City Council - Regular Meeting

lpa and we'll reopen that thank you for the patience of the applicant in that regard probably let us know when you're ready yes sir i'm ready sir all right all right i'm going to open the city commission meeting of tuesday august 11 2026 if you would miss bravo please call the roll

Mayor Ryan.

Present.

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

Here.

Commissioner Skudo.

Present.

City Manager Mark Lebelski.

Present.

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

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Yeah, I happened to run into a longtime employee's wife who informed me that one of our longtime employees, Carl Schneider, He's going through several forms of cancer, has about five different ones. He's not doing too well, so if you are a friend or know Carl, please reach out to him and his family. Nobody knew, but they were looking for some of his friends to reach out.

Just a friendly touch and to connect. Whether you're staff or just happen to know him, we'll all do that up here. It's also an opportunity for us to reflect that since we were together Last, some members of our Sunrise family have passed on, and this past break has been pretty painful for the Sunrise family. You know, we lost Andy Alsina, our evidence technician. Andy had battled cancer and was in the midst of fighting back. In fact, he was ready to come back to evidence, back to work, when he passed unexpectedly. He began his career with the City of Sunrise in 2013 as a public service aide, And with his dedication, his commitment to excellence and his commitment to the mission of the police department, he was promoted to evidence technician in 2022. And over 13 years of service, he was recognized by his colleagues in the leadership for professionalism, his quiet dedication, his steadfast commitment to serving our community. Outside of work, Andy was a devoted father to his three children. his loving fiance, his cherished son, he is a cherished son, brother and friend. To his coworkers, it's been particularly painful because they know his kindness, his strength, his courage through his battle and his unwavering commitment to those even right to the end left a lasting and loving impression on those who knew him. And then this past week, we lost Frank Verardi, who passed suddenly and completely unexpectedly For those who know Frank, he's in better shape than most of us, despite having worked 32 years in the City of Sunrise. He began his career in 1994 as Utility Mechanic One, and throughout his distinguished career, he ultimately advanced through five different positions, serving as Field Operations Section Chief, really a reflection on his leadership, the trust he earned, what he demonstrated to his colleagues. and his exceptional contributions that he made to the utilities department and to our community at large so that we could take for granted all that utilities does. He never did. He was more than an outstanding leader. He was respected. He was a mentor. He was a trusted colleague and a genuine friend. He was humble, and he always had a willingness to help. His loss has really devastated the utilities department because he helped to shape our current utilities department in every way. It inspired the next generation of employees. Our condolences go out to Frank's wife, his children, his parents, siblings, family, friends, the Sunrise family who worked with him for so long, and to the entire utilities department. And it's with deep sadness that For those who don't know, we announce and acknowledge the death of one of our Sunrise Police officers, Rashonda McWilliams. She passed yesterday. She's a dedicated member of the Sunrise Police Department. Her commitment to serving others and community left an enduring legacy, not just on those she served with, but on those she served for. She joined the department in 2019 as a police recruit and served our residents for seven years, working as a police officer in road patrol, mobile field force, and most recently, school resource officer at Bayer. Her outstanding service was recognized with numerous awards, including the Chief's Achievement Award, the Life Saving Award, the Community Service Award, the Good Conduct Award, In 2024, the Sunrise Hero Award from the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce. She'll be remembered not only as an exemplary police officer, but for her radiant smile and her compassionate spirit and her unwavering willingness to help others while on shift and when off shift. We extend our condolences to her mother, who is bravely battling advanced cancer and could not be here travel with the rest of the family siblings who are in town and family and friends and the police department sunrise family we also grieve with officer McWilliams family loved ones colleagues and the entire community who've been affected we honor her life her service and the profound loss felt by everyone who knew her and had the blessing to be in her orbit and tonight as We have to acknowledge that officer McWilliams died by suicide. This is difficult to speak about and it may be painful even triggering for some of you here. You need to step out or take a moment to take care of yourself or separate. Please do. Someone here that's always going to talk to you. But as I struggle against the momentum to brush over this, I've learned that silence As explained by the families of those who have grieved in the aftermath and counselors who work with families and help people, that silence can unintentionally cause suicide or make suicide a source of shame, even for those left behind in grief. It is not. It's a devastating loss. And it's a reminder to all of us that pain can be hidden. even in people who are strong and respected and loved and deeply committed to serving others. If you're struggling or you're concerned about somebody else, please reach out. Speak with someone you trust, a friend, family member, a faith leader, peer support, or crisis service. Asking for help is not weakness. It's an act of courage. And know that there are those who love you and want to be there for you. You can call or text 988 for confidential 24 hour crisis support. And here in Broward County, you can call 211. And if it's an immediate emergency, whether you're the one struggling or you know someone who is, call 911. No one needs to carry this alone. Officer McWilliams' legacy of dedication to community will always be cherished. Her death does not erase the good that she was all about and still is in our hearts. The compassion, The empathy, the love she brought to Children, families, victims, coworkers and our community lives on in so many of our sunrise family. And we will always be grateful for her and the time that she was in our lives. If you please stand for a moment of silence before the pledge. We have some amazing presentations tonight. Please don't let the introduction to this meeting detract from what is incredibly exciting and important that we're going to do tonight. There's a lot of people here to make a difference in our community, to celebrate, and to continue to be part of our Sunrise family in making us a better community. Deputy Mayor, if you could read the first one.

Yes, thank you. Proclamation proclaiming the month of July 2026 as Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month in the City of Sunrise, Mayor Michael J. Ryan, Deputy Mayor Jacqueline Guzman, Assistant Deputy Mayor Latoya Clark, Commissioner Neal Kirch, and Commissioner Joseph Scudo.

So we first have Fibroid Awareness Month. Is Representative Lisa Dunkley here?

Yes, come on up, come on up. Let's give her a round of applause.

All right, we have our state representative from Sunrise here with us tonight. Come on up, come on up. Let's give her another round of applause. She's up there doing tough work in Tallahassee. And we are greatly appreciative of the sacrifice that you give. And I want to make sure you all understand she's also a veteran. She's also someone who served on our Veterans Advisory Board. So she's basically homegrown for Sunrise, and she's up there doing our work. So I really appreciate that you're here tonight. I'm going to hand it over to you to kind of talk about why this is important for us tonight.

Thank you Mayor and to the rest of the Commission and our Assistant Deputy Mayor Latoya Clark for helping to make sure that this is heard. So this past legislative session, just to put a little bit of picture, a few years ago one of our former legislators, she bring forth the Fibroid Awareness Month because so many women struggle with fibroid and One of the things Deputy Mayor Guzman expressed, she found out later in which while I was carrying that bill, I found out I had fibroids as well. So it's like a silent killer in our community. I call it a killer because it inhibits so many lives of the women that are around us. We look healthy and strong. However, this is a very big issue for us. So we carried a bill on behalf of fibroids for three years. So the legislature would direct the Department of Health to be able to fund research for fibrous awareness. They didn't do that. In my tenure, I started following where the money was, only to find out that they never did what they were supposed to do. And so this year in the legislature, after three years, we were able to get funding back to the tune of $994,000 to be able to fund research for fibroids in the state of Florida, and also to have billboards presented. And so I am honored to be able to continue the legacy of what women before me who carried that fibroid bill, so we're able to be able to recognize Fibroid Awareness Month, which is July in the state of Florida.

Come on, one more time, big round of applause. And so much of the work that you do in Tallahassee can sometimes feel very difficult, and it's hard to see the results. Something like this, you know, will at some point save a life. And that's why it's so important to fight for it, and we're really glad you're here to accept it. It's so rich that you're here to do this. And we have to do work with the rest of the community to make sure other cities are also recognizing this. So I thank my colleagues for bringing this forward, and I thank you for being here. It's my honor to declare Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month here in the City of Sunrise. Whereas uterine fibroids are non-cancerous growths that form in or on the wall of the uterus and are among the most common medical conditions affecting women of reproductive age. Whereas research indicates that by the age of 50, up to 80% of the women will develop at least one uterine fibroid, with black women disproportionately affected, experiencing higher incidence rates and more severe symptoms at an earlier age. Whereas healthcare providers have noted uterine fibroids affects not only physical health, but the emotional well-being and financial stability of women. Whereas fibroids can cause severe symptoms, including heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, frequent urination, leg pain, lower back pain, anemia, and reproductive dysfunction, which significantly impacts the quality of life. Whereas due to a lack of open dialogue and widespread misinformation, many women suffer in silence, normalize their pain, or choose surgical procedures such as hysterectomy by providers with limited knowledge while remaining unaware that non-surgical treatment options exist. And whereas raising public awareness is vital to encouraging early detection, expanding access to care, and promoting funding for medical research. Whereas increasing education and advocacy can empower individuals to seek timely medical attention and improve health outcomes for those affected by uterine fibroids. Whereas in 2026, the Florida legislature passed House Bill 1515, sponsored by Representative Lisa Dunkley, and it was signed into law by the governor, establishing critical protections for women participating in the state's uterine fibroid research database by ensuring that their personal identifying information and medical records remain confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements, thereby encouraging greater participation in research while safeguarding patient privacy. Whereas Representative Lisa Dunkley has demonstrated leadership and advocacy in advancing uterine fibroid research and awareness through her legislative efforts, including related measures to improve Florida uterine fibroid research database and helping to enhance the data collection, support medical research, and improve health outcomes. Now, therefore, I, Michael J. Ryan, Mayor of the City of Florida, together with my colleagues on the Commission, do hereby proclaim the month of 2026 as Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month in the City of Sunrise. And I encourage all to learn about the symptoms and treatment options for fibroids to support those navigating this condition to help foster open, informed conversations that promote women's health and well-being. Thank you once again. Let's give her a big round of applause. All right, one more time, big round of applause. Thank you.

Proclamation B, Proclamation Proclaiming August 11th, 2026, Azalea Armbruster Day in the City of Sunrise, 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. Give some applause. You're about to... You're about to meet somebody you're going to want to get autographs from. Holy cow.

Tiny.

Oh, my God. Hi, how are you?

Nice to see you.

All right. So you already got the sense because you could hear the clinking of metals, real gold metals, by the way. Chief, just make sure she gets out of your safe. A really special star and somebody who's going to make you feel like you should get up off your seat and do more because what she's accomplished already is incredibly special. I'm going to hand over for Kevin to introduce, but we're honored that you're here tonight.

Thank you, Mayor. Kevin Picard, Director of Leisure Services. Over my career here, I've introduced many, many, many youth athletes. This one's really special. And so the mayor has a great proclamation that he's going to read, and you're going to hear about all of her accomplishments. And so you're aware of the level of talent that we're talking about. Ms. Alea is, in all honesty, one of our country's rising track stars. Her times are... at the top of 8U girls, 100-meter and 200-meter. So where sometimes we joke around and say, you know, we know you're going to be a superstar, we've already got a superstar here in Sunrise. And the pictures that you all are taking, I think those pictures will probably be something serious for everybody in a few years. You can hear the medal. She's a three-time AAU gold medalist, or excuse me, national gold medalist. 11-time AAU All-American. I'll be honest, usually we're recognizing our Sunrise kids, and then they become big. We're a little bit late on this one. Alayah's already been on the Jennifer Hudson show, okay? So Google it, go watch a really cool video of Alayah getting to race in front of Olympic champions. So this one's a little more special for me personally because a few years ago I got to be Alayah's instructional soccer coach when she was four years old. And so now she's all grown up, right? But as a four-year-old, it was amazing for me to see. We all know what four-year-old youth athletes do. They come to a soccer field. They worry about digging holes and a snack after the game. That was not Alayah. Alayah came to the field ready to go. Bless you. Always ready to play. And what's really impressive, and parents deserve all the credit here, she's the most respectful young woman you've ever met. Again, with four- and five-year-olds, it's a wrangling cat sometimes. Our best player was there, ready, yes, sir, yes, coach. Always just the most respectful young woman, and so kudos to both of you guys. Thank you. And then one more thing I'll add that was just really cool for me to experience as a coach. Normally with our younger athletes, how many goals did I score? How many did we win? They're so hyper-focused on themselves. Although Alayah was incredibly talented, the smile and the excitement when her teammates scored a goal, it was just really special for me to see. So Mayor, I'm going to let you read the proclamation, which really highlights her incredible accomplishments. But Alayah, congratulations. You should be really proud of yourself.

You got some bling on today, too. Those shoes are just fantastic. I bet you could beat me in a race wearing those, too. Huh? You're pretty certain of that. Yeah, yeah, I see. And let me just ask you this, and you can whisper if you don't want to say it out loud, but is Coach Picard the reason you run so fast?

No, she left softball to go to track.

Well, listen, there's a bunch of soccer coaches here that would love to have you stop running track all the time and play on their national team. But I think what we know is going to happen is that everybody who's taking pictures and video that someday is going to be able to say, I saw her, I saw her in sunrise and be like, no, you didn't. And they'll be like, yeah, watch, I'm going to do this and put it up on their big screen and they're going to show you. And the most important thing is that you're really inspiring to us. You know, we feel really lazy looking at you right now. But we know that it's important, and your commitment not only to running track, which is not an individual sport altogether, right? You have teammates that you support, and that's really, as Coach Picard was saying, is so important, and that's what makes you so special is your connection to people. She's an incredibly beautiful young woman, and we need to give her a big round of applause for her accomplishments. Thank you. And to parents, it's not easy, right? Sometimes it's easier to tie your kid's shoelaces together, and this way you don't have to do travel soccer and all the other things, right? Don't talk to her. I'm her agent. You talk to me, and I'll let her talk to you at some point. But that's the thing, right, is it's a lot of work for you all, not only just getting there, but the practices and the commitment. And when you start working at this national level, right, pulling together the resources and the time to go do it, it's a true family commitment. And everything that happens, and we see it all the time, right, Mom, you're going to get thanked, by the way, because that's what happens any time I watch, right? It's thank you, Mom, but it's a whole family commitment. Do you thank Dad, too? Okay, good, good, smart. And so we really want to say thank you for your commitment and how much work it takes because it inspires us as well to realize that sometimes giving that love can make a difference and change the trajectory. So really, let's give the family a big round of applause for that. Thank you. It's worth it, right? Yep.

There we go.

See, she said, yes, sir. And she just said, I'll beat you on a race right now. So it's my honor. And I'll have my colleagues come on down because we all want to be able to say, you know, we knew you when. And we're going to sneak some autographs and see if you can sign some shirts. Then you're going to see if you let me wear that gold. I don't know. Yeah. Is it real, by the way? All right. So.

And I thought those flowers were for me.

Some of my other colleagues that want to say hi. All right, well, it's my honor on behalf of my colleagues on the commission to declare today Aaliyah Armbruster Day in the City of Sunrise. Whereas Zelaya has distinguished herself as one of the nation's most talented young track and field athletes, earning widespread recognition through her exceptional dedication, determination, and obvious athletic excellence. Whereas at a remarkable young age, she's already ranked as the fastest 8U girl in the United States in both the 100-meter and 200-meter events, demonstrating her extraordinary talent, her discipline, and her commitment. Whereas she is a three-time AAU national gold medalist and an 11-time AAU All-American. And she's got a great little purse there too. Her accomplishments reflect her outstanding performance and competitive success at the national stage. Whereas through her track and field journey, Leia has earned more than 50 gold medals. Exactly. You have to have a whole room for everything you got, huh? Yeah. And you probably have a walk-in closet, a lot of piles, yeah? And you have a walk-in closet because you have some of the greatest clothes as well, right? Wow, you outdressed us all tonight. And she has inspired others through her relentless pursuit of excellence and her passion for sport. Whereas her achievements have garnered national attention, including being featured on the Jennifer Hudson Show, where she had the honor of meeting Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levron, further highlighting her impact as a young athlete on the rise. Whereas beyond her accomplishments on the track, she's cultivated a positive online community of nearly 1 million followers worldwide. across social media platforms, using her influence to encourage children and families to embrace healthy lifestyles, participate in sports and believe most importantly in their dreams, right? Whereas in addition to her accomplishments in track and field, she proudly played soccer for the city of sunrise recreation, where she was named. And this is probably your most important award, right? She was named the 8U Most Valuable Player last season and averaged an impressive two to six goals per game, demonstrating again, exceptional athleticism, teamwork, and the love of sports. Whereas through her example of hard work and discipline and perseverance and humility and sportsmanship and joy, she serves as an example, as an outstanding role model for all of us, proving that excellence in athletics can be balanced with the happiness and the wonder of childhood. Now, therefore, be it resolved that I, Michael J. Ryan, Mayor of the City of Sunrise, along with my colleagues on the Commission, do hereby proclaim August 11, 2026, forever, Alea Armbruster Day in the City of Sunrise. And we are proud to recognize and honor her for her remarkable athletic achievements, her positive influence, her dedication to inspiring the next generation of athletes and making us all feel good to be in her presence. Let's give her a big round of applause. Thank you. You think you could inspire them to get up and get off the couch? Yes, sir. What do you tell them to get up and get off the couch and do some work, yeah? Yes, sir. Because I'll do it.

Get up and run.

Yeah. Well done, well done. I'll hold that for you. You go over here. All right, where do we get the swag? That's what I want to know. Thank you so much. Come on, give a big round of applause. All right, following our theme, how many folks watched the World Cup? You did, yeah, you did? Come on, it gotta be more than that. Everybody put your hands up. I know, watch parties, I can say it now, right? Watch parties at the arena, people went to that, we all watched it. And while we were watching that, we didn't know this, but there were a group of women who were proving to the men what repeat really means. in earning another national championship in U 17 soccer, three of the last four years from the city of Sunrise. And so tonight we're gonna honor these incredible athletes, the teamwork and the commitment of an oppressive group of young women who have brought home, yet again, a national championship to the city of Sunrise. Bruce Connors, come on up. ACF, Sunrise Soccer, U17, if you all could come forward for us. Let's give them a big round of applause. All this gold in here tonight.

Congratulations. Come on, make some noise for them.

You watching this, Aliyah? You watching them? Yeah, okay, good.

Because they're watching you.

This is an incredibly impressive group of young women who have been together for the most part since 2018 playing in the ACF soccer program here in Sunrise. And they've been incredibly loyal to this team and to this program. And they've been led by the same coaches, Bruce Connor and is Melanie here? Is Melanie here? Ah, there. Okay, perfect. See, I didn't get to this side. Wonderful to see you. Who have led these young women from, again, from 2018. And, you know, often in this level, in this atmosphere of play, players bounce from club to club. You know, they're always looking. Parents are always looking. But for the most part, this group stayed together. This team has had amazing success. They've won three national titles in the last four years. Many of the players have already committed to college. Five of the players already play on national teams around the world. You're in some rare opportunity here. Give them a big round of applause. Their journey, like all journeys to national championship, are challenging. They won the Florida division of ECNL uh... regionally with a perfect record in advance of the southeast regionals in greensboro north carolina and they went five and oh in the southeast regionals and beat two teams from north carolina two teams from georgia and another team from florida to advance to the national championship the national championship was played in seattle and i have no idea why that was not on fox or on espn and had the final eight teams they won the first game over dallas They were down 0-1 and came back to win 3-1. So they know how to overcome adversity. And for those who follow this program and those who understand sport, You know, it's easy to celebrate at the national championship, but there's a lot of games where somebody's hurt, where somebody's playing through pain, where somebody can't play, where somebody's having to take part of a season off to come back and be part of this. It's not just about winning through divisions. It's about overcoming your own self-doubts, your pain, the things that make you doubt whether you can keep going. They then won their second game against a Pennsylvania team The game ended nil-nil, right? For those who are soccer lovers, they know that means what? PKs, right? Penalty kicks. They missed their second PK, and they were down 1-2, but their keeper made two amazing saves, right? And we've all watched this, right? Thank you. She made two amazing saves, and they ultimately won 4-3 on that game. And then the national championship was against a team from Austin, Texas, where they won an exciting match 3-2 to win the national championship. Give them a huge round of applause. Bruce, if you would, I'd like you to talk about the program. Melanie, please talk about what it means to get to this level. You want to say anything?

First of all, I want to thank the City of Sunrise. I want to thank the mayor, the commissioners, Kevin, the amazing Parks and Recreation Department, Without the city of Sunrise, none of this happens. Without the support we got from everybody here. Some of you know I've been doing this for 25 years now at Sunrise. We've had lots of amazing success, and it's all due to the people up here. So thank you very much. Thank you also to the parents and of course the players. This team started when they were the same age as Alea. Okay, same age. We started, we weren't good. We weren't, we hadn't, not close to the talent that she has. We started, we entered a bunch of 3v3 tournaments over the summer to get ready. And we entered two teams. We split up into two teams, three tournaments. It was eight games per tournament. After three weeks, our record, and this is the truth, was zero and 24. We lost our first 24 games. But then something happened. We went to Fort Myers, to Florida Gulf Coast. They had a tournament there. And amazingly, we won. And really, from that moment on, this team became one of the greatest teams in the country. It didn't happen overnight. We had to work our way to become a good team locally, then statewide. But by U11, U12, this team was magic. Nobody played beautiful soccer like this team did. I mean, if you see how Spain plays, they kind of copied us. And I'm serious. This team would complete, in some games, like 400 or 500 passes when they were U11, U12. We concentrated on skills. Melanie joined, and we've coached this team together. Melanie took over for me a few years ago. I'm just the assistant now. But we turn this team and these players into just amazing people and amazing players. And I'm not going to go through our whole history here, but I will say more important than all the victories is the journey and the lessons you learn in the journey. So I wrote down a few of the things that I think make this team special. and why we've been successful. So I don't want to forget any. But most important, it's about playing for each other. It's about supporting each other. It's about loving each other. It's about fighting for each other. Like these girls know that. They know we have drilled that into them since they've been little girls. They don't fight with each other. They do whatever is necessary to get the job done. And to me, that is the difference between winning at the highest level and maybe just losing. They believe, they know that effort is better than talent. And effort comprises not only playing hard during a game, but practicing, preparing, out thinking your opponents. Those are the things that we do as a team, as players, as a coaching staff. Focus. Learning to understand. Can you focus on what's in front of you? Can you execute what the plan is? Friendship. Like I said, these girls literally love each other. They hang out together. The importance of being kind to each other and supporting each other. Believing in the impossible. Believing in the impossible. We've done so many things that people said we could never do, but we always believed we can do it. Overcoming setbacks. I mean, maybe that's the biggest thing, both individually and as a team. You know, life is full of setbacks, but I think these girls have learned to overcome setbacks. And next player up, Mayor Ryan alluded to it. We won the national championship despite missing three amazing players who got injured in the last few months. Like, three amazing players, and they're up here, okay? But, like, it didn't matter. We just kept playing. No one said, oh, we're missing so-and-so. We just continued playing. And then finally, like, it's never easy. Life is not easy. Sports is not easy. But you just got to keep on fighting. So those are the lessons that this team has learned. And those are the lessons that will carry these players through and future players that go through our program. We've put, like, thousands of kids through the program. We've put hundreds of kids in college. And, you know, they're all... We have... My original team, you know, they're doctors, lawyers, engineers, entrepreneurs, investment bankers. Melanie was on the original team. She's a marketing executive now, but also came back to coach. They're changing the world. And I know these girls are going to do the same. So thank you very much.

So we have representatives of the Panthers here tonight, the leadership. That was a pretty good locker room speech, don't you think? You can clap for that one. They were taking notes. And this is amazing, and it's hard in the spotlight of it to really redirect any attention. But Bruce has said this over time. and over and over every time he's been here. The measure of success is not in the trophies. It's not in the bling that they have. The measure of success is the opportunities you young women have in life. And it's because of the lessons they've learned on the pitch and off the pitch. It's because they've been given opportunities opportunities now to choose their trajectory so many have gone on to division one but many others went on to division three and division four because they could have played but they wanted a lifestyle choice the point was they were able to define their future because of the work that they did together as a team what they did individually and the lessons they learned as bruce pointed out So when we see this and we really are celebrating three out of four and we're expecting the Panthers to do the same thing you guys did. Right. They're taking notes right now. They don't want to be the only ones in town that don't get three out of four in four years. Right. We are celebrating it. But most importantly, we're celebrating your trajectory in life and what you're going to do. And we all want to be part of it. So when it comes time, not that you're going to need our help, but when it comes time for recommendations for colleges and other things, we're here to sign on and to make it clear that this city commission, the mayor and the commissioners, whoever's here is behind you and want to be part of your journey. And this community has to have been inspired tonight from what you saw, right? How many of you feel really lazy right now? I know I do. Except for Aliyah. She doesn't feel lazy. She's like, and Bruce has been eyeballing you the whole time, so watch out. So one more time, we have a certificate of appreciation for each of you, and the words won't be able to sum up what we really feel and the love that we feel for what you've done and the lessons you've learned and what you teach us. We just want you to have whatever options in life you choose, and we want to be part of that journey.

So let's give them a huge round of applause. Give them a standing ovation for this incredible, incredible accomplishment.

I just want to say to Bruce, you said 25 years, and I've been up here since day one with you. And look, ladies, I just want to say to you, he came to us probably 10, 15 years ago and wanted us to change Nob Hill Soccer Park that was always wet, was always flooded, and came to us and said, could the city help us and invest money into our boys and girls into AstroTurf? So to me, I'm old school, and I was like, nah, I don't know if I want to spend $10 million for AstroTurf. So really, when we came up here to give awards to the boys and girls one year, I swear I went to every person and I polled them. I said, turf or grass, turf or grass, turf or grass. I literally did that. but i just want to say for your twenty five years of dedication to this program you don't really see that for the amount of time that you put into it and worked with all of us mayors commissioners before me uh... staff to make sure that you got what you thought that your kids needed And then it was the residents who have actually footed the bill. So I hope to God that you guys love the AstroTurf now, because we invested a lot of money into that. But Bruce, you girls have done an unbelievable job. But to have somebody behind you so dedicated, pushing, I really want to really commend you also, Bruce. Thank you.

And at Joey's point, when we looked at how the Knob Hill soccer fields, when we looked at them and we looked at how many days a year it was closed, out of 365 days, it was closed 220 days. Because every time it ran, I mean, coaching would be, if it rained on Wednesday, games were canceled on Saturday. And so it's given the opportunity to fully utilize that space, to utilize the field, to be able to compete. And your legacy, as Commissioner Skudo said, is really part of that, really looking at the long term of what we had to do here. So, ladies, we would love to see how you raise a national championship trophy. I mean, I've seen it a few times on TV, but I've never been that close. I was wondering if you might be able to replicate what that looks like for everybody here. All right, I think one more time, one more time. Put your phone away so you don't drop it. Come in here, come here. These people want to feel it. Come here. Outdo the men from Spain. You can outdo them. All right, ladies, if you could come forward and get a picture. If my colleagues want to get a picture with the national team as well. Alea, do you want to meet these girls? Yeah, come on up. Hurry up. Hurry up. Come on up. These national championship girls are saying, get a picture with her. Get a picture with her.

Hey!

All right, one more time, big round of applause. Come on, give them a big round of applause.

Come on on the way out. Presentation of the Youth Athlete of the Month Award for August, 2026 to Violetta Pisarek and Paul Bauer from the Sunrise Tennis Program, Kevin Picard, Director of Leisure Service, Gabe Nerona,

All right, Gabe, come on up.

Oh, look at that.

All right, on our theme of just amazing young athletes.

All right, so...

Probably 15, 16 years ago, the city started recognizing each month. amazing youth athletes, not measured by what they do on the pitch like we saw or on the diamond or on a court or what they do individually, but measured by who they are as people. Oftentimes, you find out about how these amazing athletes accomplish so many other things through their charitable heart or through their academic excellence, and you realize how inspirational they really are. And the coaches throughout all of our leagues submit recommendations for this award. And then our members of the Leisure Services Board, one of whom is here, give a big round of applause. Roy Lay. Have to sift through, and it's a really difficult task because there's so many great young people who are inspiring. But we do this each month not just to, again, recognize athletic excellence, but to inspire us all to be better people. And you can't stand all the way back there. You guys got to move up. You got to move up. It doesn't work that way. And so what you're going to hear about tonight just really should follow this theme of this inspiration you've heard already about why it's important to have robust sports, great coaching, and athletes who are committed to the broader principles, not just the W, not just the metrics, but what it means to be great people. So I'll turn it over to Kevin to introduce.

Thank you, Mayor. Again, Kevin Picard, Director of Leisure Services, alongside Maria Little, our Deputy Director, and Lorelei Borden, our Chair of the Leisure Services Advisory Board. Okay, I got the honor of introducing you to another outstanding youth athlete and reading some comments submitted by coaches, and then I'll pass the mic to you guys to add on. Violeta Pizarsic is a 14 year old student in the Empowerment Academy and a participant in Sunrise's tennis program. A few comments from her coach. Violeta is a talented and dedicated athlete. We celebrate her not just for her achievements, but also her resilience, character, and determination. Violetta suffered a severe wrist injury last year. Through relentless hard work and unwavering commitment, she made a remarkable return, stunning the tennis community by reaching the finals of an 18 and under level four tournament in her very first event back. Violetta continued to excel across multiple age divisions, finishing as a finalist at several tournaments and earning fourth place in Minneapolis. Her momentum culminated at the USTA National Clay Court Championships, where her outstanding performance propelled her to career-high national rankings. Violetta's journey is a testament to perseverance, courage, and an unwavering pursuit of excellence. Her comeback reminds us that setbacks can become the foundation for even greater success. Please join me in recognizing Violetta, a true competitor whose best is still ahead of her. Congratulations.

Whatever you guys want.

They gave me the mic.

Yeah, I'll ask a few words quickly. Good evening, everybody. We're just really grateful for being here at this moment. We've been sharing the whole room with incredible athletes of all ages, eight years old, all the soccer girls. So it's really important just everything we'll be doing in the City of Stardust of just the talent that we have. And not just the talent, the effort that everybody, parents, coaches, and everybody around here that show to all these kids and places. So we are really grateful. You guys have everybody a round of applause to everybody of you guys.

Thank you.

Just quickly, with Violeta, I've been knowing Violeta and her family for the past four years, five years, so since she was really tiny. So I've seen her grow. I've seen her play since she was 10 years old, 12 years old, now that she's 14. So I've been there for the bigs and the lows. The most important thing is that everybody, their family, her, herself, us, the coaches, is when there's a situation that is not... positive or injuries come, that we still stay strong with rehab, with staying determined, staying fit with the gym, and don't quit for everybody. After the injury, she continued competing, training super hard, and that's why her achievement, she's right now top 50 in the nation, so that's really a great accomplishment for her. And there's just a lot of room to improve. And we're going to continue to following, you know, her home steps. And so we thank you. And also thank you for really that for being for let me be part of it.

Just this is Coach Luis. He heads up the high performance. And this is Coach Keith. He's the director of tennis.

We also have one more player. His name is Paul Bauer. He's right now playing one of the biggest tournaments in the country. It's Kalamazoo. If you know a little bit about tennis, whoever wins this tournament gets a wild card to the U.S. Open for the main draw. So it's a really big tournament. So that's why right now he's not here. He's competing right now.

I mean, you had the opportunity to get this award, and you went and did that, and you got the USO, whatever. No, that's really special. First of all, Congratulations, fantastic. We begin with parents. Obviously tennis is in the family, right? Full ride scholarship right from tennis. And it's a full on commitment. We talked about it earlier for parents, right? It's just all in all the time. But it really begins and ends with you, right? You have to have the motivation, you have to be able to fight through all the things. And so when we talk about injuries, like if I get a wrist injury, it just slows down the number of emails I send to staff. It has no real impact on my life other than the whining that I will go through and torture everyone around me about. But for you, it's beyond just the physical, right? Because you're at that moment, you worked so hard, and if you're not strong mentally, the doubts will leak in, right? Can I come back? Can I be what I was? And the great athletes that have stood here and that I've had the opportunity to meet always find that mental toughness to know there. This is just a bump in the road and it's going to make me stronger for the next time. And that's that's really a huge, probably the biggest lesson in life. Right. Of all the setbacks when you're fighting for something you believe in so much and you've given so much and you dream about and you think about and then you have that moment. So credit to you. beyond everything else you accomplish as being the lesson that you've taught us. And to the Leisure Services staff and to the board, you guys really should be very proud of what you've been able to do together to make this. And to the coaches, finally, you guys really care about what you do, and it comes out. And year after year, we hear about, from Gabe, great athletes who come out of these programs. And again, It's not just about the bling. It's not just about the trophies. It's about your ability to make choices in life that you want to make because you work hard. And that's what inspires these these coaches to go on. So congratulations. Again, it was just an opportunity for us to say, we know you. Right. I'm going to get still shots of this and I'm going to put it on a wall. And so when I see you on ESPN, I'll be like, yeah. I don't know her, whatever. But it's really an opportunity for the community also to say congratulations and we want to be part of your journey. So one more time, big round of applause. And while they're getting ready, let me just explain about, while they're getting ready for a picture, let me just explain this guy. Gabe is incredibly well known in the tennis world, not like in sunrise tennis world. I mean, like throughout the world in tennis. And when I go for coffee with him and he reels off names, it's like top 10 names that he spent or had breakfast with or whatever else. And from all of that, he doesn't say it as name drop. He says it as what he believes is possible from the players here in Sunrise. His commitment, his personal commitment to make this program work at great personal cost is why we have great players like this. It's why coaches want to play, be part of this playing program and opportunities for full scholarships and everything else. but it starts with somebody who really believes it's important for these young people. So let's give Gabe a big round of applause.

I was going to say the sister was here not too couple of years ago.

All right. One more time. Big round of applause.

Thank you, Gabe. Thank you, Gabe.

And if Paul decides he wants to show up, let us know. Keep us updated. Let us know what happens in that tournament so we can let everyone know. All right, let's put it on the big screen.

PRESENTATION OF THE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARD FOR AUGUST 2026 TO CHRISSANTA HOPE, CODE COORDINATOR, SHANNON LADE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

HERE COMES SHANNON.

GOOD JOB.

ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RECOGNIZE AMAZING EMPLOYEES WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I'LL HAND IT OVER TO SHANNON LADE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

Hi, I was running, so I'm out of breath. Shannon Lay, the Director of Community Development. Chrissy, where are you?

Come on.

Come on. And she got the memo for the green, too. I love it. She's coming. Bring her up, bring her up. And I also have Megan Caffold, our deputy director of community development. I was looking if, I don't think. Oh, Chris, if you want to join us too. Do you want to join us? He's our building official. But Chrissy, as we know her, Chrysantha Hope, she's been with the city nearly five years. SHE'S OUR CODE COORDINATOR IN THE BUILDING DIVISION. SHE'S A CRITICAL ROLE AND AN ANCHOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT. SHE REALLY IS AN ANCHOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT. HER EXCEPTIONAL DETAIL, ATTENTION TO DETAIL ENSURES THAT EVERY FILE AND RECORD IS PROCESSED WITH PRECISION. SO BASICALLY WHAT CRISANTA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IS THE CODE SIDE FOR BUILDING. SO IF IT DOESN'T MEET THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE OR WE'LL GET TO IN A MINUTE THE BUILDING SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM. Her customer service skills are outstanding. She definitely is an example of what it is to have superior customer service skills. She consistently turns a potentially stressful regulatory interaction into positive constructive experiences for residents, business owners, and contractors alike. Her workload is very demanding and vital to the community. In addition to efficiently managing regular code cases, she takes full ownership of the building safety inspection case notifications and processing. And unfortunately, there was a change in the law several years ago when there was an unfortunate situation in Surfside with the collapse of a condo building, and we got our list, and we usually have about maximum 50, maybe, Maybe 100. Yeah. Well, we had almost 900 cases. And she had to get out the notification for all of these in a very short time frame. But when we told her this, the whole time, she always smiles. And she has that little laugh. That little laugh. Never complains. Never says I can't do it. She does whatever it takes, and she always gets it done. And she's a good cook, too. Good baker. Yeah. Um, so she has high stake responsibilities. It's very meticulous organization, much, very, very legal process. Um, she has clear communication and that's shown too, because we get a lot of accolades from customers from Chrysantha, probably an employee with one of the most in the department. To be frank, despite the complexity and volume of these cases, she always maintains an upbeat, proactive mindset and always ready to lend a helping hand to our colleagues whenever extra support is needed. Her combination of administrative reliability, strong work ethic, and genuine care for people makes her invaluable, a presence to the division in the department. She's very good at bridging the technical accuracy with the approachable service, and she continually elevates the standard for community development operations. She is a true asset to the entire department and the city, and her daily contributions make a lasting and positive impact on both her team and the public. Like I said, she always has a can-do attitude, She has been critical in cases where people are trying to close, whether it's a residential property or a commercial property. She gets last-minute phone calls about holding up property closings, and the people are very frantic, and she's very good and able to calm them down and provide them what they need in a short time frame. So I can't tell you how valuable and what you've done to turn this role around throughout a very short period of time.

So, first of all, there's enough in here to just celebrate your technical expertise, right? The idea of what it means to really be protecting the community. When someone comes in, whether it's a business or a residence, and nobody wants to, they could get away with not doing the code, they would do it, right? But we see the consequences of that all around the world where folks are not vigilant and not focused on that. Your ability to combine the expertise with the customer service and to get kudos from customers who are being told they have to do that is really the point here that we're celebrating, right? That most people just want to be heard, right? And if you explain to them this is why you have to do it and this is what it's going to mean for safety, They're okay with that. They understand that. They just don't want to do something that doesn't make any sense and isn't needed. And your ability to combine that technical expertise with service, true customer service, is why residents and business continue to recognize you, why your colleagues recognize you, why what was just said here, you've been able to transform and turn around, right? And I'll just comment briefly on the post-surf side. Mm-hmm. issue you know when the legislation came out related to building inspections and 40-year inspections and they expanded it they expanded it to four-story buildings here in sunrise and we have a lot of them And it was an enormous amount of stress on staff because we were tight timetables to get information out in a volume we've never done before. But then the next step was really where the hard work was, where every one of these residential communities who said, look, What three-story buildings have fallen down? What four-story? Why are we having to do this? This is expensive. In combination with their stress over other condo laws that had come out about reserves, there were a lot of people very frantic and upset. We didn't hear complaints about it. our end of it. We may have heard complaints about what the state did. We may have heard complaints about what contractors are doing, but the ability, and I know you were out there too, the ability to go out and say, this is why we're doing it. This is what we have to do. We're here for you. We understand. And then when folks needed extensions, you were there for that, right? Be able to be, to, to, to manage it, not just with a blind commitment to what the law said, but a sense of what the human dynamic was. And that is what we're really most proud of is your, commitment to our residents and to our residents here they should be really happy to know that you're there right to hear them if there's an issue even if they're not really thrilled about it right so let's give her a big round of applause for her inspiration

At Horizon?

Yeah! All right, come on up here so you can proudly represent.

Wait up, wait up.

Oh, come on in here. Where have you been hiding at? Run to the family, hide in the back, right? All right, one more time. Big round of applause.

PROCLAMATION H, PROCLAMATION PRESENTATION FOR THE QUARTERLY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE FOR ASHLEY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES, RODRIGUEZ, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES.

GET READY FOR SOME NOISE NOW.

Yeah. Here we go. Good evening, Mayor and Commissioners. Rodrigo Casper, I'm the Director of Utilities.

And... Make sure your sign is not upside down.

So... Is that your swimming pool sign? Oh.

Once again, good evening, Mayor and Commissioners. Rodrigo de Castro, I'm the Director of Utilities. And I know it has been a rough week for utilities, but this is such a positive thing to be here to recognize Ashley that lift our spirits because Ashley is one of the bright things on the department because she always bring us and lift us up. That smile is always all the time. As the Assistant Director of Utilities in charge of Public Works, I didn't even introduce myself. I'm the Director of Utilities and I have the Deputy Director of Utilities here at Sangria do Lacha. So I know Ashley for about 15 years, so from her time at Broward County. And Ashley is one of the most respected engineers throughout the county. Everyone knows Ashley. So we go to conferences, we go to meetings, and they come, oh, that's Ashley. Who are you? She is well known around the county as one of the best engineers. So we're very fortunate to have her in Sunrise. So about 10 years ago, I was in a meeting on the county. It's like, hey, Sunrise is a great place to work for. We have a city engineer position open. So she came on board at that time. It's going to be 10 years in 11 days. So 10 years anniversary is coming up. And she came first in community development, replaced me as a senior engineer, make that a much better as the predecessor. She did a great job. All her former staff that retired, they're here just to shows from a leadership. what impact someone can have on a team. And in 2021, she was promoted to the Utilities Department as Assistant Director of Utilities in charge of Public Works, which includes everything that you see out on the streets, all the trees, the drainage, the clean team, the streets, the sidewalks, there's so much into it, the engineering. fleet capital projects there's so many things that get touched by her team and the team models after her they have that can do attitude there is no no that is like we'll get it done and that's phenomenal we couldn't ask Like, I'm so blessed that I only work alongside people that are smarter than me. And she's one of those people. So there was a bunch written here. I didn't say anything about it. But the main one of the reasons why she was nominated was the Hiatus Road to your Head Park. which is a true collaboration across so many disciplines, right? So Lugia Services was our client. So her team, they did everything. So capital projects, manage the project, the project delivery. Engineering, they were the engineer of record. They design, they seek all the permits. And the public works team, they were the contractors. So we finished the job with no change orders. That's phenomenal. So that's a testament of our team. So congratulations. So proud of you.

Congratulations.

Good job. There you are.

There you are.

So this is for you. This is swag. I know you need some from Sunrise. So the county is here, and they're shaking their head saying, how did they let her go, right? But applauding your accomplishment and your commitment throughout the county. And so there's so much to talk about. But, you know, first of all, representing Sunrise, outside of Sunrise, on so many big, important issues that we face. I don't think people realize how much collaboration goes on with the county and other municipalities. And having a great engineer to be there is absolutely terrific. Trailhead Park. I mean, it's just a perfect example. All that we're participating in that the idea that we could take a swath of land that seemed unusable and commit to transform it and to do it in-house, to design it in-house, to commit to doing it, to creating the perfection of it, to do it on time, to do it on budget, to do it on everything that was expected takes great leadership. but most importantly, collaboration, right? And your ability to transcend departmental lines to be able to say, we can do this, we can listen, we will work together. Folks will drive by it and they will appreciate it. You see in that all of the people who touched it. And made a difference in your leadership. And then just lastly, the ability to lead such an important department. We take for granted so much that public works does. When the streets are clean, when things are running well. But it's only because you and your team don't take that for granted. None of it. And lastly, to have former staff who are retirees who've sat here so many times and to come out here and be here for you, I haven't seen that in any of these awards where folks come back out of retirement to come say how important you are and how they're celebrating you. That's an amazing accomplishment in and of itself. So especially since they're off building, what are you guys doing, lazy pools and things like that now?

Easy there. Easy there, they just came to my house and gave me two of these posters that said, Scudo's water park. It's all right. I'll get you back. Don't worry.

But congratulations.

Construction. Okay.

And we're, and as a community, we're so blessed that you're here and we're not going to let you go. And you can't read the small print, but it says you're not allowed to go to any other cities or County or otherwise. So you now have accepted it. It's on film. So thank you so much to all you guys came out in support of her. Please come up here and join us in this picture. The retirees who made such a difference in our community. Come on, you can get up.

I would have brought my free pizza sign that they just brought me to put the up here. Yeah, come in the back so I can slap you in the head.

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

Presentation Jake, recognition of service time and dedication for an employee that is retiring from city service awarded to Ernesto Aguado, police officer, police department.

All right, so we'll recognize him when he's available. He's already celebrating his retirement, right? Okay.

I still see him at Doris.

All right, we're going to go to the consent agenda once I get my colleagues back. All right, we have the consent agenda for A through S as in Sam. Do I have a motion?

Motion.

Motion by Deputy Mayor. Second. Second by Commissioner Skudow. Any polls from my colleagues? F. Any polls from staff?

No polls, Mayor.

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

I confirm no hands are raised.

All right. Go ahead and call the question of four a through E and G through S deputy mayor Guzman.

Yes.

Commissioner Kirch. Yes.

Commissioner Skudo.

Yes.

Assistant deputy mayor Clark. Yes. Mayor Ryan.

Yes. I didn't pass it. Those items pass five to zero. All right. The consent agenda, uh, I'm sorry the quasi-judicial consent agenda for a I mean 5a and 5b to have a motion move it by Commissioner Kerr second by Commissioner Scudo mr. Lebelski are there any affected parties no affected parties mayor hey is the applicant here if you would please stand to you waive full judicial quasi-judicial hearing on this thank you any polls from my colleagues any questions that want to have this poll for a full hearing all right hearing none call a question I'm sorry. On 4A through B, 4A and B. I know which one you're on.

I didn't hear the motion or the second.

Sorry, 5A and 5B. We had a motion and a second.

Do you know who motioned?

It's quasi-judicial. I'll make a motion. Okay, got it.

Kirch and Skudow, thank you.

Okay, call the question.

Assistant Deputy Mayor Clark. Yes. Deputy Mayor Guzman. Yes. Commissioner Kirch.

Yes.

Commissioner Skudow.

Yes.

Mayor Ryan.

Yes, those items passed 5-0. All right, let's move up if we can on motion on 12D. Okay, do you have a motion? You doesn't want to comment at you 12 days that were related to Wisteria.

Yeah.

Okay, so motion to move up to all the motion by Commissioner Kurtz seconded by Deputy Mayor all in favor say aye. All right. All right 12d a resolution the city of Sunrise Florida approving second amended and restated development agreement for Wisteria phase one between the city of Sunrise and Ruby Center Associates LLC providing for recordation providing for transmission providing effective a city manager mark Lebowski chandelier director of community development to have a motion Move it. Motion by Commissioner Kirk. Second. And by Commissioner Scudo. This is a public hearing. Anyone wishing to be heard on this matter, please come forward. All right. I do not see any hands raised. Do you see?

I confirm no hands are raised.

All right. I'll close public discussion. Mr. Coker, nice to see you. Anything you want to comment on before?

No, just we're here to answer any questions you may have. Thank you.

All right. To my colleagues, any questions? Call a question.

Commissioner Skiddo?

Yes.

Assistant Deputy Mayor Clark? Yes. Deputy Mayor Guzman? Yes. Commissioner Kirch?

Yes.

Mayor Ryan?

Yes. Item passes 5-0. Thank you, Mr. Coker, and thank you. I look forward to it. Thank you, guys. Thank you.

See you, Mr. Coker. See you at the Panther game.

All right, so what I'd like to do at this point, depending on the will of my colleagues, is to go ahead and reopen the LPA so that we can hear 5A and then address 12C at the same time.

So moved.

Motion by Commissioner Kirch, seconded by Commissioner Scudo. All in favor say open the Sunrise City Commission. Let me know, Felicia, when you're ready, and we'll move to 12C.

I'm ready, sir.

All right, can I have a motion to move up 12C? Move it. Motion by Commissioner Kirch, seconded by Commissioner Scudo. All in favor say aye. Aye. All right. 12C, Commission Discussion Interactionary, first reading in the notice of the City of Sunrise, Florida. Kevin, thank you for making this such a long read. I really appreciate that. Amending the future land use map of the City of Sunrise Comprehensive Plan for approximately 154 gross acres consisting of Savannah PUD, Plat 7, Plat as recorded in the Plat Book 149, page 3 of the Public Records of Broward County, Florida, together with a portion of Parcel A. of the Sawgrass Preserve Plat is recorded in Plat Book 157, page 4 of the Public Records of Broward County, Florida, and generally located on the southwest corner of Northwest 136 Ave. Panther Parkway and Pat Salerno Drive from Industrial, Commercial, Low 5 Residential, Low Medium 10 Residential to the Transit-Oriented Development TOD Land Use Designation, amending the future land use element of the City of Sunrise Comprehensive Plan by adding the Broward County Arena property to the Transit-Oriented Development Land Use Category, provide for transmittal of certified copies of this ordinance land use plan amendment to the Florida Department of Commerce reviewing agencies in the Broward County Planning Council approving the form of a declaration of restrictive covenants relating to the affordable housing, providing for conflict, providing for severability, and providing an effective date. City Manager Mark Lebelski, Shannon Lee, Director of Community Development. Can I have a motion? Motion by Commissioner Escudo. Seconded by? Seconded. Commissioner Kirch is the public hearing anyone wishing to be heard on this matter. Please come forward or press five star on your phone I see no one come forward. Do you confirm no hands raised? I confirm no hands are raised. All right. I'll close public discussion in the Ordinance we're voting on is the yellow sheet ordinance here. Everyone's in clear on that. All right any further discussion for my colleagues call a question Deputy mayor Guzman.

Yes, Commissioner Kirch. Yes, Commissioner Skudo. Yes assistant deputy mayor Clark Yes, I didn't passes five to zero

All right. Thank you, everyone, for being here. We're going to take a quick biological or warming break, depending on where you. Thank you. You can take that. All right. We all set? You control them, you know. Scooter? Yeah. Yeah. I shouldn't speak on any matters related to the city. Please come forward and press 5-star on your phone. Not everybody at one time. Nick, stay where you are. All right. I see no one come forward. Can you confirm no hands raised?

I confirm no hands raised. All right.

I'll close open discussion. All right. Consent discussion 4F. Resolution of the City of Sunrise, Florida, authorizing additional expenditures for medical services from Solantic, South Florida, LLC, DBA, CareSpot, Express Healthcare, in excess of the Procurement Manager's Authority, and providing effective date. City Manager Mark Lovelsky, Jamie Ketchum. Director of Human Resources. Do I have a motion?

Move it.

Motion by Commissioner Kirch, seconded by Commissioner Skouda. This is a public hearing. Anyone wishing to be heard on this matter, please come forward or press 5-star on your phone. I see no one come forward. Can you confirm no hands raised?

I confirm no hands raised.

All right, I'll close the public discussion. Commissioner Skouda, the floor is yours.

Yeah, I just pulled it because I know that whenever we try to award any contracts for anything, we always like to try to use Sunrise Businesses so cilantic and uh... you know care spot and and i have nothing against them i'm just saying in the future that now that uh... uh... broward health is up and running if they could provide a service and then again when baptist uh... if they Could do this. I just want to make sure that We would be allowed them to I don't know if it is something that they do. So I don't know if Jamie If they provide whatever it is that we're doing maybe Solanthic and are just specific to maybe doing this but that's all I was just if we could add any sunrise business if You know, they want to put in for it. That's all I want.

I

Okay, just real briefly so it's part of this agenda item The staff is committing to putting this out to bid for the next fiscal year Which we will make sure we we notify all sunrise businesses as we always do.

All right, perfect. All right any further discussion call the question Assistant deputy mayor Clark.

Yes deputy mayor Guzman. Yes, Commissioner Kirch. Yes, Commissioner Skudo. Yes, Mary

Yes, item passed 5-0. 12A, Commission discussion on our actionary second reading of an ordinance in the City of Sunrise Florida regarding the November 3rd, 2026 general municipal election in the City of Sunrise, Broward County. Prescribing the form of ballot to be used, providing for conflict, providing for observability, providing for an effective day, City Manager Mark Lebelski, Felicia M. Bravo, City Clerk. First reading, City Commission, 7-14-2026, passed 5-0. Do I have a motion? Move it. Motion by Commissioner Kirch, seconded by Commissioner Skudo. This is a public hearing. Anyone wishing to be heard on this matter, please come forward or press 5-star on your phone. I see no one come forward. Can you confirm those hands?

I confirm no hands are raised.

I'll close public discussion. Any discussion from my colleagues? Call the question.

Commissioner Escudo?

Yes.

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

Yes. Item passes 5-0B. Commission discussion and or action. Second reading of an ordinance of the City of Sunrise Floor amending fiscal year 2025-2026 budget ordinance number 720 amending general fund 001. General Capital Improvements Fund 325 and the Water Wastewater Connect Fund 403 and the Water Wastewater Capital Projects Fund 465. Provided for conflict. Provided for severability. Provided an effective date. City Manager Mark Lebelski. Susan Nabors. Director of Finance and Administrative Services. First Reading City Commission 714-2026. Pass 5-0. Do I have a motion? Move it. Motion by Commissioner Escudo. Second by Commissioner Kirch. This is a public hearing. Anyone wishing to be heard on this matter, please come forward and press 5-star on your phone. Does anyone want to come forward? Can you confirm no hands raised?

I confirm no hands raised.

I'll close public discussion. Any discussion from my colleagues? Call the question.

Commissioner Kirch?

Yes.

Commissioner Skudo?

Yes.

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

Yes. Second passes 5-0. I have a motion to move up 17A. Move it, move it. Motion by Commissioner Skudo, second by Commissioner Kirch. All in favor say aye. Aye. 17a resolution City Sunrise, Florida to award bid number seven two six two zero dash one two dash ms for the Southwest wastewater treatment plant deep injection well monitoring well project to Youngquist Brothers LLC approving contract number C 26 dash two zero dash 12 dash ms and a providing effective day City Manager Mark Lebelski Rodrigo de Castro director of utilities government motion motion by Commissioner Kerr second by Commissioner Skouda this is a public hearing Anyone wishing to be heard on this matter, please come forward and press 5 star on your phone. I see no one come forward. Can you confirm no hands raised?

I confirm no hands raised.

I'll close public discussion. Any discussion from my colleagues? Call the question.

Deputy Mayor Guzman? Yes. Commissioner Kirch?

Yes.

Commissioner Escudo?

Yes.

Assistant Deputy Mayor Clark? Yes. Mayor Ryan?

Yes. Item passes 5-0. All right. We have a number of annual reviews. If we want to do those and then go to some other discussions.

Mayor? I was going to say, I do do early voting and being out there. I haven't had an opportunity to.

complete my reviews i've spoken to each of them tonight if they're willing to see if they were willing to put this on at the next okay so 17 bc and d let me turn to the city manager mr city manager you have any objection to the next meeting no objection mayor all right to the chief of police city clerk

No objections, sir.

All right. Can I have a motion to table 17BC and D? Motion to table.

Second.

Motion by Commissioner Escudo, seconded by Deputy Mayor. We'll table it to the next scheduled meeting, which is which date? September 8th.

You can do it after January if you want.

September 8th.

January, okay, Felicia?

I'll be ready by September 8th, thank you. All right, September 8th. All right, all in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? All right, those are tabled. All right, thank you. City Manager's Report, Commission Chamber, City Logo, Commission Discussion, Interaction, Radio Installation, and In-Guide with Trust within City Commission Chambers, Providing for Conflict, Providing for Severability, Providing to Affect a City Manager. Mark Lebelski. Motion by Commissioner Skudo, seconded by Commissioner Kirsch. Okay, Mr. Lebelski, the floor is yours.

Thank you, Mayor. So I had provided the commission an email back in June with several options for the In God We Trust, which was requested by the commission at a commission meeting. We've come up with options above and below. We've had it with text that has a background and no background. So I'm looking for some direction from the commission. They're also attached to the agenda here. So I also have some extra copies if anyone would like to take a look at.

all right thank you I honestly I didn't like any of them I just thought that because it's an add-on it looks like it's an afterthought it looks like it would have been better to incorporate it as part of the seal but I just I just couldn't get I just don't know how it's done I wanted the one below it's like riding whoever's head sitting in the in the seat the one up top looks completely like a you know the one has one backing It looks worse to me than the one without a backing. But I don't know how else to do it. I just didn't like the one below. And the one up top just didn't look that great. I don't know. I don't know if there's any other choice.

I mean, obviously, it has to have the backing because otherwise it doesn't. If you want it to look like the seal, then it should be, you know, obviously with the backing. I mean, if everybody agrees. I just thought it looked. Could it just go straight across the top?

Yeah, I think I'm in favor of an above one as opposed to a below one.

And I like the below one. Yeah, I mean, I think there's merit to both. I just, to the point, if it's... Just the below one may not... See, if it's straight across and it looks like that's the... Yeah, I mean, you know, when you go into a courtroom, I get it. We have those statements, right, that are there. They've been there forever about justice, right? But is that really – it looks completely like an afterthought. I don't know. Maybe, you know, maybe if it had been incorporated in, it could have been – Then you wouldn't see it.

Is there an option to put an outer ring around the seal?

But then it's going to be so small you're not going to see it. I'm just saying.

I don't know. Whatever the will is, I honestly thought just, I don't know, didn't seem to rise to the grace that we're trying to achieve with it.

Then I'll go with the, I will go with the bottom one so that the logo is the main thing and then this is underneath.

But backing or no backing? Because I thought the low one, I don't know, somebody's head's going to be wee, you know?

I'd say Mayor Ryan.

But nobody sits in the... Well, just on base of what they said.

Well, as long as the girl who played tennis tonight, her father is not sitting as the mayor, then we're good. Are you saying I'm short? Because he's going to block the whole sign, so it didn't matter. He's blocking. In God we trust, or he's blocking.

What staff recommendation?

We do not have a recommendation, Mayor. I'm sorry.

No apologies. I don't know. Okay. September 8th, maybe.

I like it without the backing. I don't like the backing if it's just going to be words and low.

I mean, I understand the merits of below. I just don't. Joey's going to start drawing something. He's going to AIS. Watch this.

The one that doesn't email or text.

He's going to AIS. I know it seems like a footnote, though, when it's below. No, but it seems like a footnote underneath. That's what I'm saying. But I'd say, look, it's whatever. All right, can we, let's try to bring this in for a landing one way or the other. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, these are already costing.

Is this okay? Or you still don't like it like that?

I see what you're saying. Let's make a deal.

So Deputy Mayor had a point of maybe carving it underneath. I don't know if that's not one of the options, but it is an option. That is rather than just straight.

It looks like a footnote if it's straight.

Yeah, I think I'll go with whatever you all want to do. At this point, I don't.

I would just like to see it up there. So whatever the will of the commission is, whatever how you want it to look.

What if we just got T-shirts?

No.

All right. So maybe go back and see what the pricing is on a curved underneath where that works.

Here's another one.

Oh, that's changing the whole sign.

Oh, that part. Gotcha.

Mayor, the pricing will be the same. Do we have a curve on the card?

I would do the curved one underneath.

Shannon what do you think you're you're in the building I mean I I'm happy as long as it's up make a motion

I make a motion to curve it underneath with no background.

Second.

Here we go.

But are you going to see it without the backing? That's all I'm saying.

Or how about we make the motion to see what it looks like on September 8th?

Yeah, mock up September 8th after early voting. That's fair. There you go. Do that.

Understood.

Okay. All right. That's the last and final. Which are all the motions? See? City clerk's report.

No report, sir.

City attorney's report?

No report, thank you. It would be like the city monuments, five years.

I don't have a report, but I do want to raise something for my colleagues. Commissioner Rogers has requested the opportunity to have an office for part-time meetings with residents over on the east side. I think it's a great idea. I think it's really something we can do. I've talked to staff about what you can do. I know they did a walkthrough on it as well. But staff would need guidance from watch for just where just in one of the offices at like a meeting room.

Yeah There is a very small office that's that's available that is not used at the village Multi-purpose that would be able to be used But it's not gonna be hers that where it's just dedicated to her every single day That would that would be the that's what the request is.

Well, she told me she's not gonna need it every day.

I

No. It's like a meeting room where...

It could be a meeting room that could be... She could use it whenever she wants, but it's not going to be, say, her name on it and she's going to have a dedicated office because that's not... Whatever the will of the commission is all.

Well, can I just make a comment? If that's the case, then don't we do that for Debbie Wasserman?

But she pins. She pins. Okay. Right? And we've got multiple commissioners who touch the city.

City. Then we'd have to have dedicated space for everybody. And then we've got people coming in and out of our city with dedicated space. When if they want to use one plantation, they have dedicated space if a county commissioner wants to. I'm just saying. And if they're not in their city, they could have that dedicated. I have no problem with Hazel. I have no problem that she needs to use the space. But to have something dedicated, then Dunkley wants a space, then everybody wants space.

We open the door to everybody. Right.

They're more than welcome to use, you know.

But I think it's a good idea to have a space for them to meet with their constituency. I agree. But it shouldn't be Hazel Rogers. It's his office. We're right. Yeah, it's whoever elected official needs to use it. They can calendar it and do it.

Got direction on that. You'll work with that and bring that back to the commission just so we all know what it is, right?

Absolutely. Will do.

That's all my report. I know you have a lengthy report.

It's been great to be out on early voting, talking to the residents. One of the gentlemen did have a pretty good idea on recognizing longtime residents. He said he's been here 65 years and thought it would be good to have some sort of recognition for long-term residents, whether over 50 years or not. I said I would bring it up to the commission for discussion. It doesn't have to be decided tonight. We can put it on a future agenda, but if there's consensus, we can do that.

We did it at the 50-year anniversary. We brought everybody up on stage for the 4th of July, and they all got recognized. Right.

It was night for people that were long-time residents. So if there's consensus, then I would ask staff to look into it.

Yeah, it could be as simple as, you know, sending a certificate, right, signed by all of us.

But you could do once a year, anybody in over 30 years, anybody over 40 years, anybody over 50 years.

Why don't you guys look at that and report back? I think it's a pretty cool idea.

Yes.

And I didn't come up with that. That was the gentleman leaving early voting. Well, you still have to be the vessel. Deputy Mayor?

I just want to follow up or get an update again on the Granicus questions and concerns. Where are we again? I forget what.

We are still on track as of we are working with Granicus on both the implementation on the agenda solution and also the technological upgrades. I believe we're looking at October as the target date still.

And so that will have the capability to be able to share the live streaming?

Yes.

Okay, thank you.

Okay, Commissioner Skudu. Yeah, I just want to say today I had driven the east side of Sunrise, did 64th Sunset Strip and... Lately, all around the city, you guys have been with Public Works popping up trees. Like I'll drive one day and I don't see, and then all of a sudden the next day, boom, I see five, eight palm trees, then drive somewhere else, five, eight palm. So I'm glad to see we're doing all that infill, but 64th Avenue, when we did the streetscape. Streets? Right, the complete streets where we did the bicycles on both sides and did the landscaping on both sides. When we first planted those trees, they were very skinny. People in the beginning were like, oh, you planted all these trees, but they're so like... But then today when I actually drove down that road and you see all the white flowers on both sides now blooming, and they're still not even at a full good growth of a tree, and you could see that street now totally lined. But then I noticed the apartments on the left just repainted, like modern colors. Go a little bit more, couple of houses just redid their landscaping and stuff. So, I mean, once we started to make this investment in different parts of the city, you could see how the residents now are doing what we're doing. The roundabouts look unbelievable. They're getting mature now. They're starting to look very good. Going down Sunset Strip, they're not the white flower, whatever it's called, that you guys planted. They're the red. But I noticed there's more on the right side and not on the left side. So whether we planted and people took out. So if you guys could just take a look because I think from 64th going east, A lot of those palm trees now are starting to look really good. But just to see where we're missing in spots where people started to park their cars on the swales. But it's totally changed how it looks now. And then I know we're doing the landscaping in the middle of the mediums. And I just can't wait to see how they're going to start popping as we go. All I say is when we're doing the mediums, if we could just pop a color in. Like instead of making everything green, I just think the ones that we're doing now and we're popping in the red, it just gives it that nice extra. So as Public Works, Rodrigo, Sean, and Emily, and Mark, when you guys are popping in this stuff, a little bit of color I think makes it a lot more vibrant for the community. So I just wanted to, And then I just had a chance today to do the park where I grew up on Sunset Strip. I mean, I played on that back street every single day for my first 20 years of my life. And now that it's all grass and flowers and a trail, it looks really good. I think I would have loved that if the residents would have wanted the restrooms And I will keep saying that for the fact that it's such a beautiful park where people who live in Woodstock are coming from, you know, like where Joe lives, five, six, seven, eight blocks. You know, and the other people come in three or four blocks. People come from one hundred and fifth. They get there with their kids. And then their kids got to go. you know, where is he going to go? Because, you know, a few of the residents didn't want the restrooms. And I know, you know, it took us a lot to get to where we are, but they're going to enjoy it. It's a great amenity. It's kind of like what we did with, like, Rock Hall. There's no parking spaces. It's a walkable thing, and that's what originally the intent was. So I can't wait to do the ribbon cutting so the residents could go and enjoy it. I think the wall on both sides, them having access to that park is going to really – Are we doing a ribbon cutting?

Because I was going to ask if we were.

They weren't ready yet.

It's in the final stages, but it's not complete, but we will schedule it.

Because the residents were asking. Right, yeah. Okay.

But it looks great. MBR, another good provider with Sunrise, has done another great. The tennis center, the guys are doing the roof, but all the windows that are going in. I heard about the clay courts. They finally found a leak that's been there for years. I'm just saying, I mean, just all these little things are all clicking. Now, after people play tennis, they may be able to have to get a bite to eat or get a drink. I think it's another great thing that's going to be offered there at the tennis center. The golf course looks unbelievable. The only thing I just want to add, you know, where I worked with Sean and Public Works about doing the wall where it's stained, where the lake is. on hole one, two, three, four, whatever it is. We just pressure cleaned all the barricades and it looks good. Is there any way that we could just spray either a stain or a clear just to get a good amount of years off of that? Maybe it will help us in the duration of the life of that wood. whether it gives us a couple of extra years rather than letting the mold grow again and then pressure. I mean, I don't know. I mean, if it helps, Rodrigo, if you know, if it helps better to paint the pressure treated, not as far as a paint, but a stain, or it's best just to pressure clean it and be done with it every five years or whatever. I don't know. I mean, that's just, I just think, We've invested a lot of money into the golf course, all the fences, the roof, everything. They just ripped off the cart bond. I mean, they're doing all that. So, I mean, it's just an investment that we're making, and people notice it. I can't tell you how many people tell me about how great, you know, how clean and good it looks right now than when it was like, you know, light color, then moldy. And just like Willoughby Park, you know, whenever we got time, you know, it looks great. So if you could just look into the disdaining, that was pretty much that.

Okay. Deputy Mayor.

So summer has ended for most of us. But we welcomed back the school on Monday, so that was a great addition to see. We have such a great schools in our city and to see what their results were last year and just to be able to be out with the students was a joy. great back-to-school event that we had. I don't really have anything much to say other than, you know, welcome back. We're out of summer. It's very hard.

Okay. There we go. Anything further? Can we get a motion to adjourn? Moved. Motion by Commissioner Kirch, seconded by Deputy Mayor. All in favor say aye. Aye. We're adjourned. Thank you.

Good luck.