City Commission - Regular Meeting

Thank you. Calling me in to order meeting number 2026Dash0409R. City clerk, what was the song this evening and what was it all about?

Tonight's music selection made by city manager Rose was Lift Me Up by Rihanna. And

I believe it had some sentimental value and some memorial value to Sheila, you'd like to tell us a little bit about it.

Thank you, mayor. I did select the song because tonight, I think, is a little bit a somber evening. And as we get into a moment of silence later in the meeting, I thought it was more appropriate to to bring the crowd into a little more somber con conversation. And and that's a very inspiring song, but it's also sentimentally important.

At the next commission meeting on April 23, city manager, Rosa, will also make the music selection for that meeting as well. As we begin, we kindly ask that all mobile devices be silenced. To ensure the best possible sound quality, please speak clearly and directly into the microphone, and remember to mute your microphone when you're not speaking. Should anyone experience difficulty hearing at any time, please raise your hand, and a hearing device will be provided to you. Thank you for your cooperation.

Thank you, city clerk. Vice mayor Brody provided notice that he's unable to attend tonight's meeting. Is there a motion and a second to excuse vice mayor Brody on the dais?

Move it. Second.

Moved by commissioner Raley, Seconded by Commissioner Welch. Let the record reflect. Is there a consensus?

Yes. Yes.

And let the record reflect that Vice Mayor Brody is excused from this evening's meeting. City Clerk, please call the

roll. Commissioner Riedel. Here. Commissioner Welch. Here. Commissioner Raley.

Here.

Mayor Wasserman. Here. City Manager Rose.

Here.

Deputy City Attorney Mahaffy.

Here.

Thank you. We're going ask everybody to stand and join us in the Pledge of Allegiance. But following the pledge, please remain standing for a brief moment of silence for Vice Mayor Nancy Matayer from Carl Springs. You may be seated, thank you. Before we begin tonight's meeting, we would like to take a moment as a commission and as a a community to recognize the life and service of Carl Springs vice mayor Nancy Matteo.

Vice mayor Matayer was a dedicated public servant, a leader in Broward County, and a passionate advocate for her community. Her impact will be felt far beyond her city. In a small tribute and in recognition of her vibrant spirit, we've invited those who wish to wear an orange ribbon this evening. Orange was her favorite color. We want to wear it as a sign of respect and remembrance. On behalf of this commission and our community, we extend our deepest condolences to her family, her colleagues, and the entire Carl Springs community.

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I'd like to request a moment of personal privilege. Good evening, everyone. I am truly honored and incredibly humbled to sit before you tonight as the mayor of Coconut Creek. This city is more than just where we live. It's where we raise our families, build our futures, and create a community that we are proud to call home.

To be entrusted with leading this incredible city is something I do not take lightly. First, I wanna recognize and thank former mayor Jackie Raley for her leadership, dedication, and service to the city of Coconut Creek. Jackie, your commitment to the city over the past year and for many years prior has helped shape where we are today, and we are all better because of your work. Thank you for setting a strong foundation this past year that I will continue to build upon. I also want to take a moment to thank that loud girl in the back, who we love.

I want to say thank you to my wife and my daughter Olivia. Kristen, thank you for your unwavering support, your patience. And to Olivia, my sweet girl, everything I do is to create a better tomorrow for you and for all the children and everybody growing up in this city. Coconut Creek is in a strong position as we move into this year. We are financially responsible, thoughtfully planned, and have a clear vision for the future.

That didn't happen by accident. It happened because of years of smart decision making, collaboration, and a commitment to doing what's right for our residents. Let's be honest, while we are strong, we are not immune to the challenges ahead. Our city is entering a time of uncertainty, particularly when it comes to property taxes and the financial pressures facing cities and families across our region, these are real concerns and they require real leadership that this dais is prepared to take on. What I can promise you tonight is this, we will approach these challenges the same way Coconut Creek always has, with discipline, transparency, and a focus on protecting our residents.

We will continue to be thoughtful with every dollar. We will prioritize what matters most, and we will continue to look for innovative ways to deliver services without placing an unnecessary burden on our community. Because at the end of the day, this isn't about budgets, it's about people. It's about making sure our residents are safe in their homes, kids playing with their friends and pets, mothers and fathers cooking dinners, and families coming together to celebrate and be with one another. And, that's what this year will be all about.

It'll be about staying steady. It'll be about making smart, sometimes tough decisions, and it'll be about continuing to move our city forward together. Our city is growing. Our schools are excelling, and we've had a groundbreaking at Main Street. The time to live in Coconut Creek is now.

As your mayor, I'm committed to listening, to leading with integrity, and to always putting this community first. One thing I always remind myself, and people who are close to me know this about me, no matter how tough the day gets, how overwhelming things feel, or what challenges come your way, dinner time is just around the corner. At some point the noise fades, you step away from the stress, return home, and hopefully gather with the people who matter most. There's something grounding about that moment, just sitting, eating, and being present with family. If you can hold on to that simple truth, that no matter what, the day will end and you'll get that chance to reset, You'll carry a little more hope, a little more positivity, and a lot more love with you every day.

Let's continue to build on the strong foundation we've created, and let's make this one a year that we can all be proud of. Thank you so much. Thank you. Appreciate that. Okay. Let's move on into the meeting. We're going to start tonight with a presentation recognizing the members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and Planning and Zoning Advisory Board for their service during the past year. So, we're gonna call I'm gonna call each one you up. Whoever's here, I'd love to have you come up. We're gonna a picture of the commission.

We're going do a nice little thing. So, let's make it happen. So, for the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Gail Daniel, Kenneth Forbes, Michael Gardino, Michael Madigan, Benjamin Nazario Vega, and Joe Van Hamel. I think they're watching on Zoom. I think that's what's happening.

Michael's here. He gets a special clap. Michael, we're going to take a picture of all of us with the P and Z Board too, so just be on standby. For the Planning and Zoning Board, Solomon Brix, Alex Esqueriazza, Nancy Frye. Nancy's in the house. Colleen LePlante. Corinne where's there's Colleen. Corinne LeJoy. Oh, there's Alex. And Jeffrey Light.

Oh, he had surgery. Sorry.

Wishing him a speedy recovery. All right, if we can get, all present board members who are here to come on and take a picture. Come on down. And then the commission will join you for a photo as well. All right.

So, let's move on to our next presentation, which is a presentation recognizing second quarter employee milestone anniversaries. It's a big thing here. We like to hype up our people who stay with us. Whoop whoop. There she goes. I saw what you did.

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So I want to introduce our HR Director, Pam Kershaw, who's going to conduct the presentation.

Thank you, Mayor. Good evening, everybody. Good evening. It's my great, great honor to recognize a group of employees who have celebrated milestone years of service during the past quarter. Several of them are here tonight. So if you're here, when I say your name, if you'd please stand up so we can recognize you. And then at the end, we're going

take a group picture.

So we have four employees who are celebrating four years of or sorry, five years of service, and they're all here. From our city clerk's department, our administrative coordinator, Danielle Nowak. From our finance and administrative services department, accounting clerk, Jeremy Joseph. From our fire rescue department, fire and life safety specialist, Mindy Lerat Lerat. Sorry if I hurt your last name there, Leret.

Our director of resilient design and development department, Justin Proffitt. We have four employees who celebrated ten years of service. She would one was not able to make it, and that is our parks and recreation supervisor, Jackie Pomerantz. And the other three are here. We have police lieutenant Donald Davis.

Police sergeant Ken Garvey. And planner in the resilient design and development department, Alicia Korth. We have one employee who celebrated fifteen years of service. Unfortunately, he was not able to make it tonight, but that's senior bus driver, Derek Lockett. We have one employee who celebrated twenty five years of service, and that is our assistant director of resilient design and development, Liz Aguirre.

And we still have more. We have two employees who celebrated thirty years of service this past quarter. One who was not able to make it, and he sends his deep regrets and appreciation, and that is Superintendent of Utilities and Engineering, Chad Hancock. And also from the Finance and Administrative Services Department, procurement compliance administrator, Linda Jethin. You could all come up.

We'd love to take a group picture with your signs and come stand in order of your years of service. Please. Oh, you're here. I'm like, oh, we have a photographer. I was about to go grab my phone.

Thank you for being No worries. All right. You want me to help arrange? Thank you all for your dedicated years of service to the city. Oh, okay.

Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Commission. With the commission.

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Alright. Make sure you return your signs. Return your signs. Alright. We're gonna move on to our next presentation, celebrating April 2026 as Fair Housing Month. Who would have thought? Commissioner Welch is going read the proclamation into the record. She's going to present it to Grant's administrator, Dan Nelson. Commissioner Welch, it's all you.

Thank you, mayor. Whereas 04/11/2026 marks the fifty eighth anniversary of the passage of title eight of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the Federal Fair Housing Act. And whereas the law provides for a national policy that encourages fair housing opportunities for all citizens and guarantees that housing in The United States should be made available to all citizens without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex, familial status, and disability. And whereas adequate housing is a basic need and right of all people. And whereas any barriers that diminish the rights and limit the options of any citizen will ultimately diminish the right of all citizens.

And whereas the city of Coconut Creek is particularly fond and proud of its efforts to create a community that supports equality for all community members. And whereas the city of Coconut Creek is committed to the mission of the Federal Fair Housing Act to provide fair and equal housing opportunities for all, to affirmatively further fair housing, and to support programs and partnerships that educate the public about the right to equal housing opportunities. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the City Commission of the City of Coconut Creek hereby proclaims April 2026 as Fair Housing Month in the City Of Coconut Creek. We urge all citizens and businesses of our community to join in this observance by resolving to support and endorse Fair Housing, to reaffirm their commitment to fair housing for all, and wholeheartedly recognize these rights and responsibilities throughout the year. It was signed by the mayor and the commission and, tested by our city clerk.

Okay. We're now gonna have a presentation by the Community Foundation of Broward regarding partnership opportunities to support philanthropic initiatives. Jennifer O'Flannery Anderson and Jonathan Allen of the Community Foundation of Broward will conduct the presentation. I do want to say to my family, whenever you want to leave, I won't I won't judge you whenever you leave. Okay? So if carte blanche, take off whenever, all right? Enter the presentation. You're

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I'm going try it. Mayor, members of the commission, madam city manager, and distinguished members of the city of Coconut Creek. My name is Jonathan Allen. I have the opportunity to serve as the chair of the community foundation. I'm here with my CEO, President and CEO, Ms. Jennifer O'Flannery Doctor. Jennifer O'Flannery Anderson. And we have members of the staff who are residents of the city of Coconut Creek. So, thank you. So, we have a brief presentation on what we do and some of the partnerships that we have.

So, what is a community foundation? A grant making public I love this television. This is awesome, madam city manager. This is beautiful. So, it's a grant making public charity comprised of a collection of charitable funds dedicated to improving the lives of people defined by geographical area.

And the Community Foundation of Broward is the entity that represents Broward County. We administer and grows an endowment that supports the local community. An endowment is comprised of undesignated and designated funds. And a community of philanthropists proactively invest in the endowments to have the greatest possible impact. And then we demonstrate operational excellence in six key areas: mission, structure and governance, resource development, stewardship, accountability, grant making, community leadership, donor relations, communications.

And lastly, there are about a thousand community foundations that operate in urban and rural areas. Nationwide, 500 have earned the National Standard Seal, and we rank in the top 100 with nearly $350,000,000 in assets. And the top 50 community foundations have more than $880,000,000,000 in assets. And Florida's 27 community foundations have about $4,200,000,000 in assets. The official definition of community foundation is a tax exempt, nonprofit, public supported philanthropic organization with long term goal of building permanent name funds for a broad based public benefit for residents in a given area.

And we'd like to lead with this. Ms. Mary Porter left funds to the community foundation. And this gives a depiction of in 2012, the funds were created with $44,000,000 To date, it's granted over four sixty three grant awards totaling $26,000,000 and the current balance is 44,000,000. And I'll end with this slide.

So, this is the power of a forever 50,000 donor advised fund and how it produces community impact forever. So, if you start at the bottom of an initial contribution of 50,000, the one year I mean, the 5% is on average, it grants annually about $2,500 Over a ten year period, the projected balance will be $51,900 and the ten year total grants awarded will be 25,226. Over a projected twenty year period, the balance will be 52,038, and twenty years, it would grant over $50,961 So, this is a perpetual legacy that you will be establishing. And so far, we've been able to successfully partner with the city of Oakland Park, Lauderhill, Tamarac, and gives you an idea of how it provides a legacy of giving for the community as a partner with the Community Foundation. And I'll now turn it over to Jennifer.

Thanks. Good evening. I'm so happy to be here with you. And with the enthusiasm from the police, I almost want to get pulled over by a Coconut Creek police officer, but almost, not really. But thank you for having us. I have the honor of getting to work with your city manager through the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, which I chaired a few years ago. And we're really honored to be here with you tonight. So a little bit more. So what does the community foundation do? We raise money to support the entire county forever.

So what are we good at? We really try to be a great partner with the community. We try to provide great information and support services, especially to professional advisors, tax attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors, to help them support their clients and all their financial planning needs. We are really, really good at grant making, especially sophisticated grants that require a lot of follow-up and evaluation. And we really love partnering with other organizations and cities to do bigger grant making.

So if we can pool funds together, the impact that we can have is really great. Another area of expertise we've developed is the ability to help families pass their wealth on. But more importantly than just passing their wealth, it's passing their values and priorities. So what established that family's wealth and what things they give to, how do we make sure their children and grandchildren are philanthropic as well and develop their own interests of giving? And we really focus on that to make sure that we're cultivating this whole culture of philanthropy and giving right here in Broward.

One of the studies we did a few years ago showed that 70% of the foundations that are based in Broward grant outside of Broward. If we could just get those funds to stay in Broward to help our own people, it would have a tremendous impact. We do a lot to support the nonprofits that serve our whole community. We do an incredible amount of training and workshops. Our Vice President of Community Impact, who lives in Coconut Creek, Sherri Brown Grovesner, she's here.

And her team is focused on overseeing all of our grant making and also all of our support and services to the nonprofit community. And more than anything, we really stayed focused on building an endowment. You saw those examples. Over twenty years, $50,000 is granted out and there's still $50,000 left. So we want to raise the money once, make sure it's invested, and it's there forever.

So here's us at a glance. We have about 600 charitable funds. Our assets are about $360,000,000. We have 70 people who have established million dollar endowed funds with us. Last year, we granted out $20,000,000 This year, we're on pace to probably grant out about $25,000,000 And since we were established, we've granted out over $250,000,000 We're about 41, 42 years old.

I'm proud to be the same age as the city of Coconut Creek. Now, one thing we're really proud of is we, as I mentioned, we work a lot with financial advisors and estate planning attorneys. So we know 190 people have put Broward County and the Community Foundation in their estate plans. And their gifts, those 190 people's gifts, right now total almost $500,000,000 So we know in the next twenty years that those dollars will be coming into us. So we work really hard to get those gifts documented and be ready to receive them.

Because as you saw the first illustration Jonathan did, the 44,000,000, to receive 44,000,000, it sounds great, but that's a huge responsibility. We have to follow through and do exactly what the donor wants. And you can't do that overnight. So we have to have the staff, the expertise, and the financial management. So we want to be ready for that $500,000,000 to come in.

Last year, we received about $75,000,000 in gifts and promises, to give you a idea of the scope of the giving to the community foundation. And as Jonathan already mentioned, we're ranked in the nation's top 100. And last year, we granted to about 500 nonprofits. Okay, so what do we do? Like I said, we manage a lot of funds that people give to us as philanthropic giving. We grant those dollars out. We also do a lot of research. So these are some of the past areas that we've done research for the community. A lot of you have probably heard about the silver tsunami. We did a lot to support middle school engagement of kids.

We helped support the reauthorization of the Children's Services Council. And I think all of us were involved in helping kids who were aging out of foster care not be left behind, but to have a system of wraparound care. So we helped a great deal with that. Currently, these are some of the issues that we're focused on. There's many more, but one of the things we're really looking at is in terms of education, making sure kids are ready to learn when they get to school, so early learning and literacy.

We also have completed a study on the gender achievement gap. Why are girls learning at a faster rate than boys? And what can we where is that happening? And what can we do to to equalize and make sure both, everybody is learning at the highest level possible. And what we've already found out is that gap starts in kindergarten.

So it's really tied in with early learning. We are working on establishing a Harlem Children's Zone model in Pompano right now. They've become a good partner on this through the Florida Children's Initiative, and we have health and resource hubs in Lauderhill and Deerfield Beach. We're doing a lot to support homelessness, especially identifying families and children who are homeless and seniors. We're working with all the hospital districts on maternal and infant health and also food insecurity, and obviously through those health resource hubs, how we help everyone get more access to health care.

College and career readiness is a big project for all of us. We have a partnership with FAU and the Promise Neighborhoods Project that used to be part of Broward College. We're working on that as well. And we love the arts and culture. We'll talk about that in a second.

And finally, in our work with nonprofits, we wanna make sure that the boards of nonprofits and the CEOs running them reflect the diversity of our community and are strong and ready and able to run those organizations to support our communities. So we grant in these different areas, education and youth enrichment, social and economic mobility, healthy and thriving communities, art and culture. We want to build a strong nonprofit community, and we want to build community and opportunity for all. So here's a few examples of some of our partnerships that I thought you would find of interest. We work with our fund to support the LGBTQ community.

Last year, we granted out about $400,000 And we've got another grant cycle. Celebrating We'll that again this year. So we've developed a great partnership with them. The city of Oakland Park has established a fund with us that was done by one of the developers doing a project in the city. They wanted to make a gift to the city, and they decided to do it through the community foundation so that we could grant to support initiatives that were happening and needs that were in Oakland Park.

Florida Wildlife Corridor helps protect animal migration across our state. They did a great project with Zoo Tampa and the Community Foundation in Tampa Bay. So we mirrored that project with Flamingo Gardens, Museum of Discovery and Science, and Birch State Park, and we can replicate it in other places too in the county, and it's all about education. We created outdoor classrooms and educational opportunities for kids to learn how important the animals are in our state and how important it is for them to be able to move around and to protect all of our lands. We supported the reimagining of the Hyzinga Park in Downtown Fort Lauderdale.

And like I we've said earlier, we already have funds with Lauderhill, Oakland Park, and Tamarac. And finally, I think you'll find this of interest, The city of Fort Lauderdale has a big project, Bahia Mar, being redeveloped, and that's the site of the boat show. And the city really wanted the developers to show to demonstrate a lasting impact to the city of Fort Lauderdale. So they came up with an idea that a little percentage of every sale and every resale will go to establish a fund at the community foundation. So when Bahia Mar is built out, they expect that fund, estimate that fund to be about $5,000,000 So really a lot of forethought, and that will give the community foundation a fund that will really be able to support the needs of the city of Fort Lauderdale at least some, not all.

One thing we're really proud of is expanding the work that we do across the community. And we all know that religion and faith is a critical part of philanthropy. Sometimes we focus on human services, but religion is really the number one area people give. So our own church, New Mount Olive Baptist Church, established a fund with us to support their community outreach. And we work with the United Way and Jewish Federation whenever there's a disaster.

We go together, and we establish a disaster recovery fund. And I think that's something that we can talk about in the future as a way that we can support needs in your community. And each year, we have a luncheon where we invite the mayors and city managers to come to our office or come to a a special place to learn more about what's happening in philanthropy across our community and what good stories and examples we can all share. So we love Coconut Creek. We've granted over $700,000 to different organizations here, and we would love to do more.

So we're eager to learn more about the needs of this community and how we can work together. So what's coming in 2027 is you are going to get your own Lead With Love mural, and we're so excited and proud of this. We just finished one this week in Pompano, and it's beautiful. We have one in Jazinga Park, one on Los Oles, one in Plantation, and one in Dania Beach. And so coming later this year is Hollywood and then Tamarack, Miramar, and Coconut Creek.

So this is our love letter to Broward County. We really wanted to implement a new theme for giving, and we decided lead with love kind of summed it all up. So we've contracted and hired this great artist, Say Adams. He's part of the hip hop artists and found one of the founders of Def Jam Records. And he started love murals in Philadelphia and New York City.

So when we're done, we'll have nine of them in Broward County, and we we're really excited that there'll be one here. So we're looking forward to finding the right location and engaging local artists in participating in creating the murals. So what are some of the things we can do together? Obviously, having a fund that will be forever to support the city is a great start. It's also really having nice because we found within Lauderhill, one of the things they did was start to ask their residents to remember the city in their estate plans.

You can remember your church. You can remember a a charity, but also remember your city. And so maybe we can think of ways to encourage residents to think about the city and butterflies and some of the parks in their estate planning. There's lots of ways we can help learn what are some of the needs and serve as a bridge between residents and the nonprofits to make sure they're serving your residents. We can help identify critical issues, and we could jointly fund on some initiatives.

Maybe we can help fund a pilot study that you guys want to look at in the long term. We can also work together to advocate for key issues that are affecting our entire county. And as I mentioned, always promoting giving. How is philanthropy part of the solution? How are we part of the conversation? And where are we looking for new and innovative ways to find solutions? And finally, we do a lot of research, as I mentioned earlier. And we just finished a second study about giving in Broward. And I will just leave you with, I mean, this I could talk about for hours. But what we learned was identity is really important, and Broward is one of the most diverse places in Florida and the nation.

So we have to understand that all of our residents give and care for each other in many different ways. And our research show that with the diversity, people have a wide array of concerns. And sometimes the way that they give and support may not fall into traditional buckets or ways that we might count it. So we have to think about giving in many different ways. And trust is key.

As you guys know, as public servants, we have to build trust, and people have to trust us to be good stewards of their legacy in a state. So this is just a little summary of some of the things we've learned from the study about having flexibility, listening, celebrating wins, understanding the needs of different stakeholders, and really thinking about trust and respect and and how you help people celebrate and leave a legacy. And that's kind of what we get to do every day. So we just wanted to introduce ourselves to you so when we come to talk about the LOVE mural, you have a little bit of knowledge about the Community Foundation of Broward. And we're so honored to work with your team here and appreciate your attention.

Thank you.

Thank you, Jennifer. And I just would clarify, the staff had this presentation, and we were so juiced at some ideas. The brainstorming began, and we've been talking about charitable giving for several months. This is not necessarily the answer for the entire issue, but we thought it was there were so many exciting opportunities. And furthermore, having the relationship gave us access to other opportunities. We have submitted grants through the community foundation successfully in the past, and just fostering that relationship. So, we just wanted to make sure you had access to the information, and you started thinking about this as a possibility.

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picture with you before we go? Would that be okay?

Sure. You want to do it with me, or with the whole group?

With the group.

Yeah, do it with whole group.

Like you did with the team, the staff?

All right. So, we're going to move along now to, input from the public on non agenda or consent agenda items. I remind everyone wishing to speak that all comments must pertain to city business. Respect and proper decorum will be maintained. Behavior that disrupts the orderly conduct of this meeting, such as clapping, shouting, booing, and cheering, is not permitted. Any person who violates the decorum rules will be subject to removal from the commission chambers. As a reminder, all comments must pertain to city business. City Clerk Kavanaugh, is there anyone who has signed in to speak on non agenda or consent agenda items this evening?

Not at this time, Mayor.

Thank you. Is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak or provide input on non agenda or consent agenda items this evening? Okay. Thank you. Let's move along to the Consent Agenda.

A motion approving, two zero two six dash zero three one two w s and two zero two six Dash zero three one two r. A motion approving the minutes from previous city commission meetings. A motion to cancel the July 9 and 08/13/2026 regular city commission meetings, and resolution two zero two six dash zero five three, a resolution authorizing participation in the combined settlement agreement with the six remnant defendants, including Associated Pharmacies, Inc, and American Associated Pharmacies, J. M. Smith Corporation, Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc, Morris and Dixon Company, North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company, and United Natural Foods, Inc, including its subsidiaries, Super Value and Advantage Logistics, related to the national opioid settlement and authorizing the city attorney or designee to execute all necessary participation documents.

Are there any items the Commission wishes to pull from the Consent Agenda? I would like to pull number six, please. Is there a motion and a second to approve the remaining consentage items five and seven?

Move it.

Moved by commissioner Welch, seconded by commissioner Rydell. The reason I'd like to talk about it more, and with the Vice Mayor not being here, I would like to have him a part of that conversation. So I would like to move it to to talk about it at the next meeting, if possible.

You want to table it? Yes. I move to table.

Second.

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call vote.

Mayor, are you time certaining it to

Yeah, we'll time certain it for the April 23 meeting.

Just so that's clear. My motion to table was to time certain it in one meeting.

Thank you. April 23. Now we're going to call roll on agenda items Consent Agenda five and seven, please.

Commissioner Idell? Yes. Commissioner Welf? Yes. Commissioner O'Reilly? Yes. Mayor Wasserman? Yes.

Okay. So now, we will move along to our regular agenda, Resolution twenty twenty six-thirty four, a resolution establishing a redistricting board and appointing five members, one from each district, to the redistricting board for a term of one hundred and twenty days commencing on 04/09/2026. Is there a motion and a second to move agenda item eight for discussion?

Move it. Second.

We have a motion to, we got, commissioner Raley and seconded by commissioner Welch. City clerk, is there anyone who has signed up to speak on this item?

Not at this time, mayor.

Okay. Let's rock and roll. Commissioner Ridell, who's your nominee for District E?

In the very large pool of options I have is only appointing from District E, he would be my appointment regardless. I nominate Craig Valvo. Craig, thank you for coming to the meeting, and thank you for willing to serve the city.

Okay. Commissioner Eidell nominates Craig Valvo from for District E. Commissioner Welch, who is your nominee for District C?

Brandi Dweybick Martin. And I believe she's here tonight. And thank you for your service. All

right. Thank you so much, Commissioner Welch. Commissioner Raley, who is your nominee for District B?

Can I pick two? Now I know, because it's so difficult. We have two applicants that are truly qualified, and thank you for your service. But I'm going to nominate David Minsis.

Okay. David Minsis for Commissioner Raley in District B, City Manager Rose and Vice Mayor Brody oh, sorry?

Commissioner Vice Mayor Brody asked me to nominate Alex Ascorziaza. Thank you.

Kesundheit. Alex Ascoriazza for District D. I'm gonna pass the gavel to Commissioner Raley.

Mayor Wasserman, may we have your candidate for District A?

Absolutely. From the beautiful neighborhood of Tamron Village, Ms. Leeney Smith, for District A.

I'll pass the gavel.

Thank you for being here, as well.

Here we go.

Thank you. So, this is who we got. District E, Craig Valvo. District C, I believe it was Randy Martin? Brandy. Brandy Drabic. Sorry. Randy Drabic. Brandy Drabic. I asked you a few times to help me. I asked sorry, Brandy. I'm sorry, Brandy. They're very she's far away. There's like District B, David Minsis. District D, Alex Escoriasa. And District A, Leeny Smith. Move the slate. Second. Moved by Commissioner Rydell. Seconded by Commissioner Welch.

City Clerk, please call the roll on the slate of nominees.

Commissioner Rydell? Yes. Commissioner Welch? Yes. Commissioner O'Reilly? Yes. Mayor Wasserman?

Yes. For those appointees who are present, we invite you to come to the clerk's area to receive your very special appointment letter. The first meeting of the redistricting board is scheduled for Tuesday, 04/21/2026 at 4PM. And the commission chambers, congratulations to those of you who are here, which is all five of you.

Hello. How are you? It feels funny, but I think you accidentally gave me one hour.

A board that shows up together, rides together. Very nice.

She's over there. Thank

you to the five of you for your service over the next ninety days. We appreciate everything you're going to do for this city. Okay. Hundred and twenty days. They just added thirty more. Alright. Resolution 2026Dash042, a resolution appointing Peter Gay Lake as a regular member of the Board of Directors for the Seminole County Seminole Coconut Creek Education Foundation, Inc, pursuant to the Coconut Creek Feed Trust Lands Mitigation Agreement and the bylaws of the Seminole Coconut Creek Education Foundation. Is there a motion and a second to approve agenda item number nine?

Move it. Second.

Motion to approve by Commissioner Welch, seconded by Commissioner Raley. Are there any questions or comments from the City Commission on this? Yes, Commissioner Ridell.

She's here, so I just want to ask if she was volunteered or voluntold. Volunteered. That's all I needed to hear. Yeah, that's all I got, Mayor.

Slight hesitation on that response. City Clerk, there any members of the public who have signed to speak on this item?

Not at this time, Mayor.

Alright. Is there anyone present who would like to speak on this item? Are there any further questions or comments from the commission? Clerk, please call the roll.

Commissioner Riedel?

Yes.

Commissioner Welch? Yes. Commissioner Raley? Yes. Mayor Wasserman?

Yes. Thank you. Alright. Item number 10, a motion to appoint a director, alternate, and second alternate to attend and vote at any twenty twenty six, twenty twenty seven Broward League of Cities Board of Directors or general membership meetings. Is there a motion and a second Oh, to yes.

Before we take nominations, I would like to make a comment, if I may.

Can we move the agenda first, and then we can do that?

We can do that.

All right. Is there a motion and second to move the agenda item for discussion?

Yes. Second. Move it.

All right. Moved by Commissioner Welch, seconded by Commissioner Raley. City Clerk, is there anyone who signed up to speak on this item?

Not at this time, Mayor.

All right. Commissioner Welch, the floor is yours.

All right. Thank you very much, Mayor. Appreciate it.

You got it.

I just would like to pose something. I know I'm on the last years of my last term. But given that others may not be in that state, I would like to encourage whoever we nominate to be the director to consider applying for positions on the board, rather than just as membership. Because I think it's a perfect opportunity to be able to move issues across the county, and then eventually towards the state, and pass those borders. I think whoever is considering more long term on the board, I think it would be a perfect opportunity to serve not only the city, but the position in which they would be providing on our regard to the Broward League of Cities.

Just a thought. All right?

So to understand, you are hoping that whoever is our director will pursue leadership opportunities within the League of Cities

Absolutely.

In Broward League.

Okay. Just wanted to double check. Thank you so much. Are there any other comments for discussion on the or we can move into nominations, whatever you feel like doing. Sure.

Yeah. Just that I do have an interest of becoming the director.

Okay. Thank you. Yes. Is there any nominations for the director? Or would we like to table this till our till the vice mayor is here at the next meeting?

Wants to be the director? I nominate her to be the director.

I'd second For clarification,

we do need to submit our appointees by April 17.

All right. Well

I second it the nomination.

Was nominated by Commissioner Rydell, seconded by Commissioner Welch. Are there any nominations for an alternate? Commissioner Rydell.

I didn't buzz in.

Oh, thought saw you were, like, half talking. Sorry. Commissioner Reilly?

Yeah. I'll nominate John Brody.

Okay. Is there a second for John Brody as the alternate? Second. Okay. Alternate Brody, nominated by Commissioner Raley, seconded by Commissioner Welch. Are there any nominations for a second alternate?

I nominate, mayor.

I will accept that nomination. Is there a second?

Second.

Thank you. Okay. So the nominees are, for director, Commissioner Jackie Raley. Alternate is Commissioner John Vice Mayor John Brody. And the second alternate is me. Is there a motion to second for the list of nominees?

Move to slate. Second.

Moved by Commissioner Rydell. Seconded by Commissioner Welch. City Clerk, please call the roll.

Commissioner Rydell? Yes. Commissioner Welch? Yes. Commissioner Raley? Yes. Mayor Wasserman?

Yes. Okay. Moving along. Number 11, a motion to accept for filing as the record copy with the city clerk the annual comprehensive financial report, ACFR, which also includes the other independent auditors' reports for the fiscal year ended 09/30/2025. Is there a motion and a second to approve agenda item 11? Move it.

Second.

Moved by Commissioner Reidel, seconded by Commissioner Welch. Are there finance department, you're in the House.

All right.

You're going make a report.

Yes.

All right. Petey Gay, our finance director, will give us all the good information. Thank you.

All right. Thank you. Mayor and City Commission, everyone, good evening. Tonight, we're presenting the city's annual comprehensive financial report for acceptance and filing, and I am pleased to share that once again we have completed another successful audit. We closed fiscal year twenty five in a strong financial position with 34,300,000.0 in unassigned fund balance in the general fund, which represents approximately four months of operating expenditures.

This reserve remains an important component of the city's long term financial stability and our ability to respond to unexpected needs in the future. During fiscal year twenty five, we utilized a portion of unassigned fund balance as planned, primarily due to the timing of certain receipts of revenues. Even with this timing related use, our financial position remains strong and within policy targets. This reflects continued strategic financial management, including success in securing grant funding and identifying savings across various departments while responsibly planning for future capital needs. As we look ahead, staff continues to closely monitor economic conditions and any potential federal and state legislative changes that may impact future revenues and expenditures.

We remain proactive in our long range financial planning to ensure continued service levels and financial resiliency. I would like to thank the entire finance department and the assistant director Karen Lu, who's here with us today, for their dedication and hard work in making this year's audit another success. You know, we completed the audit. We didn't have any findings or any recommendations for improvements, which says a lot about, you know, how the finance department is run and how the city is run. So with us this evening, do have Mr.

Steven Emery. He's the auditing partner with Citroen Kupaman, and he'll he's here to make a brief presentation on the financial report, and then we'll be happy to answer any questions afterwards. Thank you.

You, Peter Gay. Good evening, everyone. It's a pleasure to be here with you this evening. My name is Stephen Emery, and I had the pleasure of being your external auditor for the fiscal year ended 09/30/2025. So I'm going to just kind of go through some very high level items as they pertain to the audit.

So first, I'm going to discuss the scope of our audit. So we did an evaluation of the internal controls, and we did conduct some compliance testing. Additionally, in accordance with our standards, we conducted a detailed risk assessment where we focus on the riskier areas within the city's finances. We always incorporate an element of unpredictability so that every year, the audit is different from year to year. We did need to conduct a single audit over the federal grant activity due to level of federal expenditures that you all had during the year.

And we also conducted a surtax examination in accordance with your agreement with the county for the penny surtax funding. Next, just some very high level financial highlights. I know Peter Gay already covered some very important information. But just a couple of the things that we always look at, a few of the things. Budgetary compliance.

So each year, a lot of care and effort is put into putting the budget together for the city. We evaluate those expenditures and revenues. And you all were compliant. So in other words, the expenditures were spent in accordance with how they were budgeted. The FRS actuarial funding compliance so each year, there's an actuarial study conducted of how much needs to be funded in order to keep that plan sound from a funding perspective.

And so the city was able to meet that funding requirement on time, in accordance with how the actuarial report required. And then long term debt compliance. So all covenants were adhered to, and the debt payments were made on time. So very important important for the financial health of the city, and I'm happy to be able to report all of that to you this evening. So now, just to discuss some of the overall financial overall results of the audit.

So first, the report on the basic financial statements. That's unmodified. So in other words, that's a clean opinion. And what that means is that, based on our audit, we're not aware of any material modifications that would need to be made to the financial statements in order for them to comply with all relevant standards. The next, we have our report in accordance with government auditing standards.

So what this report covers is two very vital components of an audit for a government. So first, we focus on the internal control over general financial reporting. And then also, we look at compliance with grants and laws regulations and things of that nature. So that, again, is an unmodified or a clean opinion. So we do not have any significant deficiencies of internal control or material weaknesses of internal control or any noncompliance that would need to be reported to you this evening or to the Florida Auditor General.

So that's another clean report. And then the single audit that I mentioned previously so that, again, is an audit due to the amount of federal expenditures that the city incurred. And so that is really a zoomed in version of an audit just over those particular expenditures. And we also look at the internal control that the city has over those expenditures and over those grant funds, and also the compliance of how those funds were spent. And so that, again, is a clean opinion.

Next, we have the report on the surtax examination. So that's how the funds were spent from the county, specifically from the penny surtax funding and spent on those projects. And so that, again, is unmodified and clean. So this is really the highest level of opinions that we can offer. And as you can see, there were quite a few different reports within this set of financial statements.

Lastly, the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. So each year, when we finish our audit, Peta Gay and her team, they submit that report to the Florida Government Officers Association. They do a deep dive, and they all essentially go through a peer review process where they look at those ACFRs, and they determine whether or not they meet certain criteria reporting certain standards and things of that nature. So during 2025, the city was notified that you all did earn that achievement of excellence for your FYE 'twenty four report. We evaluated the 2025 report.

And we believe later this year, you're going to receive a similar certificate for the 2025 ACFR. And then just some final notes. The accounting policies, we are in agreement with all of those policies that management has chosen. They do comply with GAAP and GASB and all relevant standards. Accounting estimates, we agree with those as well.

Change in estimate can drastically change your financial picture. And so it's very important that we take great care in looking at that, making sure that management isn't being too aggressive or anything of that nature. So we agree with those. The auditor journal journal entries in order for the statements to be materially accurate. So earlier, when I said you all had an unmodified opinion on your overall financial statements, most of the financial statement audits in this country do receive that opinion.

However, many times, the reason that we're able to offer that opinion is because auditors will come in and post a lot of journal entries in order to make the numbers materially accurate. So we didn't need to do that. And so what that indicates to you is that Petey Gay and her team, as they're recording the transactions all throughout the year, they are materially accurate. They don't need to be fixed at the end of the year in order for you all to be getting good financial data at the end of the year or throughout the year. So that's really important that I want to impress upon you.

And then also, the ACRA is an extensive financial document. I think it's 159 pages. It has ten years' worth of information, of statistical information, population data. It's a really comprehensive document. And Peter Gey and her team do a really phenomenal job of putting that together every year. So that concludes the presentation. But I would be happy to take any questions that you all may have at this time.

Thank you. Thank you for the presentation. We have a question from Commissioner Raley.

Hi. Good seeing you again, Steven. Great seeing

you, too.

Congratulations, Peter, and Karen. Wonderful job. Thank you. But I do want, just for our residents and for the record, could you just explain what you mentioned in the beginning, the riskier areas?

Yes.

Could you just explain what they are?

Great question. So part of an audit is, you know, there's a lot of activity within a city. Need to focus our time on what's important. So what's important to the city is whatever would have higher risk. We look at procurement. We want to make sure that funds are being spent correctly. We look at grant expenses, because it's very important, if you receive grant money, the worst thing that could happen is that you have to pay it back. So we always look at that. And that's in connection, also, with the single audit that we conducted. And so it's really those two areas primarily, in addition to the IT environment, which was actually enacted with a new auditing standard for FY24.

So that, again, we focused on as well as a riskier area, too. So great question. But those are really some of the top risky items that come to mind. And despite the drill down auditing that we did on those areas, we did not have any kind of findings or matters that we would be required to report to you all.

Thank you very much.

You're welcome. Anybody else? Commissioner Welch?

It just seems like that Peter Gee and her team have checked off all the bright boxes. And I just love the part at the end that you finished with about the auditor journal entries, and no need for any of those to even be considered. So kudos again. Thank you.

Thank you.

Commissioner Riedel.

Just very briefly, did you do this PowerPoint?

I did,

yes. All right, so just thought. Uh-huh. Totally. Thank you. Peter Gay, you're amazing. We know that when it's, like, a good thing, it may not want to be in red. Okay. Just like good, red's bad.

Like, you're just looking at it, you're like, oh, we're bad. I'm trying to ring, I'm trying to ring I'm just saying, Yeah.

You're not a PowerPoint guy. You're a numbers guy just in the future. Maybe blue or gold. You know? Not

red. That's the first time I've heard that comment, but that's very well put. I'm gonna have to change

my point here.

Okay. What would be the what would be the color?

Gold, blue Green. Green. Green for money. I'm just saying. Right? That's good. Green for money. That's all I got.

Alright. Bradley's always dead. Yeah.

Are there any members of the public who've signed up to speak on this item, city clerk?

Not at this time, mayor.

Is there anyone who is present who would like to speak on this item? Are there any further questions or comments from the Commission? No. All right. Clerk, call roll, please. Commissioner Riedel?

Yes.

Commissioner Welch? Yes. Commissioner O'Reilly? Yes. Mayor Wasserman? Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

All right. Resolution twenty twenty six-forty five, a resolution approving the Martinique one Condominium Association application for matching grant funds from the Neighborhood Enhancement Grant Program for security enhancements. Is there a motion and a second to approve Agenda Item Number 12?

Move it.

Second. Moved by Commissioner Welch. Second. Seconded by Commissioner Riedel.

Mayor, at this time I'd like to recuse myself since Martinique is located within Winmark.

You got it. Thank you. Commissioner Mayerly is recusing herself from this. Put it on the record, please. Are there any questions or comments from the City Commission on this item? Nope. City Clerk, are there any members of the public who have signed up to speak on this item?

None at this time, Mayor.

Is there anyone here who would like to speak on the item? Oh, Commissioner Welch wants to know if they are here from Martinique. There she is. Hello. Okay. Are there any further questions or comments? All right. Clerk, call it out.

Commissioner Riedel? Yes. Commissioner Welch? Yes. Mayor Wasserman?

Yes. Okay. Now, we are moving into a quasi judicial item. Will the deputy city attorney please explain the city's quasi judicial procedures?

W. Thank you, Mayor. First, I want to remind everyone to silence your mobile devices. Florida courts have determined that there are certain types of matters, including agenda items thirteen, fourteen, and 15 on tonight's agenda, that are to be treated differently than other items considered by the commission. In these quasi judicial applications, the commission is applying existing rules and policies to a factual situation and is therefore acting like a judge and jury due in a trial held in the courtroom.

In such cases, the courts have decided that due process and fundamental fairness require that more formal procedures be followed. The city commission's decision must be based on the evidence and information that is presented at the public hearing, including the agenda materials, planning, and zoning board recommendation, testimony presented at the public hearing, and the deliberations of the city commission. The quasi judicial procedures require that the commission consider the evidence presented to it and base their decision on the applicable law and primarily on credible evidence presented, whether by staff, the applicant, or members of the public. In a quasi judicial proceeding, the city commission is not allowed to take into consideration public sentiment or the public popularity of a particular development proposal or application. The city commission may only consider competent, substantial evidence.

This means testimony or other evidence that a reasonable mind would accept as credible and adequate to support a conclusion. Florida courts have made it clear that mere generalized statements of opposition are to be disregarded, but fact based testimony can be considered competent and substantial evidence. This can include eyewitness observation testimony about relevant facts and documentary evidence, including photographs, aerials, and maps. Citizens who want to participate in a quasi judicial hearing can testify as to factual matters in any element of the case that would not require specialized training or specific academic degrees. Their testimony will be considered provided their testimony is backed up by established facts, studies, or evidence that is not conjecture or just based on a feeling.

The quasi judicial hearing process is not a popularity contest. The strict rules of evidence do not apply during the public hearing, but any comments must be relevant to the agenda item. Proper decorum is required and will be maintained at all times. Please refrain from vocal outbursts, jeering, cheering, or applause. Everyone who seeks to speak on an item will be given an opportunity to speak.

If you intend to provide testimony as to any of the applications to be considered tonight, you will be sworn in before your testimony is taken. Please know if you speak, you may be subject to cross examination. The city commission may comment or ask questions of persons addressing the commission at any time. If you refuse to either be cross examined or to be sworn, your testimony will be considered in that context and given its due weight. The general public will not be permitted to cross examine witnesses, but may request that the commission direct questions on their behalf to the applicant or staff. Will the clerk please confirm compliance with the notice requirements?

The city has satisfied the legally required public notice for the public hearings for agenda items thirteen, fourteen, and 15.

Thank you. Will the clerk please swear in the witnesses?

Will anyone wishing to speak on any of these quasi judicial items please stand and raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Yes. When you come forward to speak, please state your name and address clearly for the record. State whether or not you've been sworn in and whether or not you understand the rules of the proceedings. Thank you.

All right. Agenda items thirteen, fourteen, and 15. We will now hear Agenda Item 13, and if there are no objections from the staff, the applicant, the commission, or the public will also hear Agenda Items fourteen and fifteen as they are related. Any objections? After the deputy city attorney reads the ordinance titles and I read the resolution title, I will ask for a motion and second to move the items.

Ordinance number twenty twenty six zero zero six, an ordinance of the city commission of the city of Coconut Creek, Florida approving the rezoning request of Coconut Creek Automotive Management LLC to rezone from B4 Regional Shopping District to planned Main Street Development District Al Hendrickson Toyota PMDD for the property legally described in exhibit A attached here to and made a part hereof, being generally located at 5201 West Sample Road, providing for findings, providing for conditions of approval, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing an effective date. Item number 14 is ordinance number twenty twenty six-seven, an ordinance of the city commission of the city of Coconut Creek, Florida, amending the city's code of ordinances by amending chapter 13 land development code article three zoning regulations division eight master business list to amend section 13 dash six twenty six master business list, planned Main Street Development District to adopt the list of permitted and special land uses for the Al Hendrickson Toyota planned Main Street Development District, generally located on the North Side of Sample Road between Northwest 54th Avenue and Banks Road in the Main Street project area, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing for codification, and providing an effective date.

Resolution 2026Dash057, a resolution approving the site plan request of j Dussett spring engineering inc on behalf of coconut creek automotive management l l c to redevelop an existing auto auto automobile dealership generally located North of Sample Road between North West 54th Avenue and Banks Road legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof. Is there a motion and second to move agenda item 13 for discussion? Second. Moved by Commissioner Welch, seconded by Commissioner Raley. Is there a motion and second to move agenda item 14 for discussion?

So moved.

Moved by Commissioner Welch.

Second.

Seconded by Commissioner Raley. Is there a motion and a second to move agenda item 15 for discussion?

Move it. Second.

Motion by Commissioner Raley and second by Commissioner Welch.

Are there any disclosures? Are there any disclosures, such as outside communications or site visits, on behalf of the Commission for items thirteen, fourteen, or 15?

MR. Yes, communications with the developer, the owner, and site visits.

MS. I see no other communications or disclosures.

I had a meeting, but it was logged maybe like a year ago.

Okay.

Yeah.

With?

Yeah, it was the group who was here.

So it was with the developer?

Yeah. Okay.

JULIE Yeah.

WONG: Okay. JULIE

Thank you.

All right. The city staff's now going to make a presentation on items thirteen, fourteen, and 15. City staff, hello. Good evening. Good evening.

Justin JUSTIN Proffitt, Resilient Design and Development Director. Before I introduce staff to do the staff presentation, I just want to do one revision to the site plan resolution. And that's for agenda item number 15. There's two conditions of approval that we're recommending some alternative revisions to language in those two conditions. That first condition is 18.

The second is 20. I'm going to read it into the record, and I'll explain the change. So under the site plan resolution and agenda item number 15, condition of approval number 18, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy so we're changing from building permit to certificate of occupancy the applicant shall resolve the outstanding DRC landscape code comments through the provision of additional tree plantings or payment into the city's tree preservation trust fund, or some combination thereof. The second condition of approval is number 20. The change there is the same as the previous.

Instead of building permit, we're saying, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the property owner shall vacate the utility easements identified in the development review committee comments. The reason why we're making these recommended changes to these conditions is in order to allow the applicant the maximum and reasonable amount of time to accomplish these two conditions of approval while they're under construction and going through all of the other various approvals out there, including all of the agency approvals that are needed to vacate utility easements. That could be a long process, so we're just trying to give them as much time as possible. And that's a summary of those changes. And what I'll do next is introduce staff who will go through the applications, the whole of the applications.

We have Liz Aguilar here, our assistant director. And we also have Deandrea Moise, our planning manager. Liz?

Thank you, Justin. Good evening, mayor, city commissioners, and staff. For the record, my name is Lisette Aguilar. I'm the assistant director of the Resilient Design and Development Department. And, of course, Dee is Deandrea Moiz is sitting right next to me, and hopefully between the three of us, we should be able to answer, hopefully, all of the questions that the commission may have.

So, the next three agenda items are all for the Al Hendriksen Toyota, which is located at 5201 West Sample Road. The first one, which is agenda 13, number 13 is the rezoning. So, just a quick history on that. The property is zoned B4 currently. That zoning has been in effect for many, many years, and it was actually in effect when the original site plan for Al Hendriksson was approved back in 1989.

So, it has been quite a while. Fast forward to December 2004, the city commission adopts the Main Street design standards. And while the design standards do provide those design regulations for future projects in Main Street, those standards do not have the effect of rezoning property. Thus, it's important to rezone the Al Hendrik property from B4 to PMDD. It's necessary to provide the consistency with those adopted standards.

And the next agenda item, number 14, which is the land development code, will introduce the adopted PMDD into the code, into the land development code. This will also implement the required the permitted uses and the permitted special land uses, and will establish the design standards for the site, which is just as important as introducing it into the code. These adopted standards are necessary so that we can approve our next item on the agenda, which is the site plan. And just briefly, agenda item number 15, the site plan. As part of the redevelopment of this portion of the Al Hendriksen site, we have two separate buildings.

So, we've got the sales showroom facility, and we have the car wash facility. This site plan approval will allow the existing 39,000 and change square feet to be increased to 98,000, and it will allow for the construction of a six parking deck park garage for inventory spaces of up to 598 vehicle parking spaces. City staff has reviewed all of the agenda items. We find that they are in compliance with the main street design standards, the land development code, the site plan requirements of the land development code, and the city's comprehensive plan. And we are recommending approval of agenda items number thirteen, fourteen, and 15, subject to all the DRC comments, outstanding comments, and conditions of approval.

That concludes staff's presentation, but we are here to answer any questions that the commission may have. Thank you.

Okay. We're now going to have the applicant make his presentation on items 13 through 15.

Good evening. Liz Summerstein from Dennis Mealy's office, 200 Brower Boulevard, here on behalf of the applicant. Liz did a great presentation, so I'll try to keep this as brief as possible. I'm sure you're all familiar with the location, but it's North Of Sample Road in between 54th Avenue and Banks Road. We have two applications before you, but as Liz mentioned, there's three items on the agenda.

So we have the site plan application, the rezoning, and the code amendment. And I do want to point out that the site plan, what we're doing is we are modernizing the dealership. You know, it hasn't been updated since it was constructed, but I wanna also add that part of the desire to amend the site plan and do the renovation, it's being dictated by Toyota, the higher ups, and so it's also a critical component of operating the business at this location. It's going to make the site much nicer, but it's also needed to keep the dealership as one of the best dealerships, you know, in in the area. I do think it's the last dealership in the South East Region to be updated.

So, again, this is the existing zoning. You could see the subject site outlined in yellow. The dark red is all b four. The parcel just north of us, just for context, that's the city parking lot, and the other area that's still going to remain B4 is owned by the Seminole tribe. Everything else in the area has already been updated to PMDD. Again, this is what it would look like after the proposed rezoning. This is to show what is existing and what's proposed. And you can see from the numbers, really, bulk of the addition that we're doing is the new parking garage. So right now, the site, it's one building, and there's a surface parking lot in the back. So we are expanding the existing dealership, the actual building, but the bulk of the square footage of this renovation is the new parking garage.

We have just some renderings. The top is the existing dealership, and the bottom is what it will look like. And you can see it's completely modernizing the dealership while maintaining the same Toyota branding and coloring. I do want to point out some of the project features. We have some graphics to show next, but some of the highlights.

On Banks Road, we're going to be adding a landscape median. There's going to be a bike path. There's going to be an eight foot Venetian red concrete kind of meandering sidewalk along Banks. Along Sample Road, we're going to have mirrored that same concrete material, but it'll be 12 feet in width. We're also gonna have three pedestrian plazas with pervious pavers, side benches, shade pavilions, and increased landscaping.

The site's gonna have 12 EV charging stations and two solar benches near the entrance to the dealership, so customers can come and charge their devices while they're waiting for their new cars. And I'll point out again, this is the parking garage. So one of the interesting things about the parking garage is it has this innovative greenery material on the exterior of the parking garage. So it is faux landscaping, but it acts like traditional if it was real landscaping, it just has easier maintenance. So it has this technology called Air Rx, and I'm not a scientist, but essentially it breaks down VOCs, it releases oxygen back into the environment.

So it serves the same purpose as if it was landscaped with traditional landscaping material, but it's meant for outdoor installation. This is an overall site plan. You can see we're just highlighting the pedestrian plazas on Sample Road to show some of the shade pavilions. The benches, you can see in the top right hand corner, those are the solar benches that'll go near the entrance, And the second photo, that's a photo of the bike path that'll be at on Banks Road. And this is just some of the enhanced tree canopy. The left is the existing. The right is what is proposed. Really, the footprint of the building from the front is staying the same. We're just building north. And this is a rendering of what it'll look like from Sample Road.

So again, even though we're adding a significant amount of square footage, it really the scale of the building remains the same from Sample Road. And just showing you some of the updated interiors that we're going be doing as well. And we're here to answer any questions that you have.

Thank you so much. Does the city staff have any questions of the applicant or any of the applicant's witnesses?

Not at this time.

Do you have any questions for the city staff?

No.

Public hearing open. I'll now open the public hearing. Are there any members of the public who would like to speak on agenda items thirteen, fourteen, or 15? Once called upon, please identify yourself, state whether or not you have been sworn in, and whether or not you understand the rules of the proceedings. Okay. The public hearing is now closed. We'll now hear any comments from the Commission. Commissioner Rydell?

Thank you, Mayor. Thank you for your presentation. Obviously, we've been tracking this, and it's a long time coming. I want to thank you. I want to thank the applicant for investing into Coconut Creek. I think this is a development project that is not only great for the city, it's great for the tax base, and it's it's modernizing a structure that candidly is a little bit of an eyesore. Don't wanna say an eyesore, but it's an older, you know, dealership. I think this is gonna be very, very exciting. And that dealership, I believe, was one of the top in the country for a number of times for Toyota. So, you know, the amount of people that come to Coconut Creek because of that, and I think this reinvestment is great. I'm looking forward to this project, I want to thank you. I have no questions, Mayor. I just wanted to thank the applicant, and I know there may be some things that get worked out between one and two, and I'm happy see it. I'm probably going to have some more questions on the second reading, but right now I have none. Thank you.

Thank you,

Commissioner Ridell. Commissioner Welch?

Hi, thank you. No, I agree, totally agree with Commissioner Ridell. It's been a long time coming, and we're very grateful. Site plan includes the parking garage. I was a little unsure about what the artificial greenery versus the living wall was really going to consist of, but I understand if it deteriorates somehow over time, that it will be replaced.

But there are so many number of features, of the Main Street Design District, that are included in this project that I know it's going to be something to be very proud of. I did have some actually, there are more environmental questions, if I May. One, and I understand that when I'm not sure which of the blocks has reclaimed water coming to it, that at that time this site will connect into it. And I don't know how does that read in the project? I don't know who wants to answer. Is there a time limit on that, or?

Yeah, well, the time limit's going to depend on the construction of Block 8 in Main Street, and then infrastructure along Banks Road. So right now, you know, the developer for the for sale townhomes on Block 8 is moving forward. So that may not take so long. But in that phasing plan, that's when the reclaimed water is constructed on Banks Road, when Block 8 is constructed. So before the meeting, we had this question.

We looked up the plans for Main Street. It is confirmed. The reclaimed water line will go south from Block 8 And 40th Street, just to the north of Sample Road. We've conditioned this site plan, and it is also in the PMDD regulations that they will need to connect to that reclaimed waterline when that infrastructure is in place.

We're actually going to see this come to fruition. I know when it first came down to Wiles that, you know, who knew in the future? So that's very exciting. And the just a couple of things. The plazas, the three pedestrian plazas, is that where the display of vehicles is intended, or I do you

don't know if I have the best photo of it, but this here. So yes, there's going be in the three plazas, there'll be some cars displayed in each plaza.

I think you had a better visual in one of the others, maybe that one, I'm not sure. So the reason I ask is, is there a consideration for, if those vehicles are displayed, are they going to be elevated in some manner? Or do we know that level of detail?

I don't know that level of detail, but I can find

that out.

Okay, we've got a second reading, so not to worry about that. And to the commissioner's point, this is several million dollars worth of project, and it's going to look absolutely stunning, especially from the sample road point of view. And I was just curious, is there any consideration of where the food trucks might be in the future I don't for use within the dealership?

I don't know. I mean, if you have a preference of where they're located, I can certainly talk with the management to see if they

can I put it a certain certainly can't tell you where to put them, but I'm just saying, the aesthetics from the sample, since it would be mostly for the use of the dealership or service, would think it would be better served out of view of sample, given all the millions of dollars that are being spent on this project, I'm just saying? Because I'm just thrilled that this is happening, that I'm actually on the commission to get to see it signed, sealed, and delivered.

That's a good point. I will convey your comments.

And the test driving will only take place on the outer arterial roads. Yes. Nothing on we have a lot of internal roads that aren't built yet. So none of that will take place within those internal roads.

Correct. We have a graphic, it was after the presentation. This shows the test drive route. So this is I where it will

just, I cannot stress enough how thrilled I am that this is happening and the investment is coming to Coconut Creek and proud of what the dealership is going to happen here. Thank you. Thank you very much.

JAMES Commissioner Reilly.

JAMES Thank you, mayor. I hope the finished product looks as good as the rendering. Thank you. It's great. I just have a couple of questions. Well, since Commissioner Walsh brought up the food trucks, I know a lot of dealerships have restaurants within their showrooms. Is there any plan for that?

Not that I'm

aware of. And Not I did want to is there a time element? What is the projected time frame?

JULIE I mean, in terms of starting construction, they would obviously like to start as soon as possible. I think there's some permitting things on the front end that we have to deal with. So an estimate in maybe about six months till we start. This project's a little bit complicated in terms of construction because we're keeping the dealership open. And so I would say maybe a year to a year and a half because we kind of have to do it in phases to keep the dealership operational while we're constructing it. Okay, great.

Thank you. So we look forward to that. Thank you so much. All right, I think that's all I've got. Thank you.

Commissioner Riedel? Oh, I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry. I do want to comment, because I'm intrigued by the Air Rx. Yes. CHRISTINE I mean, I knew it was aesthetic, right? And it's artificial. But for it to react and to recharge itself and send oxygen into It's very cold. The atmosphere. It's it's mind boggling. Yeah. It's I have to look into it to see exactly how that's gonna happen. Thank you. Yeah.

Commissioner Reidel?

I Commissioner Walsh, if I can inquire, you asked a question about elevated cars. I'm just curious what you're thinking with that.

Well, what I was thinking is, oftentimes, I'm not saying here in this case, I have seen dealerships that have cars very much elevated. So I just wondered how this particular project intended. Because I'm assuming that when they display cars out front, they want them to be seen as much as possible. I wouldn't be a fan of the very large, high car ramps, but I'm anxious to see how that Okay.

Yeah, I didn't know where you were going with that. I'm not one and I'm just going I want to say this, like the food truck thing, the elevated car thing, I'm not going to sit up here and tell you guys how to do your business. I don't necessarily agree with that. I think being a good neighbor is different from having a food truck in the back or the front, but I know it's from just the car industry in general. It feeds their employees. It's something management brings in to incentivize and to do things. And I think the days of, like, car food, Jax, is, like, gone. I haven't been to a dealership in a long time. They give, like, the vending machines now and coffee. They charge for coffee now. The little kiosk. So, yeah, listen. I I hear what you're saying, but I don't wanna put anything I'm not gonna support any, like, amendment to, like, saying you can't elevate cars or you can't you can't do any of that. That's I didn't that's where I thought you were going there. Didn't know if you were for it or against it.

Well, the thing that I was inquiring about the food trucks is because typically it's for an event, not for a long term position, especially within view of the main streets. That's all I'm saying.

And I could just share with you, in Fort Lauderdale, you see a lot of businesses now that actually bars are opening without restaurants and having food trucks permanently, like, outside because they don't want the costs of it. So, it's just a really interesting shift on why there's that. I don't want to debate that now, but I just

We have a little different standards in Main Street.

I'm with you.

Anyway, okay.

But business is meant to succeed. Thank you.

I am, I'm down with the food truck, if we're going to talk about it. I guess if in violation and it's not supposed to be there overnight, you know, I don't know why it can't just be moved to the back and then brought up. You know, I don't know. I don't know the story behind it. I don't know if there is a story behind it, you know. But, I would think that that's a feasible thing. But, whatever. No, I'm super glad this is happening. Drive by that drive by, I'm not going say what I called it. But I drive by it all the time.

I'm glad you guys are taking the time and energy and money to jazz it up and really bring it into 2026, not 1993. So really awesome. And that's it. Any closing remarks from city staff?

Yeah? Yeah, I just wanted to clarify on the food trucks. I do think it's important to point out. Right now, an allowance for operating food trucks more than what the code already allows is not included in this approval. But there is a way for the applicant to apply for approvals in the future so we can accommodate locations and the operation of a food truck. They can operate a food truck right now up to two hours without a license or a permit from the city. Anything beyond that for a longer period of time would need to come in for either a special event permit, or if it wants to be more permanent, we would look at site planning that in a location on the property where it could fit, and etcetera.

To ask a question, has there been a permit, a special event permit, for that food truck that sits in front?

Not at this time. MR.

Okay. All right. So, okay. As long as we go through the proper protocols. Commissioner Riedel?

MR. I'm just can you where is that? Where is that in our code?

MR. It's in the Chapter 16 of the city's code of ordinances and temporary mobile food vending vehicles.

Okay, because I had a different recollection and reading of that, but I'm going

to look at that and Okay.

We'll put a pin in it.

Thank you.

Pinned. You put a pin in it. Okay. Applicant, anything else?

No, thank you.

All right. Do you have anything else from the Commission? Okay. Do we have a motion to approve this I'll just read it. Hold on. I'll just read it. Based on the testimony presented in applications consistent with the City's Land Development Regulations and Comprehensive Plan, A motion is second to approve agenda item 13, the PMDD rezoning application for the Al Hendriksson Toyota dealership. Do we have a motion?

Move it.

Commissioner Welch?

Second. We do.

Seconded by Commissioner Raley? I'm now calling for a vote on agenda item 13.

Male Commissioner Raley.

Yes. Male My apologies. You permit.

That was a trick.

I think it's the first time in almost four years I

made

this It is.

That's right.

Let's hope the next one is there for another four years. Let's start over again. Commissioner Rydell.

Yes. Commissioner Welch?

Yes. Commissioner Raley? Yes. Mayor Wasserman?

Yes. Now for the comments and deliberation by the Commission on Agenda Item 14, an amendment to the Land Development Code related to the Al Hendrickson Toyota PMDD permitted and special land uses master business list. If none, based on the testimony presented in the applications consistency with the City's Land Development Regulations and Comprehensive Plan, a motion and a second to approve Agenda Item 14 an amendment to the land development code related to the Al Hendrickson Toyota PMDD permitted and special land uses master business list.

Move it. Second.

Commissioner Welch. Moved. Seconded by commissioner Rayleigh. I'm not calling for a vote. City Clerk, let's make it happen.

Commissioner Ridell? Yes. Commissioner Welch? Yes. Commissioner Raley? Yes. Mayor Wasserman?

Yes. Now for comments and deliberation by the Commission on Agenda Item 15, the site plan application for the Al Hendrickson Toyota of Coconut Creek Auto Dealership. If none, is there? Based on the testimony presented in the application's consistency with the City's Land Development Regulations and Comprehensive Plan, a motion and a second to approve Agenda Item 15, the site plan application for the Al Hedrickson Toyota of Coconut Creek Auto Dealership.

Move it.

Second. For clarification, I'd like to know if you are choosing to include the revisions to conditions eighteen and twenty recommended by staff, changing the time frame for those compliance of those conditions from building permit to certificate of occupancy.

Didn't he orally amend it?

He can he he made the suggestion. You all need to include it in your

So I move to amend based on the director's oral amendment.

Oh, revision. Wait. Second.

Oral Second. Revisions. So vote on the amendment, and then you want to vote on it as amended.

Clerk, please call a roll on the amendment.

Commissioner Riedel? Yes. Commissioner Welch? Yes. Commissioner Raleigh? Yes. Mayor Wasserman?

Yes. Is there a motion to second as amended? Move it. Moved by Commissioner Reidel?

Second.

Seconded by Commissioner Welch. City Clerk Kavanaugh, please call roll.

Commissioner Riedel?

Yes.

Commissioner Welch? Yes. Commissioner Raley? Yes. Mayor Wasserman?

Yes. Thank you. Alright. Number 16, ordinance two zero two six zero zero five.

Thank you, mayor. This, ordinance twenty twenty six zero zero five is an ordinance of the city commission of the city of Coconut Creek, Florida, amending the city's code of ordinances by amending chapter five animals Section five twelve, Retail Sale of Dogs and Cats, to amend the definition of hobby breeder to clarify that hobby breeders are not pet stores, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, providing for codification, and providing an effective date.

Move it.

Second. CHRISTINE MCGRAY: We'll now get a report from Deputy City Attorney Mahaffy. Are there any questions or comments from the city commission? I don't know. I'm waiting for Oh. Okay. I'm sorry.

I thought I'm sorry.

I thought skipped

the I thought I was hearing in this I thought I

said something. But you were going give us a little report. So

this is a just a brief amendment that amends Section five twelve of our city code. That's retail sales of dogs and cats. And it makes two primary amendments. One is it amends the definition of hobby breeder to distinguish those operations from pet stores. And the second is it removes an exemption or exception to the prohibition so that we get rid of an exception which might have allowed for puppy mills.

It still allows the hobby breeder to have that one litter a year. They can breed them on and raise the puppies on-site. And then they can sell their individual puppies, but not to a pet store, not through a pet store. I'm happy to answer any questions.

Are there any questions from the city commission? I see none on the board. Oh, hold on. I'm waiting for to see the name. Commissioner Haley.

Okay. Just for clarification, because I wasn't aware of shame on me that we didn't well, in 2014, we actually initiated the ordinance banning sale of dogs and cats from pet stores. So what this does is it's just an amendment to that ordinance. We're not actually voting on I I just clarified it because we did get some emails, so I just want the residents to know that that this has already been in place since 2014. That's correct.

We do not have any stores that do sell animals in the city. This just and we've not had any issues identified in the city. It was just a loophole that was a possible loophole that was identified, and so we're just cleaning up the code to eliminate that loophole.

CHAIRMAN Commissioner Riedel?

CHAIRMAN So just to provide additional context to Commissioner Raley, Commissioner Lazaro, I had spoke to at length about this, and about four other municipalities in Broward County have actual problems with the loophole as written and circulated by, actually, Commissioner Lazaro back in 'fourteen. She went to all the cities. She came here. That three I believe it was three, and now it's four cities that are manipulating that loophole, and she's offered it up as, hey, be aware, which is why we kind of pushed the issue on the loophole. And to clarify you, Deputy Attorney Mahaffy, we do have businesses that sell animals in the city, just not cats and dogs. So, I mean, we do have

JULIET Yes.

I apologize.

There's no puppies there, but, yes, we do have pet stores that do sell animals.

JULIET Because you're right. I know for fish, for sure.

JULIET Well, rabbits. I mean, there's adoption.

JULIET But our code specifically relates to prohibits the sale of Yeah. And transfer of dogs and cats. And that's

where They're getting through the adoption center, but they're available. But they're technically already done. So that's all I got.

City Clerk, are there any members of the public who have signed up to speak on this item? Not at this time, Mayor. Is there anyone who is present who would like to speak on this item? Are there any further questions or comments from the Commission on this item? City Clerk Kavanaugh, please call the roll. Commissioner Riedel?

Yes. Commissioner Welch? Yes. CHRISTIAN Commissioner Reilly? CHRISTIAN Yes. Mayor WOOD:

Yes. CHRISTIAN City Manager report, please.

CHRISTIAN Thank you, Mayor. Great job running the meeting. Just a couple of things. We have scheduled three days of focus group meetings with the Parks and Recreation Department with our consultants. So, very much looking forward to the results of that.

That would be April, and twenty fourth. So we hope to cover the majority of the Parks and Rec staff, you know, during those meetings. We also have 53 applications for the Parks and Recreation director, so we are hoping to begin those interviews next week, kind of exciting. And I would like, in the near future, to schedule something like a two hour strategic discussion related to sort of regional issues and leadership on various regional issues. So we'll be reaching out for your calendars, whether it's, you know, a breakfast or just time where we can have a meeting where we specifically talk about some of the leadership on issues associated with garbage, transportation, and what our long range plans are in that area.

So we'll be reaching out looking for your calendars in that area. Nothing further.

Deputy city attorney, please.

It's always a pleasure to be

here with you all. I've enjoyed it very much.

Thank you for having me.

And

I will conclude my remarks with that.

Commissioner Riedel?

Good meeting Jeffrey this evening, Mr. Mayor, aside from the slight singing in certain points, but I enjoyed it. It was harmonic. Good job on that. And I think we have a really good engaged panel for redistricting as well. So, I commend all my colleagues on their nominations. I want to thank my colleague I really want to thank every employee in City Hall and my colleagues that came to the Relay for Life Walk this year. My wife, took a little bit more of a leadership role and a front role than she normally does. And she, in the city, had a team and raised money. And Jackie and Winmore always knocks it out of the park, and I just want to thank all my colleagues that were able to if they came and how they were able to come.

And, the only other comment I'll make is that at our next meeting, we will have we're gonna be one of the first cities to bring, the master plan and the facilities amendment from the Solid Waste Authority here. I'm going to make sure everyone has backup on it. I know Commissioner Welch should listens to the meetings, and I'd like to hope that I've kept you all abreast as much as possible on this, on every from data to documents to the master plan, to everything that I've given, because I know in certain people I serve with, they haven't done that to their commissions. And these commissions are kind of walking into it blind. So, that will be on our agenda to vote on at our next meeting.

That's all I have, and I believe not this Friday, but next Friday. It's public now. Think a majority of us will be at the funeral of Vice Mayor Mateer.

Thank you, Commissioner Riedel. Commissioner Welch?

So, Commissioner Reidel, about the solid waste master plan coming on the twenty third, that's also the night we're having a workshop on the waste and recycle, right? Which is very timely, if that's the case, because it will be very fresh in everyone's mind about our own little world, and then how it would roll into this. So I didn't realize that the twenty third we were going to be getting the master plan.

MR. Yeah, we are. And, well, the Facilities Amendment, because

Facilities first, yes.

Which is what has to be voted on. But I agree. I agree with it being well timed. I just wanna I just wanna make sure I understand it. So if there's anyone you want here or anyone wants here, my understanding was what the purpose of the workshop. And every anyone, correct me if I'm wrong, was more what we're doing here.

It is. But it but it's also

It dovetails into solid waste.

Absolutely. But the

purpose of it is here.

Yeah. Absolutely.

That's why I just wanted to make sure that this wasn't to debate our position on solid waste authority or anything like that.

No. But I think if if those that aren't as familiar, it will be a time to do so, and then

I agree.

Go into that. So, moving on about Vice Mayor Nancy Matteyer, and thank you for bringing it up about the public recognition for her life. I just think it bears saying I'm glad we had the moment of silence, and I realize that we weren't able to make comments because it probably wasn't appropriate right during that time. But just can't leave it unsaid tonight just to say her name and continue in somehow, in our own way, her zest for just one of the efforts that she championed in her very short life. I mean, she just moved you along.

I think I told our city manager, I only was able to go to one yoga session this week, but they started off with an intention always. And I thought of Nancy right away because your intention is how you show up to something. And she showed up at every time where she was with an intention to be fully engaged and present there. And her goals were what she was going to do with her life, there was really no limit, not just for her. She was unlike any politician I'd ever met because she had the qualities of genuineness.

So I'll just say that and say her name. But it was good to know her. Now I'm going to twist it around and give a shout out to one of our employees. They all deserve it, shout outs. But the one that touched me and my family in the last couple of weeks was Leticia. And because we had some very weird things happening with our insurance. And she got got the Gearing Group involved and actually called me with a follow-up on her day off, which we totally don't need, we don't deserve that kind of

attention. All

of employees get that kind of attention.

But I just have to say, everyone goes above and beyond, but for me and my husband, she really, really did. And it was very much appreciated. So, Main Street is continuing to be a very, very good neighbor in their development. I have to tell you, even in the rain, when the trucks are going in and out, they got the water trucks out there. It's very, they're just doing a great job.

Can't wait till they get the Main Street storefront open so that the sales center can be seen by those where it's going to happen. Thank you for the update on the businesses that are working as far as the commercial food waste diversion. I was worried about World of Brigadero and why theirs was only zero, but I've since found out it was because there was a miss in getting their, whatever they take outside for it to be picked up. But, I mean, this is where the rubber hits the road. You can see how the commercial engagement really makes a difference.

Not that ours doesn't on a one to one basis, but the commercial engagement really gets the pound diversion where it should be. And home run on the school zone cameras, even those with generators, I have to say I was stunned that one is now missing. I hope it's replaced. But the numbers really reflect how those cameras are going to be a very, very good investment and put our officers where they should be and not necessarily directing those speeders going through the school zone. So just thanks again for all your hard work that everyone does here in the city to make us look good.

Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Raley?

All right. Thank you. I trust everyone had good holidays. And I just want to say, as far as Vice Mayor Nancy Matteo, It is a heartbreak. She was a joy to know. The world is a better place because Nancy was here, championing her cause. And just grateful for having known her and worked with her. Also, again, congratulations to our finance department. I mean, every one of our departments are exceptional. But for our finance department, again, to knock it out of the ballpark again this year.

Thank you. Other than that, I want to say, mayor, great meeting, and congratulations, and wish you the best year ever. And enjoy. Thank you. Jackie out.

What did he say? You should have to repeat it. No, I have nothing. I appreciate the meeting. Thanks for making it a success. Thank you for the city clerk's office for really helping me this week and getting everything prepared for me and all the support. And looking forward to it.

Motion to adjourn.