THAN IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO. SO SO IT IS A CHALLENGE BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING ON IT FOR THAT.

AND I WILL SAY THAT THE DESIGN DID CONSIDER THE FACT THAT THERE HAD BEEN AM PAVING IN THAT AREA ALREADY -- SOME PAVING IN THAT AREA ALREADY AND WE WORKED REALLY HARD TO IDENTIFY THAT PAVING AND COME UP WITH A DESIGN THAT AVOIDED NEW ASPHALT WHERE POSSIBLE, WORK ON O ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD OPPOSED TO BOTH SIDES OF THE READ TO TRY TO GET DRAINAGE IN WITHOUT DISRUPTING NEW ASPHALT BUT THIS BUDGET, THIS NUMBER THAT WE'RE GIVING YOU DOES INCLUDE RESTORING ALL THE ROADS FULLY WITH NEW MILLING AND RESURFACING. SO BY -- YOU KNOW, WHEN THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETED, YOU KNOW, THAT LOCAL MITIGATION GRANT FUNDING IS GOING TO BE USED FOR THE RESTORATION, WHICH GETS YOU THE PAVING WHICH WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE ACCOMPLISHED, YOU WOULDN'T NECESSARILY GET ACCESS TO USING GRANT MONEY TO DO THAT PAVING IF IT WASN'T ASSOCIATED WITH A STORMWATER PROJECT. SO JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IN TERMS OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, OPTIMIZE THE MITIGATION GRANT FUNDING TOWARDS RESTORATION WORK. SO.

SURE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER McCRAY. THANK YOU. SINCE THIS IS VICE MAYOR TURKIN'S DISTRICT, BUT IT'S THE CITY OF BOYNTON, WHEN I CAME BACK ON BOARD, I WAS SURPRISED WE DIDN'T HAVE A CIP BUDGET. I WAS LIKE WHOA, YOU KNOW, SO THAT WAS ONE PROBLEM I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO IT. THAT'S NOT NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO IN EVERY DISTRICT AND I'M JUST SAYING TO THE CITY MANAGER WHATEVER ROAD WE NEED TO TAKE TO GET SOME OF THOSE THINGS ACCOMPLISHED, YOU KNOW, LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND TRY TO DELIVER TO EACH DISTRICT. THAT'S THE WAY I'M GOING NOW AND COMMISSIONER, VICE MAYOR TURKIN YOU SAID IT BEST, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE YOU LIVE THERE AND IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU FEEL, I'M 100% WITH YOU.

YEAH, I JUST WANT, BECAUSE I STEPPED OUT FOR A MINUTE SO JUST SCWAWNT TO -- WANT -- VICE MAYOR YOU'RE ASKING FOR CONSENSUS TO PRIORITIZE THE PAVING PROJECT ON IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE I KNOW KEVIN'S GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT PAVING SO YOU'RE, BECAUSE AND I TOTALLY SUPPORT THAT BECAUSE, AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM WHERE YOU KNOW THIS IS ALL IN AEROPERFECT WORLD IF EVERYTHING HAPPENS THE WAY WE WANT IT TO. IF WE HAD $20 MILLION SITTING IN A UTILITY ACCOUNT, WAITING TO BE SPENT, WE WOULDN'T BE HAVING A PAVING CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW. WE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT GREAT, LET'S FIGURE OUT WHERE WE'RE GOING. BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE HOPES AND DREAMS OF IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED, WE'LL IN MAY OF '28 MAYBE BE ABLE TO START A PROJECT. BUT WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO TELL THE RESIDENTS THAT IT'S COMING AND THEN MAY 2028 COMES, AND WE'RE STILL TELLING THEM IT'S COMING. SO AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO, AND IT ALWAYS BLOWS MY MIND THAT WE DO THINGS SOMETIMES TWICE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY NOT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE IN SOME INSTANCES, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE ROADS THAT ARE IN SUCH DIRE NEED, SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO PRIORITIZE THAT AND SAY OKAY, IT'S GOING TO WORTH IT BECAUSE THESE RESIDENTS, IT WILL BENEFIT THEM. AND GRANTED IT MIGHT IN A PERFECT WORLD, AND HOPEFULLY IT HAPPENS, IN TWO YEARS, 2 1/2, THREE YEARS, WE'LL BE REPAVING A ROAD OR TWO. BUT IF NOT, AND AT LEAST WE'VE GIVEN THE RESIDENTS AND WE'VE WORKED HARD TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING THAT GIVES THEM SOME PEACE OF MIND THAN WE'RE ACTUALLY LISTENING AND WE'RE

ACTUALLY ADDRESSING THE ISSUES THAT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS HAD FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND WE ARE WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. UTILITIES HAS GOTTEN THE SHORT END OF THE STICK FOR MANY YEARS WHERE IT HAS BEEN DEPRIORITYIZED, DEPRIORITIZED DEPRIORTIZZED SO WE'RE FINALLY NOT DOING THAT BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE TO SOMETIMES BITE THE BULLET AND PAY FOR THINGS TWICE WHEN IT MEANS WE'RE GIVING THE RESIDENTS SOME PEACE OF MIND AND SOMER SHNSES AND SOME -- SOME ASSURANCES AND SOME ABILITY TO JUST DRIVE ON THEIR ROADS AND NOT HAVE SOME OF A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES, SO I'LL GET OFF MY SOAP BOX WHEN IT COMES TO PAVING, BUT WE, WHEN WE ALL HAVE PAVING ISSUES AND WE'RE DOING AN AMAZING JOB OF REALLY PRIORITIZING SOME OF THOSE THINGS BAH NOT ONLY DOES IT MAKE THE -- THE CITY LOOK GOOD ON THE SURFACE BECAUSE EVERYONE LOVES A GOOD PAVED ROAD BUT IT DOES REALLY IMPROVE DRAINAGE AND THE SWALES AND THE CONDITIONS AND EVERYTHING SO I THINK IT, YOU KNOW, WE TWO FOLD WE ACCOMPLISH A LOT WHEN WE PRIORITIZE THESE PAVING PROJECTS, SO I KNOW WE'RE MOVING INTO A WHOLE ANOTHER PAVING PRESENTATION WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME OTHER ROADS WITHIN THE CITY, SO YOU KNOW, AND WE'VE DONE THIS, WE'VE DONE EVERY DISTRICT GETS A LITTLE BIT, AND IT'S, AND IT'S REALLY EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HAS BEEN ABLE TO SHARE WITH OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING UP THAT BENEFIT THEM AND IT'S NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, ONE INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT. SO SO THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS, BUT I DO SUPPORT YOU VICE MAYOR BECAUSE YOU KNOW SOMETIMES IT, IT'S NEVER IDEAL TO PAY FOR SOMETHING TWICE BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES THAT WE MAY HAVE TO DO IT. BUT LET'S HOPE FOR THE BEST AND PLAN FOR THE WORST AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

THAT'S A RIGHT, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER KELLY. COMMISSIONER CRUZ. YEAH, SAME FOR ME. I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS WITH THE MULTIPLE FISCAL YEARS AND ASKING FOR THINGS, AND UNDERSTANDING THAT MONEY'S TIGHT AND WE DON'T HAVE UNLIMITED FUNDS TO DO EVERYTHING WE WANT TO DO, BUT I WOULD SUPPORT LOOKING AT THIS COMING BUDGET CYCLE TO SEE WHAT WHERE WE CAN FIND FUNDING AND YOU KNOW DIRECT STAFF TO TELL US WHERE THEY BELIEVE THAT WE CAN GET THE FUNDING FROM TO HOPEFULLY MAKE THESE PROJECTS HAPPEN SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. THANK YOU.

PERFECT. CITY ATTORNEY, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY. YOU GUYS HAVE WHAT YOU NEED? AS FAR AS THE ROAD PAVING AND THE DRAINAGE AND JUST ONE MORE SENTIMENT FROM WHAT COMMISSIONER KELLEY WAS MENTIONING. YEAH, WE MIGHT PAY FOR IT TWICE BUT WE WILL BE REIMBURSED. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WHETHER WE'RE, WE'RE CHALKING IT UP NOW OR LATER AND SO YOU KNOW I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES AND THANK YOU TO STAFF. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, PHASE 2 OF THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

HOPEFULLY THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT FUNNER. [LAUGHTER] OKAY. SO PLAYGROUND MAINTENANCE. SO AGAIN, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, STAFF, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. FABIAN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES. WE RECENTLY HAD OUR ANNUALLY OR BIANNUALLY AS NEEDED ASSESSMENT BY A CPSI CERTIFIED PLAYGROUND SAFETY INSPECTOR DONE THIS PAST MARCH SO THIS IS KIND OF GO THROUGH SOME OF THE FIND EXPGDZ THEN -- FINDINGS AND THEN WE WILL KIND OF ZERO IN ON FOREST HILLS AS WELL DURING THIS PRESENTATION. SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WILL COVER TODAY QUICKLY INSPECTION, PROGRAM, KIND OF HOW IT WORKS, SYSTEMWIDE SUMMARY, A LOOK AT ALL 18 OF OUR PLAYGROUND FACILITIES AROUND THE CITY. MAINTENANCE TRENDS, SOME OF THE COMMON THEMES THAT WE'RE NO NOTICIN NOTICING AT ALL OF THEM AND FOREST HILLS AND THEN LASTLY THE PATHWAY FORWARD. ALL RIGHT. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE INSPECTION PROGRAM. HOW IT KIND OF WORKS OUT. SO WE HAVE 18 PLAYGROUNDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AT OUR 31 PARKS. SO QUITE A BIG PLAYGROUND SYSTEM FOR A CITY THIS SMALL. BUT WE'REERARY VOWED OF IT AND WE WANT TO LOOK -- WE'RE VERY PROUD OF IT AND WE WANT TO LOOK AT EVERY ASPECT OF IT AND HOW WE CAN IMPROVE IT. OUR INSPECTOR PAUL MARTIN TOOK THE INSPECTIONS BETWEEN MARCH 16th TO THE 20th OF THIS YEAR, AND ASSIMILATED THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS BELOW, THE ASTM AS WELL AS CPSC WHEN DOING THIS RESEARCH AND ASSESSING ALL OF THE PLAYGROUNDS AND THIS COVERS STRUCTURES, SURFACE, HARDWARE, ACCESSIBILITY, AS WELL AS USE ZONES. SO THE DIFFERENT COLORS ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE SHOW YOU KIND OF THE LEVEL PRIORITY LEVEL IT RELATES TO HOW THESE PLAYGROUNDS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BASED OFF OF HIS FEEDBACK. GREEN BEING GOOD SHAPE, NOT TOO MUCH NEEDED, NO MAINTENANCE ITEMS AT THIS TIME, JUST CONTINUE ON WITH KIND OF ROUTINE.

YELLOW BEING PRIORITY MAINTENANCE, SCHEDULE NEAR TERM ATTENTION TO AVOID ANY TYPE OF NEED FOR COMPONENT REPLACEMENT. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IS THE LIGHT BLUE. ADDRESS AS PART OF REGULAR UPKEEP CYCLES SO NOT AS BAD AS THE YELLOW. AND THEN FOUR THE DARK BLUE IS COMPONENT REPLACEMENT. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS IN DIRE NEED OF REPLACEMENT OR THAT WE'VE ALREADY REMOVED BASED OFF OF SOME SAFETY CONCERN THAT WE NOTICED IN INSPECTIONS. SO HERE ARE ALL OF OUR PLAYGROUNDS. AT THE TOP WE HAVE KIND OF A SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE REOCCURRING THEMES THAT YOU GUYS CAN SEE SO OF COURSE ALL 18 PLAYGROUNDS WERE ASSESSED. THERE WERE 471 MAINTENANCE ITEMS DETERMINED. 13 OUT OF THE 18 NEEDING SOME MINOR ITEMS SUCH AS MULCH TUPOFFS, MANY OF THOSE -- TOPOFFS, MANY OF THOSE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED ALREADY BUT THIS IS BASED OFF MANCH NUMBERS AND THREE OF THEM HAVE HAD REDUCED EQUIPMENT OR EQUIPMENT REMOVED SO THOSE THREE WOULD BE HESTER, GALAXY MARK AS WELL AS J.C. PARK HAVE HAD EITHER MOST OF THEIR EQUIPMENT OR ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT REMOVED FROM THOSE FACILITIES IN LOOKS TO REPLACE THEM WITH MORE IMPROVED EQUIPMENT OR MOVING THEM TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION AT THOSE SITES. AS WE LOOK AT FOREST HILLS PARK, WE BEGAN ADDRESSING SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT SOME OF THE CONSTITUENTS MENTIONED TO US, SO WE ARE ON TRACK TO BE BACK OPEN AND FULLY OPERATIONAL AT A STANDARD THAT THE CPSI DIGNIFIED AS GOOD STANDARD IN THE GREEN STANDARD, AND WE'LL DIG IN A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO THAT AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT PAGE HERE BUT YOU GUYS CAN SEE SOME OF THE ONES THAT NEED A BIT MORE MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS THE NUMBERS THAT ARE BEING SHOWN ON EACH LIST ARE THE AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE ITEMS SO OF COURSE WE'RE TACKLING THOSE EVERY DAY BUT SOME OF THE PARKS NEED DECENT AMOUNT OF WORK COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHERS AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE. ALL RIGHT. MAINTENANCE TRENDS AAND

SYSTEMWIDE TRENDS THAT WE'RE NOTICING ACROSS THE BOARD AT OUR PLAYGROUNDS. SURFACING TOPOFF IS NEEDED AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE 13 OUT OF 18 NEED SAID THOSE SO THAT'S THE TOP PRIORITY. AND WHAT WREA TAKING CARE OF NOW. MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE TOPIC OFF OF THE MULCHING THAT WAS RECENTLY DONE HERE AT CENTENNIAL PARK AS WELL AS K POP PARK. RECENTLY AND WE'RE USING SIMILAR SERVICES AT OTHER PLAYGROUNDS AROUND THE CITY, ROUTINE RUST AND PAINT UPKEEP. AGAIN THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO JUST IN HOUSE. WE BOLSTERED UP THE STAFF A LITTLE BIT ON THE PARKS AND GROUNDS SO SIDE THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH ALL THE VARIOUS PARKS THAT WE NEED ADDITIONAL PAINT OR ADDRESSING SOME OF THE RUST OF COURSE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. HARDWARE TUNEUPS. THIS IS PART OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BETWEEN WORKING WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT OVERSEE THESE PLAYGROUNDS THAT ACTUALLY EQUIPMENT THEMSELVES SO THE DIFFERENT COMPANIES THAT WE HAVE BRINGING THEM OUT MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING THEIR ASSESSMENTS AS WELL AS WE'RE KEEPING UP WITH THE TUNEUPS OURSELVES. SIGNAGE AND STICKERS REFRESH. WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK AS WELL AS FEEDBACK FROM THE INSPECTOR THAT A LOT OF OUR SIGNAGE IS FADED, OLD, AND WE'RE GOING THROUGH NOW AS WELL TOO TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS ACCURATE AND STILL APPROPRIATE FOR THE PARKS BASED OFF OF ORDINANCE AND SUCH. ADA IS OF COURSE MASSIVE FOR US TOO THIS. IS A REQUIREMENT. KIND OF A NON-NEGOTIABLE. SO WE'RE ASSESSING THAT AT EACH ONE OF OUR LOCATIONS TOO. BIG THING WITH THAT IS PATHWAYS AS WELL AS SURFACING, MAKING SURE THOSE THINGS ARE MEETING ADA STANDARDS. AND LASTLY, EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT PLANNING SO THIS TIED MOST DIRECTLY TO CIPs. MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ASSESSING EVERYTHING AND GETTING THOSE REQUESTS BASED OFF OF PRIORITY INTO OUR CIPs MOVING FORWARD. FOREST HILLS PARK. SO FOREST HILLS PARK. THE PLAYGROUND IS SET FOR TWO TO FIVE-YEAR-OLDS KIND OF THE STANDARD SETUP THAT WE HAVE THERE AS WELL AS THE SWICK SET. WE HAVE BOTH SYNTHETIC TURF AS WELL AS MULCH AS THE SURFACE OUT THERE. AND THERE WAS 40 ITEMS LOGGED AND WE'VE BEGAN ADDRESSING,

BEGAN ADDRESSING SOME OF THESE CONCERNS AS WELL. THE HIGHER PRIORITY ITEMS ARE ON YOUR LEFT-HAND SIDE THERE. HAND RAIL SPACING ADJUSTMENTS ON THE DECK, THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SCHEDULED. THE TICK TACK TOE PANEL PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS WITH THAT. THE WAVE SLIDE, THE CLAMP REPLACEMENT THAT'S BEEN SCHEDULED AS WELL. LEFT-HAND RAIL BOLT REPLACEMENT AND RUST TREATMENT. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT ALSO AND LASTLY, THE WOOD MULCH IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING AT ALL OF OUR LOCATIONS. THEY ALSO MEASURED SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ITEMS AS YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE HERE AS IT RELATES TO IRRIGATION, ROOLT TRIMMING, SWING ZONES MAKING SURE THEY'RE OPTIMIZED TO THE PROPERTY LOCATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS TO KEEP ALL OF THE KIDS SAFE, ESPECIALLY AS THEY JUMP OFF OF THE SWINGS AS WE ALL USED TO LIKE TO DO AS KIDS, RUST TREATMENT OF COURSE IS HUGE TOO ESPECIALLY IF SOMEBODY IS PRONE TO CUTS AND ANYTHING LIKE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THOSE ADDRESSED. TURF PATCHES IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO IN HOUSE TOO WORKING WITH OUR VENDORS AS WELL AS GENERAL CLEANING TO KEEP THE AREA SAFE AND SANITARY. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A BREAKDOWN BASED OFF OF THE ACTUAL AMENITY AT THE PLAYGROUND. SO FIRST WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TWO TO FIVE-YEAR-OLD PLAY STRUCTURE THE LARGE CASTLE AS IT'S KNOWN AS, THE HIGH PRIORITY ITEMS AS MENTIONED BEFORE. LISTED AT THE TOP IN ORANGE. AND THE LOWER PRIORITY ITEMS RUBBER COATINGS, RUST TREATMENT AS WELL AS THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS THE BOTTOM. THE SWING SET SWING ZONES AS WE MENTIONED, THE BEAMS, THE CHAIN HARDWARE, AND ALL 12 CHAINS SHOWING SIGNS OF RUST SO GETTING THOSE REPLACED JUST SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THOSE BREAKING DOWN. AND LASTLY THE SURFACING ITSELF BOTH THE TURF AS WELL AS THE WOOD CHIPS OR THE WOOD FIBER. BELOW DEPTH SO WE'RE GOING TOGET THAT UP TO LEVEL TO MAKE SURE IT'S THICK ENOUGH FOR SAFETY. ROOT PROADMINISTRATION, WORN TURF, MINIMAL TURF SURFACE WEAR AS WELL AS MULCH TO TURF TRANSITION MAKING SURE THERE ARE NO LIPS THERE CREATING A TRIP HAZARD. AGAIN, ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE

THINGS WE CAN TAKE CARE OF IN HOUSE AND WE'VE ALREADY STARTED WORKING ON. THIS PARK OPENED IN 2018. THE PARK IS CURRENTLY OPEN AND MOST OF THE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN REPAIRED OR UPGRADED SINCE THEN BUT WE HAVE SOME ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FROM GOING ON EIGHT YEARS NOW SO SOME OF THE STUFF DOES NEED TO BE SPRUCED UP BUT WE DON'T THINK ANYTHING AT THIS POINT IS MESSED UP BEYOND REPAIR SO WE'RE ADDRESSING THINGS AS THEY RISE UP AND OF COURSE WE'LL HAVE SOME CIP ITEMS RELATED TO THIS AS FURTHER BIGGER PROJECTS ARE NECESSARY. PATHWAY FORWARD. SO IN THE NEAR FUTURE HERE WE'RE PUTTING IN WORK ORDERS TO ADDRESS A LOT OF THESE MORE IMMEDIATE CONCERNS ACROSS ALL 18 FACILITIES, STAFF ARE SCHEDULED TO DO THE REPAIRS, AND BASED OFF OF PRIORITY AND THE PRIORITIES ARE BASED OFF OF THE LIST THAT WE HAVE HERE FROM THE CONSULTANT. SHORT-TERM SYSTEMWIDE MULCH REPLENISHMENT OBVIOUSLY THAT CAME BACK AS A BIG NEED, BEING COORDINATED FOR FACILITIES BELOW THE RECOMMENDED DEPTH. SIGNAGE AND INFORMATIONAL STICKERS ALSO NEED TO BE REFRESHED OF COURSE THAT IS NOT ONLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO BUT IT CAN HELP US FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT AS WELL TOO IN CASE ANYTHING ARISES. FOREST HILLS PARTICULARLY, PRIORITY ITEMS AS MENTIONED HAND RAILS, COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS, IRRIGATION, REDIRECTION, TO HELP WITH SOME OF THAT RUSTING COLORATION THAT'S GETTING ON SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT OUT THERE FOR FORCES AS WELL TOO, AND RUSH TREATMENT AND TURF REPAIRS TO FOLLOW AS PART OF ROUTINE UPKEEP. AGAIN THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TO ADDRESS STARTING WITH THE SAFETY CONCERN ITEMS FIRST AND KIND OF WORKING OUR WAY DOWN OF COURSE THE HAND RAILS BEING HIGH PRIORITY AS WELL AS THE TURF AND THE MULCH. CAPITAL PLANNING, SO STAFF IS ADVANCING REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT PLANS FOR J.C., GALAXY, THOSE ARE THE THREE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE HAD EQUIPMENT REMOVED SO WE'LL BE INCLUDING THOSE IN OUR CIPs AND WE'LL BE RETURNING TO THE COMMISSION WITH THAT CIP

BUDGET REQUEST AND PROJECTIONS TO DETERMINE WHAT OUR PATHWAYS FORWARD ARE AND THEN ONGOING LASTLY, ADA ACCESS ENHANCEMENTS, CONTINUE TO BE IDENTIFIED AT PARKS, PREVENTING MAINTENANCE, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE BEING SCHEDULED AND STRENGTHENED TO EXTEND THE EQUIPMENT'S LIFE. I THINK THAT'S THE KEY PIECE OF IT AS WELL TOO. US PLANNING WELL GOING FORWARD SO WE'RE NOT BACK HERE AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE IS GOING TO BE THE KEY PIECE OF THIS OPERATION. AND THAT IS IT. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. FABIAN, WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU HERE IN THE CITY. THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT. COMMISSIONER McCRAY. THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT BECAUSE WHEN I CAME BACK ON BOARD THE FIRST THING I ASKED FOR WAS A REPORT.

THAT'S RIGHT. FROM ALL OF OUR PLAYGROUND FACILITIES. YES, SIR. OKAY, HESTER, WILL WE BE MOVING THAT PLAYGROUND OUT THERE GOING TO STAY WHERE IT IS, FOR THE FUTURE. WE HAVE PLANS TO MOVE --

THE PLAN AT THE MOMENT TO IS MOVE IT CLOSER TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD FACILITY T. GIVES IT A MORE SECURE LOCATION IF YOU WILL AS WELL TOO. WE'RE CURRENTLY ASSESSING THE SITE THAT IS USED TO BE AT TO DETERMINE HOW WE CAN REPURPOSE THAT TO GET IT REACTIVATED. SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN PUT BACK UP THERE. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT. THOSE WERE DEEMED SAFE AND IN GOOD CONDITION BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO KEEP IT IN THAT STATE FOR VERY LONG. WE'RE LOOKING TO ACTIVATE IT FOR SOMETHING THAT'S MORE USEFUL FOR THE CROWD THERE. SO WE'LL LOOK INTO A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT THINGS. WE'LL TALK TO THE COMMUNITY. WE'LL TALK TO STAFF AND VENDORS AND SEE WHAT OPTIONS THEY HAVE AND IDEAS THEY MAY HAVE FOR THAT SPACE UP AT THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY.

I'M GLAD BECAUSE I'M GLAD A LOT OF THIS STUFF WE CAN DO IN-HOUSE. ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S THE MAIN THING WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP US OUT AND WE HAVE 18 FACILITIES FIRST, AS YOU SAID, SMALL CITY LIKE BOYNTON, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE KIDS TOO. I'M JUST SAYING YOU KNOW AND WE HAVE TO INVEST WE WANT THEM TO BE SAFE BECAUSE ANY ONE OF THEM SLIP AND FALL WE'RE HEADED FOR A LAWSUIT WE NEED TO GET IT STRAIGHTENED OUT NOW SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. YES, CORRECT, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, PLEASE. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. BARRIER FREE PARK. WHERE IS IT? WHEN DECOMES TO.

YES SO I CAN BACK TO THAT. THAT WAS ONE OF OUR HIGH PRIORITY ONES ACTUALLY. I KNOW THAT IS IN YOUR DISTRICT AS WELL. DIDN'T MAKE THE SLIDE. YES, YES, BUT YEAH YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS ONE OF THE MAINTENANCE ONES, IT IS HIGH PRIORITY. THERE IS A LOT OF ATTENTION OVER THERE FROM STAFF.

I APOLOGIZE, IT HAS TWO NAMES, CONGRESS PARK, THAT'S A HIGH PRIORITY ONE THERE. LUCKILY AESTHETICALLY IT'S NOT IN BAD SHAPE. SO THAT HAS KEPT FROM IT BEING TOO MUCH O -- OF AN OUTCRY AS THAT ONE BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE AND WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT IS DEEMED UNSAFE BY OUR STAFF DURING OUR ASSESSMENTS OF COURSE IS SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU, YES, I DID GET QUESTIONS AND I ALSO WENT TO THE PARK ONE TIME FOR AND THERE WERE SOME, SOME DEFINITELY SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENTS. I'M GLAD IT'S ON THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CRUZ. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER KELLEY. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, FABIAN FOR DOING THIS PRESENTATION. I THINK IT'S LONG OVERDUE TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PARKS. AND I JUST, JUST FOR STAFF I KNOW THAT IT WILL COME, FOR ON DURING BUDGET CYCLE TALKING ABOUT CIP AND PRIORITIZING THE, YOU KNOW, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IS SUPER EXPENSIVE SO WE DEFINITELY NEED TO PLAN FOR IT BUT YOU KNOW I AM GLAD THAT WE HAVE THE STAFF AND THE MAN POWER TO BE ABLE TO DO THE MAINTENANCE AND THE STUFF TO MAKE IT LIVE A LITTLE BIT LONGER, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU KNOW WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MOVING FORWARD AND REALLY BEING RESPONSIBLE ABOUT NOT JUST PRIORITIZING. CITY HAS BEEN NOTORIOUS OVER THE YEARS FOR KICKING CANS DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN WE'RE IN SITUATIONS WHERE WE HAVE REMOVE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. AND WE'RE LIKE WELL, SORRY. SO SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CIP AND IT COMES TO PLAYGROUNDS, YOU KNOW, THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS, THE LONG-TERM NEEDS, AND REALLY FOCUSING SO THAT WE CAN SEE THAT LONG-TERM GOAL AND SEE LIKE WHERE OUR PARKS ARE, WE CAN DO THE MAINTENANCE, WE CAN DO THE UPKEEP TO KEEP THEM GOING A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE, WHERE ARE PARKS, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE GOING TO NEED IT. I KNOW FOREST PARK HAS, YOU KNOW, ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE ONES THAT ARE HIGH PRIORITIES ARE GETTING ADDRESSED. SO I'M GLAD WE HAD THIS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT UPDATE WHERE WE CAN SALOT OF THE THINGS -- WE CAN SEE A LOT OF THE THINGS HAVE BEEN BEEN UPDATED AND WE CAN LOOK AT PRIORITIZING THE NEEDS. WHEN WE DID OUR PARKS MASTER PLAN, OUR PARKS ARE VERY

IMPORTANT AND THEY'RE USED. THEY'RE USED AS LONG AS THEY'RE IN CONDITIONS THAT THEY CAN BE USED. AND SO IF WE DON'T TAKE CARE OF THEM, THEY WILL NOT GET USED AND THEN IT'S A CYCLE. SO SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT BUDGETS AND PRIORITIZING THINGS THAT REALLY MATTER AND THAT KEEP OUR RESIDENTS STAYING IN BOYNTON AND HAPPY TO BE IN BOYNTON AND PLAYING IN BOYNTON, THAT'S OUR GOAL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS AND LOOK FORWARD TO MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PARKS. FINAL COMMENT. YES, COMMISSIONER McCRAY.

I LIKE TO SAY FABIAN CITY HALL PARK, THAT IS WHEN I RECENTLY OPENED -- THAT'S ONE OF OUR RECENTLY OPENED PARKS AND IT SAYS WE HAVE 84 ITEMS. WHAT IS -- WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? WHAT'S HAPPENING?

YEAH, SO AS MENTIONED A LOT OF THEM ARE MINOR ITEMS, BUT WE JUST, WE JUST GOT TO WORK TOGETHER TO JUST DO A BETTER JOB OF STAY ON TOP OF THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW? AND WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND THE PARKS AND GROUNDS TEAM. WE'RE DOING MONTHLY INSPECTIONS NOW SO WE'RE REALLY RAMPING IT UP. WE'RE TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THING AS LITTLE BIT MORE INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING THEM AFTER THEY GET TO THE POINT WHERE THEY'RE SO BAD. AND IT'S BEEN WORKING. IT'S BEEN WORKING. AND IT'S ALLOWED US TO ADDRESS A LOT OF THESE AT A QUICKER PACE AS WELL TOO. SO I THINK THAT NEXT TIME THAT WE COME BACK AND AGAIN WE'LL HAVE THIS SAME ASSESSMENT DONE NEXT YEAR, A LOT OF THESE NUMBERS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER. ONE OTHER QUESTION. I DIDN'T START ALL THIS, DID I? [LAUGHTER] NO, BUT YOU MIGHT FINISH IT.

I THINK IT WAS A COLLABORATION, COMMISSIONER McCRAY, TRUST ME. WE'RE ALL HAPPY YOU DID. NO, WE APPRECIATE IT THOUGH. WE NEEDED THIS. WE NEEDED THIS.

ONE THING I WOULD POINT OUT THAT GOING FORWARD, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO STRIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WITH THE PLAYGROUNDS IS THAT WE COVER, THEY DO SHADE SAILS OVER THEM BECAUSE THAT ALSO EXTENDS THE LIFE OF THE PLAYGROUNDS TOO. WE LIVE IN HARSH ENVIRONMENT FOR THESE TYPE OF MATERIALS SO WE DO SEE HARSH DETERIORATION AT THESE. ONE THING I WOULD WANT TO MENTION THAT AT FOREST HILLS PARK WE DID GET QUITE A FEW E-MAILS ABOUT THE CASTLE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME DIRECTION FROM THE COMMISSION WHETHER YOU FEEL LIKE THAT SHOULD REMAIN IN THAT PARK OR THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT REMOVING.

YOU KNOW, I'LL TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS. I THINK WE DO NEED TO REMOVE IT. SOLELY BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK ABOUT THE, LIKE, POTENTIAL RISK AND HAZARDS YOU KNOW, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT'S SAYING THIS, YOU HAVE MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT HAVE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, CITY STAFF HAS ADDRESSED THIS, I UNDERSTAND THAT. THERE IS YOU KNOW SOME POLITICAL HISTORY TO THIS. HOWEVER, I THINK REGARDLESS OF THE HISTORY, THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY SHOULD ALWAYS BE SAFETY. AND SO FABIAN YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT BEING OVERDETAILED I DON'T THINK YOU CAN EVER BE OVERDETAILED WITH OUR PLAYGROUNDS. YOU KNOW WHERE OUR CHILDREN PLAY, AND YOU KNOW BECAUSE ULTIMATELY WE'RE LOOKING AT SAFETY NOT JUST, YOU KNOW THE RECREATION COMPONENT IS THIS FUN, IS THIS YOU KNOW IS IT SOMETHING FOR THE KIDS TO DO BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S THE SAFETY FACTOR, RIGHT AND THAT'S COMMISSIONER McCRAY MENTIONED WE DON'T WANT TO, WE DON'T WANT TO GET ANOTHER LAWSUIT. YOU KNOW WE DON'T WANT ANY LAWSUITS. AND SO I THINK YOU KNOW, I THINK IT IS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT SOLELY BASED ON THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU KNOW, THAT AREA IN THIS PARK I CAN THAT'S GOING TO BE A COMMUNITY FORUM AND AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH FABIAN FOR COMING OUT LAST YEAR I MEAN, YOUR ABILITY TO YOU KNOW COLLABORATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS IS EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE AND FOR YOU TO DEESCALATE YOU KNOW ANY YOU KNOW HARSE SITUATIONS OR WHEN PEOPLE ARE PASSIONATE AND CONCERNED, TRULY IS LIKE YOU KNOW YOU HAVE IT DOWN TO A SCIENCE AND YOU'RE INCREDIBLY GOOD AT THAT AND SO I WILL SAY AGAIN WE ARE TRULY AND WHEN I SAY WE, I MEAN, THE COMMISSION, STAFF, AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY, ARE TRUE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU, MAN, YOU'VE

DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB. SO YOU KNOW DON'T GO ANYWHERE. BUT. NOT PLANNING ON IT. I GUESS THAT'S MY POSITION. I'LL RETME COLLEAGUES TAKE IT -- LET MY COLLEAGUES TAKE IT FROM THERE AS FAR AS WHAT THEY'D LIKE.

I HAD A CONVERSATION ACTUALLY ON FRIDAY ABOUT THIS VERY THING BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHETHER THAT YOU KNOW WHEN KIDS KINGDOM WAS COMING DOWN AND THERE WAS A FIGHT TO SAVE THAT AND YOU KNOW THE, THE FORMER COMMISSIONER RESIDENT YOU KNOW I THINK AT THE TIME, IT WAS, IT WORKED. AND IT WAS FINE. BUT JUST IT WAS EXPIRED EQUIPMENT WHEN IT WAS HERE. AND A DANGER WHICH IS WE IT WAS KIND OF THE CHOPPING BROCK AND IT DIDN'T GET -- BLOCK AND IT DIDN'T REPURPOSED HERE SOMEWHERE AT CITY HALL BECAUSE I THINK ONCE IT BECOMES THE POINT OF IT'S NO LONGER AN ASSET AND IT'S A, A LIABILITY TO THE CITY, I THINK WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, AND ALTHOUGH YOU KNOW WE WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE HISTORY OF IT, IF THERE IS A WAY, YOU KNOW, SHOOT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO TURN IT INTO A, A TOTAL POLE OR SOMETHING YOU KNOW I MEAN, THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING --

IT'S ALMOST THERE.

THERE MAY BE SOMETHING YOU KNOW WHERE, YOU KNOW, RIGHT, EXACTLY BUT I THINK WHEN, WHEN IT, WE HAVE TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS AND THEY'RE DIFFICULT WHEN IT'S, WHEN THERE'S EMOTIONS INVOLVED BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY IT COMES D DOWN TO IT HAS SERVED ITS PURPOSE FOR MANY YEARS FOR THE RESIDENTS AND FOR THE KIDS AND THE CITY BUT WE, WE HAVE TO PRIORITIZE THE NEWEST RESIDENTS OF THE CITY IN MAKING SURE THAT THEY REALLY HAVE THE SAFEST PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT UNFORTUNATELY HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS AND HAS SEEN ITS LIFE CYCLE AND BUT I WOULD JUST, I WOULD JUST ASK STAFF TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FORMER COMMISSIONER WITH REGARD TO IT AND JUST YOU KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, AND I'M YOU KNOW I'M SO SO THAT THERE IS THAT SENSITIVITY UNUIVE VAD BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT -- SENSITIVITY INVOLVED BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT.

ABSOLUTELY. I HAVE, MY FINAL POINT IS WE SAID THAT IT MUST GO, DON'T BRING IT OVER TO DISTRICT 2. YEAH -- [LAUGHTER] NO MORE HAND ME DOWNS. [LAUGHTER] ABSOLUTELY. NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, I'LL JUST -- I CAN DEFINITELY GET MORE INFORMATION. YEAH, IS IT TAPED OFF NOW? THE PLAYGROUND AT THE -- YEAH, THE CASTLE. NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. IS IT TAPED OFF NOW? NO. NO I THINK IT'S OPEN.

I THINK I THINK MAYBE WE START WITH TAPING IT OFF, AND BECAUSE I RECEIVED SOME COMMUNICATIONS THAT IT PROBABLY SHOULD BE TAPED OFF. SO MAYBE WE START WITH THAT AND THEN WE CAN CONTINUE TO SEE THE RESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THEN WE'LL GARNER SOME FEEDBACK AND YOU KNOW GET SOME MORE PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT ABOUT YOU KNOW, NOT JUST THE CASTLE BUT THE PARK IN ITS ENTIRETY IF EVERYONE'S OKAY WITH THAT. > SOUNDS GOOD. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT. KEVIN.

GOOD EVENING. WE SUMMED IT UP IN THE FIRST PORTION. PAVING PRIORITY PLANS. YOU HAVE TO TALK IN THE MIC NOW.

I HAVE THIS PROBLEM EVERY TIME. I'M SUPPOSED TO DO IT EARLIER AND HOLD IT UP LIKE THAT. LAST TIME MAYOR TOLD ME TO SQUAT AND TALK. ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S GET ONTO IT. SO BEFORE I START, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT EVERYTHING YOU SEE IN THIS IS D AND F GRADED ROADS. SO COMMISSIONER CRUZ, YOU HAVE Cs AND ABOVE, SO I TOOK THE HIGHEST PRIORITY. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON. ALL RIGHT. SO PAVING PLAN PRIORITIES. CURTLY WE HAVE EIGHT PRIORITY -- CURRENTLY WE HAVE EIGHT PRIORITY AREAS WE COULD PAVE. ESTIMATED $10.28 MILLION WE DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE ALL OF OUR FUNDING FROM PENNY SALES TAX AND W ARPA GRANTS CURRENTLY AREN'T AVAILABLE SO THERE IS NO FUNDING AT THIS POINT. THESE ARE OUR PROJECTS. CHAPEL HILL PHASE 2, ROLLING GREENS, SKY LAKE SANDALWOOD COURT RESURFACING, QUANTUM BOULEVARD, PARK RIDGE BOULEVARD, HIGH RIDGE ROAD, KH CHERRY HILL, RIDGEWOOD CHILLS, AND SEACREST HEIGHTS. THAT COVERS DISTRICTS 2, 3, AND 4. AND THIS IS WHERE THE BAD ROADS ARE. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS IS A CHERRY HILLS RIDGEWOOD HILLS. THIS HAS A DRAINAGE PROJECT WITH A POSSIBLE GRANT TIED TO IT. THE PAVING PART IS $2.25 MILLION BUT THIS AREA'S SO, HAS BEEN OVERLAID SO MANY YEARS IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF ENGINEERING WORK ON TOP OF THIS MONEY TO GET THIS AREA DONE. OKAY? THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING WE DO AN EXHIBIT AND ROCK 'N' ROLL AND GET IT DONE LIKE WE DID LAST $8 MILLION WORTH. THE NEXT AREA IS CHAPEL HILL. THIS IS A TOPIC OF TONIGHT AREA. BUT THIS IS THE LAST AREA, THE LAST ROADS OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE HAVE YET TO DO. $650,000. ESTIMATED AT. OKAY. THE NEXT ONE IS PARK RIDGE BOULEVARD.

THAT'S GOING DOWN, THAT'S PAST OUR PD AND INTO BOYNTON HIGH. THAT IS THE WORST ROAD WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. THAT IS THE SOLID F ROAD THAT -- ONE SECOND, KEVIN. COMMISSIONER KELLEY, BELIZE.

THANK YOU. SORRY, JUST IT'S EASIER TO TALK ABOUT THIS ONE REAL QUICK. SO I RECENTLY HEARD THIS WAS MENTIONED AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WAS MENTIONED AT I WAS AT AN EVENT AT THE CITY OR AT THE SCHOOL AND IT WAS MENTIONED AND I'M JUST WONDERING ARE WE -- IS THERE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IS THERE ANY CONVERSATION THAT THERE'S A PARTNER YOU KNOW LIKE A PARTNER BECAUSE IT IS THEIR ENTRANCE INTO THE SCHOOL AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT REPAVING A PORTION INTO THE SCHOOL, AND I'M JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SO THAT THEY'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING AND THEN WE'RE PUSHING OFF SOMETHING.

THE ONE PROJECT THAT I KNOW THAT SCHOOL ACTUALLY DID PAVE WAS ON CAMPUS. THERE IS A LITTLE SECTION THAT WAS DIRT. THEY ACTUALLY GOT THAT PAVED RECENTLY SO IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. OKAY. SO THERE SHOULD BE NO CONFLICT FOR THIS. OKAY.

QUANTUM BOULEVARD. BACKED UP ON ME. QUANTUM BOULEVARD. $800,000 FOR THAT ONE AND THAT'S HIGHLY USED ROAD AS WELL. ALL RIGHT? SANDALWOOD AS WE ALL KNOW SANDALWOOD COURT. WE RECENTLY JUST PUT TWO SPEED HUMPS IN I THINK IT WAS TODAY. THAT WE REQUESTED OR WAS IT YESTERDAY? MORE. ON MOORE? WHEN WE HAD OUR MEETING IT WAS ACTUALLY TEMPORARY ONES AND THEN WE PUT THE REAL ONES IN TODAY OR YESTERDAY. I'M NOT SURE. I'LL BE SO HAPPY.

I KNOW. THEY WERE AT THE HAPPY AT THE METING AND THEY'LL BE SUPER HAPPY NOW. SKY LAKE, THAT TIES INTO OUR PIONEER CANAL PARK. THAT AREA THERE HAS HAS BEEN DUE AS WELL. FOR A WHILE. HALF A MILLION FOR THAT AREA. $1.5MILLION I'M IN THE WRONG AREA. ROLLING GREEN, SKY LAKE. ROLLING GREEN. $1.88MILLION. THOSE ROADS ARE OLD AND THEY'RE IN NEED. SEACREST HEIGHTS ANOTHER ONE ACROSS FROM BETHESDA, DEFINITELY NEED THAT AREA. IT IS DUE. $1.8MILLION. ALL RIGHT $1.9 MILLION. . AND THOSE, OKAY, I SEE. SO THERE'S DIFFERENT ZONES. CORRECT BUT IT'S ALL ONE AREA.

YEAH, YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL OF SEACREST HEIGHTS SO IN THEORY YOU COULD PHASE IT. WORST THING WE DID LAST TIME WE DID T THIS WAS PHASE. GOLF VIEW HARBOR NIGHTMARE RIGHT. WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK WHERE WE ARE IN 10, 15 YEARS BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING FOR FINANCIAL REASONS YES BUT FOR OUR -- LONGEVITY, IT'S A MISTAKE. DO YOU RECOMMEND JUST DOING EVERYTHING -- YEAH, I AGREE. ENTIRE THING, IT'S SAVES YOU HEADACHE FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS,. CHAPEL HILL, GOLFVIEW HARBOR, DID WE END UP PAVING THE REST OF GOLFVIEW HARBOR. YES, WE DID.

I DIDN'T SEE IT ON THE LIST. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. YEAH. BUDGET BREAKDOWN. HERE WE GO. THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT AS FAR AS WITH THE DOLLARS HIT. AND THESE ARE THE DISTRICTS THAT THEY'RE IN. I THOUGHT I WOULD BREAK IT DOWN THAT WAY AND THEN AT THE VERY BOTTOM YOU'LL SEE WHAT DISTRICT WHAT ROADS WE HAVE IS WHAT VALUE WE'RE LOOKING AT. $6.48MILLION FOR DISTRICT 2, 2.5 FOR 3, AND 1.3 FOR 4. TO FIX OUR D AND F ROADS. I HAVE A NOT PART OF THIS, BUT THE WORST ROAD IS PARK RIDGE ROAD. THE D AND F ROADS ARE SKY LAKE, ROLLING GREEN, CHERRY HILLS, AND THEN WE GO TO STRAIGHT Ds ARE SEACREST HEIGHTS, QUANTUM, SANDALWOOD, AND CHAPEL HILLS, OKAY? SO UNKNOWN ORDER UP THERE BUT ALL THESE ROADS ARE DUE. OKAY. SO THAT'S THE PRESENTATION, AND THAT'S ONE THING WE CAN DO REALLY WELL WITH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES IS PROVEN OVER $8 MILLION IN LESS THAJ TWO YEARS AND SO IT WAS JUST A MALTER OF FUNDING AND PRIORITIZING THROUGH YOU SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.

OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KEVIN. DO PIE COLLEAGUES HAVE THE QUESTIONS? NO WE JUST HAVE TO FIND THE MONEY. SO I WILL SAY MAIN OUR CITY STAFF CAN PARTNER WITH OUR CRA COUNTERPARTS AND IDENTIFY ANY OF THE OVERLAP THAT WE SEE AND YOU KNOW W WE CAN DISCUSS THAT WHEN IT'S THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO DO THAT. WHEN WE CAN USE CRA FUNDING IT FREES UP MONEY TO USE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY, SO. PRECISELY. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD. WHERE ARE THEY? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, KEVIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I'M GOING TO TURN TO THE CLERK TO READ ITEM 10A INTO THE RECORD. > A PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 26014 FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, REPEALING CHAPTER 2 ARTICLE 1 SECTION 2-115 AND AMENDMENTS THEREAFTER WHICH ESTABLISH LIMITATIONS ON BOARD MEMBER ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR 7ERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND PROVIDING FORREN A EFFECTIVE DATE. -- FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, TAMMY. AND IF YOU WANT TO KICK THIS OFF.

YEAH, GOOD EVENING, IAN, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ALREADY PROVIDED A MEMORANDUM TO YOU ALL ABOUT THIS TOPIC, SO I'LL JUST SAY BRIEFLY WE FEEL THAT THE ORDINANCE LANGUAGE HAS OVERBROAD RESTRICTIONS ON SPEECH. IT'S ALSO UNNECESSARY BECAUSE PALM BEACH COUNTY CODE OF ETHICS AND FLORIDA STATUTES ALREADY REGULATES CONFLICT OF INTEREST, MISUSE OF POSITION, AND LOBBYING ACTIVITY, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO RECOMMEND REPEALING THE ORDINANCE IN ITS ENTIRETY. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO -- SO MOVED.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER McCRAY, WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER KELLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF -- APPROVAL OF REPEALING THIS ORDINANCE, APPROVAL OF REPEALING THIS ORDINANCE SAY AYE. ROLL CALL. YOU NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE. I'M SORRY, ROLL CALL VOTE. I THOUGHT YOU WERE SAYING SOMETHING ELSE. OKAY. WOW. I THOUGHT ALL -- LIKE ALL DAY I'M NOT GOING TO MISS THE ROLL CALL VOTE. I'M GOING TO SAY IT RIGHT AND I DIDN'T DO IT. TAMMY, CAN YOU GIVE US A ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER KELLEY. YES. COMMISSIONER McCRAY. YES. COMMISSIONER CRUZ. YES. VICE MAYOR TURKIN. YES. IN A ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M GOING TO TURN BACK TO YOU, TAMMY, TO READ ITEM 10B INTO THE RECORD. PROPOSED ORDINANCE 26-015 FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO BOYNTON BEACH MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY AND SARA SIMS CEMETERY, REVISING POLICIES GOVERNING THE TRANSFER AND RESALE OF CEMETERY PLOTS, PROVIDING FOR TRANSFER LIMITATIONS TO IMMEDIATELY FAMILY, PROHIBITING PRIVATE RESALE AND REQUIRING RESALE TO THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR A PROSPECTIVE APPLICATION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AWESOME. KEVIN? YOU READY?

OKAY, KEVIN RAMSEY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, I'M BACK FOR THE NEXT THREE, ALL ABOUT CEMETERY. 10B, THE ORDINANCE, AND JUST WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW WE HAVE CHAPTER 6 AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS ORDINANCE CHANGE OUR REVISION IS RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE CITY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DERIVE FROM ARTICLE 8 SECTION 2 FLORIDA CONSTITUTION HOME RULE CHAPTER 166 FLORIDA STATUTE THE CITY HAS THE DISCRETION TO SET TERMS OF SALE, TRANSFER OF CONDITION, AND RESALE LIMITATIONS. THIS IS REGARDING OUR PLOTS. OKAY? THE OPERATION OF CEMETERIES IS PROPRIETARY FUNCTION SIMILAR TO RUNNING A GOLF CARC. SO WHAT WE'VE DONE -- GOLF COURSE FL . SO WHAT WE'VE DONE CURRENT POLICY IS MORE COMPLICATED THAN YOU THINK. CEMETERY PLOTS ARE CURRENTLY LIMITED TO CITY RESIDENTS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. CURRENT RULES ALLOW APPROVED TRANSFERS AND RESALES PRIOR TO INTERNMENT WHICH MEANS THAT THEY CAN SELL TO ANYBODY THEY WANT ONCE THEY BUY IT WHICH PUTS US IN A PICKLE. THIS CREATES -- TRANSFER TO NONRESIDENTS, RESALE AT HIGHER MARKET RATES SO THEY'RE PROFITING OFF THE CITY, AND RESULTS IN REDUCED AVAILABILITY FOR RESIDENTS, POTENTIAL INCONSISTENCIES WITH THE ORIGINAL RESIDENCY INTENT, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT WITHIN THE CITIZENS OF CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. AND RIGHT NOW WE CAN SELL ONLY TO BOYNTON BUT THEY CAN SELL TO WHOEVER THEY WANT. SOMETIMES IT GETS US INTO A BAD SITUATION. PROPOSED ORDINANCE ADDITIONS. WE'RE ADDING SECTION 16 -- 6-18A CEMETERY LOTS. FOR CEMETERY LOTS PURCHASED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, ANY TRANSFER ASSIGNMENTS OR CONVEYANCE SHALL BE LIMITED TO MEMBERS OF THE OWNER'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 620. SECTION 618B, RESALE OF CEMETERY LOTS. FOR CEMETERY LOTS PURCHASED ON OR AFTER EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, PRIVATE RESALE OR TRANSFER OF CEMETERY LOTS TO

THIRD PARTIES OR FOR CONSIDERATION IS FOR HIBITTED. ANYOPEER WISHING TO RELINQUISH A CEMETERY LOT SHALL CONVEY SUCH LOT EXCLUSIVELY TO THE CITY SUBJECT TO BUY BACK PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 620-D. SECTION 620D, USES BY RESIDENT FOR CEMETERY LOTS PURCHASED ON OR AFTER EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE CONVEYANCE OF SUCH LOTS BACK TO THE CITY PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE THE EXCLUSIVE METHOD OF RESALE OR DISPOSITION. FOR CONSIDERATION. 620G, THIS IS ADDING. BY RESIDENTS. NOTHING IN THIS CHAPTER OR SECTION 6-18 SHALL BE CONSTRUEDED TO PROHIBIT TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP BY INHERITANCE, DEVICE, OR OPERATIONAL OF LAW CONSISTENT WITH SUBSECTION C. KEEP ALL YOUR CONSIDERATIONS. POLICY CONSIDERATIONS. TRANSFER OF LOTS. LIMIT TO IMMEDIATE FAMILY AND WE'LL DISCUSS WHAT THAT IS IN A SECOND. RESALE OF PLOTS. PRIVATE RESALE VERSUS CITY ONLY RESALE. BUYBACK STRUCTURE MAINTAIN 80% OF OR REVISE. MEAN THAT WE CAN BUY BACK FOR 100% THEY BOUGHT IT FOR OR WE CAN GO BACK AT 100% BY BUYBACK. DEFINITION OAF IMMEDIATELY FAMILY INCLUSION OF -- INCLUSION OF DOMESTIC PARTNER DEPENDENTS, ET CETERA, AND HALF SIBLINGS AND IN-LAWS. SO THAT MEANS FATHER, MOTHER, CHILDREN, SPOUSE, DOMESTIC PARTNERS, SIBLINGS, STEP CHILDREN AND HALF SIBLINGS AND IN-LAWS. OKAY. NEW EXISTING RESTRICTIONS TO FUTURE SALES ONLY. EXISTING PLOTS ARE GOVERNED BY THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE TERMS. RETROACTIVE RESTRICTIONS MAY CREATE CONTRACT IMPAIRMENT ISSUES AND POLICY CHANGES SHOULD BE STRUCTURED PROSPECTIVELY SOME

MUNICIPALITIES COMPARISONS RESTRICT RESALES TO CITY ONLY LIMIT TO TRANSFER TO CITY RESIDENTS OR USE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL THESE APPROACHES ARE COMMONLY USED TO PREVENT SPECULATION AND PRESERVE AVAILABILITY. BOYNTON BEACH IS COMPARATIVELY MORE FLEXIBLE THAN PEER CITIES CURRENTLY. I MISSED ONE. IMPLEMENT -- IMPLEMENTATION. DIRECTED. AMEND CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE UPDATE DEEDS PURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND CEMETERY RULES APPLY CHANGES PROSPECTIVELY TO FUTURE SALES. SO IN GIST WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IN HOUSE IN THE FAMILY OF BOYNTON BEACH AT OUR CONTROL. OKAY. AWESOME. ANY QUESTIONS?

ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? YES, I'M THE DEED BEAT UP HERE. COMMISSIONER McCRAY. RIGHT, THIS IS BEING DONE SERIOUSLY AT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, AND YOU ALL ARE ON THE RIGHT ROAD AND IF I WAS I'LL STAY WHERE WE ARE BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT THEY DO. I'M JUST SAYING. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER KELLEY. THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU, KEVIN. DO WE -- HAVE WE HAD ANY PLOTS THAT HAVE BEEN SOLD FOR PROFIT LIKE I MEAN I KNOW WE'RE NOW CHANGING THIS TO PREVENT IT BUT DO WE KNOW THAT THERE IS LIKE SOME CORPORATION THAT OWNS PLOTS THAT --

I BELIEVE THERE ARE. I THINK RECENTLY THE ONE THAT WE SAW THE MOST WAS THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS BOUGHT AND THEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR THAT THEY WERE BASICALLY TAKING ONE PLOT AND THEN TRIED TO SELL IT TO FOUR DIFFERENT PEOPLE. SO THAT WAS THE T THING THAT REALLY KIND OF TRIGGERED THIS.

YEAH SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE DOING THIS NOW. IT'S A LITTLE YOU KNOW I MEAN I THINK THAT YOU KNOW WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LOCAL CITY CEMETERIES, THE LAST THING WE WANT IS TO IMAGINE THAT THESE PLOTS THAT ARE REALLY RESERVED FOR OUR CITY RESIDENTS ARE BEING SOLD FOR A PROFIT TO CORPORATIONS THAT THEN SPLIT THEM UP AND SELL THEM OFF TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. SO YOU KNOW IT'S A FRUSTRATING THING THAT YOU KNOW WE CAN'T JUST GO ON TRUST THAT PEOPLE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING WITH THESE PLOTS.

YEAH, BEING THE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY GEORGE, HE WAS WORKING WITH ME AND IT WAS A COMPANY OUT OF BOCA THAT HAD BOUGHT A LOT OF OUR M MAUSOLEUM PLOTS, AND ESSENTIALLY SUBDIVIDED THEM AND WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THEY WERE SELLING THEM OFF FOR PROFIT, BECAUSE WE WERE ESSENTIALLY SUBSIDIZING THOSE PLOTS, AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING THEY SUBDIVIDED THEM SOLD THEM OFF FOR VASTLY MORE MONEY THAN WHAT WE WERE CHARGING, AND THAT'S FROM BOCA, GOOD WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, I WANTED TO OBVIOUSLY THE MOST P PRAGMATIC WAY TO GO ABOUT THIS IS SAY, HEY, WE NEED TO GET THAT, THAT'S NOT THE INTENDED PURPOSE BUT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING IN PLACE, WE HAD NO RECOURSE.

RIGHT. SO IT HAS HAPPENED. YEP.

YEAH. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING BUT I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE AT LEAST MOVING FORWARD WE CAN TONIGHT. I MEAN I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, IF THOSE COMPANIES WOULD BE WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND SELLING THEM I MEAN I HATE TO THINK THAT WE WERE PAYING FOR THEM BACK BUT I WOULD RATHER THEM GO TO OUR CITY RESIDENTS EVEN IF WE'RE THE ONES THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL ON IT. WE HAVE A CEMETERY FEE OR CEMETERY FUND FOR YOU KNOW MAYBE YOU KNOW MAYBE WE CONTACT THOSE CORPORATIONS THAT WE KNOW HAVE DONE THAT AND SEE IF THEY'LL BE WILLING TO SELL THEM BACK TO US FOR OUR CITY RESIDENTS. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S AN OPTION DAN OR IF WE CAN VISIT THAT AND SEE IF THAT'S AN OPTION BUT I'D LIKE TO CONSIDER YOU KNOW AT LEAST CONTACTING THEM AND SEEING IF THEY'D BE WILLING TO SELL THEM BACK TO US SO THAT AT LEAST WE HAVE THEM FOR OUR RESIDENTS AS OPPOSED TO SOME RANDOM PERSON WHO DOESN'T HAVE ANY CARE WHERE THEY'RE BURIED AT THE END OF THE DAY. SO THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER CRUZ, PLEASE. I DO WANT TO SAY IT'S, THIS IS DEFINITELY A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ABOUT CAPPING THE ABILITY OF PRIVATE ENTITIES TO YOU KNOW PURCHASE SO I DO AGREE WITH THAT. I'M IN SUPPORT. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ROLL CALL. WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION. OKAY, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE -- I MESSED THAT ONE UP TOO. [LAUGHTER] I WAS SO EXCITED. YOU'RE JUST A STEP AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. I'LL STEP BEHIND LAST TIME. WREAIVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER -- WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER KELLEY. A WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER McCRAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR -- JUST KIDDING, WE'RE GOING TO ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER KELLEY. YES. COMMISSIONER McCRAY. YES. COMMISSIONER CRUZ. YES. VICE MAYOR TURKIN.

YES. IN A ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, TAMMY. OKAY. WE'RE MOVING ONTO ITEM 10C. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER R26-077 AMENDING THE ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26 AS APPROVED BY RESOLUTION NUMBER R25-2 FOR BOYNTON BEACH MEMORIAL PARK AND SARA SIMS CEMETERY.

I'VE BEEN OFF THE DAIS FOR A WHILE SO IT'S MAKEUP TIME. TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT FEE SCHEDULE INCREASES FOR CEMETERIES. AS WE GO THROUGH YOU'LL SEE -- WE'LL GO THROUGH IT. NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES COMPARABLE CEMETERY OPERATION COSTS. REGIONAL AVERAGES IN PRIVATE CEMETERY RANGES WE DID A STUDY OF WHAT OTHER LOCAL CEMETERIES ARE CHARGING, SO FROM TREASURE COAST TO TO $4500 PER PLOT, PALM BEACH COUNTY, -- 1.

EXCUSE ME, I THINK YOU NEED TO RECHECK BROWARD COUNTY BECAUSE I KNOW FOREST LAWN SELLS FOR MORE THAN THAT AND ALSO OTHER CEMETERY DOWN THERE THEY GOT ABOUT A $9,000 CAP I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE LAST TIME YOUIC CHECKED. > A LITTLE WHILE. I KNOW YOU KNOW YOUR BUSINESS, COMMISSIONER McCRAY.

THERE YOU GO. NOT GOING TO ARGUE WITH YOU. NOT ONE MINUTE. ALL RIGHT. SO HERE'S OUR FEE INCREASE. IT'S NOT EVERYTHING BUT IT'S OUR PLOT INCREASES CURRENTLY AT SARA SIMS AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MEMORIAL GARDENS. SARASIMS IS 325. WE'RE OUT OF PLOTS SO THE THING IS TO GET THESE INCREASES LINED BEFORE WE START SELLING THE NEW CEMETERY PLOTS WE HAVE. SO WE ARE SUGGESTING THAT WE RAISE IT TO $2500 PER PLOT FROM 325. AND THIS IS ONLY, THIS IS A SUGGESTION, OF COURSE COMMISSION CAN CHOOSE TO GO HIGHER OR LOWER. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WE HAD SOME OPENING AND CLOSING FEES GOING FROM 400 TO 600 BECAUSE 400 DOESN'T EVEN COVER THE COST OF THE LABOR AND SETUP BUT IT'S STILL BARE MINIMUM BUT COVERS TRISTE THE COST -- AT LEAST THE COST. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 500 TO 800 AND DOWN THE PAGE REALLY THE NEXT INCREASE IS EQUIPMENT SET WRUP WENT FROM 100 TO 250 FOR TENT AND CHAIRS AND GRASS SETUP THAT WE DO FOR PREPPING IF THE CEMETERY TO INTERNMENT. AND INFANT SETUP. IT WENT FROM 50 TO 150 JUST TO TRY TO COVER COVER THE COST OF OUR LABOR FOR OUR STAFF. NEXT PAGE. THESE ARE THE NEXT ONES. THIS IS FOR MEMORIAL GARDENS. PALM BEACH MEMORIAL GARDENS. SAME THING, THE PLAWTSZ RIGHT NOW WE WERE SOLD FOR 525, WE WANT TO RAISE THAT TO $2500 A PLOT. INFANT GOES FROM 100 TO $500 A PLOT. AND THEN THE OPENING CLOSING IS MIMICS SARA SIMS FROM 400 TO 600, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY HOLIDAYS FROM 600 TO 800, AND THEN AGAIN TOWARD THE BOTTOM, THE TENT AND CHAIRS SETUP FROM 100 TO 250 AND FROM INFANT COMPLETE SETUP FROM 50 TO 150. OKAY. ALMOST OUT OF IT. KEY PROPOSED INCREASE REFLECTS

LOCAL MARKET ALIGNMENT. AND RIGHT HERE IS JUST A PRETTY MUCH A COST ANALYSIS OF A MAUSOLEUM FEES WE DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING ON THE MAUSOLEUM WHATSOEVER. OF COURSE IT'S SOLD OUT WE DON'T HAVE A MAUSOLEUM SO UNTIL WE BUILD ANOTHER ONE I WOULDN'T SUGGEST THAT WE, THERE'S NOTHING TO DO THERE. OKAY? AND QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. DID YOU HAVE AN OPENING AND CLOSING ON THAT, GO BACK TO THAT PAGE BACK OPENING AND CLOSING OF A GRAVE. ONC. YEP.

OPENING AND CLOSING IS SET TO TOP. FIRST ONE DOWN. TOP TWO ITEMS WE CHANGED THE PRICE ON COMMISSIONER MIC CRAY. OPENING AND CLOSING FEES, O&C, 600. THAT'S HOW MUCH WE GET. OKAY. YOU KNOW, THE PRICES, I'M JUST SAYING THEY'RE FAIR FOR RESIDENTS I'M JUST SAYING PEOPLINGAL THINK THAT THEY'RE LOW BUT WHEN YOU ADD THE PLOT OPENING AND CLOSING, THE TENT SETUP AND ALL THAT STUFF AND THE EQUIPMENT, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST SAYING YOU KNOW, YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO BE LESS THAN $5,000 I'M JUST SAYING YOU KNOW THAT'S REASONABLE. YEAH. COMMISSIONER KELLEY, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A FINGER UP OR.

I WAS DEFERRING TO COMMISSIONER McCRAY ON THIS BECAUSE I DON'T, I MEAN I THINK THAT, I DON'T KNOW. BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER HAD TO PRICE THIS OUT SO I DON'T KNOW. BUT COMMISSIONER McCRAY I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A QUESTION SINCE YOU'RE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, WHEN IT COMES TO A PLOT LIKE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THAT'S REALLY LIKE A FAMILY, LIKE HOW MANY CREMAINS. A PLOT IS A SINGLE GRAVE. A PLOT. RIGHT. YEAH. BUT LIKE THESE LOTS LIKE THERE'S ONE THAT SAYS SMALL LOT FOR TWO CREMAINS IS THE 4 BY 6 SO ARE WE TALKING MULTIPLE CREMAINS --

NO, NO, THAT'S JUST LIKE FOR ONE SET OF CREMAINS THAT GO IN INTO THAT. YOU CAN'T -- IT'S AGAINST THE LAW TO GO IN AND YOU KNOW PUT EIGHT PEOPLE IN ONE GRAVE. WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE BEEN BURNT UP OR NOT IT'S AGAINST THE LAW. [LAUGHTER] DON'T READ TOO MUCH INTO IT. YOU'LL KILL YOURSELF, OKAY? OKAY. DOING MY BEST. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?

YEAH, IT'S, I UNDERSTAND THE REASON FOR NEEDING THESE CHANGES. IT'S A, IT IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE BASED ON PERSONSAGE WISE I ALWAYS LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE OF THINGS. I DO THINK WE NEED AN INCREASE. I JUST WONDER IF WE COULD, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY MAKE IT A GRADUAL LIKE YOU KNOW IF WE HAVE CERTAIN NUMBER OF PLOTS AVAILABLE IN YOU KNOW IF WE DO PHASES WE DO A PHASE 1 AND YOU KNOW POTENTIALLY DO THAT SORT OF BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST SAYING IT'S A BIG INCREASE.

I THINK AS SOON AS -- AS SOON AS THEY'RE AVAILABLE, THEY'LL ALL BE SOLD. AND SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A PHASE TO IT. AS SOON AS, AS SOON AS THEY'RE AVAILABLE, THE FAMILIES ARE GOING TO BUY THEM. THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A -- WHEN THEY SEE THIS PRICE, A FAMILY IS GOING TO GO AND JUMP ON THEM AND LOOK I'M GOING TO GO BUY MY SPACE. THIS IS A BARGAIN, TRUST ME. YEAH. OKAY. JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE THEM YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE THEM, OKAY? AND ON THAT TOPIC, I HOPE NOBODY HAS TO USE AN INFANT LOT. WHAT A TRJDY. YEAH.

THAT WE EVEN HAVE TO HAVE TO FILL THOSE. AS FOR ME, BURY M ME AT SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL CEMETERY. ENTITLED TO MY HONORS THERE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER MACK McCRAY A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER KELLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ROLL CALL. > THERE IS NO ROLL CALL. THIS IS A RESOLUTION. GOTCHA! I GOTCHA! [LAUGHTER] GOT MESSED UP, I WAS DOUBLE CHECKING.

ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR A, SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'M ASSUMING KEVIN'S GOING TO PRESENT 10D TO TO US. LAST ONE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST. OKAY. THIS IS A CEMETERY RULE DISCUSSION. WE'RE NOT ASKING TO DO NEW RULES, JUST ENFORCE THE ONES THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A TOUCHY SUBJECT, SO LET'S GO THROUGH THIS REAL QUICK AND WE'LL HAVE THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. ALL RIGHT. SO CEMETERY RULE DISCUSSION. ON THE FRONT OF THE THIS PAGE IS ALSO A WEB SITE THAT YOU CAN GO ON CLICK ON AND SEE THE ACTUAL RULES I THINK IT'S 25 OF THEM, 20 OF THEM. AND IT'S ON OUR WEB SITE AS WELL. SO IF ANYONE GOES ON THERE THEY CAN SEE WHAT THEY ARE. SO JUST WANT TO GET INTO THIS.

IN REGARDS TO CEMETERY RULES, I SERVED ON THE CEMETERY BOARD YEARS AGO AND WE HAD RULES IN PLACE AND WHEN SUSAN OYER TALKED ABOUT THE FRUIT TREE OUT THERE SHE HAD EVERY RIGHT TO SAY WHAT SHE WAS SAYING BECAUSE THAT HAD NO BUSINESS BEING THERE. IT WOULD DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES THAT YOU KNOW COME IN YOU KNOW WE HAVE TO KIND OF BEND WITH THEM BUT THE CEMETERY'S SUPPOSED TO BE A PLACE WHERE YOU COULD TAKE A RIDE STRAIGHT ACROSS WITHOUT STOPPING. THAT'S THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF IT AND YOU STILL HAVE SOME MORE WORK DOWN THERE TO DO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT -- CAN I REAL QUICK GET A QUICK SHORT CLIFF NOTES ON THE F FRUIT TREE THING?

REMEMBER, YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T NOTICE IT, THERE WAS A PAPAYA TREE TALLER THAN THAT HAD FRUIT ON IT. ON SOMEONE'S GRAVE? YES. WOW,. I HAVE A PICTURE IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT LATER. YEAHING WE'LL DO THAT OFF LINE. IT WAS ACTUALLY PART OF MY PRESENTATION. OKAY. I'LL SAVE MY QUESTIONS FOR THEN. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. CEMETERY RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE. PROVIDED TO LOT OWNERS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, CODE GIVESZ TRANSFER AND RESALE -- GOVERNORS TRANSFER, RESALE, DECORATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN INCONSISTENT OVER TIME. THAT'S WHERE IT COMES ONTO US, AS A GROUP. BABACKGROUND. THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH CEMETERY HAS ESTABLISHED A FORMAL SET OF RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDED TO LOTOBERS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. OVER THE YEARS THESE RULES HAVE NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY ENFORCED LEADING TO WIDESPREAD NONCOMPLIANCE ACROSS CEMETERY GROUNDS. AS WE'LL SEE SHORTLY. LOT OWNERS HAVE PLANTED TREES, BUSHES AND FLOWERS ERECTED MAKE SHIFT SHRINES INSTALLED CROSSES AND SMALL FENCING ALL IN VIOLATION OF EXISTING REGULATIONS AS SUBSEQUENT SLIDES WILL SHOW THIS HAS CREATED MAINTENANCE ISSUES AND DIMINISHED DIGNITY AND REPAIR OF THE CEMETERY. PROBLEM, VIOLATIONS OBSERVED ACROSS CEMETERY GROUNDS, TREES AND BUSHES, FLOWERS AND PLANTS, MAKE SHIFT SHRINES, CROSSES AND MARKERS, SMALL FENCING, AND GENERAL NONCOMPLIANCE. SORRY GUYS. ACTION PLAN. CORRECTIVE MEASURES TO RESTORE COMPLIANCE. COMMUNICATE THE RULES. WE INTEND TO LIKE MAIL THE ESTABLISHED RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ALL LOT OWNERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF RECORD. TWO, ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION. SENT DIGITAL COMMUNICATION VE AYA EMAIL AND ONLINE PORTAL WHERE CONTRACT, CONTACT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. 60-DAY GRACE PERIOD LOT OWNERS WILL HAVE 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF NOTICE TO VOLUNTARILY BRING THEIR LOTS INTO COMPLIANCE. STRICT REINFORCEMENT BEGINS AFTER THE GRACE PERIOD. THE CITY WILL STRICTLY ENFORCE ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS WITHOUT EXCEPTION. AND FIVE, SIGNAGE AND POSTAGE AT ALL LOCATIONS INFORMING RESIDENTS OF RULES AND

ENFORCEMENT. RAISING THE STANDARDS OF OUR CEMETERIES. THIS WILL UNLOCK THE NEEDED ENHANCEMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ENSURE CONSISTENT, FAIR APPLICATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS, ENABLE BETTER GROUNDS MAINTENANCE AND LONG-TERM CARE AND RESTORE DIGNITY AND RESPECT TO BOYNTON BEACH CEMETERIES. THE REQUESTING COMMISSION ACTION IS ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPLIANCE PROCESS. 60-DAY GRACE PERIOD FOR COMPLIANCE. AND 100% ENFORCEMENT AFTER NOTICE. HERE'S YOUR PICTURE. HERE WE GO. SO THIS IS WHAT'S' HAPPENED IN WE'VE LET IT GO. YOU KNOW, SO IT'S NOT TO BE MEAN. I KNOW IT'S VERY TOUCHY IN THERE. WE HAVE TO STEP INTO THIS POOL ORDERLY, BUT FORCIBLY IN A WAY. SO HERE'S A FEW VIOLATIONS I'M FOUGHT GOING TO READ EVERYTHING BE-- NOT GOING TO READ EVERYTHING BELOW THEM BUT WE HAVE TREES GROWING IN OUR CEMETERY, WE HAVE BUSHES TAT ARE PLANTED IT'S BECOME A GARDEN, AGAIN, MORE PLANTS. WE HAVE AREAS THAT THE TOMBSTONES HAVE A PLACE FOR YOUR VASE AND YOUR FLOWER SOME HAVE MULTIPLE PORTS IN THEM THAT WE ALLOW AND THAT'S ACCEPTABLE. BUT PLANTING IS NOT. AND IT REALLY DISTURBS OUR MAINTENANCE. THEN WE HAVE ITEMS LIKE THIS THAT'S LIKE THE SHRINE IN WE COULD UNDERSTAND THE COMPASSION THE FAMILIES HAVE FOR THEIR THEIR LOVED ONES BUT SOMETIMES THEY'LL COME AND MAINTAIN THIS AND SOMETIMES THEY JUST LEAVE IT THERE AND IT GOES AND LOOKS LIKE HORRIBLE YOU KNOW BAD FOR WHOEVER DOES COME AND VISIT. AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER TREE PLANTED THERE PROBABLY ONE DAY GROW UP TO BE A PAPAYA TREE. WE DID CUT DOWN THOSE BIG PAPAYA TREES THOUGH BEFORE WE DID THIS. IT WAS OUT OF HAND SO I HAD TO NEW STAFF TAKE IT OUT. HERE AGAIN SOME F THIS IS COMPLIANCE, SOME OF IT'S NOT. THE ONE TO THE RIGHT THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD LOOK OUT THERE.

OKAY? AS FAR AS YOUR GRAVESTONES AND WHATNOT. THAT TOO. THAT'S ACCEPTABLE. WE CAN WORK WITH THAT. THAT'S PRESENTABLE AS D DIGNIFIED. I BELIEVE THE ONE ON THE RIGHT ACCEPTABLE. HERE WE GO WITH SOME CROSSES. THIS IS JUST A FEW VIOLATIONS THAT WE, THAT IS COMMON. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR MAUSOLEUM SAME THING THERE ARE RULES FOR THAT TOO. AND YOU CAN'T STICK THAT'S JUST -- ONE VASE ON THERE SOMETIMES YOU GET TWO IF YOU GET PERMISSION FOR IT, AND THAT'S SORT OF LIKE IT'S NOT VANDALISM BUT IT'S A SHRINE ON THE FACE OF SOMETHING, YOU KNOW? YEAH. AND.

LET ME GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS. GO AHEAD. THE NEXT TIME YOU GIVE A PRESENTATION, PLEASE DON'T CALL THEM TOMBSTONES. THAT'S OUT WEST. THEY'RE NOT TOMBSTONES. YOU'RE TELLING YOUR AGE THOUGHT BEING PICKY -- NOT BEING PICKY. THE NEXT THING IS IN REGARDS TO I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO SEND THEM TO EVERYBODY, SOMEBODY WAS BURIED IN 1895 IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO CATCH UP WITH THE FAMILIES I'M JUST SAYING THIS PLACES THAT WE HAVE THE PROBLEM. THAT'S THE, THAT SECTION IS WHERE YOU NEED TO SEND, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE RESIDENTANT JUST TO SEND THEM OUT TO EVERYBODY -- REDUNDANT JUST TO SEND THEM OUT TO EVERYBODY. IF I WAS YOU ALL I WOULD JUST -- WHERE WE'RE HAVING THE PROBLEM. FAIR ENOUGH.

DOES COMMISSIONER KELLEY, YES.

THANK YOU. MY ONLY SUGGESTION -- AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS ON THURSDAY NIGHT, IS BECAUSE OF THIS SENSITIVE NATURE AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND I, I AGREE THAT WE HAVE TO YOU KNOW THERE HAS -- WE'RE GOING TO NOTIFY THEM BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE SENSITIVE THAT WHEN WE KNOW IT'S SOMEBODY THAT, THEY'VE BEEN OUT RECENTLY, THAT WE DON'T JUST SEND MAIL THE 60-DAY NOTICE AND THEN ON DAY 61 WE'RE OUT THERE CUTTING STUFF DOWN AND THROWING IT IN THE GARBAGE. I JUST -- MY HOPE WOULD BE BECAUSE I WOULD WANT THIS IF IT WAS MY FAMILY, I AM VERY BUSY. WE ARE ALL VERY BUSY. THINGS HAPPEN WOAG OH WE NEED TO CALL, WE NEED TO CALL, OH, GREAT IT'S CLOSED. I FORGOT AND WE GET CALL UP IN LIFE. AND I JUST BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THIS AND BECAUSE OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, I JUST WANT US TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT SENSITIVE ABOUT IT BUT I DON'T WANT TO ON DAY 61 BE TEARING PEOPLE'S STUFF UP AND THROWING IT IN A DUMPSTER. I WOULD PREFER THAT WE ACTUALLY, WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW THEY'RE COMING ON A REGULAR BASIS, THAT WE DOCUMENT THAT WE ACTUALLY TALKED TO SOMEBODY. IN THAT FAMILY AND WE ACTUALLY MADE CONTACT AND WE SAID OKAY THIS IS YOU KNOW WE'RE, THIS HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR MANY YEARS, THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE JUST STARTED. BUT WE NEED IT'S GOTTEN OUT OF HAND AND SO WE NEED YOU TO TAKE CARE OF IT. IF YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF T. BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING CONTACT AND NOT JUST SENDING NOTICES AND THEN ON DAY 61 WE START YOU KNOW AND BECAUSE THEN.

I UNDERSTAND. I WOULDN'T WANT TO SHOW UP ON DAY 62 AND GO I WANT -- I WANTED THAT THING THAT I LEFT THERE FOR MY MOM AND I WOULD'VE KEPT IT. SO BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF IT THAT WOULD BE MY DESIRE IS THAT WE REALLY ARE TRULY SENSITIVE TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS AS WEER MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS. POINT TAKEN. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER KELLEY. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT. THAT WAS VERY KIND. I AGREE WITH THAT. AND ALSO TO THE WE MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE IT IN CREOLE. I'M JUST SAYING YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO YOU KNOW MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A LANGUAGE BARRIER THAT WE GET THROUGH TO THEM.

YEAH. OKAY. THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE INFORMATIVE. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY ACTION NEEDED. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, DO WE HAVE ANY FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? SEEING NONE,. MOTION TO ADJOURN. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM COMMISSIONER McCRAY. A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CRUZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE. IS.

WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:40.