City Council Regular Meeting

WILL. >> I. >> UM. >> I'M. >> OH. >> OH. >> OH. OH. YEAH I . OH. >> I. >> DON'T. I'M. I . OH. >> DO. >> OH! >> COME. >> I. JUST HAD A. REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOCA RATON CITY COUNCIL. THE DEAL IS NOVEMBER 10TH, 2026 . THE TIME IS 6:02 P.M.. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE INVOCATION WHICH I WILL DELIVER. I UH. FIRST I WANT TO. SAY HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY ONCE AGAIN TO COME AND DO THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS IN INNOCENT EVER WE PRAY FOR WISDOM, FOR HUMILITY AND FOR THE HEARTS OF SERVICE RECOGNIZING THAT WE ARE HERE NOT TO BE SERVED BUT TO SERVE. WE PRAY FOR ALL THE MEN AND. WOMEN WHO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY, KEEP US SAFE AND WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR NATION'S VETERANS. THE 11TH HOUR THE 11TH DAY THE 11TH MONTH IN THE YEAR 1918 SUPPOSED TO BE A COMMEMORATION OF THE END OF THE WAR THAT WOULD END ALL WARS. SADLY IT WASN'T THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED FORCES TIME AND AGAIN THAT ANSWERED WHEN OUR COUNTRY CALLED AND WE ARE VERY, VERY THANKFUL FOR THEIR SACRIFICE. AMEN. NOW CAN EVERYBODY PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD ,INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. MRS.. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR THOMPSON. . THANK LEADER. DEPUTY MAYOR CROW HERE. UH, MAYOR, I'M TOLD. >> THAT. THE. VIDEO. >> TEAM IS. WORKING TO. >> GET. MR.. >> PEARLMAN. ON REMOTE, BUT THEY'RE. THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE. LINK AND. AND COUNCIL MEMBER SIMPLE. PRESENT MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. EXCELLENT. >> NEXT ON OUR AGENDA ARE AMENDMENTS TO THAT AGENDA. MEMBERS DO WE HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS TO OUR AGENDA TONIGHT? AND IF NOT I ENTERTAIN A MOTION A SECOND TO. >> ENTER TO. APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED . MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. >> EXCELLENT. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I. I I THE AYES HAVE IT. NEXT IS OUR MISS. WE HAVE THREE MINUTES. THE FIRST IS THE ARE THE MINUTES FROM THE WORKSHOP MEETING OF OCTOBER 26TH, 2026. THE SECOND ARE THE REVISED MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING BETWEEN US AND THE BEACH AND PARK DISTRICT FROM OCTOBER 26TH ,2026. FINALLY WE HAVE A SET OF MINUTES OF OUR REGULAR MEETING ON OCTOBER 27TH 2026. ARE THERE ANY REVISIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION A SECOND TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY I. I VERY GOOD. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. WE HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS TODAY. FIRST ON OUR LIST IS A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE PEGGY GARCIA SUTTON. UH, MADAM CLERK, IS SHE IN THE UH SHE'S JUST WALKING UP. HOW ABOUT THAT? ONE? >> ARE YOU READY FOR ME? YES. I THINK IT IS TIME. THANK YOU. WANT? OR GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU EVERYONE. I KNOW WE. >> HAVE A. FEW. EMPTY CHAIRS. WE'RE GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. IT'S BEEN A VERY BUSY. TIME AND. I'M HEADED UP TO. TALLAHASSEE THIS WEEKEND. >> SO I. CAN'T THANK JOHN. WHAT'S UP? AND GO RIGHT 17. REPRESENTATIVE THANK YOU. NO WORRIES. >> THANK YOU. WHO'S SPEAKING? YOU JOHN WE'RE ALL HERE. HI GUYS. SORRY I DIDN'T SEE YOU UP THERE IN THE SMALL PRINT ANYWAY, SO I FORGOT SEASON TRAFFIC IS HERE THAT I HIT A BRIDGE AND IT'S TRAIN SO PARDON ME A FEW MINUTES LATE. ABOUT TO BE HEADED TO TALLAHASSEE ON THE WEEKEND. >> AND. WE HAVE AN ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION. I WANTED TO TAKE THE CHANCE TO SAY HELLO. AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. >> AND WE. WILL GET. >> TO YOU ON MONDAY TO SCHEDULE FOR OUR. >> NOT. ONLY OUR INFORMATIONAL SESSION NEXT WEEK BUT COMMITTEE WEEKS AND THEN THE REGULAR SESSION BEGINNING THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH. AND THE REASON THAT'S IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE IN MY PAST FOUR YEARS UP THERE I'VE OFTEN CALLED YOU. ALL RIGHT FROM THE FLOOR FROM THE COMMITTEE ROOM AND SAID HEY ,THIS IS UP FOR A. VOTE OR WHAT DO YOU. >> THINK ABOUT THAT? AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE YOUR GUYS INPUT BECAUSE YOU'RE BOOTS ON THE GROUND HERE. AND I ACTUALLY WAS GONE FIVE MONTHS LAST YEAR WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN THREE AND A HALF WAS FIVE. NO WORRIES. >> WE JUST. HAVE SOME EXTRA TIME THIS YEAR. UM WE'LL HAVE EIGHT COMMITTEE WEEKS AND EIGHT SESSION WEEKS PLUS INFORMATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL. SO UM THAT IS JUST THE ROUTINE BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME TO HAVE YOUR INPUT AS WELL AS HALLANDALE BEACH AND THEN I HAVE THE COUNTY FROM BASICALLY LYONS ALL THE WAY. >> TO 441. SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PICK UP THE PHONE, CALL MY CELL, CALL MY AIDES. I DO HAVE A WONDERFUL. >> NEW AIDE. ALVARO IS IN THE AUDIENCE THERE AND I AVE THE LAST TWO YEARS. LOGAN IS WORKING FOR A FIRM IN TALLAHASSEE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AS ALWAYS TO ASSIST US IF NEED BE. UM I'M GOING TO PASS OUT IF YOU HAVE OR AND I'LL BE FORWARDING VIA EMAIL A COPY OF MY BILLS FROM THE LAST FOUR YEARS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN CITY COUNCIL AT THE TIME AND I HAVE COPIES OF OUR LEGISLATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING BACK MONEY FOR BOCA RATON. MY TOTAL THIS YEAR WAS 32 MILLION FOR THE COUNTY BOCA RATON, HIGHLAND BEACH AND THAT'S BECAUSE I ALSO FILLED IN FOR TWO OTHER EMPTY REPRESENTATIVE SEATS. AND AS I SAID IN MY PAST MEETING THE MONEY WE BRING BACK ESPECIALLY FOR THE WATER, THE. >> WATERWAYS ALL THE WAY FROM JUPITER, JUNO TO BOCA RATON ARE INTERCONNECTED. BUT I WILL AGAIN BE PURSUING CLEAN WATER AND KEEPING THAT AS A PRIORITY. UM, AND SO THOSE MONEYS AND THE . >> FUNDING. HELPS THE ENTIRE COUNTY. UM AS AN EXAMPLE, I DID RUN A BILL FOR DELRAY BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT TWICE IN A ROW TO OBTAIN THE MONEYS FOR THEM TO EXPAND THEIR COMMUNICATIONS AND THAT OF COURSE HELPS BOCA RATON, HIGHLAND BEACH AND THE COUNTY. SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU SOMETIMES HAVE TO STEP UP FOR THAT. UM, THE CONCERNS OF BOCA RATON FOR AMENDMENT THREE I WILL SAY TO YOU. AND DO NOT. WORRY I'VE SPOKEN TO GOVERNOR DESANTIS AND GOVERNOR ELECT DONALDS AND BOTH OF THEM AS WELL AS LEADERSHIPS AND GARRISON WILL BE THE SPEAKER. I WORK WITH HIM SINCE MY FIRST YEAR. THEY HAVE COMMITTED TO HAVING SOME KIND OF A FUND FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES WHO MAY BE IN SOME KIND OF DIRE SITUATION FROM AMENDMENT THREE, BUT WE DO EXPECT TO WORK WITH ALL COUNTIES AND CITIES AND TOWNS AND VILLAGES TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS IS WORKING TOGETHER TO GET TO THE BEST PLACE WE CAN. UM I WILL TELL YOU I DID GOOGLE OUR COUNTY, OUR CITY UH MANY OTHERS TO. COMPARE WHAT HAPPENED IN PAST YEARS. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS BEEN VOTED ON 1934, 1980 AND 2008 AND IN THAT TIME NOT ONE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY WENT UNDER. THERE WAS ONE CITY IN THE PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND AND IT WAS BAY COUNTY AND IT DID FOR THE IT HAD LIKE 13 RESIDENTS AND ONE COUNCILMAN AND THAT KIND OF THING. SO THAT WAS PROBABLY COMING ANYWAY. BUT I DO KNOW THAT. >> WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE. >> WE'LL HELP EVERYONE REINFORCE AND ACT AND GET THEIR BUDGETS IN LINE AS BEST THEY CAN. PLEASE DO NOT BE CONCERNED. CALL ME. CALL THE SPEAKER'S OFFICE. CALL JENNIFER KENNEDY THE SPEAKER DESIGNATED AND. WE WILL WORK WITH. >> YOU ALL. YOU KNOW LUCKILY SOMEONE LIKE PALM BEACH CARES SOMETHING LIKE PALM BEACH COUNTY, BOCA RATON UM, THEY'RE DONOR ENTITIES. WE TAKE IN MORE MONEY AND PROVIDE IT THAN WE ACTUALLY GET BACK. AND SO AS EVERYTHING BALANCES OUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE WHOLE STATE. TO KIND OF SETTLE IN, CUT BUDGETS, RECONSIDER CONCERNS AND PRIORITIES AND WORK TOGETHER TO GET TO A BETTER PLACE WHERE. >> WE. HAVE FUNDING AVAILABLE. TO OUR. GOOD WONDERFUL HOMEOWNERS. UM, I'LL JUST GIVE YOU ONE EXAMPLE. UM, A. >> COLLEAGUE OF MINE IS FROM HERNANDO COUNTY. IT HAS 67% HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES. IT HAS 2% BUSINESSES. WHEN WE DO A GOOGLE SEARCH IT WAS LIKE THE WORST COUNTY IN THE STATE IN TERMS OF THIS AMENDMENT. AND YET WE LOOK BACK AT 1980 AND 2008. THERE WERE NO. RECORDS FOR 34 AND. IT SHOWED THAT THEY CUT BAREBONES DOWN TO THE MINIMUM AND THEY THEY DID THE BEST THEY COULD AND THEY ARE COMMITTED TO DOING SO AT THIS TIME. SO WE HAVE GREAT BUSINESSES IN BOCA. WE HAVE GREAT RENTALS, GREAT AIRBNBS AND OF COURSE THEY ARE EXEMPT BUT IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS OR WORRIES PLEASE CONTACT ME. YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT THE SPEAKER DIRECTLY. TOBY OVER DOOR WHO. OVERSAW THE PROJECT BUT I WANTED TO REASSURE THAT WE WILL WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WORKS TOGETHER. UM LASTLY APPROPRIATIONS YOU ALL KNOW THAT THAT'S EXTRA FUNDING FOR PROJECTS LOCALLY. AFTER WE DO THE BUDGET WE HAVE GOT OKAY, THIS IS WHAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA FULLY FUNDED OUR RAINY DAY FUND. LUCKILY WE DIDN'T HAVE TOO BAD OF AN IMPACT OF THE HURRICANE THREE WEEKS AGO. SECONDLY, WE. REDUCED PROPERTY VALUES IN TERMS OF WHAT WE TAKE IN. WE BALANCE THE BUDGET AND REDUCE THE BUDGET FOR. >> A FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW. >> WE'RE IN A VERY GOOD FISCAL PLACE. WE'RE RANKED SEVENTH IN THE COUNTRY FOR FISCAL UM CAPABILITIES. WE'RE RANKED NUMBER ONE FOR COLLEGES, NUMBER FOUR FOR. >> K THROUGH. 12. >> AND. WE'RE COMMITTED TO. OVERSEEING THESE AND KEEPING OUR NUMBERS IN A GREAT PLACE. BUT I PROMISE YOU. WE WILL WANT. >> YOUR APPROPRIATIONS EARLY. >> BECAUSE. WE WILL BE GETTING REQUESTS. I KNOW WHAT IS WHY DO I REALLY NEED AN APPROPRIATION? WELL SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET THE EXTRA MONEY AND IF. >> IT GOES. TO THE ENTITIES AND IF AND THE COUNTIES WHO FEEL THEY MAY FAIL ON AMENDMENT THREE OR HAVE SOME TROUBLE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BOCA RATON GETS THROWS ITS HAT IN THE RING SO I CAN WORK WITH YOU ALL. FIND OUT. >> WHAT YOUR NEEDS. >> ARE. FOR WATER TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING OR WHATEVER AND THE ISSUES THAT WE DO INTEND TO ADDRESS. ARE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE'LL SEE HOW AMENDMENT THREE ASSISTS THE LOCAL HOMEOWNERS UH ,AFFORDABLE HOUSING INSURANCE. WE HAVE AN ENTIRE NEW COMMITTEE COMMITTED TO DATA CENTERS, AI AND CONTROLLING OUR DATA PROTECTIONS. UM, I WILL BE RUNNING MY DMV BILL. I THINK I SPOKE TO YOU BEFORE ABOUT IT. WE SELL OUR DMV DATA TO ENTITIES WHO SHOULD HAVE IT, SUCH AS CAR COMPANIES WHEN THERE'S A RECALL. IF YOU HAVE AN ACCIDENT OUT OF STATE WE HAVE TO SHARE THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT IF THEY HAVE TO TRACK SOMEONE HOWEVER IT'S BEING SOLD TO THIRD PARTIES. AND SOMETIMES AND TO COUNTRIES OF CONCERN. I WILL BE RUNNING THIS AGAIN ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DATA IS BETTER PROTECTED. WHAT'S HAPPENING IS TECHNOLOGY GOT AHEAD OF MANY, MANY GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND SO THAT WILL BE IMPORTANT IF ANYONE KNOWS OF ANYONE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH GETTING THEIR DMV DATA HACKED PLEASE LET THEM CONTACT. >> ME. . >> AND WITH THAT I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF ANYONE HAS THEM BUT UM ANYONE OTHERWISE I'LL PASS. . >> IF ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR REPRESENTATIVE GARCIA I'M. YES ACTUALLY I DO. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. OF COURSE. UM. >> WHAT. >> DO. YOU. THINK ABOUT THE FLORIDA TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS. IN TERMS OF WHICH IT'S A BIG BILL IN TERMS OF WHAT AREA? >> IT'S A BIG BILL THAT DESANTIS IS PUSHING FOR A SPECIAL SESSION AND IT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE EFFECTS OF AMENDMENT THREE AND WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PASS THIS. >> ON TOP. >> OF IT. WELL WE KNOW I HAVEN'T BEEN CALLED YET. IT'S JUST TALK AT THIS POINT THAT I'M GLAD. TO CALL YOU ALL AS SOON AS I GET INFORMATION THAT WE ARE CALLED BACK AND I WOULD BE GLAD TO SHARE THE INFORMATION ONCE I GET IT AS. >> TO WHAT HE'S GOING FOR. IT'S THIS IT WE HAVE THIS INTERIM NOW BETWEEN THE OUTGOING GOVERNOR, THE INCOMING GOVERNOR. I'M SURE THAT THERE I KNOW. >> OUR LEADERSHIP. >> IS. ALREADY UP THERE WORKING ON ON THINGS BUT HE CAN CALL THE SPECIAL SESSION BUT THEN ALL ALL LEGISLATORS HAVE TO WEIGH IN AND VOTE. SO I WILL BE GLAD. >> TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION AS SOON AS IT'S ON MY DESK. >> OR ON MY COMPUTER. THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. >> I WAS CURIOUS. TO SEE UM HOW ARE THESE SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS SUCH AS LIKE THE MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICTS AND. >> THE FIRE CONTROL. DISTRICTS GOING TO GET FUNDING. THAT. >> ARE 100% OUT OF LAURA? SURE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. UH, WE WILL HAVE A PLAN FOR THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS. THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM ON THE BOOKS. UM. AGAIN, WE DON'T. FORESEE ANY ENTITY FAILING. WE DO NOT. UM, THAT'S BASED ON HISTORY. BUT THEN AGAIN HISTORY. WAS A DIFFERENT. TIME ALSO ECONOMICALLY UM, WE HAVE COMMITTED TO NOT ALLOWING ANYONE TO FAIL. WE ARE ASKING COUNTIES WHO DISTRIBUTE THE WHO COLLECT THESE FUNDS TO TO CUT BACK AS BEST THEY CAN. UM I THINK I MENTIONED BEFORE HIM ON THE JACK COMMITTEE UM AND THAT IS THE. COMMITTEE WHICH INVESTIGATES CITIES, COUNTIES AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND NOT FOR SOUTH COUNTY, NOT EVEN FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY. BUT THERE ARE SO MANY THROUGHOUT THE STATE WHO. >> DO. NOT FILE THEIR. THEIR PAPERWORK DO NOT FILE AUDITS SOMETIMES YEAR. AFTER YEAR WE DON'T. KNOW WHERE THE MONEY WENT. WE DON'T HAVE IT SPENT AND THIS INCLUDES A LOT OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS. IT COULD BE THEY DON'T HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OR THE STAFF WE DON'T KNOW BUT THIS HAS GOT EVERYONE PAYING ATTENTION AND I HOPE WE HAD 71 ENTITIES LAST YEAR NEVER. FILE AN AUDIT AND IF I HAD BEEN ON THAT COMMITTEE I WOULDN'T KNOW THIS I WOULDN'T KNOW SOME OF THESE CITIES DAYTONA BEACH DURING COVID THEY WENT OUT AND BOUGHT 11 FORD F-250 PICKUPS, FULLY LOADED LEATHER SEATS, BOSE MUSIC. FOR THEIR PUBLIC WORKS GUYS TO DRIVE WITHOUT OUTSIDE OF THE COUNCIL UM THERE THEN WE HAVE GAINESVILLE 2 BILLION IN DEBT FOR THEIR UH CONTRACT FOR POWER. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO CALL IN THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE OPERATING IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY. I DO PRESUME THAT IT WILL. BE COVERED. WE DON'T THINK. WE'LL SPRAY LESS. WE DON'T LET. THE PORTS GO UNDER. IT'S A MATTER OF CUTTING ANYTHING YOU CUT AND ALSO TRYING TO PROVIDE FUNDS BACK TO THE TAXPAYERS. YOU DO KNOW THAT AS BEING A GOVERNMENTAL HONOR. FOR 30 YEARS I KNOW AND AUDITING A LOT OF HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS. >> IF. THEY ARE LATE IT'S USUALLY NOT THE CITY'S FAULT OR THE AUDITORS FAULT. >> IT'S ALMOST. ALWAYS A LEGAL ISSUE FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND SOMETIMES. >> THE ATTORNEYS. WE DON'T GET THE ANSWERS AND THAT'S WHY THE HONESTLY MOST OF THE TIME. I UNDERSTAND BE GLAD TO CALL ON YOU IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS FROM THAT COMMITTEE AGAIN I ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER. QUESTIONS ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU REPRESENTATIVE WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. THANKS FOR COMING. ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'LL PUT THESE IN THE BACK IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED. IF YOU HAVE BILL IDEAS PRIORITIES ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I WOULD JUST PLEASE CAUTION YOU NOT. >> TO. BE TOO WORRIED. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE FALLOUT FOR THIS WILL BE LESS THAN. PEOPLE ARE WORRIED. ABOUT AND I. I BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE UP IN TALLAHASSEE AND BACK HOME WE'LL PULL TOGETHER AND GET THE RIGHT THINGS DONE. I MEAN. THE. >> VOTERS. SPOKE AND WE'LL WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS REALIZING ALSO THAT EVERYONE WANTS THE BEST OUTCOME FOR EVERY CITY, COUNTY AND THE WHOLE STATE. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME HERE. PLEASE STAY. >> IN TOUCH. YOU CAN GET AHOLD OF. ME THROUGH MY WEBSITE OR YOU PROBABLY GET MY NUMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES WE DO IT. >> THE. OFFICIALS MONITORING. STATION IS IS MAYOR THOMPSON. I'M SORRY. >> IT'S IT'S THE CITY CLERK. I WOULD JUST LIKE. >> TO. NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE NOW HAVE COUNCILMEMBER. PERLMAN LIVE. >> ON THE MEETING. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU VERY. OUR SECOND PRESENTATION WILL BE AN ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO OUR SCHOOL ZONE SPEED DETECTION PROGRAM. MR. CITY MANAGER WHO WILL BE INTRODUCING COULD. >> YOU. PLEASE INTRODUCE THE PERSON WHO WILL BE MAKING THE PRESENTATION ON. THAT? >> I'D BE HAPPY TO MAYOR CHIEF PHELPS WE MAKING THE PRESENTATIONS EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. CHAIR PHELPS AND YOUR POLICE. CHIEF UH, HERE TONIGHT TO. >> GIVE. AN ANNUAL REPORT. REGARDING THE SCHOOL ZONE. C PROGRAM. OTHERWISE. >> UH. AS ALWAYS, SPEED. JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW. UM. >> IN 2003, UH, THE STATE LEGISLATURE ALLOWED FOR SCHOOL ZONE SPEED CAMERAS TO BE INSTALLED. IN MARCH 2025, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE NAMING SEVEN BOCA RATON SCHOOL ZONES AT HEIGHTENED SAFETY RISKS AND APPROVED A CONTRACT WITH RECIPE FLORIDA TO RUN THE CAMERAS. THREE OF THOSE UH THREE ZONES WENT LIVE ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2025 AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THE OTHER ZONES HERE THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION. UM. >> SO IN SEPTEMBER 2025, UH, CAMERAS WERE INSTALLED. IN ADDITION THE SCHOOL BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL AND MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THREE SCHOOL ZONES EACH UH SCHOOL HAS UH TWO APPROACHES FOR A TOTAL SIX TOTAL CAMERAS ARE INSTALLED THOSE SCHOOL ZONE LIMITS WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE FLASHING RED 15 MILES AN HOUR AND AN OTHERWISE 30 MILE AN HOUR POSTED SPEED LIMIT FOR A NOTICE TO BE TRIGGERED, THE VIOLATOR MUST BE GOING AT LEAST 11 MILES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT FOR A NOTICE TO BE ISSUED AND IT IS A $400 CIVIL PENALTY PER NOTICE AND THE SCHOOL ZONES ARE LISTED THERE. THERE ARE 30 MINUTES PRIOR AND 30 MINUTES AFTER UH FOR ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL TIMES FOR EACH OF THE SCHOOLS AS THE ONLY TIME THE CAMERAS ARE OPERABLE FOR ISSUING A NOTICE FROM JULY 2025 TO JUNE 2026 OF 5331 NOTICES WERE ISSUED, 22 WERE ISSUED WERE CONTESTED AND 21 WERE UPHELD. UH ANOTHER 544 HAVE BEEN DISMISSED AND ZERO WERE ISSUED AS UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATIONS OF NOTE UH THERE WERE 1405 THAT WERE ELIGIBLE MEANING THAT THEY WERE ISSUED A NOTICE UH FOR THE VIOLATION. BUT WE IDENTIFIED THAT WE HAD NOT ESTABLISHED A CONNECTION WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE. UH, THE CLERK OF THE COURT'S OFFICE IN PALM BEACH, UH, AND BECAUSE OF SIGNIFICANT TIME HAD NOT HAD ELAPSED, UH, FROM THOSE NOTICES BEING ISSUED TO THAT CONNECTION WHICH WAS JUST RECENTLY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS. UH, WE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE UM, UH, THE 535,331 UH VIOLATIONS UH ISSUED 3370 HAVE BEEN PAID. THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN OF THE UH WHERE THAT $100 VIOLATION GOES AND THIS IS UH, BY LAW, UH, IS SET UH, $39 GOES TO PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES HERE IN THE CITY OF BOCA RATON. $21 OF THE 100 GOES TO RED SPEED, $20 GOES TO THE FARMER REVENUE OF FLORIDA 12 TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT $5 UH FOR OVERTIME FOR SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAMS AND ANOTHER $3 GOES TO THE FDLE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND STANDARDS UH TRUST FUND. SO THERE YOU SEE THE CITY AT ABOUT $44 OF EACH $100 UH, FOR A VIOLATION. THIS IS THE DISTRIBUTION OF, UH, THE FUNDS COLLECTED SO FAR . $337,000 WITH UH 67,400 GOING TO THE. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE GENERAL UH FUNDS ANOTHER 10,110 GOING AT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS 40,440 GOING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT 16,850 RETAINED BY THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAM AND THEN 202,200 2200 RETAINED BY THE CITY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FUND TO ADMINISTER THE FUND WHICH UH 70,000 WAS PAID TO THE PROGRAM VENDOR SPEED AND THEN ANOTHER UH OF REMAINING 131,430 WAS RETAINED. WE LOOK AT REFI RESULTS UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT UH, J.C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAD THE HIGHEST WITH 51% OF THE TOTAL SHARE OF THE VIOLATIONS UH, FOLLOWED BY UH BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL. UM. >> AND UH IT'S BROKEN DOWN AND THEN AS OF YESTERDAY, UH, THREE NEW SCHOOL ZONES HAVE COME ONLINE. WELL, FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS IS A WARNING PERIOD. SO, UH, NO ISSUE NO CITATIONS OR VIOLATIONS ARE BEING ISSUED DURING THIS TIME. IT'S AN AWARENESS PROGRAM. UH, BUT BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. UM. >> FORGIVE ME IF I PRONOUNCE THIS WRONG. COLUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ARMY MIDDLE AND SPANISH OR HIGH SCHOOL, UH, NOW HAVE CAMERAS EACH UM ON THEIR APPROACHES AND THIS, UH, THESE SCHOOL ZONE LIMITS ARE 20 MILES AN HOUR. UM. >> IN AN OTHERWISE 40 MILE AN HOUR POST AND SCHOOL ZONE AND AGAIN JUST LIKE THE OTHER SCHOOL ZONES, IT WILL BE 30 MINUTES PRIOR, UH, FOR ARRIVAL TIME 30 MINUTES AFTER DISMISSAL TIME. THAT'S, UH THE OVERVIEW THE REST OF THE PROGRAM I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE. GREAT. >> THANK YOU CHIEF, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF NELSON? SEEING NONE. WE WILL HAVE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. OH, I BEG YOUR PARDON. STACY. GO AHEAD. IS THERE CURRENTLY. >> A CAMERA. AT BOCA MIDDLE? AT BOCA MIDDLE I BELIEVE SO NO THERE IS NOT NOT A BOAT. I'M ALL RIGHT NOW. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. UM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SORRY ABOUT THAT A LITTLE. IF THERE ARE NONE THERE APPEAR TO BE NONE. LET'S OPEN AT THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER. PLEASE CAN STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, SAY NAME AND ADDRESS IN THE THREE MINUTES. LAST CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON OR SPEED ZONE SPEED DETECTION SCHOOL ZONE SPEED DETECTION PROGRAM. SEEING NO ONE WE WILL CLOSE THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO SHEET PHELPS FOR THAT REPORT. WE APPRECIATE IT. NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA OR APPOINTMENTS WE HAVE ONE WHICH WE CARRIED OVER FROM OUR LAST MEETING IS THE RATON HOUSING AUTHORITY. SO EVERYBODY RECALLS I BELIEVE EVERY APPLICANT APPEARED AND INTERVIEWED FOR A OPPORTUNITY TO BE APPOINTED TO THE WORKERS ON A HOUSING AUTHORITY. WE HAD A QUESTION AS IT RELATED TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF ONE OF THE APPLICANTS. SO UH, MEMBERS WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? WE AND I BELIEVE LET ME JUST CLARIFY THAT ONE OF THE APPLICANTS RECLASSIFIED HER APPLICATION FROM THE SUBSIDIZED HOUSING CATEGORY TO THE RESIDENT CATEGORY SUCH THAT NOW WE HAVE TWO APPLICANTS IN THE SUBSIDIZED HOUSING CATEGORY AND I BELIEVE 4 OR 5 IN THE RESIDENT CATEGORY. I THINK WE NORMALLY OPEN UP AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AS IT RELATES TO AWARD WINNERS AND I BELIEVE MRS. UH INDICATED THAT THERE IS AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO BE HEARD ON PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE BOARD. IS THAT TRUE? MRS.. YES. >> MAYOR SINGER I HAVE. >> ONE COMMENT CARD FOR. >> MISS. ANGELA MCDONALD. VERY GOOD. >> SHE'S SHE'S WAVING IT. SHE DOESN'T WANT TO SPEAK. OKAY. >> OKAY WELL THEN IT NOW ALL ABOUT THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IS ANYBODY WISHING TO BE HEARD ON THIS IF MISS MCDONALD IS NOT IS ANYONE ELSE BESIDES DONNA ALONG HERE ON OUR APPOINTMENTS AT THE BOCA RATON HOUSING AUTHORITY? I'M NOT SEEING ANYBODY. AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE WILL CLOSE THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON OUR BOARD APPOINTMENTS OF THE BOCA RATON HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS. WE HAVE TWO VACANCIES ONE IN THE CATEGORY OF SUBSIDIZED HOUSING AND ONE IN THE CATEGORY OF RESIDENT. WHAT IS YOUR BUDGET? >> SEE? >> WELL I'M NOT HERE. TO KICK IT OFF. I'M HAPPY TO UH I WOULD GO AHEAD. I CAN TAKE IT OFF PLEASE. UM, MY CHOICE FOR THE. SUBSIDIZED HOUSING CATEGORY. IS WENDY. MARSALIS AND FOR THE RESIDENT. BENJAMIN NEIGHBOR. VERY GOOD. >> WE HAVE TO TURN IT INTO A MOTION TO NOMINATE. I. >> THINK. I MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE WENDY MARCELLUS FOR THE SUBSIDIZED HOUSING RESIDENT OR POSITION AND BENJAMIN NEIGHBOR FOR THE RESIDENT POSITION. VERY GOOD. >> IS THERE A SECOND? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A. MOTION TO NOMINATE GEORGE BROWN FOR THE RESIDENT. VERY GOOD. WE'RE MIXING UH UH SOME OF THE THE NOMENCLATURE NOW SO I WILL HOW DID THIS MEET LET ME DO IT THIS WAY I'LL MAKE A MOTION IF YOU DON'T MIND THIS ROOM TO NOMINATE WENDY MARSALIS FOR THE SUBSIDIZED HOUSING CATEGORY AND GEORGE BROWN FOR THE RESIDENT CATEGORY. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT SECOND? VERY GOOD. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARING? NONE. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TO NOMINATE MARSALIS FOR SUBSIDIZED HOUSING IN BROWN FOR THE RESIDENT CATEGORY. I. >> THINK. GIVEN THAT THERE WAS A MOTION A SECOND THERE UM, WE CATEGORIZE MY MOTION TO MAKE IT A MOTION TO APPOINT MARSALIS TO SUBSIDIZE HOUSING CATEGORY AND GEORGE BROWN TO THE RESIDENT CATEGORIES THAT ARE SECOND TO THAT SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MISS SIMMONS, IF YOU COULD PLEASE. CROWD YES. PROM IN. NO SIMPLE. NO THOMPSON. I'M A YES. OKAY MOTION. FAILS. >> TO. TO. DO OKAY. WE COULD CARRY THIS OVER FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS OR IF SOMEBODY ELSE HAS SOME OTHER NOMINATIONS I'M SUPPOSE I'M ALL EARS. NOT HEARING AND I THINK WE CAN PULL THIS OVER ALTHOUGH AT SOME POINT WE WILL HAVE TO APPOINT TWO MEMBERS TO THE VACANCIES IN THE BOCA RATON HOUSING AUTHORITY I THINK UH, MR. MANAGER, WHY DON'T WE HOLD THIS OVER FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS? WE'LL TAKE IT UP THEN IF THAT'S OKAY. YES IT IS. ALL RIGHT. >> DOES THE BOARD APPOINTMENT THAT WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT. NEXT UP IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WISH TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM OUR CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING? NONE. IS ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO COMMENT ON ANY ITEM ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA? IF SO, PLEASE RISE. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ONCE YOU GET TO. >> THE PODIUM. AND YOU WILL HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES. LAST CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. SENG NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. >> VERY GOOD MRS.. PEARLMAN. >> YES. >> SIMPLE. >> YES. >> THOMPSON. YES. >> GROUP. >> YES. MOTION PASSES. >> FOUR. VOTES. TO ZERO. VERY GOOD. >> WE MOVE ON NOW TO RESOLUTIONS AND OTHER BUSINESS. WE HAVE NON QUASI JUDICIAL AND RELATED PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE NONE THAT TAKES US TO REGULAR PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM 11 A MISS SENTENCE COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 5812. ORDINANCE. >> NUMBER 5812. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOCA RATON. >> AMENDING THE FISCAL. >> YEAR. 2025 TO. >> 2026 BUDGET. THROUGH THE THIRD. BUDGET AMENDMENT. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. PROVIDING FOR A PEELER. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. >> SINCE MR. JERVIS WILL BE MAKING THE PRESENTATION ON THIS MATTER. YEAH. >> HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL I'M GOING TO MAKE A FEW INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS AND THEN I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO SHARON MCGUIRE ,OUR DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. UH, TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF OF THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT. UM, SO A HIGH LEVEL UM THE FLORIDA LAW ALLOWS UM THAT ALLOWS CITIES TO AMEND THEIR BUDGET UH, FOR UP TO 60 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. SO THIS IS UH TYPICAL FOR UM, REALLY HANDLING YEAR END ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS AND KIND OF CLEANING UP THE BOOKS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN WE CLOSE OUT, UM, CLOSE OUT THE FISCAL YEAR AND PREPARE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SO THERE ARE TYPICALLY YEAR END ADJUSTMENTS. UM, THAT. IS TRUE THIS YEAR AS IT ISN'T TRUE IN REALLY EVERY YEAR. UM. YOU KNOW, LEADING UP TO NOW WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS YEAR IS THAT THE THIS THIS AMENDMENT IS LARGER THAN WHAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAST AND IT IS LARGER BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS REORGANIZATION EFFORTS THAT TOOK PLACE DURING THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. UH, WE HAD DEPARTMENTS OR DIVISIONS MOVING BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS. UM, ALL OF THOSE MOVE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS, UM AND THOSE TRANSACTIONS HAVE MOVED BUT THE BUDGET DOESN'T REFLECT THE MOVEMENT. AND SO WE'RE UPDATING THE BUDGET TO SHOW THAT, UM, MISS MCGUIRE IS GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THAT IN MORE DETAIL THE ONE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT UM, AND THAT STANDS OUT AS A LARGER ITEM IN SECTION TWO IS WITH REGARD TO THE CITY'S RETIREMENT SUSTAINABILITY FUND. THE CITY MAINTAINS THE RETIREMENT SUSTAINABILITY FUND, WHICH ARE FUNDS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S PENSION SYSTEM THAT ARE USED TO STABILIZE PENSION COSTS AND TO FUND UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITIES. HISTORICALLY, THAT'S BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR AS A SEPARATE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND. WE'RE RECLASSIFYING THAT UM INTO THE GENERAL. >> FUND. AS A COMMITTED PORTION OF GENERAL FUND BALANCE MEANING THAT IT'S RESERVED UM AND AND AND THAT RESERVATION IS MADE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THOSE FUNDS CANNOT BE SPENT FOR OTHER PURPOSES UNLESS THE COUNCIL WERE TO DIRECT OTHERWISE. UM, I SAY THAT BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST. WE RECENTLY THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AN UPDATE TO THE CITY'S INVESTMENT POLICY THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THESE FUNDS TO BE INVESTED TO GENERATE A HIGHER RATE OF RETURN UM, UM, TO HELP OFFSET THOSE FUTURE PENSION COSTS. UM, THIS COUNCIL ALSO ADOPTED AN UPDATED FUND BALANCE POLICY THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES UM THESE RETIREMENT SUSTAINABILITY FUNDS AND COMMITS THESE FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE. UM, SO SO THAT ONE IS SOMEWHAT UNIQUE AND YOU AND IT'S A LARGER LARGER DOLLAR AMOUNT WHICH IS WHY I WANTED TO COVER IT WITH YOU. SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO MISS MCGUIRE. I WILL SAY UH AGAIN THAT THESE ARE LARGELY JUST YEAR END FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS TO REFLECT CHANGES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE IN CITY OPERATIONS. THERE'S NO NEW EXPENDITURES THAT ARE BEING APPROVED AS A PART OF THIS ORDINANCE. AND SO WITH THAT, MR. MCGUIRE, WOULD YOU UH, PLEASE WALK THROUGH THE ORDINANCE? UM GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL UH, MAYOR COUNCIL. SHARON MCGUIRE. UM THE DIRECTOR UH, ORDINANCE. NUMBER 5812 IS THE THIRD. BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 20 2526 BUDGET. AND THE GENERAL FUND. WE ARE RECOGNIZING. UH, REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. UH TOTAL 59,000 377,500 $960,000 OF THAT IS EXPENDITURES DUE TO THE TRANSFER TO BEAUTIFICATION FUND UH TO. COVER. COSTS IN. UH BEAUTIFICATION FUND AND THE UH 44,000 790,700. IS UH. FOR THE RETIREMENT SUSTAINABILITY FUND. SO WE. >> ARE. THAT AMOUNT. TO THE GENERAL FUND AS AS MR. SERVICE SAID FOR THE NEW FUND BALANCE POLICY. THIS IS THE RETIREMENT SUSTAINABILITY FUND IS RECOGNIZING TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL FUND UM THE 44,000 790,700 AND THE BEAUTIFICATION FUND IS RECOGNIZING 960,000 IN REVENUES FROM THE GENERAL FUND. UH, BUILDING PERMIT SERVICES FUND. THIS IS MOVING FROM A SPECIAL. REVENUE FUND TO AN ENTERPRISE FUND WHICH, UM, IS MOVING 37,000 287,200 OF REVENUES NEXT TO THE UH UM NEW UM BUILDING PERMIT FUND WHICH. IS. >> MOVING ACCEPTING 37,000 287,200 TO THAT BUILDING PERMIT SERVICES ENTERPRISE FUND. THE TOTAL IMPACT OF THIS ORDINANCE AND REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. IS 105,715,000. WHICH IS UM. UH MOSTLY ALL. JUST. MOVEMENTS FROM UM FUNDS TO FUND AND NOT INCURRING MORE EXPENDITURES EXCEPT FOR THE. BEAUTIFICATION FUND 960,000 AND I WILL HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. GREAT. >> THANK YOU MR. MCGUIRE. WE APPRECIATE THE EXPLANATION THAT GOES FOR YOU TOO. >> MR. SERVICE. WE APPRECIATE IT. UH, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL DO ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS? HEARING? NONE. WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC HEARING ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO COMMENT ON ORDINANCE NUMBER. 5812. >> PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND I SHOULD ASK THIS SINCE WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS. FOR INSTANCE. MAYOR SINGER I HAVE. >> ONE. COMMENT CARD. >> FOR MR. RICHARD WARNER. VERY GOOD BUT IT'S NOT SEYMOUR . I APOLOGIZE MAYOR THOMPSON. HAVE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> I'VE GOT A FEW. MORE BUT I'LL TAKE RICHARD WARNER ONE 3 TO 2 SOUTH WEST NINE TERRACE AND THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME I THINK TO ASK A QUESTION IF THE CITY WERE TO DECIDE TO SET UP UH, FUND UH FOR DEFENSE AGAINST THE BLACK ARCH AND BULLYING THREATS BY DEVELOPERS, UH, IS THERE ANY WAY IT CAN BE DONE OUT OF THIS BUDGET? THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU SIR WARNER, ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO COMMENT ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 5812? LAST CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ORDINANCE 5812. SEEING NONE WE WILL CLOSE THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 5812 I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THAT BEING WINDSOR 58 WELL. MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 58. UM SO I WILL SAY NO THE BILL YOU GOT IT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? UH SEEING NONE SINCE PLEASE. PERMIT YES CIVIL. YES THOMPSON. YES. YES. MOTION PASSES. >> FOUR. VOTES TO ZERO. VERY GOOD. THAT MOVES US TO ITEM 11 B UH, ON MY AGENDA ANYWAY. 11 A BUT IT'S NOT IT'S RESOLUTION NUMBER 141 DASH 2026 AND IT'S EXHIBIT ORDINANCE NUMBER 5815. MADAM CLERK, AS YOU PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 141 DASH 2026 AND IS EXHIBIT OR JUST UNDER 5850. RESOLUTION. >> 141. 2026. >> A RESOLUTION OF. THE CITY OF BOCA. RATON AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER. 35. 2026 TO. >> INCLUDE LAND OWNED BY THE BOCA RATON. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WITHIN. >> A. PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT REQUIRING VOTER APPROVAL. >> BY. REFERENDUM. >> FOR THE. LEASE. >> SALE OR OTHER ALIENATION OF. >> CITY OWNED. LAND GREATER THAN ONE HALF. ACRE SUBJECT TO LIMITED EXCEPTIONS REVISING. >> THE BALLOT TITLE AND. BALLOT SUMMARY ACCORDINGLY. >> PROVIDING FOR. >> SEVERABILITY. PROVIDING FOR A PEELER. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ORDINANCE NUMBER 5815 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOCA. RATON, FLORIDA AMENDING. ORDINANCE NUMBER 5783. AND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT. >> TO THE CITY CHARTER TO CREATE CITY CHARTER SECTION 7.11 PROTECTION OF CITY AND CRA OWNED. LANDS TO INCLUDE. >> LAND. OWNED BY THE BOCA. >> RATON. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. PROVIDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CRA BOARD OF. COMMISSIONERS. >> SHALL. NOT. IN ANY. >> MANNER. ALIENATE FROM THE. >> PUBLIC LEASE OR SELL ANY LAND THOSE OWNED BY THE CITY. >> OF BOCA RATON. OR THE BOCA RATON. COMMUNITY. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY GREATER THAN 0.5 ACRES. >> EXCEPT. UPON APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED ACTION. AT A REFERENDUM. ELECTION PROVIDING. >> FOR A LIMITED EXCEPTIONS. PROVIDING FOR. SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR A PR. PROVIDING FOR CLARIFICATION AND THE CITY. CHARTER PROVIDING. AN. >> EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU MRS. MISTER ZEUS SO WE MAKING THE PRESENTATION ON THIS. ITEM UH THE CITY ATTORNEY MISTER HOLDER WILL MAKE THIS PRESENTATION GREAT. SURE. >> THANK YOU MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL UM. THE MATTER. >> FOR THE COUNCIL TONIGHT IS THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE, UH, PROTECTION OF CITY LAND MEASURES KNOWN AS THE CITY BOCA MEASURES PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. UH, UNANIMOUSLY ON MAY 12TH, 2026. UM, AS THIS COUNCIL AND PUBLIC MAY KNOW ARE CERTAINLY AWARE THAT THE ORIGINAL THAT MEASURE IS ADDRESSED TO CITY OWNED LANDS. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD EXTEND THOSE SAME PROVISIONS TO LAND OWNED BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THE CRA, THE CITY AND THE CRA ARE SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITIES, WHICH IS WHY THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS EXPRESSLY REFERENCE BOTH UH THEY MAINTAIN THE SAME FRAMEWORK THAT THE COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED. UM BUT THE ONE HALF ACRE THRESHOLD IN THE EXISTING EXCEPTIONS UM AND THERE THERE ARE THREE RELATED ITEMS THERE'S A RESOLUTION UH AMENDING THE UH BALLOT LANGUAGE UH WHICH IS THE VOTE YOU'RE TAKING TONIGHT. UM, THERE IS AN ORDINANCE UPDATING THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT THAT CAN ONLY BE ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF BOCA RATON, AND THAT'S WHY IT'S ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE RESOLUTION. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO. A SEPARATE MEASURE THAT IS UNDER, UH, ITEM 13 OF THE AGENDA INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES WOULD BE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE UM AND AGAIN THE UH. THE AMENDMENTS ARE STRAIGHTFORWARD. THEY SIMPLY ADD CITY OR CRA FOR THE MOST PART IT'S CITY AND CRA SO THAT IT COVERS BOTH ENTITIES. THANK YOU MISTER KALER. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON-SITE. I'M NOT HEARING ANY SO WE WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 141 DASH 2026 OR ITS EXHIBIT WE STEP TO THE PODIUM SAME NAME ADDRESS YOU HAVE THE THREE MINUTES JUST SINCE WE HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS RELATED. SO MAYOR THOMPSON I. >> HAVE A. COMMENT CARD FOR MR. RICHARD. WARNER BUT. GO AHEAD MR. WARNER TAKE IT. >> AWAY. ONCE AGAIN RICHARD WARNER ONE 3 TO 2 SOUTHWEST NINTH TERRACE. . UH I'M AWARE THAT. UH DEVELOPERS HAVE UH SOME FOLKS INVOLVED WITH MISER HAVE SENT A LETTER UH STATING THAT IT WAS SOMEHOW FADED IN THE PAST THAT THE CRA LAND NEXT TO UH THE AMPHITHEATER TO THE EAST OF THE AMPHITHEATER WAS SOMEHOW FATED TO BECOME AN ART SCHOOL. AND I MENTIONED THIS SOME TIME AGO THAT UH, USING A FAMILIAR PATTERN UH, THE PEOPLE WHO FINAGLE THEIR WAY INTO CONTROLLING THE OLD ART MUSEUM AND ART SCHOOL. UH. >> LET IT FALL INTO SERIOUS DISREPAIR SO THEY COULD THEN SAY IT'S GOT TO GO AND NOW WE NEED TO BUILD TO QUOTE JOHN, UH ,TAJ MAHAL. ART SCHOOL, UH, NEXT TO. THE AMPHITHEATER. I THINK THAT'S A RIDICULOUS IDEA. I THINK THE CONCEPT BEING PROPOSED BY THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WROTE THE LETTER, UH, RATHER THAN USE A TERM INVOLVING ANIMAL X GROINS I'LL CALL IT HOOEY. IT DOES NOT. IT NEVER WAS MEANT TO BE THAT IT'S A VERY. NARROW INTERPRETATION OF WHAT A CULTURAL CENTER IS. I THINK THE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL IS A. WONDERFUL. CULTURAL EVENT THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ATTEND COMPARED TO AN ART SCHOOL THAT A FEW HUNDREDS WOULD ATTEND. I THINK TO ALLOW THAT LAND AND THIS ORDINANCE. UH. I WORRY ABOUT UH TO ALLOW THAT LAND TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CHANGE THEIR PARK DRAMATICALLY, UM. WHICH I DECRY UH, MAKE IT BETTER DON'T UH YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE THINGS YOU HEAR. ARE OUTRAGEOUS. I DON'T THINK THAT LAND SHOULD BE TURNED INTO AN ART SCHOOL OR ANY OTHER BUILDING. UH, YOU KNOW THE THE PERFORMANCE CENTER WAS A LOT BETTER. AT LEAST A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD HAVE USED IT. UH, BUT THAT DIDN'T FLY THERE. I THINK THAT GREEN SPACE MIGHT BE REALLY VALUABLE CONSIDERING THAT THEY'VE ALREADY EATEN ALL THE GREEN SPACE DOWNTOWN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WARNER. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO BE HEARD ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 141 DASH 2026. MICHAEL WILSON 398 NORTHEAST UH THIRD COURT JUST TO SPEAK TO WHAT'S BEFORE THE COUNCIL TODAY . HOW DID WE GET HERE? THE BOKA. GROUP LED BY JOHN PERLMAN DELIVERED 12,000 SIGNATURES FOR PETITIONS FOR A CHARTER AMENDMENT AND A ZONING ORDINANCE THAT SAID IF THERE IS GOING TO BE THE SALE OF PUBLIC LAND OR LEASE ON PUBLIC LAND, IT HAD TO GO BACK TO THE PEOPLE FOR A VOTE FOR THE CHARTER AMENDMENT 12,000 PEOPLE SIGNED THOSE PETITIONS. SO THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN VERY CLEARLY ON THIS. WHEN FOLKS SIGNED THOSE PETITIONS. THEY DID NOT SAY THEIR CITY OWNED LAND AND CRA ON LAND I CERTAINLY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW AND I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH A LOT OF THE UH, THE STATUTES AND SO FORTH IN THE CITY THAT THERE EVEN WAS CRA LAND. SO I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT IN SAYING THAT IF YOU WERE TO ASK THOSE 12,000 FOLKS OR 12,000 PETITIONS WERE SIGNED SO MAYBE IT WAS 7000 PEOPLE. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE BUT IF YOU ASK THOSE FOLKS THEY WOULD SAY WE THINK ALL CITY LAND WAS PROTECTED WHETHER IT'S IN THE CRA OR WHETHER IT'S IN THE CITY TO BE HONEST, UNTIL COUNCIL MEMBER SIPPEL FOUND THIS WHAT I WOULD CALL A TECHNICAL ERROR IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE SAFE BOKA AMENDMENT. UM YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS CRA LAND THAT WAS ACCEPTED FROM THIS TO ME IT'S A IT'S A TECHNICAL FIX JUST LIKE THE COUNCIL FIX THE LANGUAGE IN THE ORIGINAL SAVE BOKA PETITIONS AFTER THE LITIGATION THAT OCCURRED AND THAT WAS PULLED OFF THE BALLOT IN JANUARY. AND THIS IS ANOTHER FIX. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD BE CONTROVERSIAL. IT'S NOT AIMED AT YOU KNOW, THE MEISSNER PARK UH, CPW FOLKS YOU KNOW, I FEEL YOU KNOW, CONFIDENT OR I TRUST THAT THEY'RE GOING TO OFFER A GREAT PROJECT. UM, AND MAYBE THEY'LL HAVE TO COME TO THE CITY AND SAY HEY, THERE'S THERE'S SOME OF THIS PUBLIC LAND WE'D LIKE TO WORK TOGETHER ON TO MAKE OUR PROJECT EVEN BETTER. AND I THINK THIS COUNCIL. WILL HEAR THEM OUT VERY CAREFULLY. AND. >> IF IT'S A GOOD. PROJECT. >> AND GOOD FOR THE RESIDENTS AND GOOD FOR. >> THE PEOPLE. THEY WOULD GO AHEAD AND APPROVE IT AND THEN WE GO TO. THE PEOPLE. >> FOR A VOTE WHICH HOPEFULLY COULD BE EXPEDITED. SO I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THE CONTROVERSY HERE AND I THINK YOU SHOULD JUST. PROCEED WITH WITH PASSING UM, THIS REVISED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO BE HEARD ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 141 DASH 2026. HI. >> EARL. >> STARK OFF 3260 SAINT CHARLES WAY. UM, JUST BY REFERENCE. UH, I ALSO SERVED FOUR. YEARS ON THE CITY PARKS. >> AND REC ADVISORY. BOARD AND 12. YEARS AS. THE ELECTED. COMMISSIONER. UH. >> FOR C3 UM THE BEACH PARK DISTRICT. I CAN TELL YOU FROM. FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE. THAT THERE. ARE TENS. >> OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THAT ARE SENT TO THE CRA SINCE THE 1980S. PRIOR TO AND THROUGH. >> AND INCLUDING. TO SUPPORT. THE ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE. OF MARGINAL PARK AND THIS HAS BEEN IN. PLACE SINCE. 1988. >> BUT THE PERCEPTION. >> OF THE PUBLIC. THE CITY. RESIDENTS. >> TAXPAYERS, THEIR. TOTAL RECREATION LIFESTYLE BILLS. ARE. 6% OR 7%. SO IT'S CLEAR. THAT THE PUBLIC PERCEIVES THESE LANDS AS PUBLIC LANDS AND MORE THAN PERCEPTION. I COME BACK TO THE POINT THEY PAID FOR THEM MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SO I'M CERTAINLY. >> HAPPY TO. SEE THAT. THESE CORRECTIONS ARE BEING MADE TO THE VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS AND CHARTER. UH, TO ME THOSE ARE NOT THE ONLY CENTRAL QUESTIONS WHICH IS WHY I'D LIKE TO ASK THIS PARTICULARLY. OF UH, OUR CITY ATTORNEY. UM. >> BECAUSE I WANT TO. KNOW WHAT'S SPECIFIED IN THE GROUND LEASE. UH, THAT CAME UP YESTERDAY AS TO THE POINTS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED OVER THE NEXT YEAR FOR THE VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE NEW OWNER COULD BRING TO MODERN PARK AND POSITIONS WERE STATED AND I WOULD LIKE AND I KNOW YESTERDAY SIR. >> YOU. YOU ADDRESSED THAT THE CITY ROADS AND PLAZA. REALE ARE SEPARATE. AND THAT CERTAINLY SPEAKS TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THOSE ROADWAYS WITHIN THE PARK. BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW ARE THE ROADWAYS IN THE PARK. UH SPECIFIED OR NOT SPECIFIED OR GROUPED IN SOME SORT OF AGGREGATE LANGUAGE IN THE LEASE IN THE GROUND LEASE THE SAME IS TRUE OF THE CENTRAL GREEN SPACE SPECIFICALLY FROM. THE SOUTH ENTRANCE NORTH TO THE AMPHITHEATER INCLUDING THE GAZEBO. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT. >> FOR. THIRD SECTION THE GREEN SPACE EAST OF THE AMPHITHEATER. AND WHILE WE'RE AT IT IS THE AMPHITHEATER SPECIFIED IN THE GROUND LEASE. AND WHAT ABOUT OUR ART MUSEUM? SO IF YOU WOULD SIR, UM WOULD YOU ANSWER UH, JUST WHAT'S IN THOSE DOCUMENTS STARTING TONIGHT SO WE KNOW WHERE WE STAND BECAUSE AS SHE POINTED OUT YESTERDAY, THERE'S A YEAR OF DISCUSSION GOING ON AND I THINK IT'LL BE A GREAT DISCUSSION. I THINK THERE'S TIME FOR MR. PARK. TO BE RENOVATED, BUT POSITIONS WERE STATED ON THE. PROPERTY RIGHTS SIDE AND AT LEAST AS A STARTING POINT BESIDES OWNERSHIP I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S STATED IN THE GROUND LEASES. OH, AND MR. KOEHLER, IF YOU COULD PLEASE UM YOU SPEAK LIKE ME IN A MORE MUTED FASHION BUT WOULD YOU ADDRESS THIS LOUD ENOUGH NOT. >> JUST. >> TO THE CITY COUNCIL SO THAT ALL OF US CAN. >> HEAR, UH, WHAT. YOU SEE IN THOSE GROUND LEASES? THANK YOU. MR. STARK. OFF WE'LL TAKE UP. YOUR QUESTION WAS PUBLIC COMMENT HAS CONCLUDED ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO BE HEARD ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 141 DASH 2026. LAST CALL. WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 141 DASH 2026. MR. KAYLOR, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME CLARIFICATION, MR. STARK ON SURE. >> UH, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS UM HAPPY TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION . UH. >> THERE ARE. A NUMBER OF LEASES OVER MIZNER PARK IS A COMPLEX TRANSACTION THAT OCCURRED BEGINNING IN THE LATE 80S AND EARLY 90S. THERE WAS A SERIES OF PARCELS AND LEASES ARE GENERALLY DIVIDED INTO 4 TO 5 SIX LEASES. UM THE AMPHITHEATER IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE LEASE. THE VACANT LOT TO THE EAST OF THE AMPHITHEATER IS NOT SUBJECT TO A LEASE. THE WHAT'S CALLED THE PUBLICLY OWNED AREA THE POLA IN THE MIDDLE. THE FOUNTAIN IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE LEASE NOR ARE THE UH ROADS . THERE'S A SEPARATE LEASE FOR WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED THE CARTOON MUSEUM IS NOW KNOWN AS THE MPK. UH STRUCTURE. AND THEN THERE ARE UH THE PRIMARY LEASES RETAIL LEASE WHICH IS ALL THE RETAIL FRONTAGE. THERE'S ALSO TWO OFFICE. >> LEASES. AND THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED A PHASE TO LEASE WHICH IS THE AREA FURTHER TO THE EAST. UM, THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE COMPLEX HAVE BEEN AMENDED. UM, BUT AGAIN I THINK THE SIMPLEST ANSWER MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS IS THERE IS NO AND THEN THERE IS THE. UH ART MUSEUM WHICH HAS A SEPARATE LEASE FOR JUST THE ART MUSEUM ON THE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE UH AMPHITHEATER. SO THE I THINK THAT IT PRIMARILY GOES TO THE HEART OF THE QUESTION, MR. MAYOR, UNLESS YOU OR ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER HAD, UH, A FURTHER INQUIRY. AND AS TO WHO OWNS THE UNDERLYING LAND, THOSE ARE, UH ,ENTIRELY CRA OWNED EXCEPT FOR THE UM UH, YEAH, THE THEATER WHICH WAS DEEDED TO THE CITY SOME YEARS AGO. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFFORD? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION A SECOND TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 144 DASH 2026. A. >> MOTION TO. >> ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 141 DASH 2026. SECOND. VERY GOOD. >> IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT ANYTHING ? LET ME LET ME ASK A QUESTION I SUPPOSE WE HAD BEEN WE RECEIVED SOME PROPOSED CHANGES TO RESOLUTION 140 1-1 44 DASH 2026 UH NOT 144 141 THAT'S FINANCIALLY SAFE AND UH BY THE I BELIEVE IN COUNCIL FOR THE OPEN ZOOM OR MUSEUM DOES ANYBODY WISH TO DISCUSS THOSE OR HAVE ANY HAVE A SAY ON IMPLEMENTING US? THE THE SOCKET. UH UM I HAVE A JUST A QUICK COUPLE OF THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT. UH I DID RECEIVE IT I THINK WE ALL DID PROBABLY UM SOME OUTREACH FROM FOLKS INVOLVED AT MEISTER PARK WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH THE ART MUSEUM REGARDING HOW THIS MEASURE MIGHT COMPLICATE FUTURE PLANS OF THEIRS. AND I RECOGNIZE THAT HAVING A REFERENDUM OR ANY KIND OF PUBLIC. VOTE ON SOME OF THOSE FUTURE PLANS COULD CONSTITUTE A. COMPLICATION FOR THEM, I SEE THAT, BUT AS WAS MENTIONED YESTERDAY BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. THIS MEASURE DOES NOT APPLY TO EXISTING CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS. I BELIEVE IT WAS REFERENCED YESTERDAY THAT IT DOESN'T APPLY TO POTENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING BUILDINGS OR THINGS COVERED BY EXISTING LEASES. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE UH THE IDEA THAT A PUBLIC LAND DESERVES A PUBLIC VOTE WAS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE VOTED FOR OR AT THE VERY LEAST SIGNED ON TO FOR PURPOSES OF A PETITION. AND ULTIMATELY OUR JOB IS TO REPRESENT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. SO I DO PLAN ON SUPPORTING THIS. MEASURE AND SAY ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS BEFORE WE VOTE. YES I, I. AGREE I THINK OUR RESIDENTS HAVE MADE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR. THAT PUBLIC LAND BELONGS. >> TO. THE PEOPLE AND AT THE END OF THE DAY THE VOTERS SHOULD HAVE THE FINAL SAY. IF ANYONE ELSE. I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER GROUT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER PERLMAN FOR STARTING THIS AND THIS IS JUST TYING UP LOOSE ENDS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY LISTEN PLEASE. CIVIL YES. THOMPSON. >> YES. >> GRO. >> YES. >> PERMIT. >> YES. >> MOTION PASSES. >> FOUR. VOTES TO ZERO. VERY GOOD. >> WE CAN THEN MOVE ON TO I DON'T SEE. JUST RESOLUTION 143 DASH 2026. MADAM CLERK TREASURER, PLEASE READ THE TITLE. RESOLUTION 143 2026 A. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BOCA RATON AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO. EXECUTE A REVOCABLE. LICENSE WITH. G3 CONSTRUCTION. >> INC. LICENSEE FOR. >> THE. USE OF PARKING SPACES. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR A PEELER PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. >> SINCE MR. SERVICE WILL BE MAKING THE PRESENTATION ON THE SITE. YES, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL UM STEPHEN TIMBERLAKE, OUR SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER WILL BE MAKING THE PRESENTATION FOR THIS ITEM AND THE ITEM TO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THIS WHICH ALSO DEALS WITH UH WITH A LEASED PARKING SPACE RESOLUTION. UH, BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO HIM TO DO THE PRESENTATION, I JUST WANT TO ADD THERE'S THERE'S BEEN UM, QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION AROUND THESE LEASED PARKING SPACES PRIMARILY IN THE DOWNTOWN. UM, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MEETINGS THERE'S BEEN A HANDFUL OF THESE REQUESTS THAT HAVE COME FORTH AND BEEN CONSIDERED INDEPENDENTLY. UM, THE WAY THAT WE HAVE CONSIDERED THOSE AND THE WAY THAT WE HAVE CHARGED FOR THOSE HAS CHANGED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. UM, AND AND NOW UM WITH THE UM I BELIEVE IT WAS THE ALEDO, UH ,LEASING PRIVATE SPACES TO UM, THE SANBORN DEVELOPMENT. WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME SOME COMP INFORMATION AS TO THE VALUE OF PARKING SPACES IN THE DOWNTOWN. SO, UM, I THINK THERE'S SOME POLICY DISCUSSION TO HAVE AROUND, UM, LEASING THE SPACES ,LEASING PUBLIC SPACE, PARKING SPACES IN THE DOWNTOWN IN THE APPROPRIATE WAY TO VALUE THOSE . SO I'M GOING TO BE PLACING AN ITEM ON THE WORKSHOP IN DECEMBER TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND GET GET THAT FEEDBACK. IN THE MEANTIME WE HAVE THESE TWO THAT ARE COMING FORTH UM, BECAUSE THERE IS THERE IS SOME TIME SENSITIVITY. ONE IS A RENEWAL AND THE OTHER IS IS A. NEW HOUSE IS RELATED TO SOME CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY THAT IS IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. SO THAT'S WHY THESE TWO ARE COMING BEFORE YOU NOW. BUT I INTEND TO HAVE A BROADER POLICY DISCUSSION AROUND THIS TOPIC IN DECEMBER. AND SO WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. TIMBERLAKE, UH, TO WALK THROUGH THIS ITEM UH, MISTER TIMBERLAKE. UH. >> THANK. YOU, MISTER SERVICE. UH GOOD. EVENING. >> COUNCIL UH. MEMBERS UH. BEFORE YOU AS RESOLUTION 143. 2026 WHICH IS A REVOCABLE LICENSE FOR TWO PARKING SPACES WITH G3 CONSTRUCTION. UM, THE TWO SPACES WILL BE USED, UH, TO HOUSE A DUMPSTER FOR, UH, THE REMODEL GOING ON AT THE WELLS FARGO PLAZA AT THE CORNER OF SOUTHEAST NINTH AND SOUTHEAST FEDERAL. THE TERM OF THE PROJECT IS THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR ONE YEAR. WE WILL NOT BE OFFERING RENEWALS AND HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE APPROPRIATE RATE, UH, BASED ON OUR CALCULATIONS IS $17,520 PER SPACE. UH, WE DETERMINED THAT RATE BY USING 24 HOURS 168 HOURS PER WEEK TIMES THE RATE FOR THIS AREA WHICH IS $2 PER HOUR EQUALS 17,520 TIMES TWO SPACES FOR THE $35,000 FEE. AND THERE'S JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING AS FAR AS USAGE IN THAT AREA. UH, ON AVERAGE WE SEE LANGSTON STAYS ABOUT 2.5 HOURS. UM, PAY TRANSACTIONS FOR LAST YEAR WERE JUST UNDER 60 $533,000 OF REVENUE ROUGHLY $8,000 PER SPACE. SO WE ARE WELL SEEING THE AVERAGE WITH THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT. UH, WE THOUGHT I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. LAKE. AND THANK YOU, MR. SERVICE FOR IDENTIFYING THE NEED FOR THAT DISCUSSION WILL BE HELPFUL STAFF OR SORRY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WE HAVE QUESTIONS. >> FOR STAFF. NOT HEARING ANY. WE WILL OPEN UP TO THE PUBLIC HEARING ANYONE WISHING TO BE HEARD ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 143 DASH 2026 PLEASE RISE. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ONCE YOU GET TO THE PODIUM AND YOU WILL HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES. RICHARD WARNER 1322 SOUTHWEST NINE STORIES I SAID I WONDER I HAD LOTS. >> TO. SAY TONIGHT. UH I THINK THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO BRING UP SOMETHING I BROUGHT UP EARLIER THAT NOBODY EVER MENTIONED AGAIN. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE CITY OF BOCA RATON TO ISSUE PARKING PERMITS IN THE SAME VEIN AS BEACH PERMITS TO AVOID THE OWNER A SYSTEM THAT MAKES OUR DOWNTOWN REALLY UNWIELDY UNWORKABLE? >> I DON'T. EVER GO THERE BECAUSE PARKING IS A PAIN IN THE REAR END. UH. >> I THINK AS A PERK, THE SAME WAY AS BEACH PERMITS ARE, THERE'S NO REASON I COULDN'T SEE WHY WE COULDN'T WORK OUT SOME SORT OF SYSTEM INVOLVING A PARKING PERMIT THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE CITIZENS OF BOCA AND NON-CITIZENS WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY THAT. THANK YOU, MR. WARNER. I HAVE GOOD NEWS THERE. WELL, WE HAVE GOOD NEWS IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE YOU THE PAIN TO YOUR REAR END AND EVERYONE'S REAR END, I BELIEVE WE HAD GIVEN DIRECTION TO STAFF TO LOOK AT THE ABILITY OF THE CITY TO ALLOW FOR PARKING BY OUR RESIDENTS IN A SIMILAR MANNER AND I BELIEVE THE STAFF IS LOOKING AT THAT. MR. ZEUS, ARE YOU ABLE TO. COMMENT ON THAT ANY FURTHER? YEAH, I'D BE HAPPY TO. YES, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT MR. WARNER. UM AND AND IDEALLY WE WOULD HAVE A COMBINED PERMIT SO THAT THE SAME PERMIT THAT YOU GET THE SAME STICKER YOU GET FOR BEACH PARKING AND DOG PARK ACCESS THAT WOULD ALSO UM IT WOULD ALSO SATISFY THE DOWNTOWN PARKING AND YOU WOULDN'T NEED TO INTERACT WITH THE METER UH AS A WAY TO TO STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS FOR OUR RESIDENTS. SO WE'RE WORKING ON IT. UM, AND AND I EXPECT TO HAVE IT COMING FORTH FOR THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE BEACH PERMIT. MY GOAL IS TO HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE THAT, UH, ACCOMMODATES THAT. THAT'S RIGHT. >> THANK YOU, MR. JONES. ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON. RESOLUTION NUMBER 143 DASH 22 MRS.. NOT SEEING ANY WE WILL CLOSE THE TIME FOR. PUBLIC COMMENT ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 143 DASH 2026 AND WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IN A SECOND TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 143 DASH 2026. A MOTION. >> TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 143 DASH 2026. GREAT I WILL SECOND THAT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING ON THIS SINCE PLEASE. THOMPSON. >> YES. >> GROUT. >> YES. >> PERLMAN. >> YES. >> SYBIL. >> YES. >> MOTION PASSES FOUR VOTES TO ZERO. VERY GOOD. OUR LAST PUBLIC HEARING IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 144 DASH 2026. MISS. COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE TITLE. RESOLUTION 144. 2026. >> A. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BOCA RATON AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE IRREVOCABLE LICENSE WITH GEN MARK TEN EAST LLC LICENSEE FOR THE USE OF PARKING SPACES PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR A PEELER, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MISS SIDDONS. SERVICE. UH, WILL MISTER TIMBERLAKE MAKE THE PRESENTATION AS WELL? YES HE WILL. UH, GOOD EVENING AGAIN STEPHEN TIMBERLAKE, SPECIAL PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE CITY. UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER 144 2026 IS A REVOCABLE LICENSE FOR THREE PARKING SPACES WITH JOHN MARK TEN EAST. THIS PARTICULAR, UH, LICENSE IS A RENEWAL. UH IT IS THIS IS THE SECOND RENEWAL FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY. UH, IT IS LOCATED AT TEN EAST BOCA RATON ROAD. IT IS THE MANDARIN SALES GALLERY. UH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A RIGHT OF WAY VALET USING THREE SPACES. WE ARE OFFERING A ONE YEAR TERM WITH TWO ONE YEAR RENEWALS. UH, THE FEE FOR SPACE IS $5,700 FOR A TOTAL OF 17 100. UH, THIS IS A VALET THAT'S OPERATING DURING BUSINESS HOURS. SO THE FEE IS BASED ON A 53 HOUR PER WEEK AND AN HOURLY RATE OF $2 PER HOUR, WHICH EQUALS TO 57 AND THEN SPACES TIMES THREE IS THE 71. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THAT'S EAST BETWEEN UH FEDERAL AND DIXIE. SO IT LIKE WE USE LONGER STAYS BUT LESS REVENUE FOR SPACE IS WHAT WE SAW PREVIOUSLY AGAIN 756 TRANSACTIONS LAST YEAR TOTAL OF $3,000 IN REVENUE FOR THE SPACES. UH, WITH THAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. TIMBERLAKE. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> FOR STAFF HERE? HEARING NONE. WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM RESOLUTION NUMBER 144 DASH 2026 PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM. CITY NAME ADDRESS AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. LAST CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 144 DASH 2026. NOT SEEING ANY. SO WE WILL CLOSE THE. TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A MOTION TO ADOPT. AND SECOND ON. MAYOR THOMPSON, IS IT POSSIBLE I CAN MAKE A COMMENT AT THIS TIME BY ALL. MEANS ESCROW GO AHEAD. UM YES. I REMEMBER WHEN WE UH, VOTED ON THE TOWER 155 AND WE HAD TALKED ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO JUST EVALUATE THESE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. BUT I DO THINK IT'S TIME FOR A POLICY DISCUSSION OR. FOR OUR STAFF TO LOOK INTO HOW OUR DOWNTOWN. >> PUBLIC. PARKING SPACES ARE BEING USED AND TO MAKE SURE. THAT THE. >> PUBLIC IS BEING FAIRLY COMPENSATED. BECAUSE SIMPLY JUST CHARGING REPLACEMENT. >> COST. OF A PARKING SPACE DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE ACTUAL MARKET VALUE OR THE OPPORTUNITY COST TO OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR DOWNTOWN. SPACES THAT ARE EXACTLY THAT THEY'RE PUBLIC ASSETS. SO UM, I KNOW WE HAVE A RELEVANT COMP THAT JUST CAME WITH THE SANBORN ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE LRO. WE CAN USE THAT AS A STARTING POINT, BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE IF THE CITY STAFF CAN COME UP WITH SOME METHODOLOGY FOR OUR FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS. MAY I ASK A QUESTION? ESCROW TO YOU. UH DOES THAT THE COMMENT IS A FAIR ONE. I THINK MR. JERVIS INDICATED HE WANTED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON A POLICY DISCUSSION ON THIS KIND OF MATTER GOING FORWARD. IS PERFECTLY APPROPRIATE. UM, IS DOES THAT YOUR COMMENT JUST NOW DOES THAT AFFECTS YOUR DESIRE TO VOTE ON THIS MATTER TONIGHT? NO. >> OKAY. WELL I APPRECIATE THE COMMENT AND I WILL UH I GUESS WE STILL WOULD NEED A MOTION A SECOND TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 140 4-1 26. MOTION TO. >> ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 144 DASH 2026. THANKS FOR SECOND. VERY GOOD. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE A SENSELESS. GROWL NO. PERLMAN. >> YES. >> SIMPLE. >> NO. >> THOMSON. >> YES. >> MOTION FAILS OH 2 TO 2. OKAY. . THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR TONIGHT. WE CAN MOVE ON TO PUBLIC REQUESTS. ANYBODY WISHING TO BE HEARD ON ANY ITEM RELATING TO OUR CITY OF OAK RESUME, PLEASE GET UP TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE 2 TO 3 MINUTES LISTENERS IF WE HAVE ANY COMMENT CAUSE WE START. >> WITH THAT. YES SIR. >> I HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM. UM THE FIRST ONES ARE FOR RICHARD WARNER AND DAVID CLAYMAN. VERY GOOD GEORGE QUINN. RICHARD WARNER ONE. 3 TO 2 SHOTS. SHELLFISH NIGHTMARISH. UH. I JUST WANT TO. >> REVISIT WHAT I HAD SAID ABOUT HALF IN JEST ABOUT THE CITY HAVING A FUND AND WHAT IT REALLY INVOLVES IS THE CITY HAVING A BACKBONE THAT THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION LACKED FOR. A VARIETY. >> OF REASONS. UH. AND I. THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. NOT TO LET THE POWERS THAT BE OF DEVELOPMENT CONTROL US THROUGH THREATS AND BULLYING. I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE A STATEMENT AND I KNOW THE CITY STAFF HAS FALLEN INTO KIND OF A COMFORT ZONE. >> OVER. DECADES OF OF LETTING DEVELOPERS HAVE THEIR WAY. AND I'M NOT SAYING ALL DEVELOPMENT IS EVIL AND YOU KNOW, ALL DEVELOPERS. ARE THE. >> DARK SIDE. I'VE BEEN REMINDED BY SOMEONE IN THE PAST WEEK THAT. DEVELOPERS BUILT THE CONCRETE. UH THAT'S GREAT. UM, BUT THERE IS OVER DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S SUCH A THING AS HAVING TOO MUCH AND I THINK UH, IN MY OPINION WE PASS THAT A LONG TIME AGO NOW I KNOW THERE'S DIFFERING OPINIONS BUT I THINK IT'S TIME TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST THE THREAT OF LITIGATION. I HATED THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE SAID, WELL, THERE'S ALL THESE THREE STORY HOUSES AND THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SUE US SO LET'S LET IT GO. I THINK UH, HAD IT BEEN. UH. >> JOE BLOW WHO PUT AN ILLEGAL PORCH ON HIS HOUSE, THE ANSWER MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. I THINK THIS CITY NEEDS TO BE. FIRM FIRMER. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MONEY AVAILABLE TO DEFEND AGAINST LEGAL. UM. >> UH. >> ACTION BECAUSE WHEN THE THREATS ARE THROWN OUT THEY ASSUME. WE WON'T WILL BOW TO THEIR WISHES. THIS WHOLE ART MUSEUM THING IS. YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THE ART MUSEUM IN, UH, MAJOR PARK PAYS $10 A YEAR FOR THEIR LEASE AND I'M SURE IF THEY WANT TO BUILD THIS FANCY BUILDING, THEY WOULD WANT TO PAY $10 A YEAR OR TWO. IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THE CULTURE OF GENUFLECTING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WORM. AND I'LL JUST RESPOND BRIEFLY BY SAYING THE CITY IS NOT ONLY THREATENED. BY LITIGATION ROUTINELY. PARTICULARLY IN THE CONTEXT OF. DEVELOPMENT. >> BUT WE ARE SUED QUITE OFTEN BY DEVELOPERS. THE CITY VIGOROUSLY DEFEND THEM AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT NEARLY ALWAYS I DON'T WANT TO. JESUS PREVAILS IN THOSE SUITS SO IT'S NOT IT'S. >> NOT. A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE BUCKLING TO THREATS OF LITIGATION. WE ARE FACED WITH THOSE KINDS OF THREATS ALL THE TIME AND AS I LIKE TO SAY AND I. >> LIKE TO. >> JOKE TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY THE FOLKS WHO MAKE THOSE. THREATS. >> THEY KNOW WHERE THE COURTHOUSE IS. THEY DON'T NEED TO BOTHER. WE DEFEND THEM AND WE OFTEN WIN. WHO'S NEXT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT I BELIEVE IS MR. CLEMENT. YES. >> HELLO. UH, SO, UH. I'M DAVID. ADDRESS IF YOU DON'T MIND, SIR. YES. >> MY NAME IS DAVID CLAYMAN. UH, I DON'T KNOW MY ADDRESS TONIGHT BUT IT WILL BE WITHIN CITY LIMITS. I'LL GET BACK TO THAT. UH, I AM, UH, A, UH, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE BOCA REGION. UH, ORDINARILY I LIVE OUT, UH, ACROSS FROM BOCA RATON SYNAGOGUE. UH, UH, FURTHER WEST THAN THE CITY LIMITS. UH, I'VE WORKED ON UH, THE DIFFERENCE HERE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF EXPERIMENTING UH, IN, UH. TO THE GREATEST EXTENT THAT I CAN WITH UH, MATTERS IN WHICH, UH, COMMON TECHNOLOGY CAN BE REEMPLOYED UH, TO PREVENT INSTANCES OF SERIOUS HARM THAT ARE UH DAILY FEATURE OF THE LANDSCAPE OF UH, BOCA RATON, UH, THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE NATION AS A WHOLE, UH TO VARIOUS AND I FOCUS ON THE MOST HAVE BEEN UH, IN UH SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION UH AND IN UH CARDIAC ARREST, UH RESPONSE CHOREOGRAPHY, UH AND COORDINATION BY GOOD SAMARITANS AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY CLOSELY LINKED UH, FOR UH MORE EFFECTIVE UH, SEXUAL ASSAULT, UH, PREVENTION UH, IN UH YOUTH COMMUNITIES, UH UH, WE REALLY NEED A SUPER RAPID DISPATCHING SYSTEM UH, FOR UH, FRIENDS, UH, WOMEN OR MEN WHO HAVE YOUR BACK UH, AND ARE WILLING TO KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR AND CHECK IF, UH, EVERYTHING'S OKAY. UH, WHEN THERE'S A, UH,