Apr 07, 2026 City Council

[Call to Order]

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

WILL YOU PLEASE RISE IF YOU'RE ABLE, AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

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

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR TINSLEY HERE. VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER REID HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ROSSO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER KEMP HERE. THANK YOU PATTY. AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO READ THE

[III.a. RESOLUTION 10, 2026 – DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON MARCH 10, 2026; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

RESOLUTION TEN 2026, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON MARCH 10TH, 2026, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION TEN 2026? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION TEN 2026.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? NO. THEN LET'S CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO NOTHING. SO NOW. CONGRATULATIONS.

[III.b. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILMEMBERS. ]

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME.

I RACHELLE A LITT. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE. THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE, UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER.

PERFORM THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER, ON WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO ENTER, ON WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO ENTER.

SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

RACHELLE.

CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER. LITT. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

WELL. IT'S BEEN A FULL AND EVENTFUL YEAR THAT BLEW BY SO QUICKLY.

[IV. REORGANIZATION]

EVEN WHEN PERSPECTIVES DIFFER. SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER, RESPECTING THE PROCESS, AND KEEPING THE FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE ENSURES STABILITY AND PROGRESS. AND JUST AS IMPORTANT, A SMOOTH AND RESPECTFUL APPOINTMENT OF THE MAYORAL ROLE REFLECTS THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THIS BODY AND REINFORCES PUBLIC TRUST IN OUR LEADERSHIP.

AND WITH THAT SAID, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THIS YEAR'S MAYOR.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AND TO APPOINT THE VICE MAYOR, DANA MIDDLETON AS MAYOR FOR THE COMING YEAR. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. I'M GOING TO PASS THE GAVEL OVER THERE.

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THANK YOU EVERYONE. BOY, THAT WENT QUICK FOR THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES.

LITERALLY FIVE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL. AND IF I COULD JUST TAKE A STEP BACK AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS REELECTED FOR MY SECOND THREE YEAR TERM. I AM GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE, OUR RESIDENTS, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY, OUR STAFF FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AND EVERYONE WHO RALLIED TO SUPPORT ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

AND I, YOU KNOW, GOT TO MEET A LOT OF RESIDENTS THROUGH THE WAY THROUGHOUT THE WAY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF GROWTH IN THE CITY, A LOT, PARTICULARLY IN THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES.

AND I TOTALLY AGREE. WE ALL REALLY NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.

WE ARE A LARGE CITY NOW. WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SPLIT RESPONSIBILITIES WHERE RESPONSIBILITIES REALLY NEED TO BE SPLIT IN COMMITTEES AND THE ROLE THAT WE ALL HAVE SO THAT WE MAKE SURE WE LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS AND WE GROW IN THE RIGHT KIND OF WAY AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER.

SO I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE TO EVERYBODY. AND GRATEFUL AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I GUESS WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA. SO AND WE CAN WE APPOINT A, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPOINT A VICE MAYOR, PLEASE? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR JOHN KEMP TO BE VICE MAYOR.

I'LL SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

CONGRATULATIONS, VICE MAYOR KEMP.

CHELSEA. AND CAN THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR RESOLUTION 11, 2026? RESOLUTION 11, 2026 A RESOLUTION THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPOINTING THE MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR FOR THE CITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. AND CAN I CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 11 2026? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 11 2026.

I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. MOTION APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA?

[V. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, MODIFICATIONS]

A I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP TO YOUR ATTENTION.

PRIOR TO THAT ITEM BEING BROUGHT UP, BUT IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ITEM.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF I MAY. YES, PLEASE.

FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF REQUESTS HERE FROM MARIA MORENO AND NOEL MARTINEZ TO SPEAK TO ITEM A PRIOR TO THAT BEING BROUGHT UP AND CARRIED OUT.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, I ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT'S PUT TOGETHER BY THE STAFF THAT I'D LIKE TO PRESENT BEFORE YOU PROCEED TO A AS WELL, IF THAT'S OKAY.

YES. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO CALL MARIA MARINO PUBLIC COMMENTS,

[VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]

ONE, RACHELLE. WELCOME BACK. DANA. CONGRATULATIONS, JOHN. CONGRATULATIONS. AND CHELSEA, I AM NOT GOING TO CRY, I ABSOLUTELY PROMISE.

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS AGO IT WAS THAT WE WERE SITTING IN YOUR HOUSE AND TALKING ABOUT HOW PUBLIC SERVICE IS A LIFE THAT YOU AND I BOTH THOUGHT WAS HEALTHY AND GOOD FOR OUR CITY AND OUR COUNTY.

AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT YOU DID THIS LIFE EXEMPLARY.

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YOU LISTEN TO BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION. YOU WEIGH THE PLUSES AND THE MINUSES, AND YOU COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT BENEFITS THE MOST AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, NOT THE LEAST AMOUNT OF PEOPLE.

IT TAKES A SKILL, AN ART, A PATIENCE, A KNOWLEDGE SUPPORT FROM THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM.

SUPPORT FROM OUR WONDERFUL PALM BEACH GARDENS STAFF.

I STILL YOU'RE STILL MY FAMILY. SORRY IF I HAVE MY BACK TO YOU.

BUT YOU'VE DONE IT ALL WITH GRACE AND BEAUTY AND PATIENCE.

AND I COULD GO ON FOR MORE THAN MY DESIGNATED THREE MINUTES.

BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART THAT YOU WERE BORN TO SERVE.

AND THANK YOU FOR DOING IT WITH THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.

NEXT IS NOEL MARTINEZ. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND OF COURSE, MR. FERRIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER LITT COUNCIL MEMBER MIDDLETON, WE'RE SO EXCITED TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK FORMER MAYOR MARCIE TINSLEY FOR HER SERVICE OVER THE PAST YEAR, WHO HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB LEADING LEADING THIS COMMUNITY.

I'M GOING TO LOOK THIS WAY BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHO I AM.

SO, YOU KNOW, CHELSEA, YOU KNOW, ON BEHALF OF THE PALM BEACH NORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

YOUR IMPACT GOES FAR BEYOND YOUR TIME ON COUNCIL LONG BEFORE YOU WERE ELECTED.

MAN, I TOLD YOU GUYS I'M SUPER EMOTIONAL. MY GOD.

ALL RIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS A SHOT. SO LONG. LONG BEFORE YOU WERE ELECTED, YOU WERE DEEPLY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE CHAMBER WHERE YOU DIDN'T JUST PARTICIPATE, YOU LED. FROM FOUNDING AND CHAIRING THE SUSTAINABILITY SUBCOMMITTEE TO SERVING ACROSS MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS, YOU'VE HELPED SHAPE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AROUND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SMART GROWTH, AND THE FUTURE OF THIS REGION. YOU'VE ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD THAT STRONG COMMUNITIES AND STRONG ECONOMIES GO HAND IN HAND.

AND YOU'VE BEEN A CONSISTENT VOICE FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT DURING YOUR TIME IN OFFICE.

YOU CARRIED THAT SAME MINDSET FORWARD. YOU'VE BUILT BRIDGES, YOU'VE CHAMPIONED THOUGHTFUL DEVELOPMENT, AND YOU'VE STAYED FOCUSED ON CREATING OPPORTUNITY WHILE PROTECTING WHAT MAKES PALM BEACH GARDENS SO SPECIAL.

WHAT STANDS OUT MOST IS YOUR ACCESSIBILITY AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE, WHETHER IT'S WITH BUSINESS LEADERS, RESIDENTS, OR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. YOU'VE ALWAYS SHOWN UP WHEN IT REALLY MATTERS.

OUR CHAMBER IS TRULY VALUED. THE PARTNERSHIP WE'VE HAD WITH YOU.

YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND YOUR LEADERSHIP HAVE REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE NOT ONLY IN THIS ORGANIZATION BUT IN THIS COMMUNITY.

ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND. YOU'VE ALWAYS TAKEN MY CALLS AND HELPED GUIDE ME THROUGH SOME VERY, VERY DIFFICULT MOMENTS. OVER THE PAST SIX AND A HALF YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN CHAMBER CEO, AND IT'S BEEN ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL FOR ME TO GO THROUGH LEADERSHIP FLORIDA EXPERIENCE ALONGSIDE YOU THIS YEAR. SO TONIGHT WE SIMPLY JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU BECAUSE WE'RE NOT LETTING YOU GO ANYWHERE. THANK YOU CHELSEA.

IF YOU WOULD, WE'LL HAVE A SHORT A BRIEF PRESENTATION TO COVER OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

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YOU ARE EVERYONE'S HOMETOWN HERO. WE COULD NOT BE MORE PROUDER.

AND YOU'RE WELL DESERVING. YOU CERTAINLY COVERED A LOT OF GROUND.

AND YOU HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AROUND TOWN AND STILL REMAINING CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENTS IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU. WE HAVE TO GIVE YOU A GAVEL NOW.

IT WAS SUCH A GOOD GUY. I COULDN'T STEAL ANYTHING.

MY MIDDLE NAME. OH. YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

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SORRY, MILES. OH MY GOODNESS. SPEECH.

SPEECH. SPEECH. SPEECH. I HAVE NEVER TURNED. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER TURNED THIS THE OTHER DIRECTION.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.

CANDICE, WHERE ARE YOU? SLIDESHOW. WOW. OH MY GOSH, YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. ANYTHING.

ANY TIME ANY OF US LOOK GOOD, IT'S BECAUSE SOMEONE'S TAKING A GREAT PHOTOGRAPH OF US.

OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS OF HAVING THE HONOR OF SITTING UP HERE WITH THESE AMAZING PEOPLE, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE THEM, WE GOT THROUGH COVID, WE GOT THROUGH TORNADOES.

WE GOT THROUGH HURRICANES. WE LOWERED TAXES. WE HAD HAPPY RESIDENTS.

WE HAD SOME UNHAPPY RESIDENTS. AND EVERY SINGLE MOMENT WAS SOME OF THE BEST OF MY PERSONAL LIFE, ESPECIALLY PROFESSIONALLY, BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE.

AND WHAT HAPPENS IN A CITY HAPPENS LONG BEFORE WE'RE HERE AT 6:00 ON A THURSDAY NIGHT.

IT HAPPENS IN THE MORNING WHEN OUR CREWS ARE MAKING SURE THAT ANY PALM FROND THAT FELL HAS BEEN REMOVED.

IT HAPPENS WHEN OUR CLERK IS PREPARING AN AGENDA.

IT HAPPENS WHEN OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S PERFECT.

IT HAPPENS WHEN OUR VIDEOGRAPHY TEAM IS MAKING SURE THAT CITY COUNCIL LOOKS GREAT AND THAT EVERY RESIDENT KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON.

IT HAPPENS WHEN OUR POLICE ANSWER CALLS THAT NONE OF US COULD IMAGINE.

AND IT HAPPENS WHEN OUR FIREFIGHTERS GO INTO THE BUILDING TO RESCUE US.

THAT IS THE WORK OF A CITY. AND PERSONALLY, FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS, I'VE GOTTEN TO SEE IT HAPPEN.

I'VE LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE. I GREW UP ABOUT TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM HERE.

AND TO GET TO BE PART OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT THIS AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE DOES, 600 PLUS FULL TIME PEOPLE, 600 PLUS PART TIME PEOPLE, AND THE FIVE OF US THAT COME AND GO WAS SUCH AN HONOR.

IT'S LIKE YOU ALREADY LOVE SOMETHING. BUT THEN TO SEE BEHIND THE CURTAINS, YOU LOVE IT EVEN MORE.

SO, PALM BEACH GARDENS, I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

I WON'T EVER SIT UP THERE AGAIN, BUT I WILL. I WILL BE HERE.

AND FOR ANYTHING YOU COULD EVER NEED. SO PALM BEACH GARDENS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY.

I LIKE TO SAY IT'S A BUBBLE WITHIN A BUBBLE. IT'S WHERE I MET THE LOVE OF MY LIFE.

WHERE WE STAYED TO RAISE OUR FAMILY. WHERE WE HOPE OUR KIDS GET TO COME HOME TOO.

AND IF THEY DO, IT'S BECAUSE COUNCILS LIKE THESE BUILT WORKFORCE HOUSING SO THAT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD TO COME HOME OR WORK WITH THE CHAMBER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ECONOMY WAS STRONG.

SO IF YOU'LL INDULGE ME FOR A MOMENT, I WANT TO THANK OUR INCREDIBLE STAFF FOR THE YEARS OF LOVE AND SUPPORT AND TRUE COLLABORATION.

I WANT TO THANK RON FOR BEING AN AMAZING FRIEND AND THE BEST MENTOR.

AND MY FAVORITE MAN IN THE ARENA. AND MAX, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US ALL SAFE EVERY, EVERY TURN AND CARING SO MUCH WITH YOUR HEART. YOU DO A BEAUTIFUL JOB. AND, PATTY, YOU KNOW I'M MADLY IN LOVE WITH YOU.

SO. AND THE LAST INDULGENCE, PLEASE, IF YOU'LL LET ME THANK MY HUSBAND, MICHAEL, OUR TWO CHILDREN, TAYLOR AND DYLAN, FOR SUPPORTING ME. WHEN MARIA MARINO TOLD ME I WAS GOING TO DO THIS.

AND, MARIA, THANK YOU FOR BEING THE MOST WONDERFUL FRIEND.

MENTOR, SIDEKICK, TROUBLEMAKER, COLLABORATOR, AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ALL OF US ENTIRELY.

I WANT TO THANK MY AMAZING FRIENDS FOR BEING HERE, MY AMAZING FAMILY THAT'S WATCHING.

I KNOW YOU GUYS COULDN'T MAKE IT. AND TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO HELPED ME GET ELECTED, STAY ELECTED, AND KEEP MY BRAIN ABOUT MYSELF BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO. AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I THINK THAT IS IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S AN HONOR.

I THINK. OH.

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YEAH. ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOME WORDS ABOUT CHELSEA? I'M SORRY. I TOOK THE MIC, AND I FORGOT TO ASK IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT CHELSEA.

SO RACHELLE I WILL, BECAUSE IT'S THE SECOND GO ROUND.

SO CHELSEA, THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS ON COMPLETING SIX YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR CITY. IT WAS TRULY AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU FROM APRIL OF 2021 TO APRIL OF 2023.

FIRST IS MY VICE MAYOR. AND THEN WE FLIP FLOPPED AND I WAS YOURS AND ALWAYS IS MY FRIEND.

YOU BRING YOUR WHOLE HEART TO EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, WHETHER IN BUSINESS, THE NONPROFIT WORLD, OR IN SERVICE TO OUR CITY AND PALM BEACH GARDENS HAS BEEN THE BETTER FOR IT.

YOUR ABILITY TO LEAD, CONNECT AND MOVE IMPORTANT WORK FORWARD HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THE FINANCIAL WORLD BY STORM, AND I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR NEXT CHAPTER.

GREAT. ANYBODY? ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? YEAH. I'LL JUST I THINK NOEL AND MARIA SAID IT BEAUTIFULLY ABOUT YOU, CHELSEA.

BUT JUST A TESTAMENT TO YOUR STYLE IS YOU WERE ELECTED MAYOR FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS ON THIS DAY, AND THAT'S REALLY UNHEARD OF FOR OUR CITY. AND THAT JUST IS A TESTAMENT TO HOW WELL YOU GOT ALONG HOW WELL YOU PRESENTED THE CITY, NOT ONLY LOCALLY, BUT IN TALLAHASSEE, WHICH PRODUCED GREAT BENEFITS AND REWARDS FOR THIS AREA.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYTHING YOU DID. YOU ARE A LEADER, AND I'M SURE THERE'LL BE PLENTY OF US TO FOLLOW YOU DOWN THE ROAD IF YOU DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. SO GOD BLESS YOU AND GOOD LUCK.

ANYBODY ELSE? I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE SAID SO FAR, AFAR.

AND TO SAVE TIME, I CONCUR. CONGRATULATIONS. I WISH YOU THE VERY BEST IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU. SHAUN. NO PRESSURE. CHELSEA, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

AND BEFORE I WAS ELECTED, DURING MY CAMPAIGN, WE NEVER MET.

AND WE DIDN'T SEE EYE TO EYE. AND IT'S FUNNY, RIGHT AFTER MY CAMPAIGN, A BUNCH OF PEOPLE JUST WENT THROUGH A CAMPAIGN.

I DISAPPEARED OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR THREE DAYS FOR NO PHONE CALLS, NO ANYTHING.

AND I GOT BACK AND I HAD A MISSED PHONE CALL.

AND I THINK IT WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST TIME WE EVER TALKED.

AND, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT WHO WHO IS SHE? SHE'S ASKING, WHO AM I? AND WITHIN PROBABLY 45 SECONDS, WE MADE A JOKE ABOUT HOW TO SPELL BERT BECAUSE BERT IS B E R T AND SHE SPELLED IT B U R T THE FIRST TIME. AND WE INSTANTLY REALIZED WE'RE BOTH HUGE BURT REYNOLDS FANS.

AND FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF WE TALKED ABOUT BURT REYNOLDS.

AND THEN THAT'S HOW I KNEW IT WAS. EVERYTHING WAS BEHIND US.

WE'RE GOING TO GOVERN WELL TOGETHER. AND SHE LED SHE LED US OUT OF THAT AWKWARDNESS VERY EASILY, VERY QUICKLY. AND IT WAS JUST AMAZING. I'M A LIFELONG FLORIDIAN, AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF PALM BEACH GARDENS GREW UP TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM HERE. GAVE BACK TO THE CITY. THAT'S MY THING IS I LOVE FLORIDA.

I LOVE THE AREA. AND SEEING A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF THE CITY.

SIT UP HERE AND KIND OF SHAPE ITS FUTURES. HUGE.

WATCHING EVERYTHING. AND LAST YEAR, LIKE I SAID, WHEN WE WERE DOING THE REORG, YOU, YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, HOW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY OF PLACARDS IN EVERY SINGLE PLACE YOU LOBBY THE STATE FOR NEW LEGISLATION AND IT'S JUST AMAZING, ALL THE WORK YOU DID WHILE YOU WERE MAYOR. AND BERT JUST BROUGHT UP A POINT OF YOUR THREE CONSECUTIVE TERMS. AND I WAS GOING BACK THROUGH OVER THE LAST MONTH, KIND OF WATCHING ALL OLD MEETINGS.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING WEIRD I LIKE TO DO AND WATCH OLD MEETINGS OF OURS AND OTHER COUNCILS.

AND IT WAS WATCHING THAT MEETING JUST HAPPENED TO POP UP AS RUNNING THROUGH THAT YEAR.

AND IT WAS EVERYBODY HAD KIND OF MENTIONED THE REASON AN UNHEARD OF THING WAS HAPPENING A THIRD YEAR WAS BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP YOU HAD DONE IN YOUR YOUR SECOND.

SO THAT WAS A HUGE TESTAMENT FROM THE COUNCIL. AND IT YOU WERE ELECTED FOR THE FIFTH YEAR UNANIMOUSLY, AND YOU MADE AN OFFER THAT YOU'RE GOING TO REGRET, PROBABLY BECAUSE NOW THAT WE'RE OUT OF SUNSHINE, I COULD CALL YOU FOR ADVICE. SO I'M PROBABLY GOING TO BE CALLING YOU FOR A LOT OF ADVICE, AND I APPRECIATE THE OFFER.

SUPER. OKAY, I'M GOING TO MOVE ON. AND NEXT WE HAVE THE PALM BEACH COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF CHIEF OF POLICE, THE CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD AWARDED TO ASSISTANT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER CHARLIE LAWRENCE.

WILL POLICE CHIEF DOMINIC PAPE, PLEASE COME TO.

THANK YOU. YES, FOR THE RECORD, POLICE CHIEF DOMINIC PAPE LET ME CALL JUDY BRANDT.

COME UP. COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER WITH ME. THE PALM BEACH COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE AWARDED THE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR TO PALM BEACH GARDENS ASSISTANT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER CHARLIE LAWRENCE AT THEIR MEETING ON THURSDAY,

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OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT 2025 IS A TESTAMENT TO HER EXCEPTIONAL WORK ETHIC, WITH KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT INCLUDE THE LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION MANAGER LAWRENCE HAS SHOWN IN HAVING A KEY ROLE IN OUR 911 DISPATCH SERVICES OVERSEEING OPERATIONS FOR NORTHCOM, WHICH PROVIDES 24 OVER SEVEN YEAR ROUND EMERGENCY DISPATCH SERVICES TO SIX NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES.

MANAGER LAWRENCE ENHANCED TRAINING PROGRAMS AND LED MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM AND STREAMLINED ITS STRUCTURE AND ALIGNED IT CLOSELY WITH OPERATIONAL NEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, MANAGER LAWRENCE MANAGES THE COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING OFFICER PROGRAM, OVERSEES TRAINING INTEGRATION WITH FIRE RESCUE AND FACILITATES OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCES SUCH AS RIDE ALONGS AND LIVE FIRE TRAINING.

MANAGER LAWRENCE EXEMPLIFIES EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE AND CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS IN A CHALLENGING YEAR AND HAS DEMONSTRATED UNWAVERING DEDICATION FOR THE PALM BEACH GARDENS POLICE DEPARTMENT.

CHARLOTTE.

WOOD. THE COUNCIL COME DOWN FOR A PICTURE, PLEASE. THANK YOU.

NO FAIR. THAT'S FAIR. GOOD. NO, NOT IF YOU ASK MY WIFE. KURT.

OH. THANK YOU.

IT'S TWO STEPS. TWO STEPS. CHARLIE, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US. SO THANK YOU.

NEXT LEISURE SERVICES SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR CHARLOTTE PIERZYNSKI WILL BE PRESENTING CELEBRATING AMERICA 2250 YEARS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I NEED ERIK'S HELP. I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE 24 YEARS, BUT RIGHT NOW I NEED ERIC.

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

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH YOU A VERY EXCITING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ON YOUR BEHALF AS CITY COUNCIL TO SHARE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AT YOUR DAIS.

AND OVER HERE ON THE TABLE IS A GENERAL OUTLINE OF EVENTS THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE AMERICA.

250 BUT I'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH SOME HIGHLIGHTS.

FIRST OF ALL, AMERICA 250 IS THE NATIONAL SLOGAN FOR THIS YEAR WITH THE BIRTHDAY OF OF AMERICA.

BUT WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONSIDER WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY MEAN TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO ASK STAFF TO SUBMIT SOME SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT POSSIBLY A TAGLINE COULD BE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WE CELEBRATE THIS MILESTONE.

AND AS YOU SEE, THEY CAME UP WITH OUR NATION, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR CITY.

SO FROM MAY 25TH THROUGH JULY 4TH, WE'RE GOING TO BRING TO YOU A PLETHORA OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN GET TOGETHER AND ENJOY THIS CELEBRATION. FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE BANNER THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE RIGHT.

AND NICE JOB CANDICE, FOR DESIGNING THIS. IT'S BEEN A QUITE A GROUP EFFORT PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER,

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IN ADDITION FLAGS WILL BE FLOWN WITH THE AMERICA 250 SLOGAN OVER ALL OF OUR CITY FACILITIES OUT FRONT.

THANK YOU TO OUR CITY CLERK FOR PROCURING THOSE.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO KICK OFF THIS WHOLE EVENT TIME FRAME WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL, MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AND CONCERT.

NOW, THE CEREMONY WILL BE JUST AS IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN, HONORING THOSE WHO'VE GIVEN THE MOST FOR OUR COUNTRY.

BUT AFTERWARDS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PATRIOTIC CONCERT TO KIND OF KICK OFF THIS CELEBRATION FOR THE ROUGHLY 40 DAYS BEFORE JULY 4TH.

NOW, DURING THIS TIME FRAME, MAY 20TH 5TH TO JULY 4TH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BUNCH OF ONGOING CELEBRATIONS AND SOME SINGLE EVENTS.

SO I'LL HIGHLIGHT A FEW. FIRST OF ALL, FIRE STATION 61, 64 AND 66 ARE GOING TO HOLD OPEN HOUSES EVERY SATURDAY.

YOU SEE THOSE DATES FROM 9 TO 11 A.M. THAT'S SO THE COMMUNITY CAN GO IN, MEET OUR STAFF, SEE THE FIRE STATIONS AND FEEL LIKE THEY'RE A PART OF WHERE THEY LIVE. NEXT UP, EVERY WEEK, THE GREEN MARKET WILL HAVE SOME SORT OF HIGHLIGHT, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE ON THE FLIER. WE WILL CELEBRATE AMERICA 250.

WE'LL HAVE ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, SPECIAL MUSIC, ARTS AND CRAFTS FOR KIDS, CAR SHOWS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IT'LL BE A GREAT SEVERAL WEEKS OF CELEBRATION.

NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT TO SUMMER CAMP.

WE'RE GOING TO DO SPECIAL T SHIRTS FOR THE KIDS.

AND FOR THE FIRST COUPLE WEEKS OF CAMP, WE'RE GOING TO DO A ART AND ESSAY CONTEST.

WHAT AMERICA MEANS TO ME, AND WE'RE GOING TO ENGAGE THE KIDS IN THINKING ABOUT THAT QUESTION AND HOW THEY WOULD DEPICT IT, EITHER IN AN ESSAY OR ART. AND THAT IS GOING TO COME BACK IN A LITTLE BIT.

SO WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DO SOME SINGLE EVENTS.

OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO HAVE A SHOWCASE AND OPEN HOUSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GREEN MARKET ON JUNE 14TH.

THE AQUATIC CENTER IS GOING TO HOST A FAMILY CARDBOARD REGATTA ON SATURDAY THE 27TH.

I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. REGISTERED BUILDING YOUR CARDBOARD BOAT TO GO ACROSS THE POOL IN A RACE.

IT'S SOMETHING ACTUALLY THAT WE'VE NEVER DONE, BUT IT IS A THING THAT AQUATICS CENTERS DO, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO KICK IT OFF IN THIS CELEBRATION.

NEXT UP, WE'RE GOING TO DO A SHOWCASE OF THOSE CAMPERS ART AND ESSAY.

SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH AT THE GARDENS GREEN MARKET.

WE'RE GOING TO INVITE THE KIDS OUT. WE'RE GOING TO SHOW THEIR WORK AND CELEBRATE WHAT THEY'VE DONE.

NEXT UP, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO PLAY TENNIS OR PICKLEBALL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STARS AND STRIPES AND SWEETS EVENT HITTING FRENZY AT THE TENNIS CENTER ON JULY 3RD. AND THEN WE'RE ALL. OH, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO.

AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE MOST EXCITED ABOUT. WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND YOU HAVE TO SAY THIS VERY SLOWLY, A COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY GRANT PROGRAM WHERE NEIGHBORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO GET TOGETHER, HAVE A BLOCK PARTY, AND WE'RE GOING TO HELP THEM DO THAT.

SO THERE'S GOING TO BE AN APPLICATION PROCESS, AND GUIDELINES WILL BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE, WHICH I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IN A MINUTE. WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING ALL THOSE PIECES TOGETHER, BUT AS THIS COMES TOGETHER, THE COMMUNITY INFORMATION WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE, BUT THE GOAL IS TO HELP THEM WITH UP TO $500 REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN ITEMS THAT THEY PURCHASE FOR THAT BLOCK PARTY.

NOW, STAFF WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS, TELLING THEM WHAT QUALIFIES FOR REIMBURSEMENT, WHAT MIGHT NOT QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT, AND THEN HELPING THEM ORGANIZE THAT.

NOW FOR MORE INFORMATION, THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO PBJ AMERICA2.

THAT'S WHERE ALL OF OUR INFORMATION FOR EVERY EVENT IS GOING TO LAND.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STILL BUILDING THAT WEBSITE OUT.

SO AS WE DEVELOP ALL OF THESE EVENTS AND GET MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION, THE CITY CAN KEEP GOING BACK THERE.

OUR RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO I INVITE PEOPLE TO GO TO AMERICA.

215, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL WEBSITE, BECAUSE IN THERE, THEY HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO PUT A BLOC PARTY TOGETHER, THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER AND A LOT OF GUIDANCE FOR HOW TO DO THAT.

SO WE'LL BE HAPPY, HAPPY TO HELP AS STAFF, BUT THERE'S ALSO INFORMATIONAL SITE.

NEXT WE'RE GOING TO BRING THIS ALL TOGETHER ON THE FOURTH.

SO WE TALKED ABOUT THOSE COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTIES.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A CARAVAN TO THEM SIMILAR TO WHAT WE USED TO DO IN THE ORIGINAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT MANY YEARS AGO.

HOPEFULLY 4 TO 6 GRANT RECIPIENTS WANT US TO SHOW UP AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROLLING SHOW OF CITY VEHICLES, DEMONSTRATIONS, GIVEAWAYS. EACH STOP WILL BE ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SITE.

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THEY CAN SEE EQUIPMENT. SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN.

AND THEN ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO HOST A STAR SPANGLED SPLASH AT THE AQUATICS CENTER.

IT'S GOING TO BE A RESIDENT ONLY EVENT. IT'S GOING TO BE PRE-REGISTRATION EVEN THOUGH IT IS FREE.

WE CAN TAKE ABOUT 300 PEOPLE. IT'S GOING TO BE 11 TO 3:00 ON THAT DAY.

THAT POOL WILL BE CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BUT ANY OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT REGISTER WE'RE GOING TO INVITE OUT AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THERE. SO FOR MORE INFORMATION, PEOPLE CAN GO TO PBG DOT 250 AND BEFORE I BRING THIS TO CONCLUSION, I REALLY WANT TO THANK.

I SAID THIS A COUPLE TIMES. I GET THE PLEASURE OF STANDING UP HERE AND TALKING ABOUT THESE GREAT THINGS, BUT IT'S WITH MY CITY PARTNERS THAT WE PULL ALL OF THIS TOGETHER.

EVERY DEPARTMENT'S BEEN REPRESENTED AT THE MEETINGS AND REALLY PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO HOW TO PULL TOGETHER THIS EVENT FOR YOU GUYS TO BRING TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO AS I CONCLUDE, IT'S FOR YOU TO CELEBRATE OUR NATION, OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IT LOOKS PHENOMENAL.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT? I WANT TO GO ON THE BLOCK PARTY TOURS.

I'M WITH YOU. I WANT TO BE THERE TOO. WE'LL HAVE YOU TRAIL BEHIND.

OKAY. STRAP US TO A FIRE TRUCK. IT ALL LOOKS PHENOMENAL.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT TO DO. SO BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE 4TH OF JULY.

IT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO PUT THIS TOGETHER.

SO I THINK IT'LL BE A GREAT CELEBRATION. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL CARDBOARD BOX REGATTA.

I THINK THAT SOUNDS LIKE A WONDERFUL IDEA. I'LL MAKE SURE YOU ALL GET REGISTERED.

OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. BOXES? WE DO. I THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE YOU PUSHED A BOAT ACROSS IT.

WE HAVE TO WRITE IN THEM. OH, MAYBE. WHO KNOWS? DON'T GIVE HIM ANY IDEAS. OKAY. NEXT IS THE RECOGNITION OF SUPPORT FROM THE MIRACLE LEAGUE.

WILL DEPUTY LEISURE SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR DANIEL PRADO PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM? GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, DANIEL PRIETO, DEPUTY LEISURE SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE RECORD.

I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT ONE OF OUR FAVORITE AND HONORED PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE GET TO WORK WITH DAY IN, DAY OUT FOR NOW, OVER SEVEN YEARS. WHICH IT'S CRAZY TO BELIEVE HOW FAST TIME FLIES, BUT THE MIRACLE LEAGUE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY CAME TO THE CITY PALM BEACH GARDENS ABOUT THE END OF 2018 AND BASICALLY PITCHED THEIR THEIR MISSION TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND YOUTH OF ALL ABILITIES AND PROVIDE OUTLETS OF SPORT BASEBALL SPECIFICALLY FOR MEMBERS OF THE POPULATION THAT DON'T ALWAYS GET TO EXPERIENCE WHAT THAT MIGHT BE. WHAT IS IT TO BE THE STAR ON THE FIELD? WHAT IS IT TO PLAY BASEBALL? SO IT TOOK TWO SECONDS FOR US TO TO JUMP AT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE THIS PARTNERSHIP.

I WANT TO GO OVER A LITTLE. BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY, AND THEN I WANT TO SHOW UP AND PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL SOMETHING THAT THE MIRACLE LEAGUE GAVE IT TO US AT THEIR SPRING 26 OPENING CEREMONIES.

I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT JULIA CADDELL IS HERE FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY, MIRACLE LEAGUE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.

AND LINDSAY MARSH, OPERATIONS MANAGER AT THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT, IS HERE.

WHO IS THEIR LIAISON? WHO WORKS WITH THEM? CONSTANTLY TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

SO LET'S GO BACK. SO AGAIN, IN LATE OF 2018 WE WERE CONTACTED BY THE MIRACLE LEAGUE TO EXPLAIN TO US THAT THOUGH THEY HAD A LEAGUE IN SOUTH COUNTY, THERE WERE 80,000 MEMBERS OF THE DISABLED POPULATION THAT DIDN'T HAVE THAT OUTLET OF SPORT AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR NORTH COUNTY PARTNERSHIP.

SO WE SAID ABSOLUTELY AND IMMEDIATELY PLANNED OUR FIRST EXPO, WHICH THEN TOOK OFF ON JANUARY 26TH, 2019. MANY OF US WERE THERE FROM THIS COUNCIL AND PAST COUNCILS BUT EVEN HALL OF FAME CATCHER JOHNNY BENCH WAS OUR HONORED GUEST TO PITCH TO THE CHILDREN THERE.

AND IT WAS WIDELY AND WELL, SO WELL RECEIVED THAT THE STAFF GOT TO WORK.

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FORMALLY ON CLOCK SOCCER FIELDS. WE EXPANDED OUR BASEBALL OFFERINGS.

AND AGAIN, LIKE THE MOVIE STATES, IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME.

AND YEARS AND YEARS OF OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION BY JULIA CADDELL AND HER HUSBAND, JEFF, AND OUR STAFF HAVE PRESENTED A WORLD CLASS FACILITY FOR THIS LEAGUE TO TAKE OFF AND STARTED WITH TWO TEAMS AND NOW IS OVER FOUR AND HAS WAITLISTS. MANY PEOPLE COMING FROM AS FAR AS FORT PIERCE, AS FAR SOUTH AS BOCA RATON TO PLAY.

AND IT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. IT'S TO GIVE OPPORTUNITIES.

AND WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH, AND AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE TENACIOUS EFFORTS OF JULIA AND JEFF TO HOST A STATEWIDE ALL STAR GAMES AND NATIONAL ALL STAR GAMES HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. SO IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME AND THEY WILL HAVE FUN.

BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS, BUT IT'S ANOTHER TO SEE IT.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO INDULGE ME IN A 32ND VIDEO.

OH NICE THROW. NICE CATCH.

OH, SHE'S GOING BIG. GOOD JOB. FOR A COUPLE HOURS EVERY THURSDAY, YOU CAN FIND THE MIRACLE LEAGUE RUNNING THEIR PROGRAM OVER ON THE MIRACLE FIELD ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. SO CUTE.

AND AGAIN, TO COMMEMORATE THOSE EFFORTS THROUGH THE LAST SEVEN YEARS WE WERE PRESENTED THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, WAS PRESENTED WITH THIS PLAQUE, AND LINDSAY WAS GOING TO PRESENT IT.

WE CAN, IF WE CAN HAVE THE COUNCIL COME DOWN AND JULIA, ACTUALLY, JULIA WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

I'M SORRY TO GET AHEAD OF MYSELF. JULIA, PLEASE COME ON UP AND AND HAVE YOUR TIME.

OH, WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO LIE. THAT VIDEO WAS RUDE TO SHARE.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO SURPRISE THAT ON ME.

BUT THANK YOU. LET ME COLLECT MY THOUGHTS FOR A QUICK SECOND.

I CANNOT BEGIN TO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, YOUR STAFF, YOUR PARKS AND REC, EVERYBODY HAS JUST BEEN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. AND WE WANTED TO HONOR YOU.

TO JUST SAY THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME. AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY AND YOUR COMMUNITY WITH THE SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILIES.

I KNOW THAT THEY'RE SO GRATEFUL AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL.

AND YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR ORGANIZATION AND FOR WHAT WE DO WE ARE BEYOND BLESSED.

THERE ARE NO WORDS EXCEPT THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY AND THE FAMILIES AND YOUR COMMUNITY.

YOU'RE AN AMAZING COUNCIL. THANK YOU.

AND WITH THAT, LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. I TOLD YOU I WAS VERY PROUD OF YOU.

WAY BACK. YOU MAKE ME CRY.

OF COURSE. WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU. I WAS GOING TO CALL YOU OUT, BUT I FEEL LIKE CRYING OVER THAT VIDEO.

IT'S HARD NOT TO. YES. I KNOW. I REMEMBER SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THERE'S NO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

IS WATCHING THE KIDS MAKE ME CRY? WHERE DO YOU WANT ME? HERE. I'LL GO ON THE OTHER SIDE. DAVID. DAVID HAS YOUR PRACTICE.

DAVID HAS US, LIKE, SHIFTING THIS WAY. THIS WAY.

SO. AWESOME.

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STAY RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU.

YES. YEAH. IT'S FINE. I'LL LET HIM.

KNOW. AS EVERYONE'S MAKING THEIR WAY BACK UP TO THE TO THE DAIS. I JUST WANT TO SAY TO TO COACH JULIA AND COACH JEFF, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT TO THE MIRACLE LEAGUE FIELD, TO SEE THESE KIDS AND THE COACHES AND THE PARENTS AND THE THE FAMILY DYNAMIC THAT HAPPENS OUT THERE, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

IT MELTS YOUR HEART EVERY SINGLE TIME. AND THANK YOU FOR FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND GIVING BACK TO THE FAMILIES AND THE KIDS.

AND I KNOW THEY LOOK FORWARD TO IT. AND AND JUST THANK YOU FROM FROM ALL OF US.

THANK YOU. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO I KIND OF ALSO WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.

MY SON WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR GROWING UP AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS ALWAYS HARD TO FIND A PLAYGROUND OR SOMEWHERE TO GO WITH A WHEELCHAIR WHEN HE WAS HAVING TO USE THAT INDEPENDENT. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. IT'S YOU DON'T REALIZE THE NEEDS THERE UNTIL YOU'RE NEEDING IT.

AND WE ACTUALLY JUST TOOK SOME PICTURES AND WE ACTUALLY WENT BACK AND HE'S IN COLLEGE NOW, AND WE WENT BACK AND TOOK PICTURES WITH THE FIELD AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND IT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? GOOD.

OKAY. THANK YOU JULIA. THANK YOU COACH. THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. IF I COULD CALL DAVE MARKARIAN TO THE STAND.

[VII. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC]

A CITIZEN IN PALM BEACH GARDENS AND I CAME. EXCEPT FOR YOU.

AND I CAME TO SAY THANK YOU. FOR A NUMBER OF THINGS.

BUT TO BEGIN 6 OR 7 YEARS AGO, SOME SUBSET. OF YOU AND DOCTOR MARCIANO APPOINTED ME TO BE YOUR DESIGNEE FOR CAREERSOURCE. AND I'VE BEEN SERVING AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME.

I'VE BEEN. CHAIR. I'VE BEEN HONORED TO BE THE FIRST LIEUTENANT OF ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING PUBLIC SERVANTS IN THIS COMMUNITY.

MISS TITOLO AND I'M GOING TO FINISH UP TWO YEARS SERVING AS CHAIR.

AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE'VE HELPED PUT BACK TO WORK, THE PEOPLE THAT WE'VE HELPED FIND A NEW PATH.

THE PEOPLE THAT WE'VE HELPED, PERIOD, IS SO REWARDING.

BUT WHILE I'M HERE AND I TIMED THIS TO COME UP HERE BECAUSE I END IN JUNE AND I KNEW TONIGHT WOULD BE A NIGHT WE'D HONOR.

CHELSEA. WE LIVE IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

AND, MR. KEMP, YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE AWKWARDNESS OF THAT CONVERSATION AND WHAT'S BEAUTIFUL ABOUT BEING A CITIZEN.

I DON'T HAVE BUSINESS IN FRONT OF YOU. I DON'T APPEAR IN FRONT OF YOU VERY OFTEN.

BUT YOU PUT ASIDE YOUR DIFFERENCES, AND YOU WORK FOR US.

AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. THE ROUNDABOUTS WORK, THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS ARE SYNCHRONIZED.

YOU APPROVE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS APPROPRIATE. IT STIMULATES OUR TAX BASE.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S ADDITIVE. I SAW YOU MARCIE SPEAK.

I SAW CHELSEA SPEAK AT THE PGA CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION ABOUT THE ABUNDANT GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.

AND I'M. I SWELL WITH PRIDE AND NOT TO BURY THIS.

WHEN WE WERE ALL SUFFERING THROUGH COVID, SOMEHOW YOU FOLKS HAD A MILLION PLUS DOLLARS THAT.

THEN YOU HELPED THE SMALL BUSINESSES BY DOLING OUT FIVE AND $10,000.

I WAS ON THAT COMMITTEE SOMEHOW TO HELP TO, TO, TO FIGURE OUT WHO WAS DESERVING AND WHO COULD USE THE MONEY AND WHO DID USE THE MONEY TO REMAIN IN BUSINESS. AND MR. KEMP AND RON, EVERY TIME I HAVE SEEN YOU RECENTLY, EVERY TIME I SEE YOU IN PUBLIC, I MAKE MENTION OF HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR HOW THE CITY RUNS.

I WENT FROM THIS IS THE 11TH CITY I'VE LIVED IN IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THIS, AND IT'S THE BEST CITY I'VE EVER LIVED IN.

IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THIS, I LIVED IN WASHINGTON DC, PROBABLY THE WORST RUN CITY, AND I MOVED TO THE BEST RUN CITY IN MY OPINION,

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AND EVERY MORNING WHEN I LEAVE MY HOME AND LOCK THE DOOR BEHIND ME AND GO FOR MY WALK, I THANKED THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN BLUE WHO KEEP US SAFE AND MAKE ME FEEL SO COMFORTABLE TO LIVE IN THIS CITY, BECAUSE THEY TREAT US WITH DIGNITY AND THEY KEEP US SAFE.

I GREW A BUSINESS HERE. I HAD A STARTUP THAT THEN BECAME A JOB CREATOR.

AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR APPOINTING ME TO THAT POSITION.

I LOVE THE WAY YOU INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW SOMETIMES YOU IRRITATE ONE ANOTHER AND YOU DON'T ALWAYS AGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER. YOU HAVE RUN A GREAT CITY. YOU CONTINUE TO DO IT.

CHELSEA, WHEN YOU MET ME IN YOUR IN MY OFFICE THAT MORNING ON SATURDAY, I KNEW YOU'D BE GREAT.

I HAD NO IDEA HOW GREAT YOU WOULD BE. BUT I WANTED TO COME TONIGHT WHEN I KNEW THIS WOULD BE HER LAST NIGHT.

AND TO THANK YOU FOR APPOINTING ME AND FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

AND THAT'S IT. THANKS. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT IS DENISE BULLARD.

GOOD EVENING. I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO BE THE DEBBIE DOWNER HERE.

NOW, ALL THIS POSITIVE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE FLOCK CAMERAS I SEE GOING UP ALL AROUND THE CITY.

FIRST, I WANT TO THANK DEBATE HER FOR SPREADING AND INFORMING THE COMMUNITIES.

THE TRUTH ABOUT FLOCK CAMERAS. FLOCK SAFETY IS A PRIVATELY OWNED, AI POWERED SURVEILLANCE COMPANY FUNDED BY ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN ALIVE, PETER THIEL, CO-FOUNDER OF PALANTIR, AN AI POWERED SOFTWARE COMPANY USED BY THE ISRAEL MILITARY TO SURVEIL, TARGET, BOMB AND KILL PEOPLE IN GAZA. NOW, BOTH PALANTIR AND FLOCK SAFETY ARE USED ACROSS THE US TO TRACK AND MONITOR ALL US CITIZENS TURNING OUR COUNTRY INTO ONE MASS SURVEILLANCE STATE.

THE DATA THEY COLLECT IS STORED AND SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER WITH NO OVERSIGHT OR REGULATION.

FLOCK RETAINS THE RIGHT TO USE THIS DATA INDEFINITELY.

FLOCK CAMERAS RELY ON AI TO AUTOMATE POLICING, AND IT OFTEN MAKES MISTAKES.

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CASES WHERE FLOCK AI HAS MISREAD LICENSE PLATES, CAUSING INNOCENT PEOPLE TO BE FINED, INCARCERATED AND IN ONE CASE, MAULED BY POLICE DOGS.

FLOCK IS MARKETED AS A TOOL TO STOP CRIME, BUT IN REALITY, IT MAKES OUR COMMUNITIES MORE DANGEROUS.

FLOCK CAMERAS ARE EASILY HACKED AND MISUSED IN MULTIPLE CASES.

CRIMINALS USE THEM TO STALK AND HARASS VICTIMS, AND WE PAY FOR ALL OF IT.

GET FLOCK OUT OF OUR CITY. I THINK I CAN SAY HOPEFULLY FOR ALL OF US THAT WE DO ENJOY FREEDOM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS BRAYDEN BULLARD.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING. I'VE BEEN BORN AND RAISED IN THIS CITY.

AND I'VE TRAVELED A BIT OF THE COUNTRY AND I GOT TO SAY EVERY TIME THAT OUR CITY IS THE BEST.

AND I LOVE THE WAY THAT YOU GUYS RUN IT. AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.

BUT I DID ALSO WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT FLOCK CAMERAS, AND I'M STRONGLY AGAINST THE INSTALLATION OF FLOCK CAMERAS IN OUR CITY.

ON THE SURFACE THESE CAMERAS ARE PRESENTED AS TOOLS FOR SAFETY.

BUT BENEATH THAT, I BELIEVE, LIES AN ACTUAL THREAT TO OUR PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.

FLOCK IS A THIRD PARTY FOR PROFIT COMPANY ONCE THEY CAPTURE AND STORE DATA.

THAT INFORMATION LEAVES OUR LOCAL CONTROL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTS OF FLOCK DATA BEING SOLD AND QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE COMPANY CAN ACCESS AND EVEN OWN THE FOOTAGE THEY COLLECT.

SO WHAT PROTECTIONS DO WE HAVE THAT THEY WON'T SELL, SHARE OR MISUSE OUR DATA, ESPECIALLY WHEN SO MANY CITIES ARE NOW STEPPING BACK FROM THESE CONTRACTS BECAUSE OF THOSE VERY RISKS. ALSO, WHEN AI AND DATA MINING COMPANIES LIKE PALANTIR GET INVOLVED, THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT LICENSE PLATES ANYMORE.

IT'S ABOUT CREATING A GROWING WEB OF SURVEILLANCE, FACIAL RECOGNITION, BEHAVIORAL TRACKING, AND EVEN SOCIAL SCORING SYSTEMS ALREADY EXIST ABROAD.

DO WE REALLY WANT TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS THAT HERE?

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EVEN OTHER CITIES HAVE RECONSIDERED OR LIMITED THESE PROGRAMS OUT OF CONCERN FOR ABUSE AND OVERREACH.

A BIT OF EXTRA SURVEILLANCE MIGHT FEEL LIKE SAFETY, BUT AT WHAT COST? WHILE THE LEGITIMATE COSTS, I BELIEVE, IS AT OVER $1 MILLION ANNUALLY.

BUT ONCE OUR PRIVACY IS GONE, WE CAN'T GET IT BACK.

YOU GIVE THEM AN INCH, THEY WILL TAKE A MILE.

AND I URGE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS DELAY ADOPTION AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS THAT DEFINE OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORT.

[VIII. CITY MANAGER REPORT]

I'D LIKE TO. JOANNE, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, TALK ABOUT OUR WORKFORCE HOUSING MULTIFAMILY REHAB PROGRAM.

IT'S AN EXCITING PROGRAM TO HELP THE MULTIFAMILY UNITS, AND PROVIDE THEM WITH SOME GRANT FUNDS.

SO IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE. OLIVIA. JOANNE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JOANNE SKARIA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ZONING.

AND I'M JOINED BY OLIVIA ELLISON, THE DEVELOPMENT COMPLIANCE MANAGER.

AND IT'S OUR PLEASURE TO PROVIDE SOME UPDATES ON THE WORKFORCE HOUSING FUND AND PARTICULARLY THE MULTIFAMILY HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

FOR SOME BACKGROUND, THE CITY'S WORKFORCE HOUSING FUND WAS INITIALLY FUNDED WITH $5.5 MILLION IN DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS AND ZERO TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

ON OCTOBER 5TH, 2023, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED RESOLUTION 61, 2023, WHICH APPROVED FOUR PROGRAM CONCEPTS AND ALLOCATIONS FOR THE CITY'S WORKFORCE HOUSING FUND THAT INCLUDED THE EMPLOYEE RENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND THE FEATURE OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION, WHICH IS THE MULTIFAMILY HOME HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

BEFORE I START, I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE SOME BRIEF UPDATES ON THE FIRST TWO PROGRAMS. THE CITY'S EMPLOYEE RENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN JULY 2024 AND PROVIDES A 12 MONTH TIME FRAME FOR MONTHLY ASSISTANCE TO EMPLOYEES.

WE'VE HAD 32 EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED OR ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, AND THE ASSISTANCE IS TIERED BASED ON THE DISTANCE OF THEIR HOME LOCATION TO THEIR WORK LOCATION, AND WE HAVE ABOUT 135,000 IN FUNDS REMAINING FOR THAT PROGRAM.

IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. NEXT, THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN MARCH 2025, JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, AND WAS AN EVOLUTION OF THE CITY'S CDBG PROGRAM, WHICH RENOVATED AND REHABILITATED THE CITY'S EXISTING HOUSING STOCK.

FOR THIS PROGRAM, WE TARGETED THE WORKFORCE HOUSING LEVEL UP TO THE 120% AMI, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED 27 ELIGIBLE APPLICATIONS OVER THE PAST YEAR.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETE THREE HOMES. WE HAVE 11 HOMES THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION, AND WE HAVE 13 APPLICATIONS UNDER REVIEW. THE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE ROOF REROOFING, WINDOWS, DOORS, DRIVEWAYS, FENCES, LANDSCAPING AND PAINT.

AND AN EVOLUTION OF THE PROGRAM IS THAT NOW WE'RE ABLE TO ASSIST RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN TOWNHOMES OR QUAD UNITS.

FOR UNIT SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS WINDOWS AND DOORS AND WE STILL HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THIS PROGRAM AS WELL.

APPLICATIONS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED AND SOME PHOTOS TO SHARE FROM OUR FIRST FEW PROJECTS THAT WE'VE COMPLETED.

THESE HOMES RECEIVED NEW PAINT AND IMPACT WINDOWS.

SO THEN MOVING ON TO THE CITY'S MULTIFAMILY HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THE SCOPE OF THIS PROGRAM IS EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS THAT ENHANCE THE STRUCTURAL HARDENING, ENERGY CONSERVATION, BEAUTIFICATION, AND ACCESSIBILITY THAT ARE WITHIN THE RESPONSIBILITY OR THE PURVIEW OF THE APPLICABLE PO OR HOA OR PROPERTY OWNER FROM MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITIES. ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THESE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE, BUT AREN'T LIMITED TO, ROOF REPAIR OR FULL REPLACEMENT PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS, EXTERIOR PAINTING, LANDSCAPING, AND ADA IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS RAMPS. REALLY TARGETING THOSE BIG TICKET ITEMS THAT THESE MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITIES MAY NOT QUITE HAVE THE FUNDS TO TACKLE. SO THE CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATED 3 MILLION FOR THIS PROGRAM, AND AWARDS WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE REQUESTED FUNDING AND THE RANKING OF THE PROJECTS AND THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

AWARDS WILL RANGE BETWEEN A MINIMUM OF $250,000 AND A MAXIMUM AWARD OF $1 MILLION.

AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OLIVIA TO EXPLAIN SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM.

GOOD EVENING. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM, COMMUNITIES ARE REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED ON THIS SPECIAL MAP DEVELOPED JUST FOR THIS PROGRAM IN ORDER TO PRODUCE THIS MAP. STAFF REVIEWED ALL MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY,

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SO IF YOUR COMMUNITY IS ON THE ELIGIBILITY MAP, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM.

YOU CAN SUBMIT THE APPLICATION THROUGH OUR ONLINE APPLICATION PORTAL.

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY JUNE 15TH. THE APPLICATION PORTAL HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE MARCH 16TH, AND WE ARE PROVIDING A THREE MONTH TIME FRAME JUST IN CASE THE HOA BOARDS IF THEY NEED TO TAKE ANY BOARD ACTION, THEY DO HAVE THE TIME TO DO SO.

ONCE THE APPLICATION PORTAL HAS BEEN CLOSED ON THE JUNE 15TH DATE, A SELECTION COMMITTEE WHICH IS MADE OF STAFF MEMBERS, WHICH INCLUDE STAFF MEMBERS FROM DEPARTMENTS OF BUILDING, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, FINANCE, ENGINEERING AND PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENTS.

THEY WILL MEET AND INDEPENDENTLY SCORE APPLICATIONS TO CREATE A PRIORITY RANKING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL CITY PROCUREMENT POLICIES.

THE SCORING WILL BE BASED ON THIS CRITERIA. THIS CRITERIA INCLUDES SIX DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE PROJECT. IF YOU'RE ALONG MILITARY TRAIL DEMONSTRATING THE NEED OF THE REQUESTED IMPROVEMENTS, THE PERCENTAGE OF OWNER OCCUPIED UNITS ADDRESSING EXISTING NONCONFORMITIES AND ALSO IMPROVING THE OVERALL ESTHETICS OF THE COMMUNITY.

FOR A TOTAL OF A POTENTIAL 100 POINTS. SO ALL OF THIS INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.

THE WEBSITE IS PPBG. MULTI-FAMILY GRANT ALONG WITH OUR APPLICATION PORTAL LINK.

AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO JOANN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. OLIVIA. SO THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN ADVERTISED IN THE CITY'S PINNACLE NEWSLETTER, WHICH IS A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THAT OUR MEDIA PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT PRODUCES. WE WERE ABLE TO ADVERTISE OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING THROUGH THE PINNACLE.

WE ALSO SENT A DIRECT MAILING TO THE HOA'S AND POA'S WITH AN EMAIL POSTCARD ADVERTISING THE PUBLIC INFORMATION AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

WE HELD THE PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON, ON MONDAY, MARCH 16TH.

AND THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS PRESENTED BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WAS SHARED AT THAT MEETING.

IT WAS WELL ATTENDED WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM, I BELIEVE, FOUR COMMUNITIES.

SO WE ALREADY HAVE A GREAT LEVEL OF INTEREST AND THERE IS STILL A LOT OF TIME FOR COMMUNITIES TO GET THEIR APPLICATIONS TOGETHER.

WE DO ALSO HAVE A, AN AD COMING OUT SOON IN THIS MONTH'S EDITION OF THE SIGNATURE CITY.

AND THAT CONCLUDES THE BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOANNE AND OLIVIA. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND NEXT WE'D LIKE TO HAVE KUMAR.R PURCHASING DEPARTMENT AND OFFICER TALK TO US ABOUT THE RECENT VENDOR OPEN HOUSE THAT HE CONDUCTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

IT'S QUITE SUCCESSFUL. GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL.

FOR THE RECORD, KUMARRA CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER FOR THE PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT OFFICE, THAT'S BEEN THE NEW TITLE.

WE'RE TRYING TO MODERNIZE OUR FUNCTION. AS PART OF NATIONAL PROCUREMENT CELEBRATIONS, EVERY AND THIS IS INTERNATIONAL. EVERY MARCH PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALS CELEBRATE NATIONAL PROCUREMENT MONTH.

WE ALSO HAVE A NATIONAL PROCUREMENT DAY IN MARCH ALSO.

AND THIS YEAR WE HAD IT AT BURNSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER ON FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH BETWEEN 9 AND 12 P.M..

THIS IS THE 11TH YEAR THAT THE CITY HAS HOSTED THIS EVENT.

WE DIDN'T DO THAT IN COVID BECAUSE OF COVID IN 21 AND 22, AND USUALLY WE HOSTED AT WHEN WE STARTED FIRST WE HOSTED IT AT EOC AND THEN WE MOVED, THE CROWD GOT BIGGER AND BIGGER.

WE MOVED TO SANTA CRANE AND WE HAD IT IN THE BALLROOM.

BUT THEN THE CROWD KEPT GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER, AND SO WE MOVED TO BURNSVILLE THIS YEAR. THE PARTICIPATING AGENCIES THIS YEAR WERE THE CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE COMMISSION OF ETHICS, SEACOAST UTILITY AUTHORITY, THE VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON, SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, THE TOWN OF JUPITER, THE CITY OF BOCA RATON, THE TOWN OF PALM BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND OF COURSE WE HOSTED IT.

AS WITH PREVIOUS YEARS, THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS ATTENDANCE EXCEEDED MORE THAN 100 PLUS VENDORS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS.

THE EVENT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEIR COORDINATION.

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WE'D HAVE A LARGE ROOM AND WE'D HAVE ALL THE PARTICIPATING VENDORS AND, AND, AND THE ENTITIES, THE CITIES, THEY WOULD PLACE TABLES AROUND THE PERIMETERS, AND THEN THE VENDORS WOULD COME IN AND THEY WOULD JUST ASK YOU QUESTIONS AND THEY WOULD, THERE'D BE LONG LINES AND THEY'D BOMBARD YOU AND YOU'RE TALKING TO YOUR HORSE.

SO THIS YEAR I DECIDED WE'D DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, RIGHT? SO INSTEAD OF JUST YOU FOR THREE HOURS, YOU'D SIT THERE AND THE VENDORS WOULD COME IN AND BOMBARD YOU.

WE, WE DECIDED TO ADD SOME VALUE TO IT. THAT IS, WE, WE TRAIN THEM ABOUT SOMETHING, WE TRAIN THEM ABOUT OUR PROCESSES, ETC. DON'T JUST ANSWER QUESTIONS BECAUSE A LOT OF QUESTIONS WERE LIKE, HOW COME NOT GETTING ANY WORK.

HOW COME I HAVE THIS AND YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME? YOU KNOW, WHERE DO I GO TO FIND THIS? SO WE NEEDED TO TRAIN THEM ON HOW OUR PROCUREMENT POLICIES WORK.

SO THIS YEAR I DID INTRODUCTIONS AND ACTED LIKE THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES AND THE WELCOME INITIALLY WAS GOING TO BE DONE BY THE CITY MANAGER, BUT THEN HE ABANDONED US. SO THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, LAURA LE VERRIER, CAME TO OUR RESCUE AT THE LAST MOMENT AND SHE WELL, IN HIS DEFENSE, IT WAS SPRING BREAK.

SO HE HAS A BIG FAMILY, SO, YOU KNOW. SO LAURA LE VERRIER CAME AND SHE DID THE WELCOME.

AND THEN WE HAD PRESENTATIONS. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL DID A PRESENTATION ON PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY, AVOIDING COMMON VENDOR PITFALLS. AND THE SECOND PRESENTATION WAS VERY TIMELY.

IT CAME FROM THE CITY OF BOCA RATON. THEIR PURCHASING MANAGER, ELSA GUZMAN, DID A PRESENTATION ON HOW PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX CHANGES MAY IMPACT CONTRACTING DOLLARS. AND THAT IS A THAT IS A VERY TIMELY PRESENTATION.

IN FACT, I'M SURE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY MANAGER'S PUT TOGETHER A TEAM TO ALREADY START LOOKING AT THAT TO TRY AND GET AHEAD OF ALL OF THAT.

THESE ARE SOME PICTURES FROM THE EVENT.

AND THOSE PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY DAVID WILLIAMS AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO THANK YOU CHIEF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER.

X CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NO PROBLEM. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE DANIEL PRIETO, DEPUTY MANAGER OF OUR LEISURE SERVICES TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON OUR LAST SPECIAL EVENT.

DANIEL PRIETO AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, THE CURRENT DEPUTY LEISURE SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR.

SO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I TALKED ABOUT ONE OF THE WONDERFUL EVENTS WE HAD WITH THE MIRACLE LEAGUE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.

BUT THE SAME WEEKEND, WE HAD TO PULL OFF A MAJOR CITY EVENT FOR ALL OF THE CITY'S RESIDENTS.

WE HAD OUR LARGEST EGG HUNT, THE GOLDEN EGG HUNT, AS IT'S BEEN CALLED THIS YEAR.

DEDICATED OUR SECOND YEAR TO THE NEW AND EXPANDED SITE AT GARDENS DISTRICT PARK.

THAT'S PUTTING THAT BIG, BEAUTIFUL PARK TO WORK.

ALLOWED FOR THE GROWTH. ALLOWED FOR FULL PARKING.

OVER 6000 IN ATTENDANCE. ALL THERE FOR THE ONE MOMENT TO COLLECT 32,000 EGGS IN UNDER THREE MINUTES, WHICH, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IS PURE CHAOS AND AKIN TO MAYBE THE MOVIE BRAVEHEART OR.

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I JUST PICKED UP AS MUCH AS I COULD AT ONCE AND JUST KEPT SORTING THEM INTO THE BAG AS FAST AS I COULD.

YEAH, WE SCOOPED THEM. I WENT PRETTY FAST, BUT MY STRATEGY WAS NOT TO GET THE ENDS OF THE PRIZES.

YOU ARE GOING TO BE LAZY. GET THOSE FIRST. MOSTLY I KIND OF HELD MY I HOLD MY BAG LIKE DOWN AND I JUST SCOOPED THEM ALL UP.

WE DID GET A LOT OF EGGS, EACH OF US. YEAH, WE HAD A REALLY FUN TIME.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THAT YOU KIND OF NEED TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT. AGAIN, PHOTOS OF THE OF THE EVENT.

WANTED TO IMPRESS UPON THE RESIDENTS THAT MIGHT BE WATCHING OR HERE IN THE ROOM, BUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT IT TAKES TO PULL OFF AN EVENT LIKE THIS AND THE AMOUNT OF COORDINATION THAT GOES INTO IT LED BY OUR EVENTS TEAM JULIE WOLNIEWICZ IS OUR OPERATIONS MANAGER THAT OVERSEES THAT, BUT IT GOES INTO COORDINATION WITH EVERY ONE OF THE DEPARTMENTS, BASICALLY SITTING OVER HERE FROM POLICE TO FIRE CAN'T HAVE AN EVENT IF IT'S NOT GOING TO BE SAFE. CODE ENFORCEMENT YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A VILLAGE AND, AND WE ALL COME TOGETHER TO, TO PUT ON THESE EVENTS AND IT'S OUR, IT'S OUR HONOR TO DO SO. SO THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL ALSO FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

ALWAYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DANIEL. I ONLY HAVE ONE OTHER ITEM TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT KNOW, WE HAD AN ELECTION HERE NOT TOO LONG AGO.

AND, YOU KNOW, EVENTS LIKE THAT, JUST LIKE ALL OF THE OTHER EVENTS THAT GO ON.

AND THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTION, OF COURSE, BRINGS ABOUT A LOT OF STABILITY TO THAT THAT PROCESS.

BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT A LOT OF THE EFFORT GOES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHO OVERSEE, SUPERVISE AND TAKE CARE OF THE ELECTION LAWS.

THEY RUN ELECTIONS BY THE BOOK, AND I'M PROBABLY PUT IN MY LIFE AT RISK BY SAYING TO YOU THAT I THINK THAT OUR CITY CLERK AND HER STAFF, PATTY, AND ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF HER TEAM, HAVE BROUGHT ABOUT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE ELECTION PROCESS HERE IN THIS CITY. BY WHAT THEY DO, HOW HARD WORKING THEY ARE, HOW DEDICATED AND HOW EXACTING THEY ARE ON HOW THESE ELECTIONS RUN AND THEY RUN SMOOTHLY IN THIS CITY.

SO, PATTY, I'M SORRY, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF HAVING A VERY SMOOTH ELECTION HERE IN THE CITY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. I'M ALL DONE NOW. THANK YOU. YES, AND THANK YOU, PATTY. ABSOLUTELY I CONCUR.

NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA?

[IX. CONSENT AGENDA]

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. TONIGHT, WE'RE HOLDING A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING CASES. ORDINANCE FIVE, 2026. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION TO MODIFY ZONING.

DISTRICT OF TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH RESOLUTION SIX, 2026.

MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL FOR COLUMBARIUM, TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND ORDINANCE 11 2026.

SECOND READING AND ADOPTION FOR CHANGING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF AN APPROXIMATELY 3.41 ACRE PORTION OF HILLTOP GARDENS.

RESOLUTION 13 2026 SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR THE 432 DWELLING UNIT MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS HILLTOP GARDENS.

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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'S 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 GET OVER ON MY RIGHT 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? CAN I PLEASE HAVE THE CLERK READ THE TITLE? ORDINANCE THREE, 2026. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA. AMENDING THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, INCLUSIVE, PROVIDING A COMPLEX CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES. OKAY, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE HEARING NOW.

ARE THERE ANY CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST READING, AND DOES ANYONE NEED ANOTHER PRESENTATION? MADAM MAYOR, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES. OKAY, THEN I'D LIKE TO GET A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE THREE, 2020 SECOND. ON SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, I MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE THREE, 2026.

I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

CAN I PLEASE HAVE THE CLERK READ THE TITLE? ORDINANCE FIVE 2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

[X.b. *ORDINANCE 5, 2026 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) MODIFY THE ZONING DISTRICT OF TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, REZONING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 11.1 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, KNOWN AS TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST CORNERS OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH MILITARY TRAIL AND GARDENIA DRIVE; PROVIDING THAT THESE TWO (2) PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY, WHICH ARE MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, SHALL BE REZONED FROM RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY (RL-3) TO A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) OVERLAY WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY (RL-3); 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. RESOLUTION 6, 2026 IS A COMPANION ITEM TO ORDINANCE 5, 2026 AND WILL REQUIRE COUNCIL ACTION. *RESOLUTION 6, 2026 – MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL FOR A COLUMBARIUM AT TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) MASTER PLAN FOR THE TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AS WELL AS A MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL FOR A COLUMBARIUM USE ACCESSORY TO A PLACE OF WORSHIP, THE SUBJECT SITE BEING GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST CORNERS OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH MILITARY TRAIL AND GARDENIA DRIVE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING ONE (1) WAIVER; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE HEARING. AND DOES ANYBODY HAVE EX PARTE TO DECLARE? NONE. NONE? NONE. OKAY. HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE THE FIRST READING? GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR MIDDLETON, THIS IS NICK LOBDELL, PLANNING AND ZONING.

I CAN AFFIRM NOTHING'S CHANGED SINCE THE FIRST READING.

I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS AND I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE FIVE 2026 ON SECOND READING.

MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE FIVE 2026. I'LL SECOND.

I'LL BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION. AND CAN I HAVE ANYONE HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS? NO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MOTION APPROVED. FIVE ZERO.

CAN I HAVE THE CLERK READ THE TITLE FOR THE NEXT ORDINANCE? RESOLUTION SIX, 2026, A RESOLUTION. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD MASTER PLAN FOR THE TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, AS WELL AS A MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL FOR COLUMBARIUM USE ACCESSORY TO THE PLACE OF WORSHIP.

THE SUBJECT SITE BEING GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH MILITARY TRAIL AND GARDENIA AVENUE IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING ONE WEAVER. WEAVER PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE HEARING AND EX PARTE COMMUNICATION HAS ALREADY BEEN DECLARED AND A PRESENTATION HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE WITH ORDINANCE FIVE, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS.

SO I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE HEARING. AND CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION SIX 2026 I MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION SIX 2026.

I'LL SECOND I'LL BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO ADD? I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION OF STAFF, MADAM MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, WITH REGARDS TO THE PROJECT. WILL THERE BE AN ABILITY TO EXPAND IF THEY DECIDE TO SELL MORE?

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IF ANY PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO STAFF, THEN THOSE CHANGES WOULD HAVE TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR WITH OUR CITY CODE. SO ANY MAJOR AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL WITH PUBLIC NOTICE.

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE OR IT WOULD HAVE TO BE PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.

SO, YOU KNOW, ANY SITE IN THE CITY COULD HAVE ANY PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THAT SAME APPROVAL PROCESS AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

THE APPLICANT HAS SPECIFICALLY NOTED NO CHANGES ARE PROPOSED.

RIGHT. BUT THERE IS ROOM FOR EXPANSION. THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE POPULAR. SO I WOULD THINK ON THE SITE THERE COULD BE MORE EXPANSION OF WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO. I MEAN, YEAH, I MEAN, THIS, THIS PARTICULAR PETITION WAS BEING PRESENTED BECAUSE OF THE SETBACK ISSUE.

OKAY. SO YEAH, I MEAN, SURE, THERE ALWAYS COULD BE ADDITIONAL EXPANSION, BUT BECAUSE THE COLUMBARIUM STRUCTURE ITSELF IS A MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE THAT WOULD ALSO, NO MATTER WHAT THEY WOULD DO. IF THAT USE IN PARTICULAR WOULD BE EXPANDED, IT WOULD IT WOULD STILL BE SUBJECT TO CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.

OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.

THAT'S IT. MAYOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? OKAY. HEARING NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. CAN THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE NEXT ORDINANCE?

[X.c. ORDINANCE 7, 2026 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) CITY-INITIATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING CITY-INITIATED AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INCLUDING TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT RELATED TO MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT (MXD), BIOSCIENCE USES, AND THE FORMER BIOSCIENCE LAND PROTECTION ADVISORY BOARD (BLPAB), AS WELL AS A MAP AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO MODIFY THE BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH PROTECTION OVERLAY (BRPO); PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND OTHER PURPOSES.]

PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

OKAY, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE HEARING. HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE THE FIRST READING? NO. MADAM MAYOR, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST READING.

ORDINANCE SEVEN WAS SENT TO THE STATE FOR REVIEW AND NO COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS. I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE SEVEN 2026 ON SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.

I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE SEVEN 2026 ON SECOND READING.

I'LL SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING? NO HEARING. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

[X.d. ORDINANCE 8, 2026 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) CITY-INITIATED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (LDR) TEXT AMENDMENT. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 78 – LAND DEVELOPMENT BY REPEALING SECTION 78-153. – NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS. AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-154. – PUD—PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT. BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (g)(1), (g)(4), AND (g)(7) AND BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (i) IN ITS ENTIRETY; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-155. – PCD—PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT (PCD). BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (c), (e), (j), AND (m) AND BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (s) IN ITS ENTIRETY; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-157. – MXD—MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS (c), (e), AND (f) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED, BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS (g) AND (h) IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AND BY RENAMING SUBSECTIONS (i) THROUGH (l) AS SUBSECTIONS (g) THROUGH (j); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-159. – PERMITTED USES, MINOR AND MAJOR CONDITIONAL USES, AND PROHIBITED USES. BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS (j)(3) AND (j)(4) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 78-232. – SCRIPPS FLORIDA PHASE II—DESIGN GUIDELINES. IN ITS ENTIRETY; PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 78 – LAND DEVELOPMENT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND OTHER PURPOSES.]

AMENDING CHAPTER 78 LAND DEVELOPMENT BY REPEALING SECTION 70 8-1 53 NON RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS AND ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 SECTION 70 8-1 54 PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS G ONE, G FOUR AND G SEVEN AND BY REPEALING SUBSECTION I IN ITS ENTIRETY, FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78, SECTION 78 150 5PCD PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT PCDI BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS C, E, J, AND M AND BY REPEALING SUBSECTION S IN ITS ENTIRETY, FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78, SECTION 70 8-1 50 7MD MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BY REPEALING SUBSECTION C, E, AND F AND ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS G AND H IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AND BY RENAMING SUBSECTIONS I THROUGH L AS SUBSECTIONS, G THROUGH J, FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78, SECTION 70 8-1 59. PERMITTED USES MINOR AND MAJOR CONDITIONAL USES AND PROHIBITED USES BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS J3 AND J4 AND ADOPTING SAME AS REVISED. FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 BY REPEALING SECTION 7232 SCRIPPS, FLORIDA PHASE TWO DESIGN GUIDELINES IN ITS ENTIRETY, PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 78 LAND DEVELOPMENT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE HEARING, AND THE COMBINED PRESENTATION WAS ALREADY DONE WITH ORDINANCE SEVEN, 2026, AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS SUBJECT, AND I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

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I'LL MAKE A MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION OR ANYTHING ON THIS SUBJECT? OKAY. HEARING. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

NEXT IS ORDINANCE TEN, 2026, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

[X.e. ORDINANCE 10, 2026 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) SMALL-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT KNOWN AS HILLTOP GARDENS. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL-SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NO. CPSS-24-12-0006, IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE LAND-USE DESIGNATION OF AN APPROXIMATELY 17.64-ACRE PORTION OF THE 21.05 ACRES KNOWN AS HILLTOP GARDENS FROM COMMERCIAL (C) TO RESIDENTIAL HIGH (RH), THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH CONGRESS AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET NORTH OF NORTHLAKE 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.]

IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF AN APPROXIMATELY 17.64 ACRE PORTION OF THE 21.5 ACRES KNOWN AS HILLTOP GARDENS, FROM COMMERCIAL SEA TO RESIDENTIAL HIGH RH. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH CONGRESS AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 400FT NORTH OF NORTHLAKE 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, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.

OKAY. IS THERE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION DECLARE BEFORE THE PRESENTATION? NONE SHALL PROCEED. I DO HAVE EX PARTE WITH MR. BISHOP AND MR. PEREZ. NONE. AND I HAVE NONE. SO I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE HEARING.

HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE THE FIRST READING? GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. THERE WAS A MINOR CHANGE TO A CONDITION THAT WAS OUTLINED IN A MEMO PROVIDED IN THE AGENDA PACKET.

BUT BESIDES THAT, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE FIRST READING. OKAY.

THANK YOU. I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT CARD. CAN I PLEASE CALL DEBORAH? I APOLOGIZE IF I'M MISPRONOUNCING YOUR NAME. GERALD TO THE STAND.

YES, MA'AM. SORRY, I HAVE TO GIVE YOU THIS. YES, I HAVE.

IF YOU COULD GO TO THE PODIUM AND IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS DEBORAH JARRELL.

I RESIDE AT 2955 BANYAN LANE IN HILLTOP ACRES DIRECTLY BESIDE HILLTOP ACRES.

EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY. YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. I SUPPOSED TO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I'VE LIVED AT HILLTOP ACRES MOST OF MY LIFE.

AND I GREW UP HERE, AND THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NEXT TO HILLTOP ACRES WAS PURCHASED AND SOLD AND TOLD IT COULD NOT BE RESIDENTIAL BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THE PEOPLE OUT OF THOSE HOMES FAST ENOUGH DURING AN EVACUATION.

BECAUSE GOING ACROSS THAT BRIDGE ON NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD DOES NOT SUBSTANTIATE ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT THEY CAN CROSS THAT BRIDGE WITH.

IF THERE WERE TO BE SOME SORT OF WATER EVENT NOW, BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY HAD TO MAKE IT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.

THEY MADE IT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. IT HASN'T BEEN SELLING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. IT'S IT DOES NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF IT.

I AGREE, BUT HIGH RESIDENTIAL I DO NOT BELIEVE IS GOING TO BE A SOLUTION THAT IS GOING TO NOT LEAD TO IN A, IN A WHAT IS IT CALLED A NATURAL EVENT THAT HAS BEEN MADE BY HUMANS? BASICALLY THAT HILL CAN GET FLOODED. AND WHEN IT GETS FLOODED, IT GETS FLOODED ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

THE NORTH SIDE IS COVERED BY THE C 17 CANAL. THE EAST SIDE IS COVERED BY THE C 17 CANAL.

SO I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO PUT FAMILIES IN HOMES WHERE THEY COULD BE POSSIBLY DESTROYED AND OR STUCK ON TOP OF THAT LITTLE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S THERE. AND I THINK YOU GUYS ARE ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT THE LOWER END OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL.

NOT EVEN THE HIGH POINT. THAT'S THE HIGHEST POINT IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. MY GRANDPARENTS OWNED IT FOR A WHILE.

AND MY PARENTS STILL OWN LITTLE PIECES OF IT HERE AND THERE.

BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT THAT.

AND THE SAME, THE SAME FOR 13. I DON'T NEED TO REPEAT IT.

IF I DO, I CAN COME BACK UP. IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME BACK AGAIN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO STAY UP AND DO ANOTHER THREE MINUTES.

YEAH. 400 PEOPLE IS THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE NOW OR FOUR TIMES OR SOMETHING.

I DON'T HAVE THE I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE NUMBERS OR ANYTHING.

I JUST KNOW WHAT I KNOW BY LIVING THERE. SO THANK YOU.

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I'LL SECOND. OKAY. CAN WE BRING IT BACK TO DISCUSSION? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING FOR ON THIS TOPIC? NO. OKAY. HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

NEXT IS ORDINANCE 11 2026, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

[X.f. *ORDINANCE 11, 2026 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) CHANGING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF AN APPROXIMATELY 3.41-ACRE PORTION OF HILLTOP GARDENS. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, REZONING AN APPROXIMATELY 17.64-ACRE PORTION OF THE 21.05 ACRES KNOWN AS HILLTOP GARDENS FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG-1) TO A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) OVERLAY WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL HIGH (RH), AND REZONING THE REMAINING 3.41-ACRE PORTION OF HILLTOP GARDENS FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG-1) TO A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) OVERLAY WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG-1), THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF NORTH CONGRESS AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET NORTH OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD; PROVIDING THAT THE ZONING MAP SHALL BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. RESOLUTION 13, 2026 IS A COMPANION ITEM TO ORDINANCE 10, 2026 AND ORDINANCE 11, 2026 AND WILL REQUIRE COUNCIL ACTION. *RESOLUTION 13, 2026 – SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR A 432-DWELLING-UNIT MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS HILLTOP GARDENS. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A PHASE ONE SITE PLAN FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 17.64-ACRE PORTION OF THE 21.05 ACRES KNOWN AS THE HILLTOP GARDENS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) TO ALLOW FOR A 432-DWELLING-UNIT MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH CONGRESS AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET NORTH OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING WAIVERS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON EAST AND WEST SIDES OF NORTH CONGRESS AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 400FT NORTH OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, PROVIDING THAT THE ZONING MAP SHALL BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE HEARING.

EX PARTE COMMUNICATION HAS ALREADY BEEN DECLARED, AND THIS IS A COMBINED PRESENTATION ALREADY DONE WITH ORDINANCE TEN, 2026. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS AND I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 11, 2026 ON SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 11 2026.

I'LL SECOND. I'LL BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

HEARING. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? OKAY. HEARING.

NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. NEXT IS RESOLUTION 13 2026 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A PHASE ONE SITE PLAN FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 17.64 ACRE PORTION OF THE 21.5 ACRES, KNOWN AS THE HILLTOP GARDENS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD, TO ALLOW FOR A 432 DWELLING UNIT MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH CONGRESS AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 400FT NORTH OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, PROVIDING WAIVERS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE HEARING AND EX PARTE COMMUNICATION HAS ALREADY BEEN DECLARED.

AGAIN, THIS IS A COMBINED PRESENTATION ALREADY DONE WITH ORDINANCE TEN, 2026.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS, SO I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

AND CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 13 2026.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 13 2026.

I'LL SECOND. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

ANY. I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT ON THIS, AND I KNOW I BROUGHT THIS UP IN THE PAST.

THE LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THIS PROPOSES ROYAL PALMS IN THE VEHICULAR USE AREA.

AND I KNOW I'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN THE PAST.

THE FRONDS FROM A 15 FOOT PALM CAN EASILY WEIGH 30 TO 50 POUNDS.

AND SOME OF THEM IN THE VERY CENTER OF THE PARKING AREA ARE QUITE CLOSE TO THE VEHICULAR USE AREA.

AS THEY GROW TO BE 15 20 FOOT IN TALL, THEY COULD WEIGH 100 POUNDS WHEN THEY FALL AND WE'RE VERY LUCKY.

OUR STAFF WAS SMART ABOUT IT AND ASKED THEM TO BE STRAPPED IN A COMMERCIAL SETTING.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN IN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING BECAUSE WHEN YOU STRAP THEM IN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING, YOU HAVE A LOT OF CARS THAT ARE PARKED THERE CONSTANTLY BECOMES A MAINTENANCE NIGHTMARE, AND IT ALSO BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO UNSTRAP REMOVE THE BRONZE AND THEN STRAP WHEN YOU'RE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO QUARANTINE THAT AREA.

YOU HAVE TO USE A BUCKET TO BUCKET DOWN. SO I'M JUST ASKING, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE WITH ROYAL PALMS, THERE'S OTHER ALTERNATIVE SPECIES, FOXTAIL PALMS, MONTGOMERY PALMS THAT ARE VERY TALL AND GROW TO THAT SAME HEIGHT.

AND I JUST WOULD LIKE THE APPLICANT TO WORK WITH STAFF IF THEY CAN, JUST TO PROPOSE AN ALTERNATE PALM IF THEY WANT TO.

IF THEY'RE IF THEY WANT TO DO THAT, IF IT'S A, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO BECAUSE THE END USER, THIS IS A, YOU KNOW, A PLACE WHERE WE'RE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THE AFFORDABILITY OF THIS PROPERTY.

[01:40:06]

I KNOW IT, I DID IT FOR 15 YEARS, MAINTAINING TWO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WITH A LOT OF ROYAL PALMS. WE HEARD FROM MARISOL THAT THEY SPENT OVER $200,000 JUST TAKING CARE OF ROYAL PALM FROND ISSUES.

SO I'M JUST ASKING IF THE COUNCIL IS OKAY WITH THAT AND IF STAFF IS OKAY WITH THAT.

I'D LIKE TO JUST MAKE THAT AS A AN OPPORTUNITY.

JUST JUST TO BRING THAT UP. THAT'S IT. GOOD BY ME.

I'M FINE WITH THAT. THAT'S OKAY. IF I MAY ASK FOR CLARIFICATION, YOU WANT THE APPLICANT TO WORK WITH STAFF AND SEE IF THEY CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING OR NOT? WELL, NO, I WAS SAYING THERE ARE ALTERNATE SPECIES LIKE MONTGOMERYS AND FOXTAILS.

FOXTAILS ARE MUCH LESS. THEY HAVE A 10 TO 20 POUND PALM FROND AT MATURITY WEIGHT.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER ALTERNATE. IT'S UP TO THEM.

THEY CAN WORK IF THEY DON'T WANT TO SWITCH IT. THEY DON'T HAVE TO. BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP AS A POSSIBILITY.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT AND SEE IF THERE'S SOME ALTERNATIVE THAT WE COULD AGREE ON.

YEAH. FOR THE RECORD, BRIAN SEYMOUR, I'M THE ATTORNEY FOR THE APPLICANT. WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH STAFF TO SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH AN ALTERNATIVE THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT SAFE, NO LIABILITIES AND LESS COST FOR THAT MAINTENANCE BECAUSE THE END USER PAYS FOR IT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? RACHELLE. SO TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE THE DRAINAGE AND THE FLOODING.

COULD YOU GO INTO THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT ON THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY? SINCE I AM NOT AWARE OF THAT, NEITHER ARE WE.

WE THIS HAS BEEN COMPLETELY AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, BRIAN SEYMOUR THIS HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ENGINEERED.

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS HAVE LOOKED AT IT. YOUR ENGINEERS HAVE LOOKED AT IT. SEACOAST HAS LOOKED AT IT.

LOTS OF FOLKS HAVE LOOKED AT IT. TO MAKE INCLUDING THE COUNTY IN CERTAIN PLACES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DRAINAGE WILL WORK.

I'M SURE THAT THAT WAS DONE. SO I JUST WANTED TO TO, TO BRING IT UP.

SO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JOHN, DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. LET'S TAKE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION APPROVES FIVE ZERO.

NEXT IS ORDINANCE 14, 2026, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS,

[X.g. ORDINANCE 14, 2026 – (1ST READING) AMENDING CHAPTER 42 (OFFENSES) OF THE CITY’S CODE. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 42 - OFFENSES AT ARTICLE II. – SEXUAL OFFENDER AND SEXUAL PREDATOR RESIDENCE PROHIBITION BY REPEALING SUBSECTION 42-12(a) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED; PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 42 - OFFENSES SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

MAX, IS THERE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO. YES, MA'AM.

THIS ORDINANCE IS AS YOU AS YOU CAN SEE, BASICALLY, IT IS A CLEANUP.

THERE WERE IT WAS BROUGHT IT CAME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THERE WAS AN ARGUMENT THAT CAN BE MADE, THAT THERE WAS A LOOPHOLE IN THIS ORDINANCE. SO I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT IT.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, ADDED A PLETHORA OF SECTIONS THAT ALL RELATE TO SEX OFFENSES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT WOULD REQUIRE REGISTRATION AS EITHER A SEX OFFENDER OR AGGRAVATED SEX OFFENDER.

YOUR VIOLENT PREDATOR OR SEX OFFENDER. AND SO WE ADDED THOSE SECTIONS AND THEN PUT A PROVISION IN HERE TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT, FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, ANY PERSON WHO IS REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER OR ABOUT WHOM COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH REQUIREMENT IS PRECIPITATED BY A CONVICTION UNDER FLORIDA LAW OR THE LAW OF ANOTHER STATE OR JURISDICTION, IS SUBJECT TO THE RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH HERE AND ABOVE. THIS RESIDENCY RESTRICTION REQUIRES THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS SEXUAL PREDATORS, SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS OR SEXUAL OFFENDERS CANNOT MAINTAIN A TEMPORARY OR A PERMANENT RESIDENCE WITHIN 2500FT OF ANY SCHOOL DESIGNATED PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL BUS STOP, CHILDCARE FACILITY, PARK, PLAYGROUND OR LIBRARY.

I THINK THE REASON FOR THIS ORDINANCE IS THAT PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL SEVERAL YEARS AGO IS SELF-EVIDENT, AND WE JUST WANTED TO CLEAN IT UP TO CLOSE ANY LOOPHOLES. OKAY.

THANK YOU. SO I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE HEARING. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMON CARDS ON THIS.

SO I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE HEARING. CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 14 2026 ON FIRST READING.

MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 14 2026. I'LL SECOND.

[01:45:01]

THAT'S WHAT I THERE'S THERE ISN'T A STATE STATUTE.

THAT'S WHY MUNICIPALITIES ADOPT THEIR OWN. IT VARIES ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1500 AND 2500.

THE VAST MAJORITY ARE AROUND 2500. AND IT'S MEASURED AS THE CROW FLIES.

OKAY, GOOD, I LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. LET'S GO. LET'S TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTIONS. VOTES APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

NEXT IS ITEMS FOR COUNCIL'S ACTION AND DISCUSSION.

[XII.a. APPOINTMENTS TO EXTERNAL BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.]

DOES EVERYONE HAVE A COPY OF THAT AND HAVE WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT? MAYBE WE CAN JUST GO DOWN POINT BY POINT ON THAT SO EVERYONE HAVE A TIME TO TAKE A PEEK AT IT? YEAH. JOHN. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. WRITE DOWN THE LIST.

LET'S GO RIGHT DOWN THE LIST. SO PALM BEACH COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.

THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF THE LEAGUE PLACED MY NAME ON THE SLATE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

THAT'LL BE VOTED ON IN THEIR MAY MEETING. THEY ANNOUNCED THAT AT THEIR LAST MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25TH. SO FOR ME, IT'S PARTICULARLY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT OUR CITY ON THE BOARD AND TO HAVE THE TIME TO MOVE UP THE CITY'S LEADERSHIP LADDER, SOMETHING THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO DO THE LAST TIME I SERVED ON COUNCIL.

SO ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THAT'S GREAT. OKAY. WE CAN ALL BE ALTERNATES TO THAT LIKE WE WERE BEFORE.

THE MORE THE MERRIER. EVERYBODY PARTICIPATING IS GREAT.

YEP. PERFECT. SO THE APPOINTEE IS GOING TO BE RACHELLE, LITT AND ALL OF US AND ALL OF US AS ALTERNATES.

OKAY, GREAT. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NORTH COUNTY INTERGOVERNMENTAL.

SO I THINK WE HAD THE MAYOR AS THAT. EVERYONE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? SO I'LL SAY THE ALTERNATE AND THAT'S FINE. YOU'LL SAY ALTERNATE. YEAH.

OKAY. OKAY. THE MPO, I AM CURRENTLY ON THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE MPO.

I'VE BEEN TO TWO MEETINGS SO FAR. IF IT'S OKAY, I'D LIKE TO REMAIN ON THAT AS THE APPOINTEE.

THAT'S OKAY. I'M GOOD WITH THAT. I'M HAPPY TO BE YOUR ALTERNATE.

IF YOU WANT. SO. MARK MARCIE. YEAH. JUST LET ME KNOW.

OKAY. PERFECT. OKAY. SEACOAST UTILITY IS SELF-EXPLANATORY.

THE PALM BEACH WORKFORCE ALLIANCE CONSORTIUM.

CAREERSOURCE. HAPPY TO STAY ON THAT. OKAY, THAT'D BE GREAT.

AND THE PALM BEACH NORTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

EXCUSE ME, MADAM MAYOR, COULD I PLEASE GET THE ALTERNATE FOR THE CAREER SOURCE? SOURCE. IT WAS YOURSELF AS ALTERNATE LAST YEAR.

SOMEBODY WANT TO STAY ON THAT OR. I'M HAPPY TO BE THE ALTERNATE. I'LL DO THE ALTERNATE.

OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MIKE. MIKE. WELCOME BACK. BERT'S BEEN TURNING IT ON.

TRYING TO HELP. TRYING TO HELP HER. SO IF YOU WANT, I CAN DO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

OKAY. EVERYONE OKAY WITH THAT? YEAH, SURE. OKAY.

BERT, YOU WANT TO REMAIN THE SECOND? YEP. I'LL STAY TO PALM BEACH NORTH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS.

I'D LIKE TO STAY ON THAT, IF I COULD. I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

EVERYBODY OKAY WITH THAT? YEAH, WE COULD ALL BE ALTERNATES. WE COULD ALL BE ALTERNATES. PERFECT.

LOXAHATCHEE RIVER COORDINATING COUNCIL. I'LL STAY ON THAT, TOO, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

ACTUALLY, THEY STILL HAD CARL WOODS ALL YEAR AS THE RECIPIENT.

SO I DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET TO GO TO MY FIRST MEETING TO THIS LAST WEEK.

AND THEY STILL HAD CARL WOODS NAME TAG. SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE IT A REAL SHOT THIS YEAR.

OH, GOOD. EXCELLENT. WE'LL MAKE CARL THE ALTERNATE.

YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. I'M HAPPY TO BE THE ALTERNATE OR ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO BE THE ALTERNATE.

I'M HAPPY TO BE THE ALTERNATE FOR THAT. SO. OKAY.

TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL APPOINTED BY THE LEAGUE.

SO. SO WE HAVE TO WAIT ON THAT. OKAY. OKAY, SO WE'LL WAIT ON THAT.

APPOINTED BY THE APPOINTED BY THE LEAGUE OF CITIES. I MEAN, I'M SORRY.

YEAH. THE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE. OKAY. SO WE'LL WAIT ON THAT.

AND THE MIC FIC. SO I WILL IF IT'S OKAY. I'D LIKE TO.

THAT WOULD BE YOU SHOULD BE THE MAYOR LIAISON FOR THAT.

[01:50:01]

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION. THAT'S NOT IN THE AGENDA.

ANYTHING ANYBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT. THERE YOU GO.

I GOT IT. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO THANK MARCY FOR HER YEAR OF SERVICE AS MAYOR TO THE CITY.

IT WAS A YEAR OF RECORD GROWTH, RECORD INFRASTRUCTURE, IMPROVEMENT IN SPENDING, AND JUST FOR FOR LEADING THE CITY.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONGRATULATIONS TO TO DANA AND TO JOHN FOR FOR YOUR NEW APPOINTMENTS AND FOR BERT FOR TAKING CARE, TAKING CARE OF ME. I CAN'T WAIT TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE A GREAT TEAM. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE? WELCOME BACK. RACHELLE. AND JEFF.

CAN'T FORGET ABOUT JEFF, WHO STAYED HERE THE WHOLE MEETING. YOU'RE A TROOPER, BUDDY.

I'D HAVE BEEN HOME SLEEPING ALREADY. YEAH. SO WELCOME BACK TO YOU AS WELL.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THIS AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THIS AFTERNOON WE HAD THE SWEARING IN OF OUR NEWLY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE, EMILY GREGORY, RIGHT HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. AND I WANT TO PUBLICLY CONGRATULATE HER WHILE I WAS AT THE LEAGUE OF CITIES EVENT.

THE LAST ONE WE WERE. WE RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE FOR THE REED FOR THE RECORD, WHICH IS HERE, SO I'LL GIVE IT TO THE CITY CLERK. IT'S TO OUR CITY.

WELLINGTON WON AGAIN, SURPRISE, SURPRISE. BUT I DO SAY THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WON DID THEY START THE ENTIRE.

AND THEY DO THE REED FOR RECORD ACTIVITIES THE ENTIRE MONTH.

SO BUT WE DID GET A CERTIFICATE, SO I WANT TO GIVE THAT OVER TO OUR CITY CLERK.

WE HAD A GREAT REED FOR RECORD HERE. I KNOW A LOT OF US PARTICIPATED.

ESTHER, I WANT TO THANK HER FOR PARTNERING WITH ME AND READING AT THE BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER.

WE HAD SO MUCH FUN. SHE READ IN THE IN SPANISH.

I READ IN ENGLISH. WE KIND OF DID A TAG TEAM.

IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. THE Y SCHOOL CAME. THERE WAS A TON OF KIDS.

THEY WERE SO WELL BEHAVED IN. OUR REC STAFF DID A FABULOUS JOB ACTUALLY, EVERYONE DID A FABULOUS JOB OF DOING SO MANY ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS.

IT WAS ADORABLE AND THEY HAD A LOT OF FUN. SO I DO WANT TO GIVE THAT OVER.

AND I DO ALSO WANT TO MENTION WE HAD WELL, I KNOW I READ ABOUT THE ONGOING CITY COUNTY MOBILITY SUIT THROUGH THE NEWSPAPER.

AND THEN WE HAD I ALSO SAW THAT THERE WAS A MEETING IN THE SHADE REGARDING THE SAME AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.

AND YOU KNOW, WE DID HAVE OUR INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS BUT AFTER THE FACT BUT I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T HAVE AN UPDATE BEFORE THAT, BUT WE DID BUT WE HAVE A VERY DIVERSE COUNCIL HERE WITH VERY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. AND I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS WITH OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE SHADE AS WELL, LIKE THE BCC DID. AND I FEEL A DIALOG TO DISCUSS NEXT STEPS.

AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT THING. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO DO AS WELL.

SO THAT WE COULD HAVE A DIALOG ABOUT THAT. IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS.

IF NOT, I UNDERSTAND, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP.

I PERSONALLY THINK IT'S A LITTLE PREMATURE BASED ON THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.

I'D LIKE TO SEE WHERE WE ARE WITH NEXT STEP AND TAKE, MAYBE TAKE SOME GUIDANCE FROM OUR ATTORNEY TO FIND OUT JUST WHAT THE TIMING IS ON THINGS AND HOW WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD. JUST TO BE CLEAR SHADE MEETINGS ARE CALLED BY THE ATTORNEY.

[XIII. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT]

I AM BEFUDDLED AS TO WHY THEY EVEN BOTHERED. THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT OFFER ON THE TABLE AND IT WAS FOR THEM TO EITHER ACCEPT IT OR REJECT IT.

IF THEY WANTED TO HAVE A MEETING TO DISCUSS ALTERNATIVE TERMS, THEY COULD HAVE.

BUT IT WAS PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT THE INTENT AT THE TIME FROM CERTAIN PEOPLE WAS TO SCUTTLE THAT SETTLEMENT, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY HELD A SHADE MEETING. I TRIED TO AVOID SHADE MEETINGS AS MUCH AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE I THINK THEY SET THE COUNCILS UP.

I'VE SHARED THIS WITH YOU GUYS, I THINK FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IT SETS YOU UP FOR POTENTIAL PROBLEMS BECAUSE THE MEETING IS ON THE RECORD.

[01:55:04]

AND I HAVE DONE THESE BEFORE IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND I HATE DOING THEM BECAUSE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP PEOPLE ON TRACK.

AND IF THEY SPEAK OUT OF TURN OR SAY SOMETHING AND SOMEBODY ADDRESSES IT, THE TWO PEOPLE THAT EXCHANGED OPINIONS DIDN'T VIOLATE THE SUNSHINE LAW.

EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM VIOLATED THE SUNSHINE LAW.

ALL THE FIVE ELECTED OFFICIALS GO DOWN TOGETHER.

AND THAT'S WHY I AVOID THEM. AND SO UNLESS I NEED DIRECTION ON LEGAL STRATEGY OR, OR FEEDBACK ON A SETTLEMENT, I DON'T CALL THEM. AND I DON'T SEE A NEED FOR ONE.

I THINK IT'S PREMATURE. AND SO I'M NOT ASKING FOR ONE RESPECTFULLY.

SO IF I DON'T ASK FOR ONE, YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE THE CHOICE TO DECIDE TO HAVE ONE.

YOU ONLY CAN HAVE ONE IF YOU'RE, IF THE ATTORNEY ASKS YOU FOR ONE, YOU CAN'T.

AND THE REASON THAT'S NOT BECAUSE I SAY SO. THAT'S BECAUSE THE SUNSHINE LAW SAYS SO. BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DECIDE TO MEET IN THE SHADE ON YOUR OWN.

IT HAS TO BE A REASON. IT'S THE SAME REASON. ONE OF THE OTHER, THE ONE OF THE ONLY OTHER REASONS YOU CAN MEET IN THE SHADE IS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING DISCUSSIONS. AND AGAIN, YOUR LABOR ATTORNEY HAS TO ASK FOR THAT SHADE MEETING FOR YOU TO HAVE IT.

IT'S THE RULES THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE PUT US UNDER, NOT MY RULES.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY THAT'S SHADE MEETING IN A NUTSHELL.

OKAY. ARE THOSE MINUTES FROM THE COUNTY EVER PUBLIC? THE SHADE MEETING. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THEY BECOME PUBLIC AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE LITIGATION.

OH. SO OKAY, SO THEY GET SEALED. AND TYPICALLY WHAT'S DONE IS THE THE ATTORNEY WHETHER IT'S OUTSIDE COUNSEL OR, OR, OR, OR YOU KNOW, IF IT'S SPECIAL COUNSEL OR IF IT'S THE CITY ATTORNEY OR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WHAT I HAVE DONE IN THE PAST WHEN I, WHEN I HAD THEM IS LOCKED THEM UP IN A SAFE, I KEEP THEM SEALED AND KEEP THEM LOCKED UP IN A SAFE.

AND I MEAN, I WAS SO ANAL RETENTIVE ABOUT IT.

I MEAN, I SIGNED OVER THE PUT THEM IN AN ENVELOPE, SIGNED OVER THE EDGE OF THE ENVELOPE, TAPED OVER IT AND PUT IT IN AND PUT IT AWAY AND KEPT IT IN A SAFE UNTIL CONCLUSION OF THE LITIGATION. THEN IT BECOMES PUBLIC.

THAT'S WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTS. BECAUSE WHEN IT BECOMES PUBLIC AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE LITIGATION, EVERYBODY WANTS TO READ IT. THEY WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS SAID, WHO SAID WHAT TO WHOM DURING THAT SHADE MEETING.

AND THAT'S WHEN YOU HAVE THE THE POTENTIAL FOR A PROBLEM.

IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S NO ARGUING ABOUT WHAT WAS SAID, BECAUSE IT IS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT, LIKE AT A COURT HEARING. AND IT CAN BE PRETTY DAMNING.

AND AGAIN, YOU CAN'T TAKE ACTION IN THE SHADE.

SO I'VE NEVER I CAN'T SAY NEVER. LIKE I SAID, I'VE HAD, I HAD THEM WHEN I WAS REPRESENTING DELRAY BEACH.

WE HAD A COUPLE DOWN THERE. I THINK WE HAD ONE HERE LIKE 10 OR 12 YEARS AGO FOR IT WAS AN IMPASSE WITH IT WAS LABOR, LABOR. IT WAS LABOR. YEAH. YEAH. YEARS AND YEARS OF LABOR.

ONLY TIME I REMEMBER DOING IT. YEAH, I'VE NEVER HAD ONE HERE BECAUSE OF LITIGATION.

I HAD ONE HAD THEM DOWN THERE. THEY HAD A LOT OF LITIGATION AND A LOT OF COMPLEX ISSUES THAT, THAT REQUIRED IT, A LOT OF SETTLEMENTS DOWN THERE THAT WERE VERY IFFY.

THAT REQUIRED DISCUSSION, BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE ACTION IN THE SHADE.

SO IT BECOMES THIS THING WHERE WE HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO COME OUT AND TAKE ACTION IN THE PUBLIC. AND SO IT BECOMES VERY DELICATE ABOUT HOW YOU GO ABOUT DOING THAT. SO THAT'S, THAT'S IT.

BUT YEAH, THAT WAS BOB NORTON, REST HIS SOUL.

YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT. THANK YOU, I REMEMBER HIM.

ARE WE DEFINITELY GOING TO REQUEST THE SHADE MINUTES WHEN THIS IS DONE? I'M SURE YOU WILL FROM THEM. OH, FROM THE COUNTY, YEAH, I BELIEVE.

YES, SIR. OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN JUST TO LIKE, KIND OF QUOTE COUNCIL MEMBER TINSLEY.

CAN YOU JUST GIVE US THE SEND US LIKE AN EMAIL, THE STATUTE NUMBER JUST KIND OF LIKE THAT.

YOU CALL IT JUST SO WE KNOW, JUST SO WE HAVE.

PERFECT. I'LL SEND YOU THIS. I'LL SEND YOU THE ENTIRE SUNSHINE LAW.

I'M ALWAYS LOOKING TO LEARN. SO JUST SO I COULD SEE IT. AND RIGHT BACK TO.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? NO, I DO. I DIDN'T KNOW IF COUNCIL MEMBER TINSLEY WAS DONE.

OH, YES. OH, OKAY. I ALSO WANTED TO WELCOME ROCHELLE TO THE DAIS, AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY, SEE A COUPLE OF THE PEOPLE WHO RAN IT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING AS A TEAM THIS YEAR AND WORKING WITH YOU. AND TO THE ONES IN THE AUDIENCE THAT RAN.

THANK YOU FOR THE COURAGE. IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE TO PUT YOUR NAME OUT THERE AND A LOT OF WORK ALL OF YOU DID. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR REELECTION ALSO.

AND YOU KNOW, MARCY, I WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR THE YEAR, YOU KNOW, COMING IN AS MY FIRST YEAR, ME AND YOU WERE CAMPAIGNING TOGETHER AND YOU'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO LEND ADVICE DURING THE CAMPAIGN.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND DURING MY FIRST YEAR, YOU GUIDED ME THROUGH A LOT OF STUFF.

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BUT YOU ALWAYS KIND OF WATCHED OUT AND CALLED AND ASKED ME IF I NEEDED ANYTHING.

AND DANA IS OUR NEW MAYOR. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT ALL YEAR LONG.

YOU SAT RIGHT HERE AND HELPED ME NAVIGATE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND KIND OF NUDGED ME TOWARDS HOW TO MAKE A MOTION AND HOW TO DO EVERYTHING, AND ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO OR NOT. SO THANK YOU FOR GUIDING ME THROUGH MY FIRST YEAR ON THIS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

YEAH. ANYTHING ELSE? NO. WELCOME, RACHELLE. YEAH, I LOOK FORWARD.

THANK YOU, MARCY, FOR A GREAT YEAR. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYBODY A BIT CLOSER.

I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE ALL COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH EVERYBODY AND KNOWING WHAT ALL OUR STRENGTHS ARE AND THAT WE'RE THERE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYBODY. SO MAX, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU HAVE FOR US? JUST THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER TINSLEY FOR HER YEAR AS MAYOR.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR OPPORTUNITY NOW TO TO BE OUT IN FRONT AND TAKE SOME SLINGS AND ARROWS.

AND SO BEST, BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF YOU AND THANK YOU.

WELL, IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.