The meeting was called to order at 6:01 PM on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Present were:
Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance – Mayor Thomson delivered the invocation and the Pledge was recited.
The minutes of the July 27, 2026 Workshop and July 28, 2026 Regular Meeting were approved.
City Council made the following appointments:
The consent agenda was approved in a single vote. The following items were included:
Key votes regarding Consent Agenda:
Council voted to adopt the consent agenda as presented. The Community Advisory Panel and CDBG Advisory Board approved DEI (2024 residents, unanimously. The consent agenda was approved 5-0.
All items passed in a single vote:
The City Council approved the agenda as presented. Two items were voted on under the Public Hearings:
The Council reviewed and approved all consent agenda items. No items were pulled for separate discussion.
No comments from the public were received on the consent agenda items.
This is a second attempt to adopt this ordinance. It was deferred by the City Council at a previous meeting.
Three ordinances were introduced for first reading:
The downtown police station remains a topic of discussion. City Manager Mr. Sohaney noted that the station is inappropriate and obsolete but that a new police station will nonetheless be included.
Good evening, everybody. Welcome back to the Boca Raton City Council. We're here for our regular meeting. The date is Tuesday, August twenty fifth, two thousand twenty six. The time is six oh one PM. The first order of business is the invocation, which I will deliver. Heavenly Father, we're so thankful for the many, many blessings that you've given to us, included among them, though they are many, are the beautiful city of Oak Raton, the chance that we have up here to help shape its future. And we pray also for kindness and love for everyone. Amen. Councilmember Drucker. Councilmember Pearlman. Councilmember Sippel. Very good. Mr. Manager, do we have any amendments to our agenda tonight? Yes, Mr. Mayor. Very good. So I think we can entertain a motion to postpone, I believe you said it was item eleven A. Ten A. Ten A, I beg your pardon to postpone item ten A. Uh, I remember if you were speaking about the late September meeting, that might be a busy one for us. So we're I think the the applicant is here. Are they okay if we roll it into October? Is that acceptable? So what are the dates of that meeting? Is that October? Anyone know? That'll be October 13th, I believe. So uh members, are we willing to put Mr. Rucker, do you have something? Yeah, October 13th is also a combined meeting. Just keep note of that. So aka a marathon. Congratulations. Uh if if it's the will of the body or uh I'll entertain a motion to postpone item 10A. And I think it's all of 10A, yeah, to October 13th meeting. Is there such a motion? So moved. Second. Very good. Any further discussion? If not, all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Very good. All right. Item 10A, we will see you back on October 13th. Any other amendments to the agenda, Mr.