Aug 01, 2019 City Council

[Items I - III]

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WE CAN CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE EVERYONE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

THANK YOU CAN I HAVE THE ROLL CALL PLEASE. MAYOR MARCIANO. HERE. VICE MAYOR LITT. HERE.

COUNCILMEMBER MARINO. HERE. COUNCILMEMBER WOODS. HERE MA'AM. COUNCILMEMBER LANE.  HERE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS DELETIONS OR MODIFICATIONS TO [INAUDIBLE]. NO SIR. OK. WELL TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA START BY HAVING A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WE MADE A BIG FAUX

[Item IV]

WE REMEMBER THEM AS CHILDREN. PLAYING IN A YARD BLOWING OUT CANDLES TAKING THEIR FIRST STEPS WE HELD THEM AS BABIES AND WATCHED THEM GROW INTO AIRMEN.

WE REMEMBER THEM AS OUR FATHERS MOTHERS. WHEN WE SAID GOODBYE AND TRIED NOT TO CRY. AND THEN LETTING IT ALL OUT EVERY TIME THEY CAME HOME. CRYING WHEN IT FINALLY SUNK IN. THAT THIS TIME THEY WEREN'T COMING HOME. WE REMEMBER THEM ON OUR WEDDING DAYS. OUR FIRST DATES WAKING UP TOGETHER. AND HOW THEY DIED IN SLOW MOTION ON A PHONE CALL OR IN A LIVING ROOM WHEN WE HEARD THE WORDS. YOU MIGHT WANT TO SIT DOWN. THE REALITY IS. NOBODY WAS EVER KILLED PEACEFULLY IN ACTION. AND KNOWING THAT WILL RIP YOUR HEART APART WHEN YOU THINK OF SOMEONE YOU LOVED. AND STILL LOVE. ALWAYS. IN THEIR FINAL MOMENTS ON THE EARTH. THEY DIDN'T DESERVE TO DIE LIKE THAT. BUT THEY BELIEVED OUR COUNTRY DESERVED ALL THEY HAD TO GIVE. THERE WAS SO MUCH MORE THEY COULD HAVE GIVEN. FOR A GOLD STAR FAMILY. EVERY DAY IS YOUR OWN PERSONAL MEMORIAL DAY. THE PICTURE ON THE WALL. [INAUDIBLE]  FLAG BEHIND THEM. [INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE] ON A MANTLE OR TUCKED AWAY SOMEPLACE YOU CAN TAKE IT OUT AND HOLD IT WHEN YOU NEED TO. WE STILL PAY THEIR CELL PHONE BILLS SO WE CAN CALL AND HEAR THEIR VOICES. WE STILL VISIT THE BASE BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE INCLUDED. BECAUSE WE'RE STILL AIR FORCE. AND IF YOU'RE ON GATE DUTY AND SEE THAT GOLD STAR IN THE BACK OF OUR PASS YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT TO SAY TO US. WE KNOW AND THANK YOU. THIS IS A CLUB NO ONE WANTS TO JOIN. BUT THIS IS WHERE WE ARE. AND WE'RE AS PROUD AS WE EVER WERE. GOLD STAR FAMILIES CAN SAY THINGS TO EACH OTHER WE CAN'T WITH ANYONE ELSE. OUR CIVILIAN FRIENDS LOVE US AND MEANWHILE BUT THEY TREAT US WITH KID GLOVES. THEY CAN'T EVEN SAY THE WORDS BODY OR KILLED. IT'S NOT TALKING ABOUT IT THAT HURTS. WE TALK ABOUT THE PAIN. WE CAN TALK ABOUT EVERY DETAIL ABOUT THE DAY WE GOT THE NEWS BUT WE DON'T. WE TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE LIKE AND WE'RE THERE FOR EACH OTHER BECAUSE A GOLD STAR FAMILY UNDERSTANDS WHAT NO ONE ELSE DOES. A PERSON DIES TWICE ONCE WHEN THEY BREATHE THEIR LAST BREATH. AND ONCE WHEN THEIR NAME IS NEVER SPOKEN AGAIN.

THEY'RE NEVER FORGOTTEN. REMEMBER THEM AS CHILDREN. REMEMBER THEM AS FATHERS. THOSE

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SO THAT GIVES A VERY GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT A GOLD STAR FAMILY IS AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US AS GOLD STAR FAMILIES TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND BY YOU APPROVING THIS MARKER AND IT'S FOR ALL WARS. ALL BRANCHES. IT'S NOT SPECIFIC TO ANY PARTICULAR TIME FRAME OR IT'S FOR EVERYONE. IT MEANS A LOT TO US BECAUSE WE FIND THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY AND VETERANS DAY AND ARMED FORCES DAY OR FLAG DAY FOR THAT MATTER. SO I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS HERE AND I LOVE YOUR VETERAN'S PLAZA AND I JUST THINK IT'S WONDERFUL FOR THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED BECAUSE WE'RE THE ONES LEFT BEHIND AND WE'RE THE ONES THAT LIVE WITHOUT OUR LOVED ONES. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. I KNOW IT WAS UNANIMOUS AND I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED. [APPLAUSE]. LAUREN. LAUREN COME BACK. I'M SORRY. NO WORRIES. MY LONGTIME FRIEND OF ALMOST 20 YEARS. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW LAUREN. THE MOST HARDWORKING WOMEN THAT I KNOW AND DEDICATED AND WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND I'M JUST SO GLAD THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO FIND A PERMANENT HOME FOR THE MEMORIAL IN WEST PALM. AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO GO TO THE CITIES AND GET THIS DONE. YES. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.  AND BELIEVE ME I'M  GRATEFUL EVERYBODY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS STEPPED UP AND I WANT TO SAY THAT THESE ARE ALL PERMANENT SILENT REMINDERS TO EVERYONE THAT FREEDOM ISN'T FREE AND THAT WE CAN'T TAKE OUR RIGHTS AND OUR FREEDOMS FOR GRANTED. AND I THINK IT REALLY IT MEANS A LOT TO US THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE ALL HERE BECAUSE OF THESE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN AND OUR VETERANS. SO AND I KNOW. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE TOO. I KNOW YOU'RE A VETERAN. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU LAUREN. THANK YOU LAUREN. AND JUST AS A REMINDER THE PLAQUE WILL BE DEDICATED ON VETERAN'S DAY NOVEMBER 11TH THIS YEAR AT OUR VETERANS PLAZA. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING AND AGAIN WE APOLOGIZE FOR MAKING YOU WAIT. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING AGAIN TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO NEXT WE'RE GOING TO CALL DIVISION CHIEF CORY BESSETTE TO THE PODIUM SO THAT HE CAN RECOGNIZE US AS THE CITY FOR AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION GOLD PLUS AWARD. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. VICE MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MR. FERRIS. FIRST OF ALL SHOWED THAT VIDEO BEFORE I HAD TO COME UP AND SPEAK. I MEAN PRETTY MUCH CHOKING UP IN THE CHAIR SO I WAS ABLE TO GATHER MYSELF. IS THERE ANY VETERANS OR ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE. IF SO. [APPLAUSE] WITH THAT BEING SAID I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE FROM AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION KAYLA SCHWENK AND PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER CEO TERESA URQUHART. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING I'M KAYLA SCHWENK I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS TO BE A RELENTLESS FORCE FOR A WORLD OF LONGER HEALTHIER LIVES. WE HAVE MADE A SWITCH IN OUR ORGANIZATION TO WORK WITH MANY OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT HAVE THESE LIKE MINDED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES TO REALLY HAVE THAT HEALTH IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. SO TONIGHT BEING HERE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE COLLECTIVE WORK WE'RE DOING THROUGH OUR QUALITY PROGRAMS. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THAT PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND SUCCESS IN IMPLEMENTING SPECIFIC QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WHO SUFFER A SEVERE HEART ATTACK KNOWN AS A STEMI. SO WITH THAT I WILL INTRODUCE TERESA URQUHART WITH PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE AWARD. THANK YOU KAYLA. GOOD EVENING. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING TO AWARD PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE THE 2019

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THANK YOU CHIEF. AND WHILE YOU'RE THERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO JUST CONTINUE AND DISCUSS THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S EMS PROVIDER OF THE YEAR. ABSOLUTELY.

JULY 18TH MYSELF AND CHIEF [INAUDIBLE] WENT UP TO THE STATE EMS MEETINGS IN ORLANDO FLORIDA. AT THAT TIME WE WENT THROUGH THE AWARD CEREMONY AND WE ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF PALM BEACH GARDENS THE EMS STATE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR FOR 2019. NOW THAT AWARD IS NOT AN I AWARD. IT IS A WE AWARD. THAT'S BECAUSE IT TAKES A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN NOT ONLY THE PERSONNEL ON THE STREETS THE MEN AND WOMEN FIRE RESCUE BUT FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND ALL LEADERSHIP AND GOOD MEDICAL DIRECTION TOO. SO IT NOT ONLY TAKES A VILLAGE THEY SAY BUT IT TAKES A CITY ALONG WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND OTHER PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. IT REALLY IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. SO WITH THAT I'LL TURN OVER TO OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND ALSO BY THE WAY THE STATE OF FLORIDA EMS MEDICAL DIRECTOR DR. KEN SCHEPPKE. THANK YOU. THIS IS AN ENORMOUS AWARD. THERE ARE OVER 270 EMS AGENCIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO BE NAMED TO BE SINGLED OUT AS THE BEST OF THE YEAR. IT'S QUITE AN HONOR AND IT'S REALLY DO TO WHAT CHIEF BESSETTE SAID TO ALL OF US OUR COUNCIL FOR GIVING US THE

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THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT. YOU KNOW IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF FUN BEING ABLE TO BE IN A CITY WHERE WE ARE GIVEN THE PLEASURE OF SUPPORTING YOU GUYS AND THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE THE CHIEF OF FIRE BECAUSE WHEN THEY COME BACK WITH IDEAS AND THOUGHTS ABOUT WAYS TO MAKE THIS CITY BETTER IT'S REALLY KIND OF A PLEASURE TO SAY YES IT'S A GREAT IDEA. AND TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THE BEST CITY IN THE STATE WITH OUR EMS SUPPORT AND AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AWARDS IT'S REALLY SPECIAL. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR COMMITMENT TO US AND WE'LL SUPPORT YOU EVERY WAY WE CAN. [APPLAUSE] I'M GOING TO GO OFF SCRIPT JUST A LITTLE BIT AND MAKE ANOTHER LITTLE PRESENTATION THAT WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA. I APOLOGIZE AS YOU GUYS KNOW MANY PEOPLE KNOW THAT I'M A CRAZY SOCCER DAD AND THE PALM BEACH GARDENS YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION IS JUST FANTASTIC AND THEIR SOCCER BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAME OUT WITH AN ANNOUNCEMENT THE OTHER DAY STATING THAT THE GARDEN'S PREDATOR SOCCER PROGRAM HAS WON THE 2019 ANNUAL AWARD FROM THE FLORIDA YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR FYSA. FYSA OVERSEES ALL THE SOCCER PROGRAMS. WE ARE THE 2019 FLORIDA YOUTH SOCCER CLUB OF THE YEAR AND ALSO THE TOP SOCCER CLUB OF THE YEAR. AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THIS IN 2008 THE [INAUDIBLE] TOOK OVER THE OPERATIONS OF THE REC PROGRAM FROM THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS. THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN INTO ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUBS IN FLORIDA WITH OVER ELEVEN HUNDRED PLAYERS AND 100 TEAMS EACH SEASON THAT'S REMARKABLE. IN 0 9 THE COMPETITIVE PROGRAM WAS STARTED AND IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE BEST IN FLORIDA WITH BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS TEAMS PLAYING BOTH STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. WE'RE PROUD THAT THE COMPETITIVE PROGRAM NOW HAS 40 TEAMS RANGING FROM [INAUDIBLE] TO 18 MY BOYS STARTED IN 09-10 AND ONE OF THEM JUST DECIDED THAT IT'S TIME TO STOP PLAYING. BUT IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE RIDE WITH HIM AND MY YOUNGER ONE IS NOW PLAYING ON A TEAM THAT'S GOING TO CRAZY PLACES AROUND THE COUNTRY SO THE GROWTH OF THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS. THERE ARE SO MANY VOLUNTEERS I CAN'T EVEN NAME SOME OF THE PARENTS AND ALL THE OTHER FRIENDS THAT I'VE MADE THROUGHOUT AND ALL OF US THAT ARE ENGAGED IN YOUTH ATHLETICS IS REALLY TREMENDOUS. FROM ADAM THE DIRECTOR OF COACHING DAMIAN RON NOT THIS RON BUT OF COURSE HE'S A PART OF THIS TOO. MARK [INAUDIBLE] OF TOP SOCCER AND TOP SOCCER PROGRAM HAS WON THE AWARD FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS AND FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TOP SOCCER PROGRAM IS ITS UNIQUE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS JUST LIKE THE MIRACLE LEAGUE AGED 6 TO 18 TO PLAY SOCCER AND

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[Item VI]

IT'S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. THAT'S MY BACKYARD AND I AM LOOKING AT THIS TRASH LITERALLY ON THE LAKE EVERY SINGLE DAY AND I HAVE FRIENDS THAT COME OVER AND SAY WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS ON THE LAKE OR HOW COME THERE ARE SO MANY BUOYS ON THE LAKE. I CAN SEE THEM FROM EVERY SINGLE WINDOW OF MY HOUSE AND THAT'S ALL I LOOK AT NOW WHEN I LOOK AT THE LAKE. NOT ONLY ARE THE BUOYS EXCESSIVE AND AN EYESORE BUT THEY COULD ALSO BE A WATER HAZARD TO BOATERS OR PEOPLE USING THE LAKE. ACTUALLY AS MORE BUOYS HAVE BEEN ADDED FEWER BOATS WE'VE SEEN ON THE LAKE. I RARELY SEE FISHING BOATS AND CANOES AND KAYAKS AT THIS POINT. IT'S SAD THAT THE LAKE IS NOW LITTERED WITH BUOYS THAT ARE USED FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS PER WEEK IN THE SUMMER AND EIGHT HOURS DURING THE SEASON AND THEY'RE THERE ALL THE TIME. LAST FEBRUARY I WAS TAKING A WALK ON LAKE CATHERINE AND THE MEMBERS OF THE SAILING CLUB WERE THERE REPLACING ONE OF THE BUOYS AND I STOPPED AND I TALKED TO THEM INTRODUCED MYSELF. IT WAS VERY CORDIAL AND I ASKED HOW COME THERE WERE SO MANY BUOYS AND IF THEY COULD REMOVE THEM YOU KNOW AFTER USE. WE TALKED FOR ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR BUT A SOLUTION WAS NOT. WE DIDN'T AGREE UPON A SOLUTION. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD DISCUSS THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR MEMBERS AND THEY'D COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. WELL SIX MONTHS LATER NO SOLUTION. SO IT'S WHY I'M HERE. I UNDERSTAND THE SAILING CLUB WAS GIVEN PERMISSION BY THE CITY SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO USE THE LAKE FOR THEIR REGATTAS HOPEFULLY A PERMIT IF REQUIRED

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IF YOU'RE ON THE EAST SIDE AND SOMEBODY HAS A HEART ATTACK ON THE WEST SIDE THERE'S NO WAY THEY'RE GOING TO GET ACROSS THE TRAIN. IT'S JUST NO WAY.

IT CLOGS TRAFFIC. THEY MADE PROMISES. THEY HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF HOW EVERYTHING IS GOING TO LOOK AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THIS TO PATTI TO GIVE OUT TO EVERYBODY AND TO MAKE EVERYBODY A LITTLE BIT MORE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW WE'RE ALL BEING BULLDOZED AND IT'S GOING TO WIND UP ON THE TAXPAYER'S DIME. AND I KNOW IT'S A LONG MEETING SO I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU THAT AND I REALLY WOULD IF YOU HAVE TIME ANY TIME WITHIN THE NEXT SIX OR EIGHT MONTHS FOR US TO GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION OF REALLY WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TO MEETINGS FOR THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS FROM MIAMI TO ORLANDO WITH A WHOLE GROUP AGAINST THE TRAINS. SO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL GIVE THIS TO PATTY. THANK YOU BARBARA. PATTY CAN YOU ACCEPT THE LETTERS. OK LET'S GO BACKWARDS IF WE CAN TO ITEMS

[Item V]

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AND SHE'S DOING OK. SO LEAGUE OF CITIES NORMAL BOARD MEETINGS AND LUNCHEONS. I WAS ASKED TO BE IN THE PGA NATIONAL SALUTE TO WOMEN VIDEO ON GOLF SMART AND CONNECTED REGIONS TASK FORCE WE HAD A STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION MEETING TO DETERMINE OUR NEXT STEPS IN DELIVERING THE PROJECT TO THE PUBLIC. AND JUMPING OFF FROM THAT I WAS ASKED TO BE A PRESENTER AT THE NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SUMMIT ABOUT THE SMART AND CONNECTED REGIONS GRANT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT CONNECTED IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN OUR CITIES. AND THIS WAS IN ORLANDO AND I WAS VERY HAPPY TO DO THAT. IT WAS AN INTERESTING MEETING TO ACTUALLY HEAR F.D.O.T. AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING. AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH F.D.O.T. IS DOING A PILOT ON BEE LINE HIGHWAY FOR FREIGHT AND TRUCKS TO TALK TO EACH OTHER SO THAT WILL BE. YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT. I WENT TO AN EVENT TO WELCOME THE NEW TO [INAUDIBLE] VILLAGE MANAGER AND BY THE WAY RON HE SAID THANK YOU FOR YOUR CAMARADERIE AT THE MANAGER'S MEETING.

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY BOARD MEETING AND ALSO WE HAD A STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL MEETING AND WHERE THE BOCA RATON COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN INCLUDING A MOBILITY FEE WAS ADOPTED WITH NO OPPOSITION. I HAD A MEETING WITH O'NEILL BARDEN FROM THE NORTH PALM BEACH WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE MEETING FOR THE CHAMBER.

RACHELLE AND MARK WERE ALSO THERE. I WAS A PRESENTER FOR JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT AT PALM BEACH COUNTY MEETINGS WITH KELLY SMALLRIDGE AND OTHER CONSTITUENTS AND I WANT TO TELL A STORY ABOUT EARTH FAIR BECAUSE AND OUR FIRE LEFT. THIS IS A GOOD STORY FOR OUR FIRE. BUT A YEAR AGO RACHELLE AND MARK WERE THERE WHEN EARTH FAIR WAS DOING THE RIBBON CUTTING AND A GENTLEMAN PASSED OUT DURING THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY. HE WAS EMS WAS CALLED ARRIVED HE WAS PUT ON A GURNEY. HE WAS TRIAGED. HE WAS TAKEN AWAY IN  ALL OF THAT WAS ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES AND I'M HANDED BACK THE MICROPHONE. AND HOW DO YOU FOLLOW THAT. AND I SAID WELL IF YOU'RE GONNA GO DOWN GO DOWN IN THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS WE HAVE AN AWARD WINNING POLICE DEPARTMENT AND AN AWARD WINNING FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO MY CONGRATULATIONS AND MY GRATITUDE TO OUR POLICE AND TO OUR FIRE. I'M DONE. THANK YOU. AND THAT WAS AN INTERESTING EVENT AND I'M GLAD HE WAS OK. CARL. YOU GUYS KNOW I LIKE TO KEEP IT BRIEF EVERY MONTH WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THE MEETINGS THAT WE GO TO.

THE ONE THING THAT I MIGHT NEED YOUR ALLS HELP ON IS YOU GUYS KNOW I CHAIR THE NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD TASK FORCE AND THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOIL WITHIN OUR COMMITTEE THAT AND WHETHER YOU GUYS KNOW IT OR NOT WE HAVE THE SMART TRAFFIC INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM LIGHT SYSTEM WHATEVER WE CALL IT.

SHUT OFF AND IT'S BEEN SHUT OFF FOR A LONG TIME. WE'VE ALREADY I'VE HAD SOME MEETINGS WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND WITH THE MAYOR OF NORTH PALM WE ARE GOING TO SEE WHAT THE COUNTY WILL DO TO GET THIS UP AND RUNNING BECAUSE AS COSTCO STARTS TO DEVELOP AND I MEAN IT'S JUST PURE GRIDLOCK AND THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLAINING GOING ON ABOUT THAT. SO THAT'S AN INTERESTING THING BESIDES THE MEETINGS SO YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO BE TACKLING THAT GOING FORWARD. SO THAT COULD BE A SPEAKING TOPIC AS YOU GUYS ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE VAL [INAUDIBLE] WILL DO. HE'S ON OUR COMMITTEE AS WELL. IF ANYTHING SINCE HE'S A COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND WE HAVEN'T SUBMITTED A LETTER TO [INAUDIBLE] BAKER OR ANYTHING WE'RE REALLY AT THE TIP OF THIS SO WE'RE GOING TO START TACKLING THAT TO SEE IF WE CAN GET TRAFFIC  MOVING MORE EFFICIENTLY OR SMOOTHER ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE ALTERNATE AND NORTH LAKE WHERE IT'S JUST GRIDLOCK.

DISCUSS IT AT THE END OF THE MEETING TODAY AND COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF PLAN TO GOING TO GET WITH I SAID OPEN WE CAN'T  EVEN GET A TRAFFIC SIGNAL SO I DON'T KNOW THE SYSTEMS THERE. IT'S JUST SHUT OFF BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORKING.

THE SOLUTION ISN'T TO SHUT IT OFF. THE SOLUTION IS TO FIX IT. AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH THAT COST. SO WE'RE GOING TO TACKLE THAT AND IT COULD BE DIFFICULT.

BUT IF YOU GUYS WANT TO BRING IT UP WHILE YOU'RE CAMPAIGNING OR IN DISCUSSIONS OR WHATEVER. I THINK WE SHOULD BRING IT UP TONIGHT AND SEE IF WE CAN HELP YOU

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[Item VII]

THE CAMP UNITED ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY CHILDREN FROM OUR REGION. THEY RANGE IN AGE FROM 8 UP TO 17 YEARS OLD AND WE HAD MANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THERE THAT HELPED COACH MENTOR AND EDUCATE THEM. AND IT'S A WEEK LONG CAMP. IN ADDITION TO THE SKILLS THEY LEARNED THEY HAD DAILY MENTORING SESSIONS THAT THE OFFICERS DID IN USE OF OUR 911 SYSTEM. THEY HAD CPR CHOKING AWARENESS AND THEY ALSO HAD THE POWER OF LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE CLASSES BY ONE OF OUR OFFICERS. THIS HAS GIVEN OUR OFFICERS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THESE CHILDREN IN A VERY DIFFERENT AND POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. BOTH OTIS BIRDSONG AND MIKE RAY MENTIONED THAT THEY HOLD THESE CAMPS THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTY THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND ACTUALLY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. AND THIS YEAR THEY MENTIONED HOW OUR CAMP AT PALM BEACH GARDENS HAS EVOLVED INTO THE BEST ONE THAT THEY PUT ON AND ALSO A MODEL FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW. AND I JUST WANT TO MENTION THIS IS ALL FUNDED THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND WHICH IS OUR FORFEITURES MONEYS ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PALM BEACH GARDENS POLICE AND FIRE RESCUE FOUNDATION. SO WITH THAT WE JUST WANTED TO PLAY A LITTLE BIT OF A VIDEO JUST TO GIVE YOU A SHORT A SHORT IDEA. 

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I JUST WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF MY AGENCY THAT REALLY PUT THEIR HEART INTO THIS CAMP AND ESPECIALLY THANKS TO MR. MANAGER MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT ALWAYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SOUND LIKE A LOT OF FUN AND THAT WAS AT THE PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL IS THAT RIGHT. RIGHT. THANK YOU. OK. ANYTHING ELSE CITY MANAGER. MOVE ONTO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANYBODY HAVE ANY. I MAKE A

[Consent Agenda]

THANK YOU. MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT. WE'RE HOLDING QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS ON THE FOLLOWING CASES ORDINANCE 10 2019 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION CITY CENTRE ORDINANCE 11 2019 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION REZONING FOR CITY CENTRE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION 31 2019 SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR CITY CENTRE.

THIS MEANS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BASE ITS DECISION ON THE EVIDENCE CONTAINED IN THE RECORD OF THIS PROCEEDING WHICH CONSISTS OF THE TESTIMONY AT THE HEARING THE MATERIALS WHICH ARE IN THE OFFICIAL CITY FILE ON THIS APPLICATION AND ANY DOCUMENTS PRESENTED DURING THIS HEARING. THE COUNCIL IS ALSO REQUIRED BY LAW TO ALLOW CROSS-EXAMINATION OF ANY WITNESSES WHO TESTIFIED TONIGHT. CROSS-EXAMINATION MAY OCCUR AFTER THE STAFF THE APPLICANT AND THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS [INAUDIBLE] HAVE MADE THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE ORDER OF THE WITNESSES APPEARANCE. IT IS NECESSARY THAT ANYONE WHO TESTIFIES AT THE HEARING REMAIN UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARINGS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS. IF YOU PLAN TO TESTIFY THIS EVENING OR WISH TO OFFER WRITTEN COMMENTS PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD AND GIVE IT TO THE CITY CLERK. THE CITY CLERK WILL NOW SWEAR IN ALL PERSONS WHO INTEND TO OFFER TESTIMONY THIS EVENING ON ANY OF THESE CASES. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH SO HELP YOU GOD. SO WE'LL START WITH

[Item IX A]

THANK YOU. LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION. ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS. IN TERMS OF ORDINANCE 9 I DIDN'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC SO HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSED.  FOR IT 5 0. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ORDINANCE 10 2019. CAN THE

[Item IX B]

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PRESENTATION. NOT ON THIS ONE.THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING CHANGING SINCE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM STAFF OR FROM THE APPLICANT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE FIRST READING.

OK. I HAVE NO CARDS ON THIS ITEM SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 10 2019. SECOND. [INAUDIBLE] FOR DISCUSSION. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS. I MEAN THE COMMENTS THAT I RECEIVED AND REALLY WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT TRAFFIC AND CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC AND THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WERE HAD BETWEEN MYSELF AND I'M SURE SOME OF MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH SOME RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN OR AROUND THE AREA BUT NO ONE IS HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS OR TO TO SHARE THEIR CONCERNS SO I WOULD GUESS THAT'S REALLY IT. SO IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD CAN I CALL A VOTE ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED. NO. 5 0. THANK YOU. CAN THE CLERK READ ORDINANCE

[Item IX C]

THANK YOU. THERE'S NO CARDS ON THIS ITEM SO WE'LL CLOSE THE MEETING. CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 11 2019. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. WELL HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. CARRIES 5 0. THANK YOU. AND RESOLUTION 31 2019 THE CLERK'S ALREADY READ THE TITLE. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS NOTHING NEW ON RESOLUTION 31. THANK YOU. SO WE'LL CLOSE THE HEARING CAN GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE.

APPROVE RESOLUTION 31 2019. SECOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION. YEAH. I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. OK.  THE ISSUE OF WORKFORCE  AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

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THERE'S WORKFORCE HOUSES, THERE'S ESSENTIAL SERVICES HOUSING, THERE'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THERE'S SECTION 8, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF HOUSING. IN THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS RIGHT NOW BETWEEN TWENTY TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR RENT AND A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR RENT ONE BEDROOM TO TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS THERE'S FIFTY EIGHT OF THEM SO THERE ARE UNITS AVAILABLE THEY JUST HAVEN'T BEEN DESIGNATED WORK FORCE HOUSING. I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE NEAR WHERE WE COULD USE PEOPLE WALKING AND NOT GETTING IN THEIR CARS. AND WE HAVE THE BENJAMINS SCHOOL IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER SO WE COULD POSSIBLY BE HOUSING TEACHERS. WE HAVE PGA MARINA, WE HAVE PROSPERITY SHOPPING, [INAUDIBLE] RESTAURANTS, FINANCIAL DISTRICT, THE THE NEW WHAT DO THEY CALL THAT OFFICE SPACE FLEX IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED. SO THIS IS A PERFECT LOCATION FOR THIS TYPE OF PROJECT BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO WE NEED PEOPLE TO WORK IN THESE BUILDINGS AND BUSINESSES BUT WE ALSO NEED PEOPLE TO FREQUENT THEM AND IF THEY DON'T HAVE TO GET IN THEIR CAR TO FREQUENT THEM EVEN BETTER. SO JACK THANK YOU FOR CONTINUOUSLY WORKING ON THIS AND LIKE I SAID THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS DOES HAVE HOUSING AVAILABLE JUST NOT DESIGNATED WORKFORCE BUT THE FACT THAT WE CAN HAVE A PROJECT LIKE THIS IN WALKING DISTANCE TO SO MANY BUSINESSES AND SO MANY BUSINESSES THAT GENERATE A LOT OF TAX DOLLARS FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] COMMENTS. YEAH I MEAN I THINK THAT THE END OF THE DAY PEOPLE THAT LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BRIDGE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC BUT THIS IS THE TYPE OF PROJECT THAT I THINK WILL HOPEFULLY ALLOW PEOPLE TO LIVE NEAR WHERE THEY HAVE TO WORK. AND THAT BRIDGE IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET SMALLER BOATS OR LOWER WATER LEVELS OR HIGHER BRIDGES SO THE MORE WE CAN DO TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND WORK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BRIDGE IS REALLY THE GOAL. SO I I WOULD ASSUME AND I HOPE THAT THAT'S WHAT WILL ATTRACT PEOPLE TO LIVE THERE. SO WITH THAT HEARING NO OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. 5-0 THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WAS ONE OF THE EASIEST PRESENTATIONS WE'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME THANK YOU. ALL

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ANY QUESTIONS. I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS ON THIS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALAN WHILE HE'S UP HERE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND. MOVE THAT WE ADOPT ORDINANCE 17 2019. [INAUDIBLE] SECOND. [INAUDIBLE] BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

[INAUDIBLE] DISCUSSION. SURE ONCE AGAIN I WANT TO PRAISE THE CITY MANAGER FOR DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB MAKING SURE THAT OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE THE BEST THAT THEY CAN BE.

AND I'LL TELL A QUICK STORY VERY QUICK STORY. THE GAS STATION UP THE STREET FROM WHERE I LIVE WAS HELD UP AND SOMEBODY CAME RUNNING OUT OF THERE AND THEY CLOSED DOWN BOTH OF THE MAJOR NEIGHBORHOODS. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GO IN OR OUT OF OUR HOUSES AND THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH ALL NIGHT. AND THE ONLY THING THAT WAS PROTECTING MY SON AND MY WIFE AND ME WAS OUR POLICE AND I WAS SO GLAD TO SEE THAT THAT WE HAVE THE BEST POLICE AND THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO PROTECT ME UNDER REALLY FRIGHTENING CIRCUMSTANCES SO THANK YOU TO THE POLICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. WELL I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S ALL ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO RECRUIT THE FINEST AND THE BEST. AND THAT'S WHAT THE CITY TRIES TO DO AND THAT'S WHAT THIS ALLOWS US TO DO SO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5-0 THANK YOU. RESOLUTION 43 2019. RESOLUTION

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THE STRATEGY CONTINUES TO BE SINGLE FAMILY HOME REHABILITATION AND I HAVE A SLIDE. I

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THE INCOME LIMITS WERE UPDATED AS OF APRIL 1ST OF THIS YEAR AND THEY ARE DISPLAYED ON THE SLIDE HERE AND THE APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR CITY WEBSITE AS WELL AS IN PERSON AT CITY HALL. YOU CAN ACCESS IT ON THE CITY WEBSITE ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION PAGE AND I'M HERE AND ALWAYS WE HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SPEND.

SO ANY RESIDENTS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REFER THEM TO ME. I ALWAYS WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE TO THANK ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT HELP WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PROGRAM. WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT AND HELP WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE HAVE SO THANK YOU. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS ON THIS SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. WE'LL GIVE THIS ONE TO CARL.

OK. [INAUDIBLE]. BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION PLEASE. CARL [INAUDIBLE] ANY DISCUSSION. [INAUDIBLE]. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADVERTISE IT AS BEST WE CAN AND MAKE SURE THESE FUNDS GET DISTRIBUTED AND DISPERSED AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. I KNOW IT'S A FEDERAL PROGRAM SO IT'S NOT ALWAYS UP TO US TO DECIDE WHO DOES AND DOESN'T GET GET THE FUNDS BUT AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN TO IMPROVE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING. NO OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. CARRIES 5-0. THANK YOU.

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MOVING ON TO THE BUILDING DIVISION. THIS IS THE ONE WE'RE MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT PER A RECENT CHANGE IN THE STATE STATUTES AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FEE THAT WE CHARGE FOR OPEN PERMIT STATUS REQUEST PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST PER CHANGE IN THE STATUTE.

WE CAN NO LONGER CHARGE THE WAY WE USED TO DO IT WHICH WAS BY PER ADDRESS FOR EACH PARCEL THAT'S YOU COULD HAVE MULTIPLE ADDRESSES MULTIPLE BUSINESSES ON ONE PARCEL. WE USED TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE PER ADDRESS BUT WE CAN ONLY CHARGE PER PARCEL NOW. SO THE FEE IS GOING TO REMAIN THE SAME FOR THE TYPICAL 10 DAY TURNAROUND WHICH IS ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS BUT WE ARE ADDING A 40 DOLLAR PER HOUR FEE IF IT TAKES STAFF MORE THAN 30 MINUTES OF TIME. WE ARE GOING TO CHARGE AN ADDITIONAL 40 DOLLARS PER HOUR IF IT GOES BEYOND THE 30 MINUTE TIME. THE SAME HOLDS TRUE FOR THE EXPEDITED TURNAROUND WHICH WILL THE FEE WILL REMAIN AT TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS. BUT AGAIN ADDING THAT 40 DOLLARS PER HOUR CHARGE AFTER THE FIRST 30 MINUTES OF STAFF TIME IS SPENT ON THESE REQUEST. ALSO ADDING A DISCLAIMER THAT THE TWO DAY TURNAROUND IS SUBJECT TO STAFFING AVAILABILITY. AS FAR AS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DIVISION THIS IS JUST A CLEANUP. BASICALLY THE CO INSPECTION  RE-INSPECTION FEES THOSE ARE INCLUDED AND PROVIDED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT SO THEY'RE ALREADY INCLUDED AND THEIR SCHEDULE SO WE'RE SIMPLY REMOVING THOSE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES SCHEDULE. AS FAR AS PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT WE'RE RECOMMENDING A FEE NEW FEE OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS WHEN AN EXISTING SUBDIVISION GOES THROUGH A NAME CHANGE IT REQUIRES QUITE A BIT OF UPDATES TO DIFFERENT FILES AND DATABASES SO WE'RE REQUESTING THE NEW FEE OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR THIS SERVICE. AND LASTLY THE PROPOSED CHANGES WOULD TAKE EFFECT OCTOBER 1ST AND AS ALWAYS COPIES OF THE MASTER FEES AND CHARGES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CLERK'S OFFICE OR ONLINE.

AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 48 2019. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALAN. ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. CARL. LET'S BRING BACK FOR DISCUSSION. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS. YEAH I DID ASK ONE OF OUR BUSINESS MEMBERS IF THEY EVEN LOOK AT THE REPORTS AND THEY DON'T SO THEY'RE HAPPY THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY DOESN'T SEEM BE CONCERNED ABOUT IT. SO NEITHER AM I. SO WITH THAT NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. 5-0 THANK YOU. RESOLUTION 50 2019. RESOLUTION 50-2019

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AND [INAUDIBLE] SPORT LIGHTING ALL THREE CONTRACTORS ABLE TO PROVIDE LED SPORT LIGHTING AND THE LOWEST PRICE WAS OFFERED BY MUSCO SPORTS LIGHTING. THE VENDOR HAS AN EXISTING CONTRACT WITH CLAY COUNTY WHICH WILL PIGGY BACK FOR THIS PROJECT.

THIS IS A SITE PLAN OF WHAT THE PROJECT SITE LOOKS WILL LOOK LIKE. THIS IS THE

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THIS IS THE [INAUDIBLE] FIELD. THIS IS WHAT THE LIGHTING SYSTEM WILL LOOK LIKE AS YOU CAN NOTE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OVERSPILL. THE LIGHTING SYSTEM COMES WITH 25 YEAR WARRANTY. AND THIS IS AN ILLUMINATION SUMMARY THAT SHOWS THAT THE NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH, THE APARTMENT COMPLEX, AND PEOPLE WHO TRAVERSE I-95 WOULD NOT BE IMPACTED BY THE LIGHTING SYSTEM. THIS IS WHAT THE LIGHT LOOKS LIKE IN ITS COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS. THE WORK WOULD BEGIN IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR AND WE HOPE TO BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY OR FEBRUARY OF NEXT YEAR. THE NEW [INAUDIBLE] SHOWCASE BASEBALL FIELD WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE IN SPRING OF 2020. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 50 2019 AND THE COST IS ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE PROJECT IS FUNDED FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BUDGET. ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. NO THIS WAS EASY. WELL [INAUDIBLE] IS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE PARK SO THEY'RE VERY HIGH QUALITY. SO CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE BASEBALL DIAMONDS LIT UP. CAN I GET A MOTION AND SECOND PLEASE. I MAKE A MOTION. NO OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION I ASSUME. ALL RIGHT ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. 5-0 THANK YOU. RESOLUTION 53 2019. RESOLUTION 53 2019 A RESOLUTION AT

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YES AGAIN. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL KM! RA PURCHASE AND CONTRACTS DIRECTOR AND WITH ME IS ANDREW LEZZA HE IS THE DIVISION CHIEF FOR TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT. THE CITY AS YOU KNOW HAS AN [INAUDIBLE] WITH SEACOAST FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING COMPLEX ON RICHARD ROAD AND THAT FACILITY IS USED BY BOTH FIRE RESCUE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO TRAIN ON CANINE, LIVE FIRE, FIRE PUMP OPERATION, [INAUDIBLE] FIRE, AND POLICE FIREFIGHTING ACTIVITIES. THIS IS THE SITE YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH. THESE ARE SOME OF THE TRAINING STRUCTURES THAT WERE TO BE INSTALLED. THE CITY ALLOWS NEIGHBORING CITIES AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES AGENCIES SAFETY AGENCIES TO USE THE TRAINING COMPLEX. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF MOVABLE STRUCTURES AND NON-PERMANENT INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS. AND ONE THING THAT IS MISSING IS A FIRE TRAINING TOWER. TRAINING TOWERS ARE USUALLY CONSTRUCTED OF CONCRETE BUT DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE SITE BECAUSE THE [INAUDIBLE] SITE WE CAN'T PUT A PERMANENT STRUCTURE ON IT. WE HAVE TO INSTALL SOME MODULAR AND CAN BE RELOCATED. THIS IS WHAT A TYPICAL FIRE TRAINING TOWER LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS THE PROPOSED LOCATION AT THE SITE FOR THE FIRE TRAINING TOWER. AND NOW DIVISION CHIEF LEZZA WILL GO THROUGH AND TALK ABOUT CERTAIN FUNCTIONALITIES OF THIS TRAINING TOWER. GOOD EVENING. ANDREW LEZZA DIVISION CHIEF TRAINING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE. OUR STRUCTURE IS GOING TO BE VERY UNIQUE SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT HASN'T BEEN SEEN IN PALM BEACH COUNTY OR REALLY ANYWHERE ELSE IN OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES. IT'S GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED OF A STEEL STRUCTURE THAT WILL BE MOVABLE IF WE NEED TO HAVE IT MOVED. THIS IS A RENDERING OF OUR STRUCTURE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL STRUCTURE AND IT'S STATE OF THE ART FEATURES. WITHIN THE STRUCTURE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE CLASS A'S AND CLASS B TYPE OF FIRES. WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR CREWS GO IN AND OUT OF THE STRUCTURE CONSTANTLY AND GIVE THEM A REAL LIFE FIRE EXPERIENCE AT OUR OWN FACILITY WITHOUT RELYING ON ANYBODY ELSE. WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT IN-HOUSE WITH OUR OWN PEOPLE AND RUN OUR CREWS THROUGH IT. IN ADDITION TO THAT WE'LL HAVE THESE WONDERFUL STRUCTURE WALLS BECAUSE IN EACH OF OUR FLOORS THERE'LL BE WIDE OPEN. WITH THESE WALLS WE'LL BE ABLE TO MANIPULATE AND MOVE AROUND THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT WE TRAIN OUR PERSONNEL ON ANY TYPE OF STRUCTURE THAT MIGHT BE IN THE CITY AND OUR CREWS WILL NOT GET USED TO THE INSIDE STRUCTURE AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE WALLS AROUND ANY WHICH WAY.

ANOTHER FEATURE THAT WE'LL HAVE ON THIS TOWER WOULD BE A RAPPELLING. WE'LL BE ABLE TO REPEL OFF THE ROOF THE SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH FLOOR, AND THESE RAPPELLING RINGS WILL HOLD UP TO 5000 POUNDS PER PERSON. ON THE STRUCTURE YOU'LL SEE TWO LITTLE CUTOUTS. THOSE CUT OUTS ARE ACTUALLY FOUR BY FOUR PIECES OF PLYWOOD.

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AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO THEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. THE TRAINING TOWER IS THE ONLY MODULAR TRAINING TOWER IN PALM BEACH COUNTY AS DIVISION CHIEF LEZZA EXPLAINED. OTHER AGENTS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO TRAIN ON IT AND IF CITY COUNCIL APPROVES IT TONIGHT THE CONTRACTOR WILL COMPLETE THE DESIGN, THE DRAWINGS, AND PERMITTING FOR THE TOWER AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER COMPLETION BY SPRING OF 2020. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVED RESOLUTION 53 2019 AS PRESENTED. THE COST IS ONE POINT FOUR MILLION DOLLARS AND THIS PROJECT IS ALREADY FUNDED IN THE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENTS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. OR COMMENTS. QUESTIONS COMMENTS.

CAN I MAKE A MOTION. ALL RIGHT WELL. SURE I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION 53 2019. ALL RIGHT [INAUDIBLE] SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT LET'S OPEN UP FOR DISCUSSION.

COMMENTS. OR COMMENTS WHATEVER YOU [INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE]. ONCE AGAIN PALM BEACH GARDENS IS SETTING THE BAR VERY HIGH WHEN IT COMES TO THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS.

AND THIS NEW FIRE TOWER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE POLICE TACTICAL TRAINING CENTER REALLY DOES PUT OUR CITY IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN STATEWIDE AND PERHAPS NATIONALLY WITH RESPECT TO CITIES OUR SIZE. WE ALLOW OTHER CITIES TO USE THIS THAT THAT'S GREAT TOO. AND I'M PROUD TO DO MY PART TO SUPPORT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS THAT WE'RE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE PROTECT US IN PALM BEACH GARDENS SO GOOD LUCK WITH THE TRAINING. THANK YOU. GUESS I'LL GO SECOND. TONIGHT OUR FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVED AN AWARD AS BEING THE BEST IN THE STATE. AND THIS IS AN INVESTMENT IN PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS OF PALM BEACH GARDENS AND SO I I SUPPORT THIS AND I THINK IT'S AN EXCELLENT TRAINING FACILITY AND I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE THIS IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE. I'M JUST GLAD IT'S COMING TO FRUITION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CARL. I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY ON IT BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THAT YOU GUYS KNOW THIS COUNCIL SUPPORTS YOU GUYS AND IT'S NOT JUST THIS ONE PROJECT IT'S EVEN GOING BACK A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN WE APPROVED THE TICKLE ME ELMO LIGHT THAT YOU WANTED IN YOUR STATION SO YOU WAKE UP EASIER THAN YOU KNOW A WHITE LIGHT RIGHT. WE APPROVED OF THAT TO. TO YOUR CONTRACT TO THINGS LIKE THIS AND IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE. [INAUDIBLE]. ISN'T IT TICKLE ME ELMO LIGHTS IN THE OFFICIAL WHATEVER. JUST MAKING IT CLEAR TO YOU GUYS THAT WE SUPPORT YOU AND YOU KNOW SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT THE BUILDING WITH THE TWIN TOWERS THAT ARE COMING IN WE'VE GOT FPNL COMING IN AND IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT YOU KNOW WE'RE TAKING AN AGGRESSIVE STAND WITH OUR TRAINING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR GUYS KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING BECAUSE TWIN TOWERS ARE YOU KNOW THAT'S AN INTIMIDATING RESCUE OR SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO REPEL FROM THE ROOF OR DO WHATEVER SO STUFF LIKE THIS IS REALLY GOING TO MAKE OUR GUYS THE BEST OF THE BEST. AND YOU KNOW AND IT'S JUST SHOWS ACROSS THE BOARD. I MEAN WE'RE NUMBER ONE. WE'RE THE NUMBER ONE CITY IN THE STATE TO LIVE IN. WE GOT THE NUMBER ONE COPS OR COPS FIRES EVERYTHING. WE'RE PROUD OF YOU. SO WE'RE ANXIOUSLY SUPPORTING YOU EVERY CHANCE WE GET. SO THANKS. THANKS THANKS FOR SHOWING UP EVERY DAY. [INAUDIBLE] TICKLE ME ELMO [INAUDIBLE].

[INAUDIBLE]. TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO FOLLOW UP. LEAVE IT ALONE. JUST I LET'S JUST I IT AND GET OUT OF  HERE. QUESTIONS I HAD WERE. [INAUDIBLE]. QUESTIONS I HAD WE DISCUSSED AT AT MY AGENDA REVIEW IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE COST OF THE PROJECT IN COMPARISON TO A FIXED STRUCTURE. THE FACT THAT THIS STRUCTURE CAN'T BE A FIXED STRUCTURE THERE

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HURRICANE PROOF SO THE AREA WILL BE FENCED OFF SO THAT PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO WALK IN AND START PLAYING AROUND ON THERE EVEN THOUGH LOOKS LIKE A FUN PLACE TO PLAY BUT. SO AND OF COURSE WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH OUR POLICE AND OUR NEIGHBORS WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OUR CITY DOES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THESE TYPES OF STRUCTURES AND OFFER THIS TYPE OF TRAINING FACILITIES THAT NOT EVERYBODY CAN. SO WE'RE NOT IN A BUBBLE OUR OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T STOP AT NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD AND YOU KNOW [INAUDIBLE] IT EXTENDS ALL AROUND US. SO THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS SHARE OUR FACILITIES IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND I THINK TO ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR FOR THAT. [INAUDIBLE] K!M IS THIS GOING TO BE SOMEHOW MOTION. I MEAN THAT'S A LITTLE BIT IT'S NOT RURAL BUT IT'S A VERY QUIET AREA AND THERE'S KIND OF LIKE A MIXED YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA BE COMING AND GOING OR SEARCHING OFF NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD. SO IS THIS GOING TO BE PROTECTED BY MOTION BARRIERS OR CAMERAS OR ARE A MOTION LIGHT SYSTEM SO WE DON'T GET A CRIMINAL ELEMENT IN THERE. I DEFER TO [INAUDIBLE]. WE WILL HAVE LIGHTS AROUND AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE GATES AND WE WILL LOOK INTO DOING SOME OTHER PROTECTION SECURITY FOR. HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER I MEAN I KNOW THE THE TRAILER PARK IS NOW GONE AND YOU KNOW I WAS A COP HERE TOO AND THAT TRAILER PARK DIDN'T REALLY SEEM TO BRING THAT MUCH CALLS FOR SERVICE IN THAT AREA I DON'T REMEMBER BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CRIME IS IN OFF THAT RICH I THINK IT'S RICHARD ROAD OR SOMETHING BUT IT'S. [INAUDIBLE]. AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK AHEAD OF MYSELF BUT MAYBE THERE'S MAYBE WE SHOULD LOOK INTO PROTECTING IT A LITTLE BIT SO THE POLICE CAN RESPOND. YES SIR. WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL WE CAN DISCUSS THAT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH A PLAN. THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS IS IT'S OFF OF RICHARD AND KUMQUAT. SO IT'S NOT DIRECTLY OFF OF RICHARD IT'S KIND OF IN THE BACK TUCKED AWAY AND IT'S A NICE SECURITY FENCE ALL THE WAY AROUND RIGHT NOW BUT WE WOULD DEFINITELY TALK WITH OUR. YEAH WHATEVER YOU KNOW. AND SEE WHAT THEY WOULD RECOMMEND TO MAKE SURE WE CAN SECURE IT. WHATEVER RON AND STAFF THINKS IS BEST BUT JUST SO MUCH MONEY SO MUCH. YES SIR. IT'S SO IMPORTANT. WE SHOULD BE PROTECTED. AND THE RISK OF LIABILITY TOO FOR THAT. YEAH RIGHT. [INAUDIBLE] HURTS THEMSELVES. WE WANT SOME CLOWN JUMPING OFF OF IT AND COMMITING SUICIDE. YEAH. AGREED. IT'S TRUE. MAKE YOU GUYS GET UP IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT. ALL RIGHT I'M GONNA CUT THE CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW SO WE'RE GONNA GO FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. 5-0 THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE]. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS SOME ITEMS OF

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LAST WEEK LAST MONTH IT WAS 11:30 CLOSE TO 11:30 WHEN WE GOT TO THIS I COULD NOT GET A WORD OUT COHERENTLY SO I WILL TRY AND DO A BETTER JOB THIS WEEK.

THE HOMELESS COALITION ASKED ME TO BRING THIS TO YOU. THEIR PURPOSE HAS BEEN TO GENERATE AWARENESS THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND TO MOTIVATE A COMMUNITY WIDE RESPONSE TO RAISE FUNDING, RESOURCE, PARTNERSHIPS, AND INVOLVE CITIZENS TO END HOMELESSNESS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE NEED IN THE COUNTY HAS NEVER BEEN GREATER. THERE ARE CURRENTLY ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY SEVEN PEOPLE THAT THE COUNTY HAS IDENTIFIED WHO DO NOT HAVE A SAFE PERMANENT PLACE TO CALL HOME. AND I'M ASKING FOR THE CITY TO BECOME ONE OF THE PARTNERS THAT THE COALITION IS LOOKING FOR. NOW THE SENATOR PHILIP D. LEWIS CENTER ITSELF OPENED IN 2012 AS THE FIRST CENTRAL ACCESS CENTER FOR SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS IN THE COUNTY. AND WHAT DIFFERENTIATES THE LEWIS CENTER FROM SOME OF THE OTHER NONPROFITS IS THE NETWORK OF NONPROFITS WHO ACTUALLY WORK THROUGH THE LEWIS CENTER ADOPT A FAMILY, GULF STREAM,

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AN EASY WAY FOR US TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO BECOME A 2019 SPONSOR FOR THE 8TH ANNUAL LEWIS CENTER LUNCHEON ON OCTOBER 2ND. THE CREATING HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN HELPING FAMILIES GET PLACED IN PERMANENT HOUSING AND THE LUNCHEON IS ONE OF THE KEY EVENTS THAT FUNDS THE PROGRAM.

THE OPENING DOORS SPONSORSHIP IS EIGHTEEN HUNDRED. IT PROVIDES ONE MONTH OF RENT FOR A FAMILY AWAITING A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION. AND GIVEN THAT THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE THIS ITEM IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR BUT WE DO HAVE THE AVAILABLE FUNDS AND A HISTORY OF SUPPORTING OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHEN THE NEED ARISES. I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO START A PARTNERSHIP AND THEN WE CAN LOOK TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE COULD POSSIBLY DO MORE IN OUR UPCOMING BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR PERHAPS AT A FUNDRAISING EVENT ENGAGEMENT OF CITY EMPLOYEES THAT WE CAN DISCUSS FOR FOR THE PAST. SO AT THIS POINT THEY ASK US FOR SUPPORT FOR THE SPONSORSHIP AT 18. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR ANY QUESTIONS FOR RACHELLE OR WHAT. SURE [INAUDIBLE]. HOMELESSNESS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTY. THE HOMELESS COALITION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY HELPED TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY NINE MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN MOVE INTO PERMANENT HOMES. I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD SUPPORT THIS WORTHWHILE CAUSE AND JUST LET US KNOW WHEN THE EVENT IS AND [INAUDIBLE]. WELL I'M GONNA PUT MY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE HAT ON FOR A SECOND AND RACHELLE KNOWS HOW MUCH I DO FOR THE NONPROFIT WORLD IN OUR COUNTY AND IN OUR STATE FROM BEING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION TO RUNNING A MAJOR GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT RAISES A TON OF MONEY. MIKE I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED BEFORE I WOULD SAY YES TO THIS BECAUSE ONCE WE OPEN THE DOOR TO ONE NONPROFIT HOW DO WE SAY YES OR NO TO ANOTHER NONPROFIT THAT WOULD COME TO US FOR SUPPORT. SO HOW DO OUR CITIZENS BENEFIT FROM THIS ONE. HOW DO WE JUSTIFY SPENDING EIGHTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS OF TAXPAYERS DOLLARS. HOW MANY NON BUDGETED ITEMS ARE GOING TO COME UP BEFORE US. AND ONCE WE OPEN THIS DOOR HOW DO WE SAY NO IN THE FUTURE AND HOW DO YOU PICK AND CHOOSE WHO YOU SAY YES AND NO TO IN THE FUTURE. I MEAN I'M THE MC OF THE MELANOMA FOUNDATION LUNCHEON AND WE HAVE DISPENSERS RIGHT HERE AT BURNS ROAD REC CENTER. SO THERE'S A I AM I AM YOU KNOW ME I'M WORKING FOR EVERY I'M WORKING FOR EVERY NONPROFIT OUT THERE I'M BEAT THE PRO LIKE EVERY GOLF TOURNAMENT YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW WE OPEN THE DOOR TO ONE AND THEN SAY YES OR NO TO OTHERS IN THE FUTURE. I MEAN I KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE THINGS LOCALLY WHERE IT'S OUR KIDS WHERE WE'VE DONE SOMETHING AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS OR PBGYAA BUT OUTSIDE OF THOSE BOUNDARIES I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST SO THAT IS MY CAVEAT ABOUT THIS ABOUT I'M JUST OPENING THAT DOOR AND HOW DO YOU SAY YES OR NO TO SOMEBODY ELSE IN THE FUTURE. I THINK EVERYTHING HAS TO BE TAKEN ON A ONE BY ONE SITUATION AT THE TIME. WE HAVE LIKE YOU SAID SUPPORTED OTHER THINGS LOCALLY. I THINK IT GOES ALONG WITH THE WHOLE AFFORDABILITY OF HOUSING THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW. AND ALONG WITH THE WORKFORCE COMPONENT AND WE'VE GOT THE HOMELESS COMPONENT TOO BUT NOW I UNDERSTAND. I THINK THAT THAT IS A VALID QUESTION. CARL DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT. I DO. RACHELLE I'M ON THE FENCE WITH IT AS WELL BUT LEANING TOWARDS APPROVING IT.  WHENS' THE DATE ON THIS. THE DATE OF LUNCHEON'S  OCTOBER 2ND. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE THERE. [INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE]. OH GOSH. LAST YEAR WAS OVER 400 PEOPLE I THINK AT THE [INAUDIBLE] CENTER FOR THAT AND THE CITY WOULD

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I'M SORRY. HOW MUCH ARE YOU LOOKING TO OR HOW MUCH IS ACCUMULATIVE WERE THEY LOOKING TO RAISE. I KNOW THAT'S NOT. NOT ASKING YOU FOR A FIGURE BUT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BRINGING IN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE HOMELESS.

[INAUDIBLE]. YEAH THIS THIS IS THEIR BIG EVENT THAT SUPPORTS MOST OF THAT HOUSING BEYOND THE 60 BEDS THAT THEY HAVE AT THE 45TH STREET CENTER. AND HOW I ADDRESS MARIA'S QUESTION AND HOW DO WE SAY NO TO OPENING UP OF YOU KNOW THE NONPROFIT SUPPORT OF MULTIPLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AS WE MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL DOES THEIR DILIGENCE BEFORE YOU ASK THE COUNCIL FOR THE MONEY.

AND I THINK IT'S UP TO US INDIVIDUALLY BEFORE YOU KNOW TO MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE WE BRING IT TO THE CITY FOR APPROVAL THAT IT'S WORTHY OF OF THE CITY GETTING INVOLVED IN IT WHEN IT'S OUTSIDE OUR JURISDICTION AND WE'RE SPENDING TO YOU KNOW OUR CITIZENS MONEY. SO I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT BUT WE'RE A LARGE CITY.

WE HAVE THE MONEY AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US. IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT A FAMILY THAN WORRY ABOUT THE EIGHTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS. AND YOU REPRESENTING THE CITY IS THE BEST PART OF IT. AND IT'S GOOD FOR IT'S OK FOR THIS CITY TO BE A PART BUT IT'S NOT BUDGETED SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD BUDGET. WE SHOULD BUDGET OR TALK ABOUT BUDGETING IT. SO BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I SUPPORT THIS AND SUPPORT YOU AND OBVIOUSLY SUPPORT PEOPLE IN NEED WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING. SO I'M GOING TO BE FOR IT AS WELL. SO IT KIND OF MADE THE JOKE YESTERDAY BUT WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY AND HERE WE ARE IN THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS ONE OF THE NICEST PLACES AROUND WITH WITH A LOT OF [INAUDIBLE] A LOT OF ABILITIES TO DO GREAT THINGS NOT JUST WITHIN THE BORDERS OF OUR CITY BUT AROUND US. AND JUST BECAUSE WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS AT EVERY EXPENSE SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO DO THINGS BEYOND OUR BORDERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WILLING PARTNERS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS KNOW ESPECIALLY AND YOU GUYS ARE MORE AVAILABLE AND MORE MORE EVENTS THAN THE REST OF US ARE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THIS COUNCIL A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL IS THAT YOU GUYS AND WE ALL REPRESENT THIS CITY VERY WELL AND I THINK PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTY LOOK AT PALM BEACH GARDENS AND LOOK AT HOW ACTIVE WE ALL ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REPRESENTING OUR CITY WELL BUT ALSO REPRESENTING OUR REGION WELL. SO I THINK IT'S IT BEHOOVES US TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP PEOPLE THAT CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES AND IF WE HAVE AN ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THESE EVENTS THEN I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. YES THERE'S GOING TO BE LOTS OF THEM AND MAYBE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE OR MAYBE BEFORE WE FINALIZE THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR WE MAY WANT TO PUT IN A SMALL AMOUNT THAT WE CAN HAVE AVAILABLE FOR VARIOUS EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTY THAT WE MAY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN SO THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE IN A POSITION TO SIT AND SAY YES OR NO TO EVERY PARTICULAR ONE OR NO TO EVERY PARTICULAR CHARITY THAT THAT ASKS. BUT I THINK WE SHOULD WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING THIS ONE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT IT. ESPECIALLY NOW THAT IT'S HERE AND WE'VE ALREADY KIND OF PSEUDO COMMITTED NOT REALLY BUT WE ALWAYS HAVE TO SAY NO. BUT YOU KNOW IT'S ALREADY KIND OF OUT THERE SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SAY NO I'M SORRY WE'RE NOT GOING TO HELP AND I THINK THAT IN THAT RESPECT I THINK WE SHOULD BE HONORED THAT WE HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY AS A CITY TO DO MORE THAN JUST WHAT BENEFITS US BUT TO BENEFIT OTHERS TOO. SO ANY OTHER COMMENT OR DO WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE A VOTE.  SOMEBODY MAKE A MOTION I ASSUME. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT THE CITY SPONSORS THESSENATOR PHILIP D. LEWIS CENTER LUNCHEON FOR THE HOMELESS COALITION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR THIS YEAR AT THE RATE OF EIGHTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR ONE MONTH OF RENT FOR A FAMILY. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. THANK YOU. AND

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IS THERE A SECOND. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE NOW SETTING UP MARK'S OPEN THIS UP SO EVERY YEAR WHOEVER THE MAYOR IS GOING TO BE NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER MIGHT GO WELL WE DID IT LAST YEAR WE DID IT THE YEAR BEFORE. WE COULD MAKE IT A BUDGET ITEM. OR WE JUST TELL THE CHAMBER THAT WE DON'T REALLY NEED TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF SPONSORSHIP FOR A TABLE FOR NEXT YEAR BUT IT'S ALREADY BEEN COMMITTED FOR THIS YEAR SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN THIS SPOT. THE GOOD THING IS IS YOU KNOW. [INAUDIBLE] AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT WE THINK IT'S [INAUDIBLE]. THE CITY'S  DONE TABLES AT CHAMBER BREAKFAST BEFORE CORRECT. THEY'VE DONE WHOLE TABLES WHEN CITY STAFF AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS OR POLICE OFFICERS OR WHATEVER FOR FOR HONORING. SO THIS IS HONORING THE MAYORS AND THIS IS FOR THE ONE TABLE WHERE ALL THE MAYORS WILL BE. YES I ASSUME SO YES.

SO AGAIN IT'S BEEN COMMITTED BY THE MAYOR OF JUPITER COLONY. WE ALL KNOW HIM VERY WELL. HE'S EVERYWHERE WITH BRIGHT FLASHY SUITS ON. BUT HE'S ASKED IF WE WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP HIS COMMITMENT TO THIS AND [INAUDIBLE] PALM BEACH GARDENS. I DON'T KNOW. YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU SITTING. NO I DON'T. YOU'RE SITTING ON THE DAIS. RIGHT.

OH OK [INAUDIBLE]. SO ANYWAY. [INAUDIBLE] THE MONEY MARK REPRESENTS THE CITY EXCELLENT AS A MAYOR AS YOU DO RACHELLE IS THE VICE MAYOR SO I SUPPORT THIS AS WELL JUST WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE HERE NEXT YEAR OR I'LL BE HERE NEXT YEAR. SO. [INAUDIBLE].

I KNOW I'M GOING TO BE HERE NEXT YEAR. I'M ALREADY 80 PERCENT BY THE WAY I WON BY 80 PERCENT. BUT YOU KNOW I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THESE VERY CAREFULLY ON A ONE BY ONE I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO ADD TO THE BUDGET BUT FOR US THE BUDGET CAN BE FLUID AND IT'S IT'S IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO DISCUSS THESE THINGS AND OPEN YOU. SO WE'VE GOT THE MONEY WE SHOULD DO IT AND I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT NEXT YEAR OR WHATEVER BUT THAT'S HOW I FEEL THIS YEAR ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF COMMITTING 500 DOLLARS TO THE CHAMBER BREAKFAST. AYE.

THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR EXCUSE ME I HAVE A QUESTION ON SPONSORSHIP OF THE HOMELESS

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IT'S ALMOST IT'S ALMOST A FAMILY AFFAIR IS IT NOT. [INAUDIBLE]. IT'S ALMOST A FAMILY AFFAIR OF SOME SORT RIGHT. WHEN IS IT. [INAUDIBLE]. JUST BRING JEFF. UNLESS HE'S DELIVERING SOMEBODIES BABY. [INAUDIBLE]. JUST BRING JEFF. I'LL PASS I'LL PASS. OK I'LL GO. SO IT'S IN WEST PALM BEACH.

DO WE HAVE TO DECIDE THIS NOW OR CAN WE. I THINK RACHELLE CAN WE. WE'VE DONE IT. LET RACHELLE CHOOSE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SOMETHING UNDER DISCUSSION HERE ON WHO SITS IN A SEAT. WE'VE APPROVED THE MONEY AND THAT'S WHAT OUR JOB WAS. WE'LL SEE WHO'S AVAILABLE THAT DAY WHO'S SCHEDULE WILL ALLOW IT. YOU'RE FREE TO BRING WHOEVER YOU WANT. OK GOOD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. DISCUSS WITH RON IF ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE CITY SHOULD BE THERE INSTEAD THAT'S FINE. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION BECAUSE I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS. NORTH LAKE. NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD. SO. OK HOLD ON ONE SECOND. I DIDN'T THAT'S AN ITEM FOR INTERESTS OR PUBLIC INTEREST BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT OF A UPHILL BATTLE FOR US TO TRY AND GET THAT WORKING WHERE NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD SHOULD BE WORKING SO THERE'S THE RIGHT NOW IT'S IN A

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RECORD. YEAH. GOT TO BE AFTER. SO WE CAN AND WE WILL BUT. WE'VE SEEN THE PRESENTATION WE'VE BEEN WITH WITH WITH MAST SINCE. SO WE CAN HAVE THE CONVERSATION AS INDIVIDUALS AND CERTAINLY WE CAN DO THAT. BUT AGAIN WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST AS A CITY TO DO THE BEST WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TRAIN. WE'VE SEEN THE CITIZENS GROUPS PRESENTATION OF THE ONES THAT ARE AGAINST THE TRAIN. WE HAVE BEEN TO THAT PRESENTATION THE NCNC DID A COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION ON THAT. SO.

SO. SO WITH THAT WE'VE DONE WHAT WE CAN AND WE WILL SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS AS BEST WE CAN. BUT ULTIMATELY WE HAVE TO PREPARE FOR EVERY EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS. SO WITH THAT DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.