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

CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

 CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION
 WORKSHOP

 AGENDA

 Monday, September 15, 2025 Sawgrass Room, City Hall
 4:00 PM 9500 West Sample Road
 Coral Springs, Florida 33065

Call to Order

Roll Call

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Commission Workshop Items

 1. Federal and State Lobbyist Presentations (Amanda Wheeler & Lynne Martzall)

 2. Federal and State Action Plans (Amanda Wheeler & Lynne Martzall)

City Manager Update

 3. Ordinance 2025-111, Operation of Motorized Vehicles (Catherine Givens)

Commission Communications

 4. Resolution Request, Remembrance of October 7th (Mayor Brook)

 5. Walks with the Mayor and Commissioners (Mayor Brook)

 6. Gratitude Video (Mayor Brook)

 7. Home Certification Program (Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen)

 8. Artificial Turf (Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen)

 9. C-4 Boundary Choice (Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen)

 10. Proclamation Request, 30th Anniversary of the Links, North Broward County Chapter
 (Commissioner Simmons)

Adjournment

There is no public comment during Workshop meetings.

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CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

 CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION
 WORKSHOP

 SUMMARY

 Monday, September 15, 2025 Sawgrass Room, City Hall
 4:00 PM 9500 West Sample Road
 Coral Springs, Florida 33065

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen at 4:03 p.m.

Roll Call

Mayor Scott J. Brook (Attended virtually.)
Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen
Commissioner Shawn Cerra
Commissioner Joshua Simmons (Arrived at 4:16 p.m.)
Commissioner Joseph McHugh

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

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Commission Workshop Items

The following items were presented to the City Commission:

 • Candice Ericks and Lauren Jackson of Ericks Consultants reviewed the city’s state legislative
 agenda.
 • Maurice Kurland of Alcalde and Fay Government Affairs reviewed the city’s federal legislative
 agenda.

Copies of their handouts were made part of the agenda packet. Discussion ensued and the Commission
provided direction on the city’s state and federal legislative plans.

City Manager Update

Consensus was reached for City Manager Givens to bring back Ordinance 2025-111, Operation of
Motorized Vehicles, at a future regular meeting of the Commission.

Commission Communications

The following items were discussed by the City Commission:

 • A consensus to draft a resolution in Remembrance of October 7th was reached.
 • A consensus to host Walks with the Mayor and Commissioners was reached.
 • A consensus to add a home certification program to the city’s strategic plan was reached.
 • A consensus to research the replacing of the city’s existing artificial turf product for a more
 breathable/cooler alternative was reached.
 • Discussion ensued regarding the Broward County Public Schools C-4 boundary choice.
 • A consensus to draft a proclamation for the 30th Anniversary of Links, North Broward County
 Chapter was reached.

Adjournment

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

/s/ Georgia Elliott
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Georgia Elliott
City Clerk

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of the City Clerk.