>> MAYOR: GOOD EVENING, WELCOME TO THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH CITY COMMISSION MEETING. WE WILL NOW TURN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR ROLL CALL. >> MAYOR SHELTON? >> PRESENT.
>> VICE MAYOR HAY? >> PRINT. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, WE WILL
HAVE AN INVOCATION AND A PLEDGE. >> LET'S PREPARE OUR HEARTS FOR A MOMENT. THANK YOU FOR EVERY SEAT THAT IS FILLED HERE TODAY FOR EACH HEART
AND MIND THAT FILLS THIS ROOM. WE HAVE AN IDEA, VISION AND DAILY INSTRUCTIONS, WE HAVE TALENTS AND ABILITIES, ONLY YOU CAN SEE IN PERFECT DETAIL THE END OF EVERY BEGINNING. EACH PROJECT, EVERY SEASON, EVERY LIFE.
NOTHING IS EVER IN VEIN, FOR EVEN MISTAKES AND MISSTEPS ARE USED FOR GOOD. YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS TRANSCENDS OUR UNDERSTANDING. MAY WE WORK ON PEACE FOR THE PEOPLE OF BUSINESSES, AND THOSE
LEAVING OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY. PRESS THIS MEETING TODAY, ALL THOSE THAT ARE PRESENT, AS WELL AS THE LIVES OF THOSE WE'VE ONLY COUNTED AFTERWARDS, READY TO MAKE EVERY MOMENT COUNT THIS EVENING. WE PRAY IN OUR HOPE TO YOU, 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: WE ARE MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS,
DELETIONS. >> I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CHANCELLOR FOR THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM. >> YES, PART OF 5A, THAT'S
CORRECT. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> NOTHING FOR ME. >> NOTHING FOR ME. >> NOTHING FOR ME. >> NOTHING FOR ME. >> MAYOR: CITY STAFF HAS REQUESTED THAT A RESOLUTION BE ADDED FOR APPROVAL AS 10B.
THERE'S ALSO A REQUEST TO TABLE ITEMS 8A THROUGH C FOR FEBRUARY 10th. THE ITEMS WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR FEBRUARY
10, 2026. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE AT 5:30. >> WHAT ARE WE DOING? >> MAYOR: THEY DIDN'T CALL YOU? >> ITEMS 8A THROUGH C NEED TO BE
TABLED. RATHER THAN HAVE THEM WAIT FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS, WE WERE GOING TO DO A QUICK HALF HOUR MEETING BEFORE THE SPECIAL CRA MEETING AT 6:00 P.M. WE HAD TO RENOTICE IT TODAY.
>> ANY REASON IT HAS TO BE TABLED? >> THERE WASN'T TIMELY NOTICE WITHIN THE FIVE DAYS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING CAN BE CHALLENGED, TO DO A QUICK 30 MINUTE MEETING BEFORE YOUR CRA MEETING ON THE 10th, SO WE CAN ADDRESS ITEMS 8A THROUGH
C. >> AND WE DO THAT AT 5:30, USUALLY AT 6:00. >> WELL, WE HAVE IT AT 6:00 P.M., AND THAT'S THE NOTICE THAT'S BEEN POSTED. IF WE CAN LEAVE IT AT 6:00.
>> A SECOND READING FOR MOST OF IT, IT MAY NOT BE A FULL HALF HOUR. >> IS THAT NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE, IF I COME BY YOUR OFFICE THERE TO GET A COPY OF --
>> THE NOTICE WAS INADVERTENTLY PUBLISHED TO THE CITY WEBSITE, NOT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY'S WEB WEBSITE. IT WAS JUST A CLERICAL MATTER WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE REMEDIED? >> GOT YOU.
>> MAYOR: DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> WHAT WAS THE OTHER? THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS. >> WE'RE ADDING 10B. AND I BELIEVE YOU ALL RECEIVED PHONE CALLS ABOUT THAT TODAY. THERE WILL BE AN APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT REGARDING THAT.
AND THEN IF THERE'S A CONSENSUS, A SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING. AND THEN WE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION NOW TO TABLE 8A THROUGH C TO FEBRUARY 10, 2026.
>> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AGENDA AS AMENDED, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? >> MAYOR: MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION
WAS THERE A FIRST AND A SECOND WITH REGARD TO THE MOTION TO TABLE? CAN WE JUST HAVE A VOTE ON THE MOTION TO TABLE? >> MOTION TO TABLE ITEMS 8A THROUGH C. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION TO
TABLE ITEMS 8A THROUGH C. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MAYOR: MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON, WE WILL MOVE ON TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS BY MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> I WANT TO GIVE A COUPLE THINGS, THANKS TO ANDREW MACK IN OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR HELPING THE RESIDENTS THAT CAME TO THE ADDITION MEETING. I WANT TO GIVE PROPS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
I WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CHIEF FOR REALLY HELPING OUT OUR HOMELESS POPULATION THIS WEEKEND, WHEN IT WAS REALLY NEEDED, PURCHASING BLANKETS, DISTRIBUTING THEM TO THE MOST NEEDY IN THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> VICE MAYOR HAY? >> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A THANKS TO STAFF FOR COMING OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY MEETING ON -- I THINK IT WAS -- >> MONDAY. >> TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
PARKING, AND THE -- THERE'S STILL SOME QUESTIONS AND FOLLOW-UP ON THAT. I JUST WANTED TO THANK STAFF FOR DOING A GREAT JOB, AND FIELDING THOSE QUESTIONS. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE OTHER
CONCERNS THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED, AND THERE'S SOME IDEAS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT. I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR COMING OUT. >> MAYOR: COMMISSION CAN KELLEY?
>> NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> I WANT TO THANK WILL AND THE CHIEF FOR HOSTING OUR FOREST MEETING, IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT. A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK REGARDING THE PENN'S PARK CELEBRATION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEE WHAT WE CAN COLLABORATE AND COME UP WITH AS FAR AS A REDESIGN FOR THAT PARK. >> NEXT ON THE LIST IS CITY ANNOUNCEMENTS. CAN I PLEASE HAVE CITY STAFF
COME UP TO MAKE THEIR ANNOUNCEMENTS? >>. >> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER, I'M THE COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR, AND I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR SOME FUN FEBRUARY EVENTS WE HAVE HAPPENING THIS WEEK. THIS THURSDAY, INSEED THE EZELL HESTER CENTER GYMNASIUM, WE HAVE THE MAGIC WHEELS AND SPECIAL DEALS. THE MAGIC WHEELS AND SPECIAL DEALS IS A FREE EVENT FOR THE PUBLIC.
AND INCLUSIVE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT. WE'LL HAVE VENDORS, FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, AND THE VIP VIEWING OF THE MAGIC WHEELS REVIEW. THE MAGIC WHEELS IS A SPECIAL DESIGN CREATED FOR A CHILD WHO USES A MOBILITY DEVICE.
WE HAVE 11-YEAR-OLD MASON, HE'S ADORABLE. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT THE MAGIC WHEELS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, YOU HAVE TO COME AND SEE. THE MAGIC WHEELS ARE KEPT A SECRET UNTIL THE EVENT, EVERYONE WILL GET TO SEE THE REVEAL AT THE SAME TIME ALONG WITH THE CHILD. THAT'S THIS THURSDAY INSIDE THE
HESTER CENTER, AT 1901 NORTH SEA CREST BOULEVARD, AT 5:00 P.M., WE HOPE YOU CAN ATTEND. AFTER THAT, WE HAVE ON SATURDAY, THE BARRIER FREE 5K EVENT AT 7:30 A.M.
THAT IS A 5K WALK, RUN OR ROLL EVENT. WE WANT PEOPLE TO JOIN US AND REGISTER FOR THAT, YOU CAN BE A SERIOUS RUNNER, A WALKER, THERE'S AN OPTION FOR A ONE MILE AND A KIDS DASH, EVERYONE GETS TO PARTICIPATE. AND AGAIN, THAT IS THIS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7th AT BARRIER FREE PARK AT 7:30 A.M. YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE. ANY QUESTIONS? WE HOPE WE SEE YOU THERE. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MAYOR: WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. A CITIZEN MAY BE HEARD CONCERNING ANY MATTER WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION. WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF
SPEAKERS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK, PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR UP TO ONE HOUR. ANY REGULAR PUBLIC COMMENT WILL
BE TAKEN AT THE END OF THE MEETING. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SPEAK IN ONE GROUP IF YOU ARE SPEAKING ON THE SAME ITEM, WITH THE SAME FACTS. THESE GUIDELINES ARE INTENDED TO
BE APPLIED, TO HELP THE MEETING PROCEED IN AN ORDERLY AND FAIR MANNER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR COMMENT BEFORE PEOPLE LINE UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I KNOW A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS ARE OUT HERE IN REFERENCE TO 14-5.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THE NUMEROUS STREETS, WHERE THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE, AND FROM A LOGICAL STANDPOINT, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE'LL DO, WE'LL DO SOME ENGINEERING EVALUATIONS FOR THOSE STREETS.
IF THIS SPECIFIC ENFORCEMENT ISN'T ENFORCEABLE, THE CITY WILL NOT LEVEE ANY SORT OF FINES TOWARD THOSE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'VE HEARD SOME ADDITIONAL REQUESTS FROM THE COMMUNITY, TO WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT
MORE OF AN EDUCATIONAL PERIOD, SO FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE STANDPOINT, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT ONE MONTH, SO CITY STAFF CAN GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THE RESIDENTS ARE WELL INFORMED OF WHAT THE CHANGES ARE.
HOW THEY AFFECT PUBLIC SAFETY, WHY THEY'RE BEING MADE. AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK, AS OF MARCH 1st, WE CAN COME FORWARD AND RE-EVALUATE. >> IF ANYONE DOES WANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK, NOW IS THE TIME. WE ASK YOU TO LINE UP AT BOTH
PODIUMS, SO WE CAN KEEP IT MOVING AND ALTERNATE EACH SIDE. THING WHO'S GOING TO SPEAK, COME ON DOWN AND LINEUP.
COME ON UP, SIR, AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> MY NOEL IS JOEL BARSKI, I AM A RESIDENT OF BOYNTON BEACH, I'M A NATIVE. I COME, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHO TO REPORT THIS ISSUE ABOUT.
OVER ON -- I LIVE NEAR WEST WOOLBRIGHT, AND SOUTHWEST 18th STREET. THERE'S A REAL BIG ISSUE, WHEN IT COMES TO A LOT OF CAR CRASHES. AS OF YESTERDAY, THERE WAS ANOTHER BIG CAR ACCIDENT, LIKE A LOT OF VEHICLES, AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS NOW.
I'VE BEEN SEEING THIS GET WORSE AND WORSE. THE LINE THAT REALLY HAS ME KIND OF ANGRY ABOUT -- BACK IN NOVEMBER, THERE WAS A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT, AND I JUST GOT THERE FROM WORK, AND I WATCHED THE
FIREFIGHTERS TRY TO PULL THIS. THE PERSON DRIVING THE CAR THAT WAS KIND OF STUFF INSIDE THE VEHICLE, AND IN FRONT OF ME WAS A GUY FILMING IT. I FOUND OUT IT WAS AN ELDERLY LADY THAT DIED IN THE ACCIDENT,
AND THE GUY THAT FILMED IT, POSTED IT TO SOME INSTAGRAM WEBSITE. I DON'T KNOW IF, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHO TO REPORT THIS TOO, BUT I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME OFF I-95 THAT ARE HITTING -- I WANT TO SAY, MY
DIRECTION'S A LITTLE WRONG, BUT HEADING WEST ARE LIKE SPEEDING REALLY FAST, AND I'VE -- A COUPLE TIMES, I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, ONLY BECAUSE I'M AWARE THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE DRIVING REALLY FAST, SO IT'S BEEN A COUCH EL TIMES IT'S HAPPENED TO ME.
I JUST WANTED TO -- MAYBE THERE'S A SIGN THAT COULD BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, FLASHING LIGHTS, JUST LETTING PEOPLE KNOW TO -- TO SLOW DOWN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT IS GETTING -- FOR YEARS, IT'S GETTING WORSE AND WORSE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANALYSTS THAT LOOK INTO THIS STUFF, I WOULD SAY, DEFINITELY EVERY MONTH THERE'S A HORRIBLE CAR ACCIDENT. AND I WANT TO SAY, BACK IN LIKE NOVEMBER, I WANT TO SAY WHEN THE DEATH HAPPENED, THAT WAS REALLY
BAD. ANOTHER AIR, I WOULD SAY, IS WEST BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD, WHERE IT CROSSES OLD BOYNTON ROAD AND NORTHWEST 8th STREET. THAT'S ANOTHER AREA THAT'S PRETTY BAD, IT'S NOT AS BAD AS THAT AREA. THE LAST THING I WILL MENTION,
THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR ATTENDING THE MLK DAY, THE COMMUNITIES AT RISK EVENT. I ATTEND THAT EVERY YEAR, AND THE FIRST YEAR I DID IT, I GOT TO MEET WITH VICE MAYOR HAY AND GOT TO TALK TO HIM A LITTLE BIT. I WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN MORE OF
YOU TO ATTEND THAT EVENT. I ATTEND IT EVERY YEAR HOPING TO SEE SOME OF YOU. I WAS PRIVILEGED TO SEE MAYOR SHELLEN THERE. I WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN MORE OF YOU ATTENDING TO THAT EVENT. THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS THERE,
IT'S A PITY SEEING KIDS SHOWING MORE CONCERN FOR THE CITY THAN PEOPLE HERE. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. >> MY NAME IS CHARLES HUNT, MANY OF YOU KNOW ME.
I'M BACK. I'M HERE TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT TRYING TO OVERDOING WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO LET YOU KNOW
OUR CONDITION. SEE, WE WANT TO SAY PLEASE, DON'T TRY TO CHANGE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. BECAUSE WE DON'T LIVE IN AN HOA.
WE LIVE IN THE 'HOOD. AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE OUR LIVING STYLES, WHERE YOU'VE ALREADY TOLD US THAT WE CAN'T
HAVE ANYTHING ON OUR CARPORT, EXCEPT FOR A CAR. WE'RE BEING CHARGED $75 A DAY. NOW, YOU'RE TELLING US THAT WE CAN'T PARK ON OUR GRASS. WHEN THAT'S OUR GRASS, WE PAY
FOR THAT GRASS. CAN'T PARK IN THE FRONT NOR THE BACK. WE CAN'T AFFORD YOUR STYLE OF LIVING. WE DON'T MAKE THAT MUCH MONEY.
WE NEED YOU ALL TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE WANT TO LIVE DECENT. AND WE TRY OUR BEST TO LIVE DECENT. PARKING ON OUR GRASS DON'T HARM ANYTHING. I DON'T THINK YOU ALL HAVE THE
RIGHT TO TELL US NOT TO PARK ON OUR GRASS. WE RESPECT YOU A GREAT DEAL AND WE PUT YOU THERE. WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU TO LISTEN
TO OUR DESIRES. I'M A MILITARY RETIREE, SO I GOT A CHANCE TO MOVE. BUT I CAME BACK TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH WE CALL THE 'HOOD. AND WE WANT YOU ALL TO
UNDERSTAND THAT OUR CARPORT, GRASS, WE LIVE OUTSIDE AS WELL AS INSIDE. PLEASE DON'T TRY TO STOP US. OR TAKE OUR HOMES. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WILL HAPPEN. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING MADAM MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE DAIS. PASTOR RICHARD DAMES. I WANT TO ECHO WHAT COMMISSIONER
HAY SAID AS FAR AS OUR APPRECIATION FOR STAFF COMING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY MEETING LAST WEEK. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY OF THE RESIDENTS LEFT WITH MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS. THANK YOU FOR THE EXTENSION THAT YOU'VE OFFERED US.
I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE, CITY MANAGER, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE ENGINEERS COMING OUT, IT MEANS NOTHING TO THE RESIDENTS, HOWEVER, THERE WERE A LOT OF GOOD SOLUTIONS THAT WERE PROPOSED IN THE COMMUNITY MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE WOULD SET UP A MEETING TO
BRING SOME OF THOSE PROPOSALS TO YOU, THAT MIGHT WORK IN DISTRICT 2, BECAUSE WHAT'S GOOD FOR DISTRICT 3, 401, MAY NOT NECESSARILY WORK IN 2. WE WANT TO BE PARTNERS IN THIS. IT APPEARS THAT IT'S BEING
DICTATED TO THE RESIDENTS, WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT DO. I DO BELIEVE THERE'S A WAY AROUND THIS. THERE ARE SOME GREAT, GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR: NEXT, PLEASE? >> GOOD AFTERNOON. RECOGNIZE ON THE DAIS, CITIZENS OF BOYNTON. I KNOW YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO REVISIT THIS AND WEEK IT. WHAT IS GOOD ALL OVER THE CITY
IS NOT GOOD FOR EVERYBODY. DISTRICT 2 AND 3, LET ME GIVE YOU SOME HISTORY ABOUT DISTRICT 2 AND 3. A LOT OF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT WENT ON IN DISTRICT 2 AND 3. YEARS AGO, WE ONLY HAD 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th AREA.
THOSE WERE OUR STREETS. WE HAD SHOTGUN HOUSES ON 10th AVENUE, WHERE YOU STOOD AND LOOKED FROM THE FRONT DOOR TO THE BACK DOOR. THAT'S OUR HISTORY. NOW, YOU ALL ARE TELLING US WE CANNOT PARK WITHOUT YOU ALL KNOWING HOW WE LIVED BEFORE.
IT'S NICE THEY WANT US TO LIVE LIKE 2026, BUT WE CAN'T FORGET WHAT HAPPENED IN 1976, '56. IF YOU OWNED A CAR BACK THEN, YOUR FAMILY, YOU WERE SOMEBODY. AND IF YOU GOT TWO, IT WAS HELL ON WHEELS.
AND YOU ALL ARE TELLING US THERE'S PARKING PROBLEMS IN DISTRICT 2 AND DISTRICT 3. LET'S BE HONEST, THERE'S PARKING PROBLEMS ALL OVER THIS CITY. LOOK AT CITY HALL. WE GOT PARKING PROBLEMS HERE.
I VOTED FOR YOU ALL TO PUT A PARKING GARAGE DOWN HERE, WITH TAXPAYER'S MONEY. I'M STILL LOOKING. WE MAKE DECISIONS, STICK TO THE DECISIONS WE MAKE, AND DON'T TRY TO UNDERMINE AND DO SOMETHING WITH THE MONEY. IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY
ABOUT BOYNTON, LEARN IT, ASK US. WE DON'T MIND TELLING YOU ALL. MY STREET THAT I LIVE ON, IF YOU TELL ME I HAVE TO PUT A SWALE IN, SIDEWALKS AND EVERYTHING. I LIVE ON A CORNER LOT, IT'S GOING TO BE MORE PROBLEMS.
HERE US OUT, YOU ALL DON'T KNOW OUR HISTORY. WE'RE TRYING TO TELL IT TO YOU ALL. WHY CAN DON'T YOU START BY ASKING SOME OF THE OLDER PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE IN BOYNTON, WHAT WENT ON BEFORE YOU ALL GOT HERE. YOU ALL NEED TO KNOW OUR HISTORY. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU.
NEXT, PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE'S PARKING ON THE ROADWAY, THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE
WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I DON'T LIKE IT. AND WHEN YOU'RE COMING OUT ON 28th ALSO, I SEE THEY CUT SOME OF THOSE EJS BACK, THEY DIDN'T
CUT FAR ENOUGH BACK WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEE. THE STOP SIGN IS HERE, AND THE MARKER IS THERE, VICE VERSA. THAT'S A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION RIGHT THERE.
I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT. I'M STILL WAITING ON THE STOP SIGN, AND THE SPEED BUMPS IN THERE TOO. WE NEED THEM. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS
ALICIA LEWIS, NOT TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE, BUT GOING BACK TO THE PARKING ORDINANCE, BECAUSE I JUST WANT EVERYTHING TO BE PLACED OFFICIALLY ON RECORD AS STATED FROM THE COMMUNITY MEETING, THAT AS STATED, THAT YOU GUYS WOULD HAVE CODE
ENFORCEMENT OR WHOEVER COMING OUT TO HAND OUT EDUCATION. EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL. AND ALL OF THAT IS FINE AND WELL, BUT THAT EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL STILL DOESN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS. ALL IT DOES IS TELL US THE RULES THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO ENFORCE.
MY HOUSE, I CURRENTLY HAVE THREE VEHICLES IN MY DRIVE WAY, TWO COMPACT CARS THAT DON'T FIT END TO END WITHOUT CROSSING OVER THE SIDEWALK. I DRIVE A SILVERADO, NOTHING IS GOING IN MY DRIVE WAY ONCE THAT
SILVERADO IS PARKED. THERE'S NO OPTIONS. YOU GUYS TELL US, WE CAN'T PARK ON OUR GRASS, THAT'S NOT AN OPTION. WE CAN'T PARK ON THE SWALE, BECAUSE THAT'S CITY PROPERTY. IT'S CITY PROPERTY UP UNTIL JUNE, JULY, AUGUST WHEN IT DIES,
AND I'M GETTING A LETTER TALC ME I HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE A CHILD, ONE GOING ON 21 IN COLLEGE, I HAVE AN 18-YEAR-OLD GETTING READY TO GRADUATE, HEADING TO COLLEGE. LIFE IS A STRUGGLE NOW FOR MY FAMILY, TO THEN TURN AROUND AND HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IF I'M GOING
TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING TO AN EXTRA COST IN MY LIFE BECAUSE THERE'S A VEHICLE CROSSING OVER THE SIDEWALK. I HAVE A FENCED YARD, I CAN'T TAKE DOWN A PORTION OF MY FENCE TO PARK ON MY BAGS, THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO MAINTAIN.
YOUR EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL IS NOT EDUCATING ME ON ANYTHING, BECAUSE THERE'S NO ANSWER. WHAT IS THE RESOLUTION? IF I CAN'T PARK IN MY DRIVE WAY, I CAN'T PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHAT IS THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
DO FOR ME? IT DOES NOTHING. I STILL HAVE TO PARK MY VEHICLES. THE OPTIONS CAME UP LAST WEEK, MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE OUT GETTING CARS PARKED ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ONE DAY OF THE WEEK. MY CARS ARE SAFER IN MY DRIVE WAY.
I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SOMEONE SIDE SWIPING MY CAR IN THE DRIVE WAY. I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SOMEONE SCRATCHING MY VEHICLE IN MYRRH DRIVE WAY. IF SOMEONE WERE TO BREAK INTO ONE OF MY VEHICLES, WHO WOULD KNOW IT, UNTIL THE FOLLOWING
MORNING, WHEN WE WAKE UP AND SEE THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG. AT LEAST IN MY DRIVE WAY, MY DOGS HEAR IT FIRST. WE HAVE FAIR WARNING. THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL IS GREAT, IT DOESN'T HELP US YOU, BECAUSE YOU GUYS AREN'T GIVING US ANSWERS IN THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL. YOU'RE TELLING US WHAT'S
ENFORCED AND PUSHED UPON US. YOU DON'T KNOW OUR STRUGGLE AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR DAILY LIVES. A LOT OF US CAN'T AFFORD TO EXPAND DRIVE WAYS. THAT'S NOT AN OPTION, BECAUSE I'M NOT LYING, SOME DAYS I HAVE TO DEBATE GROCERIES OR GAS.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE? >> GOOD AFTERNOON, RAY WHITELEY. THANK YOU FOR BEGINNING TO REVIEW THE PARKING ORDINANCE. THAT MATTERS.
IT SHOWS THAT YOU HEARD COMMUNITIES, YOU'RE WILLING TO RECONSIDER. AND WE DON'T TAKE THAT LIGHTLY. MANY FAMILIES FELT THE IMPACT OF THE ORDINANCE IMMEDIATELY. THEY FELT STRESS, PRESSURE, UNCERTAINTY.
THAT'S WHY PEOPLE SHOWED UP AT THE COMMUNITY MEETING, THAT'S WHY THEY SHOWED UP TONIGHT. RESIDENTS CAME AND TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THEIR LIVES. MULTIPLE GENERATIONS LIVING UNDER ONE ROOF. MORE CARS THAN OLDER DRIVE WAYS
WERE BUILT FOR RISING COSTS, TIGHT BUDGETS, NO EASY FIX. AND THEY REFUSE TO BE SILENT. AND THAT'S DEMOCRACY AT ITS BEST. COMING TOGETHER WAS NOT ABOUT OPPOSITION FOR OPPOSITION SAKE.
IT WAS ABOUT RESPONSIBLE ABILITY TO OUR NEIGHBORS. THEY MET, THEY LISTENED, THEY SHOWED UP. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU'RE REVIEWING PARTS OF THE ORDINANCE. WE SEE IT, WE APPRECIATE IT, WE
RESPECT IT. WE ALSO WANT SAFETY, WE WANT SAFE STREETS. WE WANT TO PROTECT PEOPLE, NOT BURDEN THEM.
CONSIDER WHO THIS POLICY AFFECTS MOST. CONSIDER THE COST OF WORKING PEOPLE, THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. WE'RE NOT HERE TO FIGHT, LIKE PASTOR DAMES SAID, WE'RE HERE TO WORK WITH YOU, BUT PARTNERSHIP REQUIRES POLICY, THAT REFLECTS THE REAL LIVES OF COMMUNITY.
TONIGHT THIS IS WHAT COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE WHEN GOVERNMENT LISTENS, NEIGHBORS SHOWING UP, RESIDENTS SPEAKING HONESTLY. LEADERS PAYING ATTENTION. SYSTEM ADJUSTS TO WHAT'S NEEDED. WE'RE NOT GOING AWAY. WE'RE GOING TO STAY ENGAGED,
WE'LL STAY PRESENT IN THIS PROCESS, BECAUSE THIS IS THE BOYNTON BEACH WE LOVE. THANK YOU FOR OUR CITIES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO AN ORDINANCE THAT KEEPS US SAFE, AND REFLECT
WHO WE TRULY ARE IN BOYNTON BEACH. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE, SIR. >> I'M TIM DAVIDSON.
I'M A VIETNAM VETERAN. THE FIRST THING YOU TOLD PEOPLE, IF THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAME THING, ABOUT PARKING, BUT NOT GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE HERE IN BOYNTON BEACH. WE'RE GOING TO FLOOD ALL CITY
MEETINGS. WE KNOW THE PARKING AIN'T THE THING, WHAT YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IS OUR PROPERTY, HAVING FINES BUILD UP WHERE WE'RE NOT ABLE TO PAY. 3 OR 4 YEARS, WHEN I DIE, YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM MY CHILD. YOU WANT TO PUT HIGH RISES, WE UNDERSTAND, WE SEE WHAT'S GOING
ON. YOU WANT TO PUT HIGH RISES FOR PROBABLY 95 ALL THE WAY TO U.S. 1. FROM FT. PIERCE TO MIAMI. WE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING.
BUT NOW, EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AROUND, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN YOUR MEETING AND WE'RE GOING TO STAND UP. >> MAYOR: WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK. >> THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. AND MEMBERS ON THE DIE SIS. I'M EMILY ASH OF THE FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU, ONE OF THE RESULTS OF THE PARKING DECISION IS THAT WE ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF ALL THEIR OVERFLOW. IF SOMEONE HAS FOUR CARS AND THEY ONLY HAVE ROOM FOR THREE, WE'RE FINDING THE 4th CAR, SOME CARS HAVE BEEN IN OUR PARKING
AREA FOR OVER A MONTH, NEVER MOVED. SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT, GUT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING. I'M SURE OTHER BUSINESSES MIGHT BE RECEIVING, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO PUT THOSE CARS. I'D LIKE TO ADD, JUST ONE MORE THING TO THE FIRST GENTLEMAN
THAT SPOKE ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF WOOLBRIGHT AND 18th, THE WOMAN HE SPOKE OF WAS MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR. AND I WAS VERY CLEAR, A PERSON THAT WORKS IN MY OFFICE SAID, THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS
INTERSECTIONS IN THE CITY. I WAS CLEAR ON THIS. MAYBE A MONTH AGO, I ALMOST GOT SIDE SWIPED BY A BMW, AND THEN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, THE SUN WAS
BRIGHT COMING FROM THE WEST. I THOUGHT, THE SUN'S IN THEIR EYES, I BETTER WAIT. SURE ENOUGH, A BEAUTIFUL ESCALADE WENT BLOWING THROUGH. I'M HERE JUST BECAUSE I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. I KNOW THAT OTHERS DON'T, SO I
REALLY DO HOPE YOU WILL GIVE MORE THOUGHT TO SIGNS, SOMETHING FLA FLASHING. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: AGAIN, ANYONE WANTS TO SPEAK, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE WALL.
YES, SIR. >> I'M TALKING ABOUT ORDINANCE. I'M TALKING ABOUT DISTRICT 2 AND DISTRICT 3 AS WELL. I KNOW DISTRICT 2, # WE DON'T MAKE BUT $28,000 A YEAR OVER THERE. 28,000 A YEAR.
65% SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THE MINUTE YOU TELL THEM, THE MOM, GRANDMA, THE GRANDDAUGHTER, GRANDSON STAYING IN ONE HOUSE, AND THEY GOT THE HOUSE IN THE '70s, SO THE DRIVE WAY IS NOT
LONG, NOT WIDE. THEY'RE ONLY GOOD FOR TWO CARS. THEN YOU ALL SAY YOU GOING TO HAVE BOYNTON POLICE WITH THESE PEOPLE AT NIGHT WHEN THEY GO HOME, THE BOYNTON POLICE ARE GOING TO BE DOING THEIR THING AT
NIGHT, TICKETING PEOPLE. AND THEN LIKE THE MAN SAID, YOU END UP LOSING YOUR HOUSE THROUGH FINES, IS THIS WHERE WE'RE GOING IN 2026 IN BONE TONE BEACH? EVERYBODY UP HERE IS DOING PRETTY GOOD.
I KNOW YOU'RE ALL DOING PRETTY GOOD. PUBLIC RECORDS. EVERYBODY DON'T HAVE A FORTUNE TO HAVE A CURVE DRIVE WAY.
IF THE CRA IS GOING TO SAY WE'LL GET IT FUNDED AND WE'LL PAY FOR THE DRIVE WAY. OTHER THAN THAT, WHO GOT 10,000, $12,000 SITTING AROUND. THIS IS GOING TO BE A HAZARD.
YOU ARE GOING TO BE A HABITUALIZED TICKETER, START PUTTING LIENS, WE KNOW WHEN THE LIENS COME, PEOPLE START LIQUIDATING ASSETS. IT'S THE WAY SENIORS ARE GOING TO LOSE THEIR HOUSES, BECAUSE
THEY'RE STUCK ON A FIXED INCOME. YOU KNOW I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. I'VE BEEN GRANDFATHERED IN. I CAN'T SPEND, I HAVE TO COME
DOWN AND GET PERMITS. THAT'S NOT THE EASIEST THING TO COME DOWN HERE AND TRYING TO DO THE LANGUAGE. WE'RE HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR THE EXTENDED. I HOPE WHEN YOU ALL DO, COMES ON
BOARD, I HOPE THE WHOLE CITY OF BOYNTON IS THERE. YOU'RE NOT MAKING DECISIONS ON YOUR OWN. EVERYBODY NEED TO BE THERE. THAT'S A CITY THING, IT'S AFFECTING EVERYBODY, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE GOING OUT IN THESE SEATS. YOU'RE LIVING IN BOYNTON, YOU'RE
GOING TO FIX SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY TOO. I APPRECIATE THE 30 DAYS, WE APPRECIATE THAT. BUT WE HOPE THERE WILL BE SOME SOLUTIONS, INSTEAD OF FORCING OR TELLING US EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.
>> MAYOR: NEXT PLEASE, TO THE LEFT? >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS TRENTON PLAYER, SINCE CHARLIE
SERVES ON THE LOCAL BOARD, I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AS WELL. I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT TO GO THROUGH, AND ENTERTAINMENT IS ALWAYS WELCOME TO HELP YOU ALL OUT AND THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
TREE BRANCHES, ALWAYS WELCOME TO HELP EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND THE EFFORT THAT YOU PUT IN, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PUT A FACE TO THE NAME, AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, SIR. >> WU LIKE TO SPEAK?
STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. >> MY NAME IS CHARLIE HOLDER, I SERVE ON THE BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS. I'M ALSO THE CEO OF A LOCAL
BUSINESS HERE LOCATED IN BOYNTON BEACH. I DID INTRODUCE MYSELF IN A PREVIOUS MEETING, I WANTED TO PUT A FACE TO A NAME, ALSO OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS AS WELL. I WANT THE TO REINTRODUCE MYSELF AND THE COMPANY. I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED
ENGAGEMENT. AND HOPEFULLY PARTNERS ON CITY INITIATIVES THAT DIRECTLY HELP AND IMPACT OUR BUSINESSES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE? >> NO, MAYOR. THERE'S NO ONE ONLINE.
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS. I'D LIKE TO THANK STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY FOR AGREEING TO SIT DOWN AT THE TABLE TO TRY TO RESOLVE SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP
HERE TONIGHT AS WELL AS THE LAST MEE MEETING. MY THING IS, IF YOU'RE NOT AT THE TABLE, YOU'RE ON THE MENU. FOR TOO LONG, DISTRICT 2 AND 3 AND SOME OTHERS HAVE BEEN ON THE MENU. WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY HERE IS
THAT YOU NOTICED MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT TALKED TONIGHT ABOUT THE PARKING WERE FROM DISTRICT 2. AND THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT. WE MAY AS WELL ADMIT IT, WE DON'T WANT TO, BUT WHEN MANY OF THOSE HOMES WERE BEING BUILT
BACK IN THE '50s AND '60s, AND '70s. THE CITY, WHOMEVER SORT OF TURNED THEIR BACK ON SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT SHOULD HAVE
BEEN MET. SOME OF THOSE HOMES DON'T HAVE DRIVE WAYS, WHERE ARE THINK GOING TO PARK THEIR CARS. WHAT I'M SAYING IS, WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, ERRORS THAT WERE MADE WAY IN THE PAST.
AND NOW, THE CITIZENS ARE HAVING TO PAY FOR THOSE. WE CAN COME TOGETHER AS WE'RE GOING TO DO. AND FIND SOME ANSWERS TO THESE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL.
AND WE NEED TO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO THAT. I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE. I WANT THE PEOPLE TO COME OUT. GET THE PEOPLE TOGETHER TO COME AND DISCUSS THIS RATIONALLY SO
THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH THE BEST SOLUTION THAT WILL FIT, NOT ONLY DISTRICT 2, 3, 1 AND 4, WE ARE A CITY. AND WE LIVE IN ONE CITY. IT MAY NOT BE YOUR PROBLEM
TODAY. BUT IT COULD BE ANOTHER PROBLEM TOMORROW THAT WE ALL NEED TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIND SOLUTION TO THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED, MOVING ON TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE FOLLOWING -- BOYNTON BEACH GARDEN CLUB, GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA, PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM SERVICES, PATHWAYS TO
PROSPERITY. YOUNG IN FAITH. AND COMMISSIONER TURKIN WAS FOR? >> TO MANAGE CHANCELLOR'S PROGRAM. >> MAYOR: MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE -- >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.
>> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUNDS. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MAYOR: OPPOSES? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, IF MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO PULL ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT, LET'S BEGIN WITH
COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> NONE FOR ME. >> MAYOR: VICE MAYOR HAY? >> NO. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> NO. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER TURKIN?
>> 6D AND APPROVE THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MAYOR: OPPOSED? COMMISSIONER TURKIN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEGIN SINCE YOU PULLED
6D MUCH. >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK SHEILA FOR THIS INFORMATIVE PAMPHLET. WE HAVE AN ELECTION COMING UP IN MARCH FOR SOME REFERENDUM QUESTIONS BASED ON OUR CHARTER. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PRACTICE THE ULTIMATE FORM OF DEMOCRACY, WHERE THE PEOPLE GET TO MAKE THE DECISION ON A CHARTER AMENDMENT. AND SO, WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE FROM THE CITY IS EVEN MORE EXTENSIVE MARKETING, AND ADVERTISING OF THIS, AND WHAT IT
IS. TO REMAIN UNBIASED, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO DOZENS OF FOLKS, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE, THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING TO VOTE FOR IN MARCH. WE'RE ABOUT A MONTH AWAY, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE RESOURCES, THE TIME, THE CITY,
CITY STAFF, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS HAVE PUT INTO THIS. AND THE CHARTER COMMITTEE HAVE PUT IN THIS DOES NOT GO TO WASTE, OR FALL ON DEAF EARS, AND WE INFORM THE RESIDENTS THERE'S A FEW THINGS FOR US TO GET TOGETHER AND VOTE ON.
>> MAYOR: GREAT. MOVING ON. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 6D. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MAYOR: OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES. IF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS? >> NO. >> NO. >> NO. >> NO. >> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION TO
APPROVE THE CONSENT BIDS AND PURCHASES. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE MA. >> MAYOR: OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO 10. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA WILL BE THE DISCUSSION ON A PROPOSED E-BIKE ORDINANCE? >> THERE WILL BE SOMEONE COMING
UP TO DISCUSS THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
>> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PUT FORWARD AN E BIKE ORDINANCE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES WE'VE SEEN PRIMARILY WITH THE E BIKES, RIDING ON THE SIDEWALKS WITHIN THE CITY. ALTHOUGH WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF
ACCIDENTS, THE BIKES TRAVELING ON THE SIDEWALK. WE'VE HAD A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING E BIKES TRAVELING ON THE SIDEWALK. WE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE ORDINANCES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ONE OF WHICH CAME FROM KEY WEST,
ONE CAME FROM JUPITER HAD AN IMPENDING ONE WE LOOKED AT. THEY HADN'T PUT IT FORWARD YET. AND WE PRETTY -- WE TOOK QUITE A BIT OF THE INFORMATION FROM KEY WEST AND ELIMINATED SOME OF THE INFORMATION, BECAUSE THEY HAVE
SPECIAL PATHWAYS AND WHAT NOT IN KEY WEST THAT WE DON'T SEE HERE IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH. AND FOCUS SIMPLY ON THE SIDEWALK. AND PUT FORWARD A PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR YOU ALL TO LOOK AT. MAKE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR CHANGES TO IT.
SO WE CAN ADDRESS THE E BIKES THAT ARE ON THE SIDEWALK. AND THOSE COMPLAINTS THAT WE'VE SEEN. WE SEE E K-BIKES ARE COMMONLY USED, THEY CAN USE THE ROADWAY JUST LIKE BICYCLES.
AND PRIMARILY JUST LIKE BICYCLES, AND OPERATE IN THAT SAME FASHION. THEY CAN'T USE THE BIKE LANE. BUT THEY CAN USE THE ROADWAY. WE'RE NOT RESTRICTING THEM FROM USING THE BIKE LANE IN THIS ORDINANCE.
THEY WOULD TRAVERSE THE BIKE LINES AS WELL. THAT'S IN ESSENCE WHAT THE ORDINANCE ADDRESSES. I DON'T KNOW IF THE COMMISSION HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PUTTING FORTH TODAY. WE'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS
YOU ALL HAVE. >> MAYOR, IF I MAY. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. THIS ORDINANCE WOULD ALLOW THE USE OF AN E BIKE ON THE ROADWAY, AND THE BIKE LINE, JUST NOT THE SIDEWALK. >> YES, CORRECT.
>> WE WANT TO KEEP THE E BIKES OFF THE SIDEWALK FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. THE PEDESTRIANS SHOULD PRIMARILY BE ON THE SIDEWALKS. REGULAR BIKES COULD STILL USE THE SIDEWALKS, IT'S PREFERRED THEY DON'T, BUT THEY CAN STILL. IT CREATES THAT CONGESTION AND
THAT PROBLEM, THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE MOTORIZED VEHICLE AND THE PEDESTRIANS, RIGHT? AND THE PEDESTRIANS IS NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE ACT QUICKLY ENOUGH, OR THE E BIKE USER, MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACT QUICK ENOUGH.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TRAGEDY WHERE WE'VE SEEN THE WEAR. OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE WE'VE SEEN TRAGEDIES. >> OKAY, THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF USE. CERTAINLY A LOT OF PEOPLE RELY ON THAT FOR TRANSPORTATION TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT
BEING BANNED OUTRIGHT. THE SIDEWALK THING I CAN UNDERSTAND. BIKE WAYS SHOULD BE ALLOWED, ROADWAYS SHOULD BE ALLOWED. YOU SEE A LOT OF METROPOLITAN CITIES, PEOPLE THAT LOVE THEM, PEOPLE THAT HATE THEM. THEY ARE AUTHORIZED ON ROADWAYS THERE, IT'S A GREAT MEANS OF
TRANSPORTATION. AS LONG AS THERE'S STILL ABILITY FOR UTILIZATION, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> SO I TALKED ABOUT THIS ON THURSDAY NIGHT AT OUR AGENDA
REVIEW. ALWAYS MY CONCERN WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE ORDINANCES, IT COMES DOWN TO. WE HEARD LOTS ABOUT THIS, ABOUT EDUCATION, AND REALLY ABOUT THE WHOLE SAFETY ASPECT OF AN ORDINANCE LIKE THIS.
MY UNDERSTANDING -- THERE'S A SPEED -- THERE'S A SPEED COMPONENT ALSO WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT'S PROHIBITED ON THE SIDEWALK AND WHAT'S NOT. >> YES. >> WE HAVE CHILDREN THAT RIDE THE SCOOTERS TO GET TO SCHOOL. AND I -- YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE
TRAVELING ON A SLOWER, SMALLER MOTOR E BIKE, THEY'RE SAFER ON A SIDEWALK THAN THEY ARE RIDING ON THE ROADS, IN PARTICULAR, ON SOME OF OUR HIGHWAY ROADS THAT THE COUNTY MAINTAINS. I WANT -- MY CONCERN WITH HAVING
AN ORDINANCE LIKE THIS IS THAT -- IS THAT WE'RE CREATING THEN MORE ISSUE, I FEEL LIKE -- I UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY COMPONENT, 100%, I WALK IN THE
MORNINGS. WE HAVE E BIKES, WE HAVE E SCOOTERS AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY USING THEM TO GET TO WORK. BUT IF WE'RE NOT EDUCATING ON THE SAFETY ASPECT OF IT. THEN WE'RE KIND OF DOING THIS FOR NOTHING. BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE JUST
CREATING MORE LAWS, BUT WE'RE NOT REALLY -- WE'RE NOT REALLY PROVIDING A MECHANISM FOR PEOPLE TO UTILIZE THEM CORRECTLY AND SAFELY. FOR INSTANCE, I SEE THEM IN THE MORNINGS, IT'S PITCH BLACK
OUTSIDE, IT'S CURRENTLY STATE LAW, THAT ANY BICYCLE OR ANY SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLE HAS TO HAVE LIGHTS. SO AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, THAT'S ALREADY A LAW, BUT WE'RE NOT ENFORCING THAT. AND SO WE'RE NOT THEN EDUCATING
THE PUBLIC THAT THEY SHOULD STILL BE WEARING HELMETS, AND THEY HAVE TO LEGALLY BE WEARING, HAVING LIGHTS. I JUST -- I FEEL LIKE WE'RE ADDING LAWS THAT THEN WERE NOT REALLY ENFORCING THE ONES THAT
WERE ON THE BOOK. AND I'VE SPOKEN -- I SPOKE ABOUT THIS THURSDAY NIGHT, THAT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE EDUCATION WE CAN ALREADY BE DOING TO -- WITH THESE E BIKES BEFORE WE EVEN CONSIDER GOING DOWN THE ROAD CREATING AN ORDINANCE, I
FEEL LIKE THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ORDINANCE, IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE BOOKS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ENFORCING IT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE DOING ANYTHING. UNLESS THERE'S A TRAGEDY OR AN ACCIDENT. YOU CAN SITE THE E BIKE DRIVER BECAUSE HE WAS ON THE SIDEWALK
INSTEAD OF THE ROAD. I'M KIND OF IN THE FIELD OF LET'S GET TO EDUCATING AND REALLY FOCUS ON THE EDUCATION ASPECT OF IT, AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR RIDERS AND PARENTS AND EVERYONE WHO'S PURCHASING THESE E BIKES KNOWS IT'S ALREADY THE
LAW THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE LIGHTS AND YOU NEED TO BE WEARING A HELMET. AND YOU NEED TO BE DOING ALL THESE OTHER SAFETY COMPONENTS, BEFORE WE START CREATING LAWS THAT WE'RE THEN HAVING TO ENFORCE. WE ONLY REALLY ENFORCE THEM WHEN
WE HAVE TO. OR WHEN THERE'S AN ACCIDENT OR WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING. I'M KIND OF -- I'M GLAD WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS, AND HAVING THIS DISCUSSION, I THINK THERE'S AN EDUCATION COMPONENT THAT COULD ALREADY BE IN THE WORKS AND BE DONE, THAT WERE -- YOU
KNOW, THAT CAN BE ENHANCED, AND I KNOW THE MPO HAS ATTENDED A COUPLE OF OUR -- THE MELT POTTEN PLANNING ORGANIZATION HAS ATTENDED SOME OF OUR EVENTS TO DO A BIKE SAFETY. I THINK THERE'S SOME PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE CAN DO TO
EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, AS OPPOSED TO JUST CREATING ORDINANCES FOR THE SAME OF ORDINANCES. THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON THIS. I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION. I THINK JUMPING IN AND CREATING AN ORDINANCE WITHOUT AN
EDUCATION PLAN IS KIND OF FOR NOT. THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS. COMMISSIONER KELLEY? >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE CITY WITH REGARD TO RISK MANAGEMENT, WE HAVEN'T HAD A TRAGIC EVENT, WE ARE SEEING PEOPLE GOING AT HIGH
RATES OF SPEEDS ON OUR SIDEWALKS THAT ARE RESULTING IN COMPOUND FRACTURES AND ACCIDENTS, AND THEN THE CITY IS GETTING SUED BECAUSE OUR SIDEWALKS ARE NOT BUILT FOR THE SPEED THAT YOU WOULD SEE ON A ROADWAY.
SO WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, INVOLVING THE E BIKES, WHICH THEN IS -- YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S A ROCK ON THE SIDEWALK, AND THEY'RE HITTING THAT AT 30 MILES AN HOUR, AND WE'RE GETTING SUED OVER SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO THAT IS ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE HAVING. I DO AGREE WITH THE EDUCATION COMPONENT, I CERTAINLY DO. BUT IT IS CERTAINLY STARTING TO COST US MORE MONEY.
>> ADDITIONALLY, AS FAR AS THE EDUCATION COMPONENT GOES, FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH ITPM, WHICH WAS ALSO ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, FOR EDUCATION, AS FAR AS BICYCLES AND MOTORIST SAFETY AS WELL. AS PART OF THAT, WE'VE BEEN
HANDING OUT BIKE LIGHTS FOR THE BIKES WE'VE SEEN AT NIGHT WITHOUT THEM. EDUCATING THEM ON PROPER USE ON WHERE AND WHEN THEY CAN RIDE. AS WELL AS BICYCLE RIGHT-OF-WAYS AS WELL. WE'RE DOING EDUCATION ON BOTH SIDES, AS FAR AS THE BICYCLISTS,
PEDESTRIANS, THE MOTORISTS AS WELL. THAT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, THAT I KNOW OF, AND IT COULD BE BEYOND THAT AS WITH THE. >> JUST A FEW COMMENTS, MANY OF THOSE YOU'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED.
WE ALL KNOW THAT E BIKES AND E SCOOTERS, THEY'RE INCREASING, OKAY? EVERY TIME YOU'RE INCREASING, WE AS A CITY PLAN ON THOSE PLACES
WHERE WE CAN ADD ADDITIONAL LANES FOR E BIKES, HOW ARE THEY MEASURED IN TERMS OF SPEEDS.
SOME OF THOSE E BIKES PASS ME LIKE I'M STANDING STILL, AND I'M IN MY CAR. I'M JUST WONDERING, AND IT WAS MENTIONED ABOUT A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS THAT'S HAPPENING, THIS IS GOING TO BE -- IT'S HERE TO STAY, I BELIEVE IT IS. AND I THINK WE WILL BE PROACTIVE
HERE TO GET AHEAD OF THE GAME, WHICH WE ARE. AND JUST KIND OF TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP OUT, SLOWDOWN, OR EDUCATE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE EDUCATION COMPONENT. >> WHICH IS HIGHLY NEEDED.
BECAUSE A LOT OF US DON'T KNOW THE RULES OF THE GAMES WHEN IT COMES TO THE BIKES. SOME OF THEM ARE ON THE SIDEWALK, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. SOME PEOPLE ON THE BICYCLES, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD,
TRYING TO RIDE IN THE LANE, WHICH THERE IS NO LANE. SO THEY GET ON THE SIDEWALK. IT'S A BIG CHALLENGE TO US. WHERE ARE WE IN TERMS OF THE
CITY FOR THE E BIKES THE. >> THE E BICYCLES ARE A POPULARITY, THEY'RE DEFINITELY HERE TO STAY FROM MY BELIEF AS WELL, AS FAR AS THE STATUTE GOES, THERE'S LIMITED TO 28 MILES AN HOUR, ANYTHING OVER THAT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED AN E BIKE.
SOME OF THESE E BIKES WEIGH UP TO 70 POUNDS AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE AN E BIKE TRAVELING AT 28 MILES AN HOUR, AND THEY HIT A PERSON, IT'S GOING TO CAUSE INJURY. THAT'S ONE OF THE CONCERNS ABOUT US TRYING TO SEPARATE THE TWO OF
THEM, SO THE PEDESTRIANS AREN'T GETTING HURT. OR THE BICYCLISTS AS WELL ABOUT TRYING TO DEFINE IT MORE, SO EVERYONE IS EDUCATED ON WHERE THE PROPER USE IS ON THESE DEVICES, TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. >> I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO
NOTE HERE IS THAT THESE -- WE'RE REFERRING TO THEM AS RECREATIONAL DEVICES IN OUR DEFINITION. SHALL MEAN ELECTRICAL BICYCLE, OTHER MICROMOBILITY DEVICE, THE
TERM SHALL NOT MEAN BICYCLES, MOPEDS -- THAT SHOULD NOT -- BUT THAT BEING SAID, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE HERE, THESE DEVICES, IF THEY'RE UTILIZED ON THE ROADWAY, JUST LIKE A BICYCLIST, IS REQUIRED TO OBEY
ALL TRAFFIC LAWS, IF I'M OUT SATURDAY MORNING RIDING MY BICYCLE, I HAVE TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN OR THE RED LIGHT, IF I DON'T, I'M SUBJECT TO BEING GIVEN A TRAFFIC CITATION FOR NOT DOING THAT.
TO ANSWER COMMISSIONER KELLEY'S STATEMENT, AS FAR AS HELMETS, HELMETS ARE PREFERRED, BUT THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED. THE LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE A BICYCLIST AND/OR A PERSON OPERATING WITH A RECREATIONAL
DEVICE TO WEAR A HELMET. THAT'S STILL THEIR DECISION. UNLESS WE WERE TO PUT AN ORDINANCE IN THE CITY AND/OR THE STATE, TO ENACT A HELMET LAW, WHICH WE'VE SEEN THAT BANTER BACK AND FORTH AT THE LEGISLATURE, AND THEY CHOSE NOT
TO DO IT. WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE CAN EDUCATE, THAT'S THE PREFERRED METHOD, WE DELIVER HELMETS FROM THE PD AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE'VE HAD THOSE EVENTS, BUT WE CAN'T CONTROL WHAT AN INDIVIDUAL
IS GOING TO DO, BUT WE CAN HOLD THEM TO THE TRAFFIC LAWS, AND THE RULES OF THE ROAD, WHEN THEY OPERATE THESE RECREATIONAL DEVICES, ON THE ROADWAY AS WELL. WE CAN CITE THEM IF THEY'RE ON THE SIDEWALK. >> THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR: COMMENTS? >> YEAH. I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP, I THINK, YOU CAN ASK SOMEONE TO WEAR A HELMET UNTIL YOU'RE BLUE IN THE FACE. IT'S THE PERSON'S FREEDOM. SHOULD YOU WEAR ONE, YES? ARE YOU GOING TO GET TICKETED IF
YOU DON'T, YOU COULD. ULTIMATELY, IT'S A PERSON'S FREEDOM IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT OR NOT, IF YOU TAKE A WIPE OUT ON AN E BIKE, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO WEAR A HELMET SOMETIMES. WE HAVE TO LEARN THOSE HARD
LESSONS, I DON'T THINK IT'S RESOURCEFUL TO PUSH COMMON SENSE, RIGHT AND SPEND RESOURCES, WEAR A HELMET, DON'T RIDE AT NIGHT, IT SEEMS LIKE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY DOING THAT. THOSE ARE COMMON SENSE THINGS THAT I WOULDN'T ALLOW MY KID TO
RIDE A BIKE AT NIGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, I'D BE PRETTY PRACTICAL WITH THAT. I DON'T -- ULTIMATELY THERE'S THINGS THAT THE CITY CAN'T DO. FAMILIES AND PARENTS ARE GOING TO BE IN CONTROL OF THEIR KIDS, THEY'RE GOING TO DECIDE. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO MAKE THEIR
OWN DECISIONS. ULTIMATELY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAFETY. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE I SEE ON SEACREST THAT WALK THEIR KIDS WITH STROLLERS DOWN THE STREET. E BIKES COME, THEY PASS THEM, A LOT OF TIMES THEY'LL COME OFF
THE SIDEWALK, COME RIGHT BACK ON. AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE 70 POUNDS, THAT'S PRETTY CRAZY, PRETTY HEAVY. IMAGINE THAT, 30 MILES AN HOUR, I'D RATHER -- IF I HAD A GAMBLE
AND -- YOU KNOW, HAVE SOMEONE UPSET WITH ME, A PREGNANT WOMAN GETTING HIT OR WALKING HER BABY IN THE STROLLER, I'M GOING WITH THE LATTER. I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF PUSHING THIS FORWARD, WE'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> IT'S NOT ACTUALLY BEFORE US TODAY, IT'S JUST A DISCUSSION ITEM TO SEE THE COMMISSION'S TASTE. WE HAVE A PROPOSED ORDINANCE WHICH WE WITH CAN CERTAINLY BRING FORWARD AT THE NEXT MEETING. >> PERFECT. >> OKAY. >> GOOD. >> I DO WANT TO SAY REAL QUICK,
I HAVE RECEIVED, AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE RECEIVED THE EMAILS FROM MULTIPLE RESIDENTS OF THOSE CONCERNS WITH GETTING HIT BY A FAST BACKSIDE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE LEAD FOR BEING PROACTIVE ON THIS.
I KNOW SOME THINGS ARE COMMON SENSE, BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE MIGHT NOT ALWAYS -- COMMON SENSE ISN'T ALWAYS SO COMMON. WITH REGARD TO THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT, I THINK THAT MAKES A LOT
OF SENSE. NOT NECESSARILY -- NOT RIDING, JUST HAVING THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. AGAIN, SHOULD BE COMMON SENSE, BUT IT'S NOT. I'LL BE OKAY WITH HAVING SOME STRUCTURE FOR THE SPEEDING OF IT.
I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO INTO DEPTH WITH THE OTHER STUFF, I THINK THE SPEED IS A LEGITIMATE CONCERN, IT'S BEEN SENT IN EMAIL BY MULTIPLE RESIDENTS. I WOULD SUPPORT THAT. >> THE SPEED IS KIND OF
ADDRESSED IN THAT STATUTE AS WELL. THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE E BIKES, WHICH ARE LISTED IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AS WELL, AS FAR AS THE PEDAL ASSIST, THE FULLY ELECTRONIC ONES. THAT IS DEFINED AS WELL, FOR DIFFERENT CLASSES OF THESE E
BIKES. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS, BEFORE WE MOVE ON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS, LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING THAT BACK. >> THE SECOND ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA WILL BE R26022,
APPROVAL FOR SCHOOL ZONE SPEED AND ENFORCEMENT. STAFF, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE US OUR PRESENTATION, PLEASE? >> CHIEF OF POLICE. RECENTLY WE FOUND OUT THAT THE
CONTRACT WE PIGGYBACKED OFF OF WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA WAS TERMINATED. SO WE HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE BRINGING IT FORWARD WITH EYE NEW CONTRACT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID. JUST A LITTLE HISTORY, WE DID
FIND OUT THAT TAMPA TERMINATES THAT CONTRACT, IT WAS DUE TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- FDOT'S RULINGS ON WHERE THE SPEED CAMERAS CAN BE LOCATED. TAMPA, THE CITY OF TAMPA DID NOT
PROVIDE FRIDAY PERMITS, BECAUSE THEY FELT THE LOCATIONS OF THE CAMERAS DID NOT FOLLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S RULES. BECAUSE OF THAT, OSCEOLA COUNTY PAUSED THEIR PROGRAM AS WELL, UNTIL THERE WAS -- A CLEARER
DEFINITION OF THE FDOT RULES AS WELL AS WHAT A JUDGE IS GOING TO STATE. RECENTLY, THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, 2026, FDOT EXPANDED THEIR RULES AND THEIR DEFINITIONS, AND THE CAMERAS WERE ALLOWED TO BE
LOCATED OUTSIDE THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL SCHOOL ZONE, AS LONG AS IT WAS WITHIN THE POSTED SCHOOL STREET, BEING THE YELLOW TRIANGLE SIGNS. RECENTLY AS OF LAST WEEK, OSCEOLA COUNTY JUDGE, RULED THE PLACEMENT OF THOSE CAMERAS WERE
PROPERLY PLACED WITHIN THE SCHOOL ZONE LOCATION. BUT WE ARE HERE WITHOUT A PIGGYBACK CONTRACT, SO THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU IS THE -- ESSENTIALLY IS THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE TAMPA
CONTRACT, SAME TERM FIVE YEARS, THIS CONTRACT HAS THREE ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS IF WE CHOSE TO DO SO. >> MAYOR: OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? >> JUST SOME CLARIFICATION ON -- SO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS
FIVE YEARS. THE PIGGYBACK ONE FROM TAMPA? >> TAMPA WAS FIVE YEARS, AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS TWO ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS. >> DOES SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT RESTART THE CLOCK FOR FIVE YEARS? >> YES, IT DOES.
>> THAT'S THE ISSUE I HAVE, BECAUSE I ALWAYS WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK TO THE MARKET AND SEE IF THERE'S A BETTER DEAL. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO
NEGOTIATE THAT AND CONTINUE THE CONTRACT FROM WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY EXECUTED, WHICH I THINK WAS A YEAR OR TWO AGO. >> THE CONTRACT TERM ON THE TAMPA AGREEMENT, DIDN'T COMMENCE ON YOUR EXECUTION, IT WENT ON
THE GO LIVE DATE. YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING AT A 5-6 YEAR PERIOD DIFFERENCE. WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM MULTIPLE
EXTRA YEARS, IT WILL BEGAN TO RUN FROM THE GO LIVE DATE. >> I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. >> A QUICK COMMENT. I HAD A CALL WITH LEGAL EARLIER,
ADDRESSING SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THIS BEING POSTED TODAY. AS A COMMISSION, WE'RE HERE FOR THREE YEARS, I WOULD NOT -- AND I'M TALKING FOR OTHER THINGS IN THE FUTURE. I WOULD NOT WANT TO MAKE
DECISIONS FOR FUTURE COMMISSIONS AFTER I'M GONE. THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE YEARS LEFT. JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT IN MIND, GOING-FORWARD, IF WE COULD DO THREE YEAR CONTRACTS OR THINGS LIKE THAT, FOR OTHER THINGS WOULD BE GOOD.
I WOULD PREFER TO GO THE ROUTE OF PROCUREMENT BASED CONTRACT. AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE CONTRACT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: GREAT. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO -- >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> MAYOR: WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE R262002. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MAYOR: MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> 4 TO 1, MAYOR. >> MAYOR: SORRY. MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL THROWS IN FAVOR? AYE. >> OPPOSED, SAY NAY.
THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:30 -- 7:06.