Dec 04, 2025 City Council

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GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AS WE RECOGNIZE THE PASSING OF BOB SAVELLE, A LONGTIME MEMBER OF OUR PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING BOARD, WHO PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 15TH.

THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR TINSLEY HERE. VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. REED HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. ROSSO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. KEMP HERE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR MODIFICATIONS? NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

[IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]

THANK YOU CHARLOTTE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL CHARLOTTE BRZEZINSKI, LEISURE SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR.

BEFORE I GET STARTED, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP MY TENNIS TEAM.

COME ON UP, GUYS. THEY'RE A LITTLE SHY. THEY WORK REALLY HARD.

THEY DO FANTASTIC, FANTASTIC THINGS, BUT THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT SHY.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT THREE AWARDS THAT THEY'VE WON IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK.

SO THE FIRST ONE WAS GIVEN FROM SPORTS DESTINATION MANAGEMENT.

THIS IS THE PREMIER LEADING PUBLICATION FOR SPORT EVENT PLANNERS AND TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS IN THE SPORT TOURISM MARKET.

SO THIS IS A BIG GROUP OF PEOPLE THROUGH OUR NATION WHO GENERATE SPORTS TOURISM.

NOW, WHAT THEY DO IS THE MAGAZINE HONORS EVENTS THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THAT EVENT WAS HELD.

AND AS YOU KNOW, OUR TENNIS CENTER HOLDS SOME OF THE BIGGEST, SOME OF THE FINEST INTERNATIONAL EVENTS THAT CAN GO ON IN THE GAME OF TENNIS.

SO SPORT ECONOMICS IS BUILT AROUND NOT ONLY ROOM NIGHTS, BUT IT'S SHOPPING.

IT'S PEOPLE GETTING GAS, IT'S GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE.

AND THAT IS WHAT GOES INTO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT LOCALLY WHEN THE TENNIS CENTER BRINGS TOURNAMENTS.

SO THE TWO AWARDS THAT THEY GOT, FIRST OF ALL, IS FOR THE LITTLE MO'S INTERNATIONAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT, WHICH, BY THE WAY, KICKS OFF TOMORROW WITH THE INTERNATIONAL PARADE OF NATIONS IN THE OPENING CEREMONY.

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE AND INVITE THE PUBLIC TO COME SEE SOME AMAZING TENNIS.

THESE KIDS ARE SOME OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD, AND THEY'RE ALL GOING TO CONVENE AT OUR TENNIS CENTER FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF.

CORRECT? SO FANTASTIC THOUGH. BUT THIS YEAR OR LAST YEAR WHEN WE PRESENTED THIS AWARD, THIS EVENT GENERATED AN ESTIMATED $1.69 MILLION FOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY IN NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY.

SO ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. ABOUT 700 PLAYERS FROM 60 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

ALSO, SPORTS DESTINATION MANAGEMENT RECOGNIZED THE CENTER FOR THE 2025 ITF MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, SIMILAR TO LITTLE MO'S THERE. IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL EVENT.

IT BRINGS PEOPLE FROM 35 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THAT IS $1.6 MILLION.

NOW, MOVING ON TO PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST RECOGNITIONS THAT YOU COULD GET IN THE FIELD OF TENNIS IS THE 2025 USTA OUTSTANDING FACILITY AWARD. THIS AWARD, ACTUALLY, WE WON IN 2014 WHEN WE HAD THAT LITTLE ITTY BITTY TENNIS CENTER, IF YOU REMEMBER THAT. I THINK WE WERE AT 12 COURTS MAYBE AT THAT POINT.

BUT NOW WE WE'VE REACHED WE'RE ACTUALLY COMPETING IN THE LARGE PUBLIC FACILITY MARKET, AND WE ARE ONLY ONE OF SIX THAT WERE RECOGNIZED ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR THIS HONOR.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE BY WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU IN THE POWERPOINT, IT'S GOT TO BE A WHOLE APPROACH TO SERVING TENNIS, NOT ONLY THE UPKEEP OF THE FACILITY, THE SAFETY OF THE FACILITY, BUT IT'S GOT TO BE THE LEADERSHIP, THE MANAGEMENT, THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE GIVEN THAT REACH ALL FACETS OF TENNIS FROM ANYONE WHO IS ABLE BODIED AND NOT TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THE GAME. AND ACTUALLY, IN A PRESENTATION LATER, WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.

BUT I WANT TO INTRODUCE THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE STANDING HERE WITH ME.

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SHE'S BEEN WITH US SINCE 2013, AND IN 2020, SHE WAS ELEVATED TO THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR.

IT IS UNDER HER LEADERSHIP THAT THESE FANTASTIC THINGS HAPPEN AT THE TENNIS CENTER NEXT TO HER.

ANDY MOLE, WHO'S OUR OPERATIONS MANAGER, ALSO BEEN WITH US A LONG TIME, AND HE'S REALLY THE BACKBONE TO OUR BUSINESS.

SHE'S THE ONE WHO MAKES ALL THE THINGS HAPPEN THAT WENDY DREAMS UP.

DOWN HERE WE HAVE CASSANDRA RODRIGUEZ. SHE IS HANDLING ALL OF OUR EVENTS, AND YOU'LL SEE HER AT OUR DESK A LOT.

SHE'S THE ONE THAT DEALS WITH THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND BANQUETS AND THINGS THAT GO ON.

I'VE GOT IAN SULLIVAN RIGHT HERE. HE'S ALSO BEEN WITH US A LONG TIME.

HE MANAGES ALL THE EVENTS, TOURNAMENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT GO ON.

AND PROBABLY OUR MOST RECENT HIRE, MICHAEL KING, DOWN HERE.

HE HANDLES EVERYTHING IN THE CAFE AND ALL OF OUR CATERING ACTIVITIES.

SO THIS IS THE TEAM THAT GETS THESE AWARDS. YOU GUYS HOLD THEM UP PLEASE, FOR THIS.

PLEASE CONGRATULATE THEM. THEN I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL DOWN TO COME TAKE A PICTURE.

WHERE DO YOU WANT US? DO YOU WANT COUNCIL? THANK YOU.

7 A.M..

CLOSING REMARKS. NO, I DON'T THINK.

SO.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. NUMBER TWO.

AWESOME. YOU GUYS NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE US. AND NEXT WE HAVE THE AMAZING WOLF PACK CUBESAT DEVELOPMENT TEAM UPDATE BY KEVIN SIMMONS AND THE WOLF PACK STUDENTS. AND PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM WHILE WE PREPARE TO BE BLOWN AWAY LIKE LAST YEAR.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE ENJOYED A CHANCE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE WORK THAT THE TEAM HAS DONE FOR ALMOST TEN YEARS NOW, AND WE HAVE A NEW GROUP OF STUDENTS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON POLICY.

AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, THE WOLF PACK CUBESAT DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS NOW A 501 C3, HAVING LAUNCHED THREE SATELLITES TO SPACE, BUILT THEM, AND WE'RE BUILDING OUR FOURTH. AND THEN YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT OUR FIFTH AND SIXTH SATELLITES.

WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM 12 STATES. MOST OF MOST OF OUR MEMBERS ARE IN FLORIDA, BUT 12 WE HAVE STUDENTS IN 12 STATES AND FROM CANADA,

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I'M GOING TO LET THE TEAM MAKE THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT WE BELIEVE IN A GROWTH MINDSET.

YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF FAR MORE THAN TYPICALLY WE GIVE THEM CREDIT FOR.

AND WHAT WE REALLY ARE TRYING TO DO IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES AND ACCESS TO BRIGHT STUDENTS, NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE IN THE AREA. AND THAT'S TOUGH BECAUSE AEROSPACE IS AN EXPENSIVE SORT OF DOMAIN TO BE IN.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU FROM TEN YEARS, THE KIDS THAT WE'VE HELPED PREPARE THAT HAVE GONE ON TO GREAT SCHOOLS AND MILITARY ACADEMIES IN THE IVY LEAGUES.

THEY ARE NOW ENTERING THE WORKFORCE AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO REMARKABLE THINGS.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND LET YOU KNOW.

I'M HOPING YOU'LL SEE THE THE PRINCIPLES WE EMPLOY, WHICH IS REAL WORLD, HANDS ON AEROSPACE AND POLICY.

AND IT'S THE POLICY KIDS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT.

SO WITH THAT, I THINK I WILL STEP DOWN. HI, I'M KELLY AND I'M FROM THE WEISS SCHOOL, AND I AM ALSO IN SEVENTH GRADE.

AND FIRST, THE EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR STEM IS STARTING TO FALL APART. MANY CHILDREN DO NOT KNOW OR HAVE NOT THE RESOURCES TO KNOW ABOUT THE STEM EDUCATION CURRICULUMS THAT PEOPLE PROVIDE, LIKE US. AND THE ECONOMY HAS CHANGED.

IT HAS TURNED TO WHAT WE KNOW TO HOW WE CAN APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE.

AND FINALLY, THE WORKFORCE IS GRAYING. MANY PEOPLE ARE NOW RETIRING, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO FILL THE GAPS.

OUR PROGRAM WILL. OUR PROGRAM WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM BY PROVIDING AN AUTHENTIC STEM EDUCATION CURRICULUM AS WELL AS A EFFECTIVE AEROSPACE PROGRAM.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS TYLER. I'M A SOPHOMORE AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL.

AND FIRST, SORRY. WRONG SLIDE. FIRST, I WANTED TO DISCUSS SOME OF OUR TEAM PHILOSOPHIES AND THEN GO INTO OUR MISSION HERITAGE A LITTLE BIT.

SO OUR TEAM EMPLOYS SOMETHING WE LIKE TO CALL THE FOUR C'S, WHICH IS CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING, COLLABORATION, AND COMMUNICATION. STUDENTS ON OUR TEAM OFTEN UTILIZE THEIR CREATIVITY TO DESIGN AND CHOOSE PAYLOADS WHILE USING THEIR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS TO WORK TECHNICAL ISSUES SUCH AS THE MATERIAL'S SIZE, MASS AND POWER OF OUR SATELLITES.

WE ALSO, OF COURSE, USE COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION TO WORK INTERNALLY WITHIN OUR TEAM AND TO DESIGN AND COORDINATE SUBSYSTEMS FOR OUR SATELLITES.

SPEAKING OF THESE SATELLITES, OUR TEAM IS THE FIRST MIDDLE SCHOOL CUBESAT SELECTED BY NASA'S CSLI PROGRAM, WHICH IS A SATELLITE THAT PROVIDES UNIVERSITIES AND HIGH SCHOOLS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LAUNCH THEIR SATELLITES.

IN THE PAST, WE'VE LAUNCHED THREE SATELLITES WHICH SUCCESSFULLY MADE IT TO ORBIT, AND WE HAVE THREE UPCOMING SATELLITES WHICH WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON, ONE OF WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH NEXT YEAR. ANOTHER WILL BE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE JAPANESE AEROSPACE COMPANY.

SPACE CLUB IS THE PRECURSOR TO WOLF PACK, AND ITS MISSION IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO JOIN THE WOLF PACK.

WITH THIS MISSION IN MIND, SPACE CLUB ALLOWS STUDENTS TO LEARN AND EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF AEROSPACE USING THE SPACE ACRONYM.

THE SPACE ACRONYM STANDS FOR SPACE PHYSICS, AEROSPACE AND CUBESAT EXPLORATION AND USING THIS ACRONYM, IT TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT CERTAIN SUBJECTS OF INTEREST.

THIS INCLUDES WOLFPACK STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES HELPING STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THE WOLFPACK.

A FEW OF THE TOPICS INCLUDED IN THE SPACE CLUB ARE ASTROBIOLOGY, GENERAL AND SPECIAL RELATIVITY, BLACK HOLE MATHEMATICS, CUBESATS, CLASSICAL PHYSICS, AND FINALLY, THE NATURE OF LIGHT.

A FEW OF THE COMPETITIONS THAT THE STUDENTS WITHIN THE SPACE CLUB COMPETE IN IS THE RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEM AND THE NASA HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON CHALLENGE.

WHILE THE SPACE CLUB IS INTERESTED IN CUBESAT EXPLORATION, WE ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN PUBLIC POLICY AND OUTREACH.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I AM BELLA EBERHART AND I AM A NINTH GRADER AT FOUR HIGH.

SO I AM ONE OF OUR LEADS FOR OUR POLICY TEAM.

AND AND ALSO OUR MAIN GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO REALLY BE ABLE TO WORK WITH PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE AND ALSO TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF PALM BEACH, TO BE ABLE TO HOST TWO DIFFERENT SUMMER CAMPS THAT WILL BE LOCATED AT PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE AN INTRO TO AEROSPACE SUMMER CAMP, AND THE SECOND ONE IS GOING TO BE AN INTRO TO MANUFACTURING SUMMER CAMP.

AND THE WAY THAT THESE CAMPS ARE GOING TO WORK IS WE ARE GOING IS THE IS THE LENGTH OF THE CAMP IS GOING TO BE ABOUT FIVE DAYS.

SO LIKE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AND ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS OR MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, THE STUDENTS FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A REAL WORLD, HANDS ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY BE TAUGHT ABOUT THE TOPIC OF THAT WEEK, WHICH WILL ALSO CONSIST OF DIFFERENT TOPICS EACH DAY THAT ARE GOING TO

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AND THEN ON THE FINAL DAY OR ON FRIDAY, THE GOAL WOULD BE TO BE ABLE TO USE PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE BUSSES, TO BE ABLE TO BUS ALL THE KIDS THAT ARE ATTENDING THE CAMP THAT WEEK TO A LOCAL BUSINESS, OR ALSO TO A LOCAL COMPANY THAT WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM REAL WORLD, HANDS ON EXPERIENCES. THAT WILL BE ABOUT THE OVERALL TOPIC OF THAT WEEK.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE MANUFACTURING CAMP, THEY WILL GET TO GO TO A LOCAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, BUT THEN FOR THE AEROSPACE CAMP, THEY WILL GO TO A COMPANY THAT WORKS WITH AEROSPACE AND CUBESATS AND ROCKETS AND DIFFERENT TOPICS LIKE THAT.

YES. THANK YOU. HELLO, I AM ROHAN SCHLAFER AND I'M A FIFTH GRADER AT THE WEISS SCHOOL.

AND THE FIRST POLICY EVENT THAT WE ATTENDED THIS YEAR WAS IN DECEMBER 18TH AND WAS THE PALM BEACH COUNTY DELEGATIONS.

MR. SIMMONS AND I GAVE A THREE MINUTE PRESENTATION ON OUR APPROPRIATION REQUEST.

WE ANSWERED QUESTIONS AS NETWORKED WITH SENATORS.

WE ESTABLISHED SPONSORSHIP TIES WITH REPRESENTATIVE SKIDMORE AND SENATOR HARRELL.

OUR SECOND POLICY EVENT OF THE YEAR WAS PALM BEACH COUNTY DAY ON MARCH 4TH THROUGH FIFTH.

WE WE MET WITH LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES, SENATORS AND AIDES.

WE HAD 20 PLUS MEETINGS AND DISCUSSED OUR APPROPRIATION.

WE GAINED A LOT OF SUPPORT. OUR FINAL POLICY EVENT OF THE YEAR WAS FLORIDA SPACE DAY, WHICH WAS HELD ON MARCH 11TH AT THE FLORIDA CAPITOL. WE HAD TWO TEAMS WITH BELLA AND MICHAEL, AND MICHAEL COULD NOT MAKE IT TODAY.

WE HAD 22 MEETINGS WITH THE WITH REPRESENTATIVES, SENATORS AND AIDES.

WE WORKED ON FOUR MAIN TALKING POINTS STEM EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND SPACE ECONOMY. AND WE ALSO TRY TO FOCUS ON OUR APPROPRIATION FROM LAST YEAR.

WE WOULD BE GLAD TO HAVE A PHOTO WITH YOU.

I THINK WE CAN DO THAT. WE'LL COME DOWN AND HAVE A PHOTO WITH YOU.

AND DO. A GREAT JOB.

YES I DO. THAT'S RIGHT. COME OVER HERE. GOOD TO SEE YOU. WHAT WAS YOUR. INTENTION IN EVERY MOVE.

LEFT, RIGHT. LEFT. RIGHT HERE. THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S WHY. WE'RE ALL GOING TO DO IT.

NOT AT ALL.

ACTUALLY. HERE IS THE RIGHT WAY.

SHE.

IS. ABSOLUTELY.

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[V. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC]

AND AFTER THAT IS RACHELLE LITT AND THEN DAVID LEVY.

I KNOW THE DRILL NAME. AND YES, IF YOU DON'T MIND, FOR THE RECORD, WRITE ERIC SABLAN, 184 THORNTON DRIVE, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA. 40 YEAR RESIDENT, ALMOST WORKING ON IT FOR 40 YEARS.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME TONIGHT. CITY HALL LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.

YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF DECORATING IT. THERE'S ONE THING MISSING.

THE CITY MENORAH INSIDE. I JUST CAME FROM PUTTING UP THE MENORAH OUTSIDE IN FRONT OF THE FIREHOUSE.

AND I CAME BY JUST TO SEE WHAT CITY HALL LOOKED LIKE.

THERE WAS NO MENORAH ON THE PIANO. I WAS SHOCKED, FRANKLY, I WAS SHOCKED.

WHY? AND I'M ASKING YOU WHY. THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

I RAISED THE MONEY FOR THAT MENORAH. I KNOW I RAISED THE MONEY FOR THE PIANO THAT IT SITS ON.

I DONATED THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE IN CITY HALL.

THE THE ONE, THE ARTIFICIAL ONE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STILL THE SAME ONE, BUT I DID THAT BECAUSE, FRANKLY, I RESPECT ALL PEOPLE'S BELIEFS IN THIS CITY AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DON'T.

NOW, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME OF YOU I'M SURE THAT DON'T LIKE THIS.

AND I'M SURE THAT MOST OF YOU DON'T SUPPORT IT.

BUT I NEED TO KNOW WHY YOU'RE DOING THIS. NOW, IF IT'S A LEGAL REASON, FINE.

TELL ME IT'S A LEGAL REASON. BUT YOU'VE DEFENDED OTHER PEOPLE'S RIGHTS IN THIS CITY BEFORE, AND YOU PUT MONEY IN BACK OF IT. WHY AREN'T YOU DOING THAT? FOR THE JEWISH POPULATION IN THIS CITY, AT LEAST 25% OF THE CITY ARE.

JEWS OUR LARGEST TAXPAYERS ARE OWNED BY JEWISH CORPORATIONS.

AND I DON'T MEAN TO BE, YOU KNOW, PUSH THE RELIGION OR THE ETHNICITY, BUT IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT. BECAUSE I'M HERE TO APPEAL TO YOU TO CHANGE THIS.

IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER CITY HALLS IN THIS COUNTY.

IN THIS CITY, I'M SURE. IN THIS NORTHERN COUNTY WHO WHO HAVE MENORAHS IN THEIR CITY HALLS.

I'LL BET YOU THEY DIDN'T TAKE THEM OUT. NOW, I HAVEN'T SURVEYED ALL OF THEM, BUT I DON'T KNOW.

AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT. AND I HOPE YOU HAVE SOME ANSWERS FOR ME.

I REALLY DO. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU.

AND FORMER MAYOR RACHELLE LITT. RACHELLE LITT 62 DUNBAR ROAD, PALM BEACH GARDENS. 33418. I HADN'T PREPARED TO COME AND TALK TO YOU TONIGHT, BUT WHEN I GOT HERE, I FOUND OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE MENORAH, THAT IT WAS NO LONGER BEING DISPLAYED, AND I COULDN'T JUST SIT HERE AND NOT SAY SOMETHING LIKE ERIC.

THE QUESTION IS WHY? WHY? WHEN OTHER CITIES DISPLAY DOWN THEIR STREETS FLAGS THAT HAVE CHRISTMAS AND HANUKKAH ON THEM, WHY WE CAN'T DO THAT. THE MENORAH, LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE, IS NOT A RELIGIOUS SYMBOL.

IT'S A CELEBRATION OF A BATTLE. AND SO I HAD TO STAND UP AND ASK YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER AND RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS HOLIDAY TIME FOR A LOT OF US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND FORMER MAYOR DAVID LEVY.

DAVID LEVY. FOUR SEVEN, EIGHT EIGHT HOLLY DRIVE, PALM BEACH GARDENS.

I'M HERE ALSO TO SPEAK ABOUT THE MENORAH. I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT THE FORMER MAYOR SAID.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A WHOLE BEVY OF FORMER MAYORS COMING OUT ON THIS ISSUE.

SO IT IS IMPORTANT. I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BECAUSE UNLIKE A LOT OF JEWISH PEOPLE, I GREW UP IN NON-JEWISH AREA. AND THE MENORAH, WHEN I SAW IT, WHEN I CAME INTO CITY HALL, TOLD ME I BELONGED HERE. IT WAS A SYMBOL OF INCLUSIVENESS.

AND TO NOT HAVE THAT NOW, DOES THAT MEAN THAT I'M NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE CELEBRATIONS OF THIS HOLIDAY?

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DECORATIONS IS THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR. YOU'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THE CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.

THE MENORAH WASN'T UNDERSTATED. IT WAS SAT ON THE PIANO AND IT LOOKED VERY NICE.

AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL, AND IT MADE ME FEEL A PART OF THE CITY.

AND NOT TO HAVE THAT THERE MAKES ME FEEL THAT I'M NO LONGER PART OF THE CITY, AND I SHOULD BE PART OF THE CITY.

ALL CITIZENS SHOULD BE PART OF THE CITY. AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL RECONSIDER WHETHER THE MENORAH IS THERE.

AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HANUKKAH AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

THANK YOU. AND WE CAN PUT THIS ON AT THE END OF THE AGENDA FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION.

ONE QUESTION THOUGH. I KNOW WE'VE HAD A MENORAH THERE FOR, WHATEVER, 25, 30 YEARS, AT LEAST THE 25 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE.

HAVE WE BEEN SUED? IN THOSE WE HAVE NOT BEEN SUED, BUT WE HAVE BEEN THREATENED.

IF WE DIDN'T REMOVE IT, WE WOULD BE SUED. I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS.

SURE. ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, IT'S AMAZING THAT THE THREE OF YOU SIT THERE AND TALK ABOUT THIS MENORAH ISSUE, THIS RELIGIOUS SYMBOL, AFTER YEARS OF BEING TOLD, YEARS OF BEING TOLD THAT IT'S ILLEGAL TO DO WHAT IT IS YOU'RE ASKING US TO DO. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 25 YEARS.

THAT HAS NOT BEEN ON THAT PIANO FOR 25 OR 30 YEARS.

IT HAS NOT. I'VE BEEN HERE AND IT'S NOT BEEN THERE.

IT HAS BEEN THERE ON MANY YEARS, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN THAT LONG.

SO WE GOT AWAY WITH IT. AND THEN WE WERE THREATENED WITH A LAWSUIT.

SO WE TOOK IT DOWN SO THAT THE CITY WOULD NOT GET IN A LAWSUIT AND A PROTRACTED NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON.

NOW, MIND YOU, THIS AND YOU ALL KNOW THIS, THAT WE PROVIDED A FREE SPEECH ZONE SO THAT WE COULD ALLOW A MENORAH TO BE PUT UP AT BURNS ROAD. AND THEN WHEN CONSTRUCTION OCCURRED THERE, WE MOVED THE FREE SPEECH ZONE OVER ACROSS THE STREET TO STATION ONE, WHERE IT'S HIGHLY VISIBLE AND THE CRECHE IS REQUIRED TO BE THERE, TOO, WHICH IS ANOTHER RELIGIOUS SYMBOL. ALTHOUGH LATELY MAYBE.

I'M NOT SURE, BUT WE'VE GONE OUT OF OUR WAY TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MENORAH TO BE DISPLAYED.

SO. KEEP IN MIND THE CITY IS IS VERY AWARE OF ITS HISTORY, OF ITS CURRENT POPULATION, AND WE TRY TO BE FAIR TO EVERYONE.

AND ERIC, YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT WHEN WE TALKED, WE WANTED SOMETHING IN ADDITION TO THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, AND WENT OUT OF MY WAY TO WORK WITH PARKS AND RECREATION TO CREATE THE DREIDEL SCENE THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING OUT OF OUR WAY TO DO THAT IN RECOGNITION OF THE JEWISH POPULATION.

AND I'LL TELL YOU ONE OTHER THING. WHEN THAT HORRIBLE EVENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST THE 7TH, OCTOBER 7TH, THE NEXT DAY I ORDERED ALL THOSE LIGHTS ON OUR OVERPASS TO BE BLUE AND RECOGNITION OF THE STRUGGLE THAT WAS OCCURRING IN ISRAEL.

SO TO COME UP HERE AND PAINT THIS CITY AS WHATEVER TERM YOU WANT TO USE THAT WERE INSENSITIVE TO THAT.

I'M SORELY DISAPPOINTED IN ALL OF YOU FOR DOING THAT.

WE'VE GONE OUT OF OUR WAY, AND I DON'T KNOW TO TELL YOU ANYTHING OTHER THAN TO DISPLAY THE MENORAH IN ANY PLACE OUTSIDE THE FREE SPEECH ZONE IS ILLEGAL, AND YOU CANNOT DIRECT US TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S ILLEGAL.

SO MAX CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THAT PART. THANK YOU.

RON. AND I DON'T THINK ANYONE WAS TRYING TO BE MEAN OR ANYTHING.

I THINK THEY JUST WANTED TO BE INCLUSIVE. BUT WITH ALL THAT SAID IN AN EFFORT TO DO SO WHAT I HEARD IS THAT AND ACTUALLY, I DID DO SOME HOMEWORK IN REGARDS TO THIS A MENORAH.

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A SHABBOS MENORAH IS A MENORAH WITH NINE CANDLES.

IS NOT A SHABBOS MENORAH. THE ONE THAT REPRESENTS THE JEWISH IS.

SO ALL I'M ASKING IS, IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THAT.

THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING, IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THE DIFFERENCE, BECAUSE THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

OKAY. THAT'S IT. I APPRECIATE THAT, WHICH IS WHAT WE JUST HEARD.

THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT O CITY MANAGER REPORT, RON.

[VI. CITY MANAGER REPORT]

THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF RECENT PUBLIC QUESTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS.

AND COMMENTS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED MISCONCEPTIONS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CITY'S RECREATION FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS. I COULD TALK A LOT ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO HEAR IT.

I'VE ASKED THE STAFF TO CLARIFY OUR RECREATION PROGRAMS. THOSE PROGRAMS IN PARTICULAR THAT ARE FREE, FREE BASED, AND HOW THOSE DECISIONS FEE BASED AND FREE BASED AND HOW THOSE DECISIONS ARE MADE.

THE PRESENTATION WILL BE LED BY CHARLOTTE BRZEZINSKI, LEISURE SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR, AND DANIEL PRIETO, A DEPUTY LEISURE SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR. AND ALTHOUGH THEY MAY NOT LOOK IT, INCLUDING MYSELF, BUT WHAT YOU SEE STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU, INCLUDING ME AS WELL, OVER 100 YEARS OF PARKS AND RECREATION EXPERIENCE.

AND CERTAINLY MORE THAN 50 YEARS HERE IN THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.

SO MIND YOU, THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST RODEO. WE'VE BEEN HERE, AND WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING A GREAT SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY FOR AT LEAST 25 YEARS. THANK YOU. CHARLOTTE. GO AHEAD. TAKE IT AWAY.

WELCOME AGAIN. COUNCIL CHARLOTTE BRZEZINSKI, LEISURE SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR.

I HAVE MY WINGMAN WITH ME, DANIEL PRIETO AND TIM FORD.

JUST IN CASE YOU ASK QUESTIONS THAT I NEED TO LEAN ON THEM FOR A MINUTE.

SO TONIGHT WITHIN MY 24 YEARS OF SERVING THIS CITY I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW WE APPROACH OUR RECREATION SERVICE DELIVERY AND THE METHODOLOGY THAT WE USE TO BASICALLY DO WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY.

SO FORGIVE ME, WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF SLIDES, SHARE A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT HAPPY AT THE END TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SO FIRST OF ALL, DELIVERING AN INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY RECREATION PROGRAM IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE VERY LIGHTLY.

PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. IT IS MY INTEGRITY THAT I BUILD ON TO DO WHAT I DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND WHAT THESE GENTLEMEN DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY. SO, AS YOU KNOW, AND YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING AND I INVITE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE, WE HAVE COPIES OF OUR GARDENS REC LIFE BROCHURE.

WE'VE BEEN PRODUCING THAT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

WHAT YOU HAVE IS THE FALL VERSION. THE NEW VERSION WILL BE OUT FOR THE SPRING HERE, PROBABLY IN ABOUT 2 OR 3 WEEKS.

WHEN THAT VERSION COMES OUT, THERE'S GOING TO BE 488 INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS THAT OUR PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN.

NOW THOSE ARE REGISTRATION PROGRAMS. THEY ARE NOT THE THE DROP IN THE FREE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN A LITTLE BIT.

BUT 488 PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE RECREATION TEAM TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE TOUCH ALL FACETS, ALL ABILITIES, ALL AGES, AND THAT COMES OUT IN THAT PUBLICATION.

ALL RESIDENTS AND ALL NONRESIDENTS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US IN MOST CASES, EXCEPT WHEN WE ARE IN A HIGH DEMAND SITUATION.

ALSO, WE PRODUCE WHAT WE CALL THE ON THE HOUSE REC CARD, WHICH IS ALSO IN FRONT OF YOU.

AND AGAIN, IF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE ONE, THEY'RE THERE OVER ON THE TABLE.

WE DO THIS TWICE A YEAR AND IT HIGHLIGHTS THE FALL.

AND THEN ONE COMES OUT IN THE SPRING AND IT TALKS ABOUT ALL THE FREE AND CLOSE TO NOMINAL PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN PARTICIPATE IN.

THIS IS THE CORE TO WHAT WE THINK COMMUNITY IS.

IT LETS PEOPLE GATHER. THEY ENJOY THINGS AND THEY CAN JUST ENJOY OUR PARKS.

AND THAT'S WHAT'S OUTLINED IN ON THE HOUSE BROCHURE.

NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT METHODOLOGY AND CONSISTENCY.

IN FRONT OF YOU IS A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE OUR GUIDING LIGHT ON HOW WE PROVIDE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, AND HOW WE ASSESS FEES TO OUR COMMUNITY. THAT POLICY ORIGINALLY WAS WRITTEN IN 2004.

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WE'VE GOT A FIELDHOUSE COMING. WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING SO THIS POLICY WILL GET UPDATED.

BUT I WANT TO READ TO YOU WHAT THE PURPOSE IS TO ESTABLISH A FISCAL GUIDELINE FOR RECREATION PROGRAM EVENTS AND FACILITY OPERATION THAT IS CONSISTENT BASED UPON UNIFORM METHODS OF DETERMINING COST VERSUS REVENUE, WHICH MEETS ANNUALLY ESTABLISHED GOALS FOR EXPENSE, RECOVERY AND SUBSIDIZATION APPROACH TO RECREATION SERVICES.

THAT, IN A NUTSHELL, IS WHAT WE USE TO DO WHAT WE DO.

NOW, I'M GOING TO TALK A LOT ABOUT TONIGHT THE PYRAMID METHOD.

NOW, I AM NOT THE AUTHOR OF THIS. THIS IS A STANDARD METHOD THAT PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS UTILIZE TO FIGURE OUT HOW AND WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE TO ESTABLISH FEES. SO THIS PYRAMID METHOD IS OUTLINED IN THIS SOP.

AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS POWERPOINT.

NOW FIRST LET'S TALK ABOUT COST RECOVERY AND THE GENERAL FUND.

THE GENERAL FUND DOES SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND PARKS THAT EVERYBODY CAN ENJOY.

SO I MENTIONED THE PYRAMID METHOD. AT THAT VERY BASE OF THE PYRAMID IS WHAT WE CALL CLASSIFICATION ONE.

IT IS BASIC COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED.

THE GENERAL FUND SUSTAINS THEM AND AS YOU CAN SEE, SUSTAINS THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF WHAT PUBLIC RECREATION SHOULD BE.

THE EXAMPLES CARD GAMES FOR OUR SENIORS, STORIES IN THE PARK, DROP IN PROGRAMS, AND ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS.

THOSE ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE SPECIAL THROUGH GENERAL FUND.

THE NEXT LEVEL OF THE PYRAMID IS CLASSIFICATION TWO.

AGAIN, CORE BASIC RECREATION SERVICES. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE EVERY COMMUNITY OFFER THESE THOUGH THESE PROGRAMS END UP IN OUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUND.

AND I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE AS WE GO ALONG.

THESE DO USUALLY HAVE A FEE ASSOCIATED. IT'S NOT A COST RECOVERY SITUATION BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT A MUNICIPAL RECREATION DEPARTMENT SHOULD DO.

SWIM LESSONS ARE PROBABLY THE BEST EXAMPLE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO READ THE HEADLINES LAST WEEK IN THE NEWSPAPER, THIS YEAR ALONE, THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS SET A RECORD 160 CHILDREN PLUS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO DROWNING.

SO AS A CORE SERVICE, SWIM LESSONS ARE SOMETHING THAT WE OFFER AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S AFFORDABLE TO ALL.

I DO MENTION IN THIS CATEGORY AND THROUGHOUT MY DISCUSSION, WE DO OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE PUBLIC.

IF THERE ARE, IF THERE'S A SENIOR WHO CANNOT AFFORD SOMETHING, A CHILD WHO CAN'T GET IN CAMP, WE HAVE AN AVENUE TO GET THEM INTO THOSE PROGRAMS. WE WOULD NEVER DENY ACCESS TO A PROGRAM BASED ON FINANCIAL ABILITY.

OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY, VERY CLEAR.

SO IN THAT SOP, THIS IS HOW WE BEGIN USING THAT DIAGRAM, USING THE PYRAMID TO SET OUR PUBLIC PURPOSE PROGRAMS. CLASSIFICATION ONE OUR COST RECOVERY. WE ANTICIPATE TO BE NONE.

IF THERE IS ANY FEE, THE NON RESIDENT FEE IS CAPPED AT 10%.

IF THERE IS NO FEE WE CHARGE A NON RESIDENT $3.

NOW YOU GO UP TO CLASSIFICATION TWO WHICH LANDS IN THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND.

IT'S THE SAME THING. THE BEST EXAMPLE I CAN GIVE YOU THERE IS NEXT WEEK WHEN YOU ALL SERVE THE SENIOR HOLIDAY LUNCH THAT WE DO, WE HAVE 160 PEOPLE WHO ARE REGISTERED. IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT, IT IS $0 FOR THAT SENIOR EVENT.

IF YOU ARE A NON RESIDENT, IT IS $3 AND WE HOPE TO ACTUALLY ALL SEE YOU THERE.

SO MOVING ON. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FREE AND MINIMAL AND WE TALK ABOUT CORE SERVICES, THIS IS WHAT EVERY RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO DO.

YOU'LL SEE. AND I'VE GOT I'VE LEFT FOR YOU AT THE DAIS, ALL IN BIG PRINT, BECAUSE I NEED IT IN BIG PRINT.

BUT AGAIN, IF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THIS, IT'S OVER ON THE OVER ON THE TABLE.

SO THESE EVENTS ARE THE THINGS THAT WE OFFER AT THAT CORE LEVEL.

THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY YOUR GENERAL FUND ALLOCATION.

ANNUALLY, 159 DIFFERENT EVENTS ARE OFFERED THROUGH THE PUBLIC.

THE TOP PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS OUR FALL FESTIVAL.

USUALLY ABOUT 9000 PEOPLE. BUT WHAT I LOVE IS THE PICTURE ON THE BOTTOM.

THAT IS OUR EVENT THAT PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, PEOPLE CAN COME OUT AND ENJOY OUR PARKS AND LISTEN TO A GREAT ANIMATED STORY THAT ENJOY OUR PLAYGROUNDS. NOW CONTINUING ON WITH FREE OR MINIMAL CHARGE, BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER, NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN OPEN, HAS BEEN THE HUB FOR A MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO PD AND TO FIRE.

WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THEM TO BRING A LOT OF PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER THAT ARE OFFERED BY THOSE TWO ENTITIES.

CYBERSECURITY TRAINING. WE DID A FALL PREVENTION WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, WITH OUR SENIORS.

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SO THE PICTURE ON YOUR RIGHT, YOU SEE KIDS PLAYING GAMES.

THAT IS THE BEST BUDDIES PROGRAM. THAT IS CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES THROUGH THE BEST BUDDIES PROGRAM, COME OUT ONCE A MONTH AND PLAY GAMES TOGETHER.

IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM. ON THE BOTTOM IS OUR SENIORS, AND THAT'S SPONSORED BY CONVIVA.

AND IT'S A LUNCH AND LEARN AND THESE LUNCH AND LEARNS.

THEY THEY LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY.

AND THAT IS A PROGRAM THAT WE OFFER FOR FREE.

THOSE TOTAL 495 PROGRAMS IN THE YEAR. NOW, AS WE KEEP MOVING HOSTED ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, WE AGAIN PARTNER WITH MANY GROUPS.

YOU HEARD ABOUT THE TENNIS CENTER TONIGHT? THE PICTURE ON YOUR LEFT IS WHEELCHAIR TENNIS, SUPPORTED BY THE USTA.

THEY GRANT FUND NOT ONLY THE WHEELCHAIRS, BUT ALSO THE TEACHER FOR THIS PROGRAM.

THE PICTURE ON YOUR LEFT IS. WE PARTNER A LOT WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS.

THAT IS THEIR FIRST EVER PICKLEBALL TEAM. AND THAT IS WHEN THEY WENT TO THE TOURNAMENT.

SO BY PARTNERING WITH THESE GROUPS, WE'RE ABLE TO BRING A MULTITUDE OF PROGRAMS TO SERVE EVERYONE OF ALL ABILITIES.

THOSE TOTAL 142 A YEAR. NOW WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CORE SERVICES AND THE GENERAL FUND, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT EXPLAIN THAT EVERY OUNCE OF EVERY DOLLAR, EVERY MAINTENANCE DOLLAR COMES AND IT SUPPORTS THIS PROGRAM, AND THAT IS YOUR GENERAL FUND. AND AGAIN, THAT IS A CORE PROGRAM.

OUR PARKS ARE PREMIER AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE IN THEM.

AND THAT IS WHAT MUNICIPAL PARKS AND RECREATION DOES PROVIDES WONDERFUL SPACE.

SO GIVE YOU A COUPLE EXAMPLES. PICNICKING. IF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WANT TO GO OUT, YOU CAN FIND OPEN SPACE.

YOU CAN ENJOY THE OUTDOORS. YOU CAN HAVE A PICNIC.

YOU DON'T NEED A PERMIT. YOU JUST GO ENJOY THAT.

IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A PAVILION JUST FOR YOURSELF, WE DO PERMIT THOSE THINGS.

AND THEN AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME, IT'S NOT OPEN FOR INDIVIDUAL USE, BUT IT'S STILL OUT THERE AND AVAILABLE.

NEXT. PLAYGROUNDS. SAY YOU CHOOSE. YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE AQUATIC CENTER.

MAYBE THE COST IS YOU HAVE A LOT OF KIDS AND IT'S NOT REACHABLE FOR YOU, OR YOU DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY.

WE'VE BUILT A SPLASH PLAYGROUND AT DISTRICT PARK.

SO PEOPLE, ALL PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT WATER PLAY.

NOW YOU TALK ABOUT PHYSICAL EXERCISE. WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF TRAILS AND EXERCISE EQUIPMENT.

IF YOU CHOOSE TO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE TRX CLASS THAT WE HOLD TWO DAYS A WEEK AT BURNS ROAD AND PAY TO REGISTER TO DO THAT, YOU CAN, AS AN INDIVIDUAL GO OUT AND STILL FIND THE SAME EQUIPMENT IN OUR PARKS THAT YOU CAN USE.

NO COST OTHER THAN WHAT OUR TAXPAYERS PAY IN THE GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT THESE FACILITIES.

LASTLY, YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND HAVE A CATCH, OR YOU WANT TO PLAY A PICK UP GAME ON PICK UP FLAG FOOTBALL GAME ON THANKSGIVING WITH YOUR FAMILY. OUR PARKS ARE OPEN. THE ONLY TIME YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THOSE GATES LOCKED TO THOSE FIELDS ARE IF THEY ARE PREPPED FOR A GAME OR SOMEONE'S RENTED THEM.

BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS FIELDS AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE FREE, SO I CAN'T STRESS THAT ENOUGH.

THAT IS WHAT THE GENERAL FUND AND THOSE TWO LOWER TIERS OF CORE RECREATION PRESENT.

NOW GOING UP TO THE HIGHER TIERS IN THAT PYRAMID, FIRST THING WE LOOK AT IS OUR RESIDENT SURVEY, BECAUSE WE GO TO THAT AS OUR GUIDANCE AS STAFF.

SO SINCE 2015, USER BASE FEES HAVE REPLACED THE PROPERTY TAX AS THE RESIDENT PREFERENCE.

SO YOU CAN SEE IN 2020 THAT JUMPED TO 43%. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE THAT LONG, THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH PARKS AND RECREATION.

THAT'S ON A SCALE OF FIVE. NOW YOU GO TO THE MOST RECENT SURVEY, 2023, WHICH IS AMAZING.

THAT NUMBER JUMPED TO 91% OF THE PEOPLE SURVEYED SAID THEY WOULD RATHER PAY USER FEES THAN HAVE THE TAX RATE GO UP.

AND AGAIN, ALMOST 80% WERE EITHER VERY SATISFIED OR SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE.

SO CONTINUING ON TALKING ABOUT THAT PYRAMID, WE TALKED ABOUT THE BOTTOM.

WE TALKED ABOUT CORE SERVICES. NOW WE TALK ABOUT THE HIGHER TIER AND THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND.

THAT IS THE FUND THAT EXPENSES $10 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT PAY THAT PEOPLE PAY INTO TO PARTICIPATE IN. SO CLASSIFICATION THREE AGAIN, GENERAL SERVICES.

NOW WHAT LANDS IN HERE ARE OUR ART CLASSES, CLASSIC CAMP, ADULT SPORTS LEAGUES.

THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT PEOPLE REGISTER FOR BECAUSE THEY'VE DECIDED TO CONSUME THAT.

BUT THEIR NORMAL CLASSES, YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO ANY PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AND YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THOSE PROGRAMS. OKAY. THEY'RE TYPICAL. THE NEXT CLASSIFICATION IS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL IS CLASSIFICATION NUMBER FOUR.

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AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THE TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL DO FALL INTO THAT BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND THAT WE HAVE.

AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS LATER ABOUT ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT WILL SHOW THAT GREEN MARKET IS LISTED HERE.

BECAUSE IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS, NOT A GROWER, NOT A GREEN, YOU ARE GOING TO PAY TO BE IN, IN, IN OUR MARKET. AND IT'S IT'S A GOOD SUM EVERY WEEK TO DO THAT.

PERMITS. ALSO FOLLOW HERE. IF YOU WANT INDIVIDUAL USE OF A FACILITY YOU WILL PAY THE COST TO DO THAT.

SO NOW, JUST LIKE IN THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE PYRAMID, HERE'S OUR CLASSIFICATIONS AND HERE'S HOW WE LOOK AT COST SETTING COST RECOVERY AND CLASSIFICATION. NUMBER THREE DIRECT COST PLUS A PERCENTAGE OF INDIRECT COSTS.

WE ALWAYS DO LOOK AT WHAT THE MARKET CAN BEAR BECAUSE WE DO HAVE OTHER PEOPLE THAT PROVIDE SERVICES LIKE WE DO.

NONRESIDENT FEE IS ALWAYS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 30%.

THE MAGAZINE I HELD UP EARLIER, YOU'LL FIND MOST OF THOSE PROGRAMS. THE NONRESIDENT FEE SITS AT 20%. WHEN YOU GO TO CLASSIFICATION FOR THAT HIGHEST LEVEL, HIGH DEMAND, INDIVIDUAL USE COST RECOVERY, ALL COSTS PLUS A MINIMUM OF 10%, THAT 10% ACTUALLY HELPS OFFSET THINGS IN CLASSIFICATION THREE AND CLASSIFICATION TWO. SO NONRESIDENT FEE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 25 AND 50% OR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL MARKET TREND.

OUR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL CENTER. YOU'LL NOTICE THEIR FEES ARE PRETTY HIGH.

THAT'S ON PURPOSE. IT'S CONSUMED. SO WITH A HIGH NONRESIDENT FEE, WE CAN LEVEL OUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO USE IT.

BECAUSE AT SOME POINT YOU CAN BE OVERSATURATED.

NOW, WHO CONSUMES RECREATION IN THE GARDENS? FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE 6000 UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS IN OUR SOFTWARE SYSTEM.

THAT TRANSLATES INTO 8000 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS.

THAT TOTALS OVER 82,000 EITHER REGISTRATIONS OR RESERVATIONS IN OUR SYSTEM.

NEXT COMES IN OUR TOTAL DROP IN. THAT'S OVER 26,000 PEOPLE HAVE DROPPED INTO AN AQUATICS CLASS.

THEY'VE DROPPED IN AT THE TENNIS CENTER TO DO FRENZY.

THEY'VE GONE TO THE LILAC PICKLEBALL CENTER AS A DAILY FEE.

NEXT, CURRENT PASSHOLDERS AND MEMBERSHIP LAP SWIMMING.

WE HAVE 77. THAT'S GROWING EVERY DAY. PEOPLE HAVE REALLY FOUND OUR POOL AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT.

LILAC PICKLEBALL COURTS. CURRENTLY WE HAVE 949 PASSHOLDERS.

TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL CENTER. PICKLEBALL. WE HAVE 459 MEMBERS, AND IN TENNIS WE HAVE 702 MEMBERS.

THAT GROUPING ALONE TRANSLATES TO ALMOST 55,000 VISITS TO THOSE FACILITIES IN AN ANNUAL YEAR.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE IMPACT AND THE PROGRAMING AND THE REACH THAT WE HAVE IN THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER.

NOW, I DO NEED TO MENTION THE JA, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A MISSION TO SERVE OUR PUBLIC AND SERVE OUR YOUTH.

THEIR PARTICIPATION LEVEL IS OVER 6000 PARTICIPANTS AT THE LOWEST LEVEL, THE CORE LEVEL OF THAT PYRAMID.

THEIR MISSION IS TO SERVE RECREATIONAL SPORTS.

SO FOR THAT, THEIR CHARGE IS $2 FOR A RESIDENT AND 2,020% UPCHARGE ON THE FEE.

FOR THE NON RESIDENT, IT EQUALS OUT TO HOW WE DO ALL THE OTHER PROGRAMING, BUT THAT IS NOMINAL.

ALL THE OTHER FEES COLLECTED ARE ACTUALLY GO TO THE JA FOR THEIR OPERATION.

NOW AS YOU MOVE UP THE PYRAMID AND YOU GO TO ALLSTAR AND YOU GO TO ELITE, AND THEN YOU GO TO ELITE TRAVEL, YOU ACTUALLY WILL PAY MORE. AND THE JA DOES, THEY PAY FOR THEIR FIELD SPACE.

BUT AGAIN IT IS AT A SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNTED RATE THAN WHAT WE WOULD CHARGE THE PUBLIC.

BUT THAT'S BECAUSE WE WANT TO SUPPORT WHAT THEY DO.

SO NOW WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE OUR FEE SETTING? FIRST OF ALL, SPECIAL REVENUE FUND WAS SET UP TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON TAX DOLLARS BY USING USER FEES.

NOW WE ALSO LOOK AT WHAT FEES ARE BEING CHARGED BY OTHER PROVIDERS.

WE HAVE PRIVATE STUDIOS, WE HAVE HOA'S. WE HAVE OTHER CLUBHOUSES.

WE HAVE CHURCHES. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THAT.

SO WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. WE LOOK AT EVERYTHING ON A MACRO LEVEL BEFORE WE PUT THINGS TOGETHER.

NEXT, IS THERE A LEVEL OF COMPETITION THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT PROGRAM SUCCESS.

IF YOU HAD 20 YOGA STUDIOS, YOU MAY NOT OFFER A YOGA PROGRAM, BUT YOU WOULD OFFER CHAIR YOGA SO SENIORS CAN FIND A WAY TO WORK ON THEIR CORE TO BE MORE SAFE AT HOME. AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO NEXT. WHAT IS THE COMPENSATION EXPECTATION OF A CONTRACTED INSTRUCTOR? MOST OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED THROUGH CONTRACTED INSTRUCTORS.

THAT'S THEIR LIVELIHOOD. BUT IF THEY WANT TOO MUCH MONEY OUT OF THE COSTS OR THE REVENUE OF A PROGRAM,

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BUT THERE IS AN EXPECTATION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE A LIVING. SO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS, INSTRUCTORS, THINGS LIKE THAT COME IN THAT AREA. WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

NEXT IS OUR COMMUNITY INTERESTS. DO THEY WANT THE PROGRAM THAT WE'RE OFFERING AND SHOULD THE DEPARTMENT OFFER IT? AND THAT IS A CONSIDERATION IF THE PRIVATE BUSINESS WORLD IS OFFERING IT.

WELL, IT MAY NOT BE SOMETHING GOVERNMENT WANTS TO BE IN AND WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

AND LASTLY, ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED BY OUR COMMUNITY COME FIRST.

TWO THINGS COME STRAIGHT TO MIND SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILD CARE AND SENIORS ARE THE PROGRAMS WE PUT OUT FOR SENIORS FOR SOCIALIZATION.

NOW, ALL OF THESE THINGS GO INTO HOW WE DIGEST PROGRAMS AND HOW WE PUT THEM TOGETHER.

SO LET'S CONSIDER THE ISSUE OF PICKLEBALL THAT'S COME UP RECENTLY.

OUR RESIDENTS ARE REQUESTING REDUCED FEES FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR NONRESIDENTS.

NOW, I MENTIONED WE LOOK AT THINGS ON A MACRO LEVEL, NOT PROGRAM BY PROGRAM, BUT ON A LARGER LEVEL OF HOW THEY PLAY TOGETHER.

SO CURRENTLY, THE DROP IN FEES MATCH THE OTHER TWO OUTDOOR FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE AND BURNS ROADS AND INDOOR FACILITY.

BUT IF YOU'RE A PASSHOLDER, WE DID OFFER A 50% DISCOUNT.

SO RIGHT NOW OUR RESIDENT WILL PAY $2.50 TO DROP IN AT BURNS ROAD WHEN PICKLEBALL IS OFFERED.

WE DO NOT OFFER A PASS AT BURNS ROAD BECAUSE THAT SCHEDULE CHANGES EVERY SEASON.

IT COULD CHANGE WITH A TOURNAMENT. IT COULD CHANGE WITH, SAY, THE SENIOR LUNCHEON.

ACTUALLY, THAT'S GOING TO IMPEDE PICKLEBALL THAT DAY. SO WE DON'T DO PASSES.

WE DO IT AS DROP IN. WE HAVE A MOVE TO A FIELD HOUSE, WHICH IS GOING TO ACTUALLY END UP BEING PICKLEBALL 4.0.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO DELIVER THE SERVICE AGAIN? THE FOURTH TIME WE COME OUT WITH AN ITERATION OF THAT NEXT RANDOMLY LOWERING THIS FEE.

WHY WOULDN'T THE PERSON WHO TAKES YOGA OR THE CHILD WHO'S IN THE BALLET CLASS, WHAT WOULD CAUSE THEM? NOT TO SAY I WANT MY FEE LOWERED TO. SO ALL PROGRAMS, THOUGH, ARE ROUTINELY REVIEWED AND UPDATED.

AND AGAIN, WE WILL BE DOING THAT WITH PICKLEBALL WHEN IT MOVES TO THE FIELD HOUSE.

WHAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND, THOUGH, IS EXISTING FEES PROTECT THE RESIDENTS INVESTMENT AND FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE, BUT PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED INSTRUCTORS, TOURNAMENTS AND GROUPS FROM TAKING OVER COURTS.

AND YOU ALL WILL REMEMBER BEFORE WE BUILT THE LILAC FACILITY.

THAT WAS OUR SINGLE LARGEST ISSUE. SO NOW MY STAFF SPENDS THEIR TIME MANAGING PICKLEBALL JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN.

SO LET'S GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A RECAP. SPECIAL REVENUE FUND IS $10 MILLION.

THAT IS OUR EXPENSE FUND. THE VOLUME OF PARTICIPATION IN THIS CITY IS OVER 170,000.

WHEN YOU ADD ALL OF THOSE THINGS TOGETHER, WE'VE UTILIZED THE SAME OPERATING GUIDELINE PREMISE.

WE'VE CHANGED IT, BUT THE SAME PREMISE SINCE 2004.

IT'S ALWAYS INCLUDED ASSESSING NONRESIDENT FEES.

THIS IS NOT NEW. THE MODEL HAS PROVEN TO BE SUSTAINABLE FISCALLY.

IT HELPS US ELEVATE OUR PROGRAM QUALITY BECAUSE IT FORCES US TO REVIEW THEM, AND IT'S KEPT OUR PROGRAMING DYNAMIC AND ON TREND WITH WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS.

NOW, IF SOMEBODY SO CHOOSE TO CHANGE THAT SPECIAL REVENUE MODEL AND MOVE THAT $10 MILLION INTO THE GENERAL FUND. I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU THE IMPACT FULLY FUND THROUGH PROPERTY TAXES, THE CITY WOULD NEED TO INCREASE THE MILLAGE RATE BY APPROXIMATELY 10% TO 5.5591 MILLS. HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES WOULD SEE AN ANNUAL INCREASE OF JUST UNDER 300 TO JUST UNDER $700.

NON HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES WOULD SEE AN INCREASE OF JUST UNDER 500 TO JUST OVER 1000.

AND IT ALSO WOULD REQUIRE A SUPERMAJORITY OF YOURSELVES TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

THE MODEL THAT WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER HAS KEPT THOSE EXPENSES OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

AND I'VE SHOWN YOU AND I'VE DEMONSTRATED TONIGHT THAT WE TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY BECAUSE AT THE CORE, OUR INTEGRITY IS BUILT ON PROVIDING CORE RECREATION SERVICES.

SO WITH THAT AND YOU CAN TELL I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT IT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR I'LL LEAN ON MY WINGMAN OVER HERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING THIS.

THERE WAS A LOT OF DETAIL, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DID.

AND DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL START OVER ON THIS END.

THANK YOU, CHARLOTTE, FOR DETAILING EVERYTHING.

IT'S GREAT. YOU ALWAYS DO A FABULOUS JOB. AND I KNOW PEOPLE ARE REALLY ENJOYING BURNS ROAD AND YOU KNOW, AND THANK YOU FOR STAFF FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING. AND I KNOW THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE INDOOR REC FACILITY AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU AS WELL FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER FOR US.

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH IN SEPTEMBER AFTER THE BUDGET HEARINGS, AND I HAD RAISED SOME QUESTIONS AND MR.

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ME, AND I THINK YOU GUYS ARE INVALUABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'M JUST REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

AND I'M JUST HAPPY TO SEE THIS MOVING FORWARD.

AND YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. AND YOU'VE GOT A STAFF THAT'S SECOND TO NONE.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PRIMROSE SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS FOR HOURS.

YOU AND I, WE COULD. WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER A LONG TIME.

25 YEARS. BUT YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER WHEN RECREATION WAS KIND OF THE LOSS LEADER, RIGHT? NEVER COULD MAKE ANY MONEY. ALWAYS A DRAIN ON THE GENERAL FUND.

AND I THINK THE CHANGE OF THE WIND TO GO TO THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND.

AND I'VE BEEN THROUGH ALL THOSE TEARS IN MY LIFE WITH MY KIDS, WHETHER I'M PLAYING IN A LEAGUE OR WHETHER I'M RENTING A FIELD AND PAYING A PERMIT FEE FOR TWO HOURS TO HAVE THE LIGHTS ON AND HAVE THE KIDS PRACTICE.

SO I'VE BEEN THROUGH ALL THESE AVENUES AND I RESPECT WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND IT HAS TO BE DONE.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE BUILDING THESE WORLD CLASS FACILITIES AND WE DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE RESIDENTS FOR THE TAX DOLLARS THAT WE CHARGE THEM CURRENTLY.

AND THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL THAT I'M GOING TO INCREASE THE MILLAGE RATE TO COVER THAT.

THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST GET RID OF THAT PARAGRAPH. BUT ESSENTIALLY, AND I SAID THIS DURING THE BUDGET MEETING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, NONRESIDENTS ARE GOING TO PAY MORE.

I SAID THAT, AND I FULLY MEAN IT, BECAUSE IF YOU WANT TO COME INTO THE CITY AND USE THE FACILITIES THAT WE'VE PAID FOR EVEN IF YOU COME IN WITH A RESIDENT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THAT LITTLE ADDITIONAL MONEY TO BE WITH THAT RESIDENT AND USE THESE FACILITIES, THESE BEAUTIFUL COURTS, THESE BEAUTIFUL AREAS THAT WE'VE BUILT OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF DECADES TOGETHER THAT WE'VE DONE RECREATION AND OTHER THINGS.

THAT'S JUST THE PRICE TO PAY TO COME HERE. AND NOBODY ELSE IS ANY DIFFERENT.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO THESE OTHER BIGGER CITIES IN BOCA OR WEST PALM, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE SORT OF FEES THAT ARE GOING TO BE OUT THERE.

BUT IT'S JUST THE PRIVILEGE OF USING THESE BEAUTIFUL FACILITIES TO HAVE YOUR GAME OR, YOU KNOW, STAY IN SHAPE OR WORKOUT OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.

IT'S, IT'S THE COST TO DO BUSINESS, SO I UNDERSTAND IT.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH ALL LAYERS, AND AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.

AND MY QUESTION YOU ANSWERED WHOLEHEARTEDLY WAS ON BURNS ROAD.

WHY CAN'T WE DO AN ANNUAL PASS LIKE WE DO AT LILAC? AND YOU'RE RIGHT. THOSE DAYS ARE CHANGING. THOSE TIMES ARE CHANGING.

EVENTS ARE COMING IN THAT MIGHT BE PRE-PLANNED OR MORE PROFITABLE OR MORE REWARDING IN TERMS OF AN AUDIENCE THAT'S PARTICIPATING.

AND WE NEED TO HANDLE THAT. THE NEW FIELD HOUSE OPENS.

MAYBE THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SOME SORT OF PASS CERTAIN THREE DAYS A WEEK.

CONVERT THE COURTS AND PEOPLE CAN PLAY. BUT THAT'S DOWN THE ROAD AND SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK AT.

BUT FOR NOW, WE'RE STUCK WITH THE AGENDA THAT WE HAVE.

BUT IT'S A GOOD AGENDA. AND I SAY MOVE FORWARD AND LET'S REVIEW IT ON A YEAR TO YEAR BASIS AND SEE WHERE WE NEED TO GO.

BUT THE REVENUE FUND IS CRITICAL TO REALLY SUPPLYING OUR BUDGET AND TAKING THOSE MONIES OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. LIKE ALL OF OUR OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS UP HERE SPEAKING TODAY, THAT YOU'VE LEFT US VERY, VERY SMALL ROOM FOR ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL, JUST MOSTLY COMMENTS.

AND SO MY COMMENT WOULD BE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING THIS CLARITY.

I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO. BUT IT HELPS TO CUT THROUGH THE NOISE OF SUBJECTIVE OPINIONS THAT SOMEHOW PEOPLE THINK ARE REAL.

AND THERE'S NOTHING LIKE DATA. AND RESPONDING TO ACTUAL RESIDENT SURVEYS ACCORDINGLY, AND THEN DOING WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT AFTERWARDS TO SHOW THAT WE ARE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND REACTION TO THEIR DESIRES.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON SWIMMING.

THAT'S THAT WAS SOMETHING I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT. SO THANK YOU FOR TELLING US ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. I THINK WE'RE ALL REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF OUR RECREATION, OUR FIELDS, THE IMMACULATE LOVE AND CARE THAT THE ENTIRE TEAM TAKES OF EVERY INCH OF EVERY ACRE IN THE CITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH WHAT WHAT WAS SAID WITH ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT ANY OF IT. BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT FEES OBVIOUSLY WHEN THE FIELDHOUSE COMES OUT.

IS THAT JUST FOR THE FIELDHOUSE OR IS IT OVERALL FOR.

SO WE LOOK AT EVERYTHING WE, WE HAVE TWO OTHER FACILITIES THAT OFFER SPORTS.

SO YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IT. NOT AT JUST PICKLEBALL, BUT THE SPORT IN GENERAL.

SO ACTUALLY TIM IS CHARGED WITH WHY IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WRITING THE BUSINESS PLAN AND THE OPERATING PLAN FOR THAT FACILITY.

BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT HOLISTICALLY, NOT ONLY FROM CAMPS AND PICKLEBALL, BUT DO WE OFFER TOURNAMENTS? WHAT WHAT HAPPENS WITHIN WHAT HOURS? SO, YEAH, THAT'LL ALL BE ANALYZED.

HE'S DONE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT ALREADY, BUT YEAH, IT'S JUST PART OF OUR NATURE TO DO THAT.

SO YES, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IT COMPREHENSIVELY.

THAT'S EXCELLENT AS YOU ALWAYS DO. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THEN ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION, WHICH WAS IN REGARDS TO THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, IS THAT ONLY ON PARTICULAR PROGRAMS OR IS THAT OVERALL IN GENERAL?

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BUT WE WE WILL WORK WITH ANYBODY WHO HAS FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

I CAN REMEMBER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I EVEN CAME ACROSS AN ADULT WHO JUST REALLY WANTED TO DO YOGA, AND WE HAD THE PROOF AND WE GOT HIM IN. AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART FOR EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THEY LOOK AT PALM BEACH GARDENS AND THEY THINK, OH, EVERYTHING'S HANDLED. IT'S NOT. AND ANYONE, I URGE ANYONE WHO CANNOT ACCESS OUR PROGRAMS TO CALL ME PERSONALLY, AND WE WILL TALK THROUGH HOW WE GET YOU IN THEM, BECAUSE THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF MUNICIPAL RECREATION IS GETTING PEOPLE INVOLVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.

AND YOU HAVE WITH QUESTIONS THAT EVEN AT BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER, YOU SAT DOWN WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE AND I'VE WITNESSED THAT, AND THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY HAPPY AFTERWARDS AND MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND THE DETAIL HELPS. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. NEXT WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[VII. CONSENT AGENDA]

I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. OKAY. TONIGHT, WE ARE HOLDING QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS ON THE FOLLOWING CASES. ORDINANCE 18 2025, FIRST READING, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, PUD REZONING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10.47 ACRES AND RESIDENT RESOLUTION 84 2025 EDDIE V'S RESTAURANT WALL SIGNAGE.

THIS MEANS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BASE ITS DECISIONS ON THE EVIDENCE CONTAINED IN THE RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE TESTIMONY AT THE HEARING.

THE MATERIALS WHICH ARE IN THE OFFICIAL CITY FILE ON THIS APPLICATION.

ANY DOCUMENTS PRESENTED DURING THIS HEARING. THE COUNCIL IS ALSO REQUIRED BY LAW TO ALLOW CROSS-EXAMINATION OF ANY WITNESSES WHO TESTIFIED TONIGHT.

CROSS-EXAMINATION MAY OCCUR AFTER THE STAFF, THE APPLICANT AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS HAVE MADE THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE ORDER OF THE WITNESS'S 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 CARD AND GIVE IT TO THE CITY CLERK.

THE CITY CLERK WILL NOW SWEAR IN ALL PERSONS WHO INTEND TO OFFER TESTIMONY THIS EVENING ON ANY OF THESE CASES.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE 16

[VIII.a. ORDINANCE 16, 2025 – (1ST READING) CITY’S 10-YEAR WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING ITS COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, SPECIFICALLY SECTION 163.3177, PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NO. CPTA25-09-0001, WHICH PROVIDES FOR AN UPDATE TO THE CITY’S 10-YEAR WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN AND AMENDMENTS TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT, INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO FLORIDA COMMERCE; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

PATTY. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS ANNE BESLAN, SENIOR PLANNER IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT.

AND FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN TONIGHT.

I'LL BE PRESENTING ORDINANCE 16 2025, WHICH IS A CITY INITIATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT FOR THE TEN YEAR WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN.

THIS PLAN IS A DATA BASED DOCUMENT THAT'S REQUIRED BY FLORIDA STATUTES FOR ALL MUNICIPALITIES TO UPDATE EVERY FIVE YEARS FOR A TEN YEAR PLANNING PERIOD.

THE INTENT OF THE PLAN IS TO IDENTIFY AND PLAN FOR OUR WATER SUPPLY AND DEMAND, USING DATA FROM OUR WATER SUPPLIERS AND POPULATION PROJECTIONS.

FLORIDA STATUTE REQUIRES US TO ADOPT OUR PLAN WITHIN 18 MONTHS OF SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT APPROVING THE REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PLAN FOR OUR AREA. THE REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PLAN IS THE LOWER EAST COAST WATER SUPPLY PLAN, WHICH WAS ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2024, MAKING OUR DEADLINE MARCH 23RD, 2026. FOR A BRIEF OVERVIEW, WATER TO OUR RESIDENTS IN THE CITY IS PROVIDED BY SEACOAST UTILITY AUTHORITY AND PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.

THE PLAN ITSELF GOES INTO DETAILS REGARDING WHERE THE WATER IS SOURCED FOR FROM, AND THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE UTILIZED.

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PREVIOUSLY, AREAS OF OUR CITY WERE NOT SERVICED BY THEM, SO NOW WE'RE INCLUDING THEIR DATA AND INFORMATION IN THIS PLAN.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE AREA ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD IN OUR WESTERN REGION IS SERVICED THROUGH A BULK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, WHERE SEACOAST CAN PURCHASE UP TO FIVE MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY.

SEACOAST HAS A 20 YEAR CONSUMPTIVE USE PERMIT, WHICH DOES EXPIRE IN 2032, WHICH IS A PART OF THE PLANNING RANGE FOR THIS DOCUMENT.

HOWEVER, THEY FORESEE NO ISSUES IN GETTING THIS PERMIT RENEWED.

PALM BEACH COUNTIES PERMIT EXPIRES IN 2053. ANOTHER UPDATE IS THAT SEACOAST HAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE AVERAGE USE OF POTABLE WATER HAS DECREASED FROM 189 TO 188 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY.

AND THEY'VE IDENTIFIED A FEW OF THE REASONS THAT THEY BELIEVE HAVE LED TO THIS DECREASE, INCLUDING THEIR CONSERVATION RATES, WHICH IS HOW THEY CHARGE THE RESIDENTS FOR HOW MUCH WATER THEY USE, THEIR LEAK ALERT SOFTWARE, WHICH SEES THE TRENDS IN SOMEONE'S WATER USAGE.

AND IF IT GOES OVER, THEY ALERT THEM THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A LEAK, AS WELL AS THE USAGE OF LOW FLOW PLUMBING FIXTURES BEING UTILIZED MORE FREQUENTLY, AS WELL AS OUR CITY CODES FOR IRRIGATION TIMING AND DROUGHT TOLERANT LANDSCAPING, AS WELL AS A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PUBLIC OF THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER CONSERVATION.

ALL IN ALL, BASED ON THE DATA AND ANALYSIS THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED BY SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, SEACOAST AND PALM BEACH COUNTY, THE AMOUNT OF POTABLE WATER AVAILABLE WILL SUFFICIENTLY MEET THE PROJECTED DEMAND THROUGH 2035.

BASED ON THIS UPDATE, STAFF HAS FOUND THAT THERE'S FOUR POLICIES THAT NEED TO BE UPDATED WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THESE ARE SHOWN HERE IN STRIKE THROUGH AND UNDERLINE FORMAT.

THE FIRST TWO ARE TO UPDATE THE REFERENCED DATE OF THE PLAN FROM THE PREVIOUS, AND THE SECOND IS TO UPDATE THE LOSS STANDARD FOR THE AVERAGE GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY, AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, TO 188. THE PETITION WAS APPROPRIATELY PUBLICLY NOTICED PER CITY CODE, AND STAFF PROVIDED THE IPAQ NOTICE ON OCTOBER 23RD AND HAVE RECEIVED NO OBJECTIONS.

THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD RECOMMENDED APPROVAL UNANIMOUSLY AT THEIR NOVEMBER 12TH MEETING, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 16 2025 ON FIRST READING.

THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM, SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK FOR A MOTION. CAN I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 16 2025 FIRST READING, NOW SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION? ANYBODY KNOW? OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND NO COMMENTS.

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

THANK YOU. NEXT IS ORDINANCE 17

[VIII.b. ORDINANCE 17, 2025 – (1ST READING) FUTURE LAND USE AMENDMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 10.47 ACRES. 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-25-02-0001, IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE LAND-USE DESIGNATION OF ONE (1) PARCEL TOTALING 10.74 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, KNOWN AS COCONUT PALM PLAZA FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMERCIAL LOW WITH UNDERLYING RURAL RESIDENTIAL, ONE (1) UNIT PER 20 ACRES (CL/RR20), TO PALM BEACH GARDENS COMMERCIAL (C), THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND COCONUT BOULEVARD; 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.]

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 NUMBER SS 25-020001, IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF ONE PARCEL TOTALING 10.74 ACRES, MORE OR LESS KNOWN AS COCONUT PALM PLAZA FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY.

COMMERCIAL LOW WITH UNDERLYING RURAL RESIDENTIAL ONE UNIT PER 20 ACRES.

SEE RR 20 TO PALM BEACH GARDENS COMMERCIAL. SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND COCONUT BOULEVARD, PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163 FLORIDA STATUTES, PROVIDING THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP SHALL BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY.

PROVIDING A COMPLEX CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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

ACTUALLY ORDINANCE 17 AND ORDINANCE 18 WILL BE COMBINED PRESENTATION WITH SEPARATE VOTES TAKEN ON EACH ITEM.

AND SINCE ORDINANCE 18 IS QUASI JUDICIAL, EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE DECLARED BEFORE THE COMBINED PRESENTATION.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE FOR BOTH. VICE MAYOR GO. I YEAH, I AM GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF.

I SIT ON THE PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER GOVERNING BOARD AND WHICH IS A TENANT COMPANY OWNED BY TENANT COMPANY.

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I HAVE THE SAME CONFLICT AS THE VICE MAYOR, SO I WILL NOT BE SITTING UP HERE AND VOTING ON ANY OF THESE ISSUES TONIGHT.

OKAY. NONE. OKAY. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY EXPERTISE AS WELL.

OKAY. PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN OPENED. EXPERTISE HAVE BEEN SAID.

AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO A PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.

WELL, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

FOR THE RECORD, ZACH CICERO WITH CUTLER AND HEARING IN JUPITER.

I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. I JUST NEED A NOTE FOR THE RECORD.

I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. I JUST WANT TO NOTE, FOR THE RECORD THAT COUNCIL MEMBER AND VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON HAVE STEPPED DOWN OFF THE DAIS. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, MR. DONALD STAFFORD AND MR. JOHN CLANCY, AND WE ARE VERY, VERY EXCITED TO FINALLY BE IN FRONT OF YOU ALL TO PRESENT THIS FANTASTIC PROJECT KNOWN AS COCONUT PALM PLAZA, WHICH DOES HAVE AN APPROVAL FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY.

WE WENT THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS WITH THE COUNTY. BUT WE REALLY THE RESULT OF THIS WAS REALLY TRYING TO TAKE A PROJECT THAT IT CURRENTLY IS AND MAKE IT INTO A PLACE.

SO IF I CAN START OUT WITH SOME INTRODUCTIONS, OF COURSE, THE OWNER, MR. DONALD STAFFORD AND MR. JOHN CLANCY, THEY ARE HERE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT.

WITH CUTLER AND HEARING DON HERRING AND MYSELF, CIVIL AND TRAFFIC ENGINEER IS SIMMONS AND WHITE.

MR.. BRIAN KELLY IS A REPRESENTATIVE. REPRESENTATIVE FOR THEM.

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT IS E W CONSULTANTS, MR. ED WEINBERG AND MISS MARY LINDGREN, OUR ARCHITECT TEAM.

WE'VE USED THREE DIFFERENT ARCHITECT FIRMS FOR EACH BUILDING.

VERY UNIQUE CASE HERE. VERY BIG AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE SAME STYLE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PLAZA.

AND THE APPLICANT TEAM BY EACH BUILDING IS CORNERSTONE PBG FOR THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING.

TENANT HEALTH, PART OF PALM BEACH HEALTH NETWORK.

FOR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. AND THEN 711 FOR THE CONVENIENCE STORE.

SO IF I CAN, WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF FOUR DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS HERE TONIGHT, STARTING WITH A FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT, A REZONING, A PUD SITE PLAN, AND THEN MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE.

AND THAT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ONLY AND FOR ANYONE UNFAMILIAR.

THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD AND COCONUT BOULEVARD.

THIS IS JUST SOUTH OF THE AVENIR PUBLIX ON YOUR SCREEN THERE IN GREEN.

THE SITE IS 10.74 ACRES, AND THAT'S AFTER THE RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION WE GAVE TO PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR THE RIGHT TURN LANES ON COCONUT BOULEVARD AND NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, AND THAT HAS BEEN DONE. THAT'S FINALIZED AND COMPLETE.

SO THIS PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY IN 2023.

AND PRIOR TO ANNEXATION, AS I MENTIONED, WE RECEIVED AN APPROVED SITE PLAN FOR A SITE PLAN VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WERE ASKING FOR TONIGHT.

JUST OF COURSE, THE ONE WE WERE ASKING FOR TONIGHT IS MUCH, MUCH MORE ENHANCED.

BUT THIS SITE HAS REMAINED UNDEVELOPED IN A LARGE PORTION OF THE WOODED AREA.

THE EXISTING UPLAND HABITAT DID EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DURING HURRICANE MILTON IN 2024.

THIS IS A GLIMPSE OF THE APPROVED SITE PLAN WE HAVE ON FILE WITH THE COUNTY.

YOU CAN SEE WELL, I'LL GET TO MY PROPOSED SITE PLAN IN A MINUTE, BUT VERY SIMILAR CIRCULATION BUILDING LAYOUT.

THERE'S MORE BUILDINGS HERE ACTUALLY, BUT I'LL SHOW YOU HOW MUCH BETTER OUR SITE PLAN IS NOW COMPARED TO BEFORE.

SO I WILL WALK YOU THROUGH EACH APPLICATION VERY, VERY QUICKLY AS WE MOVE FORWARD HERE.

SO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT, THE SITE CURRENTLY AND SINCE ITS ANNEXATION HAS A TEMPORARY LAND USE OF COMMERCIAL, LOW AND RURAL RESIDENTIAL 20 OR 1 DWELLING UNIT PER 20 ACRES.

THAT'S UNDER COUNTY DESIGNATION. WE ARE PROPOSING COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS THE MOST COMPATIBLE DISTRICT HERE AND CONSISTENT, CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA, SIMILAR WITH THE ZONING.

IT'S UNDER COUNTIES M UPD, WHICH IS BASICALLY JUST THE PUD STRUCTURE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HERE.

AND WE ARE PROPOSING A PUD OVERLAY WITH UNDERLYING CG ONE, WHICH IS THE MOST COMPATIBLE DISTRICT AND CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA.

SO TO JUMP INTO OUR PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND I'LL JUMP BACK TO THE APPROVED COUNTY PLAN.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT AS A COMPARISON. WE'LL START OFF WITH THE ANCHOR BUILDING, THE TWO STORY MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING ON THE SOUTH END.

THAT'S 3000 38,500FT². THAT'S TWO STORIES. IT'S THE ONLY TWO STORY BUILDING ON THE SITE.

THEN WE HAVE THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, JUST OVER 10,000FT², AND THEN WE HAVE JUST UNDER A 5000 SQUARE FOOT CONVENIENCE STORE WITH A LITTLE SPACE FOR A FAST CASUAL RESTAURANT AS WELL. AND THEN FLIPPING BACK TO THE APPROVED SITE PLAN, YOU CAN SEE THE SIMILARITIES IN THE PLAN.

IT HAS A VERY SIMILAR LAYOUT, BUT MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC BENEFIT IN OUR CASE HERE.

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AND WE'VE MOLDED THAT INTO THE LAKE STRUCTURE ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE.

THERE YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE WALKING TRAIL. THERE'S A TIKI HUT ACTUALLY ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE LAKE.

WE HAVE DECORATIVE PAVERS ON ALL OF THE DRIVEWAYS.

WE HAVE SHADE STRUCTURES AND A PEDESTRIAN PLAZAS PROMOTING MOBILITY FOR REALLY ALL MULTIMODAL TRAFFIC.

AND THEN WE DO HAVE A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF OPEN SPACE.

HALF THE SITE IS OPEN SPACE, WHICH I'VE ACTUALLY NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN ANY APPLICATION I'VE EVER DONE. SO THAT'S VERY, VERY UNIQUE.

306 PARKING SPACES, 8% LOT COVERAGE, VERY, VERY MINIMAL FOR THE SITE.

AND OUR SHALLOWEST SETBACK ON THE ENTIRE SITE IS 96FT.

SO VERY, VERY LARGE SETBACKS HERE. MOVING OVER TO THE ARCHITECTURE, AS I MENTIONED, WE'VE USED THREE ARCHITECTURE FIRMS, ALL VERY WELL RESPECTED IN THIS INDUSTRY, AND THEY'VE COLLABORATED TO PROVIDE ONE COHESIVE STYLE.

THEY'RE USING THE SAME COLOR PALETTE THROUGHOUT ALL THE BUILDINGS AND ALMOST THE SAME MATERIALS.

THERE MAY BE 1 OR 2 THAT THEY DON'T USE IN BETWEEN EACH BUILDING, BUT ONE ONE PIECE TO NOTE IS THAT ALL BUILDINGS UTILIZE SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRACTICES, AND THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR ENERGY AND HEAT LOADS.

AND I'LL GO THROUGH EACH BUILDING VERY QUICKLY.

SO STARTING WITH THE ANCHOR BUILDING, THE MOB OR THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING.

THIS WAS DESIGNED BY DAVIS STOKES ARCHITECTS VERY WELL RESPECTED.

WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM ON MANY PROJECTS, MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS BUILDING IS THE DISTINGUISHED MAIN ENTRY WITH THE PORTE COCHERE. ACTUALLY, THE TOWER FEATURES THE MAIN ENTRY. THOSE ARE ACTUALLY SCREEN WALLS.

SO IT'S IT'S INTERESTING HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE FRONT FACADE.

SO OF COURSE WE HAVE LARGE EXPANSES OF GLASS.

AND THIS IS OF COURSE DESIGNED TO ATTRACT CLASS A MEDICAL TENANTS CREATING JOBS IN THIS AREA WITH THE KIND OF THE BOOM OF AVENIR AND HOW, HOW WELL THIS AREA IS BEING RECEIVED. THE BUILDING HEIGHT IS 35FT, TWO STORIES, AS I MENTIONED, AND 3500FT SQUARE FEET. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.

THIS WAS DESIGNED BY ARCHITECTS. THEY DESIGNED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO OVERSHADOW THE MLB WITH THIS ARCHITECTURE HERE.

SO THEY KEPT THIS VERY LOW PROFILE CONTEMPORARY.

YOU CAN SEE THE HIERARCHY IN THE BUILDING. SO THE PROMINENT CANOPY STRUCTURE, WHICH CLEARLY DEFINES THE MAIN ENTRY, YOU HAVE A DROP OFF AREA RIGHT IN FRONT AND YOU CAN'T SEE IT ON THIS IMAGE.

BUT WE DO HAVE AN AMBULANCE DROP OFF ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BUILDING ON THE REAR OF THE BUILDING.

SO THEY'VE USED A VARIETY OF MATERIALS SUCH AS WHITE STUCCO, BLUE ACCENT GLAZING AND ALUMINUM.

AND THAT'S SEEN THROUGHOUT ALL THREE BUILDINGS HERE.

AND THEN AS WE MOVE OVER TO THE 711, THIS WAS DESIGNED BY RELEVANT STUDIO.

THE GOAL HERE WAS REALLY TO PROVIDE AN ENHANCED ITERATION OF THE EXISTING 7-ELEVEN ON NORTH LAKE AND CONGRESS, WHICH LOOKS FANTASTIC. WE'VE USED DECORATIVE BRACKETS, PARAPET DETAILING AND OF COURSE, PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO WE DO HAVE A CURB AND BOLLARDS AS WELL. BOTH BOTH OF THOSE ON THIS SITE.

SO IF I CAN GET INTO THE LANDSCAPE FOR A MOMENT HERE WE DID HAVE A WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ACTUALLY A VERY GREAT DESIGN ORIGINALLY WITH THE COUNTY. BUT, YOU KNOW, STAFF HAS PUSHED US, YOU KNOW, MANY TIMES TO MAKE THIS EVEN BETTER.

AND WE'VE DONE THAT AND WE'RE VERY, VERY SENSITIVE TO THE SOUTH BUFFER, WHICH IS OUR ONLY PROPERTY LINE THAT IS DIRECTLY ABUTS RESIDENTIAL HOUSES, SO THIS LANDSCAPE DESIGN FEATURES A LUSH, TROPICAL PALETTE ALL VERY, VERY NATIVE INCLUDES LIVE OAKS, ROYAL PALMS, AND A MIX OF NATIVE SHRUBS AND GRASSES.

YOU CAN SEE IN THE RENDERING. THERE ARE GREAT RENDERINGS HERE.

AND JUST BY THE WAY, JUST SOMETHING TO NOTE, THESE RENDERINGS ARE 100% ACCURATE.

THIS IS WHAT THE SITE WILL ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE IN REALITY.

SO YOU CAN SEE OUR MEANDERING BUFFERS ALONG NORTH LAKE AND COCONUT.

AND THIS IS REALLY TO SOFTEN THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE DEVELOPMENT AND THOSE ROADS.

AND I'LL TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO DESCRIBE SPECIFICALLY ON THE SOUTH BUFFER WE'VE TAKEN A LOT OF TIME ON THIS.

WE'RE VERY SENSITIVE TO, TO THOSE RESIDENTS, OF COURSE, AND THEIR CONCERNS.

SO WE'VE PROVIDED A DENSE, FULLY OPAQUE, 100% OPAQUE LANDSCAPE BUFFER WITH A CONTINUOUS THREE FOOT BERM.

AND THEN WE HAVE A SIX FOOT HEDGE ON TOP OF THE BERM AS WELL.

SO THIS BUFFER INCORPORATES A MIX OF LIVE OAKS.

WE DO HAVE CLUSTERS OF SABLES IN BETWEEN EACH LIVE OAK AND THEN THE HEDGE THAT I MENTIONED, THIS. THIS IS TO ACHIEVE THE VISUAL OPACITY BUT ALSO NOISE ATTENUATION.

AND THAT PIECE IS ALL, YOU KNOW, OFTEN FORGOTTEN, FORGOTTEN ABOUT WHEN SPEAKING ABOUT BUFFERS.

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AND THEN WE HAVE THE BUFFER TO THE LEFT SO YOU CAN SEE THE BERM.

JUST THE BERM ALONE BLOCKS OUT ANY OBTRUSIVE HEADLIGHTS FROM CARS IN THAT PARKING LOT.

THEN YOU HAVE THE SIX FOOT HEDGE ON TOP OF IT AND LARGE, LARGE CANOPY TREES.

SO IT'S ALL VERY, VERY OPAQUE. AND THE RESULT IS A MULTI-TIERED DESIGN WHICH BLOCKS HEADLIGHTS, REDUCES NOISE AND PROTECTS THE PRIVACY OF THOSE RESIDENTS THERE.

SO I'LL JUST GLOSS OVER THE MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE VERY QUICKLY.

I WILL SAY THAT WE SATISFY ALL THE CRITERIA IN THE CODE, AND YOUR STAFF DOES AGREE WITH THAT.

PER THE STAFF REPORT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON EACH CRITERIA ITEM, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE, BUT WE DO SATISFY ALL CRITERIA. AND LASTLY, WE ARE ASKING FOR THREE WAIVERS HERE.

WE DO THINK THIS IS THESE ARE APPROPRIATE AND VERY AND NOT IMPACTFUL REALLY.

SO WAIVER ONE IN YELLOW THERE WE ARE ASKING FOR SIX BUILDING WALL SIGNS.

THE CODE REQUIRES THREE. SO THE CODE REQUIRES ONE BUILDING WALL SIGN PER BUILDING.

WE ARE ASKING FOR ONE PRIMARY SIGN AND ONE ACCESSORY SIGN ON A SIDE SIDE FACADE.

AND GIVEN THAT WE HAVE FRONTAGE ON NORTH LAKE AND COCONUT, WE DO THINK THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE REQUEST.

WAIVER NUMBER TWO IS THE DISTANCE FROM THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE TO THE PROPERTY LINE.

WE ARE PROPOSING 15FT. THE CODE REQUIRES 20FT.

AND WE ACTUALLY DID TRY TO MAKE THE 20FT WORK MULTIPLE TIMES.

JUST IT OBSTRUCTS THE CIRCULATION AND WE LOSE PARKING.

IT'S REALLY JUST A NEGATIVE EFFECT. SO WE DO THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE.

AND IT'S ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING PRESERVE AREA, SO THERE'S NO IMPACT TO ANY ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS.

AND THAT'S VERY SIMILAR TO WAIVER NUMBER THREE.

WE'RE ASKING FOR A FIVE FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER.

THE CODE REQUIRES EIGHT FEET. AND THAT'S ENTIRELY ALONG A DRIVE AISLE OUT ONTO NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD.

AND AGAIN THE ADJACENT PROPERTY IS ALL EXISTING PRESERVE.

VERY QUICKLY ON SIGNAGE YOU CAN SEE OUR SIGNAGE DESIGN, THE MONUMENT SIGNS ON THE TOP HALF OF YOUR SCREEN, AND THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS AND ENTRY AND EXIT ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF YOUR SCREEN.

AND WE JUST TRIED TO ALIGN THIS WITH THE BUILDINGS ARCHITECTURE. SO IN SUMMARY, APPROVAL OF ALL THESE APPLICATIONS HERE TONIGHT WILL OF COURSE EXPAND THE LOCAL HEALTH CARE WITH THE FIRST OFF CAMPUS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WEST OF THE BEELINE HIGHWAY AND THUS CREATING JOBS, PROVIDING A NEEDED, VERY NECESSARY FUELING AND CONVENIENCE OPTION ALONG THIS SEGMENT OF NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD, AND EXPAND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH PAYING MEDICAL JOBS IN THIS CORRIDOR WITH THE BOOM OF AVENIR.

SO WITH THAT, I APPRECIATE THAT OUR ENTIRE TEAM IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF.

I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND TO STAFF. HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? YES, MADAM MAYOR, I'LL PULL UP MY POWERPOINT.

FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS SAMANTHA MARONEY, PLANNING MANAGER WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

IT'S HERE SOMEWHERE. I WILL ATTEMPT NOT TO BE REPETITIVE WITH MY PRESENTATION, BUT I DO WANT TO PROVIDE STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS AND EMPHASIZE A FEW POINTS ON THIS PROJECT, STARTING WITH THE LOCATION. IT'S SIMPLE TO SEE IN THIS LOCATION MAP HOW A COMMERCIAL PROJECT LIKE THIS IS A PROPER TRANSITION BETWEEN THE ROADWAY THAT IS NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD AND THE LOWER DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BEHIND IT.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE CO-LOCATION WITH THE AVENIR TOWN CENTER DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET, AND COCONUT CROSSING, WHICH IS SHOWN UNDEVELOPED IN THIS SCREEN, IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR A SHOPPING CENTER.

I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE LAND USE AND ZONING FOR THIS SITE IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE STATUTES.

WHEN A PROJECT IS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A COMPARABLE LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATION, AND THAT IS WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED ON THIS SITE.

I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE OFF CAMPUS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING A MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE, BUT THE CONVENIENCE STORE AND GAS STATION, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THROUGH THE COUNTY, RECEIVED ITS CONDITIONAL USE WITH THE COUNTY, AND THAT REMAINS THE SAME.

AGAIN, FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I'LL JUST SKIP THROUGH A COUPLE OF SLIDES HERE, LOOKING A LITTLE CLOSER AT THE SOUTHERN BUFFER.

I KNOW IN ZACH'S PRESENTATION HE WENT INTO GREAT DETAIL ON THE SENSITIVITY OF THIS BUFFER.

THE BUFFER ITSELF IS 20FT WIDE, WITH A THREE FOOT BERM AND A SIX FOOT CONTINUOUS HEDGE ON THAT BERM.

THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING ITSELF IS LOCATED 100FT NORTH OF THAT SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINE, AND THERE'S ABOUT 238FT BETWEEN THESE USES.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN AS WELL THAT THE UPLAND PRESERVE HAS BEEN NATURALLY ORIENTED AROUND THE LAKE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BUFFERING FOR THOSE ADJACENT RESIDENTS.

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THIS SLIDE IS SIMPLY A REFERENCE OF SOME OF THESE CONCEPTS, INCLUDING FOUR STOREY RESIDENTIAL FOR THIS PROJECT.

OF COURSE THIS USE AS SHOWN, WOULD BE MORE INTENSE THAN THE PROPOSED PLAN AT THIS POINT, AND STAFF DID NOT SUPPORT THIS USE FOR THIS LOCATION.

IN SUMMARY, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF POINTS TO EMPHASIZE.

ONE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE LAND USE AND ZONING IS THE MOST COMPARABLE WITH THE COUNTY DESIGNATIONS.

THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ITSELF IS PROPERLY AND INTENTIONALLY CO-LOCATED ALONG NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD, DIRECTLY ACROSS AND ADJACENT TO OTHER COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

AGAIN, IT'S A PROPER TRANSITION FROM NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD AND THE RESIDENTIAL TO THE REAR.

THE GAS STATION ITSELF HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS SITE.

DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS SITE, AND THE CONVERSION FROM THE APPROVED RETAIL USES TO THE MEDICAL USES IS A NEGLIGIBLE CHANGE IN TRAFFIC. THE SITE ITSELF PROVIDES 49% OPEN SPACE AND LANDSCAPING ON SITE.

THE BUFFER IN THE REAR ALONG HAMLIN BOULEVARD IS 87% 7% MORE DENSE THAN THE APPROVED PLAN AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.

THE NUMBER OF TWO STOREY BUILDINGS THAT ARE PROVIDED ON SITE ARE REDUCED FROM TWO DOWN TO ONE, AND THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THESE USES IS OVER 230FT.

FINALLY, THE THREE WAIVERS DO NOT IMPACT THE RESIDENTIAL USES TO THE SOUTH OF THE SITE.

THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL AT THEIR MEETING LAST MONTH, AND STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 17 AND 18.

THIS PRESENTATION IS COMBINED AND DOES PRESENT RESOLUTION 81 AS WELL, WHICH WILL BE VOTED ON AT SECOND READING.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER KEMP.

SO THIS IS WITH THE PALM BEACH GARDENS HOSPITAL, OR IS THE THE E.R.

IS IS THE OFFICE BUILDING ALSO GOING TO BE LARGELY CONSISTING OF GARDENS? HOSPITAL DOCTORS? WE DON'T HAVE OUR TENANTS SELECTED. COUNCIL MEMBER KEMP. IT VERY WELL COULD BE.

BUT AT THIS TIME, WE JUST ULTIMATELY DON'T KNOW.

SO THAT'S REALLY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IN THE PARKING LOT, WILL THERE BE GROUND LEVEL DIRECTIONAL SIGNS TO FIND THE AIR? YES. THERE WILL. ABSOLUTELY. AND THE DOUBLE TURN LANE, IF I'M CORRECT, THAT GOES FROM COCONUT ON NORTH LAKE.

THAT WAS A MANDATE BY THE COUNTY, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY. I WISH WE COULD ACTUALLY PULL UP AND SEE THE TWO OVERLAYS OF WHAT YOU GUYS.

WE DON'T HAVE TO, LIKE, JUST OVERLAY THE TWO THINGS, BECAUSE LOOKING AT THE TWO PROPOSALS THAT YOU'VE MADE WITH THE COUNTY TO TO WHERE WE'RE AT NOW, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IMPROVEMENT WITH THE 50 OR 49% GREEN SPACE FOR OUTDOOR WITH THAT RULE TO GIVE ATTENTION TO THE THREE HOUSES ACROSS THE STREET, WHICH IS REALLY ONLY TWO BECAUSE OF THE WALKING TRAIL, WON'T HAVE A BUILDING ACROSS FROM IT. SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT NEW DESIGN.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS HOW LONG IS THE WALKING TRAIL? I JUST NEED A VERY QUICK VISUAL. I APOLOGIZE, AND THEN I CAN GIVE YOU A.

883. THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. WE ACTUALLY DIDN'T MEASURE THAT IN LINEAR FOOTAGE.

THE LAKE ITSELF IS ABOUT HALF AN ACRE. SO FOR REFERENCE OF OF THAT, THE PATH SURROUNDING IT, I JUST I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE KIND OF THEY WANT A WALKING TRAIL AND THERE'S ONE PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT.

BUT THEY WANT TO KNOW, LIKE THE DISTANCE OF IT SO THEY CAN USE IT AS AN AFTERNOON THING TO SAY.

I WALKED EITHER A HALF A MILE OR A QUARTER MILE TRACK, THIRD MILE TRACK.

SO THAT COULD BE AS IT'S FINISHED, MAYBE PUT ON THERE OF HOW LONG THE TRACK IS.

JUST I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOK FOR THOSE THINGS TO GO OUT AND DO, BUT AND THE OTHER THING I DON'T KNOW, CAN WE PULL UP THE THIRD OF THE LAST SLIDE FROM STAFF WITH THE PREVIOUS CONCEPTS? DO YOU MIND IF I DO A LITTLE DISCUSSION HERE BECAUSE I LIVE I LIVE VERY CLOSE TO THIS.

SO I JUST KIND OF WANT TO BRING UP SOME THINGS ON IT.

SO I'VE LIVED. YEAH, THIS IS THE PERFECT SLIDE.

SO I MEAN, I'VE LIVED OUT THERE FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, TWO DECADES.

AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY OUT THERE LIKES THE RURALNESS OF THERE. AND YOU KNOW, A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN THIS EXACT THING CAME TO THE COUNTY, THERE'S A LOT OF UPROAR OF THERE'S GOING TO BE FOUR STORIES.

I THINK PEOPLE ARE MAKING RUMORS OF 6 TO 7 STORY BUILDINGS WITH A THREE STORY PARKING GARAGE OR TWO STORY PARKING GARAGE UNDERNEATH OF THIS FINAL PLAN.

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WE SAVED A BIG BUFFER GOING FROM WHAT IS AG RES INTO WHAT IS THE AVENIR PUD RIGHT NOW AND THE DOWNTOWN TYPE AREA OF AVENIR? SO I LOVE THIS NEW PLAN THAT STAFF HAS PUSHED FOR TO GET TO THIS AND HAVE THE 59 OR 49% GREEN SPACE.

EXCUSE ME. YOU KNOW, I THINK THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE IS WE HAD A THING THIS YEAR, WHICH WAS THE NORTH LAKE LOCKDOWN.

AND I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS PEOPLE WERE SAYING OUT THERE WAS, HOW ARE THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT RESOUNDED TO ME WAS, HOW AM I GOING TO GET TO MY DOCTORS? HOW AM I GOING TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL IF SOMETHING. AND A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE DIRECTING TOWARDS JUPITER HOSPITAL.

I GOT DOCTORS AT JUPITER HOSPITAL AND GARDENS HOSPITAL BECAUSE THEY USE NORTH LAKE TO GET UP THERE.

SO THIS HOPEFULLY WILL ATTRACT SOME GARDENS. DOCTORS AS WELL AS JUPITER IS GOING ACROSS THE STREET SO THEY WON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL ANYMORE TO THOSE HOSPITALS.

AND THAT WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ROAD.

AND THE BIGGEST THING OF LIVING OUT THERE IS ALSO WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON NORTH LAKE TRAFFIC BETWEEN US AND THE COUNTY AND THE IMPACTS OUT THERE.

AND I THINK ONE OF A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS OUT THERE IS NOT JUST THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE ROADWAYS AND EVERYTHING ELSE WHICH WE'RE TRYING TO MITIGATE WITH THINGS LIKE THE COCONUT EXTENSION. BUT HOW DO WE CAPTURE THE VEHICLES? BECAUSE EVERYBODY WHO LIVES OUT THERE AT THIS POINT IN TIME HAS TO TRAVEL IN TOWN.

SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE AREA FOR THOSE WHO DON'T LIVE OUT THERE ON THE BOARD.

AND I THINK YOU GUYS ADDING, LIKE, I THINK IT WAS 89% MORE FOLIAGE TO THE BACKSIDE TO PROTECT THE HOUSES ON HAMLIN, WHICH IS GOING TO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE BARELY GOING TO SEE THAT HOPEFULLY. AND, YOU KNOW, ADDING IN OTHER THAN THE AIR, IF YOU ADDED THAT FOUR STORY BUILDING THAT'S ON HERE, THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TRAFFIC COMING AND GOING 24 HOURS A DAY WITH NOISE COMING FROM BALCONIES AND PEOPLE ON THOSE BALCONIES LOOKING ACROSS THE STREET INTO SOMEBODY'S GARAGE IN FRONT WINDOW.

AND THIS ELIMINATES ALL THAT. SO I THINK WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IN A GOOD DIRECTION.

AND THAT'S JUST KIND OF MY THING IS I LIKE TO CAPTURING THE TRAFFIC.

AND OH, AND THE GAS STATION I THINK IS A PERFECT THING THAT OUT THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLAINTS THAT I SEE LIVING IN THE AREAS.

THERE'S A GAS STATION CLOSE TO IT THAT PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY IS A DOLLAR MORE EXPENSIVE THAN EVERYWHERE ELSE, BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING CLOSE TO IT. AND I THINK IT WAS 2 OR 3 MONTHS AGO, THERE WAS A PROPOSAL TO THE COUNTY ABOUT PUTTING A GAS STATION NOT FAR FROM THIS, AND IT WAS TURNED DOWN AND I WATCHED THEIR PROPOSAL AGAIN THIS WEEK OF THEIR STATS ON WHAT.

HOW OR WHY A SEVEN, 11 OR A GAS STATION WAS NEEDED OUT THERE.

AND IT WAS VERY EVIDENT THAT THERE'S ANOTHER GAS STATION NEEDED OUT THERE.

SO I THINK THAT GAS STATION IS GOING TO BE A GOOD ADDITION TO THE AREA FOR ALL OF US THAT ARE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM WHAT RESIDENTS SAY IS A DOLLAR MORE EXPENSIVE PER GALLON, AND ALSO SOMETHING THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A NEED IN A PAST MEETING BY THE COUNTY.

I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT ONE OUT THERE FOR THE RESIDENTS. SO THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNSELOR. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU.

THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION. SO WAS THERE A SLIDE THAT I THOUGHT I SAW ABOUT PEAK TRIPS BY? CAN I TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH US ABOUT THAT BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT IT OR ANYTHING? I'M HAPPY TO. YES. THE CONVERSION OF USE BETWEEN THE APPROVED RETAIL AND THE MEDICAL OFFICE IS A NEGLIGIBLE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THE AM AND PM PEAK HOUR TRIPS ARE IDENTIFIED ON THE SCREEN AND FROM THE APPROVED.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S NEGLIGIBLE. 100 AND 7 A.M. TRIPS AND 30 8 P.M.

TRIPS. OKAY, GREAT. I JUST WANTED THAT UP THERE JUST FOR A SECOND SO THAT WE COULD ALL SEE IT TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ACCESS AND WHAT IT WILL ACTUALLY MEAN AS FAR AS TRAFFIC, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, EVERYONE'S PRIMARY CONCERN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, TO SEE THAT IT WOULD BE NEGLIGIBLE.

I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT AND THIS IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF ANNEXATION GOING WELL WHERE PEOPLE WANTED IT.

AND WE CAME IN AND WE'VE SORT OF PALM BEACH GARDENS IZED IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT SHOULD BE AN ADJECTIVE. SO WHERE WE YOU SEE MULTIMODAL MOBILITY THAT DIDN'T EXIST BEFORE, WHERE THERE'S PRESERVATION OF GREEN SPACE, WHERE THERE WASN'T BEFORE WITH OUR USUAL 50%, ALMOST LARGE SETBACKS, THE INCREASE IN JOGS, THE CO-LOCATION OF OF SERVICES.

SO THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT MAKES THE COUNCIL REALLY PROUD TO SEE THE CHANGES HAPPEN.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE APPLICANT BEING WILLING TO WORK WITH OUR STAFF AND ALSO FOR OUR STAFF COMING UP WITH THINGS THAT TRULY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE UTILIZING THESE FACILITIES. THE ONE THING I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT IN THE FUTURE, ONCE THIS IS DEVELOPED, IS, YOU KNOW, THE TRIP CAPTURE.

THESE SERVICES PRIMARILY DON'T EXIST WEST OF THE AREA, AND THE HOPE IS THOSE OF US WHO WORK IN MOBILITY AND TRANSPORTATION THAT IT WILL TAKE TRAFFIC OFF THE ROAD, WHETHER IT'S THE AVENUE OR WHETHER IT'S THIS ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND GAS.

THIS IS THIS IS A REALLY WONDERFUL PROJECT. IN THE END, I LIKED WHAT YOU SAID AT THE BEGINNING.

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IT'S WELL DONE. I DON'T HAVE ANY ACTUAL SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. JUST WANTED TO REALLY MAKE SURE WE TALKED ABOUT THE TRIPS. ANYTHING ELSE FROM OUR TEAM? NO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE DO HAVE SOME COMMENT CARDS, SO I'M GOING TO CALL YOU UP TO THE PODIUM.

THE COMMENTS ARE THE COMMENT CARD STATE FOR ORDINANCE 17 AND 18, BUT THESE COMMENTS ARE GOING TO BE MADE FOR BOTH AT THIS TIME.

PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME.

JARED HERMANS IS THE FIRST AND AFTER THAT IS JUDY HERMANS.

HI, MY NAME IS JARED HERMANS. I'M ON ONE, TWO, TWO FIVE, 1/89 PLACE NORTH, WHERE I WAS BORN AND RAISED.

AND WERE YOU SWORN IN? FOR THE RECORD. WERE YOU SWORN IN IN THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING? YES. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS PROPERTY IS ONE BLOCK NORTH OF WHERE WE ARE OUR ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD USES WELL WATER, AND WHICH IS THE REASON WHY I OPPOSE THE USE AND THE PLANNING FOR THIS GAS STATION ON THIS PROPERTY. AND THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND NOW NEXT, MISS JUDY HERMANS. AND AFTER THAT, IT'S GOING TO BE RAMONA BEAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME IS JERRY HERMANS.

I LIVE AT 122518, NINTH PLACE, NORTH WEST PALM BEACH.

WE HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE ACREAGE. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

WERE YOU SWORN IN AS WELL? YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IT'S WHERE. WE HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE ACREAGE FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

THE ACREAGE IS A WATER WELL. COMMUNITY COCONUT PALM PLAZA SINCE 2013 HAS BEEN TRYING TO INSTALL A MULTI PUMP GAS STATION ON THAT PROPOSED LOCATION. AND EVERY SO MANY YEARS THEY TRY AGAIN.

I AM HERE BECAUSE I AM AGAINST THE GAS STATION.

WE APPLIED FOR A PERMIT TO BUILD OUR HOMES AND FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WE ALL RECEIVED OUR PERMITS FOR OUR WATER WELLS. WE WASH, WE COOK, AND YES, WE DRINK THE WATER.

ALL THIS AREA IS WATER CATCHMENT FOR OUR ACREAGE WELLS.

OUR HOME IS ON THE CLOSEST DRAINAGE SYSTEM TO THAT PROPERTY.

WE CALL THEM CANALS. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 43 HOMES ADJACENT TO THIS PARTICULAR CANAL AND TEN HOMES ON HAMLIN BOULEVARD.

WHEN WE GET MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND HURRICANES, OUR CANALS OVERFLOW THAT.

WE EVEN GET CATFISH SWIMMING IN OUR YARDS. WE DO NOT MIND OUR WATER CATCHMENT SYSTEM.

THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACHES AND THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS WATER CATCHMENT AREA IS GRASSY WATER PRESERVE. ALSO LOCATED ON NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD, JUST WEST OF BEELINE HIGHWAY.

NEITHER SHOULD THERE BE ANY 16 PUMP GAS STATION THERE.

I HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, INDIAN TRAIL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, AND WRITTEN LETTERS IN OPPOSITION.

I DO HOPE THAT IF THEY BECOME PALM BEACH GARDENS, THAT YOU NEVER LET THEM INSTALL ANY GAS STATION THERE.

PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ALL THE ACREAGE, PEOPLE AND THEIR WATER WELL SAFETY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND MAY I GIVE THIS FOR YOU? THIS LETTER THAT I JUST WROTE. YOU CAN READ IT TO THE CITY CLERK.

SURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN HAND IT RIGHT OVER TO STAFF AND THEY'LL TAKE IT FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. AND NEXT IS RAMONA BEAN. JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.

I MIGHT HAVE BEEN DYSLEXIC. I THINK I WAS GOING TO SPEAK ON RESOLUTION 81 2025.

IS AM I READING IT WRONG? SO 81 IS GOING TO BE HEARD AT THE NEXT NEXT COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE THIS IS JUST THE THE TWO, THE 17 AND 1881 WOULD BE IT'S A COMPANION ITEM.

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CIVICS LEARNING LESSON. SORRY. MY NAME IS RAMONA BEAN.

I LIVE AT 5439 439 CICADA WAY ACRES DEVELOPMENT OFF OF NORTH LAKE AND I HAVE ONE SWORN IN.

SO SO I'LL SPEAK TO THIS SINCE IT'S RELATED. I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH APPROVING THIS PUD SITE AT COCONUT PLAZA. OF COURSE, JUST HEARING A FELLOW RESIDENTS IN PALM BEACH GARDENS AREA OR NEXT TO IT, AN ACREAGE, IF THERE'S ANY HEALTH ISSUES. OF COURSE, I WOULDN'T ENDORSE THAT NECESSARILY, BUT I DO APPROVE THIS IDEA BECAUSE NORTHLAKE IS VERY BUSY.

I HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORING SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES LIKE BAY HILL ESTATES AND RUSTIC LAKES, TO NAME A COUPLE, AND THE TRAFFIC FLOW JUST CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND POPULATION CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND AVENUE KEEPS FILLING OUT.

SO MEDICAL NEEDS ARE NECESSARY. WE'VE EVEN HAD A PERSONAL ISSUE WHERE THEY HAD TO GO TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT JUST TO GET HELP BECAUSE IT DOES GET BLOCKED ON NORTH LAKE TRAFFIC. SO MY ONLY REGRET IS THAT CITY STAFF AND CITY COUNCIL IN THE PAST FEW YEARS LOST SIGHT OF THIS IDEA OF SERVING THE NEEDS OF A GROWING COMMUNITY OUT THERE BECAUSE.

RIGHT BY BAY HILL ESTATES AND ACROSS FROM AUSTRIA ISLES AND NEXT TO RUSTIC LAKES, THERE WAS A GOOD PARCEL AND IT WAS MORE THAN TEN ACRES.

I THINK IT WAS 17 OR 18 ACRES THAT WAS ALREADY APPROVED FOR COMMERCIAL MEDICAL.

SO BUT IT'S GOING TO BE BUILT NOW FOR VINTAGE OAKS.

SO IN THIS CASE, WE REALLY NEED IT OUT THERE.

LIKE THE PREVIOUS COUNCILMAN SAID, THESE ARE BIG NEEDS, AND I REALLY SUPPORT THE IDEA OF ANY DIALOG YOU GUYS NEED TO DO TO GET RESIDENTS SURROUNDING. AND THANK YOU, CITY STAFF, FOR ALL YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO VOTE ON.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ON THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. THANK YOU.

AND THOSE ARE ALL THE COMMENT CARDS WE HAVE. THE ONLY OTHER QUESTIONS I HAD THIS IS HOOKED UP TO WILL BE HOOKED UP TO CITY WATER AND CITY SEWER.

OKAY, THEY'RE SHAKING THEIR HEAD. YES. FOR THE RECORD, PALM BEACH COUNTY IS ACTUALLY SERVICING THE THE THE WATER FOR THE SITE, RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.

YEAH. CORRECT. AND ARE THERE ANY PARTICULAR HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE MEDICAL BUILDING THAT'S WOULD BE THE SOUTHERNMOST.

JUST A TYPICAL 8 TO 5. AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT MAY NOT BE 8 TO 5 AND MAYBE A VARIETY OF THAT, 9 TO 6, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. TYPICAL BUSINESS HOURS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE DUE DILIGENCE.

I APPRECIATE STAFF'S VETTING OF THIS SITE PLAN BECAUSE IT IS FAR EXCEEDS THE QUALITY OF THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN, WHICH IS VESTED. AND OBVIOUSLY THE THE OWNER HAS PROPERTY RIGHTS TO BUILD.

SO THAT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. THE 47 OR 49% OPEN SPACE GREEN SPACE IS AMAZING.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SEEN OFTEN, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.

I ALSO APPRECIATE THE SIGN WAIVERS ALONG WITH THE OTHER COMMENTS THAT BOTH MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED.

WHEN THERE'S MEDICAL, ESPECIALLY MEDICAL EMERGENCY USES ON SITE, THOSE WAYFINDING SIGNS ARE CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN CRITICAL NEED OF SEEING MEDICAL HELP.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND SUPPORTIVE OF THAT AS WELL.

AND LIKE MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED, SERVICES ARE NEEDED IN THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES.

WE HEAR IT ALL THE TIME. WE HEAR EMAILS ABOUT THE LACK OF SERVICES, AND I'M GUESSING GAS STATION IS ONE OF THEM.

NO ONE WANTS TO APPROVE A GAS STATION. THAT'S THE SAME THING THAT'S HAPPENED FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, IN MY EXPERIENCE. NOBODY WANTS IT NEXT DOOR TO THEM, BUT THEY ALL WANT TO GO TO THE GAS STATION BECAUSE THEY ALL NEED TO GET GAS IN THEIR CARS.

SO WHEN THERE'S MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS, THE PRICES WILL GO DOWN BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE MORE COMPETITIVE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED OUT IN THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES. SO I'M SUPPORTIVE.

WE'VE HEARD ALL THE COMMENTS. AND I'M GOING TO BRING IT BACK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND.

PLEASE, CAN I JUST BRING UP ONE THING REALLY QUICK, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE I WENT INTO MY QUESTIONS.

BUT, I MEAN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE LAST COMMENT WAS, WAS ABOUT TRAFFIC TRIPS.

AND I THINK WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AND COUNCILMEMBER REED MENTIONED AND THEY BROUGHT UP THE SLIDE OF 210 AN HOUR IN THE MORNING AND 239 IN THE AFTERNOON.

HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE TRAFFIC THAT IS NOT GOING EAST ON NORTH LAKE AND WILL EASE THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION OUT THERE IS HOW I SEE THAT.

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AND THE ONE THING I HAD, IF YOU COULD BRIEFLY GO INTO I KNOW I'VE SEEN IT GO THROUGH WITH A COUPLE DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS OUT THERE, BUT THE LEAK DETECTION THAT THE GAS STATION WILL HAVE, CONSIDERING I LIVE ON A WELL ALSO.

FOR THE RECORD, DONALDSON HEARING WITH CUTLER AND HEARING AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN.

SO THE GREAT NEWS IS 7-ELEVEN HAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE WITH WITH THE QUALITY OF AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD. THEY HAVE ONE OF THE BEST RECORDS IN THE COUNTRY.

WE DID REPRESENT THE GAS STATION AT AT SEMINOLE PRATT AND NORTHLAKE, WHICH HOPEFULLY ONE DAY WILL BE A REALITY.

BUT THAT WHAT THEY DO WITH LEAK DETECTION? IT'S 24 HOUR, 24 HOURS A DAY LEAK DETECTION, WHICH IS ELECTRONIC, WHICH IS MONITORED BY 7-ELEVEN CORPORATE. SO IT'S MONITORED.

BOTH. NOT ONLY IN THE TANK, BUT INSIDE THE THE THE OUTER.

WELL, BECAUSE ALL TANKS TODAY ARE REQUIRED TO BE WHAT WE CALL DOUBLE LINED.

AND SO IF THERE ARE ANY LIQUIDS THAT GET INTO THAT, THAT, THAT INNER LINING THAT ALSO SETS OFF A SENSOR.

ADDITIONALLY, YOU MIGHT RECALL IN THE OLD DAYS THAT THE WAY THAT THEY MEASURED YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH GAS THEY HAD IN A TANK THAT THEY'D GO PUT A STICK IN THE GROUND.

WELL, TODAY THEY, THEY THEY MONITOR LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE DROP OF GAS THEY WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY.

THE TANKS ARE CALIBRATED NOT NOT ONLY THAT, THERE'S NOT A LOSS, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO LOSE.

THEY DON'T WANT TO LOSE REVENUE AS WELL. SO THEY HAVE AN EXCELLENT DETECTION.

THEY HAVE A TRAINING PROGRAM, A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL OF THE ALL OF THEIR STAFF THAT ARE ON SITE.

AND AND IN THE EVENT THAT, YOU KNOW, LET'S JUST SAY SOMEBODY TRIES TO DRIVE OFF WITH A NOZZLE.

YOU'VE SEEN THAT BEFORE. PROBABLY. I'VE SEEN IT.

I'VE SEEN IT IN MY LIFETIME, YOU IT IMMEDIATELY, THE FLOW IMMEDIATELY STOPS.

BUT IF THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF A SPILL ON THE GROUND, THEY IMMEDIATELY THEY'RE TRAINED TO COME OUT AND TO GET THOSE SMALL SPILLS AND CLEAN THEM UP. GENERALLY, IT'S LESS THAN WHAT YOU KNOW YOU WOULD HAVE WITH SOMEBODY TRYING TO FILL A FILL A TANK FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR USE AT HOME AT A, AT A, YOU KNOW, IN YOUR GARAGE.

SO THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB OF THAT. PLUS THEY HAVE A MUCH MORE RIGID MONITORING PROGRAM.

MORE RIGID THAN WHAT IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.

SO THEY HAVE OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS, COMPANIES LIKE AECOM AND FIRMS LIKE THAT THAT COME IN AND, AND DO PRIVATE SECOND PARTY MONITORING OF THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM AND OF THEIR TANKS AND OF THE SYSTEMS. WHEREAS IT'S I BELIEVE IT'S REQUIRED BY STATE LAW EVERY OTHER YEAR.

I MIGHT HAVE THAT WRONG, BUT I DO KNOW THAT 711 FREQUENCY IS SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER THAN WHAT IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.

SO THAT'S WHAT I KNOW. AND HOPEFULLY I'VE BEEN ABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

NO, I WAS JUST ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WAS MADE.

AND I'VE SEEN AND I'VE BEEN AROUND OUT THERE SINCE THE INITIAL PUBLIC GAS STATION WENT IN ON ORANGE AND PRATT, AND NOW THAT'S A 711 ALSO. BUT WITH THE DOUBLE TANKS, THE MONITORING, TWO HEADQUARTERS AND EVERYTHING.

I LIVE ON A WELL. I'VE LIVED ON A WELL FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

EVEN GROWING UP AS A KID LIVED ON A WELL. SO I KIND OF KNEW THE LEAK DETECTION THAT'S IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WELLS AREN'T CONTAMINATED.

BUT JUST IN CASE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OVER HERE DID NOT.

I WANTED THEM TO HEAR ALSO THAT WE ARE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT.

I AM DEFINITELY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT A NEED OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO THE SAFETY THAT IS IN PLACE WITH A GAS STATION AROUND THE WELLS.

AND I DID TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KEMP COUNCIL MEMBER REED.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THAT. SORRY.

PARDON ME. THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT. SO AS FAR AS MITIGATING ANY ISSUE THAT HAPPENS.

SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE WAY THAT THIS IS SET UP AND THAT THE 7-ELEVEN CORPORATION MONITORS HAVE, THEY PERHAPS MAYBE JUST LET US KNOW IF THERE'S EVER BEEN AN ISSUE, WHAT HAPPENS? WHAT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY? YOU KNOW, IT IS DISCONCERTING TO HAVE A RESIDENT THAT CONCERNED ABOUT SOMETHING WHICH WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, VALID AND COUNCIL MEMBER KEMP, OF COURSE, WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE OF WELLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT'S GREAT. JUST PERSONALLY HAVE NONE. AND WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENTS ARE HEALTHY.

SO JUST LETTING US KNOW THEY WILL STAY HEALTHY IS EVERYTHING.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL BRING IT BACK FOR A CLOSE, THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'LL BRING IT BACK FOR A MOTION.

AND A SECOND I'LL MOTION. SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND THAT.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.

MOTION CARRIES THREE AND TWO ABSTAINED. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE PGA CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

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JANUARY 14TH. MARK YOUR CALENDARS. HANK FISHKIND IS BACK AGAIN TO TELL US HOW THE ECONOMY IS GOING TO DO.

HOPEFULLY GREAT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.

AND THE PGA APPRECIATES ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU.

AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE 18 2025.

[VIII.c. *ORDINANCE 18, 2025 – (1ST READING) PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) REZONING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10.47 ACRES. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, REZONING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 10.74 ACRES IN SIZE, MORE OR LESS, KNOWN AS COCONUT PALM PLAZA AND LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND COCONUT BOULEVARD; PROVIDING THAT THIS PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY, WHICH IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, SHALL BE REZONED FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY MULTIPLE USE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (MUPD) TO PALM BEACH GARDENS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) OVERLAY WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG-1); PROVIDING THAT THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES]

MAX, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE THEY WERE THEY WERE SAYING THANK YOU AND YOU WEREN'T FINISHED.

SO. CORRECT. YES. OKAY. ORDINANCE 18 2025, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA. REZONING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 10.74 ACRES IN SIZE, MORE OR LESS KNOWN AS COCONUT PALM PLAZA, AND LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND COCONUT BOULEVARD, PROVIDING THAT THIS PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY, WHICH IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, SHALL BE REZONED FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY.

MULTIPLE USE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT MOVED TO PALM BEACH GARDENS.

PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD OVERLAY WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL CG ONE, PROVIDING THAT THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU. PATTY. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE ALREADY DID OUR EXPERTISE, AND I'M GOING TO NOTE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER PRIMROSE AND VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON ARE STILL HAVE RECUSED THEMSELVES. AND WE ARE GOING TO I GUESS WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER PRESENTATION.

DOES ANYBODY WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING ELSE? WE'RE GOOD.

I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE COMMENT CARDS, AND I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ORDINANCE 18.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION IN SUPPORT OF ORDINANCE 18 2025.

SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES THREE. 3 TO 0. THANK YOU.

OKAY, NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION.

I'M GOING TO GIVE A MINUTE FOR OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND VICE MAYOR TO COME BACK.

BUT RESOLUTION 84 2025, WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE RESOLUTION 84 2025 A RESOLUTION,

[VIII.d. *RESOLUTION 84, 2025 – EDDIE V’S RESTAURANT WALL SIGNAGE. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A MISCELLANEOUS PETITION FOR ONE (1) ADDITIONAL WALL SIGN ON BUILDING F WITHIN THE LEGACY PLACE PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD) FOR A TOTAL OF THREE (3) WALL SIGNS, THE LEGACY PLACE PCD BEING LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF PGA BOULEVARD AND FAIRCHILD GARDENS AVENUE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING WAIVERS; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

PROVIDING WAIVERS. PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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

WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KEMP. NONE. NONE.

NONE. NONE. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY EITHER. AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO A PRESENTATION FROM STAFF, FROM PETITIONER.

HELLO, MY NAME IS DAVID MICHAEL. 6001 MS PARKWAY IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR OUR REQUEST.

THIS EVENING, I'M REPRESENTING EDDIE V'S PRIME SEAFOOD, LOCATED IN THE LEGACY PLACE DEVELOPMENT HERE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, I'VE HIGHLIGHTED BUILDING F, WHICH IS THE BUILDING THAT EDDIE V'S WILL BE GOING INTO.

THEY'RE THE ONLY TENANT IN THIS DEVELOPMENT THAT IS TAKING OVER AN ENTIRE BUILDING.

SO THEY'RE SOMEWHAT UNIQUE IN THAT REGARD. HERE IS THE FLOOR PLAN.

WE'VE GOT THREE SIGNS THERE. ALL THE SAME SIGN.

YOU CAN SEE THE CURVED SECTION WHERE SIGN A IS.

THAT'S WHERE THE FRONT DOOR IS, WHERE THE ROUNDABOUT IS LOCATED.

SIGN B IS GOING TO GO ON THE SOUTH ELEVATION.

JUST TO KIND OF NOTE, I MEAN, THAT'S THE A LARGE ELEVATION THERE.

SO WITHOUT ANY SIGNAGE, IT MAY OR MAY NOT LOOK UNOCCUPIED OR JUST SOMEWHAT BORING, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.

AND IT'S GOOD TO MARK THIS BUILDING FOR PROPER BUILDING IDENTIFICATION FOR THE FOOT TRAFFIC IN THIS DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN ALSO SIGN ON THE REARS WE'RE REQUESTING AS WELL, JUST SO WE CAN HAVE PROPER BUILDING IDENTIFICATION.

THERE'S A LARGE PARKING LOT BEHIND THE BUILDING, AS YOU CAN SEE.

SO PEOPLE WILL NOT BE PARKING RIGHT UP AGAINST THE BUILDING.

THEY'LL BE PARKING ON THE HOPEFULLY GOING SHOPPING, WALKING AROUND, COMING BY, SEEING THE SIGNS ON THE BACK, FRONT OR OVER THE FRONT DOOR AND BEING ABLE TO SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY GET INTO THE BUILDING.

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HERE'S THE SIGN OVER THE FRONT DOOR. AND THEN THE BLACK BOX IN THE MIDDLE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE THERE ALSO SHOWS YOU A NIGHTTIME VIEW OF THE SIGN. AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE THE AERIAL WITH THE SOMEWHAT SEMI-ACCURATE VIEWING CORRIDOR THERE.

HERE'S THE SECOND SIGN ON THE SOUTH ELEVATION.

IT FITS NICELY IN THAT SIGN BAND THERE. AND ONCE AGAIN, JUST IT'S A DIFFERENT VIEWING ANGLE FROM THE FRONT DOOR.

SO IT'S GOOD TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY THAT BUILDING THERE THAT'S GOING TO BE ATTRACTING HOPEFULLY A LOT OF CUSTOMERS RIGHT TO THE CENTER OF THAT DEVELOPMENT THERE. AND THEN HERE'S THE BACK OF THE BUILDING AGAIN, JUST TO HELP PEOPLE IDENTIFY THE BUILDING AND GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.

SO THIS IS THE SIGN, JUST A BIGGER DRAWING OF IT.

AND THEN TO JUSTIFY THE WAIVERS ON THIS PAGE HERE YOU CAN SEE THERE'S THE BRACKET CALLING OUT THE SIX PLANTERS ON THE REAR OF THE BUILDING. AS YOU CAN SEE AROUND THE FRONT, LEFT AND RIGHT OF THE BUILDING THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED WHEN THE BUILDING WAS APPROVED. WE HAVE ALSO ADDED THESE SIX PLANTERS ON THE BACK OF THE BUILDING TO KIND OF GET THE FULL BUILDING LOOKING HARMONIOUS WITH THE PLANTERS AND THE SMALL UP AND DOWN PATHWAY LIGHTING INSTALLED TO THE FRONT OF EACH PLANTER WILL GIVE A NICE AMBIANCE TO THE LATER DINNER CROWDS. AND ALSO HELP YOU, JUST NAVIGATING THE WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER THEM.

OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES STAFF HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. YAMAHA RIVERA FROM PLANNING AND ZONING.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TWO COMMENTS. THE FIRST ONE IS THAT THE ATVS WILL OCCUPY 11,067FT².

SO THAT'S THE TOTAL OF THE BUILDING. AND WITH THIS REQUEST, THE APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR TWO WAIVERS.

THE ONE WAIVER WILL BE TO ADD ONE ADDITIONAL WALL SIGN ON THE SOUTH ELEVATION.

AND THE SECOND WAIVER IS TO ALLOW A LETTER INCREASE OF THREE INCHES .3.37 FIVE INCHES OF LETTER HEIGHT IN TWO DIFFERENT SIGNS, AND THAT'S A JUSTIFICATION TO THAT WAIVER.

WAIVER. THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE SIX PLANTERS ON THE NORTH ELEVATION OF THE BUILDING.

THANK YOU. AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS TOPIC ON THIS ITEM.

SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE WITH THE PETITIONER OR STAFF? I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT. SO I APPRECIATE THE EXTRA SIGNAGE AND PLANTERS FOR YOU KNOW, FOR THIS LOCATION AND FOR THE SIZE OF THE, THE BUILDING. SO THANK YOU. YEAH, I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT TOO.

AND ADDING THE PLAN, JUST LIKE SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, TO GET THE EXTRA SIGNS AND YOU'RE ADDING THE PLANTERS UP FRONT WITH THE EXTRA LIGHTING ON THE THE FLOORING THERE. AND I THINK WE'RE WE JUST VOTED A FEW MONTHS AGO ON REDOING THE SIGNAGE IN PLACE TO HELP FIND THINGS, BECAUSE THAT DOES GET TRICKY KNOWING WHO'S THERE.

SO TO ATTRACT BUSINESS TO IT, WE NEED TO KNOW WHO'S THERE AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING. SO, YOU KNOW I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER REED. NO QUESTIONS.

JUST THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. IT'S GOING TO LOOK GREAT. ARE YOU GUYS STILL SCHEDULED FOR MARCH OF NEXT YEAR? ABOUT. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ALL GOOD. YEAH. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ONE QUESTION I HAVE IS, ARE THE PLANTERS IRRIGATED WITH THE SAME IRRIGATION SYSTEM AS THE LANDSCAPE.

THAT IS CORRECT. THE ORIGINAL PLANTERS THAT WERE APPROVED PREVIOUSLY, THE EXACT SAME PLANTERS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE MAINTAINED THE SAME WAY. UNFORTUNATELY, I AM JUST THE SIGN GUY, SO I CAN'T 100% TELL YOU.

BUT I KNOW THAT WHATEVER WAS APPROVED FOR THE BUILDING, WE'RE ADDING SIX MORE OF THE SAME.

OKAY. AND STAFF IS SHAKING THEIR HEAD. YES AS WELL.

GOOD ANSWER. I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

WITH ALL THAT, I'M GOING TO BRING IT BACK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 84 2025.

SECOND, PLEASE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AND NEXT, WE HAVE ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION.

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

IN REGARDS TO THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WELL, YOU GUYS ALL KNOW, BUT FOR ABOUT NINE MONTHS WE'VE ALL BEEN RESPONDING.

I KNOW I HAVE BEEN RESPONDING, I'VE SHARED SOME OF THEM WITH YOU AS WELL EMAILS REGARDING NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD AND YOU'VE ALL BEEN COPIED ON SEVERAL AND RESPONDED TO A BUNCH,

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TURNPIKE AUTHORITY, OUR ENGINEERS, NORTH LAKE AND OTHER TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, TO TALK ABOUT NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD IN PARTICULAR AND OTHER TRAFFIC CHALLENGES.

AND RECENTLY, I WAS INVITED BY RESIDENTS TO SPEAK AT AVENIR TO DISCUSS NORTH LAKE TRAFFIC CONCERNS.

AND I SPOKE TO RON ABOUT IT, AND WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO MORE COLLABORATE AND INCLUDE NC, NC, AND OTHER WESTERN COMMUNITIES. AND RON SENT KIND OF A SYNOPSIS OF THE CONVERSATION WITH SAL FASO, WITH NC, NC, AND AS THE MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO BE THE CITY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE IN THESE MEETINGS, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH THE COUNCIL. I DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO SAL AZO AS WELL.

I DID GO TO THE MEETING TODAY. AND, RON, THANK YOU FOR SUMMARIZING.

THE CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HAD OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS BEING A RESIDENT IN THE WESTERN COMMUNITY.

AND I CAN'T SPEAK FOR COUNCIL MEMBER KEMP, BUT WE BOTH HAVE HAD MANY DISCUSSIONS WITH RESIDENTS AS WELL.

I LIVE OUT THERE. I SPEAK TO THE RESIDENTS EVERY DAY.

I SPEAK TO PEOPLE IN BAY HILL. I PLAY GOLF OUT THERE.

AND IT'S NOT JUST THE EMAILS. I'VE ALSO ATTENDED HOA MEETINGS AS WELL.

SO IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES, CONSIDERING I LIVE OUT THERE AND SO DOES COUNCIL MEMBER KEMP, I BELIEVE EITHER ONE OF US SHOULD REALLY BE THAT REPRESENTATIVE.

I KIND OF, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED A REPRESENTATIVE ON THIS BOARD JUST LIKE VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON SAID.

I MEAN, OUT THERE, IT'S A VERY SMALL TOWN FEEL.

EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERYBODY. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I'M SITTING IN PUBLIX OR DUNKIN DONUTS AND OR THIRSTY TURTLES, OUR LOCAL RESTAURANT, AND PEOPLE JUST START ASKING YOU, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO FIX NORTHLAKE? AND IT'S CHANGING DAY TO DAY OUT THERE. IT'S SO FLUENT, WITH MORE HOMES BEING BUILT BETWEEN THE AREA TO THE WEST OF GARDENS, BUT ALSO IN AVENIR. AND I MEAN, YOU GO TO THE NEST AND YOU SIT AT THE NEST AND AN AFTERNOON FOR, YOU KNOW, SOME LIBATIONS, AND YOU JUST START TALKING TO PEOPLE PULLING UP ON THEIR GOLF CARTS, ALL SAYING, WE'RE SO HAPPY TO BE ON OUR GOLF CART AND NOT STUCK ON NORTH LAKE.

SO I DO THINK BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A UNIQUE CONNECTION WITH THE RESIDENTS OUT THERE, I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING MORE I'D LOVE TO BE THAN ON THIS BOARD.

AND I DO SEE THE POINT OF HAVING THE MAYOR SHOWING SOME FORCE INTO THAT.

WE ARE GIVING THIS SOME DEFINITE ATTENTION. SO, I MEAN, I'D LOVE TO BE ON THIS BOARD, BUT I WOULD FOREGO BEING ON THE BOARD TO HAVE THE VICE MAYOR. SO IT IT SAYS LIKE, YES, WE'RE PUTTING IN THE SAME NOTATION OR POWER AS THE MAYOR BEING ON IT, BUT WE'RE PUTTING SOMEBODY WHO LIVES OUT HERE AND TALKS TO THE RESIDENTS.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF SEE ONE OF US TWO ON THAT BOARD.

AND I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE A VICE MAYOR OVER JUST A COUNCIL MEMBER, JUST TO HAVE MORE RESPECT FOR THE POSITION.

SO I WOULD CONCEDE TO VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON TO BE ON THAT, TO KIND OF HAVE THE UP TO DATE VOICE AND BE OUR REPRESENTATION.

OKAY. CLARIFY TWO, TWO QUESTIONS. IS THIS A BOARD OR IS THIS A GROUP OF ENGINEERS THAT ARE MEETING BECAUSE IT'S A BOARD, NOT A BOARD. OKAY, SO IT'S JUST A COMMUNITY. IT'S A COMMUNITY.

I'M LISTENING. THE CITY MANAGER'S EXPLAINING. I'M SORRY. COULD YOU REPEAT THAT, SIR? ONE PERSON FROM EVERY ENTITY IS WHAT? SOUTH. ONE PERSON FROM EVERY ENTITY IS WHAT SAO EXPLAINED TO ME.

SO THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE ONE. EVERY CITY OR AFFECTED DISTRICT WOULD HAVE ONE TO SIT AND RECEIVE THE INFORMATION FROM THE ENGINEERING PEOPLE, WHATEVER IDEAS THEY MAY HAVE BEFORE, AND AGREEING TO WHAT THEY WOULD TAKE BACK TO THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTS.

PERFECT. I'M CLARIFYING THIS IS NOT A BOARD APPOINTMENT.

CORRECT? NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS TEMPORARY CURRENTLY, BUT MAY COME BACK AGAIN IN A YEAR, TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS OFF AND ON THINGS LIKE THAT.

TO CLARIFY, MAYOR OF CITY PALM BEACH GARDENS GENERALLY CHANGES EVERY YEAR, AND THE MAYOR HAS NO MORE POWER THAN ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER.

BECAUSE WE ARE NOT STRONG MAYORS, WE GENERALLY DO CHANGE EVERY YEAR.

AND THE IDEA OF HAVING IT GO TO THE PERSON WHO HAS SUBJECTIVE AS WELL AS OBJECTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT SOMETHING MAKES SENSE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT A COUNCIL IS MEANT TO DO. ONE PERSON JUST DOESN'T DECIDE.

WE ALL DECIDE TOGETHER BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF VOTE.

THAT SAID, THANK YOU BOTH FOR STEPPING UP. IT'S WONDERFUL AND YOU ARE GREAT VOICES FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.

WE'RE SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU OUT THERE. GEOGRAPHY GETS LUCKY SOMETIMES WITH YOU GUYS LIVING THERE, SO DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF EITHER OF YOU. I THINK PERHAPS LEANING WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SUBJECTIVITY 100% OBJECTIVELY.

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SHE'S AN ALTERNATE ON THE POC. EXCUSE ME, ON THE ON THE MPO, AND WILL BE STEPPING IN AS THE PERSON FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE.

SO THAT MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE MORE CARRYOVER AS WELL BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO YOU REALLY HAD YOUR HANDS IN IT AS FAR AS TRANSPORTATION GOES.

SO THAT'S THAT'S JUST ALL I WANT TO SAY AS FAR AS THE MEETINGS EVERYBODY CAN ATTEND.

RIGHT? IS THIS. NO, NO, THIS IS JUST THE COMMUNITY MEETING AT THE END.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS, SAL, I BELIEVE HE SUGGESTED HE WANTED JUST ONE FROM EACH COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT IT'S VERY LIKELY THAT SOMETHING THAT'S DISCUSSED THERE COULD COME BACK HERE FOR A VOTE. AND IF YOU'RE THERE, EVEN IN CASUAL CONVERSATION, YOU COULD END UP MAKING A MISTAKE. OH IT IS. I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY FOR YOU, BERT, TO UNDERSTAND, THE FIRST TWO MEETINGS ARE ENGINEERS AND PROBLEM SOLVERS.

NO ELECTED OFFICIALS. IT'S NOT UNTIL THE THIRD MEETING THAT THE ELECTED OFFICIAL SITS.

THERE'S FOUR MEETINGS IN TOTAL IS WHAT HE WANTED TO DO. THE LAST ONE BEING A COMMUNITY MEETING.

AND THAT'S WHAT IT WAS, WITH THE CAVEAT IN OFF OF WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER REED SAID WAS, AND I KNOW IT'S WE ALL HAVE AN EQUAL POWER, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF RESIDENTS DON'T REALIZE THAT.

SO I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR BE THE ONE THAT WE COME TO.

I GUESS WE'D BE LOOKING FOR A CONSENSUS ON THAT.

JUST I THINK IT'S A BETTER OPTICS FOR THE PUBLIC TO SAY THAT WE'RE REALLY PUTTING THOUGHT INTO IT, BECAUSE TRUST ME, IT'S HARD FOR ME NOT TO WANT TO JUMP ALL OVER THIS, BUT I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT WE'RE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY.

AND AND WITH THAT CAVEAT, IF SHE CAN'T MAKE IT, I'D LIKE TO BE THE BACKUP.

ALSO, JUST BECAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE WESTERN COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY.

SO THAT WOULD JUST BE MY THAT WORKS FOR ME FOR A CONSENSUS.

OKAY. THAT WORKS FOR ME. SO WE HAVE CONSENSUS THEN.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KEMP, THAT'S GREAT LEADERSHIP.

THANK YOU. WELL DONE. THANK YOU. SO THE CONSENSUS WAS VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON IS GOING TO BE THE PERSON.

AND IF SHE CAN'T MAKE THE MEETING OR BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE DATES YET, THEN THE ALTERNATE COUNCIL MEMBER KEMP WILL BE THE PERSON.

OKAY. OKAY. SO ANYBODY ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO DISCUSS? COUNCIL MEMBER KEMP, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS BESIDES THAT? I'LL MAKE IT QUICK BECAUSE IT MEANS KIND OF RUNNING ALONG. BUT I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF MENTION A FEW THINGS.

I WANTED TO HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A GOOD THANKSGIVING.

BUT YOU KNOW, AS THE CITY'S GROWING OUT WEST, I, WE HAD SOME CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD TO SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND IT WAS CPR. AND I KNOW THAT'S A GOAL OF THE CITY'S TO KIND OF GET EVERYBODY TRAINED AND HEART SAFE COMMUNITY.

AND I REACHED OUT TO MISTER FERRIS AND HE GOT WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EVERYTHING, AND WE DID AN EVENT AT SANDHILL CRANE WITH HANDS-ONLY CPR THAT MY MYSELF AND VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON ATTENDED.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF NERVOUS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD KIND OF ASKED FOR THAT AND DELEGATING RESOURCES OUT WEST, BUT I THINK IT WAS WORTH IT. AND WE GOT THERE.

AND AT THE BEGINNING IT WAS A VERY LOW, I THOUGHT WAS A LOW SHOWING.

I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE PACKED BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE EMAILS WE WERE GETTING, AND I THINK WE HAD 14 OR 15 PEOPLE WERE THERE.

SO THEN 16. SO THEN ACTUALLY WHEN I SAW TONIGHT THAT THE NORMAL IS 20 FOR EVERY MONTH.

SO THAT KIND OF MADE ME FEEL GOOD THAT WE ACTUALLY BROUGHT THAT OUT WEST. AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, WE CAN TALK WITH FIRE RESCUE ABOUT IF THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS A BENEFICIAL THING FOR THE CITY TO CONTINUE ON, YOU KNOW, WHETHER YEARLY OR QUARTERLY OR SOMETHING.

SO NOW I REALIZE WE STILL HAD A DECENT SHOWING, AND I GOT A LOT OF PHONE CALLS AFTERWARDS, AND THE RESIDENTS ABSOLUTELY RAVED ABOUT FIRE RESCUE CREW, HOW THEY SPENT TIME WITH THEM ONE ON ONE, HOW THEY EXPLAINED IT TO THEM. SOME PEOPLE HAD BEEN THROUGH A CPR CLASS BEFORE, AND THEY GOT MORE FROM THIS ONE BECAUSE OF THE PERSONAL ATTENTION THEY WERE GIVEN.

SO, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK FIRE RESCUE FOR DOING THAT.

AND THE CREW THAT WAS OUT THERE REALLY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND.

I THINK ALL OF US AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER SHOWED UP WITH BAGELS, WITH BADGES, WHICH WAS AN AMAZING EVENT.

AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT WERE THERE FOR THAT. I THINK THAT THE NEATEST PART OF THAT WHOLE THING IS WE GOT TO SEE HOW BUSY THE COMMUNITY CENTER WAS AT 8 TO 11 A.M. AM ON A SATURDAY AND IT WAS JUST AS BUSY AS YOU COULD BE.

I MEAN, THERE WAS EVERYTHING FROM DANCE CLASSES TO BASKETBALL GOING ON.

EVERY BASKETBALL COURT WAS PACKED. SOME OF OUR STAFF HAD KIDS ON THE TEAM THERE.

GOT TO SIT AND WATCH THEIR CHILDREN PLAY SOME BASKETBALL WITH THEM.

IT WAS A REALLY NEAT EVENT, AND I ACTUALLY BROUGHT SOME OF MY FAMILY OVER TO KIND OF SHOW OFF OUR COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THEY WERE INVOLVED IN CITY GOVERNMENT IN THE PAST.

JUST THE LOOK OF THAT COMMUNITY CENTER, JUST WALKING UP TO IT KIND OF BLEW THEM AWAY.

THE PLAYGROUND WAS LIKE BREATHTAKING TO THEM.

MY GRANDSON'S GOING TO BE HERE ON MY BIRTHDAY, DECEMBER 26TH. CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE HIM OVER THERE. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING AROUND THAT

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AND THEY WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THAT. AND WHEN WE WALKED INSIDE, THEY SAID, YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES WE TRIED TO GET PEOPLE TO USE OUR COMMUNITY CENTER, WE COULDN'T GET THEM. AND LOOK, THERE'S NOT A THING.

AND THEY'RE LIKE, THERE'S DANCE CLASSES. THERE'S THIS, THERE'S. AND THEY WERE JUST AMAZED BY HOW WE DID THAT.

AND IT GOES BACK TO WHAT CHARLOTTE WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER.

I WAS VERY IMPRESSED. SO WERE THEY. AND THEY'RE NOT EASY PEOPLE TO IMPRESS.

AND I'M PRETTY EXCITED FOR THE SOME. WE GOT TWO EVENTS COMING UP.

WE GOT MOVIES AT THE PARK, WHICH BERT'S TRYING TO TALK ME INTO GOING TO, SO MIGHT BE OUT THERE TOMORROW NIGHT AND THEN OUR HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING COMING SATURDAY.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO BE RUNNING INTO FIVE-K, BUT I'LL GIVE YOU SOME HIGH FIVES WHEN YOU COME ACROSS THE END.

AND THEN JUST HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY TO EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. NO, I THINK IT'S GREAT.

YEAH, THE CPR TRAINING WAS GREAT. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN THE WORKS WITH AVENIR DEVELOPMENT TO DO ADDITIONAL CPR TRAINING AND SAFETY TRAINING, BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT ADDITIONAL SAFETY TRAINING.

AND SO THAT'S IN THE WORKS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR AS WELL.

AND I WISH EVERYONE HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY, MAYBE AT LITTLE MO'S TOMORROW AND THE TREE LIGHTING IN FIVE K ON SATURDAY.

SO. I'LL JUST SAY, DON'T FORGET EVERYTHING YOU GUYS JUST TALKED ABOUT IS ON THE HOUSE AND FREE, RIGHT? NO COST TO THE COMMUNITY, THAT'S ALL. HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

JUST ONE THING. THAT THE MAYOR OR THE VICE MAYOR AND I, ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER MORENO AND FORMER MAYOR MARCIANO, HE ATTENDED THE PALM BEACH NORTH ATHLETIC FOUNDATION EVENT ON MONDAY NIGHT.

JUST KIND OF REVIEWING WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT WHOLE SITUATION.

AND NOW THE TILT WALL IS GOING UP ON THE PROPERTY.

SO I'M GETTING A LOT OF DIALOG AND QUESTIONS AS PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND THERE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN POSSIBLY PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER NEXT MONTH AS A PRESENTATION OF WHERE THEY ARE AND WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WHOLE BUILDING IS GOING TO BE UP BY THE END OF THE MONTH AS FAR AS THE TILT WALL CONSTRUCTION.

SO MAYBE JUST SOME SORT OF QUICK UPDATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THOSE GUYS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE STAYING TO THEIR COMMITMENTS AND DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING ON THEIR TIMELINES. AND, AND THAT THAT BUILDING IS GOING TO IT'S IT'S THE CRANES ARE.

IT'S CRAZY. BUT THE BEAUTY OF IT ALL IS YOU CAN'T SEE THE ROOFLINE OF THAT BUILDING.

THE FIRST COUPLE THAT YOU PUT UP OVER THE TREES TO THE SOUTH, SO THAT ACRE OR TWO TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOT, REALLY PROTECTS THE VIEW FROM THE RESIDENTS OF HOLLY AND TO THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE.

SO AND I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN OUR IN THE PRESENTATION MONTHS AGO, THAT TREE LINE IS REALLY NICE TO HAVE THERE.

SO THAT'S A NICE BUFFER FOR THAT FACILITY GOING UP.

AND THEN I THINK THEY'RE LIVING UP TO ALL THEIR AGREEMENTS.

WELL LET'S JUST GET AN UPDATE ON THAT. SO I DON'T HAVE TO TALK TO 100 PEOPLE EVERY DAY ABOUT THAT.

STAFF, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK THAT'S COMING UP THIS MONTH.

WE FORGOT THIS. YOU KNOW, THE SENIOR LUNCHEONS COMING UP AS WELL, AND SOME OTHER EVENTS. AND I DID GO TO THE PLAYGROUND ON THANKSGIVING MORNING WITH MY NEPHEW AND HIS KIDS, AND THERE HAD TO BE 300 PEOPLE THERE ON THANKSGIVING MORNING RUNNING AROUND UP AND DOWN THE SLIDE UP AND DOWN THE SLIDE.

YOU WANT TO JOIN ME? DECEMBER 26TH. MY BIRTHDAY IS DECEMBER 31ST.

SO YOU WANT TO MEET THERE ON MY BIRTHDAY AS WELL FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE? WE CAN, YOU KNOW, HAVE A LITTLE PARTY. I'M IN. WE'LL RENT IT OUT, CHARLOTTE. SO PUT US PUT THE CONTRACT TOGETHER. WE'LL RENT OUT A PAVILION OR SOMETHING AROUND THE CORNER. BUT, YEAH, IT'S AN AMAZING FACILITY.

SO JUST SEEING ALL THOSE KIDS OUT THERE ON THANKSGIVING MORNING, AND, YOU KNOW, THEIR PARENTS WANT TO JUST WEAR THEM OUT AND GET A NAP BEFORE THE BIG MEAL IN THE AFTERNOON. BUT A BEAUTIFUL PARK, BEAUTIFUL FACILITY AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYBODY.

SO THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR COMING TO OUR CITY, WHETHER YOU LIVE HERE OR NOT.

WE WELCOME YOU AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE DOING THE BEST THAT WE CAN.

FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF STAFF PRESENTATION OF WHAT WE DO AND THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER FOR EVERYBODY, IT'S IT'S A TREMENDOUS TEAM. AND WHAT WE OFFER GETS BETTER AND BETTER EVERY DAY.

SO THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, CAN I ADD ON TO SOMETHING THAT BERT HAD MENTIONED? HE HAD MENTIONED THE WALLS GOING UP. AND I DROVE OVER THERE TONIGHT AND THE WAY HERE BECAUSE HE HAD TOLD ME ABOUT IT LAST NIGHT AND JUST TO SEE IT AND I ACTUALLY YOU CAN SEE IT FROM THE NORTH SIDE, BUT FROM THE SOUTH SIDE, IT WAS PRETTY ACCURATE. AND A FEW MONTHS AGO I WAS PRETTY HARD ON THE AF AND HE HAD TOLD ME SOMETHING THAT I GUESS HE HEARD THE OTHER NIGHT. I THINK WE HAD A RESIDENT THAT WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT DUST IN HER CAR, AND COUNCIL MEMBER REED HAD ASKED THEM TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I HAD HEARD THAT THEY HAD DONE RECENTLY TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR WAS BY CAR WASHES FOR THAT PERSON, SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY NICE OF THEM TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE YOUR ADVICE AND WORK AS A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP. SO THAT'S IT.

GREAT POINT. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO EXTEND AN INVITATION, AS MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES HERE SAID TO OUR TREE LIGHTING EVENT THAT'S AT OUR DISTRICT PARK SATURDAY AT 530. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL THERE.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR.

MAX, DO YOU HAVE A REPORT? SADLY I DO. YOU ASKED A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND THERE WAS A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ABOUT THE MENORAH AND RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS.

[XI. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT]

[02:15:08]

THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY THAT'S GOING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING AND FIND SOMETHING TO BE OFFENDED ABOUT, AND WE'RE ALWAYS THE LUCKY ONES. IT SEEMS WE GET PEOPLE TO COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK AND WANDER INTO OUR LOBBY AND THEN COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING.

SO WE DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY REMOVE IT, BUT THEN IT WAS DECIDED THAT IT WAS WISE NOT TO PUT IT BACK UP THE NEXT YEAR, RATHER THAN PAY FOR A LAWSUIT. IF YOU LOSE THESE LAWSUITS, YOU PAY THE OTHER SIDE'S FEES.

THEY CHARGE A LOT MORE THAN I DO. THE MENORAH, BOTH THE SEVEN BRANCH MENORAH AND THE NINE BRANCH MENORAH ARE UNEQUIVOCALLY SYMBOLS OF THE JEWISH RELIGION. THE SEVEN BRANCH MENORAH FIRST CAME INTO BEING AS COMMANDED BY GOD TO MOSES IN EXODUS 2531 THROUGH 40. IT WAS VERY SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION ON HOW IT WAS TO BE CONSTRUCTED, WHAT IT WAS TO BE CONSTRUCTED OUT OF, AND WHERE IT WAS TO BE PLACED. IT WAS REQUIRED TO BE PLACED IN THE TABERNACLE.

THEN IN THE SECOND CENTURY, WITH THE MACCABEES FOUGHT ANTIOCHUS THE FOURTH.

HE WAS A GREEK. HE HAD CONQUERED JERUSALEM, AND HE HAD DESECRATED THE TEMPLE.

THE MACCABEES, LED BY JUDAH MACCABEE, AFTER A THREE YEAR GUERRILLA WAR, OVERTOOK, OVERTHREW ANTIOCHUS AND EJECTED HIM FROM ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RECLAIM THE TEMPLE.

AND WHEN THEY WENT BACK IN THE TEMPLE TO RECONSECRATE THE TEMPLE AND REMOVE ALL THE IDOLS AND THE PAGAN SYMBOLISM, THEY ONLY FOUND ONE CRUSE OF OIL. THEY PUT THE ONE CRUSE OF OIL INTO THE SEVEN BRANCH MENORAH THAT WAS REQUIRED TO BE IN THE TABERNACLE, AND THEY KNEW IT WAS GOING TO TAKE EIGHT DAYS TO GO THROUGH THE RITUALS NECESSARY TO TO PRODUCE THE PROPER AMOUNT OF OF OF OLIVE OIL NECESSARY TO BURN IN THE, IN THE MENORAH, AND IT BURNED FOR EIGHT DAYS, HENCE HANUKKAH.

THE MENORAH IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A SYMBOL OF JUDAISM.

THE CRECHE IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A RELIGIOUS SYMBOL OF CHRISTIANITY.

THE CITY DOES NOT DISPLAY ANY RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS AS PART OF ITS HOLIDAY DISPLAYS.

THE QUESTION IS WHY? IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE LIKE IT.

IT'S NOT BECAUSE IT'S MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY FOR CERTAIN. I'D LOVE TO HAVE MENORAH IN A CRECHE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LOBBY. IF IT WAS MY CHOICE, I'D HAVE ONE OUT IN THE PARKING LOT. I'D MAKE EVERYBODY LOOK AT IT.

BUT I DON'T GET THE CHOICE. I DON'T GET THAT CHOICE.

THE MAIN REASON IS TO KEEP ALL RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS IN THE FREE SPEECH ZONE.

WHY IS THIS DONE? IT'S TO BE ABLE TO PROHIBIT THE LUNATICS.

AND I WILL UNABASHEDLY AND UNAPOLOGETICALLY, UNAPOLOGETICALLY CALL THEM LUNATICS THAT ENGAGE IN ALL KINDS OF OTHER RIDICULOUS PAGAN RITUALS AND RELIGIONS THAT WANT TO PUT THOSE THINGS IN FRONT OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS AND SHOVE THEM IN THEIR NOSE.

AND SO IF WE ALLOW THESE OTHER SYMBOLS, OUR RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS, THOSE OF US THAT ARE CHRISTIANS AND THOSE OF US THAT ARE JEWS, TO BE IN OUR PLACES OF GOVERNMENT, THEN WE MUST THEN ALSO ALLOW THE CHURCH OF SATAN AND THE WICCANS AND THE FESTIVUS PEOPLE AND EVERY OTHER KIND OF RIDICULOUS RELIGION YOU CAN THINK OF TO PUT THEIR SYMBOLS IN THE SAME PLACES AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE FIRST AMENDMENT REQUIRES.

SO RATHER THAN DO THAT, WE SUBJUGATE OURSELVES, BOTH CHRISTIANS AND JEWS, BY PUTTING THOSE SYMBOLS IN THE FREE SPEECH ZONE WHERE THE CRAZIES CAN COME, PUT THEIR STUFF UP NEXT TO OURS, AND WE DO THAT.

WHY? BECAUSE THE FIRST AMENDMENT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ANY PARTICULAR RELIGION, AND IT CANNOT. SO HONESTLY, IT'S REALLY DONE IN THE NAME OF MOST OF OUR ATHEIST FRIENDS SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A HOLIDAY DISPLAY, WHICH THAT CELEBRATES A HOLIDAY THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ATHEISM BUT HAS BECOME AN ATHEIST HOLIDAY.

AND THAT'S WHY WE DO IT THAT WAY, IS TO AVOID THE POTENTIAL LAWSUITS AND THE LIKELY LAWSUITS BY PUTTING RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS MIXED AMONGST OUR HOLIDAYS, OUR HOLIDAY DISPLAYS. LIKE I SAID, IT IS NOT A MATTER OF PERSONAL PREFERENCE.

IT IS CERTAINLY NOT ANYTHING THAT IS ANTI-JEWISH OR ANTI-SEMITIC OR ANTI-CHRISTIAN, I CAN ASSURE YOU OF THAT.

NOT THAT I NEED TO JUSTIFY MYSELF, BUT I KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN SAID BY PEOPLE THAT I AM AN ANTI-SEMITE, WHICH I WOULD DARE SOMEONE TO SAY IT TO MY FACE.

LAWYER OR NO POLICE PRESENCE OR NO. IF YOU ARE TO SAY IT, YOU WILL PROBABLY FIND YOURSELF LAYING ON YOUR BACK.

[02:20:04]

I DID IT BECAUSE I BELIEVED IN IT. AND SO, AGAIN, I DARE ANYONE IN THIS AUDIENCE TO CALL ME AN ANTI-SEMITE, OR TO IMPLY THAT THE LEGAL ADVICE THAT I GIVE THIS CITY HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH ANTI-SEMITISM.

I DARE YOU. BUT PACK A LUNCH BECAUSE I WILL NOT FIGHT YOU WITH WORDS.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASSIONATE RESPONSE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER THINGS TO REPORT? THAT'S IT.

AND. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO. OKAY. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.