Jul 09, 2026 City Council

[ Call to Order]

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL PERSON ON THE DAIS THIS EVENING.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE OUR MAYOR FOR THE DAY.

CARTER. MYRON CARTER. CARTER'S NINE YEARS OLD, AND HE'S IN FOURTH GRADE AT TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. TIMBER TRACE HAD THEIR ANNUAL AUCTION, AND THE CITY PARTICIPATED WITH THEIR CERTIFICATE.

FOR ONE STUDENT TO BE MAYOR FOR A DAY. CARTER WILL BE OPENING THE MEETING THIS EVENING AND LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

CARTER HAS HAD A BUSY DAY TODAY AND STARTED AT 9 A.M.

IN CITY HALL. HE THEN RECEIVED A TOUR OF THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AND 911 DISPATCH CENTER, FOLLOWED BY A TOUR OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MOBILE COMMAND POST, A TOUR OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE MUSEUM.

AND NOW BACK TO THE CITY FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING OUR MAYOR FOR THE DAY.

CARTER. MYRON. SO MAYOR MYRON, IF YOU COULD PLEASE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS TO ORDER.

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE RISE 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.

WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR MIDDLETON HERE.

VICE MAYOR KEMP, COUNCIL MEMBER. TINSLEY HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. MOROSO HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER LITT HERE.

MAYOR FOR THE DAY. MYRON. THANK YOU. IF WE CAN GO HAVE A PICTURE WITH MYRON.

SORRY, MAYOR. MYRON, IF WE COULD DO THAT.

OKAY. THAT'S SO FUN. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EVENING'S

[III. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, MODIFICATIONS ]

WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION, THE 2026 CITIZEN SURVEY PRESENTATION GIVEN BY STC INSTITUTE VICE PRESIDENT,

[ IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]

WELCOME, JASON. HI. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MAYORS, TWO MAYORS TONIGHT.

THAT'S EXCITING. MY NAME IS JASON MORADO. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RESEARCH AT ETC.

INSTITUTE. WE'RE A MARKETING RESEARCH FIRM THAT SPECIALIZES IN CONDUCTING COMMUNITY SURVEYS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND THIS PAST SPRING, WE CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY SURVEY FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.

SO TODAY I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH THE KEY FINDINGS FROM THE SURVEY.

I HAVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT ETC. INSTITUTE.

WE'RE A NATIONAL LEADER IN PROVIDING MARKET RESEARCH FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS TYPE OF WORK FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AND IN THE LAST 15 YEARS, WE'VE CONDUCTED SURVEYS IN MORE THAN 1300 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO THIS IS THE TYPE OF WORK THAT WE SPECIALIZE IN.

THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT I'LL GO THROUGH TONIGHT.

I'LL GO OVER THE PURPOSE AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SURVEY.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT SATISFACTION WITH CITY SERVICES PROGRAMS AND AMENITIES.

WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT RESIDENTS FEEL ARE THE TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY.

WE'LL LOOK AT A FEW OTHER SURVEY FINDINGS, AND THEN WE'LL SEE HOW PALM BEACH GARDENS COMPARES TO OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SO THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS TO CONDUCT THE SURVEY LIKE THIS ONE, IS TO GET AN OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF HOW SATISFIED RESIDENTS ARE WITH CITY SERVICES, AND TO DETERMINE WHAT RESIDENTS FEEL ARE THE TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY.

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SO THIS SURVEY WAS ADMINISTERED BY A COMBINATION OF MAIL AND ONLINE TO RANDOMLY SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

OUR GOAL IS TO RECEIVE 500 COMPLETED SURVEYS, AND THAT'S A TYPICAL SAMPLE SIZE FOR A CITY THE SIZE OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.

WE ENDED UP WITH 512 COMPLETED SURVEYS, AND THE SURVEY RESULTS AT THE 95% LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE HAS A MARGIN OF ERROR OF PLUS OR -4.3%. ESSENTIALLY, THAT MEANS THAT IF WE CONDUCTED THIS SURVEY THE SAME WAY A HUNDRED TIMES, 95 TIMES, THE RESULTS WOULD BE PLUS OR -4.3% FROM WHAT WE'RE REPORTING.

SO THE RESULTS ARE NOT PERFECT EVEN FOR A STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY.

BUT THE MARGIN OF ERROR IS VERY SMALL. SO NOW WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS.

WE HAD A GOOD REPRESENTATION BASED ON THE AGE OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS.

WE ALSO HAD A GOOD MIX OF NEW AND LONG TERM RESIDENTS.

YOU CAN SEE THAT 20% OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS HAVE LIVED IN PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR OVER 30 YEARS, AND THEN 19% HAVE LIVED IN THE CITY FOR FIVE YEARS OR LESS.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAD A GOOD MIX OF MALE AND FEMALE RESPONDENTS.

SO FIRST, WE'LL LOOK AT SATISFACTION WITH CITY SERVICES, PROGRAMS AND AMENITIES.

HERE WE ASK RESPONDENTS HOW SATISFIED THEY ARE WITH MAJOR CITY SERVICES.

YOU CAN SEE THE DARK BLUE ARE THOSE WHO ARE VERY SATISFIED.

LIGHT BLUE IS SATISFIED, THE GRAY IS NEUTRAL AND WE INTERPRET NEUTRAL AS AVERAGE OR MEDIAN EXPECTATIONS.

IT'S A RATING OF A THREE AND A FIVE POINT SCALE, SO IT'S NOT A BAD RATING.

AND THEN THE PINK ARE THOSE WHO ARE DISSATISFIED OR VERY DISSATISFIED.

SO OVERALL YOU CAN SEE THE POSITIVE RATINGS FAR OUTWEIGH THE NEGATIVE REALLY ACROSS THE BOARD, INCLUDING FIRE. OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THE CITY.

POLICE DEPARTMENT. PARKS AND RECREATION. ONE OF THE AREAS THAT REALLY STANDS OUT HERE IS THE OVERALL QUALITY OF CITY SERVICES.

THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ON THE SURVEY, BECAUSE HERE WE'RE ASKING RESIDENTS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE SERVICES THAT THE CITY IS PROVIDING AND REALLY GIVE AN OVERALL SATISFACTION RATING FOR HOW WELL YOU'RE DOING DELIVERING SERVICES.

AND YOU CAN SEE 81% OF RESPONDENTS ARE VERY SATISFIED OR SATISFIED WITH THE OVERALL QUALITY OF CITY SERVICES.

ONLY 3% ARE DISSATISFIED. AND THEN ALSO FAR MORE POSITIVE THAN NEGATIVE RESPONSES TO CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT.

WE ALSO ASKED RESPONDENTS HOW SATISFIED THEY ARE WITH RECREATION PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND AMENITIES THAT THEY'VE USED IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS.

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE DARK BLUE ARE THOSE WHO ARE SATISFIED.

GRAY IS NEUTRAL AND THE PINK ARE DISSATISFIED.

AND YOU CAN SEE ACROSS THE BOARD, RESIDENTS ARE SATISFIED WITH RECREATION PROGRAMS AND AMENITIES.

IN FACT, FOR ALL OF THESE, LESS THAN 10% ARE DISSATISFIED, AND IN MOST CASES, WELL OVER 80% ARE SATISFIED.

WE ALSO ASKED RESPONDENTS HOW SATISFIED THEY ARE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE PROVIDED BY CITY EMPLOYEES.

THESE RESULTS ARE VERY POSITIVE AS WELL. 75% OF RESPONDENTS ARE EITHER VERY SATISFIED OR SATISFIED WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY'RE RECEIVING FROM CITY EMPLOYEES, COMPARED TO ONLY 3% WHO ARE DISSATISFIED. SO YOU'VE GOT ABOUT A 25 TO 1 RATIO OF THOSE WHO ARE SATISFIED VERSUS DISSATISFIED WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM CITY EMPLOYEES. AND THEN WE ALSO FOUND THAT MOST RESIDENTS BELIEVE CITY'S EFFORTS TO COMMUNICATE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CITY GOVERNMENT ARE EITHER VERY EFFECTIVE OR EFFECTIVE. AND THEN WE ALSO FOUND THAT MOST RESIDENTS BELIEVE THEIR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT WISELY.

YOU CAN SEE THAT 84% OF RESPONDENTS ARE EITHER VERY SATISFIED OR SATISFIED WITH THE OVERALL VALUE THEY RECEIVE FOR THE PORTION OF THEIR PROPERTY TAXES THAT FUNDS THE CITY'S OPERATING BUDGET. AND THAT'S COMPARED TO ONLY 16% WHO ARE DISSATISFIED.

SO NOW WE'LL LOOK AT PRIORITIES ON THIS QUESTION.

WE ASKED RESPONDENTS WHICH RECREATION SERVICES OR AMENITIES THEY THINK THE CITY SHOULD BE PROVIDING THAT THEY'RE NOT CURRENTLY PROVIDING.

YOU CAN SEE THE TOP TWO PRIORITIES ARE ADDITIONAL OUTDOOR PARK AMENITIES AND ENHANCING CITYWIDE MOBILITY THROUGH IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN, BIKE AND PUBLIC TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE. WE ALSO ASKED RESPONDENTS WHICH ADDITIONAL RECREATION PROGRAMS OR AMENITIES THEY WOULD BE MOST INTERESTED IN USING. YOU CAN SEE HERE THE TOP PRIORITY, REALLY BY A WIDE MARGIN IS ADULT WELLNESS CLASSES AND TRAINING SESSIONS, WITH OTHER TOP PRIORITIES BEING YOUTH SPORTS CAMPS AND TRAINING, AND THEN ADULT OR YOUTH PRIVATE SPORT INSTRUCTION.

WE ALSO ASKED RESPONDENTS WHICH OF THESE ITEMS THEY WANT TO SEE MORE OF IN THE CITY.

AND THIS IS REALLY RELATED TO GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AREAS.

YOU CAN SEE THE TOP PRIORITIES ARE STREETSCAPES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, MOBILITY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS, AND THEN ACCESS TO RESTAURANT AND ENTERTAINMENT.

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HERE YOU CAN SEE THE DARK BLUE ARE THOSE WHO FEEL IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

THE LIGHT BLUE IS IMPORTANT. THE PINK IS NOT IMPORTANT.

THE TOP TWO PRIORITIES HERE ARE WALKABILITY, LAND USE PATTERNS, AND BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.

FOR EACH OF THOSE, OVER 90% OF RESPONDENTS FEEL IT'S VERY IMPORTANT OR IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY TO ALLOCATE FUNDING TO THOSE TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS.

AND THEN WE ALSO ASKED RESPONDENTS WHICH OF THESE POTENTIAL ACTIONS THEY FEEL ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO THEIR HOUSEHOLD.

THIS QUESTION COVERED KIND OF A WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TOPICS, AND YOU CAN SEE THE TOP TWO PRIORITIES ARE INVESTING IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCY AND THEN INCREASING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CALL THE IMPORTANT SATISFACTION RATING.

AND THIS ANALYSIS IS BASED ON TWO TYPES OF DATA.

FIRST, WE ASKED RESIDENTS HOW SATISFIED THEY ARE, SERVICES OR AREAS.

THEN WE ASK WHICH AREAS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT.

AND THE IDEA BEHIND THIS IS THAT THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE A COMBINATION OF LOWER SATISFACTION, BUT AT THE SAME TIME ARE RATED AS THE MOST IMPORTANT, ARE THE ONES WE IDENTIFY AS A TOP PRIORITIES.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE AREAS IN PINK ARE THE TOP PRIORITIES.

THAT INCLUDES MOBILITY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS.

WE'VE SEEN REALLY THAT THEME KIND OF THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION.

AND THEN THE SECOND TOP PRIORITY IS WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES.

WE ALSO HAD A COUPLE OF OTHER FINDINGS TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

WE ASKED RESPONDENTS TO RATE THE IMPORTANCE OF VARIOUS REASONS FOR DECIDING TO LIVE IN THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.

YOU CAN SEE THE AREA THAT REALLY STANDS OUT AS.

THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON IS PUBLIC SAFETY AND LOW CRIME.

86% OF RESPONDENTS RATED. THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT REASON FOR LIVING IN PALM BEACH GARDENS, AND MOST OF THE REST OF THE RESPONDENTS RATED THAT AS IMPORTANT.

THE OTHER MOST IMPORTANT AREAS ARE THE OVERALL DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS, AND THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER.

AND THEN THE QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS.

AND THEN WE ASKED RESPONDENTS, WHAT ARE YOUR MOST PREFERRED SOURCES OF GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY? YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE THREE MAIN SOURCES THAT REALLY STAND OUT AS THE MOST PREFERRED SOURCES OF INFORMATION.

THAT'S THE PALM BEACH GARDENS SIGNATURE CITY MAGAZINE, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS WEBSITE.

AND THEN ONE MORE CATEGORY TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

WE'LL SEE HOW PALM BEACH GARDENS COMPARES TO OTHER COMMUNITIES.

FOR THIS CHART. THE DARK BLUE LINE ARE PALM BEACH GARDENS RESIDENTS WHO ARE EITHER VERY SATISFIED OR SATISFIED WITH EACH SERVICE.

THE LIGHT BLUE ARE THE SATISFACTION RATINGS FOR RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND THE GRAY BAR ARE THE SATISFACTION RATINGS FOR RESIDENTS FROM ALL ACROSS THE US.

AND THIS IS BASED ON A NATIONAL SURVEY THAT. ETC.

INSTITUTE CONDUCTS EVERY 12 TO 18 MONTHS, WITH ABOUT 10,000 RANDOMLY SELECTED RESIDENTS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SO WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY UPDATING THE SURVEY SO THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE CURRENT BENCHMARKING DATA.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT FOR ALL EIGHT SERVICES, PALM BEACH GARDENS RATES SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN BOTH THE FLORIDA AND THE US AVERAGE.

THAT INCLUDES FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, PARKS AND RECREATION.

THE OVERALL QUALITY OF CITY SERVICES IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT REALLY STANDS OUT TO ME BECAUSE, AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE ASKING RESIDENTS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE SERVICES THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING.

AND YOU CAN SEE YOU HAVE AN 81% SATISFACTION RATING, WHICH IS ALMOST DOUBLE THE FLORIDA NATIONAL AVERAGE, WHICH ARE JUST BARELY OVER 40%. PALM BEACH GARDENS ALSO RATES MUCH HIGHER WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNICATION WITH RESIDENTS, AND THEN CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM CITY EMPLOYEES IS ANOTHER AREA THAT REALLY STANDS OUT, WHERE YOU HAVE A 75% SATISFACTION RATING, WHICH IS JUST ABOUT DOUBLE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 38%.

AND THEN CODE ENFORCEMENT ALSO RATES SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE FLORIDA AND THE US AVERAGE.

SO THAT'S EVERYTHING THAT I HAD. JUST A QUICK RECAP.

OBVIOUSLY, WE SAW THAT RESIDENTS GAVE VERY HIGH RATINGS FOR CITY SERVICES REALLY ACROSS THE BOARD.

THAT ESPECIALLY STANDS OUT WHEN YOU COMPARE YOUR RESULTS TO OTHER COMMUNITIES.

AND THEN WE SAW WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE SATISFACTION RATING, THAT THE TOP PRIORITIES ARE MOBILITY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS, AND THEN WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES.

SO THAT IS EVERYTHING THAT I HAD. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND GIVING US SUCH A THOROUGH SUMMARY ON EVERYTHING AND TO SEE HOW WELL THE CITY IS DOING.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR JASON TODAY? JUST A COUPLE ON THE FIRST COUPLE CHARTS. WHEN YOU HAD NEUTRAL LISTED ON THERE, DOES NEUTRAL MEAN THAT THEY WEREN'T AFFECTED BY OR DIDN'T USE THE SERVICE OR HAD NO OPINION? DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT WE.

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SO IF SOMEONE SAID DON'T KNOW, WE INTERPRET THAT AS MEANING THEY DON'T HAVE AN OPINION. THEY'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SERVICE. NEUTRAL TO ME MEANS THEY DO HAVE AN OPINION BECAUSE THEY SELECTED SOMETHING AND NOT DON'T KNOW. AND THAT'S REALLY A THREE ON THE FIVE POINT SCALE.

SO WE INTERPRET THAT AS AVERAGE MEDIAN EXPECTATIONS.

BUT IT IS, IT IS AN OPINION AND IT MEANS THAT THOSE RESIDENTS THINK YOU'RE DOING FINE IN THAT AREA.

OKAY. YEAH. NO, THE NO SURPRISES ON MOBILITY WORKFORCE HOUSING, BUT IT ALWAYS CRACKS ME UP WHEN I SEE THESE SURVEYS ABOUT MORE RESTAURANTS.

I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH. BUT THERE'S. BUT THERE'S ALWAYS WANTING MORE.

AND I THINK WE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY AND YEAH, PROBABLY STILL 90 ON THE BOULEVARD, BUT IT'S A.

IT'S AMAZING WHEN THAT COMES BACK AND IT'S ONE OF THE MIDDLE PRIORITY.

SO. BUT NO, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION.

APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. YEAH. RACHELLE DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO. OKAY. I JUST HAVE A SIMPLE QUESTION. I LOVE SEEING ALL THIS DATA BECAUSE IT'S SO INFORMATIVE AND I LOVE HEARING FROM RESIDENTS, OUR RESIDENTS AND THE SURVEY. WE TEND TO DO THIS EVERY THREE YEARS.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WOULD RECOMMEND CONTINUING TO DO OR IS THAT THE NORM? THAT'S A GOOD TIME FRAME. I WOULD SAY THE MOST TYPICAL TIME FRAME IS 2 TO 4 YEARS, 2 TO 3, PROBABLY THE MOST OFTEN. IF YOU WAIT TOO LONG AND THEN YOU'RE TRYING TO COMPARE RESULTS TO PREVIOUS YEARS, YOU DON'T KNOW MAYBE WHAT IMPACTED THE CHANGES.

BUT IT'S ALSO PROBABLY NOT NECESSARY TO DO IT, YOU KNOW, SUPER FREQUENTLY.

SO EVERY 2 TO 3 YEARS, I'D SAY IS THE MOST FREQUENT TIME FRAME.

THANK YOU. AND ALSO THE TIME FRAME. IS THERE A THE BEST TIME, IN YOUR OPINION, THE BEST TIME FRAME IN WHICH TO DO A SURVEY PEAK SEASON.

NOT DURING CHRISTMAS. LIKE WHAT IS YOUR SUGGESTION ON WHEN THIS SHOULD BE SET OUT WITHIN THE TIME TABLE OF THE YEAR? YEAH. THIS SURVEY WAS DONE IN THE SPRING AND THAT'S A GREAT TIME TO DO IT.

WE DO THESE YEAR ROUND. THE ONE TIME OF YEAR WE DON'T DO THEM QUITE AS OFTEN IS REALLY BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

WE DO STILL CONDUCT SOME SURVEYS AT TIME, BUT THE RESPONSE TENDS TO BE A BIT SLOWER BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BUSY DURING THAT TIME.

FOR AREAS THAT HAVE A LOT OF SNOW OR BAD WEATHER THAT CAN ALSO IMPACT THOSE RESULTS IN THE WINTER.

BUT GENERALLY ANY TIME OF YEAR IS FINE. AND IN THE SPRING WHEN WE DID YOUR LAST SURVEY IS A GREAT TIME TO DO IT.

SO SEASON LIKE SNOWBIRDS EFFECT THAT, THAT DOESN'T HAVE AN EFFECT ON A SURVEY LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT'S DONE DIGITALLY.

CORRECT. YEAH. IT'S RIGHT. IT'S DONE BY A COMBINATION OF MAIL ON AIR ON IN.

ONLINE. YEAH. COMBINATION OF BOTH OF THOSE. RIGHT.

JOHN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE SURVEY.

A LOT OF INFORMATION. GOOD FOR US AND THE STAFF REALLY TO KIND OF LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

AND I'D LIKE TO SAY ALL OF THIS REFLECTS JUST HOW GOOD THE STAFF AND EVERYBODY'S DOING.

SO IT'S JUST IT'S A TRIBUTE TO THEIR WORK. SO THANK YOU GUYS.

YEAH. THANK YOU. I MEAN, WE LOVE THE FEEDBACK. IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE RIGHT THINGS. IT GIVES US GIVES US, YOU KNOW, ON OUR PRIORITIES ARE ALIGNED WITH WHAT OUR WHAT OUR RESIDENTS NEEDS ARE AND WANTS.

SO WE APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YEP. THANK YOU. ONE LAST THING.

IS THIS GOING TO BE THE PRESENTATION? I LOVE THE BAR CHARTS AND EVERYTHING.

IS THAT GOING TO BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE GOING FORWARD? IT'S ON THE WEBSITE.

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

NEXT WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. AND I DO HAVE A COUPLE COUPLE PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS AND SO WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME,

[V. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC]

FOREVER IS A LONG TIME TO HAVE TO PAY TO LIVE WITH AND MAINTAIN A BAD DECISION.

I ASK THAT YOU MOVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, ALL PICNIC FACILITIES, PAVILIONS, TRASH CANS AND BATHROOMS TO THE PARKING LOT.

THAT IS WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IF THIS WERE A NATIONAL PARK INHABITED BY WILD ANIMALS WHO EAT TO LIVE.

YOU ARE ESTABLISHING A GARDENS NATURE PARK INHABITED BY WILD ANIMALS WHO EAT TO LIVE AND LOCATE IN PICNIC TABLES WITHIN A STONE'S THROW OF ALLIGATOR STOCKED WATERS AND WOODS FILLED WITH ALL THE WILD NATIONAL PARK ANIMALS YOU PROUDLY SHOWED US IN YOUR PRESENTATION IS ILL CONCEIVED AND NEEDS REVISION.

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OTHERWISE, IN ADDITION TO THE CIVIL LIABILITY YOU'LL FACE IN A HIGHLY LITIGIOUS SOCIETY, YOUR TAXPAYERS WILL BE STUCK WITH THE NIGHTMARE YOU CREATED AND THE 40 OF US ALONG THE FENCE WHO PAID OF YOU AND PRIME PRIVACY LOT PREMIUM WILL BE SADDLED WITH FUNCTIONING AS FIRST RESPONDERS AND TRASH COLLECTORS.

I'M CURRENTLY PAYING YOU PALM BEACH GARDENS AN EXTRA $4,600 A YEAR, FROM MY VIEW AND PRIVACY.

HAPPILY FREE MONEY. HAPPY RESIDENT. A PAIR OF BALD EAGLES PERCHED FEWER THAN 200FT FROM YOUR NEW MAP.

SIGHTING OF BOTH A FISHING PIER AND PICNIC FACILITY.

NO ONE HAD REPORTED THIS PAIR TO AUDUBON UNTIL I DID IN MAY.

THEY ARE NOT 4.5 MILES AWAY, AS YOU CLAIM IN REDDING, NOR ARE THEY MORE THAN 500 YARDS FROM THE FISHING PIER, AS YOU ALTERNATIVELY CLAIM. STUDY THE AUDUBON MAP BELOW AND ONLINE AGAINST YOUR OWN MAP FOR DIMENSIONS.

I FILED A REQUEST WITH AUDUBON TO VALIDATE THEIR HABITAT WHEN THEY MIGRATE HOME LATE FALL.

I ASK AGAIN OF YOU THAT THIS PROPOSAL BE TABLED UNTIL LATE DECEMBER, WHEN OUR PROTECTED BIRDS SUCH AS BALD EAGLES, WOOD STORKS AND SANDHILL CRANES, RETURN TO THEIR PROTECTED HABITAT.

HABITAT PROTECTION OF BALD EAGLES IS FEDERALLY MANDATED, AND THREE LAWS ARE IN VIOLATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE SUZANNE KLEIN.

JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND. THANK YOU. TELL ME WHEN YOU'RE READY.

YOU READY? YEP. TAKE YOUR TIME. IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS SUZANNE KLEIN AND I LIVE AT 10040 TIMBER CREEK WAY, PALM BEACH GARDENS.

I AM A DISABLED CITIZEN WHO STANDS BEFORE YOU AGAIN WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THE GARDENS, NATURE PARK AND TRAILS.

AFTER A SUFFERING A MAJOR MEDICAL CRISIS ON JUNE 4TH, THE VERY AFTERNOON AFTER I MADE MY SPEECH HERE AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, I SUFFERED A TIA STROKE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE, SEVERE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HOSPITALIZED FOR THREE DAYS.

THIS SEVERE HEALTH SETBACK IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE IMMENSE STRESS FOR FIGHTING FOR MY BASIC CIVIL RIGHTS.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS, BUT I AM, BECAUSE I REALLY DO BELIEVE THIS PARK IS NOT DESIGNED WELL.

I HAVE REPEATEDLY TOLD CITY ADMINISTRATORS I LIVE WITH SEVERE HEALTH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING BRAIN ANEURYSMS, BALANCE AND MOBILITY CHALLENGES, YET MY VOICE HAS BEEN ENTIRELY IGNORED IN THE PROCESS.

AS A RESULT OF THIS CRISIS, I AM NOW LEFT WITH FURTHER MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS AND BALANCE ISSUES THAT CHALLENGES EVERY DAY MY MOBILITY AND MY DAILY LIFE, MY HOA AT REGENCY REPORTED RESIDENTS WHO A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS WERE NOT.

THEY WERE NOT FOR THESE PEOPLE SPEAKING FOR US BECAUSE WE WEREN'T IN AGREEMENT, BUT WE WERE ACTIVELY.

AND THEY WERE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CITY PLANNERS ABOUT OFFERING COMMUNITY INPUT FOR REVISIONS FOR THE FINAL LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF THIS PARK.

YET, DESPITE MY LETTERS AND FORMAL REQUESTS TO DISCUSS REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS, THE CITY COMPLETELY SHUT ME OUT.

THERE'S BEEN SOME REPORTS. I READ THE REPORT FROM THE ADA CONSULTANT.

I'M JUST GOING TO READ A COUPLE STATEMENTS FOR BRIEFNESS OF TIME.

HE ASKED WHETHER THE CITY MUST TREAT THIS AS A REQUEST FOR REASONABLE MODIFICATION UNDER THE DOJ TITLE TWO RESERVATION REGULATIONS.

HE STATED, WE BELIEVE IT MUST. WE URGE THE CITY, HE SAYS, TO INITIATE THE INTERACTIVE PROCESS WITH THE COMPLAINANT.

THAT'S ME, AND TO GATHER INFORMATION TO DETERMINE IF CHANGING THE PARKING CAN OCCUR WITHOUT RISING TO THE LEVEL OF A BURDEN.

I'M ONLY ASKING THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT MEETING.

I FEEL LIKE OTHERS HAVE AND I HAVE NOT. AND THAT WAS RECOMMENDED ON PAGE FOUR OF THAT REPORT BY THE A D A PERSON WHO REVIEWED IT, JOHN MCGOVERN. HE'S A VERY NICE MAN. HE SEEMS LIKE AN EXPERT.

HE DESERVED TO BE HEARD. AND I URGE THIS COUNCIL TO PAUSE ANY FINAL VOTE TO BUILD THIS PARK WITH THE CURRENT REVISED DESIGN UNTIL THE CITY ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERS REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION. SO I CAN COME TO THESE PARK THINGS THAT YOU'RE HAVING THESE WONDERFUL EDUCATION EVENTS IN THE PAVILION AND THE RESTROOM,

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I REALLY, REALLY PLEAD WITH YOU, THIS IS MY LIFE TODAY.

I'M RISKING THIS. LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I WAS NOT WELL AFTER THAT MEETING AND I'M NOT BLAMING THAT ON TOTALLY ON THAT.

BUT I REALLY, REALLY WANT YOU TO HEAR ME, HOW PASSIONATE I AM AND HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO THE DISABLED PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE TANYA.

JEN. SORRY IF I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAME. IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MY NAME IS TANYA KUSH.

PEOPLE CALL ME TK. FIRST NAME IS TANYA. IT'S LIKE DANIEL WITH A T, AND LAST NAME IS KIND OF LIKE KARDASHIAN.

I'M IN PALM BEACH COUNTY NATIVE. I LIVE AT 440 1/32 STREET IN WEST PALM BEACH.

I'M A PALM BEACH COUNTY NATIVE. I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 84.

A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND FATHER OF TWO AND A CANDIDATE FOR THE PORT OF PALM BEACH.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO YOUR RESIDENTS OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, AND I KNOW THE TIME AND COMMITMENT IT TAKES TO SERVE IN PUBLIC OFFICE, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY. PALM BEACH GARDENS IS A CITY THAT IS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL TO MY FAMILY.

MY WIFE AND I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, SIX YEAR OLD SON AND A THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO ATTEND THE WEISS SCHOOL HERE IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

WE SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I WANTED TO COME HERE AND JUST SIMPLY INTRODUCE MYSELF.

MANY PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT THE PORT OF PALM BEACH, THE PALM BEACH GARDENS, IS IN THE PORT OF PALM BEACH DISTRICT.

IN FACT, THE RESIDENTS OF PALM BEACH GARDENS ELECT PORT COMMISSIONERS.

YET MANY HAVE NEVER MET ONE OR EVEN KNOW WHAT A PORT COMMISSION DOES.

THE PORT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR REGION'S MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMIC ASSETS.

IT PROCESSES MORE THAN $14 BILLION IN COMMODITIES EACH YEAR.

NEARLY 400,000 CRUISE PASSENGERS EACH YEAR AND SUPPORTS 10,000 MARITIME JOBS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.

AND IT HAS NOT LEVIED TAXES, WHICH IS A GREAT THING.

BUT BEING A POOR COMMISSIONER ISN'T SIMPLY ABOUT OVERSEEING PORT OPERATIONS, IT'S ABOUT REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THROUGHOUT THE 17 MUNICIPALITIES THAT MAKE UP THE PORT DISTRICT, AND I BELIEVE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PORT AND PALM BEACH GARDENS AND ALL OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES COULD BE STRONGER THAN IT IS TODAY.

THE PORT SHOULD BE LISTENING, COLLABORATING, WORKING ALONGSIDE OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES THAT STRENGTHEN OUR ECONOMY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE. FOR OVER 15 YEARS, I'VE SERVED IN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WORKING ON TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC POLICY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

I'VE ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING ON THE PORT OF PALM BEACH AUDIT COMMITTEE TWICE, GIVING ME FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PORT'S FINANCES.

I'M NOT RUNNING TO LEARN THE JOB. CLEARLY I'M RUNNING TO DELIVER RESULTS.

MY PRIORITIES ARE STRAIGHTFORWARD BRING IN MORE CRUISE SHIPS TO THE PORT, CREATING MORE GOOD PAYING LOCAL JOBS, INVESTING IN OUR MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE AND STRENGTHENING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH GARDENS IN THE 17 MUNICIPALITIES OF THE DISTRICT.

I BELIEVE IN GREATER TRANSPARENCY. I BELIEVE YOU TELEVISE YOUR MEETINGS HERE.

THE PORT DOES NOT TELEVISE ITS MEETINGS. I THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD SEE THEIR GOVERNMENT IN ACTION, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD DO IF I'M ELECTED. MY CAMPAIGN IS SIMPLE OR MY PROMISE IS SIMPLE PROTECT WHAT'S WORKING, FIX WHAT'S NOT, AND POSITION THE PORT FOR ITS NEXT GENERATION OF GROWTH.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY HELLO AND INTRODUCE MYSELF.

I'LL BE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES. IF YOU WANT TO SAY HELLO. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, I HAVE HEATHER DYKEMAN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. HEATHER DYKEMAN 3111 GARDENS EAST DRIVE, PALM BEACH GARDENS.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT RESOLUTIONS 24 AND 27 BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PLACED ON THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION.

THE THE PURPOSE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA IS TO EFFICIENTLY APPROVE ROUTINE ADMINISTRATIVE AND HOUSEKEEPING MATTERS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO REQUIRE LITTLE OR NO DISCUSSION.

IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR SUBSTANTIVE POLICY DECISIONS OR AMENDMENTS THAT WEREN'T PUBLIC EXPLANATION.

RESOLUTION 24 CONCERNS AN UPDATE TO COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF PUBLIC DISCUSSION OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND REPRESENT IMPORTANT POLICY DECISIONS. A PUBLIC DISCUSSION ALLOWS COUNCIL TO EXPLAIN THESE CHANGES, RECOGNIZE THE SERVICE OF OUR OFFICERS, AND DEMONSTRATE THE CITY'S CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

RESOLUTION 27 RAISES AN EQUALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE.

THE AGENDA MEMORANDUM CHARACTERIZES THIS AMENDMENT AS SIMPLY REVISING LANGUAGE RELATED TO FINANCING DOCUMENTS.

HOWEVER, AFTER REVIEWING THE AMENDMENT ITSELF, IT APPEARS TO DO MORE THAN THAT.

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THIS PROJECT IS CONSIDERED FULLY FUNDED UNDER A PROMISSORY NOTE AND THIS PROJECT WAS PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC AS ONE THAT WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT FINANCIAL BURDEN TO THE CITY. WHEN AN AMENDMENT CHANGES FINANCING PROVISIONS, LENDER RIGHTS, AND DEFAULT PROTECTIONS, THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER AND HOW THE CITY'S RISK POSITION IS CHANGING. SHOULD PBN DEFAULT AND FAIL TO MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS.

THIS IS NOW THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THIS AGREEMENT. AND WHEN AMENDMENTS INVOLVE FINANCING DEFAULTS, LENDER RIGHTS AND CITY'S CONTRACTUAL PROTECTIONS, THEY DESERVE PUBLIC DISCUSSION, NOT PLACEMENT ON A CONSENT AGENDA.

BEFORE APPROVING THESE CHANGES, THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT RISKS ARE CHANGING AND WHY BOTH OF THESE RESOLUTIONS INVOLVE MATTERS OF SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INTEREST. THEY ARE NOT ROUTINE HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THEY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED AS REGULAR BUSINESS SO THEY CAN RECEIVE THOUGHTFUL PUBLIC DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND NEXT I HAVE MARIA MARINO.

COUNTY COMMISSIONER MARIA MORENO, DISTRICT ONE THREE CARRICK ROAD, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA.

AND I AM GOING TO COMMENT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY FOR THE RECORD THAT I WANT TO THANK RON FERRIS FOR WORKING, DOING WHAT HE DOES, WHICH IS WORK WITH ALL OF OUR AGENCIES TO PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING THAT MAKES THE CITY A SUCCESS.

I ALSO AM GOING TO PUT ON ANOTHER HAT. I AM A ONE OF I'M THE ONLY COUNTY COMMISSIONER IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA ON THE FLORIDA ACCREDITATION LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION COMMISSION. AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR YOUR ACCREDITATION AS AN EXCELSIOR ORGANIZATION.

THAT MEANS WHEN I LEFT MY PHONE OVER THERE, IT MEANS YOU GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.

AND SO RON WORKING WITH PBA GETTING THIS CONTRACT DONE, DOING WHAT WAS ASKED OF YOU TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE A MEETING.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. AND NEXT IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORT.

NO REPORT. OKAY. AND NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[ VII. CONSENT AGENDA]

AND CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS RESOLUTION 2024 2026, PLEASE.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. MOTION APPROVED.

MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. AND CAN THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR RESOLUTION 24, 2026.

[VII.d. RESOLUTION 24, 2026 – APPROVING AND RATIFYING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS AND THE POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND RATIFYING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION TO AMEND THE CURRENT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AT APPENDIX A, RETIREMENT, WITH REGARD TO ALL CITY POLICE OFFICERS, SERGEANTS, AND COMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

OKAY. DO I NEED TO CALL A VOTE ON THAT? OH, OKAY.

I DID, DIDN'T I? OH, NO. OKAY. WE DO HAVE THE FIRST AND SECOND, BUT WE DIDN'T CALL VOTE.

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

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I MISSED THAT, TOO.

I'M GLAD, YOU GUYS. YEAH. OKAY. SO THANK YOU FOR READING THE TITLE FOR THAT.

DO WE WANT A STAFF PRESENTATION ON RESOLUTION 24, 2026? OR JUST DO WE WANT TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THAT? I'D LIKE ONE. I'D LIKE TO HAVE A SMALL YEAH. SMALL PRESENTATION PRESENTATION ON IT.

CHERYL TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. THANK YOU. CHERYL.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, FOR THE RECORD. SHERYL STEWART, HUMAN RESOURCE ADMINISTRATOR.

AS YOU KNOW, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.

THE CONTRACT BEGAN OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, AND IT RUNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2028.

PROVIDES ANNUAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS. EACH YEAR, THE CONTRACT TO KEEP US WITHIN THE TOP QUARTILE OF 3 TO 5 WITHIN COMPARABLE AGENCIES IN PALM BEACH COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. HOWEVER, THIS LABOR MARKET HAS CONTINUED TO BE EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE, IMPACTING OUR RETENTION, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO PENSION BENEFITS.

SO AS A RESULT, AS DIRECTED BY COUNCIL AT THE MAY 7TH COUNCIL MEETING, STAFF HAD A LABOR MANAGEMENT MEETING ON MAY 29TH WITH THE PBA

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AS A RESULT, SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS WERE IDENTIFIED AND PLACED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WHICH WHICH WHICH WOULD PROVIDE THREE IMPROVEMENTS, PRINCIPALLY NUMBER ONE, AN ADDITIONAL 0.5% COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2026, FOR A TOTAL OF 2% PAID ANNUALLY EVERY OCTOBER 1ST.

THE SECOND IS A TIERED EIGHT YEAR DROP DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN, IN WHICH OFFICERS COULD WORK A MAXIMUM OF 30 YEARS ELIGIBILITY FOR EXTENDING THE DROP. THE ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS FROM FIVE TO A MAXIMUM OF EIGHT IN THE DROP WOULD BE BASED ON YEARS OF SERVICE UPON ENTERING THE DROP, AND THE LAST ITEM THAT WOULD CHANGE WOULD BE TO INCLUDE UP TO 300 HOURS OF PENSIONABLE OVERTIME ANNUALLY, CALCULATED ON AN OFFICER'S REGULAR HOURLY RATE OF PAY, IN EFFECT, THAT THE OVERTIME IS EARNED, WHICH WOULD BE ADDED TO BASE PAY WHEN CALCULATING THE AVERAGE FINAL COMPENSATION FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT.

THE INITIAL COST OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR OF WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 1.6 MILLION.

HOWEVER, A NEW ACTUARIAL STUDY WOULD NEED TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO SEE WHAT THE COST OF THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE.

THAT WOULD COME BEFORE COUNCIL IN AN ORDINANCE FORTHCOMING BEFORE IMPLEMENTING THE CHANGES THAT WOULD ALL BE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2026. SO ON JUNE 25TH, THE PBA VOTED IN FAVOR OF RATIFICATION.

AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE MOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 24, 2026.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND AND LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? COMMENTS? NOPE. I THINK IT WAS VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER. AND OBVIOUSLY WE'VE HAD A LOT OF RESPONSES FROM RESIDENTS VIA EMAIL OR IN PERSON OR WALKING AROUND THE STREETS RECOGNIZING THAT WE NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

OVER AND ABOVE THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAD IN PLACE, WHICH IS RARE, WE DON'T LIKE TO DO THAT.

BUT I THINK IN THIS CASE IT WAS WELL JUSTIFIED AND WE NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING.

SO THANK YOU TO RON, TO STAFF THE PBA, EVERYBODY WHO GOT TO THE TABLE, OUR OFFICERS AND PUT THIS TOGETHER TO SHOW THEM THAT WE DO CARE.

WE DO WANT TO BE IN THE TOP THREE. WE ARE AN ACCREDITED AGENCY, AS COMMISSIONER MARINO HAS SAID, AND LET'S, LET'S, LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN GOING FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU. RACHELLE. I'M GLAD THE MAYOR PULLED THIS.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT WENT DOWN AT THOSE MEETINGS.

AND I ALSO THANK RON AND STAFF FOR COMING UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT DID PASS HANDILY WITH P, B A AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE FINAL RESOLUTION WITH THE ACTUAL SCHOLZ AND TO SEE HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT WORK SO WE CAN PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT. FOR BREVITY, I AGREE WITH BOTH MY COLLEAGUES THAT JUST SPOKE 100%.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW I'LL ECHO EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS.

I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE DID SOMETHING AND THAT RON WORKED WITH THE PBA TO GET THIS DONE.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP A RETENTION OF OUR OFFICERS.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THE COLA IN THERE. I MEAN, IT'S ALL GOOD. I'M IN A PENSION ALSO.

AND SO I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD DEAL. I HOPE IT KEEPS SOME OF OUR OFFICERS AS I THINK WE'VE GOT ONE OF THE BEST POLICE DEPARTMENTS AROUND.

AND YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF UNTRADITIONAL TO A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER GETTING A CONTRACT TO GO INTO AN MOU.

BUT I DON'T LIKE TO DO THAT, BUT I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN NEEDED HERE, AND I'M GLAD WE DID IT.

AND THANK YOU, RON. I CONCUR WITH MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND VICE MAYOR, SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

MR. FERRIS, THANK YOU FOR MEETING WITH EVERYBODY.

AND OUR SAFETY IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MORALE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE YOU KNOW, ARE THE BEST AND KEEP BE ABLE TO KEEP THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST IN THE CITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

SO CAN I, LET'S TAKE THIS TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. OKAY. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. OKAY. TONIGHT WE'RE HOLDING A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING ON THE

[VIII.a. *ORDINANCE 15, 2026 – (1ST READING) VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF ONE PARCEL TOTALING 0.14 ACRES LOCATED AT 1950 SMITH DRIVE. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ANNEXING, PURSUANT TO A PETITION FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, ONE (1) PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY COMPRISING A TOTAL OF 0.14 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AT 1950 SMITH DRIVE, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SMITH DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 0.3 MILES EAST OF ELLISON WILSON ROAD, IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN AND AS DEPICTED ON THE MAP ATTACHED HERETO; DECLARING THAT THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF THE OWNER OF THE REAL PROPERTY ANNEXED HEREBY; AMENDING ARTICLE II OF THE CITY CHARTER BY REDEFINING THE CORPORATE LIMITS; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE, THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CLERK OF COURT, AND PALM BEACH COUNTY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF ONE PARCEL TOTALING 0.14 ACRES.

LOCATED LOCATED AT 1950 SMITH DRIVE. THIS MEANS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BASE ITS DECISION ON THE EVIDENCE CONTAINED IN THE RECORD OF

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

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

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

CARDS ARE AVAILABLE TO MY RIGHT. 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? OKAY.

CAN THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE? ORDINANCE 15, 2026.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ANNEXING PURSUANT TO A PETITION FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION.

ONE PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY COMPRISING A TOTAL OF 0.14 ACRES, MORE OR LESS AT 1950 SMITH DRIVE, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SMITH DRIVE, APPROXIMATELY 0.3 MILES EAST OF ELLISON WILSON ROAD IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA. AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN AND AS DEPICTED ON THE MAP ATTACHED HERETO DECLARING THAT THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF THE OWNER OF THE REAL PROPERTY, ANNEXED, HEREBY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO OF THE CITY CHARTER BY REDEFINING THE CORPORATE LIMITS PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE, THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CLERK OF COURT AND PALM BEACH COUNTY SEVERABILITY, CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY CODIFIED BY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

OKAY, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING AND WE NEED TO DECLARE EX PARTE.

I'LL START WITH NONE. NONE. NONE. I HAVE NONE.

NONE. OKAY. AND STAFF PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING.

MARTIN FITZ, OUR PLANNING MANAGER.

THERE WE GO. CAN I TURN IT OFF? I APOLOGIZE. LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN.

MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. FOR THE RECORD, MARTIN FITZ, PLANNING AND ZONING AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR YOU FOR ORDINANCE 15, 2026. THIS IS A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF ONE PARCEL TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 0.14 ACRES, LOCATED AT 1950 SMITH DRIVE. FOR REFERENCE, THIS PARCEL IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SMITH DRIVE, APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES EAST OF ELLISON WILSON ROAD.

SMITH DRIVE IS LOCATED NORTH OF OF BOMBER DRIVE AND PGA BOULEVARD BETWEEN NELSON WILSON AND U.S.

HIGHWAY ONE. THE PARCEL IS IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE SEASONS 52 EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT.

IN THIS AREA. FOR REFERENCE, THE PARCEL IS CURRENTLY HAS A COUNTY HIGH RESIDENTIAL EIGHT UNITS PER ACRE LAND USE, WHICH WOULD ALLOW A DEVELOPMENT OF ONE DWELLING UNIT ON THE PARCEL AND.

AND IT HAS A PALM BEACH COUNTY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL HIGH DENSITY ZONING DISTRICT.

THE PARCEL IS OWNED BY BOWMER 2001 LLC. WHO ARE THE OWNERS OF THE KAPLAN DENTAL OFFICE IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH.

THE OWNERS WANT TO BRING BOTH OF THEIR PROPERTIES WITHIN TO WITHIN THE CITY.

THEY ALREADY HAVE ONE. THEY CURRENTLY USE THE SITE AS A GRASS OVERFLOW PARKING LOT AND NO DEVELOPMENT IS BEING PROPOSED FOR THE SITE.

AS WITH ANY ANNEXATION, WE COMPARED THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TO THE STATE STATUTES TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MET ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE CRITERIA.

AND BASED ON OUR ANALYSIS, IT DOES MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 171 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES.

THIS PARCEL IS LOCATED WITHIN THE ANNEXATION AREA OF INTEREST NUMBER 21 IN THE CITY'S ANNEXATION STUDY, AND THE ANNEXATION MEETS ALL OF THE CITY'S LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS.

THE SITE HAS BEEN NOTICED APPROPRIATELY AND ADS WILL RUN BEFORE THE SECOND READING.

THIS. WE SENT NOTICE TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNTY'S VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION ORDINANCE.

THE PROPERTY IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED PROTECTION AREA, SO NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

THIS WAS HEARD BEFORE THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD AT THE JUNE 9TH MEETING AND WAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 5 TO 0.

AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 15 ON FIRST READING FOR THE ANNEXATION OF 0.14 ACRES, BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

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AND CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 15 2026 ON FIRST READING, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND. OKAY. LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NO. OKAY. LET'S HAVE A VOTE.

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

CAN THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR ORDINANCE 16, 2026.

[VIII.b. ORDINANCE 16, 2026 – (1ST READING) CITY-INITIATED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AMENDMENT TO UPDATE THE PGA BOULEVARD CORRIDOR OVERLAY. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 78 – LAND DEVELOPMENT AT SECTION 78-159. – PERMITTED USES, MINOR AND MAJOR CONDITIONAL USES, AND PROHIBITED USES. BY AMENDING TABLE 21: PERMITTED, CONDITIONAL, AND PROHIBITED USE CHART AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (J) AT NOTES (24), (26), AND (48); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-221. – PGA BOULEVARD CORRIDOR OVERLAY. BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (C) AND READOPTING SAME, AS REVISED, AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (D) TO CLARIFY THE OVERLAY BOUNDARIES AND UPDATE THE LIST OF PERMITTED AND PROHIBITED USES FOR CLARITY AND CONSISTENCY WITH TABLE 21; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78 AT SECTION 78-751. – DEFINITIONS. BY AMENDING THE DEFINITIONS OF DEPARTMENT STORE, DISCOUNT DEPARTMENT STORE, AND THRIFT AND USED MERCHANDISE STORE AND ADDING DEFINITIONS FOR DISCOUNT STORE, FIXED-PRICE RETAIL STORE, OUTLET OR CLEARANCE STORE, GROCERY STORE, DISCOUNT, GROCERY STORE, SPECIALTY, AND TEMPORARY OR SEASONAL STORE TO PROVIDE CLARITY; 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.]

FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 78, SECTION 78-751 DEFINITIONS BY AMENDING THE DEFINITIONS OF DEPARTMENT STORE, DISCOUNT, DEPARTMENT STORE AND THRIFT AND USED MERCHANDISE STORE AND ADDING DEFINITIONS FOR DISCOUNT STORE, FIXED PRICE RETAIL STORE, OUTLET OR CLEARANCE STORE, GROCERY STORE, DISCOUNT, GROCERY STORE, SPECIALTY AND TEMPORARY OR SEASONAL STORE TO PROVIDE CLARITY, 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. OKAY.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING AND ANOTHER STAFF PRESENTATION BY MARTIN FITZ.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. FOR THE RECORD, MARTIN FITZ, PLANNING AND ZONING. AND I HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU THIS EVENING FOR ORDINANCE 16, 2026, WHICH IS A CITY INITIATED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AMENDMENT TO CLARIFY THE PGA BOULEVARD CORRIDOR OVERLAY BOUNDARIES AND USES TO CLARIFY AND ADD NEW DEFINITIONS FOR DISCOUNT RETAIL USES AND UPDATE TABLE 21 TO INCLUDE NEW USES, NEW USES, AND UPDATE THE NOTES FOR A LITTLE BACKGROUND.

THE PGA CORRIDOR OVERLAY WAS CREATED IN 2000 WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED ORDINANCE 17.

AND THE PURPOSE OF THE OVERLAY WAS TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PGA BOULEVARD AS THE MAIN STREET FOR THE CITY, AND TO IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS TO PROTECT THE CHARACTER AND ESTHETICS OF THE PGA BOULEVARD.

THE OVERLAY HAS BEEN UPDATED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS TO ADD NEW USES AND TO UPDATE OTHER CRITERIA.

HOWEVER, SHIFTS IN THE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RETAIL MARKET WITHIN RECENT YEARS HAS NECESSITATED THE CITY TO CREATE CLEARLY ARTICULATED DEFINITIONS OF DISCOUNT STORES IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THOSE CRITERIA CONSISTENTLY.

NOW, A FULL LIST OF ALL OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT, SO I WON'T GO OVER ALL OF THEM IN DETAIL.

HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE KEY POINTS OF THAT.

FIRST IS IN SECTION 78159 WITH THE PERMITTED USES, CONDITIONAL USES, IS PROHIBITED.

USES. WE'RE PROPOSING TO AMEND TABLE 21 TO ADD NEW USES FOR THE DISCOUNT STORE, GROCERY STORE, DISCOUNT AND GROCERY STORE SPECIALTY. WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING NEW DEFINITIONS FOR THOSE WE'RE PROPOSING TO AMEND.

NOTE 20 FOR RETAIL GENERAL TO CLARIFY THAT DISCOUNT USES ARE NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THOSE SINCE WE'RE ADDING NEW DISCOUNT USES.

PROPOSING TO AMEND NOTE 26 TO FOR THE THRIFT AND USE MERCHANDISE STORES TO REMOVE A MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE LIMIT AND AMEND NOTE 48 FOR VETERINARY OFFICES AND CLINICS TO PROVIDE MINOR AND MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE CRITERIA FOR ANY PROPOSED VETERINARY OFFICES OR CLINICS THAT WISH TO LOCATE ON THE.

IN THE OVERLAY. MOVING ON TO THE TO THE OVERLAY ITSELF, WE ARE SEEKING TO CLARIFY THE BOUNDARY LANGUAGE IN ORDER TO BETTER IDENTIFY WHICH PARCELS MAY BE WITHIN LOCATED WITHIN THE OVERLAY.

CURRENTLY, THE DEFINITION OF THE FOR THE BOUNDARIES INCLUDES A LIST OF LANDS AT FRONTIER, BUT PGA BOULEVARD FOR A DEPTH OF 1000FT FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY. ADDITIONALLY, PUDS THAT FRONT OR ABUT AND HAVE A DISTANCE OF UP TO 1000FT.

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PROVISIONS THAT ARE WITHIN THERE ARE A LITTLE REDUNDANT BECAUSE IF THE PROPERTY IS FRONT OR ABUT PGA, THEN THEY'RE WITHIN THAT THOUSAND FEET. HOWEVER, THE THOUSAND FEET LANGUAGE DOES ALLOW FOR SOME CONFUSION BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME PROPERTIES THAT ARE WITHIN 1000FT BUT DON'T FRONT OR ABUT, WHICH WOULD NOT BE IN THERE.

BUT WITH THE 1000 FOOT LANGUAGE, IT DOES LEAD TO SOME CONFUSION.

SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO UPDATE THE LANGUAGE TO REMOVE THE THOUSAND FOOT DISTANCE CRITERIA IN THERE, AND BE VERY SPECIFIC THAT IF THE PROPERTY IS FRONT OR ABUT PGA THEN THEY ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE OVERLAY.

IF THEY ARE WITHIN. IF ANY PORTION OF THE P, E D FRONTS ARE ABUTS, THE ENTIRE P UD IS WITHIN.

AND FOR PLANNING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, THE NONRESIDENTIAL PORTIONS THAT FRONT ARE ABUT P, G A ARE INCLUDED IN THE OVERLAY. AND AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE THE EXEMPLARY MAP THAT WE HAVE, IT'S VERY CLEAR WHICH PARCELS ARE IN AND WHICH ONES ARE OUT.

MOVING ON TO THE DISTRICT USES, WE'RE PROPOSING TO UPDATE THE LIST OF PERMITTED USES TO REFLECT CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO TABLE 21 IN THE RECENT YEARS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN PGA, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE REMOVING. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE INCORPORATED PRIVATE CLUBS, FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP WITHIN THE UMBRELLA, USE OF PLACES OF ASSEMBLY, AND THEN HAD GRADUATED APPROVAL THRESHOLDS.

SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO UPDATE THE LIST OF USES TO REMOVE THE PRIVATE CLUB AND LODGE AND CHURCHES AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, AND REPLACE THOSE WITH THE PLACE OF ASSEMBLY WITH THE THRESHOLDS.

WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO UPDATE THE ADDITIONAL USES, SUCH AS BEAUTY PARLORS AND MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND SPAS, TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO TABLE 21.

ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE PROPOSING TO ADD NEW USES TO THE OVERLAY, AGAIN CONSISTENT WITH CHANGES TO TABLE 21, SUCH AS ADDING MEDICAL SPAS OR AN OFF CAMPUS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.

THESE ARE NEW USES THAT WERE ADDED TO TABLE 21 THAT WE WERE NOT REFLECTED, SO WE WERE ADDING THOSE WITH THE SAME APPROVAL CRITERIA SUCH AS MEDICAL SPAS, PERMITTED USE AND THE OFF CAMPUS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS A MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE.

WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO ADD A VETERINARY OFFICE OR CLINIC STANDALONE AS A MINOR CONDITIONAL USE, AND IF IT'S IN AN INLINE LOCATION AS A MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE.

THERE ARE SOME LOCATIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY VETERINARY OFFICES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE OVERLAY THAT WERE IN PLACE BEFORE THE OVERLAY CAME INTO EXISTENCE.

SO THOSE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE AS THEY CURRENTLY ARE.

AND FINALLY, FOR USES, WE ARE PROPOSING TO CLARIFY AND UPDATE THE LIST OF PROHIBITED USES TO INCLUDE GROCERY STORES, DISCOUNT CONSIGNMENT STORES, THRIFT STORES AND SEASONAL STORES.

THESE ARE ALL TYPES OF DISCOUNT STORES, AND I'LL NOTE THAT DISCOUNT STORES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PROHIBITED WITHIN THE PGA OVERLAY.

THIS IS JUST CLARIFYING THE LANGUAGE SO THAT TO MAKE IT EASIER TO DETERMINE WHAT USES ARE OR ARE NOT PROHIBITED.

WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO REMOVE DUPLICATIVE LANGUAGE REGARDING THE PARKWAY, AND ALSO PROPOSING TO ALLOW PROJECTS THAT ARE THREE ACRES OR LESS TO REQUEST TO WAIVE THE SPECIAL 55 FOOT FRONT SETBACK REQUIREMENT.

THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF THE WAIVER AND TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE JUSTIFICATION.

CURRENTLY WAIVERS ARE MAY NOT BE REQUESTED FOR PROVISIONS TO THE PGA OVERLAY.

AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WE'RE PROPOSING THREE NEW.

PROPOSING CHANGES TO THE DEFINITIONS. WE'RE UPDATING THE DEFINITIONS FOR DEPARTMENT STORE, DISCOUNT, DEPARTMENT STORE AND THRIFT, AND USED MERCHANDISE STORES FOR CLARITY.

AND WE'RE ADDING DEFINITIONS TO OF A DISCOUNT STORE AS AN UMBRELLA CATEGORY AND MORE SPECIFIC USES OF THE FIXED PRICE RETAIL OUTLET OR CLEARANCE STORE. GROCERY STORE DISCOUNT OR SPECIALTY AND TEMPORARY OR SEASONAL STORES.

IN SUMMARY, I WOULD NOTE THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS.

THESE AMENDMENTS ARE TO CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE AND APPROACHES TO THE PGA OVERLAY.

SO WE WANT TO CLARIFY THE BOUNDARIES AND THE USES, AND ALSO CLARIFY USES THAT ARE PERMITTED WITHIN THE WITHIN THE OVERLAY.

IN PREPARING THE AMENDMENTS, WE SENT COPIES OF THE DRAFT LANGUAGE TO THE PGA CADRE ASSOCIATION AND THE PALM BEACH NORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO GET FEEDBACK ON ON THE USES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING AND THE CHANGES WE HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM BOTH BOTH AGENCIES, AND WE WERE ABLE TO TALK TO TO SEVERAL OF THE BUSINESSES AND ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAD AS WELL.

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THIS WAS ALSO HEARD AT THE AT THE JUNE 9TH PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD MEETING AND WAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 5 TO 0 AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 16, 2026 ON FIRST READING AS PRESENTED AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ORDINANCE, AND SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

AND CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 16 2026 ON FIRST READING.

MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 16, 2026. I'LL SECOND.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION. JOHN, WANT TO START? NO, NO, I HAVE A QUESTION. IF NOBODY ELSE HAS.

GO AHEAD. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, MARTIN, THAT I'M MEANT TO ASK DURING AGENDA REVIEW JUST BECAUSE IT WAS SOMEWHERE IN THE PACKET.

WHAT IS A CN ZONING DISTRICT? THAT'S NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.

COMMERCIAL. GOT IT. SO NOT NC CN. YES, MA'AM.

OKAY. COMMERCIAL. NEIGHBORHOOD. COMMERCIAL. NEIGHBORHOOD. OR DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. CLARIFICATION. THE VETERINARIAN OFFICES OR HOSPITALS OR WHATEVER.

DO THEY ALLOW OVERNIGHT BOARDING THERE? CURRENTLY THEY DO NOT.

WE HAVE A PROVISION THAT BOARDING MAY BE PERMITTED AS AN ACCESSORY USE TO THE VET.

AND THIS IS NOT DOGS OR CATS THAT ARE THAT HAVE HAD PROCEDURES AND NEED TO WAIT FOR RECOVERY.

THIS IS ACTUAL BOARDING, LIKE YOU'RE GOING ON VACATION AND YOU NEED SOMEONE TO WATCH YOUR PETS WHILE YOU'RE. OH, YEAH. YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT. I JUST WANTED SOMEBODY THAT HAS A DOG OR A CAT HAS A PROCEDURE. THEY MIGHT HAVE TO STAY OVERNIGHT.

SO DO WE ALLOW THAT? THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S ALLOWED CURRENTLY.

THAT'S NOT PART OF THE LAW NOW. OKAY. SO THAT WILL STAY IN PLACE. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. SORRY, MARCIE. THAT'S EXACTLY THE SAME QUESTION THAT I ACTUALLY ASKED IN A GENDER REVIEW, BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE BOARDING HAD A DIFFERENT DEFINITION THAN THE THOSE ANIMALS THAT HAD SURGERY AND NEEDED TO STAY OVERNIGHT FOR CARE.

PLEASE STAY. PLEASE STAY OUT OF MY MIND. SO THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT TOO.

BUT I DO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION. AND THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT AS WELL.

BUT WE HAD TALKED IN AGENDA REVIEW ABOUT THE PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USE CHART, WHICH HAD THAT SUB NOTE THE REFERENCE TO A FOOTNOTE 80 AND I COULDN'T FIND THE LANGUAGE FOR THE ADDITION OF FOOTNOTE 80.

WAS THAT CLEAR CLEARED UP OR. YES, MA'AM. THAT WAS A THAT WAS A SCRIVENER'S ERROR ON OUR PART.

WE HAD PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED THAT IN A PREVIOUS DRAFT, AND IT WAS REPETITIVE OF THE OF THE DEFINITION THAT WE ADDED.

SO WE REMOVED THE NOTE FROM FROM THE TABLE. THAT MAKES TOTAL SENSE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO VERIFY THAT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

SO LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE AYE. OKAY. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. CAN THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR ORDINANCE 17, 2026.

[VIII.c. ORDINANCE 17, 2026 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) GOLF CARTS. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 62 – STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND CERTAIN OTHER PUBLIC PLACES AT ARTICLE II. – STREETS BY ADOPTING NEW DIVISION 3. TO BE ENTITLED “GOLF CART AND LOW-SPEED VEHICLE REGULATIONS” IN ORDER TO REGULATE OPERATION OF SAME WITHIN CERTAIN RIGHTS OF WAY WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 62 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. ]

WITHIN CERTAIN RIGHTS OF WAY WITHIN THE CITY, PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 62 SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY CODIFY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. OKAY.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MAX AND MAX? DO YOU WANT TO MAYBE SUMMARIZE THE CHANGES WE HAVE IN HERE? CERTAINLY, MADAM MAYOR. WHAT I DID AFTER THE LAST MEETING IS I PATTY AND RENATA GRACIOUSLY CREATED A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT OF THE DISCUSSION SO I COULD KNOW EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL SAID AND COULD ADDRESS ALL YOUR CONCERNS.

I WENT BACK AND I DID THAT THIS ORDINANCE NOW I SEPARATED GOLF CARTS AND LOW SPEED VEHICLES BECAUSE LOW SPEED VEHICLES ARE ALREADY PERMITTED TO BE OPERATED EVERYWHERE IN THE STATE WITHIN THE STATE'S GUIDELINES BECAUSE THEY'RE TREATED LIKE CARS.

THEY HAVE TO HAVE LICENSE, A DRIVER LICENSE PLATE, THEY HAVE TO HAVE INSURANCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

AND THEN I WENT BACK AND ADDRESSED YOUR CONCERNS AS IT RELATED TO CROSSING COUNTY AND STATE HIGHWAYS.

I ADDED SOME LANGUAGE ABOUT MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR OPERATING THE GOLF CART IN GENERAL THAT THEY BE EQUIPPED WITH EFFICIENT BRAKES, RELIABLE STEERING APPARATUS, SAFE TIRES, A REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THAT THEY HAD THE RED REFLECTORIZED WARNING DEVICES, BOTH FRONT AND REAR, AND THAT IF THEY OPERATE THEM AFTER SUNRISE AFTER SUN, AFTER BEFORE SUNRISE OR AFTER SUNSET, THEY HAVE TO BE EQUIPPED WITH HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND A WINDSHIELD. AND THEN I WENT THROUGH HERE AND JUST CLEANED UP THE

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THAT'S ONLY THE MULTIMODAL PATHWAYS AND AVENUE.

AND THAT DIDN'T CHANGE. AND THAT THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE MULTIMODAL PATHS IS 15MPH.

AND I ALSO ADDED A PROVISION THAT REQUIRES GOLF CART OPERATORS TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO PEDESTRIANS ON MULTIMODAL PATHWAYS.

OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS AND CITY PARKS IS STILL PROHIBITED. THAT HASN'T BEEN CHANGED. INSTEAD, EXCEPT WHERE PERMITTED BY A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE, SO WE COULD PUT SIGNAGE UP IF IT WAS DESIRED, OR THE ADMINISTRATION THOUGHT IT WAS AN ACCEPTABLE USE TO PUT IT AND ALLOW IT IN A PARTICULAR PARK, WE COULD PUT SIGNAGE UP THAT WOULD PERMIT IT. AND COUNCIL MEMBER TINSLEY ACTUALLY BROUGHT UP A QUESTION THAT I DON'T THINK I FULLY UNDERSTOOD OR APPRECIATED WHEN YOU BROUGHT IT UP DURING AGENDA REVIEW ABOUT PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. AND IT'S IN SECTION 6262 E FIVE.

AND SO I'M OFFERING THIS CHANGE TO YOU NOW WHAT I BECAUSE I THINK IT ADDRESSES YOUR CONCERN.

YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY. AND SO TO SAY THAT ANY PERSON OPERATING A GOLF CART, YOU SAY WITHIN A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, THEY WOULD SAY ANYBODY.

SO NOW IT WOULD READ ANY PERSON OPERATING IN A GOLF CART, ON ANY TRAVEL LANE OR ROADWAY, PORTION OF ANY ROADWAY OR MULTIMODAL PATH WITHIN THE CITY OVER WHICH THE CITY HAS TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY MUST HAVE IN HIS OR HER POSSESSION A POSSESSION, A VALID LEARNER'S DRIVER'S LICENSE OR VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE.

AND THE REASON THAT I SUGGEST THAT IS BECAUSE THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE IF A GATED COMMUNITY THAT DOES NOT HAVE A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT WITH US, THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO ADOPT THEIR OWN REGULATIONS AS IT RELATES TO HOW THEY WANT TO OPERATE GOLF CARTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY, IF AT ALL, AND THEY MAY OR MAY NOT WANT TO REQUIRE DRIVER LICENSE OR LEARNER PERMIT WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY IF THEY DON'T HAVE AN ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT.

AND THE WAY THIS READ, IT COULD CREATE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE INTENT FOR THIS TO APPLY IN THOSE COMMUNITIES IF THEY DON'T HAVE A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT. SO THAT WAS A GOOD POINT.

AS I WAS SITTING HERE THINKING ABOUT IT, AND I WAS LIKE, TODAY AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WISE TO CHANGE IT. SO IF YOU GUYS ARE AMENABLE TO THAT, WE WOULD INCLUDE THAT REVISED LANGUAGE. THERE ARE PROHIBITED OPERATION OF THE GOLF CARTS ARE PROHIBITED ON COUNTY ROADS AND STATE HIGHWAYS.

UNLESS WE'VE OBTAINED CONSENT OR PERMISSION FROM THE COUNTY OR THE STATE.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY COUNTY ROADS IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW THAT ARE UNDER 25 MILES AN HOUR.

25 MILES AN HOUR ARE UNDER. IF THERE ARE, WE CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO THEM AND ALLOW AND TRY TO GET THOSE PERMITTED.

GOLF CARTS CAN CROSS OVER RIGHTS OF WAY, BUT THEY ONLY CAN DO IT AT MARKED INTERSECTIONS THAT ARE REGULATED BY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE. SO THAT'D BE A STOP SIGN OR A TRAFFIC LIGHT.

WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE CROSSING MID-BLOCK. WE DON'T ALLOW JAYWALKING.

WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TRYING TO CROSS MILITARY TRAIL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLOCK IN THEIR GOLF CART.

AND IT WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO CROSS OVER FROM NORTH LAKE YOU KNOW, CROSS NORTH LAKE FROM BAY HILL OVER TO AVENIR, ETC.. AND AGAIN, THE PRIVATE COMMUNITY ENFORCEMENT GOLF CARTS OPERATE IN PRIVATE COMMUNITIES.

THEY'RE SUBJECT TO THE ENFORCEMENT RULES OF ESTABLISHED BY THE PRIVATE COMMUNITY.

WE SHALL HAVE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH COMMUNITY. EXCEPT WHERE THERE'S A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION HAS BEEN GRANTED TO THE CITY THROUGH OUR THROUGH AN AGREEMENT LOW SPEED VEHICLES. AGAIN, I JUST ADOPTED OR, YOU KNOW, NOT REALLY.

I DON'T ADOPT ANYTHING. I INSERTED THE LANGUAGE FROM STATE STATUTE TO, TO SO THAT WOULD COMPORT WITH THAT.

AND AGAIN, PEOPLE THAT ARE ALLOWING GOLF CARTS ON OUR ROADWAYS, IF YOU ADOPT THIS TONIGHT, THEN IF THEY, IF THEY VIOLATE IT, OF COURSE, OUR, LIKE WE ALWAYS DO WITH ORDINANCES LIKE THIS.

THE ADMINISTRATION IS ALREADY WORKING WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR MEDIA RELATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET AN EDUCATION PROGRAM OUT THERE AND WE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC FIRST.

BUT, YOU KNOW, MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD, IF SOMEBODY WERE TO VIOLATE ONE OF THIS, IF THE POLICE OFFICERS THOUGHT IT WAS EGREGIOUS ENOUGH, THEY COULD BE ISSUED A UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION JUST LIKE ANY OTHER VEHICLE OPERATION.

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. OKAY. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS, SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

AND CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 17 2026 ON SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 17 2026 WITH THE AMENDMENT.

WITH THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU MA'AM. SECOND. OKAY, LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MAX? I HAD ONE COMMENT BECAUSE I BROUGHT IT UP TO MAX, AND I WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT SURPRISED ME IN LSV BECAUSE IT'S A CONSIDERED A MOTOR VEHICLE. THE PERSON WITH THE DRIVER, THE LEARNER'S PERMIT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE AN OLDER DRIVER, A LICENSED DRIVER WITH THEM, BUT A GOLF CART, THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

CORRECT. SO THOSE WILL BE ON THE STREETS WITH PEOPLE WITH LEARNER'S PERMITS AND NO LICENSED DRIVER BESIDE THEM.

SO THAT'S A POSSIBILITY. YES, MA'AM. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT UNTIL MAX TOLD ME THAT TOO, AT MY AGENDA REVIEW AS WELL,

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YES, AND TEN AND NINE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO. I HAD JUST A COUPLE LITTLE THINGS. IS RYDER CUP JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.

IS THAT COUNTY ROAD OR CITY ROAD. WELL, IT'S JUST BECAUSE I KNOW I THINK THERE'S SOME 25 MILE PER HOUR SECTIONS ON THERE.

IT'S IT'S TECHNICALLY IT'S IT'S IT'S IN NORTHERN'S JURISDICTION.

AND YES, THERE ARE SECTIONS OF IT THAT ARE 25 AND SECTIONS THAT ARE 35.

AND IT IS SOMEWHAT PROBLEMATIC. I DID INCLUDE THEM IN THERE AND SAY THAT, THAT THEY COULD OPERATE THE GOLF CART ON THAT ROADWAY INSIDE THE GATES OF PGA NATIONAL.

BUT THERE ARE SECTIONS OF IT THAT EXCEED 35 MILES AN HOUR, AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE OPERATING THEIR GOLF CART ON IT.

THEY DO THAT NOW. I MEAN, YEAH, I KNOW, BUT YOU JUST SAID LIKE FOR THE ORDINANCE NUMBER, YOU SAID WE MIGHT NEED TO MAKE A NOTIFICATION TO THE COUNTY.

OR IS IT SOMETIMES BETTER TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS? I DON'T REALLY, I CAN I CAN LOOK INTO IT. I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT INSIDE THE GATES OF PGA NATIONAL.

BUT I CAN DOUBLE CHECK ON IT. OKAY. AND THEN IS DO WE EVER, LIKE NOTIFY THE SHERIFF THAT WE'VE MADE THIS CHANGE JUST FOR THEIR POLICING RIGHTS.

LIKE IF THEY SEE A GOLF CART SHOOTING ACROSS NORTH LAKE ON BAY HILL, AND THEY'RE DRIVING INTO THEIR DISTRICT STATION OUT THERE ON THE B LINE SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT IT'S ACTUALLY ALLOWED THERE, OR IS IT KIND OF LIKE, WAIT TILL SOMETHING HAPPENS? I THINK THAT WE'LL RELY ON OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO TAKE CARE OF IT AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

SO THEY KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THIS AND IT'S PERMITTED IN OUR CITY.

WE'RE PRETTY GOOD ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT IT'S OUR GUYS THAT ARE ENFORCING OUR GUYS AND GALS ARE THE ONES ENFORCING TRAFFIC IN THE CITY INSTEAD OF THE GREENS AND WHITES.

BUT I'M SURE THAT THAT CHIEF STEP AND, AND THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL, THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF ALL THAT.

AND ONCE WE PASS RESOLUTIONS LIKE THIS, DO WE START GOING TOWARDS, I'M TRYING TO ADD THIS INTO PLANNING AND ZONING FOR THE REST OF THE CITY, LIKE MAKING SIDEWALKS EIGHT FOOT WHEN THEY'RE APPROVED. OR IS THAT SOMETHING CASE BY CASE, OR WE JUST DON'T DO IT AT ALL? WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING WHERE WE ALREADY ARE DOING AS PART OF THE MOBILITY PLAN IS WE'RE TYPICALLY INSTALLING AND REQUIRING MULTIMODAL PATHWAYS.

AND THAT STARTED EVEN WHEN WHEN MILITARY TRAIL WAS WAS WHEN SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS ON MILITARY TRAIL IN THE NORTH END OF TOWN, THEY WERE. THE MEANDERING SIDEWALKS AND THE SIDEWALKS WERE ALREADY INCLUDED.

SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS BEING INCLUDED AND BEING REQUIRED IN MANY CASES IN REDEVELOPMENT.

IT'S JUST THAT RIGHT NOW, THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE REALLY WELL SUITED TO IT BECAUSE OF THE INTERACTION WITH A LOT OF RELATIVELY HIGH SPEED ROADWAYS RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN I HAD SOMETHING FOR KIND OF GET THE COUNCIL'S OPINION ON BECAUSE I HAD MENTIONED INSURANCE ON THESE, WHICH ISN'T EXPENSIVE. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF 5050 ON IT.

SO I WAS KIND OF LOOKING TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS THOUGHT ABOUT MAYBE ADDING IT IN. I TALKED TO MAX ABOUT MY AGENDA REVIEW, YOU KNOW, 5050, YOU KNOW, IF I, MY CAR GOT SIDESWIPED BY, YOU KNOW, A KID, 15 YEAR OLD ON A GOLF CART, I'D WANT TO KNOW THAT I COULD GET IT REPAIRED BY THEM WITHOUT HAVING TO, LIKE, SUE THEM OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT THEY HAD INSURANCE ON IT.

BUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS, I ALSO DON'T WANT PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD GOLF CARTS IN OPERATING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THEY THEN HAVE TO GO OUT AND GET SOMETHING ADDITIONAL. SO IT'S KIND OF WONDER WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS WERE ON THAT.

I MEAN, I CAN PIPE IN THAT. I KNOW PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE GOLF CARTS HAVE INSURANCE ON IT.

IT'S IT'S A MINIMAL EXPENSE. SO I'M NOT OPPOSED TO IT BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE IT.

BUT I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE UP TO THE COUNCIL. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO TO THE ADDITION, IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CHOOSE.

BUT IS IT A SEPARATE POLICY THAT HAS TO BE ISSUED, OR IS IT PART OF AN UMBRELLA UNDER A HOMEOWNER'S POLICY, OR SOME PEOPLE HAVE IT UNDER THEIR HOMEOWNERS BECAUSE I CALLED ON MINE.

SO BUT IT'S A FINE LINE. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY INTERPRETS IT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.

AND YOU KNOW, WHO KNOWS IF THEY'RE CARRYING ENOUGH, WHAT KIND OF INSURANCE AND HOW MUCH INSURANCE.

I THINK IT'S A WHOLE NOTHER, IT OPENS UP A CAN OF WORMS, CAN OF WORMS. IT'S ALMOST A SNOWBALL. I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO GO DOWN THAT ROUTE. YEAH, I'M FINE WITH THAT TOO. LIKE I SAID, IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I WAS LITERALLY 5050 DOWN THE THE LINE WITH, WHAT SHOULD WE DO? BUT YOU KNOW, I'M GOOD WITH LEAVING IT OUT TOO.

WELL, ON, THAT FRONT, WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEONE IN A GOLF CART HURTS SOMEONE AND DOESN'T YIELD TO THE PEDESTRIAN IF THERE IS NO INSURANCE? SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN IF THEY RAN THEM OVER WITH A BICYCLE RIGHT NOW, OR AN ELECTRIC BIKE, OR A SCOOTER, OR RANDOMLY WALKED UP ON THE STREET AND PUNCHED HIM IN THE FACE.

IT WOULD BE THE SAME LIABILITY AND THEY'D HAVE THE SAME EXPOSURE.

THERE WOULD BE AGAIN, THEY JUST WOULDN'T HAVE INSURANCE, BUT THEY WOULD STILL, THE PERSON WOULD HAVE THE SAME RECOURSE.

THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW. RIGHT. OKAY. TO GO BACK REAL QUICK TO, TO WHAT JOHN HAD SAID ABOUT RYDER CUP WE ARE SITTING UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THEM TO POLICE SPEEDS ON, ON RYDER CUP THOUGH THAT IS UNDER OUR JURISDICTION FOR ENFORCEMENT.

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AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS DO ENFORCE TRAFFIC INSIDE PGA NATIONAL.

YOU KNOW, IN THAT PORTION ON RYDER CUP. AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.

SO WOULD THAT INCLUDE THE GOLF CARTS THEN DURING THOSE HOURS AS WELL.

OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION ALSO AND I'M 100% IN SUPPORT OF THIS.

MY QUESTION IS JUST BECAUSE I KNOW COMMUNITIES MIGHT ASK IF THEY CHOOSE TO USE THE LANGUAGE THAT'S IN THIS ORDINANCE AND, AND, OR IF THEY CHOOSE TO HAVE INVITE OUR POLICE INTO IN FORCE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN HERE, WHICH WAS BECOME A GOLF CART COMMUNITY. AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN RULES.

OR CAN THEY JUST UTILIZE THESE? IT'S IT'S A BINARY CHOICE FOR THEM IF THEY WANT TO HAVE IF THEY WANT THE CITY'S POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITY THAN THEY ENTER INTO THE ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT WITH US.

AND THIS WOULD THEN APPLY AS ALL OTHER TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.

IF THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT BY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE CITY, THEY'RE FREE TO USE THIS AS THEIR OWN GUIDELINE OR RULES, BUT IT WOULD BE SEPARATE FROM US ENFORCING THEIR OWN RULE, ENFORCING IT ON THEIR OWN OR FEES, IF THEY SO CHOOSE TO ADOPT THEM. I MEAN, A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITIES NOW HAVE THIS AGREEMENT WITH THE WITH THE POLICE NOW, RIGHT? A TON, YEAH. THE THE VAST MAJORITY OF AND I KNOW THAT ASSISTANT CHIEF RANDALL ANDERSON, HE CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF GATED COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY ALREADY HAVE A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT WITH US. I THINK THERE ARE I MEAN, LITERALLY MAYBE 1%, 2% THAT DON'T. I FIGURED MOST OF THEM DID ALREADY.

SO THIS WILL APPLY TO THEM. SO THAT'S GOING TO WORK OUT JUST FINE.

BUT THEN THEY WOULD JUST HAVE TO POST THAT THEY'RE A GOLF CART COMMUNITY. SO THEY DON'T THEY DON'T. THAT'S THAT'S MY CONFUSION PRIVATELY.

OKAY. PERFECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY, LET'S TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE.

OKAY. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. MAX, I KNOW WE DON'T GIVE YOU CREDIT FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

THIS WAS A LOT OF COMMENTS, A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS AND A LOT OF CHANGES.

AND IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO PUT TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

THANK YOU. IT'S MY PLEASURE. OKAY. CAN THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR RESOLUTION 20 2026?

[IX.a. RESOLUTION 20, 2026 – PROPOSED MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A PROPOSED MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027; SETTING THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE FIRST BUDGET HEARING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

OKAY, AND WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION FROM OUR FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR, ARIANNE PANS.

SO HELLO, ARIANNE. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

COUNCIL, FOR THE RECORD. ARIAN PANCHAK, FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR.

TONIGHT I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION WHICH KICKS OFF OUR FIRST OFFICIAL STEP IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE'S TRIM OR TRUTH IN MILLAGE PROCEDURES. SO TONIGHT, UNDER RESOLUTION 20, IT SETS OUT TO ACCOMPLISH TWO THINGS.

FIRST, IT SETS THE MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE THAT MAY BE LEVIED IN THE UPCOMING YEAR.

AND IT ALSO SETS THE DATE AND TIME FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE PROPOSED TAX NOTICES THAT ARE ISSUED AND MAILED TO OUR TAXPAYERS NEXT MONTH. SO FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627, STAFF IS PROPOSING AN OPERATING MILLAGE RATE OF 5.0537 AND A DEBT SERVICE RATE OF ZERO, FOR A TOTAL MILLAGE RATE OF 5.0537, WHICH IS THE SAME RATE AS THE CURRENT YEAR'S RATE.

THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE OF 5.0537 IS 5.74% ABOVE THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 4.7795. AND SOMEONE MIGHT ASK, WHAT IS A ROLLBACK RATE? AND THE ROLLBACK RATE IS BASICALLY THE RATE THAT WOULD GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT WE RECEIVED IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS RATE CANNOT BE LOWERED OR SORRY THAT THE RATE CAN BE LOWERED AT THE BUDGET HEARINGS, BUT IT CANNOT BE INCREASED WITHOUT NOTIFYING EACH TAXPAYER BY MAIL.

SO TONIGHT WE ARE ONLY SETTING THE CAP. IN ADDITION, THE CITY MUST ALSO NOTIFY THE COUNTY OF THE DATE AND TIME OF OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AS NOT TO COINCIDE WITH THE COUNTY OR THE SCHOOL BOARD.

THE SCHOOL BOARD'S HEARING IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH, AND THE COUNTY'S HEARING DATES ARE SET FOR SEPTEMBER 3RD IN THE 15TH.

AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2026.

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STAFF. WEEK'S STAFF WILL SEND OUT A LINK TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET USING OUR INTERACTIVE BUDGET PLATFORM WITH OPENGOV, AND WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL, OUR BUDGET REVIEW BOARD IN THE PUBLIC IN REVIEWING THIS YEAR'S PROPOSED BUDGET.

SO MOVING INTO THE REQUIRED ACTION FOR TONIGHT, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 20 2026, SETTING A MAXIMUM OPERATING MILLAGE RATE OF 5.0537 AND SETTING THE DATE AND TIME FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2026 AT 6 P.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY, I HAVE NO COMMENT CARDS ON THIS, SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 20, 2026? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 20 2026, SETTING THE MAXIMUM OPERATING MILLAGE RATE OF 5.0537 MILLS AND SETTING THE DATE FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2026 AT 6 P.M.

IN THESE CHAMBERS. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. LET'S TAKE A VOTE.

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

THANK YOU. CAN THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR RESOLUTION 28, 2026.

[IX.b. RESOLUTION 28, 2026 – CONTRACT OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE CONTRACT OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION WITH LIBERTY COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE CITY’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS AND HANUKKAH DISPLAY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

SORRY. I NEED A MOTION AND A VOTE. PASSED THAT RESOLUTION.

MADE A MOTION TO FOR THE MILLAGE. PASSING THE RESOLUTION.

YEAH YEAH YEAH. THAT'S TWICE TONIGHT. I SAID 20, 2026.

SHE READ THE WHOLE THING. SHE READ THE MILLAGE AND THE THE DATE.

SEPTEMBER 10TH THAT WE GOT IT. EXACTLY. OKAY, I JUST WANT TO IMPORTANT.

WE HAD TO MAKE SURE WE GET. WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.

OKAY, GREAT. SORRY, PATTY. DO OVER. DO OVER. RESOLUTION 28, 2026.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE CONTRACT OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION WITH LIBERTY COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE CITY'S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS AND HANUKKAH DISPLAY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

OKAY, MAX, YOU'RE UP AGAIN. YOU NEED SOME COFFEE? I FEEL LIKE I DO. IT'S BEEN A SURPRISINGLY LONG DAY.

AS YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION BACK IN DECEMBER OR JANUARY ABOUT THE ABOUT THE DISPLAY OF THE MENORAH AND THE CRASH ON OUR PIANO IN OUR, IN OUR LOBBY. AND THE COUNCIL EXPRESSED THE DESIRE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A WAY FOR THAT TO, TO COME BACK AND DO THAT.

AND I SAID I WOULD LOOK INTO THAT, AND I DID.

IT TOOK A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I WORKED WITH RICHARD MAST.

HE'S AN ATTORNEY AT THE LIBERTY COUNCIL. HE WAS VERY HELPFUL, VERY INFORMATIVE.

SHARED WITH ME A BUNCH OF THEIR RESEARCH THAT THEY HAD DONE.

I HAD, WE HAD SOME LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS AND, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY VERY PLEASANT DEBATES OVER THIS ISSUE.

AND THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT IS THAT AFTER HAVING THAT, SHARING THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE PICTURES OF HOW WE HAD DISPLAYED IT AND THE SURROUNDING ADDITIONAL SECULAR HOLIDAY DISPLAYS, THEY FELT VERY CONFIDENT THAT THAT THEY COULD DEFEND THE DISPLAY IF SOMEONE WERE TO CHALLENGE IT.

AND I SAID, WELL, IF YOU REALLY FEEL THAT CONFIDENT, YOU MENTIONED A DEFENSE AGREEMENT, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO, TO SIGN A DEFENSE AGREEMENT TO DEFEND THE CITY? AND THEY SAID YES. AND I SAID, ALL RIGHT. SO WE WENT THROUGH THAT. WE NEGOTIATED THE AGREEMENT.

AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. IT'S ONLY FOR ON THE PIANO IN THE CITY HALL, THE WAY WE HAVE DISPLAYED IT IN THE PAST WITH THE SURROUNDING OR ACCOMPANYING HOLIDAY DISPLAYS, THE DECORATIONS THAT PATTY AND HER STAFF DO SO BEAUTIFULLY IN OUR LOBBY.

AND WHAT THIS AGREEMENT DOES IS IT PROVIDES FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE CITY.

IF SOMEONE WERE TO CHALLENGE THAT, ALLEGING THAT WE WERE VIOLATING THE ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE OF THE US CONSTITUTION BY DISPLAYING THESE TWO PARTICULAR RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS.

AND AGAIN, THEY WILL DEFEND FOR FREE. SO THERE WILL BE NO LEGAL COST TO THE CITY FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE LAWSUIT.

HOWEVER, IF THEY WERE TO, THEY WEREN'T TO PREVAIL.

AND THE CITY AND THE OPPOSING SIDE WAS AWARDED ATTORNEY'S FEES AND OR DAMAGES, THEN THAT WOULD BE ON THE CITY.

OKAY. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON THIS, SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

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MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 28 2026. SECOND.

OKAY. AND ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR MAX? NONE.

OKAY. LET'S HAVE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO. OKAY. COUNCIL ACTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS.

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

THE PINNACLE, OUR E NEWSLETTER CAME OUT THIS WEEK OVER THE PAST DAY OR SO.

AND I FIND NO BETTER WAY THAN FOR OUR COUNCIL TO THANK AND PRAISE OUR LEADERS AND OUR STAFF THAN THROUGH THE PINNACLE.

SO IT WAS REALLY WELL DONE. EVERY EVERY TIME IT COMES OUT, IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER.

MUCH MORE INFORMATION IN THERE. SO THANK YOU TO CANDACE AND STAFF ON THAT.

IT FEATURED OUR PARK AND RECREATION MONTH. OUR SAFETY INFORMATION AND ACTIVITIES ON THE HORIZON.

HUGE THANK YOU FOR OUR STAFF FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.

AND WE HAD A REALLY FESTIVE 20, 2250 ANNIVERSARY MONTH LONG ACTIVITIES.

SO THANK YOU TO RECREATION AND EVERYONE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

I PERSONALLY WENT TO FIRE STATION SIX ON THE 4TH OF JULY, AND IT REALLY WARMED MY HEART TO SEE ALL OF OUR, OUR FIRE RESCUE STAFF AND FAMILIES AND KIDS OUT THERE INTERACTING WITH EVERYBODY.

IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED, AND OUR FIRE STAFF WAS YOU KNOW, ON HAND TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE, OF THE FAMILIES. AND IT WAS VERY, VERY WELL RECEIVED.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH LOGISTICS FOR SUPPORTING THE MONTHS AND WEEKS OF INTENSE TEAM ENGLAND AND TEAM PORTUGAL THAT WERE HERE TO TIM AND TO DANIEL AND TO COREY.

IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL TIME TO HAVE ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL HERE IN ENGLAND IS STILL IN IT AS WE SPEAK.

SO YOU KNOW, I'M CHEERING THEM ON. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE IS.

I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO JOHN BOMB AND FOR WORKING SO CLOSELY WITH MATT FORREST AND BALLARD PARTNERS, WE HAVE SECURED TWO OF OUR APPROPRIATIONS. SO WE SECURED 300,000 IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WE SECURED 500,000 IN OUR THOMPSON RIVER DREDGING PROJECT.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING. SO THERE YOU ARE, JOHN. THANK YOU FOR BEING SO INVOLVED WITH THAT, WITH MATT FORREST.

WE'RE DELIGHTED ABOUT THAT. SO AND THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I HAD.

SO JOHN, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? SORRY, I JUST LET JOHN GO FIRST.

JOHN GO. HE'S THE VICE MAYOR. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I'M.

YEAH. I WAS GOING TO SAY THE SAME THINGS YOU DID.

I NOTICED THE APPROPRIATIONS. AND MATT BALLARD SAID THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY COME OUT LESS THAN 50% WITH WHAT WE WENT AFTER THE VETO PEN AND WE CAME OUT AROUND 65%.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD THAT WE DID IT. AND ALSO, GREAT JOB, JOHN, UP THERE THIS SEASON. AND I WAS ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT PARKS AND REC.

I MEAN, THEY DID A GREAT JOB BETWEEN TRYING TO GET ALL OF THIS 250TH TOGETHER IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

IT'S PARKS AND REC MONTH. SO I THINK IT WAS A GREAT MONTH TO BE PARKS AND REC MONTH BECAUSE THEY KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK BETWEEN HAVING PORTUGAL, ENGLAND. 250 THE ONLY THING I WAS MAD ABOUT WITH CHARLOTTE, SHE SAID SHE'S GOING TO BRING IT BACK WAS THERE WAS NO CARDBOARD REGATTA.

SO I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE THAT. AND SHE SAID THEY'RE GOING TO TRY AND DO IT AGAIN.

AND I SAID, IF SHE DOES IT AGAIN, I'M GOING TO PUT A BOAT TOGETHER. SO LET'S DO IT.

SOMETHING ELSE I HAD SEEN THAT WAS SENT TO US WAS THEY'RE DOING A FIRE TRUCK POOL COMING UP AND SEPTEMBER 5TH, IT'S A SATURDAY AND IT'S GOING TO BENEFIT AUTISM.

AND I THOUGHT IT'D BE COOL IF WE GOT TOGETHER, MAYBE FOUND A COUPLE EXTRA PEOPLE AND, WELL, YOU KNOW, IF YOU READ IT, THERE'S FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU COULD WIN.

YOU COULD WIN BY HIGHEST DONATIONS OR YOU COULD WIN.

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WIN THE FIRE TRUCK PULL, AND WE'LL FIND SOME THREE PEOPLE TO HELP US DO IT AND COUNCIL TEAM.

BUT THEN WE CAN LOOK TOWARDS MAYBE RAISING FUNDS FOR THEM.

SO BUT TRY AND GET INVOLVED WITH THAT. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING I NOTICED.

AND THAT'S ALL I GOT. OKAY. RACHELLE. THAT'S FUNNY BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO DO THAT TOO.

SO IT'S A GOOD IDEA. JOHN. SO I WANT TO TAKE THIS BACK TO A DISCUSSION WE HAD AT LAST MONTH'S MEETING AND FORMALLY REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSENSUS TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO SCHEDULE AND PREPARE A COUNCIL WORKSHOP ON THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF THE PROPERTY TAX AMENDMENT ON THE CITY, ALONG WITH A DISCUSSION ON THE UPCOMING 2026 AND 2027 BUDGET.

I WAS LOOKING FOR SOME TIME DURING THE WEEK, SO THE 17TH OR 24TH OF AUGUST.

THAT WOULD PUT US AFTER THE AUGUST MEETING. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THE PROPERTY APPRAISER TO COME IN AT THAT MEETING,

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AND WE WERE LOOKING WITH THE CITY FOR MAYBE AUGUST 27TH TO THURSDAY.

DOES THAT WORK FOR EVERYBODY AND CAN WE GET CONSENSUS TO DIRECT? I WOULD SECOND THAT. YEP, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

I WOULD SECOND THAT. AUGUST 27TH. IT'S A THURSDAY.

THURSDAY 27TH IS A THURSDAY. 27TH IS FINE. WE'LL BE READY FOR THAT.

AND DOROTHY JACKSON HAS CONFIRMED SHE'LL BE HERE AUGUST 6TH COUNCIL MEETING.

AUGUST. SO WE'VE GOT CONSENSUS. 6:00. WITH THAT, I'M OKAY ON THE 27TH OF AUGUST.

THURSDAY. YEAH, I'M OKAY TOO. AND I THINK IT'D BE.

DO WE DO IT DURING THE NIGHT OR DURING THE DAY WOULD BE THE ONE THING IF DOROTHY JACKSON'S GOING TO COME TO THAT OR AUGUST 6TH DOESN'T MATTER.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE AT AUGUST 6TH. COUNCILWOMAN WHAT WORKS BETTER FOR EVERYONE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. YOU HAVE TO BE. I'D SAY 6:00 AGAIN.

YEAH. 6 P.M.. OKAY. OKAY. I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OFF WORK. THANK YOU. THAT'D BE GREAT. 27 AT 6 P.M..

THANK YOU. OKAY, RON. YOU ARE SO DIRECTED. MERCI.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? RACHELLE. NOTHING.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I DO HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.

AND THAT IS NOW THAT WE COMPLETED NOT TO ADD MORE WORK TO MAX'S PLATE, BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED THE GOLF CART THING, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT E-BIKES.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE COUNCIL IF THEY WOULD LIKE OR IF THEY WOULD SUPPORT STAFF WORKING WITH OUR POLICE TO BRING SOME SORT OF AN E-BIKE ORDINANCE FOR DISCUSSION AND OR APPROVAL AS WELL.

I KNOW THAT THAT'S A BIG ISSUE IN A LOT OF COMMUNITIES.

YEAH. I MEAN, I WOULD SUPPORT THAT, BUT I'M A LITTLE LEERY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE DIDN'T THE STATE JUST DECLINED TO DO SOMETHING? YEAH. GOVERNOR DESANTIS JUST VETOED IT. I'M JUST I'M NERVOUS ABOUT I MEAN, WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT, MAYBE TRY TO PUT SOME STRUCTURE IN, HAVE DISCUSSIONS FOR DOWN THE ROAD.

MAYBE THE LEGISLATURE DIVES INTO IT AGAIN AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND DOES SOMETHING EARLY NEXT YEAR. BUT TO START DISCUSSIONS, I DON'T THINK HURTS. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S A PROBLEM, AND AS I MENTIONED IN MY AGENDA REVIEW ON TUESDAY, THAT THESE BIKE CRAZY PEOPLE OUT THERE, WE SHOULD CONFISCATE AND FORM OUR OWN FORCE WITH E-BIKES THAT WE CONFISCATE BECAUSE THESE KIDS ARE, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT SAFE. IT REALLY ISN'T. AND I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THE STATE HASN'T TRIED TO IMPLEMENT SOMETHING.

BUT I KNOW OUR, OUR POLICE FORCE, OUR, OUR STAFF IS DOING A GREAT JOB OUT THERE TRYING TO EDUCATE THESE KIDS AND.

BUT THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THEY CAN DO, ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO. AND. AND THEY'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS DANGEROUS.

A LOT OF COMMUNITIES ARE. I MEAN, I KNOW LAST YEAR THAT'S THE TOP ISSUE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IS A LOT OF COMMUNITIES HAD A LOT OF ISSUES BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO ENFORCE IT.

AND THEY ASKED OUR POLICE, I KNOW FOR ASSISTANCE AND OUR POLICE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN EDUCATING AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

BUT IT'S, IT'S IT'S A TOUGH SITUATION. WE MAY SEE NOW THAT THE GOVERNOR VETOED IT.

MORE CITIES DOING SOMETHING ON THEIR OWN. I JUST GOT SOMETHING FROM A RESIDENT TODAY, ACTUALLY ABOUT ANOTHER CITY IN FLORIDA THAT HAS JUST DONE IT.

SO THAT MAY BE THE WAY FORWARD, BUT WE WON'T KNOW BECAUSE JUPITER PASSED ANYTHING.

THEY'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR MONTHS. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY IS, OH THEY DID. WAITING TO SEE WHAT I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE. I TALKED TO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEY WERE STRUGGLING TO GET IT.

AND, BUT THEY'RE AHEAD OF US TO KIND OF SEE WHAT THEY DO.

I THINK WITH THE RESEARCH OR EVEN I THINK THE COUNTY IS WORKING ON SOMETHING.

THEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT LIKE KIND OF SEE WHAT THE COUNTY AND JUPITER DOES AND KIND OF LINE UP WITH THEM WHEN THEY DO IT, YOU KNOW, OPEN THE DISCUSSION AND EDUCATE. BUT THAT WAY WE KIND OF CAN MELD SOMETHING THAT WE'RE IN LINE WITH ALL OF THEM.

SO WE DON'T HAVE WE COME UP WITH SOMETHING, THEY COME UP WITH SOMETHING, AND THEN THE COUNTY COMES UP WITH SOMETHING AND WE HAVE TO AMEND OURS.

SO I KIND OF AGREE WITH IT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED, BUT LET'S WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE OTHERS.

I AGREE. SO OKAY. MR. FERRIS. YES, I WOULD CONFIRM THAT THE COUNTY IS GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER.

AND THAT WOULD BE ONE EXAMPLE. THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE ORDINANCES ABOUT THEM.

SOME OF THEM EVEN DON'T ALLOW THEM. SO THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH THAT HAS TO BE DONE.

WE'LL WE'LL START SOME RESEARCH AND GET SOME EXAMPLES AND, AND GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PUT IN FRONT OF YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AWESOME. ANYTHING ELSE? IF YOU DON'T MIND ME READING A PARAGRAPH OUT OF THE PROCLAMATION THAT WE PASSED TONIGHT ON RECREATION, I ALWAYS LIKE TO TAKE CARE OF MY RECREATION FOLKS, AND I WAS GOING TO HAVE MAYOR CARTER READ IT, BUT I'M NOT EVEN SURE HE CAN READ HALF THE WORDS ON HERE, LET ALONE ME. BUT THE ONE PARAGRAPH THAT I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN HERE, IT TALKS ABOUT, IF YOU DON'T MIND MAYOR THE PAST CALENDAR YEAR, WE HAD 6300 HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATE IN RECREATION PROGRAMS. TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS AND RESERVATIONS EXCEEDED 82,000.

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LILAC ALONE HAD ALMOST 1000 PASSHOLDERS. WE HAD 2300 YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN SUMMER CAMPS, 5300 SENIORS VISITED AND ENJOYED ACTIVITIES, GAMES AND TRIPS WHICH WAS IN COALITION.

WITH THE BURNS ROAD OPENING UP AGAIN, WE HAD OVER 40,000 PEOPLE VISIT THE AQUATICS COMPLEX.

AMAZING. REALLY AMAZING. OVER 200,000 HOURS OF ATHLETIC FIELD AND FACILITY PERMITS WERE ISSUED.

AND THE BEAUTY OF ALL THIS PUT TOGETHER, WE HAD 159 ON THE HOUSE, LARGE AND SMALL COMMUNITY EVENTS WHICH WERE HELD TO THE PUBLIC.

SO WE JUST DON'T CHARGE FOR EVERYTHING. WE ALSO GIVE A LOT.

SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT PROCLAMATION TOGETHER AND PUTTING YOUR NAME ON IT AND PASSING IT.

AND I THINK WE, WE JUST GOT TO PROMOTE THIS STUFF BECAUSE IT'S REALLY AMAZING WHAT WE DO.

WE KNOW ALL THE FACILITIES THAT ARE BEING BUILT AND WE SEE HOW BUSY THEY ARE.

AND, BUT IT'S JUST THE NUMBERS ARE JUST STAGGERING.

AND I KNOW IT'S ONLY GOING TO GO UP. SO THANK YOU TO CHARLOTTE AND YOUR TEAM FOR EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON.

I CONCUR. I WAS GOING TO PULL IT, BUT I DIDN'T WANT YOU KNOW CARTER WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS. HE WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS. I DIDN'T WANT TO MESS WITH HIM. SO. BUT THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME READ THAT, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT.

SO CHARLOTTE AND YOUR TEAM, YOU'RE AMAZING. SO EVERYBODY IT'S A TEAM EFFORT.

YEP. ANYTHING ELSE? SO ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.

DO WE HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY REPORT? NO. I HAVE SPOKEN WAY TOO MUCH THIS EVENING.

I'M FINISHED. THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH THAT. OKAY, SO WITH THAT, MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.