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2021.05.25_TC_Minutes_Special ® - TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH - TOWN COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Town Hall / Commission Chambers Date: May 25, 2021 3614 South Ocean Boulevard Time: 4:00 P.M. Highland Beach, Florida 33487 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hillman called the meeting to order at 4:00 P.M. 2. PRESENT UPON ROLL CALL Commissioner John Shoemaker (virtually) Commissioner Evalyn David Commissioner Peggy Gossett-Seidman Vice Mayor Natasha Moore Mayor Douglas Hillman Town Manager Marshall Labadie Town Attorney Glen Torcivia (virtually) Town Clerk Lanelda Gaskins 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Town Commission lead the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. DISCUSSION ON HIGHLAND BEACH FIRE-RESCUE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND PROGRESS Mayor Hillman introduced this item. He explained that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Fire-Rescue Department, and he spoke about the progress made towards its implementation. Town Manager Labadie presented a PowerPoint presentation of the Highland Beach Fire- Rescue Department's Implementation Tasks Phases One through Two and explained the progress made towards implementing the new department. Comprehensive discussions followed regarding the implementation of tasks, phase one being a top priority for the project, the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity process, the apparatus specifications, the hiring of a forensic consultant and additional department personnel, and the status of several other tasks that is currently in progress. The Town Commission decided that the Implementations Tasks Chart should be color coded to reflect progression (colored bar to show how much is complete and provide a Town Commission Special Meeting Minutes Date: May 25, 2021 Page 2 of 2 status on the Implementation tasks) and advised that the Town Manager would provide updates to the Town Commission beginning in July. 5. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 5:25 P.M. APPROVED at the July 20, 2021, Town Commission Meeting. OGHLA o J. Ilk 4� pip 0 R'�t%0 - ✓`..' ATTEST: c 1949 = Douglas illman, Mayor 5EA�- �14R���' Transcribed by Ganelle Thompson Administrative Support Specialist z— Lanelda Gaskins, MMC Date Town Clerk Disclaimer: Effective May 19, 2020, per Resolution No. 20-008, all meeting minutes are transcribed as a brief summary reflecting the event of this meeting. Verbatim audio/video recordings are permanent records and are available on the Town's Media Archives & Minutes webpage: https://highlandbeach-fl.municodemeetings,com/.