your sub that one in your left. Okay, you're off the mute. All right. All right. Okay. Let's call the subcommittee to order. Time now is 5:34. This is a veteran subcommittee for
the parade. Okay. Roll call. Am I okay? Orman present. Mr. James present. Yes. Special guest. Hello. Yeah.
Plus I get nervous when behind the people. Yeah. Uh, please rise for the pledge of allegiance followed by moment silence. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands to the nation indivisible and justice for all. Please be seated. Um any order business any deferral of additions deletions? Well, I'm sorry. Go back one time.
Hey. Hey. Hi. Do we have anybody linked on? Because I was expecting that niece, the one who been throwing the uh golf carts. No one's
she may jump in later on. She may show up. Sir, can you move? Okay. So, no public comment. Move on to the order of business. Any deferrals, additions, or deletion.
I hearing none, let's move into the veterans parade. So, we can take care of that. All right. Um, band I know I was told by
Marley Hernandez that Goldman there, do you know? Um, so I don't officially have been signed up. I just pulled the latest registration list. I have 12 registrations for the parade. Um, and from what I'm seeing here, they don't
seem to be banned, right? But, um, we do have 12 groups that have signed up. Um, so I can send Marley an email letting her know or actually no. Um, we have James does a lot of connection for Yeah.
the vans and the switch. I know you help us with the schools that are a little a little further away from the area. If you can help us with that once again. Okay. And then we can talk about transportation. In fact, I was thinking about calling him. Sure. Perfect. Um we that flyer I'll just share with
everybody in the schools so that they can sign up if they wish to. Do you want me to follow up with Yeah. Mr. Mr. Chambers? The band director. Is that for Goldman?
I mean every you know every contact helps. So I'll just go through on my end I have to go through intergovernmental so I'll send it so that they can share with the students and that will help us get banned. Okay. Or well any groups in really by any chance did American um confirm?
No I don't have because last year I don't believe they confirmed and they were not very happy with their position in the lineup. I had to do it. Yeah. Yeah. I think the contact that um that you have right also deals with American. Yeah.
Okay. As of right now, the schools that I'm showing here are highly middle school, Miami Lakes Middle, Scott Lakes Elementary. No, some of these are different things like cheerleading um or certain groups. And then the
learning hive rotation, right? All the hive and Palm Springs North. Period. K through eight, the cheerleaders. Good. Well, I'm pretty sure the nights on bikes will be part of it again. So, yeah. If you guys any groups like those that you guys normally invite out, if
you can please some to register because it'll make all of our lives easier to register. Adam to just come up on the day of and then we both do the same thing as every year where they're upset when they get sent back. Yeah. No, I'll ask Gary, but they're not the uh
Star Wars. Are they ever squad? Evergate squad. Is that them? 501 agent. I think that's it. Yeah, they're they're signed up. Cool. Yeah. And then Gary reached out to me about getting a space for them to
change. So, I'm working on getting them the old LRA um location for the restroom. Oh, yeah. So, they have But I need to confirm that. But that's Fantastic. Thank you. Right. Sounds good. So, I'll reach out
to the Nissan Bikes and Mr. James, you'll reach out to the bands. Yes, the bands and the ROC. And the ROTC, right? I just text him. I know. He knows about it. I just have to Right. VIP vehicles. I I reached out to
the the Jeep Club that we normally use and they don't have vehicles. So, I reached out to uh Denise, who is the lady who apparently runs the golf cart parades now that they have in the town. It's a whole group. And she was
able to put me in contact with someone who was willing to lend us 18 golf carts and I put him in contact with Isle and that's going to be our new VIP vehicle. The only question becomes and you know
the signage for it. I think we used to have some kind of like magnetic signs that used to attach stick on. They were stick they stick on a golf cart. Yeah. I thought the one the ones with the cars. Oh, they were stick on. They were stick on. Oh, okay. So, maybe we just tape them on
to the I had to put them on the front instead of the back on the side and some hooks or something. We can just ask them to be adhesive. But we would have to ask, and I can do that. Um, we can ask the
the golf cart people if they're okay with us picking something. And obviously what we do is make sure that the adhesive comes off. I guess Yeah. Yeah. So, but I want to make sure they may recommend they may recommend something to use. Okay. And great stuff that comes off of
everything and it sticks to everything. Well, let's see what the Oh, this is tape. You believe me? It's clear. the group that you're talking you keep mentioning a Denise I have here JJ Customs Genesis and George
they're they're the company that does 18 vehicles but Denise is she has I guess a group of Miami Lakers that do the golf cart parade and they're going to be part of it now okay which means we may need a bigger staging
area than we had last time because all these golf carts or it must be from the north. So just from the logistics point of view, I don't know how many they are. So we want two captives. Do we want to say only we want to tell them one they have to be registered with the town? Right.
Correct. Well, you have I had printed some Are they do we are they replacing the car? Yes. Okay. They're replacing the car. Should be enough room. Yeah. I guess we you know probably put four in one space, right? Two or three.
Yeah. Okay. So I will ask. So we're confirming you guys are okay with going forward. The idea is that we're going to honor them as sponsors obviously. Yes. For and they told me they would provide drivers as well. I don't know what they to kind of drivers golf course.
Yeah. Golf cart drivers. No, they will provide they'll provide it. So who's working? JJ Customs Golf Carts. Oh yeah, maybe all in one. Yes, sir. Sorry. Those the golf cars are those for four four uh four seats.
That's a good question. See them? I can ask them to send a list. I can ask a list. Can ask what is it of of the sizes of the Yeah. Well, say we need four seaters.
They can provide four seaters or or two seaters. But I mean the thing is most of these uh VIP, right? Yeah. Yeah. Well, I'm going to ask them what they have and we'll go from there. Okay. Um I guess like if any of the elected I
know the mayor uh the old mayor used to like confirm his own deal or because he likes a certain deal. Yeah. At that point, but at that point that's on them. Yeah. Are the elected officials going to be okay with that's what I'm saying. Like I'm going to give them I'm going to give them a
list of what we have and this is kind of what we have for this year. This is what we have for this year. you know, or bringing our own, you know. Yeah. Plus, it'll be I think I think golf most of the guys were golfers. I so
um right, that sounds good. Okay. Um for veterans, right after the event, you know, we usually have some meals and stuff in the town center town hall. I'll reach out to Pedro and get with Sergios.
I'm assuming they'll support us. We've support us in the past. So, um I wanted to let you guys know that we have a lunchon sponsor in terms of monetary and it's the grants. They came in at 1,500. Okay, great. So, we have we can pay them now.
And um our budget just as we as we're talking about the event, we have a $14,000 budget provided by the town and we have an additional 5,500 that have already come in in sponsored dollars for a total of 19,500. Wow. So, our sponsors are the Grand
Headquarter Toyota with the water bottles and any kind, uh Zen K9 Club, and True Green, which is a new sponsor. I've never heard of them. of whatever. Yeah, that's fantastic. Wow. So nice. Just realized that 30,000 water bottles
is a pallet. That's a lot of freaking water. Is that really fruit? [Music] Bigger. 32. 24. It's I already did the math. It's a It's a pound and a half.
It's a huge amount. Like think of how much how big that is. I didn't have two. I'm The water I'm like a logistics expert. Yeah, I got two vans. Fill them up. We'll drop them off. But the water The water is for the volunteers. Correct. It's for everybody, I guess. It's It's all over the place. It's just
We have order stations. Oh, we have water stations. Exactly. All right. Well, how much did we have last? I don't know. I didn't do it last time. I have a list here of how much we ordered. Because I know we staged a bunch of order. I mean, it was fast and it got No. Yeah. And I think we might have
brought some last year too. I'm not sure. I don't think so. We had an issue the year before that we didn't have the water in the staging ground. So we need water delivered to where we staged in the morning because we're out there and it's in the sun. That's very the thing with that is that we need vol that's what the committee
helped some members helped us if I'm not mistaken moving them to where they're at because they we deliver them here or well this year I guess you would bring them here unless you're going to have your staff come out that morning to put it where they need to be. I'm assuming you're going to do it in advance. My staff says, "What do you want us to do?" And we'll do it. So, we have
already We're planning two bands to go around. So, if you give me a map Mhm. of marks and how much water you want at each spot, they will do it. It's going to be the same as last. It's going to be the same map. I pick it up. Just Yeah, sure. I guess you will come
that morning then. I just want to make sure cuz I don't want time. Can you show me where? Give me a little map and they'll do everything you say. Wow. It's great. Last time your your husband and you and me, we loaded our pickup trucks. Yes. Remember the chairs and Yeah. The chairs, the tables, and the
pickup trucks. I'm like, this is nicer. So much easier now. Thank Thank you very much. Yeah. Just Just so you guys have an idea, it is the same locations as last year, unless you guys I don't know any location, so I'm needing a map. Yeah, I have a map. I'm just reiterating
to you in case you guys want to change it. Now's the time to like talk about Larry said something was wrong. Uhhuh. Staging area. No water. Well, we need the water. The staging area we set up. Yes. You said it was before. Last year. Last year. That's what I'm saying. We're using the same locations as last.
Yeah. The year before. Oh, so last year was good. Okay. So, do like last year. Okay. Never mind. So, I from what I'm showing here it was two locations. Yes. That's it. Drop only two locations. Yeah. It was
one was right where Cory made main street back here. Yes. Um where the apartments end and the other one was a registration area. Yeah. Cuz I remember you guys did a registration area. Remember? And then I did you and your husband and then I did
the one all the way down there. And luckily for me some some workers there. There was some worker guys. They helped me out. I forgot how many Yeah. Works out. That works out. I I'm sorry to
Didn't we have a station in in front of uh now CVS? I think we talked about that. Let me see. We have a couple of locations along the route and then and then in the staging areas. Yeah, we have two main
Oh, I have I have three. Yeah. Okay. I remember one by CVS. And are we going to have uh volunteers from uh Yes. By where they the second stop after the stage, right? There's um
where that that beauty like salon and Yeah. Yeah. Cuz we we were using that also as a way to like slow down the parade. Yes. Cuz usually we have volunteers who to give out the water. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I think that's what you guys last
year that fully Well, I wasn't here, but I I think that's what we use the students. Yeah, we did. Who coordinated that? Did you coordinate that? Did you coordinate? Well, I was in charge of the volunteers. Great for everywhere.
Is the water going to get given to everybody, right? Whoever wants water. Yeah. Good. Yeah. Well, we're trying to avoid anybody. Yeah. No passing out. services. We never had anybody. That's all better. No, we have 50 years of
No, let's talk about it on the record. Nobody. Nobody. Nobody. We had a golf cart and it helped that I remember. What's that? Yeah, we had a golf cart and it helped us like get to a little help. That's right. Now we're going to have a
bunch of golf carts. So, there we go. Maybe make sure to earmark a couple for logistics. logistics cards slash then the other ones will be the parade parts. That's a good idea. Yeah, because a lot of times we get we had like a bunch of vehicles for the last parade and not everybody used one, you
know. So I think with 18 golf carts if they're a good size one for four four seaters or six-seers, they may have a spare, you know, and that can be used as logistic vehicle. That's great to hear. So should we ask them to get ask for 19? Yes,
for logistic vehicle. Two of those two vehicles. Oh, I'm asking them how many and to tell me how many of like amount of the two and amount of the four. He's already offered 18. Okay. I'm saying I'm saying could he offer 20?
Ask him we can offer 20. So request [Music] with an emphasis on the poor sequence. What's your last name? She Okay. Are you from um Barbara Goldman?
Yeah. I for the grand company. Okay. You handle the volunteers last year. Yeah. I got to tell you, you did a good job. They really they were they were one well paid. They were great. And we had a great last year.
You're going to check out You had the honor so you Yeah. had the honor society and the law society as well. Well, you know that you know they just won that debate thing. They're going to Harvard now. How did they find us? All right. Moving right along. [Music]
Um, next issue is the MC. Hold on. We're going to move on. We were at Food for Veterans. Food for Veterans. So, we have we have the money. Uhhuh. We can probably get Sergios. is asking me if you guys were going to do mission barbecue. I don't I I don't know. I'm just I'm putting it out there.
Well, I I prefer to use people who have businesses in lands. You know what I mean? But there's no barbecue places anymore. We've done Mission Barbecues have done such a great job in the past. We we've deviated and went right back to them
again. They've uh they've charged they give us much more food than what we paid for. They've uh they handle it well. had staff to serve everything. They were they were very prep and they give it right. No, no, what they do is give us half. Well, it's been a while,
but I think they would originally give us like 50% off or something. Yeah, they kind of gave it to us at But this has been a couple years, so I don't know what we'll get this year. You have a point contact with Mr. Park Mr. No, but I know they're out there around and I
I'll say I'm point of contact with Sergio. Why don't we bring two next meeting? So like that you guys decide. Yeah. And the idea is for how many? We always ask for what do we ask? About 200 meals really because it's not
just the veterans that you know people who stay around. Was it like 150 100 to 150? Yeah. Usually it's more. Let me I'll pull up because a lot of folks we hear everybody whether they're a veteran or not. Yeah. The volunteers the volunteers going to get fed
the committee members VIPs get fed. So the invoice from last year was for Sergio's was 150 million sandwiches. All right. So 150. Yes I thought. Yeah you're right. The only thing is
that from what I remember, Mission Barbecue tends to be a lot more elaborate than this. Yeah, they threw a lot there. Yeah. Yeah, they do. They do. So, that's where you guys have the I guess. Oh, no. You know, I'll do I think Yeah, switching it up is pretty good. That way, we don't have Sergios every year.
Um, but let's uh do what Mr. James and find out, right? And who's going to work on the on the Sergio's one then? Oh, I can talk to Pedro. Okay.
But I mean, it'll be the same menu. So, then they have by 12, right? Yeah. Yes. And the thing with Mission Barbecue that we normally always I think we lost out on that last year is that they bring a
they bring vehicles in, right? They bring like a big truck says Mission. Okay. And the old seven time was the western one come barbecue from Weston that comes here probably.
Yeah, we should really ride their their truck. Put in the parade and get the whole thing. That's fine. All in kind. Tell them to register for the parade and they can be part of the parade. you know, with their truck. That'd be
great. That's cool. It is cool. Judy, I can't pull it up right now, but I know that in the sponsorship we did it based on that number. Okay. Just in case it's just that number once I'm my partner say it's a pallet and a half. I'm like, "Oh my gosh, that's
it was a lot cuz I remember like the truck the delivery truck that came, it was like two pallets that they had on the ground." Okay. All right. Cool. No, I'm I remember we loaded we totally loaded your pickup truck and my pickup truck was but with but the water it was the closet was the other people's water. That's right. Yes. We loaded it totally.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. That's right. That was a lot. And it was actually drank. Yeah. I went back to pick up what was left over. It was killing me to also load that water because it wasn't ours. Y So now we're at the MC.
Who's the MC? Two MC's. We got two MC's. Mr. J, please. And we have Ti who's at town hall. But you guys will get what the list of the folks and hopefully they're in the order that they're supposedly they be
there. But you guys need to look because you know they're you know like Mike Tyson says everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face. You know. Exactly. And as you guys know, you guys have always done such a great job because I go, "These folks are not in the order they're expected ever."
I think we've been encouraging them in the last few years that they bring something branded like a sign or something. But for those who don't, it's kind of like we'll try our best. But what we did last year, if I remember, we had two cards we gave them at the
registration and then the the volunteers, they would go out, they would get the card and run it up to Charles. We had team leaders that they give to us to that worked out well. That worked better. That worked out worked out pretty good. Yeah. A lot better than the radios and
stuff. Some of them we already know. Yeah. So we we can do the same thing. Yeah. But we would we still encourage them to bring some because it it helps. It does. Um so between those two things I think we mostly get everybody
here today. Let's talk about setup. Um um I really quickly I wanted to bring to you guys before we move on. Um I reached out to the Dolphins, the Panthers, and the Manny. Oh, the math class.
Yes. Or the dancers. It's all in one contract. Um they're checking availability, but I do have like preliminary pricing, so be pretty to think of. Yes, they charge. Really? Dolphins ought to be cheap this year. Which one was the middle?
They should pay us. No, I think we bought I don't have We had the Marlins. I think they were We had the Marlins cuz they brought the dancers. They were free. The Marlins. They were free. They brought the dancers and we put them on the veterans float. Yeah. Huge hit. Huge hit with those.
But all the other ones we we've always would be great. There's always been a cost for the other. What about the Let's invite the Marlins and their dancers and they'll be back on the float with the veterans and the make the veterans. So the man he hasn't sent me pricing for this year in Georgia,
but the Dolphins are saying $450 for what? For the mascot. And then for the Panthers, they have a little bit more options. With them, it's two dance team members which are $200 an hour or you get a mascot and the handler for 500.
Wow. This isn't I mean we've always my mascot for free. We've always pig. Oh yeah, my pig's got to go. Yeah, he's coming. He's coming. He's coming. He's hilarious. So, um listen,
450 bucks for basically a 25minute event seems extreme expensive. I can't believe they're $200 per person. Yeah, it's just ridiculous. I mean, the only one that I really noticed was the Marlin and the Marlin dancers because they actually they were on your
No, I wasn't even on that float. I was more laughing at people. I was like, you know, running around doing stuff. Well, we have a lot of pictures of the kids with the with the mascots. I mean, on you guys, I'm just putting it out there and about
25 minutes. And be honest with you, I'm glad the kids saw them, but this is a veterans parade. Who's engaging the veterans? You know, don't the Marlins the most. They were so nice to bond that time, you know. Um, so I
I think we should encourage those organizations to uh There is no free rate because I've already gone back and forth with No, no. So, I'm just letting you guys know what the freak is. How well was that received? Was it worth the money? We did year from staff. It elevated the event
25 minutes of them were worth the money. I think guy three years ago we didn't have them. We started getting them two years. I think it was a year before the Panthers went that we had them for time and then we had them again. Okay. Well, let me just go with let's just put things to a motion. Okay.
What is the entertainment factor? I think that I'm going to move I'm going to make a motion for each and every one of these. Today is the parade. I think we should get cancelled. Yes, we're charging $450. Another one's charging $200 per
the 11th all over $200 an hour all over the agenda. It was the 11th and the committee changed $100. It's on today's agendas. Who created the agenda? I don't know. What's that? We got to fix the agenda. It keeps saying the wrong day. My waters almost came on the 11th. So, it's November 2nd.
at all. Well, actually Veterans Day is November, but not our parade. Well, we need to fix that. All right. We got to consider the entertainment time and kids and things like that. What's going on? Kids for that amount of money to really
be there. They're not late. But you were very informative in such rebel against me all the time. Instead of having them at the start, why don't we have them at town hall to keep people at town hall?
Yeah, that's a good idea. have them at town hall or Yeah, because they kind of all kind of disappear right after picture dolphins, I guess. We need to discuss that because the end of the parade is really where we we lose kind of fall apart then
and that's when we're doing the whole speech and food and stuff. Well, there's a lot of issues that lead up to that. We take care of these things first. Yeah. some of them being coordinating the the parade so I don't have a half hour lifetime one group from the other group going through
and then what happens is the crowds thin out then by the time the speaker gets up grand or whatever it only is tomorrow we need to somehow yeah one year and then last year
all right so we We have a question on the on the table basically about can we really have the mascot just go through the parade and then remain after town hall for a while. Just remember that we're paying for
time. Yeah. So the reason that they would go is because you have to account for the time they get here. They're still charging you. Um Yeah. They're charging you up the minute they get in their cars to come. Well, the minute they arrive. Yes. The minute they arrive. So between Okay. like putting them on this. They do take
pictures with the kids over there because I know that and then them writing like between all that you're done. That's close to your hour. So we can probably get them to stay like an extra 15 minutes because if I think it will slow within an hour, but that's all
you're going to get. You're not going to get them long, you know, for another hour. Now you're going to All right. Rush through the parade and get them to the end quickly for as long as they have to put them in the parade. Just it's up to you guys. I think we do a soft card, get them through a cliff.
Yeah. The thing is that I think in the parade, um, I don't know if I'm wrong about this, but I think they get they do like the same as everybody else that they kind of stop at the stage and they kind of say hi and they take pictures with people because I've seen pictures of So, I think that that's kind of what causes
the delay. I don't know. I mean, they'll take direction from us on that if we book them, obviously, but you guys have to decide how you want that to flow. I I think, you know, have them go through the parade as quickly as possible and get to the stage.
You know, that way they can at least welcome the folks as they come through and then maybe they're be there for a little bit after for the speech and stuff or whatever. I don't know if that's an answer. Yeah. No, I mean, what can you give us
for the hours? like get through the last year. What time does the parade normally take off? What time are they? One hour last year. Yes. Yeah, we've always paid for them for
just one hour. But that includes the time that they're have to change and then you guys have to like coordinate what cars they're going to be in. And then remember there's always a little delay in the start and then they
go through the crowd and the kids want to take pictures like that's just what happened that eats you know that eats into your time. Um well you know I don't want to micromanage this too much. I mean it seems to be working you know it's only an hour
though I do have a problem with being 450 bucks. Yeah, that's how she doesn't go. Bring the jet. Um, well, I'm going to just put put a motion on the table. Okay. I make a
motion to approve um Marlin and the dancers. Anyone wants to second that? I don't have a yes from the Martins, but just so you guys know. Okay. Well, what we do pre-approve it. Marlins and the dancer. Anyone want to second that motion? I second. Seconded by Mr. Borman. All those in
favor? I. All right. Um, so they're approved. Um, what is it? The Panther. Stanley. I make a motion to approve uh Stanley. The Panther for He's 200 bucks an hour.
Correct. They're checking availability. A couple of the answers, right? With them. It's a mascot. No, the mascot has to come with a handler and it's $500 an hour. Stanley. Yes. With any mascot. If you want both, then it's $800.
I want both. What? If you want both mascots. Yeah. Stannie and Victor. Who's Victor? The rat. Oh. And then if you just want two dance team members, that's $200 now for each or for the two of them.
Yeah, I think it's for each. I mean, I think it's for both of them. Oh, good. Well, I don't think our budgets are dancing. Can we Can I Can I pick the wrong suggestion? Can we look at our budget figure and see if we have room for back and say pick up?
That's fine. I would encourage us to make a decision earlier rather than later only because again on you guys because people get booked out. So we're a month out from saying Okay. So I'm going to make So
what time does it really start? 10 a.m. 10 week. Yeah. But at the same time, even if there's room in the budget, I feel like we have to be good stewards of the of the town's budget, you know. Um, just because they put money in the
budget doesn't mean we have to spend our money everybody. Um, anyway, so I'm making a motion for the Panthers uh dancers that are get two of them for 200 bucks an hour. Second. Well, that one the second it um
I can't do. No, I'm happy the chair. Mayor, you want to be the secretary for this a little bit? Slide this down. So, the IO second it for the dancers 200 bucks an hour for the pan dancers. Um, all those in favor.
And then the previous motion we had was for the uh Marlins and the Marlins dancers and they were at no cost last time. Yeah. And the Marlins dancers and they were approved. All right. So now that's a no for the Dolphins and that's
a no for mascot for the fans. Okay. Yeah. At least. So I mean that's then I don't bother with either,000 club for two guys. So then I don't bother with the heat either. It's going to be a cost too. Not many heat. How much are they?
They're about I I don't have pricing updated pricing in this year but I know that we've always paid about the same amount probably. So, I just need to know where you guys are at so I don't bother, you know. Well, I mean, budget going to handle these if it Well, that's why I'm asking. That's why I'm putting everything to a vote. I didn't say there's a no yet for the
dolphins. No, that's what I'm asking. Yeah. So, okay. How much is the dolphin mascot? 450 for 1 hour. For 1 hour. And that includes his handler, right? Yes. All right. So, there's a motion on the table to approve the dolphin mascot and
handler 50 450 for an hour. Do I get a second on that motion? Second. Second by Mr. Pio. All those in favor? I got a motion. I said no. Okay. That motion passes. Mass 450 an hour.
And what was the other motion we had? Uh we had it for the Marlins and we had it for the Panthers dancers. Okay. When the Marlins What was the vote was the outcome? Uh it was they passed. Who second? That's Marlins at secondary.
The master secondary. two games we're trying to get. We have both 100 bucks a two and now we have the E, right? But they haven't gotten back to me before. Yeah, we've been pre-approved of this. Okay. Okay. Um at least 500.
We don't know yet. Just give me know up to Yeah. Motion to approve the heat up to $500 for their mascot for the parade. Second by Mr. Fio. You got to actually say something.
Say second. I second. I didn't do it. You didn't do it. You do it. Do it. I second it. All right. Thank you. She seconded by wasn't liking that one. He's out. All those in favor? He's not opposed though.
Okay. Right. So, we're going to have the Dolphins. We're going to have the Panthers. We're going to have And Lazro Elone will be coming. And he does not judge. left [Music]
like in a timeline. So, all right. Um, moving right along. Okay. So, anything else that we need to talk about? We got the mascots, we've got the vehicles, we got the plan being asked for. I'll go through just this quick note that I have here. Um, I sent an invite
to three elected officials. Um, there's any others that you guys want to reach out to, please do so. I I reached out to Representative Tom Fabricio. He confirmed that he will be a part of it goes. So, we'll say one of the cards. I reached out to Commissioner Renee Garcia has not gotten back to
I get it for you. Okay. But we need confirmation because if not, we can't do the little sign for them. Yes. Um, and Senator Brian Aila. So, those two, the last two um have not said anything. Fabris, you have Fabric. Fabris confirmed. He's the only one that they confirm.
Okay, I got it. All right. As of right now, I will only be preparing that sign for our council, mayor council. And that's fine. Representative. That's fine. Have to have one put marshmallow on that. Well, yes. And for the committee
and for whatever. All right. So, the rout's going to be the same route as last time. Yep. That's everything else is on lock down. They know they've done it so many times. Did anybody invite Mario Diaz Balart? I didn't reach out, but you guys can reach out to them. That's what I'm saying. I don't know if I missed
anybody. I do. I got You're going to reach out to Mario Dasart. I got Mario. Okay. And then Felicia, they know. Felicia is for already confirmed. Felicia is [Music]
confirmed. All right. What's going on with Grand Marshall? Is that done? That's done. That's you. Yes, me. Thank you. You guys give me confirmations from you guys. I need to know if we're if you guys plan on
ordering the same many banners that we always order. Flags. Oh, the flags. Oh, yeah. How many flags we Does a town order them? Pay for them? I mean, with the veterans, but yes, we
order. They do. up. We didn't get too many last year. Well, because remember whatever you guys buy or else branded official brought the own too. I know they give them
all the secret last. Oh, give me two. I don't know. I have to look at the American Legion donated some. We ran out. I mean, do you want to try to race? You know
what we need to do? Whoever you guys want to invite. The more the marrier. Next American meeting. Well, you should pass a motion black invite. American Legion meeting. I'll send you a
text and agenda. That So anyways, um I have to look for that and I'm not going to waste your time doing that. I'll look for it. Do you guys want more or less than last year? If you're saying we ran out, I would think you want more 25% more. I would say more a lot more than that.
We ran we hardly had any 35% 40%. I had a handful of flags. That was it. They were going in two blocks. 40.257%. That's fine. And then the other thing that I need you guys to confirm is the national anthems. Correct. National anthem.
Is it is going to be the same? Have we contacted uh Ray? I haven't contacted anybody. Has anybody contacted anybody? No. Okay. So, I need someone Gary has a this late young girl. Yeah. Well, she we already have her contact information. You want to reach out to uh Monet.
Who are you talking about? She was very good. Very good. Is that the one that sang at the uh at the 911? Who was that? They had a band at the 911. Maybe even more than
um we have we had two people that are you have contact for, right? was. Yeah, we've used two recently. It would be a band to come out at the end. Could we ask one of the bands to come in at the end to do the national anthem? That's on. That would really be neat.
I mean, that would instead of the band dispersing now, they would come at the end. It would give us more of a But the band does they they're part of the parade. They continue on. They didn't leave when the parade's over. Yeah. Yeah. So, you want them to But if we were to keep them on for a little bit more, play the national
anthem. Yeah. Right. for the for the actual speech and stuff with the veterans. Great. Can we ask Goldman? Well, Goldman usually has like a like small groups that trumpet players
sections a section. So, maybe the whole band doesn't have to stay just a performance performance. They all come in because they would them at the start of the parade. But it'd be nice if they were there at the finish. that because that really did
because that's when the all sitting there and there's a flag right there and we kind of like what we do for the 5k like it's a little pep thing at the end. Well, we can just So, but I want to be curious. So, we're saying no national anthem singer
at that main stage. That kind of what opens the parade. Is that what you guys are saying? Um I think you need that. You need that. You definitely need that. Okay. So let's have a national let's go back to the national because that's part of it part of it is
they do they open up the parade and they do the color guard the police do the color guard. Yeah. Um you know the problem is most of the time the veterans can't get to that section because they're that's why they're in that you know they move that quick. Um some of them and that's why we
also do a uh color ceremony at the end of the parade where they're all sitting there. Mhm. So if we could have Yeah, we've always needed I know we've changed within the last year or two. So like confirm for me what are the details of where you need the color as a police?
Well, you need them in both. If you need them in them both, we need them in both. And uh we need them um to start the actual we need them to start the parade. To start the parade and then need them to start the ceremony.
We also need them to start And that's we also sing. Yeah. Either the singer or the band to do the national anthem for the ceremony. Be nice to get the band. They were very good in the 911 ceremony.
What band was it? Coleman. Coleman. They were very good. Okay. Hold on. So, I have color guard request in the main stage area to start the parade. And we also need them to start the grand marshall ceremony at the end. Yeah.
Okay. And then national anthem singer at the the start of the parade. And if we don't get Coleman, then she's going to be needed because of the grand marshall. If I remember, I think we had a little girl to do the pledge of allegiance.
Yeah, that was uh where comes our daughter. That's right. That was officer Aldor's daughter. Pledge of allegiance. That was nice. We do the pledge of allegiance first and gain the national. That's right. That's fun if you want to do it that way.
Hold on. Officer Amodor likes to involve list of events. So say that again. Pledge of allegiance first. Okay. And then the uh that's at the beginning. You want to do the pledge of allegiance again over at the ceremony? No, that's not necessary. Yeah, I just do it. So, the beginning, the very first thing
that will happen will be the pledge of allegiance. Right. And then the national anthem which is at the same time as the the color or no no gets march into position and then once they march into position
the national anthem starts and the other flags go down but the color guard the American flag. But do any of this like do I have to sell them or they know? Oh, they know. Okay. I just have what I want. You just tell, you know, run it and then the national, you know, the singer
should know when to start singing, but Major Jane, they'll be right there with me. Yeah. Major J. So, and then the national anthem singer obviously we need her in the start of the parade to open up the parade. And what about you were saying also here at the end? Yes. At the end, we're going to need the national anthem singer to start. We're
going to have the color guard ceremony and the national anthem singer to start the uh Okay. So we'll also ceremon [Music] and what is the what are you guys proposing for pay here? We do always
yeah we got to pay national it's an honorary it's 100 bucks. Okay. No more than 100 bucks. That's what $500. I should have been a mascot. I should have been a singer. Okay. should have picked a singer and
that's a $1,000 noun. And then we want to ask obviously we always open it up with right the first man. Yes. So I mean that's good because then they'll be the first one they can stage themselves around that area if they're
going to play the national anthem for the last time. But you know sitting Well, we have conversations. Did you guys want them here at the end too, Goldman? Yeah, if possible. Yeah, cuz they're the first one that goes through, first band that goes through.
Maybe I don't know if they if they did volunteer at the end and put that at the time. I mean, I mean, it's amazing. Well, it was said that it was smaller this year. [Music] Graduated
from the 911 from the 911 ceremony. I want to say a song because you also have the band and the sparkles, right? Sparkles, the dazzlers, the dazzlers, whatever. Sparkles, dazzlers. You know what I mean?
Yeah, they do have to pay for transportation. So, when I say we pay for their lunch, too, but stay at lunch with us, they work the extra time to the end, but we usually if if we have somebody singing the national anthem here at town hall, we would have to pay them, right? Yeah.
Yeah. Well, we pay them regardless. So, yeah. So, I I say just Yeah, let's just keep it that simple, I guess. You know, let them go, I guess. But we But we can approach them and say, "Okay, we pay you to stay and and and play." Maybe that like you'd make the donation. Oh, kind of like what you guys do for the 5k that
you donate to the school. How much do we normally donate to the school? It's 1,500. 1500. That's a lot of donate. Why not for the honors debate team? Sorry.
What? Well, no. I think we just sent it to them and they figure out how to spend it, right? Um, I don't know if we even have that kind of money. $1,500 in the budget for Roman to play one song because they for at least for the race
one song. It's for the the race. They're there the whole time. I know. That's what I'm saying. It's a different story. Look, I Yeah, I think we just keep it. We just keep it where keep it at the singer 100 bucks.
So, Barl Gman band same as always. My better. Any any other issues? Um I don't you have your notes are there? We always adult volunteers
and I know that last year I approached the public safety committee. So I don't know why it's okay to maybe sit in some of our committee meetings early on to start because we you know there are certain areas especially around the brain staging area that I I have
volunteers. They're great, but um some people don't listen to them. Yeah. So, I we need adults. So, I'm going to be sending out an email to I'll work with and letting them know that we're requesting with adult volunteers. If I get him, I I'll put together this.
Yeah. Because last year some of them were telling me, "Well, we are part of a parade. Hey, but stick around 15 minutes before the parade, you can join your group." But so really the emphasis would be from like 8 a.m. to like 9:45.
Yes. Yeah. Yeah. We need them especially areas where there's going to be they're already going to be there route to other places and direct um the vehicles because last year we weren't able to fully line up in the same location because of the
the new place up there. Yeah. the urgent repair center that opened up since you brought me into this. Yeah, that's why we're here always to offer my help. But now you're mentioning the
committees which I'm thrilled because I think I would like to suggest that any committee member that any committee member that does participate in assisting be sure they wear their
shirt because me running around in my regular clothes somebody's going to look at me say the you mean I have to wear my shirt now some part of you effective task force. Now, I'm not going to tell you what you need
to do on that committee. That's your choice. But any invited committee that's going to assist, I would recommend you specifically say wear your committee shirt, right? So, somebody doesn't say, "Well, who the heck are you?"
Right? So they're identify members, you said 8:00 a.m. to 9:45. Well, we need help some volunteers for the entirety of it, but we need additional support for those times. Yeah, we're going to have the kids decide. I'm here on my own. It's not
representing any of the committees I'm on because I care about this committee and new people. So, whatever you need me for, aside from what you're asking for right now, I'm here for you. Whether it be to take phone calls, run around, I
don't work. I'm here for you. You're all working. You don't have time to be running to the store. So, well, I'll probably give you my number if you don't have it. That's all I got to say. Thank you.
Mascot talking. That's what we need. We'll need you at mask.com. We'll pay you an hour. Can you dance? Yeah. How's your singing a national anthem? Are we getting shirt that says volunteer?
What's the We had a lot of shirts last year for the Yeah, we'll have those. We'll have the shirts again for the kids. Oh, that volunteers. Volunteers. All right. So that was nice. You're going to get your news activities. All right, folks. If there's no other
issues, I'd like to move on to the reindeer run five days up for the week. I just I just say I talked to RTC. They have four four groups. Wow. Awesome. And I think two are going to need transportation, but we'll talk about that. Figure that out. Yeah.
Right. Thank you very much family. Thanks. reindeer coral. Yeah, coral for deer is deer. Deer says reindeer. Let's talk about it deer or a bunch of deer.
It was rain, but any sense. All right. Thank you. All right, Judy. All right, here we go. [Music] All right, let's discuss. Um, shirts. Shirts is our first thing. Shirts fine. Thank you. Nice to see you.
Did we I don't know where we left off last meeting. [Music] We pass a motion on the color of the shirts. I know you wanted to go down to white again. Oh, you want
the white. Was it a light blue? The light blue. In the minutes. It's in the minutes. It's like a sky blue. I kind of like green. I'll go with the blue. Yeah, like the North Carolina.
A lot easier with this. Okay. Okay. UNCC blue. Is that going to be That's basically what it is. Like UNCC blue. Okay. All right. I have I have Yeah, because you ask me from the branding guidance and I'm pretty sure it's something to do.
Perfect. And somewhere Yeah. Okay. Yeah. It's in here because the 25 year logo has to be on there. Blah blah blah. Yeah. That's it's all he's got. Good job. So I'm And I Mr. We're doing 100, you small, 50, you
medium, adult small 175, adult medium 150, adult large 175, and adult extra large 100, which is 750 shirts. Are they going to be a soft material? Yeah, they're going to be 100% 5.4 ounce authority. Nice. Yeah.
100%. Yeah, they're going to be soft. All right, he knows. He knows He knows the date. He knows he has to um who I want clarification. Who is he? Because I have I mentioned I think it might he might use his other
company. I'm 99% sure it's safeguard. You can put safeguard if you want as a place blocker. They're the ones that are providing the bags as a t-shirt. Well, one we're paying at a discount. The other one is being donated, right? They're providing the t-shirts and the bags.
Bags are free in kind sponsorship. The shirts are six bucks each. which you can't find anywhere anymore. Yeah, I know. That's great price. Um, and I think we kind of we did it back when we got the bag. We got the uh we got firm dates for package pickups
and all deadline. Anything else? I'll ask confirm pound number for runners. We did that. Correct. Yes, we have stuff to talk about. You sent me some emails a listings for but give me one second. Bags for bags are being donated. That's a sponsorship that we're
honoring. on there. And you owe me a logo for that. Yes. Well, I'm going to make You will get me. He's designing the bags. You're going to design the bags. No, I need their logo to honor them as a sponsor. Yes. Yes. I'm Yes. Um and then safeguard.
Yeah. But I'll make triple sure. Don't put anything in print yet. Yeah. No. Well, I don't have their logo, so um and then safeguard will also I'm waiting on an invoice from there, right? Yes. needs to send invoice for the shirts.
Yeah, this you can now you said okay. Thank you. The listings you were going to go over with us. Yes, we shared them with you guys. So, I need you guys to make motions on whatever the ones you want to move forward with. We listed them on one of
Did you Is it in a handout or no? No, it was emailed to you guys. You had to go into the link and check what the the amounts were listed. believe is they said in the email [Music]
it was in the agenda email and I'll also sent I didn't get uh it was sent on Wednesday can you pull it up a that way we can just go no the links were sent to you guys it was beforehand but the most recent
was yesterday from you or from me. Tuesday. I you sent them like last week while ago, right? When is the agenda that has been sent out? Tuesday. And who sent it? Me. Okay. That one's for me. I also sent it in a
separate email from like a couple weeks ago, I think. But the most recent one for you for Tuesday should be even. Well, I looked and that's why I actually emailed you guys to see if it was a committee meeting because I was like, I
don't have it. I didn't get the Tuesday email from you. I couldn't find it. Oh, yes. Um, which one is one? Give me a second. I'm gonna try to
I got I got a email from Let me look at the one. What can I document it all? Okay. I see the one from Tuesday.
9:23. Okay. Yeah. The one from Tuesday. I'm opening them. There's three. There's three. All right. So, let's start. Let's let's everybody listen to this one. This one.
Oh, you're it's detailed. So, I think you guys uh need to see this in advance because I don't know if we're going to be able to get through this right now. And yeah, I remember reading this. Feels like I've read it like nearly. These are different. Again, this is very
detailed. It's more than just a listing. This is like a whole service of the 5K. This that one I looked at it. Okay. It's like kind of what Ruben There's one that we ended up getting. I know that for free. We got it on run guides. Oh, okay. So, because you sent that link
as well. It says something about 200 250 $300 a month. Yeah. So, this was I think an idea based on because I know you guys do marketing. I think you guys put aside a certain amount of money for marketing. So, the idea was if you guys also want it on the
running websites or use some of that money for the websites. Well, I say the one that's free for sure. No, that one's already on there. Okay. Um, not like I don't know any good.
I don't think that we know either. was just, you know, whatever we found that does listings. Oh, that was free. That was free. Well, and also have cost that you guys had requested. Didn't know what it was.
Well, the really wonderful news was that run guides is working and it seems like it picked up our 5k. Yeah, it did. Yeah, they already confirmed it. It's nice. It's wonderful. Oh, race times. Got it.
that last year's [Music] Can you ask Reuben to update his his like he has a website like and he it's got Can you send that link so I can tell him exactly and tell him to put the new the new you
know stuff the new uh metal design is it does it say this year's date though? No. So then sometimes people search and it just takes you to the old one. It takes you to the old one. It doesn't. Yeah, maybe the new one. I do have to head out in about 10
minutes cuz I thought we were going to beat them by now. Sorry. Took a while. All right. So I I I think for now there's a free run running UT that advertised this for us. We put on every free one. Yes. an accident. I mean,
so nothing on the nothing on the other paid ones because we don't know what they're going to give us exactly and we don't know what they're um how many people they contact and stuff like that. How about the time of social media posts?
Um that's based on all the other events that go on with the time. So, but the event has already started being published. Okay. About Tik Tok. We don't use Tik Tok. Can't do something. I just know that we share this stuff. I thought that was handled.
Yeah, it hasn't been bought out yet. No, it hasn't been bought out. So, no. Thought that happened. We can um check was we did that. Okay. So, sponsor progress. Did you get um the money from from Insurance Nation already? Yep. That's amazing. $5,000. Uh double check.
Yep. Yeah. Charge them $10,000. Yeah, they came in at 5,000. Sweet. So, we have insurance station headquarter and Mat I think it was looking at sending them the sponsor package again.
You got dirty pictures. Remember, Judy, how do you get these? Okay. Holy good as far as I'm going to give you an update on sponsors. At this point, I'm I'm looking at $33,500. Wow.
Last year, we're at 455 and I still I didn't put some in because I need to hear back. excited. I'm This these are pretty firm. Yes, this is close enough to 100%. Um I have new one I have two new ones coming in. So hopefully we'll
surpass our previous year's sponsorship uh raise. I did have one come back and go down on me from 5,000 down to the went from platinum to gold. I kind of just sent him an email back and asked if that was a mistake. while waiting for them to double check that.
Um, so yeah, seem to be some misunderstand. I said, you know, I was going to make sure you guys remember you were platinum last year. You send officer Amadore there. Yeah, by the large stick. That's FBI. That's security guards. Let's see. All right. See if you can
they're amazing. That's fantastic. That's fantastic. I mean, I think we're going to track and it's going to be fantastic. I just want to get the 700s this year. But on my end, and I know we always suck the check on that, like on my end, I only have confirmations from sponsors, which are the ones that are on the
Okay, I understand that. You You'll get it. I'm going to I'm going to go sit at FBI's office and pick up the chat. Anything else? Anything else? Anything else? No. No, everything's I'm going to show up for that one. Oh, yeah. Pen will be there. He's going
to be there. Well, I did have to ask you guys if you guys wanted to do I'm assuming yes. same as last year volunteer opportunities. Um, and just start thinking on I don't know who we need somebody to oversee the volunteers.
So, whoever and you guys will have to decide now. Oversee the volunteers for the 5K on December 13th. What do I have to do? I I didn't hear her. Oversee the volunteers. What do I got?
You have to check them in. Check them out and make sure that they know what stations are. We'll have a list of their names and you'll check sign them in. Yes. But not just sign for the volunteers. Another reason why
you volunteer to do your job. No. uh registration desk any of these events that's what I usually do but if doing the registration desk is similar
or the other one is more important especially since some of the money I'm here to help at this event well so you let me know what what to do what time to be there where to be and uh tell me where to go but be nice package pickup is at um where we
10 to 7 at my at my at the same place at our in our Toyota dealership 1212 December at 10 to 7 p.m. 10 10 a.m. 7 p.m. And that's on when?
1212 Friday on 1212. That's a date. Okay. All right. fix registrations I would say. So that's that's checking you know getting their supplies whatever else before
package pickup. Yes. When they did it before what are we doing when are we doing the package? The bag stuffing is 128 and 129 on the uh 11 and six both days if needed. Let's go back one and um I
make a motion to approve the minutes for the subcommittee minutes. All right, you guys are still on the subcommittee. You don't even start your regular minutes. This is a subcommittee meeting minutes. You don't you don't um you don't confirm minutes in a subcommittee. Okay.
You know that meeting. Yeah. All right. Anything else with the subcommittee for the 5k? For the 5k sub committee. All right. Let's move on to the general meeting.
Motion to adjurnn this one to the subcommittee meeting and begin the general committee meeting. Do we have do we have the DJ again? You move. I move. He was good. All those
in favor. And it's adjourned at 6:41. The subcommittee meeting. All right. The veterans committee meeting general meeting is called to order at 6:42.
Okay. Roll call. Gary is here. Morman's here. Mr. Here's here's here. Gary's here. Mr. D. Wow. Forum. It's been a long time. That's been a long time. That you know it's funny. So they show up at the toughest longest meeting.
Okay. You need a regular agenda. Rise for the allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag. [Music] Why don't you do something? Please take your seats. Any public comments? Do we have anybody
in the Mr. No, no one online and no one in person. Just here to observe whatever you guys need me for. select very
[Music] if I don't take notes. No worries. lines that I need to look at it so I can orders order of business additions deferral deletions. I'm making a motion
to add let's see um um basically under old business the veterans wall development I want to add the approval of $700 for the architect
who did the renderings for us which we'll be showing in about a second and we'll just do that under 88 instead of adding a new one. Okay. No, you're right. It it is kind of inclusive of Okay, fine.
Perfect. Well, it's not added. It's just it's it's not big. It's under 8 days, so Okay. So, let's review the minutes. Any other additions or deletions? No. motion to approve the September 4.
[Music] Thank you. Okay. So, the first motion on the table is to approve the general veterans committee's uh meetings of September 4th. Subend. We can do the subcommittee first. Okay. There's a motion on the
table to approve the subcommittee September 4th meetings. Um motion seconded by Mr. Fi. Yeah. Yes. All those in favor? All right. And motion by Mr. Fio to approve the veteran committee general
meeting minutes of September 4th. I'll second. By Mr. Pad. All those in favor? I cruising. Okay. Old business. Can we pull up all the renderings? Beautiful. Is it possible?
Put it in the email. Yeah, I know. It's a lot of files. Some people can open them up and some people open. I did. It's in your Google Drive. It's Google Drive. Yes.
Um, because the ones that he printed is the first craft that he did and the other ones are really and I kind of asked them to do it like you're walking around it and walking in. Really nice. Yeah. So, let me give you the background. So, I went to the council
meeting to do our report and they basically approved everything and they said what a great committee we have. we are and it's great stuff we're doing and it's all because of you guys and knew we gave $38,000 to the town to do plans and rendering.
Um, and then they came up, the town came up, manager's office, uh, Jeremy came up and he goes, "You just want to let the council know that to finish this project will be 387 $80,000." And so, they didn't want to expend the
money for renderings and plans until they knew that we could probably raise the money. And then I kind of told them, I can't raise the money unless I have a rendering to show people what they're investing in. And they said, yeah, it was one of those conversations. you know, one of those catch 22
conversations. Yeah. You know, and I realized very quickly that, okay, I'm not going to win this argument because they don't understand the logic. You know, the council members did, you know, council member Fernandez is a realtor, has a business. He's looking at me going, I go, I cannot sell something
people cannot see. They don't know what they're investing in, you know. Um, and he's like, yep. So, I go, okay, got it. And uh Councilman Angelo Garcia recommend he goes see if you can find
a a recently graduated person from an architecture school in my Miami University Miami FIU whatever who's willing to do it pretty cheaply. And it just so happens that I knew a family. His grandfather was a resident
of Miami Lakes. His father was a resident of Miami Lakes. and he just graduated from U of M School of Architecture and Honors and he's like waiting to get a job. So I'm like, "Buddy, I got a job for you." And I asked him, you know, I told him what I
wanted. And I know that if we had a regular architectural firm, it would have been like 5,000 plus. No, more more. 5,000. And he goes I go, "How about 700?" Yeah. He goes, he goes, "How about 700?" And he goes, "That's fine." He goes,
"Thank you very much." like went okay or too high. Yeah. You know, you say it cost more and now you're telling me it's too high. It would cost 45,000 and we got it for 700. So anyway, uh I think it's wonderful that we have really a third generation.
Now he doesn't currently live in Miami, but you know, maybe he will move back now that you know, he has he got his first gig here. But he generations worth the Miami Lakers. his his grandfather moved here in 1973. Oh. And his father, you know, went to elementary school here, went to middle
school here, and so in fact, it was a friend of mine in middle school and high school and all that stuff. That's how I thought of him. I go, let me see. Did he design that deal? Was that his? No, this is from Witchah. This is the Witchita design, but he placed it into beautiful
and then he designed all the rest. But you got to see the the final product. This is the first one. It's an awesome. Um anyhow, so my motion is to approve the payment of $700. Oh, 750. 700. Okay. 700. Yeah. Very good. For the a payment for the renderings
that he did. Second. Seconded by Mr. Pio. All those in favor? I. And also once we pull these up because I want to make sure everybody sees it. I want to approve make a motion to approve these renderings to submit to council
and because I want to show you the the on the back end something Judy that I want to make sure that the sponsors know uh they can do it on lines they want to do it for $5.99 that way he
won't have to pay tax it'll be better for him it'll be more money for him so I think it's totally income this is going to be 700 bucks if I go all back then it's going to be what we keep
say it I mean it's wanting no exactly right and I I am going to also get uh I'm going to get a letter from the mayor thanking him for doing it because I I think you know this young man you know uh
uh let's see if I can pull this That's very luxurious. Yeah. Yeah. All right. Yeah. I was able to get it. I like the way he the way he they incorporated the the battlefield cross. Exactly. Right. We remember we approved
the battlefield cross. Yeah. What battlefield cross? It's just been sitting there. So, okay. This is going to be odd, but here you go. So, this is the way it looks and this is with people walking around it. So, what I'm going to show you is the
back end because the back end will be in there. And so, I'm going to show you the back end that's been revised because it's really really nice. Smoked pot drinking beers. Yeah, you've seen him. So let me show
you guys a front of you. Bill didn't agenda. Oh, sorry about that. I made him a really cool cigarette. Cigarette. It was cool. It looks like I painted
like a koha cigar. It was really pretty. first play golf. He's retired though. So this is the back is the back end. So those engraving, right? Nice. Those they're they're actually investing
engraving in the back. So, the one thing I'll tell you is that area, that little trapezoid area, that marble area on the bottom, that's for put plaques of sponsors who's donated to it. And that on the bottom on the ground there.
Yes. So, when people walk around Huh. Well, it'll be actually a little bit bigger, you know. It'll be a little bit bigger. It'll be more angled, you know, and stuff like that. But I didn't want it to be like, you know, like a stadium. Yeah. Joe Bob Stadium. You know what I mean? question if that I mean is that appropriate on something like that?
That's I mean it's anything else but help help us bring sponsors in for No, I mean think I think uh the reality is we need people to help us build this, you know. Y and uh and I think it'll it'll be a good thing and it's not going to be it's
going to be really subtle. It's going to be on the ground on the back end. It'll be like a bronze plaque. It won't be their logo. will just be their name sponsored by Headquarters Toyota, whatever or whoever it was. And then we're also going to have a little plaque that said when it finishes getting
built, you know, the who the mayor was, the town council was, and then a plaque, veterans committee, you know, our names on there, you know, and I'm going to also put a little tiny plaque to give the the architect a little credit. Nice. is my
you'll be able to take the seven that your computer to show it to Rene. He might give us some money from the account. Okay, I will maybe Mario has been with us. Once you have Linds then we can go ahead and start fin just
to answer everybody's question. I I I already have reached out, you know, with the renderings and stuff like that and I've already gotten pretty positive responses. No, you want to move to approve the rendering so we can submit it to Yes. Thank you. Uh motion's on the table
to approve the rendering so it can be submitted to council. Seconded by Mr. Pio. All those in favor? I All right. So that takes care of that. question. I have a question. Where do we stand right now with the uh the actual um the blueprints the professional?
That's nothing. You have just this rendering. That's it. All we have is this rendering. Well, we we submitted $10,000$15,000. Oh, $38,600 for them to do the actual plans. And where are we now? What's going on? Well, I can tell you this. The architecture firm doesn't have to do
renderings. And these renderings are even since he is an architect, the one we hone we had, they even have elevation and stuff. And so they basically just got to put the plans together. But I think now that we have the renderings and we can start fundraising and we can
pull in some money and I think I have some line of some amount of money. Uh then we can kind of defeat the town management's uh concern about not being able to raise the money. You know what I mean? So that's basically was for these renderings that we just
looked at. Yeah. Okay. There's seven of them. Okay. So that's the path. My understanding this path going right now. We're doing these events. We're raising money. We'll get this to the town. Hopefully we'll move forward. We'll get there. We'll get the architecture going on the other side. We need Yes. To raise the rest of the money. I have a feeling
that what's going to happen is once we start advertising these renderings, you know, and we start fundraising, we'll get quite a bit of money, enough to probably put 50% down and then the town will finally say, "Oh, okay." You know, that was going to be communicate like a certain amount certain level to hit. uh
they didn't but I mean I think it's reasonable to say listen if we um have a commitment of some sort but I was they they have reached out to me several council members you know and I don't want to you know I don't want to make a
promise and underdel I want to make sure it's actually made that now with these renderings and stuff we will be in a position to be able to request assistance from the state and the federal government and that's what I want to see and they may come in VA. What's that? Maybe the VA.
VA doesn't really do memorials like that. Yes. Um but uh memorial, but you know from that's right from uh federal government and from the state government and then maybe there will be enough to be able to build this thing. Um
so we'll see. We'll see. But I mean we're moving forward. That's the only point. One more question on that. With the uh with the engraving on the bottom the sponsors as there'll be little bronze plaques. Yeah. Okay. Can we go ahead and use that now for fund rate to rate for sponsors as as
a selling point? Sure. I mean, I mean, I still got I mean, I don't think the town will mind that because it'll be just very little bronze model, little bronze things, you know, it's not going to be very noticeable. Um, but that's that's a major selling point when you tell you tell them you you're
this is what we're this is what we're doing, you know, building and you as a sponsor will have your name at the bottom and be there for it. No, no, no. I I agree. Yeah. Let them know that. That's absolutely absolutely those are rendered. Make sure that these are in the right order. They're not
they're not in the right order. No way. But they have space forces. So we need we're going to include that on the spot. It's from the flag, right? There's a flag in the middle, right? Yeah. The name on the bottom of the seal. Yeah. The seals are from the flag. And
then you go right is the oldest service of the flag. Left is the second oldest. That's a whole different It's from the flood of the space force a lot of money. I don't think the National Guard needs to be a direct coast guard is a lot.
How am I going to Space Force is fewer than Coast Guard. Just include all these people that have been for years. Coast Guard is Department of Defense or Department of War. Go to it. I saying we're done with that. Their name should be
help willing to help us with something. We'll discuss we'll discuss the fundraising stuff on another date. And you know what I ask is now you have the renderings have been sent to you. So you can reach out to folks you know who may want to donate to. All right. Okay.
Um okay. Where are we at? Can we can we discuss that bill now, you know, about the names on the bottom of the wall? At what level of sponsorship do they get their name in there? Would be 5,000. Is there a number that we can So we do the uh do the the sponsorship
pay. We could we could state in order to have your name on the wall, you need to contribute at least $5,000. You know, um we got time to do this, Larry. And since we were running so far behind because of the other meetings and I hadn't had time to think about it,
what I'd like to do is come up with a straw man plan as to the sponsorship levels to get your name on there. It's going to be significant because it's a $380,000,000 thing or else you're gonna have all it's going to be significant. It's going to be something where
um you're either going to be giving us 100,000 or pretty close to it. You know what I mean? Oh wow. Or maybe 50,000. It's going to be significant, you know, maybe because I don't know how how many packs do we want. 10%. Yeah. Because 10% means like 38K. 38K.
You know, and then that way you have at most 10 names. That's a good idea. Yeah. Because that is a bigger space. So maybe you want to do got to be big money. Nine nine million people on that bigger go see the veterans. There's gonna be more than veterans.
Ed is 25. Um, no, you're right. You're right. So, actually, that's a good idea. We can put I think we can fit 10. Or do you want to have that many down there? I mean, because we can make them. I don't want them to be overwhelming on the thing. No. How I've seen them in other memorials, you know, it's like that.
It's just their name, right? Because it's a solemn memorial. Yeah. So it could be whatever names McDonald's when Dixie whatever. You know what I mean? But I would It doesn't name. Yeah. Yeah. I got you. Yeah. Just to have your name on there.
It's going to be It's big money. Big money. Yeah. So it won't be an individual plaque. It'll be a large plaque with everybody's name. That's how I win. You know, there's been this this memorial has been brought to you or has been sponsorful
[Music] for the sponsorship. So, you want Does anybody want to make a motion that sponsorship cost to have your name on the plaque for the memorial is 10%? It's $38,000. Yeah, sure. I'll do it.
Motion motion. motion to um that's yeah 1% as high as you got 10 I like it it's somewhere between 10 and 38 does have to be that high we say 25 or this is not a let him do his motion yeah so my motion is that the
sponsorship levels be at 10% of the total amount so minimum minimum minimum right minimum not right exactly so at a minimum 10% of the total amount which is right now 30 380 $8,000
38,000,000. Yeah, but I'd rather leave that 10%. Yes. No, he may the price may go up. Public funding from it. So, can we call that whatever the balance is what the percent based on? Yeah. So, once you get public funding, whatever's left now to private%
would be just Yeah. Let me explain you what's happened. For example, listeners for okay, Len that I know very well, he give away $250,000 a year on grants because I'm the one helping to do it. That's
so he right. So they go and give $250,000 for grants. So they have certain amount of money. That's what I tell you is going to help him with Sky. Okay. I'm pretty sure that I mean I don't say it but if we ask him the government for $100,000 and his name be there I think he'll be
for private sponsorship be be a minimum 10% of whatever the balance after public after public we have we second that motion I second already those in favor he restated that I'm sorry restate that
again so I have a motion that Um that whatever the balance of after public funding whatever the balance is that 10% 10%
minimum 10% of the remaining balance for private sponsorship. Right. Right. Okay. Second already. I'll clean it up in a minute. Yeah. But I I want to make sure that we're not talking about any tax on Miami
Lakes residents of any sort of any kind. It'll be funding that the federal government has, the state government. Yeah. Grant money or, you know, grant monies that they may already have that they have expended, stuff like that. Yeah. because this is not going it's going to be paid for um not by the
taxpayers of my um okay all those in favor of motion be interesting if we get all $380 $380,000 from public funding we'll get like 370 and then 10% it's like a thousand bucks each
course this guy is a veteran so he'd probably be able to help us so we'll see anyway way. Look, you know, let's be hopeful and uh hope for the best, plan for the worst. Okay, thank you, Ed. That was really good. All right, reindeer run update. Find another update. I just got the fun
zone sold. So, brand new sponsor came in at $4,000. Wow. Good. You're fast. Wow. You're fast. What is that? The fun zone you fun zone is down. Fun zone has been sold to HRB HR benefits. It's our um they do health insurance. They know Lupe. They're
friends with Lupe. Why? I know Lupe. I met Lupe first before I knew you with that. I have a a Lupe story after this. She's awesome. She is awesome. Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. Okay. HR benefits. Awesome. Thank you very much, Jason. Wow.
Veterans golf tournament planning up. We might beat it. We have We had a We had our first Veterans uh golf outing tournament subcommittee subcommittee meeting the other day and it was it really came out pretty good. Charles was there. Of course, Bill was
here. Fred Senra was there. Made some significant donations as far as t-shirts, bags, and um all in one sponsorship. And uh we're still looking for more. We still have a lot more to do. Uh we Bill and Fred Bose offered to
contract uh contact people's family to try to secure a date. We we mentioned February 27th, Friday, which we're looking for. Bill indicated that uh this could be done. There were some some concerns about dust from the construction. Yeah, I mean I I spoke to uh Stu who's
the CEO of Graham's company and uh he's really really supportive of it. Um he likes to he wants to make it an annual event and if possible um but he he indicated to me that you know like all things you know nothing ever you know uh
no plan ever survives first contact right? So, there's been delays due nothing to do with the Graham Company, but delays due to some regulatory issues dealing with accounting. And uh anyhow, um the clubhouse won't be finished in
two years and it's right there right in front. And so what's going on is basically a dust bowl right there because they have all the big machines doing a bunch of stuff. And his concern was, you know, golf course is done and it looks beautiful. It really does. It does look beautiful. He goes, but his
concern is where are we going to set up while the construction's going on and are folks going to pay 150 bucks to play when there's dust blowing into their faces? So, you know, one of the things I've asked Larry to do is let's, you know, let's keep tab with Sue, see how
the pro how it's progressing as far as construction goes, so we can make sure that our event is one that folks are going to enjoy instead of their, you know, the windshifts and all a sudden a big huge, you know, [ __ ] of dirt dust starts flying around. You know, no one's
going to really like it. And also rightly so, Stu wants to make sure that when he when he gets going and opens it to the general public or something like that that it's a killer ceremony, killer event. And so he's he is a little concerned and I just want I conveyed
that to uh to Larry and I, you know, I we need to convey that as well to the subcommittee so we can have a branch plan. Yeah. I wonder they're going to are they going to delay the opening of the golf course from November? Yes, they are. It's He already told me they're they're
behind schedule. They are behind schedule. I know they are in the construction site. I mean, the construction site I mean not the golf parts opening. They can maybe So, I think they're playing, but I mean they're going to delay. They're behind schedule for the buildings and that's right up front because every time you try you drive by there to go on the
highway. Yeah. Oh, yes. I I picked up a nail yesterday and my tire so from that area. So, just to let you know, um, I mean, they're trying to do everything possible to contain the debris, but it's it's kind of can't imagine opening the golf course of
that long. Yeah. Well, I'm telling you, I live on the golf Well, I look over the fence, the wall, and see the golf course, the uh men's ninth, I think it is. Yeah, they spent over 12 million dollars on it. And it's beautiful, but they're not playing yet. Yeah.
I don't believe they're playing. They had it they had it they had the uh the kids from the the golf from the high school the golf kids or whatever the the golf club whatever it's supposed to next week Thursday Friday if a member. Yeah, and that's the
thing, you know, so I just want to make sure the subcommittee is aware that we may need to be flexible because, you know, when we want to do it and uh when we actually can do it maybe two different things, you know, it's like everything in life, it's event driven. It's not time driven, you know, it's
when it's ready to be ready, you know, and again, Stu was very supportive. He was also very apologetic about the nail tie, but uh he was very supportive and uh he's a great guy, you know, and uh he really wants to make it an annual event,
you know, u but he really is concerned because of those county delays, whether or not it'll be the place that we want to use for, you know, showcases. So, just bring that up to the subcommittee. Um, but otherwise I
thought the subcommittee meeting went real well. You know, it went real well. You're trying to have a golf tournament on a golf course that doesn't have a clubhouse. Well, we there's a the last golf tournament I went there, they didn't have a clubhouse and it was one it was the best event that I'd ever been to in
my entire life. And Fred Center put it on. There's tent there's a tent outside where they have all the all the stuff going and the tent is existing now. It was just awesome. You can lay water it down and put Yeah, I could I could see that there's
there's an issue there. That big golf course downwards. It's a huge area. It's over 20,000 square feet area. Well, people people are playing the first year to play golf there. You got you got to work up 20 grand and I don't think I'd want to play work up 20 grand
to play in Dust Bowl. So, I think there might be a little bit of Yeah. So, I think we need private. Yeah, it's private club. So, well, I think we need to re-evaluate the time. That's that's an update from the subcommittee. All right. Uh, moving right along to the
uh the next subcommittee is October 13th since you all weren't there. It's on Monday at 6 o'clock for the golf tournament. Yeah. Okay. Monday. So, you're aware. Yeah. And uh and I think it's just going to require us to keep closer tabs on the progress. You know what I mean? Well, we wanted to set a date so we
could start fundraising. Yeah, what you're saying is maybe we put everything on the shelf for a while. Confused. Yeah, I think we should put things on the shelf. I don't I don't really agree. I don't think that's a I think they need to look a little bit into it. I can't imagine that. It's just too many people and jobs
and the whole cop course and membership and all this thing to slow it down because there might be dust. I really want to look into that and see if that's that's really the reason stop. All right, you go ahead. But I I always I always believe that
forcing an event to occur that's you know when there's issues um such as heavy equipment going in and out um stuff like that I think that'll be tricky. I think it'll be tricky. There's not going to care now time but it just isn't the time to
talk about it right. We can talk about that later but I just wanted to give you an update from what I would talk to about. All right. Veterans parade update. Um, we just had the subcommittee. I think most of you sat in it and it sounds like we're ready to go uh for uh November 2nd. Um, everything
looks like it's going to work out real nice. Only big change we have is instead of the Jeep company coming along to uh do the VIPs, we're going to have golf carts. We're going to have golf carts because the Jeep that Jeep group was not
available. Not available. I reached out and they weren't available. Yeah. So, we're getting golf carts driven by this company that sells the golf carts and they're going to drive around VIP, which I think is actually going to be nicer. They'll be able to be seen better. Something different, you know.
Just a side note for the update for the uh we're getting our float. It's already money's been deposited already for the Star Wars space is already sec. Yes, I heard about that. Yeah, we heard about that. Yeah,
restaurant. So you can scratch that off. Yeah. With this. Was there anything else? Yeah, we're going to have we already identified the singer. Okay. So it's going to be Mon I think I was going to contact the singer. So we already got that take care of twice.
No, twice at the end. She's going to sing. Brio Monle's going to see if she's available. But I do that girl. Memorial day I believe was Rio Mon. So that's the
singer that I long with the short hair. Uh that is Katie. That's a difference. Yeah. Uh for the subcommittees for veterans parade, it'll be October 16th and the
28th are the next ones at 6:00. So since Bill, you're going to be out of town. Larry, you will be the chair for those or what? Yeah. 16. 16th and 28. That was a subcommittee for the parade. So that would be out of the country.
So since you're vice chair, Larry, you're gonna be the chair for those. Got it. Um All right. Uh that's the parade casino night update. That's tracking. Um flyers
are being printed, sponsors are being collected, and raffle tickets are being printed. Um, we're just kind of in support of that. We're not really our event. We're just kind of like helping out because it's the American Legion event. Uh, Veterans and Orphans Fishing Days. We're
still waiting it for to be decided. Um, but I finally got the Knights Columbus and Mr. Ronald Dream's organization in contact with each other. That took a while because uh he was Mr. Green was out of the country. And they're going to It sounds like they have everything they
need. They have the fishing rods. They have the bay. Yes. And the Knights of Columbus is going to provide the food. They're going to do the barbecue and stuff. It's going to be at Veterans Park and they're going to be fishing out of that lake and it's going to be the orphans from his house and a bunch of veterans fishing together.
So, bring your kids. You want to show up with some folks? That'll be wonderful. We have a date. No. To be decided. So, I'm waiting for Ron. Ron and uh Captain Star. Neil. Captain Neil. Neil. Neil. It's Ron Green. It's not Could be
Captain Stark. Captain Stark group. I don't know who Oh, they're separate. Yeah, they each. Yeah, they kind of had a falling out. Venom's drama. Everyone, we're online. They're live. Okay. And uh
yeah, I'll find out when it is and I'll I'll let uh Larry know if they'll put the date on it. They were shooting for November or sometime, but who knows? But it's going to happen. They're really excited about it. Um, and I'm going to see uh we invite the
the Sea Scouts and Boy Scouts. You know, Gary, you may want to put that in the agenda for the portals. We'll talk after. Yeah, probably. [Music]
Okay. uh new business the afteraction of the committee report that I gave uh the council I basically kind of discussed the whole issues the act the concern raised was dealing with the rendering you know you know they want to you know raise money without rendering
but I think I I resolved that issue so now we'll be able to raise money because we now have renderings um otherwise like I said they love our committee you know they think we're doing a great job everyone here is fantastic and I and I
do I got I got I know I got the questions. Do they tell you anything about you? Mid Olympics. I know I got the Yeah, that's right. 10 times over, you know. I mean, I even have other committee chairs tell me, man. Well, my committee like you're too like too bad
in your face. Anyway, that's all I have folks. Thank you very much for everything. Is there anything left over? Yes. Uh if you did not get a chance, I sent an email. The public safety committee is inviting all of the town of Miami Lakes committees to join you at their cars for heroes event. We're a sponsor.
Yes. Uh next Saturday, October 11th, from 5 to 10 p.m. Um it is for first responders. There'll be MDFR, MDSO vehicles there. And Nancy, if you want to speak about it since you are on the public safety scan,
that's true. You want to speak about Main Street. Nancy, you want to talk about the uh event, the cars for heroes? Sure. Oh, I didn't know. I don't talk very much. Everybody sit down. It's $30 for a ticket for the night. Admission is free. You want to show a
car? Anybody? Any of these? I got to talk to you. I need to get it painted. So if the committee's interested in having a table I got I got a guy that got a guy
specializes in painting weird things be there Saturday be there tomorrow this Saturday. That is cultural affairs. I think you still have gonna be Roberto Long. Okay, there you go.
Roberto, anything else? Wait, wait. Anybody else? Anybody else? And just one announcement. Um because it's a hot topic now. Um open carry is a thing. Uh there's a few places where people
can't carry, but it's not a new thing where they can carry. It's always been. So I I'm just I have some board of county commissioner meetings, city commission meeting, council meetings, cour houses, police station, sheriff's offices, bars. So anywhere that is
serving liquor. Um and this is uh um this is including open and and concealed. This is no weapons are allowed. Okay. Uh school school sponsor events, property of any school, school bus, school, bus stop. So anything with the schools is the no colleges uh and higher
education institutes and any place that any private property that doesn't want it. Right? So if the person is is at your at your property, they come in, you kindly ask them please, we don't allow this here. Uh okay, I will leave. They turn around,
they leave, they come back without it. You know, that's your thing. Uh I'm not leaving. Okay, no problem. 911. We have a guy here that doesn't want to leave. Oh, you want to leave? Perfect. Uh, we have a statute for that. You'll be arrested. But they need to post a sign. Yes, we have to post a sign. Yeah. Because what happens is, uh, it's
it's not it's not known if the business, right? But even with the signs, you know, if the person does still come in, they need to be they need to be challenged, listen, and their signs are there again. And again, just the signs is is is the fact that something told you already.
Yeah. This is nothing new, right? Have you had any issues with that in our town? We haven't had any. Nobody's walking around with an AR on them. Oh, you bring up a good point. Rifles are included. Yeah. Yeah. There's no distinction
in the middle of Afghanistan. And 18 and older. Oh, wow. 18. Very important. 18. It's not 21. It's not 21. They can't buy the They can't buy it themselves, but they can carry it. So, they can walk around with a like an
AR-15. Yeah. 18. There's no distinction right now. Yeah. But they can't buy one, right? They can't buy one, but they can carry. And then if if they're a convicted felon, they're not supposed to have firearms.
So then, you know, there's still as far intervening within a thousand feet of his feet. The thing is that that that's that you know if you're walking you're walking across on the sidewalk across the street
with it you're you are within 1,000 ft but you're not going to be challenged because you're not in the full problem right but that's the full board the way they yeah I mean you could be driving also right but yeah right you're not you're not going to stop everybody at 60 seconds for weapons okay motion to adjourn seconded by Mr.
All those in favor? I second to 12. Wow.