City Commission Regular Meeting on 2025-11-04 6:00 PM - Nov 04, 2025

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What opening remarks and formalities begin the City Commission meeting?

Dean Trantalis 0:01

Good evening, everybody. Uh at this time I'd like to announce the conclusion of the closed door session. And the um city commission is now the s the closer session of the city commission. is now terminated and we will now begin the public meeting. Thank you all for being here tonight. I see it's standing room only. So Commissioner Beasley Pittman, is this something special you're doing tonight? Everyone Yes,

Pamela Beasley-Pittman 0:23

everyone came to see me. Okay.

Dean Trantalis 0:29

You're a crowd pleaser, that's all I know. You're a crowd pleaser. Anyway, so for those of you who are here for the first time, welcome. Uh we have a certain order that we proceed beginning with the Pledge of Allegiance and various announcements, and then we have presentations. Tonight we have five presentations. and uh very proud to be able to recognize not only individuals but groups and events that are taking place in our city. So if I can ask you all to please join me in rise and I'd like to um ask you to welcome uh uh Colin Colin Col Colin Cohen and Catalina Cohen from Quyscent Park Elementary who are going to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Dean Trantalis 1:24

And put your h your your right hand on your heart. It's all yours.

Unknown 1:31

I Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, in a visible, teaching justice for all.

Dean Trantalis 1:45

Very good. Thank you for the thing.

Dean Trantalis 1:55

Well gift for both of you. Thank you for being here today. Thank you. Yeah, y uh any of your family here today? Mm-hmm. Let's have a picture taken together.

Unknown 2:08

Dress of

Dean Trantalis 2:09

programming. Well, this is Port Lauderdale style. Well, let your daughter stand in front of you so she'll Can I get anything picture for you? You wanna get in there? I'm just a teacher.

Dean Trantalis 2:31

Great. Thank you so much. Thank you. Welcome back. Thank you. Thank you. Hope to see you again. Hope to see you again. Thank you for being here tonight. We appreciate it. Have a good night. All right.

Pamela Beasley-Pittman 2:41

Bye. Bye bye. Thank you. Thank you.

Dean Trantalis 3:00

Future members of the Commission, I see it already. Okay, so if you could please join me in a moment of silence here and especially in recognizing uh the passing away recently of um very uh s um important employee of who has since retired, Hal Barnes, really great guy and Please share this moment of silence.

Dean Trantalis 3:35

Okay, thank you so much. Uh right now I'd um I'd like to just take this um moment and announce we have some recent retirements of some long term employees. Um couple of people here tonight. Paul Pretzimolo, who is a driver engineer with the fire department, has been with us twenty seven point five years. So thank you so much, Paul, for your service. Uh there will be a gold watch waiting for you as you exit the premises. And uh Michelle Ga Gagnon, uh Wastewater Operations Supervisor with the Utility Services Department. She's been with uh or he's been with us um nine point five years. So thank you, Michelle. We really appreciate that.

Dean Trantalis 4:24

Okay, Mr.

Unknown 4:25

Clerk, would

Dean Trantalis 4:25

you

Unknown 4:26

please call the roll? Vice Mayor Herbst. Commissioner Glassman? Here. Commissioner Beasley Pittman? Here. Commissioner Swords? Here. Mayor Trentals.

Dean Trantalis 4:33

Here. So we have full attendance tonight. We have a couple of agenda announcements. We have a walk on A motion for discussion regarding the City Commission request for review regarding Amalfi. Uh case number UDP. Uh S two four O three five two three three three three three three one seven North Ocean Boulevard. Uh that's in District Two. Uh second agenda announcement. Um Presentation five is gonna come uh right after presentation two. We're taking them out of order tonight. And uh NP one is to be removed from the agenda at the speaker's request. That's uh that's a uh neighborhood presentation he has to be removed, but I think it's still Mr um Uh Mr and Sarah is still going to speak tonight. Are you here, Mr and Sarah?

Dean Trantalis 5:21

Okay, I knew you would be here. Okay. Great. So um one agenda, item revision, CM four, the CAM and the exhibit three were revised. So Uh may I please hear a motion to approve the uh the the um the minutes and the agenda as amended. Moved. Second. Be moved and seconded. Please call the roll.