Sep 22, 2022 City Council

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I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

[Items I & II]

THANK YOU. WELL, THE CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MAYOR REED HERE.

VICE MAYOR LITT HERE.

COUNCILMEMBER WOODS, COUNCILMEMBER MARCIANO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER TINSLEY HERE.

WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR MODIFICATIONS THIS EVENING? NO, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT, LOVELY.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING, SO NEXT IS COMMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC.

[V. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC]

IF MR. TOM CAIRNS COULD PLEASE COME UP.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE, SIR.

YOU'LL HAVE 3 MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING. MRS. MAYOR, THIS MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

CITY MANAGER MY NAME IS TOM KEARNS, 3101 PGA BOULEVARD.

ALSO KNOWN AS THE GARDEN'S MOM.

I'M HERE TONIGHT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE PGA TOUR ASSOCIATION.

AND AS YOU MAY KNOW, OUR MOTTO IS TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE, PROMOTE.

THE PGA CORRIDOR IS THE PREMIER BUSINESS LOCATION IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND WE'RE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS.

AND WE THINK COLLECTIVELY BETWEEN THE CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION AND ALL THE COUNCIL AND EVERYBODY, I GUESS RON'S BEEN HERE FOR 25 YEARS.

SO. WE'VE HAD SOME NEW FACES, ONE OLD FACE, BUT WE THINK WE'VE WORKED PRETTY WELL TOGETHER IN.

WE'RE WE'RE A VOICE FOR THE FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

IT'S THE WAY WE ORIGINALLY STARTED OUT.

AND THEN WE BECAME A VOICE FOR THE FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

AND WE ALSO TRY TO KEEP OUR MEMBERSHIP INFORMED.

AND WE HAVE. OCTOBER 12TH IS OUR ANNUAL CORRIDOR UPDATE WHERE WE'LL TALK ABOUT NATALIE.

WILL IS GOING TO MODERATE THAT.

YEAH. THINK IT'S GOING TO MODERATE THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THE JOBS GOING ON IN THE CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION NOVEMBER 17TH IS OUR MEMBERS RECEPTION AT SANDHILL CRANE GOLF COURSE.

THAT'S OUR HOLIDAY EVENT AND THEN EARLY JANUARY WE ALWAYS HAVE HANK FISHKIN GIVES THE ANNUAL ECONOMIC FORECAST SO.

AGAIN. WE'RE HERE TO WORK WITH YOU.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

AGAIN, WE THINK WE'VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB.

A LOT OF THE BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT ON PPG A QUARTER IN THE BUSINESSES THAT CAME IN HERE WERE REFERRED TO US.

SO WE. BUT WE KIND OF CRITIQUE THEM AND TALK TO THEM AND TELL THEM MAKE SURE THEY PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD BECAUSE THEY'RE IN PALM BEACH GARDENS NOW.

THEY'RE. THEY'VE GOT TO RECOGNIZE THAT.

AND THEN. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT NATALIE TELLS YOU TO DO.

YOU. OKAY, CARL.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? COMMENTS? TELL ME.

GO HOME. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

THANK YOU. ANYONE FROM COUNCIL WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE YOU.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, BUT WE HAD COVID AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE SUMMERTIME AND EVERYONE'S GOING AWAY AND HAVING FUN.

AND WE'RE ANXIOUS TO SEE HOW THE MALL EVOLVES GOING FORWARD.

IT IS. YEAH.

THERE'S A LOT OF NEW TENANTS.

AND WHETHER YOU LIKE THEM OR YOU DON'T.

BUT WE DO. YEAH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

NEXT IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORT.

[VI. CITY MANAGER REPORT]

THERE'S SOME CONSTRUCTION BE GOING ON THERE FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKENDS.

YOU SEE A PICTURE HERE, BASICALLY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW AND A.

CONCEPTUAL IDEA OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED.

THEY'RE DOING THIS ALL UP AND DOWN THE TURNPIKE, REMOVING ALL OF THE BOOTHS, AND THEY'RE PUTTING IN WHAT THEY REFER TO AS A DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGN, DMS AND THEIR TERMINOLOGY, AND THEY'RE GETTING RID OF THE TS.

SO WITH THAT, THIS IS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION CHANGES AT ALL OF THE USED TO BE TOLL BOOTHS. WE MET WITH THEM ON A ZOOM MEETING WITH THE CITY ENGINEER AND WE TALKED WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT OUR LONG RANGE PLANS ARE. WE HAD SOME INPUT TOWARDS THEIR LONG RANGE PLANS.

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SO FAR THEY WERE ORIGINALLY LOOKING AT THE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING LOT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR FINAL DESTINATION OR WHAT THEIR FINAL DETERMINATION IS, BUT FOR NOW THIS IS THE PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS WILL BE GOING ON IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKENDS.

THEY HAVE $107 MILLION PROJECT AND THE REST OF IT, ACCORDING TO THEM, WILL BEGIN SOMETIME IN THE MID 2024.

SO AS WE GET INFORMATION, WE WILL UPDATE YOU.

BUT THIS IS WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW NOW AT THIS POINT.

THEY'RE NOT REAL FORTHCOMING WITH INFORMATION.

SO THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL SHARE THAT WITH EVERYONE.

THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL SET. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT IS A CONSENT AGENDA.

[VII. CONSENT AGENDA]

SO MAY I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

ALL IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. NOBODY OPPOSED THE MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ALONG, WE ARE COMING TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[VIII.a. RESOLUTION 30, 2022 – ADOPTING A TAX LEVY AND MILLAGE RATE. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A TAX LEVY AND MILLAGE RATE FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2022, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2023; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER AND TAX COLLECTOR WITHIN THREE (3) DAYS AFTER ITS ADOPTION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

SO WE ARE GOING TO ASK OUR CLERK TO PLEASE READ THE TITLE RESOLUTION 32,022, A RESOLUTION IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A TAX LEVY MILLAGE RATE FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER ONE, 2022, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2023.

DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE RESOLUTION TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER AND TAX COLLECTOR WITHIN THREE DAYS AFTER ITS ADOPTION, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING.

I SEE ALAN OWENS IS AT THE PODIUM.

WELCOME BACK. WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE FEELING BETTER.

I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. GOOD TO BE BACK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM MAYOR.

AND WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE 2223 BUDGET BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS RESOLUTION 30, 2022, WHICH SETS THE MILLAGE FOR NEXT YEAR AT 5.3 TO 0 ZERO MILLS AND ORDINANCE SEVEN 2022, WHICH ADOPTS THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2223.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES IN THE PRESENTATION SINCE THE LAST MEETING, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION AGAIN OR AT THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE.

WE COULD GO RIGHT TO THE REQUIRED ACTIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

SO AT YOUR PLEASURE AND THAT OF MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AT THE MOMENT? NO. ALL RIGHT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

MAY I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE OUR BUDGET? IF IT'S OKAY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 30, 20, 22 ON SECOND READING.

SECOND, WE NEED TO ANNOUNCE THAT I WILL WAIT.

WHEREAS IF THERE IS A COME UP THERE, IT IS MOVING.

WE'RE MOVING TOO FAST TONIGHT.

YEAH, VERY PARTICULAR.

THE STATE'S REQUIREMENTS.

THERE'S A PARTICULAR ORDER.

THE THINGS HAVE TO BE DONE.

THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE THE PROPOSED RATE, THE ROLLBACK RATE AND THE PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDS A MOTION THAT THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS ADOPT AND OPERATING A TOTAL MILLAGE RATE OF 5.3 TO 0 ZERO MILLS, WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 4.9195 BY 8.14%.

WELL DONE. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S BRING IT BACK.

MARK MY LAST MEETING.

SO TO APPROVE A BUDGET, SO I'D BE HONORED TO OWE YOU.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS ON SECOND READING RESOLUTION 30 2022.

SETTING THE RATE AT 5.30 MILLS FOR THE 2022 2023 BUDGET.

SECOND OK.

GREAT. THEN WE'RE ALL SET.

THERE'S NO DISCUSSION. IT SOUNDS LIKE SO.

ALL IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT.

RIGHT. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO. ALL RIGHTY.

SO, I'M SORRY.

DID YOU SAY SOMETHING? OKAY.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT, WE HAVE ANOTHER ORDINANCE.

[VIII.b. ORDINANCE 7, 2022 – (2ND READING & ADOPTION) ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2022, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2023; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER ONE, 2022, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, PROVIDING A COMPLEX CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.

THANK YOU, PATTY. HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE FIRST READING? NO, MA'AM. LOVELY.

ALL RIGHT. AND DO WE NEED ANOTHER PRESENTATION BY MY TEAM HERE? NO. ALL RIGHT. NO, THANK YOU.

SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE LOOKING LIKE THEY WANT TO SPEAK.

SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

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2022, 2023.

DO I HAVE TO USE ANY OTHER? I'D LIKE TO SECOND THAT MOTION.

BREATHES EMOTION TO IT.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE SEVEN 2022 ON SECOND READING ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023.

PERFECT. AND I'D LIKE TO SECOND THAT SECOND MOTION.

WONDERFUL AS AMENDED.

LET'S DO THIS. THANK YOU, GUYS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OUR STAFF AND ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'VE DONE AND FOR ALSO GIVING US THE OPEN GOVT PLATFORM SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS CAN SO EASILY ACCESS OUR BUDGET.

NOW WE APPRECIATE IT IN ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO UPDATE EVERYTHING SO THAT IT'S ALL REAL TIME.

WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE. SO ALL IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

WONDERFUL. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE NO RESOLUTIONS ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING.

SO NEXT IS ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION AND DISCUSSION.

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

I WON'T KEEP US, I PROMISE.

BUT MARK, MARCY AND I HAD THE HONOR OF REPRESENTING THE CITY AT THE WHAT'S IT CALLED, RISE FOR THE CHALLENGE, WHICH WAS THE ANNUAL SENATOR PHILIP LEWIS CENTER LUNCHEON FOR THE HOMELESS COALITION.

THE CITY WAS A SPONSOR OF THE LUNCHEON AND IT WAS REALLY NICE FOR US, US TO BE THERE.

THE LEWIS CENTER IS A CENTRAL POINT OF ACCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SEEKING TO ACCESS AND HOMELESSNESS IN THE COUNTY.

THEY CAN BRING IN 70 PEOPLE AT A TIME WHO ARE ALLOWED TO STAY FOR 90 DAYS, AND THEN THEY'RE TRANSITIONED TO PERMANENT HOUSING.

THIS YEAR, 300 FAMILIES HAVE COME THROUGH.

100 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN CHILDREN.

AND I THINK THE FIGURE THEY GAVE TODAY IS THERE ARE 4500 KIDS IN OUR PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS WHO ARE CURRENTLY HOMELESS FOR 4500 4500 IN THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS THAT ARE CURRENTLY HOMELESS.

AND WE NEVER KNOW HOW MANY IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY ARE ONE PAYCHECK AWAY FROM THAT.

SO YOU JUST CAN'T TELL.

SO I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT THE CITY SUPPORTS THE HOMELESS COALITION AND IT WAS NICE TO BE THERE TODAY.

WELL, YOU KNOW, WE LIVE IN A VERY FORTUNATE CITY AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE HERE.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REMEMBER THAT WE REMAIN HUMBLE AND SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS BECAUSE HOMELESSNESS IS EVERYWHERE.

AND WITH THAT COMES A LOT OF SOCIETAL ISSUES.

SO WHATEVER WE AS A CITY CAN DO TO HELP IS GOOD.

SO THANK YOU FOR SPEARHEADING THAT, ROCHELLE, AND WE'LL DO IT AGAIN.

WELL, MAYBE YOU'LL DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

ALL RIGHT, MARCY. I JUST WANT TO SAY, I KNOW WE PASSED THE BUDGET, BUT I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR DOING EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE TO KEEP US VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.

THANK YOU, MARK.

I KNOW IT'S YOUR LAST BUDGET MEETING FOR BEING PERSISTENT AND CONSISTENT WITH YOUR ALL OF YOUR BUDGET COMMENTS AND THE BUDGET.

I ALSO KNOW THEY'RE NOT HERE, BUT I WANT TO THANK THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS AS WELL.

AND THAT WAS REALLY IT.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN ASKED BY SEVERAL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM OTHER CITIES THAT WILL REMAIN NAMELESS HOW WE ARE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO.

AS MUCH AS WE DO AND STAY IN SUCH A GREAT PHYSICAL SPOT.

SO THEY'RE NOTICING, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING ON THAT.

WE HAVE ONE MEETING A MONTH AND WE GET THROUGH IT PRETTY QUICK.

NORTH PALM DOES TWO AND THEN ANOTHER FOR LIKE 8 HOURS BETWEEN THE TWO.

IT'S RIDICULOUS.

SO WE'VE GOT A GOOD THING GOING.

THE MAYOR DOES A GREAT JOB.

KEEP IT. KEEPING IT SMOOTH.

SO, YEAH, OTHER CITIES ARE STILL FOLLOWING US AND WE STILL DO IT QUICKLY, PROBABLY BECAUSE WE STAY UP ON THE TOPIC AND STAY EDUCATED.

I DON'T GO AS MANY MEETINGS AS YOU GUYS DID GO TO, BUT SO YOU'RE THERE WITH US IN SPIRIT? WITHOUT A DOUBT. I APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU TEXT ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW.

I TEXTED. I'M GOOD. I'M SURE I KNOW.

HERE AND THERE. NO, IT'S AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT OUR STAFF HONESTLY.

AND I THINK WHAT YOU SEE OUR COUNCIL PASSING IS A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT THE STAFF OF OVER 600 AMAZING PEOPLE DOES EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR HELPING US LOOK SO GOOD.

WE APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S WHAT I ANSWER THEM.

THAT'S RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

WONDERFUL. SO NOW THAT IT'S ALL WARM AND FUZZY IN HERE, I THINK WE'RE WE'RE ALL SET.

MAX, DO YOU WANT TO? EXCEPT FOR MAX.

GO AHEAD, MAX. DO YOU HAVE A REPORT TONIGHT? NO, MA'AM, I HAVE. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.

ALL RIGHT? THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS, SO THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.