Remarks by Joy Cooper
307 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 13
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“That concludes this meeting for this evening. Meeting adjourned. Good evening. I'd like to call to order the final City Commission budget hearing and regular City Commission meeting. This evening, it's September 28th, 2026, and the time is 6.13 p.m. Could I please have a roll call? Mayor Cooper. Present.”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Clerk. Before we rise for the Pledge of Allegiance, I'm going to take a point of privilege and actually ask for Officer Alexander Velachev to please lead us in the pledge this evening. Before we do that, let us rise. We can also have a moment of silent prayer for his Godspeed and happiness in his retirement, for those in the Middle East, under war, and in Ukraine, as well as all the armed forces that are in harm's way, and a special prayer to all our first responders here in the city, in the county, state, and nation. A moment of silent prayer, please. Thank you. With no…”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you so much. Okay, do we have any changes to the order of business this evening?”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Well, with no further ado, first of all, we have presentations, and it's always a happy and sad moment to do this, but I'd like to call forward Chief Michael Michael and his staff, and we're actually recognizing and honoring the retirement and a proclamation for Officer Alexander Valchev. If you'd like to come. Thank you. Thank you so much. I'm gonna read the proclamation, but I am gonna sit down again to do that. This is a proclamation from the city of Hallandale Beach, whereas the police officer, Alexander Valchez, began his career with the Hallandale Police Department on June 8th, 2009,…”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Come, come. Come on up. Yes, please. Don't get me crying. I've been trying to... Where's he going? He'll be in the police office no time, though, down there.”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“I still want to go to Croatia. I haven't been to Croatia yet. I heard it was absolutely beautiful. Beautiful.”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Bulgarian, I'm sorry, yes. Big difference.”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“I heard Columbia, just a smidgen, just a smidgen. No, I was upset when I heard. Sorry, starting bad rumors. Starting bad rumors. Starting bad rumors. Okay. We are going to public participation. Do we have any speakers signed up this evening?”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Madam Mayor. Sir. Madam Chair, Madam Mayor, whoever. Okay. Do I have a motion to approve the minutes from August 19th? Second. Fifth and fifth. I have a motion and a second. Could I have a roll call, please?”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Clerk. We have a whole bunch of consent agenda items. Does anybody wish to pull any of the items today? Item R. Wait a minute. R, okay.”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“You, excluding. Except for R. Excluding R. I have a motion and I have a second. Could I have a roll call, please?”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Clerk. Item R, disclosure of emergency purchase stormwater pump stations brought forward by Public Works. Commissioner Butler, you had asked to pull this item. You have the floor, sir.”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“I have a motion and a second. Could I have a roll call, please?”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you. Okay, we're going to into our budget portion of the meeting. I'd like to read into the record item A, an ordinance 11A, I apologize. Ignorance of the Mayor and the City Commission of the City of Hallandale Beach, Florida, leavening an ad valorem tax millage for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Providing for an effective date, this has been brought forward by staff and budget. staff budget program monitoring director. We are going to not have a presentation this evening. This is a public hearing, however. Do we have any speakers signed up? Even though we don't, I do want to open the…”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Yeah, it's fine. That's order of business. So as required by state statute, we will now announce that for the purposes outlined in the presentation and commission discussion for anybody who were listening to see, we had did a thorough presentation at our first budget hearing. So if you want to listen in, it is recorded and online. The millage rate proposed by the city commission is 7.3189 mills, which is the legal rollback rate. The parks obligation bond millage is proposed at 0.3437 mills, The Golden Isle Safe Neighborhood District millage is proposed at 1.0934 mills, and the Three Islands…”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Item 11B, an ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Hallandale Beach, Florida, adopting the annual budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, including the Golden Isle Safe Neighborhood District and Three Islands Safe Neighborhood District budget, providing an effective date. This is brought forward by Budget and Program Monitoring Director. We are going to not have the presentation or any changes, I don't believe, to this budget this evening. Those of you that are listening certainly can listen in on the previous first budget hearing. This is a public hearing. Did we have…”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Even though I will open the public hearing, anyone wishing to speak on this item may do so at this time. Seeing no one approach, I will close the public hearing. Is there any discussion or motions from my colleagues?”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you. I have a motion and a second. Why don't I have a comment? Okay. Could I have a roll call, please?”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you all for your hard work. I do want to add, and I know the other city, actually, that did the rollback was Plantation. And I think possibly Lighthouse Point, but they were the only ones, only, only ones.”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Clerk. Item D, an ordinance of the Mayor and the City Commission of the City of Hallandale Beach, Florida, setting and amending the water and wastewater rates for fiscal year 2026 through 2027, providing for conflict, providing for servability, and providing for an effective date. This as well is the second reading. It's brought forward by Finance Director. The item was adopted on September 14th, 2026 on a 5-0 roll call vote. It is a public hearing. Do we have anyone sign up?”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Even though it is a public hearing, I will open the public hearing. Anyone wishing to speak on this item may do so at this time. Seeing no one approach, I will close the public hearing and entertain a motion on second reading.”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thanks. I have a motion and a second. Could I have a roll call, please?”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Clerk. Item E, in the ordinance of the Mayor and the City Commission of the City of Hallandale Beach, Florida, amending Chapter 32, Zoning and Land Development Code. specifically amending Article I, Division I, Section 32-8 definitions to modify the definition and requirements for condo hotels, amending Article III, Division II, Section 32-153 CRP, commercial recreational passive district to allow multi-family dwellings as a conditional permitted use, providing for servability, providing for conflict, providing for codification, and providing for an effective date. This also…”
City Commission · Sep 28, 2026