City Commission - Regular Meeting

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Miss PMP Beach City Commission meeting to order on March the 10th, 2020. 26 at 1:00. If I could ask everyone to please silence your cell phones or put them on vibrate during the meeting. That way we don't get disrupted with a telephone call. So please silence the cell phones. Let's go ahead and call the role. Commissioner Fez here. Commissioner Perkins here. Commissioner Seagerson Eaton here. Commissioner Smith here. Vice Mayor Pornier here. Mayor Harden

here. Thank you. Our invocation uh this this afternoon will be given by Pastor Gary McLemore, Jesus Supernatural Life Center. So, if we could all please rise for the the invocation followed by the pledge of allegiance. Pastor, good afternoon, Mayor. Father, thank you today for our commission and those who have great concern for our city. We ask that you would bless this meeting. Let it be filled with your wisdom. Let it be filled with your peace. And let understanding come from this das. And father we ask that you would just embrace us and let us have a consensus that will move this agenda forward in your precious and wonderful name Jesus. Amen.

Amen. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Let's see. Mr. Harrison, any changes to our agenda this evening? No, sir. Very good. Can I get a motion approving the agenda as printed? So moved. Second. All in favor say I. I. I opposed. Motion carries unanimous. Thank you. Can I get a motion approving the regular city commission meeting minutes of February 24th, 2026? So moved. Second. Moved and seconded. All in favor say I. I.

Opposed. Motion carries unanimous. Thank you. On our consent agenda. Um tonight we will be pulling items number one, five, and six for individual discussion. So one, five, and six will be individual discussion. Um, all other items on the consent agenda are eligible for discussion during audience to be heard. Very good. And that takes us up to a great time in the agenda and that's proclamations. We've got one today for Women's History Month proclamation. Mayor Rex Harden will acknowledge March 2026 as Women's History Month in the city of Pmpo Beach. Debbie McCarti and Sharon Stone Walker will attend and receive the proclamation right over here at this this podium. Mayor.

Yes. You know, I mayor, I was thinking about this and you sit up here with uh a whole bunch of women colleagues and I thought we in the past we've discussed maybe different people reading proclamations and I thought maybe it'd be more appropriate for a woman to stand with you and read the proclamation today. And I actually thought maybe since Commissioner Seagerson Eaton has set up here for so long that it would be nice to have her read the women's day proclamation as a mother and a grandmother um and stand with you. Would that be something you'd be open to? Well, why don't why don't all the women from the commission join me over here at the podium, but I thought maybe someone should read it. A female should read it. I'm fine with the mayor reading it. Thank you.

We go. You look wonderful. [laughter]

Good. Absolutely. And here comes Sharon Stone Walkers in the house. [laughter] Very good. All right. Great group we got here. I I kind of stand out this way. See? All right. Whereas Women's History Month is celebrated annually during the month of March to honor the contributions of women to the history, culture, and progress of the United States and the city of PMPO Beach. And whereas Women's History Month traces its origins to efforts first recognized in 1987 and each year provides an occasion to celebrate the often overlooked achievements of women in every sphere of society.

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And whereas the 2026 theme, leading the change, women shaping a sustainable future, celebrates women who are leading sustainability efforts, environmental, economic, educational, and social advancing equity, resilience, and opportunity for all. And whereas the city of Pmpo Beach acknowledges the immeasurable impact of women both past and present in leadership, education, business, science, the arts, healthc care, community service, [laughter] excuse me, [snorts] government, environmental stewardship, civic engagement, and so much more. And whereas Women's History Month honors not only historical figures whose legacies have shaped our world, but also contemporary women, excuse me, perhaps I should have let the vice the commissioner seekerson eaten. [snorts] Women whose leadership, courage, and commitment guide future generations. Women in our community and across the nation continue to shape a more sustainable and just future through innovation, mentorship, and vision. Now therefore, I, Rex Harden, mayor, on behalf of the city commission and residents of city of Pmpo Beach, do hereby proclaim March 2026 as women's history month in the city of PMPO Beach. And I encourage all residents to join in recognizing and celebrating the achievements, leadership, and ongoing contributions that on this 10th day of March, 2026. Very good. Yes. [applause] First off, Debbie here to say a few words. Actually, mayor, I have something here. Um, so I wanted to introduce you. Thank you, mayor. Uh, so March is

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Yes, I'm going to give them a chance, but this I was able to nominate them. So, there's a reason why I want to give people the opportunity to get to know who they are. Um, so thank you, mayor. Marches is recognized nationally as women history, women's history month, and that's a time to celebrate the contributions, leadership, and lasting impact of women throughout our communities, our country, and our world. This year's theme, leading the change, women shaping a sustainable future, highlights the many ways women are are helping guide our communities forward. From public service and education to business, faith, and community leadership, women continue to play a critical role in shaping stronger and more resilient communities for future generations. I also had the honor of being recognized at the county level for Women's History Month this year alongside many incredible women throughout Broward County. It was a reminder that while recognition is meaningful, the real purpose of this month is to shine a light on the many women who work every day to serve others and lift their communities. With that spirit in mind, I had the privilege of nominating two remarkable women from our own community who truly represent what this month is about. The first is Sharon Stonewalker. Sharon is a proud sixth generation native of Pompo Beach whose life reflects a deep commitment to faith, family, and community. As a mother, grandmother, pastor, and community leader, she has spent years mentoring others, uplifting families, and helping bring people together across our city. Through organizations such as She is Ministries, Divas Doing Deeds, and Pompo United, Sharon has worked to empower others, encourage leadership, and create opportunities for people to grow and serve. Today, we recognize her for the impact she continues to make in the lives of so many throughout PMPO Beach and beyond. And joining me today is another woman whose dedication to service and community leadership is truly embodying the spirit of Women's History Month, Debbie McCarti. Debbie has long been a dedicated advocate for community service and uplifting others

here in PMPO Beach. In 2014, she was recognized as Miss Florida Women of Achievement Woman of Achievement. And more than a decade later, she continues to carry that legacy through on her ongoing commitment to service. Debbie has been especially passionate about advocating for and supporting our senior community, ensuring that older residents feel valued, respected, and connected. More recently, she has also developed a passion for teaching manners and etiquette to people of all ages, helping to build confidence, respect, and strong character in the next generation. She looks forward to continuing her work in Pompo Beach by supporting afterchool programs and community initiatives, always with the goal of giving back and strengthening the community she cares so deeply about. Today we recognize Debbie for her continued dedication to service and her commitment to making a positive difference in the lives of others throughout our city. Today's recognition is a reminder that the impact of women reaches far beyond a single moment or proclamation across PMPO Beach and beyond. Women continue to lead, serve, and inspire, helping to shape a stronger future for our community and generations to come. So, thank you guys.

Thank you.

And now, Debbie, would you care to say a few words? Oh, wow. I'm overwhelmed. I'm grateful. I thank you. And I'm feel very honored to be able to be here and support this wonderful community. Um I'm really looking forward to working with the uh little ones, the teenagers, and making um a huge impact, a difference in society, starting right here. Um being uh manners matter, be polite. Just the five basic words, please. Thank you. You're welcome. I'm sorry. Excuse me. and then to further it and to make it um interacting and um I'm determined and I will make a difference in manners in society. So thank you. Very good. Thank you.

Thank you Debbie. Appreciate that. Sharon, care to say a few words. First I would like to give honor to God for this great award. Of course to our city commission, our mayor, vice mayor, um our school leadership, Mr. Greg Harrison. My mother is here. This award is definitely dedicated to my mom. She's in the audience. Mommy, can you stand up? I am who I am because of her. So, I dedicate this award to her. I love you and I will continue to do the best that I can for the city of PMP Beach. I love you all. Very good.

Thank you very much. Appreciate that. Now, let's go ahead and get the photo. Um, let's let's go out in the front if we could. Come on, everybody. All right. You know, I just got a new I just got a new phone and I just got a new phone and it's doing its own thing. So, you know, it's a Samsung. Uh I thank God I was able to get a new one. But, uh all everybody phone I got I'm I'm going send you a copy of this and look forward to who friend of yours. Thank you. [applause] All right, that was excellent. All right, Mr. Alfred, have anyone signed up for audience to be heard?

Yes, mayor. We have a total of 12 speakers. 12 speakers. Okay. Okay. First speaker is Gwen Betty, followed by David Larson, followed by Patrick Glette, followed by Michael Severki. Gwen Betty.

Very good. Come on down. Just name and address for the record, and please limit your comments to three minutes. Hi, my name is Gwen Bey. I am at 4410 Northwest 12 Terrace. I'm here today to talk about Rotary Connection. It's a free bus for the homeless in Fort Lauderdale. We have stops in Wilton Manners, Slaughter Hill, and um Oakland Park. It's we launched in August and we are very successful. So, Pompo is next and I wanted to tell you about it. We have 62 stops a day. We do three things. Wrership directly to needed services, reunification with family, and placement in treatment. So far, since August, we've had wrership of over 4,000 people, door-to-door direct services needed. We um have relocated and reunified over 60 people. 60 people are back home and some are already working. and we have done uh treatment placement for over 80 people. So, we're in the field. We have a resource navigator on board every day. It's Monday to Friday, 8 to 3 with these one-on-one conversations saying, "Where are you going today? What do you need? Well, do you know about this? You don't?" And then we do a warm handoff where we every time they get off the bus, we walk them into the facility, introduce them to the receptionist so they have a soft place to land. And now they're in the facility, whether it's uh hospitals, medical, food, uh DMV, social security, job training with Goodwill, whether it's um uh any kind of service that we have. You can see the list. housing authorities to get started in the placement process. This is a unique

program. We're the only one in the country doing this. We have one bus. It's 14 seats. And we want another bus for Pompo. So, we're looking for corporate funding. We're looking for sponsors. And we can set up the route in Pompo. We know you have a homeless problem here. We also want to do Hollywood. We won a second bus for for Fort Lauderdale because we're already leaving people on the sidewalk. So, you can see the bus. We held a student art competition to design the wrap on the bus and that was exciting. A high school student one. So, I would like to invite all of you to do a ride along with us to really see what this program is for an hour or two up front in the morning. And uh we've already had the endorsements and ride alongs with Commissioner Ben Sorenson and County Commissioner Nan Rich. So you would be with us. You would see you would be able to talk to the people firsthand and see what a resource this is. 10 seconds left. I will be contacting your office through email to s um to give you my contact information. There's a phone number on here and we welcome you.

Very good. Thank you for that. Appreciate it. Mayor, can I say something? Great, great program. Thank you, uh, Vice Mayor. Yes. Thank you so much for coming here and talking about this. Getting around is certainly one of the big challenges of our homeless population, and I know Cassandra always has bus passes, but there's a lot of destinations that still aren't on a bus route, including our shelter on Blunt Road. So, I personally know people who have struggled working poor to get around. Um, so this is exciting and I will definitely take you up on that offer and hopefully we can bring something like this to Pompo. Thank you.

Very good. Next speaker. [clears throat] Good morning. Good morning. Morning.

My name is David Larson. I'm a resident of Pompo at Serest Towers on 16009 North Riverside Drive and uh I'm also a a frequent attendant at the beach on Northeast 16th Street and the park there and I'm one of the kite surfers on the beach there. Um, so I'm sure the uh commission and other officers in the in the city have heard numerous over the last year or two complaints and um um concerns and suggestions about what's going to go on at that park and beach. And uh I've probably mentioned a couple of those. First of all, I would really um like to sincerely thank the city of Pompo for having created this special space decades ago um for all of us who use it to kite surf and to wind surf and to ride the wings and to be with nature in a a non um uh offensive way. We create no noise. um we leave no exhaust and it's just wonderful that this was created and I thank all of you the mayor and your predecessors for creating this space for us. Thanks so much. Um it's an iconic space and it's known on the entire eastern seabboard as one of the great places to go and enjoy wind sports. And of course there's kayakers there, surfers there, stand up paddle of borders there and uh thank you very much. We appreciate it. Um moving on. Um, I looked at the listing of the parks in 26-29 and there seemed to be about three dozen in them that were up for some type of renovation or improvement, but I didn't

see the North Beach Park listed among those. But I was able by doing a quick Google search to find other information that was at the town hall that detailed what was going to be done in the park. And for me, I might not not be speaking for everybody on the beach there, but I really liked pretty much everything I saw there about what was going to be done at that park. And I I think I probably represent a lot of the people there. Um a couple of u concerns is um first of all my understanding has been and I talked to Diego who's a planner earlier uh this week and uh he assured me that um there was not going to be any changes to the beach itself, the sand where the designated area was for launch and landing these craft, but there would be changes to the entryway, a beautifification project. And um so I'd just like to hear a restatement that that is the case that the function and the use of that area is going to stay the same. Um suggestion that there's now a I finish the sentence.

That's just real quickly. Go ahead. Okay. Suggest in the beautifification put a lost and found box station out there next to where the um rubbish pickup is. You have pales there to pick up rubbish and trash in the beach which is great. How about right next to it? A lost and found station. Good idea. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Enjoy. Enjoy the 16th Street Beach. Next speaker, Michael Severki. Followed by Rick Losi. Followed by Kim Griffith. Michael Severki.

Michael Scverki, 1630 Southwest 5th Avenue, Pompo Beach, Florida. Okay. I guess I'm the liazison for the senior center. Okay. I I when you go into the senior center, I know you know it. I don't think any of you other people know it, even though you say you do. How it was designed, the new parking lot is absolutely ridiculous. What they did is they put a walkway in right as you were to walk in from the new parking lot into the senior center. But if you go to the left or the south, it's all wide open. So now the people have to walk all the way around or they have to cut through the lawn. I mean, I tried to talk a couple weeks ago, but I didn't get a chance. I've already had to help a few people. I'm not there that often. I've had to help a few people walk around. Who was the doofus that came up with this idea? So you have the walkway here. It should have been put in the middle so the people on the left and the people on the right where they park can convene and come in the middle. Now what you have to do because you have one over here, you've got to put another walkway through there for the people on the left hand side. You understand what I'm saying? I don't know who the engineer was. I don't know who looks at these plans, but you people are a bunch of doofuses. All you got to do is look at it. It doesn't take much of an Einstein to figure out that a lot of these people are handicapped. So you have to make it easy for them to walk. I don't understand it. So maybe one of you or two of you will drive out there and take a look and like us will say, "Michael was right." Like I am about 97% of the time. Now also considering all you care about is your own friends and stuff like that because I've learned that all you only care about are people that you want to push ahead and use essentially. We have a girl that cuts hair there. Debriezia,

she volunteers her time twice a month. Now, I understand you pay people that really don't do anything and you know it as well as I do. Liaons, we know damn well they're not doing anything and they're not convincing anybody either. Okay. She volunteers twice a month. I think she should get paid $500 each time she shows up. Is that very difficult to give her $12,000 a year for helping out the elderly people? Do you think maybe you could agree on that? That oh well, we don't really care for her, but she's doing a hell of a lot more than we'll ever do for anybody. There you go. Thank you for your suggestions, Mayor.

Commissioner Perkins. Thank you. the there are a lot of issues and concerns we have with the um senior activity center and it's only about two maybe three years old and those are the same problems people have when you say you want to demolish the EPAT Lens building and rebuild it. Those are the concerns we have because we know that when it's built it's not going to be built properly and you know adequately for the people that will be accommodating the uh the building. Thank you. Very good. Next speaker, Rick Losi, followed by Kim Grenitz. Uh followed by Delvin King.

Good afternoon. Uh my name is Rick Yosi. It's an IOSSI. Thank you for what you've done. North Ocean Park, the beach. It's a phenomenal experience. I've enjoyed it for almost 35 years. That's a lot of parking revenues, by the way. Anyway, thank you for what you've done to create this and I hope it lasts eternal. That said, uh Ricky Yosi, I live at 551 Northeast 17th Street, Boaton, Florida. Like I said, I've been a longtime user of the non-motorized launch at Northeast 16th Street and very familiar with the layout and attributes. Um, I understand an item before you today relates to landscaping and rideway improvements associated with the Duet Armani Cas and it is not intended to affect the beach itself. However, recently survey work was conducted within the public launch area east of Northeast 16th Street uh within North Ocean Park area and Public Beach over two days, which is concerning. Given that activity, I would appreciate clarification on a few points for the record. First, can the city confirm that the item before you today includes no work within the North Ocean Park or the public beach east of A1A? Second, if the launch area is outside the scope of this proposal, can the city explain why the survey work was conducted within that public launch area and who requested it? Third, does the city recognize this location as an established non-motorized launch site for Windsports as it has existed for many decades? And finally, if any future proposals could affect this long-standing public access point, can the city confirm that will come before the commission and the public for review? Also, what impacts on the road, beach, parking, general access will occur during the construction phase of the duet project. Summarizing, this launch area has

provided safe access for wind sports for many decades and is important recreational asset for the community among other water and beach users. Thank you all very much. Very good. Thank you, sir. Um, a lot of those questions you can get from our city manager's office. I'm sure he can he can um give anybody who wants information on the pro project up there to get get it out. Um but I I know this commission has been very clear that 16th Street Beach I mean it's there's no changes down there that that's it's going to stay the way it is. Very good. Thank you.

Next speaker. Hello. My name is Kim Griffiths and I reside at 1610 North Ocean Boulevard and I am here along with the other speakers um really, you know, for our concern. I've been here two or three times and you've told us two or three times that nothing is going to happen to that beach, but we are, you know, family there. Um I moved from New York about five years ago and particularly picked that building because of all the people that I know there in the community. And so when we see people surveying and all just rumors coming about that there's going to be cabanas and they're going to close the parking and all that stuff. So everybody gets crazy and we're all here today to hear it again. So you know we just want to support. So we've said it. It's on record. So you just repeated it and that's what I was here to say. Um and thank you for keeping the park as it is because it sincerely is a family. You see Dave, myself, I mean, we aged al from 20 to like 80 that are all doing these sports and really have a a fond, you know, very positive uh relationship with each other and the park. So, keep it as it is. All right, I'm going to go back and report. Nothing's changing.

But just just for clarification, there is going to be changes to the park area. The park's going to be redone, right? But not the launch area, right? Yeah. Out there on the beach, it's it's beach. It's going to stay beach. So much. Very good. Thank you. Um, next speaker, uh, Commissioner, Commissioner Fess.

So, I I just wanted to say thank you to those of you who have questions, uh, related to the beach. I know that this particular North Ocean Park has been a hot topic along with the the building that is coming. Um, and Mr. Harrison, I would actually appreciate if we could because I remember that the development agreement was tied to park being redone. is if there's any way that you could provide maybe just an update of where everything is from the park designs, everything so that we can provide that to the public and then that way we can put any of those rumors to rest. If you have an update based on the design of the park or anything like that um through development services or planning and zoning, wherever it may be in our process,

can I can I count on you for that, please? There really is no update. Nothing's changed. Nothing has ever changed. Right. It just But do you have a visual of anything? Okay. Can you provide a visual of some kind or just an outline for I I believe we've done that on more than one occasion, but I'd be glad to do it again. Thank you very much. Next speaker, Delvin King, followed by Andrew Landos Landosski, followed by Melody Mer Agri.

Okay. Good afternoon, commission. So, I received an email from Mr. trend. It says, "Mr. King, when the CRA seeks a tenant or evaluates a development proposal, we perform a basic public record search through the Brow County Clerk of Courts to review available litigation history when an individual or entity is seeking tenency for the CRA own property. A review typically includes eviction records and noncriminal history." So, Mr. TR did look up my history and I do have a little history and but my question is you didn't show me the history cuz you sent it to the commission you sent it to the the city manager but did you do your history on on your your Greater Pump Beach Chamber of Commerce cuz I'm looking I see something here um from one of the board members that they have let me see what I'm seeing here um small claim court 5,000. Um, one of the board me because you looked at my personal stuff. So, one of the board members personally, uh, small claims court 15,000. Uh, they owe Capital One Bank 15,000. Um, Limree Associates, they owe them, uh, no, that was a removal of tenants, one of the board members. Uh, we got another removal of tenants, one of the board members. Uh, one of the board members owe Sun Truck Sun Trust Bank contracting debt. Another board member uh foreclosed on the property. Another board member foreclosed on the property. Uh and I got a whole I I just got a whole list of things, other uh court documents from board members cuz you looked at my stuff personally. And I feel like to be honest, uh city commission, this is a personal attack against me because you don't want me um involved in some things. But if we look back, if you look back, I wouldn't be in a lot of this

financial trouble if you wouldn't have denied my zoning use certificate back in, let's look at this, 2020. I I got a lot of these financial troubles because you were so nasty that you didn't allow me to open up my school the correct way. So, when my back is against the wall, I have to do what I got to do to make sure my school survives and my students get what they need to do. Mr. City Manager, you was involved in this. you knew what you did. You didn't want my school here. Now, on the other hand, Mr. City Manager, let me say, uh, Mr. City attorney, let me say this to you. It was a surprise that I had a court date. And as I was walking in the court date for something something personal, you was walking out of the courtroom. So, I'm trying to understand why were you in a criminal courtroom on the same exact day as my criminal court case, the same exact time. Why were you walking out of the courtroom? It seems as if y'all got a personal attack and a personal vendetta against me, but I come to tell you today that I'm not going nowhere. You can send all the attacks you want to. You can do all the things you want to do, Mr. Mayor. You can listen. You can go against the three people. No, no, no, no, no. I'm not going to stop talking. You can go against all the three people. I'm going to tell you something. You did a You and your people had a person warm me all you want to. Warm me all you want. I'm tired of the person.

Escort this gentleman out. BSO. I don't give a damn about no BSO escorting me out of here. BSO, please, please escort this man. I don't give a damn. Mayor, can I nasty as hell? You brought your ass up there to my court date. Nasty as hell. What the hell you doing up there? I don't give a damn. Mayor, may I Mr. Burman? May I respond to that? Mayor, may I retort or do you not? Do you want to? If you if you'd like to. I mean, that's Yes, Mayor. Um, I'm in the courthouse a lot. Uh, I've been practicing in Broward for 40 years. Um, Mr. King has two pending felony.

Wait, wait, Mr. Burman. Wait, wait until BSO escorts that gentleman out. [clears throat] We want to hear what he got to say.

Mr. King has several cases, many cases going before the court right now. two pending felony prosecutions for theft and fraud. Uh he's got multiple civil cases uh pending in the courthouse. So I'm bound to run into him from time to time at the courthouse. Um he's he's seems to mistake his what he calls his personal information, which is public information. And if it's public information like the record of his misdemeanor theft conviction or his prior felony theft case which was withheld or the two pending felony theft and fraud cases with the state of Florida as a victim and one several pending civil cases with and multiple evictions that were easily these are all public records. His booking photos are public records. Uh he has a pending handicap parking case uh because I saw his email and I I just went on a computer and looked. It's all public record. Um, uh, his voter registration card he used to qualify for office. When you check with the, uh, supervisor of elections, that's used, he used that to show that he qualifies in the district where he's running. That was changed in December 2025 to that address. You know, the question becomes, you know, is is that all of these things he's claiming that we're picking on him. This is all public information that's out there for anyone to look at. I happen to be at the courthouse. He has multiple cases. I'm with the number of cases he says, I'm I'm bound to run into the guy probably. That and that's the answer to that question. Thank you,

Commissioner Perkins. I don't think it's fair for you to make those statements without the person standing there. [applause] Well, bring him. He did not say why he was there, the reason he was there. He didn't say any of that, but you felt the need to put it out there because it's public records. If it was a public record, you should have said he didn't say that. He didn't say go into details as to what was in the public record, but you took the opportunity to say what was in the public record. No, he felt the need to personally attack me and I felt the need to it wasn't personal. Yes, it was. Because you represent the city. He called me a nasty ass something or other. Yes. After you upset him for doing my

when he was standing there from the beginning did not accuse you of anything. So you come back after he's been escorted out by the mayor who gives somebody the opportunity to speak at the dis longer than three minutes if he likes what they're saying. If he does not like what they're saying, he interrupts, stop them and say to BSO, "Excort them out. Man, I know how this city works. I've been sitting up in here. I've been sitting here long enough to know how you all go about doing things when it comes to certain people you like and dislike.

And I've said this a million times. We have to work with people all the time we like and dis dislike. We're here for the people. You can't pick and choose. I can't. I just don't think that that's justified what you just said. Well, he has a criminal record and it's here and he ran for office. He didn't say any of that standing there. Oh, of course he got upset. Would have too. Thank you, mayor. Mayor, very good. Um, Vice Mayor,

thank you. Uh, I I agree with Commissioner Perkins. We all get called all kinds of things up here and we're expected to to take it. Um, and I don't think I'm not taking sides with respect to anything that Mr. King is saying, but I do think that the email we all received with his background and every bit of it attached was certainly an outlier. I've never seen something like that from the city. I am curious if the city does similar vetting of all their consultants before you sign contracts to find out if they have any evictions or small claims courts issues. We know they don't

ladies and gentlemen if you don't hold your consultants to that standard but someone who's just trying to apply for a lease is is uh basically and I can understand that the city looks at that as part of their evaluation criteria whether they're going to execute a lease but I thought it was inappropriate to send it all around in that way. I've never seen anything like that in my time here. Someone's personal records circulated so so broadly. And I would like to be sure that going forward, for every consultant contract you sign, we do similar background checks and have you email us all of their personal history of any potential prior evictions or small claims court issues just to be fair. Thank you.

Very good, Vice Mayor. Commissioner Fess,

thank you. So, I I would like to agree with both the vice mayor and and commissioner Perkins. It's look, I just think we have a history lately, the past year or so of allowing some sort of behavior that is inappropriate and personal attacks to residents should never happen. So, I I really am upset with how this process was handled from the get-go. The email was very detailed and it seems to be that certain rules are applied in certain areas but not applied in others. And I'd like to see more equality all around. But I don't ever want to have a resident being attacked um and have their laundry aired especially when they're not able to defend themselves. I know that I've been I've been subject to that myself and it's not a fun feeling. So I just would like to say like let's let's do better. Thank you. Very good. Well, Mr. Burman, I I just I have to chime in. It's like I understand you're you're defending yourself. Um likewise, Mr. Harrison, you defend yourself as well. Let's go ahead and move on with the next speaker.

Andrew Landowski, followed by Melody Griffith, followed by Rain Hannibal. Uh, good afternoon ladies and gents. I appreciate uh you giving me my three minutes. I'm Andrew Lannowski. I live at 433 Northeast 11th uh Avenue, Papo Beach, Florida, 33064. I've been a happy resident of District 2 for approximately 5 years. I'm happy of with the services I've received, the majority of them. Um um and I appreciate uh the honorable uh I'm going to butcher the name badly, sorry. Honorable Sigerson Eaton in assistance in uh some policing issues that I had when I just moved in. Um I'm the gentleman that just sent the email this this morning. Uh I've kind of a little disappointed with the situation we have this with the street lights. They were purchased almost three years ago or four years ago and they've never been functioning fully since we've received them. Um in addition, we have some safety issues with the lights. Some of them were installed um actually um within a foot of the roadway. So when a car might have be a little bit in the dark if the light is nonfunctioning and it's actually black. Um I guess we've had a few incidents where drivers have actually hit those because they're too close to the actual road. The the contract which I learned from your city engineer they're supposed to be approximately six feet from the roadway and you see in the majority of the communities they are. And I sent some samples where you have some of those streets. I broke I I call it my two beer app. Some of you guys s may have seen the the report that I generated. I just quickly uh went through the city, took some pictures and the app automatically knows where they are. So they sent a like a kind of a nice format of report where it uh went through the list of all the the issues

where some of the lights are on during the day. I think one of your uh Brenda sorry um and assisted as well taking some of the photos within the community where you have lights that are actually missing components. Uh it looks like we actually may have received um we've actually not received some of the lights. If you take a look, I can see by the the the the sequencing of the lights, it appears that some of the lights were actually never installed. And I can tell because I would see that they would be a challenge to actually install a light because of vegetation on a on a rightway. And it looks like that that contract, what I'm asking for the city to do is to provide someone and have an interest to provide the data of all the lights that you were supposed to receive. So we could actually look if we actually received what we have and for someone to have the patience to go through the the list of almost a hundred lights that are non-functioning just in two small communities. Thank you very much for your time this afternoon.

Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. I know that's an issue up there. I've seen several emails going back and forth within engineering. Very good. Next speaker, uh, Commissioner Fessic, just a just a quick note. Um, we have a lot of the same issues in District One. I know up with or with our project with FDOT and FPL in um, Hillsboro Shores area and along the north side of A1A. So, this is Thank you for Thank you for creating this app. It's really It's really very interesting to see that you can pinpoint exactly where the issues lie. But I'd love to see if there's a way we can follow up um not just in district two but also uh in district one because I know I get a lot of emails related to those lights as well. Thank you. All right, Commissioner Secret.

Yes. Thanks, Mayor. And and yes, um it's very important for the residents to alert your commissioner, go to the city portal and report a light that's out. None of us here can be everywhere at all times in every place. So, it's important. It's your neighborhood, your street. Um, it's important for the residents to report these lights that are out. Okay? We all want to we all want to make sure our streets are safe, our pedestrians are safe, our cyclists are safe, and uh with the lighting uh that that creates that atmosphere. So, that's that's really good. And it also has gone a long way to reduce crime in our communities. So, um, just remember, go to the portal, call your commissioner, text your commissioner, and let someone know when a light is out or malfunctioning. Thank you, mayor.

Thank you, commissioner. Next speaker. Mayor, we have four remaining speakers, but we have reached the allotted time for um audience to be heard. We wish very good. We'll continue at the end of the meeting then. Thank you for that. All right, that takes us up to our consent agenda. Can I get get a motion approving items 2 3 4 7 8 Nine. So moved. Second. Moved and second. All in favor say I. I. I. Opposed. Motion carries unanimous. Item number one is a resolution. A resolution of city commission of the city of Pmpa Beach, Florida accepting the citywide parks and recreation master plan update prepared by Walter Zachary Associates PLLC providing an effective date. So moved. Second.

Moved and second for discussion. This item was pulled by Vice Mayor Fornier. Vice Mayor. Thank you, Mayor. So, uh, a lot went into this work product. I know we've all attended meetings and worked with the city and the public to produce this almost 200page document. So, I do want to first thank you for that hard work. Um, and I I just wanted to highlight a couple things in it and ask a couple questions to for both myself and for the public to understand what happens next. So, um, the what is the duration that we would expect for this plan? Is it a 10-year plan?

Scott Moore, Parks and Recreation. Yes. Okay. And I mean really the punchline is always the the cost of things and how we go about executing this and prioritizing projects and getting it done. I mean the costs from ranged from a couple hundred,000 at some parks to 24 million at community park. So what is the process over the next years for us to turn some of this into actionable projects? Our plans are to do it through the regular budget process. CIP. We'll also be able to apply for some grants if if we can, but CIP or the regular budget.

So, how do we prioritize these projects? Is this like an arm wrestling match in budget sessions or is there some kind of hierarchy or uh suggested phasing in of these different uh improvements that we will get from parks and wreck? we will identify parks that need to be addressed and and we'll bring it to you and we'll discuss that at that time and it there may be some arm wrestling going on but yes we're going to work together to try to get some of these items moving forward and stuff like that in each of the districts. Okay, great. So we expect some followup from you also. Correct. Okay, thank you.

Very good. This is a public hearing. Is there any input from the public on this item? Please come forward. Just name and address for the record. Uh Scverki, 1630 Southwest 5th Avenue. Most of these parks are fine. If there's a few problems here and there, I report it. But parks are fine. I suggested a while back and I've suggested it numerous times actually. Alsorf Park. There should be free parking where the where the uh pic not the picnic areas where there's a little exercise area and swings. Nothing's been done. Instead, you want the people to pay. You want the voters to pay. That's one thing, but there's that one area that I don't know why it just what I state goes in one ear and out the other. Does that make sense what I'm talking about?

Yes. Am I that goddamn stupid? I mean, 100% of the people agree with what I say most of the time, but it never gets done. Just like the senior center, it doesn't get done. Let me look at the plans from now on. Mayor, I recall we all agreed with Mr. Mr. Scverki and gave some Michael with Mike and had given some guidance to the city to get some free parking by the playground. Do you recall that? I I do not. I recall discussing it, but uh that's I haven't I don't know that we actually gave any direction. Remember that? I think we did. Okay. We'll have to go back and listen.

Very good. Public This is still public input. Any further public input from the public on this item? Seeing none, public input closed. Commission discussion. Commissioner Fessic, followed by Commissioner Seagerson Eaton.

Thank you. So I first of all yes I do remember discussing that the free parking by the by the playground and um I thought was un unilaterally decided that we should do that for our parks. Um I I want to thank you again for putting together this this this massive document. It's very very detailed and I remember the meetings that we did have where there I feel like there almost wasn't enough attendance at at least the district one meetings. Um, but I do know that there are a lot of people who are very passionate about parks in general, me included. Um, and I I think so I I know that I I talked to you um, Scott about some of the things that you wanted us to know for the public to know about this particular plan and um, some of the things that you're looking forward to. and I kind of want to just give you the opportunity to to talk about some of the things that what this plan looks like and then what what it is that or some of your goals in in this plan. I want to give you the floor to do that.

Thank you. Um one of the big things this with this document is we did go around to all the parks and all of our parks look great. They're wonderful parks, but one of the big things we're look really trying to do and that we noticed is just standardizing the parks. the same garbage cans, the same benches, the same dog receptacle things, the same shade. Some some playgrounds have porn plays, some have sand, some have. So, we just want the parks to be pompo parks. So, if you're driving through the neighborhood or you happen to be on water taxi, you know that that's a pompo park right there. And that's what we want to do. But the parks the parks look great. They're all in great shape. So we just want to standardize these and and make sure we're all playing in the same sandbox. [laughter]

Nice pun. U so so the other so the other question that I have with the standardization is related I guess going back to that North Ocean Park because that's going to be developed um moving forward. I guess like to see some of those so some of those maybe some of those same updates applied to our parks as well and um more information like I said earlier about North Ocean ways that we can make sure that that still fits the PMPO parks rather than the developers vision for that space. Thank you. Very good commissioner Eden.

Thank you mayor. Um yeah and a great report great work. I know a lot of lot went into it. I attended the meetings [clears throat] and as I recall one of the first and foremost uh issues um that was discussed was security lightings making sure that the parks were lit and secure in the evening uh which is um high priority for me and I do want to say I agree with you the parks are looking great. North Pompo Park is looking great. Uh the landscaping, the trimming of the trees, and you know, we we've gotten the new uh permanent bleachers in over there over the over the last couple years. That's been great for the community, the sun shades and the new concession stand, uh press booth, windows, and soon our PA system. Uh so I want to thank you for that. Um, it's a great it's great and and um I like the standardization um of all parks as many you may or may not know that the parks uh in Crest Haven and the Highlands primarily were uh we were annexed into the city. They were formerly um Broward County parks. So, I really want to say that I appreciate everything the city of Pompo Beach has done uh for the parks in District 2, Crest Haven and the Highlands. So, uh great report again. Looking forward to some of the improvements and um and the security lighting in the parks. Thank you, Mayor.

Very good. Thank you. Okay, I've got Commissioner Smith followed by Vice Mayor. I too want to say what a great job that you did. Um, fantastic report. It's like having a a parks encyclopedia right at our fingertips to look anything up. District 5 has one park, but we're soon we'll have a second park, which is 11 acres. So, District 5, I feel that our district's very privileged that we can create what that park's going to be. So, that'll be a master plan in itself for our 11 acres. But, thank you so much for all your hard work. It's really appreciated.

Thank you, Vice Mayor. Yes, I that was one of the other things that stood out of what an opportunity that is that we have this space to create a park. Uh and I can't wait to go through that process citywide knowing it is in District 5, but our parks um serve this the all the residents. Um with respect to this conversation about Alddorf, I was able to find it on December 9th, 2025. The minutes, Mayor Harden expressed support for for the suggestion made by Mr. Scverki to designate some free parking in the south lot on the east side to serve the playground area. A motion was made by Mayor Harden, seconded by Vice Mayor Fornier to direct staff to present a plan to designate free parking at Alsdorf, specifically at the east side of the south lot near the playground area. Sought public input. It was unanimously voted yes. So while there's no recollection, I my recollection was correct and we have already asked staff to to do this. So I look forward to to seeing it done. Thank you. Very good. Um, have you come up with the rules for the arm wrestling contests?

We'll come up with Great. Great job. Thank you for for the in-depth look at our parks and and I know you want to standardize, but it's not just standardizing. There's also a lot of real meat and potato stuff in there. Sun shades, you know, upgrades. So, it's not just standardizing. I appreciate you want to standardize, but um but yeah, it's a lot more than that. That's and yeah, of course we could always talk about floating a bond to do all that, couldn't we? I believe so. Yeah. Thank you. Anything further, Commissioner Seagaten? Yes. I just want to say, can you introduce the gentleman behind you? Yes. This is Gino Dantis with Walker Zachariah. He's the one that did most of the leg work to make us look good. So great. This is the person you're thanking right behind me.

Thank you. Very good. Very good. That's one of those uh those shadowy consultants. Is that it? Yes, that's it. Gotcha. Okay. All right. Nothing further. Let's call the roll. Commissioner Fezic. Yes. Commissioner Perkins. Yes. Commissioner Seagerson Eaton. Yes. Commissioner Smith. Yes. Vice Mayor Forier. Yes. Mayor Harden. Yes. Item five is a resolution. Resolution of city commission of the city of PMPO Beach approving and authorizing the proper city officials to execute a second amendment to the parking license agreement between the city of PMPO Beach and Hansa and Gerish Patel on vacant land located at Southeast Second Street on the west side of Briney Avenue providing an effective date. So moved. Second.

Moved and second for discussion. This item was pulled by Commissioner Fessic. Commissioner,

thank you mayor. Um, so I I just wanted to pull this item because I wanted to mention that first of all, I supported this item before and I'll support it again today, but um, as I have in the past, but I want to make just take a moment and this opportunity to revisit something that comes up with these type of agreements, and that's the concept of temporary parking. Um, so we've seen a number of situations here and at other parking lots in the city where parking areas are described as temporary, but the contract is renewed and they're in place for periods extended periods of time. So I just wanted to maybe revisit or think about how the city defines temporary when it comes to parking arrangements like this. Um, so do we have a how do we define that as right now? Do we have a policy in place for how temporary is defined? Jeff Lance Park, you may uh thank you. Good afternoon. Uh yeah. Uh in this particular case and in most cases, we'll enter into an agreement with a private sector that intends to build on that property at some point in time. And the W would be a good example. And until that time comes, we keep bringing that to to commission to vote on.

Okay. Uh is there a specific time limit for temporary or no? Just the term of the agreement.

Okay. Um so so because specifically this is a barrier island and there's and I guess by St. Martins there's also you know but where the W is barrier island close to the ocean St. Martins close to the inter coastal. Um, so I just kind of wanted to make sure that moving forward, obviously we need parking, so let's let's all be in agreement there. But, um, I want to raise a practical consider consideration about long-term parking on grasses, especially near bodies of water or on the barrier island just because it raises some, you know, environmental concerns over time. So that's all. Um, just I'd just like to have a little bit more clarity next time this comes up or next time about what those temporary parking

Sure. looks like because it seems to go against some of our codes if I remember correctly. Thank you. All right. This is a public hearing. Is there any input from the public on this item? Please come forward. Just name and address of the record.

GHM 61 Northeast First Street. Yes, there is a code for temporary parking. Any citizen want a temporary parking they have to go to ZBA and there is a only one year and one year is only then you have to go all over again. City is trying to take advantage of this word temporary parking and just use temporary parking for their convenient. They must go and get approval from the proper procedure to get their temporary parking extended. And if city is having a lease for temporary parking for more than a year, then city is literally a line of misleading the board and using word temporary parking. So temporary parking must go to due process just like any other citizen have to go because I'm happen to be owner of one temporary parking. Thank you.

Thank you sir. Further input from the public. Anyone coming forward? Nope. Very good. Public input closed. Commission discussion, questions, concerns. Mr. Burman, would you care to comment on um the temporary parking situation and the ZBA and the things that were just brought up by the gentleman? Sorry, the ZBA and what? I didn't hear the last question. The the situation that was just brought up by the gentleman that spoke. No, I'm I really don't care to comment on that at this time. Uh, I'm not familiar enough with it and I don't want to start guessing at a public meeting about that. I appreciate that. Very good. I love to answer your question. So, but

I I hear you. Thank you very much. Appreciate that. Further commission discussion. Seeing none, let's call the role. Commissioner Fezic, yes. Commissioner Perkins, yes. Commissioner Seagerson Eaton, yes. Commissioner Smith, yes. Vice Forier, yes. Hart,

yes. Item six is a resolution. Resolution of the city commission of the city of Papa Beach approving and authorizing the proper city officials to execute FDOT District 4 amendment number 36 to include landscape maintenance memorandum of agreement between the city of PMPO Beach and the state of Florida Department of Transportation for additional landscape improvements in the rightway of State Road A1A North Ocean Boulevard for mile post 11.280 and mile post 11.345 providing an effective date. So moved. Second. Moved and second for discussion. This item was pulled by Commissioner Fess. Commissioner,

thank you. Yes, I did pull this um specifically because this particular agenda item uh one I was a little bit confused when I read it through the agenda itself because it was says a mile marker 11 kind of like a crazy mile marker listing rather than it is an address. And so I feel like that's a little bit confusing for the public may not understand that this is also the address of a very highly contested or highly passionate uh development area uh for that those two towers. Now I just had a question and I guess Mr. Mr. McConn, I don't think it's actually for you, unless maybe um maybe it is, but related to development plans or are the site plans for this project tied to this particular agenda item?

Good afternoon, mayor, commissioner. Rob McConn, public works director. Um no, Commissioner, it's not tied to this parcel development. However, I am aware of the questions that have already come up. Excuse [clears throat] me. And it's come up before. Uh it is linked. Um and as one of the individuals stated, it's been discussed before and you've told them before it's not going to impact access to the beach. Well, I I'd like to find a document that would address that. So, in July of 2019, there's a development agreement for North Ocean Park Improvements. And I'd like to read a part of that that addresses access. Um, under paragraph three, specific restrictions on park improvements access, no actions by the developer for its development or park improvements shall interfere, obstruct, or hinder vehicular or pedestrian traffic proceeding along Northeast 16th Street to the Atlantic Ocean and Beach as well as to A1A, except for limited periods during construction. And I know it was already discussed about um there was a survey on the beach and how about what we do on the beach, you know, um kite uh surfing, other motorized activity has nothing to do with this project. That's a policy decision by the commission. In the future, things happen. The state could pass a statute that impacts any operation on a beach. some kind of those things could impact it, but that has nothing to do with the construction of that project. So, and to be clear, this um development agreement is linked to the certificate of occupancy of that project. So, it it does have some teeth. Um there has been a concept of that park that's been accomplished. I saw it a while back. I don't know what the

current status of that concept is or has it been in design. Um, but there's another question about the parking. This project will not decrease the parking on Northeast 16th Street. In fact, it will add parking. So, and it also specifies during construction, they can't impact any of that parking for their construction materials or debris. So, I think that that's important to point out. This is not about that park or access to the beach, but it becomes linked. And I wanted to clarify that. Thank you.

Thank you. Yes. So I my question I I understand we've addressed the park. I think my question was related more to the the actual development of the building and that and that particular site plan because I haven't seen any any changes. I was I was looking haven't seen any changes but I was concerned if if this rightway change is tied to where they can put landscaping or or whatever is if it's tied to that site plan. And the reason why I I asked that or I asked that is because this was such a highly contested project in general that it's we just want to make sure that we're providing clear information about if this is approved is it or let's say if this is not approved does that does that somehow affect the site plan for this particular project that's the question that I have

well it would eliminate any landscaping in the fdot right away that would impact the site plan, but other than removing enhancements, no, there would be no impact to the site plan.

Okay. I don't know. I I I still think there might be a little bit more clarification that maybe Max um or somebody in in development services might be able to answer those questions because I I want to make sure that we're representing this accurately and it's maybe just I want to be clear that it's not just FOT or that the right of way access. I would like a little bit more clarification related to this topic. Well, you know, anything that impacts the rightway on Northeast 16th Street, which is a city street, that's different process that goes through the city's permitting process and the building department. That's separate. And so, this is not addressing that city right away. This is only that you mentioned those mile posts specifically. They get very specific on that with FTO with mile markers so we're clear on the beginning and end of where the improvements are to the rightway.

No, I and I appreciate that. I just want to make sure that it's it's it's clear for residents to understand what what it is and and that they can understand if it's going to affect them or not. So, for example, even if they had the mile markers, we probably should have the address as well. Um, do we have Mr. Harrison? Are you aware of anything that's being tied to the site plan or is there anybody here that can explain or answer that question? Commissioner Fess, this is FDOT right ofway parallel with A1A. That's all this landscaping is. This is one of what 30 what is it the 30?

It I think it's ends up 300 ft if you do the mile markers. Yeah, it's the 36th FOT rightway agreement the city commission has with the Florida Department of Transportation. I'm familiar with it's just landscaping parallel with the street. I'm familiar with what this is. I'm asking if it's tied to the site plan for the duet ocean towers. No, ma'am. It's just just a simple landscaping parallel with the street, but it was drawn by their architects. Well, that would have been because we required it.

Correct. You know, it's our code that we have certain landscaping. And commissioner, [clears throat] I didn't mean to try to hide the address. It's because the these 36 amendments, it's always done according to FDOT from their perspective. They don't care what that site plan, what it's building or what it is. They just care about specifically the linear feet that's in that rightaway. And it could be it could change what's behind it. They just want to know. And that's why they're very specific on these mile markers. And it I put the address in the backup. So,

Right. Okay. Well, I I'm not I'm less concerned with the address. I'm less concerned with the parking at the park. I I'm I'm still have questions related to the larger impact of this with the site plan and doesn't seem like that portion of the question is getting answered. So I I can't support this just until I do get that information. Thank you. Right. This is a public hearing. Is there any input from the public on this item? Please come forward to the podium. Just name and address for the record. Limit your comments to three minutes, please. It's okay. You can come forward. You don't have to wait. [laughter]

Uh, hello. I'm Karen Manzone. I live at 3232 Northeast 16th Street, apartment 4 in PMPO Beach. Good afternoon, commissioners. According to recently filed documents, the developers of the Duet Ocean Residences at 1550 North Ocean Boulevard are seeking approval from the city today to upgrade A1A Streetscape fronting their property. Several years ago, the commission approved a boundary adjustment to increase the size of the lot from 62 acres to84 acres so that they could use this public rightway fronting their property. My husband and I have no objections to streetscape improvements, but maintaining the integrity of the city's public beach and park cannot be overemphasized. The rendition design online does not show what Northeast 16th Street east of A1A will look like when the project is completed. Currently, on Northeast 16th Street, east of A1A, there are a total of 35 public parking spaces. Six are on the south side of the road in front of the fence advertising the project. 13 spaces run adjacent to the park and four more at the east end of the street by the entrance to the beach. On the north side of the street, there are 12 spaces. how many parking spaces will be available to the public in this proposal. It looks like the plan is to remove the south crosswalk from A1A. That's fine as long as the north crosswalk remains for the beach access. My husband and I have ongoing concerns regarding developers trying to secure private exclusive access for residents of the duet. We want to make sure the community has continued beach public access to North Ocean Park and 16th Street beach entrance. During a meeting in 2019, this is what you were referring to. The developer entered into an agreement with the city to make improvements to the cityowned North Ocean Park at the time. Uh the developers need to make it clear to potential buyers that this is a city

park and not an extension of their building. Are the condo developers planning a private entrance put through our park? Can you guarantee the community will continue to have public beach access on Northeast 16th Street? In my opinion, the developer is misleading potential buyers that the property is prime Ocean Front and that's right on their billboard. The parcel is not Oceanfront. It's buffered by North Ocean Park. We would like to the commissioners to go on record that the community will have continued public access to North Ocean Park and its beach. Absolutely. Thank you very much.

Thank you. Next speaker. Thank ladies and gentlemen, please refrain from applause. Thank you. Go ahead. Just name and address for the record.

Hello, Rain Honiblau. Uh 1039 Hillsboro Mile, Hillsbor Beach. I'm here because I use the park. We all go to the park. Um but I just wanted to ask you and to invite you to come to the park and see because there's a lot of confusion um about what's going to be done, what's going to be taken away. I hear rumors. People And I think that if a solid plan were presented to people, you'd have a lot less people coming than just maybe venting. Um, but also about the pavilions that are being used, they're used. I mean, we're we we're here and there's a lot of people who can't be here because they're working two to three jobs at the hour. They they can't come and say, "We're going to use the park. We use the park all the time. It's a family park. They're one day off. They're two days off." They they go to the park with their families to barbecue at the pavilions. Um we see weddings there all the time. People who can't afford wedding venues and it's it's just a really nice community park. So if you guys just come sunset any day you'll see it's it's lovely. Um it it's just it's a park that's used by the community workingass people. I'm not saying I'm against, you know, the beautiful condos coming up and what it would bring revenue-wise to the city, but I just think that u the the barbecue pavilions, they're they're used, they're valued. Um again, weddings, there's AA meetings there, big big community park. So, if you would just consider that. Um I know that, like I said, there's rumors about those pavilions being taken away. Um, but I just think that maybe just come and see. You'll see a lot of people just come after work and they enjoy the park. So, just wanted to thank you and invite you.

Thank you. Appreciate it. Next speaker.

Commission. Uh, my name is John Ruda. I live in Hillsboro Mile. I live in 53 Hillsboro Mile. I'm a business owner in PMPO Beach for 30 years and uh this is about the park. I'm a kiteboarder and uh I literally use the park every single day I can either walking or kiteboarding and I'm just here to support all my fellow kiteboarders and water enthusiasts about not being able to do what they love to do. I think if it's changed, it's going to really affect the community greatly. And um as Rain said, uh it's used for many other things besides kite boarding. It's used for AA meetings. It's used for weddings. And uh we only have 100 ft of access on the beach to do our sports. And um the people that go there for sunbathing, they all respect that. We respect their property. So um I'm just here to um support all my other friends basically. Thank you for the consideration.

Appreciate that. Thanks. Thank you so much. Next speaker. Further input from the public. Seeing none, public input is closed. Mr. McCon, what was the date of that meeting where where um things were decided and all that? Mayor, I don't know the date of the meeting. I was referencing the agreement which was signed in July 2019. So, it was sometime prior to that, right? So, it's would have been just prior to then. Yeah. Maybe this time of year, March, April. Yeah, because I it's I know there there were I mean it's it was spelled out in that agreement that nope, the developer has rights to develop their property and that's it, but as part of their development, they're also helping us develop our park. It's our

investing in our park. Yes. It's it's And do you know I I know you're not in charge of developing parks, but do you know how is there a schematic diagram yet for the for the park itself? Not the not the condo? No, I did see a concept of the park. Okay. Um I know there was some discussion about the bathroom. It does need to be some investments in that bathroom building. Sure. Enhanced landscaping, PA walkways about the pavilions. I don't know if if but again it was based on also there was a they are investing but it it's limited how much they invest and I think it was 300,000. So it was a matter of priorities. What are we going to do? What can we what can we do? So, right, but it's our our park. So,

that's right.

Um, so we'll do what we want to do with their with their uh some funding. Um, but yeah, it's not like we're closing off part of our park to give it to the developer or anything like that. I know there's been lots of and lots of mis, you know, misinformation out there. And also, we're not blocking off the beach access in any way, shape, or form. That's public beach every that's that's all fine. Um, Mr. Harrison, I could can I make a suggestion? I mean, because this really is an important topic to a lot of folks, not not just PMPO Beach folks, but outside PMPO Beach. Perhaps if we had some sort of a a diagram showing the the process of the of the of that particular park as it moves forward um on our website, it it might interest people to know where they could go to get information about it. But I don't know if it's at a form yet where you can publish things like that. But that might help with some of these when these rumors come up that oh my gosh they're closing the park or going to stop the kite boarding or stop the wind surfing. We might if anybody gets a phone call you could point them to that and say nope here look at this. Just a suggestion something I think you you might want to look into. I appreciate it.

Look into it. Um commission discussion vice vice mayor followed by commissioner Smith.

Thank you. No I know this is a longstanding project that's been contentious and um is relatively unpopular with certain groups of people who use that park and I understand that um it is a park available accessible to everyone to use and it will remain that although I do always worry about how it will feel when there are these towers there if it'll have this effect of feeling private. Um, I would like to know about the investment in the park, especially given what the residents were saying about how it's used or do do we get $300,000 or they are making $300,000 of improvements?

They are making the $300,000 investment with public input. Like the mayor mentioned, maybe there's a chance to augment that funding. And I don't know what the park master plan if it considered that. Maybe there are some recommendations in that plan. I don't I don't know. I didn't see that. And when is the timing of that? Because we've been hearing about this for years. At what point in their development do they have to do the park? I do not know, Vice Mayor. I don't. Okay. So then why is it so urgent that we're doing this agreement to maintain landscaping? Is the landscaping in already?

No, this is a part of the process that they must have this before they get a certificate of occupancy. We're in the process. Um, I think some of these developers maybe aren't aware of it until they start going through the process and they're told you got to have this in the for FDOT right away and now it's bring it forward. This I don't know when the expected groundbreaking is and it had no bearing on that. This is just getting it in place.

I know. But I say this over and over. I believe we don't make the best deals. We don't think about what we're giving for what we're getting always in this city. And uh if we just keep giving everything, I know this is something minor. We will give they will make these rightaway improvements and make and and they will have this agreement at FDOT, but when do we get to see what they're doing to our park? So the timing of it is is also part of the negotiation in the deal. And I'm just I don't if they don't need this, what I need to see is what they're going to do for us. Thank you,

Commissioner Smith. Um, just to clarify, this isn't anything to do with the park. This is just landscaping in the medians and it's just it's an it's a contract we've had for a long time. This is an amendment to it. it. We've had a blanket maintenance agreement with FTO, not a contract, but that agreement commits the city to maintain all these improvements in the rightway with the understanding our code says the adjacent property owner will make that they will maintain the property. It's just they failed to do so then it falls on the city. So, it's not a contract, but it's putting the responsibility on the city to maintain if necessary.

But we're not changing anything. We're just moving the maintenance of it to the developer. We're just adding to my heartburn with this. As Mr. Harrison said, this is the 36th amendment. We have a blanket agreement with FDOT that says we will maintain everything in that FDOT rightway. So, I'm not sure why we have to keep doing this, frankly, because that's that's what it in that blanket agreement says. But every time there's any enhancement made to that FTO rightaway, we have to bring an amendment for you to review and approve the FTO. Yes, because it's their rightway. Thank you. Very good.

Commissioner Seagerson Eden. Okay. And uh just for clarification, um Mr. McConn, would you say that overall they're going to be adding parking? I can you just elaborate on that a bit? Correct. So, and I think Yes. Yes, ma'am. So, she quoted 35 spaces. I did not count, but I she definitely lay out. Thank you. So, to be clear, this only impacts the parking on the south side of Southeast 16th Street. Sorry, Northeast 16th Street. Mhm.

It does not impact parking on the north side and does not impact parking on the very east end. So there are currently six parallel parking spaces. The balance on the south side is diagonal parking. They're going to change that to 90 degree parking. You get more parking when you make it 90 degree versus diagonal. And they're going to add by doing that they're going to make additional spaces in total on Northeast 16th Street. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Good, Commissioner Fess.

Thank you. So, I appreciate everybody coming out to talk about the park. I want to be clear that this agenda item isn't about the park, but it is tied to this. It is tied to this development, which is then also tied to the developers agreement from June July 2019 that you read from that is the park is part of their development agreement. I so the reason why I'm concerned about this about it being the specifically sight specific to the not the park portion but the actual building site plan I'd like to see if by allowing this is that change there you know like you said landscape requirements does that fulfill landscape requirements by us for the site itself does it play into the development review committee does it play into that that portion of this project secondly I have um serious concerns about how this is being marketed and I I I listened to all the meetings many times related to this well before I was elected. I've got ridiculous amounts of notes. This was something that I met with people over and over again and I took the time to also go to the presentation from the developer and I was up in Bokeh and I went to this presentation and although we were told many times over and over again that that park and the project were going to be marketed as it's not a beachfront property, I want to be clear that there was definitely a push from the develop ber in their sales process to point out that while it was a public park, their residents would have access to this, it was going to be definitely an enhancement to that particular development. So, it was the way that it was being sold to pro p prospective buyers is that it's tied. So, my concern with this is I want to know more about the site plan. I want to know more about how that impacts the actual development

of not the park, but just the building itself before we move forward with this. I think that we need a more comprehensive look at this simply because a lot of times these small changes that are made that are seemingly benign or where we get looped in and essentially allowing something to happen that people don't want to have happen or we're changing the rules if you will or allowing something and it forces us not to be able to have that peck point where we normally would. So that that's only my concern. I would like to see more information about that. Thank you. Very good. Further commission discussion? Yes, Mayor. Commissioner Perkins. So, Commissioner Fezik, you're saying that you want to see more of a solid plan,

right? So, it affects the site the site plan itself and how that is. I want to know more about from a development services standpoint, how that affects site plan as a whole, not the park necessarily, the actual building plan because we're taking advantage of it's already very, very, very small lot. We're taking a very very small lot that was very heavily lobbyed against changing which passed 4 to two um I believe uh ages ago much to the maybe you should consider maybe postponing it. I'd like to postpone more information make a motion to postpone you have the floor. [laughter] [gasps]

Okay. Okay, I'd like to make a motion uh that we postpone um agenda item number six to the next Why don't we make it a six o'clock meeting? Maybe perhaps you could have more residents there. That would be great. Okay. And in that meeting, let me get the date. 24th. 24th. So, I'd like to make a motion that we postpone item number six to April March 24th. Seconded. Okay. It's been moved and seconded to postpone this item till uh March 24th. Moved and seconded. Uh Mr. McConn, is there any urgency in this matter? No, mayor. Very good. There's not.

Okay. Um Commissioner Seerson Eaton. Thank you. So, in reading the legislative text, they are going to be improving the landscaping in front of that particular parcel of property. Is that only or does it is it a bigger distance or wider distance than that?

Um, commissioner, they are going to be uh improving significant amount of landscaping on um A1A and 16th Street and behind their property. But this only speaks to that between those mile post markers, which is really about 105 feet along A1A. That's the only thing that this pretty much this parcel. Yeah. The frontage of this property on A1A, right? Correct. So, they're going to be improving it because there's nothing there now except a fence. It's been it's been a rift of of any sort of landscaping. Nothing there.

Correct. So, they're they they they want to and and then we maintain it or they will maintain their own. We don't have to maintain it. They're going to spend the money to put it in and spend the money to maintain it. Yes. And being that how is how how are we at this 36th amendment? I mean, if it comes up every year, that's 36 years.

Um, well, I don't know. I've been here 20 years and I think started about number two. So, um, but again, the Ritz Carlton, the Waldorf Histori, the city garage, the just think about anything. I'm just thinking A1A, but there's federal highway, there's Powerline Road, there's nine,

right? There's nine state roads within the city. 33 miles of state roads, 66 miles if you consider both sides of the road. anywhere that some development is popping up and they are putting something in the rightway which is could be 10 feet into their property that they're likely going to have to put landscaping there because of our code. So, it's it's again it's administrative that I'm not sure is real necessary, but this is the way we do it. We are okay. Thank you. Very good. Further commission discussion. Commissioner Fessic,

I would just like to plead with with my my fellow colleagues here that that we give this the opportunity to get the information from regarding the site plan to move this to the the next meeting and that way we can get the questions answered rather than not moving things potentially forward. Uh I'd like to make sure that we make the decision and we make it with all information that we need to make that decision. Thank you. Mr. Harrison, just out of curiosity, were any of these questions brought up during your one-on- ones with the with the commission on the agenda items?

Well, sir, and I' I'd like to make sure that we focus on exactly what this agreement is. It is landscaping in the F right of way. It's not going to have anything to do with the site that we're going to spend the time on looking over. If you can imagine A1A going right down here and where that pulpit is, that's where the landscaping's going to be. Gotcha. Very good. Uh, Vice Mayor,

thank you. I think it's really inappropriate for you to ask about our conversations with the city manager and our one-on- ones to prove some kind of point. Um, it's very big brotherish to me and condescending. So, uh, perhaps we don't ask about it because we don't have the trusting relationship that you do because there's a different history there. Or perhaps, uh, we don't ask about it because, uh, we have other concerns from residents that are that we want to make sure are heard. So, I I just find that to be a little slimy to be honest. Um, and I'm trying to use my manners list, please. Well, you Thank you. So, excuse me for saying that, but I I do find it to be condescending and inappropriate to ask about our personal one-on- ones with the city manager. I wouldn't ask about yours. Uh, and my concern here is, look, this is I understand what this is is landscaping. It's a maintenance agreement, but if they are this far along in asking us to do this and have their landscape plan here, I want to see what their plan is for the park. Thank you.

Very good. Thank you, advice. And I certainly was not trying to pry on any individual's communication with the with the uh the city manager. I didn't ask any individual um indication. I just merely had a question if any of these questions were were raised previously. Thank you. I appreciate appreciate that.

Further discussion on the Yes, Commissioner Secret. Thank you. And I'm sorry I just want to make the point that with the maintenance of I mean we have this this longstanding these agreements as you pointed out uh Mr. McCon all over the city and we maintain them. So, this is an opportunity for the city not to have to pay for landscaping and not to have to pay the city, the residents, the tax dollars, not to have to pay for the maintenance of this particular stretch of property and we are required to have these FDOT agreements uh because we maintain they make us maintain that. So, this is money that we will not have to spend on landscaping or maintenance in this section of of A1A. And and and I I was here when the duet, it wasn't called a duet at the time, was approved. Uh they do have uh they do have their development rights by law and they will have to adhere to our landscaping code, our setbacks and all the other regulations associated with this development. So I mean I I just don't see just don't see any reason to postpone it because this is no bearing on what is happening on the parcel. Uh it's not going to affect uh the outcome. Uh it's not going to and the park is again with public input that's been established. So I don't know why I don't feel like this should be held up at this point. Thank you.

Very good. Further commission discussion. Commissioner Smith, I just want to clarify that what's Commissioner Secret Eaton is saying is this is just an agreement for them to do the landscaping in this area of the rideway of A1A. This has nothing at all to do with us reviewing a site plan. Accurate.

Okay. And I so I agree that I I would like to see the site plan too after all the questions that have come up today, but I don't think it has anything to do with our our agreement with FDOT for them to pay for the landscaping. But yes, to see the site plan, I would like to see that also, but I don't think the the two of them are related. Very good for the Commissioner Fessic.

Thank you. Okay. So I I I would like to make sure this is very clear and so everybody understands this very complex thing. So this this one piece of this the F dot agreement is really very benign by itself. So I agree with you that it it seems like hey landscaping no problem when and and I agree with Commissioner Segine that people have the right to develop their property right. They have the right to everybody has property rights solid. Our process itself is like there's pieces of a puzzle that all have to fit together. So when when a development is proposed, there are multiple pieces that have to be met. There are lots of moving parts and there's takes a long time to go through the process. The site plans, the approvals from ESO, the approvals from the fire department, the approvals from landscape or urban forester. There's there's a lot codes development review committee goes back and forth. They come back and they go back and forth with the with the contractors to make sure that it follows our codes and it follows what is supposed to be done. In some instances when the developer wants something and it's not allowed, what happens is the commission, whether I was here or not at the time, will get a small piece of code change or text amendment change or whatever it may be. If you follow things from the process from the time it was proposed to what the code looked like back then to what it looked like when they finish sometimes these small changes through the through the the process change our codes to allow for what the developer has wanted. And that was what was very clear in regards to this project related to changing it to the the zoning to planned the PDI zoning to linking the the park to the to the process to the many many people who came out. So all I'm trying to do is look at

does this particular piece I want to see where it fits in the larger scale of the puzzle that is that site plan and that is that project and it's not it is not a standalone item. So there is a reason to look at it and until de until until development services can be here and answer that question for me I'm not comfortable moving forward. Thank you. Very good. Further commission discussion. Seeing none let's call the role the mayor. Mayor on the motion. I wanted to um confirm who uh second commissioner Perkins uh vice mayor. Vice mayor. Okay. Commissioner f the motion on postpone. Yes. Commissioner Perkins. Yes.

Commissioner Seagerson Eaton. No. Commissioner Smith. Yes. Vice Mayor Pornier. Yes. Mayor Harden. Yes. All right. Takes us up to our regular agenda item 10 is a resolution. A resolution of the city commissioner of the city of PMPO Beach, Florida, approving and authorizing the proper city officials to execute a state revolving fund amendment three to loan agreement SW062460 between the city of PMPO Beach and state of Florida Department of Environmental Protection. providing an effective date. So moved. Second. Moved and second for discussion. Miss Mohammed.

Good afternoon, mayor, vice mayor, commissioners. Renuka Muhammad, the utilities director for the city of Pmpo Beach. The item before you is a request to approve amendment three to the state revolving fund loan number SW062460 in the amount of 8.184250 million extending the construction completion date from February 15, 2026 to April 15, 2028 for stormwater improvements identified in the city's 2013 stormwater m. Uh [snorts] there were three projects within the the loan. Northeast 3rd Street to 4th Street, Northwest 16th Lane and US1 and Northeast 14th Street. Construction delays have occurred due to a variety of reasons, including the Broward County coordination requirements, including inspections, utility conflicts, and the dependency and FPNL to schedule electrical connections. The amendment provides additional time to finalize the construction activities for the remaining projects. The loan amount and the 20-year repayment term remains unchanged and the project continues to support the city's strategic and comprehensive plan goals for resilient and sustainable storm water infrastructure.

Very good. Thank you for that. This is a public hearing. Is there any input from the public on this item? Please come forward. Seeing none, public input closed. Commission discussion, questions, concerns? Seeing none, let's call the role. Bear with me. Sorry. Surprised you. Yeah, [laughter] that was quick. Commissioner Fez, yes. Commissioner Perkins, yes. Commissioner Secret, yes. Commissioner Smith, yes. Vice Mayor Fornier, yes. Mayor Hart,

yes. Item 11 is a resolution. Resolution of the city commission of the city of PMPA Beach, Florida, approving and authorizing the proper city officials to execute a state revolving fund amendment three to the loan agreement WW062470 between the city of PMPA Beach and the state of Florida Department of Environmental Protection providing an effective date. So moved. Second. Moved and second for discussion. Once again, Miss M.

All right. Ruka Muhammed, utilities director for the city of PMPO Beach. The item before you is a request to approve amendment three to state revol state revolving fund loan number WW062470 extending the construction completion date from August 15, 2026 to April 15, 2027 for non sewer area C. The original 2.882108 882108 million was approved in October 2022 and supported converting septic systems to the sanitary sewer system. Subsequently in 2004 2024, the city received a grant in the amount of 1.1 million uh for the private sewer connections. Integrating the private sewer connections into the project requires additional time for design, connection, and permitting. There's also an extended delivery time required for the lift station electrical panel on this project. The extension will allow for sufficient time to complete construction activities. The loan amount and the 20-year repayment term remains unchanged and no additional debt is incurred at this time. Approval supports the city's strategic and comprehensive plan goals for reliable environmentally protective sanitary sewer infrastructure.

Very good. Thank you for that. This is a public hearing. Is there any input from the public on this item? Seeing none, public input closed. Commission discussion, concerns, question. Vice Mayor, I just had one question on this one with the grant. Is there a deadline for that? I would have to go back and check if it's if I'm sure there is. There's just no deadline right now that we're concerned with. Okay. Thank you. Further commission discussion? Seeing none, let's go ahead and call the role. Commissioner Fez, yes. Commissioner Perkins, yes. Commissioner Seersonen Eden, yes. Commissioner Smith. Yes. Vice Mayor Ponier. Yes. May Harden. Yes. That takes us back to additional audience to be heard. Yes, Mayor. We have three remaining speakers.

No, actually two. Some of them just um did come up under the item number six and spoke at that time. Have a Melody Griffin. Melody Griffin, are you still here? Okay. Rodri Phillips. Rodri Phillips, are you in the building? Rodri Phillips going once. Going twice. Is he out there? We We think he's out there. Okay. You think he's out there, Kervin?

I don't know. I guess he's coming. Here comes Mr. Phillips. Yeah. Yeah, he's on his way. Here comes Mr. Phillips. He's on his way. Kervin can see him. Mr. Phillips, you almost lost your speaking engagement. Come on down.

Just name and address for the record and please keep your comments to three minutes.

Yeah. Good afternoon, commissioners. Uh Rob Phillips, 2620 Northwest 10th Street, District 5. Darlene Smith. Oh, I I came here today because uh every time I I I think about our $2 billion project. Uh incidentally, uh I think his name is one of the uh uh Bworth uh Tig Trail. want to thank you for all you did and uh we want to thank the commissioners for all they did city of prompo for tag trail festival. Uh it was a great event for Black History Month. uh where we always say uh black history is American history and with the spirit of inclusion and and we had the spirit of inclusion on that day and and so with the $2 billion project that I was thinking about uh uh Phil Maze uh our uh our master developer I I would I would uh like the city to to find a way for us to invest in in forming a board a board of homeless to to clean up that area, clean up the city, the northwest section, which is a hub for the homeless. It's it's the only area you could go in. Well, we have homeless everywhere, but you don't have homeless out in Palm, do you, Darlene? You don't have homeless floating around your your area, do you? Uh, not like they do in Pompo. They they wide open on on uh in in Pompo, I mean, in the northwest section. So, I would I would invite you to come up with a board to try to figure out a way to eliminate and help the homeless. I see BSO are out there every day trying their best to to help with Cassandra, the the homeless advocate, trying to help the people find

some place to live. But it it it's it's not doing uh uh it's not enough. Uh we we need to give somebody like myself and and my crew about $500,000. See, we need that money so that we can clean up Pompino. We got a we we we got a way to clean up Pompino whereas nobody else have a way. And and I think I think that uh if if the city would would talk to Phil Maze and and and try to come up with a group of people to help cover the northwest section to help with the uh homeless situation because once we build this $2 billion project, where are the homeless people going to go? They're not going anywhere.

Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, mayor. That concludes audience to be heard. All right. Very good. All right. That takes us up to next scheduled meetings. We've got March 24th, 2026 at 6 p.m. a regular city commission meeting followed by April 14th, 2026 at 1 p.m. regular city commission meeting. Takes us up to reports. Mr. Harrison.

Yes, sir. Uh just a couple of things. Uh there will be a public session on March 12th, 6:00 to 8:00m at the cultural center to uh review the uh standalone police department study. So that's March 12th. And then on March 19th, we'll actually have a workshop where you all will be in session uh from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on the 19th. Also at the cultural center uh to hopefully get to a point of where we can make some recommendations. And on this Saturday at 10:00 a.m. uh the Sons of American Revolution will have a ribbon cutting or an oblisk that will be uh erected on the pier. So it's quite an honor that they've chosen Pompo Beach uh to have that monument in our city on our pier. Concludes my report. Mayor,

very good. Great stuff. Thank you, Mr. Burman. City Attorney. Thank you. No report. All right, Mr. Alfred, city clerk. Mayor, it was um didn't make it in time to post it on the agenda um for a workshop that's scheduled on April 14th. April 14th at 9:00 a.m. I believe um everyone's calendar were confirmed, but there is a commission workshop on the budget on April 14th at 9:00 a.m. Just wanted to make that known. And that concludes my report. Thank you very much. Appreciate that. Takes us up to city commission commissioner Fessic.

Thank you. Um so I wanted to bring something up just in light of what happened today. Um we have some open-ended things that we have voted on or we have agreed to to do similar to the parking at Alsorf Park. I feel like there's a few of these lingering items that have not yet been resolved. And so I Mr. Harrison, I'd like to see uh and maybe we can work with um Mr. Alfred to figure out what those are. Um but with regards to the parking at Aldorf Park that we all voted on and said, "Hey, we look we're anticipating this is going to come back." Um I would like to see those things come back in a timely manner. So in addition and not just come back but come back within an appropriate time. So that we that was in December and it's now March and it still hasn't come back to us. Um another thing that we're waiting on I believe is our procurement workshop and that was again voted on a long time ago and we still don't it's been brought up several times and we still don't have a date. Um and and the last thing is about you know specifically related to this is I had a I had a two and a about roughly about two two and a half hour meeting with Mr. Harrison back in February, February 11th, and I had I mean organized I had a list of questions that I not only brought in on a piece of paper, but I but I provided a written documentation afterwards where I talked about all of the things just all the things related to parking at the beach, the the parking garage, my issues with some things, my issues with some how we're handling some of the consultants, some of the contracts. It was a very long and detailed conversation. I received and I received an answer to my recap that I sent on February 11th, March 5th. And in

that recap, it was this long document that basically said that I agreed to do certain things or agreed to bring back. It put words in my mouth and I want to make sure that it's I will correct it but it's very clear that um my my recap had clearly defined questions uh relating to parking utilization data operational mitigation for Harbor Beach v Harbor Village businesses transparency around the procurement process potential phased approaches before committing to a major capital project and my response from our city manager included uh a response saying that I made a statement suggesting that I repres represented to barrier island business owners that I would bring the Whiting Turner contract back to the agenda and support it. And that statement does not accurately reflect the position I communicated during our meeting. I said that we need to discuss parking and we need to do it from an open an open forum and and [clears throat] additionally it also pointed that I was making it seemed like I was making accusations and some kind and so I want to make sure that I'm very clear in saying that I would like to have us really look at that procurement process because those red flags have been going up and related to this particular item wedding turner and and the parking at the beach. I know we need parking. We I think we all agree we need parking. It's a matter of how this was particularly this was handled. And I'm not I don't appreciate the sentiment in the email that you sent that's saying, "Oh, well, you haven't provided any, you know, digging and you have any private evidence that was done inappropriately." I didn't say that and I'm never going to suggest that. that I'm saying that I would like to be shown certain things and I have been told through this process that there are items still missing that other people have requested, not just myself. So, I I do have concerns with that, but I I will correct it in writing, but I wanted to make sure I brought it up because I was don't appreciate that sort of tone and

it took that long to get none of my answers to the questions and instead got a lot of a lot of support and why I should go gung-ho on Wedding Turner and I don't appreciate that. So, um, outside of that, I there's some other questions I there's some other concerns I have related to, um, some other requests that I made. Uh, I have, everybody knows I'm a foyer request girl, and I like to do my homework. Um, and so I have told a lot of things throughout my time here, and I think a lot of us have when certain things come to us from multiple different from multiple sources and people, I don't automatically assume that those things are true. I like to trust but verify. So that goes from from when residents come to me with issues. That goes from when when I when something doesn't sit right for me or if I have questions. So, I have done a couple of different requests over over time and um and I appreciate Kervin for for doing his best to try to get those things to me, but I want to make sure that it's clear that when I make a request for information that is publicly publicly available information, I do expect to get that information um so that I can either put rumors to rest or or or do my due diligence. Um, another request I made related to our OHUI process made a request specifically because I was concerned about one particular property and at our last meeting I had the property owner come up to us come up to me. I just asked for this address just for the folder so I could see what it looked like from start to finish, what that looked like. And I had the property owner come up to me at that meeting and asked me why I requested information about that file specifically. And I said

because it's the only one I know that has happened or it's the only property we essentially closed on that I know of. So I was looking for the process and I'm still looking through I would like clarification on that OUA process of how we are how we were getting rid of the properties um when usually property disposition comes to the commission and it just didn't and I and I understand there were some rules related to OUI or our housing initiative um plans but I just would still like some more clear information related to that and that process so I can make sure that we are doing our due diligence or property that is owned by the city or was owned by the city. Um, and it my concern is not with that. My concern is really more with the fact that I don't appreciate um, you know, I don't know if staff went and told this particular person or not, but um, it was just a qu it was a request so I could learn. It wasn't a request because it wasn't meant to be nasty or mean to anybody. It was actually just to learn the process and it was the only one. So, um I would like that in the future that make sure that we are co cognizant of what we are doing and um making sure that there was really no there was really no reason for that for me to be addressed. Um anyway, uh I am want to just say thank you to everybody for supporting everything that we've done and I've gotten a lot of resident feedback. Mr. Harrison, I have two more things related to the air park. I've gotten a lot of emails lately. Uh I've been traveling, so um I've been trying to catch up to some of those emails, but there are some serious concerns related to the air park that I think we need to revisit again. Um there were some promises made to residents and they have not been followed up on and I feel like we need to have a larger conversation around that again. Um there's been some people being feeling targeted and

feeling not answer like their questions are not getting answered and they're they're not actually getting any better. It's getting worse. Um lastly, I just want to say thank you to the folks that worked on um Rob McConn and and Mr. Donovan um for jumping on the North Riverside option. There were some issues with flooding and residents were very appreciative that they moved into action very quickly on that. So, um, I'm positive and, um, I just got back from Japan, so I'm a little bit sleepd deprived and crazy, but I did get to hug my kids and, um, and my, uh, and celebrate my son's, uh, girlfriend graduating from nursing school. So, anyway, thank you guys, and I hope you have a great rest of your week.

Very good. Congratulations on your son's uh, your son's girlfriend, I guess. Very good. Um, Commissioner Perkins,

thank you, Mayor. Uh I'm I have three items um that I want to discuss, but the first one uh was brought to my attention I guess about October, November, and I keep forgetting to mention it. Um but it was brought to my attention that we have limited burial space at the PMPO Beach uh cemetery and I'm told we only have about 400 burial sites left. And I would like to request and I don't know whether I need to make a motion. I would like to request that we can reserve those 400 sites for company residents only. Um I don't I where did he go?

Mr. Burman, you just I think it went to the restroom.

Okay. Okay. Well, I can come back to that. Um next I want to talk about the clean streets which is coming up in my district on March 19th. That will be Blanch Healey, a Sanders Park, and Canel Point. So, you are allowed to put unwanted furniture out by the curve, mattresses, couches, stoves. So, let's take advantage of this. You know, we need this a lot in District 4. So, this will be on March 19th for Blanch Lee, Samis Park, Canel Point neighborhoods. Let's take advantage of that. I have a my last question is for staffed staffed um in the in in my district we have a lot of market rate uh apartments and with those market rate apartments I'm told often that maybe two three four five of them will be given to affordable uh they will be presented as prov affordable units And I need someone from staff to explain that, how it works, who qualifies for this affordable, where does this information go? Is it our housing department? I'm just confused. And if the person, the developer building the apartments not give us affordable housing, is there a pot that they put money into for that? Can someone explain that to me? um staff, anyone. So, every apartment project, there's a a formula, and I'm not off the top of my head, I can't tell you exactly what it is, but a percentage of the

total of those apartments uh needs to be uh for the low to moderate income. And uh if the developer would rather pay into a fund that we administer through OHUI, then that money is used to actually go out and build affordable housing. Okay. So the percentage of it is put into a fund and it's it's funded through housing city housing department.

Yes, ma'am. Okay. So how do we know when those three or four whatever units if they ever become available? How do we know that? Who handles that? Is it the housing department? Yes. Oui.

Okay. So, how can I as a elected official be why can't I be aware of these things? Especially with all of the apartments in my district, we have at least five or six of them. And I've never been told I've never no one's ever said to me, "Well, these units are available for affordable housing." Because of course I've said to you on so many occasions, the biggest topic or concern in my district is housing, housing, housing. That's what everybody's coming to me about, especially affordable. And we've built all of these market rate apartments. And I would like to know when some of these affordable or lowincome units become available to perhaps give it, you know, let the public know so that they can be informed about it. Now, I'm very well connected with the with the housing department uh I mean beach housing authority as to what they're doing over in Golden Acres

because as soon as I hear something is available of course I put it out to the community. So, but because this is a big issue and something comes up about lowincome or affordable housing, I would like to be informed. I would like to know about it and I'd like for you to send me an email or an update on the funds that are put into this OUI. So I will have more information as to how much has been put into the fund, how are we using it, where is it going to, and how is it being spent. Yes, ma'am.

Um Mr. Burman, thank you Mr. Burman. Um, I brought to the uh attention of the commissioners that we have limited burial spaces at the PMPO Beach Cemetery and we have approximately about 400 burial sites left and I wanted to suggest and did not know whether I should make a motion whether or not we can use those 400 sites left, burial sites left for Pompino residents only. I will uh it's up to the commission I think but I'll take a look at the code and whether or not and I'll get back to you on what the proper procedure for that would be.

Okay. And also when you're doing that consider that perhaps a gentleman in New York City be living in New York City and from Pompo but when that person dies they want to move back to Pompo and be buried here. Just consider all of that. Yes ma'am. the commission and the commission would have to set whatever standards it wants. A one-time resident born here, lived here for more than x amount. I mean, whatever you want, we can fashion into the ordinance if if an ordinance is necessary.

Yes, I know because about [clears throat] five or six months ago, I'm out to the cemetery all the time and we had over a thousand burial sites and as [clears throat] of last week, we're down to about 400. And the majority of that thousand that's gone, they were not even from the city of Pmpo Beach. So that's why I'm, you know, concerned about it um at this point. So if you can bring something back to us and we can better discuss it, that would be great. Yes, certainly. Okay, that's it for me. Thank you. Very good. Thank you, Commissioner Seagerson Eaton.

Thank you, Mayor. Um, hope everyone has a great rest of their week and I want to just remind everyone that the Crest Haven Civic is having their uh monthly meeting or the month meeting uh this Thursday, February 12th. Unfortunately, it does um conflict with the uh the cultural center meeting on um the standalone police department issue, but I did go to the first one over at EPAT Lens um in an effort to listen to what the community has to say regarding this very u very uh Oh, yeah. I saw you there, Commissioner Perkins. Uh very and and and Commissioner uh Smith as well. Uh very important uh issue. Um so the Crest Haven Civic Thursday night 7 o'clock Charlotte Bur Center. Hope to see you there. Thanks, Mayor.

Very good, Commissioner Smith. Mine is short. Um, the positive thing that happened tonight is it's great to see somebody thinking outside the box with how to handle homeless. And I was very impressed with the Rotary Connection. I think that was great. Um, Rod, if you're still out there and you can hear me, you want to work with homeless. Um, I would encourage you to connect up with um, WinB because I bet she could use a volunteer to help her with that program and it'd be exciting to get this into Pompo somehow.

Oh, well, he's going to vol maybe he'll volunteer with Gwen. Um, on March 4th, um, Fire Chief Pete McInness and his team came to District 5 and held a fire safety training. It was it was community safety in general. We learned how to um use a fire extinguisher, the proper ways to do it, the proper type of fire extinguishers. We learned how to use a tourniquet. Um we learned how to the proper way to use an AED. And there's pretty technical to know where to put those little um pieces of electronics to a body. And we also um learned how to um stop the bleed in addition to the tourniquet, but ways to put pressure onto a body. Not stuff that you think about every day, but there were 45 people there and they really listened. They did the hands-on exercises. They were talking. They were trying to see how they can bring it to some more community events. John X Village was there. They're going to do it at John Ox Village. And I just can't help but think that of those 45 people, one day, one of them will be in a situation that they can save somebody's life because of what they learned that night. So, um, fire chief and team and the Red Cross, thank you so much for what you did and the information that you provided to the residents of District 5. You are appreciated. And my quote tonight is from Charles Schwaltz Schultz, the peanut guy. Life is like a 10-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.

Thank you, mayor. Very good. Thank you, Mayor. Mayor, sorry, Commissioner, I misspoke. Can I just make a correction? I said February I was The Crest Haven Civic is March 12th, this Thursday. Thank you so much. Very good, Vice Mayor.

Thank you. Uh, I first want to address some of what Commissioner Perkins was asking about. So, every time the affordable housing trust fund receives a payment, we get a we get a memo. So, it's not something we get on a regular occasion. It's just when there's when there's a payment made. But the way that works is uh developers are supposed to put in workforce units let's say 15% into a project and if they decide not to do that they pay x amount of in lie of fee which which was 2300 until we raised that back in 2023 to 10,000 to be more in line with the county because 2300 was quite a low buyout fee. So 10,000 is is the buyout fee now. And that money gets paid by the developers so they don't have to put those units in into a fund which is then used to build single family homes on lots which are then sold first-time home buyers. So, I've always been a little frustrated because I'm like, man, those developers and which is why I led the charge to increase it to 10,000 because like a developer can not build, let's say, 92 workforce units and their buyout fee goes to building maybe one single family home, you know, so the fee was so low. So, um, we're in line with the county now, but it is still kind of a frustrating process when they buy out, which is why one of the other things I I talk about is maybe we should be, um, you know, pushing them not to buy out to actually build the units because what we need is the units.

Exactly. Not the buyout fee. So, that's there's a memo that I mean, Miss Dolan sends around. I'm sure the city can can resend it to all of us, the latest version of it, but that's the process as it was explained to me of how the where the money goes. Thank you for explaining that to me.

Okay. Um, so I have a few things. Um, first, I guess I'm going to respond to the mayor again today. It seems like a just something that needs to happen. But, uh, you made a comment about shadowy consultants or something like that when I mentioned the, you know, with the parks and wreck plan. And I want to clarify that the parks and wreck master plan was approved by the commission on June 11th, 2024 to go forward with that company doing a plan. So it wasn't some backroom secret shadowy deal with a consultant like some of these other arrangements we have. It was very much out in the public like all of those should be. Uh it was voted on and approved by this commission. So what I want to talk about is the same thing I've been talking about for a while, which is this procurement workshop that I have become convinced even that we voted on it is never happening. So I am going to make a motion to ask for a discussion item on our next agenda to discuss procurement and I have a list of items and if anyone else on the commission has a list of items they want to add to that discussion agenda item, so be it. But I'm going to make a motion to add a discussion item on our March 24th agenda to discuss procurement. And I want to make sure we discuss uh few things to bring us in line with what other cities do. Uh number one um responsiveness and how the checklist that and have a review of a checklist provided by procurement and only by procurement to determine responsiveness. Uh I want to us to talk about whether this commission like most commissions and boards should be rejecting all bids if there are responsive and responsible bids. Uh should staff be allowed to reject them or should this board reject them because I think this board should just like other boards do. Uh selection committee limits. So it should there be some kind of limit of the number of times a year any individual can sit on a selection committee and a review of the

city manager signing authority rather relative to other cities and perhaps reviewing rolling back the signing authority from 200,000 to 100,000. So that is my list of discussion items. I'd like to like I said make the motion to put that discussion item on our next agenda. Second. Sorry. It's moved seconded by either [laughter] I think Commissioner Perkins doesn't. All right. Discussion on the motion. Seeing none, let's go ahead and call the RO. Commissioner Fez, yes. Commissioner Perkin, yes. Commissioner Seagerson Eaton, no. Commissioner Smith, no.

Vice Forier, yes. Mayor Harden, no. Mr. Forier or No, Kervin, can I put this on the screen real quick? You can have it after or do you mind doing this? So, a picture is worth a thousand words and I thought maybe with my quote I would I would give you It is my quote, but it is a it is a drawing, too. Why not? Now, you need a drawing, Commissioner Smith. The vote that we just took was expected. Unfortunately, you can always bring it up in your reports like we just did, but

report is not limited. So, you can go on and on and on. So, my quote today is simply to say my fate is not tied to your fate is like saying your end of the boat is sinking. [laughter] Very good. All right. Um, I just, you know, um, just want to say to all the women out there, thank you for all you do each and every day. Appreciate that. This meeting is adjourned.

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