[Call to Order]
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THANK YOU SO MUCH. WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR REED HERE.VICE MAYOR WOODS, COUNCIL MEMBER TINSLEY HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MIDDLETON HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR MODIFICATIONS THIS EVENING? NO, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. GREAT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT INTO OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT.
[IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]
WE HAVE TWO VERY IMPORTANT PRESENTATIONS FROM ITEMS A AND B.AND AFTER THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY'S ENGINEER TRAFFIC ENGINEER.
SO WE DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TO SPEAK FROM THE PUBLIC, AND WE'LL BE LETTING YOU KNOW WHEN THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WILL COME SO THAT EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AS WELL.
FOR OUR FIRST PRESENTATION FOR OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, FOR CLINT SHANNON, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR COUNCIL. JUST MENTIONING A FEW KIND WORDS, IF YOU GUYS DON'T MIND.
SO WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY A SERVICE TODAY AT CHRIST FELLOWSHIP.
SO ON BEHALF OF OUR COUNCIL AND COUNTLESS MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE'RE HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT FOR THIS PRESENTATION FOR CHIEF CLINT SHANNON TO CELEBRATE HIS RETIREMENT AFTER 13 AMAZING YEARS DEDICATED TO OUR CITY, THE LAST SIX OF THEM AS CHIEF.
SO WE. CHIEF SHANNON, WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU. IT REALLY IS GOING TO BE BITTERSWEET.
AND, DON, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, OF COURSE.
BUT WE HAVE TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU.
WE WISH YOU WELL ON YOUR RETIREMENT.
WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE FULL OF FULL OF FAMILY AND RELAXATION, HOPEFULLY.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF NICE THINGS WHILE YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO CHECK WITH MY COUNSEL.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO CHIME IN? SURE. YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY TODAY, SO I'LL TRY TO BE VERY BRIEF, BUT I'LL START BY SAYING AFTER ALL OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT I HEARD TODAY, NO WONDER YOU WANT TO RETIRE.
THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING US IN THAT CEREMONY.
BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED YEARS, MANY YEARS AS WE JUST HEARD OF SERVICE TO NOT JUST OUR CITY, BUT TO THE COMMUNITY, TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED FOR SURE.
IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU.
FROM MY PREVIOUS TERM ON THE COUNCIL AND THIS AS WELL.
AND I WISH YOU THE VERY, VERY BEST.
WELL, CHIEF YOU'RE WELCOME BACK.
ANY TIME YOU COME SIT IN THE AUDIENCE AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH US.
IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE ACTION.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE FAMILY AND THE WONDERFUL CEREMONY TODAY.
IT REALLY SHOWS HOW SPECIAL OF A PERSON YOU ARE AND HOW WELL YOU'RE CONNECTED.
YOU ARE WITH ALL THESE AGENCIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP OUR CITY, OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR AREA SAFE.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, AND I WANT TO GET WITH YOU AND STEVE FOR SOME OF THE OTHER STORIES THAT WEREN'T TALKED ABOUT TODAY ON THE SIDE, IF WE CAN GET A LITTLE SOME OF THE OTHER STORIES, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR THEM.
NOW THAT YOU'RE IN RETIREMENT, WE CAN'T GET IN TROUBLE.
SO GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND THE NEW ONES THAT ARE ON THE WAY.
AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF.
YOUR FAMILY IS AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL.
AND I KNOW THE STAFF IS IS, YOU KNOW, GOING TO MISS YOU A LOT.
WE'RE ALL GOING TO MISS YOU A LOT.
BUT I KNOW YOU'RE STILL GOING TO STAY CONNECTED.
SO WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET ALL YOUR FAMILY AS WELL.
SO IF YOU'LL ALLOW US, WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN AND PRESENT YOU WITH SOMETHING AND GET A PHOTOGRAPH.
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AND THEN I KNOW RON WILL BE SPEAKING AFTER THAT.TO ALLOW ACCESS TO MY MICROPHONE.
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, BADGE NUMBER 381.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT.
CLINTON SHANNON, CHIEF OF POLICE, WITH GREAT APPRECIATION ON YOUR MANY YEARS OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT FROM AUGUST 30TH, 2010 TO MARCH 10TH, 2024. THANK YOU FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND, SERVING AND PROTECTING THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS TO PROTECT AND SERVE.
I KNOW WE HAD A RATHER LENGTHY CEREMONY TODAY.
STEVE TALKED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR AND A HALF, I PROMISE YOU.
I AM NOT GOING TO BE THAT LONG.
MAYBE AN HOUR, HOUR 15, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SURPASS HIM.
JUST KIDDING. OF COURSE, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS.
YOU TWO ARE SOMETHING YOU'RE GOING TO BE.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE LEAVING ME, THOUGH, WITH HIS HORRIBLE JOKES, AND I'LL HAVE NO ONE TO GO TO.
I THOUGHT THAT'S WHY THE THE BAND, THE DRUMS WERE THERE TODAY.
SOMEBODY CAN HIT THE CYMBAL AFTER YANK HIM OFF THE STAGE.
OBVIOUSLY, THE MULTIPLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE FRIENDS THAT YOU HAVE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, MOST IMPRESSIVE, YOU USUALLY SEE THAT KIND OF A CROWD AT A FUNERAL. BUT TODAY IT WAS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
I DIDN'T WANT TO WORRY. AND I KNOW THIS IS REALLY NOT A GOODBYE.
IT'S. WE'RE GOING TO SEE YOU SOON.
I KNOW, WHICH MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
I JUST WANT TO BE SURE TO WISH YOU GODSPEED AND A REAL FULFILLING.
YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED TO TAKE YOUR WIFE OUT TO A BIRTHDAY DINNER TONIGHT.
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CHIEF, JUST FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS CLINT SHANNON.I'M CHIEF OF POLICE. I JUST WILL BE VERY BRIEF BECAUSE I KNOW I SPOKE FOR A WHILE TODAY, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU.
THE OPPORTUNITIES I WAS GIVEN BY RON AND STEVE AND JUST THE AMAZING FRIENDS THAT I HAVE HERE AND STAFF AND THE DEPARTMENT HEADS THERE, THEY JUST CAN'T BE REPLICATED ANYWHERE ELSE. PALM BEACH GARDENS IS A SPECIAL PLACE.
I KNOW I WAS TALKING TO SOME OF YOU INFORMALLY AND IT JUST DOESN'T WORK THIS WAY.
OTHER PLACES I'VE BEEN, I'VE SEEN OTHER PLACES, THE RELATIONSHIPS ARE JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
IT JUST DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT OTHER PLACES.
SO I EQUATE THIS AS IF LEAVING AFTER WINNING THE SUPER BOWL.
AND AND I MEAN THAT I MEAN THAT SINCERELY.
AND YOU CAN SEE MANY OF THE REASONS HERE.
BUT BUT, BUT BUT I'M, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER OF MY LIFE.
THIS IS VERY, VERY, VERY BITTERSWEET FOR ME BECAUSE OF MY PASSION STILL FOR THIS, FOR THIS JOB.
AND THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY BUSY.
AND I KIND OF LIKE IT THAT WAY.
AND I SAID, WELL, YES, I AM, BUT BUT IT IS TIME.
AND I SAID, USUALLY IN THIS JOB YOU GET A SELL BY DATE STAMPED ON YOUR FOREHEAD WHEN YOU TAKE A CHIEF OF POLICE JOB, AND I'M GOING TO LEAVE BEFORE MINE EXPIRES BEFORE THAT SELL BY DATE IS. BUT IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING RIDE.
THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SOME AMAZING THINGS.
SEEING. THE WORST TRAGEDIES YOU COULD IMAGINE.
AND I LOVED EVERY, EVERY DAY OF MY JOB, YOU KNOW, SOME DAYS WORSE THAN OTHERS.
BUT WE ALWAYS COME BACK THE NEXT DAY WITH A SMILE ON OUR FACE.
CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU AND AND I'M NOT GOING TO BE A STRANGER.
WE WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME COMMENT CARDS AS WELL.
SO IF YOU COULD COME UP WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, WE HAVE MARK MARCIANO.
DOCTOR MARK MARCIANO, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
SORRY, CHIEF, BUT THIS CHIEF IS OUR FAVORITE CHIEF TONIGHT.
ADDRESS? TOWN SHELDRAKE LANE, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FOR THE RECORD.
WHEN I CAME ON COUNCIL IN 2017, CHIEF STEP WAS STILL OUR CHIEF.
AND CHIEF SHANNON SHORTLY TOOK OFF HER.
I THINK PEOPLE OUTSIDE SEE IT AS WELL.
OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE ALWAYS SO, SO INVOLVED AND ENGAGED.
AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE ONE OF THE GREATEST HONORS, WHEN YOU GUYS SEE IT, WHEN YOU SEE IT AS WELL WHEN WHEN A RESIDENT SENDS AN EMAIL TO THE CITY THANKING THE STAFF, STINKING THANKING THE OFFICERS FOR HELPING THEM THROUGH A DIFFICULT THING, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T SEE.
WE ALL KNOW IT'S EASY TO PASS NEGATIVE VIBES.
IT'S VERY HARD TO SEND A POSITIVE VIBE IN TODAY'S CULTURE, BUT WHEN WE WOULD SEE THOSE EMAILS ON A REGULAR BASIS THAT YOUR OFFICERS DID SOMETHING ABOVE AND BEYOND, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T SEE. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS.
BUT THE LEADERSHIP COMES FROM THE TOP AND IT CARRIES ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
SO THANK YOU FOR FOR MAINTAINING THAT LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ALWAYS SAID, AND IT'S TRUE, WHEN YOU'RE NO LONGER IN A POSITION OF POWER, YOU'RE NO LONGER CHIEF STEP, YOU'RE NO LONGER COUNCIL MEMBER MARCIANO, YOU'RE JUST MARK. AND I KNOW STEVE KEEPS TRYING TO REMIND US TO CALL HIM STEVE, BUT I CALL HIM CHIEF STEP MORE OFTEN BECAUSE TO ALL OF THOSE THAT KNOW YOU THE BEST, THEY'LL ALWAYS CALL YOU CHIEF SHANNON. AND THEY'LL ALWAYS REFER TO YOU AS CHIEF SHANNON.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.
I'M SURE THAT NEXT GROUP IS GOING TO TAKE OVER JUST AS GREAT.
AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK RON FOR PICKING A CHIEF.
THAT IS, I CAN SEE EYE TO EYE WITH.
WHERE IS CHIEF PATE? WHERE IS HE?
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THERE HE IS. SO NOW I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE TALL GUYS ON THE COUNCIL MAKING FUN OF ME.WE AND I CAN SEE EYE TO EYE, AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT THAT CONSIDERATION.
SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.
AND OUR LAST CARD TONIGHT WILL BE FROM OUR OWN COUNTY COMMISSIONER, VICE MAYOR MARIA MARINO.
IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO BE ON THIS SIDE OF THE MIC.
MARIA MARINO THROUGH CARRICK ROAD.
AND THERE'S AN EXPRESSION CALLED LEAD.
YOU HAVE ALWAYS LED AND FOLKS WANT TO FOLLOW YOU.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY SPECIAL.
YOU'VE BEEN SPECIAL TO OUR CITY.
YOU'VE BEEN SPECIAL TO OUR COUNTY.
YOU RESCUED ME OUT OF MY HOUSE DURING HURRICANE IRMA, AND YOU PUT YOURSELF IN HARM'S WAY BY TAKING ME OUT OF MY HOME, WHICH I WAS AT BY MYSELF, AND BROUGHT ME TO THE EOC.
RON TOLD ME NOT TO SAY A WORD.
JUST JUST SIT THERE AND SHUT UP AND BE A CHEERLEADER.
AND YOU ARE A LEADER, AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOUR LEADING CHIEF PAPE.
WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO LOVE YOUR LEADING CHIEF STEP.
IS THAT WHAT IT WAS? SOMEWHAT.
AND MARK SAID IT WELL, AS A COMMUNITY WE IN ELECTED OFFICE TEND TO GET ALL THE NEGATIVE LETTERS.
AND IT'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL WHEN WE GET THE LETTERS THAT ARE PRAISING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND WHAT OUR WHAT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE DONE AND GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY HAPPENS BECAUSE OF LEADERSHIP LIKE YOU.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
YOU'RE ON EVERYBODY'S SPEED DIAL.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO YOU ENJOYING MORE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY.
AND AS YOU SAID, IN THREE WEEKS YOU ONLY GOT TO SEE THE LITTLE ONES ONCE.
THAT'S. AND THEY LIVE FIVE MINUTES FROM YOU.
YOU KNOW, FAMILY IS WHAT? WHAT? WE ALL ARE HERE.
THIS IS. I'VE ALWAYS SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A FAMILY HERE, SO.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO CONCENTRATE ON THAT FAMILY.
AND I THINK THEY'RE READY TO HAVE YOU.
I ALSO WANT TO BE COMING BACK UP.
I JUST I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING.
WITH DOMINIC PAPE, YOU'RE IN REALLY GOOD HANDS.
I'VE KNOWN DOMINIC NOT QUITE AS LONG AS STEVE, BUT WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER A LOT IN THE PAST.
HE'S GOT AN INCREDIBLE RESUME, AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
HE'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY RIGHT HAND FOR A LONG TIME HERE.
AND YOU'RE IN REALLY, REALLY GOOD HANDS.
THANK YOU. AND I ALSO WANTED TO HAVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR CITY CLERK, PATTY, FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT CLINTON HAD A SPECIAL DAY AND FOR THE BEAUTIFUL AWARDS.
YOU CAN. YOU CAN WISH DOMINIC HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BECAUSE TODAY IS HIS BIRTHDAY AND SEE.
SO I CAN NEVER I CAN NEVER FORGET DOMINIC'S BIRTHDAY.
IT'S THE SAME BIRTHDAY DAY AS MY WIFE.
THANK YOU. BEST PRESENT YOU'LL EVER GET.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHIEF PAPE, AND HAPPY RETIREMENT TO OUR CLINT SHANNON.
MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE KIND WORDS.
BUT IT WAS A TEAM APPROACH, AS IT ALWAYS IS.
THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HELPED PUT THIS TOGETHER AND WE DID IT WITH LOVE.
WE'LL MISS YOU VERY MUCH, CHIEF.
WELL, I THINK WE NEED A MOMENT OF SILENCE NOW, YOU GUYS.
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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.THANK YOU. YOU NEED A TISSUE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
WE DO HAVE. WE DO HAVE ONE MORE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.
I THINK YOU'RE HERE AT THE PODIUM.
IF YOU DO OUR AMAZING CLERICAL STAFF, OUR CLERK STAFF IS READY TO TAKE SOME QUESTIONS FROM YOU.
SO IF YOU LOOK BEHIND YOU, YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY'VE GOT PADS READY.
AND IF YOU DO HAVE A QUESTION READY FOR MR. RICKS, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN ASK IT AFTER HIS PRESENTATION.
IF IT'S MORE THAN WE CAN ACCOMPLISH HERE, WE'LL MAKE SURE TO SHARE YOUR INFORMATION.
THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
AND THANK YOU, MR. FERRIS, FOR INVITING ME.
ALSO, MY STAFF IS MY DEPUTY COUNTY ENGINEER, JORDAN KELLER.
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, MY COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND VICE MAYOR.
AND SO I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT SEVERAL THINGS THAT IN TERMS OF SIGNAL SYSTEMS. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT ALL THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING ALONG IN THIS CORRIDOR, ESPECIALLY ON NORTH LAKE.
I'LL TALK ABOUT NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD AND MILITARY TRAIL.
WHAT'S GOING ON THERE IN TERMS OF CHALLENGES WITH THAT PROJECT? THEN TALKING ABOUT SIGNAL STUFF AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, FLASHING YELLOW LIGHT PROGRAMS. YOU'VE SEEN THAT IF YOU'VE DRIVEN AROUND A LITTLE BIT AND THEN THE LATEST AND GREATEST IN TERMS OF NEW TECHNOLOGY, ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL DEVELOPMENT.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL THE DETAIL.
BUT IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA AND COLORS ALL THE UNIQUE THINGS THAT GO ALONG IN THIS CORRIDOR.
NORTH LAKE THERE'S SEVERAL PROJECTS ONGOING IN TERMS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE AND EXPANSION.
WE'VE GOT A PROJECT POTENTIAL ON COCONUT BOULEVARD THAT MIGHT HAPPEN, AND THEN WE'VE GOT A POTENTIAL FUTURE PROJECT IN TERMS OF EXTENDING SEMINOLE PRATT, WHERE IT CONNECTS ALONG AVENUE. THAT'S A FUTURE FUTURE PROJECT, OF COURSE.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT STATE ROAD SEVEN AS A POTENTIAL PROJECT THAT IS IN THE COURTS WITH DOT.
AND WE'RE STILL ON, YOU KNOW, STILL WORKING THE PROJECT.
IT'S ABOUT 2025, 2000, LATE 20, 25 OR 26 TO FINISH THAT PROJECT.
BUT THAT WILL BASICALLY WIDEN THAT TO 2 TO 4 LANES ALONG THAT, ALONG THAT INTERSECTION.
AND THEN AS YOU GO FROM SEMINOLE PRATT GOING EASTWARD, NORTH LAKES GOING TO HALL BOULEVARD, THAT'S ONE PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO SPAN FROM TWO LANES TO FOUR LANES.
THEN ANOTHER PROJECT FUNDS CONNECTING FROM HALL BOULEVARD TO COCONUT.
AND THEN AS YOU WELL KNOW, THE FROM COCONUT TO STATE ROAD SEVEN.
AND WE JUST WENT OUT THERE ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
AND THE CONTRACT EXPECT TO FINISH THIS SUMMER.
AND THEN ALSO NOT ON THIS SHEET IS PGA AND MILITARY TRAIL PROJECT IS ONGOING.
WE'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH THE UTILITIES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE ON THAT.
BUT WE EXPECT TO HAVE THAT PROJECT DONE COMPLETE BY BY END OF MARCH.
NORTHLAKE. THERE'S ANOTHER NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD MILITARY TRAIL.
THIS IS ONE OF FIVE PROJECTS THAT WE HAD WITH ONE OF OUR UNIQUE CONTRACTORS, MUNICIPAL.
THEY BASICALLY STOPPED PAYING THEIR SUBCONTRACTORS.
AND SO THREE OF THE PROJECTS BASICALLY HAD PARTIAL COMPLETION, LIKE THIS ONE WAS.
AND SO I'LL HAVE PROBABLY AN UPDATE IN TERMS OF THAT POTENTIAL PLAN PROBABLY BY END OF THIS MONTH.
SO I'LL BE MEETING WITH THE SURETY COMPANIES TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT.
WE WANT TO TRY TO GET THAT THOSE PROJECTS FINISHED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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OKAY. TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC SIGNAL STUFF TO GIVE YOU A BROAD OVERVIEW.YOU KNOW, PALM BEACH COUNTY, WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR BASICALLY ALL THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS BASICALLY WITHIN THE COUNTY, INCLUDING DOT, EXCEPT FOR THE CITY OF BOCA RATON AND TOWN OF PALM BEACH. IT'S ABOUT 1300.
WHEN I SAY INTERSECTION, ANYWHERE YOU SEE AN INTERSECTION, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND THEN IT'S CONNECTED BY ALMOST 500 MILES OF FIBER OPTIC.
WE'VE GOT CAMERAS IN TERMS OF ON THAT SYSTEM.
AND THEN THE ONES THAT WE DO FOR DOT, WE DO GET REIMBURSED, BUT NOT THE FULL AMOUNT.
AND SO WE'RE KIND OF SUBSIDIZING PART OF THAT.
AND SO PART OF OUR, YOU KNOW, SIGNAL NETWORK IS ALSO FLASHING YELLOW LIGHT.
AND SOME OF THE EXISTING ONES.
WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT THAT BASICALLY COUNTYWIDE.
WE NEED, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET SOME GRANTS FROM EITHER THE STATE OR OR FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DO THAT, BUT IT ALLOWS BASICALLY, ESPECIALLY GOING THE LEFT TURN LANES WHEN THERE'S NO TRAFFIC AND THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC TO MOVE THAT TRAFFIC.
AND SO WE'VE HAD VERY POSITIVE RESPONSE ON THE ONES THAT WE IMPLEMENTED.
AND WE'RE LOOKING TO DO THAT FOR ANY NEW INTERSECTION.
AND ALSO WE WANT TO RETROFIT SOME FUTURE ONES ONCE WE HAVE THE FUNDING.
THERE'S SEVERAL TYPES OF SIGNAL OPERATIONS THE TIME OF DAY.
WE'RE BASICALLY BASED UPON THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS.
WE KIND OF DO PRESET TIMES ON THAT.
THE MOST RECENT TECHNOLOGY IS CALLED ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS. AND IT'S NOT IT'S NOT IT'S BEEN EVOLVING ON THAT.
I SAID, OKAY, SO WHY DOES THIS THING GET THE HOLE? THIS ONE. OKAY. SO I GET THE WHOLE SLIDE HERE.
AND THEN WITH THAT SENSOR, THEN IT GOES INTO HOW IT BASICALLY ADAPTS TO DATA.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THE DETECTIONS OF IT IN THE PAST HAS NOT BEEN THAT GREAT.
AND, AND BUT NOW THINGS ARE EVOLVING IN TERMS OF AI AND SOME OTHER THINGS.
THEY'RE GOT THE LATEST AND GREATEST TECHNOLOGY.
SO LOOKING AT WHERE WE'RE AT IN TERMS OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY THERE'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, AS YOU SEE, THE MAP ALL OVER THE PLACE IT'S NOT CHEAP TO INSTALL 55,000 PER LOCATION.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
WE HAD SEVERAL HERE IN THE PAST WITHIN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
AND THEN WE TOOK THEM OFFLINE.
AND ACTUALLY, THE TRAFFIC WAS GETTING WORSE.
AND SO WE WENT BACK TO OUR NORMAL STANDARD TIMING TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
BUT NOW WE'RE GOING BACK LOOKING AT THE NEW VENDORS AND DOING SOME TEST CASES.
ORANGE COUNTY, YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER THERE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT.
WE ARE LOOKING AT, FROM THE COUNTY STANDPOINT, LOOKING AT THIS LOCATION OF HOOD ROAD USING LIKE A VENDOR THAT, THAT, THAT WANTS TO TEST IT. AND WE'RE LOOKING PROBABLY THIS SUMMER TO DO THAT.
AND THE REASON WE CHOSE HOOD ROAD, IT WAS IT WASN'T A HIGH CAPACITY QUARTER.
SO WE CAN WORK WITH THAT PIECE OF THAT.
AND THE THING ABOUT THE SENSORS THE THE SOFTWARE IS COMPATIBLE WITH OUR EXISTING TRAFFIC CENTER.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE CHOSE THAT.
ALSO, BESIDES THIS LOCATION, DOT IS LOOKING TO ANOTHER LOCATION ALONG MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD.
THEY HAVEN'T PICKED OUT THE VENDOR YET.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO THAT SUMMER, THAT LOCATION.
AND THEN THERE'S A POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY WITH DOT, OR ACTUALLY, US RELATED IS LOOKING AT GETTING A STATE GRANT TO DO IT DOWN 95 BASICALLY 95 ON OKEECHOBEE.
THAT'S ABOUT $2.7 MILLION POTENTIAL STATE GRANT.
DEPENDS UPON THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.
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SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT A NEW TECHNOLOGY.IT TAKES A WHILE TO KIND OF SEE WHAT IT DOES.
BECAUSE AT ONE TIME WE HAD OKEECHOBEE CORRIDOR, WE HAD NORTH LAKE PGA COURT ON PGA BOULEVARD.
BUT IT'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN USE ON DOT SIGNALS AND ON OUR NETWORK.
SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW IT WORKS.
BUT WE'RE WILLING TO TEST ANYTHING.
SO SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT ON THIS TECHNOLOGY STUFF.
YES, SIR. SO DO YOU WANT TO GO TO COUNCIL FIRST AND OR DO WE HAVE ONE SO FAR? WE HAVE ONE CARD.
OKAY. FOR SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU A QUESTION FROM OUR FROM.
SO WE COULD HAVE OUR COUNCIL SPEAK JUST IN CASE.
THAT BRINGS UP MORE QUESTIONS, OR MAYBE SOLVES SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I MIGHT WANT TO BE ASKED.
OKAY. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE AND GIVING US A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF THIS.
WE ALL READ ABOUT IT IN THE PAPER.
AT LEAST I DID. AND I STARTED GETTING CALLS FROM RESIDENTS.
I'M LITERALLY MY COMMUNITY THAT I LIVE IN IS ADJACENT TO HOOD ROAD, AND THE COMMUNITIES TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE EAST HAVE ALL ASKED, YOU KNOW, WHAT EXACTLY IS THIS? AND I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY ANSWERS BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW MYSELF.
RIGHT. THE ONLY THING I KNEW WAS WE DID PUT THIS ADAPTIVE.
AND I KNOW THAT THAT WAS A COMPLETE BUST.
AND WE ALL ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT.
RIGHT. I DO WANT TO START BY SAYING I APPRECIATE THOSE YELLOW FLASHING LIGHTS.
I USE THEM ON DONALD ROSS ALL THE TIME.
I LOVE IT, AND I THINK IT'S VERY HELPFUL INSTEAD OF SITTING THERE, YOU KNOW, WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT TO GO, YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY, YOU KNOW, TURN WHEN THERE'S NO CAR.
SO I DO APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THAT IN AND LOOKING AT DOING THAT, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
I HAVE CONCERNS, AND I GUESS MY FIRST QUESTIONS ARE, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL DOWNFALLS BECAUSE OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD? I'M APPREHENSIVE.
WE HAVE FIVE SCHOOLS IN THIS AREA.
WE HAVE, LIKE YOU SAID, WE HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
WE HAVE THE TRAIN FEC RAILROAD WE ARE WE THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS ARE LOOKING AT QUIET ZONES.
WE'VE APPLIED. WE'RE ON THE CUSP OF GETTING THEM.
AND THAT'S, I THINK, BESIDES PICKLEBALL QUIET ZONES AND THE HORNS OR THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION THAT WE GET IN OUR CITY IS WHEN ARE WE GETTING QUIET ZONES? AND PERSONALLY, I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT JEOPARDIZING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN QUIET ZONES.
SO THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME.
AND I GET VERY NERVOUS WHEN THIS CAME ABOUT IN THE NEWSPAPER.
SO MY QUESTIONS ARE, YOU KNOW, THE POTENTIAL DOWNFALLS.
WHAT'S THE PLAN IF THERE IS TROUBLE, ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE IT RIGHT OFF LINE SO WE DON'T HAVE ISSUES? AND THE TRIAL PERIOD, HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING IT ON HOOD ROAD? AND I THINK, AS I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE COMMENTS WITH OUR CITY WORKING WITH QUIET ZONES AND WE WERE VERY CLOSE.
WE HAVE BICYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS, CHILDREN ALL OF WHICH MAKE ME VERY CONCERNED.
IT'S TAKEN THREE YEARS TO TO BUILD A TURN LANE ON MILITARY AND PGA.
AND IT MAKES MY, YOU KNOW, CONFIDENCE LEVEL A LITTLE A LITTLE LACKING WHEN IT COMES TO THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS. OKAY. WELL, I WILL TELL YOU THAT MY STAFF IS VERY, VERY CAREFUL WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY.
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THIS WHAT WE CALL ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS. AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS, THEY CAME TO ME AND SAYS, MR. RICKS, THE SYSTEM IS FAILING IT.WE'RE CAUSING MORE PROBLEMS THAN WE'RE SOLVING.
I SAY, WELL, JUST TAKE THE WHOLE THING OFFLINE.
AND SO NOW THINGS ARE EVOLVED IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY INCREMENTAL AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY BY THIS SUMMER WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE AS WE GET CLOSE TO IT.
BUT IT'LL BE A YEAR ONCE WE GET IT ONLINE TO TO SEE HOW IT WORKS.
AND SO WHEN WE HAVE ISSUES IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC FLOW, WE GET ON THAT.
SO THERE WAS ACTUALLY AN ISSUE WITH, I THINK, ON NORTHLAKE WHEN WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON AVENIR NEAR THE LIGHT, I THINK WHISPERING WHAT THE LIGHT WAS NEAR BAY HILL. BECAUSE OF DESTRUCTION.
AND WHAT WE FOUND OUT, THE PUSH BUTTON FOR THE SIGNAL WAS OUT OF SYNC.
AND SO IT CAUSED THE TRAFFIC TO BACK UP.
AND ONCE WE GOT THAT CORRECTED, EVERYTHING GOT BACK TO NORMAL.
WE GOT CONNECTED BY TECHNOLOGY, BUT WE CAN'T SEE EVERYTHING WITH 1300 LOCATIONS.
AND SO IF YOU SEE SOMETHING OR YOU HEAR SOMETHING, LET US KNOW, I CAN GET MY NUMBER OR WHATEVER.
WE'RE VERY CAREFUL, BUT BUT THE BUT WE'RE VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT THAT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUR TIME TO IMPLEMENT THESE STAGES.
AND SO ONCE WE GET BEFORE WE PUT IT ONLINE, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW IN TERMS OF WHERE WE'RE AT.
AND IF YOU CAN GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK ON THAT.
BUT THE WHOLE IDEA IS SUPPOSED TO ENHANCE THE DRIVING PUBLIC EXPERIENCE.
IF IT DOESN'T DO THAT, THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT OFFLINE.
AND SO WE'RE I, YOU'RE AND I ARE ON THE SAME, SAME WAVELENGTH.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK.
WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE INSTALLING IT.
AND ALSO IS THERE ARE THERE OTHER AREAS IN WHICH THIS PILOT PROGRAM CAN GO THAT'S SIMILAR TO HERE IN UNINCORPORATED COUNTY? FOR FOR THE RIGHT NOW, HOOD ROAD IS THE ONLY LOCATION, YOU KNOW, IN YOUR AREA.
THE THERE'S ANOTHER LOCATION AND I JUST MENTIONED IT.
IT'S ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE.
THAT DOT IS DOING ABOUT SIMILAR SIMILAR AS A TEST CASE.
THEY HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT THE VENDOR YET BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT TO GO OUT FOR BID.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A TEST CASE.
AND THEN THE THIRD POTENTIAL TEST OPPORTUNITY IS ACTUALLY ON OKEECHOBEE NEAR 95 GOING DOWNTOWN.
THAT IS HINGING UPON A STATE GRANT FOR $2.7 MILLION TO TO DO THAT TEST CORRIDOR.
SO THESE ARE ONLY THREE TEST LOCATIONS THAT THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
AND SO WE'LL SO WE'RE TAKING A VERY SMALL STEP BECAUSE IDEALLY, IF YOU GET THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY, YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT SYSTEM WIDE ALONG QUARTERS, BUT IT'S GOT TO BE CERTIFIED ON THE DOT AND THE STATE NETWORK THAT IT CAN BE OTHER PARAMETERS.
AND IT'S GOT TO BE SOME GOT TO BE RELIABLE.
I MEAN, ANY VENDOR COULD TELL YOU THAT WE CAN DO ANYTHING FOR YOU, BUT SO.
WELL, SHOW US AND SHOW US HOW RELIABLE IT IS.
THAT'S THE PROOF IN THE PUDDING.
AND SO WE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE TOOK THOSE OFFLINE.
BECAUSE ONCE WE GET THEM ALL ONLINE AND SAID, OKAY, START FAILING, CALL THEM UP, WE GET NO RESPONSE.
AND AS A PROPRIETOR, OUR STAFF COULD NOT GO IN AND FIX IT.
AND SO I SAID, OKAY, WELL, LET'S GO BACK.
LET'S GET BACK, MAKE SURE WE CAN HANDLE THE DRIVING PUBLIC.
AND THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL HAVE TO.
SO AND WHEN EXACTLY ARE YOU STARTING THIS.
SO I'LL GIVE YOU A TIMELINE. BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS SUMMER TO PUT IT ONLINE.
SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE VENDORS SOME OTHER THINGS.
SO WE'LL I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ONCE I GET A TIGHTER TIMELINE.
BUT SOMETIME JULY AUGUST TIMELINE TO GET IT ONLINE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WHAT ARE THE ASSURANCES THAT WE WON'T HAVE THE SAME ISSUE OF NORTH LAKE AND.
WELL, I MEAN, WE WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORING IT.
AND IF IT DOESN'T, IF WE GET REPORTS AND WE CHECK BECAUSE WE'LL BE WE'LL HAVE SENSORS ON IT.
IF IT'S STARTING TO FAIL, WE'LL TAKE IT OFFLINE VERY QUICKLY.
SO IT WON'T BE ONE THAT WE JUST PUT IT ON.
WE'LL BE WE'LL BE MONITORING VERY CLOSELY.
IF WE THINK THERE ARE EXCESSIVE WAIT TIMES, A SENSOR MIGHT BE OUT.
SOMETHING GOING ON, THERE'S A COUNTY HOTLINE OUT, A NUMBER.
I IMAGINE THERE'S A HOTLINE I GOT AT THE END.
WELL, I DON'T WANT TO BUG MARIA EVERY TIME WITH OH NO NO NO NO NO BUT NO YOU I'LL GIVE YOU MY CARD.
OKAY. YOU CAN SEND ME AN EMAIL.
THAT'S GREAT. I LOVE THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE I'LL SEND IT TO MY STAFF AND THEY GET RIGHT ON IT.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THINGS ARE, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE THE ONE FOR BAY HILL, THE PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL WAS WAS SOMEHOW WAS FAILING AND IT CAUSED BASICALLY CALLING FOR A PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL WHEN THEY NEED ONE.
AND SO ALL THE TRAFFIC GOING WEST WAS ALL BACKED UP.
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AND, AND ONCE WE GOT THAT AND FIGURED IT OUT, WE'RE BACK ONLINE.BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW IT. SO OKAY.
THAT'S VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT.
ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF CARDS FROM OUR RESIDENTS.
COME ON UP AND ASK YOUR QUESTION, PLEASE.
SO FOR THE RECORD, JANE FEINSTEIN, 3666 TOULOUSE DRIVE.
SO I'M A RESIDENT OF FRENCHMAN'S CREEK, AND I SERVE AS THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS CHAIR FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I AM THE FOCUS OF ALL OF THE QUESTIONS REGARDING QUIET ZONES.
AND I'VE BEEN ASKED FOR YEARS WHEN ARE WE GETTING QUIET ZONES? SO MY CONCERN IS I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE APPROVAL OF QUIET ZONES.
SO COULD WE IS IT WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO DELAY THE PILOT PROJECT UNTIL AFTER THE QUIET ZONES ARE APPROVED? OR IS THERE SOME WAY TO ENSURE THAT OUR SAFETY CALCULATOR SCORE WILL NOT BE IN ANY WAY COMPROMISED BY THIS PILOT PROJECT? I THINK MY OTHER QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WELL, THE WHOLE IDEA OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC FLOW.
SO IT SHOULD ALMOST BE TRANSPARENT TO THIS QUIET ZONE APPLICATION.
BUT THIS SHOULD BE ALMOST IMMATERIAL TO YOUR QUIET ZONE APPLICATION PROCESS.
SO BUT I'M WILLING TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT WE WON'T IMPACT THAT.
BUT WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
AND WE APPRECIATE THAT SORT OF COMMUNICATION AS WELL.
SO YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT BECAUSE AS SOMEONE WHO ALSO RECEIVES SO MANY TEXT MESSAGES, EMAILS, PHONE CALLS, PUBLIC INTERRUPTIONS, ALL THE THINGS ABOUT QUIET ZONES, WE'RE ALL ANXIOUS ABOUT THAT.
GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, RAMONA.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ASK A QUESTION.
I THINK ACTUALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER ALSO TOUCHED RIGHT UPON IT, SO IT MIGHT BE REDUNDANT.
I JUST WONDERED THE THE PILOT PROJECT, THE VENDORS THAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH, IF THEY'VE LET YOU GUYS KNOW IF THERE'S, LIKE A SUDDEN OUTAGE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, DO THEY HAVE LIKE A SOFTWARE THAT WOULD ALSO LET OUR, LET'S SAY, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE COUNTY KNOW RIGHT AWAY IT'S OUT OF POWER.
WE NEED SOMEBODY TO HELP DIRECT TRAFFIC AND THAT SORT OF THING.
SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THOSE ASSURANCES ARE IN THERE BEFORE WE LAUNCH THIS PROJECT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION FROM BERTHA MATHIS.
YOU HAVE TO GET YOU GET TO COME UP.
BE SO KIND TO PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
THANK YOU. YOU SHOULD HAVE THREE MINUTES.
HI, I'M BERTHA MADDOX AND I LIVE IN THE ISLES IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.
I'VE SAY MY ADDRESS FOR JUST THAT.
ADDRESS, PLEASE. 910 MAGDALENA PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA.
THANK YOU. MARCIE ASKED A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS, BUT MY CONCERN IS WHY, OF ALL PLACES, HOOD ROAD? BECAUSE ALREADY WE'RE WE'VE GOT SO MANY RESIDENTIAL AREAS THERE, COMMUNITIES WE'VE GOT, LIKE MARCIE SAID, A LOT OF TRAFFIC, A LOT OF EVERYTHING.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF ACCIDENTS ALREADY.
AND TOURISTS, THE GROCERY STORE, PEDESTRIANS ARE ALWAYS PUSHING THE BUTTON TO CROSS THE STREET.
WE'RE ALREADY WE'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR THOSE QUIET ZONES, AND THE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN THERE.
ENOUGH. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEDESTRIANS KEEP PUSHING THE THE BUTTONS TO CHANGE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT? YOU HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS ON NORTHLAKE.
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT ON OAK GROVE, ESPECIALLY WITH FAMILIES AND KIDS.
RIGHT. YOU KNOW, SO IS THERE A WAY TO FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE OR WHY DID YOU CHOOSE HOOD? WELL, BECAUSE LOOKING AT THE AREAS OF TRAFFIC AND I'LL GO BACK TO MY SLIDE HERE.
SO THAT ACTUALLY SAYS A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT QUARTER IS UNDER CAPACITY.
BUT AND ALL THE OTHER SIGNALS THERE IN TERMS OF THE HARDWARE IS ACTUALLY IN GOOD OPERATIONS.
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WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT WORSE.OKAY. AND THE SYSTEM SOMEHOW IS FAILING, FAILED.
WE'LL MAKE SURE IT GOES BACK TO THE PREVIOUS KIND OF TYPE OF SYSTEM, BUT WE'RE SENSITIVE TO THAT.
BUT BUT LOOKING AT THE ACCIDENTS SOME OTHER THINGS.
AND SO WE'LL BE SENSITIVE TO THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T MAKE IT WORSE.
AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT OTHER SYSTEMS THAT DOT IS LOOKING AT.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO MY ATTENTION.
ALL RIGHT, MR. RICKS, WE ACTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER CARD FROM THE JAMES OWENS.
SO WHEN YOU'RE SELECTING HOOD ROAD WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT HOW THAT SCALES TO OTHER PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR HIGHER VOLUME LOCATIONS AND WHAT TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE EXISTS WIDELY THROUGH THE THE PALM BEACH GARDENS AREA, AKA WHAT SENSORS ALREADY EXIST OR WHAT SENSORS WOULD BE EASY TO INSTALL GOING FORWARD.
RIGHT. WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DIG UP ROADS TO PUT IN CERTAIN SENSORS.
AND THEN FROM THERE, THE SENSORS, SENSOR SUITE AND SOFTWARE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
DO YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR HOW MANY DIFFERENT SENSOR SUITES YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT, AND THEN HOW MANY SOFTWARE COMPANIES OR I KNOW VERIZON HAD A PLAN TO ROLL OUT SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO THIS NATIONWIDE.
SO I'M SURE THAT THEY HAVE AN ALGORITHM THAT WE CAN LICENSE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO HEAR YOUR PLAN OKAY.
BUT IN TERMS OF THE SENSORS WE'RE USING WORK WITH A COUPLE, SEVERAL VENDORS.
BOSCH, WHO DOES THE SIGNAL CAMERA TECHNOLOGY? SOME OTHER ONES. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL IN SYNCHRONOUS IN TERMS OF BEFORE WE IMPLEMENT THEM.
AND SO IT'LL BE LOCATION ONE LOCATION AT A TIME AS WE DO THIS.
LIKE I SAID, DOT IS GOING TO TEST MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE WITH A VENDOR.
THEY HAVEN'T THEY HAVEN'T DONE THE RFP YET ON THAT.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT A POTENTIAL SEPARATE TEST ON ON OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD NEAR 95.
THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE IF THE GRANT FROM THE STATE GETS APPROVED FOR $2.7 MILLION.
SO THIS IS AN EVOLVING PROCESS.
AND BUT WE'RE BUT THE TECHNOLOGY HAS EVOLVED TO A POINT THAT IS DOABLE.
SO THAT FLASHING YELLOW LIGHT IS A SMALL PIECE OF THAT.
BUT THE QUESTION, CAN YOU GET THAT ALL TOGETHER SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE THE WHOLE NETWORK WORK IN TERMS OF ONE COMPLETE SYSTEM? A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
RIGHT? I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
PATTY, IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE MR. RICK'S CONTACT INFORMATION UP ON THE SCREEN ONE MORE TIME FOR EVERYBODY IF THEY WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THAT, IF THEY HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND FOR REVEALING YOURSELF TO OUR RESIDENTS.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
SO NEXT UP WE HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER REPORT.
[VI. CITY MANAGER REPORT]
RON, DO YOU HAVE A REPORT TONIGHT? I DO HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS TO BRING COUNCIL'S ATTENTION AND FOR THE PUBLIC'S INFORMATION.WELL, I GUESS I COULD JUST SAY HE'S DONE IT AGAIN.
WOULD LIKE TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO OUR PURCHASING AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT.
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UNIVERSAL PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CERTIFICATION COUNCIL.AND COINCIDENTALLY, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PROCUREMENT MONTH.
SO THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS, AS IT'S PUT IN THE INFORMATION TO US FROM THE UPK, IS THAT THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT SPEAKS VOLUMES OF THE AGENCY'S THIS AGENCY'S COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO THE PROFESSION AND THE SKILLS AND EXPERTISE THAT HAS BROUGHT TO THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT INDUSTRY AND ACHIEVED THIS ACHIEVEMENT BRINGS INCREASED CREDIBILITY AND RECOGNITION TO YOUR COMMUNITY, AN ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT SHOULD BE HIGHLY REGARDED BY YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE CITIZENRY THAT YOU SERVE.
SO I HAVE TWO AWARDS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO KOUMRA AND WHICH IS THE PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT, I MIGHT ADD. AND HE CONTINUES TO ACHIEVE ALL OF THESE CERTIFICATIONS AND THE RECOGNITION OF THE JOB THAT HE DOES, WHICH IS AMAZING.
HE'S LIKE THE TASMANIAN DEVIL IN PURCHASING.
SO AT THIS TIME, KOUMRA WOULD YOU COME FORWARD? HOW MANY ARE WE UP TO NOW? ONE MAN'S APARTMENT.
YOU KNOW, COUNCIL'S APPROVED A VERY LARGE PROJECT FOR BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE REFURBISHING OF THE CENTER AND THE POOL AND EVERYTHING.
AND I'VE ASKED OUR VERY OWN ANGELA BROWN, OUR DEPUTY SERVICES COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR, AND OUR CONSTRUCTION WHAT IS IT CALLED? WHAT IF I CALL HER? THERE THEY ARE.
ANYWAY, ANGELA IS AN AMAZING INDIVIDUAL.
SHE'S GOT THIS CONSTRUCTION DOWN.
AND I THINK THAT BECAUSE OF THE THE VAST SPAN OF THE MULTIPLE CONTRACTS THAT WERE IN THIS PROJECT AND THAT SHE HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, ALONG WITH TODD AND COREY BUT THIS IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING, AND I WANT TO BRING THIS TO YOU ON OCCASION AND GIVE YOU SOME UPDATES AS THE PROJECT PROGRESSES.
AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AT THIS POINT.
ANGELA. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
ANGELA BROWN, FOR THE RECORD, DEPUTY COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR.
BEFORE I GET STARTED, THOUGH, I'D LIKE TO GET GIVE SOME KUDOS TO ALL OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES WHO PLAYED A ROLE IN THIS PROJECT FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, EXPEDITING PURCHASE ORDERS TO PUBLIC WORKS STAFF WHO HAD TO RUN OUT AND ADDRESS BROKEN PIPES BECAUSE THE CONTRACTORS CONSTANTLY BROKE THEM.
THESE PROJECTS HAVE TRULY BEEN A TEAM EFFORT.
TODD ENGEL AND COREY WILDER BOTH HAVE HAD KEY PARTS IN THESE IMPROVEMENTS.
THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY HERE FOR QUESTIONS IF IF NEED BE.
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EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT HAD A HAND IN BRINGING THIS PROJECT TO FRUITION, THOUGH.WITH THAT SAID, I'LL MOVE ON WITH THE PRESENTATION.
THIS IS THE 2005 MASTER PLAN, WHICH SHOWS THE ELEMENTS ON THE SITE.
AS OF ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED THE PROJECT.
THIS POPULAR SITE HAS BEEN HEAVILY USED BY OUR RESIDENTS AND WAS IN NEED OF UPGRADING.
YOU CAN SEE THE CHARLOTTE'S CIRCULAR WINDOW.
THIS IS THE NEW SITE PLAN THAT WAS DEVELOPED TO BRING THE CAMPUS INTO A MODERN ERA.
THE PLAN SHIFTS THE WEST ENTRANCE TO THE CAMPUS, LOCATED HERE SLIGHTLY EAST TO CREATE A SAFER ENTRANCE, ADDS A CONNECTOR ROAD BETWEEN LAKESIDE AND THE BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER, AS WELL AS ADDS MUCH NEEDED PARKING THROUGHOUT THE SITE.
STARTING WITH THE LAKESIDE FACILITY.
THE PLAN ADDS A FORMAL LAWN AT THE ENTRANCE AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL PARKING.
THIS IMAGE IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY.
MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SITE.
IS THE NEW CONNECTOR ROAD THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
BURNS ROAD IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
IT WAS CLOSED THIS STARTING THIS WEEK AND WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL THE END OF NEXT MONTH.
MOVING TO THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE.
IS THE AQUATIC COMPLEX SHOWN HERE ON THE LEFT AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON THE RIGHT.
AND HERE'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY.
BIG THANKS TO BOTH OF THEM FOR TAKING THESE SHOTS.
THE NEW MAIN POOL WAS COMPLETED EARLY LAST YEAR.
IT'S A MULTI-GENERATIONAL POOL WITH A ZERO DEPTH ENTRANCE.
THERE ARE 525 YARD LAP LANES WITH AN ATTACHED DIVE WELL THAT REACHES 12FT, SIX INCHES.
THESE ARE THE TWO SLIDES AND ROCK WALLS FROM GROUND LEVEL.
TO SUPPORT ALL THREE POOLS IN NEW 7000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY WAS ALSO COMPLETED LAST YEAR, WHICH CONTAINS A FIRST AID ROOM, STAFF OFFICES, WORKSTATIONS AND RESTROOMS. THE COMPETITION POOL IS ALSO HAD ALSO RECEIVED A FACELIFT LAST DECEMBER.
MOVING RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE COUPLE IS THE EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO, WE'VE STARTED INSTALLATION OF THE VERTICAL COLUMNS LAST WEEK.
STEELWORK WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE END OF APRIL.
THE STEM WALL IS FORMED AND WILL BE POURED WITH CONCRETE ON FRIDAY.
TOMORROW THE UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALMOST COMPLETE.
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MOVING TO THE EAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING.HERE YOU SEE THE NEW CHILLER LINES BEING INSTALLED HERE.
THESE WERE INSTALLED AND COMPLETED LAST WEEK.
THIS WILL BE THE FUTURE LOCATION OF THE CHILLER YARD AND GENERATOR YARD, AS WELL AS THE DUMPSTERS.
THE UNDERGROUND CONDUITS FOR THE GENERATOR WERE COMPLETED THIS WEEK.
HOWEVER, THE GENERATOR ITSELF ISN'T EXPECTED FOR DELIVERY UNTIL OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.
UNDERSTANDING THE LONG LEAD TIMES FROM PAST PROJECTS.
WE ACTUALLY ORDERED THE GENERATOR LAST JULY AHEAD OF EVEN HIRING A GC.
SO ALSO ANOTHER ELEMENT THAT TYPICALLY HAS A LONG LEAD TIME OR TRANSFORMERS.
THE CONTRACTOR IS STILL ON TARGET TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT NEXT SPRING.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE FOR BURNS ROAD.
WAS THIS ANY ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO SAY I CAN'T WAIT.
I LOVE TAKING CLASSES IN THE PAST AND NOW I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE CLASSES AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB.
I'M WATCHING THE CONSTRUCTION AS I PASS BY DAILY AND YOU GUYS ARE REALLY DOING AN AWESOME JOB.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.
GREAT DESIGN AND THE CONNECTOR ROAD TWO IS REALLY AWESOME TO THINK OF THAT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO KEEP US UPDATED.
WE SEE IT HAPPENING. BUT TO GET TO SEE THE STEPS BY STEPS, YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
NEXT I'D LIKE TO BRING YOU UP TO HAVE YOU BROUGHT UP TO DATE BY FIRE STATION SIX AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARCEL JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THAT, AS YOU'LL RECALL TODD ENGLE, OUR CITY ENGINEER.
BUT BEFORE I GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, I WANT TO GO BACK TO WHERE WE WERE ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
SO WE WENT TO SITE PLAN THAT KNOWING WE WERE GOING TO BUILD FIRE SIX, WE HAVE WE SITE PLAN THAT ON THE 15 ACRES, SORT OF SHOEHORN IT INTO THE CORNER AND THE REST WAS GOING TO BE A CITY, A PARK OUT IN THE AVENUE AREA.
AND WE WERE GOING TO USE THE ECONOMIC PARCEL THE WAY IT WAS.
AND THEY SIT KITTY CORNER TO ONE ANOTHER, SAY WEREN'T CONTIGUOUS.
SO WITH SOME NEGOTIATING, WE FLIPPED THE ECONOMIC PARCEL JUST BELOW THE CITY PARK.
NOW WE HAVE 75 ACRES OF CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY.
SO WITH THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO SITE PLAN THE ENTIRE PARCEL THE WAY WE WANTED TO PARCEL.
SO HERE IS THE CURRENT APPROVED SITE PLAN FOR FIRE STATION SIX.
NOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE TOOK THE DEED TO THAT PARCEL.
I BELIEVE IT WAS DECEMBER 18TH OF 2024.
SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT.
SO WE'VE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE GROUND WITH THE FIRE STATION.
WE JUST STARTED BUILDING SOME WALLS.
AS OF TODAY, FOUNDATIONS ARE IN THE DRAINAGE IS 95% COMPLETE.
WE STILL HAVE WATER AND SEWER TO GO, BUT WE'RE PRETTY FAR ALONG.
THE 14.5 ACRE LAKE IS 80% DONE.
WE'RE JUST FINISHING THE SOUTH SIDE OF THAT AND THAT LAKE WILL START TO COME UP.
IT'S A VERY DEEP LAKE. IT WAS A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE.
WITH THAT. WITH THE DIGGING OF THE LAKE, WE'VE ALSO FILLED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARCEL.
SO WE ARE ALMOST TO COMPLETE GRADE WITH THAT.
NOT ONLY THAT, WE HAVE APPROVED ROAD TO GO THROUGH THERE.
WE'RE CONNECTING WATER, WE'RE CONNECTING SEWER, WE'RE CONNECTING DRAINAGE.
SO WHY I WAS OUT THERE? I JUST SO TOOK A PICTURE OF THE PUBLIC'S TWO THAT IS ON TARGET TO BE OPEN IN DECEMBER OF 2020 FOR THIS YEAR.
ANY QUESTIONS? JUST LOTS OF WOWS UP HERE.
THIS IS A LOT OF WOWS. YEAH, DANA WAS JUST ASKING THIS QUESTION.
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT YOU NOW THAT SHE'S MOVED OUT THERE.
AWESOME JOB. YOU GUYS WORK QUICK.
SO AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO CALL CHIEF COREY BESSETTE UP TO TALK TO US ABOUT THE CARES REGISTRY, THE CARDIAC ARREST SURVIVAL REPORT.
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I WANT TO TAKE A LOT OF TIME BECAUSE I'LL HAND OVER TO DOCTOR SHEPHERD VERY QUICKLY.BUT, YOU KNOW, AS YOU SEE, WE'RE EXPANDING OUT WEST.
AND THE FURTHER WE'RE GROWING, THE MORE ADVANCED WE'RE BECOMING AS A DEPARTMENT.
AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING AS FAR AS TECHNOLOGY TRAINING AND WHAT YOU'LL HEAR HERE SOON, SOME OF THE DATA AND NUMBERS THAT WE'RE PERFORMING AT AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN THE AREA, REALLY IT'S IMPRESSIVE.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I ALWAYS ENJOY COMING UP HERE TO BRAG ABOUT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE AND THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PROVIDE THE SAFETY AND LIFE SAVING SKILLS THAT THEY'RE THAT THAT KEEP THE REST OF US SAFE.
AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF PHILOSOPHIES THAT WE'VE BROUGHT ALONG DURING THOSE YEARS.
THE FIRST IS THAT THE PATIENT IS NOT SOME NAMELESS, FACELESS STRANGER.
IT IS EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US.
AND THE SECOND PHILOSOPHY IS AS A PHYSICIAN OR AS A FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT, WE DON'T WANT TO LEARN THE LESSON TOMORROW THAT WE NEED IT TODAY TO SAVE THAT PATIENT'S LIFE.
SO WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE BEING VERY CUTTING EDGE AND STAYING UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST SCIENCE.
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE MEDICAL SCIENCE ADVANCES VERY QUICKLY.
SO AND I KNOW FIRE CHIEF BRIER CAN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT I WAS GOING TO TELL A QUICK, JUST A VERY QUICK STORY ABOUT HOW THIS ALL STARTED WHEN WHEN I WAS FIRST HIRED ON HERE, WHICH THEN MS CHIEF BREWER AND WE TALKED ABOUT CHANGING THE WAY WE DO CARDIAC ARREST.
AND IT WAS NOT THE WAY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION WAS SUGGESTING WE DO IT.
AND IT WAS VERY FORWARD THINKING.
BUT I WAS CONVINCED THAT THE THE PHYSIOLOGY WAS CORRECT.
AND WE ENACTED SOMETHING THAT IS NOW KNOWN AS HANDS-ONLY CPR, WHICH DOESN'T SOUND SO RADICAL NOW.
SO YOU HEARD THE CITY MANAGER TALK ABOUT THE CARDIAC ARREST REGISTRY FOR ENHANCED SURVIVAL.
YOU'VE SEEN ME UP HERE YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
BUT WHEN WE SAY THAT THERE'S EXCELLENCE, IT'S REALLY NICE TO SHOW THE NUMBERS.
AND CARDIAC ARREST COMES IN DIFFERENT FORMS. THERE'S WHAT WE CALL SHOCKABLE RHYTHMS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, LIKE FLATLINE, YOU SEE ON TV, VERY HARD TO GET PEOPLE BACK FROM THAT.
AND THEN THERE'S SHOCKABLE ONES, THE ONES THAT WE USE THESE DEFIBRILLATORS FOR.
AND IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, WE'VE COME UP WITH A WAY TO COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES SO WE CAN SEE HOW IS YOUR SYSTEM DOING FROM A TRAINING STANDPOINT, FROM A COMMUNITY EDUCATION STANDPOINT TO A HOSPITAL STANDPOINT? AND WE COME UP WITH A NUMBER AND THE THE NATIONAL NUMBER WITH THE AND THE CARDIAC ARREST REGISTRY FOR ENHANCED SURVIVAL IS THE CLOSEST THING WE HAVE TO A NATIONAL REPORT CARD BASICALLY.
SO OUR NATIONAL NUMBER, JUST SO YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A CARDIAC ARREST WITH A SHOCKABLE RHYTHM, IT'S ROUGHLY 30% SURVIVAL RATE, MEANING WALKING OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, THE STATE IS 33%, PALM BEACH GARDENS IS 86%.
IN 2023, WE NEARLY TRIPLED THE COUNTRY'S AVERAGE.
NOW. WE'RE NOT STOPPING THERE.
YOU HEARD ME SAY THAT. IT'S SURVIVAL IS REALLY NOT GREAT FOR NON SHOCKABLE RHYTHMS. WHAT? WE HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THAT TOO.
AND IT'S SHOWN TO BY SEVERAL FACTOR FOLDS INCREASE THE SURVIVAL RATE FOR THAT.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BRING ON.
BUT WE DON'T JUST DO CARDIAC ARREST.
AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY HEART ATTACKS, CARDIAC ARRESTS, STROKES.
ONE OF THE THINGS WITH STROKES IS HAS TO DO WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
BECAUSE SO, SO OFTEN WE SEE PATIENTS WAIT TO DIAL 911.
AND SO SOMETIMES THEY WAIT SO LONG THAT THE THERAPY NO LONGER WORKS.
WELL, THAT'S WHERE OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION COMES INVOLVED.
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HALF, MEANING TWICE AS FAST AS THE REST OF SOUTH FLORIDA.SO THAT'S ANOTHER TESTAMENT TO OUR TO OUR OUTREACH.
AND THAT CERTAINLY LEADS TO MORE PEOPLE SURVIVING FROM STROKE.
AND THEN I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT ONE MORE THING.
AND IF THEY DON'T GET THAT BLOOD WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A BAD OUTCOME.
SO I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME AGAIN TO SAY HOW PROUD I AM OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WE ASK A LOT OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN AND THEY DELIVER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I KNOW YOU'VE ALL BEEN INVITED TO THE MIRACLE LEAGUE.
THAT FALLS ON OUR APRIL 4TH MEETING, AND IT'S AT 545.
I JUST ASK YOU, YOU HAVE A CHOICE OF RUNNING FROM THE LEAGUE FIELD OVER TO HERE IN 15 MINUTES.
OR IF YOU WOULD CHOOSE, WE COULD POSTPONE OR BACK UP THE MEETING TIME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, SO THAT YOU WOULD GET THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT OPENING SESSION. IT'S UP TO YOU, WHATEVER YOU DECIDE.
COUNCIL. ARE YOU GUYS OKAY WITH THE SEVEN 7:00 START, SIR? 7:00, WHATEVER YOU WANT.
WELL, WILL THAT GIVE US ENOUGH TIME TO ENJOY THE.
SHOULD WE DO LATER? I WOULD THINK SO, CHARLOTTE.
WOULD YOU THINK SO? I WOULD THINK SO. SEVEN.
YEAH, I'M. I'M FINE WITH THAT.
I'D LIKE TO BE OVER FOR THE MIRACLE FIELD.
I THINK WE ALL WOULD. SO. 7:00 MARCIE.
ABSOLUTELY. MAYOR, I THINK YOU HAVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
NO. I'M KIDDING. YOU HAVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION? YES, SIR. THAT CONCLUDES ME.
THAT WOULD BE LOVELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO, LAST WEEK NATALIE AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH ONE OF OUR OWN GET NOMINATED FOR A COMPLETE STREETS CHAMPION AT THE SAFE STREETS SUMMIT.
AND SHE. IT'S JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE HAD ONE BRIGHT LINE.
NO, WE HAD TWO BRIGHT LINE WRITERS AND A TRI-RAIL WRITER RIGHT THERE, TOO.
SO WE'RE GETTING GETTING AROUND AS BEST AS WE CAN.
AND IF YOU ALLOW ME JUST TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT JOANNE DOES.
AND SO JOANNE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ADVOCATE FOR COMPLETE STREETS.
WHERE ARE YOU? WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO CLAP AGAIN.
BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, SHE HAS RAISED FOR OUR CITY.
WE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $9 MILLION OF GRANT FUNDS FOR COMPLETE STREETS.
SHE LEADS OUR VISION ZERO PROGRAM.
SHE IMPLEMENTED OUR MOBILITY PLAN AND CONTINUES TO DO SO.
SHE ALSO, IN HER FREE TIME SITS ON THE VISION ZERO COMMITTEE FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY TPA.
AND THAT WAS I KNOW WE'RE ALL NODDING.
SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO TO CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO YOU'RE DONE, SIR.
OKAY, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[VII. CONSENT AGENDA]
I JUST WANT TO PULL.DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL OFF OF THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT? IF YOU'D BE SO KIND.
I'M JUST GOING TO PULL ITEM L IN ORDER TO THANK WILL ROMULUS FOR COMING HERE TONIGHT.
LET'S MOVE PALM BEACH COUNTY WHERE THEY'RE ENCOURAGING US ALL TO MOVE FOR 30 MINUTES A DAY.
AND. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO OUR MEETING TONIGHT.
YEP. I'LL SIGN IT NOW SO YOU CAN TAKE IT WITH YOU.
OKAY. AND SO LET'S MOVE ALONG AND I'M GOING TO NEED YOU TO READ TITLE, SO I'LL SIGN IT RIGHT NOW.
BEING WITHOUT ITEMS DISCUSSED.
I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT, SO ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU, SIR, FOR BEING HERE.
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BUT SHE'S GOT A YOU GOT TO HAVE A VOTE ON.[VII.l. PROCLAMATION – LET’S MOVE PALM BEACH COUNTY MONTH. ]
MADAM MAYOR, I'LL MOVE.ALL RIGHT. LOVELY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND CONGRATULATIONS ON.
LET'S MOVE. PALM BEACH COUNTY MONTH.
I'M GOING TO READ THE QUASI JUDICIAL STATEMENT.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. TOO MANY PIECES OF PAPER.
SO TONIGHT WE'RE HOLDING QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS ON THE FOLLOWING CASES.
RESOLUTION TWO 2024 TO AMEND THE REGIONAL CENTER PLAN.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN.
RESOLUTION THREE 2024 TO AMEND THE SITE PLAN FOR MIRAFLORES.
RESOLUTION 13 2024 PANTHER NATIONAL CLUBHOUSE.
THIS MEANS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BASE ITS DECISION ON THE EVIDENCE CONTAINED IN THE RECORD OF THIS PROCEEDING, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE TESTIMONY AT THE HEARING, THE MATERIALS WHICH ARE IN THE IN THE OFFICIAL CITY FILE ON THIS APPLICATION, AND ANY DOCUMENTS PRESENTED DURING THIS HEARING.
THE COUNCIL IS ALSO REQUIRED BY LAW TO CROSS EXAMINE.
EXCUSE ME. TO ALLOW CROSS EXAMINATION OF ANY WITNESSES WHO TESTIFIED TONIGHT.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[VIII.a. ORDINANCE 16, 2023 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) CITY-INITIATED EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REVIEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADOPT EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REVIEW (EAR)-BASED AMENDMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 163.3191, FLORIDA STATUTES, WHICH PROVIDES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO ALL ELEMENTS; AFFECTING THE PAGINATION IN EACH AMENDED ELEMENT; PROVIDING THAT THE TEXT, AS AMENDED OR REVISED, SHALL SUBSTITUTE FOR AND REPLACE IN FULL THE EXISTING TEXT IN ALL AMENDED ELEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR AN UPDATE TO ALL MAPS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP SERIES; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
ADOPT A EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REVIEW.EAR BASED AMENDMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 163 .3191 FLORIDA STATUTES, WHICH PROVIDES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO ALL ELEMENTS AFFECTING THE PAGINATION IN EACH AMENDED ELEMENT, PROVIDING THAT THE TEXT, AS AMENDED OR REVISED SHALL SUBSTITUTE FOR AND REPLACE IN FULL THE EXISTING TEXT IN ALL AMENDED ELEMENTS.
PROVIDING FOR AN UPDATE TO ALL MAPS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP SERIES.
PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY.
THANK YOU. PATTY. LET'S OPEN THE HEARING.
HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE FIRST READING? GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.
FOR THE RECORD, MARTIN PITTS, PLANNING AND ZONING.
WE DID HAVE WE DID TRANSMIT THE AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE AND THEY DID RESCIND THEIR WORK REPORT.
THEY HAD NO OBJECTIONS, BUT THEY DID HAVE TWO MINOR COMMENTS.
OTHERWISE THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE AMENDMENTS.
OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARTIN.
DO DO YOU GUYS WANT A PRESENTATION AGAIN FOR THE CHANGES AT ALL? ALL RIGHT, SO WE LET ME JUST DOUBLE CHECK.
NOPE. ALL RIGHT, SO WE DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS, SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE HEARING.
MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 16 2023? MADAM MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 16 2023.
SECOND, THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH.
ANY DISCUSSION, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE'LL MOVE ALONG TO ORDINANCE ONE AND RESOLUTION TWO AND RESOLUTION RESOLUTION THREE.
IF THE CLERK WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO READ THE TITLE ORDINANCE ONE 2024.
[VIII.b. ORDINANCE 1, 2024 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) DISTRICT. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE CITY’S COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN TO MODIFY POLICY 1.3.9.3. OF THE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) DISTRICT TO INCLUDE THE MIRA FLORES PROJECT IN THE TOD DISTRICT LIST OF PROJECTS; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY (DEO) AND OTHER REVIEWING AGENCIES; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN TO MODIFY POLICY. 1.3.9.3 OF THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TOD DISTRICT TO INCLUDE THE MIRAFLORES PROJECT IN THE TOD DISTRICT.LET'S GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE HEARING.
HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE FIRST READING?
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NO, MADAM MAYOR.ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, OLIVIA.
WE DO HAVE ONE COMMENT CARD, THOUGH, SO IF I COULD HAVE MATT BIEBER COME UP, IF YOU'D BE SO KIND AS TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, OR YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS US. WHAT? OH, I'M I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T.
PATTY, DO WE NEED TO DO THE X PART FIRST OR NOT? YOU SHOULD DO IT NOW. OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD, I APOLOGIZE.
YOU CAN STAY RIGHT THERE. IT'LL TAKE ONE SECOND.
MY APOLOGIES. MARCY, DO YOU HAVE ANY X PART FOR THIS? NO. ALL RIGHT.
BERT, NONSENSE. FIRST READING? NO. AND SAME FOR ME.
I APOLOGIZE, JUST HOUSEKEEPING.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I LIVE ON PROSPERITY BETWEEN PGA AND DONALD ROSS.
IT'S AN AREA WHICH HAS GIVEN YOU GUYS A LOT OF TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN THE PAST.
THAT'S A STREET THAT WAS ALL LIT UP FOR CHRISTMAS, AND I'M HERE ABOUT TRAFFIC.
I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE GETTING OUT ON TO PROSPERITY IS GETTING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT, AND IT'S FRUSTRATING, AND IT'S GOING TO BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS AS WELL, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE LIGHTS.
IF YOU WERE TO GO FROM NORTH LAKE TO DONALD ROSS, THERE'S 60 SOME STREETS WITHOUT LIGHTS TO GET ON AND OFF OF PROSPERITY, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT QUITE A FEW HOMES THAT DIRECTLY THEIR DRIVEWAYS GET ON AND OFF PROSPERITY.
AND I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT TAKING A PIECE OF PROPERTY, A FEW ACRES AND GOING FROM 30 SOME UNITS TO 360 UNITS AND ALL THE TRAFFIC THAT THAT'S GOING TO BRING.
AND IT'S JUST I'VE LIVED ON THAT STREET FOR 25 YEARS.
I TEACH HERE AT GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS, AND IT'S JUST AN AMAZING TOWN.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL. WE'VE HEARD THAT OVER AND OVER BY SPEAKERS HOW NICE IT IS TO LIVE HERE, AND I THINK THE ADDED TRAFFIC IS GOING TO REALLY REDUCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE, BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT INTO THEIR COMMUNITY AND EXPERIENCE THE COMMUNITY GOING OUT TO EAT, GETTING TO AND FROM WORK WITHOUT THE FRUSTRATION OF SITTING IN TRAFFIC.
WE ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO MOVE UP FROM SOUTH FLORIDA, TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM ALL THE TRAFFIC AND ALL THE CONGESTION AND ALL THE FRUSTRATION, THE REDUCED QUALITY OF LIFE FROM THAT.
AND HERE WE HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY THAT THAT HASN'T HAPPENED TO.
AND YET I FEEL LIKE WE'RE STARTING TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION.
YOU'VE GOT THE RITZ PROPERTY, OVER 100 UNITS.
I GUESS YOU GUYS CALL IT WITH 800 NEW UNITS.
NOW, THIS IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER 360 UNITS.
I'M JUST STARTING TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS, WHICH I FEEL LIKE THAT'S PART MY BAD.
NOT YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
I JUST GOT TUNED INTO THIS LIKE TWO DAYS AGO.
I CALLED THE ZONING AND I DIDN'T EVEN.
I WASN'T TALKING TO OLIVIA. I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN ZONING.
THEY HELPED INFORM ME HOW THE PROCESS WORKS WITH ZONING.
AND THEN I GET A CALL FROM OLIVIA.
I WAS PASSING THE BUILDING AND SHE'S CALLED ME.
I DIDN'T EVEN ASK FOR A CALL TO TALK TO ME ABOUT MY CONCERNS, WHICH WAS AWESOME.
STEPPED IN. SHE TOOK TEN MINUTES TO GO OVER THIS STUFF WITH ME, AND THAT'S GREAT.
SO I THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT I WISH THERE WAS A BETTER WAY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE ME, WHO ARE OFTEN BUSY JUST TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR KIDS, THEIR HOUSE, THEIR JOB, AND THEY'RE NOT AS FOCUSED AS THEY SHOULD BE SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON.
I'M OBVIOUSLY IN THE DISTRICT OR THE AREA THAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING TO ANNEX.
THAT'S MY TIME. I'LL GIVE YOU JUST A WEE BIT MORE IF YOU CAN SUMMARIZE.
SO NOTICE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GETTING ENGAGED BECAUSE YOU'RE PUTTING THAT ON THE BALLOT.
IF THERE WAS SOME WAY TO EITHER DO A POLL AHEAD OF TIME TO SEE, DOES THIS LOCAL POPULATION REALLY WANT THAT ADDED TRAFFIC CONGESTION? AND HOW DO THEY FEEL ABOUT THIS? AND MAYBE EVEN PUT IT ON THE BALLOT TO VOTE WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO INCREASE DENSITY AT THAT LEVEL, OR EVEN THE ZONING CHANGES TO ALLOW? NO, I APPRECIATE THAT AND THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WAS OUR COMMENT CARD.
AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE HEARING.
MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE ONE 2024.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DANA AND BURT, LET'S ANY DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? MARCIE YOUR LITT UP.
BURT. DANA. ALL RIGHT, SO, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION TWO.
IF THE CLERK COULD READ THE TITLE, PLEASE.
RESOLUTION 2024, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE REGIONAL CENTER PLAN.
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ALL RIGHT, SO, PATTY, WE DO NOT NEED TO DO EX PARTE FOR THIS.LET'S GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE HEARING FOR RESOLUTION TWO.
WE HAVE NICOLE AND EVERYONE HERE.
HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CHANGES? AGAIN FOR RESOLUTION TWO? NO, MADAM MAYOR. ALL RIGHT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS.
MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION TWO 2024? MADAM MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION TWO 2024.
THANK YOU. DANA, MAY I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ALL RIGHT, BURT, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON RESOLUTION TWO? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ALONG TO RESOLUTION THREE.
IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE RESOLUTION THREE 2024, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE SITE PLAN FOR MIRA FLORES WITHIN THE REGIONAL CENTER PLAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PCD TO DEMOLISH 32 EXISTING MULTIFAMILY UNITS AND CONSTRUCT A MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSISTING OF 362 DWELLING UNITS, INCLUDING 36 WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS, ON A 3.39 ACRES WITHIN THE 27.4 ACRE MIRA FLORES SITE PLAN.
LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF GARDENS PARKWAY AND VALENCIA GARDENS AVENUE.
THANK YOU. PATTY, I'M GOING TO OPEN THIS HEARING AGAIN.
WE'VE ALREADY DONE EX PARTE, SO I'LL MOVE ON.
AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS FROM THIS.
HAVE YOU HAD ANY CHANGES REGARDING RESOLUTION THREE FOR 2024? NO, MADAM MAYOR. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU OLIVIA. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE HEARING.
MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION THREE 2024? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION THREE 2024.
AND THANK YOU, BURT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE TWO.
[VIII.c. ORDINANCE 2, 2024 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) BUDGET AMENDMENT. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS’ BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, INCLUSIVE; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]
GARDENS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024, INCLUSIVE, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S OPEN THE HEARING.
YOU DIDN'T EVEN GET TO OPEN UP THE MONITOR YET.
I KNOW, I KNOW. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.
COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, AARON PENCZAK, FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR.
ORDINANCE TWO IS THE SECOND READING OF OUR ANNUAL CARRY FORWARD BUDGET AMENDMENT, WHERE WE CARRY THE BALANCES ON PURCHASE ORDERS AND UNCOMPLETED PROJECTS ON CIP PROJECTS, BALANCES ON CIP PROJECTS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SORRY ABOUT THAT.
LET'S GO AHEAD. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS? WE DON'T. WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE COMING TO THE PODIUM.
MAY GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE TWO 2024.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE TWO 2024.
THANK YOU. MARCY, MAY I GET A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
ALL RIGHT, PATTY, WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 13 2024.
[VIII.d. *RESOLUTION 13, 2024 – PANTHER NATIONAL CLUBHOUSE. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR A 55,669-SQUARE-FOOT CLUBHOUSE WITHIN GOLF COURSE TRACT I OF THE PANTHER NATIONAL MASTER PLAN WITHIN THE AVENIR PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD), PANTHER NATIONAL BEING LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF COCONUT BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NORTH OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING A WAIVER; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
SQUARE FOOT CLUBHOUSE WITHIN GOLF COURSE TRACK, ONE OF THE PANTHER NATIONAL MASTER PLAN WITHIN THE AVENUE PLAN.COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PCD PANTHER NATIONAL BEING LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF COCONUT BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NORTH OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, PROVIDING A WAIVER, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE HEARING.
WE DO NEED TO DO EX PARTE FOR RESOLUTION 13 2024.
NONE. BESIDES ATTENDING THE GOLF COURSE.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN. ALL RIGHT, SO, HELLO, GENTLEMEN.
WE'RE EXCITED FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
SO WE HAVE GEORGE MESMER FROM CUTLER AND HEARING.
AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR STAFF BRETT LEONE, AVAILABLE AS WELL.
YES. AND HELLO SCOTT HEDGE WITH PANTHER NATIONAL.
MY HEAD'S SPINNING. HOW QUICKLY YOU WENT THROUGH THOSE.
WE'VE MADE A QUITE A BIT OF PROGRESS OUT THERE.
AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER TINSLEY SAID, WE HAD OUR GRAND OPENING IN NOVEMBER FOR THE GOLF COURSE.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT 13, 15 HOUSES ON THE CONSTRUCTION.
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ALL OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS MOVING WELL ALONG.SO WE'RE WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BRING THE CLUBHOUSE HERE TO YOU.
WE'RE MOVING FORWARD VERY QUICKLY, AND I THINK YOU GUYS WILL LOVE OUR CLUBHOUSE.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
GEORGE WILL DO THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING FOR THE RECORD, GEORGE MESMER WITH CUTLER AND HEARING HERE TONIGHT, ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE APPLICANT FOR OUR CLUBHOUSE AT AVANIR.
SO, AS SCOTT SAID WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, A LABOR OF LOVE.
AND IT'S REALLY A CENTERPIECE TO OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS A JEWEL OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.
WE'VE HAD A GREAT TEAM THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR PANTHER NATIONAL PROJECTS, THE ARCHITECTS IN PARTICULAR FOR THE CLUBHOUSE, STRANG ARCHITECTS, AS WELL AS PEACOCK AND LOUIS WITH THEIR COMBINED EXPERIENCE AND DESIGN AS WELL AS FUNCTIONALITY OF THE BUILDING.
WE'RE REALLY THERE'S NO MATCH TO THEIR EXPERIENCE IN DESIGNING THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES.
AGAIN, RESOLUTION 13 2024 FOR THE CLUBHOUSE SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
BRIEFLY, THE LOCATION WE ARE WITHIN THE AVANIR PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
WE ARE LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER.
THIS IS OUR APPROVED MASTER PLAN.
TOUCHING BRIEFLY ON THE CLUBHOUSE SITE ITSELF, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE DESIGN AND SOMETHING THAT WE'VE INCORPORATED INTO IT IS THE CHANGES OF ELEVATION, WHICH IS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN OF THE GOLF COURSE.
SO JUST EVERYTHING ABOUT THE DESIGN HAS BEEN THOUGHT OUT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AS WE WENT THROUGH CONSTRUCTION OF THE GOLF COURSE AND THE MANY ITERATIONS THAT WE WENT THROUGH BRIEFLY TOUCHING ON THE SITE AREA AGAIN, THE GOLF COURSE ITSELF IS ABOUT 217 ACRES.
THE OVERALL CLUBHOUSE ITSELF IS 55,000FT².
SO LOOKING AT ACCESS FIRST, AGAIN, WE ARE INTERNAL TO THE PANTHER NATIONAL COMMUNITY.
SO INSIDE THE GATES OF THE COMMUNITY WE DO HAVE A SEPARATE SERVICE YARD.
SO WE'RE KEEPING SERVICE VEHICLES AWAY FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCES OF THE SITE WHICH HAS ITS OWN SEPARATE ACCESS POINT, WHICH ALSO GRANTS EMERGENCY ACCESS AND MAINTENANCE TO THE GOLF COURSE.
OUR MAIN ACCESS POINT, AGAIN, THAT RISING ELEVATION UP TO THE MAIN DROP OFF OF THE CLUBHOUSE.
AND WE DO HAVE A SECONDARY ACCESS POINT FOR THOSE COMING, MORE SPECIFICALLY JUST TO WRITE TO THE BACKDROP FOR CONVENIENT, EASY ACCESS AND THEN A GOLF CART AND EMERGENCY ACCESS AGAIN TO THE TO THE GOLF COURSE, WHICH AGAIN PROVIDES ACCESS AROUND THE BACK OF THE CLUBHOUSE BUILDING.
IN TERMS OF OUR MULTIMODAL PATHS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PANTHER NATIONAL BOULEVARD, I'M SURE YOU RECALL WE HAVE A 12 FOOT PATH PROVIDING FOR GOLF CART ACCESS AND AGAIN, A LOOP AROUND THE ENTIRE BUILDING PROVIDING CONVENIENT ACCESS, KEEPING GOLF CARTS AWAY FROM VEHICLE CONFLICTS, CONFLICT POINTS.
WE DO HAVE SEVERAL ACCESS POINTS FOR GOLF CARTS INTO THE COMMUNITY, INTO THE GOLF COURSE TO SPECIFIC PARKING AREAS, AGAIN, OF TRYING TO AVOID THOSE CONFLICT POINTS WITH OTHER VEHICLES.
AS I SAID, THOSE SEPARATE PARKING AREAS, VERY PARTICULAR IN THE DESIGN AND CREATING TWO SEPARATE FIELDS OF PARKING OR ON EITHER SIDE OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE, AS WELL AS DEDICATED PARKING AREAS FOR THE GOLF CARTS.
262 TOTAL PROVIDED PARKING SPACES.
SOMETHING TO NOTE THE SMALLEST OAK TREE WITHIN THIS PARKING LOT ON DAY ONE WILL BE 18 TO 20FT TALL.
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THE MATERIAL IS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN OF THE COMMUNITY.LOTS OF EMPHASIS ON NATIVE PLANTINGS.
AGAIN, EMPHASIZING THE CONNECTION WITH THE PRESERVE AREA JUST TO THE NORTH.
AND THIS GRAPHIC, OUR FRONT ENTRANCE VIEW.
I WANTED TO POINT OUT THIS OAK TREE HERE SEEMS REALLY LARGE AND MATURE.
AND THERE'S SEVERAL OF THOSE LARGE OAK TREES PLANNED AROUND THE CLUBHOUSE.
SO REALLY IMPRESSIVE LANDSCAPE BEING BROUGHT IN.
SO ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING THERE IS A RAMP DOWN TO THE SECOND LEVEL UNDERNEATH THE BUILDING WHERE THE GOLF CARTS WILL BE STORED, AND THEN OVER TO THE SIDE.
SO WE DO HAVE A TIERED EFFECT WITH THE BUILDING.
WE DO. IT'S A TWO STORY BUILDING FROM THE FRONT ELEVATION, AS YOU SAW ON THE PREVIOUS GRAPHIC.
OUR FIRST FLOOR. YOU CAN SEE THE AREA FOR THE GOLF CART STORAGE ON THE GROUND LEVEL.
ALSO ON THIS LEVEL WE HAVE A WHAT WE CALL A SNACK SHACK, WHICH PROVIDES DIRECT ACCESS OUT TO THE GOLF CART AREA WHERE MEMBERS CAN COME AND PARK THEIR CARTS, GRAB A SNACK, GO BACK OUT TO THE COURSE AGAIN.
ALSO, ACCESS TO OUR PLAZA LEVEL ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
YOU CAN SEE CONNECTION TO THE SERVICE YARD.
ON OUR SECOND LEVEL, WE DO HAVE A VERY SIGNATURE LARGE GLASS COLONNADE ALONG THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, REALLY PROVIDING AN OPEN AND AIRY VIEW LOTS OF NATURAL LIGHT.
AGAIN, BRINGING IN THAT NATURAL LIGHT AND EMPHASIZING THAT CONNECTION WITH THE LANDSCAPE.
THERE'S A DESIGN PLANTERS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE BUILDING TO THE REAR, AGAIN EMPHASIZING THAT CONNECTION WITH THE LANDSCAPE AND PROVIDING GREAT VIEWS OUT TO THE GOLF COURSE FROM THAT SECOND STORY POSITION.
LOOKING AT SOME OF THE ELEVATIONS.
HERE'S THAT TOWER FEATURE THAT WE'RE REQUESTING THAT HEIGHT WAIVER FOR.
IT IS A SIGNATURE DESIGN TO THIS CLUBHOUSE, PROVIDING A BEACON AND A POINT COMING HOME FROM THE GOLF COURSE FOR PEOPLE TO SEE ALONG THAT SOUTH ELEVATION.
AGAIN TOUCHING ON THE HEIGHT WAIVER.
AND WE DO HAVE THAT, I'LL SHOW YOU.
SO WE ARE FAIRLY CENTRAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND WHERE THAT'S LOCATED.
SO THIS TOWER FEATURES THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE PLAZA.
AND THEN HERE'S A VIEW FROM THE GOLF COURSE ITSELF LOOKING BACK.
AND YOU CAN SEE HOW IT PROVIDES THAT MOMENT.
LOOKING BACK, YOU CAN SEE THE TOWER ELEMENT PROVIDING A REALLY NEAT APPROACH TO THE CLUBHOUSE.
AGAIN, HERE'S THAT FRONT ENTRY VIEW.
YOU CAN SEE THAT LARGE GLASS COLONNADE.
THE GLASS ALMOST DISAPPEARS, PROVIDING ALL OF THAT NATURAL LIGHT INTO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE GOLF COURSE SIDE TO THE NORTH.
LOOKING BACK AT THE CLUBHOUSE, THE SECOND STORY VIEW.
AND JUST A COUPLE MORE RENDERINGS.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE DESIGN PHASE OF THIS PROJECT, AND WE'RE JUST REALLY PROUD TO BE HERE.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
DO WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION TONIGHT, MADAM MAYOR? NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
STAFF SUPPORTS THE PROJECT ALONG WITH THE WAIVER.
THANK YOU. BRAT, I APPRECIATE IT.
ALL RIGHT? WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS, SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE HEARING.
MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 13 2024?
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MADAM MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 13 2024.THANK YOU. DANA. SECOND, THANK YOU BURT.
ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR OTHERWISE FROM COUNCIL TONIGHT? SORRY, I JUST HAVE TWO COMMENTS.
ONE IS I GUESS WE'RE THE TOP OF THE TOWER BE LITT DO WE TALK ABOUT THAT LIGHTING FEATURE IN THERE? A LIGHTED FEATURE INTERNALLY? WE'RE NOT LIKE, YEAH, IT'S NOT A SPOTLIGHT.
IT'LL BE AN AMBIENT LIGHT IN THE TOWER THAT WILL BE VISIBLE FROM THE GOLF COURSE.
IS THAT IN BOTH SECTIONS OR JUST THE TOP SECTION? JUST THE TOP SECTION.
OKAY. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS AT ALL.
I MEAN, IT'S A IT'S A UNIQUE DESIGN FOR A UNIQUE COURSE.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S SOMETHING OUT OF THE NORM THAT WE SEE AT THE TRADITIONAL CLUBS.
SO IT'S IT'S KIND OF COOL LOOKING.
AND I WANT TO COMMEND STAFF AS WELL, BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE WE GET THESE MEMORANDUMS FROM YOU ON THESE PROJECTS, YOU'RE ALWAYS VERY, VERY DILIGENT ON UPDATING WHAT'S GOING ON IN AVENIR. SO WE KNOW THE NUMBER OF PERMITS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADS AND WHAT'S HAPPENING.
SO I THINK IT'S A COOL PROJECT.
IT'S IT'S COMING TOGETHER NICELY.
I LIKE THE DESIGN OF THE CLUBHOUSE AND EVERYTHING.
I WAS OUT THERE IN NOVEMBER AND BEEN OUT.
I LIVE OUT THERE NOW, SO I'M OUT THERE OFTEN AND IT'S COMING TOGETHER NICELY.
THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND THIS IS A NICE ADDITION TO SEEING PANTHER COME TOGETHER.
SO THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAID.
AS I REVIEWED IT I GUESS TO BIRD'S POINT, IT IT IS VERY HELPFUL.
AND I APPRECIATE STAFF'S VERY THOROUGH BACKUP MATERIAL BECAUSE WE DO KNOW NOW THAT, YOU KNOW, COCONUT AND BEELINE WILL HAVE A CONNECTION AND A YEAR OR SO AND THIS INFORMATION, THIS WILL OBVIOUSLY HELP THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR THAT.
I KNOW IN YOUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.
THE PLANTATION OAKS, BEAUTIFUL.
I DID REVIEW THE LANDSCAPE PLAN AND THE PLANT SIZE, THE SPEED OF THE SPECIES.
I DID SEE THAT YOU HAD A WART FERN IN YOUR PLANT PALETTE.
IT IS A SPECIES THAT IS INVASIVE AS STATED BY FAIRCHILD.
AND IF YOU WANT EXAMPLES OF IT, COME VISIT EVERGREEN.
YOU COULD SEE HOW IT'S TAKEN OVER OUR PRESERVE AREA IN A LOT OF IT'S A MAINTENANCE NIGHTMARE.
BUT I ALSO APPRECIATE THE MANY GOLF CART PARKING SPACES THAT YOU SAID.
I MENTIONED THAT TO STAFF BECAUSE THIS IS A MULTIMODAL COMMUNITY, I CAN ANTICIPATE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE FREQUENTING THIS CLUBHOUSE, UTILIZING THEIR GOLF COURSE, GOLF CARTS, AND ALSO THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
SO YOU REALLY, BOTH OF YOU GUYS, STAFF AND THE THE DESIGN FOR THE PLAN ALLOWS FOR, YOU KNOW, BOTH OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
IT WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL IN YOUR PLANNING, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT.
IT'S WELL THOUGHT OUT FOR A LOT OF ACCESS.
I LOVE THE SEPARATION OF THE GOLF CART PATH TO.
AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
CONGRATULATIONS. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE NEW CLUBHOUSE.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE DID HAVE AN ITEM WHICH WAS RESOLUTION 16 2024.
[VIII.e. *RESOLUTION 16, 2024 – PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER MASTER SIGNAGE PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) TO UPDATE THE MASTER SIGNAGE PROGRAM, THE PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER BEING LOCATED IMMEDIATELY SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF BURNS ROAD AND GARDENS EAST DRIVE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING WAIVERS; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]
BUT WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER.AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING.
SO THIS PETITION HAS BEEN ADVERTISED.
HOWEVER, WITHOUT A QUORUM, NO ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AND THE PUBLIC HEARING MAY NOT BE OPENED.
THIS ITEM WILL BE RE-ADVERTISED WITH THE DATE OF THE HEARING AS APRIL 4TH, 2024, AND THE AD WILL BE PUBLISHED ON MARCH 25TH, 2024. SO SEEING THAT FOR RESOLUTION 16 2024, NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON THIS ITEM AT THIS MEETING.
YES, SIR. POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
AND SO WE DID HAVE A COMMENT CARD FROM MISS SARAH.
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I BELIEVE THE NAME IS. THANK YOU.BUT AGAIN, IT WILL BE RE-ADVERTISED AND IT WILL BE HEARD ON APRIL 4TH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND THANKS FOR COMING IN TONIGHT.
SO WE ALSO MOVE ON TO WE'RE DONE WITH OUR VOTES.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION OR DISCUSSION.
WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF MIRACLE FIELD.
THANK YOU TO OUR CITY MANAGER.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT? OKAY. DO WE HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY REPORT?
[XI. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT]
YES WE DO. AND I WILL TRY TO MAKE IT BRIEF, BUT I THINK THERE'S SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL.I THINK I'VE SHARED IT WITH MOST OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY.
SO IT'S ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK FOR SIGNATURE.
THERE ARE NO BUDGETARY IMPACTS.
THERE'S REALLY NOTHING IN THERE THAT WOULD REALLY WARRANT A VETO OR TRIGGER THAT TYPE OF A REACTION.
SO WE'RE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON THAT.
THE OTHER THING THAT I HAVE IS YOU WILL KNOW YOU HAD A SPECIAL MEETING LAST WEEK SO THAT YOU COULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER AND I TO EXECUTE A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH TRANSFORM. AND THAT DEAL IS MOVING FORWARD, AND I EXPECT THAT THE SETTLEMENT WILL BE CONSUMMATED RELATIVELY SOON, SO THAT THAT LAWSUIT WILL BE PUT TO BED AND THERE'LL BE NO COST TO THE CITY. EACH PARTY PAYS ITS OWN ATTORNEY'S FEES, AND WE GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS.
SO THAT WILL END THAT LITIGATION.
I'M VERY PLEASED TO HAVE THAT WE'RE JUST TO END THAT, TO STOP THAT FIGHT.
WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN WAGING THAT BATTLE FOR ALMOST TEN YEARS NOW.
SO IN VARIOUS FORMS. SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO BRING THAT TO YOU.
THE LAST THING THAT I HAVE FOR YOU IS SECTION EIGHT.
SO I KNOW IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT WE ARE AT FIVE YEARS.
THE LAST TIME, AS YOU RECALL, WAS 2019.
IT WAS I GOT TWO TRIPS TO THE FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL ON THAT.
SO WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND TO YOU IS, IS ALL OF YOU.
AND I'LL SURELY SHARE THIS WITH VICE MAYOR WOODS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE CHARTER AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT THAT YOU WANT TO DISCUSS.
AND THEN I WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU REACH OUT TO ME AND DISCUSS IT WITH ME.
AND WE CAN BRING IT UP FOR AN AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION AT A FUTURE MEETING.
PERSONALLY, OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T THINK THERE'S REALLY ANYTHING ELSE TO DO WITH OUR CHARTER.
WE WE WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET THAT THING FIXED FIVE YEARS AGO.
AND I THINK IT'S PRETTY I THINK IT'S IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE NOW.
IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN IT WAS.
WE CUT THE PAGINATION IN HALF.
SO. BUT PLEASE, IT'S UP TO YOU.
IT'S YOUR DISCRETION. TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MADAM MAYOR, I DO WANT TO MAKE ONE COMMENT.
I WANT TO THANK OUR MAYOR AND OUR ATTORNEY FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK GOING BACK AND FORTH TO TALLAHASSEE AND THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND MANY OTHER MEET THE COUNTY AND MANY OTHER MEETINGS THAT YOU'VE ATTENDED IN REGARDS TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE BILL IN REGARDS TO MOBILITY.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE AND I KNOW I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL OF US.
I KNOW STAFF'S BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON MOBILITY FOR SO MANY YEARS, DECADE PROBABLY.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE AND I DON'T WANT TO COUNT CHICKENS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S MOVING IN A, IN A FORWARD PROGRESSION AND IN A POSITIVE MANNER.
WELL. THANK YOU. AND I KNOW THE MAYOR IS APPRECIATIVE OF THAT, TOO.
THE MAYOR, ME, MR. FERRIS, OF COURSE, JOHN BOEHM AND KELLY.
I MEAN, EVERYBODY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS.
PATTY, HER STAFF, THEY ARRANGE OUR TRAVEL.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR AND I ARE SITTING ON THE PLANE REALIZING WE'RE GETTING DIVERTED.
SHE PULLED A RABBIT OUT OF THE HAT.
I HAD A RENTAL CAR WAITING FOR US IN ORLANDO.
WE GET OFF THE PLANE, EVERYBODY ELSE SAT ON THE PLANE.
THEY STAYED. I LOOKED AT THE MAYOR AND I WAS LIKE THIS.
WE GOT TO BE THERE TODAY BECAUSE WE HAD A HEARING AND WE JUST BAILED.
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WE GOT OUR LUGGAGE AND WE GOT OFF, RAN OVER THE RENTAL CAR, GOT AND DROVE UP TO TALLAHASSEE AND MADE THE HEARING.BUT IT'S BEEN A IT HAS BEEN A REALLY LONG ROAD.
HE MOVED MOUNTAINS ON OUR BEHALF.
AND A GENTLEMAN WHO DOESN'T WORK FOR THE CITY DOESN'T GET PAID BY THE CITY.
AND DID THIS BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S PASSIONATE FOR HIM.
AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO HIS CLIENT, LOUIS ROTONDO.
LOUIS IS AN INTERESTING GUY, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
HE KNOWS THIS TOPIC INCREDIBLY WELL, AND HE REALLY, REALLY HELPED US A LOT.
AND COLLABORATED WITH ME AND CALLED ME AND LET ME KNOW WHEN THINGS WERE GOING ON, EVEN SOMETIMES WHEN WHEN MATT DIDN'T KNOW BECAUSE LOUIS WAS IN THE TRENCHES WORKING ON THE LANGUAGE. SO WE HE REALLY DESERVES A LOT OF CREDIT AND A LOT OF APPRECIATION FROM THE CITY.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.