Coral Springs City Commission Workshop — Coral Springs, FL
Date: 2024-12-05

CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

 CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION
 WORKSHOP

 AGENDA

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 Sawgrass Room, City Hall
1:30 PM 9500 West Sample Road
 Coral Springs, FL 33065


Call to Order

Roll Call

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Commission Workshop Items

 1. Welcome & Importance of Unity (Frank Babinec)

 2. City Commission Meeting Cadence & Review of the 2025 Meeting Calendar (Catherine

 Givens & Georgia Elliott)

 3. Boards, Committees, & Group Assignments (Dale Pazdra)

 4. Emergency Operations in City Hall (Frank Babinec)

 5. Protocols (Catherine Givens, Dale Pazdra & Luwam Ghermay)

 6. Ethics (John Hearn & City Attorney's Office)

 7. Wrap-Up & Feedback (Frank Babinec)


Commission Communications

 8. Election Congratulatory Letters (Mayor Brook)

 9. Publicly Recognizing Long Term Residents and Businesses (Mayor Brook)

 10. Commission Attended Conferences

Adjournment

There is no public comment during Workshop meetings.

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CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

 CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION
 WORKSHOP

 SUMMARY

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 Sawgrass Room, City Hall
1:30 PM 9500 West Sample Road
 Coral Springs, FL 33065


Call to Order

Mayor Scott Brook called the meeting to order at 1:33 p.m.

Roll Call

Mayor Scott Brook
Vice Mayor Shawn Cerra
Commissioner Nancy Metayer Bowen
Commissioner Joshua Simmons
Commissioner Joseph McHugh

Also in attendance:
City Manager Frank Babinec
City Attorney John Hearn
City Clerk Georgia Elliott

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Commission Workshop Items

 1. Welcome & Importance of Unity (Frank Babinec)

 City Manager Frank Babinec thanked senior staff for their contributions and presentations in
 orienting newly elected Commissioner Joseph McHugh. Mr. Babinec reflected on how well the
 Commission works together to serve their community.

 Members of the Commission welcomed Commissioner McHugh and shared their experiences
 serving as members of the City Commission.

 2. City Commission Meeting Cadence & Review of the 2025 Meeting Calendar (Catherine
 Givens & Georgia Elliott)

 Deputy City Manager Catherine Givens reviewed the meeting cadence of the City Commission.
 Consensus was reached to retain the existing meeting cadence.

 A review of the 2025 City Commission meeting calendar was led by Ms. Givens. Discussion
 ensued. Consensus was reached to amend the second regular meeting in March from the 12th
 to the 13th and the second regular meeting in November from the 19th to the 13th.
 3. Boards, Committees, & Group Assignments (Dale Pazdra)

 Deputy City Manager Dale Pazdra led the Commission in an exercise to assign commissioners
 as liaisons serving on the city’s boards, committees, and groups. Mr. Pazdra noted the changes
 to the Commission liaison assignments.

 4. Emergency Operations in City Hall (Frank Babinec)

 City Manager Frank Babinec reviewed the emergency operations plan for City Hall.

 5. Protocols (Catherine Givens, Dale Pazdra & Luwam Ghermay)

 Deputy City Manager Givens and Commission Relationship Manager Luwam Ghermay
 discussed the protocols for the Commission. Discussion ensued. Consensus was reached to
 amend Protocol 17.

 6. Ethics (John Hearn & City Attorney's Office)

 City Attorney John Hearn reviewed the ethics requirements for elected officials.

 7. Wrap-Up & Feedback (Frank Babinec)

 No additional items were discussed.

Commission Communications

 8. Election Congratulatory Letters (Mayor Brook)

 Consensus was reached for members of the Commission to work with Ms. Ghermay to send
 congratulatory letters to newly and re-elected officials.

 Ms. Ghermay informed the Commission that a part-time employee has been selected to assist
 in the City Commission office and that the individual is currently undergoing employment
 screening requirements.

 9. Publicly Recognizing Long Term Residents and Businesses (Mayor Brook)

 The Commission discussed the recognition process for long term residents and businesses.

 10. Commission Attended Conferences

 Members of the Commission shared takeaways from attended conferences.

Adjournment

There being no further business, the workshop was adjourned at 5:57 p.m.
/s/ Georgia Elliott
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Georgia Elliott City Clerk

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