City Commission - Regular Meeting

Wednesday, August 19, 2026Official site

The City Commission approved a $1.76 million bid for the initial sitework of the Electric Vehicle (EV) Bus Facility, which includes foundational work, paving, and drainage. Discussions covered the project's overall cost, future funding needs, and the value of the electric bus system.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Commission
Meeting Type
City Commission
Location
Hallandale Beach, FL
Meeting Date
August 19, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

6 sections

0:00 – 0:43•Joy Cooper

You got me going now, this will get me going again. I was very calm until this. Our next item is the, la la la, where did I go? It's H. H, item H, a resolution, mayor and city commission of the city of Hallandale Beach, Florida, awarding bid 25-26-13, EV bus facility site work, the social shaker plates and construction. I'm like, wow, what do they build, restaurants? No, I'm joking. DBA National General Construction as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in the amount of $1,760,730, whatever, $1,760,730 providing for effective date. This is brought forward by Director of Public Works.

7:34•Joy Cooper

JT, just for tires, how often do you all change the tires?

25:01 – 25:13•Joy Cooper

Yes. So thank you. I think it shed light more on what we're getting and the multi-purpose use of what we will, at the end, result.

27:57 – 29:54•Joy Cooper

First of all, I wasn't going to jump in. My button has lit. You're up. But I agree 100%. Amazing. You know, you've always been stellar. You know, it gives you a heartburn a bit, and you have to recall, and not to, I step back a little bit. This has been ongoing. What did you, this started in when? 2019? 2019? 2019? Yeah, so a lot of these costs, a lot of these costs, and it's interesting, I'm sitting here, I am listening, I'm pretty good at active listening, that I scrolled through, for every dollar deferred in infrastructure and O&M, it'll cost $4 later. so if you do the math and we're gettin

30:41•Joy Cooper

It's very painful to spend money, I know, but if we don't, if we keep kicking the, what is it, kicking our can down? Dr. Earl.

30:56•Joy Cooper

You said it's like giving birth. We're already there. We're pregnant. We've got to finish and deliver.

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