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WELCOME TO OUR CITY COMMISSION
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
MEETING JUNE 9TH, 2026.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 WILL ENJOY THE MEETING AND WILL ATTEND MORE OF OUR MEETINGS IN THE FUTURE.
PLEASE TURN OFF A SILENCE ALL OF YOUR CELL PHONES OR OTHER DEVICES.
ANY PERSON REQUIRING AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES MUST HAVE CONTACTED THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, WHO MAY SPEAK.
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 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PETITIONS FROM THE PUBLIC PER SECTION TWO DASH 54 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 FORUM LOCATED ON THE PODIUM JUST OUTSIDE OF THE 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 PROVIDING PRESIDING OFFICE AND NOT TO THE AUDIENCE OR INDIVIDUAL CITY.
COMMISSIONER AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKE CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
THE MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
ROLL CALL MADAM CLERK, PLEASE.
HERE, VICE MAYOR THOMAS PRESENT, COMMISSIONER SWELL PRESENT, COMMISSIONER HARRISON PRESENT, COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. PRESENT, ACTING CITY MANAGER HOWARD PRESENT CITY ATTORNEY CALLAWAY.
MADAM MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM THANK YOU.
ITEM THREE, INDICATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
OUR INVOCATION THIS EVENING WILL BE PROVIDED BY BISHOP MAURICE CLARK, SENIOR FROM CENTRAL LIGHT, GRACE CHAPTER BISHOP.
SO GOOD, GOOD EVENING GUYS AND FELLOW CITIZENS OF LAW S SPRING
GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH ALWAYS READY TO HELP IN TIMES OF TROUBLE.
SO WE WILL NOT FEAR WHEN THE EARTH COME AND THE MOUNTAINS CRUMBLE IN THE SEA, THAT THE OCEANS ROAR AND FORM, THAT THE MOUNTAINS CRUMBLE AS THE WATERS SURGE.
A RIVER BRINGS JOY TO THE CITY OF OUR GOD.
THE CITY OF LORD LAKES THE SACRED HOME OF THE MOZART.
HE CANNOT BE DESTROYED FROM THE VERY BREAK OF DAY, GOD WITH PROTECTED THE NATIONS ARE IN CHAOS.
GOD'S VOICE, THUNDERS AND THE EARTH MELTS.
THE LORD OF OATH IS WITH US, WITH GOD OF IS OUR REFUGE, FATHER.
AND OH GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL EVENING THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO US, THAT WE CAN CONVENE TOGETHER TO DISCUSS MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE CITY, THE CITY THAT CARES.
WE'RE THANKFUL GOD FOR YOUR DIVINE APPOINTED LEADERS THAT YOU HAVE SET ABOVE US TO LEAD US.
WE ASK FOR YOUR DIVINE WISDOM, INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.
IM IMBUE THEM WITH FRESH ANOINTING OF GRACE, QUALITY OF HEALTH.
WE ASK YOU, LORD, TO SUSTAIN THEM IN THEIR GOING OUT.
WE PRAY FOR THE AGENDA THAT IS BEFORE THIS CITY.
ALL WE ASK GOD THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE DECENTLY IN ORDER.
YOU ASK GOD THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THE CITIZENRY, THOSE WHO ARE REPRESENTED HERE.
THIS WE ASK YOU FOR GRACE AND FOR MERCY, AND THAT ALL THINGS THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED DECENTLY AND ORDERLY TO YOUR GLORY AND TO YOUR PRAISE.
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AND FOR THIS CAUSE WE ASK YOU IN JESUS NAME.HONOR, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, FLAG PLEDGE OF AMERICA UNTO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS IN, YOU MAY BE SEATED AGAIN.
THANK YOU BISHOP CLARK FOR THOSE WORDS OF PRAYER COVERING OUR CITY.
THANK YOU FOR INVOKING GOD'S KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, AND UNDERSTANDING IN OUR COMMISSION THAT WE MAY HAVE OUR COMMISSION MEETING TO THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AND ULTIMATE TO THE GLORY OF GOD.
ITEM FOUR PROCLAMATIONS PRESENTATION ITEM FOUR,
[A. PRESENTATION - LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DARYL CAMPBELL]
A PRESENTATION LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DARRYL CAMPBELL.STATE REPRESENTATIVE CAMPBELL.
UM, SO IT'S, UH, FIRST OFF, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE BACK HOME.
UM, MADAM MAYOR, MADAM VICE, UH, VICE MAYOR AND, UM, COMMISSIONERS, UH, IT'S TRULY BEEN A STRUGGLE TO SAY THE LEAST, BEING UP IN TALLAHASSEE, UH, AS YOU, AS YOU'RE QUITE AWARE, UM, THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED, UH, THAT HAS GONE AGAINST WHAT OUR CONSTITUENTS, OUR RES RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED FOR TO BE DONE.
UH, WHEN I, WHEN I WENT UP TO TALLAHASSEE PRIOR TO THIS SESSION AND, AND OTHER, AND PREVIOUS SESSIONS, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT AFFORDABILITY AND WE TALKED ABOUT CREATING, UH, UH, THINGS IN PLACE THAT MADE SURE AND THAT HELPED TO RELIEVE, UH, THE, THE, THE BURDEN AND THE, THE FINANCIAL BURDENS THAT THE PEOPLE HERE ARE FEELING.
I WANNA START OFF WITH WHAT I WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THIS UN UNUSUAL SESSION.
UH, FIRST, UH, BROUGHT BACK, UH, ONE POINT $28 MILLION, UH, TO OUR, TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, NOT JUST HERE IN THE CITY OF, UH, LAUDERDALE, UH, LAKES, BUT ALSO IN THE OTHER CITIES THAT I, I CURRENTLY REPRESENT.
AND, UH, FOR LAUDERDALE, LAUDER HILL, WILTON MANNER, AND PLANTATION.
UH, WHEN IN, WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, THE CITY, HOLD ON, I JUST LOST MY, WHEN IT COMES TO THE, THE CITY, WHAT I WAS ABLE TO, TO BRING HOME HERE, WITHIN THAT 1.2 28 MILLION, UH, WE WAS ABLE TO BRING $250,000 HERE FOR THE LAUDERDALE LAKES GATED OUTFALLS.
UM, THAT WAS, THAT WAS THE ONLY PROJECT THAT I HAD FROM YOU ALL IN OUR APPROPRIATIONS.
AND, UM, THANKFULLY, AND, AND AS, AS WE SIT HERE TODAY, IT IS CURRENTLY IN PLAY WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT WE JUST PASSED, UH, LAST FRIDAY.
NOW, IT HAS TO, THAT'S A ASTERISK MARK BECAUSE WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR WHAT THE GOVERNOR IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO DECIDE.
AND SO, UM, WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND REALLY, AND WORK WITH, UH, THE LOBBYISTS INVOLVED TO MAKING SURE THAT THEY, UM, HAVE EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED TO PRESENT AND UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT TO OUR COM COMMUNITY AND IT'S NEEDED.
UM, OUTSIDE OF THAT, UM, AS FAR AS THE THINGS THAT WE DID, WE, WE DID THERE, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A, IN A ROW THAT WE, WE DID NOT PASS A BALANCED BUDGET ON TIME.
THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT WE ARE SET UP TO TALLAHASSEE TO DO, AND WE HAVE NOT ACCOMPLISHED OUR TASK IN THAT.
UM, WE, WHAT WE, WHAT WE, UH, DID THIS SESSION, WE WERE, WE FOCUSED ON ANTI DEI BILLS.
UH, FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW WHAT DEI IS, IT'S DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DIVERSE CITY IS WELL PREPPED.
THEY, THIS BILL WAS BILLED WITH, UM, TIE YOUR HANDS ON ON CITY FUNDING THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, OUR RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT LIMITS YOU.
AND IT ACTUALLY, IT PUTS YOU GUYS AT RISK OF LOSING FUNDING BECAUSE OF THEY, YOU
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NOW BECOME A TARGET FOR THE WAY YOU'RE USING YOUR DOLLARS TO SUPPORT YOUR RESIDENTS.UM, WE DID A TERRIBLE ELECTIONS BILL, UH, YET AGAIN, I'VE BEEN THERE FOUR YEARS.
THIS IS YEAR FOUR THAT WE'VE DONE FOUR YEARS OF WORTH ELECTION BILL.
BUT WHEN I KEEP HEARING THAT FLORIDA IS THE MOST SECURED, ELECTIONS, HAS THE MOST SECURED ELECTIONS HERE, UM, THIS IS NOW ASKING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO SHOW UP WITH, UH, THEIR PASSPORTS TO, TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
THANKFULLY, RIGHT NOW, WE DO NOT, THAT BILL DOES NOT TAKE EFFECT FOR THIS CURRENT ELECTION.
SO FOLKS DO NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.
WE'VE, WE, I'VE HAD A, A MEETING WITH, UH, SUPERVISORS ELECTION, UH, SCOTT, AND HE CONFIRMED THAT THIS BILL DOES NOT TAKE EFFECT THIS THIS YEAR.
UM, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE WORKING TO EDUCATE FOLKS ON.
UH, WE HAD RE WE HAD, UM, WE HAD IN THE MIDST OF ALL THAT, UH, TWO SPECIAL SESSIONS, THREE SPECIAL SESSIONS, UM, WE HAD, UM, REDISTRICTING THAT FURTHER CIRCUMVENTED, UH, OUR, OUR OUR VOTES HERE, UM, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND, UM, REALLY PUT OUR COMMUNITY AT SWE EACH OTHER, UM, AND WHICH WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEING THAT IS GOING THROUGH ITS LEGAL PROCESS.
BUT RIGHT NOW, LEGAL LEGALLY AS IT STANDS, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS, THESE MAPS ARE GOING TO BE WHAT WE HAVE FOR THIS UPCOMING ELECTION.
WE ALSO HAVE BEEN, WE ALSO HAD THIS, THE TERRIBLE PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE JUST, JUST HAD, UM, THIS, THIS PAST WEEK, UM, WHERE WE WERE ONLY GIVEN TWO DAYS TO, TO REALLY DISCUSS WHAT THESE IMPACT, WHAT THE IMPACT TOWARDS THE PROPERTY TAX SHIFT, UH, THAT WE WILL BE SEEING, UH, WITH THIS.
AND WE ARE ALREADY SEEING THE, THE EFFECTS FELT BECAUSE IN THE CITIES OF, UH, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, BROWARD COUNTY, PALM BEACH COUNTY, WE ARE ALREADY SEEING CUTBACKS BEING ROLLED OUT, EMAILS BEING SENT, WHAT THIS COULD MEAN TO, UH, INDIVIDUALS POSITIONS.
UH, THEY'VE ALREADY CUT TIMES ON BUS DRIVERS.
SO YOU TAKE A, YOU THINK ABOUT OUR C IS ALREADY HARD TO, TO GET TRANSPORTATION, AND THAT THE TRANSPORTATION THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE WE'RE LIMITING THE TIMES AND THEIR SCHEDULES.
AND SO, UM, THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S FRUSTRATING AND, UM, BECAUSE WE HAD, WHAT, WHAT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT IS THE THINGS THAT GOT CUT.
AND WHAT GOT CUT WAS THE MINORITY TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH GAVE $1.5 MILLION, UM, THAT WAS ELIMINATED.
UH, WHAT GOT CUT WAS FUNDING FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES.
THAT WAS $450 MILLION THAT GOT ELIMINATED VPK STUDENTS.
NO FUNDING WAS PUT IN, UM, OR INCREASED, UH, FLORIDA FOREVER, A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ELIMINATED.
AND THE A HCA WORK GROUP ELIMINATED FROM THE PROVISO.
UM, THIS WAS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY, UH, AND ADMINISTRATION.
BUT WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO, WHERE WE'RE ELIMINATING ALL THIS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, WE WERE ABLE TO SOMEHOW FIND $2.7 MILLION TO RENAME, UH, PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO DONALD J. TRUMP AIRPORT.
SO IT SHOWS TO YOU THE, THE FRUSTRATIONS THAT WE AS LEGISLATORS ARE HAVING UP THERE IN TALLAHASSEE.
I SIT HERE TO TELL YOU AND OUR RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY HERE TODAY, THAT THE PEOPLE ARE, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE UP THERE VOTING FOR THESE TERRIBLE BILLS.
THEY EXPECT US NOT TO SHOW UP.
THEY EXPECT US TO NOT TO BE WATCHING.
THEY ARE TELLING US, AND THEY ARE SHOWING US WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
AND I'M HERE NOT ONLY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THIS LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, BUT TO PRE PRES PRESENT A ASK TO YOU AS A COMMUNITY, AS AS LEADERS OF YOUR CITY TO JOIN ME AS WE GO OUT HERE AND WE EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE, FOLKS ARE, THAT THEY'RE REGISTERED APPROPRIATELY.
THAT THEY'RE NOT JUST SAYING, I'M, I'M GOING TO BE AN MPA, BUT THEY HAVE TO CHOOSE A SIDE.
AND I DON'T CARE WHAT SIZE YOU CHOOSE, BUT CHOOSE ASIDE SO THAT YOU ARE INVOLVED IN THE VOTING PROCESS FROM DAY ONE TO DAY, TO THE DAY WE FINISH.
THE OTHER ASK IS TO HELP ME EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON HOW THESE PROPERTY TAXES ARE GOING TO IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS MONEY DOES NOT JUST DISAPPEAR.
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DOES NOT GO AWAY.WE, THEY HAVE TO BE PAID BECAUSE IF NOT, WE WILL NOT HAVE NO OFFICERS.
WE WILL NOT HAVE NO FIREFIGHTERS.
YOUR, YOUR ROADS WILL DETERIORATE.
UM, YOUR CITY, YOUR CITY OFFICIALS WOULD HAVE TO COME BE AT THE, THE GUN HOLE OF TALLAHASSEE TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT WE, WHETHER OR NOT THEY GET THE FUNDS THEY NEED TO SUPPORT THE, THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S NOT HOW, WHEN THIS WAS FORMAT, WHEN THIS WAS FORMATTED, THAT IT SHOULD BE RUN.
I BELIEVE THAT YOU ALL KNOW BEST ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY, AND FOR THAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT YOU RESIDENTS HAVE ELECTED YOU TO MAKE.
AND SO I STAND HERE FRUSTRATED, BUT I STAND HERE HOPEFUL AND REINVIGORATED ABOUT WHAT WE, MY OFFICE ARE PLANNING TO DO AND WHAT I PLAN TO WORK WITH ALONGSIDE MY STATE LEGISLATED COLLEAGUES AND YOUR YOURSELVES AS WELL.
IF YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER.
REPRESENTATIVE CAMPBELL FOR THE UPDATE.
UM, REPRESENTATIVE CAMPBELL, YOU SAID HOW MUCH MONEY YOU SECURED FOR LAUDERDALE LAKES? FOR LAUDERDALE LAKES 1.28 MILLION? NO, NO, NOT THAT WAS IN TOTAL THAT I GOT, THAT I GOT IN MY, I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU SAID 1.28 MILLION FOR ALL THE CITIES THAT YOU REPRESENTED, HOW MUCH OF IT? SO 250,000 FOR, FOR LAUDERDALE LAKES SKATED OUT FALLS.
NO, JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU REPRESENTATIVE CAMPBELL.
AND WE HAD SPOKE WHEN I ATTENDED A TOWN HALL MEETING THAT YOU AND SENATOR OSGOOD WAS A PART OF.
AND, UM, I ALREADY SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR NEXT MONTH, AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE.
WE GOT BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND WE'RE READY TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE INFORMED.
ONE QUESTION, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX EDUCATING TO YOUR ASK, ONE OF YOUR ASKS WAS TO ASSIST YOU IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE PROPERTY TAX REFORM, UM, REFERENDUM, I GUESS NOW, IT IT IS, YES.
PASSED AT ONE POINT IN TIME DURING THIS PROCESS, THERE WAS AN ITEM IN THE BILL THAT PROVIDED FOR A FUND THAT CITIES COULD APPLY FOR.
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
WHY WAS THAT DO YOU THINK, WAS REMOVED FROM THE BILL? I DON'T, I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHY I THINK THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE BILL.
UM, THE IDEA BEHIND IT WAS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DEVELOP A TRUST FUND MM-HMM
AND FROM THAT TRUST FUND, THEY WERE GOING TO PUT ASIDE A, A, A POT OF MONEY SO THAT, UH, COMMUNITY, THE CITIES CAN GO AHEAD AND, AND GRAB OUT OF THE THING IS THAT WITH THESE PROPERTY TAXES, WE KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO COST, WE, IT'S A, IT IS A BILLION DOLLARS PLUS THAT'S BEING IMPACTED HERE.
AND WE, WE KNOW HOW, UM, OUR, OUR STATE IS WITH TRUST FUNDS, THEY JUST CAN'T BE TRUSTED.
AND SO, UM, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THEY, WHENEVER THEY PUT MONEY ASIDE IN THESE TRUST FUNDS, WE SEE THAT WITH OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE SANDOW FUND, THEY ARE PULLING MONEY AWAY FROM THAT EACH, EACH YEAR, EACH AND EVERY YEAR.
AND THEY'RE PUTTING IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND SO IT, I CAN'T, I CAN'T ALLUDE TO WHY IT WAS CUT.
UM, I HAVE MY SPECULATIONS THAT IT MIGHT, IT, THIS IS A, WE CAN EASILY TARGET THEM ON THAT, BUT AS FAR AS WHY IT WAS CUT, CAN'T STATE TO THAT.
BUT, UH, EITHER WAY, YOU, EITHER WAY YOU FRAME IT WITH THE TRUST FUND.
WITHOUT THE TRUST FUND, THIS HURTS OUR COMMUNITIES, AND WE WON'T HAVE, WE WON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT.
BROWARD COUNTY IS THE PILLAR TO HELPING STATE OF FLORIDA STAY, STAY AFLOAT.
UH, WE ALL OUR TAXES HELP A LOT OF THE RURAL CITIES.
UM, THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT I STAND BEFORE YOU TELLING YOU THAT I CAN ONLY GET $250,000 IN THE BUDGET ON, ON BEHALF OF YOU TO BRING HOME, UM, IS THE INSULT TO OUR RESIDENTS HERE, BECAUSE WES, WE KEEP FLORIDA FLOOR, WE SHOULD BE GETTING BACK THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE PUT IN, NOT BITS AND PIECES, JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A POLITICAL PARTY IN IN CHARGE THAT, THAT, THAT FEELS DIFFERENT.
AND SO THIS IS WHERE, THIS IS WHERE US GOING, BOOTS ON THE GROUND, UH, TALKING TO FOLKS.
SO IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY, IF YOU KNOW GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS THAT, THAT DO MEET, I DON'T CARE IF IT'S, IF IT'S TWO PEOPLE, THREE PEOPLE, I WANT TO BE THERE TO EDUCATE THEM ON THESE, ON THIS INFORMATION, ON THESE PROPERTY TAXES, ON EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN TRANSPIRING,
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SO THAT WHEN THEY GO INTO THE POLLS, THEY KNOW WHICH WAY THEY ARE, ARE VOTING AND, AND THEY'RE NOT, UH, UNWAVERED IN THAT WAY.MADAM MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM VICE MAYOR.
REP, UM, CAMPBELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, THERE'S, BUT SO MUCH THAT THE CITY OFFICIALS CAN SAY, BUT YOU CAN, THE REPRESENTATIVE CAN SAY A WHOLE LOT.
SO WE TRUST THAT WHATEVER WE'RE HAVING IN THE CITIES, UH, RIGHT THROUGHOUT THAT WE WOULD INVOLVE OUR REPRESENTATIVE, UM, IN THAT CONVERSATION WITH REGARDS TO THE, UM, MONIES THAT WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE LUNCH, ARE THEY GONNA FIND OTHER MONIES TO FILL THAT? I WISH I HAD THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
UM, WE ARE, WE ARE HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE.
WE ARE SPEAKING UP, UM, WE ARE TALKING TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO LOOK AT, UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET TO SEE WHERE WOULD THAT POT OF MONEY BE PULLED FROM AND, AND HEARING FROM WHERE THEY, WHERE ARE THEY SEEING? BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES AND THERE ARE TIMES THAT THEY TELL US, OH, WE, YOU CAN PULL MONEY FROM HERE, OR WE'RE GONNA BE PULLING MONEY FROM HERE.
WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE BASED OFF OF, UH, WHERE THEY FEEL THAT THAT PART OF MONEY IS GONNA COME FROM.
ONCE WE GET THAT INFORMATION, WE'LL DEFINITELY, UH, KEEP YOU ALL IN, UH, IN, IN UPDATED TOO AND IN THE LOOP ABOUT WHAT, WHERE, WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING.
AGAIN, THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH.
WE ARE SO GLAD TO SEE YOU, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT MONTH.
[B. PRESENTATION - LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE MITCH ROSENWALD]
BE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE MITCH ROSENWALD, STATE REPRESENTATIVE ROSENWALD GOOD EVENING.UH, MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS AND VICE MAYOR THOMAS, COMMISSIONER SWELL COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS AND COMMISSIONER HARRISON, AND CITY MANAGER CLERK, AND TO THE RESIDENTS.
UH, I GUESS I'M THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK.
YOU HAVE ALL THREE STATE REPRESENTATIVES TONIGHT WITH REPRESENTATIVE DUNKLEY HERE AS WELL, WHO REPRESENT YOUR FINE CITY.
UM, I REPRESENT HOUSE DISTRICT 98, UM, WHILE I REPRESENT ALL OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, BECAUSE LAUDERDALE LAKES IS ONE OF THE CITY, UH, OFFICIALLY I REPRESENT ORLE ESTATES AND NORTH AND NORTHGATE, BUT AGAIN, I REPRESENT ALL OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, ALONG WITH ALL OF OAKLAND PARK, A LOT OF POMPANO, DEERFIELD, FORT LAUDERDALE, AND A BIT OF TAMARACK.
I'M THE FORMER MAYOR IN OAKLAND PARK AND COMMISSIONER.
SO SOME OF THESE ATTACKS ON CITY AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
I, I'VE, I'VE BEEN WHERE YOU ARE JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, JUST A FEW MILES EAST.
AND I KNOW THE STRUGGLES WITH THE ANTI, THE HORRIBLE ANTI DI BILL, THE PROPERTY TAX, UM, THE SCHOOL LUNCHES THAT, THAT REP CAMPBELL TALKED ABOUT.
SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF, UM, INFORMATION TO COMPLIMENT AND, UH, MAYBE PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE, UM, SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, UM, FROM WHAT REP CAMPBELL SAID.
SO I HAVE AN APPROPRIATION PROJECT, UH, WITH THAT YOU ALL MAY KNOW, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WITH SENATOR OSGOOD.
UH, GOVERNOR DESANTIS HAS NOT SIGNED THE BUDGET YET.
HE DOES HAVE THE RIGHT TO VETO OR APPROVE WHATEVER HE WANTS TO IN THE BUDGET, BUT FINGERS CROSSED, UM, I WAS PROUD TO HAVE SECURED WITH SENATOR OOZ GOOD $900,000, UM, IN STATE FUNDING FOR CANAL THREE, UM, RIGHT HERE IN LAUDERDALE LAKES.
THIS, UH, WOULD PROTECT MORE THAN 5,000 RESIDENTS IN OIL ESTATES AND IMPROVES THE STORM WATER FLOW AND WATER QUALITY.
AGAIN, IT DID PASS THE HOUSE, IT DID PASS THE SENATE, BUT IT DOES GO TO OUR, TO OUR GOVERNOR, UM, WHO, WHO, UH, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WILL SAY YES OR NO, BUT WE WILL BE, KEEP PUSHING AND THE LOBBYISTS WILL KEEP PUSHING FOR THAT PIECE.
FLOODING IS, OF COURSE, A, A HUGE ISSUE.
I WANT TO JUST SAY A LITTLE BIT THE RE REDISTRICTING, I THINK YOU HAVE THREE STATE REPRESENTATIVES WHO ALL REPRESENT THE SAME PARTY AS YOU KNOW, I THINK WE VOTE VERY MUCH IN TANDEM ON A LOT OF THESE THINGS, OR ALL OF THEM.
UM, IT'S, YOU, YOU SAY REDISTRICTING FOR THE END OF THE, FOR THE FIRST YEAR, AFTER THE END OF THE CENSUS.
THAT'S HOW IT IS IN OUR CONSTITUTION.
AND OUR GOVERNOR VIOLATED THAT.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO JUST SAY.
IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN, UM, FOR A THOUSAND REASONS.
I WANNA SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICALLY ON THE PROPERTY TAX.
SO JUST FOR PEOPLE TO, TO KNOW.
UM, WHILE THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY DID PASS THIS, UM, ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF DEMOCRATS VOTED YES, A COUPLE REPUBLICANS VOTED NO.
BUT THIS IS A LAW THAT IS NOW GOING TO THE VOTERS AS, AS MAYOR.
UM, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED IN NOVEMBER, IT WOULD, FOR IT TO PASS, IT WOULD NEED A 60% PASSAGE RATE.
AND SO I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS, AND THEN I'LL, UH, I SHARE REP CAMPBELL'S, UH, TOTAL ASSESSMENT ON IT.
THAT IT'S, IT'S NOT GOOD FOR LAUDERDALE LAKES.
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WHAT IT IS, IS IT'S A PROPERTY TO, UH, SAVE OUR HOMES FROM EXCESSIVE PROPERTY TAXES.IT'S AN AMENDMENT TO, UM, RAISE THE HOME SET EXEMPTION.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 50,000, RIGHT? IF YOU'RE, IF YOU OWN YOUR HOME, IT'S YOUR PRIMARY HOME, YOU CAN, UH, TAKE 50,000 OFF OF WHAT IT'S, OF THE, OF THE TAX BASE.
THIS WOULD INCREASE IT TO 150,000, UM, ON JANUARY 1ST, 2027 AND TO 250,000 ON 2028.
NOW, SURE, IT LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER.
A LOT OF US DO OWN HOMES IN HERE AND WHO ARE WATCHING AND IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT.
BUT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN CITIES HAVE LESS MONEY, AND WE DON'T HAVE A DEDICATED REVENUE STREAM, WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT, THE SALES TAX WILL GO UP OR WE'LL INCREASE THE BED TAX, WHICH IS THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX.
WHEN PEOPLE FROM, UM, NOT FROM FLORIDA RENT HO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A HOTEL ROOM, WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN AN OPTION? $5 EXTRA EVERY NIGHT FOR NON FLORIDIANS FOR A HOTEL? THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX, THE, THE PARTY IN POWER MENTIONED NO OTHER REVENUE STREAMS. SO AS REP CAMPBELL SAID IT, IT, IT, I JUST WANNA REAFFIRM WHAT HE SAID.
IT GUTS IT, IT GUTS THE CITIES AND THE COUNTIES.
WE HAVE OUR FINE POLICE AND FIRE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE, IN THE BACK HERE.
IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT OUR ROADS.
SO WHERE WILL CITIES GET IT? I, I HAVE SOME SOBERING NEWS FOR YOU, SPECIFICALLY FROM, UH, THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE, WHICH YOU ALL PROBABLY HAVE RECEIVED IN BROWARD COUNTY.
LAUDERDALE LAKES, SPECIFICALLY, IF THE $150,000 EXEMPTION OCCURS, STARTING THIS JANUARY, LAUDERDALE LAKES IS SLATED TO LOSE IN TAX REVENUE, 2.8 MILLION, $2.8 MILLION.
AND IN A, IN A YEAR FROM THAT, UM, WITH A $250,000 EXEMPTION, LAUDERDALE LAKES IS SLATED TO LOSE 3.9 MILLION.
SO HAVING BEEN A MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER MYSELF, THIS MONEY DOESN'T GROW ON TREES.
THIS COULD IMPACT THE MILLAGE RATE THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO DETERMINE IT COULD, YOU KNOW, YOUR PARKS ARE FREE.
WOULD YOU HAVE TO DO A FEE IF TRASH IS TWICE A WEEK? IS IT ONCE A WEEK OR IS IT AN EXTRA, YOU KNOW, THESE SORTS OF THINGS.
SO IT'S SORT OF, AS THEY SAY, ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL, ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL.
SO, UM, WE ALL, UM, UH, WE CO-SPONSORED, I CO-SPONSORED A BILL TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE REAL ISSUE, WHICH IS PROPERTY INSURANCE FOR FLORIDA TO ENTER A NATIONAL RISK POOL WITH STATES LIKE CALIFORNIA AND KENTUCKY, STATES LIKE THAT, THAT HAVE TORNADOES OR, OR, OR, UM, EARTHQUAKES.
THE MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED YOU, YOU SPREAD THE RISK AND THEN THE PREMIUMS GET LOWER, BUT THAT WAS NOT HEARD.
SO THE PROPERTY TAX, UM, I'M ALSO AVAILABLE, UM, WE ARE A LITTLE MORE, UM, CITIES AND COUNTIES ARE CONSTRAINED BY EDUCATION ON PROPERTY TAXES.
I, I, I, UM, MAYOR, YOU KNOW, YOU AND I FIRST MET AT BROWARD LEAGUE OF CITIES A FEW YEARS BACK, AND, UM, I THINK THE BROWARD LEAGUES OF CITIES, I THINK THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES HAS A ROLE IN EDUCATION.
I, I'D ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, I ENCOURAGE ALL THE LOCAL LEADERS I TALK TO, MAYBE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH THE HOWARD AND THE FLORIDA LEGAL CITIES IN TERMS OF EDUCATION.
I'LL ALSO TELL YOU THIS, THE PARAGRAPH THAT'S GONNA APPEAR ON THE BALLOT FOR VOTERS IS VERY ONE-SIDED.
WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO DO THIS? BECAUSE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WE, IT LOOKS GOOD, BUT WE, WE TEND NOT TO THINK OF WHEN WE FLUSH OUR TOILET OR WHEN WE GET A POURING RAIN.
WHERE DOES THAT WATER GO? AND IT COSTS SOME MONEY.
THERE'S, THERE'S PIPES UNDERNEATH THIS.
WELL, WHERE THE SECOND FLOOR, THERE'S, THERE'S PIPES UNDERNEATH THIS BUILDING, AND THAT'S PAID FOR, OBVIOUSLY BY, BY, BY SOMETHING, BY SOMEONE.
UM, BUT I, I AM AVAILABLE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR QUESTIONS, UH, MY STAFF HERE, I'VE, UM, JOEY HELI IS MY, UH, NEW LEGISLATIVE AID.
AND, UH, BRIAN VID IS MY DISTRICT AID.
WHILE MY OFFICE IS IN, UH, OAKLAND PARK, JUST NORTH OF, UH, DIXIE ON OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD.
UM, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE HERE TO, TO, UM, EDUCATE, UH, AND WHATEVER YOU ALL NEED FOR ANY CONSTITUENT SERVICES.
LASTLY, I WILL SAY I HAVE A BILL PASSED THE HOUSE AND SENATE, UM, TO HELP, UM, VETERANS WITH THEIR HOUSING.
UM, AND THAT'S IN FRONT OF THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.
SO HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A GOOD, UH, LAW PASSED, UM, A LANDLORD INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO HELP VETERANS, UM, WITH THEIR, UM, WITH THEIR HOUSING NEEDS.
BUT I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
MADAM MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, AL, REPRESENTATIVE ROSE AND WAL, YOU SAID WE WOULD LOSE TWO POINT
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SOMETHING MILLION DOLLARS IF PROPERTY TAX PASSES.DOES THAT INCLUDE THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING SINCE THEY GO FROM 10% TO 5% OR ONLY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION? THIS IS YOU ARE REFERRING TO, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY TO THE RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ONLY.
UH, WITH A, THE POTENTIAL REVENUE LOSS, JOEY, THIS IS FROM THE PROPERTY APPRAISER.
YEAH, FROM MARTY CARE, THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE, THE POTENTIAL REVENUE LOSS WITH 150,000 PRIMARY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IS 2.8 MILLION.
AND AS IT GOES UP THE FOLLOWING YEAR TO 2 50, 200 50,000 IN 2028, THE, UH, IT'S JUST ABOUT 4 MILLION, $3.9 MILLION POTENTIAL REVENUE LOSS FOR THE TWO 50, YOU KNOW, UH, RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD.
IT'S ALSO, THE QUESTION IS, WHAT HAPPENS TO BUSINESSES, WHAT HAPPENS TO RENTERS? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE WHAT, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS WITH ALL OF THIS? THERE'S JUST, IT'S VERY, UM, IT'S CONCERNING.
[C. PRESENTATION - LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE LISA DUNKLEY]
DUNLEY.GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY AND CLERK.
THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME HERE THIS EVENING.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE WORKED WITH THE CITY, UM, DURING THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THIS PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
AND IN NOT REPEATING WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY POINTED OUT TO YOU, I TOO WANNA ALSO JUST START OUT, WHICH SHARON, UM, THE CITY ASKED ME TO CARRY THE PROJECT FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S CENTER, WHICH I, I THINK THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR CARRYING THE PROJECT.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE FUNDING INTO THE TUNE OF $200,000.
UM, HOPEFULLY THE GOVERNOR WILL SIGN THIS AND FOR US TO GET THE FUNDING.
WE HAVE BEEN GETTING THE FUNDING OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, SO I'M HOPING THAT THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT.
UM, I WAS A LITTLE BIT TAKEN, I HOPE, I WAS HOPING THAT WE DIDN'T PIECE OUT FOR CAPITAL OUT LATE FOR THE FUNDING TO BE PIECED OUT THIS YEAR.
IT WAS PIECED OUT TO, TO BREAK IT APART AGAIN.
I KNOW LAST, LAST TWO YEARS WHEN WE HAD A CONVERSATION, IT INHIBITED THE CENTER FROM DOING, USING THE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME OF THE UPGRADES THAT NEEDED, WAS NEEDED IN THE ALZHEIMER'S CENTER WHEN I TOURED IT.
AND SO THIS YEAR THEY HAVE ACTUALLY PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE RESTRICTIVE, UM, REGARDING THE WAY THE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE USED.
BUT OVERALL IN THE BUDGET, I WAS ABLE TO SECURE APPROXIMATELY $49 MILLION, UM, OF, OF SOME OF THAT, OR THE OTHER, OTHER SIX CITIES THAT I REPRESENT.
AS WELL AS I CARRIED A BILL FOR UTERINE FIBROIDS AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET 900,000 IN THE BACK OF THE BILL, UM, FOR THE DATA AND RESEARCH, UH, COMPONENT, WHICH HOPEFULLY THE GOVERNOR WILL SIGN, SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SEE THAT FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH.
ALSO, THERE WAS A HOME HARDENING PROJECT THAT I UNDERTOOK AND THAT, THAT BOARDED UP TO $45 MILLION OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
THE HOME, OUR HARDENING FUNDS, IT'S A RELIEF, IT'S A RELIEF FUNDS WHERE, UM, HOMEOWNERS ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET MONEY BACK WHEN THEY PURCHASE CERTAIN HOME HARDENING PRODUCTS FOR THEIR HOMES.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE, THE FUNDING COMPONENTS THAT, UH, HAD AND TO, TO MY COLLEAGUES WHEN THEY TALKED ABOUT, UM, THE PROPERTY TAX ISSUE.
YES, AS YOU HEARD, WE WERE IN SPECIAL SESSION A COUPLE OF TIMES.
STATE GRAB AND THE PROPERTY TAX.
AND THE PROPERTY TAX ISSUE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK ALSO WAS GLARING ON THE PROPERTY TAX ISSUE IS THE DESTABILIZATION OF FUNDING.
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UM, BY, YOU KNOW, TAKING AWAY THE PROPERTY TAX, WHICH CAN ALSO AFFECT THE BOND RATINGS, BECAUSE NOW YOUR LENDERS MAY NOT WANT TO LEND BECAUSE THEY DON'T, THAT YOUR PROPERTY TAXES YOUR MOST STABLE FUNDS AND THEY MAY NOT WANT TO LEND YOU MONEY BECAUSE NOW YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOUR FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE COMING FROM.SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE GLARING THINGS ALONGSIDE WHAT MY COLLEAGUES SHARED ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES.
AND I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF WHAT THEY TALKED ABOUT ON REDISTRICTING.
UM, YES, THEY MADE THE DISTRICT A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPACT, BUT IT ALSO CREATES AN ISSUE FOR US IN THIS DISTRICT.
AND SO I'M HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN DO BETTER AS WE GO FORWARD, UM, IN THE NEXT AN UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS.
AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY REVERTING BACK TO PROPERTY TAXES, YOU KNOW, I'VE STARTED CONVERSATIONS MYSELF AS WELL, AND I'M HERE OPEN TO WORK WITH YOU TO BE OF ANY RESOURCE.
I AM RESOURCING MY CHURCHES IN THE DISTRICT BECAUSE WE KNOW A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN THE CHURCHES, THEY CAN, THEY CAN GET INFORMATION AND SHARE IT FASTER.
SO I AM RESOURCING THEM AND I'M HOPING TO CONTINUE DOING SO AND FOCUSING ON THE COMMUNITY AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPACTFUL THIS WILL BE IF WE PASS THAT MEASURE ON THE BALLOT.
AND I AM READY, LIKE REP CAMPBELL, I'M OUT THERE READY, BOOTS, BOOTS STRAPPED UP.
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FIGHT TO PROTECT OUR CITIES AND THEIR WELLBEING FOR THEIR REVENUE AND THE PEOPLE OF THE CITIES.
AND WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME.
MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONER HARRISON.
MADAM MAYOR, STATE REP, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THIS CITY.
I KNOW THIS IS LIKE HOME TO YOU.
I ALSO WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE OTHER STATE REP, STATE REPRESENTATIVE DARRYL CAMPBELL, STATE REPRESENTATIVE MITCH ROSENWALD AND YOUR TEAM, UH, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, NOT JUST THANK YOU, BUT ALSO JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE HAD, WE USED TO HAVE TWO LOBBYISTS THAT WENT UP ON BEHALF OF US TO TALLAHASSEE, AND WE MADE A DECISION TO ONLY GO WITH ONE.
SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE ONLY NEEDED ONE BECAUSE OUR REPRESENTATIVES WORK VERY HARD AT WHAT THEY DO.
THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AT SECURING THE FUNDS.
AND, UM, PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED THAT THAT MIGHT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN US RECEIVING FUNDS.
SO OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE FOR THE RECORD.
I THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO IN SECURING THE FUNDS, UM, YEAR AFTER YEAR FOR THE CITY OF LARGER LAKES.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DUNLEY, STATE REPRESENTATIVE CAMPBELL AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE ROSENWALD, THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THE WE CARE CITY IN TIMES SUCH AS THESE, WE KNOW THAT YOU WORK HARD, YOU'RE ALWAYS VISIBLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE SEE YOU, YOU PARTICIPATE, AND THIS IS HOME.
WE, WE CONSIDER YOU ALL OUR OWN ALSO.
WE WILL BE WORKING WITH YOU ON THOSE ASK IN REFERENCE TO EDUCATION AND IN REFERENCE TO INFORMING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX REFORM AND REALLY REDISTRICTING ALSO AND HOW THAT HAS AFFECTED US.
THANK YOU TO YOUR STAFF FOR ATTENDING WITH YOU.
ALSO, WE WILL RETURN TO OUR AGENDA ITEM FIVE,
[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING]
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING.ITEM FIVE A MAY 26TH, 2026, CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP, MINUTES ITEM FIVE B MAY 26TH, 2026.
CITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES.
MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONER KAWELL, I HAVE READ MAY 26TH, 2026, CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP, MINUTES MAY 26TH, 2026, CITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES.
THERE ARE NO ERRORS OR MISSIONS.
I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES BE CONFIRMED.
MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR VICE MAYOR THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER COSMO FOR COMMISSIONER HARRISON.
FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS FOR MOTION PASSES.
[6. PETITIONS FROM THE PUBLIC]
FROM THE PUBLIC.ARE THERE ANY PETITIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? MADAM CLERK, MADAM MAYOR, WE HAVE FIVE PETITIONS FROM THE PUBLIC TONIGHT.
THE FIRST ONE IS MS. BARBARA SMITH.
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UM, MY NAME IS BARBARA SMITH WITH OR EOLA STATES AND THIS AMAZING WE CARE CITY.UM, I WOULD LIKE TO GREET EVERYBODY.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR, ALL THE COMMISSIONERS.
OUR ATTORNEY, OUR ACTING CITY MANAGER, OUR CITY ACTING CITY CLERK, ALL THE STAFF, EVERYBODY ONLINE.
SO I AM, UM, I THINK I HIT THE JACKPOT COMING IN TONIGHT.
UM, HEARING THE LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION THAT WAS RELEASED, I WISH EVERY RESIDENT IN THIS CITY WAS ONLINE OR SITTING IN THESE SEATS.
THAT'S, THAT'S JUST MY WISH BECAUSE THAT INFORMATION WAS SO VALUABLE.
I MEAN, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A WEAPON IF WE USE IT AND WE UNDERSTAND IT.
SO AT, AND, AND I SIGNED UP TONIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT ALMOST IDENTICAL THING, AND IT'S THIS DOCUMENT.
AND WHAT THIS IS, IS OUR 2026 BUDGET DOCUMENT.
I KEEP THIS AND I HOLD THIS VERY DEAR BECAUSE IT IS OUR PLAN.
IT IS OUR DETAIL ON WHAT WE ARE SPENDING OUR MONEY ON.
AND YOU, I THINK YOU ALL KNOW THAT I BELIEVE THIS IS THE ONE MOST IMPORTANT TASK THAT THIS DAAZ EVER, THAT THIS, THIS IS THE MAIN TASK THAT YOU GUYS DO.
AND SO I ALWAYS COME FORWARD TO KNOW, I'VE BEEN REAL QUIET, BUT I WANT TO, TO BRING THIS UP BECAUSE I SIT ON THIS BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND AS WE ARE GEARING UP, WHICH WE'VE BEEN MEETING, I WANT THE COMMISSION TO ALSO, TO START THINKING AND, UM, GETTING READY FOR WHAT'S GETTING READY TO COME BEFORE YOU.
UM, I, I THINK THOUGH THE INFORMATION WAS A LOT OF DOOM AND GROOM GLOOM, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE AS A, AS A COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND COME UP WITH A PLAN AND A STRATEGY FOR OUR CITY.
NOW, WE WILL LOSE MAYBE $2.83 MILLION.
BUT OUR BUDGET IS OVER A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.
AND THAT'S HOW MUCH, I MEAN IT TAKES TO RUN THIS CITY.
WELL, THOUGH WE WILL BE IMPACTED.
I THINK THIS STILL IS A WAY THAT WE CAN COME UP AND I KNOW WE'LL BE WORKING WITH SHANNON AND ALL THE, THE CITY MANAGER AND EVERYBODY, BUT I JUST WANT, UM, I LISTENED YESTERDAY TO THE COMMISSION, HAVE A FULL DETAILED CONVERSATION ABOUT $7,000 FOR AN INITIATIVES AND A ACTIV, UH, UH, EVENT.
AND, AND I, AND I, AND I, AND I DON'T WANNA DIMINISH THAT BECAUSE IT WAS GOOD CONVERSATION, BUT I THINK I WANNA HEAR THAT ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
I BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE BEING JUST THAT METICULOUS WHEN IT COMES TO THESE CIP PROJECTS THAT ARE SITTING ON THE BOOKS FOR YEARS FOR THAT, UM, OREO ESTATES WALL.
'CAUSE I LIVE IN OR ESTATES FROM ALONG.
UM, WHAT IS THAT, 31ST AVENUE, $2.1 MILLION OR WHATEVER IN THE CRA.
I THINK THOSE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE TO HAVE AND WE HAVE TO KEEP HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
AND SO I JUST WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU ALL.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE SUPER BUSY.
YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT ON YOUR PLATES.
I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE.
'CAUSE I DEFINITELY KNOW YOU GUYS DON'T GET PAID ENOUGH.
BUT THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR CITY.
BUT I JUST WANT TO KNOW YOU GUYS TO BE READY BECAUSE THE BUDGET OF SEASON IS HERE AND THE, THAT WE CAN MAKE AND, AND POSITION OURSELVES TO BE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE BEST CITY THAT WE CAN.
NEXT WE HAVE MS. ROSALYN WILSON.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AND EVERYONE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PLACES.
I WANTED TO GIVE FEEDBACK REGARDING THE CARIBBEAN FEST AND THE HURRICANE RELIEF
I SENT AN EMAIL TO ACTING CITY MANAGER, UM, BERNICE, AND SHE DID RESPOND BACK TO THAT, UM, EMAIL, WHICH I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR RESPONSE.
BUT WITHIN THAT EMAIL I SPOKE ABOUT, UM, THE CARIBBEAN FEST, WHICH WAS AN OUTSTANDING EVENT.
BUT THERE WAS ONE DISAPPOINTMENT THAT I HAD, AND THAT WAS THE INFORMATION, UM, THAT I PUT IN THE EMAIL WAS COMMISSIONER HARRISON SPEAKING TO CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA MCCORMICK.
HE, UM, IN THAT EMAIL, WHICH I DID GIVE THE ACTING, UM, CITY CLERK A COPY, I MEANT THE EMAIL.
I DUNNO IF YOU COULD PASS IT OUT
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TO EVERYBODY, A COPY OF MY EMAIL OF WHAT WAS STATED.AND I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED WITH THAT.
AND IT'S JUST THE PROFESSIONALISM.
I THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED BETTER.
HE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE COURTEOUS, MORE PROFESSIONAL IN THE WAY HE HANDLED IT.
SO ONCE HE GOT THE INFORMATION AS FAR AS THE EMAIL OF WHAT TOOK PLACE, INSTEAD OF HIM EMAILING ME BACK TO CONTACT ME, HE'S GOING AROUND TRYING TO CONTACT ME THROUGH MY FAMILY MEMBERS.
HE CONTACTED MY SISTER TRYING TO GET ME TO CALL HIM.
AND I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR HIM TO BE CONTACTING MY FAMILY MEMBERS.
IF HE WANTED TO CALL ME, HE SHOULD HAVE, UH, CONTACTED ME THROUGH THE EMAIL.
AND I THINK THAT WOULD'VE BEEN BEST.
BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAD A CONVERSATION THAT NEEDED TO BE HAD.
I JUST WANTED HIM TO BE MORE COURTEOUS IN A SETTING FOR THE CITY.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WHOLE LOT BETTER.
HE COULD HAVE BEEN COURTEOUS TO HER.
HE COULD HAVE DONE IT IN A BETTER SETTING.
HE COULD HAVE PULLED HER TO THE SIDE AND A QUIETER VOICE WITH ONLY HER AND HIM AND NOT TO THE POINT WHERE EVERYBODY CAN HEAR HIM.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON THAT AND LET HIM KNOW IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME, CONTACT ME THROUGH EMAIL.
AND I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THE CITY FOR 30 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN RETIRED AS A POLICE OFFICER FOR 30 YEARS.
I WAS A POLICE OFFICER FOR 30 YEARS.
SO I'M NOT RUNNING FROM YOU AT ALL.
I WILL STAND MY GROUND, BUT I DON'T HAVE AN ARGUMENT WITH YOU AT ALL.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ON THAT INCIDENT.
IT'S JUST THAT YOU COULD HAVE BEEN MORE COURTEOUS AND PROFESSIONAL.
NEXT WE HAVE FORMER COMMISSIONER LEVO WILLIAMS, FORMER COMMISSIONER LEVO WILLIAMS. I, GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING, LA BOARD WILLIAMS EAST GATE.
UH, I WAS READING THAT YOU ALL ARE PLANNING TO CHARGE THE LIBRARY FOR ACCESS TO A BUILDING THAT THEY HELPED BUILD.
UH, WE HAD AN AGREEMENT THAT THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN.
I HOPE Y'ALL CAN FIND YOUR AGREEMENT, BUT EITHER WAY, HOW MUCH MONEY YOU PLANNING ON MAKING IN THE TIME THAT THE LIBRARIES ARE GONNA BE USING IT.
BUT ISN'T IT IRONIC THAT WE BRING FREE PROGRAMS IN FROM THE COUNTY, THE LIBRARY DOES, AND THEN MY CITY'S GOING TO CHARGE OUR OWN CITIZENS FOR FREE PROGRAMS THAT WE GET FROM THE COUNTY.
THAT MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO ME.
SO PLEASE RECONSIDER THAT AND, AND, AND DON'T VOTE FOR THAT BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S NOT, WE'RE NOT GONNA PAY YOU ALL ANYWAY, UH, BECAUSE WE GOT ACCESS TO THE BUILDING AND WE'LL USE THE BUILDING AND THEN YOU COME AND TELL US TO GO OUT AND THEN WE HAVE A CONFLICT.
BUT NO REASON OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT YOU WANT TO CHARGE.
AND I GUARANTEE IF YOU CHARGE, YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE $10,000 THE ENTIRE YEAR ON THAT BUILDING IN THE DAYTIME, THE TIME THAT THE LIBRARY IS GONNA BE USING IT.
SO PLEASE RECONSIDER THAT BECAUSE THE LIBRARY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE, UM, THE PLAQUES, IT WAS, IT WAS A DUAL VENTURE.
UH, INITIALLY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT LIBRARY.
THE CITY PETITIONED AND NEGOTIATED WITH THE COUNTY TO GET A 20,000 SQUARE FOOT LIBRARY.
THE ACCESS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO USE IT JOINT.
AND, AND WE'VE DONE THAT FOR HOW MANY YEARS.
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE ARE GONNA SAY, NOW WE ARE GOING TO CHARGE THE LIBRARY FOR USING FACILITY THAT THEY HELPED BUILD.
BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE CHARGING CITIZENS TO USE FREE PROGRAMS THAT THE COUNTY HAS GIVEN US.
SO PLEASE DON'T TAX THE CITIZENS, AGAIN, OF PROGRAMS THAT THEY CAN GET FREE ANYWHERE ELSE.
BUT WHAT YOU'RE GONNA BE DOING IS THAT THEY HAVE A, A TAI CHI PROGRAM, THEY OFFER IT ALL OVER THE COUNTY, BUT THEY ROTATE IT FROM CITY
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TO CITY.SO WHEN THEY BRING IT TO A LOT OF LA, THEY GONNA HAVE TO PAY 15 OR $20.
THEY CAN SAY, WELL, I JUST WAIT, THERE'S NORTH LAUDERDALE, WHERE'S FREE? WHY I WAIT TILL WE GO TO LAUDER HILL? WHERE'S FREE? WHY I WAIT, WE GO TO NORTH, UH, UH, RACK, WHERE'S FREE.
SO FREEZE USE SOME COMMON SENSE AND SAY, WHY AM I DOING THIS AND HOW MUCH MONEY AM I GOING TO MAKE? COME ON.
I MEAN, THE LIBRARY IS OPEN BETWEEN 10 O'CLOCK AND EIGHT O'CLOCK.
TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS OPEN EIGHT MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAYS OVER TO SIX.
SO IN THOSE TIMEFRAMES, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET MANY PEOPLE WRITTEN IT ANYWAY.
SO WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING ON GETTING OTHER THAN TO ANTAGONIZE THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY AND YOUR CITIZENS FOR ASKING THEM TO CHARGE MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE? UH, THE OTHER THING, UH, MR. UH, COMMISSIONER, I, I, I KNOW YOU'RE BEING VERY GRACIOUS, BUT DON'T, IF SOMEBODY TELL YOU THEY BRING YOU $60,000 OR A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OR $500,000 FOR A CITY TO SIZE, YOU OUGHT TELL 'EM TO KEEP THE MONEY.
'CAUSE IT AIN'T NO, THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US.
IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT, UH, THE SYSTEM OF WHERE IT'S RUNNING.
BUT I WANT YOU ALL TO BE VERY CAREFUL.
BUT I WANT Y'ALL TO EXP WHAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING HERE IF WE LOSE TALKING ABOUT WHAT I'M TALKING, WHEN THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY GAVE YOU MONEY, COMMISSIONER COMM, FORMER COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS, THEY SAID THEY GAVE YOU MONEY.
FORMER COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS, WOULD YOU ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AND NOT THE INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER, PLEASE.
I APPRECIATE THAT WHEN THIS YOUNG LADY WAS HERE TALKING ABOUT, I APPRECIATE THAT.
UH, BUT YOU GOTTA BE VERY CAREFUL 'CAUSE WE NEED TO BE EDUCATING OUR PUBLIC NOW ABOUT THE SALES TAX, ABOUT THIS, UH, PROPERTY TAX BECAUSE IT SOUNDS GOOD.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE TO PAY NO MORE PROPERTY TAXES SOUNDS GOOD TO ME BECAUSE NOBODY'S TELLING THEM WHAT IT'S GOING TO AFFECT.
AND BELIEVE ME, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED THOSE SERVICES AND YOU GO TO HAVE REVENUE.
SO TRUST ME THERE, SALES TAX WILL BE GOING UP STATEWIDE IN DALE LAKES AND BROWARD COUNTY WILL BE FUNDING CITIES UP IN NORTH FLORIDA.
THANK, THANK YOU FORMING COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS. MADAM CLERK.
MS. ANITA, WOULD YOU PULL THE MIC UP A LITTLE AND TALK IN THE MIC AND GIVE US YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? ANITA, ARE YOU HERE WITH ME? A LITTLE BIT, LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
I'M NOT ACQUAINTED WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AS YET.
I'VE BEEN LIVING IN LAKE FOR 32 YEARS AND IT'S MY FIRST TIME COMING HERE.
AND I SAT THERE AND I LISTENING TO ALL THE, WHAT WAS SAID.
I REALLY SAID THAT, UM, EVERYONE SHOULD BE HERE TO, TO LISTEN.
'CAUSE JUST NOW, I, I LEARNED A LOT, BUT JUST COMING THE FIRST TIME AND I THINK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
UM, BUT MY VISIT THIS AFTERNOON, IN SPITE OF WHAT, UM, IS TO FIND OUT IF, BECAUSE OF ALL WHAT IS GOING ON, IF THAT IS THE REASON WHY THE CITY IS LOSING INTEREST IN HOUSEKEEPING, UM, IS IS THAT THE REASON WHY WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
TRUE IS THAT'S THE REASON WHY RESIDENTS ARE NOW LEAVING THE GARBAGE DUMP ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I MEAN, I HAVE A CODE BOOK LIVING THERE FOR MANY YEARS.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY.
YOU CAN'T LEAVE GARBAGE BIN THROWN IN THE STREET.
THEY BRING UP THE BULK ANYTIME, MAYBE TOMORROW, SETTLE TILL THE NEXT DAY.
I HAVE NOT SEEN A COURT ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR I DON'T KNOW WHEN.
AND, UM, I'VE BEEN PLEADING, I'VE BEEN PLEADING AND I WAS TOLD I CAN COME HERE AND TALK.
I CALL THE, UM, THE CITY PUBLIC WORKS TO HELP US OVER THERE.
UM, WITH THE AREA IS BEING TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT
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WHERE THEY DO ANYTHING THEY WANT.AND AT NIGHT YOU CAN'T SLEEP UNTIL THREE O'CLOCK.
YOU CALL THE POLICEMEN, THEY COME OUT, THEY TALK WITH THEM, THEY LEAVE THEM THERE.
THEY SAY IT'S THIS, UM, THE CITY.
I COME TO THE CITY, IT'S THE POLICEMEN AND THE PLACE IS A MESS.
RESIDENTS, I, WHEN I LOOKED AT THEM, MOST OF THEM BUY HOMES A LITTLE BEFORE COVID AND NOW.
AND, UM, I THINK THAT THE CITY SHOULD GO AROUND AND I DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CODE ANYMORE.
I DOESN'T SEEM SO TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS A CODE BOOK.
AND WE STILL HAVE CODE GOING AROUND BECAUSE IT'S TERRIBLE OVER WHERE, UM, I'M LIVING.
I I, WHEN I SPOKE TO THE PUBLIC WORKS, ONE OF THEM, THEY CAME OUT, THERE WAS A WALL.
AND OVER, MAYBE OVER TWO YEARS WHEN SOMEBODY WORK IN THE WALL AND NO CODE ENFORCEMENT, NOBODY'S DOING NOTHING.
PEOPLE HAVE GARBAGE PILES OF GARBAGE ON THE PATIO TO THE FRONT AND TO THE SIDE.
I MEAN, IT, IT, IT'S SICKENING BECAUSE I HAD TO KEEP UP WITH THE CODE.
AND IT SEEMS AS IF NOTHING IS GOING ON NOW, IT'S JUST DEAD.
AND, UM, WHEN I SPOKE, THEY TOLD ME THAT, UM, THEY SENT OUT ONE, SOMEBODY FROM THE, THE, UM, THE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS.
THEY COME, THEY SAID THE WALL BELONGS TO THEM.
THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN PUT A SIGN.
THEY CANNOT, THEY CAN PUT A SIGN NO LO TO IN, UM, AND NO PARKING I DRIVE THROUGH.
BUT THE VILLAGES WHERE I SEE THEM HAVE SIGNS, NO, NO PARKING IN THE WORLD.
AND TO ME THAT KEEPS OUR PEOPLE JUST WANT TO COME THERE AND HAVE PARTY BECAUSE THE YOUNG PEOPLE NOWADAYS, THEY DON'T RESPECT.
AND NOW THEY'RE TELLING ME THEY HAVE NO MONEY TO JUST PUT UP A LITTLE SIGN THERE TO SAVE OUR LIFE, TO, TO HELP US TO, TO, UM, SLEEP COMFORTABLE AT NIGHT AND NOT TILL AFTER TWO, THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, I COME HERE TO PRAY FOR HELP.
'CAUSE WE ARE NOT GETTING ANY HELP FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, NOT GETTING ANY HELP FROM THE POLICEMEN, NOTHING.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY'S WILLING TO TALK TO ME, DIRECT ME TO THE RIGHT PERSON AND WORK WITH THE SITUATION WHERE THEY TAKE BOTH AREA AND MAKE A PARTY AREA.
SOMETIME WE LOOK DOWN, THEY PEEING ON THE WALL.
SO THAT IS WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON.
PEOPLE DON'T CLEAN THEIR PLACE ANYMORE.
SO IF YOU CAN TALK TO ME AND TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON.
THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO MONEY TO DO NOTHING.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE SUFFERING OVER THERE, SET OF US IN THAT AREA.
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO COME MORE OFTEN, THANK YOU.
BUT I CANNOT DO THAT UNLESS I'M COMFORTABLE IN MY HEART.
I'M WILLING TO LEARN AND TO HELP WHAT THE CITY OF LADALE LAKE, NO MATTER WHAT'S GOING ON, YOU HAVE A HOME.
YOU GOTTA KEEP YOUR HOME CLEAN.
AND IT'S THE SAME THING WITH THE CITY.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE OUR PEOPLE EMPLOYED, YOU STILL GOTTA GO AROUND AND KEEP YOUR HOME CLEAN.
THE CITY OF LADALE LAKES BELONGS TO THE COMMISSIONER AND EVERYBODY.
AND TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY RESIDENT THERE IS LIVING AS THEY ARE TO LIVE.
AND SO I'M CRYING OUT FOR HELP TONIGHT.
BUT I WILL COME BACK TO LEARN MORE, LEARN THE NAMES, AND, UM, LEARN MORE WHAT IS GOING ON UP THERE IN THAT BIG HOUSE UP THERE.
AND I COMPLIMENT YOU ALL, CONTINUE TO DO THE GOOD WORK, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, CONTINUE TO KEEP UP THE CODE AND I WILL ASK YOU ALL PLEASE TO SEND A CORD COURT OFFICER, NOT ONE THAT LINES AROUND THE PLACE.
THANK YOU MS. MS. OKAY, MS. ANITA, OUR STAFF IS IN THE BACK AND IN THE BACK.
MS. MCCOY WILL SPEAK WITH YOU.
THE YOUNG LADY THAT JUST GOT STOOD UP, SHE WILL SPEAK WITH YOU.
OUR FINAL PETITION TONIGHT IS FROM MS. TONY.
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GOOD EVENING.MY NAME IS ROSE ANTOINETTE RICHARDSON TO JUST TONY.
I'M MISS ANITA'S NEIGHBOR AND SHE IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
OH REALLY? I LIVE ON 43RD STREET.
SHE LIVES ON THE CONNECTING STREET.
I'VE BEEN IN MY HOME PROBABLY 43 YEARS AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO MOVE.
AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN WHEN I MOVED THERE AND SHE MOVED THERE AND SHE'S RIGHT.
THE FRONT YARDS ARE PARKING LOTS.
WE HAVE ONE NEIGHBOR, MY HANDYMAN SAID HE BUILT A PARTY HOUSE BEHIND THIS HOUSE AND WHERE THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON PEOPLE ALL THE TIME OF NIGHT.
SO CODE ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T ENFORCE LIKE BUILDINGS JUST GOING UP BEHIND PEOPLE HOUSES.
AND SHE'S RIGHT ABOUT THE GARBAGE WHERE THERE'S PATIOS.
IT'S TO THE POINT, YOU'RE ALMOST EMBARRASSED TO INVITE SOMEONE TO YOUR HOME.
BECAUSE THE STREET LOOKS SO BAD AND WITH THE PARTIES AND I HAVE CALLED, YOU KNOW, AT NIGHT YOUR HOUSE VIBRATE FROM THE, UH, THE NOISE.
BUT IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE, THE AREA NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP.
AND WE ARE RIGHT OFF THE 31ST ACROSS FROM BOARD ANDERSON.
MADAM MAYOR, THERE ARE NO MORE PETITIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.
ITEM SEVEN, CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING.
THERE ARE NOT ANY ITEM EIGHT CONSIDERATION
[A. ORDINANCE 2026-003 AMENDING SECTION 82-195 OF THE CITY'S CODE RELATIVE TO DONATIONS]
OF ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING.EIGHT, EIGHT, A HONOR, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 6 DASH ZERO THREE.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 82, TAXATION AND FINANCE.
ARTICLE SIX, SECTION 82 DASH 1 95 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES PROVIDING FOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS 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.
MADAM MAYOR, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THIS A MOTION TO BRING TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION? MADAM MAYOR, MR. CONSWELL, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 0 6 2 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
ZERO VICE MAYOR THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL.
HERE FOR COMMISSIONER HARRISON.
FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR MOTION PASSES.
THE CITY ATTORNEY SIDNEY CALLWAY WILL BE LEADING THE PRESENTATION THROUGH YOU.
UH, AS WE MENTIONED LAST NIGHT, THIS IS AN ITEM, UH, THAT ORIGINALLY CAME TO THE COMMISSION'S INTENTION WITH THE IDEA OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW BEST TO, UH, MAKE MORE USER FRIENDLY THE CITY'S, UH, CO-PRO PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO MAKING, UH, THE CITY MAKING, UH, CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.
UH, MY OFFICE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE, UH, SECTION THAT IS, UH, PROPOSED FOR AMENDMENT IN THAT SECTION 82 DASH 1 95 OF THE CODE FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE IT MORE, UH, USER-FRIENDLY WITH RESPECT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE REQUIREMENTS AND ARE SEEKING, UH, PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE CITY.
UM, WHAT WE FOUND MATTER, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, IS THAT, UM, THIS, UH, MATTER RELATING TO CONTRIBUTIONS OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS IS A MATTER THAT IS REGULATED UNDER, UH, CHAPTER 4 96 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTE, SPECIFICALLY SECTION 4 96 0.405.
UM, AND THAT, UH, SECTION, UH, DOES MAKE IT EXPLICIT THAT THE LEGISLATURE, UH, REQUIRES, UM, ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE RECEIVING OR SOLICITING FUNDS FROM PRIVATE, UH, FROM THE PUBLIC, UH, TO, UH, MEET CERTAIN REGISTRATION AND OTHER, UH, REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE SPELLED OUT IN 4 96 0.405, UH, AS IT PERTAINS TO, UH, ORGANIZATIONS WHO, UH,
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WANT OR WHO MAY BE EXEMPT FROM THAT STATUTE.UM, THE, UH, REGULATORY SCHEME IN CHAPTER 4 96 ALSO MAKES A PROVISION FOR, UH, EXEMPT, UH, ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE SEEKING EXEMPTION.
UH, BUT THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE, AGAIN, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATIONS.
UH, AND WHEN WE LOOKED AT, UH, THE STATE REQUIREMENTS AGAINST THE, UH, EXISTING CODE PROVISIONS HERE UNDER SECTION 82.195, WE, UH, WERE ABLE TO SEE THAT, UM, UH, THE CITY'S CODE, UH, IS A, UH, IT, IT, IT, IT, IT, IT'S, IT'S SIMILAR TO THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.
UH, WHAT WE'VE DONE BY THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT MATTER MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, UH, IS TO ALLOW, UH, A ORGANIZATION WHO IS SEEKING FUNDS FROM, UH, THE CITY, UH, TO PROVIDE A DECLARATION, UH, THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY, UH, STATE THAT THAT PERSON NUMBER ONE, HAS AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE DECLARATION ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION.
AND THEN TWO, THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS SATISFIED THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 4 96.
UM, AND SO THE LANGUAGE THAT IS PROPOSED, UH, IN THE REVISED SECTION HERE WOULD READ EACH SUCH ORGANIZATION SHALL FILE WITH THE CITY IN ADDITION TO SUCH APPLICATION, A SWORN AND NOTARIZED DECLARATION AT TESTING THAT SUCH PERSON EXECUTING THE DECLARATION ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DO SO, THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS FULLY COMPLY WITH THE REGISTRATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SECTION 4 9 6 0.405 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES, OR IF EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION AS COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SECTION 4 9 6 0.406 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTE.
SUCH DECLARATION SHALL BE ON A FORM THAT IS PREPARED BY AND AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.
EACH SWORN DECLARATION SHALL NOT BE DATED MORE THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S APPLICATION TO THE CITY, UH, AND MAD MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
UH, WE BELIEVE THAT, UM, THIS IS THE, UM, BEST THAT WE COULD DO WITH REGARD TO, UM, SIMPLIFYING AND, AND, AND MAKING THE PROCESS, UM, A TAD BIT EASIER.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS FLORIDA STATUTES ABSOLUTELY REGULATES, UM, EVERY PRIVATE ORGANIZATION WITH REGARD TO THEIR EFFORTS TO SOLICIT FUNDS FROM, UH, PUBLIC FUNDS FROM AN AGENCY, WHETHER IT'S A MUNICIPALITY OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC AGENCY.
AND, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY OR, OR ANY DISCRETION TO WAIVE THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER CHAPTER 4 96.
DOES ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS MATTER OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? PUBLIC HEARING.
COLLEAGUES, MADAM MAYOR, MADAM VICE MAYOR, AND MOVE TO APPROVE.
VICE MAYOR THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL.
FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS MOTION PASSES.
ITEM NINE, CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS ON CONSENT AGENDA.
THERE ARE NOT ANY ITEM 10 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS ON REGULAR AGENDA.
[A. RESOLUTION 2026-062 APPROVING THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION'S "BRAIN BUS" WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION, SCREENING RESOURCES, AND OUTREACH FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY ALZHEIMER'S AND RELATED DEMENTIAS AS A COMMISSIONER INITIATIVE FOR FY 2027 (SPONSORED BY VICE MAYOR THOMAS)]
MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER'S RESOLUTION 2 0 26 DASH 0 6 2.A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA APPRO APPROVING THE ADDITION OF THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION'S BRAIN BUST EVENT TO THE CITY.
SPECIAL EVENT CALENDAR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS AN OFFICIAL INITIATIVE OF VICE MAYOR SHARON THOMAS, TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER, 2026, PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF RECITALS, PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONER HARRISON, I MOVE TO BRING RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 0 6 2 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER HARRISON.
FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR VICE MAYOR THOMAS FOR MOTION PASSES.
THIS ITEM IS BEING SPONSORED BY VICE MAYOR SHARON THOMAS.
DO YOU MADAM MAYOR? MADAM VICE MAYOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM MAYOR.
AS I STATED LAST NIGHT, UM, AND I DID,
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DID NOT ELUDE THAT WE HAVE A ALZHEIMER'S CENTER HERE THAT HA HAVE DIFFERENT ONES FROM THE CITY.IT'S ONE OF TWO IN BROWARD COUNTY.
AND, UM, THIS INFORMATION, THE BRAIN BUS, WE SAW IT WHEN WE WENT TO TALLAHASSEE AND WHEN WE SPOKE TO SOME OF THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE BUS AS WELL AS THOSE THAT WERE IN CHARGE, THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING THE BUS TO FORT LAUDERDALE, LAUDERDALE LAKES IN PARTICULAR.
AND THIS BUS, WHAT IT DOES, IT EDUCATES NOT ONLY THE CAREGIVERS, BUT THOSE THAT ARE CARING FOR EVEN IN THE DIFFERENT FACILITIES.
YOU KNOW, THAT EVERY ONE OF US KNOWS SOMEBODY THAT HAS A LOVED ONE WITH ALZHEIMER'S.
I KNOW MY MOM PASSED WITH ALZHEIMER'S.
SO EDUCATION IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE ARE 12 DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEMENTIA OF WHICH ALZHEIMER'S IS ONE OF THEM.
AND IT'S BECOME SO COMPLEX THESE DAYS THAT IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY SECOND PERSON THAT WE MEET, UM, HAS BEEN TOUCHED.
SO THIS BUS BEING BROUGHT HERE, IT WILL BE PLACED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE ALZHEIMER'S CENTER WITH, IN FRONT OF THE HAZEL P ROGERS CENTER AS WELL.
UM, AND IT'LL BE ACCESS TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME AND LEARN MORE ABOUT ALZHEIMER'S, UH, DISEASE, AS WELL AS GAIN MORE INFORMATION ON IT.
SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS.
COLLEAGUES, NO THOUGHTS? I, I TO AMAZING EVENT, WELL PRESENTED.
I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2 0 2 6 DASH SIX TWO.
COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER HARRISON.
FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR VICE MAYOR THOMAS FOR MOTION PASSES.
[B. RESOLUTION 2026-063 SUPPORTING NW 29 STREET MULTIUSE PATH AND RAISED INTERSECTIONS PROJECT EXTENDING FROM SR-7 (US-441) TO NW 31 AVE, WITH A SECONDARY SEGMENT ON NW 33 AVE CONNECTING TO OAKLAND PARK BLVD. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROADS FOR ECONOMIC VITALITY (“REV”) BY THE BROWARD COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (“MPO”).]
10 B MATTER.MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION 2 0 2 6 DASH 63.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A PROJECT APPLICATION FOR THE NORTHWEST 29TH STREET.
MULTI-USE PATH AND RAISED INTERSECTIONS PROJECT EXTENDING FROM STATE ROAD SEVEN TO NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE WITH A SECONDARY SEGMENT ON NORTHWEST 33RD AVENUE, CONNECTING TO OAKTON PARK BOULEVARD THROUGH THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS ROAD FOR ECONOMIC VITALITY PROGRAM.
PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF RECITALS, PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SO THIS A MOTION FOR DISCUSSION.
I'D LIKE TO BRING RESOLUTION 2026 PAST 0 6 3 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS.
FOR VICE MAYOR THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR MOTION PASSES.
THIS WAS PRESENTED AT LAST NIGHT'S WORKSHOP, BUT WE HAVE MR. NASIR HERE THAT TO PRESENT A PRESENTATION THROUGH YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY ATTORNEY, ACTING CITY MANAGER, DEPUTY CITY CLERK AND AUDIENCE, NORTHWEST 29TH STREET RAISED INTERSECTIONS AND MULTI-USE PATH.
THIS PROJECT, WE, WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO APPLY FOR THE ROAD FOR ECONOMIC ITY GRANT BY BROWARD, MPO.
NORMALLY THIS PROGRAM DOES AND PROJECTS ABILITY TO SAFETY, MOBILITY AND TRANSPORTATION FOR ALL USERS IN BROWARD.
UH, THIS IS THE FIRST CYCLE OF C SLEEP.
I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH MY PRESENTATION.
IT DOES HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION I THINK YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.
IT HAS A THREE DIFFERENT SEGMENT.
THE FIRST SEGMENT FROM SR SEVEN, ALL THE WAY TO 33RD AVENUE SOUTH SIDE.
WE ARE PROPOSING TO REMOVE THE EXISTING SIDE DOCK AND REPLACING IT WIDER SIDE DOCK.
AND THEN EAST OF 33RD AVENUE, THAT WILL BE WALKWAY TRAIL.
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW IT'LL LOOK LIKE.
AND ON 33RD AVENUE FROM 29TH STREET, IT'LL GO ALL THE WAY TO OAK GLEN PARK BOULEVARD.
MAXIMUM NINE FEET WIDE SIDEWALK.
SIDEWALK IS DEFINITELY BIKING AND OR WALKING.
THERE IS ANOTHER SMALL SEGMENT
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ON 38TH AVENUE.WE ARE, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AROUND EIGHT TO NINE DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS THAT WILL BE RAISED.
THE RAISED INTERSECTION WILL HAVE RAISED CROSSWALK AT THE SAME LEVEL WITH THE RAISED INTERSECTION.
I WILL SHOW YOU IN THE NEXT, UH, SLIDE.
YOU CAN SEE HERE HOW IT, IT'LL LOOK LIKE YOU CANNOT FEEL THE HEIGHT.
IT'LL BE AROUND SIX INCHES HIGHER THAN THE INCOMING, UH, PAVEMENT.
THAT MEANS THIS TOTAL INTERSECTION ALONG WITH THE CROSSINGS, WILL BE RAISED BY SIX INCHES TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY FOR THE PEDESTRIAN AND ALSO FOR THE
THIS IS THE ONE, ACTUALLY MAIN PART OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
THE ONE WE ARE PUTTING ON, WE ALREADY DID THAT ON.
WHAT IS GRAY PARK? THE SAME MATERIAL.
UH, IT'LL BE SAME TYPE AROUND NINE FEET WIDE.
IT'LL BE BETWEEN 33RD AVENUE AND 31ST AVENUE WHERE WE HAVE NO ROAD.
THIS WILL BE WALKWAY TRAIL ONLY, AND BOTH SIDE CAN BE LANDSCAPE.
IT DEPENDS ON THE FINAL DESIGN.
THEN BELOW THAT YOU SEE MULTI-USE PART, VISIBLY CONCRETE COMBINATION OF BIKING, WALKING.
WE ARE SHOWING THESE YELLOW, UH, DASH MARKING, BUT IT MAY NOT BE PRESENT.
OUR INTENT IS TO MAKE IT MULTI-USE.
THAT MEANS TWO PERSON CAN WALK SIDE BY SIDE OR THERE CAN BE VIKING JOGGING.
THAT MEANS, UH, IT'LL BE CONNECTED ONLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE, NORTH SIDE.
THE EXISTING SIDE OF WILL REMAIN AS IT IS BECAUSE ON THE NORTH SIDE WE HAVE A LOT OF CONFLICT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF TREES AND WE HAVE ALSO OVERHEAD ELECTRIC POLE.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING ON THE NORTH SIDE.
ON THE SOUTH SIDE, WE DON'T HAVE, UM, THAT MANY CONFLICTS.
IN FACT, WE HAVE ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO FEED.
UH, THE PROPOSED SIDE OF IT WOULD BE MAXIMUM NINE FEET.
IN SOME LOCATIONS IT MAY BE SIX FEET, EIGHT FEET, TWO.
THAT DEPENDS ON THE RIGHT UPPER ON A STRAIN.
WE'LL COME TO KNOW ABOUT THAT AT THE FINAL DESIGN.
NEXT ON, JUST TO SHOW YOU WHERE WE ARE, PUT PUTTING THE TRAIL, AS YOU SEE THE RIGHT OF A, THIS IS A CITY OWNED RIGHT AWAY, CURRENTLY UNUSED.
THIS IS FOR THE ROAD RIGHT AWAY AROUND 60 FEET.
RIGHT AWAY WE HAVE, WE ARE JUST PROPOSING TO PUT WALKAWAY TRAIL.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES? YES, I DO.
MADAM VICE MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UM, MADAM MAYOR MI MR. NASIR, UM, I KNOW YOU SAID IT WOULD BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE THAT UM, I I DO BELIEVE THAT THE LINE SHOULD BE KEPT BECAUSE EVEN WHEN WE'RE WALKING, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE ARE STRADDLING AND IF YOU'RE USING A BIKE AS WELL AS WALK, THERE SHOULD BE A DIVIDE IN THERE IN ORDER TO DISIN, YOU KNOW, UM, TO SHOW THE DIFFERENCE OF SOMEONE WALKING AND BIKING.
'CAUSE YOU COULD HAVE INTERTWINED OF BOTH THROUGH ARIA.
ALRIGHT, MAYOR COMMISSIONER HARRISON.
UM, ON THE RENDITION WITH THE RAISED PAVEMENT, IF WE CAN GO BACK TO THAT.
I DUNNO IF TECH CAN WELL, WHAT I WAS GOING TO, AS THEY'RE PULLING IT UP IS IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WERE NO STOP SIGNS, ONLY YIELD SIGNS CONCEPT LEAD.
YOU SAID THAT THIS IS ABOUT NINE YEARS OUT, BUT, BUT, UH, STILL I DO THINK THAT PRE-PLANNING FOR WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE FOR THIS CITY IS GREAT POINT.
WELL TAKEN MADAM VICE MAYOR ABOUT THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN THE WALKERS AND THOSE WHO ARE ON BICYCLES ITSELF.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO NINE YEARS.
MADAM MAYOR, MADAM VICE MAYOR, I, I FORGOT WHAT CITY WE WENT TO.
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IN WEST PALM BEACH? MM-HMM.AND QUITE A FEW OF THEIR STREETS ALREADY HAVE THIS LOOK, THE RAISE, YOU KNOW, INTERSECTION AND IT, IT, IT LOOKS SO GREAT IN TERMS OF DIRECTION CONNECTIVITY.
SO FOR IT COMING HERE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S GONNA TAKE NINE YEARS, RIGHT? YEAH.
IT'LL GIVE A FORWARD LOOK TO MOST DEFINITELY.
THANK YOU THAT THIS THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
MR. NASIR, DID YOU SHOW THEM? THEY WHAT THE CONCEPT THROUGH YOU MADAM MAYOR? YES.
THEY THOUGHT WE WERE EXTENDING THE ROAD BEYOND 33RD AVENUE.
AND WE ARE GONNA PUT NEW ROAD UP TO 31ST AVENUE.
WE ARE PUTTING ONLY WALKWAY TRAIL OVER THERE.
SO THIS IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
MADAM MAYOR, MADAM VICE MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 0 6 3.
COMMISSIONER HARRISON FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR VICE MAYOR THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR MOTION PASSES.
[C. RESOLUTION 2026-064 AUTHORIZING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) FOR THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE BROWARD WELCOMES THE WORLD INITIATIVE (SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER HARRISON)]
MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION 2 0 2 6 DASH 0 6 4.A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERDALE LAKES FLORIDA APPROVING THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES PARTICIPATION IN THE WORLD WELCOMES THE WORLD 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP MUNICIPAL COORDINATION PROGRAM.
AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO HOST ELIGIBLE WORLD CUP RELATED COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDING COMMISSIONER HARRISON'S GRILL AND CHILL FATHER'S DAY COOKOUT AND SOCCER EXPO PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, FUNDING CONDITIONS, MATCH REQUIREMENTS, RECORD KEEPING AND REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES.
DRAFT COPY OF THE MOU IS ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A COPY OF THE SUB RECIPIENT INSTRUCTIONS IS ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT B.
A DRAFT COPY OF THE CITY'S LETTER OF INTENT SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF LAUDER HILL IS ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT C.
COPIES OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF RECITALS, PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
MAD MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO BRING RESOLUTION 2026 DASH ZERO SIX FLOOR TO, UH, SIX FOUR TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS FOR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS VICE MAYOR THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER.
SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER HARRISON FOR MOTION PASSES.
UM, THIS IS ACTUALLY BEING SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER HARRISON.
SO I WILL, UM, SEE IF COMMISSIONER HARRISON WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN.
OF COURSE, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL.
SO, YES, THIS IS, UM, AUTHORIZING MEMORANDUM, UM, IN REGARDS TO THE GRILL AND CHILL FATHER'S DAY BARBECUE EVENT.
UM, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH FROM 12 TO 4:00 PM UH, BASICALLY WHAT THIS IS SAYING IS THAT THIS IS GONNA ALSO INCORPORATE ELEMENTS OF SOCCER TO RUN ALONG WITH THE THEMES OF FIFA WITH BRINGING BROWARD TO THE WORLD, UM, DONE THROUGH A A REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS.
IT WAS NOTED, UH, YESTERDAY THAT IT MAY COST THE CITY SOMETHING AFTER SPEAKING WITH STAFF AND, UM, GETTING CLARITY ON IT.
IT'S ACTUALLY WILL NOT COST THE CITY, UM, ANYTHING.
WE ALL HAVE BACKUPS HERE AND YOU SEE THE TOTAL COST, WHICH IS WELL WITHIN MY OWN INITIATIVES BUDGET.
SO, UM, MY INITIATIVE BUDGET WILL BE COVERING FOR THE ENTIRE COST OF THIS PARTICULAR, UM, EVENT AND REIMBURSED ACCORDINGLY.
COMMISSIONER HARRISON? YES MA'AM.
WHAT ABOUT FOOD? I DON'T SEE ANYTHING HERE.
FOR FOOD, YES, WE WILL HAVE FOOD AS WELL.
IT'S GONNA BE A GRID AND CHILL DATE.
WE ARE ACTUALLY GETTING SPONSORSHIPS FROM YOU.
WE'RE GETTING FOOD SPONSORSHIPS.
SO THE MONIES THAT WERE GIVEN FROM THE COUNTY, HOW WILL THAT BE INTERPLAYED INTO THIS OR WILL IT NOT? IT WILL BE THE MONIES WAS GIVEN TO LAUDERHILL FOR US TO THEN REQUEST IT FROM THE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL.
SO WHAT, WHAT WE SPEND, WE'RE GONNA BE GET A ONE-TO-ONE MATCH AND THIS RIGHT HERE IS A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
SO THE $2,500 IS WHAT WE'LL BE REIMBURSED FOR.
AND THE A CM COULD SPEAK ON IT SOME MORE.
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GO TO MADAM, THE $2,500 REIMBURSEMENT, THE FUNDS WILL ORIGINALLY COME FROM COMMISSIONER HARRISON'S.THE MONEY AND THE REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE BACK TO THE CITY.
ACTUALLY THE REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE BACK TO COMMISSIONER HARRISON BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN HIS INITIATIVE.
SO HE WILL SPEND ALL OF THAT FROM HIS INITIATIVE FUNDS.
WHEN THAT'S REIMBURSED, HE WILL RECEIVE $1,250 BECAUSE OF COURSE THE CITY WILL NOT BE COVERING ANY COSTS AS WE THOUGHT BEFORE.
HE'LL BE PAYING FOR THAT OUT OF HIS INITIATIVE.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR.
ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, SO THIS IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL MADAM MAYOR, POSSIBLE I TO BRING RESOLUTION 2026 DASH SIX FOUR TO THE FLOOR FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOUR MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS VICE MAYOR THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER HARRISON FOR MOTION PASSES ITEM
[D. RESOLUTION 2026-065 APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF THREE (3) NEW DELL SERVERS TO CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION FOR THE CITY, UTILIZING THE OMNIA COOPERATIVE CONTRACT# 23-6692-01 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000.00)]
10 D, HONOR MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER'S RESOLUTION 2 0 2 6 DASH 0 6 5.A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA PURSUANT TO SECTION 82 DASH 3 5 8 D OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES PROCUREMENT CODE PROVIDING FOUR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING, AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF THREE DELL SERVICE FROM CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION UTILIZING AM PARTNERS COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 23 DASH 6 6 92 DASH 0 1 4 TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCT SOLUTIONS AND RELATED SERVICES AWARDED BY COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING MAY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH APRIL 30TH, 2028.
FURTHER AUTHORIZED AND EXPENDITURES NOT TO EXCEED $150,000.
A COPY OF THE COBB COUNTY AGREEMENT FOR TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCT SOLUTIONS AND RELATED SERVICES WITH CARESOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION IS ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A COPY FROM THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, QUOTE FROM CARESOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION IS ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT B.
COPIES OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF RECITALS, PROVIDING FOUR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, A MOTION TO BRING TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
MADAM MAYOR, MR. HARRISON, I MOVE TO BRING RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 0 6 5 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS, VICE MAYOR THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER HARRISON.
FOR COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS FOR MOTION PASSES.
THIS ITEM WAS ALSO DISCUSSED AT LAST NIGHT'S WORKSHOP, BUT MR. KURT IS HERE TO PRESENT IT ONCE AGAIN THROUGH YOUR MADAM MAYOR.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, ASSISTANT, CITY MANAGER, CITY CLERK, CITY ATTORNEY, AND EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL AS THOSE ATTENDING ONLINE.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS KURT BROWN AND I'M THE IT MANAGER.
SO THE RESOLUTION QUESTIONS, UM, ARE OUR SERVERS THAT WE INTEND TO REPLACE BECAUSE THEY HAVE REACHED, UM, PAST THEIR, THEIR AGE AND THEY, THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TYLER TECHNOLOGIES OR CITY ERP SYSTEM PROFILE TO ALSO NOTIFY US THAT THE MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENT REQUIRES AN URGENT INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE.
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO, UM, HIT, UM, HIT TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE BY GETTING EVERYTHING DONE.
UM, AS I SAID, IT WAS DISCUSSED YESTERDAY AND THE, THE SERVERS ARE THE PURCHASES STILL WITHIN BUDGET.
UM, AND WE DID OUR BEST TO TRY TO KEEP THE PRICE DOWN.
IF THERE'S ANY DIRECT QUESTIONS THAT YOU NEED TO ASK COLLEAGUES, NONE, NO FOR MAYOR SOLICIT MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONER HARRISON, I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 0 6 5.
MAYOR EDWARDS PHILLIPS, VICE MAYOR THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER HARRISON FOUR, COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. FOUR.
IS THERE ANY CORRESPONDENCE? MADAM CLERK MADAM MAYOR, THERE'S NO CORRESPONDENCE TONIGHT.
[12. REPORT OF THE MAYOR]
OF THE MAYOR.AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING, BUT BEFORE I CONTINUE WITH MY COMMENTS, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO OFFER MY NEGLIGENCE AND NOT ORIGINALLY ADHERING TO OUR EXPECTATIONS OF HOW OUR RESIDENTS RESPOND TO THE DAES.
I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, THAT WE MUST FOLLOW THOSE DIRECTIONS AS INSTRUCTED AND TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECTIONS THAT WERE QUOTED ON THAT.
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ON THAT POINT.THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING THIS EVENING.
WE ARE EXCITED OH, THAT YOU'RE HERE.
WE'RE EXCITED FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ONLINE, WE DO APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR CITY.
AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT ON ONLINE AND TO BE RECOGNIZED.
BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU HERE IN PERSON.
ONE OF THE LADIES WHO CAME THIS EVENING SAYS SHE LEARNED SO MUCH THIS EVENING AND YOU CAN LEARN A LOT WHEN YOU COME TO LISTEN SO THAT YOU DON'T QUITE GET YOUR INFORMATION SECONDHAND AND YOU CAN MAKE BETTER DECISIONS WHEN YOU HEAR IT DIRECTLY FROM THE DESK.
SO, BUT AGAIN, I AM THANKFUL FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ATTENDED AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ATTENDED VIRTUALLY OH, HOW GOOD AND PLEASANT IT IS FOR BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY.
OUR CARIBBEAN, AMERICAN UNITY FEST FOSTERED EVERYTHING AS IT SPEAKS TO UNITY.
IT WAS A WELL ORGANIZED, A WELL ATTENDED, A WELL-BEHAVED TRUE EVENT.
THE MUSIC WAS GREAT, THE ARTISTS WERE GREAT, THE FOOD WAS GREAT, AND THERE WAS SUCH A SPIRIT OF UNITY.
TRUE ON VINCENT TORY'S FEEL AT OUR CARIBBEAN AMERICAN UNITY FEST.
THIS IS WHAT WE ENDEAVOR TO DO IN OUR GREAT WE CARE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.
THIS IS, WE WANT, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT ALL OF US TO DO IN TAKING CARE OF OUR GREAT CITY AT TIMES, YES, WE, WE WE MUST SPEND FUNDS, BUT WE MUST RECREATE AND HAVE SOME RELAXATION.
AND I'M TELLING YOU, IT WAS A GREAT AFFAIR.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT UNITY, WHICH WE TALK ABOUT.
THE CARIBBEAN, AMERICAN UNITY FEST WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT ON LAST WEEK.
SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF HERE AT THE GREAT WEEK CARE, CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, WHATEVER PART THAT YOU PLAYED INTO MAKING THIS EVENT HAPPENED.
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, I WANT TO THANK BSO CHIEF HACKETT.
I WANT TO THANK FIRE AND RESCUE AND EVERYONE, I'M TELLING YOU, I DID NOT HEAR ONE WRINKLE OR SHRED OF DISSENT OR MISBEHAVIOR AT THE EVENT.
AND I'M SO VERY, VERY THANKFUL BECAUSE I SAID TO MYSELF, IF ANYTHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, THE COVERAGE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THAT WE HAD A GREAT EVENT.
NO, THE COVERAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN LAUDERDALE LAKES DISTURBANCE.
THANK YOU FOR OUR VISITORS WHO CAME FAR NEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN IT AGAIN.
IT IS GREAT WHEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY.
I'M GOING TO ASK US TO PLEASE PARTICIPATE AND ATTEND IN OUR JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION.
OUR JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION WILL BE JUNE 18TH, NOT THE 19TH.
WE DO KNOW THAT JUNETEENTH IS ON THE 19TH, BUT THE 19TH IS A HOLIDAY.
SO OUR CELEBRATION WILL BE ON JUNE 18TH AT 6:00 PM ALSO, WE WANT YOU TO JOIN IN PERSON, OUR STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS, COME OUT AND HEAR THE PROGRESS THAT OUR GREAT CITY HAS ACCOMPLISHED FROM OUR LAST YEAR'S STATE OF THE CITY.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.
PLEASE GO ONLINE AND REGISTER.
THERE IS NOT A COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT, BUT WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO REGISTER ONLINE SO WE CAN GET A, A FEEL OF HOW MANY WILL BE PRESENT.
BECAUSE I DO THINK THERE WOULD BE SOME TYPE OF REFRESHMENT.
SO MAYBE I'M SPEAKING, UH, OUT OF TURN.
BUT PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE AND COME OUT FOR OUR STATE OF THE CITY.
ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO, OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE AFTER FATHER'S DAY.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL OF OUR FATHERS, OUR FATHER FIGURES, THOSE WHO WHO ACT AS FATHERS, THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN CARE OF CHILDREN OVER THE YEARS.
I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU A HAPPY, A SAFE, A WONDERFUL FATHER'S DAY TO ALL OF OUR FATHERS HERE IN THE CITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL SAY GOODNIGHT AND GOD BLESS, MADAM VICE MAYOR.
[13. REPORT OF THE VICE MAYOR]
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM MAYOR.UM, I TOO WANT TO DITTO THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT HAS ATTENDED, IS ATTENDED AND STAYED TOWARDS THE END.
I WANT TO THANK MS. BARBARA SMITH, MS. ROSALYN WILSON, MR. LAVOY WILLIAMS, AND MS. ANITA
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AND ANTOINETTE FOR VOICING THEIR OPINION.UM, AND NOT ONLY VOICING YOUR OPINION, BUT TO ALSO HAVE RESOLUTION TO YOUR CONCERN.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A PART, UM, TONIGHT.
I ALSO WANT TO DITTO WHAT THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE ECHOED HERE TONIGHT.
WE TAKE IT SERIOUSLY IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE, MAKING SURE THAT OUR NEIGHBORS NOT ONLY OURSELVES, FIND OUT THOSE, UM, WHO NEED HELP WITH GETTING REGISTERED.
IF IT'S, UM, BALLOTS TO BE SENT TO YOUR HOME, I WENT ONLINE AND DID IT FOR A FEW PEOPLE.
GO ONLINE AND DO IT FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR.
GET COM AS MAYOR SPOKE ABOUT THE UNITY, HOW GOOD AND PLEASANT LET US BE ABOUT COMMUNITY.
UM, GANDHI SAYS, LET'S BE THE CHANGE WE WANNA SEE.
SO WE HAVE TO FIRST ENGAGE IN WHAT WE WANNA SEE TO HAPPEN.
BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, I WOULD LIKE MR. ANTONIO TO STAND UP, PLEASE.
OUR BOYD ANDERSON GRADUATE, UH, WE WERE PRIVILEGED.
WE WERE PRIVILEGED, UM, TO ATTEND.
I WAS PRIVILEGED TO ATTEND AND MY COLLEAGUE AS WELL, THE BOYD ANDERSON, UM, GRADUATION AT NOVA SOUTHEASTERN.
I, BY THE TIME I GOT MY CAMERA, YOU WERE GONE, YOU KNOW, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE BA GRADUATE.
WE ARE STILL AWAITING THE, THE GRADES AND I'M SURE THEY'LL BE COMING IN SHORTLY.
I KNOW WE DID GET A FOR WORN OF, UM, PARK LAKES THAT THEY WENT UP FROM A B TO A A, SO WE CONGRATULATE THEM IN ADVANCE.
WE ALSO ATTENDED THEIR GRADUATION, WHICH WAS VERY UNIQUE BECAUSE WE HAD, UM, THE FIRST SOLO, UM, YOUNG MAN, MR. IRVIN BARRINGTON BARRINGTON IRVIN THAT FLEW SINGLE HANDED AROUND THE WORLD.
HE ATTENDED WAS ONE OF THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR THE YOUNG MINDS.
AND WE ALSO HAD OUR OWN SERVE.
COMMISSIONER EASTON HARRISON WAS ONE OF THE, THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AS WELL, SPEAKING AS A YOUNG MIND INTO A YOUNG MAN MINDS, WHICH WAS REALLY GREAT.
UM, THE KIDS WERE VERY RECEPTIVE, UM, TO THE BOTH OF THEM AS BEING YOUNG PEOPLE.
BUT IF YOU DO NOT KNOW, THE BRIDGE THAT BRIDGES LAUDERDALE LAKES OVER TO PARK LAKES IS IN DEDICATION TO, UM, BARRINGTON IRVIN.
SO IF YOU DO NOT KNOW, TAKE A WALK OVER THERE.
LOOK AT THE PLAQUE THAT OUR, MY PREDECESSORS HAVE, UM, GIVEN ONTO HIM.
THE PLAQUE IS THERE AND IT TELLS YOU ALL THOSE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN IT.
SCHOOL IS OUT, THE WEATHER IS HOT, HYDRATE.
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN HOW TO SWIM.
OH, UM, WE'VE HAD SOME DROWNING AS CHIEF HACKETT AS MENTIONED IN OUR CITY.
NOT A HAPPY MOMENT BECAUSE I TOO WITNESS MY GRANDDAUGHTER IN DROWNING, BUT IT WASN'T HER TIME.
AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT MY SON JUMPED IN JUST IN TIME AS SHE WENT IN.
HE WENT AFTER HER AND SHE'S HERE.
IT'S LIKE SHE GOT A NEW WIN FOR LIFE BECAUSE SHE'S SEVEN GOING ON 77.
YOU KNOW? SO SHE WAS BORN TO LIVE.
UM, BUT NEVERTHELESS, IF YOU HAVE POOLS, NO NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE POOL, PLEASE MAKE SURE THEY'RE PROTECTED.
PLEASE MAKE SURE, DON'T BE AFRAID TO TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBOR.
FIND OUT ARE THEY HAVE YOUR, ARE THEY SWIMMING? DO THEY KNOW HOW TO SWIM? NOT ONLY THE LITTLE ONES, BUT WE HAVE SOME ADULTS AS WELL THAT DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SWIM.
AND THERE IS A, A COMPLEX THAT WE HAVE IN THE, WE AIR CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES WHERE YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO SWIM.
SO I'M ASKING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF TO HYDRATE.
AND PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR FAMILY
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IS SAFE.THIS SUMMER I HEARD CHIEF TALK ABOUT FIRE ALARMS, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE FOR OUR PROTECTION AND OUR SAFETY.
UM, AND FOR THAT HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE FATHERS, THE MOTHERS, I, AND THERE'S SOME MOTHERS THAT ARE FATHERS.
SO I CONGRATULATE YOU TONIGHT.
AND FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE THEIR HUSBANDS THAT HAVE FATHERS TREAT THEM WELL, HAVE THE KIDS.
IF THEY'RE NOT AROUND, TREAT THEM WELL.
GOD BLESS AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
NOW VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER CONSWELL.
[14. REMARKS OF THE COMMISSIONERS]
GOOD EVENING TO ALL.IT'S SO NICE TO SEE PEOPLE IN THE CHAMBER.
AND CONGRATULATIONS THAT YOU MADE THE GRADE.
IT'S THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS, I WOULD SAY, MANHOOD
UM, VICE MAYOR HAS STOLEN MOST OF THE STUFF THAT I WAS ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT.
AND PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR THE KIDS WHO ARE PLAYING ON THE STREET.
THEY DON'T WANT TO UTILIZE THE PARKS.
SO PLEASE DRIVE EXTRA, EXTRA SLOW ON THE, IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS FOR THOSE WHO ARE WORKING OUTSIDE.
PLEASE HYDRATE DRINK BECAUSE IT'S NOT, I WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE OTHER DAY AND I DID NOT KNOW THAT I WAS SUFFERING FROM DEHYDRATION, BUT THAT IS WHAT MY BLOOD WORK SAID.
'CAUSE YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO DRINK, BUT OF COURSE IT'S HOT.
UM, I WOULD ASK THAT PARENTS TAKE THE CHILDREN TO THE LIBRARY.
THE LIBRARY IS AVAILABLE AND THEY HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF STUFF FOR KIDS.
SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO THAT.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK MADAM A CM AND HER TEAM FOR BRINGING SOMETHING TO LORD AT DAY LAKES THAT WAS NEVER THERE BEFORE.
EVEN WHEN WE HAD FEST, WE WOULD GET MAYBE 1500, 2000 PEOPLE, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAD LESS THAN 4,500, 5,000 PEOPLE.
AND I CAN SAY BEYOND THE DOUBT, THERE WAS NO DRAMA THAT I WAS AWARE OF.
AND MADAM A CM YOU AND YOUR TEAM DID AN EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT JOB, MR. BIN, YOU ARE ALL OVER TOWN, SO I NEED TO SEE ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES ON FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM OR WHATEVER.
IT'S, BUT THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN.
I, REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH, OF WHICH I'M A MEMBER FOR, FOR 33 YEARS, IS CELEBRATING ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY ON SUNDAY, JUNE THE 14TH AT 4:00 PM I KNOW, MADAM MAYOR, HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND? AND YOU'RE GOING TO COME.
IT'S NOT A MATTER OF CHANGING MY MIND.
I HAVE HAD A PRE-PLANNED EVENT BEFORE I WAS INFORMED.
BUT YOU ARE ALSO HAVING AN EVENT ON FRIDAY EVENING.
YES, I'LL BE THERE ON FRIDAY EVENING.
SO I WILL CONVEY TO, DID I REDEEM MYSELF THE VICAR? ALL RIGHT, THAT YOU'LL BE THERE ON FRIDAY.
BUT REDEEMER HAS WEATHERED THE STORM AND HAS SERVED NOT ONLY THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, BUT I WOULD SAY TRI-COUNTY BECAUSE THEY HAD A THRIVING FOOD BANK FOR OVER 25 YEARS THERE.
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COME OUT AT 4:00 PM SUNDAY, JUNE THE 14TH TO HELP WITH THE CELEBRATION.I'M NOT GOING TO BE ALONG TONIGHT BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE TO GET HOME AND GET SOME DINNER.
SO GOODNIGHT AND I'LL SEE YOU AT NOW.
WE ARE HAVING SOMETHING JUNE 11TH ON THURSDAY EVENING, I THINK
SO WE NEED TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO COME AND HEAR ABOUT THE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PROPERTY TAX OKAY AT IS GOING TO BE AT HAZEL P ROGERS BUILDING.
SO COME OUT AND HERE, HOW, HOW MUCH MONEY YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO SAVE, BUT REMEMBER NOTHING FROM NOTHING LEAVES NOTHING.
SO PLEASE COME OUT ON THURSDAY EVENING AT 6:00 PM TO HEAR ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, AND I'LL SEE YOU ON THURSDAY.
I WANNA ALSO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTS THAT CAME OUT TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS AND JOIN THIS MEETING TODAY.
UM, IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO BE A PART OF THE CIVIC PROCESS AND, UH, TO SEE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE ALWAYS PUTS A SMILE ON OUR FACES.
UM, I TOO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE ENTIRE CLASS OF BOYD ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2026, AS WELL AS OUR VERY OWN ANTONIO FOR REPRESENTING THE CITY, UH, WITH HIS LEADERSHIP.
UM, IT WAS GOOD SEEING YOU THERE.
UM, ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUE IN ATTENDANCE AS WELL, UH, PRINCIPAL JAMES GRIFFIN HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB, AN AMAZING JOB WITH THIS PARTICULAR CLASS.
UM, THERE WAS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE GRADUATION WHERE HE SAID, IF YOU HAVE THIS CERTIFICATION STANDUP AND IF YOU HAVE THIS CERTIFICATION STANDUP, AND EVERY TIME MORE THAN 70% OF THE AUDIENCE WOULD STAND UP.
SO I WAS, I WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY THAT.
AND, UM, HE'S DOING A GREAT THING OVER THERE.
THEY'RE ALSO DOING SOME GREAT STUFF OVER AT PARK LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS MENTIONED.
UM, IT, IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE MOVING TO AN A SCHOOL, WHICH SPEAKS TO THE LEADERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE OVER THERE AS WELL.
UM, SO, UH, WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO CELEBRATE WITH THEM.
I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND PLEASURE OF BEING THEIR KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR THEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADUATION.
IT WAS MY FIRST TIME BEING A KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR A GRADUATION.
UM, BUT, UM, I THINK I DID PRETTY WELL.
AND I DEFINITELY ENJOYED, UM, INSPIRING THE KIDS FOR THEIR NEXT PHASE OF THEIR ACADEMIC CAREER GOING INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
UM, ALSO WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT BARRINGTON IRVING, UH, THE BRIDGE, WE WERE OVER THERE TO, UH, TALK ABOUT HIS, HIS LEGACY, THE HISTORY THAT HE MADE OF BEING THE FIRST PILOT TO FLY SOLO, UM, ACROSS THE WORLD THE WAY HE DID.
AND ONE THING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME THE MOST IS HE SAID BEFORE HE LANDED, HE HAD ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF FUEL LEFT IN HIS PLANE.
AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW CLOSE THAT IS TO SOMETHING BAD HAPPENING, I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW IT'S VERY CLOSE.
GUST OF WIND COULD SET YOU BACK MAYBE 20 MINUTES.
SO, UH, HE WENT THROUGH SOMETHING THAT, UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN'T SAY THAT THEY HAVE DONE.
AND I'M HAPPY TO KNOW THAT WE DEDICATED SOMETHING IN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES FOR HIM.
I TOO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND KUDOS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STAFF FOR AN AMAZING, UM, CARIBBEAN AMERICAN UNITY FEST TO OUR, UH, MADAM A CM AND HER TEAM AND STAFF ALL BEEN, EVERYBODY THAT WAS OUT THERE DID AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING JOB.
UM, SINCE BEING ELECTED, I HAVEN'T HEARD OF AN EVENT WHERE SO MANY PEOPLE HAD SO MANY GOOD THINGS TO SAY.
WHERE I LIVE IN MY APARTMENT COMPLEX.
I SAW MY MAINTENANCE GUY SHOW UP AND HE'S LIKE, HEY, YOU STOOD.
AND THEN THIS MORNING HE'S TELLING ME HOW MUCH HE ENJOYED THAT EVENT, AND HE DOESN'T EVEN TALK TO ME.
SO THAT'S HOW I KNOW HE REALLY ENJOYED IT.
UM, UH, THE OTHER DAY AS WELL, SOMEBODY WAS WALKING PAST, THEY SAID THAT THEIR MOM, THEIR GRANDMA ENJOYED THE EVENT.
COUSINS THAT COULDN'T MAKE IT, WISH THEY COULD'VE MADE IT.
IT JUST WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT IT.
UM, COMING FROM A TIME WHERE, YOU KNOW, A LAUDERDALE LAKES, UH, IT'S TRYING TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO SHOW UP TO EVENTS, I THINK WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT.
UH, SO THANK YOU DELAU OF THE LAKES TEAM FOR DOING THAT AS WELL.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO BROAD SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR MAKING SURE THAT IT WAS A WELL FUN AND SAFE EVENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
CAPTAIN WARREN L PHILLIPS, OF COURSE, UM, BSOS PRESENCE, I THINK DID MAKE AN IMPACT.
THEY WERE THERE TO NOT ONLY KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE, BUT THOSE ALSO BE A PART OF THE EVENT, AND THEY'RE VERY WELCOMING AND FRIENDLY AS WELL.
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UM, I TOO WANNA MAKE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS.UM, YOUR TALENT MATTERS IS HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH AT 9:00 AM UH, IS A YOUR TALENT MATTERS EXPO TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR HIDDEN TALENTS AND HOW TO UTILIZE YOUR TALENTS FOR BETTER EFFECTIVENESS AND LEADERSHIP.
THE NEXT DAY AFTER THAT, ON JUNE 14TH, AT 12:00 PM IS GONNA BE OUR FATHER'S DAY GRILL AND CHILL.
IT'S GONNA BE A VERY EXCITING EVENT, SOMETHING FOR THE FATHERS AND THE MEN IN THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT, BUT REALLY THE WHOLE FAMILY.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A VARIETY OF, UM, ACTIVITIES FOR THE FAMILIES TO PARTAKE OF, UM, INCLUDING GRILLING WITH THEIR FATHERS, HAVING A MINI GRILL AND A, AND A BIGGER GRILL TO GRILL WITH THEIR FATHERS AND PARENTS, BUT ALSO A SOCCER CLINIC, UM, SOCCER TRIVIA GAMES, AS WELL AS AN ADULT SOCCER SCRIMMAGE AS WELL ON SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH.
UM, ALSO WANT TO, UH, AS I WAS THANKING PEOPLE FOR SHOWING UP TODAY, I ALSO WANT TO, UH, GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE, A CHILDHOOD FRIEND DECIDED TO VISIT US TODAY.
MY GOOD FRIEND RUSSO, UM, UH, WHO'S STILL IN LAW SCHOOL, DECIDED TO VISIT FOR THE SUMMER.
AND I WANTED TO SHOUT HIM OUT BECAUSE WE GREW UP IN LAUDERDALE LAKES TOGETHER, AND WE USED TO GET OFF THE BUS RIGHT HERE AT VINCENT TORRES PARK AND WALK HOME.
SO, UM, IT'S JUST A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT, AND I APPRECIATE HIM SHOWING UP TO SUPPORT TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE AT CITY HALL.
I CAN'T PROMISE HE'LL BE BACK, BUT I'M TRYING TO CONVINCE HIM TO COME ON BACK OVER IT.
UM, AND I TOO WANT TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO COME OUT TO OUR JUNETEENTH EVENT.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE BY SAYING, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.
TO ALL THOSE WHO PLAY A ROLE OF A FATHER, WHETHER IT'S BY BLOOD OR BY ROLL.
UM, THE IMPORTANCE OF FATHERS BEING IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND I THINK IT'S WORTH ACKNOWLEDGING FOR ALL THE FATHERS THAT DECIDED TO STEP UP AND PLAY SUCH AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES.
AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
UM, CAN I MAXWELL WILLIAMS? YES.
UM, TO THE SHERIFF, I WAS TOLD BY ABOUT THREE DIFFERENT RESIDENT HOW GREAT YOUR PEOPLE WERE ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
THEY WANTED TO ESCORT PEOPLE, NOT ONLY TO THEIR CARS, BUT THOSE THAT WALK NOT TOO FAR AWAY.
THEY WERE WILLING TO TAKE THEM HOME TO HELP THEM.
SO JUST TELL YOUR MEMBERS THAT THE CITY OF LORD THE DE LAKES REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DID ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS. THANK YOU.
UM, FIRST CONGRATULATIONS TO AN ANTHONY.
AND HE'S ONE OF MY SUPER VOLUNTEERS.
ALSO, APPRECIATE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A WHILE, BUT COME BACK.
UM, I ALSO WANNA THANK, UM, MELANIE AND SANTANA.
THEY WERE, THEY'RE THE ONE THEY HELPED.
THEY WERE THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE CARIBBEAN, AMERICAN UNITY FEST.
THEY REALLY WORKED HARD, UM, AND THE GUIDANCE OF, UM, OUR A CM, AND THEY WERE THE ONE WHO REALLY WORKED HARD TO MAKE THAT EVENT.
AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT IS, THOSE GIRLS WORKED HARD AND KUDOS TO BOTH OF THEM.
AGAIN, SANTANA AND MELANIE ALSO.
UM, I WANT, I, I FEEL SOMETIMES LIKE I'M LIVING, I'M IN A DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY, UM, AND EVERYONE KIND OF SWEEP THINGS UNDER THE RUG.
UM, AND I'M TRYING TO PAIR WHAT I'M SAYING VERY CAREFULLY.
UM, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, BUT THERE WERE INCIDENTS, OKAY.
AND, UM, AND I SPEAK OF IT BECAUSE MY NAME IS BEING CALLED WHEN I HAD NOTHING TO DO, WHATEVER IT WAS.
AND, UM, BEFORE EVERYONE MADE THEIR ASSUMPTIONS AND CALLING MY NAME AND ACCUSING ME WRONGFULLY, UM, GET THE FACTS AND, UM, ASKED ME WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE THINGS WERE NOT THE WAY IT SEEMED.
AND I'M NOT, I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT I SEE EVERYONE SAYING HOW GREAT, BUT WE KNEW WHAT HAPPENED.
AND, UM, I THINK WE ALL NEED TO BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES AND SPEAK, UH, SPEAK OUT ABOUT THAT.
ANYWAY, UM, AS I STATED, PLEASE, OUT OF RESPECT FOR ALL OF US, IF YOU NEED TO KNOW THE FACTS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, ASK ME.
DON'T LISTEN TO ONE PERSON CARRYING THEIR STATEMENT AND, UM, CALLING.
BECAUSE IF IT CONTINUE, THEN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
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TO REALLY BRING EVERYTHING OUT ON THE TABLE, AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT PEACEFUL AND KEEP IT MOVING.THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MAX, MME. MAY.
[15. REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER]
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.I'LL START OFF BY ALSO ECHOING EVERYTHING THAT THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE CARIBBEAN AMERICAN UNITY FEST.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME OUT TO, OF COURSE, THANK MY TEAM BECAUSE WE KNOW EVENTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE DOESN'T HAPPEN IN A SILO.
THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED.
SO THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE TEAM.
UM, SPECIAL THANKS DEFINITELY TO MELODY AND SANTANA, TO ALBAN, UM, TO DEJAN AND JUST TO EVERYONE TO FINANCE, TO ALSO BSO, UM, BSO CAPTAIN AS WELL AS CHIEF, BECAUSE YOU WERE BOTH OUT THERE REPRESENTING AND OF COURSE, BUILDING, UM, SERVICES FOR ALL OF THEIR HELP.
UM, SO JUST, AND THE COMMISSION, OF COURSE, FOR SUPPORTING THIS EVENT AND SEEING THE VISION AND MAKING IT HAPPEN.
I'M SO PROUD OF THE ENTIRE TEAM AND JUST THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY.
LAST YEAR WE HAD THE EVENT, I'M SURE PE MOST PEOPLE KNOW IT WAS RAINY, IT GOT WASHED OUT.
WE HAD GOOD ATTENDANCE, BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS.
UM, SO THIS TIME WE DEFINITELY SHOWED UP AND SHOWED OUT.
WE HAD DOUBLED THE SPONSORSHIPS THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.
IN ADDITION, THIS TIME OF COURSE, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE LOTS OF REVENUE THROUGH PARKING AND TICKET.
AND ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IT ALL, I KNOW THAT WAS OVER $13,000 A LOAN IN REVENUE TO HELP COVER THE EVENT.
UM, ADDITIONALLY WE HAD RESTAURANTS THAT REALLY, UM, PARTNERED WITH US WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO COMBINE OUR WINE AND OUR FOOD, OUR TASTE OF THE LAKES, SAVING THE CITY LOTS OF MONEY BECAUSE WE COMBINED TWO EVENTS THINKING STRATEGICALLY.
AND BECAUSE THIS WAS SUCH A LARGE EVENT, IT REALLY BENEFITED OUR LAUDERDALE LAKES RESTAURANTS BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND BENEFIT FROM THIS EXPOSURE AS WELL.
NOT ONLY THAT, SEVERAL OF THEM WERE KIND ENOUGH TO BE SPONSORS, SO THEY REALLY WERE A GOOD PARTNER, UM, IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
UM, JUST WANTED TO REPORT, I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR FROM OUR STATE REPS THE FUNDING, BECAUSE OUT OF THE 1.6 WHEN WE WENT TO TALLAHASSEE AND DC AND TRIED TO OBTAIN, WE WERE, AT LEAST FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD, ABLE TO SEEM LIKE WE WILL SECURE, UH, MAYBE ABOUT 1.3 MILLION OUT OF THE 1.6 THAT WE DID ASK FOR, FOR OUR STORM WATER PROJECTS, OUR GATED OUTFALLS AND OUR ALZHEIMER'S PROJECTS.
SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR, OUR LOBBYISTS AND OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN HOPES OF SECURE THAT FUNDING AND BRINGING IT HOME ONCE THE CHECK.
YEAH, WE NEED THE GOVERNOR TO SIGN OFF AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR AND WE CAN GET THOSE FUNDS.
UM, ALSO JUST WANTED TO MENTION, MADAM MAYOR, YOU MENTIONED THE STATE OF THE CITY.
IT IS ON JUNE THE 25TH AT 6:00 PM PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US TO HEAR ABOUT ALL THE INCREDIBLE THINGS THAT THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES IS DOING.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR CITY'S BIRTHDAY THAT'S GONNA BE CELEBRATED JUST BEFORE THAT ON JUNE THE 23RD, RIGHT AFTER OUR CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
UM, OF COURSE WE ARE, IT'S GOING INTO HURRICANE SEASON.
WELL, WE ARE ARE IN HURRICANE SEASON.
SO PLEASE, UM, LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE.
WE DO HAVE A DEDICATED WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES HURRICANE RELATED INFORMATION IN OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION, UM, COMP, UM, CAMPAIGN.
UM, ALSO, OTIS GRAY PARK IMPROVEMENTS IS APPROXIMATELY 95% COMPLETE.
WE'RE EXPECTED TO BE DONE WITH CONSTRUCTION, UM, JUNE THE 30TH.
ALSO, OUR NORTHGATE PARK IMPROVEMENTS ARE APPROXIMATELY 50% COMPLETE.
AND OUR CITYWIDE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, ALZHEIMER'S CARE REHABILITATION PROJECTS REMAIN SCHEDULED FOR JUNE COMPLETION.
WE'RE WORKING ON OUR CANAL STORM WATER IMPROVEMENTS AND THEIR CONTINUING COMPLETION LATER ON THIS YEAR, OF COURSE, WE ARE CONTINUING WITH OUR DELIVERY OF OUR SENIOR SERVICES, ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY WELLNESS INITIATIVES, OUR SUMMER CAMP, INCLUDING GAME CHANGERS, YOUTH ACHIEVERS, SUMMER PRO PROGRAM, AND SUMMER BREAK SPOT MEAL SERVICES.
AND OF COURSE, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR JUNETEENTH EVENT COMING UP NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS MANAGING MORE THAN 134 ACTIVE PLANNING, BUILDING CODE COMPLIANCE APPLICATION.
AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE CONTINUED RECRUITMENT EFFORTS FOR KEY POSITIONS.
WE JUST SECURED OUR PLANNER AND
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WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.NEW EMPLOYEE, OF COURSE, WE JUST GOT A NEW PROJECT MANAGER FOR CRA AND WE ARE WORKING ON OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL TO BRING THOSE POSITIONS IN HOUSE, THUS SAVING THE CITY MONEY, WHICH CURRENTLY, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE USING CALVIN ANO.
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BRING ALL OF THESE KEY POSITIONS IN HOUSE ALSO, UM, THE PLANNING CONTINUES FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL FINANCIAL LITERACY AND BUSINESS RESOURCE FAIR SCHEDULED FOR JUNE THE 20TH.
OUR ANNUAL AUDIT WILL IS ANTICIPATED IN JUNE.
IT WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE COMMISSION MEETING SOON.
BUDGET DEVELOPMENT IS UNDERWAY.
PLEASE, UM, UM, APPEAR AT OUR JUNE 11TH BUDGET TOWN HALL, WHERE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE MARTY CARE, UM, IN THE HOUSE TO SPEAK WITH US.
UM, ALSO, THE CITY REMAINS FOCUSED ON SECURING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVANCE IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND JUST STRENGTHENING OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
I JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT JUNE'S BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT IS SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER CARLENE MAXWELL WILLIAMS, AND WE'RE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE HARMONIOUS MINES AS OUR LAKES BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT FOR JUNE.
THEY'RE LOCATED AT 4,800 NORTH STATE ROAD SEVEN, SUITE F1 ZERO THREE C AND BROWARD HEALTHPOINT IS AT LAUDERDALE LAKES MONDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM AT DENT VINCENT TOS PARK.
THEY PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE TO OUR RESIDENTS.
WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PROGRAMS, BROWARD TAX COLLECTORS HERE ON FRIDAYS, AUGUST 7TH FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AND ALSO WE WILL BE HOSTING A FOOD DISTRIBUTION PARTNERING WITH FARM SHARE ON JUNE 18TH, BEGINNING AT 10:00 AM AT THE HAZEL P ROGERS.
WE HAVE MANY OTHER EVENTS, TOO MANY TO NAME PLEASE VISIT LICENSE PLATE READER THAT WILL BE ROLLED OUT AND IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE TIME SCHOOL STARTS.
SO PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT ON OUR WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SO THAT YOU ARE INFORMED IN REGARD TO OUR LICENSE PLATE READERS.
SO PLEASE KEEP ABREAST OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN LAUDERDALE LAKES BY SIGNING UP FOR LAKES ALERT AND VISITING OUR WEBSITE SO THAT YOU DO NOT MISS IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
THAT CONCLUDES MY CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
[16. REPORT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY]
UH, YES, MAD MAYOR AND, UH, COMMISSIONERS AND TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL.UH, I JUST WANT TO GO BACK AND JUST TAKE A MINUTE OR TWO TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE, UM, UH, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS UNDER THE, UH, HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO THE PROPERTY TAX.
UM, NUMBER ONE, THERE WILL BE A CHALLENGE TO THE BALLOT QUESTION.
UM, A LEGAL CHALLENGE TO THE BALLOT QUESTION THAT IS PROPOSED FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT IN, UH, NOVEMBER.
UM, THAT CHALLENGE IS GOING TO BE BY A GROUP CALLED SAVE OUR VOTERS FROM MISLEADING BALLOT LANGUAGE INC.
THAT IS A NON-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
UM, IT HAS A MEMBERSHIP THAT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL REGISTERED FLORIDA VOTERS WHO SUPPORT THE GOAL OF ENSURING VOTERS, UH, RECEIVE A NEUTRAL AND ACCURATE BALLOT QUESTION.
UH, MEMBERS WILL HAVE THEIR INTERESTS REPRESENTED IN THAT LAWSUIT.
UH, AND I WILL PROVIDE, UH, MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, UM, TO THE A CM FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE COMMISSION AND TO, UH, MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL.
UH, THE LINK TO THE ORGANIZATION, UH, THAT YOU CAN PULL UP.
AND IF YOU WANT TO BE A MEMBER OF THAT ORGANIZATION, YOU CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.
UM, I WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING INFORMATION, UH, THAT INCLUDES A PODCAST, UH, THAT EXPLAINS THE BALLOT ISSUE AND WHAT THE LEGAL CHALLENGE WILL LOOK LIKE.
UM, JUST ANOTHER MATTER IS WANNA JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
WHEN A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS, THE BALLOT SUMMARY MUST BE PRINTED IN CLEAR AND UNAM UNAMBIGUOUS LANGUAGE ON THE BALLOT.
WHEN THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT LOOKS AT A BALLOT QUESTION, THEY HAVE A TWO STEP ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THAT BALLOT TITLE OR THE BALLOT SUMMARY IS ACCURATE.
FIRST, IT HAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TITLE AND THE SUMMARY FAIRLY INFORM THE VOTERS OF THE CHIEF PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT.
THEN IT MUST EXAMINE WHETHER THE LANGUAGE, UH, OF THE TITLE AND THE SUMMARY MISLEADS THE PUBLIC.
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THAT IS WHERE THE ROAD WILL MEET THE RUBBER RELATIVE TO THE CHALLENGE.UH, WE BELIEVE THAT THE, THE LANGUAGE DOES MISLEAD THE PUBLIC.
THE FLORIDA STATUTE, A CONSTITUTION ACTUALLY REQUIRES THE, UH, THIS, UH, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPERS THAT, UH, I'M SURE WILL BE DONE.
IT WILL REQUIRE 60% OF THE VOTERS, UH, VOTING ON THE MEASURE TO APPROVE IT IF IT PASSES AND BECOMES PART OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
UH, A AMENDMENT THAT, UH, PASSES TAKES EFFECTS ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY FOLLOWING THE ELECTION.
UH, AND SO THIS IS UP FOR, UH, A CHALLENGE.
AND I WILL BE ATTENDING A, UM, COLLECTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS, UH, WHO WILL BE MEETING ON THIS THURSDAY TO DISCUSS, UM, NOT ONLY THE PROPOSED CHALLENGE, BUT UM, WHAT BROWARD COUNTY CAN DO COLLECTIVELY, UH, TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF THIS PROPOSED BALLOT QUESTIONS.
AND SO I'LL KEEP, UH, THE COMMISSION INFORMED THROUGH, UH, WRITTEN, UH, DOCUMENTATION AS WELL.
ATTORNEY CALLAWAY, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, ANYTHING THIS EVENING? MADAM VICE MAYOR.
CORRECTION, MADAM MAYOR, MADAM VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY ATTORNEY, ACTING CITY MANAGER, CAPTAIN PHYLLIS OF THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
I'M GOING TO, UM, BRIEFLY, UM, BRIEF ON YOUR STATS FOR THE MONTH OF, UM, MAY.
AND I GOTTA BE HONEST AND TRANSPARENT, WE'VE HAD AN INCREASE IN CRIME THIS REPORTED PERIOD.
HOWEVER, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY, IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS.
WE HAD A DIRECTIVE WITHIN THE DISTRICT FOR OUR YOUNGER OFFICERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE TLING CERTAIN REPORTS THE WAY THAT THEY CAME OUT.
SO THAT HAS A POSITIVE INFLECTION ON OUR CRIME FOR THE MONTH.
HOWEVER, ONCE THOSE CRIMES ARE ACTUALLY BEING INVESTIGATED, THEY'LL BE RELABELED BASED ON THE ACTUAL INCIDENTS REGARDING THAT CRIME.
SO THE NUMBER, THEY LOOK WORSE THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE.
BUT I WANTED TO THROW THAT DISCLAIMER OUT SO YOU HAVE SOME TO THE WHY BEHIND IT.
UM, AND THAT, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE WAS A 74% INCREASE.
HOWEVER, JUST BASED ON THE EXPLANATION THAT I GAVE YOU, THAT'S THE WHY BEHIND IT.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE RESPONDED TO 2,841 CALLS FOR SERVICE.
WE ISSUED 1,499 CITATIONS, AND WE MADE 94 FIELD CONTACTS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.
I KNOW MADAM MAYOR IS ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT THE JUVENILES AND THE CITATIONS.
UM, WE MADE 16 JUVENILE ARRESTS, HOWEVER, NONE OF THEM WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CITATION PROGRAM.
AND MOST OF THAT IS BECAUSE IF THERE'S A FELONY, THEY THEY'RE INELIGIBLE, AND IF THEY ALREADY HAVE A PRIOR MISDEMEANOR ARREST, THEY'RE INELIGIBLE.
SO THAT'S TENDS TO BE THE, UH, THE REASON WHY THEY'RE NOT ELIGIBLE WHEN WE GET THOSE ARRESTS.
UM, THOSE ARE YOUR HARD STATS FOR THE MONTH.
HOWEVER, WITH OUR, UM, WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT TEAM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND I KINDA LIKE READING OUT ALL OF THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT THEY'RE OUT DOING IN THE COMMUNITY.
'CAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY BUILD BRIDGES TO HELP, UM, YOU KNOW, MEND THE FENCES AND HAVE STRONG COLLABORATION WITHIN THE, UM, LAKES BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ON MAY 2ND, UM, WE HAD THE, UM, LAKE SHRED HON, THERE WAS A, A GREAT SUCCESS.
THEY ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO, UM, RECOVER OVER 6,000 POUNDS.
THE DOCU DOCUMENTS WERE SECURELY SHREDDED, AND ADDITIONALLY THEY HAD ALMOST 12 POUNDS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE THAT WAS TAKEN OFF THE STREETS WITH THE MEDIC MEDICINE CABINET ELEMENT OF IT, AS WELL AS 23.8 POUNDS OF NON-CONTROL SUBSTANCES.
BUT THAT WAS A BIG SUCCESS, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER EVENT LATER ON IN ABOUT A YEAR.
SO WE WANT CONTINUE TO DO THAT, ESPECIALLY GETTING THOSE UNUSED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS OUT OF MEDICINE, KEVIN.
SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY, UM, ACCIDENTAL USAGE OR THOSE MEDICATIONS AS WELL AS THOSE SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS THAT EVERYONE HAS IN THEIR HOMES.
IT, IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO GET THOSE THINGS TAKEN CARE AND PROPERLY DISPOSED.
ALSO, IN THE MONTH OF MAY, WE HAD, UM, TEACHERS' APPRECIATION
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LEAD, AND MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT TEAM, WE RESPONDED TO LAKES PARK, LAKES ELEMENTARY, ORLE ELEMENTARY, AS WELL AS CENTRAL CHARTER.AND WE WENT OUT TO THOSE SCHOOLS AND WE HAD LITTLE LUNCHEONS WITH THE TEACHERS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TO LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE 'EM.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT WENT OVER VERY WELL.
AND EVEN WITH MY BUSY SCHEDULE WAS GOOD TO KIND OF GET OUT THE OFFICE AND ACTUALLY GET OUT WITH THE TEACHERS THAT, YOU KNOW, AND JUST, JUST KIND OF HAVE A GOOD TIME.
SO THAT REALLY, UM, WENT OVER VERY WELL.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, MY NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORTS TEAM ALSO RESPONDED TO THE LAKE SPRING FOOD GIVEAWAY AT REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH.
AND, UM, THEY HAD A GREAT TIME AND THEY ACTUALLY, UM, SERVED OVER 500 FAMILIES THAT RECEIVED MEALS.
SO THAT WAS ALSO A VERY, UM, PRODUCTIVE AND POSITIVE INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, AND I, I SENT YOU ALL EMAILS TOO IN HOPES THAT WE COULD ALL PARTICIPATE WITH THE EXPLORER CEREMONY.
HOWEVER, WE ALL HAD THE, UM, COMMISSION MEETING, BUT I REALLY WANTED TO GET OUT TO THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET OUT AND SUPPORT AND ENGAGE WITH OUR YOUTH.
SO NONE OF US COULD MAKE IT, BUT IT WAS STILL A SUCCESS.
AND SEVERAL OF OUR, UM, EXPLORER RESEARCH RECEIVED AWARDS FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AND, UM, THINGS THAT THEY DID, YOU KNOW, THAT EXUDED LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM AND, UH, HONORABLE MENTIONED IN THEIR MILITARY SERVICE.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS REALLY GOOD TO GET OUT AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SUPPORT THEM IN THOSE ENDEAVORS.
AND, UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE ALL EXPERIENCED THE CARIBBEAN FEST.
MY TEAM WORKED REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE IT WENT OFF FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE, THAT EVERYONE WAS SAFE.
WE HAD THE PROPER EQUIPMENTS OUT THERE, AND WE HAD THE PROPER PERSONNEL OUT THERE.
SO BASED ON YOUR COMMENTS, WE APPRECIATE YOUR POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND WE'LL TAKE ANY, EVERYTHING THAT WE LEARNED FROM IT TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR THE NEXT TIME.
BUT I THINK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BRO SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, WE'RE ACTUALLY, UM, HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY MAYOR, VICE MAYOR.
I, I, I WANNA THANK YOU, UM, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY DURING GRADUATION, I THINK MAMA FROM THE EXPLORER FROM LAST YEAR THAT GRADUATED FROM BOYD ANDERSON PLAYED A KEY ROLE AT THE CEREMONY, UM, THIS YEAR AT GRADUATION.
AND I THINK SHE WAS PART OF THE EXPLORER, ROTC AT BOYD ANDERSON, WHICH WAS REALLY GOOD.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING.
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, WHEN YOU REPORT ON THE JUVENILE ARREST, THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE DIVERSION PROGRAM.
UM, THEY, THEY WOULD, THEY'RE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE JUVENILE CITATION, WHICH WE TYPICALLY WOULD GET RIGHT THERE ON SCENE.
HOWEVER, ONCE THEY STARTED GOING THROUGH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, THERE ARE OTHER DIVERSION PROGRAMS THAT THEY MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR.
AND I KNOW YOU ALL INTERACT WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN YOU'RE IN SCHOOL OR WHEN YOU'RE PATROLLING, OR IF WE COULD JUST GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEIR ACTIONS AND BEHAVIORS ARE GOING TO AFFECT THEM IN THE FUTURE.
SO CONTINUE TO IMPRESS UPON THEM THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, GOOD BEHAVIOR TO KEEP THEMSELVES OUT OF THESE STATISTICS THAT YOU REPORT.
AND I FORGOT TO MENTION, I, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE MONTH OF MAY OR APRIL, HOWEVER, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF US THAT ACTUALLY WENT TO LAUDERDALE LAKE MIDDLE AND SPOKE TO A COUPLE OF OTHER KIDS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE 5,000 ROLE MODELS PROGRAM.
SO THAT WAS ACTUALLY VERY, UM, POSITIVE.
WE ACTUALLY GOT THEIR ATTENTION AND, UM, TALKED TO THEM ABOUT MAKING GOOD DECISIONS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND I THINK MORE OF THOSE THINGS SHOULD ALSO BE DONE AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURT CHIEF CHAZ HACKETT.
MADAM VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS MADAM MANAGER, AND TO THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS CHAZ HACKETT.
I'M YOUR DISTRICT CHIEF OF FIRE RESCUE.
I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY, UH, SOMETHING THAT I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE DONE LAST MONTH, AND I APOLOGIZE TO MS. JENNIFER CHAMBERS.
CONDI, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A PART OF BSO FIRE RESCUE STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH OCCURRED BACK IN APRIL TO HELP PROVIDE INSIGHT OF WHERE YOU THINK WE ARE NOW AND WHERE YOU THINK WE NEED TO GO IN THE FUTURE,
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UH, CONTRIBUTING TO B SOFI RESCUE.UM, FOR THE RECORD, UH, TYRUS RILEY IS NOW ON MY SPOTIFY PLAYLIST,
I'M SORRY, TARAS, YOU LOST TAYLOR SWIFT.
UM, SO FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, THE TOTAL CALLS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE 630.
TOTAL TRANSPORTS TO THE HOSPITAL WERE APPROXIMATELY 294, UH, FIRE INSPECTIONS FOR, FOR THE YEAR.
AND I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, BUT THERE'S ABOUT 1500 PROPERTIES IN LAUDERDALE LAKES THAT WE ACTUALLY DO INSPECT, WHETHER THEY BE BUSINESSES OR MULTI-FAMILY STRUCTURES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
UM, SO THIS MONTH WE CONCLUDED, UH, WE CONDUCTED 245 INSPECTIONS, WHICH PUT US AROUND THE 87% MARK OF OF COMPLETION.
WE ALSO, UH, VOLUNTEERED WITH CAREER DAY.
WE PREPARED, UH, NOT ONLY THE FIRE STATION, BUT ALL THE FIRE TRUCKS IN PREPARATION FOR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS HURRICANE SEASON.
SO WE ARE READY, WE ARE GOOD TO GO.
UM, AND FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, ALL OF OUR UNITS, UH, CONDUCTED AND COMPLETED ALL OF THEIR BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AND ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT, UH, RENEWALS.
RIGHT? SO THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMATEURS AND PROFESSIONALS.
AMATEURS, TRAIN UNTIL THEY GET RIGHT.
GET IT RIGHT, AND PROFESSIONALS TRAIN UNTIL YOU CAN'T GET IT WRONG.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE.
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, JUST, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
CHIEF HACKETT, UM, IN THE CITY, THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF.
UM, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU'RE KIND OF QUIET, BUT WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE WORKING FORCEFULLY.