Aug 06, 2026 City Council

I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. IF YOU COULD PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE,

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

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

VICE MAYOR KEMP HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. TINSLEY HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. MOROSO HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER LITT HERE.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR MODIFICATIONS THIS EVENING?

[III. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, MODIFICATIONS]

SO HE WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE. SO AT THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

[IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]

THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR MIDDLETON.

THANK YOU COUNCIL, I'M SO PLEASED TO BE WITH YOU TODAY.

I WANTED TO ALSO MENTION SO EVERYONE KNOWS WE HAVE OFFICE HOURS THE THIRD SATURDAY.

SO IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY CONSTITUENT QUESTIONS, WE ARE HERE AT THE LIBRARY ON THE THIRD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH.

ALL RIGHT. SO TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW OUR PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM WORKS.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT PROPERTY TAXES PAYS FOR, WHAT IT FUNDS, WHAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT COULD CHANGE, AND WHAT ARE SOME POTENTIAL IMPACTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOMEOWNERS, RENTERS AND OUR ESSENTIAL CORE SERVICES.

SO FUNDING FLORIDA. SO WE HAVE THREE MAIN SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE STATE SALES AND RENTAL TAX.

SOME MISCELLANEOUS WHICH INCLUDES EXCISE. SO THINK TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, FUEL, CORPORATE INCOME, TOURISM, HOSPITALITY. AND THEN THE THIRD AND LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE IS PROPERTY TAXES.

WE OF COURSE DO NOT HAVE STATE INCOME TAX. MOST STATES OPERATE SORT OF A THREE PRONGED STOOL OF SALES TAX, PROPERTY TAX INCOME TAX. SO WE DO NOT HAVE THAT THIRD STOOL OF INCOME TAX.

AND WE ENJOY RELATIVELY LOW SALES TAX. SO WE DO RELY QUITE HEAVILY ON PROPERTY TAX TO FUND OUR ESSENTIAL CORE SERVICES.

PROPERTY TAXES ARE BASED ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF YOUR HOME KNOWN AS AD VALOREM.

THE STATE TALLAHASSEE DOES NOT COLLECT THESE TAXES.

THEY ARE COLLECTED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND STAY LOCAL.

WHAT DO THEY FUND? SO MANY THINGS. THEY FUND POLICE, FIRE, EMERGENCY AMBULANCE, RESCUE.

THEY FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF, WHICH IS IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW DURING HURRICANE SEASON.

INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAINTENANCE. SO IF YOU HAVE A POTHOLE ON YOUR STREET, PROPERTY TAXES PAY FOR THAT REPAIR.

COMMUNITY SERVICES. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

PARKS AND RECREATION. THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT.

SO OUR WATER QUALITY. STORMWATER. ENVIRONMENTAL AND UTILITY SERVICES.

TRASH COLLECTION. WATER, SEWER, STORMWATER DRAINAGE AND LOWER LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL.

I'LL MAKE A NOTE HERE THAT EACH MUNICIPALITY IS DIFFERENT.

SO FOR SOME MUNICIPALITIES, A TRASH COLLECTION.

WASTE MANAGEMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, MAY BE NON AD VALOREM, BUT THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THINGS THAT COULD BE COVERED BY YOUR MUNICIPALITY'S AD VALOREM.

LIBRARIES ARE INCREDIBLE. HEALTH HEALTH CARE DISTRICT WHICH FUNDS MANY SERVICES AND OUR SAFETY NET HOSPITALS, OUR TRAUMA SYSTEM, OUR TRAUMA HAWKS, OUR NURSES IN THE SCHOOLS, THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL, WHICH COVERS ABOUT 60 AGENCIES THAT DELIVER PRENATAL POSITIVE PARENTING AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN 0 TO 5, AS WELL AS SOME COURT RELATED EXPENDITURES. SO FOR EACH ONE OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES I'M VISITING, I HAVE ASKED MY TEAM, SO THIS IS SOMEONE ON THE DAIS TAX BILL.

I DON'T KNOW WHO'S. BUT YOU CAN SEE LINE ITEM.

THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL IS $53 OF YOUR TAX BILL.

HEALTH CARE DISTRICT IS 71, TWO SCHOOL BOARD LINE ITEMS AND TWO SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT.

SO YOU CAN ALWAYS GO ON THE WONDERFUL PROPERTY APPRAISER'S WEBSITE AND SEE WHAT YOUR LINE ITEM AND WHAT YOUR PROPERTY TAXES ARE PAYING FOR.

SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT SYSTEM. SO FOR A LONG TIME, OVER 30 YEARS, WE HAVE HAD A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OF ON YOUR HOMESTEAD AT HOME.

SO YOUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE HAS TO BE IN FLORIDA.

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THERE ARE ADDITIONAL CARVE OUTS FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, A SURVIVING SPOUSE OF A FIRST RESPONDER VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY. THE BREAKDOWN IS SLIGHTLY MORE COMPLICATED.

THE 25 FIRST. THAT 25,000 IS A FULL EXEMPTION AND IT'S ACTUALLY 50 TO 75 IS YOUR SECOND.

BUT MOST PROPERTIES ARE OVER $75,000 IN VALUE.

AND THAT SECOND ONE DOES HAVE A CARVE OUT FOR SCHOOLS.

SO THE SCHOOL TAXES ARE INCLUDED IN THAT CARVE OUT, WHICH IS RELEVANT AS WE DISCUSS WHAT THE PROPOSALS ARE FOR NOVEMBER.

SO THE INITIAL LEGISLATION, LEGISLATION WAS CALLED SAVE OUR HOMES.

IT WAS APPROVED BY FLORIDA VOTERS IN 1992. IN ADDITION TO THE $50,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, THE OTHER KEY PIECE IS THAT THE ASSESSED VALUE CANNOT INCREASE BY MORE THAN 3% ANNUALLY, OR CPI, WHATEVER IS MORE FAVORABLE TO THE HOMEOWNER. SO IF YOU'VE OWNED YOUR HOME A LONG TIME, THAT IS BEEN OF GREAT BENEFIT TO YOU, IT HAS KEPT YOUR TAXES STABLE AND RELATIVELY LOW.

THE CHALLENGE COMES IN HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN PURCHASED MORE RECENTLY, AFTER WE HAVE SEEN VALUES GO UP DRAMATICALLY IN THE LAST 5 OR 6 YEARS.

SO THE HISTORY OF PROPERTY TAXES. PROPERTY TAXES ARE IN OUR CONSTITUTION, SO THEY CANNOT BE CHANGED BY REGULAR LEGISLATION.

THERE ARE FOUR WAYS TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION.

A CITIZEN LED PETITION, A LEGISLATIVE JOINT RESOLUTION, WHICH IS WHAT WE PASSED IN JUNE, WHICH WILL PUT A LANGUAGE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER.

AND THERE'S TWO COMMISSIONS. THERE IS THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION REVISION COMMISSION.

AND THIS LAST ONE I WANT TO MAKE A NOTE. THE FLORIDA TAXATION AND BUDGET COMMISSION MEETS EVERY 20 YEARS TO REVIEW OUR TAX CODE IN ITS ENTIRETY AND HOLISTICALLY, AND IT IS SCHEDULED TO MEET NEXT YEAR.

SO THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE TIME TO REVIEW ALL OF OUR TAX CODE AND HOW TO BEST GIVE RELIEF TO FLORIDIANS.

SO THE HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED IN JUNE HAS THREE PHASES.

IT PROPOSES A GREATER, MUCH GREATER EXPANSION OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

AND I'LL GO OVER THAT. SO PHASE ONE WOULD BEGIN JANUARY 1ST OF THIS YEAR.

AND INSTEAD OF THAT 50,000 IT WOULD BE $150,000 EXEMPTION OF ASSESSED VALUE.

PHASE TWO THE FOLLOWING YEAR, 2028 WOULD BE A 250,000 EXEMPTION.

HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF A PROPERTY, AND PHASE THREE IS FULL ELIMINATION OF PROPERTY TAXES OVER TIME.

ONE ELEMENT TO NOTE IS THAT THIS IS APPLIES. IF THIS WERE TO PASS IN NOVEMBER, IT WOULD APPLY TO ANYONE THAT IS A.

HAS THEIR PRIMARY PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN FLORIDA ON DECEMBER 31ST OF THIS YEAR.

IF ONE WERE TO MOVE TO FLORIDA ON JANUARY 2ND AND CLAIM HOMESTEAD, THEY WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT TERM.

THEY WOULD HAVE TO LIVE IN FLORIDA FOR FIVE YEARS BEFORE THEY RECEIVED THAT, THAT EXPANDED HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

SO THEY WOULD RECEIVE THE $50,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE THE EXPANDED HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

SO THERE IS CURRENTLY PENDING LEGAL ACTION OVER THE BALLOT LANGUAGE.

IT RIGHT NOW IS IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.

THE JUDGE RULED THAT IT WAS DEFICIENT. THE LANGUAGE WAS DEFICIENT IN DESCRIBING THE TRUE NATURE AND WHAT THE JOINT RESOLUTION INCLUDED, SO THAT THEY HAVE TEN DAYS.

THE AG'S OFFICE HAS TEN DAYS TO OFFER NEW LANGUAGE.

SO WE ARE WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE NEW LANGUAGE IS.

THIS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WOULD, LIKE ALL FLORIDA CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REQUIRE 60% OR MORE VOTER APPROVAL TO PASS.

SO THE LANGUAGE IS WHERE IT CURRENTLY IS IN THE LITIGATION PROCESS.

AND IF IT WERE TO PASS, IT WOULD TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 1ST, 2027.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE POTENTIAL IMPACTS. FOR MANY MUNICIPALITIES, IT'S ESTIMATED UP TO 50%.

PHASE ONE WOULD BANKRUPT 50% OF MUNICIPALITIES IN PHASE ONE.

IN YEAR ONE, IT'S ESTIMATED IT WOULD BANKRUPT 80% OF MUNICIPALITIES IN YEAR TWO.

WITH A SHRINKING TAX BASE, WE CAN EXPECT REDUCED SERVICES.

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I MEAN, THAT THAT LONG LIST THAT I LISTED, FIRE RESCUE, YOU KNOW, REALLY HARD CHOICES WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE.

AND I WANT JUST TO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY VOTER HAS AN INFORMED DECISION.

WE WILL NEED OUR WASTE MANAGEMENT, WE WILL NEED ALL OF THESE CORE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED.

AND IF THEY ARE NOT PAID FOR BY PROPERTY TAXES, THEN IT IS REASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT FEES, ASSESSMENTS OR PRIVATIZATION WOULD HAVE TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE PUBLIC SERVICES.

THIS IS CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS. PHASE ONE POTENTIAL EXEMPTION LOSS OF $150,000 WOULD BE $13.8 MILLION. AND THEN THIS PHASE TWO POTENTIAL EXEMPTION LOSS UNDER $250,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WOULD BE 21,441,000. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS WOULD BE VERY SIGNIFICANT TO THE BUDGET.

AND THEN PHASE THREE, WHICH I'LL MENTION, THERE'S NO IMPLEMENTING BILL, WHICH IS UNUSUAL FOR SUCH A LARGE SCALE PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW A FULL ELIMINATION OF PROPERTY TAXES WOULD BE REALIZED.

BUT THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE AN ENTIRE REMOVAL OF PROPERTY TAXES FROM, REVENUE.

SO THIS IS OUR CONTACT MY LEGISLATIVE AIDE, TOM WILMOTH, AND MY DISTRICT AIDE, ABBY ROSS AND I ARE ALL HERE TO SERVE AND TO BE YOUR PARTNER.

IF THE COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM NOW OR OFFLINE, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

THIS IS THE START OF YOU KNOW, JUST LEARNING MORE AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND TO BE INFORMED.

SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? YOU'RE THE NUMBERS GUY. WELL, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

WITH REGARDS TO THE EXEMPTIONS. IF THIS PASSES, SOMEBODY MOVES HERE.

NEXT YEAR. THEIR FULL EFFECT TAKES EFFECT AFTER FIVE YEARS.

CORRECT. NOW IF IF THERE'S NO PROPERTY TAXES IN FIVE YEARS BECAUSE WE'VE GONE THROUGH PHASE ONE, TWO, THREE AND THEN GOT TO SOMETHING ELSE SO THEY WOULD PAY NO TAXES AFTER FIVE YEARS.

THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT AFTER FIVE YEARS HE WOULD GO TO THE CURRENT LEVEL.

TOM. MY LAWYER. YEAH. WE'RE THE CURRENT LEVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT.

THEY WON'T. PHASE 152 50 AND THEN NONE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS AFTER FIVE YEARS THEY WOULD JOIN THE CURRENT LEVEL OF TAXATION.

YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. ANYTHING? NO. MARCIE. NO. JOHN. I THINK IN THE BILL. IS THERE A STATE BAILOUT? IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS. ISN'T THERE SUPPOSED TO BE A FUND FOR A STATE BAILOUT IF ANYTHING DOESN'T MATCH OR.

NO. IS THAT AN OLD BILL THERE? YEAH. NO, THERE WERE A LOT OF ITERATIONS THAT HAD MORE CARVE OUTS.

AND I THINK I DID FAIL TO MENTION THIS. MANY PREVIOUS VERSIONS HAD POLICE AND FIRE CARVE OUTS.

THIS ONE DOES NOT. IT HAS A SCHOOL CARVE OUT.

THAT WAS ADDED IN THE THE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

THEY'D ALSO FORGOTTEN TO INCLUDE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS, SO THEY HAD TO GO BACK AND ADD PROPERTY TAX APPRAISER AND.

TAX COLLECTOR AND COUNTY COMMISSIONER. SO THE ONLY CARVE OUT IS SCHOOL, AND THERE IS NO SUGGESTED WAY TO MAKE UP THE REVENUE.

NO. I MEAN, I WAS ASKING THAT QUESTION BECAUSE IF THE PLAN IS IN PHASE TWO, 80% OF THE MUNICIPALITIES WILL BE BANKRUPT.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DEBT THAT THOSE CITIES CURRENTLY HAVE IN BONDS OR ANYTHING? I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S IN THE JOINT RESOLUTION.

THE QUESTION IS, IS, IS THE COUNTY GOING TO BE ASKED TO BAIL THEM OUT? THAT IS OUR QUESTION.

THAT'S THE QUESTION THAT'S OUT THERE. THE QUESTION THAT IS OUT THERE IS WILL THE COUNTY BE ASKED TO BAIL THEM OUT? OKAY. ARE THERE ANY COUNTIES THAT ARE UNDER THAT LIST.

YOU SAID THERE'S 80%. ARE THERE COUNTIES ALSO FOR SURE.

RURAL. YES. THE, THE FINANCIALLY CONSTRAINED COUNTIES AND CITIES, MANY OF AND MORE RURAL AREAS WOULD BE IN THAT FIRST PHASE, ONE, 50% BANKRUPTCY, OKAY, 50% WOULD BE BANKRUPT.

AND SO WHEN THEY FILE INITIALLY, THEY GET THE 50,000.

AND THEN LIKE AS BURT WAS MENTIONING, FIVE YEARS LATER, THEY GET THE 250.

BUT IN THAT FIVE YEARS, DO THEY STILL GET THE 3% MAXIMUM CAP OF INCREASE? YES IT WOULD. IT WOULD BE THE SAVE OUR HOMES.

OKAY. TAX POLICY UNTIL THEY HAD RESIDED HERE FIVE YEARS.

AND THEN I KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO FINANCIAL LIABILITY GIVEN TO THE HOUSE ON WHAT THIS BILL WILL COST.

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SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WILL BE. SO I, I WOULD HAVE TO CONJECTURE THAT ONE DONE POSTMORTEM AFTER THE FACT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO TRY TO SEE WHAT BUDGET AND BACKFILLING CAN BE DONE, BUT THERE WILL JUST BE LARGE GAPS IN MOST MUNICIPALITIES.

AND THEN I GUESS THE STATE, AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE'S 80% MUNICIPALITIES, SOME COUNTIES.

SO IF THE CITY'S DEBT GOES TO THE COUNTY, THEN THE COUNTY FOLDS, THEN THAT WOULD FALL BACK ON THE STATE.

CORRECT? CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I GOT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION AND BEING WITH US THIS AFTERNOON.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH. OKAY. OUR NEXT PRESENTATION THIS EVENING IS BY DOROTHY JAQUES.

SO SHE IS OUR PALM BEACH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER, AND SHE'S GOING TO TALK TO US ALSO ON THE PROPERTY PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX CHANGES.

SO WELCOME.

THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. PLEASE EXCUSE ME SITTING DOWN.

I'VE ACTUALLY HURT MY BACK AND I'M FINE SITTING AND I'M FINE WALKING.

I'M NOT SO GOOD STANDING. SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU THIS EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. AS SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL, THIS IS MY HOMETOWN.

IT'S WHERE I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL. SO I ALWAYS LIKE COMING BACK TO PALM BEACH GARDENS.

SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU THIS EVENING.

I'M GOING TO TALK JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY TAX ROLLS, SPECIFICALLY PALM BEACH GARDENS NUMBERS THIS YEAR.

I ALWAYS TRY TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON WHAT THE, WHAT, THE, WHAT, WHAT THE STATE OF OUR OF OUR CITIES AND OUR COUNTY ARE.

AND THEN I AM GOING TO TALK ALSO ABOUT AMENDMENT THREE.

REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY DID A GREAT JOB GOING OVER IT.

I HOPE I CAN GIVE YOU A LITTLE, A LITTLE FURTHER NUANCE TO SOME OF THE ISSUES FACING US WITH AMENDMENT THREE.

BUT WHEN WE GET THERE, YOU LET ME KNOW IF I CAN ANSWER MORE QUESTIONS.

SO LET'S GET STARTED. KELLY IS GOING TO HELP ME WITH THE SLIDES, WHICH I APPRECIATE.

SO 2026, YOUR MARKET VALUE HAS NOW RISEN TO $33 BILLION.

THAT IS AN INCREASE FROM $31 BILLION IN 2025.

TAXABLE VALUE 23 BILLION. I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU IN JUST A MINUTE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO NUMBERS.

NET NEW CONSTRUCTION. A VERY HEALTHY 616 MILLION ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE POINT THAT THAT IS ACTUAL NEW CONSTRUCTION VALUE.

IT IS NOT LAND BECAUSE THE LAND WAS ALREADY THERE INCLUDED IN YOUR ROLL.

SO IT'S ACTUAL ADDITIONAL VALUE FROM NEW CONSTRUCTION.

JUST TO GIVE YOU A SORT OF SOMETHING TO COMPARE IT TO, 2025 NUMBER WAS 595 MILLION.

SO IT'S SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN 2025. SIMILAR PERCENTAGE INCREASE 8.58.

VERY HEALTHY TAX TOTAL PARCEL COUNT. THAT'S JUST A COUNT BY WHICH WE KIND OF GAUGE THE SIZE OF YOUR CITY.

A PARCEL IS ANYTHING THAT CAN BE TAXED. IT DIDN'T INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PRIOR YEAR.

WHY IS THAT? WHY DO YOU HAVE MORE VALUE BUT NOT MORE PARCELS? WELL, WE ADDED THE PARCELS PROBABLY SOME YEARS AGO.

MUCH OF YOUR NEW CONSTRUCTION COMES ON AFTER A PARCEL IS CREATED, SO WE MIGHT CREATE A PARCEL WHEN A.

WHEN A LARGE PROPERTY IS PLATTED FROM ONE BIG.

INTO MANY SMALL. AND THEN YEARS LATER, THE CONSTRUCTION GETS ADDED TO THAT PARCEL.

SO IT'S HAPPENING IN TWO STEPS AND TANGIBLE ACCOUNTS.

THOSE BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY YOU KNOW, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT IN ACTUAL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE CITY, 2700 OF THOSE ACCOUNTS. RECENTLY, I MADE A PRESENTATION TO THE BOCA RATON CHAMBER.

AND JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE, YOU ARE NOW THE FOURTH MOST VALUABLE CITY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY AFTER BOCA RATON, PALM BEACH PROPER, AND WEST PALM BEACH. SO REALLY HEALTHY NUMBERS.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE. I SAID I WANTED TO EXPLAIN HOW WE GET FROM 33 BILLION DOWN TO 23 BILLION.

AND THIS IS HOW WE DO HOW THIS HAPPENS. FIRST TO SAVE OUR HOMES DIFFERENTIAL.

REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY EXPLAINED THAT REALLY WELL, 3% CAP ON ANYBODY WHO IS HOMESTEADED IN YOUR CITY.

THIS CAUSES A SORT OF AUTOMATIC REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF VALUE COMING IN FROM THOSE HOMES.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW YOU, BECAUSE IT'S 20% OF YOUR MARKET VALUE GOES JUST FROM SAVE OUR HOMES.

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AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE.

SO NON HOMESTEADED PROPERTY, BUSINESS PROPERTY, VACANT LAND, APARTMENT COMPLEXES, RENTAL HOMES, SNOWBIRDS, PROPERTIES. ANYTHING THAT IS NOT HOMESTEADED HAS A 10% CAP.

AND IN FACT, ONE OF THE ITEMS UNDER AMENDMENT THREE IS TO LOWER THAT 10% CAP TO 5%.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT WOULD OCCUR IF AMENDMENT THREE PASSED.

YOU'VE GOT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF AGRICULTURAL CLASSIFIED AGRICULTURALLY CLASSIFIED PROPERTY POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES, WORKING WATERFRONTS, THAT'S MARINAS AND SO FORTH.

THEY DO GET A DISCOUNTED VALUE BECAUSE THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

THAT'S THE CRITERIA FOR BEING A WORKING WATERFRONT.

YOU HAVE TO BE A MARINA THAT YOU ALLOW THE PUBLIC INTO.

OKAY. AND THAT GETS US TO 25 BILLION, ALMOST 26,000,000,077%.

IF WE GO ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU NOW SEE MANY OF THE EXEMPTIONS THAT EXIST.

HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. AGAIN, THAT IS THE FIRST 25,000.

THE SECOND 25,000 IS UNDER WHAT'S CALLED ADDITIONAL 25,000.

IN PALM BEACH GARDENS, YOU PROVIDE A 25,000 EXEMPTION FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS.

THAT'S CALLED THE SENIOR EXEMPTION. IT'S NOT FOR ANY SENIOR.

IT'S ONLY FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY UNDER AN INCOME OF AROUND.

IT'S AROUND 37,000 A YEAR NOW. SO LOW INCOME SENIORS CAN QUALIFY FOR THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE THE 25,000 ON TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY, SMALL BUSINESSES.

SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT SOMEWHERE LIKE A HAIRDRESSER OR A SMALL SANDWICH SHOP, PROBABLY DOES NOT PAY TANGIBLE PROPERTY TAX BECAUSE THEY ARE BELOW THAT 25,000 THRESHOLD. BUT ANY BUSINESS BIGGER THAN SORT OF LIKE A PUBLIX OR, OR ANY KIND OF LARGER BUSINESS IS GOING TO PAY THE TANGIBLE TAX, BUT THAT'S THE TANGIBLE EXEMPTION.

AND THEN GOVERNMENT, OF COURSE, ARE BUILDINGS SUCH AS THAT WE'RE IN HERE.

INSTITUTIONAL IS CHURCHES AND CHARITABLES. AND THEN OTHERS ARE THOSE SMALLER EXEMPTIONS.

AGAIN, REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY DID A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING THE SORT OF SMALLER EXEMPTIONS THAT WE HAVE DISABILITY VETERANS EXEMPTIONS AND SO FORTH.

AND THAT GETS US DOWN TO 70%. SO YOUR TAX ROLL IS VERY HEALTHY AND AT A 7,070% THRESHOLD, BUT YOU CAN SEE 30% OF YOUR ENTIRE MARKET VALUE GOES TO THESE BENEFITS THAT EXIST TODAY.

OKAY, LET'S GO ON THEN AND TALK ABOUT AMENDMENT THREE.

AGAIN, I WON'T I WON'T BELABOR THE POINTS OTHER THAN TO SAY THAT THE INDEXING TO INFLATION IS WHAT IS PROPOSED AS A SORT OF FUTURE THAT WOULD BE, QUOTE, NO PROPERTY TAX, BUT ACTUALLY THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A SCHOOL BOARD TAX.

THE SCHOOL TAX IS NOT BEING INCLUDED IN AMENDMENT THREE.

SO TODAY YOU GET YOUR FIRST $25,000 EXEMPTION COVERS ALL TAXING AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING SCHOOLS.

IT'S THE ONLY HOMESTEAD THAT ATTACHES TO THE SCHOOL MILLAGE.

AFTER THAT, WE ALL PAY THE SIX MILLS THAT WE ALL PAY TO THE SCHOOL.

ON ON ALL THE REST OF OUR VALUE. RIGHT. EVEN TODAY.

SO THAT SECOND 25 IS ON EVERYBODY ELSE EXCEPT THE SCHOOL MILLAGE.

AND THESE NEW AMENDMENT THREE PROPOSALS WOULD BE ON EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE SCHOOL MILLAGE.

SO YOU WOULD NOT THE THIS CONVERSATION AROUND THIS BEING A PROPERTY TAX ELIMINATION ISN'T CORRECT.

IT IS NOT AN ELIMINATION. IT IS A FURTHER REDUCTION PROVIDED TO HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES.

AND TO SOME EXTENT, IF YOU LOWER THE 10% CAP TO 5%, POSSIBLY TO SOME BUSINESSES OVER TIME.

SO VALUE INCREASES EACH YEAR, USUALLY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, WHETHER IT GOES UP, IF IT GOES UP FOR A BUSINESS MORE THAN 10% TODAY, TODAY IT'S CAPPED AT 10% INCREASE.

IT'S RATHER LIKE A SAVE OUR HOMES 3% CAP, EXCEPT AT 10%.

IF THIS PASSED, THAT WOULD LOWER TO 5%. SO BUSINESSES, IF THEY WENT UP 7% IN ONE YEAR AND THEIR MARKET VALUE, THEY WOULD ONLY PAY UP TO 5%. IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALSO TO NOTE THAT THAT TEN CAP THAT EXISTS TODAY DOES ALSO NOT AFFECT THE SCHOOL

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OKAY. SO AGAIN, POINTING OUT THAT THIS IS NOT AN ELIMINATION.

IT IS A REDUCTION. IT IS AN INCREASE MAINLY TO HOMESTEADERS IN THE AMOUNT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SAVE.

BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH THAT 10 TO 5% IS REALLY GOING TO IMPACT BUSINESSES.

BECAUSE HONESTLY, A LOT OF VALUE DOES NOT INCREASE MORE THAN 5% EVEN IN A SINGLE YEAR.

ALL RIGHT. THE POINT ABOUT NEW RESIDENTS, IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT POINT.

YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE HOMESTEAD FOR FIVE YEARS, NOT JUST BE A FLORIDA RESIDENT FOR FIVE YEARS, BUT ACTUALLY OWN A HOME AND HAVE THE HOMESTEAD AND AT THAT LOWER AMOUNT, THAT 50,000 FOR FIVE YEARS.

AND IT IS TRUE, YOU COULD ARRIVE HERE ON JANUARY 2ND, 2027, AND THAT WOULD PUT YOU IN THAT GROUP.

THE YOU WOULD, HOWEVER, AT THE END OF THE FIVE YEARS, GET THE 250, 000 PLUS THE INFLATIONARY INCREASE AT THAT POINT.

OKAY. SO LET ME LET'S GO ON AND LOOK AT SOME NUMBERS IN THE NEXT SLIDE.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT FOR HOW MANY PEOPLE THIS WOULD IMPACT IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

SO PALM BEACH GARDENS HAS 33,000 PARCELS. OF THOSE, 27,000 ARE RESIDENTIAL.

OF THOSE, 18,000 ARE HOMESTEADED. SO WE ARE STEPPING DOWN EACH TIME.

OF THOSE 18,000 TODAY 18 OF THEM ONLY 18 OF THEM HAVE A VALUE LOWER THAN 50,000.

THAT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN A SMALL CONDOMINIUM AND HAVE LIVED THERE FOR 30 YEARS.

THAT'S USUALLY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THAT CATEGORY.

THAT NUMBER, IF YOU INCREASE TO 150,000, IS 1800.

PEOPLE WOULD NO LONGER PAY ANY PROPERTY TAX TO PALM BEACH GARDENS AND TO EVERY OTHER TAXING AUTHORITY EXCEPT THE SCHOOL BOARD. IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT YEAR, 25,000 5000 OF YOUR 18,000 RESIDENTS WOULD ALSO NOW NOT PAY ANYTHING TO THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS. SO THEY WOULD BE YOUR RESIDENTS, BUT THEY WOULD NOT BE PAYING ANYTHING TO THE CITY.

ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT SLIDE. IF WE COULD. REP GREGORY WENT OVER THESE NUMBERS AND I WON'T BELABOR THEM AGAIN.

I WILL, THOUGH, POINT OUT THAT YOUR TAXES LEVIED FOR 2025 WAS 100 IS 109 MILLION.

AND THAT'S YOUR COLLECTION FROM PROPERTY TAX.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE THE REVENUE LOSS TODAY FROM HOMESTEAD IS 5 MILLION.

IT GOES UP TO 13 MILLION AND THEN TO 21,000,000 IN 2028.

ALL RIGHT. 20% REDUCTION. IF WE LOOK OVER TODAY AND THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH.

I IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AGAIN. NOVEMBER 3RD MUST PASS BY 60%.

WE DO. NOBODY WOULD NEED TO REAPPLY FOR HOMESTEAD.

NOTHING WOULD NEED TO. NO, NO. NOTHING WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN ON THE PART OF THE TAXPAYER.

WE WOULD JUST ROLL THESE INTO PLACE FOR JANUARY 1ST 27 IF APPROVED.

AND AGAIN, AS YOU KNOW, THE LANGUAGE IS BEING CONTEMPLATED NOW AS TO HOW IT CAN BE REFINED, TO MORE SPECIFICALLY SAY WHAT THE IMPACT OF THE AMENDMENT WILL BE.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU AND JUST AS A LITTLE REMINDER, WE'RE GOING TO MAIL THE PROPOSED TAX NOTICES IN THIS MONTH ON THE 20TH. AND SO TAXPAYERS WILL HAVE 25 DAYS FROM THAT DATE IN ORDER TO FILE AN APPEAL OR A PETITION ON THEIR VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY.

AND CERTAINLY CONTACT US IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING ON THEIR BILL.

BUT I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS IF I COULD.

WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT.

JOHN, DO YOU WANT TO START US OFF? WHEN YOU GAVE US THE NUMBER OF 21,444,000 THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKEN OUT OF OUR REVENUE, IS THAT TAKING INTO EFFECT AFFECT THE 5227 HOMES WORTH UNDER $250,000.

DOES THAT ALSO INCLUDE HOMES THAT ARE WORTH OVER THAT WITH THAT EXEMPTION, OR JUST THOSE HOMES THAT ARE TAKEN OUT OF THE CYCLE? NO, IT WOULD INCLUDE ALL HOMES. SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU HOW MANY HOMES STOP PAYING TAXES, BUT IT IS A DISTINCT,

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BECAUSE OF COURSE, HERE'S WHAT THE THE REALITY OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS, SAY I TODAY PAY MY HOME'S WORTH $600,000 AND I'M PAYING TAX ON $400,000 BECAUSE I'VE LIVED THERE FOR SOME YEARS, WE'RE THEN GOING TO SAY 400,000 -250,000 LEAVES, 150,000. I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO PAY ALL MY TAXES ON.

SO AGAIN, IT'S NOT AN ELIMINATION. IT'S A REDUCTION.

IT'S A IT'S IT'S A IT'S AS IF YOU'RE GETTING A SUPER SIZED HOMESTEAD.

THAT'S REALLY WHAT, WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO. AND THE I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT JUST TO CLARIFY, SO 5227 HOMES IS THE 250 MARK. AND YOU HAD 1803 AT THE 150 MARK.

ARE THOSE STAIR STACKED OR IS THE 1803 INCLUDED IN THE FINAL NUMBER OF 5227? THE 1803 IS INCLUDED IN THE FIVE. YES, AND I JUST HAD CLARIFICATION AND REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY HAD SAID THAT IN THERE'S THREE PHASES.

PHASE ONE IS 150, PHASE TWO IS 250. BUT THEN THERE'S AN AVENUE FOR PHASE THREE TO THEN ELIMINATE.

BUT THEN I HEARD YOU SAY, THIS IS NOT AN ELIMINATION.

WELL, IT'S NOT AN ELIMINATION BECAUSE WE WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE TO PAY THE SCHOOL BOARD TAX.

SO TAX BILLS DON'T GO AWAY. NOW POTENTIALLY IF YOU EVERY YEAR AFTER THE 250 MARK.

SO 2029 THEY WILL INDEX THE 250 UP BY INFLATION.

OKAY. BUT HOW MUCH THAT WILL GO UP. IT'S HARD TO SAY HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO GO UP.

IT DOES MEAN THAT WITH TIME, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT EVERY SINGLE YEAR, IT'S GOING TO SLOWLY GET BIGGER AND BIGGER.

AND FOR MORE PEOPLE. SO THAT 5000 NUMBER THEN STARTS TO EXPAND.

RIGHT? OF COURSE, VALUES CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS WELL.

AND THERE IS THE 3% CAP IN THERE. SO YOU KNOW THIS YEAR THE 3% CAP, IT'S 3% OR THE CHANGE IN THE CPI, WHICHEVER IS LESS THIS YEAR, IT'S 2.7%. JUST SO THAT EVERYONE'S AWARE EVERYBODY WILL GO UP 2.7%.

SO THAT NUMBER OF COURSE COULD BE LOWER. AND THEN YOU KNOW IT.

HOW SOON WILL YOU REACH THAT VALUE THAT YOU ARE AT? IT'S HARD TO SAY. AND AGAIN, FOR FOLKS WHO ARE PAYING ON HALF $1 MILLION OR $1 MILLION, THEY ARE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO EVER GET WHERE THE INFLATION INDEX GETS UP TO THEIR NUMBER.

DO YOU SEE? BECAUSE THEY'LL BE CONSTANTLY CHASING EACH OTHER.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO MENTIONED THAT 50 TO 80% OF MUNICIPALITIES MAY GO BANKRUPT.

DO WE HAVE A LIST OF ONES THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED TO GO BANKRUPT WITHIN THE COUNTY? AS YOU KNOW, WE WORK A LOT WITH MUNICIPALITY.

MUNICIPALITY AND YOU KNOW, TO TO EFFECTIVELY PLAN OUR LONG TERM GOAL.

I THINK THE LEAGUE OF CITIES MAY HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH INTO THAT.

I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME. I DO KNOW WE HAVE A NUMBER DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.

IT'S AN INTERESTING THING. DIFFERENT DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THIS OR NOT.

PALM BEACH GARDENS IS IN A GOOD POSITION BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

AND OF COURSE, YOU CERTAINLY HAVE A VERY BIG TAX ROLL, BUT A TOWN SUCH AS TEQUESTA, A GOOD EXAMPLE IN THE NORTH END, YOU KNOW, A VERY RESIDENTIAL PREDOMINANTLY RESIDENTIAL, NOT A LOT OF ROOM TO GROW THEIR CITY BECAUSE THERE'S NO LAND AROUND THEM TO GROW IT TO ANNEX THERE. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVE TO TEQUESTA AND NEVER LEAVE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOVELY COMMUNITY. SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMESTEADED AND WHO POTENTIALLY IF A PROPERTY DOES NOT TURN OVER, OF COURSE, HOMESTEADS REMOVED, THE CAP COMES OFF EVERY TIME A PROPERTY SELLS.

SO THAT'S WHEN YOU HAVE RECAPTURE IN CITIES AND CITIES WHERE PEOPLE TEND TO STAY THERE FOREVER WILL HAVE A HARDER TIME BECAUSE THERE IS NO WHERE TO GO AS SUCH. ANOTHER ONE, A LOVELY ONE IS LAKE CLARKE SHORES, A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.

BUT AGAIN, PEOPLE DON'T LEAVE AND IT IS PREDOMINANTLY RESIDENTIAL AND ALSO HEAVILY HOMESTEADED.

YOU SAW IN THOSE NUMBERS THAT ANOTHER NICE THING ABOUT PALM BEACH GARDENS IS YOU'RE NOT FULLY HOMESTEADED.

SO YOU HAVE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, BUT IT'S NOT ALL HOMESTEADED, WHICH IS ALSO HELPFUL.

SO COMMUNITIES SUCH AS PALM BEACH, WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF SEASONAL HOMES, EVEN SOUTH PALM BEACH, WHICH WHERE IT'S ALL CONDOMINIUMS, NOT TERRIBLY HIGH VALUE CONDOMINIUMS BECAUSE IT'S AN OLDER INVENTORY.

THEY HAVE THAT THEY THEY HAVE A LOT OF SEASONAL PEOPLE.

SO THEY'RE NOT UNDER THE HOMESTEAD CAPS UNDER THE HOMESTEAD.

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BUT GREGORY IS PERFECTLY CORRECT IN SAYING THAT THIS IS MUCH LARGER THAN JUST THE CITIES.

IT'S ALSO THE COUNTIES. THERE ARE ALREADY, I BELIEVE, 31 FISCALLY CONSTRAINED COUNTIES IN FLORIDA.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT TODAY THOSE COUNTIES ARE RECEIVING REVENUE FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN ORDER TO OPERATE THEIR COUNTY.

THERE IS NOT ENOUGH REVENUE GENERATED WITHIN THEIR COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT CAPS AND EXEMPTIONS, AND BECAUSE THEIR VALUES ARE NOT INCREASING OR THERE IS NOT THAT MUCH GROWTH THAT THEY ARE HAVING TO BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE STATE.

SO THE NUMBER OF FISCALLY CONSTRAINED COMMUNITIES IS GOING TO GROW IF THIS PASSES.

AND PHASE THREE WITH THAT GETS BASED OFF OF INFLATION, IS THAT ALREADY AUTOMATICALLY IN THIS BILL IF IT GETS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, OR DO THEY HAVE TO COME BACK IN 2028 AND THEN AMEND THAT AND VOTE ON IT AGAIN TO ADD THAT INFLATION IN STEP THREE? I, I, I BELIEVE THAT THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE FURTHER ENABLING LEGISLATION TO, TO SORT OF HOW THAT IS EXACTLY GOING TO WORK. I'M SORRY, I'M NOT 100% SURE OF HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK.

BUT YES, THERE IS LANGUAGE THAT IT WILL BE ABLE TO BE INDEXED BY INFLATION AFTER 2028 IN THE BILL.

AND I'M SORRY, IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE AND MAYBE, MAYBE WHEN THEY CLARIFY IT FOR US, WE'LL GET THAT A LITTLE MORE SUCCINCTLY.

THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. MARCIE, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING HERE AND EXPLAINING BOTH OF YOU GUYS EXPLAINING THIS.

IT'S VERY INFORMATIVE INFORMATION. WE HAVE A LOT TO, YOU KNOW, PROCESS AND THINK ABOUT IN OUR CITY.

WE ARE YOU'RE YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WE'RE VERY DIVERSIFIED IN OUR TAX BASE, UNLIKE SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

BUT YOU KNOW, HERE WE'RE SAYING THE VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO GO UP, BUT WE REALLY DON'T KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WILL AFFECT THE MARKET.

AND IF THE MARKET GOES DROPS BECAUSE OF THIS, THEN THE VALUES WILL NOT GO UP.

THEY WILL, YOU KNOW, STAY NEUTRAL OR GO DOWN.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO REALLY CONSIDER AS WELL.

SO WE CAN'T RELY ON THE THE QUESTION MARK WILL GO UP IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A GIVEN.

SO WE REALLY HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THIS INFORMATION.

IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGING TIME AHEAD FOR MANY.

THANK YOU MICHELLE. ANYTHING. FIRST I'LL MAKE SURE THAT I FOR JOHN, I GET FOR ALL OF US, I'LL GET THE LIST OF CITIES FROM THE LEAGUE OF CITIES FOR THE WORKSHOP ON THE 27TH.

SO WE'LL HAVE THAT LIST OF ALL OF THEM. COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE AND HOW YOU ASSESS PROPERTY AND WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN THE ASSESSED VALUE OF A PROPERTY.

AND WHEN YOU GO TO SELL YOUR PROPERTY AND WHAT YOU CONSIDER YOUR PROPERTY TO BE WORTH.

SURE. I'LL TRY TO DO THAT AS QUICKLY AS I CAN.

THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS THAT CONTROL HOW MY OFFICE MUST DO OUR WORK.

ONE IS THAT EVERYTHING IS BASED ON A JANUARY 1ST TAX LIEN DATE, SO WE HAVE TO TRY AND PEG THE MARKET ON JANUARY 1ST OF EACH YEAR. SO ALTHOUGH AUGUST IS WHEN WE MAIL OUR PROPOSED NOTICE, THE FIRST TIME THE TAXPAYERS SEE WHAT VALUE WE'VE SET, WE ACTUALLY ARE BASING IT FROM SALES DATA THAT HAS OCCURRED IN THE PRIOR YEAR.

SO WHAT WE DO IS FROM JANUARY 1ST UNTIL NOW IS OUR APPRAISERS ARE LOOKING AT MARKET DATA AROUND ARM'S LENGTH TRANSACTIONS THAT OCCURRED IN 2025. WE'RE TAKING THAT DATA FOR WHOLE COMMUNITIES, NOT ONE BY ONE BY ONE, AS ONE MIGHT DO WITH A WITH A FEE APPRAISAL THAT ONE DOES.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO SELL YOUR HOME OR YOU'RE BUYING A NEW HOME AND YOU WANT TO VALIDATE THE SALE PRICE.

INSTEAD, WE MAY SAY IN THIS COMMUNITY OF 200 HOMES THAT ARE ALL SIMILAR, TEN OF THEM SOLD LAST YEAR, WHAT DID THEY SELL FOR? WE THEN TAKE THAT POOL OF INFORMATION.

WE VALIDATE THAT THE SALES WERE ARM'S LENGTH, MAKING SURE IT WASN'T LIKE A MOTHER SELLING TO HER SON OR, YOU KNOW, SOME SORT OF STRESSED SALE. WE THROW THOSE OUT AND THEN FROM THE REMAINING DATA, WE COME TO A CONCLUSION ABOUT WHAT WE THINK THAT HOME IS WORTH AS OF JANUARY 1ST.

THEN WE TAKE A REDUCTION CALLED A COST OF SALE REDUCTION, WHICH IS USUALLY ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 15% OF THAT NUMBER TO ALLOW FOR THAT. WHEN YOU BUY A HOME, YOU DO PAY VARIOUS FEES, YOU PAY REALTOR FEES, YOU PAY FILING FEES, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. SO THE PRICE IS ACTUALLY NOT THE PRICE OF THE REAL ESTATE.

IT'S THE PRICE THAT YOU'VE PAID DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

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SO YOU SEE, IT'S WE ARE REALLY I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOUR HOUSE IS WORTH, YOU NEED TO SPEAK TO A REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL.

YOU NEED TO SPEAK TO A REALTOR BECAUSE THEY ARE MUCH MORE IN TUNE TO THE MOMENT IN THE MARKET AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE HOME IS, WHEREAS MY OFFICE IS BOUND BY A LOT OF RULES THAT SAY, WE MUST EXAMINE IT THIS WAY.

AND WHAT I JUST EXPLAINED IS REALLY WHY WE'RE ALWAYS OFF.

OFF THE MARK, IF YOU WILL. WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY TRYING TO HIT THE MARK.

EXACTLY. SO I GUESS MY POINT IS THAT THE WHAT WE'RE PAYING TAXES ON IS LOWER THAN WHAT MANY PEOPLE WOULD THINK THEIR HOUSE IS ACTUALLY WORTH.

AND WHEN WE HEAR PRICING IS GOING UP, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SELLING HOUSES FOR SO MUCH MORE.

IT'S ON A LOWER NUMBER THAN THAT. AND IF YOU ADD TO THAT YOUR HOMESTEADED POSSIBLY, AND THAT'S YOUR CAP CONTROLLED, IT'S EVEN LOWER THAN THAT, CERTAINLY. I KNOW MY PARENTS HOME, I MENTIONED I GREW UP HERE, MY BROTHER AND I RECENTLY SOLD MY PARENTS HOME IN PALM BEACH GARDENS IN PLAT ONE QUITE NEAR LAKE CATHERINE.

AND MY PARENTS HAD LIVED THERE FOR 38 YEARS, AND THEY WERE PAYING $1,800 IN TAXES.

THE BUYER WHO BOUGHT THEIR HOME IS NOW PAYING OVER $9,000 IN TAXES, AND THAT WAS BECAUSE MY PARENTS HAD BEEN HOMESTEADED THERE AND WERE PAYING A MUCH LOWER AMOUNT THAN WHAT THE MARKET WOULD WOULD PLACE ON THAT PROPERTY.

AND NOW THE NEW BUYER WILL PROBABLY HOMESTEAD HOPEFULLY, AND WITH TIME, THEY WILL BUILD UP THOSE SAME TAX SAVINGS THAT HOMESTEAD ALLOWS US.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. JUST ONE COMMENT. ONE QUESTION.

SO WITH REGARDS TO THE VALUES 250 AND UNDER, WE'RE ABOUT 5200 UNITS.

SO WE'RE AT 28%, WHICH THAT'S GOT TO BE PRETTY LOW COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES IN THE COUNTY THAT ARE GOING TO BE A LOT HIGHER, OBVIOUSLY IF THIS PASSES AND CITIES DECIDE NOT TO INCREASE THEIR MILLAGE RATE AND COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT TAXING INSTRUMENT TO OFFSET LOSSES. I MEAN, ARE YOU GUYS POSITIONED TO HANDLE THAT FROM A STAFFING PERSPECTIVE ON ALL THESE NEW THINGS THAT MIGHT BE COMING FROM DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES ON HOW THEY LABEL IT AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? AND ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE ALL THAT? OR HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU DO IT? WELL, WE WE, OF COURSE, THERE ARE ALREADY NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS IN MANY, MANY CITIES AND IN THE COUNTY CERTAINLY ALSO.

AND SO WE MANAGE THAT. IT'S IN A FAIRLY AUTOMATED MANNER.

I MEAN, WE MAY HAVE TO I THINK THE LARGER CONCERN I HAVE TODAY ABOUT THIS IS SIMPLY EXPLAINING IT TO TAXPAYERS.

TODAY'S PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM IS DIFFICULT FOR NEW HOMEOWNERS WHO ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING TO THE FLORIDA FOR THE FIRST TIME TO EXPLAIN, TO BEGIN TO HELP TAXPAYERS UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT IS THAT? IT'S GOING TO GO UP NEXT YEAR OR, NO, YOU'RE NOT QUALIFIED OR YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO GET 50, 000. AND NEXT YEAR, YOU KNOW THAT ALL OF THAT WILL WILL BE PRETTY INVOLVED FOR OUR OFFICE.

BUT NO, CERTAINLY THE PROCESS OF ADDING NEW SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO AND WE'LL JUST HAVE TO RAMP UP IF WE NEED TO DO IT EVEN MORE. MORE OFTEN THAN WE ARE NOW. YEAH.

GOOD TO HEAR. THANK YOU. THANK. VICE MAYOR KEMP HAS ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU.

SO YEAH, THIS ONLY APPLIES TO AD VALOREM TAXES, NOT NON-AD VALOREM.

CORRECT. DOES ANYTHING RESTRICT MUNICIPALITIES FROM CREATING NON-AD VALOREM TAXES TO, SAY, PAY FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE NOW, OR PARKS AND PUTTING THOSE INTO DIFFERENT DISTRICTS TO THEN FUND THAT? AND THEN IN THEORY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE CUTTING CABLE, LIKE NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE JUST CREATING MORE FEES TO THEN PAY FOR THE PARKS THAT YOU HAVE. SO YOU TRY TO CUT THE CABLE TO SAVE MONEY. BUT NOW WE'RE COSTING US MORE BY ADDING NON-AD VALOREM TAXES TO THAT.

THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS AMENDMENT THAT PREVENTS YOUR YOUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS AS FAR AS EITHER RAISING TAX RATES OR CONVERTING OR CREATING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS, NOTHING OR FEES OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO YOUR RESIDENTS.

THERE IS IN FACT, IT'S A IT IS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S SORT OF PUZZLING FOR ME IS THAT THIS IS ALL ON THE SIDE OF THE EXEMPTION AND NOTHING ON THE SIDE OF THE LEVY.

YOU KNOW, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT LEVY CONTROLS AND SO FORTH, AND THERE CERTAINLY ARE RESTRICTIONS ON YOU,

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BUT THERE WAS NOTHING, NOTHING BEYOND THAT PLACED IN THIS LEGISLATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO DOROTHY AND TO EMILY.

WE APPRECIATE IT. I LOVE THE QUESTIONS. I LOVE THE DIALOG.

I LOVE THE TIMING OF THIS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING OUR WORKSHOP ON AUGUST 27TH AND IT GETS EVERYONE THINKING.

AND OF COURSE, IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WE'LL BE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO COME AND YOU KNOW, TO, TO VIEW AND I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE MORE QUESTIONS BY THEN AND, AND GET SOME NUMBERS ON HOW THIS IS IMPACTING OUR CITY EVEN FURTHER.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU BOTH BEING HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. AND I AM HERE FOR YOU.

IF WE CAN ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOUR CITY MANAGER KNOWS WHERE TO REACH ME AND AND MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP IN ANY WAY WE CAN.

THANKS SO MUCH. SUPER. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT IS COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

[V. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC]

AND MY ADDRESS? MY WORK ADDRESS IS 3300 PGA BOULEVARD, WHERE I OWN A FINANCIAL FIRM FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS.

AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. YOU GUYS ARE IN A TOUGH, TOUGH POSITION RIGHT NOW.

I SERVED ON COUNCIL IN THAT SMALL TOWN CALLED LAKE LAKE CLARKE SHORES FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

AND I KNOW THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND THE MEETINGS AND THE BUDGETING AND THE MILLAGE RATE AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WITH NOVEMBER COMING AND NOT SURE AS YOU DO YOUR PLANNING. SO I WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR HARD WORK.

I WILL SAY THIS DRIVING ON PGA BOULEVARD, I'M THANKFUL THAT IT'S NOT NORTH LAKE.

SO GUYS, THANK YOU FOR THAT. WITH THE TRAFFIC SO THAT I CAN MOVE AROUND.

BUT I'M JUST HERE THIS EVENING TO LISTEN, TO LEARN AND TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK YOU'VE PUT IN AND APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND THE HARD WORK.

I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO SERVE ON THE COUNCIL FOR QUITE SOME TIME THAT I DID THAT, THAT WORK AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY.

MR. FERRIS, DO WE HAVE A CITY MANAGER REPORT?

[VI. CITY MANAGER REPORT]

AS YOU WELL KNOW, WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF UNSUNG HEROES THAT WORK IN THIS CITY AND VARIOUS LOCATIONS. AND WE HEAR ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, THE POLICE AND THE FIRE AND THE RECREATION.

AND THERE'S ANOTHER GROUP OF UNRECOGNIZED HEROES IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDE THE BACKBONE WORK OF THIS COMMUNITY SO THAT THE OTHERS CAN DO WHAT THEY CAN DO.

SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS POINT TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES. AND WE HAVE A VIDEO FROM OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HEADED BY OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR DAVID REYES, WHO'S BEEN WITH US FOR 24 YEARS. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BY THIS VIDEO SOME PRETTY AMAZING PEOPLE THAT DO SOME PRETTY AMAZING THINGS.

SO IF YOU WOULD, COULD WE SEE THE VIDEO? WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

WE ARE A TEAM MADE UP OF SEVERAL HARDWORKING DIVISIONS, ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP MAINTAIN THE HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE OUR RESIDENTS ENJOY EVERY DAY. FROM MAINTAINING ROADS, PARKS, AND CITY FACILITIES TO SUPPORTING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE, OUR TEAM PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN KEEPING THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS RUNNING.

TODAY, WE'RE TAKING YOU BEHIND THE SCENES FOR A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PEOPLE, PROJECTS AND SERVICES THAT HELP MOVE PALM BEACH GARDENS FORWARD EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SO LET'S GET STARTED. FIRST, LET'S TACKLE THE LARGEST DIVISION WITHIN COMMUNITY SERVICES OPERATIONS.

OUR TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY OF THE SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENTS RELY ON EVERY DAY.

THIS DEPARTMENT CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO MAJOR AREAS PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS AND GROUNDS.

PUBLIC WORKS MAINTAINS THE CITY'S ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING ROADS, SIDEWALKS, STORMWATER SYSTEMS,

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THE RESPONSIBILITIES RANGE FROM ROAD PAVING TO CREATION AND INSTALLATION OF VARIOUS SIGNAGE, FACILITY MAINTENANCE, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND UPKEEP.

WHILE PUBLIC WORKS MAINTAINS THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE, PARKS AND GROUNDS HELPS MAINTAIN THE SPACES THAT BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

WE ARE THE CURATORS OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, MEDIANS, ATHLETIC FIELDS, AND RECREATIONAL SPACES.

THE PARKS AND GROUNDS TEAM WORKS DAILY TO PRESERVE THE BEAUTY, SAFETY AND USABILITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS OUTDOOR SPACES.

FROM MOWING AND LANDSCAPING TO IRRIGATION, TREE MAINTENANCE AND PARK UPKEEP, QUALITY REMAINS AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYTHING OUR TEAM DOES.

WHETHER HOSTING WORLD CLASS PROFESSIONAL SPORTING TEAMS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, OR SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL YOUTH ATHLETICS, PARKS AND GROUNDS HELP MAINTAIN FACILITIES AT THE HIGHEST STANDARD.

HELPING POSITION PALM BEACH GARDENS AS A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR SPORTS, TOURISM AND RECREATION.

I MEAN, WE HATE TO BRAG, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY AMONG THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY WITH WHAT WE DO.

BUT ENOUGH ABOUT US. MAINTAINING A CITY TAKES MORE THAN MANPOWER ALONE.

BEHIND EVERY TRUCK, PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLE, THERE'S ANOTHER ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT KEEPS OPERATIONS MOVING.

AND THAT'S THE FLEET AND LOGISTICS DIVISION. WELCOME TO FLEET LOGISTICS.

THIS DIVISION ENSURES THAT THE CITY VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONAL RESOURCES ARE READY TO SUPPORT DAILY SERVICES ACROSS PALM BEACH GARDENS. WE PERFORM INSPECTIONS, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS ON FIRST RESPONDER VEHICLES, MAINTENANCE TRUCKS, HEAVY MACHINERY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE EQUIPMENT TO HELP KEEP CITY OPERATIONS RUNNING SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY.

IN ADDITION, OUR DIVISION INITIATES MANY OF THE CONTRACTS AND LOGISTICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING WASTE MANAGEMENT, EQUIPMENT LEASING AND OTHER OPERATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT HELP DEPARTMENTS PERFORM THEIR DUTIES EVERY DAY.

BUT WHO KEEPS UP WITH ALL THE DETAILS AND MANAGEMENT OF THESE DIVISIONS? WHILE OPERATIONS AND FLEET KEEP THE CITY MOVING IN THE FIELD, THE ADMINISTRATION DIVISION KEEPS EVERYTHING CONNECTED BEHIND THE SCENES IN ADMINISTRATION.

WE HELP COORDINATE THE PLANNING, COMMUNICATION, AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT THAT KEEP COMMUNITY SERVICES FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

FROM BUDGETING AND PROJECT COORDINATION TO CUSTOMER SERVICE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS.

ADMINISTRATION WORKS TO ENSURE PROJECTS AND SERVICES MOVE FORWARD SMOOTHLY ACROSS THE DEPARTMENTS.

THE ESSENCE OF OUR JOB IS COLLABORATION. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION TO HELP PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD, RESOLVE ISSUES QUICKLY, AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR TEAM HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS.

EVEN THOUGH MUCH OF OUR WORK HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES, WE TAKE PRIDE IN MAKING SURE SERVICES RUN EFFICIENTLY AND SUPPORT THE QUALITY OF LIFE OUR COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON EVERY DAY. BUT MAINTAINING A CITY ISN'T ONLY ABOUT TODAY, IT'S ALSO ABOUT PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE.

AS PALM BEACH GARDENS CONTINUES TO GROW, COMMUNITY SERVICES ALSO HELP SUPPORT LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS SIPS. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ARE LONG TERM INVESTMENTS MADE TO IMPROVE, REPLACE OR BUILD MAJOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.

THESE PROJECTS ARE TYPICALLY PLANNED YEARS IN ADVANCE AND HELPS ENSURE THAT THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE MEETS THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS, BOTH NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. THESE PROJECTS CAN RANGE FROM ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS TO PARK ENHANCEMENTS, FACILITY UPGRADES OR MAJOR COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS LIKE THE RCA BOULEVARD ROUNDABOUT, AS WELL AS THE HEART OF OUR CITY, THE BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER. THE CIP PROCESS INVOLVES MULTIPLE PHASES WHICH INCLUDE BUDGETING, DESIGN, PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, AND LONG TERM MAINTENANCE PLANNING.

THESE PROJECTS ARE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH ENGINEERING AND OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS.

IN ENGINEERING, WE PLAN, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT MANY OF THE IMPROVEMENTS RESIDENTS SEE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, ALL WHILE ENSURING PROJECTS MEET IMPORTANT SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS.

WE GUIDE THESE EFFORTS WHILE OPERATIONS MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT THESE ASSETS LONG AFTER THE PROJECT HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED.

BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE'RE ABLE TO IMPROVE SAFETY MOBILITY IN THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, ALL THESE VARYING ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY SERVICES CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE NO TWO DAYS ARE EVER THE SAME.

EVERY PROJECT, REPAIR, IMPROVEMENT, AND RESPONSE EFFORT BRINGS NEW CHALLENGES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

THROUGH TEAMWORK AND DEDICATION, WE KEEP PALM BEACH GARDENS OPERATING AT ITS VERY BEST EVERY SINGLE DAY.

COMMUNITY SERVICES IS ABOUT MORE THAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAINTENANCE.

IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS AND IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY EACH AND EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND A DEDICATED TEAM THAT MAKES PALM BEACH GARDENS A SIGNATURE CITY.

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TRULY, TRULY A GENIUS. BUT WE HAVE A FEW MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT WITH US HERE THIS EVENING, AND IT'S MY OPPORTUNITY TO EMBARRASS YOU. EVERYBODY STAND UP IF YOU'RE WORKING FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE.

DAVID. GOOD JOB.

COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU. AND FROM ALL OF US ON THE COUNCIL, I'M SURE THEY CAN CONCUR.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB AND FOR MAKING OUR CITY SO BEAUTIFUL AND ALL THE DETAILS BEHIND IT.

WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOU.

SO THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT WE'RE GOING TO DO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[VII. CONSENT AGENDA]

OKAY. TONIGHT WE'RE HOLDING A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING CASES.

[VIII.a. *ORDINANCE 15, 2026 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) 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 AT 1950 SMITH DRIVE. ORDINANCE 20 2026 FIRST READING REAFFIRM THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF THE GARDENS MALL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD. THIS MEANS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BASE ITS DECISION ON THE EVIDENCE CONTAINED IN THE RECORD OF THIS PROCEEDING, WHICH CONSISTED THE TESTIMONY AT THE HEARING, THE MATERIALS WHICH ARE IN THE OFFICIAL CITY FILE ON THIS APPLICATION, AND ANY DOCUMENTS PRESENTED DURING THIS HEARING.

THE COUNCIL IS ALSO REQUIRED BY LAW TO ALLOW CROSS-EXAMINATION OF ANY 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 WITNESSES APPEARANCE. IT IS NECESSARY THAT ANYONE WHO TESTIFIES AT THE HEARING REMAIN UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS.

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

AND THE CITY CLERK WILL NOW SERVE IN ALL. 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 I PLEASE GET THE CLERK TO 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.

PALM, 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 FOR THE PURPOSES.

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

NONE. RACHELLE MARCIE. NONE. I HAVE NONE. NONE, NONE.

OKAY. MARTIN. HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE FIRST READING? MADAM MAYOR, FOR THE RECORD, MARTIN FITZ. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE FIRST READING. DO WE NEED ANOTHER PRESENTATION? OKAY. AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS. AND I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

AND CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 15, 2026 ON SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 15, 2026 ON SECOND READING.

I'LL SECOND. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. OKAY. CAN THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE AND THE NEXT ORDINANCE.

[VIII.b. ORDINANCE 16, 2026 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) 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.]

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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 FOR THE PURPOSES.

OKAY, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING. MARTIN, HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE FIRST READING? NO CHANGES, MADAM MAYOR. OKAY. AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMON CARDS ON THIS, AND I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

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

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 16 2026 SECOND.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY.

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

OKAY. MOVING ON. ORDINANCE 19, 2026. AN ORDINANCE 20 2026 WILL BE A COMBINED PRESENTATION WITH SEPARATE VOTES TAKEN ON

[VIII.c. ORDINANCE 19, 2026 – (1ST READING) LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (LDR) TEXT AMENDMENT TO TABLE 21. 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 NOTE (57); 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. ]

OH, BERT, I'LL START WITH YOU. ANY. NONE. NONE.

RACHELLE. NONE. MARCIE. NONE. AND I HAVE NONE.

NONE. NONE. OKAY. CAN I PLEASE HAVE THE CLERK READ THE TITLE? ORDINANCE 19, 2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 78 LAND DEVELOPMENT ACT, SECTION 78159 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 NOTE 57, 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 FOR THE PURPOSES.

OKAY. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING. AND CAN I CALL KEN TUMA FROM URBAN DESIGN STUDIO? WELCOME MR. TUMA. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

NEW MICROPHONE. KEN TUMA WITH URBAN DESIGN. ADDRESS IS 610 CLEMATIS STREET, WEST PALM BEACH.

AND I'VE BEEN SWORN IN. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AGAIN THIS EVENING HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE FORBES COMPANY.

THE FORBES COMPANY, AS YOU ALL KNOW, HAS OWNED THE GARDENS MALL SINCE ITS BEGINNING IN 1984.

AND WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT IS THE FIRST MAJOR CHANGE IN THE GARDENS MALL SINCE 2004, I BELIEVE, WHEN NORDSTROM CAME IN. BUT WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING? THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS, AND I'M JUST GOING TO WALK THROUGH AND EXPLAIN WHAT THOSE ITEMS ARE.

AND THEN I'M GOING TO DO A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION OF WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY APPROVING THIS EVENING.

SO THE FIRST ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU IS ORDINANCE 19.

THAT IS A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE CODE THAT ALLOWS US TO MAKE A REQUEST TO YOU TO ALLOW FOR RECREATIONAL COMMERCIAL OUTDOOR.

AND I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH THIS IN DETAIL. THE SECOND ITEM THAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING ON FIRST READING IS ORDINANCE 20, WHICH IS BASICALLY REAFFIRMING THE ZONING THAT'S ON THE SITE THAT HAS BEEN ON THE SITE SINCE 1984, WHICH IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND THEN ALSO WITH A PUD ON IT.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS WE'RE BRINGING THE SITE UP TO CURRENT STANDARDS, AND YOU'RE READOPTING THE PUD.

AND THEN THE FINAL ITEM, WHICH IS A COMPANION ITEM, WHICH IS NOT FOR YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING, BUT IS WHERE I'M GOING TO SPEND MOST OF MY TIME BECAUSE IT'S THE SITE PLAN, IT'S THE PUD AMENDMENT.

SO YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU.

SO HOPEFULLY IF YOU APPROVE US THIS EVENING, WE WILL BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU IN SEPTEMBER FOR FINAL READING OF THE FIRST TWO ITEMS AND THE FULL READING OF THE SECOND ITEM. SO THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS HERE THIS EVENING.

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MR. PETERS, HOWEVER, WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT.

HE APOLOGIZED FOR NOT BEING HERE. BUT HE'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE GARDENS MALL.

HE HAS WORKED FOR THE FORBES COMPANY SINCE 1991.

AND BEFORE THAT, HE WAS A YOUNG ARCHITECT WHO WAS THE ACTUAL ORIGINAL ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER FOR JPR, WHO'S THE ARCHITECT OF THE GARDENS MALL. SO A LOT OF HISTORY WITH MR. PETERS, AND IT'S BEEN FUN WORKING WITH HIM ON THIS PROJECT. WE HAVE IN THE AUDIENCE FROM DICK'S HOUSE OF SPORT.

SHE CAME IN TODAY FROM PITTSBURGH TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT OPERATIONAL ISSUES FOR DICK'S SHANNON.

SHANNON IS HERE THIS EVENING, AND THEN THE REST OF THE TEAM IS ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY. IT'S A 100 ACRE PARCEL NORTH OF PGA BOULEVARD.

THERE ARE LOTS OF APPLICATION REQUESTS. THE FIRST ONE IS THE LAND DEVELOPMENT TEXT AMENDMENT THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.

THERE'S A PUD AMENDMENT, THERE'S A REAFFIRMING OF THE ZONING, AND THERE'S ALSO A MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE.

I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH ALL OF THOSE ITEMS IN DETAIL.

SO FIRST, GOING BACK TO 1980, FOR QUITE A WHILE AGO, SOME OF YOU MAY LOOKED A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

IN 1984. THE MOVIE OF THE YEAR 1984 WAS GHOSTBUSTERS.

YEAH, AS SOON AS I SAID JOURNEY, THE WHOLE THING CAME OFF.

BUT STEVE PERRY WAS IN THE BAND AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING GREAT.

SO. BUT OVER TIME, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF AMENDMENTS OVER THE COURSE OF TIME, RIGHT? SO THE LAST BIG AMENDMENT WAS IN 2004 WHEN NORDSTROM CAME IN.

THERE HAVE BEEN RESTAURANTS ADDED ALONG THE WAY, BUT PRIMARILY IT'S BEEN 20, 22 YEARS SINCE ANYTHING MAJOR HAS CHANGED AT THE GARDENS MALL.

SO THE TEXT AMENDMENT ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU IS A TEXT AMENDMENT TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF RECREATION COMMERCIAL OUTDOOR TO BE ALLOWED IN CG ONE. TODAY IT'S NOT ALLOWED. THIS ALLOWS US TO REQUEST AN OUTDOOR FIELD, WHICH I'M GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME EXPLAINING.

AND I SUSPECT THAT MISS YUKA WILL BE HERE FROM DICK'S EXPLAINING HOW IT OPERATES ALSO.

BUT THIS WILL ALLOW US TO REQUEST IT. IT IS A MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE.

SO THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING ALLOW US TO ADD THIS TO THE CODE AND THEN HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF REQUESTING A MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE FOR IT.

SO THIS IS THE GARDENS MALL REVISED MASTER PLAN AS OF TODAY.

WITH OUR PROPOSAL ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S A MALL EXPANSION OF 47,000FT².

THERE'S A DICK'S HOUSING, DICK'S HOUSE OF SPORT, WHICH IS 140,000FT².

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE SOME OTHER VARIOUS ITEMS, INCLUDING A NEW PALM TREE AND STOP, WHICH I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH ALL THIS STUFF IN DETAIL. SO THE CHANGES ON THE SITE INCLUDE TWO STOREY ELEVATION CHANGES TO PUSH THE MALL OUT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO THE EAST, AND TO ALLOW THE DICK'S HOUSE OF SPORT AND WHAT GOES AWAY.

WHILE THE SUBJECT SITE IS 14.6 ACRES, WHEN YOU WORK ON THESE OLDER PROJECTS, YOU KIND OF HAVE TO NARROW DOWN WHERE YOUR WORK IS.

SO THE SUBJECT SITE, THE AFFECTED AREA, AND THE SITE PLAN THAT'S IN THE PACKET FOR YOU IS A 14.68 ACRES.

IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER IS WHAT GOES AWAY.

THAT ISN'T THE SEARS THAT HAS BEEN EMPTY FOR A FEW YEARS.

AND AT THE PEAK OF SEARS THERE WERE 950 SEARS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WHEN THIS SEARS CLOSED, THERE WERE 12. TODAY THERE ARE ONLY FIVE REMAINING IN THE COUNTRY.

SO THE SEARS IS EFFECTIVELY GONE AWAY. AND ALL THOSE LEASE AGREEMENTS HAVE ALL BEEN WORKED OUT.

SO WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED? WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED IS AN EXPANSION TO THE MALL.

I'M SHOWING THIS IN A PERSPECTIVE VIEW, WHICH INCLUDES 40,000FT² OF A TWO STORY PRODUCT HERE KNOWN AS OUR HOUSE IS WHAT WE CALL IT INTERNALLY.

SO. AND THEN TO THE RIGHT OF THAT OR TO THE EAST IS THE DICK'S HOUSE OF SPORTS, WHICH IS 140 ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FEET.

SO THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN, THE DICK'S HOUSE OF SPORTS, THIS BUILDING HERE IS 140 ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FEET.

THE OUTDOOR FIELD WHICH I'M ATHLETIC FIELD WHICH I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH IN DETAIL IS 18,500FT INTERNALLY, BUT IT'S GREATER THAN 20,000FT². WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? BECAUSE WE'RE REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE GREATER THAN 20,000FT².

THE ARROWS ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU IDENTIFY ACCESS.

THIS IS THE INTERNAL ACCESS TO THE MALL, BOTH TO THE MALL EXPANSION AND ALSO TO DICK'S INTERNAL ACCESS.

THEN YOU'LL NOTE THAT THERE ARE EXTERIOR ACCESS POINTS TO THE MALL IDENTIFIED IN YELLOW, WHERE IT GOES INTO THE OUR HOUSE AND THEN IN BLUE WHERE IT GOES INTO THE DICK'S.

SO THE TWO EXPANSIONS INCLUDE THE 140,000FT², AND THEN THE MALL EXPANSION IS 1093.

THE NET TOTAL DIFFERENTIAL, THOUGH, IS ACTUALLY ABOUT 400 ZERO SQUARE FEET BECAUSE SEARS IS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.

AND SO THEY'RE ADDING 47,000FT². SO THE TOTAL NET DIFFERENTIAL ROUND NUMBERS IS ABOUT 40,000FT².

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SO THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN. AND I'M GOING TO SPEND SOME TIME LOOKING AT IT AND TALKING ABOUT IT.

SO YOU'LL NOTE HERE ON THE EAST SIDE, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE THAT HISTORICALLY THERE HAS BEEN A PALM TREE STOP LOCATED HERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WHERE MY MOUSE IS.

I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH A BUNCH OF SLIDES ABOUT THAT.

WE ARE RELOCATING THAT PALM TRAN FACILITY, CREATING AN APPROPRIATE PALM TRAN FACILITY WITH SIX BUSSES HERE.

ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU'LL NOTICE THE ATHLETIC FIELD HERE IDENTIFIED IN YELLOW AND THEN THE DICK'S HOUSE OF SPORT AND THEN THE MALL EXPANSION.

SO THE ATHLETIC FIELD, WHAT IS IT? SO 18,500FT FIRST THING.

IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENT FOR DIX. IT'S PART OF THE EXPERIENCE OF GOING TO DIX.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THEIR NEW MODEL WHERE THEY HAVE THESE FIELDS, IT BECOMES PART OF GOING TO DIX. JUST LIKE RETAIL HAS CHANGED SINCE 1984, RETAIL TODAY NEEDS TO BE EXPERIENCE BASED, NOT JUST WALKING INTO A STORE AND BUYING A. I GUESS WE'RE NOT BUYING A HOCKEY STICK.

BUYING A GOLF CLUB, RIGHT? SO THAT'S THE FOCUS ON WHY DIX DOES THIS.

AND. AND SHANNON CAN CERTAINLY EXPLAIN IT IN MORE DETAIL.

VERY IMPORTANT. THE ONLY ENTRANCE POINT TO THIS IS THROUGH THE MALL.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS IT'S ONLY OPEN WHEN THE DIX IS OPEN AND IT'S.

AND THERE'S ALWAYS A PERSON FROM DIX WORKING ON THAT SITE.

WHEN THERE'S A PERSON OUT ON THAT FIELD AREA, THERE ARE EMERGENCY EGRESS.

OF COURSE, THERE'S AN EMERGENCY EGRESS POINT HERE AND HERE.

AND ALSO A LOT OF THOUGHT WENT INTO THE LANDSCAPING WORK OF YOUR TEAM ON WHAT THAT LANDSCAPING BUFFER LOOKS LIKE.

TRADITIONALLY, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THREE LAYERS OF LANDSCAPING, HOWEVER, IN THIS CASE, AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU IN PERSPECTIVE.

THERE'S REALLY ONLY TWO LAYERS BECAUSE THE POLICE WANTED TO HAVE A GOOD VIEW INTO THAT FIELD.

SO THERE'S A LOW HEDGE AND THEN THERE'S SOME TREES.

AND IN GREEN BUTTONWOODS. OOPSIE. SORRY. SO THERE IS A 30 FOOT HIGH TALL FENCE THAT SURROUNDS THIS FIELD.

THAT IS ALSO A REQUEST FOR A WAIVER. THE CODE REQUIREMENT IS 15.

AND THEN WE ARE ALSO HAVING LIGHT POLES AT EACH OF THE FOUR CORNERS.

THEY WILL BE SHIELDED. THEY WILL HAVE GLARE PROTECTION.

THEY WILL MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE.

SO THE MINIMUM LANDSCAPE BUFFER IDENTIFIED IN THE SCREEN, THE CLOSEST POINT TO THE MALL ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS AN 18 FOOT SIX INCH LANDSCAPE BUFFER. AS I SAID EARLIER, THAT WILL BE LOADED WITH LANDSCAPING.

IT WILL HAVE A LOW HEDGE, IT WILL HAVE. BUT THEN IT WILL GO TO THE UPPER STORY OF TREES, OF GREEN BUTTONWOODS AND ALSO MAST TREES.

SO THE OUTDOOR FIELD ITSELF IS THAT FENCED AREA.

IT SAID EARLIER IT CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED INSIDE THE STORE.

IT INCLUDES A TRACK AND FIELD AREA. IT PROVIDES FLEXIBLE OUTDOOR SPACE WHICH THEY USE FOR PRODUCT TESTING, OPEN PLAY, SPECIAL EVENTS, ATHLETE MEET AND GREETS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, ALL THOSE TYPE OF THINGS THAT BRING PEOPLE INTO THE STORE AND INTO THE MALL. OUTDOOR FIELD EXAMPLES. NOW, THIS IS NOT IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

I'M JUST GIVING YOU THIS PICTURE. SOME OF THESE MIGHT BE FROM MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA OR PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, BUT THIS IS WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY USE THESE FACILITIES, WHERE THEY HAVE THE FENCES, THEY HAVE THE TURF, AND THEY HAVE ALL THE USES.

AND IT'S VERY ACTIVE AND IT'S A VERY ACTIVE SPOT.

ATHLETES COME IN TO SHOW OFF THEIR EQUIPMENT.

SOMETIMES THE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS PLAYERS COME IN.

IT JUST BECOMES A REAL EXCITING SPACE FOR THE FOLKS WITHIN THE DICK'S SPORTING GOODS.

WELL, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING IN PALM BEACH GARDENS. OF COURSE, ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE BEAUTIFUL 30 FOOT HIGH FENCE, THE 25 FOOT HIGH COLUMNS THAT HAVE THE VENEER ON IT.

YOU'LL NOTICE THE LARGE GLASS WALL BEHIND IT.

YOU'LL SEE BARELY SEE SOME LIGHT POLES IN THE BACKGROUND.

THOSE LIGHT POLES ARE ARE 40FT HIGH, SO THEY'RE HIGHER THAN THE CODE.

WE ARE REQUESTING A WAIVER FROM THAT. THEY DO HAVE GLARE PROTECTION AND ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT.

YOU CAN SEE IDENTIFY ON THE SCREEN. YOU CAN SEE THE MAST TREES, THE BUTTONWOODS, THE UNDERSTORY OF LANDSCAPING.

SO THIS IS THE EAST SIDE OF THE MALL. THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW OF THAT ATHLETIC FIELD.

JUST SO YOU GET AN IDEA OF WHAT IT IS. THE ATHLETIC FIELD ITSELF HAS A COOLER TYPE OF TURF.

I'M NOT AN EXPERT, BUT THE FILL THAT GOES IN THE TURF IS A CERTAIN TYPE THAT ACTUALLY MAKES IT COOLER THAN A TYPICAL TRADITIONAL TURF, AND THE FIELD IS WELL, WILL BE WELL MAINTAINED AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THEIR BUSINESS MODEL.

SO ARCHITECTURALLY. SO THE BUILDING ITSELF AND THE TOP, YOU'LL SEE KIND OF GET A FEEL FOR THE BUILDING AT THE GARDENS MALL.

THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT ALLOWED HISTORICALLY FROM 1984 AND CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE SITE IS 65FT.

WHAT'S PROPOSED HERE AT THE PEAK WITH THE TOWER ELEMENTS AND STUFF IS 62FT.

YOU'LL NOTICE THIS LARGE GLASS ITEM ON THE DICK'S SPORTING GOODS ITSELF.

HERE'S ANOTHER VIEW OF THE ATHLETIC FIELD FROM THE RIGHT HAND OR FROM THE EAST FROM THE WEST SIDE.

AND THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE SOUTH APPROACH.

SO WHEN YOU'RE GOING UP THE LITTLE HILL ON THE WAY WHERE YOU SEE SEARS, THIS IS A SOUTH APPROACH.

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I THINK EVERYBODY'S BEEN TO TAP 42, TAP 42 ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

WORKING FURTHER OVER, YOU'LL NOTICE THE MALL EXPANSION.

IT'S ABOUT 40FT OR EXCUSE ME, IT'S ABOUT 70FT OF WIDTH IN THAT AREA WHERE THE OUR HOUSE IS BEING EXPANDED.

YOU'LL NOTICE THE CONTEMPORARY ARCHES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED, THE USE OF DIFFERENT TYPE OF METAL STOREFRONT GLASS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE THROUGHOUT THE.

OUR HOUSE. THIS ONE HAS ARCHES. THERE'S TILE ON THE TOP.

THERE'S WALNUT COVERED WALNUT COLORS ARE BEING USED.

AND THEN AS YOU MOVE TO THE DIX, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU A LITTLE. BIT IN A IN A DIFFERENT VIEW, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S STACKED. THERE'S STONE, DIFFERENT COUPLE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STONE.

AND THEN ALSO THERE'S A SCORED STUCCO. AND THEN THE METAL SIGN IN THE BACKGROUND FOR THE WORD DIX.

SO THIS IS A VIEW OF THE DIX. AND IMPORTANTLY, ONE OF THE MAIN DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT MR. WADE PUT INTO THIS, WORKING WITH WITH THE FOLKS FROM DIX, IS THIS LARGE GLASS AREA HERE ON THE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

AND THEN YOU'LL NOTE THE DIX BUILDING HERE AND THE MAIN ENTRANCE POINT.

SO THE SUBJECT SITE 14.68 ACRES, THE GARDENS MALL.

YOU'VE ALL BEEN THERE. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF LANDSCAPING IN THE IN THE PARKING LOT.

WE TRIED OUR BEST TO BRING IT UP TO CODE. IT DOESN'T PERFECTLY GET UP THE CODE, BUT THE AREA THAT WE'VE AFFECTED WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF, WE HAVE DEFINITELY ADDED PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LANDSCAPING TO THAT AREA ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU.

YOU WILL SEE THE TREES COMING IN. THERE ARE SOME EXISTING OAK TREES.

A LOT OF GREEN BUTTONWOODS AND OTHER TREES AND PLANTING ARE BEING ADDED TO THE AREA, BOTH ON THE NORTH PARKING LOT AND ON THE SOUTH PARKING LOT, ADJACENT TO THE FIELD AND TO THE ENTRANCE POINTS.

PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY. AN IMPORTANT CONCEPT, RIGHT? SO PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY. WE ARE ADDING SOME SIDEWALK IDENTIFIED ON THE SCREEN IN YELLOW ALONG KEW GARDENS.

THAT SIDEWALK MORE THAN LIKELY WILL BE ALONG THE RING ROAD, ALONG THE RING ROAD, AND THEN WORK ITS WAY OUT TO THE INTERSECTION HERE OF KEW GARDENS AND THEN HAVE AN ACCESS POINT HERE TO THE RIGHT HAND TO THE SOUTH.

SO THAT'S THE MOBILITY PROPOSAL FOR THE FOR SIDEWALK CONNECTION POINT.

THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS BEING IMPROVED FOR MOBILITY.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE WALKED THE GARDENS OF ALL, THERE'S KIND OF THIS WEIRD SIDEWALK THAT WAS BUILT IN 1984.

WELL, THAT'S GOING TO BE BROUGHT UP TO ADA REGULATIONS AND GOING TO BE MADE APPROPRIATE SWITCHBACKS.

SO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET ACROSS THE STREET.

PALM TRAN AN IMPORTANT TOPIC AND A LONG TOPIC.

SO PALM TRAN HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN ON THE SITE.

NO ONE, INCLUDING. I CALLED MR. CARNES AND ASKED HIM.

HE'S LIKE, IT JUST SHOWED UP. KEN. BUT PALM TRAN HAS BEEN THERE FOR A REALLY, REALLY LONG TIME.

THEY DON'T HAVE A LICENSE TO BE ON THE SUBJECT SITE, SO WE'VE HAD A REALLY GOOD NEGOTIATION WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH THAT.

MR. MATHESON HAS HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY WITH THIS.

SO, PALM TRAN, WE HAVE AGREED, WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF, WORKING WITH PALM TRAN, AND ONE OF THE KEY ELEMENTS FOR THE FORBES COMPANY IS WE DON'T WANT THE BUSSES EVERYWHERE, RIGHT? WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LOCATION IS WELL THOUGHT OUT.

SO IT GAVE THE FORBES COMPANY THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE A GOOD PALM TRAN BUS STOP.

SO TODAY THERE ARE. TODAY THERE ARE ABOUT 2 OR 3 PARKING SPOTS FOR BUSSES.

THE PROPOSAL ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU, WHICH WILL BE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OR THE EAST SIDE OF THE DICK STORE, NOW INCLUDES SIX. OH, HERE THEY COME. SIX BUSSES AND THOSE SIX BUSSES ARE IDENTIFIED ON THE SCREEN.

IT ALLOWS A PLACE FOR THE BUSSES TO PARK INSTEAD OF SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT.

SO. AND THERE WILL BE SEVERAL NEW BUS SHELTERS.

WE INTEND TO APPLY FOR ART IN PUBLIC PLACES IN THE FUTURE.

NOT THIS EVENING, BUT WE DO INTEND TO APPLY FOR ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, AND THOSE BUS SHELTERS WILL BE THE SIMILAR SIZE OF THE EXISTING BUS SHELTERS THAT ARE OUT THERE TODAY. DESIGN GUIDELINES. SO IT KIND OF STARTED THE CONVERSATION OFF ABOUT REDOING OR AMENDING THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT ORDER.

WELL, SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE WE'RE RESTATING THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT ORDER, AND WE'RE DOING IT BY ADDING DESIGN GUIDELINES.

SO THAT BOOKLET OF INFORMATION THAT I'M SURE YOU ALL REALLY ENJOYED LOOKING THROUGH THAT INFORMATION, IN ESSENCE, PROVIDES FOR PARKING, ARCHITECTURE, MATERIALS, CHARACTERISTICS, LANDSCAPING, SIGNAGE.

SO GOING FORWARD, THE MALLS HAVE SOME RULES OF THE ROAD AND YOU HAVE SOME RULES OF THE ROAD WAIVERS.

WE HAVE THREE WAIVERS AND THOSE THREE WAIVERS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF YOU.

THE FIRST WAIVER IS FOR THE HEIGHT FOR THE FIRST TWO ARE ACTUALLY FOR THE ATHLETIC ATHLETIC FACILITY.

AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE HEIGHT OF THE FENCE.

THE PERMITTED IS 15FT. WE'RE REQUESTING 30FT.

LIGHT POLES, THE LIGHT POLE REQUIREMENTS 12FT.

THE LIGHT POLES WILL BE 40FT ARE REQUESTED FOR 40FT.

THERE'S ALSO A REQUEST FOR SIGN WAIVERS. OBVIOUSLY, THE GARDENS MALL DOES NOT MEET THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, RECOGNIZING THAT THE BUILDING ITSELF IS ABOUT 600FT FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY GOING AROUND THE SITE,

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BUT SO THE REQUEST IS TO ALLOW FOR THREE SIGNS.

AND THEN ALSO THIS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IS ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SIGNAGE BEING PROPOSED BY DICK'S.

IT'S A METAL BACKGROUND WITH CHANNEL LETTERS.

I DON'T WANT TO SAY THANK YOU YET. I JUST WANT TO GO THROUGH A FEW ITEMS AND THEN I'LL SAY THANK YOU.

SO THERE'S ALSO A COMPONENT OF THIS, WHICH I DIDN'T PREPARE A SLIDE FOR, WHICH IS THE MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE JUST TO GET IT ON THE RECORD.

SO NEXT TIME WHEN WE COME IN FRONT OF YOU, IF YOU AGREE THIS EVENING, WE COULD HAVE A MUCH SHORTER PRESENTATION.

SO THE MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE, WHICH IS TO ALLOW FOR THAT ATHLETIC FIELD, THERE ARE CERTAIN ITEMS THAT ARE REQUIRED THAT YOUR STAFF HAS OPINED THAT WE HAVE MET ALL THESE CRITERIA, BUT I JUST WANT TO GET A FEW OF THEM OUT THERE.

SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT'S OCCURRING. FIRST THING, SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS, IS THERE ADEQUATE SEPARATION? YES. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT SEPARATION BETWEEN US AND THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL UNIT.

THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL LAND USE IS 390FT AWAY FROM THE PERIMETER OF THE MALL, AND THEN THE AND THEN THEN IT'S 290FT TO THE ACTUAL BUILDING. SO WE HAVE ADEQUATE SEPARATION.

DO YOU HAVE ADEQUATE BUFFERS? YES, WE HAVE ADEQUATE BUFFERS.

THE MINIMUM BUFFER IS 18.6FT. WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THAT DRAWING, SURROUNDING IT IS A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT BUFFER AND QUITE A WAYS AWAY FROM THE SUBJECT SITE. DO WE HAVE ACCESS TO A CITY COLLECTOR ROAD? YES. WE HAVE ACCESS TO KEW GARDENS AS A COLLECTOR ROAD.

AND YES, WE'RE PROVIDING SIDEWALKS. AND THEN ALSO IN REGARDS TO THE KEY ITEMS OF NOISE AND GLARE.

GLARE IS TAKEN CARE OF BY THE LIGHTS. LIGHTING HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE YEARS.

THESE WILL BE PROPERLY ORIENTATED LED LIGHTS.

WITH THAT, I'M WITH THAT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

WE'D ALSO REQUEST THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF THERE IS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, AND RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL OF THE FIRST TWO ITEMS ON FIRST READING AND THEN THE COMPANION ITEM, WE'LL COME BACK OR WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AT THE NEXT HEARING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. THANK YOU.

SEE, MR. FITZ, DO WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION THIS EVENING? YES, MA'AM. WE DO HAVE JUST A FEW ITEMS TO TOUCH ON.

FOR THE RECORD, MARTIN FITZ, PLANNING AND ZONING AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

EXCUSE ME. NOW KEN DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF EVERYTHING, SO I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL, ALL OF THE SLIDES, BUT I DID WANT TO TOUCH ON A FEW ITEMS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST.

THE FIRST IS THE, WITH THE LDR AMENDMENT THE, WHEN STAFF WAS REVIEWING THE PROPOSED TEXT FOR THE AMENDMENT, WE LOOKED AT OTHER USES THAT ARE CURRENTLY PERMITTED OR CONDITIONAL USES WITHIN THE CG ONE CATEGORY.

AND WE FOUND THAT THIS USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THOSE USES.

WE DID BECAUSE THIS IS APPLICABLE TO THE ENTIRE CITY.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT, IT WAS CONSISTENT AND COMPATIBLE.

WITH THAT IN MIND, WE DID ADD NOTE H SO THAT ANY OF THESE USES THAT ARE PROPOSED WITHIN THE CG1 CATEGORY, WE DID FURTHER LIMIT SOME OF THOSE USES, SUCH AS AN ARCHERY RANGE OR A DRIVING RANGE THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSISTENT WITHIN THE CG1 AREA.

SO WE DID ADD THAT AND WE WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.

EXCUSE ME. FOR THE PUD AMENDMENT PORTION, WE WANTED TO ADDRESS THE TRAFFIC ISSUE.

SO THE THIS, THE AMENDMENT WAS ANALYZED FOR THE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC OF THE ADDITIONAL 40,000FT².

AND IT DID PROVIDE FOR A LIMITED A M PEAK HOUR TRIPS.

AND THE PM PEAK HOUR TRIPS OF 142. WITH THAT IN MIND, THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING SOME MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS TO HELP ADDRESS THESE ADDITIONAL TRIPS. CAN MENTION THE PALM TRAN STATION.

THIS TRANSFER STATION WILL BE PROVIDING THE THREE ARTISTIC BUS SHELTERS, ALONG WITH SHADE TREES AND PROTECTIVE BOLLARDS AND SITE LIGHTING.

AND ONE KEY ASPECT OF THIS IS THAT THE MALL WILL BE PROVIDING AN EASEMENT FOR PALM TRAN TO OPERATE ON THIS LOCATION.

AS KIM MENTIONED, CURRENTLY THERE IS NO EASEMENT PROVIDING FOR THEM THE RIGHT TO BE AT THIS LOCATION.

IN ADDITION, THE APPLICANT WILL BE PROVIDING A SIDEWALK ON THE WEST SIDE OF KEW GARDENS AND AS WELL AS PAYING FOR THE A BUS OR I'M SORRY, A BIKE PATH ALONG THERE AS WELL.

THE UPDATES FOR THE CROSSWALK WILL IMPROVE THE ADA COMPLIANCE FOR THE SITE.

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WITH THIS REQUEST, THE THE APPLICANT IS IS PROPOSING TO CHANGE THE PARKING RATE FOR THE MALL.

THE MALL WAS INITIALLY APPROVED WITH A 4.5 PARKING SPACE PER 1000.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CHANGE THAT TO 1 TO 250, WHICH IS ABOUT FOUR, WHICH REDUCES THE OVERALL PARKING RATE REQUIRED.

HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT, THE MALL IS STILL MEETING ALL OF THOSE.

THE REQUIRED PARKING SPACES. EXCUSE ME. INDICATIONS OF THE LANDSCAPING THAT WE HAVE AND FOR THE ARCHITECTURE.

I WON'T GO INTO DETAIL SINCE KEN HAD TALKED ABOUT IT VERY WELL.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE, HOWEVER, THAT STAFF IS VERY PLEASED WITH THE WITH THE ARCHITECTURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET WITH THIS AND IN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT AND GETTING SOME ARCHITECTURE THAT COMPLEMENTS AND ENHANCES THE ARCHITECTURE FOR THE MALL.

IT'S THERE. I DO WANT TO, HOWEVER, POINT OUT THAT IN PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE FENCING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT IN ORDER TO GET SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LESS LIKE A BALL FIELD TYPE AND MORE LIKE THE ARCHITECTURE THAT IS GARDENS QUALITY FOR THE SIGNAGE. THE THE SIGNS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED ARE AS KEN MENTIONED, SMALLER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER SIGNS THAT ARE AT THE MALL, ALTHOUGH IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL SIZE SIZES OF THE SIGNS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED AT THE MALL. WE ARE PROPOSING DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR GOING FORWARD WITH THEM ALL.

WITH THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT ORDER IN 1984, IT DID PROVIDE PROVISIONS FOR ARCHITECTURE, SIGNAGE, PARKING, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. HOWEVER, OVER THE YEARS, SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTS HAVE BECOME A LITTLE OUTDATED OR HAVE ARE NO LONGER APPLICABLE. AND SO THE DESIGN GUIDELINES UPDATES THAT LANGUAGE AND PROVIDES FOR THINGS LIKE SIGNAGE FOR RESTAURANTS AND TENANTS THAT HAVE OUTDOOR ACCESS, WHICH WASN'T PROVIDED FOR IN THE INITIAL AND THE INITIAL ZONING WILL IS BEING RESCINDED WITH RESO 62.

HOWEVER, IT IS BEING RESTATED AND REAFFIRMED RATHER WITH ORDINANCE 20.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THREE WAIVERS FOR THE HEIGHT OF THE OF THE FENCE AND THE LIGHTING.

THESE ARE BEING JUSTIFIED WITH THE ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING AND ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURE OR MORE ENHANCED ARCHITECTURE, AND ADDITIONALLY THE REQUESTING WAIVERS FOR THE SIGNS WHICH IS BEING JUSTIFIED WITH THE PROVISION OF THE PALM TRAN TRANSFER HUB.

FOR THE MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE, WE DID ANALYZE THAT FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED WITH THE LDR AMENDMENT, AND IT DOES MEET THE CRITERIA FOR MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE.

AND STAFF DOES SUPPORT THAT. IT DID GO TO THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD.

AND AT THE JULY 14TH HEARING AND THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ALL THREE PETITIONS BY A VOTE OF 6 TO 0. THIS HAS BEEN NOTICED ACCORDING TO OUR OUR CODE, BY POSTING OF THE PROPERTY ADS IN THE PAPER AND MAILERS TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS AND STAFF.

RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF 19 ORDINANCE 19 AND 20 ON FIRST READING TONIGHT AND RESOLUTION 30 AS A COMPANION HEARING WILL BE.

WILL BE HEARD AT THE NEXT HEARING AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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

AND CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 19, 2026 ON FIRST READING, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. AND LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST? I'LL BE HAPPY TO IF YOU WANT ME TO.

OKAY, GREAT. IS THE QUESTION FIRST. THEN A COUPLE COMMENTS.

IS THE GLASS HURRICANE RATED? GREAT NEWS IS THAT'S ON NEXT MONTH HEARING AND I WILL GIVE YOU A FULL ANSWER ON THAT.

THAT'S TOTALLY ACCEPTABLE. BUT I THINK THE ANSWER IS YES, BUT I DON'T WANT TO COMMIT ON THE RECORD.

NO. NO WORRIES. I DO APPRECIATE THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.

IT IS A GREAT, YOU KNOW, WAY TO HAVE A FOOTPRINT GOING FORWARD.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR PERSEVERING THROUGH THAT.

I DID APPRECIATE READING AND REVIEWING ALL OF THAT, YOU KNOW, THE PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY.

ALSO A VERY POSITIVE THING. I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES PEOPLE FROM 2010 UNTIL NOW ASK FOR PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY TO THE MALL,

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SO ADDING THAT AS IN THE ACTUAL OFFICES THAT ARE RIGHT AROUND THE ADJACENT TO THIS FACILITY.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT ASPECT AS WELL. THE FORBES FAMILY HAS BEEN A MAJOR PART OF OUR CITY'S HISTORY, AND THE GARDENS MALL IS ONE OF OUR CORNERSTONES IN OUR CITY.

SO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO STAFF AND THE APPLICANT FOR AND, AND YOU CAN FOR WORKING WITH US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE THIS UNIQUE RETAIL SPACE, THE GARDENS WAY.

I KNOW IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME AND PERSEVERANCE, BUT YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB AND IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND WE ALL KNOW BRICK AND MORTAR IS CHANGING AND WE ALL HAVE TO KIND OF THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX TO CREATE THESE SPECIAL PLACES.

AND I THINK YOU DID IT RIGHT HERE. SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO SEE A REDEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY FROM WHAT IT WAS TO WHAT WE SEE NOW.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU AND I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE.

THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN MICHELLE. SO I'LL MAKE A COMMENT FIRST AND THEN I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. SO HAVING BEEN ON THE COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY FROM 2017 TO 2023, I UNDERSTAND INTIMATELY HOW LONG AND CONVOLUTED THE PROCESS HAS BEEN TO GET HERE TODAY.

AND I WANT TO COMMEND EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND THEIR PATIENCE TO BRING A PROJECT TO US THAT THE CITY AND THE APPLICANTS CAN TRULY BE PROUD OF, AND THAT FITS PALM BEACH GARDENS.

I ALSO WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK OUR PLANNING AND ZONING TEAM.

EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON THE PROJECT, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM WHO AREN'T HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

YOUR DEDICATION TO THE PROJECT AND THE PROCESS IS ADMIRABLE AND PRAISEWORTHY, AND I KNOW YOUR HEART AND SOUL WENT INTO GETTING THIS RIGHT FOR EVERYONE. A COUPLE QUESTIONS. MARTIN WENT THROUGH THAT SLIDE.

HE KIND OF FLIPPED ON IT. THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE OPEN SPACE CALCULATION.

WAS THAT BASED ON THE ENTIRE MALL PROPERTY? I KNOW THEY MET IT OR WAS IT JUST FOR THE EXPANSION? WAS IT CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? I'M SORRY. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT.

SURE. YES. SO BASICALLY THE CODE REQUIREMENT IS 15%.

THIS IS A REALLY OLD SITE PLAN. WE DID SOME CALCULATIONS WHERE WE SHOWED THAT WE WERE AT 19.2% WITHOUT REALLY GETTING INTO THE DETAILS.

SO THAT THAT IS THE EXHIBIT FOR THE OPEN SPACE THAT YOU SAW.

SO WE ARE ABOVE THE CODE BY A MINIMUM OF 4.2% ON THE DOES THAT IS THAT THE JUST THE MALL PROPERTY, THE MALL PROPERTY ITSELF, NOT JUST THE EXPANSION PART OF IT? CORRECT. OKAY. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.

GIVEN THAT THE MALL AND THE ANCHOR STORES ARE NOT LIKE THEY USED TO BE IN THE PAST 9 TO 9 FOR EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING HAS ITS OWN OPEN AND CLOSED TIME. AND THAT DICK'S HAS AN OUTSIDE ENTRANCE.

CAN YOU ADDRESS THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE DICK'S STORE AND THE RECREATION SPACE? IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT THE REC SPACE WOULD BE OPEN AFTER MALL HOURS AT ANY POINT? SO I'M GOING TO ASK SHANNON TO COME UP AND DISCUSS DICK'S TIMES.

BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT ATHLETIC FIELD WILL NOT BE OPEN WHEN DICK'S IS NOT OPEN.

AND THEN SHANNON, I'M NOT SURE THE EXACT HOURS, BUT SHE CAME ALL THE WAY FROM PITTSBURGH.

I GOTTA SAY SOMETHING. WELCOME. THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

SO THE STORE HOURS WOULD BE THE SAME AS THE MALL HOURS WOULD BE.

IT COULD BE. SORRY, SORRY. I HAVE I'VE BEEN SWORN.

YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO THE HOURS WOULD BE THE SAME AS THE MALL HOURS.

THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY. AND WE JUST HAVE TO TALK TO OUR OPERATIONS TEAM THAT WE WOULD OPEN A HALF AN HOUR EARLIER.

BUT IT WOULD BE IF, IF THE MALL REQUIRED THAT WE ONLY BE OPEN THEIR HOURS, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD DO.

SO THAT'S NOT SET YET IN TERMS OF THE CLOSING TIME WOULD BE SET.

JUST WE JUST HAVE TO WORK WITH FORBES ON IF WE WANTED TO OPEN ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR EARLIER THAN THE CLOSING TIME AT THIS POINT IS WHAT, 9 P.M. OR 8 P.M. CURRENTLY? DO WE THE MALL? THE MALL.

IT USED TO BE NINE. DOES THAT CHANGE? IT'S NINE.

OKAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS WHEN WE. WHEN WE COME BACK.

KEN. KEN, YOU GOT TO SHOP A LITTLE BIT MORE AT THE MALL AT NIGHT. YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT DECEMBER 23RD.

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BUT I THINK IT MAY BE LATER ON THE WEEKENDS, BUT WE WILL GIVE THAT AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER TO YOU NEXT TIME.

JUST, JUST CURIOUS AS TO THAT WHEN DO WE ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION WOULD BEGIN AND WHAT DO YOU THINK THE TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT WOULD BE? SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE MALL PORTION ITSELF. BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO START AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR.

IT'LL TAKE US ABOUT A YEAR TO BUILD. SO WE ANTICIPATE OPENING SPRING OF 2028.

PERFECT. GIVEN THE UPDATING, I GUESS THIS IS MORE FOR, FOR KEN THAN FOR YOU.

THANK YOU SHANNON. THANK YOU. GIVEN THE UPDATING OF THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.

30 YEARS IS A LONG TIME. THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

IT'D BE 4042, BY THE WAY. I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYTHING.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER PLANS AT THIS POINT? TO RENOVATE ANY OF THE OTHER EXISTING PARCELS OR FACADES AT THE MALL THAT YOU CAN SHARE OR.

NO. GREAT QUESTION. AND I ACTUALLY ASKED THAT QUESTION TO THE TEAM.

AND AT THIS POINT, THERE ARE NO THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. BEFORE I GET INTO QUESTIONS, SHANNON, IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING BACK UP AND JUST TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROOF OF CONCEPT AND HOW THIS WORKS. I'M A BIG SPORTS FAN, BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A DICK'S HOUSE OF SPORT WITH A FIELD AND ALL THAT.

SO HOW IS THAT WORKING FOR THE COMPANY? AND IS THIS SOMETHING OF THE FUTURE THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF? IT'S GOING FANTASTIC. WE OPENED TWO STORES DURING COVID ACTUALLY WAS OUR FIRST TWO STORES IN, IN NEW YORK AND IN TENNESSEE, AND THEY TOOK OFF.

WE WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THEM. THE CHAIRMAN JUST LOVED THEM.

IT WAS, IT MADE HIM REALLY TAKE HIS BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY.

AND THE PRIDE THAT COMES WITH THAT. SO THESE STORES ARE VERY EXPERIENTIAL AND JUST REALLY WELCOMES THE COMMUNITY INTO THE STORES ITSELF. SO WE HAVE, IT'S A TYPICAL DICK'S STORE FROM, IN TERMS OF, OF SELLING SPORTS, GETTING ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY, THAT KIND OF THING, JUST WELCOMING KIDS IN FOR THEIR FIRST TIME BUYING A SOCCER BALL OR A BASEBALL GLOVE.

BUT ALSO IT TAKES IT EVEN FURTHER THAN THAT. IT OPENS THE DOORS TO HAVING PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THE FIELD HAVING COMMUNITIES COME OUT LIKE LITTLE TIKES SOCCER COME OUT AND PRACTICE. THEY DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO PRACTICE TODAY.

WE WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A SPECIAL ONE PERSON THAT ACTUALLY IN ALL THESE HOUSES, SPORTS STORES THAT WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY LEAGUES AND TEAMS AND EVEN LOCAL BUSINESSES TO GET PEOPLE TO COME AND HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM.

WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, LOCAL YOGA STUDIOS THAT WANT TO GET THEIR WORD OUT.

THEY'LL COME AND DO A YOGA CLASS ON THE FIELD.

SO WE HAVE JUST FOR NUMBERS AND THINGS. WE HAVE 41 OF THEM OPEN TODAY.

AND 49 BY THE END OF 2020, 2026. WE ARE PLANNING ON DOING, WE TOLD WALL STREET THAT WE WOULD HAVE OPEN 75 TO 100 IN FIVE YEARS. SO WE'RE CERTAINLY ON OUR WAY.

BY THE END OF 2028 WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EVEN A HIGHER NUMBER THAN THAT, LIKE ABOUT 70.

AND THEN WE'RE NOT DONE AT THAT POINT. WE STILL WANT TO GO FROM THERE.

PLUS YOU SO WE HAVE 39 MALL STORES AT TO DATE AND 24 OF THEM ARE WITH FIELDS, IF THAT HELPS YOU AT ALL.

BUT WE HAVE A ROCK CLIMBING WALL INSIDE, WHICH IS WHAT THE CORNER OF THAT GLASS TOWER IS.

GOLF SIMULATORS, BATTING CAGES ALL THAT KIND OF THINGS INSIDE AND DIFFERENT BRANDS THAT YOU WOULD NEVER SEE IN A DICK'S STORE TODAY.

WE ALSO HAVE ABOUT A 900 ZERO SQUARE FOOT FOOTWEAR DECK THAT WE HAVE EXCLUSIVE MATERIAL OR EXCLUSIVE PRODUCTS THAT ARE JUST FOR OUR STORE ONLY. WERE THERE, IS THERE, THERE WON'T BE ANY, WILL THERE BE FOOD IN THE STORE? THERE WON'T BE FOOD. NO FOOD AT ALL. OKAY. SO YEAH, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE RECREATION AREA.

AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP AS YOU COME INTO THE COMMUNITY THAT WILL BE REALLY SPECIAL FOR US.

SO WE'LL REALLY LOOK TO FOSTER THAT IN OUR, OUR RECREATION AND PARKS TEAM ARE PHENOMENAL.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT WHEN YOU GUYS GET OPEN TO BEING INVOLVED. ABSOLUTELY. SO THANK THANK YOU FOR COMING UP. I APPRECIATE THAT.

CAN I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS? THANKS, SHANNON.

SO THE 400 ZERO SQUARE FEET ADDITION, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE FIELD AND THE NEW SIZE OF THE BUILDING.

IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FIELD. THAT'S INTERNAL.

INTERNAL. OKAY. IN TERMS OF THE TOP OF THE FENCE, IS THAT CURVATURE INWARD OR IS THAT A STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN FENCE?

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THE LAST QUESTION I HAD IS COULD YOU JUST GO OVER THE BUS STOP FLOW WITH ME? OH, SURE. YEAH. ARE THEY TURNING THE SAME DIRECTION OFF THE ROAD? THEY COMING IN ONE WAY OUT A DIFFERENT WAY. HOW'S THAT WORKING? HOW'S THE FLOW? SORRY. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO IN OUR OUR CIVIL ENGINEERS HERE FROM OUR ASSOCIATES. MISS YAMAI IS HERE.

IS HERE THIS EVENING. THIS THING HAS GOT TO GO.

OKAY. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE BUSSES WILL.

THIS IS THE RING ROAD FOR THE MALL TODAY. THOSE BUSSES.

AND I'M GOING TO BACK UP A SLIDE SO YOU CAN KIND OF GET AN IDEA OF WHAT'S TODAY.

TODAY, THE BUSSES TEND TO PARK ALL OVER TO THE EAST OF THE SEARS STORE.

THIS IS THE ROAD THAT BASICALLY WAS IN FRONT OF THE OLD SEARS MAINTENANCE AREA.

AND THE BUSSES TODAY ARE RIGHT OUR PARK RIGHT THERE FOR PICKUP AND DROP OFF.

INTERESTING FACT. ALL PEOPLE WHO GO ONLINE. SO IF YOU TAKE A BUS TO THE GARDENS MALL, YOU HAVE TO GET OFF YOUR BUS FOR PALM TRAN.

SO NO MATTER WHAT BUS YOU HAVE TO GET ON, YOU HAVE TO GET OFF.

IT JUST IS WHAT IT IS. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS IS A NEW PROPOSAL.

SO THIS IS FURTHER EAST. SO THE EXISTING SITE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY RIGHT WHERE MY MOUSE IS.

AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE. WE DID SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS WHEN WE REDID THE PALM BEACH OUTLETS YEARS AGO, CREATING A SAFE LANDING SPOT FOR THE BUSSES. SO THE BUSSES WILL PULL IN, GOING COUNTERCLOCKWISE, STARTING IN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, GOING CLOCKWISE.

I'M SORRY, GOING CLOCKWISE ON THE RING ROAD, THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARK HERE AND IN HERE, AND THEN THEY HAVE THE ABILITY AND THEY'LL HAVE THESE THREE PARKING SPOTS, AND THEN THEY'LL ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY FOR THESE THREE BAYS OVER HERE.

SO IT PROVIDES A SPOT FOR THE BUSSES TO ACTUALLY HAVE A SPOT TO PARK AND TO LOAD.

AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING THE BUSSES, THERE WILL BE THREE BUS STOPS RIGHT THERE.

THESE ARE LIVE OAKS HERE. THESE ARE LIVE OAK TREES HERE IN THE MIDDLE.

I THINK THESE ARE GREEN BUTTON WOODS HERE JUST TO CREATE SOME COOLING IN THAT AREA.

SO ALL THE BUSSES WILL BE COMING NORTH TO SOUTH INTO THE PARKING MORE THAN LIKELY.

SO WE DON'T THAT'S ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT PALM TRAN. WE DON'T CONTROL WHAT PALM TRAN DOES, BUT OUR THOUGHT PROCESS IS IT WOULD BE PRIMARILY NORTH TO SOUTH.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAD. IT'S A BITTER, BITTERSWEET MOMENT FOR ME BECAUSE I WORKED AT SEARS WHEN THEY FIRST OPENED, PUT ME THROUGH COLLEGE. SO A LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES AT THE.

I HELPED MOVE THEM FROM THE TWIN CITY MALL TO THAT MALL WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE AND WORKED THERE ALL THROUGH COLLEGE.

SO I GOT OUT OF COLLEGE WITH NO DEBT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HER.

BUT THANK GOD I WASN'T IN THERE FOR ONE K PLAN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, RIGHT? I DO WANT TO SAY ONE THING ABOUT THE BUS STOP THERE COULD THERE'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE TRAFFIC GOING NORTH OR SOUTH TO NORTH ALSO ON THE BUS STOP.

I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO BE BOTH DIRECTIONS I SUSPECT STAND OUT THERE AND STOP THEM.

MAKE SURE THEY GO NORTH TO SOUTH. SO BUT THANK YOU, SHANNON, FOR COMING AND STAFF FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

I MEAN, EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT THE FIELD. THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE IN THIS CITY TO BE CAREFUL AND SAFE AND MAKE SURE IT'S SOMETHING THAT KIND OF FITS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE MALL. AND I THINK IT DOES. AND I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. THE LANDSCAPING JUST THE VISION AND THE LOOK OF IT ALL.

AND AGAIN, WITH THE WAY OUR CITY OPERATES AND RECREATION IT'S A GREAT FIT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS. I, I, I'LL VOTE FOR IT TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JOHN. I THINK I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR SHANNON IF YOU CAN COME BACK UP.

AND THANKS FOR COMING DOWN FOR PITTSBURGH. SO IT'S COMING TO FLORIDA.

IT'S FINE. SO, AND I KNOW WE'VE MENTIONED THE FIELD A COUPLE TIMES AND THE PRIMARY USE, DOES IT GET A LOT? IS IT JUST MAINLY FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND THEY GOT A NEW BAT AND JUST TRY AND HIT THE, HIT A NEW BALL WITH A BAT AND TRY THE BAT OUT? OR DO YOU HAVE A LOT OF ORGANIZED EVENTS ON THAT? WE HAVE ORGANIZED EVENTS. WE DO LIKE HOMESCHOOL, PE WE WORK WITH THE PARENTS AND THE GROUPS THAT PUT THAT ON.

SO WE DO THAT, WE HAVE BIRTHDAY PARTIES OUT THERE, PEOPLE KICKING SOCCER BALLS.

THERE'S OPEN PLAY TIME AS WELL. THAT IS JUST MEANING IT'S JUST OPEN WITH NO ORGANIZED EVENTS ON THERE.

IT'S IT'S USED FOR A NUMBER OF THINGS, LIKE I SAID, WITH, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE SOCCER GAME THAT NEED OR PRACTICE THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE A FIELD FOR. THEY'VE USED THAT FOR IT AS WELL. AND IS, I THINK I READ IN THE, THE PACKET, YOU'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH OR YOU DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH WITH THESE. CORRECT. WE DO.

SO CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT BRIEFLY? YEAH. SO WE'VE HAD, WE'VE HAD HIGH SCHOOL SIGNING NIGHTS THERE WHEN THEY SIGNED TO GO ON TO COLLEGE AND PLAY PLAY SPORTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE HAVE THAT THERE. WE'LL DO, WE'VE HAD MAKE-A-WISH COME AND MEET.

I'M NOT GOOD AT FOOTBALL, SO I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T REMEMBER HIS NAME.

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THERE'S, WE HAVE THE SPORTS, THE SPORTS MATTER FOUNDATION.

SO YOU COULD, WE COULD GIVE GRANTS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES OR LOCAL SPORTS TEAMS THAT NEED IT TO KEEP MAINTAINING THEIR, THEIR SERVICE AND THEIR, YOU KNOW, SERVICE TO THE KIDS.

SO WE DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS IN, IN DICK'S SPORTING GOODS AS A WHOLE, BUT WE HAVE MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY WITH OUR SPORTS STORE.

I JUST READ THAT, AND I HADN'T HEARD IT MENTIONED THAT PRESENTATION. SO I WANTED TO LIKE BRING THAT UP AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I LOVE THE, THE, WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE WITH THE FENCE. CAN, YOU KNOW, GOING FROM WHAT WE SAW, I THINK IT WAS MINNESOTA TO THIS. IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT. BUT CAN WE GO BACK? I THINK IT WAS ON MR. FITZ'S PRESENTATION. I THINK THE REST OF THE QUESTIONS ARE FOR KEN, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

BECAUSE HOW HIGH WAS THE WAIVER DIFFERENCE, THE APPROVAL FOR THE FENCE? BUT I WANT TO KNOW, I WANTED TO BRING UP A QUESTION ON A PICTURE, WHICH WAS, I THINK YOU SHOWED A PICTURE OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE FENCE.

IT WAS THE PARKING LOT. NOT THAT ONE. OH YEAH.

THAT'S THAT'S THE ONE. SO WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THIS PICTURE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PICTURE, IS THE VARIANCE ONLY FOR THIS SITE HERE BECAUSE THERE'S AN ELEVATED HILL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS PICTURE.

GREAT. GREAT QUESTION. SO THE WAY THE ELEVATION IS DONE IS ACTUALLY DONE FROM THE HEIGHT FROM THE ASPHALT IN FRONT OF IT.

SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE'RE REQUESTING A WAIVER. BUT YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN. WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THE ROAD FROM PGA BOULEVARD.

THIS IS BASICALLY COMES INTO THE SECOND STORY PRODUCT.

SO IT WOULD BE LESS. BUT THE WAIVER IS FROM THIS POINT.

THE WAIVER IS FOR TO ALLOW FOR THAT FENCE TO BE 30FT.

THE CODE REQUIREMENT IS 15. YEAH CODE. THE CODE IS 15.

AND YOU HAD MENTIONED THE CLOSEST RESIDENT WAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FEET.

BUT IN WHICH DIRECTION TO THE NORTH IS COME ON KEN, SAN MATEO, SAN MATEO.

AND THAT'S IT'S A LONG WAYS AWAY. YEAH. BUT THAT'S MY POINT WAS THIS IS FACING TO THE EAST AND THE SOUTHEAST.

SO THAT PRETTY MUCH GOES TOWARDS THE COLLEGE. AND THERE'S NO RESIDENCES IN THAT. IT ACTUALLY FACES THE KEW GARDENS OFFICE BUILDINGS. THAT'S A GREAT POINT, VICE MAYOR.

THEN WE HAVE YOU'RE ASKING FOR A 40 FOOT VARIANCE UP TO FOR THE LIGHTS IN THEIR NIGHT SKY.

OR DARK SKY. SO DOES THE, DOES THE LIGHTS GO OVER TOP OF THAT FENCE OR WOULD THE DARK SKY, WHETHER THEY'RE NOT BE MUCH BLEEDING OF LIGHT OUTSIDE OF THIS FENCED AREA.

I CAN BARELY SEE THE LIGHT HERE IN THE BACKGROUND WHERE MY MOUSE IS.

IT IS TALLER THAN THE FENCE, BUT THE WAY THAT BUT, BUT THE WAY THAT IT IS LIT, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO HAVE.

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO HAVE CASTING BECAUSE OF THE CUT OFFS.

THAT WILL BE PART OF IT. AND IT'S ALSO 600FT AWAY FROM THE ROAD.

I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY BACK THERE.

SO WE'RE PROBABLY NOT EVEN GOING TO SEE THAT LIGHT FROM THE CIRCULAR ROAD.

THE EXISTING MALL LIGHTS IN THE PARKING LOT ARE TALLER THAN THAT TODAY.

ALL RIGHT. AND I LEARNED A FUN FACT THAT I THINK IT WAS THE PALM TRAN STATION HERE IS THE BUSIEST IN THE COUNTY OR ONE OF THE BUSIEST.

IT'S A TOP STATION, I WOULD SAY DEFINITELY TOP FIVE.

I'VE. SO. SO IS DICK'S PAYING FOR THE UPGRADED BUS STOP OR IS FORBES IN THE MALL? SO, FORBES, EVERYTHING'S ON MR. FORBES BILL, WHICH BY THE WAY, I WAS SITTING HERE LISTENING TO THAT TAX DISCUSSION DISCUSSION, AND I WASN'T SURE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF AD VALOREM THAT THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COLLECTS.

BUT I NOTICED THAT THE GARDENS MALL MAY HAVE PAID 7 MILLION THIS YEAR.

SO THEY'RE HE'S IN THIS TO, HE'S IN THIS OPPORTUNITY.

AND MR. FORBES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROJECT.

YEAH. I JUST LIKE THAT THEY'VE ADDED THAT INTO THIS PROJECT.

AND I DON'T THINK THEY WERE. I DON'T KNOW IF STAFF ASKED IF THEY DID. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, BUT MAKING IT SAFER AND, AND THANK THEM FOR DOING THAT. AS THAT GOES, I THINK THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. OKAY.

THE PROJECTS GREAT. I MEAN, IT IS IT'S SUPER.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. I KNOW WE'VE ASKED SOME GREAT QUESTIONS AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE ANY MORE, BUT I KNOW THAT THE PUBLIC AND RESIDENTS, EVERYONE IS ASKING ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW, IT HIT THE NEWS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, AND I'VE GOTTEN PEOPLE ASKING ME WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE OPEN? AND THEY'RE EXCITED, YOU KNOW, FOR THE CONCEPT.

AND IT IS IT IS A LONG TIME COMING. AND PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO, YOU KNOW, BRIGHTEN UP THAT AREA.

AND IT'S IT'S BEEN DORMANT FOR A LONG TIME. I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

IT LOOKS GREAT STAFF, THANK YOU FOR WORKING SO DILIGENTLY ON THIS WITH THE FORBES COMPANY AND THE MALL.

WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. SO THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. LET'S TAKE A VOTE.

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OKAY. AND CAN THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR ORDINANCE 20, ORDINANCE 20, 2026, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH

[VIII.d. *ORDINANCE 20, 2026 – (1ST READING) REAFFIRM THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF THE GARDENS MALL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD). AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, REPEALING RESOLUTION 62, 1984 AND READOPTING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF THE GARDENS MALL AS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) OVERLAY WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG-1), THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PGA BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 0.2 MILES EAST OF FAIRCHILD GARDENS AVENUE; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD OVERLAY WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING DESIGNATION OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL CG ONE.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PGA BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 0.2 MILES EAST OF FAIRCHILD GARDENS AVENUE, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.

OKAY. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING AND ASK. EX PARTE COMMUNICATION HAS ALREADY BEEN DECLARED, AND THERE'S ALREADY BEEN A PRESENTATION DONE WITH ORDINANCE 19, 2026.

AND I HAVE TO TALK SLOW BECAUSE RACHELLE WILL COME BACK IN A SECOND.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS. ANOTHER STAFF PRESENTATION PLEASE.

SO YEAH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING AND I'M JUST GOING TO TALK SLOW FOR A SECOND.

SHE'S COMING RIGHT HERE. OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 20, 2026 ON FIRST READING? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 20, 2026 SECOND.

OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. OKAY. CAN THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR RESOLUTION 21? RESOLUTION 21, 2026. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS,

[VIII.e. RESOLUTION 21, 2026 – ADOPTION OF THE CITY’S PY 2026/2027 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY’S PROGRAM YEAR 2026-2027 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN APPLICATION FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT’S (U.S. HUD) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

YEAR 2026 2027 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN APPLICATION FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S U.S.

HUD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. CDBG FUNDING PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.

OKAY, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING AND I'M GOING TO WELCOME OUR DEVELOPMENT COMPLIANCE MANAGER, OLIVIA ELLISON. SO WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR JUST STEPPED OUT. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS OLIVIA, WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT RESOLUTION 21, IS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2026 2027 CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

AS OF 2015, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS BECAME AN ELIGIBLE ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY, MEANING THAT WE RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER OUR CDBG FUNDS DIRECTLY FROM HUD.

WE DO HAVE ONE MAIN REQUIREMENT OF THE CDBG GRANT, AND THAT'S THAT 70% OF FUNDS MUST BENEFIT LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PERSONS, AND THAT'S DEFINED AT OR BELOW 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.

WE DO HAVE ROUTINE PLANS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE AS A CDBG ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY.

FIRST, WE HAVE THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN. WE PRODUCE EVERY FIVE YEARS TO EVALUATE CITY'S NEEDS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION WITH THIS PLAN.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PLAN, AND THAT INCLUDES SURVEYS AND ALSO MEETINGS.

THEN WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, WHICH WE ARE VOTING ON TODAY, AND WE USE THIS REPORT TO REPORT HOW WE ARE SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN. AND IT'S REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A YEARLY APPLICATION TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR KPI REPORT, WHICH IS JUST IN A YEAR REPORT, THAT WE SUBMIT TO HUD TO EVALUATE OUR PROGRESS MADE.

THIS IS OUR THIRD CONSOLIDATED PLAN, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING VARIOUS PUBLIC FACILITY PROJECTS WITHIN THIS NEXT FIVE YEARS.

NOW TO THE PROPOSED 2026 2027 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ONE MAIN ACTIVITY FOR THIS YEAR'S ALLOCATION OF FUNDS, AND THAT IS TO ASSIST RESIDENTS OF DANA DRIVE WITH THE SEWER LINE CONNECTION AND ASSESSMENT FEES. WHILE WE WERE WORKING ON THE MARY CIRCLE AND DANA DRIVE WATERLINE PROJECT.

SEACOAST TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS TIME AND WENT AHEAD AND INSTALLED THE SEWER LINE ALONG DANA DRIVE.

THERE IS A HEFTY ASSESSMENT FEE AND A CONNECTION FEE ASSOCIATED WITH BEING CONNECTED TO THIS NEW INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO DO MEET THAT INCOME QUALIFICATION, THAT 80% OR BELOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO HELP THEM WITH THIS COST.

AND TO DATE, NO ONE HAS CONNECTED TO THE SEWER LINE.

AND AS PART OF OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN REPORT, WE DO HAVE TO REPORT ON OUR PREVIOUS YEAR AND THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE TOWARDS THOSE

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WE HAVE OUR WATER LINE CONNECTION FEES FOR THE MARY CIRCLE DANA DRIVE, AND WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT.

WE HAVE HIRED A CONSULTANT PARTNER, ENGINEERING, AND THEY ARE WORKING ON OUR NEPA REQUIREMENT AND THIS ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW WILL ALSO BE USED FOR THE SEWER LINE AS WELL. SO IT'S A LITTLE TWO FOR ONE.

AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A SPECIFIC PROJECT YET WHEN WE ADOPTED THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

BUT NOW WE DO. WE WILL BE REPLACING THE FITNESS TRAIL OVER AT THE BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND RECENTLY WE JUST REPAVED THE TRAIL. SO NOW WE WILL BE REPLACING THE EQUIPMENT TO HAVE A COMPLETE REFURBISHED TRAIL.

AND THAT IS ELIGIBLE BECAUSE THE BURNS ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER IS LOCATED IN A LOW TO MODERATE CENSUS BLOCK.

AND THIS PLAN HAS BEEN PUBLICLY NOTICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR CITY'S ADOPTED CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN.

THE AD WAS ON OUR WEBSITE AND ALSO WENT OUT IN THE PALM BEACH POST.

AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION OF THE 2026 2027 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

THANK YOU. OKAY. I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS ON HERE, SO I'M GOING TO ON THIS.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING. AND CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 21 2026.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 21 2026.

I'LL SECOND. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS COMMENTS? I THINK I JUST I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION. HOW MUCH IS IT TO HOOK UP TO THE SEWER LINE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT? IT'S GOING TO BE AROUND 15,000. AND HOW MANY HOMES ARE THERE AND HOW MANY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS? SO WE ARE NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW MANY HOMES WILL BE ELIGIBLE.

BUT THERE'S 16 DUPLEX UNITS. SO 32 UNITS ALTOGETHER ON DANIA DRIVE.

THEY WILL HAVE TO COME IN AND APPLY INDIVIDUALLY.

WILL WE SEND THEM INFORMATION THAT THIS IS AVAILABLE TO THEM? YES WE WILL. THANK YOU.

AND IS THERE A TIMELINE THAT THE FUNDS HAVE TO BE USED? SO WE DO HAVE A TIMELINESS REQUIREMENT THAT HUD.

WE WITH HUD, MEANING THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY QUICKLY.

WE CAN'T HAVE MORE THAN 1.5 TIMES THE AMOUNT IN OUR FUNDS.

SO WE DO HAVE THAT TIMELINESS REQUIREMENT. SO WE DEFINITELY MOVE AS FAST AS WE CAN ON TRYING TO SPEND THE MONEY.

I THINK IT'S GREAT. I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC. AND THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, LOOKING OUT FOR THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER WILL COME RUNNING IN WHEN THEY SEE THAT THEY SHOULD ALL BE RUNNING OVER HERE QUICKLY.

SO YEAH, GREAT WORK. THANK YOU. JUST A QUICK ONE.

I THINK I READ ON THERE THAT WE HAD 27 HOMES THAT CONNECTED ON THE WATER PORTION, THAT THEY'RE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO CONNECT TO THE SEWER TOO. RIGHT? WE ARE. YES. NOT TO THE SEWER. THE SEWER LINE WAS ONLY INSTALLED ON DANA DRIVE, BUT THOSE RESIDENTS CAN CONNECT TO WATER AND SEWER, AND THEY CAN GET ASSISTANCE WITH BOTH.

OKAY, SO WE STILL DON'T HAVE A SEWER LINE ON MARY CIRCLE, CORRECT? OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING? NO. OKAY.

CAN. LET'S GO FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE.

OKAY. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. OKAY.

CAN THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE? AND RESOLUTION 29, RESOLUTION 29, 2026.

[IX.a. RESOLUTION 29, 2026 – ALTON PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ART IN PUBLIC PLACES. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING ART IN PUBLIC PLACES (AIPP) FOR THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING WITHIN PARCEL B OF THE ALTON PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD), GENERALLY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 0.68 MILES SOUTH OF DONALD ROSS ROAD, ON THE WEST OF PASTEUR BOULEVARD, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

A IPP FOR THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING WITHIN PARCEL B OF THE ALTON PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

PKD GENERALLY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 0.68 MILES SOUTH OF DONALD ROSS ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF PASTEUR BOULEVARD, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

OKAY, I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. WELCOME.

ROBERT DINSMORE FROM URBAN DESIGN STUDIO. WELCOME.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. AS I MENTIONED, MY NAME IS ROB DINSMORE.

I'M WITH URBAN DESIGN STUDIO, 16 CLEMATIS STREET.

NOT SURE IF IT'S NECESSARY. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN THIS EVENING.

I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES.

TO PRESENT THE PHASE TWO OF THE APE INSTALLATION AT THE ALTON MEDICAL CENTER, NOW OFFICIALLY NAMED THE LNB MEDICAL CENTER.

AND AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE PRETTY EXCITED TO STATE THAT AS OF A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, IS NOW PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE TO THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.

SO ALL THAT HARD WORK PAID OFF. WE FINALLY GOT TO THAT POINT.

NOW, THIS IS THE EASY PART. THIS IS THE FUN PART, THE ART ART PIECE.

JUST TO KIND OF REHASH A LITTLE BIT OF HOW WE GOT HERE.

THE ALTON MEDICAL CENTER WAS APPROVED AS A 300 BED HOSPITAL SITE 80,000 SQUARE FOOT MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING AND A HELISTOP ON THE PROPERTY IN THE ALTON PKD

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IN OCTOBER OF 2025, THIS COUNCIL APPROVED PHASE ONE OF THE ART INSTALLATION.

THIS WAS DIRECTLY TIED TO THE VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOSPITAL BUILDING ITSELF.

IT INCLUDED FOUR ART PIECES, THE TREE OF LIFE, AND THREE SEPARATE BLUEBELL ART PIECES INSTALLED OR TO BE INSTALLED IN MULTIPLE PUBLIC PLAZA SPACES THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL CAMPUS. JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT FIRST PHASE, ALL OF THE PLAZA SPACES IN THE PARK ON THE HOSPITAL CAMPUS HAS BEEN COMPLETED, IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR NOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION, COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION, AND IS NOW WAITING FOR THE ART TO BE INSTALLED.

THE TREE OF LIFE IS SCHEDULED TO BE INSTALLED AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, SO WE'RE ALL SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

THE BLUEBELL PIECES SHOULD BE INSTALLED BY MID-OCTOBER, SO THAT SHOULD BE A NICE ADDITION TO THE PROPERTY.

WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. SO WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS.

THIS IS TIED TO THE VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE 80,000 SQUARE FOOT MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING.

IT'S A FOUR STORY BUILDING YOU PROBABLY HAVE ALL SEEN AS YOU DRIVE DOWN 95.

THE SHELL OF THAT IS GOING UP. ALL OF THESE PIECES FOR THIS IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED WITHIN THE VERY SOUTHERN PORTION OF PASTURE PARK IN THE HEALING GARDEN.

IT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE COMPRISED OF SEVEN SEPARATE PIECES.

CONTINUING ON WITH THE ARTIST THEME, AND DAN SHAUGHNESSY WILL GO INTO MORE DETAILS ON THE ART PIECE, BUT IT CARRIES FORWARD THAT SAME BLUE BELL MOTIF.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE PLAN SEVEN SEVEN DIFFERENT INSTALLATIONS OF THAT PIECE.

LANDSCAPING WISE, IT'S GOING TO BE SURROUNDED AT THE BASE SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE ART THAT'S GOING TO BE INSTALLED IN PHASE ONE WITH BARBARA CAST BOUGAINVILLEA AND A HEDGE OF GREEN ISLAND FICUS, JUST TO TO ADD A LITTLE LEVEL OF SEPARATION BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND THE ART PIECE TO HELP DETER SOME OF THAT VANDALISM OR ANYBODY POTENTIALLY DOING THAT. UPDATE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS.

THIS IS THE HEALING GARDEN CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS THAT'S TAKING PLACE.

WRAPPING UP LANDSCAPING, GETTING IN THE FINAL TOUCH TOUCHES ON THAT SO THAT IT'LL BE READY FOR THE ART TO BE INSTALLED, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE INSTALLED THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH OF NEXT YEAR.

AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, THE ANY VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION, VALUED OVER $1 MILLION PROJECT IS REQUIRED TO INVEST 1% OF THAT COST INTO AEP. AND SO THE VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING IS ESTIMATED AT JUST OVER $20 MILLION.

THAT RESULTS OF AN ART INVESTMENT OF $203 670 $0.08, OR $678.52.

THE BREAKDOWN OF THIS INVESTMENT IS ON THE SCREEN.

YOU'LL SEE A LINE ITEM THERE FOR CONTINGENCY OF ALMOST $12,000.

THAT'S TO ALLOW FOR SOME OF THE UNKNOWNS TO OCCUR THROUGH THE DESIGN, THE CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION PROCESS.

ALL OF THE FUNDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT INTO ESCROW AND THE APPLICANT IS AWARE THAT IF ANY OF THOSE FUNDS ARE NOT UTILIZED DURING THIS PROCESS, THAT WILL BE TRANSFERRED OVER INTO THE CITY'S ART FUND AND NOT RETURN TO THE APPLICANT.

THERE'S A CONDITION OF APPROVAL SAYING AS MUCH AND THE APPLICANT IS AWARE OF THAT AND ON BOARD.

SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL LET DAN STEP UP, GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF HIS BACKGROUND AND TALK ABOUT THE ART PIECE.

THANK YOU ROBERT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING AND HEARING WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.

MY NAME IS DAN SHAUGHNESSY. I'M A SCULPTOR AND DESIGNER.

I MAKE LARGE SCALE SCULPTURES. I WASN'T HERE TOO LONG AGO TO PRESENT THE TREE OF LIFE.

AND YOU KNOW, HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT UNITY WAS BASICALLY AN ADDENDUM TO THE TREE OF LIFE PACKAGE.

THE UNITY FLOWER IS BASICALLY SIX FEET TALL. IT HAS ONE LIGHT SOURCE WITHIN IT.

THE OVERALL INTENTION AND DESIGN IS TO, TO BUILD OFF THE HEALING SANCTUARY ALREADY BUILT WITH THE TREE OF LIFE AT THE HOSPITAL.

THE WHOLE IDEA IS ANY PATIENT OR FACULTY MEMBER CAN LEAVE THE HOSPITAL, HAVE A PEACEFUL LOCATION WHERE THEY CAN HAVE A MOMENT, WHETHER IT'S A GOOD OR BAD MOMENT, THEY CAN THE COLOR DISPLAYS THAT COME OFF THE TREE OF LIFE.

THERE'S TECHNICALLY ALMOST 20 LIGHTS CONNECTED TO THE TREE.

THAT'S BASICALLY WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GRADUAL, CALMING, PEACEFUL LIGHT DISPLAYS, ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SIT THERE AND HAVE A MOMENT AND HAVE ALMOST GET LOST IN A THOUGHT. THE ALL THE BLUEBELLS, A, B, C, AND D BASICALLY MATCH THE COLOR OF THE TREE OF LIFE.

THE WHOLE IDEA IS IT'S BASICALLY A COHESIVE UNIT.

SO WHEN YOU ACTUALLY APPROACH THE PROPERTY SORRY THE TREE OF LIFE ACTUALLY HAS A MOTION SENSOR.

SO WHEN YOU ACTUALLY ENTER THE SPACE AND ACTUALLY APPROACH THE TREE OF LIFE, IT ACTUALLY INITIATES A CALMING LIGHT DISPLAY.

AND THROUGH THAT, ALL THE OTHER BLUEBELLS ARE CONNECTED AND DISPLAY DEPENDING ON WHAT COLOR DISPLAY IS ON THE TREE OF LIFE.

SO AS A COHESIVE UNIT, YOU KNOW, TO ME IT'S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF COLOR THROUGHOUT THE PARK.

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AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD PLENTY OF SCULPTURES IN THE PAST THAT HAVE LIGHT DISPLAYS, SO GLARE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE'VE DEFINITELY TAKEN ACCOUNT FOR. SO WE'VE USED A SATIN FINISH ON THE OUTSIDE OF THESE BLUE BELLS.

WE'VE HAD GREAT EXPERIENCES WITH THAT WITH THE PALM BEACH BLOOMS. AND THE LIGHT SYSTEM WITHIN IT HAS A DIFFUSER, SO THERE SHOULD BE NO ISSUE WITH DIRECT YOU KNOW, GLARE INTO ANY PEDESTRIANS IN THAT SPACE. AND JUST TO ADD A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE BLUE BELL UNITY'S ALL SCULPTURES, THE TREE OF LIFE, A, B, C, AND D BLUE BELLS ARE MADE FROM 316 MARINE GRADE STAINLESS STEEL, THEIR CATEGORY FIVE RATED. AND I KNOW I SAID THIS LAST TIME, BUT THE TREE OF LIFE WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST EXCEPTIONAL PROJECTS THAT I'VE WORKED ON.

AND PROBABLY IN THE WORLD. THERE'S NO TREE IN THE WORLD THAT IS CASTED 20FT TALL AND CATEGORY FIVE RATED.

YOU KNOW, IT TOOK US ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS OF ENGINEERING AND FABRICATION TO MAKE SURE EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THE TREE IS CATEGORY FIVE RATED.

AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE TREE REALLY QUICKLY, EVERY BRANCH ON THIS TREE DOWN TO THE LITTLE LEAF HAS TO WITHSTAND THESE, YOU KNOW, 175 MILE PER HOUR WINDS. SO WE ACTUALLY PUT THEM IN THESE ENGINEERING CALCULATION PROGRAMS AND FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE THESE WEAK POINTS IN THESE TREES AND HOW DO WE ACTUALLY REINFORCE THOSE AREAS TO ACTUALLY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND THOSE AREAS.

BUT YEAH, SO EXTREMELY EXCITED TO, TO BRING THIS UNIT D WITH ALL THE OTHER BLUEBELLS.

AND JUST LIKE ALL OUR OTHER PROJECTS, MAINTENANCE IS NOT AN ISSUE.

YOU KNOW, WE USUALLY RECOMMEND AN ANNUAL CLEANING OF THE SCULPTURES SIMILAR TO THE PALM BEACH BLOOMS. THERE SHOULD BE NO ISSUES LONG TERM. AND JUST TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF THE LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY, WE WILL HAVE AL.AC LIGHTING SYSTEMS THAT ARE LOW LIGHT SYSTEMS THAT WILL, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY, LIKE I SAID, MATCH THE COLOR OF THE TREE OF LIFE AND ADD THAT ESTHETIC TO THE OVERALL, YOU KNOW, PARCEL OF LAND THERE. AND JUST TO ADD ON TO THAT, YOU KNOW, EACH LOCATION, THE TREE OF LIFE, A, B, C, AND D WILL HAVE APE PLAQUES TO SHOW THAT THESE SCULPTURES ARE APE APPROVED BY THE CITY.

AND YEAH, AND I HAVE TO SAY THIS YOU KNOW, OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE.

I THINK THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO DO OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS HOW DO I REPAY THAT? AND AND I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN VERY, VERY FORTUNATE TO, YOU KNOW, THE TREE OF LIFE PROJECT WAS TECHNICALLY 2.2 OVERALL.

AND WE'VE BROKEN THAT RECORD THREE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.

AND ONE OF MY GOALS WAS, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO KEEP COMING BACK TO PALM BEACH.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT PALM BEACH TO BE THE ONLY TOWN THAT YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO BE THAT ARTIST THAT'S LEECHING OFF THE PALM BEACH.

I WANT TO BE CREATING SCULPTURES THAT ELEVATE PALM BEACH AND SHOW THE WORLD THAT I'VE DOES MAKE WORLD CLASS SCULPTURES.

AND I CAN SAY THAT, LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BROKEN THAT RECORD THREE TIMES.

WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A PROJECT FOR THE THE MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL IN PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH IS, WILL BE OUR LARGEST PROJECT. AND WE HAVE TWO NEW PROJECTS IN DUBAI.

SO JUST WANT TO SAY I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL. AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING I DO IS TO, YOU KNOW, SOUNDS CHEESY, BUT, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO, OF COURSE, MAKE THE CITY PROUD.

AND EVERY DECISION YOU GUYS MAKE IN ME, YOU KNOW, IT WILL BE REPAID OVER TIME.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH.

WE'RE WILLING TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR. OKAY.

DO WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION TONIGHT? GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

STAFF DOES NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL PRESENTATION. HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT DURING OUR JULY 16TH MEETING, THE EHP ADVISORY BOARD DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH A VOTE OF SIX ZERO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMON CARDS ON ON THIS.

CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 29 2026.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 29 2026 SECOND.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. RACHELLE.

I HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION. IN THE BRIGHT SUNLIGHT, WILL YOU SEE THE LIGHT OR IS IT ONLY AT DUSK AND DARK? SIMILAR TO THE PALM BEACH BLOOMS, I THINK DURING THE DAY THE LIGHT HERE IS SO BRIGHT.

IT ACTUALLY THE, THE, THE LIGHT SYSTEMS WE USE ARE BRIGHT.

SO IF YOU ACTUALLY LOOK INSIDE, YOU WILL SEE THE COLOR, BUT IT WILL TAKE AROUND 5 OR 6:00 TO REALLY SEE THE EFFECTS OF THE COLORS IN THAT LOCATION. I HAVE A QUESTION OR TWO QUESTIONS, ACTUALLY.

YES. ONE IS IN THE BACKUP MATERIAL AND ON THE SLIDES, THE ACTUAL COLOR OF THE METAL LOOKED DIFFERENT.

IS THERE A IS THERE COLOR TO THE METAL? I KNOW YOU SAID SATIN FINISH, BUT.

OR IS IT JUST LIKE A SILVERY. NO, NO. IT'S THE SORRY.

THE SAME EXACT FINISH AS THE PALM BEACH BLOOM.

SO IT'S A SATIN FINISH. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD GREAT EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST WITH THE SATIN.

IT REFLECTS THE LIGHT IN A WAY WHERE IT DOESN'T DISTURB THE EYE, BUT IT ALSO YOU KNOW, VANDALISM AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

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SO YEAH, SO SATIN IS, YOU KNOW, FROM OUR EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST KIND OF SURFACE TREATMENT FOR A PUBLIC SCULPTURE.

AND THEN THE SECOND IS, IS THERE GOING TO BE LIKE A RIBBON CUTTING OR AN UNVEILING? I THINK THERE IS US IS DEFINITELY SETTING SOMETHING UP IN NOVEMBER.

I THINK ONCE THE TREE OF LIFE IS GETTING INSTALLED AT THE END OF THE MONTH, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE BLUEBELLS WILL FOLLOW AFTER. AND I THINK A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT IS THE CUTTING CEREMONY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST HAD A COMMENT I WANTED TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON. I MEAN, I KNOW WE HAVE THIS APE PROGRAM IN THE CITY.

I LOVE IT AND I THINK THIS KIND OF BRINGS IT ALL TOGETHER.

AND I THINK YOU NAILED IT. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT HOSPITALS OVER MY ADULT LIFE BETWEEN MY PROFESSION AND HAVING A CHRONICALLY ILL SON WHO AT ONE POINT LIVED IN THE HOSPITAL FOR SIX MONTHS. AND YOU LOOK FOR THESE PLACES. THEY'RE NOT.

THERE'S NOT MANY PLACES AROUND. THERE ISN'T. I WAS IN THE LARGEST HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY, AND YOU CAN'T FIND A QUIET PLACE TO RELAX.

THAT JUST GIVES YOU SERENITY. SO I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT AN INVALUABLE OF YOUR ART AND OUR APE COMING TO THIS NEW HOSPITAL.

IT'S JUST GOING TO BE AMAZING. SO I CAN'T WAIT TO GO WALK AROUND WHEN THEY'RE ALL DONE. I AGREE, I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S YOUR WORK IS BEAUTIFUL.

WE'RE SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU IN OUR CITY. AND YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVE HAVE SUCH BEAUTIFUL THINGS.

EVERY NEW PIECE THAT YOU PUT FORWARD IN OUR CITY IS JUST MORE AND MORE BEAUTIFUL.

SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR GIFT WITH US AND YOUR TEAM.

SO, AND HOPEFULLY WE DO NOT HAVE TO TEST THE TREE WITH HURRICANES.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HONESTLY, LET'S LET'S SEE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WE PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO IT.

I DO NOT WANT TO BE KIND OF NICE TO KIND OF PROVE IT.

I SEE. NO, BECAUSE YOU LIVE HERE. YOU DON'T LIVE HERE.

WE DO LIKE WE DON'T? YEAH. NEVER MIND, NEVER MIND. I TAKE THAT I LIVE IN NEW YORK. I'M SORRY. AND ALSO TO FOLLOW UP, YOU KNOW, THE TREE IS ABOUT TO BE INSTALLED. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE THE PROCESS OF THE SCULPTURE.

WE ACTUALLY PUT IT TOGETHER, THE FULL 20 FOOT TREE WITH THE 20 FOOT SPREAD.

SO IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED AFTERWARDS, I CAN SHOW YOU SOME OF THE CASTING AND SOME VIDEOS AND STUFF. KIND OF GET THAT IN THE IN THE PRESENTATION. YEAH. THANK YOU.

SO OKAY, LET'S TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

I VOTE PASSES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ANY COUNCIL ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION I THINK.

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

AND A SHOUT OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER KEMP AND HIS WIFE, JENNIFER, WHO HOSTED TWO EVENTS TO HELP GATHER OTHER ITEMS FOR THE AUCTION.

ALL OF THE FUNDING FROM THE HOMELESS COALITION, MAYOR'S BALL GOES TO SUPPORT THE RESOURCE CENTERS AND THE SHELTERS, THE HOMELESS SHELTERS FOR THE COUNTY. SO THANK YOU.

JOHN. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO THANK THE CITY MANAGER FOR YOUR REPORT TONIGHT.

BRINGING UP COMMUNITY SERVICES. I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN AMAZING THING.

AND, YOU KNOW, MY PROFESSION, WE GET A LOT OF NOTORIETY ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS.

BUT THEY ARE TRULY THE HEROES THAT MAKE THIS CITY WORK IN EVERY CITY, EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND I THINK THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THAT IS, YOU KNOW, WE LIVE WHERE WE LIVE AND WE HAVE TORNADOES, HURRICANES. AND WHEN YOU HAVE A TORNADO OR HURRICANE, YOU REALLY SEE WHAT THE CITIZENS WANT.

AND IT'S, WHEN'S MY ROAD CLEARED? WHEN'S THE POWER BACK ON? WHEN ARE THE STREET SIGNS BACK UP? AND THAT'S WHEN YOU REALIZE JUST HOW SAFE THEY KEEP THIS NEIGHBORHOOD BY GETTING THE STOP SIGNS BACK UP.

ROADS CLEARED. I'VE BEEN ON DEPLOYMENTS AND WORKED IN HURRICANE ZONES AND YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING, WHEN'S THE CUT AND TOSS CREW COMING? NOT, YOU KNOW, WHEN'S THE FIRE TRUCK GOING TO DRIVE BY AND CHECK ON US? SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A VERY, VERY NICE THAT YOU DID THAT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM.

I MEAN, RIGHT DOWN TO THE PARKS AND REC. YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK BACK TO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN A HURRICANE HIT THE WEST COAST, THE GOVERNOR MADE IT A POINT TO OPEN UP A FOOTBALL FIELD AND KEEP FOOTBALL SEASON GOING, TO GET A NORMALCY BACK TO THAT COMMUNITY.

SO PEOPLE DON'T EVEN THINK OF LIKE, PARKS AND REC HAS SUCH A BIG DEAL TO DO WITH THE CITY, BUT THAT SHOWS YOU IT JUST MAKES US FEEL NORMAL.

SO I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID AND IT'S WELL DESERVED AND THANK THEM.

AND THEN ON THE PROPERTY TAX ISSUE, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE WORKSHOP COMING UP NEXT MONTH OR THIS, THE END OF THIS MONTH. AND I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF SCARY.

I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST POINTS TO ME THAT I GOT OUT OF THIS TONIGHT IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ONLY JUST, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY FROM OUTSIDE TELLING US HOW TO RUN OUR CITY AND HOW TO FUND IT AND IF WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF WHEN WE I HEARD A SCARY NUMBER IN THERE OF THE 80% AND I'VE WATCHED A COUPLE DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS.

I'VE HEARD ANY NUMBERS FROM 20 TO EVEN 30 MUNICIPALITIES IN OUR COUNTY GOING BROKE.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S I DON'T THINK THIS IS SO MUCH A TAX ISSUE, BUT ALSO IT'S AN ATTACK ON HOME RULE, BECAUSE IF WE GO DOWN FROM 39 MUNICIPALITIES TO 9 OR 10, YOU KNOW, WHAT HOME RULE DO WE HAVE TO FIGHT AND KEEP,

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SO WE NEED TO PROTECT THAT. AND I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY BE PAYING ATTENTION HERE. ABSOLUTELY.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE MARKETING TEAM.

PINNACLE CAME OUT THIS WEEK. AND IT LOOKS GREAT.

THERE'S SO MUCH INFORMATION ON THERE FROM THE BUDGET WORKSHOP TO THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN PUBLIC WORKS AND BURNS ROAD AND THE ONGOING SAFETY INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE.

SO CANDACE AND DAVID AND THE ENTIRE MARKETING TEAM, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

YOU DO MENTION SOCIAL SOCIAL MEDIA IN THERE AND WITH EVERYBODY GOING BACK TO SCHOOL NEXT WEEK, IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT TO BE MINDFUL ABOUT WHAT WE'RE POSTING ON THERE AND HOW INFLUENTIAL THESE THESE KIDS ARE.

SO I THOUGHT SOME OF YOUR QUOTES IN THERE, CANDACE, WERE WERE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T PICKED UP OR SIGNATURE CITY IS HITTING THIS WEEK, IT'S ACTUALLY INCREDIBLE.

SO IT GETS BETTER ALL THE TIME WITH THE INFORMATION AND A TRUE TESTAMENT TO EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY AND, AND OUR STAFF IS DOING, FROM PUBLIC SAFETY TO PARKS AND RECS OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION.

AND WE'RE VERY, VERY THANKFUL AND APPRECIATIVE FOR ALL OF YOU.

SO AND ANYTHING ELSE, ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? I'M JUST EXCITED TO HEAR MAX'S REPORT. I'M WAITING.

OKAY. OKAY, MAX. IT'S A VERY BRIEF 50 PAGE POWERPOINT SLIDE.

NO, I HAVE I HAVE NO REPORT THIS EVENING. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS, MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.