Jun 03, 2021 City Council

[Items I & II]

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I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, WILL YOU ALL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? REED HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARCIANO YOUR COUNCILMAN COUNCIL MEMBER TINSLEY HERE.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR MODIFICATIONS THIS EVENING? NO, MA'AM. NEXT IS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

[IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. I'M SORRY I WORE THE WRONG PATCH TONIGHT.

I HAVE A PALM BEACH COUNTY ONE.

I APOLOGIZE. THAT'S WHERE I WORK.

SO I APOLOGIZE TO YOU GUYS, BUT TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS A PRIVILEGE TO BE A PART OF THIS.

NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION HAS A THING CALLED THE 16 LIFE SAFETY INITIATIVES, AND THOSE INITIATIVES RANGE FROM PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS.

AND THE IDEA BEHIND IT YEARS AGO WAS HOW DO WE AS A NATION PREVENT INITIALLY LIMIT AND THEN EVENTUALLY PREVENT MINORITY DEATHS? AND THE GOAL IS TO CONTINUE REDUCING THOSE.

AND OVER THE OVER YEARS, THE NUMBERS HAVE DROPPED FROM 120, 520 HUNDRED, PARTICULARLY DOWN IN THE 70S AND 80S.

NOW, WELL, PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB IN DOING THIS.

AND I CAN'T READ THEIR ENTIRE DISSERTATION I AND ABOUT THE FACT THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB WRITING WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.

BUT IT IS SUCH A GREAT JOB. AND THIS THIS IS CALLED THE EVERYONE GOES HOME SEAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD. AND THE IDEA IS THAT AT EVERY SHIFT CHANGE IN THE MORNING, THE GOAL IS THAT WE SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS, WE SERVE OUR CONSTITUENCIES, CITIZENS AND VISITORS OF THIS AREA, AND THAT WE GO HOME SAFELY.

WE GO HOME SAFELY, MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.

AND PALM BEACH GARDENS HAS EXEMPLIFIED THAT.

SO THIS IS BEING PRESENTED TO THEM OFFICIALLY MAY 1ST.

BUT THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME TO GET TOGETHER.

AND SO MAY 1ST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY ONE NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION FIREFIGHTER LIFE SAFETY INITIATIVES PROGRAM, EVERYONE GOES HOME.

SEAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD PRESENTED TO PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANDREW LAZAAR, I'M THE DIVISION CHIEF OF TRAINING SAFETY, AND ON THE BEHALF OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE, WE WOULD LIKE TO, FIRST OF ALL, THANK THE COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING US.

WITHOUT YOUR HELP, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE THIS SIGNIFICANT GOAL, WHICH MEANS A LOT TO US AND ALL FIREFIGHTERS OUT THERE.

SO, ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT AND DEDICATION THAT YOU COMMIT TO US. AND WE TRIED PROVIDE HELP US PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS OF PALM BEACH GARDENS. THANK YOU. OH, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE NOW ALSO GEOFFREY GREENE.

HE IS OUR LOCAL DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENT FROM TWENTY NINE TWENTY.

GRAVY, SHORT AND SWEET.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL CITY MANAGER AND OUR ADMINISTRATION FOR THE SUPPORT, WHETHER IT'S BEHAVIORAL, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL WELL-BEING.

IT'S DEFINITELY ON THE FOREFRONT OF THE CITY AND FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS.

SO THE ABILITY THAT WE KNOW WE CAN COME TO WORK AND GO HOME SAFE, PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY IS A HUGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT WE LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE TOOK A PHOTO EARLIER.

UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET TOGETHER ALL TOGETHER.

I KNOW NOW I SAW YOU SHAKING THINGS UP.

THERE WAS SOMETHING LIKE THIS, ALL YOU SCREEN.

OK. AT.

ONCE AGAIN. I PRESENTED THE.

AND THIS IS VERY.

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HOW ARE YOU? BEFORE YOU ALL LEAVE, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY COLLABORATION LAST WEEK WITH THE FIRE OUT IN AVENIR.

I KNOW IT WAS A LOT OF PRESSURE AND YOU CAME THROUGH AGAIN.

SO THANK YOU. NEXT IS COMMENTS

[V. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC]

I HAVE TWO COMMENT CARDS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

WILL ELIAN SAM LITT.

PLEASE COME TO. SO I THINK WE ACTUALLY ARE ON THE AGENDA.

I MAY HAVE CHECKED THE WRONG BOX, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS ILLIONS AND LITT.

YOU ALL ARE LATER GOING TO DO A PROCLAMATION FOR BRAIN AWARENESS MONTH AND ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS MONTH. SO I JUST WANTED TO STAND UP HERE AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION WITH YOU REGARDING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

THE DISEASE IS PERSONAL TO ME IS MY MOTHER'S IN HER NINTH YEAR OF HER ALZHEIMER'S DIAGNOSIS. SHE'S IN THE LATE STAGES OF THE DISEASE, NO LONGER COMMUNICATES WITH US VERBALLY OR EVEN RECOGNIZES US.

BUT SHE IS FOREVER MY DAD'S WIFE OF 54 YEARS AND COUNTING AND MY MOM WHO CARED FOR ME EVEN WHEN I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I NEEDED IT.

SO NOW IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO DO THE SAME FOR HER.

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IS A PROGRESSIVE, NEURO DEGENERATIVE BRAIN DISORDER THAT TRAGICALLY ROBS INDIVIDUALS OF THEIR MEMORIES AND LEADS TO PROGRESSIVE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS. AND IT'S OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE LONGEST GOODBYE.

OVER SIX POINT TWO MILLION AMERICANS ARE LIVING WITH THIS DISEASE, INCLUDING AN ESTIMATED 400000 UNDER THE AGE OF 65 THAT ARE LIVING WITH YOUNGER ONSET ALZHEIMER'S.

FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND OF THE SIXTY SIX POINT TWO MILLION PATIENTS LIVE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND 55000 ARE OUR NEIGHBORS HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.

EVERY SIXTY FIVE SECONDS, SOMEONE IN THE U.S.

DEVELOPS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AND IT'S THE SIXTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN AMERICA.

AND IT'S THE ONLY CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG THE TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S.

THAT CANNOT BE PREVENTED, CURED OR EVEN SLOWED.

11 MILLION CAREGIVERS LIKE MY FATHER AND I, WHICH IS WHY I'M WEARING THE YELLOW FLOWER, PROVIDED AN ESTIMATED FIFTEEN POINT THREE BILLION HOURS OF UNPAID CARE VALUED AT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE.

IN FLORIDA, OVER A MILLION CAREGIVERS PROVIDE OVER A BILLION HOURS OF UNPAID CARE, VALUED AT AN ESTIMATED 16 BILLION DOLLARS.

AND IT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE DIRECT COST TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CARING FOR THOSE WITH ALZHEIMER'S WILL TOTAL AN ESTIMATED THREE HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE BILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR.

SO GIVEN THESE STATISTICS, MOST LIKELY YOU ALL HAVE HAD A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH ALZHEIMER'S OR DEMENTIA.

IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE AWARE OF LOCAL RESOURCES SUCH AS THOSE PROVIDED BY THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION THAT CAN HELP NAVIGATE DIAGNOSIS AND LIVING WITH THIS DISEASE.

SOMETIMES THE DIAGNOSIS CAN BE OVERWHELMING, BUT HELP IS AVAILABLE.

SO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR MY MOM AND FOR OTHER PATIENTS AND FAMILIES LIKE OURS THAT ARE CURRENTLY MANAGING, MANAGING THROUGH THEIR LONGEST GOODBYES.

AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR WALK WITH US, WHICH IS HAPPENING IN WEST PALM BEACH OCTOBER.

TWENTY THIRD OF THIS YEAR WILL BE IN PERSON AND FORM A TEAM AND COME OUT.

ALL THE MONEY RAISED STAYS LOCAL.

SO I HOPE YOU GUYS COME OUT AND JOIN US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT IS THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

[VI. CITY MANAGER REPORT]

SINCE THE LAST MEETING OF THE COVID ISSUES, WE'VE HAD A BUNCH OF ACTIVITY GOING ON.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT ALL COMES AT ONCE.

BUT I HAVE SEVERAL REPORTS MYSELF AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS.

FIRST WOULD BE JOANNE SCHARY, CAREER PLANNING MANAGER, CHEBEAGUE CAIRES ACT AND MORTGAGE

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THANK YOU, MR. FERRIS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JOANNE SCRILLA, PLANNING MANAGER OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT.

TONIGHT, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PROVIDE YOU SEVERAL UPDATES ON THE VARIOUS U.S.

HUD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM THAT THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS GOING ON.

THE FIRST PROGRAM I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON IS THE CARERS ACT APPLICATIONS, THIS WAS IMPLEMENTED WITH THE CITY'S ALLOCATION OF CARERS ACT FUNDS.

IT'S A RENTAL AND MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

AND SINCE THE PROGRAM OPENED ON MARCH 5TH, WE'VE RECEIVED FORTY THREE APPLICATIONS.

TWENTY FIVE OF THOSE WERE FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND 18 FOR MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE.

OF THOSE, NINE WERE DENIED DUE TO NOT MEETING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OR LACK OF RESPONSIVENESS. WE HAVE 10 PENDING THAT WE BELIEVE WILL ALSO BE DENIALS BASED ON LACK OF RESPONSE. WE HAVE NOT MOVED FORWARD JUST TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY, BUT WE DO HAVE 10 PENDING. IT'S EXCITING TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE 12 THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND WE HAVE TWO PENDING FOUR FOUR MORTGAGE AND EIGHT FOUR RENTAL.

AND THOSE 12 APPLICANTS HAVE RECEIVED OR HAVE BEEN AWARDED A TOTAL AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER APPLICANT.

SO THAT'S GREAT TO SEE.

AND I HAVE A STATISTIC THAT IS FRESH AS OF YESTERDAY WITH THIS WEEK'S CHECK ROUND, WE'VE ISSUED CHECKS TOTALING NINETY SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN DOLLARS FOR MORTGAGE RENT AND UTILITY PAYMENTS.

THAT INCLUDES FPL, SEACOAST ANTICO.

WE HAVE SEVEN APPLICATIONS THAT ARE UNDER REVIEW OR WE'VE REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON AND WE HAVE EIGHTY NINE APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE THAT HAVE BEEN STARTED IN SIMM GRANTS, BUT NOT SUBMITTED YET.

SO AND I'M RECEIVING REQUESTS AND INQUIRIES EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SO THE PROGRAM IS WELL UNDERWAY.

WE'VE ADVERTISED THE PROGRAM MANY WAYS.

WE RECEIVE SOME TELEVISION COVERAGE AS WELL AS ADVERTISING ON THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE. AND MOST RECENTLY, WE DID HAVE A FULL PAGE ARTICLE OR ADVERTISEMENT IN THE CITY'S SIGNATURE CITY MAGAZINE.

THE NEXT PROGRAM IS A CITY ISD BIG INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT ON MARY CIRCLE AND DANIA DRIVE.

THIS WAS CONCEPTUALLY APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER OF TWENTY TWENTY WITH THE CITY'S FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND WITH THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION.

SIXTY THREE. TWENTY TWENTY.

SAFFY'S LAID OUT A GENERAL TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT, AND THE FIRST STEPS INCLUDE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION, THE HUDD REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

IT MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE ANY OTHER STEPS CAN TAKE PLACE AND PRE AWARD COST APPROVAL.

AND TO ELABORATE ON THOSE FIRST STEPS, THE VERY SO-CALLED RIGHT OF WAY IS OWNED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY AND PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS BEEN ENGAGED TO TRANSFER THAT RIGHT AWAY TO THE CITY. THAT DANIA DRIVE RIGHT OF WAY REQUIRES COORDINATION WITH THE RESIDENTS TO TRANSFER THE RIGHT OF WAY TO THE CITY.

THE CITY IS ALSO ENGAGED, A CONSULTANT TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SO THAT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW HAS INITIATED.

AND WE'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO OUR LOCAL HUD MIAMI FIELD OFFICE TO DISCUSS THE PRE AWARD COSTS APPROVAL, WHICH ALLOWS THE CITY TO CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT ON A SHORTER TIMELINE AND THEN REIMBURSE THE CITY WITH FUTURE BG FUNDS.

SO AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN AUGUST, YOU'LL SEE A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE SECOND YEAR ACTION PLAN FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, WE WOULD LIKE TO FINALIZE THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

WE'LL BE ORGANIZING A COMMUNITY MEETING WITH THE RESIDENTS AND THEN MOST IMPORTANTLY, DESIGNING AND PERMITTING THE WATER MAINS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE CITY'S ORIGINAL OWNER OCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE PROGRAM OPENED IN 2016 AND WE HAVE RECEIVED THIRTY FIVE APPLICATIONS TO DATE.

OF THOSE, EIGHT WERE EITHER INELIGIBLE OR NONRESPONSIVE.

BUT WE HAVE COMPLETED 19 HOMES AND WE HAVE FOUR HOMES FOR APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE CURRENTLY EITHER BEEN APPROVED OR ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

AND WE HAVE FOUR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE UNDER REVIEW.

AND THIS IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT I ALWAYS FIND INTERESTING IS THAT THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF RESIDENCY OF THE APPLICANTS IS TWENTY TWO YEARS.

SO A LOT OF THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS ORIGINAL HOMEOWNERS ARE REALLY LONG TERM RESIDENTS. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY NINE DOLLARS REMAINING.

SO ENOUGH FUNDS ARE WAITING FOR APPROXIMATELY 11 HOMES.

AND THESE ARE PHOTOS FROM THE MOST RECENT PROJECT WE COMPLETED OVER, I BELIEVE, IN PALM BEACH SQUARE. AND THIS DOES HOME RECEIVED IMPACT WINDOWS.

YOU CAN SEE THE THE DIFFERENCE WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT MAKES ESTHETICALLY AND ALSO FOR THE HOMEOWNER IN TERMS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND OVERALL ENJOYMENT OF THEIR HOME.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOY.

SHE DOES A WONDERFUL JOB.

NEXT WOULD BE CHIEF IPPOLITO.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE AVENIR PRESERVED BRUSHFIRE.

GOOD EVENING, SIR. JUST A BRIEF REPORT ON THE AVENIR BRUSH FIRE THAT OCCURRED LAST MONDAY AT APPROXIMATELY 10, 30 A.M., OUR CREWS WERE ACTUALLY ALERTED TO A VEHICLE FIRE.

SO INITIALLY THEY THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO A VEHICLE FIRE, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE SOME HEAVY MACHINERY INSIDE THE PRESERVE AS THEY WERE CLEARING SOME SOME AREAS OUT THERE.

THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.

AND WITH THE VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS, THAT VEHICLE FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE NEIGHBORING BRUSH AND THEN QUICKLY GOT OUT OF CONTROL.

APPROXIMATELY 600 ACRES WERE INVOLVED.

YOU SEE, THE LOCATION HERE IS JUST IN THE NORTH WEST AREA OF THE EXCUSE ME, AVENIR PRESERVE. THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG MANY AGENCIES AND SOME OF OUR INTERNAL PARTNERS HERE WITHIN THE CITY TOOK APPROXIMATELY 53 HOURS TO TOTALLY EXTINGUISH AND DEEMED SAFE. AND ALL THAT TIME, OF COURSE, OUR CONCERN WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT NO HOMES WERE THREATENED AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT.

A FEW AERIAL PHOTOS TO SEE KIND OF SOME OF THE SCOPE AND SIZE OF THE FIRE.

THE LITTLE ANTS THERE ON THE SIDE HERE, ACTUALLY FIRE TRUCKS AND THIS IS PROBABLY TWENTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE OF THE TOTAL AREA INVOLVED THAT YOU'RE SEEING.

AND A GROUND BIRD'S EYE VIEW FROM ONE OF OUR BRUCE TRUCKS AS WELL ARE THERE DEEP INSIDE THE FIRE. AND THEY AN INCIDENT OF THIS MAGNITUDE DOESN'T HAPPEN ALONE, IT TAKES AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF COOPERATION AND TEAMWORK BY MULTIPLE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL PARTNERS IN THIS PARTICULAR FIRE.

A TON OF HELP FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE, WHO WE ENJOY A VERY SUCCESSFUL AUTOMATIC MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH FLORIDA DIVISION OF FORESTRY.

PALM BEACH GARDENS SHERIFF'S OFFICE PROVIDED THEIR EAGLE HELICOPTER WITH ONE OF OUR INSTICT COMMANDERS TO BE IN THE AIR THROUGHOUT THE FIRST EIGHT HOURS OF THIS TO PROVIDE SOME AERIAL SURVEILLANCE AND DIRECT OUR CREWS TO WHERE TO GO AND, OF COURSE, WHERE NOT TO BE SAFE. AND FROM FROM INTERNALLY, WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HELP FROM OUR OWN INTERNAL FLEET DEPARTMENT.

WE WERE QUITE THE ENVY OF A LOT OF THE CREWS OUT THERE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY OF A INCIDENT OF THIS DURATION, TRUCKS NEED FUEL AND THEY RAN OUT OF GAS AND WE WERE ABLE TO BRING OUR TRAILER OUT AND TO FILL VEHICLES WHILE THEY WERE SOMETIMES STILL PUMPING WATER ONTO THE FIRE. A LOT OF THE OTHER AGENCIES OUT THERE WERE JUST KIND OF AN ALL LIKE WE ACTUALLY HAD THE CAPABILITY BECAUSE BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE OTHER WAY TO GET FUEL IS TO LEAVE.

GO TO A GAS STATION AND THEN COME BACK, AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE ALSO THEN HAD THE FORTUNE OF HAVING OUR EMERGENCY VEHICLE TECHNICIANS OUT THERE.

ROBERT WAS OUT THERE ALONG WITH CHRIS JANNOT, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS VEHICLE ISSUES. OF COURSE, THE VEHICLES ARE OUT IN THE WOODS.

YOU KNOW, THINGS BREAK THE COMPUTER STRAIGHT THROUGH AREA CODES.

SO INSTEAD OF HAVING TO TAKE THAT VEHICLE OUT OF SERVICE, ROBERT IS ABLE TO FIX AND OR DIAGNOSE INCIDENTS RIGHT AWAY AND RIGHT AWAY AND GET THESE TRUCKS BACK IN SERVICE AND FIGHT THOSE FIRES. OF COURSE, ALL OF THAT COOPERATION AND ALL THAT TEAMWORK WAS ABLE TO ALLOW OUR VEHICLES TO CONTINUE FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS WITHOUT ANY DELAY AT TIME.

AND FOR THAT, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY VERY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE.

ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR.

THAT'S NOT GREAT, YOU WERE ABLE TO DEPLOY OUR BREASTSTROKE.

ABSOLUTELY. SO WE HAVE OUR TWO BRUSH STROKES I BELIEVE WE PURCHASED ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO, HAVE BEEN USING MULTIPLE FIRES, IN PARTICULAR THIS ONE, AND THEY WORKED FLAWLESSLY. THEY THEY'RE DESIGNED TO ACTUALLY GO INTO THE BRUSH.

THEY'RE VERY BEEFY, FOUR BY FOUR LOOKING TRUCKS.

AND THEY CAN GET RIGHT IN THERE.

THEY CARRY WATER AS WELL.

SO THEY'LL GO IN, THEY'LL PUT SOME WATER OUT, PUT SOME WATER ON THE FIRE, COME BACK AND REFILL. THE MAIN TACTIC HERE ON THESE A LOT OF TIMES IS NOT SO MUCH TO PUT A TON OF WATER ON, BUT WE TRY TO KEEP THE FIRE TO BURN OUT TO THE AREAS THAT HAVE NO NO TREES AND TRY TO KEEP IT BACK SO IT RUNS OUT OF FUEL AND THEN EVENTUALLY DIES STUFF OUT.

BUT THOSE CABLES WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE PAST WITH OUR OLDER VEHICLES.

IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME WE USE THEM, AS SOON AS WE USE THEM, THEY WOULD BREAK DOWN WITHIN THE FIRST SOMETIMES 20 MINUTES.

SO, OF COURSE, THESE NEWER MODERN VEHICLES, THEY DIDN'T HICCUP.

SO WE'RE, OF COURSE, GRATEFUL FOR THAT AS WELL.

CHIEF, I GOT A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.

REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO BEFORE YOU BROKE GROUND OVER HERE, WE HAD THAT KIND OF SMALL FIRE WHERE YOU WERE ABLE TO PUT UP THE DRONE.

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WE USED A DRONE FOR THE FIRST 15 MINUTES JUST TO ENSURE THAT NO HOMES WERE THREATENED.

ONCE WE WERE CERTAIN OUR HOMES AND THERE WAS NO LIVES AT RISK, THE DRONE LANDED BECAUSE WE DID NOT FEEL WE COULD DO THAT FOR A LONG TERM BEING SAFE, AT WHICH TIME WE CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HELICOPTER WHO WAS ABLE TO GIVE US THAT SAME TYPE OF LILLY.

SO, YES, WE DID USE IT. BUT JUST BECAUSE THE PROXIMITY TO THE AIRPORT, IT JUST WE DIDN'T FEEL UNSAFE. AND BECAUSE OF OUR FUEL TRUCK AND OUR TECHNICIANS, NO VEHICLES AT ALL HAD TO LEAVE. THEY CONTINUE TO FIGHT THE FIRE THE ENTIRE TIME.

THAT'S GREAT NEWS.

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO FULLY EXTINGUISH THE FIRE? FIFTY THREE HOURS.

AND IT KIND OF PEAK AND VALLEY, DEPENDING ON THE WIND CONDITIONS AND NIGHTTIME THINGS DIED DOWN. AND THEN THE NEXT MORNING IT LIGHT RIGHT BACK UP.

SO WE HAD CREWS THERE CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE THREE HOURS UNTIL IT WAS COMPLETELY SAFE.

YOU KNOW, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

I MEAN, THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW EVERY DEPARTMENT BECOMES A FIRST RESPONDER.

I THINK IN EMERGENCIES LIKE THIS, EVERYONE WORKED TOGETHER AND IT JUST SHOWS, YOU KNOW, THE VALUE IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALSO, THESE VEHICLES COME IN VERY HANDY DURING HURRICANES.

WE USE THEM BASICALLY TO GET FUEL OUT TO OUR RESPONSE TEAMS, WHICH LEADS INTO THE VERY NEXT PRESENTATION.

DAVID REYES, OUR DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, IS GOING TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR PREPARATIONS FOR THE HURRICANE SEASON.

HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.

GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL DAVID RAILA'S, COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR AND DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, IS GOING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR PREPARATIONS, BRAINSTORM ACTIVITIES.

SO YOU SEE WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

AND BUT BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT, I WANT TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE PREDICTIONS FOR THIS YEAR. HURRICANE CENTER IS PREDICTING ANOTHER ABOVE NORMAL SEASON WITH 13 TO 20 STORMS NAMED STORM THIS YEAR.

SIX TO 10 OF THOSE COULD BECOME HURRICANES AND THREE TO FIVE OF THOSE POSSIBILITY OF BECOMING MAJOR STORM, MEANING CATEGORY THREE OR HIGHER.

THE ONLY SMALL GOOD NEWS TO THIS IS THAT WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING THE ABOVE NORMAL SEASON WE HAD LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS PROBABLY CLOSE TO 30 NAMED STORMS. NOT THAT BAD, BUT STILL WE WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL AS PER THE CITY PREPARATIONS.

ALL OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOLS ARE DONE.

WE HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED ALL OF US IN PLACE.

OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE VENDORS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

ALL OF OUR CONTACT INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

ALL OF OUR OPERATING PROCEDURES ALREADY BEEN UPDATED AND PUT INTO PLACE.

OUR EMERGENCY TASK FORCE TEAMS ARE READY.

AND JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TASK FORCE TEAM.

MANY PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS.

WE ESTABLISHED SIX EMERGENCY TEAMS THAT WE HAVE OUT IN THE CITY.

THESE TEAMS ARE COMPRISED OF FIRE, POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS, COMMUNITY SERVICES, LEISURE SERVICES, BUILDING INSPECTORS.

THESE TEAMS ARE LOCATED IN THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND EACH OF THE FIVE FIRE STATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY. AND ANOTHER TEAM THAT'S LOCATED OUT ON THE GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE, WHICH IS A NUMBER SIX TEAM, THAT TEAM IS DEDICATED TO THE WESTERN COMMUNITY WITH ALL THE SAME RESOURCES, ALL THE RESOURCES I JUST MENTIONED IN EACH OF THOSE FIRESTATION.

EACH OF THESE TEAMS ARE DESIGNED TO OPERATE FULLY AND INDEPENDENT FROM EACH OTHER.

AND FROM THE EOC IS IN PLACE BECAUSE IF WE LOSE ALL COMMUNICATION, THEY DON'T HAVE TO DEPEND ON. COMMUNICATION COULD STILL GO OUT, RESPOND TO OUR RESIDENTS QUICKLY AND WITHOUT ANY ANY ANY ISSUES, AND THIS IS VERY UNIQUE TO PALM BEACH GARDENS YOU DON'T SEE THIS MODEL. MOST OF THE CITIES AND COUNTY, THE WEATHER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WORKS AS PUBLIC WORKS IN ONE LOCATION, FIRES IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION.

SO IF YOU NEED EACH OTHER, YOU HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE COMMUNICATION AND THE RADIO.

YOU HAVE TO REQUEST.

YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEM TO GET TO YOU.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT ISSUE.

THEY'RE ALL IN THE SAME PLACE, READY TO GO, READY TO BE DEPLOYED, WORKING TOGETHER AS ONE UNIT. WE ALSO HAVE OUR RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS. THEY ARE ALSO READY. THEY ARE PART OF THIS TEAM.

AND WHAT THIS IS, IS ALL OF OUR BUILDING INSPECTORS ARE HERE DURING THE STORM, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STORM, THEY GO OUT AND THEY START ASSESSING ALL OF OUR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES TO DETERMINE THE CONDITIONS AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

SO WE START QUICKLY HAVING A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE CONDITIONS ARE.

AND WE KNOW WHAT TO DO.

AND WE COULD DO IT AS FAST.

IT COULD BE DONE. WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TEAMS. IN ADDITION TO ALL THIS, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW TEAMS THAT ARE NOW LOCATED AT THE NEW

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THIS INCLUDE ONE ADDITIONAL DEBRIS TEAM.

SO WE HAVE ANOTHER TEAM LOADERS AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT, CHAINSAWS, EVERYTHING WE NEED AT THE OPERATION CENTER, A STORM WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM.

THIS IS THE ONES THAT GO OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR STORMWATER SYSTEM STILL WORKING OUR BRIDGES, THEY GO OUT AND QUICKLY ASSESS THOSE AND THEY HAVE THE EQUIPMENT SO THEY COULD MAKE REPAIRS. THEY COULD DO THOSE.

AT THE SAME TIME, THEY'RE NOT JUST ASSESSING, BUT REPAIRING.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE FOUR FACILITY TEAMS THAT QUICKLY GO OUT ASSESSING ALL OF THE CITY BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY TO ENSURE THAT ANYTHING NEEDS TO BE REPAIRS DONE TO MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE TO OUR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND WE HAVE THE TWO FLEET TEAMS. AND THE BETTER EXAMPLE OF THE FLEET TEAMS YOU SAW TODAY WITH THE PRESENTATION YOU JUST SAW HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS IS WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT SOMETHING WE ONLY DO DURING THE STORM.

EVERY TIME THAT WE RESPOND, WE EMPLOY OUR SAME PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR OUR DAY TO DAY JUST BECAUSE THAT GIVES US MORE PRACTICE AND KEEP EVERYBODY ON TOP OF THEIR GAME. WE DON'T HAVE TO LEARN SOMETHING BECAUSE WE ONLY DO IT ONCE A YEAR.

WE DO IT ALL YEAR LONG IN ADDITION TO THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

WELL, SO HAVE DRONE TECHNOLOGY.

WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IT.

WE USE THIS TECHNOLOGY TO QUICKLY GO OUT, HAVE A VISUAL.

THE CITY CONDITIONS.

AND ONCE WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING, WE KNOW WHERE TO SEND THESE RESOURCES AND WHERE THEY'LL BE BETTER UTILIZED.

SO WE COULD HAVE A QUICK VISUAL INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR INFORMATION TO COME IN AND ASK FOR HELP. SO THIS IS JUST A.

50000 FOOT VIEW OF THE ENTIRE OPERATION, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, A LOT OF MOVING PIECES AND A BIG STORM.

WE COULD HAVE OVER 350 EMPLOYEES HERE DURING THE STORM READY TO RESPOND TO EVERY ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS. BUT I DO WANT TO ASSURE YOU, WE ARE READY.

WE ARE PREPARED. I DO WANT TO REMIND OUR RESIDENT IS IMPORTANT.

CREATE YOUR OWN EMERGENCY PLAN.

IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT WE'RE HERE, YOU NEED TO HAVE YOU ON EMERGENCY PLAN.

GO TO OUR WEBSITE, PIGFACE, THAT WE HAVE A NEW HURRICANE GUIDE.

A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION ON WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO HAVE YOUR OWN PLAN.

SO I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE ADDRESSES DO THAT.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR NOTIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION FROM THE CITY.

SO THIS IS JUST A BRIEF UPDATE AND I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DAVID. NEXT, SOME LIKE TO BRING UP OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, STEVE STEPP, WHO'S BEEN MEETING WITH LISA WADE, WHO HAS ASKED THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER HELPING OUT WITH THE FOOTBALL FIELD AT DWYER.

STEVE HAS BEEN MEETING WITH THOSE PEOPLE AND HE HAS AN UPDATE FOR YOU.

GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL, FOR THE RECORD, STEPHEN STEP, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, THE COUNSEL RECEIVED AN EMAIL ON MAY 3RD FROM LISA WADE, WHO IS A CITY RESIDENT AND MOTHER OF A FOOTBALL PLAYER, DWYER HIGH SCHOOL.

THE EMAIL REQUESTED THE CITY TO HELP WITH FIELD CONDITIONS AT DWYER HIGH SCHOOL, AT THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY MANAGER AND MADE CONTACT WITH LISA WADE.

AND WE SET UP A MEETING AT DWYRE ON MAY 11.

ATTENDEES OF THIS MEETING WHERE LISA WADE, PRINCIPAL BROOKS, THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AND CITY STAFF MEMBERS REPRESENTING RECREATION COMMUNITY SERVICES, ALONG WITH ENGINEERING AND ADMIN STAFF, THE DWYRE REPRESENTATIVES ASKED THE CITY TO CONSIDER PARTNERING WITH THEM TO CONSTRUCT AN ARTIFICIAL TURF MULTIPURPOSE FIELD.

THE STAFF ESTIMATED THAT THIS TYPE OF FIELD WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY ONE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS, WE BRAINSTORM POSSIBLE WAYS TO FUND THIS PROJECT, INCLUDING ONE CENT SALES TAX MONEYS THAT COME TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, A BOOSTER CLUB, AND IS A SHORT TERM FIX TO POSSIBLY RESOD THE CURRENT FIELD.

PRINCIPAL BROOKS SHARED THAT DWYER IS SLATED TO RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY 22 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE ONE CENT SALES TAX OVER THE COMING YEARS, INDICATED THAT PROJECTS THAT THE FUNDING WAS ALLOCATED FOR WERE ALREADY DECIDED PRIOR TO HIM BECOMING PRINCIPAL.

THIS INCLUDED 100 AND 2000 TO RESURFACE THE TENNIS COURT THIS YEAR, AND THE REMAINING FUNDS SHIFTED OUT TO 2022 AND BEYOND.

SOME OF THE PROJECTS AT DWYRE INCLUDED PERIMETER FENCING, A MARCIE SIGN, IRRIGATION PROJECTS, SCOREBOARDS, LOCKERS, A NEW RUNNING TRACK AND A GYM FLOOR.

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WE FOUND THAT WHEN WE MET WITH THE DWYRE REPRESENTATIVES ON SITE, THE FIELD WAS IN VERY POOR CONDITION WITH NUMEROUS HOLES AND RUTS AND BARE SPOTS.

THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS VERY LIMITED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR THE FIELD.

WE SUGGESTED THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS BASED ON A NEEDS PRIORITY, INCLUDING FIXING THE FIELD.

SO IT IS NOT ONLY PLAYABLE BUT SAFER FOR THE STUDENT ATHLETES.

HOWEVER, PRINCIPAL BROOKS STATED THAT THE FUNDS WERE UNABLE TO HIS KNOWLEDGE TO BE REALLOCATED AND WERE BEYOND HIS CONTROL.

WE AGREED TO MEET AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND WE WOULD CONTINUE TO BRAINSTORM TO PUT TOGETHER COST ESTIMATES UNDER SEVERAL SCENARIOS.

WE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT IN THE MEANTIME, PARENTS SHOULD CONTACT AND OR TRY TO MEET WITH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY DISTRICT ONE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, BARBARA MCEWIN, TO SEE IF SHE COULD OFFER ASSISTANCE WITH WHAT THEY CONSIDER UNSAFE FIELD CONDITIONS UPON FURTHER RESEARCH. IT APPEARS THAT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY ONE POINT THREE BILLION DOLLARS FROM THE ONE CENT SALES TAX MONIES FROM THAT FUNDING. ALMOST 30 MILLION APPEARS TO BE ALLOCATED FOR PLAY FIELDS AND OUTDOOR AREAS OVER THE COMING YEARS.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS AN INDEPENDENT SALES SIRTEX OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE KNOWN AS ISAACH, WHICH APPEARS TO HOLD MONTHLY MEETINGS THAT ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SIMILAR TO OURS THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.

IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE PARENTS EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS TO THIS OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR REALLOCATION CONSIDERATIONS.

ADDITIONALLY, TO RESOD THE DWYRE FIELD, IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IF RESOD IN THE FIELD WOULD ALSO REQUIRE A HIGHER DEGREE OF CONTRACT MAINTENANCE THAT IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE.

SINCE THEN, WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT OR WE'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY THE PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL WHO HEARD THAT WE HAD MET WITH DWYER ABOUT A POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIP, THEY ALSO WANTED US TO PARTNER WITH THEM TO BUILD A SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD.

WE WERE PLANNING ON MEETING WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT LEVEL ON SITE AT DWYRE NEXT WEEK TO FURTHER THE DISCUSSION.

SO IN THE NEAR TERM, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN REALLOCATE SOME OF THOSE FUNDING AND FUNDINGS AND WE'LL TRY WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM.

AND THAT IS MY REPORT.

DO YOU KNOW IF ANYONE I'M SORRY, IS IT OK IF I ASK A FEW QUESTIONS? DO YOU KNOW IF ANYONE HAS ASKED MS. MCKUEN SINCE YOU'VE MET ANYONE, APPROACH HER? SHE'S VERY SMART, VERY APPROACHABLE.

I WOULD IMAGINE SHE WOULD HAVE IDEAS AND BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE.

I ASKED A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND TO DATE THEY HAVEN'T MADE CONTACT WITH HER AND THEY DID HAVE CONTACT WITH A PERSON AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL BY THE NAME OF KYLE.

I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS WHO SAID THAT HE WOULD GET BACK WITH THEM AND HASN'T.

OK, OK.

I CAN TRY AND REACH OUT TO BARBARA AND ASK HER TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM.

SHE USUALLY RESPONDS PRETTY QUICKLY WHEN I MAKE A PHONE CALL.

SO QUESTION REMAINS WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY TRIED TO REACH OUT AND SHE HASN'T RESPONDED OR NOT. SO, OK, YOU CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THAT BAD CHANGING IN VISITING OTHER FIELDS IN THE AREA. IT MAY BE THE WORST.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY, BUT CERTAINLY WITHIN THE NORTH AND IT'S IN VERY POOR CONDITION.

WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE BARBARA CALL YOU TO TO GET THE UPDATE ON EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON OR KNOW OR JUST HAVE THEM REACH OUT TO.

I THINK IT WOULD BE BEST IF THEY TRIED TO RESOLVE THEIR PROBLEM INTERNALLY AS OPPOSED TO GETTING US INVOLVED ANY FURTHER AT THIS POINT.

WE'D BE HAPPY TO COLLABORATE WITH THEM IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN SHARE INFORMATION.

AND IF THEY WANT TO INCLUDE US, WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

BUT THEY HAVEN'T EVEN THEY HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH THEIR CHANNELS YET.

I MEAN, IT'S OUR FIELDS.

WE HAVE THE BEST. WE HAVE AWESOME FIELDS.

WE KNOW HOW TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THEM CLEARLY BECAUSE THEY'RE GORGEOUS.

SO I KNOW THAT IF THEY NEED ASSISTANCE IN THAT RESPECT, IT WOULD BE EASY FOR US TO PASS ALONG THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.

BUT, YOU KNOW, BESIDES, YOU KNOW, GETTING, LIKE YOU SAID, GETTING THEM TO SPEAK INTERNALLY, THAT IS THE BEST SOLUTION.

BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, I THINK, IF I'M REACHING OUT TO ISIS TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE KNOWS

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THANK YOU FOR ALL THE FOLLOW UP.

OK, OK.

THE NEXT TIME I'D LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IS OUR EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. AS YOU KNOW, WE MOVE THE CAP IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET.

WE MOVED THE HEALTH CENTER FROM STATION THREE TO STATION ONE.

THAT HAPPENED AFTER WE MOVED THE ADMINISTRATION STAFF OUT OF STATION ONE INTO CITY HALL.

SO ON APRIL 22ND, YOU WERE ALL THERE AT THE RIBBON CUTTING AND WE CELEBRATED OUR 10TH YEAR IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR EMPLOYEES, REDUCING COSTS AND SAVING TAX DOLLARS.

ACTUALLY, WE WITH SUPPORT OF OUR CITY COUNCIL, WE MADE SOME GREAT STRIDES OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS BEFORE RELOCATING 77 PERCENT OF AVAILABLE POINT APPOINTMENTS WERE UTILIZED ON AN AVERAGE ANNUALLY.

NOW, WITH THE NEW LOCATION, WITH THE NEW DOCTOR AND UTILIZATION HAS BEEN INCREASED ANYWHERE FROM NINETY TO NINETY FOUR PERCENT AND AS HIGH ONE DAY AS 98 PERCENT FOR THE WEEK, NOT ONE DAY, BUT THE WEEK OF MAY 22.

SO THE UTILIZATION OF THAT FACILITY HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY.

ABOUT AN EQUAL PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYEES USE THE FACILITY FOR PRIMARY OR CHRONIC MEDICAL CARE SERVICES THAT HAS SAVED ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ON AN AVERAGE ANNUAL IN OFFICE VISITS, LABS, MEDICATIONS COMPARED TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THE TOTAL COST OF APPROXIMATELY SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY IN HEALTH CLAIM COST AVOIDANCE HAS RESULTED IN THE CLINIC TREATING HIGH RISK HEALTH CONDITIONS AS A RESULT OF THEM DOING THAT.

SO WE ARE SAVING MONEY AND WE'RE PROVIDING GREAT HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES. AND THE RELOCATION OF THE CLINIC PROVED TO BE TRUE TO WHAT WE WERE THINKING.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CHERYL STEWART, IF YOU WOULD STAND UP, PLEASE.

AND HER STAFF ARE THE MASTERMINDS BEHIND ALL OF THIS.

AND SHE MANAGES THIS HEALTH CARE CLINIC LIKE IT WAS HER OWN, BECAUSE IT IS.

BUT SHE SHE WORKED TIRELESSLY WITH HER STAFF TO MAKE SURE THESE THINGS HAPPEN.

AND SHE MANAGES THIS FACILITY AND OUR CONTRACT WITH THEM JUST CAN'T SPEAK ENOUGH FOR IT.

SO THANK YOU SHOW AND PLEASE THANK YOUR STAFF NEXT.

I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT AH, I WOULDN'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT, BUT LET ME TALK ABOUT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT NORTHLAKE BAY HILL AND SANDHILL CRANES DRIVE UPDATE ON THAT IS THAT, AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE COUNTY HAD SENT US A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE INCLUDE FOUR CONDITIONS IN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THEM REGARDING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL THEY RECOGNIZED FINALLY OUR RIGHT TO.

WARRANT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE GIVING US OUR PERMIT, SO OUR CITY ATTORNEY JUMPED ON THAT IN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENT AND GOT IT OUT IN A MATTER OF MINUTES OR A DAY. AND WE SENT THAT IN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CHANGES THAT THEY ASKED FOR ON MAY 18TH. WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING YET, BUT WE ASKED THEM TO LET US PUT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL UP WITHIN 10 DAYS OF RECEIVING THE ISSUE.

SO I DID CALL I DID COMMUNICATE WITH THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TODAY WHO SAID THAT SHE WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SO WE'RE WAITING ON THAT.

AND COINCIDENTALLY, ON MAY 18TH, I HAVE A TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT ON MAY 18TH AT THAT INTERSECTION. THERE WAS A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BASICALLY BECAUSE OF THE CONFLICT OF THE LEFT TURNS COMING OUT AT BAY HILL, ONE COMING OUT OF ANCIENT TREE.

FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS HURT, WASN'T A WHOLE LOT OF DAMAGE.

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AND WE CONTINUE TO WAIT AT THE MOMENT ANYWAY FOR THE COUNTY TO RESPOND.

HOPEFULLY WE WILL HEAR FROM THEM SOON.

THE INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT WAS AS THE LAST IN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE FOUR CONDITIONS THEY WANTED IN THE INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT.

WE CONTINUE TO WAIT.

FOR NOW. OK, THE NEXT THING, IF I CAN FIND IT HERE, HERE I GO, I KNOW THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN ASKING ME AND YOU'VE BEEN RECEIVING REQUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW LONG WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE TEMPORARY OUTDOOR SEATING AT OUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS. I KNOW THAT'S A MS. YOU. WELL, I THINK I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU IF YOU AGREE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A TEMPORARY OUTDOOR SEATING FOR ANOTHER 90 DAYS OR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH.

NOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF THE TEMPORARY SIGNS, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE OFF PREMISE, BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM HAVE DETERIORATED AND JUNE 30TH IS ALREADY SET AS THE EXPIRATION DATE.

SO I THINK THAT BY REQUIRING TEMPORARY SIGNS TO BE REMOVED AND THEY'RE ALREADY ESTABLISHED AS JUNE 30TH, I THINK WE WOULD GO WITH THAT NOW IF WE'RE GIVEN TIME UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH, THAT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT OUR EXISTING ORDINANCES.

WE'VE LEARNED A LOT OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO ABOUT OUTDOOR SEATING, AND WE THINK THAT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THOSE ORDINANCES, WE COULD SORT OF MODERNIZE SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN OUR ORDINANCES AND PERHAPS BE A LITTLE MORE ACCOMMODATING IN THE AREA.

SO WE WOULD LOOK AT OUR PROCESS, WE WOULD LOOK AT OUR POLICY.

WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY ENGAGE PGA CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND TOGETHER COLLABORATE A LITTLE BIT AND SEE IF WE CAN'T BRING TO YOU SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AS FAR AS CHANGES FOR THE, YOU KNOW, OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR.

BUT IF WE IF YOU ALL AGREE, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND REQUIRE THAT ALL THE SIGNAGE COMES DOWN BY JUNE 30TH.

AND IF YOU AGREE WITH THE IDEA HERE TONIGHT, THEN WE'LL EXTEND THE OUTDOOR SEATING ISSUE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH.

BY THEN, WE THINK THAT WE CAN HAVE THE INFORMATION TO YOU AND YOU ALL COULD ADOPT THE CHANGES THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH AND HAVE EVERYTHING IN LINE FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE MODERN APPROACH TOWARDS OUTDOOR DINING, IF YOU ALL AGREE.

I THINK IT'S A REASONABLE WAY TO PROCEED WITH THIS FOR SURE.

THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE COVID SO AND I THINK OUR BUSINESSES WILL APPRECIATE THAT.

SO I'M GOOD WITH IT.

MARCIE. YEAH, NO, ABSOLUTELY.

I WAS WONDERING, DO YOU NEED A MOTION TO EXTEND IT FOR THE 30 DAYS OR IS THAT ALREADY JUST A POLICY? JUST IF YOU'RE ALL GOOD WITH IT, WE'LL MOVE AHEAD.

I'M GOOD WITH IT. I'M GREAT WITH IT.

THANK YOU. I WOULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT APPROVAL ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

ABSOLUTELY. IT'S A SMART IDEA, IN MY OPINION.

WELL, THEY PUT AIR CONDITIONING OUTSIDE IN SEPTEMBER.

WHY WOULD THEY PUT AIR CONDITIONING OUTSIDE IN THE SUMMERTIME? I'M FINE. OK, IN THE ISSUES WITH THEN WE WILL PROCEED IN THAT WAY.

AND WE'RE GOING WE HAVE PROCESSES WHERE WE WILL INFORM PEOPLE WE GOT THAT COVERED.

IF WE HAVE IF WE HAVE A HURRICANE COME BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE 30TH, THEY'LL GET THE TEMPORARY SIGNS DOWN AS WELL BEFORE THEN.

YOU BET. YOU BRING THAT UP FOR THOSE TIMES I'VE LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS HAPPEN AUTOMATICALLY.

THE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION I DID SEND TO YOU, I THINK IT WAS LAST LAST WEEK AND ON FRIDAY, THE FIREFIGHTER FROM THE PALM BEACH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER, THEIR NUMBERS ON OUR TAXABLE VALUE THIS YEAR, WHICH IS UP, ACCORDING TO THEM, A THREE POINT TWO, ONE PERCENT, WHICH WE WERE CERTAINLY DISAPPOINTED IN.

AND WE DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT.

SO WE QUESTIONED THE PROPERTY APPRAISERS OFFICE AND WE GOT AN EXPLANATION.

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SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE MAKE UP ABOUT 65 PERCENT OF OUR COMMUNITY CONDOS OR ANOTHER SIX PERCENT. BUT THEY'RE SAYING THAT HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES MAKE UP 56 PERCENT OF OUR TAX ROLLS. SO EVEN THOUGH THEY RAISE THE PROPERTY'S FIVE PERCENT BECAUSE OF HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION CAP AT ONE POINT FOUR PERCENT FOR THE 20 21 TAX ROLE, THAT PULLED DOWN THE TOTAL INCREASE WHEN YOU APPLY THAT LIMITATION.

SO THEY ASSESSED IN FIVE THE ONE POINT FOUR PULLED DOWN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THEY INDICATED WAS INCREASED BY THREE PERCENT.

AND NOW SAY THAT WHAT THEY SAID WAS THE MODEST INCREASE FORCED IN THE PANDEMIC.

MOST COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS EXPECT DECREASES THIS YEAR.

AND WE DID DECREASE SOME PROPERTIES SUCH AS HOTELS, BUT SOME COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TYPES WENT UP AND WE DID OUR BEST TO BALANCE THOSE INCREASES WITH EXPECTATIONS IN THE MARKET.

WE ANTICIPATE A LARGE NUMBER OF APPEALS THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID.

SO WE DID OUR BEST TO SET THE COMMERCIAL NUMBERS AT RATES THAT CAN BE DEFENDED AND NOT EASILY OVERTURNED.

SO BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE TELLING US IS THAT AT ONE POINT, FOUR CAP PULLED OUR NUMBERS DOWN ON RESIDENTIAL AND THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

THEY ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY SO THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE OVERTURNED.

AND THE VALUE IN THE VALUE.

WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD.

AND THAT'S THEIR FINAL WORD ON IT, SO I CAN'T TELL YOU, I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MALL'S ASSESSMENT.

I'M NOT SURE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MALL'S ASSESSMENT IS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO APPEAL IT OR NOT EITHER.

BUT THEY SENT ALL OF THESE RATES AND THEY MADE OUR RATES LOWER, OUR PERCENTAGE LOWER IN ANTICIPATION OF PEOPLE COMING AND ASKING FOR ADJUSTMENTS.

SO THEY LOWERED IT FOR THEIR OWN PURPOSES.

SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THIS INFORMATION AND USE A FAIR SUMMATION FOR THE PREPARATION OF NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES.

SO YOU'RE FROM YOUR HOME OR.

SO UNLESS YOU HAVE A QUESTION THAT CONCLUDES BY CITY MANAGER REPORT TODAY.

SO I STARTED WITH THAT.

STARTED WITH THAT AND SORT OF ENDED WITH IT.

WE STARTED WITH THAT.

OH, WELL.

WELL, QUESTION ABOUT THAT, THOUGH, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

NO, GO AHEAD. CAN THOSE NUMBERS I MEAN, THAT'S JUST SEEMS LIKE SUCH AN ARBITRARY THING TO DO FOR FOR IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SETTING A RATE IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM POTENTIAL QUESTIONING FROM FROM INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR PROPERTY VALUES.

I AGREE. THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S A MARKET LIKE A FREE MARKET TYPE OF SYSTEM TO SET TO SET A RATE THAT YOU FEEL IS BEST AS OPPOSED TO LETTING THE MARKET SET THAT RATE.

CERTAINLY THERE'S HOMEOWNERS OUT THERE THAT ARE STRUGGLING AND WILL STRUGGLE BECAUSE OF COVID AND THEIR EMPLOYMENT.

WHAT HAVE YOU. AND THOSE THOSE CASES SHOULD BE HANDLED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

YOU WOULD THINK HOW THAT IMPACTS OUR CITY BUDGET IS SOMETHING THAT I'M CURIOUS TO SEE.

BUT IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT THAT WOULD BE ALTERED OR CHANGED OR THIS IS WHAT IT IS GOING TO BE? DOES ANYBODY HAVE AN ANSWER? I GET THE IMPRESSION THAT IT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE, IF ANY OR ALL OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL DOROTHY JACKSON, GET A BETTER EXPLANATION.

YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO DO THAT.

IS THERE A PROCESS? I KNOW OBVIOUSLY A CITY CAN'T GO THROUGH A VALUE ADJUSTMENT PROCESS, BUT IS THERE A PROCESS WHERE THEY CAN WHERE IT CAN BE NOT APPEALED BUT RELOOKED AT? WELL, KEEP IN MIND, THIS IS A PRELIMINARY JUNE NUMBER.

WE GET A FINAL NUMBER IN JULY.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CALL DOROTHY JACKSON, PERHAPS GIVE YOU AN EXPLANATION.

BE HAPPY TO DO THAT, ALL OF YOU.

SURE. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THE HELP.

ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THAT WAS SOME REPORT TONIGHT.

I THINK THAT'S THE LONGEST ONE OR YEARS I'VE BEEN ON.

EVERYTHING HITS ONE ONCE YET OR NOT AT ALL.

OH, I HATE TO SAY WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO JINX THE CHAMBERS.

I ALSO JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN TO YOU, A LOT OF TIMES INDIVIDUALLY, YOU'LL BRING UP ISSUES

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ALL FIVE OF YOU WANTS TO GET YOUR IMPRESSIONS SOMETIMES.

SO IF I CAN SAVE UP SOME OF THESE THINGS SOMETIMES AND BRING IT THAT IT JUST CUTS GIVES A COMMUNICATIONS TO EACH OTHER AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK THERE'S SOME VALUE THERE.

WORKS FOR ME. A GREAT NEXT IS CONSENT AGENDA.

THERE ARE NO RESOLUTIONS ON THE AGENDA AND EVERYTHING GOOD WITH THE AGENDA.

[VII. CONSENT AGENDA]

I'LL SECOND THAT. I.

ALL IN FAVOR, I.

AND HE PASSED A MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

OK, TONIGHT, WE ARE HOLDING QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS ON THE FOLLOWING CASES, ORDINANCE SEVEN, 20, 21 DOWNTOWN PALM BEACH GARDENS REQUESTING TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY FORTY NINE POINT ZERO FOUR ACRES, RESOLUTION 27, 20, 21, AVENIR PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PCD MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT.

THIS MEANS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BASE ITS DECISION ON THE EVIDENCE CONTAINED IN THE RECORD OF THIS PROCEEDING, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE TESTIMONY AT THE HEARING, THE MATERIALS WHICH ARE IN THE OFFICIAL CITY FILE ON THIS APPLICATION AND ANY DOCUMENTS PRESENTED DURING THIS HEARING.

THE COUNCIL IS ALSO REQUIRED BY LAW TO ALLOW CROSS-EXAMINATION OF ANY WITNESSES WHO TESTIFIED TONIGHT.

CROSS-EXAMINATION MAY OCCUR AFTER THE STAFF, THE APPLICANT AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS HAVE MADE THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE ORDER OF THE WITNESSES APPEARANCE.

IT IS NECESSARY THAT ANYONE WHO TESTIFIES AT THE HEARING REMAIN UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS.

IF YOU PLAN TO TESTIFY THIS EVENING OR WISH TO OFFER WRITTEN COMMENTS, PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD AND GIVE IT TO THE CITY CLERK.

THE CITY CLERK WILL NOW SWEAR IN ALL PERSONS WHO INTEND TO OFFER TESTIMONY THIS EVENING ON ANY OF THESE CASES.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU THAT? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ORDINANCE FIVE, ORDINANCE FIVE, 2021, AN

[VIII. a. ORDINANCE 5, 2021 – (2ND READING & ADOPTION) VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION REQUEST. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ANNEXING, PURSUANT TO A PETITION FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, A PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY COMPRISING A TOTAL OF 0.13 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BOMAR DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. 1 AND BOMAR DRIVE, IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; DECLARING THAT THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF THE OWNER OF THE REAL PROPERTY ANNEXED HEREBY; AMENDING ARTICLE II OF THE CITY CHARTER BY REDEFINING THE CORPORATE LIMITS; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE, THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CLERK OF COURT, AND PALM BEACH COUNTY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

ONE IN BOWMORE DRIVE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.

THAT IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, DECLARING THAT THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF THE OWNER.

THE REAL PROPERTY ANNEXED HEREBY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO, THE CITY CHARTER, BY REDEFINING THE CORPORATE LIMITS, PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE, PALM BEACH COUNTY CLERK OF COURT IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, PROVIDING A COMPLEX CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.

HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE FERRIS READING? NO, MADAM, NO CHANGES, I HAVE NO CARDS ON THIS ITEM.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

CAN I GET A MOTION IN ANY WAY? CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT ORDINANCE FIVE, 20, 21 ON SECOND, READING SECOND OR THREE SECONDS AND BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

ANYONE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? NOT IF THERE'S NO IF THERE'S NO CHANGE, THEN.

OK. READING, HEARING, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR.

I AND HE PASSED A MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

ORDINANCES ORDINANCE IS SIX AND SEVEN WILL BE A COMBINED PRESENTATION, HOWEVER, FOR EACH

[VIII. b. ORDINANCE 6, 2021 – (1ST READING) DOWNTOWN PALM BEACH GARDENS REQUESTING A LARGE SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP AMENDMENT. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A LARGE-SCALE AMENDMENT TO ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, SPECIFICALLY SECTION 163.3184, ET SEQ., FLORIDA STATUTES, PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NO. CPMA-20-04-000030 IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON 49.04 ACRES FROM PALM BEACH GARDENS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (PO) TO PALM BEACH GARDENS MIXED USE (MXD); PROVIDING A NOTATION ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP PERTAINING TO THE PERMITTED LAND USE DENSITY AND INTENSITY RELATED TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY; THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF ALTERNATE A1A BETWEEN KYOTO GARDENS DRIVE AND GARDENS PARKWAY; PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY (DEO) AND OTHER REVIEWING AGENCIES; PROVIDING THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

SO WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ORDINANCE SIX? TWENTY TWENTY ONE. ORDINANCE SIX, 2021, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A LARGE SCALE AMENDMENT TO ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

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THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF ALTERNATE ASWANI BETWEEN KEOTA GARDENS DRIVE IN GARDENS PARKWAY, PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163 FLORIDA STATUTES PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY DESEO AND OTHER REVIEWING AGENCIES PROVIDING THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY, PROVIDING A COMPLEX CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AND FOR THE PURPOSES, NOTE TO THE PUBLIC THERE IS A SIGN IN SHEET AT THE FRONT DESK FOR ANYONE WANTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.

LIKE TO OPEN THE HEARING AND WE WILL HAVE OUR PRESENTATION AT THIS TIME.

GREAT. GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL FOR THE RECORD, NICOLE PLUNKET COTTLER AND HEARING 19 30 FOR COMMERCE LANE, SWEET ONE, JUPITER, FLORIDA, THREE, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, EIGHT.

AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

GOOD EVENING, MARY LITT, VICE MAYOR, REED COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IT'S SO, SO EXCITING TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT WITH ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENTS AND TRANSFORMATIONS OF DOWNTOWN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

AND IF IT'S OK WITH YOU, I'D LIKE TO DO A COMBINED PRESENTATION FOR ORDINANCE SIX AND ORDINANCE SEVEN TOGETHER.

DOWNTOWN PALM BEACH GARDENS IS THE FORTY NINE POINT ZERO FOUR ACRES LOCATED JUST ALONG PJI BOULEVARD AND ALTERNATE AWAY AFTER MANY, MANY YEARS OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING.

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO FINALLY BE TAKING THOSE FINAL STEPS TOWARDS THE TRANSFORMATION OF DOWNTOWN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO GO OUT THERE, AS I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE.

IT IS VERY MUCH UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PIECES.

LIFETIME FITNESS IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE IN-PLACE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ARCHITECTURAL FACADES HARDSCAPE LANDSCAPE, WHICH YOU APPROVED LAST SUMMER AS WELL. SO LOTS OF MOVEMENT GOING ON AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. SO AFTER MANY YEARS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING, NOT ONLY DOES THIS AREA VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY, BUT ALSO EXPANDED TO TO LOOK AT THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING STUDIES, ALL OF THE MOBILITY OPTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN VETTED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND, OF COURSE, THE TRANSIT ORIENTED REDEVELOPMENT.

SO THESE OPTIONS AND THESE ITEMS ARE JUST SO IMPORTANT FOR THE CENTER AND JUST REALLY LOOKING FOR THE FUTURE AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE.

SO TONIGHT'S REQUEST IS A COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT ORDINANCE SIX TWENTY TWENTY ONE. WE'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM PROFESSIONAL OFFICE TO MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE SEVEN TWENTY TWENTY ONE.

WE ARE REQUESTING EVERY ZONING TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM UNDERLYING GENERAL COMMERCIAL ONE AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE P.O.

TO A MIXED USE, MIXED ZONING.

AND WE DO HAVE OUR ENTIRE TEAM HERE TONIGHT, TONIGHT, WHO HAVE WORKED ON THE LAND USE AND REZONING. WE HAVE KEVIN, MY WORK ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT WITH SHOPFLOOR PROPERTIES, WHO JOINS US FROM CHICAGO, ALONG WITH DONALDSON HEARING COTTLER AND HEARING.

AND OF COURSE, OUR ATTORNEYS FROM GUNSTER AND MATHESON WITTELS ARE HERE TONIGHT AS WELL.

SO IT'S TRULY BEEN A COLLABORATIVE, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO BE UP HERE REPRESENTING THE ENTIRE TEAM.

DOWNTOWN PALM BEACH GARDENS IS LOCATED WITHIN WHAT WE CALL THE REGIONAL THE REGIONAL CENTER. SO IT'S A MUCH BROADER PORTION OF AREA, INCLUDING THE GUARD AND SMALL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO PROSPERITY FARMS. THIS PARCEL OF LAND WAS ORIGINALLY WITHIN A DRY, WHICH IS A DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACTS. IN MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, WHEN THE DRY CAME ABOUT, IT WAS DESIGNATED FOR PARTICULAR LAND JUICES, INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN OUR FUTURE LAND USE MAP ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN, WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVE A LAND USE OF PROFESSIONAL OFFICE.

NOW WE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF USES ON THE SITE TODAY WHICH GO WELL ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, RETAIL, RESTAURANT, HEALTH, HEALTH AND FITNESS. AND OF COURSE, LOOKING AHEAD INTO THE FUTURE WITH THE RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE

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AND SO WITH THIS REQUEST ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN, WE'RE SHOWING OUR PROPOSED FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF A MIXED USE LAND USE DESIGNATION.

AND REALLY, THIS IS MUCH MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY THAT USES THAT ARE OUT THERE ON THE SITE TODAY.

AND THE U.S. IS LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE AS WELL.

I DO ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THAT DEER I WAS RESCINDED BACK IN 2012.

SO SO THIS IS JUST MUCH MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE SITE TODAY.

ALSO PROPOSED WITHIN OUR LAND USE MODIFICATION.

THIS WILL BE A RESULT IN A REDUCTION OF INTENSITY, CHANGING IT FROM PROFESSIONAL OFFICE TO MIXED USE, LAND USE.

AND ABOVE AND BEYOND THIS, WE ARE GOING TO BE PLACING A FOOTNOTE ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, WHICH VOLUNTARILY RESTRICTS THE INTENSITY AND DENSITY WITHIN OUR PROPOSED SITE PLAN.

WE HAVE ANALYZED THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AND WE'VE WORKED WITH STAFF ON THIS.

AND THE ITEMS THAT I WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT WE DID ADDRESS INCLUDE TRAFFIC, WATER AND SEWER SERVICE, DRAINAGE, SOLID WASTE, PUBLIC SAFETY, WORKING WITH THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS, WITH THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS SCHOOL, CONCURRENCY AND RECREATION.

SO IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE CAPACITY FOR THESE ITEMS. MOVING ON TO THE THE REZONING REQUEST ARE OUR SUBJECT SITE DOWNTOWN PALM BEACH GARDENS CURRENTLY EXISTS WITHIN A ISD OVERLAY WITH THE UNDERLYING GENERAL COMMERCIAL CG ONE AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE.

NOW WE'RE LOOKING TO MAINTAIN THAT PCD OVERLAY.

HOWEVER, WE'RE LOOKING TO REZONE THE UNDERLYING ZONING TO MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.

AND SURELY THIS IS JUST A CLEANUP ITEM THAT GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE LAND USE REQUEST AND IT REALLY JUST PROVIDES FOR ADDITIONAL CONSISTENCY AND COMPATIBILITY.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES ALONG THE PGA CORRIDOR THAT HAVE THIS TYPE OF USE IN MIXED USE DESIGNATION.

AND SOME OF THESE PROPERTIES INCLUDE MIDTOWN PGA COMMONS, PGA STATION AND LEGACY PLACE.

AND THIS TRULY JUST PROVIDES A CONSISTENCY WITH WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE OUT THERE TODAY.

AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

STAFF HAVE A PRESENTATION, NO ADDITIONAL STAFF PRESENTATION, THE APPLICANT WAS VERY THOROUGH AND ACCURATELY REPRESENTED THE REQUEST.

I DO WANT TO MAKE MENTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC WHO IS FOLLOWING THIS PETITION.

THERE IS A PETITION FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL THAT WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL AT A FUTURE DATE, AND IT LIKELY MAY BE A LATER ON THIS SUMMER.

BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THERE IS NOTHING PROPOSED WITH THIS SUBJECT PETITION IN TERMS OF BUILDINGS OR ARCHITECTURE OR ANYTHING.

WITH THE SITE PLANNED, IT IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR OUR ZONING AND LAND USE AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE AND ORDINANCE SEVEN.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK I HAVE ONE. I'M GOING TO SOUND DUMB BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME THE DIFFERENCE IN CHANGING OF THE ZONING AND WHAT IT IS NOW AND HOW IT'S AFFECTING IT NOW AND WHY THEY WANT THESE PARTICULAR CHANGES? AND IS IT JUST BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO ADD RESIDENTIAL IN THAT AREA, THEY NEED A ZONING CHANGE FOR THAT? OR BECAUSE IT MIGHT HELP ME MAKE MY DECISION BETTER AS WE GO FORWARD WITH DOWNTOWN, IF I CAN UNDERSTAND THE ZONING CHANGES BECAUSE THEY'RE A LITTLE MORE IN DEPTH. AND THEN YOU KNOW WHAT WE KNOW ON THE SURFACE, I'M HAPPY OF THAT.

SO I THINK IT'S.

I'M SORRY, MINEMAKERS, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE A STAB AT THAT.

I THINK THAT MOST DEFINITELY THE THE REQUESTS THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU FROM THE APPLICANT IS LINKED IN.

IT'S INTRINSICALLY LINKED TO THE PLAN THAT YOU WILL SEE COMING BEFORE YOU LATER ON.

BUT EVEN AS A STANDALONE REQUEST, STAFF WOULD WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THIS REQUEST.

IT REALLY ALIGNS THE VISION OF WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN OUR.

SO EVEN IF THE FUTURE PLANS FOR SOME REASON DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD, THIS REQUEST MAKES ALL THE SENSE IN THE WORLD.

IT'S MOVING FORWARD TO MIXED USE.

MIXED USE IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ENACTED.

IT CLEANS UP MANY OF THE INCONSISTENCIES WITH THE REGIONAL CENTER MAP, WHICH WAS DONE JUST A LONG TIME AGO.

AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE EXISTING LAND USE DESIGNATION AND THE REZONING, YOU KNOW, REALLY THIS IS BRINGING IT INTO CONFORMITY WITH THE EXISTING CONDITIONS.

IT'S A COMMERCIAL OPERATION.

SO IT WILL ALLOW FOR THE RESIDENTIAL, IT WILL ALLOW FOR THE LAND USE PATTERNS THAT WE REALLY NEED IN OUR STUDY.

SO EVEN AS A STANDALONE REQUEST, IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, BUT IT MOST DEFINITELY IS

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MARK. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THANK YOU, MARCIANO.

NO QUESTIONS. JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MIXED-USE CHANGING HOW WE TREAT PEDESTRIANS IN THAT AREA ESPECIALLY AND HAVING IT CLOSE TO WHAT WILL BE OUR TRAIN STATION ALL ADDS UP.

AND IT DEFINITELY SEEMS TO MAKE SENSE TO ME WITH THE ZONING OF ALL OF THE NEIGHBORING PARCELS, KEEPING THE TODD CONSISTENT.

I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT GOING FORWARD.

SO, UM, WELL, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

WHERE WE AT THE MOVIE THEATER.

WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO DRAG THEM ALONG OR BECAUSE I'M GOING TO GET THIS OUT THERE AND SO MANY PEOPLE IN THAT MOVIE THEATER ARE MOVING FORWARD.

AND WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THAT? YES. KEVIN, MICHAEL, MIKE.

THERE WE GO. GREAT. GOOD EVENING, KEVIN.

MY MARSHLACK WITH SHOPFLOOR PROPERTIES TO SOUTHWARK OR DRIVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MAYOR LITT, VICE MAYOR REED THE MOVIE THEATER.

IT JUST KIND OF GIVE IT IN BROAD STROKES.

ALL GOOD NEWS COP THEATERS WERE ACQUIRED BY CMCS.

ACTUALLY, SIMM HEADQUARTERS IS DOWN IN SOUTH FLORIDA, IN THE MIAMI AREA, IF NOT MIAMI PROPER. AS MANY BUSINESSES IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY SUFFERED DURING COVID CMCS WENT THROUGH BANKRUPTCY.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THEY FELT THAT THE THEATERS AT PALM BEACH GARDENS WERE ONE OF THE PROPERTIES WORTHY OF EMERGING FROM THE BANKRUPTCY 31.

I THINK IN TOTAL THEY CLOSED SEVERAL OTHER THEATERS IN FLORIDA, NO LESS IN THAT THEY ARE.

THEY HAVE AS PART OF THAT.

IT IS PART OF AN AGREEMENT WITH US.

SHAKOOR THEY ARE PUTTING IN PLACE PLANS FOR A RENOVATION AND THEY WILL BE RETROFITTING.

THOSE PLANS INCLUDE RETROFITTING THE THEATERS TO A RECLINER THEME AS WELL AS DOING MORE, SETTING UP THE THE LOBBY AND ENTRANCE AREA TO SOMETHING MORE CONTEMPORARY.

AND THOSE WE, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY, TO FILE THEIR DEMOLITION PERMITS WITH THE CITY.

AND THEN WE STILL HAVE A FEW MORE REVIEW ENGAGEMENTS WITH THEM ON THE THEATER PLANS.

THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS TOPIC.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WE MIGHT NOT TALK TO YOU FOR ANOTHER TWO OR THREE MONTHS.

AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE MOVIE THEATER.

PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MUSIC.

SO. YOU KNOW, FEEL FREE TO GIVE US UPDATES, YOU KNOW, COME IN FOR FIVE MINUTES AND LET US KNOW, BECAUSE ONCE YOU GET THAT DONE, THAT IS GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST DIAMOND IN NORTH NORTHERN ARE ALL OF NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY.

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO FIND A SEAT OR A PARKING SPOT.

SO PEOPLE ASK I WANT TO ASK AND I MIGHT NOT SEE YOU FOR TWO MONTHS SO OR THAT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PARKING AND I'M HOPEFUL ABOUT THAT.

YEAH, I NEED A LOT OF PARKING.

THANKS, KATE. APPRECIATE IT.

AND WHEN TO CLOSE THE HEARING, IF NOTHING ELSE, AND I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT MORE THAN SIX TWENTY TWENTY ONE ON FIRST READING LITT THE BOY'S MOTION.

EXACTLY. ALL RIGHT, I'LL SECOND IT.

ALL IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT.

MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO GUYS GOT.

FOR THE CLERK, PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ORDINANCE SEVEN TWENTY TWENTY ONE, ORDINANCE SEVEN, 2021, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY PALM BEACH GARDENS FLORIDA

[VIII. c.*ORDINANCE 7, 2021 – (1ST READING) DOWNTOWN PALM BEACH GARDENS REQUESTING TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 49.04 ACRES. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, REZONING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY, SUCH PROPERTY BEING COMPRISED OF 49.04 ACRES IN SIZE, MORE OR LESS, AND LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF ALTERNATE A1A BETWEEN KYOTO GARDENS DRIVE AND GARDENS PARKWAY; PROVIDING THAT THIS PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY, WHICH IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, SHALL BE REZONED FROM PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD) OVERLAY WITH UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATIONS OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG-1) AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (PO) TO PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD) OVERLAY WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF MIXED USE (MXD); PROVIDING THAT THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR EXPERTIZE.

YES, I'D LIKE TO EX PARTY.

I DID MEET WITH THE APPLICANT, KEVIN MYERS LILLY.

HOPEFULLY I DIDN'T KILL YOUR LAST NAME.

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NICOLE AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO EX PARTY MEETING WITH BRIAN SEYMOUR, EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS PRIOR TO ME BEING SWORN IN.

I'M STILL GOING TO EX PARTY IT JUST IN CASE.

SO MY EXPERTIZE ON JANUARY 13TH, KEVIN WAS KIND ENOUGH TO SHOW ME AROUND THE PLACE WITH A HARD HAT AND EVERYTHING WAS GREAT.

FEBRUARY 8TH, I MET WITH LISA BIER'S, WHO WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE REFURBISHMENT.

SHE'S THE PRESIDENT OF LANDMARK APRIL 18TH.

AND I DID TEXT AND HAVE SOME PHONE CALLS WITH BOTH STEVE MATHESON AND KEVIN TO REVIEW LEASE NEGOTIATIONS WITH TENANTS.

I'VE WALKED THE PROPERTY HAPPILY SEVERAL TIMES, EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AND CONGRATULATIONS ON REALLY GOING IN.

AND ON THE 20TH, I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE OPCON STAFF OFFICIAL MEETING IN OUR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. AND JUST RECENTLY, AGAIN, ON JUNE 1ST, I SPOKE AGAIN WITH LISA BEHAR'S, THE PRESIDENT OF THE LANDMARK, WHO IS VOICING HER SUPPORT.

AND THANKS. THREE WEEKS AGO, I DID A SITE VISIT WITH KEVIN MASARYK, AND THEN LAST WEEK I HAD A MEETING WITH KEVIN AND THE ENTIRE TEAM AND STAFF.

YEAH, I MET WITH STAFF.

DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE, BUT IT WAS ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO.

I ALSO MET WITH KEVIN AND STEVE MATHESON IN APRIL.

I ALSO WALKED THE PROPERTY WITH KEVIN BACK IN JANUARY.

I THINK IT WAS.

AND YEAH, I HAD PIZZA THERE LAST TUESDAY AND WATCHED IT AGAIN.

SO I SAID, THANK YOU, CARL.

I ACTUALLY HAVE NONE BECAUSE I WANT TO STAY AWAY FROM IT, KNOWING THIS PRISON.

I KNOW WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU GUYS.

I DECLINED IT BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE HERE AND I WANTED TO HEAR IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

SO, NO, I REFUSED ANY MEETINGS ON THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC.

OK, NO PRESENTATION, BECAUSE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED, AND SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, WILL INCORPORATE THE COMMENTS AND THE TESTIMONY FROM THE PREVIOUS HEARING INTO THIS ONE.

OK. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM, SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO PROVE EMOTIONALLY.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO SECOND IT.

ARE YOU GO WITH SECOND MARK, MARK, SCOTT, THE MEN GUYS, WE'RE HAVING A CONTEST HERE.

WE GOT TO SCREEN TO GET A MOTION.

ALL IN FAVOR. I AND YOU POST.

THANKS, GUYS, GOOD PRESENTATION.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

HEY. ANOTHER QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING WITH A POLICE REED RESOLUTION TWENTY SEVEN, TWENTY TWENTY ONE, RESOLUTION 27, 2021, A RESOLUTION, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY PALM BEACH

[VIII. d. *RESOLUTION 27, 2021 – AVENIR PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD) MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD) AMENDMENT TO THE AVENIR PCD MASTER PLAN TO MODIFY PARCEL BOUNDARIES (INCLUDING CREATION OF A NEW INTERNAL PARCEL), SHIFT ENTITLEMENTS BETWEEN PARCELS, MODIFY THE PCD INTERNAL ROADWAY NETWORK INCLUDING ADDING DRIVEWAY CONNECTIONS, REVISE PCD AND ROADWAY BUFFER LANDSCAPE PLANS, UPDATE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, AND MODIFY CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL IN RESOLUTION 4, 2016; THE SUBJECT SITE IS 4,763 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND IS GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, EAST OF GRAPEVIEW BOULEVARD, WEST OF BAY HILL DRIVE, AND SOUTH OF BEELINE HIGHWAY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

THE SUBJECT SITE IS FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND IS GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD, EAST OF GREAT VIEW BOULEVARD, WEST OF BAY HILL DRIVE IN SOUTH OF BEELINE HIGHWAY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING, ARE THERE ANY EXPERTIZE ON THIS? I WILL START WITH CARL THIS TIME.

MARCIE, YEAH.

YES, APRIL 22ND MET WITH AND DANNY DID A TOUR OF THE OF THE PROPERTY AGAIN AND HAD A STAFF MEETING THE OTHER DAY.

TRUSTEE, LET'S SEE, ON APRIL 9TH, I HAD A TOUR OF THE GENERAL AREA AND THE CLUBHOUSE WITH ROSA SHECTER AND DANNY LOPEZ ON MAY 3RD, I GOT TO GO INTO THE TRAILS WHERE THE FIRE RECENTLY WAS. SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT CHANGED THERE.

AND MAY 7TH, I HAD AN UNRELATED MEETING WITH KEN TOOMA, SO I'D LIKE TO PARTY.

TWO WEEKS AGO I HAD A TOUR AND AVENIR WITH ROSA AND I ALSO HAVE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH KEN TOOMA PRIOR TO ME BEING SWORN IN.

BUT I'M GOING TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD ANYWAY.

AND FOUR WEEKS AGO, I HAD A TOUR OF THE PROPERTY WITH ROSA, AND ON MONDAY I SPOKE WITH ROSA BY PHONE TO CHECK IN ON THE FIRE SITE.

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AND THE ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING IS A PCD AMENDMENT.

I THINK GOING BACK TO TWENTY SIXTEEN AS I KIND OF SIT BACK FROM THE APPROVAL, I THINK THE ONE THING I SAID THAT NIGHT IS WHATEVER THE PLAN IS WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY, I PROMISE YOU IT WON'T BE THE PLAN WHEN THIS IS BUILT OUT 20 OR 30 YEARS FROM NOW.

SO THIS IS A REVISION TO THE OVERALL MASTER PLAN.

IT'S KIND OF BASICALLY THREE BUCKETS OF CHANGES, ONE OR CHANGES TO THE ACTUAL PLAN.

THE SECOND BUCKET OF CHANGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND THE THIRD ONE ARE TRULY CLEANUP ITEMS. THE DEVELOPER HERE IS LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, KNOWING THAT THIS IS A LONG BUILD OUT ON THE PROJECT.

SO THEY'VE GIVEN US THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE TIME TO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF AND COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS FOR FUTURE PLANNING.

I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH IT. I DO HAVE ABOUT TEN SLIDES.

THAT'S A LITTLE LONGER TONIGHT, BUT I'LL GET THROUGH IT.

THIS IS THE AVENIR PCD.

YOU HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE YOU.

THIS IS IN ESSENCE, WHAT IS APPROVED TODAY.

SO JUST A QUICK VIEW, AN AERIAL OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN AVENIR FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY. SOUNDS LIKE MOST OF YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE LATELY, BUT THE AERIAL VIEW IS VERY INFORMING. HERE IS NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND THIS IS AVENIR DRIVE AS IT GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND THE PROJECT.

THIS IS THE FUTURE CITY GOLF COURSE HERE IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND SIDE.

ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THIS IS KENCHO COMMUNITIES.

THEY ARE BUILDING AND DELIVERING HOUSES THERE.

AND THEN THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THIS IS TOLL BROTHERS, TOLL BROTHERS, BUILDING, DELIVERING AND HAVING RESIDENTS LIVE WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY.

YOU HAVE NEW RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS WHO LIVE IN THIS LEFT HAND SIDE.

THEY HAVE CLOSED HOMES.

HERE'S KAY HOVNANIAN.

THIS IS TOLL BROTHERS NEXT PARCEL.

AND THEN THIS PARCEL HERE IS TOLL BROTHERS RETIREMENT COMMUNITY CALLED REGENCY, WHICH I KNOW THEIR SALES ARE VERY SIGNIFICANT.

UP HERE IS THE PULTE PROJECT.

PULTE HAS CLOSED ON A PORTION OF THE PROJECT AND THEY'LL BE COMING BEFORE YOU SOON WITH THEIR ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS OVER HERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THIS BLANK SPACE HERE.

THIS IS THE TOWN CENTER.

THE TOWN CENTER HAS BEEN WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS OVER THE LAST YEAR.

WENT TO A WORKSHOP LAST YEAR IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AND WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF. ONE OF THE CHANGES TONIGHT AFFECTS THAT TOWN CENTER AND IT AFFECTS IT IN A WAY TO ALLOW IT TO BE ACTIVE DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY.

WE'RE SHIFTING OFFICE SQUARE FOOTAGE INTO THAT TOWN CENTER.

IT'S AN EXCITING DESIGN CHANGE.

REALLY HAPPY WORKING WITH EVERYBODY ON THAT TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT MAKES SENSE.

SO THIS IS THE REQUEST.

AS I SAID, THERE'S KIND OF THREE BUCKETS.

THERE'S THIS MASTER PLAN BUCKET THERE.

DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS REMIND YOU THESE ARE THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, THIS BOOKLET THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE PROJECT.

AND THEN THERE ARE CONDITION TO APPROVAL CLEAN UP ITEMS FOR BOTH THAT AND THE PCB OFFERS THE MASTER PLAN AMENDMENTS.

THERE ARE A COUPLE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

THERE'S FIVE BULLET POINTS.

I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH EACH ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALLY.

THE FIRST ONE IS WE'RE ADDING ADDITIONAL DRIVEWAY'S ALONG.

NORTHLAKE BOLÍVAR IDENTIFIED IN RED ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU ARE TWO ADDITIONAL DRIVEWAY'S. INITIALLY THERE WERE SEVEN.

DRIVEWAY'S APPROVED FOR REQUESTING NINE.

DRIVEWAY'S AS A TOTAL KIND OF FOR FRAME OF REFERENCE IN THE TOWN CENTER.

WE'RE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL DRIVEWAY SO THERE'LL BE A TOTAL OF THREE ENTRANCE POINTS INTO THE TOWN CENTER FOR FRAME OF REFERENCE ALTEN TOWN CENTER, WHICH I KNOW YOU'VE ALL BEEN TO AND LIKE IN TOWN CENTER, HAS THREE ENTRANCE POINTS ALSO.

SO IF YOU CAN ENVISION IF I DON'T MESS THIS UP, THIS BEING ALTEN DRIVE AND NOT AVENIR DRIVE, AND THEN THERE WERE THREE OTHER ENTRANCE POINTS.

IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME DISTANCE AND SAME REQUEST ON THE WORKPLACE DISTRICT.

ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OR THE WEST SIDE, THIS DISTANCE IS TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FEET. SO IT'S A VERY LONG DISTANCE REQUESTING A SECOND DRIVEWAY.

THIS DRIVEWAY WILL BE A WRITE IN AND A WRITE OUT ONLY, AND THIS WILL BE A FULL INTERSECTION LINING UP WITH A PROPOSED INTERSECTION ACROSS THE STREET ON A PROJECT THAT WAS APPROVED WITHIN PALM BEACH COUNTY.

THE NEXT CHANGE IS THE REALLOCATION OF THE FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF PROFESSIONAL OFFICE HERE IN PARCEL C, REQUESTING TO REALLOCATE IT TO FOUR TO THREE DIFFERENT AREAS.

AND BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS REALLOCATING CREATING NEW LAND AREA HERE, PARCEL J IN THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER OF THIS ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY OF DRIVE IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE AVENIR, WE'RE GOING TO BE PLACING APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED FIFTY SIX THOUSAND SQUARE FEET AND ADDING ABOUT 16 ACRES INTO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE WILL BE SHIFTING APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THREE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET TO PARCEL D.

AND THEN THE PART THAT I DISCUSSED EARLIER IS ADDING ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET TO THE PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, TO THE TOWN CENTER.

SO KIND OF A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DETAIL ABOUT THIS.

WE'VE CREATED SIXTEEN POINT TWO SEVEN ACRES OF LAND THAT WE'RE IN OTHER USES, ADDING UP TO ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AT THAT INTERSECTION HERE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER.

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IT'S CALLED PURSELL J.

SO ALSO, AS WE GET TO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, WE HAD TO MODIFY THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS BECAUSE WE ADDED A NEW PARCEL.

AND THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE BLOW UP IN DETAIL.

HERE IS PARCEL D WHERE WE'RE SHIFTING ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.

WE'VE ADDED ELEVEN POINT FOUR SEVEN OR ELEVEN POINT SIX ADDITIONAL ACRES INTO THAT INTO THE WORKPLACE DISTRICT TO ALLOW FOR THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE TO BE PLACED THERE.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO SHIFTING ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL TO THE TOWN CENTER, LEAVING 50000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL WITHIN THE WORKPLACE DISTRICT.

THAT RETAIL HAS TO BE IN A FORMAT THAT IT IS AN ACCESSORY TO AN OFFICE BUILDING, SPECIFICALLY ON THE GROUND FLOOR OR INCORPORATED WITHIN AN OFFICE BUILDING.

SO IT WOULD CREATE SOME NICE SOME NICE ACTIVITY CENTERS WITHIN THAT WORKPLACE.

THE FINAL SHIFT IS THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET TO THE TOWN CENTER DISTRICT, SO THE TOWN CENTER DISTRICT CREATING THIS NICE ROADWAY, GOING THROUGH THE CENTER OF IT, A PREMIER ROADWAY WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR BOTH RETAIL AND THEN OFFICE AND THEN TERMINATING ON A RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT AT THE END.

THERE ARE TOWNHOMES AT THE END SO THAT THE IDEA OF THAT IS TO HAVE THAT PERIMETER ROAD.

AND THEN THAT WAY THE TOWN CENTER IS ACTIVATED DURING THE DAY WITH HAVING OFFICE WITHIN IT INSTEAD OF IT JUST BEING A RETAIL CENTER AND A RESIDENTIAL CENTER.

NOW WE GET TO CREATE ALL THREE COMPONENTS.

THE OTHER ONE OF THE OTHER CHANGES TO THE MASTER PLAN IS THE PARCEL OF LAND HERE WHERE THE ECONOMIC PARCELS THAT'S BEING CONVERTED TO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, WE ARE NOT ADDING ANY MORE DENSITY.

THERE ARE NO MORE HOMES BEING ADDED.

IT'S JUST CREATING THAT AREA, SPREADING OUT THE HOMES A LITTLE BIT MORE AND THEN REMOVING THIS ROADWAY. NOW, BECAUSE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARCEL IS NO LONGER HERE, THAT ROADWAY ISN'T NECESSARY.

AND WE'RE ALSO ADDING AN ADDITIONAL ROADWAY ONTO THE MASTER PLAN.

SO THIS AREA IN RED DOWN HERE IS AN ADDITIONAL ROADWAY HERE AND WE'VE ADDED TO THE MASTER PLAN, THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO SHOW CLARITY FOR NOW IN THE FUTURE.

AS I SAID EARLIER, WE HAVE PEOPLE MOVING IN.

WE HAVE TENANTS. WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF THINGS HAPPENING.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THERE'S SOME CLARITY.

THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN PLAN TO ROAD THERE.

BUT WITH THE REMOVAL OF THIS CONNECTION POINT AND THE SUGGESTION OF YOUR STAFF, WE NOW HAVE ADDED IT TO THE MASTER PLAN.

SO IT'S CLEAR IT DOES HAVE A NOTE ON THAT IS CONCEPTUAL, CAN MOVE OVER A LITTLE BIT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, BUT ALLOWS IT TO BE IDENTIFIED WITH WITHIN THE MASTER PLAN.

THE NEXT ITEM IS THE FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT AND A TRANSMISSION LINE.

FPL IS BUILDING A SUBSTATION WITH WITHIN AVENIR RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY ALSO NEED TO WORK ON THEIR GRID IN THAT AREA.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT NOT JUST FOR AVENIR, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE NORTH AREA THAT THEY HAVE A TRANSMISSION LINE COME TO THE SITE.

THAT TRANSMISSION LINE WILL START AT CORBITT.

IT WILL GO THROUGH MEKKA FARMS AND THEN ULTIMATELY COME THROUGH AVENIR AND LAND AT THIS SUBSTATION, WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.

THAT TRANSMISSION LINE IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO THE HEART, TO THE TO THE ELECTRICAL GRID WITHIN THE AREA.

BUT IT DOES GO THROUGH ONE OF OUR CONSERVATION AREAS NOW IN THAT CONSERVATION AREA.

IT'S BASICALLY IT'S PUTTING ONE OF THOSE BIG TRANSFORMER, BIG TRANSMISSION POLES IN THERE ALL THE WAY DOWN. SO THAT AREA, IT WILL BE A TRANSMISSION LINE WITH A LITTLE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH IT, BUT IT IS GOING THROUGH THE CONSERVATION AREA.

SO WE ARE REPLACING THAT CONSERVATION AREA.

SO GIVING IT A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL HERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE TRANSMISSION LINE COMES IN.

IT'S APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY FIVE.

SEVENTY SEVEN FEET WIDE.

THEY'LL BE POLES GOING THROUGH HERE AND IN A ROAD AROUND THE POLES COMING INTO A TRANSMISSION LINE. TO HANDLE THAT SITUATION, AVENIR HAS AGREED TO PLACE A TWO POINT ONE THREE ACRES JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE LAND IN THE PRESERVATION THAN WHAT IS BEING TAKEN OUT OF PRESERVATION, THOUGH IT TRULY ISN'T BEING TAKEN OUT OF PRESERVATION.

YES, IT'S GOING TO HAVE A POWER LINE THROUGH IT.

YES, THERE ARE GOING TO BE NO TALL TREES THROUGH THERE, BUT IT'S STILL PART OF THE STILL PART OF THE PRESERVATION TRACK AND WILL ALLOW ANIMAL WILDLIFE CONNECTIONS TO GO THROUGH THEIR. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, THE BOOK, SO WITHIN THE BOOK, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF STANDARDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE REQUESTING THE CHANGE AND I'M JUST GOING TO JUMP RIGHT TO THE STANDARDS WITHIN THE FIRST ONE, WITHIN PARCEL D, WHICH IS THE WORKPLACE DISTRICT.

WE'RE REQUESTING TO ADD RESTAURANT USES WITHIN THE WORKPLACE DISTRICT, AND IT HAS TO BE LIMITED TO BEING NECESSARY WITH THE OFFICE.

SO THAT'S THE REQUEST HERE.

AND THEN IN THE TOWN CENTER, WE'RE REQUESTING DRIVETHROUGH FOR SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS AND AS YOU KNOW, A SPECIALTY RESTAURANT IN THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.

IT'S A COFFEE SHOP. IT'S NOT A TACO BELL.

SO OUR REQUEST IS TO ALLOW A STARBUCKS OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO HAVE A DRIVE THRU WITHIN THE TOWN CENTER DISTRICT.

THE NEXT UPDATE ARE A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS STATION.

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THE PLAN, THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH DOES NOT HAVE IT, BUT WE SUSPECT THERE MAY BE ONE. SO WE'RE ASKING TO ADD IT TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS TO ALLOW IT TO BE A REQUEST TO THIS BOARD AS A MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE IN THE FUTURE.

THE NEXT ONE, THE NEXT CHANGE IS A REQUEST TO HAVE A DRIVE THROUGH FOR THE GROCERY STORES SIMILAR TO ALTON TOWN CENTER.

AS YOU KNOW THAT PUBLIX HAS A PHARMACY AND THE PHARMACIES WANT A DRIVE THROUGH.

SO THAT'S THE SAME REQUEST.

SO IT'LL BE A VERY SIMILAR DESIGN AND SIMILAR CONCEPT TO ALLOW FOR A DRIVE THRU WITHIN THE PHARMACY OR WITHIN THE PUBLIC EXCUSE ME, WITHIN THE GROCERY STORE.

I DIDN'T SAY THAT OUT LOUD WITHIN THE GROCERY STORE TO ALLOW FOR SIMILAR IN TOWN CENTERS.

PUBLIX THE NEXT ITEM IS A CHANGE.

THE PREMIER STREET, THE PERSON WHO AUTHORED THIS DOCUMENT THOUGHT THE EAST WEST ROAD WAS GOING TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT.

WELL, HE WAS WRONG AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A NORTH SOUTH ROAD.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BECOME THE PREMIER STREET COMING TO TOWN CENTER.

AND I'M SO EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU THE TOWN CENTER.

WHEN IT GETS HERE, IT'S GOING QUITE A WAYS AWAY.

BUT HOPEFULLY THE FALL WILL GET YOU'LL GET THE CHANCE TO SEE IT.

IT HAS BUILDINGS ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD.

IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT TERMINATING WITHIN IT WITHIN SOME TOWN.

SO IT'LL BE A VERY GOOD DESIGN.

THE OTHER ITEM IS ALLOWING FOR ON-STREET PARKING ON A SECONDARY STREET AND THE DESIGN STANDARDS TO ALLOW THAT TO BECOME OPTIONAL IN CERTAIN PLACES.

AND THEN THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS UPDATE IS REALLY TO ALLOW PASSELL GAO TO HAVE UCITS BECAUSE WE'VE ADDED THIS NEW POWER, SO WE'VE HAD TO ADD A WHOLE NEW CATEGORY.

THESE ARE THE SAME USES THAT THAT IT WAS ALLOWED THE SQUARE FOOTAGE WAS ALLOWED TO BE WHEN IT WAS IN THE ECONOMIC PASSELL.

CLEANUP ITEMS, WE HAVE ABOUT TWO OR THREE CLEANUP ITEMS AND I'LL BE DONE.

THE FIRST CLEANUP ITEM HAS TO DO WITH THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT TAKING A LOOK AT THIS MASTER PLAN AND WITH YOUR STAFF, GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, WE'VE HAD FIVE YEARS TO WORK WITH IT.

SO WE'VE SEEN SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO FIX OR FIX MIGHT NOT BE THE RIGHT TERM, BUT MAKE EASIER TO USE.

THE FIRST ONE HAS TO DO WITH THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.

IN ESSENCE, WE'RE REQUESTING TO ADD THE OFFICIALLY APPROVED TRIPS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER ITSELF. THOSE TRIPS ARE THERE TODAY.

THOSE TRIPS ARE AN EXHIBIT TO THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OR IN A PROPORTIONATE SHARE AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY THAT MR. WORK THEN HAD AN EXHIBIT TO IT.

SO IT'S IT GOES FROM THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER TO THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE, TO THE EXHIBIT, TO THE STUDY, JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR, BECAUSE THIS IS A LONG PROJECT FOR THE NEXT 20 TO 30 YEARS, WE WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO ALLOW FOR THOSE TRIPS TO BE WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER SO WE'RE NOT SEARCHING FOR THEM.

AND THE SAME THING WITH CONDITIONS SIX OR EIGHT, WE'RE WE'RE CLARIFYING THE CITIES, HOW THE CITY OPERATES WITHIN REGARDS TO ISSUE BUILDING PERMITS FOR HOW TRIPS ARE DETERMINED.

THE FINAL CONDITION WAS, WELL, WE HAVE NOW HAVE NINE ENTRANCES INSTEAD OF SEVEN.

WE WE'VE GOT TO CROSS THROUGH AND AT NINE THERE.

THE NEXT SET OF CLEANUP ITEMS ARE CLEANUP ITEMS THAT YOU'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY APPROVED, BUT THE OWNERSHIP HERE RECOGNIZES THAT THIS IS A LONG TERM PROJECT AND FOR THE NEXT 20 TO 30 YEARS AND ALSO TURNOVER ONE DAY WILL COME WHILE WE HAVE THE FIRST HOMEOWNER WITHIN AVENIR. WE'RE A LONG WAYS FROM TURNOVER, BUT THE THOUGHT PROCESS HERE IS TO CLEAN IT UP, TO ALLOW IT TO BE EASIER TO REED ON THESE LARGE PROJECTS.

TYPICALLY, THE PROCESS WORKS.

YOU DO A APPROVAL, YOU MAY AMEND THAT PCD APPROVAL BY AN INDIVIDUAL SITE, PLANS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS.

AND THAT WORKS REALLY WELL FROM A SYSTEM STANDPOINT ON A SMALLER PROJECT.

BUT I PROJECT WHICH 30 YEARS WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS GO BACK AND BRING ALL THOSE CHANGES BACK INTO THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL.

THAT WAY YOU'RE NOT HAVING WHOEVER THE ENTITY IS 20, 30, 40 YEARS FROM NOW ISN'T HAVING TO REBUILD ALL THE HISTORY OF ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS AND ALSO SITE PLANNING APPROVALS.

AND THIS IS REALLY ONLY THING THIS AFFECTS IS THE LANDSCAPE PLANS.

AS YOU KNOW, THE LANDSCAPE PLANTS HAVE TAKEN A CHANGE THROUGH THE SITE PLAN, APPROVAL PROCESS. I'M NOT GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH WHAT CHANGE BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY BUILT.

BUT THESE WERE PART OF YOUR SITE PLAN APPROVAL PROCESS, AND IT'S WHAT ALLOWED AVENIR TO DEVELOP AS IT IS TODAY.

WE'RE JUST REQUESTING YOU BRING IT INTO THE PCD.

SO IT'S CONSISTENT.

AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. BECAUSE THEIR A STAFF PRESENTATION, NO MATTER WHERE THE APPLICANT WAS, AGAIN, VERY COMPREHENSIVE.

SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION TWENTY SEVEN AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM, SO I WILL CLOSE THE HEARING.

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I LOOK DOWN THIS WAY THIS TIME.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION. SECOND.

I'LL MAKE A SECOND. OK, I'M GOING TO BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

ANYONE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO, IF I MAY, MADAM MAYOR, I THINK THAT IT WAS A SMART CHANGE TO MOVE THE USERS INTO THE TOWN CENTER, OBVIOUSLY BEING A MIXED USE PROJECT IN THAT RESPECT, TRAFFIC, PEDESTRIAN, ALL OF THE AND THE REASONS.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.

AND THEN I DID WHEN REVIEWING THE LANDSCAPE PLANS, I DID MAKE A COMMENT TO STAFF BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS WERE DOING CLEANUPS AND I SAW YOU TREES AND THE UTILITIES IN THE CROSS SECTION. SO AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE OF MY PET PEEVES OF UTILITY EASEMENTS AND OVERLAP AND MAKING SURE WE DON'T SQUEEZE THE BUFFERS DOWN TO WHERE THERE'S NO PLACE FOR VEGETATION.

SO JUST AS AN ENCOURAGEMENT THAT THAT DOESN'T OCCUR IN THE FUTURE.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A SMART MOVE.

IF ANYTHING THAT THE LAST YEAR HAS TAUGHT US IS THAT THINGS CAN CHANGE VERY QUICKLY, SO THE CHANGES ADDING THE DRIVE THROUGH IS HAVING MORE USES WITHIN THE TOWN CENTER, BRINGING THE OFFICES IN THERE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN CAN WORK AND GO TO LUNCH AND GO TO THE STORE AND AND DO IT ALL IN ONE PLACE.

THAT'S THE WHOLE IDEA, IS TO CAPTURE AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND ELIMINATE AS MUCH TRAFFIC AS WE CAN. SO I ACTUALLY THINK MOST OF THE CHANGES, IF NOT ALL THE CHANGES ON HERE, MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE THAN THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE.

AND THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD I HAD POSTED AT THE AGENDA REVIEW WAS PASSELL.

JAY WAS CREATED OUT OF PART OF THE AG PARCEL AND PART OF PARCEL, A CORRECT PART RESIDENTIAL AND A SMALL PART OF THE AGRICULTURAL AREA.

YES, MA'AM. OK.

FABINHO. I ECHO WHAT SHE SAID.

OK, WELL, IT'S NOT REALLY LIKE IN THAT CASE, HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK ANY FAST MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU. CAN OK.

WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR RESOLUTION 28, 20, 21, RESOLUTION 28, 2021, A

[IX. a. RESOLUTION 28, 2021 – APPROVING THE DESIGN, SURVEY, AND PERMITTING SERVICES FOR A WESTBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE IMPROVEMENT. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE DESIGN, SURVEY, AND PERMITTING SERVICES RELATED TO PROVIDING A WESTBOUND RIGHT-TURN LANE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT AT NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND OSPREY ISLES BOULEVARD AS PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (NIAP); AUTHORIZING THE NECESSARY EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE DESIGN, SURVEY, AND PERMITTING SERVICES NEEDED TO CREATE ESTIMATES FOR THE NIAP; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL ACTION NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SERVICES FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

STAFF PRESENTATION.

MR. ANGO.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL TODD CITY ENGINEER AND PRESENTING RESOLUTION.

TWENTY EIGHT. TWENTY TWENTY.

WE HAD A REQUEST FROM OSPREY ILLES TO PUT IN A WESTBOUND TURN LANE ON NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD AS IT APPROACHES THEIR ENTRANCE FOR SAFETY AND FOR OTHER REASONS OUT THERE, THE SPEED OF THE ROAD. SO WE DID AN INITIAL SURVEY OF THOSE RESIDENTS TO SEE IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN US CONDUCTING A NAP PROGRAM, WHICH WE ACTUALLY PUT UP THE MONEY AND THEY PAY BACK OVER TIME.

AND WE GOT 51 PERCENT OF THOSE RESIDENTS TO SAY, YES, WE ARE INTERESTED IN THIS.

SO THAT STARTS OUR OUR PROGRAM.

SO THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS IT TURNS INTO OSPREY ISLES NOW, THERE WILL BE A WIDENING OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD IN THIS AREA IN OUR HOPES IS TO GET THIS DONE FAST AND SO WE CAN INCLUDE IT IN THAT LINE INTO NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD.

SO TO PUT THE EXTRA LANE IN THE TURN LANE IN THERE.

SOME OF OUR CHALLENGES IS OBVIOUSLY PHENELZINE IN THERE.

WE DO HAVE SOME WATER MAINS IN THERE.

WE HAVE AT&T.

COMCAST IS IN THERE.

WE GOT TO RELOCATE SIDEWALK AND WE NEED SOME ADDITIONAL RIGHT AWAY.

AND THEY'RE ALL SPRAY. ILLES HAS AGREED TO DONATE THAT RIGHT AWAY TO AS FREE AND CLEAR WOULDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO BUY IT FROM THEM AND THEN PAY US BACK OVER 10 YEARS FOR THAT PARTICULAR IMPROVEMENT. SO THE ESTIMATE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IS ROUGHLY 400000 DOLLARS AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROVE HERE TONIGHT.

SOME OF THE UNKNOWNS IS THE UTILITY RELOCATION, WHETHER IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE THEM TO GO UNDERGROUND, WHETHER WE HAVE TO UNDERGROUND SOME OF THE OTHER UTILITIES THAT ARE OUT

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SO THE TOTAL ESTIMATE IS ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PROJECT.

WE'RE REQUESTING TONIGHT, 75 TO GET DESIGN.

SERVAIS, GET TO THE PERMITTING COST AND GET THE ACTUAL COST OF THE PROJECT THAT WILL BUILD THE PROJECT AND GET THE ACTUAL COST OF THE PROJECT.

WE DO HAVE.

PALM BEACH COUNTY, WHO OWNS NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD, DID SAY THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO PERMIT THIS, WE WON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH A WARRANT PROCESS.

THIS WILL BE PERMITTED AND HOPEFULLY AGAIN WILL BE DONE WITH THE NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD IN PROGRESS. SO WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE THAT.

SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

FOR THE INITIAL PHASE, AND THEN ONCE WE COMPLETE THE DESIGN, THE PERMANENT GET, THE ACTUAL COST WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING.

MOST LIKELY HERE IN THIS ROOM WITH THE RESIDENTS TO GO OVER THE ACTUAL COST AND THE ACTUAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND THEN WE'LL CONDUCT THE FINAL SURVEY TO JUDGE THE INTERESTS OF THOSE RESIDENTS. BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS WILL COME BACK TO THIS COUNCIL FOR FINAL DECISION, WHETHER THEY APPROVE IT OR WHETHER THEY DO NOT APPROVE IT.

IT'S THE FINAL DECISION IS AT THIS COUNCIL LEVEL.

AND THEN IT'LL BE AN ASSESSMENT WILL BE AGREED UPON LAST TIME WE DID IT WAS TEN YEARS AT FIVE PERCENT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROVING HERE TONIGHT.

THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.

THE FIRST ONE, WHEN IS THE NORTH, LIKE, IMPROVMENT SUPPOSED TO GO FORWARD IN THAT SECTION? SO WHEN WOULD THIS THE PLANS OR ABOUT 90 PERCENT DONE? THERE IS A HOLDUP RIGHT NOW WITH WEST PALM BEACH HAS FILED A LAWSUIT OR MORE OF AN OBJECTION TO THE PERMIT FROM SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BECAUSE SOME OF THIS AREA ACTUALLY DRAINS INTO IBIS.

SO THAT'S BEING HELD UP.

WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW.

LIKE I SAID, THE PLANS ARE 90 PERCENT.

PALM BEACH COUNTY IS ALMOST AT THE POINT WHERE THEY CAN ISSUE THE PERMIT.

BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET OVER THE HURDLE OF ISSUING THE CALIFORNIA PERMIT.

AND THE SECOND QUESTION IS THE 75000 THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TONIGHT, IF IT DOES GET APPROVED BY OSPREY ISLAND, THAT GETS FACTORED INTO WHAT THEY ARE WILL BE ASSESSED.

YES, THAT WILL GO BACK IN.

AND IF IT DOES NOT, THEN THE CITY IS THAT IS AT RISK OF THE RISK.

THAT'S THE WAY THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED.

OK, ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M SORRY IF IT IS NOT THAN IT WHAT CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT WE ABSORB THAT COST AS A CITY AND WHERE WOULD THOSE FUNDS BE COMING FROM? IN THAT CASE, CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, WE HAD AN EXCESS IN THE LAST IN A PROGRAM THAT WE DID AND WE'RE FUNDING THAT SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT OF THAT ACCOUNT RIGHT NOW.

OK, I DO HAVE ONE CARD ON THIS ITEM.

WELL, MATTHEW KAMELA, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

THANK YOU, TODD. GOOD EVENING ONCE AGAIN, MADAME MAYOR. MADAM VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAY IT PLEASE THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW KAMELA AND MY ADDRESS IS NINE SIX SEVEN EIGHT OSPREY ISLES BOULEVARD PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, THREE, THREE, FOUR, ONE, TWO.

I'M ALSO APPEARING BEFORE YOU.

HERE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE OSPREY ISLES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.

THERE ARE SEVERAL OWNERS FROM OSPREY ISLES HERE TONIGHT AS WELL.

AND I'D CERTAINLY LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR PRESENCE.

I CERTAINLY DON'T CLEAR A ROOM.

WE STILL HAD TO I AM HERE TO URGE AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE ON RESOLUTION 28, 20, 21 TO INSTALL THE RIGHT HAND TURN LANE INTO OSPREY ISLES.

GETTING TO THIS POINT HAS TAKEN APPROXIMATELY SIX YEARS OF TIME EFFORT MEETING WITH CITY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FPL.

OUR BOARD IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR A RIGHT HAND TURN LANE SIX YEARS AGO, AND WE PROCEEDED FORWARD AT THAT TIME, OSPREY WAS IN UNINCORPORATED PALM BEACH COUNTY.

WE WERE TOLD BY THE POWERS THAT BE AN UNINCORPORATED POWER IN PALM BEACH COUNTY THAT OSPREY'S DIDN'T HAVE THE REQUISITE RIGHT HAND TURNS INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM IN 2007 WHEN NOBODY WAS LIVING IN OSPREY AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM IN 2015. WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROCESS WITH 101 HOMES HAD ALREADY BEEN BUILT OUT.

THE COMMUNITY CAN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE NO TO THIS REQUEST.

THEN WE WERE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.

WE BROUGHT THE ISSUE TO THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY RECEIVED A LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ATTITUDE. THEN THE COMMUNITY AFTER FURTHER MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS.

THIS IS HOW IT CAN BE DONE WITH A 51 PERCENT OF YOUR RESIDENTS SURVEYED TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND TONIGHT, WE ARE HERE.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY'S ASSISTANCE IN HELPING OSPREY GET TO THIS POINT, AS IT HAS

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THE COORDINATION DEFINITELY WILL RESULT IN THE LEAST DISRUPTION TO OUR RESIDENTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF BOTH THE RESOLUTION.

AFFIRMATIVE AND THE REQUEST TO COORDINATE THE LANE CONSTRUCTION WITH THE NORTH WIDENING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I BELIEVE CARL HAS A QUESTION FOR TODD.

YES, I NEED TO GO BACK I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE MAX QUESTION OR YOU QUESTION, I NEED TO GO BACK TO WHO FILED A LAWSUIT AND FILED LAWSUITS, LAWSUIT AGAINST WHO ABOUT MOVING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WATER BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT WAS IT A LAWSUIT? IT WAS AN OBJECTION TO A SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PERMIT.

SO WE WERE WAITING AS AVENIR CAME IN TO WIDEN THE SECTION IN FRONT OF PUBLIX AND I A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WATER WHICH WAS ALREADY PERMITTED, NEEDS TO GO WEST OR NEEDS TO GO SOUTH INTO THE SYSTEM.

AND SO BECAUSE WESTBOUND CONTROLS THAT THEY OBJECTED TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATERWAY.

SO IT'S MORE LIKE AN ARBITRATION KIND OF A THING THAT THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS NOW. SO ARE THEY OBJECTING TO BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE FOR A LONG TIME, ARE THEY OBJECTING JUST TO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT OR IS THIS FOR THE LENGTHENING OF THE ENTIRE NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD? BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO GO ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON.

IF WE CAN'T GET THIS OBJECTION CLEARED UP.

AND IN MY OPINION, WHAT THE OBJECTION IS, THE STATE WILL ACCEPT IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH STATE RACHELLE. RIGHT.

IF IF I MAY OFFER SOME INFORMATION.

WHILE THEY ARE OBJECTING TO THE DRAINAGE ON STATE ROAD SEVEN, WE HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH AVENIR AND ARE REACHING PERHAPS A SOLUTION THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE DELAY IN THE PROJECT.

WE HOPE TO BRING THAT TO YOU SOON.

SO I AM OPTIMISTIC THEY WILL BE ABLE TO WORK THAT OUT.

YEAH, THAT WAS JUST A GRAY AREA FOR ME THE FIRST TIME I HEARD OF AN OBJECTION BECAUSE HOW MANY FEET IS THIS TURN? LILLY. AND I'M LIKE, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROJECT.

WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT INTO THE NORTH LIKE FULL OF ART PROJECT.

AND THAT WAS JUST DELAYED FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU FOR CLEARING THAT UP.

BUT YOU CAN'T SOUTH FLORIDA, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN OBJECTION, CAN'T THEY STILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PERMIT? NONETHELESS, THEY CAN'T.

THEY HAVE IN THE PAST WITH OBJECTIONS.

THEY'VE GOT TO WORK THROUGH THOSE ISSUES.

WE GOT TO PROTECT THE WATER IN THAT AREA.

I MEAN, THAT'S A GIVEN. AND SOMEHOW WE GOT TO MOVE.

WE GOT TO ADDRESS THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUES AND TAKE CARE OF THE ECOSYSTEM.

SO BUT I THOUGHT THE OBJECTION WAS TO THIS TURN.

I'M LIKE, HOW CAN YOU OBJECT TO 1200 FEET OF ASPHALT? OK, 280 WITH A 50 FOOT TAPER.

YEAH, BUT LIKE MATTHEW SAID, WE WANT TO GET TO JUST DO THIS ONE SO WE CAN GET IT DONE ALL AT THE SAME TIME. THAT WOULD BE THE RIGHT WAY TO GO.

ABSOLUTELY. OK, I DO HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE WE.

SO THIS SEEMS LIKE SUCH A NO BRAINER FOR ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX DOLLARS A YEAR FOR YOUR RESIDENTS AND OSPREY AND FOR EVERYBODY THAT DRIVES UP AND DOWN THAT ROAD.

WHY IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION IN YOUR COMMUNITY? MATTHEW, DO YOU HAVE ANY I MEAN, WHAT ARE YOUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE OPPOSED TO THIS? WHAT ARE THEY? ARE THEY OPPOSED TO THE COST OR THEY DON'T THINK IT'S NEEDED OR WHAT? WHAT'S THE REASON FOR THAT? MAYBE THEY DIDN'T VOTE NO BECAUSE BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T VOTE, BUT THEN THOSE THAT VOTED, SOME PEOPLE VOTED NO, RIGHT.

RIGHT. AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY ANYBODY WOULD BE OPPOSED TO THAT.

THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT DO NOT WISH TO BE ASSESSED ANYMORE IN DOLLARS.

SO IT'S JUST A FINANCIAL THING.

IT'S A FINANCIAL IMPACT.

THE WAY THE BOARD SOLD IT TO THE COMMUNITY WAS IN ADDITION TO ANNEXING INTO THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, WE ALSO FELT ER TO SEE COAST WATER.

MOST OF OUR RESIDENTS ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED THE SAVINGS OF APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 PERCENT IN THEIR WATER BILL. SO THE IDEA WAS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AWAY FROM YOU IN FUNDING THE TURN LANE. WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO YOU WHEN WE SAVE YOU X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS IN WATER. AND IT HAS BEEN AN OBJECTIVE OF OUR BOARD FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS NEVER TO TAKE WITHOUT GIVING BETTER VALUE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE FEEL WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.

SO PEOPLE SOMETIMES ARE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS.

SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT THE CITY SHOULD HAVE DONE IT.

SOME PEOPLE THINK THE COUNTY SHOULD HAVE DONE IT.

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SO TODD PRESENTED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

WE SOLICITED, WE SOLD, WE WALKED THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE GOT THE VOTE.

AND IT'S 25 DOLLARS A MONTH.

DON'T THEY THINK THAT THEIR PROPERTY VALUES ARE GOING TO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN THEIR SAFETY GETTING IN AND OUT OF YOUR COMMUNITY IS PART OF WHAT THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO PROVIDE FOR YOU? YOU ARE PREACHING TO THE CHOIR.

OK, SEAN. YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAD WATER LAST WEEK WHEN WEST PALM BEACH DID NOT. I KNOW THEY HAD A DOUBLE BENEFIT.

I'M SUFFERING THROUGH THAT RIGHT NOW.

MY OFFICE BUILDING AS.

YEAH. AND YES, YOU'RE VERY LUCKY THAT YOU'RE NOT USING THAT WATER.

HOUSTON, ASIDE FROM ZIKOS.

SO OUR SHOWERS AND OUR SPRINKLERS ARE.

YEAH. THROWING OUT PRETTY WELL.

AND YOU GET A SAVINGS AND COMMUNICATION TAX AS WELL BY HALF.

EXACTLY. ON TOP OF IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND YOU LIVE IN THE CITY. YOU'RE WELCOME.

SO CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE? I THOUGHT THE GUYS WANT TO MAKE MOTIONS AHEAD.

GUYS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AND I'LL SECOND IT.

I DO WANT TO SAY ONE THING ALSO WHILE WE'RE OK, RIGHT PRIOR TO THIS IS, YOU KNOW, I WAS THERE IN THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN YOU WERE CONSIDERING ANNEXING INTO THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS. I WAS AT THE VERY MEETING IN OUR EOC.

AND YOU GUYS HAD BROUGHT THIS TURN UP BACK THEN, YOU KNOW, SIX PLUS SEVEN YEARS AGO.

AND I FELT YOUR FRUSTRATION AND YOUR AND THE PAIN THAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE DAILY PAIN AND FRUSTRATION FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS. SO THANKS FOR STICKING WITH EVERYBODY AND THANK YOU STAFF FOR REALLY WORKING WITH THEM TO TRY TO FIND A SOLUTION.

BECAUSE, I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ALL HERE FOR, IS TO HELP SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND STAFF TAKES THAT VERY, VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY, AS DO WE.

AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR PERSEVERING THROUGH THIS AND WE'LL GET THROUGH IT TO THE END.

SO HANG IN THERE.

HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON FAVOR BY ANY POST MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION, DISCUSSION AND ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE FIRST WILL BE THE CITY MANAGER EVALUATION.

AND SINCE THE GUYS ARE SO INTENT ON TALKING, WE WILL LET THEM GO FIRST.

[X. ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION/DISCUSSION AND ITEMS OF INTEREST]

SINCE YOU POINTED AT ME, ZERON AND I SAT DOWN AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR OVER AN HOUR.

WE DISCUSSED, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'VE COME FROM, ESPECIALLY ALSO ENCOMPASSED MY FIVE AND A HALF YEARS OR WHATEVER I'VE BEEN UP HERE.

SO I'M MORE LIKE ENCOMPASS WHERE WE'VE BEEN SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS HE'S GOING TO BE HERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT A FIRM GRASP ON THE VISION LIKE HE ALWAYS HAS.

STAFF ADORES HIM.

THE PLACE RUNS PROBABLY AS GOOD AS ANY FORTUNE 500 COMPANY IN THE WORLD.

AND WE ALL GET THE BENEFIT FROM THAT.

SO THE COMMUNITY APPRECIATES IT.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

HIS STAFF APPRECIATES IT, APPRECIATES IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, HE CONTINUES TO BE THE THE TIP OF THE SPEAR.

SO THAT SUMS UP AN HOUR OR SO CONVERSATION WE HAD A FEW WEEKS AGO.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT.

NO, WE TALKED YESTERDAY IN REGARDS TO HIS PERFORMANCE, OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY RUNS EXTREMELY WELL, THE TEAM THAT HAS PUT IN PLACE IS SECOND TO NONE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.

AND CREATING SUCH A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT REALLY LOOK OUT FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND FOR THE TEAM. AND THAT COMES FROM LEADERSHIP, NO QUESTION.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.

WE JUST HAD SOME COMMON CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW BEST TO COMMUNICATE BEYOND THE CITY'S BORDERS TO MAKING SURE THAT WE AS A COUNCIL ARE GIVEN SOME TOOLS TO TRY TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNICATIONS WITH OUR RESIDENTS.

HE DOES SHARE A TON OF INFORMATION WITH US.

HOW WE CHOOSE TO USE THAT INFORMATION IS ALWAYS CHALLENGING TO TO PUT IT IN THE BEST WAY.

BUT ALL IN ALL, EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CITY MANAGER.

I HAD TO WRITE MINE DOWN MY FIRST EVALUATION OF MR. FERRIS, I WANTED TO DO THIS WITH THE RESPECT HE DESERVES.

SO I DID SIT WITH RON THIS WEEK AND WE SPOKE BRIEFLY, BUT I TOOK A MOMENT TO WRITE A FEW THINGS. SO RON FERRIS IS AN EXCELLENT IS EXCELLENT IN HIS PERFORMANCE AS OUR CITY MANAGER

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HIS ACHIEVEMENTS ARE WELL KNOWN AND WERE DESCRIBED REALLY BEAUTIFULLY LAST YEAR BY MAYOR WOODS AT OUR JULY 16TH, 2020 MEETING, WHEN WE DECIDED TO NAME THE BUILDING AFTER HIM, WE HEARD ABOUT HIS EXCELLENCE IN OUR BUDGET SYSTEMS, OPERATIONS AND HIS STAFF ADMIRATION AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE ALL GRATEFUL FOR IN HIS LAST 33 YEARS IN THE CITY.

SO TONIGHT I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU MY EXPERIENCES WITH LAST YEAR.

RON'S DOOR'S ALWAYS OPEN.

HIS PHONE IS ALWAYS ANSWERED.

HE LISTENS, HE'S THOUGHTFUL, HE'S COLLEGIAL AND INFORMATIVE.

AND HE GIVES ME THE TOOLS I NEED AS RELATIVELY NEW COUNCIL MEMBER TO UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY OF OUR POLICIES HERE IN THE CITY.

HE HAS CONSISTENTLY, CONSISTENTLY MET WITH ME FOR ALMOST OVER AN HOUR EVERY WEEK SINCE I WAS ELECTED TO GET ME UP TO SPEED.

AND HE DID IT IN PERSON DURING COVID AS WELL.

IN THESE MEETINGS, HE SHARES UNBIASED INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS THAT HELPED ME MAKE SOUND DECISIONS, AS WELL AS THE RESOURCES THAT I CAN AND DO PURSUE FOR MY OWN EDIFICATION.

AND THIS YEAR, UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP AND DURING COVID, WE WERE PROVIDED CONSTANT AND TRANSPARENT INFORMATION, MORE SO THAN I SAW ANY OF MY FRIENDS THAT DO THIS FOR A LIVING RECEIVE. HE OUR CITY, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY AND OTHER RESOURCES, CREATED A LAUDED VACCINE LOCATION.

WE PROVIDED OVER ONE HUNDRED ONE POINT THREE DOLLARS MILLION IN HELP FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THE OUTDOOR SEATING AND OUR REACH, AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER AS WELL. CONTINUES WITH OUR PALM BEACH GARDENS PALM BEACH GARDENS CARRAS MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

AND THIS YEAR, RON EVEN SPEARHEADED PROVIDING IN-HOUSE CULTURAL COMPETENCY FOR EVERY STAFF MEMBER. AND I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANY PUBLICITY ABOUT THAT.

IT WAS JUST DONE BECAUSE IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR.

RON IS A PROFESSIONAL WHO I HAVE FOUND DOES HIS BEST WORKING WITH A STATESMAN, NOT A POLITICIAN. AND HE IS I SO BEAUTIFULLY ON THE FUTURE OF MY HOMETOWN AND NOT ON POLITICS, WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATE.

IF THERE IS COLLABORATION.

I KNOW RON IS THE PERSON PUSHING FOR EVERYONE TO COME TOGETHER, TAKE OUR ENTIRE COUNTY A BETTER PLACE. IF THERE IS CRITICISM, HE'S THE ONE WHO'S GOING TO TAKE IT.

AND IF THERE'S A COMPLIMENT OR CREDIT TO BE GIVEN, HE'LL STEP BACK AND GIVE IT TO OTHERS.

SO THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR.

JUST WITH MARCY'S BEEN HERE THE SHORTEST PERIOD OF TIME, ALTHOUGH SHE DOES HAVE HISTORY HERE, SO I'VE BEEN HERE THE SHORTEST BUT THE LONGEST AND THAT CRAZY, BUT I DO I'D SAY DITTO OR ECHO ALL OF THE COMMENTS MADE HERE TODAY.

I KNOW IT'S YOUR FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR.

I'M BEING FACETIOUS, BUT I FEEL REALLY, REALLY BLESSED TO LIVE IN THIS AMAZING CITY AS I DRIVE THROUGH OUR CITY AND LOOK AT THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.

IT'S AMAZING.

BUT WE STILL HAVE AN ABSOLUTE BEAUTIFUL CITY.

AND I DON'T KNOW OF ANY DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY THAT ARE NOT AWARD WINNING IN OUR CITY.

I CAN'T THINK OF ONE.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL, SUCCESSFUL AND AMAZING CITY IS BECAUSE OF RON AND HIS LEADERSHIP AND IN MY TENURE ON THE COUNCIL IN THE PAST.

AND NOW I'VE SEEN THEM OPERATE IN GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES, VERY, VERY, VERY STRESSFUL TIMES.

AND HE'S ALWAYS HANDLED HIMSELF WITH THE UTMOST OF PROFESSIONALISM.

AND I KNOW FOR SURE THAT HE'S ALWAYS HAD PALM BEACH GARDENS BEST INTERESTS AT HEART WITH EVERY DECISION MADE.

I THINK WE HEARD IT TODAY WITH THE, WHAT, SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR IN SAVINGS WITH OUR HEALTH CARE CLINIC ALONE, WHICH I WAS AT THAT FIRST RIBBON CUTTING.

AND THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA AND HAS REALLY PAID OUT TENFOLD FROM WHAT WE EXPECTED.

AND THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER EXAMPLES.

SO WITH THAT, I SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE.

SO I GUESS IT'S MY TURN.

SO I'VE BEEN MEETING WITH RON MORE FREQUENTLY AS I'VE EMERGED FROM COVID, SO A LOT OF WHAT I HAVE SAID AND MET WITH HIM ABOUT HAS HAPPENED OVER A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WE DID MEET AGAIN LAST WEEK, AND I'VE BEEN VERY PUBLIC IN MY COMMENTS ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP THIS PAST YEAR.

AND IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT YEAR FOR MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS AND FOR OUR STAFF.

AND YOU DILIGENTLY WORKED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ALL SAFE AND THAT EVERYONE STAYED EMPLOYED, WHICH WAS A VERY BIG THING THIS YEAR.

THE TWO WORDS THAT THAT COME TO MIND RIGHT OFF THE BAT ARE FORWARD THINKING AND PLANNING.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHY WE DID GET THROUGH THIS PAST YEAR THE WAY THAT WE DID AND CAME OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE AS STRONG AS EVER.

OUR FINANCIAL STABILITY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

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WHAT I WOULD SAY SO AND I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY TO CONTINUE MY JOURNEY AS MAYOR AND MOVE FORWARD AND THANK YOU.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUR CITY MAYOR? THIRTY THREE. IS IT THIRTY THREE.

THIRTY. WHAT IS IT. I'M IN THE 21ST YEAR.

TWENTY FIRST YEAR. I MEAN YES I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS.

ALL RIGHT. IT IS A RECORD OTHER TWO QUICK ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ONE IS CONGRATULATIONS TO CHELSEA, AND I KNOW YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE BECAUSE YOU NEVER HAD YOUR LEADERSHIP.

PALM BEACH COUNTY GRADUATION LAST YEAR OR SO.

THEY'RE BUNDLING YOURS WITH THIS YEAR'S CLASS AND GOING TO HAVE A GREAT TIME.

SO I WILL BE QUICK.

BUT I FELT THIS WAS IMPORTANT AND IT KIND OF BUILDS ON WHAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT A FEW MINUTES AGO. THIS PAST WEEK HAS DEMONSTRATED THE DIFFICULT SITUATION THAT FLORIDA CITIES AND RESIDENTS CAN FIND THEMSELVES IN DUE TO FLUCTUATIONS IN THE AVAILABILITY OF CLEAN DRINKING WATER WITH THE DISRUPTION OF THE WATER CYCLES LEADING TO MORE FREQUENT DROUGHT AND HEAVIER STORMS, ALONG WITH THE RISING SEAS AND INCREASES IN THE TOXIC ALGAE GROWTH LIKE WE SAW IN WEST PALM.

WE MUST PLAN AND EXECUTE THAT PLAN QUICKLY TO SECURE FLORIDA'S CLEAN WATER SUPPLY.

IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK, NOR IS IT ONE THAT CITIES, COUNTIES OR STATES CAN DO ALONE.

IT TAKES A COMPREHENSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH.

AND I JUST WANTED TO LET MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS KNOW THAT THERE IS ONE.

AS VICE CHAIR OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER RESOURCES TASK FORCE, I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW AND I'LL BE BRIEF OF THE JOINT PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER RESOURCES TASK FORCE AND BROWARD COUNTY WATER ADVISORY BOARD WORKSHOP THAT WAS HELD YESTERDAY IN WEST PALM.

THIS WAS THE SECOND OF THESE WORKSHOPS SINCE THE FORMATION OF THE TASK FORCES IN 2008.

AND ONE OF THE KEY INITIATIVES, AND IT'S EXCITING TO COME OUT OF THE INITIAL COLLABORATION WAS THE IMPORTANCE OF 51 RESERVOIR IN WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY, WITH PHASE ONE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

I PROVIDE EACH OF YOU WITH THE PRESENTATIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED YESTERDAY AND DIGITAL AND HARD COPY.

I SENT AN EMAIL WITH THE DIGITAL COPY.

YOU'LL SEE HOW COMPLICATED IT IS TO MAKE ALL THE PIECES FIT TOGETHER TO BOTH CLEAN AND PROTECT OUR WATER SUPPLY AND PREVENT FLOODING.

FLOODING IS NOT SOMETHING THAT ONLY AFFECTS THE COASTAL AREAS, AND MOST PEOPLE IN CITIES LIKE OURS DON'T REALIZE THAT OUR SYSTEM OF CANALS RUNS ON A GRADIENT DOWNWARD TO THE SEA AND THE INCREASING SEA LEVELS ARE STARTING TO CAUSE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE WORSE FLOODING IN WESTERN NON COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

SO FUNDING THE GOOD NEWS FUNDING WAS APPROVED LAST WEEK BY PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH FLORIDA SYSTEM, FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, RESILIENCY STUDY. AND THAT WILL NEED TO BE APPROVED BY CONGRESS IN AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR FISCAL 2022 BEFORE THE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE.

THE FUNDING WILL FOCUS ON THE PROJECT FEATURES THAT CAN REDUCE THE MOST IMMEDIATE RISK TO CHANGING CONDITIONS AND THE RESILIENCY ASPECTS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF FLOODING. SPEAKERS AT THE WORKSHOP YESTERDAY INCLUDED TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES AND THEIR TASK FORCE ADVISORY BOARDS. IF ANYONE WANTS TO FOLLOW UP WITH ME ON ANY OF THIS SPECIFIC INFORMATION OR KNOW WHERE TO GET MORE ON IT, JUST PLEASE.

SO ANYONE ELSE HAVE A BOARD REPORT OR COMMITTEE REPORT THEY WANT TO SHARE? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR THE BEAUTIFUL JOB WITH OUR VETERANS MEMORIAL DAY VIDEO AND RACHELLE AND ESPECIALLY LAUREN BROOKS.

AND THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING ALL OF HER WORK WITH THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES.

SHE IS EXTRAORDINARY.

AND TO HAVE HER BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF IT WAS PERFECT.

THANK YOU, RACHELLE.

ARE YOU ENCOMPASSING BOARD REPORTS ALONG INTO ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION, ITEMS OF INTEREST, THIS CASE? I WANT TO BRING SOMETHING UP FOR ITEMS OF INTEREST SO YOU CAN.

YES. LET ME BRING IT UP NOW.

OK, I'D LIKE TO CIRCLE BACK TO THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND DISCUSS SOME OF THE DELAYS THAT

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AND I WOULD WE SET MAX ON A COURSE.

LAST MONTH TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A LAWSUIT AND NOW THAT THEY'VE.

SOFTLY APPROVED THIS, WE STILL DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN WRITING AND NOW WE'RE GETTING VERBAL DELAYS FROM THE CITY, FROM THE COUNTY.

ADMINISTRATOR, CORRECT, SO NOBODY KNEW I WAS GOING TO BRING THIS UP, BUT I WOULD RATHER KEEP MAX ON A COURSE.

SO WE ARE DOING WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET THAT LIGHT IN, BECAUSE WE COULD BE GETTING WE CAN BE HAVING CONVERSATIONS FOREVER.

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE WE ALREADY HAD ANOTHER WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MINOR CRASH IS PROBABLY GOING TO TURN. AND MATTSSON ATTORNEY, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO TURN INTO AN INJURY, A LAWSUIT, AND THAT ONE LITTLE CRASH WILL PROBABLY COST MORE THAN THE ENTIRE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. SO IS THERE A WAY WE CAN HAVE MAX STAY ON COURSE OR YOU CAN CHIME IN? MAX SIMM, VIRGINIA ALETTER GO.

YOU'VE GOT 15 DAYS TO EITHER APPROVE THIS OR WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? WE HAVE MAX TO A CITY ATTORNEY REPORT BECAUSE THAT'S NEXT.

AND THEN DISCUSS IT AS PART OF YOU WANT TO.

SORRY. HE GAVE TO.

YEAH, I MEAN, THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE BEYOND THE TIME LINE, I THINK THAT MY RECOMMENDATION AT THIS POINT, I MEAN, YOU'VE ALREADY AUTHORIZED ME TO DO WHAT I NEED TO DO IS NECESSARY.

I THINK THE BEST THING TO DO IS LET THE CITY MANAGER CONTINUE TO WORK WITH MS. BAKER AND SEE IF WE CAN ACHIEVE OUR OBJECTIVE.

YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO GET THE LIGHT.

THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO US.

IT'S FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING YOU'RE BEING VENGEFUL OR ANYTHING.

IT'S A I THINK THAT IT'S FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAN PUNCHING THEM IN THE NOSE OR PROVING A POINT. IT'S ABOUT OBTAINING THE PERMITS SO THAT WE CAN PUT THIS VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN PLAY.

AND I I'M REASONABLY CONFIDENT THAT THAT THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR.

I HAVE ALL THE CONFIDENCE IN THE WORLD OF OUR CITY MANAGER.

AND SO IF HE COMES TO ME AT SOME POINT AND SAYS IT'S NOT HAPPENING, THEN REST ASSURED I WILL GET THAT SIGNAL.

ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT YOU JUST USED IS, IF I MIGHT ADD, I FEEL YOUR FRUSTRATION, SO I CERTAINLY DO.

YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER BEEN ACCUSED OF BEING A DIPLOMAT, BUT I'M TRYING TO BE VERY DIPLOMATIC ABOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS HERE BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO GET THE THINGS DONE WITHOUT CONFLICT AT THE END AND TRYING TO GET IT DONE BY.

PATIENTLY GOING THROUGH THEIR PROCESS, IF I CAN GET IT DONE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND TIMING IS EVERYTHING. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME LEFT BEFORE WE'RE PREPARED TO GO VERTICAL RIGHT NOW. AND I'M IN HOPES THAT THE PERMIT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE TIME WE'RE READY TO GO VERTICAL. IF NOT, THEN WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER DISCUSSION, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND I FEEL LIKE I DIDN'T GIVE YOU HER WORD THAT THE PERMIT WILL BE OR CAN BE NOW.

I MEAN, YES, TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT OCCURRED IN THE PAST.

AND THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

IT'S BEEN A 180 DEGREE TURN FROM THEY FAILED.

THEY WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE OUR WARRANT STUDY, TOO.

NOW THEY RECOGNIZE IT AND WILL ISSUE THE PERMIT BASED UPON THE REWRITE OF THE ENTIRE LOCAL AGREEMENT.

TYPICALLY, I WOULD SAY ON AN AVERAGE IT JUNE OR WE WAIT TWO MONTHS BEFORE WE GET RESPONSES. IT'S ONLY BEEN ONE MONTH, BUT THERE'S A TIMING ISSUE AND WE'RE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THAT TIMING ISSUE.

I HAVE FAITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET TO PERMIT IT.

THE INTER LOCAL MAY COME BACK WITH SOME.

ADJUSTMENTS THAT MAY BE MADE, BUT WE'RE ALWAYS AS MUCH ACCOMMODATING AS WE CAN BE.

I'LL GET YOU THERE EVENTUALLY.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION, THOUGH. IS THERE A CLOCK THAT IS TICKING THAT WOULD EXPIRE? IS THERE ANY TYPE OF EXPIRATION FOR A CONDITION OF APPROVAL THAT WOULD NOT WARRANTED FOR ANY ODD REASON OR SOMETHING? THAT'S UNKNOWN BECAUSE I KNOW I'VE GONE THROUGH THE COUNTING PROCESS AND THERE IS NO PATIENCE WHEN YOU GO THROUGH ANY COUNTING PROCESS BECAUSE IT'S SO ON THE COUNTY SIDE.

YEAH, LIKE IS THERE. NO, THERE IS NO I DON'T THINK THERE'S A CLOCK TICKING, BUT THERE

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AND ONCE CONDITIONS AND THINGS ARE MET, YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY FOR ISSUING THE PERMIT.

BUT WHERE I'M PRACTICING MY PATIENCE.

RIGHT. WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A LOT OF PRACTICE WITH THE COUNTY.

I JUST WANT US TO STAY THE COURSE.

THEY DIDN'T WANT US TO GET INTO A GRAY AREA BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN BULLYING US OVER THIS ONE TOPIC FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY'VE BEEN PUNCHING US IN THE NOSE.

SO NONE OF US PROBABLY MOSTLY MADE DEALS WELL WITH BULLIES.

SO AND WE HAVE MAX AT OUR.

SO ARE YOU CALLING MAX A BULLY? A BULLY. SO I'M NOT A BULLY.

I LIKE BEATING UP BULLIES.

SO BUT THIS IS LIKE I SAID, I THINK THAT RON IS GOT THIS WELL AT HAND.

AND LIKE I SAID, AT SOME POINT, IF HE IF HE CRIES UNCLE AND TELLS ME THAT IT'S NOT WORKING, HE DOESN'T. AND HE NEEDS ME TO DO WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE NEED TO DO, I WILL DO THAT THING AND MAKE THEIR LIVES VERY PAINFUL.

OK, I JUST I WANT TO AIR IT OUT.

THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. NEXT.

ARE YOU DONE. YOUR REPORT.

YOU HAVE MORE TO NOEMIE.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE GOT SERVED IN THE MOBILITY LAWSUIT AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THAT RIGHT NOW. AND THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF RESPONDING TO CERTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS THAT I'VE PROPOUNDED.

I HAVE A CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE RESUME TOMORROW AT ELEVEN THIRTY, WHICH IS JUST A PERFUNCTORY SCHEDULING MATTER.

THEY'RE TRYING TO PUT PRESSURE TO MAKE THIS THING MOVE QUICKLY.

AND WE SEE IT. IT'S IT'S NOT GOING TO MOVE QUICKLY.

THEY THINK IT IS IT'S NOT GOING TO MOVE NEARLY AS FAST AS THEY WANT BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF DISCOVERY TO DO AND SEVERAL PEOPLE TO DEPOSE.

SO IT'S NOT JUST THE SIMPLE DESK ACTION THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT OUT TO BE, BUT THAT'S BASICALLY IT. BUT I THINK WE'RE I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE AND WE'RE WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THAT NOW.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GET SO FRUSTRATED WITH GOVERNMENT FOR JUST THIS REASON, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WE WE OBVIOUSLY FEEL WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

THE COUNTY HAS HAS ACCEPTED THE ACTION THAT THE CITY WENT FORWARD WITH.

IT'S JUST TIME. SO I HAVE 100 PERCENT CONFIDENCE THAT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE COMMISSIONERS WILL MOVE SWIFTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS LIGHT GETS INSTALLED ASAP, TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE SAFE AND NOT PUT INTO HARM'S WAY BY BY DELAYING ANY FURTHER. I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE.

DID YOU WANT TO. WELL, I CAN BRING IT UP.

THAT'S OK. BUT I DO HAVE A WELL, I HAVEN'T EVER HAVE A GOOD AND WELFARE IF IT'S ALL RIGHT. SO MY YOUNGER SON HAS BEEN A SOCCER PLAYER FOREVER AND I THINK I BROUGHT UP A LOT OF THAT AND THAT THE PARTY UNITED.

I'M SO PROUD OF THESE GUYS AND PLAYING THEY'RE PLAYING RIGHT NOW.

AND AS LONG AS THEY TIE ONE MORE GAME, THEY WON'T MAKE IT TO NATIONALS, WHICH IS A VERY EXCITING THING WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND AND PLAY WITH 64 TEAMS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.

SO THOSE SOCCER FIELDS, ALL THAT TIME, ALL THAT TIME, SOCCER FIELDS AND GOING TO TOURNAMENTS, ALL THOSE KIDS THAT THAT START WHEN THEY'RE SIX OR SEVEN YEARS OLD, IT'S JUST AMAZING TO SEE.

VERY EXCITED FOR THEM, VERY EXCITED FOR FOR OUR TEAMS, OUR PROGRAM, THE NATIONAL ATTENTION THAT OUR FIELDS GET AND OUR TEAMS ARE GETTING.

SO AS SOON AS WE'RE DONE, I GET TO GO WATCH THE SECOND HALF WHERE WE'LL BE DONE QUICKLY.

I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE ARE ALL A GROUP OF DOERS AND WE LIKE TO INTERACT WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS.

THAT'S WHAT ELECTED OFFICIALS DO.

AND THE NUMBER OF EMAILS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING IN FROM THEM BECAUSE SO MUCH IS GOING ON IN THE CITY HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY.

WHEN SOMEBODY SENDS US AN EMAIL, IT'S OFTEN IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL IF THEY SEND IT TO YOU OR IF THEY SEND IT INDIVIDUALLY TO EACH OF US.

WE CAN SEE IF THEY SEND IT TO THE GROUP.

SO I JUST WANT TO ASK EVERYBODY, THINGS WERE OVERLAPPING WHERE I'D RESPOND TO SOMEBODY THAT SOMEBODY ELSE HAD RESPONDED.

WE DIDN'T KNOW. AND THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS GETTING THE SAME INFORMATION.

SO UNLESS IT'S SOMEBODY YOU KNOW PERSONALLY AND YOU'RE HAVING A RAPPORT WITH AND FEEL THAT YOU NEED TO SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE THE INFORMATION, IF WE CAN FORWARD THOSE TO THE CITY MANAGER, IT'S NOT USURPING OUR ABILITY TO INTERACT, RESPOND TO THE PERSON AND TELL THEM THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT TO ME.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THE CORRECT INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED.

AND THEN WE CAN SPEAK AS ONE VOICE AND THEN WE'LL ALL GET A COPY OF WHAT THE RESPONSES, IF POSSIBLE, BECAUSE IT'S GETTING VERY CONFUSING.

AND ROCKETS, FIVE MILLION EMAILS.

AND THEN I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, SOMEBODY RESPONDED HERE AND THERE.

AND I GUESS WE'RE ALL GETTING THE SAME THING.

SO I AND I ALWAYS COPY EVERYONE WHEN WE RESPOND.

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YEAH. THIS WEEKEND, NINETY NINE POINT NINE OF THEM ARE OPERATIONAL ISSUES THAT WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT AND GET OUT.

WELL, WAS THE ONE TODAY WHERE HE GETS THE TRAINS THIS WEEK, IT'S LIKE, NO, THAT WAS NUMBER FIVE ON THE ON TRAIN FOR ME.

SO, OK.

ALL RIGHT. IN THAT CASE, MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.