[BREAK] >> MAYOR: WELCOME TO ANOTHER CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF THE BOYNTON BEACH CITY COMMISSION. TODAY IS MAY 7th, 2024, IT'S A TUESDAY. AND THE TIME IS NOW 6:27 P.M. WE ARE STARTING A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN NORMAL BECAUSE WE HAD A SPECIAL CRA MEETING THAT PRECEDED THIS EVENT. AS ALWAYS, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE OF OUR RULES OF OUR CIVILITY AND DECORUM. SPEAKERS, PLEASE WAIT TO BE ADDRESSED BY ME, THE CHAIR, NOT INTERRUPT ANY OTHER SPEAKER FOR THAT MATTER. PUBLIC COMMENTS MUST BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE AND NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ON THE DAIS OR IN THE AUDIENCE. YOU ARE SPEAKING TO THE COMMISSION. THERE ARE MICROPHONES. DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS, YELLING, STAMPING OF FEET, INSULTS, ALL OF THAT ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. SHOULD YOU VIOLATE THESE RULES, I'LL ASK YOU TO LEAVE AND YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THIS MEET. ALL RIGHT. LET'S TURN TO OUR CITY CLERK FOR THE ROLL CALL. PLEASE BEGIN THE ROLL CALL. >> MAYOR PENSERGA. >> MAYOR: HERE. >> VICE MAYOR KELLEY. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> HERE? COMMISSIONER HAY. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> PRESENT. >> MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. >> MAYOR: THINK SO MUCH. OUR INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY COMMISSIONER WOODROW HAY FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY VICE MAYOR KELLEY. LET'S ALL STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> LET US PRAY. MOST GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE COME TOGETHER FOR THIS CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF BOYNTON BEACH, WE INVITE YOUR SACRED ENERGY INTO THIS SPACE. GRANT US THE WISDOM TO GOVERN WITH COMPASSION, THE STRENGTH TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY AND THE VISION TO PURSUE THE HIGHEST GOOD FOR ALL RESIDENTS. WE ASK, LORD, YOU GUIDE OUR DISCUSSIONS AND UNDERSTANDING WITH CLARITY THAT WE MAY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH WISDOM AND EMPATHY. MAY OUR DELIBERATION BE WITH COOPERATION AND RESPECT TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF BOYNTON BEACH WITH DILIGENCE AND DEDICATION. WE ASK, LORD, YOU BLESS EACH MEMBER OF THIS CITY COMMISSION WITH DISCERNMENT AND COMPASSION EMPOWERING EACH OF US TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL UPLIFT AND ENRICH THE LIVES OF ALL WHO LIVE IN OUR GREAT CITY. MAY OUR EFFORTS BE GUIDED BY A SPIRIT OF UNITY, COOPERATION, WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD A FUTURE OF PROSPERITY, HARMONY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. FOR IT IS IN YOUR PRECIOUS NAME, JESUS, THE CHRIST THAT WE DO PRAY, ASK THAT EVERY HEART SAY AMEN. >> Group: 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. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HAY. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR KELLEY. WE ARE MOVING ON TO AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, CORRECTIONS. LET'S BEGIN ON MY RIGHT, COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES, MAYOR. JUST WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER PROCLAMATION THAT I WAS GOING TO READ. LYDIA WHO WAS HERE, SHE NEEDED TO GO TO ANOTHER EVENT AT 7:00 SO I WAS ABLE TO PRESENT IT TO HER A FEW MINUTES AGO. SO WE WILL NOT BE READING THAT TODAY. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER REQUESTS? THAT WAS IT? >> NO, THAT'S ALL. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS A CONVERSATION TO INCLUDE -- WELL, DEALING WITH SISTER CITIES AS WELL TO LOOK AT POSSIBLY BRINGING IN A SISTER CITY FROM IRELAND. I WANTED TO ADD THAT TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEM. >> MAYOR: I APPRECIATE THAT. >> I HAVE HAD LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SISTER CITIES, OUR SISTER CITIES ORGANIZATION. AND WE REALLY HAVEN'T ADDED A LOT OF CITIES AND IT REALLY IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION AND SOMETHING THAT CAN BENEFIT OUR CITY BY BRINGING IN THESE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THESE OTHER CITIES. >> MAYOR: AND WE DO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IRISH POPULATION. AND JUST ON A PERSONAL NOTE -- I DON'T KNOW IF I TOLD YOU GUYS, BUT I DID VISIT IRELAND. I HAVE FAMILY FROM THERE. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER REQUESTS? >> NO, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER HAY. >> YES. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD FOR FUTURE DISCUSSIONS ADDITIONAL MARQUIS. WE HAVE THE NORTH END OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY WHICH NEEDS TO BE INFORMED ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH SOME TYPE OF MARQUIS. WE ALSO HAVE THE WESTERN AREA THAT NEEDS IT. I CAN THINK OF AT LEAST FOUR OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ON AN ADDITIONAL MINIMUM OF FOUR. I SEE YOU WANT TO CHIME IN. >> I JUST WANT TO GET CLARITY, COMMISSIONER HAY. WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT THE DIGITAL MARQUIS SIGNS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE? I KNOW WE HAVE ONE HERE AT CITY HALL, ONE ON 10th. >> THIS IS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE. >> IN ADDITION TO, YES. WHAT WERE THE LOCATIONS AGAIN? >> RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, NORTH END UP BY THE ANCHOR AREA ON NORTH FEDERAL. >> OKAY. >> OUT WEST, COMMISSIONER KELLEY COULD PROBABLY TELL YOU BETTER THAN I COULD. >> THE FIRE STATION 3? >> THE BUDGET, YES. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. AND ON THE SOUTHERN END ON FEDERAL DOWN BY I GUESS IT WOULD BE -- WHAT IS THAT DOWN THERE? WALMART, SOMEWHERE DOWN IN THAT AREA. >> YES, SIR. >> WE COULD TALK ABOUT IT. >> THE FOURTH I WOULD THINK WOULD PROBABLY BE THE MOST LOGICAL LOCATION WOULD PROBABLY BE SOUTH CONGRESS MAYBE IN DISTRICT 1. >> YES, YES. EASY, WE AGREE. >> YEAH. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HAY. [LAUGHTER] WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? >> OH, I'M SORRY. THAT'S IT. >> MAYOR: I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE ONCE I GO, YOU WILL HEAR I HAVE A RELATED ITEM. YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE DIGITAL SIGNS, RIGHT? >> YES. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> SO THE ONLY THINGS I'VE GOT IS JUST IF STAFF -- AGAIN, IF I GET CONSENSUS, IF STAFF COULD DO SOME TYPE OF PRESENTATION FOR PERMITTING FOR SENIORS. I HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK FOR THE CITY CHARGING TOO MUCH FOR PERMIT FEES SUCH AS A WINDOW, DOOR REPLACEMENT. WHEN I TALK TO STAFF, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A DISCONNECT IN THAT THE CONTRACTOR -- THEY ARE SEEING THE FEES THE CONTRACTOR IS PAYING AND THEY ARE THINKING IT'S THE CITY. I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT BOYNTON BEACH HAVING A LOT OF 55-PLUS COMMUNITIES TO, YOU KNOW, HOST A WORKSHOP, MAYBE GO TO THE COMMUNITIES TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR OUR SENIORS. YOU KNOW, STERLING VILLAGE, LEISUREVILLE, YOU KNOW, JUST TO NAME A FEW, TO HAVE THAT WORSHIP. THAT WAY OUR RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY US, THE FEES ARE THE FEES. YOU KNOW, THEY ARE NOT GETTING SPIKED UP FROM THE CONTRACTOR. SO, YOU KNOW, LEFT HAND IS ACTUALLY TALKING TO THE RIGHT HAND. THE OTHER ONE IS, YOU KNOW, I LOOKED AT THE MANGROVE PRESENTATION WITH ANDREW AND AND ALANNAH. IF WE CAN HAVE THAT PRESENTATION ON THE DAIS I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE POTENTIAL GRANT FUNDING FROM TALLAHASSEE. >> THAT'S ACCURATE. >> SAY AGAIN. >> THAT'S ACCURATE, CORRECT. >> YEAH, YEAH. IT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED YET FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. AND THEN JUST TO THROW OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A VERY DRY SPRING. AND I'M GETTING CONCERNS FROM PEOPLE GETTING CITED FOR THEIR GRASS WHICH THEY CAN'T NECESSARILY CONTROL. YOU CAN HAVE THE BEST IRRIGATION. IF YOU ARE NOT ON IT, IT'S GOING TO DIE. AND THERE'S A SOD SHORTAGE RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE WHO EVEN WANT TO FIX THE ISSUE, MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. SO JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, THROW THAT OUT THERE. THAT HAS BEEN A CONCERN, YOU KNOW, IN MY DISTRICT AT LEAST. AND I COULD IMAGINE THAT GOING CITYWIDE. SO MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE BEING REASONABLE WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND THE EXPECTATIONS. >> WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL LET CITY MANAGER ADAM TEMPLE GET SOME BRIEF TALKING POINTS, JUST BREVITY -- I'M SORRY, ANDREW MACK AND THAT'S ADAM TEMPLE. SO GO AHEAD. >> YOU GUYS ARE FLIPPED. >> GO AHEAD, ADAM. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSION. ADAM TEMPLE, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. YES, THERE IS -- I HAVE HEARD SIMILAR CONCERNS RECENTLY AS WELL. AND IN ADDITION TO, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS DEPENDING ON CERTAIN DAYS OF THE WEEK. SO WE WILL DISCUSS WITH STAFF SOME OPTIONS. AND IF THERE'S SOME GRANT FUNDING AVAILABLE TO HELP WITH THE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND THOSE SUCH, WE WILL DEFINITELY BE AMENABLE. >> AWESOME, THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. JUST TO HAVE THOSE, THAT'S IT, NOTHING TO ADD. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER. PERMITTING WORKSHOPS FOR SENIORS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ADMINISTRATIVELY. THAT'S SOMETHING I SUPPORT. SO YOU GUYS CAN PROCEED WITH THAT. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE MANGROVE PRESENTATION. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH PRESENTATION -- IT COULD BE THE SAME ONE I'M THINKING OF. MAY NOT BE. SO I DO WANT TO SPEAK TO STAFF IN ADVANCE, MAKE SURE IT'S THE SAME THING. COULD BE A DIFFERENT TOPIC. I JUST DON'T WANT TO CONSENT TO SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO. >> IT'S THE SAME, MAYOR. >> MAYOR: YES. >> YOU ARE REFERRING TO THE MANGROVE -- >> LIVING SHORELINE PROJECT. >> YEAH, THE LIVING SHORELINE. UNLESS YOU ARE REFERRING TO A DIFFERENT MANGROVE PROJECT. >> MAYOR: LET'S DISCUSS OFFLINE. LET'S FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE IS WHICH. >> YEAH. THERE'S A CONCEPT OF WHAT WE COULD USE THE GRANT MONEY -- SO WE ALL DECIDED THIS LAST YEAR, RIGHT, WHEN THE BUDGET. AND THEN WE APPLIED FOR THE GRANT. WE'RE WAITING ON THE GRANT. SO THERE'S A CONCEPTUAL FOR THAT. I THINK THAT SHOULD BE SEEN BY EVERYBODY. SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THAT TO BE PROPOSED HERE AND FOR THE PUBLIC. >> MAYOR: YEAH. I DON'T THINK I'M FAMILIAR WITH THIS BUT I'LL SPEAK WITH STAFF. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. AS FOR MYSELF I WAS A SERIES OF REQUESTS. HOPEFULLY NOTHING TOO OVERWHELMING. THE FIRST ONE IS JUST AN UPDATE ON OUR ARTS IN PUBLIC SPACES PROGRAM. I WANT TO KNOW WHERE WE STAND WITH THAT, WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE KINETIC ART EVENT AND THE PLANNING FOR THAT. WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE MURAL, WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ALL THINGS RELATED TO THAT. SO JUST AN UPDATE ON THAT PROGRAM. RELATED TO WHAT COMMISSIONER HAY SAID, I KNOW YOU WERE REFERRING TO THE DIGITAL SIGNS, BUT I ACTUALLY WANTED TO BRING UP AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ALL OF YOU ABOUT NOT THE DIGITAL SIGNS -- YES, DEFINITELY THAT, TOO. BUT OUR MARQUIS ENTRYWAY SIGNS. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THESE ALUMINUW WHAT TO CALL THEM. BUT THEY GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY ARE TEMPORARY AND NOT TO BE FINAL. I TO WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH PUTTING OUT DESIGNS OR GETTING DESIGNS AND MAKING STEPS FORWARD IN THAT DIRECTION. OKAY. SO THOSE ARE THE ENTRYWAY SIGNS TO OUR CITY. I ALSO WANTED TO HAVE A FUTURE DISCUSSION ABOUT ADOPT A ROAD PROGRAM, THIS IS IN RELATION TO THE BEAUTIFICATION PLAN. ADOPT A ROAD, I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE EASY LOW-HANGING FRUIT WE CAN EASILY ACCOMPLISH. HOME OF THE MONTH PROGRAM WHERE WE CELEBRATE HOMEOWNERS -- ARE WE DOING THAT ALREADY? NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. >> YES. >> WE ARE? OKAY. SO THAT'S FANTASTIC. BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD SEEN A PICTURE, BUT I THINK I'VE ONLY SEEN IT ONCE. DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM. I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT R.J. IS LEADING. WE HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM, BUT I THINK THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE COULD DO TO APPROVE THE RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM TO HELP MORE PEOPLE. AND THE LAST CONVERSATION I WANT TO HAVE FOR NOW AT LEAST IS, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A TREE PLANTING ORGANIZATION THAT WE WORK WITH. BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, FORMALIZED. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE -- IT'S PART OF BEAUTIFICATION. IT'S PART OF SO MANY THINGS THAT IN MEDIANS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT DON'T HAVE ANY CANOPY COVERAGE, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT. SO I'M GOING TO CALL THAT THE TREE PL PLANTING PROGRAM. THAT MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT TERM BUT FOR OUR MEDIANS. THEY WERE UPDATE ON ARTS IN PUBLIC SPACES PROGRAM, WHAT'S HAPPENING, ENTRYWAY SIGNS INTO THE CITY, ADOPT A ROAD PROGRAM, AND IMPROVEMENTS, POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE TALK ABOUT THE HOMELESSNESS ISSUE, THAT WE HELP TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM BECOMING HOMELESS IN THE FIRST PLACE. ALL RIGHT. SO, OF COURSE, THE TREE PLANTING. VICE MAYOR. >> MAYOR, YES, I JUST WANTED TO PIGGYBACK ON YOUR LAST MENTION, YOUR LAST FUTURE AGENDA ITEM HAVING TO DO WITH TREES AND CANOPIES IN THE MEDIANS IN PARTICULAR. ANDREW AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH LAWRENCE ROAD. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAME OUT OF KNOCKING ON DOORS. >> MAYOR: EXCELLENT. >> IT'S A BIG ISSUE, YOU KNOW. IT'S A COUNTY ROAD SO WE HAVE TO GET COUNTY PERMISSION. WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM. SO ANDREW AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING, IN PARTICULAR ON LAWRENCE ROAD. AND I WAS DRIVING DOWN HYPOLUXO TODAY AND THOUGHT HOW NICE IT WOULD BE IF WE HAD TREES ON HYPOLUXO. I'M GLAD YOU ARE BRINGING IT UP. I KNOW ANDREW IS WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO GET AN AGREEMENT ON WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE MEDIANS. THAT SHOULD BE AN EASY DOABLE THING. >> MAYOR: I COULD NOT BE MORE PLEASED TO HEAR IT'S ALREADY IN THE WORKS. WITH THAT -- DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? >> I WANT TO PIGGYBACK, TOO, ON YOUR IDEA OF THE ADOPT A STREET. WE ARE DOING SOME OF THAT NOW. I'D LIKE TO GIVE A LITTLE SHOUT OUT TO THE OMEGA SCI-FI FRATERNITY. ANDREW IS WORKING ON GETTING THE SIGN FOR MLK BOULEVARD. >> MAYOR: LOVE IT. >> SO IT'S -- I THINK WE SHOULD GO CITYWIDE WITH IT LIKE YOU SAID. >> MAYOR: THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION CALLED RALLY BOYNTON. >> YES. >> MAYOR: THEY HAVE STARTED TO CLEAN UP AND PAINT. >> RIGHT. >> MAYOR: ALL COMMUNITY LED. I THINK WE CAN SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR WORKS. >> YES. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING AS WELL. >> YES, SORRY. I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST GOING OVER TODAY'S AGENDA VERSUS LIKE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. I HAVE A COUPLE OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS I'D LIKE TO ADD. THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO ADD TO A FUTURE DISCUSSION IS AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING FLOODING IN THE CITY. AND I ALSO WANT TO HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING WITH THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT THAT, TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY BEFORE WE BRING IT UP TO THE COMMISSION. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO ADD TO THE BUDGET THIS YEAR, ADDING HAZARD PAY FOR OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. I DO HEAR THAT SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN THREATENED. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE TURNOVER AND THAT WE TAKE CARE OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE EMPLOYEES, SO JUST HAVING THAT CONVERSATION AND LOOKING IN THE BUDGET TO SEE IF WE COULD FIT SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN. I KNOW THAT OTHER -- I THINK PUBLIC SAFETY HAS SOME SORT OF HAZARD PAY AND SEE IF WE CAN DO THAT OR FINDING AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR THEM TO STAY WITH US, WHETHER IT'S LIKE MORE YEARS OF SERVICE AND THAT SORT OF THING. >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. >> I THINK THE HAZARD PAY IS SET BY CITY ORDINANCE. AND FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, IT'S I WANT TO SAY DOUBLE PAY. SO WE CAN LOOK AT POSSIBLY HAVING THE COMMISSION DO AN AMENDMENT TO ADD CODE. >> YEAH, I HEARD SIMILAR CONCERNS. AND IT IS, YOU KNOW -- THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS COINED AS HIGH RISK, HIGH LIABILITY. THIS IS ALSO HIGH RISK, HIGH LIABILITY BECAUSE YOU ARE DEALING WITH PEOPLE. SO, COMMISSIONER CRUZ, I COMMEND YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? WITH THAT, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? >> SO MOVED. >> MAYOR: I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS FIRST. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS FIRST THERE. SOMEBODY. LET'S JUST GO, COMMISSIONER TURKIN IS THE MOTION AND THE SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR KELLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED, SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED AS AMENDED. WE WILL TURN TO SECTION 2, INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. LET'S BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER TURKIN ON MY LEFT. >> I DID ATTEND THE UNITY PROJECT EVENT, PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT. I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR PUTTING THAT ON. I KNOW THAT WAS A LONG DETAILED PROCESS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO THE FIREFIGHTERS AND THE IFF FOR THE FIREFIGHTER FISHING TOURNAMENT. THAT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. AND SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT TO SELENA TRAVINNO FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE MYSTERY FISH TUNA AND THIRD PLACE FOR LADY ANGLER. SHE WAS ON OUR TEAM. [LAUGHTER] SO IT WAS A SUPER AWESOME EVENT^. AND, YOU KNOW, STAFF, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TOWN HALLS. I IT ATTEND THE DISTRICT 2 TOWN HALL I THINK IT WAS A WEEK OR TWO AGO. THEN WE HAD ONE IN DISTRICT 3 SPECIFICALLY TO CHAPEL HILL. AND COMMISSIONER HAY, I JUST WANT TO REALLY THINK FOR SHOWING UP. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. IT WASN'T THAT WELL ATTENDED AND YOU SAT THROUGH THE WHOLE THING. IT WAS MONOTONOUS, A LOT OF INFORMATION. AND AGAIN, YOU SHOWED UP, YOU KNOW. THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU PUBLICLY FOR REACHING OUT AND STAYING THROUGH THE WHOLE THING. SO THANK YOU. >> VERY SOON DISTRICT 1. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT, BOARD MEMBER HAY. >> I WAS HONORED TO BE IN THAT MEETING. IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION SHARED IN YOUR MEETING AS WELL AS THE MEETING, TOWN HALL MEETING WE HAD IN DISTRICT 2. I ESTIMATED OVER 100 PEOPLE SHOWED UP AT THAT PARTICULAR MEETING. AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR EACH DEPARTMENT MAKING A PRESENTATION TO INFORM THE CITIZENS ON WHAT'S GOING ON AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT WAS PRESENTED AND ASKED. A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION CAME OUT OF THAT. SO THANK YOU. ALSO, I ATTENDED THE FIRST FRIDAY BASH THAT WAS DONE THIS PAST FRIDAY. IN SPITE OF THE LITTLE DRIPPING RAIN, THE CROWD STAYED AND THEY JUST SORT OF DANCED THE NIGHT AWAY. I COULDN'T QUITE GET ON BEAT WITH SOME OF THE MUSIC, BUT IT WAS GOOD. AND THE CHILI CONTEST WAS VERY INTERESTING. I HAPPENED TO BE ONE OF THE JUDGES ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUES HERE. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER. WHAT WAS THE NAME? >> IT WAS HOME TEAM, LOCAL IF-F. >> YEAH, THEY TOOK FIRST PLACE. AND SOME OF THEM THEY NEED TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND LEARN HOW TO COOK STORY. THAT'S ANOTHER STORY. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN AND IT WAS GREAT. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO PIGGYBACK ON COMMISSIONER TURKIN WITH REGARD TO THE UNITY PROJECT. JUST TO THANK STAFF FOR THAT ENTIRE PROJECT. AND, YOU KNOW, IN PARTICULAR KATHRYN MATHOS WHO SPEARHEADED THAT ENTIRE PROJECT AND RALLYING THE RESIDENTS AND GETTING EVERYBODY ON-BOARD TO DO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT WE DID OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO JUST THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> SAME. WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO ALL OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS FOR THE FISHING TOURNAMENT AS WELL AS THE CHILI COOK-OFF. I HAVE NEVER HAD BETTER CHILI OR MORE CHILI IN ONE DAY. IT IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE HOW YOU GUYS REALLY PUT THAT TOGETHER EVERY YEAR WITH SUCH COMMITMENT. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMUNITY AND SPECIAL EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS. THE VERY FIRST ITEM, I KNOW, COMMISSIONER CRUZ, YOU SAID THE PERSON WAS NOT HERE TODAY FOR THE PROCLAMATION. >> SHE HAD TO LEAVE TO ANOTHER EVENT. >> MAYOR: NO WORRIES. WE'LL DO THAT ANOTHER DAY. THE NEXT PROCLAMATION, I HAVE ASKED COMMISSIONER HAY TO READ THE ITEM AND TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION INTO THE RECORD. THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE ACCEPTED BY MARIE MICHELE SYLVIE RAMEAU. THE EX-MAYOR OF LES CAYES AND JANE MARCEL HAITIAN COMMUNITY MEMBER FOR THE SISTER CITIES OF BOYNTON BEACH. IF YOU CAN READ INTO THE RECORD AND AFTER WHICH THEY CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM? YES. CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS THE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH IS DUE IN PART TO AN ETHNIC DIVERSITY THAT INCLUDES A SUBSTANTIAL AND RAPIDLY INCREASING HAITIAN POPULATION, WHEREAS WE RECOGNIZE THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE HAITIAN PEOPLE AND THE FIGHT FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ESPECIALLY IN THE BATTLE OF SAVANNAH, CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE HAITIAN PEOPLE AND THE ABOLISHMENT OF SLAVERY AND PAY DUE TRIBUTE TO THEIR ENDOWMENT. AND WHEREAS, THE HAITIAN POPULATION IN SOUTH FLORIDA JOINS TOGETHER DURING THE MONTH OF MAY TO COMMEMORATE THEIR FLAG DAY AND CELEBRATE THEIR HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INDEMNITY. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MISPRONOUNCING YOUR NAME IF I DO. WHEREAS HAITIAN PRESIDENT MERSE STARTED THE FLAG DAY CELEBRATION WITH PARADES, CULTURE AND ATHLETIC EVENTS IN MANY CITIES IN HAITI IN THE 1930s WHEN HE WAS MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESIDENT STINIO VINCE WANTED TO COMMEMORATE ANNUALLY THE CREATION OF THE HAITIAN FLAG TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PATRIOTIC SENTIMENT AMONG HAITIAN YOUTH. WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURE IN OUR SOCIETY IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN OUR SELF-ESTEEM OF OUR MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY. I WOODROW HAY CITY COMMISSIONER AND TY PENSERGA MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE 18th DAY OF MAY 2024 AS HAITIAN FLAG DAY AND THE MONTH OF MAY AS HAITIAN HERITAGE MONTH. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HERETO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA TO AFFIX AT THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA THE 7th DAY OF MAY, 2024. [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR TY PENSERGA, COMMISSIONERS, MS. JANE, BOARD MEMBER AND SISTER CITIES OF BOYNTON BEACH -- >> MAYOR: MADAM MAYOR, COULD I ASK YOU TO MOVE TO THE MICROPHONE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER? >> I'M TRULY HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY 18 AS HAITIAN FLAG DAY IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. YOUR RECOGNITION OF THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY'S CONTRIBUTION AND CULTURE IS A TESTAMENT TO THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY. I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN PROMOTING UNITY AND CELEBRATING THE DIFFERENCES. THIS PROCLAMATION SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE RICH HERITAGE AND RESILIENCE OF THE HAITIAN PEOPLE. AND I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL OF YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE BOYNTON BEACH A VIBRANT AND WELCOMING CITY FOR ALL. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD BLESS HAITI. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR: I'M GOING TO ASK OUR EVENTS COORDINATOR IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME UP TO THE MIC. WE DO HAVE AN EVENT RELATED TO THIS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC IS AWARE SO WE CAN ALL PARTAKE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSION. GABRIELA FERREIRA, EVENTS DIRECTOR. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US FOR A HAITIAN FLAG DAY RAISING CEREMONY AND CULTURAL CELEBRATION SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY MAY 18th. THAT WILL INCLUDE GUEST SPEAKERS AND COMPLIMENTARY REFRESHMENTS STARTING AT 9:00 A.M. IT IS RIGHT OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A FUN-FILLED ART EXPERIENCE AT THE BOYNTON BEACH ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER FEATURING YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES INCLUDING POETRY, A DRUM AND DANCE CLASS, FACE PAINTING, MOBILE HEALTH SCREENINGS, FREE HAITIAN CUISINE SAMPLINGS AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. THAT WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> YEAH. >> MAYOR: WILL THERE BE GRIOT? >> IT IS ACTUALLY DELICIOUS. >> MAYOR: I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM WHICH IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PRE-HURRICANE PREP AND VEGETATION AMNESTY WEEK. THE HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS JUNE DIVISION IS URGING RESIDENTS TO DO THEIR PART BY CONDUCTING TREE TRIMMING EARLY IN PREPARATION FOR THE HURRICANE SEASON. FOLKS, PLEASE DON'T DO IT THE DAY OF. IT IS ONLY CAUSING MORE DEBRIS THAT CAN FLY AROUND. PLEASE DO IT IN ADVANCE. THE CITY IS CURRENTLY HAVING A HURRICANE VEGETATION AMNESTY WEEK THAT BEGINS MAY 6th THROUGH MAY 10th, 2024. RESIDENTS MAY PLACE MORE THAN THREE CUBIC YARDS OF VEGETATION ONLY OUT FOR PICKUP ON THEIR SCHEDULED BULK DAY DURING THAT WEEK. FEES WILL BE WAIVED DURING AMNESTY WEEK ONLY. ALL GUIDELINES MUST BE FOLLOWED FOR PICKUP. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. MOVING ON TO ITEM 3C, THIS IS A PRESENTATION FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. HERE WITH US THIS EVENING IS DR. JAMES GREEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PRESENTATION. THIS IS PERTAINING TO THE TOPIC OF HOMELESSNESS AND WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE. AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HAY, FOR REQUESTING THIS. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. ON BEHALF OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BAKER, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR INVITING US TO COME OUT THIS EVENING AND SHARE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD OF HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING AND WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES, WE ARE ONE OF ABOUT 20 DEPARTMENTS WITHIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT. WE SERVE ALL 39, WE WORK WITH ALL 39 MUNICIPALITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, BUT WITH A FOCUS ON OUR UNINCORPORATED AREAS. AND WE HAVE REALLY FOUR MAJOR DIVISIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. SO I WILL SPEND SOME TIME TO GO THROUGH THIS THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION. BUT WE HAVE THE FINANCE DIVISION. WE HAVE HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ACTION, WHICH OVERSEES ALL OF OUR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC MOBILITY INITIATIVES. WE ALSO HAVE THE DIVISION OF SENIOR AND VETERANS SERVICES. AND WE HAVE OUR BEHAVIOR, HEALTH AND HIV SERVICES DIVISION. BEHAVIOR HEALTH IS PRETTY BROAD. IT IS ONE OF THE BOARD'S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES THAT FOCUSES NOT JUST ON MENTAL HEALTH, BUT ALSO ON SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND THEN HIV SERVICES AS WELL. AND SO JUST GIVING YOU A BROAD OVERVIEW. THIS DEPARTMENT, WE WORK TO FUND ABOUT 123 DIFFERENT NON-PROFITS AND PROGRAMS IN A NUMBER OF SPACES. WE ALSO SERVE AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OR THE FACILITATOR FOR OUR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAFETY NET. SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, IF YOU THINK ABOUT EMPLOYMENT, TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, AND HUNGER, IF YOU THINK ABOUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS, EDUCATION, SAFETY AND JUSTICE AND CHILD CARE, ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT SERVICES ARE INTERDEPENDENT. FAMILIES DEPEND ON THOSE SERVICES IN ORDER TO MOVE UP AND TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT AND CONTRIBUTORS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE ECONOMY. BUT WE HAVE LEAD ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN EACH OF THOSE DOMAINS THAT CONTINUES TO ASSESS THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS AVAILABILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, THAT WE ARE COORDINATING EFFECTIVELY. THAT WE ARE ENSURING THERE IS QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO OUR RESIDENTS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY ARE NOT FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS. AND SO COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT MEETS WITH THOSE INSTITUTIONAL LEADERS MONTHLY. AND WE ASSESS GAPS AND FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND BEHAVIOR HEALTH AND SUD, WE ALLOCATE FUNDING, AD VALOREM DOLLARS TO FILL THE GAPS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED WITHIN OUR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM OF CARE. AND SO WITH OUR SENIOR AND VETERANS SERVICES, I'M GOING TO MOVE RELATIVELY FAST THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU WILL LEARN MORE WHEN YOU ASK QUESTIONS AND I WANT TO GET TO THAT. BUT WE GO INTO OUR SENIORS' HOMES. ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY ARE SENIORS. IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE LOOKING OUT FOR THEM AND PROTECTING THEM SO WE CAN GO INTO THE HOMES AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THEIR NEEDS MET. BUT WE ALSO OPERATE THREE SENIOR CENTERS WHERE THEY CAN GO AND INTERACT WITH OTHERS AND GET MEALS. WE ALSO OPERATE ABOUT 14 DIFFERENT MEAL SITES WHERE SENIORS CAN GO AND INTERACT AND SOCIALIZE. AND AS YOU KNOW, THE U.S. SURGEON GENERAL DECLARED LONELINESS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. AND DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE KNOW THAT IT GOT MUCH WORSE. AND SO HAVING THESE SITES AVAILABLE FOR OUR SENIORS TO GET OUT AND INTERACT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. AND THEY ARE A VERY ACTIVE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS. FOR OUR BEHAVIOR HEALTH AND HIV SUPPORT SERVICES, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW IS THAT WE HAVE MOVING TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS THE BEHAVIOR HEALTH AND SUD ADVISORY COMMITTEE A MASTER PLAN. SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THE HEALTHCARE DISTRICT, SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BEHAVIOR HEALTH NETWORK, AND MANY OTHER FUNDERS IN MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION TO DEVELOP THIS MASTER PLAN SO THAT EVERYONE IS WORKING FROM THE SAME SCRIPT AND WILL BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT OUR SYSTEM OF CARE IS OPERATING AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY. WHEN IT COMES TO OPIATE SETTLEMENT DOLLARS, I KNOW YOUR CITY HAS BEEN A RECIPIENT. WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU ALONG WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND OTHER ADDICTION DISORDERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. FOR OUR HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ACTION DIVISION, THIS IS WHERE WE FOCUS ON HOMELESSNESS. SO THIS DIVISION IS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR THE COUNTY WHEN IT COMES TO HUD DOLLARS GOING DIRECTLY TO THE AGENCIES. WE ARE THE ONES THAT MONITOR THOSE AGENCIES, BUT WE ALSO PROVIDE FUNDING DIRECTLY TO THOSE AGENCIES AS WELL. AND SO WE OVERSEE THE HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. HE WE CAN TELL YOU WHO IS COMING INTO HOMELESSNESS, WHO IS MOVING INTO OUR SHELTERS, EXITING OUR SHELTERS. WE CAN TELL YOU WHO IS MOVING IN TO OUR PERMANENT HOUSING, WHETHER IT'S RAPID REHOUSING OR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OR IF THEY ARE JUST GETTING FIRST AND LAST MONTH'S RENT, HOW LONG THEY ARE STAYING OUT OF OUR HOMELESS SYSTEM. ALL OF THE DATA IS FED INTO THIS SYSTEM. WE HAVE PROBABLY OVER 100 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE PART OF WHAT'S CALLED THE HOMELESS AND HOUSING ALLIANCE THAT'S PROVIDING HOUSING SERVICES, HOMELESS SERVICES HERE IN THIS COUNTY. AND WE WILL GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO THAT TOWARDS THE END WHEN WE TALKTHE SHELTERS WE HAVE OPERATED AND SOME OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE ARE BRINGING ON-BOARD. THIS IS A LOOK AT THE HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER THAT'S LOCATED IN LAKE WORTH BEACH AREA. IT'S A 74-BED FACILITY. 60 OF THOSE BED ARE REGULAR SHELTER BEDS. 14 ARE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT DROP-OFFS. SO WE DO WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE BEDS. AND AS YOU CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS RECENTLY PASSED BY THE STATE IN LOOKING AT SOLUTIONS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS. THOSE TRANSITIONAL BEDS, WE ONLY HAVE 14 AT THE HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER IN LAKE WORTH. WE HAVE SIX LOCATED IN WEST PALM BEACH AT THE LEWIS CENTER. WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO EXPAND OUR SHELTER BED CAPACITY AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH HOTELS, CONTINUE TO DO OTHER THINGS TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ADDRESS THIS IMPENDING LEGISLATION. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT GRANTS PAST WHICH IS WHAT THE SUPREME COURT WILL RULE AS IT RELATES TO THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED. AND IT WILL CERTAINLY HAVE IMPLICATIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT THAT LEGISLATION CAN BE UPHELD. AND SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THAT AND THAT AS HOUSING AND HOMELESS AND HOUSING ALLIANCE, THAT WE ARE WORKING AT THAT. OUR COUNTY MAYOR WILL BE CONVENING WITH OTHER MAYORS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SHE'S CONVENING THE NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE SO THAT WE CAN COME TO A RESOLUTION ON HOW WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. WE ARE ALSO BUILDING 17 COTTAGE HOMES FOR OUR FAMILIES. AS YOU KNOW, HOMELESSNESS INCREASED THROUGHOUT PALM BEACH COUNTY, ABOUT CLOSE TO 15%. WE HAVE COUNTED WITHIN OUR SHELTERS ANDENED BRIDGES AND IN CARS AND PARKS ABOUT 2,126 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. AND THE GOOD PART ABOUT THAT IS HOMELESSNESS FOR OUR VETERANS AND FOR OUR FAMILIES HAS DECREASED. BUT THE HOMELESS POPULATION FOR ESPECIALLY CHRONIC HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL -- IF THEY ARE HOMELESS FOR MORE THAN FOUR OR MORE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IT INCREASED PRETTY DRAMATICALLY. AND TO GIVE YOU SOME PERSPECTIVE ABOUT THAT, IT COSTS US ABOUT $35,000 TO $40,000 PER INDIVIDUAL PER YEAR FOR A CHRONIC -- TO LEAVE A CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PERSON ON THE STREET. THEY ARE INTE INTERFACING WITH R JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, OUR EMERGENCY ROOMS SO IT IS VERY COSTLY. THAT IS WHY THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SAYS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE A HOUSING FIRST MODEL, A MODEL THAT PRIORITIZES CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS SO THAT WE CAN GET THE BEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN FOR THOSE WITH THE MOST NEEDS. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR COTTAGE HOMES, OUR FAMILIES WHO ARE HOMELESS WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO THOSE HOMES FOR UP TO TWO YEARS WHILE THEY STABILIZE. AND WE HOPE THEN THEY CAN TRANSITION EITHER TO HOMEOWNERSHIP THREW SOME DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR INTO PERMANENT APARTMENT WHERE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES MOVING FORWARD. THIS IS THE LEWIS CENTER I MENTIONED EARLIER. WE OPENED THIS IN 2012. 60 BEDS AND SIX SHELTER BEDS LOCATED -- THEY ARE TRANSITION BEDS. AND WE ALSO OPENED UP A 42-BED FACILITY OUT IN THE PAHOKEE AREA AND SIX-BED IN THE BELLE GLADE AREA. WE USED SOME OF OUR ARPA FUNDING TO CREATE THIS NON-CONGREGATE SHELTERING OPPORTUNITY AND THEN TRANSITIONED IT INTO A SHELTER ONCE THE EMERGENCY WAS UNDECLARED. SO THIS JUST GIVES YOU A LOOK AT WHAT OUR TREND LINE FOR HOMELESSNESS LOOKS LIKE. WE HAD MADE SOME PROGRESS JUST DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE SAW THOSE NUMBERS FALL. BUT IT HAS INCREASED PRETTY DRAMATICALLY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS FROM HAPPENING. WE PUSHED OUT ABOUT $200 MILLION IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNSHELTERED -- I MEAN FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BEING EVICTED, I'M SORRY, FROM THE COURTS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND WE WANT TO DO OTHER THINGS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS FROM HAPPENING. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LEGAL AID SOCIETY AND FLORIDA RURAL LEGAL SERVICES AND THE COURTS TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM BEING EVICTED. EVICTIONS HAVE SURPASSED THE PRE-PANDEMIC LEVEL. AND THERE IS STILL A WHOLE LOT TO DO. BUT WE ARE PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS. WE ARE EXPANDING SHELTER CAPACITY AND TEMPORARY HOUSING CAPACITY AND PERMANENT HOUSING CAPACITY. WE ARE ALSO EXPANDING SUPPORT SERVICES. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL FROM BOYNTON HAS TO GO TO WEST PALM BEACH OR DELRAY TO GET A SHOWER OR TO GET CLEAN CLOTHES OR A HAIRCUT. SO WE ARE LOOKING TO WORK WITH OUR FAITH BASED COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO EXPAND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS. WE ARE LOOKING TO INCREASE ADVOCACY. YOU KNOW THAT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE BECAUSE NIMBY IS ALIVE AND WELL. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND GIVING OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS TO MOVE OUT OF OUR SHELTERS INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT ALSO THAT WE LOOK AT POLICIES LIKE THE SADOWSKI TRUST FUND WHICH WAS SWEPT A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WE ADVOCATED ALONG WITH YOU. NOW THOSE FUNDS ARE PREVENTED FROM BEING SWEPT BY 50%. AND THAT GOES TOWARD OUR SHIP AND SAIL TO HELP GAP FUNDING AND OTHER THINGS TO GET AFFORDABLE HOUSING ONLINE. BUT ANOTHER POLICY THAT, YOU KNOW, WAS REALLY IMPORTANT IS THE HOUSING BOND. AND THE HOUSING BOND ALSO CAN BE USED AS GAP FUNDING TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS MORE PERMANENTLY THROUGH PERMANENT HOUSING. THIS JUST GIVES A LOOK AT HOMELESSNESS BY ZIP CODE. I WON'T GO THROUGH THESE BECAUSE I WANT TO WRAP THIS PRESENTATION UP. BUT R.J. HAS HIS PRESENTATION AND WILL PROBABLY EXPAND ON THIS OR EXPOUND ON THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT OUR MORE CONCENTRATED AREAS ARE IN THE WEST PALM BEACH AREA, ALSO IN THE RIVIERA BEACH -- YEAH, A LITTLE BIT IN RIVIERA BEACH, LAKE WORTH IS A VERY HIGH CONCENTRATION OF HOMELESSNESS THERE AND THE DELRAY. AND THEN OUT IN THE GLADES. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE HEAT MAP WHERE THE DEEP RED REPRESENTS AREAS WITH HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS OF HOMELESSNESS. AND THIS JUST LOOKS AT SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS, SPECIFICALLY IN THE BOYNTON BEACH AREA THAT WE HAVE MADE WITH OUR RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND WITH SOME OF THE OTHER SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE. AND THAT IS THERE FOR YOU TO SEE THAT WE ARE CONCENTRATING SOME EFFORTS AND FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS IN THE BOYNTON BEACH ZIP CODES. AND THEN THIS GIVES YOU A DEMOGRAPHIC BREAK-OUT OF WHO IS RECEIVING THE SERVICES, WHAT THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME IS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE RECEIVED OUR SERVICES AND THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL WHICH ARE TWO MEASURES THAT WE LOOK AT. AND IT ALSO PROVIDES YOU SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT WE HAVE ASSISTED THROUGHOUT THOSE PROGRAMS. MORE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION HERE, JUST LOOKING AT AGAIN SOME OF THE INCOME LEVELS AND THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT WE'RE SERVING AND THE TOP SERVICES THAT ARE REQUESTED THROUGH MANY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE PROVIDE. AND THIS IS JUST A LIST OF OUR SITES, OUR SATELLITE SITES THAT INDIVIDUAL CAN ACCESS THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT. AND FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LOOKING TO HELP A PERSON WHO IS UNSHELTERED OR HOMELESS, ACCESS OR SHELTERS, THEY CAN GO TO OR CALL 833-HHA-WILL. THAT'S FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESS ALLIANCE WILL. OR THEY CAN CALL IF THEY NEED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 833-CSD-WILL. THAT IS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL, W-I-L-L. AND THEY CAN BE TRIAGED AND SCREENED FOR ASSISTANCE. THERE'S ALSO A SITE, RENTALASSISTANCEPBC.COM WHERE THOSE SERVICES OR ACCESSED AND WE CAN SEND OUT OUR HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAMS TO THOSE AREAS BY CALLING THE HHA-WILL NUMBER. SO I'M GOING TO PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE INFORMATION THAT I PRESENTED OR ABOUT OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS AND WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OFFERS. >> MAYOR: DR. GREEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AS I WAS LISTENING, YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING THROUGH MY MIND, MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A WORKSHOP INSTEAD. THERE IS SO MUCH TO UNPACK HERE. AND I FEEL LIKE THIS CONVERSATION COULD LAST FOR A VERY LONG TIME. NOW, BEFORE WE OPEN UP TO QUESTIONS TO MY COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO -- I'M PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT. FEEL FREE TO SAY NO. I KNOW YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE. BUT WE DO HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION THAT'S RELATED TO THIS ON THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. THE CITY IS PUTTING TOGETHER SOME IDEAS. I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO HEAR IT. >> OKAY. >> MAYOR: AND GIVE SOME FEEDBACK SO WE CAN HAVE THAT AS PART OF OUR DISCUSSION? SURE. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT, I MESH THAT. LET ME JUST START THE CONVERSATION BY SAYING THE SERVICES THAT YOU ARE OFFERING -- THIS MIGHT BE OBVIOUS TO YOU. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC KNOWS IT. THE SERVICES THAT YOU ARE OFFERING, DOES THAT STOP AT THE END OF THE COUNTY LIMIT AND THE BEGINNING OF THE CITY LINES? OR DOES IT CONTINUE REGARDLESS OF JURISDICTION? >> IT STOPS AT THE COUNTY LINES. BUT WE DO WORK WITH MUNICIPALITIES. AND SO ALTHOUGH THE COUNTY LOOKS AT UNINCORPORATED AREA AS WHERE WE ARE REPRESENTING, THESE DOLLARS AND THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, MANY OF THEM OR MOST OF THEM ARE WITHIN MUNICIPALITY JURISDICTIONS. SO THAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET'S BEGIN ON MY RIGHT. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, LET'S GO AROUND THE DAIS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. MORE OF A COMMENT AS TO WE'RE GOING UNFUNDED MANDATES, RIGHT, FROM TALLAHASSEE TO HAVE TO HOUSE -- AND I KNOW THAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS LIKE LOOKING INTO IT AND DOING RESEARCH ON IT. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS CONCERNING BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY TIGHT IN OUR BUDGET TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT. AND I THINK THE LAST THING I HEARD WAS THAT IT WAS ONLY FOR COUNTIES THAT IT HAD TO BE DONE. >> ONLY FOR COUNTIES THAT WHAT HAD TO BE DONE? I'M SORRY. >> TO ACTUALLY -- WELL, WE'RE NOT -- DO YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE DETAIL OF IT? >> SHE'S REFERRING TO THE NEW LEGISLATION REGARDING DESIGNATING AREAS AND SITES WITH CLEAN SERVICES AND SECURITY FOR HOMELESS POPULATIONS. BUT IT'S UNDER THE COUNTY CHAPTER SO IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MUNICIPALITIES. >> OKAY. SO THAT'S NOT MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGISLATION. BUT IT DOES HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED THROUGH THE COUNTY. SO IF MUNICIPALITIES DID DESIGNATE AN ENCAMPMENT AREA WHICH OUR BOARD HAS NOT TAKEN A POSITION ON -- ALTHOUGH THERE IS SENTIMENT AND THE MAYOR SAID THAT'S NOT THE DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE MUNICIPALITIES WOULD THEN NEED TO WORK THROUGH THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO DESIGNATE THOSE AREAS AND DCF AND OTHER ENTITIES. >> GOTCHA, INTERESTING. >> WE ARE PERMITTED TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN AREAS IF WE WOULD LIKE TO, BUT THE MANDATE TO DESIGNATE IS THROUGH THE COUNTY. >> THAT IS CORRECT, YES. >> SO WE'LL HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER. [INAUDIBLE] YEAH. SO ANYHOW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY TOP OF MIND, I THINK, FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE BOARD. I KNOW COMMISSIONER HAY, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO BROUGHT THIS UP. BUT IT'S CHALLENGING. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S WHERE WE NEED A LOT OF FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO CARRY THIS PROGRAM OVER. WE UNDERSTAND THAT. THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE BECOMING HOMELESS EVERY DAY UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE OF THE COST OF LIVING AND WAGES ARE STAYING STAGNANT. AND OBVIOUSLY, OUR ECONOMY IS CHALLENGING AS WELL. SO WE WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO CONTINUE TO FIND SOLUTIONS AND GET OUR LEADERSHIP TO MAYBE BRAINSTORM AND, AS THE MAYOR SAID, MAYBE EVEN HAVE A WORKSHOP IN THE FUTURE TO FURTHER TALK ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. VICE MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR. GREEN, FOR COMING OUT TODAY. CITY MANAGER, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY -- A PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COUNTY WHO IS ON SITE HERE AT THE CITY STILL, CORRECT? >> FIVE DAYS A WEEK, YES, VICE MAYOR. >> SO JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT'S VERY HELPFUL, I THINK, FOR EVERYONE TO SEE IT. I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE A POINT TO LET RESIDENTS KNOW THAT A COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE AT CITY HALL ON SITE FIVE DAYS A WEEK TO HELP AND ASSIST NOT JUST WITH THESE PROGRAMS, BUT IN PARTICULAR WITH THESE PROGRAMS, BUT OTHER PROGRAMS THAT THE COUNTY HAS. AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT THE COUNTY CAN PROVIDE THAT WE, AS A MUNICIPALITY, CAN'T -- ARE SOME OF THESE CORE COMMUNITY SERVICES. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT -- I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE HERE. I'M GLAD THIS WAS BROUGHT UP TO US SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THIS PRESENTATION. BECAUSE I JUST THINK THAT OUR RESIDENTS DON'T KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE OUT THERE. I MEAN I DON'T. I ADMIT THAT SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE BUT I KNOW THAT I CAN MAKE A PHONE CALL AND GET THEM, YOU KNOW, ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR, THAT ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SERVICES IN OTHER AREAS, WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE ON SITE FIVE DAYS A WEEK WHO CAN ASSIST WITH THIS FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO MAKE IT CONVENIENT FOR THEM SO THEY ARE NOT HAVING TO LEAVE OUR CITY IN ORDER TO GET HELP. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT FOR THE RESIDENTS. ONE QUESTION THAT I DID HAVE, WHAT IS THE COUNTY  DOING OR WHT IS THE PARTNERSHIP THE COUNTY HAS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH REGARD TO OUR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND HOMELESS FAMILIES. I KNOW YOU BRIEFLY TOUCHED ON THE HOMELESS FAMILY PROGRAM WHERE THERE IS THE REHOMECOMING OR REHOUSING PROGRAM THAT YOU HAVE. WHAT DOES THE COUNTY DO TO BRIDGE THAT? I KNOW YOU RUN -- I'M SURE YOU RUN IN CONFIDENTIALITY ISSUES. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE EACH AS A PARENT FILL OUT A FORM EACH YEAR AS TO WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE INDIVIDUALLY. IF YOU COULD BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THAT. YOUR PREPARA PRESENTATION WAS GT I WANT TO HONE ON SERVICES THAT ARE FAMILY AND CHILD-BASED. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEREAS WE JUST -- A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES AND THE COUNTY EXPERIENCED A LOT OF RESOURCES DURING COVID, THOSE RESOURCES HAVE DEPLETED. AND THE DEMAND IS STILL THERE. AND SO THEY ARE LIMITED. SO ACCESS TO THOSE SERVICES IS NOT AS PLENTIFUL AS IT WAS PRIOR TO. IN TERMS OF OUR WORK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, HUD CONSIDERS HOMELESSNESS INDIVIDUAL WHO ARE SLEEPING ON THE STREETS, SLEEPING IN CARS, IF THEY ARE SLEEPING IN HOTELS THAT WE ARE PAYING FOR, THEY ARE HOMELESS. ANY PLACE THAT'S CONSIDERED UNINHABITABLE. WE KNOW THERE ARE A COUPLE OF HUNDRED OF THOSE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO MEETS THAT DEFINITION. BUT THE McKINNEY VENTO INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS COUCH SURFING, SLEEPING WITH A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER AND THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT FIVE -- ALMOST 5,000 STUDENTS WHO ARE CONSIDERED HOMELESS BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S DEFINITION. WE INCLUDE THEM IN THE PREVENTION NUMBERS. SO WHEN I TALKED ABOUT PREVENTING EVICTIONS OR RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR ELECTRIC BILL ASSISTANCE OR UTILITY BILL ASSISTANCE, WE ARE INCLUDING THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN THAT NUMBER. WE DO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT WHERE WHEN A PARENT COMPLETES THAT FORM AND THEY INDICATE THAT THEY ARE HOMELESS, THE DISTRICT HAS ACCESS TO OUR HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. THEY ARE A PART OF OUR HOMELESS ADVISORY BOARD. THEY ARE PART OF THE HOMELESS AND HOUSING ALLIANCE. AND SO THEY ARE ABLE TO CHECK TO SEE IF THEY ARE ALREADY RECEIVING SERVICES AND WHERE THEY ARE. AND IF THEY ARE NOT, TO LIGHTNING THEM TO SERVICES. AND SO THAT PROCESS IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE. >> OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. YOU TOOK SOME OF THE SAME THOUGHTS I HAD. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. FROM THE CHILDREN IN OUR SCHOOLS TO THE McKINNEY VENTO PROGRAM, THE LAST I HEARD WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS ALONE, THERE WERE NEARLY 300 THAT HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED. I WILL CONTINUE TO SPEAK WITH YOU ON THAT OFF-LINE BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG CHALLENGE. JUST KEEP IN MIND THERE IS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, BEING LITERALLY ON THE STREET AND BEING HOUSING INSECURE. >> RIGHT. >> MAYOR: YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL A PROBLEM AND ONE LEADS TO THE OTHER. BUT DEPENDING ON HOW WE -- WHAT KIND OF METRICS WE PUT IN PLACE, WE'RE SEEING A DIFFERENT POPULATION AND WE CAN'T FORGET THAT POPULATION EITHER. OKAY. AS FOR MYSELF, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A BRIEF COMMENT. I KNOW YOU HAVE A COUNTY RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM. WE HAVE ONE IN THE CITY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER PROGRAMS YOU GUYS HAVE, THAT WE ARE COORDINATING WITH YOU TO MAXIMIZE THE EFFECT, RIGHT. WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO, WHATEVER OUR SHORTCOMINGS MAY BE, PERHAPS THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTNERSHIP TO HELP THE INDIVIDUAL IN NEED. I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT SO WE'LL KEEP CHATTING LATER. BOARD MEMBER -- COMMISSIONER HAY. >> YEAH, THANK YOU, DR. GREEN, FOR THE PRESENTATION. I BROUGHT THIS WHOLE IDEA OF HOMELESSNESS UP BECAUSE IT'S A HOT ITEM WITH ME. IS THIS THE COUNTY'S SOLUTION TO THE -- I BELIEVE IT'S HB 135 WHERE THE COUNTY HAS TO PROVIDE SPACES AND SHELTERS OR WHATEVER THAT STATES -- IS THIS AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THAT? >> THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH VARIOUS GROUPS AND THE CONVENINGS THAT OUR COUNTY MAYOR WILL HAVE THE CITY MAYORS AND NON-PROFITS, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE AN EFFORT TO COME UP WITH A STRATEGIC PLAN AND A STRATEGIC WAY TO ADDRESS THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. AND, OF COURSE, I MENTIONED GRANTS PASSED. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT WILL BE TAKING THIS ISSUE UP. AND WE ARE EXPECTING A RULING ON THAT ISSUE PROBABLY AT SOME POINT LATE JUNE. AND THAT WILL HAVE IMPLICATIONS ON HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ISSUE AS WELL. AND SO WE DON'T HAVE THE SOLUTIONS JUST YET. WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS TO COME UP WITH THE SOLUTIONS. AND HOPEFULLY, WILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, A BETTER SOLUTION IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO COME. >> OKAY. I'LL TALK WITH YOU OFFLINE MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT. THE LAST THING I WANT TO JUST BRING UP RIGHT NOW -- AND WE'LL TALK MORE ONE-ON-ONE. >> OKAY. >> YOU KNOW, I HAVE DEALT WITH MANY OF THE HOMELESS IN OWNOURCITY. IT IS A CHALLENGE SOMETIMES TO GET THEM TO ACCEPT HELP, TO ACCEPT GOING TO SHELTERS, FOR WHATEVER REASON. DO YOU FIND THAT A CHALLENGE? OR DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT AT ALL FROM THE FUNDAMENTAL STANDPOINT DIRECTION? >> ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, THE SHELTERS ARE LOW BARRIER SHELTERS SO WE HAVE A MODEL WHERE WE WILL GET THEM IN AND KIND OF START DEALING WITH THEIR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND HOUSING INSTABILITY ISSUES ONCE THEY ARE THERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE RULES THAT YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW. AND SO SOME INDIVIDUALS DON'T WANT TO FOLLOW THOSE RULES. THEY HAVE FREEDOM AND THEY CHOOSE NOT TO MOVE INTO OUR SHELTERS. BUT WE ARE NOT LIMITED TO SERVING INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR SHELTERS. WE CAN HOUSE INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY FROM THE STREETS. WE NEED A PLACE FOR THEM TO GO. SO IF THERE ARE PROPERTY OWNERS OUT THERE WHO ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO HELP MOVE INDIVIDUALS FROM OUR SHELTERS OR FROM THE STREETS, JUST KNOW THAT WE WILL PROVIDE THOSE WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT SERVICES WHEN THEY ARE IN THAT PROPERTY. SO WE DON'T JUST PUT THEM THERE AND GO AWAY. WE ARE THERE TO HELP CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE THEM TO SUPPORT SERVICES, HELP THEM GET EMPLOYMENT IF THEY ARE NOT ALREADY EMPLOYED. GET SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES. WE ARE PROVIDING THOSE WRAP-AROUND SUPPORTS WHILE THEY ARE THERE AND ALSO SUBSIDIZING THE RENT THAT THEY NEED TO PAY. AND SO WE HAVE THREE PROGRAMS THAT SERVE INDIVIDUALS. AND I THINK R.J. MAY BE TOUCHING ON SOME OF THOSE DURING HIS PRESENTATION. BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO INTO SHELTERS IN ORDER FOR US TO SERVE THEM. WE CAN HOUSE THEM DIRECTLY FROM THE STREETS. >> THANK YOU, DR. GREEN. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> DR. GREEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. PARDON ME. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. I WAS RECENTLY APPOINTED TO THE COUNTY'S VETERANS SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD. AND I KNOW THAT'S A SMALLER SCALE FROM WHAT YOU ARE PRESENTING HERE. BUT THEY CANCELED OUR MEETING THIS MONTH SO I HAVEN'T BEEN UP THERE YET. LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. YOU KNOW, MY COLLEAGUES HIT IT ON THE HEAD SO WE'LL CONTINUE THIS PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. AND IF YOU CAN STAY -- >> SURE, I'LL HANG AROUND. >> MAYOR: IF NOT, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL HAVE THE NEXT PRESENTATION ON A SIMILAR TOPIC REGARDING EXISTING REGIONAL PROGRAMS AND BEST PRACTICES TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY. AND WE HAVE BEFORE US MR. R.J. RAMIREZ. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, R.J. RAMIREZ. I'M THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT MANAGER. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DR. GREEN ONCE AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT, THE INFORMATION HE JUST SHARED WITH YOU BECAUSE THE CITY AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPEND ON THE COUNTY FOR RESOURCES. THE REASON BEING IS BECAUSE THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY, DOESN'T GET ANY RESOURCES OTHER THAN THE CHIP PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS AND THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT POINT. SO LET ME GO AHEAD AND START THE PRESENTATION. I HAVE SOME BASIC INFORMATION THERE WHICH DR. GREEN ALREADY TALK ABOUT IT, ABOUT THE FACTS OF WHO IS CLASSIFIED AS A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL. AND ALSO, THE FACT THAT WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF IT. AND ONE OF THEM IS OBVIOUSLY THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE GROWING GAP BETWEEN THE COST OF HOUSING AND INCOME. SO THAT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES THERE. THEN WE HAVE SOME OTHER ONES IN THE PROGRAMS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHICH SEEMS TO BE AN INCREMENT HERE IN THE CITY UNFORTUNATELY. SO THE HOMELESS RECENT DEPENDS ON EACH CASE. THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT CAUSES FOR HOMELESSNESS. AGAIN, HOMELEY PLACE THAT IS NO SIGN FOR THE HUMAN THE  FRO26, SUPPOSEDLY WE ONLY HAVE NINE HOMELESS, 33435, SUPPOSEDLY WE ONLY HAVE 41, 33436, 6, 33437, 2, 33472, 5. SO ON 2024, IF YOU WANT TO GET THE LATEST DATA HERE, SO INCREMENT -- FROM 63 TO 68, AND THEY MOVE AROUND A LITTLE BIT, SO THE ZIP CODE 33426 WENT FROM 9 TO 8. 33435 WENT FROM 41 TO 55. 33436 WENT FROM 6 TO 1. 32437 WENT FROM 2 TO ZERO AND 33472. ACCORDING TO THE POINT IN TIME WE HAVE 68 HOMELESS IN BOYNTON BEACH. SO THE EXISTING REGIONAL PROGRAMS ONCE AGAIN LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE IS IN THE COUNTY MOSTLY. WE HAVE SOME LOCAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE RATE THAT THEY HAVE THE DEL RAY HOMELESS INITIATIVE. AND SOME OTHER ONES ON THE OTHER LOCAL -- BUT EVERYTHING REALLY IS IN THE COUNTY. EVERYTHING IS IN THE COUNTY. SO ALL -- AS DR.-- EXPRESSED ALREADY EXPLAINED AS WELL, AND WENT IN DETAIL IN EACH OF THEM, SO WE DEPEND ON THE COUNTY AND THAT IS PRETTY MUCH THE BOTTOM LINE ON ALL OF THIS. SO DR. GREEN ALREADY TOUCHED ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE SOCIAL SERVICES. WHO WENT OVER THIS, NOT GOING TO TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS, AND DOCK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE -- TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE -- RESOURCE CENTER. SO THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH HAS AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY SO WHENEVER LAW ENFORCEMENT'S ENCOUNTERED THOSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS THAT CEPT A REFERRAL -- SENT A REFERRAL SO THEY CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO THE HOMELESS RESOURCE CENTER, SO THEY CAN GO TO THE PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO BE ASSIST, SO OTHER THAN THAT, ALSO THE COUNTY HAS THESE WONDERFUL RESOURCE GUIDE WHERE STEP BY STEP HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL IN THE COMMUNITY CAN UTILIZE TO BE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO COUNTY SERVICES. SO IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, AND NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESOURCE, WHAT WE HAVE HERE. ONCE AGAIN I MENTIONED BEFORE AND IN PREVIOUS MEETING AS WELL, THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, THE ONLY FUNDS THAT IT GETS THAT CAN BE UTILIZED FOR HOMELESS IS THE SHIP PROGRAM. AND THAT IS ALSO VERY LIMITED. THAT IS WHAT I HAVE NOW THE RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM. TALKING ABOUT THAT RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM HOW LONG, HOW FAR THEY CAN GO. SO THE SHIP PROGRAM AS I MENTIONED BEFORE IN A PREVIOUS MEETING IS A SPLIT IN CATEGORIES. SO WHICH MEAN THAT THE ANNUAL ALLOCATION FOR -- LET'S SAY WE GOT THESE LAST YEAR WE GOT ABOUT $937,000, ONLY 50% OF THAT ALLOCATION CAN BE UTILIZED EITHER FOR PURCHASE ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST HOMEOWNERS GETTING INTO HOMES, OR CAN BE UTILIZED TO ASSIST HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. SO IN THESE COMING YEAR 2024, THAT AMOUNT WAS REDUCED BY $300,000. DISOA NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET -- SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET $622,000, WHICH MEAN THAT THAT 15% CAN BE USED TOWARD EITHER ASSISTANCE TOWARDS PURCHASING A HOME OR USED TO SOMEONE THROUGH THE RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM TO ASSIST TO GETTING INTO A AN APARTMENT. SO OTHER THAN THAT, WE HAD THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT THAT DOESN'T ALLOW TO ASSIST HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL EVEN THOUGH IN THEIR RELATION SAYS FOR ASSISTING HOMELESS WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE IS TO PAY ANY AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR THAT AGAIN IT'S JUST 15% WHICH MEANS THE ALLOCATION WE USUALLY GET OF $550,000 WE COULD USE ONLY $80,000 TOWARDS PUBLIC SERVICES, THAT NOW I'M GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH HUD TO SAY IF I CAN EVEN USE IT TO PAY FOR HOTEL VOUCHERS. SO WE ARE ENCOUNTERED A LOT OF CASES WHERE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAVE BEEN DROPPED AT THE POLICE STATION AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T HAVE ANY FUNDS TO PUT THEM IN A HOTEL SO I'VE BEEN E-MAILING BACK AND FORTH WITH HUD SAYING WHY CAN'T I USE THIS ONE TO BE ABLE ASSIST OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WHERE VICTIMS OF -- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAVE BEEN DROPPED OFF AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO PAY HOTEL VOUCHERS TO PUT THEM IN A HOTEL UNTIL PERMANENT HOUSING IS USED. I E-MAILED FLORIDA FINANCE CORPORATION, AND THEY SAID THAT NO, I CANNOT USE RAPID REHOUSING FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO PAY WITH THEIR VOUCHER BECAUSE THEY ARE SET FOR FIRST, LAST, SECURITY DEPOSIT FOR LITERALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. SO -- >> MAYOR: RJ, I'M SORRY. YOU ARE ALREADY FINISHED. >> YEAH. >> MAYOR: FIRST, LAST, SECURITY DEPOSIT. IS IT BY LAW OR BY THE PROGRAM POLICY OR ONLY THOSE THINGS OR IS THERE SOME LEEWAY, SOME OPTIONS AVAILABLE. >> WELL, EXACTLY. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION BECAUSE THE -- POINT IS THE FIRST LAST SECURITY DEPOSIT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF UNIT HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL CAN AFFORD. HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO BE. IT COULD BE THAT I GOT A LUCKY INDIVIDUAL THAT IS GOING TO BE HOUSED THROUGH BOYNTON BEACH -- AND THE BOYNTON BEACH PDC HAS A HOUSING, A CHAIR HOUSING COMMUNITY THERE WHERE THEY'RE CHARGING THIS INDIVIDUAL $750 A MONTH. SO THE LIMIT, THE MAXIMUM AWARD THAT I HAVE ON THE LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN IS $10,000. HOW MUCH I CAN STRETCH THAT? SO I STARTED WITH FIRST LINE SECURITY DEPOSIT BUT THEN AGAIN IF I'M ABLE TO GET A UNIT THAT IS $1500, I WANT TO TRY TO STRETCH THIS AS MUCH AS I CAN SO YOU CAN BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME SAFETY NET UNTIL YOU CAN BE ABLE TO SAVE SOME MONEY TO CONTINUE TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT. AND I THINK THE KEY WORD HERE IS THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY BECAUSE GIVING MONEY TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. THAT'S WHY THE COUNTY AND THE WRAPAROUND SERVICE IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY NEED THE CASE MANAGEMENT. THEY NEED EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES ALONG AFTER THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE OBTAINED AN APARTMENT. AND HERE IN THE CITY, THE COUNTY HAS A TEAM OF PEOPLE WORKING WITH HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. SO I CAN'T DO ANYTHING, I CAN'T DO EVERYTHING MYSELF. AND I JUST A REALITY. SO AT THIS POINT, AGAIN, I'M TRYING TO DO THE BEST I CAN TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE FUNDS THAT I HAVE. I MEET WITH PEOPLE AND I HAVE STORY AND I SEE SOME SAD STORY THAT BREAK MY HEARTS. IT NEEDS -- AND IT'S HORRIBLE. IT'S HORRIBLE. I WANT TO HELP THEM. I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. I KNOW AND I MEET WITH SINGLE MOM WITH VERY YOUNG KIDS THEY CALL THE HOMELESS RESOURCE CENTER. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO SHELTER FOR THEM. IT BREAKS MY HEART. >> MAYOR: ONE ROUND AND MAKE SURE WE GO AROUND. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. YOU S SHOWED A CHART WHERE IT WAS LIKE 41 AND ZIP CODE 3, 33435. DID YOUR STUDY LOOK INTO WHY THAT ONE WENT UP AND NONE OF THE OTHERS DID NOT? >> YOU KNOW, HOMELESS PERSONS USUALLY MOVE TO AREA WHERE THEY THINK THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE SOME ASSISTANCE. SO FAITH BASED CDC IS LOCATED IN THAT AREA, AND I KNOW GLORIA, BLESS HER HEART, SHE DOES CASE MANAGEMENT. THEY TRY TO PROVIDE HOUSING WITH RESOURCE THAT THEY GET AND ALSO I DON'T KNOW THAT TH IS THE AREA WHERE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN FIND SOME HELP. >> TALK ABOUT HELP FROM AGENCIES OR FROM FAMILIES OR -- >> FROM -- >> STORES OR ENTREPRENEURS, WHAT -- >> WELL, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. MISSION BOYNTON BEACH FAITH BASED -- AND I BELIEVE THE NORTH PLACE IS WITHIN THE SAME, SAME, SAME AREA, SAME ZIP CODE, SO IN THEY JUST GO TO WHEREVER THEY THINK THAT THEY CAN FIND ASSISTANCE. >> AND HOW MUCH OF SHIP FUNDING CAN YOU USE FOR THIS? >> WELL, THAT'S EXACTLY LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE AND I MENTION IT AGAIN. SHIP ONLY ALLOWS YOU TO USE 15% OF THE ENTIRE ALLOCATION TO EITHER PURCHASE ASSISTANCE, OR USE IT TOWARDS ASSISTING HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL. THE REST OF IT HAS TO GO TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION, WHICH MEANS HOUSING AND REHABILITATION. SO AT AN ENTIRE LOCATION, I CAN PULL UP A NUMBER, WHAT CAN I USE THIS YEAR, WHAT CAN I USE NEXT YEAR, AND IT IS VERY LITTLE. >> ARE YOU WORKING WITH THE COUNTY? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> DR. GREEN -- >> THAT'S WHY DR. GREEN IS HERE. >> SO WHAT CAN THE CITIES DO MORE OF BETTER TO ELIMINATE, NOT ELIMINATE BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY NEVER WILL, BUT TO HELP OUT THE COUNTY AND OURSELVES. I KNOW WE'RE NOT DOING ENOUGH IF THE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP. >> YEAH, RESOURCES. RESOURCES. OTHER MUNICIPALITY USE, I MEAN, LET ME JUST GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF THIS NUMBER RIGHT HERE, 63. SO THE FORMA GRANT AGAIN, ESG GRANT, THIS OTHER GRANT IS BASED ON POPULATION. SO IT GOES TO THE COUNTY THROUGH THE CONTINUAL CARE. WE SUPPORT THE COUNTY BY SIGNING EVERY YEAR THE CERTIFICATION OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN WHERE WE SAY WE SUPPORT THE SERVICES THAT THE COUNTY PROVIDE, WHICH IS ABOUT 53 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TO ASSIST HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. BECAUSE THE MONEY IS GOING TO THEM ANYWAYS T. HAS TO BE ROUTED THAT WAY. SO NOW WHAT THE CITY CAN GET? NONFEDERAL FUNDS. WE DON'T GET ANY FEDERAL FUNDS. TO ASSIST HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. WHAT CAN THE CITY DO THAT WILL DEPEND ON YOU, THE COMMISSION. AND I JUST PUT IT BACK ON YOU, THE REASON BEING IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO FIND A WAY OF HOW -- I MEAN IT IS A PART OF DOING BUSINESS, HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. AND IT IS JUST PART OF DOING BUSINESS. SO WHAT KIND OF OTHER RESOURCE CAN WE ADD TO THIS THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO DO IT? AND IT'S A DISCUSSION, IT'S A TOPIC FOR A DISCUSSION WHERE WE CAN COME UP WITH A PLAN. THE ONLY RECOMMENDATION THAT I HAVE HERE IS SOMETHING IS NEEDED, IT IS AT THE END OF THIS SLIDE HERE, IT IS A HOT TEAM -- HUD TEAM. OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAVE A HUD TEAM, LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS THIS TOOL TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUT ENGAGE HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL AND SEE IF THEY CAN ASSIST THEM TO BE ABLE TO EITHER TRANSPORT THEM OR BE ABLE TO BE A LITTLE ORGANIZED BECAUSE OTHER CITY, DEL RAY, WEST PALM, THE COUNTY HAS IT WITHIN THEIR OWN JURISDICTION. WE DON'T HAVE IT. SO THAT'S COULD BE A POSSIBILITY. SOMETHING THAT WE COULD INVESTIGATE A LITTLE FURTHER TO BE ABLE TO SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THE CITY WANT TO HAVE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK FOR GRANS, BUT NOW WE HAVE THE, THE THING THAT WE GO FOR A COMPETITIVE GRANT WHERE WE HAVE OTHER CITIES WHERE THEY HAVE 500 HOMELESS -- HOMELESS PERSONS. THEY HAVE 300. THEY HAVE 400. WE GO WITH THE NUMBER OF 63, OH, BY THE WAY WE HAVE 63 HOMELESS IN OUR CITIES SO THEREFORE WE WANT TO COMPETE WITH YOU. WHOSE TEAM ARE YOU GOING TO GET THE GRANT? THE COMPETITIVE GRANT? >> RJ, WE HAVE LIKE 39 MUNICIPALITIES IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. >> YEAH. >> FROM A PERCENTAGE BASE, WHETHER WHERE DOES BOYNTON FALL? ARE WE HAVE ON A PERCENTAGE BASE MORE THAN OTHER CITIES? ARE WE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OR AT THE BOTTOM? DOES YOUR STUDY GO TO THAT EXTENT? >> YEAH, DR. REGIUS TOUCHED ON THAT BRIEFLY WHERE HE MENTIONED THE CITY OF DEL RAY, THEY WERE WEST PALM, BELGRADE, THOSE ARE THE ONE WE HIGHEST POPULATION. WE WILL SAY THAT I WILL ONE SPEAK -- BUT I WOULD SAY THAT BOYNTON BEACH IS. >> I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT RANKING, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY NOT ONE OF OUR TOP FIVE. IT'S NOT ONE OF OUR TOP FIVE CITIES WHERE THE CONCENTRATION IS THE GREATEST BASED ON OUR POINT IN TIME COUNT. BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT WHAT CITIES CAN DO, I CAN GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ARE DOING. THEY ARE LOOKING AT ANY VACANT LAND THAT THEY HAVE AND THAT, THOSE 17 COTSAGE HOMES THAT WE BUILT, THERE IS 17 HOMES BUILT ON 1.4 ACRES OF LAND. ONE ACRE, 17 HOMES. IT'S GOING TO HOUSE ENDLESS INDIVIDUALS. SO ALSO FOR -- >> CROWDED. >> YES, ALSO IF YOU HAVE VACANT PROPERTIES THAT ARE DILAPIDATED NOT BEING USED YOU CAN WORK WITH THE NONPROFIT A LOT OF CITIES ARE GIVING THOSE TO A CONVEYING THEM TO NONPROFITS AND THEY'RE USED TO HOUSE INDIVIDUALS. IF YOU HAVE OTHER LIVE LOCAL ACT GIVES WAY FOR CITIES TO USE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES TO BUILD HOUSING. IN ONE CITY WE'RE WORKING WITH A DEVELOPER TO TAKE A HOTEL AND TURN IT INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SENIORS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCIES. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT CITIES CAN DO WITH THEIR ZONING LAWS, RIGHT, IN MAKING THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE TIGHTER. DEVELOPERS MIGHT NOT WANT TO HEAR THAT BUT EVEN WITH THE COUNTY, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO KIND OF TIGHTEN UP OUR PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, PRIORITIZING PROPERTIES THAT ARE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ASKING FOR MORE TIME IN TERMS OF RESTRICTIONS. THE LAST TIME THAT I LOOKED, JUST IN THE COUNTY ALONE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, MORE THAN 1,000 UNITS WILL BE LOSE THOSE AFFORDABILITY RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIORS IN PARTICULAR, AND SO WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE AN INCREASE OF HOMELESSNESS IN OUR SENIOR POPULATION IF THERE IS NOT A STRATEGIC SOLUTION TO ADDRESS THOSE BECAUSE DEVELOPERS ARE GOING TO CHARGE MARKET RATE WHEN THEY CAN, AND WE SEE THE AMI GOING HIGHER WHICH MEANS THEY CAN CHARGE MORE, EVEN WITH THE LIMITED MARKET RATE THAT THEY CAN GET, AND YOU KNOW, OUR SENIORS ARE ON A FIXED INCOME AND THEY CANNOT AFFORD THOSE INCREASES, AND SO THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT CITIES CAN DO AND WE'RE MORE THAN WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU ON SOME OF THOSE SOLUTIONS. >> YOU KNOW, NO ONE WANTS TO SEE ANYONE HOMELESS, OKAY, BUT IT'S ALWAYS THAT STATEMENT BUT NOT IN MY BACKYARD. IS THAT A, ARE YOU RUNNING INTO THAT AND HOW ARE YOU DEALING WITH THAT? >> YEAH NIMBY IS ALIVE AND WELL AS I SAID BEFORE. WE'RE CONSTANTLY DEALING WITH, YOU KNOW, HOMEOWNERS AND OTHERS NOT WANTING THOSE DEVELOPMENTS  TO BE BUILT. ONE OF THE WAYS WE'RE DEALING WITH IT IS THE COTTAGE HOMES ARE BUILT IN AN AREA WHERE IT COMPLEMENTS THE COMMUNITY SO IT'S ACTUALLY GOING BRING THE VALUE UP BECAUSE MANY OF THE HOMES ARE SIMILAR TO THE ONES THAT WE'RE BUILDING. ANOTHER THING WE'RE DOING IS FOR EVERY PERSON THAT YOU HAVE THAT DOESN'T WANT IT IN YOUR BACKYARD,IOAMAY H -- YOU MAY HAVE OTHERS THAT ARE OKAY WITH IT, SO WE WORK WITH OUR FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND TO LEND THEIR VOICES TO THIS CONVERSATION AS WELL BUT PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE'RE DOING IS DISPELLING THE MYTH THAT IT'S GOING TO IMPACT YOUR PROPERTY VALUES AND CRIME AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE BECAUSE WE NOW HAVE EXAMPLES OF WHEN WE BUILT THE SHELTER AND WE CAN LOOK AT PROPERTY VALUES THAT HAVE INCREASED. WE CAN LOOK AT CRIME RATE IN THAT AREA COMPARED TO OTHER AREAS, AND SO PROVIDING INFORMATION, DISPELLING SOME OF THE MYTHS THAT ARE OUT THERE AROUND INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HOMELESSNESS. ONE BIG MYTH IS THAT MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION IS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF HOMELESSNESS. THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE. OF COURSE THAT'S A BIG FACTOR, BUT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF HOMELESSNESS. PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND CERTAINLY MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION AND THOSE THINGS PLAY A BIG ROLE IN IT, BUT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT IT PLAYS THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE IN HOMELESSNESS. >> OKAY. I RESERVE THE REST OF MY QUESTIONS FOR LATER. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO COMMISSIONER TURKIN IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR RJ OR THOUGHTS. >> SO MANY. I DO AGREE WITH YOU, MAYOR THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A WORKSHOP ON THIS BECAUSE I THINK IT COULD GO WAY IN DEPTH AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK FOR. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER AND THEN DR. CRUZ. >> DR. GREEN, DON'T GO AWAY. SUPER QUICK AND I WANTED TO, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND RJ'S FRUSTRATION AND, AND CAN EMPATHIZE IN PARTICULAR WITH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES THAT OCCUR THAT ARE SPUR OF THE MOMENT. THEY'RE IN A SITUATION LIKE YOU KNOW AT NO CHOICE OF THEIRS. SO WHAT, BECAUSE WE ARE TIED, WHAT CAN INCOMMUNITY -- THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION DO OR ARE THERE OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE NEED TO AS A CITY REACH OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP IN PLACE SO THAT WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE KNOW WHERE TO GO AND THAT WE CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. SO CAN YOU JUST TOUCH ON THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT. >> YEAH, SO WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE WITH THE CITIES IS IT ALLOWS US TO WORK FROM THE SAME PLAYBOOK AGAIN, RIGHT? AND SO IF THEY'RE UTILIZING OUR SYSTEM, THEN THEY CAN'T GO FROM PLACE TO PLACE TO PLACE AND GET ASSISTANCE AND DUPLICATE. AND PEOPLE DO THAT AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND WHY. BUT THAT IS ONE THING THAT YOU CAN DO. BUT THE OTHER THING YOU CAN DO IS JUST CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SOME RESOURCES, SO RJ GAVE SOME LOW-HANGING FRUIT. HAVING AN OUTREACH TEAM THAT CAN BE THERE TO PROVIDE THOSE SUPPORTS. HE MENTIONED THE CITY OF DEL RAY, CITY OF DEL RAY IS NOW WORKING WITH A CITY THAT ALLOWS US NEMTWO DAYS A WEEK TO PROVIDE SHOWERS, TO PROVIDE HAIR CUTS, FOOD, TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS AND THEN IT ALSO ALLOWS OUR HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM TO WORK WITH THEM AND TO MOVE THEM INTO SHELTERS. YOU NOW HAVE A NONPROFIT IN BOYNTON BEACH THAT OWNS A SHOWER TRUCK. AND IS WILLING TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES, AND SO PARTNERING WITH THAT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND THE FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU DO. AND THEN CERTAINLY WHERE YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT CERTAIN THINGS ARE LIMITED BY THE STATE. LIKE YOU CAN'T NECESSARILY START LOOKING AT PROPERTY TAXES AND GIVING TAX BREAKS. THAT'S CONTROLLED BY THE STATE. AND WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF PROPERTIES ARE INCREASING THEIR RENT BECAUSE THE PROPERTY TAXES AND THE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE IS INCREASING, AND THEY'RE PASSING THAT OFF TO THE TENANT. BUT WHERE YOU CAN IF YOU CAN REALLY LOOK AT YOUR ZONING, INCLUSIONARY ZONING, POLICIES, AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO STREAMLINE PERMITTING AND PROCESSING AND ALL THAT AND THEN WORK WITH THE COUNTY WHEN THOSE -- IF THEY'RE 100 UNITS AND 20 OF THEM ARE SET ASIDE AT A MORE AFFORDABLE RATE, WORK WITHS SO WE CAN PLUG INDIVIDUALS INTO THOSE UNITS, AND THAT WILL BE A CONTINUOUS PARTNERSHIP THAT CAN HELP ADDRESS THE HOMELESSNESS HERE IN THE CITY. >> GREAT, YEAH, NO, I LOVE THE IDEA OF HAVING A HOT TEAM. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS RJ THAT YOU MENTIONED WAS THE RESOURCE GUIDE, AND SO I WAS LOOKING AT IT WHILE WE WERE HAVING THE PRESENTATION, AND YOU KNOW, IT WAS NOT INTERESTING, BUT IT'S ONE OF THE WAYS THAT I THINK THAT REALLY THE CITY AND CAN PARTNER WITH, WITH OUR FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND CHURCHES. THERE IS NOT ONE BOYNTON BEACH LOCATION THAT PROVIDES FOODS ON A DAILY BASIS OR EVEN A WEEKLY BASIS IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, AND I THINK THAT THAT IS, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, THAT IS, IS A LOW-HANGING FRUIT THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN FIND THAT, THAT CHURCH OR THAT PARTNERSHIP, DEL RAY HAS GOTTEN CREATIVE WHERE THEY HAVE SEVEN CHURCHES, AND THEY EACH HOST AT A MEAL A DAY SO THAT ONE CHURCH IS NOT, YOU KNOW, CARRYING THE BURDEN OF, YOU KNOW A DAILY FOOD, YOU KNOWIC MEAL PLAN OR WHATEVER. SO DEL RAY HAS GOTTEN CREATIVE IN THAT WAY, AND SO I THINK THAT THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A HOT TEAM IN PLACE IS THAT THEY CAN LOOK AT AND PARTNER, I MEAN, RJ, THAT'S, THIS ISN'T HIS MAIN JOB, AND HE'S DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN TO TRY AND HELP THE RESIDENTS. AND SO I THINK THAT THAT WILL BE ABLE TO MAYBE BRIDGE THAT GAP AND WORK WITH THE COUNTY AND WORK WITH OUR, WITH OUR FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY TO BRING SOME NEEDED SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS. SO THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR AND THANK YOU FOR REFERENCING DEL RAY. THEY ARE DOING GREAT WORK. I DON'T RECALL WHAT THE EXACT NAME IS, IT'S SOME SORT OF COLLECTIVE OF CHURCHES, NONPROFITS, THE DDA, YOU NAME IT, EVERYBODY WAS IN THE ROOM AND I THINK THERE ARE LESSONS WE CAN LEARN. WE DON'T HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL. LET'S GO TO COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> I THINK WE'VE HAD A PRETTY LONG DISCUSSION AND WE HAVE A REALLY LONG AGENDA SO I'M JUST GOING TO RESERVE MY COMMENTS UNTIL THE FURTHER WORKSHOP, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT I JUST DO WANT TO THANK YOU DR. GREEN FOR COMING HERE AND TALKING TO US ABOUT THIS SIGNIFICANT ISSUE AND I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO RJ. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. I MEAN, YOU'RE ONE PERSON AND YOU'RE DOING SO MUCH AMAZING WORK AND YOU'RE REALLY IMPACTING LIVES IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, BOTH OF YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET ME SAY TO MY COLLEAGUES. WE DO HAVE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS IN TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND IT IS ALMOST 8:00 P.M. I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT SOMETHING MAY HAVE TO GIVE HERE. BUT WE'LL TAKE IT AS FAR AS WE CAN AND WE'LL MAKE THAT ASSESSMENT WHEN THE TIME COMES. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS F. I THINK THIS IS THE MOST RECENT COPY. PLAN OVERVIEW BY LYLE SUMMIT. ASSOCIATES INC. OF THE DRAFT 20232028 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. AND WHO DO WE HAVE? DO WE HAVE LYLE? GOOD EVENING, LYLE. >>> SORRY, BEFORE WE BEGIN, MAYOR. SORRY, ONE SECOND. THE PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE AS PART OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO THIS ITEM. AS OPPOSED TO -- >> YOU'RE SAYING PUBLIC COMMENTS IN THIS ITEM. >> WILL BE PART OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. >> MAYOR: OKAY, THAT'S FINE. IT'S NEXT TO IT. IT WORKS OUT. >> I KNOW. JUST NOT DO IT SEPARATELY. >> MAYOR: SOUNDS GOOD. WORKS OUT. ALL RIGHT, LYLE, PLEASE BEGIN. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COMMISSIONERS. I'M GLAD TO BE BACK. THIS HAS BEEN A TASK I'VE STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO, AND IT WAS AIMED AT INSTITUTIONALIZING A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS RATHER THAN JUST A DOCUMENT. YOU HAVE A DOCUMENT WHICH WAS THE LAST ONE WE WENT THROUGH. I WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW QUICKLY THE PROCESS. SECOND, GO THROUGH THE FRAMEWORK, AND THEN JUST DO A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN AND SEE IF THERE IS ANY QUESTIONS FROM THERE. THE PROCESS STARTED WITH INTERVIEWS WITH YOU, WORK SHEETS FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, I HELD A MANAGEMENT SERIES OF MANAGEMENT MEETINGS AND WE HAD THREE WORKSHOPS OF WHICH PUBLIC INPUT WAS INCLUDED AS PART OF THOSE WORKSHOPS. A DRAFT DOCUMENT WAS PREPARED. IT IS NOT THE END PRODUCT. I HAVE ONCE YOU ADOPT IT, THERE WILL BE AN IMPLEMENTATION PHASE WHERE WE'LL ACTUALLY IDENTIFY ACTION AGENDA OR WHO'S -- OF WHO'S GOING TO DO WHAT WHETHER. AND SO TONIGHT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET FURTHER FEEDBACK AND FROM HERE I'LL REFINE IT AND GET YOU A FINAL PRODUCT. I'D LIKE YOU IF YOU'VE GOT YOURS IS TO PAGE 3. GO AHEAD. NO, I CAN'T SEE IT. I'M BLIND IN AN EYE SO THAT MAKES THINGS TOUGH. THE VISION IS A LOOKING OUT 15 YEARS, WHAT DO YOU WANT THE COMMUNITY TO BE. IT'S YOUR PREFERRED FUTURE, A DRAFT VISION, WAS PREPARED. A PLAN IS OUR MAP TO GET TO THAT DESTINATION. AND THAT IS FIVE YEARS OF WHICH YOU IDENTIFIED GOALS, WHICH WERE OUTCOME-BASED TO GET US TO THAT VISION AND WITHIN THOSE GOALS YOU HAD OBJECTIVES WHICH ARE OUTCOMES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN FIVE YEARS THAT IN A FOLLOW-UP CAN GET EASILY TRANSLATED INTO PERFORMANCE MEASURES SO YOU CAN SEE WHETHER THE ACTIONS ARE GETTING YOU TO THE OUTCOMES YOU WANT. WE TALKED ABOUT VALUE TO THE RESIDENTS. IF YOU HAD TO EXPLAIN THE GOAL, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WHAT'S THE VALUE THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ARE GETTING HERE? THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES, WE MADE A LONG LIST THAT CAME FROM YOU AND FROM THE STAFF. YOU PRIORITIZED IT. IDENTIFYING SHORT-TERM, LOOKING AT ONE YEAR, MAKING SURE WE HAVE ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES NAT YOU IDENTIFIED. AND THEN OUR ACTIONS AND THERE WERE FOUR CATEGORIES, POLICY ACTIONS WERE ONES THAT WERE RELATED TO YOU. YOU PRIORITIZED TOP, HIGH, AND OTHERS. MANAGEMENT WERE PRIMARILY STAFF'S RESPONSIBILITY OF FOLLOWING THROUGH OF WHICH SOME OF THOSE MAY NEED FUNDING OR COME BACK TO YOU FOR FURTHER POLICY DIRECTIONS. AND THEN WE HAD MANAGEMENT AND PROGRESS WAS IMPLEMENTING WHAT THINGS YOU'VE ALREADY DONE AND IT'S RECOGNIZING THE WORK, DONE ISN'T DONE UNTIL IT'S REALLY DONE UNTIL ET CETERA COMPLETED, AND THE MAJOR PROJECTS ARE PHYSICAL PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMPLETED. THERE WERE ALSO ITEMS THAT WERE PUT ON THE HORIZON. SINCE WE WERE LAST TOGETHER, A NUMBER OF ACTIONS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN TAKEN, AND COMPLETED. OTHER ONES ARE IN PROGRESS. SO THE STAFF HAS BEEN USING THE DOCUMENT. IF YOU GO IN THE PLAN THE VISION YOU IDENTIFIED IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, LET ME JUST GO OVER IT REAL QUICKLY AT THE HIGH VIEW, AND THAT IS IN 15 YEARS, THAT BOYNTON BEACH IS A SAFE COMMUNITY AND BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY. THAT BOYNTON BEACH IN 15 YEARS HAS A, HAS VIBRANT DESTINATIONS. CONGRESS DISTRICT, DOWNTOWN AND CULTURAL DISTRICT, AND OTHER POTENTIAL DISTRICTS. A LIVABLE COMMUNITY FOR ALL, EXPERIENCES FOR ALL, RESIDENTS AND GUESTS, A STRONG DIVERSE LOCAL ECONOMY. ON EACH ONE OF THOSE YOU IDENTIFIED WE HAD A LONG LIST, WE FOCUSED, WHAT DID THAT MEAN FOR YOU? AND THAT IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO SEE YOUR PREFERRED FUTURE. THE VEHICLE TO GET US THERE IS THE MISSION. SO WE WENT THROUGH AND IDENTIFIED THE MISSION AND IN THE MISSION STATEMENT ON PAGE 11, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE MISSION OF BOYNTON BEACH CITY GOVERNMENT IS TO ACT IN A FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AND SOUND MANNER TO PROVIDE CORE MUNICIPAL SERVICES, QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICES, PLAN AND INVEST IN THE FUTURE THROUGH A HIGH PERFORMING TEAM, AND ENGAGE BOYNTON BEACH THE COMMUNITY. YOU CAN SEE THAT DURING OUR TIME TOGETHER, WE FOCUSED TO FIND WHAT DID IT MEAN TO THE FIVE OF YOU AND TO STAFF. THEN WE PUT TOGETHER THE PLAN AROUND GOALS, AND THE GOALS YOU IDENTIFIED IN HERE, AND WE TALKED ABOUT A VARIETY OF THINGS BUT THE OUTCOME BASED GOALS ARE A FINANCIALLY SOUND GOVERNMENT PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE, STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY, A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, A CLEAN, SAFE, CLEAN, AND ATTRACTIVE COMMUNITY, AND WITHIN THAT, WE PUT TOGETHER THE FRAMEWORK. THIS YEAR WE DID NOT DEAL WITH THE CORE BELIEFS OR VALUES BECAUSE WE JUST RAN OUT OF TIME. DMAT COULD BE ADDRESSED -- THAT THE COULD BE ADDRESSED IN A FOLLOW-UP. WHERE WE GO FROM HERE IS ONCE THE PLAN IS ADOPTED, WE PUT TOGETHER THE ACTION AGENDA FOR EXECUTING IT. RITZ WHO DOES WHAT WHEN. WE ALREADY STARTED A LITTLE BIT ON THOSE, ON MANAGEMENT IN PROGRESS. MANY OF THOSE HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. WE ALSO WILL THEN IDENTIFY A MONITORING MECHANISM. I BROUGHT A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES TONIGHT. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, HAPPENS TO BE ANOTHER CITY, YOU WOULD ACTUALLY GET ALL OF THESE BACK TO YOU RUN YOUR PRIORITIES, WHO'S GOING TO DO WHAT WHEN. SO IT SAYS WHO THE DEPARTMENT IS, THE KEY ISSUES YOU EXPECT TO GET ADDRESSED, THE MILE STONES AND WE ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER A POLICY CALENDAR WHERE YOU CAN LOOK AT WORK SESSIONS BASED UPON THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AND IT BECOMES PART OF THAT ONGOING PROCESS. THE OTHER THING THAT IS REALLY CRITICAL AND SO YOU PUT IT TOGETHER AND YOU GO WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THINGS. THIS HAPPENS TO BE ANOTHER CITY IN THIS AREA, ROYAL PALM BEACH, THEY GET THIS MONTHLY. WHAT THE STATUS IS, IT'S ON THEIR WEB SITE. SO YOU CAN MONITOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN IN REALTIME WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT'S COMING UP, WHAT'S BEEN COMPLETED AND WHAT'S BEEN ON HOLD. SO TONIGHT IS GETTING FURTHER INPUT FROM YOU, SO I CAN REFINE THE PRODUCT AND COME BACK TO YOU. IT ALSO OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO GIVE ADDITIONAL INPUT. SO THAT'S MY QUICK OVERVIEW FOR WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT. Y HOPEFULLY THAT MET YOUR NEEDS. SO QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, LISLE. I DON'T RECALL EXACTLY WHO INITIALLY BROUGHT THIS UP. WAS IT YOU, VICE MAYOR? LET'S -- IT WAS YOU? LET'S OPEN THE FLOOR FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FOR LISLE, AND SO WE CAN PROCEED. COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> LYLE, THANKS. NO, YEAH, I BROUGHT THIS UP SO WE COULD HAVE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INPUT. SO I THINK A LOT OF THAT IS GOING TO PERTAIN AFTER WE ALL SPEAK ALONG THE PUBLIC TO GIVE THEIR INPUT. I A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED FROM WHAT YOU JUST PRESENTED AS FAR AS THE MEASURABILITY OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH THIS, I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF -- I DON'T WANT TO SAY FLUFF BUT I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY DONE THAT WE CAN REMOVE. I THINK THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN CONSULIDATE, AND I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A VERY CLEAR AND DEFINED VISION I LIKE TO USE THE COMPARISON OR ANALOGY OF SOMEBODY JUGGLING, YOU CAN JUGGLE THREE BALLS, BEST JUGGLER IN THE WORLD, YOU THROW IN ANOTHER 3W5U8 IT'S GOING TO GET HARDER, YOU THROW IN ANOTHER BALL IT'S GOING TO GET EVEN HARDER. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE TOO MANY? YOU'RE JUGGLING TOO MANY, EVERYTHING DROPS SO THAT'S WHAT I DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN IS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TOO MUCH, TOO SOON, AND REALLY NEED TO NARROW DOWN YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT WE CAN CONSOLIDATE, WHAT THE BIG TICKET ITEMS ARE, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, THE MALLS IN HERE, THE WESTERN AMPHITHEATER, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE TIME. WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THE SITES. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO DO THE SITES, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? DO WE NEED TO DO A TRIPLE P FOR THIS? MARINA, RIGHT? DOUBLE DOWN ON OUR COMMERCIAL WATERFRONT, YOU KNOW, IT SOUNDS GREAT IF WE LIST IT BUT LIKE THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ACTION PLAN IT SOUNDS LUKE YOU'RE INCLUDING THOSE STEPS IN THE REFINED PRODUCT, AND SO YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE MORE INPUT ON THIS, ESPECIALLY AFTER SEEING, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE NOW I'VE MET WITH A LOT OF RESIDENTS I FORGOT TO DISCLOSE THAT EARLIER. I HAVE MET WITH A LOT OF RESIDENTS CONCERNING THIS, AND I THINK THERE IS SOME FAT TO TRIM AND FOR US TO REALLY HONE IN AND AGAIN, TO GIVE STAFF A REALISTIC PLAN TO FOLLOW, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE THE CORPORATE WORLD A SMART PLAN. RIGHT? SO YOU KNOW FINDING THAT MODEL TO WHERE WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING. WE HAVE THE TOOLS TO GO THERE. WE KNOW WHAT THE PIT STOPS ARE. WE KNOW WHEN WE'LL BE FINISHED. AND SO I THINK HAVING THAT MEASURING COMPONENT, THE TIMELINES, AND LIKE YOU SAID, WHO'S DOING WHAT, WHEN, AND WHERE, I THINK IS IMPORTANT. I LOVE THE MONTHLY UPDATES THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING FROM THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. I THINK THAT'S CRUCIAL. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT, I GUESS THE CITY, THE CITY WILL BE UPDATING. >> YEAH, ONCE YOU ADOPDOPT IT, THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT. >> OKAY, YEAH. SO THAT'S WHERE I'M AT AS OF NOW. YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH IT IN DETAIL THERE IS SOME COMMENTS I HAVE BUT I WANT TO GIVE MY COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO HEAR MY COLLEAGUES' OPINION AND THEN ALSO GET SOME INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC, BUT YOU KNOW BIRD'S EYE THAT'S KIND OF MY THOUGHT PROCESS IS, YOU KNOW, HONING DOWN, TRIMMING THE STUFF BECAUSE SOME OF IT WE'VE ALREADYPLUGGED OR WILL BE DONE -- ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED OR WILL BE DONE THIS YEAR AND I JUST WANT TO HEADACHE SURE WE HAVE A CLEAR PLAN -- MAKE SURE WE HAVE A CLEAR PLAN AND WE'RE NOT DRUGLING TOO MUCH BECAUSE THEN WE DROP EVERYTHING. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER HAY. >>> I'M GOOD, LYLE. JUST KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT, VICE MAYOR. MY ONLY COMMENT, IT KIND OF PIGGYBACKS ON COMMISSIONER TURKIN HAS DO TO DO WITH EXECUTION AND HAVING A CLEAR TIMELINE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THAT SET FORTH IN THE PLAN THAT IT'S PART OF WHAT WE APPROVE IS WHAT IS THE CLEAR EXECUTION, NOT JUST WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTE IT OR THE PLAN TO EXECUTE IT IS THERE. BUT WHAT ARE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS, WHAT ARE, WHAT, I MEAN, THIS IS YOUR EXPERTISE. WHAT HAS WORKED? WHAT DOESN'T WORK? WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE I THINK CLEAR RECOMMENDATIONS AS FAR AS EXECUTION, WHAT'S THE DEADLINE. SET A DEADLINE. WHEN'S OUR, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, WHEN DO THE MONTHLY UPDATES START? WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE? WHO IS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDLING THOSE UPDATES? AND REALLY HAVE IT CLEAR, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I WANT IT IN THIS PLAN. I WANT MAYBE THERE'S A SLIDE OR A PART OF THE PLAN THAT TALKS ABOUT OKAY THESE ARE GOING TO BE OUR STEPS AND THESE ARE GOING TO BE OUR DEADLINES AND THIS IS WHO IS RESPONSIBLE AND THIS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET IT DONE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, I JUST, THERE IS SO MANY GREAT THINGS IN HERE, AND SO MANY THINGS THAT I THINK LIKE COMMISSIONER TURKIN HAD SAID THAT WE'VE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED BUT I DON'T WANT THEM TO GO AWAY BECAUSE I WANT PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED EVEN IN JUST A STARTING THIS PROCESS AND HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS. BUT HAVE A CLEAR, YOU KNOW, PROJECT CHECK BOX ALSO INCORPORATED WITHIN THE PLAN AND WITHIN THOSE MONTHLY UPDATES SO THAT WE'RE REALLY SEEING, YOU KNOW, TRULY WHAITLE RR -- WHAT'S HAPPENING. SO THOSE ARE KIND OF MY COMMENTS BUT THAT EXECUTION THING IS KEY FOR ME. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT IT'S CLEAR AND THERE'S NO QUESTION AS TO WHO'S DOING WHAT AND WHEN IT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT THE EXPECTATION IS. SO THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> JUST FOLLOWING UP WITH WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER. REALISTIC FACT-BASED EXECUTION, AND ONE THING MAYBE WE COULD PLAN AHEAD WOULD BE TO PROVIDE UPDATES MAYBE TWICE A YEAR, MAYBE EVERY SIX MONTHS, MAYBE RIGHT BEFORE BUDGET, AND SIX MONTHS AFTER THAT OR YOU KNOW WHETHER IT'S LIKE DURING RIGHT BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS BREAK JUST TWICE A YEAR EVERY SIX MONTHS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE WITH PROJECTS AND LIKE A DETAILED PRESENTATION YOU KNOW LIKE DURING ONE OF THE COMMISSION MEETINGS TO PROVIDE THAT TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS YEAH, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS THINKING. I KNOW IT CAN GET VERY LENGTHY BUT MAYBE WE CAN GIVE A SUMMARY LIKE OVERALL WHERE WE ARE AT, BUT ANY PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON OR ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BUDGETED FOR IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR SHOULD DEFINITELY BE DEFINED AND TALKED ABOUT AT THAT POINT. >> YEAH, IF YOU LOOK AT THESE, THE ONES THAT I SHOWED YOU, THEY ALL HAVE WHAT ISSUES ARE GOING TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET OR THE BUDGET OO YEAR FROM NOW. >> AND THEN YOU SAID EXECUTION SO ONCE WE APPROVE THIS AND MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A SEPARATE IMPLEMENTATION PART WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO DO THE MONITORING SIDE OF IT. IS THAT RIGHT. >> AFTER I HEAR FROM MAYOR, I WANT TO SUGGEST A ACTION PLAN. >> PERFECT. >> GOING NEXT. >> THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, LYLE, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR, CAN I SHARE WHAT I HEARD? >> MAYOR: YES, PLEASE DO. >> SINCE IT'S BEEN SEVEN MONTHS, I WOULD SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING, AND THEN YOU CAN GO FROM THERE. IS TO TALK WITH YOU, HAVE A FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEW BECAUSE MANY OF THOSE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN DONE. YOU MAY HAVE NEW PRIORITIES THE WORLD CHANGES, AND TO A QUICK UPDATE ALONG WITH THE INPUT HERE BRING THAT BACK TO YOU FOR FINAL ADOPTION. CONSTONCE IT GETS ADOPTED THEN WE GO INTO THE ACTION OUTLINES. AND SO I WOULD SUGGEST -- >> MAYOR: LYLE, LET ME ASK YOU TO PAUSE RIGHT THERE FOR ONE MOMENT. BASED ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO APPROACH EACH OF US INDIVIDUALLY OR YOU'RE REQUESTING FOR A WORKSHOP. >> I THINK WE CAN DO IT INDIVIDUALLY. >> MAYOR: DO YOU THINK THAT'S LIKELY TO BE BACK WITHIN NEXT MONTH. >> YES. >> MAYOR: OKAY, GREAT, PLEASE PROCEED. >> AND BUT THE OTHER PART OF IT IS GETTING THE INPUT TONIGHT AND INCORPORATE THAT INTO THAT REVISION. >> MAYOR: OF COURSE, OF COURSE. >> THEN ONCE IT GETS ADOPTED, THEN WORK WITH STAFF TO IDENTIFY TWO THINGS. ONE, THE ACTION OUTLINES FOR EACH ONE OF YOUR TOP AND HIGH PRIORITIES, NOT ALL SO THERE'S A REAL FOCUS THERE. PUT TOGETHER THE POLICY CALENDAR, AND THEN ALSO PUT TOGETHER THE TOOL WITH STAFF AND BRING THAT TO YOU, THE DRAFT TOOL, AND DO THAT IN A WORKSHOP FORMAT WHERE YOU CAN LOOK AT IT AND SAY IS THIS, THESE ACTIONS, ARE THERE ISSUES BEING MISSED? ARE THERE NEEDS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTION STEPS WHERE YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE IT. SO THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION. YOU CAN TAKE THAT FOR WHATEVER IT'S WORTH. OKAY? >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FROYOUR RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT. ARE WE FINISHED? ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? WITH THAT, THIS ITEM IS NOW CONCLUDED. WE HAVE HEARD THE PRESENTATION AND UPDATE. WE'RE NOW MOVING ONTO PUBLIC AUDIENCE, AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT REGARDING THE PRESENTATION FROM LYLE, YOU CAN DO SO AT THIS TIME. AFTER WE CONCLUDE WITH THOSE IN PERSON, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THOSE ONLINE. IT'S THREE MINUTES PER PERSON WE HAVE TWO PODIUMS WE CAN GO BACK AND FORTH. COMMISSIONER McCRAY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAC Mc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th TO MAY 18th IS WHAT IS DEFINED AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. THIS WAS CREATED BY OUR FORMER PRESIDENT IN 1962 NAMED JOHN F. KENNEDY. I'VE BEEN A COMMISSIONER, I COME TO MEETINGS, THE ONES WHO SHOULD GET THE APPLAUSE FOR THE SAFETY, THE SECURITY, AND HOPEFULLY THE PROPER DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE. SO LET'S ALL THINK OF THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP US SAFE TOGETHER OUR FAMILIES AND HONOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, WHICH IS MAY 12th THIS YEAR TOMAY 18th. AND I THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT NEXT SPEAKER, I DON'T CARE SOMEBODY JUST GO, PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. . HARRY WOODWORTH, BOYNTON BEACH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING THE CONVERSATION ON THE PLAN. LYLE ADDRESSED THE ISSUES THAT I COMMUNICATED WITH ALL OF YOU VERY EFFECTIVELY. I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS THOUGH. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE THREE WORKSHOPS. I WAS A TWO OF THEM. I'M NOT A SHY PERSON. I CAME PREPARED TO BE ASKED QUESTIONS AND THERE WAS NO PUBLIC INPUT AT EITHER OF THOSE AND YOU COULD VERIFY THAT BY GOING BACK AND WATCHING THE TAPES WHICH I DID. OKAY SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PUBLIC INPUT, HAVE IT. WE COULD OVOID A LOT OF THIS STUFF. THE SECOND THING IS LYLE BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THIS STUFF HAPPENED. IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TOG BACK AND DO A LITTLE BIT OF ANALYSIS ON WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW. LET'S FACE IT, ALL OF THIS STUFF, THE 34 PAGES IS DOWN TO THREE BASIC ELEMENTS. WHERE ARE WE? WHERE DO WE WANT TO GO? AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THERE? IT'S THAT SIMPLE. ALL OF THAT OTHER STUFF IS JUST VERBIAGE. SO WHAT THOSE THREE ELG -- ELEMENTS IN MIND LET'S GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING AND SAY WHERE WE ARE, DO A SWAT ANALYSIS, WHAT ARE OUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES AND OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE IT HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT AND THE ECONOMY IS A HUGE FACTOR THAT'S CHANGED. MIGHT AFFECT THE HOTELS AND THE OTHER STUFF. THE OTHER THING IS AT THE END OF THE DAY IT WAS OBVIOUS THE IMPLEMENTATION WAS MISSING BECAUSE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF ANY PLAN THAT WAS ALLUDED TO A SECOND AGO IS THE IMPLEMENTATION. YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE PLANS IN THE WORLD. THIS CITY HAS FILING CABINETS FULL OF PLANS. I'VE BEEN AT MANY OF THE CHARRETTES, WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS, AND THAT'S WHERE IT ENDS. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT IT, AND BY PLAN I MEAN SOMETHING THAT STARTS WITH A VERB, HAS A SPECIFIC ACTION AND AN END DATE, IF IT DOESN'T HAVE THOSE THREE THINGS YOU GOT NOTHING. NOTHING. STARTS WITH A VERB, HAS THE DETAIL AND HAS A DATE. ANYTHING YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THOSE THREE THINGS IS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. AND YOU KNOW THAT. AND THE OTHER THING YOU GUYS ALL KNOW FROM GOING IN AND OUT OF MEETINGS ALL DAY LONG IF YOU WALK OUT OF A MEETING WITHOUT AN AGREEMENT ON WHO'S GOING DO DO WHAT WHEN, YOU JUST WASTED YOUR TIME TOTALLY. SO THIS IS THE SAME ELEMENT. WHO'S GOING TO DO WHAT WHEN? AND EVERY COMMENT I GOT ON THIS IS IT WAS TOO MUCH, TOO CONFUSING AND PART OF THAT IS PEOPLE AREN'T FAMILIAR WHERE THIS KIND OF STUFF. THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION IN HERE. YOU CAN DISTILL IT DOWN. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FOUR GALLONS. IT CAN BE A QUART. THE BULLETS ARE IN THERE, THERE IS GOLD IN THERE. YOU COULD SIFT THIS, YOU COULD START A GOLD MINE. THERE IS A LOT OF FLUFF. I GET IT. THE REACTION THE MOST OF THE PEOPLE I CIRCULATE IT TO WAS I'M CONFUSED. THE PEOPLE THAT CAME TO MY HOUSE WERE LIKE -- AND OWN A FINAL NOTE, MY FINAL 20 SECONDS IS THE LOWEST HANGING FRUIT IN HERE IS THE BEAUTIFICATION. BEAUTIFICATION HAS BEEN IN EVERY SINGLE STRATEGIC PLAN I'VE SEEN HERE IN 40 YEARS. WE HAVE MISSED THE BOAT, FOLKS. THIS IS LOW-HANGING FRUIT. THIS IS SIMPLE STUFF. IF WE'RE GOING TO GET ONE THING RIGHT, AND ONLY ONE THING, LET'S DO IT, PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> CINDY FALCO -- I AM HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE REQUESTED A COUPLE OF FOIAs. ONE WAS ON MARCH 25TH AND ONE WAS APRIL 22nd WHICH I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE. IT SAYS IN SEVEN TO TEN DAYS I WOULD GET MY FOIA. NOW MANY OF YOU WERE IN THIS ROOM WHEN I WAS PHYSICALLY ATTACKED BY A POLICE OFFICER. WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IS WHAT HE PUT ON HIS REPORT. ON THAT REPORT TWO OFFICERS FABRICATED THE REPORT AND STATED THAT I WAS AT THE PODIUM. I WAS BEING DISRESPECTFUL, AND THAT'S WHY HE CAME AND ATTACKED ME. AS YOU KNOW, I FINISHED MY TIME EARLY, I THANKED EACH ONE OF YOU FOR SPEAKING, I AND I SAT AT MY SEAT. I WAS PHYSICALLY ATTACKED AND IT WAS VERY APPALLING TO ME THAT YOU, MAYOR NUMBER ONE I'M NOT -- PLEASE FORGIVE ME, AND SOMEBODY ELSE ON THE DAIS KEPT SAYING STAY OUT OF IT, STAY OUT OF IT, STAY OUT OF IT. GET HER OUT OF HERE. GET HER OUT OF HERE. GET HER OUT OF HERE. YOU SAW A WHITE WOMAN BEING BEATEN UP BY A BLACK MAN BECAUSE THAT HOSTILITY IN THIS ROOM AND THE PEOPLE THAT WERE, I WAS WITH EVEN FELT THE HATRED. IT WAS A HATE CRIME AGAINST ME. THEN THERE WAS A FABRICATION OF A LIE ON AN AFFIDAVIT SIGNED BY TWO POLICE OFFICERS, CREATE ADLIE. IS THIS THE KIND OF POLICE FORCE I KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO GIVE ACCOLADES, SIR, BUT I'M SORRY, MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND WHAT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM WAS APPALLING. I STILL AM IN THERAPY OVER MY SHOULDER BECAUSE OF THE HURT THAT HE DID WHEN HE TWISTED MY ARM UP MY BACK AND AS FOR LAST TIME I WAS AT THIS PODIUM, YOU TOOK AWAY TWO MINUTES OF ME SPEAKING. WHY? I WASN'T DOING OR SAYING ANYTHING THAT WAS NOT TRUE. I WAS NOT BEING HOSTILE. I WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING BUT HAVING FREEDOM OF SPEECH, WHICH IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT, WHICH I BELIEVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU SWORE AN OATH TO PROTECT AND UPHOLD. SO I HAVE BEEN AT THE BRUNT OF PHYSICAL ABUSE FROM THIS LEADERSHIP AND FROM HERE IN THIS ROOM, NOT JUST ONCE BUT TWICE. ONCE PHYSICALLY, AND ONCE PERSONALLY REALLY I HAVEN'T HEARD AN APOLOGY, I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT YOU ARE SORRY. FOR NOT TAKING A STAND AND PROTECTING ONE OF THE CITIZENS, ONE OF THE PEOPLE, AN AMERICAN STANDING HERE. AND THE LIES THAT KEEP CONTINUING. NOW I CAN'T GET ANY OF MY DISCOVERY BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME MY FOIA. IT SHOULD'VE BEEN TO ME BY NOW. AND I DON'T -- THEY'RE FOUGHT GIVING ME ANY REASONS OH, WELL, OH, WELL, WELL FOIA IS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION THAT IS GRANTED TO ME AND EVERY OTHER AMERICAN WHEN YOU ASK FOR IT. AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GIVE IT TO YOU WITHIN SEVEN AND 10 DAYS. I HAVEN'T SEEN IT. THEY'RE HIDING INFORMATION. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET MY DISCOVERY SO SOMETHING REALLY STINKS IN DENMARK AND I DON'T KNOW WHO I NEED TO SPEAK TO GET THIS RECTIFIED BUT IT NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED AND I NEED THE EVIDENCES IN MY HAND FROM THE FOIAs IN WHICH I REQUESTED. Y THANK YOU AND I ASK EACH ONE OF YOU TO DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND GET THAT TO ME BECAUSE I HAVE DONE MY DUE DILIGENCE. I HAVE DONE ALL THAT I KNOW TO DO WHICH IS WITHIN THE LAW AND THE LAW IS TO BE ON MY SIDE BECAUSE I DID NOTHING WRONG AND THEY'RE TO GIVE ME THAT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION THAT I INQUIRED. I THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.  IMP ALL RIGHT, NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS KATIE MILLER AND I LIVE AT 1057 SOUTHWEST 28th AVENUE IN BOYNTON BEACH. I HAVE A PROBLEM I NEED YOU ALL'S HELP VERY, VERY BAD. IN THOSE SUNDAY'S MOTHER DAY, AND THE CEMETERY IS TERRIBLE. IT'S JUST AWFUL. AND I'VE COMPLAINED BEFORE ABOUT IT, AND NO ONE SEEMED TO, I GUESS YOU ALL DON'T HAVE ANY PEOPLE DOWN THERE. BUT I HAVE THREE PEOPLE DOWN THERE, AND I'M GOING THERE WHEN I GO. SO I WISH YOU ALL WOULD TRY TO GET THIS CLEANED UP. IT'S AWFUL. IT'S FULL OF WEEDS. STONES, I MEAN, SODA BOTTLES ARE OUT THERE. IT'S, IT'S JUST AWFUL. NOBODY'S CLEANING IT UP, AND NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE. BUT I DO CARE ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. BARBARA REEDY. FIRST LET ME SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE FDOT DOWNSIZING OF BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO READ YOUR MOBILITY STUDY, BUT DOWNSIZING BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD RUNS CONTRARY TO YOUR OWN MOBILITY STUDY. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK INTO THAT A LITTLE. ALONG WITH OUR BOX OF STUDIES THAT COMMISSIONER McCRAY MENTIONED, IS OUR BOX OF AWARDS. WE WON AN AWARD FOR OUR WATER QUALITY, AN AWARD FOR HOW MANY OF OUR CITIZENS PARTICIPATED IN RECYCLING. OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM WON AWARDS. OUR ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM HAS WON NATIONAL ACCLAIM. AND EVEN WORLDWIDE ACCLAIM. OUR SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN EFFORTS HAVE WON GREAT ACCLAIM. THOSE THINGS ARE PART OF BOYNTON'S CULTURAL FABRIC. AND NOW SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS ARE STRUGGLING. ALTHOUGH STUDIES AND AWARDS HAPPEN BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY WAS ENGAGED IN THE PLANNING. COMMUNITIES HAS SEEN SOME BROKEN PROMISES AND GETTING THEM TO BUY IN AND TAKE OWNERSHIP DOES NOT INCLUDE TELLING THEM HOW IT'S GOING TO BE. HARRY'S CORRECT ABOUT CITIZEN INPUT FOR YOUR PLAN, INCLUDING PUBLIC INPUT, YOU WOULD HAVE LEARNED THAT THE ARTS COMMISSION YEARS AGO DISCUSSED THE ENTRYWAY FEATURES AS ART THAT HISTORIC PRESERVATION INCREASES COMMUNITY PRIDE, AND HOME VALUES. THAT GETTING FOLKS REENGAGED IN RECYCLING WILL DECREASE THE LITTER. THAT WAS 12 YEARS AGO, AND ALREADY THERE WAS A BRANDING COMMITTEE THAT MANY YEARS AGO. THERE IS A REPORT THAT EXISTS IN OUR BOX OF STUDIES, HALF OF WHICH ARE ON MY COMPUTER AT HOME. I'D BE HAPPY TO SEND ANYBODY A LINK PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT EQUALS A RICHER, MORE WELL-ROUNDED PLAN AND MORE SUCCESS IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND ACCEPTANCE. SO I DON'T KNOW IT'S NICE THAT LLOYD'S GOING TO MEET YOU ONE ON ONE, BUT A WORKSHOP WOULD BE GOOD BECAUSE THERE'S ALL KINDS OF INPUT OUT THERE THAT COULD MAKE THE PLAN EVEN BETTER. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT SPEAKER. >> HELLO. CAMERON MAHARAJ. DISTRICT 2 RESIDENT. HELLO MY FELLOW BOYNTON BEACH RESIDENTS. HAVE YOU EVER WALKED WITHIN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND FELT THREATENED BY THE SAFETY, NOT BY THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU'RE WITHIN, BY THE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS WITHIN. THIS IS SOMETHING ME AND MY 30 NEIGHBORS ARE CURRENTLY LIVING WITH. SO FROM BROKEN MAILBOXES AND THE FEAR OF HAVING YOUR KIDS WALK HOME FROM THE SCHOOL BUS, WE'RE HAVING THIS ISSUE WHERE WE'RE HAVING THE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE HASN'T BEEN FIXED. I CAME OUT HERE LAST TIME AND I ADDRESSED THE COMMISSION THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED HELP WITH INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WITHOUT THE PROPER, LET'S SAY FUNDING THEM MORE, WITHOUT THE PROPER SUPPORT, SOMEONE I FEAR IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR LIFE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IF THIS CONSISTENTLY GOES ON WITHOUT ANY, LET'S SAY, ACTUAL RESOLVEMENT, LET'S PUT A PLAN TOGETHER TO FIX THIS, THERE'S GOING TO BE BLOOD ON THE HANDS. AND I'VE CAME HERE AND I'VE SHOWED YOU THAT THERE'S PROBLEMS. THERE'S -- IF ANYONE DOES A SURVEY WITHIN MY NEIGHBORHOOD YOU CAN EASILY SEE I'VE GONE, WHAT, TODAY, THERE'S AROUND FOUR OR FIVE MAILBOXES DESTROYED, DESTROYED BY RAMPANT PEOPLE THAT'S ROAD RAGING THROUGHOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND IF THERE'S NO FIX TO THIS, THERE WILL BE BLOOD ON THE HANDS OF THE COMMISSIONS. WE HAVE KIDS THAT GET OFF RIGHT THERE AT THE SECRS, RIGHT THERE AT THE -- HESTER CENTER PARK AND THEY HAVE TO CROSS THAT ROAD AND THEY HAVE TO COME INTO THE COMMUNITY WHERE THERE ARE COORS THAT ARE SPEEDING CONSIST -- CARS THAT ARE SPEEDING CONSISTENTLY WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM MY DISTRICT FROM LET'S SAY THE WHOLE US AS A WHOLE, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? WHAT'S, WHAT IS REALLY GOING TO TAKE FOR US TO MAKE A CHANGE IN OUR DISTRICT? THAT'S MY QUESTION. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET MORE FUNDING TO LET'S SAY IF ANYBODY ELSE IS GOING THROUGH THIS AND I'M PRETTY SURE THEY ARE, HOW ARE WE GOING TO HELP THE BOYNTON BEACH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAVE MORE FUNDING SO THEY HAVE MORE ENGINEERS TO HANDLING THESE SITUATIONS WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT? WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? THIS IS MY BEGGING PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT TO BE MY NEIGHBORS TO FEEL THREATENED WALKING DOWN THE STREET BECAUSE IT'S A COMMUNITY LIKE NEIGHBORHOOD EVERYBODY KNOWS EACH OTHER, WE DO NOT DESERVE THAT. WE DESERVE TO HAVE OUR KIDS SAFE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO COMING HOME AND COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL WALKING FROM THE PUBLIC BUS STOPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO IF THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO THIS, THERE WILL BE BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS. AND BOYNTON YOU KNOW, NOTHING REALLY CHANGES UNTIL A KID DIES. SO LET'S NOT LET THAT HAPPEN TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I WANT TO SEE A CHANGE. AND IT ALL STARTS RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU I REDACT THE REST OF MY TIME. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT INPERSON PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKER, NOW IS THE TIME TO APPROACH THE PODIUM NEXT IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMEN THIS IS LAST CALL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE MAKE IT KNOWN BY FORMING A LINE. >> HI,ERNEST McNULTY, BOYNTON BEACH. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT MYSELF AND A LOT OF OTHER WHEN COMING HERE, WE DON'T FEEL SAFE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES PEOPLE WHO COME AND HUNDREDS, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO COME IN HERE, AND EXPRESS HOW IN FEAR WE ARE IN THIS CITY. AND WATT WE FIND MOST INTERESTING IS THAT WHEN YOU LISTEN IN THESE MEETINGS, THE CITY AND THE EM EMPLOYEES SEEM TO THINK THAT YOU'RE THE ENDANGERED ONES. WHEN IN FACT WE'RE THE ENDANGERED ONES. WOULDN'T WE LOVE TO HAVE POLICE ESCORTS WHEREVER WE GO? OR WHERE WE WORK HAVE A POLICE WALK US FROM THE LIBRARY TO OUR PARKING LOT. WE'RE THE ONES IN FEAR. WE'RE THE ONES BEING ATTACKED. WE'RE THE ONES LIKE ME DRIVEN OUT OF OCITY. I'M OUT OF HERE. I CAME FROM ONE OF THE MOST CORRUPT PLACES IN THE WORLD PROBABLY, NEW JERSEY, AND I THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE BOYNTON BEACH IS A CUT ABOVE AND HERE I AM AT IN MY 70s, AND I'VE MOVED INTO A CITY THAT IN MY OPINION IS WORSE THAN WHERE I CAME FROM. SO AS SOON AS I CAN I'M SELLING MY UNIT THAT I'VE, I'VE COME IN HERE A THOUSAND TIMES ASKING FOR HELP ABOUT CRIME IN MY BUILDING, ABOUT CRIME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHAT EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT, DANGEROUS FOR THE KIDS AND SEX CRIMES AND DRUG CRIMES AND POLLUTION CRIMES AND, AND BUSING CRIMES, AND SCHOOL CRIMES, AND, AND CITY EMPLOYEE CRIMES AND POLICE CRIMES AND FIRE -- ALL THESE CRIMES, AND YET YOU MAKE IT LIKE IT'S ALL US. SO THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO SAY IS THAT I HAVE DEVELOPED ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING INSIDER INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THIS CITY. AND THAT IS I GOT A LOT OF CITY EMPLOYEES THAT ARE MY INSIDE SOURCES. I HAVE MANY BOYNTON BEACH POLICE THAT ARE MY SOURCES. MANY FIREMEN. MANY E ELECTED OFFICIALS AND IN THE COUNTY. AND IN THE SHERIFF. AND BEYOND. AND THEN I GET A CALL THAT GUESS WHAT? THERE'S A FORMER BOYNTON BEACH POLICE OFFICER, FEMALE, WHO CLAIMS ON THE JOB SHE WAS RAPED BITE A MALE POLICE OFFICER. AND I SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE. I UNDERSTAND WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME -- I SAID WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME? THEY SAID WE'RE CALLING YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THE STRENGTH AND THE ABILITY TO WALK IN THOSE MEETINGS AND SAY SOMETHING. AND WHY? I LET YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT IT AND NONE OF YOU ARE RESPONDING. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THOSE ONLINE AND LET ME CHECK WHO IS ONLINE. I SEE NO ONE ONLINE. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED. WE'RE MOVING ONTO THE NEXT SECTION OF THE AGENDA, WHICH IS ADMINISTRATIVE. WE HAVE -- >> MAYOR? REAL QUICK. I JUST WANT TO -- >> MAYOR: COMES, COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> I FORGOT TO BRING THIS UP EARLIER, AND THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL HERE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT YOU KNOW, THE MEETING WENT TWO HOURS BEFORE WE GOT TO PUBLIC COMMENT. SO ANDY TROXWELL IS AN IRAQI ARMY COMBAT VETERAN WHO LIVES IN FOREST PARK. ON APRIL 21st, ANDY WAS SITTING AT HIS HOME WATCHING THE MARLINS GAME. IT WAS SUNDAY, 2:00 TO 3:00. ANDY CALLS ME AND HE SAID ACTUALLY, HE CALLED ME, I DIDN'T GET HIS CALL, I LOOK AT HIS TEXT MESSAGES, I CALL HIM BACK AND HE INFORMS ME THAT A FEW STRAY BULLETS HAD COME PAST HIM, ONE LANDING SIX INCHES FROM HIS HEAD, YOU KNOW, WHERE HE WAS WATCHING OUT A TV OUTSIDE ON HIS PATIO. AND YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR WORKING SWIFTLY AND APPREHENDING ONE OF THE SUSPECTS. I BELIEVE THERE WAS QUITE A FEW IN THAT, IN THAT INCIDENT. BUT YOU KNOW WHEN, WHEN I HEAR THAT THERE IS POTENTIAL GANG VIOLENCE, AND SOMEONE WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY HAS TO GO THROUGH, YOU KNOW, THAT PTSD ALL OVER AGAIN SITTING IN HIS HOME OWN ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 2:00 WATCHING BASEBALL, THAT TELLS ME WE GOT -- WE GOT A PROBLEM HERE. AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING INTO THE BUDGET CYCLE AND I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST WHAT WE CAN DO AS FAR AS INTERNALLY FOR MORE ROUTINE PATROL, MORE POLICE PRESENCE BUT PARTNERING WITH OTHER AGENCIES, FDLE, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, DEVELOPING AN INTERNAL OR STRONGER GANG TASK FORCE UNIT. BECAUSE ALL THIS STUFF WE TALK ABOUT, THE STRATEGIC PLAN, EVERYTHING'S ALL GREAT AND FINE AND DANDY. AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL. BUT IF WE HAVE RESIDENTS WHO ARE, WHO ARE REACHING GUNFIRE 6 INCHES FROM THEIR HEAD ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WE GOT A REAL PROBLEM. AND THAT, THOSE ARE THE ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT FIRST AND FOREMOST. WE CAN BE THE BEST CITY BUT IF WE'RE NOT SAFE, WE WILL NOT, WE WILL NOT EVOLVE. AND SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, I WANTED HIM TO SHARE THAT HE HAD TO GO AND HE ASKED ME TO TELL HIS STORY AND I'M GOING TO DO THAT. YOU KNOW, AS HIS REPRESENTATIVE AND SO YOU KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH ME COLLEAGUES A WE GO INTO THIS NEXT BUDGET CYCLE YOU KNOW TO WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OF COURSE YOU KNOW I THINK OTHER, YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE AGENCIES OBVIOUSLY THAT'S GOING TO BE LEFT UP TO THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, BUT YOU KNOW WE NEED, I MEAN, IT'S JUST, IT'S NOTHING NEW. I MEAN, GUN SHOTS, PEOPLE FIRING OFF ROUNDS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE THERE'S THIS, THIS, THIS POTENTIAL GANG VIOLENCE IS NOT, IT'S NOT A JOKE. IT'S SERIOUS AND WE NEED TO TACKLE IT AND WE NEED TO HANDLE IT SERIOUSLY, SO THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I ASK IS JUST YOU KNOW CONSIDER SEEING YOUR RESIDENTS LIKE ANDY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT PUBLIC SAFETY AS SPECT OF OUR BUDGET. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING HIS STORY. WE'RE NOW MOVING ONTO 5A, ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS. LET ME JUST OPEN THE LIST AND WE'LL GO DOWN THE LIST. ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS. ALL RIGHT, THE VERY FIRST ITEM HERE IS THE ADVISORY -- THE ART ADVISORY BOARD. WE HAVE A, A NOMINATION FROM VICE MAYOR KELLY OR AT LEAST IT GOES TO YOU. AND WE DO HAVE ONE APPLICANT, VICE MAYOR, DID YOU WANT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT? >> YES, I WANTED TO APPOINT MARK COHN FOR THAT REGULAR SPOT. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT, IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. ANY OBJECTIONS? ALL RIGHT, JUST MOTION PASSES BY ACCLIMATION. BUILDING BOARDS OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS, IT IS MINE BUT THERE ARE NO APPLICANTS IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND. THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY BOARD, IT IS MY NOMINATION, WE HAVE ONE APPLICANT, IT IS THOMAS RAMITCHIO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT NOMINATION IF THERE IS A SECOND. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> MAYOR: YES, GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: LET'S DO DISCUSSION, GO AHEAD. >> I DID HEAR ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS PHYLLIS APPLIED TO THE KAY ADVISORY -- CRA ADVISORY BOARD, BUT I DON'T SEE HER APPLICATION ON HERE. >> MAYOR: THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE CITY CLERK. CITY CLERK, COULD YOU ADDRESS THE QUESTION? >> I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT. BUT IF WE DO HAVE ONE, THEN WE CAN, I'LL PUT IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA. >> WOULD THAT BE ON THE CRA? >> MAYOR: NO, WE MAKE THE APPOINTMENTS. THERE IS A SECOND POSITION THAT'S OPENED, WHICH GOES TO VICE MAYOR. OKAY? ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE FROM MY COLLEAGUES? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. EMPLOYEES PENSION PLAN BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THERE'S NO APPLICANTS THERE. EDUCATION YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD, NO APPLICANTS. HISTORIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION BOARD, QUASI-JUDICIAL. 93 APPLICANTS -- NO APPLICANTS THERE. LIBRARY BOARD WE HAVE SEVERAL OPENINGS, RECREATION AND PARKS BOARD, SEVERAL OPENINGS, SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD, THIS ONE GOES TO YOU, VICE MAYOR AND WE DO HAVE ONE APPLICANT. TO YES, I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT SANDRA WATSON, SHE IS A COMMITTED RESIDENT TO EVERYTHING CITY. SHE IS IN EVERYTHING, AND VERY ACTIVE AND SO I AM HONORED TO APPOINT HER TO THAT BOARD. >> MAYOR: SLEPT. IS THERE A SECOND TO -- EXCELLENT. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT, MULTIPLE SECONDS. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. THAT CONCLUDES ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS. WE'RE NOW MOVING ONTO 5B, THIS ONE IS FROM VICE MAYOR KELLEY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, OTHERWISE, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. JUST AFTER REAL QUICK, SHEILA ROSS WHO IS HERE, SHE CAME IN, AND I JUST WANDED TO GIVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY. SHE AND IS HER HUSBAND RUN THE SEER FOUNDATION, AND I WAS HAPPY TO SUPPORT HER. SHE'S A LOCAL P.E. TEACHER HERE AT CITRUS COVE. SHE IS AN AMAZING PERSON. SHE VOLUNTEERS ALL OF HER SPARE TIME TO THE YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY, SO I WANTED TO GIVE HER JUST A QUICK MINUTE TO JUST -- >> MAYOR: ABSOLUTELY. >> TO SPEAK. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IRV FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. IF SHE WOULD LOVE TO COME UP, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HER HERE. TELL US ABOUT YOU AND WHAT YOU DO WITH THE PROGRAM, AND HOW YOU HELP OUT KIDS. >> WE NEED MOVEMENT IN HERE. AS A TEACHER YOU GOT TO GET YOUR JUICES FLOWING. >> MAYOR: MOVEMENT BREAKS. COULD YOU SAY YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> GES,  YES, MY NAME IS SHEILA ROSS. VICE MAYOR, I TRULY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY. IN HEARING ALL OF THE IN HERE, WE HAVE A LOT OF POSITIVE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE MISSING. WE HAVE TO DIG DEEPER WITH THE COMMISSIONERS, WITH OUR STUDENTS, AND KNOWING THAT, WE CAN DO BETTER. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND ADULTS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WE HAVE TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND TO RECEIVE THE INFORMATION FROM THE COMMUNITY LEADERS AS WELL AS THE LEA LEADERS UP HERE. SO THANK YOU. THIS DONATION WILL ALLOW ME TO CONTINUE WITH OUR AT-RISK STUDENTS, AND HE TALK ABOUT HOMELESS. WE HAVE A LOT IN MY SCHOOL. AND IT'S A NEED. WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO DO BETTER, TO BRING THE POSITIVE. I STAND HERE GETTING READY TO LEAVE TOMORROW. WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD IN OUR COMMUNITY. MY SON IS GRADUATING FROM UC BERKELEY WITH HIS JURIS DOCTORATE, AND THAT'S IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO IT WORKS IF WE COME TOGETHER AND UNITE AS ONE, AND I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STAND BEFORE YOU GUYS. 72 THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR: WE ARE NOW MOVING TO 5C, A COMMUNITY SUPPORT REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER HAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. ALL THOSE POSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM P2P HERE TODAY? >> I DON'T THINK SO. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS IS A LENGTHILY LIST SO LET ME JUST TURN MOO TIE COLLEAGUES. IS THERE -- TO MY COLLEAGUES. IS THERE ANYTHING UNDER CONSENT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL? >> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL D AS IN DELICIOUS. [LAUGHTER] >> SOMEBODY'S HUNGRY. >> MAYOR: LISTEN, IT'S APPROACHING 9. [LAUGHTER] >> ORDER PIZZA BUT IT WON'T GET IN H -- HERE IN TIME. >> MAYOR: D. ANY OTHER ITEMS REQUESTED TO BE PULLED UNDER CONSENT? WITH THAT, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CRUZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, APPROVING THE REMAINDER OF CONSENT AGENDA SAY AYE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS ITEM D PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER ARE, 24-089 APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FISCAL YEAR 2022 AND APPROVE A TRANSFER OF $86,002.80 FOR THE PARK IMPACT FEE FUND TO BE EXPENDED ON THE 110CDBG FUND. >> MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COMMISSIONERS, R.J. RAMIREZ COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT MANAGER. SO THIS ITEM IS HAS TO DO WITH AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. SO THE, WE HAVE SOME PHONE LEFT OVER FROM ACTIVITIES THAT FROM THE YEAR OF FISCAL YEAR OF 2022 THAT WERE NO USE. AND I LIST THAT ON THE AGENDA IN 36,606.36. -- SENIOR RENTAL HOUSING, $243,202.67. SO THIS ITEM IN PARTICULAR, THE NONPROFIT THAT WE, AWARDED TO YOU COULD, WAS NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE THE UNITS FOR SENIOR DUE TO HOA RESTRICTION. THEY WERE PURCHASED TWO UNITS IN, THERE WERE AFFORDABLE UNITS THAT WERE IN CONTRACT. ONE WHERE THEY WENT TO THE HOA, HOA DENY THE SALE TO NONPROFIT DEVELOPER. UNFUNFORTUNATELY WE DID AN EXTENSION TO THE AGREEMENT, ANOTHER SIX-MONTH EXTENSION SO THE AGREEMENT WAS FOR AT THAT POINT FOR YEAR AND A HALF AND THEY TRIED AGAIN FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS TRIED TO GET THOSE UNITS PURCHASED AND BECAUSE OF HOA RESTRICTIONS, THE PURCHASE, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T HAPPEN UNFORTUNATELY SO THIS MONEY CAME BACK TO THE PROGRAM. THEN I HAD A $10,000 FOR HOUSE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM THAT JUST LEFT OVER FUNDS FROM THAT PARTICULAR ACTIVITY, $20,000 THAT WAS FOR THE PLANNING, FOR ADMINISTRATION -- $20,283.40 AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM THEY HAVE $51,114.41. SO THIS ONE ONCE AGAIN THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TRIED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. WE GAVE THEM A SIX-MONTH EXTENSION AS WELL FOR THEM TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. AT THAT POINT IN TIME I HAD TO REALLOCATE THE FUNDS SO THOSE TWO PROJECTS THAT WERE GOING TO BE COMPLETED ON YEAR FISCAL YEAR 2022 WERE MOVED TO FISCAL YEAR 2023. SO NOW WE HAVE 14 PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING COMPLETE FOR THE LIMITED REHAB FOR SENIORS FOR ELDERLY AND/OR DISABLED SO THEIR MOVE TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND THOSE ARE ALREADY IN PROCESS TO BE COMPLETED. SO THAT'S HOW WE CAME TO THE 363,997 -- 20 CENTS SO IN AFTER I GOT A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT THAT I FEED TO REPROGRAM THOSE FUNDS WITHIN 30 DAYS TO BE ABLE TO, TO MOVE THEM TO SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO AND I MET WITH STAFF AND AFTER MEETING WITH STAFF, WE FOUND A PROJECT THAT WAS ALREADY AVAILABLE AND THAT IS TO PROVIDE A IMPROVEMENT TO THE GALAXY PARK. SO IN THE PROJECT INSELL CONSISTS ON I GOT A SCOPE OF WORK HERE, SO THE, THE LINING PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF SIX TO EIGHT GALVANIZED STEEL POLES. WE CROSS ARM -- LED FEATURE TO PROVIDE CLASS 4 SPECIFICATION, 54 CALENDARS FOR INFILL, 30-FOOT CANDLE  FOR THE OUTFIELD, 25-FOOT CANDLE FOR THE WARM-UP AREA AND 30-FOOT CANDLES FOR THE PLAYGROUND. SO THESE LININGS SYSTEM HAS A WARRANTY OF 25 YEARS IN THESE IMPROVEMENT TO THE GALAXY PARK WILL PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING AT THE PARK IN HOUSE DISABILITY AND CLARITY OF THE PLAYERS, AND INCLUDES THE LEVEL OF SECURITY AND COMFORT FOR THE SPECTATORS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, R.J. REALLY WANTED THE PUBLIC TO HEAR THIS BECAUSE IT DOES WONDERS FOR GALAXY ELEMENTARY PARK, AND YOU DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS AND LET THE PUBLIC KNOW NAT WE'RE WORKING DPEETION THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH -- THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR SCHOOLS AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO NEED TO DO IS LIGHT IT UP ASK THIS WOULD BE ABLE, THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO JUST THAT. I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT THE LACK OF LIGHTING OUT THERE. AND I'M JUST HAPPY THAT YOU R.J. ALONG WITH THE OTHER STAFF WAS PURSUED THIS AND MADE IT HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU. JOB WELL DONE. >> THANK YOU. >> MOTION TO -- OH. >> ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? >> MAYOR: IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM -- LET ME MAKE SURE I READ THIS, RESOLUTION R24-089. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. WE'RE NOW MOVING ONTO CONSENT BIDS AND PU PURCHASES OVER $100,000. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO PULL UNDER CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES OVER $100,000. ANY REQUESTS? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SEEING NONE WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND. THIS IS FOR CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES OVER 100K. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THIS BRINGS US TO PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS THE SECOND READING. WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND LET ME TURN TO OUR CLERK TO READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 24-009 SECOND READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING PART 2, CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4 PENSIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 18-180.2 AND 18-194 TO CREATE A 2.8% COLA FOR FIREFIGHTERS WHO COMPLETE EIGHT YEARS OF JOB PARTICIPATION TO BE FUNDED WITH A 6% EMPLOYEE PICK-UP CONTRIBUTION DURING DROP PARTICIPATION AMENDING SECTION 18-180.2 TO DELETE THE 2% COLA FOR RETIREES UNDER FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE THAT WOULD'VE BEEN THE DISABILITY RETIREES NORMAL RETIREMENT DATE. AND AMENDING SECTION 18-182 TO LOWER THE SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY PAYMENT FROM 66 AND 2 THIRDS PERCENT TO 60% FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEI LEE. LET ME TURN  TO MY COLLEAGUES. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE CHIEF OR ANY REQUEST SPHWHZ. >> MAYOR, THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE RESOLUTION, BUT THERE WAS CHANGE, A NUMBER CHANGE FOR THE BETTER THAT -- >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT, SO THERE IS AN UPDATE. SUBSTANTIAL UPDATE. >> I REPRESENT ALL 100% OF THE FIREFIGHTERS THAT WORK FOR THE CITY. THE ACTUARY STUDY SHOWED THEY HAD USED PERSONNEL NUMBERS WHILE UPDATING THE SAVINGS TO THE CITY INCREASED TO IX THERE THOUSAND YEAR ONE AND SUBSTANTIALLY UP YEAR AFTER YEAR UP TO 22 SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE AMENDED THE DOCUMENTS PUSHING FOR THAT WAY YOU GUYS HAD THE CORRECT DOCUMENTS. >> ALL RIGHT, EXCELLENT. AND THE DOCUMENTS REFLECT THAT. EXCELLENT. ANYTHING FOR FROM MY COLLEAGUES? WITH THAT LET'S PROCEED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS SO WE CAN MOVE ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOTH OF YOU. THAT WAS QUICK. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, NOW IS THE TIME TO APPROACH THE PODIUM. SEEING NO ONE APPROACHING THE PODIUM, LET'S GO TO THOSE ONLINE. LET ME SEE IF THERE WAS AND THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE WITH THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? >> APPROVED. >> SECOND. >> I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS FIRST, MAYBE COMMISSIONER CRUZ I HEARD THE SECOND FOR SURE FROM VICE MAYOR AND LET'S BEGIN WITH THE ROLL CALL VOTE, MADAM CLERK. >> COMMISSIONER HAY. >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR KELLEY. >> YES. >> MAYOR PENSERGA. >> YES. >> AND ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO THE NEXT HEARING ITEM. PROPOSED ORDINANCE 24-010. AGAIN A SECOND READING. CITY CLERK? >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 24-010, SECOND READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING PART 2 CHAPTER 14 BY CREATING SECTION 14.6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES DECLARING PROPOSED, DECLARING PURPOSE AND INTENT AUTHORIZING PLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION OF A SCHOOL ZONE SPEED DETECTION SYSTEM PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF GERALD LAW BY THE CITY MANAGER, AND DESIGNATION OF LOCAL HEARING OFFICER MAKING FINDINGS REGARDING RELEVANT TRAFFIC AND DATA, AND EVIDENCE WARRANTING ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES AND DESIGNATING SCHOOL ZONE SPEED DETECTION SYSTEM LOCATIONS, WHICH CONSTITUTE HEIGHTENED SAFETY RISK PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT SEVERABILITY CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, MEI LEE. WERE THERE ANY SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES FROM FIRST READING? >> THERE WERE NO CHANGES. THERE WAS ONLY WITH REGARD TO, SORRY. -- I'M SORRY, THERE WAS BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT ADDED TO THE ATTACHMENTS. THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE BUT NOTHING TO THE ORDINANCE. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> YEP, I DO. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT SO LET'S JUST BEGIN. COMMISSIONER CRUZ AND THEN WE'LL GO AROUND. >> YEAH WE HAD A REALLY ROBUST DISCUSSION LAST TIME THE FIRST READING AND I, YOU KNOW, I MENTIONED HAVING CONCERNS WITH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD IF POSSIBLE AN RFP PROCESS, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU AND I SPOKE ABOUT AFTER THE MEETING AND YOU COMMITTED THAT THERE WILL BE AN RFP PROCESS TO PROCURE THIS NEW PROGRAM SO I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. >> THAT IS CORRECT, CITY STAFF WILL BE PROCURING THIS ITEM, PROCUREMENT HAS ALREADY BEGAN WORKING ON THE, I'M SORRY,. >> NO, IT'S OKAY. YOU WERE HITTING IT SO YEAH WARE WORKING ON THE SCOPE RIGHT NOW. SO YES, THAT'LL BE HOPEFULLY -- >> FROM THE PD PERSPECTIVE, WE SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY TOMORROW. WHERE IT GOES FROM PROCUREMENT, I'M SURE LET'S JUST SAY A WEEK OR TWO, I'M SURE I'M PUTTING MARA UNDER THE GUN HERE BUT I FEEL IT'S, WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME FRAME. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> YEP, I WASN'T HERE FOR THAT DISCUSSION. , BUT I DID REVIEW IT IT WAS AN EXTREMELY ROBUST DISCUSSION AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR PUTTING CHILDREN'S SAFETY FIRST AND FORMOST, AND YOU KNOW I DO THINK THAT WE AS A BOARD HAVE A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR TAXPAYERS TO GET THE BEST DEAL POSSIBLE AND SO THAT RFP IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND WE CAN'T DO THAT IF WE DON'T ALLOW MARKET COMPETITION SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS AN RFP. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO THAT, AND YOU KNOW LOOKING AT THIS, YES, YOU KNOW, ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO TRAIN BEHAVIOR AND MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, MAKE THE CITY SAFER, ESPECIALLY FOR THE KIDS BUT I WANT US TO LOOK AT YOU KNOW WE ARE GOING TO GENERATE SOME REVENUE FROM THIS. IT WAS A STATE STATUTE. AND YOU KNOW I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK AT THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS TOO. THEY'RE NOT A VERY POPULAR THING. WE'RE THE ONLY CITY I THINK IN THE COUNTY AND MAYBE OUT OF I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY IN STATE BUT MAYBE A HANDFUL, AND SO AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS, THIS IS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO BE REVENUE DRIVER LOOKING AT HOW, HOW DO WE WANT TO APPROACH THIS WITH THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS. RIGHT? SO YOU KNOW I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT A THOUGHT FOR MY COLLEAGUES THAT YOU KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO GENERATE REVENUE WITH THIS, YOU KNOW, AS A, AS A PRODUCT FROM ITS INTENTION, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE RESIDENTS TOO IN REFERENCE TO THOSE RED LIGHT CAMERAS AND YOU KNOW PUTTING THIS UP FOR RFP MAYBE WE DO GET YOU KNOW A BETTER DEAL. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, HOW, HOW IT'S GRIDDED AND HOW IT WORKS, BUT YOU KNOW, I DO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER CRUZ, YOU KNOW, THIS GOT TO GO FOR RFP, SO THE CITY, YOU KNOW, CAN GET THE BEST DEAL POSSIBLE. I KNOW CHIEF DEGUILIO DOESN'T LIKE THAT STATEMENT ABOUT THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS BUT YOU KNOW PEOPLE, PEOPLE ARE UPSET WITH THEM AND YOU KNOW THERE'S OTHER WAYS TO GENERATE REVENUE. SO THA THANKS. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. I ONLY HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. AND THIS MAY GO TO MARA I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHO THIS WILL GO TO. BUT CAN YOU JUST DESCRIBE, I GUESS IT'S NOT SO QUICK, COULD YOU DESCRIBE THE RFP PROCESS JUST FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND, AND THE ONE QUESTION THAT'S DEFINITELY IN THE FOREFRONT OF MY MINE IS THERE A CONE OF SILENCE PERTAINING TO RFPs? >> HEY, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, MARA FREDERICKSON, DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES. SO THE RFP PROCESS TYPICALLY WE GET A SCOPE OF WORK FROM THE DEPARTMENT PROCUREMENT, THEN GOES THROUGH IT, WRITES THE RFP. IT GETS SENT TO LEGAL. LEGAL APPROVES IT FOR LANGUAGE, MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW THE CONTRACTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT GOES OUT ON THE STREET FOR 30 DAYS. AFTER THE 30 DAYS, IT COMES BACK. THERE IS A SELECTION COMMITTEE. THE SELECTION COMMITTEE MAKE AS SELECTION BASED ON THE SCORING AND CRITERIA THAT ARE LISTED IN THE RFP, AND THEN THE SELECTION COMMITTEE THEN BRINGS IT BACK TO COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL. AND DURING THAT TIME, ONCE IT GOES OUT ON THE STREET, AND BEFORE THE SELECTION COMMITTEE BRINGS IT BACK TO COMMISSION, THERE IS A CONE OF SILENCE FOR THAT. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE FROM MY COLLEAGUES? 7 >> JUST -- >> MAYOR: VICE MAYOR, GO AHEAD. >> CHIEF, I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING THIS IN THE FIRST PRESENTATION, THE SPEED DATA THAT WAS ADDED TO THIS. I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING IT BY SCHOOL ZONE. BUT IT'S KIND OF SCARY TO LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS AND TO KNOW THAT THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. OUR SCHOOL ZONES IN THE CITY AND SO I THINK THAT YOU KNOW THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO BE APPRECIATIVE OF THE STATE AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DO, THIS IS ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT THEY'VE DONE WHERE THEY'VE PUT THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN FIRST, AND YOU KNOW I THANK YOU FOR STAYING AHEAD OF THIS AND YOU KNOW I KNOW COMMISSIONER TURKIN TOUCHED ON THE YOU KNOW THE FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO IT. BUT CAN YOU BECAUSE IT'S NOT, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE THAT'S THE REASON, AND THOSE FUNDS GO TO OUR CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM THAT WILL HOPEFULLY ENHANCE AND WILL BE ABLE TO BRING IN MORE CROSSING GUARDS AND GIVE THEM PAY INCREASES AND SO DO YOU MIND JUST QUICKLY TOUCHING BASE ON BECAUSE WE'RE ALSO LOCKED IN ON WHAT WE CAN CHARGE. IT'S STATE MANDATED. AND HOW THAT FEE WILL PLAY OUT, AND WHAT WAS YOUR UNDERSTANDING IN DOING THE RESEARCH? WHAT IS THE -- AND I ALWAYS SAY THIS WORD WRONG, LIKE THE REPEAT OFFENDER. I HATE TO USE THE WORD OFFENDER. BUT, YOU KNOW, IN THESE, YOU KNOW -- IN THESE TICKETS, THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS IS DURING SCHOOL HOURS WHEN CHILDREN ARE CROSSING THE STREET, THAT THEY ARE AS SAFE AS THEY CAN. AND SO CAN YOU JUST TOUCH ON THOSE TWO LITTLE THINGS REALLY QUICK? >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. >> THANKS. >> SO AS FAR AS THE BENEFIT, LIKE I MENTIONED TWO WEEKS AGO, IT IS A FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF POLICE OFFICERS PUT AT EVERY CORNER. OBVIOUSLY, WE KNOW THAT'S NOT FEASIBLE. THIS ALLOWS US TO HAVE EYES AND EARS AT OUR LOCATIONS KEEPING OUR KID SAFE. IT ALSO PRIS AWARENESS TO THE SCHOOL ZONES SO IT WILL BE SAFER NOT JUST FOR THE KID BUT ALSO OUR CYCLISTS AND OUR MOTORISTS AS WELL, REDUCING CRASHES. THE REPEAT OFFENDER PERCENTAGE IS ACTUALLY BETTER THAN THE RED LIGHT CAMERA. AND REMEMBER, A LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN SEEN. MAYBE IN OTHER STATES, THEY HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF YEARS. HERE IN FLORIDA, IT IS JUST BRAND-NEW. THERE'S REALLY NOT A LOT OF DATA OUT THERE. BUT ALL THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE SEEN, THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT REDUCTIONS BETWEEN 50% TO 70%. DEALING WITH OUR PROJECTIONS IS 225,000 VIOLATIONS IN YEAR ONE. WE'RE LOOKING AT ROUGHLY 113 TO 125 THE FOLLOWING YEAR. AND AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING THE MOTORISTS TO BE AWARE OF THE SCHOOL ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS, WE'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. WE WANT THEM TO REDUCE THE SPEEDS BECAUSE DATA ALSO SHOWS WHEN SOMEONE IS HIT BY A CAR AT 40 MILES AN HOUR, NINE OUT OF 10 PEOPLE DON'T SURVIVE. EVEN AT 30, 30 IS 50% SURVIVAL RATE. 20 MILES AN HOUR A SCHOOL IS BASED ON SURVIVAL RATES OF CRASHES. PENSERGA WHO GET HIT AT 20 MILES AN HOUR, ONE IS A FATALITY. IN OUR SCHOOL ZONES, I PUT IT IN THE PACKET AS WELL, WE AVERAGE ONE CRASH PER SCHOOL ZONE PER WEEK. >> YEAH. AND I THINK FREEDOM SHORES AND HYPOLUXO IS THE HIGHEST I THINK THIS YEAR, OR LAST YEAR IT WAS IN THE TEENS OF CRASHES ON THAT ROAD. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. YOU KNOW, IN LOOKING AT THIS DATA -- SORRY I DID ASK YOU ANOTHER QUESTION TO ANSWER, BUT THAT'S OKAY. YOU KNOW, THE NUMBERS LOOK LOW AS FAR AS PERCENTAGE. BUT YOU'RE THINKING THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAVELING AT OVER 11 MILES OVER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. AND A MARKED LIGHTED SCHOOL ZONE, THE NUMBERS ARE KIND OF SHOCKING. SO I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE DATA YOU SEE 2%, 3%. BUT THESE ARE -- THE NUMBERS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 11 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, NOT EVEN THE 20 MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WITH -- I THINK ON LAWRENCE ROAD YOU TOLD ME THERE WAS LIKE ALMOST 100 GOING OVER 70 MILES AN HOUR AT SOME POINT WHEN THEY DID SOME OF THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS. SO THESE ARE SUPER IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW, MOST OF OUR SCHOOLS, AS I TALKED ABOUT THE LAST MEETING, ARE ON VERY HIGH SPEED ROADS. AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO, YOU KNOW, TO TRY AND, YOU KNOW, KEEP THE ISSUES AT BAY, YOU KNOW, IS A WIN FOR US, I THINK. SO THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE FROM MY COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF. WE DO NEED TO OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ON THIS ITEM, NOW IS THE TIME TO APPROACH THE PODIUM. SEEING NO ONE APPROACHING THE PODIUM AND SEEING NO ONE ONLINE, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 24-010. WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND. CITY CLERK. >> COMMISSIONER HAY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR KELLEY. >> YES. >> MAYOR PENSERGA. >> MAYOR: YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MAYOR: WE ARE MOVING TO C, PROPOSED ORDINANCE 24-011, AGAIN SECOND READING. CITY CLERK, IF YOU COULD. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 24-011, SECOND READING, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 3, ZONING ARTICLE 3, ZONING DISTRICT AND OVERLAY ZONES SECTION 87C, REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. WE HAVE MS. KIM IN FRONT OF US. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. KIM OR GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE FROM THE DAIS, LET'S PROCEED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THANK YOU. ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE -- DID YOU HAVE AN UPDATE? >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. WE HAVE MINOR CORRECTIONS. ACTUALLY NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST THIRD STREET IS SUPPOSED TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS AMENDMENT. AND IT WAS MESSED UP FROM THE FIRST READING. FOR THE SECOND READING, WE ADDED THE ORDINANCES AS WELL AS PRESENTATION TO INCLUDE NORTHEAST THIRD, NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST THIRD STREET WHICH IS STILL WITHIN THE CULTURAL OVERLAY DISTRICT. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WAS THERE ANY CHANGES TO MY COLLEAGUES? ANY QUESTIONS? PUBLIC COMMENT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ON THIS ITEM, PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 24-011, NOW IS THE TIME TO APPROACH THE PODIUM. SEEING NO ONE APPROACHING THE PODIUM AND NO ONE ONLINE, PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED. MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE? >> SO MOVED. >> MAYOR: MOVED BY VICE MAYOR. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HAY. CITY CLERK. >> COMMISSIONER HAY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? YES. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR KELLEY. >> YES. >> MAYOR PENSERGA. >> MAYOR: YES. >> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE NOW PROCEEDING TO NEW BUSINESS. THE FIRST ITEM UNDER NEW BUSINESS, 11A, UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE 2024 ROAD RESURFACING PROJECTS BY THE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION PRESENTED BY MR. RAMSEY, INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. >> MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, KEVIN  RAMSEY, INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. I'M HERE TO REPORT ON THE STATUS OF OUR STREETS. SO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES HAS STARTED AND DONE A FEW PROJECTS THIS YEAR. >> MAYOR: IS YOUR MIC ON? >> IS IT ON? >> MAYOR: OR IS IT JUST ME? >> MAYBE IT'S ME, I'M SORRY. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. THIS YEAR WE HAVE DONE QUITE A FEW AREAS AND WE ARE STILL WORKING ON SOME RESURFACING PROJECTS. REAL QUICK, BOYNTON LAKES BOULEVARD AND THE COST IS THERE. SOUTHWEST 8th STREET, $814,000 ON THAT ONE. 421 BOYNTON LAKES. BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD EXTENSION, $818,000. NOW THIS IS ALL SINCE OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. MEADOWS BOULEVARD RESURFACING, WE HAD MEADOWS BOULEVARD FOR 633. WE DID THAT ONE COMPLETED. MEDIAS WAY ROAD, WE DID THAT ONE 171. CHAPEL HILL WE JUST FINISHED THAT ONE UP AND ACTUALLY WENT TO 212,000. THERE WAS A CHANGE ORDER YOU GUYS APPROVED TONIGHT. CHERRY HILLS FINISHED THAT ONE I THINK TWO WEEKS AGO. THAT WAS 561. THAT WAS A FEW STREETS IN CHERRY HILL. THERE ARE A FEW MORE AREAS IN CHERRY HILLS TO DO. THAT ONE NEEDED IT -- ALL THESE NEEDED IT. UPCOMING ROAD PROJECTS, IT'S NICE TO SEE THE PAST AND IT'S NICE TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE. GOLFVIEW HARBOUR, THAT ONE IS OUT TO BID. MONDAY, WE HAD A MANDATORY MEETING WITH THE CONTRACTORS. THAT WILL BE DUE IN TWO WEEKS AND CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN MID JULY. WE ARE TRYING -- PART OF THAT GOLFVIEW HARBOUR PROJECT IS MEADOWS AND SAME WITH THE ENTRANCE ROAD TO THE SCHOOL. DEPENDING WHEN THE BID COMES IN AND WE GET YOUR APPROVAL, WE WILL DO IT RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS OR A MONTH AFTER IT STARTS TO GIVE THE PARENTS ENOUGH TIME TO SETTLE IN. THAT'S THE THOUGHT PROCESS. >> THANK YOU, KEVIN. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAD TALKED TO ANDREW ABOUT -- IS TO MAKE SURE WE TIME THAT. SORRY, MAYOR. >> MAYOR: NO WORRIES, THAT'S FINE. >> TO MAKE SURE WE TIME THAT AROUND THE SCHOOL. >> MAYOR: GREAT POINT. >> BECAUSE IT'S CRAZY. >> YES, MA'AM. >> MAYOR: WELL, WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY, JUST GOT ANSWERED. >> ALL RIGHT. >> MAYOR: BECAUSE THIS WAS AN ITEM REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER CRUZ, COULD YOU JUST REPEAT THAT ONE ITEM ABOUT GOLFVIEW HARBOUR? >> ON GOLFVIEW HARBOUR, IT IS ACTUALLY A BID WITH THREE COMPONENTS. IT IS SPREAD ACROSS TWO DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. MEADOWS NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE'S TWO -- THERE'S ACTUALLY FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS OFF OF MEADOWS. WE DID MEADOWS BOULEVARD AND THEN WE SAW WHERE THE MONEY WAS SO WE WENT AHEAD AND DID GOLFVIEW HARBOUR WE COULD ONLY DO SO MANY BECAUSE OF THE UTILITY PROJECTS. THEN WE SAID WHAT ELSE COULD WE MANAGE. WE DID TWO NEIGHBORHOODS OF MEADOWS AND ON CITRUS COVE WE ADDED THAT ONE BECAUSE MS. KELLEY HAD SAID THIS REALLY NEEDS IT. WE WENT OUT AND LOOKED AND IT REALLY DID NEED IT. WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO SAVE THAT ONE UP, TOO. THERE WAS ENOUGH TO TO THAT. WE THINK THAT'S ABOUT 1.4 MILLION. MAYBE LESS THAN THAT. WE'RE HOPING IT'S LESS THAN THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE A FEW MORE IDEA WE'D LOVE TO DO THIS YEAR. >> YOU ARE SAYING IT'S ALREADY OUT TO BID? >> IT'S ALREADY OUT TO BID. >> THE GOLFVIEW HARBOUR ONES, YEAH. [INAUDIBLE] >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> MAYOR: MIC? >> NOT ON THIS ONE, THERE IS -- NO, I DON'T HAVE IT. WELL, I MISSED THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. [INAUDIBLE] NOT ON ME, I DO NOT. AT THIS POINT, YEAH -- >> THIS 1.45 MILLION IS THE ARPA FOR THE MEDIAS AND GOLFVIEW HARBOUR. >> YES, SIR. >> THIS IS ALL ARPA MONEY. 1.45 IS ALL ARPA AND SO IS THE NEXT ONE I'M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU IF IT'S ON THERE. >> THAT'S THE TIMELINE, OH, GOOD. >> WE'RE GOING TO START CONSTRUCTION ON -- GO BACK. ON THE GOLFVIEW HARBOUR MID JULY. THE WAY IT'S TIMING OUT WITH THE BIDS AND THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND ALL OF THAT, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT MID JULY ACTUALLY. THE ESTATES, THAT'S THE NEXT ONE. I'M HEARING FROM FINANCE THAT IT MOST LIKELY MAY GO OUT TO PUBLIC BID NEXT WEEK OR THE WEEK AFTER THAT AT THE VERY LATEST. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE FROM THE SCHEDULE HERE. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING BOTH GOLF GOLF, CITRUS COVE AND THE MEADOWS ALONG SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHIN PROBABLY A THREE-WEEK SPAN OF EACH OTHER ALL RUNNING THROUGH THE SAME THING. GOLFVIEW HARBOUR IS LIKE NINE MONTHS, ALL THREE DIFFERENT PLACES. SO NOT ALL IS GOING TO BE NINE MONTHS. BUT THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE ABOUT 12 MONTHS IN DURATION. THIS ONE IS REALLY NEEDED, TOO, LIKE BOYNTON ESTATES. THERE'S A LOT MORE THAN JUST RESURFACING. THERE'S SWALES AND SIDEWALKS. IT'S A BIT INTENSE, SAME WITH GOLFVIEW HARBOUR. THERE ARE A BIT MORE SIDEWALKS IN THAT ONE AS WELL. >> I THINK AGAIN WHEN WE HAD A COMMUNITY MEETING AT GOLFVIEW HARBOUR, THE SENTIMENT OF THE RESIDENTS WAS THEY DID NOT WANT SIDEWALKS. SO THAT'S WHY I WANT TO SEE THE MAP AND I WANT TO LIKE UNDERSTAND MORE IN DETAIL LIKE WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S -- >> THERE'S LIKE -- I'LL ACCEPTED YOU -- I SHOULD HAVE HAD IT ON THERE, I AGREE. THERE'S ONLY ONE SIDEWALK THAT WE ARE REALLY PUTTING IN NORTH TO SOUTH THAT RUNS ACROSS THE CANAL BY A PARK. THAT'S THE ONE WE'RE GOING TO DO. [INAUDIBLE] I COULDN'T TELL YOU DEFINITE. I HAVE SO MANY MAPS IN MY HEAD. >> CAN WE DO THIS AGAIN MAYBE NEXT MEETING AND ACTUALLY INCLUDE THE MAP? I MEAN THE WHOLE POINT THAT I REQUESTED THIS PRESENTATION -- AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING IT UP -- IS THAT I WANTED THE PEOPLE WATCHING THE MEETING WHO ARE RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON AND TO KNOW WHICH ROADS ARE GETTING PAVED. AND SO WE ARE PUTTING IN SIDEWALKS. HAVE WE HAD A MEETING WITH THOSE HOMES ASKING WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE? LIKE PUBLIC OPINION. [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE IF WE HAVE, I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT IT. >> I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S SIDEWALKS. I THINK YOU ARE PUTTING IN ONE SIDEWALK ALONG THE -- WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK WITH THE ACTUAL MAP SO YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION OF WHERE THE SIDEWALK IS GOING. MY UNDERSTANDING IS -- >> HAVE WE HAD ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS AND SEEING IF THAT'S SOMETHING THEY WANT? >> I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT WAS. >> I THINK THE SIDEWALK WE ARE PUTTING IN IS NOT EVEN NEAR -- THERE'S ONE ROAD THAT WE ARE DOING THIS TO THE FAR NORTH. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ IS REFERENCING A MEETING THAT I THINK THE RESIDENTS WERE PRETTY ADAMANT THEY DID NOT WANT SIDEWALKS INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT. AM I CORRECT? >> UH-HUH. >> AND IT WASN'T -- IT WAS ALMOST UNANIMOUS THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THAT. >> IF THERE IS A SIDEWALK, WE CAN DEDUCT IT FROM THE CONTRACT. IF THAT'S THE WORST CASE, IT'S NOT A DONE DEAL AS FAR AS THAT GOES. >> SO IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE COMMISSION, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST TABLE THIS ITEM FOR FUTURE UNTIL WE CAN ACTUALLY GET A MAP AND SOME MORE CLARITY INCLUDED ON THE INFORMATION REQUESTED. >> AND JUST A GENERAL, YOU KNOW, THOUGHT LIKE IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PAVING ROADS, WE SHOULD INCLUDE THE MAP OF WHICH ROADS ARE BEING PAVED SO THAT THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE WATCHING OR MIGHT WANT TO WATCH A MEETING IN THE FUTURE MIGHT WANT TO DO THAT. BUT I DO THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THIS PRESENTATION AND BRINGING IT FORWARD. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK TO WORK ON THIS AND WORK ON THE BID. DO YOU WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. >> I KNOW WHILE YOU WERE OUTSIDE, THERE WERE SEVERAL MAPS INCLUDED. BUT IT WAS THE WORK THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. WE JUST NEED TO INCLUDE THE MAPS FOR THE FUTURE SITES THAT ARE ALSO GOING TO BE PAVED. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> YEAH. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. ONE SECOND BEFORE WE PROCEED. COMMISSIONER TURKIN, YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT? >> KEVIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. I KNOW YOU'RE TAKING ON A BIG ROLE HERE AND JUGGLING A LOT. BUT THE MAP THING I BROUGHT UP BEFORE, YOU KNOW. IT'S MISLEADING. AND WE MIGHT UNDERSTAND AND STAFF MIGHT UNDERSTAND, BUT IF I'M A RESIDENT I'M GOING TO LOOK AT THE SCREEN AND -- RIGHT, LIKE LAST TIME WE THOUGHT ALL OF CHAPEL HILL WAS GETTING PAVED AND I SAID NO, THAT MAP IS MISLEADING ONLY ONE ROAD GOT PAVED. I THINK WHEN WE PRESENT THIS, WE NEED TO BE VERY MINDFUL AND THINK THINGS LIKE VERY SIMPLY. LIKE WHAT'S THE OPTICS OF THIS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? BECAUSE THEN IT CAN CREATE A LOT OF -- I DON'T WANT TO SAY PUBLIC DISTRUST BUT MAYBE SOME MISCONCEPTION, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND THEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE COMING TO THE MEETINGS CONCERNED ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S NOT EVEN REALITY. AND SO I WOULD -- YEAH, CITY MANAGER, I WOULD JUST REVIEW THAT PRIOR, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE NOT TABLING THIS ITEM. AND, KEVIN, YOU'RE CRUSHING IT MAN. I KNOW YOU'RE DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB. AND I JUST APPRECIATE YOU'RE JUGGLING FOUR DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND MAYOR AT LARGE, ALL OF US. I APPRECIATE YOU. >> NO, SIR, NO PROBLEM. I APPRECIATE THE WORK. TO DO THAT KIND OF EXECUTION IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. >> IT'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. >> IT'S LEGAL AND STAFF AND CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING SO EVERYONE HAS DONE A LOT OF EFFORT AND PUTTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OUT THIS YEAR. RIGHT ABOUT 7 THIS YEAR. THAT'S MORE THAN THEY THOUGHT WE COULD DO. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CRUZ, WOULD YOU LIKE A MOTION TO TABLE? >> MOTION TO TABLE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE. >> TO THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING WHICH IS MAY -- WHAT IS IT? >> MAYOR: I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE. >> 21st. >> WELL, THE ONLY THING ABOUT MAY, THE 17th I BELIEVE -- IS ANDREW THERE? WE HAVE LIKE 40 SOMETHING ITEMS. >> CAN WE HAVE SOMEONE -- >> CAN WE DO IT THE JUNE MEETING? >> WHY? >> YOU WANTED AN UPDATE, CORRECT? [INAUDIBLE] >> MAYOR: WHY JUNE? WHY NOT MAY 21st? >> THERE'S ANDREW. >> BECAUSE OF THE BREAK IN JUNE, WE BACK LOADED SOME OF THE ITEMS INTO THE MEETING IN MAY AND THEN WE ALSO FRONT LOADED SOME OF THE ITEMS IN THE LAST MEETING IN JUNE. SO WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY IS REFERENCING IS -- >> I SEE. >> THOSE MEETINGS ARE GOING TO BE HEAVY. >> LONG LIKE TODAY. >> CORRECT, YES. >> I MEAN IF WE HAVE THE MAPS AND THEY CAN BE QUICKLY REVIEWED, IT COULD TAKE LIKE FIVE MINUTES OR SO. >> WE'LL PUT IT ON. >> YEAH. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TABLING THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING, SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL THOSE OPPOSED? I WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND THE SAME THING FOR MY ITEM. IT'S GETTING LATE. AND THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN PRIOR TO THE PRESENTATION. I WANTED TO SIT DOWN WITH STAFF AND GO THROUGH IT IN DETAIL. I WOULD PREFER THAT WE TABLE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING. BOTH ITEMS, B AND C. >> B AND C? >> MAYOR: YEAH. THAT'S MY REQUEST. >> YOU WANT A MOTION, MAYOR? >> MAYOR: YES. >> MOTION TO TABLE ITEMS 11 BRAVO AND 11 CHARLIE TO NEXT WEEK. >> MAYOR: WE NEED TO DO THIS SEPARATELY. 11B. >> YES. >> MAYOR: MOTION, IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TABLING 11B TO THE NEXT MEETING, SAY AYE. [AYES] ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE 11C TO THE NEXT MEETING? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. [AYES] THOSE OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S AGENDA. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. I HAVE ONE FINAL BRIEF COMMENT, I ASKED YOU GUYS TO SEE IF YOU HAD INTENDED TO USE THE -- WHAT DO WE CALL IT? >> THE FUNDS. >> MAYOR: THE EDUCATION CONFERENCE FUNDS. NOT THE CONFERENCE FUNDS, THE EDUCATION. THE EDUCATION COMPONENT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I RUN THAT BY YOU AS A MATTER OF COURTESY. DID YOU HAVE ANY INTENTION OF USING IT? IF NOT, I'LL MAKE SURE WE CONSUME IT. >> WAS THIS FROM LAST MEETING? CAN SOMEONE BRIEF ME ON THIS? [INAUDIBLE] >> MAYOR: SOUNDS GOOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. >> COMMENT. >> MAYOR: THAT SOLVES THAT. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. [LAUGHTER] I WASN'T HERE. BUT IF IT'S ALL GOOD -- >> MAYOR: I WANTED PEOPLE TO LOOK INTO THEIR SCHEDULES, THAT'S ALL. COMMISSIONER HAY, IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU WERE ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING. >> NO. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE -- YOU SHOULD BE RECEIVING A FORMAL INVITATION. BUT WE ARE INSTALLING OUR NEW PASTOR AT ST. JOHN. AND ST. JOHN IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. AND I WANT GOOD REPRESENTATION ON SUNDAY THE 19th OF THIS MONTH, IS IT? WHAT IS THIS? MAY? >> MAY. >> YEAH. ON THE 19th OF THIS MONTH, MAY AT 4:00 P.M. AT ST. JOHN. THERE WILL BE AN INSTALLATION OF OUR NEW PASTOR. AND I WOULD LIKE FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO CAN AND WILL COME TO THAT, SAY I FEW WORD AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO. >> COULD YOU HAVE TINA SEND AN INVITE TO EACH OF US TO HAVE IT ON OUR CALENDAR? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT'S MY ANNIVERSARY, I CAN'T MAKE ANY PROMISES. AND I THINK YOU KNOW. I THINK YOU UNDERSTAND THAT. [LAUGHTER] >> YES. >> I CAN'T COMMIT TO ANYTHING. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN, CLOSING COMMENTS? >> YEAH. ONE THING I THINK IT WAS IN CONSENT AGENDA THAT I SHOULD HAVE PULLED. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU SPEARHEADED, MAYOR, WAS THE PRESSURE WASHING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THAT HAS BEEN LONG OVERDUE. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE LOW-HANGING FRUIT WE TALK ABOUT. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT DONE. SO THANK YOU FOR SPEARHEADING THAT, MAYOR. >> MAYOR: OH, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NO NEED. >> PART OF THE BIGGER PICTURE BUT GOT TO START SOMEWHERE. >> MAYOR: LET'S GET IT DONE AND CLEAN IT UP AND APPLAUD AFTERWARDS. ANYBODY ELSE, CLOSING COMMENTS? IF NOT, MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU.