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Summary of votes and formal actions (all recorded roll-call votes were unanimous unless noted):

- Guaranteed Maximum Price amendment for Wedge Preserve Park (Resolution 2025-018; Agenda item 10a): Motion to approve the GMP amendment for the construction manager-at-risk contract with Kaufman Lynn Construction Inc., not to exceed $45,000,000. Mover: Vice Mayor Israel; Second: Commissioner Murphy Salamone. Outcome: approved (5-0).

- Terramar Park basketball court fence replacement (Resolution 2025-019; Agenda item 10b): Piggyback of City of Fort Lauderdale contract with Tropic Fence Inc. for a total not to exceed $110,000. Mover: Commissioner Breyer; Second: Commissioner Canerman. Outcome: approved (5-0).

- Toll Brothers, Inc. entitlement period extension (Resolution 2025-025; Agenda item 10c): Extension of the entitlement period in the purchase and sale agreement through July 8, 2025, to allow final county plat/approvals. Motion to approve made on the floor; mover: Vice Mayor Israel; second: Commissioner Canerman (record shows a second by John/Canerman). Outcome: approved (5-0).

- Regulation of electric bicycles, motorized mobility devices and scooters in city parks (Ordinance 2025-002; Agenda item 10d; second reading): Amendment to City Code, Chapter 11, Article 7 (park regulations), to prohibit use of electric bicycles, motorized mobility devices and motorized scooters in city-owned parks except on park roads and in designated parking areas for parking purposes; ADA devices exempted. Mover: Vice Mayor Israel; Second: Commissioner Murphy Salamone. Outcome: adopted on second reading (5-0).

- Broward League of Cities appointments (Agenda item 10e): Mayor Rich Walker appointed as director/representative, Commissioner Murphy Salamone as first alternate and Commissioner Breyer as second alternate. Motion carried (5-0).

- Planning & Zoning Board appointment (Resolution 2025-026; Agenda item 10f): Alex Laszewick appointed as an at-large member. Motion: Commissioner Breyer; Second: Vice Mayor Israel. Outcome: approved (5-0).

Other routine actions: Approval of minutes at the start of the meeting and the consent agenda were taken and passed by unanimous vote.

Where available, motions and seconds are taken from the meeting record; roll calls following each motion recorded unanimous approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Parkland - City Commission Meeting - Apr 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The City of Parkland commission voted unanimously on April 16 to approve several resolutions and an ordinance, including a $45 million GMP for Wedge Preserve Park, a $110,000 fence contract for Terramar Park, a Toll Brothers entitlement extension, and an ordinance restricting electric bicycles and motorized scooters in city parks.","taxTitle","City of Parkland, Broward County, Florida","taxId",72537,"location","Florida","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6615348,"Resident raises safety, theft and code-enforcement concerns over RVs and storage on nearby property",128,96000,224000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3032462-9b605d8dbd3258d4389ca248b3197897&start=96&end=224","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3032462-9b605d8dbd3258d4389ca248b3197897/thumbnail_96000.jpg","/articles/6615348/Florida/Resident-raises-safety-theft-and-code-enforcement-concerns-over-RVs-and-storage-on-nearby-property","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6615348-519d545c94fe29b97d3e9083cf09f7ac/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152146&Signature=hHUHB~8yVcAY7H7eQyJ8pIiPl2Ki1FwsIV7MqkJ6jtfTb8W8ZdtLdr0Ok5fN073sXY~tTbx9CD9SJDPLCb4Q-Jd-ksWQPnYOyAR3kuH9kH79cyeQs95XxEefMZiIx--Urm5zLn3eAZXXfrvGY1OVYU~qt7j8MO0LKv~XUde8QE4~zlOxaZNu-JeV9t-xXYjGWa1f2VXxkDYL9AK33ppwz3FsH0S9629n0qb7~qRlBD9dF7Gq28fGJA8275MhLq54Yw8AnM5I9tFt5K0Z3St6GcBoDEr5MSPRFM3eLdPcVowklyqhCUreVNzAmzlS0KSF2K7ZubOsERMFX~57h2ebtg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the April 16 public-comment period resident Adam Baker of 5700 Godfrey Road told the City Commission the property across the street from his home has an active RV park, storage trailers and multiple vehicles parked in the rear, creating traffic and safety concerns.

Baker said he has lived in Parkland and previously built and sold homes in the city; he said he has recently invested about $5 million into his current house. “Every time I pull out of my driveway, I’m looking at an RV park across the street,” he said. He also told the commission that a nearby storage operation occupies about 2½ acres and that the site is receiving $100-per-day fines while still earning “$300 a day or more,” and that people he called “illegal” were driving vehicles in the area. Baker said his car had been stolen from his driveway two weeks earlier.

City staff directed Baker to meet with Jackie Weymayer, who the commission identified as the staff member overseeing the city’s code enforcement division, for a follow-up. Weymayer and other staff indicated they would reconnect with Baker after the meeting. Baker said residents and a road association had asked him to bring the matter before the commission.

The commission did not take formal action during the public-comment period; commissioners and staff said the matter would be handled by code enforcement and invited the resident to submit written details and follow up by email.","A Parkland resident told commissioners that an adjacent property is operating as an RV/storage site and illegal activity has followed; staff directed the resident to meet with the city’s code enforcement supervisor for follow-up.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6615352,"Parkland youth ambassadors report ‘job outreach’ program that connected 46 high school students with professionals",623,1945000,2568000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3032462-9b605d8dbd3258d4389ca248b3197897&start=1945&end=2568","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3032462-9b605d8dbd3258d4389ca248b3197897/thumbnail_1945000.jpg","/articles/6615352/Florida/Parkland-youth-ambassadors-report-job-outreach-program-that-connected-46-high-school-students-with-professionals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6615352-7ebc7258dd21a51295145b3bcd7746b1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152146&Signature=T4F0Z1cEEpgBudFFoPv0MVVDBK-P9JoIqrHXtuYZNR2ld2J~fOl4JzrIrM1o4~6uSxIMV6mafd8CBc899-fVNi1UUBWyYf-izGfsBUxRlI1o99cbBGPcPd-ArBNTRmBVEw2kSUPpfDi8Tt4-CLnFZqlDIyeKFUVPfWFY2zDD~~JMMcif64l4uw8lTXQZIKYVwdpxnnbZW53WEmeTjpcwHmvpzKPzxYdv7f-XDBSuorZuF0-N2TVtLKme-AVnCms2A4IFlRUjFX4NYJCPxZzDgr8Ht1xXdeXK7Jw~sBQURfzcjjPC8OC8Q6ijFd8LULu0K034opYy2hQseglrW13nDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At their April 16 meeting the City of Parkland’s youth ambassadors presented a capstone report describing a job outreach program that connected high school students with working professionals to answer career questions and help students explore pathways.

Jackie Weymayer, senior director of strategy and intergovernmental affairs, introduced a team of four student ambassadors who said they had surveyed peers and decided career development was the top youth concern. The ambassadors—Nithi Barambay, Mallory Bitterman, Victoria Damaso and Alex Padnis—said the pilot drew 46 participants from three schools (Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, North Broward Preparatory School and Pine Crest) and featured professionals including a pharmaceutical sales representative and an electrical engineer.

“People found the question-and-answer section really useful,” the students reported, summarizing post-event survey results. The ambassadors said 62.5% of attendees said they would attend another session; respondents ranked several takeaways including that it is acceptable to switch career paths, that connections are important, that hard work pays off and that finding personal motivation matters.

Students outlined how the program was organized—flyers and QR codes distributed to schools, Google forms to register attendees, Zoom Q&A sessions with live chat—and proposed next steps: recruit student officers for continuity, pursue a school club or nonprofit structure, and expand the roster of professionals to include lawyers, doctors and small-business owners. They recommended an application and interview process to select future ambassadors.

Commissioners praised the project as practical career preparation. Commissioner Breyer called the program “very beneficial,” and another commissioner said the ambassadors’ key-takeaway slide alone demonstrated the program’s success and urged the students to work with the Parkland Chamber of Commerce to expand local professional participation.

The students said they intend to hand leadership to a new student board when they graduate and to pursue formalization so the outreach can continue beyond Parkland.","Four Parkland youth ambassadors presented a year-long capstone describing a job outreach program that hosted Q&A sessions with professionals; the pilot had 46 participants and organizers plan to transition leadership to future student officers or a club model.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":46,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6615357,"Parkland approves $45 million guaranteed maximum price for Wedge Preserve Park",474,2823000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3032462-9b605d8dbd3258d4389ca248b3197897&start=2823&end=3297","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3032462-9b605d8dbd3258d4389ca248b3197897/thumbnail_2823000.jpg","/articles/6615357/Florida/Parkland-approves-45-million-guaranteed-maximum-price-for-Wedge-Preserve-Park","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6615357-a55492ce4ebe3e2f7afb109a39283fe4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152146&Signature=B771AQwb8OAiDPJ-lXYQ0kVIadhh8exEbO0BjNmqs~MKkxb7xMgEMsVbGFyowO-LpSYARTaiKwPJYtODZJ1rK-CDref20LCACPnAuvdXsWFqn9OMX~AE0PMoTeyOJrXdPg5msqSVG3wZ0jGGSNlJp0nTtbsnpUo89UYUJmV8yFm4oBaOnt4uMrxU6uiHRf~m1p86VCiiRYrMCuTK0SA4nOQd1of768gUM82m5weZ6LRnL7L4dmqtADBIq3VC3hxs3-~zsYpoDH7bR5NKyb0dydM2Vs7W~FVN0UBcO94hGMtu0bSR1WJz1GxW6OD-dOCaQ1lQ7m0HLOktcRpnDVu7xg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Parkland City Commission on April 16 unanimously approved a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) amendment with Kaufman Lynn Construction Inc. for Wedge Preserve Park, authorizing construction services not to exceed $45,000,000.

The approval covers construction of a planned 36-acre community park that will include two baseball/softball fields, two multipurpose fields, eight covered pickleball courts, four basketball courts, an obstacle course and tower with shade, a community facility with restrooms and meeting space, additional restroom buildings, a playground, a mini village, splash pad, ponds with piers and overlooks, preserved natural areas and on-site parking. The commission and staff said the cost and the amendment were budgeted in the city’s fiscal year 2025 capital improvement program.

“The cost for these services is for a total not to exceed $45,000,000 which includes the cost of construction as well as some additional contingency allowance should it be needed,” said Christine Garcia, senior director of operational services and projects, during the meeting. Garcia recounted that the city purchased 24 acres adjacent to a 12-acre parcel in February 2019 and that the final concept plan was approved in August 2023. The city issued a construction-manager-at-risk contract to Kaufman Lynn in November 2023 and received the GMP in February 2025; negotiations concluded earlier in April 2025, staff said.

City officials said a five-person staff negotiation team worked with Kaufman Lynn over recent weeks to finalize terms. Jamari (identified at the meeting as assistant director and the project manager) will oversee park construction and the city’s project staff will manage implementation and reporting. Mayor Rich Walker and several commissioners praised staff work and said the park will provide neighborhood recreation and additional athletic fields to reduce scheduling conflicts at other city parks.

The motion to approve was made by Vice Mayor Israel and seconded by Commissioner Murphy Salamone. The roll call vote was unanimous (Commissioners Breyer, Kanterman, Murphy Salamone, Vice Mayor Israel and Mayor Walker voted yes). The resolution authorizing the GMP amendment takes effect on passage and directs staff to proceed with contract execution and project mobilization.

Construction timing, phasing and an estimated completion date were not specified at the meeting; staff said the project scope and schedule will be managed by the city’s project team and that periodic updates will be provided to the commission.","The City of Parkland commission unanimously approved a guaranteed maximum price amendment with Kaufman Lynn Construction Inc. to build Wedge Preserve Park, a 36-acre community park with fields, courts, a splash pad and parking, at a not-to-exceed cost of $45 million funded in the FY25 capital budget.","actionData","errors"]

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