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Meeting Minutes 2.18.2021 General Notes: These meeting minutes are condensed and seek to capture the overall intent of discussions as interpreted by the meeting coordinator. Each paragraph indicates the time on the audio recording where the discussion commenced during the meeting. For more detail on the discussion, please refer to the audio recording in its entirety. All current and past meeting materials including agendas, handouts, minutes, presentations and audio recordings are available by visiting: www.GOMBInfo.com/OversightCommittee/Meeting Records. G.O. Bond Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes No. 24 February 18, 2021 Page 2 of 13 I. Roll Call and Introductions (Refer to the Meeting Audio Recording 2.18.21 on the G.O. Bond Website.) 0:01 Chair Karen Rivo called the meeting to order. Roll call was completed. II. Committee Business Adoption of Meeting Minutes 2:28 Chair Karen Rivo requested a motion to approve the January 21st minutes. Motion: 2:48 Jason Greene made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. 2:52 Francisco Diez-Rivas seconded the motion. Motion passed. Welcome New Members 4:15 Chair Karen Rivo welcomed Carmen Browne as the new representative for North Beach and Jason Koslowe representing the Environmental and Sustainability Committee. Committee Charge Refresher 5:52 Chair Karen Rivo explained that the Committee Charge is located at the bottom of the agenda. She explained that the G.O. Bond Oversight Committee serves to advise the City Commission by making motions when necessary. It is the Committee’s job to make sure the projects are being managed well and within budget. She noted that a big priority of this committee is transparency and communication. Org Charts (Refer to pages 2-3 on the Agenda & Handout Packet on the G.O. Bond website.) 9:38 Maria Hernandez welcomed the new Committee Members. She explained that Staff works very hard for the Members and the community to receive all of the provided information. She presented the Committee Org Chart for 2021. She then explained the Program Org Chart, which lists all the departments and their specific projects related to the program. The idea of each department executing their specific projects was City Manager Jimmy Morales’s vision and it has worked very well. Sunshine Law Refresher 15:06 Nick Kallergis reported that the Sunshine Law has three requirements which are: 1) meetings must be publicly noticed; 2) meetings must be open to the public, and 3) minutes are required to be taken at each meeting. Under this law, committee members are only allowed to communicate with each other regarding committee business at the publicly noticed meeting. Any meeting of two or more committee members regarding committee business is subject to the Sunshine Law. Explanation continued. III. Community Outreach (Refer to pages 4-5 on the Agenda & Handout Packet on the G.O. Bond website.) 22:57 Allison Novack reported that before the pandemic, the G.O. Bond Team would meet with the new Committee Members to introduce ourselves and go over any specific questions one might have. She told the new members that if they would like a one on one meeting, they could G.O. Bond Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes No. 24 February 18, 2021 Page 3 of 13 reach out to her or Maria Hernandez and they can set up a meeting via Zoom. She explained pages 4 & 5 of the agenda & handout packet, which are items found on other meeting agendas that pertain to the G.O. Bond Program. She explained that this list will be constantly updated, and it will be a great tool for tracking purposes. She highlighted the March 2nd meeting regarding the Normandy Isle Traffic Calming and the March 4th meeting regarding the Bayshore Traffic Calming. The Transportation Department will be walking through the projects and public feedback will be encouraged. She also noted the new blog found on the G.O. Bond website written about Chair Karen Rivo and encouraged everyone to read it. She also informed the Committee Members that the Mayor has created a new panel for the Arts & Cultural District, which includes Ocean Drive and Washington Ave. IV. Public Comment 30:45 Chair Karen Rivo asked if anyone from the public would like to speak and/or ask any questions. 31:06 Clive Pearce mentioned that he thinks the G.O. Bond Oversight Committee is doing a great job. 31:16 David McKinney introduced himself. He stated that he has questions regarding the demolition of the South Shore Community Center and the building of Fire Station #1. He mentioned that he wrote to the City regarding the Career Source’s lease but did not receive a response. He stated that due to the Career Source’s lease not being renewed, residents must go to Miami. He stated the importance of this business to the Flamingo Neighborhood because of their diverse community. He then mentioned how the idea of having the existing Fire Station #1 being renovated and turned into a childcare center was entertained, but then it was turned down. He referenced an article written by Susan Askew, which was a response to Russell Galbut’s proposal to put the new fire station at another location. The City responded via City Manager Jimmy Morales, who stated that the proposed location from Russell Galbut was not suitable for both the fire station and the 911 center. 35:15 Chair Karen Rivo thanked David McKinney for his comments and being so caring and concerned for the residents. She said for the sake of time, there might be an opportunity for David Martinez to address David McKinney’s concerns during the Fire Station #1 update. V. 72nd Street Complex Update (Refer to pages 6-14 on the Agenda & Handout Packet on the G.O. Bond website.) 36:41 David Martinez reminded the Committee Members that at the last G.O. Bond Oversight committee meeting, the selection committee had just ranked the three proposers. The intent was to take the recommendation of an award to Commission by the City Manager in February, however, one of the proposers submitted a protest due to a technicality. The Procurement Department and the Legal Department will evaluate the protest in order to respond to the proposer. Due to this technicality, this item was removed from the February Commission agenda and is intended to be presented in March. G.O. Bond Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes No. 24 February 18, 2021 Page 4 of 13 39:40 Chair Karen Rivo asked David Martinez to briefly explain the scope and the budget to the new Committee Members. 39:13 David Martinez reported that the G.O. Bond amount was almost $55 million dollars, and in addition to this budget, the City Commission added another $10 million dollars to the project, to bring the total to almost $65 million dollars. This total budget was supposed to pay for construction, design, and all the other items associated with the project. The City put out a Request for Proposals for a design-build firm, to design and build the facility. The City put together a design criteria package for the design-build firm to follow. Explanation continued. 43:55 Chair Karen Rivo stated that the project’s budget is about $65 million dollars and the proposal from the design-build firm ranked #1 from the selection committee came in at $95 million dollars. The other design-build firm proposers also came in very high. She expressed that her number one concern is that the drawings of the project are all over the internet and people are expressing how excited they are. She explained that the City is setting up an expectation to the community that possibly cannot be met, due to the lack of additional funds. She asked for the Committee Members to voice their concerns and/or ask any questions they may have. 45:20 Francisco Diez-Rivas asked what exactly was the language on the scope of the project when the public voted on it because he does not remember a fitness center being discussed, and this is a facility that can be eliminated from the main project. He noted that he does not agree with one entrance for the library and the pool, due to the homeless commonly populating in libraries. 47:04 Jason Koslowe asked if the $95 million dollars for the #1 ranked bidder is their actual proposal or is it their top bracket for negotiations. 47:48 David Martinez addressed Francisco Diez-Rivas’s concerns. He reported that the Request for Proposal listed a minimum number of programs, which mimicked what the voters voted for. These programs include the 500-space garage, the 50-meter and 20-meter pools, the library, the fitness center, a commercial retail requirement, and a community center. This project also includes an active green space and a jogging path. There was also a section stating additional programming that the City would entertain but was not required. The Request for Proposal clearly stated the budget of $55 million dollars. The proposers included the additional programming ideas in their budgets, which is why the proposals are much higher. He explained that Jason Koslowe’s question was right because these numbers are to be negotiated. 51:04 Laura Veitia said she was wondering when the Committee Members would be able to see the plans. 51:32 Alex Denis reported that the project is still under the Cone of Silence. The plans for the project, by law, can be kept from the public for 30 days after they are received, but that date expired in the middle of January. Staff can provide the designs to the Committee Members. G.O. Bond Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes No. 24 February 18, 2021 Page 5 of 13 51:55 Laura Veitia said that would be great to see the difference between the 3 proposers. She also asked how much the City believes that these proposals are padded. 52:25 David Martinez explained that one of the things Staff is doing is procuring an independent cost estimator, separate from the criteria professional’s cost estimator, to have another tool during negotiations. 53:04 Laura Veitia asked if all the 3 proposals included enhancements that if they were to be removed, Staff would be closer to the budget. 53:18 Alex Denis said he believes it is too early for that level of detail. 53:26 Jack Glottmann asked if the City can negotiate with all 3 proposers and inform them that they all went over budget, instead of selecting one proposer to enter negotiations. This would allow all 3 proposers to go back and reprice their items. The City could also then ask them to list the enhancements in a separate section for the City to pick and choose what enhancements are suitable for the project. 54:15 Alex Denis explained that what Jack Glottmann is describing is called a best and final proposal, and by state law, the City is not allowed to place bidders against each other. Staff must start negotiating with the top bidder, and by law if negotiations are not successful, Staff has to move onto the second ranked bidder, and so on. 55:46 Chair Karen Rivo mentioned that the selection committee was not aware of the pricing when they were ranking the proposals from the design-build firms. 57:29 Carmen Browne asked if the proposals have the line items listed with their specific budgets in order to see what each item costs. 58:27 Alex Denis explained that that level of detail will come out during negotiations. 58:39 David Martinez explained that the City’s goal is to obtain, at a minimum, the basic requirements the voters voted on. 59:28 Jason Greene noted that he believes this item is a Staff update and it should be left to them as the experts to get to work. He expressed that this is a very important project to the City and we should fully endorse North Beach getting the best they can get, whether it is recommending using some of the savings from closed projects to bridge the gap. 1:00:48 John Bowes explained that he believes this is a starting point because contractors normally start very high due to their high aspirations. Discussion continued. VI. Fire Station #1 Update (Refer to page 15 on the Agenda & Handout Packet on the G.O. Bond website.) G.O. Bond Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes No. 24 February 18, 2021 Page 6 of 13 1:04:26 David Martinez reminded the Committee Members that at the January G.O. Bond Oversight Committee meeting he reported receiving the 30% developed plans from the contractor. Currently Staff is in the process of making sure all the details work. The South Shore Community Center is located in a residential neighborhood, so all the residential zoning regulations apply. Staff is working through all the requirements that may necessitate several waivers of development regulations which staff would bring to the Commission. Once these details are finetuned, it will be handed to the construction manager for submittal of 30% budget pricing. At that point, Staff will be very eager to show the design to the Community. 1:06:19 Maria Hernandez noted that Staff wants to make sure we are within budget. She addressed David McKinney’s questions and comments. She reported that the tenants that are no longer at the South Shore Community Center left on their own and she believes that COVID-19 had something to do with that. Currently there are only 2 tenants left in the building and they have extended leases until next year. There is no sense of urgency to move them now. The agreement that the City had with Flamingo Homeowners Association was that the City could temporarily relocate the childcare center into a trailer compound within the park. The idea, at the time, was to renovate the existing fire station and allow the childcare center to move into that. Due to COVID-19, the extra funding for this project is unavailable. Staff must look at all of the options and engage with the childcare center to see where we can place them. 1:08:58 David Martinez reported the history of the 911 center being added to the fire station by the Commission at the last minute without any added funds. Unfortunately, the $10 million dollar budget is already tight as it is so the decision was made to not include the 911 center since it still has a home at Police Headquarters and Old City Hall. 1:10:17 Carmen Browne wanted to clarify if the 911 center was not going to be built at the first station because the funds are not there. 1:10:34 Maria Hernandez said correct. 1:10:55 Chief Virgil Fernandez stated that the 911 center is manageable in its current location. The idea of creating a 911 center was to give the Police Department a crime watch center. With minor changes to the existing building, since the equipment is state of the art equipment, the 911 center can stay at its current location. 1:13:57 Maria Hernandez reported that Staff is trying to work all the details out now because it involves multiple departments. For the purposes of Fire Station #1, Staff has proceeded without the addition of the 911 center. Staff is going to have to find an alternative location that works for all city stakeholders. 1:15:05 Jason Greene asked what the is amount of funds needed to add the 911 center to the fire station. G.O. Bond Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes No. 24 February 18, 2021 Page 7 of 13 1:15:44 David Martinez explained that the requirements for the 911 center included about 6,000 sq ft. and the cost estimate came in around $3 million dollars. 1:16:17 Jason Greene asked if that means that the fire station without the 911 center is going to need all of the $10 million dollars. 1:16:25 David Martinez explained that the first conceptual estimate came out way higher than the approved budget, but Staff was able to identify some items that helped bring the cost down. Discussion continued. VII. Revision to Implementation Plan (Refer to pages 16-23 on the Agenda & Handout Packet on the G.O. Bond website.) 1:22:44 Maria Hernandez reported that the implementation plan is a roadmap showing how staff planned to implement these projects over 12 years. We are currently 2 years into the 12-year plan. The reason for the roadmap was to determine which projects Staff were going to take to the bond market in Tranche 1. The City wants to do a bit of a reset to try to propose 3 four-year tranches instead of 4 three-year tranches. Due to the interest rates being low currently, the City believes that by modifying the tranches, we can get more “bang for our buck” in Tranche 2. She explained that she and John Woodruff are going to go down each project on the new proposed implementation plan and explain their thought process. 1:27:00 Chair Karen Rivo expressed that if any Committee Member has any questions during the presentation to please ask. 1:27:38 John Woodruff reported that he has been working very hard with Maria Hernandez and other city staff to develop this new proposed plan. Staff is excited because borrowing costs have gone down dramatically since we first engaged with the community regarding the G.O. Bond. At the time, Staff was projecting that interest rates were about 4.25% and when we did Tranche 1 interest rates were 3.5%. Currently, the projection for the next 2-3 years is below 2%. This means that Staff can move up many projects, consolidate the tranches, and still be $21.2 million dollars less than what was projected. He explained the formatting of the chart found on pages 16-23. He mentioned that the orange columns are the original budgets and the light blue columns is the proposed plan. #40 41st St Corridor 1:29:45 John Woodruff reported that with this proposed plan, Staff would move up $13.5 million dollars to Tranche 2. #31 Ocean Drive Improvement Project 1:30:15 John Woodruff reported that Ocean Drive is a project that has a lot of interests politically to expedite it. With the new plan, $2 million dollars is moved up into Tranche 1 to start the design process. G.O. Bond Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes No. 24 February 18, 2021 Page 8 of 13 #36 Washington Ave Corridor 1:33:39 John Woodruff reported that Staff would be moving the design process up to Tranche 1 and the rest of the funding will be moved up to Tranche 2. #5 PAL Facility, Flamingo Park & Youth Center 1:34:36 John Woodruff reported that this is a very important project for the community. With moving up the funds, Staff can begin to start on the sub-projects. #54 Marine Patrol Fire/Police Facility 1:35:55 John Woodruff reported that Staff realized this project isn’t a high priority and it has high Operating and Maintenance costs. This project is an example of where Staff decided to move a project further out to move other projects up. 1:36:24 John Woodruff asked if anyone had any questions on the first page. 1:36:33 Laura Veitia said it seems like Staff has a completion date of January 2024. She asked how this affects the funding. 1:36:55 John Woodruff explained that when Staff says 2023 for Tranche 2, it is dependent on how much Staff spent in Tranche 1. He explained that the bond market does not encourage the borrowing of money if funds from the first tranche haven’t been used up yet. He said that these dates are planning dates and as we get closer, revisions will need to be made. Explanation continued. 1:41:14 Jason Greene mentioned that if he remembers correctly, #54 Marine Patrol Fire/Police Facility was the only project that the Committee Members recommended not being in Tranche 1 and we were overruled by a particular request from Commission. He explained that he is very glad that this project has been pushed off. He said that there is funding moving out of projects, such as the seawalls and the street lighting. He asked if the street lighting specifically is not at its replacement rate between now and 2022. 1:42:57 John Woodruff explained that he had Staff do a new cash flow projection for each project, which is how we were able to determine which ones could temporarily donate some funds to help other projects move up. The City has a pending policy decision on whether we want to do smart lights or more of the traditional lights, which is why Staff realized we will not be spending the funding as quickly as projected. 1:44:39 Jack Glottmann asked if the proposed implementation plan considers the projected low interest rates when going back to the bond market or is this more of a conservative approach 1:45:08 John Woodruff explained that the 2023 assumption is projected with the interest rates that we are seeing today. The projected interested rate we used for 2027 was 2.5% to account for any increases. G.O. Bond Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes No. 24 February 18, 2021 Page 9 of 13 #51 Replace Fire Station #3 1:46:31 John Woodruff reported that Staff wanted to start Fire Station #3 as soon as possible due to the inflation they’ve seen while working on Fire Station #1. This proposal moves the Design Phase to Tranche 1, which will then facilitate the Construction Phase to begin in Tranche 2. #45 Replace Fire Station #1 1:47:31 John Woodruff reported that Staff may be spending less than originally projected in Tranche 1, so we were able to temporarily donate funds to Fire Station #3 for the design. #46 Ocean Rescue NB Facility 1:48:31 John Woodruff reported that this project was supposed to begin in 2028, but Staff was able to move this up with the funds from Fire Station #1. A portion of this project is supposed to be funded by the County and, after speaking to them, it seems like they have their funding ready. #13 North Shore Park & Youth Center 1:48:52 John Woodruff reported that the baseball field component conversion was pushed out to Tranche 2 to better align with the completion of 72nd St. Community Complex. He explained that Staff spent some time talking about this at the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board. 1:50:07 Sean Smith said that he believes that everyone approved all the changes. #39 Resilient Seawalls and Living Shorelines 1:50:27 John Woodruff reported that the permitting for seawalls takes a long time, which is why Staff decided to move $3 million dollars to Tranche 2 since it will not be spent anytime soon. By doing this, $2 million dollars is going to help #31 Ocean Drive and $1 million dollars is going to help #36 Washington Ave. #29 West Lots Redevelopment 1:50:58 John Woodruff reported that there is a lot of uncertainty of what is going to be built on those lots, so Staff consolidated the funds from being in three tranches to being into two. #25 Waterway Restoration 1:51:18 John Woodruff reported that Staff moved all the funding up to Tranche 2. #30 Skatepark 1:51:36 John Woodruff reported that Staff moved some of the funding from #13 North Shore Park & Youth Center, which allowed Staff to move this project from Tranche 3 to Tranche 1. 1:52:10 John Woodruff asked if anyone had any questions on the second page. No one had any questions. #6 Fisher Park 1:52:25 John Woodruff reported that Staff was able to move this project to Tranche 2 from Tranche 4. G.O. Bond Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes No. 24 February 18, 2021 Page 10 of 13 #7 La Gorce Park 1:52:30 John Woodruff reported that Staff was able to move this project to Tranche 2 from Tranche 3. #11 Muss Park 1:52:39 John Woodruff reported that Staff was able to move this project to Tranche 2 from Tranche 3. #20 South Pointe Park 1:52:47 John Woodruff reported that Staff was able to move this project to Tranche 2 from Tranche 3. #22 Tatum Park 1:52:56 John Woodruff reported that Staff was able to move this project to Tranche 2 from Tranche 4. #18 Scott Rakow Youth Center 1:53:01 John Woodruff reported that they moved all remaining sub-projects up to Tranche 1 due to the facility not being used to its full capacity due to COVID-19, so it would make sense to complete all the pending work now. #52 LED Lighting 1:53:27 John Woodruff reported that Staff wanted to move up the Flamingo Park portion up into Tranche 1. 1:54:13 John Woodruff asked if anyone had any questions on the third page. No one had any questions. #48 Police Headquarters Renovation 1:54:39 John Woodruff explained that Staff originally had $4 million dollars in Tranche 1 and $6 million dollars in Tranche 3. Funds were moved up to Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 to help support the Police Department and speed up the process of this project. #37 Sidewalk Improvement Program 1:55:04 John Woodruff reported that the funds were reallocated due to the tremendous progress of the project. #38 Street Repavement Program 1:55:20 John Woodruff reported that this project had slowed down a little during COVID-19 due to residents staying home and needing all parking on the street. $1.7 million dollars was allocated to #37 Sidewalk Improvement Program to continue to momentum of the project. G.O. Bond Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes No. 24 February 18, 2021 Page 11 of 13 #55 Street Lighting 1:55:50 John Woodruff reported that this is an example where Staff was not spending the funds fast enough, so Staff moved $1.5 million dollars to #48 Police Headquarters Renovation. #35 Flamingo Park Neighborhood 1:56:07 John Woodruff reported that it is a little uncertain which neighborhood projects are going to go first, so Staff worked together to figure out the relative timing of these neighborhood improvements. Staff used the Jacob’s Engineering study to the extent that they could, but each of the neighborhood improvements projects is its own separate policy decision. Staff consolidated the funds into Tranche 3 instead of having them in both Tranche 3 and 4. #41 La Gorce Neighborhood Improvements 1:57:11 John Woodruff reported that all of the funds were moved to Tranche 3. #34 Neighborhood Above Ground Improvements 1:57:20 John Woodruff reported that there are many components of this project which were split up between Tranches 2 and 3. #43 Protected Bicycle Lanes and Shared Bike/Pedestrian Paths 1:58:05 John Woodruff reported that Staff consolidated the funds, that were originally in Tranches 2 and 3, all into Tranche 2. 1:58:19 John Woodruff asked if anyone had any questions. 1:58:24 Jason Greene asked if Staff decreased the amount in #38 Street Repavement Program due to the decrease in the number of streets needing to be repaved. 1:58:54 John Woodruff explained that when COVID-19 began, the project slowed down significantly, due to many people working from home and parking being a main issue. 2:01:43 Chair Karen Rivo asked John Woodruff to explain projects #51, #52, #53, and #54 because they are all under the Jacob’s Stormwater Plan. 2:02:05 John Woodruff explained when underground work is being done, there is funding to tear up the ground and then patch it back up. A funding source is needed to fund above groundwork after underground work has been completed. Some of that above ground funding was including in the G.O. Bond Program for all the known neighborhood improvement projects. The sequencing of the neighborhoods has been created by following the Jacob’s Stormwater Plan. Explanation continued. 2:06:12 Jason Greene said that everything he heard he is ok with. He likes the idea of having 3 tranches. He asked if the Committee is in the position to endorse this plan. 2:06:31 Maria Hernandez explained that there is still a two pager that needs to be explained. G.O. Bond Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes No. 24 February 18, 2021 Page 12 of 13 2:07:30 John Woodruff reported the T1 Funding Realignment Part 1 chart found on the G.O. Bond website. He explained that this chart lists the projects where the funding is being changed in Tranche 1. He explained that if residents and Committee Members are seeing this proposal as good news and it is not controversial, then there probably isn’t a reason to think that Commission needs a special workshop to vet it. He explained that Staff’s goal is to bring this proposal to April’s Commission Meeting. 2:11:42 Jason Greene explained that this proposal is a win across all spectrums. He motioned to endorse the Tranche 1 Realignment as presented by Staff. 2:11:48 Jack Glottmann seconded the motion. 2:12:53 John Woodruff explained that there needs to be two motions. One needs to be for the Tranche 1 changes. The second motion is to approve the plan, which has less tranches and consolidates the funding and timing. 2:13:48 Jason Greene rescinded the prior motion to revise it. He motioned to accept the full G.O. Bond Implementation Plan as presented, including the Tranche 1 Realignment and the revised number of tranches. 2:14:34 Jack Glottmann accepted the revised motion. He mentioned that there is a lot of time between now and 2023, so he asked if we could vote on the current projects now and leave the rest of the schedule later. 2:15:20 John Woodruff explained that he believes Staff would want to update this plan on an annual basis. He explained that if the Tranche 1 changes are approved, but not the other changes in other tranches, then we wouldn’t be accomplishing what is needed since this is all tied together. Motion: 2:17:43 Jason Greene motioned to endorse the G.O. Bond revised Implementation Plan and realignment and the reconfiguration from 4 to 3 tranches, as presented by Staff. 2:18:05 Jack Glottmann seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. Discussion continued. VIII. Public Comment 2:21:26 Chair Karen Rivo asked if anyone from the public would like to speak. 2:21:32 Robert Rabinowitz said he believes this realignment is a phenomenal idea. He also mentioned that Alicia Casanova from MBNA sent an email last week to the City Manager and some Staff regarding specific items pertaining to the beachwalk. He wanted to go on the record that they are still waiting for a response from the City. 2:22:39 Maria Hernandez asked Robert Rabinowitz if Alicia Casanova went through Kevin Pulido. G.O. Bond Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes No. 24 February 18, 2021 Page 13 of 13 2:22:44 Robert Rabinowitz said she went through Eric Carpenter, John Ripple, David Martinez, David Gomez, Adrian Morales, Elizabeth Wheaton, and Vanessa Vasquez. 2:23:06 Vanessa Vasquez explained that Staff is working on the response because it includes the Police Department, CIP, Marketing & Communications, Environmental & Sustainability, and the G.O. Bond. She said that they should have a response by tomorrow, February 19th. IX. Adjournment 2:25:05 Meeting was adjourned.