Remarks by Latoya S. Clarke
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“Thank you for being here. On Saturday, one of my friends just passed away from breast cancer, and it's her funeral on Saturday. But, you know, for 20-something years ago, my first role was working with the Women's Health Center in Boca Raton, and we were trying to make sure that we get awareness for women's health and making sure that mammogram is really accessible. And to see where it has come 20 odd years later, I'm really proud to know that, you know, the initiative has really gone forward and women are really taking the initiative to get checked up and making sure that insurance is able…”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Proclamation 60 Proclamation proclaiming the month of October 2026 as National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month in the City of Sunrise. Mayor Michael J. Ryan, Deputy Mayor Jacqueline A. Gooseland, Assistant Deputy Mayor Latoya S. Clark, Commissioner Neal C. Kirsch, Commissioner Joseph A. Scudo.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“So I've been concerned about the type of restaurants or food product that has been going into that particular area and to see that your business represents many different types of business and to know that you know the growth and the the cultural exposure that is happening on that particular side and being able to represent that and showcase food in ways that sometimes individuals are not exposed to. I am really happy that this will be one of those areas where it would be a staple in our community and be able to really highlight all the different Cultures that are within that particular area…”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Can you just, for the record, tell us the rules or the conditions of what makes a nightclub?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Thank you. That's for the whole plaza. Right. So in the plaza right now, what is the latest hour of operation for businesses that are coming in? I do not know that offhand.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Yeah, so there is a school, there is a liquor store, there is a restaurant, there is a supermarket, there is bakery, and then there is a Chinese restaurant as well.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“So I know the concerns have been, one, that there is a large noise ordinance happening because of previous issues. And then there is also, I would imagine, traffic in that particular area is another subsection for individuals. And so if it's open at 9 AM, preschool is around that particular time. But I would not imagine that would be a major concern at that particular time for the operation for this particular business. Is it that the wanding and the two security was because of the previous concerns for that particular area?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“And then when the police left, guess what?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“I share my colleagues' sentiments. I really do like the pictures, and I see you already incorporated the buffer in this drawing as well so that you can have a separation from an access point to enter into the building. If we make those modifications that we're talking about, will that affect the decisions right now? We can do that in the back.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“All right, so then I have no other additional comments.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Sixth special item, Proclamation A. Proclamation proclaiming the month of September 2026 as Hunger Action Month in the City of Sunrise. Mayor Michael J. Ryan, Deputy Mayor Jacqueline A. Guzman, Assistant Deputy Mayor Latoya S. Clark, and Commissioner Neal C. Kirch, Commissioner Joseph A. Skudow.”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“All right, so let me read these items. Bear with me one second.”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“Such fun times today. So for the donation from the Miami Realtors, my question about this or my concern about this is because of November 3rd and the Realtors, they came out in full-blown support of I did not necessarily think that we should be taking a donation at this particular time that we can see that we are in agreement or alignment with their position. Also, I also wanted to get some staff to look at a possible design or in the event that we decided to take it, that we would actually have a design to look at it instead of just the plain white colors that we have.”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“I can't get any closer. And if we delay the approval of this, how is that affecting us?”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“So I also was initially concerned about that, but being that it's moved to our leisure services, it would fall under our programming guidelines, right? So I did ask whether or not we would have strict contractual agreements that would ensure the things that you brought up would be addressed in that contractual agreement. And also, in the event that November 3rd happens and the outcome does not necessarily represent what this budget is looking at, these would be programs that would be addressed because it would be part of our original programming. So then if we are cutting something or we are…”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“I would like to thank the staff for their detail outline of this presentation for tonight and the thoughtfulness that is put into each program that we offer and the ability of whether or not the cost outweigh the justification. So I want to thank you for that detailed information. It gives us tangible evidence as to what cost is put into each program and how the responsibility of each resident is to the contribution of it all. So I hope that suffice with everyone as they're seeing the numbers and knowing what the cost is and that the value of your money that you're returning is going to a…”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“So my comment to that is that this CHESS program is a program that is run throughout different cities. Most of them, we do it, but it's a competition. well and there's a lot of functionality with it and I do think that in the event that we have to scale back this program will naturally scale back as well because it would already be a program that we would be running as a city and so it would be something that we would naturally conceive as a program that would be scaling back without any influence or any”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“I just have a question. So for the ones that are seeking matching, do they need, like, commitments to say that they're going to have this commitment before they can go seek?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“And they know it's in January we're going to be readdressing this.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“So we're given half of the ask for everybody?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“So I think last year, the ask was the 2027 amount, and we only funded.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“We gave five, but their original ask was 10.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“The presentation for the Youth Athlete of the Month awarded September, 2026 to Madison Louise Pierre from Flag Football Cheerleading Program and Avery Diznis from Flag Football Program, Kevin Picard, Director of Leisure Services.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Congratulations. It's good to be in a city that honors all the melting pot of all the cultures that are here. Congratulations, and looking forward to seeing you again.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026