May 7th City Commission meeting. The opportunity to provide public comments will be provided during those portions of the agenda. General public comments and public hearing comments are limited to four minutes per person per item. You'll be asked to state your name and your address for the record. A 10 minute recess will be taken at 8.30. City clerk, roll call please. Vice Mayor Arnst. Commissioner Gordon. Here. Commissioner Noobel. Here. Commissioner Bajou. Here. Mayor Longigan. Here. OK. We will take a moment of silence and then a pledge to the flag and leading us in the pledge today will be Ms. Nesa. Thank you, Mr. Herrera. I appreciate that last minute change. Okay, and Mr. Ebert, we have three proclamations. Our first one for the small business week, May 4th to May 10th Motion to adopt. Second. Vice Mayor Arndt. Yes. Commissioner Gordon. Yes. Commissioner Nubal. Yes. Commissioner Budhoo. Yes. Mayor Lonegan. Yes. We're at small businesses are the backbone of the American economy. Driving innovation, creating jobs, and enriching neighborhoods with unique character, creativity, and community spirit. And whereas the US Small Business Administration has designated May 4th through 10th, 2025 as National Small Business Week, recognizing the 33 million small businesses nationwide that generate $1.5 trillion in annual revenue and embody the diversity, resilience, and ambition of the Dream. And we're as small businesses including artisans, makers and vendors bring cities to life with handcraft goods and passionate service. The City of Oakland Park supports local commerce through initiatives like Find It in Oakland Park, culinary arts district interactive map and find it in Oakland Park. Your business story to enhance engagement and attract visitors. And whereas the City Fosters a thriving business environment through programs such as CRA Business Initiative Program, the QCT Business and CENTR program, and technical assistance efforts. In 2024, the City launched the Job Creation and CENTR pilot program to attract tenants to transformative mixed- use projects, the sky building, supporting downtown businesses and the culinary arts district. And whereas partnerships are vital to economic success, Oakland Park collaborates with the Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development to expand opportunities and supports, small businesses to initiatives like the intentional entrepreneur and listening to your business workshops. Now therefore the City Commission of the City will come forward by the virtue of authority that's known by the charter. Does hereby authorize Mayor Tim Lonergan to proclaim May 4th of the 10th, 2025 as National Small Business Week. Thank you. Thank you, Senator Clerk. Tonight Commissioner Fitzbudho will be presenting the proclamation. So Mr. Sandy McDonnell, the Director of the Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development. In alignment with OESBD's mission to stimulate economic growth, Mr. McDonnell is committed to supporting the growth and development of small businesses in Broward County, which are a great asset to our local economy. Mr. McDonald also serves as Browards Designated Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Liaison Officer, that's DBELO, and works to support the county's commitment to the Federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE and Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ACDBE programs that OESBD administers along with the county's local small business programs. Mr. McDonald has worked in the community and economic development on both local and federal programs. His expertise includes initiating tax increment financing programs, providing supportive economic development services to local municipalities, brownfield redevelopment, small minority and women-owned business development, and creating monitoring and enforcing disadvantaged business enterprise opportunities. Mr. McGondle, if you could step up to the microphone. Thank you, sir, for being here. Mayor, thank you. In all the description, I may add, they all legal standing to the test of time. And Director McDonald has been paramount in our economic development, not only here in Broward but in South Florida. I thank you for coming today, sir. I appreciate that. I'm going to give you the microphone because I know you got so many things to say about what you're doing in the great county of Broward. And I want you to speak about the big time conference this Friday, which all the entrepreneurs that's here, you should attend. because it's a learning that's going to occur, that you're going to be able to upgrade your small business and expand and grow. With that said, direct them down. I'm going to pass the microphone to you. And please take your time, sir. Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you. Mayor commissioners, thank you for the acknowledgement and on behalf of Broward County's Board of County commissioners with Mayor Ferris, our Mayor and County Administrator Monica Saperra. We say thank you for just acknowledging our office but more importantly thank you for the partnership that Oakland Park has with Broward County with our office and beyond. But as the commissioner indicated we are here simply because with the 31 municipalities, almost 2 million residents, 1,300 square miles, we need to remind everyone, the small business administration says small businesses are one to 500 employees. Broward, according to the US Census Business Pattern, has 85,000 registered businesses in our county. But 89% of that 85,000 have 20 employees or less. So we are truly a small business community and that's why the county has not only an office of economic and small business development. They have a dedicated program which many of your businesses are part of to assure that at least 25% of what we do, what we buy, what we make. 20. which many of your businesses are part of to assure that at least 25% of what we do, what we buy, what we make, 25% whether it's the airport, port ever glaze, convention and visitors bureau, parks, recs, libraries, government ease, government west, roads, transit, BCT, if the county buys it, our office has a chance to make sure at least 25% of what we buy, we buy from small businesses. And I remember when I first got here 12 months, 12 years ago this month, and my conversation with Bertha, I'm like, so we call it the Broward County Small Business Program. Do we really know what it really is? It's the cities, because all of the businesses are in the 31 cities. The county might be administering a program, but we need to work closely with the cities to make sure that the businesses have access, education training, including aspiring entrepreneurs, but at the end of the day for the things the county procures, there is an opportunity, there is a carve out, there is an opportunity where those small businesses can be it against small, they can learn to grow, and I'll just give you one example like that expansion. Now the convention center in the new hotel, I remember five years ago and he's got started. Well, Sandy, with that program, it's kind of difficult. You might get a hundred million to be paid to small businesses. I would have accepted that. February, we got our numbers in. so far, 210 million has been paid to small businesses in Broward County. So Friday is why we do our annual during the same business week, our annual small business conference. We will expect over 900 businesses, primarily small businesses, 80 to 100 vendors and exhibitors, bringing morning speakers, afternoon speakers and sessions, just to make sure businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs know the different resources we have in Broward. And that's the piece I would like to leave you with. It's not just the county. It's the county and all of our partners, the 14 chambers, the 31 municipalities. we have a group called Arrow, the Alliance of Entrepreneur, Resource Organizations. That's 20 of us, who do something with entrepreneur or small businesses, startup businesses and scaling businesses. So I thank you again for the acknowledgement, and I want you to know from our perspective, we appreciate the work that you're doing, that nest in her team are actually doing to support your entrepreneurs and your small business. So again, thank you for the opportunity. Thank you, sir. Mayor. Thank you. Please come down. Let's take a picture. This is a great, great fold up. If you can. Real quick, there was a request by Commissioner Nubal to say. I just want to say something to Mr. McDonald. I truly want to thank you every time Mr. A. Bair's office, Mrs. Herrera, reach out to you. You're always there. You are here in Oakland Park. You're visible and you're always willing to help the small businesses here. So I truly want to thank you. I mean, did owe to what the commissioner said. I know you've been doing this for many years. I remember when I sat down with you several years ago, I knew that you had a vision and a mission. As the commissioner said, we thank you for all that you do, for the small businesses in this county. Thank you, sir. And the vice mayor, he's going to be part of the job program. He's going to expand his dealership here. I've done it all. About 65 years in business, and that's enough. Come on down. Thank you so much. Directing the dollar here is your parking machine. And I'm going to move this podium over. And we're going to take a nice photograph here. I'm going to go to the top side. I'll let you know when I come back. I can do it. Please. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you adopt. Second. Vice mayor aren't. Yes. Commissioner Gordon. Yes. Commissioner Newbold? Yes. Commissioner Bedhoo? Yes. Mayor Longan? Yes. Whereas mental health is essential to everyone's overall health and well-being and addressing the mental health needs of children, youth, adults, seniors, and families is fundamental to having a healthy community and whereas all people experience times of difficulty in stressing their lives and with the prevalence of mental health conditions in our nation it is important for all members of the community to know that specific tools exist which can be used to better handle challenges and protect one's health and well-being. And whereas prevention is an effective way to reduce the burden of mental health conditions and with early and effective treatment individuals with mental health conditions can recover and lead full productive lives. And whereas, NAMI Browards' mission is to enhance awareness and provide programs in Broward County that support a world-class system for the treatment and recovery of individuals facing mental health challenges. NamiI Broward delivers support, education and advocacy to nurture better understanding, coping strategies and positive outcomes for people and their families navigating the complexities of mental health. And want to inspire those living with mental health challenges to seek support and to be uplifted by their message, you not alone. And whereas individuals experiencing mental health challenges are capable of leading meaningful lives and contributing significantly to society. Communities aids with those mental health challenges by ensuring access to quality care and appropriate support and if treated early people with mental health conditions are more likely to recover and lead fulfilling lives. Now therefore, the City Commission of the City Vocal and Park Florida by virtue of authority vested by the charter does hereby authorize Mayor Tim Water to proclaim the month of May, 2025 is mental health awareness month in the City of Oakland Park, and call upon our community to remote awareness and understanding of the mental wellness and to stand by those with mental health challenges to remind them they are never alone. Thank you. Thank you, City Clerk. Presenting the Proclamation today will be Commissioner Letitia Newbold and accepting the Proclamation is Dr. Joseph Oravec, Chief Executive Officer of NAMI, National Alliance of Mental Illness. NAMI was founded in Madison, Wisconsin by Harriet, Shetler, and Beverly Young, two women who both had sons diagnosed with schizophrenia and were tired of being blamed for their son's mental illness. Unhappy with the lack of services available and the treatment of those living with mental illness, the women sought out others with similar concerns. The first meeting held to address these issues in mental health led to the formation of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in 1979. In 1997, the legal name was changed to the acronym NAMI. For over 25 years, Dr. Joe has significantly impacted mental health initiatives within higher education institutions across the country and has served for the last 15 years at various universities in cabinet level positions. Dr. Joe's leadership approach has anchored in empathy and fairness, focusing on educating and empowering individuals, influencing community leaders and fostering collaborative partnerships for strong mental health advocacy. And Commissioner, if you would now meet Dr. Joe, Dr. Joe, thank you for being here tonight. Did I pronounce your name last? Okay. Microphone. tonight. Did I did I pronounce your name last? So pleasure to present this proclamation to you on behalf of the City of Oakland Park and the Commission. We know that mental health people deal with it some people try to hide from it and try ignore it, but sometimes it's okay to tell people it's okay to not to be okay. And the thing is to go and see about it, to talk to someone and not to ignore it. And for us to look out for each other, when we see patterns of our family members or loved ones or friends, close friends that are exhibiting behaviors that are not normal. It's okay to check in with them because we're all in this together. So I'm honored to give you this proclamation because we want to break the silence, challenge the stigma, and stand with those who struggle. Together we can overcome this. by checking on our loved ones, those that are close to us, and again if we just see patterns that are not normal to just check with them, and I'll give you this chance to say anything. Thank you. Thank you so much. I do have a few remarks if you don't mind. With the National Alliance of Mental Illness, I want to express our deep appreciation for this proclamation. This year's national, nami message is powerful and personal in every story there is strength. That story may belong to a neighbor, a colleague, a parent, or a child. And every time we acknowledge it, we break down the stigma and open the door to hope. That strength is found in the families we support, the individuals who attend our groups and the community members who show up like all of you, ready to end stigma and start real conversations. As you heard, NAMI is a national and nation's largest grassroots spend-of-health organization, and NAMI Broward is proud to serve as your local grassroots mental health nonprofit. Here in Broward we provide completely free evidence-based programs, including peer and family support groups, education classes like Family to Family, and NAMI basics, outreach presentations to schools, community groups, and first responders, all designed to help people feel heard, seen, and supported. No insurance, no diagnosis required. Your proclamation articulates the data of how we all need to embrace mental health for all. And while we receive no federal or state funding and only limited support locally, which I'll get to, we are committed to showing up in every zip code, meeting people where they are. That's why moments like this matter, this proclamation sends a clear message that mental health matters in Oakland Park. We are proud to bring our services directly to the community, libraries, schools, faith centers, not just in offices. And we rely on local partnerships like this one to keep those programs free and accessible. And I also like to take a moment to express our sincere thanks to the city of Oakland Park for the generous grant that you provided through the A to Non-profits awarded to NAMI Broward County. Your support is already at work. In partnership with the Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center, we are now hosting NAMI Nights on the second and third Tuesday of every month. These evenings feature individuals from across Broward County, courageously sharing their stories through Nami's in your own voice presentation. Because stories matter. When someone shares their lived experience, it helps others feel seen, heard and not alone, and that's where real change begins. I'd also be remiss if I didn't mention a growing movement in Broward County. We invite our business community, including small businesses and city departments to engage in our stigma-free workplace initiative. I'm so appreciative that through Miss Herrera that we're already having those conversations. So thank you very much. These trainings and awareness programs help cities, businesses, and organizations support employee mental wellness at every level. And finally, I invite each of you to join us on Saturday, October 4th at Nova, South Eastern University for NAMI's mental health for all walk, celebrating the community and the purpose. And proud to be so proud to have members of the Oakland Park community with us So thank you again. Thank you for standing with Nami Broward County and reminding that our residents here They are never alone together. We're building a stronger healthier more compassionate Broward County. Thank you. I'm going to go ahead and get the address. Thank you. here. and and and our final proclamation is water safety month motion adopt second vice mayor arnsed yes commissioner Gordon yes senator bull yes senator but who yes mayor long again. Whereas the summer months in warm floater weather invite families to enjoy pools, beaches, and splash parks, making water activities a cherished part of childhood and community life. And whereas the City of Oakland Park is committed to promoting safe, joyful experiences and in a round water by raising awareness about the importance of water safety and supporting education efforts that help protect our families, especially our youngest swimmers. And whereas drowning remains one of the leading causes of accidental death for young children with approximately one in five unintentional drowning victims being children age 14 and younger, reminding us that vigilance, preparation, and education are essential. And whereas aqua champ swim school provides year-round aquatic instruction to individuals of all ages and abilities starting with infant swim lessons and continuing through competitive swim team training, helping children build confidence, skill, and lifelong love of swimming. And whereas the City Vocal Park recognizes the importance of aquatic instruction and awareness protect residents against drowning and recreational water-related injuries, we encourage all residents to learn basic water safety skills, including swimming and CPR, supervised children closely around water, including pools, lakes, and beaches, promote the use of life jackets for boating and other water activities, support aquatic education programs such as those offered by Aquacamp Swim School to enhance water safety knowledge and skills within our community, spread awareness about the importance of water safety to prevent drownings and injuries. Now therefore, the City Commission of the City of Oakland Park, Florida by the virtue of the authority, that's an it by the charter. Does he abide authorized Mayor Tim Lonerton to proclaim? May 2025 is National Water Safety Month. By raising awareness and taking proactive measures, we can ensure a safer and more enjoyable aquatic experience for all residents and visitors of Oakland Park. Thank you. Thank you, City Clerk, and presenting the Proclamation today Thank you commissioner. I was Okay Thank you Commissioner but who and accepting the proclamation today are our friends from aqua champs Mary Jackson, the president and Dan Votter, the vice president, and we also have Miss Sarah Perry who launched the Aiden Perry Hero Lifering Initiative. A little bit about Aquachamps and in our guests tonight, Aquachamps was founded upon a tradition of teaching with with care which started in 1953 in Broward County. They opened their Oakland Park facility in 2020 and they're located at 509 Northeast 43rd Street. They have taught generations of children and adults throughout the decades. They believe in teaching not just children, but also families and caregivers, how to create a safer and smarter swimmers. They teach the wise behind skills being taught and know their job is about water safety education for the whole family. We've also invited Miss Sarah Perry, who launched the Aiden Perry Hero Lifering Initiative in memory of her son Aiden, a Western high school student who tragically lost his life in 2022 while attempting to save a person from submerged vehicle. Inspired by Aiden's bravery, Sarah works tirelessly to install life-saving equipment and communities across Broward County. Oakland Park has 10 life-rings in place with 10 more planned in the city's ongoing efforts to prevent drownings which remain the leading cause of unintentional death of young children in Broward County. Sarah had already committed to another city to accept a proclamation. Sorry, so she can't join us today, but we're going to mail her a copy. Thank you, City Clerk.. Vlater. Dan come on down. I want to first note to the vice mayor. I've been over a year and a half two years. You started this state water safety program. You first advocated for it. Like you were sitting right there and I I appreciate that, because I took at Aquaswim, Oscar champs, right? And I made sure I took them to all the schools at the time to promote the swimming program and safety. And they got a lot of students up and down from the middle school elementary. They even got my two boys, this fast Easter breakout. And that was great. My 19 on 15 year old, they came in and it's been a week relearning how to swim. They did great because I asked them today, I say, well, what do you learn? And it's all in the proclamation, what they learn. And they go also, they have a free day on Friday where they invite those kids back to do 30 minutes or so and swim time, okay? So they give back to the community, all right? And we appreciate you. And this proclamation is to you and the CEO who could not be here today, this action, got you here because you number two in charge then And so with that I'm gonna give you the mic. Here's the parking machine. I want you to say a few words, okay? Well, thank you guys so much for always just champion aqua champs and just water safety in general It was five years ago this month that we opened our doors at AquaChams, obviously with COVID. We didn't quite get to do our first swimming lesson until June. But being here, we were the pioneer for the Every Childhood Swimmar Scholarship Program. Once we opened our doors, the Hall of Fame here, and Florida, I'll had an idea about providing scholarships, but they just didn't know how to do it successfully. So we kind of help launch that every child swimmer program and now it is nationwide. It's been picked up by some national swim school chains which is great and it provides five. didn't know how to do it successfully. So we kind of helped launch that every child of swimmer program, and now it is nationwide. It's been picked up by some National Swim School Chains, which is great, and it provides $500 of swimming lessons to children in need and adults in need, actually, as well. So all ages, but then we've also been able to partner with the library. And so on Fridays, once a month, we have them coming the Oakland Park Library and a mom's group come for a free swimming lesson just so we can at least touch the lives of a child or a parent just to talk about the layers of protection because it's not just about swimming lessons. It's about pool fences. It's about the Throw and Go campaign. So we really try to educate the community. I can't thank you enough for giving us the opportunity and just rewarding our hard work as we love what we do. So thank you. Thank you. In your. One for work for our community and service commissions. Let's come down again. Do you need to say a few comments? Commissioners, vice mayor need to say anything. Come on, vice mayor. He knows how I feel about it. I mean, child drowning is the number one death of children four years and under in state of Florida. And it shouldn't happen. It's something so preventable. It should never happen. And the problem is, I don't know what the problem is. I mean, I can't put my finger on one thing. It's this, it's money, it's the available pool. It's, there's not one thing. And the problem is, it's not just the kids, it's the adults. Because the adults don't ask where, there's there's son one thing and the problem is it's not just the kids it's the adults because the adults don't ask them if there's there's son or daughter in the pool drowning they can't go in there and get them you're not gonna have one death you have two deaths or more and and to me it's just it's so basic it's it should be like learning to walk and unfortunately it's not and we have so much water down here, South Florida. Just, you know how I feel, but I can't say enough about you, no good work you've done. And if anytime I ever need you, you're always been there, but some support at an event or whatever, right there, no problem. So I appreciate that. Thanks for being here. Thank you so much. Come on down. It's a lot of time. Here's a pock of mission. Thank you. All right? Yeah, it's both of them. Yeah. Here's both. It has no name on it. One goes to, yeah. One goes to, yeah. One goes to, yeah. There's more. Where's that? There's more. Where's that? There's more. Where's that? Yeah. There's more. Where's that? Yeah. There's more. There's more. There's more. There's more. There's more. Where's that? Yeah. There's more. There's more. There's more. Thank you. Okay. And at this time are there any additions changes or deletions to the agenda? Vice Mayor, I'd like to add the supplemental agenda which consists of removing item number and updating the resolution resolution item 14 and then adding item 14 to consent agenda. Mr. City Manager was there a presentation for 14? We certainly have that available, but it's an exciting opportunity because it's the first of our entryway signs and we're very grateful to the county for their support of this effort. But we're certainly going to make big news out of it, but we finally install it. So I don't see any reason why unless there's a desire on the part of the commission, we certainly can move it to consent. I think if it's thanks to Howard County and you have a presentation, Vice Mayor, I'd rather see. I understand that, but I'm gonna give you an explanation. And this is showing fits that I play fairly all the way around. Remember the day we were going to buy a voucher for Dr. Carter G. What's the park? And I said, you want an update? And I told you know this. We're buying a patio for a tour tonight. Same tonight, we're not having a presentation on it. We already had the presentation about 3, 4, 5 meetings ago. Tonight we're proving a revocable license. And if you want to have a presentation, the revocable license, have you want to have a presentation the revocable license have had it but it's a ministerial thing. Okay I'd rather have it. Vice Mayor I appreciate it. It's up to the commission. I'll be more than happy to see you but I'm just saying I don't play favorites. I treat staff the way I treat the rest of the commission. It's not, it wasn't on the agenda for a presentation for the fact that it's, all it is, it's a, we're taking an approving license to have the sign there. That's all. We're not, the approval, when we showed, and I don't know, Renee, do you know about three, four, five minutes ago we had the presentation of words going to be and what's going to look like? I don't recall what you mean that was. Okay, but we did have it though. Yeah, vice mayor here's here's my perspective on it. I get it, but staff made a presentation as a city manager said he's kind of excited that staff is presenting this and thanking the county for doing it so I would rather not move it on to It's up to the commissioner. They won't do that. It doesn't matter to me. We have a call. Oh, just say yes or no You want a presentation or no presentation Me yeah, you're next Okay, okay, there is one available. Okay, so it's already going to be. We do have a brief presentation. We don't have to. I mean, yeah, you're next. Okay. Okay. There is one available. Right. So it's already going to be. We do have a brief presentation. We don't have to go further. Okay. So I just, I'm trying to be fair. And so you know, I'm not ever picking on any one of the commissioners here that, you know, when it's not agenda item is agenda item is that agenda items not more than that agenda. I'll say this. This is my six months here. And great thing about it is learning. And when it happened first time, I didn't know what was going on. And then you explained it to me and I understood. So, and I appreciate that. That for that you, like you say, you don't pay favor. So it was nothing against you mayor It's a this is you know this is vice mayor and so I have no objection But you know city manager wanted to give the presentation is fine if not and you know I could we could put it a consent agenda I think we'll understand there are three individuals who okay. Thank you for their commission or vice mayor I appreciate that I don't It also, I give, no, it's up to the will commission. I'd also like to pull agenda item number five for discussion. And do we have a motion? Motion to amend the agenda. Second. Okay. I smell aren't. Yes. Commissioner Gordon. Yes. Commissioner Noobl. Yes. Commissioner Butto. Yes. Yes. Motion to approve the amended agenda. I've finished my before you finish. Oh. Oh. Oh. Second. I guess the city of town, I don't know who I'm second to, is either Vice Mayor of the city of Toronto. Okay. Vice Mayor Arns. Yes. Commissioner Gordon. Yes. Commissioner Ne Badhu. Yes, Mary Lonegan. Yes. Oh, OK. And we're moving on to presentations. And our first presentation is the MPO presentation. I'll, Mr. City Manager, I'll kick us off. Or did you want to kick us off? I always defer to you. It's perfect. I appreciate that. On Tuesday, April 22nd, Oakland Park was proud to host a special occasion for the Broward MPO, that's the Metropolitan Planning Organization. Yet it was the unveiling of the MPO Connected Communities Vision Kit. We were excited that the MPO selected our vibrant city as the backdrop for this important event. Approximately 70 guests attended the event, including elected officials from around the county, MPO staff. We had US Department of Transportation staff here and people from all around the country. You might be asking yourself what are connected communities. Connected communities are places designed for people. Compact mixed use development that brings daily needs closer together, walkable, bikeable streets that are safe and welcoming, development patterns that support future transit, design that reflects and enhances the local context and identity, convenient access to housing, jobs, groceries, education, healthcare and open space, a focus on long-term sustainability, mobility and livability. And what is the connected community's vision kit? It's a planning and design tool. It reimagines how future development and centralbroward can support more walkable, compact and livable places, whether or not major transit is yet in place. It builds on the principles of transit oriented development, flexible structure to define a vision that reflects local values, needs, and long term aspirations. And it aligns with future transit investments and regionally grown strategy. Mr. A-Bair, before we, I understand we have a presentation. At the close of that meeting on the 22nd, we actually offered a bus trip of Oakland Park, highlighting the recent current and future public and private investments taking place throughout our great city. Before we see that video, Mr. Abert, do you have any comments? So this is a fortuitous time in our city. You know that I celebrated my 10 years here last September. And we have been very focused in putting in place the foundational elements necessary for this city to thrive. We haven't concluded that effort and it's unlikely, no matter how long I stay, that there will be a conclusion to it because cities are living, breathing, and evolving entities. And we want them to be viable and to be perpetual because our citizenry will continue to evolve and so will the world around us. The best we can hope for is that we continue to stay on pace with the changes of the world and prepare for the possibilities of the future. I don't like to have to put my commissioners to work, but Mayor last week we put you to work as our spokesperson for the efforts that you began leading when you were on the commission all the way back in 2012 and 2014. And that followed on the shoulders of people like the vice mayor who led this city through difficult times including a severe recession that affected our entire country. So tonight we wanted to bring everybody up to speed with what we've been able to achieve and so we book in the presentations this evening starting with the transportation aspect that you cheerleaded for us. And then finally, on the back end of presentations, we're going to be talking about what's happened within the city, and particularly the CRA, because these efforts are complimentary. Nothing that happens in the city happens in a vacuum. Because as you indicated, this is a community-based effort. It means that we have to remain sensitive to every member of our community. Our small businesses, our senior citizens, our commuters. Everybody plays a role in making us strong and transportation and multimodal movement of citizens in every way way including and maybe especially mass transit is a key component of that So in order to help you explain how we did what we did we put together a brief video and I think we have that to we met him clerk if you would please Welcome to Oakland Park floor a city on rocks, embracing the future through practical integrated community planning. It's about focusing on the community in the most fundamental way by providing housing through density, live work, play environments, and reduced vehicular dependency to create a more sustainable and connected city. This plan integrates essential elements by employing underutilized city owned land from mixed-use developments, incorporating pedestrian-friendly design and providing sustainable infrastructure alongside public transportation options. Oakland Park has been identified as a stop on the Broward Community Railroad. This pivotal opportunity will connect the city to key destinations across Broward County, offering residents and visitors an efficient and sustainable way of traveling. With projects like the Sky Building, the Horizon of Oakland Park, Bliss, and Oakland, the city is adding intensity while creating vibrant spaces for residents and visitors. The sky building located... Bliss and Oakland, the city is adding density while creating vibrant spaces for residents and visitors. The sky building located in the heart of the city community redevelopment area and in a qualified census track is a transformative project that exemplifies Oakland Parks commitment to practical integrated development. The $60 million public private partnership between the City of Oakland Park and in- our investments features two buildings connected by a sky bridge with 136 residential units, 15,000 square feet of commercial space, and over 300 additional parking spaces. Sky will house Oakland Park City Hall, symbolizing the city's shift towards a more connected, center-and-balanced community. The project's focus is on attainable housing, with units designated for residents earning up to 140% of the area median income. A Jason to Sky, the horizon of Oakland Park Project, will further enhance downtown residential and commercial options with 311 residential units, commercial space, public parking, and urban green spaces. Enhancements like uniform street skaters, lush landscaping, and bike lanes promote sustainability and multimodal transport to connect the community. The city is currently planning for a grant to conceptualize a pedestrian overpass crossing Dixie Highway, connecting the east and west sides of our city and eliminating this long-standing barrier. The main street is a critical connector that will link the train station to all transportation components and is in the heart of the new developments by enhancing walkability and integrating residential and commercial options. We're building a sustainable future for Oakland Park. To learn more about Oakland Park's development initiatives visit our website or join us at our next community workshop. Your input shapes our future. So Mayor this is this is an opportunity for all of us to look at what has been accomplished. I imagine that the vice mayor long before I had the opportunity to meet him probably had dreamed of these kind of opportunities in this city and it's a long time coming but it's here and it's happening and we're going to continue this momentum and I want to thank you very much for representing us and I want to thank the rest of you for being an attendance at this important program. We're making a name for this city on every level of government and we're deeply grateful for the partnership with the MPL and also with the county because without their continued support, we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have. So thank you Mayor for everything that you've done. Thank you Commission for continuing to be supportive and focused on our growth. Thank you Mr. Rear Bear. We're thankful to you staff and all of our partners helping to move Oakland Park successfully into the future. I'll open it up to the Commission real quick. Any comments? rather than the division, the city manager, and I ever saw it before, but now I'm seeing it. So, without that, this doesn't happen. I see it every day when I get out into the community, city manager, the overwhelming enthusiasm and energy of people that want to come to open part and invest play Experience what we're going through this transformation of economic expansion and I'm proud to be a commissioner because I'm leaving all the foods of your you all labor Okay, and all the several commission especially you two mayor vice mayor because there was a vision for the city manager made it incorporated it put a plan out and put the personnel to put it in every department we got the best employees I'm not just saying I know government employees. We have to best and I tell the city manager you are very lucky. You get a five on that because you hide the pass and I'm thankful that we're moving forward. Yes, it's going to be expensive on the west side. The west five is going to feel the synergy. Trust me because I'm working hard each and every day Okay, and in real heaven real real strong conversation City manager behind the scenes because I have a vision of this explosion going on the west side And will because I'm gonna put that energy in fire to it. So thank you for highlighting it and thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Commissioner. And thank you, Vice Mayor, okay? Thank you for that. Commissioner? Yes, I too can see the change. And but I also am mindful and know that change takes time, especially when you want the change to align with the business, I mean the city's goals on being a resilient and a sustainable city. You just, you know, and even a business, the way we build and what we put together in a certain neighborhood, it all has to make sense. It all has to feed off of what's currently there, like the residents and whatever's developed there. So I understand that change takes time. But meanwhile, we will just continue to have meaningful conversations on on everything. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you, Mayor. Everyone has really said it all. Thank you, Mr. Abert. Thank you Mayor. Everyone has really said it all. Thank you Mr. Abert. Thank you staff. And thank you for those folks who came before some of us, younger folks up here on the commission. Yeah, we are just going to keep on, you know, forging forward until we spread this throughout the city. So thank you, Mayor, for your input and the great-haired vice mayor. I'll, you added that, Agitist. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah, we really appreciate where we're going we're very proud. Thank you go team. Thank you all All right, our next presentation is an update on the Fort Lauderdale forced main Replacement project which is Park Lane East Thank you mayor and And this zooms into the very practical and real aspect of taking care of our community and working in partnership with our teammates in Fort Lauderdale. This is a critically important project for them as well as for our city. But it is and it has been disruptive. We did hear from another number of our citizens last week and fortunately through the cooperative efforts of our partners in Fort Lauderdale, we've been able to address several of their concerns and make adjustments to our plans. I have Albert Carman, our Director of Public Works with us this evening to introduce the team that we are at work with and to again remind you about this project, to apologize for disrupting the community, but understanding that we're going to do everything we can to make it as least invasive as possible. Albert? I'llve and Public Works Director. I'll let Vince with Chen Moore Associates do their introductions and start the presentation. Good evening everybody. Mayor, Commissioner, City Manager. Thank you for having us here tonight. I'll give you guys an update on our project. My name is Vincent. I'm a engineer with Chen Moore Associates for the engineer Record on the City of Fort Lauderdale's Coral Ridge Forest Main Project. To my right here is Ryan Colts. He's a superintendent for DMSI who is leading construction efforts. And behind me we have Project Manager Cyril and Project Manager Gappy be So we were here a couple of months ago. We gave a very similar presentation. We could run through it again. I don't know if you want me to get real into the details about everything or if everybody has a well understanding of the project. Mr. Reiber, do you have a preference? I leave that to you, discretion mayor. I don't think that it would hurt to have a recap of what this project is all about, why it's so important, but understanding what they're going to do to address the concerns of our community. So if you would, please thank you, Vince. All right. That sounds good. So we're here tonight to talk about the City of Fort Lauderdale's Coral Ridge Forest Main Project, particularly phase four of this project. This is a design build project with city of Fort Lauderdale as the owner, David Mancini and sons as a contractor and Chen Moore and associates as an engineer and record. A little project overview of this project was broken up into four phases total it's about 16,500 linear feet of sanitary force pain being replaced it ranges in diameters from 24 inch to 48 inch pipeline so we're talking about large transmission mains phase four is what we're here kind of to talk about tonight as it's mostly in the city of Oakland Park and that's about 7,500 linear feet. Why is the city replacing this? Well, this pipeline was installed around 1977 and it's a major asset to the city of Fort Lauderdale picking up flows from West City of Fort Lauderdale, city of Oakland Park as well as city of Wilton Manors. In the West seasons, this pipeline can see about 18.5 million gallons of fluid traveling through it per day, so a very large amount. The project scope on North East 30A Street, we're replacing this forest main, this forest main ranges in size, but majority of it is a 42-inch internal diameter pipeline, very big transmission main. We have a couple of different construction methods that we're going to be using to install this pipe. Majority of it's going to be installed through horizontal directionally drilling. So, trenchless technology and an open cut at our connections and across federal highway. Restoration, anything to stir during construction is going to be restored. We have pre-construction videos, topographic surveys. So, things are going to be replaced to match existing conditions as best as possible. A little project scope overview. Here's a map of phase four. So far, what's been completed is a HDD, a horizontal direction on the drill. On the west side of the project, this is zone one. It was a 24-inch forest main. It was installed across Funky Buddha. This has been installed, preliminary pressure tests and restored. next step that we're currently working on is zone two on Northeast 38th Street. This is a large directionally drill. It's about 2,100 linear feet of 48 inch force main. After that, we'll work into zone three, another large direction. Somewhere in between those two we're going to start working on the open cut across federal highway and into the coral ridge golf course. Once everything's been installed the large pipelines will come back make our connections to the city of Oakland parks two flow meters as well as city of, our city of Wilton Manors on 16th Avenue. And just the FYI, the coral ridge golf course, this drill was completed already. It's not highlighted on here, but it has been completed. So sample HDD plan, we kind of talked about this last time we were here. We did zone three. Today we'll highlight zone two just so every because that's what's being worked on right now. So zone two is pretty much what's shown in the orange box. Our extents are going to go that far. In order to do this large diameter horizontal direction drill, we have very large equipment out there. Exhibitors, large drills, support trucks, dump trucks, there's a lot of moving parts moving around. That's why you see the zones are so big. In the red box, just to clarify, these are full road closures. In the orange, as I mentioned, this is a trenchless technology, so there will be local traffic able to travel between the pits, but on each side of it, it's going to be a full road closure just because of the equipment so large. And it becomes a safety factor. We really don't want people that close to our pits, our trenches, and just all the moving equipment around. I don't know if you've been out there, but so far, federal highway, you could see the large equipment out there. We started our pilot board. So here in the blue is kind of showing where the equipment is going to go in our exit pit, just west of 16th Avenue and the roundabout. We started our pilot board today or this week, as shown in the green line, we're going to start with the six to eight inch pilot bit. Travel's back and forth between the pits, and we'll slowly enlarge the hole until we get to the proper diameter in which we could pull in the new 48 inch pipeline. Once our kind of simultaneously, as we're boring, the contractor knows exactly, it's been timed out and calculated when we should start stringing out and infusing the pipeline. So behind the pits on the west side of the project, we'll start mobilizing large diameter pipeline out there, kind of storing it in the right away and fusing it together. What you could kind of see in the green, I don't know if everybody could see it, but on the green side of the map. What we're trying to plan on is having two string lines out between 16th Ave and 13th Ave. What this will allow us to do is to have about a one mid-well during our pullback. So this is a treanteless technology. However, the construction impact, we understand that it impacts a lot of people. These are a couple of different projects that we worked on around Broward County particularly. Some of you might be aware of the drills going on of prospect right now. It's going to very similar to that. The pipeline's large, it's transporting a lot of fluid and just the overall construction effort to get this pipe in the ground, it's very extensive. So we've been going back and forth with the city's assistant public works director, Chris Lips. I know there were some concerns about the MOT when it was originally set up. So we're working as diligent as possible to get new MOT plans and get the proper sign set up to make everybody satisfied. We've had one on one meetings with Chris Lips and his staff with a contractor, myself, the engineer, as well City of Fort Lauderdale. Some of the things we're implementing, additionally, after meeting with your staff, are six additional variable message boards. I put a picture there, if you guys don't know what a variable message board is, but essentially what these are trying to do is steer away the public from northeast 38th Street as much as possible. We want to avoid them trying to use this as a cut-through. So hopefully with these six additional message boards we get more people to take floor and out of road as well as Oakland Park Boulevard just to give them the proper warning before they get to 38th Street. So you can see the additional six message boards kind of boxed and red. A few other things that we're kind of trying to do to minimize the impact of our MOT. We also put up road closure signs on 16th Ave in 30 A street. These were originally road closed local traffic only, but we changed them to no-through traffic. Really try to minimize the public trying to cut through the neighborhood as much as possible. And then once the residents get into the neighborhood, we're setting up their proper signs and the MOT to steer them to the right road they're trying to get to. So these are the other MOT signs that we've updated. Kind of getting into the thick of things. Right now. This is kind of what's set up in the field. We have our two full road closures at Federal Highway in Northeast 38th Street. Right now we're all the drill rig and the equipment is set up. The roundabout 16th Avenue is open, but it's gonna need to be shut down for a safety issue. The exit pit is a little bit west but we just can't have traffic going over these large pits. It's just a safety critical issue. So things that we've done differently since the city manager's been on site. We're including very detoured custom detour signs. Specifically if you're coming up 16th Ave. How do I get the 38th Street design? the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area of the area this neighborhood. So I think for the actual residents, that's a benefit. But it really comes down to somebody who's not used to the neighborhood to try to figure out where they're going. I tried to create a map to show residents exactly which way to come in and where to go. And it just, it doesn't work. There's way too many different variables. I don't, it would be unlimited options. But just to give you an idea of what we're proposing on our new MOT plan, if a resident was trying to get to say, right here, the red star, they're coming down federal highway from the north. They'll come up to 33rd court. There's detour signs now off federal highway before we were pointing them to Oakland Park Boulevard. Now it'll be before that 33rd court. They'll come up down 20th Avenue. There's detour signs that point directly to 38th Street, how to get to 38th Street. And then once they're back on 38th Street, they should have a good understanding of how to get to their property, kind of shown in this red detour. Other options are, if they're coming from Dixie Highway, we have road closure, local traffic, Gonly, with detour signs pointing them how to get back at 38th Street in this example to get around 16th Avenue, that would be closed. So we're working, these were all recommendations from Clear Slips and we're trying to work with him as much as possible to make sure everybody's happy and satisfied. This is a very critical project. Sustainability is a big thing that I just heard on the last video. And this pipeline is for city of Oakland Park, city of Wilton, Manners, and it's for the future. So just to give you a little bit of a project schedule or an update, phases one through three on the total project have been completed. Phase four, the 24-inch drill on the west side of 38th Street has been completed. The 48th inch in coral ridge has been completed and now we're working on 38th Street right at Federal Highway. Some upcoming work is to finish that first drill from Federal to 16th Avenue. Once we finish that drill, we'll jump over from 16th Avenue to 13th Avenue to another directionally drill. Somewhere in between that, the contract will mobilize to start doing the federal highway crossing. There is a couple connections we have to do specifically to for City of Oakland and one for City of Wilton Manors So those will be done after the drill however we need certification from FDEP to make our connections So those are kind of pending on the schedule line And then overall Construction should be is anticipated to be completed fall of 2025 These are some of our project contacts. They were the same as last time I believe since then. We've sent you guys a list of, with phone numbers, all the emerging contacts, anybody you need to reach out to. I'm free 24-7. If there's any emergency, you can give me a call. You can give Ryan a call. Gabby or C Zero will always answer your phone. Many questions. Thank you, Vince. I, as indicated, went to the site on more than one occasion last week. I was not pleased with what I was seeing or what I was hearing. Vincent, you may not know this, but our mayor happens to live on Park Lane, and all of his neighbors know him. So if I am hearing things, trust me, when he is hearing them, times 10. I'm not the easiest person to please, I don't pretend to be, And I do have a tendency to be less patient than some of the other leaders in this city. But it's because I care about what happens in this city. And it is something I am grateful for having the opportunity to represent them. And I wanna commend you and your team for being patient with me last week when I was not necessarily particularly patient myself trying to address a conundrum that I thought was unnecessary. Sometimes the best late plans just are not quite tailored as carefully to the needs of the people that are impacted as they can be. And your willingness and ability to sit down and reconsider the plan that you had put together is deeply appreciated as is your appearance here this evening. I will try to continue to maintain my concern for my community and will do the best I can to be patient with the process that is expensive and cumbersome and ultimately has no choice but to be disruptive in our city. But with your continued support and cooperation we are I know going to do everything we can to minimize that disruption. So thank you very much mayor. Yeah Vincent Bryan's I think it was Sarah and Gabby, you know we do appreciate you. We know the complexity it is trying to pull off a project like this and as a city manager said there were some unique challenges. I do live right on the corner there and my phone rang off the hook all day long and Things that I noticed as my husband and I were out in front There was no traffic by our house, which was really nice except people started going around the The signs and then the roundabout was half closed off. So they're going the wrong way around the roundabout And meeting other cars head on and it was a nightmare. And then six, let's see. 16th terrace between 38th and 36th street. Five residents left me voicemails just from that one street saying it looks like that's a speedway. So they're trying to make up some time and get through so I'm not sure what we can do but literally five residents just on that two-block area left me voicemail saying the cars are coming by here so fast just so fast so if that could be something that we make sure is is looked at and hopefully a solution for that. Mr. Carvin? Yeah, I've talked to Mr. Libson about those. We've received issues mostly on 20th and 19th Avenue, having those same type of issues. And we requested them to put additional signage out there, just slow down construction ahead, just some more in those areas where and these construction crews know that as people get used to the construction area where to go things will start getting back into more normal sleep over that over the month a month long time that the construction will occur so it's getting those that for through that first week as people are navigating through this construction area. Okay, Mr. Carboniz. And if I could, but one of the things we could consider there are some of the temporary speed situations. If we are seeing significant cut through traffic. So I do want us to be creative if those kind of additional elements can be considered and implemented, I think together we can make this, like I say, as least disruptive as possible, Albert. Yes, and Chris Lips and I discussed exactly that city manager about having our availability of our temporary speed tables that should increase in that second week. second week. Yes, we will implement that. Albert had the great good fortune last week of being out of town at the conference where we were awarded a recognition for our special project. And so his staff took the brunt of my eye. I'm grateful that he's back and leading this charge. Thank you, Mayor. Commissioner? Yes. All right. I hear, thank you for being now. Thank you for giving this presentation. I hear a lot of signage. I need to know how that personnel out there with signs slowing the traffic down, and giving guidance to where the local pedestrian, the local residents that's driving to make sure it's a safety issue. And also do you have a BSO officer out there too as well? We don't currently have BSO officers out there, but we were intending on trying to place the speed humps and more signage stating speeding finds double speeding finds double in construction zones and hopefully people would start to follow this because as you know the speeding is a hazard to my employees it's a hazard to everybody in the community not just the the residents it's my employees that are in those streets so we're trying to look at all aspects to try to keep everybody in a safety manner right and I'm coming down six Avenue all the time going near the five station nine and we have two two or three Dune tour persons with science low-known traffic on one way and ten other traffic to go to opposite way They could see slowly So sign this is good but of course people don't like to read them and they like to follow them. But when you have a person out there, say if you get extra, you're a bull cost but hey, safety for the mayor's community and the old residents, all our residents, because we represent all of them. And then I represent him too. All right, so I need safety all the way around. And you're going to have to have human people and you're going to have to get a PSO. It may be a cost but PSO officer out there and now let's slow down that traffic. You really should consider that. Okay, so about safety. Thank you. Thank you, commissioner commissioner Can you explain to me you're quickly why you're going from 28 to 48 inches Because usually you're gonna you know that that tells me Upwards in the in the upstream of the flow that you're gonna have some laterals coming in there. The existing pipeline on 38th Street, 36th. 36th and then it upsizes the 42 inch. The HTTP pipeline that we're putting in, the outside diameter is 48 inch but the internal diameter is closer to 42 inch. Is there a reason why we need, Alvers, there a reason why we need more capacity there because unless you have more laterals coming into that feeding the sewer flow. Well, we're picking up flow from the city of Fort Lauderdale coming west on commercial boulevard. We're picking up flow from master flow meter for the city of Oakland Park that comes in. I know it's right on the end. The meters are right out here. Yeah, and then we're trying to get out of this and say these pipes are 50 years old. How old are the laterals that come in there? The feet, pipes feeding them. They've got to be 50 years old or more. And you know, it's, it's inevitable they're going to fail. Yeah, the city of Wilson Manor is replacing their forest main that's connecting to it. I believe city of Oman Park is as well they're moving their flow meter so that's going to be a new forest main and then the eight inch closer to federal it seems pretty new as well. So vice mayor so there's as you go along 38 street we, we have the pipeline comes down 12th Avenue as Mrs. the one meter there. There's also the the four lotterdale coming down 13th Avenue south by funky Buddha from four lotter or from Florida. That's a place where the forest main it gets additional flow and then at 16th Avenue is additional flow from West Wilton Manors. And then at 9th, 20th Avenue, additional flow from our pump stations in the corals coming into there. So those are two different, the four different feeds. So you go from 30, 36, 28, 26, 28 to 42 to 48. As you cross federal highway, you get more of a four-letter flow. still full flow coming in there and yes we as Vincent we replaced ours down 12th Avenue just before I got here 16th Avenue is done through big bad nine right after I got here and saying with the one and I make sure the laterals have been all our all our four Spain's going into those have been replaced and well may he's been said, and I don't know who did that you're who's a paving contractor for the prospect road. Okay, let me tell you what, the worst paved job I've ever seen at 15th Avenue in prospect road, it feels like you're going over to roller coaster. The little, you know, the mouse trap one, the little one for little kids. I'm you know it's sad because the money has been wasted there. The worst things I've ever seen my life and then if you go fast on the west side you'll have a depression in the road that goes like this and up and like down like that. And that road was perfect when they redid it. Yeah. And it's not very close. So what they've placed down right now will be milled and overlaid in a nice fine smooth course will be because they couldn't they couldn't get the height back the height differences is about like this. Yeah, I figured it was the problem is though what my my it is not coming out of my pockets coming that your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, your, coming out of my pockets coming out of your your your four or those residents pocket but just a waste of money to do a lift and that to mill it and redo it again it should have been done right the first time that's what bugs the living day light on me of city projects is that if I if I live get a customer car with with the interior with their black dirty fingerprints all over it you they'd be jumping down my behind and want my their car detailed and I wouldn't blame them so to me it's it's just it's just I don't know what I want to call it's just lack of Common sense. I can't tell you but it really it's so It's it's a waste of our money our taxpayers money. That's all The the reason we do the lift the first lift like that or whatever is when we want to finish a project We want to finish a project with a nice finish road But if we're going to continue driving construction equipment over top of that finish lift it's going to get damaged prior. So to do a perfect finish lift and then run its construction equipment back over top of it you're going to get a used road by the time that you actually have a finished project. There's a lot of heavy equipment that keeps continuing down these roads metal track excavators that will So we do, that's why we do the temporary first lift. And we leave it bench down that point to where we do the final mill and overlay to provide you with a final finished product of a nice brand new road without having all the additional traffic. And without these little patches, this big by this big and then you drive over that you hear your car tires humming because the excavators are rolled over with the metal tracks and then whatever you do make sure the green bike links go back in there. If anyone knows the Sierra knows it I am a stick with that road cost accounting a lot of money and the outer oak tree they were hesitant to put it back back in there and I left Sierra know that if they don't bring it back here and get this thing done that the project is going to stop dead in its feet because they're supposed to have that done before they get their CO for the other 45 or 50 houses that were waiting out there. So I just want to make sure that road is back because I drive every day, I've driven every day for 48 years. No, our final product will always turn out to be as good or better than what we started with. So let's want to hear from you. Commissioner? Yes, thank you Mayor. Vice Mayor is called work in progress. But I understand exactly what you're saying, because I drive that road as well. I just want to piggyback on what Commissioner Bud who said about using Flagman. Are you going to, I don't wanna, you know, beat a dead horse over the head, but I, with my background and construction, especially what you guys are doing out there. Flagman can't be that expensive, cause a lot of them come from labor companies, correct? We use in house flagmen, everybody that we use is a current employees of the company. Got it. We use flagmen whenever we need to do single lane closures to where we have to do two way traffic. There's certain points where flagmen are more needed than other points anytime that there's going to be a possibility Possibility we need to, like when we're doing our pullback and stuff like that, we're going to be closing down the road for one lane. We're going to have flagmen out there or to be able to usher to people to their homes. There's going to be impacts to some driveways and stuff like that, which we plan on working with each and every resident to make sure that the impact is as minimal as possible. So we do use flagmen as often as necessary when it comes to single lane closures, two-way traffic, down a single lane. Everything along those lines we have them out there every single time. As I don't know if you guys any of you went over by the fresh food market while we were doing our directional drill over there, I had a flagman on there 24 hours a day. So I had guys out there in the middle of the night working by themselves, flagging traffic to be able to do one way traffic in and out of the enclave. Sure, they had experts. They're certified. They're trained. And it's nothing like having them out there, especially when you're dealing with people, you know, we're not talking about you're being nice. Might be nice. Yeah, idiots. That's what they are. Well, I'll let you speak into my. So when is the project COing? When do you get your final CO? The project should be finished by the end of fall, the basically the end of fall this year. We plan on ultimately like the phase that we're working on right now, we're looking at by the end of June having that phase closed up, working on the next phase for the other drill. That one will take another month, month, and a half possibly. I mean, I'm trying to be, you know, hopefully we can do finish things quicker. the first drill that we did over by Dixie, we were able to get that into the ground, much ahead of schedule. Sure. And fully restored back with the brick-paved sidewalks, everything's back open up the way it was if not better. I understand. Because, you know, rainy season is right, knocking on our door. And of course, when that happens, you know, the work that you are doing will have to stop. There will be delays. So just wanted to get an idea. And I'm sure you've allowed all of that in your contracts. Yes. I mean, obviously there can be rain delays. Hurricanes obviously would be a large stopper. A typical rain as long as it's not like torrential downpour flooding or cause safety hazards in that aspect, we typically work through those aspects as much as possible just to keep the jobs moving forward. Sure. We work extended hours typically. We work a lot of overtime to try to make sure that these jobs are completed in the most timely fashion as possible. So, I mean, as we told you guys, when we get ready to do this pullback, it's going to be a 24-hour day operation. That's going to continue for probably up to 72 hours. And it's very extensive. It's very well coordinated, but I mean, it does impact residents. I mean, it is an inconvenience, but in the long run or whatever, it's the progress for everybody. Absolutely. And we understand and we appreciate you all coming here tonight to explain to us, namely, I should say, mainly is for public consumption. There's a lot of people watching, especially those people who are being impacted by this project. So definitely. And you guys are expanding as a city, and it's really gonna help serve all those new buildings. You guys are building all west. That's right. This is a really big step for you guys also. Absolutely. And we certainly appreciate it. And we know in the long run, it's going to be a beautiful project, you know, the end result. So thank you and thank you, Mr. A. Bear for going out there and representing the city and the residents, you know, being a presence out there. We appreciate that. I know that you came out there with with your with your big stick but it's okay. Well okay but thank you. We appreciate it. Thank you. Yeah as the commissioner said thank you very much. We appreciate your team. We understand the complexities. Most important it's we appreciate that you're working with with Chris Lips and and the team on our side and keeping our residents informed. I got my fingers crossed, no more calls, hopefully, and everything goes smooth. A little be warned for the residents. Please be warned. I have noticed BSO in the construction area and I have noticed lights on. So I think BSO is aware of the number of complaints that are coming in from the resident so please slow down Okay, and you know what not just in the construction area wherever you are going through Auckland Park slow down because you know what we're gonna get you Just for the record for that what Western Ocampark is a service by low-mire service by Barrow County So that's all your western port is all base in D that all goes up to north up to Cyprus Copies Road So it helps the eastern part which is the aging infrastructure, but all the western part all heads up to To the wastewater treatment plant at a copen's and power line Thank you vice mayor. Okay folks, Mr. Rebun, oh I'm sorry. Mission. Okay, thank you. I just want to say because my college touched on everything, safety, timing, and I just want to also thank you for stopping the project and addressing the concerns of the community because that's important. We all want to be good partners. And but again, just thank you because safety indefinitely to express what the vice mayor has said. I don't know, I'm just a big thing to replace things back the same way that they were before, but I heard you say it may be even better. So, as long as the rows and their swells are there, so that's very important. But again, thank you. Okay, folks, we are gonna move on to our next presentation, and that is the Mon Monarch Butterfly presentation Mr. Aver. So thank you very much Mayor in our continuing effort to try to protect the vulnerable environment in which we all live and thrive. This is another opportunity that we are pleased to bring with you bring This falls again within Albert Carpens' purview. And I believe we have also our environmental and sustainability coordinator with us. Molly Furcht is not with us. She's at a conference this week. So we'll let Albert do the honors, if you would please, sir? Thank you, City Manager. Mayor, Vice Mayor of the Commission of Albert Card and Public Works Director. A very good presentation for the Mayor's monarch pledge. This is the social and agenda item on your consent agenda item number 13. This slide summarizes why we chose this pledge. This is a continuation of being environmentally resilient, sustainable by committing to protect our natural habitats. The pledge has several action items. The city will earn additional recognition through the wildlife as a wildlife friendly city. As part of the pledge, staff will report back to the National Wildlife Federal Fund throughout the fiscal continuing through fiscal calendar 25 Some of the through this is the action item number one Some of the things that we've done are tree giveaway tree giveaway. A couple weeks ago on April 26th. And then we also have on item two we have designated several city properties in natural areas. And then we would like to also recommend that residents contact us or our website. See if we can certify private properties as certified wildlife habitats. That means that we can meet the requirements of natural wildlife federation. And then on Action Item number three, we have, as an example, if we've already designated, we have designated medians and incorporated pollinator friendly plants into the medians. These are for both, mostly for the monarch butterflies. And that concludes my presentation. If there are any questions, I'll be more happy to answer them. Thank you, Mr. Kerbin. We'll open it up. Questions, comments? Commissioner? Thank you, Mayor. I have a question. I don't know a lot about monarch butterflies. Where is there, where the date originates from? From where do they originate? And how prevalent are they in South Florida? And if my question sounds a little petty in mature, someone used the word learning. I want to learn more about them. I know that you were giving them out, or you were giving seeds or something, or correct commissioner so For about three years three of the past six years. I've been giving out milkweed seeds during our free-tree giveaway I have been planting milkweed seeds and plants in my yard for about 15 years now and Anytime of the day you're gonna see maybe half a dozen monarchs. My understanding is the research that I did and Mr. Carbon you can correct me. The research I did is basically the monarchs that are here in South Florida are not necessarily migratory monarchs. They are local monarchs so some people will say well if you plant the seeds here or or if you put the plants in here, they're not going to migrate. That's not true for the monarchs that are here in South Florida. And at the free tree giveaway, I know Molly arranged for us to get a native milkweed plant, which was the swamp milkweed. went like hotcakes, excellent, native to the area. So I just thought it's a great idea to help move things along and help the monarch population. I know in general, right? We keep hearing that that population is decreasing. I mean, I have to research more into the reasons why. I'm not sure, Albert, do you happen to know? I, not, I not I explained it very well about the local population of Monox and I can tell you about the migra-griptory ones more than the local ones. They overwinter in Mexico, all the eastern coasts over winter in Mexico. The problem is is the there's a tree called an oomph or something I forgot what the name of the tree is. they're losing their tree down there. What happens is they overwinter which means they lay their eggs, they in the winter time they lay their eggs down there and they go through their whole cycle and then they come back up to the the eastern coast of the United States and some you're right, some here don't migratory, but there's a lot of them. The problem is they have to migrate over land. They can't migrate over water because they'd stop every night to roost in a tree. And so you can't have going from here across in the Mexico. And then the other ones on the West Coast, they overwinter, the east coast overwinter in the, I think Sierra Madre is down in Mexico. The other ones overwinter in the, the, the, the mountains of Southern California. Because it's, it's a more, you know, normal temperature. But their biggest problem is not so much here. Their biggest problem is in Mexico where they're losing the tree that they used to roost in. Got it. And so that's where your most of your migratory monarchs are being lost. And in fact they get so heavy on a tree that the tree of anches break. You would think that a little tiny, but there's millions of them on one tree. I mean, literally millions of them. But anything you can do to help them, the only thing I would have a problem with is the pollinator streets. I need to see them splatting on the fronts of cars. I mean, I hate to say it, but you go down any road, whether you have a lot of insects or whatever bugs, all you see on the, what's my call? I much rather see them in someone's backyard than on a highly traveled street where they're gonna fly out in the street and, yeah. So that's my only concern about that. Yeah, no thank you for sharing. And that's why you have so many of those other ones, those love bugs, they migrate to the roadways because they're attracted to carbon ox happen to vehicles. And you see what happens every year, May and September. Yeah, and interestingly enough, two things that I noticed seeing a lot of monarchs in the yard. One is the geckos will wait on the fence where the plants are growing too. They'll wait to eat the monarchs and the butterflies. And then also as the monarchs are flying through the yard every once in a while, see a bird fly by and he'll have lunches. So they've got they've got challenges, right? Car bumpers and everything. Oh yeah. So anything we can do and we are Oakland Park. So let's bring up the city. I, right. I'm going to educate myself a little more on the Marnaug. Butterfly, but thank you, Mayor. And vice mayor. OK, anything else? Just thank you, Mr. Carmen, for the presentation. Perfect. Thank you, Mr. Carp and we appreciate it. Oh, OK. And our last presentation today is Oakland Park's Mark Growth Strategy for redevelopment in the CRA and beyond. Mr. Ebert. Thank you, Mayor. So we've heard on a number of occasions recently about concerns and ideas on economic development. And I thought it would be important, especially now, as we're in the thick of our budget season, to regroup and take a look at where we've been and where we've come to and then where we intend to bring this city over the next four to five years. And so to give you, and hopefully the the public a better understanding of the dynamics of growing a community with the economic emphasis, it's important that we understand the combination of the planning and zoning aspects as well as the economic development aspects of what the city is engaged in and how well we're doing in the area that was targeted all the way back in 2014, which is our CRA. And so I've invited Nasa Herrera and Sierra Marrero who are respectively in charge of those two areas, economic development and planning and zoning, to come before us and give us a recap of how they work together, how we've worked successfully, especially in the CRA, and where we go from here. Ladies, if you would please. Thank you, Mr. City Manager. Good evening, Mayor, as Mayor Commissioner, and members of the public. Nesa Herrera, CRA and Economic Development Director. And I have the pleasure to be joined tonight by my colleague, CRI Marra, Director of Engineering and Community Development, where as the City Manager mentioned, we're going to take this opportunity to explain our work and how planning and zoning and economic development interface. I'll also provide you with an update on where we are within the CRA and was left to be done. Alright and good evening Mayor Vice Mayor and Commissioners. So I'm going to kick off the smart growth strategy for redevelopment in the CRA and beyond by giving a little high- overview of planning and zoning. Planning and zoning are terms that are typically used together very frequently so they are often misunderstood. And so diving into what the differences are between those two, planning is your decision-making process. It's kind of laying out the vision of how land will be used. The little hungry so I'm going to use cooking in this analogy and it's really planning is kind of like our cookbook and zoning is our rules for the kitchen and so what zoning does is it will actually tell us how and when or where we're going to cook or how we're going to cook that recipe that we are getting from the planning department or from the planning division. So it'll ask you, planning will do things like ask you like what kind of meal do you want to be? What kind do you want to be a walkable downtown? Do you want to be vibrant parks? What is it that you're looking for? That's your big picture. As the city manager mentioned previously, the city is a leaving living breathing entity. And so when we look at the purpose of planning and zoning, we want to make sure that we are promoting that orderly growth. We're protecting property values as we do so, enhancing quality of life, and supporting that economic development throughout the city. And it is a process, but and it has to be changed and shifted from time to time, but at the end of the day, it's that big picture long range plan that really is going to help us figure out how to cook that grand dinner at the end of the day. So diving into the land development code, I'm going to go to our day-to-day planning and then we'll get a little higher level before I turn it back over to Miss Herrera to talk about economic development. But in our land development code, these are kind of our rules. This is our Oakland Park laws that we apply every single day in the planning and zoning departments. This is our rule book, our safety manual, and we're kind of working in the kitchen. It's telling us everything that we need to do, where we need to do it, and this is how we make sure we have the proper dish getting to that meal to the right table. And so this will have our zoning regulations, our subdivision standards and building requirements. And this is really what promotes that orderly growth that was mentioned previously. So strategic planning, this is more of a short term type planning. You're talking about three to five years out. So now we went from our day to day planning and current planning to our short term three to five years. This is what, when we look at the resources, what do we have available to us? What is our budget? What is our staffing needs look like? What is our land inventory? What do we have resources? Do we have available? But then we also take this time to assess the and weaknesses and kind of what is in season for the growth of our city and the direction that we need to go. And then zooming out a little bit more, we have our comprehensive plan, which I've presented on before. This is our living and breathing document that also helps guide the vision of the city. This looks at the, it's an overall long range plan as you're aware we actually adopted this within the past year. So we're on year one of our 20 year plan laid out for the city. And what the comprehensive plan does is it really lays out the vision for the city, the goals, the objectives, and the policies. And this is a citywide document while we may have different areas that we're going to look at. Remember, this is our 20 year plan and we do use this on a daily basis to help us guide the direction that we're gonna be bringing our city. So then getting down into a little bit more of the strategy. How do we get development done in the city? So we've talked about a bigger plan. We know we have a vision. We have our day today that we implement. But really, we can start to dive in a little bit deeper on master planning. And sometimes master planning and economic development are something that's used a little bit more interchangeably in conversations when they are actually very different. They're from different walks of life. Master planning is more of your area specific. This is, you prepare these for an area to reflect that local flavor or those constraints or strengths of a certain area. So it is tailored to the community in which we're doing the master planning for. And an example of that is the OP3D. We're very familiar with, we have design guidelines and things that apply to the culinary district we're trying to create down here in the downtown. But to pick that up and say put that in North Andrews Gardens area, it wouldn't work. You don't want that type of development in North Andrews Gardens, per se. The Lakeside Master Plan for their neighborhood, it would not apply the same to say the Harlemic bride neighborhood or to the corals. So master planning is kind of where we take all of our big picture. This is what the city looks like. This is what we wanted to look like, but really making those, I guess, cohesive areas or meals to make the big dinner setting at the end of the day. So then what happens is once we kind of have all of this in place, all of our planning is done and we're implementing on that day today, that's where economic development really comes in and when we have everything laid out, we've put all of the investments in the infrastructure, the time, the resources, that's when economic development can really start to bring in those businesses or employers or even promote the assets that we have. They can't promote something that is an in place. And so that's where economic development kind of feeds into the successful strategic and big picture planning once we can kind of get that rolling. And on that note, I'm going to actually let Ms. Herrera dive in a little more on the CRA and economic development. Thank you, Ms. Herrera. I think you did an excellent job in explaining the differences between the two. At this point, I think it's important to understand how these two work together. So depending on the challenges and availability of resources, cities can choose to use one or both of these tools to effectuate change in a specific area. And as Sierra mentioned, Master Planning sets the stage in economic development pretty much brings it to life. The federal government through the Environmental Protection Agency published a document that referred to a smart growth for small and medium-sized cities. On this publication, they refer to the term smart growth economic development as a strategy to build on successes, to build on momentum and taking criminal action to strengthen communities. This strategy is founded on six principles. One is making the distinction between growth and investment. The second principle is to be strategic and focus. Excuse me, be tactical and strategic. The third principle is to be focused, especially when you have limited resources. Build on momentum. Investments of time, money, and other community resources are most effective when they're targeted to an in specific area. Over time, that small focus area can be expanded to build a momentum. Fifth, find the right partners for specific goals. Successful economic development relies on partnerships. It is not about just finding any partner, but you truly create change when you select the right partner for emission appropriate initiative. As you will see later on, we have accomplished some of the goals within the CRA by finding the right partners like within the sky building and horizon of Oakland Park. The six principle is communicate and coordinate for small and medium-sized cities like the City of Oakland Park. This strategy allows local governments to build on successes, realize successes at a minimum cost by leveraging the resources that other partners may have. Examples of that are the strong partnership that we established with the county to realize the sky building in which through interlocal agreement we received 1.1 million in gap funding to complete the project. Other examples of partnerships that the city has engaging to implement this strategy is the one that we just saw with the Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development to brewing small business capacity and training to support our aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. So to explore economic development, cities can benefit from a diverse set of tools and policy mechanisms that can be categorized in four areas. One is economic development and this relates to financial incentives that reduce the cost for businesses and developers. So this makes investment attractive. Small business training programs are other tools within the category to be a local capacity City is can also aligned lane-and-use policy with economic development goals as we just learned from Sierra to effectuate redevelopment By creating designated areas such as the CRA Cities have targeted authority and access to funding tools and we'll learn a little bit more about that as we go. The fourth tool is Quality of Life and Enforcement and this one refers to the proactive work that Our co-inforcement division is doing to preserve the safety and quality of the properties. These also attracts investment. Now let's define the community redevelopment area. Your OPCRA is consists of 1,000 seven acres of industrial commercial and residential uses that make up nearly 20% of your total cities land area. The majority of the CRA, as you can see on this map, is comprised by one of the cities, two qualified census tracts or QCT. AQCT is a federal designated area that is economically underperforming. That means that 50% of the households within this area have incomes below 60% of the area median gross income. Census trucks are generally characterized for this investment and disproportionate conditions of slom and blight. Therefore, your community redevelopment agency was tasked with the responsibility of eliminating conditions of slom and blight and enhancing the quality of life of the residents by revitalizing the physical and economic resources of your city. So let's take a look back and see how the CRE was formed. Since 1981, the City of Al-Qaimper recognized the need to re-development within areas of the downtown. After a slum and blight study was conducted, the city established a city-BG target area and created a mainstream program to create initiatives to spur redevelopment. In 2001, the city started the process of creating a CRA by conducting a finding of necessity, which is also a slum and blight study, to identify the area in need of redevelopment. following year the, the OPCRA was approved by the county. In 2004, the City's Comprehensive Plan was amended to include the downtown Mix Use District as a local activity center. The following year, the OPCRA plan was approved by the city and the county. And after two years of negotiations, the city and the county agreed for the city to participate in the redevelopment capital program in lieu of the tax increment financing, which makes your CRA at Aifless CRA. This was a new concept at the time, because generally, CRAs are funded by tax increment financing. This is a tool to promote economic development, in which you earmark tax revenues generated by the increase in assess values of properties within the designated area. Because we are a TIFLESS CRA, we only benefit from the tax increment funding that we receive through the general fund. This has and continues to be a challenge for CRA because traditional CRAs can leverage both the city and the county tax increment funding. So let's understand how the CRA process work. On the de Florida law, local governments are allowed to designate redevelopment areas by meeting certain conditions and one of those conditions is for the area to have slum and blight. So in order to do that, they must survey the proposed redevelopment area to determine whether those conditions exist. So once the finding of necessity is adopted that formally identifies the boundaries of the CRA. After that, the community redevelopment plan is developed and approved. And this process culminates with a creation of our redevelopment trust fund, where the CRA received the funding that has been earmarked from the attacks and climate financing and the attacks and climate funding that we would, that would be received by the county. The OPCRA redevelopment plan sets the framework for how effective redevelopment happens in the city. You'll see on the screen here the detail steps, but basically it included data collection and analysis, public input, identification of projects, and the development of a budget and a timeline. All this work resulted in the preparation of a realistic redevelopment plan that sets the stage for what needed to be done in the downtown and the CRA. The OPCRA was launched during a period of recession the worst in the United States after the Great Depression. So we began with the end in mind by prioritizing infrastructure projects that ensure that we had distribution in collection systems that met the needs of current and future residents. We also prioritized street skate projects that would invite visitors and residents to the downtown. We also completed improvements like the gibo's, the Benches, the landscaping improvements, the archways that gave up on park a sense of community identity. So as you can see here, your OPCRA has been years in the making. We have done environmental assessments, we have done retail and market study. We have also done several studies for the downtown. And in 2014, actually one of the most significant challenges that the city was experiencing was dilapidated in deteriorating facilities, infrastructure in need of improvement and stagnant development. So over a decade of planning resulted in a rejuvenated city, as you'll see. Or as you saw earlier with the video that was shown. After five years in 270,000 in investment, the Oakland Park Downtown Development District emerged as a visionary framework for the land use and what the vision for the downtown. It redefined the heart of the city as a walkable mixed use and vibrant core. It also helped us meet several goals of the CRA. These goals serves as the reference point for leadership and staff to year over year ster focused and know what division for the CRA is since its creation in 2005 through its sunset year 2045. We were planning for the future. We envisioned a downtown that was connected to rail that was built around people, green space and opportunity. One thing that I would like to highlight here is one of the studies that recommended to compartmental a potential commuter rail station as strength to select this area was the significant city-owned vacant land that was across the street for where the train station would be. They were referring to the city-owned vacant lots that is now where the sky building is because there's so opportunity for development there that would support also the station. The 2017 redevelopment strategy was the result of a hectic and focused planning year under the new administration. It res- it this said the foundation all this works at the foundation for what became the 2017-2023 CERA Strategic Action Plan, which is now recognized as the emerging years of the CRA. The result of this, all this planning that was done to set the groundwork for the CRA can be observed here in this chart that shows the measurable impact of the CRA. As you can see, since 2016, the total taxable value of the properties within the CRA has experienced an increase of 171% since in 2016 we had taxable values or market values of 926 million and we'll see a jump in 2024 to 2.1 billion in taxable value. So it's truly a powerful story. As part of this accomplishments is the sky building, which as I mentioned earlier is a result of a strong county partnership. And with this public-private partnership, we were also able to realize a lot of the Auckland Park Series goals. And one of those was to bring density to the downtown. Why? Because people are the economic engine. We needed people to support the businesses in the downtown. In addition to that, we brought new commercial development. We brought workforce housing in our city. We also turned these vacant lots into revenue-generated properties that open up opportunities for development across the street with the Horizon of Oakland Park. So with these two projects, the sky building in the Horizon of Oakland Park, we were able to leverage our most valuable asset and that was land. As you can see in the downtown and we still have opportunities in the downtown by with the vacant land that we owned. We had control of what could go into these properties. This is a strategic advantage that we don't see in other areas of the city, such as the West O'Connor Park Boulevard corridor or the North Andrews Avenue. So by owning land within the downtown in the CRA as I mentioned, it allowed us to create and transform and to bring the elements that we wanted to see in our downtown. So let's talk about other accomplishments that we were able to see within the CRA. Through the engineering department, the engineering division, led here by my colleague, we have been able to complete the phase one of the City Centennialennial Park, which brings recreation amenities and green space to an underserved area of our city. We also completed phase one of the Richard E.J.D. Hard Park course park. And that includes a dot park. We also completed the renovations of the 250 building that now hosts our code enforcement division and that is also located in the Harlem at Bright neighborhood, also located within our qualified census tract. We also completed sidewalk projects that enhance the pedestrian safety of our students. Last year we celebrated the growing opening of a state of the art fire station, fire station 9. We recently celebrated the reopening of the Dr. G. Cutterwoodson Park that showcases now renovated sports amenities and a community garden. The construction of the Collings Building renovations are underway It's underway. But commissioners were not done. And we have some projects that are still on the pipeline. We have the Northeast 13th Avenue improvements that are under the bidding phase. Stevens' fields improvements is under the design phase. Stevens' field's improvements is under the design phase. The phase two and three of the centennial park is currently in design. This will add a underground stormwater system and outdoor amphitheater performing area. We also have coming up the community rail station within our downtown that will provide transportation connections for residents. It will also activate the downtown and will support the economic stability of our businesses. Coming up also are several stormwater infrastructure improvements on North East 6th Avenue. the Glenwood Garden Park is that will be located on the vacant lots on Northeast 31st Street is currently in the planning stages. As you saw in the video, the Dixie High Whip of the Stream Bridge, which is planned for the future, will connect the east and west areas of your city. And we also have several roadway projects that have been completed. We have some that are in construction, the Prospect Road and the Sixth Avenue drainage, that also has drainage improvements. And in the planning stages, we have the Northeast of Therese and the 34th Court. And as Sierra mentioned earlier, the Comprehensive Plan 2045 is the framework for land use and infrastructure investment and economic development and mobility enhancements. And remember, we're only in the first year of a 20-year citywide plan. These are the geographic areas that were identified in the plan. Within this area, we can also see that the comprehensive plan intersect with the CRA plan, where it identifies a strategic zone west of the Ockham Park OP 3D that is bounded to the west by North Andrews Avenue to the south by Ocompara Boulevard and to the north by Prospect Road. So this, the comprehensive plan in the CRA also identified three emerging areas. That is the Flornada Design District, the Central Park Industrial Center, and the East Harlem Mabride in addition to you, other priority corridors such as the Prospect Road in Andrews Avenue. There's an area that is located outside of the CRA, but is located within an area, a geographic area, identified within your complaint, and that is the West O'Connor Park corridor. So what we want to show in this map is that sometimes it's better to communicate the impact of our investments by illustration. So you'll see that the city has made significant public investments on the emerging areas that we mentioned. However, even on the west side, being an area outside of the CRA, we have made significant improvements and over 20 million investments. That includes the lakeside site walks improvements, the Northwest 21st Avenue corridors enhancements, the fire station 81, 87, phase one, the stunson nature trail, phase two, the all-compartible of our phase two, the oak tree development improvements, the prospect road improvements, the Royal Palm Park improvements, that these are planned investments. So we'll see them in the future. Along with the Royal Palm, we have the Veterans Park improvements and the Northwest 21st Avenue Roadway improvement projects that are in the planning stages. We also expand our grant for businesses to the West QCT. And if you remember earlier this year, you approved the first application for this improvement. So what we're seeing here is that we are investing within the CRA, but we're standing to see momentum and the success expanding to other emerging areas within the CRA and areas outside of the CRA. We have continued to do and promote economic development. This is a map that shows some of the future projects that I showed you earlier. And the message here folks is that we're not done. We are not done and to ensure the economic stability and sustainability of our CRA we have to stay the course as a matter of fact the 2023-2028 CERA Strategic Action Plan recommended that we stay the course and continue the ground work in emerging areas of the CRA and outside of the city. I like to take this opportunity to say look at what we have accomplished. Look at everything else that we still have been to be done. Isn't it exciting that the plan that we have to meet it to and that we had crafted 10 years ago is already realizing? But we're not done yet. We're not done yet, other ball commissioners. Cesar and I still have a lot of work to do. We have built relationships with businesses inside and outside of the CRA. We have continued to spur economic development throughout the city. Even with limited staffing and an ambitious set of expectations, we had delivered meaningful results. So I like to ask us all to consider this. If we stay focused in the Sierra, I mean we have already seen what's possible when we state focus. The CRA is proof of that. So if we state the course and we deliver what we committed to do back in 2005 with the creation of the CRA, we will hope and sure sustainability, the economic sustainability of the CRA, and the QCT in encompasses. I thank you very much for your leadership, your vision, and your support. Oakland Park is truly an example of what can be done with a strategic, planned, and focus investment. Thank you very much, and with that I conclude my presentation. So thank you, Nasa. Mayor, if I could please. We've been hearing from some vocal community activists recently about concerns that they have. And I appreciate when community members take time to engage with the citizen re within their areas as well as bring their concerns to the commission. We're in the thick of the budget season and there have been numerous requests already presented to us. Yet, just today, I read and circulated with my senior management team a headline in Bloomberg indicating that states and cities are going to see significant ramifications from what's happening in Washington, D.C. How that will impact the goals that we have set forth for us right now and the work that we have underway, I'm not sure. We continue to monitor those situations. But I urge you, please, to recognize how much we have on our plate and the challenges with a limited staff and a commitment to try to recognize the challenges of our individual tax paying citizens when it comes to having to front the bill for the work that we do. So I wanted to take this opportunity to present to you what we are engaged in, where we've been, where we are, and where we're going. I think it's fairly clear that we are not done yet. It's also, I think, clear that the wisdom of our forefathers and foremothers in this city designated that our attention for economic development should take place primarily in areas of need. There are two such areas in our city. One as NACA has indicated is the CRA. The other area is south of Oakland Park, Boulevard, west of I 95, what is primarily a single family home area in lakeside. But that too is a qualified census track and that too is in need of our attention. Fortunately, with the projects that we've brought to bear there and they include the 21st Avenue South of Oakland Park Boulevard project that is forthcoming, the efforts that we are in alignment with regarding the Urban Leaves project, the lawsuit that you have successfully challenged with the Rock Crush and Plant and the border of Fort Lauderdale, as well as the extension of the grant programs to Oakland, Boulevard on the West Side, are all beginning a process of seating, just like we did here in the CRA. But just as we did here in the CRA, none of what you've seen this evening happened overnight. And none of what we are beginning with on the west side will happen overnight. And the challenge on the west side, unlike the challenge that we faced here in the CRA, was we don't own land to leverage. The land that we had fortunately here in the CRA, we have successfully leveraged and we are utilizing those opportunities as property owners to bring to fruition policy objectives. Adding public parking, adding density, adding affordability, adding commercial spaces and jobs. These are not advantages that we currently possess in the West Qualified Census Track area. So the challenges there will be significant, but we've begun the process through those critical strategic partnerships with entities such as the Urban League as well as the county to bring projects to the area. But I urge you, these are two people in one department. And the resources that they have available to them are limited. I would love to add resources, but I am mindful that the goals of this commission and prior commissions have been to be cautious and careful about adding to our budget requirements. And certainly in light of what we're facing right now, it only makes sense. We still don't know yet what Tallahassee has the possibility of resting on our shoulders with any kind of changes to property taxes or property receipts. So I urge you, please, to be mindful of all of the processes that go into place here and to recognize that none of these are simple or quick answers. and that as it has very appropriately indicated, we still have a lot to do where we have momentum right now. And we have our goals set out for us. And that process will take us at least through the end of this decade when I hope that we're going to have completed our facility investment, almost all of which is being dedicated to the qualified census track, as you know. So this is a recap for you, for the public, to better understand what the opportunities and the challenges are. and hear any comments or suggestions that you have that you think might be important for me to keep in mind as we put together the City Manager's recommended budget, which will be coming to you in July. So thank you mayor for that opportunity. Thank you Mr. Rebier. Thank you Mr. Herrera and Mr. Herrera. We appreciate you highlighted a lot of great accomplishments and gave us a lot to think about as time goes on. We know there's's a lot of headwinds and we've got things in our favor also. So thank you for that. I'm going to open it up to the commission now. Would like to start us off. It's all start real quickly. Is a. Do we know when our CRA Sunsets? 2045. 2045? Yes. Right. Right. With the proviso that a bill was entered into the legislature in Tallahassee just this year, it did not pass, but the effort was to discontinue all CRAs throughout the state. So we have to be realistic that that sunset provision. and in, right. So who knows what the answer is actually? I heard from Senator Stan, that's why I want to say, if neither one of those bills, one got watered down, which wasn't too bad. The other one, they never got consensus to do anything with it. And so I think the whole thing is going to die this year, but I guarantee it's coming back. So if there's any way we can extend the sunset date before they get a hold of this, I would like to see if we can extend that sunset date. I think between my assessment of where we're at and the forces that we're facing from other government entities. Our perhaps better investment would be in looking to the qualified census track idea. You know, the process of creating a CRA you were here for much of it is arduous and Nobody wants to give up the receipt of tax increments including in our case the county Our CRA as Nase indicated is funded by our taxpayers But we don't have a CRA in the other qualified census track of our city. I would much rather try to focus and emphasize partnerships at the federal and state level that would focus on qualified census tracks. And in that respect, as you know, much of our CRA was designated as an opportunity zone. I understand at a federal level that that is under consideration right now, and some of you have recently attended some very high-level discussions about that. I've had discussions myself with individuals that are engaged in that effort. I would rather see a process because actually the truth of the matter is we get nothing for our CRA anymore. There was once a very generous loan to grant program and that partnership proved very useful when we went back and renegotiated to get more time after the recession. But the reality is that has been discontinued. But the thing is we own the properties that we didn't pay anything. So when John Stunzel was here, he bought a property all over the place. Absolutely. And why is it- So we can use those properties when we sell them to fund the CRA? Absolutely. The challenge is, as I indicated, that the goal for us is to focus on underprivileged areas that include not just that qualified census track that is comprised by our CRA, but also the West Side. And how do we do that with the limited resources that we do? And that's where I would prefer to look at how we can position those opportunities like the Urban League like that new project that was once a rock crushing plant and See what we can do to try to encourage those kind of developments in a wise and Community-centered way because I think that that will provide for us some of the momentum that we were able to achieve in the CRA, which will later propel that area to more affluence and I think a more comfortable economic demographic as well. But the luxury we have right now is all that property we've on. And it's all now mainstreamed here. It's on East Silicon Park Boulevard. That's all making this money right now. So we're not done yet. No, I understand. The crown jewel of our property is that South Lot. That's right there on Oakland Park Boulevard's on the end of downtown. Yes, I understand that. And if I can work with us and I literally had a conversation with him at, I don't know what our- of arts on the end of down. And if I can work with us and I literally had a conversation within it. I don't know what hour of the morning this morning. Clothes. Because I had some other calls to make first. But yes. And we're going to be meeting again next week to talk about that post office property. because there's no good reason why the post office can't utilize a resource. And this is what the federal government claims to be all about today is how do we propel cost savings in cutting operations, which is what they've done there already, and then generating opportunity, which is what they've been committed to when they talk about affordable housing. So, but folks, this is how it works. This is how the sausage is made. It's not just a matter of, oh my goodness, what are we going to do with the flea market? I don't own the flea market. I don't control the flea market. And the people who own the flea market are asking too much money for it. I don't own the 12.99 building. I don't control the 12.99 building. And the people who own that building are asking too much money for it. I don't have money to buy the flea market. I don't have money to buy $12.99. And I can't force people to develop or sell property. We can set the guidelines, we can set some of the rules, but that's as much as we can do in a country that gives property rights to property owners, which is where those rights belong and because you have the rights to your properties, you were absolutely able to determine how they were going to be developed and what it was that they were going to be comprised of. And that's the genius of what we were able to achieve here. There's no question. Thank you. Can I pick up from the picture? Thank you. Thank you, your own vice-man. Let me pick up with that. City manager is no one here on the commission. I'm definitely not going to stop what we've been doing right now, especially in the downtown. Especially me. It's not going to happen. Not advocating for that. Okay. We're going to state a cause. All right. Just recently, I found out, literally, probably around three o'clock in the morning, that there had been deep development. There really all supported, I wasn't hearing on the desk, but I was out there in the audience supporting that development. They said, you know, it passed yesterday, well, two days ago at Brown County, if I only got the final plat. So expected, you know, we're going to do a groundbreaking for 100 to see nine units. You're going to believe roughly have 1,000 extra people there on the southwest side and lakeside of Oken Park. And I'm speaking in terms of the beyond of the presentation. That's key. See, that's a thousand extra people that's coming down in our tax base going to want to do shopping, going and we need to enhance the quality of life on the west side alone, Oken Park Boulevard, especially near the rooms that go site. And yes, I am the one advocate for the 31st Avenue to redevelop that area, even though we don't own it, that is correct. That's why I went to the opportunity zone. I said they had to go to Miami to find risk takers who have done it before and they didn't Miami and beyond. And yes, I want to advocate to spring someone here because we do not own those laws. We don't. We don't have any levers. However, we still can have the vision because what we've done here in our downtown is to mend this. Okay, and we could expand it to the west side. I know we can. Because you hired the right team and look what they have did so far. So I'm going to press that. Now, yes, we need to have aspirational people who want to see the vision because we're going to need to have to cure their food deserts by, we're going to need to get a grocery there with some nice shops to create that economic synergy outside of the CRA, but it's still within our city. And yes, the forefathers we are, we do have a tiff this CRA, however, I was told by the same person Russ, he's been here for 40, 50 years, so he gave me a briefing that hey, if if we have a viable project and because the relationship that we've gone through in the county, they can help being the partner in developing that area outside of Westside. So that's what I'm focusing on that. We could walk in true government at the same time. I really think we can, with your leadership and your staff and this commission, with leadership, we could do that. I know we can, but it's gonna take some ingenuity. It's gonna take all of us, the residents, to finally say, hey, what do we want there? You got to speak up. You got to be engaged. And you got to be patient. Because it won't happen overnight. We won't happen overnight. If not going to happen in my first term, and if I'm fortunate enough to get a second term, it may not happen then. But at least we'll have a plan and action where people see that vision. And that's what I'm going to have. That said, I'm going to hear my other colleagues. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you, Mayor. I too, City Manager. And thank you, Ms. Herrera and Ms. Herrera and Ms. Herrera for the presentations. I want to commend you on your work, what you do. I know it could be challenging, receiving communications, and you may think that you're not doing anything, but I see see you and every time we go out to a grand opening the first thing a person will say is they talk about how welcoming, how helpful you were for helping them with their business and how to get them you you know, where they are with open doors. In addition to what I have to ask, I just wanna encourage you, you are doing a great job and keep it up and because people see you, I know I see you. And I know you are trying your best. You are out there hitting the pavement because you know what the community is saying. You know what the people are saying. So I just wanna thank you. And with that also being said, Mr. City Manager City Manager A bear I know we have ongoing projects right now going on in the CRA and I fully support that we complete those projects it would be unproductive if we were stopping the middle of the projects then we would have unfinished projects all over the city of welcome park and that's not what we want. However, there's nothing wrong with keeping the communication going on, on what is to happen in other places that are outside of the CRA area. because we all know and I'm sure we all can agree that they need to be addressed and making our lives, forget what slide that was, better, our community better. So I totally understand and I just want to continue with the conversations. That's why I say, when I say the West Side is going to be rebuilt, I don't mean tomorrow. I'm speaking in an existence, and I'm speaking it because I know it will. Just like it happened over here, the CRA started back in what, 2005, and we're in in 2025 and we're still not completed. So I know eventually when we start on the West Side, at least all those that want, and again, like you said, we can't make a business. I've contacted, I've had personal contact with several businesses regarding the West Side. But if the building the area if it's not conducive to their business they're just not going to go further. So we are reaching out to people to come to feel the West Side. But to that point I do want to ask questions just for public consumption. Are there incentive that are currently being offered to anyone that would like to come and start their business on the west side? Yes, Commissioner. Thank you for the question. So everybody who comes to us and say that they're looking to open a business within the West Side or within the QCT, which is the area for which you expanded your QCT business incentive program. We tell them about that opportunity and we provide them with the guidelines and offer assistance for the application. As I mentioned earlier, we had already a property that came before you to benefit from this program and they have already completed the work is the O'Confort Plaza. Right, thank you. And I know I know I probably expressed it wrong. Like an extension of the CRA being offered to the West side and probably send it wrong but I know us for the facade. So I can help clarify that. Is it possible to pull a map? Yes, please. I think that would be easier. No, it's a map that shows the UCTBAP. I think we already have a map that shows the UCTBAP. I think we already downloaded it. So yes, in the meantime, just by means of clarification, the CRA boundaries cannot be expanded without going through that extensive process that I talked about at the beginning. What this commission did last year was to expand the business grant program to the Westside QCity to address that area in need. With that resolution, you also expanded the area of benefit for this program to the properties located north of the Oakland Park Boulevard corridor to make sure that the transformation was made consistent because as you know, your QCT is south of Oakland Park Boulevard to the, to south bounded to the city boundaries to the south. In addition to that adjacent area north of the Oakland Park Boulevard corridor, this new QCT business incentive program also covers adjacent areas of the CRA boundaries that were not included within the CRA and that cannot benefit from the existing CRA business incentive program. So this new grant allows properties within the QCT and the adjacent areas that that I just mentioned to benefit from public funding to offset the cost of their facade and exterior improvements Okay, because I know there is a business it actually a Plaza that took advantage of it and it looks awesome. Yeah, the open part of Plaza. Right, it'll just be great if their neighbors would take advantage, you know, if it's available. Absolutely. So one of the things that we do during our business visitations is to make businesses aware of this opportunity so they can communicate that to their property managers or the property owners. And whenever we get an opportunity to talk with a property owner within the area that could benefit from the QCT, we also make them aware of that. But as the city manager mentioned, since we don't own the property, we can only facilitate in providing information, but we have no control on them actually pursuing the grant and completing the application. Thank you. Thank you so much. My pleasure. And my one last question is for the city manager. I didn't get a chance and you probably get back to me on this and it's fine. But it's regarding lakeside. I know years ago we spoke about upgrading the mediums and everything. Is that project waiting for the Urban League or is just not time yet? There are two different projects I think that you're referencing here. One is connected to the Urban League and the other is connected to the county and they both come together at 26th and 21st Avenue. The Urban League project, they are currently deciding who they're going to work with as the designer. At which point we will re-engage with them and have conversations with them about public improvements that might be considered as part of that development. The county project Sierra is slated for construction in later this year. They're actually wrapping up the 100% design right now. So this is south of Oakland Park Boulevard running along 21st Avenue. So the important message I think that's communicated here and there are two and thank you Commissioner Butto for reiterating it. This doesn't happen overnight and we are engaged over there and we are working diligently to find partners and to provide opportunities and the concept that we're not doing whatever is expected on the part of the community is because there is a lot on our plate right now. And I told all of you this at the beginning of the year. We're moving 90% of our staff and we're building roadways and buildings and building out parks and This is only what we showed you in the CRA folks I don't I've never worked with the city that has undertaken as many projects and delivered as beautiful as as this staff delivered. Whether it's in parks like the Stunts and Nature Trail or in new buildings like Station 9, private developments like Bliss and Oakland and the sky building and everything else. And I have to say it gets overwhelming sometimes to try to figure out how we can stay on top of everything that we have on our plate right now. So I appreciate Commissioner Budhu's offer for patients. Thank you, Mr. A. Bear. And I know you are on my overwork. I just wanted to know a timeline because I know it was years and I know things do not happen over, you know. over it. I just wanted to know a timeline because I know it was years and I know things do not happen over you know. Thank you. Thank you Mayor. Just want to thank both Miss Herrera as well as Miss Moreira for a wonderful presentation and we got it and I just love how you articulate it your points and we heard it loud and clear, it resonated and it certainly does take time. Okay and I have the patience of Job, lots of patience. I learned that, it didn't happen overnight. I have been a big proponent for revitalizing the entire city, but I have put a lot of emphasis on the west side. So, happened I live the west side. Well, I know that we do not own land in certain areas. Mr. Abert, but what I do believe that we can do is form some courtship for better word, solicitation of partners, the right partners, I got miscellaneous attention. Turn around. And he looked at me. This is where you're going with that. You have my attention all the time. Thank you. Your head moved that time. I'm not too sure how much we are engaging. Some of those partners that have stepped up and partnered with us to do the PPPs project. We have going on and I love the concept. I think what I'm hearing and I do speak to citizens on a daily basis is, well, they understand they do. Rome wasn't built overnight and we are not Rome with very small city. However, I think what we need to do and to your point, Commissioner Butho is walking to God at the same time. I like that analogy. You know, yes, we will continue to focus on what we set out to do. However, we have to be multitask, but single focus, but continue to engage the peripheral. So whatever can happen to engage or attract people, partners. I'm saying let's do it legally, of course, right? Does it do it? Yes, sir. So if there are people, partners who are interested in investing in our city, I think we should engage them but keep in mind that we know what we want in our city. We know we we're looking for a vibrant city. We're looking for certain type of businesses, certain type of development in our city. And we can achieve that, that you know speaking of the flea market that's one of the places that I will be visiting I know that we don't own that plaza but we certainly have our community enhancement department that can enforce our rules to make sure that people are compliant, you know, to our mission of keeping our city clean, green, and sustainable. So I understood the presentation. It was wonderfully presented and we are here to support as commissioners. I think we all understand what the mission is. And don't forget Northwest 44th Street. That's a city on the street. It was closed when our very long-serving vice mayor was part of the dais. That street used to be closed and then it was opened, unfortunately. It killed the dreams of a lot of the homeowners who purchased on that street. We wanna keep that street good. We wanna keep it viable. We want to keep that street good. We want to keep it viable. We want to keep, we want to mitigate the speeding which has gotten worse. I don't care about who's coming from the turn hike or who's turn, who's who needs to get from I 95 to 441, that's not my problem. Okay, there are a lot of residents in that area. Children are walking the streets from the schools. It is too much speedin'. So I know that you worked very hard on presenting something a couple of years ago and it didn't pan out. But let's continue because people are asking. That's it for me. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. I think everyone else spoke. I just have to say I really appreciate how staff acknowledges our progress and identifies our opportunities for improvement. It's important and I think we do it well. We celebrate our successes in progress and I think that's an important thing to do to keep us motivated and focused. I know staff works on long termterm objectives, while they're working on their day-to-day responsibilities, and I know that can be overwhelming, and I think the entire commission is very thankful that we do have the staff that we have. And I wanna say no one's perfect, and sometimes we drop the ball, and that applies to all of us. So I have found that when we do drop the ball, we pick it up and we apologize for dropping the ball and move forward. That's the right thing to do. So some people can't run a household and we've got a bunch of people that are running a city and it's not easy. So sometimes that ball gets dropped. I do believe we need to work towards our long and short term goals. I think we need to do it one day at a time. We need to make as a commission and as a city manager has proven we need to make reasonable and responsible decisions as we hit roadblocks along the way. So I can't tell you right now how we're going to react to a certain situation until that situation hits and we know what the factors are that we're up against. So I just will say that I have trust and confidence in everyone that works for the city. If the balls dropped, we'll acknowledge that happened and we'll fix what went wrong. So I appreciate and know that staff will do their best and I just have to say in 10 years, the city has come a long way, a very long way. And we've got a long way to go yet. We've got a lot of low hanging fruit yet. As a community, please continue. Share your ideas with staff. Share your observations. As you drive through the city, watch what's going on around the city. Watch where something needs to be fixed, report it. We appreciate it. There's not a squeaky wheel. I have learned one thing I recently retired from my job and I worked for 39 years for the same company and I learned one thing along the way through many bosses. It wasn't what I said, but it was how I said it that made the difference. That's what that is part of what I think my longevity of my job is. So we want to hear from you. We want to hear your ideas. We want to be productive and most important. Thank you guys for everything you do for the City of Oakland Park. And I think that is it for this final presentation. At this time, I'd like to take 10 minutes for a restroom break. So we'll be back at 9.27, please. I'm going to try to put you in the back. And you understood. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. All right, we'll get started again and we move on to public comments. At this time, anyone wishing to speak, please step up to the microphone, identify your name and your address, and you have four minutes. Good evening, I know it's late, so we'll keep it for four minutes. Hi, Michael Sikens here. I'm one of the founders and owners of Beans and Dog Cookie Company. I'm not a resident, but I am a business owner in the community, 45, 30, not Dixie Highway. Sitting here tonight, just can I to make a few over-arching statements and maybe another day we'll pick it up from there. Number one, before I came to Oakland Park, I looked at a lot of cities to set up my business. I set up my business here because I felt that the current environment here was the most conducive to doing business. And I found that to be 100% the case every single day that I'm here. And I have to tell you that the CRA I work with and talk to and liaison with on a daily basis sometimes to they don't really appreciate that. They hate when I do that. But the point is they are the best liaison that I've worked with and I've worked with city governments in my career which is almost 45 years. I've never had that kind of cooperation. So I pull up you and Cesar. And in business I learn one thing. When times of tough economically and revenue is going to get cut, don't abandon your marketing. Don't abandon your R&D. CRA and zoning is your marketing and R&D. They're probably your best tool to raise revenue. The third comment I'd like to make is you have an opportunity zone in this city. Most cities do. It should be seriously considered to be expanded. Opportunity zones put private money that's tax-deferred and private money is going to be searching for tax-deferred investments. It's one of the things that a tax code is not going to change and it's not going to change in a negative way in my opinion. And lastly, Rome was not built in a day. It takes a long time to do things that are worth doing. And you should stay the cause because, in my opinion, the course is the right course. So thank you, and I appreciate your reference of all of you. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Oh, OK. Anyone else seen none? We will close public comments and move on to the consent agenda. Consent agenda consists of item two approval minutes. Item three is the Res Luches by Title Only. Res Luches of City Commission and C. Volkampark floor, approving the settlement and authoritative property city officials. To execute a code enforcement lien settlement agreement, tree now, it so to add all in city Ocompark, provide for conflict, severability and effective date. Item four is resolution by title only. A resolution city commission, city of Ocompark, Florida. Approving the purchase of 120, 24 F 350, super duty regular cab four times two Taking off the agenda Correct I stand corrected Root Rome wasn't built in the day Item five was item six resolution by title only resolution city commission to see a vocabark floor approving the continued piggyback in the town of Pembroke parks contract ITB 22-10-04 for Craig A Smith and Associates for Underground Utility, Location Services. For the first one year renewal period covering May 10, 2025 through May 11, 2026, an amount not to exceed budget availability, provide for conflict, several billion effective days. Item 7 is the resolution by title only. The Resolution of City Commission, the Civil, approving the authorize, continued picking back into the city of Deerfield Beach contract, RFQ 20-17 PC. With truck masters in can waste built environmental solutions LLC for the 90-day extension period April 13, 2025 through July 12, 2025. In an amount not to exceed budgeted availability, provide for conflicts, provide for serviceability, provide for effective date. Itemates for resolution by title only, resolution city commission, city of Oak Park, Florida. Approving and authorizing the proper city officials that exceeded three year agreement, piggybacked the city of Cape Coral Contract, 1917-17-1212R HR with advanced roofing ink for roofing maintenance and repair services in an amount not to exceed budgeted availability, provide for conflicts, provide for serviceability, provide for effective day. Item 9 is a resolution by tunnel only, a resolution city commission to see if it will part Florida, approving a proposal from Kimley Horan, associates to provide assistance with community shuttle program in an amount not to exceed $10,000, provide for serviceability and effective day. Item 10 is the resolution by Title Only, a resolution city commissioner, Steve O. Park, Florida, approving an authorizing the proper city officials you didn't agree with Safewear Inc in amount of $338,918,025 cents for the purchase and installation of AV equipment and cabling for the City Commission Chambers at the new City Hall facility along with the approval of owners contingency of $40,000. Picking back en nominee, a cooperative contract, 4400008468, Public Safety Emergency Preparedness and Related Service, Providing for a proposed budget amendment, Providing a conflict, Providing for a severability, and Providing for an effective date. Item 11, the resolution by Title Only, a resolution, city commission, city of Ocomp park floor up, approving a proposal from professional video repair ink to provide pre-installation collaboration installation oversight quality control, 60 day post installments support, and the removal relocation existing equipment for repurchase repurposing in the city in the sky building provide for a several billion effective day item 12 is a resolution by tunnel only a resolution city commission to see vocal bar for a proven authorizer of our city officials execute the updated state highway lightning lighting maintenance and compensation agreements F to T for maintaining approximately 400 F to T owns street lights located along state roads within city limits, providing for conflicts, severability and effective date. I am 13th Resolution by Title Only, a Resolution of City Commission, Steve O. Kampart, Florida, approved to authorize in the proper city officials to enroll the city in the 2025 Mayor's Monarch Pledge Program. Thereby committing to restoring Monarch Butterfly Habitat within the community and encouraging residents to participate in similar efforts, providing for conflict, severability, and effective day. That concludes the consent agenda, Mr. Mayor. Motion to adopt. Thank you. Vice Mayor Arnick. Yes. Commissioner Gordon. Yes. Commissioner Nubel. Yes. Yes. Yes. By Samar. Commissioner Gordon. Yes, Mr. Nubel. Yes, we should about who? Yes, yes. Yes Okay, and item number five I actually asked to be pulled Over the past several months we received a lot of feedback from residents and exactly what we want This was regarding the Northeast 38th Street Railroad Crossing. It is now on the agenda for rehabilitation. And that expense to the city is going to be approximately $632,000. It's a major expense to repair the roadways. And why I brought it up, Mr. A. Bear, is hoping that Mr.. Carbon might just be able to give us a couple bullet points on what to expect or anything that he can share on that project. Mr. Carbon, if you would please. Yes, thank you Mayor, Vice Mayor of City Manager and City Commission, Albert Carbon Public Works Director. This is the Northwest 38 Street crossing. This is the one by Northwest 10th Avenue by the school board. Just west of now. City Commission, Albert Carren, Public Works Director. This is the Northwest 38 street crossing. This is the one by Northwest 10th Avenue by the school board, just west of 95. This is the SFRTA or CSX Railroad Crossing. It is being completely refurbished, except for the rail tracks themselves. It will be the the ballots that support those tracks, the ties that support that, and then the two approach legs that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that support those tracks the ties that support that that and then the two approach legs that Through to a pro as well approach legs from both directions will be reconstructed within the hundred foot right away that Consist of the CSX right away The we have no schedule on when they're complete once we sign this agreement, they do have materials to order and other things to, and the contractor to get mobilized. So they will let us know, give us about 30-day window. This type of work usually takes about a week to perform. It could take longer, depending on whether conditions. So that's my update for the City Commission. Perfect, thank you, Mr. Carbin. So it sounds like probably for a week period or however long they would close off the whole section people would leave through the 10th avenue. Yes, they have 38 street close from Powerline Road. I'm both from Powerline Road to traffic through Paralleline Road, traffic through 10th Avenue, we'll work with the neighborhood whether they went to Northwest 21st Avenue, gate open at 39th, wildlife construction is going, that'll be what we work out with the neighborhood. Perfect, excellent. And do you know, just curious, I know there's always been some activity regarding a light pull over there with accidents and things is there any any restructuring of the roadway there or not really I'm not really familiar with that light poll you have to let me know which one they're talking about the one poll that we have an issue is west of 10th Avenue it's not at that intersection it's not so much the light pool. It's the way the street comes up. It moves over this when the moves back that way. There's no there's nothing that is straight in the road. Yeah, there's a yes, there is a little S curve in the road. If that's what I am with the median and middle of the road to prevent cars from crossing over the to the other lane to get through the railroad when the arms are down. We have complaints about that, but that has to do with people not paying attention to the increase speed to beat the railroad tracks. But the curve is there, the curves, and we did repaint the curves within the past month. Perfect. I appreciate it. Anyone else any questions? No. No, thank you for clarifying that I know this does not start the work, but at least the agreement is there to get started. Thank you Mayor. I'm just excited that this work is getting ready to start begin because you know I'm sure like yourself all of us have spoken with received calls from residents. So I'm just excited that this is getting ready to go into the works and thank you so much, Mr. Carvin. Thank you. We would then need a motion in a second. Second. Resolution by title only. Resolution City Commission. See a vocal part for improving authorized proper city. Excuse the tripart agreement for the power of transportation. The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority to reimburse F. Surfta for rehabilitation the great crossing associate crossing control devices at Northwest 38 Street, Provime and Conflict server but in effective date. Okay, and we need to remove. We already had a motion of second. Vice mayor Ernst. Yes. Commissioner Gordon. Yes. Mr. Newbold. Yes. Commissioner but who? Yes Vice mayor Arnst. Yes. Commissioner Gordon. Yes. Commissioner Newbold. Yes. Commissioner Batu. Yes. Mayor Lonergan. Yes. All right. And agenda item number 14. Resolution by title only a resolution city commission to see a vote can park Florida. Approving an authorizing the proper city officials that executed a revocable license to Greenwich and Vokom Park and Barrett County for the purpose of permitting access, installation and maintenance of city monuments, signage and associated landscaping within the county right away a long prospect road for crime for conflict, severability and effective day. And Mr. Abert, you have a presentation. We do, Ms. Sierra Mariro is here to walk us through this item. And we're very excited that we're moving closer to having our entry way, our first entry way erected. Sierra? Second entry, what? This is our entry. Well, these are our brand new design. The first one is over Dixie on the southern end going north. We've already approved that one. Correct. Depending on which one gets erected first. I understand that's our second one. Yes. Is Sierra? Absolutely. And we are in tight competition with the Dixie highway location between the two of them. So once again Sierra we're Director of Engineering and Community Development tonight here to talk to you about the revocable license agreement with Broward County for the prospect road location for the city's entry sign. So the purpose of this agreement that is before you we are staying focused to our strategic plan and our objectives on ensuring that we enhance our civic identity as the city as we rebrand ourselves for Oakland Park Second Century. The sign that we are talking about this evening is that the was west on Prospect Road west of 21st Avenue near the Oak Tree development. The county does own the right-away jurisdiction there so we are required to execute a revocable license agreement with the county in order to not only install but to maintain and access that property to have our sign on their property location. And I'll just back up the city entry sign location is actually shown there as you can see on the north side of the road of Prospect Road west of 21st Avenue. And this is a rendering to remind the commission and the community of what our new entryway sign looks like. We did get a sneak peek as to the actual constructed version and it is very, very close to the rendering. So we're very excited to unveil that to you once this is executed and we can get through the rest of the permitting process. This was approved by Commission with Don Bell signs back in August of 2024. And so it is the recommendation of staff that the City Commission adopt a resolution authorizing the appropriate city officials to execute a revocable license agreement between the City of Oakland Park and Broward County for the purposes of permitting access, installation and maintenance of the city monuments signage and associated landscaping within the county right away along Prospect Road. If you have any questions regarding this agreement I'm available. Thank you Miss Murrow. Thank you. Second. One thing to say and I already talked to Andrew about it make sure that the well water doesn't hit this sign. He's already done a Tamerack sign. Tamerack sign looks like it's 20 years old already. Oh, wow. Yeah, I go by the tag at home every day. And the well, because all that center median is all well water. And it's actually we're responsible for all the maintenance on that center median, even the wells and everything. But just make sure that well water does not hit that side that's an ain't no cheap sign vice mayor aren't yes commissioner Gordon yes commissioner new bull yes yes yes yes and we move on to reports from the city commission who'd like to start us off? Vice Mayor. None tonight. and we move on to reports from the City Commission who'd like to start us off. Vice Mayor. None tonight. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. I'm starting to read. Yeah. I'm starting to read. Yeah. Just thinking again, the residents, like you said, Mayor, for their input on everything and contacting us, letting us know because together we can build a great city. And also I know it's been a while for a lot of these events we attended, but I would like to spite out the tree giveaway. It was well organized. they stayed in that line, some which they were there earlier, because eventually you start running out of the trees that they want. But for the most part, it was a great event. Well, it tended as well as the organization was awesome. So I loved that event, and then we also had a great time at the Mayor's Gala. So that was nice and also career day was really nice. As always a joy to go and encourage the children and be there for them and I'm looking forward to the art walk. And also, yeah. That's it. In good night and good morning. Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you. I will real quick. Okay, tree give away. Beautiful. Let's have it again next year at that same venue. More room, more spacious. That's my request. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. more room, more spacious. That's my request. What else? Oh yeah, I did attend a pep rally at Lloyd's State Elementary School because they're preparing for their citywide exam and it was absolutely phenomenal. The children were so responsive. We had an excellent time. On last Saturday, May 3rd, I did my first cleanup of my Adopt the Street and it was a success. I think I sent you some pictures. You probably didn't look at them. I can tell the way you were expression. But it's okay. It was actually, there was a request and there was a loaded email. So in an event, it was a fantastic turnout and thank you to Mr. Steven Matier and staff for providing us with all of the tools that we needed. And thank, I just want to say a huge thank you to all of the volunteers. Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there and good night. Thank you Commissioner Commissioner. Thank you and I like the echo Commissioner New Bowl and Commissioner Gordon and vice mayor didn't say anything you know you didn't have no commission report. Echo yeah you're not a response But I want to say, let me see. I was at the SAC meme before I went to the fire house at North Andrew Gardens Elementary. They have an amusing show, Parent Night. It's at Poppano Cultural Center. Tomorrow, between 6 to 7 p.m. So I told Principal DoHard, I will attend, you know, I do make exceptions for when it's the last second event. I put it on my calendar. So I'm looking forward to that. Also, myself and Mayor, we had a great time in Todd Rose Segar's business start up. That's right, I'm counting that to number, vice mayor. They came to North Fanzhou Gardens, opened up on commercial. And the entrepreneur named Mike, by the way way he came from Chicago. He lost his business and it was beautiful and establishment and he said, it's an internet business e-commerce. He's going to sell those cigars all across the country. But he wanted to come to Oakland Park, city manager, because our CIA director, the two person operation director Herrera and the Cesar Gonzalez, you know, to help bring the business right in my own neighborhood. So I'm thankful for that. Thank you for always all the staff, the whole staff. We got a good thing going. I must say this, I am trouble with the constant increase of the BSO budget that they submit to us. Mr. Thompson, I Assistant City City Manager had a beautiful presentation. All the residents did appreciate that. And it always from year to year, ever since I've been in the city, he's been world class in developing and disseminating what goes on in our budget. That's why we got the best. When he was the CFO, he was the best one. Now he's gonna be the best assistant city manager and styles the limit, but it is troubling with the financial protections, past ongoing with BSO. And I am concerned about this. And this, we should have, we hopefully will have a robust discussion what we getting for the increase so I'll leave it there for now but it is troubling it is troubling with that said yes I echo have a wonderful muds estate this upcoming weekend it's a special. We all have mothers. Yes, we all do. And my sisters, I have nephews. And I take up my mom all the time. She's in heaven and goes, hey, if she wasn't her, I wouldn't be here. And she would've been proud of the son. Because I know my sister tell me, little brother, you know, you're doing great job. So on all, I want to my three sons, mother too as well. And you know, all the ladies out there, you have a wonderful day, well every day is my stay, but you know, you got a special this time. So with that said, I'm good. God bless, so can park, God bless each and every one of you. PSO, LT Mary, I see you back there. Thank you for representing us all the time. Chief, Kavanik, I love the presentation. I hope you can go to send me those pictures. Every time I see a truck, I just got to jump on in it. And it's a great presentation. I love the ceremony. So thank you for keeping us safe and protected each and every day. So I thank all our 340 some more employees to us. Well, you are professionals. And we love you. And yeah, I demand a lot because I was one of you and I had to bust my butt. And yeah, sometimes we don't other people's job. But you know what? The victory is that we're public service. And we give them back to our community. So I know it's tough and I appreciate each and every one of you. What you do. God bless you and be well. Take care. Thank you commissioner. We appreciate that and you hit it right on the head. There's a lot of things to go around. Thanks to staff and all the volunteers, like the rest of the commission was saying on another successful free-treat giveaway. I just want to also say thanks to Molly Furch for having native swamp milkweed plants available for our residents this year. It's a wonderful plant for helping to save the monarch butterflies. A special thank you and goodbye to Alexandria Persad. She's a manager at Handson South Florida. Alexandria has been a wonderful organizer and a leader for the Oakland Park Monthly Food Packing and Delivery. She's relocating to New York in her final day with Handson South Florida was actually today. And just best wishes on your new adventures, Alexandria. You're going to be missed. Rod Riegel Satello will now be our main point of contact for Hans-Anne South Florida for that event. Also, sincere appreciation to Mr. Duane Smith. He just recently resigned from our Arts and Culture Board. And he is moving out of states, and he expressed his appreciation for being on the board, and I want to express our appreciation back for his contribution over the years. As Commissioner Budhu was saying, I just got to say publicly welcome Toro cigars, and thank for investing in Oakland Park They had their grand opening ribbon cutting this weekend So I just will say like any Oakland Park business if you are a cigar aficionado you may want to check them out This week Northeast High School has exams for their Cadenbridge programs They are having rallies for exams this week. I was there one day in Tuesday at 8 a.m. If any of you guys can make it, they have it through next week, Tuesday, some are at 8 a.m. and some are at 11. Let Renee know and she has a contact name if you guys want to go and do a little pepper alleion. My understanding is the Cambridge program. I believe there are about 1700 students in Northeast and I think 400 are in the Cambridge program. Excellent. Yep. Just today I want to congratulate Division Chief Gregory May to our Oakland fire rescue he had on the Oakland Park, I'm Oakland Park Fort Lauderdale Fire Department. And he is now officially a division chief here in Oakland Park. Welcome Mr. May, we appreciate your coming to Oakland Park. And then also today you may have heard we had, finally a new fire truck was delivered and a new rescue vehicle and that dedication was today. So again, having the new equipment is good. Make sure our equipment's all up to shape. And when they go for a call, it's gonna start and everything's gonna work properly. That's all I have, Mr. A. Bearer. Nothing further, thank you, ma'am. And Mr. City Attorney. Nothing but offering to all the mothers have a wonderful mother's day. Thank you. Motion adjourned.