>> MAYOR: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH CITY COMMISSION MEETING. TODAY IS MONDAY, JULY 7th, 2025. AND THE TIME IS 9:03 A.M. WE WILL NOW TURN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR ROLL CALL. >> MAYOR SHELTON. >> MAYOR: PRESENT.
>> VICE MAYOR HAY. >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> HERE. >> MAYOR YOU HAVE A QUORUM. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, MAYLEE. COMMISSIONER WAD WOODROW HAY WIL LEAD OUR INVOCATION AND I'LL
LEAD THE PLEDGE. LET'S ALL STAND, PLEASE. >> GRACIOUS AND ETERNAL GOD, WE COME THIS MORNING WITH HUMBLE HEARTS AND FOCUSED MIND AS WE GATHER FOR THIS 2025-2026 BUDGET
WORKSHOP FOR THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF SERVICE, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO STEWARD THE RESOURCES OF OUR GREAT CITY AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO LEAD WITH
WISDOM, COMPASSION AND INTEGRITY. LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE OUR DISCUSSIONS AND OUR DECISIONS. GIVE US CLARITY OF THOUGHT, UNITY OF PURPOSE AND HEARTS THAT ARE MINDFUL OF EVERY RESIDENT WE SERVE. FROM OUR CHILDREN TO OUR
SENIORS. FROM OUR WORKING FAMILIES TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. HELP US, LORD, TO PLAN NOT JUST FOR TODAY, BUT FOR THE FUTURE GENERATION OF BOYNTON BEACH. BLESS OUR CITY MANAGER, STAFF,
ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ALL WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PROCESS. LET EQUITY, TRANSPARENCY AND JUSTICE BE OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES. MAY EVERYTHING WE DO BRING STRENGTH TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS,
SUPPORT TO OUR PEOPLE, AND GLORY TO YOUR NAME. WE ASK IT ALL IN THE NAME OF JESUS THE CHRIST WE PRAY, LET EVERY HEART SAY AMEN. >> GROUP: AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE
AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, CORRECTIONS? LET'S BEGIN WITH COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> NOTHING, MAYOR. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY. >> NO. I WAS -- I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANTED TO CONSIDER MOVING PUBLIC AUDIENCE UP OR JUST LEAVE IT WHERE IT IS. I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES IT GETS
LOST AFTER ALL OF IT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF WE DON'T FINISH TODAY WE PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY UT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS WE START GOING DOWN THE BUDGET WORKSHOP AND WE'LL ONLY GET THROUGH A CERTAIN
NUMBER. HOPEFULLY TODAY WE'LL GET THROUGH THEM. IF WE DON'T, WE JUST ADJOURN AND START BACK UP. SO WE END UP LOSING THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO JUST MOVE IT.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT'S HARD. YOU DON'T WANT TO MOVE IT UP AND NOBODY IS HERE. BUT I ALSO WANT TO ALLOW TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY AS WELL
AS ANY OTHER DAY. I WANT THAT A POINT SO IT DOESN'T GET LOST. >> WE CAN MOVE PUBLIC AUDIENCE ONCE THE BROAD MACRO ITEMS ARE PROVIDED AFTER 3A. BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE SOME -- AT LEAST A BROAD
GENERALITY INFORMATION VERSUS ALL THE WAY TO THE END. IT WILL GIVE THE PUBLIC TIME TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU GUYS. >> OKAY WITH ME. >> THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR: VICE MAYOR HAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS? >> NO, I DON'T. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE PUBLIC COMMENT TO 3A. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN HAS MADE THE MOTION AND COMMISSIONER KELLEY HAS SECONDED IT. THE MOTION IS PASSED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. [AYES] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SO WE ARE MOVING THAT TO 3A, PUBLIC COMMENT, INSTEAD OF 4. >> YEAH. >> MAYOR: OKAY. MOVING ON, FIRST ITEM IS A DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO
CHANGING THE FIRST BUDGET HEARING DATE FOR SEPTEMBER. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE STAFF START THE DISCUSSION AND EXPLAIN THE REASON WHY IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
BASED ON THE TRIM NOTICES, IT HAS TO BE AFTER THE 3rd. TYPICALLY IT'S BEEN OKAY WHERE IT'S AT. WE ARE HAVING TO MOVE BOTH MEETINGS BASED ON THE STATUTES. WE RECOMMEND THE THURSDAY, I BELIEVE IT'S THE 4th.
IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. >> WHAT WOULD THAT DATE BE? >> AS SOON AS WE COULD DO IT WOULD BE WEDNESDAY THE 3rd. THAT'S THE SOONEST DAY WE COULD DO IT. >> WE WILL BE IN PARK CITY FOR THE PENSION MEETING 3rd AND
4th AND FLYING BACK THE MORNING OF THE 5th. >> WE HAVE A COMMISSION MEETING ON THE 2nd. SO ARE WE CANCELING? IS THIS IN REPLACEMENT OF THAT COMMISSION MEETING? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? >> YEAH. WE WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THE COMMISSION MEETING. THE ONLY WAY YOU WOULD KEEP THE COMMISSION MEETING IF WE DIDN'T
HAVE ANY BUDGETARY. WE COULD SCHEDULE A SPECIAL MEETING FOR THE BUDGET ALONE AND WE WOULD SATISFY THAT REQUIREMENT. IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD PROBABLY TO A SPECIAL MEETING AND COME BACK FOR MAYBE JUST THE BUDGET. AND IT WOULD BE OBVIOUSLY SHORT, 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR DEPENDING ON DIALOGUE.
>> COULD WE DO THAT BEFORE THE CRA MEETING ON THE 9th? >> WE COULD DO IT BEFORE THE CRA MEETING. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. COULD WE DO IT BEFORE THE CRA MEETING ON THE 9th? >> DOES THAT WORK, TONY, WITH THE TIME FRAME?
>> I THINK THE CRA HAS SOMETHING AT 5:30. >> ANDREW IS ASKING YOU WILL IT WORK -- I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER KELLEY IS ASKING WILL IT WORK IF WE SCHEDULE JUST THE BUDGET PORTION BEFORE THE CRA MEETING ON THE 9th. >> SO LONG AS IT'S NOT ON THE 2nd.
IT HAS TO BE THE 3rd, THE 4th -- >> I THINK THE COUNTY MEETING IS THAT DAY. ISN'T THE COUNTY MEETING ON THE 9th? >> OH.
>> THE CONE TO MAINTAIN IS DEFINITELY ON THE 9th. BUT REMEMBER AGAIN, THE PERIOD FOR US TO DO THIS BUDGET ADOPTION IS TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS AND IT HAS TO OCCUR BETWEEN THE 3rd AND NO LATER THAN I THINK
IT'S THE 18th PER STATUTE. SO YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE TWO. AND AFTER YOU DO THE FIRST ONE, THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE NEWSPAPER TO COME BACK THE SECOND TIME HAS TO BE WITHIN A FIVE-DAY PERIOD. >> WE HAVE A FIVE-DAY NOTIFICATION PERIOD? >> REPEAT THAT AGAIN.
>> WE HAVE A FIVE-DAY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. AFTER THE FIRST. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE CHALLENGING IF YOU DO IT ON THE 9th AND FIVE DAYS LATER PROBABLY HAVE TO COME BACK ON THE 14th. >> WE'RE ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR THE 18th. >> WE ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE 18th. SEPTEMBER 18th IS THE SECOND
HEARING. SO WE JUST NEED TO PICK A DATE FOR THE FIRST ONE. I AGREE THAT MAYBE THE BEST THING TO DO IS DO A SPECIAL MEETING AND ADOPT THE BUDGET AND KEEP THE SCHEDULED COMMISSION MEETING ON THE 2nd SO WE CAN
DO THE CITY BUSINESS THAT DAY. HERE'S WHAT WE'LL DO. WE'LL GET WITH THE AIDES AND ME AND ANDREW AND ALAN AND TONY AND GET YOU SOME DATES THAT WILL
WORK AS FAR AS A SPECIAL MEETING. WELL, THE MAYOR CAN CALL A SPECIAL MEETING ONCE WE GET THE DATES TO HER. THAT WILL SATISFY THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT. GOOD? >> GOOD FOR ME. >> MAYOR: WE KNOW THE SECOND ONE IS FOR SURE ON THE 18th.
>> YES. >> MAYOR: OKAY. NOTHING TO APPROVE THERE. WE WILL NOW BE MOVING ON TO BUDGET PRESENTATIONS. STAFF, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH THE BUDGET OVERVIEW. >> YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THIS YEAR WE HAD A PROJECTED $41 MILLION REDUCTION ACROSS ALL FUNDS IN THE CITY. WE WENT FROM 385 MILLION LAST YEAR TO AROUND 354 MILLION THIS YEAR. MOSTLY DUE TO ROLLING SOME OF OUR CIP ITEMS IN THE UTILITY FUND.
AND THEN WE ALSO FRONT LOADED A LOT OF OUR FLEET VEHICLES TO GET BETTER PRICING. SO WE FELT IT WAS BETTER TO ORDER THESE VEHICLES LAST YEAR VERSUS TO WAIT UNTIL THIS YEAR. OVERALL WITH THE GENERAL FUND, WE EXPERIENCED ABOUT A 2.5%
INCREASE TO THE GENERAL FUND, JUST OVER 3.3 MILLION. SO THAT IS VERY, VERY GOOD NEWS. WE WENT FROM A TOTAL OF 132 MILLION LAST YEAR TO 136 MILLION THIS YEAR. SO WE DID SEE A REDUCTION I WANT
TO SAY OF PROBABLY ABOUT $2 MILLION IN OUR ALS TRANSPORT REVENUE. DURING YOUR GUYS' ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WE WENT OVER THIS. OUR ALS TRANSPORT, OUR FIRE-RESCUE VENDOR DIGITECH PROVIDED THE GROSS NUMBERS
VERSUS THE NET REVENUE. SO THAT CAUSED THE ERROR. WHAT ENDED UP HAPPENING, ESSENTIALLY YOU'LL SEE WHENEVER THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION STARTS, THERE'S GOING TO BE A DEFICIT OF ABOUT 2 MILLION. WE STARTED THIS YEAR'S BUDGET AT
A $2 MILLION DEFICIT ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE OF THAT REVENUE SHORTFALL. OVERALL WE WILL HAVE AN APPROPRIATION OF FUND BALANCE OF RIGHT AROUND $1.5 MILLION. THAT NUMBER CAN FLUCTUATE SLIGHTLY. IT CAN GO UP, IT CAN GO DOWN,
DEPENDING ON THE CULMINATION OF TODAY'S MEETING. BUT WHAT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS WE'VE GOT ABOUT A $2.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT FROM DuPONT REFERENCE TO THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES PARTICIPATED IN. SO THE OVERALL DELTA FOR THE
APPROPRIATION IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A PLUS $1 MILLION INTO THE FUND BALANCE. AND I THINK FUND BALANCE CURRENTLY STANDS AT AROUND $31 MILLION, $32 MILLION. THAT'S GOING UP BY $1 MILLION. EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE APPROPRIATING ABOUT $1.5 MILLION AND THERE IS A DEFICIT BEING SHOWN.
THE DELTA OF THAT BECAUSE OF THE ACUTE INJECTION OF THE FUNDS FROM THE SETTLEMENT IS STILL GOING TO BE ABOUT A $1 MILLION DIFFERENCE. THEN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO EXPERIENCE SOME OF THAT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS COMING OFF THE BOOKS, PROBABLY ABOUT
$9 MILLION TO $10 MILLION. SO FROM A FISCAL HEALTH STANDPOINT, THE CITY IS DEFINITELY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. EMPLOYEES ARE PUBLIC PAID MORE. FUND BALANCE IS INCREASING. AND THE OVERALL CITY FROM A DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT, THIS IS MY SHOUT-OUT TO YOU, ADAM, IS DOING PHENOMENAL.
SO AGAIN, NOT ME. THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY IS MOVING THE CITY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND I'M SUPER PROUD OF THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER HERE. WHAT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE INCREASES
FROM THE COMMISSION. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE PROBABLY ABOUT 100% INCREASE. THOSE ARE MOSTLY DUE TO US KIND OF CATCHING UP WITH THE NOW TIMES. ANYONE WHO SERVES IN YOU GUYS' POSITION KNOWS IT'S NOT THE SAME AS THE '80s, '90s AND EARLY 2000s.
A LOT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IS COMING ALONG IN THE CITY. THESE POSITIONS HAVE EVOLVED IN ALMOST LIKE A FULL-TIME SPOT WHERE YOU'RE TRYING TO JUGGLE A FULL-TIME POSITION AND PROVIDE SELFLESS SERVICE IN THE FORM OF PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE ACTION WITH THE CITY.
SO WE FELT IT WAS THE RIGHT MOVE TO PUT COMMISSION AIDES IN PLACE. YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY MET ALLISON. YOU HAVE MET ANGEL. YOU HAVE MET MEGAN. THOSE ARE THREE. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT PROBABLY AFTER OCTOBER MAYBE DOING A
BUDGET AMENDMENT ITEM COMING TOGETHER TO GET TWO MORE AIDES AND THAT IS ESSENTIALLY TO LIGHTEN YOU GUYS' LOAD SO YOU'LL HAVE A BETTER RESPONSE IN THE COMMUNITY. MEANING IF YOU HAVE CONSTITUENTS REACH OUT, YOU HAVE A FULL-TIME JOB AND STILL DOING YOUR COMMISSION PART, YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE AN AIDE THAT CAN ANSWER EMAILS, ANSWER TELEPHONE CALLS, GO TO RIBBON CUTTINGS AND MEETINGS AND THINGS IN YOUR STEAD. THAT WAS THE WHOLE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND THAT. THAT'S GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THE INCREASE TO THE COMMISSION AIDE PORTION OF THE BUDGET. WHAT I DO ALSO -- THE UTILITY
RATE INCREASE, I'M VERY DIRECT. THOSE OF YOU GUYS KNOW BAD NEWS/GOOD NEWS YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR IT THE SAME. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES AROUND THE COUNTY INCREASING THEIR UTILITY RATES. IT'S NOT BY A LITTLE. IT'S GOING TO BE BY A LOT.
RIGHT NOW DR. KALKAT WHO THE UTILITY DIRECTOR IS RECOMMENDING A 15% INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, 15% THIS YEAR, 15% THE YEAR AFTER THAT, 15% AFTER THAT, 15% AFTER THAT.
I READ A HEADLINE WHERE DELRAY BEACH OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IS RECOMMENDING A 100% INCREASE. THE REASON BEING YOU HAVE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. ANY TIME YOU DEAL WITH SUBTERRANEAN INFRASTRUCTURE, THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS IS DRASTIC. AND YOUR PREDECESSORS AND PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS DID NOT
KEEP UP WITH THAT COST. BUT THE PROVERBIAL KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD HAS NOW LANDED IN YOU GUYS' LAP. FROM AN APPETITE PERSPECTIVE, IT'S NOT POLITICALLY SAVVY TO RAISE RATES. I GET THAT. I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND IT. THAT'S NOT OUR INTENTION. BUT YOU STILL HAVE A DUTY TO
SERVE THE RESIDENTS. AND THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GOING TO SERVE YOUR RESIDENTS IS, "A," YOU KEEP UP WITH THE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. YOU PASS THE UTILITY RATES. OR YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BITE THE BULLET AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CANCEL A LOT OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WE HAVE BUDGETED OVER THE NEXT THREE TO
FIVE YEARS. I'M ONLY GIVING YOU GUYS THE BROAD OVERVIEW. I STARTED WITH THE GOOD AND I WANTED TO PROVIDE THE REALITY OF IT. DR. KALKAT WILL GO INTO SPECIFICS. I HAVE GIVEN YOU THREE SCENARIOS MONTHS AGO OF HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT SHORTFALL.
BUT THE UTILITY DEPARTMENT, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THOSE RATE INCREASES FOR THE MOST PART OVERALL, ALL THE DEPARTMENTS FROM THAT POINT, OTHER THAN EVENTS -- WE HOUSE A LOT OF OVERTIME IN THE EVENTS. YOU WILL SEE THE EVENTS BUDGET GO UP ABOUT 32%.
WE GOT THAT DOWN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE 50 TO 60 EVENTS ON THE BOOKS. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT MAYBE CURTAILING THOSE. I WOULD ASK YOU AS A COLLECTIVE BODY MAYBE CURTAILING OR COMBINING EVENTS AS WELL. WE HAVE ADDED FOUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. WE HAVE ADDED TWO POLICE
SERGEANTS. WE HAVE ADDED ADDITIONAL BEAUTIFICATION PERSONNEL. THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR BEAUTIFICATION HAS BEEN TENFOLD. ANYBODY WHO DRIVES OVER A LOT OF THE OVERPASSES, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN LAKE WORTH DRAINAGE DISTRICT. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN FDOT. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN THE COUNTY
MAINTAINING SOME OF THE BEAUTIFICATION STANDARDS THAT WE AS A CITY SHOULD HOLD. WE NEED TO HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE AND PUT THE ADDITIONAL BEAUTIFICATION PERSONNEL IN CHARGE. CHARLES MOSELEY PHENOMENAL JOB. KEVIN RAMSEY, THOSE GUYS OF KICKING BUTT. THE REASON I BRING THOSE UP IS
WE'RE REQUESTING 100% FUNDING FROM THE CRA SIDE. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO SPECIFICS. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMISSION WORKSHOP, NOT A CRA WORKSHOP. SO I'M JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE IN THE ATMOSPHERE SO YOU GUYS ARE AWARE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PORTION. I KNOW YOU GUYS MAY HAVE
QUESTIONS. I HAVE THE SMEE SUBJECT MATTER PERCENT UP THERE, ALAN, FABIO AND TONY BUSTED THEIR BUTTS GOING THROUGH AN AUDIT AND THIS BUDGET. I'LL GIVE THEM KUDOS AND GET OFF MY SOAPBOX. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I THINK A GOOD PRACTICE WOULD BS UP EARLIER DURING ADDITIONS AND ADOPTIONS -- IS TO HAVE ANOTHER JOINT BUDGET WORKSHOP BETWEEN THE CRA AND THE CITY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO SEE AN OVERLAP.
INSTEAD OF HAVING A MEETING AND THEN I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAA DISCUSSION ITEM TO ESTABLISH THAT. I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THAT OVERLAP AND PULLING FUNDING, WE NEED TO
BE DOING THAT IN A SETTING WHERE EVERYONE IS AT THE TABLE. >> YOU JUST ADD IT AS A SPECIAL MEETING. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO AND SET UP. THERE WOULD JUST BE A MOTION TO ADD OR TO SCHEDULE. THE MAYOR CAN SCHEDULE A SPECIAL
MEETING. >> I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION OR ADD THAT AS AN ITEM TO MAKE THAT MOTION TODAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE APPETITE IS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. >> IT'S JUST A MOTION TO ADD THAT AS A DISCUSSION ITEM UNLESS YOU WANT TO HANDLE THE DISCUSSION ITEM RIGHT NOW. WE'RE FLEXIBLE.
>> YOU WANT TO HANDLE IT NOW? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADD THE DISCUSSION ITEM NOW FOR HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING FOR JOINT BUDGET WORKSHOP BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CRA. >> MAYOR: DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN MADE THE MOTION TO HAVE A SPECIAL CRA JOINT CITY MEETING.
AND COMMISSIONER KELLEY HAS THE SECOND. >> DISCUSSION. >> HAVE THE DISCUSSION TODAY ABOUT HAVING THAT MEETING. >> COMMENT. I SUPPORT HAVING THE JOINT MEETING. BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE FOR US AS BOARD MEMBERS, COMMISSIONERS,
MAYORS, WHATEVER -- IS TO COMMIT TO ATTENDING THE MEETINGS. BECAUSE WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO DO BUSINESS WITH NOT HAVING A QUORUM OR NOT HAVING PEOPLE SHOW UP. I UNDERSTAND SICKNESS. WE ALL GET SICK.
BUT THERE SHOULD BE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN WE DON'T SHOW UP. WE MAKE ALL THESE GREAT DECISIONS ABOUT THESE WORKSHOPS. AND THEN WE GET HERE AND SOMEBODY IS ABSENT OR FOR WHATEVER REASON. I HAVE NEVER SINCE I'VE BEEN A COMMISSIONER HEARD THAT WE
COULDN'T HAVE A MEETING BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A QUORUM. SO ALL I'M ASKING FOR HERE IS A COMMITMENT FROM US TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS THAT WE SAY WE WANT. THAT'S MY COMMENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO MOVING FORWARD, I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT MEETING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I THINK WE COULD GET A LOT DONE AND BE EFFECTIVE AND THEN HAVE SOME COLLABORATION THAT WILL OFFSET THE COST AND PROVIDE A BETTER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE FOR
OUR RESIDENTS AND REALLY IMPLEMENT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. I THINK FOR A LONG TIME THERE HASN'T BEEN MAXIMUM COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE TWO. AND SO IT'S OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO PROVIDE THE SETTING AND THE TOOLS TO DO THAT
FOR INTERIM DIRECTOR, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF. SO, YOU KNOW, I'D PROPOSE AGAIN SIMILAR TO HAVING STAFF REACH OUT TO THE AIDES, THE CRA COORDINATE WITH WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE A CRA MEETING
TOMORROW. AND SO WE CAN CONTINUE THAT PART OF THE CONVERSATION THEN. BUT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. THAT WAY WE HAVE TIME TO MAKE CHANGES. >> YEAH. SO ON THAT END -- AND I TOTALLY SUPPORT YOU, COMMISSIONER TURKIN.
I THINK THAT ALL OF US MAKE, YOU KNOW, AN EFFORT TO ATTEND ALL OF THE MEETINGS. I HAVE HAD PREPLANNED VACATION, SO I WASN'T HERE. I MADE THAT VERY CLEAR WHEN EVERYONE MOVED FORWARD WITH THE MEETING AS SCHEDULED. SO TO THAT END, BECAUSE WE HAVE
A MEETING TOMORROW EVENING, I WOULD ASK IF IT IS AT ALL POSSIBLE, CITY MANAGER, IF YOU OR SOMEBODY FROM STAFF WHO CAN DISCUSS THE NEED AND THE PLAN
FOR THE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL THAT YOU WANT OR ARE ASKING THE CRA TO FUND -- IF YOU WOULD MAKE YOURSELVES AVAILABLE TOMORROW NIGHT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION TOMORROW NIGHT AND WE CAN'T HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT. SO I AM -- OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT
DECIDING ON A BUDGET TODAY. WE'RE NOT DECIDING ON A COMPLETE BUDGET TOMORROW. IT IS WHERE THE CRA GOES AND IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS. I THINK IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT INITIAL DISCUSSION, BE FRUITFUL DURING THAT MEETING, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF SOME MEMBERS OF STAFF WERE THERE THAT HAD
THAT KNOWLEDGE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. >> I GUESS I'LL DEFER TO THE CITY. IS THAT GOING TO BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO DO THAT REQUEST? OR DO WE NEED A JEEGHT? >> SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IS ALREADY ON THE AGENDA. AND CERTAINLY, THEY CAN BE INVOLVED IN THAT DISCUSSION.
MY ONLY CONCERN IS IF THAT IS NOT ON THE CRA AGENDA, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ADDED AT THE TIME. >> THEIR BUDGET DISCUSSION IS ON THE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW NIGHT. >> THEN CERTAINLY HAVING CITY STAFF THERE TO TALK ABOUT
ADDITIONAL STAFFING POSITIONS. BUT I WOULD JUST CAUTION TO PERHAPS HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH KATHRYN ROSSMELL AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT SHE IS AWARE AND CAN GIVE LEGAL OPINION AS TO WHETHER THAT'S REGULAR CITY SERVICES OR OVER AND ABOVE.
AGAIN BECAUSE THE STAFFING THEY CAN HELP WITH IS WHAT IS IN THE CRA DISTRICT AND NOT CITYWIDE. SO THAT MAY CREATE A PROBLEM. SO I WOULD JUST HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH HER AHEAD OF TIME. >> RIGHT. BUT THAT'S PART OF MY WANT AND DESIRE TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION
BECAUSE IF THEN WE SHOW UP TOMORROW NIGHT AND WE HAVE THE CRA ATTORNEY SAYING WE CAN'T DO THAT OR WE CAN'T FUND THAT AND HERE WE HAVE NOW HAD THIS WHOLE BUDGET WORKSHOP THE DAY BEFORE WHERE WE ARE PROPOSING TO ADD POSITIONS, THAT THEN WE SHOW UP
AT A CRA MEETING AND WE'RE BEING TOLD SOMETHING DIFFERENT, I'M STRUGGLING WITH THAT. AND SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE MAYBE -- AND FOR FUTURE THAT WE HAVE A JOINT BUDGET MEETING AND THE CRA BE
PART OF OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS FOR THIS EXACT PURPOSE -- BECAUSE THERE IS THIS OVERLAP AND WE HAVE THAT FUNDING MECHANISM THAT CAN FUND, YOU KNOW, THESE AND DOES FUND THESE POSI POSITIONS. THAT WE MAKE THEM PART OF THIS
PROCESS. I THINK THIS DISCONNECT IS A DISSERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS AND TO BOTH OF US THAT WE CAN'T JUST MOVE THIS FORWARD. SO IF THAT -- SO, SHAWNA, IF SOMEBODY FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CAN TODAY DURING THIS BUDGET WORKSHOP
CONNECT WITH KATHRYN AND DISCUSS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW -- BECAUSE CITY STAFF CAN'T DO THAT AND WE CAN'T DO THAT. AND SO IF SOMEBODY FROM YOUR OFFICE CAN REACH OUT TO HER TODAY AND SAY THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON, IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH THIS, THIS IS THE DISCUSSION THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE AND
THIS IS WHY, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THIS AFTERNOON COME BACK AND LET US KNOW IF IT CAN'T HAPPEN OR IF IT CAN HAPPEN AND WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR THAT, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO -- WHEN WE HAVE THESE -- I MEAN THAT'S A LOT OF POSITIONS THAT
WE'RE WANTING AND THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THE CRA. AND IF WE'RE CONTINUING TO HAVE THIS DISCONNECT AND NOT HAVING A TRUE PARTNERSHIP, THEN WE'RE NOT DOING OUR JOBS. >> YES, I'LL MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU. >> YEAH. WHAT I CAN DO IS TOMORROW I CAN MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE DIRECTOR WHERE THERE IS ANY SORT OF REQUEST FROM THE CRA IS GOING TO BE AT THAT MEETING AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ARTICULATE THE NEED FOR IT.
AS FAR AS THE -- I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO PARTICULARS OF THE REQUEST FROM THE CRA AS FAR AS THE LANGUAGE OF INNOVATIVE AND ABOVE AND BEYOND AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND IT'S BEING
DONE. AND WHEN THE CRA, ITS INCEPTION IN 1982, THE THOUGHT BEHIND IT WAS CORRECT. WHEN YOU PUSH A SNOWBALL DOWN THE MOUNTAIN YOU HAVE CITY SERVICES. I HAVE 989 EMPLOYS AND A BUDGET
OF ABOUT 300 MILLION AND TRYING TO SERVICE. YOU GUYS CAN DO THE MATH. AT SOME POINT WHEN YOU'RE GETTING $11 MILLION IN TIF FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY AND 17 MILLION FROM THE OVERALL BUDGET FROM AD VALOREM ON THE
CITY SIDE, EVENTUALLY I HAVE TO SERVICE THOSE RESIDENTS. IT'S NOT THE CITY'S JOB TO FIX BLIGHT AND TO CRAFT THOSE INNOVATIVE AND ABOVE AND BEYOND LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS. SO I CAN TELL YOU GUYS UNEQUIVOCALLY, IF WE DON'T DO
SOMETHING TO KIND OF BRING SOME OF THOSE FUNDS BACK TO THE CITY, THERE'S GOING TO BE CUTS IN SERVICES. >> YEAH. I THINK IT'S BRINGING THOSE FUNDS TO THE CRA DISTRICT TO SERVICE THOSE RESIDENTS, RIGHT?
THAT'S HOW I WOULD CRAFT THAT. BUT I DO WANT TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, THOUGH, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE BUDGET NOW. BUT THEN WE MIGHT HAVE OTHER IDEAS. WE MIGHT HAVE OTHER PROPOSALS. THERE MIGHT BE DIRECTORS -- BECAUSE I HAVE HAD MEETINGS WITH SOME OF THE DIRECTORS.
FOR EXAMPLE, CIP, I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES THERE WITH PARKS, RIGHT. AND I THINK ACTIVATING PARKS IS A HUGE WAY TO FIT THE MISSION OF CRA DISTRICTS. AND SO THAT'S AGAIN ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AN OVERLAP WHERE WE HAVE TO HAVE THE FREEDOM AND ABILITY TO HAVE THAT JOINT
CONVERSATION. SO I DO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER KELLEY. LIKE LET'S CALL KATHRYN NOW, PLEASE. THANKS. >> YES, STACY FROM MY OFFICE IS GOING TO HANDLE THAT RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU, SHAWNA.
>> MAYOR: SO MOVING ON. >> IT'S FINANCE. >> MAYOR: IT SURE IS. >> GOOD MORNING, ESTEEMED MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAIL IS ALAN LAWSON. I'M THE NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY, DAY 95.
SO IT'S BEEN QUITE A RIDE OVER THE LAST 18 WEEKS. I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY GO OVER THE BUDGET OVERVIEW, TALK ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS THAT ARE HAPPENING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL ALIGNED. WE'LL GO OVER THE BUDGET OVERVIEW WITH THE TEAM HERE, WITH FABIO AND ANTHONY. WE'LL GO OVER REVENUE AND
EXPENSES, THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE, PERSONNEL CHANGES. IF WE CAN DIG INTO THOSE AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS AWARE. AS WELL AS THE FIRE ASSESSMENT RATE. PROPERTY MILLAGE RATE. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'LL PROBABLY PAUSE ON THAT, IF THERE IS A ROLLBACK AS DA DANIEL DISCUSSEDT
IS JUST OVER 3 MILLION IMPACT TO THE BUDGET. WHICH THINGS WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE IF THAT DOES TAKE PLACE. AND THEN GO THROUGH THE BUDGET CSTABILIZATION. THEN WE WOULD PAUSE FOR PUBLIC AUDIENCE AND GET INTO THE BUDGET
REVIEWS STARTING WITH THE POLICE, FIRE, REC AND CULTURAL SERVICES, PUBLIC WORKS AND SANITATION, COMMUNITY STANDARDS AND THEN ANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO BE CALLED UP TODAY. THEN AFTER THAT, WE'LL GO TO THE
CIP, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FOR THE 302, 303. AND THEN UTILITIES HAS ITS OWN SECTION TODAY BECAUSE THAT IS SUCH A BIG PART OF THE CITY. SO THAT WILL HAVE ITS OWN SECTION AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT. FINALLY ANY OTHER FUNDS THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED TODAY, WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT. WITH THAT, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO
IS HAND THIS OFF TO BOTH FABIO AND ANTHONY TO WALK US THROUGH THE FINANCIAL DEBT. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR,
COMMISSIONERS. FABIO BACHA, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE PRESENTATION THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO ELABORATE. ON THIS FIRST SLIDE WE'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE DYNAMIC OF THE WORKSHOPS. TODAY IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE. AND THEN WE HAVE A TIME SLATED
FOR WEDNESDAY. AND THEN IF NEEDED, WE'LL GO TO THURSDAY. AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER, THE BUDGET WILL BE ADOPTED AND ALSO THE FIRE ASSESSMENT. AND THEN AS YOU ALREADY DISCUSSED, ON THE FIRST DAY IN
SEPTEMBER WILL NEED TO BE LOOKED ON. ALL RIGHT. IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I'D LIKE TO ESTABLISH THE GOAL OF THESE WORKSHOPS. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN
OVERVIEW OF BOTH REVENUES AND EXPENSES FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND THE REST OF THE FUNDS. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE BALANCE, ON THE FUND BALANCE. WE ALSO WILL LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT PERSONNEL CHANGES AND ALSO WE'LL GIVE YOU DETAILS AS
FAR AS THE COLA UPDATES. WE WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSING THE MILLAGE RATE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO INTERRUPT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A WORKSHOP, SO
PLEASE FEEL FREE. ON THIS SLIDE I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE REVENUES AND DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE CHART THAT'S TO THE RIGHT. THAT GREEN CHART. AND I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT MANY
CHANGES THAT TOOK PLACE. THE AD VALOREM TAXES SHOW AN INCREASE OF $3.3 MILLION. AND WE USE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY. AND THESE NUMBERS WERE REPORTED
TO US. AND IT YIELDED A 6.38 INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. AND THEN THE FRANCHISE FEES FOR
FPL WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF $390,000. THE NEXT TWO CATEGORIES WHICH IS THE STATE SHARE REVENUES AND THE SALES TAX, WHICH WE'RE SHOWING THEM AS FLAT AS ESTIMATES FROM THE COUNTY HAVE NOT BEEN BEEN PROVIDED YET. AND THEY WILL COME IN LATER ON
THIS MONTH. AND AS THE CITY MANAGER ALSO HIGHLIGHTED, THE ALS TRANSPORT BUDGET ITEM SHOWS A DECREASE OF $2 MILLION AS HE ALREADY EXPLAINED WHY. ALSO, THERE'S AN INCREASE IN THE
POLICE CONTRACT WITH THE CRA. WE'RE SHOWING AN INCREASE OF $886,000. AND ALSO, WE'RE SHOWING AN INCREASE IN INTEREST WHICH HAS YIELDED $600,000. AND THIS IS SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT. WE, AS A TEAM IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE RECOGNIZED
THAT THE CITY'S ASSETS ARE BEING MANAGED IN A WAY THAT'S YIELDING MORE INTEREST REVENUE TO THE CITY. AND AT THE BOTTOM, WE'RE SHOWING A BALANCE APPROPRIATION OF $1.8 MILLION.
WHICH IS A SLIGHT INCREASE AS COMPARED TO THE AMENDED BUDGET FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. >> REAL QUICK. >> SURE. >> THANK YOU. THAT POLICE CONTRACT WITH THE CRA, THAT IS THE PROPOSED CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CRA FOR THE ANTICIPATED ASK?
>> CORRECT. >> OKAY. NOW, THAT'S CONTINGENT ON IF THAT'S ADOPTED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DAIS? >> THAT IS CORRECT. YES. >> AND I GUESS WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIVE IN TO THAT. I'M ASSUMING.
>> ONE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE. >> SURE. >> HOW MUCH GENERATED IS PROJECTED TO COME FROM PROPERTY TAXES THIS YEAR? >> IT'S RIGHT THERE. THE FIRST FIGURE ON THAT TABLE,
COMMISSIONER, WE'RE EXPECTING TO GET $62.1 MILLION FOR PROPERTY
TAXES. >> AGAIN, COMMISSIONER, NET OF THE TRANSFER FROM CRA. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW. IT'S NET OF PROBABLY $16 MILLION TO $17 MILLION. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, TONY.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS SLIDE? ALL RIGHT. SO I'D LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE NEXT ONE. THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS THE EXPENDITURE CHANGES. AND I'D LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE CHART, THE
PIECHART TO THE RIGHT SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE WHERE THE CITY'S DOLLARS ARE ALLOCATED. 35% GOES TO THE POLICE. 28% GOES TO FIRE. 12% GOES TO THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
9% GOES TO PUBLIC WORKS. AND THEN 5% GOES TO RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES. THE EXPENDITURES IN THIS BUDGET ARE SHOWING AN INCREASE OF $3.3 MILLION.
THERE IS AN INCREASE IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET. IT GOES FROM $85.3 MILLION TO 85.9, WHICH IS A NET INCREASE OF $611,000. THERE'S A TOTAL PERSONNEL SALARY
INCREASE THAT IS OVER $4.2 MILLION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR WHICH IS A 7.6 INCREASE. AND WE'RE SHOWING A 7% INCREASE IN HEALTH INSURANCE. THAT'S WHAT WE GOT FROM THE CONSULTANTS. IN THIS BUDGET, THE GENERAL FUND
PENSION INCREASED FROM $3.9 MILLION TO 4.5 WHICH IS A NET INCREASE OF $586,000. HOWEVER, WE NEED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE GOT REVISED NUMBERS FROM THE CONSULTANTS WHICH YIELD
SAVINGS OF ABOUT $600,000. AND THIS IS FOR THE GENERAL EMPLOYEES. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL HAVE TO BE THEN REFLECTED IN SEPTEMBER WHEN WE DO THE FINAL RECONCILIATION OF THE BUDGET. AS YOU KNOW, WE DEVELOPED THIS
BUDGET WITH THE BEST INFORMATION WE HAD AT THE TIME. AND THEN LATER ON, THESE REVISIONS CAME IN. >> JUST THE GENERAL EMPLOYEES PENSION, THEIR ASSUMPTION WAS PROBABLY ABOUT A HALF PERCENT LOWER THAN ALL THE OTHER PENSION
PLANS IN THE CITY. I WANT TO SAY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S WAS THE HIGH AT JUST OVER 7. WHAT ARE THE PROJECTIONS OF YOUR RETURNS ANNUALLY? THERE WAS TALK OF MOVING THAT TO 6.5. THAT'S WHERE THE SAVINGS IS GOING TO COME.
WE KEPT THAT AT 6-P 6.8 AND THT SHOULD BE IN PERPETUITY. >> DAN, WHAT IS OUR CURRENT CONTRACT FOR OUR BENEFITS PACKAGE?
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOP AROUND FOR EVERY YEAR? BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE -- YOU KNOW, WHAT WE RESCUED EVERYONE FROM NOT TOO LONG AGO WAS THE INSANE HEALTH INSURANCE THAT WE HAD.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, COME UP WITH A BETTER PLAN AND PROVIDED BETTER BENEFITS. BUT WHAT WE -- YOU KNOW, IF WE AREN'T ACTIVELY ALSO RESHOPPING AROUND AND RECIRCULATING THAT, WE COULD LOSE OUT, YOU KNOW.
JUST CONTINUE TO WATCH AN INCREASE AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO COME TO US AND GIVE US MONEY BACK. SO ARE WE CURRENTLY IN A CONTRACT THAT KIND OF LOCKS US IN TO STAYING WITH THAT BROKER OR THAT COMPANY? AND THEN WHAT IS OUR PLAN MOVING
FORWARD SO THAT WE ARE SHOPPING AROUND AND WE ARE BEING AGGRESSIVE ABOUT PROVIDING THE BEST BENEFITS, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE? >> I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE. I CAN GET WITH ANDREW, OUR PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR.
ARE YOU OUT THERE, ANDREW? I LIKE SEEING YOU. AND WE CAN GET WITH LYNN. BOTH OF THOSE CAN SEE IF WE ARE LOCKED IN TO A CONTRACT. I WANT TO SAY WE PROBABLY HAVE A TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE CLAUSE IN THAT CONTRACT WHERE WE CAN GO OUT TO BID IF THOSE
PREMIUMS ARE INCREASING TOO MUCH. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHEN WE FIRST INITIALLY SWITCHED OVER FROM HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES -- WE WERE WITH UNITED. THERE WAS ONE PLAN OFFERED. CURRENTLY WE HAVE THREE PLANS OFFERED. WE HAVE PUT PERFORMANCE METRICS
AS FAR AS INCREASING THE CITY'S HEALTHCARE CLINIC. WE HAVE CHANGED PERSONNEL AT THE CITY'S HEALTHCARE CLINIC. THOSE WHO HAVE GONE, I'M SURE IT'S DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT NOW THAN WHEN WE FIRST CAME OVER. SO WE'RE DEFINITELY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH THAT. BUT AS FAR AS ANDREW AND LYNN,
IF YOU GUYS -- IF I'M WRONG AS FAR AS LIKE THE TERMINATION GOING BACK OUT TO BID, I DO AGREE WITH YOU, THOUGH. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO KEEP THAT IN MIND SO THAT WE KEEP THOSE COMPANIES PROVIDING THE BEST PRICING FOR THE CITY AS POSSIBLE, THAT WE CAN GO OUT TO
BID IF THEY CHOOSE TO GO UP FURTHER. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DID WITH UNITED HEALTHCARE. WE WERE GETTING ZERO WELLNESS DOLLARS. THERE WAS A LOT OF STUFF THAT WE WEREN'T GETTING AS A MUNICIPALITY THAT WE'RE GETTING NOW. >> RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF THAT
BECAUSE IF WE'RE GETTING WELLNESS DOLLARS AND WE HAVE THE CLINIC, IF OUR INSURANCE CONTINUES TO GO UP, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE UTILIZING THOSE SERVICES AND WE'RE PAYING FOR THOSE SERVICES, THEN WE'RE NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF THAT, THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. FINAL PIECE OF INFORMATION I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT OUT OF THIS SLIDE TO THE RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM, THERE'S A TABLE THAT
SHOWS THE VARIANCES FOR THE RETIREMENT PLANS. FOR THE GENERAL FUND, WE'RE SHOWING AN INCREASE OF $586,000. FOR GENERAL EMPLOYEES, RATHER. FOR PD WE'RE SHOWING AN INCREASE OF $368,000. AND FOR FIRE, WE'RE SHOWING AN
INCREASE OF $31,000. >> I WOULD LIKE TO PREFACE THAT BY SAYING AGAIN THESE VALUES WERE AS OF MIDDLE OF MAY. AND JUST I WOULD SAY LAST WEEK, WE GOT REVISED NUMBERS FROM THE
ACTUARIES. SO YOU WILL SEE A REDUCTION IN THAT GENERAL FUND PORTION JUST FOR THE RECORD. WHICH WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT THE $1.8 MILLION WE HAVE AS A DIFFERENTIAL RIGHT NOW IN THE FUND. GO AHEAD.
>> ALL RIGHT. NOW I'D LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE NEXT SLIDE. I REALLY LIKE THIS GRAPHIC, THIS CHART BECAUSE IT SHOWS YOU THE HEALTH, THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE CITY. AS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, MOST OF
THE COMMISSIONERS MIGHT REMEMBER THAT BACK IN '23, A POLICY WAS PUT INTO PLACE WHEREAS EVERY YEAR WE NEED TO SET ASIDE 10% OF OUR BUDGET FOR EMERGENCIES AND 5% FOR STABILIZATION.
AND THIS CHART SHOWS YOU HOW OUR FUND BALANCE HAS BEEN INCREASING OVER TIME AS A RESULT OF THIS POLICY. SO STARTING IN FISCAL YEAR '22-'23, THE FUND BALANCE WAS $25 MILLION WHICH INCLUDED
$17.7 MILLION FOR EMERGENCIES IN THE STABILIZATION. WHEN YOU FAST FORWARD TO TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT AND WHAT WE ARE PROJECTING FOR THE COMING YEAR, WE ARE PROJECTING A FUND BALANCE OF $31 MILLION WHICH INCLUDES A $20.4 MILLION FOR EMERGENCIES
AND STABILIZATION. SO I AM GLAD TO REPORT THAT THE CITY'S FINANCIAL HEALTH, IT IS IMPROVING. IT IS GETTING STRONGER. AND WE BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THIS TREND.
[SPEAKER OFF MIC] >> THE RATE HAS BEEN REDUCED AS WELL, YES. >> KUDOS TO THE ST CITY MANAGERN HIS DIRECTIVE TO GET TO $50 MILLION.
[SPEAKER OFF MIC] MY GOSH, GOOD QUESTION. MAYBE TWO YEARS AT LEAST. OH, HE SAID FIVE. >> IT'S FIVE. IT'S FIVE. >> ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SLIDE? ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT.
THIS TABLE SUMMARIZES THE PERSONNEL CHANGES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR '25-'26. THERE IS 19 POSITIONS BEING REQUESTED, INCLUDING ALL THE FUNDS. 14 OF THEM ARE BEING SHOWN IN THE GENERAL FUND AND WE'LL GIVE YOU A DETAIL OF WHAT THOSE
POSITIONS ARE IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES. ALL RIGHT. SO THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS YOU A SUMMARY OF THE DIFFERENT CHANGES AS FAR AS PERSONNEL AND THE COLA
ADJUSTMENTS. YOUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE SHOWING 5% INCREASE PLUS A 3% STEP INCREASE. THIS 3% INCREASE, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. AND THAT'S AN OVERSIGHT ON OUR BEHALF. BUT WE BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WILL BE OFFSET BY THE RECOGNITION OF FUTURE REVENUE. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE MORE THAN ABLE TO FIX AS WE RECONCILED THE BUDGET IN SEPTEMBER. YOUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE GETTING AN INCREASE OF 6.7%.
AND THAT INCLUDES A STEP INCREASE IN BLUE AND WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEES ARE GETTING 3%. AND NON-UNION EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO GETTING 3%. THEN AT THE BOTTOM, THERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE 14 POSITIONS THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED FOR THE
GENERAL FUND. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SLIDE? >> I GUESS WHEN WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE POSITIONS, DO WE WANT TO WAIT UNTIL WE GET
TO THOSE DEPARTMENTS? >> I'M SORRY. CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION? >> SO FOR THOSE NEW POSITIONS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED, DO WE WANT TO HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS NOW ABOUT THAT?
OR WHEN WE GET TO THAT SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT? >> I'D ACTUALLY RATHER HAVE THEM NOW SO WE CAN GET IT OUT OF THE WAY. IT WOULD HELP STREAMLINE THE WHOLE -- BECAUSE ALL THE DIRECTORS ARE HERE. IF THERE'S GRANULAR DETAILS WE NEED TO PREFACE -- I KNOW
ANDREW, THE FOUR-PART TECHNICIAN THAT WAS ANDREW'S PRIMARY REQUEST. THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE PARKS IN YOUR DISTRICT, EVERYONE, YOU KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE COMPLAINTS COME IN ABOUT MAINTENANCE, IRRIGATION, GRASS NOT BEING CUT, TRASH, THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT COMES FROM OUR PARKS AND
GROUNDS DEPARTMENT. AND THAT'S WHERE THE NEED WAS. AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY THEY WERE ADDED. I'LL LET ANDREW GO INTO THE TECHNICAL DETAIL. >> MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE SERGEANTS. I NEED TO KNOW WHY WE'RE LOOKING TO ADD TWO SERGEANTS VERSUS TWO
OFFICERS, RIGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO KNOW THE WHY BEHIND THAT. >> GOOD MORNING. CHIEF DeGIULIO CAN BACK ME UP AFTERWARDS. BUT ESSENTIALLY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS REQUESTED TWO SERGEANTS.
ONE, I BELIEVE IS FOR THE NOP PROGRAM. CURRENTLY THERE'S A CAPTAIN OVERSEEING THAT, SO THERE ISN'T A FIELD-LEVEL SUPERVISION TAKING PLACE IN THE NOP PROGRAM. THEN THE OTHER SERGEANT REQUESTED IS FOR ADDITIONAL STAFFING FOR THE REALTIME CRIME
CENTER. >> WE HAVE HAD THAT CONVERSATION, FINE. SO WITH HAVING A CAPTAIN -- THE NOP PROGRAM IS SMALL, RIGHT? SO YOU'RE HAVING AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF LEADERSHIP. YOU KNOW, I DON'T -- ARE WE GOING TO KEEP THE CAPTAIN IN
THAT POSITION IF WE BRING ON THE SERGEANT? >> SO THE CAPTAIN THAT OVERSEES -- >> I THINK THERE'S MORE EFFECTIVENESS WHEN YOU HAVE MORE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. THERE'S AN OLD EXPRESSION, TOO MANY CHIEFS, NOT ENOUGH INDIANS. SO I WANT CLIENT SERVICE FACING
POSITIONS, RIGHT. I WANT THINGS THAT MAKE DIRECT IMPACT. NOT THAT THAT DOESN'T DO THAT. YOU KNOW, THE CAPTAIN HAS DONE A GREAT JOB, YOU KNOW, WITH THE NOP PROGRAM. BUT MY PERSPECTIVE IS YOU HAVE MORE IMPACT WHEN YOU HAVE MORE REACH, RIGHT.
AND YOU HAVE MORE REACH WHEN YOU ARE CLIENT FACING AND YOU'RE BUSINESS FACING. AND SO I DON'T WANT MORE LEADERSHIP. I WANT MORE BOOTS ON THE GROUND, MORE CLIENT FACING. THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO SEE. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A RESTRUCTURE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND THIS IS MORE OF A HOLISTIC
CONVERSATION, I GUESS. BUT I JUST DON'T WANT TO -- ALL RIGHT. WE ADD A SERGEANT. THEN WE ADD A CAPTAIN. THEN WE ADD ANOTHER LAYER OF LEADERSHIP, BUT WE'RE NOT ADDING ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR THAT, RIGHT. I CAN UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, IN
THE OTHER DIVISIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. I GET THAT. YOU HAVE A LOT MORE OVERSIGHT, A LOT MORE EMPLOYEES YOU'RE OVERSEEING OFFICERS. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE'S FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, WHY DO WE NEED A CAPTAIN? WHY DO WE NEED A SERGEANT? I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT JUST ADDING THESE FOR
PROMOTIONAL REASONS, TO MOVE PEOPLE UP. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THIS FOR THE RESIDENTS AND NOT FOR INTERDEPARTMENT REASONS. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. POINT WELL-TAKEN. I CAN TELL YOU THAT CAPTAIN
BURDELSKI HAS MANY OTHER THINGS THAT HE OVERSEES. NOP PROGRAM BEING ONE OF THEM. SPECIAL EVENTS, RIGHT. SO HE IS OVERSEEING A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS. AND A SERGEANT POSITION IS A FRONT-LEVEL SUPERVISION TYPE POSITION THAT IS ON THE ROAD DOING WORK AS WELL.
SO I KNOW IT'S A SPAN OF CONTROL. WE'RE TRYING TO HELP WITH SOME SPAN OF CONTROL. AND I GUESS CHIEF DeGIULIO CAN EXPLAIN THAT. >> I DON'T KNOW THE OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE NOP PROGRAM. DO YOU HAVE A SERGEANT IF IN THAT PROGRAM? >> CURRENTLY WE DO NOT.
WE USED TO HAVE THREE OFFICERS AND WE ADDED THE FOURTH. PAST PRACTICE IS WHEN YOU HAVE FOUR OFFICERS, ESPECIALLY BOOTS ON THE GROUND, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A SUPERVISOR. WE EVEN HAVE A STANDARD WHEN WE HAVE DETAILS WHERE IF WE HAVE FOUR OFFICERS WORKING A DETAIL, THERE WILL BE SUPERVISOR OVERSIGHT.
AND THAT IS BOOTS ON THE GROUND. CAPTAIN BURDELSKI DOES WEAR MULTIPLE HATS. SPECIAL EVENTS, MARINE, CRA. HIS LEVEL IS MORE ADMINISTRATIVE AND NOT DIRECT SUPERVISION. HE'S ALSO K-9 AND TRAFFIC
OVERALL SUPERVISION AS WELL. THE SERGEANT WILL PROVIDE DIRECT DAY-TO-DAY SUPERVISION OF THE FOUR NOPs OFFICERS. >> I'VE JUST GOT ONE QUESTION. CURRENTLY ON DAY SHIFT WE HAVE ONE WATCH COMMANDER WHICH IS THE CAPTAIN AND THREE SERGEANTS. THAT'S CURRENT STAFFING. DO THE DAY SHIFT SERGEANTS
CURRENTLY SUPERVISE THE NOP OFFICERS AS WHAT THEIR DAY-TO-DAY AGENDAS ARE? WHO CURRENTLY SUPERVISES THEM NOW? >> CAPTAIN BURDELSKI DOES THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS. SPECIAL EVENTS, ANY TYPE OF
COMMUNITY OPERATION, IT ALL GOES THROUGH CAPTAIN BURDELSKI. THERE ISN'T A DIRECT SERGEANT OVERSIGHT WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE MOST UNITS HAVE THE CHAIN OF COMMAND WHERE THERE'S A SERGEANT AND THEN THEY RESPOND TO EITHER A CAPTAIN OR A MAJOR. SO THIS IS A UNIT THAT IS KIND
OF AN ANOMALY WHERE THEY ARE RESPONDING RIGHT TO A CAPTAIN. >> SO IN THOSE UNITS OUTSIDE OF THE CRA, HOW MANY OFFICERS ARE REPORTING TO THAT SERGEANT? IS IT THREE OR FOUR OR 10 OR 1? >> TRAFFIC IN ITSELF IS VERY LARGE.
THERE'S THREE PSAs, PUBLIC SAFETY AIDES. THERE'S GOING TO BE FOUR MOTOR OFFICERS, DUI OFFICER AND SERGEANT IN THERE. K-9 HAS A K-9 SERGEANT AND THREE K-9 HANDLERS. CRT IS A FIVE-OFFICER, ONE
SERGEANT SPECIALTY UNIT. CRA IS CURRENTLY FOUR, NO SERGEANTS. AND I THINK THAT COVERS IT ALL. AND HE HAS SPECIAL EVENTS, TOO. SO HE HAS HIS HANDS FULL.
>> SO DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I'M ASKING THIS? WE WANT A SERGEANT FOR THREE OR FOUR BUT WE HAVE A SERGEANT FOR 10 OR 12, RIGHT? IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME, YOU KNOW. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN DO COLLATERAL, RIGHT, WHERE YOU HAVE THAT -- YOU HAVE
SOMEONE ON STAFF THAT CAN OVERSEE AND ASSIST CAPTAIN BURDELSKI WITH THAT ROLE WITHOUT PRODUCING ANOTHER POSITION, IS WHERE I'M GETTING AT. OR IF I CAN GET COMMITMENT THAT THIS SERGEANT IS, YES, GOING TO
BE SUPERVISING, BUT GOING TO BE BOOTS ON GROUND, NOT SITTING AROUND, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE THAT'S WHAT I NEED. I NEED CONFIDENCE AND CERTAINTY THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A FRONT-FACING POSITION, NOT AN EXTRA LAYER OF LEADERSHIP WHERE
WE'RE JUST DOING IT BECAUSE IT'S CONVENIENT. >> CHIEF, COULD YOU SPLIT THE BABY AND JUST HAVE THAT NOP SERGEANT ALSO BE THE REALTIME CRIME CENTER? LIKE HAVE THEM DO DUAL ROLES AS FAR AS SUPERVISING THE PERSONNEL IN THE REALTIME CRIME CENTER AND THE NOP DEPARTMENT? I FEEL LIKE THOSE NOP OFFICERS
SHOULD BE SEASONED AND TENURED ENOUGH TO WHERE THEY CAN OPERATE AUTONOMOUSLY UNTIL WE GET THE OTHER SERGEANT OFFICER. >> I FEEL LIKE THE RTC IS
SPECIALIZED. MY VISION IS VERY SIMILAR TO YOURS WHERE I BELIEVE ALL OUR SERGEANTS SHOULD BE BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND FORWARD FACING. I WAS A CRA SERGEANT WAY BACK WHEN. I WAS OUT THERE MAKING ARRESTS, PATROLLING, RIDING BIKES. THAT'S WHAT OUR GOAL AND OUR VISION IS FOR THE CRA SERGEANT. AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, I
DON'T KNOW IF I MISSPOKE. I DON'T HAVE A SERGEANT THAT OVERSEES 10 TO 12 OFFICERS. I KNOW ON ROAD PATROL, THERE ARE BETWEEN 14 TO 17 DEPENDING ON THE SHIFT. BUT THERE'S THREE SERGEANTS AND A WATCH COMMANDER. SO I ALSO FEEL LIKE FROM A
LIABILITY PERSPECTIVE -- >> YOU HAVE THREE SERGEANT OVER ROAD PATROL. >> THREE AND A CAPTAIN, YES. >> IN ONE SHIFT? >> ONE SHIFT, YEAH. >> OKAY. >> AND JUST FROM THE LIABILITY PERSPECTIVE, I JUST FEEL HAVING THAT DIRECT DAY-TO-DAY OVERSIGHT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> YEAH. BECAUSE I MEAN THE NOP PROGRAM -- I DON'T WANT TO GO IN THE WEEDS. LIKE THAT PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY CLIENT FACING, YOU KNOW, RESIDENT FACING. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO GET
AWAY FROM THAT, YOU KNOW. I'VE GOT TO HAVE THAT COMMITMENT THAT IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, AN EXTRA LAYER OF LEADERSHIP. >> I CAN 100% COMMIT TO YOU THAT SERGEANT IS GOING TO BE AN OPERATIONAL SERGEANT, NOT AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERGEANT.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> MAYOR: SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE COMMUNITY STANDARDS AND BEAUTIFICATION. WHO WOULD BE ANSWERING THAT? YOU? SO WHEN IT SAYS IT'S FUNDED BY THE CRA, DOES THAT MEAN IT ONLY STAYS IN THAT CRA DISTRICT AND IT'S NOT GOING TO GO INTO THE
WESTERN AREA OF LIKE FOREST PARK? >> CORRECT. CORRECT. SO I THINK THE IDEA IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A COUPLE OF STRATEGIES THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY STANDARDS SPECIALIST. YOU KNOW, WE BELIEVE THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
THEM WORK COLLABORATIVELY HOPEFULLY WITH THE NOP PROGRAM. HAVING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE CRA DISTRICT WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO MOVE PERSONNEL AROUND THE CITY AS WELL. >> MAYOR: GOOD. >> RIGHT.
BECAUSE A LION SHARE OF THE WORK, AT LEAST IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT IS ON THE AARON SIDE OF THE CITY. AND WE CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE TWO STAFF MEMBERS COVERING THE ENTIRE WESTERN PART OF THE CITY. AND IN ADDITION SUCT, YOU KNOW,M IN THE REDEVELOPMENT WORLD.
IN THE REDEVELOPMENT WORLD, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR CRAs TO HAVE RESIDENTIAL HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS. AND I CAN FORESEE THESE FOLKS ASSISTING, GETTING FOLKS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, COMMERCIAL AREAS IN THE CRA TO GET ACCESS
TO THOSE HOME IMPROVEMENT GRANTS AS WELL. >> MAYOR: GREAT. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO?
WE CAN CONTINUE MOVING ON. >> THESE TWO SLIDES SHOW YOU THE BREAKDOWN AND THE VARIANCE FOR THE 30-PLUS CENTERS THAT WE HAVE
IN THE GENERAL FUND. SO I'M JUST GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY OF THESE COST CENTERS, DEPARTMENTS, DIVISIONS, WE'RE MORE THAN GLAD TO ANSWER THEM.
>> REAL QUICK, DAN. ON THE COMMISSION AIDE, SO RIGHT NOW YOU HIRED THREE. AND THEN WE ARE BUDGETED NOW AS IT SITS TODAY FOR TWO MORE? >> CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT, YES. >> I'LL SAY KEEP IT IN THE BUDGET.
LET'S PILOT THIS PROGRAM, SEE IF IT'S AN ACTUAL NEED OR NOT. AND THEN MAYBE IF IT'S NOT AND THE BANDWIDTH ISN'T ENOUGH, THEN MAYBE WE DO A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THAT AND ALLOCATE THOSE RESOURCES ELSEWHERE. I THINK THINGS ARE GOING GREAT
NOW. I THINK IT'S A GREAT ASSET TO THE RESIDENTS IN HAVING SOMEONE FULL-TIME THAT CAN ANSWER THEM. KUDOS FOR PROPOSING THAT, DAN. I JUST DON'T WANT I JUST DON'T WANT TO JUMP TOO FAR IN ADVANCE. IF THESE AWESOME PEOPLE CAN
HANDLE IT, SO IF WE CAN GET BY WITH WHAT WE HAVE NOW, GREAT. BUT LET'S REASSESS, YOU KNOW, AFTER OCTOBER. >> YEAH, I AGREE. >> I HAD THE SAME CONVERSATION WITH DAN LAST NIGHT, AND I SAID LET'S, LET'S GIVE IT SOME TIME
AND SEE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHAT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO SEE IS THAT THEN WE GET USED TO, TO WHO WE'RE WORKING WITH AND WE ALL MESH TOGETHER AND WE WORK WELL AND THEN WE'RE THROWING MORE INTO THE MIX THAT'S NOT NECESSARY. SO I AGREE WITH YOU, COMMISSIONER TURKIN. I THINK I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE
MORE ASSISTANCE AND MORE PEOPLE EAGER TO HELP US TO MAKE OUR JOBS A LITTLE BIT EASIER UP HERE AND THE TASK THAT WE HAVE, SO THANK YOU. >> OKAY. QUESTION ON THE TOWN SQUARE PROJECT. WOULD YOU KIND OF, OKAY,.
>> JUST CLARIFICATION ARE WE SEEING THAT WE CAN AMEND -- REMOVE THAT FROM THE BUDGET? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SEEING? >> AS FAR AS -- >> ON THE TWO AIDES. >> YEAH, THE TWO AIDES YOU CAN REMOVE UNTIL WE'VE FINISHED OUR LITMUS TEST OF BLORNT THESE AIDES ARE GOING -- WHETHER OR NOT THESE AIDES ARE GOING TO WORK OUT AND THERE'S GOING TO BE
APPROPRIATE ROI. >> IF WE REASSESS, WE CAN ALWAYS DO A MID-YEAR. >> I MEAN, MY CONCERN IS BRINGING ON AN AIDE FOR EACH COMMISSIONER IS THEN SOMETIMES THE COMMISSIONER MAY BE A LITTLE MORE OUT OF TOUCH AND
RESPONSIVE, AND I THINK WITH THREE OF THEM AS WE SHARE THEM AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH MY ASSISTANT WORKING WITH ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER, I'M PRETTY SELF-SUFFICIENT WHEN IT COMES TO RESPONDING TO PEOPLE, BUT I THINK I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE AIDES BECOME CRUTCHES OR THE
REPRESENTATIVE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE COMMISSIONERS. >> ON THE TOWN SQUARE PROJECT, COULD YOU JUST ELABORATE LITTLE MORE ON THE $4.5 MILLION, HOW
YOU ARRIVED AT THAT FIGURE? >> THAT IS THE ANNUAL DEBT PAYMENT FOR TOWN SQUARE, COMMISSIONER HAY. IT'S WHAT THE DEBT SCHEDULES DICTATE AS FAR AS WHAT THE OBLIGATION IS. SO IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT'S THE DEBT, WE'VE INCURRED
FOR THE BUILDING OF TOWN SQUARE. >> AT THIS POINT IN TIME, CRA IS FUNDING SOME OF THAT DEBT. JUST FOR THE RECORD. >> IS THERE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE THAT CRA IS.
>> ABOUT $3.5 MILLION. >> YES, SIR. >> TOTAL CUMULATIVE YOU'RE LOOKING ABOUT JUST OVER $8 MILLION. FOR THE P3 IN WHICH THE PRIVATE PORTION WAS NEVER BUILT. >> IT VARIES BASED ON THE SCHEDULE. THERE IS A SCHEDULE FOR THE CRA PAYMENT GOES DOWN AND OURS GO UP AT LATER YEARS.
>> SO IT'S EVENTUALLY ALL GOING TO BE ON THE CITY SIDE. >> OKAY. >> CORRECT. >> I HOPE THAT'S A PLUS. >> ALL RIGHT, ON THIS SLIDE, I
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING THAT MAYBE SOME OF YOU ARE AWARE, BUT THE NEW BUDGET, THIS $136 MILLION BEING PROPOSED, 72% ARE LINKED TO PERSONNEL COSTS, PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND. IT'S A NUMBER THAT WE SHOULD BE
AWARE OF. AND 19% IS YOUR OPERATING EXPENSES, AND LESS THAN 1% IS YOUR CAPITAL OUTLAY. AND THEN THE REST IS JUST NONOPERATING EXPENSES THAT ARE RELATED TO YOUR BUDGET.
ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES ARE ALSO DETAILED WITH INSTEAD OF SHOWING YOU THE DIVISIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND, IT SHOWS YOU THE VARIANCE FOR EVERY SINGLE FUND IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF NUMBERS THAT MAY STICK
OUT. YOU'RE SHOWING 11.5% INCREASE IN THE UTILITIES BUDGET, AND THAT'S DRIVEN MAINLY BY THE INCREASE OF THE TRANSFER TO THE CIP, THE UTILITIES, CIP, AND IT'S ALSO RELATED TO AN INCREASE IN
SALARIES, ELECTRIC SERVICE, CHEMICALS, AND SO FORTH MAINTENANCE. THERE IS A DECREASE OF $16 MILLION IN FLEET MAINTENANCE. THAT'S MAINLY DRIVEN BY THE FACT THAT THERE'S LESS VEHICLES BEING PURCHASED OR BEING PLANNED TO BE
PURCHASED IN '25-'26. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I LIKE TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE AREA OF CIP. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE LARGE VARIANCES, AND THERE WILL BE FULLY EXPLAINED BY THE, BY THOSE
IN CHARGE OF THIS. IT'S OF THIS BUDGET. BUT I LIKE IT TO BE AWARE THAT THE CITY'S BUDGET IS GOING FROM $385 MILLION TO 354, WHICH SHOWS A DECREASE OF $30 MILLION OR 8%, BUT IT'S DRIVEN MAINLY BY THE
CHANGES IN THE CIP. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SHOWING THESE DECREASE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE SLIDES? ALL RIGHT.
GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IN THE NEXT SLIDE, ALSO WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT HOW THE MILLAGE RATE HAS BEHAVED FOR THE PAST MANY YEARS. IF YOU LOOK TO THE CHART TO THE
LEFT, AT THE BOTTOM, THE MILLAGE RATE IN FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017 WAS 7.9, AND THEN IF YOU FAST FORWARD TODAY IT'S AT 7.8. SO THE MILLAGE RATE HAS BEEN
DECREASING. SO IN THIS BUDGET WE'RE NOT SHOWING A CHANGE IN THE MILLAGE RATE. IT HAS BEEN LEFT AT 7.8 AS YOU SHOW ON THE SCREEN. THEN THE TABLE THAT'S AT THE BOTTOM TO THE RIGHT IT'S SHOWING
YOU HOW THE CALCULATIONS HAVE AFFECTED THE BUDGET, WHEN WE STARTED THE BUDGETING CYCLE, WE WERE SHOWING A NUMBER THAT WE GOT FROM THE COUNTY ON MAY -- IN MAY, AND THESE WERE, IT WAS SHOWING THAT THE GROSS SAYS
VALUE FOR THE CITY WAS 10.4, WHAT IS THAT NUMBER? BILLIONS? AND THEN LATER ON ON JUNE 30th, THIS NUMBER WAS REVISED. WHEN BECAUSE OF THE REVISION OF THIS NUMBER, IT HAS YIELDED
SAVINGS OF ABOUT $224,000. THEN IF WE WERE TO MOVE ON WITH THE ROLL BACK RATE, THIS WOULD CREATE A HOLE IN THE BUDGET OF 3 -- ABOUT $3 MILLION, SO THIS
IS INFORMATION THAT IS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> MAYOR: ANY CLARIFICATION ON THAT? ARE WE GOOD? >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT EXCEL SPREAD SHEET LATER. >> IT IS READY, YES, IT IS. >> YEP, IT IS.
>> ALL RIGHT, PERFECT. >> ANY FINAL QUESTIONS ON THIS SLIDE? ALL RIGHT. FINALLY I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE BUDGET TEAM STARTING WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND ANDREW AND ADAM.
ALAN FINANCE DIRECTOR AND TONY DEPUTY FINANCE DIRECTOR AND THEN ALSO JESSICA, OUR ACCOUNTANTS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS YOU MIGHT BE AWARE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BUDGET REQUIRES THE HELP OF MANY PEOPLE, REQUIRES TEAMWORK, THIS
IS A DAUNTING TASK, BUT I FEEL PRIVILEGED TO BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS AND FOR THAT I'M THANKFUL. >> ONE QUESTION. YOU SHOWED THE CHART FOR THE MILLAGE RATE OVER MANY YEARS,
AND IT WENT DOWN FROM 7.9 OR 7.8. DO YOU HAVE A LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MAINTAINING, INCREASING, REDUCING THE MILLAGE RATE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS OF THE CITY? ARE YOU LOOKING INTO THAT OR
SOMETHING? >> DAN? >>> YEAH, VICE MAYOR. I THINK YOUR MILLAGE RATE, YOUR CRIME RATE, YOUR SCHOOLS, ALL OF THOSE ARE ESSENTIALLY ADVERTISEMENTS FOR BUSINESSES TO COME INTO YOUR CITY. RESIDENTS TO COME INTO YOUR CITY. SO LONG-TERM, WITH THE ADDITIONAL NEW DEVELOPMENT,
POSSIBLE ADDITIONS OF NEW PUDs IN THE CITY, ALSO, WITH EXPANSIONS. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US A, AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF GROW THE REVENUES OF THE CITY, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY REDUCE THAT. I CAN TELL YOU BOCA HAS PROBABLY
ABOUT A 3.5 MILLAGE RATE. DEL RAY IS SOMEWHERE SM -- IN THE SIXES. WEST PALM ARE 8.9 OR 9, AND STATUTORILY, YOU CAN ONLY GET TO 10. SO MY LONG-TERM VISION AS LONG AS IT COINCIDES WITH THE BOARD
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS ARE THE ONES WHO ARE GOING TO PASS THESE NEW MILLAGE RATE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT CONTINUALLY GO DOWN OVER THE NEXT DECADE TO WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY GET TO PROBABLY BETWEEN A 4 AND A 5. AND I CAN TELL YOU PLACES LIKE
DESTIN FLORIDA, DORAL, THOSE PLACES HAVE IN THE 2s, SO THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL, SUBSTANTIAL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO MILLAGE RATE. I LOOK BACK LONG-TERM OVER THE CITY AND I SAW HOW WE CONTINUALLY WE RAISED TAXES, AND
I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR IN THE WEEDS WITH IT BECAUSE I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KIND OF STAY ON TASK WITH THE BUDGET TALK, BUT THE CITY CAN'T BE THE CITY'S SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER. ESSENTIALLY YOU'RE SUBSIDIZING YOUR OWN BANKRUPTCY. GOVERNMENT DOESN'T CREATE JOBS.
PRIVATE SECTOR CREATES JOBS. SO BETHESDA HEALTH OR BAPTIST HEALTH IS CURRENTLY OUR NUMBER ONE EMPLOYER. THE CITY NEEDS TO MOVE DOWN AS FAR AS THE RUNG AND WE NEED TO BRING IN SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESSES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND THE WAY YOU DO THAT IS SCHOOLS, CRIME RATES, NEIGHBORHOODS,
GROWING THE CITY AND EXPANDING FROM 16 SQUARE MILES TO SOMETHING THAT'S BEG TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR -- GOING TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR THOSE NEW RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO COME IN SO WE NEED TO SERIOUSLY REEVALUATE FROM A HOLISTIC STANDPOINT HOW WE'RE VIEWING THE CITY'S FUTURE MOVING FORWARD. AND SO MY DESIRE IS TO
CONTINUALLY MOVE THAT MILLAGE RATE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WHERE WE CAN BE COMPETITIVE WITH BOCA AND WE CAN BE COMPETITIVE WITH DEL RAY BECAUSE I THINK EVERYONE UP HERE WANTS THE BEST FOR THE CITY AND THE WAY YOU DO THAT IS YOU BRING IN PRIVATE BUSINESSES, AND YOU MAKE IT, YOU INCENTIVIZE THEM TO COME IN AND POINTEN'S
GOT A LOW -- BOYNTON'S GOT A LOWER TAX RATE A LOWER MILLAGE RATE THAN, WE ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET AND WHITE GLOVE TREATMENT, THEY WILL COME. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> MARKET DRIVEN TOO. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW. OUR REVENUES ESSENTIALLY MAJORITY ARE MARKET DRIVEN,
RIGHT? SO IF WE MAKE A PLAN TO INCREASE BOYNTON'S MARKET, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT NOT, YOU KNOW, THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IS GOING TO DO WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO. WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT, AND I THINK YOU HAVE TO BE MINDFUL, WELL, IN THEORY VING A
LONG-TERM PLAN IS GREAT, BUT ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. WE'VE SEEN THAT IN '08 WITH THAT RECESSION, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SEEING IT NOW. AND YOU KNOW, LITTLE BIT OF A SLOWDOWN, BUT I DO AGREE WITH THE SENTIMENT THAT IF WE REALLY FOCUS AND MICROTARGET BOYNTON
BEACH AS A PLACE WHERE BUSINESSES WANT TO COME, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ELIMINATE ANY OUTSIDE FACTORS OR INFLUENCES, YOU KNOW, FROM, LIKE, THE REAL ESTATE MARKET. AND YOU KNOW, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A FIVE, SIX-YEAR PLAN.
THAT'S JUST NOT REALISTIC BECAUSE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN A ONE-YEAR PLAN, AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, DRASTIC, YOU KNOW, MEASURES, DRASTIC ACTIONS, AND SO I THINK YOU KNOW, I THINK WE DO THIS YEAR BY YEAR, AND WE MANAGE IT YEAR BY YEAR, AND THAT'S THE MOST REALISTIC WAY
FORWARD. BECAUSE WE MIGHT NOT HAVE THOSE REVENUES NEXT YEAR. RIGHT? I THINK THE CITY'S DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THIS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING, BUT AGAIN, A LOT OF THOSE REVENUES GO TO THE CRA'S COFFERS, AND SO YES, WE'RE INCENTIVIZING BUSINESS THAT'S GREAT;
ULTIMATELY WE'RE BEING LIMITED ON HOW WE CAN UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS, AND THE RESIDENTS ARE NOT SEEING THAT BREAK IN AD VALOREM TAXES BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE TO KEEP THE LEVEL OF SERVICE WHERE WE NEED IT TO BE. AND SO NOW WE HAVE TO GET CREATIVE, AND REALLY INCENTIVIZE, YOU KNOW, I THINK,
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, I THINK RESIDENTIAL WE HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB, BUT YOU KNOW, AND CREATING AN ECOSYSTEM WHERE LARGE BUSINESSES WANT TO COME IN. WE'VE SEEN SUCH A HUGE MIGRATION FROM WALL STREET FROM NEW YORK COMING TO SOUTH FLORIDA, AND THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE WHERE
WE NEED TO TRY TO CAPTURE THOSE RESIDENTS AND THOSE BUSINESSES MOVING DOWN HERE. AND YOU KNOW, SO I LOVE THE IDEA OF A PLAN. BUT I THINK WE JUST BE CREATIVE AND STICK WITH, YOU KNOW, INCENTIVIZING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN THE CITY.
>> ONE METRIC I KIND OF WANT TO YOU GUYS TO TAKE A LOOK AT ANNUALLY IS OUR AD VALOREM VALUE, WHERE WE WOULD DERIVE THE PRIMARY AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR OUR BUDGET. AND THAT'S A LITTLE OVER $10 BILLION THIS YEAR, THREE YEARS AGO IT WAS RIGHT AROUND $6 BILLION.
SO THAT'S WHAT I MEAN WHEN THE CITY'S MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUT IF YOU DO A COMBINATION OF RESALES, DEVELOPMENT, AND EXPANSION, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUALLY TO GROW THAT NUMBER, AND THAT'S HOW YOU SERVICE YOUR CITIZENS BETTER. THAT'S HOW YOU BRING IN BEAUTIFUL PARKS HOW YOU BRING IN MORE GREENSPACES, AND YOU CHANGE
THE BRANDING AND MARKETING OF THE CITY. SO THAT'S. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO COMMENT IS I THINK ALL OF THESE FACTORS COME INTO PLAY BUT I THINK IT DOES GO BACK TO REBRANDING THE CITY AND CHANGING THE REPUTATION THAT BOYNTON HAS. WE JUST SAW THAT ARTICLE COME OUT WHICH WASN'T EVEN A REAL
ARTICLE BASHING OUR CITY, YEAH, ISLANDS.COM I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW IT YOU MIGHT'VE BEEN GONE BUT YOU KNOW THIS PERSON'S JUST GOING INTO POMPANO BEACHEN AND BOYNTON BEACH AND HE'S WRITING ARTICLES THAT IT MAKING IT LOOK LIKE WE LIVE IN A WAR ZONE. SO WE NEED TO BE YOU KNOW AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON OUR REBRANDING
AND OUR TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE WANT TO COME HERE AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT REPUTATION THAT WE'VE HAD FOR A VERY LONG TIME. >> SO WE'RE AT A PAUSE.
I BELIEVE WE'RE AT 3A NOW WITH THE, UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE. >> NO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> SO WE ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IF SOMEONE WANTS TO COME
DOWN AND SPEAK. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. STEPHEN GRANT, P.O. BOX 424, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO BRING UP WITH THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION FROM MY
BACKGROUND, I STARTED WITH THE CITY BACK IN 2013-14 WHEN I JOINED THE FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IT WAS TO REDUCE EXPENSES AND INCREASE REVENUES. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SEE MISSING HERE IS CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT. AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M HOPING THAT THIS BOARD WILL
PUT SOMETHING IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET OF EITHER A TASK FORCE, WHICH WOULD MAKE IT SO THAT THE CITIZENS CAN SPEAK TO EACH OTHER AND IT'S LESS INFORMAL, OR AN ACTUAL ADVISORY BOARD WHERE THERE IS THE SUNSHINE REQUIREMENT. MAIN THING IS TO INCREASE REVENUES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS, YOU KNOW, I DEAL WITH THE CITY IN PART OF MY PRACTICE AS AN ATTORNEY, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WHERE THE CITY CAN CHARGE A FEE TO EVEN APPLY FOR PUBLIC RECORDS. NOT NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, $100 BUT $5 SO THAT YOU JUST DON'T GET PUBLIC RECORDS PEOPLE
MAKING AS MANY AS THEY WANT YOU BEING REQUIRED TO DO THAT. THERE ARE OTHER DIFFERENT FUNS THAT THE CITY HAS SUCH AS THE MEMORIAL TREE FUND, AND THERE ARE WAYS THAT -- FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION ASPECT OF IT. AND SO HOPEFULLY I CREATED A
KIND OF UNOFFICIALLY THE FURRY FRONT PARK OVER ON NORTHEAST 6LING -- 6TH AVENUE AND 6th STREET, AND SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO WITH OUR PART TO MAKE THE CITY MORE BEAUTIFUL. ANOTHER ASPECT THAT I DEAL WITH MY BUSINESS IS THE CODE VIOLATIONS THAT ARE ON THE CITY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TOO
LONG BECAUSE ANY CODE VIOLATION FROM 2004 IS UNCOLLECTIBLE, AND IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO BE PUNITIVE TO NEW OWNERS TO MAKE THEM PAY FOR PAST OWNERS' MISTAKES. SO WHEN A PROPERTY'S BOUGHT AT FORECLOSURE OR TAX DEED, WHAT I HAVE DONE WITH THE CITY OF WEST
PALM BEACH IS CALLED A LIEN RESOLUTION, WHERE THE CITY COMMISSION AGREES THAT THEY WILL TAKE AN UP FRONT FREE INCLUDING ANY SORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COST THAT THE CITY HAS ALREADY SPENT, PLUS THE CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, CERTAIN AMOUNT FOR A FEE, WHICH
ALLOWS THE DEVELOPER A FIXED COST TO FIX THE PROPERTY. THE OTHER THINGS THAT THE CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE WE HAVE A LOT OF EMPIRICAL NUMBERS HERE. BUT IF WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT IT ONCE A YEAR, IT'S TOUGH TO MAKE
A DECISION ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE GETTING IT ALL AT ONCE. MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE A QUARTERLY CRIME REVIEW STATISTICS. WE'VE HAD STRING OF SHOOTINGS RECENTLY IN THE CITY, AND IF SOMETHING WERE HOPEFULLY THE CITIZENS CAN REVIEW, TIME IS GOING SHORT, REVIEW CALLS FOR SERVICE, I SPOKE WITH THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, THEY WILL KNOW WHEN A BAD BATCH COMES TO OUR CITY, AND THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND UNDERSTAND THAT. FINALLY, MAYOR, I ASKED FOR A CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK ABOUT OUR GOLF CARTS AND TERMS.
SO THAT YOU KNOW THERE IS A CERTAIN ORDINANCE THE CITY CAN PASS TO INCREASE GOLF CARTS, WHICH WOULD HOPEFULLY BRING MORE PEOPLE HERE. AND OTHER TWO MAIN THINGS IS AI AND ONE OF THE PROGRAMS I HAD WAS HAVING A RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT WITH OUR PA PARKS
AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IF THEY'RE TITLE 1, THAT MEANS THEY CAN'T AFFORD FOOD, THEY CAN'T AFFORD ACTIVITIES, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO -- >> TIME'S UP. >> AS AN ACTION. >> I WAS GOING TO LET HIM 23EU7BGS SINCE -- FINISH SINCE THERE IS NO ONE ELSE REALLY HERE. >> BUT THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> TAKE CARE. >> ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? AND WE HAVE NO ONE ONLINE. OKAY. >> YEAH, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THERE IS A CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE BEING DEVELOPED.
AND I THINK THAT WILL BE AT THE NEXT CITY COMMISSION. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTATIONS, PLEASE.
STARTING WITH THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
>> SHOULD I START. >> DO YOU WANT -- >> YES, YOU CAN GO AHEAD. >> I WAS WAITING FOR THE MAYOR. SHOULD I WAIT FOR THE MAYOR? >> YES, GO AHEAD -- NO. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH YOUR PRESENTATION. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSION. SO YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE THE
2025-26 PROPOSED BUDGET. JUST OVERALL SPEAKING, WE HAD AN INCREASE, SO OUR BUDGET IS COMPRISED OF UNIFORM SERVICES, THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF, FORMERLY THE ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY FUND.
OVERALL, WE HAD AN INCREASE OF 4.8% TO OUR OVERALL BUDGET, AND WE HAD AN INCREASE WITHIN THAT 4.8% INCREASE OF 6% OF PERSONNEL COSTS. SO OVERALL, FROM OUR OPERATING AND ALL OUR OTHER COSTS WE HAD A REDUCTION OF 1.2% THROUGHOUT
THE, THE ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTED CHANGES ON UNIFORM SERVICES, WHICH SEES THE LARGEST INCREASE, WHICH IS 5.2%, AND THE REASON WHY YOU SEE THE LARGEST INCREASE, BECAUSE IT'S THE LARGEST SECTION OF THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE 115 OFFICERS AND ONE NONSWORN. SO THE BIG BULK OF THE INCREASES, $1.1 MILLION, WHICH IS SALARIES, COLA, AND BENEFITS.
MOVING ONTO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF, WE HAD A 2.5% INCREASE. GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE INCREASES ARE RELATED TO IMPUDED COSTS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS. WE HAD INCREASES TO OUR VEHICLE SERVICE FUND AS WELL AS GAS,
OIL, AND LUBE. WE DID SEE A DECREASE IN THE POLICE PENSION BY $242,000. A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH PERSONNEL ALSO MOVING TO OTHER DIVISIONS AS WELL. IN THIS PARTICULAR DIVISION, WE
HAVE NINE OFFICERS AND SEVEN NON-SWORN. NOW MOVE OVER TO SUPPORT SERVICES, WHICH IS RECORDS, COMMUNICATIONS, DETECTIVE BUREAU, TRAINING. AND HERE YOU'LL SEE THERE IS A REQUEST FOR ONE SERGEANT FOR THE RTCC THAT WE DISCUSSED PRIOR.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL EQUIPMENT REDUCTIONS, WHICH IS FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. WE ALSO HAVE REDUCTION IN THE BOCA LAB PROGRAM, PRIOR WE WERE SPENDING LIKE $76,000 A YEAR ON THE USE OF THE BOCA LAB. NOW WE BRING ALL OUR SERVICES RIGHT TO THE COUNTY.
AND WE PROCESS EVERYTHING INTERNALLY WITH OUR FOUR CRIME SCENE DECKNITIONS. MOVING ONTO THE RED LIGHT CAMERA. YOU'LL SEE THERE IS A $5.06 ASK CREASE FROM LAST YEAR.
-- 5.6 DECREASE FROM LAST YEAR. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE HAVE A DECREASE IS LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE DOING THE BUDGET WE WEREN'T SURE OF THE VENDOR WE WERE USING FOR THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED, AND SOME OF THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED VENDORS, THEY WOULD HAVE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF THE WAY THEY GET PAID. EITHER THROUGH REVENUE SHARING
OR THROUGH MAINTENANCE COSTS OR RENTAL FEES LIKE CURRENTLY THEIR MOBILITY WITH THE RED LIGHT CAMERA WE SPEND $3800 A MONTH ON EACH CAMERA SO THE MONEY WAS PUT IN AS A PLACEHOLDER LAST YEAR ANTICIPATING NOT SURE WHAT THE STRUCTURE IS, AS WE KNOW WE WOULD VEER MOBILITY AND IT IS A
REVENUE SHARE, SO WE'RE NOT PAYING A MONTHLY, SO WE HAD A DECREASE OF $1.5 MILLION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WE ALSO MOVED OVER OUR MOTOROLA CONTRACT. OUR MOTOROLA CONTRACT WAS MOVED OVER TO SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
WHICH WAS IN 2012. WE ALSO MOVED OUR DRONES, THE DRONE FIRST RESPONDER THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED A FEW MONTHS AGO. THAT'S MOVED OVER TO 2112 UNDER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR NEW POLICE RADIOS. WE HAVE OUR YEARLY PAYMENT OF
$444,000 FOR OUR RADIOS. SOME OF THE GOOD STUFF HERE. SO OUR SUCCESSES LAST YEAR. I THINK ONE OF THE OUR BIGGEST SUCCESS LAST YEAR IS OUR REDUCTION IN VIOLENT CRIME. IT'S BEEN THE BEST IT'S BEEN FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF SEXUAL BATTERY, WHICH IS THE BEST IT'S BEEN IN FOUR YEARS BUT WE HAD A REDUCTION OF 35% FROM LAST YEAR TO 2024. 2023 TO 2024. A LOT OF THE REASON IS THE -- >> WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THE 35% REDUCTION TO? >> I'M SORRY?
>> WHAT DO YOU E ATTRIBUTE THAT 35% REDUCTION TO IN THE CRIME RATE? >>> WELL, I WAS GOING TO GET TO THAT. >> OH, OKAY. >> THAT'S ALL RIGHT. >> I'LL BE QUIET. GO AHEAD. >> SPOILER ALERT, BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT NOW. I FEEL THAT THE DECREASE IS TO
OUR VIOLENT CRIME ACROSS THE BOARD TO INCLUDE PROPERTY CRIME, WHICH THERE WAS A DECREASE AS WELL, AT THE END OF THE DAY IT COMES DOWN TO HAVING MORE OFFICERS ON THE STREET AND HAVING VISIBILITY. WE NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH CRIME WE REALLY DETER BY BEING VISIBLE. IT'S AN UNKNOWN COST OR UNKNOWN FIGURE. WE DON'T KNOW THAT BUT WHEN WE
SEE THE REDUCTIONS, WE LIKE TO SAY, RIGHT, OF COURSE THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING OUT THERE ON THE STREET. AND A LOT OF TIMES IT'S JUST BEING VISIBLE, PUTTING MORE CARS OUT THERE, QUICKER RESPONSE TIMES. THE OTHER PART IS IS THAT YOU KNOW THE COMMISSION HAS SUPPORTED THE DEPARTMENT WITH GREAT TECHNOLOGY, LICENSE PLATE
ARE A GAME CHANGER. WE HAVE MORE CAMERAS OUT THERE. WE HAVE A SHOCK DETECTION SYSTEM. WE'RE ABLE TO GET THERE. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES I THINK THAT CRIME IS BASED ON OPPORTUNITY, SO ELIMINATING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT'S OUR GOAL. CAN WE CONTROL EVERYTHING? OF COURSE NOT BUT THAFORT IT
COMES DOWN TO HOW DO WE RESPOND AND I THINK FROM THE RESPOND PERSPECTIVE, ON SOLVING CRIMES WE HAVE A GREAT CLEARANCE RATES ON OUR VIOLENT CRIME. WE HAVE FANTASTIC CLEARANCE RATE ABOVE NATIONAL STANDARDS ON OUR PROPERTY CRIME. WE HAVE GREAT TECHNOLOGY IN OUR REALTIME CRIME CENTER.
WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THAT UP AND RUNNING, I KNOW THAT'S BEEN A TOPIC FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS. I LIKE TO SAY THE REAL 278 CRIME CENTER WHEN WE FIRST TOOK OVER WAS A ROOM FULL OF TV SCREENS.
WE HAD LOT OF SOFTWARE THAT DIDN'T WORK WITH WHAT WE WERE DOING. WE WERE ABLE TO PRIVET THAT SOFTWARE AND WE DID A GREAT JOB OF GETTING A LOT OF CREDITS THROUGH MOTOROLA TO GET MARK 33. TALKING ABOUT WHY IS CRIME DOWN? WE HAD AN INCREASE OF I THINK 115% MORE FIELD INTERVIEW
REPORTS LAST YEAR COMPARED TO THE YEAR BEFORE THAT. THAT MEANS MERE OFFICERS ARE GOING OUT AND STOPPING PEOPLE AND OFFERING THEM AND FINDING OUT WHY THEY WERE THERE, TRAFFIC STOPS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. MARK 43, OF COURSE THE INCREASE OF STAFFING AS WELL BUT MARK 43 ALLOWS OUR OFFICES TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.
LESS TIME, DOING PAPERWORK, THE SYSTEM IS VERY STREAM -- IS VERY STREAMLINED FROM WHERE IT USES TO BE AND WHEN WE WENT FROM 800, WE HAD 803 FIELD INTERVIEW REPORTS COMPARED TO 300 FROM THE YEAR PRIOR. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT IT WAS TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THAT.
IT PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN BREAK 100, SO WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE ARE A FULLY STAFFED POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS A FANTASTIC THING TO SAY. I ACTUALLY HAVE PEO PEOPLE ON A WAITING LIST, PUTTAL PEOPLE
IN THE ACADEMY AS RESERVE OFFICERSISM NEVER HAS HAPPENED. THIS BATCH IS FULLY STAFFED. WE'RE IN A GREAT POSITION WHEN IT COMES TO -- AND THAT'S A HUGE SUCCESS, BUT I ALSO SPHEEL -- FEEL THAT RECR RECRUITING AND RETENTION IS A SUCCESS, IT'S AN INITIATIVE, SOMETHING WE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT AND CONINSTANTLY EVALUATING.
WE HAVE 30 PEOPLE ON THE DROP. I HNOT TO SAY THAT ANYONE'S GOING TO STOP THE DROP AND JUST DECIDE TO RETIRE, BUT IF THEY WANTED TO, THEY JUSTED. THEY COULD. DROP AND ROLL?
I'M GOING TO LEAVE THAT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S PRESENTATION. [LAUGHTER] >> I WANT TO NOTE TOO TO PIGGYBACK VICE MAYOR IS THAT THIS BODY CHANGES STRATEGIC VISION IN PUTTING PUBLIC SAFETY AS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, NOT
BOTCHED DEVELOPMENT DEALS, YOU KNOW, NOT INCENTIVIZING THINGS WE SHOULDN'T INCENTIVIZE, BUT FOCUSING ON THE NUMBER ONE HUMAN RIGHT, AND THAT'S JUST TO FEEL SAFE IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW? AND JOE, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THAT, AND YOU KNOW, WE SEE IT. RIGHT WE SEE IT WITH THE REAL DEVELOPMENT THAT'S COMING AND
THE PEOPLE INVESTING IN THE CITY AND WANTING TO MOVE HERE. YOU KNOW, YES, WE GET BAD HEADLINES HERE AND THERE, BUT I THINK THE CITY'S COME A LONG WAY, PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE CHANGE, AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THINGS FROM PAST, TOWN SQUARE,
YOU KNOW, FORMER, YOU KNOW, FORMER ADMINISTRATIONS, YOU KNOW NOT, I THINK, IMPLEMENTING WHAT THE RESIDENTS TYPICALLY WANT AND REALLY WANT, AND THAT'S TO HAVE A CLEAN AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD, MORE SENSE OF COMMUNITY, BE ABLE TO WALK DOWNTOWN, RIGHT?
I MEAN, LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO TOWN SQUARE. I MEAN, WHAT A NIGHTMARE THAT WAS. AND WE HAD TO COME IN, WE HAD TO CLEAN THAT UP, AND SO YOU KNOW PART OF INCENTIVIZING THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS WE TOUCHED ON EARLIER IS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY. YOU KNOW, AND MAKE THIS A CLEAN
AND SAFE AREA, YOU KNOW, TO WORK, LIVE, AND PLAY. SO YOU KNOW, I THINK FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY, THES POLICE DEPARTMENT -- THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN STAFFED AND THAT GOES TO, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT, DAN, ADAM, ANDREW, BUT ALSO THIS BODY AND
THE RESIDENTS YOU KNOW FOR SPEAKING UP AND VOICING THEIR TOP PRIORITIES. RIGHT? AND WE ARE ABLE TO EXECUTE THAT AND NOW WE PIGGYBACK AND CONTINUE TO GROW AND NOT RECESS. >> YEAH, I DEFINITELY HAVE NOTICED THAT WE DO SEE PATROL AT
SOME OF THE MORE PROBLEMATIC AREAS, ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST, AND I THINK THAT MOVING DOWN THE LINE WHEN WE CAN START MAYBE CHANGING SOME OF THE CODE, THE LAX CODE THAT WE HAVE, ON SOME OF THE PROPERTY STUFF IT'S GOING TO HELP YOU GUYS A LOT TOO BECAUSE YOUR HANDS ARE TIED ON A
LOT OF THAT STUFF AND WE KNOW THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THE CRIME IS COMING OUT OF, AND IT BEGINS WITH THE CODE ORDINANCES SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S TO COME. BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE DYNAMICS OF THE DOWNTOWN AND THE WHOLE EASTERN CORRIDOR. >> THAT'S WHY I ASKED THAT QUESTION ABOUT WHAT WAS THE
REASON FOR THAT DECREASE IN 35%, BECAUSE YOU KNOW I DON'T, YOU KNOW,PRIEVE ADMINISTRATION DID THE BEST THEY COULD WITH THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY HAD. WE HAVE COME ALONG AND INCREASED WHAT YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH, THEREFORE, YOU CAN DO A BETTER JOB WITH YOUR PD.
THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION THAT COMES AFTER US SHOULD REALLY BUILD ON WHAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AND KEEP IT GOING TILL WE GET THE BOYNTON BEACH BE THE BEST THAT IT CAN BE. AND YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. >> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. SO BESIDES VISIBILITY, I'M GLAD
YOU MENTIONED THAT, VICE MAYOR HAY, IT'S ALSO ABOUT DETERRENT. SO I FEEL THAT WE HAVE A FANTASTIC INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES SECTION, HAS TREMENDOUS CLEARANCE RATES. WE ALSO HAVE GREAT TECHNOLOGY, SO WHEN IT COMES TO THE SEXUAL
BATTERY CASES, A LOT OF IT IS EDUCATION AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S SOME THINGS IT'S HARD TO REALLY PREVENT. WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS CREATE A DETERRENT, STRONG PROSECUTION OF THESE CASES AS WELL. SO QUICK ARREST, STRONG PROSECUTION, BUILD GOOD CASES,
SO INDIVIDUALS SERVE TREMENDOUS SENTENCES WHERE THEY'RE NOT OUT THERE DOING THE CRIME AGAIN. SO THAT'S ANOTHER THICK THAT WE'RE TRYING TO CONTROL AS WELL. SO I THINK COMES DOWN TO HAVING FULLY STAFFED DPARP DEPARTMENT IS THE KEY TO BEING SUCCESSFUL AND HAVING ALL THE OTHER THINGS KIND OF FALL INTO PLACE. WE TALK ABOUT FULLY STAFFED.
I ALSO HAVE OFFICERS, 15 OF THEM, THAT ARE STILL IN TRAINING, SO YOU STILL HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE FULL CAPACITY OF THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, YET. THERE'S A FEW OTHER SUCCESSES I JUST WANT TO PUT OUT THERE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR OWN FINANCE SECTION. WE DID A TREMENDOUS JOB LAST
YEAR OF GRANTS. AS YOU SEE WE HAVE A GOOD AMOUNT OF GRANTS UP THERE. ROUGHLY IT'S ABOUT $900,000 WORTH OF GRANTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT PUTS IN FOR AND GETS OUT THERE AND ALLOWS US TO HELP OFFSET THE BUDGET SO YOU KNOW GREAT JOB BY SOFIA STUART AND HER STAFF FOR DOING THIS AND
OFFICER SMITH FOR EVERY YEAR PUTTING THESE GRANTS THROUGH ALLOWS US TO HAVE THAT EXTRA FUNDING. ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING IS THE CIT TRAINING. SINCE 2003 OUR OFFICERS WE PROBABLY HAVE A 45% INCREASE OF ROAD PATROL OFFICERS THAT ARE NOW CIT TRAINED WHICH IS REALLY
GREAT BECAUSE POLICE WORK HAS CHANGED, AND IT'S VERY DYNAMIC OUT THERE WHERE WE'RE DEALING WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CRISES SO THIS ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE A LITTLE BUT MORE EDUCATION AND RECOGNIZE THESE JUST A FEW OTHER THINGS, THE CHALLENGES. ONE I CAN MENTION RETENTION
RECRUITMENT IS A SUCCESS BUT IT'S ALSO A CHALLENGE AS WELL. IT'S A VERY, IT'S A VERY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT OUT THERE. EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FOR GREAT POLICE OFFICERS, SO IT ALWAYS BECOMES A VERY, A VERY CHALLENGING MARKET SPACE AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE SCHOOL ZONE CAMERA PROGRAM. THAT GOT CAUGHT UP IN PERMITTING FOR A WHILE BUT WE ARE HOPEFULLY ON THE OTHER END OF THAT. EVEN OUR FLOCK CAMERA IMPLEMENTATION, WHICH IS OUR LICENSE PLATE READERS AND OUR SHOT SPOTTER TOOK SIX PLUS MONTHS TO GET OUT THERE UNFORTUNATELY THROUGH
PERMITTING, AND THEN A BIG CHALLENGE IS OUR FIRE AND RANGE, OUR RANGE WE HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS OUT THERE. I KNOW SOME OF THE YOU HAVE BEEN OUT THERE, HVAC IS ON IT'S WAY OUT, STEEL PLATES NEED TO BE REPLACED.
IT WAS I BELIEVE BUILT IN 1991. AND WE TRAIN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN WE DID IN 1991. SO IT'S, IT IS OUTDATED BUT THERE'S A BIG MAINTENANCE ISSUE, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A CONVERSATION IN THE FUTURE, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE BECAUSE AS WE HAVE A LARGER
DEPARTMENT, AND WE ARE, WE FIRMLY BELIEVE IN TRAINING, IT'S JUST GOING TO PUT MORE PRESSURE ON WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE OUT THERE, AND IT'S GIST NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP UP. >> I ACTUALLY DID GO SHOOTING AT THE RANGE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER BEEN SO HOT IN MY LIFE. I WAS THERE ABOUT TWO HOURS.
I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO PASS OUT. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS DO IT. I MEAN, THERE WAS JUST LIKE ZERO VENTILATION IN THERE, AND IT'S ALMOST CRUEL TO GO IN THERE AND THINK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO TRAIN IN THAT PLACE AFTER WHAT I EXPERIENCED THERE. I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK AND DO THAT AGAIN.
>> SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE WARMING UP TO F D2 BECAUSE THEIR ROOM IS A LITTLE BIT HOTTER. >> IT WAS HOT. IT WAS VERY HOT. >> DID YOU START THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER. >> I WAS A WEEK AFTER I WAS THERE, THEN THE FIRE STARTED MAKE TWO WEEKS AFTER BUT I CAN SEE HOW A FIRE WOULD START IN
THERE AND THERE WAS ZERO VENTILATION AND I LEFT THERE DRIPPING WITH MY HAIR ABOUT THIS BIG. >> CHIEF IF YOU WERE ABLE TO PRIORITIZE ONE OF THOSE FOUR THAT WAS ON PREVIOUS SLIDE, COULD YOU PICK OUT ONE OVER THE
OTHER OR ARE THEY ALL EQUAL? >> WELL, TWO OF THE CHALLENGES ARE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE AT THE END OF THE CHALLENGE. AND THAT WAS A 2025 CHALLENGE. THE BIG THING RIGHT NOW IS THE TRAINING FACILITY. NUMBER ONE, THERE WAS NOT EVEN A CLOSE SECOND.
>> OKAY. >> SOME THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE FUTURE ARE INITIATIVES. DRONE FIRST RESPONDER IS I THINK IS GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. WE ARE TRENDING ON THE REDUCTION OF VIOLENT CRIME THIS YEAR. I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK MY NUMBERS FROM THE PAST MONTH TO SEE WHERE WE ARE.
WE HAVE HAD A TOUGH, WE DID HAVE A TOUGH JUNE AND BEGINNING OF JULY. INCREASE IN PROBLEM ORIENTED POLICING. THIS IS KIND OF MY INITIATIVE THAT I'M TRYING TO GET PUSHING FORWARD NOW WITH OUR COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM AS WELL OUR CRA UNIT. THESE ARE GOING TO BE PROMULGATED BY COMMUNITY
CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS. JUST A PROBLEM ORIENTED, PROBLEM SOLVER GROUP GOES OUT THERE AND IF IT'S NOT NECESSARILY POLICE RELATED IT COULD BE CODE RELATEICIDE WORKING AND HAVING RELATIONSHIPS THAT WAY ATTACKING THESE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN REALLY STRUGGLING WITH ON THE EAST SIDE
OF THE CITY. I'M R50EU8Y -- REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AS WE GET PEOPLE THROUGH TRAINING WE WILL HAVE MORE PEOPLE DEDICATED TO THOSE UNITS, AND IT JUST GOES BACK TO THE TRAINING NEED. IT'S A YOUNG DEPARTMENT, THREE YEARS OR YOUNGER, 36% OF OUR DEPARTMENT, A THIRD OF IT IS
THREE YEARS OR YOUNGER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND S SO A LOT OF TRAINING AND A LOT OF NEED FOR THAT TRAINING FACILITY. LOOKING FORWARD TO RTCC ADVANCEMENTS. WE HAVE TWO RTCC ANALYSTS IN THERE NOW, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. THEY'RE VERY ENERGETIC AND THEY
HAVE DISPATCH BACKGROUNDS WHICH I THINK IS A GOOD MIX AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING TWO DETECTIVES UP THERE WITH THEM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT WE CAN DO AND THEN COMMUNITY CONTINUE OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. EVERY YEAR WE KIND OF ADD A DIFFERENT COMPONENT. ONE YEAR WE DID COOKOUT WITH A COP. THIS YEAR WE'RE STARTING, AND I
KNOW VICE MAYOR, ONE OF THE BREAKFASTS IN THE MORNING WE'RE GOING TO TRY OPENING IT UP TO MORE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BUT THAT'S A NICE WAY OF INTIMATELY HAVING CONVERSATIONS AND SUBSTANTIVE CONVERSATIONS TALKING ABOUT CRIME SCENE BUT TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT AFFECT THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS OF THE CITY. BECAUSE EVERY AREA OF THE CITY IS GOING TO HAVE A DIFFERENT
ISSUE AND COMPLAINT SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND CONTINUE DOING -- OUR MEETING WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THE COALITION AND CLARITY SO I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THAT. >> VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. >> THAT'S THE CONCLUSION OF MY PRESENTATION. >> ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THAT I THINK THAT YOUR PUBLIC
RELATIONS IS GREAT WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING STUFF OUTOON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND KEEPING THE NEIGHBORS REALLY, REALLY INFORMED AND WHEN WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH SOME OF THESE ISSUES OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS I HAVE JUST GONE RIGHT TO YOUR PAGE AND WERE ABLE TO ACCESS INFORMATION TO CONVEY TO PEOPLE IN LEISUREVILLE AND
WHEN WE HAD THAT INCIDENT BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY PIGGYBACK OFF OF THE BBPD IN THEIR PUBLIC RELATIONS AND SOCIAL BECAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE SO I THINK THAT WOULD ALSO HELP WHEN PEOPLE ARE CONTACTING US BECAUSE IN MY OPINION, IT'S MUCH MORE
INFORMATIVE AND PROACTIVE ON THE CITY SIDE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA, SO IF WE CAN JUST COPY AND PASTE BOYNTON PD, I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD STANDING TO INFORM A LOT MORE PEOPLE OF WHAT'S GOING ON FASTER SO GOOD JOB ON THAT STUFF. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> CLONE CHELSEA.
>> THAT WAS ACTUALLY A CHANGE WE MADE THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. WE PREVIOUSLY HAD A SWORN OFFICER DOING THE PIO FUNCTIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY; AND SOTUALLY HEA HAS BEEN OVER THERE AS -- SO CHELSEA HAS BEEN OVER THERE AS A
CIVILIAN DOING A GREAT JOB FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> CHIEF, OUR MEN AND WOMEN, OUR OFFICERS OUT THERE EVERY DAY. SO ONE OF THE, IN DOING THIS BUDGET EVERY YEAR AND REVIEWING THIS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS STARTED BEFORE YOU, BEFORE THE PREVIOUS CHIEF, IT'S BEEN AWHILE, IS BREAKING UP THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET
INTO THREE BUDGETS AND NOW YOU CAN ADD MORE SINCE WE HAVE -- ADD FOUR SINCE WE HAVE TRAFFIC FUND. AND IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO REALLY GO BACK AND FORTH AND KNOW, AND I FEEL LIKE I'M SURE IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME, SO I'M SURE IT'S DIFFICULT FOR YOU AND
YOUR TEAM TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT THINGS MAKE SENSE AND THAT WE'RE NOT JUST PUTTING NUMBERS IN BOXES. BECAUSE AS I'M GOING THROUGH IT AND YOU AND I CAN SIT DOWN AND ADD THEM I WOULD LIKE TO SIT DOWN, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
HOW WE HAVE A WAITLIST, AND BUT WE HAVE 45, OUR BUDGET FOR RECRUITING WENT UP $45,000. IF WE'RE, IF WE HAVE A WAITLIST, WHY IS THAT INCREASING? SO I THINK THERE'S SOME. >> I CAN ANSWER THAT TO YOU RIGHT NOW FOR YOU. >> OKAY. >> SO THE RECRUITING IS ALSO THE
BONUSES THAT WE OFFER, SO WE OFFER THEM IN MILESTONES, SO WE MIGHT BE FULL STAFF BUT WE'RE STILL ON THE HOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO COMPLETE THEIR TRAINING, AND THEN COMPLETE THEIR PROBATION. SO WE STILL NEED TO PUT THE MONEY IN THERE AND WE ARE IN A GOOD SPOT TODAY BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE FIVE VACANCIES NEXT
FISCAL YEAR AS WELL. SO THAT ADDRESSES THE BONUSES. >> YEAH, I MEAN I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I THINK, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF MAYBE WE LOOK AT GOING BACK TO IT A SINGLE BUDGET, JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST DIFFICULT
FOR ME TO SEE, AND THEN WE CAN ALSO TALK ABOUT THE TRAFFIC FUND BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC FUND BUDGET OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF OUR, THE EXPECTATION OF THE SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS AND HAVING THAT, WE'VE SHIFTED A LOT OF THINGS TO THERE WHERE WE WE NOW HAVE AN
EXORBITANT BUDGET THAT IS NOT BEING REALIZED YET, BUT IT'S IN THERE. SO IT KIND OF GIVES THIS ILLUSION THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE AND WE'RE BUDGETING, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF I THINK THERE'S JUST A LOT OF GRAY AREA IN THE BUDGET
AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE JUST GO BACK TO IT, YOU KNOW, THE FIRE BUDGET, IT'S ONE PAGE, YOU KNOW, PAGE AND A HALF AND I CAN GO THROUGH DEAND I SEE -- IT AND I SEE LIKE THE UNIFORMS WENT UP BY $20 OR YOU KNOW $20,000 BUT IN PD I HAVE TO LOOK AT THREE DIFFERENT BUDGETS, AND THE
UNIFORMS WENT UP BY 54,000 IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES, YOU KNOW? RANGE SUPPLIES ARE IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES AND IT WENT UP BY $65,000, AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S WORKING, WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND I GET THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF BUDGET INCREASES DUE TO JUST
COST OF EVERYTHING GOING UP, BUT I THINK WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO TIGHTEN OUR BELTS, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THREE DIFFERENT BUDGETS, I THINK IT MAKES IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO REALLY THINK THAT WE'RE TIGHTENING THE BELT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ONLY SPENDING WHAT WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO SPEND.
AND SO SO I'M HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND ADAM AND LOOK AT -- FOR INSTANCE TRAINING IN THE TRAFFIC FUND WHICH WE'RE NOT EVEN -- I MEAN WE HAVE A BUDGET IN THERE, BUT WE'RE NOT REALIZING IT, THERE IS $185,000 INCREASE IN TRAINING.
THERE IS SO MUCH THAT I THINK IS IN THIS BUDGET THAT I JUST, THE CANINE SUPPLIES MOVED FROM UNIFORMED SERVICES AND THEY WERE 31,000 LAST YEAR, NOW THEY'RE IN TRAFFIC AND IT'S 72,000. ARE WE ADDING? >> WE ADDED TWO DOCKS.
>> OKAY. WELL, THAT'S GOOD. BUT I MEANS, THESE ARE THINGS WE ALSO DON'T KNOW TOO SO IF I'M LOOKING AROUND IT FOR DIFFERENT FUNDS OR FOUR DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, DEPARTMENTS AND FUND MECHANISMS, IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WHEN WE HAVE YOU KNOW, A
BUDGET MEETING AND WE'RE EXPLAINED HOW THE BUDGET'S GOING TO WORK AND NOW I'M REALLY DELVING INTO IT AND THERE'S JUST A, THERE'S A LOT OF I FEEL LIKE OVERLAP OR MAYBE THERE SHOULDN'T BE OR IF IT'S JUSTIFIED THEN WHAT THE JUSTIFICATION IS
BECAUSE YOU KNOW, I'M TALKING TO STAFF, AND EVERY DEPARTMENT IS DOIGHTENING THE BELTS, AND THEN I SEE THAT THE TRAFFIC FUND HAS AN INCREASE OF 300% AND WE HAVE ALL THESE OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT
ARE THE YEASING IT, IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE IF EVERYONE IS TIGHTENING THEIR BELT, WHY IS PD NOT TIGHTENING THEIR BELT QUITE AS MUCH. >> OVERALL THERE IS A REDUCTION OVERALL. WE DO HAVE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS AND DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THE DIVISION SO THAT'S WHERE THE NUMBERS.
LIKE FOR TRAINING AND IF DETECTIVES HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAINING THAN A TRAFFIC OFFICER DOES, SO EVERY TRAINING DIVISION WITHIN, THEIR DIFFERENT DIVISIONS ARE GOING TO ADDRESS THEIR EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE IN THE PAST TRIED TO MOVE THINGS TO A CENTRALIZED LOCATION LIKE FOR EXAMPLE THE
VEHICLES ALL COME OUT OF OFFICER OF THE CHIEF AND WE CAN START DOING THINGS AND MOVING THINGS INTO THOSE AREAS AS WELL. BUT WE TRY TO SPLIT IT BASED ON THE PERSONNEL IN THOSE DIVISIONS. SO YEAH, YOU CAN LOOK AT DIFFERENT NUMBERS AND YOU HAVE THEM. THEY'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. WE'VE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT
TRYING TO RECONSOLIDATE BACK INTO ONE AND I'M -- I DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY THE LOGISTICS OF THAT AND I THINK THAT CAN BE KIND OF TOUGH BUT IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH THE CONVERSATION. >> I THINK ONE OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR IS THE OUTMODE OF
OUR ANTIQUATED OUTDATED ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE. HAVE HAD LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR FINANCE STAFF INCLUDING ALAN IN OUR CHARTER OF ACCOUNTS. THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT IS THE RIGHT TIME TO DO IT WHETHER WE'RE SWITCHING OVER NEW RP AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SIMPLIFYING THE BUDGET THE FINANCE PROCESS A LOT REDUCING
HOW MANY CHARTER ACCOUNTS DO WE HAVE? >> 10,000? >> 10,000 CHARTS OF ACCOUNTS. SO IT'S NOT LOST ON US AND WE ALL AGREE THE FINANCE STAFF IS DEFINITELY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S HIGH ON THEIR RADAR TO HELP EVERYBODY NOT JUST THE COMMISSION, THE PUBLIC, TO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A BUDGET YOU
CAN FULLY SEE THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS WITHIN THAT BUDGET. NOW SOME OF THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS WILL STAY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO RUN THEM THAT WAY LIKE THE TRAFFIC FUND, BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY AN INITIATIVE THAT YOU WILL SEE GOING FORWARD, AND MAY NOT HAPPEN NEXT FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE WE'RE IN A TWO-YEAR PROJECT FOR THE ENTERPRISE TO GO LIVE, BUT
WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS YOU WILL SEE A STREAMLINED BUDGET. >> THANK YOU. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, CHIEF, SORRY IF YOU WOULD ENTERTAIN ME FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES.
WHERE IN TRAFFIC, OUR CROSSING GUARDS ARE PAID OUT OF TRAFFIC, RIGHT? WHERE IS THAT -- BECAUSE AS I'M LOOKING THROUGH PERSONNEL I KNOW -- I DON'T THINK OUR, BECAUSE WE, I DON'T THINK OUR CROSSING GUARDS ARE CONSIDERED PERSONNEL ON OUR, WHERE ARE THEY, WHERE IS THAT ALLOCATION?
>> SO THEY'RE IN THE 103 FUND, AND THERE'S JUST A LINE ITEM UNDER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. >> OKAY. >> SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS, $404,000. >> OKAY. AND HOW, WHAT LINE ITEM IS THAT, SORRY? >> THAT IS 4917 OF THE 103
ACCOUNT. >> OKAY. AND SO THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT ARE MIXED IN WITH THAT. >> MM-HMM. >> LINE ITEM. OKAY. WHAT IS YOUR PLAN MOVING -- WHAT ARE -- WHAT IS OUR CURRENT CROSSING GUARD STAFFING, AND WHAT IS OUR PLAN MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT PROGRAM? >> HOW MANY, LIKE CROSSING
GUARDS WE HAVE? WE HAVE I BELIEVE 42. WHEN WE START GETTING IN THESE, THE SCHOOL SPEED ENFORCEMENT, CAMERAS ARE STARTING TO GO, WE'LL GET $5 FROM THAT
INDIVIDUALLY, AND WE CAN DO A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS. I THINK ONE THING WE DO NEED IS MORE CROSSING GUARDS. SO WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT. I FEEL THAT WE DO HAVE, WE HAVE TO COMPETE WITH WHAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BECAUSE THEY OFFER THE, THEIR WELLNESS CLINIC TO THEIR CROSSING GUARDS, AND WE
DON'T NECESSARILY -- THROUGH STAFFING SOLUTIONS, WE OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO OFFER THAT. BUT MY THOUGHT IS IS OFFERING SOME TYPE OF LIKE SIGNING BONUS TO WORK IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON, UTILIZING THE FUNDS NAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS. THAT WAY WE CAN ALWAYS MAKE SURE
WE'RE MAINTAINING A FULLY STAFFED BECAUSE THEY'RE, WHAT THEY PAY THEIR SECURITY GUARDS ASK ACTUALLY HOURLY CHEAPER THAN WHAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE PAYS BUT THEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS THE WELLNESS BENEFIT ON TOP OF THAT. >> YEAH, I THINK WE -- I AGREE, I THINK, I THINK THE SIGNING BONUS IS NICE AND I THINK YOU'LL
SEE THAT EVEN IN ANY OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE A SIGNING BONUS IS A SIGNING BONUS IS GREAT TO KEEP THEM BUT WHAT IS THE PLAN TO RETAIN THEM. AND I KNOW IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT WHEN WE'RE USING A COMPANY THAT WE'RE OUTSOSSING OUR CROSSING GUARDS FROM AND MAYBE IT'S A
GOAL 1 DAY THAT WE BRING THAT IN HOUSE SO WE HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER OUR STAFFING AND BENEFITS AND WHAT WE CAN OFFER THEM. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO, WE CAN CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION ANOTHER DAY TOO, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN DO TO RETAIN THEM. I KNOW THE ONES THAT ARE AT
CITRUS HAVE BEEN THERE FOREVER. THEY'RE AMAZMAZING AND I DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE THEM GO AWAY, SO WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE, AND I KNOW LIKE YOU SAID WE CAN'T BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, PBSO IS A BIG COMPETITION BECAUSE OF THE INCENTIVES THAT
THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE, BUT WHAT CAN WE DO FOR RETENTION, WHETHER THAT BE SOME SORT OF THANK YOU AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR OR WHETHER THAT IF
THEY STAY ON THE ENTIRE YEAR MAYBE THE BONUS IS NOT A SIGNING BONUS BUT IT'S A RETENTION BONUS THAT WE LOOK AT SOME WAY TO INCENTIVIZE THEM, THEY'RE GOING OFF FROM THE SUMMER, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE WORKING, HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE COME BACK THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND WORK. SO I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT SOME
CREATIVE WAYS AND MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT OTHER CITIES THAT ARE IN THESE TOUGH SITUATIONS WHERE WE ARE COMPETING WITH P BSO TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE RETAINING THOSE CROSSING GUARDS BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPER IMPORTANT. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE
SURE BECAUSE IT WASN'T A LINE ITEM SO THANK YOU FOR ENTERTAINING ME ON THAT AND THEN IS IT AND IF WE CAN GO BACK TO EXPENDITURES REAL QUICK, ARE WE BEING REALISTIC IN REDUCING OVER TIME AS SIGNIFICANTLY AS WE ARE,
AND IF SO, WHERE IS THAT COMING FROM BECAUSE WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, THE OVERTIME HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN OVER A MILLION, A MILLION 5, A MILLION
2, A MILLION ALMOST 3, IS IT REALISTIC TO THINK THAT'S WHERE THE NUMBER IS, OR IS THAT, AND IF SO, WHY IS THAT.
>> A LOT OF THE VACANCIES DO COME FROM SHORTAGES, EVEN WHEN YOU ARE FULL STAFF, WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN TRAINING CAPACITIES, IT IS A DRAIN. IT'S ALSO A DRAIN DURING ANNUAL TRAINING TIME, AND WE ARE HAVING TO PULL PEOPLE TO TRAIN AND ONCE AGAIN BUT PEOPLE BACK ON THE BODE.
SO IDEALLY IT SHOULD WORK OUT. WE DO, WE DO HAVE OVER TIME WHEN WE HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS IT HAS TO GET PROPERLY APPROVED THROUGH THE SPECIAL EVENTS SO WE'RE REIMBURSED FOR IT SO WE'RE NOT
COMING OUT OF OUR LINE ITEM NUMBER ON IT. IDEALLY I THINK IT CAN WORK. WE'RE LOOKING REALLY GOOD WHEN IT COMES TO THE STAFFING. I HAVE ANOTHER TWO PEOPLE GRADUATING SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WE'RE ON THE VERY END OF THE PEOPLE IN THE TRAINING
CAPACITY, SO WITHIN SIX MONTHS WE SHOULD REALIZE ALL OUR STAFFING. BUT WE'RE IN A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD THIS YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO VACANCIES AND STAFF SHORTAGES. SO I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK.
>> MAYBE WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT MIDYEAR AND SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT. SEE HOW IT'S LOOKING, JUST SO WE KNOW. BECAUSE YOU KNOW I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T ELIMINATE YOU KNOW MOVING MONEY AROUND AND THAT'S WHAT YOU KNOW THAT'S WHAT OUR FINANCE TEAM IS GOOD AT DOING IS MAKING SURE
WE'RE BALANCING THE BUDGET ON A REGULAR BASIS BUT TO SEE WHERE WE ARE ON THAT, TO SEE IF IT TRULY IS REALISTIC SO THAT JUST MOVING INTO THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE IF THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING THAT GOAL, OR IF IT'S JUST UNREALISTIC TO THINK THAT WE'RE
BELOW A MILLION DOLLARS IN OVER TIME AND THEN I THINK YOU AND I AND ADAM CAN MAYBE TALK ABOUT THE OTHER KIND OF CONCERNS I HAD IN THE GRANULAR STATE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A TON OF MONEY, BUT SO THANK YOU FOR
ENTERTAINING ME IN YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSION? THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. >> THANK YOU.
OKAY, FIRE, COME ON DOWN. >> OKAY, Y YOU'RE UP.
>> HUGH BROODER, FIRE CHIEF, HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR BUDGET. YES, SIR?
>> YOU'RE A TALENTED ORATOR. I WANT YOU TO KEEP IN MIND THAT LUNCH IS SET UP AT 11:45. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE SUBLIMINAL MESSAGE THERE. >> I PROMISED MYSELF I WOULD BE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE. >> I WILL TEXT JACKIE IF YOU GO OVER. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AND I'LL BE HEARING IT LATER.
[LAUGHTER] >> OKAY SO IF THE FIRE -- THERE -- THERE ARE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET WE ARE SEEING AN OVERALL 1% DECREASE DOWN $260,000 AND A 3.46% DECREASE IN THE EOC BUDGET
SO SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTED CHANGES, WE WILL GO OVER THE INCREASES AND DECREASES. SALARIES AND COLA AND BENEFITS, THAT OF COURSE INCLUDES THE PENSION OBLIGATION. WE DID HAVE SOME INCREASES IN VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND THE $50,000 FOR GENERAL EQUIPMENT IS
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S SHARE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY DRONE PROGRAM WHICH IS GOING TO BE TREMENDOUS. DECREASES IN THE BUDGET ARE DUE TO THE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT THAT WE PURCHASED LAST YEAR, SO WE WON'T BE NEEDING TO PURCHASE THAT MUCH MONEY AND EQUIPMENT THIS YEAR. THE REDUCTION IN TRANSFER TO
FLEET SERVICES, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE BUYING LESS VEHICLES THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST, WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB OF UPGRADING ALL OF OUR VEHICLES AND GETTING WHERE WE NEED TO BE. THERE IS A REDUCTION IN -- >> CAN I ASK YOU ONE QUICK, SORRY?
ON THAT NOTE, JUST BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE ASKED FOR, I WOULD LOVE TO GET FROM YOU OR THE DEPARTMENT A SPREAD SHEET ON OUR, ON OUR VEHICLES AND THEIR SERVICE EXPECTATIONS, AND WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR IN THE FUTURE. SO IF YOU COULD JUST ADD THAT TO
YOUR LIST OF THINGS TO, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHERE WE ARE AS FAR AS OUR VEHICLES AND WHAT THEIR LIFE EXPECTANCY IS THAT SORT OF THING. >> ABSOLUTELY, WE CAN DO THAT. AND YOU KNOW JUST THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR FLEET FUNDING AND WE LOOK AT THE LIFE EXPECTANCY.
JUST BRIEFRY WHEN WE FIRST CAME IN WE WERE LOOKING AT FIRE ENGINES FROM 12 TO 13 YEARS. IF YOU HAVE A 12-YEAR-OLD FIRE ENGINE THAT'S RUNNING AROUND THE CITY ON MEDICAL CALLS WHICH WE HAVE TO BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SUPPRESSIONS, YOU'LL FIND THAT AS YOU GET TOWARDS THE 7th OR
8th YEAR YOU HAVE EXORBITANT COST FOR VEHICLE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SO BY CHANGING THAT OVER AND BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT WE HAVE FOR THESE VEHICLES, WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING THE CITY A BETTER SERVICE. SO TO CONTINUE, SO WE'VE ALSO SEEN A $31,000 REDUCTION IN SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THAT IS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE
FACT THAT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THIS STAFF, THIS BOARD, AND AGAIN, UNDER THE GUISE OF PUBLIC SAFETY BEING THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN, IS HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF FUNDING WHAT WE'VE NEEDED WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE FIVE YEARS AGO, THE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT IN SUCH GREAT
SHAPE SO WE'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF ANALYZING ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE OPERATING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT A STATE-OF-THE-ART LEVEL, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT. AND THEN LICENSING AND FEES, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE THOSE. THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER,
WE HAD AN INCREASE OF $3900 FOR SOFTWARE AND MAINTENANCE. WE JUST NEEDED TO UPGRADE AS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES, YOU KNOW, YOU REEVALUATE WHAT SOFTWARE YOU'RE USING AND WE FOUND BETTER SOFTWARE FOR WHAT WE NEED IN THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. THOSE OTHER REDUCTIONS ARE
REDUCTIONS IN TELEPHONE SERVICES, EOC MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES AND WE HAD A REDUCTION IN CERT, COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, THAT WENT BACK INTO THE BUDGET $500,000. WE WILL BE ABLE TO REDUCE THAT
NEXT YEAR TO $2500. SOME OF OUR FISCAL YEAR 24-25 ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE RESPONSE TIMES AS NEW CAD INTEGRATION, MARK 43 HAS HELPED BOTH DEPARTMENTS TREMENDOUSLY THROUGH ACCURATE DATA ANALYSIS
WE DETERMINED THAT IN ORDER TO REDUCE RESPONSE TIMES AS WELL AS REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF NECESSARY CALLS FOR OUTSIDE SERVICES OR MUTUAL AID, THIS YEAR WE PUT RESCUE 2 BRAVO IN SERVICE AND WE'RE DOING THAT WITH, WITH FUNDS FOR OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.
THE IN-HOUSE PROMOTIONAL PROCESS WE HIRED 11 FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS AND NOW WE'RE FULLY STAFFED. WE ACTUALLY JUST HAD ONE FIREFIGHTER LEAVE TO GO TO COLORADO, WANTS TO LIVE OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS BUT ESSENTIALLY WE'RE FULLY STAFFED. ISO ACCREDITATION WE'LL BE
GETTING READY THIS YEAR IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO A LEV 1 DEPARTMENT. I THINK WE CAN ACHIEVE THAT SO MY STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY, YOU KNOW, ALSO OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY BETWEEN THE WATER DEPARTMENT, MY FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU, AT DOING
THE THINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO BE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT ISO REVIEW. THE FIRE BOAT AND PUBLIC SAFETY DOCK. THE PUBLIC SAFETY DOCK SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE HOPING AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT AS WE MOVE ON, THE FIRE BOAT WAS DELAYED.
THE FIRE BOAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE IN AUGUST T. LOOKS LIKE NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE PROBABLY OCTOBER, NOVEMBER BEFORE THE FIRE BOAT ARRIVES BUT WE WILL BE MOVING OUR SMALLER RIGID HULL INFLATABLE TO THE LIFT AS SOON AS THAT DOCK IS COMPLETE AND AGAIN THAT'LL HELP US TO REDUCE RESPONSE TIMES ON THE BEAUTIFUL
WATERWAYS AND OCEAN OF BOYNTON BEACH. BEGINNING OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE DID PURCHASE SOME NEW BALLISTIC HELMETS AND VEST FOR ACTIVE SHOOTER EVENTS. WE'VE ENHANCED DEPARTMENT WIDE TRAINING TO INI INCLUDE IN-HOUSE LIFE FIRE TRAINING WE DID A BASIC, THE FIRST YEAR WE DID IT SOME BASIC LIFE FIRE
TRAINING THISIARY WE'RE MOVING INTO MORE ADVANCED LIFE FIRE TRAINING THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. WE'VE ALSO HAD A MANDATE THAT EVERY FIREFIGHTER ON THIS DEPARTMENT BE TRAINED TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF VEHICLE EXTRICATION. THAT'S SO THAT WHEN WE GET STUCK IN OUR CARS WE CAN CUT YOU OUT WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE AND SAVE YOU. AND THEN WE'VE SPENT SOME MONEY
ON MAKING SURE THAT OUR DIVE RESCUE TEAM HAD NOT ONLY THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEEDED BUT HAD IT THE PRAWRCH TRAINING -- HAD THE PROPER TRAINING. THIS YEAR WE -- PARDON ME. THIS YEAR WE INSTITUTED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY THAT WE'VE BEEN SENDING OUT TO PEOPLE THAT WE'VE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE STANDING AT A 97% SATISFACTION THROUGH OUR QUALITY ASSURANCE, WHICH IS INDUSTRY STANDARD. THAT'S VERY, VERY HIGH. AND THAT SPEAKS TO THE STAFF AND MY DEPARTMENT DOING AN AMAZING JOB. YOU KNOW, YOU TALK ABOUT BOOTSZ ON THE GROUND, AND I TELL MY STAFF EVERY DAY WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO TREAT YOUR FAMILY AND TREAT
THESE PEOPLE LIKE FAMILY AND I'M TELLING YOU THEY'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB, YOU GET A 97% QUALITY ASSURANCE RATING. WE'RE CONTINUING WITH OUR FIRE EXPLORER PROGRAM, AND AS I HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'VE REINSTITUTED THE CERT PROGRAM LAST YEAR AND THAT'S GOING WELL.
AS FAR AS COMMUNITY OUTREACH HAS BEEN CONCERNED WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS, SO MUCH SO THAT ACTUALLY SENATOR RICK SCOTT SENT US A LETTER THIS YEAR BECAUSE OUR VIDEOS ON HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS HAVE KIND OF MADE IT AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THEY WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE AT THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE.
JUST TWO OTHER THINGS AS FAR AS THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT ARE'LL MOVE ONTO NEXT YEAR AS WELL IS THAT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS NOW OF SOME PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, ONE WE'RE DOING WITH THE BOYNTON ONLINE CHAMBER TO BRING LIFE RINGS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THESE LIFE RINGS THAT ARE GOING IN BODIES OF WATER ALL OVER SOUTH FLORIDA,
THAT WAS AS A RESULT OF A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER WHO LOST HIS SON TO A DROWNING WHO WENT TO SAVE SOMEONE ELSE, AND SO HIS WIFE CAME OUT, HIS FORMER WIFE CAME OUT WITH THIS PROGRAM AND SHE'S PUTTING THEM ALL IN SOUTH FLORIDA SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP TO PUT THEM IN ALL OUR BODIES OF WATER. THE OTHER THING WE'RE DOING WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS RESIDENTIAL KNOX BOX KEY PROGRAMS SO IF WE COME TO -- TYPICALLY WHEN WE GO TO A BUSINESS AND WE CAN'T GET IN AFTER HOURS, WE CAN ALWAYS BREAK IN WITH THE MAGIC KEY, BUT WE LIKE TO HAVE THESE KNOX BOX UP ON THESE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.
IT'S ACTUALLY FIRE CODE THAT WE HAVE THEM. BUT NOW WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO A RESIDENTIAL KNOX BOX PROGRAM SO IF THERE'S ONE OF THESE KEYS IN A BOX, WE DON'T IS HAVE TO BREAK INTO SOMEONE'S RESIDENCE. THOSE BOXES COST MONEY SO WE'RE DOING SOME PRIVATE-PUBLIC PRIVATE MONEY TO GO AHEAD AND
TRY TO GET THAT GOING. SO OUR GOALS FOR 25-26, WE HAVE ONE FIREFIGHTER THAT'S NOT A PARAMEDIC, OTHERWISE BY THE END OF THIS WE'RE HOPING WE'RE GOING TO BE 100% PARAMEDIC DEPARTMENT. AS YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD ME UP HERE TALKING IN THE PAST, THAT'S EXTREMELY RARE, AND AGAIN IT
SPEAKS HIGHLY TO THE SUPPORT THAT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN BY THIS COMMISSION AND STAFF. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT FIRE BOAT THAT'S COMING. IT'S GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS RESOURCE FOR NOT ONLY OUR MUNICIPALITY BUT FOR SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES. IN KEEPING IN LINE WITH
MAINTAINING PROPER SPAN OF CONTROL, ON FIRE SCENES AND IN OUR NINETEEN EMERGENCY -- NONEMERGENCY OPERATIONS WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PHASE IN CAPTAINS ON OUR SUPPRESSION COMPANIES. THAT'S AN INDUSTRY STANDARD AROUND FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE NATION.
WE FEEL IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE TWO LIEUTENANTS AT THE SAME STATION SOMETIMES CAN CAUSE ISSUES WE'VE GOTTEN A FIRE SCENE WE DON'T HAVE A COMMAND RANKING OFFICER SO HAVING STATION CAPTAINS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN THIS BODY AND THE ADMINISTRATION'S VERY SUPPORTIVE TO THAT AS WELL. WITH THE ADDITION OF RESCUE 2
BRAVO THAT WENT IN THIS YEAR, WE'VE ESSENTIALLY BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE MUTUAL AID DOWN TO VIRTUALLY ZERO. AND WHICH IS HUGE. NOT ONLY DOES THAT ALLOW US TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER WITH THE INCREASE IN POPULATION AND CALL VOLUME AND WE'RE SEEING APPROXIMATELY A 10% INCREASE IN CALL VOLUME EVERY YEAR, WITH US
ALSO CAPTURING THOSE CALLS, NOT ONLY PROVIDING THE BEST SERVICE FOR THE PUBLIC, BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE CAPTURING THAT EMS TRANSPORT REVENUE THAT'S ASSOCIATED TO THAT, WHICH COULD BE ANOTHER 100, $150,000 IN REVENUE. AS FAR AS THE FIRE ASSESSMENT IS CONCERNED, I'M GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE TANGENT HERE FOR A MOMENT.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, LAST YEAR WE, WE VOTED A $20 INCREASE IN THE FIRE ASSESSMENT, AND THAT WAS TO PAY FOR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. FIRE STATION 3 RIGHT NOW IS IN THE DESIGN PHASE, WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO TO DESIGN BUILD. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DESIGN THAT WE LIKE. IT'S GOING TO FIT ON THE PARCEL. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE MOVING
FORWARD VERY RAPIDLY FROM THIS POINT. ONE OF THE OTHER PROJECTS FOR, THEY WERE COVERED UNDER THE FIRE ASSESSMENT IS THE FIRE STATION SIX MARINE COMPLEX. WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING READY TO GO ACTUALLY OUT FOR BID. THAT'S BEEN THROUGH DESIGN AND WE'RE HOPING TO BREAK GROUND. I'M HOT SURE IF WE CAN GET THAT
DONE IN 12 MONTHS, IT IS A GOAL, TO HAVE THAT OPERATIONAL BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, BUT I'M SURE WE'LL SEE IT NOT TOO SHORTLY AFTER THE END OF THIS YEAR. >> CHIEF REAL QUICK ON THAT, ASK WE GET AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC CAN WE PLAN ON
GETTING A PRESENTATION BEFORE THAT BREAKS GROUND IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE, FOR OUR BENEFIT AND ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE, YOU KNOW TO REALLY BE ABLE TO SEE THAT AND SEE THE PLANS AND SEE IT MOVING FORWARD. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN WE,
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND YOU KNOW THIS AND THAT WAS ONE OF KIND OF MY ASKS WHEN WE AGREES TO AND I PUSHED FOR THE INCREASE IN THE FIRE ASSESSMENT BECAUSE YOU KNOW ONE OF MY FIRE STATIONS, FIRE STATION 3 ARE THE ONLY ONE IN DISTRICT 4, IT IS
AGING RAPIDLY AND IT WAS IN NEED AND WE NEEDED THIS, THIS MONEY, THIS FUNDING MECHANISM IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AS WELL AS MARINE COMPLEX, AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE TRANSPARENT AND THAT WE GET TO SEE IT BUT I'M EXCITED TO
SEE WHAT THE MARINE COMPLEX IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE SPOKEN A LOTS ABOUT IT, BUT I THINK FOR THE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PUBLIC TO ALSO HEAR ABOUT IT AND SEE IT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SO ADAM, IF YOU COULD GET WITH -- >> YES. >> THE CHIEF AND, AND COME UP WITH A MEETING IN THE NEAR
FUTURE THAT WE CAN PUT THAT ON, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> DEFINITELY, AND ANY PROJECT FROM A DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT, ANY PROJECT THAT TAKES PLACE ON CITY OWNED LAND, THERE WILL BE A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION, SO WHOEVER THE CONSULTANT ENDS
UP BEING, THAT'S SELECTED, FOR THE DESIGN/BUILD OF THIS WILL HAVE TO BRING IT THROUGH COMMISSION FOR APPROVALS AS WELL. SO. IT'S GOING TO BE AN ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS STATION. IT'S GOING TO BE BEACHY IN NATURE.
WE ALWAYS WANT TO STAY ON BUDGET WHEN WE PLAN THESE THINGS. WHAT WE DIDN'T PLAN FOR IS AT THE END OF JANUARY 2025 THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE FLOOD PLAIN, WHICH IS CREATING US TO BRING IN A LOT MORE DIRT AND RAISE THAT BUILDING, AND THAT'S NOTHING NONE OF US COULD'VE ANTICIPATED. I MEAN, WE KNEW IT WAS UP FOR LEGISLATION BUT WHETHER IT WAS
GOING TO BE -- GOING TO PASS OR NOT, SO BUT THE OTHER PART OF THE FIRE ASSESSMENT MONEYS WAS GOING FOR A NEW STATION ALERTING SYSTEM, PHOENIX SYSTEM, A STATE-OF-THE-ART SYSTEM. THAT SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED RIGHT NOW IN ALL OF THE FIRE STATIONS AND WE'RE WAITING FOR
AN API INTEGRATION FROM MARK 43 TO ALLOW THOSE UNITS TO GO LIVE. SO WE SHOULD BE SEEING THE STATION ALERTING SYSTEM GO LIVE IN ABOUT THE NEXT 90 DAY DAYS AND WHEN WE LOOK TOWARDS REDUCING RESPONSE TIMES AND THE
ONLY ONE THING IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT I CAN CONTROL WITH RESPONSE TIMES IS MAKING SURE MY MEN AND WOMEN GET OUT OF THE STATIONS QUICKLY. YOU CAN'T FORCE THEM TO DRIVE FASTER BECAUSE THAT'S NOT SAFE, SO GETTING OUT OF THE STATION, OUR FOLKS HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB WHEN OUR CALL COMES IN OF MOVE FIGURE THEY'RE MOVING THE
ROUTE IN THE STREET, THEY'RE COVERING FOR EACH OTHER, WE'VE SEEN A DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN RESPONSE TIMES. SOUR RESPONSE TIMES ARE SUB 4 MINUTES AND 20 SECONDS. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS EIGHT MINUTES AND THE COUNTY AVERAGE IS SIX MINUTES AND 50 2NDS SO WE'RE -- GIFT SECONDS, SO WE'RE
WELL AHEAD OF THOSE AVERAGES SO ONCE THE RECALL SYSTEM GOES LIVE, THAT'S ADVERTISED TO SAVE AS MUCH AS ANOTHER 60 SECONDS OF RESPONSE TIMES AS IT GOES THROUGH THE TECHNOLOGY, SO THOSE ARE SOME HUGE IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE HELPED US GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE AND UNFORTUNATELY IT'S HAD TO BE
THROUGH AN INCREASED IN THE FIRE ASSESSMENT. NOW THIS YEAR OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY INCREASE IN THE FIRE ASSESSMENT, WE'RE LOOKING TO KEEP IT FLAT, BUT I DO WANT TO PUT THIS OUT THERE THAT AS YOU SEE IN THIS CURRENT BUDGET WE'RE FUNDING YOU KNOW, THE EXTRA DUTY PAY FOR THE
RESCUE 2 BRAVO FOR ANOTHER YEAR. WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE. SO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE GOING OUT AND LOOKING FOR A BUDGET -- PARDON ME LOOKING FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT WE CAN ESSENTIALLY PUT A SIX RESCUE IN SERVICE PERMANENTLY. SO WE'LL BE APPLYING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS
GRANTS. UNFORTUNATELY WE JUST FOUND OUT THE AFF GRANTS WERE 1HAIR% GRANTS NOW THEY'RE -- 100% GRANTS NOW THEY'RE 50/50 SHARE SO INTO THE FOLLOWING YEAR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HIRE FIREFIGHTERS
TO FUND THAT. WE'LL SEE HOW WE DO THE REST OF THE YEAR AS FAR AS GRANT FUNDING IS CONCERNED. THE HANDHELD RADIO PURCHASES, THOSE WERE HELPING THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT OUT WITH THOSE PURCHASES AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES SOME NEW RADIOS THAT ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR THE FIRE BOAT. AGAIN I HAD MENTIONED THE GRAND
OPENING OF THE MARINE COMPLEX THAT WILL COME THIS YEAR. THE RESCUE 2 BRAVO WE SPOKE ABOUT. OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ABOUT 65% COMPLETE ON A COMPLETE REFURB. AFTER WE REFURB THE DISPATCH CENTER, THAT LEFT THE EOC TO REFURB WE'RE STILL FINE IF WE GET AN EMERGENCY.
WE HAVE A BACKUP FACILITY THAT WE'RE USING UNTIL WE GET THE EOC UP AND RUNNING, BUT AGAIN IS GOING TO BE A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL WILL BE VERY PROUD OF IF WE DO GET ANY KIND OF MAJOR EVENT BUT WE DO HAVE IT UNDER CONTROL.
AS FAR AS ANY PURCHASING OF TECHNICAL RESCUE EQUIPMENT RIGHT NOW, WE USE AIRBAGS TO LIFT EQUIPMENT IN SOME OF OUR AIRBAGERIZE OLD AND OUTDATED SO WE'RE REALLY, REALLY UP TO DATE ON ALL OF OUR STUFF EXCEPT ALL OF THESE AIRBAGS SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT PURCHASING SOME OF THOSE. AS FAR AS OUR GOALS, INTERAGENCY
GOALS AS ARE CONCERNED AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH TRAINING, WITH FIRE BOAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING MORE INTERAGENCY TRAINING WITH S-B-O AS WE PREPARE FOR THIS ASSET TO BE PLACED IN SERVICE AND THEN LASTLY, PARDON ME, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE REALLY BEEN WANTING TO DO
HERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE'RE AN EXTREMELY BUSY ORGANIZATION AND WE WANT TO GET THIS COMMUNITY BASED PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM GOING. SO AGAIN WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME GRANT DOLLARS TO GET THAT PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING AND ESSENTIALLY WOULD BE PARAMEDICS DRIVING AROUND HELPING TO DO WELL CARE VISITS AND MAKING SURE
THAT, YOU KNOW, FOLKS ARE HELPING TO TAKE THEIR MEDICATIONS AND DOING THINGS. A BLOT OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE GONE TO A COMMUNITY BASED PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM WITH WILD SUCCESS AND THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME FUNDING OR PARDON ME SOME REVENUE CAPTURE IN THAT AS WELL.
BUT WE'LL SEE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF. I DO HAVE ONE.
SO, AND IT'S ON OVERTIME. WHEN WE WENT TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULE AND THERE WAS WE'VE SEEN A SHIFT DOWNWARD IN OVERTIME, BUT I GUESS MY QUESTION TO YOU IS KIND OF TWO-FOLD. HOW IS THE SCHEDULE WORKING, I
MEAN, I KNOW THAT YOUR MEN AND WOMEN ARE VERY HAPPY WITH IT, HOW IS IT WORKING FISCALLY, AND ARE WE SEEING THE REDUCTION IN OVERTIME THAT WE ANTICIPATED SEEING, AND MAYBE WE CAN ASK A THIRD QUESTION, WHAT ARE SOME
ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE THAT MAYBE NEED TO BE ADDRESSED THAT WOULD CURB SOME OF THAT OVERTIME AS WELL. SO. >> SURE. SURE. SO FIRST OF ALL, JUST TO SAY HOW WELL THE PROGRAM IS WORKING.
WE WERE LIKE THE FIRST FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY AFTER BOCA TO GO 24/72. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE WILDFIRE OUT THERE. I MEAN I LITERALLY AM FIELDING IN MY STAFF ARE FIELDING MULTIPLE CALLS EVERY WEEK FROM FIRE DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY ASKING THEM HOW DID YOU
GUYS ACHIEVE WHAT ACHIEVED. HOW DO YOU HAVE 100% PARAMEDICS? HOW ARE YOU FULLY STAFFED? HOW DID YOU GO TO 24/72? AND THE THING THAT I TELL EVERYONE IS YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO EDUCATE THE CONSTITUENCY AND EDUCATE THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE NUMBER
ONE CONCERN IF A MUNICIPALITY DOESN'T HAVE THAT AS A NUMBER ONE CONCERN HOW CAN YOU PROPER PROPERLY FUND YOUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO HANDS DOWN THE FIRST PART OF THE THIS EQUATION IS THE SUPPORT FROM THIS BODY AND FROM THIS AMAZING STAFF THAT WE HAVE HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR POLICE
AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE UP TO SNUFF AND THEY'RE WORLD CLASS. AS FAR AS OVERTIME IS CONCERNED, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO IN ANY BUDGET YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SYSTEMIC OVER TIME. SO IF WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT THIS CURRENT BUDGET THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US, IF YOU GO BACK TO
22-23, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST YEAR WE WENT, WE WENT FROM $2.4 MILLION DOWN TO $1 MILLION IN THE FIRST YEAR. IN A REDUCTION IN OVER TIME. NOW YOU KNOW THAT WE SPENT ABOUT $1.3 MILLION OUT OF POCKET IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE. WE ELIMINATED THE KELLY DAY.
THAT'S PART OF THE ELIMINATED THE KELLEY DAY WHICH IS YOUR LARGEST LEAD LIABILITY AND WE HIRED THE NUMBERS THAT WE NEEDED. SO WE SAW DRAMATIC REDUCTION. NOW, BOCA RATON WHO HAS DONE THIS FOR 30 YEARS WILL TELL YOU IN THE FIRST FEW YEARS THEIR
SICK LEAVE WENT DOWN TO VIRTUALLY NOTHING AND OVER A PERIOD IT TENDS TO NORMALIZE. OUR SICK LEAVE IS WAY DOWN. WE'RE NOT SEEING OVERTIME RELATED TO SICK. WE'RE SEEING OVERTIME RELATED TO
FMLA AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT MATERNITY LEAVE. THESE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE A YOUNG FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WILL TAKE OFF TO BE WITH THEIR SPOUSE WHEN THEY HAVE A CHILD. IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT. I'M NOT DENYING IT'S NOT A GREAT BENEFIT BUT THAT BENEFIT COSTS
THE CITY MONEY. SO WHEN YOU LOOK FOR THIS YEAR AND WHAT WE BUDGETED, 620,000 AND WE'RE OVER THAT ALREADY.
AND THE NUMBERS SYSTEMATICALLY, IF WE HAVE MEMBERS WHO ARE INJURED OR ANYBODY HAS SURGERY, THOSE NUMBERS WILL EBB AND FLOW. FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS
THINGS BEGIN TO KIND OF BREAK EVEN OR WHERE ARE WE GOING TO SEE, I THINK YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBERS BETWEEN 5, 5,000 AND 8,0 A YEAR TO BE SYSTEMIC FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. ONE OF THE THINGS SOME FIRE DEPARTMENTS WILL TO IS HIRE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE FOR RELIEF
FACTOR. IF WE HIRED ONE MORE PERSON FOR RELIEF, WE MIGHT SEE MORE REDUCTION IN THAT OVERTIME. I WOULD RATHER SPEND THOSE DOLLARS MAKING RESCUE TO BRAVO RESCUE 6. ONCE WE RE-EVALUATE THAT, WE CAN
DETERMINE IF WE NEED RELIEF BETWEEN 12 TO 18 MONTHS GOING INTO SERVICE. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS REALISTICALLY, YOU'LL HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SYSTEMIC OVERTIME. >> SURE. AND I GET THAT.
IT'S HARD TO -- YOU CAN'T PLAN FOR EVERY LITTLE THING. ARE WE WHERE WE ANTICIPATED OR THOUGHT WE WOULD BE AS FAR AS OUR OVERTIME? AND I MEAN IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, TWO YEARS NOW SINCE WE STARTED THIS, SO I THINK WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE.
I MEAN IT WENT FROM 2 MILLION TO, YOU KNOW -- YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY 7 I700THIS YEAR? >> 700, 750ISH. >> WE MADE A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN OUR OVERTIME WHICH WAS THE GOAL.
I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND I THINK WE JUST HAVE TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SAVE WHERE WE CAN AND MAYBE IT'S NOT IN OVERTIME. MAYBE IT'S IN SOMETHING ELSE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU, CHIEF, AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING.
I KNOW YOU WORK REALLY HARD WITH YOUR STAFF TO HANDLE YOUR BUDGET AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU FOR WORNING SO HARD ON FIRE STATION 3. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
THAT GET OFF AND, YOU KNOW, GET RUNNING. SO THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. GREAT TIMING. >> THANK YOU. >> CHIEF, WOULD YOU TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS. HOW YOU GET YOUR DATA AND HOW THAT WORKS.
IS THAT REALLY -- YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT TO BE A REAL GOOD PROGRAM FOR US? >> I THINK SO, YES. PHOENIX WAS ONE OF THE FIRST FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO GO FORWARD AND NOW FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE DOING IT. AND ESSENTIALLY, AS WE RUN CALLS OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND WE
SEE PEOPLE THAT ARE AT THE MOST HIGH RISK, NOT ONLY FROM THE CALLS THAT WE RUN BUT THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE WITH THE HOSPITALS, THE HOSPITALS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD IDENTIFY THESE MOST AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIVING ALONE WHO MIGHT BE A HOARDER, WHO MIGHT NOT BE TAKING
THEIR MEDICATIONS PROPERLY, WHO MAY BE LIVING IN SUBSTANDARD CONDITIONS. SO OUR FOLKS CAN GO OUT. THEY CAN HELP THEM WITH THEIR MEDICATIONS. THEY CAN MAKE SURE THEY'RE GETTING TO THE RIGHT DOCTORS. A COMMUNITY-BASED PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM IS A TERRIFIC BRIDGE.
SO YOU DON'T START A COMMUNITY-BASED PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM TO GENERATE REVENUE, BUT IT IS A BY-PRODUCT OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY, THAT WE WILL HAVE THAT ABILITY TO HOPEFULLY GENERATE SOME REVENUE. THAT WILL BE AN OUTCOME OF IT. BUT AT THE HEART OF IT, IT'S JUST DOING WHAT WE CAN TO SERVE
THE COMMUNITY IN A BETTER WAY. >> YOU THINK THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS GOING TO SUPPORT THAT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS VERSUS GOING
TO THE HOSPITAL OR URGENT CARE OR THOSE THINGS LIKE THAT? IT'S FAIRLY NEW, ISN'T IT? >> YEAH, IT'S BEEN AROUND FIVE TO 10 YEARS. I THINK PHOENIX STARTED THEIRS AROUND 10 YEARS AGO AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE SLOWLY STARTING TO GO TOWARDS THAT.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME BILLING ISSUES, I KNOW IN THE PAST, WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES. BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S MEDICARE OR MEDICAID. THAT'S SOME OF THE STUFF WE ARE LOOKING INTO NOW. IF WE FUND THIS, WE WANT TO FUND IT WITH GRANT REVENUE INSTEAD OF
OUR REGULAR BUDGET. YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE AS WE REALLY LOOK INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT DEEPER. BUT THAT PART OF IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT WE CAN'T REALLY CAPTURE THE SAME KIND OF DOLLARS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER ENTITIES CAN. SO IT REALLY BECOMES MORE OF A
SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN WHATEVER DOLLARS CAN BE GENERATED COULD HELP OFFSET THE COST. BUT IT IS A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM TO GET OUT THERE AND HELP THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE IN NEED. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF. >> MY PLEASURE. ANYONE ELSE?
>> MAYOR. >> YEAH. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'LL ADD -- SORRY IF CHIEF GRUDA ALREADY MENTIONED IT. WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO OTHER
CITIES AND WHEREAS IN THE PAST WE HAVEN'T INCORPORATED THE COST OF LIVING INCREASES IN THOSE CONTRACTS. WE HAD A GREAT MEETING WITH THE MAYOR OF HYPOLUXO AND THEY RAVED ABOUT THE SERVICES OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BRING A NEW LONG-TERM
CONTRACT FROM THE TOWN OF HYPOLUXO TO YOU SHORTLY. >> I'LL ADD TO THAT -- THANK YOU, ADAM. I'LL BE ATTENDING I THINK THEIR 15th COMMISSION MEETING. IT DOES HAVE COST OF LIVING
RAISES AND WE DO PROVIDE SERVICE TO THAT COMMUNITY. WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING RELATIONSHIP TO ALL THE CONTRACT CITIES WE PROVIDE FIRE RESCUE SERVICES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
UP NEXT, IS RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. 11:45 IS WHEN THE FOOD IS COMING. >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSION.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> MORNING. >> COME ON. >> OH, WOW, MY CONGLOMERATE IS COMING UP HERE. >> MAYOR: $1. >> GOODNESS. >> COULD YOU BRING UP THE
RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES? >> WHO'S GOT THE LIBRARY?
[LAUGHTER] >> I'LL GET STARTED WHILE THEY ARE BRINGING THAT UP. AS YOU KNOW, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES INCLUDES OUR ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET, WHICH IS MYSELF AND FABIAN DESROULEAUX.
HE'S THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. AND WOMEN'S CLUB, SPECIAL EVENTS, GOLF ADMINISTRATION, GOLF MAINTENANCE, THE LIBRARY, THE SCHOOLHOUSE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, RECREATION AND PARKING SERVICES WHICH INCLUDES THE PARK
RANGER PROGRAM. WAITING FOR THE PRESENTATION TO COME UP. WHAT I'M PRIMARILY GOING TO DISCUSS FIRST IS RECREATION AND
CULTURAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE. THAT'S MYSELF AND FABIAN. THERE WAS A 17.9% INCREASE IN OUR BUDGET, PRIMARILY THAT IS
SALARIES, BENEFITS, PENSION COSTS. ALSO WE MOVED THE PRINTING OF THE RECREATION MAGAZINE INTO OUR BUDGET, AS WELL AS THE POSTAGE COSTS.
SO THAT'S ABOUT $24,000. CAN SOMEONE HELP FIND --
THANK YOU. SO YES. THE BOYNTON CONNECT MAGAZINE,
THE PRINTING EXPENSE IS $20,000 AND $2,400. SO THAT IS AN INCREASE. ALSO WE'RE GETTING A NEW COPIER IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OVER THERE AND THAT'S GOING TO
COST APPROXIMATELY -- IT'S A COPIER EXPENSE OF $1,432 OR 47% INCREASE. THAT'S A $4,432 A YEAR EXPENSE. SOME OF OUR SUCCESSES.
THE 2025 INTERNATIONAL KINETIC ART EXHIBITION WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. IT WAS A LOT OF WORK AND I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THANK FOR THAT. OUR CITY MARKETING TEAM. KELLY ARMSTEAD WAS THE MAIN PERSON WHO MANAGED THE ART
AGREEMENTS AND GABBY'S TEAM HELPED IMMENSELY. I WANT TO THANK THEM VERY MUCH. THE FEEDBACK WAS VERY POSITIVE. AND IT WAS REALLY AN EXCITING AND FUN PROGRAM TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT. WE DEVELOPED A LOT OF
CROSS-PROGRAMMING WHICH THESE DIVISIONS ARE NO LONGER WORKING IN SILOS. WE'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER. WE MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS. NOT ONLY THE DIVISION DIRECTORS MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS BUT THE PROGRAMMING AND MARKETING PEOPLE ALSO MEET QUARTERLY TO DISCUSS
THE PROGRAMMING AND PLANS FOR EVENTS. GIVING AN EXAMPLE, LIBRARY AND SPECIAL EVENTS, THE LIBRARY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF HAVING THEIR SUMMER READING KICKOFF DURING FIRST FRIDAY CONCERT. SO THE COST WAS ALREADY THERE TO
CLOSE THE STREETS DOWN AND THE POLICE WERE THERE SECURING THE EVENT. AND IT KEEPS THE KIDS SAFE DURING, YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES. SO THAT'S ONE ADVANTAGE OF WORKING TOGETHER.
>> THE PRESENTATION IS READY. >> YEAH. >> OH. >> MAYOR: AND WE DO BREAK AT 11:45 SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN WRAP THAT PART OF BEFORE THEN. NO RUSH IF WE HAVE TO BRING YOU AFTER. >> OKAY. SO THIS IS A PROSPERED BUDGET INCREASE.
THE HIGHEST ONE IS SPECIAL EVENTS. EACH DIVISION DIRECTOR IS COMING TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THOSE INCREASES ENTAIL. I JUST DISCUSS ABOUT THE FIRST LINE, THE 17.9 INCREASE. AND AGAIN, THAT WAS SALARIES, BENEFITS AND SOME OPERATING
EXPENSES. THE CROSS-PROGRAMMING I TALKED ABOUT. DEVELOPING CROSS-PROGRAMMING, WE'RE EITHER IN THE PLANNING PROCESS OR WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED CROSS-PROGRAMMING. AND CROSS-DIVISION MARKETING INITIATIVES. WE'RE GETTING MARKETING TV
MONITORS COMING TO ALL OF OUR DIVISIONS. FOR INSTANCE, WE WANT THE PEOPLE AT THE GOLF COURSE TO KNOW THAT THE WOMEN'S CLUB IS AVAILABLE FOR RENTALS SINCE MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE LIVE IN THE COUNTY AND MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THAT. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
CROSS-MARKET. GOLF AND RECREATION, WE WANT TO INTRODUCE GOLF TO ALL THE KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE EITHER WANT TO TAKE THEM TO THE GOLF COURSE OR BRING THE GOLF COURSE TO THEM.
ESPECIALLY MAYBE CAROLYN SIMS AND HESTER SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THAT AS WELL. CHALLENGES, TIMING AND BUDGET RESTRAINTS, THE POOL PUMP IS
FAILING, TENNIS COURTS NEED REPAIR. BOYBOCCE COURTS NEEDING UPDATED. OUTDOOR GYM EQUIPMENT FAILING. WE'RE GETTING NEW GYM EQUIPMENT AT BARRIER FREE THAT'S BEEN
ORDERED. AND THE GOLF CLUBHOUSE IS 40 YEARS OLD AND NEEDS AN UPGRADE. SO I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH BO AND ANDERSON ON DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR THAT. SO YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP.
CAPACITY STRAINS ON EXISTING RESOURCES AS THE COMMUNITY DEMAND AND POPULATION GROWS. SPACE, STAFF AND BUDGET LIMITATIONS MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SCALE THOSE SERVICES AS WE'RE FINDING OUT. KEEPING PROGRAMMING AFFORDABLE
AND THE CONTINUING RISE IN COST OF PROGRAMS. KEEPING PROGRAMS AFFORDABLE TO OUR RESIDENTS WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT IS A CONTINUING CHALLENGE. WE HAVE SOME REALLY EXCITING THINGS COMING UP HERE. THERE'S A SNEAK PEEK OF THE ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER.
I JUST TOOK THOSE PICTURES THE OTHER DAY. >> THAT'S AWESOME. >> AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STAGE IS BEING BUILT OUT FURTHER. AND THAT OTHER PICTURE IS THE FRONT OF HOUSE TECHNICAL OFFICE, IF YOU WILL. THAT'S WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO
BE MANAGING THE LIGHTS, THE RIGGING, THE SHADES, ALL THE TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT, THE DIGITAL EQUIPMENT AS WELL. WE HAVE UPGRADES COMING TO JAYCEE PARK, PENCE PARK, BARRIER
FREE PARK, PALMETTO PARK. UPGRADES TO THE ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER WHICH I JUST MENTIONED. KELLY AND I AND KELLY AND HER STAFF ARE WORKING ON DEVELOPING PROGRAMMING PERFORMANCES. WE'RE ALREADY PLANNING THOSE.
IT'S SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED DECEMBER I SPOKE TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AND THEY HOPE IT WILL BE COMPLETED.
THE INSTALLATION OF THE MONUMENT SIGN. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN MISSING A SIGN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. IT'S COMING SOON. AND I MENTIONED THE LINKS CLUBHOUSE, WE'LL BE DISCUSSING MORE ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE AS
WELL. NEW FLOORS, ELEVATOR AND HVAC FOR THE SCHOOLHOUSE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BUILDING. AND WE'RE WORKING ON CONCESSIONS FOR THE BAY SHOP AT HARVEY OYER
PARK AND OCEANFRONT PARK. ANY QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR: I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TENNIS STUFF. HOW ARE WE WORKING OUT SOME OF THOSE GLITCHES? I SEE SOME OF THE EMAILS COMING IN. I UNDERSTAND IT'S AN INFRASTRUCTURE THING BUT I THINK IT IS SOMEWHAT OF A CUSTOMER SERVICE OR ORGANIZATIONAL THING.
IF YOU CAN HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR ME, I'D APPRECIATE IT. >> WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF POSSIBLY OUTSOURCING THAT SERVICE. AND WE HAVE HAD SOME CUSTOMER SERVICE ISSUES AS WELL AND WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE INTERNALLY. AND I KNOW IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR YOU TO GET THOSE EMAILS.
BUT WE ARE -- I PROMISE YOU, WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE AND PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION. I ALSO AM DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR US. THERE'S A LOT OF FIRES WE'VE BEEN PUTTING OUT. MY PLAN I'M DEVELOPING IS FOR ALL OF US TO GET OUT TO THE
PARKS MORE OFTEN AND TAKE A MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH. SO WE HAVE SEVERAL EYES ON EACH PARK EVERY MONTH. >> MAYOR: WHEN IT COMES TO THE TENNIS STUFF, DO YOU HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY OR THE SYSTEM THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT FOR SOME OF THE
CONSTITUENTS AND THE NON-RESIDENTS TO SIGN UP FOR THIS PROGRAM OR BE CONTACTED? BECAUSE IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU GUYS TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT STUFF, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT. >> YEAH. WE DO HAVE A NEWER SYSTEM. FABIAN, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP
AND TALK ABOUT THAT SYSTEM? THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. FABIAN DERULEOW. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. THERE ARE A FEW THINGS WE'RE IMPLEMENTING. AS CRAIG MENTIONED, WE ARE AT THE TAIL END OF THE RFP PROCESS
FOR A POTENTIAL TAKEOVER OF OPERATIONS AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE. BUT STUFF THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE SHORT-TERM, WE ARE LEVERAGING THE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE TO GO FULLY DIGITAL WITH JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. SO REQUESTING COURT TIMES, SETTING UP TOURNAMENTS, THINGS
LIKE THAT WILL ALL BE DONE DIGITALLY NOW INSTEAD OF PEOPLE DROPPING IN AND USING THE OLD PAPER AND PENCIL METHOD. WE'RE HOPING THAT WILL HELP A LOT. AND MEMBERS GETTING A SLIGHT TIME ADVANTAGE. SO RESIDENTS AS WELL AS MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO PUT IN THEIR REQUESTS EARLIER TO USE THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AS WELL AS THE
TENNIS COURTS. SO WE'RE FINISHING THAT UP. WE JUST UPGRADED OUR SOFTWARE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT CAPACITY SO WE'RE HOPING TO ROLL THAT OUT HERE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. THEN SOME OTHER FACILITY UPGRADES AS CRAIG HAS ALLUDED TO, TOO, WE HAVE A FULL FIVE-YEAR CIP PLAN FOR THAT FACILITY. IT NEEDS A LOT.
>> MAYOR: OKAY. >> SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO START CHIPPING AWAY IT AT THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET IT UP TO PAR VERY SOON HERE. >> MAYOR: AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO MOVE THAT UP AND NOT JUST KEEP IT AT A FIVE-YEAR PLAN. DO YOU THINK THAT ONCE WE GET THESE FACILITIES UP AND RUNNING, THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE, THAT THEY ARE GOING TO CREATE MORE
REVENUE? >> YES, YES. >> MAYOR: THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE. >> YES, EXACTLY. AND A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THE IRRIGATION HE MENTIONED IN HIS PRESENTATION. SO WE HAVE TO CLOSE EVERY FEW HOURS TO WATER THE COURTS. WE HAVE A MAINLY CLAY COURT FACILITY OUT THERE. BUT WITH THIS UNDERGROUND
IRRIGATION WE WILL NEVER HAVE TO CLOSE THE COURTS WHICH WILL CREATE MORE REVENUE. WE WON'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY STOPPAGES. >> MAYOR: GOOD, THAT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY. AND THANK YOU BECAUSE I SEE YOU FIELDING THE PEOPLE THAT ARE UPSET. I SEE THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE NON-RESIDENTS.
BUT I LIKE THAT YOU STILL TAKE THEM INTO CONSIDERATION JUST AS YOU WOULD A RESIDENT. SO VERY HAPPY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. YEAH, EVERYONE IS A CUSTOMER. SO THERE ARE POSSIBLE GRANTS WE CAN APPLY FOR THROUGH THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. SO OUR EYES ARE ON THAT AS WELL TO HELP US PAY FOR THE UNDERGROUND HYDRATION. >> CRAIG. >> YES, SIR. >> IN YOUR OPINION, IS THE
LIBRARY FUNDING KEEPING PACE WITH THE POPULATION GROWTH AND THE COMMUNITY DEMANDS? BECAUSE WE ARE INCREASING KIND OF RAPIDLY IN POPULATION.
AND I AM JUST WONDERING HOW THE EFFECTS OF THE LIBRARY, THE WAY IT IS NOW -- IS IT ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OVERALL TO WHAT YOU SEE IN TERMS OF DEMANDS FOR YOUR STAFF? >> YEAH. I THINK THE LIBRARY IS WELL
FUNDED. I THINK THAT JEANNIE, THE DIRECTOR, HAS TAKEN OVER AND PAID QUITE CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE SERVICES AND THE DIGITAL SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED. SO IT'S BASICALLY FINDING A BALANCE.
BUT THERE IS MONEY THERE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. SO, YOU KNOW, IF JEANNIE WANTS TO COMMENT ON THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK IF SHE CAN COME UP NEXT BECAUSE I KNOW MIRIAM IS HERE TO REPRESENT THE SCHOOLHOUSE AND SHE HAS A FUNERAL TO GO TO. SO IF WE COULD MAYBE BRING THE
LIBRARY UP AND TALK ABOUT THE MUSEUM AS WELL, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH EVERYONE. >> FINE. >> MAYOR: GREAT. >> OKAY, JEANNIE, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? CAN YOU BRING UP THE LIBRARY PRESENTATION, PLEASE?
>> JEANNIE TAYLOR, LIBRARY DIRECTOR. >> HI, JEANNIE. >> I HAVE A 2.892 BUDGET INCREASE WHICH IS ONLY .85%. THE SMALLEST BUDGET INCREASE.
>> WE LIKE THAT. >> SO WE HAD A DECREASE IN OUR SALARIES AND BENEFITS. THERE'S TWO MAIN REASONS FOR THAT. ONE BEING THAT WE HAVE HAD A HIRING FREEZE AND THEY ARE PROPOSING A LONGER HIRING FREEZE, WHICH IS A CHALLENGE WITH MY STAFF, BUT WE'RE WORKING
THROUGH IT. THE OTHER BIG THING IS THAT I PROPOSED REDUCING MY POLICE COVERAGE. I HAVE POLICE COVERAGE. SORRY. EVERY DAY FOR FOUR HOURS AT THE END OF THE DAY.
AND I PROPOSED NOT HAVING THEM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BECAUSE WE HAVE PARK RANGERS AND I FEEL LIKE THE ACCESS TO THE POLICE IS REALLY QUICK, YOU KNOW. ALTHOUGH IT IS REALLY NICE TO HAVE THE POLICE BECAUSE THEY DO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE YOUTH AND THE YOUTH LIBRARY.
AND I KEPT THEM ESPECIALLY FOR FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS BECAUSE WE ARE HALF STAFFED IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO COVER THAT EXTRA SERVICE DAY. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. OPERATING EXPENSES DID GO UP BECAUSE I DID NOT GET ADDITIONAL
STAFF, I WAS ABLE TO ADD SOME MORE LIBRARY DATABASES AND SERVICES THERE TO BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THAT. MY CHALLENGE, MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS MEETING PROGRAMMING DEMAND. I HAVE HUGE WAIT LISTS ON ALL OF MY PROGRAMS.
SEWING IS HUGELY POPULAR. I DAILY LISTEN TO COMPLAINTS TO PEOPLE THAT CAN'T GET INTO THE SEWING CLASSES. I REALLY CAN'T EXPAND THAT WITHOUT SOMEBODY ELSE TO RUN THEM. I DID GET A COUPLE OF VOLUNTEERS TO DO SOME MORE ADVANCED SEWING PROGRAMS BECAUSE THEY HAD THAT TALENT AND THEY VOLUNTEERED TO
HELP US WITH THAT. BUT IT'S A CHALLENGE. WE HAVE THAT CREATIVE EDGE STUDIO. WE REALLY JUST HAVE ONE LIBRARIAN AND A PART-TIMER TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE THAT. SO WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN, BUT IT IS A CHALLENGE.
I ALSO HAVE THE CHALLENGE IN THE YOUTH AREA. WE ARE AMERICORPS WHICH DOES AFTER-SCHOOL HOMEWORK HELP. AND THEY DO ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IS A DEMAND WE CANNOT MEET. THERE'S A WAITING LIST OF OVER 40 PEOPLE, YOU KNOW.
THE AFTER-SCHOOL HOMEWORK HELP, THE WAY THAT WE HELP WITH THAT IS OTHER AMERICORPS THAT WORK IN THE SCHOOLS HAVE TROUBLE GETTING THEIR TIME. SO WE OFFER THEM MORE HOURS TO COME AND HELP US HERE WITH AFTER-SCHOOL HOMEWORK HELP.
SO STAFFING FLEXIBILITY, WITH THE HIRING FREEZE, I HAVE HAD TWO VERY LONG-TERM LIBRARIANS RETIRE. WELL, ONE LIBRARIAN AND ONE FULL-TIME PROCESSING STAFF. SO WE'RE TRYING TO COVER THOSE ROLES WITH THE EXISTING STAFF. SO IF ANYBODY CALLS IN SICK,
WE'RE REALLY KIND OF STRUGGLING WITH, YOU KNOW, DO WE GET COVERAGE OR DO WE GET WORK DONE. SO WE USUALLY OFFER COVERAGE BECAUSE PUBLIC SERVICE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. THE RISING COST OF MATERIALS,
BOOKS, OF COURSE, HAVE GONE UP. ESPECIALLY EVERYBODY WANTS E-BOOKS AND THOSE ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. WE HAVE IN THE PAST HAD OUR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY CONTRIBUTE TO OUR PROGRAM WHERE WE LEASE NEW BOOKS.
SO IF THE NEW PATTERSON COMES OUT, WE CAN LEASE 12 OF THEM. WHILE IT'S THE NEW ONE AND THEY ARE AVAILABLE. THEN WHEN IT BECOMES THE NOT NEW ONE, WE KEEP ONE FOR THE LIBRARY AND RETURN THE OTHERS. THE LEASING PROGRAM THE FRIENDS
USED TO HELP US WITH AND NOW THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO. SO THAT'S BACK IN OUR BUDGET. OUR INITIATIVES, WE REALLY WANT TO INCREASE OUR LIBRARY CARD HOLDERS. OUR FOOT TRAFFIC IN THE LIBRARY RIGHT NOW IS BETWEEN 500 AND 700 PEOPLE A DAY.
I'M SORRY. NOT PAYING ATTENTION. [LAUGHTER] SO OUR INITIATIVES ARE TO GET MORE LIBRARY CARD HOLDERS. AND WE THINK WE CAN DO THAT WITH MORE OUTREACH. SO WE WORK VERY HARD AT OUTREACH. OUR LIBRARY MARKETING AND
OUTREACH PERSON HAS BEEN MEETING WITH ALL OF THE PRINCIPALS AT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL TO FURTHER OUR PROGRAM OUTREACH WITH THE SCHOOLS. AND WE'RE BEING VERY SUCCESSFUL AT THAT. WE WOULD LOVE TO EXPAND THE PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY CLASSES.
PEOPLE LOVE THAT. MOST POPULAR IS TIKTOK THURSDAY. PEOPLE COULD COME WITH THEIR DEVICES AND SIT WITH THE PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY TRAINER. AND SHE WILL HELP THEM INDIVIDUALLY LEARN TO USE THEIR DEVICES. >> MAYOR: ARE WE ALSO TEACHING
THEM HOW TO USE THE CITY STUFF? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> WE WANT PEOPLE TO LEARN TOOUS OUR DATABASES ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THAT'S A RESOURCE THAT WE HAVE FOR EVERYTHING. FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE STUDYING FOR TESTS, FOR SMALL BUSINESS, ALL THOSE RESOURCES.
AND ONE OF THE TECHNIQUES THAT WE DO FOR THAT IS WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SMART BOARD. WE DRAG IT OUT INTO THE FRONT OF THE LIBRARY AND WE HAVE POP-UP DEMOS OF WHAT THOSE DATABASES ARE. SO WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN. AND WE'RE TRYING TO MEET THE
NEED. ANY QUESTIONS? >> MAYOR: NO. >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION, THANK YOU. SO YOU MENTIONED I GUESS IF
THERE -- YOU MENTIONED A HIRING FREEZE BUT I FEEL LIKE EVERY OTHER DEPARTMENT IS NOT IN A HIRING FREEZE. SO I JUST WONDER, WHAT DOES THE LIBRARY -- I MEAN WE SPOKE ABOUT A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND A LOT OF
WAYS THAT THE LIBRARY IS BEING USED AND YOU'RE RUNNING INTO SITUATIONS WHERE WE'RE HAVING TO TURN RESIDENTS AWAY BECAUSE OF STAFFING ISSUES OR HAVING CONCERNS. SO THAT'S MY QUESTION.
IDEALLY WHAT DOES THE LIBRARY NEED OR WHAT DO YOU FEEL WE COULD DO TO ASSIST IN SOME OF THAT. I KNOW YOU SPEAK ABOUT SOME
STAFFING CHALLENGES. IS THERE A PUSH FOR GETTING VOLUNTEERS IN? I KNOW YOU MENTIONED YOU GET VOLUNTEERS IN TO DO SOME OF THE SEWING CLASSES. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO AS A CITY OR OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO HELP YOU.
THEN AS FAR AS STAFFING GOES, WHAT IDEALLY WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? I KNOW I SAW A REQUEST -- YOU HAD REQUESTED TWO ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS AND WE KEPT YOU AT WHERE YOU WERE LAST YEAR. SO IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE -- IN A
PERFECT WORLD, WHAT DO YOU NEED? AND WHAT CAN THE CITY DO WITHOUT THAT, WITHOUT MAYBE MEETING THAT NEED RIGHT NOW, WHAT CAN WE DO OR OTHER DEPARTMENTS DO TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL? >> SO I HAD REQUESTED ONE AND A
HALF BECAUSE I HAVE A PART-TIMER WHO WORKS WITH THE CREATIVE EDGE STUDIO AND THE SEWING CLASSES. AND IF I COULD MAKE THAT PERSON FULL-TIME, I COULD, YOU KNOW, OFFER MORE PROGRAMS. BUT THE OTHER THING IS THAT I JUST REALLY NEED PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, MORE SUPPORT.
I HAD LOST A PERSON WHO PROCESSES THE BOOKS. AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN THEY COME IN -- TO GET THEM OUT AS OAS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND THAT'S A CLERICAL ROLE WHICH I HAVE FIVE LIBRARIANS SPLITTING UP AND TAKING THEIR TIME TO DO
THAT. IF THEY WEREN'T DOING THAT, THEY COULD DO MORE OF THE ACTUAL PUBLIC SERVICE. YEAH. >> MAYOR: GO AHEAD, VICE MAYOR. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? >> YEAH, ALONG THOSE SAME LINES,
WOULD YOU CONSIDER HAVING, SAY, A MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICES OR SATELLITE BRANCHES BE CONSIDERED IN AREAS WHERE IT'S WITHOUT EASY
ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT -- >> SURE, THAT'S ALWAYS IN OUR FUTURE PLANS. TO GET TO THE POINT TO HAVE A MOBILE LIBRARY OR ANOTHER BRANCH, YOU KNOW. WE JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE THERE THIS YEAR. BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO EXPAND AND DO MORE OUTREACH.
AND MAYBE IN JUST OUR REGULAR OUTREACH, WE COULD GO TO COMMUNITY PLACES AND LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY AND HELP THEM GET LIBRARY CARDS, EVEN IF THEY HAVEN'T COME. >> YEAH. I WAS LISTENING TO COMMISSIONER
KELLEY'S QUESTION. MAYBE THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE ANSWER INTO EXPANDING AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CARDS YOU GET -- BY MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE, A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN IT IS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> IF WE WERE HAVING SATELLITE STATIONS OR MOBILE STATIONS. IT'S A CONSIDERATION. GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT. >> MAYOR: I HAVE A QUESTION. >> MAYOR. >>> WHEN IT COMES TO CHECKING OUT BOOKS IN THAT PART OF THE
LIBRARY AND THEN THE SKILLSET, THE SEWING AND THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAVE, IS IT AN EVEN AMOUNT OF PATRONS OR MORE PEOPLE COMING IN TO LISTEN THESE CLASSES? BECAUSE I MEAN WITH INTERNET, I'M THINKING DON'T A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST GET ONLINE? I MEAN HAS IT DECREASED IN THE
ACTUAL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE COMING IN AND CHECKING OUT BOOKS? >> I DON'T BELIEVE SO. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> OUR FOOT TRAFFIC OF 500 TO 700 PEOPLE A DAY IS LESS THAN OUR PREVIOUS BUILDING WHERE WE HAD 1,000 PEOPLE A DAY. BUT I THINK A LOT OF THAT HAS TO
DO WITH THE NEW PLACE AND NOT EVERYONE HAS FOUND US OR REDISCOVERED US. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO LET PEOPLE KNOW. AND WE JUST GOT THE WORD LIBRARY ON THE BUILDING. >> MAYOR: RIGHT. >> SO WE THINK THAT HELPS TOO BECAUSE PEOPLE SAY I SAW THAT'S
WHERE THE LIBRARY WAS. >> MAYOR: MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU. DAN. >> REAL QUICK. JUST A REMINDER, MOST OF THESE DEPARTMENTS, SOME OF THEM DON'T HAVE THE LARGE BUDGET AS A LOT OF THEM. SO AGAIN, IT'S A LA CARTE. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO SKIP OR YOU
WANT TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTS THAT AREN'T LISTED, I WANTED TO MAKE A REMINDER BEFORE WE BREAK FOR LUNCH. >> JUST ONE LAST QUESTION THAT I HAVE.
DOES THE BUDGET PROVIDE FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS AT THE LIBRARY? I MEAN WHEN I WALK THROUGH THERE SOMETIME, I DON'T SEE A LOT OF -- YOU'RE NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS THERE, RIGHT?
>> NO. WE'RE VERY WELCOMING AND STAFF IS VERY AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. WE MAKE SURE THAT WE DO REGULAR WALK-AROUNDS TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE STACKS AND IN THE STUDY PLACES, YOU KNOW. AND WE MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS WHAT PEOPLE NEED WHEN THEY ARRIVE, SO
THAT WE'RE WELCOMING IN AND WALKING THEM TO THE NEXT TOUCH POINT. SO IF THEY COME AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE COMPUTERS, WE WALK THEM TO THE COMPUTERS. >> OKAY. NO ISSUES. GOOD, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU. ARE WE MOVING ON TO THE SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM? >> YEAH. >> MAYOR: OKAY.
WE CAN FINISH THAT UP. >> SHE THOUGHT IT WAS ON HERS. IS THERE A SEPARATE PRESENTATION
FOR THE SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUMS? >> DON'T QUIT YOUR FULL-TIME JOB, CRAIG. [LAUGHTER] >> WELL, OVERALL, THE INCREASE IS 13% OR $33,184. MOST OF THAT IS BUILDING COSTS.
THE LIBRARY OUNCE THE BUILDING -- I MEAN THE CITY OWNS THE BUILDING. A LOT OF THAT IS MAINTENANCE COSTS. THE CASH THAT THE CITY GIVES OUT TO THE MUSEUM OVER A YEAR'S TIME
IS 175,000. THAT'S THE SAME AS WHAT THEY ASKED FOR LAST YEAR. THAT WAS I BELIEVE CUT BY 4% OR 5% DUE TO SAY REQUIREMENT BUDGET CUT. BUT THEY ARE ASKING AGAIN FOR THE 175. THE REMAINING INCREASE IS JUST
FOR CITY MAINTENANCE COSTS, ELECTRICITY, THAT TYPE OF THING. WATER, SEWER. OKAY. IT'S ON THE SECOND.
>> REAL QUICK, CAN WE JUST -- SO ON THE SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM WITH THE NECESSARY REPAIRS THAT HAD TO BE MADE, ARE WE ANTICIPATING ANY ADDITIONAL SURING UP WORK
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM? IS THAT SOMETHING ON CIP OR SOMETHING THAT'S BEING BUDGETED? >> YEAH. THE SURING UP PROJECT OF THE FLOOR IS GOING TO OCCUR. I'M GOING TO LET MIRIAM DISCUSS THAT BECAUSE SHEER PLANNING --
THE MUSEUM IS GOING TO HAVE TO CLOSE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THEY ARE ALSO GETTING A NEW ELEVATOR WHICH IS GOING TO REQUIRE CLOSURE. I'M GOING TO LET MIRIAM TALK ABOUT THAT. >> GOOD MORNING. SO I WANTED TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ON SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S
GOING TO BE DONE ON THE SCHOOLHOUSE. STARTING IN AUGUST, THE SURING IS GOING TO CONTINUE AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT A FOUR-MONTH PROJECT. DURING THAT TIME THE SCHOOLHOUSE WILL BE CLOSED. WE WILL CONTINUE OUTREACH AND
LIMITED PROGRAMMING NEXT-DOOR AT THE ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER. BUT AS FAR AS ACCESS TO THE BUILDING, OUR PROGRAMMING THAT HAPPENS WITHIN THE BUILDINGS, OUR FIELD TRIPS AND THAT SORT OF STUFF CANNOT CONTINUE. AND THEN SOMETIME IN JANUARY,
POSSIBLY FEBRUARY, THE SCHOOLHOUSE WILL ALSO BE CLOSED FOR ANOTHER 30 TO 60 DAYS FOR THE ELEVATOR REPAIRS -- OR A NEW ELEVATOR. DURING THE TIME OF THE FLOOR SURING, THERE WILL BE A NEW HVAC SYSTEM PUT IN.
SO THAT'S AMOUNTING TO ALMOST SIX MONTHS OF CLOSURES FOR US WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT US. BUT WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE VERY TOUGH WITHOUT YOU.
>> ANDREW, THIS GOING TO BE AN HVAC SYSTEM? OR IS THIS GOING TO BE PART OF OUR FILLER? IS THIS A SEPARATE? BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY HVAC SO WE'RE JUST STICKING WITH HVAC? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING? >> CORRECT. WE'RE REPLACING WHAT'S THERE. WE'RE NOT PUTTING THEM ON THE CHILLED WATER.
>> MAYOR: I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW DOES FUND-RAISING WORK FOR THIS? FOR JUST THE MUSEUM. >> SO THE WE DO OUR OWN FUND-RAISING. IT'S A COMBINATION OF GRANTS, FUND-RAISING EVENTS THAT WE THROW ON AS WELL AS MAJOR DONORS
AND SOME LOCAL SMALL FUND-RAISING THAT WE DO. >> MAYOR: ARE THOSE JUST -- ARE THEY OUTREACH EFFORTS TO RAISE MONEY IN THE OPERATING EXPENSES? OR ROUGHLY LIKE WHAT DOES THAT COST? WHAT ARE WE SPENDING TO RAISE MONEY? BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO SPEND
MONEY TO MAKE MONEY KIND OF THING. >> I GET THAT. THE SCHOOLHOUSE, THE PART OF THE MONEY THAT THE CITY GIVES US IS NOT USED FOR THE FUND-RAISING. THAT COMES FROM OUR GENERAL ADMISSIONS AND FIELD TRIP
REVENUE AND OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE. DO YOU HAVE CONSISTENCY FROM THE REGULAR DONORS OVER THE LAST X AMOUNT OF YEARS? ARE THEY CONTINUING TO GIVE? ARE YOU SEEING THEM FALL OFF AT ALL? >> OUR MAJOR DONORS ARE CONSISTENT.
WE ARE SEEING LESS AS FAR AS INDIVIDUAL GIVING. THE SMALLER DONORS, THE $20, $50, $100 A YEAR DONORS, THAT IS
REDUCED. AS WELL AS OUR GRANT FUNDING, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA GRANT FUNDING HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. >> YEAH, I THINK -- UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK MOST ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH ART AND CHILDREN GETS CUT AT THE STATE LEVEL THESE DAYS FOR
WHATEVER REASON. SO TO PIGGYBACK ON THE MAYOR, WHAT ARE YOU DOING OR WHAT CAN YOU DO -- BECAUSE I KNOW -- AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS IN MY
OWN LIFE. MY KIDS GROW UP. WE STOP GOING TO THE SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM. AND SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO CAPTURE SOME OF THOSE DONORS FROM THE NEW FAMILIES THAT ARE COMING IN. I KNOW YOU DO GET A LOT OF
VISITORS FROM OUT OF THE AREA AND, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK TRAVEL SEASON FOR US AND VISITOR SEASON. WHAT ARE WE DOING -- WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO TRY TO CAPTURE THOSE YOUNGER FAMILIES THAT ARE COMING IN THAT ARE BECOMING YOUR
REGULAR MEMBERS? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT A NEW INITIATIVE OR SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO INCREASE THAT DONOR PARTICIPATION AND MEMBERSHIP? >> YES. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON THIS YEAR, WE'RE NOT DOING AS MUCH PRINT ADVERTISING AND
MARKETING. WE ARE FOCUSING MORE ON THE DIGITAL SIDE OF THINGS. WE HAVE ALSO -- INSTEAD OF DOING OUR BIG BASH EVENT THAT WE USUALLY DO, WE HAVE NOTICED A TREND WITH YOUNGER DONORS WHERE
BIG EVENTS LIKE GALAS ARE REALLY FALLING OUT OF STYLE WITH YOUNGER DONORS. WE'RE PLANNING SOME SMALLER EVENTS THAT ARE MORE CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY, WHERE THE CHILDREN CAN PARTICIPATE IN IT AS WELL INSTEAD OF IT BEING A DINNER. AND THEN WE ARE INCREASING OUR
MUSEUM FAMILY FUN DAY. WE CONTINUE TO DROA THAT. THAT EVENT -- WE DON'T CALL IT A FUND-RAISER. IT'S MORE OF A FUN FRIEND RAISER THAT REALLY EXPANDS OUR REACH IN THE COMMUNITY AND BRINGS IN PEOPLE FROM PORT ST. LUCIE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MIAMI.
AND THAT EXPANDS OUR VISIBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY. >> SO WHEN THE SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE CLOSED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS, WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH STAFF AND OPERATINGS DURING THAT TIME? AND DO YOU THINK MAYBE -- IS THERE ANY AMOUNT OF TIME THAT
THINGS C COULD BE SPENT TO REVAP THE FUND-RAISING A LITTLE BIT? WE LIVE IN ONE OF THE RICHEST COUNTIES IN AMERICA RIGHT NOW. I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO TAP INTO SOME FUNDS FOR THAT, ESPECIALLY DECREASING EVENTS. I AGREE, PEOPLE JUST DON'T WANT TO GO TO THAT STUFF ANY MORE. >> THAT'S DEFINITELY PART OF OUR PLAN.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY PARTNERED WITH LIBRARIES IN ALL OF PALM BEACH COUNTY FROM AS FAR AS JUPITER, BOCA AND OUT TO WELLINGTON. WE ARE CONTINUES OUTREACH PROGRAMMING THERE AT THE LIBRARIES. AND WE ARE ALSO CONTINUING OUR
OUTREACH AT LOCAL PRESCHOOLS. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH HISPANIC HUMAN RESOURCES, GUATEMALA MAYAN CENTER. WE HAVE ALSO -- I'M SORRY. I'M DRAWING A BLANK RIGHT NOW. OH, THE KINGS LEARNING ACADEMY.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR OUTREACH WITH THEM. THAT'S A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE CALLED ART OF THE STORY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE PROGRAMMING NEXT-DOOR AT THE ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR DANCE CLASSES AND OUR MUSIC CLASSES. WE ALSO HAVE TWO EVENTS THAT ARE
COMING UP, ONE THAT WE PARTNER WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS AND NICKELODEON. THEY HAVE THEIR NATIONAL DAY OF PLAY WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SMALL LIKE MINI MUSEUM FAMILY FUN DAY IN FRONT OF THE
SCHOOLHOUSE WITH BUBBLES, A BUBBLE COMPANY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SENSORY ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME OF OUR PROGRAMMING LIKE MUSIC. AND THAT WILL BE A WAY TO CONTINUE TO DRAW PEOPLE IN THE AREA AND REMIND THEM THAT WE'RE STILL HERE, WE'RE STILL DOING
STUFF. AND WE ALSO ARE PARTNERING WITH THE PALM HEALTH FOUNDATION TO HAVE SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND BRAIN HEALTH IS WHAT THEY CALL IT PROGRAM DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. AND THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE. AND WE ARE LOOKING TO DO MORE OF
THESE EVENTS THROUGHOUT PALM BEACH COUNTY. BUT THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE PLANNED RIGHT NOW. >> IF I COULD ADD TO THAT. JEANNIE TAYLOR AND I SERVE ON THE BOYNTON CULTURAL CENTER BOARD WHICH IS THE BOARD THAT OVERSEES THE SCHOOLHOUSE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
AND WE JUST WENT THROUGH AND CREATED A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. AND WITH THAT IS A FUND-RAISING COMMITTEE. WE HAVE NEVER REALLY HAD ONE BEFORE. SO I KNOW I JUST GOT AN INVITATION TO THAT THE OTHER
DAY. SO THERE IS A FUND-RAISING COMMITTEE MADE UP OF BOARD MEMBERS. SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO RAISE ADDITIONAL FUNDS. >> AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE REALLY SEEN KIND
OF TAKE OFF PALM BEACH COUNTY WIDE IS THROUGH THE BDB WITH THEIR WALL STREET SOUTH. THEY ARE REALLY FOCUSING ON BRINGING, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES FROM NEW YORK DOWN HERE AND
FAMILIES. I KNOW DAN IS INVOLVED WITH THE BDB AS WELL AS ADAM AND OTHER STAFF. THAT'S SOMEWHERE WE CAN GET OUR NAME OUT THERE FOR CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES BECAUSE THE WHOLE
GOAL THAT THE BDB SAYS AND WALL STREET SOUTH IS BRINGING FAMILIES TO PALM BEACH COUNTY AND BRINGING PEOPLE TO MOVE IN THE AREA PROMOTING THE DESTINATIONS AND THE ACTIVITIES
THAT WE HAVE FOR FAMILIES AND EVERYTHING. THAT'S ALSO AN AVENUE YOU CAN GO DOWN, TOO, HOW WE CAN UTILIZE THE BDB TO GET SOME EXTRA ACTIVITY OUT THERE AS FAR AS THE SERVICES. THE MORE PEOPLE WE CAN GET TO GO
TO SCHOOLHOUSE AND COME TO THE LIBRARY AND COME TO THE ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER, THE MORE THEY ARE INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE CAN THEN CONTINUE GROW AND EXPAND OUR RESOURCES.
I THINK ANY TIME WE CAN CONNECT WITH THE COUNTY LEVEL WHETHER IT BE THE TOURISM BOARD OR THE BDB, I THINK IT IS A BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO THOSE ARE JUST -- YOU ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB IN YOUR NEW ROLE.
SO I THANK YOU FOR TAKING CHARGE OF THE EXCUSE S SCHOOLHOUSE MUSD LOOKING FOR INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE WAYS TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE PROGRAMMING THAT YOU HAVE. AND HOPEFULLY THAT SIX MONTHS BETWEEN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL
CENTER AND THE GRASS OUT FRONT, YOU CAN KEEP PEOPLE COMING. YOU KNOW, I KNOW PARKS WILL JUMP IN AND HELP WHERE THEY CAN, TOO. WE REALLY HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM WHEN IT COMES TO OUR STAFF WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE SUCCEEDING. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
WHAT'S NEXT FOR SCHOOLHOUSE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR. >> MAYOR: GO AHEAD. >> CRAIG, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M INTERESTED IN IS
SEEING MORE OR AN INCREASE IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SO JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT. MAYBE YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE LOCAL CHURCHES BECAUSE THERE'S A BIG INTEREST THERE
WITH THE KIDS WHO MAY NOT COME TO THE MUSEUM. BUT I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF EDUCATING AND EXPOSING THEM. YOU'VE GOT CIVIC GROUPS AND
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE COULD PARTNER WITH, OKAY. I THINK THAT WOULD HELP TO INCREASE THE EXPOSURE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
AND I WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT ALONG, OKAY, AND TRY TO HELP SET THAT UP. BECAUSE I KNOW MOST OF THE PASTORS AROUND HERE. AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN -- IS THE EXPOSURE
OF OUR MUSEUM. >> YATE, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: WE'RE GOING TO GO ON BREAK NOW? WE'RE GOING ON A 45-MINUTE BREAK, EVERYONE.
>> MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SO MOVED. >> MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> OH, SECOND. >> NOT ADJOURN, RECESS. >> MAYOR: RECESS. SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER KELLEY AND A SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR TO RECESS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[AYES] MOTION PASSES.
LET'S ALL BREAK FOR LUNCH.
[BREAK]
>> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER KELLEY TO RECONVENE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. [AYES] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. PICK BACK UP ON RECREATION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, KELLY
ARMSTEAD, DIVISION DIRECTOR. FOR OUR PROPOSED BUDGET -- AND WE OVERSEE THE HISTORIC WOMEN'S CLUB AND THE ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER. WE HAVE A STAFF OF FIVE FULL-TIME AND TWO PART-TIME. FOR OUR PROPOSED FY26 BUDGET, WE
PROPOSE A 3.8% INCREASE PRIMARILY DUE TO ARTISTIC SERVICES WHERE WE WANT TO HAVE GREAT PERFORMANCES ON STAGE, DAYTIME PERFORMANCES FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AS WELL AS FAMILY-FUN SHOWS. THE WOMEN'S CLUB IS A SLIGHT
INCREASE, MAINLY DUE TO VALET PARKING. SOME OF OUR HIGHLIGHTS THAT CRAIG ALLUDED TO EARLIER PRIOR TO BREAK, WE'RE IN THE FINAL RENOVATION PHASE IN THE EVENT HALL WITH AN EXPECTED COMPLETION
DATE OF DECEMBER 9th OF THIS YEAR. THE EVENT HALL HOPEFULLY THROUGH OUR FUND-RAISING EFFORTS, WE MAY HAVE SOME NAMING RIGHTS AND ALL TYPES OF DIFFERENT FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE. ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT IS THE BARTON CEMETERY ENTRYWAY HAS NOW BEEN
COMPLETED. THIS PARTICULAR PIECE ON THE RIGHT SIDE THERE AT THE BOTTOM WAS ACTUALLY DESIGNED BY BLYTHE UNDERWOOD. SHE WAS ACTUALLY A RESIDENT OF BOYNTON BEACH.
SHE IS A DESIGN STUDENT AT ROADE SOME OF OUR SUCCESSES AND
CHALLENGES, RDZ, WE ARE CAPITALIZING ON OUR CONTINUED MOMENTUM FROM INSTITUTIONAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN INCLUDING FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM AND WEBSITE. EXCUSE ME. WE HAD OUR FIRST EVER CULTURAL ART PRESENTS EVENT SAY A LOUD,
ART EXHIBITION AND PERFORMANCES ON FEBRUARY 16th WHICH WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. AND WE PLAN ON BRINGING THAT BACK AGAIN THIS UPCOMING NEXT YEAR. WE ARE PLANNING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMMING WITH SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE BOCA
BLACK BOX CENTER FOR THE ARTS WHICH IS A CENTER THAT HAS ABOUT 300 SEATS. THEY ARE GOING TO BE USING OUR FACILITY, RENTING OUR FACILITY PER SE. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE ABBA
TRIBUTE PERFORMANCES AS WELL AS MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE PERFORMANCES RIGHT HERE AT THE CULTURAL CENTER. >> ALL RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] >> AND WE ARE THE FIRST TIME RECIPIENT OF THE FLORIDA GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT GRANT IN THE
AMOUNT OF $36,000. HOWEVER, ONE OF OUR CHALLENGES IS MAINLY WITH THE HISTORIC WOMAN'S CLUB. AS YOU CAN PROBABLY IMAGINE, SOME OF THE MAINTENANCE THAT GOES ON THERE FROM THE HVAC, THE ELEVATOR HAS GONE DOWN AT TIMES.
SO THAT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE, BUT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, STAYING ON TOP OF IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. OKAY.
SOME OF OUR UPCOMING INITIATIVES IS THE WIDELY POPULAR POTTERY CLASS THAT BEGAN LAST MONTH IN JUNE. WE ACTUALLY HAVE GROUP CLASSES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE. GIRL SCOUTS ARE COMING, SO THAT CLASS IS CONTINUOUSLY GROWING. CHAIR FITNESS IS GOING TO BE
DEBUTING THIS SUMMER ALONG WITH THE RETURN OF SALSA AND SAMBA CLASSES THIS FALL. SIP AND PAINT IS GOING TO RETURN IN THE FALL. IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS LAST YEAR. WE HAD IT ONLY ONE TIME. HOWEVER, THIS UPCOMING SEASON IT'S GOING TO BE A SERIES WITH A DIFFERENT THEME.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO INTRODUCE JUICE BOXES AND PAINT FOR YOUTH. SO THAT'S FOR OUR CHILDREN AGES 6 TO 12. WE'RE SCHEDULING UNIQUE STAGE PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS INCLUDING A WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT LUNCHEON WITH A CELEBRITY GUESS
SPEAKER FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. AND WE'RE PREPARING OUR FIRST-EVER CULTURAL ARTS SUMMER CAMP FOR SUMMER 2026 WHICH SHOULD GENERATE SOME REVENUE. AND ALSO AN INTEREST FOR THOSE KIDS INTERESTED IN THE ARTS FROM PERFORMING ARTS TO BALLET, JAZZ,
DRUMMING. WE'LL HAVE GUEST SPEAKERS. ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE FOR THE WE'RE ALSO CREATING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING SCHOOL DAY MATINEES WHICH ARE DAYTIME PERFORMANCE
FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND SATURDAY CULTURAL ARTS LUNCH AND LEARN SERIES FOR YOUTH AND TEENS. WE'RE PLANNING A SEASON LONG CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION FOR FY '27. IN 2027, BELIEVE BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND MAY, WE AREN'T
QUITE SURE, THE CENTER WILL TURN 100 YEARS OLD. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FUNDRAISING BANQUET AUCTION, FEATURING PREMIERE GUEST PERFORMER ART EXHIBITIONS WITH LECTURES, MOCK TAILS, AND MEMORIES, AND ALL SCHOOL REUNION. WE OFTEN HAVE GUESTS THAT VISIT
THE CULTURAL CENTER USED TO BE TEACHERS OR PRINCIPALS. THEY BRING BY ALL SORTS OF PICTURES FROM BACK IN THE DAY, SO WE'RE CONNECTING WITH OUR ARCHIVIST AND WE'LL HAVE A NICE, BEAUTIFUL ART EXHIBITION.
AND WE ARE DEVELOPING NEW PROGRAMMING PARTNERSHIPS TO GENERATE REVENUE, SUCH AS WITH FEVER UP. YOU SEE THE PICTURE THERE ON THE SIDE. THAT WILL BE OUR FIRST PERFORMANCE IN OUR NEWLY RENOVATED SPACE ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 17th. IT'LL BE CANDLELIGHT CONCERT.
SO IT'LL BE STRINGS MUSIC, MARIAH CARY AND WHITNEY HOUSTON. >> ALL RIGHT. >> THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO? GOOD, OKAY. >> YOU GETTING MY ALL FIRED UP HERE.
>> MAYOR: KELLY, JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR -- I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE UPCOMING. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING WITH THE RENOVATION. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> AT ARTS AND CULTURE, AND I'M SUPER EXCITED TO SEE W WHAT IS IN THE PLAN FOR '26 AND '27
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO. THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS I WAS LIKE I WANT TO DO THAT AND THAT AND THAT SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. IT'S EXCITING. >> THANK YOU. JUST TRYING IT UCH OON THE HIGH -- TO TOUCH ON THE HIGHLIGHTS BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT WE HAVE TO WORK ON. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE WE HAVE TAPLAN TWO, THREE YEARS IN ADVANCE. WE'RE WORKING ON CONTRACTS.
WE GOT THE CONTRACT BACK FOR THE CONCERT JUST TODAY, SO WE'RE WORKING VERY WELL IN ADVANCE. >> EXCITING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: GREAT THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANKS, KELLY. DO YOU WANT TO HEAR HEAR FROM
SPECIAL EVENTS NOW? >> HI. I'M GABRIEL I'M THE EVENTS DIRECTOR. YOU GUYS KNOW THAT. OKAY, PERFECT.
[LAUGHTER] P.O. BOX, I'M JUST KIDDING. [LAUGHTER] I'M GOING TO GO OVER THE PROPOSE BUDGET FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. I WILL EXPLAIN THE REASONING
BEHIND THEM. BUT OUR BUDGET IS INCREASING 31%, WELL 31.2 -- 32. A LOT OF THAT IS THE FACT THAT WE DID BRING ON A MARKETING AND OUTREACH MANAGER THIS YEAR, THAT'S SPECIFIC TO EVENTS.
WE'VE SEEN LOT OF BENEFIT FROM THAT. I'LL EXPLAIN IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN THE SLIDES ON WHAT BENEFITS WE HAVE SEEN BY BRINGING THAT IN HOUSE. AS WELL AS AN INCREASE TO OUR SPECIAL EVENTS LINE, THE 4824. THAT HAS BEEN 323,000.
WE ARE RAPIDLY GROWING ON ALL OF OUR EVENTS. WE'VE SEEN A TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE ACROSS THE BOARD WITH THAT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL OF EVERYTHING WE DO. SO WE NEED MORE SHUTTLES, MORE PARKING ATTENDANCE, MORE
ACTIVITIES, MORE SECURITY. SO THAT IS REFLECTED AND KIND OF CONTINUOUS LAY GETS REFLECTED EVERY YEAR. THE INCREASE THAT WE SEE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AND THEN WE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY GREW TASTE OF BOYNTON THIS PAST YEAR. WE DECIDED TO REALLY TAKE THAT
LEAP AND BE ABLE TO BRAND IT AS A LARGER SCALE EVENT SO THAT WAS DONE THIS YEAR AND IT'S REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. AND THEN THE OTHER INCREASE WAS JUST ADDITIONAL OPERATING COSTS WITH TALKING MARKETING ON BOARD. WE HAD AN INCREASE IN OUR ADVERTISEMENT, OUR PRINTING AND
BINDING. WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT OUR BUDGETS LOOK LIKE AND WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE ON THE MARKETING SIDE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON THE PRODUCTION OF EVENTS BUT ALSO BEING ABLE TO MARKET THEM TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL, WHICH HAS REALLY HELPED BRAND OUR CITY A LITTLE
BIT ON THE EVENT SIDE. SOY WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESSES THIS YEAR. THIS REALLY HAS BEEN A TURNING POINT YEAR FOR THE EVENTS WITHIN THE CITY. WE BROUGHT IN AT THIS, THE TIME OF ME RUNNING THESE NUMBERS, WE WERE AT ABOUT $30,000 OF REVENUES.
WE -- OF SPONSORSHIPS -- ON THE SPONSORSHIP SIDE. SO THAT IS CONTINUOUS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. WE ARE BRINGING IN MORE REVENUE DOLLARS. WE'RE LOOKING IN RIGHT NOW FOR THE SPONSORSHIPS OF PIRATE FEST, SO THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THIS NUMB FOR THE YEAR. ADDITIONALLY THROUGH VENDOR FEES
AND TICKET SALES WE BROUGHT IN ABOUT $100,000 OF REVENUE THIS YEAR. THAT WILL ALSO INCREASE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING IN THE REVENUE FROM VENDOR SALES FOR PIRATE FEST THIS UPCOMING YEAR. WE EXPANDED PIRATE FEST. WE HIT ABOUT 50,000, EXCUSE ME,
ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE THIS PAST PIRATE FEST YEAR, AND THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE CITY FULLY TOOK ON PIRATE FEST INDEPENDENT OF ANY OTHER ENTITY. AND WE ALSO INCREASED OUR TICKET SALES FROM TASTE OF BOYNTON 650% SO WE WENT FROM SELLING 150 TICKETS TO 1,000.
WE SOLD OUT LAST YEAR WITH 150 TICKETS AND WE SOLD OUT AGAIN THIS YEAR PRIOR TO THE EVENT AT 1,000 TICKETS. THOSE WERE $50 APIECE SO THAT BROUGHT IN SOME GOOD REVENUE ON OUR END. WE ALSO, PART OF OUR NISH TSKS OR I GUESS -- INITIATIVES I GUESS THIS CURRENT YEAR WAS STREAMLINING THE AMPHITHEATER
RENTAL PROCESS. OUR AMPHITHEATER RENTALS ARE NOT FOR BIRTH PARTIES AND THAT KIND OF THING. THEY ARE FOR FULL SCALE FESTIVALS SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE TOOK A LOOK AT THAT PROCESS, AND TRIED TO CUT BACK ON SOME OF THE STAFF TIME OF PROCESSING THE APPLICATIONS BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH, AND WE DID A MORE
FLESHED OUT APPLICATION THAT PROVIDES ALL THE INFORMATION IN ADVANCE, AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE ACTIVE APPLICATIONS WORKING FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. AND THEN ALSO WE DID THE TRAVIS HUNTER DRAFT PARTY, WHICH IS KIND OF A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE THAT. THAT WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ESPN, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, AND
IT BROUGHT SOME REALLY GOOD VALUE TO OUR CITY. AND THEN WE HAD OUR DRONE SHOW. I ALSO FORGOT TO ADD, BUT WE DID WIN AWARDS ON A COUPLE DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR OUR EVENTS THIS YEAR, BUT OUR BIGGEST ONES WERE IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION OF THE UNITED
STATES, WE WON AWARDS FOR PIRATE FEST, TASTE OF POINTEN AND BLACK BUSINESS -- BOYNTON, AND BLACK BUSINESS POP-UP AND WE HAVE NEW GRASS WHICH IS HUGE AND VERY EXCITING. AND THEN I SPOKE A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT OUR INTERNAL MARKETING THIS YEAR, WHICH WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A SHIFT TO BE ABLE TO SHINE SOME MORE PLI LIGHT ON THE EVENTS WE PRODUCE. WE HAVE AN INSANE AMOUNT OF MARKETING THAT COMES OUT OF OUR DIVISION SPECIFIC TO OUR EVENTS SO WE WERE ABLE TO BRING SOMEONE IN AND SHEILA HAS BEEN DOING A
GREAT JOB AT NOT ONLY HANDLING THE SPONSORSHIP SIDE OF EVENTS AND TRYING TO GET THE CITY AS A WHOLE ON SOME MOMENTUM WITH SPONSORSHIPS BUT ALSO BEING ABLE TO TAKE SOME CREATIVE PATHS TO GET ALL THE INFORMATION OUT AS
POSSIBLE. THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO TAP INTO GOOGLE TARGETED ADS TO BE ABLE TO REACH NEW DEMOGRAPHICS, SO THOSE ARE THE ADS IF YOU'RE WATCHING YOUTUBE VIDEOS OR IF YOU'RE WATCHING FACEBOOK V VIDEOS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THEY POP UP AS THOSE AD BREAKS.
WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE COMPANY THAT WE PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH FOR BILLBOARDS, AND BE ABLE TO GET PIRATE FEST IN THE AIRPORT. SO AT THE POINT WHERE YOU PICK UP Y YOUR LUGGAGE, WE HAD A PIRATE FEST AD THAT RAN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS THERE THAT GOT A
TON OF EYES BOTH PEOPLE PICKING THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS UP AT THE AIRPORT AS WELL AS PEOPLE THAT WERE TRAVELING AND KIND OF HITTING THAT TOURISM ELEMENT. WE ALSO STARTED AN INDEPENDENT NEWSLETTER WHERE WE HAVE 59,000 SUBSCRIBERS. THAT GOES OUT PRETTY MONTHLY
LEADING INTO EVENTS WITH KNOW BEFORE YOU GO. WE'RE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO SPONSORS WITH SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, VENDORS, AND JUST PEOPLE IN THE GENERAL AREA WITH INFORMATION. WE HAD A HUGE SPIKE IN SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT ON THE EVENT
SIDE, BOTH IN OUR REGULAR ORGANIC PUSH OF OUR EVENTS, AS WELL AS SOME INFLUENCER PARTNERSHIPS. THAT IS KIND OF THE NEW WAY OF GETTING INFORMATION OUT THERE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TOOK THIS YEAR SPECIFICALLY TO TAP INTO FOR TASTE OF BOYNTON.
WE HAD WORKED WITH TWO INFLUENCERS FOR TASTE OF BOYNTON, AND WE STRUCTURED THEIR AGREEMENTS SO THEY HELPED US IN THE BEGINNING WITH TICKET SALES, AND THEN THEY DID ON-SITE, AND THEN AFTER, AND THEY GABE US THE COLLATERAL SO WE'LL IS IT FOR FOLLOWING -- WE'LL HAVE IT FOR FOLLOWING YEARS, AND ONE OF THE
VIDEOS ALONE GOT 109,000 VIEWS AND TOGETHER THE TWO VIDEOS GOT OVER 171,000 AND THEY'RE STILL OUT THERE SO WE SEE THEM ON A PRETTY REGULAR BASIS NOW TOO JUST GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT. AND WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THE BUSINESSES THAT TOOK PART IN TASTE OF BOYNTON AS AN
ADDITIONAL ELEMENT, SO NOT ONLY DID WE GO OUT AND WE DID ONE BIG PROMOTIONAL VIDEO, BUT WE ALSO MADE INDIVIDUALIZED COLLATERAL FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO PROMOTE THEIR ATTENDANCE AT TASTE OF BOYNTON BUT THE RESTAURANT AS A WHOLE. AND WE GAINED 1.1000 FOLLOWERS
FROM A LOT OF THOSE PUSHES. THERE ARE SOME NUMBERS ON THE -- SOME CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE FACED THIS YEAR AND WE'RE ASSUMING WE'RE GOING TO FACE NEXT YEAR. WE ARE REALLY, REALLY HIGH PERFORMING TEAM, AND CAN USE AS
MUCH STAFF AS WE CAN GET. SO THAT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE AS WE GROW, BEING ABLE TO TAP INTO CITY STAFFING AS A WHOLE, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE CONTRACTED AND STAFF AS MUCH AS PEOPLE WHO ARE DEDICATED TO THE CITY WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.
THE EVENT SPACE INFRASTRUCTURE IS FOREVER CHANGING. WREAFER GOING TO SEE LOT OF -- WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF CHANGES WITH THE DEVELOPMENT DOWNTOWN SO THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE THE EVENTS TO HAVE TO GET MIXED UP A LITTLE BIT, WHICH IT'LL BE OKAY. WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OPTIONS FOR PIRATE FEST, BUT THAT IS
ALWAYS A CHALLENGE, AND IT'S WORTH IT BECAUSE IT'LL BE GREAT IN THE LONG RUN, BUT FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING ON HOW IT ADAPTS. PARKING'S ALWAYS A CHALLENGE, SAME THING. IT'LL BE GREAT ONCE IT'S UP BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE SHUTTLING IN AND USING PRIVATE PROPERTY SPACES
FOR PARKING. AND THE SHUTTLES ARE COSTLY SO THA THAT DOES RAISE OUR COST FOR EVENTS. THE NUMBER OF EVENTS CITYWIDE, WE HAVE ABOUT, I WANT TO SAY ALMOST 50 THAT OUR DEPARTMENT TOUCHES BUT CITYWIDE, IT'S I THINK OVER 100.
WE JUST RAN NUMBERS FOR. OF ALL SIZE EVENTS SO BEING ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE PRODUCING AS A CITY AND NARROW THAT DOWN WOULD BE REALLY BENEFICIAL. THERE GROWTH OF EVENT ATTENDEES, WE'RE REALLY, REALLY LUCKY THAT OUR EVENTS ARE STARTING TO BE
NAMED UP WITH SOME SURROUNDING CITIES AND WE HAVE THAT VISIBILITY, BUT WITH THAT THERE ARE INCREASED ATTENDEES AND AS I SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER, THERE ARE INCREASED COSTS WITH THAT, BEING ABLE TO HIT EVERYONE AND STILL HAVE THAT COMMUNITY FEEL THAT WE LIKE TO HAVE DOES COST MONEY.
AND THEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOWNTOWN SPACE LIMITS AVAILABLE EVENT SITES. THAT'S SOMETHING AGAIN THAT'LL BE BENEFICIAL IN THE LONG RUN BUT RIGHT NOW IT DOES LIMIT SOME OF OUR SITES FOR PIRATE FEST FOR EXAMPLE WHERE WE'LL HAVE TO RESTRUCTURE THAT. SO AS LONG AS EVERYONE'S AWARE THAT THAT RESTRUCTURE IS COMING,
IT'LL ONLY BE TEMPORARY WHILE EVERYTHING GOES UP. SOME INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE NEXT YEAR. THERE WE GO. IF IT CHANGES A LOT I'LL CHANGE IT BACK.
SOME INITIATIVES WE HAVE NEXT YEAR ARE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR VENDORS AND SPONSORS. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE A CONTINUED INITIATIVE FOR US EVERY YEAR. THAT'S WHY WE HOST THESE EVENTS A LOT OF TIME ARE DO BRING THESE -- TO BRING THESE VENDORS AND BUSINESSES IN THE CIT CITY IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY
THAT WE HAVE SO TAPPING INTO THAT IS GOING TO BE A CONSTANT THAT WE DO. AND THEN CONTINUED INCREASE OF REVENUE STREAMS. WE ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS, AND AS LONG AS THAT WILL BE SUSTAINED ON THE DIVISION SIDE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THOSE NUMBERS AS WE GO IN ALL LEVELS
SO NOT ONLY JUST SPONSORSHIP DOLLARS BUT ALSO SOME MONEY WE CAN SAVE FROM IN KIND DONATIONS, THE VENDOR FEES ARE HUGE REVENUE FOR US ON THE SCALE OF WHAT REVENUE WE'RE BRINGING IN, VENDOR FEES ARE HUGE AND THEN THE AMPHITHEATER RENTALS AS WELL GETTING THOSE TO A LEVEL WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY WORTH IT FOR US TO
HAVE THE RENTALS WILL BE BENEFICIAL. AND THEN AGAIN THE QUALITY -- THE QUALITY OF OVER QUANTITY OF EVENTS. I CAN RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON RIGHT BEING ABLE TO REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT AND STREAMLINE IN ON WHAT OUR CITY IS BRANDED TO DO AND ENSURING THAT ALL EVENTS ARE THAT STRETCH
OF OUR BRAND IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND THE ENWE ARE WORKING WITH -- THEN WE ARE WORKING WITH PURCHASING SOMETHING IS THAT IS REALLY EXCITING, IT SHOULD BE ON ITS FEET NEXT MONTH WE ARE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN TO GET ON RFPs AND BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME
CONTRACTS SET IN PLACE MOVING FORWARD. SO WE ARE USING VENDORS THAT WE TRUST AND HAVE THE QUALITY THAT WE KNOW ABOUT, AND TO CONTINUE, IT STREAMLINES IT'S LOT MORE ON OUR END IT'S NOT A MAD DASH OF TRYING TO GET ORGANIZED
EVERYTHING IS IN ONE PLACE AND ORGANIZED AND USABLE. AND THEN I DO HAVE THE BREAKDOWN OF EVENTS THAT I'M ASKING FOR THIS YEAR. I HAVE THE INFORMATION SPECIFICALLY BROKEN DOWN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THE EVENTS, ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO KIND OF
HIGHLIGHT. I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF SUCCESS FOLLOWING THE HOLIDAY LIGHTING. THERE IS SOME FUNDS IN HERE TO TRY TO GET A CONTRACT FOR A DRONE SHOW AT A HOLIDAY LIGHTING IF THAT'S A DIRECTION WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO. I THINK WE'RE COMPETING WITH WEST PALM AND DEL RAY, AND THEY BOTH HAVE VERY SPECIFICS FOR
THEIR HOLIDAYS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY GOT US ON THE MAP FOR OUR HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SO I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. BUT I CAN GO OVER ANY SPECIFICS OF ANY OF THE EVENTS IF YOU WOULD LIKE OR WANT TO TAKE A
LOOK AND LET ME KNOW. >> GABBY, GOING INTO THIS NEXT YEAR AND TWO YEARS AS FAR AS DEVELOPMENT GOES, WHERE DO YOU
SEE THIS BUDGET GOING, BECAUSE WITH PIRATE FEST BEING OUR LARGE IT'S EVENT BUDGET WISE BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, ATTENDANCE, WHERE DO
WE SEE THAT BEING AFFECTED, AND I MEAN AND I KNOW WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT DOWN THE LINE AS FAR AS LIKE HOW THE EVENT GETS YOU KNOW STREAMLINED, BUT I'M JUST THINKING BUDGET WISE, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE YOU THINKING THAT THE
BUDGET IS GOING TO BE AFFECTED WHEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE MORE CONSTRUCTION DOWNTOWN? >> BEING REALISTIC ABOUT IT, I THINK THAT THIS PAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS REALLY BEEN US GROWING THE EVENTS AND THE NOTORIETY OF THEM. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT TO MY
KNOWLEDGE REALLY HASN'T BIP WHAT THE CITY -- BEEN WHAT THE CITY IS KNOWN FOR, AND WE'RE COMPETING WITH VERY BIG BRANDED CITIES WITH LARGE EVENTS. SO WE HAD TO SPEND MONEY LEADING UP TO THAT TO GET US ON THAT LEVEL. WE'RE COMPETING NOT ONLY WITH
VENDORS WHICH THE RFP REALLY SHOULD ASSIST BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO COME IN AND SAY THIS IS WHAT WE'RE THINKING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. THEY SHOULD WANT IT, IT SHOULD BE COMPETITIVE WHICH SHOULD HELP IT A LOT BUT ALSO WITH SPONSORS AND DIFFERENT VENDORS BEING ABLE TO COME AND IN PAY US TO BE
OBSITE, WHEN WE HAVE THAT N NOTORIETY AND WE HAVE EVENTS THAT PEOPLE ARE EXPECTING THE QUALITY OF, IT'S GOING TO PULL SOME OF THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND OUT OF POCKET AND PUSH IT ONTO THE SPONSORS FOR DIFFERENT ACTIVATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE WE HAD, THIS IS ON A
SMALLER SCALE BUT THIS PAST 4th OF JULY WEEKEND WE HAD TWO PHOTO BOOTHS ON SITE AND WE HAD TWO BRANDS REACH OUT TO US TWO DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT AND THEY SAID WE HAVE A BUNCH OF PRODUCTS, WE WERE GOING TO GO TO ANOTHER EVENT, SOMETHING HAPPENED , WE WANT TO BE AT YOUR EVENT AND WE WERE ABLE TO
PROMOTE THEM, WE ADDED THEIR LOGO ON THE PHOTO BOOTH AND THEY PAID THE FULL PRICE OF WHAT THE COSTED WOULD'VE BEEN SO BEING ABLE TO HIT DIFFERENT ELEMENTS AND BRANDING OUR DIFFERENT EVENTS. TASTE OF BOYNTON IS AN EXAMPLE.
WE HAD A LOT OF THE BIGGER LEVEL SPONSORS COME IN FOR TASTE OF BUOYANTB AND THAT ALLOWED -- BOYNTON AND THAT ALLOWED US TO CREATE THE RELATIONSHIP. I THINK IT'S ONLY GOING TO GROW AS WE GET MORE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN AND THE BUILDINGS GO UP AND THERE IS MORE ATTENDEES AT THE EVENT, AND THEY HAVE A CONSISTENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
CITY, EVERY SINGLE YEAR. THEY ARE COMING IN AT LOWER LEVEL BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO WRITE THESE BIG CHECKS FOR THESE VENTS HAT THEY'VE NEVER BEEN -- EVENTS THAT THEY'VE NEVER BEEN TO BUT T THEY'RE COMING AND IN GETTING SO MUCH MORE VALUE OUT OF THE EVENTS IS REALLY WHAT'S GOING TO GROW THE PROGRAM
AND SAVE US MONEY. MAY NOT BE RIGHT NOW SINCE I HAVE A LARGE INCREASE BUT WE'RE GETTING TO THAT POINT WHERE IT'S GOING TO LEVEL OUT. IT TAKES ABOUT FIVE YEARS TO GET AN EVENT OFF THE GROUND AND A LITTLE BIT MORE SELF-SUSTAINING, BUT FIVE YEARS OF CONSISTENCY, IT'S A LITTLE CHALLENGING WITH
THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S DOWN HERE WITH US CHANGING EVERYTHING, I THINK A LOT OF THE SPONSORS THAT WE'VE TALKED TO ARE KIND OF WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS, BUT THEY'RE COMING IN WITH PRESENTING SPONSORS LIKE YOU GET A PRESENTING SPONSOR, YOU COULD HAVE THEM FOR THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS AT THE PRESENTING LEVEL BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE USED TO. WE'RE WORKING ON T. IT'S JUST A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT PIRATE FEST. >> YES. >> SO DO WE KNOW IF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ATTENDING ARE MOSTLY FROM OUT OF BOYNTON? >> YEAH, A LOT OF THEM ARE FROM
OUT OF BOYNTON. >> SO DO WE ASSUME THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING THE REVENUE AFTER PIRATE FEST LIKE THEY'RE STAYING IN DEL RAY OR THEY'RE GOING TO DEL RAY AFTER OR BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A PLACE FOR THEM TO STAY OR A LOT OF DOWNTOWN PLACES, IS THAT THE SAFE ASSUMPTION THAT WE'RE SPENDING ALMOST $500,000 BUT NOT
THE REST OF THE CITY IS NOT MAKING ANY MONEY OFF OF THE DEAL? OFF OF THE EVENT. >> WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY EVENTS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE VERY TOURISM BASED. A LOT OF IT IS LOCAL AND BUILDING NAT COMMUNITY ELEMENT OF IT. UNDERSTANDABLY P PIRATE FEST DOES BRING IN MONEY.
WE ARE LOOKING AT GETTING A SOFTWARE THAT'LL BE ABLE TO HELP US A LITTLE BIT WITH HAVING MORE INFORMATION ON WHERE PEOPLE ARE SPENDING THEIR MONEY AFTER. I DON'T THINK IT'S SPECIFICALLY HOTELS. WE DO HAVE A BIG SPIKE OF HOTEL USE AT ONE OF THE HOTELS BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE ALL OF OUR VENDORS STAY, BUT WE DON'T HAVE 60,000, 50,000 PEOPLE STAYING AT HOTELS LOCALLY. A LOT OF THE PIRATE FEST IS BRINGING PEOPLE IN AND THEY COME HERE AND THEN THEY GO TO RESTAURANTS OR THEY GO AND SHOP
AFTER, AND THAT DOES HELP THAT'S WHERE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS MORE THAN HOTEL STAYS. NO PROBLEM. I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE IN THE FUTURE. WE'RE JUST NOT THERE YET. >> BUT EVEN WITH THE PIERS
PROJECT OR MANNY'S PROJECT, IS HOW DO WE SEE THAT BEING, PIRATE FEST BEING AFFECTED BY THAT? >> I THINK THAT WHAT Y WE'RE GOING TO START SEEING IS AS THESE BUILDINGS GO UP THEY'RE GOING TO BE LESS OF LIKE PROPERTY ON PROPERTY AS, AND MORE OF THE STREET FESTIVAL
ELEMENT. WE DO HAVE THE AMPHITHEATER SPACE AND THE K POP PARK SPACE WHICH COULD BE ACTIVATED DO WE PARK THAT KIND OF THING, BUT AS THESE GO UP YOU MAY SEE SIMILAR TO WHAT DEL RAY HAS WHERE THEIR
BUSINESS IS DID DOWNSTAIRS ACTIVATE FOR THESE EVENTS AND IT'S MORE OF THAT FEEL. WE ALSO HAVE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY THAT WE COULD DO IT. I WOULDN'T FOR OUR TRADEMARK EVENTS OR SIGNATURE EVENTS I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
BUT IT'S JUST, IT'S GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT. IT'S GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE PULLING IN AS MANY OUTSIDE RESOURCES AS WE ARE ACTIVATING THE SPACE. SIMILAR TO PIRATE FEST HOW ARTSY LIVING THEY DO AN OUTSIDE AREA,
AND WE PARTNER WITH THEM FOR THE CRAFTS FOR PIRATE FEST AND THEY CAN ACTIVATE IT. THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT THE BUSINESSES WILL BE ABLE TO BUY INTO. >> GABBY? >> YES. >> I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE TASTE OF BOYNTON.
THAT WAS JUST OFF THE CHAIN. >> THANK YOU. >> I TELL YOU TO BRING IT FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE WAS JUST THE RIGHT MOVE TO MAKE, AND YOU WENT UP 650%. >> YES. >> DO YOU HAVE WHAT KIND OF,
WHAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. >> YES, SO WE WENT FROM ABOUT $4,000 IN TICKET SALES LAST YEAR TO $50,000 IN TICKET SALES.
>> OH, WOW. >> AND WE HAVE A LOT OF THAT AFTER ACTION WAS VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW IT WAS GOING TO BE PERCEIVED AND WE NEEDED TO TAKE THAT JUMP AT SOME POINT AND WE WANTED TO TAKE IT BEFORE WE HAD THE DEVELOPMENT COMING DOWNTOWN TO SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE SUSTAINED AS A TICKETED
ONLY EVENT. WE DID HALF AND HALF THIS YEAR TO SEE HOW IT WENT. WE KNEW WE WERE SELLING 1,000 TICKETS BUT DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WERE EVEN GOING TO TOUCH A THOUSAND AND FROM SELLING OUT THIS YEAR THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE COMPLETELY RESTRUCTURING AND IT'S GOING TO BE TICKETED
ONLY LAST YEAR -- OR THIS UPCOMING YEAR IT'S GOING TO EASE A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR, MAYBE NOT AS FORWARD FACING, WHICH IS GOOD AN OUR END IF IT'S NOT FORWARD FACING BUT SOME OF OF OUR BACK END ISSUES THAT WE FOUND, THEY WILL BE ADDRESSED WITH THE PLANS THAT WE
HAVE UPCOMING. >> WELL I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB AS FAR AS EVENTS IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON. AND I'M HEARING COMMENTS FROM OTHER CITIES HOW GREAT I WON'T
CALL ANY PARTICULAR NAME,. >> IT'S OKAY. >> DELRAY BEACH, BUT -- [LAUGHTER] >> WE'RE VERY COMPETITIVE. >> BUT I HOPE YOU HAVE A TWIN CENTER. SISTER BECAUSE IT'S GOIO TAKE AT LEAST, AT LEAST TWO, TWO, THREE PEOPLE TO REPLACE
YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> BUT JOB WELL DONE. THANK YOU. >> I APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> ARE WE TALKING ABOUT GABBY LEAVING US. >> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. >> IT WAS JUST BRIEFLY MEASURED. >> BEFORE WE GET THERE. HOPE FALL -- HOPEFULLY THAT WILL CHANGE. >> BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE
TASTE OF BOYNTON, I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EVENT. MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE ANY WAY IF WE WERE TO CONSOLIDATE SOME EVENTS OR MOVE THINGS AROUND IS TO PUT THAT INTO MORE OF THE COOLER MONTHS, AND THE ONLY REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I BELIEVE IN IS THE CITY NEEDS TO BE REBRANDED AND THAT IS OUR
OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING HERE ON VACATIONS AND COMING HERE FOR SEASON WHAT A GREAT PLACE THAT WE ARE. AND SO I WAS HOT. BUT THAT'S BESIDES THE POINT. SO I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF WE PICK IT TO BE IN MAY BECAUSE OF OTHER EVENTS OR HOW WOULD IT WEATHER
IF WE DID IT DURING ANOTHER SEASON? >> SO WE ON THE EVENT SIDE HAVE NO SEASON BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE CITY. BUT AS FAR AS THE TOUR -- NOT REALLY TOURISM SEASON AS MUCH AS THE SNOWBIRD SEASON IT'S KIND OF A CATCH ALL.
WE WANT TO HIT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE FOR THAT PORTION OF THE YEAR BECAUSE THAT'S THE NOT ONLY, IT'S JUST, THERE'S MORE PEOPLE TO HIT DURING THAT TIME. BUT ALSO THAT'S THE BUSY TIME FOR RESTAURANTS. SO WE'RE ASKING RESTAURANTS TO PROVIDE SAMPLING FOR A THOUSAND
ATTENDEES AND WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM ANY CASH. THEY ARE JUST GETTING MARKETING BENEFITS, WHICH ARE GREAT AND THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE TO THEM. BUT I THINK MAYBE LOOKING AT THE OPTION OF DOING SOME SORT OF CHEF STIPEND OR SOMETHING ALONG THAT WAY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PULL STAFF OUT OF THEIR
RESTAURANTS. WE DID IT ON THURSDAY. WE GOT IT KICKBACK THAT IT WAS ON THURSDAY. THAT WAS JUST THESE I SEE DAY FOR -- -- IT'S PULLING THREE TO FOUR STAFF MEMBERS OUT OF A RESTAURANT ON TOP OF THEM HAVING TO COOK THE FOOD AND TRANSPORT
IT FOR THE EVENT. IT'S VERY HARD TO DO IT. WE TRY TO HIT AT THE END OF THE SEASON FOR THAT REASON. IT'S JUST, IT'S HARD WITH EVERYTHING LINING UP. WE HAVE TO CANADA OF PRIORITIZE THINGS -- WE HAVE TO KIND OF PRIORITIZE THINGS DIFFERENTLY. I MEAN, WE COULD BRING IN FANS
AND BRING IN MORE TENTS AND BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ATMOSPHERE THAT WE CAN TRY OUR BEST TO WORK WITH THE WEATHER. WE WE WERE EXPECTING RAIN THAT DAY TOO, SO IT'S WHATEVER IS PRIORITIZED BEST AND AT THE END OF THE DAY WE DON'T HAVE AN
EVENT WITHOUT THE RESTAURANT BUY IN, SO BEING ABLE, AND PEOPLE HAVE SEEN IT WITH FOOD AND WINE FESTIVALS. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE RESTAURANTS YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE BUYING TICKETS SO BEING ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE RESTAURANTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IS OUR PRIORITY BECAUSE WE WANT
THEM TO BENEFIT FROM IT. WE HAVE AFTER ACTIONS INDIVIDUALLY WITH ALL THE RESTAURANTS FOLLOWING. THAT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY PRIORITIZE IN GETTING THEIR FEEDBACK. A LOT OF THEM DID MENTION SATURDAY IS HARD BUT THEY WOULD DO IT AGAIN FOR EXPOSURE.
I WENT TO JUST SALAD AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE BEEN SLAMMED SINCE TASTE OF BOYNTON SO IT'S A BALANCING ACT. YEAH, MM-HMM. >> THANK YOU. BECAUSE THAT'S A GREAT EXPLANATION. >> . >>> GABBY, ARE WE SAYING THAT THE EVENT WE JUST HAD, 4th OF JULY, COST US $253,000.
>> SO IT DIDN'T THIS YEAR. WHAT I DID WAS I BUDGETED WITH THE EXPECTATION OF WHAT TO, WHAT WE HAVE UPCOMING. IDEALLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO CUT BACK ON WHAT WE SP SPEND NEXT YEAR WITH SOME OF THE RFPs GETTING PUSHED THROUGH AND
BENEFITS OF SPONSORSHIPS BUT WHEN WE BRING IN SPONSORSHIP DOLLARS, IT'S NOT THAT WE GET THE MONEY AND THE DIRECTLY PAY SOME -- WE HAVE TO ACTIVATE THE SPONSORS. THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. THEY WANT TO HAVE THAT, THEY DON'T WANT JUST WANT A TENT SET UP TO GIVE OUT INFORMATION. THEY WANT THAT TIE IN
SPECIFICALLY TO THE EVENT. WE HAVE TO PAY THAT ON OUR END, AND THEN IT BALANCES. SO WE HAVE TO BUDGET ANTICIPATING THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME SPONSORS THAT ARE GOING TO BRING IN BIG ACTIVATIONS BECAUSE THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT WE WANT IS SOME OF THE SPONSORS
ARE GOING TO BRING IN THESE ACTIVATIONS. THEY'RE GOING TO DO THESE INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS AND IT PULLS AWAY FROM SOME OF THE STUFF WE HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR BUT WE HAVE TO GET INTO THAT PATTERN FIRST AND THAT EXPECTATION. SIMILAR TO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
LAST YEAR FPL CAME IN AND SPONSORED A BACKPACK GIVEAWAY FOR 300 PEOPLE THEY PAID FOR THE BACKPACK GIVEAWAY BUT WE HAD TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS & KIND OF GET REIMBURSED SO WE HAVE TO ANTICIPATE THAT HAPPENING IN THE BUDGET. WHICH IS WHOI THERE IS AN INCREASE IN ALSO 4th OF JULY
WE'VE HAD THREE REALLY SUCCESSFUL 4th OF JULYS. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CITIES THAT WEREN'T AS LUCKY. WE CONTINUOUSLY ANTICIPATE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE COME THERE IS ON-SITE PARKING FOR 4th OF JULY. SO WE HAD A 45-MINUTE, QH IS FANTASTIC -- WHICH IS FANTASTIC
WITH PD, 45-MINUTE TURNAROUND TIME FROM THE LAST FIREWORK IN THE SKY TO EVERYONE BEING CLEARED OUT OF THE PARK, SHUTTLING THEM IN AND OUT DURING TRAFFIC FROM AN EVENT AND EVERYONE LEAVING 4th OF JULY. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE ALSO HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ARE DO WE NEED MORE BUSES, DO WE NEED TO BRING IN MORE BUSES
TOWARD THE END OF THE EVENT. ARE WE GOING TO MAKE IT LONGER SO THERE ARE ELEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED ON THE BUDGET SIDE FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR. WE ALSO NEED PEOPLE LIKE WE HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE ON SITE FOR THE BOUNCE HOUSES AND THE RIDES AND
THE SHUTTLES AND ALL OF THAT. SO THAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS AS WELL. >> THE VENDOR THAT WE USE FOR THE FIREWORKS THIS YEAR. >> YES. >> WAS THAT THE SAME ONE FROM LAST YEAR? >> YES, SO WE DID A, I DON'T KNOW IF WAS AN INVITATION TO BID
OR RFP BUT WE HAVE A MULTIYEAR CONTRACT WITH THEM SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE TWO MORE YEARS. THERE ARE THREE DOWN HERE THAT KIND OF DO EVERYTHING, SO IT'S ONE OF THEM, BUT WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. THEY'RE FANTASTIC TO WORK WITH. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. GREAT JOB.
>> THANKS. >> GABBY FOR 4th OF JULY I GOT NOTHING BUT COMPLIMENTS ESPECIALLY ON THE SHUTTLES. I KNOW THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WHERE WE HAD TO DO IT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BECAUSE ON-SITE PARKING GOT TOO CRAZY DOWNTOWN. AND YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE
HANDLED IT SO WELL THAT EVERYONE PREFERS TO DO THAT AS OPPOSED TO WORRYING ABOUT HAVING TO GET FROM DOWNTOWN. WE PARK AT INTERCOASTAL I WOULD ALMOST RATHER TAKE THE SHUTTLE BECAUSE I'M ALMOST HOME.
I'M OUT. SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR THAT. MY QUESTION WOULD BE GOING INTO THE NEXT UPCOMING YEAR OR EVEN YEAR AFTER, ARE THERE EVENTS OR
THINGS THAT YOU SEE ARE LACKING OR CAN BE CONSOLIDATED AND WHAT ARE SOME OF -- OF THE THINGS YOUR TEAM IS DOING TO LOOK AT FUTURE HOW TO CONSOLIDATE SOME OF THE EVENTS
FOR WHAT IS NOT WORKING OR WHAT CAN BE SHIFTED SOMEWHERE ELSE OR YOU KNOW WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE THINGS? >> SO I THINK WE HAVE A REALLY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY WITH FIRST FRIDAY WHERE IT'S A REALLY 6FUL STAND ALONE EVENT. WE GET CALLS CONSTANTLY FROM PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS OR
NONPROFITS IN THE CITY OR OTHER DEPARTMENTS ABOUT EVENTS THAT THEY BE IDEAS ABOUT. I THINK BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE FIRST FRIDAY AND THEME THAT WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE LOOKED AT THIS UPCOMING YEAR, THEME SPECIFIC TIED INTO SOME
OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON INSTEAD OF THESE STAND ALONE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE BEST OPTION BECAUSE WE'RE NOT PULLING AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT WE PRODUCE AND IT HELPS US IN THE LONG RUN BECAUSE AT A CERTAIN POINT THERE IS SO MUCH WE CAN DO ON FIRST FRIDAY SO BEING ABLE TO TIE THEM TOGETHER IS REALLY BENEFICIAL FOR EXAMPLE WE KIND OF DID IT WITH BLARNEY BASH
WHERE CRA DIDN'T PRODUCE BLARNEY BASH AND WE PICKED TUP -- IT UP AND WE DID A ST. PATRICK'S DAY THEMED FIRST FRIDAY. DOING THAT HAS BEEN BENEFICIAL. IT'S REALLY HARD TO LOOK AT THIS EVENT AND LIST PICK SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T THINK NEEDS TO
HAPPEN. AND IT HARDS FOR ME TO SAY BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WHAT'S ON THE BOARD ARE MY PRIORITIES AT THE CITY. SO IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON THE OTHER EVENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE, BUT WHERE MEAN WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IT FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN PULL AND IT'S A CHALLENGE. >> YEAH, WELL I THINK LIKE YOU SAID WITH CONSOLIDATING AND UTILIZING FIRST FRIDAY I KNOW ONE THING NAT I'M SUPER EXCITE -- THAT I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IS INCORPORATING OUR SCHOOLS IN OUR FIRST FRIDAYS AND I THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH ME
AND THEN WORKING WITH THE SCHOOLS TO FEATURE OUR SCHOOLS AND TO FEATURE THE TALENT THAT WE HAVE IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND I'M SUPER EXCITED TO INCORPORATE THOSE. I WAS ACTUALLY SPEAKING I WAS AT ROCK THE BLOCK THE OTHER NIGHT AND I WAS SPEAKING TO A WOMAN
WHO IS KIND OF CHAIRS A A CARIBBEAN IT'S THEIR TOBAGO KIND OF LIKE A CHAMBER I GUESS, AND SHE WAS, THEY WERE HAVING A SOME EVENT, AND THEN SHE WAS ASKING ABOUT HOW SHE COULD YOU KNOW WITH THE CITY WOULD BE
INTERESTED AND I SAID WELL I CAN CONNECT YOU WITH THE EVENTS FIRST MAYBE A FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN, THEME IT THAT WAY AND SHE SAID OH I HAVE ALL THE CONTACTS WITH FOOD TRUCKS AND CONTACTS WITH BANDS AND MUSIC AND ALL THIS AND SO BUT JUST LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN UTILIZE EVENTS THAT WE'RE
ALREADY DOING, TO YOU KNOW TO JUST MAKE THEM NEW AND REVAMP THEM AND I KNOW YOU AND I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THE MOVIE NIGHTS AND I KNOW THAT THAT BECAME KIND OF UNPOPULAR, NOT AS WELL ATTENDED, BUT THAT YOU KNOW MAYBE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE
BRINGING THAT BACK AND ONE OF OUR PARKS YOU KNOW TO JUST, TO JUST SHAKE IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND YOU KNOW SOMETHING THAT IS KIND OF LOW BUDGET BUT THAT WOULD KIND OF REVAMP SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE ALREADY DOING.
SO YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING, YOUR TEAM IS AMAZING. YOU KNOW. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO PIGGYBACK, GABBY, YOU'RE AWESOME YOUR TEAM'S AWESOME. MY ONLY ASK WOULD BE A PRACTICE
OF MAYBE CONSOLIDATING THESE EVENTS WITH FIRST FRIDAY COOBD OF PIG -- KIND OF PIGGYBACKING WHAT COMMISSIONER SAID, I THINK THERE IS OPPORTUNITY THERE. WE DID THAT WITH HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND SO OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THESE ESC EVENTS, YOU KNOW ARE, DICTATED BY THE DAY, BUT ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO
KIND OF CONSOLIDATE AND SAVE I THINK WE SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF THAT. BUT YOU'RE THE BEST. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ALL
RIGHT. THANKS, GABBY. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE GOLF COURSE NOW?
OKAY, BEAU. >> SURE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, BEAU PRESTON, CITY GOLF COURSE MANAGER.
>> DAN JUST FOR THE RECORD, THAT WAS A BOGEY STATEMENT. [LAUGHTER] ANOTHER THREE PUTT, DAN. . >> GOOD AFTERNOON. EXCITING THINGS ARE HAPPENING AT THE LINKS.
WE'RE DOING SOME AMAZING THINGS IN GOLF. WE'RE FINALLY MOVING INTO THE THE 21st CENTURY AS FAR AS SERVICE PROGRAMS, AND GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE PRACTICES. COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH THE LADIES GOLF ASSOCIATION, MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION, MANY RESIDENTS GROUPS PLAY AT OUR GOLF COURSE
WE DO MANY LEAGUES WE SPONSOR A WHOLE LOT WE DO A WHOLE LOT OF CHARITY TOURNAMENTS. PGA EVENTS, J JUNIOR EVENTS. THAT WAS A BOGEY? WE ALSO WORK WITH THE BOYNTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL FOR THEIR GOLF
TEAM AND WE ALSO PARTNER WITH PARK VISTY GOLF TEAM THEY'RE HOSTING THEIR GOLF TOURNAMENTS THIS YEAR AND THEY ARE GOING TO RETURN WITH SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS. SO IT'S A NICE LITTLE TRADEOFF THERE. REVENUES HAVE GROWN CONSISTENTLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND THAT'S ALLOWED TO US DO A FEW MORE THING SAID ON THE GOLF
COURSE AND TO A-- THING SAID ON THE GOLF COURSE AND TO APPROVE THE FACILITY AND THE PRODUCT. THE INCREASE IN ADMINISTRATION GOLF ADMINISTRATION IS 9.96 AND A LOT OF THAT IS PAYROLL. AND THE COLA. WE HAVE UPGRADED OUR SOFTWARE FOR TEATIME SYSTEM AND WE HAVE A
NEW THING CALLED NOTIFY THAT ALLOWS US TO PARTNER WITH THEM TO PUT OUR BOOKED TEA TIMES ONLINE AND WHEN SOMEBODY CANCELS, THE PEOPLE THAT REQUEST CERTAIN TEE TIMES CAN, WILL GET AN EMAIL OR TEXT MESSAGE SAYING THAT TEE TIME IS NOW AVAILABLE.
THEY CAN BOOK IT AND FILLS THE TEE TIME IN REALTIME. WE ALSO UPGRADED OUR JUNIOR GOLF AND PGA HOPE LINE ITEMS. THE MAINTENANCE HAS INCREASED 8.22%, AND A LOT OF THAT IS I
ASKED FOR AN IRRIGATION TECH. OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR GOLF COURSE. IT GROWS THE GRASS, AND IT'S 41 YEARS OLD. AND WE HAVE AN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT THAT IS WORKING 33 HOURS A WEEK, SIMPLY FIXING
AND REPAIRING IRRIGATION AND DEALING WITH, WITH SAND IN OUR STRAINER AND ALL SORTS OF NEAT STUFF. >> BEAU, COULD YOU ADVANCE THE SLIDE SO THEY CAN SEE THE DETAILS. >> SURE. I LOVE YOU, MAN, THANK YOU.
OH, THAT ONE, I CAN DO THAT. ALL RIGHT, SO FIRST THING IS A TRANSFER OF THE GENERAL FUND FRANCHISE TAX THAT INCREASED OVER $14,000. WE'VE ALSO INCREASED 47, ALMOST
$47,000 IN PAYROLL. THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL PARTTER AND FULL-TIME HELP. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE DO -- WELL I'LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE. WE'VE ALSO ASKING FOR $115,000 INCREASE IN RENTALS FOR OUR GOLF CARTS. WE GET NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART VEHICLES FOR OUR MAINTENANCE AS
WELL AS OUR GOLF FLEET. INCREASE IN GENERAL EQUIPMENT FOR A SOLAR RIDER HANDICAP CART THAT'S AN V INDIVIDUAL CART SO PEOPLE -- CANNOT WALK, WITH USE THAT INDIVIDUALLY AND THAT CART CAN GO ANYWHERE ON THE GOLF
COURSE INCLUDING BUNKERS AND GREENS. AND BUILDINGS REPAIRS, INSURANCE, APPLIES OPERATING EDGES EXPENSES INCREASE $47,000. GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE INCREASE OF 8.22%. $60,000 OF THAT IS ADDITIONAL PAYROLL.
WE HAVE ASKED FOR THAT IRRIGATION TECH TO KEEP OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM RUNNING AGAIN IT'S 42 YEARS OLD, AND REPLACING IT IS RIGHT AROUND 1.6, $1.8 MILLION. SO WE FIGURED THE IRRIGATION TECH IS MORE FEASIBLE.
WE'VE INCREASED, WE'VE ASKED FOR $115,000 FOR MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT, SIDEWINDER MOWER. I THINK IT'S WE HAVE NINE LAKES OR PONDS, AND TO KEEP THOSE CLEANED UP AND ALL THE SLOPES ON OUR GOLF COURSE IT KEEPS THE MOWERS, THE SIDEWINDER WILL KEEP
THE CONTOUR OF THE GRASS SO IT DOESN'T GET SCWALPED AS THEY CALL IT -- SCALPED AS THEY CALL IT. WE HAVE REDUCE SHO SOME OF OUR EXPENSES, RENTAL EQUIPMENTS, 24,000, IRRIGATION SPRINKLER PARTS, WE'VE REDUCED BY
$5,000 MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES ANOTHER 5,000 AND WE WILL NOT BE I DON'T BELIEVE WE WILL BE ASKING FOR A WHOLE LOT OF FLEET EQUIPMENT SO WE'VE REDUCED THAT BY $165,000.
SOME OF OUR SUCCESSES. PGA HOPE PROGRAM AND LEAGUE. THIS IS THE THING THAT I'M MOST PROUD OF IN MY ACTUALLY 30-YEAR CAREER AS A GOLF PROFESSIONAL. THE PGA HOPE PROGRAM WE STARTED TWO YEARS AGO WITH 13 VETERANS AND NOW WE HAVE 146.
IT IS, THURSDAY IS OUR BUSIEST DAY OF THE WEEK. WE HAVE ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 70 VETERANS COME EVERY THURSDAY, AND WE HAVE VETERANS THERE EVERY DAY. 55% OF OUR TEE TIMES ARE BOOKED THROUGH OUR ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM, AND WE STARTED THIS A
YEAR AND A HALF AGO BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF NO SHOWS. AND WHAT WE DID IS WE OFFER AD$5 DISCOUNT FOR EVERYBODY THAT BOOKS ONLINE. WE GET THEIR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION SO IF THEY NO SHOW WE CAN ACTUALLY CHARGE THE FEE, AND THAT IS REDUCED OUR NO SHOWS
EXTENSIVELY. IT ALSO ALLOWED US TO GRAB DATA FOR EMAIL PURPOSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT HAS HELPED. I WAS SHOWING PINE REMOVAL HAS STARTED. WE HAVE OVER 200 AUSTRALIAN PINES ON OUR PROPERTY. WE REMOVED I THINK IT WAS 23.
THOSE NEED TO COME OUT. THEY'RE DIRTY TREE SAID.S. THE IGUANAS LOVE THEM. WE HATE THEM. THEY TAKE ALL THE WATER OUT OF THE SOIL. SO AND THEY DO NOT ALLOW ANYTHING TO GROW UNDERNEATH IT. SO IT CREATES VERY, VERY
DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR OUR GROUNDSKEEPERS. AND WE HAVE NEW MERCHANDISE AND VENDORS COMING IN EVERY DAY PRETTY MUCH. WE'VE INCREASED A REVENUE FROM ABOUT $70,000 TO PROJECTED ABOUT $210,000. AND OUR MERCHANDISE RIGHT NOW OR YEAR TO DATE, $39,000 OVER OUR
PROJECTED PLAN FOR THIS YEAR. SOME OF OUR CHALLENGES, INFRASTRUCTURE IS VERY OLD. OUR BUILDING IS 41 YEARS OLD. I'VE SAID IT BEFORE. IT LEANS SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT.
IT NEEDS A LOT OF WORK. IRRIGATION, PLUMBING, PARKING LOT REPAIRS, ALL SORTS OF REPAIR COSTS ARE ADDING UP. WE DO HAVE A PLAN MOVING FORWARD, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE. ACQUIRING PART-TIME LABOR IS A VERY DIFFICULT THING TOO.
IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF CONVINCING TO SOMEBODY TO WORK SIX DAYS A WEEK FOR FIVE HOURS A DAY. AND THAT CREATES A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT. SO WE'RE WORKING ON A PLAN FOR THAT AS WELL. AND WE USED TO -- WE LIMITED -- WE HAVE ONLY 90 GOLF CARTS IN
SERVICE. LAST YEAR WE RENTED ANOTHER 30 THAT CREATED GREAT SOLUTION FOR PROBLEM THAT WE HAD, THE BUSY PERIODS, WE HAD PEOPLE WAITING AND THIS YEAR WE DO NOT, WE DIDN'T SO WE HAVE A PURCHASE PLAN FOR MORE CARTS NEXT YEAR TO
CREATE A LOT BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE OF THE INITIATIVES WE DO HAVE DEVEL DEVELOP A MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE GOLF COURSE AND CONDITION IMPROVEMENT. THE GOLF COURSE AS I HAVE SAID SEVERAL TIMES WE HAVE NEVER
REGRASSED THE GOLF COURSE. EVERY 20 YEARS THE GOLF COURSE SHOULD BE REGRASSED SO THAT MEANS SHUTTING DOWN THE WHOLE SUMMER AND ALSO AT THE TIME WE SHOULD DO THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM. WE DON'T HAVE THOSE OPTIONS RIGHT NOW. WE DO HAVE A VERY AGGRESSIVE AGRONOMY PLAN AND IT'S BEEN A
LONG TIME SINCE ANYTHING HAS BEEN DONE AND WE'RE CHANGING THAT NOW. THAT'S WHY THE INCREASE IN THE BUDGET IS SO GREAT. WE'RE REMOVING ALL EXOTIC OR DIRTY TREES FROM THE PROPERTY. IT DOES ENHANCE THE PROPERTY. IT WILL MAKE THE GRASS AND THE CONDITIONS MUCH, MUCH BETTER.
AND ALSO EASIER TO MAINTAIN. WE ARE VERY COMMITTED TO GROWING THE GAMES THROUGH THE JUNIOR PROGRAMMING, WOMENS AND IS VETERANS PROGRAMS. WE HOPE TO EXTEND THE REACH OF THE PGA HOPE PROGRAM AND THE LEAGUE.
THE LINKS OF BOYNTON BEACH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BEING NOMINATED FOR A NATIONAL AWARD FOR THE PGA OF AMERICA. WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT, AND WE ARE BOOKING PGA FLORIDA STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION, U.S. KIDS AND CHARITY EVENTS IN THE SUMMER SEASON TO FILL UP THOSE
INDEPEMPTY TEE TIMES AND I GUESS YOU SAY OUR FLAGSHIP OR CROWNING TOURNAMENT FOR THE YEAR, FOR THE SUMMER IS OTIS ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION TOURNAMENT, THE CITY SPONSORS IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY. OTIS HAS CALLED BOYNTON BEACH NOW HIS NEW HOME. HE IS ACTUALLY FROM WEST PALM
BEACH, AND HE CALLS THIS SHE IS ADOPTED -- THIS HIS ADOPTED HOME BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS BEEN SO GRACIOUS AND CARING FOR HIM. AS A SUPER BOWL CHAMPION AND MVP, HE GETS A LOT OF P SWAY DOWN HERE AT WEST PALM AREA AND HE IS PROUD TO SPEND TIME AT THE
LINKS OF BOYNTON BEACH. AND OUR CIP PROJECTS, CLUBHOUSE RENOVATION, I SPOKE ABOUT HOW OLD IT IS. IT IS 40 YEARS OLD AND IT IS FALLING APART. IT IS LITERALLY FALLING APART. AND WE PLAN TO RENOVATE THAT AND THE CART BARN AS WELL AND ALSO
THERE IS A 35-ACRE PROPERTY ACROSS THE CANAL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. WE ARE HOPING TO AT SOME POINT DOWN THE ROAD TURN THAT INTO ADDING THREE HOLES TO THE EXISTING NINE-HOLE GOLF COURSE.
THE THOUGHT IS SPEAKING WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA PGA, 12 HOLES IS NOW BECOMING SOMETHING INTERESTING AND POPULAR BECAUSE FOUR HOURS TO PLAY 18 HOLES, BUT NINE HOLES IS NOT ENOUGH. AND THEN YOU GET OUT OF WORK 5:00 IN THE SUMMERTIME, YOU CAN
COME PLAY 12 HOLES, BOOM, YOU'RE DONE AND YOU'RE BACK HOME. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS BECOMING VERY, VERY POPULAR. AND WE ALSO ARE LOOKING TO PUT IN WHAT I CALL A SHORT GAME ACADEMY. SHORT GAME IS THE BIGGEST PART OF THE GOLF GAME, AND NOBODY IN
THE AREA HAS THIS. SOUTH FLORIDA SECTION AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS AS WELL. THIS IS A GREAT REVENUE PRODUCER. IT'S A GREAT THING FOR THE CITY. IT'S A GREAT THING FOR THE COMMUNITY. YOU CAN PRACTICE BUT YOU CAN ALSO, ALL SORTS OF WORLD CLASS
INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE INSTRUCTORS WE HIRE THROUGH THE CITY. IT'S ANGRESSIVE PROGRAM, IT'S AN AGGRESSIVE PROJECT BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL SEPARATE THE LINKS OF BOYNTON BEACH TO A WHOLE LOT OF PUBLIC GOLF COURSES IN THE AREA, THAT INCLUDES THE COUNTY COURSES.
SO DO YOU WANT -- YOU TOLD ME YOU KNEW WHAT TO SAY. >> SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT AS FAR AS THE GROWTH, RIGHT, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO TO ROUGHLY 8 TO $9 MILLION IN REVENUE GROWTH IF THE GOLF, BUT IT HAS TO BE POINT OF DESTINATION, RIGHT? SO SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SPEND
MONEY TO GET MONEY, AND RIGHT NOW HE'S ALREADY UP TO, WHAT, 2.8, WHAT'S HIS REVENUE LAST YEAR? >> WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 3.8 THIS YEAR. >> SORRY, 3.8. BUT THAT CAN ACTUALLY GROW CLOSER TO $8 MILLION. THERE IS -- WE HAVE, YOU HAVE TO
ATTRACT THOSE PEOPLE, BRING THE TRAFFIC IN IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THAT. AND THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT HE IS DOING ON BUILDING THAT. SO IT'S ABOUT BRINGING INTO THE NEXT LEVEL AS THIS GOLF COURSE LAST YEAR, 13th. AND THAT CANNOT HAPPEN WITHOUT
THESE OPPORTUNITIES HERE THAT WE PRESENTED TODAY. AND I DO HAVE THE FULL FINANCIALS I CAN DISCUSS WITH YOU AND WE CAN GO THROUGH THE NUMBERS AND THE FREQUENCY AND THE EMPTY RATES THAT YOU HAVE FILLING THOSE GAPS WITH GOLFERS IN WHAT THAT DOES TO DRIVE
REVENUE WITHIN THAT FACILITY. >> TWO YEARS AGO WE DID 69,000 ROUNDS. THIS YEAR WE'RE TARGETING TO DO SOMEWHERE AROUND 74,000 SO JUST ALONE IN THE INCREASE IN ROUNDS, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE, AND THE AGGRESSIVE
NATURE OF THE, OUR STAFF. >> IT'S REALLY ABOUT GETTING TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND BRINGING IT THERE. >> THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE OPTIONS ARE ENDLESS WHEN WE PUT SOMETHING LIKE THE NEW CLUBHOUSE AND THE ACADEMY TOGETHER. IT'LL BE STATE OF THE ART AND WE WANT TO BE A DEST ?AIGZ NOT
-- DESTINATION, NOT A SECOND CHOICE. >> DRIVING THAT TRAFFIC THERE TO CAPTURE THOSE CUSTOMERS. >> WITH TALKING ABOUT THE COURSE
PRESERVATION OR EXPANSION, ARE THERE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN ORDER TO DO THOSE ENHANCEMENTS? I MEAN, WE SEE ALL THE TIME THAT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, A LOT OF THE GOLF COURSES ARE, YOU KNOW, HEAVILY SPONSORED IN PARTNERSHIPPED AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ABILITIES THE CITY HAS TO
REALLY PARTNER IN YOU KNOW MAKING THESE, YOU KNOW, MAKING THE IMPROVEMENTS KNOWING THAT IT WOULD EXPAND USAGE TO YOU KNOW ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE. >> I KNOW THAT THE ACADEMY,
ESPECIALLY, THE SHORT GAME ACADEMY, THAT IS A GREAT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY. I'VE ACTUALLY SPOKEN TO A COUPLE OF VENDORS ALREADY, AND ARE VERY INTERESTED IN, THESE ARE GOLF COURSE OR EXCUSE ME GOLF CLUB VENDORS AND SUCH.
THEY'RE INTERESTED IN PUTTING THEIR NAME ON AN ACADEMY AND PUTTING THEIR NAME TOWARDS THAT. I GUESS WE COULD NAME A CLUBHOUSE, BUT YOU KNOW I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO DO THAT. >> WELL I THINK WE'RE KIND OF IN A FIELD OF DREAMS SITUATION, RIGHT? BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME.
SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH CERTAIN -- I MEAN THEY'RE KIND OF WAITING TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING BEFORE THEY CAN COMMIT BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE GOLF SHOP OR T TH THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU CAN DO ESPECIALLY WITH THE RENOVATION ON THE CLUBHOUSE THAT WOULD JUST BRING IN SPONSORSHIPS BUT WE'RE IN
THIS WHOLE FIELD OF DREAMS SITUATION, YOU KNOW, BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME. >> YEAH, I THINK WE TO BE A LITTLE BIT CLEARER THOUGH. THE RENOVATION OF THE CLUBHOUSE IS GOING TO COST CLOSE TO $7 MILLION. IN ADDITION THAT WOULD BE IN
ADDITION TO BUILD THE THREE HOLES, SO THAT WOULD BE MAYBE A FUTURE TYPE THING, BUT $7 MILLION IS A RENOVATION, A NEW CLUBHOUSE WOULD COST 22, $23 MILLION SO WE TALKED ABOUT JUST RENOVATING IT FOR A LOT
LESS USING THE FOUNDATION THAT WE HAVE AND THE BARN WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE TOTALLY DEMOLISHED AND REDONE.
>> ALL RIGHT. NO MORE QUESTIONS ON GOLF. >> NO, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT OF HE'S BEING HUMBLE, BUT HE'S ACTUALLY BE NOMINATED FOR THE PGA HOPE AWARD. >> AWW. [APPLAUSE]
>> IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND BEAU, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB, YOUR WHOLE TEAM, ANTHONY. YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB THERE, AND I THINK WHEN WE FOCUS ON REBRANDING THE CITY, I THINK NOW, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WAS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY. YOU GUYS ARE DOING SO GREAT OVER THERE.
I REALLY ENCOURAGE ALL YOU GUYS TO GO CHECK IT OUT. GO LOOK AT THEIR PRODUCT LINE. I MEAN THEIR STUFF IS AWESOME. THEIR PAS PASTEL HATS, FLAT BILLS. >> YOU GET A DISCOUNT. >> THEY DID A GREAT JOB WITH THAT AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS FLOURISH AND YOU
KNOW I GOT NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS TO SAY. YOU KNOW, AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE PGA HOPE AND SOME OF THESE OTHER PROGRAMS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW YOU GET THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO INVEST. RIGHT? THAT'S A FEEL GOOD THING THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO BE A PART OF,
AND SO YOU KNOW I LOVE THE IDEA OF YOU KNOW TRIPLE P AND SOME OF THESE INITIATIVES, BUT YOU KNOW, AGAIN, JUST KUDOS TO YOU, BEAU, AND YOUR TEAM AND YOU KNOW EVERYTHING OVER THERE. IT'S, YOU KNOW, I DON'T DO A GREAT JOB OF GETTING OVER THERE AS OFTEN AS I PROBABLY SHOULD.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE YOU GOT TO PACK A LUNCH TO GO WEST OF 95 FOR ME. BUT. [LAUGHTER] BUT YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, AND I DEFINITELY PLAN ON SPENDING SOME MORE TIME OVER THERE, AND SUPPORTING WHATEVER INITIATIVES, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU AND CRAIG WANT OVER THERE
BECAUSE YOU'RE PRODUCING REVENUE, RIGHT? YOU'RE SHOWING THAT WE'RE GETTING AN -- IN THE CITY AND I THINK WITH JILLIAN BEING OVER THERE AND REALLY BRANDING WE'RE GOING TO SEE THIS DEVELOP INTO A HUGE ASSET FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND YOU KNOW AND THE RESIDENTS AND
REALLY JUST DRIVING, YOU KNOW, INVESTMENT INTO THE CITY. YOU KNOW, I THINK A LOT OF YOU PLAY GOLF AND LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S A MUNICIPAL COURSE. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WE HAVE A GOLF COURSE BECAUSE IT'S IN UNINCORPORATED, SO YOU KNOW I'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, LEAPS AND
BOUNDS WITH THIS, SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. YOU'RE THE MAN. >> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND YOUR LUNCH CAME FROM MY CLUBHOUSE. >> SO GOOD. >> THEY HAVE GREAT FOOD AND GREAT BEER OVER THERE, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. [LAUGHTER] >> THEY HAVE A CART GIRL.
>> YES, YES. >> CART PERSON. >> THEY'RE GREAT TOO. >> BUT BEAU, REAL QUICK. I JUST, COMMISSIONER TURKIN, YOU MENTIONED IT. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO ALSO THINK ABOUT JUST HOW FAR WE'VE COME IN A SHORTT AMOUNT OF TIME WITH THIS GOLF COURSE WHERE IT'S NOT ON THIS BUDGET, SO IT'S KIND OF
HARD TO LOOK AT WHERE WE WERE JUST EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO TO WHERE WE ARE NOW AND SEEING THE REVENUE TO THINK THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW DEPARTMENTS THAT MAKES WHAT THEY SPEND. TO REALLY LOOK AT THIS BUDGET AND SEE THE REVENUES COMING IN
AT, YOU KNOW, $4.1 MILLION AND THEY'RE SPENDING $4.1 MILLION. SO YOU KNOW WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER TOO THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS LIKE A KIND OF A ZERO FOR, WE'RE BALANCING THIS BUDGET, BUT WE'RE NOT HAVING TO
REALLY, YOU KNOW, DO OUR -- YOU DO ALL OF OUR HEAVY LIFTING WHEN IT COMES TO THE BUDGET. AND I THINK WIEBE -- WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT TOO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, THE BUDGET AND HOW, WHAT WE ARE GOING TO INVEST OUR MONEY IN, AND HERE'S JUST ONE DEPARTMENT THAT
LITERALLY BRINGS IN $4.1 MILLION TO THE CITY AND SPENDS VERY CONSERVATIVELY WHAT THEY BRING IN. IF NOT LESS THAN THAT TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, TO CONTINUE WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND, BEAU PUTS IN
HIS TIME AND MORE TIME AND THE TIME OF ANOTHER PERSON, AND ANOTHER PERSON. SO I'M JUST, I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN INVEST, I MEAN I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF PARTNERSHIPS AND SPONSORSHIPS AND I THINK THAT THAT'S, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TOO TO ALSO BRING IN PARTNERSHIPS BECAUSE I THINK THAT BRINGS PEOPLE INTO OUR
COMMUNITY TOO WHEN THEY SEE THAT WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE, LET'S, I'M NOT EVEN -- I'M JUST SAYING LIKE WITH YOUR PGA HOPE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COME TO OUR LINKS BECAUSE THEY'RE FOLLOWING PGA HOPE. AND SO THE MORE WE CAN BRING
PARTNERSHIPS AND SPONSORSHIPS, THE MORE VISION IT BRINGS TO OUR GOLF COURSE AND THE MORE PEOPLE IT BRINGS, AND SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE FUTURE TO YOU KNOW TO INVEST IN A DEPARTMENT THAT LITERALLY BRINGS
US IN THEIR BUDGET EVERY YEAR. BALANCED, SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANKS, EVERYBODY. >> OKAY, RECREATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M MARVELOUS WASHINGTON, THE DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR RECREATION AND PARKS. I'M JOINED BY MY SUPERVISOR FABIAN DERULO. >> HELLO, EVERYBODY. >> SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO TAG TEAM THIS PRESENTATION, AND OF COURSE WE ARE THE WE MAKE LIFE FUN DEPARTMENT, OKAY?
[LAUGHTER] >> CLICKER. >> SIDE BUTTONS. >> THERE YOU GO. >> OH, LOOK AT ME. SO RECREATION SAW A 1.3 INCREASE IN OUR PROGRAM REVENUE AS FAR AS FOR RECREATION.
WE SAW A 3.05 INCREASE. PARK AND SERVICES, WE DID SEE A 13.2 INCREASE IN REGARDS TO OUR BUDGET. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE HAVE AS FAR AS THE CHANGES.
THE 1.3 INCREASE FOR RECREATION IS DUE TO THE ADDITION OF A UTILITY VEHICLE THAT WE WILL BE USING AT HESTER COMMUNITY CENTER. IT WOULD ALLOW STAFF TO PROPERLY KIND OF GET AROUND THE PARK AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE BEING AWARE AND MONITORING THE PARK DURING
SOME OF OUR EVENTS. ANOTHER ADDITION TOO WILL BE PURCHASING WIND SCREENS FOR OUR TENNIS CENTER WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH LOGO. KIND OF SPRUCE UP NAT FACILITY OUT THERE CONSIDERING WE HAVE AN ACTIVE RFP. WE ALSO WILL BE IMPLEMENTING NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADES TO
HELP US PUT SOME PROGRAMMING IDEAS, EVENT PLANNING, BUDGETING, AND IT WILL HELP US WITH PROJECTING WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE IN OUR RECREATION FACILITIES AND IN OUR PARKS. FROM THE REVENUE FUND, AND WE HAD A 3% INCREASE, IS THAT WE
DECREASED OUR BUDGET WITH CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMMING WAS INTERNAL. A LOT OF OUR STAFF KIND OF INITIATED THOSE PROGRAMMING. WE ALSO HAD SOME SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAME IN, AND IMPLEMENTATION AND NEW TEEN CAMP THAT WE STARTED THIS PAST SUMMER
HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY. OUR STAR DIVISION, OUR PARKING SERVICES DIVISION SAW A 13.2 INCREASE. OUR PARK RANGERS ARE NOW SCHEDULED TO WORK SOME OF THE PUBLIC MEETINGS, SO WE HAD TO BUDGET FOR THE STAFF COSTS THAT
ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. WE WILL BE PURCHASING NEW RADIOS AND ACQUIRING NEW PROTECTIVE GEAR FOR THE PARK RANGERS. AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PURCHASING NEW PARK METERS FOR THE OUTDATED METERS THAT WE HAVE. THE INITIAL COST FOR THE NEW
PARKING VENDOR IS ALSO ADDED INTO THE BUDGETED TERMS. SOME OF OUR SUCCESSES, AND I WOULD LIKE FABIAN TO KIND OF GO THROUGH SOME OF THOSE THINGS ON THE LIST. >> SURE, ABSOLUTELY. SO WE HAVE DONE A LOT OVER THE PAST FISCAL YEAR HERE, AND WE
HAVE A LOT COMING HERE REEVEN IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS HERE TO WRAP THINGS UP. BUT SOME OF THE SUCCESSES WE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON OR SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAD COMPLETED OR ARE ONGOING RIGHT SNOW WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. FIRST ONE BEING GALAXY PARK. THE FIELD IMPROVEMENTS ANYBODY THAT HAS VISITED OUT THERE WE'VE
IMPLEMENTED SOME TURF TO THE BASEBALL FIELD OUT THERE. AS WELL AS PHASE 2 WHICH WE'RE WRAPPING UP NOW WHERE THE ADDITION OF PICKLEBALL COURTS AS WELL AS BATTING CAGES AND A BULL PEN TO HELP WITH THE BASEBALL OPERATION OUT THERE. MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW AS WELL TOO THAT'LL BE THE NEW HOME FIELD
FOR PAL BASEBALL SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH PD ON THAT. NEXT WE HAVE THE LITTLE LEAGUE PARK IMPROVEMENTS. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON FIELDS 2 AND FLEE FOR 3 FOR UP-- 2 AND 3 AS IT PERTAINS TO SOD,
LOCATION, JUST TO HELP WITH THE FLOW OF THE WHOLE OPERATION AND THEN OF COURSE A FINAL PHASE COMING TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CONCESSION STAND AND THE PRESS BOX. UPSTAIRS THERE AS WELL AS SOME OTHER ADA UPDATES THAT WE PLAN TO MAKE OUT THERE THAT FACILITY TO MAKE IT
AS A.D.A. UPDATES WE PLAN TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON OUR REACCREDITATION FOR CAPRA ALREADY. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF YEARS AND CAPRA IS THE ACCREDITATION AGENCY THAT OVERSEES RECREATION AND PARK ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE ARE ONE OF ABOUT 300 NATIONWIDE THAT ARE CAPRA ACCREDITED SO WE'RE PROUD OF THAT AND ONLY ONE OF TWO IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, US AND WELLINGTON. DESIGNED FOR JAYCEE PARK, THAT HAS BEEN FINALIZED SO NEXT YEAR
GOING TO CONSTRUCTION. ADDITIONAL SOME SHADE STRUCTURES AS WELL AS THE NEW FITNESS EQUIPMENT THAT WAS REFERENCED EARLIER GOING IN AT BARRIER FREE. RFP IS POSTED FOR THE BAIT SHOP AT HARVEY OYER AS WELL AS THE
CONCESSION OR SNACK STAND OVER AT OC OCEANFRONT PARK. GOING INTO THE GOLD CUP, ANYBODY THAT DID WATCH HONDURAS DID VERY
WELL AND NARROWLY MISSED GOING INTO THE FINALS. THE GIRLS P.A.L. FLAG FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT WAS HOSTED AT HESTER FIELD. OUR BULLDOGS WON THE SUPER BOWL WHICH COVERS THE ENTIRETY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. ANYBODY THAT KNOWS ABOUT SOUTH FLORIDA FOOTBALL, THAT'S A
PRETTY BIG DEAL. WE'RE COMPETING WITH TEAMS IN BROWARD AS WELL AS MIAMI-DADE AND WE CAME OUT ON TOP. OUR 13UR SPEAKS TO THE FUTURE OF YOUTH FOOTBALL AND HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HERE IN THIS CITY. EAST BOYNTON LITTLE LEAGUE
ALL-STARS QUALITYING FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PUSHING TOWARD THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES. HESTER FOOTBALL FIELD THE OFFICIAL PRACTICE SITE FOR BOCA RATON BOWL. WE ARE ALREADY IN DISCUSSIONS FOR HOSTING AGAIN THIS NEXT BOCA RATON BOWL, SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND ALSO AS GABBY MENTIONED, HOSTING THE NFL DRAFT PARTY FOR TRAVIS HUNTER PARTNERING WITH ESPN. THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER SUCCESSES WE HAD, TOO, BUT WE WANTED TO NARROW IT DOWN. OF COURSE, WITH SUCCESSES COMES A FEW CHALLENGES AS WELL AS WE
CAN SEE HERE. CAPRA REACCREDITATION, WE JUST GOT THROUGH OUR ANNUAL REPORT WITH THEM BUT IT IS VERY LABOR INTENSIVE, SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE CARVE OUT THE TIME IN OUR SCHEDULES TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON ALL OF THE INITIATIVES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THAT. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
MAY DETER CERTAIN COMMUNITIES FOR GOING FOR THAT ACCREDITATION BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF LABOR INTENSIVE. BUT LUCKILY WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM AND GREAT STAFF MEMBER THAT'S BEEN DOING IT SINCE THE BEGINNING, SO WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE HER AND SHE CONTINUES TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE ON THAT. RECREATION FACILITY COVERAGE,
ADDITIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PARK RANGERS. AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, AS A COMMUNITY, OUR FACILITIES ARE GETTING BUSIER SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE ENOUGH COVERAGE AT THESE FACILITIES ESPECIALLY SINCE, AS MARVELOUS MENTIONED, WE ARE LOOKING TO DO INTERNAL PROGRAMMING.
MAKING SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH PART-TIME STAFF WHICH WAS ALSO MENTIONED BY ONE OF MY PEERS EARLIER, TOO. IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE HOLDING ON TO PEOPLE IN PART-TIME CAPACITIES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE EXPECTING THEM TO WORK MORE THAN FOUR DAYS. YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY LOOKING AT FULL-TIME WORK BUT AT A PART-TIME CAPACITY.
BALANCING THAT OUT AND MAKING OUR PART-TIME ROLES ATTRACTIVE TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO WANT TO COME AND STAY WITH US. INCREASING PARK USAGE, THIS WILL COME HAND IN HAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS WE MAKE TO THE PARKS. MAKING THEM DESIRABLE AND COMPETITIVE WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES I THINK WILL HELP
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE UTILIZING OUR PARKS AS WELL AS FURTHER PROMOTION, GETTING THE WORD OUT THERE SO PEOPLE REALIZE WHAT WE ARE DOING IN OUR PARKS. WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE A MARKETING MANAGER WITHIN OUR DIVISION. SO BIG INITIATIVE OF HIS GOING FORWARD THIS NEXT YEAR IS TO REALLY PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON OUR
DIFFERENT PARKS AND FACILITIES. SO WHETHER IT'S A POST OR SHORT VIDEO OR THINGS LIKE THAT, KIND OF HIGHLIGHTING WHAT THESE PARKS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US. BECAUSE WE HAVE 33 ACROSS THE CITY AND I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE REALIZE THAT WE HAVE THAT. SO REALLY GETTING EYES ON THAT.
AGING RECREATION FACILITIES AND AN AQUATIC FACILITY, ALL OF OUR FACILITIES ARE PRETTY OLD. AND WITH THAT COMES CHALLENGES WITH HIGH TICKET REPAIRS. THE POOL PUMPS CAME UP BUT
TAKING A HOLISTIC VIEW OF ALL OUR FACILITIES AND A GOOD MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THEM. IF NOT, THINGS ARE GOING TO GET QUITE PRICEY QUITE QUICKLY. WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT NOW BUT WORKING ON WAYS TO KEEP THE COSTS DOWN AND PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE AGAIN. RESOURCES AND CAPACITIES TO
SERVE ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS DUE TO NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. AGAIN, THAT'S US JUST GETTING AHEAD OF IT. OF COURSE, WITH ALL OF THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS, WE'RE EXPECTING THOUSANDS OF NEW PEOPLE TO BE MOVING TO THE COMMUNITY. SO MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE
RESOURCES AND STAFF AVAILABLE FOR THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY WITH THE ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS COMING IN. >> FABIEN. >> UH-HUH. >> WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF TIME. I'M LETTING YOU GUYS KNOW. IF WE DON'T CUT THESE PRESENTATIONS DOWN, WE'RE ADDING A LOT OF NUANCES IN THERE AS FAR
AS NOT STICKING TO THE CONCISE NUMBERS OF THE BUDGET. >> OKAY. >> YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE UNTIL SATURDAY. >> RIGHT. >> OKAY. WE'LL SPEED IT UP. >> MOVING FORWARD, IF YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION, STICK TO THE NUMBERS. AND IF THE COMMISSION HAS QUESTIONS AFTER, WE CAN ADDRESS THEM.
>> SURE. >> ABSOLUTELY. LAST ITEM WE HAVE ON THIS IS THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL MULTIPURPOSE FIELD SPACE FOR ORGANIZED PLAY AND TOURNAMENT. THIS IS THE REALLY PIECE THAT SETS CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES
APART AS IT RELATES TO RECREATION. SPORTS TOURISM IS MASSIVE NOW. A LOT OF COMMUNITIES AROUND THE STATE, THAT IS A MAJORITY OF THEIR REVENUE THAT THEY MAKE. WE SEE IT IN SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS HERE IN THE COUNTY, TOO, FOR SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THEY TOOK THIS SUMMER AS WELL AS
NEXT SUMMER HEADED INTO THE WORLD CUP. THE REASON THAT THEY WERE SELECTED AS HOST FACILITIES IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THOSE LARGE FACILITIES, THOSE LARGE COMPLEXES WITH MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS, SPECIFICALLY GRASS FOR A LOT OF THESE SPORTS AS WELL, TOO, TO OFFER THESE THINGS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK
AT IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH OUR FELLOW COMMUNITIES HERE AND CAPTURE THE LARGE, LARGE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT COMES WITH HOSTING TOURNAMENTS AND SPORTING EVENTS. >> AND OUR LAST SLIDE IS INITIATIVES. BASICALLY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE IMPROVE OUR PROGRAMMING AND
KEEP IT AFFORDABLE. WE WANT TO GROW MORE AWARENESS IN THE PARK SYSTEMS AND MORE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. AND WE'RE OPEN FOR QUESTIONS.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: NOW WE HAVE -- WHAT? PUBLIC WORKS? >> WHILE THE NEXT GROUP IS COMING, IF I MAY, IT WOULD HELP
IF YOU KNOW THE PAGE THAT YOUR MATERIAL AND FIGURES ARE IN IN THIS BIG BOOK WE HAVE, IT WOULD HELP INSTEAD OF ME SEARCHING THE TABLE OF CONTENTS WHICH I MAY NOT FIND IT. IF YOU KNOW, IT WOULD HELP.
PAGE NUMBERS ARE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF OUR BOOKS. >> RIGHT. >> WELL, IT JUMPS AROUND A LITTLE BIT, TOO. >> MAYOR: IT DOES JUMP AROUND SO IT'S NOT CONSECUTIVE. >> MY SLIDE WILL SHOW YOU THE NUMBERS FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT I HAVE. I MADE IT VERY SIMPLE. THEY ARE FAIRLY QUICK TODAY.
HELLO. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. >> 162 IS PUBLIC WORKS. >> MAYOR: 162 IS THAT AND COMMUNITY STANDARDS IS 110 -- NO, 108. THOSE ARE THE NEXT ONES, 162 AND 108. >> MAYOR: LET'S ROLL. >> LET'S SEE HOW QUICK WE CAN DO
THIS ONE. AGAIN, KEVIN RAMSEY, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH REAL QUICK TODAY AND HERE ARE THE NUMBERS. PUBLIC WORKS ADMIN HAD INCREASE OF 7%. DEDUCTION OF FACILITIES OF .5%.
AN INCREASE OF 9.6. WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT PAGES AND I'LL SHOW WHY AND HOW COME AFTER THAT. CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 3.6 INCREASE. AND PARKS AND GROUNDS A 5.2% INCREASE. KEPT IT AS FLAT AS WE COULD.
NEXT PAGE. REPEATING MYSELF ON THE SLIDE. THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS WAS PENSION, FOR PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION IT WAS PENSION AND HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASES. CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 3.6 WAS DUE TO PENSION AND HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASES AND SOFTWARE
MAINTENANCE PURCHASES AND PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. WE'D LIKE TO DO THAT. GENERAL FUND, HIGHLIGHTED CHANGES. FACILITY MAINTENANCE DIVISION, NEGATIVE 5%. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? PENSION AND HEALTH INSURANCE WENT UP, BUT WE DID START DOING
SOME SELF-REPORTING ON SOME OF THE JANITORIAL WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHICH REDUCED OUR OVERALL COST. ALSO ON THE REDUCTION OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND PURCHASES, WE DIDN'T PURCHASE ANY VEHICLES THIS YEAR. WE DON'T WANT TO PURCHASE THIS COMING YEAR. BEAUTIFICATION OF STREETS, 9.6%.
NOW, WE HAVE PENSION AND HEALTH INCREASED, FPL RATES INCREASED AND WE ADDED THREE STAFF MEMBERS TO THAT DEPARTMENT. CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, REAL QUICK. SUCCESSES OF CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES, THE ABILITY TO PIVOT AND TAKE ON JOBS THAT WEREN'T PART OF THE CIP, ESPECIALLY LIKE THE 1913. WE HAD THREE BIG HITS ON THAT ONE. AM I ON THE RIGHT PAGE? STRUCTURAL REPAIRS, HVAC REPLACEMENT AND THE STATE MANDATED ELEVATOR REPLACEMENT
WHICH WILL BE COMING UP ON THE 15th AGENDA MEETING FOR YOU GUYS. SUCCESSFULLY, WE HAVE EXECUTED IN-HOUSE DESIGNS ON PRETTY MUCH EVERY ROADWAY THAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. CHAPEL HILL. GO AHEAD.
>> ON CHAPEL HILL, DAN, DID WE REASSESS THOSE ROADS? WE DID A CHANGE ORDER? >> WE DID. >> YES, WE HAVE. >> NICE. >> SO THIS GROUP DOES THEIR OWN DESIGN ON EXHIBITS TO CERTAIN LIMITS. AND THE CURRENT COST OF THESE
DESIGN PROFESSIONALS IS SAVING THE CITY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DESIGNS. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THEY HAVE IS RISING COST OF MATERIALS, CONTRACTOR SERVICES AND DESIGN CONSULTANT FEES. IT'S GETTING A LITTLE BIT OUT OF HAND RIGHT NOW BUT WE'RE TRYING TO MAINTAIN THAT AND KEEP IT DOWN.
INITIATIVES FOR NEXT YEAR, UPDATE STREET MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE. CONDUCT PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR TRANSPARENCY AND INPUT ON MAJOR INITIATIVES LIKE FIRE STATION 3,
THE NEW MARINE COMPLEX AND OTHER BIG PROJECTS. IMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT TRACKING SYSTEM TO MONITOR BUDGETS AND TIMELINES. WE HAVE CERTAIN THINGS IN PLACE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE FINANCIAL LADY, MS. M.J. AND WE PLAN TO DO GREAT THINGS
WITH HER AND PUT NEW CHECKS AND BALANCES IN PLACE WITH THAT ONE, OKAY? FACILITIESINFRASTRUCTURE, SUCCESSES FOR FACILITIES THE RECENT STAFF RESTRUCTURING HAS ENHANCED DEPARTMENTAL PRODUCTIVITY AND PROMOTED A MORE
PROACTIVE APPROACH TO A LOT OF OUR THINGS. WE'RE ALWAYS ASSESSING WHAT WE HAVE AND SEEING IF WE CAN WORK BETTER WITH WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE WE START EXPANDING OUR PROGRAMS. WE SELECTED NEW MAINTENANCE PROVIDER TO IMPROVE QUALITY. T.THERE'S A LESSON LEARNED.
WE HAVE ASSIGNED TWO STAFF MEMBERS TO FIRE STATION AND PD. THAT HAS -- SINCE OUR 24-HOUR SERVICE BUILDINGS, THAT'S TURNED OUT TO BE -- THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE, WE JUST HAVEN'T TRIED IT. THAT'S VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR PD AND FD.
RISING MATERIAL COSTS, WE ARE SOURCING RELIABLE SPECIALTY MAINTENANCE VENDORS FOR FIRE ALARMS AND HVAC. WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AND TRYING TO GET THE BEST FOR US TO HAVE THE BEST SERVICE, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WORK SO GREAT WHEN YOU CHANGE. AT ANY RATE, MY PROBLEM, NOT
YOURS. INITIATIVES, IMPROVING ENERGY USAGE WITH FACILITY UPGRADES. WE ARE STILL GOING THROUGH CHANGING OLD FLUORESCENTS TO THESE NEW L.E.D. LIGHTS IS A COST SAVING VENTURE. ALSO ENHANCED COMMUNICATION ACROSS DEPARTMENTS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT A LOT ON ALL MY STUFF. ALL MY DEPARTMENTS, WE'RE ALWAYS INTERMINGLING AND WE INTERMINGLE WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS. IT WASN'T ALWAYS THAT WAY. 18 YEARS AGO IT DEFINITELY WASN'T THAT WAY. THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANS. IMPLEMENT FACILITY CONDITION INDEX MEANING THAT WE'RE
ASSESSING THE BUILDINGS DOWN DEEP. WE HAVE HEARD ALL EVENING AND ALL DAY INFRASTRUCTURE IS FAILING, OLD INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THEY ARE RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET AHEAD OF THAT BY KNOWING OUR INVENTORY AND SO IT'S NOT A BIG STING AT ONE TIME. IMPROVE DEPARTMENT EFFICIENCY BY MAXIMIZING THE USE OF CURRENT STAFF.
THAT'S AGAIN FINDING EFFICIENCIES WITHIN WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY. IT'S JUST GOOD PRACTICE. SEVEN MINUTES SO FAR. ALL RIGHT. PARKS AND GROUNDS.
SUCCESS. CENTENNIAL PARK, THAT'S IN-HOUSE. WE SUBBED THAT OUT AND DID ALL THE IRRIGATION. WE HAD A COMPANY COME AND PUT THE SOD IN BUT THAT'S OUR STAFF. AND WE ARE RELEASING ABM FROM MAINTENANCE OF THE SQUARE. THAT'S PART OF THE SAVINGS
YOU'LL SEE SUCH AS THE INCREASE ON PARKS AND GROUNDS. WE'RE TRYING TO GET INTO MORE OF THAT. WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB. AGAIN INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION, CHALLENGES, SOURCING SKILLED STAFF TO FILL
OPEN POSITIONS AND ENHANCE TEAM PERFORMANCES AND MAINTAIN AND REPLACE AGING DEFERRED IRRIGATION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF VEGETATION TO SUPPORT LANDSCAPE HEALTH AND AESTHETICS. INITIATIVES. THERE WE GO.
ASSESS PARKS, GROUNDS AND FACILITIES' NEEDS TO INFORM IMPROVEMENT PLANS. REORGANIZE THE DIVISION TO ACHIEVE SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM GOALS. DEVELOP A PLAN TO REPLACE THE AGING IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE. PROVIDE CONTINUOUS TRAINING AND CROSS-TRAINING ON HEAVY AND LIGHT EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE
SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY. IDENTIFY EFFICIENCIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S OUR STUFF. NOW, ON PARKS AND GROUNDS, CURRENTLY THE PARKS AND GROUNDS TEAM IS MAINTAINING ALL ASSIGNED AREAS, ALTHOUGH NOT ALWAYS TO THE STANDARD WE HAVE ASPIRED TO
ACHIEVE. TO ADDRESS THIS, WE ARE DEVELOPING A PLAN TO SEPARATE THE EXISTING UNIT INTO TWO DISTINCTIVE SUBDIVISIONS. PARKS DIVISION AND FORESTRY AND GROUNDS DIVISION. PARKS DIVISION WE'RE NOT DOING THIS YEAR. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS AGAIN TRYING TO PLAN OUT. THIS DIVISION WOULD BE DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE CARE AND IMPROVEMENT OF ALL CITY PARKS BY FOCUSING SOLELY ON PARKS, THE DIVISION WOULD BE ABLE TO ELEVATE MAINTENANCE STANDARDS, IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL PARK ENHANCEMENTS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE RELIANCE ON OUTSIDE
CONTRACTORS FOR PARK MAINTENANCE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY AT $300,000 A YEAR. AND WE JUST PAID $395,000 TO TRIM OUR TREES. GROUNDS DIVISION, THIS WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE DPROWBDZ OF ALL PUBLIC
BUILDINGS, ALLEYWAYS, VACANT CITY-OWNED LOTS, MAINTENANCE AREAS AND PROVIDING SPECIALIZED TREE TRIMMING SERVICES. THE RESTRUCTURING WILL RESULT IN A MORE FOCUSED AND EFFICIENT MAINTENANCE OFFERING GREAT CONTROL OVER SERVICE QUALITY. WE ANTICIPATE IN THE SHORT-TERM THIS REALIGNMENT WILL LEAD TO
MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICE LEVELS AND GENERATE COST SAVINGS OVER THE BUDGET. SO YOU PROBABLY SEE THAT NEXT YEAR. ALL RIGHT. BEAUTIFICATION OF STREETS. I LOVE THAT DEPARTMENT. AND YOU GUYS, THIS COMMISSION MADE THAT POSSIBLE.
SO IT'S BEEN IN LINE FOR NINE MONTHS. AND I THINK WE HAVE ALL HAD CONVERSATIONS, EVERYONE ON THAT BOARD, OF SOMETHING NEEDED. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE EYES ON THE FIELD BECAUSE WE CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE. WE TRY TO BE THERE ONCE WE HEAR ABOUT IT. ACTUALLY, WE ARE THERE WHEN WE HEAR ABOUT IT. SUCCESSES, CONDUCTED ASSESSMENTS
OF ALL PALM BEACH COUNTY AND FDOT SIDEWALKS AND STORM DRAINAGE WITHIN THE CITY TO ADDRESS THEIR DEFICIENCIES WITHIN OUR CITY. IMPLEMENTING REGULAR CLEANING, LANDSCAPING AND REPAIRS HELPS KEEP AREAS WELL MAINTAINED, CLEAN. IN-HOUSE PROJECTS AND SMART
VENDOR MANAGEMENT REDUCED EXPENSES WHILE MAINTAINING QUALITY. CLEAR SIGNAGE, WE'LL MARK STREETS AND DECREASE ACCIDENTS AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. SUCCESSFULLY HIRE A DIVISION DIRECTOR AFTER AN EXPENDED
VACANCY. ONGOING ISSUES WITH GRAFFITI, TRASH, THESE ARE CHALLENGES, AND VANDALISM, INCREASED MAINTENANCE DEMANDS. THAT IS ACTUALLY GETTING UNDER CONTROL. IT LOOKS PRETTY ENOUGH, LET'S NOT MESS IT UP, YOU KNOW. WE STARTED THAT WAY IN THE
INITIATIVES. CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE GIS INVENTORY OF ALL SIGNAGE AND SPEED HUMP LOCATIONS TO AID IN MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING. HOST PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGS TO GATHER COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ENHANCING CITY PROPERTIES, MEDIANS, GROUNDS, SIDEWALKS AND
VACANT LOTS. DEVELOP AND COMPLEMENT A STREETSCAPE PLAN ESTABLISHING ONGOING MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE LONG-TERM AESTHETIC APPEAL. NOW, WE HAVE HIRED A DIVISION DIRECTOR. SHE STARTS ON THE 21st OF JULY. ALL RIGHT.
FIRST LET ME JUST SAY THIS ABOUT MR. CHARLES MOSELEY. THIS YNG MAN TOOK IT BY THE HORNS, ALL RIGHT. I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH HIM. THE BEAUTIFICATION STREETS DEPARTMENT WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE DIRECTION OF THIS COMMISSION TO FOCUS ON HAPPI ENHANCING THEL APPEAL OF OUR CITY.
THE STAFF WAS CHOSEN BY SELF-STARTING AND PRIDE IN THEIR WORK. WE MADE SURE WE HAD THE RIGHT MOTIVATED PEOPLE AND IT'S WORKING. QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR DRIVING A POSITIVE TRANSFORMATION IN BOYNTON BEACH. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THIS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF SUPERVISOR CHARLES MOSELEY WHOSE GUIDANCE AND VISION HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ACHIEVING THIS DEPARTMENT'S MANY SUCCESSES. RECENTLY SUPERVISOR JOHNSON JOINED THE TEAM BRINGING THE SAME COMMITMENT AND ENERGY THAT DEFINES THE CULTURE OF THIS DEPARTMENT. LIKE HIS COLLEAGUES, MR. JOHNSON HAS DEDICATED MAKING A LASTING
AND MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION TO THE BEAUTIFICATION OF OUR CITY. ONE KEY POSITION THAT REMAINED UNFILLED UNTIL NOW WAS THAT OF DIVISION DIRECTOR. THIS WILL REQUIRE A CANDIDATE WITH NOT ONLY TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN LANDSCAPING BUT ALSO THE CREATIVE AND STRATEGIC VISION TO DESIGN SUSTAINABLE,
LOW-MAINTENANCE LANDSCAPING PLANS. THIS INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE TASKED WITH ASSESSING THE CITY'S CURRENT LANDSCAPING CONDITION AND DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLANS FOR THE PHASE IMPLEMENTATION. WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS CRUCIAL POSITION HAS BEEN
FILLED BY JAUN KIM WHO WILL JOIN THE DEPARTMENT AS DIVISION DIRECTOR. MS. KIM BRINGS A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF LANDSCAPING PRACTICES AS WELL AS LANDSCAPE MEDIANS AND KEY AREAS USING VEGETATION AS ENVIRONMENTALLY APPROPRIATE AND EASILY
MAINTAINS. SHE ALSO RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF LONG-TERM PLANNING AND WILL INCORPORATE REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE ALIGNED WITH THE NATURAL LIFESPAN OF PLANTINGS. WITH THIS ADDITION, THE BEAUTIFICATION AND STREETS DEPARTMENT IS FULLY EQUIPPED TO CONTINUE ITS VITAL MISSION ON ENHANCING THE AESTHETICS QUALITY
OF BOYNTON BEACH FOR ALL WHO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT HERE. ALMOST DONE. 12 MINUTES IN. [LAUGHTER] IT'S OKAY, I DON'T LIKE BEING UP HERE ANYWAY.
I THINK I MISSED A PAGE. FLEET. THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT DEPARTMENT WE HAVE HERE IN PUBLIC WORKS. FLEET, THEY ACTUALLY WENT DOWN. HOW DO YOU DO THAT? WELL, THE FIRST THING WE DID IS
ASSESSED -- THE BIGGEST PART OF THAT FIRST NUMBER, THE $656,000 IS AFTER ASSESSING -- I CAME ON 14 MONTHS AGO AND WE WERE LOOKING THROUGH THE BOOKS, ME AND THE WAREHOUSE GUY AND DAVE OF FLEET. WE WERE LOOKING AND FIGURED WE COULD DO A BETTER JOB AT PARTS
THAN NAPA DID AND WE GOT RID OF THEM AND SAVED HALF A MILLION DOLLARS OFF THE TOP BY DOING SO. NOT EVERYTHING CAN CITY STAFF SUB OUT. I THINK IF WE FOCUS AND ASSESS IT AND THEN MAKE A DECISION, SOMETIMES IT MAKES OUT REALLY BEST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY.
AND YOU CAN'T BE SCAISHED TO DO THAT SOMETIMES. YOU HAVE TO HAVE FAITH, WHICH I DO IN MY STAFF. THE OTHER REDUCTION IS VEHICLES. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT BUYING A TON OF VEHICLES THIS YEAR, SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE DECREASES ON THIS BUDGET. DECREASES THAT WE DID HAVE WAS
PENSION, HEALTH INSURANCE, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, FUEL COSTS, DECREASE IN COSTS OF PARTS AND SUPPLIES. SO IT'S SORT OF WASHED OUT FOR THE BETTER. WE ARE GETTING WATER. WE HAVE LESS REPAIRS. WE HAVE NEWER VEHICLES. AND THAT'S ALL AGAIN, YOU KNOW -- NONE OF THAT HAPPENS
WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THIS COMMISSION, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT'S WORKING. SUCCESSES, THERE'S BEEN MANY. IMPLEMENTED 368 CAMERAS ON SOLID WASTE INSTRUCTION. THIS IS IMPORTANT IN MANY WAYS. IT IS A GOOD THING TO KEEP US
OUT OF LAWSUITS AT TIMES. IN-SOURCE PARTS. WE HAVE IN-SOURCED THE PARTS WE TALKED ABOUT TO PROVIDE BETTER EFFICIENCIES. WE HAVE RANKED THE NATIONAL FLEET ASSOCIATION TOP 100 BEST IN AMERICA. WE RANK IN THE TOP 50 GOVERNMENT
FLEET MAGAZINES LEADING FLEETS. FLEET TECHNICIAN WAS NOMINATED FOR FLEET TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR BY NAFTA. THIS IS A THING TO NOT ONLY OUR STAFF, BUT TO DAVE AS WELL. I ALWAYS TEACH ALL MY DIVISION -- I ALWAYS PREACH IT. EMPOWER OUR STAFF, UPHOLD THEM.
THEY ARE OUR NEXT LEADERS. WE'RE NOT THERE TO MANAGE MEN AND WOMEN BUT TO CREATE LEADERS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CITY. AND WE SHOULD TREAT THEM AS SUCH AND IT WORKS BECAUSE THEN THEY BUY IN. THAT'S MY PHILOSOPHY. INITIATIVES, I PASSED THAT ONE
RIGHT UP. ADDITIONAL MOBILE LIFTS FOR HEAVY SHOP. REPLACE END OF LIFE CYCLE TIRE BALANCER. IMPROVE TIF PROGRAMS TO ASSIST WITH EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL SYSTEMS. WE'RE ASKING FOR MORE TOOLS TO
DO OUR JOB BETTER. THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR. CEMETERY. THERE'S NOT MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THE CEMETERY. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF INCREASE, OF COURSE, AS TO THE INSURANCES, COST OF LIVING AND THE SAME FOR THE MAUSOLEUM.
AND THE OTHER CONTRACTUAL, HERE WE ARE, WE HAVE WE OUTSOURCE OUR MAINTENANCE OF OUR CEMETERIES AND MAYBE IN THE FUTURE WE CAN DO THAT. AND THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> NO. KEVIN, YOU ARE AWESOME. AND YOUR BEAUTIFICATION TEAM, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT GROW. GLAD YOU GOT A DIVISION DIRECTOR. YOU MENTIONED REORGANIZATION. THAT'S SOMETHING I DEFINITELY WANT TO TOUCH ON WHEN WE GET TO CODE. RIGHT. BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EAST SIDE OF
BOYNTON BEACH TO WHERE WE CAN HAVE MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS NAVIGATING MAKING OUR CITY CLEAN AND SAFE. CLEAN AND SAFE, CLEAN AND SAFE. AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL GET TO THAT CONVERSATION THEN. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE
IN PUBLIC WORKS, YOU KNOW, THEY WORK SO HARD. AND, YOU KNOW, CHARLES, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CARE AND IT SHOWS. AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU GUYS NEED, YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT, DON'T HESITATE TO ASK. AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> KEVIN.
>> YES, SIR. >> YOU GUYS ARE GREAT. MY HAT IS OFF TO YOU. BUT EXPLAIN TO ME AGAIN HOW THE STREETS ARE PRIORITIZED FOR RESURFACING OR REPAIR. >> OKAY. SO WE HAVE -- THEY HAVE ALL BEEN GRADED.
THEY WERE GRADED BACK IN '19. AND WE HAVE A NEW SYSTEM WHERE WE REGRADE THEM. >> 19 WHAT? >> 2019 WE HAD THEM ALL GRADED SO THEY ARE GRADED A THROUGH F. AND SO WE ATTACKED THEM.
SOMETIMES WE HAVE THAT LEVEL OF WHAT THE ROAD IS LIKE, BUT THEN DO WE HAVE UTILITIES UNDERNEATH IT, DO WE NOT HAVE UTILITIES UNDERNEATH IT, OR A PROJECT WITH FPL THAT'S GOING TO RIP IT UP. THE PROCESS WAS WE DID -- THIS LAST ONE WE TOOK THE WORST OF EACH DIVISION AND STARTED DOING
ONE IN EACH TO TRY TO FAIRLY THROUGHOUT THE GAME. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DID IT TO HALF OF MEADOWS AND A PIECE OF LIKE SU11th, 12th, 13th OFF THE EAST SIDE OF -- WE DID EAST AND
WEST OF SEACREST, RIGHT. WE HAVE THAT LITTLE COURT. THERE'S SOME BAD AREAS IN 2 AND 3. SEACREST HEIGHTS IN 3 THAT'S REALLY BAD. SKY LAKE WE'D LIKE TO DO, TOO. BUT THIS LAST ROUND WE'RE ABOUT TO COME BACK TO DO IS FINISHING UP MEADOWS, FINISHING UP A
PORTION OF CHAPEL HILL BECAUSE THERE'S A BIG PROJECT OUT THERE. DOING ALL WE CAN IN THERE. GOLFVIEW HARBOUR, THE OTHER HALF OF THAT. WE SHOULD NEVER GO IN HALF IN MY OPINION IN THE FUTURE. BECAUSE IT MESSES UP YOUR ROTATIONAL MAINTENANCE OF ALL THAT WHOLE AREA. YOU KNOW, FOR LIFE IT'S GOING TO
BE ONE/ TWO AND CHAPEL AND ALL THESE THINGS. IT'S GRADED AND SELECTED BY THE COMMISSION, YOU KNOW. WE ARE PRODUCING LIKE DO YOU WANT TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS OR NOT. WE TRY TO BE FAIR PICKING ONE IN EVERY AREA BUT WE SHOULD HAVE
EXPANDED TO BE A WHOLE AREA OF AN AREA, YOU KNOW. THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE DONE BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME MONEY. >> THANKS, KEVIN. >> YES, SIR. >> KEVIN, REAL QUICK. WITH REGARD TO THE BEAUTIFICATION TEAM, I GUESS WE
CAN TALK OFF. BUT I WANT TO KNOW HOW THE TEAM IS SCOPING -- YOU KNOW, CHECKING OUT LOCATIONS. WHETHER THAT IS CERTAIN AREAS ON CERTAIN DAYS.
OR HOW THEY ARE LOOKING FOR CONCERNS AND ISSUES AND HOW THAT IS PRIORITIZED CITYWIDE JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW MY DISTRICT TENDS TO BE A LITTLE
BIT QUIETER WHEN THEY HAVE THINGS GOING ON, BUT WE STILL HAVE ISSUES AND CONCERNS. AND, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED ARE BECAUSE I HAVE SENT EMAILS OR TEXT MESSAGES. >> IT COULD BE. >> SO I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT
THE PLAN IS MOVING FORWARD AS FAR AS HOW A SCHEDULE WILL BE PUT IN PLACE, HOW IT'S GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED, HOW IT LOOKS CITYWIDE SO THAT WE KNOW, TOO. BECAUSE IF I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THE BEAUTIFICATION TEAM JUST WENT THROUGH AND DROVE DOWN
LAWRENCE ROAD AND THEY KNOW THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, FULL OF GARBAGE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, THEN I WON'T BUG -- >> IF THEY DRIVE DOWN AND THEY SEE GARBAGE, THEY WON'T PASS IT UP. THEY DO DRIVE EVERY MAIN ARTERY IN THE CITY EVERY MORNING AND
OVERPASS AND 95. >> SOME OF IT IS JUST NOT VISIBLE EITHER UNLESS YOU'RE OUT WALKING. LIKE I WALK EVERY MORNING SO I SEE IT. IT'S NOT REALLY SOMETHING YOU'RE GOING TO DRIVE BY WHEN YOU'RE GOING 45, 50 MILES AN HOUR DOWN LAWRENCE ROAD, THAT YOU'RE GOING
TO SEE THE DEBRIS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. YOU MIGHT SEE THE SEMI TRUCK SITTING ON MINER ROAD THAT'S BEEN THERE ALL WEEKEND OR THE FOR SALE CAR AT THE END OF LAWRENCE AND MINER THAT IS GONE BY MONDAY MORNING. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T SEE THE
GARBAGE UNLESS YOU'RE A LITTLE CLOSER UP. SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS MOVING FORWARD SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT JUST DOING THE WHAT'S EASY TO SEE, BUT WHAT ALSO IS GOING TO, YOU KNOW, VASTLY ENHANCE THE RESIDENTS WHO
ARE, YOU KNOW, EITHER PEDESTRIAN WALKING OR, YOU KNOW, VISITING OUR CITY THAT THEY SEE TOO? WE'LL KEEP DOING WHAT'S EASY TO SEE REAL FAST AND PUT SELECTED AREAS OUT ON A SCHEDULE. >> PERFECT. >> SO WE CAN CONTROL IT. >> GREAT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR: I'M GOOD. OKAY. NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO COMMUNITY STANDARDS DEPARTMENT. YEAH. >> THE MAYOR'S FAVORITE. >> MAYOR: THAT'S MY FAVORITE!
[LAUGHTER] >> AS LONG AS YOU'RE SUPPORTIVE, WE'RE ALL GOOD. >> MAYOR: I WILL DO MY BEST. I'LL ALWAYS BE POLITE. >> ALWAYS, YEAH. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. CANDACE DUNN COMMUNITY STANDARDS DIRECTOR. SO WE HAVE OUR REVENUES WHICH
ARE MADE UP OF OUR ABANDONED PROPERTY REGISTRATION, OUR LOT MOWING ABATEMENTS AND, OF COURSE, OUR VIOLATION CODE FINES. THERE'S NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THERE. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR
EXPENDITURES WHERE WE ARE OVERALL ASKING FOR A 12.74 INCREASE WHICH WE ARE REQUESTING FOR NEW CODE OFFICER POSITIONS, BUT TO BE FUNDED BY THE CRA. SO HOPEFULLY THE CONVERSATION
TOMORROW, THE WAY IT GOES, WE CAN ACQUIRE THOSE CODE OFFICERS. AND THEN WE HAVE COST ALLOCATION CHANGES THAT WE DECREASE. AND THEN CAPITAL COSTS WHICH WE INCREASED BECAUSE WE ARE ASKING FOR TWO NEW CUBICLES TO BE ABLE
TO HOLD NEW OFFICERS. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES. CHALLENGES, LEGISLATION CHANGES IN TALLAHASSEE. SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION. LACK OF AWARENESS.
LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL BARRIERS AND MANAGING EXPECTATION OF RESOURCES. THAT'S MORE MANAGING EXPECTATION OF RESOURCES FROM THE PUBLIC'S VIEW. THEN SOME SUCCESSES WE HAVE, NOVEMBER 6th, 2024 WE HOSTED OUR FIRST SEMIANNUAL COMMUNITY STANDARDS WORKSHOP WHICH HAS
NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. THEN ON JUNE 23rd, 2025 WE HOSTED OUR SECOND COMMUNITY STANDARDS WORKSHOP WHICH OUR NUMBER IN ATTENDANCE DID DOUBLE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT QUITE THE TURNOUT WE WOULD LIKE. BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PUSH AND ADVERTISE FOR FUTURE
COMMUNITY STANDARD WORKSHOPS. WE COLLECTED OVER APPROXIMATELY 1,000 POUNDS OF TRASH AND LITTER DURING OUR MONTHLY STREET CLEANUPS. AND WE UPDATED THE CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 15-120 ARTICLE FOR COMMUNITY APPEARANCE AND MAINTENANCE CODE TO ENHANCE
THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS CITYWIDE. WHICH WE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF UPDATING ABOUT FOUR OTHER ORDINANCES, WHICH WILL ALSO HELP WITH THOSE STANDARDS. EXCUSE ME.
AND THEN SOME OF OUR INITIATIVES, WE WANT TO ESTABLISH A -- WELL, WE WERE LOOKING FOR ONE CODE OFFICER BUT NOW WE'RE LOOKING FOR FOUR CODE OFFICERS. THIS WAY WE CAN HAVE THEM SEVEN DAYS A WEEK WITHOUT ANY STAFFING ISSUES. CURRENTLY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
ONE OF THE CODE OFFICERS I HIRED, I CHANGED THEIR SCHEDULES TO SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. BUT WITH THAT, THE DOWNFALL IS THERE'S ONE DAY A WEEK THAT THEY ARE OFF AND THAT STONE WILL NOT -- ZONE WILL NOT BE COVERED WHICH IS WHY WE NEED MORE
STAFFING. WE NEED MORE PERSONNEL. >> MAYOR: DO THEY WORK -- WHAT HOURS DO THEY START? LIKE THE REGULAR 9:00 TO 5:00? >> CORRECT, 8:00 TO 5:00, YES. WE NEED MORE CODE OFFICERS IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT WIDTH BAND TO DO LATER HOURS.
>> MAYOR: RIGHT. >> AND TO DO MORE DAYS. BECAUSE I WOULD ALSO -- LIKE RIGHT NOW SATURDAYS ARE ROTATIONAL. WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A FULL-TIME OFFICER ON SATURDAYS AS WELL AND LART. WE'D LIKE TO HAVE LATER SHIFTS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW CODE VIOLATIONS RANGE ALL DAY LONG, YOU KNOW.
>> MAYOR: AND EVEN IF IT'S EARLIER BECAUSE -- >> STAGGER. >> MAYOR: MOST OF THE VIOLATIONS ARE 5:00, 6:00 IN THE MORNING. >> THEY COULD BE. >> MAYOR: AND RESOLVED BY THE TIME STAFF COMES IN ON A 9:00 TO 5:00, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT 3. SO THAT WOULD BE IDEAL.
>> YES, YES. WE ALSO WANT TO PUT TOGETHER AN ENHANCED INTERDEPARTMENT COLLABORATION. >> MAYOR: VICE MAYOR HAS A QUESTION. >> SURE. >> WHEN WILL THAT START? >> SO JULY 13th IS WHEN OUR
SUNDAY PERSON STARTS. >> WHAT AUTHORITY WILL THEY HAVE? BASICALLY THE SAME AS THEY HAVE NOW, RIGHT? >> YES, YES. >> TO MAKE A REPORT. >> MAYOR: NOT ENOUGH AUTHORITY IS WHAT THEY -- >> HUH. >> MAYOR: NOT ENOUGH AUTHORITY IN MY OPINION. >> YEAH, NOT ENOUGH. >> MAYOR: THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REAL CHANGES.
WE HAVE SPECIAL SITUATIONS IN DISTRICT 2 WHERE THEY WAIT UNTIL THE WEEKEND. >> YEAH. >> TO DO THEIR THING. >> IF IT'S THE WEEKEND, THEY WAIT UNTIL 5:00, THEY WAIT UNTIL 6:00 WHEN THEY KNOW CODE IS OUT. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'M TRYING TO CHANGE, TOO, IS
CURRENTLY -- WHICH IS NOT IN HERE -- IS DOING A COUPLE OF EVENING INSPECTIONS. TWICE A YEAR WE DO NIGHT INSPECTIONS. WE HAVE ONE COMING UP NEXT WEEK WITH TWO OFFICERS DOING NIGHT INSPECTIONS. THEY ARE NOT GOING UP AND DOWN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THAT TYPE OF THING, BUT THEY COME ACROSS
SOMEONE LIKE WORKING ON MECHANIC THINGS OR THEY SEE SOME LIKE SEMI TRUCKS PARKED SOMEWHERE, THEN THEY ARE GOING TO ADDRESS IT. BUT THE PURPOSE OF THE NIGHT INSPECTIONS RIGHT NOW ARE TO LOOK FOR ALL THE OUT LIGHTS IN THE PARKING LOTS AND OUT SIGNAGES FOR BUSINESSES, SIGN MAINTENANCE AND THINGS OF THAT
NATURE. BUT WE ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER VIOLATIONS AS WELL. >> OKAY. >> YES, HAVING MORE STAFF WILL DEFINITELY HELP WITH DOING THAT RESEARCH FOR OTHER CITIES AND THEY HAVE -- EVERY CITY HAS A
MUCH LARGER CODE PERSONNEL THAT HANDLE THE DAYTIME AND THE EVENING AND THE WEEKENDS. SO THAT INITIATIVE IS TO HAVE A COLLABORATIVE INTERDEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE WHERE
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WILL GET TOGETHER AND WE CAN DO SWEEPS OF CERTAIN TYPES OF PROPERTIES. THAT WAY WE CAN GET THEM ALL AT ONE TIME AND HOPEFULLY ADDRESS SOME OF THESE BLIGHT PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE. AND ISSUES THAT WE HAVE WITH THOSE PROPERTIES. AND THEN ALSO WE ARE STILL
CURRENTLY ENHANCING OUR CURRENT INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE AND UPDATING NEW FLYERS. WE ARE DOING THEM IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. PART OF THE CHALLENGE OF THAT, THOUGH, IS THE FUNDING. GETTING THEM OUT. IT COSTS MONEY TO SEND FLYERS OUT IN UTILITY BILLS.
IT COSTS MONEY TO GET OUT INTO THE MAILING. [LAUGHTER] >> MAYOR: YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT. I SAW IT DID HAPPEN IN DISTRICT 3 WHERE YOU DID GET THE FLYER OUT. LITERALLY THE NEXT DAY, PEOPLE WERE DOING THE SAME THING. SO THEY JUST DIDN'T READ IT. I THINK POSTING IT ON THE DOOR
WITH A PIECE OF TAPE, SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS A VIOLATION. THEY STILL THREW IT AWAY. I THINK IT COULD BE A DOOR HANGER AND IT COULD SAY LIKE AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE CITY OR SOMETHING. I STILL DON'T NECESSARILY THINK THAT'S GOING TO HELP. BUT I AGREE, LIKE WASTING DOLLARS ON IT, AT LEAST WE COULD
TRY A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENCY. I THINK IF WE HAD 50 RESIDENTS IN HERE RIGHT NOW, HOW MANY PEOPLE OPEN UP THEIR WATER BILL AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE INSERT IS PROBABLY 3. I PAY MINE ONLINE. SO I GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE EFFORTS, BUT I THINK THIS IS SUCH A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN THESE
CHANGES. >> WELL, THAT'S ONE OF MY CHALLENGES. LACK OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND, YOU KNOW, AWARENESS BECAUSE JUST LIKE WITH ADVERTISING THE COMMUNITY STANDARDS WORKSHOP FOR ALMOST THREE MONTHS STRAIGHT ON EVERY PLATFORM POSSIBLE, EVEN HAVING FLYERS DOWNSTAIRS, ASIDE
FROM WALKING DOOR TO DOOR WHICH I HAVE DONE WITH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT INITIATIVES NOW RECENTLY, WE STILL DID NOT GET THE INTEREST AND BUY-IN AND ATTENTION FROM THETIC. >> MAYOR: I THINK THE PEOPLE THAT WERE VIOLATING WERE NEVER COMING SO THERE WAS NEVER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE.
IF THEY ARE VIOLATING, I'M GOING TO GO TO CITY HALL AND GO TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING. IT WAS THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY CARE THAT SHOWED UP. >> RIGHT. >> MAYOR: BUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE VIOLATING ARE NEVER COMING TO THE MEETING. THEY ARE GOING TO STAY AND LAY LOW. >> YEAH. >> MAYOR: AND I CAN'T SPEAK FOR YOUR DISTRICT, VICE MAYOR.
BUT I CAN SPEAK FOR MY DISTRICT. AND I THINK IT REALLY BECOMES CRACKING DOWN ON THE LANDLORDS THAT ARE NOT HOLDING THEIR TENANTS ACCOUNTABLE, NUMBER ONE, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG CLEANUP IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. >> ONE OF THE INITIATIVES THAT I
DO HAVE I DIDN'T PUT IN HERE THAT'S IN THE ACTUAL BUDGET FORM IS REINSTATING THE ORDINANCE WHERE -- NOT REINSTATING. IT'S IN THE ORDINANCE BUT IT HASN'T BEEN DONE IN MANY YEARS HERE. I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG, BUT MANY YEARS.
DOING BIANNUAL RENTAL INSPECTIONS WHICH WILL HELP WITH THE LANDLORD ISSUES AND HELP WITH A LOT OF ISSUES THAT'S HAPPENING CRIMINAL WISE BECAUSE NOW CODE WILL BE IN THERE EVERY OTHER YEAR INSPECTING THE INSIDE OF A PROPERTY. AND IT WILL HELP MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
AGAIN, THAT TAKES MORE STAFF UNFORTUNATELY AND IT ALSO TAKES, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AND GET THAT PART OF THE ORDINANCE RUNNING AGAIN. SO IT IS IN THE ORDINANCE WE CAN DO BIANNUAL. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN DONE IN MANY, MANY YEARS AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S PART OF MY
INITIATIVES. I STARTED IT TWO YEARS AGO AND THEN WITH STAFFING ISSUES, I HAVE PRETTY MUCH 80% OF MY TEAM IS A YEAR OR LESS. >> MAYOR: AND WHEN YOU SAID ON THE PRIOR SLIDE, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS YOUR SOFTWARE. >> YES.
>> MAYOR: WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT. >> YES. WE ARE PROBABLY A MONTH AWAY. A MONTH AWAY. THEY HAD A LOT OF DIFFERENT CHALLENGES TO BE ABLE TO FULFILL WHAT WE NEEDED. AND NOW THEY HAVE COME OVER THOSE CHALLENGES AND WE ARE
ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF MIGRATION WHERE THEY ARE TRANSFERRING ALL THE INFORMATION FROM NAVALINE TO SAGES SO WE CAN GET IT GOING IN AUGUST IS THE GOAL.
AUGUST 1st. >> MAYOR: AM I SAFE TO SAY THAT POSSIBLY OUR DISTRICTS HAVE MORE VIOLATIONS THAN COMMISSIONER CRUZ AND COMMISSIONER KELLEY'S? >> YES. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> BECAUSE THERE'S NOT AN HOA. >> MAYOR: IT'S NOT HOA.
>> HOA IS PART OF THE PROBLEM. YOU ALSO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE FINANCIAL STATUS IS DIFFERENT, TOO, WITH THE RESIDENTS ON THE DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE CITY AS WELL. NOT MAKING EXCUSES BECAUSE I ALWAYS TELL THEM WE DON'T CITE
OFF OF SALARY OR FINANCIALS BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW. WE GO OUT THERE AND FIND A PROPERTY AND CITE BASED ON WHAT WE SEE. THE PROBLEM IS THEY DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO CORRECT HALF OF WHAT WE SEE. AND HALF OF WHAT THEY ARE CITED FOR, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE LIENS. IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK
FOR AND WE SOMEHOW NEED TO TRY TO HELP WITH, TOO, IS MAYBE TRYING TO FIND SOME TYPE OF FUNDING AND A WAY TO HELP RESIDENTS WITH THESE. WE DO HAVE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT, BUT THEY DON'T DO EVERYTHING AND CAN'T DO EVERYTHING. >> SO IF IT'S A LANDLORD AND THEY ARE JUST BEING CHEAP AND
THEY ARE BEING SLUMLORDS, YEAH, NO, THEY SHOULD BE LE LEANED AND THEY SHOULD COUGH UP THE MONEY. >> SURE, IF IT'S A LANDLORD. >> I'M NOT GIVING A PENNY TO OTHER PEOPLE'S TAX DOLLARS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING GREEDY.
>> I'M TALKING ABOUT HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES. >> EVERYBODY GOES THROUGH A HARD TIME AND LIFE IS UNPREDICTABLE. BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, YEARS AGO COMMUNITY STANDARDS WAS UNDER THE -- ACTUALLY, WEREN'T EVEN CALLED COMMUNITY STANDARDS. IT WAS CODE ENFORCEMENT. >> MAYOR: UH-HUH. >> AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG WITH THIS CONTEXT.
AT SOME POINT -- AND I DON'T KNOW WHO CAN CHIME IN. IT WENT FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT TO COMMUNITY STANDARDS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T LIKE THE WORD CODE ENFORCEMENT OR IT WAS TOO HARSH. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE CASE OR IF SOMEONE CAN, YOU KNOW,
PULL THAT UP AND IDENTIFY IF THAT'S WHY WE MADE THAT SWISH -- BECAUSE WE DIDN'T LIKE THE WORDS. I THINK THAT IS A COMPLETE CORRELATION TO WHY WE HAVE SEEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD -- AT LEAST IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, IN THE MEARS NEIGHBORHOOD GO DOWNHILL BECAUSE
WE'RE GOING TO OFFEND THE PEOPLE WITH THE WORDS CODE ENFORCEMENT. THAT'S SILLY. IT NEEDS TO GO BACK TO CODE ENFORCEMENT FROM COMMUNITY STANDARDS AND NEED TO GET THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BACK INVOLVED. THAT'S MY OPINION FROM LIVING HERE, YOU KNOW, FOR OVER A DECADE. I HAVE SEEN IT GO -- I HAVE SEEN
IT FLUCTUATE, RIGHT. IT'S HARD WHEN YOU HAVE STAFF THAT ARE NEW AND GREEN AND THEY GET TO KNOW THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY MOVE UP. MAYBE THEY MOVE ON. THEN THE COMMUNITY HAS TO, YOU KNOW, GET TO KNOW THIS OTHER OFFICER. BUT I MEAN LISTEN, LIKE
SOMETHING HAS GOT TO CHANGE. SOMETHING HAS GOT TO CHANGE. I HOPE THAT THIS ADDITIONAL STAFF, HAVING PEOPLE ON THE WEEKENDS SI, YOU KNOW, AND HAVIG PEOPLE AFTER 5:00 MAKES THAT BIG EFFORT. BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I SPEAK
ABOUT YOU HAVE IT HERE, THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION. I DON'T SEE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON HERE. I DON'T SEE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THERE. THEY'VE GOT TIME TO GO TO FLICKX AND SHOP AND GO BY AND LOOK AT POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS THAT COULD BE FIRE HAZARDS.
THIS SHOULD BE A HUGE CITY EFFORT. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO AS AN ORGANIZATION WHERE EVERYONE CAN COLLABORATE AND INSTEAD OF SAYING NOT MY MONKEY, NOT MY CIRCUS, NOT MY JOB, I'M NOT GOING TO HANDLE THAT. NO WAY. THE TAXPAYERS DESERVE IT.
IF THEY ARE PAYING MORE IN TAXES DESPITE US DROPPING THE MILLAGE RATE, THEY DESERVE A CLEAN AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD. NO EXCUSES. I DON'T CARE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE. AND I HATE TO BE BRASH ABOUT IT, BUT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR THREE OR FOUR YEARS. FORTUNATELY NOW I THINK THERE'S
CONSENSUS ON THE DAIS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO REALLY FOCUS ON THE EAST SIDE OF BOYNTON BEACH AND THESE NON-HOA NEIGHBORHOODS AND REALLY MAKE AN IMPACT. MAJORITY OF OUR DEVELOPMENT IS IN DOWNTOWN. WHEN I'M DRIVING BY, IF I'M
LOOKING TO MOVE INTO AN AREA BY THIS BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN AND I DRIVE DOWN AND THE ROADS LOOK LIKE CRAP AND THERE'S NO LIGHTING AND 18 CARS IN A DRIVEWAY OR SOMEONE OPERATING A MECHANIC SHOP IN THEIR BACKYARD, LET ALONE THE POTENTIAL SCHOOL SYSTEM, RIGHT, I DON'T KNOW IF
I'M GOING TO INVEST. >> MAYOR: YOU'RE NOT. >> RIGHT. YES, IT'S AESTHETICS AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUTEN A THE BEAUTIFICATION TEAM IS A HUGE PART OF THAT. BUT I THINK THIS IS A LARGE COLLABORATIVE COLLECTIVE EFFORT FOR NOT JUST CODE.
RIGHT? I THINK THERE'S WAYS TO ASSIST FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS. AND IT'S ABOUT SETTING THE STANDARD, YOU KNOW, AND ENFORCEMENT, RIGHT. IF IT'S COMMUNITY STANDARDS, YOU KNOW, I HATE TO SAY IT BUT WE'RE NOT ENFORCING AS WE SHOULD.
AT LEAST FROM WHAT I SEE SUBJECTIVELY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. >> MAYOR: AND I THINK AGAIN WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THIS AT THE MOMENT. BUT THE SAME REPEAT OFFENDERS ARE RIGHT ACROSS FROM CITY HALL. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DON'T ALL COME HERE EVERY DAY AND SEE THE
COUCHES OUTSIDE BOYNTON VILLAS AND I'VE BEEN THE ONLY ONE REPORTING THOSE COUCHES FOR YEARS. THAT'S THE REASON I'M SITTING HERE RIGHT NOW. I GOT COMPLETELY DISGUFD WITH THE WHOLE PROCESS. WE DO A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT COMING DOWN HERE. IF IT'S LACK OF TECHNOLOGY, LACK OF EDUCATION WITH THE STAFF, THAT'S ONE THING.
THOSE THINGS CAN ALL BE FIXED. IF COLLECTIVELY WE'RE NOT ALL LOOKING AT WHAT'S HAPPENING, IT'S NEVER GOING TO GET FIXED. LET'S ADDRESS THE BIGGEST ISSUE I HAVE AT THE MOMENT -- FOR 20 YEARS I LIVED HERE AND I DID KNOW KNOW THE EAST SIDE OF SEACREST AND THE WEST SIDE OF
SEACREST HAD DIFFERENT BULK PICKUP DAYS. IT'S A LUDICROUS CONCEPT. IF I MOVE INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I SEE A COUCH ON THE EAST AND MY PICKUP IS ON FRIDAY, I'M GOING TO SEE A COUCH OUT ON MONDAY AND I'M GOING TO THINK IT'S MONDAY. FOR 20 YEARS I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT COUCHES AND TOILETS AND
DEBRIS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MATTRESSES AND IT'S ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. I COULD DRIVE IT TODAY AND I GUARANTEE I'M GOING TO SEE IT. IMMEDIATELY WE NEED TO CHANGE THE BULK TO FRIDAY. FRIDAY IS BULK THROUGH THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING AT BULK EVERY SINGLE DAY BECAUSE OF THE CONFUSION.
AND IT MAY BE EASIER FOR US TO IRON OUT THE REPEAT OFFENDERS THAT WAY. JUST MY 2 CENTS. I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT THIS ALL DAY SO I'M GOING TO SHUT UP BEFORE I START BLOWING SMOKE OUT OF MY EARS. >> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD POINT, THOUGH. AGAIN, IT'S SOLID WASTE, RIGHT. LIKE EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE IN
THIS CONVERSATION. EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING TO CONTRIBUTE. WE ARE ASKING FOR MORE POSITIONS IN THIS DEPARTMENT AND THIS DEPARTMENT. FINE, LET'S INVEST. BUT YOU ARE GOING TO COME TO THE TABLE AND HELP COMMUNITY STANDARDS. IT'S A COMMUNITY EFFORT.
WE WANT TO GROW THIS CITY AND CLEAN IT UP. PEOPLE WANT TO FEEL SAFE. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T FEEL SAFE WALKING AROUND AT NIGHT. IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE OF CRIME OR WHATEVER. WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING, IT'S NOT UPKEPT -- >> MAYOR: RIGHT.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE CONFIDENCE IT IN, YOU KNOW. SO I AM HERE TO SUPPORT WHATEVER YOU NEED TO GET THAT DONE. AND I THINK FROM AN ORGANIZATIONAL STANDPOINT, I THINK YOU SEE THE TONE HERE THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO COME TO THE TABLE AND MAKE THIS A PRIORITY. RIGHT?
WE HAVE INVESTED HEAVILY ALL ACROSS THE BOARD. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S TIME THAT EVERYONE GETS CREATIVE AND EVERYONE WORKS TOGETHER SO IT'S NOT JUST ON CANDACE AND ADAM AND CODE ENFORCEMENT, RIGHT. AND I THINK WHEN EVERYONE --
WHEN THERE'S MORE PEOPLE AT THE TABLE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION, YOU GET BETTER IDEAS. YOU GET CREATIVE. AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD REALLY SPEARHEAD AND FOCUS ON THIS NEXT BUDGET YEAR. >> COMMISSIONER, SO WE HAVE TALKED -- I'M SORRY, VICE MAYOR.
>> I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT THAT WE REALLY ARE TAKING THE RIGHT APPROACH IN TERMS -- I SUPPORT WHAT HAS BEEN SAID. BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT A DISTRICT 2 OR DISTRICT 1 OR ANY PARTICULAR DISTRICT PROBLEM.
IT IS A CITYWIDE PROBLEM. IF YOU FOLLOW THE ALL, I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THOSE OTHER DISTRICTS OVER IN DISTRICT 2 GETTING THEIR CAR FIXED, OKAY. IN THE DRIVEWAY ON THE WEEKENDS, OKAY.
SO I THINK YOU'RE MAKING THE RIGHT APPROACH WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE LACK OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND AWARENESS, OKAY, AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HIRING MORE BOOTS ON THE GROUND, IF I MAY USE THAT TERM, TO GET THESE
VIOLATORS. BUT IT IS A CONCERN FOR BOYNTON BEACH. AND I SUPPORT WHATEVER WE CAN COLLABORATIVE COME UP WITH THE SOLUTION BECAUSE IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT IF I WAS
A NEW PERSON LOOKING FOR A CITY, FROM SOUTH DAKOTA AND WANT TO MOVE TO BOYNTON, I DON'T WANT TO BE ABLE TO PICK OUT WHERE THE BLIGHTED AREA IS. I WANT ALL OF BOYNTON TO BE ON THE SAME LEVEL.
AND THAT IS DONE BY WE UP HERE, THE STAFF MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION TO MAKE BOYNTON BEACH THE BEST CITY THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY MAKE IT. OKAY. AND I THINK THE EFFORTS THAT YOU ARE TAKING ARE THE RIGHT STEPS.
I SHARED THE SAME IDEAS OF COMMISSIONER TURKIN WHEN WE CHANGED TO COMMUNITY STANDARDS. I THOUGHT THE PRESENCE OF THE UNIFORM CARRIED A LOT OF WEIGHT WHEN YOU KNOCKED ON SOMEONE'S DOOR. WITHOUT SAYING A WORD, THEY SAW
THAT UNIFORM AND THEY GO LIKE UH-HUH, OKAY. SO NOW THEY ARE READY TO GET IN LINE. THAT'S ANOTHER DISCUSSION FOR ANOTHER TIME, OKAY. BUT I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED. >> MAYOR: AND AGAIN I THINK ANOTHER TIME WE CAN DISCUSS THIS, BUT I DON'T WANT TO WAIT THREE MONTHS TO DO IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT THE REPEAT OFFENDERS ARE NOT JUST GETTING THESE MINIMAL FEES ON THEIR WATER BILL. BECAUSE I DID TALK TO THE PROPERTY MANAGER AT BOYNTON VILLAS AND I TALKED TO HIM AS A NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT AS THE MAYOR. AND THEY ARE PAYING THE WATER BILL, RIGHT.
THEY HAD NO CLUE THE LITTLE FINES THAT THEY ARE GETTING BECAUSE OF WHAT THEIR TENANTS ARE DOING. NOW THEY ARE GOING TO GO TO THEIR TENANTS AND START TALKING TO THEM. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO PUT UP CAMERAS BECAUSE THEY ARE SAYING THE OTHER NEIGHBORS ARE DROPPING STUFF OFF. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE I ACTUALLY SEE WHAT'S COMING OUT OF IT.
BUT ARE WE JUST BILLING THEM $25 OR SOMETHING HERE? LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE A SCALE WHERE YOU'RE JUST GETTING HIT EVERY SINGLE TIME SO THAT THEY CAN STOP DOING IT BECAUSE THE TENANTS HAVE NO CLUE AND EVEN THE LANDLORDS ARE JUST PAYING THIS BIG WATER BILL FOR A WHOLE BUILDING. AND THEY ARE THINKING THAT'S
JUST THE WATER. I'LL GLADLY MEET WITH ANY PROPERTY MANAGER OUT THERE AND SIT DOWN WITH THEM AS THE MAYOR AND AS A NEIGHBOR AND SAY, LOOK, I'M NOT TRYING TO COME DOWN ON YOU, BUT YOU CAN'T ASK DEVELOPERS TO COME IN HERE AND DO WHAT THEY ARE DOING OR YOU CAN'T ASK PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO BUY HOMES WHEN EVERY SINGLE DAY
THERE IS GARBAGE OUT ON SEACREST. AND I'M BLESSED TO HAVE AN OFFICE HERE NOW, BUT I CAN LOOK OUTSIDE MY OFFICE AND DOES ANYBODY NEED A COUCH. BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO FIND ONE TODAY. YOU NEED SOME MATTRESSES, THEY ARE THERE. I JUST THINK IT'S SOMETHING IF I CAN SEE IT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW STAFF CAN'T SEE IT EVERY SINGLE DAY. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING -- BECAUSE I KNOW I MENTIONED THIS PARTICULAR INITIATIVE. BUT WE ALREADY DO COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH PUBLIC WORKS PRETTY MUCH BIWEEKLY TO MONTHLY. AND WE JUST MET AGAIN BECAUSE
I'M UPDATING THAT SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE ALONG WITH THEM. AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE MANDATORY SERVICE FEE AND THAT $50. MAYBE FOUR YEARS AGO WAS EFFECTIVE, BUT IT'S JUST NOT EFFECTIVE NOW. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE AS WELL.
I BELIEVE THAT HAS TO COME TO YOU GUYS ON THE FEE. >> MAYOR: LET'S GET IT ON THE AGENDA LIKE YESTERDAY. >> YEAH, YEAH. >> MAYOR: I WOULD LOVE TO SEE ALL OF THESE THINGS ON THE AGENDA. AND I THINK IT ALSO GOES BACK TO CHANGING SOME OF THE CODES THAT ARE NOT PRESENT HERE.
TO HAVE NINE CARS IN FRONT OF A 1200 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY RUINING OUR SIDEWALKS, RUINING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, BLOCKING OUR FIRST RESPONDERS FROM BEING ABLE TO GET THROUGH -- SO IF ANYBODY IN CODE WANTS TO DRIVE SOUTHWEST 9th AND 10th ANY DAY OF THE WEEK, DRIVE IT AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET A FIRE TRUCK THROUGH THERE. DIDN'T WE JUST LIKE APPLY FOR SOME GRANT FOR BEAUTIFICATION OF SEACREST AND EVERYTHING? WELL, THERE'S A CAR LOT ON SOUTHEAST 8th ALL THE TIME. SO I THINK UNTIL WE CAN CHANGE THAT TYPE OF ORDINANCE AS TO HOW MANY CARS AND WHERE THEY CAN BE
PARKED, AND THAT THEY CAN'T BE JUST CRISSCROSSED UP ON PEOPLE'S LAWNS AND BLOCKING THINGS IN, IT'S GOING TO MAKE YOUR JOB SO MUCH HARDER, TOO BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE VIOLATIONS ARE COMING FROM. CRACKING DOWN ON THE LANDLORDS, CRACKING DOWN ON HOW MANY CARS YOU HAVE. THAT'S A GAME CHANGER FOR THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD. >> YEAH, I AGREE. >> WHAT WAS YOUR PRIORITY, MAYOR, WHICH DEPARTMENT? [LAUGHTER] >> I THINK ADAM IS TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING. >> ALL OF THEM! >> ADAM. >> JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. I MEAN WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT AT THE DIRECTORS MEETING.
I THINK IT WAS UNANIMOUS EVERYBODY THOUGHT THAT COMMUNITY STANDARDS, ALTHOUGH IT MAY HAVE HAD GOOD INTENTIONS, NOBODY KNOWS IT AS COMMUNITY STANDARDS. NOBODY IN THE PUBLIC NATIONALLY. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT REBRANDING, I THINK IT CAUSES CONFUSION. PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHO TO CALL WHEN THEY SEE THINGS. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT COMMUNITY
STANDARDS IS, RIGHT. AND, YOU KNOW, ALTHOUGH WE'RE MAKING A GIANT LEAP HERE WITH FOUR POSITION REQUESTS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL BELOW ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS, YOU KNOW, EVEN GETTING THOSE POSITIONS. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE MAKING GOOD STRIDES TO INCREASE THE STAFFING. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO NEED YOUR SUPPORT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A AM IN OF FORECLOSURES THAT ARE ACTIVE BECAUSE WE WANT TO GO AFTER THE HISTORICALLY BAD PROPERTY OWNERS THAT NEVER MAKE ANY EFFORT TO COMPLY. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE LAST TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX. IT CAN CAUSE SOME PAIN. PEOPLE MAY COME HERE AND COMPLAIN.
BUT REALLY, IT'S THE FINAL STEP IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THESE CHANGES, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE CITY. >> YEAH. AND I'LL KIND OF PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT ADAM SAID. YOU WERE ASKING FOR HISTORICAL CONTEXT ABOUT WHERE THE NAME COMMUNITY STANDARDS CAME FROM.
AND YOU WERE RIGHT. IT CAME FROM MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IT FELT THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS BEING TOO HARSH. SO THEY ADDED AN EDUCATIONAL ELEMENT WHICH PROVIDED TO BE ABSOLUTELY USELESS. AND THERE WAS NO RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
AND THE HOMESTEAD ASPECT OF THE HOMEOWNERS, THAT'S WHERE IF YOU HAVE A PRIMARY RESIDENCE, CODE ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T HAVE THE TYPE OF TEETH OR ENFORCEMENT TO GO IN. AND YEAH, YOU CAN APPLY LIENS TO A HOMESTEADED RESIDENCE.
UNTIL THAT RESIDENCE IS READY TO SELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER. YOU CAN LIEN A RESIDENCE UNTIL IT'S $5 MILLION AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE ONLY THING THAT'S GOING TO BE APPLICABLE TO IS SOMEONE COMING IN AND GOING TO BUY OUT A FORECLOSURE OR PREFORECLOSURE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. GOING FORWARD THIS WEEK, I WILL
MAKE THE CHANGE OF THE NAME BACK TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. >> GOOD. >> NO MORE COMMUNITY STANDARDS. >> GOOD. >> THAT'S GOING TO BE -- [INAUDIBLE] >> MAYOR: JUST THE TRUCKS. >> YES, THERE'S GOING TO BE A NOMINAL COST, YES. BUT WE CAN PROBABLY UTILIZE THE
BUILDING FUND TO COVER SOME OF THAT, RIGHT, ADAM? >> MAYOR: PUT SOME MAGNETS ON THERE FOR NOW AND WE'LL DEAL WITH IT. >> JUST WANT TO MENTION THERE WILL NEED TO BE AN ORDINANCE CHANGE WITH THAT. AND WE ARE CURRENTLY -- CANDACE, I SHOULD SAY, HAS SPEARHEADED AN
OVERHAUL. A LOT OF THE ORDINANCES AND WHERE IT'S CONFLICTING AND CONFUSING, SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO AS THE PROCESS. BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE SO LONG AND CONVOLUTED, WE CANNOT BRING YOU ONE PACKAGE. WE HAVE TO DO THEN ONE AT A TIME JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE.
>> ONE OF THOSE ORDINANCES IS YOU TALK ABOUT POLICE AND FIRE COORDINATION. WE HAVE HAD LIMITED SUCCESS IN OUR CHRONIC NUISANCE PROGRAM. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, IN TALKING TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, TALKING TO POLICE, THAT'S AN ORDINANCE THAT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO REVAMP BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE LACK SOME OF THE TEETH.
>> WELL, ACTUALLY, JUST TO UPDATE EVERYONE, CHRONIC NUISANCE DOESN'T HAVE ANY TEETH AT ALL. >> MAYOR: RIGHT. >> BECAUSE THE TIME FRAME TO GET THINGS C DONE IS SO SLOW. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY HAVE BROUGHT IN WHOLESALE TO DO A
NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARD WHICH GIVES YOU A SIX-MONTH PROCESS WHEN YOU HAVE TWO NUISANCE PROPERTIES. NOW, NUISANCE IS GOING TO BE DEFINED AS YOUR DRUG VIOLATIONS, YOUR PROSTITUTION, GANG ACTIVITIES AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. THAT'S WHERE WE SEEM TO HAVE A GAP. SO WE ARE ACTUALLY STARTING A MEETING WITH PD AND CANDACE TO
GET THAT BUY-IN SO THAT WE HAVE MORE TOOLS. AND THAT WILL ALSO GO THROUGH A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE PROCESS. A LOT OF TIMES WE ARE DOING THESE DRUG BUSTS -- AND THE POLICE CAN CERTAINLY TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT. THEN A MONTH LATER, BECAUSE IT'S A HOMESTEAD PROPERTY, WE CAN'T
FORECLOSE. WE CAN'T DO THOSE THINGS. THEY ARE BACK DOING THE SAME THING. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING THAT. AND WE WILL BE COPYING A VERY ROBUST -- ACTUALLY ONE FROM WEST PALM. AND THE WEST PALM OFFICERS ARE WILLING TO COME AND HELP US LEARN THAT PROCESS AND DO THAT,
LIKE THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND PROCESS. SO WE ARE -- CANDACE AND EVERYBODY IS VERY AWARE OF YOUR CONCERNS AND WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES THOSE THINGS TAKE TIME IN IMPLEMENTATION. >> MAYOR: HOW WILL THAT CHANGE AFFECT COMMERCIAL LIKE THE
BOYNTON INN? ONCE THE ORDINANCE IS CHANGED. >> IF THEY ARE HAVING PROSTITUTION ISSUES -- [INAUDIBLE] HYPOTHETICALLY, RIGHT. >> MAYOR: I'VE QUOT THE POLICE REPORTS SO DEFINITELY NOT HYPOTHETICAL. I'VE GOT THE REPORTS. I'VE GOT IT ALL.
>> LET'S SAY HYPOTHETICALLY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT IN FRONT OF US. HYPOTHETICALLY IF YOU HAVE TWO OR MORE INSTANCES WITHIN A SIX-MONTH PERIOD, THEN YOU GO THROUGH -- THEY GO TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AND GET HIT WITH A NUISANCE ABATEMENT ORDER.
WHICH THEN THEY ARE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE UP TO A YEAR. IF THEY DON'T INSTALL CAMERAS, REQUIRE BACKGROUND CHECKS, GET RID OF THOSE PROBLEM TENANTS,
CHANGE THE WAY THEY RENT PLACES, THEN THEY START TO INCUR FINES WHICH I BELIEVE ARE $500 A DAY. $100 TO $500 A DAY. >> MAYOR: RIGHT THERE, THAT TAKES CARE OF TWO DEVELOPMENTS IN DISTRICT 3. I'M NOT GOING TO NAME THEM. I ALREADY NAMED ONE.
THAT HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS FOR 20 YEARS WITH THE DRUGS. >> WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE. IT'S COMING. JUST BEAR WITH US. >> SHAWNA, HOW DOES THAT AFFECT OUR MANPOWER, THOUGH? IF WE HAVE THOSE ISSUES AND THOSE PROPERTIES AND WE'RE HAVING TO RELY ON POLICE AND
CODE AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, HOW IS THAT GOING TO AFFECT OUR MANPOWER? AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO ADDRESS THAT ON A REGULAR? IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S ALL THESE FOLLOW-UPS AND ALL THESE THINGS THAT H HAVE TO BE TAKEN. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO ADDRESS THAT?
>> HERE'S GOING TO BE THE PROCESS. WHEN YOU HAVE A PROPERTY THAT GETS ONE OF THESE CRIMES, WHETHER IT'S A DRUG BUST OR PROSTITUTION, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE IDEALLY TWO DEDICATED OFFICERS WHO RUN YOUR NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARD WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
CODE ENFORCEMENT. AND THEN IF WE SEE WITHIN A SIX-MONTH PERIOD THOSE THINGS -- AND THIS IS ALL PERMITTED UNDER FLORIDA STATUTE. THEN IT GETS REFERRED TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR A HEAR. IDEALLY THEY WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY AND THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE OR THEY WILL HAVE A HEARING. AND THAT WILL BE AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING WHERE THE OFFICER IS THERE. BUT IN WEST PALM, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH A CITY ATTORNEY AND TWO NUISANCE ABATEMENT OFFICERS. AND THEN AT THAT HEARING, WE
HAVE WHATEVER OFFICER HAD THE REPORT COME IN AND TESTIFY. AND IT WAS ACTUALLY A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. >> OKAY. >> THE BIG DIFFERENCE, TOO, WITH THAT ONE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO DAILY FINES. RIGHT NOW WE CAN'T. SO WHEN THEY DON'T COMPLY WITH
THE ORDER OR THE AGREEMENT WE HAVE, THE ONLY OPTION IS FOR US TO ABATE IT WHICH HAS BEEN EXTREMELY TOO MUCH MONEY. AND THEN LIEN IT ON THEIR TAX ROLL. >> RIGHT. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXPEAP, IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO HAS A
CHRONIC PROBLEM, AND BECAUSE THERE ARE NO DAILY FINES, THEY ARE LIKE OKAY, CITY, YOU CAN PAY THE $30,000 TO TAKE CARE OF IT. BUT WHO'S TO SAY WE'RE EVER GOING TO RECOUP THAT? WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING AND THE RESOURCES SET ASIDE FOR THAT ABATEMENT PROCESS.
SO MY KIND OF ADVICE WHEN I STARTED HERE WAS LET'S TAKE A BACK SEAT ON THE CHRONIC NUISANCE. PLUS YOU HAVE TO HAVE TWO INSTANCES WITHIN A 30-DAY PERIOD? >> THREE RIGHT NOW. >> THREE INSTANCES RIGHT NOW WITHIN A 30-DAY PERIOD WHICH SOMETIMES IS DIFFICULT.
BY THE TIME CODE IS FINDING OUT ABOUT THESE THREE INSTANCES, YOUR TIME FRAME TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT HAS ALREADY PASSED. SO I THINK THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT IS GOING TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL. IT GIVES US A SIX-MONTH PERIOD FOR TWO VIOLATIONS. SO WE ARE WORKING ON IT.
WE HAVE HEARD YOU. AND WE ARE WORKING ON IT. GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> JUST SO I UNDERSTAND. DID YOU SAY THAT THE CHANGE WAS MADE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT TO COMMUNITY STANDARDS VIA
ORDINANCE? >> WELL, A LOT OF OUR ORDINANCES REFERENCE COMMUNITY STANDARDS. SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND OBVIOUSLY -- >> IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NAME CHANGE. >> CORRECT. >> GOT IT, GOT IT. >> I'M SURE THERE'S PROBABLY OLD ORDINANCES THAT SAY CODE ENFORCEMENT.
>> STILL SAY CODE ENFORCEMENT, I WOULD BET. >> I'M SURE WE WOULD PROBABLY ONLY HAVE RECENT ONES WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE NEVER CHANGED. >> MAYOR: I MEAN EVEN JUST GOING TO THE MAGISTRATE HEARING, YOU KNOW, THE MAGISTRATE HEARING, LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THOSE THINGS ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE
BROWN GRASS. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK YOU CAN'T EXPECT PEOPLE TO PAY A $300 WATER BILL JUST TO KEEP THEIR GRASS WHEN WE'RE IN A DROUGHT. WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE AT THE MAGISTRATE ARE THE REPEAT OFFENDERS OF THE TRASH AND THE CARS. ARE WE GOING TO BE WORKING ON AN
ORDINANCE OF HOW MANY CARS OR HOW MANY OCCUPANTS CAN BE IN A HOME? WHEN YOU HAVE A 1500 SQUARE FOOT HOME AND YOU HAVE NINE OCCUPANTS, YOU'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE HAVING MORE TRASH ISSUE, MORE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES. SO THOSE ARE THINGS I'D LIKE TO START HUSTLING ON.
>> IT'S IN THE FIVE I'M WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. >> MAYOR: PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> NO, THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU. >> GREAT. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT WASN'T ENOUGH? [LAUGHTER] >> MAYOR: I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE STAY ON THIS.
YOU KNOW, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME TIMELINES OF THESE THINGS STAYING PRESENT. AND I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE IN NOVEMBER AND BE LIKE, OH, GOT TO TALK ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THAT'S CRAZY. WE'VE LOST A WHOLE SIX MONTHS ON IT. >> CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, AGAIN, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THOSE
THINGS THAT WE SHOULD GET -- WHETHER THERE'S NO PROGRESS OR THERE IS PROGRESS, AN UPDATE ON THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT IN THE REGULAR AGENDA. >> MAYOR: AND I ALSO ENCOURAGE THE COMMISSION TO LOOK AT THE REPORTS OF HOW MANY VIOLATIONS ARE COMING OUT OF THE EAST VERSUS THE WEST.
IT WILL BE QUITE INTERESTING. >> YEAH. WHAT I'LL DO IS GET UPDATES FROM ADAM BECAUSE I KNOW HE'S BEEN MEETING WITH THE MAYOR AND A FEW OF YOU GUYS. I WANTED FIVE ORDINANCES THAT YOU GUYS COULD KIND OF LOOK AT. AND ANOTHER THING -- AND I TAKE IT FROM THE MOST LOW-HANGING
FRUIT POSSIBLE. WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR HOUSE, DO YOU FEEL SAFE TO WALK DOWN THE STREET AT NIGHT? IF THE ANSWER IS NO, THAT'S A PROBLEM. >> MAYOR: I WOULD FEEL SAFE IF I COULD CARRY A COUCH, DAN, MYSELF. THEN I COULD HIT THEM WITH THE COUCH IF I COULD GET ATTACKED. BUT THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS.
[LAUGHTER] >> I'VE GOT A MENTAL IMAGE RIGHT NOW. >> IS IT LEATHER? >> IS IT PLEATHER WITH A HOLE IN THE SEAT, A WORN MARK? >> NO PAYMENTS FOR 72 MONTHS.
>> LET'S ROLL TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
CIP ACCOUNTS INCLUDE FUNDS 302 AND 303. EACH GROUP BY GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL. RECREATION AND PARKS, PUBLIC SAFETY, I.T., AND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
WE'LL START WITH FUND 302 FOLLOWED BY FUND 303. AND PRESENT PROPOSED BUDGET FOR EACH INCLUDING HIGHLIGHTING OF SOME KEY PROJECTS.
FIRST WE'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SOURCES OF FUNDING. SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR FUND 302 INCLUDE CRA, THE PARKS IMPACT FUND, GENERAL FUND, GX AND SOME OTHERS.
WANTED TO MENTION FOR FISCAL YEARS 2017 THROUGH FISCAL YEARS 2022, THE GENERAL FUND FUNDING LEVEL FOR CIP WAS ZERO DOLLARS FOR EACH OF THOSE FISCAL YEARS.
STARTING IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, GENERAL FUND FUNDING BEGAN AGAIN. AND HAD SOMEWHAT MODEST AMOUNTS. I JUST WANTED TO MEN'S THAT. GOING INTO FUND 303, THAT'S
FUNDED BY THE SURTAX. MANY OF US KNOW THAT THE SURTAX IS -- I THINK THE TERM IS SUBSIDIZING -- SUNSETTING AT TE END OF THIS YEAR. THERE ARE STILL SOME FUNDS BEING GENERATED AND SOME INCOME STREAMS BEING GENERATED AND STILL SOME MONEY IN THE FUND.
BUT THAT WILL DEFINITELY HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON OUR CIP. JUST, FOR EXAMPLE, FISCAL YEAR 2023, AS SHOWN HERE, THE FUNDING REVENUE STREAM AMOUNT WAS
8.145 MILLION FOR . FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 WAS 8.4 MILLION. FUNDING REVENUE STREAM TO DATE FOR THE SURTAX IS I THINK 6.2 MILLION OR SO, IS THERE. DEFINITELY IS GOING TO, YOU
KNOW, IMPACT FUNDING LEVEL FOR CIP DUE TO NOT HAVING THAT REVENUE STREAM. JUST MOVING ON TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET, FISCAL YEAR '26 FUND 302
IS PROPOSED BUDGET $28.2 MILLION. OF NOTE IS 12.4 MILLION OF THIS AMOUNT IS FOR THE NEW FIRE STATION 3. AND FIRE STATION 6 MARINE COMPLEX. AND IS FUNDED BY THE FIRE
ASSESSMENT, CHIEF BRUDER TALKED ABOUT BOTH OF THOSE VERY IMPORTANT PROJECTS. AND ALSO OF NOTE IS THAT $5.4 MILLION OF THE 28.2 IS PROPOSED TO BE FUNDED BY CRA.
AS FAR AS THE PROPOSED BUDGET, PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE LARGEST AMOUNT IN ABOUT $15.1 MILLION. FOLLOWED BY RECREATION AND PARKS. THEN I.T., TRANSPORTATION, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENTAT.
WANTED TO MENTION THAT FOR I.T., THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS QUITE A BIT HIGHER THAN IS TYPICAL. AND THE REASON BEING IS THE PROPOSED NEW ERP THAT WAS SPOKEN
ABOUT EARLIER TODAY. MOVING ON TO FUND 302 GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL PROJECTS, THERE ARE NO PROJECTS PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR '26. A COUPLE OF LINE ITEMS HERE, BUT
NOT PROJECTS. GOING IN TO THE GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR '26, ALSO NO PROJECTS. I DID, THOUGH, WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
A COUPLE OF FISCAL YEAR '27 PROJECTS. THEY ORIGINALLY WERE IN FISCAL YEAR '26, BUT DUE TO THE AMOUNTS, DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT WE HAD IN FISCAL YEAR '26 WE STARTED MOVING PROJECTS OUT INTO
LATER FISCAL YEARS. THESE TWO PROJECTS WERE IN THAT BUCKET BUT I'LL MENTION THEM AS THE $300,000 CITY HALL PROJECT, MISCELLANEOUS BUILD-OUT OF PROJECTS FOR CITY HALL. THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO
CONTINUE TO ADJUST THE EXISTING SPACE OF CITY HALL TO ACADEMIC THE NEEDS OF THE CITY. QUITE A FEW ONGOING PROJECTS THIS FISCAL YEAR. AS MANY KNOW ABOUT THE FOURTH FLOOR RECONFIGURING THAT WAS DONE FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL
YEAR. I THINK THERE WERE SOME TALKS ABOUT MAYBE CREATING SOME SPACES FOR THE COMMISSION. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT STANDS NOW. BUT THERE'S ONGOING NEEDS. THERE'S ONE ALSO FOR I.T. THAT THEY ARE NEEDING A SECURE SPACE
TO MEET REGULATIONS. ALSO, THERE'S THE $400,000 PUBLIC WORKS NEW STAGING AREA OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR FISCAL YEAR '27. THIS IS TO ALLEVIATE CONGESTION AT THE SITE TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC
FLOW, WORKFLOW AND SAFETY. MOVING ON TO RECREATION AND PARKS, FISCAL YEAR '26 PROPOSED BUDGET IS TO INCLUDE 12 PROJECTS TOTALING $9.7 MILLION. THIS IS PAGE 1 OF THE RECREATION
AND PARKS PROJECTS. HERE'S A SECOND PAGE OF THE PROJECTS. AND THERE'S THE THIRD PAGE OF
THE PROJECTS. GOING INTO HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS INCLUDES $4.5 MILLION FOR PENCE PARK REDEVELOPMENT. THAT'S THE CONSTRUCTION STAGE OF
THE PROJECT. AND THIS PROJECT IS TO INCLUDE PICKLEBALL COURTS, MULTIPURPOSE FIELD REST ROOMS, ON SITE PARKING, OFFICES, COMMUNITY SPACES. THERE'S ALSO $2 MILLION FOR
LITTLE LEAGUE SITE IMPROVEMENTS. INCLUDES ADDITIONAL BALL FIELDS INCREASES PARKING AND SOME OTHER FEATURES. GOING INTO PUBLIC SAFETY, FISCAL YEAR '26 PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES 11 PROJECTS TOTALING $15.1 MILLION. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PAGES OF THIS, TOO. THIS IS PAGE 1. >> ANDREW, WHERE DID FIRE
STATION 3'S DIGITAL SIGN GO? >> THAT'S IN THIS YEAR'S CURRENT BUDGET. SO WE HAVE THAT MONEY. WE'LL ROLL THAT PROJECT IF IT ISN'T COMPLETE THIS YEAR. >> WE PULLED IT OUT OF CIP AND NOW IT'S IN -- >> IT'S IN THE CIP FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. >> OKAY.
>> SO IF WE DON'T GET THAT COMPLETE THIS YEAR, WE WILL ROLL THAT AND THE FUNDS WILL BE AVAILABLE NEXT YEAR FOR THAT PROJECT. >> THANK YOU, SORRY. >> NO PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND PAGE OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR '26 PROJECTS. JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THE PROJECTS WHICH WERE TALKED ABOUT BY CHIEF BRUDER, THERE IS
$8.5 MILLION FOR FIRE STATION 3 TO BUILD A NEW FIRE STATION. THIS FIRE STATION WILL INCLUDE THREE FIRE TRUCK BAYS AS WELL AS TWO BAYS FOR FIRE FLEET. AND PROVISIONS FOR LOGISTICS. AND THEN THERE'S $3.9 MILLION
FOR THE MARINE COMPLEX, FIRE STATION 6 AS IT'S CALLED AS WELL. AND THIS WILL PROVIDE SPACE FOR FIRE, POLICE, THE U.S. COAST GUARD OPERATIONS.
AND WILL INCLUDE ONE FIRE TRUCK BAY. GOING INTO I.T. FISCAL YEAR '26, PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES THREE PROJECTS TOTALING $1.9 MILLION. YOU CAN SEE THAT THIRD PROJECT
IS FOR THE ERP SYSTEM AT $1.34 MILLION. THE BIGGEST BUDGET ITEM FOR I.T. AS FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, FISCAL YEAR '26 PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES FOUR PROJECTS TOTALING $1.15 MILLION. HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, OUR $800,000 FOR MLK BOULEVARD STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS TO INCLUDE BEAUTIFICATION,
LIGHTING, PARKING IMPROVEMENTS, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. FOR THIS PROJECT IS THE FEDERAL
HIGHWAY STREETSCAPE DESIGN, JUST THE DESIGN PORTION. WE WOULD PLAN TO DO THIS KIND OF IN A MODULAR SENSE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO FEDERAL HIGHWAY WHICH WOULD INCLUDE -- SO IT'S NOT FOR THE WHOLE RUN OF FEDERAL
HIGHWAY, BUT WE WOULD DO THIS PIECEMEAL AND STRATEGIC PORTIONS. BUT IT WOULD INCLUDE STREETSCAPE BEAUTIFICATION, REPLACEMENT OF PAVERS TO REPLACE SAFETY. PAVERS HAVE BEEN SOME ISSUES SAFETY WISE AND LITIGATION WISE.
AND LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS. MOVING ON TO PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FUND 303, SO WE'RE MOVING INTO FUND 303 SURTAX IS $3.6 MILLION.
GREATLY REDUCED AMOUNT FROM PRIOR FISCAL YEARS AS KIND OF TOUCHED ON EARLIER. AS FAR AS AMOUNTS GO, PROPOSED BUDGET, THE HIGHEST IS TRANSPORTATION FOLLOWED BY
GENERAL GOVERNMENT, RECREATION AND PARKS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND I.T. GENERAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR '26 PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES
FOUR PROJECTS TOTALING $956,000. HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THOSE PROJECTS. INCLUDING THE $500,000 TOWN SQUARE PROJECT WHICH INCLUDES PROVIDING ADDITIONAL BOLLARDS
AND OTHER BARRIERS TO IMPROVE SAFETY, TO MINIMIZE INJURY OF EVENT PARTICIPANTS AND OTHERS IN RESPONSE TO RECENT NEW ORLEANS EVENT WHERE A TRUCK WAS DRIVEN
DOWN BOURBON STREET AND WENT ROUND A POLICE CAR AND DROVE ON A SIDEWALK AND WENT AROUND AND RAMMED PEOPLE ON BOURBON STREET KILLING SEVERAL PEOPLE AT LEAST AND SERIOUSLY INJURING OTHERS. PLUS THERE'S BEEN QUITE A FEW OF THESE EVENTS WORLDWIDE OVER THE
LAST DECADE OR SO IT SEEMS. RECREATION AND PARKS PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES EIGHT PROJECTS TOTALING $486,000. HIGHLIGHTING A COUPLE OF THE
PROJECTS, THERE IS $250,000 FOR INTRACOASTAL PARK PRECAST WALL REPLACEMENT, THE FAILING WALL. AND HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE FAILING WALL. THERE WAS A RESIDENT, ALSO, THAT HAD REACHED OUT TO US ON THIS
ONE. AND HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM LETTING THEM KNOW IT'S ON OUR CIP BUDGET FOR REPLACEMENT. ALSO, FOR RECREATION AND PARKS,
THERE IS $150,000 FOR OTHER THAT PARK TO MINIMIZE BACKING UP OF TRAFFIC ON A1A. APPARENTLY TRAFFIC IS BACKING UP ON TO A1A WHEN THE PARKING LOT IS FULL OR ALMOST FULL. THIS WILL HELP, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
LOOKING TO PARK KNOW WHETHER THERE'S POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE SPACES OR NOT. I GUESS SOME OF LIKE THE PARKING GARAGES AT AIRPORTS INCLUDING
FORT LAUDERDALE. GOING INTO PUBLIC SAFETY PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES FOUR PROJECTS AT $537,000. HIGHLIGHTING OF PROJECTS IS
$87,000 FOR ICORPS ROBOT AND 300 FOR PD DISASTER RECOVERY AND CONTINUITY COLLOCATION, BOTH PUBLIC SAFETY ORIENTED EXPENDITURES AND PROJECTS. THE iCORPS ROBOT TO INCREASE
SAFETY OF OFFICERS AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL. GOING TO I.T., PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES JUST ONE PROJECT FOR $150,000. IS THE I.T.S. SUITE REMODEL.
AND THAT'S A REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A SECURED AREA FOR I.T. FOLKS. GOING TO TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES FOUR PROJECTS TOTALING
$1.1 MILLION. AND JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE, THE FIRST ONE IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT, IS $150,000 FOR ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT OF BRIDGES. WE HAVE HAD SOME, YOU KNOW,
FAILURES OF APPROACHES TO BRIDGES WHERE THEY STARTED TO SETTLE. OTHER ISSUES THAT WERE SEEN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE BRIDGES ASSESSED TO BUILD IN LIFE CYCLE OF THE BRIDGES AND KNOW WHEN WE
SHOULD BE LOOKING TO REPLACE THEM TO BUILD IT INTO OUR CIP OR FIVE-YEAR, 20-YEAR CIP. AND ALSO, THE LAWRENCE ROAD BEAUTIFICATION AT $750,000 IS JUST BEAUTIFICATION OF LAWRENCE
ROAD, ALSO AN IMPORTANT PROJECT. AND THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? >> YEAH. CAN WE GO BACK TO THE $300,000 ROBOT? >> YES. THAT'S AN $87,000. >> 87, I'M SORRY.
I SAW 300,000 SOMEWHERE. WHAT'S THE ROBOT FOR? >> YOU KNOW, IT'S INSTEAD OF AN OFFICER GOING INTO A SITUATION, IT CAN BE DRIVEN IN TO EITHER SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE
CAMERA, IT COULD BE USED FOR A LOT OF OTHER PURPOSES. IT'S GOT A CLAMP THERE THAT COULD DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING POSSIBLY OPENING A DOOR. ALSO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE PLANNING ON USING IT FOR BOMB --
OH, YEAH. FOR BOMB PURPOSES AS WELL POTENTIALLY. >> OH, OKAY. >> JUST TO KEEP OFFICERS OUT OF HARM'S WAY POTENTIALLY. YOU KNOW, GIVING THEM A LINE OF SIGHT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN A SITUATION.
>> IS THERE GOING TO BE RECURRING COSTS TO THIS WITH SOFTWARE, PROGRAMMING, MAINTENANCE? >> I'M NOT CLEAR. USUALLY THERE IS. THERE USUALLY IS SOME, YOU KNOW, REOCCURRING COSTS FOR THOSE SORT OF ITEMS.
I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY CONTRACTS REQUIRED, THOUGH, OF REOCCURRING COSTS. I KNOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN SPEAK TO THAT. IT'S NOT CIP, THOUGH, AS FAR AS THAT GOES. BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I CAN GET THAT ANSWER FOR YOU.
>> YEAH. >> I CAN FIND OUT. >> WE'RE SEEING A COMMON TREND THAT WE GET THE NICE TOYS AND IT'S GRIT AND WE WANT TO BE INNOVATIVE. BUT THEN THE NICE TOYS START COSTING A LOT OF MONEY ANNUALLY. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE SIT HERE AND WE TALK ABOUT HOW YOU SEE THIS INFLATED BUDGET. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
BICKERING ABOUT NOT HAVING ENOUGH CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. >> MAYOR: MAYBE IT CAN PICK UP A COUCH. >> I'M ALL ABOUT INNOVATIVE POLICING. >> MAYOR: I'M KIDDING. >> $87,000, THAT'S PERSONNEL. AND SO I NEED SOME ANSWERS. I WOULD REMOVE THAT.
I WANT SOME ANSWERS TO WHAT THE NICE TOYS ARE. >> MOVE IT OFF? >> IN TERMS OF WHAT THE LONG-TERM COST IS GOING TO BE. >> YOU HAVE TO HAVE SPACE TO STORE IT AS WELL, TOO. IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT BIG, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER COSTS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT. >> I DON'T WANT TO SPEND MONEY BECAUSE IT'S NICE AND COOL AND
WE WENT TO A CONFERENCE SOMEWHERE. AND WE STOPPED BY A VENDOR BOOTH AND WE'RE LIKE, HEY, YOU KNOW, THIS CITY IS USING THIS AND THEY HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCESS. YOU KNOW, THAT'S FINE AND DANDY, BUT I THINK THERE'S OTHER PRIORITIES WE NEED TO LOOK AT, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A REOCCURRING COST. >> YEAH, I CAN'T SPEAK TO
WHETHER THERE'S A REOCCURRING COST OR NOT, BUT I'LL FIND OUT AND LET YOU GUYS KNOW. >> I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT MOVING FORWARD. >> MAYOR: SHOULDN'T IT BE IN THE PD BUDGET? WHY WOULD IT BE IN THIS BUDGET? >> IT SHOULD BE IN OPERATIONAL
BUDGET EITHER AFTER COSTS. >> BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF THE PROJECT, THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR A CAPITAL PROJECT. ANYTHING OVER 15. >> MAYOR: I'VE GOTCHA. >> THE SHIFT. >> WHAT REALLY IS DRIVING THIS, IS IT A REAL NEED? OR HOW MANY SITUATIONS HAVE WE
HAD IN THE PAST THAT REQUIRE SUCH A TOOL AS THIS? I KNOW I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S FOR. IT KEEPS ONE OF US FROM GETTING BLOWN UP OR SOMETHING. BY THE SAME TOKEN, HOW TIMES HAVE WE REALLY HAD A SITUATION
WHERE WE NEEDED TO -- >> COME ON DOWN, CHIEF. >> CHIEF IS COMING. >> I CAN TELL YOU THAT OUR S.W.A.T. TEAM HAS UTILIZED DELRAY BEACH DOES HAVE A ROBOT. I KNOW THEY ARE OFTEN USED FOR BARRICADED SUBJECTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND WE DO QUITE A BIT OF
S.W.A.T. CALLS. THAT MUCH I CAN TELL YOU. >> SO IT'S A ONE-TIME COST. IT DOES ALLEVIATE THE NEED TO RUSH INTO AN APARTMENT, A HOUSE, A BUILDING, KEEPING OUR OFFICERS SAFE, ALLOWING US TO HAVE A LITTLE TIME TO GET A LITTLE INFORMATION INSIDE THE HOUSE
BEFORE WE MAKE ENTRY INTO IT. WE HAVE USED -- WE DO USE OUR S.W.A.T. TEAM A LOT. WE UTILIZE THE S.W.A.T. TEAM ANY TIME WE DO HIGH-RISK SEARCH WARRANTS. IT SEEMS LIKE WE PROBABLY DO A FEW TIMES A MONTH, VERY ACTIVE S.W.A.T. TEAM. WE DO BORROW DELRAY'S ROBOT FROM TIME TO TIME. SO WE WANT TO BE
SELF-SUFFICIENT. BUT IT'S ALSO JUST SLOWING DOWN THE TACTICS OF MAKING DYNAMIC ENTRIES CAN OBVIOUSLY SAVE THE OFFICER'S HIVE BUT ALSO SAVE THE PEOPLE INSIDE'S LIFE AS WELL. YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO REACT.
WE HAVE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE NATION FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN DYNAMIC ENTRIES WITH S.W.A.T. TEAMS AND PEOPLE HAVE UNFORTUNATELY BEEN PART OF THE CROSSFIRE. THIS WILL GIVE US THE INFORMATION INSIDE AND ALLOW US TO HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO TACTICALLY DEPLOY. >> WHAT HAPPENS IF THAT THING BREAKS? >> WE'RE GOING TO BORROW
DELRAY'S AGAIN. >> I'M SAYING IT NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED. YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S NO COST. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. IF THIS THING BREAKS OR THERE'S -- >> IT'S NOT A SUBSCRIPTION. SO, OF COURSE, RIGHT, IF THINGS BREAK ON IT -- WHAT'S THE
WARRANTY LOOK LIKE? WHAT ARE THEY COVERING? IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN THE DEPLOYMENT, IS IT PART OF THE COVERAGE? DOES IT GET COVERED UNDER OUR CITY INSURANCE? THOSE ARE ABSOLUTELY 100% QUESTIONS THAT COULD HAPPEN. BUT THERE ISN'T A SUBSCRIPTION. THERE IS PROBABLY A MAINTENANCE
BECAUSE THERE'S FIRMWARE AND THEY ALWAYS HIT YOU WITH SOME TYPE OF MAINTENANCE AND SUBSCRIPTION. BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING CLOSE TO THAT. THAT'S A ONE-TIME PURCHASE. NOT LIKE OUR DRONE FIRST RESPONDER. THIS IS A ONE-TIME PURCHASE AND THERE'S LIKE A MINIMUM MAINTENANCE FEE PER YEAR.
>> AND YOU HAVE TO THINK 87,000 IS A PRETTY SMALL PRICE TO PAY THAN TO PUTTING ONE OF OUR OFFICERS INTO A PLACE. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> MAYOR: THE THINGS WE PAY WHEN THAT HAPPENS. >> THAT WAS A PRICE PAID AND THEN IT COMES BACK INTO AGENDA IN FRONT OF US, OH, THIS IS A
REOCCURRING COST AND IT'S HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE ARE PURCHASING THESE THINGS THAT THERE'S NO HIDDEN COSTS. IF THERE IS, FINE. I JUST NEED TO KNOW. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A SUBSCRIPTION, RIGHT? >> REFERRING TO THE DRONE? >> A LOT OF THESE COMPANIES WILL
SPECIALIZE IN CERTAIN THINGS AND THEN THEY CAN PRICE GOUGE AFTER YOU PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT, RIGHT. THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES. THEY DON'T HAVE COMPETITORS. AND THEN THEY SET THE STANDARD, THEY SET THE PRICE FOR MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT, PARTS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE'RE ADDING THESE TOOLS AND BEING
INNOVATIVE, LIKE 87 IS A HARD COST. >> IT'S A STEEP COST, I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE COMPARISON TO LOST LIVES AND LAWSUITS. IT COULD BE AN INSURANCE POLICY. BUT GOING BACK TO THE DRONES, ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE DRONE FIRST RESPONDER? BECAUSE THAT IS A
SUBSCRIPTION-BASED THREE-YEAR CONTRACT THAT I BROUGHT TO THE COMMISSION A FEW MONTHS AGO. >> I THINK THERE'S AN ABUNDANCE OF THINGS. >> THERE IS DRONES THAT THEY AREN'T -- FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE OUR ORIGINAL DRONES, THE AXON CONTRACT WHICH ARE SCOTTIO DRONES, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THOSE UPGRADED FOR BASICALLY --
IT DIDN'T COST US A LOT OF MONEY COMPARED TO HOW MUCH THE DRONES WERE, JUST FOR EXTRA BATTERIES AND SOFTWARE PROGRAMS. BUT WE KIND OF PURCHASED THOSE OUTRIGHT THROUGH SCOTTIO. BUT WE USED AXON'S SUBSCRIPTION TO UPLOAD THE DATA INTO THE
REALTIME CRIME CENTER OR THE WATCH COMPUTERS THROUGH AXON RESPOND. AND THE ACCESS GETS OVER TO EVIDENCE.COM. THAT'S WHAT WE PAY FOR. IT'S NOT THE DRONES THEMSELVES. DRONES HAVE BEEN ONE-TIME PURCHASED. AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET UPGRADED, TOO. >> BUT DEFINITELY WE UNDERSTAND. I DEFINITELY KNOW WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM. >> YES.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU GUYS VOTE ON THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE FULL PICTURE ON. >> YES. >> TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, LET'S JUST SAY A PLAYGROUND. THAT PLAYGROUND HAS TO BE REPLACED, LET'S JUST SAY, IN SIX YEARS. ARE WE BUDGETING FOR THAT PLAYGROUND. DO WE WANT TO PUT A NEW ONE IN? THOSE ARE DECISIONS WE ARE GETTING BETTER AT.
AGAIN, AS WE START TO ROLL OUT BETTER IN FINANCE AND PUBLIC WORKS AS WELL, IT IS PART OF OUR PACKAGE THAT GETS SUBMITTED. I THINK WE DON'T DO A GOOD JOB COMMUNICATING TO THE COMMISSION. THAT IS SOMETHING I WILL MAKE SURE WE START WORKING ON. WHEN THEY COME TO YOU THROUGH AGENDA, WE'RE DETAILING OUT TO
YOU WHAT THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE OR SUBSCRIPTION COST OR REPLACEMENT COST SO YOU'RE MAKING A BETTER EDUCATED DECISION. >> I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PRACTICE. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> OF THESE ITEMS. SAY LATER DOWN THE ROAD WE DON'T HAVE THE AD VALOREM OR THE MORTGAGE YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? WE BOUGHT THIS AND WE CAN'T REPAIR IT. IT SITS ON THE SHELF SOMEWHERE OR IN A SHED. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? >> YES. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW THE LONG-TERM COSTS. I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS. WE NEED TO KNOW IF IT'S A ONE-TIME COST, WHAT THE MAINTENANCE IS, RIGHT. IF THERE'S A SUBSCRIPTION,
THAT'S IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, FOR EVERYTHING. >> DEFINITELY HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. WE'LL DEFINITELY MAKE SURE GOING FORWARD IN A BUDGET. WHEN THE ITEMS COME FOR PURCHASES AND BUDGETING, WE'LL MAKE SURE WE DO A BETTER JOB FOR SURE. >> THANK YOU. >> CHIEF, REAL QUICK, BEFORE YOU LEAVE. ON THE 302 CIP BUDGET, THERE'S
TWO DIFFERENT BUILD-OUTS. CAN YOU JUST REAL QUICK -- I DON'T WANT TO SPEND A TON OF TIME ON IT. ONE IS THE INTERIOR BUILD-OUT FOR ADDITIONAL OFFICERS AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE REALTIME CRIME CENTER BUILD-OUT. CAN YOU TOUCH REALLY QUICK ON WHAT THOSE ENTAIL AND WHAT THE
NEED IS FOR THOSE? IT'S RIGHT THERE.
IT'S FUNDED FOR NEXT YEAR. IT'S 150,000 FOR ADDITIONAL OFFICERS BUILDOUT AND REALTIME CRIME CENTER BUILDOUT FOR 250,000. WE'VE BEEN THROWING MONEY AT THE REALTIME CRIME CENTER, AND I'M WONDERING WHAT THIS NEW BUILDOUT
IS, BECAUSE WE JUST PAID FOR A BUNCH OF BUILDOUTS ALREADY. >> I THINK PART OF THE BUILDOUT, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS, WE HAD A PLANNED SPACE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE HAVING
SIMILAR PAINS THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH HERE AT CITY HALL, TO WHERE THEY'RE DEDICATING MONEY. THEY'VE ALREADY DONE SOME THINGS IN HOUSE, AND THEY'VE DONE SOME CHANGES, WHERE PEOPLE SIT AND HOW THEY FLOW.
THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, I BELIEVE THOSE WERE PURCHASES OF EQUIPMENT AND STUFF GOING INTO IT. IT'S NOT JUST BUILDING OUT SOMETHING IN.
>> WE HAVE THE CAMERAS HIGHER, THIS IS ALLOWS US A FEW MORE SCANS ON THE SCREEN ITSELF. >> WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR A NEW BUILDING. >> A NEW WALL. THE WALL HAS PLENTY OF SPACE.
IT WAS KIND OF DESIGNED FOR A BUILDOUT SO WE JUST WANT TO EXPAND THE RTTC HYPERWALL. >> OKAY. THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR PIVOTING ON THAT REAL QUICK.
ON AND CHIEF, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO CHIME IN. WE HAVE A FANTASTIC BRAND-NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEN IT WAS DESIGNED AND PLANNED, THEY REALLY DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB OF FUTURE USE.
CHIEF BRUDER HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF ROOKING WHEN THEY ARE REDOING FIRE STATION 3 TO LOOK MANY YEARS AGO. ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT PD IS HAVING NOW WHICH YOU SEE ON THIS YOU SEE, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF
SPACE, AND SO AND THEN YOU TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THE TRAINING CENTER. WHAT HAVE WE -- IS THERE A THOUGHT PROCESS, ADAM AND ANDREW, AND CHIEF ON WHAT -- ON
OUR CURRENT PD FOOTPRINT FOR NOT JUST DOING THESE LITTLE -- I DON'T WANT TO SAY LITTLE BUILDOUTS, 150 HERE, TO BUILD OUT, AND 150 HERE TO BUILD OUT, AND THEN WE HAVE TO DO THIS AND WE HAVE TO DO THAT.
I FEEL LIKE THIS NEEDS -- THIS IS A BIGGER CONVERSATION WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE, AS FAR AS WHAT WE CAN DO ON OUR CURRENT FOOTPRINT TO ENHANCE AND GROW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE'RE LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD. WHETHER THAT MEANS THE TRAINING CENTER GETS HE MOVED WHERE THE
PD IS, A GARAGE. A LOT OF THAT, HALF OF IT IS PARKING. AND THAT'S INSANE TO ME THAT WE BUILT THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH SURFACE PARKING, AND WE DIDN'T INCORPORATE ANY SORT OF -- WE HAD A PARKING GARAGE
DOWNTOWN. WHY THAT WASN'T INCORPORATED TO BE ABLE TO ADD MORE USEABLE SPACE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS OPPOSED TO IT BEING SURFACE PARKING. IT'S INSANE TO ME. AS I LOOK AT TOWN HALL AND TOWN SQUARE, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE 4th FLOOR, AND WE HAD TO REVAMP OUR
FOURTH FLOOR AND ADD SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO WORK, IT'S BECOMING A TREND. AND IT'S FRUSTRATING WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER BUILDOUT OF TWO DIFFERENT SPACES AT THE PD, THAT IS BRAND NEW. WE SHOULDN'T BE BUILDING OUT FOR
ADDITIONAL OFFICERS WHEN -- WE'RE NOT ADDING THAT MANY MORE OFFICERS THAN WHAT WAS ALLOCATED WHEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS DESIGNED. SO IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TO NOW CONTINUE TO SEE THE NEED FOR THESE BUILDOUTS. I SUPPORT THE NEED FOR THE
BUILDOUTS, THAT MEANS WE'RE PUTTING MORE OFFICERS ON THE STREETS, AND DOING WHAT WE PROMISED OUR RESIDENTS WE WOULD DO. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD NOT BE OVERFLOWN AT THIS POINT. WE SHOULD NOT BE OUTGROWING OUR BRAND NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THAT'S INSANE TO ME. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AND CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION, AS TO WHAT OUR PLAN IS, SO WE'RE NOT CONTINUING TO SEE THESE INTERIOR BUILDOUTS, IN TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS, WE'RE LOOKING AT, WELL, WHAT SPACES CAN WE THEN CUT INTO TWO
OR INTO FOUR TO GIVE THESE OFFICERS SPACE TO WORK AND DO THEIR JOB. WE HAVE THE -- THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE TRAINING FACILITIES, WHETHER THAT IS -- BECOMES A REVAMP OF AN ADDITION
TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, I THINK THAT'S A CONVERSATION WE NEED TO START HAVING, BECAUSE WE'RE OUTGROWING A POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE OUTGROWING FIVE YEARS AFTER IT'S DONE. THAT'S JUST INSANE TO ME. >> YES, THAT'S A GREAT POINT.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, AS A CITY, WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB AS PLANNING. AND FORECASTING. I THINK SOME OF US, IT'S -- SOMETIMES IT'S MORE THAN WE CAN DO IN A DAY, AND I DO THINK WE DID SOME FORECASTING, AND SOME
GROWTH WITHIN THESE BUILDINGS, BUT WE GREW FASTER THAN WE ANTICIPATED. EXAMPLE HERE, IN THE THIRD FLOOR AND FOURTH FLOOR. WE'RE HAVING TO SHUFFLE PEOPLE AROUND, WORKING IN CORNERS, FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET ONE PROPERTY BACK THAT'S GOING
TO FREE UP SPACE IN THIS BUILDING, DON'T HAVE THAT LUXURY ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SITE, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME CHANGES TO THE CIP COMING THROUGH, I'M MENTIONING IT NOW, YOU MENTIONED THE TRAINING FACILITY. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING A HARD LOOK AT BETWEEN
NOW AND SEPTEMBER, TO BUDGETING. IT'S END OF LIFE. WE SHOULD HAVE ALREADY HAD A TRAINING FACILITY, AND SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE, UNFORTUNATELY, IT WASN'T, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PRIORITIZE THAT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT COMING UP SHORTLY. WE'VE HAD PRETTY HARD DECISIONS TO MAKE, I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO
HAVE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO PLAN OUT A JOINT FACILITY, IT'S GOING TO BE A 14 OR 15 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT, THEY'RE IN IMMEDIATE NEEDS. WE'RE IN REACTION MODE AND PROACTIVE MODE, AS WE TRANSITION FROM BEING REACTIVE TO
PROACTIVE, WE'LL START TO SEE SOME OF THAT. WE SAW IT IN PARKS, AND OTHERS WE HAVE DONE SOME OF THAT, THE PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING SIDE HAS DONE A LOT OF FORECASTING. WE'RE GOING TO GO AND FIRM IT, LET'S ERASE EVERYTHING AND REDRAW THE WHOLE PARK.
DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO KEEP THIS OR GET RID OF THAT, WE'RE DOING THAT, IT'S JUST HAPPENING FAST? >> THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT ON ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION AND WHERE WE SIT, AND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING OR NOT DOING, OUR STAFF IS UNBELIEVABLE AT WHAT YOU GUYS
ARE ABLE TO DO WITH WHAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH, AND THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE, THE -- SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THE SMALL BUDGETS THAT YOU HAVE IN SOME OF THESE DEPARTMENTS IS AMAZING. MY ISSUE IS, WHEN THIS POLICE
DEPARTMENT WAS BUILT, IT WAS NOT BUILT TO BE WHERE WE ARE FIVE YEARS LATER, AND THAT'S CRAZY TO ME. SO WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT A POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WAS BUILT OUT 20 YEARS FROM TODAY AND NOT FIVE YEARS WHERE WE'RE -- I MEAN, THE -- SO THAT'S THE
CONVERSATION. AND I -- IT'S NOT ANYTHING TO DO -- I KNOW THAT YOU AND CURRENT STAFF ARE DOING EVERYTHING AND WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES. I WANT TO BE PROACTIVE WITH THIS INSTEAD OF HAVING THESE SMALL
LITTLE BUILDOUTS THAT 150,000 -- WE'VE SEEN IT WITH FIRE STATION 3, REAVIATION OF THE 340E8D, A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND HERE, THERE. WE'RE UP TO A MILLION DOLLARS, AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN ON OUR
WAY TO BETTER THINGS. SO I JUST -- THAT'S MY POINT IN THIS, IS THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE SMALL LITTLE THINGS ARE NOT JUST GOING TOO CONTINUE EVERY YEAR THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE -- WE'RE LOOKING AT 50,000, 50,000, WHAT
DOES THAT MEAN? AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? SO THAT'S MY POINT, AND I'LL GET OFF OF MY SOAP BOX NOW. >> YOU CAN HAVE IT. >> I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL STRIVE TO DO, WE WANT TO
CONSERVE EVERY TAX DOLLAR. UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES PLANNING DOESN'T HAPPEN, AND WE HAVE TO BE REACTIVE, IT'S DEFINITELY WHERE WE WANT TO BE. AND I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED IT, IT DOES MAKE SENSE TO MAKE SURE YOU DELAY A PROJECT TO DO A FUTURE PROJECT, IN SOME CASES WE HAVE TO.
>> I ALSO DON'T THINK ANYONE ANTICIPATED THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WE WOULD HAVE MOVE HERE FROM 2020 TO EVEN LAST YEAR. I MEAN, WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVE INTO THIS CITY. WHEN IT COMES TO THAT, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A LOT OF
WASTED SPACE, ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES IN THIS BUILDING, WE COULD BE USING FOR OPERATIONS. THAT'S KIND OF THE PURPOSE OF THE BUILDOUT, WE HAD THESE OPEN SPACES THAT WERE NOT UTILIZEED.
MOST OFFICERS REPORT IN THE CAR, THE BOOKING, WE HAD THIS HUGE ROOM. THE GOAL IS TO UTILIZE THEM FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF POSITIONS. NOT ONLY HAVE WE INCREASED THE SWORN OFFICERS, WE INCREASED THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF FOR THE CAMERA PROGRAM, THAT WE DIDN'T
HAVE, THAT WE WERE TRYING TO FIND SPACE FOR THAT AS WELL, WE DID DEFINITELY SEE IT AS A LOT OF WASTED SPACE IN THE WAY IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED. TRYING TO REUSE THAT SPACE AND BE CREATIVE, ALSO TRYING TO BE PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE AS WELL. I THINK THE RANGE, WE TALKED
ABOUT IT BEFORE IS A LONG TERM SOLUTION TO FREE UP SOME SPACE AS WELL. IT WILL BE A TRAINING FACILITY THAT WILL HOUSE MULTIPLE OFFICERS AND SUPPORT STAFF AND A COUPLE DIFFERENT UNITS AS WELL. THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY. >> GOOD.
THANK YOU. >> SORRY TO DERAIL THAT. >> NO, IT'S GOOD, AT LEAST WE KNOW NOW. >> I GUESS THE BOTTOM LINE FOR ME, SINCE THE 303 FUNDED SURTAX.
THAT WAS VOTED ON BY THE VOTERS. I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, ALL OF OUR 303 FUNDED PROJECTS ON SCHEDULE AND WITHIN BUDGET, BOTTOM LINE? >> ARE YOU ASKING, ARE THEY ON
SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET? >> THE 303 PROJECT IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, NOT 302. >> YES, THEY'RE ALL FOLLOWING A SCHEDULE. THERE ARE SOME DELAYS IN SOME PROJECTS, DUE TO PERMITTING AND
THINGS LIKE THAT. 303, I CAN'T THINK OF A LOT OF THOSE, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT MOST ARE ON SCHEDULE AND BUDGET. >> THOSE ARE PROCEDURAL THINGS THAT -- >> WE TRACK THAT, WE TRACK
STATUS OF PROJECTS AND WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO -- TO BASELINE THAT -- LIKE A BASELINE SCHEDULE VERSUS WHEN IT ACTUALLY FINISHED. WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF THAT, TO
SEE WHAT PROJECT PERFORMANCE IS, BUT IN GENERAL, THEY'RE ON TRACK. >> WHEY HEAR YOU SAYING IS YES. >> YES. >> OKAY. THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT. >> OKAY. >> THAT'S IT FOR ME. >> THANK YOU.
ANYTHING ELSE? >> OKAY. >> MAYOR: OKAY. MOVING ON. >> SOLID WASTE, UTILITIES, OTHER
FUNDS. >> MAYOR: MOVING ON TO SOLID WASTE. >> ANNALEIGH HOLMES, I ALSO HAVE WITH ME, RYAN SMITH FROM RIPER
ANALYTICS, WHO WILL BE GOING OVER THE UPDATED RATE STUDY. THE PROPOSED SOLID WASTE BUDGET
FOR FISCAL YEAR '26 WILL SEE 3.5% INCREASE. AND THAT INCREASE WILL TOTAL $577 $577,000. THE REASON NOR THAT INCREASE WOULD BE SALARY AND BENEFITS,
FLEET REPLACEMENTS AND EXPANSIONS. VEHICLE MAINTENANCE COSTS, AND CONTRACTUAL INCREASES, SUCH AS WASTE DISPOSAL. SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE SEEN IN SOLID WASTE ARE
RECRUITING AND RETAINING EMPLOYEES. THE RISING COST OF EQUIPMENT, AGING FLEET AND SAFETY. SOME OF OUR SUCCESSES SO FAR ARE
THE INSTALLATION OF THE 360 EXTERNAL CAMERAS ON ALL OUR TRUCKS. AN INCREASE IN OUR DAILY COMPLETION, ROUTE COMPLETIONS, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ON CORE BILLING PORTAL.
AND THE ON CORE BILLING PORTAL IS THE ROUTING AND BUILDING SOFTWARE FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES, PRIOR TO THAT ARE BILLING WAS ON MANUALLY. AND SOME OF OUR INITIATIVES ARE,
WE DIGITIZED THE PREAND POST STRIP SUBMISSIONS, WHICH HELP TO IMPROVE OUR EFFICIENCIES, AND WE'VE REVISED OUR RATE ANALYSIS WHICH RYAN WILL GET INTO SHORTLY, AND WE'RE IMPROVING OUR
SAFETY CULTURE, AND WE'VE BEEN ENHANCING THE VEHICLE AESTHETICS. WE BROUGHT IN SUPERIOR WASH, WHO COMES BY THE PUBLIC WORKS COMPOUND ON WEDNESDAYS AND WASHES THE SOLID WASTE TRUCKS. THEY LOOK A LOT BETTER GOING
DOWN THE STREET NOW. WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT OVER TO RYAN, WHO WILL GET INTO THE UPDATED RATE STUDY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME. LIKE ANNALEIGH MENTIONED, MY NAME IS RYAN SMITH. I'M A FINANCIAL ANALYST, WHO SPECIALIZES IN MUNICIPAL OWNED
ENTERPRISE FUNDS. PRIMARILY, WASTEWATER, STORM WATER, SOLIDS WASTE. LAST YEAR WE COMPLETED THE SOLID WASTE RATE STUDY, WHERE WE LOOKED AT IMPLEMENTING SOME ALTERNATIVE RATES AND PUT IN A
PROJECTION OF OUR FUTURE REVENUE NEEDS. ANNALEIGH CALLED ME AND SAID, RYAN, WE'D LIKE YOU TO COME BACK IN, AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE FORECAST, SEE HOW WE'RE DOING COMPARED TO THE PLAN. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A FINANCIAL PLAN, IT'S REALLY A BALANCING
ACT BETWEEN OUR OUTFLOWS, WHAT ARE OUR NEEDS OR GOALS, OVER THE NEXT FOUR TO FIVE-YEAR PERIOD, AND WHAT ARE OUR INFLOWS, OUR REVENUES COMING INTO THE PLAN, AND THEN SAYING, HEY, WHERE ARE WE AT IN THAT PLAN?
NOW, FOR THIS YEAR'S FORECAST, WE WANTED TO DO A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS, A COUPLE GOALS FOR OUR FORECAST, THE FIRST WAS TO LOOK AT YEAR TO DATE OPERATING RESULTS TO SAY, THE REVENUES WE WERE ASSUMING WE WERE GOING TO COLLECT, HOW ARE
WE DOING THERE? ALSO, HOW ARE WE ON OUR OPERATING EXPENSES, AND OUR VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PLAN. FROM THERE, WE DEVELOPED OUR OPERATING EXPENSE PROJECTIONS, WHICH LOOKED AT BOTH THE FISCAL YEAR '25 OPERATING BUDGET, AND
THE FORECAST OR OUR PROJECTED FISCAL YEAR '26 OPERATING BUDGET. THAT INCLUDED, ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL RELATED COSTS, SO COLA AND OTHER BENEFITS INSURANCE AND WHAT NOT. THE COST OF REPLACING OUR CARTS
AND DUMPSTERS, AND OUR DISPOSAL COSTS, WHICH IS OUR LARGEST SINGLE COST ITEM. AND IT'S OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL. THEN FROM THERE WE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PLAN. NOW, THE CITY FUNDS YOUR VEHICLE
PURCHASES ON A CASH BASIS, RIGHT? THERE'S NO DEBT, NO LOANS LIKE UTILITIES, WE HAVE TO FUND THESE VEHICLES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. HOWEVER, THE COST OF THE VEHICLES IS OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL, AND WHEN THE TIMING IS THE MAIN THING THAT WE CAN
CONTROL, WE DID LOOK AT THAT REVISED REPLACEMENT AND NEW PURCHASE PLAN AND BUILT THAT INTO THE FORECAST. NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTED LAST YEAR, AND THAT WE ARE STILL, AS ONE OF OUR PRIMARY GOALS IS DEVELOPING SOME PRUDENT
RESERVES FOR THE SOLID WASTE UTILITY. THAT INCLUDED REALLY KIND OF TWO DIFFERENT SAVINGS BUCKETS, REALLY, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THIS IS FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY. THE FIRST BEING AN OPERATING RESERVE, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO
TARGET IS 180 DAYS OF ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES. THAT'S ABOUT 6 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS, AND THAT RESERVE WOULD BE IN PLACE IN CASE THERE WAS A MAJOR OPERATIONAL EMERGENCY. AND FOR SOLID WASTE UTILITIES,
THAT'S A HURRICANE. DISPOSAL RELATED COSTS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED IN ANY COMPONENT OF IT IS NOT CAPITALIZED, IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY EXPENSED, WE WANT TO HAVE A PRUDENT RESERVE IN PLACE TO DEAL WITH THOSE LARGER ONE TIME STORM EVENTS.
ADDITIONALLY, WE WANT TO SET ASIDE ENOUGH MONEY FOR A VEHICLE REPLACEMENT EMERGENCY. WHAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AND WHAT WE WANT TO TARGET IS ABOUT ONE YEAR OF OUR ANNUAL VEHICLE
AMORTIZATION COST. ABOUT $2.3 MILLION. THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR UNINTENTED VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS OR MAJOR CHANGES IN COST OF ACQUISITION OF THOSE VEHICLES. FROM THERE WE LOOK AT THIS PLAN
AND SAY, WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE IN FOUR YEARS FROM NOW, AND BASED ON THAT NEED OR THAT GOAL OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, WE DEVISE A RATE ADJUSTMENT PLAN TO GET US THERE. WHEN WE COME UP WITH THAT PLAN, WE WANT IT TO BE BALANCED, WE
DON'T WANT TO HAVE ONE LARGE YEAR OF A RATE ADJUSTMENT, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SPREAD THEM OUT OVER THE NEXT 3 TO 4 YEARS, REDUCE THE IMPACT TO OUR CUSTOMERS AS MUCH AS WE CAN, AND MEET OUR GOALS MUCH WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON YOUR SCREEN NOW IS A
PROJECTION OF OUR REVENUE REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE EFFECTIVELY OUR OUTFLOWS FOR THE SYSTEM, OUR GOALS, AND OUR EXISTING REVENUES UNDER OUR EXISTING RATES. THAT'S THE BLACK DOTTED # LINE, AND THE RED DOTTED LINE BEING
THE PROJECTION OF OUR RATE REVENUES WITH SOME PROPOSED RATE ADJUSTMENTS. EFFECTIVELY, WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS OUR RATE, OUR OVERALL REVENUE REQUIREMENTS INCREASING FROM ABOUT $17 MILLION UP TO CLOSE TO
$19 MILLION BY 2028. VERY CONSISTENT WITH THE PLAN THAT WE PRESENTED LAST YEAR. HOWEVER, WHAT WE DID NOTE WAS THAT WE DID NEED A SLIGHTLY HIGHER RATE ADJUSTMENT IN THE
NEAR TERM, SO WE ARE MAKING A HIGHER RATE RECOMMENDATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. THAT WOULD RECOGNIZE INCREASING
THE COST OF OUR 95 GALLON CARTE SERVICE TO -- AN INCREASE. ADDITIONALLY, RECOMMENDING A 6.75% RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR OUR
NONSINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS. THAT INCLUDES OUR DUMPSTER SERVICE, ROLLOFF CONSTRUCTION, WHICH ARE CONSTRUCTION RELATED AND OUR COMPACTOR SERVICE AS WELL. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON YOUR SCREEN, IS A COMPARISON OF THE
ANNUAL COST OF SOLID WASTE SERVICE FOR THE CITY, COMPARED TO SOME OTHER NEIGHBORING UTILITIES. AS YOU CAN SEE, AT THE EXISTING
RATES, YOU'RE AT $264 SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW OUR OTHER WASTE PROVIDERS THAT WERE SURVEYED. UNDER THE PROPOSED RATES, WHICH IS COMPARING NEXT YEAR'S RATES TO THE CURRENT RATES OF ALL OF OUR OTHER SURVEYED PROVIDERS.
I DO WANT TO MENTION, PALM BEACH COUNTY VERY, VERY LOW. THEY ONLY INCLUDE THEM. THAT AVERAGE WOULD ACTUALLY INCREASE, INSTEAD OF IT BEING $318.
IT WOULD BE $332. YOU ALL LOOK VERY REASONABLE WITH YOUR OVERALL COSTS. >> RYAN, WHAT WAS THAT AMOUNT AGAIN, I LIKE THE IDEA OF LEAVING OFF PALM BEACH COUNTY, IF WE'RE COMPARING OURSELVES, WE SHOULD BE COMPARING TO OTHER
MUNICIPALITIES AND NOT THE COUNTY, BECAUSE THEIR VOLUME OF INCOME THAT'S COMING IN, IS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN A MUNICIPALITY. WHAT WAS THAT, IF YOU LEFT OUT THE COUNTY, WHAT WOULD THE NUMBER BE? >> I THINK IT'S $332. LET ME TELL YOU EXACTLY. YES, IT IS 332.
AND PALM BEACH COUNTY, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, IT'S A VERY LARGE SERVICE TERRITORY, THEY OWN THE DISPOSAL FACILITY AS WELL, THEY HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT REVENUE STREAMS, I CAN'T TELL YOU IF THERE'S A SUBCY DAGS GOING ON BETWEEN
DISPOSAL SERVICE AND COLLECTION SERVICE. ALL WE CAN SAY IS, THEY'RE LOWER THAN MANY OF THE OTHER UTILITIES THAT ARE PRESENTED ON THIS COMPARISON. LOOKING BACK. HOW HAVE OUR HISTORICAL RATE
ADJUSTMENTS COMPARED TO THE RATE ADJUSTMENT. WATER, SEWER AND TRASH MAINTENANCE INDEX, IT'S AN INDEX THAT LOOKS AT BOTH WATER AND SEWER, BUT ALSO COLLECTION RELATED COSTS TO INDIVIDUALS OR
TO CUSTOMERS. WE WENT BACK TO 2016 AND WE SAID, HEY, SINCE THIS POINT IN TIME, IF WE CHART OUT THE RATE ADJUSTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT, COMPARED TO WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE EFFECT OF
RAISINGING RATES, CONSISTENT WITH INFLATION SINCE THIS POINT, WHERE WOULD WE BE? AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE OVERALL CHANGE IN COST NATIONALLY, WHICH TELLS ME OUR RATE ADJUSTMENTS ARE
REASONABLE, AND THE GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS REALLY TO SET ASIDE THOSE RESERVES FULLY FUND THE OPERATING BUDGET AND VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS, AND NEW PURCHASES. AND MEET OUR NEEDS GOING-FORWARD. SO WE BELIEVE WITH THIS RATE
ADJUSTMENT, AND $1.50 FOR 1.59 GALLON CART SERVICE, FOR NON95 GALLON CART SERVICE, OUR DUMPSTERS, COMPACTORS AND ROLLOFF CONTAINERS, WE WILL MAINTAIN OUR COMPETITIVENESS AND BE ABLE TO FULLY FUND OUR NEEDS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, RYAN, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THANK
YOU. >> JUST A GENERAL QUESTION. WOULD YOU SAY WE ARE OPERATING AT A SURPLUS OR BREAK EVEN OR
DEFICIT IN OUR SOLID WASTE OPERATION? >> HONESTLY, SIR, OUR GOAL AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND IS NOT TO OPERATE AT A SURPLUS OR DEFICIT, IT'S JUST TO MEET OUR NEEDS. THE COST OF PROVIDING THE
SERVICE OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME SHOULD BE EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE CHARGING FOR. THAT'S WHERE I THINK WE ARE, AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICE, BASED ON THE ACTUAL COST, AND REALLY, ONE OF
THE BIGGEST CHANGES HERE IS WORKING TO KIND OF DEVELOP SOME OF THOSE RESERVES, SO IF WE DO HAVE A MAJOR EMERGENCY. AND SPECIFICALLY, I'M THINKING HURRICANE,S THAT REAR COVERED THERE, HONESTLY, I DEALT WITH
BAY COUNTY, WHICH WAS -- GOT HIT BY HURRICANE MICHAEL 6 OR 7 YEARS AGO, THEIR DISPOSAL COST WAS IN THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SO MY BIGGEST CONCERN WHEN I LOOK AT WHERE SHOULD WE BE IS
KIND OF STARTING TO SET ASIDE THOSE PRUDENT RESERVES. IF WE DO HAVE A MAJOR HURRICANE, WE HAVE CASH AVAILABLE TO DEAL WITH THAT ADDITIONAL DISPOSAL COST. >> AND THEN ONE QUICK QUESTION,
THOUGH, BECAUSE THIS WOULD BE YOUR DEPARTMENT. IS IT YOUR DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD FACILITATE CHANGING THE BULK DAY? >> YES, IT IS. >> YOU COULDN'T GO WITHOUT IT. COULDN'T DO IT. >> YES, IT IS, AND I -- YOU
KNOW, AS CANDY'S MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN MEETING ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT. LOOKING AT OUR ROUTES, SEE WHAT MAKES SENSE, AND SEE HOW WE CAN IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES AND AS YOU SAID, SOME OF THAT MAY CAUSE CONFUSION TO THE RESIDENTS.
WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO IT. >> SO WHEN YOU SAY LOOKING INTO IT, DO YOU MEAN THAT THERE'S AN OPTION WE COULDN'T POSSIBLY CHANGE THAT DAY OR IS IT MORE -- >> POSSIBLY, YES. >> I WOULD LOVE TO ASK QUESTIONS, IN THE WAY THEY CAN'T
GET A NO ANSWER. SO IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SAY, WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THERE REALLY IS NO OTHER RESOLUTION. YOU'RE GOING TO NEVER CLEAN UP SEACREST IF YOU DON'T DO IT, I DON'T THINK ANYONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WANTS TO LOOK AT THIS ALL WEEK, IT'S EITHER WE
HAVE TO LOOK AT IT ALL WEEK, OR HAVE COMPANY OVER ON THE WEEKENDS AND DEAL WITH IT. I'D RATHER IT BE OUT WHEN I'M AT WORK THAN WHEN I INVITE PEOPLE TO MY HOUSE. YOU TELL ME WHAT THE OBSTACLES THE WOULD BE. >> WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR STAFFING, VEHICLE AVAILABILITY
FOR THAT DAY, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU PREFER BULK TO BE ON FRIDAYS. >> IF YOU DID TAKE A POLL OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YEAH. BECAUSE THEN IT'S DONE BY THE WEEKEND AND WHEN IT'S TUESDAY, ON ONE PART, AND LITERALLY THE
EASTSIDE OF SEACREST, THE WEST SIDE IS FRIDAY, IT'S EVERY DAY. SO YOU GUYS ARE MAKING MULTIPLE TRIPS OUT THERE EVERY DAY ANYWAYS. I THINK IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, I'VE PROBABLY REPORTED NO JOKE, 40 COUCHES AND MATTRESSES, NO
JOKE. THERE'S SOME WEEKS I'M REPORTING OVER 50 PROPERTIES THAT HAVE COUCHES AND TOILETS AND MA MATTRESSES. THEY'RE NOT EDUCATED, AND IT'S THE SAME HOUSES, SO IT'S VERY CONFUSING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I CAN TELL YOU THAT LIKE
LOGISTICALLY, I CAN'T IMAGINE THE STREETS EVER GOING TO BE CLEANED IF WE CONSTANTLY HAVE TWO SEPARATE DAYS, EAST AND WEST. >> WHAT HATCHES IS, THE SIDE -- WHAT HAPPENS IS, THE SIDE OF THE STREET THAT'S ON MONDAY, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THEIR DAY IS
MONDAY. AND ACROSS THE STREET THEIR DAY IS TUESDAY, SO THEY PUT THEIR STUFF OUT MONDAY NIGHT, THIS SIDE OF THE STREET NOW PUTS THEIR STUFF OUT ON MONDAY NIGHT, BECAUSE THEIR NEIGHBOR PUT THEIR STUFF OUT, BUT THEIR DAY ALREADY PASSED, THAT'S SITTING OUT THERE
A WHOLE WEEK. OR UNTIL SOMEBODY REPORTS IT. WE DO RELY ON OUR NEIGHBORS, EVEN IN -- EVEN ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY, WE RELY ON OUR NEIGHBORS. OH, IS THE GARBAGE ACTUALLY COMING TODAY? YES, THEY'RE COMING TODAY. PUT YOUR GARBAGE OUT.
WE RELY ON OUR NEIGHBORS TOO. AND JUST BECAUSE -- SOMETIMES IT'S -- WE ALREADY LOOK FOR IT, IS IT GOING TO TAKE ME LONGER TO LOOK FOR IT THAN IT IS TO PUT MY STUFF OUT THERE, BECAUSE MY NEIGHBOR'S STUFF IS OUT THERE. WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S ACROSS THE
STREET, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT A WAY TO MAKE IT MATCH SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT INCONSISTENCY TO ALLEVIATE THAT POSSIBILITY. AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE RANDOMS, THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE THEIR TREE TRIMMED ON A TUESDAY,
WHEN MONDAY WAS THEIR PICKUP, AND -- TO HAVE IT CONSISTENTLY, AND LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, WE WANT SEACREST TO -- I MEAN, SEACREST IS ONE OF OUR MAIN THOROUGHFARES INTO THE CITY, IT'S OUR STREET TO OUR CITY HALL.
IF IT CONSTANTLY LOOKS LIKE GARBAGE, WHAT ARE WE DOING? IF WE CAN'T KEEP THAT ONE STREET THAT IS -- OUR CITY HALL IS ON, THAT WE ALL DRIVE TO, WHAT -- WE'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS. IT MAY BE THAT IT TAKES A LITTLE
MORE TIME THAN YOU HAVING AN ANSWER TOMORROW, OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE -- BUT I THINK STAFF KNOWS -- AND I THINK THE MAYOR HAS MADE HER POINT VERY CLEAR, THAT WE NEED TO -- THIS NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING WE FIND AN ANSWER TO
SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. WE REALLY DO PRIORITIZE THIS AND SEE WHAT WORKS. AND IF THERE TRULY IS A HUGE ISSUE, THEN STAFF NEEDS TO COME AND GIVE US AN UPDATE AND SAY,
THIS IS THE ISSUE WE'RE RUNNING INTO, SO WE CAN THEN TALK MORE ABOUT IT. OR AT LEAST KNOW, IF IT'S NOT POSSIBLE, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO FIX THIS ISSUE, THEN WE'RE -- EVERYONE'S KNOCKING ON DOORS. WE'RE DOING SOMETHING TO GET THE
WORD OUT THAT YOUR DAY IS NOT THIS DAY, OR WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS. >> THEY GET TO DO THAT, THEY PUT IT UP THERE, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY CHANGED ANYTHING. SO I JUST THINK IT'S VERY CONFUSING AGAIN. A TENANT MOVES N YOU HAVE
MULTIUNIT -- MULTITENANT UNITS ON SEACREST, THEY SEE SOMETHING ON THE WEST, THEY'RE DOING IT ON THE DAY FOR THE EAST, IT'S A MESS. AND UNTIL I WAS MAYOR, I THOUGHT THAT BULK PICKUP WAS THE SAME FOR THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. WHEN I HEARD THAT, I THOUGHT,
THAT'S JUST CRAZY, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME, LOGISTICALLY, AND WE'RE NEVER GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, SO ANY UPDATE YOU CAN GIVE ME ON THE WHY WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO, AND MAYBE THERE'S SOLUTIONS THERE, INSTEAD OF NO CAN DO WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
>> WELL, BECAUSE THE CITY IS LARGE, WE WOULD HAVE TO DO AN AREA BY AREA. IT SEEMS LIKE SEACREST IS YOUR PAIN POINT RIGHT NOW. >> IT'S THE WORST PART. FROM U.S. 1 TO 95. >> SO WE COULD DEFINITELY GO A
SECTION BY SECTION, STARTING WITH SEACREST. WE WERE LOOKING INTO SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVES, MAYBE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO DROP OFF THEIR BULK ITEM ON A DAY, LIKE ON A SATURDAY, IF IT'S NOT THEIR BULK DAY ON A SPECIFIC LOCATION, THE
OTHER ISSUE COMES UP, HOW -- NOT EVERYBODY HAS A VEHICLE THAT COULD TAKE IT THERE. SO IT COMES RIGHT BACK TO THE ROUTING. SO WE ARE DEFINITELY WORKING ON SOME SOLUTIONS, HOPEFULLY SOON WE'LL BE ABLE TO ALLEVIATE THAT.
BUT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO PICK UP BULK FOR THE ENTIRE CITY ON ONE DAY. BEFORE. >> I'M NOT ASKING THE CITY, I'M ASKING FROM BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD TO BRIGHTEN BEACH TO
U.S. 1 IT'S ONE DAY. YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO GET IT CLEANED, CITY HALL TO BETHESDA, IT LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD BE SELLING FURNITURE. AND WE'RE NOT IN THE FURNITURE BUSINESS. MY PATIENCE LEVEL ON THIS IS SO
BEYOND MY BOILING POINT, BECAUSE BEFORE I WAS MAYOR, I CALLED AND CALLED AND CALLED AND CALLED. AND, YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU ARE CALLING -- LAST WEEK I CALLED THE WATER DEPARTMENT, AND WAITED ON HOLD 20 MINUTES TO GET DISCONNECTED.
AS A CUSTOMER, I THINK THAT'S LUDICROUS, THE SAME WITH CODE, IF YOU'RE RELYING ON YOUR NEIGHBORS TO SAY, THIS PERSON'S OUT, THIS PERSON'S OUT, AND THERE'S CONFUSION. WE SHOULD CALL IT A DAY NOW. WE ARE NEVER GOING TO HAVE A NICE DOWNTOWN. IT'S NEVER GOING TO LOOK GOOD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS TO
FIX IT, BUT I'M NOT ASKING FOR THE WHOLE TOWN. JUST ASKING FOR THE MOST -- IF YOU LOOK AT THE REPORTS, YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE SUCH A BIGGER ISSUE THAN THE DISTRICTS. YOU DON'T SEE 10 COUCHES OUT IN LEI LEISUREVILLE. YOU JUST DON'T.
YOU BARELY SEE THEM IN THE GATEDS. SO IF THAT MEANS MORE STAFF NEEDS TO BE OVER HERE, OR WE NEED TO FOCUS MORE AGAIN OVER HERE, I'M NOT HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE MAYOR, I FIND IT TO BE A DISGRACE THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 20 YEARS.
>> I DO THINK WE CAN -- I KNOW SOME OF THE CONCERNS STAFF HAVE IS LOOKING AT MAKING ROUTES OR MAKING THEM TOO LARGE. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CAN BE PRIORITIZED AND DONE QUICKLY. YOURS IS A MUCH SMALLER ASPECT OF THE LARGER THING, WE WOULD
LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AND PLAN OUT EFFICIENCY FOR THE WHOLE CITY, SOMETHING I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR, WHEN I BECAME DIRECTOR IN 2018. SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE EASIER SAID THAN DONE, I DO THINK WE CAN FIX THE PROBLEM YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PRETTY QUICKLY.
THERE MAY BE A LITTLE PAIN THAT GOES WITH THAT, WE CAN PRIORITIZE THAT. WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET WITH KEVIN AND HIS GROUP TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, AND GET BACK TO YOU FOR SURE. >> THANK YOU. >> I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO ASK. ARE WE REALLY GENERATING REVENUE FROM RECYCLEABLE MATERIAL? AND IF NOT, WHY? >> I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO
YOU ON THAT. >> WE DO AGAIN RATE, IT'S THROUGH THE COUNTY. WE GET REBATED MONEY. EVERYTHING WE SEND TO RECYCLING, IS MONEY WE'RE NOT PAYING FOR DISPOSAL FEES. WHEN THEY TAKE THAT MONEY AND TAKE IT TO THE RECYCLING PLANT,
WE DO SHARE IN THAT MONEY THEY GENERATE, I THINK AT ONE TIME I HAD A CHECK FOR $600,000 FROM MY OFFICE, IT WAS ONE LARGE PAYMENT WE GOT. IT WAS LIKE $600,000 BACK TO THE CITY FOR RECYCLING.
>> WE DO GET MONEY REBATED BACK ONCE A YEAR, BUT IT'S A LOT SMALLER NOW. >> IT SAYS 80 IN THE BUDGET. >> YEAH, IT'S GONE UP SINCE THE LAST TIME I SAW THE NUMBER. THE MORE OF THE BENEFIT, IT'S TAKING IT OUT OF OUR DISPOSAL
STREAM, IT'S GOING TO BE RECYCLED. IF WE HAD TO PAY FOR THAT, OUR DISPOSAL FEES WOULD GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY. >> WE'RE NOT PAYING FOR THAT EXTRA GARBAGE BEING RECYCLED. 23 WE DIDN'T HAVE RECYCLING AND WE WERE PUTTING IT IN OUR GARBAGE CANS, WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ADDITIONAL GARBAGE
WE'RE USING. BY RECYCLING IT, NOT ONLY ARE WE NOT PAYING THE ADDITIONAL MONEY, WE'RE PAYING TO RECYCLE. >> THE MORE WE CAN RECYCLE, THE BETTER WE GET AT IT. THE MORE MONEY WE'LL GET BACK. THERE WAS A CHANGE IN RECYCLING,
THAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE HAD TO CHANGE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER OVER THE TOP RECYCLING MACHINES. NOW WE HAVE SPLIT BODY REAR LOAD TRUCKS. THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES THAT HAVE MADE IT MORE EFFICIENT, LESS CONTAMINATED, WE'RE SEEING BETTER RESULTS THROUGH THAT.
NOW WE HAVE TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO RECYCLE. SO -- >> THAT WAS A CHALLENGE FOR ME TO DEFINITIVELY RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION. SO NOW I KNOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. I'M THE UTILITIES DIRECTOR. I APOLOGIZE YOU HAD TO WAIT 20
MINUTES FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, WE'RE LOOKING INTO IT, I KNOW WE DO CLOSE FROM 12:00 TO 1:00, AND WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT. >> IT WOULD BE NICE THAT IF THE AUTOMATED IT SAYS YOU'RE CLOSED.
I HAPPENED TO CALL AT 12:01 AND DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS CLOSED. I'M LISTENING TO THE IRRIGATION RECORDING EVERY FIVE SECONDS. MAYBE YOU COULD SAY HEY WE'RE CLOSED, CALL BACK AT 1:00. MOST PEOPLE WORK 9:00 TO 5:00,
CALL ON THEIR LUNCH BREAK. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS NORMAL. BUT IT'S UP TO YOU. >> THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, AND I'M GOING TO LOOK INTO THAT. >> EVEN ON THE RECORDING IT TALKS ABOUT IRRIGATION. MAYBE THAT CAN BE USED TO START
EDUCATING PEOPLE ON HOLD ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. IT SAYS THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER, YOU JUST WANT TO BASH THE PHONE UP AGAINST THE TABLE. IT'S EVERY TWO SECONDS. I WAITED ON HOLD 20 MINUTES TO GET DISCONNECTED.
I WAS CURIOUS, I MOVED TO A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT. I CAN'T HELP YOU, YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEY COME BACK AT 1:00. >> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW. I'M GOING TO TRY TO MOVE THROUGH
THIS QUICKLY, IF YOU NEED ME TO STOP ANYWHERE, PLEASE DO. NO PROBLEMS. SO BASICALLY, THE UTILITIES IS PROPOSING SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN OUR BUDGET. WE'RE ASKING FOR $11.5 MILLION INCREASE, IT'S AN 18.4%
INCREASE. THE BIGGEST INCREASE IS GOING TO BE FOR THE R & R TO MEET CIP NEEDS. THE INCREASE IS ALSO DUE TO THE REGULAR THINGS YOU HEARD ABOUT, PERSONNEL COSTS, COLA. HIGHER COST OF SERVICES, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS THAT WE'VE
SEEN CHEMICALS FOR THE WATER TREATMENT, WE CONTINUE TO DO OUR GENERAL FUND TRANSFER OF 8%. THAT'S BASED ON 8% OF UTILITY OPERATION REVENUE. WE ARE AN ENTERPRISE FUND. JUST LIKE RYAN WAS EXPLAINING, WE DON'T GET SURPLUS, THAT WE
CAN USE IT AS PROFIT OR ANYTHING, IT GOES RIGHT BACK INTO THE INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THE INCREASE FOR. SO A COUPLE THINGS THAT HAVE REALLY CAUSED US THE INCREASE, ONE IS TRANSFER TO R & R. WE RIGHT NOW TRANSFER 9 MILLION EVERY YEAR, AND WE'RE SEEING
THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO ENOUGH INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WITH THAT 9 MILLION. SO WE ARE ASKING THAT WE INCREASE THAT TO 15 MILLION. AT THIS POINT AND THEN SLOWLY INCREASE A LITTLE BIT MORE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, TO GET UP TO 18 MILLION OR SO, THAT'S THE
GOAL, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, I'LL GIVE YOU BASIC STATS. OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT WAS BUILT IN 1963, 1962. YOU'RE TALKING 63 YEARS OF THAT INFRAS
INFRASTRUCTURE, WE ARE DOING AN ASSESSMENT. YOU HEARD ME SAY WE HAVE A LOAN THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, LOOKING AT WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH BOTH PLANS. THE SECOND PLANT IS NEWER, 32 YEARS OLD, BOTH PLANTS ARE GETTING OLD. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO, WHAT IS A
BETTER OPTION, WHAT'S A BETTER PLAN, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON. WHILE THAT'S GOING ON, WE HAVE TO KEEP THESE PLANS RUNNING. WE NEED TO PRODUCE WATER. I'M PROUD OF WHAT OUR OPERATORS ARE ABLE TO DO AND HOW HARD THEY WORK. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT.
LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE PERSONNEL INCREASES, WE HAVE OPERATIONS COSTS, AND THEN OUR CAPITAL OUTLAY. SO IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, WHAT'S HAPPENED IS, WHEN WE HAD A VEHICLE FOR EXAMPLE -- A BACK
TRUCK WAS SORT OF DOING OKAY, BUT WE NEEDED TO REPLACE IT, WE NEEDED ANOTHER ONE. WE KEPT IT AS A DNR. AND WHAT THAT MEANT WAS, WHEN THE TIME COMES, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AND WE'LL HAVE TO BUY A NEW ONE, THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED TO US, WE'RE GOING TO BE -- I'M GOING TO BE
SITTING DOWN WITH THE FLEET AND LOOKING FOR THE ROBUST PLAN FOR THE 5 TO 10 YEARS. EACH OF THESE TRUCKS CAN COST US UP TO $725,000. THAT'S A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN WHAT WE'RE SEEING, BECAUSE OF THAT. I'M GOING TO GO REALLY -- I'M
GOING TO SKIP THESE, BUT WE CAN GO THROUGH THESE IN DETAIL IF YOU WANT ME TO. THESE ARE ALL THE DIVISIONS WE HAVE AROUND 11 CALL CENTERS AND DIVISIONS. AND WE GO -- WHAT IS THE AMENDED BUDGET LAST YEAR, AND WHAT'S THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR,
AND WHAT PERCENT INCREASE OR DECREASE IT IS. >> YOU CAN STAY ON THE SCREEN, ON THE OTHER SCREEN. THE COST SCREEN. FOR METER READING AND SERVICES, HAVE WE NOW SWITCHED ALL OF OUR METERS OVER TO DIGITAL? >> NO, WE ONLY SWITCHED 20% OF
THE METERS. WE'RE STILL IN A BIG PROJECT. YOU'LL SEE IT IN THE CIP, WE HAVE ANOTHER $5 MILLION WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING. WE SPEND A LITTLE OVER 1 MILLION, THAT'S A PROJECT WE'RE PUSHING IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 YEARS.
THE WAY WE'RE DOING IT IS, THE METERS THAT HAVE FAILED ARE FAILING, WE'RE REPLACING THEM, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE DOING IT THAT WAY, KNOWING OTHER METERS ARE GOING TO FAIL VERY SOON. >> IF THERE'S NEW BUILDS, ARE
YOU GOING -- YOU'RE AUTOMATICALLY DOING THE DIGITAL, RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> SO EVENTUALLY THIS METER READING BUDGET WILL DECREASE. >> THIS METER READING. WE'VE HAD AMI'S FOR THE LAST 20
YEARS, THIS WAS NOT PEOPLE BOOTS ON THE GROUND READING METERS, THIS IS THEM BEING ABLE TO GO REPLACE METERS, LOOKING AT TURN OFFS, TURN ONES. CHANGING SOME THINGS, IF SOMEBODY'S SAYING THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE METER, GO BACK
AND LOOK AT THAT WE HAVE A SMALL STAFF FOR METER READING, IF WE HAD MANUAL READINGS, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIAL. WE ARE ASKING FOR AN EXTRA PERSON, BUT THAT'S FOR BACK FLOW
PREVENTION PROGRAM. >> GOT, THANK YOU. >> I'M GOING TO MOVE THROUGH THESE QUICKLY. GO THROUGH A COUPLE SUCCESSES OPERATIONALLY. THE BIG ONES I REALLY WANTED TO POINT OUT TO YOU IS, WE'RE WORKING ON AN ASSET MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM. SO THE UTILITY REALLY NEEDS A GOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, BECAUSE YOU NEED TO HAVE A GOOD ASSET ENTRY, KNOW WHAT THE CONDITION OF EACH OF THOSE ASSETS ARE, HOW ALL THOSE ASSETS ARE, WHAT KIND OF WORK ORDERS YOU'VE DONE ON THOSE, AND ANY
KIND OF INFORMATION THAT YOU GATHER FROM THAT TELLS YOU WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO REPLACE THEM, WHAT'S YOUR REPLACEMENT PLAN. THIS IS WHAT THE ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WILL DO FOR US. WE HAVE STARTED IN THE LAST YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF, WE'VE STARTED DOING A MUCH BETTER JOB
OF COMPILING THAT INVENTORY, LOOKING AT THOSE ASSETS, FIXING THEM IN GIS. SO THAT'S A LOT OF EFFORT THAT'S BEING PUT ON THAT. WE ALSO COMPLETED THE WATERSHED MASTER PLAN, AND FLOOD PLAIN
SPACIOUS ASSESSMENT PLAN. THAT WILL REDUCE -- GIVE BETTER DISCOUNTS TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE. THE WATER SHEDS MASTER PLAN IS ALSO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S COMPREHENSIVE STORM WATER MASTER
PLAN FOR THE CITY. THAT'S GOING TO BE HELPFUL FOR US IN THE FUTURE. THE PICTURE HERE IS JUST LIKE I WAS TALKING ABOUT, A PLAN THAT IS 60 YEARS OLD, ANOTHER PLAN THAT'S 30 YEARS OLD, THIS IS A PICTURE OF OUR CHIEF OPERATORS
FOR BABCOCK RECEIVING SECOND BEST TASTING WATER IN OUR REGION. WHICH IS ALMOST A TRICOUNTY AREA REGION, WE HAD AT LEAST 12 OR 15 UTILITIES THAT PARTICIPATE. AND SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HOW MUCH EFFORT OUR OPERATORS PUT
INTO THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT THE METER REPLACEMENT, WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT, AND CONTINUING OUR MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS. THE OTHER COUPLE THINGS I WANT TO FOCUS ON. OUR FIELD OPERATIONS HAS BEEN DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB IN THE
LAST COUPLE YEARS, WE HAVE COMPLETELY REHABILITATED 16 LIFT STATIONS, WE'VE INSTALLED AT LEAST FILTRATION SYSTEMS IN FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS, TO HELP REDUCE FLOODING. WE COMPLETED PIPELINES, CIP
PIPELINES PROJECTS IN A COUPLE AREAS THAT ALSO IMPROVE COLLECTION SYSTEMS, SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY INFILTRATION INTO THOSE PIPES. COMPLETING THAT REHAB OF 28 MANUALS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THIS REALLY HELPS OUR
COLLECTIONS SYSTEM. IF YOU HAVE ANY STRONG WATER GOING INTO YOUR COLLECTIONS SYSTEM, YOU ARE PAYING MORE AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL TO PROCESS THAT COLLECTION -- WHATEVER THE SEWER'S GETTING THERE, YOU PAY BY THE FLOW, AND ALSO, THE MAINTENANCE OF IT, IF
THESE ARE NOT REHABBED AND -- I'M SORRY TO SAY, THAT IN THE LAST 10, 15 YEARS, MAYBE NOT ENOUGH MAINTENANCE AND REHAPPEN HAS BEEN DONE. WE'VE REALLY PUT OUR FOCUS ON THIS, AND WE'RE PUTTING THINGS CALLED SMART COVERS THAT WILL TELL US WHAT FLOW IS COMING INTO
CERTAIN AREAS. WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND MAINTENANCE AND REHABBING FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. I THINK BASICALLY, THESE ARE A COUPLE THINGS THAT -- THE PICTURE THERE, THE STAFF IS DOING ALL OF THIS MAINTENANCE,
AND REALLY STARTED DOING A LOT MORE, THESE ARE. THIS IS A GROUP OF PUMPING OPERATIONS STAFF THAT WENT OUT FOR HURRICANE RECOVERY EFFORTS, WHILE THEY ARE DOING THEIR JOBS AND GOING OVER AND BEYOND, THEY'RE ACTUALLY EVEN STEPPING UP TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE OUT,
WHAT THAT MINES IS, WHEN WE NEED HELP, THERE WILL BE MORE PEOPLE AROUND TO HELP US, WE'VE HELPED A NUMBER OF UTILITIES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT AND OUR STAFF IS SO WILLING TO DO THAT. SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT
WE'RE DOING, WE REALLY NEED TO IMPROVE, LIKE I WAS TALKING ABOUT ACCURACY OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE. THE ATLAS IN THE GIS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF A PIPE IS -- WHAT SIZE PIPE IT IS, IT SHOULD BE THE CORRECT SIZE
PIPE. THE CORRECT MATERIAL OF PIPE, AGE OF PIPE, AND WHERE THE VALVES ARE LOCATED. WE'RE REALLY MAKING AN EFFORT TO GO BACK THROUGH OUR AS BUILTS, WHICH ARE THE PLANS, OR WHEN THE PROJECT WAS DONE, AND FIXING
THAT, VERIFYING IN THE FIELDS, THAT'S A HUGE EFFORT THAT'S HAPPENING. AND WE'RE ALSO ENHANCING, LIKE I SAID, MANHOLE INSPECTIONS AND REHABILITATION. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE DOING COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH A COUPLE OTHER AGENCIES THIS IS COMING OUT OF THE WATERSHED
MASTER PLAN, WE HAVE LAKEWOOD DRAINAGE, DISTRICT CANALS, WE HAVE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER DISTRICT ANALYSIS. THEY'RE CAUSING SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES IN OUR AREAS. NOT THE CANALS BEING THERE.
MAYBE MAINTENANCE, LEVEL OF SERVICE, WE WANT TOO SIT DOWN WITH THEM BASED ON THE WATERSHED WAS. AND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PROJECTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COUPLE INITIATIVES AND SUSTAINABILITY.
ALANNA HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO GET A NUMBER OF GRANTS TO WORK THROUGH SOME OF THESE STUDIES THAT WILL HELP US BUILD RESILIENCY INTO THE CITY. JUST VERY PROUD OF THAT GROUP, AND THEY'RE ALSO -- A SHAMELESS PLUG, WE HAVE ON JULY 17th IS A
HAZARD WORKSHOP, WHICH IS A PUBLIC WORKSHOP, ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC CAN COME IN THERE AND HAVE A DIALOGUE AND LET US KNOW WHAT KIND OF CLIMATE HAZARDS THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT, CONCERNED ABOUT, WE'RE DOING THESE STUDIES AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CAPTURING EVERYTHING FROM OUR
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. CHALLENGES OPERATIONALLY, AS WE TALKED ABOUT, REALLY FOR US, THE BIGGEST ONES ARE INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR NEEDS FOR REPAIRS, AND REPLACEMENT. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS GETTING OLD, THERE'S NO DENYING THAT,
YOU'LL SEE THE RATE STUDY RYAN DID FOR US, AND YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE PICTURES THERE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE CIP. AND ALSO, WE HAVE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTSING THAT WE HAVE TO MEET. THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THOSE. ALL OF THOSE HAVE ADDED COSTS,
STORM WATER, WE'RE REQUIRED TO MANAGE THE STORM WATER MODE BEFORE IT CAN BE DISCHARGED OR FOR DRINKING WATER PURPOSES, THAT THERE MAY BE CERTAIN THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. THAT'S THE OPERATIONAL PIECE. I CAN STAY ON THAT OR KEEP
MOVING TO THE CIP. >> CAN WE GET THE CIP. >> I KNOW THAT WE -- THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING ON.
I THINK YOU SAID OVERALL YOU HAVE 18.SOMETHING INCREASE. AND THAT'S GREAT, IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE CITY BETTER, DO WE OFFER A DISCOUNTED UTILITY RATES
OR HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE FOR LOWER INCOME AND SENIOR CITIZENS? >> WE HAVE THE PROGRAMS WE WORK WITH ARE WITH THE COUNTY, SO THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF PROGRAMS THAT THEY WORK THROUGH, AND WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE COUNTY WHO
COMES TO THE CITY HALL AND HAS CERTAIN HOURS, SO THEY CAN WORK THROUGH WITH PEOPLE. WHEN OUR STAFF HEARS ABOUT SOMEBODY THAT HAS A HARDSHIP, THEY CONNECT WITH THEM, THOSE PROGRAMS, THEY GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT THOSE, AND TRY TO SEE WHAT CAN BE MATCHED, SO WE CONTINUE
TO DO IT THAT WAY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC PROGRAM IN THE CITY ITSELF, THE ONLY REASON WE DON'T HAVE THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE LOGISTICS, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A TEAM THAT CAN RUN THOSE APPLICATIONS, PROCESS THOSE APPLICATIONS, MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE -- THEY'RE TOTALLY UNBIASED, IT CAN'T EVEN BE THE WATER DEPARTMENT, THEY'D HAVE TO HAVE SOME INDEPENDENT, A COUPLE PEOPLE'S TEAMS THAT GO THROUGH ALL THOSE THINGS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE PIGGYBACKING ON COUNTY, THE COUNTY OFFERS THOSE PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW.
>> SO THAT INFORMATION IS COMMUNICATED TO YOU THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION TO YOU. >> YES, YES. AND WE FORWARD THEM, WE CONNECT THEM TO THE COUNTY. AND IF SOMEBODY HAS A QUESTION, PLEASE CONNECT THEM WITH ME OR CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND WE'LL FIND THEM THE RIGHT PLACE. >> ANDREW, DO WE STILL HAVE --
>> DO YOU HAVE THOSE FORMS AVAILABLE IN YOUR -- >> I'M SURE WE CAN MAKE THEM AVAILABLE. WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME AVAILABLE OR WE GET THEM SOME LINKS TO THE COUNTY. SO THEY CAN GO AND DO IT THAT WAY. I'LL FIND OUT AS TO EXACTLY WHAT
IS THE BEST -- >> YOU WOULD BEING THE CONTACT PERSON? >> YES. >> YOU CAN CONTACT ME, BUT AARON DUNN WHO IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DIVISION DIRECTOR, SHE AND TIA TOVARD, SUPERVISOR FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, BOTH OF THEM HAVE ALL THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: ANDREW, DO WE STILL HAVE THE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES THAT COME TO THE CITY FOR THIS -- I MEAN, THIS -- >> YES, YES. THEY STILL -- WE STILL PARTICIPATE, IT'S NOT JUST OUR UTILITIES, THEY'LL HELP WITH ELECTRIC AS WELL.
IT'S MORE THAN JUST OURS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE MET WITH, THE COMMISSION PROVED IT, TO HAVE THEM COME IN MULTIPLE DAYS A WEEK. >> I CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION AND SHARE IT WITH THE COMMISSION. AND SEND IT OUT TO EVERYBODY. >> YEAH, BECAUSE THEY'RE HERE
CERTAIN DAYS OF THE WEEK, IF THERE'S A NEED FOR ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS, THERE'S A COUNTY EMPLOYEE ON STAFF THAT CAN TELL THEM WHAT DOCUMENTS THEY HAVE TO BRING. THEY HAVE ALL THAT, AND THEY'LL -- I WALKED A COUPLE
PEOPLE THROUGH IT, THEY GIVE THEM A LIST OF DOCUMENTS THEY NEED TO BRING, THEY BRING, AND THEY MEET WITH THE COUNTY EMPLOYEE ON SITE, IT'S THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND THEY WILL PROCESS IT. AND THEY'LL LET THEM KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THEY'RE MISSING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
RENTERS IS A LITTLE TRICKIER, BUT I KNOW -- BUT WITH OWNERS, IT'S A LITTLE BIT SMOOTHER, BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A LOT MORE OF THE DOCUMENTS THAN A RENTER WOULD HAVE. IT STILL WORKS JUST THE SAME. >> IF I NEED TO CONNECT THEM -- IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT PALM
BEACH COUNTY'S COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPUTY DIRECTOR IS A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE, SO I CAN DEFINITELY SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND BRING MORE INFORMATION AS NEEDED. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. >> FOR THE CIP, I'M GOING TO
HAND IT OVER TOO KEITH AFTER I TALK THROUGH THE FIRST PAGE. KEITH IS OUR -- MY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR UTILITIES, AND HAS BEEN DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB OF MOVING SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, BECAUSE AS YOU REMEMBER, A COUPLE YEARS BACK, BECAUSE OF
COVID, BECAUSE SOME OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, WE HAD TO REALLY -- KIND OF RECAP OPERATE OURSELVES AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE MOVED FORWARD WITH SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, SOME OF THESE PROJECTS BALLOONED BY THE TIME THE PLAN FROM THE PLANNING TO WHERE THE REAL BIDS CAME BACK.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT MORE AND MORE THOROUGHLY, AND HE'S DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF REALLY COMING UP WITH THE PLAN OF HOW TO MOVE THESE FORWARD, HAVING WORKED THROUGH THAT. I WANT TO GIVE HIM AND HIS TEAM KUDOS FOR THAT.
BROADLY SPEAKING, THE CIP, THE NEXT YEAR, WE'RE PROPOSING $36.55 MILLION OF CIP. IN THERE, THE WATER SUPPLY AND TREATMENT PROJECTS ARE AROUND 3.67, THAT'S A LOW NUMBER, BECAUSE WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR
THAT ASSESSMENT TO COME BACK, WHEN RYAN GIVES HIS RATE STUDY INFORMATION, YOU WILL SEE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY MOST LIKELY -- NOT MOST LIKELY, WE WILL HAVE TO GO OUT FOR A UTILITY BOND PROBABLY IN A COUPLE YEARS, AND THAT COST FOR THE PLANS IS
REALLY GOING TO BE HIGH. WE ARE ESTIMATED AROUND 250, BUT WE ARE ALSO TALKING TO ALL THE OTHER UTILITIES THAT ARE AT THIS POINT BUILDING SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS, AND WE'RE SEEING THAT SOME OF THE COST IS GOING UP, YOU'RE TALKING TO A CONSULTANT
DOING THE ASSESSMENT, AND ALSO OTHER CONSULTANTS, WE'RE HEARING NUMBERS OF 280, 300, WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL THAT ASSESSMENT IS DONE, AND WE SHOULD GET SOME OF THAT INFORMATION, AND AN OPCC COST BY HOPEFULLY THE END OF
THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR. NEIGHBORHOOD SYNERGISTIC PROJECTS ARE ABOUT WATER, WASTEWATER AND STORM WATER, THEY'RE 18 MILLION OF THOSE PROJECTS, WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM PROJECTS, 7 MILLION.
STORM WATER DRAINAGE, 300,000. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES METERED REPLACEMENT, 3.2 MILLION, SYSTEM EXPANSION WHERE WE HAVE GULFSTREAM, WE HAVE TO
BUILD A PIPELINE THEY'LL PAY FOR, IT'S 2.0 MILLION, RIGHT NOW, THAT'S COUNTED AS, WE HAVE TO UP FRONT IT, THEY'RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT, ONCE WE KNOW THE EXACT COST. SOME OF THE STUDIES AND MASTER PLANNING EFFORTS WE'RE DOING,
ONE OF THE MAJOR ONES IS 1.55 MILLION IN THE STUDIES AS WE'LL SEE IN THE END, I'LL COME TO THE STUDIES PART TOO. BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME OF OUR INFORMATION FOR RISK ASSESSMENT THAT WE'RE DOING. AS WELL AS FOR -- LOOKING AT
CAPACITY, IN A COLLECTIONS SYSTEM, AND HOW SHOULD THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM NEED TO BE. AND THAT STUDY WAS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE SOURCE BILL WE HAD THAT WENT INTO THE INTERCOASTAL, THAT'S A STUDY WE ARE DOING. I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO
KATE, AND I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS. >> GOOD EVENING. KEITH WEBER. THIS IS 36.55 MILLION WE'RE
ASKING FOR NEXT YEAR'S PROJECTS, THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY STARTED, INCUMBERED OR ADDITIONAL ROLLOVERS WE MAY NEED, RIGHT NOW, IF YOU COUNT JUST THESE NEW PROJECTS THAT WE'RE STARTING, PLUS PROJECTS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE INCUMBERED, PROBABLY HAVE
ABOUT $70 MILLION OF WORK THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING. THAT NUMBER LOOKS LIKE LESS, WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CURRENT ACTIVE PROJECTS, PLUS THE NEW PROJECTS WE'RE LOOKING TO START IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SPEAKING ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECTS, WHICH CAN INCLUDE
WATER, WASTEWATER AND STORM WATER, OR JUST TWO OF THOSE. IT'S A MIXTURE OF MULTIPLE UTILITIES IN THOSE PROJECTS. WE HAVE THE GULF VIEW HARBOR, A MULTIYEAR PROJECT. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WITH COMMISSIONER CRUZ, AND
BASICALLY, OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO START LINING THE SEWER SYSTEM THERE, AS WELL AS WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF STORM WATER THERE, WE'RE GOING TO LINE THAT PORTION THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, THE STORM WATER WILL BE DONE, THERE'S NOT
MUCH TO DO. SEA METAL IMPROVEMENTS, THEY'RE MOBILE HOMES. WE'RE IN THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN
PHASE OF SEA MEADOW SOUTH, REAR UNDER CONTRACT WITH A DESIGN CONSULTANT FOR THAT, IT'S EXPENSIVE TO DO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO. JUST TO DO WATER AND SEWER IN THERE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $7.5 MILLION, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME WAYS THAT WE CAN MINIMIZE THAT WATER.
WE HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE WATER IN THERE, THE SEWER, WE MAY BE ABLE TO -- INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, AND DOING SOME LINING, PUTTING ALL NEW LATERALS, THERE'S ISSUES WITH THE LATERALS IN THERE, BUT NOT WITH THE MAINS THEMSELVES. SOUTHEAST FIRST, SOME PEOPLE
KNOW AS CENTRAL SEACREST, IT'S A PROJECT WE'RE DOING WITH PUBLIC WORKS. THEY GOT FUNDING THROUGH FDOT FUNDS. WE ARE FUNDING THE STORM WATER PORTION OF THAT PROJECT, PRIOR TO THEM GOING, RIGHT NOW, WE JUST BID A PROJECT AND GOT BIDS BACK, WE'RE GOING TO BE LINING
THE SEWER FROM 6 TO 2nd WHERE YOU SEE THOSE POTHOLES, WHEN THEY GO IN TO DO THIS PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT, THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE POTHOLES AFTERWARDS, BECAUSE OF THE GRAVITY SYSTEM THERE. FROM 2nd TO 6th.
COQUINA COVE, THAT'S CURRENTLY OUT TO BID FOR CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE LOOKING FOR CONSTRUCTION IN OCTOBER, THAT PROJECT WILL TAKE A YEAR TO A YEAR AND A HALF MAX CONSTRUCTION. BUT THAT'S CURRENTLY OUT TO BID, HOPING TO AWARD IN SEPTEMBER AND GET THE NOTICE TO PROCEED IN
OCTOBER. WE JUST HAD THE PUBLIC MEETING FOR THAT TWO WEEKS AGO. NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, THIS IS A LARGE NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE A GRAND FOR. A PORTION OF THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WORKING ON PROCUREMENT TO GET THE RFQ OUT
FOR THE DESIGN. WHICH WILL FOLLOW WITH AN RFP FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT WITH THAT PROJECT. ONCE WE GET THE DESIGN BACK, WE'LL START ASKING WITH -- WORKING WITH FDM TO GET FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT PROJECT AS WELL. SAND CASTLE UTILITIES
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, THAT'S REALLY -- IT'S GETTING -- IT'S ANOTHER PROJECT THAT'S GETTING MANAGED THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS, UTILITIES IS FUNDING THE PROJECT. MOST OF IT WILL BE REIMBURSED AS A 16 $1/2 MILLION GRANT FOR THAT.
THAT IS MOSTLY STORM WATER, BUT THERE IS SOME SEWER, SOME WATER, ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, ET CETERA, IT'S GOING TO BE FUNDED BY UTILITIES, AND THEN WE'LL GET THE MONEY BACK THROUGH THE GRANT. THE REST IS UTILITIES FUNDS.
THIS IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE COQUINA COVE PROJECT. IT'S WATER, SEWER, STORM WATER. WE'RE REPLACING THE OLD AC WATER MAINS, DOING SOME REHABILITATION. WATER SUPPLY AND TREATMENT
PROJECTS, PUTTING THEM AHEAD -- WHAT WE ALLUDED TO, THE PFOS PROJECT. WE HAVE $5.4 MILLION FROM SRF, THAT IS BASICALLY THE LAST OF THE NOOR GIVABLE SRF LOANS THINK GAVE OUT. THAT IS FULLY FORGIVABLE.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE PLANNING PHASE OF THAT PROJECT. THAT IS ABOUT A 12 MONTH PHASE, AND THEN WE GO INTO THE DESIGN. AND THEN CONSTRUCTION. GENERATOR PROJECT, IT'S A PROJECT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A LONG TIME.
IT SHOULD BE DONE DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR, DECEMBER/JANUARY. THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION WAS JUST OVER $7 MILLION, WHICH IS CURRENTLY INCUMBERED, AND LIKE I SAID, HOPEFULLY WE'RE GOING TO BE DONE IN SEPTEMBER. THAT IS THE WEST WATER TREATMENT
PLANT, ARCHITECTURAL UPGRADES, SAME WITH THAT PROJECT, WE'RE LOOKING TO BE DONE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER TIME FRAME. DOING REALLY WELL. THE CONTRACTOR'S DOING A GREAT JOB. ELECTRICAL UPGRADES, THAT'S TO BRING BACK UP WELLS, 4, 5, 7 AND
8 IN WEST BOYNTON, AND RIGHT NOW, THAT PROJECT IS NEARING COMPLETION AS WELL, IT SHOULD BE DONE BY OCTOBER. THE PROJECT'S LIKE 90% COMPLETE. THERE'S JUST A COUPLE PIECES THAT -- FOR MATERIALS, THAT THERE'S A LONG LEAD TIME WITH, AND IT'S REALLY JUST GENERATOR,
LIKE THE SILENCER'S FOR THE GENERATORS, OTHER THAN THAT, THE PROJECT IS BEING DONE ALREADY. THIS IS ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE COMPLETE BY SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR IT WILL BE DONE. AND THAT'S TO PUT THE VFT'S ON.
THE VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES ON HIGH SERVICE PUMP FIVE AND SIX, SO WE CAN CONTROL THOSE PUMPS BETTER. LOWER ELECTRIC BILLS, AND NOT SLAM THE SYSTEM WITH HIGH
PRESSURES OUT OF THOSE PUMPS, THIS IS JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THAT PROJECT. ADD REDUNDANCY TO THE HIGH SERVICE PUMPS.
WE EITHER RUN HIGH SERVICE PUMP 1 THROUGH 4 AND 5 THROUGH 6. WASTEWATER PROJECTS, THESE ARE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. IT'S PART OF OUR R & R FUNDS, WE SPEND A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR
LINING DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF THE SEWER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT. WE'RE LOOKING TO GET WITH THE CONSULTANT IN OCTOBER, AND START THE DESIGN FOR THE FORCE MAIN IT IT GOES FROM LIFT STATION 801 TO
THE 36 INCH FORCE MAIN ON CONGRESS, THAT GOES DOWN TO SOUTH CENTRAL THAT'S A HIGH PROFILE CROSS MAIN. CROSSES IN FRONT OF STATION 17, IT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO START
PLANNING ON REPLACING. THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE FINALIZING, THE DESIGN, WE'RE AT ABOUT 90%, HOPING TO GET IT OUT TO BID EARLY THIS FALL THAT WILL ALLEVIATE A LOT OF THE FLOW THAT
COMES UP THROUGH THE PARK. LOWER ELECTRICAL COSTS AND LET US CONNECT THOSE FORCE MAINS INTO THE 36 INCH MAIN THAT GOES DOWN TO SOUTH CENTRAL. YOU HAVE OCEANFRONT PARK WASTEWATER FACILITY, WHICH IS THE FACILITY ON OCEAN RIDGE.
THAT FACILITY IS A SMALL PACKAGE PLANT DEALS WITH ABOUT 10 TO 15,000 GALLONS OF SEWER PER DAY. THIS PROJECT WILL BE DONE APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR AS WELL AND MASTER LIFT STATION 317, THIS IS THE LIFT
STATION THAT EVERYONE KNOWS NEAR BURGER KING AND WHAT USED TO BE ABC. IT'S -- RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON TO THE GNP. THE DESIGN WILL BE DONE APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER, DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
AND THEN AFTER THAT IT'S STILL ANOTHER TWO YEARS FOR CONSTRUCTION A LOT OF TIMES THE LEAD TIME IS A YEAR PLUS. WE CAN'T START CONSTRUCTION FOR
6 TO 7 MONTHS AFTER WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING TO HAVE THEM ALLEVIATE THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT TO SHORTEN THE TIME. THIS IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF 410, 414.
THIS SHOWS THE NEW ROUTES THEY WILL TAKE TO GO INTO THE 36 INCH MAN THAT GOES INTO THE TREATMENT FACILITY. STORM WATER DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, OUR OPERATION STAFF
USES TO RAH LINE DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF THE STORM SYSTEM, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE USING TO ALIGN ALL OF QUAN TOM. AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IN QUAN TOM WILL BE LINED AND NEW FOR THE TIME BEING. RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DESIGN CONSULTANT FOR
THAT, WE HAVE OUR SECOND NEGOTIATION MEETING TOMORROW, HOPINGS TO COME TO COMMISSION FOR THAT SECOND MEETING IN AUGUST TO START WORK WITH THE DESIGN CONSULTANT. THE DESIGN ITSELF IS ABOUT A YEAR, AFTER THAT, WE NEED TO
FIND GRANT MONEY TO FUNNED THIS PROJECT, THAT'S WHAT THE DESIGN CONSULTANT WILL BE DOING FOR US. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO BE IN THE $10 MILLION RANGE. WITHOUT THAT MONEY, IT'S REALLY
HARD TO DO STORM WATER PROJECTS. AND THESE AREAS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN, WE KNOW ARE HEAVILY FLOODED. IT DOESN'T LIMIT THOSE STREETS BY ANY MEANS. THEY'RE GOING TO DO A FULL COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN ANALYSIS.
THOSE ARE JUST AREAS THAT OUR OPERATIONS STAFF HAS MENTIONED. THESE ARE AREAS WHERE THERE'S BOWLS AND CHAPEL HILL FLOODS BADLY. AND I'LL LET THEM TALK ABOUT THE STUDIES AND MASTER PLANNING.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE ARE DOING A COUPLE STUDIES. THERE'S CONCERN, WE GO THESE STUDIES. WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH -- WHAT INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED. WE WANT TO MAKE THESE STUDIES FUNCTIONAL. A COUPLE STUDIES WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT, IT'S NOT JUST A STUDY, IT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPLEMENTATION. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, SO I'M HOPING THAT WILL ALL WORK OUT AND WE'LL HAVE A NEW SYSTEM WE'LL START
IMPLEMENTING THIS FALL. WE WANT TO KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GRANTS. WE'RE GOING FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS, IF YOU GO OUT TO BID AND DESIGN. WE HAVE GRANT MONEY, WE ASK FOR LIKE -- GENERALLY TO KEEP, IN
CASE WE NEED TO LOOK AT SOME OF THESE GRANTS. OUR GRANTS MANAGER DO A PHENOMENAL JOB FINDING GRANTS FOR US. RISK ASSESSMENT IS SOMETHING THE
COMMISSION HAD ASKED US TO START DEVELOPING, AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS, IT'S ALREADY HALFWAY THROUGH, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH GIS, THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK WITH THE RISK MATRIX, WHICH IS BASICALLY, WHAT IS
CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE OF CERTAIN THINGS, AND RISK OF FAILURE OF CERTAIN THINGS. RISK OF FAILURE COULD BE BECAUSE SOMETHING IS OLD, BRITTLE. SOMETHING IS JUST MAYBE THE DEPTH OF IT, AND IT'S GOT TOO MUCH EXPOSURE TO SALTWATER,
THAT'S WHY IT CAN FAIL QUICKLY. CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE MEANS IT'S LIKE WHAT KEITH WAS TALKING ABOUT, THIS IS A BIG PIPE. IF SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN THERE, WE WOULD HAVE A BIG ISSUE OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANT AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS WITH THAT IF ANYTHING GETS EXPOSED. THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING A DESKTOP ANALYSIS ON THAT AND GETTING US RISK ASSESSMENT ON ALL OF THOSE ASSETS, THEN WE'RE GOING TO BASE IT ON THAT, PRIORITIZE AND GO BACK AND DO A
MORE THOROUGH CONDITION ASSESSMENT. THAT'S WHAT THAT STUDY IS AND CAPACITY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE THE ONE I WAS MENTIONING, THAT IS THE REQUIREMENT BY DEP, THAT WE HAVE TO DO A STUDY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LOOKING AT A COLLECTION SYSTEMS.
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY IN THE -- ALREADY WORKING TOWARD THAT. HAVING THIS SSO, WE REALLY HAD TO GO IN AND BRING A CONSULTANT THE IN AND START MODELLING FOR
THAT. WHETHER WE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OR COLLECTIONS SYSTEM, INCREASE PIPE SIZES, LIFT STATIONS AND SO
FORTH. THESE ARE A COUPLE STUDIES SUSTAINABILITY IS DOING, MOST OF THOSE ARE BEING PAID BY GRANTS. WE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THIS, OR I CAN HAVE RYAN COME IN AND TALK ABOUT THE RATES.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, KEITH. >> I WANT TO INTRODUCE RYAN SMITH RYAN'S BEEN WORKING WITH US FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, CAN WE GET THE NEXT PRESENTATION PLEASE. >> ONE QUESTION.
>> YES. >> IS THERE A DEDICATED RESERVE FOR EMERGENCY STORM WATER RESPONSE? YOU KNOW, LIKE FROM HURRICANE REMOVAL OF THE BREED, THE PUMP FAILS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IS
THERE A DEDICATED RESERVE AREA -- >> UTILITIES HAS A RESERVE, SO WE CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO THAT RESERVE. WHAT WE DO IS, WE GO BACK, WE GO TO THE CITY MANAGER, GO TO THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, IF THERE'S AN
EMERGENCY. PRESENT EVERYTHING TO THEM, TELL THEM WHAT'S NEEDED AND WE WILL COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION. THERE IS A RESERVE FUND FOR THE UTILITIES, THAT'S WHAT'S USED FOR ANY KIND OF EMERGENCIES, IT CAN BE USED FOR ANY KIND OF EMERGENCIES, SOME OF IT IS
UNRESTRICTED, AND SOME IS RESTRICTED. THE UNRESTRICTED WE CAN UTILIZE, SOMETIMES WE MAY HAVE TO UTILIZE IT FROM SOME OF OUR OPERATIONAL BUDGET. AND PUT IT BACK IN PUT THE MONEY
BACK IN TO THE OPERATIONAL BUDGET WE USED. WE ARE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH BASED ON OUR BUDGETS, BUT THERE'S NO DEDICATED EMERGENCY FUND FOR DIFFERENT THINGS. IT'S A TOTAL RESULT WE HAVE.
RYAN'S GOING TO TALK THROUGH THE RATES, I KNOW MOST OF YOU HAVE SAT DOWN WITH US AND LOOKED AT THESE RATES. WE WANT TO MAKE A COMPELLING CASE FOR WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR RATE INCREASES, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE RATE INCREASES, WHAT
ARE THE REPERCUSSIONS, I'LL BE HERE WITH RYAN, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE MORE THAN WILLING TO ANSWER. >> THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVING ME ON THE SECOND TIME. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
FINANCIAL FORECAST FOR THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE A LARGE CAPITAL PLAN, LOOKING LONG TERM, WE KNOW THERE IS THE NEED FOR MAJOR INVESTMENT IN THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. SPECIFICALLY, THAT'S GOING TO
REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF DEBT, WHICH IS REALLY DRIVING THE NEED TOO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT RATES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. WHERE ARE YOU TODAY? RIGHT NOW, WE DO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, WE DO A SURVEY OF YOUR
RATES COMPARED TO MANY OTHER NEIGHBORING UTILITIES. RIGHT NOW ON A COST, ON A MONTHLY BASIS, YOU ARE THE LOWEST IN THE AREA. LAST YEAR WE DID THIS SAME EXACT
SURVEY, AND IN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN THE AVERAGE FOR ALL OF OUR OTHER NEIGHBORING UTILITIES HAS RAISED ABOUT 7.1%. SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STILL IN THAT NEED OR THAT POINT WHERE WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PRUDENT
RATE ADJUSTMENTS GOING-FORWARD. NOW, BEFORE WE GET THERE, LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH RATES HISTORICALLY, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON YOUR SCREEN NOW, IS A COMPARISON OF THE CUMULATIVE CHANGE IN THE WATER AND SEWER
MAINTENANCE INDEX, INFLATION FOR WATER AND SEWER COMPARED TO THE CITY'S CUMULATIVE RATE ADJUSTMENTS HISTORICALLY. SINCE 2012, THE COST OF WATER AND SEWER HAS INCREASED ABOUT 88%. DURING THAT SAME PERIOD OF TIME
WE'VE RAISED RATES 29%. WE ARE CONSIDERING A RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR '26, WHICH WILL REDUCE SOME OF THAT DIFFERENTIAL. NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE TO DO, WHEN WE START TO CONSIDER
THE NEED TO ISSUE BONDS IS TO PUT ON OUR RATING AGENCY HAT AND LOOK AT SOME FINANCIAL METRICS THAT THE RATING AGENCIES WOULD LOOK AT WHEN THEY'RE ASSESSING YOUR CREDIT RATING. THERE WE LOOKED AT FIVE KEY
METRICS, DAYS OF CASH ON HANDS, OPERATING MARGIN, AGE OF PLANT, FREE CASHFLOW AS A PERCENT OF DEPRECIATION AND TOTAL DEBT OUTSTANDING AS A PERCENT OF NET PLANT INVESTMENT. DAYS OF CASH, HOW MUCH RESERVES
DO WE HAVE. YOU LOOK REALLY GOOD. HOW MUCH OF OUR PLANT WE HAVE MORTGAGED, YOU LOOK REALLY GOOD THERE, THE TWO AREAS WE SAID, THERE'S TWO AREAS WE NEED TO FOCUS ON GOING-FORWARD WAS THE AGE OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND
EFFECTIVELY WHAT THAT IS IS, HOW LONG HAS EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE'VE SPENT ON CAPITAL, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN IN THE GROUND? THE SECOND ONE, FREE CASHFLOW AS A PERCENT OF DEPRECIATION, AT A MINIMUM, ARE WE SETTING ASIDE OR
GENERATING ENOUGH CASH TO OFFSET OUR DEPRECIATION EXPENSE. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE RIGHT THERE, WE WANT TO IMPROVE GOING-FORWARD, CONSIDERING WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE BOND MARKET. RIGHT NOW, YOUR ANNUAL
DEPRECIATION EXPENSE IS ABOUT $13 MILLION. IF YOU ARE AT THE MEDIAN FOR A DOUBLE A CREDIT UTILITY, WHICH THEY -- ON THE -- THE MEDIAN LEVEL ARE DOING ABOUT 143% OF THE DEPRECIATION, THAT WOULD MEAN WE NEED TO BE SETTING ASIDE
ABOUT $19 MILLION A YEAR. SO WE KNOW THAT'S ONE OF THE METRICS WE WANT TO WORK ON GOING-FORWARD. I'M GOING TO JUMP OVER THESE CAPITAL RELATED SLIDES HERE AND GET JUST TO SPEED THIS UP A LITTLE BIT.
WE KNOW THAT COSTS HAVE GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE NEAR TERM, AND THE LAST FIVE YEARS, OUR ASSETS ARE AGED, AND THE CITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING CONDITION AND RISK ASSESSMENTS ON THE SYSTEM, WHICH WILL
IDENTIFY FURTHER AREAS OF NEED AND HELP TO REFINE THOSE COSTS. A COUPLE EXAMPLES YOU'RE SEEING ON YOUR SCREEN, ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT LIFT STATION 317 HAS LEAKS COMING OUT OF THE PUMPS. YOU CAN SEE IN THE MIDDLE THERE,
THE PUMPS AT THE WEST WATER TREATMENT FACILITY, AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THE OTHER BIG PROJECTS RIGHT NOW IS REPLACING THE MEMBRANES AT THE WEST WATER TREATMENT PLANT. YOU CAN SEE A PICTURE OF YOUR EXISTING PEOPLE BRAINS ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.
AND WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY'RE COMPLETED. NOW, BASED ON OUR REVIEW OF THE OPERATING BUDGET, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND THE NEED
TO SECURE DEBT IN FISCAL YEAR '28, WE DEVELOPED A PROJECTION OF OUR REVENUE REQUIREMENTS OR OUR OUTFLOWS WHICH INCLUDED BOTH OUR OPERATING EXPENSES, CAPITAL
FUNDING, EXISTING AND PROPOSED DEBT SERVICE AND TRANSFERS OUTSIDE OF THE UTILITY, AND WE COMPARE THAT TO OUR EXISTING REVENUE STREAM, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A NEED TO RAISE RATES ON AN INCREMENTAL BASIS OVER THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS. ONE OF THE LARGEST DRIVERS OF 245 RATE INCREASE, OR THOSE PROPOSED RATE INCREASES IS REALLY THE CAPITAL PLAN. ON HERE YOU'LL SEE THE TOTAL CAPITAL PLAN BEING PRESENTED AS
$135 MILLION, WE WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION AND OTHER RELATED PROJECTS, $250 MILLION. AND THAT'S SHOWN AT THE SECOND
TO LAST LINE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028. NOW, CONSIDERING THAT IS AN ESTIMATE WE KNOW IT'S COMING, WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE $250 MILLION, IS IT MORE, HOW MUCH MORE? THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT STAFF IS
WORKING TO REFINE, AND IS GOING TO WORK ON COMMENCING THAT DESIGN IN THE COMING YEARS. AND. BUT WE DO KNOW IT'S COMING DOWN THE LINE. IN ORDER TO MEET THAT NEED, WE WENT AHEAD AND DEVELOPED A
CAPITAL FUNDING PLAN ON AN APPROPRIATIONS BASIS TO MEET OUR NEEDS. THAT INCLUDED THE TOTAL CASH FUNDS AVAILABLE. THE RECOGNITION OF GRANT FUNDING THAT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SECURED.
THE LARGE GREEN BAR WEEK THE PROPOSED BONDS IN 2028 WHAT WE NOTED IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO GO TO THE BOND MARKET. WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT STRONG CASH POSITION YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW.
IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE IDENTIFIED IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE CITY TO SEEK A LINE OF CREDIT IN THE NEAR TERM WHICH WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO APPROPRIATE TO THESE NEAR TERM
PROJECTS. AND REALLY PREPARE US FOR GOING TO THE BOND MARKET. NOW, WHAT DO WE SEE COMING OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS. FIRST ARE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES,
WE WANT TO INCREASE OUR ANNUAL R & R FUND DEPOSIT. HOW MUCH WE'RE SETTING ASIDE FOR CAPITAL REINVESTMENT. WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS $15 MILLION A YEAR, STARTING NEXT
YEAR IN 2026. WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT STRONG CASH POSITION. THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY METRICS THE RATING AGENCIES ARE GOING TO LOOK AT. WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE CITY CONSIDER THE LINE OF CREDIT,
WHICH WOULD ALLOW US TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS AND MOVE THESE EXISTING PROJECTS FORWARD. IN THE NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS, WE SEE A NEED TO GO TO THE BOND MARKET TO SECURE APPROXIMATELY 250 TO
$300 MILLION TO FUND THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS AND REFUND ANY AMOUNTS THAT WERE BORROWED ON THAT LINE OF CREDIT.
SO WHAT R WE ASKING THE COMMISSION FOR, WE'RE ASKING FOR AN INCREASE TO OUR R & R FUND DEPOSIT. RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE AT $9 MILLION, LOWER THAN OUR ANNUAL DEPRECIATION EXPENSE. WE'RE RECOMMENDING 15 MILLION, AND LONG TERM, WE THINK THAT
NEEDS TO INCREASE GOING-FORWARD, WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT STRONG CASH POSITION, AND TO DO THAT WE WANT TO SECURE A $50 MILLION LINE OF CREDIT, WHICH WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR A PROJECT
APPROPRIATIONS OVER THE COMING YEARS. AND THEN SUPPORT THE LONG TERM FUNDING PLAN FOR ISSUING OF REVENUE BONDS OUT IN 2028 TO DO THAT, WE DEVELOPED A RATE -- SET OF RATE RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH
YOU'LL SEE ON YOUR SCREEN NOW. WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 IS A 15% RATE ADJUSTMENT. STILL WOULD PUT YOU BELOW
AVERAGE FOR OUR OTHER NEIGHBORING UTILITIES. AND THEN WE SEE THREE MORE YEARS OF 8% RATE ADJUSTMENTS. ONE OF THE THINGS YOU WILL NOTE IS EVEN WITH ALL FOUR YEARS OF
THESE RATE AJUSTMENTS, OUR AVERAGE ANNUAL BILL WOULD STILL BE LESS THAN OUR OTHER NEIGHBORING UTILITIES IN TODAY'S DOLLARS, AS WE GO FORWARD, WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN
OUR COMPETITIVENESS GOING-FORWARD AND WE BELIEVE THIS PLAN WILL PUSH US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO BE ABLE TO SECURE OUR CAPITAL PLAN AND FULLY MEET OUR NEEDS, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
HOW DO WE WANT TO DO -- >> ON THAT PREVIOUS CHART, I SAW BOCA RATON WAS STILL -- DID I NOT SEE THAT CORRECTLY?
BOCA RATON WOULD STILL BE BELOW? >> YES. >> DELRAY IS CLOSE TO US RIGHT NOW, THEY RECOMMENDED A 13 1/2% RATE ADJUSTMENT, THEY'RE HIGHER THAN US, BUT YOU LOOK AT THE
ACTUAL IMPACT TO THE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS FOR THE 13 1/2 RATE ADJUSTMENT, IT'S RIGHT AROUND $7 NAFR. VERY CLOSE TO WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING. >> BOCA IS THE SECOND LARGEST MUNICIPALITY.
IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND YET WE WOULD BE HIGHER THAN THEM. SO -- >> YEAH, RIGHT NOW HIGHER THAN THAT THIS IS JUST FOR THIS YEAR, WHAT THEY RAISE, WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO RAISE THEIR RATES THIS YEAR AND THE
FOLLOWING YEAR. THIS IS BASED ON, THEY DON'T RAISE ANY RATES FOR TWO YEARS, THEN THEY WILL BE HIGHER THAN THEM, IF WE RAISE FOR 2 MORE YEARS, THE 13 AND 8.
>> EVEN WITH THE RECOMMENDED RATE ADJUSTMENT, OUR PROPOSED FEE FOR 2026 WILL STILL BE LESS THAN BOCA. >> YOU'RE BASING THIS ON EVERYONE STAYING THE SAME? >> COMPLETELY FLAT. >> AND WE KNOW IT'S NOT THE CASE -- >> PROBABLY NOT REALISTIC.
>> NO, SIR, IN THIS GROUP OF SURVEYS, SURVEYED UTILITIES, WE SAW THE RATES INCREASE 7 PLUS% FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. >> THE OTHER SHOT YOU SHOWED.
IT WOULD BE SUBSTANTIAL FROM WHERE IT IS NOW, THAT IS PER HOUSEHOLD, RIGHT? >> THAT'S THE LAST YELLOW LINE. >> BACK A FEW SLIDES, YOU HAD A SHOT THAT SHOWED THE BREAKDOWN
OF THE INCREASES OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. >> THAT'S THE DEBT CHARTER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. >> I DIDN'T GET THE TITLE OF IT, ALL I SAW WAS THE NUMBERS. >> THIS ONE? >> THAT ONE.
WE'RE SAYING, WE'RE GOING FROM $36 TO $395? >> NO, THIS IS TOTAL -- THE SUMMARY OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. >> MY BAD. >> THAT'S THE 250 MILLION
ADDITIONAL FOR THE PLANT IS CAUSING IT TO BE 355. >> WOW! THAT'S STILL. OKAY, THAT'S GOING TO BE A
CHALLENGE. WHAT'SED IMPACT ON SAY THE MILLAGE RATE AND STUFF WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HERE, NONE? >> IT DOESN'T IMPACT THAT, BASED ON THIS REQUIREMENT OR NEED FOR CIP, WE ARE SAYING THAT WE NEED
TO HAVE ENOUGH REVENUE SO WE CAN GO AND ISSUE A BOND AND PAY FOR THE BOND, WHATEVER THE INTEREST RATE IS, WE CAN PAY EVERY YEAR, SO WE'VE PUT THAT IN PLACE. WHAT KIND OF INTEREST WILL THERE BE. AND EVERY YEAR, WHAT OUR
PAYMENTS ARE GOING TO BE. >> THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SAYING -- TO START THAT LINE OF CREDIT NOW? >> RIGHT. WE WANT TO COME UP WITH A PHASED PLANNING, WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE ONE LARGE ADJUSTMENT WHEN WE GO TO ISSUE THE BONDS. WE WANT TO MOVE IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. TAKE BABY STEPS FORWARD, THAT'S KIND OF THE PLAN WE'RE COMING TO YOU WITH, A FOUR-YEAR PHASED RATE PLAN. RIGHT NOW, IT'S PROJECTED AT 3
ADDITIONAL YEARS OF 8% RATE ADJUSTMENTS, NOW, THOSE FUTURE RATE ADJUSTMENTS, THEY'RE GOING TO CHANGE JUST LIKE EVERY YEAR'S FINANCIAL FORECAST IS GOING TO CHANGE. BECAUSE WE GET BETTER ASSUMPTIONS, MORE DATA TO CONSIDER, WHICH IS GOING TO
UPDATE OUR RESULTS. >> WE DON'T DO THIS, THEN. >> IF YOU DON'T DO THIS, IF WE DON'T INCREASE THE RATES, WE DON'T HAVE THE REVENUE COMING IN, WE CANNOT INVEST IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE. WE'RE GOING TO START SEEING
FAILURES, WHICH WE ARE ALREADY SEEING. THOSE WILL BECOME WORSE AND WORSE, WE'LL END UP HAVING PROBABLY DOWN THE ROAD, CONSENT ORDERS, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING HAPPEN WITH THE DRINKING WATER PLANT, THERE ARE CONSENT ORDERS
FOR THAT, OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HAVE GONE THROUGH IT, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HAVE GONE THROUGH. NOT INVESTING IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE, IS NOT AN OPTION. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW BEST WE
CAN DO IT, SO IT'S NOT A SPIKE. >> NOTHING'S BEEN DONE FOR 50, 60 YEARS. >> CORRECT, IT'S LIKE YOU BUILD YOUR HOUSE, 20, 30 YEARS, YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. NOW YEAR 30, YOU HAVE TO PUT A
NEW ROOF IN, AND THE COST IS UP. IF YOU PLANNED AND HAD PUT MONEY ASIDE, YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. IF YOU DIDN'T, YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT YEAR, WHERE YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEND A LOT, OTHERWISE, YOU WON'T HAVE A HOUSE. >> CASE, I'M WITH YOU.
>> CAN YOU JUST REAL QUICKLY, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC -- I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS WHAT ARE -- YOU KNOW, IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA, AND UP
IN THE NORTH END OF THE COUNTRY. WHEN YOU GET TO THE POINT WHERE A MUNICIPALITY CAN'T FUND OR REFUSES TO FUND THEIR OWN UTILITIES, WHAT THEN IS THE ALTERNATIVE FOR A MUNICIPALITY,
I WANT TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT THE RAMIFICATIONS ARE, WHEN YOU GET TO THE POINT WHERE YOU NEGLECT AND CONTINUE TO NEGLECT YOUR UTILITIES AND YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE, WHAT THEN IT LOOKS LIKE FOR A MUNICIPALITY I
KNOW IT HASN'T HAPPENED CLOSE TO HOME YET, BUT I FEEL LIKE THE LONGER WE CONTINUE TO KICK THE CAN, AND WE DON'T REALLY FOCUS ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE STORM WATER ISSUES, AND WE DON'T HAVE WASTEWATER
ISSUES, AND WE DON'T HAVE THESE ISSUES, YOU KNOW WHAT THEN -- WHAT THEN IS THE ALTERNATIVE, BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED A -- THERE NEEDS TO BE A REALITY CHECK IN WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. >> BASICALLY, THINK ABOUT IT
LIKE THIS, QUALITY OF LIFE DEPENDS ON PEOPLE HAVING DRINKING WATER. AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT AFORWARDABLE, THAT'S WHY WE'RE SHOWING THE RATES OF OTHER PEOPLE IN THE AREA TOO WE'RE SHOWING THAT TO YOU TO SEE, WE'RE NOT JUST ASKING FOR
INCREASES, IT'S BASED ON DATA AND FACTS. IF YOU DON'T DO THAT, DON'T INVEST IN IT, YOU'LL START GETTING FAILURES, THEN THOSE FAILURES START HAPPENING, THE COUPLE OF THINGS THAT CAN
HAPPEN, SOMETIMES A MUNICIPALITY MAY HAVE TO BANKROLL IT, AND THEY CAN'T. AND THEN OUTSIDE AGENCIES, MOST LIKELY THE PRIVATE COMPANIES, THEY COME IN AND THEY TALK TO COMMISSIONS AND SAY, WE CAN BUY
ALL THE UTILITIES, AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THIS MUCH MONEY. ESPECIALLY IF IT'S A CASH STRAPPED MUNICIPALITY THAT NEEDS MONEY FOR OTHER THINGS ALSO, THEY'LL GO FOR IT, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SHORT TERM MONEY, THEY
CAN USE THAT AND DO OTHER PROJECTS. BUT THE UTILITY THEN BECOMES PRIVATE, AND YOU LOSE ALL CONTROL OVER RATES. THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT RATES ONCE IT'S A PRIVATE ENTITY.
EVEN IF IT'S NOT A BANKRUPTCY ISSUE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, A PRIVATE COMPANY CAN COME IN AND SAY, WE WILL DO A MORE EFFICIENT JOB OF MAINTAINING THE UTILITY. WE'LL MAKE SURE WE KEEP THE BOTTOM LINE REALLY REALLY LOW, BUT THE COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE
IS THE COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE'S NOTHING THAT PRIVATE COMPANIES CAN DO DIFFERENTLY THAN WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE DON'T OPERATE FOR PROFIT, WE ARE INVESTING EVERYTHING BACK INTO IT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTRY --
I'M NOT SAYING THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES RUNNING UTILITIES. WHEN THEY COME IN, INITIALLY FOR A YEAR OR SO, THEY'LL SAY WE'LL KEEP YOUR ICIU. WE'LL KEEP YOUR STAFFING, AND THEN THEY HAVE -- OBVIOUSLY THEY
HAVE CONTRACTS YOU CAN EVEN KEEP FOR SO LONG, AND THEY START INCREASING, MOST OF THOSE HAVE HAD SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN THEIR UTILITY RATES WITHIN FIVE YEARS. >> IT'S VERY TYPICAL.
THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REGULATES PRIVATE UTILITIES, THERE'S A RATE CASE FILING, IT'S A SPECIFIC CALCULATION OF HOW THEY COME UP WITH WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO CHARGE FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE, AND THERE'S A LEVEL OF PROFIT THAT'S ADDED ON THERE.
ONE OTHER THING TO CONSIDER, THE CIP IS GOING TO BE VERY DEBT INTENSIVE, THE COST OF CAPITAL FOR A MUNICIPALITY IS SUBSIDIZED BY THE ABILITY TO ISSUE TAX EXEMPT BONDS.
WE'RE GOING TO PAY A LOWER INTEREST COST COMPARED TO A PRIVATE UTILITY. JUST THE COST OF THE BONDS, THE COST OF DOING THE WATER IMPROVEMENTS, IT'S GOING TO BE HIGHER OVER THE LONG TERM.
AND I THINK RIGHT NOW, HAVE YOU A REALLY GOOD STAFF. THEY'RE MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS NOW TO MOVE THIS UTILITY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. LOOKING AT YOUR RATES, YOU'RE THE CHEAPEST IN THE AREA IT'S HARD TO ARGUE YOU HAVEN'T DONE A
GOOD JOB OF BEING EXTREMELY EFFICIENT JUST BY LOOKING AT YOUR RATES. LONG TERM THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE. EVEN WITH FUNDING THE WATER PLANT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING BELOW THE AVERAGE OF ALL OUR OTHER NEIGHBORING UTILITIES.
IN FOUR YEARS FROM NOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE BELOW THE AVERAGE OF TODAY YES, WE'RE TAKING THE RIGHT STEPS NOW, WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE'RE TRYING TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING.
>> I CAN APPRECIATE THAT, I THINK I -- I DON'T WANT TO GET SO EXCITED FOR BASICALLY MISMANAGING THE UTILITIES. I THINK OVER THE YEARS, THIS HAS STAYED AS A POLITICAL PLATFORM
WHERE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO RAISE THE RATES FOR WHATEVER REASON, AND INSTEAD OF LOOKING REALLY HARD AT TAKING CARE OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. WE ALL SAT UP HERE AND TALKED ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE, AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS, AND YET PAST
COMMISSIONS, IT WASN'T JUST A FINANCIAL REASON, THEY DON'T WANT TO RAISE UTILITIES, BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO RAISE RATES, THE RESIDENTS ARE UPSET ABOUT THE RATES GOING UP, YOU TAKE THIS, NOW WE'RE IN THIS POSITION WHERE IF WE HAD STARTED THIS 10
YEARS AGO, WE WOULD BE DOING SMALL INCREMENTS THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE, THAT WOULD MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE TO OUR RESIDENTS, AND WOULD MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE TO THE UTILITYS, INSTEAD, WE'RE IN A POSITION NOW WHERE WE'RE SITTING UP HERE AND LOOKING AT
IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A CUP OF STARBUCKS, IT'S NOT A HUGE INCREASE, BUT IT'S A HUGE INCREASE THAT SHOULDN'T BE NECESSARY, WE SHOULDN'T BE IN THIS POSITION, BECAUSE 10 YEARS AGO, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SET UP FOR SUCCESS, INSTEAD OF BEING
PUT IN A POSITION WHERE EVERYTHING STAYED THE SAME, BECAUSE NOBODY WANTED TO ROCK THE BOAT, AND NOW WE'RE IN A POSITION WHERE WE HAVE TO ROCK THE BOAT. IF WE DON'T ROCK THE BOAT, OWL ALTERNATIVE IS SOMETHING THAT'S
COMPLETELY OFF THE TABLE FOR ME. SOMETHING I DON'T WANT TO EVER CONSIDER. WE WANT TO BE A SELF-SUFFICIENT CITY, AND HAVE OUR WASTEWATER, AND KEEP OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT, BUT IF WE DON'T START TAKING CARE OF -- BEING
SERIOUS ABOUT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND WHAT'S GOING ON, WE'RE GOING TO BE STUCK IN A POSITION WHERE WE HAVE NO ESCAPE. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TO SEE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAD -- IF IT HAD BEEN PLANNED OUT OVER TIME, AND NOT BEEN KICKED DOWN THE ROAD, WE
WOULDN'T BE IN THIS POSITION WE MIGHT BE AT A 2% OR 3% INCREASE THAT WOULD BE ROLLED INTO OUR RATES. I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT WE SHOULD BE GIVING CREDIT TO ANYONE FOR KEEPING OUR RATES LOW, I THINK WE DID A DETRIMENT
TO OUR RESIDENTS, NOW WE'RE SITTING IN THIS POSITION, AND NOW TO THE CURRENT BOARD THAT WE'RE YOU PUT IN THIS POSITION TO HAVE TO TAKE THE HEAT ON INCREASING UTILITIES A LARGE AMOUNT, IN ORDER TO DO THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO, TO KEEP
OUR WATER CLEAN, AND STORM WATER GOING, AND KEEP OUR WASTEWATER RUNNING SMOOTHLY. SO I'LL GET OFF THAT SOAP BOX NOW. IT'S FRUSTRATING, I DON'T THINK THERE SHOULD BE CREDIT THERE, WE
SHOULDN'T BE PRAISING OURSELVES FOR HAVING OUR RATES SO LOW. WE SHOULD BE PRAISING OURSELVES THAT WE LOGICALLY LOOKED AT THIS OVER THE YEARS, AND WE'RE IN A BETTER POSITION THAN WE ARE NOW. >> YOU LOOK AT THE CUMULATED
INFLATION, YOU WILL SEE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF YEARS WHERE THERE'S NO RATE INCREASE, NO CPI INCREASE EVEN. I UNDERSTAND THE UTILITY DIRECTOR WOULD LOVE TO SAY, NO, WE DON'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING. IF IT WAS JUST OUR OPERATIONAL
BUDGET, I WOULD DO IT, WE CAN MANAGE IT. WE WILL BE ABLE TO MANAGE IT, THE CAPITAL NEEDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT. I HAVE TO FIX THOSE. >> THANK YOU.
>> I DO HAVE ONE OTHER QUICK QUESTION. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE MONEY. WHAT COLLATERAL OR WHAT REVENUE IS PLEDGED TO SECURE IT. >> THE REVENUE BONDS, GENERALLY
IT'S THE RATES, FEES AND REVENUES OF THE SYSTEM. >> THEY LOOK AT THAT YOU HAVE A RATE STRUCTURE THAT CAN SUSTAIN THE DEBT YOU'RE GOING INTO AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PAY THE INTEREST. YOU'RE GOING TO BRING ENOUGH REVENUE IN TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THAT DEBT.
>> IS THE UTILITY FUND WHAT SUPPORTS THE BOND? >> THEY'RE THE BACKING AND COLLATERAL, THE RATES? >> RYAN WAS SHOWING YOU THE CASH ON HAND, SO ALL OF THOSE METRICS, ALONG WITH THE RATE
STRUCTURE, SHOW YOU'RE GOING TO BRING ENOUGH REVENUE IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THE DEBT. >> OKAY. >> AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSION, I KNOW IT'S BEEN HARD THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, IT WILL BE FOUR YEARS THIS DECEMBER, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY
TIME I'M COMING HERE, I'M THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS, I BELIEVE THAT'S WHY I WAS BROUGHT INTO THE UTILITIES, TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING, AND DO A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT, AND BRING THAT
INFORMATION TO YOU ALL. MY JOB IS TOO BRING YOU INFORMATION. AND I THINK IT'S UP TO YOU ALL TO LET US KNOW HOW WE MOVE FORWARD. >> I THINK YOU'VE BEEN CONSERVATIVE ON EVEN WHAT YOU'RE
RECOMMENDING, AND SO I JUST -- I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, THAT YOU JUST LIKE LAST YEAR, WE LOOKED AT IT DIFFERENTLY, AND RE-EVALUATED HOW WE COULD KEEP THE RATE THE SAME, BUT WE LOOKED
AT OTHER MECHANISMS TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR -- IT'S ALWAYS A TOUGH CONVERSATION, BUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT HUGE ISSUES, IT BECOMES AN EVEN
HARDER CONVERSATION, YOU HAVE BEEN CONSERVATIVE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU'RE NOT INFLATING EVERYTHING TO INCREASE YOUR THE BUDGET OR THE FUND. >> I WANT TO THANK MY TEAM TOO,
THEY'RE REALLY LOOKING AT EVERY LITTLE CENT TO TRY TO KEEP THE BUDGET LOY. BUT AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. >> PUNAM, I ECHO THE COMMENTS OF
MY COLLEAGUES HERE. IT IS WHAT IT IS, AND WE HAVE TO ACT NOW AND IT'S GOING TO BE ON THIS ADMINISTRATION AND THE NEXT THAT COME BEHIND US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TRY TO BE PROACTIVE
GOING- GOING-FORWARD. SO JUST THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU PRESENTED, EVEN THOUGH IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO HEAR, OKAY? THANK YOU, RYAN, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: OKAY, MOVING ON TO F, OTHER FUNDS.
ANY SPECIFICS? >> DO WE WANT TO? >> YEAH, I'M OKAY. >> I'M GOOD. >> I'M GOOD. >> BEFORE YOU -- >> I KNOW WE DID MOVE PUBLIC COMMENT EARLIER, IF THERE IS
ANYONE IN HERE, YOU CAN COME UP NOW AND DO YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'RE OPENING IT UP FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HAVE COME LATER, YOU'D STILL HAVE YOUR THREE MINUTES.
>> I'M FINE. YEAH. YEAH. >> THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE PEOPLE. >> THERE'S NEW PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT HERE THIS MORNING. >>.
>> SUSAN OTYER, BOYNTON BEACH, SENT YOU AN EMAIL, BECAUSE SOME OF US HAVE JOBS. YOURS IS A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBLE, SO --
>> I OWN THE COMPANY, SO -- >> NICE TO BE THE BOSS. I SENT AN EMAIL EARLIER TODAY, I THINK YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO DOING NIGHT MEETINGS, THE CITY EMPLOYEES ARE ABLE TO FLEX THEIR SCHEDULES, THEY'VE DONE THIS FOR YEARS, YOU WOULD HAVE A LOT MORE
PUBLIC HERE, IF YOU HAD NIGHT MEETINGS, LIKE THEY USED TO, IT'S VERY EFFICIENT AND GETS YOU MORE PARTICIPATION, WHICH IS YOUR GOAL AS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, TO HAVE AS MUCH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AS POSSIBLE. WHILE SOME PEOPLE IN THE ROOM,
PROBABLY DON'T WANT US UP HERE TALKING, THAT IS PART OF YOUR JOB. I GOT TO SAY, I'M WORRIED, BECAUSE CITY MANAGER DUGGAR IS VERY NICE AND GOING TO TRY TO GET ME A COPY OF THE BUDGET AND EVERYTHING. THERE'S NO COPIES IN THE BACK
FOR PEOPLE WALKING IN NOW. ALL I CAN SEE IS WHAT'S BEEN UP HERE RECENTLY, I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE UTILITIES, I'VE ALWAYS COME UP AND SPOKE THAT I THINK WE -- THEY DESERVE THE RAISE, WE ALL NEED WATER,
OUR SEWER TO WORK. AND CLIMATE MITIGATION IS GOING TO KICK US ALL IN THE BUTT BIG TIME, THE FIRST PLACE IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS IN UTILITIES, IT'S A SHAME IT WASN'T TAKEN CARE OF IN PRIOR YEARS, BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT A BUDGET THAT'S JUST OUT OF CONTROL, AND I
HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE NUMBER, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A COPY, THERE'S NONE IN THE BACK. WHAT WAS IT, 330 MILLION BEFORE LAST YEAR? AND NOW IT'S 110 MILLION MORE THAN IT WAS FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO, AND I SENT YOU SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS FOR WAYS TO START
CURBING THINGS. OUR BUDGET IS OUT OF CONTROL WE HAVE TO HAVE WATER, SEWER, AND GARBAGE PICKUP. A LOT OF THE REST OF THIS IS NOT NEEDED. MAYBE YOU NEED TO LOOK AT LINE ITEM BUDGETS AND DOING THAT, AND
BREAKING IT DOWN BEFORE THEY USED TO OVER THE YEARS, THEY WENT DEPARTMENT BY DEPARTMENT AND ACTUALLY TOOK THE RED PIN AND CUT. IN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS INCREASE, MAYBE THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO BE DOING. THAT IS YOUR FUNCTION, I WOULD
SUGGEST YOU START DOING THAT AND LOOKING AT WHERE YOU CAN CUT, EXTRA STAFF, TAKE HOME CARS THAT AREN'T NEEDED. MAKING BETTER CHOICES. WHICH WOULD DRASTICALLY LOWER
YOUR COSTS FOR MAINTAINING THESE BUILDINGS, IT'S TIME TO START TAKING A LOOK -- THE COUNTRY IS GOING TO HELL IN A HAND BASKET QUICKLY, WE ALL KNOW THAT. IT'S TIME TO START MAKING CUTS AND PREPARING FOR THAT. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK YOU FOR ACCOMMODATING THE PUBLIC COMMENT, IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. I HAVE A FEW SUGGESTIONS HERE, AND THE PROCESS TO CHANGE THE BUDGET OR ADD THINGS TO THE BUDGET, I BELIEVE BEGINS WITH STAFF.
IT ALSO CAN COME DIRECTLY FROM THE COMMISSIONERS, SO HOPEFULLY SOME OF THESE SUGGESTIONS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE CURRENT BUDGET. I'D LOVE TO SEE AN ITEM REGARDING THE CITY VEHICLE FLEET
AND PUBLIC WORKS TO INCLUDE TRANSITIONING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THAT'S THE FUTURE. ALSO, THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER CAN BE REHIRED, I BELIEVE THAT'S A STAFF POSITION.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR ACCREDITATION UNLESS YOU REHIRE THAT HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER, AND THAT PLANNER CAN GET GRANTS THAT WOULD MORE THAN PAY FOR THE POSITION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER,
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF GRANTS AND THEY'RE NOT HARD TO GET. IF YOU COULD HIRE THAT PERSON, I THINK IT WOULD REALLY HELP THE CITY A LOT. THE PUBLIC ARTS FUND. THE DESCRIPTION SAYS TO ENHANCE HERITAGE, DIVERSITY, AND
CHARACTER THROUGH THE PUBLIC ARTWORKS, INTEGRATED IN ARCHITECTURE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND LANDSCAPE. IT DOESN'T MEAN IT HAS TO BE ALL OUTDOORS. WHEN YOU GET THE MAGNUSON HOUSE GOING, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE
HOUSE GOES ON PUBLIC PROPERTY OR IS MAINTAINED AS PART OF PHASE 2. BOTH OF THOSE BUILDINGS COULD HAVE PUBLIC ART ON THE INSIDE, SHOWING THE HISTORY OF BOYNTON BEACH.
ALSO, MR. PIERCE WAS THE FIRST RESIDENT HERE, THAT'S WHY THEY CALL THE PROJECT THE PIERCE. THERE COULD ALSO BE PUBLIC ART WITHIN THAT PROJECT. THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FUNDS ARE FOR ACQUISITION, I'D
LOVE TO SEE A SMALL ALLOCATION FOR THE NICKELS FOREST PROPERTY, PUT UP A SIGN, DO SOMETHING, JUST GET THAT PROCESS STARTED FOR RECREATION AS PUBLIC USE.
AND ALSO THE ECOPARK. THE UTILITIES, THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG BITE, PART OF THE NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANT SHOULD BE TREATMENT UNTIL THE WATER IS CLEAN AGAIN. AND LET'S STOP DUMPING IT, THAT'S ALSO THE FUTURE.
I LOVE THE IDEA OF BEAUTIFICATION, THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG IMPROVEMENT FOR THE CITY. MORE STAFF FOR COMMUNITY STANDARDS IS WONDERFUL. CHANGE THE BULK DAY ON SEACREST, IT'S OBVIOUS, IT COULD GO ALL THE WAY UP THAT WAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE DOING BOTH SIDES THE WAY THEY LOOK HERE, BUT IT LOOKS BAD. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? >>. >> PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED. >> WHAT ABOUT ONLINE? >> NOBODY'S ONLINE.
>> CAN I MAKE A STATEMENT? >> MAYOR: SURE. >> I'D LIKE TO SAY, YES, WE'VE GOTTEN MORE PARTICIPATION FROM THE COMMUNITY IN THE PUBLIC WHEN IT WAS HELD, IN THE EVENING. AND I BELIEVE IF I'M NOT
MISTAKEN THAT OUR NEXT MEETING IS LATEAFTER NOON, 6:00 TO 9:00, OKAY. AND WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS FOR US. >> JUST FOR CORRECTION, IF WE FINISH THIS EVENING, THERE WILL NOT BE A MEETING ON -- BUT WE DO
HAVE LATER HEARINGS IN SEPTEMBER AND CERTAINLY THERE CAN BE PARTICIPATION THEN. BUT IF WE DO FINISH TODAY, WHICH I BELIEVE WE'RE DONE,ING IF WE GET TO THESE RESOLUTIONS, WE DON'T HAVE THAT MEETING ON -- >> AREN'T WE AT THE END NOW?
YEAH. >> WE HAVE THE MILLAGE RATE AND -- >> WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE, RIGHT? >> JUST A LITTLE MORE. >> I JUST SAY THAT WE DO THAT ON WEDNESDAY FROM 6:00 TO 9:00,
UNLESS YOU GUYS WANT TO STAY A LITTLE LONGER. >> MAYOR: I WOULD RATHER STAY UNLESS -- WE HAVE THE CRA MEETING TOMORROW. >> BOTH B AND C REQUIRE NO CHANGES, IT'S A THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THE MILLAGE RATE THE SAME OR --
>> YEAH, LET'S DO THE MILLAGE RATE. >> I'LL DO IT, LET'S GO. I'M RETIRED. >> YOU'RE GOOD. LET'S DO IT.
>> WHAT ABOUT G, THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE TWO OUTREACH MEETINGS, WHO'S DOING THAT. >> THAT'S NOT ON MINE. >> I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE ON
THE AGENDA. >> LET'S KEEP GOING. >> WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE MILLAGE RATE, 5A. PROPOSED RESOLUTION? >> YEAH.
>> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH FLORIDA. ADOPTING A PROPOSED MUNICIPAL RATE. STATING A ROLL BACK RATE AND SETTING THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING,
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ANYONE? >> THIS IS THEIR WHEEL HOUSE. >> YOU SHOULD HAVE A SLIDE ON THE POWER POINT.
>> IS THAT CORRECT? YOU CAN SKIP A WHILE THEY WORK ON THAT, AND WORK ON B AND C. >> IT'S ON THE SCREEN. >> IT IS.
>> PERFECT. >> HELLO, TONY DAVIDSON AGAIN. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON SCREEN, AND HOPEFULLY IT'S CLEAR ENOUGH
COLUMN A/B IS WHERE WE ARE, WHERE THE BUDGET WAS FOR TODAY. COLUMN A/E, IS A 10.4 BILLION TO
THE 10.5 IN TERMS OF THE ASSESSED VALUE. WHICH GAVE US AN ADDITIONAL 224,000 TO THE ADD VALOREM REVENUE. THE COLUMN A/J IS A PERSPECTIVE THAT SHOWS YOU, IF YOU WERE TO
REDUCE IT, BY POINT 02 THEN YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH THE NET, SAVINGS OR IF YOU WANT LOWER ENOUGH, THE REVENUES WOULD BE TO THE TUNE OF $210,000.
IF YOU WERE TO LOWER IT, WE'RE TAKING AWAY $450,000 FROM REVENUES, YOU HAVE A CHOICE, EITHER YOU CAN LEAVE IT AS IS, NO CHANGE IN TERMS OF THE
MILLAGE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY 7.8, BUT AGAIN, BECAUSE WE HAD A SLIGHT INCREASE IN OUR ASSESSED VALUES, WE GAINED $224,000 YOU CAN NEGATE THAT BY DOING NOTHING
OR MAKING SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT, WHICH WOULD BE EITHER TO THE TUNE -- IT COULD BE POINT 01, POINT 02, WHATEVER YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING. >> POINT OF CLARIFICATION, WE'RE JUST SETTING THE PRELIMINARY
RATE, IF YOU SET IT TODAY, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY -- YOU CAN'T INCREASE IT PAST TODAY, BUT YOU COULD LOWER IT AT THE FIRST BUDGET HEARING. IF YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE IT AT 7.8 NOW --
>> I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO 7.75. >> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING TOO. >> WE KNOW DAN PROPOSES SOMETHING, AND THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM TO CUT. THIS EXTRA $220,000 IS INTERESTING TO SAY THE LEAST.
HE'S SMILING, HE KNOWS, I'D LIKE TO GO TO 7.75. THAT'S MY POSITION. >> WE DECREASED IT BY THAT SAME AMOUNT LAST YEAR, CORRECT, TONY? ALMOST. NO, WE KEPT THE SAME, A YEAR,
TWO YEARS AGO. AND THE REASON I'M ASKING, WHEN WE CALCULATED IT LAST YEAR, IT WILL CHANGE -- IT MAY NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AHEAD, WE WERE CLOSER TO
BEING -- BREAKING EVEN, AS OPPOSED TO THE RESIDENTS PAYING MORE TAXES, BECAUSE WE FINALLY MADE IT TO THE POINT WHERE WE WERE -- RESIDENTS WERE SEEING WHERE THEIR TAXES WEREN'T GOING
TO GO UP BECAUSE OF THE ADJUSTMENT OF -- AND BECAUSE OF THE PERCENTAGE POINT GOING DOWN HALF A POINT. IT'S SOMEBODY'S COMMUTER. I DON'T KNOW. >> WHOSE COMPUTER KEEPS DOING THAT?
>> WE'RE TRYING TO PULL SOMETHING UP. >> SO WE HAVE TWO THAT WANT TO ROLL IT BACK TO 7.75, CORRECT? >> YES. >> WE CAN LEAVE IT AS IT IS NOW,
AND THEN AS WE AJUSTMENT BUDGET. >> I'D LIKE TO DIVE INTO THIS AGAIN, NEW KID ON THE BLOCK UP HERE. THE DIFFERENCE OF THE DOLLARS. >> YES. >> IT IS FUN TO WORK WITH, AND TONY CAN USUALLY SEND YOU THE SPREADSHEET, BUT TO WORK WITH
AND TWEAK HE CAN WORK WITH YOU ON IT, YOU CAN SEE EVEN WHAT THE IMPACT IS TO THE RESIDENT WHEN YOU DECREASE IT THEY USUALLY PI LIKE A CERTAIN VALUE. >> I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE
GRAPHIC SO IN '22 YOU WERE AT 7.89. TWO YEARS FROM 23-24 TO 7.85 AND THEN THE LAST TWO YEARS YOU KEPT IT INCLUDING TODAY AT 7.8. >> SO WEAVE KEPT IT THE SAME AS
TWO YEARS AND THEN WE KEEP IT FOR TWO YEARS. THAT'S BEEN OUR TREND. >> IF WE WERE TO TAKE IT DOWN TO 7.79, VERSUS THE 7.75, IS THAT A
-- DO YOU HAVE THE .05 IN THERE, RIGHT? >> IF WE DID .9 SO LET ME CHANGE THAT. >> 7.9.
>> 7.79. .01. >> TO .01 YOU WOULD BE GIVING BACK 129 OR 130K. IF YOU GO TO .05, THEN YOU ARE
GIVING BACK ALMOST 450K. >> MAYOR: I NEED TIME ON THIS ONE. >> OKAY. >> MY THINKING WAS THAT IF WE CONTINUE THE PATH THAT WE SET
THEN, YOU KNOW, WE GO ALL OF THE WAY DOWN TO 7.75 IT DOESN'T LEAVE A LOT OF ROOM TO CONTINUE THAT PATH SO I WAS THINKING MAYBE WE WOULD GO DOWN .01, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP THAT PATTERN GOING
BUT I GO ALONG WITH WHATEVER YOU KNOW I LIKE THE NUMBERS WITH THE .05 WHAT YOU WERE SAYING 7.75. I COULD LIVE WITH THAT BUT JUST LOOKING AT THE TREND THAT WE
HAVE SET OVER A PERIOD -- THAT CHART THAT YOU JUST BOUGROUGHT WOULD LEAVE US WIGGLE ROOM IN THE FUTURE SO THAT WAS MY THINKING. IF WIGGLE ROOM IS A WORD. >> I JUST WANT TO MENTION TO THE
COMMISSION THIS IS PRELIMINARY AND SO WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE HIGHEST RATE WE COULD POTENTIALLY SELECT TODAY. >> BECAUSE YOU CAN'T INCREASE IT. >> WE CANNOT INCREASE IT SO IF YOU GO DOWN NOW THERE IS NO GOING BACK AND THE OTHER THING
WE HAVE TO DO IS YOUR AIDES HAVE TO GET TOGETHER ON A DATE FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET THIS TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER NEXT WEEK. SO JUST A REMINDER THAT'S ALL. >> OKAY. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> SO WE KEEP IT THE SAME -- >> WITH THAT BEING SAID KEEP IT
THE SAME AND OR TAKE IT TO 7.75. >> MAYOR: LET'S LEAVE IT THE SAME NOW AND WE HAVE TIME TO ADJUST IT LOWER WE JUST CAN'T GO HIGHER. LET ME GET A LITTLE MORE SCHOOL
ADV ADVICE,-VICE-MAYOR. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE OR I'M SORRY, THE RESOLUTION LEAVING IT AT THE SAME RATE AND THEN A DATE TO BE DETE DETERMINED. >> MAYOR: DID YOU TALK ABOUT THE DATE ON OUR BREAK? >> WE DO NEED TO SET A DATE IF
WE COULD TODAY. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE THREE DATES THAT ARE OPTIONS ARE THURSDAY, 9-4 OR FRIDAY, 9-5 OR MONDAY, 9-8. THOSE ARE THE THREE DATES THAT WOULD STILL WORK. ANY OF THOSE THREE DATES WOULD
WORK IF IT WORKS FOR YOUR CALENDAR. >> 9-4, A THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 4TH. SEPTEMBER 5TH IS A FRIDAY AND SEPTEMBER 8TH IS A MONDAY. >> THE 8TH IS FINE. >> MAYOR: THE 8TH IS FINE. WE ARE TRAVELING. >> THE OTHER QUESTION IS DO YOU WANT TO MOVE THE ENTIRE MEETING
OR JUST HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING BECAUSE WE COULD DO JUST A SPECIAL MEETING AND CONTINUE THE SEPTEMBER 2ND OR 3RD? IT IS THE 3RD, RIGHT? SEPTEMBER 3RD WE HAVE OUR REGULAR MEETING. IF WE COULD -- >> SEPTEMBER 2ND.
>> SEPTEMBER 2ND, CORRECT. >> LEAVE THAT. >> ISN'T THAT WHAT WE DID THE LAST TIME ON THAT LIKE 9-3 JUST DO IT THEN? >> WE DID WE JUST CAN'T DO IT ON 9-3 SO WE HAVE TO DO IT ON 9-8.
>> JUST THE DATE FOR BUDGET THAT WAS ALL IT WAS. >> THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY ITEM ON THE AGENDA SPECIAL MEETING JUST FOR A FIRST HEARING OF THE BUDGET. >> RIGHT. I LIKE THAT. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> 9-8? >> YES. >> 9-8 AT 6:00? >> YES. >> YOU GOT DIRECTION?
>> SEPTEMBER 8TH AT 6:00. >> SEPTEMBER 8TH AT 6:00. >> SEPTEMBER 8TH AT 6:00. >> MAYOR: MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R25-158 AND FOR THE
MEETING TO BE ON SEPTEMBER 8TH AT 6:00 P.M. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY MOVED TO APPROVE AND VICE-MAYOR HAY GAVE THE SECOND MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
OKAY. WE ARE DOWN TO PROPOSED RESOLUTION R 25-159. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE
SERVICES, FACILITIES AND THE PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, DESCRIBING THE METHOD OF ASSESSING FIRE RESCUE, ASSESSED COSTS AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING AND DIRECTING THE PROVISION OF NOTICE THEREOF AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NO CHANGES? SO >> MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R25-159. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY MOVED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION
NUMBER R25-159, VICE-MAYOR HAY SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND MOVING ON. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER R25-160 ADOPT A PRELIMINARY
CANAL MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26 PER BUDGET WORKSHOP DISCUSSION ON JULY 7, 9 AND 10:00 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NUMBER IT 21-011, SECTION
166.021 AND 166.041 FLORIDA STATUTES AND OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF LAW. MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION? >> ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THIS? >> NO, THE FEES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. >> AS LONG AS THERE ARE NO CHANGES I'M FINE. >> MAYOR: MAY WE HAVE A MOTION
TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF R25-160? VICE-MAYOR HAY MOVED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION R25-160, COMMISSIONER KELLEY SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ANYONE HAVE ANY FINAL COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT?
>> THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. >> MAYOR: DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE EVENING AND A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN MADE THE MOTION. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
MOTION FOR THE MEETING TO BE ADJOURNED.