[VIII.a. ORDINANCE 11, 2023 – (1ST READING) ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

ORDINANCE 11 2023 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA.

ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

COUNCIL. ONE MOMENT.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING. THAT'S OKAY.

WE'RE EXCITED, TOO.

ALL RIGHT. GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING.

IF I COULD CALL ARI AND ZACK TO THE.

HELLO. HELLO.

WE WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR PRESENTATION, MA'AM.

AND WE WILL HAVE TWO COMMENT CARDS SO FAR.

AND, RON, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YES. BEFORE WE BEGIN AGAIN, I JUST THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'D LIKE TO SHOW THE COUNCIL ON A VIDEO THAT'S BEEN OUT THERE.

IT'S A MASTERPIECE IN ITSELF, AS WELL AS THE LAST ONE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AS A INTRODUCTION TO ARION AND THE BUDGET.

IT'S BUDGET TIME ONCE AGAIN.

HELLO, PALM BEACH GARDENS.

I'M YOUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, ARIANNE PANTAK.

THIS SEPTEMBER, OUR CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD TWO BUDGET HEARINGS BEFORE OFFICIALLY ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET.

WE HOPE YOU'LL ATTEND ONE OF OUR HEARINGS OR WATCH AT YOUR CONVENIENCE VIA LIVE STREAM.

HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHTS.

THIS YEAR, STAFF HAS PROPOSED A TAX CUT FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR.

WE WILL BE ASKING CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER A 2.82% REDUCTION OF THE CURRENT MILLAGE RATE TO 5.17 MILLS.

PROPERTY VALUES IN PALM BEACH GARDENS INCREASED BY 15.5% THIS YEAR.

THE CITY SAW $533 MILLION IN NEW CONSTRUCTION ADDED TO ITS TAX ROLLS, LARGELY BOLSTERED BY WESTERN EXPANSION.

IN KEEPING WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE OUR RESIDENTS ENJOY, THIS BUDGET WILL ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO ENSURE CRITICAL SERVICES SUCH AS PUBLIC SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TO BE FUNDED.

IF YOU'D LIKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CITY'S REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, DON'T FORGET OUR EASY TO USE ONLINE TOOL OPEN GOV.

WE RECEIVED GREAT REVIEWS FROM OUR RESIDENTS WHEN WE INTRODUCED THIS PLATFORM LAST YEAR FOR ITS EASE OF USE AND TRANSPARENT ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT BUDGETS.

TO USE IT, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WPBF.COM.

SLASH BUDGET.

THANKS FOR STAYING ENGAGED.

WE'LL SEE YOU AT CITY HALL.

60. ALL RIGHT.

YOU HAVE TO SIGN A LOT OF AUTOGRAPHS TONIGHT.

YOU GUYS ARE DONE.

WE'LL ALL BE WAITING BY THE DOOR.

ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO THANK CANDICE AND HER TEAM FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DID ON THIS PROJECT AND HIGHLIGHTING OUR BUDGET FOR FOR THE PUBLIC.

SO THANK YOU, CANDICE.

THANK YOU. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR PRESENTATION.

RIGHT. SO. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

COUNCIL, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS AARON PENCZAK, FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR.

TONIGHT IS OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WHERE I WILL PRESENT THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 24.

BUT BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THERE WAS A LAST MINUTE CHANGE TO THE BUDGET SINCE WE RELEASED IT FOR COUNCIL AND TO THE PUBLIC. THAT INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION SIX AND WE'LL GET INTO MORE DETAIL ON THAT IN LATER SLIDES.

ALL RIGHT. SO TAKING A LOOK AT OUR BUDGET ADOPTION TIMELINE LAST MONTH, ON JULY 13TH, COUNCIL ADOPTED THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE OF 5.17.

THE BUDGET WAS ISSUED TO COUNCIL AND THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD ON JULY 20TH AND WAS POSTED ONLINE FOR THE PUBLIC ON AUGUST 29TH.

WE RECEIVED THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD'S FINAL REPORT ALSO ON THE 29TH AND SHARED WITH COUNCIL.

AND TONIGHT IS OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WITH OUR SECOND BEING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 19TH AT 6 P.M..

ALL RIGHT. SO MOVING ON TO PROPERTY VALUES.

THIS YEAR, WE SAW AN ADDITION OF 533IN NEW CONSTRUCTION WITH A 12.1% INCREASE IN EXISTING PROPERTIES YEAR OVER YEAR, BRINGING US TO 17.9 BILLION IN TOTAL PROPERTY VALUATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 24.

THIS IS A 15.5% INCREASE ABOVE LAST YEAR'S 15.5 BILLION.

SO WE ALWAYS LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD DOES.

AND LAST YEAR THEY ENCOURAGED STAFF AND COUNCIL TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE TEN YEAR FORECAST.

AND IF THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOWER THE MILLAGE RATE TO DO SO.

THEY STATED IN LAST YEAR'S REPORT IF THE ACTUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS DO NOT FORECAST THE REQUIREMENT TO USE 100% OF THE BUDGET STABILIZATION BUDGET STABILIZATION

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FUND AND ELIMINATE THE NEED TO DIP INTO UNASSIGNED RESERVES, THEN COUNCIL SHOULD GIVE CONSIDERATION TO REDUCING THE MILLAGE RATE.

SO ON JULY 13TH, UNDER RESOLUTION 29, COUNCIL SET THE MAXIMUM PROPOSED OPERATING RATE AT 5.17, WHICH IS 2.82% LOWER THAN THE CURRENT YEAR'S RATE OF 5.32.

WE HAVE NO DEBT MILLAGE.

AND THIS REPRESENTS AN 8.94% INCREASE ABOVE THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 4.7456 THE FINAL JULY 1ST.

PROPERTY VALUATIONS DID COME IN NOTABLY HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAD PROJECTED FROM A YEAR AGO.

SO AS A RESULT, THE CITY MANAGER FELT CONFIDENTLY TO PROPOSE A TAX RATE OF 5.17 AND WE ANTICIPATE TO MAINTAIN THAT RATE ALL THE WAY THROUGH OUR TEN YEAR FORECAST, PROVIDING RESIDENTS WITH A STABLE TAX RATE.

THIS WILL ENSURE THAT MOST HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES WILL EXPERIENCE VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THEIR PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF OUR MILLAGE RATE AND HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

BACK IN 2006, THE MILLAGE RATE REACHED ITS PEAK AT 5.9280.

IN 2008, THE HOUSING MARKET COLLAPSED, CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN HOME VALUES.

OUR MILLAGE RATE ALSO DECREASED TO 5.2540 AS A MANDATE TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO HOMEOWNERS DURING THIS PERIOD.

WE SLOWLY INCREASED OUR MILLAGE TO RESTORE, TO RESTORE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND STAFF THAT HAD BEEN CUT DURING THIS PERIOD.

AND BY 2015, AS HOME VALUES BEGAN TO REBOUND, WE START TO SEE THE DECLINE IN OUR MILLAGE RATE ONCE AGAIN UNTIL WE FIND OURSELVES TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY WITH A PROPOSED OPERATING MILLAGE OF 5.17.

AND THIS REPRESENTS A 13% DECREASE FROM OUR PRE RECESSIONARY RATES.

OVERALL, CITIZENS SATISFACTION WITH THIS TREND IS MOST EVIDENT WITH OUR MOST RECENT CITIZEN SURVEY COMPLETED LAST MONTH WITH 91% OF RESPONDENTS SATISFIED WITH THE OVERALL VALUE RECEIVED FROM THE PORTION OF PROPERTY TAXES THAT FUNDED THE CITY'S BUDGET.

SO LOOKING AT THE COUNTYWIDE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE COMPARISON SCHEDULE, THE AUTHORITIES HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN ARE PROPOSING A MILLAGE RATE REDUCTION, WHEREAS THE AUTHORITIES HIGHLIGHTED IN RED ARE PROPOSING AN INCREASE IN THEIR MILLAGE AND EVERYONE ELSE IS REMAINING FLAT.

AND YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE NOTE IN THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN, THE PERCENTAGE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE, IT RANGES FROM 6.94% TO 24.84%. AND COMPARING WHERE PALM BEACH GARDENS STANDS WITH OTHER LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE INCREASE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE THAT WE ARE AMONG THE LOWEST AT 8.94%.

SO NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IMPACT THE PROPOSED 5.17 RATE WILL HAVE ON A TYPICAL HOMESTEADED PROPERTY, WHICH IS 2.82% LESS OR DECREASE FROM OUR CURRENT YEAR RATE OF THE 5.32 UNDER OUR SAVE OUR HOMES AMENDMENT.

ASSESSED VALUES OF HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES MAY INCREASE BY EITHER 3% OR THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S CPI AND WHICHEVER OF THE TWO ARE LOWER.

GIVEN THAT THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S CPI WAS 6.5, THE MAXIMUM INCREASE FOR THIS YEAR IS WILL BE 3%.

SO IN OUR ANALYSIS, WE IDENTIFIED HOMES WITH AN ASSESSED VALUE OF 450,000 TO 1,000,050 WITH A TAX LIABILITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 24, RANGING FROM $2,138 TO 5332.

THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGE IN TOTAL TAXABLE LIABILITY FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR FROM HOMES THAT WILL EXPERIENCE AN ANNUAL INCREASE RANGING FROM $10 TO $13.

SO NOW LOOKING AT THE EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED TAX RATE ON A TYPICAL NON HOMESTEADED PROPERTY THAT IS CAPPED BY 10% WOULD SEE A SLIGHT INCREASE OF ROUGHLY 6.9%. WE USE THE SAME VALUE ASSUMPTIONS RANGING FROM $450 TO 1,000,050, AND THESE HOMES WILL HAVE AN ANNUAL INCREASE, RANGING FROM $165 TO $385 ANNUALLY.

EVERY YEAR WE LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT HOW MUCH OF A RESIDENT'S TAX BILL ACTUALLY GOES TO THE CITY.

ABOUT $0.72 OF EVERY DOLLAR GOES TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, HEALTH CARE DISTRICTS AND OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICTS.

AND THE REMAINING $0.28 ACTUALLY GOES TO THE CITY.

MOVING ON TO THE BUDGET SUMMARIES TONIGHT, I'LL START BY PULLING UP OUR NEW OPEN GOV PLATFORM THAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT'S WEB PAGE.

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SHRINK IT JUST A LITTLE FOR YOU GUYS.

ALL RIGHT. SO LOOKING AT THE ALL FUND SUMMARY, THE TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET IS A LITTLE OVER 264 MILLION GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS MAKE UP 235 MILLION, WHEREAS PROPRIETARY FUNDS MAKE UP 28.9.

AND THIS IS AN 11.9% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S ADOPTED BUDGET OF 236 MILLION.

SCROLLING DOWN TO THE NEXT GRAPH CATEGORIZED BY REVENUE TYPE.

YOU'LL SEE AD VALOREM COMPRISES A SINGLE LARGEST SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE CITY, MAKING UP 33.7% OF THE TOTAL REVENUE SOURCE.

THE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS THE SECOND LARGEST AT 29%, AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES IS THE THIRD LARGEST AT 14.9.

MOVING ON TO EXPENDITURES WHICH ARE BALANCED AT 264 MILLION.

YOU'LL SEE THAT PERSONNEL IS OUR LARGEST USE AT 106 MILLION.

WE HAVE 47 MILLION FOR OPERATING, 31.7 FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY, 6.9 FOR DEBT SERVICE, 10.8 FOR OTHER USES OR TRANSFERS, AND THEN 61.4 FOR OUR RESERVES.

MOVING ON TO THE GENERAL FUND.

WHICH IS THE CITY'S LARGEST FUND, COMPRISES OF 178 MILLION OF THE TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET TONIGHT.

AD VALOREM TAXES ARE OUR LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE, MAKING UP 50% OF ALL REVENUE SOURCES.

BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS THE NEXT LARGEST AT 27%.

AND TO THE RIGHT, WE HAVE ALL OF OUR REMAINING MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES THAT INCLUDE PERMITS AND FEES OR CHARGES FOR SERVICES, JUST TO NAME A FEW.

AND SCROLLING DOWN TO EXPENDITURES.

LOOKING AT PERSONNEL IS OUR LARGEST USE AT $82 MILLION.

OPERATING IS THE AT 34.3.

CAPITAL OUTLAY IS 16.7.

DEBT SERVICE IS 3.3.

RESERVES ARE 33.3 AND THEN OTHER USES OR TRANSFERS OUT.

WE HAVE 7.5, WHICH INCLUDES A $5 MILLION PLAN TRANSFER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER AND A $2.5 MILLION TRANSFER TO RECREATION TO OFFSET PROGRAM LOSSES DURING CONSTRUCTION.

ALL RIGHT. SO THERE ARE A FEW COST DRIVERS THAT ARE AFFECTING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

THE LARGEST IS THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE SEEING OUT IN OUR WESTERN BOUNDARIES.

THIS IS THE CATALYST THAT IS DRIVING THE EXPANSION OF OUR FACILITIES OVER AT BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE NORTH DISTRICT PARK WITH A FUTURE OBLIGATION TO BUILD AN INDOOR RECREATION FACILITY.

WE ARE ALSO STILL FEELING THE EFFECTS OF INFLATIONARY PRESSURES ON COST OF GOODS SOLD, SORRY, COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES, AS WELL AS NECESSARY SALARY INCREASES IN KEEPING UP WITH THE MARKET AND TO RETAIN TOP NOTCH STAFFING.

SO OVERALL, THE GENERAL FUND PERSONNEL COSTS ARE UP 4.6 MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF 82.8.

THIS IS A 5.96% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.

THIS IS LARGELY DUE TO THE INCREASES THAT WE'VE SEEN IN HEALTH PENSION COSTS AND SALARIES, WHICH WE'LL GET INTO NEXT.

MOVING ON TO GENERAL FUND SALARIES.

GENERAL FUND SALARIES ARE UP 1.8 MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF 53 MILLION DUE TO PROPOSED SALARY INCREASES FOR PERSONNEL.

UNDER THE PBA COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, MEMBERS WILL SEE A 7% INCREASE PER CONTRACT.

IAFF BARGAINING AGREEMENT MEMBERS WILL SEE A 5% INCREASE FOR THEIR CONTRACT.

AND AT THE TIME OF PREPARING THE BUDGET, SEIU WAS UNDER NEGOTIATIONS.

SO FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES, WE PROJECTED A 7%.

AND BASED ON THE LATEST CPI, IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ALLOCATE 7% FOR ALL GENERAL NON BARGAINING EMPLOYEES.

SO MOVING ON TO THE SUMMARY OF NEW POSITION REQUESTS, WE HAVE THREE NEW POSITIONS REQUESTED UNDER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS THAT WILL BE FUNDED FROM REVENUES GENERATED FROM USER FEES.

RECREATION HAS REQUESTED TWO POSITIONS A REC SUPERVISOR AND ONE PICKLEBALL SPECIALIST.

SORRY I COULDN'T GET AWAY FROM IT.

AND GOLF HAS REQUESTED ONE ASSISTANT CHEF TO HELP WITH THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE OPERATIONS OUT AT OUR NEW PAR THREE.

MOVING ON TO THE GENERAL FUND, DEPARTMENTS HAVE REQUESTED FOR NEW POLICE OFFICERS TO HELP INCREASE PATROLS IN OUR WESTERN BOUNDARIES.

ONE CODE INSPECTOR, ONE FIRE INSPECTOR AND ONE GIS TECHNICIAN.

ALL NEEDED TO KEEP PACE WITH THAT GROWTH AND DEMAND FOR SERVICES THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING.

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THE REQUEST IS FOR A TOTAL OF TEN NEW POSITIONS, WHICH, IF APPROVED, WOULD INCREASE OUR FULL TIME EMPLOYEE COUNT TO 606 OR APPROXIMATELY 9.98 PER 1000 OF THE POPULATION.

IN THIS SLIDE IS CRITICAL IN SHOWCASING HOW WE ARE ACHIEVING GREATER EFFICIENCY AND DOING MORE WITH FEWER RESOURCES AS COMPARED TO OUR PRE RECESSIONARY DAYS.

PENSION COSTS ARE ALSO UP 1.4 MILLION PER ACTUARIAL ACTUARIAL VALUATIONS FOR PD AND FIRE, AS WELL AS FRS FOR A TOTAL OF 14.8 MILLION OR 10.8% DUE TO PLANNED TRENDS AND THE ADDITION OF 39 NEW EMPLOYEES.

LAST YEAR. AND MEDICAL COSTS ARE ALSO UP 13.8 MILLION OR 1.2 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR PREMIUMS PAID THROUGH OUR SELF-INSURANCE FUND, WHICH IS DUE TO TRENDS ON THE PLAN AND THE ADDITION OF THE 39 EMPLOYEES FROM LAST YEAR.

WE DO STILL HAVE A HEALTHY RESERVE SET ASIDE AT 6.9 MILLION OR 8 MONTHS WORTH OF CLAIMS, AND THE OFFICE OF INSURANCE REGULATION REQUIRES 90 DAYS.

SO WE'RE WELL OVER THAT MINIMUM.

AND I JUST WANTED TO MENTION ALSO THAT DESPITE THE INCREASE THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING YEAR OVER YEAR, OUR SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM HAS SAVED THE CITY SIGNIFICANTLY.

THE ANNUAL REPORT PUBLISHED BY OUR ON SITE HEALTH CLINIC PREMISE HEALTH STATED THE CITY SAVED ROUGHLY 81,000 LAST YEAR IN OFFICE VISITS, LABS AND MEDICATIONS COMPARED TO THE MARKETPLACE.

WE ALSO REALIZED 137,000 IN EMPLOYEE PRESCRIPTION SAVINGS AND 1.1 MILLION IN HEALTH CLAIM COST AVOIDANCE DUE TO TREATING CERTAIN HIGH RISK CHRONIC CONDITIONS AT THAT ONSITE CLINIC.

SO MOVING ON TO OUR MAINTENANCE REPAIR AND OPERATING COSTS, DAVID AND HIS TEAM OVER IN COMMUNITY SERVICES HAS A FIVE YEAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE THAT IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS AROUND THE CITY.

WE HAVE 640,000 FOR PARKS, IRRIGATION, FENCING, NETTING, SOD COURT RESURFACING 474,000 FOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF VARIOUS EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES, INCLUDING ROOF MAINTENANCE AND PAINTING.

WE HAVE 270,000 FOR ROADWAY RESTRIPING RESURFACING STRIPING AND PARKING LOT SIDEWALK REPAIRS AND 140,000 FOR ROADWAY TREE TRIMMING AND PLANT REPLACEMENT, 250,000 FOR OUR CANAL MAINTENANCE AND DREDGING PROGRAM AND 250,000 FOR ANNUAL STORMWATER REPAIR PROGRAM. AND ON TOP OF THIS, WE WERE AWARDED LAST YEAR AN ADDITIONAL 500,000 FOR OUR STORMWATER REPAIR PROGRAM THAT ONCE THE EXPENSES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, WILL RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT.

SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO BALANCE THE GENERAL FUND NEXT YEAR? ON THIS SLIDE, WE HAVE THE USE OF FUNDS, WHICH INCLUDE AN INCREASE OF 4.7 MILLION IN PERSONNEL.

WE HAVE 4.5 MILLION INCREASE IN OPERATING COSTS, 11.1 MILLION INCREASE IN CAPITAL AND 7.5 MILLION INCREASE IN TRANSFERS.

AND INCLUDED IN THIS FIGURE, WE HAVE THAT $5 MILLION PLAN TRANSFER FOR THE BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE $2.5 MILLION TRANSFER TO SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO OFFSET THE PROGRAM LOSSES DUE TO SHUTTING DOWN FOR CONSTRUCTION.

AND NOW HOW DO WE BALANCE THOSE EXPENDITURES? WE HAVE THE USE OF FUNDS.

WE HAVE AN INCREASE OF 12.3 MILLION IN AD VALORUM AND OTHER REVENUES, 2.5 MILLION, $2.5 MILLION INCREASE IN TRANSFERS, A DECREASE OF 200,000 IN DEBT SERVICE AND A DECREASE OF 14.7 MILLION IN OUR BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND.

AND THESE FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR ONE TIME NON REOCCURRING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS AN ALLOWABLE USE OF OUR BUDGET STABILIZATION UNDER OUR CITY POLICY TO FUND THE $5 MILLION PLANNED TRANSFER FOR BURNS ROAD, A $7.5 MILLION ALLOCATION FOR THE DISTRICT PARK FIELDHOUSE AND THE $2 MILLION ALLOCATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION SIX, WHICH WE'LL GET INTO IN GREATER DETAIL IN THE NEXT SLIDE.

ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT OUR OPEN.

FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS ALSO REVIEWED ANNUALLY TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS AROUND THE CITY.

WE HAVE FOR THE GENERAL FUND MAKES UP 15.9 MILLION OF THE TOTAL CAPITAL BUDGET.

SPECIAL REVENUE MAKES UP 50,000 AND THE CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS OR IMPACT FUNDS MAKE UP 14.2 MILLION FOR THIS YEAR.

JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE LARGER PROJECTS.

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WE HAVE THE $7.5 MILLION PLANNED FOR THE DISTRICT PARK FIELDHOUSE, WHICH IS AN OBLIGATION OF THE LAND LEASE THAT WE HAVE TO BUILD AN INDOOR RECREATION FACILITY.

WE HAVE $2.5 MILLION ALLOCATION FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE PD DISPATCH AND CRIME SCENE AREA.

WE ALSO HAVE THE $10 MILLION ALLOCATION FOR THE BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH INCLUDES THE $5 MILLION TRANSFER FROM BUDGET STABILIZATION AND ALSO A $5 MILLION ALLOCATION FROM AVANIR TO OFFSET ALL THAT, ASSIST WITH ALL THE GROWTH WE'VE BEEN SEEING.

AND FINALLY, THERE'S FIRE.

THE BUDGET UNDERWENT A LAST MINUTE CHANGE FOLLOWING ITS INITIAL RELEASE TO COUNCIL TO ALLOCATE AN ADDITIONAL 2,050,000 TO CONSTRUCT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION SIX FOR UNFORESEEN INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

THE BIDS FOR THE PROJECT DID COME BACK HIGHER THAN WE HAD ESTIMATED, AND THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING WILL COME FROM OUR BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND.

NOW TO GO THROUGH OUR OTHER SUMMARY, ALL THE OTHER FUNDS, JUST A QUICK SUMMARY, LOOKING AT OUR INTERNAL SERVICES FUND, ITS TOTAL BUDGET REQUEST FOR THIS YEAR IS 28.9 MILLION.

FLEET FLEET MAINTENANCE MAKES UP 7.8, WHEREAS THE SELF-INSURANCE FUND COMPRISES 21 MILLION OF THE TOTAL BUDGET REQUEST.

SCROLLING DOWN TO REVENUES BY TYPE.

CHARGES FOR SERVICES IS THE LARGEST USE AT 19.6 MILLION.

WE HAVE AN BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS 7.7 MILLION.

AND THEN EXPENDITURES WHICH ARE BALANCED AT 28.9.

PERSONNEL IS THE LARGEST USE AT 13.9 MILLION.

OPERATING IS 7 MILLION.

CAPITAL OUTLAY IS 29,000.

DEBT SERVICE IS 101,000 AND THE RESERVES END AT 7.5 MILLION.

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, WHICH HAS A TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET REQUEST OF 23 MILLION.

RECREATION MAKES UP 18 SORRY, 8.1 MILLION.

THE GOLF FUND COMPRISES 7.9 MILLION INCHES THE HOUSING FUND IS OUR THIRD LARGEST AT 5.5 MILLION.

SCROLLING DOWN TO REVENUES BY TYPE.

CHARGES OF SERVICES IS OUR LARGEST USE AT 11.5.

THE BEATING FUND BALANCE IS 33.8.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND ALL OF OUR OTHER MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES.

AND SCROLLING DOWN TO EXPENDITURES.

PERSONNEL IS 9.5 MILLION.

OPERATING IS 5.5.

CAPITAL OUTLAY IS 419.

DEBT SERVICE IS 134 AND THEN RESERVES AND AT 7.7.

AND OUR LAST FUND, OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

WHICH HAS A TOTAL BUDGET ALLOCATION OF 33.7 MILLION.

RECREATION IS OUR LARGEST FUND, MAKING UP 11.4 MILLION.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR $0.01 SURTAX AT 7.2 AND MOBILITY IS 6.9 MILLION.

SCROLLING DOWN TO REVENUES BY TYPE.

THE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS THE LARGEST AT 40%.

IMPACT FEES ARE THE SECOND LARGEST AT 34.7.

AND THEN MOVING ON TO EXPENDITURES WHICH ARE BALANCED AT 33 MILLION.

CAPITAL OUTLAY IS OUR LARGEST USE AT 14.2 AND RESERVES ARE 12.7 MILLION.

ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S SWITCH GEARS.

NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR TEN YEAR FORECAST.

WE ARE VERY CONSERVATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR FORECASTING IN ORDER TO NOT GET INTO THE YO YO EFFECT WITH OUR MILLAGE RATE.

WE LIKE TO KEEP THAT THAT MILLAGE RATE STABLE ON OUR TEN YEAR FORECAST.

WE'RE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A FLAT OPERATING RATE OF 5.17 WITH NO DEBT MILLAGE ALL THE WAY THROUGH YEAR TEN, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE IT PROVIDES STABILITY AND PREDICTABILITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

ALSO, IN YEAR TEN, OUR UNASSIGNED RESERVES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 30 MILLION.

THIS IS AN INCREASE ABOVE OUR CURRENT UNASSIGNED BALANCE SET AT 26 MILLION IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN COUNCIL POLICY OF AT LEAST 17% OF EXPENDITURES, LEAVING US WITH 5.8 MILLION ESTIMATED BUDGET STABILIZATION IN FISCAL YEAR 2033.

THIS IS DOWN FROM 7.8 MILLION AFTER THE RECENT CHANGE WE JUST MADE IN THE BUDGET FOR THE EXTRA $2 MILLION FOR FIRE STATION SIX.

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ALL RIGHT. SO ON THIS SLIDE, THE PURPLE IS OUR BUDGET STABILIZATION.

GREEN IS OUR UNASSIGNED RESERVES, AND THE GOLD LINE IS OUR MILLAGE RATE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE MAINTAIN THAT MILLAGE RATE AT 5.17 ALL THE WAY THROUGH YEAR 2033.

THE BUDGET STABILIZATION IN PURPLE REMAINS RELATIVELY STABLE.

IT TAKES A SLIGHT DIP IN 25 TO 750,000 AND IN 26 TO 2.8, WHERE IT THEN RECOVERS IN TO THAT 5.8 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 2033.

AND FINALLY, YOU CAN SEE OUR UNASSIGNED RESERVE BALANCE REMAINS FLAT AT 26 MILLION UNTIL WE HIT FISCAL YEAR 28, WHERE IT SLOWLY TICKS UP FROM THERE TO $30 MILLION TO MAINTAIN THAT POLICY THRESHOLD OF OUR UNASSIGNED RESERVES SET AT 17%.

WE ALWAYS LIKE TO SHOW A COST COMPARISON SLIDE.

WE LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT OURSELVES TO OTHER LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES TO ILLUSTRATE THAT WE CONTINUE TO NOT LEVY ANY RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE TRASH COLLECTION FEES, ELECTRIC OR WATER, NATURAL GAS, UTILITY SERVICE TAXES OR CHARGE FOR ANY STORMWATER OR FIRE ASSESSMENTS.

FOR THIS COMPARISON, WE ASSUMED A $450,000 ASSESSED VALUE PROPERTY WITH A $50,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR THE UTILITY TAX CALCULATION. WE ASSUMED $2,400 A YEAR FOR ELECTRICITY AND GAS AND $780 A YEAR FOR WATER.

AND THEN FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATION TAX, WE ASSUMED 3600 A YEAR FOR THE ANNUAL PHONE, INTERNET OR CABLE CHARGES.

ON THIS SLIDE, WE BRING ALL THOSE PIECES TOGETHER AND COMPARE THE CITY WITH OTHER LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES.

YOU'LL NOTICE GARDENS HERE IS AT THE TOP WITH NO UTILITY TAX, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FEES OR THE STORMWATER OR FIRE ASSESSMENT.

ANOTHER THING TO NOTE ARE THE MUNICIPALITIES IN BLUE.

THEIR CITY AD VALOREM IS MUCH LOWER THAN OURS.

THE REASON IS THAT THEY'RE A PART OF THE COUNTY'S MSTU PROGRAM AND THEIR THAT IS UNDERNEATH THE OTHER AD VALOREM COLUMN WHICH OVERALL YOU CAN SEE US HERE AT THE TOP WITH THE LOWEST TAX LIABILITY AT 7551.

AND FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO END WITH THANKING THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEIR TIME AND EFFORT THIS YEAR IN REVIEWING THE BUDGET.

STAFF SHARED THEIR ANNUAL REPORT WITH COUNCIL ON THE 29TH AND WOULD LIKE TO READ SOME OF THE SUMMARY FINDINGS FOR THIS YEAR.

SO THEY STATED THE CITY HAS TAKEN AFFIRMATIVE STEPS TO AVOID A TAX INCREASE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324 BUDGET WHILE MAINTAINING EXPENDITURE, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESERVE BALANCE REQUIREMENTS AND PARAMETERS.

THE CITY IS FINANCIALLY STRONG AND HAS POLICIES IN PLACE TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STABILITY.

AND FINALLY, THE TEN YEAR FORECAST CONTINUES TO BE A GREAT TOOL ASSISTING COUNCIL AND THE CITY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN KEEPING THE PROJECTION FORECAST UP TO DATE. SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE THE REQUIRED ACTION TONIGHT WHERE STAFF RECOMMENDS TWO MOTIONS.

THE FIRST IS STAFF RECOMMENDS A MOTION THAT THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS ADOPTS A PROPOSED OPERATING AND TOTAL MILLAGE RATE OF 5.1700 MILLS, WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 4.7456 BY 8.94%.

AND THE SECOND MOTION STAFF RECOMMENDS A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 11 2023 ON FIRST READING ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION FOR TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. WELL DONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, SO WE DO HAVE TWO COMMENT CARDS BEFORE WE GO FORWARD WITH OUR ACTIONS.

IF I COULD PLEASE HAVE MARIA MARINO COME ON UP, MA'AM.

YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

YEAH, I LIKE THAT.

MARIA MARINO AND THREE CARRICK ROAD, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

AND I REALLY JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

WE STRIVE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS AND I'LL PUT MY COUNTY COMMISSIONER HAT ON FOR A SECOND.

WE STRIVE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS TO REALLY LISTEN TO OUR RESIDENTS AND WE CONSTANTLY HEAR AND I DID IT.

I DID MY OWN SURVEY THROUGH MY NEWSLETTER OF WHAT WHAT OUR RESIDENTS WANTED.

AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, THEY WANTED THEIR TAXES REDUCED.

WE'RE NOT REDUCING THEIR TAXES.

WE'RE REDUCING THEIR MILLAGE RATE.

IT'S POTATO POTATO.

BUT THE EFFECT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE'S TAXES.

MOST PEOPLE'S TAXES WILL GO DOWN.

AND THE THE RATE FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, AS YOU KNOW, IS 4.5, WHICH WAS THE LARGEST MILLAGE RATE REDUCTION IN 30 YEARS.

SO LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET SIX OTHER THE SIX OTHER COMMISSIONERS TO AGREE WITH ME WHEN I DID THIS.

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SORRY, RON, I KNOW HOW YOU ARE ABOUT THE BUDGET, AND I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I LEARNED THE BUDGET FROM RON FERRIS.

SO I TAKE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT I LEARNED HERE AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND WENT THOROUGHLY THROUGH OUR 1300 PAGES TO COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTIONS AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT CUTTING SERVICES AND SALARIES, WHICH WAS, YOU KNOW, A SCARE THAT WAS PUT INTO EVERYBODY.

BUT THAT'S NOT HOW IT WAS.

IT WAS MOSTLY AND STRICTLY FROM RESERVES BECAUSE WE DID SEE A WINDFALL LAST YEAR AND RESERVES ARE IN PLACE FOR A REASON.

RON TAUGHT ME THAT THEY'RE THERE FOR EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT THEY'RE ALSO NOT JUST A PLACE TO PARK MONEY.

YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS MIGHT NEED THAT AND THEY DO NEED IT RIGHT NOW WITH THEIR TAXES THE WAY THEY ARE WITH THEIR INSURANCE, THE WAY THAT IT IS WITH THEIR MORTGAGE RATES GOING UP WITH EVERYTHING THAT THAT'S BEING SPENT RIGHT NOW.

SO ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO AND WE DON'T WE DON'T OFTEN WE'RE NOT OFTEN TOLD.

THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU ALL FOR DOING THIS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TONIGHT.

WE HAVE ANOTHER CARD, AND THAT IS MR. VICTOR MARTIN.

COME ON UP. YEAH, WITHIN.

WITHIN THREE, YOU HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA TIME.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, SIR.

IF YOU COULD SAY MARTIN.

88, 96 ALDENHAM WAY.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA.

I'M A BOARD MEMBER OF THE CARLTON OAKS COMMUNITY AND ALSO A DIRECTOR OF THE.

AND MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN KEEPING OUR TAXES AS LOW AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.

THIS IS GREAT TO HEAR.

IT GREATLY AFFECTS RETIRED PEOPLE ESPECIALLY AND PEOPLE THAT ARE OF THOSE FINANCIAL LEVELS AND EARNINGS WHERE IT HAS A GREAT EFFECT, ESPECIALLY WITH ONE AS MENTIONED, INSURANCE COSTS AND MEDICAL COSTS AND THINGS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF POCKET.

SO ANY TIME IT'S GREAT THAT YOU REALIZE THAT THE GROWTH, THE GREAT GROWTH THAT WE HAVE COMING INTO THIS COMMUNITY BASED ON WHAT IS COMING IN IN THE WEST, THE LEVEL OF THESE PROPERTIES, I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S NOT IN THE CITY, BUT WEST PALM BEACH, THAT DEVELOPMENT DOWN THERE, IT'S GOING TO BE 55 UNITS, BUT THEY START AT 10 MILLION TO 25 BECAUSE THEY FEEL THIS IS THE DEMAND OF THE CURRENT OF PEOPLE WANTING TO MOVE INTO THIS AREA.

SO THE POINT BEING, WITH THIS KIND OF PROPERTIES AND THE PRICES GOING UP, THAT HOPEFULLY THE TAXES ON THOSE WILL HELP SET SO COVER THE COSTS OF THE FIRE, THE POLICE AND ALL THOSE OTHER SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AND KEEPING IT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE HEARING.

MAY I PLEASE INVITE FOR A FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AND WE'LL BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION FROM THERE.

OH, SORRY. GO AHEAD, MAX.

YEAH, WE HAVE TO READ IT, SO WE'LL BE DOING IT IN TWO.

WE'LL DO IT IN TWO PARTS.

YEAH, WE LIKE TO READ IT.

THANKS, ERIN.

OF COURSE, THE FIRST WILL BE WILL BE TO SET THE MILLAGE AS IS, AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

AND THEN THE SECOND WILL BE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 11.

SO I'LL TAKE DANA.

GO FOR IT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADOPT A PROPOSAL FOR OPERATING TOTAL MILLAGE RATE OF 5.17 MILLS, WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 4.7456 BY BY 8.94%.

SECOND. WONDERFUL.

SO I'VE GOT DANA FOR THE FIRST MOTION AND CARL FOR THE SECOND.

AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND DANA CARL.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO FOR THE MOTION FOR THE SECOND ONE.

SO COULD I GET I'M INVITING A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE ORDINANCE.

11 OH, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT FIRST.

WE HAVE TO DO THIS. LET'S HAVE SOME DISCUSSION.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY, LET'S GO.

DANA, YOU MADE THE MOTION.

YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST.

I'M ASSUMING THEN. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO FIRST. SO, ERIN, THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM.

I KNOW YOU'VE SPENT AND YOU CONTINUE TO SPEND HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS A DAY ON THIS.

AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TAKING THE EXTRA TIME TO BRING ME UP TO SPEED ON THIS, BECAUSE IT'S MY FIRST BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS.

AND I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF RESIDENTS.

AND, YOU KNOW, OUR SERVICES ARE FANTASTIC AND WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT.

BUT EVERYONE IS VERY COST CONSCIOUS RIGHT NOW, AND WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE, YOU KNOW, THE STAFF, EVERYTHING HAS GONE UP INSURANCE, HEALTH CARE, CONSTRUCTION COSTS, STAFF SALARIES. I KNOW AT THE 11TH HOUR YOU HAD THE ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND THAT'S WHAT THE RESERVES ARE THERE FOR.

CONGRATULATIONS ON DECREASING 7.7% IN TWO YEARS AND NOT COMPROMISING SAFETY AND FIRE AND EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THERE.

STABILITY AND PREDICTABILITY IS, I THINK, KEY TO WHAT WE'RE DOING DURING THIS BUDGET PROCESS.

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AND, YOU KNOW, I DID SPEAK TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AT THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT, AND I APPRECIATE THE GRAPHICS SHOWING WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE WERE TO REDUCE OUR MILLAGE RATE ANY FURTHER.

AND THERE'S A NICE BALANCE.

AND ME BEING A BUSINESS OWNER AND A RESIDENT AND, YOU KNOW, LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS, PEOPLE DON'T LIKE SURPRISES AND WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT STABILITY AND KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING RATHER THAN PLAYING WITH THE MILLAGE RATE OR DIFFERENT THINGS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I LIKE THE PREDICTABILITY AND KNOWING WHAT'S GOING TO BE OUT THERE RATHER THAN ANY SURPRISES.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO. CARL.

DANA KIND OF COVERED IT ALL.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO PROJECT TO THE COMMUNITY STABILITY IN THE CITY.

WE DON'T WANT TO SEE A CRAZY GRAPH GO UP WHERE WE HAVE TO RAISE TAXES IN THE FUTURE BY LOWERING SOMETHING RANDOMLY.

IT'S THE FIRST READING STILL ENGAGING IN SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS.

I'VE HAD SOME CASUAL CONVERSATIONS WITH BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE A COUPLE SIT DOWNS BEFORE OUR SECOND READING, AND THIS IS MY SEVENTH BUDGET.

SO THE GRAPHS.

DON'T CHANGE MUCH THERE, JUST ADJUSTED.

AND THE TEN YEAR VISION THAT WE CHANGED FIVE YEARS AGO, MAYBE 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO, KIND OF HELPS ME WITH A LONGER VISION ON THE TRACK THAT PALM BEACH GARDENS BECAUSE FIVE'S QUICK, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A TEN YEAR VISION, IT'S GOOD.

SO AS LONG AS WE'RE SHOWING THE COMMUNITY A STABLE AND CONTINUITY WITH THE COUNCIL, THOSE ARE SOME OF MY BIG THINGS.

SO I LIKE THE DIRECTION THIS IS GOING.

SO AS IT SITS RIGHT NOW, I'M ALL FOR IT.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BERT.

FIRST OF ALL, LET ME THANK THE ENTIRE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM OF THE CITY.

YOUR DIRECT REPORTS, THE EMPLOYEES, WE KNOW IT'S REALLY A TEAM EFFORT FOR WHAT YOU DO AND HOW YOU PUT THIS TOGETHER EVERY YEAR.

SO WE'RE IMPRESSED WITH THE PROCESS.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH IT FOR MANY YEARS AND CERTAINLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPENNESS AND YOUR HONESTY AND AND HOW THE PROCESS WORKS.

AS I SAID, THE CITY REALLY HAS AN EXCELLENT BUDGETING PROCESS AND THE TEAM APPLIES A VERY CONSERVATIVE APPROACH WHEN IT COMES TO FORECASTING REVENUES COUPLED WITH AN AGGRESSIVE FORECASTING OF EXPENSES, WHICH THE WAY AS YOU WANT TO THAT'S HOW YOU WANT TO DO YOUR BUDGET.

THAT'S THAT'S THE BEST CASE SCENARIO.

AND THIS STRATEGY REALLY DELIVERS POSITIVE GROWTH OUTCOMES TO OUR RESIDENTS.

AND REALLY THERE'S NO SURPRISES TO OUR TAXPAYERS.

IN THE END, WE WE PRETTY MUCH KNOW EVERY DOLLAR WHERE IT'S GOING.

THE EXPENSES CAN BE ALLOCATED FROM YEAR TO YEAR, BUT WE'RE CAUTIOUS AND I RESPECT THE WAY MANAGEMENT DOES THAT.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU.

IN TERMS OF HIGHLIGHTS.

PROPERTY ASSESSED VALUES WERE UP 15% THIS YEAR.

THEY'VE INCREASED FOR 12 CONSECUTIVE YEARS.

AGAIN, THAT'S REALLY A TRIBUTE TO HOW THIS CITY LOOKS AS PEOPLE DRIVE AROUND AND MAKE A DECISION WHETHER THEY WANT TO LIVE HERE OR MOVE HERE OR STAY HERE.

IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE PROCESS AS YOU GO AROUND OUR CITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AS WELL.

IN TERMS OF THE INCREASE IN AVALON AND OTHER TAXES, WE'RE GOING TO BE UP ABOUT $12 MILLION THIS YEAR AGAIN, TO NEW CONSTRUCTION AND THE INCREASE IN VALUATIONS OF PROPERTIES SOLD THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.

I CAN TELL YOU MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I MEAN, I LIVE IN THE OLD TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THE VALUATIONS IN THERE ARE ARE CRAZY.

BUT I GUESS THAT'S KIND OF THE CHEAPER AREA OF THE CITY NOW WITH ALL THE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND THE HOMES THAT ARE BEING BUILT.

BUT I THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I MEAN, I'M ECSTATIC THAT THE VALUES ARE WHERE THEY ARE, BUT I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT INCREASE AND AND HAVE NEW FAMILIES MOVE IN AND PUSH THEIR BABIES AROUND THE STREETS AND THE CARRIAGES LIKE I DID 20 YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST MOVED IN THERE.

SO IT'S KIND OF A COOL TRANSITION TO SEE THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SALARY INCREASES ARE GOING TO BE UP ESSENTIALLY 7% THIS YEAR ACROSS THE BOARD FOR EMPLOYEES.

I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY LOOKING AT ME GOING, WOW, HE'S GOING TO AGREE WITH THAT.

AND I DO. I SEE THE CPI AT SIX AND ONE HALF PERCENT.

I SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH ME AND THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY.

I THINK IT'S IT'S JUSTIFIED.

WE HAVE TO DO IT.

SO I'M IN FULL AGREEMENT OF DOING THAT.

WE HAVE TO RETAIN EMPLOYEES.

WE HAVE TO ATTRACT NEW EMPLOYEES.

BRETT'S VIDEO KIND OF SAID IT ALL.

IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT EVEN AS NEW HAIRSTYLE THAT HE LEAVE.

YEAH, SO.

BUT THE HAIR APPOINTMENT.

YEAH, BUT I I'M IN FULL AGREEMENT WITH THAT AND I THINK IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT WE HAVE SOME GREAT STAFF.

WE NEED TO KEEP THEM. I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO PILLAGE AND TAKE PEOPLE AWAY FROM US FOR OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS OR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, AND WE NEED TO KEEP PEOPLE HERE STRONG, UNASSIGNED RESERVE BALANCES OF 26 MILLION.

THAT ALWAYS KIND OF GETS ME EXCITED.

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FLUCTUATING BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND THAT'S AVAILABLE TO COVER ADDITIONAL EXPENSES, PROJECTS, OTHER THINGS THAT GO ON.

SO AGAIN, A NICE KIND OF CAVEAT TO HAVE IN OUR CITY THAT THE CITY MANAGER STARTED YEARS AND YEARS AGO AND HAS KEPT THAT FUND WITH MONIES IN IT.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE CRITICAL FOR THIS YEAR TO DO A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE DOING.

OTHERWISE MAYBE WE COULDN'T DO THOSE.

SO KUDOS TO HIM AND WE CONTINUE TO DO MORE WITH LESS.

I MEAN, THE POPULATION HAS GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE LAST DECADE AND WE HAVEN'T REALLY GROWN THE EMPLOYEE BASE TO TO MAYBE THINK WHAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS.

BUT WE PROVIDE THOSE ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND THEY'RE EXCELLENT AT THAT WITH THE LESSER AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH PER CAPITA OF OUR POPULATION.

SO THAT ALWAYS IMPRESSES ME WHEN I SEE THAT NUMBER.

SO AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO STAFF FOR WHAT YOU DO GOING OVER AND ABOVE FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO KEEP THEM HAPPY.

IN TERMS OF CHALLENGES, I THINK IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS PERSONNEL OPERATING INSURANCE COSTS ARE GOING TO BE BIG OVER THE COMING YEARS.

BUT I'M THINK I'M THANKFUL THAT WE SHOULD SEE INFLATION COME DOWN NEXT YEAR.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE A 6.5% CPI NUMBER.

SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME NORMALCY OF PRICING AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE AFFECTING THE RESIDENTS NOW AND OUR TAXPAYERS AND THAT COULD COULD HELP THEM GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE AND ALSO HELP US AS FAR AS THOSE LARGER JUMPS WILL BE MORE STABILIZED FOR THE EXPENSES THAT WE HAVE TO COVER.

IN TERMS OF THE MILLAGE RATE, I GUESS YOU REALLY CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT IT GOING FROM 532 TO 517.

WE'RE ESSENTIALLY GIVING BACK TWO AND ONE HALF MILLION DOLLARS OF REVENUE WE COULD HAVE COLLECTED TO OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE WE'RE LOWERING THE MILLAGE RATE.

SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT.

IN MY EYES, I MEAN, I WOULDN'T MIND SEEING IT GO DOWN TO 514 ROUGHLY, WHICH WOULD BE A $3 MILLION CAVEAT BACK TO THE RESIDENTS TO KIND OF GIVE THEM A WIN WIN SITUATION WITH NO TAX INCREASES ON THE HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES AS WELL AS WHAT THE COUNTY IS DOING ON THEIR END FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

SO IT'S IT'S SOMETHING TO BE CONSIDERED.

THE FOUR OF FIVE OF US UP HERE CAN MAKE THAT DECISION.

I'M NOT PUSHING FOR IT, BUT I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T CONSIDER IT.

BEING HOW STRONG THE CITY IS RIGHT NOW ON A REVENUE STANDPOINT.

AND I AND I OFFER THAT TONIGHT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO LOWER THE MILLAGE RATE CONSIDERABLY GOING FORWARD.

AS YOU CAN SEE BY OUR FORECAST AND OUR EXPENSES AND OUR PROJECTS AND THE SERVICES AND THE PROGRAMS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER OUR RESIDENTS GOING FORWARD INTO THE NEXT DECADE.

IT WOULD BE A PIPE DREAM IN MY EYES TO LOWER IT 3% NEXT YEAR OR EVEN COME CLOSE TO THAT NUMBER.

SO I'M COMING TO THE REALIZATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED THOSE REVENUES FOR THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE FOR OUR RESIDENTS GOING FORWARD.

SO TO ME, THIS IS KIND OF THE LAST YEAR TO REALLY LOOK AT IT AND SAY, HEY, WE WE DID RAISE YOUR TAXES AGAIN FOR TWO YEARS.

AND GOING FORWARD, THE EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE WE NEED THOSE FUNDS TO DO THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO TO KEEP YOU HAPPY.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I AM.

AND THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MERCY.

OKAY. WELL, YOU GUYS SAID A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SAY, SO I WON'T REPEAT IT.

BUT FIRST, I DO WANT TO THANK ARIANA AND YOUR AND YOUR TEAM FOR DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THE BUDGET.

I KNOW IT'S IT'S DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS IN THE PAST AND YOU'RE STILL GETTING USED TO THE NEW SYSTEM, BUT YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND ALSO KUDOS AND A THANK YOU THAT GOES OUT TO THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD.

I WAS GOING TO SAY OVERSIGHT, BUT I CAUGHT MYSELF.

I KEEP DOING THAT FOR THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION.

I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE ALL THEY DO AS WELL.

AND, YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR WE SAW AN 11% GROWTH AND THIS YEAR WE SAW AN EVEN MORE GROWTH.

SO I GUESS THE THEME CONTINUES TO BE GROWTH, AND THAT'S WITH EVERYTHING INCLUDING POPULATION.

AND OUR WE TALKED ABOUT OUR ASSESSED VALUES AND WE'RE VERY LUCKY THAT WE HAVE A HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT TOO.

SO OUR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IS LOOKING GREAT TOO, WITH THE BALANCE OF AVENIR AND PGA STATION COMING ONLINE AND FPL, PHASE TWO, HOPEFULLY COMING ONLINE SOON AND MAYBE EVEN LEGACY PLACE.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S A BUNCH OF OTHERS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SO WE'RE VERY LUCKY WITH THAT GROWTH AS WELL.

AND AGAIN, KIND OF LIKE WHAT BERT SAID YEARS AGO.

STAFF RON, YOU MADE A GREAT SUGGESTION WITH ADDING THE BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND, AND THAT REALLY HAS BEEN A SUCCESS AND ALLOWED US TO NOT DIP INTO OUR UNASSIGNED RESERVES AND TO ALLOW THEM TO GROW.

SO THAT WAS A GREAT JOB AND WE'VE DEFINITELY KEPT OUR UNASSIGNED RESERVES OR RESERVES IN GENERAL A MUCH HIGHER THAN A MINIMUM OF 17%.

SO GREAT JOB.

AND AGAIN, WE'RE VERY LUCKY.

BUT WHILE WE TALK ABOUT GROWTH, I'D BE REMISS TO MENTION THE INCREASES IN EXPENSES WHICH EVERYONE KIND OF ALREADY DID.

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AND, YOU KNOW, MARIA WAS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

THERE'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, A HUGE SURGE IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, BUT WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF GROWTH WITH EXPENSES AS WELL.

BUT WITH THAT SAID, I HAVE TO THANK OUR TEAM PALM BEACH GARDENS, BECAUSE WE'VE KEPT UP WITH THE PACE OF ALL THE DEVELOPMENT, OF ALL THE GROWTH, OF ALL THE CHALLENGES.

WE WON NUMEROUS AWARDS, WHICH WE JUST SAW TODAY, INCLUDING THAT AWESOME PICTURE CAMERA.

AND I THANK YOU ALL GREATLY FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

I CAN'T SAY THAT ENOUGH, BUT YOUR PICTURE.

BUT WITH THAT SAID, YOU DESERVE STAFF, ALL OF YOU.

EVERYBODY DESERVES THE INCREASE THAT YOU GOT.

WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS.

WE CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU.

YOU'RE EXCELLENT. I'D HATE TO LOSE ANY OF YOU.

SO I'M VERY HAPPY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE INCREASE THAT WE ARE IN THIS BUDGET BECAUSE IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT AND IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF GROCERIES AND INSURANCE AND HOUSING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'VE TALKED UPON.

AND I'M ALSO SUPER PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO REDUCE THE BUDGET TWO YEARS IN A ROW.

THAT'S AWESOME.

AND AGAIN, WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT WITHOUT YOU GUYS.

SO I DO AGREE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT DROP A TINY BIT MORE ON THE SECOND READING SO THAT THE FIRST TIER OF AVERAGE HOMES OR HOMEOWNERS CAN SEE A ZERO NET INCREASE IN THEIR ACTUAL DOLLARS.

WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE, BUT WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS, I THINK IT'S THAT I JUST PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, I THINK IT'S POSSIBLE.

I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE AND THIS IS JUST A QUESTION THAT IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, THAT MONEY IS ALLOCATED TO THE PLANT PARK RENOVATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AMANDA BUCKLEY MEMORIAL IS PROPERLY RELOCATED AND ALSO TO BRING PLANT PARK UP.

TO A LET'S CALL IT A SHOVEL READY STATUS.

AND I THINK THERE IS A PUBLIC BENEFIT.

THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO THAT IS BECAUSE THE PALM BEACH NORTH DOES BRING A BIG ECONOMIC GENERATOR.

ANYTHING DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE THAT.

BUT TOURNAMENTS IN GENERAL IS AN ECONOMIC GENERATOR, AND IT ALSO REDUCES TRAFFIC BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR YOUNG AND ADULT RESIDENTS ARE CURRENTLY DRIVING FAR SOUTH TO USE THOSE TYPES OF FACILITIES, BUT NONETHELESS, NOT MUCH. JUST IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH TO BRING THAT SHOVEL READY, MEANING UPSIZING WATER, SEWER OR DEMO, SOMETHING OF THE KIND.

BUT ANYWAY, WITH THAT SAID, WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW IT GOES.

BUT I AM VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THE BUDGET.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY BEFORE I CLOSE THIS OUT HERE? OKAY. AGAIN, AS YOU HEARD, WE'RE COMING DOWN FROM 5.552 TO 5.32 DOWN TO 5.17 MILS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. IT'S PRETTY EXTRAORDINARY.

IN PREPARATION FOR THE MEETING, I REALLY ENJOYED GOING BACK DECADES AND WATCHING YOU GUYS PASS BUDGETS YEARS AND YEARS.

SO I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF WHO'S GOTTEN US HERE.

I WANT TO THANK OUR BUDGET REVIEW BOARD AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO'VE SAT UP HERE THAT HAVE MADE THIS BUDGET POSSIBLE.

AND I DON'T KNOW FOR ANYONE WHO WAS WATCHING TONIGHT, YOU MAY NOT HAVE REALIZED, BUT WHEN ERIN WAS PRESENTING IT, SHE WENT ON TO THE CITY WEBSITE WHERE EVERYONE ELSE CAN ACCESS EXACTLY WHAT SHE PULLED UP.

THESE WEREN'T SLIDES THAT WERE PREPARED.

THIS WAS REAL TIME.

THAT'S HOW EASY AND ACCESSIBLE OUR BUDGET IS.

SO THAT IS ABSOLUTELY EXTRAORDINARY.

SO THAT WAS AMAZING TO WATCH.

AND YOU JUST DID IT SO EFFORTLESSLY.

BY THE WAY, WE'RE GETTING THERE. I THINK OUR COUNCIL IS GETTING THERE.

WE CAN ALMOST MOVE THAT FAST.

THERE'S NO WASTEFUL SPENDING TO PICK APART.

WE HAVE TRANSPARENCY.

WE HAVE A STAFF WITH HIGH LEVELS OF RETENTION.

WE HAVE CLOSE TO 30 AWARDS FOR THIS BUDGET ALONE.

AND THAT'S EVEN BEFORE IT WAS ONLINE.

RIGHT? SO AND I AM HONORED ENOUGH TO SIT ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT BOARDS OR CHAIR OF THEM AND GO THROUGH BUDGETS, NONE OF THEM NO OFFENSE TO THE WONDERFUL BOARDS.

I SAID NONE OF THEM LOOK LIKE THIS OR THIS EASY TO ACCESS.

WE HAD RESIDENTS COME OUT AND SUPPORT TONIGHT.

THAT WAS WONDERFUL AS WELL.

WE DON'T USUALLY SEE THAT SO MUCH.

IN MY TIME ON COUNCIL.

WE'VE HAD ONE RESIDENT COME OUT ABOUT THE BUDGET AND SHE WAS ASKING FOR MONEY FOR OUR SCHOOLS, SO IT WASN'T EVEN ABOUT OUR BUDGET.

SO OUR BUDGETS, YOU KNOW, GENERALLY DOING GREAT.

WE HAVE STRONG ECONOMY GROWTH, IMPECCABLE FINANCE STAFF AND OUR BOARD.

SO NOT TO MENTION OUR SURVEY, WE HAD OUR RESIDENTS RATING SATISFACTION IN THE CITY AT 98.4%.

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SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IS LET'S LOWER SOME PROPERTY TAXES TONIGHT.

OKAY? SO I'M LOOKING FOR THE NEXT MOTION REGARDING ORDINANCE 11.

NO, MA'AM. NO, SORRY.

THANK YOU. MAX, YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

WE HAVE TO FINISH IT OUT TO ADOPT THE MILLAGE RATE OF FIVE.

THANK YOU, MAX. I APPRECIATE IT.

GET ALL CHATTY.

ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S.

WE HAVE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

LET'S VOTE ON IT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. LET'S GO FOR ORDINANCE 11.

I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION IN A SECOND REGARDING ORDINANCE 11, PLEASE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 11 2023 AT FIRST READING ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 THROUGH 2024 SECOND.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DANA AND CARL.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION AREA.

AND ALSO, MADAM MAYOR, BEFORE WE BEFORE WE CONTINUE, WE HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF OUR SECOND BUDGET HEARING, WHICH WILL BE IN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON SEPTEMBER 19TH AT 6 P.M..

THANK YOU. SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS THIS COUNCIL HAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.

THE SAME WITH SO WE CONTINUITY.

WE GOT SECOND READING, THOUGH.

I KNOW IT'S THE SECOND READING, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I ALMOST WANTED TO GO LIKE THIS BECAUSE WE STRUGGLE THROUGH IT AND IT'S NICE TO SEE ALL OF US COME TOGETHER BECAUSE THE THE MESSAGE WE SEND TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING ARE LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? THOSE PEOPLE ARE SATURATED IN THE BUDGET AND THEY HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY WHO LIVES HERE WHO VOTE FOR US.

SO IT'S NICE TO SEE US ALL COME TOGETHER ON SOMETHING THAT'S ABOUT AS IMPORTANT AS IT GETS.

IT IS RIGHT. I SAID, COOL.

WELL SAID. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. SO MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE 14.

[VIII.b. ORDINANCE 14, 2023 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) SMALL-SCALE FUTURE LAND USE AMENDMENT. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL-SCALE AMENDMENT TO ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, SPECIFICALLY SECTION 163.3187, ET SEQ., FLORIDA STATUTES, PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NO. CPSS-21-08-000018 IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE LAND-USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 17.89 ACRES FROM 8.06+/- ACRES OF RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) AND 9.83+/- ACRES OF COMMERCIAL (C) TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM (RM), THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND 112TH TERRACE; PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY (DEO); PROVIDING THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

SO DURING THE AUGUST 3RD CITY COUNCIL MEETING, ORDINANCE 14 AND ORDINANCE 15 WERE COMBINED IN PRESENTATION.

SINCE ORDINANCE 15 IS QUASI JUDICIAL, WE WILL DECLARE EX PARTY AGAIN AT THIS TIME.

SO LET'S SEE.

SO LET'S DO EX PARTE FIRST.

MARCIE. WHY DON'T YOU GO FIRST? I DO NOT HAVE AN EX PARTE, BUT I DO NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM ORDINANCE 14 ORDINANCE 15 AND RESOLUTION 48 2023. I DO WANT TO SAY THE REASON I'M RECUSING MYSELF IS THE COMPANY MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR IS THE AGENT, ENGINEER AND OUR SURVEYOR FOR THE APPLICANT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. LET'S GO DOWN THE LINE.

CARL. DANA.

NO. I HAVE NOTHING.

WHAT I MENTIONED THE FIRST MEETING IS PRETTY MUCH ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE I'VE HAD.

I DID GET A COUPLE OF EMAILS FROM RESIDENTS OF BAY HILL THAT I RESPONDED TO, SO THAT'S THE ONLY OTHER DIALOG I'VE HAD SINCE LAST MEETING.

THANK YOU. AND AM THE SAME SAME AS LAST TIME, WHICH WAS NOTHING TO REPORT AND JUST SOME RESIDENT EMAILS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THE CLERK WILL READ THE TITLES SEPARATELY FOR EACH AND THEY'LL BE A SEPARATE VOTE FOR ORDINANCE 14 AND ORDINANCE 15 ON SECOND READING.

THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS NEEDED FOR EITHER ITEM.

THE PRESENTATIONS AND ALL TESTIMONY WERE HEARD AT THE AUGUST 3RD MEETING AND WILL REMAIN FOR EACH ITEM IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS.

ORDINANCE 15 DOES NOT HAVE A COMPANION RESOLUTION.

RESOLUTION 48 2023 AND WILL BE SEPARATED.

I'M SORRY PRESENTED SEPARATELY.

EX PARTE WILL BE DECLARED AND RESOLUTION WILL BE VOTED ON.

IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE BECAUSE I DO HAVE ONE CARD.

ORDINANCE 14 2023 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163 FLORIDA STATUTES, SPECIFICALLY SECTION ONE 63.3187 SECONDS FLORIDA STATUTES PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NUMBER CPS DASH 2108-00001 EIGHT INCHES ORDER TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 17.89 ACRES FROM 8.06 LESS OR MINUS ACRES OF RURAL RESIDENTIAL RR AND 9.83 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF COMMERCIAL C TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD AND 112TH TERRACE, PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163 FLORIDA STATUTES, PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.

PROVIDING THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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

DEO THANK YOU SO MUCH, PATTI.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE HEARING.

HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE FIRST READING? NO, MADAM MAYOR, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES ON ORDINANCE 14, ORDINANCE 15 AND THE MATERIAL PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL AS PART OF THESE PETITIONS

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ALSO TO HAVE REMAINED THE SAME, WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO RESOLUTION 48 2023 STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF ALL PETITIONS.

WE'RE HAPPY TO ASK ANY OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. SO DO WE NEED ANY PRESENTATIONS? I'M ASKING MY COUNSEL.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE NOS.

I DO HAVE ONE CARD FOR BART STRACZYNSKI.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME UP.

THANK YOU, SIR. YOU'LL HAVE YOUR THREE MINUTES IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND IF YOU HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

THANK YOU. BART JASTREMSKI, ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNERS, MEANING JANICE AND JOSE SILVA AND PHILIPPE AND MARTHA LEDESMA, ALL ARE PROPERTY OWNERS.

THAT ABUT THE COUNCIL OAKS PROJECT.

THE REASON I SUBMITTED A CARD TODAY WAS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP TO NORTH COUNTY THAT OFTEN.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EVERYBODY ELSE AND JUST ECHO THE SENTIMENTS THAT YOU GUYS ARE HARD WORKING BUNCH AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. SO LET'S CLOSE THE HEARING THEN.

MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 14, 2023.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 14 2023 ON SECOND READING.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

SO THAT'S A MOTION. AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AT ALL FROM ANYONE? NO. WE'VE SAID WHAT WE HAD TO SAY.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION PASSES FOR ZERO.

DON'T GO ANYWHERE.

WE'RE GOING TO VOTE AGAIN ON ORDINANCE 15.

[VIII.c. *ORDINANCE 15, 2023 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) REQUESTING REZONING. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, REZONING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE ZONING FOR APPROXIMATELY 17.89 ACRES, OF WHICH 8.06+/- ACRES IS DESIGNATED AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL (AR) AND 9.83+/- ACRES IS DESIGNATED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) OVERLAY WITH UNDERLYING PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (PO), SUCH THAT THE ENTIRE 17.89+/- ACRES SHALL NOW BE UNIFIED UNDER ONE (1) PUD WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM (RM), SUCH PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND 112TH TERRACE; PROVIDING THAT THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. RESOLUTION 48, 2023 IS A COMPANION ITEM TO ORDINANCE 15, 2023 AND WILL REQUIRE COUNCIL ACTION. *RESOLUTION 48, 2023 – VINTAGE OAKS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE VINTAGE OAKS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD), CONSISTING OF 17.89 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, WHICH INCLUDES A SITE PLAN APPROVAL TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF 111 TOWNHOMES, SUCH PUD BEING LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND 112TH TERRACE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE ORDINANCE.

15, 20.

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

REZONING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE ZONING FOR APPROXIMATELY 17.89 ACRES, OF WHICH 80.06, MORE OR LESS ACRES IS DESIGNATED AGRICULTURAL, RESIDENTIAL R AND 9.83, MORE OR LESS ACRES IS DESIGNATED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD OVERLAY WITH UNDERLYING PROFESSIONAL OFFICE PO SUCH THAT THE ENTIRE 17.89 MORE OR LESS ACRES SHALL NOW BE UNIFIED UNDER ONE PUD WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM.

SUCH PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND 112 TERRACE, PROVIDING THAT THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

RESOLUTION 48 2023 IS A COMPANION ITEM TO ORDINANCE 15 2023 AND WILL REQUIRE COUNCIL ACTION RESOLUTION 48 2023, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE VINTAGE OAKS PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD, CONSISTING OF 17.89 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, WHICH INCLUDES A SITE PLAN APPROVAL TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF 111 TOWNHOMES SUCH PUD BEING LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD AND 112 TERRACE HAS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, PATTI.

ALL RIGHT. AND I'M ASSUMING I'LL ASK, IS THERE ANY OTHER EX-PARTE REGARDING ORDINANCE 15 WITH COMPANION RESOLUTION 48 FOR OUR COUNCIL? NO. ALL RIGHT, GREAT.

DO WE NEED A PRESENTATION THEN? NO. NO. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE ALSO DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS, AND I SEE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE HEARING.

IF I COULD GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 15, 20, 23 WITH A COMPANION RESOLUTION 48 2023, I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON ORDINANCE 15, 20, 23 ON SECOND READING WITH ITS COMPANION.

THREE SEPARATE MOTIONS. THE FIRST ONE.

OKAY. OKAY.

OKAY. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, GREAT.

SO THAT'S IT? WE'RE GOOD. LET'S GO FOR IT.

IF YOU COULD MAKE A MOTION AGAIN.

CARL. THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION.

YOU HAVE TO CALL THE QUESTION, MADAM MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S. LET'S TAKE A VOTE.

SO, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, SO THE MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO.

YOU WANT ME TO MAKE A MOTION ON RESOLUTION? OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON RESOLUTION 48 2023 TO APPROVE.

ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION AT ALL? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. FOUR ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. LITTLE STICKY WICKET, THAT ONE.

COME ON BACK, MARCY.

MOVING ALONG TO ORDINANCE 17, 2023.

[VIII.d. ORDINANCE 17, 2023 – (1ST READING) FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 38 - FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION BY REPEALING AND READOPTING SECTION 38-89. - SPRINKLERS., AS REVISED, IN ORDER TO REQUIRE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 38 BY ADOPTING NEW SECTION 38-92. TO BE ENTITLED “REPORTING REQUIREMENTS” TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIOUS FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT; PROVIDING THE REMAINDER OF CHAPTER 38. SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

IF THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE.

ORDINANCE 17, 2023 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 38 FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION BY REPEALING AND RE ADOPTING SECTION 3889 SPRINKLERS AS REVISED IN ORDER TO REQUIRE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES, FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 38 BY ADOPTING NEW SECTION 38 DASH 92 TO BE ENTITLED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIOUS FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT.

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PROVIDING THE REMAINDER OF CHAPTER 38 SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, PATTY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE HEARING, AND I'D LIKE TO PLEASE CALL UP OUR MARSHAL, NEIL ROSENBERG, TO OUR PODIUM.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

VICE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I AM NEIL ROSENBERGER, YOUR FIRE MARSHAL.

I'LL BE PRESENTING AN OVERVIEW OF THE ORDINANCE.

17 DASH 2023.

PULL UP A. IT SHOULD SLIDE HERE.