Feb 02, 2023 City Council

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I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

[Call to Order]

THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR REED? YEAH.

VICE MAYOR LITT HERE.

COUNCILMEMBER WOODS HERE.

MAN. COUNCIL MEMBER MARCIANO HERE, MAN.

COUNCIL MEMBER TINSLEY HERE.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[III. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, MODIFICATIONS]

AND I HANDED YOU THE SHEET.

ALL RIGHT. TO READ INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. OUR ADDITIONS UNDER CONSENT.

WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION WHICH IS NEW ITEM H AND NEW ITEM I AND OTHER ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION DISCUSSION.

WE HAVE A NEW ITEM BE.

AM I OKAY TO GO ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS THEN? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION AND A VOTE, PLEASE, TO ADOPT THE DAD.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND ADOPT THESE ADDITIONS.

SO MAY I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND, PLEASE? WHAT? WHAT IS.

CAN CAN YOU SAY WHAT THEY ARE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO UNDER OUR CONSENT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION.

AND THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU HERE.

I DON'T SEE A PROCLAMATION OF THAT.

SO THE PROCLAMATION IS NOT IT'S ACTUALLY WITH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SADNESS.

WE'RE PRESENTING AN ADDITION THIS EVENING ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 26TH.

A 17 YEAR VOLUNTEER IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT LOST HIS LIFE IN A TRAGIC CAR ACCIDENT.

DR. HOWARD WEXLER, KNOWN TO EVERYONE AS DOC, WAS A VOLUNTEER IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM 2006 TO 2023.

AND WE HAVE ADDED THIS PROCLAMATION IN THE HOPES OF HONORING HIM AND ADOPTING IT.

AND WE ACTUALLY ATTENDED THE SERVICE TODAY.

IT WAS A VERY MOVING SERVICE.

HE'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR A LONG TIME.

IT WAS SO SAD TO HEAR OF A PASSING OF SOMEONE WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH IN LIFE JUST AS A PERSON, LET ALONE WHAT HE'S DONE FOR THE CITY.

SO WE ARE ALL MOVED AND HONORED TO BE THERE.

AND SO THAT IS WITH SADNESS.

WE'RE ADDING THIS PROCLAMATION.

EXCUSE ME. THEN NEW ITEM I IS RESOLUTION RESOLUTION 16.

WE HAVE A SENATE BILL, WHICH IS SENATE BILL 350 AND HOUSE BILL 235, WHICH SUPPORTS MOBILITY AND CLARIFYING THE PREVIOUS LANGUAGE MADE BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA REGARDING MOBILITY.

AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.

AND THEN UNDER ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION, DISCUSSION AND ITEMS OF INTEREST, WE HAVE RESOLUTION 14, WHICH IS OUR NEW ITEM B 14, 2023, WHICH IS ESTABLISHING THE APRIL MEETING DATE AND TIME DUE TO CONFLICTS ON THE CALENDAR.

SO FOR THAT I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION IN.

THANK YOU. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IT'S TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED TO A DROP THE AGENDA AS AMENDED.

SECOND. PERFECT.

THANK YOU. THANKS, MAX. THANK YOU, PATTY.

ALL IN FAVOR AND THE OPPOSE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT.

[IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]

FIRST, WE HAVE THE RECOGNITION OF SERGEANT CARL COOPER.

CAN WE PLEASE HAVE POLICE CHIEF CLINTON? SHANNON, THANK YOU. COME TO THE PODIUM.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. MADAM VICE MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS. FOR THE RECORD, CLINT CHANNING, YOUR CHIEF OF POLICE.

IF I CAN HAVE SERGEANT KARL COOPER JOIN ME, PLEASE, UP AT THE PODIUM.

I GOT TO TELL YOU, WE KIND OF DUPED HIM INTO BEING HERE TONIGHT.

HE THOUGHT THAT THE REASON THAT HE'S HERE IS WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF ALL OUR OFFICERS IN THE DEPLOYMENT TO SANIBEL.

BUT THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS WE'VE SINGLED HIM OUT BECAUSE OF HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP.

AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF HIS OF THE JOB THAT HE DID OVER ON THE WEST COAST AND HOW PROUD OF OF OF HIM WE ARE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WENT ON OVER IN SANIBEL.

BUT ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2022, HURRICANE IAN, A STRONG CATEGORY FOUR STORM DEVASTATED THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA, CAUSING CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO SANIBEL ISLAND.

THE ENTIRE ISLAND'S POWER GRID WAS DESTROYED AND THE CAUSEWAY LEADING TO THE ISLAND WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED.

SANIBEL POLICE IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER POLICE JURISDICTIONS TO ASSIST THEM WITH POLICING DUTIES DURING THE PAST.

THE POST-STORM RECOVERY.

PALM BEACH GARDENS POLICE, AT THE REQUEST FROM THE FLORIDA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION, TEAMED UP WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS, SENDING A MULTITUDE OF OFFICERS FOR DEPLOYMENT FOR A ONE MONTH PERIOD.

SERGEANT COOPER IMMEDIATELY VOLUNTEERED ASSISTANCE IN THE OPERATION AND TOOK OVER A KEY ROLE AS THE ISLAND'S INCIDENT COMMANDER ON THE FOURTH WEEK OF DEPLOYMENT.

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SERGEANT COOPER HAD OFFICERS WORKING 16 HOUR SHIFTS EXCLUSIVELY AT NIGHT, PATROLLING, ANSWERING CALLS FOR SERVICE AND PROVIDING SECURITY CHECKPOINTS TO IDENTIFY ANYONE COMING ONTO THE ISLAND.

THE OFFICERS ALSO USE NIGHT VISION SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT.

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS ARE DRONES AND ADVANCED PATROL TACTICS TO DETER AND APPREHEND CRIMINALS.

THIS STRATEGY GREATLY LOWERED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY WHILE WE WERE DEPLOYED ON THE ISLAND.

AS THE OPERATION OPERATION APPROACHED THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, NO OTHER DEPARTMENTS VOLUNTEERED TO ASSIST SERGEANT COOPER AND A DOZEN DEDICATED PALM BEACH GARDENS OFFICERS THAT VOLUNTEERED TO WORK THAT WEEK PERFORMING THE NORMAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS OF 50 OR 60 OFFICERS.

SERGEANT COOPER IS BEING RECOGNIZED TONIGHT FOR HIS STRONG LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION TO SERVE AND FOR EFFECTIVELY COORDINATING PUBLIC SAFETY ON THE ISLAND DURING EXTREMELY CHALLENGING TIMES.

LIKE WE HAD MENTIONED. ONE OF THE PROUDEST WAS WHEN I WENT OVER TO TO SANIBEL EARLY THANKSGIVING MORNING, TO NOT ONLY TO SHOW SERGEANT COOPER APPRECIATION, BUT TO ALL OF OUR OFFICERS. THE ACCOLADES THAT WE RECEIVED, SOME FROM SANIBEL MADE UP, MADE ME EXTREMELY PROUD.

BUT SERGEANT COOPER QUIETLY SHOWED HIS LEADERSHIP SKILLS OVER THERE AND JUST DID A DID AN AMAZING JOB.

HE WAS DOING THE WORK OF OF OF RANKS THAT WERE MUCH HIGHER ABOVE HIM THE PREVIOUS THREE WEEKS.

SO TONIGHT AND AND SARGE THAT'S WHY A LOT OF A LOT OF YOUR YOUR TEAMMATES ARE HERE TOO.

BUT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR THE AMAZING JOB YOU DID.

AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR OUR AWARD CEREMONY TO RECOGNIZE SERGEANT COOPER.

BUT THE JOB HE DID, I THOUGHT WAS WORTHY OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION, CERTAINLY BEFORE THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TONIGHT.

SARGE, THANK YOU.

I NEED A MINUTE.

HE'S GOING TO KILL ME FOR THIS LATER SO WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE HIS FACE.

I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN MORE HUMILITY.

THANK YOU. TAKE A MOMENT.

WE LOVE YOU, KARL. LET'S JUST SAY YOU MADE US VERY PROUD.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. WE'D LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU.

LET'S DO THAT FIRST. WITH ALL OF YOU.

WITH ALL OF YOU. WITH ALL OF YOUR UNIFORM PERSONNEL.

SO WE'LL DO THAT FOR A BREATHER.

THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN.

SO WHAT WAS. THANK YOU.

SO PROBABLY. BRING THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO.

LET'S GO. WHERE DO YOU WANT US, DAVID? I.

EVERYONE. COME ON.

HERE WE GO AGAIN.

AND LET'S FLIP THE OPPOSITE SIDE.

YOU GUYS. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY.

IF YOU HAVE A WHITE MAN, BETTER EITHER PRO.

GOOD JOB.

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I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT IT'S A IT'S AN HONOR, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH IN FRONT OF SUCH AN ESTEEMED AUDIENCE TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD.

AND ALTHOUGH I'M GETTING IT INDIVIDUALLY, I MUST SAY THAT THE LEADERSHIP WE HAVE AT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, FROM THE CHIEF DOWN TO THE CAPTAIN, AND ALSO THE SENSE OF WORKING ALONGSIDE, THEY PLAYED A PART IN THIS BECAUSE I BASICALLY JUST TOOK EVERYTHING OVER THE YEARS THAT I HEAR AND SEE, AND IT CAUSED ME TO DO AS WELL AS I DID.

ALSO, THE OFFICERS THAT WERE DEPLOYED ALONGSIDE ME COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM.

THEY DID A TREMENDOUS JOB.

AND ALSO SOME OF THE OFFICERS THAT I WORK WITH FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

SO I'M GETTING THIS AWARD INDIVIDUALLY.

IT'S REALLY A PLETHORA OF FACTORS THAT WENT INTO THIS.

SO THANK YOU.

DO YOU MIND IF I ASK A QUESTION? YEAH, PLEASE. BEFORE YOU GO, SERGEANT.

SERGEANT, BEFORE YOU GO, CAN YOU JUST GIVE US A QUICK SNIPPET OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE THOSE DAYS AFTER THE STORM WHEN YOU GUYS AND HOW MANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS WERE THERE? BECAUSE NONE OF US I MEAN, WE ALL FELT IT, BUT WE WEREN'T THERE.

WE DIDN'T SEE IT. WE ALL HAD FRIENDS AND PEOPLE THAT WE KNEW THAT WAS THAT WERE IMPACTED.

BUT CAN YOU JUST SHARE MAYBE A STORY OR TWO? SERGEANT, CAN I PLEASE ASK YOU TO RETURN TO THE MICROPHONE? THANK YOU. WELL, I'LL JUST START WITH THE NUANCES.

SANIBEL WAS HOT FOR THE MOST PART.

YOU'RE GETTING BIT BY SAND FLIES.

THE OFFICERS, THEY SLEPT IN AIR CONDITIONED TRAILERS ON BUNKS, TOP AND BOTTOM.

WE HAD A KITCHEN WHERE THEY WERE FED 24 HOURS A DAY.

AND BASICALLY AT NIGHT, THE GUYS, THEY PATROLLED DIFFERENT ZONES TRY TO DETER BURGLARY FROM OCCURRING ON THE ISLAND.

YOU HAD ISSUES WITH TOW TRUCKS ENTERING THE ISLAND, LEAVING WITH VEHICLES THAT THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO LEAVE WITH.

SO CHECKPOINTS WERE SET UP AND THE OFFICERS WERE CHARGED WITH CHECKING THE THE MANIFEST THAT THE TOW TRUCK DRIVERS HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE LEAVING WITH THE VEHICLES THAT THEY WERE SENT TO PICK UP.

ALSO, THEY DID HOUSE CHECKS.

AS YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE ISLAND LOST POWER, BUT THE POWER WAS SLOWLY COMING ON FROM WEEK TO WEEK.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY TREATED, YOU KNOW, DOWN WIRES AS IF THEY WERE LIVE.

THEY ASSISTED CITIZENS GOING TO AND OFF THE ISLAND.

AND THEY ALSO DID BEACH PATROL TO MAKE SURE THAT BECAUSE WE HAD VIOLATORS WHO WERE COMING IN BY JET SKIS AND BOATS TO COMMIT BURGLARIES ALSO. SO IT WASN'T JUST COMING ACROSS THE BRIDGE ON A BY VEHICLE, BUT THEY WERE DOING IT BY BOATS AND JET SKIS ALSO.

WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR ALLOWING US TO GIVE YOU THIS APPRECIATION FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL.

AND WE KNOW YOU HAD A LOT OF YOU DIDN'T MENTION THAT YOU DIDN'T SLEEP A LOT EITHER, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DID THERE AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO HERE.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE YOU STAY THERE FOR ONE MORE SECOND.

GOING TO JUMP AHEAD.

NORMALLY, WE DO COMMENT CARDS AFTER PRESENTATIONS, BUT WE DO HAVE A COMMENT CARD FROM BRETT LEONE, WHO IS ON OUR COUNSEL, IF HE COULD PLEASE, ON OUR STAFF, IF HE COULD PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SIR.

COUNSEL FOR THE RECORD, BRETT LEONI, 130 TO BARBADOS UP IN JUPITER.

NICE TO COME BEFORE YOU ALL.

NOT NOT AS STAFF TONIGHT, BUT AS AS A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND ALSO AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY.

AND I KNOW I'VE MENTIONED THIS TO CHIEF.

MY WIFE'S FAMILY HAS LIVED ON SANIBEL FOR 50 YEARS, AND WE TOOK A BOAT OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER OR THE FIRST WEEKEND, THEY ALLOWED US TO COME OVER AND.

THAT WAS I DON'T THINK YOU TOUCHED ON IT, BUT GOING OVER THERE RIGHT AWAY, I'VE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED.

I'VE NEVER BEEN TO THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES.

BUT WHAT YOU SEE IN MOVIES AND VIDEOS, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT SANIBEL LOOKED LIKE.

AND IT WAS PRETTY DEVASTATING TO KNOW HOW BEAUTIFUL OF AN ISLAND IT IS TO WHAT IT WAS TURNED TO DUE TO THE WRATH OF MOTHER NATURE.

ONE OF THE THE SHINING MOMENTS IS WE WENT OVER THE WEEKEND, THE CAUSEWAY FIRST OPENED AND ONE OF THE FIRST POLICE CARS I SAW SITTING AT THE BASE OF THAT CAUSEWAY WAS PALM BEACH GARDENS.

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BUT IN MY HEART, YOU KNOW, I KNEW A PIECE OF OF HOME WAS THERE AND YOU ALL WERE DOING YOUR JOB TO KEEP THE ISLAND SAFE.

AND I KNOW YOU GUYS WERE WORKING AT NIGHT, BUT TALKING WITH CHIEF SHANNON AND KNOWING EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DID TO KEEP THE ISLAND SAFE, YOU KNOW, WANTED TO GET UP HERE AS A PUBLIC COMMENT AND SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU TO CHIEF. THANK YOU, YOU, SIR, AND THE REST OF THE OFFICERS AND THE LEADERSHIP FROM THE COUNCIL AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID FOR THE ISLAND.

I'M NOT A RESIDENT OVER THERE, BUT I THINK IF IF THEY'D ALLOW ME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THEM AND SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO WE COULD DO THIS ALL NIGHT.

BUT YOU'RE YOU'RE.

YOU'RE ALLOWED TO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE ARE REALLY, REALLY DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE.

THANK YOU. REALLY? REALLY. THESE ARE.

YEAH. TERRIBLE SITUATION MADE BETTER.

NEXT IS THE 2022 MARES VETERAN GOLF CLASSIC CZECH PRESENTATION.

WE HAVE CASEY MITCHELL, OUR DIRECTOR OF GOLF.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MARIN COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, CASEY MITCHELL, GENERAL MANAGER AT THE ST CREIGHTON GOLF CLUB.

I HAVE A SLIDE SHOW THAT'S GOING TO PLAY WHILE I GIVE MY PRESENTATION.

I'D LIKE TO START WITH A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE TOURNAMENT.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT AWARE, 2022 MARKED THE 16TH YEAR THAT THE CITY HOSTED THE EVENT AT SANDHILL CRANE GOLF CLUB.

THE EVENT WAS HOSTED ON NOVEMBER 5TH WITH A FULL FIELD OF 144 PLAYERS.

OVER 85 CITY EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH ALL OF THE FUNDS RAISED DURING THE EVENT BEING DONATED TO THE WEST PALM BEACH VA RESOURCE CENTER TO HELP OUR HOMELESS AND INDIGENT VETERANS IN NEED.

JOINING US TONIGHT, STAFF FROM THE VA, WE HAVE JULIA SPENCE, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MASON EWALD, THE HOMELESS PROGRAM SOCIAL WORK SECTION CHIEF, AND DR. RONALD K WILLIAMS, CHIEF OF STAFF, WHO IS HERE TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON HOW THOSE FUNDS WILL BE USED.

MAYOR, VICE MAYORS, COUNCILS AND ESTEEMED GUESTS AND SPONSORS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE.

I'M DR. RON WILLIAMS, THE CHIEF OF STAFF AT THE VA, WEST PALM BEACH.

SORRY I WASN'T THERE THIS YEAR.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, I WAS CALLED UP ON ACTIVE DUTY, SO I HEARD IT WAS A FUN TIME.

SO I HEARD EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME THERE.

IT'S AMAZING HOW. YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE CONTINUE TO GATHER FOR SUCH A SPECIAL PURPOSE.

AND EVERY TIME I CAN'T HELP TO TAKE THAT STEP BACK, TO TAKE IT ALL IN.

WHO KNEW THAT THE SPORT OF GOLF WILL HAVE SUCH AN IMPACT? THANK YOU FOR ALL WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE.

YOUR DRIVE ON AND OFF THE COURSE ALLOWED FOR LIFE CHANGING BEGINNINGS FOR MANY OF OUR VETERANS.

AS MATT MASON PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED DURING THIS YEAR'S TOURNAMENT.

YOUR PARTNERSHIP IS ESSENTIAL IN SHAPING A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR MOST OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE VETERAN POPULATIONS.

THESE FUNDS WILL GO TOWARDS RENT, UTILITY EXPENSES, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, HYGIENE AND HOME SUPPLIES, AND SO MUCH MORE.

BEFORE I HAD TO HAND IT OVER TO MASON TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE, AGAIN, I WANT TO STRESS AND CAPTURE AMONGST YOU ALL THE VALUE THIS HOLDS IN THE HEARTS OF OUR TEAM.

TO HAVE THIS ANNUAL DONATION TO SUPPORT BETTER DAYS AHEAD FOR OUR VETERANS IS MORE THAN JUST DOLLAR BILLS.

IT'S A COMMUNITY SUPPORT LIKE NO OTHER.

HAVING A COMMUNITY PARTNER IS HONORABLE AND WE WILL WITH ONE THAT I HAVE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR.

WHAT I CAN SEE FIRSTHAND AS A PROGRESSIVE OPPORTUNITIES IS NOT ONLY CREATES BUT ALSO SUSTAINS OUR VETERANS AND STABILITY FOR OUR VETERANS.

AND THANK YOU. WITHOUT ADIEU, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER TO MADISON OVER THE PERSONAL APPRECIATION TO BEHALF OF THE HOMELESS PROGRAM. YEAR AFTER YEAR, HE CONTINUES TO GATHER FOR SUCH A SPECIAL PURPOSE IN EVERY TIME, I CAN'T HELP BUT TAKE A STEP BACK AGAIN.

THIS IMPACT IS A GREAT THING FOR OUR VETERANS, AND WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF IMPORTANT SUSTAINED THINGS FOR THEIR RENT, UTILITY EXPENSES, TRANSPORTATION, HYGIENE AND HOME SUPPLIES THAT WE MUCH MORE.

SO I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO MASON TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE AND STRESS AND CAPTURE AMONGST YOU THE VALUE THIS HOLDS HEART TO OUR SCENES AND HOW THIS IS MORE THAN JUST DOLLAR BILLS. AND THIS COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS LIKE NO OTHER.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, REMY HANDED OVER TO MASON AND PERSONAL APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF THE HOMELESS PROGRAM AS HE IS OUR DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM.

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THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO PUT IN CONTEXT HOW THESE FUNDS ARE USED EVERY DAY.

YOU KNOW, I'M SURE EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM IS AWARE OF OUR HOUSING CRISIS, OF HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS TO LIVE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND IT'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER.

SO THE MONEY THAT IS DONATED WE USE EVERY DAY TO HELP SUPPORT VETERANS GET INTO A HOUSING SUPPLY THEM WITH THAT FIRST MONTH, THAT SECURITY DEPOSIT, FIXING THEIR CAR, PAYING THEIR UTILITIES.

I MEAN, THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY HAVE HIT HARD TIMES.

THEY TEND TO BE THE MOST MARGINALIZED FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WITHOUT THESE FUNDS, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM LIKE WE DO.

I MEAN, WE WERE TALKING EARLIER, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S I DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF HOW MUCH THE VA ACTUALLY DOES FOR OUR VETERANS.

BUT WITH THAT SAID, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT.

SO THIS MONEY IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR IT.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK COUNCIL AND CITY ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS EVENT AND THE VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF WHO ASSISTED IN MAKING THIS TOURNAMENT POSSIBLE. THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY NAMES TO LIST, BUT PLANNING FOR THIS EVENT STARTS IN MARCH EVERY YEAR, AND IT SIMPLY WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THOSE THOSE VOLUNTEERS.

PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR CAME TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT AND THE HONOR GUARD WERE THERE AS WELL.

OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO MADE IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EVENT ARE PLAYERS AND OUR SPONSORS.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF SPONSORS I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE TO RECOGNIZE.

FIRST, THE PALM BEACH GARDENS POLICE AND FIRE RESCUE FOUNDATION, WHO SUPPORTED THE EVENT AS OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR THIS YEAR FOR A $5,000 DONATION.

AND OUR ALBATROS SPONSORS TBK CORPORATION, J.W.

CHEATHAM AND ALAN NORTON AND BLUE.

WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL ALBATROS SPONSORS JOINING US TONIGHT, OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND NAVY VETERAN FROM LOHMAN LAW GROUP, MR. MAX LOHMAN, AND FROM FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT, MR. DONALD KESELOWSKI.

AND I LIKE TO ASK BOTH OF THEM TO JOIN COUNSEL FOR THE TCEQ PRESENTATION, PLEASE.

AND I'M VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THIS YEAR THAT WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE $70,704.21 FOR THE RESOURCE CENTER.

THAT'S. THAT'S WHERE I TO PUT ME.

OH, YOU GOT THE CHECK. WHERE DO YOU WANT THIS? COME ON. IT'S SO MUCH HARDER FOR YOU TO.

ON. OKAY.

OKAY.

THAT'S. THANK YOU.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I KNOW. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO HERE. I CLOCKED DOWN.

OH, GREAT. I LIKE TO JUST CATCH IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE 2022 SANDHILL CRANE GOLF CLUB CHARITY INITIATIVE UPDATE.

CASEY, YOU'RE STILL THERE.

PERFECT. DIRECTOR OF GOLF WILL BE PRESENTING THIS AS WELL.

THANK YOU. ALSO, IN THE SPIRIT OF GIVING, I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON FISCAL YEAR 2022, A HISTORY OF THE INITIATIVE. WE STARTED IT IN FEBRUARY OF 2019 AS A WAY TO GIVE BACK TO OUR CHARITIES AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OUR 501 THREE.

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THESE ARE SOME OF THE CHARITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST IN FISCAL YEAR 2022.

HOWEVER, OVER THE COURSE OF THAT YEAR, WE ACTUALLY ENDED UP WITH 76 CHARITIES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST.

THE TOTAL DONATION OVER THE 12 MONTHS WAS $51,300.

SO THIS WAS THE LARGEST YEAR THAT WE'VE THE LARGEST AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE RAISED IN THE THREE YEARS THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING, WHICH INCLUDED A $10,000 DONATION TO OPERATION SISTER CITY TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED IN THE CITY OF WAUCHULA FROM HURRICANE IAN.

SO SINCE WE STARTED THE INITIATIVE IN FEBRUARY OF 2018, SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE THAT LOUD.

WE HAVE DONATED JUST UNDER 82,000 TO OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.

SO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

OUR RECONCILIATIONS ARE REALLY LONG, SO THANK YOU, GUYS.

THANK YOU. AGAIN, JUST ABSOLUTELY IMPRESSIVE.

THE OUTREACH THAT COMES OUT OF THIS COMMUNITY IS EXTRAORDINARY.

WE'RE ALL REALLY HONORED TO BE PART OF IT, ESPECIALLY THE MONEY THAT WENT TO OPERATIONS.

SISTER CITY, WE ARE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT TODAY THAT THE THE CITY MANAGER FROM WAUCHULA, WHEN WE WERE TALKING TO HIM, SAID THAT WHAT OUR CITY DID TO HELP THEM RESTORED HIS FAITH IN HUMANITY AFTER WHAT THEY HAD BEEN THROUGH.

SO EVERY EVERY $5 COUNTS FOR SURE.

THEY FELT IT. SO THANK YOU.

OKAY. NEXT UP, PALM TREE AND SERVICE CHANGES.

SO I'M CALLING TO THE PODIUM.

CLINTON FORBES, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND JOSH NAGLE, WHO IS THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF TRANSIT, PLANNING TO COME TO THE PODIUM.

HI, GUYS. ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE GET THIS STARTED.

UH, LET'S SEE.

AND THIS ONE. 18.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CLINTON FORBES.

AS THE MAYOR SAID, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PALM TRAN, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION HERE IN BEAUTIFUL PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.

MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO UPDATE YOU ON A FEW OF PALM TRANS PROJECTS, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE UPCOMING PROJECTS THAT MIGHT IMPACT YOUR CITY IN A GOOD WAY.

AND YOU KNOW, BEFORE I BEGIN, I JUST WANT TO MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND AND YOUR VISION.

YOU, OF COURSE, LEADING THIS COUNCIL, AS WELL AS LEADING THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY OF THE COUNTY, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, THE ORGANIZATION JUST THAT JUST, YOU KNOW, COORDINATES ALL THE TRANSPORTATION IN THE COUNTY SO THE SMALL JOBS YOU HAVE.

BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

SO JUST TO BEGIN AND I DID HEAR SOME OF THE ALTRUISM THAT'S GOING ON IN THIS GREAT CITY AND JUST WANT TO CONTINUE ALONG THAT LINE WITH A CAMPAIGN THAT WE STARTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE THE LEAGUE, THE PALM BEACH COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES IN THE TRI CITIES BARBECUE AND BEAUTIFUL GLADES AREA WHERE WE HAVE A PROGRAM THAT'S CALLED STUFFED THE BUS, AND WE STUFFED A BUS FULL OF TOYS TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN THAT REGION.

AND OF COURSE, YOU HAVE YOUR STAFF HERE, JOHN AND LAURIE, WHO ALSO BROUGHT TOYS.

AND MAYOR, I THINK YOU BROUGHT TOYS AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I'M JUST A LITTLE ON PALM TRAN.

PALM TRAN IS THE MAJOR MASS TRANSIT PROVIDER IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.

WE PROVIDE ACTUALLY AT NUMBERS OUTDATED.

WE PROVIDE OVER 7.2 MILLION RIDES PER YEAR.

AND WE HAVE A MY ORGANIZATION IS ABOUT 650 PEOPLE, 400 CONTRACTORS, A LITTLE OVER 1000 PEOPLE, 500 VEHICLES TO INCLUDE THE FIXED ROUTE, THE 45TH BUS, OUR PARATRANSIT SERVICE, WHICH IS DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE FOR OUR ELDERLY AND DISABLED, AND A NEW SERVICE WE CALL MICRO TRANSIT. IT'S MOBILITY ON DEMAND.

AND SO WE'LL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT SERVICE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, TO THE RIGHT IS ESSENTIALLY ALL THE SERVICE WE PROVIDE IN THIS VERY GEOGRAPHICALLY LARGE COUNTY, WHICH IS DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE.

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SOME OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE ENDEAVORED IN INCLUDE MODERNIZING OUR FLEET.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PHOTO ON THE ON THE LEFT IS A FIXED ROUTE BUS, THE VERY FUNCTIONAL IT DOES THE JOB FOR US.

BUT THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT IS A REDESIGNED BUS WITH MORE SMOOTHER LINES AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE GREAT INTELLIGENCE FEATURES INSIDE THE BUS.

JUST TO POINT OUT ONE, YOU KNOW, COMING OUT OF COVERT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE MAJOR LEAGUE CONCERNED WITH CONSIDERING WE OPERATE AND ONE OF THE MORE MOST CONFINED SPACES THERE IS A BUS.

AND SO WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT WE PROTECT IT AND LOOKED OUT FOR THE SAFE AND WELL BEING, THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR CUSTOMERS.

SO WE INSTALLED ON ALL OF OUR BUSSES, INCLUDING OUR SMALLER VANS AND A STATE OF THE ART AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY PROACTIVELY CLEANSE AND CLEANSE AND SANITIZE THE ENTIRE BUS.

IT'S A SYSTEM WHERE IT CONVERTS HYDROGEN PEROXIDE TO MOLECULAR HYDROGEN.

I'M SORRY, IT CONVERTS HUMIDITY TO MOLECULAR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, AND IT ACTUALLY CLEANS THE STANCHIONS, THE SEATS AND THE AIR IN THE BUS.

AND WE INVESTED A LOT IN THAT.

AND SO OUR CUSTOMERS ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT SYSTEM.

WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A STATE OF THE ART FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM.

YOU KNOW, MY MY THING IS, IS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS WHO DON'T USUALLY TAKE TRANSIT, WE WANTED TO MAKE IT REALLY SIMPLE FOR THEM.

SO THIS IS A VERY SOPHISTICATED SYSTEM THAT CAN TAKE 30 TO 40 MINUTES TO EXPLAIN, BUT ESSENTIALLY EXPLAIN IT LIKE THIS.

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO RIDE OUR SERVICE WITH ANYTHING ON YOUR PERSON, ANY TYPE OF FARE MEDIA.

SO WHEN YOU APPROACH THE BUS, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.

SO IF YOU HAVE CASH, IF YOU HAVE A CREDIT CARD, IF YOU HAVE A IPHONE, IF YOU HAVE A SMARTWATCH, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PAY YOUR FARE.

AND THAT'S THE SYSTEM THAT WE DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2021.

HERE IS THE MOBILITY ON DEMAND SERVICE WE CALL GO GLADES.

THIS IS OUR UBER AND LYFT TYPE SERVICE THAT WE INTRODUCE TO PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTIES TO SEE WHERE WE CAN IMPLEMENT THIS. TYPE OF SERVICE.

SO THE MOBILITY ON DEMAND ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, PICKS YOU UP AT YOUR ORIGINATION POINT AND TAKES YOU TO YOUR DESTINATION, JUST LIKE UBER AND LYFT.

IT'S HELD USING THE APP, THE GO GLAZE APP THAT WE CREATED.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE VEHICLE APPROACHING YOUR YOUR ORIGINATION POINT AND YOUR DESTINATION, SIMILAR TO UBER.

THE BETTER THING ABOUT THIS THAN UBER OR UBER USUALLY IS A ONE SEAT RIDE.

THIS IS A SHARED RIDE SYSTEM, SO THE COST IS A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE.

SO WE CUSTOMERS SHARE THE RIDE.

WE ORGANIZE THE DEMAND, BUT IT'S DOOR TO DOOR.

AND WHEN WE WERE STUDYING AREAS, I THINK WE LOOKED AT ABOUT 13 AREAS WITH WITHIN THE EAST FOOTPRINT OF THE COUNTY.

AND THE TWO AREAS THAT RATED THE HIGHEST WERE PALM BEACH GARDENS AND ROYAL PALM.

AND SO WE HAVE STARTED SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MAYOR AND HER AND THE MANAGEMENT ABOUT POTENTIALLY IMPLEMENTING A MOBILITY ON DEMAND SERVICE IN THIS REGION.

AND SO WE HOPE TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WE PROVIDE FIXED ROUTE SYSTEM, WHICH IS THE LARGE BUS, AND WE WANT THAT SYSTEM TO BE AS LINEAR AS POSSIBLE.

THAT'S REALLY MAKES AN EFFICIENT TRANSIT SYSTEM.

IF THAT BIG BUS MAKES TOO MANY TURNS, IT'S INEFFICIENT.

BUT THIS COMPLEMENTS THIS WILL COMPLEMENT OUR FIXED ROUTE SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, AND IT WILL BE SCALED IN A WAY WHERE IT'S NOT VERY EXPENSIVE.

IT WOULD ONLY COVER, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN A GIVEN MUNICIPALITY.

OUR ZERO EMISSION PLAN JUST TO HIT ON THIS.

WE ARE CONVERTING OUR PROPULSION TO ZERO EMISSION FLEET, 25% ZERO EMISSION BY 2032. PRETTY AGGRESSIVE PLAN, BUT WE HOPE TO PROCURE OUR FIRST BUSSES THIS YEAR AND HAVE DELIVERY NEXT YEAR.

AND I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE GUY.

HE'S. HE'S REALLY THE PLANNER AND THE BRAINS OF PAUL TRAN.

AND SO I'M GOING TO ALLOW HIM TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME RECENT SERVICE CHANGES THAT WE MADE HERE IN THE GARDENS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE PROVIDING BETTER SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, AS WELL AS OUR BUS SHELTER PROGRAM THAT WE'D LIKE YOU TO HAVE INFORMATION ON.

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THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND PRESENT ALL OF YOU.

BUT MORE THAN THAT, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE CITY VERY BEAUTIFUL AND MAKING THE CITY VERY BEAUTIFUL.

I LIVE NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE AND I'M A REALLY HAPPY RESIDENT, SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT BEFORE WE JUMPED IN.

SO WE DID MAKE A SIGNIFICANT SERVICE CHANGE WHERE WE SWITCHED OUR ROUTE ONE AND AROUND 21.

BETWEEN PROSPERITY FARM ROAD AND US ONE, WE SAW THAT THERE WAS A LOT MORE POTENTIAL FOR PICKING UP PEOPLE IN US ONE THAN THERE WAS ON PROSPERITY FARMS. SO WE PUT MORE BUSSES THROUGH US, ONE TRYING TO PROVIDE THEM BETTER SERVICES.

THERE'S MORE BUSINESSES OUT THERE.

SO THAT WAS THE RATIONALE.

WE'RE STILL TESTING THE SERVICE OUT.

WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED WITH THE RESULTS.

BUT KNOW, THIS IS OUR.

THIS IS OUR EFFORTS IN MAKING THE SYSTEM MORE READABLE AND JUST ALL.

I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT ONE OF OUR ONE OF OUR LARGEST TRANSIT HUBS ARE ALSO IN THE CITY IS ALSO IN THE CITY OF GARDENS MALL.

IT HAS ABOUT SEVEN ROUTES THAT GOES THROUGH IT.

SO IT IS A VERY GOOD TRANSIT RIDERSHIP HUB WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE UTILIZING THE SERVICE AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE THERE.

SO I'LL JUMP QUICKLY INTO THE BUS SHELTER PROGRAM.

REALLY? WE BEGAN THIS PLAN IN 2019 WITH THE EPA COMING OUT WITH A SHELTER DESIGN GUIDELINE.

WE PUT IT OUT FOR SOLICITATION BECAUSE WE WANTED TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN IN 2020.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE PLAN WAS BASED OFF OF AN OLD MODEL OF ADVERTISING.

WE DID NOT GET ANY RETURNS ON IT.

WE HAD TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, MAKE A FEW CHANGES.

AND THIS YEAR, ACTUALLY IN DECEMBER, IS WHAT WE'VE READ, SOLICITED THE CONTRACT, WHICH IS RIGHT NOW OUT THERE FOR THEIR BID FOR.

SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO IMPLEMENT THAT PLAN.

IT'S ALREADY IN MOTION JUMPING INTO THE TYPE OF SHELTERS THAT YOU ALL HAVE IN THE CITY.

THAT'S JUST THE DESIGN THAT YOU HAVE.

WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY, SO THERE'S GOOD AMOUNT OF USAGE.

I ALSO WANTED TO QUICKLY MENTION THE THE PHOTOGRAPH ON YOUR LEFT.

THAT'S WHAT WE CALL A SEMI SEAT.

IT IS VERY HELPFUL IN PROVIDING SEATING WHEN THERE IS LIMITED RIGHT OF WAY.

SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS TO THROUGHOUT JUST THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE OUR PASSENGERS BETTER SERVICE.

ON THE LEFT SIDE, AS YOU SEE, IS THE CURRENT SHELTER THAT WE HAVE, A LITTLE OLD, NOT VERY GOOD LOOKING.

AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS.

THIS IS, OF COURSE, NOT THE ACTUAL SHELTER THAT WE'VE PICKED YET BECAUSE THE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T PICKED A VENDOR YET.

BUT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO THAT'S A PROTOTYPE OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

OF COURSE, THIS IS GOING TO COME WITH DIFFERENT BRANDING OPTIONS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT DIFFERENT CITIES THAT WANT TO HAVE A DIFFERENT OUTLOOK TO HOW THEY WANT THE AMENITIES INSIDE THEIR MUNICIPALITY TO LOOK LIKE.

SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MADE WE LEFT SOME ROOM FOR CREATIVITY THERE.

OTHER THAN THAT, THERE ARE OTHER AMENITIES IN THIS IMPROVEMENT PLAN, TOO.

THERE'S THINGS LIKE DIGITAL SCREENS.

YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, SOLAR LIGHTING BEING ANOTHER BIG ONE.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US BECAUSE THAT'S AN ASPECT OF SAFETY.

SAFETY IS THE FIRST THING THAT WE WANT TO DO AND CONSIDER AND ALSO FOR OUR OPERATORS TO BE ABLE TO SEE IF THERE'S PASSENGERS ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT OR NOT.

AND OUR FIRST PLACE, THE FIRST PHASE OF OUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WE DO HAVE TWO OR THREE SHELTERS THAT ARE IN THE MUNICIPALITY.

THEY'RE ON ON AND AROUND MILITARY TRAIL.

AND ARE THERE. ONE OF OUR BIG RIDERSHIP ROUTES, ROUTE THREE, GOES THERE.

SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE LOCATIONS.

AND THERE'S A FEW ADA IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE TO THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

JUST ALSO RE-IMAGINING THE BLADE, THE TOP BLADE THAT WE HAVE.

WE WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S MORE MODERN.

YOU SEE A BIG, BIG QR CODE THERE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE LOT OF THE POPULATION IS MOVING THERE.

UNDERSTANDING WHAT QR CODE DOES.

OUR ULTIMATE VISION IS TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE CAN POINT THEIR PHONE TOWARDS AND IT JUST GIVES YOU WHEN THE BUS IS ARRIVING, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I DO.

I HAVE TO WAIT ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.

SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO ELIMINATE THE MIDDLE STEPS AND TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

SO I WENT IN REVERSE.

THIS IS JUST A RENDERING OF WHAT WE WANT OUR FUTURE TO LOOK LIKE.

YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS WE HAVE ALL THE AMENITIES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

WE'VE CALLED THIS PROJECT A BUS STOP OF THE FUTURE BECAUSE BEFORE WE WENT OUT AND BOUGHT WHAT WE WANTED TO BUY, WE HAD TO UNDERSTAND AND IMAGINE WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR? SO THAT'S WHERE THIS RENDERING IS GOING TO BE REALLY HELPFUL.

AND REALLY, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT OUR FUTURE TO LOOK LIKE.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

YOU KNOW, THIS PRESENTATION IS MORE ABOUT REALLY JUST COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION FROM YOU AND YOUR TEAM AS WE ENDEAVOR IN THIS PROJECT.

I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT WE I ACTUALLY LOVE YOUR SHELTERS.

AND SO IF YOU WANT TO STICK TO THAT, DESIGN IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK WITH.

BUT WE ARE GOING TO MORE SEXIER TYPE SHELTER.

BUT WE WANT TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU AS WE IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING YOU.

WELL, WE APPRECIATE I KNOW YOU MET WITH ANGELA FROM OUR STAFF TO TALK ABOUT THE SHELTERS A FEW MONTHS AGO.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT FOR COLLABORATING WITH US.

AND ALSO, COUNCIL MEMBER TINSLEY WAS ON COUNCIL WHEN THE BUS SHELTERS BEGAN.

SHE'S THE THOUGHT OF IT.

THAT WAS MY BABY.

WELL, THE WHOLE TEAM, I SHOULD SAY.

BUT ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, THAT'S SUCH A FUN PROJECT THAT I REALLY, REALLY LOVE WORKING ON.

SO VERY.

IF I MAY, MAY OR VERY APROPOS THAT YOU CAME THIS MEETING BECAUSE AT THE LAST MEETING, YOUR EARS MUST HAVE BEEN BURNING.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PALM TREES AND STOPPING AT THE NEW ALTON HOSPITAL, WHICH IS WAS JUST APPROVED.

SO IT'S VERY APROPOS THAT YOU CAME TODAY.

AND I NOTICED ON YOUR PRESENTATION YOU MENTIONED NOVA, BUT ALSO STATE THE STATE COLLEGE TO RIGHT PRACTICALLY ACROSS THE MALL.

ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE MALL.

EXACTLY. AND I SEE SOMETIMES THE STUDENTS DARTING LIKE PRACTICALLY PRAYING, PLAYING FROGGER, CROSSING PGA BOULEVARD TO GET TO THE MALL BUS, THE BIG BUS STATION THERE, WHICH I REMEMBER WHEN THEY MOVED IT TO THE AREA NEAR SEARS.

IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO, BUT IT WAS VERY NEEDED BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE STANDING AND NEEDING NEEDING TO HOP ON PALM.

AND SO PLANNING IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS WORKING WITH US SO MUCH TO MAKE IT EVEN BETTER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. DON'T GO.

WE WERE CHATTING FOR A LITTLE LONGER, RACHELLE.

SINCE MARCY BROUGHT UP PALM BEACH STATE.

AND I WAS PART OF THAT INITIAL DISCUSSION WITH THE STUDENTS WHERE YOU CAME AND TALKED TO US.

WHERE WHERE ARE WE ON THOSE DISCUSSIONS ON MOVING THE BUS STOP SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO DART ACROSS PGA BOULEVARD? RIGHT. AND SO, YES, SHE WORKED ON THAT PROJECT.

I ASKED HIM A COUPLE OF TIMES TO EVALUATE IT.

SO HE HAS SOME INFORMATION FOR YOU.

BUT BUT I WILL SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THE THE OPTIONS THAT WE WANT TO INTRODUCE, SUCH AS FIRST AND LAST MILE SERVICE MOBILITY ON DEMAND MIGHT BE A SOLUTION, YOU KNOW, TO GIVE A MORE DIRECT SERVICE AND NOT HAVING THAT BIG BUS DEVIATE INTO THE COLLEGE.

BUT YES, COULD YOU GIVE HER THE LATEST INFORMATION? SO WE'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE COLLEGE TO DISCUSS EXACTLY WHAT MR. FORBES SAID. WE LOOKED AT A FEW OPTIONS.

WE EVALUATED IF THE FIXED BUS HAS TO GO IN, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH WOULD THAT COST? BECAUSE IT'S DEVIATING OBVIOUSLY OFF OF ITS PATH.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE FIXED ROBERTS REALLY DOES ISN'T MADE TO DO A LOT OF SHARP TURNS.

SO OUR CONVERSE WE'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WE'RE STILL DISCUSSING IT WITH THE COLLEGE BUT WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED BOTH.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TOWARDS IS THE FIRST AND LAST MILE OPTION, BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT WHAT THAT'S REALLY THE SERVICE THAT IS APPLICABLE TOWARDS THE SMALLER REGION SO THAT THEY CAN CONNECT TO THE BIGGER FIXED ROUTE SYSTEM.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, JOSH, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR THE RECENT CONVERSATIONS REGARDING THIS.

AND SO WE'RE WAITING AGAIN TO HEAR BACK FROM THE SCHOOL ITSELF AND LOOKING AT THE LAND THAT THEY HAVE.

SO IT IS COLLABORATIVE AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S JUST NOT ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU CAN JUST, YOU KNOW, WAVE A MAGIC WAND AND POOF, THERE'S SUDDENLY A MORE RIGHT OF WAY IN PLACES TO PUT A BUS STOP. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING HERE TONIGHT.

AS YOU KNOW, MOST OF US UP HERE CAN TALK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY FOR HOURS AND HOURS.

BUT WE'LL LET YOU GO.

MOST OF US AND AGAIN, IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT GO GLADES, ABOUT YOUR MOBILITY ON DEMAND PROJECTS AND HOW THAT HAS REALLY CHANGED LIVES OUT THERE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GET SERVICED DOOR TO DOOR FOR $2 EACH WAY.

THAT'S EXTRAORDINARY.

THE MEASURES YOU'VE TAKEN IN REACTION TO COVID WITH THE CLEAN AIR FILTRATION AND THE ELECTRIC BUSSES COMING, IT'S ALL STUFF THAT FITS INTO THE CULTURE THAT WE'RE ENCOURAGING HERE AS WELL WITH OUR TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND EMPHASIS ON MOBILITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF IT WITH US.

I'LL ALSO OFFER A THANK YOU FOR GO GLADES AND HELPING LEADERSHIP, PALM BEACH COUNTY BRING OUR STUDENTS IN SO THAT THEY CAN EXPERIENCE THE GROW PROGRAM BECAUSE THAT WAS A REALLY BIG PROBLEM.

ON HOW THESE STUDENTS WERE GOING TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE STUDENTS AND THE REST OF THE COUNTY.

SO THANKS FOR THAT TO HAVE TO BE A PART OF THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR COMING.

YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. WE APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE'RE MOVING ON TO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

[V. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC]

YOU'LL HAVE 3 MINUTES TO ADDRESS US.

FIRST CARD IS FOR DOUGLAS GRANT, PLEASE.

HELLO. MY NAME'S DOUGLAS GRANT.

I LIVE AT 301 BALSAM STREET.

AND I'M COMING TO THE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT BECAUSE I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A NEIGHBOR WHO HAS BEEN HAD A DAYCARE.

WELL, IT GOT SHUT DOWN, SO NOW THE GUYS USE THIS FRONT YARD AS, LIKE, A PLAYGROUND FOR, LIKE, EIGHT KIDS.

[00:45:04]

I CAME TO YOU LAST YEAR.

I HAD SUBMITTED SOME TAPE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT AND AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT GOT SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACKS.

AND I'M NOT COMPLAINING. I'M NOT POINTING FINGERS.

ALL I WANT IS SOMEBODY TO LOOK AT IT.

I HAVE A LOT OF TAPE OF EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

IT'S CROSSED A LINE AND IT GOES ON FROM FIVE TO LIKE 8:00 AT NIGHT.

SO I'M ASKING CITY COUNCIL OR.

THE OTHER PEOPLE TO PLEASE LOOK AT IT.

AND LIKE I SAID, I HAVE THIS TAPE.

I'M READY TO GO WITH IT.

COULD SOMEBODY PLEASE GET HOLD OF ME? THANK YOU, SIR.

OTHERWISE, EVERYTHING IN THE CITY IS GREAT.

EXCEPT EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE LITTLE PATCH OF LAND.

UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE HAVE YOUR INFORMATION.

THANKS FOR COMING TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE HAVE RALPH LEWIS, PLEASE.

HELLO. IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

HI. MY NAME IS RALPH LEWIS, AND I'M IN 625 NORTH FLAGLER DRIVE, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA.

SO WHAT I CAME TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TODAY IS THE CHILDREN'S SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

MY GOAL IS TO SAVE 500 AT RISK CHILDREN FROM THE STREETS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.

ONE IN FIVE KIDS ARE LIKELY ARE LIVING IN IMPOVERISHED CONDITIONS AND ARE LIKELY TO COMMIT A CRIME.

I MYSELF LIVED IN IMPOVERISHED CONDITIONS, BUT I DID NOT TURN OUT THAT WAY.

BUT I DO KNOW HOW THAT CAN AFFECT THOSE KIDS AS WELL.

WE CREATED A PROGRAM WHICH IS CALLED THE CHILDREN'S SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BY MY FOUNDATION, AND THIS YEAR I PLAN ON RAISING $3 MILLION TO BE ABLE TO SAVE THEM ALL.

WE'RE GOING TO TEACH THEM.

I HAVE ALREADY HIRED A MUSIC DIRECTOR.

WE'RE GOING TO TEACH MUSIC.

WE ARE GOING TO GOING TO GIVE THEM THE ACTUAL INSTRUMENTS THEMSELVES AND ALSO TAKE THEM IN AFTER SCHOOLS WITH ACTIVITY BUSSES AND FEED THEM AND HELP THEM OUT WITH THEIR HOMEWORKS.

WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP AS FAR AS THIS GOES.

IT'S JUST SUPPORT GOES.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH YOU AND IT'S BEEN KIND OF HARD.

SO I CAME HERE TODAY TO SEE IF I COULD AT LEAST BE ABLE TO SET UP A MEETING WITH YOU GUYS, WITH MY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TO BE ABLE TO PUSH ALONG THIS CONVERSATION.

SO FAR, SINCE I'VE STARTED THIS RAISED OVER $7,000 ALREADY.

WHAT I USUALLY DO FOR THE COMMUNITY OR PALM BEACH COUNTY IS TURKEY DRIVES, WHICH WE FED OVER OUR 100,000 MEALS SO FAR OR GIVEN OUT OVER 100,000 TURKEYS SO FAR.

AND PALM BEACH COUNTY AND BOYNTON BEACH, PORT SAINT LUCIE, BROWARD COUNTY AND LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA, AS WELL.

SO TODAY, AS I'VE BEEN SPENDING MORE TIME IN PALM BEACH GARDENS, I DO KNOW THAT YOU GUYS COULD POSSIBLY HELP ME WITH THIS MISSION TO BE ABLE TO STOP THESE KIDS, TO GET INVOLVED IN EITHER BECOMING A DRUG USER OR GOING TO JAIL OR EVEN WORSE.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TONIGHT.

I'M SORRY. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF I RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM YOU OR ANY OF US HAVE, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO MEET YOU TONIGHT AND WE'LL REACH OUT TO YOU FOR SOME MORE INFORMATION WE HAVE. IS THIS THE INFORMATION WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO YOU THAT'S ON THIS CARD? DOES THAT HAVE MY PHONE NUMBER ON THERE? IT DOES NOT. SO IF YOU'D BE SO KIND AS TO PROVIDE YOUR INFORMATION TO OUR CLERK OVER HERE, SHE'LL TAKE IT FOR YOU, AND WE'LL.

WE'LL REACH OUT. WE ALSO HAVE AN EVENT ON MARCH 2ND THAT GO FOR IT, MARTIN.

SORRY, MARCH 2ND THAT WILL BE HAVING.

AND ON THAT EVENT ON MARCH 2ND, WE'LL HAVE SOME OF THE CHILDREN OUT THERE THAT WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED TRAINING TO SHOW YOU GUYS THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE BEEN MAKING.

WHERE IN WHAT TIME? MARCH 2ND, FIVE 31/54 AVENUE, SUITE 216.

ALL RIGHT, GREAT. WE'LL GET THAT INFORMATION FROM YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND OKAY, GREAT.

YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

I KNOW THAT'S NOT EASY TO DO.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

YEP. ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO ACTUALLY SEVERAL ITEMS TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION TONIGHT.

[VI. CITY MANAGER REPORT]

FIRST OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL CASEY MITCHELL BACK UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE, TO I HAVE A CERTAIN COUNCIL MEMBER THAT'S BEEN BUGGING ME WEEK AFTER WEEK AFTER WEEK ABOUT ARE WE GOING TO GET A PROGRESS REPORT HERE ON THE PAR THREE DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE?

[00:50:06]

SO I'VE ASKED CASEY TO BRING US UP TO DATE ON THIS FABULOUS PAR THREE GOLF COURSE THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED.

AND ALSO WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO CASEY, WHO DOES SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB.

AS FAR AS THE 18 HOLE COURSE IS CONCERNED.

AND I HAVE A REQUISITION IN FOR A CLONE, HOPEFULLY.

I CAN'T DEAL WITH ANOTHER ME.

SO THANK YOU.

YOU BRING US UP TO DATE, PLEASE? YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO I'M GOING TO DO A JUST I'M GOING TO NARRATE THIS VIDEO.

IT'S ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MINUTES LONG.

BUT I FIRST WANT TO THANK CHRISTINE HART AND JOE CORIO FOR TAKING THIS VIDEO.

THEY CAME OUT EARLIER THIS WEEK AND MIKE ARMENT, WHO WAS ABLE TO KIND OF CUT AND PUT IT TOGETHER FOR YOU GUYS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO START HERE. THIS IS THE EXISTING CLUBHOUSE FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN THE FACILITY, IT'S AT 9500 SANDHILL CRANE DRIVE.

THE FACILITY HERE IS OUR EXISTING CLUBHOUSE CART, BARN AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY.

SO IT'S GOING TO PAN WEST AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE YOU ALONG THE THE CONNECTOR ROAD.

SO THAT'S GOING TO CONNECT OUR WEST PARKING LOT TO OUR NEW FACILITY.

THE HOMES THAT YOU SEE CLOSEST TO YOU OR IS GOING TO BE ANCIENT TREE.

THERE'S A 12 FOOT WIDE MULTI-USE PATH FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO CONNECT TO AVENUE OR CYCLING.

WALKING GOLF CARTS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE FACILITY AS WELL.

AND THIS IS THE PARKING LOT FOR OUR NEW FACILITY.

THIS IS THE 30,000 SQUARE FOOT PUTTING GREEN WILL HAVE 18 GRASS HOLES THAT WERE GOING TO MOVE, KIND OF LIKE A HIMALAYAN GREEN AND THEN A 60,000 SQUARE FOOT GRASS TEE.

THE DRIVING RANGE IS TO THE RIGHT AND WE'RE GOING TO PAN OVER AND GO OVER OUR CART BARN, WHICH IS GOING TO HOUSE THE ADDITIONAL CARTS NEEDED FOR THE PAR THREE.

JUST ADJACENT TO THAT IS GOING TO BE THE NEW PRACTICE FACILITY.

IT'S ROUGHLY THREE AND ONE HALF TIMES THE SIZE OF OUR CURRENT FACILITY AND LOCATED IN AN AREA WHERE IT'S VERY SAFE TO PRACTICE.

THE CLUBHOUSE IS ABOUT 14,000 SQUARE FEET.

IT'S GOING TO PAN TO THE BACK SIDE OF IT WHERE YOU'LL SEE THE NINE HITTING DRIVING RANGE BAYS DOWNSTAIRS, NINE UPSTAIRS.

WE HAVE THE INDOOR OUTDOOR BAR UPSTAIRS AND THE OUTDOOR BAR DOWNSTAIRS THAT'S GOING TO THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE EQUIPPED WITH TRACKMAN TECHNOLOGY, WHICH IS THE SAME LAUNCH MONITOR THAT THE PGA TOUR USES TO TRACK BALL FLIGHT FOR THE PGA TOUR.

SO THIS CONNECTOR ROAD IS WE'RE PICKING BACK UP AT THE FACILITY AND HEADING NOW TOWARDS AVENIR.

ANCIENT TREE ON THE LEFT AND AVENUE ARE COMING UP, ONE OF THE FIRST PARCELS ON THE IMMEDIATE LEFT.

NOW WE HAVE THE WHEN WE PAN BACK OVER, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE 16, 17, 18, 19 COMPLEX, THE 19TH HOLE IS GOING TO BE USED FOR CHARITY SHOOT OUT TO HELP WITH ADDITIONAL CHARITIES AND FUNDRAISING FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS.

AND WE ARE BACK AT THE AVENIR ENTRANCE, THE CLUBHOUSE, THE MAIN AVENUE.

OUR CLUBHOUSE IS JUST TO YOUR RIGHT.

THIS IS 16 TO THE RIGHT, 15 TO THE LEFT.

THE TALLEST POINT IS ABOUT 22 FEET OF ELEVATION CHANGE, A PENINSULA GREEN AND THEN OUR ISLAND GREEN, WHICH IS HOLE NUMBER 19 RIGHT THERE.

SO WE'RE PAINTING BACK TOWARDS THE CLUBHOUSE.

SO WE ARE ABOUT 90 TO 95% COMPLETED ON THE COURSE ITSELF.

WE HAVE SOME LATERAL PLANTINGS AND SOME SMALL BRUSH AND SHRUBS TO PLANT, BUT THE COURSE ITSELF IS GRASSED AND SPRAYED AND IS GROWING IN.

IS IT GOING TO BE DONE BEFORE APRIL? WE'RE LOOKING AT WE'RE LOOKING AT LATE APRIL.

WE'RE LOOKING AT MAY 1ST TO OPEN EVERYTHING.

SO WE DO NEED SOME TIME TO GET IN THERE.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO THIS.

SO ONCE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT IS IN, WE HAVE ALL OF OUR STAFF HAS TO MOVE IN.

WE HAVE TO OUTFIT THE GOLF SHOP, WE HAVE TO OUTFIT FOOD AND BEVERAGE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF STAFF AND HIRING TO DO FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING A GOOD PRODUCT.

MOVING ALL THE OFFICE FURNITURE IN, GETTING TRACKMAN UP AND RUNNING, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

SO BUT WE ARE PUSHING THE PROJECT ALONG AND THEY ARE MOVING.

SO YES, WE'RE HOPING VERY, VERY SOON.

BUT WE NEED ABOUT A MONTH TO MOVE IN ABOUT A MONTH WHERE WE WILL RUN THE DRIVING RANGE INDEPENDENTLY JUST TO GET A FEEL FOR TRAFFIC.

AND THEN WE'LL OPEN EVERYTHING TOGETHER WITH THE GOLF COURSE, THE DRIVING RANGE, FOOD AND BEVERAGE, THE CLUBHOUSE, THE GOLF SHOP, THE PARTIES, EVERYTHING.

SO, YES. SO WE START RESERVING PARTY SPACE NOW? ABSOLUTELY. WE ALREADY HAVE TWO ON THE BOOKS AND WE EXPECT TO BE INVITED BACK FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING.

[00:55:01]

THAT'S RIGHT. GO AHEAD, SIR.

KEEP GOING. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, CASEY.

NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP COREY WILDER AND TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DOG PARK OPENING AND IMPROVEMENT.

THANK YOU, MR. FERRIS.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

MADAM VICE MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AS MR. FERRIS MENTIONED, I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF UPDATES TO A COUPLE OF CHANGES TO TWO DIFFERENT PARKS.

THE FIRST BEING THE LILAC DOG PARK.

SO THE LILAC DOG PARK CLOSED IN LATE OCTOBER FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE PARK.

TYPICALLY, WE CLOSE THE PARK TWICE A YEAR FOR ABOUT 4 TO 6 WEEKS FOR GRASS REPLACEMENT.

THIS TIME WE CLOSED IT FOR SOME PERMANENT REPAIRS.

THE FEEDBACK WE'VE RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS FROM DOG PARK PATRONS HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN REGARDING TWO ITEMS THE LENGTHY ANNUAL CLOSURES AND THE MUD AND DIRT THAT IS CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE WEAR AND TEAR FROM THE DOGS.

AS PART OF OUR FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WE BUDGETED FUNDS A FEW YEARS BACK WITH THE INTENTION OF IMPROVING THE DOG PARK WITH SYNTHETIC TURF.

TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS BROUGHT TO US BY THE DOG PARK PATRONS.

WE ENDED UP SPENDING APPROXIMATELY JUST SHY OF $150,000 ON THE IMPROVEMENTS.

AGAIN, FORWARD.

THIS IS JUST BEFORE THE IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TURF GETS WORN OUT.

THE FOLKS THAT UTILIZE THIS PARK ARE VERY PASSIONATE.

THE DOGS ARE VERY PASSIONATE AND THEY CREATE A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR.

WE REOPENED THE PARK AND AS OF JANUARY 3RD, WITH ABOUT 7000 SQUARE FEET OF CANINE SYNTHETIC TURF GRASS, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR DOGS AND HAS A KNITTED BACKING.

WHEREAS SOME OTHER SYNTHETIC TURF WHERE YOU PLAY FOOTBALL ON OUR SOCCER ON HAS LIKE A CARPET BACKING.

SO THIS KNIT KNITTED BACKING ALLOWS FOR MATTER TO FLOW THROUGH MUCH MORE FREELY.

WE UPGRADED THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM.

WE FRESHENED UP EXISTING AMENITIES.

WE UPGRADED THE LANDSCAPING WITH RIVER ROCK AND WE ADDED ADDITIONAL CONCRETE PADS FOR SEATING FOR MORE PATRONS TO ENJOY THE SHADE.

WE'RE PROUD THAT WE KEPT ALL THE SHADES, THE SHADE TREES IN THE PARK AND WORKED AROUND THEM.

WE ALSO KEPT THE EXISTING PLAY EQUIPMENT AROUND THE TURF.

YOU CAN SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE PICTURE HERE.

I THINK I GOT ANOTHER PHOTO FROM ANOTHER VIEW.

THIS VIEW USED TO BE LARGELY IMPACTED BY DOGS AS THE PATRONS WOULD COME AND SIT AT THOSE NEARBY SHADES AND THE TURF WOULD GET WORN OUT RATHER QUICKLY. SO NOW HOPEFULLY THEY CAN ENJOY IT A LOT LONGER.

THE DOG IS DIVIDED INTO A SMALL DOG AND AN ALL DOG SIDE.

THIS IS ON THE SMALL DOG SIDE.

SO THEY GOT A LITTLE SMALLER PIECE OF SYNTHETIC TURF, BUT THEY TEND TO DO A LOT LESS DAMAGE.

SO I THINK IT'LL BE WELCOMED.

ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION MARK.

I HAVE A STATEMENT. BUT GO AHEAD.

JUST A STATEMENT, IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE.

I JUST APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.

I KNOW I'VE RECEIVED NUMEROUS EMAILS AND COMMENTS REGARDING THE DOG PARK.

OVER THE YEARS, I'VE USED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND STOPPED USING IT BECAUSE IT WAS SO MUDDY AND DIRTY AND I ENDED UP HAVING TO BATHE MY DOGS EVERY TIME I GOT HOME.

SO I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

I KNOW EVERYONE WILL APPRECIATE IT AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND EFFORT TO MAKE IT A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR CITY.

IT LOOKS MORE LIKE THE JUPITER ONE NOW, WHICH IS, I HATE TO SAY IT, THAT'S WHERE I STARTED GOING BECAUSE IT WAS SO MUCH EASIER THAN THIS ONE.

SO I KNOW. BUT NOW I'M COMING BACK.

THE WHAT? NO, IT LOOKS GREAT AND MY INBOX IS MUCH QUIETER, SO THANK YOU.

AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING I DID NOT EXPECT WHEN I GOT TO COME ON TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH ITS AMAZING CREW WAS WAS EXPECTING WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME YOU KNOW OBVIOUSLY DOING POLICY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT THE SHEER AMOUNT OF EMAILS ABOUT THE DOG PARK TURF, PICKLEBALL AND GOLF.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR INBOXES.

WE APPRECIATE IT. SO IF I MAY, COREY, WILL YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS BUTTERFLY HABITAT? YES, SIR. SO THE OTHER CHANGE TO OUR PARKS IS OUR OAKS PARK BUTTERFLY GARDEN.

SO WE WE FELT LIKE WE WANTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO AN ENDANGERED SPECIES, WHICH IS THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY.

AND WE WANTED TO PUT IT IN A LOCATION WHERE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING PARK.

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SO NOT ONLY DOES THIS NEW AMENITY AMENITY MAKE THIS PARK BETTER, IT MAKES THE TRAIL BETTER.

SO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE IS WHERE IT IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TENNIS COURTS OVER AT OAKS PARK.

OUR TEAM PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO RESEARCHING AND PROVIDING A NATURAL HABITAT THAT WOULD BE CONDUCIVE WITH PROMOTING THE BUTTERFLY LIFE CYCLE.

WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF PLANTING THESE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF PLANTS, WE HAD BUTTERFLIES, CATERPILLARS AND COCOONS.

I THINK THE THING THAT WE FOUND INTERESTING WAS WHEN WE BUILD PICKLEBALL COURTS, WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PLAY PICKLEBALL.

WHEN WE BUILD A BUTTERFLY GARDEN, WE JUST PRAY THAT IT BRINGS BUTTERFLIES.

AND IT DID.

AND THEY CONTINUE TO THRIVE.

SO WITHIN WITHIN A WEEK OR SO, THEY HAD EATEN A LOT OF THE MILKWEED.

SO THE CATERPILLARS TEND TO FEED OFF OF THE MILKWEED AND THEY HAVE DONE EVERY BIT OF THAT.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW AMENITY.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO THE PARK.

BY CONTRIBUTING TO MONARCH BUTTERFLY HABITATS, WE CONTRIBUTE TO OTHER POLLINATORS AND OTHER INSECTS AND OTHER BUTTERFLIES AMONG THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM.

SO THIS IS RIGHT.

AS WE BEGAN, WE PLANTED A FEW MORE OAK TREES RIGHT ALONG THE TRAIL.

WE ADDED A LITTLE BIT MORE TRAIL INSIDE THIS GARDEN.

AND THEN AS WE'RE FINISHING UP, YOU CAN SEE THE PLANTINGS INSIDE OF THERE, HUNDREDS, HUNDRED, HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT PLANTS, NEW SIGNAGE, SPLIT RAIL AND ADDITIONAL TRAILS. SO MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WANTED TO INVITE EVERYBODY.

COUNCIL, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, RESIDENTS TO OUR GRAND OPENING MARCH 3RD AT 10:00.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE AND GET TO ENJOY THIS FACILITY WITH YOUR FAMILIES.

WE'LL BE THERE. AND I KNOW THE OAK PARK ARE OAKS EAST AND OAKS AREA COMMUNITY AGAIN, HAVE BEEN SENDING A LOT OF EMAILS ASKING FOR THE OPENING DATE BECAUSE I THINK THAT STAFF TRIED TO SET THIS UP AND SEE HOW IT WENT AND HOPE THE BUTTERFLIES CAME.

ALL THE RESIDENTS CAME AND THEY SAW THAT AND THEY SUDDENLY REALIZED THERE'S THIS BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY GARDEN IN AN AREA THAT USED TO BE JUST A PATH.

SO IT'S EXTRAORDINARY.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SUPPORT YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COREY. NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO BRING UP WENDY TATUM TO TALK ABOUT SOME PROGRAMS AT THE PICKLEBALL AND TENNIS WORLD.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM. MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE ON TONIGHT, THIS EVENING.

WE JUST WANTED TO GO OVER A LITTLE BIT OF OUR YOU GUYS KNOW ANDY, OPERATIONS MANAGER TENNIS.

WE JUST WANTED TO GO OVER A LITTLE OF OUR PAST EVENTS SO YOU GUYS WOULD KNOW WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OUT THERE WITH OUR BIG, BEAUTIFUL NEW CLUBHOUSE AND LOOK A LITTLE BIT INTO THE FUTURE OF BOOKINGS WE HAVE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

AS AS A LOT OF YOU ATTENDED, THIS WAS THE LITTLE MOZART THIS PAST YEAR.

VERY SUCCESSFUL.

WE HAD OVER 600 PLAYERS AND 60 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED A HUGE EVENT THAT LASTED SIX DAYS.

AND A LOT OF A LOT OF KIDS OF ALL NATIONS, THEY'RE ALL LANGUAGES.

IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF IT IS OUR BIGGEST EVENT, BUT IT'S REALLY A FUN EVENT TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE.

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE CITY IS AMAZING BECAUSE THEY ARE THERE SO LONG.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY WHEN THEY COME TO THIS EVENT, THEY USUALLY MAKE A VACATION OUT OF IT BECAUSE THEY TRAVEL SO FAR.

SO EVEN THOUGH OUR EVENT LASTED SIX DAYS, THEY WERE PROBABLY HERE OVER A WEEK OR TWO.

MOST OF THE FAMILIES.

SO YOU SEE THE ROOM NIGHTS AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THIS ONE EVENT.

THE WORLD PICK UP ALL WE DID FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT WE WERE VERY PROUD OF THIS EVENT BECAUSE IT WAS OUR FIRST EVENT.

AND WE, LIKE WE SAID, WE WENT BIG OR WENT HOME.

SO WE WE REALLY PUT THIS ON AND IT WAS AMAZING WHAT WE DID WITH.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE COURTS CLOSEST TO YOU, THOSE ARE THOSE WERE OUR FOUR TENNIS HARD COURTS THAT WE DO OUR KIDS PROGRAMS ON, OUR WHEELCHAIR PROGRAMS ON.

AND THE COMPANY THAT CAME IN THAT WE WORKED WITH NO COST TO THE CITY, FLIPPED THEM RESURFACED THEM TO MAKE 12 ADDITIONAL PICKLEBALL COURTS.

SO THAT GAVE US A TOTAL OF THE 18 COURTS THAT WE HAD FOR THIS EVENT.

WE HAD ALL KINDS OF VENDORS.

IT WAS A FUN EVENT. A LOT OF MUSIC, A LOT OF ACTION.

PICKLEBALL PEOPLE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH THIS EVENT AND THEY THEY WERE BEGGING US TO KEEP THE COURTS, BUT WE TOLD THEM THEY WERE VERY USEFUL IN OTHER AVENUES

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SO YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAD 625 PARTICIPANTS FOR THIS EVENT AND 700 MATCHES.

JUST GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT. WE HAD A WE HAD A RETAIL AREA OUT THERE.

WE HAD THE BAR OUT THERE.

THEY HAD THE CONCESSIONS.

EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME.

MOVING FORWARD. WE JUST HOSTED THIS EVENT THIS PAST WEEK AND IT WAS THE LADIES GRAND DAMES, WHICH WE HAVE PROBABLY THIS IS OUR SEVENTH YEAR, EIGHTH YEAR OF RUNNING THIS EVENT.

IT IS LADIES FROM ALL OVER, ALL AGES.

IT'S USUALLY THE AGE GROUPS OF THE THIRTIES TO THE EIGHTIES.

AND WE HAD OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS, 165 MATCHES OVER FIVE DAYS.

AND ONCE AGAIN, THAT IS A BIG ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE CITY.

SO LOOKING AHEAD, THESE ARE EVENTS THAT YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE CONFIRMED THIS YEAR.

COMING UP, THE USTA NATIONAL CLAY, THAT'S COMING UP AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

AND IT'S SIMILAR TO THE THE WOMEN'S EVENT THAT WE JUST RAN.

A LOT OF THE PARTICIPANTS WILL RETURN.

IT'S THE LADIES. THE SAME THING WITH THE AGE BRACKET.

A LITTLE MOST EAST REGIONALS.

WE DID THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR.

THEY HAVE BOOKED WITH US AGAIN IN APRIL THIS YEAR.

IT'S ONE OF THEIR QUALIFYING ROUNDS TO GET TO THE BIG EVENT THAT WE HOST IN DECEMBER.

THEY HAVE IT ALL OVER. THEY HAVE IT IN CALIFORNIA, THEY HAVE IT IN TEXAS.

SO THEY ADDED FLORIDA AS A STOP.

AND WE WE HAVE GOT THAT EVENT, USTA, BOYS, NATIONALS.

THAT'S A BIG EVENT BECAUSE WE DO GET THAT AND WE GET A LOT OF COLLEGE RECRUITS HERE.

THESE ARE THE KIDS THAT THE COLLEGES ARE LOOKING TO PUT INTO THEIR COLLEGES.

SO IT'S A GREAT EVENT. YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF SCOUTS IN THESE EVENTS.

THE BOYS, THIS IS A NATIONAL ONE FOR THE BOYS.

WE DO THE SAME FOR THE GIRLS, HIGH, HIGH LEVEL PLAYERS WHEN WE GET INTO THE SEPTEMBER.

THIS IS ANOTHER CONFIRMED EVENT THAN THE MEN'S USTA NATIONAL SEVENTIES THROUGH NINETIES.

WE DID THAT LAST YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IT WAS AMAZING.

IT WAS A GREAT GROUP. WE HAD A GOOD TIME.

WE HAVE JUST CONFIRMED THE WORLD PICKLEBALL CLASSIC, WHICH IS A NEW EVENT THAT WILL BE OCTOBER 12TH THROUGH THE 15TH.

IT IS A SERIES THAT WE'RE DOING AND IT WILL TIE RIGHT IN TO THE WORLD PICKLEBALL EVENT.

SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THEY'LL COME IN AND THEY'LL RESURFACE THOSE COURTS FOR US BACK TO PICKLEBALL AGAIN.

AND NOW WE HAVE FOUR ADDITIONAL COURTS BEING THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

SO THEY'LL BE READY.

AND SO THAT WILL ADD FOUR MORE COURTS TO OUR POOL, BUT THEY'LL COME IN, RESURFACE THAT, WE'LL RUN THAT EVENT AND THEN WE'LL STAY AT IT WILL STAY RESURFACED UNTIL WE HIT THE WORLD, THE WORLD EVENT, AND THEN IT WILL BE TURNED BACK INTO THE TENNIS.

SO THAT'S THAT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR US TO HAVE THOSE THOSE TWO EVENTS BACK TO BACK.

ITF INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION, WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM BEFORE AND HAD THEM IN.

THIS IS A SMALLER VERSION OF THE WORLD, ONE WE HAD THEY HAVE BOOKED FOR OCTOBER 30TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 5TH.

IT'S ABOUT 300 PLAYERS COMING FROM ALL OVER AS WELL.

I ALREADY COVERED THE WORLD PICKLEBALL AND THEN WE'RE BACK FULL SWING TO LITTLE MO'S AGAIN.

WE THEY HAVE BOOKED WITH US FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.

NO. ANY QUESTIONS? WENDY, WHAT DOES OUR TEAM SITUATION LOOK LIKE NOW? HOW MANY TEAMS DO WE HAVE THAT? LADIES TEAMS? LADIES TEAMS, 16.

ARE THERE MEN'S TEAMS AS WELL? IT'S JUST THE LADIES. WE HAVE NINE, 9 TO 10 MEN'S TEAMS AND THEY THEY PLAY THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AS WELL AS THE WOMEN.

DO ANY OF THE TOURNAMENTS CONFLICT WITH THEIR SEASON OR EVERYTHING IS JUST NOW WHAT HAPPENS.

WE HAVE WE WE GET TO SCHEDULE.

SO WHAT WE WILL DO IS WE WORK WITH THE THE COUNTY THAT SCHEDULES ALL THE EVENTS.

WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL BLACKOUT DATES.

SO EVERY AUGUST I WILL SUBMIT ALL OUR BLACKOUT DAYS FOR THE WEEKS THAT THEY'RE HERE AND THEY THEY PLAY THOSE MATCHES AWAY AT THE OTHER FACILITY.

SO THEN WE HAVE THEM HOME ON THE DAYS THAT THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING IN OURS.

THANK YOU. DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME, IF YOU HAVE ANY, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY BUSY SCHEDULE TO ME.

AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BOTH OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO OVER THERE AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THAT.

I KNOW IT'S OUT OF LOVE, BUT STILL IT'S A LOT OF TIME.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WENDY.

OH, THANK YOU. THIS THE OTHER DAY.

AND MAX, CHARLOTTE BRZEZINSKI WANTS TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A COUPLE OF VERY LARGE UPCOMING EVENTS.

GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL CHARLOTTE BRZEZINSKI, LEISURE SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR.

JUST AMAZING WHAT GOES ON AT OUR GOLF AND TENNIS CENTER AND REALLY, TRULY OUTSTANDING CITY.

SO I GET THE PLEASURE TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME UPCOMING EVENTS.

FEBRUARY, WE KIND OF CALL IT THE FEBRUARY SPRINT.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THERE'S THAT WEEKLY LITTLE SPECIAL EVENT CALLED THE GREEN MARKET, ABOUT 3000 PEOPLE, MUSIC, DANCING, FOOD.

AND THEN THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, WE HAVE OUR EAGLES TRIBUTE BAND.

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BE RIGHT HERE IN THE PLAZA.

BUT. FEBRUARY SPRINT INCLUDES TWO OF THE LARGEST EVENTS THAT COME TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO KICK OFF WITH MARDI GRAS ON FEBRUARY 18TH AND 19TH.

THIS IS THE PALM BEACH COUNTY OR PALM BEACH NORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

THIRD YEAR THAT WE'VE DONE THIS EVENT.

IT'S HELD AT THE GARDENS NORTH COUNTY DISTRICT PARK, IN ADDITION TO THE $2.8 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT THAT EVENT BRINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY, WE'LL SEE 30,000 PEOPLE THAT WILL COME IN AND OUT THOSE GATES FOR TWO DAYS.

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, AND REALLY WONDERFUL TO PRESENT THIS YEAR, THE ART GRAS HAS AN APP.

YOU CAN SCAN THE QR CODE THERE ON THE SCREEN OR I'VE LEFT FLIERS BY THE FRONT.

THIS APP IS NEW AND IT'S GOING TO HELP OUR PATRONS NAVIGATE THEIR WAY AROUND PARKING THE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND HOW TO FIND ARTISTS.

AND IT WILL TALK ABOUT ALL THE WONDERFUL EVENTS THAT GO ON FROM THE CHEF DEMONSTRATIONS TO THE CHILDREN'S AREA, VERY FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE AN ART AFICIONADO TO ENJOY THE DAY AT GARDENS NORTH COUNTY DISTRICT PARK.

SO JOIN US FOR THAT NEXT.

THE HONDA CLASSIC HAPPENS TOWARDS THE END OF THIS MONTH.

ALL OF OUR FAVORITE EVENTS ARE BACK.

MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY, THE FIREWORKS, THE CONCERT, THE AWARD CEREMONY AFTER THE FINAL ROUND ON SUNDAY.

THAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

BUT LET'S NOT LOSE FOCUS ON WHAT THE HONDA CARS GROUP DOES.

LAST YEAR, OVER $6 MILLION GIVEN TO LOCAL CHARITIES THAT SUPPORTED 100,000 CHILDREN.

SO THE HONDA CARES HONDA CLASSIC CARES PROGRAM IS TRULY WHY THIS EVENT HAPPENS TO PROMOTE JUST THE SUPPORT IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS A VERY FAN FRIENDLY EVENT AND ITS ECONOMIC IMPACT IS $65 MILLION.

A LOT OF YOU RECOGNIZE THIS IMAGE ON THE SCREEN.

IT IS THE BEAR TRAP 16 AND PAR 317.

THE REASON WHY I PUT THAT UP THERE IS THE HONDA CLASSIC TEAM PUTS A LOT OF FOCUS ON THE PUBLIC EXPERIENCE, NOT JUST THAT SPECIAL TICKET THAT YOU BUY IF YOU'RE GOING TO END UP IN THE BEAR TRAP.

BUT THIS YEAR THEY'VE EXPANDED ALL THE PUBLIC SEATING AND THE PATRIOTS OUTPOSTS IN THAT AREA.

SO IF YOU JUST HAVE A DAILY ADMISSION TICKET THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT, YOU CAN EXPERIENCE EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON AND GET RIGHT UP FRONT TO PLAY.

SO WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE HONDA CLASSIC TEAM AND THEIR EFFORT TO MAKE IT VERY WELCOMING TO EVERYBODY WHO ATTENDS THAT TOURNAMENT.

IT'S WONDERFUL THAT WE CAN SAY WE'RE THE HOST CITY OF THE TWO OF THE LARGEST EVENTS THAT COME TO PALM BEACH COUNTY.

I DO WANT TO MENTION I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU, BUT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF ALL OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS THAT COME TO THE TABLE AT EVERY MEETING THAT WE HOLD TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS TO MAKE THESE AMAZING EVENTS SAFE AND VERY FRIENDLY TO PATRONS, IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN.

SO ALTHOUGH I GET TO PRESENT IT ALL YEAR, DEPARTMENTS TAKE PART IN THIS AND I THINK THEIR PARTICIPATION TO BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, CHARLOTTE. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

AND CHARLOTTE RUNS ALL THOSE MEETINGS AND COORDINATES, ALL OF THOSE EFFORTS ALONG WITH HER DAY JOB.

SO. THANK YOU, CHARLOTTE.

NEXT, WE HAVE AN INVITATION.

CHIEF SHANNON.

EVENING AGAIN.

WE JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, FROM 10 A.M.

TO 2:00 PM, THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY OUT TO OUR ANNUAL PUBLIC SAFETY DAY.

IT'S HELD AT ALSO AT.

GARDENS NORTH DISTRICT PARK.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DEMONSTRATIONS.

SO WE'VE GOTTEN THE WORD OUT TO ALL OUR SCHOOLS.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A BIG TURNOUT.

SO IT'S ALWAYS A FUN TIME.

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET AS MANY PEOPLE OUT ON SATURDAY THAT AS WE CAN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, YESTERDAY'S BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING.

THE ISSUE THAT YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH.

EIGHT LANING OF NORTH LAKE WAS ON THEIR AGENDA AND WAS BEING RECOMMENDED BY STAFF THAT IT BE TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE FOR THEIR REVIEW AS A CHANGE TO THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF A LOT OF STAFF MEMBERS AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME, JUST LIKE WE WORKED ON THE OTHER. THE EASTERN PART OF NORTH LAKE THAT THEY WANTED TO WIDEN AS WELL.

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WE HAD WEST PALM BEACH SUPPORTING OUR POSITION AND WE HAVE HAD MEETINGS WITH THEIR STAFF, THEIR I'M GOING TO STAFF, BUT THEIR PLANNING COMMISSION AND.

NOW? YES.

YESTERDAY. YEAH.

I FORGET WHAT DAY IT IS.

YESTERDAY IT WENT TO THE COUNTY FOR THEIR VOTE ON WHETHER THEY WANTED TO TRANSMIT IT TO THE STATE OR NOT.

BUT THANK GOODNESS OUR MAYOR WAS THERE, ACTUALLY WAS VERY AWESOME IN THE MANNER IN WHICH SHE POLITELY TORE THEM APART.

AND NATALIE WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK, BUT APPARENTLY SHE WAS MOTIVATED TO TURN IN A CARD AND CORRECT SOME ERRONEOUS INFORMATION THAT WAS BEING SHARED ALONG WITH SOUTH FASO AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF RESIDENTS FROM OUR COMMUNITY OUT THERE, FROM MAYHILL OSPREY, CARLTON AND FROM IBIS WEST PALM BEACH DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF OF TALKING THIS DOWN.

AND SURPRISINGLY, WE GOT A 6 TO 1 VOTE IN OUR FAVOR.

AND AS A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WORKED ON THIS, THE MAYOR, NATALIE, MAX, TODD ROSS, EVERY PERSON OUT THERE HAD A HAND IN THIS PREPARATION OF INFORMATION, PARTICULARLY THE MAPPING INFORMATION AND TODD'S ENGINEERING INFORMATION THAT WAS ACTUALLY READ AND UNDERSTOOD AND USED BY THE RESIDENTS FROM THE CITY, AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTS IN WEST PALM BEACH THAT USE THAT INFORMATION THAT WE GAVE THEM THAT THAT HELPED WIN THE DAY.

SO ROSS AND TODD IN PARTICULAR WITH THAT DETAILED INFORMATION THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER AND THE RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO USE IT.

IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE.

AND THEN AGAIN, WITH THE PERFORMANCES OF OUR MAYOR AND OUR P AND Z DIRECTOR PUTTING THE POINT OR THE DOT ON THE EYE, IT WAS IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO SEE.

AND OF COURSE, THE RESULTS WERE FANTASTIC.

SO THAT'S PUT TO BED.

THAT ONE'S GONE.

SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS THING AND IT WAS A GOOD WIN AND IT WAS FOR THE RIGHT REASON AND THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE.

THANK YOU. I'M FINISHED NOW.

I WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT.

I WASN'T THERE IN PERSON, BUT I DID WATCH IT AND IT WAS A GREAT TEAM EFFORT FOR SURE.

EVERYONE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.

NATALIE WRAPPED IT UP SUCCINCTLY AND OUR MAYOR AND MARIA OR COMMISSIONER MORENO DID A FABULOUS JOB ALSO, I MIGHT ADD. SO IT WAS A IT WAS GREAT TO WATCH.

I WAS CHEERING IT ON AND IN THE YOU KNOW, ON THE TV SCREEN.

BUT IT WAS A FUN THING.

I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S HELP BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT.

I MEAN, NO MATTER WHERE I WAS WALKING THE DOG OR AT ALTON OR SOMEWHERE, PEOPLE WOULD BRING THAT UP AND ASK ME WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS ON AND IT'S OFF NOW.

IT'S ON AGAIN. AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S HARD WORK AND EFFORT.

KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK AND IT OBVIOUSLY, LIKE RON SAID, THE RESULTS WERE EXCELLENT.

SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

AND IF I ALSO MIGHT ADD, YOU KNOW.

CHARLOTTE MADE A GOOD POINT WITH THE HONDA AND EVERYTHING GOING ON IN FEBRUARY AND AND THIS NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD.

BUT THE LOGISTICS OF THE HONDA CLASSIC AND THE LOGISTICS OF ARTIE GRAS, THAT'S NOT A SMALL FEAT.

AND YOU GUYS DO SUCH A FABULOUS JOB.

AND I KNOW WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ALL OF YOU, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE SAY IT ENOUGH, BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE HONDA AND YOU GO THERE, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S EFFORTLESS.

BUT I KNOW A LOT OF HARD WORK WENT INTO THAT.

AND AND I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS.

I KNOW ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL, WE WE SEE YOU GUYS WORKING AND WE REALLY, REALLY, TRULY APPRECIATE ALL THAT EFFORT.

AND IT PAYS OFF BECAUSE LOOK AT WHAT IT DOES FOR OUR CITY AND ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE IMPACT THAT YOU MENTIONED.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

WHO WAS THE THE NAVAJO OR WHO WAS THE OPPOSING VOTE THAT WANTED TO SUPPORT THE LANDING?

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, RON.

ALL SET. MAYOR, CAN I SAY SOMETHING BEFORE? OF COURSE. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN.

BUT WHAT WE'RE THINKING, EVERYBODY.

CAN I SOMEHOW GET THAT DOG PARK BACK UP? THERE'S ONE SLIDE IN THERE I WANT TO.

IT KIND OF LIKE GOES AND OVERLOOKS LILAC PARK.

I MEAN, YOU GUYS, WE ALL GET PHONE CALLS AND STUFF.

AND, YOU KNOW, I USUALLY DON'T SAY MUCH ABOUT MEETING WITH PUBLIC OR CONSTITUENTS OR WHATEVER, BUT THIS ONE AND A COUPLE MORE WERE KIND OF RELATIVE I THOUGHT YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT. NOT THAT ONE.

IT'S WHEN IT SHOWS THE NEW.

THAT THAT ONE'S GOOD. SO I ALMOST STARTED THIS QUALITY OF LIFE INITIATIVE WITH RON.

AND JUST BECAUSE WE GET RANDOM PHONE CALLS AND I USUALLY MEET WITH PEOPLE AND RESOLVE THINGS ON A ON A COUNCIL BASIS, WHETHER IT'S JUST FISH AROUND A LAKE OR SOMETHING.

BUT ON THIS ONE, I HAD SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE DOG PARK CALL ME.

AND MEET ME OVER THERE.

AND I MET THEM OVER THERE, LIKE AROUND NOON.

JUST GOING BACK, I THINK.

CHIEF WANTS SIX, SEVEN WEEKS AGO, MAYBE EIGHT, I DON'T KNOW.

AND WHEN THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS GET OUT OF SCHOOL, IT'S PROBABLY ON A WORK RELEASE PROGRAM.

SO A LOT OF THEM ARE LEAVING AROUND NOON.

AND WHAT THEY'LL DO IS, IF YOU CAN SEE BEYOND THE BENCHES THERE WHERE THE BLUE BUILDING IS, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A TARP TO THE LEFT.

THEY ALL CONGREGATE FROM THE SCHOOL BECAUSE THE SCHOOL DOESN'T WANT THEM ON THEIR PROPERTY.

THEY WANT THEM TO LEAVE, GO TO WORK, GO HOME, DO WHAT THEY DO.

SO WHAT THEY DO IS THEY ALL GO OVER HERE, 175, WHATEVER.

AND WHEN THEY CALLED ME OVER THERE, THEY'RE LAYING ACTUALLY ON TOP OF THESE TARPS THAT HAVE GOT TO BE 25, 30 FEET IN THE AIR. AND IT'S NOT JUST A LITTLE'S.

AND THEY'RE THEY'RE LAYING ON THE BENCH AND THEY'RE ALMOST SCATTERED ALL OVER THE PLACE.

SO I SAW THIS.

I MET WITH THE DOESN'T MATTER IF THEIR CONSTITUENTS OR WHAT I THINK I MET WITH SOMEONE WHO COMES DOWN FROM JUPITER TO TO WALK HER DOG HERE TWO AND THEN I ACTUALLY KNOCKED ON SOME NEIGHBOR'S DOORS BECAUSE IF YOUR GUYS ARE AWARE OF THE LILAC AND PLANT AREA, IT'S NO DISRESPECT.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT LOWER RENTAL AREA.

SO. I KIND OF THOUGHT IT WAS A QUALITY OF LIGHT ISSUE.

AND I ASKED, IS THIS REALLY GOING ON ALL THE TIME? AND IT WAS SO I GOT WITH I GOT WITH THE MANAGER AND THIS IS A THANK YOU KIND OF THING I GOT WITH THE MANAGER, I GOT WITH THE CHIEF, GOT WITH THE ASSISTANT MANAGER.

AND I GO, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS? OUR DOG PARTS NOW, BEAUTIFUL.

WE HAVE A KID PROBLEM.

SO THE CHIEF IMPLEMENTED SOME EXTRA ENFORCEMENT AND WE GOT WHAT THE SCHOOL.

IT STILL SEEMS LIKE THE SCHOOL DOESN'T CARE.

THEY WANT THE KIDS GONE.

BUT I HAVE BEEN VISITING THAT AREA AND TALKING TO SOME OTHER PEOPLE AND I ACTUALLY ASKED ALL OF THEM TO MEET ME OUT THERE THE OTHER DAY.

AND WE ALL WALKED IT TOGETHER AND WE TALKED WITH PEOPLE IN THE DOG PARK AND THEY'RE SAYING IT'S MUCH BETTER.

SO I KNOW I DIDN'T WANT TO THIS TO GET WASHED OUT BECAUSE SOMETIMES STAFF LEAVES MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OLDER.

BUT I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE EXTRA EFFORT BECAUSE THE DOG PARK IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING.

AND THEY HAD THESE LITTLE DOG FOUNTAINS THAT ARE LIKE THIS HIGH OFF THE GROUND.

NOW, I WISH YOU WOULD HAVE SHOWED THAT PICTURE BECAUSE IT'S LIKE YOU CAN WASH YOUR DOG ANYWAY, WHATEVER.

I'M JUST TALKING. SO THANKS FOR CLEANING THIS LITTLE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE UP THAT SEEMS TO BE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE PEOPLE ON PLANT AND LILAC CHIEF OF POLICE.

AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE GOTTEN SOME OTHER CALLS ON THE DUMPSTERS AND THE RACE SCENE AND NORTH LAKE.

BUT THAT'S WHY I TALKED TO RON.

I GO I MIGHT START A LITTLE QUALITY OF LIFE INITIATIVE AND MAYBE SEE IF WE CAN DO SOME MORE THINGS ON THIS, THESE SIMPLE CALLS THAT I GET.

SO THANKS FOR LISTENING TO ME.

I'LL GET RIGHT. I'M SORRY.

IF WE COULD JUST PAUSE FOR ONE SECOND.

I THINK MARCY HAS A QUESTION. GO AHEAD.

DO YOU WANT TO ASK? YES.

IS RESOLUTION 14, 2023, IS THAT ON ON THE CONSENT AGENDA OR AT THE END? IT'S AT THE END, MA'AM. UNDER ITEMS FOR COUNCIL.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[VII. CONSENT AGENDA]

SECOND, ANY POSE, I MEAN, ALL IN FAVOR.

EXCUSE ME. ALL RIGHT.

AND NONE OPPOSED MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[VIII.a. RESOLUTION 7, 2023 – PGA WATERFRONT SITE PLAN MODIFICATIONS. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE SITE PLAN FOR PGA WATERFRONT, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF PGA BOULEVARD AND ELLISON WILSON ROAD, TO ADD EIGHT (8) DWELLING UNITS, INCREASE THE BUILDING HEIGHT TO 86.48 FEET, REALIGN THE NORTH AND SOUTH BUILDINGS AND DRIVE AISLES, AND PERMIT OTHER SITE MODIFICATIONS; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

WE ARE HOLDING QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS ON THE FOLLOWING CASE, RESOLUTION SEVEN 2023, PGA WATERFRONT SITE PLAN MODIFICATIONS.

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THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO ALLOW CROSS EXAMINATION OF ANY WITNESS WHO TESTIFIES 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 TO MY RIGHT OVER HERE AND GIVE IT TO OUR CITY CLERK.

OVER TO MY LEFT, RIGHT HERE.

AND THE CITY CLERK WILL NOW SWEAR IN ALL PERSONS WHO INTEND TO OFFER TESTIMONY THIS EVENING ON ANY OR ON THIS CASE.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? IF I COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE.

RESOLUTION SEVEN, 2023, A RESOLUTION IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA.

AMENDING THE SITE PLAN FOR PGA WATERFRONT, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF PGA BOULEVARD AND ELLISON WILSON ROAD TO ADD EIGHT DWELLING UNITS INCREASE THE BUILDING HEIGHT TO 86.48 FEET.

REALIGN THE NORTH AND SOUTH BUILDINGS AND DRIVE AISLES AND PERMIT OTHER SITE MODIFICATIONS, PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, PATTY.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING.

GO AHEAD, MARCY. AND MADAME MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I'M RECUSING MYSELF FROM RESOLUTION SEVEN, 2023.

MY HUSBAND AND HIS ENGINEERING COMPANY IS WORKING ON THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DECLARE X PARTY.

I'LL START DOWN AT THE END, CARL.

MARK? NOPE. ROCHELLE.

NOPE. AND I HAVE NONE EITHER.

SO I WERE GOING TO ASK THE PETITIONER TO PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

HEY, GEORGE. SO WE HAVE GEORGE GENTILE AT THE PODIUM.

GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD.

LET ME GET MY PROGRAM STARTED HERE.

THERE WE GO. FOR THE RECORD, GEORGE GENTILE, PRESIDENT OF TG JOE INC, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, PLANNERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS.

AND WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

YES, I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

THANK YOU. I MADE SURE I DID THAT.

BUT WE'RE VERY, VERY PLEASED HERE TO BRING YOU THIS PHENOMENAL PROJECT.

I KNOW THAT WE ATTEMPTED ANNEXATION MANY YEARS AGO, AND THIS WILL BE MY FOURTH TIME.

AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO GET BUILT BECAUSE YOU HAVE A GREAT, GREAT BUILDER THAT'S GOING TO BE DOING THIS PROJECT.

SO AND I CAN TELL YOU, BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY PRETTY FAR ALONG WITH WORKING DRAWINGS.

SO ANYWAY. SO JUST REALLY QUICK DMG RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENTS LLC AND PGA LANDINGS MARINA LLC, WHICH IS THE MARINA PORTION, THERE IS 29 SLIPS HERE AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN A MINUTE.

BUT 23 ARE PART OF THE LEASING PROGRAM FOR THE PGA LANDINGS LLC AND OF COURSE, CALIFORNIA COMPANIES.

DAN KATAYAMA IS HERE AND I'M GOING TO ASK DAN TO COME UP JUST BEFORE THE END AT THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.

HE WANTS TO MAKE A FEW WORDS, IF THAT'S OKAY.

THANK YOU. THE ARCHITECTS ARE SPINO WORK PARTNERS.

THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH US AND DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB.

THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PLANNER IS OUR FIRM TO JOE INC, AND AS YOU JUST HEARD, THE CIVIL ENGINEERING FIRM DOING THE CIVIL WORK IS WGI INC AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING IS BEING DONE BY KIMLEY-HORN, A GREAT TEAM AND A GREAT EFFORT TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.

THIS IS THE SITE PLAN OF THE PROJECT.

I'M GOING TO GO OVER THIS FAIRLY QUICKLY.

I THINK A LOT OF YOU KNOW KNOW THE PROJECT SO THAT YOUR STAFF CAN GET UP HERE IN A MINUTE AND GO OVER IT.

SO THE REQUEST IS FOR INCREASING THE NUMBER OF UNITS TO 106 FROM 98.

HOWEVER, THIS WE ARE REVIEWING THIS UNDER THE COUNTY LDC AND THE COUNTY COMP PLAN BECAUSE WE'RE NOT CHANGING THAT AT THIS TIME.

AND ON JANUARY 12TH YOU ALL HAVE ANNEXED THIS PROPERTY IN.

BUT WE HAVE TO DO THIS TO KEEP OURSELVES ON SCHEDULE AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF ON THIS.

IT'S 10.97 ACRES AND THE EXISTING ZONING IS IN THE COUNTY AS SPUD AND IT'S OUR RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY.

BUT THE LAND USE, WHICH IS CRITICAL HERE, IS THE AIR 12, WHICH IS HIGH RESIDENTIAL, 12 UNITS PER ACRE AND COMMERCIAL HIGH WITH 12 UNITS PER ACRE.

SO EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A SPLIT LANE USE, WE CAN YOU DO RESIDENTIAL ACROSS THE ENTIRE THING AND THERE'S THE, THE LISTING OF THE USES

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AND THEN WE ARE ASKING FOR THE INCREASE IN THE UNITS.

NOW THIS IS THE APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WAS IN THE COUNTY.

AND IF YOU WATCH REALLY CLOSE, THIS IS THE NEW PLAN.

YOU DON'T SEE MUCH DIFFERENCE.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENCE IN THE ENTRY WAY.

WE ARE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO ALLOW US TO MODIFY THE ENTRY DRIVE AND DROP OFF AREA TO THE SOUTH, BUILDING THE TWO BUILDINGS ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE IN A PORTION OF THEM HAVE BEEN WE'RE ASKING TO RAISE TO A SEVENTH FLOOR AND THEN THE BUILDING THAT IS ALONG ELLISON WILSON ROAD, WE'RE ASKING FOR THAT SAME SEVENTH FLOOR ON THAT BUILDING, WHICH BRINGS US TO THE 106 UNITS IN THE PROJECT.

SO I WENT THROUGH MOST OF THIS AND I WON'T GO THROUGH IT AGAIN, BUT THIS IS 25 UNITS, LESS THAN 131 THAT ARE ALLOWED AND THE DENSITY IS ACTUALLY 2.34 ACRES LESS THAN ALLOWED.

AND AS I SAID, WE HAVE 29 SLIPS.

WE DO HAVE AN INCREASE IN PARKING.

AND IN THE COUNTY THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON HOW MUCH PARKING YOU PUT AS LONG AS YOU MEET THE CODE.

AND SO WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF EXTRA PARKING ON THIS.

BUT WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN THIS IS THAT MOST OF THE PARKING IS NOT VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

IT'S UNDERGROUND.

THE SITE GOES FROM ELEVATION 31 AT DONALD ROSS ROAD TO 5.5 AT THE BULKHEAD.

AND SO WE'VE TUCKED ALL THE PARKING IN AND YOU'LL SEE YOU WON'T SEE MUCH OF THE PARKING, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME PARKING.

AND I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU VERY QUICKLY AROUND THE PROPERTY.

THIS IS THE ENTRY AREA THAT COMES OFF OF ELSTON WILSON TO THE GATE.

IT COMES RIGHT OFF.

WE HAVE A TURN LANE THAT'S GOING IN THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ON AND NOW WORKING WITH THE CITY AS WELL AND SOME OF OUR DOCUMENTATION.

THE OTHER DRIVEWAY THAT YOU SEE IN THIS LOCATION AT THE SOUTH END IS ACTUALLY FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES ONLY.

IT'LL HAVE A KNOX BOX GATE LOCK ON IT.

AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH YOUR FIRE RESCUE TEAM AS WELL AS WE DID WITH THE COUNTY TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.

THE PROJECT DRIVEWAY GOES ALONG THE SOUTH AND GOES DOWN AROUND THE BUILDING AND YOU SEE THE ENTRYWAYS.

THIS IS A DROP OFF AND ENTRYWAY UNDER THE BUILDING TO THE GARAGE AREA, AND THAT DRIVE GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND.

IF ANY OF YOU WERE I KNOW MOST OF YOU WERE HERE OR MAYBE YOU WEREN'T HERE, BUT WE HAD WHEN WE DID THIS PROJECT IN THE COUNTY TWO VERSIONS AGO, WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH FIRE RESCUE GOING AROUND IN SIGHT.

WE RECTIFIED THAT IN THIS PLAN WHEN MR. FUMO TOOK OVER.

WE MADE SURE THAT THERE WAS A DRIVEWAY GOING AROUND.

YOU HAVE A GREAT DOG PARK.

WE WERE FORTUNATE OUR OFFICE TO DESIGN THE DOG PARK IN JUPITER THAT YOU LOVE AND GO TO.

BUT THE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE A WATERFRONT DOG PARK HERE, I'M AFRAID TO SAY, ON THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY.

AND THAT'S DOWN IN THIS FAR CORNER.

SO THAT'S THE RESIDENCE AREA FOR THAT.

AND IT'S A IT'S THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.

THAT WAS PART OF OUR PROJECT.

YOU CAN SEE THE PRIVATE MARINA SLIPS ON THIS SIDE OF THE PROJECT ON THE LEFT AND THE MARINA SIDE THAT GOES TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THAT GRAPHIC. AND THEN YOU START TO SEE THE AMENITY DECK FROM THIS AREA.

THIS IS OUR AMENITY DECK.

IT'S TWO LEVELS. THE POOL IS DOWN AT THE WATERFRONT LEVEL AND THE DRIVEWAY LEVEL.

AND THEN AS YOU COME UP TO THE TO THE ABOVE THE POOL AREA, THAT IS THE WHAT WE CALL THE COURT AREA, THE UPPER TERRACE LAWN AREA.

AND THAT IS ALSO AN AMENITY AREA FOR THE RESIDENTS.

AND WE HAVE CABANAS AND AND OTHER THINGS IN THE PROGRAM FOR THE RESIDENTS THERE, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO THE MARINA AND THOSE SLIPS.

AND THIS GIVES YOU A FULL PICTURE OF THE FULL SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE 23 SLIPS THAT ARE IN THE MARINA AREA.

THAT IS A THAT WAS ZONED A COMMERCIAL MARINA.

IT'S IT'S A RECREATION PARCEL, BUT IS IS ALLOWED IN THE COUNTY TO HAVE A COMMERCIAL MARINA.

HOWEVER, WE HAVE NO FISH CLEANING.

WE HAVE NO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, NO FUELING.

THE FDP DOES NOT ALLOW US TO DO THAT.

SO IT'S STRICTLY FOR LEASING THOSE SLIPS TO THE TO THE RESIDENCE THAT IS OPEN IF THE RESIDENT DOESN'T TAKE IT.

BUT IT IS A WE ANTICIPATE THAT OUT OF 106 UNITS, ALL 23 SLIPS WILL BE GONE AND STAY IN THE WILL BE WITH THE RESIDENTS HERE.

SO I'M GOING TO JUST VERY BRIEFLY SHOW YOU SOME OF THE RENDERINGS.

THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE NORTH ACTUALLY COMING UNDER THE BRIDGE OF THE OF THE PROJECT AND THE MARINA.

WE'RE ACTUALLY MOVING AND THE MARINA IS BEING CONSTRUCTED NOW.

WE'RE MOVING THE BULKHEAD WALL FROM ITS ORIGINAL IN ABOUT 42 FEET TO ALLOW LARGER YACHTS IN THIS AREA, WHICH IS ALSO AND IT ALSO PROVIDES MORE WIDTH TO THE INTERCOASTAL HERE BETWEEN THE WATERWAY CAF WATERWAY CAFE AND THIS PROPERTY, WHICH IS A VERY USED AREA ON THE

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HERE'S WHERE YOU CAN GET A VIEW.

THIS IS FROM THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY.

YOU CAN SEE THE AMENITY AREA, THE TWO AMENITY AREAS, THE UPPER TERRACE AREA.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE THE HOW YOU CAN ACTUALLY ENTER IN AND GET INTO YOUR UNITS FROM THIS AREA OF THE POOL DECK WITHOUT HAVING TO GO UPSTAIRS.

YOU CAN GO UPSTAIRS.

YOU CAN GO UP ELEVATORS.

THERE'S ALL METHODS OF GETTING THROUGH THERE.

THIS IS A SHOT LOOKING TO THE NORTHEAST.

AND AGAIN, YOU GET A VIEW OF THE ARCHITECTURE AND THE TERRACING OF THE AMENITY AREAS ON THE PROJECT REALLY CAME OUT VERY NICE.

THE THE ELEVATION CHANGE JUST WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH, BUT IT REALLY MADE FOR A GREAT PROJECT.

THIS IS THE INNER COAST OF THE EAST WITH THE MARINA SLIPS THERE.

AND THIS IS A BRIDGE VIEW THAT YOU CAN SEE FROM TO THE SOUTHEAST COMING OVER THE BRIDGE.

YOU'RE VERY MUCH NOT GOING TO SEE THE SIDE THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE PGA BRIDGE.

THAT IS ALSO A VERY STEEP SLOPE AND HEAVILY LANDSCAPED.

AND WE'RE PUTTING IN MORE LANDSCAPE AND THIS IS OUR LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THE ALLISON WILSON CORNER AND PGA.

THIS IS THE TURN LANE THAT WAS BUILT AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL PROJECT FOR PGA WATERFRONT, WHICH IS I JUST THE NAME IS, OF COURSE, BRANDED THE RITZ-CARLTON RESIDENCES OF PALM BEACH GARDENS OR PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA.

SO BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT IT AS IT WAS IN THE COUNTY RIGHT NOW.

SO SOME OF THE INTERIOR VIEWS, I'LL GO THROUGH THESE.

I'M ALMOST DONE SO MAYOR, SO THAT YOU'LL KNOW THAT THESE ARE SOME OF THE VIEWS, ACTUAL VIEWS FROM THE APARTMENTS.

THIS IS LOOKING TO THE WEST.

UM, THIS IS LOOKING TO THE SOUTH TOWARDS THE ALONG THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY FROM THE SOUTH BUILDING.

THE BALCONIES ARE PHENOMENAL.

I COULD PROBABLY LIVE OUT HERE WITH A TENT, AND I WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM IN ONE OF THE BALCONIES.

NOBODY WOULD BOTHER ME.

SO, NO, BUT THESE ARE.

THEY'RE VERY GORGEOUS.

AND THIS IS THE INTERIOR DESIGNS AND THIS IS THE QUALITY THAT YOU'RE GETTING HERE.

AND THIS IS THE OVERALL PROJECT IN A IN A VIEW, ELEVATED VIEW.

AND WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU ALL, AND I'LL STOP.

I DO WANT TO THANK THANK ALL OF YOUR STAFF.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE THE CITY MANAGER, NATALIE AND HER STAFF AND EVERYONE WHO'S HELPED US.

THIS WAS VERY COMPLICATED, KEEPING IT IN THE COUNTY FORMAT AND BRINGING IT INTO THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MELD EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

SO KUDOS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOUR STAFF.

AND I'M GOING TO LET MR. CATERPILLAR MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

DAN DELFINO, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER.

I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU IF YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN.

YES, I HAVE BEEN. OR MARTIN WILL ASK IF I DON'T.

AS YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS 35 YEARS HERE IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

THIS IS MY HOME.

THIS IS MY LIFE.

IT HAS BEEN THE MOST INCREDIBLE JOURNEY DEALING WITH THE RITZ CARLTON.

THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD PROJECT WITH THEM.

IT IS THE NUMBER ONE BRAND IN THE WORLD.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE DEVELOPED MOST OF PGA BOULEVARD AND THIS IS OUR FINAL I WOULDN'T SAY FINAL PROJECT, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY THE CUDA PRODUCT THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BRING YOU.

ONE THING WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SAY IS IF IT WASN'T FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF RON FERRIS, MAX, NATALIE, MARTIN, PETER, AND EVERYBODY IN YOUR WHOLE DEPARTMENTS HAVE JUMPED IN AND LITERALLY SAID, ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES, LET'S GET THIS DONE.

IT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

AND WE'RE ACTUALLY HONORED TO BE BACK IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

THANK YOU. WELL SAID.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OUR AMAZING STAFF.

ABSOLUTELY. MARTIN DO WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION TONIGHT? MADAM MAYOR, FOR THE RECORD, MARTIN FITZ AND HAVE BEEN SWORN WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC PRESENTATION THAT'S NEEDED.

THE APPLICANT DID A VERY GOOD JOB.

THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT.

THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE 12 EV CHARGERS AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION.

ALL TOLD, THEY THEY ARE WIRING THE MAJORITY OF THEIR PARKING SPACES SO THAT ABOUT UP TO ABOUT 250 SPACES WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO HAVE INSTALLED FOR THEIR UNIT IF THEY DESIRED TO.

THE WIRING WILL BE GOING IN AT CONSTRUCTION AND THAT WIRING WAS LEVEL TWO OR THREE.

IT WAS UP TO THE RESIDENT. RIGHT.

THANKS. SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

YES, MA'AM, THAT'S CORRECT.

AND ALSO, THIS WAS HEARD AT THE PLANNING ZONING OF THE 17TH, AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF 6 TO 1.

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THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU GUYS WANT TO CHAT ABOUT THIS? MARK, I HAVE A SIMPLE QUESTION.

HOW DO YOU PARK IN THE ONE BUILDING THAT'S FURTHEST EAST? I MEAN, YOU CAN BEHIND IT.

BUT I DIDN'T SEE AN I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T SEE AN ENTRANCE. NOT THAT IT MATTERS, BUT I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS.

I SEE THE ENTRANCE OF THE SOUTH, AND THERE IS YES, THERE IS AN ENTRANCE TO THAT AREA AROUND THIS THIS, THE EAST SIDE.

SO THERE'S ANOTHER. LET ME GO BACK TO THE PLAN REAL QUICK.

I'M SORRY. LET ME GO BACK TO THE SITE PLAN.

MIGHT HELP. YOU KNOW, WHERE'S THE ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING? SO THERE'S THERE IS ACCESS RIGHT HERE TO THIS BUILDING, AND THERE IS PODESTA.

AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION THROUGH THE ENTIRE SITE.

BUT THAT IS THE THAT'S THE ACCESS POINT HIDDEN BEHIND ALL THE TREES UNDERNEATH THERE.

GOT IT. THANK YOU.

AND THEN AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE ENTIRE PLATE IS A TWO LEVEL PARKING GARAGE.

SO YOU'LL FLOW THROUGH THE ENTIRE THING TO ALL THE BUILDINGS.

SO IT'S IT'S YOU HAVE ACCESS.

SO YOU COULD COME IN ANOTHER AREA AND GET TO THE OTHER PARKING PARKING SPACES.

OKAY. MARK, ANYTHING ELSE? A QUESTION. ROCHELLE, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH, A COUPLE.

YOU JUST SO WHAT YOU WERE JUST SAYING IS THE PARKING LOTS ARE ALL CONNECTED UNDERGROUND FROM ALL THREE.

OKAY. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE LAST SLIDE? YEAH, THAT ONE'S GOOD ENOUGH.

OKAY. THE SEVENTH FLOOR IS ONLY RIGHT HERE.

JUST THIS LITTLE. THIS PIECE HERE AND HERE.

YEAH, THE TWO PIECES.

SO THAT'S ONLY PARTIAL.

PARTIAL. PARTIAL. AND THEN THIS ENTIRE AREA ACROSS.

WAS IT TWO UNITS ON EACH SIDE? BUILDINGS? THERE'S.

YES, YES. TWO UNITS ON EACH SIDE.

AND THEN SIX ON THE CENTER.

THE GORGEOUS. 4444 UNITS ON THE ON THE.

ON THE EASTERN BUILDING.

YES. THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW THAT YOU WERE SHOWING DOWN THE INTRACOASTAL.

IF YOU LOOK AT THAT CORNER BUILDING IS THAT ONE UNIT THAT WRAPS AROUND ONTO ELLISON WILSON.

SO THEY GET ACTUALLY VIEWS OF BOTH NOT ONE APARTMENT GETTING A VIEW OF ELLISON WILSON AND.

RIGHT. YEAH. CARL QUESTION BEFORE WE KEEP GOING.

DOES THIS DOES THIS SHOW ART? ANYWHERE WE DO IN ART, IN PUBLIC PLACES OR WE REQUIRED TO ON THIS.

WE DID NOT HAVE THAT REQUIREMENT IN THE COUNTY FOR THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES.

BUT YES, THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT IN THE COUNTY, NOR WOULD THERE BE A REQUIREMENT IN THE CITY.

THAT ART PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IS FOR NON RESIDENTIAL.

YEAH, I KIND OF FIGURE.

ANYWAY, I KNOW DAN AND JOEY HAVE CALLED ME A COUPLE OF TIMES ABOUT GOING TO YOUR.

IS IT A PLANNING AND DESIGN CENTER? SO I LIKE TO FEEL I HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH DAN AND JOEY AND OBVIOUSLY YOU, BUT TALKING ABOUT DAN SPECIFICALLY AS THE DEVELOPER ON THIS AND OTHER PROJECTS AND WE MEET AND WE TALK ON OFTEN ON STUFF BUT I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECT, I'M GOING NEXT WEEK, WE'LL BRING EVERYBODY TO THE DESIGN CENTER BECAUSE I HEARD THAT OUTSIDE OF JUST TALKING TO YOU THAT IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT'S SPECIAL TO SEE.

SO I'M GOING TO GO NEXT WEEK, PROBABLY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.

WHEN IS IT? FEBRUARY 16TH.

YEAH. THAT'S TWO WEEKS.

I'M GOING NEXT WEEK.

I'M GOING WHEN I WANT.

AND I THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD, TOO.

BUT I'LL SEE YOU GUYS NEXT WEEK.

SO I JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GET TO KNOW DAN A LITTLE BIT BETTER BECAUSE HE'S SO INGRAINED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HE'S NOT AS BAD AS HE LOOKS.

HE LOOKS LIKE A TOUGH GUY, BUT HE'S NOT THAT TOUGH.

SO I'LL SEE YOU GUYS NEXT WEEK.

I DON'T KNOW. IT JUST I'M JUST GOING NEXT WEEK.

YOU HAD ANOTHER CALL. I HAD.

NOW I'VE FORGOTTEN WHAT THE QUESTION WAS.

ALL RIGHT, COME BACK AROUND.

I COME OUT WITH. ALL RIGHT. OH, I KNOW WHAT THE QUESTION WAS.

MARTIN WHAT WAS THE ONE DISSENTING? WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE ONE DESCENDENT? PLANNING AND ZONING.

THE DISSENSION WAS FROM COMMISSIONER CHRIS ODELL, AND HIS DISSENSION INVOLVED PRIMARILY THE DENSITY INTENSITY PROPOSED FOR THE PROJECT.

BUT THE AUDIO MINUTES, THE FULL AUDIO MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE ONE OR TWO QUICK QUESTIONS.

NOT THAT I IMAGINE THESE FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE WALKING ACROSS THE STREET TO GET THEIR GROCERIES OFTEN, BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT WILL BE EVERYTHING BE BROUGHT IN.

CAN I SEE A LITTLE BIT OR CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT? IT COULD BE STAFF OR MR. GENTEEL, WHOEVER FEELS LIKE DOING IT.

THE WALKABILITY WITHIN THE AREA IS WONDERFUL.

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GREAT. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE ACTUALLY SEPARATED THE BUILDINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE WAS TO ACTUALLY INCREASE THE WIDTH OF THE WALKABILITY TO GET THROUGH THE PROJECT, THROUGH THE BUILDINGS, LET MORE AIRFLOW, OF COURSE.

BUT WE ALSO HAD UTILITY ITEMS THAT WE HAD TO DEAL WITH.

BUT IF I COULD GO BACK VERY QUICKLY TO THE TO THE SITE PLAN, BECAUSE I THINK THAT.

I'M GOING TO GO RIGHT HERE.

IF I COULD. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE WALKWAYS THAT THAT ACTUALLY COME IN THROUGH THE ENTRYWAY.

THEY GO ACROSS THE EMERGENCY ACCESS AND THEY WIND ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PROJECT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE PARK.

YOU WALK, YOU CAN GO ALONG THE MARINA FRONT.

WE HAVE WALKWAYS CONNECTING FROM THE TOP PORTION OF THE ENTRY DRIVE TO EVERY BUILDING.

YOU CAN SEE THEM ON BOTH SIDES.

THERE'S A WHOLE SERIES OF WALKS, AND THEN THEY ALSO COME OUT AND YOU GET ON TO THE PGA.

I MEAN, THE ALLISON WILSON SIDEWALK.

YOU CAN GET ON TO PGA AND CROSS AT PGA.

YOU CAN GO ACROSS THE BRIDGE OVER TO THE WATERWAY CAFE.

I COULD TELL YOU THAT WE WERE VERY, VERY INVOLVED IN MAKING SURE THERE WAS TREMENDOUS WALKABILITY IN THIS PROJECT. WE EVEN INCREASED IT WHEN WHEN MR. FUMO TOOK OVER BECAUSE OF HIS KNOWLEDGE AND OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOBILITY PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAVE HERE.

AND WE TRY TO ADDRESS THOSE AS MUCH AS WE COULD.

YOU CAN REALLY SEE IT. SO.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT WAS A GOOD ANSWER.

AND THEN I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

IT'S A TRIVIA QUESTION.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT WAS THERE IN THE SEVENTIES ON THAT CORNER? YES. WELL, THE SEVENTIES, THE THE PANAMA HATS FOR THAT, LIKE 1973.

IT WAS IT WAS A BIKER HOUSE.

YES. RIGHT, RIGHT.

YEAH. THIS IS ALSO THE FAMOUS RUM BAR SITE.

I MEAN, IT WASN'T EVER PERMITTED, BUT ALL OF US PROBABLY WENT THERE AT SOME POINT.

NO, I JUST REMEMBER BEING A KID AND GOING TO SCHOOL ON THAT RIGHT HAND TURN.

AND THERE WAS A LITTLE HOUSE ON THAT CORNER, BUT MOST OF THE PEOPLE WOULD SLEEP OUTSIDE.

YEAH. SO. RIGHT.

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT. DIFFERENT. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO THAT HOUSE WAS THE HOUSE WAS CHRIS DOYLE'S, AND IT WAS UP IN THE UPPER END HERE.

REALLY? YEAH. AND CHRIS DOYLE OWNED THE PANAMA HATS PROJECT AND THE RUM BAR AND THEN SOLD IT TO THE ALLIED CAPITAL.

THANK YOU FOR THAT HISTORY.

WE APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE HEARING.

CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE, PLEASE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION SECOND.

SORRY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR FOR JUMPING IN SO MUCH.

SOUNDS GREAT. LOVING THE WALKABILITY.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT, WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION, DISCUSSION AND INTEREST.

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

WELL, MARCY IS WALKING UP.

OH, NATALIE'S BUSY.

NATALIE, WHILE YOU'RE THERE, I'M GOING TO EMBARRASS YOU.

SO WHILE MARCY'S GETTING SETTLED SO THAT WE CAN FINISH OUR ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION, BUT I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU.

TOMORROW, YOU WILL BE GOING TO THE SAFE STREET SUMMIT BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD.

ONE. ONE OF MANY, I HOPE.

AND YOUR NOMINATED.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I SAY THE RIGHT THING.

YOU ARE NOMINATED FOR THE COMMUNITY AWARD FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY, FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY.

AND WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU.

WE THINK YOU'RE A WINNER.

AND ALSO TO THANK STAFF FOR BEING SUCH A BIG PART OF PUTTING TOGETHER THE APPLICATION SO EARLY.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY.

ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S DIG IN.

SO WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 6TH THAT HAS CONFLICTS FOR A HOLIDAY.

AND WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON AT THAT MEETING.

IT WILL BE BITTERSWEET.

YOU'LL HAVE OUR LAST MEETING WITH MARK AND ROCHELLE AND OUR FIRST MEETING WITH DANA AND BERT COMING ON BOARD.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS RESPECTED AND THE TIME IS CHOSEN.

WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE CITY MANAGER WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS, SO LET'S START WITH THAT AND WORK OUR WAY THROUGH.

I SEE. MARCY, YOU PUSHED HER BUTTON.

GO FOR IT. OH, SORRY.

GO AHEAD, MAN. FORGET THIS THING.

I'M SORRY. I FORGET. THESE THINGS ARE SO LOUD.

ALL RIGHT? WE JUST NEED TO READ THE.

OH, I APOLOGIZE. I'M JUST DIGGING IN.

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I'M SORRY. PATTI, COULD YOU PLEASE READ IT? YES, MA'AM. RESOLUTION 14, 2023, A RESOLUTION IN THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE APRIL SIX, 2023 REGULAR MEETING IN THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONVENE AT A TIME TO BE DETERMINED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MARCY, YOU HIDE YOUR LIGHT ON.

YOU HIDE YOUR LIGHT ON. YEAH.

SO I GUESS WE'LL JUST START WITH A DISCUSSION.

WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD START WITH THE EMAIL WE WERE GIVEN THAT HAD.

WELL, I MEAN, I DON'T MIND USING THAT AS THE BASIS.

THANK YOU FOR SENDING THE EMAIL.

AS YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE APRIL 6TH COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND DAY OF PASSOVER.

AND AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, PASSOVER, THE FIRST AND THE SECOND DAY OF PASSOVER OR EVENING OF PASSOVER, THERE'S A SEDER INVOLVED.

AND THE SEDER, AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, IS VERY LONG AND INVOLVES A LOT OF FAMILY.

AND IT'S TIME CONSUMING.

AND SO OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS ONE OF THE ONE OF THE IMPORTANT JEWISH HOLIDAYS, THIS ONE IN YOM KIPPUR.

WE'RE VERY LUCKY BECAUSE NOT VERY MANY JEWISH HOLIDAYS FALL ON OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS.

IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THIS ONE DOES.

AND JUST TO NOT THAT IT MEANS ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, BUT IN 2025 YOM KIPPUR GIVING YOU VERY A LOT OF NOTICE.

IN 2025, YOM KIPPUR WILL BE ON A THURSDAY NIGHT.

SO THIS WILL BE COMING UP AGAIN IN IN 2025.

BUT I DID LOOK AT THE CALENDAR.

THERE'S SUNDOWN IS REALLY DOESN'T PLAY A PART IN THE SECOND NIGHT OF PASSOVER IN THE SEDER.

HOWEVER, OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO DO OUR BUSINESS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SWEAR EVERYONE IN IT IS A BITTERSWEET HOLIDAY.

PERSONALLY, MY FAMILY GETS INVOLVED.

I DO A LOT OF THE COOKING WITH MY PARENTS, SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND, WHETHER IT'S FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

HOWEVER, A SUGGESTION MIGHT BE TO DO IT THAT MORNING OR TO DO IT THAT AFTERNOON OR THE TUESDAY PRIOR TO THE THURSDAY THE SIXTH.

THOSE ARE SUGGESTIONS.

TUESDAY NIGHT IS BEFORE THE HOLIDAY.

IF YOU WANT TO DO IT, THEN THAT'S FINE OR DOING IT ON THE ACTUAL SIXTH.

BUT IN THE MORNING, THE SIXTH IN THE MORNING WITH A WHOLE HOUSEFUL OF FAMILY AND COOKING ALL DAY IS AND IT'S IT JUST SENDS A BAD MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE HOLDING THE MEETING ON THIS DAY.

THE JEWISH POPULATION IS ONE EIGHTH OF THE COUNTY RIGHT NOW, AND I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST.

AND IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.

WOULD YOU RATHER DO IT ON THE TUESDAY? TUESDAY'S FINE.

MONDAY'S FINE.

LOOKING AT WHAT WE GOT FROM THE CITY MANAGER, I ALSO SEE THAT I MEAN, RESOLUTION 90.

THAT SAID, IT'S EVERY DAY EXCEPT FOR JULY AND SEPTEMBER THAT WE DO.

IT SHOULD BE AMENDED AT SOME POINT TO INCLUDE RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS AND FEDERAL HOLIDAYS.

WE SWITCH IT FOR JANUARY 1ST IF THAT FALLS ON A HOLIDAY.

YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH YOU, ROCHELLE, AND IT DOES IN PURSUANT TO CHAPTER, PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR POINT.

I'M SORRY, I'M GOING TO INTERRUPT FOR ONE SECOND.

LET'S I WANT TO LET'S GET THE CALENDAR SORTED FIRST AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO NEXT.

BECAUSE YOU BOTH MENTIONED JUST I WANT TO BACK UP BEFORE WE GET SO YOU MENTIONED THE FOURTH, WHICH IS TUESDAY OR THE FIFTH, WHICH IS WEDNESDAY, AND SOME OF US WILL BE IN WEDNESDAY. NO, NO, NO, NOT WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY'S PASSOVER.

ALL RIGHT. THE THIRD OR FOURTH, MONDAY OR TUESDAY NEGATIVE.

WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WILL BE ABSENT THAT DAY TO MY PLANE LANDS TUESDAY NIGHT, 1030.

AND SO, I MEAN, YOU'RE OUT OF TOWN UNTIL TUESDAY AT 1030.

I'M FROM THE 24TH TILL THAT TUESDAY.

AND I CHECKED IT WITH MARK WHILE WE WERE SITTING HERE TO SEE IF WE CAN COME IN.

BUT I LAND TUESDAY NIGHT AT 1030.

AND JUST TO CLARIFY, ROCHELLE, I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT WHAT I WAS STARTING TO SAY IS SECTION 4.3 OF THE CITY CHARTER, IT DOES SAY THE NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOLLOWING THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION OR AS MAYBE ESTABLISHED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COUNCIL.

THAT'S SO THAT IS AN OPTION AS WELL.

ABOUT THE MORNING, FRIDAY SINCE MORNING WAS POSTURED, WHAT ABOUT FRIDAY MORNING, THE FRIDAY THE 7TH OF APRIL, 7TH OF APRIL, THAT THAT

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ALL RIGHT. SO REAL QUICK, BEFORE ANYONE LET ME JUST WAIT AND HANG ON.

WE'RE GOOD EITHER WHEN WE'RE SAYING LET'S GO ALL THE WAY DOWN ONE TIME AND LET'S HEAR IT FROM EVERYBODY, WE'VE GOT MARK AND CARL.

HOW DO WE FEEL ABOUT THE 7TH OF APRIL IN THE MORNING? IT'S GOOD FRIDAY, SO I TAKE THAT BACK.

I WOULDN'T DO THAT ON GOOD FRIDAY EITHER.

AND I HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT THE 7TH OF APRIL, I'M BABYSITTING MY MY NEW GRANDBABY AND THREE YEAR OLD GRANDBABY ON THAT FRIDAY.

THE CITY IS CLOSED.

OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

GOOD FRIDAY. ALL RIGHT.

AND. IF I MAY REITERATE THE MEMO, WE'VE DONE THE RESEARCH AND PRIOR TO APRIL SIX WERE STILL MISSING.

ANYONE COUNCIL MEMBER.

THE NEXT WEEK WE'RE MISSING ANYONE.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

SO YOU CAN BE REQUIRED TO GO TO THE WEEK OF THE 17TH.

NOW THAT AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE RECOMMENDING ANY TIME ON THAT.

THURSDAY, APRIL SIX.

APRIL SIX. YEAH, APRIL SIX.

SO DO YOU KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG AGENDA AT ALL? I KNOW IT'S HARD TO KNOW. IT'S MONTHS AWAY FROM WHAT I KNOW NOW.

YOU HAVE BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY THAT WOULD BE.

IT'S RELATIVELY LIGHT RIGHT NOW.

VERY LIGHT. SO FOR FOR THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TAKE THEIR SEATS, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE ON THE DAIS. ONCE THE ELECTION RESULTS ARE READ, THEY WILL TAKE THEIR SEATS.

AND I DON'T MEAN TO BE INSENSITIVE, BUT YOU'RE DONE.

YOU CAN GO HOME IF YOU WANT TO, BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT'S A LIGHT AGENDA.

WE COULD DO IT AT NOON.

AND IF YOU WANT, WE'LL PROVIDE YOU SOME LUNCH IF YOU WANT.

BUT THIS IS NOT GOOD. I GOT A WHOLE FAMILY TO THE HOUSE.

WELL, HOLD ON. ROCHELLE IS THERE EITHER ONE WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE YOU BETTER FOR, LIKE, AN HOUR OR SO.

SO WE WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO EVERYBODY HERE.

BUT I THINK WEDNESDAYS, WEDNESDAY IS IS FINE.

PASSOVER DOESN'T BEGIN TO SUNDOWN ON WEDNESDAY.

I HAVE NOBODY AT MY HOUSE ON WEDNESDAY.

MARCI. GOOD. WEDNESDAY I GO TO MY SISTER.

SO AND WE DON'T START UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING OR WEDNESDAY MORNING WORKS THE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WHAT TIME ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WHAT ABOUT MARK? ARE YOU GOOD WITH WEDNESDAY? WELL, I. CAN I JUST. LOOK, I NEED TO.

I NEED TO SCHEDULE MY OFFICE SPACE.

I MEAN, I START WORK AT 10:00 ON WEDNESDAY SO I COULD COME IN AT NINE AND BE DONE BY TEN AND MORNING WOULD BE BETTER OTHERWISE.

I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANOTHER TIME.

I MEAN, I'M HAPPY TO DO WHATEVER PEOPLE WANT TO WANT TO DO.

BUT LOOK, WE ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.

WE OWE IT TO THE NEXT COUNCIL AND TO THE STAFF TO GET GET WORK DONE AND GET STARTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WAITING UNTIL THE 17TH AND BEYOND IS JUST WAY TOO LONG OUT WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WHAT TIME? I WOULD RATHER DO IT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING VERSUS THE AFTERNOON BECAUSE I ALSO AM DOING A SEDER ON WEDNESDAY.

SO WEDNESDAY MORNING AT NINE WOULD WORK FOR ME.

I COULD DO IT ON WEDNESDAY.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, MARK? THAT'S FINE.

9:00 WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 5TH.

KELSEY, I'M GOING TO BE THERE.

WHATEVER DATE IT IS.

I'M WITH YOU. I'M. I'M HERE TO WORK.

I'M. I'M GOING TO BE THERE.

I'M SORRY TO TALK TO YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS.

YES, THAT'S GOOD.

WE'RE GOOD FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING.

ALL RIGHT. CAVEAT IS THAT WE, OF COURSE, WILL HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT BERT PRIMA ROSSO IS AVAILABLE SO THAT HE CAN BE SWORN IN.

HE'S GOT TO MAKE HIMSELF AVAILABLE.

WELL, I MEAN, THAT'S NOT FOR YOU.

WE'RE VOTING ON IT. WE'RE VOTING ON WHAT CHOICE DO WE HAVE? DANA SAID SHE'S AN OKAY.

SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH AT 9 A.M.

HERE IN CITY HALL IN CHAMBERS.

LOOKS GOOD MOTION TO I DON'T DO NEED, DO WE? HOW DO WE VOTE ON IT, MAX? IS THERE ANYTHING YOU COULD JUST MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION WITH CHANGING? THANK YOU, MARK. OKAY, WE'RE CHANGING THE MEETING TO APRIL 5TH AT 9 P.M.

OR THE MOTION TO MOVE THE APRIL 6TH MEETING TO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH AT 9 A.M..

I'LL SECOND. AND DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 14 STATING THAT PART OF THAT THAT'S.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO IT LOOKS LIKE RESOLUTION 14 HAS PASSED THROUGH.

THE APRIL 6TH MEETING IS NOW GOING TO BE ON APRIL 5TH AT 9 A.M..

SO YOU CAN CALL THE QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL WE'LL CALL IT TO QUESTION THEN, PLEASE.

WE'RE DONE AFTER THAT.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

SO MOTION PASSES.

GREAT. NOW THAT WE DID THAT, MAX, IF YOU DO, YOU HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY.

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DO YOU HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

OH, I'M SORRY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.