Are we ready? Let's call the meeting to order. Please rise and pledge flag to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for
all. >> You call the roll please. >> Commissioner Grant >> here. >> Commissioner Kansas. >> Commissioner Orwire. >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Stanley here. >> Mayor Morgan >> here. also present.
>> I'm sorry. Also present and attending is town manager Dunham, assistant town attorney Nazaro, CFO by master Chief Jones, and myself. [clears throat] >> What about John? [laughter] >> He's not really here.
>> We ever say he's here. He doesn't participate. [laughter] to uh uh [cough and clears throat] make sure we're all safe. >> We've been presented with the minutes from the last meeting, November 14th. Are there any changes, comments, or motion? >> Uh motion to approve the minutes from
the last commission meeting. >> Second. >> Miss Basil. >> Commissioner Green? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Canfield? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Orwine, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Stanley, >> yes. Mayor, >> yes. Mr. Dunham, any changes to the agenda? >> Uh no. >> Very good. Our next meeting is January
9th at 9:00 a.m. Anyone who wishes to attend public comment, anyone wish to speak. Sir, >> 3557. >> Good morning, Terry Cudmore. I live at 3557 Polo. I just wanted to stop by this
morning and see um you know, I sort of live at ground zero of this whole project. It seems, you know, still every day both our driveways are blocked twice a day with the traffic from the school and uh I don't quite understand. I'm a
builder. Uh why every west street or none of the east west streets u golf, lake view, banyan or sea, can't we finish one of them? I mean, you got to drive through a mess no matter what kind. You know, I have a couple cars I
try and keep clean. It's impossible. None of these streets are complete going in this direction. They just seem to keep bouncing around. And I'd just like to hear from somebody why and how long it's going to go on for because now we're going through another holiday season here and it's just a mess and uh
>> it just doesn't seem to make sense to >> Well, obviously going to talk about it, but Mr. Don, maybe you can just address it now. >> Yes. Okay. Uh yeah, we were going to uh speak to that. Uh so today and Monday if
needed uh the contractor is uh linking each one of the streets to A1A. So >> there will be a street complete from Polo to A1A after today. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> That's that's what they tell us. Now, you have to remember that uh sometimes
their plans change on a daily basis, on an hourly basis, but that has been the the plan all week. >> All right. >> And now I'm not quite sure uh which street they're starting on. What I understood yesterday afternoon, they
were going to start at uh GW and then move north. Uh but I believe now Sea Road is I think they're preparing Ca Road also, right? >> Which chief? >> So the pavement is going to start on Golf View and move north from street to
street. So Golf View will be done first and then Lake View uh will be done the connecting portion. Remember there will still be an open stretch of Lake View where a water connection needs to happen. So there will still be a segment of that that's >> nothing is getting finished. So G View will be 100%
>> today. >> Banyan will be 100% and Seaw Road should be 100% with the exception of the plate right here at the intersection. But all the pavement should be done by the end of the >> even the connection to A1A. >> Correct. >> Yes. So that's what they're doing today is connecting them to
>> Well, maybe I came on a good day. >> Well, [laughter] they knew you were there. Don't get too excited until the end of the day. Remember, just don't take don't take Banyan because there's still parking trucks on Bion in the mornings for staging [snorts] because it's an air because they've got
to go for holander. So, you got to use one of the other shops. >> I get it. I look at every one of them every day. Yeah. Just one other quick thing. Uh Sunday night, somebody didn't break into a car cuz it was unlocked, but stole three sets of keys out of a car in my driveway. And so, it's, you know, I hear about this all over town,
especially Del Rey. Uh people are going through cars, you know, because everything was open, glove box is open, everything like that. But uh I know we have these license plate readers and things, but it didn't I didn't hear I reported it. Uh I didn't hear anything
about it. I don't know if anybody else uh >> the suspect vehicle was identified uh almost immediately and was stopped in Marramar, Florida >> uh on Wednesday. It was put out through the South Florida Task Force, which is a a group of agencies that work together
to combat some of this. >> Uh it's a rental vehicle, >> um a private rental to make it even more difficult. >> Um and of course, by the time the vehicle was stopped on Wednesday, it had been rerented to a new group of people. So, the suspects were no longer in the
vehicle, but we did identify the vehicle obviously and are trying still to identify the suspects. Additionally, packages were stolen from nearby residences on the same evening by the same vehicle and uh it was a vehicle that is done several other criminal
activities within Palm Beach, Broward uh areas as well. So, it yes, in fact, it did happen, but there was nothing for the cameras to target because the vehicle wasn't stolen. The license plate wasn't stolen. The vehicle was a legitimate owned vehicle. It was a
rental, like I said, so there was nothing about that vehicle that would have stood out for the camera [laughter] systems to do any kind of alerting. And it was prior to 900 p.m. when we enhance our >> Yeah, that's when I'm my next question. What time this occurred? >> Yeah, it was 8:26 p.m. >> Really? Okay. Because I knew it was
between 7 and 9. >> Yes, sir. [clears throat] >> All right. Thank you. >> Well, thanks, Terry. Appreciate that. Um, anyone else? If not, move on. Uh we have a an application uh regarding 835 Canary Walk. Whoever is going to speak,
please uh rise and be sworn. >> Uh any part communications by the commissioner? >> None here. >> No. Very good. Okay. Brian, how you doing? Hi. Hi, Mayor. Uh thank you commissioners for having me. Uh I'm Dr. Robert Dudley. I'm representing uh Ryan
Dudley who's my brother brother in this application process. Um happy [snorts] to fill I was told I was recommended to be here today just to answer any questions that may come up. Uh we've already met with the architectural review board. Uh this was recommended
unan unanimously to proceed with the project but I'd be happy to answer any questions. Uh I'd be happy to go through the timeline. I think some of you may have already been filled in with the what's been going on with the roof. Uh just briefly to summarize, um we the
house needs a new roof. Uh we went out uh talked to a builder. They recommended the most popular style that's that's going on roofs these days. Um it uh is a gray slate tile. I think there's some actually some uh examples here. Um and
uh this is approvable and uh by the town codes. Um uh so we followed the whole process to to get it approved. Um the the uh the town did want us to um use a white roof. Uh the recommendations from
the um the manual uh specify a white through and through tile which is no longer available. So, that was our first uh option to try to pick that, but it's not available anymore. So, I I know that there's another item on the agenda today, possibly revise the the the codes
um to help facilitate uh future homeowners who have to replace their roofs on this. But, uh what we're asking for today is just to improve the um u the recommendations from the architectural review board uh so we can move forward with the project. But, I'm happy to answer any questions that
anybody has. >> I think Mr. Nazaro has been working on this pretty close, so you can probably summarize the issue and the changes that we're anticipating making. >> Uh, right, Mayor. So, thank you. U, later on in the agenda, we do have a an
ordinance that addresses the issue that Dr. Dudley's talking about regarding availability of of flat white uncoded tiles. So, some samples there and I can I can get them if you'd like or maybe during the ordinance. just essentially the the required tile that staff can
approve at the staff level is no longer available. It was discontinued manufacturing is what we've heard back in 2022. So any roofs that were white using that uncodated tile over the last few years were using existing product. Now there's no longer that product
available. The coded tile is something that the ARPB looked at and said that they would they would suggest a change to allow that. They also suggested that uh instead of having to go through the process where you would come to the commission for a a a slate gray or
similar tile for Gulfream Bermuda, that could be done at the ARPB level. So, we'll talk about that uh about that res that ordinance uh later on in the agenda, but as it's as it relates to this specific home. Um there don't seem seem to be any code compliant ways to
get this approved except for what the applicant is seeking now, which is that that modeled gray color which is depicted in in some of the photographs that he provided and and what was attached to the memo that we looked at last month. >> Do you have some of the tiles here,
Brian? Uh these uh this is these are the old tiles. This is the normal. >> So these are the modeled white blend and you can see there is some variation in color. So the ARPDB
did not believe that that was maybe appropriate going forward with the code change, but there are a lot of houses in town, including a few in place that have been approved um somewhat recently with that that color. So, one of the issues
that we believe uh has not been caught by staff or by our boards is when we ask for a roof tile to be supplied, it's only one roof tile. So, we don't we've never actually looked and seen that modeled blend and how that's going to be
different uh installed rather than just one roof tile and being sort of that gray color. So, um to me a slate is actually much darker than that. I think that this is much preferable to like a darker color on a Gulfream Bermuda. Uh
just given what our the architectural uh the um design manual says. Um I think the ARPB are perfectly capable of of managing this when we do change the code. Uh and for right now uh that is a a tile that is used elsewhere and
certainly in place on a few houses that have been identified by the applicant. >> Rob, is that the same style you guys did on Cardinal? Yes, exact same tile. And there's another >> samples do it justice here. I think it looks much better up on the roof. >> It does look very good.
>> And um those uh I believe there is a copy of a a a picture of that house uh in the memo and the in the packet. It it it does look nice. Um [clears throat] >> uh it's um 2730 Cardinal Circle
non-uniform slateike color at the end of the memo. >> And just add that yeah there there are two other houses in in Plasaway and another house in Gre that have the exact same tile. Um the roofer says it's one of the most popular ones they they they're using nowadays.
>> [snorts] >> I might add that they used to not approve the smooth coated because of power washing it. It chipped. So we've been told from the roofers now that they have updated and it does not chip in coated. Yeah. >> Yeah.
>> Any questions for u Dr. Dudley or for uh Mr. Nazaro? And Senator, this was approved unanimously by the ARPB. I know you've been working on it quite some time, Trey, so it seems like a reasonable
approach to take. Um, is there a motion? >> Uh, make a motion to approve a level three architectural site plan to permit replacing a white roof on a golf style home with a flat mode of white flotated tile.
>> Second Rene. >> Commissioner Gra. >> Yes. Commissioner Canfield. Yes. >> Commissioner Orvine. Yes. Vice Mayor Stanley. Yes. >> Mayor Morgan. >> Yes. >> Thanks, Brian. >> Thank Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Commissioners. >> Happy holidays. >> Merry Christmas. >> Okay, let's move on to town manager CIP
update. >> Okay. Thanks, Mayor. And uh we did discuss as you heard earlier uh asphalt connections for Sea Road, Banyan Road, Lake View Drive and Golf View Drive to A1A
are scheduled to be done today and on Monday if needed. Uh drainage is complete and road work has begun on Oander between Banyan and Lake View. And so that road work will go
up to Lake View and then uh on Lake View uh go west down to Gulf View. So that's the road work that's going on at this point in time. Uh water mane testing is in progress.
And am I right, Robert? Okay. They're doing section by section. I'm sorry. Yeah, this is Robert Ernest, one of our inspectors. Robert, could you maybe just come? >> Yeah, come up to the uh there was a mic
there with Baxter Woodman. They are in the beginning stages of the uh of the water man with the process that we call pigging which is they're cleaning the lines right now. There's only one more line to clean between that's on Lake
View between Oleander and A1A very short section and they are in the process of pre-pressure testing for theirelves uh on those lines now. So it's in progress.
>> So that's the last water line to be clean. >> Correct. >> Prior to testing. >> Correct. >> Okay. Just a little piece right there on Lake View between Oander and A1A because of the how it was routed there. They had
to it's just a matter of sequence of events to clean the lines and then they will do some pre-esting on their own because we do not observe it until it's official. So they like to have a nice warm and fuzzy about their lines before we
inspect them. And then then we'll do the before perform the bacterological tests. And how long do you estimate that will take? >> I I don't have an answer for that. We als that that's also uh lies within the health department. We have to review the
asbuilts, but it the process has begun. So it will it will happen. It it's not going to be a week. I can tell you that. >> Right. No, >> I I would say somewhere, if I was to guess, and I I hate to give
you that, is somewhere in the 30 to 45 day range before it's completely ready. >> We have to wait for the state health department to >> Yes. to approve. >> That's correct. >> Okay. Uh thanks, Robert. Um >> so, uh the other one other couple other
things I wanted to mention that the there's no more dewatering that will that needs to be done. Correct. >> Uh there's no more dewatering per se out of the ground. We'll have to drain the inlets for inspection.
So, we'll be uh pumping water out of the out of the drainage system, >> right? >> And uh until we have the official pressure test, if they have a possible leak, then we may have to dewater. But I would say 99% of the dewatering has been
>> okay >> completed. So when he says >> unforeseen circumstances, you know, otherwise >> right. So he's not talking about the inlets on out by the inter coastal. He's talking about the catch basins. >> The catch bas.
>> Okay. Thanks. Um and uh as directed by the town commission, Baxter Woodman is uh now uh redesigning the curve here between the the police department and the town hall. Uh we were looking at
that this past week. Uh it looks like they would pro they're probably going to be expanding the road width by four or five feet uh into the uh police side because we have more I mean we uh we
have more area to work with there. So they're designing that and we'll probably have that ready for you uh at the January meeting. Let's see. And um we did uh >> is that is that going to require um
redoing the road work? >> Well, I think that we're still trying to determine how I mean, I don't think they're going to have to go in there and do base uh work. There's a there's a way that you can put concrete in and just work on top of that instead
of digging into the ground and creating a new a base like you do for the road. >> You just let us know how that will. We're looking into different scenarios, but there will be there will be some uh work involved. Whether we add concrete, we'll have to
dig that out. Or if we add road base, we'll have to if if we're going to make it 4 foot wider, then we have to do everything it takes to make it four foot wider. The process that we do to do involve that may vary, but
we have to make it 4 foot wider. And and why does it need to be 4 foot wider? >> Well, to to give the necessary room for vehicles. >> Yeah. Optically optically with the curving, we've received a number of
complaints that you know, basically when you get two cars, especially with a truck going around curve. >> Right now, it's a little bit different because you you only have the first lift. So, you don't want to drive on the valley gutter here. And so people are like stopping, right?
>> Letting >> and it's more of an optic thing instead of so they need a little more room so two cars can pass at slow speed and trucks >> and and you'll [clears throat] see out there now with the F- curves that are there now. You can see people have
driven over those and and behind them. >> Well, couldn't you just put the valley gutters in instead of the curbing? I mean, not make it 4 foot wider. I mean, would that do it? It's a possibility. Yes. Like I said, we're looking into >> is a lot to make that wider. I mean, I
think if we just My thought when I first brought this up because I agree with Tom um was to put gutters in there instead of the curving so people just wouldn't hit the curbs. >> That's fine. I mean there >> there's no issue with that, but there was the you're only
I think you'll still have an issue if like say a landscape truck with a trailer makes that turn. He's still going to cut that corner off and you will not be able to get two vehicles by in my opinion >> with even with the
>> because even with even with just the valley gutter >> maybe not four feet maybe a foot. >> Yeah, it might be three. We're investigating to make that road bigger. I mean, it's then you're going to open up the parents speeding through here. [laughter]
>> Um, >> okay. Well, >> we're looking at all options. >> Yeah, I think this needs to be I agree with Joan and that was my first reaction is, wow, >> yeah, [clears throat] >> change. Um, >> I I don't think that was our intention. At least it wasn't mine. I I can't speak
for the rest of the commission. >> Okay. So now we I mean we're understand a little better about the the width that we were talking about and we'll work within those parameters. >> Yeah. >> And and that that can be done. I mean
>> well just can you do uh like three mockups on that with maximum width then something in between and then something similar what we have now two valley gutters on each side. [laughter] It is tight and it's an optical thing. I mean,
you can go out there and measure all you want, but once you get some of the stuff has been designed, built, so you have to like look at it. >> Yeah. So, you get a UPS truck in there and you can't get two vehicles, >> you know. The multif family residents are like, we we really can't get by.
>> It's an optical illusion. I mean, I mean, you can measure, but I the valley gutters at least will give the people some Yes. >> relief from Yeah. >> going to hit that curb. only my opinion. >> So, [laughter] >> you all have another
>> Well, people don't stay in their lane, first of all. So, [laughter] there's a little bit of a cut across in that type of situation. So, it >> Yeah, >> I I I would agree it or seems like a lot. Um some something in between that probably feels a little better. >> Yeah. Okay. And and like I said, we've
already got evidence that the the the F- curve doesn't keep people from driving over it because you've got tracks out there behind the F curve right now. So, but they're, you know, not four feet behind it. So, >> and that was a semi as well.
>> Oh, yeah. >> Yes. So, it is impossible for a semi to make that [clears throat] curve without driving at least somewhat over the curve. Um, and that is one of the paths that we use to bring semis in for
delivery. But I also agree that I don't think four feet is necessary. Um, visually it doesn't appear that four feet is necessary. Um, but I'm not an engineer. >> You mean a semi cannot come in to that at all without running over the curves? >> Correct. Yeah. because you're routing
them whether you're golfy or up ste. So you've got some really big trucks. Yeah. >> And we escorted that truck in and out and he was an extremely good driver which is not what we see on a regular basis. >> Yeah, I agree with that. >> And he still had to go over that which I mean >> at that point we didn't really have much
of a choice but to to use that and let him go over it. >> Right. >> Okay. >> Okay. So we'll we like vice mayor suggested we'll come but maybe like three >> alternatives.
Uh and then uh lastly um we uh were having severe problems with our contractor and so we have uh worked out a way to address that on a daily basis and I want to turn that over to the chief because the person that's doing
that I saw walking up and down here now it's one of our officers. It's Tina. >> So thank you. So what we decided to do after a lot of discussion during our last meeting was assign a police officer, the same police officer to that project on a daily basis. One to
establish a point of contact, but more importantly to have somebody that's physically looking at the project at the start at 7:30 in the morning throughout the entire day so that it's not four different officers who are going through and seeing things and not understanding well what [clears throat] was approved,
what wasn't approved. So, uh, Tina Noiki, which most of you are familiar with, one of our female officers, she's been assigned that project. She actually has some, um, experience in her previous job. So, that was something that kind of aligned with her knowledge and she has
been, um, very helpful so far. I think this is her second week in doing it now. Um, and it's been going much better over the last two weeks. We've actually now have adequate signage where signage needs to be and as things are changing,
she's making sure the signage is updated throughout the day. Um, but we continue to have the same issues with the contractor parking multiple vehicles in the areas that they have designated as their uh detour locations. So, I mean,
I've literally gotten to the point where we've uh started to issue citations to the driver of those construction vehicles if they're in violation of any of the statutory um enforcable areas that we can write a citation on.
>> Uh that seems to have created some compliance, but also, you know, now of course they're just talking negatively about us enforcing those rules. So, um, but I think it's been very helpful in having her. Uh, we've also added her
telephone number to the website, uh, directly to her cell phone. So, if any residents ever have questions about pathways to use or what's happening at the moment, they can also reach directly out to her. She's in the field and she can answer those questions or help them get to where they need to go if a
certain road is closed and they need to access that area. We've also been updating the website with the help of um Renee on a daily basis every morning with what streets are impacted and what closures are happening. So trying to create a better form of communication with everybody as
to what's happening and keeping that as up to date as we can. >> Wouldn't it be more direct instead of the putting it on the website? I don't know how many people check that to use. I mean, code red's probably not the way to do it, but some other method of of
texting, for example, >> or emails >> or email, >> just send out a daily email to the core area because it doesn't really affect the rest of the residents, >> right? Limited. I just caution you on creating an email group and maybe Trey can answer this, but the moment
>> I remember that from before. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Um, >> we don't even have everyone's emails. They'd have to sign up. No, I I I I do know that because of >> the public record. >> We looked into this before for >> I do know the civic association was going to send out the website uh
information. >> They did. They just sent out something saying um which I thought was great because it's on our website um and in their >> maybe we could talk with the civic association and see if maybe they have a desire to look at the website in the morning by a certain time and then just
post that on their chat >> might be a way to circumvent. Yeah, I think that would be more effective. I don't know how many people check the internet. >> Yeah. >> Every morning, you know, particularly when you're rushing to >> try to get >> work or get to a doctor's appointment or
something like that. >> Yes, sir. >> Um I [clears throat] perhaps that's the solution. >> But I I saw the internet and you've done a good job updating it. And the process of of getting uh residents in and out of the core has been in my opinion and my
observations has been much smoother over the last 3 weeks than it was previous. So I think it has been somewhat effective. >> Yeah. The worst was right around Halloween, >> right? >> That was the worst. >> That was also prior to us putting it on the website
>> and prior to us putting our feet on the ground. I agree with all that little information. >> Yeah, there's more work going on. I mean, it sounds to me like these finger roads are going to be connected to A1A very shortly. I mean, in a matter of
days. Um, Oleander is going to be finished very shortly. Right. >> Right. They're >> ground zero. >> Finishing the drainage on I'm sorry. U Yeah, I thought you were referring. >> No, I'm
Yeah. So, oh, we're we're hoping hoping before Christmas that all of our roads with profess >> with the exception of Bermuda will be paid have the first lift down. >> Yeah. All right. That'll go a long way to to
>> making things easier and more aesthetically pleasing. Um, anything else on the CI update? >> That's it. >> Any questions? Okay. Uh ARPB meeting is December 18th at 8:30 a.m. Finance report. Mr. Don.
>> Uh yes, sir. We don't find anything unusual. Uh unless you have any questions about it, we would ask you to accept the finance. >> Any questions on finance or water? >> Very good. Accept those as submitted. Uh
Chief, back at you. >> Good morning, mayor, vice mayor, commissioners. I've submitted a report. Um, on the report, I just want to bring one thing to your attention. There is a grand theft that's listed. Uh, it's a grand theft that was reported approximately 6 months of a delay. Um,
and it was the theft of a firearm from a resident's house and possibly could be um up north or somewhere else. So, it's listed on the report, but the outcome of the investigation at this point is unknown because of the delay of time and
the fact that so many people had access to the home while the resident wasn't in town. Um, so just be aware of that. It's not it's not a traditional theft that you would see where, you know, somebody enters a home, steals something, and then we're it's reported typically right
away. This seems to be maybe if it is actually a legitimate theft and the the firearm is not recovered uh by the homeowner up north or in another location, it could be a trusted party that has access to the home.
>> Okay. >> Are there any regulations related to um requirement to keep keep [clears throat] it in a safe when not >> only when minors are present? If you're an adult and you own the home and minors aren't present, there is no requirement
for proper locking or storage of a firearm. So, other than that being on the report, the rest of the report is um you know the same as consistently uh reported to you on a regular basis. So, there's nothing else that would draw my attention or that I would want to point
out. I would like to cover just a couple other topics if you don't mind since it was already mentioned as part of uh public speaking. Um I would say t the season uh there are a lot of packages being delivered to residences. Uh the
victim in this particular theft uh the packages had been there for almost 3 days. Um so I'd encourage obviously every resident to try to gather your packages immediately. If you're not at home and you think packages are going to be there for an extended period of time, please contact us and we will help
secure them in a better way than uh leaving them visible from the street. Uh, additionally, as we go through the town, if we see this [clears throat] happening and we see packages for, you know, an extended period of time, we will be contacting residents to let them know that maybe a caretaker needs to
come and pick them up or for us to relocate them to somewhere else on the property if possible. Um, we had another suspect vehicle enter our community and place Oellet yesterday in the middle of the day, approximately 12:10 p.m. I was actually there when the
vehicle was there. So, there was nothing about the vehicle that was uniquely concerning or that drew our attention to it. Again, it wasn't stolen. There was no license plate on it that associated to uh any criminal activity that we were aware of. [snorts] However, um a few
minutes after it left our community, it stole a license plate from a resident in Boon off a federal highway and then proceeded to use that stolen license plate to go and steal a Land Rover in uh West Palm Beach. So, we know that
they're in the area. We're continuing to monitor. We believe that the two cases are connected from the theft of packages in the core area as well as this vehicle yesterday. Uh they seem to have uh similar interest to where they're traveling in the Broward County area.
All of our license plate reader activity shows those vehicles in the same neighborhoods. So, we're pretty confident that they're the same group of individuals. So again, anybody sees anything suspicious, we ask you to let us know right away if you see a vehicle in your neighborhood you don't recognize. But
the one thing that really would help us more than any of that is if you're a resident, please come and get a Gfream sticker. It helps us significantly identify via the camera. And when we get into an area like the core and we're
driving around immediately if we don't see a sticker and we know that the vast majority of residents have them, it allows us to pay special attention to those vehicles that do not have a sticker and then maybe go the extra mile and run the tag and see where it's from and kind of dig into it a little bit
more than it is currently. We know a lot of residents currently do not have a sticker. So, we just ask if the commission and any residents who may be listening, if you could please encourage your neighbors and your friends to come by and get a sticker, we would greatly appreciate it. It would definitely help
us. Um, and that's really it as it relates to that. I would like to let everybody know that we have added a couple signs on County Road. You may have seen them this morning when you came in uh directly behind town hall. do not enter signs to prevent any of the
construction overflow traffic that's going the wrong way on County Road to kind of stop that from happening. Uh so that was done at the request of a resident and it it did make sense at the time. Probably not going to be there long after construction goes away, but we'll kind of monitor that as as we go
through uh the rest of the construction. And then the one last thing on a positive note I would like to bring up is that in the history of the Gulfream Police Department, we have never had anyone attend the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Leadership Program. And
the reason that John had to leave a few moments ago is because he's attending the graduation of Sergeant Michael Balac, who has now completed that entire program. That's a four-week intensive program uh that teaches law enforcement leadership research and development
opportunities to allow those folks to be able to enhance their career and also benefit the agency in the town. So, um that's something that we look forward to continuing in the future. And then uh the last positive thing I'd like to bring up is uh at the uh as the
commission has been so supportive of the police department uh for many years that I'm aware of, but at least for the three that I've been here, um we have seen such great success in the police department with so many changes and so much positive energy from the police officers seeing that support and and
knowing what's happening that um the officers took it upon themselves to initiate a request to deunionize. And that's a process that goes through the state and is a very lengthy process. And approximately
two weeks ago, um, the process was finalized and we are no longer a unionized police department. So, I just wanted to obviously share that with you all. >> Yeah, that's great news. um because we always work directly and well with the
police department and and uh and with our residents. So [clears throat] the union really wasn't necessary. I think the officers recognize that it's actually better to have more personal and direct contact with staff and commission. >> So thank you chief appreciate your your
leadership I believe also factored into that decision. So well done. Um thank you chief. Uh let's move on then to items for commission action. Backter and Woodman, we have a change order number
11 regrading three driveways. Mr. Dunn. >> Yes. Uh so uh you do have a there is a cover cover memo regarding this. Uh these are three uh as I said three driveways. the uh first uh 10C road.
[laughter] It's just right up here uh uh west of a county road to to A1A. Uh that is to more properly uh realign the road inside the rideway
and uh so that required some changes to the elevations of uh the parking lot on the uh south side of that part of the road. Uh then and and you have pictures of that. Those are the first couple of pictures that you see in here.
Uh then the second one is um let's see, the second one is in the the parking lot of the condos on the south side of the police department. and and you'll see
those pictures right here [clears throat] that follow those first ones. Uh that again has to do with uh the elevation of that [laughter] of that parking lot uh u and the transition between that and the uh back
of the valley gutter. Uh and then the third one is related to uh work actually behind uh Mr. Docker's house on GCreen Road. And I'm going to pass you. [snorts] These are the
pictures of that one >> uh where there were some transition >> transition issues between his driveway and the ele elevation of the road.
So that's what these uh uh change orders are for. It's kind of a perfect example of [snorts] how any project almost invariably ends up with change order.
You you just cannot anticipate. >> Yeah. I mean, this one up here >> a good example of it, but u >> anyway, that's what those are. >> All right. And these have been reviewed obviously. >> Yes. >> By staff.
>> Um any questions on them? If not, do we have a motion to approve this change order number 11? Uh >> motion to approve change order number 11 to regrade the three driveways as presented by the town manager. >> Second,
>> Rene. >> Commissioner Green, >> yes. >> Commissioner Canfield, >> yes. >> Commissioner Ormine, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Stanley, >> yes. >> Mayor Morgan, >> yes. We now move on to there's some proposed changes to the employee handbook. >> I'll take that if you don't mind, mayor. >> Yes, sir. So, as a result of the
deunization of the police department, there were many employment related um things that were discussed or covered by the union contract that are now no longer covered by the union contract. All of those changes had to be incorporated into the employee handbook. So, that is the vast majority of the
corrections or changes that you see within the handbook relate directly to um those changes. There are a couple other changes in the handbook as well uh that we spoke about during the budget process with each one of you individually. Things such as uh you know
allowing employees to collect or begin to earn uh benefits from the day they're hired versus six months after they're hired. Um some hour changes. Uh those various things that we talked about during um those discussions are also included in the handbook as well.
There's nothing uh in there that we haven't already spoken about or that was covered by the union contract. I'm more than happy to answer any questions that you all may have or if you'd like for me to go through each one of the changes I can, but there's a number of them. Um so I just don't know what is the pleasure
of the commission. >> Uh are there any questions? I mean, we've we've kind of seen these uh at Seratam as they as uh as they've been discussed with the police department changes that you suggested and
I know I'm familiar with them. Uh any any questions about it? >> If not, it was it's a good job and certainly appropriate. >> Thank you. >> Is there a motion to approve this? >> Uh motion to approve the employee handbook as presented with the noted changes. >> Second.
>> Commissioner Green. Yes. Yes. Commissioner Canfield. Yes. >> Commissioner Orline. Yes. >> Vice Mayor Stanley. Yes. >> Mayor Morton. >> Yes. Uh finally, let's move on to ordinance 252. Mr. Nazara. >> Thank you, Mayor. So, as discussed a little bit earlier, we're changing the code section relative to Gulfream
Bermuda roof uh styles under section 7238 to allow coded white tiles and to also allow approval of the gray or slateike color roof tiles through the level two ARPB process as opposed to a level three which we saw today. The ARPB
reviewed that and made this recommendation which is consistent with our conversations at the last meeting. Any questions? We've kind of covered it today. Um I assume everyone's in agreement. So is there a
>> Let's read it. Let's read it first, then we'll move it. Ordinance 252, an ordinance of the town commission of the town of Gulfream, Palm Beach County, Florida, amending the town code of ordinances at chapter 70, Gulfream Design Manual, Article 7, Predominant Architectural Styles, Division 3,
Gulfream, Bermuda Style, Section 7238, roofs to allow coded white tiles, and further to allow approval of gray or slateike color roof tiles through the level two review process, providing for severability, providing for repeal of ordinances in conflict, providing for codification, providing an effective
date on first reading today, December 12, 2025. >> There's a motion to approve ordinance 25-2 on first reading. >> Motion to approve as presented. Ordinance number 25-2. >> Second, >> Miss Basil. >> Commissioner Green. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Canfield. Yes. >> Commissioner Orline. Yes.
>> Vice Mayor Stanley. Yes. >> Mayor Morgan. >> Yes. >> Thank you very much. Any other comments? >> Uh yes. Yes, sir. Mr. >> Mayor, um I just wanted to uh make the [clears throat] suggestion to the commission. The uh Christmas Day is on
Thursday. Uh we do not have the day after Christmas as a holiday. Uh this is sometimes we come to you to kind of rearrange some of those days that we have set forth. Uh Palm Beach County and
pretty much every city is taking Friday off after Christmas. So I'm making that suggestion that we do that. We would not do this for New Year's Eve or New Year's Day. >> I I think we're all in agreement. staff should have off Friday after Christmas.
>> Okay. Now, the contractor will not be able to work on that Friday because they can't work when the town is closed. >> Okay. >> It's Yeah, there's going to be a lot of people with family and you know, get a little break from the construction.
>> Really quick, if there's a water break, do the police report it to you during the period like over Christmas if there's an emergency because Okay. >> Yes. Or I call Greg and we go. >> Yeah. >> Well, yeah. I mean, we can call you, but I mean a normal resident, uh, not
normal, but just, you know. >> Oh, yeah. Anyway, >> anybody can do that. >> Anyway, we find out >> doesn't have your phone number. >> If it comes to the police department or if it comes to dispatch, either way, it goes to the on duty supervisor and then ultimately we would contact Robert. So,
uh, Robert and myself would be coming, >> right? The water department's on duty for overtime hours. You're not going anywhere, are you, Rob? >> Hopefully, it will be an uneventful holiday. Anyways, thank you all for coming. Meetings.
>> Thank you.