Coral Springs City Commission Retreat — Coral Springs, FL
Date: 2025-09-29

CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

 CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION
 RETREAT

 AGENDA

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Multi-Purpose Room, Public Safety and Public
4:00 PM Works Complex
 4150 NW 120 Avenue
 Coral Springs, FL 33065
Call to Order

Roll Call

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Commission Retreat Items

 1. Strategic Plan Update (Nicole Giordano)

 2. Economic Development Update (Kristi Bartlett)

 3. Events Update (Michael McNally)

 4. Education Update (April Wyche)

 5. Staff Updates

 • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan: Sidewalks & Master
 Mobility Plan Updates (Tina Jou)

 • Affordable Housing Workshop (Tina Jou)

Commission Communications

 6. Morning Commission Meetings (Commissioner Simmons)

 7. Coral Springs High School Logo Painting (Commissioner Simmons)

 8. Recognition Request, AJ Congero & Florida Panthers IceDen Team (Commissioner
 McHugh)

 9. Conference of the Parties (COP) Town Hall (Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen)

 10. Juneteenth and July 4th Events (Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen)

 11. Commission Attended Conferences (City Commission)

Adjournment
There is no public comment during this meeting.

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CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

 CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION
 RETREAT

 SUMMARY

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Multi-Purpose Room, Public Safety and Public
4:00 PM Works Complex
 4150 NW 120 Avenue
 Coral Springs, Florida 33065
Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Scott J. Brook at 4:10 p.m.

Roll Call

Mayor Scott J. Brook
Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen
Commissioner Shawn Cerra
Commissioner Joshua Simmons (Attended virtually until 4:30 p.m. in-person arrival.)
Commissioner Joseph McHugh (Attended virtually.)

Also in attendance:
City Manager Catherine Givens
City Attorney John Hearn
City Clerk Georgia Elliott

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Commission Retreat Items

The following members of staff presented to the City Commission:

 • Nicole Giordano provided an update on the city’s strategic plan progress as of Q3 2025.
 • Kristi Bartlett gave an update on economic development in the city.
 • Michael McNally discussed upcoming city events in Q1 2026.
 • April Wyche gave an education update.
 • Tina Jou presented on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan: Sidewalks &
 Master Mobility Plan and Affordable Housing.

Copies of staff presentations were made part of the agenda packet. Discussion ensued and staff
fielded questions from the Commission. Staff received direction from the Commission to:

 • Benchmark best practices in the area on affordable housing.
 • Issue a statement to the community on upcoming Broward County Public Schools (BCPS)
 Community Town Hall Meetings.


Commission Communications

The following items were discussed by the City Commission:
 • A discussion on morning Commission meetings ensued and the initial request to limit and/or
 eliminate morning meetings was withdrawn.
 • Assistance to paint the Coral Springs High School logo was discussed.
 • Consensus was reached to recognize AJ Congero and the Florida Panthers IceDen Team.
 • Condolences and prayers were extended to the Minnesota school shooting victims.
 • Consensus to recognize local authors was reached.
 • Staff was requested to investigate expanding the employee clinic hours to include Saturdays.
 • Staff was requested to research the addition of a city position geared towards the focus on public-
 private partnerships.
 • Experiences at attended conferences were shared.
 • Sentiments encouraging empathy, candor, and curiosity toward others were expressed.
 • Remarks regarding the cultivation of a vision for the Coral Springs Center of the Arts were made.

City Manager Givens reviewed upcoming city events and provided closing remarks.

Adjournment

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:26 p.m.

/s/ Georgia Elliott
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Georgia Elliott, CMC
City Clerk

These minutes are a permanent public record of the City of Coral Springs maintained in the Office
of the City Clerk.