Jun 22, 2022 Regular

>> THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR, YOU PULLED THIS FIRST?

>> YEAH. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

I SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ALL THE TIME AND THERE'S VERY CLEAR LANGUAGE IN TERMS OF WHEN PROJECTS ARE NOT MET.

IT'S VERY CLEAR TO ANY BIDDER THAT THERE ARE PENALTIES AND DIRECTIONS AS TO WHAT HAPPENS.

IF WE CLAIM ONE POSITION, WHY ARE WE OFFERING A SETTLEMENT?

>> GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD, JOHN DOHERTY, ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICES.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH WEST TO TRY TO GET THESE PROJECTS COMPLETED, AND WE'VE ALSO WORKED THROUGH OUR ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND WE HAVE DETERMINED THIS IS THE BEST OPTION TO CLOSE THESE PROJECTS.

YOU ARE CORRECT. THERE ARE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CLAUSES IN OUR CONTRACTS.

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES FOR THESE THREE PROJECTS ARE IN EXCESS OF $550,000.

BUT WE CONSIDERED ALL THE OPTIONS WORKING WITH THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND RATHER THAN GO INTO LITIGATION WITH WEST CONSTRUCTION, WE'VE DETERMINED THAT SETTLING THESE THREE PROJECTS FOR 350,000 IS PROBABLY THE BEST OPTION FOR THE CITY.

>> BUT THEY ARE CONTENDING THAT THEY ARE OWED IN EXCESS OF 500,000.

>> YEAH. THE OUTSTANDING BALANCES FOR THE THREE PROJECTS IS ROUGHLY $545,000.

THE SETTLEMENT AMOUNT IS $350,000.

IN ESSENCE, WE'D BE COLLECTING ROUGHLY $200,000 IN LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.

>> YOU'RE CONTENDING THAT THEY ASKED FOR EXTENSIONS, WE PROVIDED EXTENSIONS.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEIR CLAIM IS, BUT THEY CLAIM THAT THEY'RE OWED FUNDS.

WHAT IS THEIR CLAIM AS TO WHY IT HASN'T BEEN MET? THEN IF WE AGREE TO THE SETTLEMENT, WHEN WILL THESE PROJECTS BE COMPLETED?

>> WITH THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, THEY HAVE 45 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE OUTSTANDING ITEMS ON ALL THREE PROJECTS.

ALL PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED.

THAT WAS OUR PUSH TO GET ALL PROJECTS COMPLETED, SO ALL PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED AND THEY ARE IN USE, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

BUT THERE'S REALLY JUST SOME OUTSTANDING PAPERWORK THAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED.

EXECUTION OF OUTSTANDING CHANGE ORDERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AND FROM THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, THEY HAVE 45 DAYS TO COMPLETE THAT AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

>> IS IT REALISTIC FOR IT TO BE COMPLETED IN 45 DAYS?

>> OKAY. THE SMALL AMOUNT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE OR PAPERWORK IS BEING HELD UP BECAUSE THERE'S A DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES?

>> CORRECT.

>> QUESTION FOR THE PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR?

>> MR. GLADSTONE.

>> MORNING, KEITH FOR PURCHASING AND CONTRACTS MANAGER.

>> HOW MANY PROJECTS HAS THIS FIRM DONE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC?

>> OH, GEE, I THINK THEY'VE DONE ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN PROJECTS, AT LEAST IN THE PAST.

>> HAVE WE HAD THIS CHALLENGE WITH THEM BEFORE?

>> NO, THIS CHALLENGE STARTED ONCE WE GOT INTO THE DEPTHS OF THESE PARTICULAR THREE PROJECTS.

THEY HAD BEEN A VERY RESPONSIVE FIRM IN THE PAST.

>> WHY WERE THEY NOT RESPONSIVE IN THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE?

>> WELL, THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT HAD TO DO WITH THEIR OWN PERFORMANCE AND THEY WERE NOT MEETING DEADLINES, THEY DIDN'T HAVE WORKERS ON THE SITE WHEN THEY NEEDED THEM.

JOHN ACTUALLY CAN PROBABLY GIVE YOU A BETTER PICTURE OF THAT THAN I CAN ACTUALLY.

>> I'M NOT FINISHED. YOU SAID SIX OR SEVEN PROJECTS.

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WERE THEY ALWAYS THE HIGHEST RANK PROPOSER IN ALL THE RFPS?

>> IT WAS A DESIGN BUILD.

THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE LOWEST OR THE HIGHEST.

THEY WERE CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY.

>> IN THIS CASE, THERE WAS NO RFP?

>> THERE WASN'T RFP, ACTUALLY IN ALL THREE OF THESE SITUATIONS, AND AT THE TIME THEY WERE CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY.

WE HAD NO IDEA WHEN WE MADE THESE AWARDS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE PERFORMANCE ISSUES.

THEY HAD A GOOD TRACK RECORD, SO WE'D MOVE FORWARD WITH THEM BASED ON THAT GOOD TRACK RECORD AT THE TIME.

>> THE COMMITTEE FELT THEY WERE THE MOST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT THE LOWEST COST?

>> I CAN'T SPEAK RIGHT NOW WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE INFORMATION.

I CAN GET THAT TO YOU. I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME, BUT YES.

>> HOW MANY OTHER CONSTRUCTION FIRMS HAVE WE WORKED WITH ON OUR PROJECTS?

>> ON ALL OF OUR PROJECTS?

>> FORGOT THE QUESTION. I JUST REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST CAME ON BOARD, THERE WERE SEVERAL RFPS OUT, AND I KEPT SEEING THE SAME WINTER OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN THE WEST CONSTRUCTION AND FELT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THAT.

NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER BOLTON BROUGHT THAT UP AS WELL, BUT I THINK THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE SAME COMPANY KEEPS WINNING ALL THE AWARD FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS, BUT I'LL TALK TO THEM AND FIND OUT WHAT THEIR ISSUE IS, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER BOLTON, YOU HAD YOUR DESIRE TO PULL THIS ITEM TWO?

>> I PULLED THE ITEM FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. NO OTHER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.

I SEE NOTHING AT THIS TIME FROM COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

AS SUCH, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR GOMEZ?

>> MOTION PASSES 4-1. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW GO TO FOR CTR13805.

[4.c TR 13805 - A resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, affirming andratifying the City Managerâ€™s Administrative Order dated June 6, 2022, attached hereto asExhibit â€oeAâ€ and incorporated herein, declaring zoning in progress and prohibiting thesubmission, processing, approval or issuance of any new business tax receipts,development orders or permits for the use of land for new medical marijuana dispensaryfacilities and pharmacies, Â in accordance with Chapter 10, Section 10-5.4(U) of the City ofTamarac Code of Ordinances; authorizing and directing the City Manager to undertake studyof these uses and create a long term strategy to ensure adequate placement and access tosuch uses in Â accordance with the applicable Florida Statutes; providing that upon theadoption of this resolution affirming the administrative order, no new medical marijuanadispensary or pharmacy application submissions will be accepted during the time periodcovered by this resolution; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providingfor an effective date.]

CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE INTO THE MIC.

>> YES, MA'AM. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, THIS IS RESOLUTION CITY COMMISSIONER STEVE TRAIN WRECK, FLORIDA, AFFIRMING AND RATIFYING THE SENIOR MANAGERS ADMINISTRATIVE OLDER, DATED JUNE 6, 2022, ATTACHED HERE TO ELIMINATE AND A CORPORATE HEREIN DECLARING ZONING AND PROGRESS AND PROHIBITING THE SUBMISSION, PROCESSING, APPROVAL, OR ISSUANCE OF ANY NEW BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS, DEVELOPMENT ORDERS OF PERMITS FOR THE USE OF LAND FOR NEW MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY FACILITIES AND PHARMACIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 10, SECTION 10-50 FOR YOU OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCES AUTHORIZED IN DIRECTING CITY MANAGER TO UNDERTAKE STUDY OF THESE USES AND CREATE A LONG-TERM STRATEGY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE PLACEMENT ACCESS TO SUCH USES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE FLORIDA STATUTES, PROVIDING THAT UPON THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION, AFFIRMING THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, NO NEW MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY OR PHARMACY APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THIS RESOLUTION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE A SECOND.

>> BOTTOM BORDER THROUGH THE CHAIR QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY.

>> THERE'S A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

>> I SPOKE BEFORE THE SECOND.

I DON'T THINK WE WERE CLEAR ON WHETHER OR NOT THE CHAIR CAN MAKE A MOTION.

>> WE HAVE BEEN CLEAR ON THIS CITY ATTORNEY.

>> YOUR RULES ARE SILENT.

YOUR RULES SAY THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE MOTIONS AND HAVE DISCUSSION.

THE QUESTION IS, AT WHAT POINT, IF ANY, DOES THE CHAIR HAVE TO PASS THE GAVEL? COMMISSIONER BOLTON HAS ASKED FOR MY OFFICE TO RENDER AN OPINION TO THE COMMISSION ON THAT ISSUE, WHICH WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING.

BUT VERY BRIEFLY, THERE ARE A SUBSET OF RULES.

>> WE'RE OUT OF ORDER, MAYOR.

>> HOLD ON. EXCUSE ME.

>> COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS CITY ATTORNEY, IS ANSWERING THE QUESTION, THEN YOU CAN SPEAK.

>> AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, YOU ALL HAVE YOUR OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE.

THERE IS A SECTION IN YOUR RULES OF PROCEDURE THAT BASICALLY STATES AND I'M PARAPHRASING, THAT WHEN THE RULES DON'T ADDRESS A PARTICULAR PROCEDURAL ASPECT, YOU LOOK TO ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER FOR GUIDANCE.

ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER GENERALLY SAYS THAT THEY'RE ENLARGE ASSEMBLIES.

THE CHAIR IS IN THOSE SITUATIONS PASSES THE GAVEL.

THERE IS A SUBSET OF RULES AND ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER FOR

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SMALL BOARDS THAT DISPENSES WITH THAT REQUIREMENT.

AND THAT'S THE OPINION THAT WE'RE GENERATING AT THIS POINT IN TIME, SUBJECT TO THE COMMISSION SAYING DIFFERENTLY.

THERE ARE TWO SETS OF RULES.

AGAIN, ONE FOR SMALL BOARDS, ONE FOR LARGE ASSEMBLIES.

THE SUBSET OF RULES SAY THAT THERE'S NO NEED TO PASS THE GAVEL.

>> OF COURSE, SMALL AND LARGE BOARDS.

>> THIS IS ITEM CAN BE PUT ON THE WORKSHOP HAS BEEN DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE.

>> I HAVE ACCESS TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.

HOW ARE SMALL AND LARGE BOARDS DEFINED.

>> THEY GENERALLY SAY THAT SMALL BOARDS OR ANYTHING THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD IS 12 MEMBERS OR LESS.

>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

>> I DISREGARDED. WE KEEP ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS EVERY MEETING.

>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON, YOU PULL THIS.

>> DID WE GET A SECOND MAYOR?

>> WE DID.

>> WHO WAS THE SECOND CLERK?

>> COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

>> I PULL THE ITEM FOUR SEPARATE VOTE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS?

>> MAYOR GOMEZ.

>> MOTION PASSES 4-1. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 5ATR13800,

[5.a TR13800 - A Resolution of the city commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving theaward of RFP #22-06R - Digital Marketing Services, to Connectica, LLC and FMO Media for athree year term; for an estimated cost not to exceed $80,000 per year; authorizing theappropriate City officials to execute agreements with Connectica, LLC and FMO Media;further authorizing the City Manager to execute an option to renew after three years for atotal contract period not to exceed five years, including any additions or deletions of specificservices as may be required; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providingfor an effective date.]

CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.

>> YES, MA'AM. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, THIS IS RESOLUTION CITY COMMISSION AND SAVE COME BACK FLORIDA APPROVING THE WARD OF RFP NUMBER 2206R.

DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES TO CONNECTICA, LLC AND FMO MEDIA FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM FOR AN ESTIMATED COSTS NOT TO EXCEED $80,000 PER YEAR, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH CONNECTICA.

LLC AND FMO MEDIA FOR THEIR AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN OPTION TO RENEW AFTER THREE YEARS FOR TOTAL CONTRACT PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED FIVE YEARS, INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS, A SPECIFIC SERVICE THAT MAY BE REQUIRED, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I NEED A MOTION IN A SECOND.

>> MOTION MOVED.

>> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON, SECOND BY VICE MAYOR.

I WILL NOW OPEN THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO MAKE A COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM? SEEING NOBODY WISHES TO COMMENT ABOUT THIS ITEM, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.

YOU NEED TO SEE A BAKER OR A SENIOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER IS AVAILABLE FOR A PRESENTATION.

>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

SENIOR BAKER, THE CITY OF TAMARAC, SENIOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER.

TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, I STAND BEFORE YOU TO REQUEST APPROVAL TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES CONTRACT WITH BOTH CONNECTICA LLC AND FMO MEDIA.

GO BACK AND CHANGE THE SLIDE.

FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS, THE CITY OF TAMARAC'S PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE HAS UTILIZED CONTRACTED DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES TO ENHANCE THE CITY'S EXTERNAL BRAND.

IN 2021, AN INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES EMERGED, PROMPTING A NEED FOR A BROADER RANGE OF SERVICES AND THE INITIATION OF AN RFP IN LATE 2021.

AFTER 38 DAY ADVERTISEMENT PERIOD, SIX DIGITAL MARKETING RFPS WERE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE BIDS AND TENDER SYSTEM.

THE INITIAL SIX SUBMISSIONS WERE REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF FIVE CITY OF TAMARAC EMPLOYEES REPRESENTING A RANGE OF DISCIPLINES, EACH OF WHOM HAS FREQUENT CONTACT AND ONGOING INTERACTION COLLABORATION WITH THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE.

TOGETHER, THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE SELECTED THE TOP FOUR OUT OF SIX SUBMISSIONS, AND EACH OF THOSE COMPANIES ACCEPTED INVITATIONS TO PRESENT THEIR PROPOSALS IN PERSON BEFORE THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE.

AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, NOT ONE BUT TWO FINALISTS WERE SELECTED BY THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE TO CAPITALIZE ON INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY.

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THE TWO FINALISTS WERE CONNECTICA LLC AND FMO MEDIA.

BACKGROUND ON CONNECTICA LLC.

CONNECTICA HAS PERFORMED THE CITY OF TAMARAC'S CONTRACT IS ON DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES SINCE 2018.

AN ALIGNMENT WITH TAMARAC'S PROCUREMENT CODE, CONNECTICA IS A TAMARAC BASED BUSINESS.

CONNECTICA HAS SIX FULL-TIME IN-HOUSE STAFF MEMBERS, CONTRACTOR FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN AND A WEB DESIGNER ALONG SUPPORT BY 25 FREELANCE CONTENT WRITERS.

CONNECTICA HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD FOR DELIVERING TIMELY, HIGH-QUALITY VIDEO CONTENT, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO OUR SPECIAL EVENTS, RECAP VIDEOS AND HIGHLIGHTS VIDEOS THAT WE DO EACH YEAR, ALONG WITH PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES, GRAPHIC DESIGN, ADA COMPLIANCE WORK, WEBSITE MONITORING, AND MORE WITH THE CITY OF TAMARAC PLUS THEY HAVE SECOND TO NONE CUSTOMER SERVICE.

SOME OF THE CONNECTICA ADMISSIBLE CLIENTS INCLUDE, AN ONGOING CONTRACT THAT THEY HOLD WITH THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE.

CONNECTICA, ALSO HAS DONE PAST PROJECTS WITH THE OLD PLANTATION WATER CONTROL DISTRICT, THE SOUTH BROWARD DRAINAGE DISTRICT, AND A NUMBER OF CLIENTS AND INDUSTRIES SUCH AS NON-PROFITS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES COMPANIES, LAW FIRMS, EDUCATION SENSORS, ETC.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE FMO MEDIA, AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH TAMARAC'S PROCUREMENT CODE, FMO MEDIA LLC IS A QUALIFIED VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS.

FMO MEDIA IS ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO EXCLUDE CONVICTION HISTORY QUESTIONS FROM THEIR COMPANY'S PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING PROCESS.

FMO MEDIA IS HEADQUARTERED IN NEW YORK WITH AN ACTIVE REGIONAL OFFICE IN NEARBY SUNRISE, FLORIDA THAT IS STAFFED BY EIGHT IN-HOUSE EMPLOYEES.

IN TOTAL, FMO MEDIA HAS 70 EMPLOYEES WITH A NUMBER OF DISCIPLINES PLACED THROUGHOUT THE NATION.

WHILE FMO MEDIA HAS PROVEN ABILITIES IN VIDEO PRODUCTION, PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC DESIGN, ETC, THEY STOOD OUT TO THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE FOR THEIR OUT-OF-THE-BOX APPROACH TO SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN STRATEGIES THAT WE BELIEVE CAN HELP TO REIMAGINE THEIR LOOK AND FEEL OF OUR EXISTING SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES BY INCORPORATING MORE TRENDY AND ENGAGING CONTENT, AND TO HELP ELEVATE OUR OVERALL SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE.

THIS SLIDE OUTLINES CONNECTICA SCOPE OF SERVICES, WHICH HAS A PRIMARY EMPHASIS ON VIDEO PRODUCTION, PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC DESIGN, ADA WORK, AND WEB REVIEW.

THE ITEMS MARKED WITH ASTERISKS INDICATES THAT THE SERVICE CAN BE PROVIDED BY BOTH VENDORS.

LIKEWISE, THE NEXT SLIDE IDENTIFIES FMO MEDIA'S SCOPE, WHICH INCLUDES WRITING AND CONTENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT, AS WELL AS SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING AND OPTIMIZATION SUPPORT.

MOST RECENTLY, THE CITY'S CONTRACTED DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES WERE PAID BY WAY OF A MONTHLY RETAINER AND IF AWARDED THE TERMS OF THE NEW CONTRACTS WILL SHIFT TO PAYMENT PER SERVICE PROVIDED WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGETED AMOUNT OF $80,000 PER FISCAL YEAR COMBINED FOR BOTH COMPANIES.

ADDITIONALLY, THE TWO CONTRACTS WILL LAST FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW AFTER TWO NOT TO EXCEED A TOTAL OF FIVE.

THIS CONCLUDES THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS ALSO HERE IS IAN GERADA FROM CONNECTICA LLC AND MELISSA MIDY FROM FMO MEDIA, IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THEM AS WELL.

>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER PLACKO.

>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU TELL ME, HAVE WE EVER CONSIDERED BRINGING THIS IN-HOUSE? HIRING AN EXTRA PERSON AND BRING THIS SERVICE IN-HOUSE?

>> THAT PARTICULAR THING HAS NOT NECESSARILY BEEN DISCUSSED TO BRING IN-HOUSE, BUT WE DO HAVE, IN THE CURRENT PROPOSED BUDGET WE HAVE REQUESTED AN ADDITIONAL BODY TO BE ADDED TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE.

>> I SEEM TO RECALL TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO WE DID TALK ABOUT THIS AND WE DECIDED IT WASN'T A GOOD IDEA.

HAS IT BEEN CONSIDERED IN THE PAST YEAR OR TWO WOULD BE MY QUESTION.

>> WELL, IT IS BEING CONSIDERED RIGHT NOW, SO YES, WE ARE CONSIDERING ADDING AN ADDITIONAL BODY TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE AND THAT PERSON IS PROPOSED TO BE A WEB CONTENT MANAGER.

>> BEFORE YOU CONTINUE, IF I MAY, CITY MANAGER WANTS TO JUMP IN HERE. CITY MANAGER.

>> I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT THE BREADTH OF THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THESE OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS ARE NOT NECESSARILY WHAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HIRE IN ONE PERSON PER SE, AND THAT THE COST IS LESS THAN IF WE HAD TO PROVIDE BENEFITS AND PENSION AND ALL THOSE THINGS.

I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT. [NOISE]

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>> CAN YOU TELL ME THIS $80,000, IS IT SPLIT EVENLY BETWEEN THE TWO COMPANIES?

>> IDEALLY, YES.

WE WOULD HOPE WE WERE SHOOTING TO DIVIDE THEM FUNDS EVENLY BETWEEN BOTH COMPANIES.

>> BUT NOT NECESSARILY, SO IF WE USE, LET'S SAY CONNECTICA AND THEY'VE USED $60,000 OF IT, THEN WE REALLY ARE LIMITING FMO MEDIA TO THE ADDITIONAL 20 AND THAT'S IT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT BECAUSE THE OBJECTIVE IS TO NOT EXCEED THE $80,000 ALL BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR THE COMBINED SERVICES OF BOTH COMPANIES.

>> BUT THAT DIDN'T REALLY ANSWER MY QUESTION.

WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IF ONE USES UP 80 PERCENT OF THE YEARLY DOLLAR AMOUNT, THAT ONLY LEAVES THE 20 PERCENT LEFT FOR THE SECOND FOR EITHER ONE, SECONDLY, WHAT HAPPENS IF THAT'S NOT ADEQUATE?

>> EUNICIA, I'LL START AND THEN MAYBE YOU CAN SHED SOME LIGHT.

WHILE BOTH COMPANIES CAN PROVIDE BOTH SERVICES, I THINK WE HAVE IN MIND DISTINCT TASKS FOR EACH BECAUSE THEY EXCEL IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

THE FMO MEDIA IS, I BELIEVE, EXPERT IN PROVIDING SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, LOOKING AT YOUR WHOLE PLATFORM AND SUGGESTING WAYS TO IMPROVE THAT AND CONNECTICA PROVIDES US VERY IMPORTANT ADA COMPLIANCE REVIEW SO THAT OUR WEBSITE IS IN COMPLIANCE.

THEY'RE THE LOCAL PEOPLE THAT ALWAYS COME TO OUR EVENTS AND TAKE THE VIDEOS AND PICTURES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO I THINK WE HAD IN MIND DISTINCTIVE TASKS FOR EACH.

EUNICIA, YOU CAN ADD TO THAT OR CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

>> NO, YOU ARE CORRECT.

THE PRICING FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL SERVICE, WE'RE PAYING THEM PER SERVICE RENDERED.

THE PRICING IS BROKEN DOWN AND IDEALLY, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DIVIDE THAT $80,000 BUDGETED AMOUNT BETWEEN BOTH COMPANIES.

BUT YES, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ONE MAY GET MORE THAN THE OTHER.

BUT WE'RE STRIVING TO BE AS EQUITABLE AS POSSIBLE.

>> DO YOU HAVE THAT LIST AVAILABLE OF PROJECTS YOU SEE BOTH COMPANIES DOING AND WHAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT?

>> WE HAVE THE SCOPE OF SERVICE AVAILABLE AND IT'S ON THE BACK OF EACH CONTRACT FOR EACH SERVICE PROVIDER.

IT'S BROKEN DOWN PER SERVICE RENDERED AND IT'S ALSO ALONG WITH THE PRICING.

>> THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR.

>> GOOD MORNING. QUESTION FOR THE PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR.

>> MR. BLACKS.

>> GOOD MORNING, KEITH. GLAD YOU'RE REACHING THE CONTRACTS MANAGER.

>> THANKS. CONGRATULATIONS TO FMO MEDIA AND CONNECTICA.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE A VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS EARNING A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

I BELIEVE BASED ON OUR INTERNAL DATA, WE SPEND LESS THAN HALF OF ONE PERCENT ON TAMARAC LOCAL BUSINESSES AND LESS THAN HALF OF ONE PERCENT ON VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES.

BUT WHAT CONCERNS ME AS SOMEONE WHO DOES BID ON GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND HAS WON MY FAIR SHARE AND LOST MY FAIR SHARE, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT POINT DIFFERENTIAL.

FMO MEDIA WAS RANKED NUMBER 1 WITH 393.5 AND CONNECTICA WITH 342.

IN ALL MY TIME SUBMITTING BIDS ON GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND EVEN IN MY TIME HERE IN TAMARAC, I'VE NEVER SEEN A FIRM RANK NUMBER 2 WIN A CONTRACT.

SO HOW DID THE SELECTION COMMITTEE COME TO THAT CONCLUSION?

>> THE SELECTION COMMITTEE DETERMINED THAT THE TWO FIRMS PROVIDED SUCH UNIQUE CAPABILITIES AND THEY FELT THAT THEY WERE VERY STRONG IN THESE AREAS AND THEY FELT THAT IT'D BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY TO HAVE A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY, IN THIS CASE, TWO PRIMARY CONTRACTORS TO PERFORM THE DIFFERENT SKILL SETS THAT WERE REQUIRED FOR THIS PARTICULAR FUNCTION.

IT'S A FAIRLY COMPLEX FUNCTION IN TERMS OF WHO HAS THE TALENT TO PERFORM, WE DETERMINED THAT CONNECTICA HAS A VERY, VERY STRONG TALENTS TO PERFORM MANY OF THE ITEMS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE TASKED WITH AND THEN FMO SHOWED SOME GREAT TALENT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT THE COMMITTEE FELT THEY WOULD.

>> WHAT WAS THE VALUE OF THE ANNUAL CONTRACT WITH THE LAST VENDOR?

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>> WITH CONNECTICA? IT WAS UNDER 65,000. FIFTY THOUSAND.

>> QUESTION FOR CONNECTICA FOLLOWED BY FMO.

>> HI.

>> GOOD MORNING. STATE FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

>> IAN GERADA FROM CONNECTICA.

>> ACTUALLY, I THINK WE NEED YOUR MIC ON.

>> HELLO.

>> THERE YOU GO.

>> SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WERE DESCRIBED THAT'S BEING CARVED OUT TO FMO, YOUR FIRM DOES PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES, CORRECT?

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> SOCIAL MEDIA?

>> CORRECT.

>> OKAY. HAVE YOU BEEN TASKED WITH MANAGING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE CITY IN THE PAST?

>> YES WE HAVE FOR THE LAST FOUR COUPLE OF YEARS.

>> FINE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

>> ONE MORE QUESTION. ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THIS PORTION OF THE CONTRACT THAT YOU'RE GETTING?

>> FIFTY PERCENT, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.

FINANCIALLY, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH.

>> RIGHT.

>> YOU'VE ESSENTIALLY TAKEN A SERVICE AND CUT IT IN HALF IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO EQUITABLY.

WE STRUGGLED UNDER 65, SO UNDERSTAND THE STRAIN I FORESEE.

THAT'S MY OPINION.

>> GOOD MORNING. I LOOKED AT BOTH PROPOSALS.

>> GOOD MORNING.

IS YOUR FIRM CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF SERVICES OF THE RFP?

>> WE ARE.

>> ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH YOUR PORTION OR A PIECE OF THE CONTRACT?

>> WE ARE.

>> DO YOU HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOUR POTENTIAL REVENUE WILL BE?

>> WE'RE PAYING YOU $40,000 TO ESSENTIALLY MANAGE SOCIAL MEDIA?

>> WHAT WILL IT BE?

>> FORTY THOUSAND.

>> OKAY. WHAT ELSE WILL YOU BE HANDLING? IS IT ONLY SOCIAL MEDIA?

>> IT WILL BE MAINLY SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANYTHING ELSE AND WE PLAY NICE, SO TO SPEAK.

WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE ANY OTHER SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED SINCE WE ARE CAPABLE, THE OVERLAPPING SERVICES, VIDEO, GRAPHIC DESIGN, ETC.

>> YOU WON'T BE HANDLING PRESS RELEASES?

>> WE CAN HANDLE PRESS RELEASES.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS DISCUSSED.

>> EUNICIA, WILL THEY BE HANDLING PRESS RELEASES FOR THE CITY?

>> LIKE SHE SAID, IT WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS DISCUSSED, BUT THAT'S STILL SOMETHING THAT THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE STAFF WILL BE TAKING CARE OF PRIMARILY.

THEIR FOCUS WOULD BE ON ADVISING US THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND AS SHE MENTIONED, SOME OF THE OVERLAPPING DUTIES.

THAT COULD ALSO INCLUDE VIDEO PRODUCTION, CONTENT WRITING, AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO ENHANCE OUR ONLINE PRESENCE.

BUT WE WOULD STILL PRIMARILY BE TAKING THE LEAD IN THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE WITH MEDIA RELATIONS.

>> HOW DO YOU RANK OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE OR PROFILE?

>> ON A 1-10?

>> YOU CAN INCLUDE ZERO IF THAT'S IN THERE.

>> I WOULD SAY FOUR.

>> FOR EUNICIA, IN 2021 YOU SAID INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES EMERGED PROMPTING A NEED FOR A BROADER RANGE OF SERVICES AND THE INITIATION OF AN RFP.

WHAT IS THE INCREASE OF DEMAND FOR DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES? CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT?

>> IN 2021, SOME OF THE INCREASED DEMAND, IT CAME FROM STAFF.

IT CAME FROM INCREASED NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BY THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE IN WANTING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC IN WAYS THAT WE HADN'T DONE BEFORE AND WE ALSO ASSISTED WITH COMMISSION ACTIVITIES IN 2021 AS WELL.

>> CAN YOU GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF STAFF NEEDS AND YOUR NEEDS?

>> EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT WE NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN?

>> WITH THE DEMAND FOR DIGITAL SERVICES.

WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF THOSE DEMANDS OF DIGITAL SERVICES?

>> WE INCREASED OUR NUMBER OF IN-HOUSE, INTERNALLY PRODUCED VIDEO PSAS.

WE DID EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS THAT RANGE FROM PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE DID SOME FOCUSED ON BUDGET.

WE STARTED SOME ALSO WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

WE WERE CIRCULATING THOSE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE'VE GONE OUT TO MORE EVENTS.

WE'VE BEEN DOING IN-HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHY MORE FREQUENTLY TO ENHANCE THE LOOK OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, TO ENHANCE OUR OUTPUTS WITH THE TOMOGRAM.

IN THE PAST, WE HAD NOT BEEN DOING A LOT OF MEDIA ENGAGEMENT IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATING WITH THE MEDIA THROUGH PRESS RELEASES AND MEDIA RELEASES, ETC.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT MORE.

WE'VE BEEN UTILIZING PROBABLY MORE SO LAST YEAR THAN THIS YEAR, BUT WE HAVE BEEN UTILIZING OUR EBLAST SYSTEM MORE FREQUENTLY.

ALSO, MORE SO ON THE CITY SIDE, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT MORE PROMOTIONS OF PAID ADVERTISING FOR EVENTS WHICH REQUIRES US TO

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A TIMES DO GRAPHIC DESIGN IN-HOUSE TO PROVIDE WRITTEN CONTENT TO SUPPORT THOSE THINGS AS WELL WHEN WE SUBMIT THEM, SCRIPT WRITING, VOICE-OVER WORK, ETC.

>> OKAY.

FOR FMO, I GUESS YOU'VE DONE A STUDY, YOU'VE MEASURED THE ENGAGEMENT AND ALL THE METRICS YOU TYPICALLY MEASURE HOW YOU FORESEE OR WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF IMPROVEMENT YOU WILL SEE AFTER WE ENGAGE WITH YOU AFTER SAY FOR EXAMPLE, ONE YEAR?

>> I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT WE CAN GO FROM A 4 TO A 10.

BUT KNOWING JUST THE ENGAGEMENT ON, FOR EXAMPLE, THE INSTAGRAM, THE FACEBOOK, THERE'S BARELY A PRESENCE ON TIKTOK RIGHT NOW, LINKEDIN, ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS, I FORESEE THE ACTUAL ENGAGEMENT MORE THAN 100 PERCENT KNOWING WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE DO IT.

>> THEN WHAT ARE THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF YOUR STAFF IN SUNRISE? I DIDN'T SEE MUCH DIVERSITY IN THE PRESENTATION OF YOUR TEAM IN NEW YORK.

>> OH, REALLY. NOW WE HAVE A HUGE DIVERSITY, OVERALL.

DEMOGRAPHICS IN TERMS OF MALE, FEMALE, RACES, ETC.

>> EVERYTHING.

>> WE HAVE OUT OF EIGHT PEOPLE, I WOULD SAY THREE OR FOUR OF THEM ARE HISPANIC, TWO OF THEM ARE BLACK, AND THE REST ARE WHITE OR MIXED, ETC.

I THINK IT'S TWO FEMALE PLUS ME, AND THE REST ARE MALES.

>> QUESTION FOR PROCUREMENT IN OR UNISIA.

I TRY TO DO THE LINE-BY-LINE COMPARISON ON THE TWO CONTRACTS.

PAGE 24 OF CONNECTICA AND PAGE 37 OF A SCHEDULE OF SERVICES FOR FMO MEDIA. IT DOESN'T MATCH UP.

FOR EXAMPLE, LINE ITEM NUMBER 4 IS GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR CONNECTICA, AND LINE ITEM NUMBER 4 FOR FMO WAS CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL MEDIA.

I'M TRYING TO DO MY OWN LINE-BY-LINE COMPARISON.

THE ITEMS DON'T MATCH UP.

LINE ITEM 5 IS CONTENT DEVELOPMENT FOR FMO.

IT'S PHOTOGRAPHY FOR CONNECTICA.

LINE ITEM 6 IS PHOTO EDITING, NUMBER 6 FOR FMO IS COPY EDITING.

HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO DO A FAIR COMPARISON WHEN THESE ITEMS DON'T EVEN LINE UP?

>> SOME OF THE ITEMS WERE AWARDED TO ONE CONTRACTOR AND NOT THE OTHER.

BOTH CONTRACTORS ARE NOT DOING ALL THAT.

THEY DO HAVE SOME OVERLAPPING ONES.

THERE WAS THE SLIDE THAT I SHOWED, THEY HAD THE ASTERISK NEXT TO THEM.

IT SHOWS THE ONES THAT WERE FOR BOTH AND THEN IT SHOWED THE ONES THAT WILL BE FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR.

>> WOULDN'T HAVE MADE SENSE TO JUST HAVE TWO SEPARATE RFPS FOR THE DISTINCT SERVICES THAT EACH FIRM PROVIDES?

>> VICE MAYOR, WE WERE LOOKING AT AN OVERALL APPROACH.

WE DID IT TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT WE WOULD AWARD TO ANY ONE VENDOR AT ALL.

WE HAD TO PUT THE WHOLE THING OUT THERE SO WE COULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS AND THEN BE ABLE TO SIPHON IT DOWN FROM THERE.

THAT'S ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF THE RFP PROCESS, IS IT DOES ALLOW PROPOSERS TO COME UP WITH THEIR OWN IMAGINATIVE RESPONSES.

WE FELT THAT WE WANTED TO ALL BE UNDER ONE VEHICLE OF ONE RFP SO THAT DECISIONS COULD BE MADE BASED ON WHAT WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED FROM THE VARIOUS PROPOSALS.

>> FMO DO YOU WORK WITH ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES?

>> NOT IN FLORIDA, NO.

>> OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA?

>> IN NEW YORK, WE DO, AND IN WILMINGTON.

>> WHAT TYPE OF SERVICES DO YOU PROVIDE?

>> SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT.

>> WHAT IS THE REVENUE RECEIVED FOR THOSE SERVICES?

>> I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION WITH ME.

>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS BAN THE BOX IN YOUR POLICIES.

BUT I DO AGREE WITH EM OF CONNECTICA, I DON'T BELIEVE THE BUDGET IS ENOUGH TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL DEMANDS OF THE CITY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WENT THROUGH THE CONTRACTS AND THE BACKUP INFORMATION AND I GOT THE FEELING THAT THIS IS A FORCED MARRIAGE, SO TO SPEAK.

IT WASN'T VERY COHESIVE, THINGS THAT MARY [INAUDIBLE] AND IT MADE ME A LITTLE BIT UNCOMFORTABLE.

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IF THIS PASSES, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO BOTH VENDORS.

IF IT DOESN'T, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO BOTH VENDORS.

I'M INCLINED TO VOTE NO, BECAUSE I WANT IT TO PROBABLY GO TO A WORKSHOP TO TALK ABOUT IT SOME MORE.

IF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD BE AMENABLE TO THAT, THAT WILL BE GREAT.

IF NOT, IT'S FINE.

UNISIA TELL ME SOME EXAMPLES OF THE SKILL SETS YOU PROPOSED TO BRING TO THE CITY WHEN YOU INTERVIEWED WITH US?

>> ARE YOU REFERRING TO MY PERSONAL SKILL SETS?

>> I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN MEDIA RELATIONS.

I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN CONTENT WRITING.

IN THE PAST, I'VE MANAGED SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> POINT OF ORDER.

>> I'M SORRY.

>> COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

>> TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IS THIS AN HR QUESTION? WE DON'T INTERVIEW ANYBODY ELSE EXCEPT THE CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER.

NOW THE PIL IS BEING QUESTIONED AS TO WHAT SHE DOES AND HOW SHE DOES IT AND WHAT SHE APPLIED FOR.

CAN YOU PLEASE CLARIFY THAT?

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> I UNDERSTAND THE COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S QUESTION IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE CONTRACTS THAT ARE BEING UNDER DISCUSSION.

>> NO, IT'S NOT ABOUT UNDERSTANDING COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S QUESTION, MY QUESTION IS WE DO NOT DIRECT OR ORDER OR HIRE OR ANYTHING WITH OTHER THAN YOU OR THE CITY MANAGER.

IT'S COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S QUESTIONING AND EXCUSE ME, IF I SOUND LIKE I'M RUNNING OUT OF BREATH, BUT WITH COVID, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO TALK.

THIS IS THE MOST I'VE SPOKEN WITHIN THE PAST WEEK.

MY QUESTION IS, WE DO NOT DIRECT, QUESTION, HIRE STAFF OTHER THAN CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON NOW IS NOW QUESTIONING PIL OFFICERS UNISIA AS TO WHAT SHE DOES AND WHAT SHE WAS HIRED FOR.

IS THAT OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND SHOULD THIS BE QUESTIONED AT THIS MOMENT CONSIDERING WE DO NOT HIRE, DIRECT OR OTHERWISE, ANYONE FROM STAFF?

>> I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S QUESTIONS ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ITEM BEFORE YOU AND THEY'RE NOT OUT OF ORDER.

>> SO THAT'S NOT A HR ISSUE?

>> I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS AN HR ISSUE AT ALL.

>> CITY ATTORNEY, I THINK WHERE COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS IS GOING, IT'S BEING ASKED FOR HER RESUME.

AS ASKING FOR HER RESUME, THAT FALLS INTO AN HR ISSUE IS WHAT I THINK THE CONCERN IS.

ASKING FOR EXPERIENCE AND WHAT HER KNOWLEDGE IS IS DIFFERENT.

I THINK IT'S A REPHRASE OF THE QUESTION.

>> AGAIN, I DON'T THINK THAT THE QUESTIONING IS IN THE CONTEXT OF TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT STAFF IS DOING IN HOUSE VERSUS HIRING [OVERLAPPING].

>> THAT IS NOT HIS QUESTION THOUGH.

>> THAT WAS NOT WHAT THE QUESTION THAT COMMISSIONER BOLTON WAS ASKING CITY ATTORNEY.

>> I BELIEVE IT'S AN APPROPRIATE QUESTION.

>> CAN WE GET HR DIRECTOR TO CLARIFY THAT?

>> OH, COME ON.

>> NO, COMMISSIONER PLACKO IS JUST RIDICULOUS.

WE'RE QUESTIONING OUR OWN STAFF MEMBERS.

>> [OVERLAPPING] WELL, THERE'S A POINT OF ORDER ON THE FLOOR FOR CLARIFICATION AND ONE OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES IS POTENTIALLY BEING QUESTIONED.

SHE'S BEING QUESTIONED IN A MANNER THAT MIGHT BE A HR ITEM.

OUR HR DIRECTOR IS AWAY FROM THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE REPHRASE YOUR QUESTION IN A MATTER THAT IS NOT ASKING FOR HER RESUME AND HOW SHE GOT HIRED.

CAN YOU PLEASE DO THAT?

>> UNISIA YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF ANSWERING MY QUESTION.

TELL ME HOW YOUR EXPERIENCE AND THE EXAMPLES OF YOUR SKILL SETS LINEUP WITH THE SKILL SETS OF THE VENDORS THAT ARE BEFORE US TODAY.

>> MAYOR, POINT OF ORDER.

>> COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON DOES NOT REPHRASE HIS QUESTION [OVERLAPPING].

>> COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, YOUR OBJECTION IS DEFINITELY NOTED.

WE DO NOW HAVE THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR ON THE LINE, MR. LORENZO.

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>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON IS QUESTIONING EUNICIA'S ROW AS TO WHAT SHE WAS HIRED FOR, AS TO WHAT SHE'S DOING NOW.

IS THAT APPROPRIATE CONSIDERING THAT WE DO NOT HIRE OR FIRE, OR OTHERWISE ANYONE ELSE EXCEPT THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY.

SHOULD THIS BE A QUESTION COMING FROM THE CITY MANAGER TO EUNICIA, TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE'S PERFORMING, UNDERPERFORMING, LACK OF PERFORMANCE, LACK OF MORE STAFF.

IS THIS QUESTION APPROPRIATE? BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS, AND CITY ATTORNEY SAYS OTHERWISE, I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT TO YOU TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE SO.

>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE-MAYOR, AND COMMISSION LERENZO CALHOUN, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR THE RECORD.

IN TERMS OF THE ADVICE YOU'VE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY, I'M INCLINED NOT TO DISAGREE WITH HIM, THAT THE QUESTION IS IN THE PURVIEW.

I DO UNDERSTAND THE PERSPECTIVE THAT THE MAYOR OFFERED IN TERMS OF REPHRASING THE QUESTION TO CAPTURE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION THAT THE SENIOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER IS CURRENTLY PERFORMING IN.

>> FOR A LACK OF CRYSTAL CLEAR ANSWER BECAUSE WE HAVE LAWYERS WHO ARE RESPONDING, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO ANSWER THE QUESTION THE BEST WAY YOU CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION ON WHAT YOUR JOB IS, AS BEST AS YOU WISH TO ANSWER IT.

YOU ARE NOT ON TRIAL HERE.

THE WHOLE TOPIC HERE IS WHETHER OR NOT THE ITEMS IN QUESTION FOR A CONTRACT [NOISE] ARE SUFFICIENT TO ASSIST THE CITY MPIO TO DO THE JOB THAT IT NEEDS TO DO.

THAT'S WHERE YOUR ANSWERS LIE.

>> TO ANSWER THE COMMISSIONER'S QUESTION.

SOME OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE DIGITAL MARKETING RFP, THEY DO ALIGN WITH MY OWN SKILL SET THAT I ARRIVED HERE AT THE CITY OF TAMARAC WITH.

I CAN JUST READ DOWN THE LIST.

CONTENT WRITING IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE A STRONG BACKGROUND IN.

I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN MEDIA RELATIONS, AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND PR.

I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN EVENT PLANNING.

I HAVE DONE SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT IN THE PAST AS WELL.

I THINK THAT THERE ARE VARIOUS SUBCATEGORIES OF THOSE THINGS, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THAT PRETTY MUCH ANSWERS THE QUESTION.

ALSO I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN CRISIS COMMUNICATION THAT I'VE DONE FOR MY YEARS OF WORKING AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER AS WELL.

>> THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM FMO MEDIA STATED THAT SHE BELIEVES THAT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA IS AT A 4 OUT OF 10.

HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT?

>> WELL ONE OF THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE SEEKING TO BRING ON FMO MEDIA TO ADDRESS IS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES ARE MODERN.

THAT WE ARE POSTING CONTENT THAT ALIGNS WITH THE PRESENT-DAY TRENDS.

FOR EXAMPLE, BEING ABLE TO FIND FUN WAYS TO PUT OUT REELS ON INSTAGRAM.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING.

WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH A CONTRACTOR WHO CAN ADVISE US THROUGH THOSE STRATEGIES BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCES TO HELP LIVEN UP OUR CONTENT, AND TO STRENGTHEN THE CONTENT THAT'S BEING PROVIDED ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF OUR MAJOR EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORMS HERE IN THE CITY.

>> SINCE YOU HAVE A BACKGROUND IN SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT, YOU ARE SAYING THAT FMO MEDIA WOULD DO A BETTER WORK THAN YOU DO, OR THEY WOULD COMPLIMENT YOUR WORK?

>> THEY WOULD COMPLIMENT MY WORK.

THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE WILL STILL REMAIN ACTIVE.

BUT HIRING OR BRINGING ON DIGITAL CONTRACTING VENDORS, IT WILL HELP US TO FURTHER THE REACH OF OUR WORK, TO BE ABLE TO HELP US TO DO THINGS MORE FREQUENTLY, TO JUST KEEP THINGS MOVING ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THE CURRENT CONTENT THAT YOU SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO DO EVENT PROMOTIONS, ETC, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU'LL STILL BE SEEING THOSE THINGS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, BUT WE WANT TO REIMAGINE IT.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO TAP INTO THEM AS A RESOURCE TO HELP US TO REIMAGINE THINGS, AND TO STRENGTHEN THINGS, SO THEY CAN FURTHER OUR REACH BEYOND WHAT WE CAN DO AS A THREE-PERSON TEAM.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN THEM FOR.

>> THEN YOU'RE SAYING CONNECT-A-CAR, FMO MEDIA, AND YOUR DEPARTMENT WOULD WORK IN TANDEM TO MAKE THE PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA MORE ACCEPTABLE, MOVING FROM BEFORE, PERHAPS TO A HIGHER GRADE, AT LEAST IN THE OPINION OF FMO MEDIA, AND THAT WOULD FREE UP MORE TIME IN YOUR OFFICE TO DO OTHER THINGS?

>> HOPEFULLY IT COULD FREE UP TIME IN OUR OFFICE TO DO OTHER THINGS. [OVERLAPPING]

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>> RECLAIMING MY TIME. GO AHEAD.

>> HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE ABLE TO HELP US TO FREE UP TIME TO DO OTHER THINGS IN THE OFFICE AS WELL.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR FMO.

>> YOU SAID THAT THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU WOULD RATE IT AS A 4, PLEASE ELABORATE JUST SOME MORE ON WHY YOU GAVE THAT RATING, AND THEN I'LL HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION THEREAFTER.

>> SURE. I SEE IT AS A 4 BASED ON WHAT I BELIEVE WE COULD DO WITH IT.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF EVENTS AND PLENTY OF THINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE THAT I SEE ONE OR TWO LIKES FOR, WHICH MEANS MAYBE 10 PERCENT MORE PEOPLE SAW IT, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE THAN ONE OR TWO CITIZENS IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

>> YOU SAID THAT IT WOULD BE EASY TO ACHIEVE A HIGHER ENGAGEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

IS THAT BECAUSE OUR ENGAGEMENT IS LAGGING? IF WE HAVE TWO LIKES ON A POST, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THEN INCREASING ENGAGEMENT 100 PERCENT WOULD BE FOUR LIKES?

>> EXACTLY. IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY EASY TO ACHIEVE IN THAT TERM.

FOUR LIKES IS NOT THE GOAL, BUT THAT'S JUST ONE VERY SMALL EXAMPLE.

IT'S AN OVERALL STRATEGY AS WELL, SO IT'S NOT JUST THE LIKES, IT'S THE REACH.

THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO TRACK WHO IS COMING TO EVENTS BASED ON WHAT THEY SAW ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> THEN YOU ARE SEEING THAT THE BAR IS SET SO LOW THAT YOU COULD FAR EXCEED IT EVEN WITH LITTLE EFFORT?

>> THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN.

I THINK THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE A STRONG SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, THERE ARE JUST SO MANY THINGS GOING ON, SO MANY EVENTS, SO MANY RESOURCES TO LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THAT IT'S DEFINITELY IMPOSSIBLE FOR JUST ONE PERSON TO DO THAT.

ARE THINGS GOING OUT? YES, BUT IF WE HAVE A STRATEGY THAT FOCUSES ON CERTAIN CAMPAIGNS, THEN THAT CAN BE REACHED WAY HIRE, 100 PERCENT.

>> FOR INSTANCE, THEN A EVENT, LIKE A JUNETEENTH EVENT, THAT WAS UNDER-ATTENDED, YOU ARE SAYING THAT YOU COULD USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO ALERT OUR RESIDENTS THAT THE EVENT IS HAPPENING, IS NOT NECESSARILY THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, THEY JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT?

>> RIGHT.

>> QUESTION FOR CONNECT-A-CAR.

WE SEE EVENTS LIKE THE STATE OF THE CITY HAVING VARIOUS EQUIPMENT THAT ARE BROUGHT IN LIKE TELEPROMPTERS AND FANCY LIGHTS AND SO ON.

WOULD THIS BE INCLUDED IN THE MONEY THAT YOU'D BE GETTING OR IF YOU'RE PROVIDING THAT SERVICE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO RENT THAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT SO THERE WILL BE ACCELERATE COSTS AS WELL?

>> WE HAVE THAT EQUIPMENT ALREADY.

ALL EQUIPMENT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAST IS OURS.

>> OKAY. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT FOR $40,000 A YEAR, YOU'D PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES THAT YOU ARE PLUS YOU WOULD PROVIDE ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT COMES WITH IT?

>> YEAH, IN ORDER TO DO OUR JOBS, WE HAVE OUR OWN EQUIPMENT, CORRECT.

>> DO YOU THINK THAT $40,000 IS SUFFICIENT FOR THAT AND YOU'D BE COMFORTABLE.

>> I DON'T. IT'S NOT BASED ON THE EQUIPMENT OR ANY OF THAT THING, WHAT IT'S BASED ON IS THE REGULARITY OF WHAT IS NEEDED.

>> AND CONTENT?

FOR EXAMPLE, YOU MAY WANT TO HAVE A VIDEO PRODUCTION FOR YOURSELF OR COMMISSIONER PLACKO, OR EVEN VICE MAYOR GELIN. WHAT HAPPENS IS.

>> CAN YOU JUST SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE.

>> THERE'S A COST TO EACH EVENT AND IF I LOOK AT THE PAST IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF VIDEO PRODUCTION THAT WE WERE ASKED TO DO, WE WERE HITTING 65,000 PRETTY MUCH EVERY YEAR.

I KNOW THAT IT WAS A LOT OF FRUSTRATION WITH VICE MAYOR GELIN WHO WANTED TO GET OUT AND REACH MORE PEOPLE BY DOING SOCIAL MEDIA-TYPE VIDEOS, THAT KIND OF THING, AND THERE JUST WASN'T THE BUDGET FOR IT.

TO LOOK AT IT FROM A HOLISTIC POINT OF VIEW, THAT'S WHAT I MEANT BY, YEAH, I THINK THE BUDGET IS TOO LOW.

>> WOULD YOU HAVE PREFERRED THAT THIS ARRANGEMENT WAS TWO SEPARATE AGREEMENTS,

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ONE WHERE FMO IS ABLE TO HIT THEIR TARGET AND YOU'RE ABLE TO HIT YOURS?

>> WELL, CERTAINLY THAT WOULD MAKE THINGS BETTER.

HOWEVER, THE ISSUE IS DEEPER THAN THAT.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT RATING A SOCIAL MEDIA FOOTPRINT, A DIGITAL FOOTPRINT, PERSONALLY, YOU WOULD NEVER GET A RATING FROM ME BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AT THE UNDERLYING FACTORS AS TO WHY IT IS SO LOW.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE OF ANY KIND OF THING THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING OUT BUT THE WAY IN WHICH IT GETS HANDLED.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE ALL KNOW TODAY THAT THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM IS A PAY-TO-PLAY ENVIRONMENT AND UNLESS YOU ACTUALLY PAY TO GET YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, ETC, ACTUALLY GROWN, YOUR ENGAGEMENT IS GOING TO REMAIN LOW.

THAT TO ME IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FIRST RATHER THAN JUST GIVING AN OVERALL PERFORMANCE RATING.

WE, FOR EXAMPLE, NEVER POSTED ONE SOCIAL MEDIA POST IN ALL THE YEARS WE'VE BEEN DOING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR YOU.

ALL WE DO IS WE PASS IT ON AND THEN THAT GETS PUT UP BECAUSE WE'RE NOT CITY EMPLOYEES.

I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER?

>> YEAH, IT DID. EUNICIA?

>> DO YOU PAY FOR PRESS RELEASES AND HOW MUCH DO WE PAY FOR THAT SERVICE?

>> WE DO NOT PAY FOR PRESS RELEASES AS OF LATE.

>> HAVE WE PAID FOR PRESS RELEASES IN THE PAST?

>> WE'VE PAID FOR PRESS RELEASES IN THE PAST BUT ONLY AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION FOR INDIVIDUAL RELEASES BUT WE ARE NOT IN THE PRACTICE OF PAYING FOR PRESS RELEASES.

>> SO YOU'VE NEVER PAID FOR NEWSWIRE?

>> EXCUSE ME, IT MAY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN THE COMMISSION MEMBER WHO REQUESTED THEM PAYING FOR THEM NOT THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, NO.

WE HAVE A PRESS RELEASE DISTRIBUTION LISTS THAT WE HAVE CREATED ORGANICALLY AND INTERNALLY AND THAT IS WHAT WE USE TO DISTRIBUTE PRESS RELEASES BUT IT IS NOT OUR COMMON PRACTICE TO PAY FOR PRESS RELEASES TO GO OUT.

>> HOW SUCCESSFUL HAVE YOU BEEN WITH YOUR ORGANIC LIST?

>> SOMETIMES I THINK THAT MOST FREQUENTLY, WE FIND OURSELVES ON CALENDAR ENTRIES FOR OUR VARIOUS MEDIA PLATFORMS AND WHEN WE GET ACTUAL STORIES OR ARTICLES AND THAT COVERAGE, IT'S USUALLY WHEN THINGS THAT ARE UNIQUE SOLELY TO TAMARAC COME OUT.

FOR A SAMPLE, WE GOT COVERAGE FOR THE INSPIRATION WAY, WE GOT COVERAGE FOR THE TURKEY TROT AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS ALSO COVERAGE WHEN WE DID THE GRAND OPENING OR THE RIBBON CUTTING OF COLONY WEST, SO THE GRAND RE-OPENING OF COLONY WEST.

THINGS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO TAMARAC, THEY HAVE GOTTEN SOME ATTENTION BUT WE END UP ON THE CALENDAR LISTINGS SO WHEN THEY HAVE ONLINE STORIES ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AROUND TOWN THAT YOU'LL FIND OUR STUFF, OUR CONTENT LISTED, AMONG THOSE THINGS AS WELL.

>> I RESERVE MY NINE SECONDS FOR COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, MAYBE HE HAS SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE TO SAY. THANK YOU.

>> IT'S UNNECESSARY COMMISSIONER [INAUDIBLE]. [OVERLAPPING]

>> TO ADD TO THAT, I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT WE USED. [OVERLAPPING].

>> THERE'S NOT A QUESTION ON THE FLOOR FOR ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> MS. BAKER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE YOUR STATEMENT, PLEASE DO SO.

>> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, JUST TO MAKE SURE I FULLY ADDRESSED COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S STATEMENT OR HIS QUESTION, THAT WE DO PAID ADVERTISEMENT SO YOU'LL FIND FLYERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ON VARIOUS ONLINE MEDIA PLATFORMS. WE DO PAY FOR THAT BUT WE ARE NOT SENDING OUT PRESS RELEASES AND WE'RE NOT PAYING FOR PRESS RELEASES TO PULL OUT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> MR. PARKER?

>> MAY ALSO SIT DOWN?

>> COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, YOU'LL GO NEXT.

>> THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER]

>> THANKS.

>> SITTING HERE LISTENING TO ALL THIS, WITH A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT FOR OUR PIO AND FOR OUR TWO VENDORS, I THINK WE ALL ARE AWARE THAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS DEFINITELY GROWING AND CHANGING DAILY AND WE NEED TO JUMP IN QUICKLY WITH BOTH FEET TO KEEP UP.

HAVING SAID THAT, I DON'T SEE A CLEAR PATH HERE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHO'S GOING TO BE DOING WHAT AND I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT BETWEEN OUR STAFF AND OUR TWO VENDORS, THERE ARE STRENGTHS WITHIN.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE STRENGTH AREAS ASSIGNED TO EACH OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS RATHER THAN THEY'RE OVERLAPPING AND WE NOW HAVE A VENDOR WHO'S CONCERNED ABOUT THE JOB THAT HE'S BEING GIVEN, THAT THE PAY SCALE IS NOT THERE.

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THAT CONCERNS ME.

I THINK MAYBE WE NEED TO HAVE SOME MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS, AT LEAST FROM MY MINDSET. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS?

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF COMMISSIONER BOLTON CAN REFRAIN FROM MENTIONING MY NAME. THAT IS HIS WARNING.

MY THINKING IS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK BACK FROM WHERE WE CAME FROM TO WHERE WE ARE.

IF WE LOOK AT WHERE WE CAME FROM, WE CAN WE ARE AT A 10.

WE HAVE 10EXED WHERE WE CAME FROM.

YES, IT'S EASY FOR FMO OR ANY OTHER VENDOR TO COME IN AND AS AN OUTSIDER TO SAY, "YEAH, I SCAN ALL YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND IT PRETTY MUCH SUCKS." THAT'S EASY, ANYONE CAN DO THAT.

BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE WE HAVE COME FROM.

IT IS UP TO US AS WELL TO PENETRATE OUR RESIDENTS SOCIAL MEDIA.

WHEN I POST SOMETHING, I MIGHT GET TWO LIKES, WHEN I POST SOMETHING THE NEXT DAY, I CAN GET 1000 LIKES.

IT DEPENDS ON THE CONTENT, HOW THE CONTENT WAS CREATED, WHERE THE CONTENT IS BEING PUSHED AT, HOW INTERACTIVE THAT CONTENT IS, AND IF WE'RE TRYING TO SHOVE THIS IN A WAY THAT IT MIXES, EVERYBODY HAS A ROW IN THIS GAME.

PIO HAS A ROW. IT'S A TRIANGLE HERE.

ACTUALLY, NOT EVEN A TRIANGLE, IT'S A SQUARE; IT'S THE COMMISSION, IS THE PIO, AND IT'S THE VENDORS, AND IS SOCIAL MEDIA AS A WHOLE.

TO SAY THAT THE PIO OFFICE IS NOT DOING A GOOD JOB, TO SAY THAT THE PIO OFFICE IS NOT ALLOCATING ENOUGH FUNDS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA IS ALSO.

>> POINT OF ORDER, MADAM MAYOR.

>> COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, JUST A SECOND, PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON?

>> I DON'T THINK THAT ANY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION.

>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON, THIS IS NOT YOUR TIME TO OBJECT TO WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

A POINT OF ORDER IS ABOUT A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM QUESTION.

YOU WANT SAME THING AFTERWARDS, YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING FOR YOUR TWO MINUTES.

COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, CONTINUE, PLEASE.

>> POINT OF ORDER, MADAM MAYOR?

>> RECOGNIZED COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED BECAUSE WHEN COMMISSIONER.

>> COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, PLEASE PROCEED.

>> DO NOT INFRINGE MY RIGHT TO SPEAK.

>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON, YOU'RE NOT HERE TO DEBATE.

>> DO NOT ABRIDGE MY RIGHT TO SPEAK.

>> YOU DO NOT HAVE A RIGHT.

>> DO NOT ABRIDGE MY RIGHT TO SPEAK.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE A RIGHT TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. YOU ARE NOT RECOGNIZED, FOLLOW THE RULES.

>> DO NOT ABRIDGE MY RIGHT TO SPEAK.

WHEN COMMISSIONER- [OVERLAPPING] DO NOT TURN MY MIC OFF.

IF YOU TURN OF MY MIC AGAIN, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE YOU REMOVED FROM THIS DAIS. [OVERLAPPING]

>> POINT OF ORDER IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR A SPECIFIC ITEM OF QUESTIONS, NOT TO DO A CONVERSATION BACK-AND-FORTH. [OVERLAPPING]

>> TURN MY MIC OFF AGAIN AND I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE YOU FROM THE DAIS.

>> YES, THAT'S FINE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> EXCUSE ME.

>> COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, THE CITY ATTORNEY IS SPEAKING.

>> THE RULES SPECIFICALLY STATE AND I'VE REPEATED THIS NUMEROUS TIMES, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND UNTIL THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK, WHOEVER HAS THE FLOOR AT THAT MOMENT HAS THE FLOOR.

AS I UNDERSTAND IT, COMMISSIONER BOLTON HAS RAISED A POINT OF ORDER.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE POINT OF ORDER IS BECAUSE THE DISCUSSION DEGENERATED INTO EVERYONE'S SPEAKING OVER EACH OTHER BUT UNTIL THEN, COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS HAS THE FLOOR.

>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, PLEASE PROCEED.

>> I ACTUALLY HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.

>> ACTUALLY, WHATEVER MOTION YOU HAD WAS NOT HEARD SO WILL YOU PLEASE PROCEED?

>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE COMMISSIONER BOLTON REMOVED FROM THIS MEETING FOR CONTINUAL INTERRUPTION.

>> COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTEMPTS, THE REALITY IS WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

I CAN SECOND IT AND IT WILL NOT PASS. [OVERLAPPING]

>> OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THAT'S FINE.

WE'LL LET EVERYONE VOTE.

>> FOR GETTING OUT OF HAND BECAUSE I'M SPEAKING AND I'M BEING SPOKEN OVER.

>> FINE. I'LL SECOND, CITY CLERK, CALL THE ROLL.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS?

>> GOOD ATTEMPT. WE CAN JUST ALWAYS CONTINUE TO HOPE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY BEHAVE.

>> MAYOR GOMEZ? > YES.

COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR COMMENTS CAN YOU PLEASE PROCEED.

>> THE MAYOR DID NOT GIVE ME A CHANCE TO VOTE AND UNDER THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S RULES,

[01:25:03]

I HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

>> MY APOLOGIES. I DID NOT REALIZE YOU DID NOT VOTE SORRY.

>> I'M INVISIBLE. YOU FORGET ME?

>> NO I DIDN'T. YOU'RE NOT INVISIBLE.

I KNOW YOU HAVE ISSUES. GO AHEAD.

>> YES. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

>> NO. YOU'RE ANSWERING WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE REMOVING YOU, IS THAT A YES?

>> MY ANSWER IS NO AND I WOULD LIKE TO A MAKE MOTION TO REMOVE THE MAYOR FROM THE DIAS.

>> SEEING A SECOND.

>> THERE'S A SECOND. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> MAYOR GOMEZ.

>> THANK YOU. NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN CAN WE PLEASE CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.

>> MOTION FAILED 3-2.

IT IS 11 O'CLOCK.

WE ARE STILL ON ITEM 5.

THIS THEORETICALLY SHOULD BE A SIMPLE ITEM.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF GAME-PLAYING BEING DONE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO PAD AN ITEM FOR ITEM 10C.

WE'LL GET THERE WHEN WE GET THERE.

CAN WE PLEASE WORK ON THE CONTRACT? COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, YOU STILL HAVE TIME.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED?

>> YES MAYOR.

>> PLEASE PROCEED.

>> I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE CONCLUDE. MY POINT IS THAT WE ALL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ENGAGE WITH OUR RESIDENTS WITH THE CITY.

TAMARAC TALK DOES A GREAT JOB.

THEY HAVE A GROUP OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

>> POINT OF ORDER MADAM MAYOR.

>> MY GOSH.

>> YOU ARE NOT RECOGNIZED, COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

>> COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS HAS THE FLOOR UNLESS THERE'S AN ACTUAL LEGAL QUESTION FOR A POINT OF ORDER.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO THERE.

>> IT'S [OVERLAPPING] LEGAL BECAUSE WE AS THE COMMISSION ON THE LAST MEETING SAID THAT WE WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT BLOGS, NOR WE'LL TALK ABOUT POLITICAL COMMITMENTS.

WE SAID THAT WOULD NOT MAKE REFERENCE OF BLOGS.

>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON, YOU'RE DONE. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, PLEASE PROCEED.

>> I'M NOT DONE.

>> YOU WERE NOT RECOGNIZED.

>> I'VE BEEN ELECTED BY THE RESONANCE OF THIS CITY.

>> STOP IT. WILL YOU PLEASE GROW UP?

>> MADAM MAYOR, I'M AN ADULT.

>> [OVERLAPPING]

>> CITY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS PLEASE PROCEED.

THIS MEETING IS IN RECESS.

WE WILL COME BACK AT 11:15.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AS I SAID IT'S 11:15 WE ARE BACK.

COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

YOU ARE IN PROCESS OF SPEAKING WHEN I CALLED A RECESS.

>> YES MAYOR.

>> DO YOU WISH TO CONTINUE YOUR QUESTIONS?

>> YES MA'AM. IT'S NOT SO MUCH OF A QUESTION IS JUST STATING SOME STUFF.

>> PLEASE PROCEED.

>> I BELIEVE IT IS ALSO OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH THE RESIDENTS WHETHER WE ARE ON CHATS ON NEXT DOOR, NEXT DOOR SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT OF OUR THOUSANDS OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE ON NEXT DOOR NOW.

IF WE CAN USE THOSE PLATFORMS AND TO OUR SERVICE AS WELL BECAUSE IT'S FREE TO US.

IT'S NOT A COST TO OUR CITY.

SHOULD WE ALLOCATE MORE FUNDS TO THE PIO? SURE I WOULD NOT DISAGREE WITH THAT.

BUT AS MISS UNISIA STATED, WE ARE IN THE WORKS OF HIRING SOMEONE NEW BASED ON A PROPOSED BUDGET, SHOW A PASS, WE'RE GOING TO BE IMPROVING.

ONE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS THAT WE ARE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING PRODUCTS, WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF SERVICE AND WITH THAT, BASED ON THE SURVEY RESULTS, BASED ON OUR CITY SIZE AND OUR BUDGET, OUR STAFF IS DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB.

WE'RE HERE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE AND HOW DO WE BEST SERVE THEM? YES, WE MIGHT HAVE HAD A LOW TURNOUT FOR THIS WEEKEND'S EVENTS.

BUT AGAIN IT WAS FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND.

THERE'S SO MANY VARIABLES WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS THAT WHEN WE ASSUME WE DON'T PROPERLY CALCULATE THOSE COSTS OR HOW WE DO THINGS.

ARE WE DOING A GOOD JOB WITH OUR PIO AND CONNECTICA AND WHOEVER ELSE WANTS TO JUMP SHIP WITH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA? SURE WHY NOT? BUT SPENDING MORE THAN NECESSARILY MEANS ANYTHING.

BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN CLICK ON IT, CAN LIKE IT, AND NOT ATTEND OR BY ''SOMETHING.'' I'M JUST GOING TO SAY ONE MORE TIME WE'RE NOT HERE TO SELL ANYTHING.

OUR CITY IS FULLY BOOKED.

WE HAVE NO MORE SPACE FOR RESIDENTS, MAYBE FOR AN EXTRA 10,000 IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS.

WE'RE HERE FOR SERVICES AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY HOW TO CONNECT TO THOSE RESIDENTS.

REALLY THE ONLY WAY IS THROUGH US.

WE ARE THE EXCHANGE WHICH RESIDENTS USE TO GET TO OUR SERVICES AND WHAT THEY NEED.

THAT IS MY POINT. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

[01:30:03]

>> THANK YOU. YOU CAN PUT THE CLOCK ON FIVE FOR ME.

I AGREE WITH MUCH OF WHAT COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS SAID.

I THINK THAT WHERE WE HAVE COME FROM WHERE WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY.

WE ALSO NEED TO BE KEEPING IN MIND OUR POPULATION.

WE MAY WANT EVERYBODY TO CLICK AND BE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THE REALITY IS NOT EVERYBODY IS.

WE JUST HAD OUR BUDGET MEETING LAST WEEK, A GREAT DISCUSSION, AND WE WERE TOLD ABOUT HOW OUR MARKETING REACH IS GOING AND TOMOGRAM IS STILL THE NUMBER ONE WAY WE REACH PEOPLE.

WE'VE ADVERTISED OUR EVENTS AND THIS EVENT, IN A TOMOGRAM AND JUST USING THE JUNETEENTH EVENT.

IT WAS ABSOLUTELY GREAT. IT WAS FANTASTIC.

THE WEATHER WAS ALSO PROBABLY FRIGHTENING FOR PEOPLE.

THERE ARE OUTSIDE SOURCES.

IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT PIO DID NOT DO A GOOD JOB. YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

YOU GOT IT OUT THERE AND I KNOW WE HAD SOME PAID ADVERTISING FOR SOME I THINK IN THE USA AS WELL.

WE'VE DONE SOME GREAT STUFF.

WE CAN'T LEAD EVERYBODY TO OUR EVENTS.

THERE'S ALSO EVERYBODY COMING BACK INTO THE WORLD RIGHT NOW AND GOING TO EVENTS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

IT IS JUST AS MUCH OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ADVERTISE.

IT'S ALSO THE USER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ATTEND IF HE WISHES AND ALSO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE OUR INTERNET AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. I AM SURE JUST LIKE WHEN BEFORE COVID, THERE WERE CERTAIN PEOPLE IN OUR POPULATION DID NOT USE SOCIAL MEDIA.

THEY DIDN'T GO TO FACEBOOK, THEY DIDN'T GO TO INSTAGRAM OR TWITTER WHATEVER IT WAS.

BUT THROUGH NECESSITY, MORE PEOPLE GOT ONLINE.

AS IT IS GROWING AND OUR POPULATION IS GETTING MORE INCLINED TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE BETTER ACCESS.

I THINK CONNECTICA HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB.

I UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE FINANCES ON THIS.

I DO LIKE THE VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS AND I DO SEE FROM THE VERY DETAILED BACKUP THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR FIRM NFBO, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I'M A VERY WELL-ROUNDED ORGANIZATION JUST AS I KNOW CONNECTICA IS AS WELL.

THIS ISN'T ONE OR THE OTHER AT THIS TIME.

IT SEEMS AT THIS TIME WE NEED A LOT OF SERVICES BECAUSE WE ARE A GROWING CITY.

WE'RE NO LONGER 60,000 PEOPLE, WE'RE 71,000 ALMOST 71,250 PEOPLE.

WE'RE AN ACTIVE COMMISSION.

PART OF THIS STUFF MY OPINION FROM WHAT WE ARE SEEING HERE IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE AN ACTIVE COMMISSION BUT IT IS NOT PIO'S RESPONSIBILITY NOR WILL IT BE THE HIRED ASSISTANCE, THE EXTENSION OF THE PIO TO FOLLOW EACH OF US INDIVIDUALLY TO MAKE IT ALL ABOUT US BECAUSE IT IS NOT ALL ABOUT US.

IT IS ABOUT WHAT THE CITY HAS TO OFFER AND THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT AND IT IS THE SERVICES.

I THINK THAT THE DIFFERENCES IN THE CONTRACTS, THE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE BACKUP, I THINK IT IS VERY CLEAR WHICH ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE UTILIZED FROM WHICH COMPANY.

I BELIEVE IT'LL BE DONE AS EQUITABLE AS POSSIBLE.

I DO BELIEVE THAT WE PROBABLY WILL HAVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE WILL NEED MORE ASSISTANCE.

I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN OPEN SEAT FOR OUR MARKETING FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

I THINK THAT THERE HAS BEEN DIFFICULTY IN HIRING THE RIGHT FIT.

NOT THAT THERE AREN'T GOOD PEOPLE OUT THERE, BUT YOU HAVE TO ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT FIT AND PEOPLE WHO ARE USED TO GOVERNMENT WORK AND THE LIKE.

MAYBE THAT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT REASON WHY WE'VE HAD AN OPEN POSITION AND THEN WE HAD A CLOSED POSITION.

WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE THAT IN AN ASSISTANCE TO OUR BUDGET, DID AN EARLY LEAVE WHICH LEFT US WITH A HOLE THAT WE DID NOT EXPECT.

THESE ARE THINGS IN PLANNING AND BUDGETING AND SO WE ROLL WITH IT, OR THE WORD OF COVID HIT IT.

THE REALITY IS WE ARE THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX AT THIS TIME.

I THINK THAT WE NEED TO GET THESE SERVICES IN PLACE AND WE CAN ADJUST WHAT WE WILL NEED TO ADJUST WITH AN AMENDMENT AS WE GO THROUGH IT, BUT WE NEED TO GET THESE SERVICES IN PLACE.

I KNOW THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD THE SERVICES IN PLACE.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY PASSING THIS SO WE CAN GET TO THE JOB OF THE CITY, THE WORK OF THE CITY.

FORGIVE ME, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR INDIVIDUAL VIDEOS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OUT OF THE INITIATIVE FUND, NOT THE BUDGET OF THE CITY.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THAT INITIATIVE FUND.

IF INDIVIDUALS ON THE DAIS AS WANT TO MAKE VIDEOS THAT ARE SPECIFIC FOR THEIR OWN PURPOSES, IT GETS CHARGED WITH MY UNDERSTANDING, OUT OF THE INITIATIVE FUND, NOT OUT OF THE CITY'S BUDGET, WHICH TAKES AWAY FROM WHAT THE SERVICES OF THE CITY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET TO FOR CERTAIN ITEMS. THAT BEING SAID, I'M DONE AND VICE MAYOR HAS TWO MINUTES.

>> THANK YOU. PROCUREMENT, I THINK I GOT FIVE POINTS FOR THE LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM. IS THAT CORRECT?

[01:35:02]

>> YES, THEY DID.

>> OKAY. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THE LOCAL BUSINESS PURPOSE PROGRAM TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE IT BEING UTILIZED AND TO THE BENEFIT OF CONNECTED CAR.

IT LOOKS LIKE FOMO MEDIA GOT THREE- AND-A- HALF POINTS.

WAS THAT FOR THE VETERANS BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM.

>> IT'S FOR COMBINATION AND THE VETERAN'S PREFERENCE FOR WOMEN, 2.5 POINTS AND ONE POINT FOR THE CONVICTION HISTORY.

>> ONCE AGAIN, TWO ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT I BROUGHT IN THIS COMMISSION, FOLLOW MY LEAD AND PASS SO GOOD TO SEE THE BENEFIT THERE.

IT DOES SEEM LIKE THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMISSION HAS ON THIS.

INSTEAD OF VOTING NO ON THIS, COMMISSIONER BOLTON, I THINK MY PREFERENCE IS TO MOTION FOR A TABLE IN THIS ITEM UNTIL THE VERY NEXT COMMISSION MEETING.

IN-BETWEEN THAT TIME, WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH CONNECTICA AND FOMO MEDIA TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR CAPABILITIES AND HAVE A DEEPER DISCUSSION.

THEN WE CAN VOTE ON THIS ITEM SO THAT IT MEETS OUR LEVEL OF SATISFACTION.

IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON THIS COMMISSION THAT WE NEED CLARIFIED. THAT'S MY MOTION.

>> IT'S AN ACTUAL MOTION.

>> MOTION TO TABLE.

UNLESS THERE'S ANOTHER DISCUSSION, IF SOMEONE HAS QUESTIONS.

>> YOU ASK FOR A MOTION TO TABLE, WE GOT TO TAKE IT OR YOU'RE ASKING FOR A MOTION TO TABLE.

>> I SEE NO FURTHER.

THERE'S ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, SO I'LL RESERVE MY EMOTION UNTIL ALL THE DISCUSSION ITEMS.

>> BECAUSE THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ON TABLING.

>> I HAVEN'T MADE A MOTION YET.

>> I SAID YES BECAUSE THERE IS NO MOTION ON TABLING.

>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR. I'M INCLINED TO VOTE NO ON THIS BECAUSE I HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS, ISSUES, CONCERNS WITH HOW IT'S WRITTEN.

THESE LIST OF SERVICES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED.

IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE IT'S IN TANDEM WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE CITY.

I HAVE CONCERNS WITH HOW CONNECTICA IS BEING PAID A GOOD WAY.

I JUST HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EACH VENDOR.

THREE MINUTES OR TWO MINUTES JUST DOES NOT CUT IT.

INSTEAD OF VOTING NO, I WOULD SUPPORT VICE MAYOR GELIN'S MOTION TO TABLE THE ITEM.

>> YES. CONNECTICA HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER WITH US AND HEARING THOSE COMMENTS GIVES ME PAUSE, SO I WOULD CERTAINLY ENGAGE IN TABLING THIS.

>> OKAY. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

>> HOW LONG HAVE WE HAD THESE PROPOSALS, MR. NICIA?

>> THEY WERE SUBMITTED IN JANUARY.

>> WHEN WAS THE COMMISSION PRIVY TO THIS INFORMATION?

>> I BELIEVE THAT MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHEN THE AGENDA ITEMS WERE UPLOADED.

>> YOU'RE SAYING SIX DAYS?

>> I'M RELUCTANT TO CONFIRM BECAUSE I'M NOT REALLY CERTAIN WHAT OTHER MEDICATIONS HAPPENED THAT I'M NOT PRIVY TO.

>> THIS IS KATHLEEN.

THE AGENDA WAS PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY.

>> WE'VE HAD APPROXIMATELY 144 PLUS HOURS, NOT INCLUDING THE HOURS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SPENT WITH THE MANAGER FOR THE AGENDA BEFORE IT GOT PUBLISHED.

COMMISSIONERS ON THIS COMMISSION DIDN'T FIND TIME TO QUESTION THE MANAGER OR THE VENDORS OR ANYONE AVAILABLE.

I FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO GET ANY BUSINESS DONE WHEN WE CANNOT SPEND TIME WITH OUR MANAGER TO DISCUSS THIS DURING A WORKSHOP WITH THE MANAGER.

THEN WE HAVE FROM FRIDAY UNTIL TODAY, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 144 PLUS HOURS, IT'S JUST BAFFLING.

AGAIN, LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, WE CAN MAKE AN AMENDMENT LATER ON, BUT WE WANTED TO TABLE THIS TO QUESTION WHAT EXACTLY? THE QUESTIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREPARED AND LET THE VENDOR ANSWER THEM ACCORDINGLY.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT TIME FOR SEVEN MINUTES FOR US TO QUESTION AND NOT WAIT FOR AN ANSWER, BUT MAKE ALL THE NECESSARY QUESTIONS AND MOVE FORWARD.

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COMMISSION CONTINUES TO WASTE EVERYONE'S TIME

[01:40:01]

ON ASKING THESE SILLY QUESTIONS WHEN WE COULD HAVE ASKED THESE QUESTIONS 144 HOURS AGO.

IT'S RIDICULOUS.

TALK ABOUT SPENDING TIME.

>> VICE MAYOR GELIN, THE CLOCK WAS RUNNING WHEN MR. NICIA WAS SPEAKING, AND SO I ASKED THE CLERK TO PAUSE IT TO GIVE BACK THE TIME.

IF THE COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, WE WERE TALKING OVER YOU.

IF YOU WANT TO FINISH YOUR STATEMENT, YOU CAN.

>> NO I WAS DONE. I JUST DON'T SEE HOW WE CAN AMEND IT LATER ON.

WHAT HAPPENS IF WE HIRE THE WEBMASTER TOMORROW AND THEY BECOME THE MOST AWESOME PERSON THAT WE NEEDED.

NOW WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER THIRD VENDOR OR SECOND VENDOR.

WE CAN JUST MAKE AN AMENDMENT LATER.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FROM TODAY TO THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS GOING TO BE IN THREE WEEKS AND WORKSHOPS.

THE LAST LAST MEETING, COMMISSIONER BOLTON SAID, WE DON'T NEED WORKSHOPS.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.

>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, [INAUDIBLE] INTERIM ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.

I JUST WANTED TO STATE A FEW FACTS BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION.

LAST YEAR, WE SPENT ABOUT $65,000 ON OUR DIGITAL MARKETING EFFORTS.

THAT WAS COMPLETELY WITH CONNECTICA.

THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, IT WAS AROUND 50, SOME THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THE YEAR BEFORE THAT IT WAS MUCH LESS.

WE'RE PROGRESSIVELY SPENDING MORE MONEY.

THIS YEAR, WE'RE PLANNING TO SPEND ABOUT $80,000.

THE REASON THAT WE HAVE THESE TWO VERY CAPABLE FIRMS THAT WERE RECOMMENDING TO WORK WITH IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BOTH INDIVIDUAL SKILL SETS AND CAPABILITIES.

WE HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH CONNECTICA.

WE DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO FURTHER THAT AND CONTINUE WITH THAT.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME WITH FOMO.

ONE OF THE TASKS THAT WERE PLANNED TO DO IS TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND DEVISE A NEW ROADMAP, IF YOU WILL.

OUR GOAL IS TO STRATEGICALLY PARTNER WITH THESE TWO VERY CAPABLE FIRMS TO ESTABLISH A BETTER PRESENCE IN THE DIGITAL WORLD.

IN THE SOLE PURPOSE FOR THAT IS TWO, ENGAGE AND REACH OUT TO MORE OF OUR RESIDENTS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO USE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR OUR SERVICES OR FOR OUR WEBSITE FOR OUR SERVICES.

SO WE'RE ACTUALLY PROVIDING THIS COMBINATION TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE BOTH FIRMS AND UTILIZE THEM AS WE SEE FIT.

WE'RE LOOKING TO SPEND $80,000, WHICH IS 15- $20,000 MORE THAN WHAT WE SPENT LAST YEAR.

IT IS AN IMPROVEMENT OVER WHAT WE'RE SPENDING LAST YEAR.

I JUST WANTED TO LET THAT BE KNOWN.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS.

I DO KNOW THAT CONNECTICA HAS SERVED US WELL AND I KNOW THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.

I ALSO KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T SET, THAT IT IS ONLY $80,000, IT ISN'T SET THAT THIS IS THE ONLY PATH.

THIS IS OUR MENU AND AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE YEAR, WE WILL DETERMINE HOW MUCH OF OUR MENU IS BEING USED.

IF WE NEED TO CHANGE IT LIKE WE DO WITH OTHER THINGS, WE CAN SEE.

WE CAN ALSO SEE THE EFFECTIVENESS WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, SEVEN MONTHS. WE HAVE MARKERS.

WE DO EVERYTHING WITH A MECHANISM IN PLACE TO SEE IF WE ARE ACHIEVING OUR GOALS AND I THINK WE WILL DO NO LESS AS WE CONTINUE DOWN OUR PATH.

BUT I THINK IF WE STOP THE PROCESS HERE, WE ARE STOPPING OUR ABILITY TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO NOW.

I WOULD THINK THAT BOTH ORGANIZATIONS WOULD AGREE THAT YOU'D LIKE THE PROCESS TO CONTINUE TODAY VERSUS BEING HELD UP FOR ANOTHER COUPLE ACTUALLY WHAT WOULD WIND UP BEING, END OF AUGUST.

BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE A WORKSHOP UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST.

WE HAVE NO WORKSHOPS IN THE BEGINNING OF JULY.

IT WILL BE THE END OF AUGUST THAT WILL HOLD THIS OUT ANOTHER 6, 8 WEEKS BEFORE WE CAN THEN EVEN GET ANY PROGRESS GOING FOR OUR CITY.

I WOULD LIKE US NOT TO TABLE THIS AND LET US GET ON WITH THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.

LET US CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR CONVERSATIONS AND WHEREVER WE NEED TO AMEND, WE CAN AMEND.

CITY CLERK, THERE IS A MOTION ON THE TABLE AT THIS TIME TO PROCEED.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> I WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THE MOTION.

>> THE MOTION IS TO PROCEED WITH C5A, TR13800.

>> MA'AM, THAT WASN'T THE MOTION. I MADE A MOTION.

>> NO, YOU DIDN'T.

>> MOTION TO TABLE UNTIL THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING.

>> OH MY GOSH, WHAT I CAN SAY.

>> NOW THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE.

[01:45:01]

YOU CANNOT HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE AND DISCUSSION THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO DO IT.

>> I SAID I'LL MAKE MY EMOTION WHEN THE DISCUSSION IS COMPLETE.

>> THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO MOVE THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING WHICH WOULD BE JULY 13TH.

CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> YEAH.

>> MOTION TO TABLE PASS 3D TOOL.

>> VENDORS WILL SEE YOU HERE AT THE NEXT MEETING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS ITEM IS DONE.

>> WE'RE NOW ON 6ATO2056.

[6.a TO2506 - An Ordinance of the City commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amendingChapter 2, entitled â€oeAdministrationâ€ by creating article XIV, entitled â€oeEmergencyManagementâ€ to provide for emergency management responsibilities, powers, andregulations; repealing obsolete emergency management provisions; providing forcodification; providing a savings provision, providing a conflicts provision, providing forseverability, and providing for an effective date]

ORANGE IS ON FIRST READING.

CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.

>> YES, MADAM MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.

THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSIONER STEVE TAMARAC FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION BY CREATING ARTICLE 14 ENTITLED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.

POWERS AND REGULATIONS REPEALING OBSOLETE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS.

PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING A SAVINGS PROVISION, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS PROVISION, PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> SO MOVED.

>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON WITH THE MOTION, VICE MAYOR WITH THE SECOND.

MS. CALLOWAY IS AVAILABLE.

YOU'LL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION.

SHOULD BE MAKING A PRESENTATION.

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

>> THANK YOU. MAXINE CALLOWAY FOR THE RECORD, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

JUST WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR BINDER.

BEFORE I GO THROUGH THE ORDINANCE, JUST WANT TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND AS TO WHY THIS IS NECESSARY.

THE CITY IN THE PAST HAVE JUST RELIED ON FLORIDA STATUTE.

WE HAVE ALSO RELIED ON JUST ONE PROVISION IN THE CODE AS IT RELATES TO EMERGENCY PURCHASING.

THERE'S NO REAL PROVISION IN THE CODE THAT SPEAKS TO THE AUTHORIZATION OR THE POWER GRANTED TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

THIS ORDINANCE SEEKS TO DO THAT.

WE'RE HOPING TO PUT EVERYTHING IN ONE PROVISION TO BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE YOU HAVE THE POWER FOR EMERGENCY IN THE CITY MANAGER AND THEN HOW IT'S DELEGATED AFTER THAT.

THIS AMENDMENT I SAID BEFORE PROPOSES TO PLACE A NEW ARTICLE IN CHAPTER 2.

CHAPTER 2 OF YOUR CODE IS THEIR ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER AND SO ARTICLE 14 WOULD BE A NEW ARTICLE THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED IN THAT ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER.

AS WITH MOST LEGISLATION, IT STARTS OFF WITH THE DEFINITION SECTION.

SECTION 2-429 WOULD BE NEW AND IT WOULD BE YOUR DEFINITIONS PROVISION THAT WOULD SEEK TO DEFINE MOST TERMS THAT ARE RELATED TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

EMERGENCY ITSELF WOULD BE DEFINED AS WELL AS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, BIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY, MAN-MADE EMERGENCY, NATURAL EMERGENCY BUT TRY TO COVER MOST OF THE EMERGENCIES THAT WE CAN ANTICIPATE AND THE DEFINITION FOR THOSE.

THIS WILL ALL BE LOCATED I SAID BEFORE IN ONE ARTICLE, ARTICLE 14, JUST FOR EASE OF REFERENCE AND EASE OF ACCESS.

IN THE EVENT OF ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY THAT'S DEFINED IN THE DEFINITION PROVISION, THEN SECTION 2-430 PROVIDES FOR WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

THAT PROVISION WILL READ FIRST THE CITY MANAGER BY WRITTEN EXECUTIVE ORDER WHICH IS WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST, IT WOULD THEN EXECUTE THAT EMERGENCY ORDER AND DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

IN DOING SO, THE CITY MANAGER WOULD ALSO IMPLEMENT THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN WHICH THE CITY HAS OR THE EMERGENCY RECOVERY PLAN WHICH THE CITY HAS IN PLACE AS WELL.

THEN THE CITY MANAGER WOULD DELEGATE, CONFIRM, OR DIRECT AS NECESSARY THE POWERS AND DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS, AND OBLIGATION OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT HEADS.

THAT TOO IS DEFINED IN THIS ORDINANCE AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE DEFINED TO INCLUDE THE FIRE CHIEF, THE POLICE CAPTAIN, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, AND THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICES SO THAT THOSE DEPARTMENT HEADS COMPRISE OF YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT HEADS.

SECTION 2-430 FURTHER PROVIDES FOR IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CITY MANAGER, THEN IT HAS A LIST IN TERMS OF WHO THEN IS AUTHORIZED TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CITY MANAGER, THEN IT'S THE ACTING CITY MANAGER.

IN THAT PERSON'S ABSENCE, THEN IT'S THE MAYOR AND IN THE MAYOR'S ABSENCE, IT WOULD BE THE VICE MAYOR.

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IN THE VICE MAYOR'S ABSENCE, THEN IT'S ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL IN ORDER OF TENURE, OF COMMISSION SERVICE.

IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL, THEN IT WOULD BE THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT HEAD AND THAT IS IN ORDER OF TENURE OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY AND THEN THE DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE LISTED.

AS IT RELATES TO THE POWER THAT IS VESTED IN THE CITY MANAGER, SECTION 2-430 DEFINES THAT FOR US.

WHEN THERE'S A STATE OF EMERGENCY, WHEN ONE IS DECLARED, THEN THE FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE AND POLICE POWER SHALL BE VESTED IN THE CITY MANAGER.

THAT IS THE POWER SET FORTH IN SECTION 2-5 THAT IS RELATED TO THE EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING AGREEMENTS, THE POWERS THAT SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTE 252.38 AND THAT'S YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POWERS THAT'S RELATED TO MUNICIPALITIES.

THE CITY MANAGER WOULD ALSO HAVE THE POWERS TO IMPLEMENT ORDERS OR ASSIST THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, THE HEAD OF BROWARD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES AND MILITARY SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL GUARD, DESIGNATED BY THE PRESIDENT OR BY THE GOVERNOR.

SECTION 2-430 SPEAKS TO CONFIRMATION OF THE AUTHORITY AND WHAT POWERS THEN REST IN THE CITY MANAGER.

AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY PURCHASES OR PURCHASES MADE DURING STATE OF EMERGENCY.

I DON'T HAVE TO READ THIS ENTIRE SLIDE BUT IT'S MUCH OF THE POWERS THAT WERE VESTED IN THE CITY MANAGER BEFORE RELATED TO THE THINGS THAT HE OR SHE IN THIS CASE WOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO DO IN THE STATE OF AN EMERGENCY.

ONE OF THE THINGS LISTED HERE BECAUSE WE LEARNED FROM THE COVID EXPERIENCE AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD TO DO DURING THAT TIME.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ORDINANCE WAS COMPREHENSIVE AND INCLUSIVE OF ALL THE THINGS THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE STATE OF EMERGENCY.

WE HAD HERE SUCH AS SUSPENDING LOCAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS FOR OUTDOOR SEATING WHICH IS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD TO DO, TEMPORARY SIGNAGE AND BANNERS BUT JUST TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO LIFT CERTAIN REGULATIONS AND TO PROCEED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

THE LIST CONTINUES HERE AS IT RELATES.

WE HAD TO SUSPEND LOCAL BUILDING, ZONING REGULATIONS, REGULATE THE USE AND THE RATION FUEL PRODUCTS, ICE, AND OTHER ESSENTIALS.

THE ABILITY TO INSTITUTE A CURFEW WAS ON THE OTHER SLIDE.

PROHIBIT THE USE OF FRESHWATER SUPPLY FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN COOKING, DRINKING, BATHING.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS COMPREHENSIVE IN TERMS OF THE POWERS AND DUTIES THAT WOULD BE PRESCRIBED TO THE CITY MANAGER IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

THEN THIS SLIDE'S SECTION 2-430 SPEAK TO ALL THE WAIVERS THAT SHE WOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO DO.

WAIVERS OF FORMALITIES SUCH AS PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC WORK, ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS IN CURRENT OBLIGATIONS.

MUCH OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT SHE WAS TASKED WITH IN THE PAST EMERGENCY UNDER AN EMERGENCY ORDER.

WHAT THIS LEGISLATION ALSO DOES, WE HAD IN SECTION 9-67, A PROVISION RELATED TO DISASTER ACCESS AND DEBRIS REMOVAL THAT WAS SEPARATE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION SECTION.

THIS LEGISLATION WILL REPEAL THAT PROVISION AND MOVE IT ENTIRELY INTO ARTICLE 4.

THIS WILL ALLOW FOR EVERYTHING RELATED TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO BE IN ONE SECTION OF THE CODE, ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER 2 ARTICLE 14.

THAT CONCLUDES MY SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION THAT'S BEING PROPOSED AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU. SEEING THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. NO.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. VICE MAYOR GELIN?

>> MAYOR GOMEZ?

>> MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW GOING

[8.a TO2502 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, Â amending Chapter 22, Article VIII of the code of ordinances of the City of Tamarac, entitled â€oeWaterConservation Regulationsâ€, specifically amending Section 22-303 entitled â€oeYear-RoundPermanent Landscape Irrigation Measuresâ€ to extend the schedule in which no water userestrictions are in effect from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm to ensure the safety of our residents andchildren that use the sidewalks during school hours; providing for severability; providing forcodification; providing an effective date.]

TO 8A ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING TO2502 CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.

>> I BELIEVE WE'RE ON TWO ITEMS FOR SECOND READING.

>> YES. MY APOLOGIES.

SECOND READING. WE JUST FINISHED FIRST.

>> YES. ITEM 8A, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 1022, ARTICLE 8 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO TAMARAC ENTITLED WATER CONSERVATION REGULATIONS, SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 22-303, ENTITLED YEAR-ROUND PERMANENT LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION MEASURES TO EXTEND THE SCHEDULE IN WHICH NO WATER USE RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT FROM 7:00 AM TO 6:00 PM TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF RESIDENTS AND CHILDREN.

USE THE SIDEWALKS DURING SCHOOL HOURS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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>> THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND I'LL SECOND.

>> SO MOVED.

>> A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PLACKO, A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR.

THIS IS AN ITEM THAT IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO MAKE A COMMENT? SEEING NO COMMENTS, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

MS. CALLOWAY IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

VICE MAYOR, IS YOUR RIGHT LIFT FOR DISCUSSION, OR IS YOUR LIGHT JUST LIT AFTER YOUR SECOND?

>> TO VOTE.

>> YOUR LIGHT LIT TO VOTE. THERE'S NO ONE WHO WISHES TO ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS? CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. VICE MAYOR GELIN?

>>MAYOR GOMEZ?

>> MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU.

>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NOW TO 8B,

[8.b TO2503 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending theTamarac Code of Ordinances by repealing Sec. 2-425 (3), â€oeFixed Expense Accountâ€, ofArticle XIII, Chapter 2, â€oeAdministrationâ€, entitled â€oeTravel Expensesâ€, to repealprovisions related to an optional fixed expense account for Elected Officials upon request;providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providingfor an effective date.]

TO2 503 CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.

>> YES, MADAM MAYOR. MEMBERS TO COMMISSION, THIS IS AN ORDINANCE CITY COMMISSIONERS, CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING SECTION 2- 4253, FIXED EXPENSE ACCOUNT OF ARTICLE 13 CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION AND TITLED TRAVEL EXPENSES TO REPEAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO AN OPTIONAL FIXED EXPENSE ACCOUNT FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS UPON REQUEST, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> SO MOVED. SO MOVED.

>> COMMISSIONER PLACKO, WITH EMOTION, COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS WITH THE SECOND.

THIS ITEM IS A SECOND HEARING.

PUBLIC COMMENTS, OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SEEING NONE. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED, OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

MS. GOOD, YOUTH DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND KEITH GLATZ, PURCHASING AND CONTRACTS MANAGER ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

VICE MAYOR, IS YOUR LIGHT LIT FOR QUESTIONS OR JUST TO VOTE?

>> SAME RESPONSES LAST TIME.

>> WELL, THEN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TURN IT OFF WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

CITY CLERK, THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION, SO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. COMMISSIONER BOLTON?

>> MAYOR GOMEZ?

>> MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. MOVING TO 8C.

[8.c TO2505 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, authorizingthe appropriate city officials to execute an agreement pursuant to Section 7.19 of the City ofTamarac Charter; Awarding an agreement with Westway Towing, Inc., providing for thetowing services for the City of Tamarac for a five year period beginning August 1, 2022through July 31, 2027 including an option to renew for one additional five (5) year period andproviding for month to month extensions as required; Authoring the collection of anadministrative fee of 25% of the maximum towing rates to cover the city's cost pursuant tothe requirements of F.S. 323.002 (4); In accordance with the maximum towing rates asestablished under the Broward County administrative code part IX, chapter 40.50; Providingfor conflicts; Providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

IT'S TO2 505 CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.

>> YES, MADAM MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSIONER, CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 7.19 AND THE CITY OF TAMARAC CHARTER AWARDING AN AGREEMENT WITH WESTWAY TOWING INC. PROVIDING FOR THE TOWING SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC FOR A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING OF AUGUST 1ST, 2022 THROUGH JULY 31ST, 2027.

INCLUDING AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR ONE ADDITIONAL FIVE-YEAR PERIOD AND PROVIDING FROM MONTH TO MONTH EXTENSIONS AS REQUIRED.

AUTHORIZING THE COLLECTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF 25 PERCENT OF THE MAXIMUM TOWING RATES TO COVER THE CITY'S COST PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FLORIDA STATUTE, SECTION 323.0024, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAXIMUM TOWING RATES, IS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PART 9, CHAPTER 40.50, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> SO MOVED.