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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THE FULL NAME OF MR. DANIEL ORTIZ.
SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I AM GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
AS EVERYBODY IS AWARE, IT IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 WAS A VERY SURPRISING DAY FOR ME WHEN I LEARNED THAT I HAD BREAST CANCER.
IT WAS NOT SOMETHING IN MY FAMILY.
IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD EVEN BE A THOUGHT.
AND I WOULD TOUCH BASE WITH HIM ALL THE TIME AND I WOULD ASK HOW HE'S DOING.
HE WOULD SAY TO ME AT ONE POINT, I'M DONE.
AND HE WOULD GIVE ME ENCOURAGEMENT.
I THOUGHT HE WAS ALL, I THOUGHT HE KICKED IT.
MONDAY, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WONDERFUL, WARM, BRILLIANT MAN DID NOT.
I FOUND OUT THAT HE HAD NOT FINISHED HIS TREATMENTS AND THE BREAST CANCER WENT INTO HIS BONES AND IT TURNED INTO BONE CANCER WHERE TREATMENT WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO SEEK IT, WAS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT ON HIM.
HE LOST HIS BATTLE ON OCTOBER 3RD.
JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS SHY OF A BIG BIRTHDAY FOR HIM.
AND I HAVE GOTTEN PERMISSION FROM HIS WIFE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS.
MR. PHIL ALLEYNE WAS ALSO THE CITY MANAGER OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.
HE WORKED VERY HARD FOR HIS CITY.
HE DID A GREAT JOB AND HE LOVED THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
SO EVERYBODY, I REMIND YOU, MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, GET CHECKED.
PLEASE. TO DIE FOR SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TRY TO KEEP YOU ALIVE IS VERY HARD.
ALL DISEASES, ALL ILLNESSES ARE AWFUL.
AND THAT IS ANOTHER REASON WHY I AM VERY CASUAL TODAY.
WE CELEBRATE FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE ABLE TO SURVIVE, FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE ABLE TO SURVIVE, WE MAKE SURE WE LIVE A RIGHTEOUS AND GOOD LIFE AND WE TRY TO BE GOOD PEOPLE FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO BEAT THIS AWFUL DISEASE.
AND A WONDERFUL MAN NAMED PHIL ALLEYNE.
[1. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT]
ON THAT NOTE, CITY ATTORNEY, I SEND THIS TO YOU AND I REMIND EVERYBODY TO PLEASE TALK INTO THE MICROPHONE.I'M TONIGHT REQUESTING A AUTHORIZATION TO SCHEDULE, AN ATTORNEY CLIENT SHADE SESSION IN THE MATTER OF 13TH FLOOR WOODLANDS HPGB LLC VERSUS CITY OF TAMARAC PENDING IN CIRCUIT COURT AND BROWARD COUNTY CASE NUMBER CACE 21-01901349 30.
THIS UPCOMING MORNING, THOSE IN ATTENDANCE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND WOULD BE THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER BOLTON, COMMISSIONER PLACKO AND COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, TOGETHER WITH CITY MANAGER KATHLEEN GUNN, SPECIAL COUNSEL EDWARD POZZUOLI, SPECIAL COUNSEL SHARI MCCARTNEY AND A COURT REPORTER.
YES, ITS SCHEDULE IS FOR THIS UPCOMING MONDAY AT 9:30 A.M.
THANK YOU. AND AS IT IS SAID, THAT'S ALL YOU NEED FROM THIS COMMISSION, CORRECT?
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I JUST NEED YOU ALL TO SAY TO GO FORTH AND AND SEND OUT THE NOTICE AND TAKE CARE OF ALL THE STEPS NECESSARY TO SCHEDULE THE MEETING AND MAKE THE PREPARATIONS.SO UNLESS YOU SO YOU DO REQUIRE CONSENSUS I DO REQUIRE CONSENSUS. OKAY.
COMMISSIONER PLACKO. YOUR LIGHT IS LIT.
GO AHEAD. YES. COMMISSIONER BOLTON? YES. VICE MAYOR? YES. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS? YES. YOU HAVE CONSENSUS.
THANK YOU. OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
[2. CITY MANAGER REPORT]
THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER.IT WAS REQUESTED BY JAMES TWIGGER AND DANIEL ORTIZ WILL ACCEPT IT ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT IN RECOGNITION OF THE CYBER SECURITY EFFORTS THAT WE TAKE TO PROTECT THE CITY.
SO THIS PROCLAMATION IS SUPPORT OF NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF TAMARAC RECOGNIZES THAT IT HAS A VITAL ROLE IN IDENTIFYING, PROTECTING AND RESPONDING TO CYBER THREATS THAT MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO OUR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND PRIVACY.
AND, WHEREAS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS ARE INCREASINGLY RELIANT ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT FINANCIAL SERVICES, ENERGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES, HEALTH CARE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS. AND, WHEREAS THE SEE YOURSELF AND CYBER CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, WHICH DEMONSTRATES THAT WHILE CYBERSECURITY MAY SEEM LIKE A COMPLEX SUBJECT, ULTIMATELY IT'S REALLY ALL ABOUT PEOPLE.
AND, WHEREAS MAINTAINING THE SECURITY OF CYBERSPACE IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY IN WHICH EACH OF US HAS A CRITICAL ROLE TO PLAY, AND AWARENESS OF COMPUTER SECURITY ESSENTIALS WILL IMPROVE THE SECURITY OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC'S INFORMATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMY.
AND, WHEREAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, THE MULTI-STATE INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS CENTER, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS AND THE NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY ALLIANCE HAVE DECLARED OCTOBER AS NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH, AND ALL CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE BASIC STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR ONLINE INFORMATION AND PRIVACY AND TO MAKE SMART CYBERSECURITY DECISIONS, WHETHER ON THE JOB, AT HOME OR AT SCHOOL NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
NOW THEREFORE, NOT I, BUT YOU, MICHELLE J.
GOMEZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 2022 AS CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH, AND THAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS OFFICIALLY SUPPORTING NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH AND THE NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT OUR PRESENTATION SCHEDULE CYBER SECURITY IS VERY IMPORTANT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KEEP STRONG PASSWORDS.
IT'S FOR YOUR SAFETY FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY, FOR THE CITY'S SAFETY, FOR GOVERNMENTS.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS APPROXIMATELY 400 CITY OF TAMARAC EMPLOYEES FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS DEDICATE THEIR EXPERTISE TO PROVIDING EFFICIENT, HIGH QUALITY AND OFTEN PERSONALIZED SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES DAILY.
AND, WHEREAS CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE WORLD TO CELEBRATE THEIR CRUCIAL ROLE THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE PLAYS IN EVERY ORGANIZATION. WHEREAS THE CITY TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN THE FIVE STAR CUSTOMER SERVICE IT PROVIDES.
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INTEGRITY, UNWAVERING COMMITMENT, DEMONSTRATING THEIR DEDICATION TO PROVIDING CUSTOMER SERVICE SECOND TO NONE EVERY DAY.NOW, THEREFORE, I AM MICHELLE J.
GOMEZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, BROWARD COUNTY, ON BEHALF OF THIS COMMISSION, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF OCTOBER THREE THROUGH SEVEN 2022 AS CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, RECOGNIZING THAT OUR EMPLOYEES EXEMPLIFY OUR MISSION TO BE COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE ALWAYS AND APPRECIATE THEIR DEDICATION.
CITY OF TAMARAC EMPLOYEES, WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH.
AND I MUST SHARE ONE THING [APPLAUSE].
I GOT A GREAT CALL FROM AN ATTORNEY TODAY WHO BASICALLY SAID THAT EVERY PERSON SHE MET COMING INTO THE CITY TO DO BUSINESS IN THE CITY APPRECIATED ALL THE HARD WORK, THE GENUINE CARE FOR WHAT SHE NEEDED DONE.
AND SO I THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF HER.
SO BIG BRAVO SHOUT OUT FOR YOU.
THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, CITY MANAGER . TO OUR EMPLOYEES, TO THE RESIDENTS, MOST IMPORTANT TO OUR RESIDENTS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SERVE YOU WITH FIVE STAR CUSTOMER SERVICE.
OUR EMPLOYEES TAKE PRIDE IN THE WORK THEY DO ON BEHALF OF OUR RESIDENTS.
IF YOU RUN INTO ANY OF THEM, THEY WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE SECOND TO NONE.
TO A FEW MEMBERS OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COMMITTEE, FROM HUMAN RESOURCES TINA LEON AND [INAUDIBLE], FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, NEYSA HERRERA, TANYA STERLING AND FROM THE PIOS OFFICE, THANK YOU TO EUNICIA BAKER AND TO GREG.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO OUR EMPLOYEES.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
YOU MAKE US VERY PROUD [APPLAUSE].
THIS HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY FIRE MARSHAL TOMMY DEMOPOULOS.
WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION AND THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION HAVE DESIGNATED THE WEEK OF OCTOBER NINE THROUGH THE 15TH, 2022 AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. AND, WHEREAS THE THEME FOR THE 2022 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IS FIRE WON'T WAIT, PLAN YOUR ESCAPE AND WEST TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE HAS FURTHER EXPANDED THIS PROCLAMATION TO COVER THE ENTIRE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
WHEREAS TAMARACRESIDENTS SHOULD BE SURE EVERYONE IN THE HOME UNDERSTANDS THAT THE SOUNDS OF THE ALARMS, UNDERSTANDS THE SOUND OF THE ALARMS AND KNOWS HOW TO EXIT THEIR HOME SAFELY. WHEREAS YOUR TAMARAC COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION PERSONNEL WORK TIRELESSLY DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO KEEP OUR RESIDENTIAL POPULATION AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES SAFE FROM FIRE AND OTHER EMERGENCIES.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHELLE J.
GOMEZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2022 AS FIRE PREVENTION MONTH IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND COMMEND THE TAMARAC FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION AND ALL OTHER INSPECTORS WITHIN THE CITY THAT ARE ROUTINELY ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SAFETY CONCERNS AND HAVE THE UTMOST REGARD IN PROTECTING THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF THE CITY, THEIR STAFF, OUR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND GUESTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE].
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, OUR AMAZING CITY MANAGER.
WE DO A LOT MORE THAN JUST, IT'S A MOUTHFUL.
WE DO A LOT MORE THAN JUST PREVENT FIRES.
SO WE TRULY ARE AN ALL HAZARDS DEPARTMENT TRYING TO REDUCE ANY RISK.
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ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY THE CITY MANAGER KATHLEEN GUNN.AND, WHEREAS FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK OFFERS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CITY STAFF TO SPREAD THE WORD TO ALL CITIZENS OF FLORIDA THAT THEY CAN SHAPE AND INFLUENCE THIS BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHELLE J.
GOMEZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, ON BEHALF OF THIS COMMISSION, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 17 THROUGH 23, 2022, AS FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING ALL FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENTS TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE AND SPONSOR FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
SO I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE YOU TO CHECK OUT THE NEWS STORY THAT HAD BEEN POSTED AT THE WATER'S EDGE PARK THAT TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE CITIES DO, WHAT THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS DO, WHAT THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS DO, AND ALSO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU INTERESTING TIDBITS ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY, AND JUST A PREVIEW WILL GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE THE FIRST CITY HALL IN TAMARAC.
SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT.
AND THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THIS.
IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO PRESENT ON BEHALF OF LYNN S.
TIPTON, DIRECTOR OF FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES UNIVERSITY, FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, TO PRESENT THIS LETTER AND PLAQUE TO THE HONORABLE COMMISSIONER ELVIN VILLALOBOS.
ON BEHALF OF THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, I AM PLEASED TO AWARD THE CERTIFICATE TO YOU FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE INSTITUTE FOR ELECTED MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS TWO IN FORT MYERS ON SEPTEMBER 16 THROUGH 17, 2022.
IT IS OUR SINCERE HOPE THAT YOU FOUND THE PROGRAM CHALLENGING AND WORTHWHILE.
IF WE MAY BE OF ASSISTANCE IN THE FUTURE, DON'T HESITATE TO CALL THEM.
I DIDN'T WANT TO DROP THAT, AND WE AWARD YOU THIS PLAQUE.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THIS AND THE CITY COMMISSION MANAGER.
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ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS VERY NICE.WE WILL NOW TURN TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
CITY ATTORNEY, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE RULES OF PUBLIC? OKAY, CITY MANAGER. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE.
THANK YOU. SORRY, JOHN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION.
THERE ARE SOME OF OUR BEST EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
OCTOBER 22ND, WE'LL BE HOSTING THE GREAT PUMPKIN SPLASH AT THE AQUATIC CENTER FROM NOON TO THREE, AND ON OCTOBER 28TH, WE'LL BE HOSTING THE VERY POPULAR HALLOWEEN HOOPLA AT TAMARAC PARK FROM 6 TO 8.
IT'S HAPPENING NOW AND THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
THIS IS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHAMBER TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE OUR 60 SMALL BUSINESS MOM AND POP RESTAURANTS IN TAMARAC. TO GET A BINGO CARD AND A LIST OF PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS, VISIT THE WEBSITE: FLAVORSOFTAMARAC.COM.
AND WE REALLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO OUT THERE AND SUPPORT OUR RESIDENT TAMARAC BUSINESSES.
SO THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
[3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION]
WE WILL NOW GO TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND THE CITY ATTORNEY READING THE RULES OF THE ROAD.THANK YOU, MADAM, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK ONLY AT TIMES DESIGNATED BY THE MAYOR OR PRESIDING OFFICER.
SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES.
DURING THIS TIME, THERE WILL BE A 30 MINUTE AGGREGATE TIME LIMIT FOR THIS ITEM AND SPEAKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SIGN UP IN ADVANCE WITH THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THEIR PARTICIPATION. ALL REMARKS SHALL BE ADDRESSED TO THE CITY COMMISSION AS A BODY THROUGH THE MAYOR AND NOT TO ANY MEMBER THEREOF.
CUMULATIVE AND REPETITIVE TESTIMONY SHOULD BE AVOIDED ON ANY MATTER.
ANY PERSON MAKING DISRUPTIVE, IMPERTINENT OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS OR WHO SHALL BECOME TOO BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE CITY COMMISSION AND REFUSE TO STOP MAY BE REQUESTED TO LEAVE THE MEETING BY THE CITY COMMISSION.
PERSONS WHOSE ALLOTTED TIME TO SPEAK HAS INSPIRED SHALL BE SO ADVISED BY THE CITY CLERK TO CONCLUDE.
PUBLIC HEARINGS CONSIST OF THOSE AGENDA ITEMS WHERE THE PUBLIC MAY PARTICIPATE.
THE PUBLIC SHALL SPEAK ONLY ON THE AGENDIZED SUBJECT SPEAKING.
TIME FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IS LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES FOR ANY PARTICULAR TOPIC.
ADDITIONAL TIME MAY BE ADDED BY THE CITY COMMISSION.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHALL NOT DELEGATE OR GIVE THEIR TIME OR ANY PORTION THEREOF TO ANOTHER PARTY.
I HAVE ATTENDED EVERY COMMISSION MEETING FOR APPROXIMATELY THE PAST TWO YEARS.
MS. MENDELSON, I'M BEING ASKED TO ASK YOU TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE.
OKAY. I CANNOT CONTINUE TO ATTEND IN SILENCE.
IT IS TIME TO ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.
OUR CITY'S MISSION AND VISION THAT SITS ON THE WALLS IN THIS CHAMBER, IGNORED.
YOU PURPOSELY AND VICIOUSLY ATTACK YOUR COLLEAGUES AND STAFF.
YOU DEMEAN, YOU DEGRADE, YOU MAKE SNIDE COMMENTS, YOU EMBARRASS, AND YOU APPEAR JOYFUL IN DOING SO.
YOU CHUCKLE AS IF YOU ARE PROUD.
YOU ARE UNYIELDING AND UNCOMPROMISING ON ISSUES CONCERNING OUR CITY.
CONSTITUENTS SIT IN THIS CHAMBER FOR HOURS AND WAIT FOR THE DEGRADATION TO BEGIN.
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THEY SIT.THEY SIGH. THEY ROLL THEIR EYES AS IF TO SHOUT: HERE WE GO AGAIN.
THEY SQUIRM. THEY'RE EMBARRASSED FOR YOU AND BY YOU.
THIS BEHAVIOR IS NOT STOPPED BY THE APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL, AND IT JUST CONTINUES REPEATEDLY.
WHILE CONSTITUENTS REMAIN SILENT DUE TO THE RULES OF THE CITY, THE DISCOMFORT IS PALPABLE.
WOULD YOU SPEAK TO LOVED ONES THAT WAY? DO YOU WANT YOUR LOVED ONES, SON, DAUGHTER, SIBLING, PARENT SPOKEN TO IN THE MANNER THAT YOU SPEAK TO OTHERS? WOULD YOU BE PROUD IF THEY SPOKE TO OTHERS THE WAY YOU DO? YOU DEMEAN STAFF WHEN YOU SPEAK TO THEM WHEN THEY ARE HARD WORKING, LOYAL EMPLOYEES.
YOU HAVE PUT THE CITY AT RISK, HOLDING YOUR COLLEAGUES HOSTAGE WHILE YOU ENGAGE IN AN UNCOMPROMISING TEMPER TANTRUM TO GET YOUR WAY FOR 7.0 MILLAGE RATE, COSTING OVER $1 MILLION IN SERVICES TO THE CITY.
GIVEN THE CLIMATE OF THE WORLD TODAY, APPROPRIATE NORMS AND PROCEDURES NEED TO BE IN PLACE FOR IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF DISRUPTIVE, VOLATILE INDIVIDUALS WHO PRESENT THEMSELVES IN A THREATENING MANNER.
SECOND CHANCES ARE DANGEROUS TO THE WELL-BEING AND SAFETY OF ALL.
THERE IS SERIOUS WORK TO BE DONE IN THE CITY.
AFTER ALL, WE DO WANT TO BE PROUD TO BE IN THE CITY FOR YOUR LIFE.
THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
AND AS WE HAVE SAID IN OTHER THINGS, WE KIND OF DO OUR HAPPY HANDS.
PLEASE. OR WE CAN GO LIKE THIS.
WE WILL NOW GO TO SALLIE JAMES.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS.
TONIGHT, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY.
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, THE CITY BUILT A BEAUTIFUL FIRE STATION AT UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND 72ND AVENUE.
BUT THERE'S AN UGLY LITTLE SECRET ABOUT THAT FIRE STATION.
THE FIREFIGHTERS' STATION THERE HAVE NO EQUIPMENT TO PUT OUT FIRES.
THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIRE TRUCK.
AND THE CITY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS FOR TWO YEARS.
BY ANY ACCOUNT IT'S A HUGE EXPENSE TO GET ONE.
ASTOUNDINGLY, THE CITY QUICKLY FOUND MORE THAN $1,000,000 TO CUT AT THE LAST CITY COMMISSION MEETING WHEN COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO LOWER THE PROPOSED TAX RATE FROM A PROPOSED 7.2 MILLS TO 7.0 MILLS.
SO IT SEEMS THAT THE CITY DOES HAVE MONEY.
IT'S JUST NOT ALLOCATING IT FOR THE FIRE TRUCK.
ONE CITY OFFICIAL TOLD ME THAT THE MISSING FIRE TRUCK IS NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE AREN'T MANY FIRES ANYMORE AND THAT THE CITY USES CLOSEST UNIT RESPONSE, WHICH DISPATCHES THE NEAREST AVAILABLE UNIT IN OR OUT OF THE CITY USING GPS.
CLOSEST UNIT RESPONSE IS A GREAT THING, BUT IT SHOULD BE A BACKUP PLAN, NOT THE ONLY PLAN .
RIGHT NOW IF A HOUSE FIRE BREAKS OUT IN HEATHGATE SUNFLOWER OR NEARBY RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, THE VANGUARD VILLAGE 17, FORSYTHE 16, FAIR CREST 14, AND SEVERAL NEARBY WOODMONT COMMUNITIES, THE FIREFIGHTERS STATIONED AT 72ND AVENUE WILL HAVE TO STAND BY AND WATCH THE HOUSE BURN UNTIL A HOSE TRUCK COMES FROM MILES AWAY AT COMMERCIAL AND STATE ROAD SEVEN, PINE ISLAND ROAD NEAR CITY HALL OR HIATUS ROAD NEAR THE AMAZON WAREHOUSE, OR FROM ANOTHER CITY.
I ASK YOU THIS: DO YOU HAVE INSURANCE ON YOUR HOUSE IN YOUR CAR? YOU DON'T NEED IT UNTIL YOU HAVE AN ACCIDENT.
FIRE AND THEN MINUTES MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO SAVING LIVES,.
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MEL YODER. MEL YODER, KINGS POINT TAMARAC.AS I KNOW, NEITHER OF THEM WILL EVER APOLOGIZE TO ANYBODY.
MADAM MAYOR. I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS OF THE PUBLIC WITHOUT PERSONALIZING AND PERSONAL ATTACKS.
THAT'S WHAT OUR RULES OF PROCEDURE CALL FOR.
AND JUST ASK THAT ALL SPEAKERS ADHERE TO THOSE RULES AND WE'LL GET THROUGH THE MEETING QUICKER.
BOTH SHOULD BE BROUGHT UP ON ETHICS CHARGES.
NEITHER OF THEM ATTEMPTED ANY FORM OF COMPROMISE.
YOU SHOWED THE RESIDENTS WHO YOU REALLY WERE.
YOU ALLOWED ONLY TWO OPTIONS FOR THE COMMISSION.
OR CAPITULATE TO YOUR DEMANDS.
YOU ARE NOT THE LEAST BIT CONCERNED WITH THE PROSPECT OF THE CITY LOSING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
YOU DEMONSTRATED YOUR TOTAL CONTEMPT FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THE CITY EMPLOYEES.
I WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT ONE COMMISSIONER FINALLY ADMITTED IN PUBLIC AND ON THE RECORD THAT FUNDS THEY RECEIVE AS PART OF THEIR BENEFITS, IN PARTICULAR, THE CAR ALLOWANCE, IS NOT USED FOR THE PURPOSE THAT IT IS INTENDED.
AND I AGAIN REFERENCE 2 HOURS, 25 MINUTES IN THE SEPTEMBER 22ND BUDGET MEETING VIDEO.
HE ADMITTED HE USES THE FUNDS AS ANOTHER SLUSH FUND TO PAY OFF POLITICAL ALLIES.
THAT IS WHY NOT HAVING TO ACCOUNT FOR CERTAIN FUNDS CREATES THE ABILITY TO ABUSE IT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO NOVEMBER WHEN THE VICE MAYOR LOSES THE ELECTION.
MADAM MAYOR HOPEFULLY THE TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS WILL BE ADULTS AND HAVE THE COURAGE TO TELL I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE THE SPEAKER REMOVED FROM THE DAIS.
CAN WE HAVE CONSENSUS? NO. SECOND.
THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS SPEAKING.
YES. AGAIN, EVERYONE, ON WHATEVER SIDE OF THE ISSUES THAT YOU MAY BE ON, THERE'S AN APPROPRIATE WAY TO VOICE YOUR CONCERNS WITHOUT MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS.
THE RULES THAT ARE UP SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT THAT'S PROHIBITED.
IF YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF TO THOSE RULES AND OBSERVING THEM, THEN WE WON'T HAVE THE MOTION TO HAVE YOU REMOVED THAT HAS BEEN MADE BY THE VICE MAYOR AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
WHILE THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND, IS THERE A DISCUSSION? BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL HERE CITY COMMISSION ON THE VERY FINE LINE OF ABRIDGING A PERSON'S FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
FOR WHEN SOME OTHER PEOPLE WILL BE COMING BEFORE US AS WELL.
HOWEVER, THE COURTS OF FLORIDA, AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL COURTS, HAVE RULED AND STATED THAT SUCH COMMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO REASONABLE TIME, PLACE, MANNER RESTRICTIONS WHICH INCLUDE, AS THE RULES IN THIS CITY HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AND BEEN IN PLACE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, REFRAINING FROM PERSONAL ATTACKS FROM EITHER THE PUBLIC OR AT THE DAIS AS TO ANY INDIVIDUAL UP ON THE DAIS.
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SO THERE ARE LIMITATIONS TO EVERY PERSON'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.THEY'RE NOT ABSOLUTE AND WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.
SO THE OTHER PART OF THAT QUESTION WAS IT DOES ALLOW FOR DISCUSSION.
IT DOES ALLOW FOR FOR DISCUSSION.
IT ALLOWS FOR CRITICISM, BUT IN A MANNER THAT IS, DOES NOT AMOUNT TO A PERSONAL ATTACK UPON ANY MEMBER OF THIS OF THIS BODY OR SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFYING A MEMBER OF THIS BODY BY NAME OR BY OFFICE.
THAT WASN'T THE QUESTION REGARDING DISCUSSION.
THE QUESTION REGARDING DISCUSSION WAS THIS COMMISSION, BEFORE VOTING, HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS OR DOES IT NOT? OH, ABSOLUTELY. TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND MADE, THERE'S ABSOLUTELY A TIME FOR A DISCUSSION AND A VOTE.
THANK YOU. SO THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
DISCUSSION. I'LL MAKE A COMMENT.
SO IN OUR PREVIOUS MEETING, MAYOR AND MYSELF WERE MAYOR WERE ABOUT TO GET ATTACKED BY A RESIDENT AND VICE MAYOR'S COMMENTARY WAS THAT, WELL, WE GET ATTACKED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SO IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN BEING HERE AND BEING ATTACKED, AND THAT SHOULD BE OK.
SO NOW THE VICE MAYOR WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE A RESIDENT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OK BEFORE.
SO I'M JUST CONFUSED BY HIS MOTION.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT COMMENT.
IT'S 7:37 AND WE'VE DETERIORATED SO FAST.
WE ARE SUBJECT TO BEING TOLD IF WE ARE DOING THINGS RIGHT OR NOT DOING THINGS RIGHT.
WE WILL BE HEARING IT, I'M SURE, FROM OTHER PEOPLE SOON WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
REMEMBER THE GAME OF EQUITY PEOPLE.
CITY CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
VICE MAYOR GELIN? YES. COMMISSIONER PLACKO? I'M NOT REMOVING A RESIDENT, NO.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS? NO. MAYOR GOMEZ? NO. COMMISSIONER BOLTON? YES. MOTION FAILED 3-2.
MR. YODER, PLEASE CONTINUE WITH YOUR COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. HOPEFULLY THE TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS WILL BE ADULTS AND HAVE THE COURAGE TO TAKE ON THE CITY BUSINESS WITHOUT DEGRADING THE OTHERS ON THE BOARD.
THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AGAIN, OUR HAPPY HANDS OR A CLICK PLEASE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE BEING MADE ON IT NOW.
THE ITEM THAT IS GIVEN TO US IN OUR HANDOUT BY THE RESIDENTS IS A COPY OF THAT ITEM, CORRECT? MS. MICHAELSON YES.
I CAN BARELY HEAR YOU. I'M SORRY.
ILENE LIEBERMAN MICHAELSON, 4809 WOODLANDS BOULEVARD.
THE REASON I PUT CORRECT. BUT YOU ARE HANDING OUT PAPERWORK.
SO I'M CONFIRMING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ABOUT THE PROPER PROCESS ON THIS.
RIGHT. IT'S A HANDOUT AND IT'S NOT EVIDENCE.
IT'S JUST SIMPLY, I THINK, A WRITTEN REFLECTION OF HER, OF A PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND AS THE CITY ATTORNEY, THAT'S WHY YOU WERE TO SAY IT VERSUS MYSELF THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE. YEAH. THANK YOU.
PLEASE PROCEED. AND SO I HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR YOU ABOUT ITEM 6A.
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I DON'T THINK THE INTENT WAS TO ONLY SINGLE OUT THE WOODLANDS REQUIRING EVERY HOME TO HAVE A NUMERICAL SIGN ON IT.IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT, YOU SHOULD DO IT CITYWIDE.
AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE THAT YOU AMEND SECTION 10.4.10, SUBSECTION D, SUBSECTION ONE OF THE CITY'S CODE, BECAUSE THAT'S THE SECTION WHERE IT SAYS THAT THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN HAVE A NUMERICAL SIGN IS ATTACHED TO A FRONT DOOR OR A WALL.
WHAT'S HAPPENED IN MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES IS BECAUSE THE WAY A HOUSE IS SITUATED OR THE LANDSCAPING JUST BEING ABLE TO PUT IT EITHER ON YOUR FRONT DOOR OR ON A FRONT WALL, IT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE FROM THE STREET.
AND SO WHAT I'M HOPING TO DO IS TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FOR MORE OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE, BECAUSE THE KEY ISSUE IS THAT WHEN POLICE, FIRE, PARAMEDICS RESPOND, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE NUMBER OF WHERE THEY'RE GOING AND NOT HAVE TO HUNT AROUND FOR IT.
AND SO THE NUMBERS ARE IMPORTANT.
SO SOME PEOPLE DON'T PUT UP A NUMBER FOR SOME REASON.
THEY DON'T IDENTIFY THEIR HOUSE.
BUT ANYONE WHO DOES SHOULD MAKE SURE IT'S VISIBLE FROM THE ROAD OR ROADS ON WHICH THE HOUSE IS SITUATED SO THAT THE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN EASILY FIND IT. AND THEN YOU WOULD NEED TO AMEND SECTION 10.4.1.
POINT 10, SORRY, SUBSECTION D (1) OF THE CITY'S CODE, WHICH I ALSO WROTE FOR YOU HERE SO THAT THE HOUSE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION SIGN, YOU COULD HAVE IT AT THE DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE.
OR IF IT'S A BUSINESS, YOU COULD HAVE IT INSTALLED AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY.
AND THAT WOULD GIVE PEOPLE MORE OPTIONS SO THAT THEIR NUMBER SIGNS ARE MORE VISIBLE.
AND THAT'S WHY I PUT IT IN WRITING, BECAUSE YOU DON'T OPEN FOR PUBLIC ON FIRST READING.
WILLIAM GOFFINET, 5106 BAYBERRY LANE, TAMARAC.
I RISE TODAY TO DISCUSS SOMETHING THAT IS A PROBLEM.
FDLE, A STATE POLICE AGENCY, HAS DRILL REPORTS WHICH SHOW THAT THERE IS UNSAFE LEVELS OF ARSENIC AT MANOR PARC.
I CALL UPON THEM TO RELEASE THAT TO THE PUBLIC.
THERE ARE ALSO PICTURES WHICH POINT TO EXACTLY WHERE THESE ARSENIC POOLS ARE.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE THE OLD GOLF COURSE AND DO AN OVERLAY OF WHERE ALL THE HOUSES ARE BUILT, AND YOU CAN FIND THE ARSENIC.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT TODAY.
BEFORE I GO. DEBRA, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE GETTING TO KNOW YOU.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT VOTE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING SO MS. PLACKO CAN PARTICIPATE.
THANK YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO HAS NOT YET HAD AN OPPORTUNITY? AND THEN. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE DARCY.
ACTUALLY WE'LL GET THE THREE OF YOU AND ANYBODY ELSE WHO HASN'T HAD A CHANCE.
I JUST HAD AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED BY RED BROWARD, TAMARAC TALK SMART NEWS, AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE KINGS POINT AND TAMARAC NEWSLETTER, BUT I'M NOT SURE OF THAT YET, ABOUT WHAT TRANSPIRED IN OUR LAST BUDGET MEETING AND HOW EGREGIOUS IT WAS THAT THE COMMISSION ENDED UP HAVING TO SACRIFICE $1,013,233 MILLION, INCLUDING A CITY PARK, $500 IN
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MASTER SECURITY, SO FORTH AND SO ON.AND I JUST CLEARLY, CLEARLY, WHEN MR. BOLTON SAID, AND THIS IS A QUOTE FROM THE MEETING, SO I'M NOT OUT OF LINE, WHEN MR. BOLTON SAID, WE WILL ONLY VOTE WHEN IT'S 7-0.
CLEARLY THAT WAS A WE BEING MR. GELIN AND MR. BOLTON, AND THAT IS A COMPLETE VIOLATION OF THE SUNSHINE LAW.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY, CITY ATTORNEY, TO REPORT THAT.
SO I WOULD HOPE, LIKE EVERY OTHER CITIZEN RESIDENT IN TAMARAC, THAT TONIGHT YOU STAND ABOVE AND BEHAVE APPROPRIATELY, OF WHICH OF COURSE, IF I COUNT CORRECTLY: BOLTON, PLACKO, GOMEZ.
THAT'S FIVE PEOPLE IN MY BOOK.
HOW IS IT WE ONLY HAD THREE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT WHEN THE AWARDS WERE GIVEN.
AGAIN, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS COMMISSION? OK. LASTLY, I UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF THE PARLIAMENTARIAN WHO IS OUR CITY ATTORNEY, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MEETINGS RUN SMOOTHLY AND THAT EVERYBODY FOLLOWS ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER AND THAT THE PROCEDURES GO ON.
SO I WANT TO KNOW HOW IT IS THAT THE PARLIAMENTARIAN CAN SELECTIVELY CHOOSE WHO GETS SANCTIONED OR TOLD YOU'RE OUT OF LINE, YOU'RE NOT OUT OF LINE. I MEAN, WHY IS IT THAT WHEN THE COMMISSION IS ATTACKING EACH OTHER, THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO INTERVENTION BY THE CITY ATTORNEY PARLIAMENTARIAN TO ACT ACCORDINGLY? YET, WHEN ONE OF US, THE PUBLIC, COME UP TO SAY SOMETHING AND WE SHOULD POSSIBLY USE AN ADJECTIVE.
AN ADJECTIVE. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A CURSE WORD.
AN ADJECTIVE TO DESCRIBE THE COMMISSIONER'S BEHAVIORS, WE GET MOTIONS TO GET US REMOVED.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO WONDER WHERE THE PARLIAMENTARIAN IS ON THIS.
I HAVE TO WONDER WHERE HE IS AT WITH THE SUNSHINE LAW.
DOES THAT MEAN THAT HE EXCLUSIVELY REPRESENTS THE COMMISSIONERS? DOES HE REPRESENT THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY? WHAT IS HIS JOB? AND WHEN I'VE ASKED FOR A RECORDS REQUEST OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S JOB DESCRIPTION, I AM TOLD THERE IS NONE.
SO IF THERE IS NO JOB DESCRIPTION, THEN HOW IS HE, AT RANDOM, ALLOWED TO MAKE UNILATERAL DECISIONS? THAT'S MY QUESTION.
AND IN CONCLUSION, I HOPE THE COMMISSION CAN COME TO BEHAVE ITSELF TONIGHT.
I LIVE AT 7449 NORTH DEVON DRIVE IN KINGS POINT.
WELL, I'M FAIRLY NEW TO TAMARAC, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE ADDED A LOT OF EXCITEMENT TO MY LIFE.
BEFORE COMING HERE, I ALWAYS THOUGHT CITY COMMISSIONS WERE DULL, BUT THEY'RE VERY EXCITING.
FIRST, A TINY SUGGESTION, WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IMPORTANCE.
AND THEN SOMETHING I SAW EARLIER TONIGHT SHOCKED ME.
WHEN WE HIRED THE PEOPLE, FIRE PEOPLE, OTHER PEOPLE WHO SERVE OUR CITY, NOT ALL THE COMMISSIONERS JOINED. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A RULE OR WHAT, COULD ANYBODY EXPLAIN OR MAYBE THE COMMISSIONERS WHO DIDN'T JOIN, SAY WHY THEY CHOSE TO SKIP IT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING. MY NAME IS MARIO GUERRERO.
I'M A RETIRED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND A 32 YEAR RESIDENT OF TAMARAC WITH MY WIFE, SANDY .
OK. AND I JUST THOUGHT, I HAVE A LOT OF ELECTRONICS AT HOME.
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NOWADAYS. HAS GOLD IN IT, CONTACTS, YOU KNOW, TYPES OF METALS.I THINK IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE GREEN FERVOR THAT EXISTS NOWADAYS.
AND, THAT'S HOW I JUST BRING IT UP TO MAKE THAT AN ACTIVE COMMISSION ACTION ITEM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE AND I BELIEVE MR. GIES WILL BE TALKING WITH YOU SHORTLY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK THIS EVENING AT PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NON, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
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CITY MANAGER, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA? NO, MAYOR THERE ARE NOT.THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR IS THAT ON FOR A MOTION OR IS THAT ON BECAUSE YOU WISH TO REMOVE SOMETHING? I DON'T WANT TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT, BUT I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT.
THERE'S A QUESTION. I DIDN'T HEAR THE QUESTION.
I'M SORRY. THERE'S A QUESTION ON CONSENT AGENDA.
AND TYPICALLY WE JUST GO TO MOTION.
AND SECOND, BUT THERE IS A QUESTION ON AN ITEM.
SO PROCEDURALLY, CITY ATTORNEY, DO YOU WANT US TO DO THE MOTION AND A SECOND? BECAUSE THAT'S.
YES, IF THAT'S THE WAY THAT YOU WANT TO DO IT.
YES, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST.
AND THEN WE'LL TRY AND DISPOSE THE QUESTION AT STAFF LEVEL QUICKLY.
OKAY. SO I NEED A SECOND TO MY MOTION TO PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE.
WE GOT A ONE, TWO AND A THREE.
JUST GIVE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PLACKO.
VICE MAYOR, WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION ON WHICH ITEM? YES, SO ITEM 4.C, 4.H AND 4.I, I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THESE ARE PIGGYBACK CONTRACTS.
IS THAT CORRECT? CITY MANAGER.
ITEM 4,C, TR 13846. ITEM 4.H, TR 13851. AND ITEM 4.I, TR 13829.
ARE THOSE ALL PIGGYBACK CONTRACTS? THEY ARE.
AND ITEM, 4.C SAYS IN ABOUT THE FOURTH OR FIFTH LINE, BENNETT FIRE PRODUCTS COMPANY INC.
UTILIZING THE COMPETITIVELY BID MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT.
AND IN ITEM 4.H AND 4.I, JUST DOESN'T USE THE TERM COMPETITIVELY BID.
SO WERE THOSE COMPETITIVELY BID OR HOW DID THOSE CONTRACTS COME ABOUT WITH THOSE TWO FOR THOSE TWO PRODUCTS? THEY WERE ALL COMPETITIVELY BID.
SO THEY JUST WASN'T DESCRIBED CONSISTENTLY.
THAT'S CORRECT. AND WE'LL MAKE SURE MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THAT IN THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION SO IT'S VERY CLEAR BECAUSE THAT IS A REQUIREMENT OF OUR CODE, IS THAT IT BE COMPETITIVELY BID IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE AS A PIGGYBACK CONTRACT? OKAY. THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. COMMISSIONER PLACKO? YES. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS? YES. MAYOR GOMEZ? YES. VICE MAYOR GELIN YES.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON? YES. VICE MAYER GELIN.
NOW MOVING ON TO 5.A, TR 13809.
[5.a TR13809 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, Awarding Bid No. 22-10B to and approving an Agreement with MBR Construction, Inc. For the construction of Citywide Buffer Wall Project Phase VI, in accordance with Bid No. 22-10B for a contract amount of $1,499,483.46; a contingency in an amount of $149,948.35 will be added to the project account for a total project budget of $1,649,431.81; authorizing an expenditure from the appropriate accounts; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.YES, MA'AM. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AWARDING BID NUMBER 22-10B TO AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH MBR CONSTRUCTION INC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CITYWIDE BUFFER WALL PROJECT PHASE VI IN ACCORDANCE WITH BID NUMBER 22-10B FOR CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $1,499,000, I'M SORRY $1,499,483.46.
A CONTINGENCY AMOUNT OF $149,948.35 WILL BE ADDED TO THE PROJECT COUNT FOR A TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET OF $1,649,431.81 AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE FROM THE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTS, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.AND WE ARE WORKING ON THE FEEDBACK SOUND.
SECOND. A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
I WILL NOW OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
MR. GIES, ACTING ASSISTANT PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR, WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION.
SO THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU IS TO AWARD BID NUMBER 22-10B AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MBR CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUFFER WALL PROJECT PHASE VI, WHICH IS LOCATED ALONG PROSPECT ROAD.
THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF THE MAJOR ARTERIAL CORRIDOR STUDY, THE CITY DEVELOPED ITS CITYWIDE BUFFER WALL PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEIGHBORHOOD BUFFER WALLS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THE PROJECT SITE, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS LOCATED ALONG PROSPECT ROAD JUST SOUTH OF COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.
IT INCLUDES TAMARAC LAKES 1 AND 2 AND THE CITY OWNED WILDLIFE AREA IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO.
AND THEN HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CLOSER VIEW OF WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING TO BE PUT IN.
SO THOSE TWO RED LINES, AND YOU'LL SEE AN IMAGE OF THIS COMING UP, THE TWO RED LINES ARE WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE, THE TRADITIONAL SIX FOOT BUFFER WALL AND THEN THAT GREEN LINE IN BETWEEN THERE, IS GOING TO BE A SMALLER BUFFER WALL, WHAT WE CALL A KNEE WALL DOWN BELOW.
AND THEN IT WILL BE, EFFECTIVELY A PICKET FENCE ON THE TOP OF THAT.
SO THEY'LL STILL WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH AND INTO THAT NATURAL AREA.
AND SO THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 2200 LINEAR FEET OF BUFFER WALL.
AGAIN ADJACENT TO TAMARAC LAKES, SECTIONS 1 AND 2, AND THE CITY OWNED WILDLIFE PRESERVE.
THE BUFFER WALL PROJECT, AS WAS MENTIONED IN THE ITEM, THE CONTRACT COST IS $1,499,483.46.
WE HAVE A 10% CONTINGENCY, WHICH IS PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH THIS TYPE OF PROJECT.
THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET IS $1,649,431.81.
THE FINAL COMPLETION IS EXPECTED TO BE WITHIN 375 CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE NOTICE TO PROCEED.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
WHEN WILL THE NOTICE TO PROCEED BE PROVIDED? THE NOTICE TO PROCEED WILL BE WOULD BE DONE AS SOON AS THE ITEM IS APPROVED.
BUT AS SOON AS THAT'S IN, THEN WE ISSUE A NOTICE TO PROCEED.
SO WE DO ANTICIPATE THIS PROJECT GETTING STARTED RELATIVELY QUICKLY.
AND SOME OF THE RESIDENTS, THEIR HOMES BACK UP VERY CLOSE TO THE WALL BECAUSE OF SOME LEGAL OR ILLEGAL STRUCTURES. SO HOW WILL YOU ADVISE THE RESIDENTS OF THIS? THE RESIDENTS, NORMALLY WHENEVER WE DO WORK IN AN IN AREA LIKE THAT, WHETHER IT'S UTILITY WORK OR THIS, WE'LL NOTIFY THE RESIDENTS THAT THE PROPERTY AROUND, AND KEEP IN MIND THAT EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT THERE HAS PROVIDED THE EASEMENT FOR THE PROPERTY.
SO THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO COME AS A SURPRISE TO THEM.
AND TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IN MOST PLACES IS THAT THEY, THE USABLE AREA OF THE LOT ACTUALLY INCREASES BECAUSE THIS WALL IS BEING PUT RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE EASEMENT.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE BUTTED UP AGAINST THE SIDEWALK.
AND DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
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IT DOES ANSWER MY QUESTION, BUT I'M KIND OF CONFUSED WITH THE EASEMENT.I THOUGHT THAT WE GOT APPROVAL FROM BROWARD COUNTY TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
SO WE WERE NOT RELYING ON RESIDENT EASEMENTS, BUT WE WERE RELYING ON PROJECTS FROM BROWARD COUNTY YOU ARE CORRECT BECAUSE THIS IS A BROWARD COUNTY EASEMENT.
THANK YOU. AND SO BECAUSE IT'S A BROWARD COUNTY EASEMENT, WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS KNOW THAT THE PROJECT IS COMING.
AND SO YOU HAVE TO MAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO CHANGE SOME THINGS.
AND THIS WILL NOT CONFLICT WITH THE BIKE LANES THAT ARE ALREADY ON THAT ROAD? NOT AT ALL. AND WE HAVE ALL OF THE NECESSARY APPROVALS FROM BROWARD COUNTY? CORRECT. CORRECT.
YOU GUYS HAD APPROVED NOT TOO LONG AGO AN RLA, THE REVOCABLE LICENSE FOR THIS.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. MAYOR GOMEZ? YES. VICE MAYOR GELIN? YES. COMMISSIONER BOLTON? YES. COMMISSIONER PLACKO? YES. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
WE WILL NOW GO TO 5.B, TR 13855.
[5.b TR13855 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida accepting a Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) grant award from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for the Dog Park Renovation Project in the amount of $50,000; authorizing the appropriate City Officials to execute a grant agreement and necessary documents pending legal review between FDEP and the City of Tamarac for grant funding in the amount of $50,000; providing conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective day.]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING A FLORIDA RECREATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (FRDAP) GRANT AWARD FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (FDEP) FOR THE DOG PARK RENOVATION PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT AND NECESSARY DOCUMENTS PENDING A LEGAL REVIEW BETWEEN FDEP AND THE CITY OF TAMARAC FOR GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PLACKO.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
I WILL NOW OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO MAKE PUBLIC, A COMMENT AT THIS TIME? SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED.
GOOD WORK. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. COMMISSIONER BOLTON? YES. VICE MAYOR GELIN? YES. COMMISSIONER PLACKO? YES. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS? YES. MAYOR GOMEZ? YES. MOTION PASSED 5 TO 0.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING.
[6.a TO2515 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 10 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances, entitled “Land Development Code” by amending Article 2, entitled “Zoning Districts” by specifically amending Section 10-2.7(C), entitled “Woodlands Overlay District”, to provide additional locations for the required installation of house number identification signs on all residential property within the Woodlands Overlay District; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE TO 6.A, T02515 FOR THE RECORD.YES, MADAM MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
THIS IS AN ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED "LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE" BY AMENDING ARTICLE 2 ENTITLED "ZONING DISTRICTS" BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 10-2.7(C) ENTITLED "WOODLANDS OVERLAY DISTRICT" TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS FOR THE REQUIRED INSTALLATION OF HOUSE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION SIGNS ON ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE WOODLANDS OVERLAY DISTRICT, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
MAXINE CALLOWAY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
AS WE HAD SAID EARLIER, FOR ITEMS ON FIRST READING, THERE ARE NO COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE.
WANTED TO GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
VICE MAYOR. MAXINE CALLOWAY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, FOR THE RECORD.
YOU HEARD THE COMMENTS FROM OUR RESIDENT REGARDING SOME AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE.
DID YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT? I DO. I DID. AND WHAT IS YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE AND THE DOCUMENT THAT WE HAVE?
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MAYOR, CAN I MAKE A POINT ON WHAT TOOK PLACE? COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.THROUGH THE CHAIR, CITY ATTORNEY.
IS THIS INDIRECTLY PUSHING FORWARD THE RESIDENTS COMMENTS THAT WERE PRESENTED EARLIER BY ASKING INDIRECTLY TO MS. MAXINE ABOUT COMMENTS BEING MADE ON FIRST READING.
I THINK THAT THAT'S A MATTER OF PERCEPTION.
BUT COMMISSIONERS ARE CERTAINLY ALLOWED TO ASK STAFF OF QUESTIONS AND IF THERE'S ANY DIRECTION OR ANY DESIRE OF THE COMMISSION TO POTENTIALLY OR POSSIBLY ASK STAFF TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE OR ANY OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE ORDINANCE, THEN THE DISCUSSION THAT'S TAKING PLACE, I PRESUME, WOULD LEAD TO THAT POTENTIAL DIRECTION TO STAFF.
CITY ATTORNEY IS THIS A PROPER POINT OF ORDER? CAN I STOP, PLEASE? AND THAT IS TAKE A BREATH, AND WE CAN THEN PROCEED FROM THERE.
THE CITY ATTORNEY HAD NOT YET FINISHED HIS SENTENCE BEFORE HE IS BEING JUMPED ON.
IS QUESTIONING STAFF WITH THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF PAPER ON FIRST READING APPROPRIATE? JUST YES OR NO? YES. STHANK YOU.
VICE MAYOR. YOUR VIEW OF THE DOCUMENT, HAVE YOU RECEIVED AND READ THE DOCUMENT? YEAH. YOU HAVE FEEDBACK ON IT? HOW IS IDENTIFICATION SIGNED? THAT IS CONTAINED IN TWO SEPARATE PROVISIONS IN THE CODE, NOT JUST IN SECTION TEN.
SO IT'S CONTAINED IN SECTION 10-4.10 D(1)C, AS WELL AS IN OUR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARD SECTION THAT IS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER NINE, SPECIFICALLY SECTION 9-130.
SO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN TWO SEPARATE AREAS OF THE CODE TO AMEND TO PROVIDE FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THE WOODLANDS OVERLAY DISTRICT, WHICH AS YOU KNOW, IT'S A UNIQUE COMMUNITY, THE ONLY COMMUNITY WITH AN OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT DOES HAVE UNIQUE STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE NOT TYPICALLY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU SEE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
OKAY. SO IN YOUR VIEW, SHOULD WE AMEND, SHOULD WE ACCEPT THESE AMENDMENTS OR DO YOU FEEL THAT THESE AMENDMENTS ARE UNNECESSARY? WELL, STAFF MOVED FORWARD ON THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSION, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE WOODLANDS OVERLAY DISTRICT, BECAUSE IT WAS TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE THAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE WOODLANDS OVERLAY.
I THINK THERE WAS SOME ISSUES REGARDING A VIOLATION OF THE WOODLANDS OVERLAY DISTRICT.
AND SO WE RESPONDED TO THAT AND I THINK THE DISCUSSION CAME BEFORE THIS BODY IN AN ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS WHAT APPEARS TO BE SOME INCONSISTENCY OR NONCONFORMING ISSUES RELATED TO RESIDENTS IN THAT COMMUNITY.
I THINK TO APPLY THAT CITYWIDE WOULD BE SOMEWHAT IRRESPONSIBLE.
SO THE ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE WOODLANDS DOES NOT NECESSARILY IMPACT OTHER COMMUNITIES BECAUSE IT IS ADDRESSED IN THE CODE IN OTHER AREAS? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? WE HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO, NOR DO WE HAVE ANY ISSUE CITYWIDE.
WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT WITH THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES, AT LEAST NONE THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.
DO WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH SIGNS NOT BEING CLEAR IN OTHER COMMUNITIES? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF, NOT UNTIL THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE WOODLANDS, THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES THAT I AM AWARE OF.
OKAY. NO, I THINK IT'S, I'M SURE THERE ARE PLENTY OF ATTORNEYS THAT LIVE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
WE DON'T HAVE MANY ATTORNEYS THAT ARE AS INVOLVED OR ENGAGED WITH THE RESIDENT WHO SPOKE EARLIER, WHO'S NOT JUST A AN ATTORNEY, BUT ALSO A FORMER STRONG MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, A FORMER COUNTY COMMISSIONER, SOMEONE WHO'S VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE WITH MUNICIPAL LAW, WITH LAW IN GENERAL, AND WITH THE PRACTICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING.
SO WE SHOULD VALUE THAT INPUT.
WE SHOULD NOT REJECT THAT INPUT.
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WE SHOULD NOT TRY TO SILENCE THAT INPUT.WE SHOULD RESPECT THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT RESIDENTS TAKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY AND PROVIDE THEIR EXPERTISE AND FEEDBACK AT NO COST, BY THE WAY.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF AND RECOGNIZE.
THANK YOU. ARE YOU REACHING FOR YOUR MIC OR ARE YOU NOT? OKAY. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
OKAY. MS. CALLOWAY, THE ITEM BEFORE US DEALS ONLY WITH THE WOODLANDS? YES, IT DOES. IT'S AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 10-4.10.
I'M SORRY. THAT IS A PROVISION.
SO AS IT READS CURRENTLY, THE PLACEMENT IS JUST AFFIXED OR ATTACHED TO THE RESIDENCE.
THE CHANGE WOULD ALLOW IT TO BE AFFIXED TO A MAILBOX OR INSTALLED AT THE END OF A DRIVEWAY AND PROVIDE FOR EVERY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO CLEARLY DISPLAY A HOUSE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION SIGN WHICH SHALL BE VISIBLE FROM THE ROAD OR ROADS ON WHICH THE HOUSE IS SITUATED.
HOW EASY WOULD IT BE TO INCORPORATE THE RESIDENTS IDEA INTO THIS ITEM? IT WOULD NOT BE INCORPORATED IN THIS ITEM.
WE'D THEN NEED TO GO BACK AND AMEND TWO ADDITIONAL SECTIONS OF THE CODE, SPECIFICALLY SECTION 9-130 AND SECTION 10-4.10 WHICH A RESIDENT SPOKE DIRECTLY TO.
SO YOU WOULD NOT BE INCLINED TO INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS COMMENTARY INTO THIS ITEM BECAUSE, STATE FOR THE RECORD AGAIN.
THE RESIDENT SPOKE OF A DIFFERENT SECTION OF THE CODE, WHICH IS GENERAL TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
THAT IS SECTION 10-4.10, WHICH COULD NOT BE INCORPORATED WITHIN THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.
SO WE'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO A SEPARATE AMENDMENT.
AND WE WOULD ALSO NEED TO AMEND SECTION 9.130, WHICH IS YOUR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS, BECAUSE HOUSE IDENTIFICATION SIGN IS ALSO CAPTURED IN THAT SECTION. THESE TWO SECTIONS ARE NOT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.
SO WOULD YOU AGREE OR NOT AGREE THEN, THAT THIS ITEM BEFORE US IS NOT FULLY BAKED? UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE RESIDENT HAVE BROUGHT BEFORE US, MAYBE WE SHOULD TABLE THE ITEM THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT TO INCORPORATE OR BRING BACK ANOTHER ITEM THAT IS COMPREHENSIVE, INCLUSIVE OF WHAT THE RESIDENT HAS DECIDED TO DO.
IF THAT'S A DESIRE OF THE COMMISSION.
WHAT'S YOUR OPINION? I WORK AT THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSION.
YOU WORK AT THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY MANAGER.
BUT I'M ASKING WHAT YOUR OPINION IS.
ONLY THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT IT BE AMENDED IN THE WOODLANDS OVERLAY DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE COMING SPECIFICALLY OUT OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD THE SIMILAR SITUATION ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY, THAT WASN'T ENDEAVORED TO ADDRESS.
AND THAT'S WHY THE RECOMMENDATION IS WHAT IT IS.
TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE IS A MOTION TO TABLE, I WOULD SECOND IT.
I THINK THAT MS. LIEBERMAN, THE PRESIDENT, MAYOR, POINT OF ORDER.
I DON'T RECALL A MOTION TO TABLE ANYTHING OR A SECOND.
NO, HE'S ASKING IF SOMEBODY WISHES TO TABLE IT, HE WOULD BE IN I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T HEAR PROPERLY.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON, WILL YOU PLEASE SPEAK A LITTLE LOUDER INTO YOUR MICROPHONE? I WOULD BE INCLINED TO TABLE THE ITEM IF THERE WERE A MOTION TO TABLE.
I BELIEVE THAT MRS. MICHAELSON'S THOUGHTS ARE SMART AND WELL PUT TOGETHER.
I DO APPRECIATE HER COMING TONIGHT, AND I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD TAKE THE THOUGHTS THAT SHE HAS BROUGHT BEFORE US SERIOUSLY.
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I THINK THAT THEY ARE GOOD THOUGHTS AND THAT THEY ARE A REFLECTION OF WHAT THE CITY'S RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE FOR AN ENTIRE CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.COMMISSIONER PLACKO. THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY IS LAID OUT DIFFERENTLY THAN A LOT OF THE COMMUNITIES.
NOT EVERYTHING IS IN A STRAIGHT LINE.
SO SEEING A STREET ADDRESS ON THOSE HOMES IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
SO FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, I WOULD MUCH RATHER ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND ENSURE THAT NO MATTER WHICH WAY THESE HOMES FACE, THEY DO HAVE ADEQUATE NUMBERS ON THEM.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE OVERLAY ACCOUNT FOR THAT.
I UNDERSTAND IT DOESN'T AFFECT CITY WIDE, BUT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION AT THE WOODLANDS AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING IN THERE THAT WOULD PROVIDE THEM WITH THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.
AND [INAUDIBLE], IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE, AS WELL.
THE WOODLANDS OVERLAY IS SCHEDULED TO SUNSET IN JULY OF 2025.
RECENTLY EXTENDED TO 2025, IN ORDER FOR THE COMMUNITY TO WORK ON ITS RULES AND REGULATIONS.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. CHIEF ANNESE.
GOOD EVENING. MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSION.
THANK YOU. HAVE YOU HAD ANY SERVICES NOT RENDERED TO ANY PLACE IN THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THEIR STREET SIGNS? NOT DUE TO THE LOCATION OF STREET SIGNS, OT THAT I KNOW OF THANK YOU.
[INAUDIBLE]. GOOD EVENING [INAUDIBLE] SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
MADAM MAYOR. VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
THANK YOU. HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO.
HAVE YOU HAD ANY TIME WHEN YOU'VE HAD TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO ANYBODY IN THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY, YOU'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THERE BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEIR HOUSE NUMBER? NO, NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY IS 50 YEARS OLD.
OUR HOUSE NUMBERS ARE ON OUR BUILDINGS AND SOMETIMES A LITTLE CATTY CORNER.
I KNOW THAT THE POST OFFICE HAS BASICALLY ALWAYS GONE TO OUR HOUSES.
AMAZON GETS TO US, UBER EATS GETS TO US.
GPS IS VERY GOOD AND TECHNOLOGY HAS GOTTEN MUCH BETTER.
SO EVEN THOUGH THEY WOULD OCCASIONALLY PUT IN 4600 WOODLANDS BOULEVARD, GPS USED TO PUT IT AS THE CLUB WOULD BE MY HOUSE. MS. CALLOWAY. IF WE HAVE HOUSE NUMBERS THAT ARE THE SAME SIZE IN THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY AS IT IS IN, SAY, TAMARAC LAKES, NORTH AND SOUTH, MAINLANDS ONE AND TWO, GREENHAVEN, FAIRHAVEN, ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
WOULD THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE BE CONSIDERED SPOT ZONING? NO. AND SPOT ZONING IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
IT'S DETERMINED BY YOUR ZONING MAP AND A ZONING DESIGNATION.
THIS DOES NOT HAVE A ZONING DESIGNATION.
SO IT WOULD BE ALLOWED TO THEN, IF IT'S NOT SPOT ZONING, IT WOULD BE ALLOWED TO DISCERN THAT WHAT IS OK IN EVERY OTHER COMMUNITY IS JUST NOT OK IN THIS ONE? WELL, THIS OVERLAY IS A BIT UNIQUE.
IT HAS BEEN, WHICH IS WHY THE RECOMMENDATION WAS GIVEN TO HAVE IT SUNSET.
IT'S NOT YOUR TYPICAL, TRADITIONAL ZONING OVERLAY.
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WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT HAS STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE UNIQUE JUST TO WOODLANDS THAT ARE NOT APPLICABLE CITYWIDE.IS IT UNIQUE? IS THE 12 INCHES, 15 INCHES THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE CITY? NO. WHAT IS IT THROUGHOUT THE CITY? SO IT'S SMALLER THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
OK. BUT SO IT CAN BE SMALLER IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, BUT JUST NOT IN THE WOODLANDS.
SO THIS COMPLAINT CAME ABOUT FROM A RESIDENT COMPLAINING ABOUT ANOTHER RESIDENT.
IS THAT A CORRECT? THAT'S A CORRECT ASSESSMENT.
YES. SO THE HOUSES THAT WERE COMPLAINED ABOUT ARE BASICALLY ALONG WOODLANDS BOULEVARD.
ONE CURRENTLY HAS ALWAYS HAD A SIGN AT THE END OF THE BOULEVARD 4911.
THAT WAS MY GRANDPARENTS PLACE.
YOU CANNOT SEE HOUSE NUMBERS UP AT THE TOP.
AND THEREFORE, FOUR OTHER PEOPLE OR THREE OTHER PEOPLE RECEIVED NOTICES OF COMPLAINTS.
AND RIGHT BEFORE THE NOTICE OF COMPLAINT, ONE RESIDENT, THE COMPLAINER, THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINEE, THE PERSON WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE OTHER NEIGHBOR, PUT THEMSELVES INTO COMPLIANCE. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. SO THIS IS JUST REALLY NEIGHBORS NOT GETTING ALONG WITH NEIGHBORS AND FOLLOWING AN ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE WITHIN A COMMUNITY.
IS THAT CORRECT? WOULD YOU PRESUME THAT WOULD BE CORRECT? YOUR OPINION, SINCE WE ARE ASKING YOUR OPINION THIS EVENING.
COULD IT BE PERCEIVED THAT THIS IS JUST NEIGHBORS COMPLAINING ABOUT NEIGHBORS? IT COULD BE. HAS ANYBODY ELSE IN THE WOODLANDS COMPLAINED TO YOU ABOUT THE SIGNS AND THE NUMBERS ON THE HOUSES? NO, WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS.
THAT SEEMS TO BE THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING IN.
SO IT'S NO FISCAL IMPACT ON THE CITY, BUT IT IS A FISCAL IMPACT ON ALL THESE RESIDENTS.
WHO'S GOING TO ENFORCE THIS? WHO'S GOING TO GO AROUND THIS COMMUNITY OF 858 HOMES APPROXIMATELY, AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE? CODE ENFORCEMENT, AS IT IS NOW, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCEMENT WITHIN [COUGHING] ONLY.
SO CONSIDERING THAT MANY NUMBERS OF THESE HOMES MIGHT BE LESS THAN 12 INCHES IS PRESUMED THAT MANY WILL HAVE TO GO AND PAY ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.
AND WHAT'S THE PENALTY IF THEY DON'T COMPLY? IT'S THE REGULAR CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS.
YOU WILL HAVE TO ABATE OR COMPLY.
AND IF YOU DON'T, WE BRING YOU BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.
AND IF YOU FURTHER DON'T, THEN WE LEIN YOUR PROPERTIES.
IT'S THE SAME CYCLE, THE SAME PROCESS.
BUT WE SEEM TO NOT BE CARING ABOUT HOW MUCH IT COULD COST APPROXIMATELY 800 HOMES.
COMMISSIONER PLACKO. THANK YOU.
I STILL WOULD LIKE TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION.
I HEAR WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY INSTANCES WHERE FIRE RESCUE OR SO COULD NOT GET TO A HOUSE.
IS THERE NOT A COMPROMISE HERE? IF THERE IS A RESIDENT WHO LIVES ON A PROPERTY OR A RESIDENT WHO DOESN'T FEEL THE NUMBER THEY HAVE IS CLEARLY SEEN BE ALLOWED TO PUT IT IN ANOTHER PLACE.
I MEAN. SO IF THAT IS ALLOWED, THEN I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE WE NEED TO GO WITH THIS.
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I UNDERSTAND THE OVERLAY'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT ISSUE.THEY'RE A VERY UNIQUE COMMUNITY THERE.
BUT I'M JUST CONCERNED IF A RESIDENT FEELS UNSURE THAT NO ONE IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIND THEM BECAUSE OF WHERE THEIR HOUSE NUMBER IS PLACED, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT IT IN A PLACE WHERE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH IT.
I GUESS THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS.
RESIDENTS HAVE THE FREEDOM TO PUT WHERE IT IS.
THIS COMMUNITY DOES NOT HAVE MAILBOXES AT THE END OF A DRIVE.
THESE HOUSES ALREADY HAVE THEIR NUMBERS ON IT FOR 50 YEARS.
THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANYBODY HAVING ISSUE AS TO WHERE THEIR NUMBERS ARE.
AND I GUESS IF IT'S SPECIFICALLY ON WOODLANDS BOULEVARD, SECTION FOUR AND THE COMMUNITY CAN TALK ABOUT IT WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMUNITY, THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS A NON-ISSUE THAT IS BEING MADE AN ISSUE BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE SERVING ON THE COMMISSION, YET THEY'RE NOT YET ON THE COMMISSION.
BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
VICE MAYOR GELIN? YES. COMMISSIONER BOLTON? YES. MAYOR GOMEZ? NO. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING.
[8.a TO2514 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 10 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances, entitled “Land Development Code” by amending Article 6 entitled “Rules of Construction and Definitions, ”by specifically amending Section 10-6.2, entitled “Use Categories and Use Types Defined”, and Section 10-6.3, entitled “Other Terms Defined”, to provide definitions for certain “Adult Entertainment Uses” identified in the city’s land development code; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
WE ARE AT 8.A TO-2514.CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.
MADAM MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TARAMAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED "LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE" BY AMENDING ARTICLE 6 ENTITLED "RULES OF CONSTRUCTION DEFINITIONS" BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 10-6.2 ENTITLED "USE CATEGORIES AND USE TYPES DEFINED" IN SECTION 10-6.3 ENTITLED "OTHER TERMS DEFINED" TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS FOR CERTAIN "ADULT ENTERTAINMENT USES" IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, 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.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PLACKO.
I WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO MAKE A COMMENT? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
MS. CALLOWAY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? SEEING THERE IS NONE, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS? NO. MAYOR GOMEZ.
YES. COMMISSIONER BOLTON? YES. VICE MAYOR GELIN.
THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW MOVING TO OUR QUASI JUDICIAL 9.A.
[9.a TBO59 - The Director of Community Development recommends that the Mayor and City Commission approve the two (2) proposed variance requests from the requirements of Section 10-4.3(H)(3)(a) and Section 10-4.3(H)(3)(b), Location of Loading Areas, of the City’s Code of Ordinances at its October 12, 2022 meeting with a condition of approval (see attached Board Order Approving Variance - Temp Board Order No. 59).]
TB059.MADAM MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING.
THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION APPROVE THE TWO PROPOSED VARIANCE REQUESTS FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 10-4 .3(H)(3)(A) AND SECTION 10-4.3(H)(3)(B), LOCATION OF LOADING AREAS OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES AT ITS OCTOBER 12, 2022, MEETING WITH A CONDITION OF APPROVAL.
THE PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THAT THOSE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS QUASI NATURE.
THEREFORE, THE APPLICANT HAS THE BURDEN OF PROCEEDING AND DEMONSTRATING TO THIS BODY THAT THEY MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENTITLEMENT TO THE REQUESTED VARIANCES.
THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CROSS-EXAMINE [INAUDIBLE] AGAINST.
AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, THE COMMISSION CAN ASK QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT AS WELL AS OF STAFF AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING THE COMMISSION WILL TAKE UP DELIBERATIONS AND CONSIDER THE REQUESTED VARIANCES, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INPUT FROM THE APPLICANTS OR FROM STAFF OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE APPLICANT HAS DEMONSTRATED COMPLIANCE WITH THE
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CRITERIA IN QUESTION AND THEN VOTE TO EITHER APPROVE, DENY OR APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS THE REQUESTED VARIANCES.DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? WITNESSES HAVE BEEN SWORN.
THANK YOU. AND BEFORE WE GO TO DISCLOSURES, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
DO DISCLOSURES COUNT FOR WHEN RESIDENTS OR ANYBODY MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT CERTAIN ITEMS OR IT'S A SPECIFIC ON THE APPLICATION? IT'S SPECIFIC TO THE APPLICATION, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE BOUND TO FOLLOW IS THE CRITERIA IN THE CODE.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
GO DOWN THE LINE. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
ANY DISCLOSURES? NO DISCLOSURES.
COMMISSIONER PLACKO? NO DISCLOSURES.
ALL RIGHTY THEN. SEEING NO DISCLOSURES WE WILL NOW HAVE MS. BARBARA HALL, OUR ATTORNEY, THE DESIGNATED AGENT FOR THE APPLICATION, MAKE A PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, MR. VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS ASHLEY [INAUDIBLE].
I AM AN ATTORNEY WITH GREENBERG TRAURIG.
TONIGHT I AM HERE IN FRONT OF YOU WITH RESPECT TO THE FLEX SPACE VARIANCE FOR THE AMAZON FACILITY LOCATED AT 6901 NORTH HIATUS ROAD.
OH. SO THIS IS THE, AN AERIAL OF THE LOCATION.
IT IS AN AMAZON DISTRIBUTION FACILITY.
IT'S LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF NORTH HIATUS ROAD AND WEST MCNAB ROAD.
SO BEFORE WE KIND OF GO INTO THE SPECIFICS, I'M SURE YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT IS A FLEX PARKING SPACE? AND THAT IS WHERE A AMAZON DRIVER USES THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLE TO DELIVER PACKAGES TO CUSTOMERS.
AND SO IF YOU'VE USED AMAZON SERVICES BEFORE, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT IT'S NOT A FEDEX TRUCK OR A USPS TRUCK THAT DELIVERS THE PACKAGE SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES IT IS ACTUALLY A DRIVER USING THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLE.
AND SO HOW DOES FLEX PARKING OPERATE? FOR AMAZON, THE DRIVER WOULD PULL UP TO THE DISTRIBUTION FACILITY AND PARK IN THE DESIGNATED FLEX SPACE WHERE THEY WILL BE BROUGHT A CART FILLED WITH THE PACKAGES THAT THEY ARE TO DELIVER THROUGH A STANDARD DOORWAY.
BECAUSE THEY'RE USING THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLES, THE FLEX SPACE CAN BE A TRADITIONAL PARKING SPACE.
SO HERE'S THE SITE PLAN FOR AMAZON.
THERE ARE EXISTING FLEX SPACES ALONG THE REAR WHICH ARE SHOWN IN GREEN, AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL LOADING SPACES, WHICH ARE SHOWN IN PINK. THE THE DOORS THAT SERVE THESE TWO SPACES ARE SHOWN WITH THE RED ARROWS.
AND BOTH OF THESE FLEX SPACES AND THE LOADING SPACES DO COMPLY WITH THE CODE.
WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING TODAY AND THE SOURCE OF THE VARIANCES ARE AN ADDITION OF 61 FLEX SPACES ALONG THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY.
AND YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING, WELL, WHY ARE WE REQUESTING THIS NOW? MUCH OF IT HAS TO DO WITH COVID.
COVID CERTAINLY SHOOK THINGS UP, AND CUSTOMERS, NOW MORE THAN EVER, HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO GETTING GROCERIES AND GETTING PACKAGES DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THEIR DOOR WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO LEAVE THEIR HOUSE.
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AND SO AMAZON HAS REALLY SEEN A VERY LARGE DEMAND FOR THESE FLEX SPACES AND FOR MORE FLEX DRIVERS.SO THESE FLEX SPACES, THEY WILL BE SERVED BY A DOOR THAT IS ALONG THAT NORTHWEST CORNER.
THAT'S WHERE THE RED ARROW IS POINTING.
AND THIS IS A GRAPHIC OF THOSE DOORS ALONG THE NORTHWEST CORNER.
SO AMAZON IS IN NEED OF TWO VARIANCES TONIGHT AND BOTH OF THEM REALLY DEAL WITH THE CONCEPT THAT FLEX SPACES ARE TREATED LIKE LOADING AREAS.
AND SO LOADING AREAS UNDER THE CODE ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN THE REAR WHERE WE ARE PROPOSING FLEX SPACES TO BE LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND THAT LOADING AREAS BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO LOADING DOORS WHERE FLEX SPACES WILL NOT BE NEXT TO LOADING DOORS.
THEY'LL BE SERVED FROM A STANDARD DOOR.
SO AS YOUR CITY ATTORNEY MENTIONED, THERE ARE STANDARDS AND CRITERIA FOR GRANTING A VARIANCE.
AND I WILL QUICKLY GO THROUGH SOME OF THOSE STANDARDS WITH YOU.
THEY NEED A LARGE PARKING SPACE.
BUT FLEX SPACES DO NOT HAVE THESE SAME NEEDS.
AMAZON HAS TRIED TO PLACE AS MANY SPACES AS POSSIBLE IN THE REAR, BUT THERE'S JUST A NEED FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT TO INCREASE THOSE FLEX SPACES.
THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF THE ACTIONS OF THE LANDOWNER.
IT'S REALLY AN EVOLUTION OF USES.
YOU REALLY SEE THIS NEW DISTRIBUTION USE HAPPENING ALL OVER, PARTICULARLY WITH THE USE OF INDEPENDENT DRIVERS USING THEIR VEHICLES SUCH AS INSTACART, WHERE YOU HAVE AN INDEPENDENT DRIVER PICKING UP GROCERIES FOR YOU AND DELIVERING IT TO YOUR HOUSE, OR UBER EATS WHERE YOU HAVE A PERSON DRIVING, PICKING UP YOUR FOOD AND DELIVERING IT TO YOUR HOUSE.
THIS IS ALSO A MODEL THAT'S BEEN ADOPTED BY OTHER RETAIL BUSINESSES WITH CURBSIDE PICKUP WHERE YOU CAN PLACE AN ORDER ONLINE, PARK IN A DESIGNATED SPOT AND THEN SOMEBODY FROM THE STORE WILL BRING THAT TO YOUR CAR IN THE CURBSIDE PICKUP SPOT.
SO LIMITING FLEX SPACES TO THE REAR WOULD REALLY BE AN UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP ON AMAZON BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY A LIMITED SPACE FOR THEM AND THEY STILL NEED THAT REAR FOR THE TRADITIONAL LOADING ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN.
THIS IS NOT A SPECIAL PRIVILEGE.
THIS IS REALLY THE MINIMUM NECESSARY NEEDED FOR AMAZON'S USE AS A DISTRIBUTION FACILITY.
IT'S THE MINIMUM NECESSARY FOR THEIR LAST MILE DELIVERY SERVICES.
LIMITING IT TO THE REAR WOULD BE INADEQUATE, AND THE FLEX SPACES ARE REALLY VISUALLY INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE REGULAR PARKING SPACES FOR THE WORKERS WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL FACILITY.
AND THE VARIANCE IS IN HARMONY WITH THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE BUSINESS PARK ZONING DISTRICT.
IT'S NOT OUT OF CHARACTER WITH THE DISTRIBUTION USE.
AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, TRADITIONAL LOADING ZONE REQUIREMENTS DO NOT REALLY CONTEMPLATE THIS FLEX SPACE CONCEPT, AND TRADITIONAL LOADING ZONES ARE STILL NEEDED FOR THE DISTRIBUTION SITE.
THERE WOULD BE NO ADVERSE EFFECT TO THE HEALTH OR SAFETY.
AND FROM A VISUAL PERSPECTIVE, THEY'RE REALLY NOT ANY DIFFERENT THAN A REGULAR PARKING SPACE.
IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE INDUSTRIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH ENCOURAGES THE CITY TO FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF EXISTING BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRY.
SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
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I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE.THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER, BEFORE YOU BEGIN, I AM NOT SEEING WHERE WE HAVE A MOTION.
SO I'M GOING TO MOTION FOR NOW.
MOTION AND A SECOND, TO PROCEED WITH THIS DISCUSSION ITEM.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PLACKO.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
AND THEN I SEE THAT COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS HAS A QUESTION.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE IT'S BEING PROPOSED? YOU CAN GO BACK TO THAT ONE.
THIS ONE? I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO HOLD BEFORE DOING THAT.
MY APOLOGIES BECAUSE I'VE GOT A FLIP SCRIPT HERE.
FIRST, I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING THIS HEARING? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THE PROPOSAL'S THAT RIGHT CORNER ON TOP? YES. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
IF YOU'RE REQUESTING THIS NOW, WHY IS IT BEING USED AT THE MOMENT AS IF IT WAS APPROVED ALREADY? ARE YOU AWARE OF THAT? SO I WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER, THROUGH THE CHAIR.
SO IT'S CURRENTLY BEING OCCUPIED AS IF IT WAS ALREADY APPROVED.
AND YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BLOW HORN SITUATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING STAFF TAKE CARE OF THAT.
DOES ANYONE WANT TO ADDRESS WHY IT'S BEING USED AT THE MOMENT AS IF IT WAS ALREADY APPROVED? COMMISSIONER, I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
I KNOW THAT LORI TODAY SPOKE WITH AMAZON AND ADDRESSED THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY.
I PRESUME IT'S BEEN A MAKESHIFT SOLUTION.
I JUST LEARNED OF THE ISSUES THAT YOU FORWARDED TO US YESTERDAY.
YES, IT'S CURRENTLY BEING USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
I JUST THINK FOR THE NEXT TIME, IF ANY DEVELOPER OR ANY ANYONE LISTENING TO ME CAN JUST NOT DO SOMETHING PRIOR TO OUR AUTHORIZATION, IT WOULD BE NICE. 100%, I AGREE.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER PLACKO YOUR LIGHT WAS LIT.
AS YOU STATED EARLIER, THIS IS AN EVOLVING USE.
SO IT'S NOT AS IF YOU INTENDED TO COMMIT TO A PRACTICE THAT WAS NOT YET APPROVED, AS YOU STATED EARLIER, IT EVOLVED AFTER COVID, AN INCREASE OF DEMAND FOR SERVICES USING THIS NEW METHOD? YES, THIS IS DEFINITELY BEEN AN EVOLUTION OF USES.
I THINK BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND, THERE HAS CERTAINLY BEEN, YOU KNOW, A NEED FOR THIS.
AND FROM AN OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, PERHAPS THEY'VE HAD TO JUST SORT OF MAKE DO.
CORRECT. SO ESSENTIALLY AMAZON ADAPTED TO THE NEEDS OF THE CONSUMER AND YOU'RE ASKING THE COMMISSION AND THE GOVERNMENT TO ADAPT TO THE NEEDS OF THE CONSUMER AS WELL.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER PLACKO.
THANK YOU. I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN TO THE SITE AND I'VE SEEN THIS IN MOVEMENT.
BUT THE QUESTION I HAVE, HOW WERE THESE DRIVERS SCHEDULED? DO THEY JUST SHOW UP WHENEVER THEY CHOOSE TO OR ARE THEY ON SOME SORT OF SCHEDULE SO YOU DON'T HAVE A BACKUP IN THESE SPACES? THERE IS A SCHEDULE.
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, FROM MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THEIR OPERATIONS, THE SCHEDULE IS FROM 8 A.M.
I JUST WANT TO ASK ONE MORE QUESTION.
IS THERE ANY ANTICIPATED AREA THAT WOULD BE USED FOR THIS IN THE FUTURE AS WELL? OR IS THERE A DESIGNATED AREA THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO WANT TO DO THIS AT? YOU MEAN FOR ADDITIONAL EXPANSION PAST THIS? NO. THIS IS SORT OF THE THE MAXIMUM THAT THEY ANTICIPATE AT THIS POINT.
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.AND WHILE WE ARE BUSINESS-FRIENDLY, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TRY TO ADAPT TO HELP OUR BUSINESS, AS YOU KNOW OR MAY KNOW, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU MAY KNOW AT THIS POINT IN TIME COMING IN.
WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH SOME COMPLAINTS WITH NOISE, CAR HORNS, BULLHORNS, MUSIC COMING FROM THE LOCATION, DRIVERS CUTTING THROUGH THE PROPERTY.
RESIDENTS TOO POSSIBLY CUTTING THROUGH THE PROPERTY.
TRUCK ISSUES CUTTING THROUGH THE PROPERTY AND GOING AROUND CERTAIN THINGS.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE, I WOULD LIKE ON THE RECORD FROM MS. FUNDERWHITE SOME OF THE DISCUSSION THAT WAS HAD.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT WAS SAID TODAY, PLEASE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
LORI FUNDERWHITE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.
I DID SPEAK WITH AMAZON TODAY WHEN THE ISSUE OF THE NOISE CAME TO OUR ATTENTION YESTERDAY.
SO THEY ARE ADDRESSING THE NOISE ISSUE IMMEDIATELY, WHICH IS GOOD.
AND THE TRUCK ISSUE AS WELL IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ONGOING.
BUT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH SIGNAGE, WITH SECURITY.
TO MIDNIGHT INTO THIS INDUSTRIAL PLAZA THAT IS BORDERING RESIDENTIAL, TO NOT HAVE MUSIC BLARING OR WHILE THEY WAIT FOR THEIR PICKUP OR THEIR PACKAGE IS TO NOT HAVE MUSIC BLARING OUT OF THEIR CARS? ARE THERE ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS LIKE THAT? I'M NOT SURE WHETHER OR NOT AMAZON HAS ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY DISCUSS WITH THEM SO THAT THEY CAN IMPLEMENT THAT. THAT WOULD, I'M SURE, BE APPRECIATED BY THE RESIDENTS ACROSS THE LAKE BECAUSE ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, SOUND TRAVELS EVEN MORE.
I KNOW IN TIME ALSO THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER WILL GROW IN.
BUT AT THIS TIME, WHILE IT'S STILL NEW, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THINGS ARE TAKEN CARE OF FOR BOTH.
YOU'VE ANSWERED THE QUESTION REGARDING HOURS OF OPERATION.
YOU MADE A COMMENT ABOUT A REDUCTION IN TRUCK TRAFFIC.
IF THERE'S A LOT MORE BUSINESS GOING THROUGH THIS, BUSINESS RIGHT NOW, AND CONSIDERING I HEARD ON THE RADIO HOW AMAZON IS HIRING MORE FLEX FULL TIME PART TIME, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SEASON THAT WE'RE COMING UPON.
AND THEN THE REALITY IS THAT IT PROBABLY WILL CONTINUE.
DO WE REALLY ANTICIPATE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF TRUCKS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A REDUCTION IN TRUCKS? I THINK IT'S MORE IN THE CONTEXT THAT FROM THE DISTRIBUTION SITE OUT, SO THAT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE LARGER TRUCKS DOING THOSE LARGER DELIVERY POINT.
AT THAT POINT THAT IT WOULD BE SMALLER VEHICLES AT THAT DISTRIBUTION POINT.
I TAKE IT THAT AT ANY TIME THE RESIDENTS AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ARE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE WITH NOISE AND CART NOISE OR CARTS BEING LEFT OUT OR THE FACT THAT IT GOES PAST OUR ACTUAL QUIET TIME FOR OUR CITY FOR NOISE THERE WILL BE CONTINUED COOPERATION WITH THE BUSINESS AND THE COMMUNITY.
AND I BELIEVE EVENTUALLY ALL THE KINKS WILL GET WORKED OUT.
SO I APPRECIATE JUST YOU PUTTING IT ON THE RECORD FOR US.
THANK YOU. SEEING NOTHING FURTHER.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON? YES, COMMISSIONER PLACKO? YES. MAYOR GOMEZ? YES. VICE MAYOR GELIN? YES. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS? YES. MOTION PASSED 5 TO 0.
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THIS BODY. CORRECT.THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL NOW MOVE RIGHT ALONG TO OTHER.
[10.a Update on changes to Tamarac Village Splash Pad Public Art Project]
AND WE HAVE 10.A, AN UPDATE ON THE CHANGES TO TAMARAC VILLAGE SPLASH PAD PUBLIC ART PROJECT.MS. CALLOWAY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, WILL SUMMARIZE THE ITEM.
JUST HAVE SOME QUICK IMAGES I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU.
THANK YOU. MAXINE CALLOWAY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, FOR THE RECORD.
JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU QUICKLY AN UPDATE ON THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED OR WILL BE MADE AT TAMARAC VILLAGE, SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO THE SPLASH PAD . ON THE SCREEN IS THE IMAGE OF THE SPLASH PAD AS IT EXISTS.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A MOSAIC ART PIECE THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO GO IN, INSTALLED BY JKM.
SPECIFICALLY, SOME OF THE NOZZLES WERE NOT PUT IN FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE.
AND SO WE HAVE ASKED TAMARAC VILLAGE TO IMMEDIATELY RIP IT UP, TAKE UP THE SPLASH PAD AND REPLACE IT WITH A MATERIAL THAT THE CITY IS MORE FAMILIAR WITH. IT'S AQUA FLEX NON-POROUS SURFACE MATERIAL THAT WE HAVE INSTALLED AT ONE OTHER AREA IN OUR CITY. WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS MATERIAL.
IT'S SAFER, IT'S MORE DURABLE, IT'S LESS MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS IT ALLOWS FOR A TIMELY INSTALLATION, ABOUT 11 WEEKS TOTAL TO INSTALL, WHICH WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE TAMARAC VILLAGE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE IF THIS MATERIAL IS PUT IN.
SO I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS IMAGE IN TERMS OF WHAT IT MEANS.
WE KNOW THAT WE WILL NOT BE HAVING THAT ART PIECE AS WE FIRST ENVISIONED, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT WHAT WILL BE GOING IN WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER ART PIECES THAT WILL BE IN TAMARAC VILLAGE.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE AMPHITHEATER, WHICH IS FOR THE MOST PART COMPLETE.
THAT ARTWORK HAS NO PROBLEMS. AND OF COURSE THE SOCIAL JUSTICE WALL, WHICH INCLUDES IMAGES AS THIS BODY APPROVE, THAT WILL BE COMPLEMENTARY TO THE NEW MATERIAL THAT WILL BE GOING IN. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL TAKE IT AT THIS TIME.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT UPDATE.
COMMISSIONER PLACKO. YOU KNEW BEFORE I HIT THE BUTTON.
YES, I UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY ISSUES, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IT'S DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO BE SO UNIQUE TO OUR CITY AND IN TAMARAC VILLAGE.
I GUESS MY, COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
I KNOW THAT THE DEVELOPER WILL INCUR THE COST.
WHAT ABOUT THE COSTS THAT THE CITY INITIALLY HAD FOR THE ARTISTS AND MATERIALS AND ALL THAT? RIGHT. IT IS OUR INTENT.
WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH JKM.
IN FACT, WE DO MEET WITH THEM TOMORROW, BUT IT'S OUR INTENT TO RECOUP ANY COSTS FOR THIS MATERIAL.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT $33,000 OR SO FOR THE REPLACEMENT MATERIAL AND THE COST OF THE ARTISTS ABOUT $75,000.
I ABSOLUTELY THINK WE NEED TO RECOUP THOSE COSTS.
SO I ABSOLUTELY THINK WE NEED TO RECOUP THOSE COSTS.
I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER PLACKO REGARDING RECOUPING THE COSTS.
I ALSO WILL REITERATE MY REQUEST TO GET PROTECTION OVER THE AMPHITHEATER ARTWORK.
I SEE IT UP FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN I SEE IT DOWN.
THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS I'VE PASSED IT, IT'S DOWN.
SO UNLESS IT'S A CLEAR FILM THAT I'M NOT SEEING VERY WELL, IT'S DOWN.
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FLYING INTO IT. SO I AM SEEKING CONSENSUS THAT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS REPLACEMENT ARTWORK IN THE PROCESS AS DESCRIBED BY MS. CALLOWAY. COMMISSION VILLALOBOS? YES. VICE MAYOR.MYSELF WAS YES. COMMISSIONER PLACKO? YES, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE RECOUP THE COST.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON? YEAH. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE CONSENSUS. APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.
[10.b Discussion and possible motion to cancel the Nov. 23, 2022, and Dec. 28, 2022 City Commission Meetings]
ALONG WITH, NO, THAT'S ALL OF IT.AND CITY CLERK, MS. DILLON, PLEASE PROCEED.
SO HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE GOTTEN DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COMMISSION TO HAVE BOTH MEETINGS CANCELED.
THAT IS THE SECOND MEETING IN NOVEMBER AS WELL AS THE SECOND MEETING IN DECEMBER.
I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADD TOO THAT WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR DIRECTION TO CANCEL THE WORKSHOP FOR THE SECOND MEETING IN NOVEMBER, AS WELL AS THE WORKSHOP IN DECEMBER.
COMMISSIONER PLACKO? YEAH. THAT WAS AN EASY ONE FOR YOU.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON? YES. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS? YES. VICE MAYOR? YES. MYSELF WAS A YES.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT CONSENSUS.
NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO 10.C, DISCUSSION ON HURRICANE IAN RELIEF EFFORTS.
[10.c Discussion on Hurricane Ian Relief Efforts]
LEVENT SUCUOGLU, OURINTERIM ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COMMISSION.
LEVENT SUCUOGLU, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, INTERIM.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORT LOCALLY AND FROM THE FIELD . CITY OF TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE STAFF HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THE STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID OPERATIONS SINCE SEPTEMBER 30.
SO WE HAVE THE PERSONNEL THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN HAS BEEN TO THE TO THE AREA, AND THEY'VE BEEN SPENDING SOME TIME. AND SO I BELIEVE THAT EFFORT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE TIME BEING.
MAJOR NATIONAL AGENCIES OPERATING IN THE FIELD, SO WE HAVE FEMA, WE HAVE STATE OPERATIONS IN LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES. STATE HAS ALREADY SET UP A FLORIDA DISASTER FUND FOR RAISING MONEY FOR THE RELIEF EFFORTS. AND THAT'S MOSTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND WE REACHED OUT TO BROWARD COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.
WE SPOKE WITH MR. TRACY JACKSON. HE'S THE HE'S THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE THE INFORMATION THAT HE PROVIDED THAT MOST OF THE LOCAL EFFORT IS SUPPORTED BY BROWARD COUNTY, UNITED WAY, AND IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOOD FOR THE POOR ORGANIZATION.
AND THEY ALSO WORK WITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ORGANIZATION TO ORGANIZE THEIR RELIEF EFFORT.
SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PARTNERING WITH LOCAL RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS TO MAKE THIS EFFORT FOR THE TIME BEING.
IN FACT, THE FOOD FOR THE POOR ORGANIZATION SET UP ON AMAZON SHOP FOR MOST OF THE NEEDED ITEMS THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY GO IN AND PURCHASE AND DONATE.
AND THEY WILL PROVIDE THE TRANSPORTATION AND DELIVERY OF THOSE TO THE RIGHT PLACES.
WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE LEE COUNTY EOC TO FIND OUT LOCALLY WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT KIND OF ASSISTANCE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE IN.
SO AT THIS POINT, THEY DIRECTED US AGAIN TO ANOTHER RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION, OCEANS CHURCH, YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS THEY HAVE IN THE AREA. AND THEY ALSO IDENTIFIED SOME OF THE THE GOODS THAT THEY ARE IN MOST NEED OF.
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AND SO THEY ASKED US TO PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER COLLECTIONS WE HAVE OR WHATEVER EFFORTS WE HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH THOSE AGENCIES.SO THAT'S THE STATUS AT THIS POINT.
AND I KNOW WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME SOME INQUIRIES FROM YOU IN TERMS OF INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS FOR TAMARAC, BUT THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
WE REACHED OUT TO A NUMBER OF CITIES IN TERMS OF THEIR EFFORTS.
AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE COMMUNITY THAT SAID THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING A TRUCKLOAD OF DONATED GOODS. THERE'S NOT A MAJOR EFFORT INDIVIDUALLY HAPPENING IN MOST OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES .
THEY ARE ALL BEING ORGANIZED BY SOME OF THESE LEADING AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT AT THIS POINT.
THANK YOU. I'M JUST VERY APPRECIATIVE OF TEAM TAMARAC.
OUR TEAM THAT HAS BEEN, HAVE BEEN GOING OVER THERE AND EVERYBODY HERE WHO'S BEEN SUPPORTING IT.
THANK YOU. I'VE RECEIVED PHONE CALLS FROM RESIDENTS WHO HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS THERE WHO'VE SEEN OUR TRUCKS, AND WE HAVE RESIDENTS HERE WHO HAVE HAD PEOPLE COME TO STAY HERE IN OUR CITY TO GET, TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY NEED TO DO NEXT WHILE THEY PUT THEIR LIVES BACK IN ORDER.
AND YES, WE HAVE JUST FOR THE RECORD, WALMART, ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES, HAS BEEN VERY WILLING TO ASSIST US AND HAS BEEN ASSISTING AND WILLING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. AND WE KNOW WE'VE BEEN WANTING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO LOCALLY.
THIS IS NOT A NEED THAT'S GOING AWAY TOMORROW.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE NEEDING TO HELP FOR A LONG TIME.
AND WHILE EACH OF US WANT TO DO SOMETHING INDIVIDUALLY, MAY WE ALSO WANT TO DO SOMETHING AS A CITY.
THE REALITY IS IT'S A REGIONAL STATE THING AT THIS TIME.
SO INSTEAD OF DUPLICATING EFFORTS AND WHERE RESOURCES CAN BE BEST DONE, IT IS WE CAN ALL DO THINGS INDIVIDUALLY AND LET US SEE WHAT, LET OUR CITY CONTINUE TO DO WHAT IT IS DOING.
AND I THINK IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
AND THEN I'M SURE ALL OF US WILL DO WHAT WE CAN ON OUR OWN BASIS.
MY PLEASURE. AND I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE POSTED SIMILAR INFORMATION ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE SO OUR RESIDENTS INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT MORE OR ASSISTING, THEY CAN DEFINITELY VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE TO CONTRIBUTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE FIND THAT THERE'S A NEED HERE, I'M PRETTY SURE OUR SOCIAL SERVICES WILL LET US KNOW THAT WE HAVE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO HELP AND WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT NEXT STEPS MAY NEED TO BE DONE.
AND STAFF KNOWS THIS AND MAYBE YOU ALL KNOW THIS, BUT FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE TOWN ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN OF FORT MYERS BEACH, THE SINGULAR COMMITTEE COMMUNITY THAT'S BEEN HIT THE HARDEST BY THE STORM.
AND THEY'RE IN DESPERATE NEED OF EVERYTHING.
THERE'S NO WATER, THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY, THERE'S NO SEWER.
THEY'RE BASICALLY 90% WIPED OUT.
AND IT'S, WE'RE JUST BEGINNING THE BABY STEPS OF OF RECOVERY.
THREE OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THERE LOST THEIR HOUSE, TOWN MANAGER LOST HIS HOUSE.
AND THAT'S THE LEVEL OF DEVASTATION.
SO WHEN YOU SEE THOSE VIDEOS, IT'S, THERE'S NO LIE.
WE'RE GOING TO TRYING TO HAVE OUR FIRST MEETING SINCE THE STORM, SINCE PRIOR TO THE STORM.
AND IT IS A GOING TO BE A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY FOR THAT COMMUNITY AND ALL OF LEE COUNTY.
AND, YOU KNOW, MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE.
IF YOU WOULD, ON BEHALF OF THIS COMMISSION IN OUR CITY, PLEASE EXPRESS.
AND THAT CONTINUES TO BE THERE.
AND FOR ALL THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND OF THIS COMMISSION AND THE ENTIRETY OF THE COUNTY, YOU KNOW, EVERY BOTTLE OF WATER, EVERY MRE IS APPRECIATED.
SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IT IS 9:05.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE GET HOME SAFELY.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.