Aug 07, 2025 City Council

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS AUGUST MEETING TO ORDER.

[Call to Order]

THANK YOU. PATTY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR TINSLEY. VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER REID HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. RUSSO HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KEMP HERE.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR MODIFICATIONS? NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

[IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]

WELCOME. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU, MAYOR TINSLEY.

VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. HOPE EVERYBODY'S DOING WELL TODAY.

IT'S SO GREAT TO BE BACK HOME AND IN THE DISTRICT AND HERE IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE. I COULD GO ON TODAY FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS AND TELL YOU THE TRAGEDIES AND THE CHAOS THAT WENT ON IN, IN, IN SESSION THIS YEAR, STARTING WITH SPECIAL SESSION.

BUT WE'LL GO OVER A LITTLE BIT OF IT, BUT AND I'LL TRY TO NARROW IT DOWN TO WHAT, TEN MINUTES.

IS THAT TOO LONG. IS THAT GOOD? YOU'RE IN CHARGE.

OH, WHATEVER YOU NEED. GO AHEAD. OKAY, GREAT.

WE'D LOVE TO. SADLY, THIS SESSION THIS YEAR WAS MORE ABOUT STOPPING BAD LEGISLATION THAN IT WAS ABOUT CHAMPIONING CHAMPIONING THE THE BEST OF LEGISLATION, THINGS WE NEEDED MISGUIDED PRIORITIES, INFIGHTING FAILING TO DELIVER RESULTS TO FLORIDIANS REALLY IS WHAT WHAT IT WAS ABOUT.

AND WE HAD SO MUCH WORK TO DO. WE HAD SUCH AS LOWERING INSURANCE RATES HARDENING OUR HOMES, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, TAX HOLIDAYS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

WHAT WE DID IS MY MY JOB THIS YEAR, IT'S TURNED INTO BEING AS A, AS A I TRY TO STOP BAD LEGISLATION. SOME OF THE BAD LEGISLATION STARTED WITH THE IN SPECIAL SESSION, IF YOU REMEMBER, A THE AMNESTY BILL THAT WAS PUT FORTH BY LEADERSHIP IN THE FLORIDA HOUSE, THAT BASICALLY IT WOULD HAVE WOULD ALLOW CATCH AND RELEASE OF ILLEGAL ALIENS COMMITTING CRIMES. IT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED.

OH. LET'S SEE. OH, IT WOULD HAVE MADE IT ILLEGAL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

BOTH PALM BEACH GARDENS, THE COUNTY SHERIFFS AND THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO WORK WITH ICE AND SIGN 8287 GS.

THERE WAS NO PENALTIES FOR FOUR FOR ILLEGALS VOTING, THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT WAS. IT HAD BEEN CHAOS. WE KILLED THAT BILL.

I THINK MORE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA THAN THE VOTES IN THE HOUSE BECAUSE IT PASSED THE HOUSE.

THE THE SENATE PULLED BACK AND THE GOVERNOR VETOED IT.

AND THE SENATE DIDN'T HELP. YOU KNOW, STEP IN TO OVERRIDE IT.

SO WE WENT ON AND WE PASSED AN IMMIGRATION BILL THAT I THINK WAS PRETTY SOLID.

IT MADE IT LEGAL FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO WORK WITH ICE AND THE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

IT IT DID. SOME OTHER THINGS, LIKE MADE IT ILLEGAL FOR OUR CHECK CASHING COMPANIES TO, TO DO REMITTANCES OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

FOR THOSE THAT ARE ILLEGAL AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND HAD SOME VOTING LAWS THAT WERE IN THERE AND TO TIGHTEN UP OUR VOTING LAWS AND MADE IT MANDATORY DETENTION FOR ILLEGALS SO THEY COULDN'T DO CATCH AND RELEASE.

SO AND THAT WAS A BIG THING. AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS THAT WAS A SPECIAL SESSION.

THEN WE GOT TO MAIN SESSION YOU KNOW, THE REGULAR SESSION, AND WE STOPPED THE BILL.

THAT WOULD HAVE ENDED CRAS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THAT ONE GOING THROUGH THE HOUSE AND ALL THAT.

I WAS VEHEMENTLY AGAINST IT. THE GOVERNOR WAS AGAINST IT, AND AND IT DIED.

IT DIED AT THE END THERE. BUT IT DID PASS THE HOUSE AND THE INSANITY THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT WE WE PASSED THAT WE STOPPED WAS THE GETTING RID OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION.

SO WE NO LONGER HAVE LICENSES FOR CPAS, ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, CONTRACTORS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE'RE WONDERING IT JUST DIDN'T MAKE SENSE THAT ONE DIED.

BECAUSE THE SESSION JUST WENT ON FOR AN EXTRA 45 DAYS AND THAT SORT OF THING.

SO I, AS A CPA, I JUST COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT ONE AT ALL.

AND WITH THE NEED FOR ENGINEERS THESE DAYS, INSPECTING OUR HIGH RISES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I'M NOT LICENSING ENGINEERS ANYMORE. SOUNDED JUST CHAOTIC.

SO WE DID THAT. WHAT ELSE DID WE STOP? IT WAS JUST JUST A CRAZY SESSION.

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AND THAT'S SOMETHING I HAD BEEN WORKING ON FOR SEVEN YEARS TO GET RID OF.

AND MY FIRST YEAR I WENT IN, I MET WITH SPEAKER OLIVA.

HE SAID IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG HALL. IT'S ABOUT A TWO, $2.5 BILLION BUDGET LINE.

AND SO WE NIBBLED AWAY AT IT FOR SEVEN YEARS.

AND FINALLY, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, THERE WILL BE NO COMMERCIAL LEASE TAX.

FOR FOR THE STATE. LET'S SEE ANOTHER GREAT BILL.

WE WE PASSED MY SAFE FLORIDA CONDO PROGRAM BILL.

IT LIMITED. WHAT? IF YOU REMEMBER, LAST YEAR WE HAD A $30 MILLION PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWED CONDOS OVER THREE STOREYS, THREE STOREYS OR MORE TO GO. APPLY FOR $150,000 GRANT.

WHAT WE DID IS WE EXTENDED THAT $30 MILLION TO $150 MILLION THIS YEAR, AND WE INCREASED THE AMOUNT TO $175,000.

SO THAT WAS THAT WAS A GOOD THING BECAUSE YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR CONDOS AND, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY JUST NEED HARDENING AND, AND A FOR INSURANCE REASONS, MOSTLY. OH, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BILLS THAT WE KILLED.

WE THEY WERE TRYING TO THEY'RE TRYING TO REPEAL TORT REFORM.

AND THAT WOULD HAVE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED OUR.

AND I WORKED HARD AT THAT ONE TO KILL THAT, IT WOULD HAVE MADE OUR PROPERTY INSURANCE, OUR CAR INSURANCE AND OUR HEALTH INSURANCE GO UP.

AND THAT'S THE LAST THING WE WANT. AND YOU'RE YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE, WHY DID THEY RUN THESE BILLS? THESE BILLS WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE HOUSE FLOOR.

THAT'S HOW THAT'S HOW FAR THEY WENT. THAT'S HOW LEADERSHIP WAS PUSHING THEM.

LET'S SEE, WHAT ELSE HAVE WE GOT? LIVE LOCAL ACT.

WE WE WE EXPANDED THE AMENDED THE LIVE LOCAL ACT AND TO MAKE LET'S SEE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON PAR SHARES OWNED BY RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS.

THERE WAS A NUMBER OF CHANGES THAT WE DID ON THAT.

AND LASTLY, THE BUDGET AS EVERY STATE IN THE COUNTRY WAS INCREASING THEIR BUDGETS.

FLORIDA IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DECREASED THEIR BUDGET BY ABOUT 2%, ABOUT $2 BILLION, $2.5 BILLION.

AND SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE CAN BE PROUD OF.

TRYING TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE CONTINUE TO EXERCISE, WE'VE WE'VE ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST CREDIT RATING IN THE COUNTRY AMONG ALL THE STATES.

SO THAT THAT KEEPS KEEPS OUR BORROWING COSTS WAY DOWN.

WHERE DO WE SPEND OUR MONEY? HALF OF IT GOES.

ALMOST HALF OF IT GOES TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, WHICH IS MEDICAID.

EDUCATION TOOK 30, $32 BILLION, OR ABOUT 28%.

WHAT WHAT THAT INVOLVED WAS INCREASING OUR PER CAPITA ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR STUDENTS K THROUGH 12 TO OVER $9,000.

$9,500. ALMOST. WHEN I STARTED IN THE HOUSE SEVEN YEARS AGO, IT WAS JUST UNDER $6,000.

SO WE'VE INCREASED IT OVER WELL OVER 50% IN THE LAST LAST SEVEN YEARS.

SO THAT'S A BIG THING. AND ONCE AGAIN, FOR THE 12TH YEAR IN A ROW, WE'VE WE WE WE FIXED WE DID NOT RAISE THE COST OF TUITION IN OUR STATE COLLEGES AND OUR UNIVERSITIES. SO IF YOU GO TO A STATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY THE SAME THING THAT WE THAT STUDENTS WERE PAYING IN 2012.

AND WELL. YOU CAN'T SAY THAT ABOUT ANYTHING. YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

AND THE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO TRY TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO COME TO FLORIDA.

WE WANT WE WANT BRAIN TALENT COMING TO COME TO FLORIDA AND STAYING HERE BECAUSE WE KNOW IF WE GET THEM HERE, THEY TYPICALLY STAY HERE FOR THE WEATHER AND OTHER THINGS, JOBS AND ALL THAT STUFF.

TRANSPORTATION TOOK UP 22 BILLION TRANSPORTATION, NATIONAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT AND LET'S SEE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 5 BILLION AG, 2.5 BILLION TOTAL BUDGET, $117 BILLION.

AND IN DOING THAT, WE WE AS I SAID, WE CUT $2 BILLION FROM REPEALING THE BUSINESS TAX, RENT.

AND WE CREATED SOME SALES TAX HOLIDAYS, MADE SOME OF THEM PERMANENT, LIKE THE BACK TO SCHOOL HOLIDAY.

IT'S NOW PERMANENT IN OUR STATUTES. IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE GOT TO VOTE ON EVERY YEAR AUGUST AND THINGS.

SO FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, EVERYTHING CHILDREN'S CLOTHES UNDER $100.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES UNDER 50. PERSONAL COMPUTERS UNDER $1,500.

SO THEN WE HAD, YOU KNOW, THE HURRICANE. HOLIDAY FOR GENERATORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND AND AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE THE LIST, BUT I DID I COME THROUGH WITH

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I'M NOT SURE. AS AS ONE THAT, YOU KNOW, I, I.

I KNOW OUR CITY MANAGER CAN ANSWER THAT, BUT.

YES. WELL, I HOPE SO. I JUST DON'T REMEMBER. BUT APPROPRIATIONS WAS A STRANGE THING THIS YEAR BECAUSE I WAS OPPOSING LEADERSHIP THE WHOLE TIME. AND SO I DIDN'T GET ANY OF MY BILLS PASSED, AND I DIDN'T TECHNICALLY GET ANY APPROPRIATIONS THROUGH, BUT I DID MANAGE TO HAND THEM ALL OUT TO DIFFERENT FRIENDS IN THE FLORIDA HOUSE THAT WORKED HARD ON THEM, AND I HELPED GET THOSE APPROPRIATIONS PASSED THROUGH TO THE GOVERNOR.

SO PASSES VETO PEN. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

SO ANY QUESTIONS I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

THAT'S THAT'S THE STATE OF THE STATE. YEAH. GOOD.

GOOD. SO WE'VE HEARD THE TERM ZOMBIE BILLS ABOUT THE BILLS THAT COME BACK FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.

WHAT ARE YOUR TOP ONE, 2 OR 3 YOU THINK WE MIGHT BE CONTENDING WITH THIS YEAR THAT WILL AFFECT MUNICIPALITIES AFFECT MUNICIPALITY? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. COUNCILMAN. WOMAN. MEMBER.

JUST CALL ME CHELSEA. I CAN'T DO THAT FROM HERE.

WHAT'S GOING TO COME? I THINK I THINK SOME OF THESE BILLS ARE GOING TO COME BACK.

THE DBP BILL. I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S GOING TO COME BACK.

I THINK THE INSURANCE TORT REFORM REPEAL IS GOING TO COME BACK.

YOU KNOW, I'LL CONTINUE TO FIGHT IT. AND ALONG WITH THE GOVERNOR AND AND I THINK THOSE ARE THE PRIMARY ONES.

I THINK THAT FROM A, FROM A MUNICIPALITY SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVE THEY WILL LEADERSHIP WILL CONTINUE TO CUT HOME RULE, YOU KNOW, ATTACK HOME RULE. AND IT'S JUST BEEN THE PREDOMINANT THEME THIS PAST YEAR.

SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WE KEEP OUR EYE OPEN.

AND I KNOW YOU GUYS KNOCK ON MY DOOR A LOT AND AND SAY, HELP, YOU KNOW, SO I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU.

WELL, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE PHONE CALLS THIS WHOLE YEAR. AND YOU'VE SHOWN UP FOR MEMORIAL DAY AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS CHECKING IN WITH OUR COUNCIL. WE APPRECIATE IT. AND I HOPE I GET INVITED AGAIN BECAUSE THAT IS THE BEST MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE I THINK THERE IS IN THE THAT I'VE EVER SEEN. SO AND IT'S IT'S REAL TOUCHING TO HAVE WHAT YOU DO THERE.

SO I APPRECIATE THE INVITE ALWAYS. ABSOLUTELY.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT ONE WITH REGARDS TO RESERVES.

HOW DO RESERVES LOOK? DID YOU ADD TO RESERVES THIS YEAR WITH ALL THE CHANGES OR WHAT WOULD THE STATE DO? WE DID. WE ADDED I BELIEVE WE ADDED $3 BILLION TO RESERVES AND OR 2 OR $3 BILLION.

WE'RE UP TO AROUND $15 BILLION IN RESERVES WITH THE STATE.

THAT'S A LOT OF SAVINGS TO HAVE. I THINK WE WE ALSO DECREASED DEBT BY ABOUT $2 BILLION.

SO THAT'S THAT'S A GOOD THING TOO. SO IT'S ALL THE SAME.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE EITHER CUTTING DEBT BACK DEBT, AND WE HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF DEBT THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE COUNTRY.

SO WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE. YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE HAPPY TO BE IN FLORIDA FOR SURE.

OH, YEAH. FLORIDA'S GREAT. THANK YOU. WE'VE GOT A GOOD GOVERNOR.

AND AND HE KIND OF LAYS IT OUT THERE AND HAS BEEN A GREAT LEADER.

WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR US, FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESSES AND COMING HERE TO GIVE US AN UPDATE.

YOU KNOW, HOME RULE IS A BIG DEAL TO US. WE APPRECIATE YOU FIGHTING AND ADVOCATING FOR US.

AND OF COURSE, OUR GOAL TO BRING BRIGHTLINE AND TRAIN UP TO THE NORTH END IS IS ALSO, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY HAVING IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED COLLABORATION.

AND WE HAVE VETERAN'S DAY ALSO THAT YOU'RE WELCOME TO ATTEND AS WELL.

OKAY. SO BESIDES MEMORIAL DAY, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU ANYTIME, BUT THANK YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU. AND PALM BEACH GARDENS IS ON FIRE.

A LOT OF GOOD, GREAT THINGS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

AND I'M EXCITED THAT IT'S PART OF MY DISTRICT.

AND YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB, SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND NEXT WE HAVE CAITLIN AND MAYBE NOEL DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AT THE PALM BEACH NORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE PALM BEACH NORTH SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SATELLITE CENTER.

WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND, OF COURSE, MR. FERRIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS EVENING.

FOR THE RECORD, NOEL MARTINEZ, PRESIDENT CEO OF THE PALM BEACH NORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. TODAY, I'M WITH CAITLIN BERGMAN, OUR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. WE'VE GOT JACKIE RAMIREZ WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, OF COURSE, DOCTOR BETHANY STANHOPE WITH FAO, WHO ARE HERE JOINING US TODAY. FIRST OF ALL, I ALWAYS WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU.

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I FEEL LIKE WE ARE LIKE ONE UNIT. WE JUST YESTERDAY WE MET WITH JOHN BOEHM AND OUR SUMMER INTERN, LILY, WHICH I'M SURE MOST OF YOU GUYS HAVE MET, WHO IS SUPER SHARP.

THIS MORNING, OUR TEAM MET WITH CHARLOTTE TO GO OVER MARDI GRAS PLANS.

I MEAN, TOP TO BOTTOM, THE CITY TEAM HERE. YOU GUYS KNOW THIS IS JUST ABSOLUTELY TOP NOTCH.

SO IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. NORMALLY I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF A PROJECT, RIGHT? BUT TODAY IT'S AN EASY DAY. I'M NOT REALLY HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN A TWO AMAZING NEW PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE FOR AT OUR CHAMBER FOR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS. YOU KNOW, THE PALM BEACH NORTH CHAMBER WAS FOUNDED BACK IN 1948 ON THE FRONT PORCH OF A SMALL BUSINESSMAN IN RIVIERA BEACH. HE WAS SOMEONE THAT WAS FACING A CHALLENGE THAT HE KNEW HE COULDN'T SOLVE ON HIS OWN RIGHT.

AND HE RALLIED OTHER LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS TO CREATE SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES.

A CHAMBER THAT WAS BUILT BY SMALL BUSINESSES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

THAT SPIRIT STILL DRIVES US TODAY. YOU KNOW, WITH OVER 83% OF OUR MEMBERS, WE'VE BECOME WE WHO ARE SMALL BUSINESSES.

SINCE THAT HUMBLE BEGINNING, WE'VE BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST RESPECTED CHAMBERS IN THE STATE WITH OVER 800 MEMBERS.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SMALL BUSINESSES HAS NEVER SWAYED AND WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

THEY ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP THEM GROW AND THRIVE.

WE CHAMPION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES BY OFFERING TRUSTED RESOURCES, CELEBRATING THEIR GROWTH, CREATING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS AND PROVIDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND OF COURSE, ADVOCATING FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES BOTH HERE LOCALLY, REGIONALLY AND AT THE STATE LEVEL. THIS SUMMER, WE'RE TAKING THAT COMMITMENT ON THE ROAD WITH SOMETHING WE'RE CALLING THE CITY COUNCIL ROAD SHOW TO SPOTLIGHT OUR NEW PROGRAM, NEW PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES GROWTH AND LONG TERM SUCCESS.

ONE OF THOSE IS THE LAUNCH OF OUR NEW LOCAL BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER, A MAJOR NEXT STEP TO OUR WORK TO PROVIDE STRUCTURED, ACCESSIBLE SUPPORT TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.

NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CAITLIN, WHO'S GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS EXCITING NEW INITIATIVE. AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO HEAR FROM JACKIE, WHO'S GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THANK YOU.

HI. CAITLIN BERGMAN AGAIN. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AT THE CHAMBER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT PARTNERS TO US.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WE, AS NOELLE MENTIONED, WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT TWO VERY EXCITING INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE LAUNCHED THIS YEAR.

THE FIRST IS OUR LOCAL BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER.

THIS IS SERVING AS HOPEFULLY A ONE STOP HUB FOR ENTREPRENEURS, LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SO THAT THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO START THEIR BUSINESS, GROW THEIR BUSINESS, LAUNCH THEIR BUSINESS RIGHT AT ONE SITE.

SO WE'VE GOT STEP BY STEP GUIDES, WE'VE GOT LICENSING AND ZONING INFORMATION AND OF COURSE MENTORSHIP AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE LAUNCHING THIS AND TO BE GROWING IT AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

WE'VE ALSO GOT INFORMATION ABOUT BUSINESS PROTECTION.

WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, COUNTY WIDE INFORMATION AND OF COURSE, ALL OF OUR MUNICIPAL PARTNERS.

ALL 11 MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PALM BEACH NORTH REGION ARE LINKED UP IN THIS IN THIS HUB FOR THEM.

SO WE ARE EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOUR TEAM FURTHER TO REALLY MAKE THIS A MUCH MORE ROBUST RESOURCE FOR OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND TO REALLY HONE IN ON THE RESOURCES THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY HELPFUL FOR OUR PALM BEACH GARDENS BUSINESSES.

SO NEXT UP, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO JACKIE RAMIREZ.

SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT FOUR, WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLE RESOURCE, COMPLETELY FREE. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE PARTNERING WITH THEM.

WE ARE CO-HOSTING EVENTS WITH THEM, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING.

WE JUST HAD ONE ON TUESDAY ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101, LIKE FROM YOUR IDEA TO THE STOREFRONT, WHICH WAS VERY, VERY COOL. AND WE'RE HOPING TO DO MORE OF THOSE IN THE FUTURE AND EVENTUALLY WE'D LOVE TO SERVE AS A SATELLITE HOST FOR THEM AS WELL, TO DO CONSULTING AND MEET WITH CLIENTS IN OUR OFFICE TO MAKE IT EASIER.

AND ALL OF THESE ARE OPEN TO CHAMBER MEMBERS, NON CHAMBER MEMBERS, ANYONE IN THE IN THE AREA PALM BEACH GARDENS AND BEYOND.

WHO WANT TO MEET WITH THEIR TEAM ARE WELCOME TO USE THESE RESOURCES.

SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO JACKIE TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE SBDC.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND LETTING US SHARE THE EXCITEMENT THAT WE FEEL BEING ABLE TO HAVE THIS PARTNERSHIP. AND WE THINK IT WILL BRING A LOT OF GOOD THINGS TO THE CHAMBER AND AS WELL AS TO THE COMMUNITY.

LET'S SEE. SO THE SBDC AT FOUR IS ONLY ONE TEAM OF MULTIPLE TEAMS.

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IT'S BECAUSE WE WORK VERY QUIETLY WITH THE WITH THE ENTREPRENEURS AND THE COMPANIES.

AND I WANTED TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US AND HOW WE GOT HERE.

SO OVER 50 YEARS AGO, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION REALIZED THAT THEY CAN HAND FUNDS OVER TO SMALL BUSINESSES TO GROW.

BUT UNLESS THEY PROVIDE THE SUPPORT AND THE GUIDANCE AND THE CONSULTING AND THE CHECK INS, USUALLY THE HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THEM DIDN'T REALLY GO WELL OR GO GO ANYWHERE.

THEY DIDN'T GROW THE WAY THEY NEEDED TO GROW.

SO BECAUSE OF THE RESEARCH THAT TWO PROFESSORS DID AND PRESENTED TO THE SBA, WHICH THEY WERE ON THE BOARD OF THE SBA DECIDED THEY NEEDED TO PUT THAT INTO MOTION.

FLORIDA WAS ONE OF THE FIRST CALIFORNIA ONE, THE OTHER ONE.

AND GEORGIA AND FLORIDA, WE BECAME A STRUCTURE OF TEAMS, A NETWORK.

THERE ARE NINE TEAMS ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

WE ARE THE THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING.

WE'RE ALSO THE FIRST RESPONDERS. IF WE HAVE ANY SORT OF A HURRICANE OR COVID AND ANY OF THAT, TO GET THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE CLOSED UP AND RUNNING AGAIN.

SO THOSE ARE TWO OTHER JOBS THAT WE HAVE, BUT WE ARE A GROUP OF CONSULTANTS, ABOUT 2025 CONSULTANTS THAT WE HAVE SOME CONTRACTORS THAT COME IN AND OUT THAT ACTUALLY HAVE LIVED THE LIFE OF AN ENTREPRENEUR.

WE'VE OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. WE'VE WORKED FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AS WELL AS WE'VE WORKED FOR VERY LARGE ONES.

SO WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS PROVIDE CONSULTING FOR THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT THEY THAT BIG COMPANIES GET AND PAY FOR, BUT SMALL BUSINESSES CAN'T AFFORD. OKAY. THAT'S OUR JOB.

WE LOVE OUR JOB. SO IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT US.

AND YOU'LL SEE THROUGH THIS A NUMBER OF METRICS BECAUSE WE HAVE WE ALSO WORK WITH NOT JUST THE SMALL BUSINESSES AROUND CONSULTING. WE PULL IN CAPITAL FOR CAPITAL FROM THEM.

WE WORK WITH SBA PARTNER BANKS TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT THE MONEY GETS INTO THEIR HANDS.

WE ALSO ARE PARTNERED WITH APEX. APEX ACCELERATOR I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THEM, BUT. APEX IS ALL ABOUT THE FEDERAL FUNDING AND THE FEDERAL GRANT PROCESS.

FEDERAL CONTRACTING PROCUREMENT, NOT JUST AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

WE WORK WITH THAT IN THAT WORLD, AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL AS WELL.

SO PALM BEACH COUNTY, WE HAVE INTERACTIONS THERE.

A NUMBER OF THE CITIES AND ALL THE PROCUREMENT.

AND WE HAVE CONSULTANTS THAT CAN DO ALL OF THAT.

NOW THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE, YOU'LL SEE A WHOLE LIST OF THEM.

I'VE MENTIONED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, EXPORT MARKETING. WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ANOTHER WAY FOR A SMALL BUSINESS TO ACTUALLY CREATE A NEW FORM OF REVENUE, SO WE CAN GET THEM STARTED ANYWHERE FROM THE IDEA THAT THEY HAVE AND HELPING THEM GET THAT MOVING FORWARD, TO ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THEIR, THEIR WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO AND REALLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE ON ANOTHER, ANOTHER REVENUE STREAM AND THEN GIVE THEM ALL THE SUPPORT NECESSARY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CULTURE. THAT'S ONE OF MY SPECIALTIES, IS LOOKING AT AN ORGANIZATION AND HOW YOU BUILD A LEADERSHIP TO BE A STRONG LEADERSHIP AND THEN RESEARCH AND INDUSTRY. AND WE'RE PARTNERS WITH ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS.

THE SBA, WE'RE AN AGENCY OF THEIRS, AND WE PARTNER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, COMMERCE, CORPORATIONS WHEREVER THAT WE CAN HELP BUILD THAT, THAT CLIENT BASE, AS WELL AS HELPING THESE LEADERS REALLY BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM, WHAT'S AHEAD OF THEM.

SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO TO GIVE TO YOUR BUSINESSES HERE IN IN YOUR CITY, ALONG WITH THE CHAMBER. WE THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP.

WE'RE REALLY ENJOYING IT, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE CAN HELP MAKE THEM ACCOMPLISH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO END IT WITH YOU KNOW, WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THESE ABOUT THESE TWO AMAZING PROGRAMS. AS YOU'RE TALKING TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS, IF YOU HEAR, I'VE GOT THIS IDEA I WANT TO START A BUSINESS OR I HAVE THIS EXISTING BUSINESS AND I'M LOOKING FOR I NEED ACCESS TO CAPITAL, RIGHT.

OR I NEED TO PUT A BUSINESS PLAN TOGETHER. THINK OF US BECAUSE THIS PROGRAM IS PERFECT FOR THEM.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE PUT THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER.

THIS IS WHY WE PUT THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER. AND THAT'S ALL WE HAVE.

WE'LL TAKE SOME QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO COMMENT. SO CAITLIN NOEL AND YOU KNOW JACKIE AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR YEARS. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, GATHERING INPUT FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS WHO ARE MOVING HERE WHEN, YOU KNOW, I OWN MY BUSINESS.

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SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THIS TODAY AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR GETTING IT OVER THE FINISH LINE.

SO I KNOW IT'S MUCH NEEDED AND IT WILL BE VERY WELL RECEIVED.

SO THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH ACTUALLY. SO FOR THE RESILIENT AND CONNECTED GROUP WE'VE WORKED ON THIS ON ON THE HUB FOR THREE YEARS.

BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU LAYERING IT WITH WHAT YOU'VE PRESENTED TODAY, THE INVOLVEMENT OF FOR SBA, THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE ONE FOR THE COMMUNITY LIKE NONE BEFORE.

AND THE BEST THING IS LIKE THIS WHOLE TIME YOU GUYS WERE PRESENTING, NONE OF YOU SAID I IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE WE.

AND IT JUST SHOWS YOU WHEN YOU HAVE GOOD LEADERSHIP, YOU ACTUALLY GET BUY IN WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY LAYER THESE SERVICES SO THAT ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN WIN. IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. YOU WERE REALLY A HUGE PART OF HELPING US PUT THIS THING TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NO, BUT JUST IT'S EVEN BETTER THAN WE EVER COULD IMAGINE.

RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AWESOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS A WONDERFUL RESOURCE AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE THIS AND THE LINK FROM YOUR WEBSITE, HOPEFULLY TO OURS AND TO EVERYBODY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.

OKAY. AND NEXT WE HAVE THE OPERATING UPDATE ON THE BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER AQUATICS COMPLEX AND SPORTS TOURISM, TOURISM ACTIVITIES BY DEPUTY SERVICE LEISURE ADMINISTRATOR DANIEL PETRO.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. DANIEL PRIETO, DEPUTY LEISURE SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR, FOR THE RECORD. I'M HERE TO TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON SUMMER 2026 AND ALL OF OUR RECREATIONAL OPERATIONS.

WE'VE HAD A BIG, BIG, BIG SUMMER. A LOT OF FACILITIES HAVE OPENED AND WE BROUGHT THEM TO THE COMMUNITY.

ALL DUE TO THE INVESTMENTS MADE BY THIS COUNCIL.

AND WE WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE IMPACTS OF THOSE INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

LET'S TALK BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER. WE OPENED IT A FEW SHORT MONTHS AGO.

JUNE 2ND, 2025. AND IMMEDIATELY FILLED IT WITH THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS.

AMAZING FACILITY. ROUGHLY 20,000FT² LARGER THAN PREVIOUS ITERATIONS OF THE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH WAS WAS DESIGNED WITH A DETAILED AND FOCUS ON IMPROVING SOME OF OUR, OUR FACILITY SPACES ON CREATING MORE PROGRAM SPACES FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. SOME THINGS THAT COULD TAKE US INTO THE FUTURE OF OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY.

IMMEDIATELY. THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE HAD GOING ON IN THE SUMMERTIME IS, OF COURSE, CAMP GARDENS.

THE PREVIOUS ITERATION OF THE SUMMER CAMPS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HOST IN BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER WOULD HOST ABOUT 250 KIDS PER WEEK, WHICH IS A GREAT FIGURE. AND AND WE TRIED TO MAX OUT THAT FACILITY AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

OF COURSE, CHILD CARE IS ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

NOW WITH THIS SUMMER 2026 AND THE LARGER FACILITY, WE WERE ABLE TO UP THOSE NUMBERS TO ABOUT 380 KIDS PER WEEK.

AND AGAIN, OVER 100 KIDS MORE THAN WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO IN PREVIOUS FACILITIES WE WERE ABLE TO DO HERE IN THIS SUMMER.

AND THAT SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. WHILE MAINTAINING I THINK ANOTHER SILVER LINING IS OUR SENIOR PROGRAMING.

BECAUSE WE WOULD PACK THE OLD FACILITY. THE PREVIOUS BURNS COMMUNITY CENTER WITH ALL OF THE CHILDREN THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY FIT.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE SENIORS WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A HIATUS OF TEN WEEKS, AND NOBODY WAS HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

AT LEAST OF ALL THE SENIORS. AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT WHILE WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE OUR CAPACITIES FOR SUMMER CAMPS AT THE TUNE OF OVER 100 KIDS PER WEEK. WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY HOLD SUMMER CAMP SENIOR PROGRAMS, AND WE ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF ATTENDANCE FOR THE ENTIRE SUMMER AT ROUGHLY A LITTLE OVER 100 SENIOR PARTICIPATIONS. AGAIN, THAT'S ALL DIFFERENT SORTS OF PLAYING BRIDGE, MAHJONG, BINGO.

WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE AQUATIC COMPLEX. AQUATIC COMPLEX HAS BEEN UNDER DEVELOPMENT FOR A FEW YEARS.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF UPDATES, A LOT OF UPGRADES TO THE TO THE SIZE OF THE FACILITIES, BUT ALSO THE DESIGN OF THE FACILITIES.

OUR MAIN POOL WAS ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE MORE PROGRAMS. WE WANTED TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO SWIM. WE WANTED TO BRING OUR MORE AQUA FIT PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND YOU COULD SEE SOME OF THOSE PICTURES HERE.

WE HAD A FOCUS ON AQUA FIT AND TRAINING NEW STAFF.

WE WERE ABLE TO GET JUNIOR LIFEGUARD PROGRAM GOING THAT WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN WANTING TO GROW FROM.

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AND LET'S TALK SOME NUMBERS THERE. OUR LARGEST AQUATIC OPERATION TO DATE OVER 118 AQUATIC STAFF MEMBERS AND 89 OF THEM ARE LIFEGUARDS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD RUN A FULL SCALE OPERATION.

WE TRACKED OVER 40, ALMOST 4500 TRAINING HOURS IN THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR.

AND OUR STAFF IS WELL TRAINED AND WELL CERTIFIED.

313 RED CROSS CERTIFICATIONS. AGAIN, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT JUNIOR LIFEGUARD PROGRAM THAT IS MORE OR LESS A FEEDER PROGRAM.

WE WERE ABLE TO GROW TO 95 CAMPERS THIS SUMMER, WHICH WAS INCREDIBLE.

TYPICALLY ABOUT 30 IN THE PAST. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE PATRON TRENDS.

LOOKING BACK, OUR LAST FULL OPERATION, IF YOU IF YOU LOOK INTO SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS AND THE INVESTMENTS MADE BY THIS COUNCIL LET'S GO BACK.

PRIOR TO THAT WAS 19 WAS OUR LAST FULL YEAR OF OPERATIONS.

WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT 32,000 ATTENDEES, PATRONS LEARN TO SWIM PARTICIPANTS AND AND 623 LEARN TO SWIM PARTICIPANTS IN TOTAL. AND YOU FAST FORWARD NOW TO TO LAST YEAR AND WE'VE INCREASED TO 39,000, A LITTLE OVER 39,000 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS AND OVER 1000 LEARN TO SWIM.

WHICH IS OUR NUMBER ONE, I THINK SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE AQUATICS FIELD IS TO TEACH OUR YOUNG YOUNG RESIDENTS HOW TO SWIM.

AND THEN THIS YEAR, WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDST OF IT.

WE END IN LABOR DAY AROUND LABOR DAY. BUT WE'RE TRACKING AT GREATER THAN 41,000 PEOPLE WILL ENTER THE GATES OF THE AQUATIC COMPLEX, WHICH IS AN AMAZING FIGURE. AND OVER 1100. LEARN TO SWIM.

PARTICIPANTS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST UPGRADES OF THE WHOLE COMPLEX WAS OUR PLAYGROUND, NEWLY OPENED TO THE COMMUNITY.

A LARGE FOCUS ON LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS. WE LISTENED TO THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS.

WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON SHADE AND ACCESSIBILITY, SO I THINK WE ACHIEVED THAT WITH OUR PARKS AND GROUND DIVISION OPENING UP THE BURNS ROAD PLAYGROUND. HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PLAYGROUNDS IN THE NORTH COUNTY, WITHOUT A DOUBT. WE WANTED TO OPEN UP THESE BRAND NEW FACILITIES TO THE PUBLIC.

BUT IN ORDER TO SERVE THEM HOLISTICALLY, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD TRAIN AND HAVE A FOCUS ON SAFETY AND IN ENGAGING IN RECREATION WITH THE COMMUNITY.

WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON PARTNERING WITH OUR, OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO HAVE DRILLS.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROJECT ADAM INITIATIVE BY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THEY HAVE TAUGHT EVERY ONE OF OUR RECREATIONS AND CERTIFIED EVERY ONE OF OUR RECREATIONS IN THIS PROJECT.

ADAM. PROGRAM THAT THAT GIVES US A BASE OF KNOWLEDGE TO RESPOND.

SHOULD THERE BE A CARDIAC INCIDENT IN ANY OF OUR CENTERS TO RESPOND IN A COORDINATED FASHION TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE LIFE SAFETY? LIFE SAFETY AND OPERATIONS MOVING, SHOULD THERE BE AN INCIDENT, WHICH IS A TREMENDOUS RELIEF AND MORE AND MORE THAN WE EVER HAVE IN THE PAST, IT'S REALLY BEEN A FOCUS.

I WANT TO JUST SUMMARIZE SOME OF THE SOME OF THE STATS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THROUGH THIS TIME.

ROUGHLY 385 CHILDREN PER WEEK IS A 20% INCREASE TO PREVIOUS CAPACITIES.

THE NEW PLAYGROUND HAS BEEN WIDELY POPULAR DUE TO SOME OF THE SHADE AMENITIES AND THE HIGHLIGHT OF OF THE SUMMER.

ON TOP OF THE INCREASE IN CAPACITIES OF CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HOST SENIORS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG, LONG, LONG TIME, AND THEN THE AQUATIC COMPLEX.

GETTING UP TO OVER 41,000 PEOPLE ATTENDING OUR COURT AT COMPLEX IS A GREAT FIGURE FOR US.

OVER 30% IN TOTAL PARTICIPANTS. THAT'S ENOUGH WITH JUST RECREATION.

I WANT TO BRING UP TIM FORD TO TALK ABOUT OUR SPORT, TOURISM AND PALM BEACH GARDENS.

THANK YOU, DANIEL, AND GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, TIM FORD, SPORT AND SPECIAL FACILITIES DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY'S RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

AND YES, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE EXCITEMENT GOING ON ON THE BC CAMPUS THIS SUMMER, WE ALSO HAD QUITE A BIT GOING ON OUT IN THE CITY'S PARKS.

MOST NOTABLY, AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, WE HAD THE HONOR OF HOSTING REAL MADRID HERE FOR OVER THREE WEEKS OUT AT GARDENS DISTRICT PARK.

SO ON THE HEELS OF THAT, I'M HERE TO GIVE A BRIEF KIND OF STATE OF SPORTS TOURISM IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

SO THIS PRESENTATION IS GOING TO FOCUS SOLELY ON CITY OWNED FACILITIES.

BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO A COUPLE OF OUR PARTNERS THAT ALSO DRIVE SOME TOURISM TO THE AREA,

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BUT IN ADDITION, EACH YEAR THEY HOST A NUMBER OF NCAA AND HIGH PROFILE JUNIOR GOLF EVENTS.

AND WHILE NEITHER OF THESE SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL FACILITIES IS WITHIN THE CITY BOUNDARIES, DUE TO THE CITY'S PROXIMITY TO BOTH OF THOSE AND ITS PROXIMITY IN BETWEEN BOTH OF THOSE, THE CITY'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY BENEFITS GREATLY FROM THEIR YEAR ROUND EVENTS AND HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND OTHER SERVICES.

BUT FOCUSING SOLELY ON CITY OWNED FACILITIES, THOSE FACILITIES NOW DRIVE AN ESTIMATED $24 MILLION PLUS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT TO OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. THE CITY IS ALSO THE REIGNING LARGE MARKET EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS TOURISM.

AWARD WINNERS THROUGH OUR FLORIDA RECREATION FLORIDA RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION COMPETING AGAINST THE BIGGEST COUNTIES IN THE STATE.

SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? WELL, IT STARTS WITH THE FACILITIES.

AND THE IMPETUS TO BUILDING THESE FACILITIES HAS NEVER BEEN SPORTS TOURISM.

RATHER, IT'S TO PROVIDE THE BEST RECREATIONAL AMENITIES TO THE CITY'S RESIDENTS AND ITS USER GROUPS, SUCH AS THE PALM BEACH GARDENS YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

BUT THROUGH COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AND STAFFS VISION AND EXECUTION, THE CITY HAS BUILT SOME OF THE FINEST PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SPORTS FACILITIES IN THE COUNTRY, AND OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM MAINTAINS THESE FACILITIES YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL.

SO REALLY A BYPRODUCT OF BUILDING THESE AWESOME FACILITIES HAS BEEN A TON OF SPORT TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES AND IN GROWING SPORT TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE, WHEN THEY DO COME HERE FOR THESE EVENTS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, THEY'RE BEYOND AMAZED THAT THESE FACILITIES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

365 DAYS OF THE YEAR. ONE RECENT EXAMPLE OF THAT.

WE HOSTED THE DELEGATION FOR THE ENGLAND NATIONAL TEAM, WHO IS CONSIDERING PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR ITS BASE CAMP FOR NEXT SUMMER'S WORLD CUP.

WELL, THE HEAD COACH OF THE ENGLAND TEAM WAS HERE ON THAT VISIT. WE TOURED THEM AROUND SEVERAL OF THE FIELDS OUT AT GARDENS DISTRICT PARK.

AND STOIC GUY. THIS COACH AND LARGELY QUIET THROUGH THE THROUGH THE SITE VISIT.

BUT AS HE WAS LEAVING, HE TURNED TO STAFF. HE SAID, WHAT IS THIS PLACE? HE SAID, THIS IS A PUBLIC PARK THAT SUPPORTS OUR YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS.

AND HE JUST SAYS AND KIND OF GOT IN THE CAR. SO A VERY BRIEF BUT A STRONG TESTIMONY TO THE CITY'S FACILITIES. THE NEXT DIFFERENCE IS OUR PARTNERS, STARTING WITH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SPORTS COMMISSION.

GEORGE LINDLEY AND HIS TEAM WORKS WITH OUR STAFF.

DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO BRING THE BIGGEST AND BEST SPORT TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR CITY.

AND YOU KNOW, WE COULDN'T DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT HIS TEAM AND THE RESOURCES THAT THEY BRING TO ATTRACT ORGANIZATIONS TO OUR CITY.

OTHER PARTNERS, OUR HOTELS. WE COULDN'T DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT OUR HOTEL PARTNERS EITHER.

DEPENDING ON THE EVENT. DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS AND WANTS FOR HOTEL OPTIONS.

AND WE'RE VERY BLESSED, AS YOU'RE AWARE, TO HAVE A NUMBER OF OPTIONS ALONG THE CORRIDOR AND BEYOND.

TO SUPPORT ALL OF THESE EVENTS. AND FINALLY, THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS THE TEAM.

HOSTING REAL MADRID WAS REALLY THE ULTIMATE EXAMPLE OF WHAT THIS TEAM CAN DO.

IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING TO WATCH ALL THESE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THEIR TEAMS PULL TOGETHER AS A FAMILY, AS A UNIT, TO PUT ON THIS CAMP FOR REAL MADRID AND TO EXCEED THE EXPECTATIONS OF REAL MADRID, TO EXCEED THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE BIGGEST BRAND IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.

IT WAS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL. SO THESE ARE A FEW PHOTOS OF BEFORE AND DURING REAL MADRID'S CAMP HERE.

OF STAFF DOING THEIR JOBS. SO OUR PHILOSOPHY FOR SPORTS TOURISM HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AS WE'VE BUILT NEW FACILITIES, EXPANDED AND EXPANDED FACILITIES.

YOU KNOW, THE MODEL USED TO BE. AND WHEN WE BUILT GARDENS DISTRICT PARK IN PARTICULAR, IT WAS.

HOW DO WE GET, YOU KNOW, TOURNAMENTS, YOUTH TOURNAMENTS TO FILL ALL TEN FIELDS.

AND THAT THAT WAS OUR MINDSET. BUT THAT'S CHANGED.

OTHER THAN HOSTING OUR HISTORICAL PGA AND PALM BEACH SOCCER ACADEMY TOURNAMENTS.

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THEY'RE PLAYING FROM SUNRISE WELL INTO THE EVENING, 2 OR 3 DAYS, AND THEN THEY'RE GONE AND THE FACILITIES ARE SHOWING WEAR AND TEAR.

IT'S A LOT ON OUR STAFF TO PULL THOSE EVENTS OFF.

AND SO WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED MORE ON NOW IS BRINGING THESE HIGH LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS IN.

THEY'RE USING TWO FIELDS AT A TIME FOR TWO HOURS A DAY, BUT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD 2 OR 3 WEEKS.

AND SO WHAT THAT'S MEANT IS LESS IMPACT TO THE SPORTS TURF, LESS DOWNTIME.

WE NOW ARE OUR MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS PRE-COVID.

WE ARE CLOSING OUR MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS 16 WEEKS A YEAR.

WE'RE NOW DOWN TO REALLY A MAXIMUM OF 12 WEEKS A YEAR THAT THESE FIELDS ARE CLOSED EACH YEAR AND LESS DEMAND ON STAFFING.

AGAIN, YOU KNOW, HAVING STAFF HERE FOR A FEW DAYS AT A TIME, 14 TO 16 HOURS A DAY, IT'S A LOT.

BUT TWO, TWO FIELDS, A COUPLE HOURS A DAY IS MUCH MORE MANAGEABLE.

AND ALL THAT LESS HAS MEANT MORE. SO MORE ECONOMIC IMPACT.

PRE-COVID, WE ARE AT ABOUT $15 MILLION A YEAR OF ECONOMIC IMPACT.

AND AGAIN, $24 MILLION IS NOW THE YEAR AND IS NOW THAT FIGURE AND SEEMINGLY EXPANDING EVERY YEAR MORE PERMITTING OPPORTUNITIES, USING LESS FIELDS AT A TIME MEANS MORE FIELDS, MORE FACILITIES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO USE AND MORE POSITIVE MEDIA.

REAL MADRID, FOR EXAMPLE, WAS POSTING EVERY DAY THAT THEY THEY'RE IN OUR PARK.

I MEAN, THOSE POSTS GET THOUSANDS, TENS OF THOUSANDS, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, SOMETIMES VIEWS.

IT'S PRETTY IMPACTFUL. THIS PHOTO IS ALSO PRETTY IMPACTFUL TO DESCRIBE MY POINT HERE.

THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY DAVID WILLIAMS. THANK YOU.

THE DAY AFTER REAL MADRID LEFT. SO AGAIN, THREE WEEKS THERE, OVER HERE, OVER THREE WEEKS ON THESE TWO FIELDS, TRAINING JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY. AND YOU'D BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND ANYWHERE AND TEAR ON THOSE TWO FIELDS.

THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'VE HOSTED RECENTLY, A LOT OF NOTABLE TENNIS, SOCCER ORGANIZATIONS AND OF COURSE, OUR CRAZY SPORTS PERFORMANCE AS WELL.

SO WHAT'S NEXT? MORE OF THE SAME. SO MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER HAS BEEN A BIG IMPACT.

WE'VE NOW HEARD FROM NO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER TEAMS FOR NEXT NEXT YEAR'S PRESEASON, SO THE DEMAND JUST KEEPS GOING UP AND UP, WHICH IS A GREAT THING FOR US.

WE GET TO NOW PICK AND CHOOSE WHO WE WANT AND AGAIN, WORLD CUP.

WE'LL BE LOOKING AT HOSTING A BASE CAMP FOR THE 2026 WORLD CUP AND VERY EXCITING.

THE GARDENS FIELD HOUSE PICTURED THE RENDERING PICTURED THERE.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO OPEN THAT FACILITY AGAIN. GOING BACK TO MY EARLIER POINT, THIS FACILITY IS BEING BUILT REALLY TO HOUSE THE DEMAND OF THE PGA THERE BASKETBALL PROGRAM. WE'LL BE ABLE TO EXPAND IN THIS NEW FACILITY AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO START A VOLLEYBALL REC VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE, WHICH WE'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DO DUE TO THE CONSTRAINTS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND WHEN THEY'RE NOT PLAYING SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO AT OUR OTHER FACILITIES, WE WILL BE LOOKING TO FILL FILL THE FACILITY WITH SPORT TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES.

SO THE IMPACT TO GET TO FINALIZE THIS $24 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT FACILITY REVENUES THAT OFFSET OUR RECREATION DEPARTMENT OPERATING COSTS, SUCH AS OUR SENIOR PROGRAMS. DANIEL WAS TALKING ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ITS ESTABLISHED PALM BEACH GARDENS AS A WORLDWIDE DESTINATION FOR SPORTS.

THAT'S ALL. YEAH, THAT'S A LOT. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR TIM AND DANIEL? I JUST HAD A COMMENT. I THE ONE THING I SAID AT A MEETING OR TWO AGO, I DON'T THINK YOU WERE HERE, BUT WHEN WE WENT OUT AND TOURED WITH REAL MADRID, I THINK WE ALL THOUGHT THAT YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST TEAM ON THE FIELD.

VERY IMPRESSIVE. BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS I NOTICED WAS AND YOU HAD DRIVEN US AROUND BEFOREHAND WAS WHAT IMPACT DOES THIS HAVE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND THE PUBLIC? AND, YOU KNOW, AND YOU EXPLAINED TO US THE SAME THING YOU EXPLAINED HERE TONIGHT IS YOU'VE TAKEN FROM 16 WEEKS CLOSURE TO 12 WEEKS BECAUSE OF.

SO IT'S REALLY NOT TAKING AWAY. BUT ALSO THE SPLASH PAD WAS BEING USED, THE PLAYGROUND WAS BEING USED, THE TENNIS CENTER WAS BEING USED, AND THERE WAS A SOCCER CAMP GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE RESIDENTS.

SO IT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE US HOSTING REAL MADRID AND EVERYTHING GOING ON IN OTHER PARTS OF THE PARK.

SO GOOD JOB. THANK YOU GUYS. I MEAN, THE NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING.

WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE TEAM DOES FOR OUR CITY.

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AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE SOME OF US HAVE TAKEN CLASSES AT THE BURNS ROAD REC CENTER, AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

THE STAFF ARE SO WELCOMING WHEN YOU ENTER THAT FRONT DOOR SO ACCOMMODATING WITH A SMILE ON THEIR FACE EVERY TIME, EVEN LATE AT NIGHT. AND WE APPRECIATE IT. AND THE FACILITY AND ALL OF OUR FACILITIES ARE JUST AMAZING AND GREAT ASSETS TO OUR COMMUNITY, OUR RESIDENTS. AND JUST TO DOUBLE, ALMOST DOUBLE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS JUST PHENOMENAL.

SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

ACTUALLY, IF I MIGHT, I WOULD LOVE TO CHALLENGE OUR MARKETING TEAM AND THE RECREATION TEAM THAT MOMENT WHEN WE ARE AT REAL MADRID.

AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER KEMP'S, YOU KNOW, COMMENT, SO MUCH WAS GOING ON, AND I THINK WE EVEN TALKED ABOUT IN THAT MOMENT, IT WOULD BE AMAZING IF WE COULD HAVE A BUNCH OF IMAGES OF EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN RECREATION IN THE CITY IN ONE MOMENT IN TIME, RIGHT? OR LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF MARDI GRAS. THERE'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, THAT EXACTLY AT THAT SAME TIME, THERE'S A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT GOING ON AND WHATEVER. THERE'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, TEN, 15, 20 THINGS HAPPENING ALL AT ONCE FOR EVERY AGE.

IT'S PRETTY EXTRAORDINARY. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE STAFF. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. AND SHUT OFF MY MICROPHONE.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT WELCOME COUNCIL MEMBER ORLANDO PUJOL.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND NEXT IS COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, WHICH I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS, SHOCKINGLY. SO WE WILL GO ON TO THE CITY MANAGER REPORT.

[VI. CITY MANAGER REPORT]

NOT AS EXCITING AS THE PRESENTATION YOU SAW HERE, BUT NEVERTHELESS, IT'S INFORMATIVE TO LET YOU KNOW AND THE PUBLIC KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ABOUT TOWN. FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ALREADY ANNOUNCED OUR QUIET ZONE WHICH IS A HUGE ACHIEVEMENT AND IT'S AN ACHIEVEMENT THAT HAS TO GO, GO ON. RECOGNIZED FOR THE TEAM THAT PUT IT TOGETHER.

AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO LET YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH OVER THE YEARS AND I'M SAYING YEARS.

THIS TEAM HAS PUT TOGETHER A GREAT APPLICATION AND TASK OF DEALING WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY AND OTHER BUREAUCRACIES AND BROUGHT TO THIS CITY THE QUIET ZONE.

SO I'D JUST LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS, LEFT OR RIGHT, DAN WHITAKER, WHO IS AN OPERATIONS MANAGER.

GILES RHODES, HE'S A DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. RICHARD ROTH, OPERATIONS MANAGER.

TODD ENGEL, CITY ENGINEER. COREY CUNNINGHAM, TRAFFIC TECH.

AND OSCAR GONZALEZ, TRAFFIC TECH. AND THESE CHARACTERS.

LOVE THE IDEA OF A QUIET ZONE. AND IF NOT FOR THEIR EFFORTS, WE WOULD STILL BE TRYING.

SO I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE STAFF FOR THE EXCELLENT JOB OVER THE YEARS THEY HAVE DONE, AND WE'VE GOTTEN A COUPLE OF COMPLIMENTS FROM THE RESIDENTS THANKING US FOR THAT.

NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON THE CSX NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD BEELINE HIGHWAY CLOSURE.

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF SOME OF THE ONGOING CONSTRUCTION.

THEY KNOW THEIR DEADLINE IS THE 10TH ON SUNDAY.

I DON'T I HAVE NO UPDATE ON THEIR PROGRESS TO DATE AND WHERE THEY'RE AT.

THEY KEEP SAYING THEY'LL BE ON TIME. AND LET'S ALL PRAY THAT THEY ARE.

IT HAS BEEN A HUGE INCONVENIENCE FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC.

THEY HAVE MET IT. WELL, ACTUALLY. VERY LITTLE INCIDENTS OR ISSUES GOING ON, AND THE PUBLIC HAS REACTED TO IT QUITE WELL. SO WE'RE WE'RE REALLY PLEASED WITH IT.

SO THIS IS WHAT, WHAT'S HAPPENED AS OF TODAY.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE NEXT THING I'D LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IS A ROUNDABOUT THAT STARTED CONSTRUCTION TODAY AT RCA BOULEVARD AND NORTH CORP..

YOU KNOW, THIS IS PART OF OUR CITY'S MOBILITY PLAN TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC, CIRCULATION AND SAFETY OVER IN THE TOD.

AGAIN, THE CONSTRUCTION STARTED TODAY. IT'S A NEW ROUNDABOUT, AND PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 90 DAYS.

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THE NEXT THING I'D LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IS THE PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION.

OVER AT KYOTO. KYOTO GARDENS DRIVE. YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN IN THE MAKING FOR YEARS.

ALSO WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF FPL. OVER THERE IN THE KYOTO GARDENS DRIVE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE IS WE'LL BE CLOSING DOWN SOME LANES.

THE DRIVE WILL SHIFT TO THE WESTBOUND SIDE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 MONTHS.

AND TO SUPPORT THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION.

THERE WILL BE DETOUR SIGNS AND THE MEASURES WILL MAINTAIN TRAFFIC FLOW FOR THE DURATION.

IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE HAD A GRANT TO PUT SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH SIDE, CROSS OVER AT THE BRIDGE FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES.

THIS WILL BE A PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE BRIDGE ON ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THAT.

THE REASON THIS IS WE ORIGINALLY WILL HAVE TO.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT IN A NEW BRIDGE. BUT THROUGH CREATIVE THINKING FROM OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND OUR CITY ENGINEER, THERE WAS A WAY TO TAKE THE INCOMING TRAFFIC.

AS YOU CAN SEE, COMING SOUTH ON MILITARY TRAIL, INCREASE THE THE TURN LANES FROM 1 TO 2 AND BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH THE EXISTING BRIDGE BY ADDING THE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AND DO THE, THE THE NEW LINING ON IT.

SO IT SAVED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.

SO THAT'S THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR OUR ENGINEERING TEAM.

THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO IS A TRAFFIC SIGNAL IZATION ACTIVATION.

AUGUST 15TH ON GARDENS PARKWAY AND LAKE VICTORIA GARDENS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN IN THE PRACTICE MODE, I CALL IT FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT THE NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL WILL COME ONLINE ON AUGUST 15TH. IN ADDITION TO THAT, NOT RELATED TO ENGINEERING, BUT OUR PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR AND WHOLE DEPARTMENT OF CAMRA HAS INITIATED A PURCHASING CARD PROGRAM IN 2015.

THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES REBATES FOR USING THAT CARD.

WE HAVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE ALL APPROPRIATE.

SO THOSE REBATES OVER THE YEARS, SINCE 2015, ACCORDING TO THE LAST ONE WE JUST GOT NOTICE OF, RESULTED IN $1.1 MILLION SAVINGS. SO WE GOT $1.1 MILLION BACK FROM ALL THOSE PURCHASES FROM USING PURCHASE CARDS.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK FOR THAT GREAT IDEA AND EXECUTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THAT.

AND FINANCE IS INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL. ALWAYS TRYING TO SAVE TAXPAYERS DOLLARS.

YAY. AND I'LL STOP WITH A 1.1 MILLION SAVINGS.

THAT'S A GREAT A GREAT STOPPING POINT. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR THAT.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT INFORMATION. AND I ALSO WANT TO I KNOW THE WHOLE ENTIRE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR WORKING ON QUIET ZONES FOR SO LONG DECADES AND HELPING IT COME TO FRUITION.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A LOT MORE THAN A COUPLE POSITIVE COMMENTS AND EVERYONE APPRECIATES THAT.

SO THANK YOU TOO. OKAY, NOW WE HAVE OUR MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[VII. CONSENT AGENDA]

MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.

OKAY. TONIGHT WE ARE HOLDING QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS ON THE FOLLOWING CASES.

ORDINANCE SEVEN 2025 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION REQUEST TO MODIFY THE UNDERLYING ZONING TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE PO FOR TWO PARCELS WITHIN THE NORTH COURT.

PCD RESOLUTION 50 2025 READ. A REQUEST TO AMEND CONDITION 21 OF RESOLUTION 19 2026 TO INCLUDE 2006. TO INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL OFFICE USES TO THE PERMITTED USES WITHIN THE NORTH CORP..

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PCD ORDINANCE TEN 2025 FIRST READING CITY INITIATIVE INITIATED REZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE.

RESOLUTION 58 2025 SITE PLAN AMENDMENT WITHIN THE FRENCHMAN'S CREEK PLAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PCD.

THIS MEANS THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BASE ITS DECISION ON THE EVIDENCE CONTAINED IN THE IN THE RECORD OF THIS PROCEEDING, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE TESTIMONY AT THE HEARING, THE MATERIALS WHICH ARE IN THE OFFICIAL CITY FILE ON THE APPLICATION, AND ANY DOCUMENTS PRESENTED DURING THIS HEARING.

THE COUNCIL IS ALSO REQUIRED BY LAW TO ALLOW CROSS-EXAMINATION OF ANY WITNESSES WHO TESTIFY TONIGHT.

CROSS-EXAMINATION MAY OCCUR AFTER THE STAFF, THE APPLICANT AND THE PARTICIPANTS HAVE MADE THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE ORDER OF THE WITNESSES APPEARANCE. IT IS NECESSARY THAT ANYONE WHO TESTIFIES AT THE HEARING REMAIN UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS.

IF YOU PLAN TO TESTIFY THIS EVENING OR WISH TO OFFER WRITTEN COMMENTS, PLEASE FILL OUT A COMMENT CARD AND GIVE IT TO THE CITY CLERK.

COMMENT CARDS ARE LOCATED OVER THERE. CITY CLERK'S OVER THERE.

THE CITY CLERK WILL NOW SWEAR IN ALL PEOPLE 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? THANK YOU.

PATTY. AND WE WILL START BY ORDINANCE SIX, 2025 AND ORDINANCE SEVEN 2525 AND COMPANION RESOLUTION 50,

[VIII.a. ORDINANCE 6, 2025 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) REQUEST FOR A SMALL-SCALE LAND-USE AMENDMENT WITHIN THE NORTHCORP PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD). AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALLSCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NO. CPSS-24-08-0004, IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE LAND-USE DESIGNATION OF TWO (2) PARCELS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) ACRES OF PROPERTY KNOWN AS 4750 EAST PARK DRIVE WITHIN THE NORTHCORP PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD) FROM INDUSTRIAL (I) TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (PO), THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BURNS ROAD, 0.2 MILES WEST OF ALTERNATE A1A; PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP SHALL BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

AND SINCE ORDINANCE SEVEN, RESOLUTION 50, RESOLUTION 51 OR QUASI JUDICIAL EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION WILL BE DECLARED BEFORE THIS COMBINED PRESENTATION. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY EXPERTISE? WE'LL START WITH BURT. NONE. NO. NOPE. NONE HAVE ANY EITHER.

THANK YOU. AND WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE? ORDINANCE SIX 2025, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NUMBER DASH 24 080004, IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF TWO PARCELS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY SIX ACRES OF PROPERTY KNOWN AS 4750 EAST PARK DRIVE WITHIN THE NORTH CORE. PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PCD FROM INDUSTRIAL I TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE PO, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BURNS ROAD, 0.2 MILES WEST OF ALTERNATE A1, A PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163 FLORIDA STATUTES, PROVIDING THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP SHALL BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY, PROVIDE A CONFLICT CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU PADDY. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK, HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE THE FIRST READING? NO CHANGES, MADAM MAYOR. AND FOR THE RECORDS.

SARAH, WITH CUTLER AND HERRING AND JUPITER. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER AND APPLICANT, AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

THANK YOU. STAFF? DOES STAFF WANT TO SAY ANYTHING OR ADD TO THAT? NO, MADAM MAYOR. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST READING.

OKAY, PERFECT. AND DO WE NEED. DOES ANYBODY WANT ANOTHER PRESENTATION? I KNOW WE'VE HEARD IT BEFORE. NO. OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS. SO I AM GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND GET A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ORDINANCE SIX 2025 ON THE SECOND READING.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE SIX 2025 SECOND READING SECOND.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION, I'M HAPPY TO. NOPE.

OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE SEVEN 2025 WITH THE CLERK.

[VIII.b. *ORDINANCE 7, 2025 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) REQUEST TO MODIFY THE UNDERLYING ZONING TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (PO) FOR TWO PARCELS WITHIN THE NORTHCORP PCD. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, REZONING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY COMPRISED OF TWO (2) PARCELS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) ACRES, MORE OR LESS, KNOWN AS 4750 EAST PARK DRIVE AND LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BURNS ROAD 0.2 MILES WEST OF ALTERNATE A1A; PROVIDING THAT THESE PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY, WHICH ARE MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, SHALL BE REZONED FROM PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD) OVERLAY AND PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) OVERLAY WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF RESEARCH AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PARK (M-1) DISTRICT TO PCD OVERLAY AND PUD OVERLAY WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (PO) DISTRICT; PROVIDING THAT THE ZONING MAP SHALL BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA. REZONING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY COMPRISED OF TWO PARCELS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY SIX ACRES, MORE OR LESS KNOWN AS 4750 EAST PARK DRIVE AND LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BURNS ROAD, 0.2 MILES WEST OF ALTERNATE A1.

A PROVIDING THAT THESE PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY, WHICH ARE MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, SHALL BE REZONED FROM PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

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PCD OVERLAY AND PUD OVERLAY WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF PROFESSIONAL OFFICE PO DISTRICT, PROVIDING THAT THE ZONING MAP SHALL BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE OF SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU PATTI. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'VE ALREADY DECLARED EXPERTISE.

DOES ANYBODY NEED ANYTHING? NOBODY WANTS ANOTHER PRESENTATION.

WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS.

SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND I'M GOING TO GET A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR ORDINANCE SEVEN, PLEASE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE SEVEN 2025 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU.

AND WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES THAT WE'RE HAVING.

AND OUR STAFF IS WORKING ON IT VERY DILIGENTLY.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 50 2025 WITH THE CLERK.

[VIII.*RESOLUTION 50, 2025 – REQUEST TO AMEND CONDITION 21 OF RESOLUTION 19, 2006 TO INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL OFFICE USES TO THE PERMITTED USES WITHIN THE NORTHCORP PCD. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CONDITION TWENTY-ONE (21) OF RESOLUTION 19, 2006 TO INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL OFFICE USES IN THE PERMITTED USE LIST FOR PARCELS WITH PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ZONING WITHIN THE NORTHCORP PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD), THE NORTHCORP PCD BEING APPROXIMATELY 86.88 ACRES AND GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BURNS ROAD, 0.2 MILES WEST OF ALTERNATE A1A, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA AMENDING CONDITION 21 OF RESOLUTION 19 2006 TO INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL OFFICE USES IN THE PERMITTED USE LIST FOR PARCELS WITH PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ZONING WITHIN THE NORTH CORE PLAN.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PCD, THE NORTH CORE PCD BEING APPROXIMATELY 86.88 ACRES AND GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BURNS ROAD, 0.2 MILES WEST OF ALTERNATE A1. A IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU. PATTY, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'VE ALREADY DECLARED EXPERTISE.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS AGAIN, AND I'M GUESSING NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR ANY.

ANOTHER PRESENTATION ON THIS. SO I AM GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION TO A MOTION FOR RESOLUTION 50 2025. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 50 2025.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO RESOLUTION 51 2025 WITH THE CLERK.

[VIII.*RESOLUTION 51, 2025 – REQUEST TO AMEND THE SITE PLAN FOR 4750 EAST PARK DRIVE WITHIN THE NORTHCORP PCD. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING SITE PLAN MODIFICATIONS TO TWO (2) PARCELS WITHIN THE NORTHCORP PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD) TOTALING APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) ACRES OF PROPERTY KNOWN AS 4750 EAST PARK DRIVE TO ALLOW FOR THE USE CONVERSION OF PROFESSIONAL OFFICE TO MEDICAL OFFICE, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BURNS ROAD, 0.2 MILES WEST OF ALTERNATE A1A, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING SITE PLAN MODIFICATIONS TO TWO PARCELS WITHIN THE NORTH CORE PLAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PCD, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY SIX ACRES OF PROPERTY KNOWN AS 4750 EAST PARK DRIVE TO ALLOW FOR USE.

CONVERSION OF PROFESSIONAL OFFICE TO MEDICAL OFFICE, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BURNS ROAD, 0.2 MILES WEST OF ALTERNATE A1. A IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU, PATTY, AND I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I DO JUST TO SAY THAT I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ISSUE AND WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER PRESENTATION SINCE WE'VE ALREADY HEARD IT.

I WILL THEN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK, BRING IT BACK FOR EITHER DISCUSSIONS OR A MOTION FOR RESOLUTION 51 2025.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 51 2025.

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

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL. OH, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. THAT WAS TOUGH, WASN'T IT? WE ARE MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE EIGHT, 2025 WITH THE CLERK.

[VIII.c. ORDINANCE 8, 2025 – (1ST READING) CITY-INITIATED SMALL SCALE LAND USE AMENDMENT FROM COMMERCIAL (C) TO MIXED-USE (MXD). AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL-SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NO. CPSS-25-05-0002, IN ORDER TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND-USE DESIGNATION OF 11.61 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, A PORTION OF THE DONALD ROSS VILLAGE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD), FROM COMMERCIAL (C) TO MIXED USE (MXD), THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED IMMEDIATELY SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF DONALD ROSS ROAD AND CENTRAL BOULEVARD; PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY; PROVIDING THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NUMBER DASH 25 050002, IN ORDER TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF 11.61 ACRES, MORE OR LESS A PORTION OF THE DONALD ROSS VILLAGE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD FROM COMMERCIAL SEA TO MIXED USE MIXED, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED IMMEDIATELY SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF DONALD ROSS ROAD AND CENTRAL BOULEVARD, PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163 FLORIDA STATUTES.

PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY.

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

THANK YOU. PATTI. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WELCOME OUR CITY PLANNER, NICK, AND WELCOME TO OUR FUN. THANK YOU. DAY OF. MAYBE WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE SCREEN OR NOT.

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GIVE US ONE SECOND. CHECK THOSE OUT.

YEAH. LET'S GET THEM ALL COMING DOWN HERE IN THE PROCESS.

WE GOT TOO MANY SLIDES OPEN. YEAH. IT'S NOT THAT ONE.

YEAH. SOMEWHERE. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE BAR OVER HERE RIGHT NOW, SO UNLESS.

YOU WANT TO TRY THAT? YEAH. OH, HELLO. YEAH, WE JUST SHUT THE DOOR.

OKAY. WHICH ONE IS THAT? THAT ONE? YEAH. YOU DIDN'T SAY IT.

THAT'S NOT A STRONG ONE. YEAH. OH, WE DIDN'T NEED THAT.

BEST OF LUCK. ALL RIGHT. TALK FAST. WELL, WE BUILT UP SOME NICE ANTICIPATION FOR IT, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

THIS IS ORDINANCE EIGHT 2025. IT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST READING FOR THE CITY INITIATED LAND USE AMENDMENT FOR DONALD ROSS VILLAGE.

SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED AND COVER THE REQUEST.

THIS IS A CITY INITIATED PETITION REQUESTING A SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT. WE'RE GOING TO BE MODIFYING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 11.61 ACRES.

THE DONALD ROSS VILLAGE PUD. AND SO, TO PROVIDE SOME NECESSARY CONTEXT FOR THE INITIATIVE HERE, THE DONALD ROSS VILLAGE PUD WAS INITIALLY APPROVED IN 2003 WITH THE PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE 53, 2002. AND THIS IS KIND OF WHERE THE THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS ORDINANCE KIND OF COMES IN.

THE THE INITIAL APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT PROVIDED FOR A REZONING OF THE SITE TO MIXED USE.

HOWEVER, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE SITE, KNOWN AS PARCEL 4.02, REMAINED WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF COMMERCIAL.

THIS IS AN 11.61 ACRE PIE SHAPED LOT THAT INTERSECTS WITH THE CLO TOWNHOMES COMMUNITY, AND SO CURRENTLY ON SITE.

TODAY YOU HAVE RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOMES WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF COMMERCIAL.

AND SO THIS THIS ORDINANCE IS DESIGNED TO ESSENTIALLY ADDRESS THE NONCONFORMITY BY PROVIDING A CONSISTENT FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION. SO IN TERMS OF THE LOCATION WE'RE LOOKING AT DIRECTLY SOUTH OF DONALD ROSS ROAD BETWEEN CENTRAL BOULEVARD AND NORTH MILITARY TRAIL.

THE CURRENT FUTURE LAND USE IS ON SITE. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE THE COMMERCIAL PIE SHAPED PORTION ON THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE SITE, AND THE REMAINDER OF THE SITE IS ZONED AS OR IS DESIGNATED AS A MIXED USE.

AND WE CAN GET A CLOSER ZOOM UP HERE WHERE WE CAN SEE THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION INTERSECTING WITH THE CIELO TOWNHOME.

SO YOU HAVE A GOOD NUMBER OF RESIDENCES THERE THAT CURRENTLY HAVE THAT FUTURE LAND USE OF COMMERCIAL.

SO IN TERMS OF THE PROPOSAL, WE'RE GOING TO BE AMENDING THE LAND USE TO BE MIXED USE, WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH CONSISTENCY WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WITH THIS THAT NO DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED WITH THIS ORDINANCE.

NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT ARE PROPOSED.

ALL EXISTING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE IN EFFECT, AND THIS IS ESSENTIALLY JUST ESTABLISHING CONFORMITY WITH THE CODE, WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND CLEARING UP A NONCONFORMITY.

THE CURRENT ZONING WILL REMAIN AS IS APPROVED AS MIXED USE WITH THE PUD OVERLAY.

ON JULY 28TH, 2025, PUBLIC NOTICE WAS PROVIDED AS PER CODE.

THE IPAQ NOTICE WAS PROVIDED ON JUNE 30TH, 2025 WITH NO COMMENTS RECEIVED AS OF TODAY.

THE PETITION WAS HEARD BEFORE THE JULY 8TH, 2025 HEARING, WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 7 TO 0.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE EIGHT 2025.

THANK YOU. AND YOU MADE IT WITH VISUALS. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM.

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OKAY. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION AND OR VOTE.

MY MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE EIGHT 2025. THANK YOU.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU.

MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE NINE 2025 AND ORDINANCE TEN 2025.

[Items VIII.d. & VIII.e.]

EX PARTE COMMUNICATION WILL BE DECLARED BEFORE THE COMBINED PRESENTATION.

SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY EXPERTISE? NONE. NONE. NONE.

AND I DON'T HAVE ANY EITHER WITH THE CLERK. PLEASE READ THE TITLE ORDINANCE NINE 2025 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATE SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NUMBER DASH 25 050003, IN ORDER TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF 1.46 ACRES, MORE OR LESS KNOWN AS GARDENS LEARNING CENTER, FROM RESIDENTIAL LO RL TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE PO, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 0.6 MILES WEST OF NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY.

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

THANK YOU. PATTI. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL OUR PLANNER.

NICHOLAS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND SO TO BEGIN, THIS IS A COMBINED PRESENTATION ON ORDINANCE NINE AND TEN, 2025. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST READING. AND THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE LAST PRESENTATION A CITY INITIATED LAND USE AMENDMENT.

HOWEVER, THIS ONE WILL CONTAIN A COMPANION REZONING.

THIS IS FOR THE GARDENS LEARNING CENTER. AND SO TO COVER OUR REQUEST TODAY, THIS IS A CITY INITIATED PETITION.

WE'LL BE REQUESTING A FUTURE LAND USE AMENDMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.46 ACRES.

WE WILL BE TRANSITIONING FROM RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AS WELL AS CONSIDERING A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE REZONING.

AND TO COVER THE BACKGROUND HERE. THIS SITE WAS APPROVED IN 1986 BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AS A CHURCH AND JOINED A DAYCARE.

HOWEVER, ONLY THE DAYCARE PORTION OF THE SITE WAS EVER FINALIZED.

IT WAS EVER BUILT, AND SO SUBSEQUENTLY TO THAT IN SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1988, THE ORDINANCE 35 1988 WAS PASSED, WHICH PROVIDED FOR THE ANNEXATION OF THE SITE INTO THE CITY LIMITS.

THE SITE WAS AT THAT TIME PROVIDED WITH A FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION, AS WELL AS A ZONING DESIGNATION, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE CITY ADOPTED ORDINANCE 13 1994, WHICH ESSENTIALLY WAS DESIGNED IN PURPOSE TO MODERNIZE THE CODE BY UPDATING VARIOUS ZONING DISTRICTS TO TO ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, MEET MEET THE CURRENT CRITERIA LISTED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.

SO WITH THE PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE 13, 1994, VARIOUS REZONING WERE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE CITY, MODIFYING THE ZONING DISTRICTS FOR MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING OUR SUBJECT SITE TODAY.

THIS IS WHERE THE PRESENT NONCONFORMITY IS ON SITE CURRENTLY ARISE.

AT THAT TIME, THE SUBJECT SITE WAS GRANTED THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY.

THIS ZONING DESIGNATION DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE EXISTING FUTURE LAND USE, NOR DOES IT CONFORM WITH THE EXISTING USES ON SITE.

AND SO THIS IS KIND OF A TWO PART MEASURE OF THIS THIS ORDINANCE.

ON ONE END, WE ARE CLEARING UP THE NONCONFORMITY BETWEEN THE ZONING DISTRICT AND THE FUTURE LAND USE.

AND ON THE OTHER END, WE ARE PROVIDING CONSISTENCY WITH THE CURRENT USES APPROVED ON SITE AND THE ZONING DISTRICT.

AND SO TO BRIEFLY COVER THE LOCATION, WE ARE DIRECTLY SOUTH OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, 0.6 MILES WEST OF NORTH MILITARY TRAIL.

THE CURRENT FUTURE LAND USE ON SITE IS RESIDENTIAL LOW, AND THE PROPOSED FUTURE LAND USE IS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, AND THE JUSTIFICATION FOR CHOOSING PROFESSIONAL OFFICE COMES IN MULTIPLE MEASURES HERE.

PROFESSIONAL OFFICE IS THE LOWEST MAXIMUM INTENSITY FUTURE LAND USE THAT ESTABLISHES CONSISTENCY ON SITE, AND IT ALSO MEETS THE CRITERIA LISTED WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

PROFESSIONAL OFFICE IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS A TRANSITIONAL DISTRICT BETWEEN LOWER AND HIGHER INTENSITY USES.

IN THIS CASE, WE ARE BUFFERING THE RESIDENTIAL LOW IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH FROM THE HIGHER INTENSITY USE OF AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY AND A PUBLIC AND

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FUTURE LAND USE IS IS CONDUCIVE WITH THE ESTABLISHED CHARACTER OF NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD, AS YOU WILL SEE IN THE NEXT SLIDE.

AND SO THIS KIND OF COVERS THE ADJACENT FUTURE LAND USES CURRENTLY ON NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONAL USES AS WELL AS LOWER INTENSITY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL USES.

ESSENTIALLY LINING THE CORRIDOR. AND SO THIS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE FUTURE LAND USE IS HARMONIOUS WITH WITH THE ESTABLISHED KIND OF CHARACTER OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD.

THE CURRENT ZONING ON SITE IS RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY, AND IT PROVIDES FOR A MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY OF SEVEN RESIDENTIAL UNITS PER ACRE, AS WELL AS 35% LOT COVERAGE, WITH A MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT OF 36FT.

NOW, THE PROPOSED ZONING AS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE WILL MODIFY THE MAXIMUM INTENSITY IN A SLIGHT WAY.

SO WE'RE LOSING THE POSSIBILITY OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

SO THERE THERE'S NO RESIDENTIAL DENSITY PROPOSED PRESENTLY ON SITE.

WITH THE RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY AT THE CURRENT RATE, A MAXIMUM OF 11 DWELLING UNITS WOULD BE CAPABLE OF BEING BUILT ON THE SITE.

SO THIS THIS MAXIMUM INTENSITY CHANGE IS ACTUALLY KIND OF A REDUCTION IN THAT IN THAT WAY, IN TERMS OF THE MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE AND THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT, THESE ARE REMAINING THE SAME AT 35% AND 36FT OF HEIGHT ON JULY 28TH, 2025. PUBLIC NOTICE WAS PROVIDED AND ON JUNE 30TH, 2025, THE I PARK NOTICE WAS PROVIDED WITH NO COMMENTS RECEIVED AS OF TODAY.

THE PETITIONS WERE HEARD AT THE JULY 8TH, 2025 PS APP HEARING WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL OF 7 TO 0, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NINE AND TEN 2025.

THANK YOU. GREAT JOB. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM, SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK TO BRING IT BACK TO A FOR A MOTION FOR ORDINANCE NINE 2025 AND OR DISCUSSION.

MY MOTION FOR ORDINANCE NINE 2025. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? NOPE.

OKAY. THEN I'LL BRING IT BACK FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE AYE. SO MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. AND MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO ORDINANCE TEN, 2025 OF THE CLERK.

PLEASE READ THE TITLE. ORDINANCE TEN 2025, AN ORDINANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA. REZONING THE GARDENS LEARNING CENTER, SUCH PROPERTY BEING COMPRISED OF 1.46 ACRES, MORE OR LESS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 0.6 MILES WEST OF NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, PROVIDING THAT THIS PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY, WHICH IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, SHALL BE REZONED FROM RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY RM TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE PO, PROVIDING THAT THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE OF SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU. PATTI. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE'VE ALREADY DONE OUR EXPERTISE AND WE ALREADY HAD OUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. VERY GOOD JOB. SINCE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I HAVE NO COMMENT CARDS AGAIN.

SO WE ARE GOING TO BRING IT BACK FOR A MOTION FOR ORDINANCE TEN AND OR DISCUSSION.

MY MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE TEN 2025 SECOND.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE 12,

[VIII.f. ORDINANCE 12, 2025 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) ORDINANCE AMENDMENT – SEC. 86-29 HURRICANE SHUTTERS. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 86 OF THE CITY’S CODE OF ORDINANCES, ENTITLED “BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS” BY REPEALING SECTION 86-29, “HURRICANE SHUTTERS” AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED, TO CLARIFY THE USE OF HURRICANE SHUTTERS IN THE CITY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

ORDINANCE 12 2025, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 86 OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS BY REPEALING SECTION 8629 HURRICANE SHUTTERS AND RE ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED TO CLARIFY THE USE OF HURRICANE SHUTTERS IN THE CITY, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE OF SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU. PATTY. AND I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND I KNOW THIS IS SECOND READING. DOES ANYONE HAVE OR WOULD LIKE A PRESENTATION? THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THE PRESENTATION AGAIN, WE CAN SHOW IT.

RON'S WILLING AND ABLE. OKAY. EVERYONE SAYS NO.

RON. SORRY, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE OFFER. SO SINCE WE DO NOT WANT A PRESENTATION, I'M GOING TO CLOSE, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS ON THIS, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK FOR A MOTION FOR ORDINANCE 12 2025

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OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU. AND ON TO RESOLUTION 44, 2025.

[VIII.g. RESOLUTION 44, 2025 – ADOPTION OF THE CITY’S 2025 5-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND YEAR 1 ACTION PLAN. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE PALM BEACH GARDENS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FIVE- (5) YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR PROGRAM YEARS 2025-2029, INCLUSIVE OF THE YEAR-ONE (1) ACTION PLAN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

THE CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA. THE PALM BEACH GARDENS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CDBG FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR PROGRAM YEARS 2025 THROUGH 2029, INCLUSIVE OF THE YEAR ONE ACTION PLAN, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU. PATTI. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I THINK MISS JOANNE HAS A PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS JOANNE SCURRY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT. AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE 2025 TO 2029 US HUD CONSOLIDATED FIVE YEAR PLAN AND YEAR ONE ACTION PLAN PRESENTED THROUGH RESOLUTION 44 2025.

SO, FOR A VERY BRIEF BACKGROUND CONGRESS ESTABLISHED THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM IN 1974, AND THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT FEDERAL AID TO PRIMARILY BENEFIT LOW, LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.

PREVIOUSLY, PALM BEACH GARDENS ALLOCATION OF CDBG FUNDS WERE ADMINISTERED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY, BUT IN 2015, THE CITY BECAME ELIGIBLE AS A DIRECT GRANTEE WITH U.S.

HUD TO ADMINISTER FUNDS WHEN OUR POPULATION RECEIVED REACHED 50,000 RESIDENTS.

THERE ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS THAT COME WITH THIS FUNDING. 70% OF THE FUNDS MUST BENEFIT LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PERSONS, WHICH IS DEFINED AT, AT OR BELOW 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, AND A COUPLE OTHER REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY CAPS AND PUBLIC SERVICES. AND ON YOUR SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE THE CURRENT YEAR ADOPTED INCOME LIMITS AT THE 80%.

SO WITH THE GRANT FUNDING, THE FORMULA GRANT FUNDING, THERE ARE A FEW ROUTINE REQUIREMENTS.

EVERY YEAR IN AUGUST, THE COUNCIL SEES AND APPROVES AN ACTION PLAN FOR SUBMISSION TO US HUD.

AND IN EVERY YEAR IN DECEMBER, WE SUBMIT A PAPER OR AN EVALUATION REPORT TO US HUD.

AND WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY US HUD EVERY FIVE YEARS.

IT'S MORE OF A LONG RANGE PLANNING DOCUMENT. SO TO GIVE A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEAR PLANS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED IN 2015, WE HAD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME REHABILITATION PROGRAM IN 2020.

WE SWITCHED GEARS TO DO AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT AND IN 2025 THE PROPOSAL IS VARIOUS PUBLIC FACILITIES PROJECTS.

SO BRIEFLY TO UPDATE ON THE OWNER OCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

THIS PROGRAM OPENED IN 2016 AND WAS TO BENEFIT APPLICANTS THAT ARE BELOW THE 80% AREA MEDIAN INCOME.

ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED ROOFS, WINDOWS, DOORS, GARAGE DOORS, DRIVEWAYS, AND LANDSCAPING, AND WE WERE ABLE TO HARDEN AND BEAUTIFY 31 HOMES, EXPENDING NEARLY $1 MILLION OF US HUD GRANT FUNDING TO BENEFIT OUR CITY RESIDENTS.

AND YOU'LL SEE ON THIS MAP SOME OF THE LOCATIONS WHERE WE IMPLEMENTED THIS PROGRAM.

SO IN 2020, WE SWITCHED GEARS TO AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, AND THE GOAL WAS TO PROVIDE POTABLE WATER TO THE RESIDENTS OF MARY CIRCLE AND DANIA DRIVE.

AND THAT TOOK A LITTLE PLANNING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW THAT'S REQUIRED BY HUD SURVEYING AND DESIGN.

AND THE CONSTRUCTION FINALLY BEGAN IN WINTER OF 2024.

THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED WITH CONSTRUCTION IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER OF 2024.

AND THROUGH THIS PROJECT, WE WERE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE RIGHT OF WAY OF MARY CIRCLE FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY AND THE DANIA DRIVE RIGHT OF WAY FROM THE RESIDENCE, WHICH WAS NO EASY FEAT. WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO LEVERAGE THE SEAWAY SEWER PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SEWER SERVICE TO THOSE RESIDENTS ON DANIA DRIVE, AND IMPROVED FIRE SERVICE THROUGH A NEW HYDRANT, AND MANY OF THE RESIDENTS HAVE CONNECTED, AND SEVERAL ARE IN THE PROCESS AS WELL. AND HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING OUR NEW FIRE HYDRANT.

SO FOR OUR 2025 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WE ISSUED WITH THE HELP OF OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, AN RFQ IN DECEMBER, AND WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH FLORIDA HOUSING COALITION IN FEBRUARY.

AND THEY ACTUALLY COMPLETED OUR 2020 PLAN AS WELL.

AND THEY COMPLETED THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF OUR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN, INCLUDING A SURVEY AND A SERIES OF PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGS THAT WERE PUBLICLY ADVERTISED.

AND THAT RESULTED IN A DRAFT PLAN THAT'S CURRENTLY POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THE REQUIRED 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD, WHICH ENDS THIS EVENING WITH THIS PUBLIC HEARING. IT WAS ADVERTISED IN THE PALM BEACH POST, AND IT'S REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO US HUD NO LATER THAN AUGUST 15TH TO CONTINUE AUGUST 16TH TO CONTINUE RECEIVING FUNDS.

THIS MAP SHOWS THE GENERAL AREAS OF CENSUS TRACTS THAT ARE CONSIDERED LOW TO MODERATE INCOME,

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THAT FUNDING IS NOT GUARANTEED. IT'S UP TO ANNUAL CONGRESS FUNDING, BUT THAT'S THE ESTIMATE BASED ON THE CURRENT ALLOCATION.

SOME OF THE POTENTIAL PROJECTS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE LONG RANGE PLAN ARE TO ASSIST RESIDENTS WITH THE CONNECTION FEES TO THE NEW WATER LINE THAT IS CONSTRUCTED IN WATERBURY CIRCLE AND DANIA DRIVE. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT SIDEWALK AND CROSSWALK IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE AREAS, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND PARK IMPROVEMENTS, AND POTENTIALLY EVEN A PERMANENT TRAFFIC GARDEN IF WE'RE ABLE TO FIND A SUITABLE LOCATION.

AND SO WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 44 2025, ADOPTING THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, INCLUSIVE OF THE YEAR ONE ACTION PLAN AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, YEAR ONE ACTION PLAN, AND THE REQUIRED FORMS TO US.

THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

JUST COMMENT. OKAY. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL IT BACK FOR A VOTE.

A MOTION, I SHOULD SAY, FOR RESOLUTION 44 2025, A VOTE IN OR OUR DISCUSSION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 44 2025.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO? I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF BECAUSE DURING MY AGENDA REVIEW, THEY TALKED ABOUT GOING BACK TO THE PEOPLE ON MARY'S CIRCLE AND DANA DRIVE TO REIMBURSE THEM FOR THEIR COSTS TO HOOK UP TO THE SEWER LINE AND ALL THAT STUFF, AND THEN HOPEFULLY THAT WILL ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO GET ACTIVE ON THAT STREET TO ALSO DO THAT AS WELL. SO THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA TO GO BACK AND REIMBURSE FOR THOSE COSTS AND START THAT MOMENTUM GOING, IF YOU WILL, TO UPGRADE EVERYBODY ALONG THAT STREETS, THOSE STREETS. SO THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

SO THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS.

NO. THIS IS A GREAT REPORT. IT'S A WEALTH OF INFORMATION.

I TRULY ENJOYED READING IT. THE MEDIAN INCOME INCREASE IS UNBELIEVABLE AT 68%.

I ALSO AGREE THAT IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA TO THAT YOU GUYS CAME UP WITH WITH A RECONNECTION FEE REIMBURSEMENT.

EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY.

IT IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS THAT MEET THAT LOW TO MODERATE THRESHOLD.

YEAH. CORRECT. OKAY. WE ALREADY HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND.

SO I'LL BRING IT BACK FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THIS.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE. OKAY. GOING TO RESOLUTION 58 2025 WITH THE CLERK.

[VIII.h. *RESOLUTION 58, 2025 – SITE PLAN AMENDMENT WITHIN THE FRENCHMAN'S CREEK PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD). A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE SITE PLAN FOR THE GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE FACILITY WITHIN THE FRENCHMAN’S CREEK PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD), THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING APPROXIMATELY 5.38 ACRES AND GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF ALTERNATE A1A, 0.5 MILES SOUTH OF DONALD ROSS ROAD, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING WAIVERS; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

THANK YOU. PATTY. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR ANY EXPERTISE.

AND NONE. NONE. I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION A LONG TIME AGO WITH BERNIE PACELLI ABOUT THIS FACILITY.

OKAY. WE HAVE MR. BRIAN. GOOD EVENING. I'M BRIAN DONAHUE WITH INSIGHT STUDIO.

WE'RE THE LAND PLANNERS REPRESENTING THE APPLICATION. WE'RE JOINED WITH SOME OF THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM FRENCHMAN'S CREEK AS WELL TONIGHT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THEM. SO WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE OPERATIONS CENTER AT FRENCHMAN'S CREEK. FRENCHMAN'S CREEK IS ABOUT 600 600 PLUS RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

218 HOLE GOLF COURSES A LARGE COMMUNITY CLUBHOUSE, FITNESS FACILITIES.

SO OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THOSE FACILITIES IS QUITE AN UNDERTAKING.

THEIR FACILITIES HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR, YOU KNOW, 30 PLUS YEARS.

A LOT OF THOSE BUILDINGS ARE THE ORIGINAL BUILDINGS. SO GENERALLY, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT IS REVAMPING ALL OF THOSE FACILITIES. SO A LOT OF THEM ARE BEING TORN DOWN AND REBUILT. AND SO I'LL JUMP RIGHT IN.

AND. FOUR OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURES WILL BE RENOVATED, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING NEW STRUCTURES.

SO THE TWO OR I GUESS THERE'S REALLY THREE PRIMARY STRUCTURES THAT FUNCTION THERE.

THERE'S CURRENTLY ABOUT A 20,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING THAT'S GOING TO BE TORN DOWN AND REPLACED WITH A NEW 23,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. THAT BUILDING IS THE GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUILDING. THEN THERE'S A 5000 SQUARE FOOT STORAGE BUILDING AND THEN A 4800 SQUARE FOOT LANDSCAPE OPERATIONS BUILDING.

SO THE DIFFERENCE IS, THE 4800 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING IS WHAT THEY OPERATE FOR ALL OF THE COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE FOR THE ROADWAYS AND MEDIANS AND SOME OF THE SMALLER RESIDENTIAL UNITS, AND THEN THE LARGER FACILITY THERE IS FOR THE GOLF COURSE THERE'S A SMALL GUARDHOUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE ADDED TO THE FACILITY AS WELL, AND THEN SOME ANCILLARY STRUCTURES FOR COVERED MATERIAL STORAGE AND FUELING AND WASH DOWN AREA.

ALSO ADDITIONAL PARKING WILL BE PROVIDED. YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE AREAS THAT THEY'VE BEEN USING IN AN AREA THAT'S KIND OF PART OF THE GOLF COURSE THAT'S NOW GOING TO BECOME PART OF

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THEY'RE ADDING ABOUT 1.64 ACRES TO GET A LITTLE OVER FIVE ACRES.

WE DO HAVE TWO WAIVER REQUESTS TONIGHT. ONE OF THOSE IS FOR THE WIDTH OF THE PARKING SPACES.

SO THE CURRENT PARKING SPACES ARE 9.5FT ON THE FACILITY TODAY.

THAT WAIVER WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL.

PROBABLY 20 YEARS AGO, I THINK IT WAS BACK IN 2007.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR THAT WAIVER TO BE HONORED AND CARRIED FORWARD TO REDUCE ABOUT SIX INCHES FOR THE WIDTH OF THE PARKING SPACES AND THEN THE ALTERNATE ONE, A BUFFER REQUIREMENT. SO THERE'S A REQUIRED 55 FOOT SETBACK, WHICH IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE DEDICATED FOR GREEN SPACE.

WE'RE ASKING TO REDUCE THAT DOWN TO 27FT, AND I'LL GO INTO FURTHER DETAIL ON THAT.

FOR ORIENTATION PURPOSES, THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY DOES SIT JUST OFF OF ALTERNATE A1.

A IT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN RED THERE ON THE SCREEN OR AT THE INTERSECTION OF ALTERNATE A1, A AND DONALD ROSS.

NORTH IS NOW TO THE LEFT ON THE SCREEN FOR ORIENTATION PURPOSES. BUT AS I MENTIONED, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE MAIN FACILITIES AND THEN A LOT OF THEM ARE JUST STORAGE BUILDINGS AND FUELING AREAS. BUT YOU CAN SEE IN THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN IS THE PO LANDSCAPE OPERATION BUILDING THAT'S THERE TODAY.

THAT'S ABOUT 5000FT². THE MAIN GOLF OPERATIONS BUILDING IS JUST TO THE LEFT OF THAT, AND THEN THE PRIMARY PARKING AREAS TO THE RIGHT.

THIS IS THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN WITH THOSE BUILDINGS HIGHLIGHTED FOR REFERENCE. AND HERE'S AN EXHIBIT JUST SHOWING THE CHANGES TO THE PARCEL BOUNDARY.

SO THE RED BOUNDARY IS THE CURRENT PLATTED BOUNDARY IS ABOUT 3.74 ACRES.

AND THE PROPOSED BOUNDARY IS SHOWN IN YELLOW.

SO THAT AREA, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE AERIAL THERE, HAS ACTUALLY BEEN UTILIZED.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY PLATTED AS PART OF THE GOLF COURSE. IT WAS NEVER USED AS PART OF THE GOLF COURSE. SO OVER TIME THE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES JUST KIND OF SPILLED INTO THAT AREA.

AND THAT'S BEEN UTILIZED AS PART OF THE MAINTENANCE AREA. SO WE'RE GOING TO FORMALIZE THAT WITH THIS APPLICATION. HERE'S THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE SOME THINGS SHIFT AROUND A LITTLE BIT. BUILDING A AGAIN IS THE MAIN OPERATIONS BUILDING.

THAT'S THE BIG RED BUILDING IN THE CENTER OF THE SITE THERE THEY'RE ABOUT 20,000FT².

THAT WILL BE FOR GOLF OPERATIONS. THE STAFF PARKING AREA NOW MOVES TO THE NORTH PART OF THE SITE, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, AND THEN THE THE POA LANDSCAPE OPERATION BUILDING IS THE GREEN BUILDING TO THE RIGHT THERE.

SO THAT'S WHERE ALL OF THE COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE IS DONE FROM BUILDING C, WHICH IS THE ORANGE BUILDING, IS THE FUELING AND WASH DOWN AREA FOR ALL THE TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT BUILDING.

H SO KIND OF EVERYTHING ON THE BOTTOM LEFT PART OF THE SCREEN, WHICH IS THE YELLOW, PURPLE AND BLUE BUILDINGS, THOSE ARE EXISTING. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE REFURBISHED AND AND REMAIN. AND THEN THE TOP TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, THE BLUE BUILDING AND THE PURPLE BUILDING. BLUE IS A NEW STORAGE BUILDING AND THE PURPLE BUILDING'S EXISTING STORAGE BUILDING.

HERE'S THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN. AND THEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TO GREATLY ENHANCE WITH THIS APPLICATION WAS THE ENTRANCE AND ACCESS.

YOU GUYS ALL PROBABLY DRIVE UP AND DOWN THE ALTERNATE RNA CORRIDOR.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO WHAT'S TUCKED AWAY BEHIND THE EUREKA PALMS THERE, BUT THERE'S A LITTLE 20 FOOT ACCESS POINT THAT GOES IN ITS TWO WAY ACCESS AND A 20 FOOT ROADWAY.

SO WE'RE ACTUALLY WIDENING THAT ONCE YOU COME THROUGH. WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE ACCESS OFF OF THE DOT ROAD THERE, BUT IF YOU AFTER YOU COME THROUGH THE ACCESS POINT, WE'RE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND PUT A PROPER GUARDHOUSE IN THE CENTER OF THE MEDIAN, HAVE TWO GATES. SO AN ENTRANCE AND EXIT GATE AND A AND THE GATEHOUSE WILL BE NOW IN THE CENTER MEDIAN.

THERE WE HAVE STACKING FOR I BELIEVE THAT'S FIVE VEHICLES, ABOUT 108FT OF STACKING.

AND CURRENTLY, IF YOU'RE A VENDOR OR A SOMEBODY THAT DOES WORK IN FRENCHMAN'S CREEK, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BADGE.

SO YOU GO TO THE MAINTENANCE AREA TO GET YOUR BADGE, AND THAT BECOMES A LITTLE BIT OF A ROADBLOCK WHERE PEOPLE ARE STACKING UP.

THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE ACCESS. SO NOW WE'VE GOT THIS VENDOR SECURITY PARKING AREA JUST THERE TO THE RIGHT.

SO THAT'S 12 SPACES FOR ANYBODY THAT WE'RE COMING TO GET A BADGE.

THEY CAN PARK THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED IN. AND THEN THEY GO TALK TO THE GUARD. THEY WALK INTO THE FACILITY'S BUILDING AND THEN THEY CAN GO DO THEIR, THEIR BADGING.

THERE'S ALSO DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE BEING ADDED THERE TO CLARIFY, RIGHT AT THE IN THE TIP OF THE MEDIAN.

ALIEN. JUST TO TALK ABOUT SEPARATION FROM THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

OBVIOUSLY, FRENCH IS A VERY NICE COMMUNITY. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT NONE OF THE RESIDENTS ARE IMPACTED BY THIS NEW MAINTENANCE FACILITY. WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH CITY STAFF TO DEVELOP THE LANDSCAPE AND THE BUFFERS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ADEQUATE, BUT THE CLOSEST RESIDENT TO THE SOUTH IS APPROXIMATELY.

I THINK WE'RE ABOUT 600FT AWAY ON THAT SIDE. SO A COUPLE FOOTBALL FIELDS AND THEN TO THE NORTH, THEY'RE ABOUT 250 TO 270FT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO A LONG WAYS AWAY ACROSS A LOT OF LANDSCAPING GOLF COURSE SO THEY WON'T BE IMPACTED.

FROM A PARKING STANDPOINT, THE CODE DOESN'T ACTUALLY DEFINE RATIOS FOR MAINTENANCE FACILITIES.

SO WE WORKED WITH A TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND A PARKING STUDY WAS DONE BASED ON REAL WORLD DATA AND HOW THE FACILITIES USED TO DEVELOP A RATIO OF ABOUT ONE SPACE PER 300FT² WOULD BE ADEQUATE FOR THE FACILITIES THERE OF ENCLOSED AREA.

CURRENTLY THEY HAVE 86 PARKING SPACES AND IT'S SOMEWHAT DEFICIENT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO 119 SPACES MEETING THAT ONE FOR 300.

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THE CODE DOES REQUIRE ADDITIONAL GREEN SPACE FOR THAT REDUCTION IN PARKING WITH WHICH WE HAVE EXCEEDED THAT REQUIREMENT.

THE OTHER WAIVER THAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS THE BUFFER, AS I MENTIONED. SO THIS IS AN AREA THAT GIVES YOU A GOOD SNAPSHOT OF WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE TODAY. SO JUST WHERE THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW THAT'S ABOUT 12FT. THAT'S WHERE THE EUREKA PALMS ARE. THAT LINE ACTUALLY THIS ENTIRE CORRIDOR. WE'RE ONLY MODIFYING THE SECTION THAT ABUTS DIRECTLY ON OUR PROPERTY. SO IT'S ABOUT 400FT THERE AS YOU GO NORTH OR SOUTH.

THAT'S ALL GOLF COURSE PROPERTY. SO THAT'S NOT IMPACTED.

AND SO IN THAT AREA RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, CARS AND TRUCKS THAT HAVE BEEN PARKING THERE FOR YEARS. THAT'S A 12 FOOT BUFFER.

AND IT'S RELATIVELY DENSE. AS YOU DRIVE BY YOU DON'T REALLY SEE ANYTHING.

WE'RE GOING TO BE INCREASING THAT TO 27FT. WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE SHOWING HERE.

AND THE 27 FOOT BUFFER WILL BE, YOU KNOW, FULL OF MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LANDSCAPING.

GOT A COUPLE OF EXHIBITS HERE THAT ARE GOING TO SHOW YOU. SO THIS IS KIND OF THE EXISTING CONDITION AND THAT'S THE ENTRYWAY THERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, PRETTY SIMPLE. ERICA HEDGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT UPDATING TO BE A LITTLE MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE CORRIDOR AS YOU MAKE YOUR WAY GENERALLY NORTH ON ALTERNATE AND IT BECOMES A MUCH NICER LANDSCAPE PALETTE. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MULTIPLE LAYERS.

THE BACK LAYER IS GOING TO BE LARGE CALOPHYLLUM TREES TO CREATE SCREENING. STEPPING DOWN TO CLUSIA, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME CRAPE MYRTLES, SOME SABAL PALMS, AND THEN SOME NATIVE SHRUBS AND FLOWERING GROUND COVERS TO REALLY MATCH THE ESTHETIC OF THE REST OF ALTERNATIVE. AND A THERE'S A SECOND VIEW, JUST A LITTLE MORE AERIAL VIEW, WHERE YOU CAN CATCH A COUPLE GLIMPSES OF THE FACILITIES BEHIND. AND THIS IS A VIEW JUST INTERNAL TO THE PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, BEAUTIFUL METAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY BUILDINGS, BUT SIMPLE AND, YOU KNOW, EFFECTIVE. SO HERE'S ONE LAST VIEW.

YOU AND CITY STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION.

AND WE DID RECEIVE UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD ON JULY 8TH.

THANK YOU. DOES STAFF HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? NO, MADAM MAYOR, STAFF DOES NOT HAVE AN ADDITIONAL PRESENTATION OR ANYTHING TO ADD, BUT WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS WELL. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND WE AGAIN DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS SHOCKINGLY ON ANYTHING TONIGHT, WHICH IS AMAZING.

SO I AM GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK FOR A VOTE.

SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR RESOLUTION 58 2025? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 58 2025.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO COMMENT. THIS IS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT. GREAT JOB ON IT.

IT'S IT'S I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS AND A REVIEW.

THE LANDSCAPE IS GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL AND A MUCH IMPROVEMENT OF WHAT IT IS NOW.

I'M SURE THE COMMUNITY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS HAPPENING AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT NO COMMENTS AND I'LL BRING IT BACK FOR A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION AND DISCUSSION?

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

IT TOOK ME AN HOUR AND A HALF TONIGHT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER, PROBABLY, TO GET TO MIAMI FOR A MEETING.

BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'VE KIND OF SEEN THE IMPACTS OF WHAT NORTH LAKE HAS ON OUR RESIDENTS NOW THAT THAT WE HAVE THAT AVENIR OUT THERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, FOR OVER 25 YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A STATE ROAD SEVEN HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS TO GET DONE, AND IT'S JUST BEEN IN CONSTANT LEGAL BATTLES.

YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY WANTS IT. ONE NEIGHBORHOOD AND MUNICIPALITY KIND OF FROWN UPON IT.

AND IT'S NOT IN THE CITY AREA. BUT I'D LIKE TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, OR SEE IF THE TOWN ATTORNEY OR CITY MANAGER HAVE ANY IDEAS ON HOW WE CAN GET INTO MAYBE SUPPORTING IT. IF THE COUNCIL BE IN SUPPORT OF THAT, TO KIND OF HELP OUR RESIDENTS OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW, AND THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING NOW THAT'S VERY DRAMATIZED.

BUT ANY ACCIDENT OR IF THERE'S A TRAIN BREAKDOWN OUT THERE OR SIGNALS OR LIGHTS, THIS HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, ONCE A WEEK OUT THERE. SO I KIND OF LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD MAYBE GET INVOLVED IN MAYBE SUPPORTING STATE ROAD SEVEN.

IT JUST PASSED DOT, PUT IT ON A TIMELINE, AND THEY ADJUSTED EVERYTHING TO THE LAST LAWSUIT AND MADE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS CORRECT AND

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IF THEY HAD ANY IDEAS TO MOVE FORWARD IN SUPPORT, IF THE COUNCIL WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF THAT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR WANT TO REPLY? AND ACTUALLY THERE IS. I READ THAT THERE ISN'T AN APPEAL PERIOD AND I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE.

MAYBE MAX CAN OPINE A LITTLE BIT ON THE APPEAL, THE PROCESS AND WHO THE APPEAL WAS FOR.

AS FAR AS WHAT WHAT I'M AWARE OF IS THAT THEY THEY SUED OVER IT.

THEY CHALLENGED THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT THEY LOST AND MEANING WEST PALM BEACH.

AND THEN NOW THEY WAITED TILL THE LAST DAY, WHICH IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR PEOPLE TO WAIT TILL THE 30TH DAY TO FILE THEIR NOTICE OF APPEAL.

THEY DID. AND SO NOW THEY'LL BE APPEALING IT TO THE TO THE FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL.

IT WILL BE 70 DAYS. IT SHOULD BE ROUGHLY 70 DAYS BEFORE THE INITIAL BRIEF IS DUE.

IF THEY DON'T GET ANY EXTENSIONS, YOU CAN TYPICALLY GET UP TO 260 DAYS.

YOU CAN GET UP TO A 60 DAY EXTENSION JUST BY AGREEMENT, WHICH NOBODY TYPICALLY REFUSES IT.

SO THAT PUTS YOU AT 130 DAYS. SO YOU'RE LIKE, WHAT? THAT'S WHAT, FOUR MONTHS AND TEN DAYS. AND THEN YOU HAVE 30 DAYS AFTER THAT.

I BELIEVE IT'S 30 DAYS. I'M GOING BY MEMORY HERE. IT'S EITHER 20 OR 30.

I THINK IT'S 30 TO FILE YOUR REPLY. THEY CAN GET AN EXTENSION.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE UP TO ANOTHER 60 DAYS.

THAT'S 90. SO NOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHAT YOU'RE SEVEN MONTHS.

AND THEN YOU GET A A AFTER THE ANSWER BRIEF AND THEN THE WEST PALM WOULD GET A REPLY BRIEF.

AGAIN, THEY COULD GET AN EXTENSION, BUT PEOPLE TYPICALLY DON'T. ON THOSE.

THEY USUALLY GET FILED PRETTY QUICKLY. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY SEVEN AND A HALF TO EIGHT MONTHS. IN BASIC TERMS, BEFORE IT'S BRIEF. THEN WE GO BEFORE THE JUDGES, AND THEN IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY ASKED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT IF THEY REQUEST ORAL ARGUMENT. AND THAT'S GRANTED. THAT'S GOING TO KICK IT BACK PROBABLY ANOTHER SIX MONTHS, GIVE OR TAKE DEPENDING ON THEIR SCHEDULE. I MEAN, IT COULD BE IT COULD BE THREE MONTHS.

IT COULD BE IT COULD BE SIX MONTHS BEFORE THEY'LL GET ORAL ARGUMENT.

ONCE THEY GET ORAL ARGUMENT, IF THEY GET ORAL ARGUMENT, THEN YOU'RE LOOKING DEPENDING.

I MEAN, I HAD ONE WHERE WE GOT A PCA IN 48 HOURS AFTER ORAL ARGUMENT.

THAT'S PRETTY QUICK. THEN I HAD ONE WHERE I GOT A WRITTEN AN OPINION AND ONE, AND IT TOOK US A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

SO YOU COULD BE LOOKING REASONABLY AT THE FARTHEST EXCHANGE.

YOU COULD PROBABLY BE LOOKING AT ABOUT TEN. WORST CASE, MAYBE 12 MONTHS A YEAR FROM NOW BEFORE YOU GET A FULL RESOLUTION OF THE CASE.

IF THE IF THE CITY CHOSE TO DO SOMETHING. WE COULD POTENTIALLY PETITION THE COURT TO FILE WHAT'S CALLED AN AMICUS BRIEF OF FRIEND OF THE COURT BRIEF, WHERE YOU FILE A BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF ONE OF THE SIDES.

OBVIOUSLY, I THINK I KNOW WHICH SIDE YOU WANT TO SUPPORT.

AND AND WE'D HAVE TO PETITION THE COURT FOR THAT IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WANTED TO DO.

WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING, RON. WELL, JUST HISTORICALLY, THE COUNCIL HAD NOT TAKEN A POSITION ON A STATE ROAD SEVEN AT ALL.

SO THAT CAN CHANGE WITH ANY COUNCIL. AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, MY RECOLLECTION ISN'T AS GOOD AS IT USED TO BE, BUT I THOUGHT I READ THAT, THAT FDOT WAS GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH ALL THE PLANS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS. SO. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR THAT IS.

BUT IF YOU COULD DECIDE YOU WANT TO TAKE A POSITION ON STATE ROUTE SEVEN, YOU COULD DIRECT US TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER.

IF YOU WANTED TO JOIN THE LAWSUIT. IF YOU DECIDE THAT'S YOUR DIRECTION.

AND WE COULD GET INVOLVED IN THAT TOO. THAT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL.

IT'S YOUR POLICIES. SO WHEN YOU SAID THAT THEY'RE PUTTING THE I GUESS THE DESIGN IS STILL MOVING FORWARD.

MAX, WHILE THIS LAWSUIT IS BEING APPEALED. IT'S AN STATE ROAD.

SO IS THE STATE STILL PERMITTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION? WILL YOU HAVE A FINAL ORDER. BUT AND TYPICALLY TYPICALLY COURT ORDERS.

WELL, I CAN'T SAY. TYPICALLY IT'S ABOUT 5050 COURT ORDERS BEING STAYED BY AN APPEAL.

SOME ARE AUTOMATICALLY STAYED OR SOME ARE NOT. AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I HAVE NOT RESEARCH THIS FOR YOU.

FOR THE COUNCIL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE, I'D BE HAPPY TO LOOK INTO IT.

AND I COULD COME BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING AND GIVE YOU A BRIEF ON IT ABOUT.

I CAN LOOK INTO THE CASE WITH THE TEST CASE. WHERE IS THAT? AND GIVE YOU SOME OPTIONS. IF THAT WOULD, IF THAT WOULD PLEASE.

AND I COULD GET MORE CLARIFICATION FROM FDOT ON THEIR INTENTIONS AND HOW FAR THEY INTEND TO GO BEFORE I PUT YOU IN A BETTER POSITION TO MAKE

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I THINK THERE'S NO HARM IN THAT TO PUT THAT ON A FUTURE.

YEAH, AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. JUST MORE OF AN OPTION AND MORE OPTIONS ARE WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH SOME MORE RESEARCH.

SO I WASN'T LOOKING FOR A MOTION OR A VOTE OR ANYTHING, BUT JUST OPTIONS AND SOMETHING TO MOVE FORWARD SO WE CAN KIND OF TAKE A STAND ON IT.

LIKE SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF RESIDENTS LIVING OUT THERE, IT'S GOING TO BE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF OUR CITY AT SOME POINT WHEN AVENIR IS DONE.

AND YOU KNOW, THIS TIME HERE, WE KIND OF FORESAW AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO, YOU KNOW, GET EMERGENCY ACCESS AND OTHER OPTIONS.

BUT NEXT TIME WE MIGHT NOT HAVE THAT OPTION. LIKE I SAID, A TRAIN GET STUCK BELOW SOMETHING OUT BLOCKS OF ROAD.

SO I JUST HAVE ANOTHER ACCESS POINT UP THERE WHERE OUR TRUCKS DON'T GET STUCK IN TRAFFIC, OUR WORKERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OPTIONS AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

SO DO WE NEED TO? I GUESS WE NEED A MAJORITY FOR STAFF TO PUT SOMETHING IT LOOKS LIKE BY CONSENSUS.

YES, CONSENSUS. IT'S CONSENSUS. AND I CAN DO BY CONSENSUS.

WE'LL PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER AND WE'LL WORK VERY DILIGENTLY TO GET YOU SOMETHING. BY THE BY THE NEXT MEETING.

I'M HOPING THAT WE COULD CERTAINLY GET THAT TOGETHER. WE DO HAVE THE.

I JUST WANT TO PREPARE YOU GUYS ALSO. BUT WE THE AARON'S CASE AND THE COUNTY CASE ARE BOTH RAMPING UP, SO THEY'RE CURRENTLY GAME SPEED, SO THEY'RE SUCKING UP QUITE A BIT OF TIME. BUT I WILL DO MY BEST TO GET YOU GUYS SOMETHING BY THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT AND HOPEFULLY THE NEXT TIME SOMETHING IS CLOSED AT THE INTERSECTION, WE'LL HAVE COCONUT AS WELL AS AN OPPORTUNITY.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE? I DON'T THINK THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN OPPOSED TO STATE ROAD SEVEN GOING THROUGH OVER THE YEARS, THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD. I'M NOT EXCITED ABOUT ENJOYING A LAWSUIT.

I WON'T DO THAT. I WON'T BE IN SUPPORT OF THAT.

BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE THE OPTIONS AND THEN POTENTIALLY SUPPORT THE ROAD GOING THROUGH BY JOINING A LAWSUIT.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO, BUT LET'S SEE. LET'S HEAR THE OPTIONS AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. YOU WOULDN'T BE JOINING.

YEAH. THAT SHIP HAS SAILED. IF IF IT WAS THE COUNSEL.

WHEN I GET YOU THE INFORMATION, THEN YOU GUYS COULD. YOU'LL KNOW BETTER OR NOT. AND I'LL BE ABLE TO ADVISE YOU WHETHER OR NOT I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. YOU COULD DO WHAT'S CALLED. YOU PETITION THE COURT FOR PERMISSION TO FILE WHAT'S CALLED AN AMICUS BRIEF.

WE'RE NOT IN THE LAWSUIT. WE DON'T HAVE STANDING IN THE LAWSUIT, BUT IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO ARGUE ON BEHALF OF ONE OF THE SIDES.

OBVIOUSLY, DOT FOR STATE ROAD SEVEN. AND I WOULD WRITE A BRIEF ARGUING THE MERITS OF THE DEFENSE OF THEIR CASE ALONG WITH THEM.

IT WOULD BE SEPARATE FROM THEIRS, BUT IT'S JUST CALLED A FRIEND OF THE COURT OR BRIEF. IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY EFFECT ON US. WE JUST WOULD INCUR THE EXPENSES OF DOING THE BRIEF FILING AND ASKING FOR IT, AND THEN AND THEN WRITING IT AND FILING IT.

OKAY, LET'S LET'S SEE YOUR OPTIONS AND WE CAN DISCUSS THIS, BUT I YEAH, I'M SUPPORTIVE THAT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD I THINK IT'S JUST WORTH MENTIONING. SO THE TPA PASSED THE 2050 PLAN RECENTLY.

AND WE HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE FROM PALM BEACH GARDENS AND HAVE VOTED IN SUPPORT OF FUNDING FOR STATE ROAD SEVEN EVERY SINGLE TIME FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON THE TPA. SO THAT'S NUMBER ONE ON THE LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, JUST SITTING THERE WHILE WE WAIT FOR THIS TO GET RESOLVED SO WE CAN ACTUALLY FINISH OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING HELD UP BY IT AS WELL.

SO IT'S MORE THAN JUST THE ACCESS WHICH WE ALL NEED.

IT'S THE FACT THAT IT IS JUST GOBBLING UP FUNDS EVERY TIME IT HAS TO GET PUSHED BACK AGAIN, WHICH MEANS THAT ALL THE OTHER ROADWAY PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WAITING FOR ARE GETTING PUSHED BACK. SO IT'S KIND OF A DOMINO EFFECT THAT'S MORE THAN THE ONE ROAD.

IT'S A VERY VALID AND GOOD POINT TO BRING UP.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO BRING UP? I DO. HAVE AN ARTICLE THAT ACTUALLY I READ. IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT APROPOS TO THAT IN REGARDS TO TRAFFIC.

AND IT WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE ORLANDO NEWSPAPER, AND IT HAD BRIGHT LINES, NUMBERS WHICH I WAS SHOCKED ABOUT BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'D LOVE TO SEE. BUT BRIGHT LINES ORLANDO TO MIAMI LEG WHICH WE KNOW HAS BEEN EXTREMELY POPULAR, BUT I WAS SURPRISED. IN THE 2024, BRIGHTLINE HAD ROUGHLY 2.8 MILLION PASSENGERS, WHICH TO ME WAS A HUGE NUMBER. AND BRIGHTLINE CARRIED NEARLY 800,000 PASSENGERS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025, WHICH IS SUCH A BIG NUMBER. AND IT'S UP. AND THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC TRIPS THAT BRIGHTLINE HAS SAVED ON THE ROADWAYS IS EXPONENTIAL.

SO IN 2025 OR I SHOULD SAY IN THE THE YEAR BEFORE IT WAS 700,000.

SO IT WENT UP ALMOST 100,000 OVER 100, 100,000 PEOPLE, RIDERS IN JUST THE FIRST QUARTER.

SO IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU.

IT'S A PRETTY GOOD ARTICLE. AND THOSE NUMBERS WERE ASTRONOMICAL AND INTERESTING.

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SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT. OTHER THAN THAT DO WE HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY REPORT?

[XI. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT]

WELL, THERE'S NO OTHER CITY BUSINESS, SO THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.