Coral Springs City Commission Second Budget Hearing and Regular Meeting — Coral Springs, FL
Date: 2025-10-16

CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

 CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION
 SECOND BUDGET HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING

 AGENDA

 Thursday, September 25, 2025 Commission Chambers, City Hall
 6:30 PM 9500 West Sample Road
 Coral Springs, Florida 33065

Call to Order

Roll Call

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

 Louis (LJ) Howells, Parkside Elementary School, 1st Grade
 Thomas Kanacheril, Mary Help of Christian, 3rd Grade
 Joseph Gonzalez, Eagle Ridge Elementary, 4th Grade
 Myles Falk, Renaissance Charter, 5th Grade

Recognitions/Proclamations/Presentations

 1. Proclamation, Indigenous Peoples' Day
 (City Commission)
 Request that the City Commission proclaim October 13, 2025 as "Indigenous Peoples' Day"
 in the City of Coral Springs.

 2. Proclamation, Fire Prevention Week 2025
 (John Whalen)
 Request that the City Commission proclaim October 5-11, 2025 as "Fire Prevention Week" in
 the City of Coral Springs. This year's theme is "Charge Into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion Batteries
 in your Home".

 3. Proclamation, National Community Planning Month 2025
 (Tina Jou)
 Request that the City Commission proclaim the month of October 2025 as “National
 Community Planning Month” in the City of Coral Springs.

 4. Proclamation, National Code Compliance Month 2025
 (Tina Jou)
 Request that the City Commission proclaim the month of October 2025 as “National Code
 Compliance Month” in the City of Coral Springs.

 5. Proclamation, National Good Neighbor Day
 (Tina Jou)
 Request that the City Commission proclaim September 28, 2025 as “Good Neighbor Day” in
 the City of Coral Springs.

Public Comment

Public Hearings/Special Meeting Announcements
 6. Resolution 2025-048, Final Millage Rates (Ileana Kyriakides)
 Request to hold public hearing and adopt Resolution 2025-048, adopting, certifying, and
 levying a millage rate of 6.0232 on tangible personal property and assessed real property
 within the municipal limits of the City of Coral Springs, Florida and establishing a debt service
 millage rate of 0.1659 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, providing for an effective date. The
 Operating Millage Rate of 6.0232 is 6.71% greater than the Rolled-back Rate of 5.6443.
 (REQUEST TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPT)

 7. Ordinance 2025-117, Second Reading, Finalizing and Adopting the Annual Operating
 Budget and Capital Improvement Program for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (Ileana
 Kyriakides)
 Request to hold public hearing, approve and adopt on second reading Ordinance 2025-117,
 finalizing and adopting the annual operating budget and capital improvement program for
 Fiscal Year 2025-2026, reviewed, modified and approved by the City Commission at meetings
 held on July 29, 2025, September 15, 2025, and September 25, 2025 that includes the budget
 for the General Fund, Water and Sewer, Fire, Solid Waste, Charter School, Stormwater,
 Public Art, Debt Service, the Health and Liability, Equipment Services, Tree Trust, Museum
 Funds and Capital Improvement Program funds. First reading held September 15, 2025.
 (REQUEST TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVE, ADOPT)

 8. Ordinance 2025-111, First Reading, Amending Code of Ordinances Section 18-5.3,
 Prohibition of Operation of Motorized Vehicles, Including but Not Limited to, Mopeds
 and Gopeds on Sidewalks or Bicycle Paths (Brad McKeone)
 Request to hold public hearing and approve the first reading of Ordinance 2025-111,
 amending section 18-5.3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coral Springs entitled
 “Prohibition of operation of motorized vehicles, including, but not limited to, mopeds and
 gopeds on sidewalks or bicycle paths”; providing for conflicts; providing for severability;
 providing for codification; and providing for an effective date; and set second reading to
 October 15, 2025.
 Funding Source: Not Applicable.
 Strategic Goal: A Family-Friendly Community.
 (REQUEST TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVE, SET SECOND READING)

 9. Special Exception Petition (SE25-0004 & SE25-0005) Coral Specialty Pharmacy (Tina
 Jou)
 (REQUEST WITHDRAWN BY THE PETITIONER)

 10. Conditional Use, Coral Specialty Pharmacy (CA25-0001) (Tina Jou)
 (REQUEST WITHDRAWN BY THE PETITIONER)

Consent

  11. Minutes Approval (Georgia Elliott)
 Request to approve the City Commission meeting summaries of August 27, 2025 Retreat,
 September 15, 2025 Workshop, September 15, 2025 First Budget Meeting, and September
 15, 2025 Regular Meeting.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE)

  12. Proclamation, Hispanic Heritage Month (City Commission)
 Request that the City Commission proclaim September 15, 2025 to October 15, 2025 as
 "Hispanic Heritage Month" in the City of Coral Springs.
 (REQUEST TO PROCLAIM)
 13. Proclamation, Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Brad Mock)
 Request that the City Commission proclaim October 2025 as "Domestic Violence Awareness
 Month" in the City of Coral Springs.
 (REQUEST TO PROCLAIM)

 14. Proclamation, National Arts and Humanities Month (Juliana Forero)
 Request that the City Commission proclaim the month of October as “National Arts and
 Humanities Month” in the City of Coral Springs.
 (REQUEST TO PROCLAIM)

 15. Resolution 2025-045, Public Emergency Medical Transportation Letter of Agreement
 (John Whalen)
 Request to authorize the Coral Springs Fire Department to participate in intergovernmental
 transfers with the State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and the
 supplemental payment program for Medicaid Managed Care Patients, authorizing the
 appropriate city officials to execute all requirement agreements or documents to participate in
 intergovernmental transfers with the State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
 and the supplemental payment program for Medicaid Managed Care Patients.
 Funding Source: Approved Operating Budget.
 Strategic Goal: An Innovative, High-Performing and Sustainable Organization.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE, AUTHORIZE)

 16. Resolution 2025-033, 2026 Small Matching Historic Preservation Grant (Tina Jou)
 Request to approve Resolution 2025-033, supporting an application for the Florida Division
 of Historical Resources 2026 Small Matching Historic Preservation Grant for the purposes of
 creating historic design guidelines; and to authorize City Staff to transmit the resolution to the
 Florida Division of Historical Resources. (CON23-0008)
 Funding Source: Approved Operating Budget with Grant Offset.
 Strategic Goal: A Family-Friendly Community.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE, AUTHORIZE)

 17. Amendment to Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV)
 Agreement with Meals on Wheels South Florida (Tracey-Ann Anthony)
 Request to amend the Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV)
 Agreement between the City of Coral Springs and Human Services Network Inc. Meals on
 Wheels South Florida to provide an additional one (1) year.
 Funding Source: Receiving Grant to Expend.
 Strategic Goal: A Family-Friendly Community.
 (REQUEST TO AMEND)

 18. Mulch (Chad Maraj)
 Request to renew Contract No. 24-G-019M for Mulch through the Southeast Florida
 Governmental Purchasing Cooperative Group, City of Pompano Beach, Florida, Bid No. E-
 28-23, to East Coast Mulch Corp. of Jupiter, Florida, from September 26, 2025 through
 September 25, 2026 with an option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year terms; and to
 authorize the Purchasing Manager to execute and approve all renewals. The estimated
 annual expenditure is $250,000.
 Funding Source: Approved Operating Budget.
 Strategic Goal: An Attractive Community.
 (REQUEST TO RENEW, AUTHORIZE)

Policy Formation and Direction
 19. Ordinance 2025-118, Second Reading, Amending the Land Development Code to
 Increase Sewerage Service Rates and Water Rates (Kim Moskowitz)
 Request to approve and adopt on second reading Ordinance 2025-118, amending the Land
 Development Code to increase sewerage service rates and water rates; providing for
 codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective
 date. First reading held September 15, 2025.
 Funding Source: Not Applicable.
 Strategic Goal: An Innovative, High-Performing and Sustainable Organization.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE, ADOPT)

 20. 2026 Legislative Action Plans (Lynne Martzall)
 Request to approve the City’s State and Federal Legislative plans.
 Funding Source: Not Applicable.
 Strategic Goal: An Innovative, High-Performing and Sustainable Organization.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE)

 21. Reappointment, Economic Development Advisory Committee (Kristi Bartlett)
 Request to consider reappointment of Alex Cater to the Financial Services seat of the
 Economic Development Advisory Committee.
 (REQUEST TO REAPPOINT)

Commission Communications

 22. Resolution 2025-046, Recognizing the Humanitarian Impact of the October 7, 2023
 Attacks and Affirming a Commitment to Peace and Neutrality (City Commission)
 Request to approve Resolution 2025-046, recognizing the humanitarian impact of the October
 7, 2023 attacks and affirming a commitment to peace and neutrality.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE, AUTHORIZE)

City Manager's Communication

City Attorney's Communication

Adjournment

Next Meeting: Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 6:30 p.m.

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must ensure that verbatim record of the proceedings is made. The record should include the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the City
Clerk’s Office at 954-344-1065 at least three (3) days in advance. If you are hearing or speech impaired, you may
contact the Office of the City Clerk through the Florida Relay Service, 711.

Public Comment (Coral Springs Municipal Code, Chapter 2, Article I, Sec. 2-2):

The City Commission of the City of Coral Springs, at each regularly scheduled meeting (first and third
Wednesdays), shall entertain public comment. Anyone desiring to address the City Commission must submit a
written request to the City Clerk. City Commission meetings are a limited public forum and public comment is
limited to matters pertinent to the City. Public comments will be held in the priority order in which they are received.
Each request shall succinctly detail the matter to be brought before the City Commission; shall contain the address
and phone number where the speaker can be reached if the need arises; and shall be dated and signed.
Items on the agenda which are not designated as Public Hearings must be discussed during the public comment
period. Waiver of rules. By majority vote, the City Commission may invite public discussion on any agenda item
and thereby waive the proscriptions otherwise outlined in this section.

Decorum to be maintained. In every case where a speaker is recognized by the Mayor to discuss an agenda item,
speaker shall step to the podium, state their name and address for the benefit of the City Clerk, and identify any
group or organization speaker represents. Speaker shall then succinctly state their position regarding the item
before the City Commission. Order shall be maintained at each City Commission meeting and the Mayor is hereby
empowered to order from the room anyone who refuses to comply with the rules and regulations outlined in this
section. The Police Chief or his authorized agent in attendance at the meeting shall carry out the order of the Mayor
in this regard.

CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

 CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION
 SECOND BUDGET HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING

 SUMMARY

 Thursday, September 25, 2025 Commission Chambers, City Hall
 6:30 PM 9500 West Sample Road
 Coral Springs, Florida 33065

Call to Order
Mayor Scott Brook called the meeting to order at 6:44 p.m.

Roll Call
Mayor Scott Brook
Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen
Commissioner Shawn Cerra (Attended virtually.)
Commissioner Joshua Simmons
Commissioner Joseph McHugh

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

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

 Louis (LJ) Howells, Parkside Elementary School, 1st Grade
 Thomas Kanacheril, Mary Help of Christian, 3rd Grade
 Joseph Gonzalez, Eagle Ridge Elementary, 4th Grade
 Myles Falk, Renaissance Charter, 5th Grade

Recognitions/Proclamations/Presentations

 1. Proclamation, Indigenous Peoples' Day
 (City Commission)
 The City Commission proclaimed October 13, 2025 as "Indigenous Peoples' Day" in the City
 of Coral Springs.

 2. Proclamation, Fire Prevention Week 2025
 (John Whalen)
 The City Commission proclaimed October 5-11, 2025 as "Fire Prevention Week" in the City
 of Coral Springs announcing the year's theme as "Charge Into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion
 Batteries in your Home".

 3. Proclamation, National Community Planning Month 2025
 (Tina Jou)
 The City Commission proclaimed the month of October 2025 as “National Community
 Planning Month” in the City of Coral Springs.
 4. Proclamation, National Code Compliance Month 2025
 (Tina Jou)
 The City Commission proclaimed the month of October 2025 as “National Code Compliance
 Month” in the City of Coral Springs.

 5. Proclamation, National Good Neighbor Day
 (Tina Jou)
 The City Commission proclaimed September 28, 2025 as “Good Neighbor Day” in the City of
 Coral Springs.

Public Comment

  • Joe Morera expressed his concerns with item #19.

Public Hearings/Special Meeting Announcements

 6. Resolution 2025-048, Final Millage Rates (Ileana Kyriakides)
 Request to hold public hearing and adopt Resolution 2025-048, adopting, certifying, and
 levying a millage rate of 6.0232 on tangible personal property and assessed real property
 within the municipal limits of the City of Coral Springs, Florida and establishing a debt service
 millage rate of 0.1659 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, providing for an effective date. The
 Operating Millage Rate of 6.0232 is 6.71% greater than the Rolled-back Rate of 5.6443.
 (REQUEST TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPT)

 City Attorney Hearn read the item into the record. Director Kyriakides explained the item.
 Public hearing was opened. Joe Morera spoke on the item. Public hearing closed. Discussion
 ensued.

 Motion: To approve Resolution 2025-048.
 Result: Passed 5 – 0 (Unanimously)
 Mover: Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen
 Seconder: Commissioner Simmons

 7. Ordinance 2025-117, Second Reading, Finalizing and Adopting the Annual Operating
 Budget and Capital Improvement Program for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (Ileana
 Kyriakides)
 Request to hold public hearing, approve and adopt on second reading Ordinance 2025-117,
 finalizing and adopting the annual operating budget and capital improvement program for
 Fiscal Year 2025-2026, reviewed, modified and approved by the City Commission at meetings
 held on July 29, 2025, September 15, 2025, and September 25, 2025 that includes the budget
 for the General Fund, Water and Sewer, Fire, Solid Waste, Charter School, Stormwater,
 Public Art, Debt Service, the Health and Liability, Equipment Services, Tree Trust, Museum
 Funds and Capital Improvement Program funds. First reading held September 15, 2025.
 (REQUEST TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVE, ADOPT)

 City Attorney Hearn read the item into the record. Director Kyriakides explained the item.
 Public hearing was opened. There were no comments. Public hearing was closed. Discussion
 ensued.

 Motion: To approve and adopt Ordinance 2025-117 on second reading.
 Result: Passed 5 – 0 (Unanimously)
 Mover: Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen
 Seconder: Commissioner McHugh
 8. Ordinance 2025-111, First Reading, Amending Code of Ordinances Section 18-5.3,
 Prohibition of Operation of Motorized Vehicles, Including but Not Limited to, Mopeds
 and Gopeds on Sidewalks or Bicycle Paths (Brad McKeone)
 Request to hold public hearing and approve the first reading of Ordinance 2025-111,
 amending section 18-5.3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coral Springs entitled
 “Prohibition of operation of motorized vehicles, including, but not limited to, mopeds and
 gopeds on sidewalks or bicycle paths”; providing for conflicts; providing for severability;
 providing for codification; and providing for an effective date; and set second reading to
 October 15, 2025.
 Funding Source: Not Applicable.
 Strategic Goal: A Family-Friendly Community.
 (REQUEST TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVE, SET SECOND READING)

 City Attorney Hearn read the item into the record. Public hearing was opened. Sherry Roth
 and Joe Morera spoke on the item. Public hearing was closed. Deputy City Manager Brad
 McKeone explained the item and addressed the concerns brought during public comment.
 Discussion ensued.

 The Commission requested an update following implementation of the ordinance including
 data on citations issued.

 Motion: To approve Ordinance 2025-111 on first reading and set a second reading for
 October 15, 2025.
 Result: Passed 5 – 0 (Unanimously)
 Mover: Commissioner McHugh
 Seconder: Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen

 9. Special Exception Petition (SE25-0004 & SE25-0005) Coral Specialty Pharmacy (Tina
 Jou)
 (REQUEST WITHDRAWN BY THE PETITIONER)

 10. Conditional Use, Coral Specialty Pharmacy (CA25-0001) (Tina Jou)
 (REQUEST WITHDRAWN BY THE PETITIONER)

Consent

 Items #11 and #13 were pulled from the Consent agenda.

 Motion: To approve consent items 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18.
 Result: Passed 5 – 0 (Unanimously)
 Mover: Commissioner Simmons
 Seconder: Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen

 Discussion ensued.

  11. Minutes Approval (Georgia Elliott)
 Request to approve the City Commission meeting summaries of August 27, 2025 Retreat,
 September 15, 2025 Workshop, September 15, 2025 First Budget Meeting, and September
 15, 2025 Regular Meeting.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE)
 This item was pulled by Mayor Scott J. Brook who corrected the spelling of AJ Congero’s last
 name in the minutes of September 15, 2025 Regular Meeting.

 Motion: To approve the minutes as corrected.
 Result: Passed 5 – 0 (Unanimously)
 Mover: Mayor Brook
 Seconder: Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen

12. Proclamation, Hispanic Heritage Month (City Commission)
 The City Commission proclaimed September 15, 2025 to October 15, 2025 as "Hispanic
 Heritage Month" in the City of Coral Springs.
 (REQUEST TO PROCLAIM)

13. Proclamation, Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Brad Mock)
 Request that the City Commission proclaim October 2025 as "Domestic Violence Awareness
 Month" in the City of Coral Springs.
 (REQUEST TO PROCLAIM)

 This item was pulled by Mayor Scott J. Brook. Discussion ensued.

 Motion: To approve request to proclaim October 2025 as “Domestic Violence Awareness
 Month” in the City of Coral Springs.
 Result: Passed 5 – 0 (Unanimously)
 Mover: Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen
 Seconder: Commissioner McHugh

14. Proclamation, National Arts and Humanities Month (Juliana Forero)
 The City Commission proclaimed the month of October as “National Arts and Humanities
 Month” in the City of Coral Springs.
 (REQUEST TO PROCLAIM)

15. Resolution 2025-045, Public Emergency Medical Transportation Letter of Agreement
 (John Whalen)
 Request to authorize the Coral Springs Fire Department to participate in intergovernmental
 transfers with the State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and the
 supplemental payment program for Medicaid Managed Care Patients, authorizing the
 appropriate city officials to execute all requirement agreements or documents to participate in
 intergovernmental transfers with the State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
 and the supplemental payment program for Medicaid Managed Care Patients.
 Funding Source: Approved Operating Budget.
 Strategic Goal: An Innovative, High-Performing and Sustainable Organization.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE, AUTHORIZE)

16. Resolution 2025-033, 2026 Small Matching Historic Preservation Grant (Tina Jou)
 Request to approve Resolution 2025-033, supporting an application for the Florida Division
 of Historical Resources 2026 Small Matching Historic Preservation Grant for the purposes of
 creating historic design guidelines; and to authorize City Staff to transmit the resolution to the
 Florida Division of Historical Resources. (CON23-0008)
 Funding Source: Approved Operating Budget with Grant Offset.
 Strategic Goal: A Family-Friendly Community.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE, AUTHORIZE)
 17. Amendment to Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV)
 Agreement with Meals on Wheels South Florida (Tracey-Ann Anthony)
 Request to amend the Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV)
 Agreement between the City of Coral Springs and Human Services Network Inc. Meals on
 Wheels South Florida to provide an additional one (1) year.
 Funding Source: Receiving Grant to Expend.
 Strategic Goal: A Family-Friendly Community.
 (REQUEST TO AMEND)

 18. Mulch (Chad Maraj)
 Request to renew Contract No. 24-G-019M for Mulch through the Southeast Florida
 Governmental Purchasing Cooperative Group, City of Pompano Beach, Florida, Bid No. E-
 28-23, to East Coast Mulch Corp. of Jupiter, Florida, from September 26, 2025 through
 September 25, 2026 with an option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year terms; and to
 authorize the Purchasing Manager to execute and approve all renewals. The estimated
 annual expenditure is $250,000.
 Funding Source: Approved Operating Budget.
 Strategic Goal: An Attractive Community.
 (REQUEST TO RENEW, AUTHORIZE)

Policy Formation and Direction

 19. Ordinance 2025-118, Second Reading, Amending the Land Development Code to
 Increase Sewerage Service Rates and Water Rates (Kim Moskowitz)
 Request to approve and adopt on second reading Ordinance 2025-118, amending the Land
 Development Code to increase sewerage service rates and water rates; providing for
 codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective
 date. First reading held September 15, 2025.
 Funding Source: Not Applicable.
 Strategic Goal: An Innovative, High-Performing and Sustainable Organization.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE, ADOPT)

 City Attorney Hearn read the item into the record.

 Motion: To approve and adopt Ordinance 2025-118 on second reading.
 Result: Passed 5 – 0 (Unanimously)
 Mover: Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen
 Seconder: Commissioner McHugh

 20. 2026 Legislative Action Plans (Lynne Martzall)
 Request to approve the City’s State and Federal Legislative plans.
 Funding Source: Not Applicable.
 Strategic Goal: An Innovative, High-Performing and Sustainable Organization.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE)

 Director Martzall explained the item. Discussion ensued.

 Motion: To approve the City’s State and Federal Legislative Action Plans.
 Result: Passed 5 – 0 (Unanimously)
 Mover: Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen
 Seconder: Commissioner Simmons

 21. Reappointment, Economic Development Advisory Committee (Kristi Bartlett)
 Request to consider reappointment of Alex Cater to the Financial Services seat of the
 Economic Development Advisory Committee.
 (REQUEST TO REAPPOINT)

 Motion: To approve the reappointment of Alex Cater to the Financial Services seat of the
 Economic Development Advisory Committee.
 Result: Passed 5 – 0 (Unanimously)
 Mover: Commissioner Simmons
 Seconder: Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen

Commission Communications

  22. Resolution 2025-046, Recognizing the Humanitarian Impact of the October 7, 2023
 Attacks and Affirming a Commitment to Peace and Neutrality (City Commission)
 Request to approve Resolution 2025-046, recognizing the humanitarian impact of the October
 7, 2023 attacks and affirming a commitment to peace and neutrality.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE, AUTHORIZE)

 Motion: To approve Resolution 2025-046.
 Result: Passed 5 – 0 (Unanimously)
 Mover: Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen
 Seconder: Commissioner McHugh

  • The commissioners announced office hours and provided contact information.
  • Past and upcoming events were highlighted including International Day of Peace, “Keep Coral
 Springs Beautiful” cleanup on September 26, and Oktoberfest on October 4.
  • The Police Department (Coral Springs) and FBI were commended for an arrest preventing a
 planned bombing of the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Junior Cats Hockey Club was thanked for inviting Louis (LJ) Howells to drop the opening face-
 off puck at their first home game.
  • New businesses to the city were welcomed including Nordstrom Rack, Juici Patties, and CTS
 Engines.
  • Artist Christian Early was recognized.
  • Comments were made regarding civic engagement, free speech, unity, and civility.
  • Homecoming wishes were extended to the Coral Springs Charter Panthers.
  • Residents were invited to attend the Broward County Public Schools “Redefining Our Schools”
 (Town Hall) meeting on September 30 at Coral Springs High School.
  • The community was invited to tour public art pieces throughout the city including the Art Walk
 and to learn more about the program by visiting the website coralsprings.gov/publicart.
  • Mental wellness resources found on the City’s website at coralsprings.gov/mentalwellness were
 highlighted including the phone number 988 for those who might be contemplating suicidal
 thoughts.
  • New Year wishes were extended to the Jewish community.
  • Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen requested additional travel funds in the amount of eight hundred
 ($800) for fiscal year 2025.

 Motion: To approve an additional eight hundred ($800) to the travel expense account of Vice
 Mayor Metayer Bowen.
 Result: Passed 5 – 0 (Unanimously)
 Mover: Mayor Scott J. Brook
 Seconder: Commissioner Simmons

City Manager's Communication
City Manager Givens addressed the following items:

 • Invited Director Michael McNally to announce that the Coral Springs Museum of Art will host
 "Entre Dos Mundos: A Hispanic Heritage Exhibition" from October 2 through October 29 in
 celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
 • Expressed appreciation to staff and the budget team for their preparation of the FY2026 budget.
 • Highlighted agenda items which supported the City’s fiscal responsibility and services in the
 community.
 • Discussed her attendance at the IAFF National Fallen Firefighter Memorial in Colorado Springs
 in honor of late Captain Jerald Gross.
 • Announced upcoming events.
 • Encouraged residents to view the FY2026 budget documents are available on the City’s website.

City Attorney's Communication

 • City Attorney Hearn announced that closing paperwork is expected within the coming days for
 the City’s purchase of the vacant Cornerstone parcel [located at 3280-3296 University Drive].

 • Walk-on item: Professional Facilities Management, Inc. (PFM)
 City Attorney Hearn requested a waiver of the procurement code and approval of a five-year
 contract, as the current contract terminates on October 1, 2025. Director Michael McNally
 explained the item. Discussion ensued.

 Motion: To waive the procurement code under the Professional Service Agreement and
 approve the five-year contract with Professional Facilities Management, Inc.
 Result: Passed 5 – 0 (Unanimously)
 Mover: Commissioner McHugh
 Seconder: Commissioner Simmons

Adjournment

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:28 p.m.

/s/ Georgia Elliott
_________________
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.