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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
EVERYONE.THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US FOR OUR CITY COMMISSION MEETING THIS EVENING.
WE SEE NEW FACES, WE SEE FAMILIAR FACES, WE SEE FACES WE HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE, SO WE ARE WELCOMING YOU ALL HERE AND WELCOMING YOU ALL BACK TO COME TO OUR CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.
MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS, UH, JUST A MOMENT.
WELCOME TO THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
WE ARE PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED AN INTEREST IN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES BY ATTENDING A CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY THE MEETING AND WILL ATTEND MORE MEETINGS IN THE FUTURE.
PLEASE TURN OFF A SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES.
ANY PERSON REQUIRING AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE PRIOR TO THIS MEETING.
ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE CITY COMMISSION MAY DO SO.
PROVIDING IT IS ACCOMPLISHED IN AN ORDERLY MANNER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN SECTION TWO DASH FIVE FOUR PARENTHESES TWO OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PETITIONS FROM THE PUBLIC PER SECTION TWO DASH FIVE FOUR OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.
EACH PERSON DESIRING TO PETITION THE CITY COMMISSION WILL BE ALLOTTED FIVE MINUTES UNDER THE APPLICABLE ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR THE CITY COMMISSION.
MEETING PETITIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SHALL NOT EXCEED 30 MINUTES IN AGGREGATE TIME.
THE MAYOR AT HER DISCRETION MAY ALLOW MORE TIME THAN THE ALLOTTED TIME.
EACH PERSON WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE CITY COMMISSION MUST SIGN IN WITH THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO 7:00 PM BY COMPLETING THE PETITION FROM THE PUBLIC FORM LOCATED ON THE PODIUM OUTSIDE OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
CHAMBERS, THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS A BUSINESS MEETING.
AND AS SUCH, PLEASE CONDUCT YOURSELVES IN A RESPECTFUL AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER, BOTH IN TONE OF VOICE AS WELL AS CHOICE OF WORDS.
PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CITY COMMISSION AS A BODY THROUGH THE PRESIDING OFFICE AND NOT TO THE AUDIENCE OR AN INDIVIDUAL CITY COMMISSIONER ROLL CALL MADAM CLERK, PLEASE.
HERE, VICE MAYOR SWELL PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER HARRISON PRESENT, COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS PRESENT, COMMISSIONER THOMAS, PRESENT, ACTING CITY MANAGER HOWARD PRESENT CITY ATTORNEY CALLAWAY PRESENT.
MADAM MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH THIS EVENING.
OUR INVOCATION WILL BE PROVIDED BY PASTOR BENZ FROM THE AMBASSADOR SEVEN DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, ONE OF OUR GREAT COMMUNITY CHURCHES, PASTOR.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE OUR OFFICIALS AGAIN.
THANKS FOR THE INVITATION TO SHARE IN THIS INVITATION MOMENT.
UM, WANNA LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THE CITY'S BEING PRAYED FOR, UH, INCLUDING OUR, UH, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, LET'S BAR HEADS AS WE OFFER A WORD OF INVOCATION.
WE ARE THANKFUL, HOLY GOD, FOR YOUR BLESSINGS IN OUR LIVES.
WE RECOGNIZE YOUR SOVEREIGNTY, YOUR LORDSHIP.
WE PAUSE NOW TO GIVE YOU HONOR AND TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS THE GIVER OF EVERY GOOD GIFT THIS EVENING.
FATHER, WE WELCOME YOUR PRESENCE IN THE MIDST OF OUR MEETING.
PRAY THAT ALL THINGS WILL BE DONE DECENTLY AND IN ORDER, CONTINUE TO INSPIRE OUR LEADERS AS THEY DIRECT AND SHAPE THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO.
GRANT THEM YOUR GRACE AND YOUR MERCY.
MAY ALL THAT IS SAID TODAY, BRING GLORY AND HONOR TO YOUR NAME.
IT IS IN THE STRONG NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY.
PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE FOR ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG FLAG OF UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR A NATION INDIVIDUAL JUSTICE ALSO.
PASTOR BEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS.
THANK YOU FOR PRAYING FOR OUR GREAT WE CARE CITY ITEM FOUR, PROCLAMATIONS
[A. PROCLAMATION - RECOGNIZING MAY AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH - NAMI BROWARD COUNTY (MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS)]
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GOOD EVENING AGAIN.EVERYONE AGAIN, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.
MAY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH AND AS WE ALL KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH HAS NO RESPECT OF PERSON.
IT HAS NO RESPECT OF STATUS, IT HAS NO RESPECT OF RACE, CREED, COLOR, GENDER, OR ANYTHING.
SO THE NAMI WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO NAMI THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS THE RESOURCES THAT IT NEEDS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE PERSONS AVAILABLE TO THEM.
SO THIS PROCLAMATION IS FOR NAMI, WHEREAS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH BEGAN IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1949 OVER 76 YEARS AGO, AND WAS STARTED BY MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA, THEN KNOWN AS THE NO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH DURING THE MONTH OF MAY MHA.
ITS AFFILIATES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN MENTAL HEALTH CONDUCT A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE BASED ON A DIFFERENT THEME EACH YEAR.
THE 2025 THEME FOR THIS YEAR IS TURN AWARENESS INTO ACTION.
THIS THEME WAS CHOSEN WITH THE GOAL OF CELEBRATING THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE IN RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CHALLENGING US TO TURN UNDERSTANDING INTO MEANINGFUL STEPS TOWARD CHANGE.
AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL HEALTH, NAMI BRO'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE PROGRAMS IN BROWARD COUNTY THAT SUPPORT A WORLD-CLASS SYSTEM FOR THE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY OF INDIVIDUALS FACING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.
NAMI BROWARD DELIVERS SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO NURTURE BETTER UNDERSTANDING COPING STRATEGIES AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES NAVIGATING THE COMPLEXITIES OF MENTAL HEALTH.
AND WHEREAS MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS ARE TREATABLE, HEALTH CONCERNS THAT ARE WIDESPREAD AND MANAGEABLE.
AND WHEREAS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE ENCOMPASSES MENTAL HEALTH, HEALTHCARE, WHICH MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PEOPLE IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE, GENDER, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, VALUES, AND CULTURAL BELIEFS.
IT IS VITAL THAT THESE FACTORS ARE INTEGRATED INTO TREATMENT AND ALLOWING THE COMMUNITY TO BECOME A BASTION OF SUPPORT.
AND WHEREAS THE BREADTH OF THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AFFECTING BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS IS PROFOUND.
ONE IN FIVE ADULTS WOULD ENCOUNTER A MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.
HALF OF ALL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS BEGIN BY AGE 14 AND 75% BEGIN BY AGE 24.
PROMPT INTERVENTION LEADS TO MORE FAVORABLE OUTCOMES AND WHEREAS HALF OF THE CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES NEVER RECEIVED TRANSFORMATIVE TREATMENT DUE TO BARRIERS TO CARE AND THE STIGMA OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY JOURNEY OF INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION SHOULD BE CELEBRATED RATHER THAN STIGMATIZED.
AND WHEREAS MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES ARE NOT CRIMINAL ISSUES.
NONETHELESS, INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY REPRESENTED IN JAILS AND PRISONS.
NAMI COMMENDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, DIVERSION PROGRAMS AND MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS THAT EFFECTIVELY REDUCE INVOLVEMENT IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ENHANCED SAFETY.
AND WHEREAS INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL CHALLENGES ARE CAPABLE OF LEADING MEANINGFUL LIVES AND CONTRIBUTING SIGNIFICANTLY TO SOCIETY, COMMUNITIES, AND THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES BY ENSURING ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE AND APPROPRIATE SUPPORT.
AND WHEREAS NAMI BROWARD COUNTY DESIGNATES THE MONTH OF MAYOR'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, TO INSPIRE THOSE LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, TO SEEK
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HELP AND TO BE UPLIFTED BY OUR MESSAGE.THEREFORE, I, VERONICA WAS PHILLIPS BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE GREAT.
WE HERE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE MONTH OF MAY, 2025 AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN ME TOGETHER WITH VICE MAYOR TYSON SWELL AND COMMISSIONERS EASTON HARRISON, CARLENE MAXWELL WILLIAMS, AND SHARON THOMAS TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS, CELEBRATE MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY, AND SUPPORT THOSE LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND WITNESS.
THEREFORE, I HAVE HEARING TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES TO BE AFFIXED THIS 13TH DAY OF MAY, 2025.
AND HERE TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH MONTH IS MS. LYNN.
GO AHEAD AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UM, MAYOR EDWARD PHILLIPS AND VICE MAYOR SWELL AND COMMISSION, I DUNNO IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.
UM, THANK YOU FOR, UM, YOUR PART IN INCREASING AWARENESS TO OUR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, PEOPLE ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS, UM, IN ON THIS JOURNEY AS THE MAYOR READ ON THE PROCLAMATION.
AND I JUST WANNA EMPHASIZE THAT MENTAL ILLNESS IS MUCH MORE COMMON THAN PEOPLE REALIZE AND IT'S ALSO VERY TREATABLE AND TREATMENT WORKS.
AND THE EARLIER THE TREATMENT, THE BETTER THE OUTCOME STIGMA STANDS IN THE WAY OF PEOPLE GETTING, SOMETIMES PEOPLE GETTING THE HELP THAT THEY NEED.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING AMBASSADORS.
KNOW THAT NAMI BROWARD OFFERS PROGRAMS, UM, I'M A FACILITATOR MYSELF.
UH, WE HAVE THAT, WE HAVE THIS JOURNEY IN OUR FAMILY AS WELL.
AND SO, UH, UH, WE OFFER PROGRAMS FOR NOT ONLY PEERS THAT ARE, THOSE ARE PEOPLE LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS PEERS, BUT THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS BECAUSE MENTAL ILLNESS AFFECTS THE WHOLE ENTIRE FAMILY.
SO WE HAVE, UH, PROGRAMS, PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WE HAVE SUPPORT GROUPS FOR FAMILIES AND FOR PEERS.
WE HAVE SPEAKERS MEETINGS, AND WE ALSO HAVE PEER SPECIALISTS THAT WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THIS JOURNEY.
ALL OF THESE ARE AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS AND WE JUST, UM, WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE THERE AND WE, UM, WE'RE NOT ALONE AND, AND NONE OF US ARE ALONE.
AND IT'S OKAY TO TALK ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU WANT SOMEONE TO TAKE A PICTURE? YES, PLEASE.
DO YOU WANT YOU GOING OVER TO THE STEP AND REPEAT? MADAM MAYOR, MADAM MAYOR, THEY AREN'T THEY GOING TO STEP ONE MOMENT.
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I THINK YOU,[B. PROCLAMATION - CELEBRATING SHENEKA BLUE, BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, PRINCIPAL AT ORIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SPONSORED BY MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS)]
WELL NOW THE CITY OF LONGDALE LAKES IS SO VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEXT PRESENTATION.WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT ALL OUR PRESENTATIONS,
SO WE, WE WE'RE EXCITED, I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS EVER HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT LAUDERDALE LAKES IS SETTING A TREND FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND FOR YOUR GRANDCHILDREN WHO ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS.
TRUST ME, WE HAVE GREAT TEACHERS, WE HAVE GREAT ADMINISTRATORS, WE HAVE GREAT SUPPORTING STAFF.
SO WE ARE JUST SUPER EXCITED AND WE ARE GONNA BE SUPER, SUPER EXCITED A MINUTE WHEN COMMISSIONER HARRISON COMES UP
WHEREAS MSIKA BLUE, THE PRINCIPAL OF OUTSTANDING OREO ELEMENTARY, HAS SERVED A LOT OF DALE LAKES COMMUNITY FOR EIGHT YEARS.
SHE BRINGS 22 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CURRENTLY LEADS WITH THE PASSION FOR LITERACY THROUGH HER OREO OREO BEDTIME STORY ON FACEBOOK LIVE.
AND WHEREAS MS. BLUE IS A CHAMPION OF INCLUSIVE LEARNING, SHE PARTNERS WITH STAFF, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY TO FOSTER CRITICAL THINKING AND EMPOWER STUDENTS AS ADAPTABLE PROBLEM SOLVERS.
UNDER HER LEADERSHIP READING PROFICIENCY AT OREO ELEMENTARY ROSE FROM 20% TO 48%.
ALRIGHT, AND MATH PROFICIENCY FROM 11% TO 50% AND EARNING THE SCHOOL A B GRADE BY THE STATE THE FIRST IN 11 YEARS.
AND WHEREAS MS. BLUE HOLDS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND A MASTER OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY.
SHE BEGAN HER CAREER TEACHING VARIOUS ELEMENTARY GRADES, LATER SERVING AS A LITERACY COACH AND SIX YEARS AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT WILTON MANORS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SHE HAS ALSO SUPPORTED SCHOOLS IN TRANSITION AS AN ACTING PRINCIPAL AND MENTOR, NEW AND VETERAN ADMINISTRATORS IN SCHOOL CULTURE, DATA ANALYSIS AND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND HOMELESS OUTREACH MINISTRIES.
SHE ENJOYS TIME WITH HER FAMILY READING, COOKING, AND SEWING.
SHE IS CURRENTLY AFTER ALL OF THAT, PURSUING A PHD IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY.
AND AS I STATED EARLIER IN FEBRUARY, WAS NAMED BROWN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2025 PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR.
HER PASSION FOR EDUCATION DRIVES HER TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR ALL AND EMPOWERING OTHERS TO PUSH BEYOND BARRIERS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I VERONICA EDWARDS PHILLIPS, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MSIKA BLUE AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN ME WITH VICE MAYOR TY SWELL AND COMMISSIONERS EASTON HARRISON, CARLENE MAXWELL WILLIAMS, AND SHARON THOMAS IN CELEBRATION OF BEING BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2025 PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, MS. IKA BLUE AND WITNESS THEREOF.
I HAVE HEARING SET MY HAND AND CAUSE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE GREAT WE CARE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES TO BE AFFIXED THIS 13TH DAY OF MAY, 2025.
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BLUE.AND OF COURSE WE ALSO HAVE A PLAQUE FOR PRINCIPAL BLUE, PRINCIPAL IKA BLUE OREO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN HONOR OF BEING NAMED BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2025 PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, AND RECOGNITION OF YOUR EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT ON STUDENT STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY.
YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE HAS UPLIFTED EDUCATION WITHIN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES AND BEYOND WITH GRATITUDE AND PRIDE.
THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES MAY 13TH, 2025.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR.
I WANT TO THANK OUR WONDERFUL OUTSTANDING MAYOR, OUR VICE MAYOR IN THE ENTIRE DAAS.
THIS IS DEFINITELY A GREAT HONOR, UM, TO NOT JUST REPRESENT BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOLS, BUT REPRESENT OREO ELEMENTARY AND THE WE CARE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.
I MUST SAY THAT WHEN I WAS APPOINTED AS A PRINCIPAL QUITE SOME TIME AGO, THE CITY EMBRACED ME.
I WAS A FIRST YEAR PRINCIPAL AND I TELL YOU THE, THE TEAM CAME AND THEY SAID, MS. BLUE, WHATEVER YOU NEED, WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU.
AND THAT HAS BEEN THEIR SENTIMENT THAT OUR ENTIRE TIME THAT I HAVE BEEN AT ORIO.
UM, I MUST SAY THAT WE HAVE DEFINITELY DONE SOME GREAT THINGS FOR OUR SCHOLARS AT ORLE WORKING TOGETHER.
AND I EACH DAY MAKE SURE THAT I ENCOURAGE OUR SCHOLARS TO ALWAYS REPRESENT THEIR FAMILY, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THEIR SCHOOL IN EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO.
SO MY HOPE IS THAT THROUGH INSTILLING THESE VALUES, THAT WE ARE DEVELOPING THE NEXT SET OF LEADERS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I KNOW THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER TOGETHER, OH, WE ARE DESTINED FOR NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS BECAUSE AT OILS WE SOAR.
AND I KNOW THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER, OUR SCHOLARS, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO DO JUST THAT.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS HONOR AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN EVER DO TO SUPPORT OR WILL BE THERE, THANK YOU.
[C. PROCLAMATION - CELEBRATING TRACY-ANN SMITH, BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER HARRISON)]
EVERYONE.AS, UH, THE MAYOR MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE HERE, UH, IN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.
UH, ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS COMMISSIONER EASTON HARRISON, PROUD TO SERVE YOU IN A BEAUTIFUL WE CARE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.
AND TODAY WE ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY ELSE, UH, WITHIN BROAD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE CITY, UH, THAT ALSO RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR SCHOOL RELATED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, MISS TRACY ANN SMITH.
SO PLEASE GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ACHIEVING THAT AMAZING, AMAZING, UH, AWARD.
AND I HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE FOR HER.
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PROCLAMATION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSCORE, UH, THE COMPETITIVENESS THAT'S INVOLVED IN SELECTING THESE PEOPLE, WHETHER YOU'RE PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR OR EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, YOU GO THROUGH A PROCESS AND JUST TO BE NOMINATED IS SUCH A STRINGENT, HARD PROCESS TO GET TO THAT POINT WITHIN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.BROWARD COUNTY IS THE SIXTH LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE COUNTRY.
SO TO HAVE SOMEONE IN THIS CITY DO GREAT THINGS IS NOT TO BE OVERLOOKED.
AND, UH, I WANT TO READ FROM THIS PROCLAMATION HERE FROM MS. TRACY ANN SMITH.
WHEREAS MS. TRACY ANN SMITH, OFFICE MANAGER CONFIDENTIAL AT BOYD H ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL, HAS DEDICATED FIVE OF A 25 YEAR CAREER IN BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO SERVING THE BOYD H ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS MS. SMITH'S STRONG LEADERSHIP AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS HAVE STREAMLINED OPERATIONS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE SCHOOL'S EFFICIENCY AND SUCCESS, A CHAMPION FOR LITERACY, SHE PARTNERED WITH FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL PILOT PROGRAM ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE LEARNERS AND BOOSTING GRADUATION OUTCOMES.
AND WHEREAS MS. SMITH HAS FACILITATED THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE THROUGH PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, FOSTERED BY INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AT BOYD H ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL CLUB, THROUGH NETWORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND VARIOUS FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES ANNUALLY, SHE HELPS BRING 5,000 TO $25,000 TO THE STUDENTS AT BOYD H ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL IN SCHOLARSHIPS.
MS. SMITH ALSO HAS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS WHERE SHE ALSO CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO A ROBUST TEACHER AND STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK CELEBRATION, WHICH JUST PASSED, UH, WHERE ANNUALLY THE TEACHERS AND STAFF AT BOYD H ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL ARE PAMPERED AND THUS REJUVENATED AND MOTIVATED TO CONTINUE TO GIVE THEIR ALL.
AND WHEREAS MS. SMITH BRINGS THE SAME ENERGY AND DEDICATION TO HER PERSONAL LIFE OUTSIDE OF WORK, SHE ENJOYS AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE AS A VOLUNTEER IN HER COMMUNITY AND A SUPPORTIVE MEMBER OF HER FAMILY.
AND ON BEHALF OF OUR MAYOR OF VERONICA EDWARD PHILLIPS, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN HER AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, WE DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MS. TRACY ANN SMITH AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN ME TOGETHER WITH, UH, MAYOR OF VERONICA EDWARDS PHILLIPS VICE MAYOR TY SWELL COMMISSIONER CARLY MAXWELL WILLIAMS, UH, COMMISSIONER SHARON THOMAS AND MYSELF IN CELEBRATING IN THE CELEBRATION OF BEING EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AT BOYD H ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL AND WITNESS THEREOF, I HAVE HERE ON TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES TO BE AFFIXED THIS DAY OF MAY 13TH, 2025.
PLEASE HELP ME CELEBRATE AND WELCOME MS. TRACY ANN SMITH.
ALSO, WE ALSO TOO HAVE A PLAQUE FOR MS. TRACY ANN SMITH.
UH, THIS PLAQUE IS FROM PARKS AND RECS, AND IT'S IN YOUR RECOGNITION OF BEING NAMED BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL'S 2025 SCHOOL RELATED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR ON BEHALF OF THE BEAUTIFUL WECARE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKE.
OH, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR, UM, THE VICE MAYOR AND THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THIS HONOR AND THE COMMUNITY.
UM, IT TRULY IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE HONORED FOR DOING WHAT I LOVE, UM, FACILITATING THE PURSUIT OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AT BOYD ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL.
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GOOD EVENING,[D. PROCLAMATION - CELEBRATING HAITIAN HERITAGE MONTH (SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER MAXWELL-WILLIAMS)]
EVERYONE.TODAY, UM, I AM CELEBRATING HAITIAN HERITAGE MONTH.
UM, THIS MONTH IS HAITIAN HERITAGE.
DO WE HAVE ANY, ANYONE FROM HAITI IN THE, IN THE ROOM? OKAY, SO LET ME TELL YOU MY HAITIAN WORD.
HAITI HAITIAN HERITAGE MONTH IS A POWERFUL TIME FOR HA THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE TO PROUDLY CELEBRATE THEIR RICH CULTURE, HISTORY AND TRADITION.
AND WE ARE, AS THIS INSPIRING CALIBRATION BEGAN IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS IN 1998 AND HAS BLOSSOMED INTO A NATIONWIDE EVENT EACH MAY FILLED WITH BRI AND PARADES, LIVELY FESTIVAL AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THAT SHOWCASE HONOR ASIAN CULTURE.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES PROUDLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTION OF THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY, INCLUDING DEDICATED TEACHERS, CREATIVE WRITERS, ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS OWNERS, INFLUENTIAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, PASSIONATE ACTIVISTS, SKILLED ATHLETES, TALENTED ARTISTS, INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC, MUSICIANS OF, OF VISIONARY POLITICIANS, ALL OF WHOM ENRICH OUR CITY, STATE, AND NATION WITH THEIR DIVERSE TALENT AND VIBRANT CULTURE.
AND WHEREAS APPROXIMATELY 120,878 RESIDENT OF BROER COUNTY PROUDLY IDENTIFY AS HAITIAN ANCESTORS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL BORN IN 80, AND THOSE BORN IN THE UNITED STATES, MANY OF WHOM CALL LAUDERDALE LAKES THEIR BELOVED HOME.
AND WHEREAS MAY 18TH MARKS THE UPLIFTING CELEBRATION OF HAITIAN FLAG DAY, HONORING HAITIAN CULTURE AND ITS FOUNDERS RE REINFORCING OUR COMMITMENT TO HOPEFUL FUTURE FOR HAITI.
AND WHEREAS HAITIAN HA, HAITIAN HERITAGE MONTH SERVE AS A POWERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO FOSTER CULTURE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION, INVITING EVERYONE TO EMBRACE THE HAITIAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE, WHICH ENRICH AND INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY, LA DE LAKES DO BY HERE, RECOGNIZE MAY, 2025 AS HAITIAN HERITAGE MONTH AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN ME WITH THE VICE MAYOR TY SWELL, COMMISSIONER EASTON HARRISON, CARLENE, MAXWELL WILLIAMS, SHARON HARRISON, AND ACKNOWLEDGE AND HIGHLIGHT THE RICH HERITAGE HISTORY CALLED AND COMMUN, UH, CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOCIETY.
AND THIS PROCLAMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO, UM, THE DEPUTY FOR THE COUNCIL GENERAL FOR HAITI.
NOW, I'M NOT GONNA SAY HIS NAME BECAUSE I'M GONNA MESS IT UP, SO I'M GONNA LET HIM COME UP AND SAY HIS NAME.
MY NAME IS RIC DE, YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?
I DE I WAS, THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, TO HAVE ME TONIGHT.
UH, LADIES AND HAVE, UH, THE CITY MANAGER VENT, UH, ACTING LIKE A CLERK, POVERTY, HONORABLE CONDITIONER, KAREN MAXWELL WILLIAM DISTRICT, MEMBERS OF A CITY COMMISSION ESTIMATOR, COMMUNITY LEADERS DIFFERENCE OF THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY.
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GOOD EVENING.HE'S ALWAYS A PROUD OF GRATITUDE AND I MADE SOME PRIDE AND I STAND UP BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO REPRESENT THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI AND OF THE RB HAITIAN COMMUNITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA TO RECEIVE THIS PRESTIGIOUS PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING HAITIAN HERITAGE, MU MOM, CONTRIBUTION, COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS MAXWELL WILLIAMS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO SPEAK TO HAITI OF HAITI, TO THE DRUG, THE FIRST BLACK INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC IN NATION THUGGED IN THE FIRES IN THE UN HELDING STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM AND HUMAN DIGNITY IN THIS, REMEMBER THE COURAGE OF LIGHT
YET THIS MONTH OF CELEBRATION ALSO INVITES US TO REFLECT ON THE ONGOING STRUGGLE FACED BY YOUR BORDERS AND SISTERS IN HAITI.
THE SPIRIT OF A RESILIENCE OF THE ONES WHO THE FOUNDATION OF COLONIAL OPPOSITION MUST NOW GATHERS HER THROUGH THE KOREAN CHALLENGE, THE POLITICAL INSTABILITY, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, AND SOCIAL UN DIFFICULTY ECONOMIC MERCY.
UM, ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP, UM, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM SHEILA CH MCCORMICK'S OFFICE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
MY NAME IS NADE LEBLA, DISTRICT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA SHELI MCCORMICK.
I AM HONORED TO BE HERE ON HER BEHALF THIS EVENING.
I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES FOR ORGANIZING TONIGHT'S COMMUNITY EVENT AND COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS FOR THE INVITATION AND FOR HER CONTINUED LEADERSHIP.
IT IS ALSO MY SINCERE HONOR TO WELCOME DEPUTY COUNCIL GENERAL EV DELMAR SEVILLE TO FLORIDA DISTRICT 20
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FOR SO MANY FLORIDA FAMILIES, HAITIAN HERITAGE MONTH IS A SPECIAL TIME OF THE YEAR.
CONGRESSWOMAN SHIRTLESS MCCORMICK IS A PROUD HAITIAN AMERICAN, AS AM I, AND SHE'S PROUD TO REPRESENT A DISTRICT THAT IS HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST POPULATIONS OF HAITIAN AMERICANS NATIONWIDE.
RIGHT NOW, THIS IS A CHALLENGING TIME FOR HAITI.
THE NEWS STORIES THAT WE ALL SEE ABOUT THE GANG VIOLENCE AND CONSTANT TURMOIL ARE DEVASTATING.
I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OVERSEAS.
WHILE YOU MAY BE HERE, HAITI REMAINS A HOME FOR YOU ALL.
CONGRESSWOMAN SHIRTLESS MCCORMICK IS CONTINUING TO WORK HARD ON ADDRESSING THE INSTABILITY BY STOPPING THE FLOW OF ILLICIT GUNS AND CRACKING DOWN ON ELITES WHO FUND GANGS.
DURING THESE TIMES, WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM HAITI'S FOUNDING.
THIS WAS THE FIRST NATION IN HUMAN HISTORY, FOUNDED BY SLAVES.
IT WAS BORN OUT OF A DESIRE FOR INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY FOR ALL TODAY, THIS LIVES ON, IN THE HAITIAN PEOPLE IN THEIR SPIRIT, HAITI WILL CONTINUE TO PRESERVE DURING THIS MONTH, I HOPE YOU TAKE SOME TIME TO CELEBRATE YOUR CULTURE, WHETHER IT'S LISTENING TO KOPA MUSIC OR EATING SOME SOUP.
JUU HAITI'S DYNAMIC CULTURE AND HISTORY DESERVE A CELEBRATION THIS MONTH AND EVERY MONTH.
AS ALWAYS, OUR OFFICE IS HERE TO SERVE YOU.
PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE IF WE CAN EVER BE OF SERVICE.
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN, AND HAPPY HAITIAN HERITAGE MONTH.
[E. PROCLAMATION - CELEBRATING NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK]
LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, A LOT OF TIMES WE, WE DO NOT RECOGNIZE OUR OWN AND FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO FOR THE CITY.SO THIS EVENING, WE ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.
IT IS THE DEPARTMENT THAT YOU SEE RIDING AROUND IN THE TRUCKS OF THE CARS, PICKING UP THE LIMBS, CLEANING OUT YOUR CANALS, PICKING UP ANIMALS IN THE ROAD,
SO THIS EVENING, WE ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.
AND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, OUR HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELLBEING OF THE PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.
AND WHEREAS THESE INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES, AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, AND EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING, AND PROTECTING OUR NATION'S TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TREATMENT, AND SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES ESSENTIAL FOR OUR CITIZENS.
AND WHEREAS IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR THE CITIZENS, CIVIC LEADERS AND CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AND MAINTAIN AN ONGOING INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.
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AND WHEREAS THE YEAR 2025 MARKS THE 65TH NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, CANADIAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION.NOW, THEREFORE, I, VERONICA EDWARDS PHILLIPS, BY THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE GREAT WE CARE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES DO HEREBY DESIGNATE THE WEEK OF MAY 18TH TO MAY 24TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN ME TOGETHER WITH VICE MAYOR TY SWELL AND COMMISSIONERS EASTON HARRISON, CARLENE MAXWELL WILLIAMS, AND SHARON THOMAS TO JOIN WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, AND CEREMONIES DESIGNED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, AND EMPLOYEES, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ADVANCING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF US AND WITNESS THEREOF.
I HAVE HEARING TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES TO BE FIXED THIS 13TH DAY OF MAY, 2025.
AND OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR. RONALD DES BRUS, WILL ACCEPT AND I THINK HE HAS, UM, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
AND YES, WE DO HAVE LADIES AND PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS FOR RECOGNIZING THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT US PUBLIC WORK EMPLOYEES PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITIES.
UM, FROM MAINTAINING THE ROADWAY, CLEANING THE ROADWAY, PICK UP TRASH, UH, CLEANING OF OUR BUS SHELTERS, UH, MAINTAINING OUR CANNEL SYSTEM.
UM, WE HAVE 14 FACILITIES TO, TO MAINTAIN AND KEEP UPGRADED.
UH, OUR JOB IS REALLY, UH, A LOT, BUT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS ALWAYS READY ON TASK.
UH, YOU LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, UH, WHETHER IT'S 40 DEGREE OUTSIDE OR 110 DEGREE OUTSIDE, UH, THESE GUYS, THEY'RE ALWAYS OUT THERE PROVIDING THE BEST.
YES, THOSE, UH, MAINLY LADIES, I APOLOGIZE, UH, ARE ALWAYS ON TASK.
UM, AND AS WE CELEBRATE PUBLIC WORKS WEEKS, I'M ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO KEEP THE SERVICES IN MIND BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT REALLY KEEP THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENT.
WE, WE THRIVE EVERY DAY TO DO THE BEST WE CAN.
UH, THERE ARE CHALLENGES, BUT THOSE MEN AND WOMEN, I GOT IT THIS TIME, THEY ARE ALWAYS ON TASK AND I CAN ALWAYS, I CAN ONLY TAKE 'EM OFF BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT THEY FACE.
I'VE SEEN THEM OUT THERE, UH, DURING THE SUMMERTIME, UM, ONE 10 DEGREES OUTSIDE.
I HAVE, I SOMETIMES TELL 'EM, HEY, TAKE A BREAK, TAKE A WATER BREAK, BECAUSE I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH FIVE MINUTES ON THE SUN.
BUT THEY HAVE TO BE THERE ALL DAY AND THEY DON'T GET CELEBRATED ENOUGH.
AND TONIGHT, GUYS, IT'S ALL YOU, UH, FOR YOURS.
THE COMMUNITY APPRECIATES WHAT YOU DO.
THE CITY APPRECIATES WHAT YOU DO.
[F. PRESENTATION - 2025 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACADEMY GRADUATES]
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AGAIN.UH, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU, MS. GLENDA BROCKINGTON.
WE HAVE OTHER PRESENTATIONS FOR OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACADEMY.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER, CITY ATTORNEY, ACTING CITY MANAGER, CITY CLERK.
IT IS WITH GREAT PRIDE AND ADMIRATION THAT I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO CELEBRATE THE GRADUATES OF THE 2025 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACADEMY.
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE DEMONSTRATED A GENUINE COMMITMENT TO LEARNING ABOUT THE INNER WORKINGS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN ENGAGED, INFORMED, AND AN EMPOWERED CITIZEN.
THEY HAVE ASKED QUESTIONS, PARTICIPATED IN DISCUSSIONS, AND EMBRACE A RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH CIVIC INVOLVEMENT.
THIS PROGRAM IS MORE THAN JUST A SERIES OF SESSIONS.
IT'S A BRIDGE BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.
AND TODAY, WE HONOR THESE GRADUATES FOR CROSSING THAT BRIDGE WITH PURPOSE AND PASSION TO OUR GRADUATES.
YOU NOW CARRY WITH YOU THE KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS, AND INSIGHTS TO ACTIVE VOICES IN SHAPING OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO STAY INVOLVED, STAY INFORMED, AND CONTINUE TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LARGE LAKES, CONGRATULATIONS, WE ARE PROUD OF YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO IMPACT.
LOOK FORWARD TO THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE.
AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT YOUR CERTIFICATE.
FIRST PERSON BUKU VALENTINE AKU.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE A PARTICIPANT.
HE'S ABSENT THIS PRESENT, BUT I STILL WANT TO CALL HIS NAME.
MR. LAWRENCE MORGAN LAYTON WILSON.
AND MS. TAKIA WILLIAMS. THANK YOU.
I'M JUST SENT YOU AN EMAIL TOO.
I AM DOING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
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WHEN YOU SAY, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT MEETING? JUNE? OKAY.WE'RE NOW AT ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING]
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING.A APRIL 21ST, 2025 CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP, MINUTES FIVE B, APRIL 22ND, 2025.
CITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES.
MADAM MAYOR, I HAVE READ APRIL 21ST, 2025, CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP, MINUTES APRIL 22ND, 2025.
CITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES.
THERE ARE NO ERRORS OR MISSIONS.
I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES BE CONFIRMED.
CLERK MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR VICE MAYOR.
SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER HARRISON.
FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. COMMISSIONER THOMAS FOR MOTION PASSES.
[6. PETITIONS FROM THE PUBLIC]
FROM THE PUBLIC.MADAM CLERK MADAM MAYOR, WE HAVE SIX PETITIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.
MS. ATI, THIS WAY, RIGHT? MADAM MAYOR, MADAM VICE MAYOR COMMISSIONERS IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO BE STANDING HERE TODAY TO GIVE YOU THE CITY OF LADALE LAKES, THE CITY OF WEAK HERE, AN UPDATE OF OUR STAY HEALTHY TOGETHER.
MANY OF YOU, UM, I HOPE IN THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT BROWARD HEALTH, AND LET ME FIRST START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF AND MY TITLE.
I'M THE CORPORATE TRANSFORMATION EXECUTIVE FOR BROWARD HEALTH.
AND WE APPROACH THE CITY OF LOT OF LALA DE LAKES BECAUSE BROWARD HEALTH IS INTERESTING IN YOUR HEALTH.
AND IN COMING TO DOING THIS PRESENTATION, AND IT'S, I KNOW I HAVE THE FIVE MINUTES, I HAVE TO HAVE A ONE SECOND TO BE ABLE TO SAY IT WAS THE RIGHT TIME BECAUSE YOU HAD MY PASTOR, PASTOR BEING COME AND DO THE INVOCATION.
AND THAT MEANS THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME AT THE RIGHT PLACE.
AND SO IN, UM, MARCH 22ND, WE ALL GATHERED AT THE VINCENT PARK TO CELEBRATE THE, UH, RIBBON CUTTING OF THE STAY HEALTHY TOGETHER.
IT WAS, WE HAD 3000 DOOR HANGERS PLACE.
AND LET ME SAY, I WANT TO THANK THE, UH, THE EMPLOYEES THAT HELP US FROM THE CITY TO PUT THOSE DOOR HANGERS IN, UH, IN THE CITY IN SEVERAL OF THE, UH, HOUSES IN THE CITIES.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAD 48 COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT DAY.
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PARTNERS, IT WAS FROM HEALTHCARE, FROM, UH, ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAID.EVERY SINGLE ASPECT, UH, THAT YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IN EVERY COMMU COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION WAS THERE 48 OF THEM IN YOUR CITY.
SO IF YOU WERE NOT THERE, YOU MISS OUT ON THAT ONE.
AND SO WE NOW ARE STAYING IN YOUR CITY FOR THREE DAYS.
WE STAYED IN YOUR CITY FOR THREE DAYS.
IN THREE DAYS, 79 INDIVIDUALS GOT HEALTHCARE THROUGH OUR MOBILE VAN.
AND OF THOSE 75 INDIVIDUAL, 49 OF THEM GOT HEALTH INSURANCE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, AND, AND I'M REMISS BY SAYING THAT 1,500 INDIVIDUALS WERE FED THAT DAY.
BUT IT'S NOT, IT DOESN'T END THERE BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO STAY IN YOUR CITY EVERY SINGLE MONDAY, EVERY SINGLE MONDAY AT THE WILLY WELL SENIOR PARK, EVERY MONDAY ALL DAY TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE WITH OUR MOBILE VAN FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE AN EXCUSE NOT TO BE ABLE TO SEEK HEALTHCARE.
REMEMBER, BROWARD HEALTH IS YOUR SAFETY NET REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY.
SO, AND WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT YOU TO PROVIDE HELP TO YOU.
SO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK.
I, YOU KNOW, I WAS SO BLESSED TO SEE EVERY ONE OF THE COMMISSIONER, THE MAYOR, THE VICE MAYOR, THE, UH, CITY MANAGER, YOU WERE THERE PRESENT.
AND THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR CITY.
AND YOU TOOK TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE.
YOU MADE CALLS JUST BECAUSE YOU LOVE YOUR CITY.
AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTION, BUT WE JUST WANNA SAY THAT WE ARE IN YOUR CITY.
WE ARE STAYING IN YOUR CITY, AND WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE CARE AND THE HELP THAT YOU NEED IN ORDER TO MAKE LOT OF THE LAKES THE HEALTHIER CITY IN BROWARD COUNTY.
I'M WITH THE RAGAN FIRM, AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TONIGHT OF BEING HERE UP ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENTS, KENNETH BORDEAUX AND MARGARET BORDEAUX.
I'M HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE LONGSTANDING LAW ABIDING RESIDENTS OF THIS COUNTRY, THIS STATE, THIS COUNTY, THIS CITY, AND THE WE CARE COMMUNITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.
OKAY? I'M HERE BECAUSE AS OUR CITY COMMISSION, YOU HAVE THE, THE PRIVILEGE, BUT ALSO THE RESPONSIBILITY AND THE DEEP RESPONSIBILITY, OKAY? TO PROVIDE STRONG, BALANCED, EFFICIENT, AND REASONABLE GOVERNANCE.
AND IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, YOUR DEEP RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT ONLY ADDRESS PROBLEMS AS YOU SEE THEM, BUT TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS AS YOU'RE MADE AWARE OF THEM.
AND THAT'S MY PURPOSE HERE TONIGHT, TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF, UH, WHAT I THINK AND WHAT MY CLIENTS BELIEVE IS A, A PROBLEM, A GAP, A WHOLE IN THE CODE COMPLIANCE SYSTEM THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE WITH RESPECT TO A, A VERY PARTICULAR AND UNIQUE ASPECT OF IT.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, CHAPTER 1, 6 2 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES GIVES YOU, UH, ENABLES YOU NOT, EMPOWERS YOU, ENABLES YOU TO ENACT AND UPHOLD A, UH, A CODE OF ORDINANCES.
SOME OF THAT IS FLORIDA BUILDING CODE.
SOME OF THAT IS, UH, UH, COUNTY HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE, UH, ISSUES.
AND SOME WERE ORDINANCES THAT, UH, THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES PASSES, UH, ON ITS OWN.
AND THESE ARE MEANT TO, UH, TO BUILD THE COMMUNITY AND TO HAVE COMMUNITY STANDARDS FOR OUR PROPERTY, FOR OUR HOMES.
AND AS YOU KNOW, OUR HOMES ARE REALLY THE ANCHORS AND OUR ARE THE FIRST TIES THAT WE ALL HAVE TO OUR COMMUNITIES, TO THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.
UM, AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT AS IT STANDS, YOU HAVE A CAP, AN INTERNAL POLICY.
YOU HAVE A CAP OF 10%, THAT IS THE MAXIMUM BY WHICH YOU
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WILL REDUCE, UH, FINES OR LIENS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON PEOPLE'S HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON MY CLIENT'S HOME TO THE, UH, UH, TO THE TUNE OF $366,000.UM, 10% IS A, IS A, IS AN ARBITRARY NUMBER, UM, THAT IS PICKED OUT OF THE ABYSS.
AND I DON'T BELIEVE, UM, UH, UPHOLD YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AND YOUR ABILITY, OKAY? TO, UH, TO SERVE THE, THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE.
UM, WHILE CHAPTER 1, 6 2 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE FINES ON PEOPLE FOR ALLEGEDLY NOT COMPLYING WITH, UH, VARIOUS, UH, ORDINANCES, UM, WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED THE EXCESSIVE FINES CLAUSE OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
IT'S THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO OUR CONSTITUTION.
UM, IT'S IN THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION, AND IT'S A PART OF CHAPTER 1 6 2.
AND BASICALLY WHAT IT SAYS IS THAT IT PROHIBITS, UH, FINES THAT ARE NOT REASONABLY RELATED TO THE GRAVITY OF THE UNDERLYING OFFENSE.
UM, MY CLIENTS ARE IN A POSITION WHERE BECAUSE OF SOME, UH, LET'S JUST CALL IT REPORTING OF, UH, ALLEGED CODE VIOLATIONS IN THEIR PROPERTY A COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND ACTUALLY IN, IN, IN FEBRUARY OF, UH, 2024, A CODE CASE WAS OPENED AGAINST THEM.
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE COME INTO COMPLIANCE, AND IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD TO GET THERE, UM, THEY ARE NOW FACING A SCENARIO WHERE THERE IS A LIEN ON THEIR PROPERTY JUST SOUTH OF $400,000.
THIS IS A PROPERTY THAT REPRESENTS EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE.
UH, THEY ARE AT A TIME IN THEIR LIVES WHERE FRANKLY, THEY ARE BEGINNING TO THINK ABOUT, UM, WHAT COMES AFTER THEM AND WHAT ARE THEY GONNA LEAVE AND WHAT KIND OF LEGACY ARE THEY GONNA LEAVE, WHAT KIND OF MARK AND WHAT ARE THEY GONNA PASS, UM, TO THEIR NEXT OF KIN AND THEIR LOVED ONES.
AND THEY'RE IN A SCENARIO NOW WHERE THEIR PROPERTY IS ESSENTIALLY BEING HELD HOSTAGE BECAUSE THERE IS A GAP IN THE, UH, UH, IN THE SPIRIT AND THE INTENT OF THE POLICY OF THE CITY.
UH, UH, UH, UH, THE CODE COMPLIANCE POLICY OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.
UM, WE HAVE $63,750 AS A, AS A PART OF THE LIEN ON THE PROPERTY FOR BROKEN WINDOW CRANKS.
WE'VE GOT $55,500 FOR PEELING PAINT.
THESE ARE NOT THE SORT OF, UH, OFFENSES, THE GRAVITY OF WHICH, UM, MAKE THOSE SORTS OF NUMBERS, UH, REASONABLE.
UM, AND IT'S, THIS IS EXACTLY THE SORT OF SCENARIO THAT IS CONTEMPLATED BY THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE AND SAYING, LOOK, IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE LIEN THAT HAS BEEN PLACED ON YOUR PROPERTY OR THE FINES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPOSED ARE FAIR OR REASONABLE, YOU CAN APPLY FOR AMNESTY FOR A REDUCTION.
BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA OFFER AN OLIVE BRANCH TO PEOPLE ON ONE HAND, THERE BETTER BE SOMETHING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT TO ACTUALLY OFFER THE RELIEF THAT'S BEING ADVERTISED.
SO WHEN YOU SAY APPLY, BUT WE'RE ONLY GONNA OFFER YOU A 10% REDUCTION, AND IT'S NOT TIED TO, UH, THE FACTS AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE GRAVITY OF THE OFFENSES, IT'S JUST AS ARBITRARY AS THE VERY THING THAT THE EXCESSIVE FINES CLAUSE IS MEANT TO PROTECT AGAINST, IN MY OPINION.
UM, I, I THINK THAT THE, THE, THE CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO BE GIVEN THE AUTHORITY.
AND I HAVE A REASON TO BELIEVE THAT, UM, THE COMMISSION HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS 10% CAP BEING A PROBLEM IN THE PAST.
AND I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE IT'S GONNA BE BROUGHT UP AT, UH, FUTURE, UH, COMMISSION MEETINGS.
BUT THEY NEED TO BE GIVEN THE, THE ABILITY OKAY.
TO, TO LOOK AT, UH, A CASE, TO LOOK AT A SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO LOOK AT, UM, THE, THE SPIRIT AND, AND REALLY THE INTENT BEHIND THE WE CARE ATTITUDE.
SORRY, IN SUMMARY, YOUR FIVE MINUTE ALLOTMENT HAS SURE BEEN EXCEEDED.
AND IF YOU COULD SUMMARIZE FOR US, I'M GLAD I HEARD THE BELL 'CAUSE I'LL RUN MY MOUTH FOR A LONG TIME.
SO, UM, IN, IN SUMMARY, THE, THE CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO BE GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO, TO IMPLEMENT MORE THAN A 10% REDUCTION FOR LIENS AND FINES.
IT'S WHAT IS CONTEMPLATED BY OUR UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, THE FLORIDA STATE CONSTITUTION, CHAPTER 1 62 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES.
AND IT UPHOLDS PEOPLE'S PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THEIR RIGHT TO, TO DO WHAT THEY WISH WITH THEIR PROPERTY AND NOT TO HAVE ARBITRARY FINES, UH, OPPOSED AGAINST THEM.
THE FACTS NEED TO BE CONSIDERED.
NEXT WE HAVE MR. LARRY SEAWARD.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID MS. SEAWARD, MR. YOU SAID IT RIGHT.
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IT, COMMISSIONERS.UM, LARRY SEAWARD, CBS NEWS MIAMI.
I PRESENTED QUESTIONS TO STAFF VIA EMAIL AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS THE VENUE IN WHICH I NEED TO PRESENT THOSE QUESTIONS.
MY QUESTIONS BEHALF OF THIS COUPLE HERE, THE FINES THAT THEY FACE, $366,000, ARE THOSE EXCESSIVE FINES TO PLACE ON HOMEOWNERS WHO'VE FIXED THEIR CODE VIOLATIONS? IS THE CITY LOOKING AT POTENTIAL REMEDIES TO THE LIEN REDUCTION PROGRAM? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT? THANK YOU MADAM CLERK.
UM, I'M HERE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN, UH, LIVING IN THE CITY FOR 14 YEARS.
WHEN I BOUGHT MY HOUSE, I WANTED TO PUT UP A SEA WALL, AND I CONTACTED A COMPANY THAT DOES SEAWALLS AND, UM, HE ASKED ME IF I APPLIED FOR A PERMIT.
I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT, BUT I DID, UM, CONTACT THE PUBLIC WORKS ABOUT GETTING A PERMIT FOR SEAWALL.
AND THEY CAME OUT, UM, IT WAS, VINCENT IS THE ONE THAT I REMEMBER THE MOST.
UH, AND HE HAD TWO ENGINEERS WITH HIM.
THEY CAME OUT, THEY LOOKED AT THE PROPERTY.
ONE OF THE ENGINEERS SAID THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA ALLOW ANYTHING TO GO IN THE WATER.
UM, SO I COULDN'T BUILD A SEA WALL, BUT THEY, SINCE THAT TIME, I'VE TRIED TO CONTACT COMMISSIONERS, UH, THE MAYORS AND, YOU KNOW, I MAKE PHONE CALLS AND I CAN'T GET A CALL BACK FROM ANYBODY IN LAUDERDALE LAKES.
THE ONLY PERSON I'VE BEEN ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH WAS VINCENT.
AND THE OTHER DAY, TWO COUPLE DAYS AGO, THERE WERE THE GUYS DRIVING AROUND IN THE, UM, THE PUBLIX WORK TRUCK.
AND I STOPPED THEM AND ASKED THEM IF THEY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE SEA WALL.
AND UM, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY TOLD ME THAT VINCENT WAS NO LONGER WITH THE CITY, AND HE'S REALLY THE ONLY ONE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION FROM.
'CAUSE LAST HE TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE GONNA TRY TO GET FUNDING FROM BROWARD COUNTY TO DO THE SEA WALL, BUT THEY'VE DONE A BUNCH OF STUFF.
IT'S, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT'S THAT THE COMMISSION OR THE CITY DOES THINGS OR, OR MAKES REPAIRS TO FOLKS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, EITHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, UM, OR MAYBE NOT THE COMMISSION, BUT YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY IN THE CITY AND UM, OR FRIENDS OR WHATEVER.
AND, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THEY WENT AND THEY PUT A SEA WALL ON HALF, I MEAN, JUST LIKE FIVE HOUSES.
IT'S LIKE, WHY'D YOU STOP AT FIVE? WHY COULDN'T YOU DO THE WHOLE THING? AND THE WORST THING IS I WAS WILLING TO PUT THE SEA WALL UP IN MY PROPERTY AND THEY SAID NO, THAT THEY WEREN'T GONNA APPROVE THAT.
AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT, UM, I'VE TRIED TO KINDA CONTACT, UH, BROWN SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT IT.
UM, 39TH STREET, YOU NEED SOME SPEED BUMPS.
A CAR FLEW BY ME SO FAST ONE DAY WHEN I WAS WALKING MY DOGS AND I WAS IN A MOBILITY, UM, SCOOTER.
AND THERE WAS SOME LADIES STANDING THERE NEXT TO ME.
AND HE WENT BY SO FAST I ALMOST FELT LIKE I WAS FALLING BACKWARDS.
AND THEY ASKED ME IF I WAS OKAY.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, AND SO SPEED BUMPS NEED TO BE PUT ON, I MEAN, HIGHER SPEED BUMPS THAN WHAT'S THERE RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW THERE'S ONLY ONE SPEED BUMP FROM 39TH STREET TO AT LEAST 47TH AVENUE.
'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE I USUALLY TURN AND COME BACK THE OTHER WAY WHEN I'M WALKING MY DOGS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE STOP SIGN, UM, 'CAUSE I CONTACTED THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THEY SAID I HAD TO TALK TO THE COMMISSION OR THE, THE CITY.
AND, UM, THE, THE STOP SIGN AT 41ST AND 41ST STREET AND 50TH TERRACE, PEOPLE BLOW BY IT ALL THE TIME.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS HIT BY A CAR CROSSING THE STREET THAT STREET, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, UH, ON MY SCOOTER WITH MY THREE DOGS.
SO, AND THE WOMAN DIDN'T STOP, YOU KNOW? AND SO, I MEAN, THAT, THAT WAS A, A NIGHTMARE.
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SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS I WANTED TO, UH, TO BRING UP.I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SEA WALL.
'CAUSE I'VE RECENTLY HEARD THAT THEY PUT A SEA WALL.
UM, I, I MEAN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE DOING IT IN SOME PLACES AND NOT OTHERS.
MY PROPERTY IS MY, I'VE HAD TO PUT SOME, UH, A BARRIER ALONG THE FENCE IN THE BACK TO KEEP THE DIRT FROM WASHING IT INTO THE, UM, INTO THE, THE WATER.
BECAUSE WHAT YOU GUYS DID BEFORE, WE HAD THE, UH, YOU PUT THAT TUBE AROUND 'CAUSE I'M ON THE, WHAT THEY CALL THE LITTLE ISLAND.
UM, YOU PUT THAT TUBE AROUND, BUT THAT TUBE IS, IS, IS SEPARATING.
IT'S BEEN SEPARATING SINCE I BOUGHT THE HOUSE.
I USED TO BE ABLE TO WALK BACK THERE.
I CAN'T GO, 'CAUSE I COULDN'T PUT THE FENCE ALL THE WAY BACK.
I HAD TO PUT IT FOUR FEET AWAY FROM WHERE THE, UM, FROM WHERE THE, UM, THE, THE TUBE WAS.
I'VE CONTACTED THE, THE CITY SEVERAL TIMES.
I CAN'T GET ANYBODY TO CALL ME BACK.
LAST THING I HEARD WAS THAT THEY WERE GONNA INVESTIGATE.
I'VE NOT HEARD ANYTHING SINCE.
SO, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I, I I DON'T KNOW WHAT IMPROVEMENTS THE CITY IS MAKING 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT DOING IT.
AND WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO BACKYARDS LEFT BECAUSE EVERYTHING FELL INTO THE, INTO THE CANAL.
YOU KNOW, I GUESS MY PROBLEM IS, IF YOU WOULDN'T LET ME DO IT,
YOU CAN'T JUST DO IT FOR SOME PEOPLE AND, AND NOT THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE DO HAVE STAFF IN THE BACK, MR. LAND, WHO WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS DIRECTLY AT THIS TIME.
NEXT WE HAVE MI, FORMER COMMISSIONER BEVERLY WILLIAMS, FORMER COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
I AM FORMER COMMISSIONER BEVERLY WILLIAMS, BUT TODAY I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE, UH, FRIENDS OF THE LAUDERDALE LA LIBRARY.
YOU CAN'T HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
IN THE BRO IN BROWARD COUNTY, THERE ARE 32, UH, LIBRARIES AROUND THE COUNTY.
AND EACH LIBRARY HAVE A FRIEND OF THE LIBRARY.
AND WHAT THEY DO, WE DO, IS THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS THE LIBRARIAN AND THE KIDS IN AT OUR LIBRARY.
AND I'M SURE IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN OVER THERE, YOU WILL SEE WE HAVE A, UH, I THINK IT'S ABOUT 12 COMPUTERS.
AND EVERY COMPUTER IS ALWAYS FILLED ALL DAY.
SO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING, UH, WE WANT PEOPLE TO JOIN US.
OUR DONATIONS ARE WHAT HELP US.
BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE COMPUTERS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.
NOW I'M GONNA GIVE YOU HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO BE A FRIEND.
STUDENTS IS $5, INDIVIDUAL PERSON IS $10, FAMILY IS $15.
SUPPORTING PERSON IS $50, AND SUSTAINING MEMBER IS $100.
AND ALL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FRIENDS OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES LIBRARY ARE TAX DE DEDUCTIBLE.
WE HAVE KIDS DURING THE SUMMER THAT WE PROVIDE SNACKS FOR BECAUSE WE, A LOT OF TIMES THE PARENTS CANNOT AFFORD TO PUT THEM IN CARE, DAYCARE OR VACATION.
SO WE ARE ASKING YOU ALL, PLEASE GO BY THE LIBRARY.
I FOUND A MILES DAVIS, UH, CD THAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR FOR YEARS, AND I FOUND IT THERE.
SO Y'ALL GO OVER AND TAKE A LOOK OVER THERE.
MY NEXT THING IS WE HAVE AN EVENT THAT WE WILL POSSIBLY, I HOPE DOESN'T HAPPEN.
SO I WOULD HOPE THAT EVERY RESIDENT IS PREPARING FOR THE HURRICANE, JUST IN CASE IT DOES COME.
I'M NOT GONNA CALL THEIR NAMES.
I'LL JUST SAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
UH, A MONTH AGO, $300 MILLION WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE FEMA BUDGET FROM JACKSONVILLE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, UH, DADE COUNTY LAST WEEK.
I JUST READ ANY DISASTER THAT HAPPENS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES WHEN THERE'S A DISASTER, FEMA HAS, UH, PEOPLE TO GO IN AND, UH, LOOK FOR PEOPLE, LOOK FOR, THAT'S BEEN TAKEN AWAY.
SO NOW I'M JUST HERE TO TELL YOU, Y'ALL BETTER GET READY.
SO I NEED YOU ALL TO PLEASE GET PREPARED BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN AND THE CITY'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE EVERYBODY.
SO, BUT THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU WILLIAMS. MADAM MAYOR.
THE LAST PETITION FOR TONIGHT IS FOR FROM MS. MOORE.
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.UM, MRS. MOORE FROM PARK LAKES, UH, ELEMENTARY.
AND I'M HERE TO GIVE AN APPRECIATION TO THE CITY OF LA UH, LADALE LAKES.
DEAR CITY OF LADALE LAKES, I HOPE THIS LETTER FINDS YOU WELL.
ON BEHALF OF PARK LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE FOR YOUR INCREDIBLY GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION OF DONUTS AND COFFEE FOR TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK.
IT WAS A THOUGHTFUL GESTURE THAT SHOWS YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE WELLBEING OF OUR EDUCATORS.
YOUR SUPPORT ALLOWED US TO BRIGHTEN TEACHERS' DAY AND REMIND THEM JUST HOW VALUABLE THEY ARE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
IT IS ACTS LIKE THESE THAT REMIND US OF THE POWER OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND THE IMPACT THAT CAN HAVE ON OUR SCHOOL.
WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION TO SUPPORTING EDUCATION AND MAKING A TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE.
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUR GENEROUS GENEROSITY AND FOR MAKING OUR TEACHERS FEEL SPECIAL AND APPRECIATED.
WARMEST REGARDS, RHONDA PARIS, PRINCIPAL OF PARK LAKES ELEMENTARY.
DOES THAT CONCLUDE PETITIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? MADAM CLERK MADAM MAYOR? YES.
ITEM SEVEN, CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING.
[A. ORDINANCE 2025-007 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 5, SECTION 5.04 OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES CODE OF ORDINANCES, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 ADOPTED BUDGET; PROVIDING FOR REVISIONS TO THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES (“CITY”) IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($1,123,750.00), PERTAINING TO COMMISSION APPROVED PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4301 NW 48TH AVENUE PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 2025-027; PERTAINING TO APPROPRIATING THE NEW GRANT AWARD NO. 21469 FROM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. D/B/A FLORIDA BLUE PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 2025-046; PROVIDING FOR REVISION TO FUNDING AMOUNTS ALLOCATED TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FUND PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 2025-034]
ITEM EIGHT, A CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSION'S.ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 5 0 7 7.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 5.04 OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES CODE OF ORDINANCES AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 24 25 ADOPTED BUDGET, PROVIDING FOUR REVISIONS TO THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,123,750 PERTAINING TO COMMISSION APPROVED PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 43 0 1 NORTHWEST 48TH AVENUE, PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH 0 2 7 PERTAINING TO APPROPRIATING THE NEW GRANT AWARD NUMBER 21 4 6 9 FROM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.
DBA FLORIDA BLUE PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION TO 2025 DASH 0 4 6, PROVIDING FOUR REVISIONS TO FUNDING AMOUNTS ALLOCATED TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FUND PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 2025 DASH THREE FOUR AS IDENTIFIED IN THE BUDGET.
NUMBER TWO, ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF RECITALS.
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MAD MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER, THIS IS A PUBLIC HERE.
THANK YOU MR. MOTION, REGIONAL FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
SIR, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING ORDINANCE 2025 DASH 0 0 7 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
COMMISSIONER HARRISON FOUR, COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOUR, COMMISSIONER THOMAS.
THIS ORDINANCE AMENDS THE FISCAL YEAR 24 25 ADOPTED BUDGET PER ORDINANCE 2024 DASH ONE 16.
TO SUCCESSFULLY OPERATE THE CITY AND CONFORM TO ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS, A BUDGET AMENDMENT IS REQUESTED FOR THE GENERAL FUND, ALZHEIMER'S CARE FUND AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND.
MS. BOBBY WILLIAMS IS HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER, CITY ATTORNEY, UH, ACTING CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK.
THROUGH OUR STAFF AND OUR AUDIENCE.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, I AM BOBBY WILLIAMS, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.
BEFORE I DO BEGIN MY PRESENTATION, I'D
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LIKE TOUH, MY DAUGHTERS WHO ARE HOME FROM COLLEGE, UH, BOTH KAISER UNIVERSITY AND FAMU, UH, ALSO RECIPIENTS OF THE STAN BROWN SCHOLARSHIP.
UM, LADIES, OH, KIM BASKIN AS WELL.
THEY'RE ALL SCHOLARSHIPS OR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS OF THE ST.
ALL RIGHT, SO BACK TO BUSINESS AGAIN FOR THE RECORD.
BOBBY WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.
AND, UH, TONIGHT'S, UH, ORDINANCE IS TO AMEND THE BUDGET, AS YOU KNOW, FROM TIME TO TIME IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE CONFORM TO A CURRENT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS.
WE DO NEED TO ADOPT THE BUDGET, NOT ADOPT THE BUDGET, BUT TO AMEND THE BUDGET.
UH, THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 24TH, UH, 2000 2024 VIA ORDINANCE, UH, 2024 DASH ZERO 16 IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,000,008 ONE 1 MILLION, I'M SORRY, 108,000,001 OH $9,128, UH, TO ADOPT THE BUDGET.
UH, SUBSEQUENT TO THE ADOPTION, THE, UH, BUDGET WAS ADOPTED.
I'M LIKE GETTING ALL MESSED UP HERE.
I THINK MY GIRLS ARE MAKING ME NERVOUS.
BUT THE SUBSEQUENT TO THE ADOPTION, THE BUDGET WAS AMENDED IN JANUARY TO AMEND FOR THE CITY COMMISSION FOR THE CITY COMMISSION'S, UM, APPROVAL OF THE, UH, SALARIES UPGRADE AND ALSO TO AMEND FOR ONE OF THE HURRICANE LOSS MITIGATION GRANTS.
UH, SO TONIGHT WE ARE ASKING YOU TO, UH, FURTHER AMEND THE BUDGET FOR THREE SEPARATE ITEMS. ONE FOR THE GENERAL FUND, ONE FOR THE ALZHEIMER CARE CENTER FUND, AND ONE FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND.
UH, THE FIRST ITEM, WHICH IS THE GENERAL FUND.
AS YOU KNOW, RESOLUTION, UH, 2025 DASH 27, THE COMMISSION DID APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AT THE 43 0 1 NORTHWEST 40TH AVENUE FOR AN AMOUNT OF $1.6 MILLION.
HOWEVER, UH, WE WERE LUCKY TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY FOR SIGNIFICANTLY LESS AMOUNT THAN THE $1.6 MILLION.
UH, SO WE ARE ASKING THE CITY TO AMEND THE BUDGET BY 900, UH, $986,647, WHICH WE, WE'D BE USING, UH, FUNDING FROM THE FUND BALANCE TO TO FUND THE PURCHASE.
UH, THE SECOND ITEM IS THE ALZHEIMER CARE CENTER FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000.
UH, AT THE, UH, MEETING HELD, UH, THE MEETING HELD, UH, WELL RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 46, THE COMMISSION DID APPROVE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE, UH, BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INCORPORATED, DOING BUSINESS AS FLORIDA BLUE, A GRANT TO UPGRADE THE ALZHEIMER CARE CENTER, UH, UPGRADE SUCH AS THE KITCHEN AND RESTROOM REPLACEMENT AND, AND FURNITURE.
AND WE JUST NEED TO AMEND THE GRANT OR AMEND THE BUDGET TO ACCEPT THE GRANT.
UH, JUST INCREASING THE APPROPRIATIONS, UH, IN THAT PARTICULAR FUND.
UH, THE FINAL ITEM THAT WE ARE REQUESTING TO AMEND, OR THE FINAL FUND THAT WE ARE REQUESTING TO AMEND IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK BLOCK GRANT.
UH, AT THE MEETING HELD 20 FEBRUARY 25TH, THE COMMISSION DID APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 34, UH, INCREASING THE BOTH 49TH PROGRAM YEAR AND 50TH PROGRAM YEAR, UH, FROM THE CDBG GRANT, UH, ANY AMOUNT OF 37,103.
THERE WAS A MOUS ERROR ON THE AGENDA COVER.
HOWEVER, THE RESOLUTION AND ALL THE BACKUP DOCUMENTS ARE CORRECT.
UH, THE AMOUNT THAT WE ARE REQUESTING TO AMEND THE PARTICULAR FUND IS, UH, 37,000
UH, AT THIS TIME, I CAN'T ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
SO THIS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
MR. THOMAS, I'D LIKE TO, EXCUSE ME ONE MOMENT.
DOES ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOR COMMISSIONER THOMAS FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR MOTION PASSES.
[9. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS ON CONSENT AGENDA]
NINE A, B, C, D, E, F, AND G ARE CONSENT[01:30:01]
AGENDA ITEMS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANY YES TO YOU MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS, WE WOULD LIKE TO PULL, UM, TABLE RESOLUTION 20 20 25 DASH 0 6 7.WOULD LIKE TO PULL IT IS ITEM NINE C, IS THAT CORRECT? NINE C ITEM NINE C.
RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 6 7 4 FOR FUTURE MEETING.
PULL FROM THE AGENDA FIRST IT HAS, WE PULLED FROM THE AGENDA AND YES, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION TO PULL IT FROM THE AGENDA.
COMMISSIONER HARRISON FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOR COMMISSIONER THOMAS FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS VICE MAYOR SWELL FOR MOTION PASSES.
SO THIS IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL MATTER MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
THE ITEM, UH, RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH 0 6 7 HAS BEEN PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.
THAT ITEM NOW MOVES TO ITEM PROCEEDING ITEM 10 A AND WE'LL READ THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS BEFORE THERE'S ACTION TAKEN ON ANY MATTERS UNDER NUMBER 10.
SO, SO PARDON? COMMISSIONER HARRISON? NO, SORRY, WE'RE ON ITEM 10 A, WHICH IS THE NEW, SORRY, GO AHEAD.
WE'RE STILL ON ITEM NINE NINE STILL ON ITEM NINE.
SO WE'RE GONNA READ THE TITLES OF THE REST OF THE ITEMS ON ITEM NINE, UH, AND THEN WE'LL PROCEED TO ITEM RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH 0 6 7, I'M SORRY, 0 6 5.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERDALE LAKES FLORIDA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST RESPECTIVELY THAT CERTAIN CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES AND WESTWAY TOWING INC.
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 13, SECTION 82 DASH 3 58 D OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES PROCUREMENT CODE PROVIDING FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AS AN EXCLUSION AND EXCEPTION TO BID AND PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS IN THE PROCUREMENT CODE.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT CERTAIN CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAUDER HILL CONTRACT WITH WESTWAY TOWING INC.
COMPETITIVELY AWARDED UNDER CONTRACT NUMBER RFP 2023 DASH 0 4 9 PROVIDING FOR TOWING AND RUTGER SERVICES AT NO COST TO THE CITY.
A COPY OF THE LAUDER HILL TOWING CONTRACT IS ATTACHED HERETO AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT A.
A DRAFT COPY OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND WESTWAY TOWING COMPANY TOWING INC.
IS ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT B, BOTH OF WHICH CAN BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF RECITALS, PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 0 6 6, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERDALE LAKES FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE MAYOR AND DEPUTY CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST RESPECTABLY THAT CERTAIN SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE AGREEMENT OR AN AQUATIC WEED HARVESTER FROM WE DO GREEN BOAT, INC.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 13, SECTION 82 DASH 3 58 B OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES PROCUREMENT CODE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $89,515.
A DRAFT COPY OF THE SOLE SOURCE AGREEMENT, UH, IS ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A COPIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES WRITTEN DETERMINATION AND THE WRITTEN REQUEST AND JUSTIFICATION FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ARE ATTACHED HERE TO AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT B.
EACH EXHIBIT MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF RECITALS, PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH 0 6 8 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND DEPUTY CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST RESPECTIVELY.
CONTRACT NUMBER JZ 2025 DASH 25 20 26 PERTAINING TO THE AGREEMENT FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE INITIATIVE PROGRAM BETWEEN THE AREA WIDE COUNCIL ON AGING OF BROWARD COUNTY INC.
AND THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, LAUDERDALE LAKES ALZHEIMER CARE CENTER FOR THE PURCHASE OF IN FACILITY RESPITE CARE, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND SPECIALIZED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $272,689
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TO BE PROVIDED TO THE LAUDERDALE LAKES ALZHEIMER'S CARE CENTER COMMENCING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JULY, JUNE 30TH, 2026.A COPY OF CONTRACT NUMBER JAYZ 2025 DASH 25 DASH 2026 CONTRACT IS ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A.
A COPY OF CONTRACT NUMBER JAYZ 2025 DASH 25 DASH 2026 IS ATTACHED HERE TO, AS EXHIBIT B SAID, EXHIBITS MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF RECITALS, PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH SIX NINE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZED IN THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR THE 51ST YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 2025 DASH 2026 FUNDING CYCLE TO SUPPORT THE CITY'S MINOR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM, SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, AND SENIOR QUALITY OF LIFE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR TOTAL GRANT NOT TO EXCEED $292,079 SUBJECT TO REQUIRED PUBLIC NOTICES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 21ST, 2025, MAY 13TH, 2025.
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY FUNDING, APPLICATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE CDBG FUNDING PROGRAM.
A COPY OF THE CDBG APPLICATION FOR 2025 DASH 2026 FUNDING CYCLE IS ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A AND MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF RECITALS, PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH 70 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL OF BROWARD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING FROM THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL OF BROWARD COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $144,018 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2025 MAXIMIZING OUTTA SCHOOL TIME MOST INCLUSION PROGRAM, CONTRACT NUMBER 22 DASH 24 29, BEGINNING ON MAY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 2025 TO PROVIDE FOUR SUMMER CAMP OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELIGIBLE YOUTH YOUTH FOR FURTHER PROVIDING FOR A PARTIAL CITY MATCH OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $9,595.
COPY OF SET AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A, WHICH CAN BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF RECITALS, PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE RESOLUTION 2025 DASH SEVEN ONE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST RESPECTIVELY THAT CERTAIN AGREEMENT BETWEEN CULINARY AFFAIRS BY DOMINIC INC.
AND THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES TO PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST AND LUNCH ITEMS FOR CHILDREN THROUGH THE 2025 SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM AT WILLIE L WEB SENIOR PARK IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $26,324 AND 50 CENTS SAID PROGRAM TO BE FUNDED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM.
A COPY OF SAID AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A, WHICH MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF RECITALS, PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE SOLICITOR.
MOTION MAYOR TO APPROVE THOMAS, I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 6 5 RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 6 6 RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 6 8 RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 6 9, RESOLUTION 20 25 0 7 0 AND RESOLUTION 20 25 0 7 1.
COMMISSIONER HARRISON FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOR COMMISSIONER THOMAS FOR MAYOR EDWARDS FILLERS FOR VICE MAYOR SWELL FOR MOTION PASSES.
[A. RESOLUTION 2025-072 AUTHORIZING PAYMENT NOT TO EXCEED $3,000.00 FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE HOSTING OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEET AND GREET EVENT]
OF RESOLUTIONS ON REGULAR AGENDA 10 A RESOLUTION 2025 DASH SIX SEVEN MS. COMMISSIONER MCWILLIAMS, WE ARE AT 0 6 7.UM, UH, BRING A MOTION TO THE TABLE TO, UH, MOTION TO TABLE THE ITEM CLERK COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS FOR COMMISSIONER THOMAS
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FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR VICE MAYOR SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER HARRISON FOR MOTION PASSES ITEM 10 B, RESOLUTION 20 25 0 7 3 10 A YES.YES, MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER'S RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH SEVEN TWO A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERDALE LAKES FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING PAYMENT OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,000 FOR EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD TO HOST THE LAUDERDALE LAKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
MEET AND GREET EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH, 2025 AT THE WILLY WEBB SENIOR PARK PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF RECITALS, PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
IS THIS A MOTION TO BRING TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION? MADAM MAYOR? I MAYOR.
OH, I THOUGHT YOU WAS, I THOUGHT COMMISSIONER HARRISON.
I MOVE THAT WE BRING RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH SEVEN TWO TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS FOR COMMISSIONER THOMAS FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR VICE MAYOR SWELL.
FOR COMMISSIONER HARRISON FOR MOTION PASSES.
I CLERK MADAM MANAGER, MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 7 2 AUTHORIZING FUNDING OF THE MEET AND GREET EVENT SCHEDULED ON MAY 14TH, 2025 AT 6:00 PM IN THE WILLY WEBB SENIOR PARK.
THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO DISCUSS THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXPLAIN THE PROCESS OF INCORPORATING THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION FROM BUSINESS OWNERS.
AND MS. ALKA BUCHANAN IS PRESENT TO EXPLAIN THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR.
UM, THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, UM, CITY COMMISSION, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY CLERK OR VIRTUAL AUDIENCE, UM, MY COLLEAGUES, PRESENCE AND VISITORS.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS VCA QUINTERO AND I'M VCA BUCHANAN.
I'M THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.
YOU MAY RECALL IN JANUARY OF 2025, A BOARD MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD, MR. PATRICK GREEN, PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION THE INTEREST OF THE BOARD IN HOSTING THE MEET AND GREET EVENT IN THE NEXT FOLLOWING MONTHS.
THE PURPOSE OF THE EVENT IS TO, WAS TO DISCUSS THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXPLAINED THE PROCESS OF INCORPORATING THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION FROM BUSINESS OWNERS.
FURTHERMORE, MR. GREEN REQUESTED THAT THE EXPENSES INCURED IN THE COORDINATION AND EXECUTION OF THE EVENT EVENT BE FUNDED BY THE CITY OF LA DE LAKES AND NOT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR ACTIVITIES AT THE TIME.
THE BUDGETED AMOUNT WAS NOT TO EXCEED $1,500 BASED ON THE REMARKS PROVIDED BY AT THE COMMISSION WORKSHOP, THE CITY COMMISSION SHOWED SUPPORT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD'S EFFORTS AND DID NOT SHARE ANY CONCERNS RELATED TO COVERING THE EXPENSES OF THE EVENT.
THEREFORE, WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL IN THE FORM OF A RESOLUTION TO UTILIZE THE CITY FUNDS TO COVER THE ABOVE MENTION EXPENSES.
AND I DO WANNA MAKE MENTION THAT, UM, MARKETING EFFORTS HAVE BEEN UNDERWAY SINCE FOR OVER, FOR A MONTH RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT INCLUDES DIRECT MAIL PIECES, SIGNS, EMAILS, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA SO FAR, SO FAR.
AND WE HAVE ABOUT 90 PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY REGISTERED WITH THEIR EVENT RIGHT TO DATE.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
QUESTION, COLLEAGUES? I HAVE NONE.
THANK YOU MS. AKA MAYOR, COMMISSIONER THOMAS SEAT.
SORRY, I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 7 2.
COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS FOR COMMISSIONER THOMAS FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR VICE MAYOR CROSWELL FOR COMMISSIONER HARRISON FOR MOTION PASSES
[B. RESOLUTION 2025-073 AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE MARKETING SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES (“CITY”) AND UTILITY SERVICE PARTNERS PRIVATE LABEL, INC. D/B/A SERVICE LINE WARRANTIES OF AMERICA (“SLWA”), TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT FOR ONE YEAR WITH TWO ONE-YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS; AND TO FURTHER CONTINUE LICENSING THE USE OF THE CITY’S TRADEMARK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ADVERTISEMENTS TO THE CITY’S RESIDENTS RELATED TO WARRANTY PLANS FOR THE REPAIR OF WATER, SEWER, AND INTERIOR PLUMBING ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY]
MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION 2025 DASH SEVEN THREE, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE MARKETING SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES AND UTILITY SERVICE PARTNERS, PRIVATE LABEL INC.DBA SERVICE LINE WARRANTIES OF AMERICA TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT FOR ONE YEAR WITH TWO ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS AND TO FURTHER CONTINUE LICENSING THE USE OF THE CITY'S TRADEMARK
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IN CONJUNCTION WITH ADVERTISEMENT TO THE CITY'S RESIDENCE RELATING RELATED TO WARRANTY PLANS FOR THE REPAIR OF WATER, SEWER, AND INTERIOR PLUMBING ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A.
A COPY OF THE APRIL, 2025, UH, PRESENTATION IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B.
A COPY OF A DRAFT SECOND AMENDMENT IS ATTACHED HERE TO HIS EXHIBIT C, COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF RECITALS, PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
IS THIS THE MOTION? BRING TO THE FLOOR MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONER HARRISON.
I MOVE THAT WE BRING RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 DASH 0 7 3 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
COMMISSIONER THOMAS FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR VICE MAYOR SWELL.
FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS FOR MOTION PASSES.
MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES AN EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH SERVICE LINE WARRANTIES OF AMERICA TO CONTINUE THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITY SERVICE LINE WARRANTY PROGRAM.
AND MS. CELESTE DUNMORE DUNMORE IS HERE TO EXPLAIN FURTHER.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER, CITY ATTORNEY, ACTING CITY MANAGER, ACTING CITY CLERK AGAIN FOR THE RECORD.
CELESTE DUNMORE, AS MENTIONED BY MS. DENISE.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO ALLOW THE CITY TO EXTEND ITS EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH SERVICE LINE WARRANTIES OF AMERICA FOR UP TO THREE YEARS TO CONTINUE WITH THE SERVICE LINE WARRANTY PROGRAM FOR THE AUDIENCE.
THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HOMEOWNERS TO OPTIONALLY PARTICIPATE IN A PROGRAM THAT WOULD ASSIST THEM IN REPAIRING WATER AND SEWER LINES THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY AND THE CITY'S MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM.
IT STARTED WITH THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES TO ASSIST HOMEOWNERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO DO NOT OR DID NOT HAVE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE.
AND BECAUSE IT IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM, IT DOES PRESENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALIZE THE SAVINGS FOR THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE.
SO IN 2012, THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES JOINED MANY CITIES AND THE COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE NATION.
AS PART OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE CITY ALLOWS SERVICE LINE WARRANTIES OF AMERICA TO UTILIZE ITS LOGO WHEN THEY SEND OUT INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROGRAM.
IT ALSO PROVIDES A 10% ROYALTY PER PLAN.
THE SERVICE LINE WARRANTIES OF AMERICA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MARKETING THE PROGRAM AS WELL AS PROVIDING 24 HOUR 24 7 SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY CALL, THERE IS A ONE 800 TOLL TOLLFREE NUMBER AND CONTRACTORS WITHIN THE CITY OF LADALE LAKES AS WELL AS OTHERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE AS A CONTRACTOR.
GENERALLY, EACH YEAR THERE IS A CAMPAIGN THAT IS SENT OUT TO THE RESIDENTS.
THAT'S HOW THEY GET THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE SERVICE PLANS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
WATER AND SEWER IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
WATER, THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY $4 AND 16 CENTS PER MONTH.
SEWER, THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY $12 AND 41 CENTS PER MONTH AND THE MAXIMUM COVERAGE IS UP TO $8,500.
IN 2015, WE HAD THE IN-HOME PLUMBING, WHICH WAS PRETTY POPULAR.
HOWEVER, UM, THEY WERE UNABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THAT PARTICULAR PLAN.
THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS THAT THE RESIDENTS CAN PURSUE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED UP UNDER THE SAME PARENT COMPANY, WHICH IS HOME SERVE AND SOME OF THEM WITHIN THE 3 3 3 1 1 ZIP CODE AND OTHER ZIP CODES RECEIVE THAT FROM FPNL CURRENTLY AS IT RELATES TO ENROLLMENT, WE HAVE FOR THE WATER SI WATER SERVICE LINE, A SAVINGS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE $67,612 FOR THE CEPT LINE.
WE'VE REALIZED THE SAVINGS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF CLOSE TO A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
AND FOR THE INTERIOR PLUMBING AND ASSISTANCE, THERE WAS A SAVINGS OF OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT.
I AM ABLE TO ANSWER GENERAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROGRAM.
ULTIMATELY, WE ASK FOR YOUR FAVOR IN APPROVING THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AS AN OPTION THESE SERVICE PLANS TO OUR RESIDENTS.
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QUESTION.THE LAST PART OF THE CENTER SAYS, AND INTERIOR PLUMBING SERVICE LINE DOES NOT PROVIDE INTERIOR PLUMBING SERVICE ANYMORE.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT THAT IS, THAT IS CORRECT.
MAYOR, FOR THE INTERIOR PLUMBING, I WAS PROVIDING THE SAVINGS THAT WAS REAL, THAT WERE REALIZED WHEN THE PROGRAM WAS IN EXISTENCE.
BUT I MEAN ON THE RESOLUTION ITSELF.
THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT, MAYOR.
IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE KEEP THAT LANGUAGE IN THERE SO THAT IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE FUTURE, WE CAN REVISIT IT.
IF IT'S, IF IT'S THERE, WE CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES TO PURSUE THAT ABILITY TO REACTIVATE THE PLAN.
SO PERHAPS IF IT IS THE COMMISSIONS WILL, WE COULD, WE CAN ELIMINATE THAT AND COME BACK LATER.
BUT THAT WAS JUST A WAY FOR US TO, OKAY.
WE ARE LOOKING AT PURSUING INTERIOR PLUMBING AGAIN WITH SERVICE LINE WARRANTY 'CAUSE THAT IS AN EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT SERVICE.
I JUST, JUST QUESTION SOLICITOR.
MADAM, MADAM VICE MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 7 3 TO THE FLOOR FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER THOMAS FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR VICE MAYOR SWELL.
FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS FOR MOTION PASSES.
UM, CLERK, IS THERE ANY CORRESPONDENCE? MADAM MAYOR, WE HAVE NO CORRESPONDENCE.
[12. REPORT OF THE MAYOR]
TO EVERYONE.THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH FOR COMING OUT.
AS YOU SEE, WE HAD A FULL AND VERY DETAILED AND INFORMED MEETING THIS EVENING.
GOOD EVENING TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WITH US VIRTUALLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
ALSO, THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO CAME AND STAYED.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE AGAIN, PRINCIPAL BLUE OF OUTSTANDING OREO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE AGAIN MS. SMITH AT BOARD ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL.
AND OF COURSE WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACADEMIES FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.
NOW, YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CITY, NOW WE CAN CALL ON YOU TO HELP VOLUNTEER TO DO SOME THINGS, YOU KNOW, THE INNER WORKING OF IT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, TO CONTINUING A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU BEYOND YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACADEMY.
THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WALK WILL BE HELD ON MAY 24TH.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIVE IN NORTHGATE, I WILL BE IN YOUR PART OF THE TOWN ON MAY 24TH FROM 10:00 AM UNTIL 1:00 PM I WILL BE, I WILL BE WALKING, I WILL BE KNOCKING ON DOORS BY MYSELF.
SO PLEASE, UM, OPEN YOUR DOOR, TALK TO ME OUT THE WINDOW IF YOU DON'T WANT TO OPEN THE DOOR.
BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK OUR COMMUNITY TO FIND OUT WHAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE THINKING AND HOW THEY WANT OUR CITY TO, TO PROGRESS.
SO MR. FORBES, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON MAY 24TH IN NORTHGATE AND OTHERS IN NORTHGATE.
LAST FRIDAY, UH, STAFF AND SOME COMMISSIONERS PARTICIPATED IN RELAY FOR LIFE.
AND AS WE KNOW, RELAY FOR LIFE IS A YEARLY EVENT THAT SERVES TO, TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO ARE SURVIVORS, THOSE WHO ARE CAREGIVERS, AND TO DONATE REFUND RESOURCES FOR FUNDING FOR CONTINUED RESEARCH.
NO MATTER WHAT THE MATTER MATTER OF CANCER IS.
I WANT TO THANK THOSE OF YOU WHO, WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR RELAY FOR LIFE, OUR COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONER THOMAS, OUR OUR STAFF WHO CAME AND SET UP THE TENT AND PUT UP THE TABLES.
UM, MISS ERICA, THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALWAYS DO, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EVENTS ARE GREAT.
ALSO, IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO DONATE.
SO IF YOU STILL WANT TO DONATE TO RELAY FOR LIFE, GO ONLINE, DONATE RELAY FOR LIFE.
ALL OF US HAVE SOMEONE IN OUR FAMILIES OR ALL OF US KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS AFFECTED BY CANCER NO MATTER WHAT THE CANCER MAY BE.
SO AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE.
THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH FOR COMING.
[13. REPORT OF THE VICE MAYOR]
GOOD EVENING.TO THOSE WHO ARE STILL IN THE AUDIENCE,
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THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.YOU RARELY, RARELY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WE'RE NOT LOOKING ON EMPTY CHAIRS.
AND I, UM, I WANT TO JUST AGAIN, CONGRATULATE MS. BLUE AS I DID WRITE IN MY, IN THE MAGAZINE THAT GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN DALE LAKES BECAUSE THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT THING FOR HER IN THE ENTIRE BROWARD COUNTY PRINCIPAL TO BE SELECTED AS THE BEST IN BROWARD COUNTY.
BUT MAYOR, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PROCLAMATION.
SHE RARELY, RARELY DESERVES IT.
HURRICANE SEASON IS RIGHT ON TOP OF US IN ANOTHER TWO WEEKS.
JUNE THE FIRST BEGINS THE HURRICANE SEASON, AND AS FORMER COMMISSIONER BEVERLY BEVERLY WILLIAMS CAME TO REMIND US THAT WE NEED TO PREPARE.
IT IS THE HARDEST THING TO DO, BUT WE NEED TO DO IT.
I'VE SEEN ON MY STREET AND ON OTHER STREETS IN EAST GATE FLORIDA, POWER AND LIGHTS HAS, CONTRACTORS ARE OUT THERE CLEARING OUT THE LINES.
AND IF YOU HAVE BUSHES, BRUSHES AROUND YOUR PROPERTY, PLEASE START DOING WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
AND WE ARE IN FOR A HARD TIME BECAUSE IF YOU WATCH, IF YOU LISTEN TO THE NEWS, WASHINGTON IS NOW ANTICIPATING, ALTHOUGH MAYBE IT'S A POOR CHOICE OF WORD TO SAY, TO DO AWAY WITH FEMA, THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
THAT HELPS US IF THERE ARE ANY DISASTERS.
JUST LAST WEDNESDAY, THE ACTING DIRECTOR WENT TO CONGRESS AND MADE AN ERROR BY STATING THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD DO AWAY WITH FEMA.
AND BY 5:00 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING, HE WAS FIRED.
AND THE NEW DIRECTOR SAYS, NO ONE IS GOING TO GET IN HIS WAY AND THEY WANT TO SEND EVERYTHING TO THE STATE.
YOU KNOW, BROWARD COUNTY, WHERE WE ARE FROM TALLAHASSEE, CAN YOU IMAGINE IF A HURRICANE OR I'VE WATCHED THE FIRES DOWN IN KEY WEST OR SOMEWHERE DOWN THERE.
CAN YOU IMAGINE IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THIS HAPPENS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT NOW AND WE ARE GOING TO DEPEND ON TALLAHASSEE TO HELP US.
MAKE SURE THE BRUSHES ARE, IF YOU HAVE TREES THAT ARE HANGING, GET IT REMOVED.
NOT ONLY BUYING THE WATER AND THE BATTERIES AND THE FLASHLIGHTS, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED MORE THAN THAT.
SO I'M JUST ASKING MY RESIDENTS TO DO THE BEST THAT THEY CAN FOR THEM SELVES.
AND WITH THAT, HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT AND I'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE IN TWO WEEKS.
GOODNIGHT, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER
[14. REMARKS OF THE COMMISSIONERS]
HARRISON.THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO DECIDED TO ATTEND TONIGHT.
UH, SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO DECIDED TO STAY, UH, THROUGH THE, UH, DURATION OF THE COMMISSION MEETING.
UH, DON'T REALLY HAVE TOO MUCH TO REALLY REPORT OUT AND SAY TO EVERYONE OTHER THAN, FIRST AND FOREMOST, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO WAS AWARDED AND RECOGNIZED TONIGHT, UM, ESPECIALLY OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO GRADUATED FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S ACADEMY.
YOU ALL LOOK GREAT IN YOUR SHIRTS.
SO IT WAS A PLEASURE TO BE DOWN THERE AND CELEBRATE WHAT YOU GUYS, AND, UH, ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PRINCIPAL OF ORAL ELEMENTARY.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO, UH, TRACY N SMITH OVER
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AT BOYD ANDERSON, UH, FOR THEIR AWARDS.AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THOSE AWARDS ARE NOT EASY TO WIN.
I I THOUGHT THEY WERE JUST HANDED OUT MYSELF, BUT WHEN YOU ASK THEM, THIS IS REALLY A BIG DEAL.
AND, UH, WE HAD TWO GREAT AWARDS JUST HERE IN THIS SMALL CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKE.
SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING, UH, TO BE PROUD ABOUT.
UH, WANTED TO ALSO, UH, LET YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT THE CHESS CHALLENGE THAT'S COMING UP THIS THURSDAY.
THURSDAY, UH, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING ANOTHER CHESS CHALLENGE HERE AT CITY HALL.
IT'S GONNA BE IN THE MULTIPURPOSE, UH, SPACE ACROSS THE LOT.
AND, UH, IT'S GONNA BE THIS THURSDAY AT 6:00 PM EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY CHESS, PLEASE COME ON OUT.
WE'D LOVE TO STILL WORK WITH YOU.
A COUPLE PEOPLE CAME OUT, UH, MR. BURROW WHO WAS HERE EARLIER, ME AND HIM HAD A GREAT CHESS GAME.
I, I TAUGHT A FEW STAFF HOW TO PLAY CHESS.
IF I'M THERE, I DON'T MIND SHOWING YOU HOW TO PLAY CHESS AND DOING A GOOD GAME WITH YOU.
I THINK THE GAME OF CHESS IS A GOOD WAY TO PASS BY TIME AND, UH, KEEP YOUR MIND SHARP.
SO, UH, WITH THAT, I'LL BE DONE.
COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR.
SO TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS, UM, OUR CITY MANAGER'S POSITION.
SO I AM GOING TO READ MY LITTLE NOTE 'CAUSE IT'S BEST FOR ME TO WRITE IT DOWN 'CAUSE THEN I GET TO BABBLE A LOT.
CHOOSING THE CITY MANAGER IS A CRITICAL DECISION THAT AFFECTS HOW OUR CITY OPERATES.
WE MUST UNDERSTAND HOW WE REACH TO THIS POINT AND FOCUS ON WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS.
I DO HAVE THE STORY ON THAT POINT, BUT I'M GOING TO DIGRESS ON THE STORY ON HOW WE GOT HERE.
UM, I KNOW THAT EVERYONE WILL NOT AGREE.
NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO AGREE WITH OUR CHOICES, BUT THAT IS A PART OF THE PROCESS.
WHILE USING AN IN-HOUSE RESOURCE FOR RECRUITMENT MAY SEEM COST EFFECTIVE AND HAVE SOME CONCERNS THAT IT WILL DELAY THE, UH, DELAY OUR PROCESS, THERE'S SOME CONCERNS.
INTERNAL RECRUIT RECRUITING CAN TAKE A LONGER TIME, WHICH MAY HOLD UP FINDINGS THAT RIGHT PER RIGHT, THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE IMPORTANT JOB.
UM, RELI RELY, SORRY, RELY SOLELY ON INTERNAL PROCESS.
MAY IDU INDUCE BIAS INDUCED BIAS.
WE MAY MISS OUT ON TALENTED CANDIDATES BECAUSE OUR RESEARCH WOULD NOT BE, WOULD BE VERY NARROWED.
THIS APPROACH CAN OVERWHELM OUR, ALSO OUR NEW ACTING HR DIRECTOR WHO ALREADY HAVE MANY DUTIES.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE BUDGET IS A CONCERN, BUT WE SHOULD INVEST IN A STRONG HIRING PROCESS TO GET THE BEST RESULTS.
THEREFORE, I AM SUGGESTING THAT WE HIRE AN OUTSIDE RECRUITMENT FIRM.
THIS OPTION HAS SEVERAL ADVANTAGES.
ONE, THE RECRUITMENT FIRM HAVE AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK TO FIND A DIVERSE RANGE OF CANDIDATES FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S ROLE.
TWO, THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE THAT CAN QUICKLY IDENTIFY AND ATTRACT THE TOP TALENTED SPEEDING UP THE PROCESS.
THREE, THEY CAN MANAGE THE ENTIRE RECRUITMENT PROCESS INCLUDE SCREENING, INTERVIEWING, SAVING US TIME AND EFFORT.
FOUR, THEY MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY DURING THE HIRING PROCESS, WHICH PROTECTS BOTH THE CANDIDATE AND OUR CITY.
BEING EXTERNAL, THEY CAN PROVIDE AN UNBIASED VIEW OF THE CANDIDATE.
AS YOU KNOW, THAT BROER COUNTY IS VERY SMALL AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO GO DOWN THE FRIEND I KNOW A FRIEND ROAD.
BY TAKING THIS APPROACH, WE CAN IMPROVE OUR CHANCE OF FINDING A STRONG CITY MANAGER WHO CAN LEAD US EFFECTIVELY BY STAYING COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENCY AND A VALUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
LET'S CONDUCT A THOROUGH EVALUATION FOR OF ALL THE FIRMS THAT WAS GIVEN TO US UNDER CONSIDERATION.
PREPARE TO DISCUSS OUR FINDINGS IN DETAILS DURING OUR UPCOMING COMMISSIONER MEETING.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ANALYZE EACH FIRM'S STRENGTH AND WEAKNESSES AND COME AND COME, UM, EQUIP WITH THE RELEVANT DATA AND REPORTS TO SUPPORT OUR DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
THIS WAY WE CAN MAKE A WELL-INFORMED CHOICE THAT MEETS THE CITY GOALS AND EXPECTATION.
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I LOVE MY CITY DEARLY, LOVE THE COMMISSION, LOVE WHAT I DO.BUT WE ARE ALL KNOWN FOR OUR PROCRASTINATION WHEN IT COMES TO DOING A LOT OF THINGS.
WE TAKE FOREVER TO GET TO THINGS, GET TO POINTS, GET TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROCESS MOVE QUICKER AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE THAT WE CAN PUT THAT TO REST.
UM, SO I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN ALL, I THINK WE HAD A LIST OF FIRMS THAT WE HAD, THAT WE WERE GOT GIVEN.
UM, PLEASE, WE NEED TO START DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND READING AND MAYBE COMING UP WITH SOME NAMES.
ALL OF US, PICK SOME NAMES AND START HAVING THIS DISCUSSION.
UM, WE KEEP PUTTING IT ON THE WORKSHOP AND TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT WE'RE NOT MOVING FORWARD.
SO WE NEED TO START MOVING FORWARD THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, PUT THIS TO REST AND LET'S START MOVING THE CITY IN THE DIRECTION THAT WE WANNA SEE IT GO.
AND THANK CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE.
UM, SHE, SHE DID, CAME TO MY LITERACY PROGRAM IN ONE, MY GUEST SPEAKERS AND IT WAS REALLY AWESOME.
SO THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT TO EVERYONE.
COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS, COMMISSIONER THOMAS.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO BE LEFT LAST, BUT UM, I SEE THAT, UM, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT'S IN HERE, I THANK YOU FOR STAYING.
THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THE PROCESS OF OUR COMMISSION MEETING.
IT MEANS A LOT WHEN WE SEE YOU IN THE AUDIENCE.
AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE ONLINE, CONGRATULATIONS.
AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID TO ALL THOSE THAT RECEIVED HONORS, THE LLGA AND LOOK LIKE THE COLORS YOU'RE WEARING TONIGHT IS THE COLORS I WORE YES.
SO IT JUST BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, FOR DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB, MS. GLENDA, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
JUST WANT TO, UM, I KNOW MOTHER'S DAY HAS PASSED, BUT STILL WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO MOTHERS.
UM, IT'S NOT JUST A ONE DAY THING, IT'S A EVERYDAY THING.
AND EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT BEING CELEBRATED BY YOUR CHILDREN, CELEBRATE YOURSELF.
'CAUSE IT'S A HONOR TO BE A MOTHER.
UM, I'M THANKFUL TO ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT CAME OUT WITH ME TO GO TO THE RECYCLE, UH, ROUTER FACILITY LAST WEEK.
MS. JOHNSON, ONE OF YOUR LGA, UM, GRADUATE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THEY REALLY LEARNED A LOT, UM, WAS APPALLED AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE BEING THROWN INTO THE RECYCLE BIN.
UM, SO PLEASE, WHEN IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT.
UM, ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD FORMER COMMISSIONER BEVERLY WILLIAMS SPEAK ABOUT, UM, HURRICANE SEASON THAT'S COMING UP AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUE ALSO MENTIONED IT, BUT I WANNA LET YOU KNOW AND PLEASE PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR.
THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH, WE ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION, UM, CONCERNING HURRICANES.
THERE IS A CALM BEFORE THE STORM.
AND FOR WE HAVE SOME OF OUR GREAT STAFF THAT WILL BE PRESENT.
UH, CHIEF HACKETT WILL BE ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS LETTING YOU KNOW WHAT IS NEEDED.
UM, MS. TANJA WILL ALSO BE PRESENT FOR CODE COMPLIANCE.
WHAT IS NEEDED TO, UM, GET YOUR HOUSE AND YOUR PROPERTY IN ORDER.
WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR. RHONDA BRUIN, AND WE ALSO HAVE THE EMERGENCY, UH, PERSON FROM BROWARD COUNTY THAT WILL BE PRESENT.
IT'LL BE AT WILLIE WEBB FROM SIX TO EIGHT ON JUNE 5TH.
PLEASE COME OUT BECAUSE AS YOU HEARD, OUR PROPERTIES AND WHAT HAPPENS WITH US IS IN OUR HANDS.
SO PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF IT AND BRING YOUR NEIGHBORS WITH YOU AND COME IN HERE WHAT WE NEED TO DO INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR, UM, PROPERTIES.
WELL, I'M ALWAYS GRATEFUL TO SERVE YOU, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO DO.
THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS AND HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE WEEK UNTIL WE SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER THOMAS, MADAM
[15. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER]
MANAGER.AS FAR AS CITY MANAGER MEETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS, WE HAVE THE LAUDERDALE LAKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEET AND GROW MAY 14TH FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM AT WILLIE WEBBS SENIOR PARK.
WE HAVE A BUDGET TOWN HALL MEETING ON MAY 21ST FROM SIX TO EIGHT IN THE MULTI AUDITORIUM.
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY IS APPROACHING.
WE ARE FEATURING PUBLIC WORKS ON MAY 22ND FROM TWO TO 4:00 PM AT THE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY.
THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WALK IS AT NORTHGATE
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COMMUNITY.ON MAY 24TH FROM 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM THE SAM BROWN ROOM IS OPEN AND IT WILL BE OPEN SEVEN 30 TO 8:00 PM DURING CITY COMMISSION MEET MEETING, TAKE A WALK THROUGH THE LEGACY OF A TRUE TRAILBLAZER.
OUR FARM SHARE FOOD DISTRIBUTION HOST EVERY THIRD THURSDAY, STARTING AT 10:00 AM WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.
PLEASE STOP BY THE MULTIPURPOSE AUDITORIUM TO RECEIVE NUTRITIOUS ITEMS. WE HAVE ESOL CLASSES ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY FROM 5:00 PM TO 8:00 PM AND THIS IS AT THE ECC, THE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTER AT 35 80 WEST OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD.
ON THE SECOND FLOOR, WE HAVE ADULT DANCE CLASSES EVERY WEDNESDAY AT THE ECC ON THE SECOND FLOOR FROM 6:00 PM TO 7:00 PM.
ALSO, WE HAVE AUC ACTIVE ADULT PROGRAMS PING PONG ON MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS FROM 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM AT VINCENT TORRES PARK DOMINO'S CLUB ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAYS FROM 5:00 PM TO 9:00 PM IN THE RESOURCE ROOM IN THE MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR PROGRAMS CALLED 9 5 4 5 3 5 2 7 8 5.
FOR MAY'S BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT IS BEING SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER CARLENE MAXWELL WILLIAMS, AND WE'RE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE DIANE'S DESIGN AND ALL STITCHES AS OUR LAUDERDALE LAKES BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT FOR MAY.
THEY'RE LOCATED AT 39 75 NORTHWEST 19TH STREET IN LAUDERDALE LAKES AND CAN BE REACHED AT 9 5 4 8 1 2 6 9 7 1.
WE HAVE OUR MOBILE HEALTH UNIT BRINGING HEALTHCARE TO LAUDERDALE LAKES.
WE'RE PROUD TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE DIRECTLY TO THE COMMUNITY BY BROWARD HEALTHPOINT.
OUR MOBILE HEALTH UNIT DELIVERS ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES TO RESIDENTS, ENSURING CONVENIENCE AND COMPREHENSIVE CARE CLOSE TO HOME.
THEY'RE NOW ON MONDAYS FROM 8:30 AM TO 4:30 PM UM, AT VINCENT TORRES PARK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEBSITE@LAUDERDALELAKES.ORG.
WE HAVE OUR COMMISSIONER'S CHESS CHALLENGE ON THURSDAY.
IF YOU THINK YOU'VE GOT GAME, IT'S TIME TO PUT YOUR SKILLS TO THE TEST.
COMMISSIONER HARRISON ACTUALLY TAUGHT ME AND I AM NOW A PRO, SO PLEASE JOIN US ON THURSDAY FROM 6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM OUR SCAVENGER HUNT WINNER.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ELEANOR SOUZA, THE ULTIMATE SCAVENGER HUNT CHAMPION.
SHE WON THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SCAVENGER HUNT FOR WEEKS ONE, TWO, AND THREE.
AND WE ARE HIRING HERE AT THE CITY FOR VARIOUS POSITIONS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE.
WE ARE CLOSED ON MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 26TH.
THAT CONCLUDES MY ANNOUNCEMENTS, MADAM MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BEFORE WE GO TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT ON LAST WEEK, THE DISTRICT HELD A CELEBRATION OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR, AND THOSE STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT WHO HAD PERFECT ATTENDANCE.
AND ONE OF THE STUDENTS FROM THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, LAUDERDALE LAKES MIDDLE KAYLEE KELLY HAS HAD PERFECT ATTENDANCE ALL THROUGHOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL, SIXTH GRADE, SEVENTH GRADE, AND EIGHTH GRADE.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING KAYLA HERE TO THE COMMISSION TO PERSONALLY CONGRATULATE HER.
BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE PERFECT ATTENDANCE THROUGHOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL, SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADE.
AND I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER HARRISON FOR, FOR PARTICIPATING ALSO.
[16. REPORT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY]
UH, YES, UH, MATTER MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS AND TO THE PUBLIC, JUST A SHORT REPORT.UM, THIS COMMISSION, UH, AND THE PUBLIC PROBABLY, UH, RECOLLECTS, WE STILL HAVE MATTERS, UH, RELATING TO THE CITY'S ACTIONS TO ENFORCE, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT MATTERS THAT HAVE BECOME CHRONIC.
ONE OF THOSE MATTERS IS A MATTER THAT IS STYLED THE, THE CITY OF DALE LAKES VERSUS A, UH, NON, UH, HOMESTEAD OUT-OF-STATE OWNER, LAST NAME BEING ALLEN.
YOU'LL RECALL WE CAME TO THIS COMMISSION AND, AND LET YOU KNOW THAT THE JUDGE ENTERED AN ORDER, UH, UH, ATTEMPTING TO, UH, DIRECT THE CITY TO GO BACK AND, UH, HAVE THE MAGISTRATE ENTER AN ORDER THAT WAS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT HE DESIRED AS OPPOSED TO WHAT THE LAW REQUIRED.
UM, AND WE EXPECT A DECISION, UH, SOMETIME IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS ON, ON THAT CASE.
WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER CASE RELATING TO THE PROPERTY THAT WE, UM, DESCRIBED AS THE DUPONT PROPERTY.
THAT IS A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LOCATED, I
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BELIEVE, AT NORTHWEST, UM, 44TH OR 41ST, UM, THAT MATTER, UH, AGAIN, IS UH, IN LITIGATION.UH, WE DID RECEIVE, UH, AND, AND ATTENDED A ARBITRATION HEARING IN FRONT OF AN ARBITRATOR.
IT WAS NON-BINDING, BUT THE ARBITRATOR DID ENTER A, UH, SIGNIFICANT WRITTEN, UM, UH, ORDER AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE COURT, UH, THAT, UH, THAT MATTER, UH, SHOULD BE FOUND IN FAVOR OF THE CITY.
UH, THE OWNER IN THAT CASE DOES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, FORCE A TRIAL.
SO IT'S IN THAT HOLDING PERIOD.
WE EXPECT TO, UH, BE, UM, UH, PREVAILING ON THIS MATTER AS IT, UH, MOVES FORWARD THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
UM, ALSO RELATING TO THE CITY'S PURCHASE, UM, BY A PUBLIC FORECLOSURE SALE BID PROCESS OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 43 0 1 NORTHWEST 48TH AVENUE.
UM, AGAIN, THE CITY WAS SUCCESSFUL AS THE BIDDER.
UH, THERE HAVE BEEN, UM, AT, AT, AT THIS 0.3 MOTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED BY THE, UM, UH, DEFENDANT BORROWERS, UM, UM, ASKING THE COURT TO VACATE THE FORECLOSURE SALE.
THE JUDGE HAS ALREADY ENTERED ONE ORDER INDICATING THAT, UM, THE SHIP HAS SAILED ON THAT DEFENDANT'S MOTION.
UM, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY FILED A SECOND AND A THIRD MOTION THAT MATTER IS ON FOR A HEARING BEFORE THE COURT ON FRIDAY, MAY 16TH.
AND SO WE EXPECT THAT, UM, AGAIN, THE CITY'S INTEREST IN THIS PROPERTY WILL BE UPHELD BY THE COURT.
UM, THE QUESTION, UH, THAT WE HEARD EARLIER AROUND THE CITY'S, UM, EXCESSIVE LIENS, I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT SUBJECT 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO, UH, HAVE ANY, UH, CONCERN THAT THE CITY'S LIEN PROCESS IS SOMEHOW UNFAIR.
AND I KNOW WE HAD, UH, A LAWYER HERE INDICATING THAT, UH, THE US CONSTITUTION IS IN PLAY AND SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER THE CITY IS, IS, IS NOT, UH, BEING CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE 11TH, WHAT THE CONSTITUTION SAYS RELATIVE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS AND EXCESSIVE FINES.
AS, UH, HE DESCRIBED IT, WHAT I WHAT ASKED IS, IF YOU GO BACK AND YOU LISTEN TO THAT LAWYER'S COMMENTS, UM, HE SAID, THIS IS MY OPINION.
UM, AND SO I SAY TO THE COMMISSION AND TO THE PUBLIC, WHAT WE HEARD, UH, TODAY WAS REALLY A LAWYER'S OPINION AS TO THAT THERE IS FLORIDA CASE LAW, UH, THAT, UH, WE HAVE SEEN, UH, ON THIS QUESTION AS IT PERTAINS TO WHETHER A CITY'S LIEN IS EXCESSIVE.
AND THE COURTS HAVE CITED WITH CITY GOVERNMENT, UH, PARTICULARLY IN A HOLDING THAT APPLIES TO, UH, THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.
AND AGAIN, WE'VE NOT, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HEARD A CHALLENGE ON, UM, THE ARGUMENTS THAT YOU HEARD TODAY, BUT THE COURT SAID, UM, THAT, UM, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT FINES DO FALL WITHIN THE EXCESSIVE FINES, CLAUSE OF THE CONSTITUTION, UH, THAT PROHIBITS GOVERNMENT FROM ASSESSING AND OBTAINING PAYMENTS, WHETHER IN CASH OR IN KIND, BECAUSE SUCH FINES ARE PUNITIVE AND THEY CONSTITUTE A FINE FOR THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT PURPOSE.
IT THEN SAID THAT THERE'S A STRONG PRESUMPTION THAT THE AMOUNT OF A FINE IS NOT CONSTITUTIONALLY EXCESSIVE IF IT LIES WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE FINES THAT ARE PRESCRIBED BY THE LEGISLATURE.
THE LONG AND SHORT OF THAT COMMISSIONERS AND TO THE PUBLIC IS, UH, THE, THE LIENS AMOUNTS ARE AMOUNTS THAT ARE DICTATED BY FLORIDA STATUTE THAT SAYS A LIEN, UH, AMOUNT CAN BE A HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY, NO MORE THAN $250 PER DAY.
THAT IS A LEGISL LEGISLATIVE PRESCRIBED AMOUNT, AND THAT IS WHAT THE CITY DOES.
AND SO WE HAVE NO CONCERNS ABOUT A CLAIM THAT A FINE IS EXCESSIVE AND IN VIOLATION OF, OF THE CONSTITUTION.
AND SO, UH, AGAIN, UM, MY OFFICE, WE, WE HEAR THOSE CLAIMS ALL THE TIME AND WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FLORIDA LAW SAYS ON, ON THOSE ISSUES.
UH, LAST AND FOREMOST, UM, WE ARE WORKING WITH, UH, AND DO HAVE A DATE TO, UM, PRESENT A ORIENTATION WORKSHOP FOR THE CITY'S ADVISORY BOARDS.
UM, I DON'T HAVE THE DATE IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I KNOW IT'S SOMETIME IN THE MONTH OF, WELL, MAY 20TH.
UM, THAT'LL BE A, UH, A WORKSHOP FOR THE CITY'S ADVISORY BOARD.
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THIS COMMISSION KNOWS WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE.WE WILL, UH, BE PREPARED TO, UM, PROVIDE SOME COMMENTS, UH, TO THE ADVISORY BOARD.
SORRY, EXCUSE ME, MR. ATTORNEY.
UM, DO YOU, MADAM MAYOR, IF WE CAN GET THE TIME CERTAIN ON THE DAY FOR THAT EVENT.
UM, WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON, UH, SETTING A CALENDAR DATE FOR AN ORIENTATION ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
UH, PARTICULARLY GIVEN I'M WORKING WITH THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHO, AS YOU HAVE SEEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL, UH, WEEKS, IS WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, DIVISION IS SET UP IN OPERATING PROPERLY.
AND WE'RE GOING TO, UH, ENTER INTO A, HAVE A WORKSHOP ALONG WITH, WITH THAT.
UH, AND THEN MY OFFICE IS ALSO WORKING WITH THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, UH, DEPARTMENT TO, UM, AND WE'LL BE WORKING FOREMOST WITH THE CITY'S, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING ADVISORY BOARD TO AGAIN, ASSIST ON QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS THAT DO COME BEFORE THEM, THAT THEY HAVE TO GIVE THE CITY, UH, COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS ON.
UH, AND WITHOUT THAT, UH, UH, MATTER, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, I'LL SAY GOODNIGHT IF THERE'S NOT ANYTHING ELSE, MEANING AS ADJOURNED.