Apr 13, 2022 Regular

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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO OUR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 7:00 PM COMMISSION MEETING.

CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. VICE MAYOR GELIN.

GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONER PLACKO.

GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

GOOD EVENING AND MAYOR GOMEZ.

GOOD EVENING AND IT IS A PLEASURE TO HAVE US HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW [INAUDIBLE] OUR TAMARAC TEAM COUNCIL AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AFTERWARDS.

SO HE'S COMING TO.

STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE WILL NOW TURN TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY REPORT.

CITY ATTORNEY HERIN.

THANK YOU. NOTHING MADAM MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.

NOTHING TO REPORT. NOTHING TO REPORT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW GO TO OUR CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

[2. CITY MANAGER REPORT]

I DO NOT SEE REPRESENTATIVE DALEY RIGHT NOW SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.

AND THIS WAS REQUESTED BY CHIEF MICHAEL ANNESE.

ARE WE? WE'RE A LITTLE BIT LIKE FISH OUT OF WATER BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN A LITTLE BIT. SO PLEASE FORGIVE.

[INAUDIBLE] ARE WE GOING TO THE WELL OR ARE WE NOT GOING TO THE WELL? ARE YOU COMFORTABLE GOING TO THE WALL? EXCELLENT.

TELL [INAUDIBLE] SO SWEET.

ALL RIGHT. THIS PROCLAMATION WAS REQUESTED BY TAMARACK FIRE DEPARTMENT, MICHAEL ANNESE FIRE CHIEF. WHEREAS THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL ESTIMATES THAT ONE IN EVERY 68 CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES ARE AMONG MORE THAN THE 2 MILLION AMERICANS LIVING WITH THE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, ASD.

AND WHEREAS, AUTISM IS A REALITY THAT AFFECTS MILLIONS OF FAMILIES EVERY DAY.

AND WHILE OUR NATION HAS MADE PROGRESS IN SUPPORTING THOSE WITH ASD, WE'RE ONLY BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND THE FACTORS BEHIND THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE.

AND WHEREAS, DURING AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH, WE RECOMMIT TO HELPING INDIVIDUALS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

AND WHEREAS, EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, WE SUPPORT ANY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ASD, AND WHEREAS EACH INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE A FULL INDEPENDENT LIVES AND FOLLOW THEIR TALENTS WHEREVER THEY LEAD.

AND WHEREAS, THE AUTISM SOCIETY HAS ESTABLISHED APRIL AS THE AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH AND WE RECOGNIZE THOSE WITH ASD WHO ARE ACHIEVING AND BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS AND WE STRIVE TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE, CELEBRATE THE DIFFERENCES AND THE INCLUSION TOWARDS AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS AROUND US.

NOW, THEREFORE, I MICHELLE GOMEZ, VERY PROUD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, BROWARD COUNTY, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2022 AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

YES.

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND NOW WE WILL GO TO ITEM 2B.

IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE.

WE GET TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 97, REPRESENTATIVE DAN DALEY. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

[APPLAUSE] WELL, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

AND THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

AND COMMISSIONER, IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE YOU AND AWESOME TO BE BACK IN PERSON.

IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, LAST YEAR WE DID THIS VIA ZOOM AND IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU ALL, ALTHOUGH I FEEL A LITTLE BOXED IN, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHY.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

MAYOR, IN RESPECT FOR YOUR TIME.

I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ISSUES THAT I'D LIKE TO TOUCH ON THAT THAT I WAS ABLE TO TO MOVE IN TALLAHASSEE THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

AND THEN I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE MORE CONTROVERSIAL BILLS AND THOSE IN PARTICULAR THAT IMPACTED CITIES AND WHAT WE WERE DOING FOR THOSE.

SO LET ME LET ME START WITH THE OVERARCHING THEME, WHICH IS AND I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT VERY SURPRISED TO HEAR THIS, BUT IT'S A VERY IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT SESSION AGAIN THIS YEAR. AND WHY DO I SAY THAT? I THINK THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME VERY WELL AND MOST OF YOU DO, MANY OF YOU DO.

I TRY NOT TO GET HELD UP ON THE ON THE PARTISAN POLITICAL ISSUES.

I REALLY TRY TO FOCUS IN ON WHAT WE CAN DO FOR OUR STATE.

AND SO, TO BE HONEST, IT WAS A TROUBLING SESSION BECAUSE WE WASTED SO MUCH TIME ON ISSUES THAT WE'RE ONLY IMPORTANT IF I'M BEING CANDID TO TO TO TO ONE POLITICAL GROUP AND NOT A KITCHEN TABLE ISSUE.

RIGHT. WHAT I CONSIDER A KITCHEN TABLE ISSUE, IF YOU IF YOU TALK TO YOUR RESIDENTS, AS I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE PROPERTY INSURANCE AND THE SKYROCKETING COST OF PROPERTY INSURANCE, THAT'S A KITCHEN TABLE ISSUE.

THAT'S WHAT FOLKS ARE SITTING AROUND THEIR DINING ROOM TABLE TONIGHT DISCUSSING AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO ADDRESS THAT.

RIGHT. THE RENTAL MARKET THAT IS COMPLETELY OUT OF WHACK, THE HOUSING MARKET IN GENERAL, THAT IS OUT OF WHACK AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO ADDRESS ANY OF THOSE THINGS.

AND THERE WAS ALMOST NO CONVERSATION WHATSOEVER.

AND I'LL TOUCH ON THAT AGAIN A LITTLE BIT LATER.

BUT LET ME LET ME START OFF BY TALKING ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. AND I'LL START WITH WITH ONE OF MY ONE OF MY BILLS HOUSE MEMORIAL 505 RELATES TO THE FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD.

SO IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD, IT'S SEPARATE FROM THE ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY AND THE RESERVE MILITARY IN THAT IT RESPONDS TO STATEWIDE EMERGENCIES AND STATE EMERGENCIES AT THE DIRECTION OF THE GOVERNOR, BUT ALSO CAN BE FEDERALIZED AND SENT ON A ON A FEDERAL MISSION AS WELL UNDER THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

SO WE ARE THE THIRD LARGEST STATE IN THE NATION.

WE HAVE THE 53RD LARGEST NATIONAL GUARD.

53RD INCLUDES ALL THE STATES AND TERRITORIES THAT HAVE A GUARD COMPONENT.

WE HAVE 12,000 SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN AND AIR WOMEN WHO WHO SERVE US IN OUR NATIONAL GUARD.

THAT IS WHOLLY INADEQUATE FOR THE SIZE OF OUR STATE AND THE PROPENSITY FOR NATURAL DISASTER THAT WE FACE.

TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE, THESE SAME 12,000 MEN AND WOMEN HAVE RESPONDED AND CONDUCTED MORE WORK HOURS IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS, GIVEN COVID AND EVERYTHING ELSE WE'VE BEEN THROUGH. THEY'VE DONE MORE WORK IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS THAN THEY HAVE IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. RIGHT.

KIND OF KIND OF INSANE, AND SO WHAT THAT'S LEADING TO IS BURNOUT.

FOLKS WHO AREN'T RE-UPPING, RECOMMITTING WHEN THEIR TIME IS UP, AREN'T CHOOSING TO JOIN THE GUARD. THEY'RE CHOOSING TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, WHICH IS PUTTING OUR STATE AND OUR READINESS AND CANDIDLY, OUR NATION AT RISK.

AND SO HOUSE MEMORIAL 505 PASSED BIPARTISAN ALONG BIPARTISAN LINES WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT RATHER, UNANIMOUSLY THROUGH THE HOUSE AND ITS SENATE COMPANION PASSES AS WELL.

BASICALLY, THAT SENDS A LETTER TO CONGRESS URGING THEM TO DO SOMETHING, BASICALLY SAYING, HEY, WE CAN'T BE AS LARGE AS WE ARE POPULATION WISE.

AND WITH ALL THE COASTLINE AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE, THE PROPENSITY FOR NATURAL DISASTER AND EVERYTHING ELSE, WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO FUNCTION ON JUST THESE 12,000 MEN AND WOMEN.

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SECONDLY, I WANTED TO TOUCH ON HOUSE BILL 201.

THIS WAS MY PROPOSAL THAT WOULD HAVE PROVIDED A TAX REBATE FOR ENERGY STAR PRODUCTS AND WATER CENTS PROJECTS PRODUCTS, RATHER, TRYING TO INCENTIVIZE FOLKS TO UPDATE THOSE APPLIANCES. RIGHT. GIVING THEM GIVING THEM AN INCENTIVE TO DO SO BE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS AND KIND OF GET RID OF THAT OUTDATED APPLIANCE AND GIVING A LOCAL BUSINESS MAYBE SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUE.

THAT BILL WAS MORPHED INTO THIS YEAR'S TAX PACKAGE.

I'M PROUD TO SAY IT ACTUALLY WENT FROM ONE WEEKEND OF A TAX CREDIT TO AN ENTIRE YEAR.

SO FROM JULY 1ST OF 2022 TO JULY 1ST OF 2023, REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS THAT ARE $3,000 AND UNDER AND WATER HEATERS AND CLOTHES WASHERS AND DRYERS UNDER $1,500 WILL ALL BE TAX EXEMPT. SO YOU CAN PUT THAT OUT TO YOUR RESIDENTS AS WELL.

AGAIN, KIND OF HELPING THEM BE A LITTLE BIT MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY MINDFUL AND SPURRING THE LOCAL ECONOMY. I WANTED TO TOUCH ON ONE THAT I KNOW IS IMPORTANT TO YOU ALL AS CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND I AM PROUD TO SAY FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, THE HOUSE BILL 325 RELATING TO VACATION RENTALS, I WAS HELPFUL IN LEADING THE CHARGE TO KILL THAT BILL.

AND LET ME EXPLAIN, FOLKS.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU CAN DO IN TALLAHASSEE.

SOMETIMES IT'S WHAT YOU CAN STOP.

AND SO HOUSE BILL 325 IS, AS WE KNOW, TALLAHASSEE LOVES THE IDEA OF PREEMPTION.

WE FORGET THAT THERE'S AN ENTIRE HOME RULE PROVISION IN THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION THAT ALLOWS YOU, AS A LOCAL DECISION MAKERS, TO MAKE LOCAL DECISIONS.

WHAT A NOVEL CONCEPT, RIGHT? HOUSE BILL 325 WOULD HAVE DONE JUST THAT.

WOULD HAVE TIED YOUR HANDS EVEN FURTHER WHEN IT COMES TO THE ISSUE OF VACATION RENTALS.

AND IF I'M BEING HONEST, I KNOW I'VE KNOWN MANY OF YOU A LONG TIME FROM WHEN I SERVED ON THE CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION, AND I'VE WORKED ON THE VACATION RENTAL ISSUE FOR YEARS WITH NOT MUCH INTEREST IN MY OWN COMMUNITY.

THERE'S NOT REALLY BEEN A VACATION RENTAL ISSUE IN CORAL SPRINGS OR THIS FAR WEST IN BROWARD. IT'S GENERALLY OUT BY THE COAST, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.

RIGHT. AND SO I'VE ALWAYS WORKED ON IT BECAUSE OF MY WORK WITH THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND WHATNOT. BUT THIS LAST YEAR, WITHIN THE LAST THREE OR FOUR MONTHS, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT HERE AND I'D LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT IT IF IT'S BECOME AN ISSUE IN TAMARAC, CERTAINLY IN THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, IT HAS.

AND YOU HAVE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE TURNING INTO HAVENS FOR VACATION RENTALS.

LISTEN, I LIKE AIRBNB.

I USE AIRBNB.

THAT'S FINE. BUT I'M A REASONABLE USER.

I'M NOT THROWING A PARTY UNTIL 3:00 IN THE MORNING WHEN I'M A NEIGHBOR IN A RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, IS GETTING UP TO GO TO WORK AND TAKE THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL AND DO ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS. SO.

HOUSE BILL 325 WOULD HAVE MADE IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT FOR YOU ALL TO DO YOUR JOB.

SO I'M PROUD TO SAY WE WERE ABLE TO KILL THAT THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

AND THE FINAL BILL THAT I'LL TOUCH ON THAT WAS ABLE TO WORK ON IS HOUSE BILL 1421, THIS RELATED TO SCHOOL SAFETY.

AND SO THIS YEAR, LOOK, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A SCHOOL SAFETY BILL EVERY SINGLE YEAR, RIGHT? BECAUSE THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TO ENHANCE SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURES. AND AS A GRADUATE OF DOUGLAS AND SOMEBODY WHO WAS WHO WAS THERE THE DAY OF THE SHOOTING, IT'S A LOT OF WHAT I WORK ON UP THERE.

AND THIS BILL WOULD PUNISH ADDS PROVISIONS TO PUNISH FOR FALSE REPORTING AND UPDATES THE THREAT ASSESSMENT PROCESSES THAT THAT SCHOOLS GO THROUGH.

AGAIN, I THINK IT'S AN ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW ON IT EVERY YEAR BECAUSE IT SHOULD ALWAYS CHANGE AND ADAPT GIVEN GIVEN THE SITUATION AROUND US TO PREVENT SOMETHING LIKE THE TRAGEDY AT STONEMAN DOUGLAS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

A COUPLE OF BILLS THAT I'D LIKE TO TOUCH ON THE RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO CITIES.

THE FIRST IS SENATE BILL 620.

THIS IS WHAT I CALL EMINENT DOMAIN FOR BUSINESSES.

THIS IS ACTUALLY SITTING ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK WAITING FOR HIS EITHER SIGNATURE OR VETO.

I'M HOPEFUL THAT IT'LL BE VETOED, BUT I'M NOT TERRIBLY OPTIMISTIC.

THIS BASICALLY SAYS THAT IF A BUSINESS HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS IN YOUR COMMUNITY FOR THREE YEARS AND YOU PASS AN ORDINANCE AND THEY CAN SHOW THAT THAT ORDINANCE IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM CAUSED DAMAGE TO THEM AND THEIR BUSINESS.

THEY CAN NOW COME AFTER YOU FOR DAMAGES.

I WILL TELL YOU, WHILE WE RAILED AGAINST THAT BILL AND DID ALL WE COULD TO TRY AND STOP IT, THERE WERE ACTUALLY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WORSE MEASURES THAT WE'RE MOVING THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WE WERE ABLE TO STOP THOSE.

SO THE EXAMPLE THAT I GIVE THERE WAS SENATE BILL 280.

THIS WAS NAMED LOCAL ORDINANCES.

BUT BASICALLY IT SAID ANY TIME A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PASSES AN ORDINANCE, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC CAN COME IN AND FIGHT AGAINST THAT ORDINANCE.

AND AS LONG AS THEY CAN COBBLE TOGETHER THE WHATEVER IT IS, WHATEVER THE FILING MAY, YOU PROBABLY KNOW BETTER THAN ME $350, $400, WHATEVER IT IS TO TO FILE A LAWSUIT, THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. AND THAT AUTOMATICALLY HEAR ME OUT.

THAT AUTOMATICALLY STAYS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WHATEVER ORDINANCE YOU PASS.

SO TODAY YOU PASS AN ORDINANCE AND SOMEBODY WANTS TO COME IN AND CHALLENGE IT.

THEY CAN CHALLENGE IT, BUT YOU CAN STILL IMPLEMENT THAT THAT THAT ORDINANCE.

RIGHT? YOU CAN STILL GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

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THAT PUTS YOU AT THE MERCY OF ANY PERSON WHO WANTS TO COME IN AND HAS AN EXTRA $400 TO THROW AROUND TO MAKE YOUR DAY DIFFICULT AND HOLD UP THE IMPLEMENTATION OF YOUR BILL.

YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT IT. OUR COURT SYSTEM HAS BEEN BACKED UP FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

HOLD UP YOUR ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTATION FOR 18 MONTHS.

THAT'S NUTS. SO I AM I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT THAT DID DIE THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

BUT, YOU KNOW, AS WITH A LOT OF THESE, YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL THAT IT'S NOT COMING BACK THE FOLLOWING YEAR. HOUSE BILL 101 WAS A VICTORY FOR CITIES.

IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, THAT IS THE SMOKING BILL THAT PROVIDES THAT CITIES WITH THAT THAT OWN BEACHES, NOT NECESSARILY IN THE CASE IN TAMARAC, BUT PARKS IN YOUR CITY, YOU CAN REGULATE SMOKING AND YOU CAN ALSO REGULATE SMOKING IN COUNTY PARKS THAT ARE CONTAINED WITHIN YOUR CITY AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T, AS LONG AS IT ISN'T CONTRARY TO COUNTY POLICY AS WELL. SO THAT'S A SMALL WIN FOR CITIES AND BEING ABLE TO DECIDE HOW THEY WANT TO OPERATE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.

WITH THAT MAYOR, I WANTED TO MENTION YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD I'M HEADED TO TALLAHASSEE ON MONDAY MORNING. I JUST FINALLY GOT ALL MY STUFF BACK FROM TALLAHASSEE.

NOW WE'RE GOING BACK FOR A SPECIAL SESSION ON REDISTRICTING.

WE WILL BE REDRAWING THE CONGRESSIONAL MAPS, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW.

BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, EVERY TEN YEARS WE DO THE CENSUS AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, WE DO THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS.

SO THE STATE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STATE LEGISLATIVE MAPS, HOUSE MAPS AND SENATE MAPS, WHICH IS THE COMMITTEE THAT I WAS HONORED TO BE THE RANKING MEMBER ON, AND THEN THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS AS WELL, WHICH WE DID PASS DURING SESSION.

BUT THEN THE GOVERNOR SUBSEQUENTLY VETOED, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE GOING BACK INTO SPECIAL SESSION. THERE HAS BEEN SOME TALK ABOUT OTHER SPECIAL SESSIONS.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE HASN'T BEEN MUCH MOVEMENT ON THEM.

SENATOR BRANDIS OUT OF THE TAMPA AREA MADE A CALL FOR A SPECIAL SESSION ON PROPERTY INSURANCE. I PUT OUT A LETTER ALSO JOINING THAT CALL ON PROPERTY INSURANCE.

I THINK WE'VE GOT TO GET ALL OF THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS TO THE TABLE.

WHEN YOU'VE GOT THREE INSURERS LEAVING THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN A WEEK, DROPPING ALL OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND LEAVING THE STATE ALL IN A WEEK IS TO ME, THAT'S A CRISIS AND SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT, PARTICULARLY BEFORE HURRICANE SEASON.

BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT I'VE HEARD OUT OF THE LEADERSHIP IN TALLAHASSEE IS THEY WANT TO ADDRESS PROPERTY INSURANCE FOLLOWING THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

THAT THAT DOESN'T WORK FOR ME AND IT SHOULDN'T WORK FOR YOU EITHER.

SO MY HOPE IS THAT WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN CALLING FOR THAT SPECIAL SESSION, CONSIDERING IT'S A BIPARTISAN CALL.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OTHER ISSUES THAT THEY'VE TOYED WITH, BUT I THINK THAT IS THE MOST PRESSING AND PROBABLY THE ONE THAT.

YOU ALL AND CERTAINLY MYSELF ARE HEARING THE MOST ABOUT.

MAYOR IN CLOSING, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.

I HEARD FROM MANY OF YOU.

I THINK ALL OF YOU. I SAW MANY OF YOU IN TALLAHASSEE, BUT HEARD FROM ALL OF YOU DURING SESSION ON DIFFERENT BILLS THAT WERE MOVING AND NOT MOVING.

AND YOUR ADVOCACY DOES REALLY HELP AND DOES REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE YOU'RE GIVING ME THE ON THE GROUND BOOTS ON THE GROUND ASSESSMENT OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND I CAN RELAY THAT TO THE FOLKS IN TALLAHASSEE AND TRY TO MOVE SOME SOME MOUNTAINS UP THERE. SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS YOU AS YOU ALWAYS DO.

AS ALWAYS, SARAH AND STEPHANIE IN MY OFFICE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP.

AND MANY OF YOU HAVE MY CELL PHONE NUMBER, BUT I'LL GIVE IT OUT TO EVERYBODY IT'S 954-778-3304. DAN PERIOD DALEY, D A L E Y AT MY FLORIDA DOT GOV AND YOU CAN FIND ME ON ANY OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS.

SO WITH THAT AND I DON'T KNOW MADAM MAYOR IF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE PANTHERS ARENA, FLA LIVE ARENA IN MY DISTRICT AS WELL.

SO I'LL CLOSE WITH THIS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING FOR THE CUP THIS YEAR.

GO CATS. YES.

[APPLAUSE] EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND ALSO BEING VERY MUCH AVAILABLE TO US WHEN WE NEED YOU ANY HOUR AND WHETHER YOU'RE UP IN TALLAHASSEE OR DOWN HERE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I AM NOT SEEING ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVING ANY QUESTIONS.

SO WE'LL JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY, OF COURSE, BUT WE KNOW YOU'RE BUSY.

I APPRECIATE AFTER AFTER SEVEN YEARS ON MY OWN CITY COMMISSION, I THINK I'LL PASS, MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND. WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE EXCITED.

THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU.

CITY MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU WISH TO DISCUSS? I DO. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS THAT THE CITY HAS AGAIN RECEIVED A DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD FROM THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

THIS IS THE 24TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED THIS AWARD, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF RECOGNITION IN GOVERNMENTAL BUDGETING.

THIS AWARD REFLECTS THE COMMITMENT OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND STAFF TO MEET THE HIGHEST PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENTAL BUDGETING.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING CHRISTINE CAJUSTE AND HER TEAM ON THIS IMPORTANT RECOGNITION FOR THE CITY.

[APPLAUSE] AND JEFF, OUR BUDGET MANAGER, DOES A YEOMAN'S JOB, TOO, IN MAKING THIS THING HAPPEN EVERY YEAR.

RELATED TO THE CHAMBER BUSINESS EXPO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TAMARAC NORTH LAUDERDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

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AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER.

OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS OF THE PANDEMIC, OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAD TO SHOW WHAT THEY WERE MADE OF AND WORK TOGETHER IN CHALLENGING TIMES, SHOWCASING RESILIENCE, INTENTIONALITY, STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE.

TAKING PLACE DURING NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK WE ASK THAT YOU JOIN US ON MAY 5TH TO RECONNECT IN SUPPORT OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A LUNCHEON FEATURE, A LUNCHEON FEATURING A KEYNOTE SPEAKER FROM AMAZON, ONE OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF OUR TAMARAC BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHO OPENED THEIR FACILITY IN TAMARAC LAST FALL AND HAVE SINCE HIRED 500 LOCAL RESIDENTS.

LEARN HOW AMAZON SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESSES AND STRIVES TO BE A LONG TERM PARTNER IN COMMUNITIES. SEATING IS LIMITED FOR THIS TICKETED LUNCHEON EVENT AND EARLY BIRD TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW AT WWW.RISE BUSINESS EXPO.COM AND FREE TO ATTEND FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY ARE THE LOCAL BUSINESS EXHIBITS IN THE EXPO EXHIBITOR HALL ALONG WITH BUSINESS RESOURCE INFORMATION. THERE WILL BE FREE PANEL SESSIONS DESIGNED TO HELP OUR SMALL BUSINESSES GROW. ALL TAKING PLACE IN ONE AFTERNOON AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER ON MAY 5TH.

WE HOPE THE COMMUNITY WILL JOIN US IN CELEBRATING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

AND LASTLY, WE HAVE THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE RECYCLING.

THE SEMIANNUAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMPLEX 6011 NOB HILL ROAD ON SATURDAY, MAY 7TH, FROM 9 A.M.

TO 2:00 PM.

RESIDENTS OF TAMARAC IN ADDITION TO COCONUT CREEK, CORAL SPRINGS, FORT LAUDERDALE, LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA, LAUDERDALE LAKES, NORTH LAUDERDALE AND POMPANO BEACH ARE ABLE TO DROP OFF OLD ELECTRONICS, WHICH IS CALLED E-WASTE AND HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE.

THE TYPES OF MATERIALS ACCEPTED INCLUDE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, PRINTERS AND KEYBOARDS, TELEVISIONS, COMPUTERS, MONITORS, AUTO BATTERIES, CELL PHONES, HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS, LAWN AND POOL CHEMICALS, MERCURY THERMOMETERS, RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES, FLUORESCENT BULBS, FUEL PAINT SOLVENTS, MOTOR OIL, PESTICIDES, FERTILIZERS, ETC..

YOU GET THE IDEA AND THANK YOU THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW GO TO OUR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND CITY ATTORNEY HERIN WILL READ

[3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION]

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-29 OF THE CITY CODE, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK AT CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS DURING PUBLIC HEARINGS WHERE AT TIMES TO BE SPECIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR THE PRESIDING OFFICER DURING THE PERIOD SET ASIDE FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION.

CITY COMMISSION AGENDA SUBJECT THE FOLLOWING.

SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES AND ALL REMARKS SHALL BE ADDRESSED TO THE CITY COMMISSION AS A BODY THROUGH THE MAYOR AND NOT TO ANY MEMBER INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHALL ADDRESS ONLY THE TOPIC BEING DISCUSSED.

DISRUPTIVE, BELLIGERENT, OR ABUSIVE CONDUCT BY ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS PROHIBITED AND SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED.

ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO VIOLATES THE SECTION MAY BE INSTRUCTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION TO REMOVE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE CITY.

IF THEY FAIL TO DO SO, A MEMBER OF THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE SHALL EJECT THE PERSON FROM THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS UPON INSTRUCTION BY THE CITY COMMISSION.

IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO REFUSE THE REQUEST TO LEAVE THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS VOLUNTARILY OR INVOLUNTARILY, WHEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY THE MAYOR OR PRESIDING OFFICER. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE REQUESTED THAT THEY STATE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND MOVE THEIR ADDRESS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY GIVE THEIR CITY OF RESIDENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-34 OF THE CITY CODE, THE CITY COMMISSION HAS THE FOLLOWING DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

THE MAYOR SHALL GIVE RECOGNITION AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER TO SPEAKERS.

UPON BEING RECOGNIZED, THE MEMBER MAY PROCEED.

NO MEMBER OF THE CITY COMMISSION MAY FILIBUSTER, FILIBUSTER OR MAY NOT SPEAK MORE THAN 5 MINUTES CONTINUOUSLY EXCEPT BY LEAVE OF THE CITY COMMISSION.

THE DECISION OF CITY COMMISSION IS FINAL.

GENERALLY, THE BRIEF PRESENTATION DOES NOT COUNT AGAINST THE 5 MINUTES UNLESS THE PRESENTATION IS LENGTHY.

IT'S LIMITED WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL OR THE COMMISSION.

MEMBER MAY SPEAK A SECOND TIME ON ANY ONE QUESTION, ONLY AFTER ALL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. GENERALLY, THIS IS LIMITED TO 2 MINUTES.

THE MAYOR SHALL REGULATE DEBATE IN ANY OTHER MANNER THAT SHE DEEMS NECESSARY, PROVIDED THE RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ARE RESPECTED.

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE RESERVED TO THE END OF A PRESENTATION TO AVOID INTERRUPTING THE SPEAKER, DISRUPTING TIMEKEEPING PROCESS AND DEDICATING DUPLICATING GROUND THE SPEAKER MAY COVER.

ALL MEMBERS OF CITY COMMISSION SHALL BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER AND SHOULD NOT BE RULED OUT OF ORDER BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER UNLESS THE MEMBER HAS MADE ABUSIVE,

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NO MEMBER OF THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL BE LIMITED IN HIS OR HER DEBATE ON ANY ISSUE EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN UNLESS THE MEMBER ENGAGES IN ABUSIVE, DEROGATORY, RUDE COMMENT. ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL ACCORD THE UTMOST COURTESY TO EACH OTHER, TO CITY EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC MEMBERS APPEARING BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION, AND SHALL REFRAIN AT ALL TIMES FROM RUDE AND DEROGATORY REMARKS, REFLECTIONS AS TO INTEGRITY, ABUSIVE COMMENTS, AND STATEMENTS AS TO MOTIVE AND PERSONALITIES.

THE CITY MANAGER MAY SPEAK IN ANY MANNER ON WHICH HE OR SHE SHE HAS INFORMATION FOR THE CITY COMMISSION. IN THE EVENT THAT THE MAYOR, PRESIDING OFFICER, FAILS TO ACT, ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COMMISSION MAY MOVE TO REQUIRE THE PRESIDING OFFICER TO ENFORCE THESE RULES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND AS YOU MAY HAVE SEEN, WE HAD THE RULES POSTED ABOVE FOR A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AS WELL.

SO WE WILL NOW BEGIN.

BOB VALDEZ. WELCOME.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SO TO SPEAK, SO.

YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS BOB VALDEZ.

I LIVE AT 8281 NORTHWEST, 66TH TERRACE IN THE SUBDIVISION OF SUNFLOWER.

MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED THERE FOR CLOSE TO 37 YEARS.

I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION REGARDING THE CONSTANT NOISE COMING FROM THE HOUSE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET AT 8280 NORTHWEST, 66TH TERRACE.

IT'S COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT CERTAIN COMMISSIONERS BELIEVE THAT NOISE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, EXCUSE ME, IS ONLY RELEGATED TO PARTY HOUSES.

AND THE CURRENT CODE ADDRESSING NOISE ABATEMENT AS REVISED IN 2014 IS ADEQUATE.

I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT IT'S NOT THE CASE.

I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND WITH ME.

I'M RETIRED 38 YEARS WITH THE FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT.

THE LAST 15 YEARS I DID REGULATORY LAW.

SO REGULATORY LAW, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND EVERYTHING ELSE, STATE AND FEDERAL WAS MY LIFE.

THE CURRENT CODE HAD WRITTEN, IN MY VIEW, IS VAGUE, CANNOT BE ENFORCED BECAUSE BSO AND CODE ENFORCEMENT DOES NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CODE AS WRITTEN OR HOW HOW IT CAN BE ENFORCED. THE CODE IS POORLY WRITTEN AND LEFT A BROAD INTERPRETATION.

CODE SHOULD BE WRITTEN THAT CANNOT BE LEFT FOR INTERPRETATION, BUT ENFORCED TO THE LETTER OF THE CODE. SINCE OCTOBER 2020, MUSIC HAS BEEN BLASTING FROM THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET. IT'S NORMALLY STARTS AT 7:45 A.M.

AND DOESN'T END TILL AROUND 5:30 P.M.

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PLAYS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND SOMETIMES ON THE WEEKENDS.

THIS NOISE LEVEL GOES UP TO 80 DECIBELS IN MY LIVING ROOM AND YOU CAN HEAR THE DISGUSTING LYRICS IN MY BACK YARD.

IT STARTED WHEN A PERSON MOVED IN INTO HIS GIRLFRIEND'S HOME.

AT THIS ADDRESS, HE BROUGHT IN TWO EACH COMMERCIAL GRADE SPEAKERS THAT ARE ABOUT THREE FOOT TALL, ABOUT TWO FOOT WIDE, AND PLACED THEM IN HIS GARAGE, POINTED DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY ADDRESS.

HE DOES NOT PLAY WHEN HIS GIRLFRIEND IS AT HOME.

HOWEVER, SHE KNOWS HE PLAYS LOUD WHEN SHE'S AT WORK AND AWAY FROM THE HOUSE.

BSO AND CODE HAS BEEN OUT THERE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, HE TELLS BSO AND CODE ENFORCEMENT , GET OFF HIS PROPERTY, F OFF.

HE KNOWS HIS RIGHTS. HE DOESN'T CARE IF HE GETS CITED.

BSO WAS OUT AS RECENT AS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

IT NEVER ENDS.

ONCE A POLICE CODE LEAVES, HE DANCES AROUND YELLING AND [INAUDIBLE] AGAIN, THEN WALKS UP AND DOWN THE STREET, BANGING ON THE DOORS TO FIND OUT WHO CALLED THE AUTHORITIES.

HE FEELS HE CAN GET AWAY BECAUSE HE BELIEVES LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT DOES NOT HAVE A CODE THAT THEY CAN ENFORCE.

REGARDING THE SUCCESS OF NOISE.

I HAVE HAD MEETINGS IN CONTACT WITH BSO AND CODE, BSO AND CODE AND GETTING NOWHERE.

MY NEIGHBORS FEEL INTIMIDATED AND THEY ALSO FEEL THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABANDONED.

I ALSO UNDERSTAND ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS STATED THE NOISE ISSUES DUE TO PEOPLE [INAUDIBLE]. AM I DONE? EXCUSE ME. YES, YOU'RE THREE MINUTES, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ROSEANNE VALDEZ.

HELLO. MY NAME IS ROSEANNE VALDEZ.

I LIVE AT 8281 NORTHWEST, 66TH TERRACE AND TAMARAC.

I'M THE WIFE OF ROBERT.

WE LIVE IN A VERY QUIET PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE LIVE WAY IN THE BACK AND BEHIND THE HOUSE THAT'S CAUSING A PROBLEM AS A CANAL.

SO IT'S VERY, VERY QUIET.

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WE'VE BEEN THERE SO LONG, NOBODY'S EVER DONE ANYTHING TO CAUSE US TO GET UPSET.

WE IT'S VERY STRESSFUL LISTENING TO THE MUSIC FROM 8 TO 9, I MEAN, SORRY, FROM 8 TO 9 HOURS A DAY. IT'S VERY DISTURBING.

HIS WORDS IN THE MUSIC ARE FILTHY.

IT'S MOSTLY BAD WORDS, DISTURBING SONGS, AND IT'S NOT EASY TO LISTEN TO.

AND THE BASS IS VERY LOUD.

HE TURNS IT ALL THE WAY UP.

A BACK DOOR NEIGHBOR OF OURS WAS WALKING HER GRANDSON.

A SONG STARTED AS SHE WALKED DOWN MY STREET.

IT WAS RAP WITH NASTY WORDS, SHE SAID BY THE TIME SHE GOT TO THE CORNER, HER LITTLE FOUR YEAR OLD GRANDSON WAS REPEATING THE WORDS.

THE FAMILY NEXT TO US HAS CHILDREN, THREE OF THEM.

I THINK ONE LITTLE GIRL IS ABOUT SIX, AND WE HAVE ONE ACROSS THE STREET AND OVER A COUPLE OF HOUSES SHE'S ELEVEN.

SHE DOES ONLINE SCHOOL.

MY GRANDDAUGHTER, WHO'S SEVENTEEN, DOES ONLINE SCHOOL.

AND HE MOVED IN WHEN SHE WAS SIXTEEN.

AND ANOTHER NEIGHBOR WORKS AT NIGHT, SO SHE SLEEPS DURING THE DAY.

THE NEIGHBOR NEXT TO HER WORKS OUT OF HER HOME.

IT'S VERY DISTURBING.

THESE PEOPLE FEEL VERY INTIMIDATED.

SO A LOT OF THEM DID NOT COME BECAUSE HE'S HE'S HE'S VERY TALL AND HE JUST HAS A WAY OF BEING VERY INTIMIDATING.

THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO IN OUR HOUSE FOR PEACE.

THE NEIGHBORS SURROUNDING HIM ARE ALL RETIRED.

AND SOMETIMES WE LIKE TO LAY DOWN AND SLEEP IN THE AFTERNOON.

AND EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS ALL CLOSED, YOU CAN STILL HEAR BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM CONSTANTLY. SO THERE'S NO REST FOR US.

HE PLAYS SONGS WHILE OUR DAUGHTER IS OUTSIDE BY HER CAR.

SHE FEELS THAT SOMETIMES THE WORDS TO THE SONGS ARE DIRECTED TO HER.

AND THEN AT ONE TIME, I DID HEAR HIM TURN AROUND AND SAY TO HER, HOW ABOUT THAT BASS? AND HE USED A VULGAR WORD.

HE HAS NO RESPECT FOR ANYONE, AND WE LIVE THERE FOR A LONG TIME.

WE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY NEIGHBORS.

WE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GIRL HE LIVES WITH, WHO OWNS THE HOUSE.

AND THE DAY HE MOVED IN, OR THE DAY AFTER HE MOVED IN, HE PLAYED LOUD MUSIC AND WE ASKED HIM TO STOP OR TO TURN IT DOWN AND NOTHING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SHARON REYNOLDS, PLEASE.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

MY NAME IS SHARON A REYNOLDS.

I LIVE IN 8270 NORTHWEST, 66TH TERRACE.

YES 8270 NORTHWEST, 66TH TERRACE.

I'VE BEEN THERE OVER 42 YEARS.

THIS HAS BEEN VERY TRAUMATIZING FOR THIS WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU MY BACKGROUND.

I AM A RETIRED REGISTERED NURSE AND ALSO I'M A RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF THE ARMY RESERVE. I WANT TO MEET WITH YOU, 28 YEARS.

YES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON.

TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE.

NEIGHBORS ASKING YOU TO STOP THE MUSIC.

AGAIN, RUSTY MENTIONED ABOUT THE CHILDREN.

THEY WON'T COME AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOODS ANYMORE AND ALSO ABOUT THE SCHOOLING.

HE'S WHEN HE GETS IN IT, BEING A NURSE, I THINK HE'S GOT SOME MAYBE BIPOLAR PROBLEMS. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY GETTING BAD.

AND THE POLICE ARE THERE, THEN THE CODE, THEN THE POLICE, THEN THE CODE.

THIS HAS NEVER BEEN LIKE THIS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING OFF THE RECORD.

I'VE NOTICED THAT IN THIS AREA, IN HIS HOUSE.

MA'AM I'M GOING TO JUST STOP YOU WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OFF THE RECORD.

IT'S A PUBLIC MEETING.

I'M SORRY. OKAY, WELL, I'LL TALK TO YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.

RON WASSERMAN.

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MY NAME IS RONALD WASSERMAN.

I LIVE AT 8577 J DRIVE HERE IN TAMARAC.

I LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF SHANGRI-LA.

MADAM MAYOR I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO SPEAK ABOUT AN ENEMY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT IS CANCER.

COLON CANCER IS AN ENEMY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I'M A SURVIVOR OF COLON CANCER AND I JUST URGE EVERYONE.

BE TESTED.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT I'M SAYING, THAT'S OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME ON THAT.

AND MY OTHER HALF, MS. SANDY, WHO A NUMBER OF YOU KNOW, IS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR DURING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

SO I'LL END WITH THAT.

MADAM MAYOR.

IN 1998, THERE WAS A PROPERTY PURCHASED IN SHANGRI-LA.

THAT PURCHASE WAS DONE BY OUR FAMILY.

WE WERE THE FIRST MEMBERS OF THAT COMMUNITY.

IN 2011 OUR HOME WAS BROKEN INTO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE INSURANCE DOUBLED.

IT WAS 10:30 IN THE MORNING.

2018. WE'RE SITTING, WE'RE RETIRED.

MANY OF YOU HAVE WATCHED THE WALKING DEAD.

SANDY SAYS WATCH OUT RON WALKERS.

WALKING FROM WOODMONT COUNTRY CLUB BEHIND OUR HOME.

THERE WERE THREE TARAVELLA STUDENTS THERE WATCHING, TRYING TO BREAK INTO OUR HOME NEXT TO ME, A RETIRED VETERAN, AND NEXT TO THEM, A CHILD WHO'S HANDICAPPED.

WE JUST TALKED ABOUT AUTISM.

TWO WEEKS LATER.

SAME INDIVIDUALS CAME TO THE HOUSE.

TRIED TO BREAK IN AGAIN.

IT WAS 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON.

SO BSO COMES AND SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.

SURE, I DO.

WE WENT DOWN, AND THERE THEY WERE, TARAVELLA STUDENTS.

AND JUST TO ADD A LITTLE MORE AND I'M TIME IS GOING TO RUN OUT.

WE WE'RE ASSAULTED ON THE STREET AT MILANO'S BY THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AT 6:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO THINK THERE IS NO CRIME.

THANK YOU. ARMANDO [INAUDIBLE] GOMEZ.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

ARMANDO [INAUDIBLE] RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA.

SO I VISITED LAST TIME, AND I WANTED TO SAY TO YOU ALL IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE WATCHING ON TELEVISION VERSUS HERE.

ONE OF THE REASONS THAT BROUGHT ME BACK IS I INTERACTED WITH MANY OF YOU AND DID NOT ONE OF YOU. AND ONE THING THAT IN THE ARMY WE TALK ABOUT CAMARADERIE.

WE TALK ABOUT IN SERVICE AND CAMARADERIE AND INTEGRITY AND ETHICS.

AND MADAM MAYOR WHILE I WILL SPEAK TO YOU AS THE CHAIR, TO OTHERS, TO THE INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER, I NEVER WANT TO BE DISRESPECTFUL.

I NEVER WANT TO BE CROSS.

AND IT IS IMPERATIVE, BECAUSE NONE OF YOU HAVE EVER DONE ANYTHING TO ME.

AND IT WAS NOT OKAY FOR ME TO NOT BE KIND AND TO NOT SPEAK TO COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, COMMISSIONER, HE'S DONE NOTHING TO ME.

HE'S JUST UP THERE. SO I WANT TO OFFER MY APOLOGIES TO HIM FOR MY BAD BEHAVIOR, BECAUSE WE SHOULD ALL BE BETTER.

I CAN'T ASK YOU ALL TO ACT BETTER, AND I'M NOT ACTING AS MY BEST SELF.

AND I ALSO WANT TO ALSO ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IN THESE TIMES, YOU HAD A REPRESENTATIVE UP HERE DALEY TALKING TO ALL OF YOU ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ALL DEALING WITH.

WE'RE COMING OFF THE ROUGH IS 24, 26, 28 MONTHS THAT MOST OF US ARE DEALING WITH.

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WE'RE ALL DEALING WITH THINGS.

I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO REACH INSIDE AND REACH THE BEST OF YOURSELVES.

LEADERSHIP IS ALSO ABOUT COMPASSION AND EMPATHY.

LOOK AT HOW YOUR COMMUNICATION IMPACTS OTHERS.

BECAUSE I KNOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU UP THERE ARE UP THERE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. NOBODY WANTS TO RUN FOR OFFICE AND REACH THE SCRUTINY AND BE CRITICIZED.

NOBODY DOES THAT.

ALL OF YOU ARE DYNAMIC PEOPLE.

EVERY ONE OF YOU UP THERE.

AND HEY, I GOT FEEDBACK.

THAT WAS A REMIX.

I LIKE THAT. THAT'S OKAY.

[INAUDIBLE] BUT LISTEN, SERIOUSLY.

I MEAN THIS AUTHENTICALLY AND GENUINELY.

I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU UP THERE FOR THIS IS COMING FROM A GOOD PLACE AND A SPIRIT OF LOVE.

I KNOW THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE ISSUES OR THINGS THAT COME ACROSS.

YOU REACH OUT AND DIG DEEP BECAUSE IT'S THESE FOLKS OUT HERE THAT NEED EVERY ONE OF YOU.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO WHEN [INAUDIBLE].

WHEN THE PRESIDENT SAYS GO, WE DON'T SAY HEY I DON'T LIKE THE PERSON NEXT TO ME, SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO. SO I WANT YOU ALL TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T CARE WHAT SO-AND-SO SAYS OR WHAT THEY THINK OR HOW THEY FEEL OR WHAT PARTY THEY'RE A PART OF, IT DOESN'T MATTER, BECAUSE WHEN YOUR ROAD'S GETTING FIXED, IT'S NOT A DEMOCRATIC ROAD OR A CONSERVATIVE ROAD OR A LIBERAL OR PROGRESSIVE ROAD.

THE PEOPLE WANT THEIR ROAD FIXED.

THEY WANT TO GET THEIR HOUSES TAKEN CARE OF, THEY WANT THEIR CRIME DONE.

AND ALL OF YOU ARE DYNAMIC AND GREAT PEOPLE, EVERY ONE OF YOU.

I LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

I DON'T KNOW ALL OF YOU.

BUT LISTEN, SOME OF YOU I KNOW BETTER THAN OTHERS.

YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. BUT I WANT TO STILL ENCOURAGE YOU.

DIG DEEP. STOP.

CALM DOWN. LET'S CALM THE FLAMES DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

YOU ALL CAN DO THIS.

AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU.

HAVE A GREAT ONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK THAT DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP? IT'S ON ME. MY APOLOGIES.

I ALREADY HAVE BOB, BOB ALREADY SPOKE.

STEVE [INAUDIBLE]. NAVY VETERAN STEVE [INAUDIBLE].

MY NAME IS STEVE [INAUDIBLE].

I LIVE [INAUDIBLE] BUT THIS PAST SATURDAY I WAS ABLE TO FLY TO WASHINGTON WITH THE HONOR FLIGHT. AND AS MY GUARDIAN, I HAD A MOST WONDERFUL PERSON, YOUR MAYOR AND I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK HER VERY MUCH.

SHE WAS FANTASTIC.

AND IF YOU KNOW ANY VETERANS, PLEASE HAVE THEM GET IN TOUCH WITH THE HONOR FLIGHT.

IT'S A FANTASTIC ORGANIZATION AND FANTASTIC TRIP.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

[APPLAUSE] NEXT IS [INAUDIBLE] KINGS POINT TAMARAC.

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

MADAM MAYOR I SEE THAT THE VICE MAYORS' PUT UP THE TRAVELING SOCCER TEAM UP FOR DISCUSSION. I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT THERE WAS NO ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS OR DISCUSSION INCLUDED WITH THIS ITEM.

I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A REQUIREMENT TO HAVE ITEMS THAT HAVE THOSE PUT ON ITEMS TO PUT ON THE AGENDA. APPARENTLY, THE VICE MAYOR'S LIAISON SPENT MORE TIME ON HIS PRESENTATION ABOUT THE PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING PROCESS THAN ANTICIPATED AND RAN OUT OF TIME.

OF COURSE, IF THE CITY SPENT MORE MONEY ON THE LIAISONS LIKE THE VICE MAYOR WANTED.

I'M SURE THIS OVERSIGHT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED.

BOTTOM LINE, HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO SPEND THIS TIME VICE MAYOR? THEN WE HAVE THE PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING PROCESS.

I READ THROUGH THE ATTACHMENTS THAT WERE FROM 2014 AND 15.

YOU REALLY SHOULD TRY TO FIND SOME UPDATED WEBSITES.

THE EXAMPLES CITED ARE THINGS THE COMMISSIONER COMMISSION IS ALREADY SPENDING MONEY ON.

THE CITIES IN YOUR EXAMPLES SET ASIDE ON AVERAGE $1 MILLION FROM THEIR BUDGETS FOR THIS PROCESS. DO WE HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY LAYING AROUND? NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

IT MEANS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE OUR BUDGET BY WHATEVER AMOUNT THE COMMISSIONERS DEEM APPROPRIATE FOR THIS PROCESS.

ELECTIONS ARE COMING UP IN NOVEMBER, AND I FEEL THAT COMMISSIONERS ARE PUTTING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA STRICTLY TO POLITIC, TO PROVIDE GOOD SOUND BITES SO THAT WHEN THEY GO OUT AND START POLITICKING CAMPAIGNING, THEY CAN SAY, LOOK AT WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO FOR YOU AND LOOK WHO'S TRYING TO STOP ME.

THESE MEETINGS ARE LONG ENOUGH AS IT IS.

WE DON'T NEED TO KEEP PUTTING THINGS ON THAT WE KNOW ARE GOING TO GET TURNED DOWN FOR

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PATTY LYNN.

PATTY LYNN [INAUDIBLE] TAMARAC.

HI, EVERYBODY. THREE THINGS I WANT TO JUST MENTION.

THE COUNTY WIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE DEVELOPING.

WE ARE PARTICIPATING ARE WE'RE NOT.

THE NEW WASTE MANAGEMENT OR ELIMINATING WASTE MANAGEMENT.

OKAY. BECAUSE WE COULD DO A BETTER JOB, I'M SURE.

I KNOW THAT SOMETIME IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS YOU WERE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING ELIMINATING THE ORDINANCE FOR ON STREET PARKING, PROHIBITING IT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2 A.M. AND 6 A.M..

IN [INAUDIBLE] WE ARE NOT FOR THAT AT ALL.

IN FACT, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THE NO ON STREET PARKING FROM 11 P.M.

TO 6 A.M..

YOU REALLY NEED TO DRIVE OUT INTO THE COMMUNITIES AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AT NIGHT.

I WIDENED MY DRIVEWAY.

I ONLY HAVE ONE CAR.

I HAVE A GARAGE.

BUT IF SOMEBODY COMES TO SEE ME, I WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO PARK OFF THE STREET.

THAT'S A NORMAL THING.

HAVING CARS PARKED ON THE STREET PRESENTS A HAZARD FOR BSO IF THEY'RE IN A RUSH AND DEFINITELY FOR TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE.

THOSE ARE BIG VEHICLES THEY'RE DRIVING AND OUR STREETS ARE NARROW.

AND ALSO BECAUSE WE'RE NOT HAVING LANE STRIPING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS YET, YOU KNOW, IT'S A MESS. YOU CAN'T SAY WHERE THE ROAD IS AND WHERE IT ENDS.

AND MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IS NOT THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE'S NO STRIPES.

BUT THAT'S IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND, I'M SURE.

THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION WAS THE STAFF.

I KNOW YOU ALL DEAL WITH THE STAFF, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY DEAL WITH THE STAFF. IF YOU HAVE TO COME TO THE CITY HALL OR CALL THEM ON THE PHONE.

YOU STILL HAVE THE BEST STAFF ANY PLACE.

EVERY ONE OF THEM IS POLITE.

NO MATTER HOW MEAN OR NASTY ANYBODY GETS WITH THEM, THEY'RE ALWAYS OC.

I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

LET ME GET SOMEONE ELSE TO HELP YOU.

THEY GO OUT OF THEIR WAY AND THEY REALLY NEED TO BE COMMENDED.

EVERY ONE OF THEM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH [INAUDIBLE] TO OUR STAFF.

[INAUDIBLE] GOOD AFTERNOON.

I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, TO BE HONEST.

I SIGNED UP BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS JUST LIKE THE SIGN IN SHEET THAT I WAS PRESENT.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO TELL, LIKE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY OR SHE WAS LIKE, SHE ALREADY HAS A LIST, SO SHE'S GOING TO CALL YOUR NAME.

SO SHE CALLED MY NAME.

I'M JUST SAYING. GOOD EVENING.

HELLO, EVERYBODY.

I LIVE IN TAMARAC.

I HAVE A BUSINESS.

I NORMALLY TUNE IN VIA THE INTERNET, SO THIS IS MY FIRST TIME IN PERSON.

SO IT'S A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE.

I LIKE IT AND I SEE A LOT OF VETERANS IN THE HOUSE, BIG UP TO THE VETERANS.

I'M A VETERAN TOO. ARMY.

[APPLAUSE] MY HUSBAND'S ARMY RETIRED, SO EVERYBODY IT'S GOOD BEING HERE.

THANK YOU. SO, VETERAN KENNY [INAUDIBLE] WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK OR WOULD YOU JUST LIKE TO WAVE? YOU'RE GOING TO WAVE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

NOW, IS THERE ANY. I'VE FINISHED MY SHEETS.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK THAT DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN IN? SEEING NONE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS NOW CLOSED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CITY MANAGER. WE'RE NOW AT CONSENT AGENDA.

CITY MANAGER ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS?

[4. CONSENT AGENDA]

WE'D LIKE TO REMOVE 10A AND MOVE IT TO THE WORKSHOP ON APRIL 25TH.

ALL RIGHT. SO NOTED.

ALL RIGHT. I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE COMMISSION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE. SO MOVED AS AMENDED.

SECOND. THANK YOU.

SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO COMMENTS AT THIS POINT CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU. MAYOR GOMEZ.

YES. COMMISSIONER PLACKO.

YES. VICE MAYOR VILLALOBOS.

I MEAN, SORRY. VICE MAYOR GELIN.

YES. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

YES. AND COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

YES, THANK YOU.

A POINT OF CLARIFICATION MADAM MAYOR.

WHAT ITEM DID WE REMOVE? I THOUGHT I HEARD THE CITY MANAGER SAY 10E.

BUT THAT'S NOT. IS THAT ON CONSENT? NO. SHE IS TALKING ABOUT THE REGULAR AGENDA.

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APRIL 25TH AT 10 A.M..

SO I BELIEVE THE MOTION WAS SO MOVED AS AMENDED, BUT WE DID NOT AMEND IT.

UNDERSTOOD. IT'S NOT AMENDED.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

WE WILL NOW GO TO ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING.

[6.a TO2492 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Ordinance 2021-031, which adopted the City of Tamarac Operating Budget, Revenues and Expenditures, the Capital Budget, and the Financial Policies for the Fiscal Year 2022, by increasing the total Revenues and Expenditures by a total of $2,324,602 as detailed in Attachment A attached hereto and summarized in Attachment B; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

YES, MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.

THIS IS AN ORDINANCE CITY COMMISSION, THE CITY OF FLORIDA AMENDING ORDINANCE 2021-031, WHICH ADOPTED THE CITY OF TAMARAC, OPERATING BUDGET REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, THE CAPITAL BUDGET AND THE FINANCIAL POLICIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022.

BY INCREASING THE TOTAL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES BY A TOTAL OF $2,324,602 AS DETAILED IN ATTACHMENT A ATTACHED HERE TOO AND SUMMARIZED IN ATTACHMENT B, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES CHRISTINE CAJUSTE WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ALONG WITH MR. SCHRADER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSION CHRISTINE CAJUSTE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.

WITH ME IS JEFF STREDER, YOUR BUDGET MANAGER.

TR 24892 IS OUR FIRST BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.

ALTHOUGH WE GO THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE BUDGET PROCESS AND WE HAVE A SOLID PLAN OF ACTION.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAPPEN THAT CAUSE US TO HAVE TO COME BACK FOR YOU TO FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT. IT MAY BE JUST HOUSEKEEPING, LIKE THE ROLLOVERS OF OUR ENCUMBRANCES, OR IT MAY BE OTHER MATTERS THAT ARE UNFORESEEN AT THE TIME WHEN WE DO THE BUDGET.

AND SO WE HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE EXPENDITURES ARE LEGALLY APPROPRIATED. TR 242 THIS IS THE FIRST 2492 THIS IS THE FIRST READING THAT WILL HAPPEN TODAY ON APRIL 13TH, AND THE SECOND READING WILL BE ON APRIL 27TH, 2002.

2022. SORRY.

THE BUDGET AMENDMENT IS GOVERNED UNDER STATE STATUTE 1662.241 SUBSECTION THREE, WHICH ALLOWS A BUDGET AMENDMENT WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR OR UP TO SIX DAYS PAST THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE BUDGET AMENDMENT MUST BE ADOPTED IN THE SAME FASHION AS THE ORIGINAL BUDGET, AND UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE CHARTER.

THE INCREASE OR DECREASE OF A BUDGETED FUND, IT IS TO INCREASE OR DECREASE A BUDGETED FUND TO TRANSFER ALLOCATING RESOURCES BETWEEN FUNDS OR BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS IN THE GENERAL FUND. HERE IS A SUMMARY OR AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHANGES.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE GENERAL FUND HAS NO CHANGE.

THE BOTTOM LINE FOR THE GENERAL FUND REMAIN AT $71,388,801.

OUR TOTAL ADOPTED BUDGET OF $220,979,425 IS BEING INCREASED BY $2,324 ,602 FOR A NEW AMENDED BUDGET OF $223,304,027.

I WILL NOW INVITE JEFF STREDER, WHO WILL GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN OF THE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS AMENDMENT.

THANK YOU, CHRISTINE.

AS CHRISTINE MENTIONED, THE INCREASE TO THE BUDGET WITH THE FIRST BUDGET AMENDMENT WILL BE $2,324,602, AND THAT REPRESENTS A 1.05% INCREASE TO THE CITY'S TOTAL BUDGET.

THE FIRST BUDGET AMENDMENT CONSISTS OF FOUR MAIN ITEMS. THE FIRST IS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ITEMS AND THE ITEMS IN THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.

YOU CAN THINK OF THOSE BASIC GENERALLY AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE HOUSEKEEPING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT ACTIONS THAT THE COMMISSION HAD OR HAS APPROVED DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, STARTING WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR UP UNTIL NOW.

THE ANOTHER COMPONENT IS THE ENCUMBRANCE ROLE, AND THAT'S ONLY PART OF THE FIRST BUDGET AMENDMENT. AND ANOTHER COMPONENT IS MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, AND THE LAST COMPONENT IS PERSONNEL CHANGES TO THE BUDGET.

I'LL RUN THROUGH THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ITEMS RATHER QUICKLY.

THE FIRST IS RESOLUTION 2021-112, AND THAT WAS ACCEPTING A BEAUTIFICATION GRANT THROUGH

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AND THAT WAS A GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000.

AND THAT WILL BE BEING APPROPRIATED TO PROJECT NUMBER PW22 F.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S $100,000 IMPACT OR OVER $100,000 IMPACT TO THE BUDGET.

THE NEXT IS RESOLUTION 2021-130, AWARDING BID NUMBER 21 [INAUDIBLE].

APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STOUTE GROUP LLC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE SIX OF THE CITYWIDE CULVERT HEAD WALL INSTALLATION PROJECT AND BRINGING THAT TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET TO $498,916. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THERE WAS A GRANT.

THERE WAS A GRANT. SO PART OF THE ACTION WAS AUTHORIZING AN APPROPRIATION FOR RECEIPT OF AND EXPENDITURE OF THE GRANT RECEIVED THROUGH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THAT GRANT WAS IN THE AMOUNT OF $350,000, AND THAT WAS FOR PROJECT SW 21A.

FOR THIS ITEM, THERE IS NO IMPACT TO THE BUDGET.

THERE'S NO NET CHANGE BECAUSE THERE IS OFFSETTING INCREASES AND DECREASES.

THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 2021-131.

AWARDING BID NUMBER 2105B AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH ALL FLORIDA CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIFT STATION GENERATORS PROJECT FOR A PROJECT TOTAL OF $677,941.

IT ALSO AUTHORIZED AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF A GRANT FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.

IN THIS CASE, THE GRANT IS $353,000 AND IS FOR PROJECT UT 19M.

SO THIS WILL INCREASE THE CAPITAL FUNDS, SPECIFICALLY THE UTILITY RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT FUND $353,000.

OOPS. THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 2020.

22-007.

AWARDING BID NUMBER 21-17 B TO MARK DAN INK FOR THE TAMARAC LAKES SECTION ONE AND TWO WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS.

FOR A TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET OF $2,057,294.25.

IT ALSO AUTHORIZED AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $57,294.

SO MONEY WAS ALREADY BUDGETED FOR THIS PROJECT.

BUT IN ORDER TO REACH THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET, YOU NEED AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $57,294. AND THIS IS FOR PROJECT UT 21A.

THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 22-018, APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF WASTEWATER LINING SERVICES FOR WASTEWATER MAIN LINE LATERALS AND MANHOLES, NOT TO EXCEED $545,000 FOR SUCH SERVICES.

SAME SITUATION HERE.

THERE WAS MONEY BUDGETED FOR THE PROJECT.

YOU NEED AN ADDITIONAL $45,000 TO REACH THE $545,000.

AND THIS WAS IN PROJECT UT 22B.

SO THIS WILL BE AN INCREASE TO THE CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS.

AGAIN, THE UTILITY UTILITIES RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT FUND.

THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 2022-021 AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH C.A.P.

GOVERNMENT INC AND CALVIN GIORDANO AND ASSOCIATES INC TO PROVIDE BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES FOR A CONTRACT PRICE NOT TO EXCEED $35,000 FOR C.A.P.

AND $30,000 FOR CALVIN GIORDANO.

$30,000 WAS ALREADY BUDGETED FOR CALVIN GIORDANO.

YOU NEED TO BUDGET THE ADDITIONAL $35,000 FOR C.A.P.

IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THIS ACTION.

SO THIS WILL BE AN INCREASE TO THE BUILDING BUILDING FUND, SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, $35,000.

THE LAST PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ITEM IS 2021-022 AWARDING BID NUMBER 22 04B AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH TEAM CONTRACTING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HIATUS ROAD.

MCNAB ROAD ROUNDABOUT PROJECT FOR A TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET OF $530,574.83.

THE ACTION ALSO AUTHORIZED AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION IN AN AMOUNT OF $25,982.

AND THIS WOULD BE FOR PROJECT PW 20G, WHICH IS THE MCNAB ROAD ROUNDABOUT.

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THERE'S ONLY AN INCREASE OF $25,982.

DID NOT HAVE TO INCREASE THE BUDGET TWICE BECAUSE THE TRANSFER WAS DONE WITH OFFSETTING INCREASES AND DECREASES.

NORMALLY WHEN THERE'S A TRANSFER, YOU HAVE A DOUBLE BUDGET.

YOU HAVE TO INCREASE FOR THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES AND YOU HAVE TO INCREASE FOR THE TRANSFER. NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE ENCUMBRANCE ROLL, WHICH BASICALLY IT'S RELATED TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES THAT ARE BROUGHT FORWARD INTO FISCAL YEAR 2022.

IN OTHER WORDS, ENCUMBRANCES WERE OPENED IN 2021, 2021, FISCAL YEAR 2021.

THEY WERE NOT FULLY COMPLETED.

SO YOU NEED TO ROLL THE BUDGETS FORWARD INTO 2022 BECAUSE MORE CHARGES ARE GOING TO OCCUR ON THOSE ENCUMBRANCES AND THERE HAS TO BE MONEY THERE TO CHARGE.

SO WE'VE GOT TO BRING THE BUDGETS FORWARD, AND THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME IN THE FIRST BUDGET AMENDMENT. SO EXPECT TO SEE THAT.

THE GENERAL FUND ENCUMBRANCE TOTALS $256,270.

THIS REPRESENTS A REALLOCATION FROM NON DEPARTMENTAL RESERVE AND CONTINGENCY FOR THE ENCUMBRANCES. SO WE INCREASE THE LINE ITEMS IN EACH OF THE EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAS AN ENCUMBRANCE AND WE DECREASE RESERVE FOR ENCUMBRANCES AND THERE WAS $250,000 BUDGETED FOR RESERVE FOR ENCUMBRANCES.

SO THAT'S GOING TO GO DOWN TO ZERO.

AND THEN WE TAKE THE ADDITIONAL $6,270 FROM CONTINGENCY.

SO IT'S DONE WITHOUT WITH A NET EFFECT OF ZERO ON THE GENERAL FUND.

IT JUST MOVES MONEY FROM NON DEPARTMENTAL INTO THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENT BUDGETS.

AND THERE WAS ENCUMBRANCE.

THERE'S AN ITEM WE NEED TO INCLUDE FOR THE ENCUMBRANCE ROLE IN THE UTILITIES OPERATING FUND, AND THAT'S 146,868 REPRESENTS A REALLOCATION FROM BUDGETED UTILITY OPERATING RESERVES. AND A CONTINGENCY WITH $208,326 FUNDED BY AN INCREASE TO RESERVES FOR ENCUMBRANCES. SO IN OTHER WORDS, THEIR ENCUMBRANCES EXCEEDED THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE OR THAT WE HAD APPROPRIATED FOR RESERVE FOR ENCUMBRANCES, AND WE HAD TO AND CONTINGENCY COMBINED AND WE HAD TO ACTUALLY INCREASE THE BUDGET IN ORDER TO BRING FORWARD AN APPROPRIATE ALL THOSE ENCUMBRANCES.

AND WE DID THAT.

WE INCREASED THE BUDGET $208,326 AND THAT WAS IN FUND 325.

SO THAT THAT AFFECTS AN ENTERPRISE FUND.

ANOTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEM IS RE APPROPRIATING FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROSPECT ROAD BUFFER WALL.

THIS WAS ORIGINALLY BUDGETED IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, BUT SINCE THAT TIME THE CITY HAS LEARNED THAT THE PROJECT DOES NOT MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SURTAX.

SO IN ORDER TO DO THE PROJECT, WE NEED TO BUDGET IT IN ANOTHER FUND.

AND WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS WE'RE BUDGETING $1,500,000, WHICH IS A SMALLER NUMBER.

WE'RE ACTUALLY BUDGETING IT AT A LOWER AMOUNT BECAUSE PUBLIC SERVICES HAS GOT A REFINED ESTIMATE FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH IS TO OUR ADVANTAGE LOWER.

SO WE BUDGET A MILLION AND A HALF NET INCREASE IN THE THIS WILL BE IN THE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT FUND 315.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THERE'S A PERSONNEL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BUDGET.

THE FIRST IS IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, THE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE ANALYST POSITION TO A SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCE ANALYST.

THERE'S NO BUDGETARY IMPACT BECAUSE THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT BUDGET CAN ABSORB THE NOMINAL INCREASE. HUMAN AGAIN.

THERE'S AN ITEM FOR THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT REQUESTING THE HUMAN RESOURCE SUPPORT SPECIALIST ONE POSITION TO A HUMAN RESOURCES SUPPORT SPECIALIST TWO POSITION.

NO BUDGETARY IMPACT AGAIN.

PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

A PAY GRADE CHANGE OF THE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SPECIALIST POSITION FROM GRADE 204 TO GRADE 208 TO MAKE THE PAY GRADE MORE ALIGNED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITIES REQUIRED FOR THAT POSITION. THERE IS NO BUDGETARY IMPACT HERE BECAUSE IT'S A NOMINAL INCREASE AND PARKS AND RECREATION HAS SUFFICIENT APPROPRIATION IN THEIR EXISTING BUDGET TO ABSORB THE NOMINAL INCREASE. AND THEN THERE'S A CHANGE A COUPLE CHANGES IN FIRE RESCUE AT AT THE UPPER MANAGEMENT LEVEL RECLASSIFICATION OF TWO FIRE DIVISION CHIEF POSITIONS AS FOLLOWS FIRE DIVISION CHIEF OF EMS WAS RECLASSIFIED TO ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS AND FIRE DIVISION CHIEF OF TRAINING WAS RECLASSIFIED TO ASSISTANT CHIEF OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

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ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF POSITION, WHICH BECAME VACANT UPON THE PROMOTION OF MIKE ANNESE TO FIRE CHIEF, WAS RECLASSIFIED.

THE FIRE DIVISION CHIEF OF EMS. ALL THIS CAN BE DONE WITHIN THE EXISTING FIRE BUDGET.

NO BUDGETARY IMPACT.

AND LAST PERSONNEL ADJUSTMENT IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

THE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING MANAGER BACK TO A SENIOR PLANNER.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS GOING FROM A HIGHER POSITION TO A LOWER POSITION.

SO THERE'S NO BUDGETARY IMPACT FOR THIS EITHER.

SO TO RECAP, THE TOTAL BUDGET AMENDMENT IS $2,324,602.

IT AFFECTS THIS TABLE SHOWS THE HOW THE BUDGET AMENDMENT IS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE MAJOR TYPES OF FUNDS.

IT'S ONLY AFFECTING SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

NOTE THAT THE GENERAL FUND THERE IS NO INCREASE TO THE GENERAL FUND.

IT REMAINS AT $71,388,801.

AND OTHER THAN ALL PREAPPROVED ITEMS THERE ARE.

THERE'S THE ENCUMBRANCE RULE AND THERE'S THE ITEM FOR BUDGETING, THE PROSPECT ROAD BUFFER WALL, WHICH ESSENTIALLY IS A PRE APPROVED ITEM BECAUSE IT WAS BUDGETED IN 21 AND WE JUST HAVE TO RE BUDGET IT IN 22.

AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND CHRISTINE AND I ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FOR THE TEAM WINNING THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AWARD 24 YEARS IN A ROW.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN OVER THREE DECADES OF GOOD SERVICE AND AWARDS THROUGH THE SAME ORGANIZATION, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR HAS A QUESTION.

CAN YOU GO BACK A SLIDE? QUESTION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

VICE MAYOR, THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR BOTH YOU AND JEFF, BUT SO JEFF SAID THAT WHERE YOU'RE RECLASSIFYING FROM THE ZONING MANAGER, PLANNING ZONING MANAGER TO SENIOR PLANNER.

SO GOING FROM A HIGH POSITION TO A LOW POSITION, BUT NO CHANGE IN THE BUDGET.

SO IS THE PAY FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL GOING TO REMAIN THE SAME, EVEN THOUGH THE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE LOWER? NO THE PAY ALSO REVERTED BACK TO THE PAY THAT INDIVIDUAL HAD AS A SENIOR PLANNER.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

AND THEN FOR THE FIRE CHIEF ? [INAUDIBLE] GOOD EVENING.

IS THIS JUST SIMPLY A REORGANIZATION OF YOUR DEPARTMENT? YES. THANK YOU.

OKAY. MR. STREDER, THE PRIOR SLIDE 12, I GUESS.

THE SLIDE.

JUST KEEP GOING BACK.

SLOWLY BACK.

I KEEP GOING UNTIL I.

KEEP. YEAH.

OKAY. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS AS THIS IS A READING ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING, WE DO NOT OPEN THIS UP TO THE PUBLIC FOR COMMENTS.

SO WE ARE GOING TO JUST CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR GOMEZ.

YES. VICE MAYOR GELIN.

YES. COMMISSIONER PLACKO.

YES. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

YES. THANK YOU.

AND COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

YES. THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY 5 TO 0.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO 6B202495.

[6.b TO2495 - An ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida amending Chapter 10, Article 4, entitled “Development and Design Standards” by amending Section 10-4.10 entitled “Signs” of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances, by specifically amending Section 10-4.10 (C) entitled “Comprehensive Sign Plan (CSP)”; Section 10-4.10 (D) entitled “General Sign Requirements”; Section 10-4.10 (E) entitled “Design criteria”; section 10-4.10(F) entitled “construction and location”; section 10-4.4 (H) entitled “temporary Signs” and Section 10-4.10(M) entitled “Nonconforming Signs” to provide for updated signage regulations in support of economic development opportunities, citywide; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

YES, MA'AM. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.

THIS IS AN AUDIENCE. THE CITY COMMISSION, THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER TEN, ARTICLE FOUR ENTITLED DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS BY AMENDING SECTION TEN 4.10 ENTITLED SIGNS THE CITY OF TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCES BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION

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PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

MOVED BY COMMISSIONER PLACKO.

SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

COMMUNITY DIRECTOR.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MAXINE CALLOWAY IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WE HAVE HAD A DETAILED PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION AT OUR WORKSHOP.

I'M NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS BY MY COLLEAGUES.

I DO HAVE JUST SOME CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS FOR YOU, IF YOU WOULD.

THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ASKED WAS ABOUT TINTING.

MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED IS THAT WE HAVE TINTING BEING HANDLED IN A DIFFERENT PART OF OUR ORDINANCE.

MY REQUEST IS THAT WE ALSO REMIND PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME TO LEARN ABOUT THIS NEW SIGN ORDINANCE, THAT THEY LEARN THAT TINTING IS REQUIRED UNDER THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AT THE SAME TIME. SO THERE'S NO CONFUSION WHEN WE EDUCATE OUR NEW BUSINESSES OR CURRENT BUSINESSES ON WHAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO PUT UP.

PLEASE. ABSOLUTELY, MAYOR.

WE CAN DO THAT. AND JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMISSION, JUST WANT TO SAY, SINCE THE PRESENTATION WAS DELIVERED ON MARCH 14TH, DURING THAT WORKSHOP, WE ALSO BROUGHT IT TO THE PLANNING BOARD ON APRIL 6TH.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS AND WE INSERTED SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE DISCUSSED BY THIS BODY, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING REQUIRING SIGNAGE ON THE REAR OF BUILDINGS.

WE WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED THAT IN SECTION TEN 4.10 D UNDER GENERAL SIGN REQUIREMENTS.

THIS BOARD ALSO TALKED ABOUT REQUIRING THE ADDRESS NUMBER ABOVE ON THE MONUMENT SIGN.

SO IT'S VISIBLE. WE WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED THAT AS WELL IN SECTION TEN 4.10 E 1.

AND FINALLY THE BOARD TALKED ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT EXISTING PROPERTIES HAD SOME KIND OF CONSISTENCY AS IT RELATES TO THE SIGNS WHEN IT'S BEING IMPROVED.

AND SO WE WENT AHEAD AND ADDED LANGUAGE THAT REQUIRED EXISTING PROPERTIES WITH MULTIPLE SIGNS TO PROVIDE SOME SOME CONFORMITY TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO THE TEAM AND ALSO FOR ALL THE MEETINGS WITH THE BUSINESSES AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU. MAYOR GOMEZ.

YES, COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

YES. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

YES. VICE MAYOR GELIN.

YES. AND COMMISSIONER PLACKO YES.

THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY 5 TO 0.

THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

[7.a TR13761 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida approving the Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP), attached hereto as Exhibit “1”, as required by the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program Act, subsections 420.907-420.9079, Florida Statutes; and rule Chapter 67-37, Florida Administrative Code; authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute any necessary documents and certifications needed by the State; authorizing the submission of the Local Housing Assistance Plan for review and approval by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC); authorizing the appropriate City Officials to accept the State of Florida’s State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program budget by accepting the fiscal year 2022, 2023, and 2024 allocations of the program funds to be utilized according to the city’s Local Housing Assistance Plan and housing delivery goals chart; that the appropriate City Officials are hereby authorized to appropriate said funds including any and all subsequent budgetary transfers to be in accordance with proper accounting standards; providing for conflict; providing for severability; and providing an effective date.]

YES, MA'AM AND MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.

THIS IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN, LHAP ATTACHED HERETO IS EXHIBIT ONE, AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE HOUSING INITIATIVE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ACT SUBSECTIONS 420.907 THROUGH 420.9079 FOR STATUTES AND RULE CHAPTER 67 374 IN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS NEEDED BY THE STATE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION THE SUBMISSION OF THE LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION HFC, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO SET THE STATE OF FLORIDA STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP SHIP PROGRAM BUDGET BY ACCEPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022, 2023 AND 2024 ALLOCATIONS OF THE PROGRAM FUNDS TO BE UTILIZED ACCORDING TO ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN AND HOUSING DELIVERY GOALS CHART THAT THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO APPROPRIATE SAID FUNDS, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL SUBSEQUENT BUDGETARY TRANSFERS, TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.

PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COMMUNITY DIRECTOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MAXINE CALLOWAY WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION.

ACTUALLY, I TAKE THAT BACK BEFORE YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO DO A MOTION AND A SECOND.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE? SO MOVED, SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS GAVE US A MOTION, AND COMMISSIONER PLACKO SECONDED.

NOW, MISS CALLOWAY, WILL YOU PLEASE PROVIDE THE PRESENTATION? THANK YOU, MAYOR. AGAIN.

GOOD EVENING. MAXINE CALLOWAY FOR THE RECORD, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

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AS MENTIONED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY IN THE READING, THIS IS A REQUIREMENT BY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO TO ADOPT EVERY THREE YEARS IT'S REQUIRED BY FLORIDA STATUTE, AS WELL AS THE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, THAT EVERY 1 TO 3 YEAR LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN HAS TO BE ADOPTED. THAT ESTABLISHES OR OUTLINED WHAT OUR STRATEGIES ARE BETWEEN 1 TO 3 YEARS.

SO IT'S TIME FOR US TO ADOPT OR LHAP AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING SOME CHANGES THIS TIME GIVEN WHAT'S OCCURRING IN THE HOUSING MARKET.

OF COURSE THE PURPOSE OF THE PLAN AS OUTLINED IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MEETING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF THE EXTREMELY LOW, THE VERY LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.

AND WE WANT TO DO THAT BY EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PRESERVING WHAT WE HAVE AS WELL IN THE CURRENT FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

SO THESE ARE THE FOUR STRATEGIES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR EXISTING LHAP AND STAFF HAS NOT RECOMMENDED ADDING ANY NEW STRATEGIES, BUT WE ARE RECOMMENDING SOME CHANGES TO THE WAY THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED UNDER THESE FOUR STRATEGIES.

WE HAVE THE PURCHASE ASSISTANCE WITH OR WITHOUT REHAB STRATEGY, AND OWNER OCCUPIED REHABILITATION PROGRAM, THE EMERGENCY REPAIR PROGRAM AND A DISASTER REPAIR MITIGATION PROGRAM, WHICH I'LL TOUCH ON EACH AND GO OVER THE CHANGES THAT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED AS A PART OF THIS LHAP. JUST TO AID IN TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION, I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE LIMITS CHART THAT'S BEFORE YOU THAT REALLY ESTABLISHES WHAT THE HOUSEHOLD LIMITS ARE RELATIVE TO INCOME. THIS IS THE CHART THAT IS RELIED UPON BY MY OFFICE WHEN APPLICANTS OR APPLICATIONS ARE MADE TO OUR OFFICE AND IT OUTLINES THE INCOME CATEGORY AS WELL AS THE HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND THE MEDIAN INCOME.

SO THE EXTREMELY LOW CATEGORY IS HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE MAKING 30% OR LESS OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME AND THE VERY LOW CATEGORY IS 50% OR LESS OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND YOU SEE THE LOWEST 80% AND THE MODERATE IS 120%.

SO JUST WANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND BECAUSE WE'LL TOUCH ON THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. THE LHAP HALF ALSO PROVIDES THAT WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A RANKING PRIORITY.

SO WHEN FUNDS ARE SPENT, THE SHIP FUNDS ARE SPENT, STAFF HAS TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE AND SPEND THOSE FUNDS.

20% SET ASIDE ON YOUR SPECIAL NEEDS.

AND THESE ARE HOUSEHOLD THAT HAVE PERSONS THAT ARE ELDERLY, PHYSICALLY DISABLED OR AT RISK OF BEING OR ARE HOMELESS OR HAVE EXTREMELY LOW INCOME.

SO THAT'S WHAT SPECIAL NEEDS.

AND SO WE HAVE TO SET ASIDE 20% OF THE FUNDS FOR THEM FIRST.

THEN WE HAVE TO SERVE THE VERY LOW UNTIL 30% OF THE FUNDS ARE MET AND THEN WE MOVE TO THE LOW AND 60% OF OUR FUNDS HAVE TO BE SET ASIDE FOR THEM AND THEN WHATEVER IS REMAINING THEN WOULD GO TO THE MODERATE INCOME.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE SPECIAL NEEDS CAN ALSO FALL INTO THE VERY LOW OR THE LOW CATEGORY. SO YOU CAN BE A SPECIAL NEED PERSON AND ALSO VERY LOW OR LOW AND THAT SET ASIDE WOULD BE MET. SO THE FIRST STRATEGY IS THE PURCHASE ASSISTANCE STRATEGY AND THE STRATEGY WE HAVE BEEN MARKETING.

WE JUST HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOP AND IT OPENS ON MONDAY, APRIL 18TH, AND THIS ALLOWS THE CITY TO HELP ELIGIBLE FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS WITH A DEFERRED LOAN.

WE PROVIDE DOWN PAYMENT AND CLOSING COST ASSISTANCE, AND UNDER THE OLD OR LHAP THE FUNDS WERE $40,000 UP TO $40,000 THAT WE WERE PROVIDING, GIVEN THE HOUSING MARKET AND THE FACT THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSE HOUSING IS DIFFICULT TO FIND.

AND WE'RE HAVING REALLY A CHALLENGE WITH THE APPLICANTS THAT THAT'S BEEN APPLYING.

WE ARE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THE $40,000 TO $60,000 FOR EXTREMELY LOW AND VERY LOW.

THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE MAKING 50% OF AMI AND UP TO $50,000 FOR THE LOW.

AND THESE ARE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE MAKING 80% OF AMI AND THEN WE'RE KEEPING THE $40,000 FOR THE MODERATE INCOME.

AND THESE ARE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE MAKING 120% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.

THE OWNER OCCUPIER REHAB STRATEGIES.

OUR NEXT STRATEGY. ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO RETAIN THE STRATEGY.

IT REALLY ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO ADDRESS SAFE AND SANITARY HABITATION. WE ONLY ADDRESS SUBSTANDARD OWNER OCCUPIED UNITS.

WE CORRECT CODE VIOLATIONS, HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING ISSUES, ROOFS AND WINDOWS AND OTHER STRUCTURAL ITEMS. THE OLD OR EXISTING LHAP HAD A $40,000 MAX.

WE'RE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THAT UP TO $60,000, AND THAT WOULD BE FOR THE VERY LOW AND THE EXTREMELY LOW. THESE ARE HOUSEHOLD MAKE IN 50% OF AMI AND THEN INCREASE IT UP TO $50,000 FOR THE LOW.

AND THIS IS HOUSEHOLD WITH 80% AMI.

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AND THIS REALLY STARTED DUE TO COVID, AND SOME MATERIALS HAVE GONE UP IN EXCESS OF 30%.

AND SO THAT'S THE PRIMARY REASON WHY STAFF IS PROPOSING TO INCREASE THIS.

THE EMERGENCY REPAIR STRATEGY.

THIS IS LOANS THAT WE PROVIDE TO RESIDENTS IN NEED OF EMERGENCY REHAB OF THEIR OWN OUT OF THEIR HOMES. AND THIS IS FOR DIRE SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE MITIGATED IMMEDIATELY AS DETERMINED BY AN INSPECTION DONE BY THE HOUSING ADMINISTRATOR OR OUR DESIGNEE.

AND A LOT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE TO DO WITH DAMAGED ROOFING THAT IS EXCESSIVELY LEAKING DAMAGED WINDOWS.

ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK ARE THINGS THAT CAUSE AN IMMEDIATE HEALTH HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS. AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN MATERIALS, WE'RE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THIS FROM $15,000 TO $25,000.

THE DISASTER RELIEF STRATEGY.

THIS MITIGATES THIS IS A LOAN PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES EMERGENCY REPAIRS THAT MAY BE CAUSED BY DISASTER TO A RESIDENCE.

A DISASTER MUST BE DECLARED BY EITHER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND ALL THE FUNDS THAT ARE ENCUMBERED THAT ARE IMMEDIATELY ARE REDIRECTED TO THIS STRATEGY. CURRENTLY, WE SPEND $25,000 NOT TO EXCEED $25,000.

WE'RE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THAT TO $30,000.

AND FOR THE SAME REASON, WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE COST OF MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION, AND THAT STARTED DURING THE PANDEMIC.

AND IN SOME INSTANCES WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE OVER 30%.

TWO MORE CHANGES THAT WE'RE MAKING TO THE LHAP.

ONE IS THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD.

WE ARE INCREASING THAT OR WE ARE ADJUSTING IT SOMEWHAT.

CURRENTLY IT'S A 15 YEAR TERM AND AT TERM AT YEAR 11, THEN THE LOAN STARTS REDUCING AT 20% PER YEAR.

WE'RE PROPOSING TO CHANGE THAT AND AT YEAR 14, 50% OF THE LOAN WOULD BE DEFERRED.

AND THEN AT YEAR 15, 100% OF THE LOAN WOULD BE REMOVED.

AND THIS IS REALLY TO MAINTAIN THAT AFFORDABILITY PERIOD.

WE'RE FINDING THAT MUCH MOST OF OUR RECIPIENTS ARE CASHING OUT BEFORE THE AFFORDABLE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD ENDS, AND WE HAVE OVER $361,000 IN PROGRAM INCOME THAT IS COME BACK INTO THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THE RECIPIENTS ARE SELLING THEIR HOMES BEFORE THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD EXPIRES.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S MAINTAINED AND THOSE UNITS ARE NOT LOST IN THE MARKET.

SO WE'RE CHANGING THAT.

AND THE LAST CHANGE THAT WE'RE MAKING IS ON THE ASSET CAP CURRENTLY UNDER A PROGRAM, IF ARE OF $20,000 IN LIQUID ASSET IN YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU'RE NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE ASSISTED.

AND WE FIND THAT SOMETIMES WE HAVE LOW INCOME, VERY LOW INCOME PEOPLE THAT MAY HAVE THE AFFORD, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OR THE ABILITY TO SAVE SOME FUNDS IN THEIR ACCOUNT.

CURRENTLY WE DON'T YOU'RE NOT ELIGIBLE IF YOU HAVE SOME MONEY SAVED UP.

AND SO WE WANT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE SEE OTHER CITIES ARE DOING WHERE IF YOU HAVE SOME FUN SAVED UP IN YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO STILL PARTICIPATE, BUT YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS AS A PART OF YOUR APPLICATION.

SO IN THIS CASE, WE'RE PROPOSING THAT ONE THIRD OF THE AMOUNT OF WHATEVER YOU HAVE SAVED UP GO TOWARDS THE REHAB OF YOUR HOME OR THE PURCHASE OF YOUR HOME.

AND WE'RE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THE ASSET CAP FROM $20,000 TO $25,000.

AND SO JUST TO FINISH UP THE LOAN TERM AGAIN IS 15 YEARS.

IT'S AN INTEREST RATE OF 0%.

THE FORGIVENESS PERIOD THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS 50% AT YEAR 14 AND THE ENTIRE LOAN WOULD BE FORGIVEN AT YEAR 15.

AND JUST WANT TO PROVIDE SOME FUNDING TRENDS JUST TO SHOW HOW THE CITY HAS RECEIVED THESE FUNDS FROM 2015 TO 2016.

IN 2020, 2021, AS YOU RECALL, THERE WAS NO FUNDING THROUGH THE SHIP PROGRAM.

AND THEN OUR BIGGEST ALLOCATION CAME IN 2021, 2022, AND THEN IN 2022, 2023.

THAT'S WHAT'S BEING PROJECTED.

AND SO IF THE FUNDS ARE NOT ROBBED FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, THEN HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT ALLOCATION YET.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

VICE MAYOR GELIN.

ON THE SLIDE WITH THE $20,000 TO $25,000 ASSETS, IS IT ONLY COUNTING CASH OR? YES. THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS MS. MAXINE, WHAT'S THE START OF THE DATE OF THE APPLICATION?

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AND LAST QUESTION, THE LOAN FORGIVENESS THAT YOU SAID, WE RECUPERATED ALMOST $700,000, 300 I THINK IT WAS $361,000.

AND THAT'S DUE TO THE EQUITY OR JUST THE LOAN AMOUNT THAT WE WERE GIVEN? SO WE CALL THAT PROGRAM INCOME.

SO THAT'S WHEN SOMEONE DECIDES TO CASH OUT AND THAT AFFECTS THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD.

SO IF WE SAY YOUR TERM IS 15 YEARS AND YOU DECIDE TO REFINANCE OR SELL YOUR HOME BEFORE THE 15 YEARS AND WE'RE SEEN TYPICALLY TEN YEARS, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE CITY BACK WHAT WAS BORROWED.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT THAT REPRESENTS.

SO WE DON'T GO AFTER ANY EQUITY.

NO, THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER PLACKO.

THANK YOU. WELL, YOU ANSWERED MY FIRST QUESTION ABOUT APRIL 18TH.

WHAT'S THE NORMAL TURNAROUND TIME FOR FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS? SO WE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENT WITH THAT AS WELL BECAUSE THE CHALLENGE IS OUR PROGRAM IS A SUBSIDY. AND SO WITH THE MARKET BEING WHAT IT IS, YOU HAVE A LOT OF CASH BUYERS THAT ARE BEATEN OUT, PROGRAMS SUCH AS OURS, THAT IS A SUBSIDY AND TAKE SOME TIME FOR US TO VERIFY INCOME, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

SO WE HAVE MADE A CHANGE.

IT USED TO TAKE 2 TO 3 MONTHS.

WE'RE HOPING IT WILL BE A LOT SHORTER NOW, WE'RE ASKING THE APPLICANTS TO BRING US A CONTRACT FOR PARTICIPATION.

PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.

SO YOU WOULD SIGN UP AS OPPOSED TO IN THE PAST WHERE IT WOULD GIVE YOU 45 DAYS TO FIND A HOME AND THEN COME BACK AND THEN GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.

WE'RE SAYING FIND A PROPERTY, GET A CONTRACT, COME TO US, AND THAT WILL EXPEDITE HOW QUICKLY WE CAN THEN TURN THAT AROUND.

AND WE'RE PROJECTING ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 4 WEEKS BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I'M HEARING. THE MARKET, AS YOU KNOW, IS HORRIFIC RIGHT NOW.

PEOPLE ARE FINDING HOMES AND BY THE TIME THEY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, THEY'VE LOST THE HOME AND THEN THEY'RE BACK TO SQUARE ONE AGAIN.

ABSOLUTELY AND A LOT OF CASH BUYERS ARE IN THE MARKET.

AND SO A SELLER IS NOT PREPARED TO WAIT ON A SUBSIDIZED PROGRAM.

IT'S AN ISSUE. SO THE BEST WE CAN DO WOULD BE GREAT.

THANKS VERY MUCH. AND I'LL HOLD MY COMMENTS BECAUSE I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, SEEING THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER.

CITY CLERK AT THIS TIME, DO YOU STILL NEED A NAME AND RESIDENCE LOCATION? SO IF YOU WOULD NAME EITHER YOUR ADDRESS OR THE LOCATION WHERE YOU LIVE.

TAMIKA RENEE 5702 MELALEUCA DRIVE TAMARAC FLORIDA 33319.

IT SOUNDED LIKE WHAT SHE SAID FOR THE PROGRAM IS THAT YOU ARE FINDING A HOME FIRST AND THEN GETTING QUALIFIED FOR THE PROGRAM AFTER.

IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID IS THE PROCESS? IN PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE DON'T USUALLY HAVE PEOPLE SPEAKING, SO GO AHEAD AND ANSWER THIS ONE. WELL, YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A FIRST MORTGAGE IN THE PAST.

YOU WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT A PREQUALIFICATION LETTER SO WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE QUALIFIED FOR A MORTGAGE. NOW WE'RE ASKING YOU, OF COURSE, YOU'D HAVE TO BE QUALIFIED FOR A MORTGAGE, FIND A HOME.

YES. AND SECURE A CONTRACT ON THAT HOME.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD SUBMIT.

SO IS HOW HARD I'VE NEVER HAD TO DO THIS PROGRAM.

LUCKILY, I'M A VETERAN, SO IT'S NOT THAT HARD FOR US TO GET QUALIFIED.

AND I FEEL LUCKY THAT I HAVE THAT BENEFIT.

BUT GIVEN THE WAY THAT THE MARKET IS, YOU KNOW, AND THE PROCESS, BECAUSE I'VE PURCHASED SEVERAL HOMES IN MY LIFETIME, HOW HARD IS IT FOR THEM TO DO ALL OF THIS AND GET ALL OF THIS PAPERWORK DONE AND HAVE ALL OF THAT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED SO THAT THEY CAN GET THEIR HOME? LIKE, COULD THEY BE NOT QUALIFIED? YOU KNOW, LIKE IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A VERY CUMBERSOME PROCESS.

IS IT ANY WAY THAT YOU GUYS THAT THAT PROCESS CAN BE DONE BEFORE THEY START PURCHASING, YOU KNOW, FINDING A HOME SO THAT THEY CAN JUST GIVE THEM EVERYTHING THEY NEED AND BAM, THAT JUST BE IT.

TYPICALLY, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE JUST HAVE YOU ASK US QUESTIONS ON SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU'RE ASKING.

IF MRS. CALLAWAY WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER, SHE CAN.

BUT IF NOT, IT MIGHT BE BETTER FOR YOU TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SPEAK WITH MS. CALLAWAY.

SO I CAN RESPOND AND THEN WE CAN MEET AFTER, BUT WE'RE FINDING AT LEAST WE BELIEVE WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED WILL BE A QUICKER PROCESS BECAUSE UNDER WHAT YOU HAVE DESCRIBED, YES, THEY WOULD FIRST THEY WOULD THEN TELL US, GIVE US A PRE-QUALIFICATION LETTER TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY'RE QUALIFIED FOR A MORTGAGE FROM A BANK.

RIGHT. THEN WE'D PROCESS ALL OF THAT AND THEN WE DISPATCH YOU TO FIND A HOME IN 45 DAYS.

THE CHALLENGE IS THAT THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME TO DO THAT.

ALREADY WE HAVE ISSUED THREE OR FOUR EXTENSIONS OF THAT 45 DAYS BECAUSE IF THEY FIND A HOME, THEN IT'S SNAPPED UP BY A CASH BUYER.

SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS CHANGE WILL MAKE THE PROCESS MUCH SMOOTHER AND MUCH QUICKER

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AND SO ONCE YOU FIND THAT HOME AND YOU HAVE A CONTRACT, THEN OUR JOB IS JUST TO CERTIFY THAT YOUR INCOME IS WHAT YOU SAY IT IS.

WE DO A THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN SCHEDULE YOU FOR CLOSING IN SHORT ORDER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE THE MICROPHONE CLEANED BEFORE YOU SPEAK OR ARE YOU GOOD? OKAY. BUT IF YOU IF THAT'S YOUR PROCESS, I WILL.

IT'S BECOME A NEW PROCESS HERE IN THE WORLD OF COVID, SO.

YEAH, WE'LL FOLLOW PROTOCOL.

SORRY. SORRY.

[INAUDIBLE] SO NAME AGAIN? ARMANDO [INAUDIBLE] GOMEZ CITY OF GAINESVILLE.

A LOT OF VETERANS IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT.

MADAM MAYOR. THAT DOES MY HEART GOOD.

THE ONE QUESTION I HAVE A CONCERN WITH AND I GUESS FOR ANYBODY THAT'S IN REALTY.

I'M A VETERAN TOO, THE ONE THING I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT, I KNOW WITH THIS PROGRAM, I HEARD MS. CALLOWAY TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUE OF NOBODY'S GOING TO WAIT ON SUBSIDIZED PROGRAMS. WELL, THE VA ALSO IS SOMEWHAT OF A SUBSIDIZED PROGRAM.

THE PROBLEM WE RUN INTO WHEN YOU'RE APPROVED IS WAITING FOR APPRAISALS.

SO THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE IN THE REALTY BUSINESS AND WE'RE WAITING FOR APPRAISALS TO GET IN THE HOMES, THAT'S BEEN A PROBLEM.

SO WE TALK ABOUT IN THIS WORLD OF I DON'T KNOW ABOUT NECESSARILY TAMARAC AND I'M IN THE HOME LOOKING FOR ONE. SO I TOLD YOU SO MS. CALLOWAY WE LOOK FOR THOSE, WHETHER IT BE FHA, VA, WHICH IS PRIME, WE WANT THOSE PROGRAMS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME I DON'T ARE YOU ARE WE FINDING MADAM MAYOR.

AND I GUESS THAT'LL BE A QUESTION I'LL WAIT FOR I'LL JUST ASK FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERYBODY. ARE WE WHEN WE'RE FINDING OUT OR WE HAVE WE TALK ABOUT THESE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS IS THAT WE'RE HAVING BUT PEOPLE ARE FINDING FUNDING.

BUT ARE YOU FINDING THAT YOU'RE PRICED OUT OF THE MARKET NECESSARILY HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY? BECAUSE WHETHER IT BE FHA AND I DON'T THINK ANYTHING WOULD REQUIRE FHA FUNDING HERE IN THE CITY LIMITS BECAUSE YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY RURAL THING OUTSIDE OF HERE, BUT YOU HAVE A LOT OF PROGRAMS THERE THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.

WHAT DO YOU FIND WOULD BE THE BIGGEST MITIGATORS THAT YOU ALL COULD INTERCEDE AND HAVING PROGRAMS TO MEET THE. AS A STOPGAP MEASURE TO HELP THOSE FOLKS EVEN WITH SHIP BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF COMMUNITIES WHAT CITIES ARE DOING TO ADDRESS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WORKFORCE HOUSING CRISIS IS SETTING UP OPPORTUNITY ZONES, WHICH THE STATE HAS.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALSO HAS A LOT OF OTHER PROGRAMS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH, BUT THEY ARE VERY MUCH AVAILABLE.

SO AS A CITY, HAVE YOU ALL, AS YOUR HOUSING DEPARTMENT ARE LOOKING AT ANY STOPGAP MEASURES TO HELP ADDRESS THOSE AND MEET THOSE NEEDS? BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF VETERANS WANT TO GET HOUSES HERE.

THAT'S THAT'S JUST REFRESHING AND GREAT.

WELL, WE HAVE ANSWERS FOR YOUR QUESTIONS, BUT WE'LL GIVE THEM TO YOU AT A DIFFERENT TIME, BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS TO DISCUSS THE THE LHAP THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

BUT, YES, WE HAVE WE HAVE GOOD STUFF.

SO SEEING THAT I WAS NEXT ON THE LIST AND AS A VERY PROUD CHAIR OF THE BROWARD COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE AND ALSO PLANNING COUNCIL ON THE PLANNING COUNCIL, WE DEAL WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR HOUSING STOCK.

AND AS AN ATTORNEY WHO DEALS WITH REAL ESTATE AND DEALS WITH NON-PROFITS WHO WORK WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I AM PLEASED WITH WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TONIGHT AND THE INCREASES IN THE AMOUNTS TO BE ABLE TO HELP MORE PEOPLE TRY TO GET RID OF SOME OF THE RED TAPE, SO TO SPEAK. THE MARKET IS VERY HOT.

AND YES, THERE ARE SOME ISSUES THERE.

SOME OF IT IS OUT OF OUR CONTROL.

BUT I THINK THAT IT IS A GOOD THING.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A QUESTION REGARDING EQUITY.

AND USUALLY BY THE TIME A RESIDENT OF OURS IS SELLING, OUR CITY IS DOING REALLY WELL WITH OUR INCREASES IN OUR VALUE PROPERTY VALUES.

SO THERE IS EQUITY, WHICH IS WHY SOME OF THESE LOANS ARE BEING REPAID.

NOT TO CLOG UP ALL THE EQUITY, BUT TO HELP MAKE THE PROGRAM SUSTAINABLE.

AS WE KNOW, MONEY IS NOT GROWING ON TREES.

WE CAN'T ALWAYS GET THE MONEY WE SAW ONE YEAR WHERE WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY FUNDS.

SO BY HAVING THE ABILITY TO RECAPTURE SOME FUNDS AT A CERTAIN POINT IN TIME, IT HELPS TO BE ABLE TO HELP OTHER RESIDENTS.

AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY RESIDENTS OUT THERE NOT ONLY WAITING FOR THE FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER PART TO OPEN UP, BUT THE REHABILITATION AND OTHER ITEMS THAT WE HAVE HERE TO OPEN UP. AND I KNOW YOU ALWAYS KEEP US UPDATED.

SO ON THAT NOTE, I WAS GOING TO CALL THE QUESTION, BUT I SEE THAT COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS HAS A QUESTION.

MS. MAXINE, JUST FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE, WHO DO THEY CONTACT? IS THERE A PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL JUST COME TO THE CITY OF COURSE CITY WEBSITE.

IS THERE A EASIER WAY TO REACH THAT WHOEVER THEY NEED TO CONTACT? YEAH. SO THEY CAN CONTACT THE HOUSING DIVISION OF THE COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. THEY CAN EMAIL MYSELF MAXINE.CALLOWAY AT TAMARAC DOT ORG OR THEY CAN CONTACT ANYONE AT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND WE CAN DIRECT THEM TO SOMEONE FROM THE

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MAYOR GOMEZ. YES.

COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS YES.

COMMISSIONER PLACKO YES.

VICE MAYOR GELIN. YES.

AND COMMISSIONER BOLTON YES.

THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUS 5 TO 0.

THANK YOU. AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

IT IS 8:36 AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A 15 MINUTE RECESS.

ACTUALLY, WE WILL BE BACK HERE AT 8:50.

EVERYONE, WE'RE IN RECESS. THANK YOU.

SO IF WE CAN PLEASE RESUME OUR MEETING.

EVERYONE IN OUR SEATS, PLEASE.

WE'RE SO ENERGIZED AND HAPPY TO BE IN PERSON AND HAVE PEOPLE HERE THAT WE NOW NEED TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS PLEASE.

WE ARE NOW UP TO ITEM 8.

ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING IT IS 8A TO2496.

[8.a TO2496 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter II, entitled "Administration", amending Article II, entitled "City Commission", by specifically amending Section 2-34 entitled "Comprehensive Procedures for City Commission Meetings" to provide in subsection (k) "Voting Procedures" a new voting rotation; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. ]

OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA. AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION AMENDING ARTICLE TWO TITLED CITY COMMISSION BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 2-34 ENTITLED COMPREHENSIVE PROCEDURES FOR CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS TO PROVIDE IN SUBSECTION K VOTING PROCEDURES AND NEW VOTING ROTATION. PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.

SO MOVED, SECOND.

I HAVE A IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GELIN.

I NOW OPEN THIS UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NONE PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.

IS YOUR LIGHT LIT FOR CONTINUATION FOR PUBLIC.

FOR ANY COMMENTS, VICE MAYOR OR ARE YOU JUST WAITING FOR A VOTE? I LIT IT UP TO THE SECOND YOU LIGHTED IT UP TO SECOND AND DIDN'T TURN IT OFF.

SO SEEING THAT THERE'S NO ACTUAL COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION, WE WILL NOW CALL IT FOR A ROLL, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MAYOR GOMEZ YES.

VICE MAYOR GELIN. NO.

COMMISSIONER PLACKO. YES.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

YES. COMMISSIONER BOLTON YES.

MOTION PASSES 4 TO 1.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE ARE NOW MOVING TO ITEM 10B.

[Items 10.b & 10.c]

THIS WAS REQUESTED BY VICE MAYOR GELIN.

VICE MAYOR, INTRODUCE YOUR ITEM.

I WANT TO TABLE 10B AND 10C.

HAD I KNOWN THIS IN THE BEGINNING, DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE CALLED A BREAK.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CONGRATULATIONS.

IT IS 8:53 WISHING EVERYBODY A CONTINUATION OF HAPPY RAMADAN.

HAPPY PESACH COMING UP.

AND HAPPY EASTER COMING UP.

WHAT? NO.

DID I MISS A D? OH, SUGAR HONEY.

MY APOLOGIES.

I APOLOGIZE.

I GOT EXCITED. IF YOU COULDN'T TELL MY MOMS IN TOWN, I GOT TO HELP HER COOK, SO I'M VERY EXCITED. ANYWAY, MY APOLOGIES.

WE ARE GOING TO 10D DISCUSSION REGARDING CIVILITY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION DURING

[10.d Discussion regarding civility among the members of the Commission during agenda items Requested by Commissioner Elvin Villalobos]

NONE TAKEN. JIM, CAN YOU GO AND PLAY THAT IN A VIDEO PROVIDED? I'M NOT SAYING THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH CHARITY.

I'M NOT SAYING THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CHARITIES IN WHICH WE'RE SELECTING OR GOING TO BE SELECTED.

SOUNDBITES ARE LOVELY.

MY POINT. EXCUSE ME.

I AM A MONSTER THANK YOU.

SO MY POINT IS NOT ABOUT THE [INAUDIBLE].

I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU REPLAY THE VIDEO AND IF YOU CAN JUST PAUSE IT EVERY JUST A LITTLE SLOWER. YOU CAN START THE CLOCK FOR ME. BASICALLY, I'M NOT SAYING THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH CHARITY.

I'M NOT SAYING THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CHARITIES IN WHICH WE'RE SELECTING OR GOING TO BE SELECTED. SO MY OBSERVATION FROM THIS VIDEO AND IT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY A RESIDENT AND THEN SLIGHTLY HEARING IT AFTER THE MAYOR REPEATED HERSELF WHEN SHE SAID THAT I KNOW MY MONSTER AND BRUSHED IT OFF.

IN THIS CLIP HERE, WE SEE THE VICE MAYOR ALREADY LOOKING AT COMMISSIONER BOLTON DISPLAYING SOMETHING'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

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MY POINT. CAN YOU STOP IT FOR A SECOND? SO AT THIS POINT, COMMISSIONER PLACKO HAS HEARD WHAT COMMISSIONER BOLTON HAS SAID, AND APPARENTLY NO ONE STOPPED IT, INCLUDING MYSELF.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOUND BARRIER WALLS HERE, SO IT'S YOU CAN BARELY EVEN HEAR IT.

SO MY POINT OF THIS IS THE BEHAVIOR, THE CIVILITY PART OF IT.

IF WE'RE GOING TO KEEP TO THE CIVILITY CODE, LET'S STICK TO IT.

WE KEEP GOING OVER THE SAME STUFF OVER AND AGAIN.

SO I WOULD REALLY ASK THAT THE WE KNOW THE BEHAVIOR IS UNACCEPTABLE.

CALLING A WOMAN A MONSTER, CALLING A COMMISSIONER A MONSTER, GOING AFTER A CITY STAFF MEMBER IS UNACCEPTABLE.

WE ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS AND IT'S UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE HEARING SUCH THINGS.

SO AGAIN I'M GOING TO REQUEST THAT WE KEEP.

I THINK ARMANDO SAID IT PERFECTLY WHEN HE WENT UP TO THE PODIUM TO KEEP THE CIVILITY.

KEEP IT PROFESSIONAL.

KEEP IT VERY SIMPLE.

STICK TO THE ITEMS ON HAND.

LET'S FOCUS ON THE RESIDENTS AND NOT ATTACK EACH OTHER, ETC..

IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COMMENT ON IT, FINE.

BUT REALLY, THIS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR, FOR COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.

IS THERE AN ITEM THAT YOU ARE ASKING US TO DISCUSS OR ARE YOU JUST SHARING YOUR OPINION ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AT THE LAST MEETING? I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO AGREE TO STICK TO PROFESSIONALISM, KEEP TO THE CODE OF CIVILITY AND APPROPRIATE CONDUCT WHILE WE'RE ON THIS COMMISSION.

SO WE CAN JUST HAVE CONSENSUS AT THIS POINT TO STICK TO IT.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON, DO WE HAVE CONSENSUS FOR THAT? MAYOR I LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION BEFORE WE GO TO VOTING OR GIVING CONSENSUS. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, YOUR LIGHT WAS NOT LIT YET. SO IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

SO THE VIDEO DOES NOT HEAR ME SAY CALL YOU A MONSTER.

BUT IN FACT, I DID.

AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THAT HURT COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, I'M DEEPLY SORRY ABOUT THAT.

WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT HOMELESSNESS, WHICH WAS VERY HURTFUL FOR ME.

AND IT WAS NOT A SOUNDBITE.

IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SIMPLY BECAUSE IT WAS, BECAUSE I WENT THROUGH A WHOLE LOT IN MY PAST AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE CALLED YOU A MONSTER.

THAT IS NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT I AM, AND IT'S NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT I WANT MY COMMUNITY TO SEE ME AS.

THEY DO LOOK UP TO ME AND RESPECT ME, AND I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE.

SO TO THE EXTENT THAT IT HURT ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY OR YOURSELF OR ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES, I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

IT IS ALSO HURTFUL THAT I ENDURED THE SAME TYPE OF TREATMENT.

BUT IT'S NEVER PUBLICIZED.

IT'S NEVER BROUGHT UP IN A FASHION LIKE THIS.

AND THE NARRATIVE ALWAYS, ALWAYS SEEM LIKE, YOU KNOW, I'M THE BAD GUY.

AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE.

I'M NOT MAKING A CASE FOR WHO THE BAD GUY IS OR NOT.

I'M JUST SAYING CIVILITY NEEDS TO BE ACROSS THE BOARD, NOT JUST ON THE DAIS.

I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, A RESIDENT ASKED ME A QUESTION OR HAD ME TO DO SOME RESEARCH ABOUT AN ISSUE IN HER COMMUNITY.

WAS NOT MY COMMUNITY, BUT IT WAS THE IT WAS THE COMMISSIONER'S COMMUNITY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS. AND I EMAILED STAFF, CONTACTED STAFF ABOUT IT.

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THAT'S NOT CIVILITY.

YOU CAN HAVE YOUR PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT ME.

COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS WAS A PERSON THAT I PRAYED WITH ON MANY OCCASIONS.

HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND.

I WAS A GOOD FRIEND. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT WENT.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE THAT WENT.

BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO CARRY ON THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.

CIVILITY IS NOT JUST ON THE DAIS.

IT IS ALL AROUND THIS BUILDING.

SO, AGAIN, I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES AND TO YOU FOR SAYING THOSE WORDS.

IT WAS IT WAS NOT A NICE THING TO SAY AND I ASK YOUR FORGIVENESS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS VIDEO ON TAMARAC TALK AND SOMEWHERE ELSE ONLINE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE I GO BACK TO CONSENSUS? ANY COMMENTS? ARE YOU PRESENTING OR COMMENT? I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT.

OKAY. GO AHEAD AND COMMENT.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON RAISED THE QUESTION ABOUT THE EMAIL ON THE EMAIL.

HE'S SENDING AN EMAIL DIRECTLY TO ME, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BUT THE PERCEPTION IS, ACCORDING TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY, IF AN ITEM MAY COME BEFORE US TO VOTE ON IT, DO NOT COPY OURSELVES. MY RESPONSE TO COMMISSIONER BOLTON WAS, PLEASE DO NOT COPY ME ON ANY EMAILS THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

THAT WAS ALL. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT FOR THE RECORD.

JIM, CAN COMMISSIONER BOLTON ALSO RAISED A QUESTION WHERE YOU SAID THAT YOU CANNOT HEAR HIM SAYING IT, EVEN THOUGH EVEN THOUGH HE HE IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER BOLTON DOING THIS, AND I EXPECT THAT ALL OF US DO THE SAME. BUT YOU CAN CLEARLY HEAR IT IF YOU PUT IT LOUD ENOUGH.

OKAY. THAT'S UP TO YOU, MAYOR.

I WOULD THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPTION.

I THINK THAT THE ITEM IS UNDERSTOOD AT THIS POINT AND NOT NEEDED TO BE REPLAYED.

AND THE COMMISSIONER HAS OFFERED AN APOLOGY.

SO COMMISSIONER BOLTON I SEE YOUR LIGHT IS LIT.

YOU WISH TO.

YES. YES. MADAM MAYOR, WE.

WE KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FOR SOME TIME AND QUITE THE COMMISSIONER'S SENIOR WHERE THIS IS CONCERNED, I WOULD NEVER BREAK CITY LAWS.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, MS. CALLAWAY IS HERE.

THE EMAIL WAS DIRECTED TO THE CITY MANAGER, COPIED TO MS. CALLAWAY AND COPIED TO COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

NO EMAIL WAS EVER DIRECTED TO COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN OPINE THAT IF ITS SUNSHINE LAW IS ONLY VIOLATED WHEN A ITEM IS FORCIBLY COMING BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION AND WHERE TWO PEOPLE COMMUNICATE.

AND SO BY JUST COPYING ANOTHER COMMISSIONER AS AN FYI FOR SOMETHING THAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR COMMUNITY IS THE REGULAR COURSE OF OUR BUSINESS.

IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND THE COMMISSIONER DOES NOT HAVE TO RESPOND.

AND IF THAT ITEM WAS COMING UP ON THE CITY COMMISSION, IT WOULD ONLY BE A VIOLATION OF SUNSHINE LAW IF WE COMMUNICATED ABOUT THE ITEM.

SO THE ITEM THE THE EMAIL WAS NOT DIRECTED TO COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS IT WAS DIRECTED TO THE CITY MANAGER, AS OUR CHARTER RIGHTFULLY EXPLAINS.

BUT THAT IS BESIDE THE POINT.

THE POINT IS THAT I DID CALL THE MAYOR A MONSTER.

IN THE MOMENT I WAS FEELING A LOT OF EMOTIONS.

I SHOULD NOT HAVE SAID IT.

I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY ACTIONS AND IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS IF THIS IS TO GO BACK ON REGARDING THAT [INAUDIBLE].

POINT OF CLARIFICATION.

THE EMAIL TO ME COPIED CITY MANAGERS, CITY ATTORNEY MS. MAXINE [INAUDIBLE] AND IT DOES SAY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS ON THE TO LINE.

JUST WANT THAT FOR THE RECORD.

OKAY THANK YOU SO.

BEFORE WE DIGRESS, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHERE WE WANT TO GO.

EVERYBODY IN THIS COMMISSION HAS THEIR OWN FEELINGS OF CERTAIN THINGS WHEN IT COMES TO WHETHER WE RECEIVE A TEXT FROM THE CITY MANAGER OR OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, WHETHER THERE'S EMERGENCIES GOING ON IN THE CITY, OR WHETHER WE RECEIVE EMAILS AND HOW WE WANT TO HAVE CERTAIN INFORMATION SENT TO US.

THESE ARE WHAT MAKES US COMFORTABLE THAT THERE'S NO UNINTENTIONAL EXCHANGE.

AND SO OBVIOUSLY THERE IS SHOWING THAT COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS WOULD PREFER NOT TO BE INCLUDED ON THAT AND RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM SENIOR STAFF FOR ANYTHING THAT HE MIGHT NEED TO KNOW. SO AND I'M SURE HE APPRECIATES COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S WORKING TO HELP ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS IN HIS COMMUNITY.

I'LL ACCEPT YOUR APOLOGY, COMMISSIONER BOLTON, AND KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT DONE FOR WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL APPEAR IN TAMARAC TALK OR ANY OTHER ONLINE PUBLICATION THAT YOU ARE POSSIBLY REFERRING TO.

AND SO EVERYONE'S HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE WE SIGN AN OATH, THE DAY WE SHOW UP AND WE BECOME AN ELECTED OFFICER SAYING THAT WE WILL ABIDE BY THE CONSTITUTION, THE STATE CONSTITUTION, OUR CITY ORDINANCES, AND WE WILL BE PROPER AND ETHICAL AND RESPONSIBLE.

SO WHILE I WILL ASK FOR CONSENSUS, WE SHOULDN'T BE NEEDING TO DO THESE THINGS.

WE SHOULD JUST BE AND WE WILL LOOK TO TODAY BEING APRIL 13TH AND SAYING THAT TODAY WE WILL TURN A NEW LEAF, I HOPE, FOR OUR CITY AND FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS PURPOSES.

SO YOU HAVE MY CONSENT FOR CONSENSUS AND I WILL GO BACK DOWN THE LINE AS I ORIGINALLY STARTED TO. COMMISSIONER BOLTON CONSENSUS? YES. COMMISSIONER PLACKO.

YES. VICE MAYOR GELIN CONSENSUS ON WHAT? THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO ABIDE.

WELL. WE WILL BE CIVIL AND ABIDE BY OUR CITY'S ORDINANCES, OUR COUNTY'S ETHICS RULES, OUR CITY'S ETHICS RULES, OUR STATE AND FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONS TO BE CIVIL TO ONE ANOTHER.

I'M ALREADY DOING THAT, SO I DON'T NEED TO AGREE TO SOME KIND OF CONSENSUS.

IT'S IN OUR CODE.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO ABIDE BY IT, AND THAT'S WHAT I DO.

SO THE ANSWER IS NO. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO YOU PRIMARILY HAVE CONSENSUS AND THIS ITEM IS NOW COMPLETED.

AND I WILL GO BACK NOW TO WISH EVERYBODY VERY HAPPY HOLIDAYS FOR WHATEVER YOU CELEBRATE AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU INTO.

EXCUSE ME. HUH? SO IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT.

IT IS 9:09. EVERYONE GET HOME SAFELY.

THANK YOU. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.