[VIII.a. *RESOLUTION 76, 2022 – FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY PHASE 2 SITE PLAN. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SITE PLAN WITHIN THE PGA OFFICE CENTER PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD) TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIX-STORY, 249,130-SQUARE-FOOT OFFICE BUILDING (PHASE TWO) AND A THREE-STORY PARKING GARAGE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 15 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, IN SIZE AND IS LOCATED EAST OF MILITARY TRAIL, WEST OF RCA CENTER DRIVE, NORTH OF PGA BOULEVARD, AND SOUTH OF KYOTO GARDENS DRIVE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING ONE WAIVER; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

THIS IS A QUADRATIC QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING, SO I'M GOING TO READ THE QUASI JUDICIAL STATEMENT TONIGHT.

WE ARE HOLDING QUASI QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS ON THE FOLLOWING CASE, RESOLUTION 76, 2022, FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT AND COMPANY PHASE TWO SITE PLAN.

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 TESTIFY 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 OVER HERE TO MY RIGHT AND GIVE IT TO OUR 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 GOD? THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU, PATTI.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE.

RESOLUTION 7620 22, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SITE PLAN WITHIN THE PGA OFFICE CENTER, PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PCD TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIX STOREY 249,130 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE BUILDING PHASE TWO AND A THREE STORY PARKING GARAGE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 15 ACRES MORE OR LESS IN SIZE AND IS LOCATED EAST OF MILITARY TRAIL, WEST OF GARCIA CENTER DRIVE, NORTH OF PGA BOULEVARD AND SOUTH OF CAIRO GARDENS DRIVE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HERE IN PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, PROVIDING ONE WAIVER, PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

OK. THANK YOU SO MUCH, PATTI.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING.

WE'RE GOING TO START BY DECLARING EX PARTE MARCY.

YES. I SPOKE TO DON KOZLOWSKI AND KEN TOUMA TODAY, YESTERDAY.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN WE'LL GO OVER TO RACHELLE MICROPHONE.

AND WE HAVE MARK, I SPOKE WITH DON KAYE YESTERDAY.

YESTERDAY, YESTERDAY.

AND CARL. ALL RIGHT.

AND FOR MYSELF, DON KAY CALLED ME YESTERDAY TO SEE IF I HAD ANY QUESTIONS AND I HAD NONE.

SO IF WE HAVE THE PETITIONER.

KEN TUMOR. COME ON UP, PLEASE.

HI, GOOD EVENING, KEN.

TIM WITH URBAN DESIGN STUDIO.

MY ADDRESS IS 610 CLEMATIS STREET, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA.

33401. I'VE BEEN SWORN IN TODAY.

MADAM MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE THIS EVENING.

HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT WAS IN FRONT OF YOU.

THIS EVENING IS A SECOND BUILDING OF THE OFFICE CENTER, PCD.

THE BUILDING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THIS EVENING IS VERY SIMILAR IN SIZE AND SCALE AND ALSO AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TO WHAT YOU PREVIOUS APPROVED THREE YEARS AGO, WHICH IS WELL UNDER CONSTRUCTION TODAY.

IN FACT, I JUST CHECKED WITH THE FPL TEAM AND THEY STILL PLAN ON MOVING PEOPLE IN TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR.

SO HOPEFULLY BUILDING NUMBER ONE WILL BE OCCUPIED AND AND YOU'LL GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW BUILDING NUMBER TWO WILL TIE INTO THAT.

WE HAVE OUR WHOLE TEAM ASSEMBLED THIS EVENING, INCLUDING OUR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER.

MR. HAGAN IS HERE, REPRESENTATIVES OF PERKINS AND WILL ARE HERE, BOTH ARCHITECTS.

AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.

WE HAVE, OF COURSE, DON KAY AND JOHN ROSENTHAL FROM FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT, MARTY FROM OUR OFFICE.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I MISS ANYBODY.

AND MR. SEYMOUR IS OUR ATTORNEY.

I THINK SO. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME GO THROUGH THIS THIS EVENING.

IT WILL BE SHORT, SOMEWHAT SHORT.

MR.. WOODS OKAY.

SO THE PGA, THE SUBJECT SITE IS 86.34 ACRES.

THIS IS THE PCD THAT YOU APPROVE THAT THIS CITY APPROVED BACK IN 2013.

AND THIS IS THE BUILDING.

THIS IS AN AERIAL. THIS PICTURE IS A COUPLE OF DAYS OLD.

JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY, IT'S PRETTY EXCITING WHEN YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT FROM THE AIR.

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A COUPLE OF THINGS HAVE OCCURRED.

THE LAKE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN ON THE WEST SIDE HAS BEEN EXPANDED.

BUILDING NUMBER ONE HERE IS COMPLETELY CONSTRUCTED AND I HAVE PICTURES OF THE INTERIOR TO SHOW IN A FEW MINUTES.

AND THEN HERE'S THE PARKING GARAGE.

THE AREA OF DISCUSSION THIS EVENING WILL BE THIS AREA RIGHT HERE WE'RE BUILDING.

NUMBER TWO IS BEING PROPOSED.

WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING IS A SITE PLAN REQUEST FOR SIX STORY BUILDING, VERY SIMILAR TO THE FIRST BUILDING THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED.

IT'S TWO. IT'S A 249,130 SQUARE FEET.

IT'S A THREE STORY PARKING GARAGE.

THAT PARKING GARAGE HOLDS 701 VEHICLES.

THERE ARE TWO BUILDING CONNECTORS, THE BUILDING ONE.

AND THIS IS A PRETTY NEAT PART OF THIS BUILDING.

SO BASICALLY WHAT'S OCCURRING YOU CAN SEE HERE AND I'LL SHOW YOU MORE DETAIL, THERE ARE TWO CONNECTORS BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS.

THOSE CONNECTORS ARE WALKWAYS.

SO ON THE GROUND FLOOR, IT'S AIR CONDITIONED SPACE TO ALLOW FOR A CONNECTION BETWEEN BUILDING ONE AND BUILDING TWO.

IT'S A TWO STORY STYLE CONSTRUCTION, SO IT'S A VERY TALL, ELEVATED CEILING.

AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THE TWO BUILDINGS CONNECT ON THE THIRD FLOOR THROUGH A ROOFTOP TERRACE.

IT'S A WALKWAY THAT CONNECTS THE TWO BUILDING.

IT'S A VERY UNIQUE SPACE, AND I'LL SPEND SOME TIME GOING THROUGH THAT.

WHEN WE GET TO THAT PART OF THE PRESENTATION.

THERE'S A 3000 GALLON FIXED FUEL SYSTEM AND ONE WAIVER.

THAT WAIVER IS A REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR A TALLER FENCE IN WHICH YOUR CODE ALLOWS A LONG PGA BOULEVARD.

995 SO HISTORY ON THE PROJECT AND IT'S IMPORTANT.

WAY BACK IN 2005, THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED.

THAT PROJECT HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT OFFSITE IMPROVEMENTS THAT IT WAS PART OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT TIME.

FIRST THING IN 2005, THE TRAFFIC FOR THIS PROJECT WAS GRANTED BY CONCURRENCY STATEMENT THAT TRAFFIC FROM 2005 IS THE SAME CAPACITY THAT WE'RE USING TODAY.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ANY TRAFFIC STUDY SINCE 2005, IT'S HAD TO TAKE THAT TRAFFIC IN ITS BACKGROUND, TRAFFIC GROWTH.

SO THIS HAS BEEN PART OF PALM BEACH GARDENS SINCE 2005.

BUT SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT HAPPENED IN 2005 AND I SEE MY MY FRIEND SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE HERE, HE'LL REMEMBER AS MUCH BETTER THAN I WILL.

HE CAN HAD THEY CONSTRUCTED RCA CENTER BOULEVARD ALSO CONSTRUCTED KYOTO GARDENS AS PART OF THE PART OF THE PROGRAM ELEMENTS THAT OCCURRED IN 2005.

IN 2011, FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY.

JUMPING AHEAD TO 2013, THE CITY APPROVED A CONVERSION OF THE TRAFFIC, A CONVERSION OF THE USES FROM WHAT WAS PROPOSED AS AN INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURING AREA TO 993,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE.

AS PART OF THAT MASTER PLAN WAS APPROVED, DESIGN GUIDELINES WERE ADOPTED, THE PCD BUFFERS AND THE STREETSCAPES WERE APPROVED AT THAT TIME.

ALSO ALONG THE WAY, IT TOOK A WHILE TO GET TO THAT FIRST BUILDING.

FLORIDA POWER LIGHT WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL IN THEIR DESIGN AND WHEN THEY NEEDED TO BUILD THE BUILDING.

BUT A LOT OF THINGS OCCURRED ALONG THE WAY.

OTHER TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS WERE WHICH WERE PART OF THAT DEVELOPMENT ORDER, INCLUDED THE MILITARY TRAIL TURN LANE.

IT WAS EXTENDED AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION.

THEY UPDATED THE LANDSCAPING, AN ALTERNATE, A ONE.

THE UPLAND PRESERVE.

THERE'S A TEN ACRE UPLAND PRESERVE ON THE NORTH SIDE THAT WAS ENHANCED.

THE PCD BUFFERS WERE INSTALLED ALL BEFORE THE FIRST BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED.

JUMPING TO 2019, THE BUILDING THAT THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION TODAY, A SITE PLAN WAS APPROVED THAT HAD SOME OTHER COMPONENTS THAT WERE PART OF THAT THAT WERE CHANGES IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND DESIGN.

ONE OF THE KEY ITEMS OF THAT WAS THE ROAD RCA HERE WAS SHIFTED TO THE WEST TO CREATE MORE STACKING ALONG THE ADJACENT TO THE FEC.

SO THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

WE DRIVE OUT THERE TODAY THAT ROAD IS IN PLACE.

ALSO AT THAT INTERSECTION, THERE IS A WARRANT OR THERE IS A SIGNAL ANALYSIS THAT FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT HAS TO DO EVERY YEAR.

SO THOSE ARE KIND OF THE HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER AND WHAT'S BEEN IMPLEMENTED SINCE THAT TIME.

THAT BUILDING IS VERY CLOSE TO BE MOVED INTO.

AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS VERY EXCITED ABOUT MOVING INTO THE NEW SPACE.

SO THIS IS THE PHASE ONE APPROVAL, JUST FOR A FRAME OF REFERENCE TO REMIND YOU THERE'S A PARKING GARAGE AND THEN HERE'S THE BUILDING ITSELF, THE SIX STORY BUILDING.

THE BUILDING WAS A BIT TALLER EXCUSE ME A BIT, HAD A BIT MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE, ABOUT 24,000 SQUARE FEET THAN WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING.

AND THIS IS THE ACTUAL BUILDING.

AND I WANT TO DROP BACK FOR A SECOND BECAUSE HERE ARE THE RENDERINGS THAT WE SHOWED YOU A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

AND HERE'S THE ACTUAL BUILDING.

IT'S REALLY COMING OUT VERY NICELY.

YOU CAN SEE THE DEEP POCKETS, THE PEDESTRIAN AREAS, THE USE OF GLASS, THE FINS, ALL THE DESIGN ELEMENTS.

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AND THIS IS ACTUALLY A VIEW FROM THAT KIND OF ATRIUM AREA THAT SEPARATES THE TWO.

IT'S REALLY NEAT. I HOPE ONE DAY I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO VISIT THE BUILDING.

ONCE IT'S BEEN CONSTRUCTED, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW OF THE BUILDING.

AGAIN, OCCUPANCY ANTICIPATED BY THE END OF THE YEAR, YOU COULD SEE THE DESIGN FEATURES, THE LANDSCAPING THAT'S BEEN POSTED.

THESE ARE NOT 12 FOOT HIGH TREES.

THESE ARE VERY SIGNIFICANT TREES THAT FPL HAS PUT IN FROM DAY ONE.

SO A COUPLE OF THE BIG PICTURE DESIGN OVERVIEWS FOR THIS, SIMILAR TO THE FIRST BUILDING, A 500 YEAR, 500 YEAR STORM, CATEGORY FIVE BUILDING FLEXIBLE, ALLOWING FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STORM RIDERS.

THE PARKING GARAGE, THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE PARKING GARAGE IS TALLER THAN NORMAL TO ALLOW FOR FPL TO PARK TRUCKS THERE DURING STORM SEASON TO ALLOW FOR IMMEDIATE IMMEDIATE RELEASE ONCE THE STORM IS THERE.

SO A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THE OFFICE CENTER, PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO.

JUST TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE DETAILS OF IT.

A NEW BUILDING THAT'S BEING PROPOSED.

SO THIS IS THE EXISTING BUILDING HERE, AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED NEW BUILDING, A SIX STORY.

VERY EXACT SAME HEIGHT AS THE OTHER ONE, A THREE STORY PARKING GARAGE, THE MAIN ENTRANCE, WHICH IS STILL GOING TO BE LOCATED HERE.

WE ARE ALSO ADDING TWO ACCESS POINTS, ONE A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN KYOTO GARDENS AND ONE HERE ON RCA CENTER BOULEVARD OR RCA CENTER.

AND I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THAT IN A BIT MORE DETAIL IN A SECOND.

SO HERE'S THE NEW BUILDING, 249,130 SQUARE FEET.

THESE ARE THOSE CONNECTORS WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU A PERSPECTIVE OF SO YOU CAN GET A FEEL OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

AND THEN THIS IS A LOOP ROAD.

SO THAT'S NOT THERE TODAY.

THIS ROAD IS INTENDED TO HELP DISPERSE TRAFFIC, TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO ENTER INTO THE SITE AND TO ALLOW FOR VISITORS TO ENTER INTO THE SITE.

THE FIXED FUEL SYSTEM DOWN HERE.

THIS IS A 3000 GALLON FUEL SYSTEM.

IT'S AN ABOVE GROUND TAKE.

ITS PURPOSE AND INTENT, WHILE IT MAY BE USED DAILY, BUT THE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF IT IS REALLY FOR STORM TO ALLOW FOR THE ABILITY TO HAVE ADDITIONAL FUEL.

IT'S A 3000 GALLON TANK.

IT WILL BE HIGHLY PROTECTED.

THEY'LL BE IT WILL HAVE SECURITY CAMERAS ON IT.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED HOPEFULLY IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SITE.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF THE SITE DATA, JUST TO GIVE YOU THE KIND OF THE BACKGROUND ON THE SITE, THE CODE REQUIRES 40% OPEN SPACE.

WE HAVE 69% THE PARKING.

WE MEET ALL THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE PART OF THIS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE TENANT BUILDING.

VISITOR PARKING AN IMPORTANT THING THAT THIS SITE LIKE.

IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE JUNO BEACH CAMPUS, SIMILAR TO THE JUNO BEACH CAMPUS, ALL THE SECURITY, ALL THE ENTRANCE POINTS WILL BE THROUGH ONE BUILDING.

IT'LL BE THROUGH BUILDING ONE.

SO YOU HAVE TO CHECK IN.

AND SO THERE ARE 50 PARKING SPOTS HERE WHICH HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED.

THOSE WILL BE USED AS THE GUEST PARKING FOR IT.

SO IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE SITE, YOU HAVE TO BE CHECKED IN, GO THROUGH THE GATE OR GO THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE, CHECK IN AND WORK YOUR WAY INTO THE SPACE THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GO TO. THIS IS A CROSS SECTION OF THE BUILDING, JUST TO GIVE YOU A FRAME OF REFERENCE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THIS IS KYOTO.

THERE IS A BERM.

THAT BERM IS A SIGNIFICANT HEIGHT GOES FROM 9 TO 14 FEET, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE.

THERE ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TREES ON TOP OF THAT LANDSCAPING, THOSE PALM TREES.

THERE ARE A MIX OF HEIGHT FROM 30 AND 40 FEET.

SO THERE WOULD BE SOME REALLY BIG TREES THERE.

A THREE STORY PARKING GARAGE.

THAT HEIGHT OF THAT PARKING GARAGE IS 42 FEET.

AND THEN HERE IS THE BUILDING ITSELF.

ST JUST LIKE THE OTHER BUILDING.

THE BOTTOM FLOOR IS THE FIRST TWO FLOORS ARE ACCESSORY USES, CAFES, MULTI SPACE GATHERING AREAS, CONFERENCE AREAS, AND THEN FLOORS FOUR THROUGH SIX EXCUSE ME, FLOORS THREE THROUGH SIX WILL BE FOR OFFICE SPACE.

EXACT SAME DESIGN IT HAS THAT ANGLED ROOF OF MR. CHU IS HERE. HE CAN ARTICULATE WHY THAT'S SO IMPORTANT, BUT IT HAS TO DO WITH THEIR WIND LOADING AND HOW THEY DESIGN THE SITE TO BE A CATEGORY FIVE BUILDING.

SO THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING AT IT FROM A PERSPECTIVE, FROM AN ARTISTIC RENDERING.

HERE'S BUILDING NUMBER ONE.

THIS IS BUILDING NUMBER TWO.

YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HOW IT'S ANGLED AND YOU START GETTING A VIEW OF THOSE CORRIDOR CONNECTION POINTS, WHICH ARE REALLY IMPORTANT THEN INTERNALLY TO THAT, IT CREATES THIS NICE, SECURE SPACE FOR EMPLOYEES TO HAVE A NICE REST AREA.

ALSO, YOU'LL SEE WE'VE ADDED A NEW WATER FEATURE, SO YOU COME INTO IT AND THE DROP OFF AREA, THERE'S A WATER FEATURE HERE THAT WASN'T IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN.

THAT WATER FEATURE IS A SIGNIFICANT SPOT AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL PROVIDE NICE AND BACKGROUND NOISE AND BECOME A VERY NICE SPOT FOR EVERYONE TO HANG OUT AT.

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SO MY FAVORITE VIEW, LOOKING AT IT AT NIGHT, LOOKING TOWARDS THE EAST TO GET A VIEW OF WHAT THE LIGHTING WILL LOOK LIKE, AND THEN ALSO WHAT AN EVENING LOOK THIS IS AGAIN, THIS IS THE ENTRY FEATURE HERE AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THE LIGHT REFLECTS OFF OF IT.

SO THIS IS THE KIND OF THE SHOT ON HOW THE BUILDING REALLY WORKS.

HERE YOU CAN YOU'RE LOOKING TOWARDS A NORTHWEST BUILDING.

TWO IS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE EXISTING BUILDINGS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.

THIS IS THE CORRIDOR OR THE CONNECTIONS.

THERE'S ONE ON THE EAST, ONE ON THE WEST.

THAT LARGE OPEN SPACE, WHICH IS BASICALLY TWO FLOORS OF OPEN SPACE.

THIS BECOMES A HUGE GATHERING AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO MINGLE AND EXCHANGE IDEAS.

AND THEN HERE IS THE TERRACE ON TOP, WHICH IS ALSO A CONNECTION POINT.

SO THAT IS ON THE THIRD FLOOR.

IT CONNECTS THE THIRD FLOOR OF BOTH BUILDINGS.

AND IT'S A VIEW OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE ON THE INSIDE.

SEEMS LIKE A GREAT PLACE.

CERTAINLY FPL EMPLOYEES, I THINK, ARE GOING TO ENJOY THAT SPACE AND THEN YOU GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THE INTERNAL COURTYARD IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE LOOKING IN HERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY ENJOYABLE SPACE FOR THE EMPLOYEES AND A SECURED SPACE.

THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW, THE COURTYARD LOOKING WEST.

YOU COULD SEE HOW MR. CHEW DESIGNED ALL THE LARGE OVERHANGS.

YOU GET A FEEL OF THE BUILDING FOR THE FINS, THE CONC, THE USE OF CONCRETE AND, OF COURSE, THE LANDSCAPING.

ART IN PUBLIC PLACES.

THERE IS AN ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REQUIREMENT.

WE ARE GOING TO MEET THAT ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REQUIREMENT.

INITIALLY, FOR THE FIRST BUILDING, THE FPO HAS ESCROWED 1% OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF THE FIRST BUILDING ALREADY, AND WE EXPECT TO COME IN FRONT OF YOU YOUR AP BOARD WITH ART IN THIS GENERAL LOCATION.

BUT OF COURSE IT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED YET.

THE LOOP ROAD. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART FROM A TRAFFIC FLOW STANDPOINT.

YOUR STAFF WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH US ON THIS AND OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER ON HOW A LOOP ROAD CONNECTION WOULD WORK.

FIRST THING WE'VE ADDED TO ADDITIONAL ACCESS POINTS ONE HERE IN KYOTO, A WRITE IN AND WRITE OUT.

THERE'S ALSO A TURN LANE COMING IN.

THE SAME THING HERE ON RCA, A WRITE IN WRITE OUT WITH AN ADDITIONAL TURN LANE.

AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, ALL THE GUEST PARKING WOULD BE FOCUSED HERE.

A CHANGE, A SMALL NUANCE, A SMALL CHANGE ON THIS PLAN YOU'LL NOTE ON THE PLAN SAID THAT IDENTIFIES THAT WE'RE REPLACING THE MECHANICAL GATES OR REPLACING THE HAND CLOSED GATES WITH MECHANICAL GATES OR AUTOMATIC GATES.

SO IF SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE FPL NEEDS A SECURE THE FACILITY, THEY'LL ACTUALLY BE GATES THAT THEY CAN PUSH A BUTTON TO CLOSE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO SEND SOMEONE OUT.

IT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN, BUT ANY CORPORATE CAMPUS HAS THAT HAS A SECURITY MATTER THAT IN PARTICULARLY A PUBLIC UTILITY, THEY WANT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE THE FACILITY OFF IF THEY NEED TO AND ONLY BE USED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

THIS IS THE FUEL SYSTEM THAT I IDENTIFIED A LITTLE EARLIER.

THE 3000 GALLON FUEL TANK WILL BE LOCATED HERE IN A SAFE, SECURE AREA.

AND THEN IN REGARDS, THIS IS MY FINAL SLIDE.

SO IN REGARDS TO A WAIVER, WE ARE REQUESTING THE ABILITY TO PLACE A TEN FOOT HIGH DECORATIVE FENCE ON THE AREA IDENTIFIED IN BLUE.

YOUR CODE ALLOWS FOR EIGHT FEET.

OUR REQUEST IS FOR TWO ADDITIONAL FEE TO ALLOW FOR A HEIGHT OF TEN FEET.

MAKES VERY GOOD SENSE FROM A WAIVER STANDPOINT.

THIS IS A PUBLIC UTILITY.

SECURITY IS IMPORTANT FOR THIS AREA.

AND WITH THAT WE HAVE OUR WHOLE TEAM ASSEMBLED.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KEN.

ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION? HI, JOANNE. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

JOANN, SCREW THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT.

I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

I HAVE A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR YOU ON THE FPL PHASE TWO PROJECT.

I'M GOING TO SKIP OVER SOME OF THE SLIDES THAT MR. TUMOR ALREADY COVERED.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE OUTLINE OF THE ENTIRE PCD, WHICH IS 83 ACRES IN SIZE.

PHASE ONE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND NEARING COMPLETION, ENCOMPASSED ABOUT 37 ACRES.

AND THE AFFECTED AREA FOR THIS SITE PLAN IS ABOUT 15 ACRES.

I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THIS PCD IS THE TEN ACRE PRESERVE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF KYOTO GARDENS DRIVE, AND THAT IS BEING MAINTAINED.

TO POINT OUT A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT HISTORY.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED IN 2005 AND THAT APPROVAL WAS UPDATED IN 2013 FOR AN OFFICE PROGRAM.

THOSE ARE THE DATES WHEN THE TRAFFIC FOR THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED.

SO WITH REGARD TO TRAFFIC MITIGATION, THERE WERE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE CONSTRUCTED BY THE APPLICANT AND THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPER TO

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ADDRESS TRAFFIC CONCURRENCY AND TRAFFIC MITIGATION, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF CHIODO GARDENS DRIVE AND THE BRIDGE AND DEDICATION OF THAT ROADWAY TO THE CITY.

CONSTRUCTION OF RCA CENTER DRIVE EXTENSION OF A TURN LANE ON NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, IMPROVEMENTS ON ALTERNATE AWANA AND AN ARTISTIC BUS SHELTER THAT WAS INSTALLED ON KYOTO GARDENS DRIVE RECENTLY AND WILL BE OPERATIONAL SOON AS A STOP FOR PAM TRAN.

IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS FOR TRAFFIC CONCURRENCY, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE APPLICANT HAS WORKED WITH STAFF TO IMPLEMENT.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST ITEMS WAS THE REALIGNMENT OF RCA CENTER DRIVE TO MOVE TO THE WEST, WHICH PROVIDED GREATER SEPARATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF KYOTO GARDENS, DRIVE AND ALTERNATE A1.

THIS ALLOWS FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNALIZATION OF THIS INTERSECTION.

PRELIMINARY REVIEWS OF THE TRAFFIC REPORT DOES SHOW THAT THAT SIGNAL WILL BE TRIGGERED VERY SOON, LIKELY WITH THE FIRST REPORT AND CERTAINLY WITH THE SECOND REPORT, IF NOT THE FIRST. THE APPLICANT HAS POSTED SURETY FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT.

THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROVIDED A U-TURN MOVEMENT ON KYOTO GARDENS DRIVE TO PROVIDE WESTBOUND ACCESS TO THE I-95 RAMP.

THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO WIDENED THE SIDEWALK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF KYOTO GARDENS DRIVE FROM FIVE FEET TO A 12 FOOT WIDE MULTI-USE PATH.

AND THERE'S ALSO A CONTRIBUTION OF $20,000 FOR AN ARTISTIC BUS SHELTER ON NORTH MILITARY TRAIL.

SO A SUMMARY OF THIS REQUEST IS FOR A SIX STOREY OFFICE BUILDING WITH ASSOCIATED THREE STORY PARKING GARAGE COMPLETION OF THAT INTERNAL LOOP ROAD TO ENCLOSE CONNECTING CORRIDORS, CONNECTING THE PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO BUILDINGS WITH THIRD FLOOR ROOFTOP TERRACE CONNECTIONS.

A CENTRAL COURTYARD BETWEEN THOSE CONNECTORS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.

THE SLIDE SHOWS THE AFFECTED AREA OF THIS SITE PLAN THAT'S BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT, INCLUDING THE TWO ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AREAS.

THE SITE PLAN DOES INCLUDE TWO NEW ACCESS POINTS ON KYOTO GARDENS DRIVE AND RCA CENTER DRIVE.

THESE ARE DESIGNED AS WRITE IN, WRITE OUT DRIVEWAY POINTS AND THEY BOTH INCLUDE TURN LANES.

THE BUILDING IS LOCATED CENTRAL TO THE SITE WITH THE PARKING GARAGE ON THE NORTH SIDE, A SIGNIFICANT DESIGN FEATURE THAT WAS DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED WITH PHASE ONE IS THE SABLE BERM THAT MR. TOUMA POINTED OUT THAT IS BEING PLANTED IN ADVANCE TO PROVIDE SCREENING OF THE PARKING GARAGE, AND THAT WILL HAVE TIME TO MATURE AS THE BUILDING IS BEING BUILT.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE SITE.

THE PATHWAYS THAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE OR IMPLEMENTED WITH PHASE ONE AND THE AREAS THAT ARE SHOWN IN RED ARE PROPOSED WITH PHASE TWO.

SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS FOR PEDESTRIANS OF BICYCLES TO USE THE SIDEWALKS INTERNAL TO THE SITE TO ACCESS THE BUILDING AND THE RIGHT OF WAYS.

THE SIX STOREY PORTION OF THE BUILDING IS SET BACK 300 AND FEET FROM KYOTO GARDENS DRIVE AND THE 42 FOOT TALL PARKING GARAGE IS SET BACK 107 FEET FROM KYOTO GARDENS.

THE SITE ALSO INCLUDES NUMEROUS DIRECTIONAL AND GROUND SIGNS TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC WITH WAYFINDING THROUGHOUT THE SITE.

AND THERE ARE ALSO GROUND SIGNS LOCATED ON KYOTO GARDENS DRIVE AND RCA CENTER DRIVE TO HELP VISITORS AND THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ACCESS POINTS ARE FOR. THE APPLICANT IS MEETING THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING 72 EV CHARGING SPACES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 80 ADDITIONAL FUTURE STATIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 152.

THE ACCESSORY USES INCLUDE AN ABOVE GROUND FIXED FUEL TANK AND AN ASSOCIATE A DRONE IN THE BOX.

THE FUEL TANK WILL BE LOCATED IN THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF THE SITE AND WILL FEATURE ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS TO ASSIST WITH SCREENING.

IT WILL BE SECURED ACCESS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES TO FUEL FIELD VEHICLES ONLY, AND THE DRONE IN THE BOX IS AN IMPORTANT DEMONSTRATION TOOL TO ASSIST WITH RECOVERY AND SURVEILLANCE OF THE FPL FACILITIES.

THE LANDSCAPE PLAN CONTINUES THE SAME NATIVE THEME THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED WITH PHASE ONE.

THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED A COLOR CODED LANDSCAPE PLAN THAT SHOWS THE VARIOUS ECOSYSTEMS AND PLANTING MIXES THAT ARE PROVIDED WITH A PHASE TWO. AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE SABLE BERM WAS APPROVED WITH PHASE ONE AND BEING PLANTED IN ADVANCE.

THE APPLICANT AGENT HAS SHOWN THESE RENDERINGS, SO I'LL JUST FLIP THROUGH THEM VERY QUICKLY.

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AND STAFF OF SUPPORTIVE OF THE WAIVER FOR THE TEN FOOT TALL FENCE ALONG THE SOUTH AND WESTERN PERIMETERS.

THE APPLICANT HAS NOTICED THE PETITION AND THE ZAB RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL, AND STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. SO WE DO HAVE TWO COMMENT CARDS.

IF WE COULD PLEASE CALL CHIP ARMSTRONG.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN.

CHIP ARMSTRONG.

I LIVE AT 4240 DELMORE COURT.

THAT'S IN RIVIERA BEACH, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.

AND I DID STAND AND I WAS SWORN AT.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.

I WANT TO START BY THANKING THE CITY AND ESPECIALLY CITY MANAGER FERRIS IN SUPPORTING THE CHAMBER'S EFFORT.

I ALSO CHAIR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE CHAMBER, PALM BEACH, NORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION AND HELPING US TO DEVELOP A RESILIENT ACTION PLAN.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY FITS WITH THAT.

HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE TO HAVE A BUILDING LIKE THIS IN OUR REGION BROUGHT BY A GREAT CORPORATE SYSTEM.

SO THANK YOU.

AND I SUPPORT IT.

AND I THINK THE CEO. THANK YOU, MR. ARMSTRONG. WE ALSO HAVE DAVE MARKARIAN.

IF YOU COULD COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS.

I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

DAVE MARKARIAN 215 VIA CONDADO WAY, PALM BEACH GARDENS.

I AM A BUSINESS OWNER IN THIS COMMUNITY.

I AM A RESIDENT OF THE BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY OF MARBELLA.

AND HERE IN THOSE CAPACITIES AS WELL AS IN MY CAPACITY OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PALM BEACH, NORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

PALM BEACH, NORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS EXPRESSED ITS SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT AND HAS PROVIDED ITS FORMAL LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR PURPOSES OF INCLUSION IN YOUR RECORD AND MORE PARTICULARLY AS A PROJECT THAT'S DEEMED TO HAVE STRATEGIC REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE BECAUSE THE CHAMBER RESERVES ITS ACTIVE SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE ACTUAL REGIONAL STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE, MORE PARTICULARLY BOTH PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO TOGETHER ARE A PART OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN TO BE NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT RESTORATION EFFORTS.

AS WE RECENTLY SAW, THE FOCUS OF THE NATION WAS UPON OUR AREA BECAUSE THIS IS GROUND ZERO FOR RESTORATION EFFORTS ACROSS THE STATE FOR HURRICANE STORMS THAT OCCUR AND THOSE RESTORATION EFFORTS FOSTERED BY THE APPLICANTS.

THIS DEVELOPMENT BEYOND ALL THAT, THIS COMPANY ACROSS THE BOARD IS A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN.

I DON'T THINK THERE CAN BE ANY BETTER TESTAMENT THAN ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, AS WE WERE DEBATING THIS SAID TO ME, WELL, HER HOUSE IS JUST TO THE NORTHWEST IN THAT COMMUNITY OF WHERE PHASE ONE IS BEING BUILT.

SHE CAN STEP OUTSIDE WITH HER CHILD, LOOK AND SEE THE FOOTPRINT, AND HAS NOT HAD A SINGLE OBSTACLE AND PROBLEM NUISANCE FROM THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT.

BUT BEYOND BEING GOOD CORPORATE CITIZENS, THEY BRING JOBS AND THEY DON'T JUST BRING JOBS.

THEY BRING NICE PEOPLE, PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE PROUD TO HAVE AS FRIENDS, PROUD TO HAVE AS NEIGHBORS.

AND BEYOND THAT, A SPILLOVER EFFECT FOR EVERY BUSINESS, RESTAURANT OR THE SERVICE INDUSTRY.

BECAUSE THEY SERVICE, THEY UTILIZE THE SERVICES OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THIS IS THE PRIVATE CITIZEN PART OF MY PRESENTATION OR MY APPEARANCE, THE MOST OVERLOOKED CONTRIBUTION OF THIS COMPANY.

TO OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND IS THEIR COMMITMENT TO A CLEAN EMISSIONS PROFILE, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE CLEAN FUEL.

GENERATING ELECTRICITY THAT HELPS US BE ENERGY INDEPENDENT, HARNESSES NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND HONESTLY LEAVES LEADS THE NATION AND THE WORLD IN TERMS OF EFFECTIVE.

EFFICIENT ENERGY GENERATION USING THE BEST TECHNOLOGY.

SO FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, I BELIEVE THIS PROJECT CONTINUES YOUR TRACK RECORD OF RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY BEAUTIFUL WHEN YOU DRIVE NORTH TO SOUTH ON I-95 AND LOOK AT THE FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING, WHICH I DON'T THINK ANY OF US EXPECTED, IT'S ACTUALLY ENHANCING TO THE SKYLINE.

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MARKARIAN.

ALL RIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 76, 2022 SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, SO, ROCHELLE, YOU MADE THE MOTION.

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO KICK OFF THE DISCUSSION? SURE. SO TO FOLLOW UP ON ON DAVE'S LAST COMMENTS.

PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO ARE CERTAINLY STRIKING ADDITIONS TO THE PALM BEACH GARDENS TODD JUST COMING OVER THAT BRIDGE AND SEEING THE BUILDINGS IS IS ESTABLISHING WHAT THAT AREA YOU PUT THEM TOGETHER WITH THE TWO TWO TOWERS AND WE SEE WHAT THE FUTURE OF OF THE TODD IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

THEY ARE CERTAINLY THE MOST RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS BUILT THUS FAR IN THE CITY AND I WOULD ARGUE ANYWHERE IN THE REGION OR THE COUNTY WHICH WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE ENTIRE REGION.

AND IN THE CASE OF 100 YEAR AND GOD FORBID, A 500 YEAR EVENT WHICH YOU'VE PLANNED FOR, IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT THAT YOU ARE HERE CLOSE TO US AND DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR US TO COME BACK FROM WHAT WE NEED TO.

WE CERTAINLY HAVE NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CHARGING STATIONS.

IF FP AND L CANNOT PUT IN THE RIGHT NUMBER OF CHARGING STATIONS FOR ELECTRIC CARS AND LEAD THE WAY, I DON'T KNOW WHO CAN. AS FAR AS THE BICYCLE RACKS I DID BRING UP AT MY AGENDA REVIEW, I THINK IT WOULD BE INTERESTING BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE TOD TO DO A FOLLOW UP AT A LATER DATE AFTER THE EMPLOYEES ARE IN AND SEE EXACTLY WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM AND WHO IS RIDING AND WHAT EFFECT ON MOBILITY, THE ABILITY TO TO RIDE IN, TO WORK ON A BIKE AND THEN GO TAKE A SHOWER AND GO TO WORK IS HAVING THERE'S CERTAINLY A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES NORTH ON MILITARY TRAIL WHERE EMPLOYEES COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. SO I'D LOVE TO SEE FOLLOW UP ON THAT LATER.

AND IT'S ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT ON RCA SHOULD BE TRIGGERED AFTER PHASE ONE. IS THE. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AFTER PHASE ONE, THE TRIPS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO TRIGGER THAT TRAFFIC LIGHT? YES. IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING FROM OUR TRAFFIC CONSULTANT THAT IT SHOULD MOST LIKELY BE TRIGGERED TRIGGERED WITH THE FIRST ANNUAL REPORT AND IF NOT CERTAINLY WITH A SECOND ONE.

AND THANK YOU FOR FOR BEING THE STEWARDS THAT YOU ARE.

THANK YOU. WELL SAID, MARCY.

I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND ALSO SOME COMMENTS.

FIRST, I'M VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO PALM BEACH GARDENS BEING THE HOME OF PAL.

I'VE BEEN DRIVING BY THIS SITE FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS BECAUSE I WORK ALSO IN WEST PALM BEACH.

SO EVERY SINGLE DAY I PASS BY IT ON 95 AND I'VE BEEN WATCHING THE CONSTRUCTION AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE GRAND OPENING AND HOPE THAT I'M INVITED.

WITH THAT SAID, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING, VERY UNIQUE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, ACTUALLY.

AND I'D LIKE YOU TO ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON SOME OF THE ENERGY SAVINGS EFFORTS THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THE INSIDE OF BUILDING TWO, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, BUILDING ONE, WE KNOW WE'VE SEEN ALL THE SOLAR PANELS ON THE TOP OF THE GARAGE, TOP FLOOR OF IT, AND I DIDN'T SEE THAT ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE SECOND BUILDING.

SO I WAS WONDERING, I'VE SEEN IN OTHER PLACES WHERE THEY HAVE HAD SOLAR POWERED LIGHTS IN THE PARKING LOT INSIDE THE STRUCTURE AND OTHER PLACES.

SO I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.

AND CAN YOU DID ANSWER A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS IN YOUR PRESENTATION.

I DID SEE THE THE SLIDE GATE ON THE SITE PLAN, SO I WAS A BIT CURIOUS, BUT YOU SAID AND I'M JUST GOING TO CLARIFY OR MAYBE IF YOU CAN CLARIFY THAT THOSE SLIDE GATES ARE NOT ALL THE TIME. IT'S JUST FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES.

AND THAT WOULD BE THE CASE FOR ALL THE ACCESS POINTS THAT HAVE THE SLIDE GATES ON IT BECAUSE THEY WERE ON THE THOSE.

AND I'LL JUST ASK THE REST OF MY QUESTIONS.

THE OTHER QUESTION WAS, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, HOW MANY EMPLOYEES DO YOU.

PROPOSE OR DO YOU EXPECT TO BE OCCUPYING BOTH BUILDINGS AS A WHOLE IF YOU HAVE THAT NUMBER? AND. ALSO THE WATER FEATURE, VERY PERFECT PART FOR A SOLAR POWERED ART IN PUBLIC PLACES.

OPPORTUNITY, JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE.

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AND I ALSO THINK THAT ROCHELLE'S COMMENTS ABOUT FOLLOWING UP ON AFTER THE FACT IS A REALLY SMART IDEA, AND I CONCUR WITH THAT AS WELL.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM.

OBVIOUSLY, WE KNOW YOUR TRAFFIC IS VESTED.

TRAFFIC IS ALWAYS THE CONCERN OF EVERYBODY.

THIS WILL BE A WONDERFUL FACILITY FOR ALL OF YOUR EMPLOYEES.

AND IT IS IT'S GORGEOUS.

BUT THEY DO HAVE TO GET IN AND OUT AND WE ALL HAVE TO DRIVE ON THE SAME ROADS THAT WE'RE ALL DRIVING ON.

SO WITH THAT SAID, YOU BEING A BIG UTILITY AND US WITH OUR CITY, I HOPE YOU HELP US IN THE EFFORTS TO MAYBE LOBBY.

DOT TO ADVANCE 90 FIVE'S IMPROVEMENTS AND ALSO CONSIDER SOME OF THE OUT-OF-THE-BOX OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAFFIC RELIEF LIKE STAGGERING EMPLOYEE START AND STOP START AND STOP TIMES AS AN OPTION AS WELL TO HELP RELIEVE THE CONGESTION.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO RESPOND TO A FEW OF THOSE ITEMS? COUNCILWOMAN SO THERE'S A LOT OF ITEMS THERE.

SO LET ME START WITH GATES.

FIRST THING, I'M GOING TO THE EASY ONE.

THE GATES. THE GATES ARE ARE ONLY TO BE USED IN AN EMERGENCY, A LOCKDOWN SITUATION ON THE SITE.

IN REGARDS TO SUSTAINABILITY, OBVIOUSLY, STARTING WITH THE EV CHARGERS AND THE ABILITY TO ADD ADDITIONAL E TO INSIDE THE BUILDING, IT'S ALL LED LIGHTS.

NATURAL SUNLIGHT COMES THROUGH SPECIFICALLY LOW, LOW FLOW WATER.

THINGS ARE BEING USED LED LIGHTING.

SO FPL HAS A VERY SPECIFIC SUSTAINABILITY THING THAT THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT AS PART OF THEIR PART OF THEIR CORPORATE MISSION.

SO CERTAINLY THE INSIDE WILL BE ENERGY EFFICIENT AND ALL THE ITEMS YOU'LL SEE THERE IN REGARDS TO THE TRAFFIC AND THE ABILITY FOR FOR YOU IN ESSENCE ASK FOR ABOUT STAGGERED START TIMES, THE WAY THAT FPO WORKS THAT PEOPLE CAN, THEY DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC TIME, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEIR CORPORATE CAMPUS, YOU'LL SEE SOME PEOPLE COME AT 7 A.M., SOME PEOPLE COME AT FIVE, SOME PEOPLE WORK.

MR.. MR. K OF COURSE.

MR. ROSENTHAL WORK 24 HOURS A DAY, SO THEY NEVER LEAVE.

SO THERE'S A LOT HELP RIGHT THERE.

RIGHT? SO, SO THAT WILL HELP WITH THE PEAK HOUR MOVEMENT, WHICH I THINK WAS THE BASIS OF YOUR QUESTION.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES. OH NUMBER.

OH, YES. YES. OH, YES.

HOW CAN I FORGET THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES? APPROXIMATELY THE THE MAXIMUM IS APPROXIMATELY 1000 PER BUILDING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MARCY. MORE GREAT STATEMENTS.

MARK. WELL, GRATEFUL TO BE IN A CITY THAT HAS THE ATTRACTION OF SUCH A GREAT COMPANY TO TO SET UP THEIR SHOP HERE. IT'D BE CRAZY NOT TO WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT, TO HAVE ANOTHER FORTUNE 500 COMPANY RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD.

THE RESILIENCY, THE RESPONSE TO TO TO FUTURE STORMS IS ONLY GOING TO BE A BENEFIT TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, NOT JUST IN THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, BUT EVERYBODY AROUND US.

SO I THINK IT'S A KIND OF A ALMOST A NO BRAINER TO SAY THANK YOU FOR FOR COMING.

A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT ABOUT THE STAGGERED TIMES.

DON AND I YOU SPOKE ABOUT THAT YESTERDAY.

I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE A 9 TO 5 PUNCH CLOCK, WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THE TRAFFIC IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST CONCERN THAT EVERYBODY IN THIS TOWN IS GOING TO HAVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AS WE SEE MORE AND MORE WORK DONE.

I KNOW THAT THE STAFF HAS DONE A TON OF WORK PREPARING WITH THE TOD TO ENCOURAGE MULTI MODE TRANSPORTATION.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE RESIDENTS KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT JUST POPPING UP BUILDINGS WITHOUT A PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FUTURE TRAFFIC WITH THE TODD, WITH PALM TRAN WITH HOPEFUL BRIGHT LINE AND TRIBAL COMING TO THE AREA.

AND I KNOW THAT OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS ARE ENCOURAGING THOSE TYPES OF ADVANCEMENTS ALONG WITH THE CITY.

SO THAT'S THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE RESIDENTS TO KNOW AND FOR YOU GUYS TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THAT.

THE LAST THING YOU WANT IS ANGRY RESIDENTS AND ANGRY EMPLOYEES TRYING TO GET TO WORK, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE TRUCKS CRASHING ON I-95 AT 530 ON A WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

OTHER COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

GLASS BUILDINGS.

I KNOW GLASS TENDS TO DRY HEAT.

THESE TYPE OF GLASS IS TEMPERED GLASS, I ASSUME, TO TO REDUCE OR MINIMIZE ANY HEAT TRANSFERENCE.

IS THAT CORRECT? I ASSUME? YES. YEAH.

EV PARKING. ARE THERE ANY PARKING AT THE GUEST SPOTS AS WELL? ARE THEY ALL INTERNAL? THERE IS ONE. THERE'S ONE IN THE GUEST AREA.

ONE. SO WHEN I COME IN, ROCHELLE, COME, AND WE HAVE BOTH OF OUR EVES.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? ONE OF US, THEY'RE GOING TO BE HOME A TOTAL OF TWO ONE CHARGER, TWO SPOTS, C SPOTS.

RIGHT. SO YOU CAN WORK ON THAT TOO.

BUT BA BA BA BA BA BA. DO YOU [INAUDIBLE] I'LL JUST JUST A THOUGHT.

I MEAN, IT'S NICE THAT YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF YOUR RESIDENCE AND YOUR OR YOUR, YOUR EMPLOYEES, BUT DON'T THINK OF THE LOWLY GUESTS THAT FIND A WAY IN.

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AND WHY IS THERE NO SOLAR PANELS ON THEM? PHASE TWO, I THINK I THINK ASKED THIS QUESTION BEFORE AND I FORGOT THE ANSWER.

DR. JOHN ROSENTHAL, FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT 700 UNIVERSE BOULEVARD.

I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN, SO AS WE'VE DEVELOPED THE PROGRAM FOR BUILDING TWO, WE'VE EVALUATED SOLAR.

WE'VE EVALUATED ALSO AMENITY FEATURES THAT COULD SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEE BASE.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS STILL BEING STUDIED.

BUT RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO IS PRESERVE THE ABILITY TO ESTABLISH SOME SORT OF EITHER USE OF AMENITY FEATURE OR POTENTIALLY SOLAR.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS STILL BEING STUDIED A LITTLE BIT WITH OUR INTERNAL ANALYSIS, THE SHADOW AND THE BUILDING PLACEMENT, THE POSITION OF THE SUN.

THERE'S A CONCERN OR THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONCERN ABOUT HOW PRODUCTIVE AND HOW EFFICIENT THAT ENERGY, THAT SOLAR ARRAY WOULD BE, COLLECTING THE SUN'S RAYS BECAUSE OF THE DIRECTION OF THE BUILDING AND BECAUSE OF THE.

YES, BECAUSE OF THE POSITION OF THE BUILDING, THE POSITION OF THE SOLAR PANELS ON THAT BACK SIDE OR NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING, THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ON TOP OF THE GARAGE.

BUT WE'VE PRESERVED THAT CAPABILITY AND WE ARE LOOKING AT IT FURTHER.

SO THERE MAY BE SOMETHING TO REPORT ON THAT IN THE FUTURE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

AND THE BERM THAT PROTECTS THE PARKING GARAGE IS GOING TO BE IN PLACE.

SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THE THE EDGE OF THE PARKING GARAGE BY THE TIME THE BUILDING IS OPEN.

CORRECT. IT'S GOT THE BERM IS NINE PLUS FEET PLUS.

ON TOP OF THAT, WE LOOK TO INSTALL ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 TO ALMOST 45 FOOT HIGH PALMS, VERY SIMILAR TO THE BERM THAT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED.

THE TYPES OF TREES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AS PART OF PHASE ONE.

GREAT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME, CARL.

SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT, BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHY, BECAUSE YOUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTS IT.

SO IT'S NOT THAT WE ARE VOICES OF 60,000 PEOPLE AND WE HAVE DAVE AND CHIP THAT SIT ON BOARDS THAT THAT REACH OUT TO COMMUNITY AND THE OTHER IN IN OTHER WAYS THAT WE DO.

SO I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH SOME HOA MEETINGS IN THAT DIRECT AREA, NOT JUST RECENTLY, BUT OVER THE YEARS DISCUSSING SPECIFICALLY THESE BUILDINGS AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO AFFECT THE COMMUNITY WITH LINE OF SIGHT.

TRAFFIC IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE, BUT I HAVEN'T HAD ONE COME IN THERE.

IT WAS THE CREATION OF JOBS AND WHAT I LEARNED.

EARLY ON AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, PROBABLY FROM JUST BEING AROUND PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO RUN CITIES IS TECHNOLOGY BASED BUSINESSES NEED ARE REALLY THE FORWARD THINKING. AND I AND I KNOW WE DID THE CARRIER BUILDING A WHILE BACK.

THAT WAS A MILESTONE, I FEEL.

AND WE WENT OVER THERE AND WE DID A A WALK THROUGH.

IT WAS MAGICAL. I MEAN, EVEN THE ELEVATOR WAS WIDE OPEN FOR YOU TO SEE THE MECHANICS OF IT.

AND THIS IS THIS BLOWS THAT AWAY.

SO THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S NOT EVEN REGIONAL.

IT'S IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO THE ENTIRE STATE OF FLORIDA.

AND WE GET TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT.

AND, DON, YOU AND I, I REMEMBER YOU TAKING ME ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE JUNEAU BUILDING AND JUST.

I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER. HE HAD PLANTS OR SOMETHING UP THERE.

YOU WERE FORWARD THINKING WITH TECHNOLOGY AND.

AND POWER, SO.

IT'S GOOD THAT WE CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE THAT VOTE FOR US TO VOTE FOR YOU.

WE ALL HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOU GUYS AND RANDOM PEOPLE EXPECT US TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO VOTE FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY VOTE FOR US EVERY FEW YEARS.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO. THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

BUT THE STUPID QUESTION I HAVE IS THE FENCE THAT'S GOING TO GO AROUND IT.

IS THAT GOING TO BE BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS IMPORTANT WITH SETBACKS IN THE CITY? IS THE FENCE GOING TO BE SET BACK ENOUGH WHERE IT'S REALLY OUT OF LINE OF SIGHT OF TRAFFIC AND AND PEDESTRIANS, OR IS IT GOING TO BE MORE OF A DETERRENCE BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE HIGH TECH CAMERAS.

SO THE PERIMETER FENCE IS PROPOSED ON THE SOUTH AND WEST BOUNDARY.

SO THE NORTH AND EAST ALONG KYOTO AND RCA DON'T HAVE FENCES.

RIGHT. BUT THE FENCES THAT ARE IN PLACE, ARE THEY GOING TO BE SET BACK INTO THE LANDSCAPING WHERE THEY'RE NOT VISIBLE TO PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC? OR IS IT GOING TO BE MORE OF A DETERRENCE? BECAUSE I KNOW ALONG THE EAST ROADWAY WHERE THE MAYBE THE MAIN SECURITY GATE WILL BE, THAT WILL PROBABLY BE VISIBLE.

BUT ARE WE CONCEALING THAT IN ANY WAY OR ANY PORTIONS OF THE FENCE THAT ARE VISIBLE DO HAVE LANDSCAPING? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO OTHER THAN THAT, I JUST WANT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE MEETINGS THAT I'VE HAD WITH THE ASSOCIATIONS, NOT ONE NEGATIVE THING JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, HIGH TECHNOLOGY.

SO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH END, RIGHT AROUND MILITARY AND ELM, THOSE PEOPLE, THEY'RE ON FOR IT.

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SO I'M ON FOR IT, TOO.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. NICE JOB, KEN.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR EXCELLENT QUESTIONS.

IT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR THE IMPORTANT THOUGHTS FOR OUR RESIDENTS COMING OUT OF ALL OF US UP HERE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.

AND I WANT TO THANK THIS GROUP FOR BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS TO THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU.

THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING WE ALWAYS ASK FOR.

AND WE'VE SEEN IT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WITH FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT.

AND AS YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO LEAD DECARBONIZING AMERICA, TO HAVE YOU DO IT RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD IS EXTRAORDINARILY COOL THAT THOSE BUILDINGS WILL BE THE LANDMARK FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY DECISION THAT WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.

AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, WE WE LOVE TALKING ABOUT MOBILITY, TOD AND CHARGERS.

SO THANK YOU FOR WORKING SO HARD ON ADDING THE DRIVEWAYS AND THE THE INTERNAL MOBILITY AS WELL AS THE EXTRA LANES IN AND OUT.

I KNOW THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT WITH THE AMOUNT OF SECURITY YOU HAVE TO HAVE.

SO ALLOWING FOR THAT AS WELL.

I'M GLAD MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS MENTIONED TRAFFIC.

THAT'S ALWAYS THE FIRST THING RESIDENTS ALWAYS WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

AND FOR YOU, YOU WANT YOUR ALMOST 2000 EMPLOYEES TO BE ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF WORK SO THEY CAN HELP TAKE CARE OF US.

SO I ALSO APPRECIATE WE ALL DO ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE ALL THE WAY TO COVERING BUS SHELTERS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT EVEN ON THE TPPA, WE'RE WORKING ON MAKING SURE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE AND WE HAD TO HAVE SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL BUS SHELTERS.

SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT SERIOUSLY AS WELL.

AND THE PED BIKE ACCESS AND ROCHELLE'S BIKE LANES, I'M SORRY, BIKE RACK IS GOING TO BE EXTRAORDINARY.

SO MY ONLY QUESTION IS HOW ARE WE LOOKING ON TIMING? WHAT ARE WE FOR PHASE ONE, OPENING UP AND EMPLOYEES COMING IN AND PHASE TWO? SO FOR PHASE ONE, OCCUPANCY IS PROBABLY ANY DAY.

WE'RE JUST WRAPPING UP A COUPLE MINOR ITEMS, ITEMS WITH STAFF AND INSPECTIONS.

SO COULD BE TOMORROW, COULD BE A COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY IN THE WORKS.

AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH STAFF GETTING THROUGH EVERYTHING.

SO FOR BUILDING TWO, WE'RE LOOKING AT IDEAL JULY, AUGUST, START OF CONSTRUCTION, EVERYTHING GOES, CONTINUES TO DEVELOP, DRAWINGS, DEVELOPED, ETC., PERMITS IN PLACE.

AND THEN WE'RE ANTICIPATING ROUGHLY AROUND A 3132 MONTH CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WOULD PUT US AROUND THE END OF 2025, BEGINNING OF 2026.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE ARE NOT HAVING ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ANYONE HAVE A SECOND COMMENT? NO. ALL RIGHT.

ALL IN FAVOR, I.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE 15, IF OUR CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE.

[VIII.b. ORDINANCE 15, 2022 – (1ST READING) VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ANNEXING, PURSUANT TO A PETITION FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, EIGHTEEN (18) PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY COMPRISING A TOTAL OF 10.97 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, IN SIZE, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF PGA BOULEVARD AND ELLISON WILSON ROAD IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; DECLARING THAT THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION BEARS THE SIGNATURES OF THE OWNERS 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.]

ORDINANCE 15, 2022, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA.

ANNEXING PURSUANT TO A PETITION FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, 18 PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY COMPRISING A TOTAL OF 10.97 ACRES, MORE OR LESS IN SIZE.

LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF PGA BOULEVARD AND ELLISON WILSON ROAD IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.

THAT IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HERE IN DECLARING THAT THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION BEARS THE SIGNATURES OF THE OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY ANNEXED HEREBY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO OF THE CITY CHARTER BY REDEFINING THE CORPORATE LIMITS, PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE, THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS AND PALM BEACH COUNTY, PROVIDING A COMPLEX CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU, PATTY. ALL RIGHT.

SO I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING BEFORE WE OPEN THE HEARING.

I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF.

MY HUSBAND, MY HUSBAND'S COMPANY THERE, THE COMPANY THAT MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR IS A CONSULTANT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.

SO I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF AND STEP AWAY FROM THE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MY APOLOGIES. THERE YOU GO.

SORRY, MARTIN, PLEASE.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS MARTIN FITTS.

PLANNING AND ZONING.

AND I'D HAVE A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR YOU FOR ORDINANCE 15, 20, 22.

THIS IS A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION FOR 18 PARCELS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 10.97 ACRES.

IT'S LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF PGA BOULEVARD AND ELLISON WILSON ROAD.

EXCUSE ME, FOR THOSE OF YOU PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH THIS LOCATION AS THE FORMER PANAMA, HARDEE'S IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET OR ACROSS THE CANAL, RATHER, FROM THE WATERWAY CAFE. A LITTLE BACKGROUND.

THE SITE IS OWNED BY DBA RESIDENTIAL AND PGA LANDING.

IT PREVIOUSLY HAD COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL HOMES.

THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN CLEARED OFF NOW AND THE PARCELS ARE CURRENTLY VACANT.

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THE SITE WAS APPROVED THROUGH PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR 98 CONDO UNITS IN THREE TOWERS AND A WITH PARKING IN TWO TWO LEVELS BELOW THE BUILDINGS.

IT ALSO IS APPROVED FOR A 23 SLOPE COMMERCIAL MARINA.

AND WE HAVE THE SITE PLAN HERE.

I WILL NOTE THAT THERE ARE WITH THIS ANNEXATION, THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL CHANGES BEING APPROVED.

EVERYTHING WAS REVIEWED THROUGH THE COUNTY AND ALL OF THE LEVELS OF SERVICE MET THE COUNTY STANDARDS AND WE ARE SIMPLY BRINGING THE APPROVAL FROM THE COUNTY INTO THE CITY WITH THIS ANNEXATION.

I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU A FEW RENDERINGS OF WHAT WAS APPROVED THROUGH THE COUNTY FOR THE ELEVATIONS.

THIS WOULD BE FROM THE NORTHWEST, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE FROM.

SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE THE DRAWBRIDGE AND FROM THE SOUTHEAST.

AND THE PROJECT IS A BRANDED RITZ-CARLTON RESIDENCES AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING INFRASTRUCTURE WORK ON THE SITE AS WE SPEAK.

WELL, MAYBE NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT THEIR STAFF DID REVIEW THE ANNEXATION PETITION FOR CONSISTENCY WITH STATE STATUTES, AND IT DOES MEET ALL THE CRITERIA.

IT IS WITHIN THE ANNEXATION AREA OF INTEREST 22.

AND IT DOES MEET ALL OF THE CITY'S LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS.

THIS PETITION HAS BEEN DULY NOTICED.

WE HAVE BOTH WITH MAILERS AND PROPERTY POSTING, AND WE DID THAT CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNTY'S VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION ORDINANCE. WE DID NOTIFY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, AND WE HAVE NOT TO DATE RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM THE COUNTY.

I WILL NOTE THAT THIS PARCEL OR THIS PROJECT IS NOT WITHIN THE RURAL UNINCORPORATED PROTECTION AREA, SO IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE BY THE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL.

THIS DID GO TO THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD LAST NIGHT.

STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 1520 22 ON FIRST READING AS RECOMMENDED AS PRESENTED AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AS ARE THE APPLICANT.

THANK YOU, MARTIN. ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS, SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

MAKE IT A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE, PLEASE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 15, 2022.

I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

WONDERFUL. LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

CARL. YOU MADE YOUR MOTION.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IT'S A.

AGAIN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO DO PUT UP BUILDINGS BECAUSE WE'RE EXPERIENCING THAT IN THE TRAIN STATION NOW.

SO, I MEAN.

RIGHT NOW. I JUST THINK WE JUST NEED TO GET IT INTO THE CITY AND MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD PROJECT.

IT'S GOING TO COME UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF STAFF AND WE DEFINITELY HAVE CAPABLE DEVELOPERS.

WE KNOW THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM AND I'M EXCITED JUST TO VOTE FOR IT AND LET THEM HAVE IT.

THANK YOU, MARK.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR FOR COMING IN TONIGHT AND BRINGING THIS.

THIS IS ANOTHER EASY, EASY, EASY SELL FOR US.

A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, THOUGH, AND I APOLOGIZE.

I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THESE UNTIL I SAW SOME PICTURES.

WHERE IS THE ENTRANCE? HOW FAR FROM THE CORNER OF PGA AND ELLIS AND WILSON IS THE MAIN ENTRANCE INTO THE PROJECT.

THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS IS ABOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OF THE SITE LOCATION AND IT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ENTRANCE INTO CITY CENTER.

GOT IT. AND I REMEMBER YEARS AGO WHEN THIS PROJECT WAS WAS THOUGHT TO COME INTO THE CITY, THERE WAS SOME CONCESSIONS MADE FOR OUR FIRE TRUCKS TO GET IN AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD ENOUGH TURNING RADIUS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

SO I'M ASSUMING ALL THAT IS STILL IN PLAY? YES, SIR. AND IN FACT, WHEN THIS I FORGOT TO MENTION WHEN THIS PLAN WAS GOING THROUGH THE COMMISSION APPROVAL PROCESS, STAFF DID RECEIVE COURTESY COPIES AND OUR DRC DID LOOK AT IT AND PROVIDED COMMENTS, INCLUDING THE FIRE ACCESS AND POLICE.

AND THOSE COMMENTS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE APPROVAL.

THANK YOU. WHAT IS THE HEIGHT FROM THE ROAD? I KNOW THAT REALLY DROPS PRETTY FAST FROM ELLISON WILSON DOWN TO THE WATER, SO I KNOW IT'S WHATEVER MEMORIES, STORIES THE BUILDINGS ARE, BUT WHEN YOU'RE STANDING ON THE ROAD THERE, HOW HIGH IS IT GOING TO BE FROM HIGH LEVEL? THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDINGS FROM THE GRADE IS ABOUT 67 FEET.

SO WHEN YOU'RE AT THE WHEN YOU'RE AT ELLISON WILSON, IT'LL BE APPROXIMATELY 67 FEET FROM THAT AREA, FROM FROM THE HEIGHT OF ELLISON.

WILSON. AND SO FROM THE FROM THE WATER LEVEL, I GUESS IT'LL BE IT'LL BE CLOSE TO THE ACTUAL HEIGHT FROM THE FROM THE BASE FLOOR IS ABOUT 96 FEET.

SO 67 FEET, WHICH IS THAT THAT'S COMPARABLE TO THE BUILDINGS ACROSS THE STREET.

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RIGHT. I'M NOT.

WE DON'T EXCEED THOSE BUILDINGS.

YOU. IT'S CLOSE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE ON THE WATER LEVEL, OBVIOUSLY IT'S HIGHER WHEN YOU'RE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A DROP OFF WON'T SEEM NEARLY AS HIGH.

FROM FROM THE ELLIS AND WILSON.

AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION, 23 DOCS, 23 SPOTS IN THE MARINA.

HOW BIG OF BOATS CAN YOU FIT THERE? JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY.

AND THAT IS IT.

CAN YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE? YES. SHOPPING FOR A BOAT.

MAKE SURE I CAN PUT IT SOMEWHERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET A 75 FOOT YACHT.

GOOD EVENING, DAN KETTLE.

FOR THE RECORD, THE MARINA WAS APPROVED PROBABLY SEVEN YEARS AGO BY THE DEP.

THE BOATS CAN BE UP TO 75 FEET.

THEY STAGGER IN LENGTH IN WATER IS 75, 50 FIVES, AND THEN ON LIFTS UP TO 35 AND 45 FOOT.

AND SO THERE'S ONLY 23 LIFTS AND YOU HAVE 98 RESIDENCES THERE.

SO WHO GETS TO FIGHT FOR THE SLIPS? RIGHT NOW, IT'S ALMOST ABOUT 30% OF THE RESIDENTS DO WANT VOTE LISTS AND THE REST JUST USE THEM.

ONCE WE BROUGHT THE RITZ-CARLTON BRAND, MOST OF THE RESIDENTS ALREADY HAVE ONE, IF NOT ALREADY TWO CONDOMINIUMS THAT THEY GO TO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THERE YOU GO. THANKS, MARK.

ROCHELLE, IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT PERPLEXES OUR RESIDENTS TO NO END, IT'S HOW YOU CAN HAVE A PALM BEACH GARDENS ADDRESS BUT STILL NOT BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS AND THE AREA AROUND PROSPERITY.

AND ELLIS AND WILSON IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS WHERE I GET QUESTIONS ALL THE TIME.

SO IT'S A NO BRAINER TO ME TO TO WANT TO BRING AS MUCH OF THAT INTO THE CITY AND MAKE US UNIFORM AS POSSIBLE.

AND CERTAINLY HAVING THIS PROJECT IN THIS LOCATION WITH NOW THE RITZ-CARLTON BRAND, I MEAN, IT WAS GREAT BEFORE, BUT HAVING THAT ON TOP OF IT IS CHERRY ON THE TOP.

THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE GOING FORWARD HAS TO DO WITH THE BRIDGE ITSELF.

HAS THERE BEEN IN ANY DISCUSSION, ANY CHANGES PLANNED OR NEEDED TO THAT BRIDGE BECAUSE OF THE PROJECT AT ALL? NO.

OKAY. FOR CONCURRENCY PURPOSES, NONE FOR THE BRIDGE NON.

MATTER OF FACT, LAST YEAR WE LEFT.

THIS YEAR WE LET DOT USE OUR PROPERTY TO ACTUALLY PUT MATS AROUND THE BRIDGE.

NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR PROPERTY.

THEY JUST COULDN'T ACCESS THEIR BRIDGE.

SO THEY USED OURS, OUR PROPERTY AS A STAGING AREA.

THAT'S ONE OF THE CRANES THAT YOU PROBABLY SAW THERE DURING CONSTRUCTION.

BUT THERE'S, THERE'S NO NEEDED.

ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, I PETITIONED WHEN I ALMOST BOUGHT PANAMA HATS BACK THEN TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE COUNTY HELP US GET APPROVED, HAVING THE CONCRETE GRATES PUT IN SO YOU DON'T HEAR THE TIRE NOISE THAT WAS DONE 15 YEARS AGO WHEN I.

ABOUT THIS CLOSE FROM BUYING IT.

SO I'M GLAD WE ACTUALLY DID THAT FORWARD THINKING.

OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT HISTORY, TOO.

THAT'S GREAT. INTERESTING.

I DON'T SEE ANY ISSUE WITH THIS AT ALL.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU APPROPRIATELY TO PALM BEACH GARDENS.

SO LET'S BRING IT TO VOTE.

HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR I ANY OPPOSED MOTION PASSES.

WELCOME TO THE BEGINNING OF BEING IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

764. WE'RE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[VIII.c. ORDINANCE 13, 2022 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) CITY MANAGER PURCHASING AUTHORITY. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION BY REPEALING SECTION 2-294. – BIDDING THRESHOLD., AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED, IN ORDER TO AMEND CERTAIN PURCHASING LIMITS AND REMOVE CERTAIN REFERENCE TO STATE LAW; PROVIDING THAT THE REMAINDER OF CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ENACTED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE.

ORDINANCE 13 2022 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA.

AMENDING CHAPTER TWO.

ADMINISTRATION BY REPEALING SECTION TWO, DASH 294 BIDDING THRESHOLD AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED IN ORDER TO AMEND CERTAIN PURCHASING LIMITS AND REMOVE CERTAIN REFERENCE TO STATE LAW, PROVIDING THAT THE REMAINDER OF CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ENACTED, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING.

HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE FIRST READING? YES, MADAM MAYOR.

WE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND THINGS BROUGHT UP AT THE FIRST READING.

WE WANT TO ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THOSE QUESTIONS YOU HAD AND PRESENT YOU THAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

I'M SORRY. I'M A LITTLE.

SNUFFED UP FOR THE RECORD IS COMMERCIAL PURCHASING AND CONTRACTS.

DIRECTOR. ORDINANCE 13 I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A LITTLE QUICK RECAP OF WHAT ORDINANCE 13 IS, AND THEN I PRESENT SOME PRESENT

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SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WITH ME IS ALAN OWENS, OUR FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR, AND HE ALSO HAS SOME INFORMATION THAT HE WILL ALSO PRESENT.

THE ORDINANCE DOES TWO THINGS.

IT CODIFIES THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY, THE CITY MANAGER, AND IT RAISES THE CONTRACTING THRESHOLD FROM 65,002.5% OF THE APPROVED BUDGET, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY $1,000,000.

IT ADDRESSES CERTAIN ISSUES WITH SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS.

IT MITIGATES OR EXPOSURE TO PRICE INCREASES, AND IT ADDRESSES ISSUES CAUSED BY TIME DELAYS OF WAITING FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.

OF COURSE, RESOURCES ARE TO SAVE TAXPAYERS MONEY, BUT AS THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS SAVES TIME.

AND AGAIN, IT CLARIFIES THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT WE GET GRANT FORMS LIKE THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY.

OTHER AREAS OF THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

OF COURSE, THIS THIS THIS ORDINANCE HAS RAISED A LOT OF RANCOR AND A LOT OF CONCERNS.

THERE'S BEEN RESISTANCE TO CHANGE.

THERE HAVE BEEN QUESTIONS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

NONE OF THAT CHANGES.

AND WHAT I SHOW YOU NEXT, WE'RE BRING THAT OUT.

THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND THE BEST PRACTICES THAT ARE POSTULATED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENTAL PURCHASING AND THE NATIONAL PROCUREMENT INSTITUTE, THE PREEMINENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATIONS, IS THAT IF A PROJECT COMES TO THE GOVERNING BODY FOR APPROVAL IN YOUR LINE ITEM BUDGET THAT LISTS THE PROJECTS, THAT THAT ITEM SHOULD NOT COME BACK FOR CONTRACT AWARD BECAUSE THAT BECOMES AN ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL FUNCTION.

THE ORDINANCE PROPOSES POINT 5% BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE IT'S VERY HARD FOR THEM TO SWALLOW THAT.

THEN NOTHING COMES BACK.

SO THE ORDINANCE PROPOSES 0.5% AND NOT A FIXED AMOUNT BECAUSE $65,000.20 YEARS AGO DOESN'T HAVE THE BUYING POWER OF $65,000 TODAY. AND SO.

SO IT'S NOT TO BE IN THE SAME POSITION TEN YEARS FROM NOW FIGHTING OVER THIS ORDINANCE.

POINT 5% ALLOWS IT AS THE BUDGET ADJUSTS, WHETHER UP OR DOWN, THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY WILL SHIFT ALONG WITH IT.

SO WHETHER WE HAVE INFLATION OR DEFLATION, IT WILL SHIFT WITH IT.

NOW, I THINK IT'S OPPORTUNE NOW FOR ME TO SHOW YOU A FLOWCHART FOR PURCHASING PROCESS TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

NOW, THE FIRST STEP IN THE PURCHASING PROCESS IS THAT THE USER DEPARTMENT HAS TO SUBMIT A REQUEST AND SAYS TO ME, THEY WANT TO BUY SOMETHING.

YOU WANT TO BUY A HORSE, THEY WANT TO BUY A MONKEY, THEY WANT TO BUY A DOG.

WHATEVER THEY WANT TO BUY, THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT A REQUEST TO ME AND SAY THEY WANT TO BUY SOMETHING.

AND THAT IS THIS PROJECT NUMBER.

AND WE HAVE THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS IS IN THIS FUNDING INFORMATION.

THIS IS THE FUNDING, THE FUNDING DATA FOR THAT.

AND THEN THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT PERFORMS MARKET RESEARCH.

IT'S WRITTEN MARKET RESEARCH THAT I GO AND I IDENTIFY THE MARKET RESEARCH.

WHAT IS IT WE'RE BUYING FOR? WHICH DEPARTMENT? HOW DO WE USE IT? DO WE HAVE AN EXISTING CONTRACT? IS THAT CONTRACT EXPIRING? WHO DO WE BUY FROM? THE LAST TIME DO WE DID WE HAVE ISSUES WITH THE VENDOR PERFORMANCE, ETC., ETC.? I THEN LOOK AT HOW DO WE MITIGATE THE RISK FOR THIS? HOW DO DEPARTMENT COME UP WITH THE BUDGET? THIS IS THE BUDGET AMOUNT THEY'RE PROPOSING, BUT HOW DO THEY ARRIVE WITH IT ALL? IT IS DOCUMENTING DOCUMENTED IN THE MARKET RESEARCH AND THE END OF ALL OF THAT.

THERE'S A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE DO AN RFP AND ITB, AN RFQ, OR WE PIGGYBACK A CONTRACT OR THAT IS ALL DOCUMENTED.

AND SO THAT 50 YEARS FROM NOW, WHEN CREEDMOOR IS NO LONGER HERE, HOPEFULLY, AND SOMEBODY COMES AND LOOKS AT IT AND SAYS, WHY DID THEY DO THIS? OR THE IG ASKED ME A QUESTION, WHY DID WE DO THIS? I SENT HIM A COPY OF THE MARKET RESEARCH REPORT AND THEY CAN SEE, OH, OKAY, OKAY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE THE STATE ACTUALLY REQUIRES THAT YOU DOCUMENT.

IF YOU DON'T DO AN ITB, THEN WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE? THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT THEN DRAFTS THE SOLICITATION AND I WORK WITH THE USER DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP THE SPECIFICATIONS AND THE IDEA OF WORK RELEASE.

THE DEPARTMENT IS SOMETIMES USED. THE DEPARTMENT KNOWS WHAT THEY WANT.

THEY KNOW THEY WANT. AN AUDI A4, RIGHT? THIS IS WHAT THEY'VE USED.

BUT YOU CAN'T GO THERE AND SAY, YOU KNOW, TO BE TRANSPARENT AND FAIR TO EVERYBODY, TO EVERYBODY WHO CAN.

AND YOU SAY TO THEM WHY YOU WANT AN AUDI A4 OR IT HAS QUATTRO, A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND WE HAVE SNOW, BUT JEEP HAS SOMETHING ELSE AND MERCEDES HAS FORMATTING.

SO YOU HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO CRAFT THE SPECIFICATION SO THAT THEY ARE FAIR AND EQUITABLE SO THAT EVERYBODY OUT THERE WHO CAN PROVIDE A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SEDAN CAN BID ON IT. SO I WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENTS OF THAT AND WE DEVELOP THE SPECIFICATIONS TOGETHER.

WHEN THE DRAFT SOLICITATION IS COMPLETED, IT IS SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW.

IT IS REVIEWED BY RISK.

RISK LOOKS AT THE INSURANCE CLAUSE TO MAKE SURE THE INSURANCE CLAUSE MITIGATES THE RISK FOR THE CITY AND THAT WE CAN PROTECT OURSELVES IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS.

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IT'S LOOK, IT'S LOOKED AT BY FINANCE TO MAKE SURE, YES, THIS WAS THIS IS AN ITEM THAT IS IN THE LINE ITEM BUDGET.

AND WE HAD THE MONEY PUT ASIDE TO THIS.

IT'S LOOKED AT BY THE USER DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YES, THIS IS WHAT WE DISCUSSED.

WE WANT TO BUY WE WANT TO BUY A HORSE, NOT A DOG OR A MONKEY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND THEN LEGAL.

THE CITY ATTORNEY LOOKS AT IT TO TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS BECAUSE ALL THE CLAUSES AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITHIN THE SOLICITATION ARE AT THE END OF THE DAY, GOING TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE FINAL CONTRACT.

SO LEGAL HAS LOOKED AT IT TO MAKE SURE ALL THE CLAUSES ARE FINE AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN THERE THAT'S GOING TO EXPOSE THE CITY UNNECESSARILY.

AFTER ALL OF THAT, THEN THE SOLICITATION IS ADVERTISED.

IT IS ADVERTISED ON OUR E-PROCUREMENT PORTAL VERSUS THE USA.

IT IS SENT TO A VENDOR'S LIST.

IT IS PLACED IN THE PALM BEACH POST AND IT IS PLACED ON THE CITY WEBSITE.

A COPY IS GIVEN TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, A COPY TO THE CITY CLERK AND A COPY USER DEPARTMENT TO SAY, HEY, WE HAVE ADVERTISED THIS.

WE'RE WAITING FOR THE BIDS OR THE OFFERS OR THE PROPOSALS.

IF VENDORS ASK A QUESTION WHILE THE SOLICITATION IS ON THE STREET, THEN AN ADDENDUM IS POSTED.

THE VENDOR HAS TO SEND BECAUSE THEY HAVE A CONE OF SILENCE.

THE VENDOR HAS TO SEND THAT QUESTION IN WRITING.

THEN I HAVE TO DRAFT AN ADDENDUM WHICH RESPONDS TO THAT QUESTION.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE VENDOR ASKS, YOU SAY YOU WANT A BLUE HORSE, RIGHT FOR ARGUMENT, AND HE SAYS, I SELL HORSES.

I HAVE PINK HORSES JUST AS GOOD AS BLUE HORSES.

HERE'S THE SPECIFICATIONS TO SHOW WE DID AN INDEPENDENT LAB TEST.

PINK HORSES GOT AS GOOD AS BLUE HORSES.

RIGHT. THEN I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE USER DEPARTMENT AND SAY, HEY, THIS GUY SAYS YES, PINK HORSE, JUST AS GOOD AS BLUE HORSES.

AND THEN THEY USE IT AND THEY SAY, YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

OR NO, NO, WHAT BLUE HORSE IS TO MATCH THE EXISTING BLUE HORSES THAT WE HAVE, AND THEN I HAVE TO PUT A RESPONSE IN THE ADDENDUM IN WRITING AND POST THAT.

THAT ADDENDUM IS AGAIN TO OUR E-PROCUREMENT WEBSITE.

IT GOES TO THE E-PROCUREMENT PORTAL, TO THE VENDORS LIST, TO THE CITY WEBSITE, TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND TO THE CITY CLERK.

SO EVERYBODY GETS TO SEE THAT, YEAH, THE CITY WILL TAKE A PINK HORSE OR NO, YOU HAVE TO.

YOU HAVE TO BID ON A BLUE HORSE IF THERE'S A PRE-BID CONFERENCE OR A SITE VISIT, FOR EXAMPLE, WE DO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

WE USUALLY HAVE THE CONTRACTORS, POTENTIAL CONTRACTORS COME IN AND WE LOOK AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITES SO THEY BECOME FAMILIAR AND THEY WILL SAY, OKAY, WHERE'S MY WHERE AM I GOING TO STAGE, WHERE AM I'M GOING TO LAY DOWN STUFF, ETC..

AND WE PUBLICLY NOTICE THAT WE PUBLICLY NOTICED THAT SO THAT EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO COME CAN COME.

A COPY IS SENT, AN INSPECTOR GENERAL IS SENT TO THE CITY CLERK, THE USER DEPARTMENT.

USUALLY IF IT'S A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WE HAVE, WE HAVE TO EITHER THE CITY ENGINEER AND DAVID AND ANYBODY WHO HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT PROJECT.

AND IT'S ALSO POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

THERE'S A PUBLIC BIG OPEN.

SO WHEN THE DUE DATE COMES, WE HAVE A PUBLIC BID OPENING BEFORE COVID.

WE STILL HAVE THE BID OPENINGS RIGHT HERE IN CHAMBERS, AND THE CITY CLERK WILL RECORD THEM.

AND ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO LISTEN IN OR COME ATTEND COULD COME AND SEE US VISIBLY AND AND PUBLICLY OPEN THE BIDS AND SEE THAT NOBODY CAME IN LATER AND NOBODY STUFF WAS STUCK IN OR UNOPENED OR WHATEVER.

NOTHING FUNNY WAS GOING ON BECAUSE OF COVID.

WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW ARE CALLED VIRTUAL BIT OPENINGS.

SO THERE'S A LINK. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU GO TO THE LINK ON THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT WEBSITE, THERE'S A LINK TO A BID OPENING HAPPENING IN JANUARY.

AND ANYBODY LIKE A WEBINAR, ANYBODY IN THE ENTIRE WORLD CAN CLICK ON IT ON THAT DATE AT THAT TIME AT 3:00 ON JANUARY 27, 2023, AND WATCH THE CITY CLERK LOG IN TO THE PORTAL, THE E-PROCUREMENT PORTAL.

WATCH HER ENTER HER PASSWORD, WHICH YOU CAN'T SEE THE ACTUAL PASSWORD AND WATCH THE VAULT OPEN.

AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE PERSONS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED PROPOSALS FOR THIS PROJECT.

EVERYBODY CAN WATCH IT, SEE THAT IT'S VERY TRANSPARENT.

IT'S VERY OPEN. THE IDS ALSO COPIED.

THE CITY CLERK IS ALSO, OF COURSE, INVITED AND IT'S ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AFTER WE OPEN ALL THE BIDS AND PROPOSALS.

THE LAW SAYS I HAVE ABOUT 30 DAYS.

I HAVE 30 DAYS ACTUALLY, BEFORE I PROVIDE A TABULATION TO EVERYBODY WHO SUBMITTED A BID.

I SHALL DO IT THE SAME DAY I.

I PREPARE A PRELIMINARY BID TABULATION BY 5:00, AND I SEND IT OUT TO EVERYBODY WHO RESPONDED TO THE BID AND SAID, HERE'S YOUR PRELIMINARY BID TABULATION.

HERE'S WHAT THIS IS WHAT THE FINAL BID TABULATION IS.

THE PRELIMINARY BID TABULATION PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

SO IF SOMEBODY SAYS, HEY, THAT'S NOT WHAT I THAT'S NOT THE PRICE I SUBMITTED, I CAN SAY, YEAH, YEAH.

HERE'S HERE'S A SCREENSHOT OF WHAT YOU SUBMITTED.

THIS IS WHAT YOU SUBMITTED, BUT IT'S PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE PRELIMINARY BID TABULATION

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IS IS DISTRIBUTED, THEN THE EVALUATION PROCESS BEGINS.

AND IF WE HAVE A SELECTION COMMITTEE, WE PUBLIC NOTICE AND WE HAVE A PUBLIC SELECTION COMMITTEE MEETING RIGHT IN HERE, WE HAVE SELECTION COMMITTEE MEETINGS WHERE THEY CAN REVIEW THE PROPOSALS AND THEY CAN VOTE ON IT AND THEY CAN SCORE IT, ETC.

AND WE COME TO A CONSENSUS.

BUT BEFORE ALL OF THAT HAPPENS TO ME IN THE EVALUATION, I HAVE TO DETERMINE IF THE VENDORS, EACH VENDOR IS RESPONSIVE.

AND WHERE THE VENDOR IS RESPONSIBLE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES.

A RESPONSIVE VENDOR IS A VENDOR WHO I PUT A SOLICITATION.

AS FOR HORSE, IF YOU SEND ME A BID FOR A DOG, YOU KNOW, EXPENSIVE.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I ASK FOR, RIGHT? IF I ASK FOR TO BUILD A FIRE STATION, YOU SEND ME TO BUILD A MAINTENANCE SHED.

YOU KNOW THE RESPONSE VENDOR.

IF YOU REFUSED, IF YOU DIDN'T SIGN YOUR BID ELECTRONICALLY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT YOUR NON RESPONSIVE.

SO A RESPONSIBLE VENDOR IS A VENDOR WHO IS IN THE BUSINESS OF DOING THAT KIND OF WHATEVER GOOD OR SERVICE OR COMMODITY WE'RE ASKING FOR.

FOR EXAMPLE, A GUY WHO MAKES SHOES.

YOU CAN'T ASK HIM TO SELL YOUR HORSE BECAUSE HE MAKES SHOES.

SO THAT WOULD NOT BE A RESPONSIBLE VENDOR.

IN ADDITION, I GO TO THE STATE WEBSITE TO THE STATE HAS COMPLAINTS LIST THE STATE, THE STATE HAS VENDORS LISTS WHERE VENDORS WHO HAVE BEEN DISBARRED BY THE STATE.

I CHECKED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WEBSITE SOME WHERE VENDORS WHO HAVE TAXES OWED OR HAVE SOME KIND OF DEBARMENT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AND I CHECKED YELP, I CHECKED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU.

I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS A VENDOR THAT THE CITY CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND NOT GETTING NOT NOT NOT HAVE UNDUE RISK OR CREATE PROBLEMS. SO ALL OF THAT IS DOCUMENTED IN A RESPONSIVENESS REVIEW REPORT AND A RESPONSIBILITY REVIEW REPORT SO ANYBODY CAN PULL IT UP AND LOOK AT IT AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHY WE CHOSE THIS VENDOR. HE OFFERED TO SELL A HORSE FOR $10, BUT HE'S REALLY A CARPENTER AND WE DIDN'T CHOOSE HIM.

WE CHOSE THE OTHER GUY WHO CHOSE TO SELL US A HORSE FOR A LOT MORE, BUT WHO IS A RESPONSIBLE VENDOR.

AFTER ALL OF THAT IS DONE, THEN WE DO A DO A DRAFT AWARD RECOMMENDATION FOR CONCURRENCE.

THAT DRAFT AWARD RECOMMENDATION INCLUDES A FINAL TABULATION, THE AWARD RECOMMENDATION THAT SAYS WE RECOMMEND AN AWARD TO X VENDOR AND Y AND A COPY OF ALL THE BIDS RECEIVED, AND THAT IS SENT TO THE USER DEPARTMENT FOR THEM TO REVIEW.

THE USER DEPARTMENT, IF THEY DON'T CONCUR, HAS TO SAY TO ME IN WRITING WHY THEY DON'T CONCUR, AND 100% OF TIMES THEY WILL CONCUR AND SAY, YES, WE AGREE. OR WHY DO YOU SELECT THIS VENDOR? AND I SAY, READ THE RESPONSIVENESS REPORT OR READ RESPONSIBILITY REPORT.

AFTER THAT IS DONE, THE AWARD RECOMMENDATION AND THE FINAL BID TABULATION IS POSTED.

IT'S POSTED ON THE E-PROCUREMENT PORTAL MARICELA USA.

IT IS POSTED ON THE VENDORS LIST.

THIS POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, A COPY CENTER INSPECTOR GENERAL AND A COPY SENT TO THE CITY CLERK.

THEN I DRAFT THE AGREEMENT.

AND THE DRAFT AGREEMENT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE USER DEPARTMENT AND THE VENDOR.

THE USER DEPARTMENT LOOKS AT IT TO MAKE SURE, YES, WE'RE BUYING A HORSE AND THE VENDOR LOOKS AT IT TO MAKE SURE HIS NAME IS CORRECT.

ALL THE ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE SOLICITATION ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AND THIS IS THE BAIT SUBMITTED, ETC..

AFTER THAT, THE DRAFT AGREEMENT IS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY TO REVIEW AND PROCESS.

SO THE CITY ATTORNEY LOOKS AT IT FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY.

THE FINAL DRAFT CONTRACT IS THEN ROUTED FOR SIGNATURES AND THAT GOES TO THE VENDOR TO THE REQUESTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT TO SIGN OFF ON IT, TO SAY YES, THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR IS GOING TO ADMINISTRATE THE CONTRACT, CONTRACTING THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT, HEAD FINANCE, THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR, AND THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

AFTER ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE SIGN OFF AND SAY, YES, WE AGREE TO THIS AND THIS IS IN THE BUDGET AND THIS WAS AGREED TO AND THIS IS WHAT WE WANT.

WE'RE NOT BUYING A PORTION AND INEVITABLE AS WE'RE BUYING A HORSE BECAUSE WE NEED A HORSE.

IT'S IN THE BUDGET. THEN IT GOES TO THE CITY MANAGER.

ONLY THEN DOES THE CITY MANAGER SEIZE IT.

THEN IT GOES TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR SIGNATURE.

IF IT'S WITHIN HIS AUTHORITY OR FOR HIM TO SIGN OFF TO SEND IT TO YOU FOR FINAL APPROVAL.

A COPY OF THE CONTRACT IS THEN DISTRIBUTED BY THE CITY CLERK AND THEN IT'S NOT EVEN DONE.

THEN AFTER ALL OF THAT IS DONE, LIKE TONIGHT, ALL OF THE CONTRACTS YOU APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AFTER THAT IS DONE, THE USER DEPARTMENT HAS TO CREATE A REQUISITION FOR PURCHASE ORDER BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ENCUMBER THE FUNDS.

WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY OUT OF THE BUDGET AND PUT IT ASIDE SPECIFICALLY TO BUY THIS HORSE OR WHATEVER WE'RE BUYING.

AND THE REQUISITION IS ROUTED BY THE REQUESTER.

IT'S REVIEWED BY THE DEPARTMENT HEAD AND IT'S APPROVED.

THE DEPARTMENT HEAD SEES IT, RISK SEES IT, AND THEY HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON IT.

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IT DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD.

IF REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT AND SAYS, NO, I DON'T AGREE WITH THIS, IT DOESN'T MOVE ANY FURTHER.

IF RISK SAYS I HAVEN'T, I DON'T HAVE THE INSURANCE FOR THIS VENDOR, THEN IT DOESN'T MOVE FURTHER.

WHEN ALL OF THAT IS DONE, IT COMES TO THE PERSON DIRECTOR WHO LOOKS AND SAYS, YEAH, THIS IS A SOLICITATION IDEA.

THIS IS THE AGREEMENT WE AGREED TO DO.

THIS IS WHAT I DID. AND THEN FINANCE FINALLY SIGNS OFF ON IT.

THE PURCHASE ORDERS AND GENERATED FROM THE REQUISITION AND THE PURCHASE ORDER IS TRANSMITTED TO THE VENDOR.

THE VENDORS THEN AUTHORIZE TO SELL THE CITY OF HORSE OR WHATEVER THE CITY WANTS.

AFTER THAT, THE VENDOR DELIVERS THE HORSE.

THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR HAS TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE THIS IS THE HORSE TO BUY, AND THEN THE VENDOR GETS PAID AND THEN THE CONTRACT FILE IS CLOSED.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IN THAT PROCESS IS NOT TRANSPARENT OR ACCOUNTABLE? NOT. AND I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT TO ALAN TO TRY AND CONVINCE YOU OTHERWISE ABOUT THE ORDNANCE.

THANK YOU, KUMARA. NO PRESSURE THERE, RIGHT? LET'S SEE. SO WHAT WE DID IN FINANCE, WE DID A STUDY, AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES THAT KUMBA WENT THROUGH WITH YOU, ASSUMING THAT THESE CHANGES HAD BEEN IN EFFECT LAST FISCAL YEAR, ENDING 930, 2022.

WHAT WE FOUND OUT LOOKING BACK, THERE WERE 32 CONTRACTS THAT CAME BEFORE COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL USING THE CURRENT THRESHOLD OF $65,000.

THOSE CONTRACTS HAD A VALUE OF $26.6 MILLION.

IF THE PROPOSED CHANGE HAD BEEN IN EFFECT LAST YEAR, THAT TOTAL WOULD HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO EIGHT CONTRACTS WITH A TOTAL DOLLAR VALUE OF $18.9 MILLION.

SO THE TOTAL NUMBER WOULD HAVE REDUCED BY 24 FROM 32 TO 8.

DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT 24 AGENDA ITEMS WOULD LITERALLY BE HUNDREDS OF HOURS, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF STAFF.

TIME AND AGAIN, BY DOING THAT CHANGE, YOU STILL WOULD HAVE CAPTURED ALMOST OR OVER 71% OF THE TOTAL DOLLAR VALUES THAT COUNCIL WOULD HAVE APPROVED.

ANOTHER THING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THAT WHEN COUNCIL APPROVES THE ANNUAL BUDGET, THE LINE ITEM BUDGET, WHICH IS A POLICY DOCUMENT EACH YEAR THAT SETS FORTH THE SPENDING PLAN FOR THE COMING YEAR TO TRY TO MEET THE CITY'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND INITIATIVES FOR THE COMING YEAR AFTER THE COUNCIL APPROVES THAT DOCUMENT.

THERE ARE A WHOLE HOST, ACTUALLY A MAJORITY OF EXPENDITURES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT INCUR ARE INCURRED WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO GO BACK TO COUNCIL FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

THIS SCHEDULE TO SHOW SOME OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ITEMS, PERSONNEL IN LINE ITEMS IN OPERATING ACCOUNTS, WHICH TOTALED OVER $103 MILLION LAST YEAR. SO YOU CAN SEE THE VAST MAJORITY OF EXPENDITURES THAT ARE INCURRED TO ACHIEVE THE CITY SPENDING PLAN FOR EACH YEAR ARE INCURRED AS A NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS.

OVER THE COURSE OF THE 12 MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

THE CITY HAS A VERY STRONG SYSTEM OF INTERNAL CONTROLS AND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT GOVERN NOT JUST PROCUREMENT, BUT ALL THE DIFFERENT CYCLES OF TRANSACTIONS FROM PAYROLL TO ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO CASH RECEIPTS, INVESTMENTS.

ALL OF THESE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND INTERNAL CONTROLS ARE REVIEWED BY OUR EXTERNAL AUDITORS.

EVERY YEAR WHEN THEY DO THE ANNUAL AUDIT, THEY TEST TRANSACTIONS TO SEARCH FOR ANY ISSUES OF NONCOMPLIANCE OR EXCEPTIONS.

THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PREPARE REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROLS AND COMPLIANCE AS PART OF THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.

THEY ALSO REQUIRE TO PREPARE A MANAGEMENT LETTER FOR COUNCIL'S REVIEW, NOTING ANY AREAS OF SPECIFIC ISSUES OF NON COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, PROCEDURES, STATE STATUTES, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS FOR AN ISSUE, AREAS OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

THAT ENTIRE REPORT AND THOSE REPORTS ON INTERNAL CONTROLS ARE THEN SENT TO THE STATE AUDITOR GENERAL.

SO THERE'S MULTIPLE LAYERS OF REVIEW AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THEN FINANCE STAFF PREPARES A VERY COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, QUARTERLY REPORTS THAT TO ENABLE THE COUNCIL TO EXERCISE YOUR OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF IS HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, LOOK AT YOUR ACTUAL EXPENDITURES COMPARED TO THE BUDGET.

MAKE SURE THAT STAFF IS OPERATING WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE BUDGET.

WE ALSO HIGHLIGHTS SIGNIFICANT ITEMS SUCH AS CAPITAL PURCHASES, CIP, PROGRESS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AS AN INVESTMENT STATUS REPORT ALSO.

AND WITH A NEW SYSTEM, THE OPEN GOV REPORTING SYSTEM, THOSE WOULD BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.

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SO ANYBODY CAN LOOK, INCLUDING COUNCIL AT ANY POINT IN TIME AND GET AN IDEA OF THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES VERSUS BUDGET YEAR TO DATE.

SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A VERY COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES IN PLACE THAT WOULD CATCH SIGNIFICANT OMISSIONS OR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ANY TYPES OF INTERNAL CONTROLS OR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

SO FOR THESE REASONS, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS AND TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 13 2022.

MADAM MAYOR, I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

THE ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING AND EVER SINCE THEN ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, I THINK WE'VE ADDRESSED THE BEST THAT WE CAN. THE ISSUES OF CITY MANAGER AND POWER AND THAT KIND OF THING, REGARDLESS OF WHO THE CITY MANAGER IS OR WHO'S SITTING UP HERE AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, THAT CHANGES.

THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE, CONSTANTLY CHANGE.

SO I DON'T MEAN ANYTHING PERSONAL BY THAT.

I THINK YOU ALL DOING A GREAT JOB RIGHT HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE TODAY, BUT I THINK IT'S IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PROCESS IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE.

THE LAW IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE.

THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO CHANGE PROCESS IN LAW, BUT NOT FROM INTERNALLY.

NONE OF US ARE GOING TO CHANGE A LAW.

NONE OF US ARE GOING TO CHANGE A PROCEDURE THAT IS AN ORDINANCE.

SO I THINK WE ADDRESS THAT AS WELL.

I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE INTENT.

WHEN THIS WAS BROUGHT TO ME AND IT WAS DISCUSSED, I WAS KIND OF SKEPTICAL MYSELF.

AND THEN AS WE WENT ALONG AND LONG AND LONG, I WAS EVEN MORE CONVINCED THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO.

AND THE REASON IS, IF WE LOOK AT THIS THING, THE WAY WE TRY TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING IS HOW DOES THIS APPLY GLOBALLY TO OUR SITUATION? WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE INTERNATIONAL, THE NATIONAL AND THE STATE ECONOMY, THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING NOW, YOU LOOK AT THE SUPPLY CHAIN, YOU LOOK AT THE CHANGING PRICES AND EVEN THE AVAILABILITY.

I COULDN'T EVEN GET FURNITURE.

IT TOOK ME 12 MONTHS TO GET FURNITURE.

THAT'S AMAZING TO ME.

BUT WHEN WE'RE BUYING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES OR OUR CONTRACTORS ARE BUYING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, THERE ARE DELAYS IN DELIVERIES WHICH COST TIME, WHICH IS MONEY. THERE ARE DELAYS IN DELIVERY IN WHICH THE COST, ONCE OUR CONTRACTORS GET A COST, BY THE TIME IT'S DELIVERED, IT'S INCREASED IN PRICE.

SO IT ISN'T ABOUT POWER.

IT'S TRYING TO FIND THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WAY TO DELIVER OUR SERVICES AND TO TO DO CONSTRUCTION, TOO.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO MEET THE NEED OF THE OPERATION BY CHANGING THE ORDINANCE.

I DON'T WRITE CHECKS.

I DON'T INITIATE PURCHASES.

I'M THE TAIL END OF THE PROCESS.

AND WHOEVER YOUR CITY MANAGER IS, THEY'RE THE TAIL END OF THE PROCESS.

EVERYTHING IS VETTED AND JUSTIFIED AND WARRANTED AND DEEMED LEGAL AT THAT POINT.

EVERYTHING THAT IS PURCHASED HAS GOT TO BE IN THE BUDGET THAT THAT COUNCIL HAS ALREADY APPROVED OR IT WON'T EVEN GET TO ME.

SO THE CHECKS, THE BALANCES, THE TRANSPARENCY, THE ACCOUNTABILITY, IT'S ALL THERE.

AND AS A STAFF, WE FELT THAT THIS WAS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO GET THE SERVICES AND THE STRUCTURES AND INFRASTRUCTURE DONE FOR THIS.

WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

WE WANT TO DO THAT FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

IT ISN'T ABOUT ME, AND IT'S REALLY NOT ABOUT YOU.

IT'S ABOUT THE RESIDENTS GETTING THE THE SERVICES AND FACILITIES IN THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WAY WE CAN.

WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME BOAT OF SAVING TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

I BELIEVE THIS CAN SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

I BELIEVE IT CAN GET US TO THE OUR SERVICES, TO THE RESIDENTS EVEN QUICKER.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID FOR THE CITY AND THE RESIDENTS, WHEN WE HAD A $30 MILLION SALES TAX THAT GOT DONE SO FAST AND THE FACILITIES WERE BUILT SO FAST BECAUSE YOU GAVE US THE AUTHORITY TO MOVE ON, THAT THAT EVERYONE THAT YOU TALKED TO WAS AMAZED.

THEY'VE GOT CITIES OUT THERE STILL WAITING TO GET THEIR MONEY BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO SPEND IT.

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BUT THAT WAS DONE. AND SO BY RESULT OF THAT, WE MOVED THOSE PROJECTS ON REAL FAST AND THE RESIDENTS ARE ENJOYING THOSE FACILITIES AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED. WE DID THE SAME THING WITH THE GARDENS NORTH COUNTY DISTRICT PARK.

ONE YEAR, UNHEARD OF, ONE YEAR IT WAS DONE BECAUSE YOU GAVE US THE AUTHORITY TO SPEND THAT MONEY.

SO THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT THIS THIS ORDINANCE CAN DO ABOUT PROVIDING SERVICES AND PROTECTING TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

THAT'S ALL THIS IS ABOUT AS FAR AS WE'RE.

CERNED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER AGENDAS ARE BEING PLAYED OUT THERE.

WE'RE GETTING SOME DISTURBING RESPONSES.

I'M BEING CALLED NAMES.

HURT MY FEELINGS, BUT IT'S OKAY.

PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WHAT OUR INTENT IS.

OUR INTENT IS TO DO GOOD.

SO THAT'S WHERE I'M COMING FROM.

AND NOW I'LL BE QUIET.

THANK YOU. SO I'M GOING TO WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS, SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

MAKE IT A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION ORDINANCE 1320.

EXCUSE ME, MAYOR. THERE YOU DO HAVE A COMMENT.

OKAY. WAS IT FOR DAVID? YES.

I APOLOGIZE. DAVID LEVY.

MY FAULT. PLEASE. COME ON UP.

MY MISTAKES. SORRY ABOUT THE INTERRUPTION.

HE.

THERE YOU GO. OH. ONE TURNED ON.

MR. LEVY, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

DAVID LEVY. FOUR, SEVEN, EIGHT, EIGHT.

HOLLY DRIVE, PALM BEACH GARDENS.

AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I OPPOSE THIS ORDINANCE IS BECAUSE OF THE COMPETENCY OF THE STAFF.

THIS GOING BACK IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY BEFORE I ACTUALLY WAS ON THE COUNCIL, WE HAD DISASTER HERE.

RON, FIX THAT DISASTER.

AND WHILE I'M A LITTLE BIT AFRAID OF IS THAT ALAN IS NOW RETIRING.

GOOD LUCK AND CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M SORRY YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE MY NEIGHBOR ANYMORE, BUT YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE CHANGES WITH THE STAFF.

AND ALTHOUGH I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE PROTECTIONS IN PLACE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE DAYS WERE HERE, WHEN THE BAR AND MARTINIS WAS HERE, I WILL SAY HIS NAME.

THERE WAS A LOT OF CORRUPTION IN THIS CITY.

THERE WAS A LOT OF CORRUPTION WHEN JOHN ORR WAS HERE.

AND PART OF THE REASON WHY THIS IS GOING TO WORK IS BECAUSE KUMAR IS HONESTLY THE MOST COMPETENT PURCHASE AGENT I'VE EVER SEEN.

AND I SAY THAT WITH GREAT RESPECT.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER LITTLE POINT, AND THAT'S TO YOU AS A FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER, TO THE CURRENT COUNCIL.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT KEPT ME, KEPT MY FINGER ON THE PULSE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE CITY WAS OUR STAFF MEETINGS.

AND WHILE MY OPINIONS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE DO AS COUNCIL MEMBERS IS OUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING AND WHEN THOSE ARE ON YOUR STAFF MEETINGS AND STAFF GIVES YOU THE PRESENTATION ON WHY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S NEEDED.

I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE FOR YOU TO HAVE, ESPECIALLY IF A RESIDENT COMES AND ASKS YOU, WELL, WHAT IS THIS THAT WE JUST BOUGHT? WHY DID WE BUY TWO NEW FIRE ENGINES? WHY DID WE BUY FIVE NEW POLICE CARS? WHAT WAS MAYOR WITH THE OLD ONES? AND BY HAVING YOUR STAFF MEETING, YOU HAVE THOSE ANSWERS.

I THINK AN INFORMED COUNCIL IS VERY IMPORTANT SO THAT YOU CAN TALK TO ME, THE RESIDENTS, BECAUSE I DON'T COME TO THESE MEETINGS ANYMORE.

I DON'T HAVE STAFF MEETINGS ANYMORE.

I RELY ON YOU GUYS TO DO THAT.

SO I'M IN OPPOSITION OF THIS BASICALLY BECAUSE OF THE 1.1 MILLION.

I KNOW THAT'S VARIABLE CAP.

IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LOWER, THAT'S MORE IN LINE, MAYBE A PERCENTAGE OF STEAD OF I THINK YOU SAID 0.5%, MAYBE 0.2% OR 0.1% THAT WOULD BRING THAT CAP DOWN.

I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND BETTER FOR OUR CITY.

AND HONESTLY, IT WOULD MAKE YOU BETTER.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

AND I GOT 30 SECONDS LEFT.

THANK YOU. MY APOLOGIES FOR THAT.

SO I AM GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING, MAKE IT A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE, PLEASE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON ORDINANCE 1220.

I'M SORRY. 13 2020.

TO APPROVE. A SECOND.

RIGHT. I'M GOING TO SWITCH IT UP.

MARK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START TONIGHT? SURE. GREAT PRESENTATION, ALAN.

ALAN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ME OVER THE YEARS.

I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU.

YOU'VE TAUGHT ME HOW TO PROPERLY ANALYZE BUDGETS.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT BUDGETS AND PRIVATE BUDGETS AND SMALL BUSINESS BUDGETS.

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SO GOOD LUCK IN WHATEVER, WHEREVER YOUR RETIREMENT TAKES YOU.

I'VE THOUGHT A LOT, A LOT, A LOT ABOUT THIS OVER THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF SINCE WE MET, OR TWO MONTHS AND A HALF, I GUESS, SINCE FIRST READING.

AND I THOUGH I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE CHECKS AND BALANCES IN PLACE AND THEY'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

THE OPTICS IS NOT GOOD.

I DON'T CARE SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE SAY IN THESE SILLY TEXT MESSAGES, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO'S SENDING THEM ALL OUT.

AND THE MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION BOTHERS ME BECAUSE THIS IS THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.

THIS IS NOT CONGRESS.

AND WE DON'T NEED THAT TYPE OF SILLINESS.

AND WHOEVER WHATEVER POLITICAL CONSULTANT IS OUT THERE THAT'S CRAFTING THESE LANGUAGES, PLEASE STOP.

IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO ANY OF US, WE ARE AT THE BALL FIELDS WITH YOU.

WE'RE AT PUBLIX WITH YOU AT THE LOCAL RESTAURANTS.

WE DON'T NEED THIS KIND OF NONSENSE, AND YOU'VE ALL KNOW OUR PHONE NUMBERS.

SO THAT DOESN'T CHANGE MY OPINION IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

I WELCOME RESIDENT INPUT BECAUSE WE WON'T GET MUCH OF IT, BUT NOT THAT TYPE OF RESIDENT INPUT.

BUT THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW, TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE, TALKING TO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, TALKING TO OUR NEIGHBORS, TO OUR FRIENDS, I SERVE ON THE FINANCE AND AUDIT BOARD FOR THE HEALTH CARE DISTRICT. WE HAD A MEETING TODAY.

THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE CEO OF THE HEALTH CARE DISTRICT IS 250,000 ON A BUDGET.

THAT'S DOUBLE WHAT OUR BUDGET IS.

SO TO ASK TO SUGGEST THAT MOVING FROM $65,000, WHICH IS WOEFULLY LOW TO $1.2 MILLION OR WHATEVER IT IS THIS YEAR IS, IS JUST A BIG, BIG STEP.

I KNOW YOU SAID BABY STEPS, BUT THIS IS NOT A BABY STEP IN THE MINDS AND THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY WHO WE REPRESENT.

WE ARE THE ONES THAT GET THE BRUNT OF THE CONCERN.

PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIKE THINGS COME TO US.

WE ARE THE ELECTED OFFICIALS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO WATCH AND BE THE OTHER SIDE OF GOVERNMENT AND STAFF.

AND WHEN WE GIVE UP ALL OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY, EVEN THOUGH IT ALL ISN'T THERE, IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD UPON US.

AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S FAIR TO ASK.

I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TO COME WITH A LOWER NUMBER.

AND I THINK TYING IT TO BUDGET IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK TO THIS.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S GOING TO WANT TO CONSIDER ADDING AN ALTERNATE OR AN AMENDED ORDINANCE, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER CONVERSATION.

THE OTHER THING, TOO, WAS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH A PRETTY HIGH SHORT TERM MAJOR FLUCTUATIONS IN INFLATION OVER THE PAST YEAR, BUT THAT'S GOING TO WANE. SO TO CHANGE THINGS BECAUSE OF WHAT WE SAW THE PAST SIX, EIGHT MONTHS, I DON'T THINK IS NECESSARY.

WE JUST PASSED AS A COUNTY A HOUSING BOND BECAUSE OF THE CONCERN ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND YET I THINK WE'RE GOING TO FIND IN A YEAR OR TWO AS THE MARKETS READJUST, THE NEED FOR THAT HOUSING BOND MAY NOT BE NECESSARY, BUT IT WAS A REACTION TO SOMETHING THAT WAS HAPPENING TODAY.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S NOT THE SAME THING, BUT IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE GET ALL WORKED UP OVER SOMETHING IN A SHORT TERM WHEN IN REALITY, IF HE DOES WAIT FOR THINGS TO KIND OF GET BACK TO NORMAL, THINGS WILL GET BACK TO NORMAL IN THOSE ADDED EXPENSES TO OUR RESIDENTS.

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE CONTINUED.

THE OTHER THING THAT I REALLY THINK ABOUT IS, YOU KNOW, TERM LIMITS KEEPS US UP HERE FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

THE THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS IS SHORT AND PASSING ORDINANCES TODAY THAT ARE AN IMPACT TO THOSE TWO FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO COME UP HERE IN JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS, I DON'T THINK IS FAIR.

I THINK THAT I DON'T WANT TO PUT A BURDEN ON THEM, ESPECIALLY ON A SITUATION LIKE THIS.

IF THEY FEEL THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS AT THIS LEVEL, THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE.

WITH ONLY THREE OR FOUR MONTHS LEFT, I'M TRYING TO NOT DO OR SAY OR CREATE POLICIES OR THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HANDCUFF OR DO THINGS AT THE NEXT COUNCIL ISN'T GOING TO WANT TO ENGAGE IN.

SO I THINK THAT YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE NEXT COUNCIL, BECAUSE WHEN I'M NOT HERE MY TIME, I DON'T WANT TO PUT PUT A BURDEN ON THEM THAT I DON'T THINK IS FAIR TO THEM.

SO IN THIS CURRENT SET OF NUMBERS, I'M GOING TO VOTE NO.

HOWEVER, IF WE AS A COUNCIL TONIGHT, OR IF YOU GUYS IN THE FUTURE WANT TO CHANGE THAT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE CHANGING IT TO A NUMBER THAT'S MORE IN LINE WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN THE COUNTY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MARK ROCHELLE.

I WANT TO THANK KOMAROV FOR THAT DETAILED PRESENTATION.

WHEN I RECEIVED IT THE FIRST TIME, AN AGENDA REVIEW, IT REALLY OPENED MY EYES TO TO WHAT THE PROCESS IS AND HOW IT MOVES.

AND AND IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE WHY YOU'VE WON THE NUMBER OF AWARDS THAT YOU ARE AND HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO HAVE YOU.

THAT BEING SAID, I'VE HAD THE SAME CONCERNS AS MY COLLEAGUES, AS OTHERS I'VE TALKED TO ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS

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CHANGE, WHEN WHEN PURCHASING CHANGES, WHEN FINANCE CHANGES, WHEN THE CITY MANAGER CHANGES, AND HOW WE PROTECT IT.

AND IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN AGAIN OR MAX, BECAUSE I BELIEVE MAX MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE ONE WHO EXPLAINED DURING THE AGENDA REVIEW, SOME OF THAT IS STATE MANDATED AND SOME OF IT IS POLICY.

WHAT WOULD PREVENT A FUTURE ADMINISTRATION OR OR COUNCIL OR CITY MANAGER FROM CHANGING THAT FLOWCHART SO THINGS DON'T PROCEED THAT WAY? IF SOMEONE WERE TO CHANGE THE POLICY, TO SAY, SAY A NEW CITY MANAGER CAME IN AND DECIDED TO JUST TIP OVER THE APPLE CART AND COMPLETELY REDO OUR PURCHASING POLICIES PROCEDURES MANUAL.

WELL, I THINK, FIRST OF ALL, THEY CERTAINLY COULD PART OF IT.

THERE ARE CERTAIN CERTAIN THINGS UNDER PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION AND THINGS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO C AND A THAT ARE GOVERNED BY STATE LAW.

THERE ARE OTHER PARTS OF OUR PROCUREMENT POLICIES THAT THEY COULD CHANGE, AND THEN WE WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY GET A BUNCH OF MANAGEMENT COMMENTS WHEN OUR COMBINED ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT IS DONE.

YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE HAVE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS THAT AUDIT US EVERY YEAR AND THEY LOOK AT OUR FINANCES AND THEY LOOK AT OUR CHECKS AND BALANCES AND THE CONTROLS AND THE WAY THAT WE SPEND MONEY AND THE WAY THAT WE ALLOCATE MONEY.

AND THEY OFFER MANAGEMENT COMMENTS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE PROPER CHECKS AND BALANCES IN AND I'VE REPRESENTED CITIES IN THE PAST THAT GOT SIGNIFICANT MANAGEMENT COMMENTS EVERY SINGLE YEAR BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE SUFFICIENT INTERNAL WHAT THEY CALL INTERNAL CONTROLS.

I THINK THAT'S THE TERM, ISN'T IT? INTERNAL CONTROLS.

AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE PROPER INTERNAL CONTROLS, THEY MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT IT.

YOU ALSO WILL STILL HAVE THE OVERSIGHT AND THE REQUIREMENT TO INFORM THE IG OF YOUR PROCUREMENT POLICIES.

AND SO IF THEY START SEEING SUDDENLY, YOU KNOW, THIS THIS RADICAL CHANGE IN OUR INTERNAL CONTROLS AND OUR AND OUR PURCHASING PROCEDURES, YOU'RE GOING TO GET COMMENTS.

I THINK KUMARAN GAVE AN EXAMPLE DURING ONE OF THE AGENDA REVIEWS PREVIOUSLY WHERE WE HAD HE SENT SOMETHING TO THE IG AND THEY QUESTIONED WHAT THE APPROVAL WAS OR HOW IT WENT.

AND THE IG IMMEDIATELY QUESTIONED AND CAME BACK TO COME OVER IT.

I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THAT WAS.

I THINK THAT WAS THE PAR THREE NUMBER YOU GAVE BY A RESOLUTION.

YOU GAVE CITY MANAGER THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN OFF ON THE PAST RECALL, OF COURSE, ALL THE CONTRACTS FOR THAT.

SO WHEN, WHEN I SENT THE CONTRACTS TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, I WOULD ALSO SEND A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION.

BUT I GUESS BECAUSE IT GETS SO MANY STUFF, THEY DON'T READ THEM THROUGH.

SO THE INVESTIGATOR CALLED ME AND SAID, THE CITY MANAGER CAN'T SIGN THAT.

THAT'S THAT'S ABOVE HIS AUTHORITY.

AND I SAID, I SENT YOU THE RESOLUTION.

THEY SAID, NO, YOU DIDN'T. I SAID, OKAY, LET ME FOLLOW THE EMAIL AGAIN.

SO THE FORM FOLLOWED THE EMAIL AGAIN AND THEY SAID, OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO THERE ARE I GUESS THE POINT IS, IS THAT POLICIES COULD BE CHANGED, BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WATCHING WHAT WE DO AND WE STILL HAVE FINANCIAL BEST PRACTICES AND OUR AUDITORS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THAT WOULD BE CHECKING FOR THE INTERNAL CONTROLS.

AND IF THEY'RE NOT THERE, WE'RE GOING TO GET A BUNCH OF MANAGEMENT COMMENTS BACK THAT ARE VERY BAD FOR A CITY MANAGER, PARTICULARLY A NEW CITY MANAGER THAT WOULD COME IN AND SUDDENLY CHANGE A WELL DEVELOPED AND WELL IMPLEMENTED PURCHASING MANUAL.

THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT OPEN GOVT AND THE NEW COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY THAT'S EVOLVED HAS MADE THINGS MUCH MORE TRANSPARENT, EASIER TO KEEP TRACK OF, AND IT'S OUT THERE FOR EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST JOBS WE HAVE IS APPROVING THE BUDGET.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL HAS TO DO EVERY YEAR AND WE GO THROUGH IT LINE ITEM BY LINE ITEM, BUT WE CAN'T ALWAYS REMEMBER WHAT'S WHERE AND HOW MUCH AND WHY.

AND ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF HAVING SOME OF IT ON THE AGENDA, EVEN IF IT'S ON CONSENT AGENDA, IS TO BRING IT BACK TO US. OR WHEN A RESIDENT SAYS, OH, WHAT'S GOING OVER THERE BY LAKE KATHERINE, IT'S LIKE, OH, I KNOW THAT WE'RE APPROVING THE FUNDING NOW FOR THE BLEACHERS OR TO REDO THE TURF.

SO WHEN WE GET QUESTIONS, IT'S THERE.

DOES ANYBODY GOING TO ASK ME ABOUT THE SAND FILTERS ON THE POOL? PROBABLY NOT OR EVER.

SO I THINK IN SOME CASES IT'S REALLY GOOD TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND IN OUR DISCUSSIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW, YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE IS A CONTRACTS MATRIX THAT YOU HAVE THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO FILL IN THE BLANKS IF WE'RE NOT GETTING THEM MONTHLY ON AN AGENDA, IF WE CAN STILL SEE WHAT'S COMING UP AND WHERE THAT MONEY IS BEING SPENT SO THAT WE DO HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY.

YES, I HAVE A WORKBOOK THAT IS UPDATED, AN EXCEL WORKBOOK THAT'S THAT'S UPDATED EVERY DAY, MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY, UPDATED EVERY TIME I ACT ON A PROJECT, UPDATED

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THE COMMENT SECTION, AND THE WORKBOOK IS CALLED THE CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS MATRIX.

IT HAS ALL THE AWARDED CONTRACTS.

IT STATES WHEN THOSE CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED, WHO THE AWARDED TO, WHO IS THE VENDOR, WHEN IS IT? WHAT IS IT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE BUYING OR WHAT IS A GOOD OR SERVICE WHEN THE CONTRACT WAS IS GOING TO EXPIRE? IF IT HAS ANY OPTIONS TO RENEW AND IT HAS A COMMENT SECTION AS TO WHAT IS THE NEXT ACTION.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF I HAVE A CONTRACT EXPIRING IN JULY OF 2023, I HAVE A COMMAND NEXT TO THAT CONTRACT SAYING START MARKET RESEARCH IN JANUARY OF 2023 TO GIVE MYSELF A LEAD.

IT ALSO HAS ANOTHER TAB CALLED PENDING PROJECTS.

THAT IS THE CONTRACTS.

I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON, ALL THE SOLICITATIONS I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON.

SO YOU MAY YOU MAY SEE LIKE A COMMENT ON MOWERS SAYING WAITING ON SPECIFICATIONS FROM USER DEPARTMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT LISTS EVERYTHING I'M WORKING ON, INCLUDING THE GRANTS TO SAY WHETHER WE HAVE SUBMITTED A GRANT APPLICATION OR IT WAS AWARDED OR WE'RE CURRENTLY DRAFTING THE GRANT APPLICATION.

SO THAT IS UPDATED EVERY SINGLE DAY.

IT'S AVAILABLE ON THE PURCHASING INTRANET.

BUT IF YOU WANT, I CAN SEND IT TO YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY OR EVERY SINGLE WEEK OR EVERY MONTH.

IN IN YOUR ABSENCE, IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO YOU, THAT'S NORMAL PROCESS FOR THE NEXT PURCHASING MANAGER WOULD HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING A LONG, LONG TIME AGO, IN A GALAXY FAR AWAY.

I USED TO WORK WITH A STATE DEPARTMENT AND WE I STARTED OUT DOING PROCUREMENT AND HERE I AM AGAIN.

AND WE HAD WHAT WE CALLED A PIPELINE INVENTORY.

AND THE PIPELINE INVENTORY WOULD SHOW YOU ALL THE CONTRACTS AND ALL THE PROJECTS YOU'RE WORKING ON AND WHAT THE STATUS WERE OF THEM.

SO IF THE AMBASSADOR OR THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION OR YOUR FIRST SECRETARY ASKS FOR WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS, I JUST EMAIL THE WHOLE REPORT TO HIM AND HE CAN GO THROUGH OR HER AND SEE THE WHOLE THING.

SO IT'S THE SAME THING I CAN.

IT'S UPDATED EVERY SINGLE DAY.

EVERY TIME I TAKE AN ACTION ON SOMETHING, I'M GOING TO UPDATE IT.

EVERY TIME SOMETHING NEW COMES UP, I ADD IT.

ALAN, CAN YOU GO BACK AND ADDRESS YOU MENTIONED ON THE .58 PROJECTS THAT STILL CAME BEFORE US, IF IT WERE DROPPED TO 2.5%, WHICH BRINGS US CLOSER TO 500,000, AND I UNDERSTAND WHY THE REQUEST IS BEING MADE AND WHY WE NEED TO APPROVE SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL WITH THE 65,000 THRESHOLD BEING WHAT IT IS IN TALKING TO ALL THE OTHER CITIES.

I MEAN, THEY RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 500 FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE WITH BOCA BEING AT 500.

AND THEY ARE THE CLOSEST US IN SIZE, RIGHT? SO THEY'RE ALREADY THERE AND THAT'S ESTABLISHED AND THEY'RE FINDING THE NEED TO DO THE SAME THING.

HOW MANY ADDITIONAL WOULD WE HAVE HAD IF IT WENT? I THINK I THINK THIS IS A SCHEDULE THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO.

MADAM VICE MAYOR, IF WE WERE TO DROP IT TO 0.25%, TWO ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS WOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL FOR A TOTAL OF 21 MILLION OR 79% OF THE EXPENDITURES.

AND THERE'S A TABLE HERE SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON OF THE TWO, THE 0.5% AND THE 0.25%.

SO IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, I THINK IT'S VERY CLOSE.

THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENCE EXCEPT THE EMOTIONAL FACTOR THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE NUMBER OF 500,000 VERSUS A MILLION.

IT'S ABOUT 500,000 FROM FROM 65.

CORRECT. THAT AND AND TO WHAT MY COLLEAGUE WAS SAYING, I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT THE PUBLIC SEES AND THAT'S WHAT WE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TO JUSTIFY IN OUR DECISION.

SO AT THIS POINT, I'LL BE INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT THE REST OF THE COUNCIL HAS TO SAY ON THAT.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION QUESTIONS, MARCY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

MADAM MAYOR, I FIRST WANT TO SAY I THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED A HORSE, MAYBE NOT A PINK HORSE, BUT MY DAD NEVER LET ME HAVE ONE.

AS STATED IN THE FIRST HEARING, AS YOU ALL KNOW.

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH INCREASING THE BIDDING THRESHOLD FROM 65,000.

I THINK THAT'S A NO BRAINER.

I ALSO AGREE THAT THE PERCENTAGE IS THE WAY TO GO BECAUSE IT FLOWS WITH THE BUDGET.

HOWEVER, I STRONGLY FEEL THAT CHANGING IT FROM 65 TO $1.1 MILLION IS JUST TOO BIG OF A LEAP, AS I AGREE

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100% WITH WHAT MARK SAID AND I SEE WHERE ROCHELLE'S GOING.

WE AS IN MY OPINION, ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY WITH OUR TAXPAYERS AND IT'S TOO HIGH OF A CAP, NO MATTER HOW MANY STAFF MEMBERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, WHICH, BY THE WAY, IS PARTIALLY DONE UNDER A CONE OF SILENCE.

WE ARE THE LEGISLATIVE BODY.

WE HERE THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE CITY, AND WE ARE SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT.

AND THIS HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH RUN, NO MATTER WHAT TEXT MESSAGE IS SAID OR STAFF.

I REMEMBER BEFORE I ACTUALLY REMEMBER BEFORE BEFORE RON WAS HERE AND WE DID HAVE A CITY MANAGER THAT WAS OVERSPENT, THE BUDGET.

IT WAS HORRIBLE. I'M GRATEFUL FOR RON BEING HERE.

HE MADE THE CITY WHAT IT IS.

HE BROUGHT OUR BUDGET TO WHERE IT IS NOW.

IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM AND I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR OR STAFF.

WE HAVE EXCELLENT STAFF, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOING TO BE OUR NEXT CITY MANAGER.

AND I HOPE YOU'RE HERE FOREVER.

BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH.

I HOPE YOU ARE. I'M REALLY DO.

AND I'M VERY SORRY THAT YOU'RE GOING.

ALAN, YOU HAVE VERY BIG SHOES TO FILL AND YOU'VE BEEN EXCELLENT AS WELL.

THE COST OF LIVING HAS GONE UP 8% AND ALSO INFLATION 9.1%.

I HAVE NO ISSUES. BY RAISING THIS EIGHT OR 9%, I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT.

WE HAVE FROM TIME TO TIME, AS RON SAID, GIVEN AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER WHEN WE FELT IT WAS NEEDED FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS.

THAT CAN STILL GO ON.

IF THERE IS A PROJECT THAT HAPPENS AND WE KNOW IT NEEDS TO BE A RUSH, WE CAN GIVE HIM THE AUTHORITY TO SPEND FOR THAT PARTICULAR PURPOSE, JUST LIKE WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. THE PARK, THE PART, THE PART THREE PERSONNEL IS A REOCCURRING EXPENSE.

WE APPROVE IT BUDGET TIME AND IT DOESN'T CHANGE UNTIL THE NEXT BUDGET TIME OR AT.

OR IF IT COMES BACK TO US, PROCUREMENT ITEMS ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

THAT'S LIKE COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES, IN MY OPINION.

AT THE LAST MEETING, DURING MANY AND ACTUALLY DURING MANY OTHER MEETINGS, WE ALL HAVE MADE DECISIONS BY COMPARING OURSELVES TO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. WE CAN'T USE THAT JUSTIFICATION ONLY WHEN IT WORKS IN OUR FAVOR.

I'VE SPOKE TO SO MANY MUNICIPALITIES AND NO ONE HAS ANYWHERE NEAR A $1.1 MILLION THRESHOLD.

IN FACT, BOCA HAS 500,000 FOR CONSTRUCTION ONLY, THE REST IS 100,000.

SO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TWO DIFFERENT THRESHOLDS.

AND ANYWAY, SO 100, THE COUNTY, WHICH HAS A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR BUDGET, HAS A THRESHOLD OF 200,000.

AND I STRONGLY FEEL THAT WE NEED CHECKS AND BALANCE.

I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR MONTHLY AGENDA.

I LOVE TO BE IN THE KNOW OF EVERYTHING.

SO I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, ROCHELLE AND I WOULD BE.

TOTALLY IN AGREEMENT IF THE AMOUNT WAS LOWER.

BUT I AM NOT.

I AM NOT FOR A 1.1 MILLION OR 0.5% AT ALL.

RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, CARL.

SO HERE WE ARE AGAIN.

GETTING IN THE WEEDS OF THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.

NOT ONLY ARE WE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ALL THESE [INAUDIBLE] TEXTS WE'VE GOT ALL DAY LONG WERE FABRICATED AND THEY DIDN'T COME FROM ONE PERSON THAT REALLY WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING BECAUSE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT THERE.

OTHER THAN DAVID, THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SEEING YOUR PIECE, SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INVOLVED IN GETTING INVOLVED IN THESE RANDOM TEXTS OR BLAST PHONE CALLS.

PLEASE DON'T DO THAT, BECAUSE I, FOR ONE, WILL SEPARATE MYSELF FROM THAT COUNCIL MEMBER FOREVER.

SO IT'S JUST DIVISIVE AND WE SHOULDN'T BE INVOLVED IN.

AND FOR ASSISTING FORMULATION.

I DIDN'T SAY YOU ARE, MARK.

I'M JUST SAYING IF IF WE'RE DOING IT BECAUSE THEY COME OUT RANDOMLY AND I DON'T APPRECIATE IT, WE WORK GREAT TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

WE GET ELECTED TO MAKE CHOICES ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE.

GET INVOLVED IN RANDOM CLOWNS AROUND THE COMMUNITY THROWING OUT.

PHONE CALLS. SO HAVING SAID THAT, WHAT I ALSO HEAR IS I HEAR THAT OUR STAFF SET A SET ASIDE FROM BOCA.

COUNTY OR WHATEVER.

OUR STAFF IS ASKING FOR OUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM RUN MORE EFFICIENT.

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SO AND I WILL AND I'LL GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES TONIGHT.

ON THE AGENDA ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WAS.

FLEET EMERGENCY VEHICLE.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PURCHASED IF THIS WASN'T ON.

BUT A FLEET EMERGENCY VEHICLE FOR FIRE, WE ALL SUPPORT THAT.

JUST IF THESE WEREN'T ON THE AGENDA, HOW MUCH FASTER WOULD THEY BE PURCHASED? THE PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH A LOT OF THOSE PURCHASES, PARTICULAR VEHICLES AND BECAUSE OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS, IS A LOT OF THOSE VENDORS.

I HAVE TO GO TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND SAYS WE HAVE TO DO A LETTER OF INTENT, BECAUSE WHEN WE TELL THEM IT'S GOING TO COME TO COUNCIL IN ANOTHER MONTH, THEY SAID, WELL, IF IF IF YOU WAIT ANOTHER MONTH, YOU WON'T GET IN THE ORDER BANK.

AND SOME OF THAT TAKES 12 MONTHS.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE 18 MONTHS, IT'S GOING TO TAKE TWO YEARS, THAT KIND OF PROBLEM WE HAVE.

SO I HAVE TO GO TO CITY ATTORNEY AND WE HAVE TO DO A LETTER OF INTENT SAYING, HEY, WE'RE PLANNING TO DO THIS.

YOU'RE LITERALLY COMMITTING THE CITY TO THIS.

BUT IF YOU SAY NO, THEN WE ARE A LEGAL JEOPARDY, RIGHT, MAX? THAT'S CORRECT. SO MY POINT IS, IS THAT NOTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FRONT OF US TONIGHT.

THE ONE THING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FRONT OF US WAS THE LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION SERVICE CONTRACTORS PROGRAM.

THAT'S A $10 MILLION ISSUE AND NOT ONE COUNCIL MEMBER PULLED IT TO DISCUSS IT.

SO WHY THE TWO MESSAGES? WE HAVE GRANTED THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF.

WHATEVER THE BOND WAS, $30 MILLION TO APPROVE EVERYTHING AROUND THE CITY BASICALLY INSTEAD OF JUST CALLING IT OUT AND.

YOU KNOW, WE DID THAT.

SO I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, LIKE, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THE WORDS WERE BROUGHT UP.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE PALM BEACH GARDENS.

WE'RE PLOWING THE FIELDS.

WE'RE PEOPLE.

PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT US FIRST INITIALLY.

WELL, NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN, ON THIS ONE PARTICULAR AGENDA, WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYBODY ELSE.

WHAT DO WE CARE? WHAT THE COUNTY DOES COULD CARE LESS WHAT BOCA DOES.

IT'S NOT RELEVANT TO WHAT WE'RE DOING.

SO I SEE IT.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE BUDGET, $1 AND THE EFFICIENCY.

YOU GUYS HAVE EXHAUSTED US ON HOW TRANSPARENT IT IS, YOU KNOW, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

YOU KNOW, THAT WORD NEEDS TO EQUAL EFFICIENCY.

SO YOU'VE YOU'VE EXPLAINED TO US HOW I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT AS WRITTEN, BECAUSE LIKE I SAID IN THE LAST FIRST READING AND I I'M NOT I DIDN'T CALL ANYBODY OUT, BUT I WAS JUST SAYING, AGAIN, WE DON'T KNOW ON THE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA HALF THE TIME WHAT'S EVEN ON IT.

SO HOW MUCH ARE OUR ELECTRIC BILLS, HOW MUCH ARE OUR FUEL BILLS, HOW MUCH ARE OUR OTHER MONTHLY BILLS THAT ARE ADDING UP TO HOW MANY MILLIONS A YEAR THAT AREN'T EVEN UNDER THE COUNCILS UMBRELLA BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY PAID FOR? I'M SURE IT GOES BEYOND POINT FIVE, RIGHT? SO I DON'T I'M NOT I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT AND I HOPE MY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN SEE THIS IS JUST NOTHING'S CHANGING.

IT JUST MAKES IT MORE EFFICIENT AND IT MAKES THE THE PROCESS.

I MEAN, WHETHER IT'S ON THE AGENDA OR NOT, THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY DOESN'T CHANGE.

SO IT'S LIKE THE PROCESS REALLY DOESN'T CHANGE AT ALL.

SO I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY WE WANT TO REDUCE IT OR VOTE NO AGAINST IT.

BUT. YOU KNOW, I'M FOR IT BECAUSE IT JUST MAKES SENSE AND IT'S GOING TO CUT DOWN IN STAFF TIME.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH, BUT IT WILL AND IT'LL CUT DOWN ON ON COUNCIL TIME AND LOOKING AT WHAT MIGHT BE ON THERE, WHAT MIGHT BE ON THERE.

SO LIKE AGAIN, WE APPROVED A $10 MILLION ITEM.

ON CONSENT. SO THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.

WHETHER I WHETHER WE ALL HAVE SUPPORT OR NOT, I DON'T KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE MARK WANTS TO MAKE A POINT OF ORDER.

I JUST THINK IF YOU HAD COME TO US WITH A 0.2%, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A NO BRAINER.

WE WOULD HAVE SAID, FINE. I THINK JUST THE MAGNITUDE OF THE NUMBER AND THE CONCERN AMONGST THE CONSTITUENTS AND AND THE OUTLIER THAT WE'VE BECOME RAISES A BIG RED FLAG.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE CONCERN THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER POINT OF ORDER BEFORE I CONTINUE? RACHELLE. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK SECOND AGAIN? ALL RIGHT. AS YOU CAN TELL, WE'VE ALL HAD A LOT OF CONSIDERATION REGARDING THIS ORDINANCE.

AND BECAUSE WE CARE HOW THIS AFFECTS OUR RESIDENTS AND ONE OF THE WAYS OUR RESIDENTS COMMUNICATES WITH US IS WITH THEIR TAX BASE.

AND SO WE THINK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO SAVE OUR RESIDENTS MONEY ALL THE TIME.

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AND AS RON SAID, TIME IS MONEY.

I SOME OF THE I JUST WANT TO TOUCH BASE ON A COUPLE OF THE CONVERSATIONS, I WILL TELL YOU.

MOST OF US DO READ OUR CONSENT AGENDA THOROUGHLY.

I WASN'T SAYING IT. I WAS JUST SAYING, IS THERE.

WE DON'T EVEN CALL IT IN GENERAL.

NO, I KNOW. WE ALL LOOK AT IT.

WE DO SO LIKE THE MOBILE REPAIR, WHICH WAS PURCHASE AWARD.

E. I WAS SO EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THAT DURING MY AGENDA REVIEW.

BUT THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A GENDER REVIEW, BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, THIS IS IMMENSELY COOL.

WE HAVE A VEHICLE THAT CAN SHOW UP AT A FIRE AND FIX A TRUCK WHILE IT'S AT THE FIRE AND IT CAN CHANGE LIVES, CAN SAVE LIVES AND CHANGE HOW THINGS HAPPEN IN OUR CITY.

SO CONSENT AGENDA MATTERS.

WE ALL DO TAKE OUR TIME REGARDING THE TEXT MESSAGES.

THERE WERE THERE WERE TEXT MESSAGES SENT FROM AN ANONYMOUS NUMBER TO RESIDENTS IN PALM BEACH GARDENS ATTEMPTING TO PROMPT UPSET.

HOWEVER, NOBODY GOT UPSET.

MOSTLY EVERYONE WAS UPSET THAT SOMEONE GOT A HOLD OF THEIR CELL PHONE NUMBERS.

THE INFORMATION THAT WAS BEING SHARED MADE ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE WHATSOEVER.

AND ALSO AS FAR AS TRANSPARENCY.

IF YOU GO ON TO OUR WEBSITE.

MOST OF US HERE HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS.

ONE OF THEM SAID TO ME THE OTHER DAY, I JUST WANT TO LOOK SOMETHING UP ABOUT MY BUDGET.

AND THEY HAD A HUGE PACKET OF PAPER THAT THEY HAD PRINTED OUT.

AND I SAID, WELL, LET ME JUST SHOW YOU MINE.

IT WAS RIGHT HERE. IT WAS AVAILABLE.

NOT ONLY THAT, BUT ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE CONSTANTLY IN THE COMMUNITY OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR SENDING EMAILS.

I HAVE AN EMAIL. I SEND OUT THAT 3000 PEOPLE A WEEK OPEN AND THEY'RE ALL RESIDENTS I TRACK ALL OF THE OUTCOMES ON.

SO WE ARE AVAILABLE.

WE ARE BEYOND TRANSPARENT, OUR BUDGETS TRANSPARENT, OUR WEBSITES TRANSPARENT.

EVERY PROJECT IS OUT THERE, EVEN PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.

AND NOW YOU CAN EVEN.

DO YOUR SURVEY, YOUR INFORMATION ONLINE FOR EVERYTHING.

IT'S ALL IT'S ALL RIGHT THERE.

SO A LOT OF THIS TRANSPARENCY TALK NEEDS TO STOP AND WHOMEVER IS BOTHERING OUR RESIDENTS BY GETTING THEIR CELL PHONE NUMBERS, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM TO DECEASED BECAUSE THEY THEY LOOK AWFUL AS THEY DO IT.

AS FAR AS RESIDENT OUTREACH, I HAD FIVE EMAILS.

FOUR OF THEM CAME FROM PRETTY MUCH THE SAME STREET.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS SITTING ON THE CORNER TALKING TO.

AND IT WAS ACTUALLY A STREET THAT ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS LIVE ON.

SO I CAN'T CONSIDER THAT AN ACCURATE REFLECTION OF OUR RESIDENTS CONCERN BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT GREAT.

AND THEN I HAD ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS AN EMAIL FROM A RESIDENT WHO'S A FREQUENT COLLEAGUE OF A OF A COUNCIL MEMBER.

SO WHEN I SEE THAT, THAT MAKES ME THINK THAT THAT'S NOT VALID, THAT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT PILLOW TALK, BUT DOG WALKING TALK THAT ISN'T BASED ON DATA.

BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT I'VE NEVER DONE THIS.

I'M GOING TO LOVE ROBERT'S RULES.

I'M GOING TO PASS MY GAVEL HERE TO MY VICE MAYOR, BECAUSE WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO AND I'M GOING TO HAVE MAX HELP ME IS TO DO AN ADDENDUM TO THIS.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND ORDINANCE 13 2022 TO A .25 PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT THE MATRIX THAT ROCHELLE AND KUMARAN WERE DISCUSSING IS PROVIDED TO COUNCIL ON A BASIS THAT WE CAN DECIDE TOGETHER TO BE CONSISTENT AND TRANSPARENT AS WELL AS PUBLISHED TO THE WEBSITE.

SO I'M LOOKING FOR EMOTION, AND I'D LOVE MAX TO CLARIFY.

JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.

YOU WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE TO THE ORDINANCE? AMENDING THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.

YOU'RE MAKING AN ALTERNATIVE MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AT .25.

AND THEN AS PART OF THE MOTION, YOU'RE.

YOU WANT TO VOTE TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE YOU THAT CONTRACT MATRIX MONTHLY.

YES, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM.

I'M LOOKING FOR I THINK THAT IS THE MOTION THAT IS ON THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE MAKING YOU'RE MAKING THE MOTION BECAUSE YOU GAVE IT.

I GAVE YOU MY GAVEL.

SO I'M MAKING THE MOTION. THAT'S RIGHT.

I CAN NOW MAKE A MOTION BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE GAVEL.

SO I'M MAKING A MOTION. I'M LOOKING FOR A SECOND FOR DISCUSSION.

WE'RE NOT PASSING IT. THIS ALLOWS FOR DISCUSSION.

AND IF. EVEN AS THE VICE MAYOR, YOU CAN SECOND A MOTION OR ANYBODY CAN SECOND THE MOTION.

I WILL SECOND KELSEY'S MOTION.

OKAY. SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHERE WE'RE AT.

WE HAVE AND WE HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE MOTION ON THE FLOOR THAT HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED.

AND IT IS ON THE FLOOR.

THAT MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION AND WILL BE VOTED ON FIRST.

IF IT PREVAILS, THEN THE INITIAL MOTION WILL DIE.

OKAY. SO WE'RE BACK TO DISCUSS.

WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THAT.

YES, WE ARE. SHALL YOU GO? WE'RE BACK TO THE DISCUSSION NOW ON THE .25.

SO I THINK IT'S A HEALTHY COMPROMISE.

THE I KNOW WE DON'T COMPARE OURSELVES AND WHAT WE DO, BUT THERE IS A FINANCIAL PRECEDENT IN THE COUNTY FOR AN AMOUNT CLOSE TO.

TO WHERE THIS WOULD PUT US.

AND WE KNOW THAT OUR SYSTEMS ULTIMATELY BEHIND THAT AMOUNT ARE PROBABLY BETTER THAN THE ONES THAT SUPPORT.

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THE OTHER ONE HAVING THE MATRIX AND BEING ABLE TO SEE MONTHLY.

OR ASKING FOR IT MORE FREQUENTLY.

IF WE FEEL THAT WE NEED IT WILL GIVE US THE TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE COMING.

AND THAT PUTS THE ONUS ON US WHERE IT SHOULD BE THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT IS COMING UP AND WHERE THAT MONEY IS SPENDING.

WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED IT.

IT'S IN THE BUDGET, WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED IT.

IT'S JUST BRINGING ABOUT, OH, THIS IS THE TIME NOW FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.

SO I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT COMBINATION.

AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD COMPROMISE FOR US AND A MUCH EASIER PILL TO SWALLOW EMOTIONALLY TO TO GO TO THAT AMOUNT THAN THE OTHER AMOUNT.

SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME THE MATRIX.

I MISSED THAT PART OF IT.

YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE REPORT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE BINDER, THE MATRIX, IS AN EXCEL WORKBOOK.

IT'S AN EXCEL WORKBOOK WITH THREE TABS.

THE FIRST TAB IS FOR AWARDED CONTRACTS.

IT STATES IT'S LISTS IN COLUMNS AND AND ROWS.

WHEN THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED, TO WHOM IT WAS AWARDED WHEN IT EXPIRES, IF THERE'S AN OPTION TO RENEW.

HOW MUCH WAS THE CONTRACT FOR? AND WHAT GOODS OR SERVICES IT WAS.

AND IT HAS A COMMAND BESIDE EACH CONTRACT THAT'S CURRENTLY AWARDED TO, SAY, LIKE REVIEW FOR OTR IN JUNE 2023 OR ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. DEPARTMENT DOESN'T WANT TO USE THIS ANYMORE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, RIGHT? THE SECOND TAB IN THE EXCEL WORKBOOK IS FOR PENDING PROJECTS.

THAT'S ANY PROJECT I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON WHERE I'M DRAFTING THE SOLICITATION.

SO IT MAY NOT ACTUALLY BECOME A SOLICITATION FOR THREE OR FOUR MONTHS, BUT IT'S THERE AND IT'S LISTED AND IT SHOWS.

AND THIS GOES BACK TO THE WHOLE WORKBOOK, GOES BACK TO 2012.

SO YOU CAN SCROLL THROUGH ALL THE WAY BACK UP TO THE TOP AND SEE STUFF THAT HAS BEEN GRAYED OUT, THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

THE THIRD TAB IS, IS FOR GRANTS THAT I ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN APPLYING FOR, IN THIS CASE, THE STATUS OF THE GRANT.

WHETHER WE GOT THE GRANT, IF THE GRANT IS UNDER, IS BEEN BEEN REVIEWED, IF THE GRANT IS BEING DRAFTED, ETC.

AND THAT WORKBOOK IS UPDATED MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY, BECAUSE EVERY DAY I WORK ON ALL THESE PROJECTS.

SO EVERY TIME I BUILD SOMETHING IT'S UPDATED AND IT'S POSTED ON THE INTERNET, THE INTERNAL INTERNET, SO IT'S POSTED ON THAT SO I CAN MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO YOU ON A DAILY BASIS, MONTHLY BASIS THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER OR WHATEVER YOU WANT, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING.

IS THAT PART OF YOUR MOTION? LIKE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. YEAH.

SO IF PART OF THE MOTION MAY I SPEAK? OKAY, SO IF YOU GO ON TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND YOU CLICK ON PROJECTS, YES, YOU CAN SEE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

CORRECT. SO YOU SEE ALL OF IT IN REAL TIME.

SO MOST OF THE TIME, IF I'M WITH A RESIDENT AND THEY SAY, OH, WHAT'S THAT BUILDING? I'LL SAY, WELL, HERE YOU GO, THIS IS THE LINK AND YOU CAN LOOK IT UP.

THIS IS THE EXACT SAME THING.

BUT FOR PROCUREMENT AND IT'S LIVE, IT'S JUST LIKE ON OUR OUR OUR BUDGET IS NOW UPDATED EVERY NIGHT.

IT IS COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT AND IT'S A LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT HAS BECOME PART OF THE MOTION.

YOU HAD SAID YOU WANTED TO WORK WITH STAFF TO.

YEAH, I'D LIKE THAT TO BE PROVIDED TO CITY COUNCIL ON A ON A BASIS THAT WE SHOULD ALL DECIDE, OKAY, IF YOU GUYS WANT IT EVERY DAY BECAUSE OR IF YOU WANT IT ONCE A WEEK IN AN EMAIL ON WHATEVER, OR IF WE ARE HAVING A CITY COUNCIL EVERY MONTH.

AND IF YOU WANT TO SEND IT OUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE EVERY COUNCIL.

SO WE HAVE TWO WEEKS TO, TO CHECK IT BEFOREHAND.

THAT'S WHY I WANT COUNCIL TO DISCUSS IT.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE.

WHAT I HEARD WAS PEOPLE ASKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW WHAT'S COMING IN TO GET EXCITED ABOUT THE THE REPAIR TRUCK THAT CAN HELP US OR TO UNDERSTAND IT FOR OUR RESIDENTS AT A SEPARATE MEETING.

THEN WE WOULD HAVE A STAFF WOULD COME BACK WITH AN OPTION.

THAT'S WHAT THE MOTION TO BE CLEAR.

WHAT THE MOTION DID WAS THE MOTION OF THEM CHANGING IT FROM 0.52.25 WAS DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS RECEIVED THE CONTRACT MATRIX ON A MONTHLY BASIS. SO YOU GIVE ME THAT DIRECTION.

I WILL MAKE SOMETHING WORK TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR NEEDS AND WE'LL SEE WEEKS BEFORE THE MEETING.

DO WE WANT TO BE SPECIFIC ABOUT THAT? WELL, IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CONTRACTS THAT ARE BEING APPROVED OR THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED WITHIN THE MONTH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE GETTING THEM A WEEK IN ADVANCE.

I THINK THE IDEA THAT I BROUGHT UP LAST MONTH WAS WHATEVER CONTRACTS ARE COMING UP FOR OR WHATEVER CONTRACTS ARE BEING APPROVED IN THAT MONTH, WE'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

SO AT LEAST YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE ON A MONTHLY BASIS, A MONTH IN ADVANCE, A MONTH PREVIOUS.

[02:50:05]

YEAH. I DON'T NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TEN YEARS AGO.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE CONTRACT MATRIX WILL PROVIDE THAT TO YOU.

WHAT IT DOES, AS I SAID, IT PROVIDES A LIST OF CONTRACTS THAT WE'VE EXECUTED AND IT ALSO PROVIDES A LIST OF UPCOMING CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE QUEUE THAT ARE IN THE PROCESS, THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT I WENT THROUGH IN SUCH GREAT DETAIL.

WHAT WE HAVE TO DETERMINE IS HOW OFTEN, WHEN IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING DO WE WANT THAT A WEEK, JUST LIKE WE GOT OUR AGENDAS.

WHY DON'T YOU LET ME DEAL WITH THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU ON HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK, WHETHER YOU CAN HAVE DIRECT ACCESS, WHETHER WE EMAIL IT TO YOU.

I NEED TO WORK WITH STAFF ON THAT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN MEET YOUR NEEDS.

WHY DON'T WE POSTPONE THAT VOTE UNTIL WE FIND OUT EXACTLY HOW YOU WANT TO WORK IT? I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY NEED TO POSTPONE.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT.

I JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE I CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.

IF I HAVE MY WAY, YOU'LL HAVE DIRECT ACCESS.

AND I MAKE DIRECT ACCESS TO THAT.

I GOT TO FIND OUT. IS THERE A SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN THAT MATRIX? I CAN'T GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC.

NO, NO, NO.

IT'S ALL PUBLIC, RIGHT? NO, IT'S ALL PUBLIC RECORD.

THE INFORMATION IS ACTUALLY AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW ON THE INTRANET.

IF YOU GO GO INTRANET TO THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENTS, INTRANET THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO.

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE CONTRACTS MATRIX.

IT OPENS UP AS A WORKBOOK NEXT AND PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ACCESS THE INFORMATION.

AND THEY CAN HAVE IT ANY TIME THEY WANT.

IF WE CAN GIVE THEM ACCESS TO THE INTRANET OR PUT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.

I WORK WITH EVERYONE. WE CAN DO THAT AND YOU CAN SEE IT ON A DAILY BASIS IF YOU LIKE.

NO, BUT I STILL THINK YOU WANT TO SEE THE PUBLIC WANTS TO KNOW.

WELL, YOU WOULD THINK THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHAT CONTRACTS ARE BEING APPROVED ON A MONTHLY BASIS SO THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S COMING OR WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT MONTH. THAT'S ALREADY ON IT.

I KNOW THAT'S IN THERE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO SEARCH FOR IT.

I THINK YOU SHOULD JUST PUT IT ON ONE ONE PAGE PAGE.

SO THAT SHOULD BE EMAILED TO COUNCIL WITH THE AGENDA LINK.

YOU JUST CLICK THE TAB. YOU WANT US TO SAY THESE ARE THE CONTRACTS THAT ARE THAT ARE COMING THROUGH THIS MONTH AND THESE ARE WHAT THEY ARE.

SO AT LEAST THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE NOW YOU GET, WE GET A MONTHLY UPDATE WHERE WE GET ON THEIR CONSENT AGENDA, WHAT THE PURCHASE ORDERS ARE ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

AND YOU JUST LOOK AT THE FIRST PAGE OF IT FOR WHAT? WELL, YOU COULD, BUT WHY CAN'T YOU JUST SEND IT TO US JUST LIKE WE GET IT SENT TO US NOW? YEAH, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE EVERYBODY'S KIND OF IN LINE WITH EACH OTHER NOW.

WELL, I THINK ONE OF THE ONE OF THE THOUGHTS, ONE OF THE ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE HAD, TOO, WAS THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS IF THERE WAS NO IF THERE WAS.

IF THERE WAS NO.

LINK TO WHAT WAS BEING PURCHASED BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS UNDER THAT LIMIT, THEN PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS BEING PURCHASED.

I KNOW IT'S ON THE INTERNET.

YOU CAN FIND IT, BUT HAVING A LIST, THESE WERE THE THINGS THAT WERE PURCHASED THIS MONTH IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK SHOULD STILL BE A PART OF THE THE CONVERSATION OR AT LEAST PART OF THE AGENDA, WHETHER YOU VOTE ON IT OR NOT, BECAUSE IT NO LONGER FALLS IN THAT LEVEL.

SO THESE ARE THE FIVE THINGS THAT WERE PURCHASED THIS MONTH.

OKAY. SO WE'VE GONE FROM AN EMOTIONAL 1.1 MILLION TO AGREEING ON THE THE MATRIX BEING PROVIDED TO US ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

CAN WE MOVE ON FROM THIS AND VOTE? WELL, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT EXACTLY I'M VOTING ON.

THE VOTE IS THE MOTION THAT IS ON THE FLOOR IS TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE FROM 0.25 FROM 0.5 TO 0.25, AND THERE IS DIRECTION.

IT'S NOT PART OF THE ORDINANCE, BUT IS DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE THE CONTRACT MATRIX TO THE COUNCIL ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

THAT'S THE MOTION THAT WAS MADE AND SECONDED.

WOULD IT BE BETTER TO REMOVE AND MANAGE THE PART ABOUT DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO JUST HAVE THE CLEAN ORDINANCE WITH NOTHING BUT THE PERCENTAGE ON IT? THAT IS. THAT IS CERTAINLY UP TO YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

YOU MADE THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT.

HOW WOULD WE HOW WOULD WE WORK ON IF YOU WISH TO AMEND YOUR MOTION SO THAT SO THAT YOU REMOVE THE DIRECTION ABOUT THE CONTRACT MATRIX AND ONLY HAVE IT TO BE THE 0.25.

YOU CAN DO THAT. AND IF THE SECOND THE IF VICE MAYOR LITT AGREES WITH YOU, THEN THAT MOTION STILL IS ON THE FLOOR AS THE ALTERNATIVE MOTION.

ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY MOTION TO ORDINANCE 13, 2022 TO CHANGE THE CONSIDERATION TO 0.25% OF THE BUDGET FOR PURCHASING AUTHORITY.

AND THE REST WE CAN LEAVE FOR LATER.

AND VICE MAYOR DE LITT.

ARE YOU STILL WILLING TO SECOND THAT MOTION? I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION.

THAT IS THE MOTION THAT IS ON THE FLOOR.

SO YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY REQUIREMENT FOR THE STAFF TO SHOW YOU WHAT CONTRACTS HAVE COME UP IN.

I WANT TO DO THAT SEPARATELY.

SEPARATELY? I CAN ADDRESS THAT.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GIVE YOU DIRECT ACCESS TO HIS REPORT.

YOU CAN SEE IT EVERY DAY.

[02:55:02]

AND IT HAS PENDING CONTRACTS, IT HAS COMPLETED CONTRACTS.

IT HAS THE WHOLE.

BUT IN TERMS OF KNOWING WHAT WAS DONE AT THAT MONTH FROM A MONTH PRE PREVIOUS COUNCILMEMBER TO THIS COUNCIL, THERE'S A MONTH THAT RUNS THROUGH AND THERE ARE PURCHASES THAT ARE BEING MADE.

YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS PURCHASED.

I KNOW YOU CAN GO ON THE INTERNET AND LOOK AT IT, BUT DON'T YOU WANT TO HAVE A LIST OF WHAT THOSE CONTRACTS WERE? I THINK WE I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN REQUEST OF THE CITY MANAGER.

FOR EXAMPLE, EVERY WEEK WE GET A ZONING REPORT FROM PLANNING AND ZONING THAT HAS A LIST OF EVERY PROJECT, JUST LIKE WE HAVE THAT REFLECTS WHAT IS ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND STAFF DOES A REALLY GREAT JOB GETTING THAT OUT.

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF STAFF TO PROVIDE THAT TRANSPARENCY AND WE'LL DO IT PUBLICLY.

WE CAN REVIEW IT PUBLICLY.

AND IF THERE ARE THINGS WE DON'T UNDERSTAND OR IF WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE NOT SEEING EVERYTHING, WE CAN CHANGE IT AGAIN.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER.

THAT'S OUR JOB, TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE US THAT INFORMATION.

SO I THINK I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH YOU, BUT WE STILL CAN LEAVE IT OFF OF THE SECOND AMENDED MOTION.

I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE ORDINANCE.

IT'S NOT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ON THE ORDINANCE FOR IT TO HAPPEN.

I AGREE WITH THAT. BUT THE PERCENTAGE OF THE ACQUISITION APPROVAL SHOULD DEFINITELY BE AN ORDINANCE AND WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE NOW HAVE A NEW MOTION AND A NEW SECOND.

CAN WE CALL THE QUESTION? YOU CALL THE QUESTION BECAUSE CHELSEA MADE THE MOTION.

WELL, NO, BUT IF YOU'RE CALLING IT, LET'S CALL IT.

I CALL THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR.

I, I, I.

AND ALL OPPOSED.

AND LIKE, ABSTAINED FROM THE VOTE.

I DON'T I DON'T LIKE IT.

YOU CAN'T ABSTAIN UNDER STATE LAW.

YOU HAVE TO VOTE YAY OR NAY. ALL RIGHT.

I'M A NO. NAY.

I'M GOING TO VOTE NO. I'M SORRY, BUT I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT.

I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT, BUT I JUST DON'T THERE'S TOO MUCH GOING ON HERE THAT BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FINAL ANSWER.

BUT THANK YOU.

MOTION PASSES 3 TO 2.

MOVING ON TO RESOLUTION 72, IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE, CAN WE ASK FROM RESOLUTION 72, 2022, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH

[IX.a. RESOLUTION 72, 2022 – APPOINTMENT TO THE POLICE PENSION BOARD. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT OF A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS’ POLICE OFFICERS’ PENSION BOARD; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT OF A REGULAR MEMBER TO THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS POLICE OFFICERS PENSION BOARD PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.

THANK. ALAN, DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR RESOLUTION 72? AND NO, MADAM MAYOR, THERE'S NO PRESENTATION.

WE HAVE ONE VACANCY ON THE POLICE PENSION BOARD.

THERE ARE THREE APPLICATIONS FOR COUNCIL'S REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS.

COULD I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I THINK COUNCIL NEEDS TO SELECT FIRST MY SORRY LITTLE CLUSTER.

ALL RIGHT, SO IF I COULD GO AHEAD AND BEGIN THE CONVERSATION.

SO SEAN O'BRIEN IS ONE OF THE APPLICANTS, I BELIEVE.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, WHO SECONDED THE MOTION? WHO MADE IT? YEAH, BUT IT WAS.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

RESOLUTION 72.