[00:00:01] GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. [Call to Order] IF YOU COULD HAVE YOUR SEATS SHORTLY, PLEASE. SORRY. MAYOR JABLIN, BEFORE WE CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER, IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME, I'D LIKE TO PLEASE INTRODUCE JULIA CADDELL, WHO IS OUR MAYOR FOR THE DAY. TODAY, JULIA WON THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE MAYOR FOR THE DAY FROM DWYER HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE HAS HAD A VERY BUSY DAY, STARTING WITH A MEETING HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. A TOUR OF THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, 911 DISPATCH CENTER, AND A TOUR OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH I HEARD YOU GOT TO BE PRETTY CLOSE TO SOME MOTORCYCLES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH WAS ALSO PRETTY EXTRAORDINARY. AND SO SHE'S NOW HERE WITH US TO OPEN UP OUR MEETING. SO WOULD MAYOR FOR THE DAY. PLEASE CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER? YES. YOU GOT IT. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. GOT IT. HARDER. THAT WAS FUN. ALRIGHTY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS TO ORDER. WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR REED HERE. VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS HERE, MA'AM. COUNCIL MEMBER. TINSLEY HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MOROSO HERE. MAYOR FEREDAY CADDELL HERE. EXCELLENT. SO I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS WHO PITCHED IN TODAY FOR THE ACTIVITIES WITH OUR MAYOR FOR A DAY. CADDELL, ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY COUNCIL, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TOTE BAG TO OUR MAYOR TODAY. AND IT IS FULL OF A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL ITEMS TO HELP YOU REMEMBER OUR CITY AND THE AMAZING DAY THAT YOU HAD. IF YOU COULD PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT. WE WEREN'T GOING TO DO A PHOTOGRAPH WITH YOU, BUT WE'RE GOING TO STAND IN FRONT OF THE BANYAN. IF WE COULD JUST HAVE OUR COUNCIL KIND OF MOVE OVER IN FRONT OF THE BANYAN PICTURE FOR A QUICK PHOTOGRAPH BEFORE WE DIG INTO THE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR FOR THE DAY. CADDELL. WE LOVED HAVING YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, YOU CAN HAVE WHATEVER. YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE THIS. SORRY. IS THAT YOUR WATER? THERE YOU GO. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. OH I KNOW. THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. IT WAS AWESOME. AND YOU'RE YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY. OF COURSE. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. JUST ON A ON A NOTE, GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT'S USUALLY A GRADE SCHOOL RESIDENT THAT COMES FROM MAYOR FOR THE DAY. SO WHEN WE HEARD THAT JULIA, WHO IS THE FOUNDER, CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OUR MIRACLE LEAGUE THAT IS HOUSED HERE IN OUR CITY, SUPPORTED BY OUR CITY STAFF AS WELL FOR RECREATION. IF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE MIRACLE LEAGUE FIELD, WHICH IS JUST OUT THESE DOORS RIGHT BY THE PARK OR ABOUT THE MIRACLE LEAGUE PROGRAM, PLEASE JUST TAKE A SECOND TO GOOGLE IT. IT IS PLAY FOR ALL. SO THE MIRACLE LEAGUE ALLOWS FOR ANYBODY OF ANY ABILITY TO PLAY BASEBALL. AND SO IT'S THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS AS WELL. SO PLEASE DO CONSIDER FINDING OUT ABOUT THE MIRACLE LEAGUE AND JOINING US FOR A GAME. NOW ON A ON A MORE SOMBER NOTE, WE RECENTLY LOST A DEAR MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY, MR. JOHN GARY. MANY OF YOU KNEW JOHN AS HE HAD OVER 50 YEARS OF WORK HERE IN OUR CITY AND IN NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY, SO I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MEET WITH A FEW MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY EARLIER. [00:05:02] HIS WIFE DEBT, HIS DAUGHTER LEAR, SON IN LAW BOBBY HOGAN, AS WELL AS GRANDCHILDREN CAMPBELL AND TRACE. AND WE ALSO HAVE GREG PECK IN HERE FROM HIS FIRM. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR FOR COMING HERE TONIGHT TO JOIN OUR COUNCIL. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PROCLAMATION THAT IS UNDER OUR CONSENT AGENDA. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE THAT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE GIVING YOU TONIGHT, WHICH HONORS JOHN WITH A BRICK PAVER RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL. AND OUR HOPE IS THAT THAT PIECE OF PAPER IS JUST LIKE HE WILL ALWAYS BE A PIECE OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT WILL BE AN HONOR TO HAVE IT HERE AT CITY HALL TO SEE HIS NAME EVERY TIME WE STEP FOOT. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. SO IF WE COULD ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY TO PLEASE COME FORWARD, WE'LL GIVE YOU THE CERTIFICATE AND WE'LL TAKE ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH AT THE FRONT. OKAY. SO. LET ME PUT IT ON. I COME IN. IS THAT OKAY? IS THAT OKAY? OKAY. SORRY. I HOPE THIS GIVES YOU SOME LOVELY SOLACE AND SHOW SOME LOVE TO OUR COMMUNITY OF PATIENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR COMING. YEAH, FOR YOUR OWN HAPPINESS. WE DIDN'T TAKE A MOMENT TO READ THE CERTIFICATE, BUT IT IS LOVELY AND WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE FAMILY BACK TO CITY HALL TO TO VIEW THE PAVER ONCE IT'S INSTALLED. WE DID GET TO TALK ABOUT THAT BEFORE THE MEETING THOUGH, SO THEY WERE VERY, VERY APPRECIATIVE. A LEGACY LIKE THAT IS, IS WORTH NOTING, AND WE'RE APPRECIATING THAT YOU GUYS LET US TAKE THE TIME TO DO SO. TO MOVE ON TO OUR MEETING. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR MODIFICATIONS TO OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING? NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING? NO, MA'AM. NOT THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT. LOVELY. SO NEXT IS UP. SORRY. NEXT IS COMMENTS FROM THE AGENDA. [V. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC] WE DO HAVE A FEW COMMENT CARDS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE IF I DON'T PRONOUNCE ANYONE'S NAMES CORRECTLY. FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME. WHEN YOU GET UP. WE'LL ASK YOU TO SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES. YOU'LL COME UP TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR YOUR STATEMENTS. SO FIRST WE HAVE EVAN EMERSON. AND AFTER, EVAN EMERSON WILL HAVE HELEN BROWN. PLEASE WAIT. WE HAVE TO ADJUST THE MICROPHONE. GOOD. OH, YEAH. THERE WE GO. HEY AGAIN, GUYS. EVAN EMERSON, 10249 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, 206 PALM BEACH GARDENS. I JUST WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT THE PB NAF ICE RINK AND PLANT DRIVE PARK AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME I CAME UP HERE, I SPOKE IN OPPOSITION OF THE PROJECT, CITING SAFETY CONCERNS, ZONING CONCERNS, AND A LACK OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. LAST MONTH I SPOKE TO YOU ALL, AND IT WAS TO QUESTION WHAT THE INTENTIONS WITH THE PARK WOULD BE ONCE ZONING AND PLANNING SHUTS DOWN THESE PLANS. BUT TODAY, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY THAT THIS IS AFFECTING THE NEIGHBORHOODS. THE ORIGINAL PALM BEACH GARDENS PLOTS ONE THROUGH SIX OF PALM BEACH GARDENS. HOLLY LILAC PLANT, LIGHTHOUSE DRIVES. [00:10:03] I FIND IT SORT OF ALMOST BORDERLINE FUNNY. MAYBE SORT OF OFFENSIVE ABOUT THE EIGHT LETTERS THAT WERE PRINTED OUT FOR YOU GUYS IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT LAST WEEK. AND THEN THE VIDEO THAT WAS SHOWN THAT SHOWS A SUPPOSED NEED AND WANT FOR HOCKEY AND ICE RINKS WITHIN SOUTH FLORIDA. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO MENTION ABOUT THE OPPOSITION HAVING NEARLY 3500 SIGNATURES ON OUR PETITION. OR THE VOCAL SUPPORT THAT'S BEEN HERE THE LAST TWO MONTHS. ABOUT 50 THE FIRST TIME, 30 TO SECOND TIME. SO IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, NUMBERS TO NUMBERS THERE, AND WE COULD SPECULATE WHO THOSE EIGHT PEOPLE WERE WHO WROTE THOSE LETTERS OF SUPPORT, WHETHER THEY LIVE IN PALM BEACH GARDENS, HOW LONG THEY'VE LIVED IN PALM BEACH GARDENS. I DON'T KNOW, SPECULATION, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS THAT THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THIS, THEY'RE NOT IN SUPPORT OF IT. BY APPROVING OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, YOU'RE SELLING OUT THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WHO MADE PALM BEACH GARDENS A DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE. A WORLD RENOWNED DESTINATION. YOU KNOW THESE PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THEY'RE THE REASON WHY HIGH END DEVELOPERS WANT TO COME BUILD THESE BEAUTIFUL HOA NEIGHBORHOODS IN PALM BEACH GARDENS. YOU KNOW, WITHOUT WITHOUT THEM, YOU KNOW, WHO KNOWS? IF WE COULD HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER CITY IN THE COUNTY. YOU KNOW, THESE CITIES ARE ARE THIS COMMUNITY. IT'S FULL OF THE WORKING CLASS. IT'S YOUR CHILDREN'S TEACHERS. IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO ANSWER THE CALL WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR SAFETY CONCERNS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO YOU KNOW THAT THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING AFFECTED BY IT. AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE HANDING OUT SIGNS AND STUFF, WE'RE OFTEN ASKED FOR MULTIPLE BECAUSE IT'S MULTIGENERATIONAL WITHIN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD WANT AS A CITY. SO I JUST WANTED YOU GUYS TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS THIS PROCESS CONTINUES. THANK YOU. SEE YOU NEXT MONTH. THANK YOU. NEXT IS HELEN BROWN. AND AFTER THAT WE HAVE I THINK IT SAYS DAVID PARKS. MY NAME IS HELEN BROWN. I LIVE AT 10162 PLANT DRIVE IN PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AND I AM BACK AGAIN TODAY TO SIMPLY COME UP AND SAY THAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE START TO GET ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASK, LIKE HOW THAT EXACTLY WORKS. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW IS, ARE WE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT SITE FOR THIS? IS THERE ARE THERE OPTIONS OTHER THAN THIS LOCATION? BECAUSE FOR ME, I FEEL THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE HAVING THE TRAFFIC ISSUES AND ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE CITED, BUT AGAIN, TO PIGGYBACK, THIS IS A VERY ACTIVE PARK EVERY DAY, EVERY WEEKEND THERE ARE LEAGUES THAT PLAY BASKETBALL THERE. THERE ARE KIDS THAT ARE ON THE SKATE PARK. THE GIRLS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL. ALTHOUGH I KNOW YOU WANT TO MOVE THE PARK THAT'S AVAILABLE AND THEY USE THAT. AND IF THAT WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, I'M SURE THAT WOULD BE USED JUST AS MUCH. THIS TO ME, OUR COUNCIL THE REASON THAT WE VOTE YOU, IN WHICH I GLADLY VOTE EVERY VOTE SINCE I'VE LIVED HERE IN 23 YEARS, IS TO BE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC, TO BE HERE FOR THE PEOPLE. AND I WOULD THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE LOCATION THAT YOU WOULD SEE IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THERE IS WE JUST SIMPLY CANNOT HAVE 300 PARKING SPOTS AND TOURNAMENTS, AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO BE OPEN FROM 5 A.M. TO 11 P.M.. WE WE LIVE THERE. WE LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AT 730. THE PARK IS EMPTY. PEOPLE GO HOME. WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE TO 11:00 AT NIGHT. PEOPLE COMING AND GOING OUT OF THEIR CARS. TOURNAMENTS, PEOPLE SCREAMING AND YELLING, TRYING TO GET OUT OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. WHAT IF I HAVE AN EMERGENCY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, OR DURING ONE OF THESE TOURNAMENTS AND NEED TO CALL AN AMBULANCE? HOW ARE THEY GOING TO GET TO MY HOUSE ON A TWO, YOU KNOW, ONE LANE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CALL THOSE HERE. YOU KNOW, IT'S ONLY ONE ROAD IN AND OUT ON BOTH SIDES. I ASK THAT WE PLEASE MOVE THIS TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. I AM NOT AGAINST SPORTS. MY DAUGHTER PLAYED TRAVEL SOCCER AT THE RUSSO FIELD. WE LOVE IT. WE'RE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE LOVE EVERYTHING TO DO WITH SPORTS. IT'S JUST NOT THE LOCATION FOR IT. IT NEEDS TO BE MOVED SOMEPLACE WHERE THERE'S AN EASEMENT OF TRAFFIC FOR PEOPLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF SAFELY, WHERE IT'S A MAYBE IN AN AREA WHERE IT'S NOT RESIDENTIAL SO THAT THEY CAN GO TO 11:00 AT NIGHT AND COME OUT AND YELL AND SCREAM AND PARTY IN THE PARKING LOT AFTER THEIR TOURNAMENT. AND THEY JUST WON. BUT I ALSO AGREE THAT THE EIGHT LETTERS OF REPRESENTATION IN THE VIDEO THAT WAS SHOWN, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING SHOWN WHERE PEOPLE ARE OPPOSING IT AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE PARK. DID YOU HAVE WERE YOU ADDRESSING ME? OH, OKAY. YOU WERE WAVING YOUR HAND. I THOUGHT YOU WERE TRYING TO GET MY ATTENTION. [00:15:02] YEAH, I WAS A LITTLE OFFENDED AT THAT, BECAUSE I HONESTLY THINK THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW ONE SIDE, YOU KIND OF NEED TO SHOW BOTH. BUT I'M GOING TO COME TO EVERY MEETING AND JUST OPPOSE IT AND LET YOU KNOW THAT I DON'T WANT IT THERE AND TALK TO MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE OWNERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE THAT VOTE. AND THAT'S THAT'S MY STANCE. SO I THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TODAY. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DAVID PARKS. AFTER DAVID PARKS WE HAVE MIKE MARTINO. DAVID PARKS 11648 FEQUET STREET AT THE FEBRUARY MEETING. WE CAME WAYNE, FROM DALY AVENUE, COMPLAINED ABOUT SPEEDING ON HOLLY DRIVE. IT WAS LIKE HE LIT A MATCH. LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW UP. SO TELL ME, DID THEY TELL WAYNE THE NEXT DAY, AS THEY SHOULD HAVE, THAT HE HADN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET? BECAUSE WE'LL SOON HAVE MOMS RACING DOWN HOLLY AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY WITH THEIR WELL-BRED MALCONTENTS WHO ARE LATE FOR PRACTICE. OR DID THEY RECOMMEND IN THE FUTURE AVOIDING THE AREAS IN THE EVENINGS AS BEERED UP MOM AND DADS DRIVING HOME COULD BE DISTRACTED WITH RAGE AFTER A DISAPPOINTING LOSS. AND ABOUT THAT SKATE PARK AGREEMENT. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, CITY TAXPAYERS HAVE FUNDED THOUSANDS OF MAN HOURS PLUS TENS OF THOUSANDS IN CONSULTING FEES. SO THIS CITY COULD BOAST THAT IT WAS DI COMPLIANT. AND WE ARE WOKE. AND IN A HEARTBEAT. HOLLY BECOMES HYPOCRISY. DRIVE THE CITY'S TOP EXECUTIVES VIA THIS AGREEMENT. TURN AROUND AND FIND IT CONVENIENT TO CALL THE CHILDREN OF ONE OF OUR COMMUNITIES IN A RESOLUTION. MALCONTENTS. IT'S WELL UNDERSTOOD BY EVERYONE THAT ACTUALLY LIVED IN THIS CITY FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS A POORLY CHOSEN LOCATION. THIS IS NOT THE CORAL SPRINGS SITE BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION, AND NO AMOUNT OF PLANNING DEPARTMENT TEASING OF THE METRICS. TRYING TO FIT 10 POUNDS IN A 5 POUND BAG IS GOING TO CHANGE THAT. EVERY SINGLE PARK IN THIS CITY HAS A FANCY NEW SIGN, AND EACH ENTRANCE SAYS NO DRUGS AND NO ALCOHOL. YOU WANT TO CHANGE THAT? MOTHERS OF MAD. THIS IS A SIGNATURE CITY BUS HEADING YOUR WAY, DRIVEN BY A COUNCIL HIGH AND SOMETHING. BUT WE DON'T KNOW. THEY TELL US. THEY CAN'T TELL US. EIGHT MONTHS AGO, I REMINDED THE COUNCIL OF ITS FIVE YEAR CHARTER REVIEW OBLIGATION. THE CITY ATTORNEY DID SO IN FEBRUARY. IT'S IN THE CHARTER, MADAM MAYOR. AND CONSIDER THIS A SECOND READING. I'M EXERCISING THE PRIVATE CITIZENS PRECEDENT THAT WAS WELL DOCUMENTED IN 2018. AGAIN TONIGHT, I REQUEST CHARTER CHANGE OF FOUR SECTION 4.2 TO EXPAND THE COUNCIL FROM 5 TO 7 MEMBERS. IT'S TIME THE COUNCIL MEMBERS REFLECT THE CITY'S EXPONENTIAL GROWTH. I AGAIN REQUEST CHARTER QUESTION TWO DEALING WITH THE METHOD OF ELECTION. AND THIS IS WHERE ALL THE SKATEBOARD FOLKS WANT TO LISTEN UP. I REQUEST REPLACING THE CURRENT GROUP VOTING SCHEME AND REPLACING IT WITH A COUNCIL THAT IS ELECTED FROM DEFINED BOUNDARIES THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ACTUALLY LIVE IN. IN 2017, GROUP VOTING HAD FOUR MEMBERS IN THIS COUNCIL LIVING IN THE SAME GATED COMMUNITY WITH THE PRIVATE CITIZEN WHO WAS ORCHESTRATING THE LAST CHARTER PROCESS. THE GROUP ELECTIONS AS PRACTICED IN THE GARDENS MAKE THAT POSSIBLE, AND IT ALSO MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THOSE FROM THE PLANT DRIVE SKATE THAT THEY LIVE IN, FROM GETTING RUN OVER BY GROUP VOTING. PRODUCED RUBBER STAMP GROUPS IS THE REAL REASON CANDIDATES AREN'T RUNNING IN RECENT ELECTIONS, BECAUSE WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF POLITICALLY AMBITIOUS CITIZENS. OR HAVE THEY STUDIED THE CALCULUS OF GROUP VOTING? WE SHOULD ANSWER THOSE TWO QUESTIONS IN THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. BE AS AGGRESSIVE AS WE WERE LAST TIME IN 2018. THANK YOU SIR. NEXT WE HAVE MIKE MARTINO, AND THEN AFTER THAT WE HAVE STEVE MATHESON. GOOD EVENING, MIKE MARTINO. 320 BALSAM STREET, 60 YEAR RESIDENT. AS YOU KNOW, I'M OPPOSED TO RESOLUTION 21 2024. IT DEMOLISHES PLAN DRIVE PARK BASED ON AN UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL. IN MY OPINION, IT ALSO HAS TRUTH ISSUES. IT'S PLAGUED BY COUNCIL CONFLICT AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE PALM BEACH NORTH ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN PUBLICLY DISCUSSED. THIS IS VERIFIED BY THE CITY'S AND THE FOUNDATION'S OWN ACTIONS, QUOTES, AND STATEMENTS, NOT MINE. THE CONFLICTS THE COUNCIL MEMBER WAS RECUSED FOR VOTING ON RESOLUTION 21, CITING A SPOUSAL CONFLICT. [00:20:07] A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER WHO VOTED FOR RESOLUTION 21 HAS A LONG STANDING ONGOING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FOUNDATION. IT HAS NOT BEEN DISCLOSED OR DISCLOSED. A THIRD MEMBER STATED PRIVATELY, I DID NOT READ THE FOUNDATION'S PROPOSAL BEFORE VOTING. ALSO ALSO INSINUATING THE SAME NEGLECT BY OTHER COUNCIL PEOPLE. WAS THERE COMMUNICATION GOING ON HERE? THAT RAISES A GRAVE ISSUE AND THE SUNSHINE LAW. EXAMPLES OF COLLABORATION. UNSOLICITED. THE THE CLAIM OF AN UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL IS KIND OF DISINGENUOUS. THE PROPOSALS COVER LETTER STATES THE CITY PROVIDED INVALUABLE GUIDANCE IN FINDING A MORE APPROPRIATE LOCATION IN PLAN DRIVE QUOTES IN THE PALM BEACH POST AFTER PLANT DRIVE PARK. COULD THAT SITE WORK? INSTEAD, CITY OFFICIALS SAID. WE TALKED WITH THEM. WE SAID, YOU KNOW, IT COULD WORK. SO THAT BECAME AN OPPORTUNITY. THIS PUTS US IN A VERY UNIQUE POSITION TO BE ABLE TO DO JUST THAT. IN AN EMAIL, A COUNCIL MEMBER CONFIRMED CITY STAFF FIRST CONSIDERED THE LILAC PARK SOCCER FIELD FOR THE LOCATION OF THE ICE RINK. THE FOUNDATION'S PROPOSAL IS A COLLABORATIVE VENTURE, AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S AIDED AND ABETTED BY THE CITY. I THINK THE COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATION HAS SOME VERACITY ISSUES THEY SHOULD DISCUSS WITH THE PUBLIC. RESOLUTION 21 IS AT VARIANCE WITH THE TRUTH. THANK YOU, SIR, FOR APPROVING IT. NEXT WE HAVE STEVE MATHESON. DO YOU MIND IF I FINISH? ABSOLUTELY. PLEASE DO. IT WON'T BE LONG. THANK YOU. APPROVING IT WITHOUT A PUBLIC HEARING WAS DECEITFUL. HIDING ALL THIS BACKGROUND INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC WITH AN UNJUSTIFIED CONE OF SILENCE IS CALCULATING. WAS THERE A LEGAL QUORUM TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF RESOLUTION 21? THAT'S A QUESTION. SIR, WE DO HAVE MORE CARDS. IF YOU COULD SUMMARIZE. GARDENS. RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ABANDONED AND DEPRIVED OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE LAW AND THE PUBLIC RECORDS LAW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE HAVE STEVE MATHESON, AND THEN AFTER MR. MATHESON, WE HAVE MAX CLEARY. THANK YOU, MAYOR REED. AS YOU KNOW, MY NAME IS STEVE MATHESON. AND TONIGHT I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PGA CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION AND OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE LIKE TO ALWAYS STAY AT OUR MISSION, WHICH IS TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE AND PROMOTE THE PGA CORRIDOR AS THE PREMIER BUSINESS LOCATION IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. WE BELIEVE WE'RE ON TRACK WITH THAT MISSION, IN LARGE PART THANKS TO YOU ALL. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MAYOR REED FOR THE EXCELLENT PRESENTATION AT THE STATE OF THE CITY, WHICH WAS A RECENT EVENT, AND I WANT TO INVITE YOU ALL, AS WELL AS STAFF, TO OUR UPCOMING EVENT ON OCTOBER 9TH, WHICH WILL BE A EITHER A TEASE OR A FULL INFORMATION, OR BOTH, AS TO NEW PROJECTS AND PROJECTS UNDERWAY IN THE CITY THAT WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF AS A BUSINESS COMMUNITY. MOST IMPORTANTLY, TONIGHT, I'VE BEEN ASKED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO THANK THE CITY AND TO ECHO THE CITY'S SENTIMENTS IN THE PROCLAMATION PROVIDED TO THE FAMILY OF ATTORNEY JOHN GARY. SIMPLY PUT, WITHOUT JOHN GARY AND HIS HARD WORK, WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE BEAUTIFUL AND INCREDIBLY UNIQUE CORRIDOR THAT WE ALL ENJOY TODAY. IN FACT, I THINK THAT COUNTS FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. JOHN'S CONTRIBUTION, AS IS KNOWN BY SO MANY OF US WHO HAVE BEEN HERE WORKING TO MAKE THE CITY BEAUTIFUL AND SPECIAL, IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY CAN'T BE MEASURED. HE WAS MY COLLEAGUE. I CONSIDER JOHN A PROBLEM SOLVER, A CONSENSUS BUILDER, AND A PEACEMAKER IN TIMES WHEN WE DISAGREE AND TIMES WHEN WE EVEN DISAGREED. AND I WOULD SAY FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, WHICH I JUST RELAYED TO THE FAMILY, THAT IN ALL THE YEARS AND ALL THE ISSUES AND [00:25:07] EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD TO DEAL WITH, I NEVER HEARD ONE ON ONE UNKIND WORD FROM JOHN GARY AS AN ATTORNEY OR AS A MAN. SO TONIGHT WE'RE HERE TO AGAIN SAY THANK YOU, JOHN GARY. THANK YOU, CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FOR RECOGNIZING HIS LEGACY. AND WE ARE ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU SIR. NEXT WE HAVE MAX CLEARY. AFTER MAX CLEARY WE HAVE ERIC BROWN. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE I'M MAX CLEARY I LIVE ON 4167 LARKSPUR CIRCLE NORTH AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH REGARDS TO THE SKATE PARK AND SAVING IT, BEGINNING WITH THE STORY REGARDING. WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO COLLEGE, I MET WHO WOULD SOON TO BECOME A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE AND UPON US INTRODUCING OURSELVES TO EACH OTHER, HE KIND OF REACTED STRANGELY WHEN I TOLD HIM I WAS FROM PALM BEACH GARDENS, AND THAT WAS BECAUSE HE'S ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO THE SKATE PARK, AND HE KNEW OF IT NOT EVEN BEING FROM PALM BEACH GARDENS OR THE AREA. AND I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE HE KNEW ABOUT PALM BEACH GARDENS AND IT WAS KIND OF AN HONOR. BUT UPON CARRYING ON THE CONVERSATION, I REALIZED HE KNEW NOTHING ELSE. PALM BEACH GARDENS AND I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. AND THEN I REALIZED IT'S BECAUSE THERE REALLY ISN'T MUCH ELSE TO PALM BEACH GARDENS WITH REGARDS TO A PLACE WHERE WE CAN ALL MEET, WE CAN ALL SKATE, WE CAN HANG OUT. THERE'S A PLACE OF CULTURE. WE JUST DON'T REALLY HAVE MANY THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I THINK IT'S A SHAME THAT ONE OF THE FEW PLACES IN PALM BEACH GARDENS WHERE WE CAN ALL JUST MEET PEOPLE THAT CAN PLAY BASKETBALL, PEOPLE THAT CAN PLAY SOFTBALL, SKATE, WHATEVER, WE CAN ALL JUST MEET THERE WITH FRIENDS AND JUST DO WHATEVER WE WANT. EVERY TIME I COME HOME FROM COLLEGE, I CALL MY FRIENDS AND WE MEET AT THE BASKETBALL COURTS, PLAY BASKETBALL COURTS, OR WE SKATE. AND I MEAN, IF WE GET RID OF THIS ONE PLACE OF CULTURE, THE MOST FUN THING TO DO IN PALM BEACH GARDENS WILL BE GOING TO JUPITER. AND I THINK THAT'S A SHAME, ESPECIALLY WHEN I FEEL LIKE REALLY ALL WE HAVE HERE NOWADAYS ARE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND SHOPPING PLAZAS. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW UNIQUE THINGS WE HAVE IN PALM BEACH GARDENS. AND I MEAN ALL MY FRIENDS THAT COME HOME OR COME HERE, THEY VISIT ME FROM COLLEGE. THEY ALL LOVE IT. THEY THINK IT'S THE MOST UNIQUE PART OF THE CITY. AND I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. BEING FROM PALM BEACH GARDENS AND BEING BORN HERE AND RAISED HERE, I OFTEN THINK ABOUT MY MEMORIES HERE. AND ALMOST ALL OF THOSE ARE FROM THAT PLOT OF LAND. I LEARNED HOW TO RIDE A BIKE THERE, LIKE ALONG WITH MANY OF MY FRIENDS. I PLAYED BASKETBALL FOR THE FIRST TIME THERE, I STILL DO. I LEARNED HOW TO SKATE THERE. I LEARNED HOW TO GO DOWN A RAMP THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME. THESE ARE ALL VERY IMPORTANT MEMORIES, AND PART OF THE REASON WHY I'M FOND OF BE FROM PALM BEACH GARDENS. AND I JUST THINK TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE NEW RESIDENTS AND OLD RESIDENTS CAN ALL SHARE MOMENTS LIKE THAT AND TAKE IT AWAY FOR SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO SAY THE THE WORKING CLASS AVERAGE RESIDENT PER SE, OF PALM BEACH GARDENS WOULD BE ABLE TO FULLY UTILIZE, I THINK IS A SHAME AND THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE ERIC BROWN AND AFTER ERIC BROWN WE HAVE HEATHER DICKMAN LEVY. OR IT COULD BE LEVY. HELLO, MY NAME IS ERIC BROWN. 10162 PLANT DRIVE, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PARK THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING TO TAKE DOWN. AND I WAS HERE TWO MONTHS AGO. AND I'M GOING TO SAY BASICALLY A LOT OF THE SAME THINGS THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND. AND MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE TODAY AGREE WITH ME. WHY ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE A FREE PARK OUT AND PUT A PAY FOR PLAY SKATING RINK IN? IT. IT JUST WON'T BE A CITY PARK ANYMORE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE LOOKING TO TAKE AWAY A PARK FOR A COMMERCIAL ENTITY. I HAVE ONE OTHER THING THAT I'D LIKE TO BRING UP, AND I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE IF THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR IT, BUT WE HAVE OUR SIGNS OUT WHERE WE'RE LOOKING TO GET OTHER PEOPLE TO JOIN US. AND AND SOMEBODY IS COMING AROUND AND TAKING DOWN THE SIGNS ONLY ON OUR BLOCK ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PARK. I IMAGINE THEY'RE BRINGING PEOPLE AS INVESTORS TO LOOK AT THE SITE, AND THEY DON'T WANT THE PROPOSAL INVESTORS TO SEE OUR SIGNS. THE SIGNS ARE PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THEY'RE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW JUST WHO IS TAKING DOWN THE SIGNS. THEY DON'T HAVE A RIGHT TO TOUCH THEM. [00:30:03] PRIVATE PROPERTY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. AND WITH THAT, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY BECAUSE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PARK. MY DAUGHTER LEARNED TO RIDE HER BICYCLE IN THAT PARK. SHE LEARNED TO RIDE A SKATEBOARD IN THAT PARK. WE PLAYED BASKETBALL QUITE OFTEN AND JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE AWAY A FREE PARK AND REPLACE IT WITH A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS. THE IDEA ALSO OF THE HOURS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO OPERATE, WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO OPERATE ALL DAY LONG, IT'S GOING TO INTERFERE WITH PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL. PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE TRAFFIC TO GET IN AND OUT AS IT IS 3:00 WHEN SCHOOL LETS OUT, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. SO THAT'S JUST GOING TO GET WORSE. AND ON TOP OF THAT, JUST JUST THINK ABOUT A BUNCH OF HOCKEY PLAYERS PLAYING HOCKEY, WHICH IS A LOT OF ADRENALINE GETTING ALL WORKED UP AND THEN GOING TO THE BAR AND DRINKING AND THEN COMING OUT. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT MALCONTENTS? THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN HAVE THEM. THANK YOU. REGARDING YOUR QUESTION, WE CAN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO, SOMEONE CAN SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT THE SIGNS AT CODE ENFORCEMENT, BUT THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD ANSWER WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH CODE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH CODE. ALL RIGHT. THE SIGNS ARE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. I UNDERSTAND, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO NOW WE HAVE HEATHER DUTCHMAN LEVY OR LEVY? THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS HEATHER DIAMOND LEVY. I LIVE AT 3111 GARDENS, EAST DRIVE, PALM BEACH GARDENS. I'M HERE TODAY SPEAKING JUST AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN ADDRESSING A SPECIFIC ISSUE. IT DOES RELATE TO THE PROPOSAL. 21 2024 AFFECTING PLAN DRIVE PARK. DISCLOSED TO ME IN AN IN-PERSON MEETING WITH MYSELF, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER ON MAY 22ND, 2024. OUR MAYOR ADMITTED TO NOT FULLY READING THE PROPOSALS, AMENDED ITEMS THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE DOCUMENTATION. WHEN I ASKED HER ABOUT THAT, SHE HAD ALSO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE COUNCIL HAD NOT READ IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE. I HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH ALL OF YOU. I ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION AND I WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT SHE HAD NOT READ ALL OF THE MATERIALS ATTACHED TO THE DOCUMENT. NOW, SHE DID SAY THEY WERE NOT REAL DOCUMENTS, THEY WEREN'T OFFICIAL SITE PLANS, ETC. ETC. IT WAS A SUMMARY AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT CONCEPT. HOWEVER, IT IS TROUBLING TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE VOTING ON A PROPOSAL BECAUSE WHAT WAS REAL THAT NIGHT WAS A 40 YEAR LAND LEASE THAT WAS AGREED TO TO A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. NOW, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING FULLY INFORMED ON MATTERS THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. FUTURE VOTES AND CHOICES FOR OUR CITY RELY ON THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF PROPOSALS, ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS AND PLANS, AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS BEING COMPLETELY AWARE OF THAT. WE RELY ON OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND AND CONSIDER ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROPOSALS BEFORE MAKING DECISIONS. I URGE THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL TO COMMIT TO BEING BETTER PREPARED IN THE FUTURE, AND BEING MORE DILIGENT IN THEIR ROLES. IF THAT WAS INDEED ACCURATE WITH THE STATEMENT THAT I HAD HEARD THAT DAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. DO WE HAVE A CITY MANAGER REPORT, SIR? NO REPORT TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [VII. CONSENT AGENDA] IS ANYONE PULLING ANYTHING FROM CONSENT? NO, NO, NO. ALL RIGHT, SO MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING. [VIII.a. ORDINANCE 5, 2024 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) CITY-INITIATED AMENDMENT TO VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 78. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 78 – LAND DEVELOPMENT BY REPEALING SECTION 78-28. – ADDRESSING COMMITTEE. AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-43. – REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT ORDER APPROVAL. BY REPEALING TABLE 1: DEVELOPMENT ORDER REVIEW AND TABLE 2: DEVELOPMENT REVIEW SCHEDULE AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED, AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (e)(4)b.; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-46. – APPLICATION PROCEDURES. BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (d)(1); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-48. – SITE PLAN REVIEW. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (c) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED, BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (f) IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (g) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED, AS NEW SUBSECTION (f); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78- 54. – PUBLIC NOTICE. BY REPEALING TABLE 4: REQUIRED PUBLIC NOTICE AND SUBSECTION (b)(4) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED, BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (b)(8) IN ITS ENTIRETY, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (c), AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (d); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-59. – WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (e)(5) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-154. – PUD–PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (g)(5) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-155. – PCD– PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT (PCD). BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (k) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-159. – PERMITTED USES, MINOR AND MAJOR CONDITIONAL USES, AND PROHIBITED USES. BY AMENDING TABLE 21: PERMITTED, CONDITIONAL, AND PROHIBITED USE CHART, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (j)(70), BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS (j)(5)c., (j)(39), (j)(41), (j)(42), (j)(64)c., (j)(64)z., (j)(69)d., (j)(70)b., AND (j)(78) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED, AND BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTIONS (j)(41.1) AND (j)(51.1); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-181. – USES. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (c)(4) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-186. – YARDS. BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS (b)(2) AND (b)(4) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED, AND BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTION (b)(9); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78- 196. – OPERATION AND SALE OF FOOD FROM MOBILE FOOD TRUCKS. BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTION (g)(5); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-221. – PGA BOULEVARD CORRIDOR OVERLAY. BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (d)(1)b.1.(vii) AND (d)(4)a.2.; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-222. – TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) OVERLAY DISTRICT. BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS (e)(2), (f)(3)b., (f)(4), (f)(7), AND (f)(8) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY ADOPTING NEW SECTION 78-223. – MARINA DISTRICT OVERLAY.; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78- 229. – SIGNAGE AND OUTDOOR DISPLAYS. BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS (f)(3)b. AND (f)(4) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED, AND BY AMENDING TABLE 5-6: PERMITTED BUSINESS SIGNS; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-261. – ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REQUIREMENTS. BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTION (a)(4) AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (c); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-263. – DEFINITIONS OF ART. BY AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF “DEVELOPMENT, AS IT PERTAINS TO ART”; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-284. – PROHIBITED SIGNS AND PROHIBITED SIGN LOCATIONS. BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (g)(6)d.; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-285. – PERMITTED SIGNS. BY AMENDING TABLE 24: PERMANENT SIGNS; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-290. – TEMPORARY SIGNS ALLOWED. BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (b)(4) AND TABLE 25: TEMPORARY SIGNS; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-342. – APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE. BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTION (g); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-343. – LOCATION OF REQUIRED PARKING. BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (b)(3); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-345. – NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED. BY AMENDING TABLE 33: REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-381. – ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. BY REPEALING 78-381 AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78- 506. – SIDEWALKS. BY REPEALING 78-506 AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-751. – DEFINITIONS. BY AMENDING THE DEFINITIONS OF “ANIMAL BOARDING KENNEL,” “DWELLING UNIT,” “HARDSCAPE,” “HEALTH, PHYSICAL FITNESS, WEIGHT REDUCTION, AND SPA,” “HOSPITAL,” “PERSONAL SERVICES,” “STRUCTURE,” “WALL,” AND “YARD,” BY REPEALING THE DEFINITIONS OF “EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE” AND “VIDEO RENTAL AND SALES” IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AND BY ADOPTING NEW DEFINITIONS FOR “ARBOR,” “MEDICAL SPA,” “OFF-CAMPUS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT,” “PERGOLA,” “SWIMMING POOL,” “TRELLIS,” AND “URGENT CARE”; PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 78 – LAND DEVELOPMENT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.] AND I'M GOING TO READ THE QUASI JUDICIAL STATEMENT TONIGHT. WE'RE HOLDING QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS ON THE FOLLOWING CASE. RESOLUTION 41 2024, THE JCC ARTHUR J. MEYER JEWISH ACADEMY. REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL GROUND SIGN. 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 WITNESS WHO TESTIFIES TONIGHT. CROSS EXAMINATION MAY OCCUR AFTER THE STAFF, THE APPLICANT AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS HAVE MADE THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE ORDER OF THE WITNESSES. APPEARANCE. IT IS NECESSARY THAT ANYONE WHO TESTIFIES AT THE HEARING REMAIN UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS. IF YOU PLAN TO TESTIFY THIS EVENING OR YOU WISH TO OFFER WRITTEN COMMENTS, PLEASE FILL OUT A COMMENT CARD AND GIVE IT TO OUR CITY CLERK. [00:35:04] THE 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? ALL RIGHT. IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR ORDINANCE FIVE. ORDINANCE FIVE 2024 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 78 LAND DEVELOPMENT BY REPEALING SECTION 78 DASH 28 ADDRESSING COMMITTEE AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78, DASH 43 REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT ORDER APPROVAL BY REPEALING TABLE ONE, DEVELOPMENT ORDER REVIEW AND TABLE TWO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW SCHEDULE AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION E FOUR. BE FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78 DASH 46 APPLICATION PROCEDURES BY AMENDING SUBSECTION D ONE. FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78, DASH 48 SITE PLAN REVIEW BY REPEALING SUBSECTION C AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED BY REPEALING SUBSECTION F IN ITS ENTIRETY AND BY REPEALING SUBSECTION G AND RE. ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED AS NEW SUBSECTION F, FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78, DASH 54 PUBLIC NOTICE BY REPEALING TABLE FOUR REQUIRED PUBLIC NOTICE AND SUBSECTION B4 AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED BY REPEALING SUBSECTION B8 IN ITS ENTIRETY, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION C AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION D, FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78, DASH 59 WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM BY REPEALING SUBSECTION E FIVE AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-1 54 PUD PLANNING UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT BY REPEALING SUBSECTION G FIVE AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-1 55. PCD PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT PCD BY REPEALING SUBSECTION K AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-1 59. PERMITTED USES. MINOR AND MAJOR CONDITIONAL USES AND PROHIBITED USES. BY AMENDING TABLE 21 PERMITTED, CONDITIONAL AND PROHIBITED USE CHART BY AMENDING SUBSECTION J 70. BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS J FIVE, C, J 39, J 41, J 42, J 64, C J 64, Z, J 69, D, J 70 B AND J 78 AND RE-ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED AND BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTIONS J 41.1 AND J 51.1. FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-1 81 USES BY REPEALING SUBSECTION C4 AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-1 86 YARDS BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS B2 AND B4 AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED AND BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTION B9. FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION SIX. OPERATION AND SALE OF FOOD FROM MOBILE FOOD TRUCKS BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTION G FIVE. FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-2 21 PGA BOULEVARD CORRIDOR OVERLAY BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS D, ONE, B, ONE, ROMAN NUMERAL SEVEN, AND D FOR A TWO. FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-2 22. TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TOD OVERLAY DISTRICT BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS E TWO, F THREE, B, F FOUR, F SEVEN, AND F EIGHT, AND RE-ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY ADOPTING NEW SECTION 70 8-2 23 MARINA DISTRICT OVERLAY FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-2 29 SIGNAGE [00:40:02] AND OUTDOOR DISPLAYS BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS F THREE, B AND F FOUR AND RE-ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED AND BY AMENDING TABLE 5-6 PERMITTED BUSINESS SIGNS FURTHER FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-2 61 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REQUIREMENTS BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTION A4 AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION C, FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-2 63. DEFINITIONS OF ART. BY AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF DEVELOPMENT AS IT PERTAINS TO ART. FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-2 84 PROHIBITED SIGNS AND PROHIBITED SIGN LOCATIONS BY AMENDING SUBSECTION G6D, FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-2 85. PERMITTED SIGNS BY AMENDING TABLE 24 PERMANENT SIGNS. FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-2 90. TEMPORARY SIGNS ALLOWED BY AMENDING SUBSECTION B4 AND TABLE 25. TEMPORARY SIGNS FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78. DASH 342. APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTION G. FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78 343. LOCATION OF REQUIRED PARKING BY AMENDING SUBSECTION B THREE. FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-3 45. NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED BY AMENDING TABLE 33 REQUIRED OFF STREET PARKING SPACES. FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-3 81 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS BY REPEALING 70 8-3 81 AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-506 SIDEWALKS BY REPEALING 70 8-506 AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED. FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 70 8-7 51. DEFINITIONS. BY AMENDING THE DEFINITIONS OF ANIMAL BOARDING, KENNEL DWELLING UNIT, HARDSCAPE HEALTH, PHYSICAL FITNESS, WEIGHT REDUCTION AND SPA HOSPITAL PERSONAL SERVICES. STRUCTURE, WALL AND YARD BY REPEALING THE DEFINITIONS OF EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE AND VIDEO RENTAL AND SALES IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AND BY ADOPTING NEW DEFINITIONS FOR ARBOR MEDICAL SPA, OFF CAMPUS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, PERGOLA, SWIMMING POOL, TRELLIS AND URGENT CARE. PROVIDED THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 78 LAND DEVELOPMENT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THANK YOU. RECORDED, PATTY. WITH THAT, WE WILL OPEN THE HEARING. HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE FIRST READING? NO, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. LOVELY. DO WE NEED A PRESENTATION THIS EVENING? NO. ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S. 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 FIVE 2024? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE FIVE 2024. I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO RESOLUTION 41. [VIII.b. *RESOLUTION 41, 2024 – THE JCC ARTHUR I. MEYER JEWISH ACADEMY REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL GROUND SIGN. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ONSITE GROUND SIGN WITHIN THE JCC ARTHUR I. MEYER JEWISH ACADEMY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) LOCATED IMMEDIATELY NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 95 AND HOOD ROAD, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR WAIVERS; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.] IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE RESOLUTION 41 2024, A RESOLUTION. THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ON SITE GROUND SIGN WITHIN THE JCC. ARTHUR CHAIM MEYER JEWISH ACADEMY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD, LOCATED IMMEDIATELY NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 95 AND HOOD ROAD, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING FOR WAIVERS, PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE DO NEED TO DECLARE EX PARTE FOR A RESOLUTION 41 DOES ANYONE HAVE EX PARTE? NO. EVERYONE HAS A NO. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE ZACH HERE TO PRESENT FROM CUTLER AND HEARING REGARDING RESOLUTION 41. HELLO. THANK YOU MAYOR. MY NAME IS ZACH SARAH. I'M A LAND PLANNER WITH CUTLER AND HEARING AND JUPITER. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. I'M HERE. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER. APPLICANT? WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL FOR RESOLUTION 41. THE APPLICANT IS IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT, AND WE ARE ASKING FOR ONE NEW GROUND SIGN WITH A DIGITAL DISPLAY. WE ARE ALSO ASKING FOR TWO WAIVERS, ONE TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GROUND SIGNS, THE SECOND BEING TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM REQUIRED WIDTH OF LANDSCAPING ADJACENT TO A GROUND SIGN. I WILL GET INTO DETAIL IN A MOMENT ON THAT. SO THE SITE IS LOCATED JUST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HOOD ROAD, WEST OF CENTRAL BOULEVARD AND EAST OF I 95, AND THE SITE. [00:45:04] THE BUILDING ON SITE IS ACTUALLY COMPRISED OF TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES. THE SOUTH HALF BEING THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE NORTH HALF. AS YOU SEE HERE IS THE SCHOOL. THERE IS ONE EXISTING GROUND SIGN WHICH IS OFF SITE. ACTUALLY, IT'S JUST OFF OF HOOD ROAD. YOU CAN'T SEE IT ON THIS PLAN, BUT OUR SIGN THAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS LANDSCAPE ISLAND, JUST ADJACENT TO THE PICK UP AND DROP OFF AREA. ALSO, WE ARE PROPOSING, AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION ONE EV CHARGING STATION WITH TWO PORTS TO ACCOMMODATE TWO VEHICLES. THE SIGN ITSELF IS A ALUMINUM SIGN PAINTED SATIN WHITE, EIGHT FEET TALL, AND THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS COMPLY WITH ALL CITY CODE. AND THE REASON WE PICKED THIS LOCATION FOR THE SIGN IS REALLY BASED ON THE CIRCULATION. AS THE CARS QUEUE AT THE PICK UP AND DROP OFF AREA, YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE LOCATION FOR OUR SIGN, AND THE SIGN WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON SCHOOL EVENTS, MEETINGS, HOLIDAYS, ETC. AND JUST NOTE THAT YOU CANNOT SEE THIS SIGN. IT HAS NO VISIBILITY FROM ANY PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. AND HERE'S A STREET VIEW OF THE SIGN. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SIGN ON THE RIGHT SIDE WITHIN THAT LANDSCAPE ISLAND. I MENTIONED THE DRIVE AISLE IN THE CENTER AND THE PICK UP AND DROP OFF AREA ON THE LEFT. WITH THOSE BOLLARDS AND THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED WAIVER REGARDING THE LANDSCAPING, THE CODE STATES THAT LANDSCAPING SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN THE HEIGHT OF THE SIGN ASIDE FROM THE REAR. SO, GIVEN THAT OUR SIGN IS EIGHT FEET TALL, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE EIGHT FEET OF LANDSCAPING. WE ARE PROPOSING THREE FEET IN THE FRONT AS OUR WAIVER REQUEST. AND JUST TO SUMMARIZE, WE ARE PROPOSING ONE GROUND SIGN WITH A DIGITAL DISPLAY. TWO WAIVERS, AS I MENTIONED, TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNS ON SITE, WHICH WILL BE TWO NOW AND THEN TO REDUCE THE LANDSCAPING WITHIN THE FRONT OF THE SIGN. AND THEN WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING ONE LEVEL TWO EV CHARGING STATION TO ACCOMMODATE TWO VEHICLES. AND ALL PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET WITH THIS APPLICATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. DO WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION THIS EVENING? GOOD EVENING. NO PRESENTATION FROM STAFF AND STAFF DOES SUPPORT THIS PETITION. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS, SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE HEARING. MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 41 2024. THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND. EXCELLENT. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? JUST. ARE THERE ANY CHARGING STATIONS NOW ON THE SITE? NO. SO THIS WOULD BE NEW TO HAVE TWO NEW ONES THERE. YES. OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WAYFARING IS A GOOD THING. GREAT. SO ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO RESOLUTION 30 2024. [IX.a. RESOLUTION 30, 2024 – PROPOSED MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A PROPOSED MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025; SETTING THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE FIRST BUDGET HEARING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.] IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE RESOLUTION 30 2020 FOR RESOLUTION, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A PROPOSED MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025, SETTING THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE FIRST BUDGET HEARING, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HI. WE HAVE ARIANE PENSEC FROM OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT AT THE PODIUM. OUR FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR, I SHOULD SAY. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. COUNCIL. FOR THE RECORD, ARIANE PANZER, FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR. AND TONIGHT, I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS TO SHARE THAT I BELIEVE YOU'LL BE PLEASED WITH, AND WHICH MARKS OUR FIRST OFFICIAL PROCESS IN THE BUDGET ADOPTION. ALL RIGHT. SO RESOLUTION 30 SETS OUT TO ACCOMPLISH TWO THINGS. IT SETS THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE THAT MAY BE LEVIED NEXT YEAR. AND IT ALSO SETS THE DATE AND TIME FOR OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE PROPOSED TAX NOTICES THAT ARE SENT OUT NEXT MONTH. SO NOW MOVING ON TO THE GOOD NEWS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425, THE CITY MANAGER PROPOSES AN OPERATING MILLAGE RATE OF 5.0537 AND A DEBT SERVICE RATE OF ZERO, WHICH IS 2.25% LESS THAN THE CURRENT YEAR'S RATE OF 5.17. THIS REPRESENTS A 5.73% INCREASE ABOVE THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 4.7798. WE DID RECEIVE OUR FINAL PROPERTY VALUATIONS ON JULY 1ST, AND WE SAW AN INCREASE OF $514 MILLION IN NEW CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS AN 8.16% INCREASE IN EXISTING PROPERTIES YEAR OVER YEAR. LAST YEAR THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD DID RECOMMEND MAINTAINING A STEADY TAX RATE AND LOWERING IF POSSIBLE. SO THIS YEAR, WITH THE INCREASE IN OUR PROPERTY VALUES, AND AFTER REVIEWING THAT IMPACT ON OUR TEN YEAR PROJECTION MODEL, THE CITY MANAGER HAS PROPOSED A DECREASE. [00:50:01] THIS WILL ENSURE THAT MOST HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES WILL SEE VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THEIR PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, AND IT WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT WE'LL SEE REDUCED TAXES FOR OUR BUSINESS OWNERS THAT WILL ALSO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. SO DURING OUR HEARINGS, THE MILLAGE RATE CAN BE LOWERED, BUT IT CANNOT BE INCREASED ABOVE THIS RATE. SO TONIGHT WE'RE ONLY JUST SETTING THE CAP. SO I CHOSE TO INCLUDE THIS SLIDE TO HIGHLIGHT HOW WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE TAXES FOR OUR COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, AND ALSO ELIMINATED OUR GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT COMPLETELY. AND IF YOU SEE, YOU NOTICE THAT WE'VE SEEN A TOTAL DECREASE OF 9% SINCE 2019. SO IN ADDITION TO THIS, THE CITY MUST ALSO NOTIFY THE COUNTY OF THE DATE AND TIME OF OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AS TO NOT COINCIDE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD, WHICH IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 4TH, OR THE COUNTY'S HEARINGS, WHICH ARE SET FOR SEPTEMBER 10TH AND SEPTEMBER 17TH. STAFF RECOMMENDS THE OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, THURSDAY IN 2024 AT 6 P.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND ONE FINAL NOTE BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION. IN THE COMING WEEK, I WILL BE SENDING OUT THE LINK TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET USING OUR OPENGOV PLATFORM AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH COUNCIL, THE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD AND THE PUBLIC. SO ON TO THE REQUIRED ACTION FOR TONIGHT. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 30 2024, SETTING A MAXIMUM OPERATING MILLAGE RATE OF 5.0537 AND SETTING THE DATE AND TIME FOR OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2024 AT 6 P.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THAT'S IT. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S A GREAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS, SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING. AND MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 30 2024? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 30 2024, SETTING THE MAXIMUM OPERATING MILLAGE OF 5.0537 MILLS AND SETTING THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2024 AT 6 P.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. EXCELLENT. SECOND, PLEASE, MADAM MAYOR. I WILL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU SIR. LET'S LET'S HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. COMMENTS? NOPE. OH. GOOD START. NOPE. THAT'S GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES VERY UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION AND DISCUSSION. [X. ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION/DISCUSSION AND ITEMS OF INTEREST] DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO DISCUSS AT ALL? YEP. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THE ONE THING I DO WANT TO JUST MENTION IS LOVE SERVING AUTISM WILL BE RETURNING TO OUR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL CENTER, AND WE'VE BEEN INVITED TO VISIT THEM ON THE LAST DAY OF THEIR CAMP. SO IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS COULD BE SO KIND AS TO KEEP IT IN THEIR CALENDAR TO JOIN THEM, IT IS SOMETHING TRULY WONDERFUL TO BE SEEING OUR PARKS SO WELL, BEAUTIFULLY UTILIZED AND SHARED. THAT REMINDER AS I'M SCRAMBLING, I WILL THROW OUT THE REMINDER. WE'LL DO MAYBE A CALENDAR INVITE AND HAVE THE CITY MANAGER MANAGE THAT. YEP, AND I'LL TEXT YOU AS WELL. IT IS. IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE ALL THE GREAT PROGRAMING IN THE CITY. DO WE HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY REPORT? NO, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.