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able You're very honest here You please don't misunderstand me but at least understand what is it okay First motion for a for office line supported Yes Yes And please We are the government closest to the people running social services, safety, well-being and the lives of residents. And when occupied by rescue and emergency medical services, infrastructure improvements, participation library services, cultural programs and community events that straight neighborhoods enhance our quality of life and what's probably going to help support these services and other facilities like Oak Park a lovely place to live work together and of sincere a mammoth three on November 3rd, 2020 which proposed changes to homes exemptions property assessments and the use of local property tax revenues understanding how municipal services are funded to essential to inform civic participation and rights Lawyer City We provide an opportunity to improve public understanding of government recognized contributions elected officials, employees, volunteers, community partners and of encourage residents populate their city center and the City of Oak Park for the responsible stewardship of public resources, responsive public service and meaningful community engagement Now report to the Commissioners is hereby proclaim 19.25 26 At Honda City we can see parking garages All residents miscible government participate in difficult times essential services and dedicated people help our community. >> Thank you. Thank you And that would be charter officer So the city will participate successfully with the foundation have to like all other public mission all present the city and hear I think not only you all but everyone to see all the employees all departments as everyone for all of you for the city is utterly locked here for years I tell you and everything is everyone else's right now. So thank you all for your rock, your city and without you you would never be all right because you keep busy. The rest of you know that we're not bureaucrats. I'm running around So thank you very much for all you do. >> Well, really Either And that's exactly right. >> Your two pieces of paper So happy marriage to you. I'm going to state the city has two provisions. Thank you, Mayor. First I would like to move to C.R.A. meeting right before I am number 11 resolution coincides with an agenda item just to be coincide between the two items. It's not going to go to the city yet. It's looking for the hearing that's going to about the commission to be something to be presented right then it No no because everything is always Yes good to be considered correct. Okay .On the bus with a special opportunity to present about the station does not have to do just that it's policy So that's actually what this policy said. Yeah but we want to I mean all the time But she's been notified This is not policy. It was definitely definitely an off the table talks I'm sorry right out of the papers Well public policy what about a directive about what they might she open positions okay okay, Mr. Meissner. Nothing, sir. I just I understand. Please move for the county public school Superintendent's presentation of the policy be unable to attend to very good and see her in person. >> Local Police Commissioner Mr. Yes. >> Yes, ma'am. Yes, I approve the and most approve the same properties which I like Just about him. Yes, yes. Yes. Yes. And before we go further as you know we have a tonight your morals I'll tell you in the conference So everyone give our next one go for community And now he's into the address. Good evening everyone. Thank you for joining us tonight. I want to thank my colleagues and city commission, our city manager or city attorney employees, guests and business owners who continue to watch the Super Bowl park. That's what it was here last year. I learned working my family's resources. So listen carefully and do what you say you do and be sensible Applies as education as opposed to running a business to be able to do something to take care of this problem. I want to go back home. Since I stayed for several years the Commission started taking money three conversations I have to take place this year. If anybody brings home $6 they want to be able to serve some cost of living where they would problem problem for Long Beach. People listen listen if I was you I believe observing what's going on and it would be your concerns and talking through if I understand you to ask questions because there will be therapeutic process in 29 I think I think the Celtics may have overcome their competition feelings over these concerns. Oak Park is only three feet above sea level. The problems in the neighborhood let me do business for 15 years so people want to install improvements. We improve streets, sidewalks and public safety. These proposals will draw controversy with your word a lot right near your home. You know that these three that were recently proven to book at the library or you learning that we will go down to it as a deposit because we've also seen improvement Of course students feel they can talk and with our library and park if we're people places and when you're first is a significant functional waterway So we started to complete our joint business as a follow through Looks like we're significantly downtown. I remember there were a lot of downtown We didn't realize. Question We've come a long way So here's what it's like. What we did was we could continually think through our tactics issues and property improvements. Roger Concerns and attract investment no matter space principal housing, retail parking our downtown This is obviously the reason why for highway just like we celebrate Parkland along with all these buildings to transform properties the new housing is sustainable right? It doesn't create more Welcome to wait and see principal parking with $400 in front of their feet isn't the way Portland is here in our position unfortunately to ignore all good things in your city works are usually an opportunity to bring more affordable housing opportunities. This is as part of support services will be on downhill on the West Housing project will be improved support publicly So because 50% of you and I sort of applaud or commit to any of those parts of structure of the school and the return to school for new service station so happens when something goes wrong we have a responsibility. Listen give all the voices heard. The responsibility needs to be heard on carefully operating military again for 30 years the lowest rate in 18 years. The special teams because of Texas and the $22 million Carol, I didn't want to help 100 people $40 capital promises 21 boards and presence that take homework assistance Number of planning resources carefully authorize There is more Come because of the generous generosity John here for what you might be able to work with station integration the other places we're about to rebuild I was surprised to see in new housing opportunities many folks were discussing ten years ago people residence once you see that working for performing, wanting part of one project it's people It's about groceries these people and they were going to be requesting attention. I accept their decision. I do believe the people heard experience or take seriously the reasons. There were three reasons for those comments. I want to the city commission or city manager system Nater Zachary Taylor and police for all the hard work with the registry of all everybody of service city to participate This is the first time the times for over 40 years is going to hold. I hear that people live here More city part No personal build comes next. We have a responsibility to report for you Listen you your people and you do what you say .That's how we make progress and we put some people accurately call for your person every single home Thank you for joining us from the stable part of you And I will move on to the balance. I don't see the position of our company position and I'll have them come forward meaning leaving this area and waste their energies is optional and achieving profits without me present and everybody and probably they are representing the project that we discussed with you I still want to go back in February so we appreciate you coming back. So to give an update on the approximate and all the changes we made based on your feedback on the 42 condition be done with the city staff by the major changes that we have made, I wanted to at least talk about is there a lot of building dedicated lean based on something transferred from from the commission this from staff. I've also made some other findings that my colleagues were very poor. >> So again BJP actually very good Thank you. You have to live closer. >> Thank you so much. I first like to start off by a bit of a refresher back in February and talk about the project about 50 Mile project East West Your line runs from Sawgrass Mills will be through to the ocean as eight intermediate stations to terminal patients. What I'd like to do tonight is really focus on the part that's in Oakland and the three stations that talked about this evening when I was 31st when it was ninth and then Dixie Highway to Western stations or to of the whole line We've got a station design a beautiful all the way along a portion of the highway station is different because of its location to proximity to the crossing So in terms of our station design right what happens there So we're operating multiple natural beauty system where the bus runs in the median lane or the inside the near some even if I could put it that way I see the participation the appeals of intermediate station, the shown on the diagram here and the original station where we have two platforms on either side of the intersection that comes up pulls over it importing and offloading occur at the station and the bus puts forward and traffic signals then kicks in a lecture to be done for us to go back into the traffic And so it's helpful where there you can see some examples there on the photograph. >> Typical 30 stations around the country distinguishes in 73 if you see railroad and we've been told that we do anything within the area of influence by road we are going to have to close crossing somewhere else along the line that is obviously outside our control So we could not come up with a design where we don't touch the railroad. This design also addresses a number of concerns brought by city staff Those concerns related to Access Northeast 12th Terrace and the need to keep hold the property on the northeastern quadrant the city of the passage pass or also to be aware of some of the utilities there and to try to improve pedestrian movements across them across open Port Boulevard. It's a sign that we have some weapons on the intersection and they differ from the other designs whereas the other two platforms this one has a single platform built from both sides. So it's slightly different but typically did work in this location when we talk about the stations let's look at the visual part of it. >> Our stations can be optical architecturally significant. You can see from picture here that there's sort of slightly I would describe it as a retro look and we try and make it look timeless and sort of retro look feel for that and sort of very distinctive roof arrangement with curve in it And that sort of sets up this whole idea of stations along the corridor that people will look at and assume that that's the transit line and these stations will have various passenger amenities like security cameras that will have the kind information science systems as well as seating and other types of arrangements. These these platforms are also raised over folks who have mobility challenges that we have or straight onto the bus No steps directly on If you're using the wheelchair you just roll onto busses you put on as people stream In terms of the timeline we just released 50% design plans built to start the final design in spring of next year. All of this is on board a revenue service day of 2030 just sort of some takeaways from this that we believe that this project will improve the quality of the in our community. We will also and also gain access to traffic along the corridor. All these things are maintained will not decrease in traffic until there is a lot of paycheck along here. We believe it sets up the corridor for future development belong along the way for blue We recognize the partnership that we've developed with the city of Oakland Park supports local knowledge, technical knowledge and perhaps more importantly the vision that the community has for Open Park Boulevard. We benefit from their input and it has changed that design for the better we believe And this evening we would like to be here. We want to ask Mission for your continued support of staff working with us on this project. >> We believe it's important to the project next slide The community feedback also is very important for us and we want to hear from residents, businesses, neighborhoods, other stakeholders on this project So we do have some opportunities for those events that we are hosting next week. Some are once going to be on the western end of the quarter one going to be the eastern end and then they also have a virtual option for those We're not able to travel to either of those options and that's a great way to interact with the professionals, with the engineers to understand how these stations the work is going to operate at a great way to understand that the project to provide that people feedback So so we're really excited about the upcoming outside So we've done a lot of meetings long before we reached out to social media website also to emails about this upcoming open House events. And then finally I just want to again recognize that you know this project is being funded through the county for the route back in 2018 and we're going to forward to working with the city on the unmistakable condition of this project. And with that I'm happy to take your questions on the question You know, I certainly didn't proceed to raise it for the first night in Dixie and the ninth is going to be which one is set up differently than the other two. It's a 51. >> You actually have a little bit choice in each of the three We do. Yes, we do. I don't have them here with me actually because I think we're winning. Right. I mean for discussing and I would like to repeat each of the platform times that most of these platforms are set up the way it was shown in the original If you go back to them that that's the set up for the two stations and the one that's five Dixie That's a little bit unique because of the proximity to the road that's going to be a little bit different And this one it would have been easy to see it using our street draft here. How would it look? I understand Then you would say there are no limitations, no limit and all vehicles can use all things print. >> Okay, lovely. >> Well that's so so you know people can easily and the only thing that's not going to be used is the one right next to station and that's just a plot. Okay So it's truly protection. >> It's not where we keep traveling. So right now there are two lanes in the direction and they'll be doing a two letter and packets for those links to be there. Okay So there are three identifiable just don't forget this right? So there are three lanes in each region right now. They're used for all vehicles. There will be three lanes in each direction after the project for all vehicles. >> But what what need to really be a distinctly expand road make it so you're going to have seven lanes now because the bus station is only take up so people to take to take a long time The bus lanes could take another you know turn the turn you got three inside so you're actually to have six seven, nine nine Now you have to figure out how many are getting really to to accommodate and that's what I think I to go five months ago and actually what was your expectation okay it based on the set up of the potential mutations how does that impact potential back to the intersections So back up from from the left turn or the length of the current that turns out So they're not any shorter than our limit So each other to say this is going to the same something that you say exactly the same length here and it's the definitely concerns as far as are getting back into the intersections. >> So that's one communications with the county providing feedback throughout the process. So I don't want to be the last Graham has been more recent indications I'm not aware of that conversation but we continue the conversations right now. Thank you Mayor and you should be happy Our city county Some questions for federal maps that allow you to help this website so this isn't being funded through these funds. Nothing. Okay, great. All right. I think not Now have you done any like accusation study Because of the back up that the groundwater testing is now big distance and in fact for all of the power angels and you think about how that could just in a particular location so I'm going to ask you to help me with the traffic study. So we have done some initial projects and we'll continue to do some more studies to understand how this position or with the traffic flow throughout the corridor. >> So Brandon so the changes to the smaller section we're going to be introducing transit priority which will assist us to go through the intersection. There aren't any other changes that we are doing and the existing backups Unfortunately we can't do anything much about those. We're going to be stuck in this the same traffic issues we are competing against. I think it means much more freedom again but that's all we can do at moment. Fortunately. Okay Now when you go to a meeting hoping to cancel the 2728, do you have that information for Commissioner Louden That's also part so it's on traffic commission. These are to me in the community You want to see how you interact as well as what is the traffic impact of people and then we'll be team design. Transportation will be a reduction in cost on the particular order of traffic impacts that go to take the bus to utilize it if you don't include so we we can modeling of what the future use would be of of system and so I it does increase from approximately 6000 currently up to about 9000 and what happens with traffic is that some people start using transit to reduce traffic and people might find this a sort of equilibrium situation on the road that happens to improve transit. People move over to transit but then it frees up streets. People keep trying to meet up in this whole situation but the overall capacity increases locally. I thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you for being a partner with city all of us to do your part and follow on our Thank you. Thank you because I do think their presentation and my question is to some extent of the location is in the middle but if people want a transit stop and people yes these stations are placed in the middle of the roadway and you can ask them do you know why that's actually more beneficial And the additional locations are drawn to that site? Yeah, it's a great question. So often you know in the abstract if you ask me myself here on the side of the road or middle road on the same side of road I'm more I'm take for there however these stations are designed for the point you were taking people and then once you're on that station you are probably the most particularly you could be on the whole corridor and get into the station Obviously you have to cross road and that's where you're exposed. But once again on that station, the back wall of the station it's very secure. That's people's approach the station in front of your separate bus lane so you're further away from the traffic than you would be if you were on the side of road. So the stations are very, very here for passengers. >> So one would walk across the street to get to the right. Yes. And I think to that a little bit like that. So normally most people go to work and they come home again. So so you walk to the stop and on the side street get on bus to your destination. However when you come back again you're on the other side of the street. So if you hold your position the whole time and that's what we do now we're separated into two You're trying to have crossings of the street but it's only the one thing that the stations do is they create a medians, a median refuge. So now if you can imagine you're going across currently out there they know the lines of traffic you have cross Now if you start your crossing a little bit late you put myself in the middle of nowhere so you have to pay for the mobility challenge. You can walk as quickly as the signals set up with Section 14 and the refuge. So if you look like really commuting across the street you stop halfway on the other side streets that the median is that you have to look in both directions before you decide to make your crossing. You don't stop in the middle Now what you have me and you just one direction across can stop and then look at the other direction. So the Federal Highway Administration has done research on this and they say with the median your risk is seven times less than it would be six and a half times less than it would be if you didn't have if you didn't have a median. So in exactly like I don't know if you want to study the presentations In addition to that, how will you treat this area particularly for riders and anyone coming to pick up housing or anything if you keep this specifically for the minds of us? So that's a great question. So this is one of the features of the stations and it's right in the middle is that it's maybe in most of our bus stops other kind of pathway they don't provide that high visibility. So these completely available one of the other thing is we can make those ads for people So the only riders we tend to take the bus they will be allowed onto that platform and not anyone else, not the stops Typically they're on the curbside. They're part of the sidewalk infrastructure. It's it's hard to discern who's actually riding bicycle just using the sidewalk In this case it's mainly just for the for the bus, not for the station. >> So All right. Thank you. >> Thank you very Thank you, Mayor. It's good to see you all again. Thank you for being here tonight and presented us with this updated information and also working with staff and I should say considering taking in consideration the concerns that the city and its residents had. And I do have a couple of questions What opportunities exist to improve connections to residents employment centers, schools, health care facilities ?Those types of establishments have taken that into consideration to make it easier for riders to access those areas. My question to you Well, I think what I would say is that currently all service out there right is the number 72 and we have 184 stops on that road. So it's a very much a it's an old style bus. Right. You know where I come from because is basically stopping all the time. They provide wonderful accessibility But if you're going a longer distance it's going to take a long time. Right? So what we do know is we're overlaying another service which is you can think of it as more of an express type storage model. So now we're opening up the accessibility that people have. So if if I go four miles or so I could jump on board you know, on the lot with service to get to my destination So there's more opportunities along the corridor If you're going from one end to the corridor to the other at the moment that's going to take you out of half and that's a long time and bye bye bye shortly with this new service you be able to shorten that up a lot. So these distinctions that you wouldn't think of go into your maybe go to different hospital or doctor or whatever it is that is now within your grasp if I could put it that we understood. Thank you. I have one other question of there. I think you might have answered this Are there planned changes or service improvements? I'm sorry. Yes. Are the planned route changes or service improvements at the local park ?So we went to all the interfaces with social media across routes like of Percy Normal. We will definitely make sure that about those of our riders they connect between different services right These western roads out So we would essentially make sure that there's proper tie ins so that it lends itself to easier connectivity to those notes out the road as well. And another thing I want to mention is it's part of our network meaning we have identified other BRT corridors that are more and more so and those different locations are more patient as those are not models. The document itself the better connectivity to the schools catchment and other institutions that your patient private. >> My final question is I can see due to coordinates transit improvements with economic development and redevelopment. >> That's a great question. In fact we've been working with the city staff particularly at the Dixie Highway location. We see that as a great way to really have all the city's growth you know, tie in with a performance that we're building not only with the open property but also Route 50 which runs along Dixie Highway That's a high frequency bus around that you identified in that people network. And then of course the about the North Project the confluence of all those three routes I that presents a really good opportunity to have been working about development in that vision. So we've had some conversations with the city on how best we can work together to make this into something that can benefit the community As a company it's well thank you all again. I'll be here tonight because I got a couple questions Now originally was the this was like to the reconciling route etc. So we have two options We have the curbside option and the option to evaluate them in terms of actual time benefits, in terms of the conflicts with other traffic and be right at the median on the inside as the preferred option. Now you have one section two sections we will have one section to the west of the next question what's going on? So by going west how do people not plus one two doors on the wrong side the bus that is actually you're right on the traffic. We actually have this concept demonstrated in my part of the country and I'm going to talk a little bit about that. We did some work in terms on how people will react to the traffic and react to it. >> So yes, so we've also spent the person running site and that decision was made by basically based on a number of reasons. So we're going to have to do is referring to the diagonal here busses have to crossover You see the crossover between the left constituency going to the right and it crosses over onto the other side So the doors are on the right hand side. So it's it's unusual but not not unique. This is actually a photograph from Optima in Utah actually throughout the area and that's been operation for four years now And there has never been And the reason is that the professional drivers we would do this if there was general traffic and these are bus drivers the trains and there's actually a stop before they cross the bus has to stop it look as if it was never crossed before they proceed. So it looks unusual and it looks hazardous but well, that's you know that's not South Florida is true And South Florida people kind of look like it just I see it here on the scene But okay compared to horrendous especially now we have all these people, these ebikes running two motorcycles do the same thing. They go right to the center. The car in front of my concern is how going to get the highway side the rest of us I know running with resolve it's called these lanes Now we're going to be blind or misaligned We're going to completely align intersection and I see this lightning signaling this way that way, this way way And it just it just makes for an accident especially when you don't have a copy immediately between the ramblings when you got the bus across you know that that and my concern to the next story is this The radio station Now I tell you I just really when I work through there is a lady came I was at the station It was not destroyed everything the car over yielding potentially And what are we going to prevent cars or anything from going into those bus stations Because there's a lot of interest in the station Bus stop was destroyed three months ago. I don't know what was under the bus not just destroyed on the commercial side of what was destroyed And they have some concrete bollards or something in there to stop the cars you know, to stop us from running people over them. We it is the absolute most dangerous place and drive it out of there on sidewalk When you put in the vehicle it just I guess the people that use those things and putting them up really wasn't easy to use against the trolley wasn't for them crossing over into oncoming traffic can be to what the problem is although I just don't how you're going to do those issues because your advisors don't follow rules not because you got from everywhere in the country the beauties of Florida They all have their own driving habits more of they work and they'll bring you here and they actually don't mix. So you know I thought you for trying to do something I just the the feasibility and everything is just to me just to get across and I know from what it's like to board the bus and the house like going across and plus plus things like everything stops the minus visible stops and everything It's critical but I see people they make to turn on the center line As we met with the interns riding with okay And they're just a little lanes the way they run the traffic you get to where to go faster. People can't have no patience so forth If you get to it like for the person night they're being bowling. I mean they're actually kind of late but if they feel like a was driving home and stop early that's exactly so and like the guy who was writing flying around me just to be ended like it's a good thing wasn't deal at all so you have to make crazy people do like I say it's the crazy People shouldn't be driving the two fast cars to a on bikes on whatever and you can't keep these people through and I, I see nothing but more access and that is when something along those lines who you know you take all your your planning for making the bus people go through their cars now those cars how to go out and get to they got to get from people through to like one line or more You know I just don't know how I'm going to work. I mean I applaud you for trying Something sporty is just you're never going get people out of cars just like I said, you can have a car, you're going to fill up a couple cars And for me I never understood why they do like reductions target unparalleled. I haven't seen it back in my time You're going to more because the more mobility you build apartments you're building more space, more people, more people cars they're just not going to be public recitation because it just doesn't get we have to go there's too many uncles and so forth to connect people from East the northwest and the west and south and the reason think I can't because like without taking 2 or 3 hours works and working for go to work And so I just I just don't know how is this really gonna work And we're properly blaming the city of the police station because you people texting driving do not look like all of a sudden the phone veers off the table They have a major major incident center Like it's very pleasing to believe that they're there well shielded from the traffic. Why They should just be around people can't speak properly So so it's really to get through But it could you could just I think to me accents work if I don't have Of course 50 years to me has to do with each other I just don't see anymore. It's not period especially single part. So I think the people not in their right mind going back to the during Pericles I guess you talked about the 1 to 2 but the US one federal there's nothing more I think I have something similar to that aspect The State Did you go to see any in the county athletes to me particular type of language Yeah because they sound like me and Michael because it's similar In the study that was done there they have dedicated they have them office right away So the bus drives down a single lane and it's completely under here. Yeah well that's the thing And I didn't know that you took a look at That's right there that's what I'm going back I think was a wait for the traffic Everybody was on the site and a lot of me I mean really what it because to connect just to be something you have to connect to downtown Miami and a lot of people live their to be able to call to utilize that vehicle the conversation to go to downtown the one I'm going to center the same way in the north end where normally these be writers in the north part of the county I use to get into the streets and it goes up and down the bus. So do you want to direct any did that analysis I would look at maybe like look once I wouldn't say you need more lanes. >> I just go right away Right now you have to go to take people's property to put in where is right on the parking lot on the north side road and part of the gas station South Side Road. So it's not you know it's it's it's there's just not enough room for possible work And that pretty much sums it up. >> It is a very constrained, congested constrained and safety is a concern for us after the beat the concern for us and we definitely don't got everything the station that we're designing the energy just sidewalks on plans to make sure that we don't make things worse We would definitely improve a great experience. We want to all you know, in a manner that people might sort of see people. So I think we're trying to do something but I just you know, it's not like a car you can't prepare to get Your Honor whatever it is, don't start. Yes, it's that's the inevitable but that's the main concern of this community. Yeah. I have to communicate with certain safety concerns over concerns also decreased in responsibility over all those who maintains responsibility for the station saw trash pickup painting it cleaning them who would maintain responsibility that the county would maintain the station and clean up After watching landscape events all of the people because the city nothing special like I heard immediately something about special signalization and also gives me a little bit more Yes there is some special signal and we don't want people to be confused If you have any special fees for the bus and you want us to move, we want it to be very clear that is what I mentioned. That's what they call delivery system and which is what traffic engineers use a vertical bar or horizontal bar. So it's very different from the agreement we currently have. And if I can I guess one of your safety concerns here we call it that's like there you have in your mind it's also if you look on the far left there you'll see a station there back at the station you see it's almost like a New Jersey barrier. They're protecting passengers. That's a similar thing that you want for So any vehicle would be able to go through that. So you're taking pictures of areas They are You can see there that there's simply serious barrier concrete. Okay. Now the platform look like it's a good platform, the modern platform, a better looking platform. Okay .>> You heard from that. I think your problem is how to get the people through those things. >> You have to bring them correct? Yeah. Have solid jersey here like this. It's got to be a way to get through putting the choice out there. >> Right? So that's why I was looking at not so much was looking at the other one. I look at the a little people especially looking well you're going to be covered I think up so keep the traffic away from that is the number one Number one thing is people getting hit by cars. It's not a good thing .I got to go to the person that was before me. It was terrible and I felt so bad for the person sitting with the person because that was that cell signals. All right. Thank you very much. Appreciate your help us help the traffic and on the streets. >> Thank you Mr.. >> Okay. I'm going to call the comments you will come to some public comment period going to form a person Do we have your name on the spot Ripple effect Probably the person to expect this call because we don't mind making some actual you You kind of spoke to the Commission on alcohol comments. All right Representative for one thing you guys we start by thanking you all for us Mr. Bottoms Market Is that what we're doing again, We're sponsoring this as we proceeded But the most important I want to see if it was first hand how well a sense of place all people be there in ten years. I think it's a major asset of the project public Anybody knows the names for this project also to the city or to developer. In June he wrote to us to act fast into public disclosure and he said this quote Can and should be a partnership for sure long term the for the city I think it's to extend proposals to as few requirements as possible. One of those sports is really really interesting flexibility for developer I know we're looking for those people not just President but I guess resorts and restaurants don't need to be doing the best possible air and distress. They must be completely self-sufficient. So what resident said that they need the most is the city. What makes providing the single most ideal initiative For me to be honest I wasn't trying to master plan for the on exactly this and just got to put $0.42 on the public input before us and directed staff to quote dust off the game plan for a unquote meaning that staff there was no options and only then will public hearings to weigh in for the public. That is not participation. That's ratification. The senator recently said There are enough people living with the cardboard but it looks great. This all said we don't need more affordable housing and city household over time in next decades and the number of units coming online there aren't in the open plan. This is an opportunity. An application says for the 55,000 cars they can buy a property a quarter empty just for them. Stop if the city can offer is another mixed use LaGuardia that shows a stunning lack of ambition and squandering precious opportunity This president future beginning a unique reason to do it and that's why we get this in place. The got to embrace design and clean safety security known it was instrumental in some concerns families are living nearby So tonight national attention for one minute make the needs of existing residents top priority issue Call the properties please ask them what you need and find writing how this presents the public meeting Leader 5000 Cars Day Let's get those drivers and all the residents to say something personally. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else you thought you was leaving out something? Mr. Mayor? Madam Vice Mayor. Commissioners. City Clerk, city attorney friends. Neighbors and the view in public I am He's a Rogers Broward County commissioner one of nine representing District nine and the closest area to my district as we move further west is 31st Avenue So and I lived very close to 30% right Vice Mayor I know you liberal citizens because people all sides of the trail want a model X as long as the one in the city of Open Park. Let me start with our counties budget because we're so proud of what we've done. The fiscal year 2027 of the budget is $9.217 billion across all the funds that we do have. This is very significant for me The number represents what the needs are in our in our county. It represents transportation, public safety parks, levees, human resources, economic development, infrastructure, housing and so much more. The county is been disciplined and cautious about this. But I'm telling you because of these housing is so much more than just where you currently live with all the resources that surrounds housing community. I heard from your discussion concerns about not having adequate parking in the new developments and where do you drive and all these vehicles that are on the sidewalk You know that that as we talk about those things that our MPO meeting and we're taking those into consideration also military like 1662 miles and we're proud of that also I know that's what general obligation debt bonding They're very proud of us. The numbers are important Practice has been behind those numbers are even more important. My priorities continue to be housing homeownership not just high rise rentals but we have to make some and we're already landlocked so it's very hard to see the ocean and the Everglades. What we can do when I see some great ideas here as our Transportation Department made a pitch just know that I was listening to you to thank you and both Commissioner Fritz but I was able to hear some things so I can take it back in my discussion. Then we learned from being here tonight with you. Okay Homelessness We all have to deal with those issues Nutritious foods we have to take care of all actually and find a for themselves. So that's included in our budget. But I'm very proud of what we do for small business owner Michael Grant It was supposed to be a pilot. It's no longer a pilot program. It's a record and budget item because there's a need for support for small businesses before reasons. I don't know if you've been following that. I'm a proud foundation supporter of that initiative While I was in Tallahassee received first funding to help to educate our communities. I know that we are looking past all these things and being impacted and participants It comes from somewhere and all of those things are addressed here Concerns about the value of important trade on let me say Broward County has a tremendous economic assets in our Port Everglades and I mean oh, did I hear about this over Let me say paratransit is also important because our people need to get around but they need to be the things I learned from you here tonight And of course you're not funding anymore. So surtax where we pay sales tax for political use happening all of the time. Thank you. So I thank you very much to be here. Thank you. Thank you for taking this very important of your your thoughts the conversation I always I read every one of them And Wilson of all female schools and I think for you 60 and I mean holders at that threshold let's put myself into the president's position regarding separatist groups We have to go back to the infrastructure that needs to be delivered To answer is I presented the definition It can be misinterpreted because I'm recognition that the city did not pay for the properties that we serve. Spring the planetary Concord all 11 of its properties specifically to sell to the tax payers people. The billions and billions of people wasn't just going to be a problem To the extent we have to preserve artistic close not only for rehabilitation of habitat loss because it's less protected today perhaps but it was politicians politicians the corridor they didn't need more housing, especially more affordable housing. The most important thing now is a provision that what you're going to see right here that there was no parking Generally it's 21% lower than the average for you see I blame as a reason for 1.2 billion was it park And the police continue to work in my hospital and specifically this area and likely because the application tells me you're more patient All this information about the participants in the parking lots and if you have a population supposed to park 55,000 cars they pass through here. Well these three buildings were replaced here and we're going to provide some of the highest parking to the city in our city. What we what have you what was the feedback pleasant disposition of property. Well, first of all, that's been a serious positive .All seems to be going somewhere else or worse. The question would be why so much opportunity to be part This is true. In short there's this information resource but it's interesting not quantitative data That's the first I want to team the purchasing not so much people busy and it doesn't do nothing for proportion because it's almost like made worse. I never get people talking to me. I've never gotten money. They want space, they want to be free. And one of the things that I was about to have the courage to ask questions and I'll just ask well let's just and get some sense I was going to personally library and talking to others like me talking to people you see large disproportionate commitments. Obviously what I'm trying to appeal to the public and I urge you to stop personal training for politicians so don't give generously these places for constituents Back to where I live of look people you didn't have and we're all neighbors let's pray about Thank you Anyone else I thought it was going to be working on you 9 or 36 We are all the fact homeowners and I talk a little bit about something that is taking place in the city emanating from the city manager's office And so sorry you like you but first I want to explain that this overreach and that's putting it lightly as we'll be part of in to on behalf of their neighbors your constituents groups, ordinary citizens we're spending personal funds to gain access to public records for the benefit of their communities and in some cases finding the grants used under the guise of things we have talked about and matching citizens from the same residents that are going to be negatively affected by these products And what better instance Because we'd all be in trouble. I'd be 25 years here with lying about this thing but I only discovered it because this officer's leadership went to great lengths to promote this. I found out about it because there was someone in charge of public works The president and it's unfortunate that he no longer works for the city like many other top level officials have suddenly and unceremoniously exited the position in the past year We see the most recent debacle Corruption was very much uncovered just like the request that came with a very steep price tag that's dictated by the city manager office and he pay for exactly how much information he released and in what format. Regulations are very clear around It is not like two weeks ago for residents at this podium called the taxpayers have abandoned property should stop here every two weeks that you could look for help from you from the representative conspiracy theories This was preferred because they did not The city manager's office In the following days we talked to the city. This resident said if there was 40 I want to call up several cops. That was particularly at how this person getting private information that no one outside city management would have access to could you? Well, I'm so far behind So far probably I have been so hostile to speak to specifically David, the city manager who he's referring to the daily staff sometimes the media response how does he have this information? This is private information. Well, typically repeated huge public record because it seems that what you take away the property how in the world does he access to our information to establish conspiracy theories are part of data and stuff. If I was researching for your product but it was completely it may also some people request to bring forward looking at 18 months person that was looking for verification by what part of the communications made up conspiracy to go board and you ensure it's not talking about it so here's the content leadership and topic number two the person we're going to bury you that's fine Maybe time's up. Mr. Duterte allegedly tried to bury me but it was in a legal context And please, please, please bury them from developers and you're letting it in Next person please, Mr. Christmas 30 seven 1113 Also in the course of your association I just going on there to get up to new people I want to go to you first and obviously today I appreciate the discussion at least is on there understand sir Well I'm just I'm quite at the same time I do want to be clear about this being the first meeting and meeting. At least I know it is here. Okay. But it looks like those virtual meeting and board will just be releasing manager about the person was purchased. No one thing that was not mentioned that evening was the fact that we're leaving and it's to come back to kitchen. Now I will tell you this is the project playbook for 2017. Let's hear from our system matter now And I want to talk to somebody better. And when you're looking out to the post office, look at it. What is what up here in downtown that they want to that out and then that again I think city has so much potential to be unique instead of dusting off dusting off the playbook let's come up with the original concept. We can look at other cities that really exist right? Bringing together community leaders, consultants. Okay Why don't we also at the same time make a purchase look at investing in the shops that open forest that is 100,000ft2 Possible options. That was an opportunity at planning for four years Now I think also for this opportunity we've mentioned the farmer's market I want to help our downtown which is probably this is nothing don't want to bring to the same location The shop open for us. Why? Because we can show investors in our city that there is a market that there is a population, that there are people that come out by reasoning for them to make the sense of community At the same time I think there's plenty of opportunities if you all actually sat down and got a look we instead of dusting off the people or just talking about it behind closed doors because we do a actually represents a lot of wonderful ideas I can tell you being out campaigning like so many wonderful people our residents are citizens Our neighbors come forward with all these wonderful ideas and I know you receive emails but they're not here where you should be talking to them in an open forum Transparency making resident voices be heard That is what you're supposed to do. It's not going to be something that you know you have on TV. You have an opportunity for people to see. So if you answer the questions answered I do have a question for you this evening After being over regarding special tourism promotion, talk to you not just eating away from your work And of course when you turn around you're forced to go out And also you know people who can hear you. That's why I tell people get the mike close as possible to them because I'm constantly reminded that it doesn't come down to the home and on record. So that's nothing personal. So don't take it like that. >> Anyone else come forward, okay? >> Sure. During 19 53. The Court I want to talk about my political study with multiple people. Okay. Let's talk about the parking arguments. We talked a little bit about how it's received and it's very interesting when you better shut down you. That's it. All right. Thank you. Service society message and what else? He's sitting right there. So that's the first bottle right here. Anyone else comes in know companies doing please come forward. >> Thank you. Yeah. Anything else And then one with st. Good evening Your vice mayor commissioners city manager Assistant manager and I think my first stock I think I am I I was able to park I stand before you this evening to support and support of progress Equitable equitable and that's what I was going to mean for committed to community engagement for something that was a tremendous progress taking place in our city particularly the East Apple Park. The bifurcation, the businesses, the restaurants These efforts are exciting to see everybody. I'm proud of that. But that same vision investment in technology to expand supply cycle the park particularly the Southwest I really but for too long be able to watch it but it will take place in other parts of your neighborhood as we did for some work to do. That is why I'm here. The website is coming a priority. I also want to sincerely thank the city manager and this is a major or tender I want to associate and speaking directly with the residents. That kind of gives me great transparency. It builds trust and remind us that our voices do matter and I urge the city to continue conversations as discussions around property acquisition. If you take them forward I encourage this commission to exercise the high level of due diligence. That means ensuring financially responsive positions get even if you're talking a long time interest community But due diligence must extend beyond property and developer. It must also include the people. The business of Lakeside surrounds this Open Heart Neighborhoods department will sit at the table not to be informed. Acquisitions have a need to be engaged throughout the process and I want to emphasize something particularly important The loud voice information automatically kind of doesn't carry great influence. Every resident deserves to be heard. However, there's a gap between doing what we collaboration and fear mongering that creates unnecessary uncertainty and it to influence the decisions without fully presenting the voice of those most directly impacted access to decision makers should not determine whose voice matters most. Those families represent long longtime homeowners and taxpayers In southwestern part we care deeply about our community. We have ideas. We have concerns. We have expectations and desires to help shape the future of neighborhoods in which we live at the Oak Park An incredible opportunity for it an opportunity not simply to develop land but to strengthen communities not cities which I think that's the picture that doesn't we just starting to see less attention and attempt to hear from a desire to ensure that all residents have the opportunity to be heard. So tonight simple simple but to investing in the strategy engage with a homeowners association seek out resident who may not be affected by the decisions made in this room and above all ensure that the future of the Southwest Boulevard is shaped with ability not simply decide for our community because we are not for example Park and Art Park. Thank you. Thank you. >> Anyone else support? Hello Good evening Commission. 2736 Northwest First Avenue. Just before I came to talk to you about tomorrow at the Oak Park Library Dale Park there's going to be Mary Lou Bonner. She's a library pioneer and she's very nice as the first black librarian of Broward County And that's going to be 39 North Third Avenue 33334 Oak Park and I will be there from 7 a.m. from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.. Everybody to meet this wonderful pioneer and I'm pretty sure Mary Lee would love to know that she's appreciated in Oak Park within our county. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. Kind of like I wonder We all do. Anyone else look forward to tell And we'll see an uncle coming to help me a bit Excited to make like I told him I'm president of association right across the country 50 North Street and we as the Lakeside Homeowners Association we in full support of this commission to engage in the lakes and the commerce So I was told to come and let the commission know that we are in support. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. >> Okay, one more shot. I know this. That's good. Thanks for doing want to minutes I do something to unfreeze something and for resolution my title resolution city purchasing operator competitive source sole source purchase accusing Nexus 25,000 for fiscal year 27 not to exceed the budget amount which for the fiscal year adopted operating budget conflicts of unfinished business Present justifications for the officials to purchase light and wastewater lift station pumps replacement parts repair service inspection solutions You are saying it's wrong to have a department respectfully on an as needed basis to interest me for 20.7 So to be able to punch in the fiscal year 27 adopted budget conflicts over blind date and six retrospective Resolution six which is the sole source purchase parts repair service Manatee County fire and emergency in excess of $25,000 for fiscal 27 not to exceed the budget amount available to public works fleet Massachusetts to adopt the fiscal year 27 appropriation budget. I'm specifically for the resolution City Commissioners for approving authorize to purchase a replacement parts and services from Sunbelt based upon a sole source independent authority up to the budget availability of capital date and Resolution 1415 authorizing property officials actual work authorization with a court for additional projects common ground engineering Science support services in the amount of $68,000 increase in total resources to amount not to exceed $30,040 pursuant to city Continue Professional Services agreement under RFQ 100 323 Private conflicts over the effective date and most recent single reference we use contract for 46001 90 923 The company made available to US International Corporate program consent for the City to participate starts recycling cards Priority services authorizing property City officials execute the contract for December 22nd 2345 successor when you renewed period continue to be a lead agency contract and authorize expenditures for the purpose of approving a budget conflict the unattended resolution final resolution sufficiency Florida acceptable guarantee maximum price of 2400 $40,787 approving the second service agreement to contract an Engineer Corporation for Contracting manager at risk contracting services related with grant operating efficiencies to the proposed budget conflicts overly of commitments to double update percent royalties which are going to Yes Yes. Yes. And we requested commercial prosperity and we are always welcome in here. >> Remember about being here request your audience here And so now we will turn this over to the city manager and let you take it here. >> Thank you very much. So we're actually going to presentation on a new program that Mr. has worked very diligently on that's going to make this is exciting opportunity for some of the downtown businesses and the good really working out some creative ways to address the problem so I don't like comes over to driver thank thank you so much good evening to be able to address these for my doctor okay so I'm going an expert on some specific for the one section of the horizon we are wanting the downtown right because we pilot program is designed to help me to get positive impacts on downtown support in the downtown activity is focused on businesses directly adjacent or from the construction. This map shows the area is apartment highway and East 13 and Main Street between 30th Street and Northeast. But if we see this we will reimburse businesses up to $5 per rights with a maximum of $250 per condiment be a business exceeding first program. That means that businesses will be responsible for eating their vouchers In all these passes they will share this with their customers. It's to be giving each of these opportunities when they book rights due to be exported from the city to be in business then the business will pay the right or left for actual credit used And then they also meet the conditions for the city to do A very fine alignment with the upcoming year in the city will issue will be merchants businesses to give into this program series that has been will be eligible businesses. We have also hosted two virtual information sessions to explain the program criteria that require documentation and also provide a step by step guide on how businesses can set up their vouchers on Google on Uber or we als