City Council - Regular Meeting

by Commissioner Kerchall. In favor say aye. Aye. Open discussion. Anybody here or by phone wish to appear by calling 954-395-2401 and entering the code 368262. Procedures for public participation will be explained in a moment. Information for each item on this agenda has been and is currently available at City Hall and online 24 hours a day at www.sunrisefl.gov. Anyone interested is also... We're at time, right? All right, if you would. Call the order to the City Commission meeting of Tuesday, May 26, 2026. If you would, Ms. Bravo, please call the roll.

Mayor Ryan.

Present.

Deputy Mayor Guzman. Here. Assistant Deputy Mayor Clark. Here. Commissioner Kirch. Here. Commissioner Skudo.

Present.

Assistant City Manager Sean Dineen.

Present.

City Attorney Thomas Moss. Present. Administrative Services Manager Lourdes Lawrence. Present. City Clerk Felicia Bravo here. All right.

Got to hear this all again for those that were here already. Good afternoon. This meeting has been noticed both as an in-person meeting and a virtual meeting. Public may attend in person or participate in the meeting by calling 954-395-2401 and entering the code 368-262. Procedures for public participation and comments will be explained in a moment. Information for each item on this agenda has been and is currently available at City Hall and online 24 hours a day at www.sunrisefl.gov. Anyone interested is also invited to call 954-746-3430 for additional information. The City has provided various options for members of the public to address the Commission. Prior to the start of the meeting, we asked if anyone wished to speak on any matters before us. We've maintained that list, and I'll call upon speakers at an appropriate time. I'll also open up for public comment at an appropriate time and ask if anyone attending in person or by phone wishes to speak. For those participating by phone, you may press five star on your phone to request to be heard. I'll attempt to take the comments in the order they're requested by the five star feature on your phone, but please be assured all comments will be included as part of the public record for this meeting and will be considered prior to any action taken. When addressing us, please state your name, address, and what you're here to speak about. I'd ask that everybody on the call please mute your phones. so that you do not cause an unintended interruption to the meeting. And if you're experiencing technical difficulties, you may call 954-578-4792 at any time, and our staff is available to assist you. As we do before each meeting, it's an opportunity for us to gather in a moment of silence, a moment of individual and collective silence before the Pledge of Allegiance. It's an opportunity for us perhaps to reflect on the grace that we have to be here, the celebration in many respects that we're able to join together in, perhaps to reflect on those that can't be here to join us in this celebration, who perhaps wish they could be here. But one thing we always do at this commission meeting and at every commission meeting is we make sure that we try to take a moment of silence to reflect on as we are here. There are so many that are serving our nation, many in harm's way and many in ready support. In the shadow of Memorial Day and in the context of the geopolitical landscape of the world, it's so important that we reflect upon this. We cannot take for granted the peace that we have here in a fragile, loud, and really disorganized world. We have to remember that there are those ordinary Americans who heeded the call to do extraordinary things, and they put their lives on the line. And while they're gone, particularly at this time of year, it can be very difficult on our families locally because there's somebody missing, somebody missing a graduation or a milestone or a victory. And so we reflect on not only those who are serving, but also on their families. And we thank them in our own way for their commitment to our nation and to the higher ideals of service to our country. Is there anyone we need to remember since the last time we were gathered? So what I'd ask you to do in a moment of silence prior to the Pledge of Allegiance, please make sure that you reflect on the grace that we have to be here tonight and to gather as a peaceful community. Please stand for a moment of silence. Please join the Commission in the Pledge of Allegiance. 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. All right, we have a little bit of business to do. I have the consent agenda for A through M. Do I have a motion? Move it. Motion by Commissioner Kirch, seconded by Commissioner Skudo. Any polls from my colleagues? Any polls from staff?

No, sir.

Anybody in the public wish to have any items removed from the consent agenda and handled as a full public hearing? If so, please raise your hand or press five star on the phone. If no hands are raised, can you confirm no hands are raised?

I confirm no hands are raised.

All right, go ahead and call the question on 4A through M. Commissioner Kirch? Yes.

Commissioner Escudo?

Yes.

Assistant Deputy Mayor Clark? Yes. Deputy Mayor Guzman? Yes. Mayor Ryan?

Yes, those items pass five to zero. All right, we have some exciting presentations tonight. If you would, Deputy Mayor.

Yes, presentation A, presentation of the Youth Athlete of the Month Award for May 2026 to Charlotte Diaz from the Recreational Softball Program, Kevin Picard, Director of Leisure Services.

Oh, coach, okay, fantastic. Mom and dad, get up. Let's go.

Mom and Dad, come on up. Come on, give them a round of applause. So for over a decade, the City of Sunrise has taken a time each month to recognize great student athletes. Our vision was not to just recognize athletes who are good at their particular dedication, whether it's on the pitch or the court or the diamond, whatever it is, that's important. But the higher ideals of what sportsmanship, of what it means to be part of community, to give back, And in the in the area of elite athletics that we'll hear about tonight, it's about celebrating that that spirit of accomplishment for these young people who may go on to greatness in their own sport, but are already on track for greatness in their entire lives. So I'll turn it over to our director of leisure services to announce our winner this month.

Thank you, Mayor Ryan. Kevin Picard, Director of Leisure Services. Charlotte, you can't hide back there. You've got to come up with me. Come on. Along with our Deputy Director, Maria Little, it's my pleasure to introduce you to our May 2026 Youth Athlete of the Month, Charlotte Diaz. Just a quick snapshot on the program really fast. All of our coaches nominate youth athletes throughout our baseball and softball season. There are hundreds of kids that play, and so as you can imagine, it's not an easy task. So thank you to the Leisure Services Advisory Board for making those very challenging decisions. But tonight, we're here to recognize Charlotte, and I'm going to simply read some comments that your coach submitted. So she had all the nice things to say about you, okay? Charlotte Diaz is a 15-year-old student at Cooper City High School and a participant in the Sunrise Recreation Softball Program. A few comments from her coach. Charlotte has been a staple for the recreation softball program through and through many seasons. She is a fantastic athlete whose limit will never be reached because her personality won't allow her to have one. She is one of the captains on the team and her leadership has driven her teammates to excel. She doesn't need to be told to help the younger girls in the league as she enjoys working with them. She also loves to stay and support the other Sunrise teams as the senior softball division has become one big family. She is currently a freshman at Cooper City High School where she maintains a 4.0 GPA while enrolled in numerous ACE Cambridge classes as well as making the varsity softball team as a freshman. She balances her grades, high school softball, and sunrise softball without wavering or struggle. Her parents are extremely proud of her accomplishments and athletic ability, and as one of her coaches for the past four years, I'm also extremely proud of Charlotte, and I know she will reach the stars to achieve her goals. Congratulations. Coach, any additional comments?

We're just all really proud of Charlotte. She works super hard on the field. She has great athletic ability with not even trying. So if she just continues to work hard and push herself as she always does, she will just improve every year in everything that she does. So just want to really say how proud we are of you and how much we love being part of you and your family and having you part of our team.

A little bit of swag for you as well there. As I told you, this was more than just about a great athlete because there's lots of great athletes, right, on your team. There's lots of good people. It's about somebody who demonstrates that sense of teamwork, that sense of leadership, and that commitment that I honestly, I don't know how you, I'll just whisper to you, I don't know how you get everything done. I need a coaching lesson from you, how to accomplish so much with so little time. But to do it with the spirit that we can see in your eyes, which is I've got this, I'm comfortable, I'm relaxed, and I'm going to help my team. But beyond just your own team, you're helping the other teams in the area. This is part of our also just crass effort so that when you're a star and I'm watching ESPN and it's some collegiate world series and you're playing, I can say I knew you and people will say, no, you didn't. And I'll be like, no, I got a picture with Charlotte. So... But it really is spectacular what you've already accomplished, and we're here to support you, and you inspire us, which is really what this award's about, is that what you do each day inspires the people around you, and we're so grateful for you. So let's give her a big round of applause. And to mom and dad, I know it'd be much easier if you just tied her shoelaces together and she didn't have it, but because there's so much that goes in to not just playing rec ball but playing high school ball and then dealing with classes and being ready for all the games and all the practices and being really prepared, it takes a family effort. And so we're very proud of you all, and I can see the positive spirit. I need an autographed shirt, I think. But let's give mom and dad a big round of applause as well. Thank you. And we have to thank our coaches because you may not realize this, but despite her enormous financial package she has to be a volunteer coach, she does this for the passion, right, the love of it. And for those of us that coach, we know that it's not just game day and it's not just practices. It's on the drive. It's when you go home. It's how you're going to get the team to respond. Who's going to help? How do I get Charlotte to help this other player? It's pretty consuming during the year, and we're very grateful. that you commit as well. So let's give all our coaches, but also Charlotte's coach, a big round of applause. Front and center.

Front and center.

All right, Charlotte will be set up outside for a... Yeah, come on up, come on. Oh, come on up, best friend. It's in the spirit. By the way, will you be doing autographs outside? Yeah, yeah? We have a table set up for you if need be. All right, one more time. Big round of applause. Thank you.

B presentation for Teacher of the Month awarded for May, 2026 to Stevie Thomas from Willoughby Elementary School, Kevin Picard, Lever Service Director.

All right, is our teacher here? All right, come on, make some noise. Come on, you can get louder for teachers. So this is special. For those of you that have not been to a City of Sunrise commission meeting for going on 16 years now, City of Sunrise is the only city, probably in the state of Florida, maybe across the nation, that every month recognizes a teacher of the month. We don't control anything in the schools. We can't change the cafeteria menu. We can't help you in the car loop. We can't do any of that. but the city sunrise realizes that so much of the success of the city depends on quality teachers who are inspired and inspiring and it starts in the classroom so every month we recognize a teacher of the month that helps us to remember that there are those that are doing the quiet work to help change the trajectory of lives in our classroom and i think We can all reflect back maybe on a teacher who made a difference in our lives, the one who gave us the confidence or the faith to maybe believe in ourselves, to take that next step, even when we didn't. And it takes the next generation of teachers to inspire the greatness that we need. So you're going to enjoy this one tonight.

Thank you, Mayor and Ms. Thomas. Come on up front here. All right, I simply get the honor again to read some comments from the proud principal of Willoughby Elementary and then I'll pass the mic for any additional thoughts. Wellaby Elementary School proudly nominates Ms. Steny Thomas as the May 2026 Teacher of the Month. Ms. Thomas is devoted third grade teacher who has been teaching for 15 years, including 10 meaningful years at Wellaby Elementary, where she has built lasting relationships with students, families, and colleagues while making a positive impact in her school community. She is passionate about creating a nurturing, structured, and engaging classroom. where every student feels seen, supported, and capable of success. Mrs. Thomas is committed to helping students build strong foundations in all areas of academics while encouraging confidence, perseverance, and a love of learning. Outside of the classroom, she enjoys spending quality time with her family, traveling, and relaxing at the beach. Moments that bring her joy and help her bring renewed energy and care back to her students each day. Mrs. Thomas is grateful for this recognition and deeply proud to serve the students and families of Sunrise. Congratulations.

LET'S GO. IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR. YES.

SO I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK MS. THOMAS BECAUSE SHE IS A PHENOMENAL TEACHER. AND I MEAN THAT FROM THE HEART. AND AS DEMONSTRATION YEAR AFTER YEAR WITH TOP SCORES FOR STUDENTS, SHE DEFINITELY HAS FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION IN HER CLASS. SHE SETS HIGH EXPECTATIONS. HER STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED. And she creates a nurturing environment. And year after year, I cannot tell you how many parents request her class. And I'm like, there's no space, no more space in our class. So I want to publicly thank her for her commitment to Willoughby for the last 10 years. And we just thank you for all that you do for our school.

Thank you.

So as you can see, this is what it's about, right? Finding that teacher who not only can drive students, but nurtures them. And in third grade, we know how critical these moments are, right? not just for the students, but for families, right? This is the time when we're looking at milestones and we're trying to understand what the future holds and having teachers who are there to inspire the students and to drive them and make them believe in themselves and nurture. And apparently in high demand, I'm sure the school could probably do a fundraiser to get seats in there, right? But that's a really high endorsement. that families year after year hear about you and want their child to be touched by you. And I know that your colleagues also feel the same way about what they do. This is a recognition of what you represent, that flame inside of you that helps to inspire not just the students, not just the families, but your own colleagues and people around you. So we're very grateful. And do you have any summer plans? Yeah! And do you see how dedicated she is? she isn't even going to deliver during the school year. That's so amazing. Let's give her a round of applause for that. And just for a brief moment, because every teacher that we've talked to, right, it is a family affair, right? You don't punch a clock. We don't give enough as a community, as a nation, for our teachers. And so much that you have to dedicate is also at home, whether it's grading or coming up with new lesson plans and everything else. And so we recognize it's a family affair. So we thank you and your family for your dedication.

One more time, big round of applause.

And just before it takes a picture, you can't read it because it's upside down, but it says here, I, Steny Thomas, will not leave the city of Sunrise, having accepted this award and having it on video. Right, right, right. All right. Big round of applause. One more time.

Presentation recognition of the city of sunrise school resource offices, men and women in brew proclamation, proclaiming May 26th, May 26th, 2026 as School Resource Officer Day in the City of Sunrise, Michael J. Ryan, Mayor, Deputy Mayor Jacqueline A. Guzman, Assistant Deputy Mayor Latoya S. Clark, Commissioner Neil C. Kirsch, and Commissioner Joseph A. Scudo.

All right, make some noise for SROs. Come on, you guys can get louder than that. Say that again. Can you say it all together? This is our opportunity as we did at the beginning of the year to recognize the importance of our school resource officers. And I want to put it in some context for those that are here in the city of Sunrise and live in the city of Sunrise. This is a city that has supported the full-time school resource officer program for decades. We've supported the full-time program from kindergarten in a seamless way all the way to high school graduation because we see the value and not every city does. But this city commission and the city staff, the police department have always understood the importance of our school resource officer long before, long before the tragedies that we've seen around the nation that we call upon our SROs to step into the breach. They've always served as that bond to the students, that connection to the family, that part of a broader community policing program. And make no mistake, as you look at these men and women, These are not folks that are retired. These are not folks who have given up on something else. They've competed for this. They've come from specialized services. They've stepped in the breach time and time again. And as somebody whose kids were educated here, I know that when you're leaving in the rearview mirror, knowing an SRO is at your school makes you feel safer. And this is our opportunity to stand as a community and thank every one of our SROs. So if you would please stand for our SROs and give them the round of applause they deserve.

You can make more noise. Come on.

Now, I know all these parents feel this way when you tell them they can't park on the grass, right? Or you can't be in the car loop at 1230. We don't get out until 2 o'clock. You got to get out. But in all seriousness, you know, it takes a community that's committed to it. And while I give the city commission credit for decades for doing this, there have been rough times where we had to make some tough financial decisions. And we've always protected this program. We've always committed to it because we know how important it is to you. But we know as parents and all of us up here. have that role as well, that we're just neighbors and we understand the importance. And while we call upon them to do the things that we would never do in a moment that is perhaps unthinkable, it's really about all the other moments, right? It's the moment when a child is lost in a hallway or is feeling a little lonely or doesn't have someone to talk to. And make no mistake that as we influence how our students see our police officers, we influence how our neighborhoods see them. And this is important as well. Policing has become so tough, but our SROs reflect our community values, and it makes it easier for our students out there. Now, some of these folks, when they get older and they retire, there's gonna be somebody from elementary school that's going to serve them a burger and a beer, and they're gonna feel really old, right? because that student will remember them and say, you know, Officer Joe, you were my SRO. And they're gonna be like, wow, this is too much. Please card me. But it is our chance to thank them. So for each of the SROs, we're giving them a certificate of recognition. And they don't do it for this, and we know that. But it says, for serving with distinction, the admirable and important mission of protecting, guiding, and mentoring our most precious gifts, our children. And so we are very grateful. And it's also my honor on behalf of the City Commission to declare School Resource Officer Day in the City of Sunrise. Whereas throughout the history of our country, law enforcement officers have played an essential role in safeguarding the lives and liberties of residents and have aided in providing a safe and secure environment in the community and our schools. Whereas SROs are part of that integrated educational team, which protects and guides and molds our most precious gifts, our children. The SRO is a certified law enforcement officer who undergoes specialized screening and training to serve in our schools. Whereas intended, the SRO is meant to generate a positive attitude towards law enforcement, offer educational support in our fight against drugs and crime and bullying, and serve as a beneficial foundation for future interactions of children with law enforcement in our community at large. Whereas the presence of the full-time SRO also provides a deterrent to those who may think about wrongfully entering our school grounds or the areas around our schools. Other beneficial features include traffic safety and an expedited law enforcement response to school violence or to weapons. Whereas SROs promote positive relationships between students and law enforcement, as well as assist each student in reaching his or her potential and prepare them to be responsible and productive members of society. And whereas the City of Sunrise is and has been committed to the full-time school resource officer program from elementary to high school, because the city recognizes the beneficial impact of developing strong relationships with positive role model police officers from the earliest ages of youth, which will then translate to positive relationships in the community through high school and beyond. And whereas it is important that residents and businesses throughout the entire city understand the duties and the responsibilities and the admirable work of our SROs, as public servants who protect and guide and mentor our children. Now, therefore, I, Michael J. Ryan, Mayor of the City of Sunrise, along with all of my colleagues on the City Commission, do hereby proclaim Tuesday, May 26, 2026, as School Resource Officer Day in the City of Sunrise. And I encourage all residents and all businesses to reflect upon and observe our SROs, both the past and the present, who by their loyal devotion to their responsibilities have established themselves as preservers of the rights and safeties of students, teachers, staff, residents, and our community at large. One more time, a big round of applause for them. All right, I'm gonna hesitate to do this.

I've done it in the past and it's been chaotic.

But if you're a student and you wanna join the SRO photo when they come up here, come on up right now. Come on SROs, come on up here so we can get a big photo. We're gonna put our, we're gonna, just come right up here in the center.

Thank you.

Come on up, come on up. What's up brother, how are you?

Now, those up front, do you mind kneeling down so we can see their uniforms as well? Yeah? Good job. Second row, come on down too.

Watch out, we're going to photobomb you guys.

There we go. Awesome.

Like your family.

Come on, President. All right, so what we'll do is when we get ready for the photo, we'll count down three, two, one, and then we'll scream out SRO, okay? Are you guys ready?

We've gotta wait for the camera. Yeah, you good?

All right, ready? Three, two, one. SRO!

Oh, come on, you can do better than that.

Three, two, one.

SRO!

All right, come on, big round of applause.

Grab walk to the left.

All right, just stay right there, stay right there. All right, we got the next important presentation.

I did the last one. Neil's up.

I'm up. D, recognition of City of Sunrise Safety Patrol members. Mayor Michael J. Ryan, Deputy Mayor Jacqueline A. Guzman, Assistant Deputy Mayor Latoya S. Clark, Commissioner Neal C. Kirch, and Commissioner Joseph A. Scudo.

All right, come on up, Safety Patrols. Let's go.

Come on, make some noise.

All right, so it seems like literally just, come on, slide over, slide over. It seems like just yesterday that we had all the safety patrols here in the well of the chambers to swear them in for their year. And did you guys have a good year together? Come on, make some noise, yeah. Yeah. So when we did the swearing in, we talked about how important it was for you to work with your fellow students, right? Yep. to treat them with dignity and respect, right? And to be the eyes and ears for the school. Did you find that you did that this year? Yeah. And did you enjoy doing it? Okay. You know, another group that we really have to thank are your parents, because that means you got to come a little early, right? Sometimes you got to stay a little late. You got to find your stuff to bring. Let's make some noise for your parents. Come on. And what we talked about at the beginning is about how you will be a positive role model, that it's your first real big step in public service. And while you're not wearing a badge like the men and women behind you, you play an important role in helping them and helping all the teachers. Did you all get to know your SROs well? Yeah? Okay. I bet you did. Um, we could use your help on parking in the car loop. So if there's anything you can do on that, just let us know. All right. You know what I'm saying? Um, so for each of you and for each of those, even that couldn't be here tonight, you're each going to receive a certificate of recognition from the city of sunrise. And it says. for being a positive role model and a safety advocate for students, for helping to provide a safe environment for our students and demonstrating lifelong lessons of responsibility, leadership, and good citizenship. Well done. Let's give them a big round of applause. And chief, if you could just give a couple of words, why, uh, folks being on the safety patrol is so important.

So believe it or not, based on the age range here was about 40 years ago where I wore the safety patrol sash Griffin elementary shout out Cooper city. Um, It's all of what you do every day in support of the SROs and keeping the kids safe, the school safe, telling kids to slow down, stop running, right? Pick up your lunch in the lunchroom, all that fun stuff, which makes the school a positive place for everybody. So what you've done over this last year and maybe what you'll do next year at the school you're either staying in or going to is going to be so important. So thank you very much for all that you've done. And while I have the opportunity, thank you to all the SROs. I appreciate everything you do. You make my job so easy. Thank you.

But now we've got some in the back. You can come up. You've got a cool purse. That is pretty cool. You see that? That's one of a kind, by the way. All right. One more time. Big round of applause for our safety patrol and our school resource officer. Come on. Louder than that.

Come on. All right. You guys are dismissed. Go have fun. Make sure your parents. How are you? Good? Let's see. How are you? You're good, man. Good to see you.

All right, Discovery. Vote Obama.

All right, all the certificates will be out front for each of the schools and for each of them. One more time, big round of applause for our safety patrols.

Presentation E, recognition of parent-teacher associations, parent-teacher organizations, parent-teacher student associations, and family and school associations. Mayor Michael J. Ryan, Deputy Mayor Jacqueline Guzman, Assistant Deputy Mayor Latoya Clark, Commissioner Neal Kirch, and Commissioner Joey Scudo.

All right, come on, PTAs, PTSAs, parent-teacher, come on up here, let's go. Make some noise, show your pride.

All right, come on, squeeze in PTA.

Come on, you saw how the kids did it. Come on, you guys know what school pictures are like. Where are the folks? Come on, slide over. You can't hide back here.

We could slide down.

Listen, if I go down, I'm staying the rest of the meeting. That's where I'm at. That's why this microphone doesn't have a cord. This is our opportunity really to take a moment and recognize that when we talk about the importance of great teachers in our classrooms and the commitment of our students to different programs, we know that successful parent-teacher organizations are a critical component of the success of a school. We see it over and over in all the schools, not just in advocacy and not just in the usual resources, but in making a difference, not just in the lives of their own students, but in all the students. And it is a thankless job. Amen.

Get a man back there.

I say that because I know it. So there's a lack of men standing up here. And let me just explain something here. This is a problem. And I was one of those dads. I didn't go to the PTA meetings. I got dragged to one. I was like, I don't want to go to this. I got dragged to it because it was an issue in the school. And rather than it being what I thought it was, what I realized was it was a lot of parents who really cared. And I also realized something. You know why there's not many men up here? Because we're pretty scared, right? You all have your own verbiage for where the classrooms are, what hallway this represents, right? This area is described as something. It doesn't look like that, but that's what you describe it as. historically not just here in sunrise but across our nation we haven't seen enough men get involved in parent-teacher organizations and it's a perpetual problem not because these women can't run it without them by the way and i would tell you that but we need we need uh fathers and men to be involved we need it to be a full commitment and it really isn't all that scary right a lot gets done uh it's efficient um and it's important you know sometimes it's I think what we've seen from studies across the nation, it's because men just want a project, right? Just tell me to go plant something or do something. But there's a lot of hard work that goes on at the parent-teacher organization from funding to fundraising. And even at the year end, because I've gotten the complaints when somebody's name is spelled wrong in the yearbook and, you know, you've got to go print another page and have it slipped. Yeah? Yeah, I know, I know. We've all been there. But it's a real commitment. There's no pay for it. There may be sometimes a parking spot up front, but I don't know about that. But that's not why it's done. It's to make our schools stronger, to help all of our students, and to give them the experiences they want from elementary all the way through high school. So this is our chance tonight to thank our PTA members, PTO members, PTSA members. all those who commit to the schools and each will receive an outstanding volunteer from the City of Sunrise certificate in recognition of your dedicated commitment to the educational environment of our schools by engaging our students, teachers, staff, families, and community. And make no mistake, PTA, PTSA, PTOs have had an influence on what happens in our district. They have stood strong to protect our school resource officers. They've been there to fight for our teachers and to fight for programs that are important in our schools. So it's more than just what you do in your individual kind of parochial sense of your school. It's the impact it has throughout our entire county. Let's give them a huge round of applause for their work. So we also have principles here. And let's get the perspective from some of the principles. Not one that says, man, they are a pain in the constantly making me want to do and do and complain. No. They know the value.

BEAUTIFUL. YES, YES. MY NAME IS STEPHEN WILLIAMS. I'M THE PRINCIPAL HERE AT BEAR MIDDLE SCHOOL AT THE MAGNIFICENT MONTESSORIO AND CAMBRIDGE MAGNA. AND I'M GOING TO SPEAK FOR ALL OF THE PRINCIPALS IF THEY WANT TO STAND UP. WE HAVE SOME PRINCIPALS THAT ARE HERE. YES. AND I WANT TO SAY TO ALL OF THE PTSA AND PTO MEMBERS HERE. We cannot do what we do without you. And you are more powerful than you believe. It's more than cupcakes and classrooms. It is so much more. And I know that at Bear Middle School, if it wasn't for Ms. Allen, they would have closed Bear Middle School. Yes. Miss Allen took on the responsibility, working with Commissioner Clark, Deputy Mayor Guzman, and I believe, Mr. Lubin, were you at that board meeting as well? Yes, yes, that's right. And they were there, and she took on that responsibility. And the power of one. makes a difference. So when you think what you're doing goes unrecognized, unappreciated, it does make a difference, not just for your child, but for all of the children. And yes, you do see an under-representation of the men, but I will speak for the men. There are a lot of fathers that are eating a lot of sandwiches. at night doing their own laundry. You know? Which they should be doing anyway. They are doing it. They are doing it. They are doing it. But... I told Miss Allen's husband I appreciate him because he has not called and yelled at me one time for his wife being at the school all day, every day. But thank you, guys. That's right. The peanut butter and jelly sandwiches they're eating. He's like, where's dinner? I was at the school all day taking care of the teachers, the students. Yes. So we thank you. The principals thank you. We need you. And when you guys go from elementary school to middle school, we need you even more. So don't think that when you leave elementary school that they don't want you there. Ms. Allen will tell you we need you, we want you, and we appreciate everything that you do for us every day. Thank you.

And it's a really good point, right? So elementary school, in my experience, it's easy to have all the energy, right? Because you're releasing your first one or your second one. And by the third, you're like, whatever. But you're really excited. You want to be involved. And as was said, when we get to middle school, life's different. It's harder. It's harder in fourth and fifth grade. The kids don't want to even hug you and kiss you on the way into school anymore, right? They're like, go stand over there, Mom. Go stand over there, Dad. But middle school, they're even worse, right? But we need you, even more so. And when we get to high school, as we know in Piper, it's all another. But it's also important, and the linkage to the commission, as was pointed out, when it came to Bexar Middle School, this entire commission for two years went after the school board to try to protect this school, right? It was a unanimous, collective effort. Some were able to attend the meetings, some sent emails, some made calls, but it was all hands on deck. And it's our responsibility now to show Bayer as a success. My children went to Bayer. I'm tired of hearing about people complaining about it. Do you know all about Bayer? I went to Bayer in 1979.

It's a product of a decade ago from a C to a B.

There we go. And that's our job now, right? Collectively in the feeder program from elementary all the way to high school. So we thank you for what you do. We know it's thankless the rest of the year. I know you probably don't get standing ovations regularly at school, right? No? Ever? Yeah, I get the teachers. That's not the battle. That's not the battle. So we just want to thank you. We look forward to seeing you all back next year. So you know how to do this picture, right? You all can't be standing over on the side. You saw how the kids did it. So come on up. Let's get this.

Mayor, Mike Ryan, excuse me, I'm sorry, if I can just say a word really quick. I just want to share with those of you that are standing up here, my son's graduating high school this year from Piper High School. He's in the back. He started at Discovery Elementary, which is where I started my volunteering in the PTA. And then I went into West Pine Middle School as the president for PTO. And my kids, you know, they've been involved in schools. And I just want to say to those of you that are sitting here or standing here, excuse me. I'm in the position I am because I started out in something in the roles that you guys are doing. So I just want you all to feel empowered that there is a future, whether it's hopefully not my seat, but you get the picture. I just want to encourage you to continue to volunteer because it's really impactful to the families and the kids as they grow up. They look back and say their mom and dad did X, Y, Z, and they really need that support. So thank you all.

Round of applause.

All right, one more time, big round of applause.

F, presentation, recognition of student government members and proclamation proclaiming May 27th, 2026 as student government day, Mayor Michael J. Ryan, Deputy Mayor Jacqueline A. Guzman, Assistant Deputy Mayor Latoya S. Clark, Commissioner Neil C. Kirch, Commissioner Joseph A. Scudo.

All right, student governments, we may have to bring them in from the other room as well. Let's get them all in. Come on, you guys can make more noise for student government. All right, do we have our advisors for student government here as well? Come on up, let's get our advisors. and our principals, come on. All right, so we began the school year swearing in our student government. And to put in context how important and how we value it here in the City of Sunrise, we take the time each year to swear in our student government, but really to talk about what it means to be part of representative bodies, right? To work as students respectfully in a dignified way. And our nation needs it badly right now, right? We need to be able to listen and to hear what people were saying. So when we started the year, we talked about one of the roles in student government is to listen, right? It's not to argue your position. It's not to try to overcome. You're representative of your student body. And what you have to begin with is hearing what they say. You may not always agree. You may not always be able to deliver. on what they would like, right? Because everybody would like better school lunches, right? You can only do so much, right? Everybody would like to have certain more events, right? You can only do what you can do, but you listen, right? That's part of being an elected representative. Did you guys enjoy this year doing what you were doing? Yeah? Virtually everybody who goes into municipal government all the way up has spent some time in student government and learning the process by which you take the time to hear your own students, your own colleagues. The other thing that we really focused on is there's no I in team, right? There's no letter I in team. Because you can't do anything alone. As an elected representative, you have to work with your colleagues. Up here, we all work together. One may have a great idea. The next one will say, what if we did this and improve on it? And the third one will say, then if we do this, we can even do more. But most importantly, you need the support. of everybody who's working with you. And that's part of, did you learn that this year, that you have to work with your colleagues? Yeah? All right, so who's going to be President of the United States? Because I really want to get started on that. All right?

Come on, girls, raise those hands! Yeah! Come on, raise them!

All right. And the last thing I want to say is that what you do in student government is helping to set the stage as a role model, right? And making us do things better in our society, because the adults have kind of messed this system up, right? So we're looking to you to help improve it, to find the things that are going to work to work together. All right, I'm going to choose one from Bear, right, because that's what we have. Do we have Piper in here? No, Bear. Bear, to just tell us about the experience this year in student government. Who's your representative? Look at that. That's good. Nobody's grabbing the microphone. I like that. Come on. President.

Come on, President. All right, come on forward.

You have to introduce yourself to the millions that are watching at home, okay?

Hi, my name is Adiba Booksh, and I'm a seventh grader at Bear Middle School, and I'm the president of SGA. Could you repeat your question?

Yeah, excellent. What did you think of your experience this year, and why did you join it?

I joined SGA because I want to make our school a better place, and I love my experience this year. We improved a lot of things. SGA, we helped Bear from shutting down. We also helped kids get engaged in a lot of activities with school. And this is also our first year doing SGA, and I think we did really great.

And have you opened your campaign for president of the United States yet?

Or you can't say that just yet.

I know, exploratory committee, I get all that. Okay, okay, okay. All right. You know, this is a really good point that you raise, right? You don't have to be able to vote. You don't have to go into a ballot box in order to make a difference in your community. Not just in your school. Every one of you should recognize this. And time and again, we have seen that it's young people who come to these podiums to make a difference, to say something should be different, something should be better in our community, or to fight and advocate to save something. And many, many years ago, it was students out of student government who came to not was the old building, but came to City Hall and said, we want to protect our school resource officers. They had done petitions at hundreds of these petitions, and they came and spoke right here in the podium and made a difference to the commission. And so while you're here tonight and you're getting recognized, I want you to realize these are your podiums as well, that when you want something to change in your community, you have an idea. work together and come here because all of the city commission will listen to you. And as I said, oftentimes it's these young voices that are the most motivating for us. So thank you. Let's give them a big round of applause. And so it's my honor to declare student government day here in the city of Sunrise.

Come on, make some noise for that.

Whereas schools sponsor student leadership activities to provide students with early and vital experience in exercising a voice in matters of common concern, reconciling diverse interests, and selecting leaders. Whereas student leaders are a positive influence on their peers, modeling good character and scholarship in and out of the classroom, and serve as change agents to improve the overall climate and academic performance levels of their schools. Whereas student leaders do not automatically develop sound leadership skills and instead require trained, dedicated faculty advisors, make some noise for them. to help young people develop the essential traits and characteristics of a leader and to provide a positive experience necessary to expand their skills and foster their paths to becoming effective leaders. Whereas support of school administrators and faculty, parents, and community members is necessary to help ensure the successful education of emergent student leaders. And whereas it is vital we encourage the active engagement of all students within their communities in hopes that they will develop lifelong commitment to community service and government participation. Whereas Student Government Day serves as an ideal time to bring attention to the important and integral contributions that these student leaders and the leadership training makes in our own schools and our own city. Now, therefore, I, Michael J. Ryan, Mayor of the City of Sunrise, along with my colleagues on the Commission, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, May 27, 2026, student government day in the city of Sunrise and I urge all residents and businesses to seek opportunities to recognize these student leaders in our schools and support their training and activities as they prepare themselves for future stations in their lives as leaders of our cities, our states, and hopefully our nation. Well done. Let's give them a round of applause.

Mayor, I have one more thing to share. Absolutely. For those of you that are here from student government, I wanted to invite you to a program that Commissioner Hazel Rogers, a county commissioner, is having for this summer. This Thursday is a Zoom meeting for the parents and the kids to learn about the program, but if any of you are interested in being a mayor or commissioner for the day through her program, I have a business card, so before you go to town, please take one, and I'll give you the information, okay? Thank you.

Perfect. And then we should have president for a day, don't you think? President of the U.S., maybe you guys could do that too. Wouldn't that be fun?

Yeah. You're like, okay, White House, here I come. All right.

Let's do it. Let's make sure you get that information. One more time, big round of applause.

This is going to be a good one. Here we go. Oh, I'm waiting.

Where is he?

There he is.

How could you miss him?

The shirt is too bright. I'm hiding it.

Wow, so how exciting this is for me out of the five of us to be the one to have to read this. So in recognition, of the original cast member for the Jerky Boys, for his service, time, and dedication as an employee of the Water Park Boy, the Lazy River Boy, Big Daddy, and Big Toy Boy, that his retiring from city service, is awarded to John Federo, Utility Field Supervisor. Look how many people you annoyed over 30 plus years. They are so happy that you are leaving.

I'm not giving him the microphone for one second. What kind of idiot do you think I am?

That's why I'm not giving it to you.

All right, so we have a little event here tonight. Some of you may know, I'm going to hand over to Rodrigo.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES AND I HAVE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES HERE TOO. SO I'M HONORED, SAD, BUT I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE YOU, JOHN. JUST A LITTLE BIT ON JOHN'S WORK HISTORY WITH THE CITY. SO HE STARTED IN DECEMBER 3rd. 1986 as a labor one in the public department. He was promoted to tree trimmer in 1989, tree specialist in 1995, equipment operator in 1998. In 2020, he was designated as a lead worker, and then I had the privilege of promoting him to supervisor in 2021. So that's the only portion that I'm going to use the paper. So I met John one of my first weeks here working on the city. They were building some speed tables. He gave me a hard time, as he does to all of us, with reason. With reason, we all think as engineers that we know too much, but we know very little. We need to rely on the people that actually do the work. And I have been very fortunate in my career in the city on working alongside very smart, hard-working people. And you're one of them. You know that. You know how much everyone here in this room is proud of you, how much you taught all of us. I'm privileged that you gave us one extra year. I still have the letter closed. And you're still here. But you earned your retirement. I know that you're enjoying riding your motorcycle since 1996. And you have your Harley. And you're ready to go around the world to do it. So we're proud of you. You're a super hard worker. You had your cold patch on the back of the truck. If you see anything out there, you're fixing it. I know. Any day, weekday, weekends, you're always there. We work alongside on pump stations. He's in charge of streets, but when we have a storm, they're out there, all hands on deck, working on stormwater pump stations. So we have a great team, and John, it's a great part on that. His legacy will live forever here in Sunrise. Congrats.

Don't even wrestle me for this microphone. So I know you would. So, you know, there's so many that come through the city that put in so much effort for so long, and each are deserving of recognition, and each have left their legacy and their mark, not just on the footprint of the city, but the people who make up the most important assets of what a city is. Those that work the front lines, those that work behind the scenes, those that are getting called out and never get any recognition and do it because they have a passion, not only for the actual job assigned to them, but for what the expectation is for what it means to care, to care about the community. And sometimes this will be surprising to some, but sometimes that's meant you've had to be pretty direct in what you thought. But it's always been part of the drive, the heart, to make the most positive difference, to get things right, to understand what it means to commit not only to a job but to a mission. And you've left that imprint on the next generation. There is nobody that could work with you that wouldn't understand that there is no job that is beneath anybody, and there is no time that you ever don't answer the call. That's been part of your mission. And along the way, you've seen the city change. The historian is going to talk here in a second, and hopefully he'll talk more about the stories he knows about you, I hope, that we haven't heard, and some of the explanations for some of those nicknames that I just heard. Although not all of them. I don't want all of them. I'm positive I don't. But not only how the city has physically changed, but how we've changed as an organization. And along the way, you've lived through every experience that we've lived, and we've lived every experience you have. It's family. And you know that. And when it comes time that anybody is in need, you've always been there. And when the ledger asked for all of us to come pay that debt, we were there because we love you, John. We're gonna miss you and you have absolutely earned and you need to do the next steps to live out your dreams. And I know she'll be there right with you all along.

I saw a little tongue right there. So look, you say John started in 86 and that was like the end of the, the end of the lamello era and the start of when John came here and, um, you know, starting off where he did and he's been here for so long within the city. You know, I can remember, because I've been here for 30 years, when we got a couple of massive hurricanes, Jean, Francis, Wilmer, like a bunch of them, Charlie. You know, that was when Salerno was here and when everybody was here, and this city took a massive hit, massive. So for the ones that are here that know, the roads were unbearable everywhere. From the arena, out that way, all the way through up and down, east, west, north, south. Public works was out there, moving equipment, moving debris like you wouldn't believe it. Literally was piled. I mean, you guys can remember that. I mean, that was like the couple of times where the city was totally devastated where No employee had gas. No gas station had gas. That they rationed every city employee, and you all could remember the ones that have been here. They would give us five gallons of gas, you know, to the employees just so they could get back to work. And then from there, it was that we were one of the first cities that started that rationing. Publics didn't have food. Walgreens didn't have water. They were throwing food away because nobody had generators. And we were one of the first cities that started that, to get people to have publics to get a generator and the gas stations to get generators to pump the gas. Because they had gas, they just couldn't pump it. I'm saying, and you were there when we were literally there helping, trying to get people to get to what they needed. But like you said, Rodrigo said, you know, you keep asphalt in the back of your pickup truck. You are known as like the pothole king, you know. But your men know it. You were the worker. You only became that supervisor a couple of years ago. You were the man that was on the street, and your men and women respect you because they know you didn't pull up on a site and not get out and work and do whatever it was. You've been there. Every piece of equipment, every park, everything, you've touched every part of this whole community. But I just want to say for a personal story that, you know, there's one retired now.

He's okay.

He's already collected his pension.

These two probably played the biggest joke in this city.

that literally if it was anybody else, and not because if it was me, but they probably wouldn't have a job right now. So they know the story and I don't want to go there, but... But I was driving to work one day and I see this little... plastic pool that, you know, you have for your kids that we all used to have, little 12-inch. And then signs while I was driving to work, and it said... It had a little water thing with a slide. And it said, Scudo's Water Park. And as I kept driving, it said, free pizza, free pizza. So I was like, wow, who... Who would play such a, like a joke? And I had called the city because I said, hey, look, cold code, there's signs on Springtree and Oakland that say, you know, Skudos, water park, and free pizza, and there's this plastic pool on the medium. And I swear to God, I did not know, did not know for at least 10 years And it had to be like 10 years. And then all of a sudden, this little slim gentleman retires and tells me that it was him and him. When the city had no clue. But the city did have a clue. Mark knew. And Mark was like, I will not tell Scooto that because he will lose it. But you know what? To me... I would have thought it was the funniest thing knowing. Knowing that it would have came from you, I could have understood that. Because I knew you a little bit better. But from him, never in my life would I have expected it. Because he was always like that nice, calm, easy going. You are a little bit like me, a little bit, you know, stew nod or whatever. But I'm just saying, so for the whole city to keep this for all this time, you know, was great. And I really appreciate that. You knew that it was something dear to me, that it was something that I was pushing for. And to turn it into a joke was perfect. But to know 10 years later that it was you too, I would have been like... But... I love everything that you've done with the city. You've been here a long time. There's not that many people that stay around this long. You know, 1986. So God bless you. You know, wherever your bike takes you, just be careful. Commissioner Curse at the last meeting said all the kids that ride scooters and ride the e-bikes, the cops will get you a helmet. So before you leave, I see sometimes you ride. Make sure you have a helmet. We'll put your name on it, whatever you want. So I wish you the best of luck in your retirement. It's great to see you go. Everybody is going to be happy that you're gone. They don't have to be annoyed anymore.

Love you. Love you too.

So you're not telling us how much pizza you gave away that day? Now that you're retired, both of you are retired, now you can put them back up. But it's been a pleasure to have known you. We have bonded over three major issues that have happened, and we'll keep those to ourselves. But I know the only thing that would make it better for you is if that one person was here, but they're not. But we will be here cheering you along as you ride along through the sunset. Have a wonderful retirement.

John, first, enjoy your retirement, well-deserved. And I will always appreciate you and John letting me know about this story with Skudo. How you found this little kiddie pool in the trash and pulled it up, recycled it, and brought it out was always a great story to cherish. Every time I've seen you in the community, whether it's near the canal, in my backyard, come ask you what's going on.

Yeah.

You always took the time to explain to me in great detail of what was going on, what was to come, and how it was being done. Even though I had like 10 minutes go by, I'm like, hey, man, you want to go get a coffee? Nope, you kept on going. You kept on explaining. Or whether it's on Sunset Strip and I'm driving by the water plant and you're out there. great detail to tell me what is going on. 10, 20 minutes and I'm always, hey man, let's go have a coffee. Or it's the morning when I open my door to walk the dogs and here he is in my driveway. Backhoe, ripping out my driveway. I was like, I was like, hey man, what's going on? He goes, we're building a water park here now. He always took the time to explain to me in great detail what's going on, and you've done that throughout the community with everyone that's come across. You truly have been a remarkable employee for the City of Sunrise, a remarkable resident in the City of Sunrise, and you're going to be missed. I hope you enjoy your retirement. I hope you enjoy the motorcycle and riding and doing everything that you want to do. And you know where I live. You can always stop by and come have a coffee.

You got it. Thank you.

So I was five years old when I guess you started your career here. But I had the opportunity to first meet you through the first John, John Darziski. And then second John and third John. I was like, what's going on here? I was so confused. But when I first got the opportunity to meet you as a group and meet not just, I don't want to say staff, it's family. I see the pictures. I see all the events. You guys are a tight-knit group. And that's very admirable when you're in a workplace, not just to come to work, but you put your heart and soul. And to be here for 40 years. It speaks to who you are and, of course, the others who have retired with you. But I'll never forget the name calling, which was like, was it Big Bird? Was that? And the Lady Gaga? Is that? One of the Johns, right? Yeah. No, but I love all the stories, and I'm sure the ones who have been here with you for so long are going to miss you as we are as well. And I do wish safety, prayers on your trip around the world, and I hope you get to have some peace while you do that.

All right, do I give him the microphone? God, here we go. All right. Come on up here. Get up here in the front here. Come on.

Hey, it's immunity time for all the rest of the story.

Here, watch this.

Excuse you.

It's been a great 39 and a half years. I worked with a lot of great people. I did bang some heads with people. I'm going to miss the city, but I will come back and visit. Worked with a lot of great people from the top all the way down. And I just want to say thank you to everyone that's here. Dave, stand up. I'd say he has some big shoes to fill, but I'm a size 10. He's a size 14. Sorry, 15. But good luck to you. It's been great working with you, and I'm happy for you. Mark Holly, Larry, thank you for coming down. Gianna, Anthony, Cynthia, I love you guys. Mom, Joey, I love you guys. Remember, we're always family. Diego, you're all right, man. I don't care what Rodrigo says about you. No, it's been great. I want to thank each and every one of you that personally know me. for everything you've done. And, um, I love you guys and I'll miss you.

All right. So family coworkers, people that are happy is no longer supervising. Come on up, come join him for this.

How you doing, sir? Glad to see you. Hey, man. Thanks for coming.

All right, all right.

Listen, by the way, everybody, John's legacy is going to live on because he's a kid.

If you're on the outside of the podium, please move in. If you want to create another row in the front here.

And by the way, John's going to be in a video the city's putting out about the clean team, so his legacy's going to live on. Yeah, so get your autographs while you can. Get up here.

All right, one more time, make some noise. Thank you. I was, like, wondering what was going to happen.

I was, like, really excited. I was, like, really excited.

I was, like, really excited.

I was, like, really excited.

Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

To me. Thank you.

How are you? How you doing? Good to see you. Congratulations, John.

Sorry. Hey, John. Oh, no. Okay, okay.

All right. Thank you.

Thank you. All right, Naomi is here, John.

Okay, proclamation proclaiming the month of May 2026 is Mental Health Awareness Month in the city of Sunrise. Mayor Michael J. Ryan, Deputy Mayor Jacqueline A. Guzman, Assistant Deputy Mayor Latoya S. Clark, Commissioner Neal Kirch, and Commissioner Joseph A. Scudo. All right, let's just take a moment. Yeah, come on, let's make some noise.

Okay, we're just going to wait for a second. Chaplain, do you want to come on down for us as well? We're here to talk about a serious but important subject that doesn't get... Hang on one second, guys. We just want to... Just one sec. That doesn't get enough discussion because we feel awkward about it. And we need to change that dialogue. And over the last 10 years, you've seen the ability to have this discussion about the importance of mental health awareness and the challenges that everybody faces in our community. And we see it post COVID, how it's stretched beyond what we classically thought those that might have challenges And we know the kind of classics, right, of helping law enforcement and firefighters and helping those that are in harm's way. We know about veterans who are not getting the mental health treatment that they deserve. We've talked about it yesterday, about how one of the battlefields that's the most difficult is the battlefield of the mind, right, being able to overcome those challenges. But there are people who work in our community constantly to raise awareness. to make sure we're having this discussion, that we can have it in a dignified way without the sense that it's an embarrassment to talk about, to say that we all have troubles, we all have those moments in life, and to be able to say it's okay to not be okay. I know it sounds like a trite phrase and it's a bumper sticker, but it's proven to be so important that That we've even seen it now being introduced, obviously, in the high schools and being able to have these honest discussions about those times where it's just hard to sit in your thoughts or it's hard to be alone or it's hard to overcome, whether it's situational or otherwise. I had someone recently talk to me about her journey through depression and how times were really good and then the cloud would come back. had no explanation for it, couldn't figure out the triggers for it, felt like she should be able to control it, that she should be able to push those clouds away, but just still couldn't do it on her own and not knowing who to talk to. And so the importance of what we're here to talk about is that having not just programs and having discussions, but having a community that is willing to be open-minded to these discussions, whether it's in our workplace or our community at large, to be able to talk to our young people about it. And like I said, post-COVID times, we now recognize what separation and a lack of connected feelings can cause and the spiral. And it happens in all of our community. And so this is a really good opportunity. Maybe we should have started this evening with this one. There were so many people here. Because it is a tough discussion, but it's an important one. There were so many important people. So in retrospect, I apologize to you, John, right out the offset, because This is a topic that this commission has talked about. We've been impacted directly by the consequences of that darkness that someone just can't feel they can come out of the battle they can't overcome on their own. And so I want to turn it to you to talk about the work of NAMI and what we can do better as a community. Love it.

Thank you very much. Hi, everybody. John Lynn. I'm the past president of the board of directors for NAMI Broward. And NAMI is the National Alliance for Mental Illness. And so we are the Broward County advocates tied to the national agency. or the national nonprofit, in fact, that advocates and educates and supports the people that have been impacted by mental illness, especially, and their families. all with free of charge services. We are the single largest volunteer organization in the United States, believe it or not. I'm a volunteer, the board, the entire board is a volunteer. So everything we do is to provide free of charge services to those that are most in need. As we talk, and I wanna talk through the proclamation for just a minute, but I'm really, warmed by the fact that special responders were here today, obviously chief being here as well as the fire department, the fire marshal, all of you, this is really important. And you know what I sensed this evening, even though we're last and I would have loved to have gone first, irrespective of that, this was a tough act to follow tonight and in a good way. And what do I mean by that? It's very clear to me that the culture in the city of Sunrise is very powerful. And that's really, really important. You have a culture of family. You have a culture of togetherness. We saw it here with John with 40 years. I did about 40 in aviation. I get it. It's really special when you've got a group of people that are willing to work together and be open to talk about things that are not. And so I'd love for you to be able to read that to everyone because there's some touch points in that thing that I think are really important, if you don't mind. And by the way, you are a rock star. This was a heck of a night. You've been rolling.

One more to go and then you get to the business of the city. But in all seriousness, I do wish, in retrospect, it's one of the errors that I made tonight in not having this discussion because we all have made this such a priority. And the importance of having this discussion, right, is that those that are afraid to talk shouldn't feel that there will be a negative consequence. And then those that hear of it shouldn't weaponize it. And those are the two biggest components that are the most difficult to overcome to get to intervention. And treatment, right? And it does exist. And it works. And for the vast, vast majority, it works. The ability to say you're not going to have a negative consequence from this, you're not gonna be seen differently, it's not a sign of weakness, and to make sure the rest of the community doesn't weaponize that, that the employers don't, the supervisors don't, the people don't, but rather that it is seen as what it was. And many have said it, this is not wisdom on my part, but we know with a broken bone, right? If somebody comes in with a cast, we all feel empathetic. We're like, wow, that must've been really hard and tell us about that journey and how difficult that was. But that moment that you can't explain that created that darkness, it's hard to talk about. You can't see it. And there's this sense in our culture that we just have to tough our way through a lot of these things. And the work of NAMI and so many other advocates and my colleagues will talk about it as well. But here in Sunrise, as you point out, we are a family and we've been touched directly by it. So it's very serious. I'm going to read this and then I'll open up for discussion with my colleagues and again, come back to you to close on this. We're declaring Mental Health Awareness Month here in the City of Sunrise. Whereas NAMI's Broward mission is to enhance awareness and provide programs in Broward County that support a world-class system for the treatment and recovery of individuals facing mental health challenges, NAMI Broward delivers support and education and advocacy to nurture better understanding, coping strategies, and positive outcomes for people and their families navigating the complexities of mental health. Whereas mental health conditions are treatable health concerns that are widespread and manageable. Whereas comprehensive health care encompasses mental health care which must be accessible to all individuals irrespective of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, social economic status, values and cultural beliefs. It is vital these factors are integrated into treatment allowing the community to become a bastion of support. Whereas the breadth of mental health crisis affecting both children and adults is profound. One in five adults will encounter a mental health challenge in any given year, and half of all mental health conditions begin at age 14, 75% by 24 years old. Prompt intervention leads to more favorable outcomes, whereas half of the children and adults living with mental health challenges never receive transformative treatment due to the barriers to care and to the stigma we talked about. The resilience and recovery journey of individuals diagnosed with mental health conditions should be celebrated rather than stigmatized. Whereas mental health challenges are not criminal issues, nonetheless, individuals with mental health diagnosis are disproportionately represented in jails and prisons. NAMI commends the implementation of the crisis intervention training for our law enforcement officers, the diversion programs, and the mobile crisis response teams that effectively reduce involvement into the justice system and enhance safety. And whereas individuals experiencing mental health challenges are capable of leading meaningful lives and contributing significantly to society, communities aid those with mental health challenges by ensuring access to quality care and appropriate support. Now, therefore, I, Michael J. Ryan, Mayor of the City of Sunrise, together with my colleagues on the Commission, do hereby proclaim the month of May 2026 Mental Health Awareness Month in the City of Sunrise, and I encourage everyone to take action in support of mental health awareness, to offer kindness and understanding to those facing mental health challenges, and to seek support when needed. To be uplifted by NAMI's message, you are not alone. John, thank you for being here. Let me just turn it to my colleagues as well.

I know it's hard to clap. Thank you.

I'll just briefly share part of my career in health care was 25 years, and part of that was working in a treatment center. So I've seen firsthand individuals that are going through mental health and alcohol abuse and whatnot. And just being able to help guide them, being a listening ear, and being there when others weren't a complete stranger. So I admire what you do for your advocacy in the organization and we need more. There's always, there's never enough. We need more of you. So thank you for what you do.

This is an incredibly important issue that goes on throughout our county, throughout our state, throughout our nation. As a criminal defense attorney for 22 years in Broward County, I have dealt with mental health and the criminal justice system all too long. And, you know, Judge Ginger Lerner Wren, Judge Ari Porth. incredible advocates for NAMI. Legislatures have given us opportunities to do mental health downward departures, which would otherwise get people who have mental health issues that have committed crimes mandatory scoring. But when you're able to present a mitigation packet with treatment and focused plan to keep them from coming back into the system, it gives the discretion to the judges. One, do you want to depart? And two, is there a legal basis? And a lot of times we're able to divert a lot of these people from prison. You know, I remember in the early days of being a lawyer, you'd see homelessness and mental health and they would just arrest them and house them in the jail. And it's glad to see as a society and a county that we're moving away from that. It's part of the recognition and the treatment programs that are partnered with throughout the county and different organizations to help make that change. So I thank you for coming out today. I thank you for recognizing it. It was nice to meet you out there and look forward to hearing you first next year. Yeah, exactly.

Yeah, we'll hand it to the Commissioner.

So, first of all, I'm really glad to have you here today. Cause there's a couple of things that I would like to recommend, uh, that you could try to help in the County. And that is, um, the pediatric side, there's only X amount of beds in brow County. So if you're a pediatric meaning up till 17 years old and you want to go, or you get Baker acted or whatever, Joe DiMaggio only has a limited amount of beds, like 10 in a county of 1.8 million. And there are a lot of kids that are experiencing whatever it is that they're experiencing. And when you're told that you can't go to a facility that's a hospital where you would think you were gonna get better care, but that now you're gonna be switched to someplace in Fort Lauderdale where it mixes adults and children is horrible. So the experience for a family when they see both sides and there's only X amount of beds, how is it or how could we help promote that we need more beds for the kids in the pediatric side. in this county, how do they expand it where if the first 10 people get those beds and then you're waiting and then they send you to a horrible, I'm not saying that it's, you understand exactly what I'm saying and this is something I don't know how we as a group through the Broward League or whatever because Memorial Health is funded through the residents Broward Health is funded through the residents and between both of them you know they gotta figure this out this is you know maybe twenty thirty years ago it wasn't a big thing because nobody talked about it and if something nobody even wanted there anyone to know what was going on in anyone's family But now as more and more people, whether it's adults or pediatric, so if there's a way how we could help promote through Commissioner Kirsch, now you're going to be saying this could be something as the Broward League. I don't know if they have a... a committee or to something where, you know, this is our hospital district, both sides, and they're both working together for the first time, how we could support the kids and families that need this. So I say this because my nephew, Michael Scudo, went through EMT, went through paramedic, went through fire, didn't get hired as a firefighter, but pursued to be in nursing at Joe DiMaggio. Worked pediatric psych for eight years and seen this, and then went to travel nurse. Traveled nurse during the COVID and now is in Colorado. works now in two pediatric psychs, now is finishing his physician assistant as pediatric psych. He graduates in August. And here in another state, same issue that now we're private providers, and now parents can't afford it, I'm saying, so it's not only, it's not, and you say, I say this because you mentioned that you're nationwide, and I say, I'm sure this is not the first time you're ever hearing this, but now we have someone who's going to represent us in Broward Howe. you know, and the mayor knows, and the chief working together with women in distress and different things. Like I say, when they built the courthouse, the mayor's first things 10 years ago, they're building this building, a brand new courthouse, but yet the families are here and the convictions are, and everybody was in the same, and they had to walk, you know what I'm saying? They had to walk by the people that were the predators, I'm saying on one side, so it was... Something how I say this is all tied together where you say you represent people with mental health and then people are fearful when they would just go in a brand new court that they just built for $100 million, I'm just saying. Sometimes people build these facilities and forget these little things that are so important to build a new hospital and then only have 10 beds when we don't have that issue anymore. The legislature eliminated... the beds so now people could open up multiple hospitals now so the issue they can now bring up is well we had a hundred room hospital and we only designated ten rooms because that's all we were allowed in the beds that is out now so now they don't have that excuse to say it's only ten percent of what we have now it's no please provide these services for the families that need it because not everybody could pay a private company to give the services that they're already paying for so I just wanted to bring this up now that my nephew you know is in this pediatric psych and he loved working in the ER for all this time but now he's on a floor where now he sees the medication side where all the different medications that people and doctors are putting to the kids. And it's hard because no psychiatrist, no whoever knows your body, her body, her body, his body, and they prescribe you something that's not right, but they have to wait 30 days, then wait 90 days to wean you off, and then try another medicine. I know it's experimental, but to put a kid, to put an adult, and it seems like it's a very vicious cycle where it's constantly, they're trying to figure out what is best for that person. And sometimes the medication is what throws them off because whatever, they can't concentrate and whatever. And we've had our experience. here in Sunrise, what general employees, what police officers, what firefighters.

So it's not just a kid thing. It's not just an adult thing.

It's our employee here, 1,300 people. You're always going to have a percentage that needs something and needs that extra help. And medication is not always the right thing. Sometimes it is. But it's just that access that sometime that they need, because just a Baker Act for three days, that's not going to clear you, help you, and set you on the right path. We have a pastor here, and I'm sure people that go to him constantly to talk about things that we don't even know about, but... And he's not a doctor. He can't. I don't know if you're a doctor. I'm sorry if you are, and I say you're not. But I just think it's important that, you know, going forward, adding more is going to help us. But having less and everybody fighting for it, then it feels like only the select few are getting it. and the rest has to go on the wayside and get whatever's out there. So whatever my two cents is, I think whatever it is that you need as far as support, and if Commissioner Kirsch and his legacy as the president of the Broward League, he could help you push this through with other cities. Thank you.

So I worked in Boca for many years and worked with the Fox Center about getting mental health and counseling for young people and being able to see how mental health has touched individuals that I personally know and to see how that information has carried throughout the world. When I was younger, it was a taboo. It was a thing where you just know that this person had issues and you just – avoided them at all costs. And then as I grew older, I realized that there are chemical imbalance that could have happened. There could be grief that is happening. And so pushing mental health awareness throughout the county, throughout your family, because sometimes you know, it's about closeness, the relationship, having somebody to talk to, which right now everybody talks on the phone, nobody really actually says words anymore. Individuals are being so isolated and that isolation is bringing up some other mental health issues that we have not necessarily come across yet. And so being able to have an organization like yours where individuals are dedicating their time and their energy to really provide resources to individuals, shows a lot for your dedication over the years. And I thank you for that personally. And thank you, the organization itself, for spreading the word of making individuals know that mental health is not something that you should just avoid altogether. It's about being close to individuals and bringing people together. And so I thank you for that and all your work and looking forward to working with you in the future. And thank your team for being at one of my events.

Thank you very much. As I turn over to the pastor, I mean, One of the things that Commissioner Scudo really touched on, it's so important in this discussion, is that we don't tend to have wraparound services. And for families in need, as you point out, a Baker Act in three days, and then, you know, Henderson does its best to try to provide the crisis, but it's limited and it doesn't have long term. And we don't have that, you know, there's still isolation for the family and for families. Parents, they don't know where to go. And there are good organizations out there that will help. But being able to provide long term wraparound services is a major failing of our nation. We don't in some nations around the world advance just like us. They have nursing that goes out to homes as part of that wraparound, not making people feel they have to be committed, actually dedicating the time to make sure they're getting the therapy and the treatments they need and what issues are going on. And what we see is that the faith-based community has been doing this a very long time in its own way, but it struggles too because it can only provide so much. But it's an important part of that advocacy because this is a moral failing of our country to not be able to provide those wraparound services to from the youngest age because we set these kids on a path that's going to be even more difficult to the point of it can't be a stigma or a scourge, to the point that you have to be able to provide that care long-term to so many. And the government advocacy is there, right? We know we're pushing it, and we know we have solutions. We're just not willing to fund it. So to Commissioner Skudo's point, you know, it's one of those things that – You know, these two taxing districts, for the amount of money they would have to collect, the difference that could be made to actually reach out, it requires not only the heavy lifting of us, but the faith-based community plays a big role. So, Chaplain, I turn to you.

Yes, sir. Thank you for what you've done. I was actually on your website today extracting a lot of good information. Psychology Today and all the other e-newsletters and every end expresses that spirituality can make a big difference in people with mental issues. So I'm thankful for my chief that put together over... quite a few years ago, even before I came on board. We have a three-pronged program that we put clinicians who are on regular call 24 hours. We have a peer support team over at our police department with six or seven officers that are on that, lieutenants, all kind of rankings in there. Excuse my voice. And in that, also our chaplaincy, and it's a three-pronged program that, God forbid, any of our officers go through any critical trauma of any kind or critical call. Within 24 to 48 hours, we have a critical incident stress debrief team that's together and doing these for these officers, fire rescues, and we even have dispatchers come down when needed. So we're providing some preventive areas, and like you at NAMI are doing a tremendous job. But you all articulately covered it very well of all of our issues that we're having. But like you say, moving forward into preventive areas. Instead of having to bake a rack right off the street and you're right. We have so many facilities right now I can name one on University that used to take Baker X but it's a standing only now and they put those over to either The Fort Lauderdale behavioral or mobile crisis so so we are when the funding stops we have a more critical problem and But we're taking preventive measures. We have a homeless outreach team. We have put people on staff that our chief has that we're trying to bring some things in-house. We have a homeless outreach team. We have people that are community specialists now that are inside our department that are helping assess it. So we're preventing some things as well as intervention. And anything I can do, Commissioner, on your... PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE DOING, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I EMPATHIZE BIG TIME WITH WHAT COMMISSIONER SCUDO WAS SAYING. I WORKED AT SAFE PLACE FOR YEARS AND ALONG WITH ABANDONED, ABUSED AND CHILDREN THAT WERE NEGLECTED AND ACTUALLY ADOPTED SOME. And that's a big issue that we have in our young people. We're setting up things, programs in our community right now with Bay to Bay, a few other places that we're setting up. Anger management for a lot of our schools. Principal Williams just stopped me on my way, said, I need you next year. So we're going to be going into the schools, doing some preventive measures, taking up on these things. And you know of the Silva, and I'm making it shorter, Chief, but you know of the Silva family that we actually did grief counseling with. We, of course, John Federa, that was just up here. We entered a lot of grief counseling with him and Valerie's family with that. And I think that's the way we're keeping heads above water, at least, you know. And it's no, like you say, no quick answer, but we're working towards it. And Mayor, I'm glad to be part of a city that's making aggressive steps to try to rescue people in the middle of this. Thank you all.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Well done. Now you get to tell us the solutions.

Well, look, I think everything you all have said just heartens me because what it says is that the City of Sunrise all has skin in the game and you're all thinking about these things. You all have intimate knowledge, good or bad, from experience base and that's part of the solution is to make sure people are educated, that they have an awareness of what the problems are and working together, working on things like funding, making sure diversion programs are in place, finding better treatment solutions instead of having them in our jails, obviously. Yes, there's no question the people with the least amount of means are the ones that have the co-occurring problems. There are mental health problems added to drugs, and that creates issues for the cities and the police officers around the county. So there's so much we can do. I think in Nami Broward County, what our focus is is to advocate for those that cannot advocate for themselves right that's our whole mission we're here to serve the people of the county sunrise included i'm even teaching classes myself so i think all of us are part of this process together and i i have to say i'm very heartened i'm hearing what i've heard from all of you tonight even though yes the room isn't the room isn't full but look at the end of the day we've got a lot of people and i think the people in this room are very very important to to finding these solutions last thing i'll say is nine eight eight Many of you know about it. This is the crisis support line for both suicide as well as mental health crisis. It's not 911. It's really for that kind of help. You'll call out other mobile response support or have support online. NAMI.org. NAMIbrower.org. Those are the two places that we can work together. Reach out to us. We're here. Thank you so much for the recognition. Appreciate it.

Thank you. Thanks, John.

TRAPPERS. So much work to be done.

All right. I have a motion to move up 12A. Motion by Commissioner Skudo, seconded by Commissioner Kirch. All in favor say aye. Aye. 12A. Upon the applicant's request, this item will not be considered at the first reading of May 26, 2026. This item will be renoticed and brought before the City Commission for consideration at a future date. Mr. Dineen, anything further on that?

No, sir.

Mr. Moss?

No, sir.

Okay. Thank you. All right, city manager's report. Open discussion. Let me turn to open discussion. I apologize. Anybody wishing to speak on any matters before the city, please come on up or press five star on your phone. Come up and confirm no hands raised.

I confirm no hands are raised.

City manager's report. No report. City clerk's report.

No report.

City attorney's report. No report. Okay, deputy mayor. Assistant deputy mayor.

Oh well, I do have something to talk about. So last meeting we talked about e-scooters and e-bikes and our city attorney sent out an email about what a city has done where they have put a restriction on having e-scooters and e-bikes in parks. And I would like to propose that the city consider doing that as well in our city to prevent injuries, especially during the summer that's coming up and we have a lot of kids that are gonna be out of school, they're gonna be in the parks. receive a lot of phone calls from parents because they're afraid. Kids are riding their e-bikes, e-scooter, the label may be off which one it is, but they're riding them in the water parks, creating damages for younger kids, especially kids that have disabilities. And so they have put up restrictions to not have them in the parks. One city has done that so far, which is Weston. And I would love if our commission can take that into consideration as well to take a look at that and make sure that we can have safety, especially during the summer for our kids. It's not a prevention. I'm not a prevention. It's not that they can't have the bikes. It's just that they're restricted areas within the parks to have those. utilizing it while they're in the parks. The last phone calls I got was they were writing it down like the stage at City Park and then at Willoughby Park they were enclosed in the water park area and the parents were very, very scared.

No doubt, no doubt. Well, they did it at the Amphitheater that night.

Yes, I remember we were there right now. They did it the night that you went first for RLA. I went second. I was standing there and went flying through.

Well, they go in the parking garage, too. I mean, at least they feel like they're safe, which is nice. But, I mean, it is. And then if they fall in our city, then the parents are going to— Mr. Moss gets nuts about it, yeah. I'm sure the city could put up signage. You just have to go with legal to see what kind of sightings that we could put up.

I'd be interested in the enforcement in the other cities, what they've done to enforce. We've been down this road before on some enforcement issues where all of a sudden Kevin's staff all of a sudden is on the front line of having to tell and inevitably these become it's not a reason to avoid doing this I'm just saying that with every action there's a reaction and one of the natural reactions is they're arguing with our our young staff and they're saying no and there's you know potential fights and things like that but we we do have to get a hold of it I know you've raised it as well you have a sense of the communities that are enforcing this how they've figured out how to do that right what's that

Well, Coral Springs is doing something different. They are doing it like streets, and they're taking it to a whole other level. But this particular, Weston has only done it for parks, specifically for their parks, preventing it from being utilized.

I'm saying how parks say no dogs allowed, so it's just adding another sign that would say just so at least The attendant could say, I'm sorry. No, I'm saying.

And parents as well. Right, right. Because I think parents really should be like. We could put it in a utility bill. Yeah.

Just so it gets a blast out to say.

Well, they're not supposed to be doing it after school out in the streets. And these parents should be on top of it as well. And they're not. So there's an education awareness that we need to do across the entire city, whether it's schools, parks. It's a number of things. So I get what you're saying. But I think it's not just one issue. There's so many more policies that need to be put in together as a whole.

My sense right now is I'd like to see what they were doing, how it conflicts with state law and everything else, but the parks is pretty straightforward. I think we agree, and we have a dual purpose, right? One is obviously the safety of the people who patronize our parks, but it's also preventing damage to the grass, to the empathy and everything else and you know the injuries that concur so i think i'd be happy if you could put something on the next agenda for at least our parks the first step we can get a survey of how other cities are managing it but we've got to and then we've got to be able to figure out with pd and kevin's team what this looks like you know particularly the summer's coming to your point uh You know, it may require when we are mindful of when we think this happens, really having a presence at a park saying, no, you can't do this, right? We don't want to have a lot of police call-outs for these arguments. We just need them to stop. So if you all can, I think we'd like you all to work on what that enforcement looks like. In the meantime, like was suggested, even mere signage just to start an awareness. Mr. Dean, do you have any issues with that? No, very clear. Thank you. Oh, well done. Commissioner Kirch.

No report. Commissioner Scudo. I just want to say I got to walk Sunset Strip Park today. I happened to go back that way, which I always do because that's where I grew up. on the back of Sunset Strip. So I got out of the car and just went for a brief walk and got approached by MBR. And I said, don't worry, I'm just taking a quick peek. But the park looks really good. The only thing, like we said from the beginning, we always wanted to have the restrooms there. That's the only thing that this park is not going to have. It looks beautiful. It looks well maintained the way it's, you know, a nice, easy, wiggly path around the whole thing. But going forward, the only thing that I see that we're going to get a complaint for are going to be from the specific residents that back up to it because there is no restroom. And they're going to say, I see people using the trees as a cover. So, I mean, it's not our fault. We listened in the beginning. They wanted restrooms. And then at the end, we didn't get the restrooms. So. You know, to the residents and the families that live blocks away, you know, I know that you got to walk to the park and I apologize that for the few residents that showed up at the time that didn't want it. But it's going to be a beautiful park. It's going to be a great enhancement for the neighborhood. I didn't realize how big it is when you really go and walk it. It's a huge amenity for the residents that live in the Woodstock and Miller Homes area. So it's definitely going to be a great amenity for them.

I think when we were driving 35 miles an hour in that strip, it didn't seem like it was that much. but it's pretty large and it is a pure neighborhood park.

And to think back when We had residents that came here and wanted us to open up Sunset Strip when Hiatus Road was going through. That would have been a four-lane highway, and they didn't understand. They're like, now I got to drive all the way to 29th Manor and then get on to Hiatus Road, and gas prices are expensive. I could just imagine if it was now when gas is $4.50 how they would, but you know what? What a difference that... you know, this commission didn't vote to open up that road and to see how productive it's gonna be for the residents in that area is definitely be something really nice for the neighborhood.

Yeah, as you point out, there were a lot of loud voices and gave a lot of grief to the commission about that. It was very controversial. And to the credit of the commissions and staying with it and then funding that was really part of that vision. And I think it's definitely paid off in terms of that traffic control.

Deputy Mayor.

Just a quick comment. I wasn't sure if you were done.

Yeah, I'm done.

Okay, so the development on 44th next to Alchemic Park, I mentioned this over the weekend. There is graffiti on the fence on the screen, and it's still there. It's pretty large and noticeable, and I know we can't stop people from doing graffiti, but if we can please do our best to not let it be up there for more than a couple days, it just doesn't look good.

Yeah, this is something that, you know, needs, and I don't know, maybe it's been reported up, but when it happens, PD needs to know about it because sometimes it's a first indicator of the presence of certain groups.

They analyze it, they know whether it's just somebody tagging or something more, and then our city staff have to work quickly to get that.

I know it's a whack-a-mole situation.

It's a holiday weekend, too, so that didn't help, but yeah.

And then just one last thing I forgot to mention is Joe DiMaggio and Memorial. The fence is down. They're landscaped. They're painted. The signs. I mean, they're ready. So I think they're going to be on track as long as Shannon and staff. I'm saying in making sure that they do what they're supposed to. Don't worry.

All the universe is on your shoulder right now.

You know, I mean, as far as driving by, you know, they took the fence down. It's landscaped. They painted. I know I'm sure you've got a punch list to go over with them. But to make sure that they meet their opening that they want to open, I think, June, July. I think it's going to be another great thing for Sunrise to have a first full hospital, 24-hour facility. You know, I think it's going to be a great work in relationship with Memorial and Joe DiMaggio and then coming right behind them. Baptist's plans are in. They got a lot of stuff out there. They got their trailer. They put in the rock. I know they're getting ready to start taking down the cement wall in between their property and the residential. So. You know, here we go. We're going to have two beautiful hospitals in the city of Sunrise, and it's going to be a great time going ahead. But whatever, if we could just make sure, you know, not just staff, but, I mean, Joe DiMaggio themselves, just make sure, like, we work with them over the, you know, the next month and a half or two months or whatever it is that they want to make sure they get open. But just let's make sure the comments come fast and they – don't sit on their comments, and we push each other to get to the finish line for this. I know you guys will. I know you've been working hard with them, and otherwise they wouldn't be at this point right now if you guys both didn't work together.

One more point. You mentioned, sorry, mental health. Baptist Health takes pride in a mental health department, so I know we're looking forward to having that in sunrise, so I can't wait for them to be actually built. Excellent.

All right, no report. Do we have a motion to adjourn? Motion by Commissioner Kirch, seconded by Deputy Mayor. All in favor say aye.

Aye.