Vice Mayor L. Martin asked that the information be made public at the next
Commission meeting. He went on to provide the following update:
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Lauderhill Track Club had their end-of-the-year celebration; Commissioner
Dunn and he helped pass out medals to the children
• 55+ Walking Program was at St. George Park; the program moved around to
various participating city parks; they had people walking in excess of 300 miles
over time; the City tracked participants’ miles as they walked, then gave out gift
cards to those who walked the furthest; he thought one of the walkers in St.
George might be over 80 years old
• The St. George community was very active in exercising led by Omar, who
worked with the residents to help keep them active
• He attended the Broward County Public Schools repurposing meeting held at
Dillard High School; in a recent conversation, Broward Estates Elementary was
said to be on the list of schools to be closed due mainly to low enrollment; the
latest news he received from Broward County School Superintendent Dr.
Howard Hepburn was those decisions were being pushed back; for now,
nothing would be happening in the next school year, giving schools time to pay
attention to what was happening, possibly finding ways to improve
• He was a co-host at the Mothers Against Gun Violence Symposium held at the
Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (LPAC); there were four mothers, and one
father in attendance whose children were victims of gun violence; the turnout
was not as great as expected, but the effort was greatly appreciated by those
who lost loved ones, giving them a chance to tell their stories, and share
information; Tony Sands, another cohost, was a local athlete from St. Thomas
• He attended the Broward Education Gala Scholarship and Teachers support
group; this was a group that gave out money to the community, and supported
the City’s children; Parkway Middle’s students performed at the event, doing an
awesome job; a gentleman in attendance ran a school supply store, where
teachers could shop free of charge for school supplies for their classrooms; he
was working with the gentleman to bring one of his outlets to Lauderhill
• The World Cup Cricket trophy to be awarded to the 2024 winner was now at
the cricket stadium; in a month and a half, the World Cup Cricket event would
begin, and he anticipated a significantly large crowd; the venue just had new
cricket stands installed, and the City could reap the benefit of those stands
years after the cricket event
• 2024 Relay for Life Cancer Walk took place at Carter Park the past weekend;
he was proud to represent the City of Lauderhill; Lauderdale Lakes, and the City
of Fort Lauderdale hosted this walk for a number of years; it was uplifting to see
the cancer survivors who turned out, and a great way to celebrate being alive
• The Haitian and Hilarious Comedy Show would take place at the LPAC on
Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 8:00 p.m.; he urged everyone to support the event
as part of the celebration of Haitian Heritage Month.
Commissioner Dunn noticed a political campaign sign posted in the City of
Sunrise near University Drive and NW 44th Street at the 4400 building. She
asked how staff was getting information the City Attorney just detailed regarding
posting political campaign signs to those outside Lauderhill to ensure they, too,
were aware of the City’s policies.
City Attorney Rosenberg replied the regulations were a part of the City’s code,
but the city staff did not monitor every candidate; if a candidate was going to
post a sign, it was their responsibility to contact the City to find out the
regulations they had to abide by in addition to the State law. She recommended
