>>> WE'RE ALL MERE HERE? ALRIGHT, THAT WAS PRETTY LOUD. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. TODAY IS JULY 2nd, 2024, AND THIS IS THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH CITY COMMISSION MEETING. BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE OF OUR RULES OF CIVILITY AND DECORUM. AS ALWAYS, SPEAKERS MUST FIRST BE ADDRESSED BY THE CHAIR AND NOT INTERRUPT EACH OTHER. PUBLIC COMMENTS MUST BE ADDRESSED WITH THE BOARD AS A WHOLE AND NOT TO ANY PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL ON THE DAIS OR IN THE AUDIENCE. PUBLIC DISRUPTIONS, YELLING, BOOING, STOMPING OF FEET, ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT DISRUPTS THE GENERAL PEACE AND ORDER OF THESE MEETINGS WILL NOT BE PROHIBITED. YOU'LL BE WARNED SHOULD YOU VIOLATE THE RULES AND SHOULD YOU CONTINUE TO DO SO, I WILL ASK YOU TO LEAVE AND BE'S SORTED OUT. ALRIGHT, LET'S BEGIN WITH THE ROLL CALL, TURN TO OUR CITY CLERK, MAYLEE? >> MAYOR PENSERGA? >> HERE. >> VICE MAYOR KELLEY? >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER HAY? >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN >> PRESENT. >> YOU HAVE A FORUM. >> MAYOR: TODAY PASTOR KELLY FROM FIRST BOYNTON BAPTIST CHURCH IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME UP. LET'S TALL STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND AFTER WHICH, WE WILL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COMMISSIONER TURKIN. >> THANK YOU. WILL YOU PRAY WITH ME. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WITH A SENSE OF GRATITUDE FOR THE CITY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CALL HOME HERE IN BOYNTON BEACH. WE'RE THANKFUL SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT WE HAVE HERE, THE BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOODS, THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE NEIGHBORS, THE FRIENDS, THE GOVERNMENT THAT LEADS US HERE. AS WE BEGIN THIS EVENING, WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING AND YOUR FAVOR THIS EVENING. WE ASK O GOD THAT YOU WOULD GIVE FAVOR TO OUR MAYOR AND TO THE LEADERS THAT ARE HERE ON OUR CITY COMMISSION THIS EVENING. WE PRAY THAT THIS EVENING WOULD BE ONE THAT IS USED TO GOVERN OUR COMMUNITY WELL AND THAT THE WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE HERE WOULD BE ADDRESSED WELL. GIVE WISDOM IN TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND WITH ANY ITEMS THAT WOULD BE HANDLED, THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN PEACE TOGETHER. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS TO US, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THIS GIFT OF THIS CITY THAT WE LIVE IN. WE PRAY THIS IN YOUR HOLY NAME, AMEN. >> 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, PASTOR KELLY. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER TURKIN, THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITION, DELETIONS, CORRECTIONS. WE CAN BEGIN ON MY RIGHT, COMMISSIONER CRUZ, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE AGENDA? >> I HAVE NO AMENDMENTS, MAYOR. >> VICE MAYOR KELLEY:? >> I DO NOT. >> COMMISSIONER HAY? >> I DO NOT. >> COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? WE CAN GET SOME CRIME STATS, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ON RESPONSE TIMES, VIOLENT CRIME, I WANT TO SEE WHERE OUR INVESTMENT IS IN PUBLIC SAFETY. WE'VE DONE A LOT WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, DONE A LOT WITH THE RECENT CONTRACTS SO I'D LIKE TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT, WHERE WE NEED TO GO AND MAKE SURE WE'RE INVESTING THE RIGHT RESOURCES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE OTHER THING I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT IS THE CONSISTENT -- THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SENIORS, A LOT OF IDENTITY THEFT AND FRAUD. I KNOW THAT CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES, CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS HAVE LIKE A TASK FORCE THAT HANDLE THESE THINGS, SO ONCE WE GET FULLY STAFFED, I THINK IT WOULDN'T BE A BAD IDEA TO MAYBE LOOK INTO THIS. I GOT A CONCERN, YOU KNOW, LADY ESSENTIALLY SIGNED AWAY EVERYTHING, RIGHT, AND THAT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THAN WE THINK. SO WITH BOYNTON BEACH BEING A COMMUNITY WITH A LOT OF 55-PLUS NEIGHBORHOODS, I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT AND SOMETHING THAT POLICE DEPARTMENTS SHOULD LOOK INTO, AND I WANTED AN UPDATE ON LOOKING AT THE ORDINANCE FOR THE TREE TRIMMING OVER THE POWER LINES THAT I BROUGHT UP A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM THAT, AND THEN THE OTHER THING LOOKING AT THE ARTIFICIAL TURF, I KNOW IT'S UNREGULATED I BELIEVE IN YOUR BACKYARD, BUT I THINK THERE'S SOME STIPULATIONS IN YOUR FRONT YARD, AND SO IF PEOPLE ARE INVESTING, YOU KNOW, MONEY INTO THEIR HOME TO RAISE THEIR PROPERTY VALUE, MAKE IT LOOK NICE, BEAUTIFY THE CITY, I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD BE PENALIZED FOR IT. I UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE ENGINEERING AND DRAINING ISSUES THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT, AND SO IF WE CAN IDENTIFY WHAT MOVEMENT WE CAN MAKE, I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT THAT. YOU KNOW, ANYONE WHO IS DUMPING MONEY INTO THEIR HOME TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ULTIMATELY BETTER FOR THE CITY, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD BE PENALIZED FOR THAT. AND THEN PENCE PARK I'VE BEEN GETTING CONTINUOUS CONCERNS, COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT. THERE WAS A FEW ARRESTS THERE WITH ALCOHOL USE OVER AT THE PARK, SO YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD THAT WAS DONE. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE CONTINUED PATROL. I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, STABLE PATROLLING, RIGHT, AND WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE CONTRACT, YOU KNOW, WITH MORE RESOURCES COMES MORE RESPONSIBILITY, AND SO YOU KNOW, I WANT TO SEE THAT HIGHER EXPECTATION AND IF WE CAN HAVE MORE FREQUENT PATROL THERE, I MEAN, THIS HAS BEEN ON AND ON AND ON I'VE BEEN BRINGING IT UP TO STAFF AND NOT BRINGING IT UP IN THIS MANNER BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME I THINK I NEED TO MAKE THIS PUBLIC AND KNOWN FOR THE RECORD FOR MY WCONSTITUENCY AND ULTIMATELY HAVE THAT ACCOUNTABILITY FACTOR. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER TURKIN. I APPRECIATE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU'VE SAID. WHEN YOU BROUGHT UP ALL THOSE CRIME UPDATES I THINK THAT IS WELL-NEEDED. I LIKE WHERE YOU'RE GOING. I'VE SPOKEN TO THE POLICE CHIEF. I KNOW HE'S WORKING ON GIVING US AN UPDATE CITY-WIDE AND DISTRICT BY DISTRICT, SO FOR THOSE YOU IN THE PD YOU'RE HEARING OUR COMMISSIONER INCLUDE PENCE PARK, YOU MENTIONED PENCE PARK AND THE SENIOR ABUSE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO TACKLE THAT PROBLEM. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU REGARDING THE ARTIFICIAL TURF. IS THAT A SPECIFIC INCIDENT YOU'RE REFERRING TO THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY STAFF OR IS THAT A POLICY MATTER THAT YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT? >> IT'S A POLICY MATTER. SO SOMETHING THAT'S COME FORWARD THAT'S KIND OF MAKING US SCRATCH OUR HEADS LIKE WHY IS THIS AN ORDINANCE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, IT HAS TO MEET THE ENGINEERING AND FLOODING REQUIREMENTS, RIGHT. I THINK ANDREW, YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT WHY YOU MAY NOT HAVE -- WHY IT'S REGULATED IN FRONT BECAUSE THE SWALES, EVERYTHING, SO I WANT TO LOOK AT THIS FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE, BECAUSE AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE -- THE TURF'S NOT CHEAP, RIGHT? HOMEOWNERS ARE INVESTING AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THE RULES. YOU GOT TO DO YOUR OWN DUE DILIGENCE. WE SHOULD HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE. ACCOUNTABILITY STARTS WITH EACH OTHER FIRST. I WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN DO SAFELY YOU KNOW TO NOT HAVE OUR HOMEOWNERS PENALIZED IF THEY'RE INVESTING IN THEIR HOME. ULTIMATELY INVESTING INTO OUR CITY, BECAUSE IF THE PROPERTY VALUE INCREASES, SO DOES OUR BUDGET. SO I WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN DO FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE. >> MAYOR: ALRIGHT. SO JUST TO SUMMARIZE, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT THAT COMPLETELY WE'LL GET A CRIME UPDATE AS YOU REQUEST. WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS OR YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DISCUSSING THE TREE TRIMMING ORDINANCE AND THE CODE FOR ARTIFICIAL TURFS. >> YES. >> MAYOR: OKAY, I PERSONALLY HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THOSE ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANYTHING FROM MY COLLEAGUES? ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, I HAVE TO AMENDMENTS FOR MYSELF. MAY I HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? SORRY, COUNSEL? >> A LEGAL UPDATE NEEDED TO BE ADDED AND DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT MADE THE AGENDA REGARDING THE E2L TOWN SQUARE LITIGATION. I NEED TO ADVISE THE CITY COMMISSION REGARDING A NEW UPDATE. >> MAYOR: REGARDING THE E2L LITIGATION? >> E2L, THAT'S CORRECT. >> MAYOR: LET'S DO THAT FOR, UNDER LEGAL. >> CORRECT. IT WILL BE VERY BRIEF. >> MAYOR: I'LL WRITE THAT DOWN, "VERY BRIEF" I'M HOLDING YOU TO IT. NOW MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER TURKIN AND A SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR KELLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AGENDA AS AMENDED SAY AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT, MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AGENDA AS AMENDED. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION ON MY LEFT, COMMISSIONER TURKIN, IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATIONAL ITEMS OR ANY DISCLOSURES? >> NO. I ATTENDED A COMMUNITY MEETING THIS PAST MONDAY, VERY INFORMATIVE. I DON'T HAVE ANY DISCLOSURES AT THAT TIME, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COMMISSIONER HAY? >> NO, DON'T HAVE ANY DISCLOSURES. I ATTENDED THE COMMUNITY MEETING WHICH WAS WELL-ATTENDED, A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION GIVEN OUT. I'D LIKE TO EXTEND AN INVITE TO ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE MAYOR TO ATTEND THE NEXT ONE THAT WE HAVE. IT'S ALWAYS THE LAST MONDAY OF THE MONTH, AND I BELIEVE IT'S 6:00. OKAY, SO COME ON OUT AND SHARE SOME CONCERNS, IDEAS AND DIRECTION ON WHERE WE'RE GOING. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR? >> NO, MAYOR, I DO NOT HAVE ANY DISCLOSURES OR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER CRUZ? >> NO DISCLOSURES FOR ME EITHER, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMUNITY AND SPECIAL EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS. THE VERY FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT IS OF OUR FOURTH OF JULY EVENT. THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH FOURTH OF JULY EVENT RED, WHITE & BLUE WITH A WATERFRONT VIEW IS THIS FIRST, JULY 4th FROM 4:00 P.M. TO 9:30 AT INTRACOASTAL PARK, 2240 NORTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A VERY POPULAR EVENT, AND TRAFFIC IS ALWAYS A HEADACHE. HAVE WE MADE THE PREPARATIONS ALREADY? I THINK ONE YEAR WE HAD CHARTER BUSES. WHAT ARE WE DOING THIS YEAR FOR TRAFFIC MITIGATION? >> GABBY, YOU WANT TO COME UP? >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> I KNOW CAPTAIN STEVE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRAFFIC SIDE OF THINGS AS FAR AS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE GREAT INFLOWS AND OUTFLOWS. >> MAYOR: GOOD EVENING, GABBY. >> GOOD EVENING, GABRIELLE, EVENTS DIRECTOR. THERE WILL BE A PARTIAL LANE CLOSURE OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY FROM OAK STREET WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF HARVEY OYER THROUGH GATEWAY. SO THAT WILL JUST BE THE RIGHT LANE. IT WILL ACCOMMODATE BUSES, WE'LL HAVE EIGHT CHARTER BUSES FROM 3301 QUANTUM, WHICH IS OUR OFF-SITE PARKING LOCATION. THAT WILL RUN THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. SO IT WILL START AT 3:30 P.M. AND WILL RUN THROUGH 10:00 OR UNTIL EVERYONE GETS BACK TO THEIR VEHICLES AT QUANTUM. WE'LL HAVE TENTS SET UP AT QUANTUM, CHAIRS, PEOPLE TO GET YOU ON AND OFF THE BUSES, ALL OF THOSE ARE ADA ACCESSIBLE. THERE'S ADA PARKING ON SITE AT INTRACOASTAL PARK. THIS YEAR WE'RE NOT DOING ON-SITE PARKING AT HARVEY OYER BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE SOME OF OUR VENDORS THAT WE'RE MOVING OFF-SITE TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE EXTRA SPACE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ATTENDING. AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO TAKE THE COASTAL CRUISER, RUNNING A FIXED ROUTE FROM TOWN SQUARE TO HARVEY OYER. THAT IS, YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET ON THE FIXED ROUTE BECAUSE THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE COASTAL CRUISER AREA THAT'S CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE. SO THOSE WILL RUN ON A FIXED LOOP. THERE'S TWO VEHICLES. >> MAYOR: DID WE GET THE, WHAT AM I CALLING IT, DID WE GET THE PATH OF THE COASTAL CRUISER OUT SO PEOPLE KNOW WHERE IT IS? >> YES. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> THAT IS ONLINE. AND IT SHOULD BE ON SOME OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA KNOW BEFORE YOU GO STUFF THAT'S GOING OUT SHORTLY. >> MAYOR: AWESOME. THANK YOU. YOU'VE ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS. ANYTHING FOR GABBY WHILE SHE'S UP HERE? AWESOME, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT IS REGARDING OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS, IT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CITY HALL COMMISSION CHAMBERS NEXT MONDAY, JULY 8th, 2024 STARTING AT 10:00 A.M. AND WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY JULY 10th OF COURSE AT THE SAME YEAR, HOPEFULLY THE SAME YEAR 6:00 P.M. AND IF NEEDED THURSDAY, JULY 11th, SO WE'LL GO TO THURSDAY IF NECESSARY. WE'LL BEGIN, AGAIN, ON MONDAY. THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT, SUMMER JOB FAIR PRESENTED BY CAREERSOURCE PALM BEACH COUNTY AND OUR BOYNTON BEACH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WE ARE HOSTING A SUMMER JOB FAIR. THIS EVENT IS DESIGNED TO CONNECT LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH TALENTED JOB SEEKERS IN THE COMMUNITY. ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. IT WILL BE AT THE ARTS AND CULTURE BUILDING, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, JULY 18th, THURSDAY 10:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M. HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE YOU THERE. THE FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT IS THAT WE WILL HAVE A VIRTUAL MEETING FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN. IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE YOUR INPUT ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN, WE WILL HAVE A VIRTUAL MEETING ON TUESDAY, JULY 23rd AT 6:00 P.M. IF YOU GO TO THE CITY WEBSITE THERE WILL BE INSTRUCTIONS OWN A LINK ON HOW TO JOIN ONLINE FOR THE STRATEGIC INPUT. ON THAT NOTE, I DO WANT TO ANNOUNCE I WILL BE HOSTING A SERIES OF MEETINGS ACROSS THE CITY, SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOUR INPUT IN PERSON AND NOT JUST ONLINE, OF COURSE YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO BOTH. I'LL MAKE THAT ACCOMMODATION AS WELL. OKAY, SO THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO PUBLIC AUDIENCE. FOR THOSE THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS, PROCESS IS THE SAME AS ALWAYS, IT IS THREE MINUTES PER PERSON AND LET ME FINISH AND I'LL COME BACK TO YOU. MUST BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE. PERSONAL ATTACKS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. PER OUR RULES, YOUR COMMENTS HAVE TO PERTAIN TO CITY BUSINESS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT NATIONAL POLITICS, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON CITY BUSINESS AND ALRIGHT. THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. WE HAVE TWO PODIUMS, WE'LL GO BACK AND FORTH AND AFTER WE FINISH WITH THOSE IN-PERSON, WE WILL GO TO THOSE ONLINE. COMMISSIONER TURKIN, DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP? >> YES, I JUST WANT TO FOR STAFF I MAY HAVE TRAINING AT THE NEXT CITY COMMISSION MEETING SO PROBABLY WILL NOT BE HERE SO THOSE AGENDA ITEMS I BROUGHT UP AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU GUYS, DON'T PUT IT ON THE AGENDA, I'D LIKE TO BE HERE TO DISCUSS THOSE ITEMS. >> MARKED FOR ANY OF COMMISSIONER TURKIN'S ITEMS FOR THE 16th? >> NO, SIR. >> ADD ONE ITEM, MAYOR. WITH REGARD, THERE MAY BE SOME SPEAKERS RELATING TO THE MARK ZONE ARBITRATION, I WANT TO GIVE THE COMMISSION AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE. WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR A MEMO FROM OUR LAWYERS ON DIFFERENT AVENUES THAT WE CAN TAKE WITH REGARD TO HOW TO ADDRESS THE ARBITRATOR'S AWARD THAT WAS GIVEN TO OFFICER SOHN. SO ONCE WE HAVE THAT, I'LL BE BRINGING AN ITEM TO THE COMMISSION TO MAKE A DECISION ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT APPEAL. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW, AND UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE WE ARE IN LITIGATION, I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE COMMISSION REFRAIN FROM MAKING ANY COMMENT RELATING TO THAT LITIGATION UNTIL IT'S ABSOLUTELY AND COMPLETELY RESOLVED. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, COUNSEL. COULD YOU AT LEAST GIVE THE COMMISSION A TIMELINE, APPROXIMATE TIMELINE WHEN YOU THINK YOU'LL HAVE THAT? >> AGAIN, THE AWARD CAME OUT THE BEGINNING OF MAY. WE HAVE 90 DAYS TO MAKE A DETERMINATION WITH REGARD TO AN APPEAL, AND MR. SOHN WILL NOT BE RETURNING TO HIS JOB, UNTIL WE MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION ON WHETHER TO CONTINUE WITH THE APPEAL OR WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO ACCEPT THE ARBITRATOR'S AWARD, BUT ULTIMATELY, AGAIN, WE'RE WAITING ON DIRECTION FROM OUR COUNSEL AND ONCE WE HAVE THAT. SO 90 DAYS GIVES US UNTIL AUGUST TO MAKE THAT DECISION. >> MAYOR: ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. COMMISSIONER HAY, DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP EARLIER, DID I MISS YOU? >> YES, I HAVE A COMMENT. I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST GOING TO THE TRAINING, BUT THE SAME RULES SHOULD APPLY IN TERMS OF GIVING OUT FUNDING TO AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE SHOULD -- IF WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING CITY FUNDING, WE SHOULD KNOW WHAT THOSE CLASSES ARE, WHAT THEY ARE ABOUT, OKAY, SO THAT THEY ARE CITY-RELATED. I'M NOT JUST -- >> HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CITY. THIS IS WITH THE DOD. >> I KNOW BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING CITY FUNDING, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CITY RELATED. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING, AND IT NEEDS TO COME BEFORE THIS COMMISSION, JUST LIKE WE APPROVE GIVING OUT $500 TO ANY ORGANIZATION THAT HAS TO COME BEFORE THIS COMMISSION, THE SAME THING WITH TRAINING. AND THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT IT, OKAY? >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. YOUR POINT IS WELL-TAKEN. I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHAT YOU'RE REFERENCING. I FEEL LIKE I'M MISSING SOMETHING HERE, BUT IF YOU'RE REFERRING TO MY TRAINING THAT I HAD RECENTLY -- >> I'M TALKING ABOUT TRAINING IN GENERAL. NOT PINPOINTING ANY PARTICULAR. >> MAYOR: THAT'S OKAY, COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO VOLUNTEER I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION IF YOU WANTED IT. >> IT SHOULD BE SHARED. >> I WANT TO CLEAR THE RECORD THAT MY TRAINING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CITY. IT IS WITH MY FULL-TIME JOB. SO I MAY NOT BE HERE. THE DOD IS, THE CITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CITY, COMMISSIONER HAY, NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CITY. IT'S MY FULL-TIME JOB. >> NO PROBLEM BUT THOSE TYPES OF THINGS NEED TO BE CLARIFIED, OKAY, WHEN YOU INTRODUCING YOUR TRAINING. I PLAN TO BE GOING TO TRAINING MYSELF, BUT I THINK AGAIN, WE SHOULD CLARIFY THAT, OKAY, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT EXPENDING CITY FUNDING. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. >> YES, NO, NO, I'M SORRY YOU MISINTERPRETED THAT. IT IS NOTHING CITY-RELATED. >> I DIDN'T PINPOINT YOU. >> MAYOR: GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON. THAT IS THE END OF THAT. THE POINTS HAVE BEEN MADE. WE ALL HEARD IT. ALRIGHT WE'RE GOING TO NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC AUDIENCE. THE RULES ARE THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. JUSTIN I SEE YOU'RE ON THE PODIUM. DID I MISS AN ANNOUNCEMENT, SOMETHING NOT ON THE AGENDA? >> SOMETHING NOT ON THE AGENDA, IT WAS LATE GETTING THERE. >> MAYOR: LET'S DO THAT QUICKLY SO WE CAN GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> ABSOLUTELY, TWO EVENTS AT EZELL HESTER, WHICH IS 1901 NORTH SEACREST BOULEVARD, FIRST A WEEK FROM TODAY, THAT'S TUESDAY, JULY 9th, WE'LL HAVE THE GRAND OPENING OF THE HESTER FIELD, A RENOVATION PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING, AS EVERYONE ON THE DAIS KNOWS, WE'LL HAVE THE OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING AND GRAND OPENING CEREMONY NEXT TUESDAY MORNING AT 9:30, FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND THEN NEXT, NOT THIS SATURDAY BUT THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY, JULY 13th, WE'RE PARTNERING WITH LAMAR JACKSON'S FOUNDATION FOREVER DREAMERS TO HOST WHAT IS THE SIXTH ANNUAL FOR HIM BUT THE FIRST TIME IT WILL BE HELD HERE IN BOCA, EXCUSE ME, BOYNTON, SORRY, GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF, THE SIXTH ANNUAL FUN DAY WITH LJ THAT WILL BE AT EZELL HESTER STARTING AT 11:00 A.M. UNTIL THREE P.M., THERE WILL BE GAMES, BOUNCE HOUSES, VIDEO TRUCK, FACE PAINTERS, AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BUT ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. THEY CAN GO TO WEMAKELIFEFUN.COM AND IT WILL HAVE THE LINK TO THE REGISTRATION PAGE FOR THAT EVENT AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> MAY I ADD TO THAT? >> GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. >> I WENT BACK TODAY AND IT REALLY LOOKS GOOD BUT I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THE CONCESSION STAND WOULD NOT BE OPEN IN TIME FOR GETTING FOOD, SO BRING YOUR OWN SNACKS, OKAY, BUT I REALLY WANT EVERYONE TO COME OUT, BECAUSE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT, MAJOR PROJECT AND WE SHOULD ALL FEEL VERY PROUD OF WHAT BOYNTON BEACH HAS DONE. THANK YOU. >> ALSO JUSTIN, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO BILLY THOME. HE HELPED FACILITATE LAMAR JACKSON COMING BACK TO THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH AND THE POLICE ATHLETICALLY. I WANTED TO MENTION HIM. >> OF COURSE, OF COURSE. >> MAYOR: ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: ALRIGHT, FIRST PERSON ON THE PODIUM, THREE MINUTES, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND BEGIN. >> SUZANNE OYER, BOYNTON BEACH, THANK YOU. I WANT TO ADDRESS THE POTHOLE ISSUE ON WOOLBRIGHT. I FILED SOMETHING WITH MY BOYNTON APP JUNE 19th. BEAR IN MIND THIS POTHOLE BY THE CEMETERY HAS BEEN THERE FOR MONTHS. MOST IF NOT EVERY CITY EMPLOYEE AND ELECTED OFFICIAL DRIVES UP AND DOWN THIS STREET ON A REGULAR BASIS. RIGHT DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM WILLY'S WHY THE CEMETERY IS, THERE'S A POTHOLE THAT'S BEEN GROWING AND I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT BEFORE AND THEY'VE COME OUT AND FILLED IT. NOW THE RAINS, WE'RE SEVERAL INCHES DEEP AND IT'S GOING TO BREAK SOMEBODY'S AXLE ON THEIR CAR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WHEN GARY DUNMEYER IS HERE AN EMAIL AND I GET IT DONE THE NEXT DAY. I GOT JUNE 20th FROM MY BOYNTON APP, WE SENT IT OFF TO THE COUNTY ON JUNE 20th AND IT'S JULY 2nd AND STILL NOT RESOLVED AND IT'S WORSENING BY THE DAY. SO MAYBE SAYING SOMETHING PUBLICLY WILL GET THIS RESOLVED FINALLY. SECOND THING I WANT TO POINT OUT IS I WAS BLESSED TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH COMMISSIONER CRUZ AT THE FDOT MEETING LAST WEEK, WHETHER SHE FEELS THE SAME OR NOT, THERE WAS LIKE A WHOLE THREE OF US IN ATTENDANCE BESIDES HER AND A COUPLE CITY EMPLOYEES AND WE FOUND OUT THAT THE BEAUTIFICATION ON BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD, WHICH IS MY LEAST FAVORITE SUBJECT IS NOT PART OF THE PLAN GOING FORWARD, SO POOR ANDREW, WHO HAS MORE THAN ENOUGH ON HIS PLATE NOW HAS TO COME UP WITH A LANDSCAPING PLAN FOR BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD FOR THE POST, YOU KNOW, YEAR AND A HALF OF TORTURE WE'RE ALL GOING THROUGH ON THIS RENOVATION. SO AT SOME POINT I THINK YOU ALL SHOULD BE PUSHING FOR THIS BEAUTIFICATION BOARD AND THIS BEAUTIFICATION PLAN, AND PUT ME THE HECK ON THAT BOARD, SO WE CAN TAKE SOME OF THE WORK OFF ANDREW'S PLATE, AND I THINK I'VE ADDRESSED THAT ENOUGH IN LONG, EXTENSIVE EMAILS THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE SOME WAY OF GOING FORWARD, BUT ANDREW'S GOING TO NEED HELP AND YOU REALLY NEED THAT BEAUTIFICATION BOARD TO HELP WITH THAT. AND MY LAST THING I'M GOING TO SAY IS, I KNOW YOUR POINT, I WALKED IN LATE, SORRY, COMMISSIONER TURKIN, MIME PRO-ARE THE AFISHL TURF, IT'S A GREAT WATER SAVER AND A REASON WHY CALIFORNIA IS PAYING ALL THEIR RESIDENTS TO GET RID OF GRASS AND SWITCH TO ARTIFICIAL TURF. I SAY GO FOR IT AND THAT'S MY OPINION BECAUSE I MIGHT NOT BE HERE WHEN YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. NEXT PERSON ON THIS SIDE, MR. WHITWO WOOD WORTH. >> I'M HARRY WOODWORTH, MR. WOODWORTH WAS MY FATHER. I LIVE IN BOYNTON. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR PUTTING IN THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO GET THE VOICE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN, CALLING IT IS JUST NOT THE WAY TO DO STUFF LIKE THAT. THE OTHER THING IS, I HAD A COMMENT ON THE AGENDA AND IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME, AND YOU GUYS ADDED SOME STUFF TODAY, WHICH I'M SURE WILL BE ADDED TO THIS LONG LIST OF TO BE DETERMINED. STUFF HAS DISAPPEARED, NOTHING HAS A DATE ANYMORE, AND I DON'T WANT TO ANNOY ANYBODY, BUT STUFF WITHOUT A DATE IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN SO EITHER TAKE IT OFF OF THERE OR PUT DATES ON IT. YOU'RE WASTING OUR TIME WITH TBD. YOU ADDED STUFF TODAY THAT IF THERE'S NO DATE, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, FOLKS. THE FINAL THING I HAD WAS, THERE'S AN AGENDA ITEM AND IT'S THE FIRST READING SO I WON'T TALK ABOUT IT BUT TRANSFERS SOME SIGN-OFF AUTHORITY OF THE CITY MANAGER TO STREAMLINE THINGS. I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH STUFF LIKE THAT. WHAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IS THE WAY THAT'S WORDED, THERE'S NO COMMENT ON THE SIGNING AUTHORITY. THERE'S NO DOLLAR AMOUNT IN THERE, NO NUMBERS ARE USED, SO YOU HAVE NO IDEA READING THIS THING AND I SPENT HALF AN HOUR ON A COMPUTER AND COULDN'T COME UP WITH IT, I'M PRETTY GOOD DIGGING THIS STUFF UP. TELL US THE THEREFORE WHAT. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM YOU'RE TRYING TO SOLVE? WHAT ARE THE COSTS OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THE CITY MANAGER CAN SIGN FOR? THERE WAS A LIST OF ALL OF THE THINGS WHAT THEY WERE, IS IT $50,000? IS IT $10,000? I DON'T KNOW, AND NOBODY ELSE DOES EITHER. YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT QUARTERLY WHAT THE MONEY WAS SPENT ON. WONDERFUL. WHERE DID THE TRANSPARENCY GO? YOU TALK ABOUT $500 THAT WE APPROVE, IT COMES BEFORE THE COMMISSION AS IT OUGHT TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION, AND YOU GOT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BEING SPENT BEHIND THE CURTAIN WITH NO TRANSPARENCY WITH WHATEVER, NO UP-FRONT COMMISSION KNOWLEDGE AND YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT QUARTERLY WHAT THE MONEY WAS SPENT ON, OR YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF DOING WHAT CITIZENS DO, WE CAN FILE A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST. THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT. TRANSPARENCY IS WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ALL ABOUT, AND FOR CITIZENS TO COME IN HERE AND FIND OUT THAT THINGS ARE CHANGING AFTER THE FACT IS RIDICULOUS. IF THERE'S SOME STUFF THAT NEEDS TO BE SIGNED AND NOT SOME ROUTINE THING FOR SOME MICKEY MOUSE THINGS THAT RENEWS ANNUALLY, IT OUGHT TO COME IN HERE AND WE OUGHT TO HAVE YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT IT. THAT'S WHAT YOU GET PAID TO DO AND WE NEED TO SEE WHERE THE CITY MONEY IS BEING SPENT AND I GUESS I WOULD COMPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT. WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THAT KIND OF SPENDING? WHERE IS THE OVERSIGHT, THE CHECKS AND BALANCES AND THE LIST GOES ON. IS THAT REALLY GOOD GOVERNANCE? THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, NEXT SPEAKER ON THE OTHER PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> GOOD EVENING, PUBLIC SERVANTS AND BOYNTON BEACH, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK HERE TONIGHT. MY NAME IS MICKEY ISAACSON, I LIVE IN BOYNTON BEACH. I AM VISITING ALL 39 MUNICIPALITIES WITH SIMILAR COMMENTS. I UNDERSTAND YOU SAID NOT TO SPEAK ABOUT ELECTION BUT I AM A RESIDENT OF BOYNTON BEACH AND I'M SPEAKING MY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR MY THREE MINUTES FOR WHAT I WANT TO SAY. I LIKE MANY OTHERS BELIEVE IN 2020 ELECTION WAS STOLESTOLEN. >> MAYOR: MA'AM, THESE ARE OUTSIDE OF CITY BUSINESS AND THE SCOPE OF OUR PURVIEW. WE DO NOT CONTROL NATIONAL ELECTIONS. >> YOUR CITY CLERK YOU CONTROL YOUR MUNICIPAL -- >> MAYOR: ON THE FRONT OF THE NDA, ONLY WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OUR CITY. >> I AM GOING TO SPEAK MY COMMENT AS AN AMERICAN, I AM SEEKING A REDRESS OF THE MULTIPLE ELECTION GRIEVANCES -- >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. AND I APPRECIATE THAT, MA'AM, BUT I AM FOLLOWING THE RULES OF THIS COMMISSION. PLEASE REACH OUT TO HER. THANK YOU. PLEASE REACH OUT TO HER. IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO YOU. I WANT TO FOLLOW THE RULES. I BELIEVE IN THE RULES. >> [ OFF MIC ] >> MAYOR: READ THE FRONT OF THE AGENDA, MA'AM. THANK YOU. >> [ OFF MIC ] >> MAYOR: NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT SPEAKER. >> OUCH. DAVID BERGER HERE. >> MAYOR: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER AT THE PODIUM. ALRIGHT, SIR, NOW IT'S YOUR TURN. >> BASICALLY THIS IS OUT OF IGNORANCE AND IT'S FOLLOWING UP THAT OTHER GENTLEMAN WHO SPOKE ON THE PROPOSED ORDNANCE 24-012. I'M CONFUSED THE ESSENCE, THE MEAT OF IT, WHAT IS THIS REALLY SAYING. >> [ OFF MIC ] >> AGENDA ITEMS HAVE THEIR OWN PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT DO FOR ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. IF THIS IS ON THE AGENDA THE PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD BE THERE. YOU'VE DONE IT EVERY OTHER TIME. WHY HAS THAT CHANGED TODAY? >> MAYOR: ARE YOU REFERRING TO HIS COMMENTS? >> ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA, YOU SAY WAIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, IF IT'S ON THE AGENDA, WAIT. >> MAYOR: THAT'S REFERRING TO HIS COMMENTS, YES. >> REFERRING TO ANYTHING, ANY COMMENTS BEFORE. WHY HAS THAT CHANGED? >> MAYOR: SO ANYONE CAN USE THEIR TIME HERE IF THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT AGENDA ITEMS. WE'VE NEVER STOPPED THEM, IF THEY WANT TO DO IT. THE PREFERENCE IS THEY DISCUSS THAT ITEM WHEN THE ITEM COMES UP. THAT WOULD BE THE MOST IDEAL SCENARIO SO IT'S RELEVANT. >> SO YOU ARE PLAYING GOD BY ALLOWING -- >> MAYOR: NO, SIR, I AM NOT. >> DICTATING WHO CAN AND CANNOT SPEAK. PEOPLE DIED FOR THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, PEOPLE DIED. PEOPLE LAID THEIR LIFE DOWN SO THEY COULD COME IN AND SPEAK. THEY PAY YOUR BILLS, THEY PAY MY BILLS. DON'T CLAP BECAUSE I DON'T AGREE WITH A LOT THAT'S BEEN SAID. I DON'T AGREE WITH A LOT OF THAT. >> MAYOR: THAT'S ALRIGHT. LET HIM FINISH. >> THE TAXPAYER HAS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK, RIGHT. YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE RULES. IT'S EITHER YOU LET PEOPLE SPEAK OR YOU DON'T. YOU CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE THE RULES. YOU NEED CONSISTENCY. YOU WOULD SAY OH, DON'T ATTACK ANYBODY PERSONALLY. A FEW MONTHS AGO YOU LET THE CITY MANAGER YOU CALLED A PECKERWOOD AND YOU DIDN'T STOP THE MEETING THERE AND YOU WANT TO GO BACK, YOU CAN LOOK AT. THERE'S RECEIPTS FOR ALL OF THIS. YOU ARE EITHER CONSISTENT AND TREAT EVERYBODY FAIRLY AND EQUALLY OR YOU'RE NOT. I'M SICK OF SITTING HERE AND WATCHING THE PICK AND CHOOSE. YOU NEED TO BE FAIR AND EQUAL TO EVERY INDIVIDUAL DESPITE THEIR OPINION, BECAUSE PEOPLE LAID THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE AND DIED FOR THE RIGHT FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH. [ APPLAUSE ] DON'T CLAP BECAUSE I DON'T AGREE WITH A LOT OF THE STUFF YOU SAY. YOU'RE ENTITLED TO THAT. >> MAYOR: EVERYBODY, ONE SECOND. THANK YOU. ARE YOU FINISHED, COMMISSIONER TURKIN? >> YEAH, LET PEOPLE SPEAK. >> MAYOR: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ONE SECOND, ONE PERSON AT A TIME. >> CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? >> MAYOR: ONE SECOND, MR. MERCKER. I'M LOOKING AT THE FRONT OF THE AGENDA, UNDER PUBLIC AUDIENCE, ANY CITIZEN MAY BE HEARD CONCERNING ANY MATTER WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION. THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS. EVERYBODY HAS A COPY. GET A COPY. THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS ON THE FRONT. I'M FOLLOWING THE RULES. IF YOU WANT ME TO CHANGE THE RULES, I'M HAPPY TO COMPLY BUT THE COMMISSION HAS TO GIVE ME THAT DIRECTION. >> THE RULES HAVE TO BE FAIR FOR EVERYONE. YOU DIDN'T CUT PEOPLE OFF WHEN THEY WERE NAME DRAGGING >> MAYOR, CAN WE DO A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS? I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. >> YOU NEED TO BE A LEADER. YOU'RE BEING A PICK-AND-CHOOSE LEADER. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. WE'LL COME BACK IN FIVE MINUTES. >> MAYOR: THE COMMISSION HAS RETURNED. WE WILL RESUME. THE MEET SOMETHING CALLED BACK INTO ORDER. THE LAST PERSON AT THE PODIUM WAS MR. MERCKER. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. ONE SECOND. GO AHEAD. >> I'LL USE THE WORD I USED BEFORE TO START THIS, HELP. I DON'T KNOW WHY I WAS RUDELY INTERRUPTED, BUT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS GOT THE MIC. ALL I WAS LOOKING AT AND TRYING TO FIND OUT WAS WHAT I WAS READING AND WHAT IT IS, THE INTERPRETATION OF THIS, THE COST OF THIS, WHAT THE COST IS TO THE PEOPLE, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IS SOMETHING THAT OUR CITY MANAGER WILL BE VERY INVOLVED WITH, AND MY QUESTION IS IN HOW IS THE COMMISSION INVOLVED WITH THIS? OF COURSE IT'S NOT SAID. SO EVERYBODY, EXCUSE MY IGNORANCE, I'M JUST HERE TO ASK QUESTIONS, SINCE IT'S ON THE AGENDA. SO IF I DID SOMETHING WRONG, I APOLOGIZE. WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT IT IS, BY THE WAY? >> MAYOR: SIR, YOU HAVE TWO MORE MINUTES IF YOU'D LIKE TO USE YOUR TIME. >> I DON'T WANT TO WASTE TIME, BUT I'M READING SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE ELSE THERE READ IT AND UNDERSTANDS IT COMPLETELY BUT I DON'T. YOU KNOW, IT SAYS THE POWERS AND DUTIES, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO WHAT? AND WHAT WILL IT BE COSTING US? I DON'T KNOW. SO IS THAT A FOOLISH QUESTION? TELL ME. I GUESS IT'S FOOLISH. I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. >> MAYOR: ALRIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD EVENING, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> GOOD EVENING. >> MAYOR: IS THE MIC ON? >> I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ON. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> MAYOR: IS IT GREEN? >> YES, OKAY. GOOD EVENING, PUBLIC SERVANTS. CANDACE ROJAS I RESIDE IN BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA. WHAT I'M HERE TO SAY MAY BE SHOCKING TO SOME OF YOU, IT MAY NOT BE, I'M NOT SURE BUT JUST AS JESUS OVERTURNED THE TABLES OF THE MONEY CHANGERS IN THE TEMPLE, I AM ALSO HERE TO SPEAK BOLDLY TO INTERCEDE FOR THOSE WITHOUT A VOICE TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND RESTORE THE REPUBLIC. AS A SOVEREIGN AMERICAN, I AM PUTTING YOU ON NOTICE AND YOU ARE NOT INTERRUPTING ME, TY. >> MAYOR: MAKE THIS ABOUT CITY BUSINESS. >> THIS IS CITY BUSINESS. THERE ARE FOXES THAT ARE IN CHARGE OF THE HENHOUSE RIGHT HERE IN THIS CITY. I AM HERE TO PUT YOU ON NOTICE -- >> MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE GIVEN YOU THE WARNING AND I'M TELLING YOU, I'M ENFORCING THE RULES. I AM JUST FOLLOWING THE RULES, MA'AM. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BUT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE HERE THAT ARE WAITING PATIENTLY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. >> [ OFF MIC ] >> MAYOR: MA'AM, IT HAS TO BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE CITY JURISDICTION. ALRIGHT, MA'AM, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. OKAY, PLEASE DON'T ASK -- OFFICER, PLEASE ESCORT HER OUT. WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO, MA'AM. >> YOU'RE GOING TO GET A LAWSUIT. >> YOU GOT TO LET THEM TALK, MAN. YOU'RE GOING TO GET US IN A LAWSUIT! >> WE'RE ALREADY IN A LAWSUIT. >> WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO MORE LAWSUITS. >> DON'T TOUCH HER! DON'T TOUCH HER! >> WE ALREADY GOT ONE COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE. YOU WANT ANOTHER LAWSUIT? >> IT'S COMING. IT'S COMING. >> MAKE THE MOTION. >> MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. >> SECOND. >> I SECOND. >> ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING SAY AYE. [ CHORUS OF AYES ] >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.