Coral Springs City Commission Workshop — Coral Springs, FL
Date: 2025-06-05

CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

 CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION
 WORKSHOP

 REVISED AGENDA
 5/21/25 7:53 AM

 Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Sawgrass Room, City Hall
 5:00 PM 9500 West Sample Road
 Coral Springs, Florida 33065

Call to Order

Roll Call

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Commission Workshop Items

 1. FY26 Events (Michael McNally)

 2. “Move with the Mayor” Discussion (Catherine Givens)

Commission Communications

 3. School Tours (Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen)

 4. Resolution Request, Opposing New Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing (Vice Mayor Metayer
 Bowen)1

 5. Recognition Request, Jennifer Brown (Commissioner McHugh)2

 6. Panthers Warriors Marketing Video (Mayor Brook)3

 7. Recognition Request, Friends of Music (Mayor Brook)

 8. Commission Attended Conferences (City Commission)


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, May 21, 2025 Sawgrass Room, City Hall
 5:00 PM 9500 West Sample Road
 Coral Springs, Florida 33065

Call to Order

Mayor Scott Brook called the meeting to order at 5:07 p.m.

Roll Call

Mayor Scott Brook
Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen
Commissioner Shawn Cerra (Attended via telephone)
Commissioner Joshua Simmons (Arrived at approximately 5:15 p.m.)
Commissioner Joseph McHugh

Also in attendance:
City Manager Catherine Givens
City Attorney John Hearn
Deputy City Clerk Aaron Maraj

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Commission Workshop Items

 1. FY26 Events (Michael McNally)
 Director McNally presented the FY26 Special Events Budget giving an overview of FY25 city
 events, sponsorships, and revenue to date for context. Director McNally recommended
 increasing the FY26 Special Events Budget to $533,000 and to fully support the existing
 events and enhancements. City Manager Givens added that the recommendation included
 keeping the Festival of the Arts and all other events in place as research was done for FY27.
 A copy of the presentation was made a part of the record.

 Consensus was reached in support of the FY26 Special Events Budget recommendation.

 Consensus was reached to discuss funding opportunities for the Festival of the Arts at a future
 workshop.

 2. “Move with the Mayor” Discussion (Catherine Givens)
 The “Move with the Mayor” initiative was discussed. A handout detailing the “Move with the
 Mayor” strategic initiative was made a part of the record.

 Consensus was reached for the Mayor, Vice Mayor, and each Commissioner to each have
 their own activity which they will host and be renamed according to the person hosting the
 activity (i.e., “Move with Mayor (name)”, “Move with Vice Mayor (name)”, “Move with
 Commissioner (name)”.

 Consensus was reached to amend the “Move with the Mayor” informational handout to
 remove the word “cohost” and replace it with “host”.

Commission Communications

 A request to rename a basketball court or the gymnasium after Jim Riley of the Kreul Classic
 (basketball tournament) was made. City Manager Givens reaffirmed that the request was
 referred to the Naming Rights Committee for consideration.

 3. School Tours (Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen)
 Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen stated her intent to tour traditional schools in Coral Springs.

 Discussion ensued. It was confirmed that commission protocols do not prevent tours of
 schools or businesses.

 4. Resolution Request, Opposing New Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing (Vice Mayor Metayer
 Bowen)
 Consensus was reached in support of a resolution to oppose new offshore oil and gas leasing.

 Discussion ensued regarding the Broward County Solid Waste Authority and the recently
 published master plan.

 Consensus was reached to discuss the impact of the master plan at a future workshop.

 5. Recognition Request, Jennifer Brown (Commissioner McHugh)
 Consensus was reached in support of a recognition for Jennifer Brown.

 6. Panthers Warriors Marketing Video (Mayor Brook)
 Consensus was reached to allow a Panthers Warriors Marketing Video to be produced by the
 Panthers Warriors at no cost to the City.

 7. Recognition Request, Friends of Music (Mayor Brook)
 Consensus was reached in support of a recognition for Friends of Music.

 8. Commission Attended Conferences (City Commission)
 City Attorney Hearn disclosed that Vice Mayor Metayer Bowen received an honorarium in
 Germany related to sustainability, from June 15th to June 19th, and she will be using her title.

Adjournment
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m.

/s/ Aaron Maraj
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Aaron Maraj
Deputy City Clerk

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