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AFTERNOON EVERYONE.[1. CALL TO ORDER]
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM MAYOR AFTERNOON.AND WELCOME TO THE CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP.
THE MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
ROLL CALL MADAM CLERK, MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS.
COMMISSIONER HARRISON, PRESENT, COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. PRESENT, COMMISSIONER THOMAS, CITY MANAGER, BROWN STUBBS.
PRESENT CITY ATTORNEY CALLAWAY PRESENT.
MADAM MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM THANK YOU.
ITEM THREE, DISCUSSION REVIEW OF THE FEBRUARY 25TH, 2025
[REVIEW OF THE FEBRUARY 25, 2025 CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA]
CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA.UM, ON CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING ORDINANCE 2025 DASH 0 0 5 OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 86 DASH FIVE, FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL LAW ADOPTED TO INCORPORATE ENFORCEMENT OF SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMITS, UTILIZING SPEED DETECTION SYSTEMS CONSISTENT WITH FLORIDA STATUTES.
CHAPTER THREE 16, STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL, MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
THIS ITEM WAS PRESENTED AT A PREVIOUS WORKSHOP VIA MS. BOBBY WILLIAMS, OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, BUT SHE CAN GIVE A QUICK RECAP IF, IF SO, PLEASE AS THE COMMISSION THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR.
YES, THANK YOU, MS. BOBBY DID.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COMMISSIONER, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER, CITY CLERK, STAFF, AND OUR AUDIENCE.
FOR THE RECORD, I AM BOBBY WILLIAMS, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.
AND THE ORDINANCE, UH, THAT YOU'LL BE LOOKING AT TOMORROW NIGHT IS TO, UH, IS TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY.
AS YOU KNOW, UH, KEEPING OUR, OUR KIDS AND OUR FAMILIES SAFE IS ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES.
UH, THIS ORDINANCE, THIS ORDINANCE IS AMENDING, UH, SECTION 80 86 DASH FIVE, WHICH IS THE FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL LAW OF OUR ORDINANCE.
AND IT'S TO INCORPORATE, UH, THE, UM, IDEAL OR THE NOT IDEAL, BUT IT'S TO INCORPORATE THE CITY BEING ABLE TO, UH, HAVE THE SPEED DETECTION SYSTEMS IN OUR SCHOOL DESIGNATED ZONES.
UM, AT THE MEETING HELD ON JAN, EXCUSE ME, JANUARY 27TH, UH, WE DID PRESENT TO YOU, UM, SOME INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF THOSE AREAS, OF THOSE FOUR AREAS, UH, THE OREO ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PARKS, LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOARD, ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL, AND LAUDERDALE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL.
UH, THE RESULTS OF THAT STUDY SHOWED THAT THERE WERE 3000 VIOLATIONS, OR APPROXIMATELY 3000 VIOLATIONS, MEANING, UM, THERE WERE, UH, POTENTIALLY, UH, 3000 PEOPLE THAT WE COULD VIOLATE THAT WERE DRIVING 10 MILES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT DURING THE DESIGNATED SCHOOL ZONE HOURS.
SO THIS ORDINANCE IS JUST TO, UM, JUST TO AMEND THE CITY'S CODE, UM, TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT THOSE DETECTION SYSTEMS IN OUR SCHOOL SCHOOL ZONES AT THIS TIME, I COULD ENTERTAIN ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
COMMISSIONER HARRISON, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
BOBBY, I HAD A QUICK QUESTION.
ONCE WE'RE ABLE TO AMEND OUR, UH, OR CHARTER TO INCLUDE THIS ORDINANCE, IS THE NEXT STEP TO THEN LOOK AT DIFFERENT COMPANIES TO THEN INSTALL THESE CAMERAS? IS THAT HOW THAT WORKS? DO YOU, MADAM MAYOR? THAT IS CORRECT, SIR.
MS. BOBBE, THE 3000 VIOLATIONS THAT YOU MENTIONED, WAS IT FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, ALL OUR TWO ELEMENTARIES, OUR MIDDLE AND OUR HIGH, THAT WERE OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR OF THE SPEED LIMIT? THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR? IT WAS THE TOTAL.
MOVING TO ITEM NINE, CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS ON CONSENT.
AGENDA NINE, A RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 2 8, APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD.
THIS ITEM IS SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER CARLENE MAXWELL WILLIAMS. ARE YOU MADAM MAYOR? COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS? UM, OH, UM, THERE'S REALLY NOTHING TO SAY.
I PUT SHE, I THINK SHE'LL BE AN EXCELLENT, UM, ADDITION TO THE TEAM.
MOVING TO ITEM NINE B, RESOLUTION 20 25 0 2 9, APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, AND THIS ITEM IS SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER SHARON THOMAS.
SHE'S COMING, COMING UP THE AS SHE COMES, MADAM MAYOR, I DO SEE
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THAT THE RESOLUTION APPOINTS MS. PAULA DEWITT AS COMMISSIONER SHARON THOMAS' APPOINTEE TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING, OR SHE'S CURRENTLY AN ALTERNATE MEMBER.LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER SHARON THOMAS IS PRESENT.
WE'RE ON ITEM NINE B, RESOLUTION 20 25 0 2 9, APPOINTED MEMBER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, UH, SPONSORED BY YOU FOR MS. PAULA DEWITT.
MADAM MAYOR, I, I THINK MS. PAULA HAS ACCEPTED SHE WAS USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE, UM, FOR A RECOMMENDATION FROM ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, AND SO I PULLED HER AS, UM, A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING.
COMMISSIONER ITEM 10 A RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 3 0.
THESE ARE ON REGULAR AGENDA APPROVING APPLICATION NUMBER ZERO ONE DASH P DASH 23 SUBMITTED BY KIMBERLY HORN AND ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF RE PLAZA LLC REQUESTING A REPL OF THE EXISTING REEF PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL TRACK ABANDONED CERTAIN EASEMENTS AND INCLUDE REQUIRED RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATIONS ALONG WEST OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD AND STATE ROAD SEVEN MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
WE DO HAVE AT LEAST FOUR AND WE WILL OF COURSE READ THEM ALL.
BUT WE DO HAVE AT LEAST FOUR ITEMS THAT ARE REFERENCING THE RE PLAZA AND I KNOW THAT MS. TANJA, STEVEN AS WELL AS ATTORNEY CALLOWAY, AND I DON'T SEE THE OTHER COUNCIL YET, BUT MS. CON CAN DEFINITELY GIVE A PRECURSOR TO THE RESOLUTION AND THE CITY ATTORNEY AND STEVEN WILL CHIME IN AS NECESSARY TO YOU.
WE'LL DEAL WITH ITEM 10 A AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU, MS. SANDRA MADAM MAYOR COMMISSION, UM, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER.
I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THIS ITEM IN REGARDS TO THE, UM, PLAT, UH, REQUEST FOR A REQUEST REQUEST FOR A REPL FOR THE REEF PLAZA PROJECT AND STEVEN WILL GIVE YOU ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON IT.
MADAM MAYOR, CITY COMMISSION STAFF STEVEN SMITH FOR THE RECORD PLANNER TWO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND AS STATED BY MS. TANJA MCCOY.
UM, THE OH ONE PL 23 IS ONE OF FOUR APPLICATIONS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE REEF PLAZA PROJECT.
UH, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION, UH, THAT WE CAN GO OVER.
UH, I DID WANT THE APPLICANT TO GO FIRST, BUT THE APPLICANT'S NOT HERE.
BUT IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M GONNA GO OVER THE PRESENTATION FIRST AND THEN, UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYTHING, WE CAN DO THAT PRESENTATION.
YES, YES, YES, IT CAN YOU PULL UP THE PRESENTATION PLEASE? LEMME JUST OBJECT BEFORE WE GET STARTED, THE PRESENTATION.
COMMISSIONERS, UH, AS, UH, THE CITY MANAGER INDICATED, WE'RE NOW ON ITEM 10 A.
I WOULD, UH, RECOGNIZE HOWEVER, 10 B, C, AND D ARE ALSO PART OF THE SAME APPLICATION PROCESS.
UM, IN PARTICULAR ITEMS, UH, 10 B AND 10 C ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS.
AND I'LL GET THROUGH THAT, UH, PIECE WHEN WE GET TO THE ITEMS, BUT I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT BECAUSE OF, UH, THIS MATTER THAT WE STAFF WANTS TO GIVE A PRESENTATION THAT THE COMMISSION ACCEPT A PRESENTATION, UH, WITHOUT COMMENT.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE DISCUSSION AROUND THE PROCEDURES FOR TOMORROW.
THANK YOU PRESENTATION, MR. STEVEN, PLEASE.
OKAY, SO AS STATED, THIS IS THE REEF PLAZA PROJECT AND I'M GONNA ACTUALLY JUST GIVE A, UM, SUMMARY OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT ITSELF, JUST THE SITE ITSELF, AND THEN WE'LL GO SPECIFICALLY TO THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS.
SO THIS HERE, UM, JUST TO REITERATE, UM, I'M GOING OVER THE SITE IN ITSELF, SITE CONTEXT, THE SURROUNDING LAND USES, AND THEN GETTING SPECIFICALLY INTO THE ACTUAL APPLICATIONS AS WELL AS THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
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CLICK NEXT.SO THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE SITE.
YEAH, THIS IS JUST A OVERVIEW OF THE SITE AND THESE ARE THE OTHER ANCILLARY APPLICATIONS THAT, UM, ACCOMPANY THE REPL.
WE HAVE THE CONDITIONAL USE, WHICH IS O2 CU 23, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE FOR THE APPROVAL OF AN ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK OF A THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.
THIS, UH, STORAGE TANK IS FOR A EMERGENCY GENER OR TO FUEL AN EMERGENCY GENERATOR FOR, UH, ONE OF THE, UH, TENANTS.
IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE A GROCERY TENANT.
UM, WE HAVE VARIANCES, A REQUEST FOR 12 VARIANCES FROM MULTIPLE CHAPTERS IN OUR CODE CHAPTER SEVEN, OUR USE REGULATIONS CHAPTER NINE, OUR SIGN REGULATIONS, 10, OUR LANDSCAPING, AND THEN 11, OUR DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY.
AND THEN FINALLY WE HAVE THE SITE PLAN, WHICH AGAIN AND ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE 10 AND A HALF ACRE PARCEL, AND IT PROVIDES FOR A NEW GROCERY TENANT AND OTHER, UM, DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS AND, UH, OTHER SITE IMPROVEMENTS.
SO THIS HERE IS JUST A SITE CONTEXT AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE YELLOW IS ACTUALLY THE SUBJECT SITE, WHICH IS ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF 4 41 AND WEST OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD.
AND THERE YOU ALSO GET A DEPICTION OF ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT'S AROUND THE SITE.
AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE KIND OF THE TOP LEFT IS WHERE WE ARE IN THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX.
SO THIS HERE SHOWS THE LAND USES THAT ARE AROUND THE, UH, PARCEL.
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE IN PURPLE IS ACTUALLY OUR TOWN CENTER, THE RED SHOWS COMMERCIAL ZONE AREAS, AND THEN THE YELLOW AND ORANGE SHOW, SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY, UM, RESIDENTIAL RESPECTIVELY.
NEXT SLIDE, JUST AGAIN SOME INFORMATION FOR THE SITE.
AS WE STATED, 10 AND A HALF ACRES.
UM, THEY ARE PROPOSING A BANK AS WELL AT JUST ABOUT PLUS OR MINUS 3,800 ACRES, I MEAN, I'M SORRY, 3,800 SQUARE FEET, UH, WITH A DRIVE THROUGH FACILITY.
AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO, UH, KEEP THE EXISTING, UH, KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN.
SO THIS HERE IS JUST AN AERIAL OF THE SITE, AND RIGHT NOW IF YOU LOOK AT THE BLUE AERIAL ARROWS, I APOLOGIZE, THESE ARE TWO-WAY DRIVEWAY ACCESS POINTS ONTO THE SITE.
SO THERE'S ACTUALLY THREE DRIVEWAYS OR THREE ACCESS POINTS OFF OF WEST OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD AND THERE ARE FOUR DRIVEWAYS INCLUDING ONE SINGLE CAR DRIVEWAY, UM, ALONG 4 41.
UH, THE PROPERTY HAS SEVEN BUILDINGS, FOUR WHICH ARE GONNA BE DEMOLISHED, AND THIS AGAIN, IS GOING TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPER TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING, ADDITIONAL PARKING, AND OTHER BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS.
ALRIGHT, SO SPECIFICALLY, THIS IS ACTUALLY PERTAINING TO THE PLAT ITSELF.
AND THE PLAT HERE IS TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL TRACKED, UM, ABANDON CERTAIN EASEMENTS AND INCLUDE REQUIRED RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATIONS.
SO AS WE STATED BEFORE, PARCEL C IS THAT EXISTING KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN AND PARCEL B, WHICH IS THE CURRENT BIG AND TALL.
THERE WAS A GNC, WHICH HAS SINCE CLOSED, AND THERE'S ALSO A METRO BY T-MOBILE.
THOSE BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO BE REMOVED, AND AGAIN, THAT PARCEL B IS GOING TO BE A, UH, BANK PLUS OR MINUS 3,800 SQUARE FEET.
PARCEL A AS I STATED BEFORE, IS GONNA BE REMOVING FOUR BUILDINGS AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE, UM, IMPROVING THAT MAIN BUILDING, WHICH YOU SEE IN THE PARCEL A THERE.
SO AS I WAS SAYING BEFORE, THE RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATIONS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE, UM, SPECIFIED ON THIS APPLICATION.
THE PLATTING PROCESS IN ITSELF
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IS A PROCESS THAT'S REALLY A COUNTY PROCESS, BUT THEY DO NEED, UM, A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY SHOWING THAT WE APPROVE FOR THE REDEVELOP OR THE REPL OF THE PROPERTY.SO AS STATED, WE HAVE THAT RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION AS YOU SEE THERE.
AND THERE'S RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATIONS ALONG 4 41 AND WEST OAKLAND PARK FOR FUTURE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS.
AND IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT THE STAFF REPORT, AT LEAST UNDER ANALYSIS, WHICH IS PAGE FIVE, WE DO HAVE TO VERIFY THAT WHEN WE ARE DOING MAJOR CONSTRUCTION, UM, OR REDEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTIES, THAT, UM, WE CANNOT APPROVE IT WITHOUT MAKING SURE THAT IT'S RECORDED AT THE BROWARD COUNTY, UH, BY THE BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES NECESSARY TO MEET THE LEVEL OF SERVICE, UM, REQUIRED FOR SUCH A DEVELOPMENT WHICH STAFF HAS DONE.
AND THE DRC WHEN REVIEWING THE PROJECT HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR THIS APPLICATION.
I APPLICATION OH TWO CU 23, AGAIN, IS THE CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL OF A ABOVE GROUND GENERATOR.
BUT OUR CODE WE'RE SPECIFICALLY, UM, LOOKING AT THE STORAGE TANKS ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANKS.
OUR CODE DOES CONDITIONALLY ALLOW FOR ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANKS TO BE CONDITIONALLY APPROVED AT A CAPACITY OF 550 GALLONS OR LESS.
THE APPLICANT IS, UH, PROPOSING TO CONSTRUCT A 1000 GALLON ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK, WHICH THEY HAVE ALSO APPLIED FOR A VARIANCE FOR THAT DEVIATION.
THIS HERE IN THE RED, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE LOCATION OF THE GENERATOR IS GONNA BE.
IT'S GONNA BE BEHIND WHERE THE NEW GROCERY TENANT WILL BE.
AND THIS HERE IS ACTUALLY A DEPICTION OF WHAT THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR WOULD TYPICALLY LOOK LIKE.
UM, SO YOU COULD SEE THE CABINET WHICH HAS THE DOORS IN THERE, THAT CABINET IS SURROUNDING THE GENERATOR, AND THEN THAT PEDESTAL THAT YOU SEE IN SILVER IS THE ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK.
AND AGAIN, THAT DOES HAVE A CAPACITY OF A THOUSAND GALLONS.
OKAY, SO THIS HERE IS, UH, A PART OF OUR CHAPTER SEVEN, SECTION 7 0 4 0.42.
AND AGAIN, THIS ITEMIZED THE SPECIFIC USE REGULATIONS FOR, FOR AND ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK.
SO NUMBER ONE IS, AGAIN, THAT 550 GALLON CAPACITY, WHICH AS I STATED, THE APPLICANT IS GONNA BE APPLYING FOR A VARIANCE.
AND THAT'S A PART OF THE APPLICATION OH TWO VA 23.
NUMBER TWO, BEING INSTALLED AND OPERATED UNDER VALID PERMITS.
THAT'S PENDING, THAT'S A PENDING EFFORT, OF COURSE, SUBJECT TO THE COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OR NOT.
THREE, BE FULLY SCREENED BY A MASONRY OR CONCRETE WALL.
THE APPLICANT HAS STATED TO STAFF THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY, UH, SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT, AND THEY HAVE SINCE APPLIED FOR VARIANCE.
FOUR IS BE LOCATED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, SO IT DOESN'T MEET THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER, UM, ANCILLARY REGULATIONS.
WE ARE SAYING THAT THEY ARE COMPLIANT WITH THAT AND AGAIN, IT HAS TO BE INSTALLED BY MEANS OF A BUILDING PERMIT, WHICH THAT WOULD BE PENDING AS WELL.
I DID ACTUALLY JUST WANT TO ITERATE THAT WE DID LOOK AT THE STANDARDS OF REVIEW FOR A CONDITIONAL USE, WHICH IS ITEMIZED UNDER CHAPTER FIVE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY STARTED
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ON PAGE FIVE HERE ON THE STAFF REPORT.AND ITEMS A THROUGH H HAS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, AND WE DID VERIFY THAT THE APPLICANT DID SATISFY, UM, THOSE, UH, REGULATIONS FOR APPROVAL OR AT LEAST FOR RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.
SO THIS YEAR, THE NEXT 1 0 2 VA 2312 VARIANCES FROM THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE 12 VARIANCES IS, UM, A NUMBER OF THEM ARE LANDSCAPING VARIANCES.
WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE WHAT I DEEM USE RELATED VARIANCES.
WE HAVE A SIGN VARIANCE, AND THIS HERE IS SHOWING THE NUMBER OF SIGNS THAT THE PROPERTY HAS.
THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS FOUR MONUMENT SIGNS, AND THE CODE DOES ALLOW FOR TWO MONUMENT SIGNS AT A CERTAIN HEIGHT, UM, FOR A SHOPPING CENTER, OR POTENTIALLY THREE IF ALL THE MONUMENT SIGNS ARE 15 FEET, UM, OR LESS IN HEIGHT.
BUT THIS HERE IS SHOWING THE EXISTING LOCATIONS OF THE SIGNS AND THE DEVELOPER IS LOOKING TO, UM, IMPROVE ON THOSE SIGNS.
AGAIN, WITH THAT CHASE BEING, OR RATHER THAT BANK BEING ON THE CORNER, THEY ARE GONNA HAVE, UH, A SIGN THERE, WHICH IS NUMBER THREE.
AND THEN THE OTHER ONE, TWO, AND FOUR DEPICTED ON THIS VISUAL WOULD BE THE LOCATION OF THE MULTI-TENANT CENTER SIGNS, UM, WHICH WE CAN SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, SEVEN LANDSCAPE VARIANCES.
WE HAVE A PARKING VARIANCE TO USE RELATED VARIANCES.
AND WHEN I SAY USE RELATED VARIANCES, ONE OF THEM TO KEEP IN MIND IS THE GROCERY STORE USE.
SO THE GROCERY STORE USE IN OUR CODE, WE ONLY ALLOW FOR A MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 20,000 SQUARE FEET.
THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING TO BUILD A GROCERY STORE THAT IS ABOUT 47,000 SQUARE FEET.
AND THEN ALSO KEEP IN MIND, UM, AS I STATED BEFORE, REGARDING THE ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANKS, UM, THEY'RE LOOKING TO INCREASE THAT CAPACITY FROM 550, WHICH IS NUMBER 12 ON THIS LIST TO A THOUSAND GALLONS.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THAT MASONRY CONCRETE WALL SCREENING REQUIREMENT.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, UH, A COMPLETE DEVIATION OR WAIVER OF THAT REQUIREMENT.
THIS HERE IS JUST DEPICTIONS OF THE EXISTING SIGNS THAT'S ON THE PROPERTY JUST IN FRONT OF THE KFC IS ONE OF THE MULTI-TENANT CENTER SIGNS.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE BIG AND TALL ONE AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT, WHICH IS THAT OUT PARCEL.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE CHECK CASHING STORE SIGN.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ON WEST OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD, ANOTHER MULTI-TENANT CENTER SIGN AT THE TOP RIGHT NEXT SLIDE.
AND THIS IS A DEPICTION OF WHAT THOSE MULTI-TENANT CENTER SIGNS ARE GONNA LOOK ON THE RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE IT'S GONNA SAY REEF PLAZA, IT'S GONNA BE OF SOME TYPE OF, UH, BRICK FACADE OR CONCRETE, UM, FACADE.
AND THEN ALSO YOU CAN SEE THE CHASE, UM, SIGN AS WELL, WHICH IS GONNA BE THERE FOR THAT OUT PARCEL.
AND THEN FINALLY, THIS IS O2 SP 23.
AGAIN, THIS IS THE, BASICALLY THE MASTER APPLICATION, IF YOU WILL, IN THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE SITE PLAN.
AND AGAIN, THAT IS 10 AND A HALF ACRES FOR THE ENTIRE PROPERTY.
THE GROCERY TENANT IS ACTUALLY ALSO PROPOSING TO HAVE A, UH, LIQUOR BOX OR A LIQUOR STORE NEXT OR ATTACHED WITH THEM.
AND AGAIN, A NEW OUT PARCEL, WHICH IS GONNA BE THAT BANK AND RELOCATION OF SOME OF THE EXISTING TENANTS AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS HERE IS A DEPICTION OF AN OUTDOOR PATIO AREA THAT IS JUST ADJACENT TO THE GROCERY TENANT.
UM, SO I MEAN, WE CAN KIND OF SEE THAT THEY ARE DOING CONCEPTUALLY AT LEAST A NICE PEDESTRIAN TYPE OF ATMOSPHERE HERE.
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WHEN WE AS STAFF LOOK AT APPLICATIONS FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW, NOT ONLY DO WE LOOK FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BUT WE ALSO LOOK FOR WHAT COMPLIANCE OR CON OR CONFORMANCE WITH OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.SO THIS CHART HERE, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE CHART ON PAGE SIX AND SEVEN, JUST ITEMIZES ALL OF THE DIFFERENT STANDARDS THAT STAFF LOOKS AT, AT LEAST FOR ZONING PURPOSES OF, UM, WHAT THE SITE OR WHAT THE PROPOSAL SHOULD HAVE PERTAINING TO THE REGULATIONS.
SO WE DO, UM, IN THE RIGHT COLUMN, YOU CAN SEE IF CERTAIN THINGS WERE COMPLIANT.
AND AGAIN, THE APPLICANT IS APPLYING FOR 12 VARIANCES.
SO YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE FROM THIS SIDE AND THE NEXT THAT THE APPLICANT DID HAVE TO APPLY FOR 12 VARIANCES, WHICH IS WHY THAT'S SO, UM, LARGE OF AN ASK.
ALL RIGHT, AND THIS IS JUST THE FINAL PART, WHICH IS THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
SO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE WHAT STAFF AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO MOVE THIS PROJECT, UH, OR AT LEAST TRANSMITTING THIS PROJECT WITH, UM, WITH FOR APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION.
UM, IN RED IS WHAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD IS RECOMMENDING, WHICH IS THAT, UM, MASONRY WALL OR CONCRETE WALL ENCLOSURE, NOT ENCLOSURE, BUT THAT CONDITION TO BE, UM, UPHELD.
SO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AT OUR MEETING IN OCTOBER DID STRESS THAT THEY WANTED TO KEEP THAT, UH, CONDITION UPHELD, BUT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL, AS YOU CAN SEE ALONG, UM, ALL THE OTHER APPLICATIONS ON THE VARIANCE.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING DENIAL FOR THE SIGNS, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL FOR.
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE A OR I'M SORRY, UH, FROM ONE THROUGH NINE, UM, JUST EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ASK.
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY ALSO A PART OF, UH, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, UM, WHICH WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO FINALIZE.
BUT YES, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, TWO QUESTIONS AND FOR HOLDING QUESTIONS.
MAYOR, LEMME WALK THEM THROUGH THE, THE PROCESS.
YES, ATTORNEY CALLAWAY, UH, MAD MAYOR, UH, AND COMMISSIONERS, UH, AND PARTICULARLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMISSIONER HARRISON.
UM, I'M NOT SURE, COMMISSIONER HARRISON, IF YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BEFORE, BUT NOT QUITE.
OH, SO FOR OUR PURPOSES, THE IDEA IS TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, YOU HAVE SOMEWHAT OF MORE CONTEXT AS WE CAN GIVE YOU BEFORE TOMORROW'S MEETING.
UM, A QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCESS GENERALLY DIFFERS FROM THE DECISION THAT THE, UH, COMMISSION MAKES WITH REGARD TO, UH, OTHER RESOLUTIONS WHERE YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY WEARING YOUR LEGISLATIVE HATS, UM, AND, UM, YOU HAVE A REALLY BROAD DISCRETION TO, UH, ADOPT OR NOT ADOPT, UH, PARTICULAR RESOLUTIONS ON THE BASIS OF, UM, UH, MATTERS THAT A REASONABLE PERSON WOULD LEAVE TO BE PRACTICAL UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES.
HOWEVER, WHEN IT COMES TO A QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING, UM, OUR CODE AND FLORIDA LAW, UH, DEFINES A QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTER AS IT'S THE APPLICATION OF GENERAL RULES OR POLICIES TO SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS INTERESTS OR ACTIVITIES.
UM, A QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING IS A HEARING THAT IS HELD BY THE BOARD OR THE, UH, COMMISSION TO ADJUDICATE PRIVATE RIGHTS OF A PARTICULAR PERSON.
IN THIS CASE, IT WILL BE THE APPLICANT WHO IS COMING BEFORE US WITH REGARD TO THEIR REQUEST FOR CERTAIN APPROVALS RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OF REEF PLASMA, UM, AFFECTED PERSONS IS A DEFINITION THAT APPLIES TO A PERSON, UH, WHETHER A NATURAL OR CORPORATE PERSON, UH, WHO IS THE OWNER OF PROPERTY OR WHO OWNS PROPERTY WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS LISTED IN THE PROPERTY, APPRAISER'S, UM,
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WEBSITE, AND WHO RESIDES OR OPERATES A BUSINESS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE PROPERTY.AS IT PERTAINS TO QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS, AN AFFECTED PERSON, UH, TYPICALLY IN THIS CASE WILL BE THE PETITIONER.
IT WILL ALSO BE THE CITY WHO HAS AN INTEREST IN WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE PROPERTY.
BUT IT COULD BE ONE OF THOSE PERSONS, AGAIN, WHO EITHER RESIDES, OPERATES A BUSINESS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UH, THE PROCEDURES REALLY REQUIRE THAT, UM, THE, UH, COMMISSION, UH, WHERE IT'S NOT LEGISLATIVE HAT, BUT IT'S ALMOST IN THE CONTEXT OF A JUDGE AND A JURY WHERE YOU'RE BASICALLY FINDING FACTS, COMPARE THEM WITH THE STANDARDS THAT ARE OUTLINED UNDER THE CODE, AND MAKING A DECISION SOLELY AROUND THE APPLICATION OF THE FACTS AND THOSE STANDARDS.
AND THERE HAS TO BE A FINDING THAT, UH, FAIR AND, UH, UH, SUBSTANTIAL AND COMPETENT EVIDENCE EXISTS TO SUPPORT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
SO THIS IS A PROCEEDING AGAIN, WHERE IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, THE APPLICANT, THE PETITIONER HERE, HAS CERTAIN RIGHTS TO BE FOLLOWED WITH REGARD TO THIS PROCESS, UH, FOR TOMORROW'S PURPOSES.
UM, IT WILL REALLY REQUIRE THAT, UH, THERE WILL BE A QUESTION, UH, TO STAFF RELATIVE TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY'VE COMPLIED WITH THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS, MAIL NOTICES.
AND I BELIEVE STAFF CAN GIVE US AN ANSWER TONIGHT, AND THEY'LL DO IT TOMORROW.
THAT, UH, FOR PURPOSES OF NOTICE, UH, THAT THE, UH, NOTICE REQUIREMENTS UNDER FLORIDA LAW HAVE BEEN MET, UM, THE PROCEEDINGS WILL ESSENTIALLY, UH, PROVIDE FOR A ROUND OF TESTIMONY FROM, UH, THE PETITIONER, UM, WITH THE CITY, UH, AND WITH ANY PERSON WHO IS A SO-CALLED AFFECTED PERSONS, AFFECTED PERSONS, HOWEVER, BY NOON TODAY, MUST HAVE FILLED OUT A FORM TO AND GIVEN IT TO THE, UH, CITY CLERK TO ADVISE OF THEIR INTENT TO APPEAR AND SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THE APPLICATION.
UH, WE'LL ASK THE CLERK TOMORROW WHETHER OR NOT THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND WHO THOSE PERSONS ARE, UM, AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THERE'S AN ANSWER TO THAT, THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
UH, THE PROCESS WILL BE, AGAIN, A LEVEL OF QUESTIONING IN WHICH TESTIMONY WILL BE TAKEN.
YOU WILL HEAR, UH, A REPORT FROM STAFF, UH, AND COMMISSIONER, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER STAFF'S REPORT IS PART OF THE EVIDENCE THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER.
UM, YOU WILL ALSO HEAR FROM STAFF THAT THIS MATTER WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.
THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD IS ALSO EVIDENCE, UH, AND SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN HEAR, UH, AND FOR YOUR PURPOSES.
UM, YOU'LL HEAR AGAIN AS, UH, STAFF HAS JUST MENTIONED THAT RELATIVE TO ONE OF THE ITEMS, THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THEY WANT THE CITY TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH REGARD TO THE CODE, UH, RELATIVE TO, UH, THE MASONRY WALL.
SO WE HAVE ON ONE HAND WHERE THE APPLICANT IS SAYING, WE WANT RELIEF FROM HAVING TO DO THAT.
YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING WHO ARE SAYING, WE WANT THEM TO COMPLY WITH THAT.
SO THAT IS ONE OF THOSE, UH, CONDITIONS THAT YOU SAW.
UM, THE OTHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE GONNA BE IMPORTANT IS TO UNDERSTAND THAT ALL FOUR OF THESE APPLICATIONS ARE CO PENDING, AND THE APPROVAL OF ONE IS OF, OF ALL, ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE ANY OF THEM APPROVED.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, YOU DON'T WANT APPROVE ONE WITHOUT APPROVING ALL OF THEM, OR YOU DON'T WANT TO APPROVE, UM, YOU, YOU WANNA MAKE A DECISION ON ALL.
AND SO IF THE APPLICATION FAILS ON ONE, YOU DON'T WANT THE OTHERS TO SUCCEED FOR THAT.
SO THE CONTINGENCIES ARE BUILT INTO THAT, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU AGAIN, TO READ THE, UM, WHEREAS CLAUSES OF YOUR RESOLUTIONS, PARTICULARLY THE ONE THAT IS RIGHT, UH, BEFORE YOU GET TO THE NOW, THEREFORE YOU'LL SEE WHERE THOSE, UH, CON UH, CONDITIONS ARE, ARE IN THERE.
UM, AS IT PERTAINS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT STAFF ALLUDED TO, THAT AGREEMENT, UH, WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE SITE PLAN.
AND YOU CAN SEE, UH, FROM THE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE SUPPORTING THIS APPLICATION, THAT DRAFT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS PART OF THE EXHIBIT.
UM, THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
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WILL ALSO INCLUDE TERMS AND PROVISIONS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PHASE OUT THE EXISTING CHECK CASHING STORE THAT NOW EXISTS ON THIS PROPERTY.IT WILL ALSO, UM, SPEAK TO OTHER ISSUES, UH, BUT, UH, THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS IN DRAFT FORM.
I'LL ASK THE, UH, COMMISSION TOMORROW FOR, UM, UH, PERMISSION TO CONTINUE TO FINALIZE THAT DRAFT, THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, UH, THAT WILL BE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE AS TO WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW IN DRAFT FORM, BUT FOR MINOR EDITS AND THINGS, AGAIN, THAT WILL BE DESIGNED TO TIGHTEN UP THAT WE CAN DO THAT, UH, WITH THE, UM, UH, WORK OF MYSELF AND COUNSEL FOR THE APPLICANT IF THE COMMISSION APPROVES IT.
UH, BUT THE SUM AND SUBSTANCE IS THE COMMISSION WILL HEAR FROM, UH, EACH APPLICANT AND STAFF AND ANY EFFECTIVE PERSON, ALL OF WHOM WILL BE REQUIRED TO RAISE THEIR HAND, UH, AND PROVIDE SWORN TESTIMONY.
I'M COUNSEL FOR THE CITY COMMISSION IN THIS REGARD AND MAY ASK QUESTIONS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO, UM, FURTHER THE PROCESS, UH, AS, AS WE GO FORWARD ON TOMORROW.
WHAT I SAY AND WHAT COUNSEL FOR THE APPLICANT SAYS IS NOT EVIDENCE.
THEY WILL MAKE ARGUMENTS, YOU'LL HEAR FROM THEM, BUT THE EVIDENCE WILL BE STRICTLY COMING FROM THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE RAISING THEIR HAND TO PROVIDE THE TESTIMONY OF, IN SUPPORT OF OR IN OPPOSITION TO THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA.
THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR, JUST FOR THE RECORD, I WILL READ THE RESOLUTIONS AS, UH, NUMBERED ITEM B RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 31 APPROVING APPLICATION NUMBER ZERO TWO DASH CU DASH 23, SUBMITTED BY KIMLEY HORNE AND ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF REEF PLAZA, LLC REQUESTING FOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 1000 GALLON ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK AS AN ACCESSORY USE FOR THE PURPOSE OF STORING FUEL FOR AN EMERGENCY GENERATOR.
ITEM C, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 3 2 APPROVING APPLICATION NUMBER ZERO TWO VA 23 SUBMITTED BY KIMBERLY HORNE AND ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF RE REEF PLAZA, LLC REQUESTING 12 VARIANCE APPROVALS FROM CHAPTER SEVEN, USE REGULATIONS NINE SIGN REGULATIONS, 10 LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS, AND 11 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY AND ITEM D RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 3 3 APPROVING APPLICATION NUMBER ZERO TWO SP TWO THREE SUBMITTED BY KIMBERLY HORNE AND ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF REEF PLAZA, LLC, REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR A MAJOR SITE PLAN REVISION OF AN EXISTING 10.5 ACRE RETAIL PLAZA TO ADD A NEW GROCERY TENANT AND LIQUOR BOX, A NEW BANK TENANT OUT PARCEL, RELOCATE SOME EXISTING TENANTS, DEMOLISH SOME BUILDINGS, AND PROVIDE PARKING, LANDSCAPING, AND OTHER BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS.
MOVING TO ITEM E, RESOLUTION 2020.
ITEM E RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 3 4 APPROVING THE CITY'S ACCEPTANCE OF INCREASED FUNDING FROM THE 50TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG FOR THE HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM FROM AN INITIAL AMOUNT OF $232,079 TO $501,261.
FURTHER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING FOR THE INCREASED FUNDING TO BE UTILIZED FOR THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKE MINOR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM.
THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR, MS. TANJA DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU, MS. SANDRA MADAM MAYOR, UM, THIS ITEM IS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD.
UM, IT WAS APPROVED PREVIOUSLY FOR A LOWER AMOUNT, BUT AS THE, UM, BROWARD COUNTY REVIEWED THEIR, UM, FUNDING, THEY WERE ABLE TO INCREASE OUR AMOUNT, AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD FOR ANOTHER APPROVAL.
DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MADAM MAYOR.
I KNOW HOW MUCH THE EXTRA MONEY WILL DO FOR A RESIDENTS, SO IT'S, THIS IS GOOD NEWS, MADAM.
UH, MS. TANGER, WHEN WILL A ONCE APPROVED, WHEN WILL APPLICATIONS BE AVAILABLE? WE ARE LOOKING TO DO A, UM,
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WORKSHOP IN MARCH, AND THEN THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY AFTER THAT.SO MID-MARCH, UM, THEY CAN START LOOKING FOR APPLICATIONS, BUT WE WILL BE SENDING OUT INFORMATION IN THE LAKES ALERT AS WELL AS POSTING ON OUR WEBSITE.
JULIE AND MADAM AND COMMISSIONERS.
ITEM F RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 3 5 OF THE, OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE ADDITIONAL SPECIAL EVENTS PROPOSED BY MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 DASH 0 2 5, ESTABLISHING FUNDING SOURCES FOR EACH SUCH EVENT.
MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSION, AS YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO, WE DID SPEAK IN REFERENCE TO THE ADDITIONAL SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROPOSED E INITIATIVES FROM THE COMMISSIONERS.
A AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED EVENTS, HOWEVER, THIS RESOLUTION, UM, INCLUDES THE ADDITIONAL EVENTS THAT ARE WITHIN ALL WITHIN THE $6,000 ALLOTTED BUDGET FOR EACH COMMISSIONER.
IF THE COMMISSION SO CHOOSES, I CAN GO THROUGH THE EVENTS AT YOUR WILL.
MADAM MAYOR? YES, MADAM MANAGER, PLEASE.
FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS, THE PROPOSED EVENT TO HOST THE MAYOR AND A COP ON A BIMONTHLY BASIS AND HAS SUFFICIENT FUNDING.
VICE MAYOR TY CALDWELL, PROPOSES TO HOST A FOOD DRIVE AND HAS SUFFICIENT FUNDING.
COMMISSIONER EASTON HARRISON PROPOSES TO HOST A CHESS PROGRAM ON A PERIODIC BASIS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS.
A SWIM WITH THE COMMISSIONER PROGRAM AT THE LAUDERDALE LAKES AQUATIC CENTER, AND A BIZ WITH A TWIST BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT OF ALL, WHICH HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDING.
COMMISSIONER CARLENE MAXWELL WILLIAMS PROPOSES TO HOST A YOUNG AT HEART PROGRAM FOR THE SENIOR CENTER ON A MONTHLY BASIS, AND A PERIMENOPAUSE SLASH MENOPAUSAL SEMINAR DURING THE MONTH OF MAY FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH MONTH, BOTH, WHICH HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDING.
AND COMMISSIONER SHARON THOMAS PROPOSES TO CO-HOST A FOOD DRIVE ALONG WITH VICE MAYOR TY SWELL AND HAS SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO HOST SUCH INITIATIVE THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR, THAT ALL OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS.
OH, COMMISSIONER MAX WILLIAMS. I WAS ASKING DO I HAVE THERE ALCOHOL COMMISSIONER MAX WILLIAMS? WE CAN'T HEAR YOU DOWN HERE.
DO WE HAVE, DID I HAVE ANOTHER EVENT? UH, THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
I THINK WE WENT THROUGH THE EVENTS AND THERE WERE SOME THAT WERE, UM, ELIMINATED PER OUR CONVERSATION.
MADAM COMMISSIONER THROUGH YOU.
BUT IF THERE'S AN ERROR, THEN WE CAN DEFINITELY PROCEED, UM, TO HAVE IT CONCLUDED BY TOMORROW'S MEETING.
COMMISSIONERS ITEM G RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 3 6 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MAYOR AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE IN THE TEST RESPECTIVELY.
THAT CERTAIN ESTIMATE PROPOSED BY RICO, USA INC.
TO THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $20,000, PROVIDING FOR CONTINUATION OF LEASED DIGITAL COPIERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OLATHE PUBLIC SCHOOLS GOVERNMENT COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICES AND MANAGED PRINT SERVICES GOVERNMENT COOPERATIVE CONTRACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 82 DASH 3 5 8 D OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES PROCUREMENT CODE.
MAD MANN COMMISSIONERS, MS. FABI WILLIAMS, OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THIS ITEM AS IT IS A PROCUREMENT.
UH, BOBBY WILLIAMS AGAIN FOR THE RECORD DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.
UH, THE ITEM THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT IS A COOPERATIVE REQUEST, COOPERATIVE PURCHASING REQUEST.
MY APOLOGIES, UH, TO CONTINUE WITH THE CITY'S, UH, MANAGED PRINT SERVICES THROUGH RICOH, USA INCORPORATED.
UH, CURRENTLY, UM, THE CITY DOES HAVE A CONTRACT WITH RICOH, USA INCORPORATED.
UH, THE, THE CONTRACT IS NEAR AN EXPIRATION
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EFFECTIVE MARCH, UH, 2025.UH, THIS REQUEST IS TO CONTINUE WITH RICOH AND TO, UH, UPGRADE THE CURRENT COPIERS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
UH, THIS NEW PURCHASE REQUEST WILL COVER SEVEN COPIERS AND THOSE LOCATIONS ARE AT CITY HALL, AT THE, UH, HR, UM, DEPARTMENT THAT'S ALSO LOCATED IN CITY HALL, UH, VINCENT TORRES, UH, MEMORIAL PARK, THE ALZHEIMER, UM, THE, THE, THE ALZHEIMER CARE CENTER BUILDING, EXCUSE ME, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, BUILDING PERMITTING CENTER, WILLY WEBB SENIOR PARK, AND THE, UH, ECC LIBRARY.
UH, CURRENTLY, UH, IN, IN TERMS OF PRICING POINT, UM, THE NUMBER OF COPIES THAT WE RECEIVE FOR BLACK AND WHITE IN COLOR, UH, ESSENTIALLY THE, THE PRICING POINT HAS DECREASED BECAUSE THE, UH, PRICING POINT OF THE ACTUAL LEASE PER MONTH PER COPIER DID GO UP A LITTLE BIT.
UH, WE, WE SEE ABOUT AN AVERAGE ABOUT $40, UH, IN TERMS OF THE, UH, CHANGE IN THE PRICING POINT, UH, PER MACHINE.
UH, THE REASON WE ARE REQUESTING A $20,000 AUTHORIZATION, AND THAT'S JUST A MAXIMUM AUTHORIZATION.
IF THE CITY DOES NOT USE ALL OF THE $20,000 PER FISCAL YEAR, UH, WE CERTAINLY WILL NOT USE IT.
HOWEVER, OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, UH, WE HAVE AVERAGED ROUGHLY AROUND 20,350 A YEAR.
UH, THE, UH, REASON THAT WE DO ANTICIPATE, UH, A SLIGHT DECREASE IS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A NEW MACHINE GOING OVER TO THE ECC LIBRARY, UH, WHICH WILL DECREASE SOME OF THE USAGE AT OUR WILLY WIL FACILITY AND ALSO THE CITY HALL.
UH, UH, WE DO HAVE BOTH THE, THE CONTRACT MANAGER TONIGHT, KIRK, KIRK, UH, KIRK BROWN, OUR IT MANAGER, AS WELL AS OUR CONTRACT MANAGER FROM RICOH HERE TONIGHT, GARY, FOR ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
BUT AT THIS TIME, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE CONTINUANCE OF THIS CONTRACT? MR. THOMAS? THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
GOOD EVENING, MS. BOBBY, HOW ARE YOU? UM, WHAT, WHAT DO WE DO AT THE ECC LIBRARY THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF COPIES THROUGH, THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
THE, THERE'S A SMALL GROUP OF FOLKS THAT WORK WITH THE ECC, OUR SPECIAL EVENTS, UH, GROUP, AND THEY DO A LOT OF THE MARKETING PRINT THAT YOU SEE THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY HALL, AND THEY'RE ACROSS THE CITY.
AND CURRENTLY, UH, THEY ARE PRINTING EITHER AT CITY HALL OR AT WILLIE WEBB FACILITY.
UH, SO IT'S MORE BENEFICIAL AND, AND CERTAINLY EFFICIENT TO HAVE A MACHINE THEY CAN PRINT RIGHT THERE ON SPOT.
MAD MAYOR
BOBBY, HOW DO YOU KNOW ON A PERIODIC BASIS HOW MUCH OF THESE DIGITAL PRINT JOBS THEY'RE ACTUALLY PRODUCING THROUGH YOU? MADAM MAYOR, THAT'S AN ESTIMATE.
I DON'T NEED THE EXACT NAME IN.
IN TERMS OF ACTUAL USAGE, YOU MEAN LIKE COPIES? WELL, I MEAN, I CAN GIVE YOU A COPY OF WHAT THE CITY COPIES AS A WHOLE, BUT SPECIFIC TO THE MARKETING EFFORTS, UH, I, I'D HAVE TO DEFINITELY WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO GET THOSE NUMBERS.
BUT ACROSS THE CITY, ACROSS ALL OF OUR MACHINES, BOTH BLACK AND WHITE AND COLOR COPIES, WE'RE AVERAGING IN ABOUT 130,000 COPIES PER YEAR.
THANK YOU, MS. BOB, I HAVE A QUESTION IN REFERENCE TO THE PIGGYBACK WITH WHAT'S THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, THE OLD LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS GOVERNMENT COOPERATIVE? IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PIGGYBACK WITH THE BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM? DID WE LOOK INTO THAT? UH, TH THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR, RIGHT NOW, THE BROWARD COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE RICO, NOR DOES THE FLORIDA STATE HAS RICO.
UH, RIGHT NOW, THE, THE, UM, THE, UH, MOST, UH, ADVANTAGEOUS CONTRACT THAT WE FOUND THAT ALREADY USES RECALL WAS THROUGH OLA.
I WANNA GET THIS RIGHT, OLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHICH IS THROUGH THE, UH, GOV GOV MOVEMENT, COOPERATIVE PURCHASING, UM, ORGANIZATION.
WHERE, UH, WHERE IS OLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED? HOLD ON, I GOTTA PUT MY GLASSES BACK ON.
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KANSAS.UH, OKAY, SO WE BELIEVE IT'S KANSAS, OHIO.
THANK YOU MR. MAX WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
HOW YOU DOING? GOOD, THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
MADAM MAYOR, I MEAN, MADAM COMMISSIONER.
SO QUESTION FOR YOU IS 20,000 AND WE ARE LEASING THIS AT $20,000 AND EVERY YEAR WE'RE PAYING 20,000.
IS THAT WHAT I'M READING? OR I MISREAD IT? UH, CURRENTLY WE, WE, WE ARE PAYING APPROXIMATELY 20,003 50 A YEAR CURRENTLY.
AND WE ANTICIPATE, UH, SPENDING NO MORE THAN 20,000, UH, MOVING AHEAD FOR THE NEXT 60 MONTHS, WHICH SHOULD TAKE US THROUGH 2030 THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR.
SO ARE WE SAYING 20 PLUS THE 20 MAKE IT 40, OR WE JUST SAYING 20 THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR? JUST THE 20.
AND THE 20,000 TO YOU MADAM MAYOR, IS GONNA COVER THE PRINTING FOR THE WHOLE CITY, THE, YOU, MADAM MAYOR? THAT IS CORRECT.
MS. BARBIE, DOES THAT INCLUDE MAINTENANCE? IT DOES INCLUDE MAINTENANCE, BUT NOT REPAIR.
IT INCLUDES MAINTENANCE AND TONER, BUT NOT REPAIRS, NOT REPAIR.
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY RICO TO REPAIR OR AN APPLICABLE REPAIR SERVICE.
WELL, UH, YOU MADAM MAYOR, TYPICALLY IT DOESN'T INCLUDE REPAIR, BUT I DO HAVE OUR REPRESENTATIVE, REPRESENTATIVE HERE WHO IS TELLING ME THAT IT WILL NOW INCLUDE REPAIR IT.
WILL EVERYONE, UH, GARY KO HAVE YOUR LAST NAME FOR THE RECORD? YES.
SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MADAM MAYOR, IT DOESN'T, UM, COVER ALL MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, UH, SUPPLIES, TONERS.
THE ONLY THING THAT DOES NOT COVER IS, UH, PAPER, WHICH IS PROVIDED BY THE CITY.
SO DID WE, COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS, I'M SORRY.
UM, TO YOU, BOBBY, THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR BOBBY, DID WE THINK ABOUT, WOULD IT BE MORE EXPENSIVE TO PURCHASE? THIS WOULD BE A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE FOR YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
A FEW YEARS AGO WE DID DO THE ANALYSIS OF, UH, PURCHASING OUR OWN PRINTERS.
AND IT WAS FOUND AT THAT TIME TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST TO CONTINUE A LEASE SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE A PROFESSIONAL COMPANY TO MANAGE OUR REPAIRS AND OF COURSE, THE MAINTENANCE AND ALSO PROVIDE THE SUPPLIES VERSUS HAVING TO DO, UH, SUPPLIES, MAINTENANCE IN HOUSE.
MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONER HARRISON.
I'M ALL FOR EFFICIENCY WITHIN THE CITY.
I THINK THIS WILL IMPROVE EFFICIENCY.
SO, UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, APPROVING THIS MATTER.
THANK YOU, MS. THANK YOU, MS. BOBBY MADAM.
THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
MOVING TO ITEM EIGHT, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 3 7, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE IN THE TEST RESPECTIVELY THAT CERTAIN QUOTE NUMBER HSTQ 3 2 4 7.
FROM HOIST FITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
TO THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, PURSUANT TO SECTION 82 DASH 3 58 D OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES PROCUREMENT CODE FOR THE PIGGYBACK PURCHASE OF GYM EQUIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTRACT NUMBER FOUR SEVEN QSMA ONE NINE D ZERO EIGHT PY SPORTING GOODS, FITNESS EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $58,787.
MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS ALSO A PROCUREMENT ITEM.
I'D ASK FOR MS. BOBBY WILLIAMS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE, AND I KNOW THAT THE PARKS PROFESSIONALS ARE ALSO ABLE TO TALK ABOUT ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.
AND THAT WILL COME THROUGH MS. ERICA LOCKETT, OUR PARTS DIRECTOR, AND ALSO MR. VINCENT MULLEN, OUR ASSISTANT PARTS DIRECTOR THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
ONCE AGAIN, BOBBY WILLIAMS. I DO HAVE A COUPLE PHOTOS.
SO IF OUR IT TEAM COULD, UH, CUE THE, THE PHOTOS, AND AS YOU KNOW, OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, AND OF COURSE, IMPROVING OUR FACILITIES IS A PRIORITY, AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IMPROVING WILLY WEBB FOR SUCH A LONG TIME.
SO AS A PART OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, WE ARE GOING TO UPDATE THE GYM SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS REMAIN HEALTHY AND STRONG.
THE, UH, THE, THE PHOTOS OF THE, OF THE, OF THE GYM.
SO, SO TOMORROW WE'RE GONNA BE ASKING FOR A, A PIGGYBACK, UH, RE A PIGGYBACK PURCHASE, UH, THROUGH, UM, THE GENERAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION, UM, MULTIPLE
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AWARD PROGRAM, WHICH IS A COOPERATIVE PROGRAM, UM, THROUGH, UM, THE COMPANY CALLED HOIST FITNESS SYSTEMS. AND WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE, MARIO, THAT IS VIRTUAL FOR ANY, UH, TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MACHINERY AND, UH, AND ITS INSTALLATION.BUT I WAS HOPING TO SHOW YOU THE CURRENT, UH, CONDITION AND THE CURRENT PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE NOW.
IT'S OKAY, BUT I'LL CERTAINLY HAVE THEM TOMORROW IF I CAN'T GET THEM TONIGHT.
UH, SO, SO, UH, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE, UH, WE ARE, UH, REQUESTING A TOTAL OF $58,788 TO INSTALL NEW EQUIPMENT AT WILLIE WEBB SENIOR PARK.
AGAIN, KEEPING OUR CITIZENS, CONSTITUENTS, RESIDENTS HEALTHY AND STRONG.
UH, SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE DO ANTICIPATE UPGRADING TO, UH, INCLUDE, UM, TREADMILLS, STATIONARY BICYCLES, MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPARATUSES, AND DUMBBELLS.
AND WE HAD SOME REALLY NICE PHOTOS, UH, OF THE, UH, TYPES OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE INSTALLING INTO WILLY WEBB, BUT CERTAINLY, UM, I DON'T HAVE 'EM QUEUED UP TONIGHT, BUT I'LL CERTAINLY HAVE THEM AVAILABLE TOMORROW.
UH, AGAIN, THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS, UH, REVIEWED AS PART OF THE 2025 BUDGET, AND IT WAS, UH, APPROVED THROUGH THE BUDGET AND ALSO FUNDED AT THIS TIME.
I COULD ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THE PURCHASE.
MADAM MAYOR, MR. HARRISON, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
BOBBY, I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS DISCUSSED ALREADY IN THE BUDGETING PROCESS, UM, THAT I WASN'T HERE FOR, UNFORTUNATELY.
UH, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, UM, GYM EQUIPMENT, YOU MENTIONED DUMBBELLS AND OTHER THINGS.
DOES THAT INCLUDE THE ACTUAL MACHINES? YES.
THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR? YES, IT'S FINE.
SECOND FOLLOW UP QUESTION, MR. HARRISON.
WAS THERE A NEED THAT WAS EXPRESSED? MAYBE SOME OF THESE EQUIPMENT WASN'T WORKING, OR I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THERE WAS NEEDED TO JUST HEAR THAT THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, HARRISON, UH, SOME OF THE, THE CURRENT EQUIPMENT, UM, IS AGED UP TO 12 YEARS OLD.
UM, AND SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT IS IN THE, IN THE, UH, THE CENTER IS IN OPERATIONAL AND WE DON'T THINK IT'S SAFE.
UH, SO WE WANT TO CERTAINLY UPGRADE OUR EQUIPMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE USING SAFE, SAFE MATERIALS, WHICH I THINK NOW WE HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL MATTE FINISH, UM, SO THAT OUR, UM, FOLKS THAT ARE USING THE, UM, THE, THE GYM WILL FEEL SAFE AND THEY'LL HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT ACTUALLY WORKS AND THAT IS CURRENT.
MADAM MAYOR, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IF, IF THAT IS THE CASE, I THINK THAT THAT IS, UM, IMPORTANT.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THE PICTURES.
UH, I WOULD HOPE SO THAT WE CAN SEE SOME PICTURES, BUT I THINK 12 YEARS FOR GYM EQUIPMENT IS PRETTY AQUI IS, IS OLD, IS ANTIQUATED.
UM, ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S WORLD, GYM EQUIPMENT IS MODERN.
SO, UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE VISUALS, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I, I, I LIKE HOW IT SOUNDS SO FAR.
COMMISSIONER THOMAS, THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
I, I KNOW WITH THIS PARTICULAR, UM, GYM, UH, I HAD SEVERAL RESIDENTS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT, YOU KNOW, UM, THAT THEY COULD GO ELSEWHERE BECAUSE A LOT OF THE EQUIPMENT WERE NOT WORKING.
SO I'M HAPPY THAT THIS IS BEING DONE TO UPGRADE SO WE CAN KEEP, YOU KNOW, UH, WHAT'S NEEDED WITHIN THE CITY.
AND ALSO, MS. BOBBY, I AM A USER OF THE WILLY WE GYM, AND I DID VOICE MY OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT, SO I'M GLAD TO SEE.
I JUST WANTED TO LET US KNOW THAT OUR EQUIPMENT THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS A TREADMILL, CROSS TRAINER, RECUMBENT BIKE, UPRIGHT BACK BIKE, DUAL PULLEY, FUNCTIONAL TRAINER, LEG PRESS, LATERAL PULL DOWN, MULTI PRESS AB, LOW BACK, FLAT, INCLINE, BENCH, THREE TIER, HORIZONTAL, DUMB RACK, SOLID URETHANE, DUMBBELLS, UH, DIFFERENT WEIGHTS, DUMBBELLS, DUMBBELLS.
AND THAT'S THE LIST THAT'S LISTED IN THE BACKGROUND.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
THANK YOU, MR. BOBBY AND MR. KURT.
WE'LL FIX THOSE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES TOMORROW SO WE CAN POST THOSE PICTURES.
MOVING TO ITEM I, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 3 8, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST RESPECTIVELY THAT CERTAIN SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 82 DASH 3 58 B OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES PROCUREMENT CODE BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE, LAKES CITY, AND THOR GUARD, INC.
TO REPLACE AND UPGRADE THE EXISTING LIGHTNING PREDICTION AND WARNING SYSTEMS AND PROVIDE
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MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $107,100 FURTHER AUTHORIZED IN A CONTINGENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,900 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $120,000 FURTHER AUTHORIZING FOR AN ANNUAL MAINTENANCE AND SOFTWARE UPGRADE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $8,900.MADAM MAYOR, ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS A PROCUREMENT ITEM, AND I'D ASK FOR MS. BOBBY WILLIAMS FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE.
AND ALSO, ONCE AGAIN, ANY TECHNICAL INFORMATION CAN COME FROM THE PARKS AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS PUBLIC WORKS THROUGH MR. RON DES BROOMS. THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
ONCE AGAIN, BOBBY WILLIAMS. SO, UH, I THINK WE ALL COULD AGREE THAT, UH, SAFETY IS CERTAINLY A PRIORITY OF OUR CITY, AND EARLY DETECTION, EARLY WARNING IS EVEN, UH, EVEN BETTER.
UH, SO, UH, MADAM MAYOR, UH, THIS ITEM IS A SOLE SOURCE, UH, PURCHASE TO, UH, REPLACE WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE, WHICH IS OUR LIGHTNING PREDICTION AND WARNING SYSTEMS IN OUR PARKS.
UH, RIGHT NOW, UH, THOR GUARD, UH, IS THE ONLY COMPANY THAT IS IN NORTH AMERICA THAT DOES SERVICE THESE TYPES OF SYSTEMS. AND, UH, THROUGH THE CITY'S EFFORT AND, UH, THE EFFORTS OF OTHER COUNTIES AND CITIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IT, IT, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THOR GUARD IS THE, UH, ONLY FEASIBLE COMPANY, UH, TO, UM, TO, UM, GET THIS EQUIPMENT FROM AND ALSO TO, UM, MAINTAIN, UM, THE SYSTEMS AS WELL.
THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS, UH, PREDICTION SYSTEMS FROM THOR GUARD, AND THOSE SYSTEMS ARE, UH, IN UPWARDS OF 17 YEARS OLD.
UH, ON YOUR AGENDA COVER, YOU'LL SEE THE ORIGINAL INSTALLATION DATES OF SOME OF THE, UM, SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
SO, SO THEY'RE PRETTY, PRETTY, UM, ANTIQUATED, UH, LIKE THE TERM THAT YOU USED EARLIER.
UM, MADAM MAYOR, UH, ANTIQUATED.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO, TO DO IS FINALLY UPDATE OUR SYSTEMS AND UPGRADE THE TYPE OF SOFTWARE THAT WE ARE USING.
AS YOU KNOW, TECHNOLOGY IS ALWAYS CHANGING.
UM, THEREFORE THE TECHNOLOGY THAT IS CURRENT, NOT ONLY DOES IT DO THE EARLY WARNING DETECTION OF LIGHT LIGHTNING, BUT IT ALSO DETECTS TORNADOES.
IT DETECTS THE HEAT INDEX, YOU KNOW, AND FLORIDA IS VERY, VERY HOT.
IT ALSO DETECTS OUR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY.
UH, SO, UH, WE, WE ARE ASKING FOR THE PRICING POINT TO ACTUALLY INSTALL THE, UM, THE SYSTEMS OF $107,000, BUT ALSO BECAUSE THE SYSTEMS ARE JUST SO OLD, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE, WHAT THE CONDITIONS MAY BE ONCE WE REMOVE, YOU KNOW, AND THEN TRY TO INSTALL.
WE WERE ASKING FOR A $12,900 CONTINGENCY.
IF IT'S NOT NEEDED, WE WILL NOT USE IT.
AND THEN MOVING AHEAD, UM, THE ANNUAL COST, UM, TO DO A FEW THINGS FOR THE CITY, UM, TO MAINTAIN THE, UH, SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, AND ALSO TO PROVIDE THE QUARTERLY, UH, MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEMS. WE'RE ASKING FOR, UH, $8,900 UP, UH, FOR THE NEXT, UH, COUPLE OF YEARS AT THIS TIME, I COULD, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, LIKE MS. TRUSSES SAID, I DO HAVE QUITE A FEW, UH, PEOPLE HERE THAT, UH,
I ALSO HAVE MR. PAT FROM THOR GUARD WITH US TONIGHT, AS WELL AS MS. ERICA LOCKETT FROM PARKS IN HUMAN SERVICES.
MADAM, MS. BOBBY, HOW MANY BUILDINGS ARE GOING TO BE, IF THIS, THIS LIGHTNING IS GOING TO BE, WE, UH, ARE GONNA INSTALL THEM ONTO FOUR BUILDINGS.
WHAT, WHICH, WHAT ARE WE, WE HAVE WILLY WEBB SENIOR PARK.
WE HAVE VINCENT TORRES MEMORIAL PARK, UHHUH,
UM, BUT AT OTIS GRAY WE'LL HAVE ONE SYSTEM, BUT THAT SYSTEM WILL, WILL BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO CYPRESS PRESERVE.
THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT WILL BE AT OUR LAUDER, AT OUR LAUDERDALE LAKES AQUATIC CENTER THAT WILL BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO NORTHGATE PARK.
SO FOUR SYSTEMS BEING ABLE TO REACH OUT TO SIX LOCATIONS.
SO YOU ARE CONCENTRATING ON THE PARK.
MISS, MISS BOBBY, DO YOU, MADAM MAYOR, ARE WE CONCENTRATING ON THE PARKS? THE PARKS? BECAUSE IT WOULD APPEAR THAT IT'S WHERE YOU ARE CONCENTRATING ON NOW.
WELL, MS. BOB, THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR, BUT MS. BOBBY, UM, I THINK MR. KURT WAS ABLE TO SHOW ME THE FIRST TIME I WENT OVER TO, UM,
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CYPRUS, OVER TO CYPRUS PRESERVE, HOW THEY CONNECT FROM OTIS GRAY TO GET THAT REMOTE OVER THERE.SO IF ANYTHING, UM, SO SIX IS SIX TOP.
UM, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT? INSTALLATION WOULD NOT BE NEEDED, BUT IT'S THE CONNECTING PIECE TO THE OTHER TWO TO COVER THE SIX.
AND ALL RIGHT, THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR.
WILL THE SIGNALS BE AUDIBLE TO HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE CLOSE TO THEM THAT HAVE POOLS? THE, YOU, MADAM MAYOR, I'M GOING THROUGH THE WORDS OF CELESTE.
I WILL LET SOMEBODY ELSE WHO, WHO, WHO HAS THAT LICENSE TO, TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
COULD YOU, UH, MR. RON TELL MR. RON MRAM, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS MAD MANAGER, UH, MR. C, THE AUDIENCE? UM, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JUAN.
THERE'S BRONX PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, UH, MADAM MAYOR.
THE, THE ONE SYSTEM IS PRIMARILY DESIGNED TO ALERT PARK USER.
I THINK THE MAIN CONCERN IS ACTUALLY NOT FOR THE RESIDENT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THE SAME, THAT CREATE REASONS FOR THE NEARBY RESIDENTS, BUT PRIMARILY IT'S DESIGNED TO ALERT THE PARK USER, UH, WHICH CAN ULTIMATELY SAVE LIFE.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE ABOUT TO GET INTO THE STORMY SEASON BY MAY, AND WE GONNA GET A LOT OF THOSE, UH, ALERT AND THE CURRENT SYSTEM, WE CANNOT RELY ON IT BECAUSE SOFTWARE UPDATE RIGHT NOW, EVEN IF YOU HAVE IPHONE, YOU SEE HOW MANY UPDATES YOU GET ON A DAILY BASIS.
AND IT'S THE SAME THING FOR THOSE, UH, SYSTEMS. AND WITH THE NEW SYSTEM, NOT ONLY WE GET, UH, CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE LIGHTNING DETECTION IN THE CURRENT SYSTEM, BUT WITH THE NEW SYSTEM, UH, WHEN THERE'S A HURRICANE, WE GOT TORNADO ALERT.
THAT NEW SYSTEM WILL GIVE US ALL OF THOSE ALERT, LIGHTNING TORNADO, UM, HEAT WAVE, HEAT INDEX, AND WE CAN EVEN ADD A ALERT, THE RESIDENT ABOUT THOSE, UH, POTENTIAL THREAT, UH, TO, TO THE CITY.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT MR. RON.
UM, YOU SAID IN ADDITION TO THE LIGHTNING, WE'LL ALSO BE ALERTED TO WHAT'S THE OTHER TWO? WHAT'S, UH, TWO MADAM MAYOR, UH, TORNADO HEAT INDEX? UH, WHEN IT'S LIKE, SOMETIMES IT, IT CAN BE 95 DEGREE, BUT THE ACTUAL HEAT INDEX CAN BE 1 0 5.
UH, JUST SOMEONE KNOWING THAT CAN HELP THEM PREPARE ACCORDINGLY.
BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO POST THOSE ALERT ON THE SILLY WEBSITE IF WE GET 'EM IN REAL LIFE, REAL TIME.
UH, WE LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, YOU KNOW, IT'S
UH, BUT YES, THOSE ARE THE, UH, ADDITIONAL WARNING SYSTEM THAT INCLUDED IN, INTO THE NEW, UM, LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEM.
MADAM MAYOR, MR. THOMAS? YEAH.
THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING 'CAUSE I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE REPORT, ALL I SEE IS LIGHTNING.
THE ONLY THING I SEE IS FOR LIGHTNING STRIKES, VISIBLE WARNINGS OF POTENTIAL LIGHTNING STRIKE, THEREBY ALLOWING PATRONS AND EMPLOYEES TO SEEK SHELTER.
UM, SO I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL IN HERE, SO THAT'S WHY I QUESTIONED YOU.
IF I MAY THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR, ON THE AGENDA COVER, MS. BARBIE THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR, UH, IF I MAY, ON THE AGENDA COVER UNDER STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS UNDER BACKGROUND IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH, THE LAST SENTENCE, OKAY.
UPGRADING THE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE A MORE SPECIFIC AND ACCURATE ALERT WARNING AND MONITORS THE HEAT INDEX AND TORNADOES.
RON, MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS MOVING TO ITEM J, RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 3 9 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST RESPECTIVELY THAT CERTAIN CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES AND SEFA CONSTRUCTION LLC PROVIDING FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUILDING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $28,500 IN AUTHORIZING A CONTINGENCY AMOUNT OF $5,000 FOR A TOTAL CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT OF $33,500.
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MADAM MAYOR COMMISSION, ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS A PROCUREMENT ITEM AND MS. BOBBY WILLIAMS FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE.AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR ENGINEERS, BOTH MR. RON DES BROOMS, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, AND MR. MCSU NASIR, OUR CITY ENGINEER TO PROVIDE ANY TECHNICAL UPDATES ON THIS.
UH, THANK YOU, UH, ONCE AGAIN, BOBBY WILLIAMS. I PROMISE THIS IS MY LAST ITEM FOR THE NIGHT.
UH, MADAM, MADAM MAYOR, THIS ITEM IS A CHANGE ORDER REQUESTING, UH, TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND WORK ACTIVITY, UH, TO AN ONGOING PROJECT, UH, OVER A DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PERMITTING CENTER WITH THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
AS YOU KNOW, A FEW MONTHS AGO, UM, THE EXTERIOR WALL DID, UH, COLLAPSE.
UH, THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID ALLOW US TO REPAIR THE WALL AT 100% OF THE COST.
UH, ONCE WE STARTED TO REPAIR, WE CAME BACK TO YOU AND ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING SO THAT WE COULD STANDARDIZE THE REMAINING PARTS OF THE BUILDING.
AND THAT WAS THE, UM, THE FUNDING THAT YOU DID AUTHORIZED, UH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 0 62 AT $145,000.
WE NOT INFORMED IT'S A SYMPATHY COLLEAGUES, AND I SAID IT AGAIN, DISRESPECT TO THE COMMISSIONERS COLLEAGUES, MOVING FORWARD OVER YOUR COMMENTS, IF YOU WOULD ADDRESS TO THE CHAIR AND THEN THERE WILL BE A RESPONSE, BUT NOT TO THE INDIVIDUAL PERSON.
CAN I SAY IT AGAIN? MADAM MAYOR, DIRECTED TO THE CHAIR.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY, IF THE LOBBYIST HAD INFORMED, OWNED THE CITY THAT THEY NEED TO BE, UH, IN TALLAHASSEE, WHY WERE WE AS COMMISSIONERS? NOT TO THAT THEY SENT, I'M SURE THEY SENT IT THROUGH EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, WHATEVER FORM.
WHY WERE WE NOT CC THAT THIS CAME FROM THE LOBBIES AND THAT WE PLANNED TO GO TO TALLAHASSEE? THEY WENT ON TAX DOLLARS.
DON'T FORGET THAT NO ONE PAID THEIR WAY.
IT IS TAX, LORD, THE DAY LAKES TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER.
AND I'M SAYING YOU PLAN TO GO.
YOU GOT EMAIL, YOU GOT COMMUNICATION SOMEHOW OR THE OTHER.
WHY WERE WE AS LEGISLATORS NOT TOLD A VERY SIMPLE THING? SEND AN EMAIL.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW PEOPLE FEEL.
I FEEL BADLY WHEN RESIDENTS ASK, OH, YOU WERE IN TALLAHASSEE.
WE HAVE THE MAYOR AND HER TEAM WILL BE GOING THERE AS LEGISLATORS TWO WEEKS OR THREE WEEKS AGO.
SOMEONE ELSE WENT, WHY WASN'T AN EMAIL SENT OFF? MR. THOMAS.
UM, I, I ALSO WANT TO DITTO THAT SENTIMENT BECAUSE, UM, I THINK WE WERE ELECTED AS ELECTED OFFICIAL TO BE AWARE.
UM, I KNOW THE PROCESS IN THE, IN THE PAST, BUT THAT AN AWARENESS.
WE HAVE A NEW COMMISSIONER ON BOARD AS WELL.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO COMMUNICATE.
'CAUSE WHEN COMMUNICATION IS BROKEN DOWN, IT CAUSES A LACK OF TRUST.
SO THE IMPORTANT IS TO MAKE THE, UM, COMMISSION AWARE.
I, I'LL LEAVE THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SPOKEN ON, ON THAT PREVIOUSLY, AND I THINK WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT COMING UP.
I JUST WANT, UH, MS. PEGGY TO ADDRESS YOU, MS. PEGGY, IF YOU COULD JUST ADD VETERANS TO THAT CONCERN AS WELL, PLEASE.
AND MS. SPEC JUST SOMETHING VERY,
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VERY MINOR FOR THE 50% MATCH.WHY IS IT 2 51 AND NOT TWO 50 FOR THE 500050% MATCH? SO OUR LOBBYISTS HAVE ASKED US TO DO, GO FOR THE 2 51 BECAUSE LAST YEAR WE WERE AWARDED A SPECIAL FOR OPERATING EXPENSES.
THEY, UH, THEY ALLOCATED 101,000.
SO THEY JUST TOLD US TO MAKE 2 51.
THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR COMMISSION.
MOVING TO ITEM E DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CITY MANAGER POSITION.
THIS ITEM IS SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. COMMISSIONER.
I'M GOING TO READ MY LITTLE SPEECH HERE.
THE CITY MANAGER PERFORMANCE, THE CITY MANAGER PERFORMANCE IN LAUDERDALE LAKES HAS NOT MET OUR EXPECTATIONS.
SHE HAS REPEATEDLY ALLOWED HER STAFF TO HINDER EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, PROVIDE INSUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION TO DISCUSS CRITICAL TOPICS THAT IMPACT THE RESIDENTS, STAFF, AND OUR LEADERSHIP OR INACCURATE PLANNING HAD LED TO S UH, TO SIGNIFICANT COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN WITH THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION, WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE.
DESPITE MY EFFORTS TO MEET WITH HER AND CLEARLY OUTLINE MY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE 2025 AND ONGOING PROJECTS, I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE RESPONSE FROM HER HIGHLIGHTING A CON, HIGHLIGHTING A CONCERNING MATTER OF NEGLECT.
MOREOVER, WHILE SHE IS, WHILE SHE DID NOT INPRO INFORM US OF HER TRIP TO TALLAHASSEE, IT COMES WITH LITTLE NOTICE AND LACK OF VI OF VITAL DETAILS.
THEY'RE SO, THERE WAS NO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION REGARDING THE LEGISLATION MEETING, WHICH WAS A KEY OVERSIGHT GIVEN HER CONSISTENT UNACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATION SHORTCOMING.
I URGE MY COLLEAGUE TO TAKE, TAKE A LOOK IN THE ACTION.
AND I MUST SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE BENEFIT OF REMOVING THE CITY MANAGER FROM, FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF OUR CITY.
SO I'M OPEN THIS FOR DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT, IT'S JUST A LOT.
UM, I STILL DID NOT HEAR AS TO THE REASON WHY OUR AID WENT AND WHY IT WAS A SECRET.
UM, SHE WENT ON AS, AS MY COLLEAGUE SAYS, ON CITY FUNDS.
UM, SHE HAS YET TO EXPLAIN THAT.
UM, I THINK SHE'S, UM, WE'RE NOT OF CLOSE TO THE CHAIR.
UM, SHE'S NOT, UM, ADDRESSING WHAT SHE DID AND TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND, AND THEN PRETTY MUCH SHE'S SAYING SORRY, AND THEN JUST GIVING WHY SHE DID IT, WHICH IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
SO I STILL WANT TO KNOW TONIGHT WHY OUR AIDE WENT AND WHY IT WAS NOT SHARED WITH US, AND WHY THE LIES, WHY ARE THE NOT SPEAKING THE TRUTH? BECAUSE MY AIDE SENT AN EMAIL AND SAID, SHE'S JUST WORKING REMOTELY.
AND THEN WHEN SHE GET BACK, THAT'S WHEN WE KNEW SHE WENT.
WHAT ELSE ARE WE DOING THAT WE ARE NOT KNOW? WE DON'T KNOW RIGHT NOW.
WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE WE, I CAUGHT IT.
AND WHAT ELSE IS NOT BEING DONE? UM, THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT.
UM, SHE ASKED TO TAKE THE DAY OFF.
SHE SENT A TEXT OR, UM, ABOUT TAKING THE DAY 'CAUSE HER OR SOME FAMILY MEMBER WAS HAVING SURGERY AND SHE SENT IT AROUND 10 O'CLOCK AND SAID SHE HAS TO LEAVE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
AND I SENT AN EMAIL STATING THAT IF YOU JUST KNEW ABOUT IT, UM,
[A. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE RECOMMENDATION FOR AN AT LARGE MEMBER FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD (SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER HARRISON)]
THEN IT'S OKAY.BUT IF YOU KNEW AHEAD OF TIME, THEN IT'S NOT OKAY.
SHE SENT BACK AND STATED, UH, SHE WON'T LEAVE AND THAT THEY RESCHEDULE THE SURGERY UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY.
AND I'M JUST SAYING LITTLE THINGS 'CAUSE THERE'S SO MANY.
UM, FRIDAY I WAS HERE AND, UM, THERE WAS A TWO, UM, COUPLE, UH, SISTER AND BROTHER, UM, HAITIAN COUPLE, UM, NOT COUPLE, BUT THEY'RE FROM HAITI IN THE LOBBY.
LADY CRYING SAID SHE HAS A LOT OF HEALTH ISSUES.
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SHE SUBMITTED HER APPLICATION TO GET RENTAL ASSISTANCE SINCE JULY OF LAST YEAR.SHE SHOWED US THE APPLICATION, THEY GAVE IT TO HER, AND THEY, SHE SIGNED OFF ON IT AND CAME OVER FOR SOME HELP.
'CAUSE SHE'S GONNA BE KICKED OUT OF HER APARTMENT.
I WAS THERE, THE OFFICE SINCE 12, AND I HAVE NOT SEEN A CITY MANAGER OR THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
AND I WAS THERE UNTIL THREE DOORS CLOSE LIGHT OFF.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE'S, I THINK IF YOU ARE, IF I HAVE A CITY MANAGER, WE SHOULD, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE ON THE CALENDAR.
I SHOULD KNOW WHEN SHE'S IN A MEETING.
I SHOULD KNOW WHEN SHE'S, UM, DOING WHATEVER SHE'S DOING THAT
[B. DISCUSSION REGARDING URGING THE FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATURE TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE PUBLIC RECORDS EXEMPTION FOR MUNICIPAL CLERKS AND EMPLOYEES WHO PERFORM MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS WORK OR HAVE ANY PART IN CODE ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS OF A CITY]
I KNOW.I MEAN, I WORK WITH AN ORGANIZATION AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
I CAN GO RIGHT NOW ON, ON MY EMAIL.
AND I KNOW THAT MY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS SEVERAL MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND I KNOW, OKAY, I WON'T BE ABLE TO TALK TO HER BECAUSE SHE'LL BE IN THIS MEETING HERE.
SHE'LL BE THERE, SHE'LL BE THERE.
WE ARE, UM, OUR CITY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER IS NOT MA MADE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANYTHING.
THEY, THEY JUST, THEY'RE RUNNING THE CITY.
LAST TIME I SPOKE TO, TO OUR CITY MANAGER, I TOLD HER IT'S, IT'S LIKE TRESSA, BROWN HILL LAKES.
IT'S TRESSA BROWN AND PEGGY LAKES.
I'VE BEEN HERE GOING ON FIVE YEARS, AND I KNOW NOT ALL OF US FEEL THAT WAY, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
UH, BECAUSE I'M BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I'VE GOTTEN PHONE CALLS ABOUT ME DOING THINGS TO TRYING TO GET BACK AT ME TO TRY TO BRING THIS IN.
I GOT TWO PHONE CALLS SAYING THAT I'M DOING SOMETHING WRONG.
UM, AND THAT'S AFTER FIVE YEARS I'VE BEEN BEING COMPLAINED ON.
SO WHAT'S A COINCIDENCE? BECAUSE I WAS BRINGING THIS TO THE TOPIC.
AND THAT'S NOT COOL BECAUSE I'M A COMMISSIONER, ONE OF THE COMMISSIONER AND WHAT WE ARE, WE ARE LEADERS AND OUR JOB IS TO DO THE GOOD THINGS AND THE HARD THINGS.
ALL OF US DID TO BE HERE AND HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO BE INTIMIDATED BY ANYONE.
AND I KNOW OUR CITY MANAGER, SHE'S BEEN HERE MAYBE THREE DECADES, AND I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOUR YEARS.
SO THERE IS A FAMILY AND A THING AS BOND HERE IS BUILT HERE.
BUT WHAT I'M NOT OKAY WITH, WITH YOU NOT DOING YOUR JOB, AND I DON'T BELIEVE SHE'S DOING HER JOB.
MADAM FACT, MADAM MAYOR, I LOOK ON MY CITY NOW, IT IS MORE LIKE A MOB MAFIA.
AND I HAVE SAID IT SEVERAL TIMES, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND FRENCH.
AND IT, FOR ME, I DON'T SEE A LINE OF DEMAR DEMARCATION, BUT THERE IS A LINE BETWEEN FRIENDS AND MANY TIMES YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN YOUR JOB AND THE FRIENDSHIP.
I CAME HERE JUST TWO YEARS AGO, AND IT'S, SO
[C. DISCUSSION REGARDING TROPICAL MAILING SOLUTIONS FOR PRINTING AND MAILING SERVICES FOR LAKES NEWS]
MY OBSERVATION, MAYBE IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT, BUT I'VE ALWAYS SAID, THIS IS A SMALL CITY AND IT'S A BLACK CITY, AND WE JUST CANNOT GET AWAY FROM WHAT THE NEW WORD NOW, DEI OR DEI OR WHATEVER IT IS.BUT I WANT THE BEST FOR MY CITY.
AND I'VE, ONE OF THE PROBLEMS I FIND HERE IS THAT PEOPLE PAY.
WE DO NOT, THE STAFF, THEY DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO SMALL DETAILS.
NOT THE BIG STUFF, THE SMALL STUFF.
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YOU SEE IT'S BABY'S LORD THEIR LAKE.BUT I LIVE HERE, I REPRESENT THIS CITY.
RESIDENTS REPRESENT MYSELF AND THE RESIDENTS, AND I TAKE STRONG UMBRAGE WHEN THINGS ARE NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE.
AND THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I, THEY SAID, YOU TRUST AND THEN YOU VERIFY.
FOR ME RIGHT NOW, I VERIFY FIRST NOW AND THEN I'LL TRUST LATER.
I, PROFESSIONALISM IS ONE OF THE THINGS I SEE THAT MY CITY LIFE, IT'S NOT WHAT I WOULD LOVE IT TO BE.
MAYBE BECAUSE I'M OLD, NOT AS YOUNG AND FRESH LIKE A 29-YEAR-OLD OVER THERE.
IT'S LIKE YOU BUY A LOVELY, LOVELY PAIR OF SHOES IF FALL IN LOVE WITH A SHOE, START WEARING IT, BUT AFTER A LITTLE WHILE, WHAT
[D. DISCUSSION REGARDING LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 2025 LEGISLATION]
HAPPENS? IT BECOMES UNCOMFORTABLE.I, I, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHY THEY, AS A CITY MANAGER AND AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER MANAGING WHAT LESS THAN 40,000 PEOPLE WOULD CHOOSE TO GO TO TALLAHASSEE TOGETHER.
NONE OF, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ANYHOW, ANY OF THEM REALLY NEED A BACKUP THAT YOU NEED SOMEONE IS GOING AND THE OTHER PERSON HAS TO GO.
NO, I, TO ME THAT IS JUST POOR LEADERSHIP AND I RESERVE MY TIME.
UM, I, I, I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, HAS REALLY UPSET ME AND, AND I HAVE EXPRESSED IT WHEN IN COMMUNICATION IS, UM, DETAILS IS ONE THING.
BUT IF I'M GETTING INFORMATION FROM THE RESIDENT AND I'M ALSO SEEING IT AND BRINGING IT TO THE TABLE, UM, IT'S NOT BEING ADDRESSED WITHIN A TIMELY FASHION.
UM, IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK TO BE A LEADER.
I KNOW THAT ONE THING, I DO KNOW THAT, UM, TO BE IN THE, AT THE HEAD, ASIDE FROM THE COMMISSION WHO ARE HAVE PLACE MADAM CITY MANAGER THERE, UM, THE IMPORTANCE IS A SEPARATION, UH, FRIENDSHIP AND BUSINESS OF THE CITY, UH, NEEDS TO BE SEPARATED.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE FULL RESPECT IS THERE FOR CITY MANAGER.
I, I EXPRESSED TO CITY MANAGER THE OTHER DAY WITH EVEN OUR LAST BLACK HISTORY PARADE.
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO RESEARCH AND FOR COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION BECAUSE WHENEVER THERE'S A BREAKDOWN, SOMEONE WANTS TO BE AHEAD SOMEONE, SOMETHING IS MISSING IN THE MIDST AND PEOPLE JUST DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
AND WITH THE, UM, THE BLACK HISTORY, UH, EVENT, THE RESIDENTS, SEVERAL RESIDENTS EXPRESSED TO ME THAT WHY WERE THERE SO MANY CITY STAFF JUST SITTING AROUND WHERE THEY FILL IN A GAP.
THIS IS WHAT I WAS HEARING FROM THE RESIDENTS.
UM, YOU KNOW, WHY WERE SO MANY WITH SUCH A BEAUTIFUL EVENT WITH T-SHIRTS AND ALL OF THAT SITTING AROUND.
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THIS IS A CITY WHERE I AM BEING PAID BY THE RESIDENTS.WHETHER WE HAVE LEGISLATIVE VOICE IN ORDER TO SAY X AMOUNT OR WHATEVER, IT'S THE FUNDS THAT COME IN THAT ALLOW US TO BE HERE.
AND I THINK WE HAVE TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE, EVEN WHEN THINGS ARE BROUGHT TO THE COMMISSION, TO HAVE YOUR RESEARCH AND YOUR DUCKS IN PLACE IN ORDER TO PRESENT TO US.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEN IT NOT ONLY MAKES US LOOK BAD, BUT IT ALSO MAKE YOU LOOK BAD.
BUT AFTER A WHILE, YOU KIND OF GET THE FEEL, WHAT WILL THAT COMMISSION ASK? WHAT WILL THEY BE LOOKING FOR? AND YOU DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND RESEARCH IN ORDER TO GET TO WHAT IS NEEDED.
AND SOMETIME THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR ME AS WELL.
SO THESE ARE JUST SOME OF MY CONCERNS THAT I'VE SEEN.
SO I AM JUST EXPRESSING IT TONIGHT, AND I HAVE EXPRESSED IT IN, UM, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE CITY COMMISSION SINCE 2016, ELECTED BY THE RESIDENTS, WORKED WITH FORMER CITY MANAGER, PHIL LENE, AND FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WITH OUR CURRENT CITY MANAGER, TRESSA BROWN, STUBBS STUBS.
IN OUR ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH MADAM MANAGER, NUMEROUS TOPICS COME UP.
TOPICS OF CONCERN ABOUT OBSERVATIONS OF WHAT I OBSERVED STAFF, WHAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE SAID, WHAT THE GOSSIP, IF YOU WILL, FOR PERSONS THAT DO NOT LIVE IN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.
BUT I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND MADAM MANAGER TO BE A GOOD LISTENER AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATIONS THE OBSERVATIONS THAT I HAVE MADE TO HER.
I HAVE LISTENED TO THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES IN REFERENCE TO MOSTLY TONIGHT, THE TRIPS TO TALLAHASSEE, THE NON-CONFORMING, THE COMMISSION THAT THE AIDE ALSO WENT.
BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING AS IT RELATES TO THE PROGRESS OF THE CITY SINCE MADAM MANAGER HAS BEEN CITY MANAGER HERE IN LAUDERDALE LAKES.
EVERY MONTH WE RECEIVE A FINANCIAL REPORT.
IF OUR FINANCES OF THE CITY WERE NOT IN SHAPE, THEN CERTAINLY WE WOULD'VE HAD QUESTIONS BY THAT.
SO I THINK OUR CITY MANAGER IS MANAGING OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR US TO GET TO THAT POINT.
WE HAVE HAD INCREASING AND INCREASES IN GRANT FUNDING WITH THAT DEPARTMENT.
SO I'M YET TO HEAR, OTHER THAN THE LATEST CONCERN ABOUT THE TRIP TO TALLAHASSEE, AND, AND LET ME SPEAK TO THAT ALSO.
THERE IS A SEPARATION OF ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION.
WHAT I AM HEARING, WHAT MAYOR VERONICA IS HEARING, IS THAT PERHAPS THERE WANTS TO BE A CROSSING OF THE LINE FROM LEGISLATIVE TO ADMINISTRATION.
I DO NOT THINK I WOULD WANT THE CITY MANAGER TO TELL ME EVERY MINUTE OF HER, EVERY DAY OF WHERE SHE'S GOING TO BE, WHERE SHE'S BEEN, WHERE SHE'S GOING.
SO IF THERE IS A NEED FOR THE CITY MANAGER, WE HAVE AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, WE HAVE DEPARTMENT HEADS, WE HAVE STAFF WHO WORK IN THE DEPARTMENTS.
SO WHAT I AM NOT HEARING IS WHERE THE CITY HAS PROGRESSED FROM IN MANY AREAS SINCE MADAM MANAGER HAS BEEN CITY MANAGER.
IS THERE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT?
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ABSOLUTELY.BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A LARGER PICTURE, TAKE A LOOK AT THE LARGER PICTURE OF WHERE WE HAVE PROGRESS.
I ALSO WANT TO SPEAK TO THE ISSUE OF, I DO NOT CONSIDER LAUDERDALE LAKES A BLACK CITY.
YES, IT'S, I I'M TALKING MADAM PLACE NOW.
WE HAVE MANY NATIONALITIES AND MANY CULTURES IN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.
PERHAPS THERE IS A DOMINANT CULTURE IN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, BUT I, IT, IT BOTHERS ME THAT WE, OR THAT SOME OF US CONSIDER LAUDERDALE LAKES TO BE A BLACK CITY.
THAT IS, I THINK, A DISREGARD FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT BLACK.
A DISREGARD FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT OF THE PREDOMINANT CULTURE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY OF DALE LAKES.
SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE LARGER PICTURE OF THE PROGRESS THAT THE CITY HAS MADE.
ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS, MORE THAN 80% OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE BLACK.
SO IF 80 MORE THAN 80% OF ANY CITY IS BLACK, WOULD, WHAT DO YOU SAY IT IS NOW MULTICULTURAL, MORE THAN 80% OF OUR RESIDENTS.
NOT ACCORDING TO ME, MADAM, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST CENSUS THAT WAS DONE IS BLACK.
IT IS A BLACK CITY RUN BY BLACK COMMISSIONERS THAT INVITES MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE CENSUS FACTS.
HOWEVER, I STILL MAINTAIN THAT IT IS A DISRESPECT TO THOSE OF OUR RESIDENTS.
MME. MAY I DON'T THINK IT'S A DISRESPECT, THEN WE NEED TO CHANGE THE CENSUS.
MADAM MAYOR, JUST A FEW BRIEF COMMENTS, IF I MAY.
YES, THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
AS CITY MANAGER, I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMISSION WITH HONOR, INTEGRITY, AND PROFESSIONALISM AND TO SERVE WITH THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE RESIDENTS IN MIND.
AND ALTHOUGH NOT PERFECT AND NOT WITHOUT MISTAKES, IT WILL CONTINUALLY BE MY DUTY TO IMPROVE AND BECOME AN EVEN BETTER PROFESSIONAL AS I ACHIEVE THE MANY GOALS THAT LIE AHEAD OF ME WITHIN MY CAREER PATH THAT GOD HAS IN STORE FOR ME.
I WILL CONTINUE TO UPHOLD MY COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE PUBLIC AND OF COURSE, ADDRESS ACCURACIES AND INACCURACIES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORTH.
I ALSO RESPECTIVELY REQUEST THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE INPUT AND FEEDBACK, WHETHER THROUGH ONE-ON-ONES OR WHETHER IT'S THROUGH AN ANNUAL EVALUATION AND GOALS THAT HAVE BEEN SET FORTH THROUGH THE COMMISSION.
I HAVE ALSO PROVIDED A LIST OF MY GOALS PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE COMMISSION WERE CONTEMPLATING ON DOING THE ANNUAL EVAL.
THAT WOULD'VE BEEN IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, I BELIEVE OCTOBER OF 2024, WHICH I AM STILL, UM, READY TO RECEIVE AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
MADAM MAYOR, THOSE ARE MY BRIEF COMMENTS THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR.
DISCUSSION REGARDING A FORENSIC AUDIT.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. MR. MAD MAYOR.
OUR FORENSIC AUDIT CLOSELY EXAMINE THE CITY FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS TO FIND AND FIX PROBLEMS. THIS PROCESS REVEAL WEAKNESS IN THE CITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND HELP MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO PREVENT FUTURE ISSUES.
A FORENSIC AUDIT CAN BILL THE PUBLIC TRUST BY SHOWING THE CITY COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
THIS CAN HELP RESTORE RESIDENTS CONFIDENCE IN
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THE NEW HOW THE CITY MANAGERS, THE MANAGE ITS FINANCE, ESPECIALLY DURING CHALLENGING TIMES.I PRAY THAT MY COLLEAGUES WILL UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US TO COME TOGETHER TO IMPROVE OUR CITY.
UM, ALSO ADDED FOR, UM, BACK BEFORE MY DAY, UM, THE CITY ALMOST WENT INTO BANKRUPTCY.
UM, A LOT OF THINGS HAVE BEEN FOUGHT, WHICH I DON'T WISH TO SHARE TONIGHT, BUT IF WE WANT TO SHARE, WE WILL.
UM, AND I THINK IT IS, DOESN'T HURT US TO DO A FORENSIC AUDIT.
WE ARE NOT, UH, WE ARE NONE OF US UP HERE ACCOUNT CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS.
UM, I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE PUT TO US THAT IS NOT A FULLY, UM, 'CAUSE I THINK THEY THINK WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
SO LET'S DO THIS AGAINST AND LET THEM APPROVE IT, KEEP IT MOVING.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE BEING HIDDEN AND NOT BEING TOLD.
UM, THINGS THAT ARE NOT SHOWING THAT WE ARE NOT SEEN IN FRONT OF US.
UM, AND I THINK WE NEED TO DO A FORENSIC AUDIT.
AND ONE THING I WANT TO PLAIN EXPLAIN TOO, WHEN THINGS GO WRONG IN THIS CITY, AND, AND IF IT DON'T GO WRONG AND THE MEDIA COMES, THE FIRST THING THEY'RE GOING TO SAY IS, THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN.
IT'S NOT GOING TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, THEY'RE GOING POINT US OUT, CALL US BY NAME AND TELL US WE SAT DOWN AND LET IT HAPPEN.
NOW I'M NOT GOING DOWN WITH THE SHIP, AND SO I AM GOING TO SPEAK UP AND LET KNOW, LET'S FIX WHAT, LET'S, SO IF THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR FINANCIAL AND WE DO THE FORENSIC AUDIT, NOTHING COMES UP.
RIGHT? BUT I DO NOT, WOULD NOT, UM, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IF MY, MY COLLEAGUES OPPOSE THAT FROM HAPPENING AND WHY.
AND, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO GET THAT DONE, UM, BY AN INDEPENDENT, UM, AUDIT AND IT NEED TO BE DONE AS SOONER THAN LATER.
MADAM MAYOR, MADAM VICE MAYOR.
I BROUGHT UP THAT I THINK LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AT A WORKSHOP.
AND I REMEMBER ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES STATING OUTSIDE, NOT IN CITY HALL OUT, NOT AT ON THE DAYS, BUT OUTSIDE, OH, I TRUST THE STAFF.
AS I REMINDED THAT COLLEAGUE, WHEN I GO TO THE, IF I HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED AND A DOCTOR OR SOMEONE COMES IN, WHEN THE PERSON TAKING OVER, THEY ALWAYS CHECK THE CHARTS, MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE CHECKS IT.
WHEN I GO TO THE SEVEN 11, NOT THE, TO TAKE MY GAS.
AND IF I GO INSIDE AT MAYBE 10 35 BEFORE 11 O'CLOCK, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE CHECKING EVERY CIGARETTE CASE BOX CHECKING BECAUSE THEY ARE MAKING SURE THAT THEY DON'T TAKE OVER BEFORE THAT PERSON.
AND THAT WE HAVE A NURSE ON THESE DAYS.
AND I GUARANTEE IF SHE WAS WORKING AT NIGHT OR DAYS, SHE'S GOING TO MAKE SURE BEFORE HER SHIFT, THE NEW PERSON COMES OR SHE TAKES OVER, SHE'S GOING TO MAKE SURE SHE CHECKS WHAT HAPPENS.
AND I BELIEVE IN MY HEART THAT A FORENSIC AUDIT IS NOT TO LOOK FOR FRAUD.
TO ME IT'S REALLY TO ELIMINATE IT.
I DID WAS ON THE WORKSHOP LAST YEAR, RUMORS ARE AROUND ABOUT JUST LIKE WHAT, WHAT I, THERE'S NO SAYING IS WHAT FAKE NEWS
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OR DEEP, WHAT THEY CALL IT, DEEP, FAKE, WHATEVER IT IS ALL.SO I WOULD NOT MIND THAT WE GO HAVE A FORENSIC AUDIT SO THAT I CAN KNOW THAT THEY FINANCE IN MY CITY IS WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, A FORENSIC AUDIT.
IS AN EXAMINATION OF A COMPANY'S FINANCIAL RECORDS TO UNCOVER POTENTIAL FRAUD OR MISCONDUCT.
THE USES OF A FORENSIC AUDIT ARE IN RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS OF EMBEZZLEMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FRAUD OR KICKBACKS TO, TO HELP IDENTIFY SUSPECTS ILLEGAL PROFITS AND AS AND OR ASSETS TO DISPEL RUMORS ABOUT BRIBERY AND EXTORTION.
I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY OF THESE THREE ITEMS THAT I JUST READ AS IT RELATES TO THE CITY OF LOVEDALE LAKES.
IF A FORENSIC AUDIT IS BEING DISCUSSED, WHERE IS THE PROBLEM? IS IT MISMANAGEMENT? WE RECEIVE MONTHLY FINANCIAL RECORDS WHERE WE ARE ALLOW THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS, AS MANY QUESTIONS AS WE WOULD LIKE.
IS IT IN ONE DEPARTMENT? ARE WE LOOKING TO AUDIT ONE DEPARTMENT? ARE WE LOOKING TO AUDIT SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS? ARE WE LOOKING TO AUDIT OR DEPARTMENTS? AND IF SO, WHAT GIVES US THE IMPETUS TO SAY DEPARTMENT A, B, C, OR D IS IN NEED OF A AUDIT? ARE WE LOOKING TO AUDIT THE ENTIRE CITY? IF SO, WHAT GIVES US THE THOUGHT THAT THERE IS FRAUD, BRIBERY, EXTORTION, ILLEGAL PROFITS, EMBEZZLEMENT, FRAUD OR KICKBACKS? I THINK UNLESS AND UNTIL WE HAVE AND CAN RECOGNIZE AND SAY THAT WE SUSPECT THESE TYPES OF THINGS ARE GOING ON IN OUR CITY, I WILL NOT SUPPORT IT.
FORENSIC OWNER, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE AROUND IN 2010 WHEN THIS CITY WAS ON THE BRINK OF THE STATE TAKING IT OVER.
I WAS HERE, I REMEMBER CLEARLY THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR, I THINK HIS NAME WAS LARRY TIBS OR LARRY, WHATEVER IT IS, GAVE BOGUS, BOGUS, BOGUS NUMBERS.
I REMEMBER CLEARLY SEVEN, SIX COMMISSIONERS ALONG WITH THE MAYOR WENT DOWNTOWN BECK.
AND IT IS EMBEDDED IN MY MIND.
FORMER COMMISSIONER CHRISTIAN JACOBS FROM COCONUT CREEK REFERRED TO THE MAYOR AND THE COMMISSIONERS WHO WENT DOWNTOWN TO BEG AS INFANTILE AMILE DOUBLE WHAMY.
LARRY WAS THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR HERE.
THERE WERE A MAYOR AND SIX OTHER COMMISSIONERS, AND THEY ALL TOOK THE NUMBERS.
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NUMBERS THAT WERE BEING CHURNED OUT.I KNEW AS A RESIDENT THERE WAS NO WAY THOSE NUMBERS COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECT BECAUSE HOUSE PRICES HAD FALLEN THEM THAT NO ONE WAS MONITORING THE INFORMATION.
SO I LIVED THROUGH THAT PERIOD AS A RESIDENT HOMEOWNER IN LADALE LAKES.
SO I, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE HERE MADAM MAYOR, BUT I WAS HERE.
THE STATE NEARLY TOOK US OVER, AND I'M SURE THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR HAD ALL THE NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS, BUT THE NUMBERS THAT HE WAS GIVING WAS TOTALLY, TOTALLY WRONG.
I TY C CALLS RELIEVED TO THAT PERIOD.
I WAS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES AT THE TIME.
I WAS A PARTICIPATING RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES AT THE TIME.
I WAS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING WHEN OUR FORMER CITY MANAGER WENT TO YES, BEG AND PLEAD FOR THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES NOT TO BE TAKEN OVER.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE MOVED PAST THAT TIME.
WE HAVE PAID OUR BILLS, WE HAVE PROGRESS.
AND I CANNOT SEE OR UNDERSTAND WHY IF WE HAVE NOT QUESTIONED OR SUSPECTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS THAT HAVE NOT TO ME PRESENTED THEMSELVES TO EVEN APPEAR TO BE FALSE OR DO NOT ADD UP.
SOMETIMES WE HAVE A MINUS ONE OR A PLUS ONE ON SOME.
BUT DO NOT FOR ME SAY THAT WE NEED A FORENSIC AUDIT.
NOT EVEN IF IT WERE NOT COSTLY, I WOULD NOT SUPPORT A FORENSIC AUDIT BECAUSE I DO NOT SEE, ACCORDING TO WHAT WE ARE SAYING, THE NEED FOR A, FOR MR AUDIT IS THAT HAD HAS BEEN PORTRAYED HERE IN THE CITY OF DALE LAKES.
MADAM MAYOR, MADAM VICE THERE, I, THERE ARE FIVE VOTES ON THIS DAYS.
YOU HAVE ONE? I HAVE ONE AND ALL THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS.
SO FOR YOU TWO, YOU ARE REALLY TELLING ME AS A COMMISSIONER RIGHT NOW THAT OKAY, YOU ARE NOT WILLING, BUT AS WE ARE, IT'S A DISCUSSION.
WE ARE HAVING A DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW.
YOU DO NOT WANT A FORENSIC AUDIT.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE TO SEE IT THROUGH SO THAT I CAN SAY,
[E. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CITY MANAGER POSITION (SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER MAXWELL-WILLIAMS)]
YOU KNOW, ALL THESE RUMORS IS JUST RUMORS.SO, AND COL, I'M GLAD THAT I HAVE STILL HAVE MY ONE VOTE THAT I CAN MAKE A DECISION.
AND COLLEAGUES, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BEEN REMINDED THAT EACH OF US HAS ONE VOTE.
TO YOU, MADAM MAYOR, MADAM UM, COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR.
UM, I HEARD, UM, THE DEFINITION, NOT YOU READ, BUT I, AS I READ, WE ARE JUST, UM, LOOKING.
SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, YOU STATED THERE YOU DON'T SEE ANYTHING.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING? BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SAME THING YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
SO IS THERE SOMETHING YOU KNOW, THAT WE DON'T KNOW? BECAUSE YOU'RE SAYING YOU DON'T SEE, YOU DON'T SEE ANYTHING.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING? COLLEAGUES, I SEE WHAT IS PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION AT EACH OF OUR MEETINGS AND THAT DOES NOT GIVE ME CAUSE TO THINK THAT ANYTHING UNTOWARDS IS GOING ON.
SO YOU, YOU DO NOT BELIEVE PREVENTION IS BETTER
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THAN CURE.WHAT ARE WE PREVENTING? IF THERE IS NOT A, ANY INDICATION THAT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON TO YOU MADAM MAYOR, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW COMMISSIONER MAX.
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT MADAM MAYOR THERE AND YOU DON'T KNOW THAT THERE ARE THINGS ARE THERE THING? WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT, EXCUSE MY PARDON.
I DO, PARDON? I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY AS YOU SAID.
COMPLETELY TO ITS ENTIRETY OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
THINGS ARE NOT BEING UPFRONT, THINGS ARE NOT.
AND IF THEY'RE DOING THE SIMPLEST THINGS, WHAT ABOUT THE BIG THINGS THAT ARE BEING NOT SEEN THAT WE DON'T SEE OR UNDERSTAND? A HUNDRED PERCENT.
AND I THINK THAT IF WE GET AN AUDIT DONE, IF THERE'S NOTHING TO, TO FIND, THEN WE ARE PERFECTLY FINE.
RIGHT? SO WHY NOT DO IT? THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. MOVING ON.
MADAM MAYOR, IS THERE ANY DIRECTION FOR STAFF? MY COLLEAGUES, UH, MADAM MANAGER IS ASKING FOR, UH, CONSENSUS.
UM, COMMISSIONER, I WOULD LIKE, UM, US TO VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION, DO THE RESOLUTION AND VOTE AND WHO AGREE AND SEE WHERE WE ARE.
I WOULD SAY THERE IS NO RESOLUTION.
WE CAN BRING IT BACK IF WE SO TRUTH.
ITEM H, DISCUSSION REGARDING JAMAICA INDEPENDENCE.
DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ORDER OF REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. OKAY.
UM, JUST BEFORE WE GO IN, BEFORE I MAKE MY SPEECH ITEM H WE CAN DISREGARD, UM, WE PUT IT BACK.
WE'LL PUT THAT ON THE NEXT WAIT UNTIL WE GET THERE.
SO AGAIN, MY LITTLE SPEECH GUYS, SECTION TWO POINT, SECTION TWO DASH 54, ORDER OF BUSINESS.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EACH REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING SHALL BE AS FOLLOWED.
IT GOES FROM A RIGHT DOWN TO OI JUST KIND OF TAKE OUT THE K-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-K MEAN K IS, UM, THE REPORT OF THE MAYOR.
UM, I-H-I-J-K, UM, IS THE VICE MAYOR FOLLOWED BY THE COMMISSIONER, THEN THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY.
SINCE, UM, OUR MAYOR, SHE HAS NOT ALLOWED THE RE SINCE SHE HAS BECOME THE MAYOR, SHE HAS NOT ALLOWED THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSION MEETING, WHICH OCCURRED THE SECOND AND THE FOURTH TUESDAY.
AS SHE ENTERED THE THIRD YEAR FOR OFFICE, SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE VICE MAYOR REPORT, ALLOWED, UH, REPORT FIRST ALLOWED BY THE COMMISSION AND SHE GIVES HER REPORT LAST, WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM UNTIL NOW AT THAT EVENING ON FEBRUARY 11TH, 2025.
I ASKED HER TO GIVE HER REPORT BEFORE MINES, BUT SHE REFUSED TO ALLOW THE MEETING TO THE MEETING ORDER.
I REQUEST THAT THE MAYOR ALLOWS ESTABLISHED ORDER AT THE NEXT REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING STARTING NEXT TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO DO SO AT THE REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING.
AND IF SHE WANTS TO CHANGE THE ORDER TO GIVE THE REPORT, UH, THAT SHE GIVES HER REPORT LAST, SHE SHOULD CONFIDENTLY FOLLOW THE PROPER ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THAT CHANGE.
I THINK, UM, WE HAVE THE LITTLE PINK PAPER HERE AND AT THE END OF IT, IT ALWAYS SAYS YOU, THE, THE MAYOR REPORTS FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE VICE MAYOR AND YOU ARE ALWAYS SAYING, OH, YOU'LL DO YOU REPORT LAST, WHICH I HAD NO ISSUES WITH IT.
I DIDN'T REALLY CARE WHO GOES FIRST OR LAST, BUT THEN THAT DAY WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO SAY, HEY, I WOULD LIKE TO GO LAST TO READ MY PAPER, YOU INSIST A LITTLE BIT ON THE BULLISH SIDE, UM, TELLING ME YOU WANNA GO LAST.
I SHOULD HAVE HAD GRACE TO GO HER LEAD AND DO LAST BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALWAYS DONE THAT.
SO IF THAT'S GONNA BE AN ISSUE, THEN WE SHOULD JUST STICK TO OUR BEAUTIFUL AGENDA AS IT IS.
UNLESS THERE'S AN ORDER TO CHANGE IT, WE SHOULD STICK TO IT STARTING TOMORROW.
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COLLEAGUES IN PREPARATION FOR THIS DISCUSSION AS IT RELATES TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.I ALSO WENT BACK AND READ WHAT YOU JUST READ MINUS, RIGHT, OF COURSE.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
ALSO, TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT PART OF WHAT YOU JUST SAID IN CHANGING THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA MM-HMM
THAT WAS PART OF WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
NOT YOUR READING, BUT IN YOUR COMMENTS.
WAIT, WHAT DO YOU MEAN IN NO, NO.
AFTER YOU READ WHAT IS IN OUR CHARTER YES.
PART OF YOUR PERSONAL COMMENTS SAID AS ALLOWED BY THE COMMISSION.
HOWEVER, THE SITUATION AT THE LAST MEETING MM-HMM
WAS NOT ABOUT ME NOT GIVING YOU GRACE TO GO LAST MM-HMM
BUT BY THE FACT THAT AFTER COMMISSIONER THOMAS, THE DISCUSSION WAS MM-HMM
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU WANTED TO GO.
OKAY, THEN THAT WAS THAT I HAVE NO PROBLEM IN FOLLOWING THE AGENDA AS ORDERED.
HOWEVER, LET ME SAY THAT AT A TIME WHEN IT PERSONALLY AFFECTED ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, THEN IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE AS ALLOWED BY THE COMMISSION PRIOR TO THIS TIME.
SO TOMORROW, IF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE FOR US TO FOLLOW THE REGULAR AGENDA, I HAVE NO PROBLEM.
AT THIS TIME, WE DO HAVE ONE LAST ITEM, WHICH IS A REPORT ON OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
WE HAVE PROVIDED AN UPDATE VIA OUR POWERPOINT PRESENTATION HANDOUT.
OF COURSE, STAFF CAN GO THROUGH A DETAILED PRESENTATION AT THE WILL OF THE MAYOR COMMISSION.
AT THIS TIME, STAFF, PLEASE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE UPDATE ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
THAT IS THROUGH MS. BOBBY AT WILLIAMS AND OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR YOU MADAM MAYOR.
I KNOW I PROMISED I HAD, UH, ONE ITEM, BUT, UM, I'M HERE AGAIN.
UM, TO PRESENT THIS CIP ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUES, THE, UH, PROJECT MANAGERS.
WE HAVE, UM, MSU NASIR, MS. ERICA LOCKETT, AND OF COURSE, MYSELF.
CAN WE GO AHEAD AND QUEUE THE PRESENTATION AS A, AS A PART OF YOUR PACKET THIS EVENING? UM, YOU HAVE A LIST OF ALL OF OUR PROJECTS WITH THE CURRENT STATUS, AND YOU ALSO HAVE A COPY OF THE PRESENTATION THAT WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH.
UH, SO DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WAS ADOPTED ALONG WITH A BUDGET.
UH, WE ADOPTED, OR THE MAYOR COMMISSION DID ADOPT $23.9 MILLION TOWARDS OUR CIP PROJECTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OUR CRA, WHICH WE WILL NOT BE DISCUSSING THIS EVENING.
AND THAT EQUATES TO APPROXIMATELY 40 PROJECTS.
UH, THIS $23.9 MILLION IS SPREAD ACROSS A COUPLE OF FUNDING SOURCES, WHICH INCLUDES THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, WHICH IS JUST A TRANSFER FROM OUR GENERAL FUND.
IT INCLUDES A STORM WATER APPROPRIATION, IT INCLUDES ARPA DOLLARS, IT INCLUDES THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOST REVENUE PROJECTS.
IT INCLUDES THE IMPACT FEE FUND.
IT INCLUDES OUR TRANSPORTATION SURTAX FUND, AND IT INCLUDES THE CITY DEBT.
AND OF COURSE, UH, GRANT, GRANT FUNDING.
UM, UNTO ON TONIGHT, WE WILL LOOK AT SOME OF THE PROJECTS, UH, THAT ARE, UH, APPROVED IN THE PARKS AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH S TAX, UH, FUNDING, AND THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED THROUGH THE, UH, THE ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DIVISION.
AND ALSO WE'LL DO A SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY EITHER HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OR ARE IN CONSTRUCTION.
AGAIN, AS A PART OF YOUR PACKET, YOU DO HAVE A, A, A SUMMARY OF EACH OF THE PROJECTS THAT GIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION THAN WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE IN THE PRESENTATION, AND YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE PRESENTATION.
IN TERMS OF THE, UH, PROJECTS THAT WERE APPROVED FOR THE PARKS AND HUMAN SERVICES, YOU'LL SEE, UH, TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF IT, OUR, OUR, UH, INDICATOR, UM, THE GOLD TONE IS THE ASSESSMENT.
UM, THE ASSESSMENT PHASE IS, UH, WHEN WE ARE DISCUSSING THE PROJECTS, AS YOU KNOW, WE DO
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ADOPT BOTH THE BUDGET AND PROJECT SIX, EIGHT MONTHS IN ADVANCE.UM, ONCE WE DO GET THOSE PROJECTS FUNDED AND APPROVED, SOMETIMES THE CONDITIONS CHANGE.
SO IN THE PROCESS OF DISCUSSING OF HOW WE CAN GO ABOUT MOVING THOSE PROJECTS FORWARD IN TERMS OF PLANNING AND DESIGN, UH, SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ARE, ARE IN IN-HOUSE PLANNING DESIGN, OR THEY ARE THROUGH PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TYPE OF PLANNING AND DESIGN.
AND THEN YOU'LL SEE A FEW ARE IN PROCUREMENT, AND THESE ITEMS ARE PENDING EITHER REVIEW TO MAKE SURE THE ARE PROCUREMENT COMPLIANT, UM, OR WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE, THE BEST PROCUREMENT VEHICLE TO, TO UTILIZE FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.
ANOTHER INDICATOR IS THE AWARD SLASH CONSTRUCTION.
AS YOU KNOW, UH, FOR, FOR PROJECTS, ALTHOUGH WE MAY AWARD TONIGHT, MOBILIZATION DOES TAKE PLACE USUALLY ABOUT 30 DAYS, 30 TO 60 DAYS AFTER THE FACT.
UM, SO WE HAVE A FEW PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THAT, UM, IN THAT GRAY AREA WHERE EITHER THEY'VE JUST BEEN AWARDED OR THEY'RE APP PENDING CONSTRUCTION, OR THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN CONSTRUCTION.
AND THE FINAL, UH, PHASE YOU'LL SEE IN GREEN, WHICH IS THE GOLD PHASE, EITHER, UH, ONE OF THOSE ONGOING TYPE OF PROJECTS OR CURRENTLY COMPLETED OR SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, IN TERMS OF THE PARTS OF HUMAN SERVICES, YOU'LL SEE THE ALZHEIMER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN ASSESSMENT.
UM, THE MEDIA UPGRADE IS IN PROCUREMENT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT MY TEAM IS THE FINANCIAL SERVICES TEAM IS REVIEWING TO ENSURE, UM, THAT IT DOES MEET ALL OF THE PROCUREMENT CHECK BLOCKS.
UH, THE, UH, THE, UH, GEOTHERMAL POOL HEATER, THE CITY COMMISSION DID APPROVE A FEW MEETINGS AGO.
SO THAT IS CURRENTLY AN AWARD SLASH UH, CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
UH, THE POOL FACILITIES UPGRADE, UH, IN PROCUREMENT RIGHT NOW.
UH, WE THOUGHT WE HAD A VENDOR TO DO THE, UM, CONSTRUCTION, UH, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A, YOU KNOW, A FEW CHANGES.
SO, UH, CURRENTLY WE'RE WORKING WITH SOME NEW CONTRACTORS WHO CAN DO THE UPGRADE FOR THE POOL IN TERMS OF BOTH THE FACILITIES, INTERIOR RENOVATION, AND THE PAVILION REPLACEMENTS, BOTH IN THAT ASSESSMENT, UH, TYPE OF PHASE.
AND AGAIN, MORE SPECIFIC, UH, STATUSES ARE PART OF YOUR AGENDA PACKET TONIGHT.
IN TERMS OF THE, UH, PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT AT OTIS GRAY, ALSO AN ASSESSMENT, UH, THE PARKS MASTER PLAN, WHICH IS THE WILLOW PARK REHABILITATION PROJECT.
WE DID GET YOUR APPROVAL A FEW MEETINGS AGO, UH, TO START THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, UM, TO, TO THE PARK.
SO USAGE IN THE AWARD SLASH CONSTRUCTION PHASE AND THE FINAL THREE PROJECTS.
UH, THE RENOVATIONS FOR THE BATHROOMS OR RESTROOMS, EXCUSE ME, AT THE NORTHGATE AT OTIS GRAY AND CYPRESS PRESERVE PARK, AS WELL AS OTHER, UH, IMPROVEMENTS TO OTIS GRAY AS WELL AS NORTH PARK.
UM, NORTH GATE PARK, EXCUSE ME, NORTHGATE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, EXCUSE ME, ARE ALL IN ASSESSMENT.
IN TERMS OF PUBLIC WORKS, UH, WHICH, UH, HAS THE BULK OF, UH, THE PROJECTS, WE'LL START WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ENTRYWAY SIGNS OF UPGRADE.
WE HAD, HAD HAD MANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT THE, UH, SIGNS OR ENTRYWAY SIGNS SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
UH, THE TEAM HAS TAKEN YOUR CONSIDERATIONS, UH, FROM A, FROM A PREVIOUS MEETING, AND IT'S CURRENTLY IN PLANNING A DESIGN, AND THAT'S MORE SO IN-HOUSE TO, TO DETERMINE WHAT IT NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE BEFORE WE GO OUT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGAIN.
UM, THE STATUSES, UH, ARE, ARE IN YOUR PACKET IF I DON'T CLEARLY ARTICULATE IT.
YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, IN TERMS OF THE CITYWIDE IRRIGATION SYSTEM UPGRADE, IT IS IN PROCUREMENT.
UH, RIGHT NOW, UH, IT'S OUT FOR A BID AND WE ANTICIPATE OPENING THE BIDS ON MARCH 7TH, WHICH IS MY FAVORITE MONTH OF THE YEAR.
UH, THE MAJOR FACILITIES UPGRADE, UH, WAS AWARDED A FEW MEETINGS AGO IN TERMS OF THE PLANNING, UM, I'M SORRY, THE, YEAH.
PLANNING DESIGN FOR THE MAJOR FACILITIES UPGRADE.
UH, ONCE WE HAVE THE, UH, PLANS AND DESIGNS, UH, COMPLETED, UH, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU FOR A, UH, ANOTHER, UH, PROCESS, WHICH WOULD BE THE AWARDING OF A CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION, UH, PROJECT IN TERMS OF THE RIGHT OF WAY, A DA AND ASSESSMENT, THE, I'M SORRY, LET ME, LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN.
A DA AND SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT PROJECT.
IT IS IN THE PLANNING AND DESIGN, WHICH IS IN-HOUSE.
AGAIN, THE TEAM IS, UH, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE A DA, UH, CONSIDERATIONS FOR OUR RIGHT OF WAYS.
THE ANNUAL, THE ANNUAL CAMERA SECURITY SYSTEM UPGRADE, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ANNUAL PROJECTS THAT WE FUND ANNUALLY TO MAKE, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PROPER, UH, CAMERA SURVEILLANCE ACROSS OUR CITY.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO NEW THIS YEAR IS TO UPGRADE, UM, NOT ONLY THE CAMERAS, BUT THE SOFTWARE, BUT, UH, IT WILL CONTINUE, UH, TO BE ONE OF THOSE ANNUAL PROJECTS THAT WE DO FUND.
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UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH BROAD SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER THE TECHNOLOGY THAT BROW SHERIFF'S IS USING, THE CITY WILL ALSO BE USING THAT SAME TECHNOLOGY.BUT AGAIN, THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT, IT IS AN ASSESSMENT.
UH, THE CITYWIDE HVAC REPLACEMENT, MUCH LIKE THE ANNUAL CAMERA SECURITY, UH, UPGRADE PROJECT IS ONE OF THOSE, UH, ONGOING PARTIC ONGOING PROJECTS DURING THE BUDGET, UH, DEVELOPMENT PHASE, WE PRESENTED TO YOU IN HVAC REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE.
AND SO WE WILL BE FUNDING, UH, THE, OR AT LEAST CONSIDERING FUNDING EVERY YEAR WHEN WE REVIEW THAT REPLACEMENT PLAN.
SO THIS IS JUST TO UPDATE THOSE, UH, THOSE SCHEDULED REPLACEMENTS.
THE ELEVATOR UPGRADE IS IN PROCUREMENT.
WE HAVE HAD CONSIDERABLE, UH, NOT SO GOOD LUCK WITH WORKING WITH, UH, CONTRACTORS TO MODERNIZE OUR ELEVATORS, BUT I THINK WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
WE'VE, WE'VE, UH, MET WITH A GROUP LAST WEEK THAT WE BELIEVE COULD, UH, BE A, A POTENTIAL, UH, CONTRACTOR THAT COULD MODERNIZE THE CITY HALL'S, UH, ELEVATOR IN TERMS OF THE CITY HALL COMPLEX BUILDINGS AND ENHANCEMENTS.
UH, THIS PROJECT IS AN ASSESSMENT, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE STILL, UH, UH, HAVING SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT THE CITY HALL COMPLEX, UH, IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS NEED TO BE.
UH, SO, SO WE ARE WORKING IN HOUSE TO DETERMINE WHAT THOSE, UH, ENHANCEMENTS MAY LOOK LIKE FOR THE CITY HALL.
IN TERMS OF THE MAJOR ROADWAY, LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENT, UH, THIS PROJECT, UH, IS IN PLANNING AND DESIGN, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE DID PRESENT TO YOU TO HAVE THE, UH, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES APPROVED FOR A PORTION OF THE PLANNING.
AGAIN, PUBLIC WORKS DOES HAVE THE BULK OF THE PROJECTS.
IN TERMS OF THE FIELD BAY UPGRADE, UH, WE ARE, UH, THIS IS IN PLANNING AND DESIGN.
THERE'S A CONSIDERABLE, UH, SET OF COMPONENTS THAT ARE A PART OF THE UPGRADE.
UH, NOT JUST THE HOSES AND FITTINGS THAT ARE NEEDED, BUT ALSO THE CANOPY UPGRADE.
UH, SO RIGHT NOW, THE, UH, TEAM IS, UH, LOOKING AT AN IN-HOUSE, UH, PLANNING RIGHT NOW SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT EXACTLY, UM, HOW WE CAN ANGLE THE PROCUREMENT AND UPGRADING THE FIELD BAY.
UH, THE LIGHTNING DETECTOR UPGRADE IS ON THE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
THE FIRE STATION 37 REPLACEMENT PROJECT.
UH, THE INITIAL PHASES OF THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT, WHICH IS THE PLANNING PHASE, WAS AWARDED TO THE CONSULTANT CPZ BY OUR CITY COMMISSION.
AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD OUR FIRST KICKOFF MEETING, UH, WITH THE TEAM AND WITH THE STAFF.
AND SO THAT PROJECT IS FINALLY MOVING, MOVING AHEAD IN TERMS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC COMBING PROGRAM.
UH, THIS PROJECT IS MOSTLY FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS AND, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
AND JUST LAST WEEK WE GOT THEIR APPROVAL, UM, TO, WELL, WE GOT THEIR APPROVAL THAT ACCEPTED OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESS, SO NOW WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEGOTIATION PHASE, UH, OF THAT PROJECT.
IN TERMS OF THE, UH, THE, UH, BOAT RAMP INSTALLATION PROJECT, WE ARE AT A, AT A, A PHASE WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE, UH, PROFESSIONAL COMPANIES OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST US WITH THE DESIGN OF OUR BOAT RAMPS.
THE, UH, CITYWIDE BRIDGE FRONT REPAIR.
AGAIN, UH, THIS IS, UH, I BELIEVE WE PRESENTED THIS AS A, UH, PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT, UH, TO HAVE OUR PLANNING DONE FOR THE CDY BRIDGEMENT REPAIR.
AND, UH, THE COMMISSION HAS ALREADY APPROVED THAT PORTION OF THE PROJECT, WHICH IS THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, BOTH THE PROJECTS, THE DRAIN PIPE LINING AND REPAIR, WHICH IS MOSTLY THE CULVERTS.
AND OF COURSE, OUR CANAL, UH, WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, WHICH IS THOSE BEAUTIFUL AREA AND EDUCATORS THAT YOU SEE IN THE CANALS.
UH, THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN ASSESSMENT RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S INTERNAL, INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS WITH THE TEAM, UH, MEETING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THOSE SPECI SPECIFICATIONS JUST RIGHT BEFORE WE GO OUT TO BID.
IN TERMS OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE, UH, FUNDED THROUGH THE, UH, SURTAX, UH, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION FUNDS, UH, FROM BROAD COUNTY, ULTIMATELY FROM THE STATE, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE SIDEWALK REPAIR REPLACEMENT IS STILL SOMEWHAT IN ASSESSMENT, UH, ONLY BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION DUE TO THE UAZ PROJECT.
SO THAT KIND OF HELD US UP WITH BEING ABLE TO GO OUT TO BID, UH, WITH, UH, THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.
AND, UM, FOR THE, UH, NORTHWEST 50TH AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, UH, WE DID, UH, SUCCESSFULLY HAVE YOU TO APPROVE A, UH, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, UM, AWARD TO, UH, CRAVEN THOMPSON ASSOCIATES FOR THE PLANNING PORTION OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
SO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS FINALLY MOVING AFTER YEARS
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OF, UH, JUST KIND OF LIKE BEING, UH, STALE, THE NORTHWEST 36TH STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, UH, ALMOST COMPLETE.THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS RECENTLY APPROVED BY MAYOR AND COMMISSION, UH, TO, UH, AWARD THE, UH, THE DESIGN OF THE PROGRAM OR THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT.
AND YOU SHOULD SEE THE CONSTRUCTION, UH, AT SOME POINT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT YOU'LL BE A REQUEST TO REVIEW AND APPROVE.
IN TERMS OF THE, UH, NORTHWEST 36TH TERRORIST IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, UH, WE JUST RECEIVED THE, UH, FUNDING AGREEMENT THROUGH BROWARD COUNTY, WHICH WE WILL BE BRINGING IT TO YOU, UH, FOR APPROVAL IN THE UPCOMING UPCOMING WEEKS.
AND AGAIN, ALL THREE OF THOSE ARE IN THE PLANNING AND DESIGN CATEGORY.
IN TERMS OF OUR, JUST GO, GO BACK UP ONE SLIDE PLEASE.
IN TERMS OF THE, THE ENGINEERING DIVISION, THE ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DIVISION, IN TERMS OF THESE PROJECTS, I KNOW THAT, UH, WE GET A LOT OF TRACTION AS IT RELATES TO WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD STABILIZE AND RESTORE OUR CANAL BANKS.
YOU'LL SEE, UH, THIS, THE, UH, FIRST ONE, CANAL BANK, NUMBER FOUR, EXCUSE ME, WHICH IS IN THE, THE BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY OF OR STATES IS, IS ONGOING AND ALMOST COMPLETE.
UM, THE, UH, NEXT PROJECT WILL BE CANAL NUMBER FIVE, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE IN THE NORTHGATE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT'S CURRENTLY IN THE PLANNING AND DESIGN, UH, PHASE.
UH, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE MOVING INTO PROCUREMENT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
AND TERMS OF THE CITYWIDE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, UH, WE'VE, UH, UH, BEEN AWARDED THE, UH, BOTH THE, UH, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO DO THE PLANNING AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION.
SO WE SHOULD SEE SOME, UH, MORE MOVEMENT IN TERMS OF, UH, UH, SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS FOR THE CITYWIDE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AS IT RELATES TO THE NORTHWEST 49TH AVENUE DRAINAGE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF, COUPLE OF THOSE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND, UH, PHASE TWO, UH, IS THE, UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON THE SURVEY AND GEOTECHNICAL PORTION, UM, FOR THE REMAINING PORTIONS
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OF THE CITY, UH, IT, IT SAYS PLANNING AND DESIGN.UH, ACTUALLY, IT'S, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
UH, IN TERMS OF PROCUREMENT AND PLANNING AND DESIGN, WE DID GO THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT, THE FIRST STEPS OF THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING THE PROPOSALS THAT HAVE, UH, COME IN.
UH, THESE TYPES OF PROPOSALS THAT COME IN FOR THESE TYPES OF SERVICES ARE VERY COMPREHENSIVE, UH,
UH, SO IT DOES TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO DO THE EVALUATION.
UM, BUT, UH, ONCE WE CAN GET THROUGH THE EVALUATION PROCESS, UH, WE WILL PRESENTING, UH, HOPEFULLY A RECOMMENDATION FOR AWARD, UH, FOR THAT PORTION OF THE CITYWIDE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
IN TERMS OF OUR COMMUNITY CENTER, UH, SOMEWHAT ON, SOMEWHAT ON HOLD, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN DILIGENTLY TRYING TO, UH, MAKE SOME, UH, WAVES ON THE CITY HALL, UH, COMPLEX, WHICH IS, UH, WE KNOW IS THE, THE PRIORITY AT THIS, AT THIS TIME.
SO, IN, IN TERMS OF, UH, SOME OF THE PROGRESS THAT WE HAVE MADE, AND, UH, AS IT RELATES TO CANAL BANK STABILIZATION AND, UM, AND REPAIR, UM, OVER THE NUMBER OF YEARS WE'VE COMPLETED CANALS TWO CANAL SEVEN, AND NOW CANAL FOUR, AGAIN IN THE BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD OF OLA ESTATES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS BEAUTIFUL PROJECT OF THE, UM, THE REPAIR THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
UH, THE INITIAL BUDGET FOR THIS PARTICULAR CANAL WAS $1.5 MILLION.
UH, WE USED A COMBINATION OF FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS WELL AS, UH, FOR RESILIENT GRANT FUNDING.
AND IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.
AND OF COURSE, WE ARE MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, THROUGH THE PROGRESSION OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
IN TERMS OF THE NORTHWEST 49TH AVENUE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WE KNOW THAT WE, WE'VE HEARD LOTS OF, UH, DIALOGUE ON THE DRAINAGE WHEN IT RAINS.
UH, SO THIS CERTAINLY, UH, HAS, HAS BEEN A PROJECT, A PRIORITY, EXCUSE ME.
UH, SO RIGHT NOW IT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND IT'S IMPROVING THAT ROADWAY ALONG, UH, NORTHWEST 49TH AVENUE.
THE BEGINNING BUDGET IS ONE POINT, ALMOST $1.4 MILLION, UH, FUNDED THROUGH BOTH FDEP, UH, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AS WELL AS, UH, OUR FLORIDA RESILIENT GRANT.
AND WE DO ANTICIPATE TO HAVE THIS PHASE OF THE CITYWIDE DRAINAGE, UH, PROJECTS COMPLETED BY JUNE OF 2025 THIS YEAR.
UH, ONCE AGAIN, ANOTHER PROJECT THAT IS ON
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CONSTRUCTION.YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PROJECTS HERE.
UH, SPECIFICALLY ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AS IT RELATES TO, UH, UPGRADING OUR FACILITIES IS A ROOF ROOFING SYSTEM REPLACEMENTS AT WILLOW WEBB PARK, WILLOW WEBB SENIOR PARK, THE MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING IN THE ALZHEIMER CARE CENTER.
UM, WE DO ANTICIPATE COMPLETING THIS PROJECT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE RAINY SEASON DOES START.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS, THERE HAS BEEN MUCH WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON THE FACILITIES.
NEXT SLIDE, OR AM I ALL FINISHED? UH, GO, GO BACK UP.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER, UH, ONE GO UP.
JUST, UM, MORE PHOTOS OF THE, UH, THE, UH, FACILITIES UPGRADE AGAIN, JUST FOCUSING ON OUR ROOFING SYSTEMS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AND AS YOU KNOW, WILLOW WEB PARK IMPROVEMENT IS ONE OF OUR, UH, MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS AT ONE OF OUR PARKS THIS, UH, THIS FISCAL YEAR.
AND, UH, WE'VE, WE'VE JUST APPROVED THE AMERICAN COMMISSION JUST APPROVED, UH, THE AWARD TO THE CONTRACTOR TO IMPROVE THE BASKETBALL COURT, THE MAIN PAVILION, ITS RESTROOM, AND SOME NEW LANDSCAPING.
UH, WE, UH, HAD A BUDGET OF $662,500 AVAILABLE, AND THE FUNDING SOURCES INCLUDED A FERD GRANT, FAP GRANT VALUED AT 116,000, UH, AND ALSO SOME GENERAL FUND DOLLARS.
WE DO ANTICIPATE THIS, THIS PORTION OF THE PROJECT, THIS PORTION OF THE PROJECT BEING COMPLETED BY JUNE, 2025, I BELIEVE.
THAT IS MY LAST SLIDE AT THIS TIME.
I COULD ENTERTAIN ANY OF THE OTHER CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ALONG WITH MY PROJECT MANAGERS.
MADAM, MADAM VICE MAYOR, UM, MS. BOBBY? YES, MA'AM.
PROJECTS BY DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, CITY HALL COMPLEX BUILDINGS ENHANCEMENT FOR $400,000.
I THOUGHT THAT WE HAD PUT THAT ON HOLD, UH, THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
UM, I BELIEVE WE MIGHT BE TALKING ABOUT THE, UH, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING ON HOLD TO FOCUS ON THE CITY HALL COMPLEX IMPROVEMENT OR REBUILD? REMEMBER, I THINK LAST YEAR MM-HMM
WE WERE, WE HAD SOME MONEY AND WE HAD DECIDED THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO DO MUCH, BUT BUILDING ENHANCEMENT, IS IT ON THE OUTSIDE? THAT IS CORRECT.
UM, AT THE MADAM MAYOR, IT WAS MORE SO WITH, UH, STUCCO, REPAINTING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT I'M SORRY, I, I WAS, UH, UNDER THE IMPRESSION WE WERE, UH, TALKING ABOUT THE, THOSE TWO PROJECTS THAT WERE FUNDED THROUGH THE LOSS OF REVENUE, THE GIRAFFE ROOM AND THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS, WE, WE SET THAT FUNDING ASIDE TO DO THE CITY HALL, UM, PROJECT MANAGEMENT TO, TO SEE WHAT WE NEEDED TO EITHER REBUILD OR REPAIR THAT'S SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE CITY HALL, UH, COMPLEX BUILDING ENHANCEMENTS.
SO WHAT IS THE COMPLEX MAYOR BUILDING ENHANCEMENT? MM-HMM
SO THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR, THE CITY HALL COMPLEX BUILDING ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT, RIGHT NOW, A PORTION OF THE FUNDING IS GONNA BE USED TO, UH, PAVE AND STRIFE OUR PARKING LOT AT THIS TIME.
AND THEN ALSO TO, EVEN IF WE MAKE A DECISION TO MOVE OUR CITY HALL OR TO, UH, DEMOLISH IT, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE DO NEED TO IMPROVE, PERHAPS PAINTING, PERHAPS NEW STUCCO, JUST TO MAKE SURE THE BUILDING IS STILL APPEASING.
AND IF I DO, IF MR. RON WANTS TO COME AND SAVE ME, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
MR. RAJ? YOU MADAM MAYOR, CAN I ASK A QUESTION FIRST? PLEASE.
COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. MR. RON IS COMING.
I NEED TO ASK A QUESTION BEFORE MR. RON.
OH, BEFORE MR. RON COME? MM-HMM
COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. SO I'M, UH, I JUST NEED A LITTLE CLARIFICATION.
THE MAJOR FACILITY UPGRADE, WHAT FACILITY ARE WE UPGRADING? THE, THE MAJOR, UH, THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR, THE MAJOR FACILITIES UPGRADE, UH, IS A, UH, ANNUAL PROJECT.
AND IN 2024 AS WELL AS 2025, OUR FOCUS WAS REPLACING ROOFING SYSTEMS AT THOSE THREE LOCATIONS.
AND THOSE THREE LOCATIONS WHERE THE MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING, THE WILLOW WEBB SENIOR PARK, AND ALSO THE ALZHEIMER, UH, CARE CENTER
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THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR.SO THE SEVENTH SEVEN, THIS FIGURE RIGHT HERE, THIS IS HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA TAKE TO REPLACE THE ROOF AND, UM, FOR ALL THREE BUILDINGS, YOU STATED THE IS THIS IS, SO THIS MONEY, THIS 720,000 OR 500 IS, AM I SAYING IT RIGHT? I APOLOGIZE IF I'M NOT READING IT RIGHT.
UM, IS THIS, UM, THE MAJOR UPGRADE FACILITY UPGRADE IS, THIS IS JUST FOR THE ROOF OF THE BUILDINGS THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR? THAT IS CORRECT.
THE ACTUAL PROJECT, UH, AS PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION, UH, DON'T HAVE THE ACTUAL NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME, UH, COMMISSIONER.
UM, BUT THE TOTAL PROJECT FOR THREE BUILDINGS WAS JUST A LITTLE OVER $600,000 FOR THOSE ROOFING SYSTEMS. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY CONTINGENCY THAT WAS NEEDED OR ANY CHANGE ORDERS.
SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY OR SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED WITH THOSE, THOSE THREE ROOFING SYSTEMS TO YOU, MADAM MAYOR, YOU COMPLETED THEM ALREADY SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
WE, WE ANTICIPATE, UH, EVERY, THE, THE ENTIRE PROJECT, WHICH WOULD BE ALL THREE ROOFING SYSTEMS COMPLETED BY JUNE OF 2025 TO YOU MADAM MAYOR, AND THE 56,300 THAT MEAN YOU STARTED, UM, WHAT DID, WHAT DOES THAT NUMBER GOES TO? SO YOU, MADAM MAYOR, UH, COMMISSIONER, WHICH, WHICH PAGE ARE WE ON? WHEN YOU SAY A 56,000? WE'RE THE SAME PROJECT BY DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS.
SO YEAR TO DATE ACT, UH, ACTUAL 56,300 AND THE 20 20 25 BUDGET IS 70 720,500.
SO YOU SAID THIS MONEY IS FOR THE ROOF OF THE THREE BUILDING AND YEAR TO DATE YOU SPEND, DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU SPEND $56,300 THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR? THAT IS WHAT WE SPENT YEAR TO DATE.
AGAIN, THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2024.
SO THERE IS A PORTION THAT WAS SPENT IN 2024.
SO YOU MADAM MAYOR, AND WHERE DID, WHAT DID YOU SPEND THIS 56,300 ON? WHAT, WHAT WAS, WHAT WAS DONE WITH THIS MONEY THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR? THE, USUALLY THE PAVEMENT SCHEDULE IS A PROGRESSION FOR ROOFING SYSTEMS AND I CAN WORK WITH THE, THE PROJECT MANAGERS TO GET THE SPECIFIC ON ACTUAL TASKS OR WHAT WE CALL CRITICAL PATH, UM, THAT WAS TAKEN, BUT TYPICALLY IS A PROGRESSION ON HOW MUCH IS COMPLETED FOR THE MONTH.
BUT I CAN CERTAINLY, UH, HAVE THE PROJECT MANAGERS TO GIVE YOU MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THAT $56,000.
YEAH, I, I WOULD LIKE, I WOULD LIKE THAT.
I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THIS $56,300 WENT.
WHAT DID YOU SPEND IT ON? 'CAUSE HAVE YOU STARTED THE ROOF PROJECT ON ANY OF THE BUILDINGS YET? UM, PROTOCOL ESTABLISHMENT, MAYOR ONE THERE, ROOMS PROTOCOLS DIRECTOR, UH, TO MADAM MAYOR.
UH, THE PROJECT HAS STARTED, UH, WILLY WEB PARK MULTIPURPOSE THE ROOF, I WOULD SAY 95% COMPLETED.
THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON ALZHEIMER CARE CENTER AND IT'S PRETTY ADVANCED AS WELL.
AND THAT FUND WAS PAID TO THE CONTRACTOR AS PARTIAL PAYMENT.
SO FOR THE NEXT COMING WEEKS, WE EXPECTING A LARGE INVOICE FROM THE CONTRACTOR.
SO THE TOTAL COST FOR THE THREE WOLVES AT 6 97, 690 7,000.
SO TRUE, YOUR MADAM MAYOR COMMISSIONER.
SO THE TOTAL RULE OF 6 97, WE ARE ALLOTTED FOR THE YEAR TODAY TO ASKING FOR 7,000 700, 7 2500.
AND YOU SAY 6 97, BUT YOU'RE ASKING FOR SEVEN 20.
NOW, IS THE 56 SUBTRACTED FROM THE SEVEN 20 OR IS THAT ADDITIONAL TO, IT IS SUBTRACTED FROM THE 6 97.
SO WHY SO IF IT'S 6 97 AND THE 56 IS SUBTRACTED, WHY DO WE HAVE SEVEN 20? I BELIEVE THAT WAS CONTINGENCY FUND THAT WAS ADDED TO THE COST, BUT PROBABLY NOT GONNA BE USED IF NOT NEEDED.
BUT THE CONTRACT WITH THE CONTRACTOR IS FOR $697,935.
SO IF IT'S 6 97, WHY ARE WE NOT PUTTING THE EXACT NUMBER? WHY ARE WE DOING 7 2500? I'M, I'M CONFUSED.
AND IF YOU ARE SUBTRACTING THE 56 30 FROM IT, THE 56 300 FROM THE 6 97 ISN'T THE 7 2500.
THROUGH, THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR.
THE, WE DON'T CHANGE THE, THE BUDGET, THE, THE BUDGET REMAINS AS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION.
WHEN THE CONTRACT IS APPROVED,
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WE TYPICALLY ADD CONTINGENCY FOR, UH, CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.UH, SO THAT SEVEN 20 IS THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET AND THE NUMBER RIGHT BESIDE IT ARE THE ACTUALS YEAR TO DATE.
SO, SO MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT ORIENT PROVIDING A GOOD ORIENTATION TO THE PRESENTATION AS I WAS GOING THROUGH IT.
SO, BUT THE BUDGET WILL NEVER CHANGE.
NOW WHAT WILL CHANGE THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR, WOULD BE WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO SPEND.
SO YOU'RE SAYING WE APPROVE 6 97, RIGHT? AND NOW YOU HAVE SEVEN 20 BECAUSE AFTER WE APPROVE 6 97, YOU ADD ADDITIONAL COSTS TO CONT CONTINGENCY FEES ON, ON IT TO MAKE IT SEVEN 20.
IS THAT WHAT I'M EX YOU ARE SAYING THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR? NO, MA'AM.
THE CONTRACT IS TYPICALLY APPROVED, TYPICALLY LIKE SOME OF THE CONTRACTS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED TONIGHT, WE, WE TELL YOU WHAT THE ESTIMATE IS FROM THE CONTRACTOR AND THAT'S WHAT WE AGREE TO PAY THE CONTRACTOR.
AND THEN WE ADD A CONTINGENCY.
AND TYPICALLY WHEN WE ESTABLISH PURCHASE ORDERS, WE WILL ONLY ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE EXACT CONTRACT AMOUNT.
THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE CONTINGENCY, BUT TYPICALLY IF YOU APPROVE THE CONTRACT AMOUNT PLUS CONTINGENCY, THAT'S THE BUDGET THAT WE'RE GONNA ALLOCATE IN THE EVENT.
SO WHEN WE APPROVING THE BUDGET APPROVING THIS, ARE WE USUALLY, I I YOU LET US APPROVE THE CONTRACT AMOUNT PLUS THE CONTINGENCY AMOUNT THROUGH, THROUGH, THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR.
WELL, THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WAS APPROVED IN A PRIOR YEAR.
UH, WHEN WE HAVE NEW PROJECTS, UM, UH, MADAM COMMISSIONER, UH, WE ARE TAKING AN ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE.
SO FOR SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE, THAT ARE NEW THAT HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT STAGE, UH, WE DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA COST UNTIL WE GO OUT TO TO BID.
AND THOSE ARE ESTIMATE ESTIMATES.
BUT THE PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WAS FUNDED, WAS APPROVED AND FUNDED IN A PRIOR YEAR AND IT WASN'T COMPLETELY SPENT IN THE PRIOR YEAR.
SO WE FULLY FUNDED IT IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
YOU MADA MAYOR, HOW MUCH WAS SPENT IN THE PRIOR YEAR? I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION WITH ME TONIGHT, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE IT TO MY ROOM THROUGH YOU MADA MAYOR.
THANK YOU MS. BOBBY AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE WORKSHOP AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING.