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Votes at a glance

- Minutes (Item 8): Motion to approve minutes for previous city commission meetings (2025-03-25 WS; 2025-03-27 R). Outcome: approved (roll call: Riedell yes, Welch yes, Brody yes, Wasserman yes, Mayor Railey yes).

- Resolution 2025-044: Appointments to Planning & Zoning Advisory Board (five regular members and one alternate; term ending with next appointment in February 2026). Appointed: Colleen LaPlante; Nancy Fry; Alex Escoziosa (listed as Alex); Jeffrey Light; Nikki Ann (alternate listed). Outcome: approved (roll call: unanimous).

- Resolution 2025-045: Appointments to Parks & Recreation Advisory Board (five regular members and one alternate; term ending February 2026). Appointed: Ken Forbes; Michael Madigan; Michael Giordino; Joel Van Hemel; Benjamin Vega; Gail Danielle Worrell (alternate). Outcome: approved (roll call: unanimous).

- Resolution 2025-043: Appointments to Civil Service Board (two regular members and one alternate for two-year term). Appointed: Lenny (Lieny) Smith; Troy Grama; alternate Laura Matherick. Outcome: approved (roll call: unanimous).

- Ordinance 2025-014: Second amendment to the lease with Cellco Partnership d/b/a Horizon Wireless to permit equipment modification on the city telecommunications tower at Lakeside Park. Staff said the change would not substantially increase load on the tower and that Verizon is redesigning equipment; there is no new rent for this modification. Outcome: approved (roll call: unanimous).

- Resolution 2025-062: Tradewinds Elementary School neighborhood enhancement matching grant application for sign enhancements. The Tradewinds PTA contributed $7,000 to the project, and Principal Priscilla Ellie spoke in support. Outcome: approved (roll call: unanimous). Grant amount in the staff resolution application was not specified in the public remarks.

- Resolution 2025-064: Aruba Village Condominium Association matching grant application for security enhancements. Mayor Railey recused for this item; Vice Mayor Wasserman presided during the vote. Outcome: approved (roll call: four votes in favor; Mayor recused). The application details were not specified in public remarks.

Procedural notes and context

- Several appointments were nominated by individual commissioners in open session; city attorney confirmed the municipal code does not require appointees to live in the nominating commissioner’s district.

- Where numeric grant amounts or detailed contract prices were not stated in the public record, the staff reports or the applications were referenced and specific dollar figures were listed as \"not specified\" in public remarks.

- The commission recorded roll-call votes for each item; all contested items at this meeting passed with unanimous support among voting members. The mayor recused on the Aruba Village grant vote and the record reflects that recusal.

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Roberti described several project elements: intersection murals and yard signs that mark elevation in feet above sea level; permanent elevation sculptures with embedded QR codes that link to online resources; wrapped buses and ceramic tile murals already installed in Broward County; and school programs that bring assemblies and student-created elevation yard signs to classrooms. He said the project uses art to make climate change personal, for example, by letting residents scan a QR code to \"Find Your Elevation\" and see how sea-level projections relate to their own homes.

Roberti emphasized three local risks: stronger hurricanes as oceans warm, population migration pressures as coastal areas are affected, and salinization of the Biscayne Aquifer, which supplies drinking water to many communities in the region. He noted Xavier Cortada's prior work (including a Miami-Dade County artist-in-residence appointment and Antarctic artwork) and that the project teams with the University of Miami College of Engineering on sustainable-concrete prototypes for permanent sculptures.

Cortada Foundation work in Broward includes school visits at a dozen public schools, bus wraps, and a recent county installation of a large numeric elevation sculpture at the Broward County Government Center. Roberti invited Coconut Creek staff to collaborate on a planned visit to Coconut Creek High School in about a month and suggested working with the city's resilience or public art departments to bring some project elements to local parks, intersections and schools.

No formal action was taken; the presentation was a request to explore partnership options. Commissioners thanked Roberti and expressed interest; Commissioner Welch arranged the introduction that brought the foundation to the meeting. Roberti said the foundation would follow up with staff to discuss next steps.

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City Manager Sheila Rose told the commission the ordinance shifts the annual effective date from April 1 to June 1 and ties future automatic adjustments to the blended rate set last year by Broward County rather than only to the consumer price index. Rose said the city's utility costs have outpaced CPI — noting fiscal year 2025 CPI rose about 2.8% while the county's average increase was about 9% — and staff recommended the change \"to protect the financial health of our utility fund.\" She also said the city conducted outreach including social posts, direct notifications, and a public town hall on April 22.

The ordinance was approved on second reading and final adoption. Staff told the commission that no further commission action is required to implement the county-driven 9% increase this year; if the commission prefers a smaller figure, a separate resolution would have to be brought back at the May 8 meeting. Rose and staff also described the city's planned rollout of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), anticipated to be completed in 2027, after which a rate study will be performed to reassess longer-term adjustments.

Commissioners debated messaging and oversight of the change. Commissioner Welch and Commissioner Riedell both urged clearer resident communications; Riedell said he would support a larger immediate increase to avoid repeated future increases but emphasized the need for better outreach. Commissioner Brody and Vice Mayor Wasserman also discussed the county's timeline for treatment-system upgrades and the potential for future adjustments tied to state or federal regulatory requirements.

The roll call vote recorded Commissioner Riedell, Commissioner Welch, Commissioner Brody, Vice Mayor Wasserman and Mayor Railey voting yes; the ordinance passed 5-0. The ordinance amends Chapter 20 (Utilities), Article 5 (Rates and Charges), section 20-82 and establishes the annual automatic adjustment effective June 1, 2025. Staff said it will continue to monitor Broward County and state actions and return to the commission if the county materially changes its adopted increases.

Next steps: staff will implement the ordinance changes beginning June 1, 2025, proceed with the 9% adjustment described in the staff report, complete AMI installation and bring a rate study after AMI is in place (expected 2027). If the commission chooses a different 2025 increase, it must direct staff to return a May 8 resolution to set an alternative amount.

","The City Commission on April 24 approved Ordinance 2025-007 to change how annual water and wastewater rate adjustments are set and authorized staff to proceed with a 9% increase tied to Broward County charges; the city will monitor county actions and complete a rate study after AMI installation.","actionData","errors"]

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