The Hollywood City Commission met on April 15, 2026, to address a wide-ranging agenda including awards, proclamations, presentations, public hearings, and regular business. Key actions included the unanimous approval of a consent agenda, several ordinances on second reading, and a discussion regarding the future of a residential development and a beach dune project. The meeting began with a moment of silence and recognition of a fallen police officer.
The meeting is live streamed, and when the item that perhaps you want to speak to uh comes up, you can come in beforehand because as the meeting proceeds, some folks will have had an opportunity to hear their item, participate, and then decide to uh go on about their day. And we are on the air. So uh thank you all. Today is April 15th, 2026. We are here at Hollywood City Hall for a regular city commission meeting, but as I always say, no meeting is ever regular because there's always important um and uh interesting uh substance to uh take on as a city commission and as a community here today. So today is no different. Um we always begin with a moment of silence, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, and I'd like to uh extend a moment of privilege to Vice Mayor Collary, who would like to uh all of us to reflect on uh someone that our community lost just last night. Come uh Vice Mayor. Thank you, Mayor. Actually, I would like to um invite Chief Devlin. Okay. Thank you, Chief. Thank you, Mayor, Vice Mayor, Commissioners. Yeah, obviously a uh a fresh wound that cuts very deeply for us, and we're all still really in here, as we learned about this uh not even 24 hours ago. But uh Scott Pardon, uh the ultimate public servant uh with almost 35 years of service to his community, started with his career at uh Pembroke Pines, uh came to Hollywood, served 29 years with us, rising to the rank of major, and finished his career with the Seminole Police Department. Uh Scott was a humble, uh humble servant, leadership style. Um he cared more about his subordinates than any other supervisor I ever met or knew. He had the unique gift to identify someone's talents, foster those talents, and ensure that person had every resource they needed to rise to whatever professional uh goal that they had. Our department is filled with uh leadership roles and people because of Scott's mentorship, uh myself included. Uh Scott was a uh great friend to many. He would uh always make you feel like a best friend of his every time you talk to him, uh no matter how many times I would call him or the length of time in between those calls. Scott would uh always start the conversation about your family, uh identifying each one of them by names, how the wife is, and then circling back to his family, and by the time that was over with, I most of the time forgot what I was calling him about, and I just would make fun of his beloved Dallas Cowboys and he would make fun of my giants, and we'd always hang up with a good laugh. So Scott was a devout family man, cared deeply about his wife Maureen, his daughters, Lindsay and Nicole, and I would like to let them know uh that the Hollywood Police Department will be with them not only today to help get them through this horrific time, but uh for the future to come. We will always be there for them, and they will always be part of the Hollywood Police Department family. So thank you, Mayor for that. Thank you, Chief. And if I could just add, um, he definitely was uh it's an honor to and a privilege to have known him as well uh being part of the police family, uh a lifelong service that he dedicated to policing. Um and it's a reminder to all of us that uh to check on one another. Uh mental health affects everyone. There are no exceptions. Not in law enforcement, not in fire rescue, not anywhere. Those who appear the strongest are often caring the most. We've lost a good one, someone who leaves behind two amazing daughters, as was mentioned, and a beautiful wife Maureen, who is a friend of many a family, um lifelong friends are affected by this. So please uh I encourage everyone to keep them in your thoughts and prayers. And just a reminder, a simple phone call, no matter if it's the strongest person that we know or the weakest can make a difference. Thank you. Thank you, Vice Mayor Kaleri and Chief Devlin, and uh our condolences to uh Scott and his family and uh let's all think of Scott and the life he led and um his uh blessed memory as we rise for that moment of silence, followed by the pledge, I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to be all nation under God in the visible liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Uh another important moment we take at each meeting is to recognize our veterans, active service personnel, and their families. So if you are a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces or uh a family member thereof or an active service member, please rise. We'd like to recognize you. Thank you. Clerk, would you please call the roll? Commissioner Gruber. Here. Commissioner Bieterman. Here. Commissioner Cantana. Here.