Page 13 - Boca Exposure - May '24

Boca Exposure, Page 13
Council Corner: All Things Transportation,

City Receives Awards And Gearing Up For Next Year!

By Deputy Mayor Yvette the Palm Beach County Transit Planning Agency governing beyond excited to have led these efforts on offering an
Drucker: a proud first- and executive board, the voting delegate and policy important last mile and multi-modal option. Please be on
generation Cuban American committee member for the Florida Palm Beach League of the lookout for our kick-off event.
and first Hispanic on the city Cities. I am excited to continue my work on transportation, Coming soon! The city is kicking off a Downtown
council. Now recently re- infrastructure, housing affordability and legislative policies. Multimodal Mobility Study to revision East Palmetto Park Road
elected to serve her second All priorities of our city! and we are looking for community input. Take the survey, leave
term on the city council. Her We accepted the 2024 Safe Streets Summit Awards; comments on an interactive map, join one of our many public
unwavering commitment Complete Streets Community Award was presented to the City input sessions and learn more at www.myboca.us.
to community service and of Boca Raton, and I received the Complete Streets Champion What’s up next? The city council and staff are preparing
involvement in governmental Award as we continue to focus on our strategic goal as it relates for our days of strategic planning sessions that will take
positions like the Palm Beach to transportation and mobility. Together we continue planning place May 22 to 24 – the city council, along with our senior
County Transportation and implementing safe streets for all. leadership will meet in person and continue to focus on our
Planning Agency and the Florida League of Cities advocacy The city has also been accepted and became a member goals, priorities and desired future outcomes. We will review
and public policy committees underscores her commitment of the National Association of City Transportation Officials our vision and mission statements and have a collaborative
to shaping impactful policies. Beyond her civic endeavors, (NACTO), the only city in Palm Beach County to be a discussion around our four goals: 1) Financially Sound City,
Drucker cherishes moments with her family and beloved dog member city. NACTO’s mission is to build cities as places 2) World-Class Municipal Services, 3) Strong Partnerships
J.J., reveling in Boca Raton’s local parks, beaches, and the for people, with safe, sustainable, accessible, and equitable with the Community and 4) Vibrant and Sustainable City and
city’s diverse culinary and cultural offerings. transportation choices that support a strong economy and the priority items within each goal.
First, I want to start by saying “thank you” for enabling vibrant quality of life. I am always looking for input and available for questions.
me to continue to represent the people of this city. I am The city has entered into an agreement with Circuit I can be reached at ydrucker@myboca.us and you can follow
so honored to have been selected by my fellow council Transit Inc. to provide free electric shuttle service in the me on social media @yvettedrucker. For more city updates
members as the Deputy Mayor and to continue serving on downtown area, and paid service in a wider area. I am visit www.myboca.us and hope to see you around the city.
Mayor’s Update: State Of The City Highlights

Scott Singer is the 35th the affluent and powerbrokers. A century ago, Addison At our recent State of the City address, I asked those in
Mayor of Boca Raton and Mizner had this dream, and it was here in Boca Raton attendance to take stock of where we stand and what we’ve
was re-elected in 2023. that he set out to build it. accomplished in the past year. In this column, I’ll share the
A South Florida native, Today, in Boca Raton, we aspire to that dream. We have first part of the highlights on our actions.
attorney and small business become renowned for the quality of life we enjoy, but we We are a safe community, with the finest public safety
owner, Scott and his wife have more to do to bring dimension to the dream of the city professionals anywhere. As other cities have seen dramatic
Bella live in Broken Sound we know we can be. It will take a renewed vigor at the dawn rises in crime, our low crime rates continue to fall. Our fire
with their two children. of our new century, and we are up to this challenge. I feel rescue department continues to rank in the top half of the top
Friends and neighbors, honored to work alongside colleagues who recognize this 1 percent in the nation. We were the first city in Florida to
they told him it was moment: Deputy Mayor Yvette Drucker, Council Members update building review standards after the Surfside tragedy,
impossible. To create a Fran Nachlas, Marc Wigder and Andy Thomson, our new and this year we recertified the first building under them to
dream city where only a City Manager George Brown, and a dedicated team of nearly give peace of mind to our residents.
few farms and swampy wilderness stood. To make a 1,800 employees focused on providing outstanding services
seamless, coordinated paradise that he saw as a haven for to our residents. Mayor’s Update on page 14

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