>> WELCOME TO OUR SPECIAL MEETING.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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IT IS 10:03 AM ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2022. [INAUDIBLE] THE CITY CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.>> GOOD MORNING MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR GOMEZ.
>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON. VICE MAYOR GELIN.
>> THANK YOU. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND AND FOLLOW ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OR JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT MY CITY MANAGER REPORT AT THE END OF THE SCHEDULED BUSINESS, RIGHT BEFORE THE RECESS.
>> OTHER PARTICIPATION, DO I HAVE ANYBODY THAT HAS SIGNED IN TO SPEAK? I'M NOT SEEING ASSIGNMENT SHEET BUT IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK.
NO? PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS NOW CLOSED.
WE WILL MOVE RIGHT ALONG TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
MANAGER GUNN, ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS?>> I DON'T HAVE ANY DELETIONS OR ADDITIONS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ITEMS 6C AND 6D TO FOLLOW ITEM 8A.
>> EXCELLENT. MOVED. NOW I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> COMMISSIONER PLACKO MOVED, COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS SECOND.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> MAYOR I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS VICE MAYOR GELIN IN THAT SECOND.
>> NO. IT'S COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
>> MOTION PASSED FOUR TO ZERO. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 7ACR13861.
[7.a TR13861 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, authorizing and directing, Howard Steinholz as Co-Trustee under the Declaration of Appointment of Co-Trustee dated April 13, 2016 of the Tamarac Land Trust Agreement dated July 10, 2013 to execute the third amendment to the Ground Lease Agreement for the commercial parcel, attached hereto as Exhibit “1”, by and between Howard Steinholz as Co-Trustee and JKM TV C, LLC; for the purpose of extending the commercial parcel election period for the Tamarac Village property being more particularly described in Exhibit “1” attached hereto and incorporated herein from ninety (90) days to three hundred and sixty five (365) calendar days or sooner; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.>> GOOD MORNING MAYOR. THANK YOU.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING HOWARD STEIN HOLDS AS CO TRUSTEE UNDER THE DECLARATION OF APPOINTMENT OF CODE TRUSTEE DATED APRIL 13TH, 2016 OF THE TAMARAC LAND TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JULY 10, 2013 TO EXECUTE THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE COMMERCIAL PARCEL ATTACHED HERE TOO AS EXHIBIT 1.
BY IN BETWEEN HOWARD STEIN HOLDS AS CO TRUSTEE AND JKM TV C LLC FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTENDING THE COMMERCIAL PARCEL ELECTION PERIOD FOR THE TAMARAC VILLAGE PROPERTY BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT 1 ATTACHED HERE TOO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN FROM 90 DAYS TO 365 CALENDAR DAYS OR SOONER, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR SECOND MY MOTION.
I WILL NOW OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
MS. CALLOWAY, OUR DIRECTOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU MAYOR.
MAXINE CALLOWAY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE RECORD.
JUST A QUICK PRESENTATION JUST TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT AND SOME BACKGROUND FOR THE ITEM.
THE CITY STARTED ACQUIRING PROPERTIES OVER 16 YEARS AGO IN 2006 FOR THE TAMARAC VILLAGE.
THE CITY SPENT OVER $22 MILLION ACQUIRING OVER 18 ACRES OF PROPERTY, 16 MILLION OF THAT THE CITY STILL HOLDS AS A BANK NOTE BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO A LEASE AGREEMENT.
THE CITY ALSO CONTRIBUTED ABOUT $1.8 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDS TOWARDS THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT.
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ALSO WORKED CLOSELY WITH FPL AS YOU MIGHT RECALL, TO WORK OUT THE STORM WATER ISSUE WHERE THE PROJECT WAS ABLE TO HAVE A LARGER FOOTPRINT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND THE DRAINAGE FOR THE STORM WATER IS OFFSITE.IN 2015 IS WHEN THE CITY ENTERED INTO A GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT THAT WAS FOR THE ENTIRE 18.4 ACRES WITH JKM.
IN 2018, THE DEVELOPER CAME TO THE CITY AND ASKED FOR THAT MAJOR GROUND LEASE OR MASTER GROUND NEEDS TO BE TERMINATED AND INSTEAD FOR FINANCING PURPOSES TO ENTER INTO THREE SEPARATE LEASE AGREEMENTS.
TWO FURTHER MULTI FAMILY, ONE FOR COMMERCIAL PARCEL.
THE CITY HONORED THAT REQUEST, TERMINATED THE 2015 GROUND LEASE FOR THE ENTIRE 18.4 ACRE AND INSTEAD ENTERED INTO THREE SEPARATE LEASE AGREEMENT, ONE FOR MULTIFAMILY PARCEL ONE FOR 8.05 ACRES, A SECOND LEASE AGREEMENT FOR A PARCEL TWO FOR 6.52 ACRES AND THEN THE THIRD LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE COMMERCIAL PARCEL, THAT FOR 3.47 ACRES.
THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AND OUR DISCUSSION THIS MORNING WILL BE CONCERNING THE COMMERCIAL PARCEL.
AS IT RELATES TO THE COMMERCIAL PARCEL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT, THE LEASE AGREEMENT, SPECIFICALLY SECTION 20.1 PROVIDES THAT THE DEVELOPER JKM HAS 30 MONTHS FROM THE COMMENCEMENT DATE TO NOTIFY THE CITY AN ELECTION NOTICE WHETHER IT INTENDS TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES OR TO DO AN ELECTION, IT'S A REPOSITIONING OPTION OR TO DO RESIDENTIAL.
BACK IN 2020, THE DEVELOPER CAME BEFORE THIS BODY AND ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION OF THAT ELECTION PERIOD, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN EXERCISED IN DECEMBER 2020.
THEY ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION OF 12 MONTHS PRIMARILY DUE TO COVID AND THE CONDITION OF THE MARKET AT THAT TIME AND THE CITY COMMISSION GRANTED THAT EXTENSION FOR 12 MONTHS, WHICH WOULD HAVE IT NOW EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 22, 2021.
PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THAT EXTENSION, THE DEVELOPER CAME BACK TO THE CITY AND ASKED FOR A SECOND EXTENSION OF NINE MONTHS.
THAT WAS AT THE TIME THAT THEY BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE CITY A PROPOSED SCHOOL.
IF YOU RECALL, A FOOD HALL CONCEPT AND THE SCHOOL OF COURSE, WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY.
THE CITY GRANTED AN ADDITIONAL NINE MONTHS TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPERS SOME TIME TO FIND USES THAT WAS MORE IN LINE OR APPROPRIATE WITH THE FOOD HALL USE.
THAT EXTENSION WAS SET TO EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 9, 2022.
THE DEVELOPER ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 PROVIDED THE CITY WITH THEIR ELECTION NOTICE.
IN THAT ELECTION NOTICE, THEY HAVE DECIDED NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COMMERCIAL OPTION AND INSTEAD THEY SELECTED THE REPOSITIONING OPTIONS SPECIFICALLY, THEY PROVIDED A CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN WITH ABOUT 67 TOWN HOME UNITS BEING PROPOSED TO THE CITY FOR CONSIDERATION.
THE LEASE AGREEMENT PROVIDES THAT ONCE THAT NOTICE IS PROVIDED TO THE CITY, THE CITY HAS 90 CALENDAR DAYS IN WHICH TO ONE, TERMINATE THE LEASE OR TWO ACCEPT THAT REPOSITIONING OPTION AND ALLOW THE DEVELOPER JKM TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY FOR RESIDENTIAL.
THAT 90 CALENDAR DAYS EXPIRES ON DECEMBER 8, 2022.
STAFF IS SAYING THAT IS JUST NOT SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE CITY TO ONE, CONSIDER THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THE PROPERTY TO LOOK AT JKM'S PROPOSAL TO FURTHER LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE CITY HAD BEEN DOING.
SPECIFICALLY, WE HAVE COMMISSIONED AS A RETAIL MARKET ASSESSMENT STUDY TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT COMMERCIAL IS VIABLE AT THAT LOCATION.
WE NEED ADDITIONAL TIME TO CONSIDER THAT AS WELL.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE PROJECT IS CLOSING OUT.
THERE ARE SOME CO OR TEMPORARY CO ISSUES THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED ALONG WITH THE CLOSEOUT OF THE PROJECT AND AGAIN, TO CONSIDER JKM'S PROPOSAL.
THIS REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS TO EXTEND THAT 90 DAYS TO 365 DAYS OR SOONER BECAUSE WE EXPECT TO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BACK BEFORE YOU, EVEN BEFORE THE 365 DAYS.
WHAT WE JUST NEED IS SOME MORE TIME TO CONSIDER ALL THE OPTIONS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BRINGING BEFORE YOU THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR THAT PROPERTY.
SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION OF THAT 90 DAYS TO 365 OR SOONER SO WE CAN BRING FORWARD AT A FUTURE MEETING A RECOMMENDATION AS TO HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> WHAT IS THE CITY'S VIEW ON DEVELOPING ANOTHER 67 TOWN HOMES? WOULD THAT BE A GOOD USE GIVEN THE HOUSING CRISIS AND HOUSING SHORTAGE THAT WE HAVE?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION VICE MAYOR.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE NEED THE TIME.
THE PROPOSAL WAS GIVEN TO US ON SEPTEMBER FOR THE TOWN HOME UNITS.
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AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS AND THAT THE MARKET IS CALLING FOR RESIDENTIAL BUT IT'S JUST TOO SOON AMOUNT OF TIME FOR US TO LOOK AT ALL THE OPTIONS.WE DO BELIEVE THAT THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR THAT PROPERTY IS WHAT'S APPROPRIATE AND SO WE NEED THAT TIME TO LOOK AT JKM'S PROPOSAL.
WE HAVE ALSO COMMISSIONED A RETAIL MARKET ASSESSMENT THAT IS SHOWING THAT COMMERCIAL IS VERY VIABLE AT THAT LOCATION.
WE NEED ADDITIONAL TIME TO LOOK AT THAT ALSO.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE IS WHAT THIS COMMISSION WOULD WANT THE STAFF TO BRING FORWARD AND SO WE NEED THE TIME TO LOOK AT ALL OPTIONS.
>> DO WE KNOW WHETHER OR NOT JKM DID A COMMERCIAL STUDY TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF BRINGING COMMERCIAL DEALS TO THAT AREA?
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER PLACKO.
>> THANK YOU. THE TOWNHOUSES, ARE THEY RENTAL UNITS OR OWNERSHIP THAT THEY ARE SUGGESTING?
>> HONESTLY, WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
THEY PROVIDED THE CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN THAT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET THAT JUST SHOWS THE TOWN HOMES UNTIL WE HAVE NOT DEALT INTO THE TYPE OF OWNERSHIP WHETHER RENTAL.
>> CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT TCOS ARE OUTSTANDING FOR THEM?
WE HAVE ISSUED 116 TCLS FOR BUILDINGS 12, BUILDING 10, AND BUILDING 9 WHICH COMPRISED OF 42, 42, AND 32 UNITS RESPECTIVELY.
THOSE ARE OUTSTANDING AND WE HAVE BUILDING 8 THAT IS ALMOST COMPLETE IF NOT COMPLETED BUT WE HAVE NOT YET ISSUED TCL.
>> OKAY. THERE ARE NO UPSTANDING TCLS THAT WOULD INFRINGE ON THE COMMERCIAL PORTION?
>> NO. THE COMMERCIAL PORTION IS SEPARATE.
>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
MY CONCERN IS THAT JKM HAS HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE THE STUDIES NECESSARY.
I'M SURE THIS COMMISSION WAS THE ONE THAT PROMISED THE RESIDENTS, A TOWN HALL, TYPE OF A FOOD HALL SCENARIO COMMERCIAL.
I KNOW THAT JKM DID NOT DO A WELL-DONE JOB TO SEARCH OUT LOCAL RESTAURANTS OR ANYBODY THAT WOULD WANT TO GO THERE.
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE PRICING WAS SO HIGH THAT NOBODY WANTED TO MOVE IN THERE.
IF JKM CANNOT KEEP THEIR PROMISE ON COMMERCIAL OR SOMETHING ABOUT A FOOD HALL THAT PERHAPS A PARK OR SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN USE VERSUS ADDITIONAL HOUSING THAT OUR RESIDENTS KEEP BASICALLY COMPLAINING ABOUT AND SCREAMING THAT THERE'S ALREADY TOO MUCH DEVELOPMENT, WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT.
WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S A HOUSING NEED BUT ALSO WE DON'T WANT TO BE OVERCROWDING OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR, YOUR LIGHT HAS LIT AGAIN?
>> YEAH. YOU WERE SAYING THAT YOU MAY NOT NEED A FULL YEAR, HOW MUCH TIME WILL YOU NEED? DO YOU ESTIMATE?
>> AS SOON AS WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE DUE DILIGENCE, SO WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS BODY, OUR INTENTION IS TO BRING IT FORWARD.
WE CAN SAY THAT IT WON'T BE A YEAR BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH TIME WE NEED TO ASSESS ALL THE OPTIONS THAT I LISTED.
>> THE INITIAL CONTRACT DID CALL FOR 90 DAYS.
DID YOU GUYS KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THAT WAS GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT WHEN THAT CONTRACT WAS INITIALLY WRITTEN?
>> I DON'T KNOW. I WAS NOT A PARTY TO THE NEGOTIATION OF THAT CONTRACT.
I WOULD EXPECT THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT BUT IT EXPIRES DECEMBER 9TH GIVEN, DECEMBER 8TH.
>> I NOTICED THAT OUR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AGENT IS IN THE ROOM.
IS HE AVAILABLE TO TAKE QUESTIONS?
>> THAT'S AT THE DISCRETION OF THIS BODY, YES.
>> IF YOU HAVE ANSWERS, YOU HAVE ANSWERS.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KEN KRASNOW, VICE CHAIRMAN OF COLLIER'S INTERNATIONAL.
>> ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE PROJECT AND THE AREA?
>> WHAT IS YOUR VIEW ON THE POTENTIAL FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA?
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>> WE THINK THERE IS A STRONG DEMAND AND A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY COULD BE DEVELOPED AND BE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THAT LOCATION.
>> WHAT TYPE OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY? RESTAURANTS, STORES, WHAT DO YOU FORESEE?
>> YEAH, PRIMARILY IN THE RESTAURANT, FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT TYPE USES WOULD CERTAINLY.
WITH ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT'S TAKING PLACE RIGHT THERE AND AROUND IT WE THINK THAT THERE'S A HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT THAT WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL.
>> HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WOULD TAKE TO CONDUCT THE COMMERCIAL STUDY TO COME BACK WITH RECOMMENDATIONS?
>> WE'VE CONDUCTED A STUDY ALREADY ON RETAIL DEMAND, SO WE'VE ALREADY PROVIDED THAT TO STAFF.
>> FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA AND PROJECT?
>> WHAT DID THAT STUDY REVEAL?
>> THAT THERE IS A STRONG DEMAND.
AGAIN, IT SHOWS THE GAP ANALYSIS.
IT SHOWS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF VOID OF ACTIVITIES AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD TAKE PLACE IN THAT LOCATION.
DO YOU HAVE A LIST OF POTENTIAL SUITORS THAT YOU THINK WOULD FIT WELL IN THAT AREA? [OVERLAPPING] COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CLIENTS OR POTENTIAL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU CAN BE SEATED.
UNLESS YOU WANT TO STAND UP, YOU'RE WELCOME TO.
BASICALLY THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR YEARS AND THE PLAN THAT WE'VE PUT OUT TO OUR RESIDENTS HAS BEEN TAMARAC VILLAGE WOULD HAVE RETAIL IS OUR FIRST MIXED-USE PROPERTY AND WE WERE GOING TO HAVE RESTAURANTS, RETAIL, AND OUR PARK.
I THINK THE HOUSING ISSUE ASIDE IS NOT WHAT THIS PROPERTY WAS CREATED FOR, ASSEMBLED FOR, AND THE DUE DILIGENCE FOR.
AS FOR WHATEVER LEG WORK YOU'VE ALREADY DONE, THANK YOU.
I ALSO KNOW THAT YOU'LL BE IF NOT, YOU ARE WORKING, FIND A WAY IN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO TALK WITH OTHER BUSINESSES THAT MAY COME FORWARD.
AS THIS HAS TAKEN A LITTLE LONGER THAN EXPECTED, OUR ECONOMY HAS CHANGED A BIT.
WE'VE ALSO GROWN WHICH ALSO WILL MAKE US MORE ATTRACTIVE TO SOME NEW BUSINESSES THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ATTRACTIVE TO US A FEW YEARS AGO.
THE SILVER LINING ON THIS IS THERE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WHATEVER YOU WILL PRESENT TO THE NEW COMMISSION IN THE FUTURE WHEN IT'LL BE THOUGHT OUT AND THE NEW COMMISSION WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND GO FORWARD WITH IT AND MAKE THE DECISIONS THERE.
ANY ASSUMPTIONS OR THOUGHTS OF WHY JKM IS DOING WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS NOT ACTUALLY RELEVANT FOR THIS.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US AND NO ONE COULD HAVE KNOWN THAT WE WOULD'VE HAD COVID.
WE'VE HAD DELAYS AND THAT 90 DAYS WOULDN'T HAVE INSUFFICIENT AT THE TIME WE DID OUR CONTRACT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR THAT EXTENSION TO GIVE OUR CITY THE AMPLE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT IT NEEDS TO DO ACTUAL DUE DILIGENCE AND MAKE IT WHERE WE AS A COMMISSION CAN MAKE A VERY SMART DECISION FOR OUR CITY'S FUTURE.
WITH THAT, COMMISSIONER BOLTON, WELCOME TO THE DANCE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS YOU WISH TO MAKE ON THIS ITEM OR ARE WE GOOD TO CALL THE ROLL?
>> GOOD MORNING MA'AM. SORRY FOR MY TARDINESS.
I DON'T THINK THAT 365 DAYS IS SHORT.
>> I DIDN'T HEAR YOUR LAST, YOU DON'T THINK THE WHAT WHAT?
>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JKM, RIGHT?
>> YEAH. GIVING THE CITY THE EXTENSION TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT IS WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO WITHIN 365 DAYS OR LESS.
>> I WAS SAYING THAT 365 DAYS IS TOO LONG.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR OPINION.
AT THIS RATE AND TIME, SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ACTUALLY I APOLOGIZE. CITY MANAGER.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE LENGTH OF TIME IN PART BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN IN SUCH A PARTNERSHIP WITH JKM FROM THE BEGINNING WITH THEIR DESIRE TO FOREGO COMMERCIAL AND INSTEAD TO DO RESIDENTIAL.
WE DO HAVE SOME PERMITS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH STORMWATER RELATED TO THAT PARCEL.
THAT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE NEEDED THE ADDITIONAL TIME AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR. COMMISSIONER PLACKO.
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>> MOTION PASS FOUR TO ONE. THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW, MOVING TO ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING, WE'RE AT 8A202513.
[8.a TO2513 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida,amending Ordinance 2022-005, which amended the City of Tamarac operating budget,revenues and expenditures, the capital budget and the financial policies for theFiscal Year 2022 by increasing the total revenues and expenditures by a total of$7,164,406 as detailed in Attachment "A" attached hereto and summarized inAttachment "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein; providing for conflicts;providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.>> THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA AMENDING ORDINANCE 2022-005 WHICH AMENDED THE CITY OF TAMARAC OPERATING BUDGET, REVENUES, AND EXPENDITURES.
THE CAPITAL BUDGET AND THE FINANCIAL POLICIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 BY INCREASING THE TOTAL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES BY A TOTAL OF $7,164,406 AS DETAILED AND ATTACHMENT A ATTACHED HERE TOO AND SUMMARIZED AND ATTACHMENT B ATTACHED HERE TOO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR.
I WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ANYBODY WISHING TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
MS. CALLOWAY, OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
I SEE LIGHTS LIT BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE FOR QUESTIONS OR NOT.
SEEING NO QUESTIONS. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR. VICE MAYOR GALA.
>> MOTION PASSED FOUR TO ONE. THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
I'LL JUST THROW IT BACK TO THE CITY MANAGER TO GO AHEAD OR DO YOU WANT ME TO HAVE IT READ IN?
>> THAT'S THE PLAN TO ACCEPT THE ELECTION RESULTS.
SO TECHNICALLY, ARE WE STILL ALLOWED TO CONTINUE? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TWO-MINUTE RECESS JUST SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THE REST OF OUR MEETING IS HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY'S RULES AND REGULATIONS.
IT IS 10:25, ACTUALLY NEVER MIND, NO RECESS WE'RE BACK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ROLL WITH IT, THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
[BACKGROUND] 6C? ARE WE TAKING THEM TOGETHER OR ARE WE TAKING THEM SEPARATE? ARE WE TAKING THEM TOGETHER OR SEPARATE? SEPARATE.
>> I WOULD DO THEM SEPARATELY. YES.
[6.c TR13869 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida,declaring the results of the November 8, 2022, General Election for Mayor-at-Large,City Commission District 2 and City Commission District 4; providing for conflicts;providing for scrivener errors, providing for severability; and providing for aneffective date.]
>> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 8TH, 2022 MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR MAYOR AT LARGE, CITY COMMISSION DISTRICT 2, AND CITY COMMISSION DISTRICT 4 PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PLACKO, SECOND BY THE VICE MAYOR.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. COMMISSIONER BOLTON?
>> MOTION PASS 5-0. THANK YOU.
NOW WE'LL MOVE TO 6DTR13868. AM I IN THE RIGHT ONE?
[6.d TR13868 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida,Declaring the results of the Referendum Election voting at the November 8, 2022Election on Amendments to the City Charter: Ordinance No. O-2022-07 Amendmentsrelating to Section 2.01 of the charter concerning the manner in which the citymaintains an Official City Map and deleting Section 13.01 of the Charter concerningthe boundaries of the city as redundant; Section 5.02 of the Charter concerning themanner of removal of the City Manager, Sections 5.04 and 10.01 concerning thepowers of the City Manager; Section 6.06 concerning candidate residencyrequirements; Sections 7.09, 7.11 and 7.14 of the Charter to specify that the mannerof selecting an auditor and procuring goods and services comply with applicablestate law and all agreements and contracts the city enters into are subject to anannual appropriation of funds, Section 11.01 of the Charter concerning the manner ofremoval of the City Attorney; Deleting obsolete provisions of the Charter, making theCharter gender neutral; Standardizing Terminology, Definitions and References toState Law; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing for anEffective Date.]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE INTO THE RECORD.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE REFERENDUM ELECTION VOTING AT THE NOVEMBER 8TH, 2022 ELECTION ON AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER, THAT'S ORDINANCE NUMBER O_2022_07.
AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 2.01 OF
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THE CHARTER CONCERNING THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CITY MAINTAINS AN OFFICIAL CITY MAP AND DELETING SECTION 13.01 OF THE CHARTER CONCERNING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY AS REDUNDANT.SECTION 5.02 OF THE CHARTER CONCERNING THE MANNER OF REMOVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER.
SECTIONS 5.04 AND 10.01, CONCERNING THE POWERS OF THE CITY MANAGER.
SECTION 6.06 CONCERNING CANDIDATE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS.
SECTIONS 7.09, 7.11, AND 7.14 OF THE CHARTER TO SPECIFY THE MANNER OF SELECTING AN AUDITOR AND PROCURING GOODS AND SERVICES, COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE STATE LAW, AND ALL AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS THE CITY ENTERS INTO ARE SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.
SECTION 11.01 OF THE CHARTER CONCERNING THE MANNER OF REMOVAL OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, DELETING OBSOLETE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER, MAKING THE CHARTER GENDER-NEUTRAL, STANDARDIZING TERMINOLOGY, DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES TO STATE LAW, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PLACKO, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. MAYOR GOMEZ?
>> MOTION PASS 5-0. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NOW, CITY MANAGER?
[4. CITY MANAGER REPORT]
>> YES. FOR MY REPORT, I WOULD JUST INVITE COMMISSIONER PLACKO AND VICE MAYOR GELIN TO THE WELL, IN ADDITION TO COMMISSIONER BOLTON AND MAYOR GOMEZ, TO OFFER YOU A GIFT OF OUR GRATITUDE.
>> THEY'RE GOING TO ROAST ME, AREN'T THEY? [BACKGROUND]\ [NOISE].
>> PUBLIC SERVICE IS A CALLING, AS WE ALL KNOW, AND BOTH VICE MAYOR GELIN AND YOU, COMMISSIONER PLACKO, HAVE SERVED OUR COMMUNITY WITH DIGNITY AND GRACE FOR FOUR YEARS AND NINE YEARS.
WE JUST WANTED TO PRESENT TO YOU THE KEYS OF THE CITY IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATED SERVICE COMMISSIONER PLACKO FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC, 2013-2022.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOUR TIME AND EFFORT AND HARD WORK ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC. [APPLAUSE]
>> CONGRATULATIONS, MANY PEOPLE CLAPPING [APPLAUSE].
>> FOR VICE MAYOR, GELIN, THANK YOU AS WELL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
WE ALL KNOW THAT BEING A COMMISSIONER IS A 24/7 JOB, YOU'RE ALWAYS ON AND WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE MARK THAT YOU'VE LEFT ON THE COMMUNITY SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AT THIS TIME, I AM GOING TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO VICE MAYOR GELIN IF HE WISHES TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS.
>> [BACKGROUND] GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
FIRST, I WANT TO START BY CONGRATULATING MICHELLE GOMEZ FOR WINNING
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THE ELECTION AND FOR EARNING THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THIS CITY AS MAYOR FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE COMMISSIONER ELECT MOREY WRIGHT AND COMMISSIONER ELECT KICIA DANIEL FOR SUCCESSFULLY WINNING THEIR RESPECTIVE SEATS ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY WERE BEING PERSONALLY ATTACKED, DISCREDITED, AND DEEMED UNQUALIFIED EVEN THOUGH THEY BOTH HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND A LONG HISTORY OF PUBLIC SERVICE THAT SOME CONVENIENTLY CHOSE TO IGNORE.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR OVERCOMING EVERYTHING THAT CAME AGAINST YOU PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY AND FOR WINNING THE RIGHT TO REPRESENT DISTRICT 2 AND DISTRICT 4.
I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE OTHER CANDIDATES IN THE ELECTION WHO WORKED HARD AND LEARNED JUST HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO EARN A SEAT ON THE STATUS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID MOUNTFORD.
IT WAS GREAT TO KNOW YOU AND MEET YOUR WIFE AND YOUR SUPPORT TEAM DURING THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD.
CONGRATULATIONS TO CAROL MENDELSON FOR A HARD-FOUGHT EFFORT AND ALL THE WORK YOU PUT IN TO FINISH THE RACE.
I ALWAYS ENJOYED OUR DISCUSSIONS AND LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OF THEM.
I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE DISTRICT 2 TO CANDIDATES INCLUDING DR. ALEXANDRA ALVAREZ WHO DID EXTREMELY WELL AS A ONE-PERSON ARMY, STUART MICHELSON WHO SHOWED A LOT OF ENERGY AND WALKED THE ENTIRE DISTRICT TWICE, JOSEPH LANOUETTE WHO WALKED IN, MOTOR SKATED THE DISTRICT, AND TYNEKA RENE, WHO HAD THE DUAL CHALLENGE OF MANAGING A BUSINESS AND RUNNING FOR OFFICE AT THE SAME TIME.
I CAN SYMPATHIZE WITH THAT CHALLENGE AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THIS EXIT WILL BE GOOD FOR ME AND MY BUSINESS.
I APPRECIATE THE FRIENDSHIPS GAINED DURING THIS CAMPAIGN SEASON.
THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT BANK ON MY CAMPAIGN AND ESPECIALLY MY WIFE, SHAHEEWA, WHO GAVE ME THE TIME AND THE SPACE I NEEDED TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
MY SON, FOR UNDERSTANDING WHY I CANNOT BE PRESENT FOR SO MANY EVENTS AND WHY I WAS ALWAYS TIRED EVEN WHEN I WAS PRESENT.
BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IMPACTS THE FAMILY IN WAYS YOU CANNOT IMAGINE UNTIL YOU EXPERIENCE IT.
IN ADDITION TO COMMISSION MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS, THERE ARE EVENTS, APPEARANCES, AWARDS, GRAND OPENINGS, ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, TRAVEL, AND SO MANY OTHER EVENTS THAT IT'S EASY TO GET LOST WHEN YOU ARE TRULY DEDICATED TO DOING YOUR JOB FULLY AND EFFECTIVELY.
I WANT TO THANK MY WIFE AND SON FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO MY JOB WELL, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK HOME AND BEING MORE ACTIVE AND PRESENT IN THE FAMILY.
THANKS TO ALL THE VOTERS WHO OPENED THE DOOR TO ME AND ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS, SHARED MY INFORMATION WITH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, AND PROMOTED MY CAMPAIGN.
I WANT TO THANK THE 10,000 PLUS PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR ME THIS PAST ELECTION.
IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT TO MY FIRST RUN FOR MAYOR IN 2014.
IT WAS JUST A LITTLE SHORT OF OUR GOAL.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS A LOW TURNOUT ELECTION.
NEARLY 26,000 PEOPLE VOTED FOR MAYOR IN 2018, AND ONLY ABOUT 23,000 SHOWED UP THIS YEAR.
I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR CAMPAIGN FOR TAMARAC MAYOR.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENDORSED MY CAMPAIGN, INCLUDING FLORIDA FOR ALL, THE COLLECTIVE PACK, FLORIDA RISING, BROWN DEMOCRATIC PARTY, DEMOCRATIC PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS OF FLORIDA, DEMOCRATIC BLACK CAUCUS OF BROWARD, THE LATINO VOTE, HAITIAN AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS, DEMOCRATIC ENVIRONMENTAL CAUCUS OF FLORIDA AND ENGAGE.
I WANT TO THANK MY CAMPAIGN TEAM AT NB STRATEGIES, STATECRAFT DIGITAL, AND BERKMAN AS WELL AS LENDDIRECT.
THANKS TO ALL THE DONORS WHO FINANCED MY CAMPAIGN WITH WELL OVER A $100,000 TO MY CAMPAIGN AND OTHER AFFILIATED CAMPAIGNS.
THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND PUTTING YOUR MONEY BEHIND MY CAMPAIGN.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE EMPLOYEES WHO QUIETLY ROUTED FOR ME AND SUPPORTED ME.
I APPRECIATE YOUR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.
I'M SORRY, WE CAME UP SHORT, BUT THE CITY'S FUTURE IS IN GREAT HANDS WITH THE TWO NEWEST COMMISSIONERS IN DR. DANIELS AND MOREY WRIGHT.
ALSO I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER BOLTON FOR HIS SUPPORT OF MY CAMPAIGN AND FOR OUR JOINT EFFORT TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY BY EDUCATING TAMARAC VOTERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING PROPERLY ON THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES AND COMMISSIONER JULIE FISHMAN FOR SUPPORTING THE MANY INITIATIVES THAT I INTRODUCED.
MOST OF MY POLICIES WERE SUPPORTED BY UNANIMOUS DECISION, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING, JUNETEENTH TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ACTUAL INDEPENDENCE OF FORMER SLAVES IN THE UNITED STATES, LOCAL, SMALL AND VETERAN BUSINESS PURPOSE PROGRAMS. AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER WHO ENGAGES IN PUBLIC SECTOR CONTRACTING, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL TAMARAC BUSINESSES, BROWARD COUNTY BUSINESSES, AND VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES.
THE POLICY IS NOW IN PLACE AND NOW IT'S UP TO FUTURE COMMISSIONS TO ENSURE WE IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO INCREASE CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL TAMARAC, BROWARD COUNTY, AND VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES.
THE COMMISSION SUPPORTED THE SECOND CHANCE ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS BAN THE BOX.
BAN THE BOX PROVIDES A FAIR OPPORTUNITY FOR RETURNING CITIZENS AND GIVES PREFERENCES TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A BAN THE BOX POLICY.
BAN THE BOX IS ANOTHER LONG-TERM STRATEGY TO REDUCE CRIME AND RAISE TAX REVENUE.
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I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE RECENTLY HIRED A VENDOR THAT HAS A BAN THE BOX POLICY.THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF POLICY IN ACTION.
I'VE HAD A PANDEMIC AND BEFORE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TOOK ACTION, THIS COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED MY REQUEST TO TAKE $250,000 FROM THE GENERAL ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO RESIDENTS IN NEED DUE TO ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMICS.
I ALSO ASKED THE COMMISSION TO JOIN CITIES FOR CITIZENSHIP AND TAMARAC BECAME THE 100TH CITY TO BECOME A MEMBER.
CITIES WITH CITIZENSHIP, PROMOTE CITIZENSHIP AMONG US PERMANENT RESIDENTS AND NO CITY DOES IT BETTER THAN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
WHEN THE NEW COMMISSION IS SWORN IN, WE WILL HAVE THREE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT WERE NOT BORN IN THE UNITED STATES.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS WAS BORN IN NICARAGUA, COMMISSIONER BOLTON AND COMMISSIONER LANOUETTE, DR. DANIEL, BOTH BORN IN JAMAICA, AND COMMISSIONER ELECT MOREY WRIGHT IS THE SON OF IMMIGRANTS AS WELL.
IN TAMARAC, WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT IMMIGRANTS HAVE BECOME CITIZENS, CAN REACH THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF OFFICE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
SO, YES, YOU CAN LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
GIVEN A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS WE HAVE IN THE CITY, I WAS PROUD TO SUPPORT SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL, THAT PROMOTES FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOR STUDENTS AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CITY.
TO PROMOTE SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION, I RESPONDED TO A RESIDENT WHO LOST HER HUSBAND DUE TO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.
SHE WAS PROACTIVE IN FINDING A SOLUTION TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY.
ON MY REQUEST, THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE VISION ZERO PROGRAM, WHICH HAS THE GOAL OF ELIMINATING ALL TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND SEVERE INJURIES WHILE INCREASING SAFE, HEALTHY, AND EQUITABLE MOBILITY FOR ALL.
SPEAKING OF EQUITABLE MOBILITY, I ENCOURAGED THE NEXT COMMISSION TO UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE RIDE FREEBIE PROGRAM TO ASSIST RESONANCE WITH TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS WITH A SAFE AND FREE RIDE TO IMPORTANT DESTINATIONS IN TAMARAC.
OUR DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT AND RESIDENTS OF TAMARAC HAVE MADE THAT CLEAR IN THE LAST ELECTION, AS WELL AS A RESULT OF MY PRESENCE HERE ON THE COMMISSION, AS WELL AS THAT OF COMMISSIONER BOLTON, THE CITY WILL REVEAL THE SOCIAL JUSTICE WALL IN TAMARAC VILLAGE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS ICONS AND LUMINARIES SUCH AS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JACKIE ROBINSON, MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE, AND OTHERS.
I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER PLACKO FOR HER EFFORT IN ENSURING THAT THE WALL REMAINED AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR ITS DESIGN.
OUR MAIN ROLE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS IS TO INTRODUCE POLICIES THAT WILL FURTHER ENHANCE OUR CITY.
I AM PROUD OF THE MANY INITIATIVES I INTRODUCED TO MAKE OUR CITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY.
FINALLY, IN CLOSING, I JUST WANT TO SHARE THREE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS THAT I WILL TAKE WITH ME.
SOME MIGHT BE CONSIDERED MINOR.
BUT I REMEMBER ONE TIME HERE IN THE DAYTIME I HAD MY SON WITH ME.
I'M HERE AT THE DAIS BECAUSE I THINK SCHOOL WAS CLOSED AND HE WAS SICK AND PATTY TOMASZEWSKI, I GUESS WAS WATCHING FROM HER OFFICE.
SHE CAME DOWN AND BROUGHT SOME TOYS UP ON THE DAIS AND IT KEPT HIM OCCUPIED AND ALLOWED ME TO FINISH THE COMMISSION MEETING WITHOUT BEING DISTURBED.
THAT'S ONE MEMORY I'LL TAKE AWAY.
ANOTHER MEMORY I'LL TAKE AWAY AND THIS IS FOR A REALLY FULL COMMISSIONER BOLTON AND INCOMING COMMISSIONER DANIELS, I WAS AT THE POOL ONE DAY WITH MY SON WHO HAD FOUR O'CLOCK SWIMMING LESSON AND A GUY SAW ME WITH MY SHORTS, TAMARAC VICE MAYOR SHIRT AND SNEAKERS AND HE NOTICED THAT I WAS A VICE MAYOR AND I SAID, YEAH, I'M THE VICE MAYOR HERE AND HE WAS THERE WITH HIS THREE SONS AND HIS WIFE, AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO INTRODUCE HIS FAMILY TO ME.
I DIDN'T THINK A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT, BUT THEN LATER ON I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND I REALIZED HE WANTED HIS KIDS TO SEE ME FOR WHO I WAS AND LET HIS KIDS UNDERSTAND THAT THEY COULD ALSO ONE DAY BE N ELECTED OFFICIAL.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU ARE A ROLE MODEL AND PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS LOOK AT YOU AS ROLE MODEL REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU'RE DRESSING.
THEN FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK CAPTAIN CIRMINIELLO, LIEUTENANT COOPER, AND THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
LAST YEAR, MY FATHER PASSED AWAY AND DURING THE FUNERAL SERVICE, PRETTY MUCH RIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO SPEAK, I HEARD A LITTLE COMMOTION AND A BUNCH OF BSO OFFICERS CAME IN AND AS I LOOKED INTO THE CROWD TO PREPARE MY SPEECH, IT WAS VERY PLEASANT TO SEE A SEA OF GREEN IN UNIFORM THAT WERE THERE TO SUPPORT ME IN A VERY DIFFICULT TIME.
I WANT TO THANK BSO FOR MAKING THAT MEMORABLE MOMENT AND A POSITIVE MOMENT FOR ME, AND A SOURCE OF STRENGTH FOR ME.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE ON THE COMMISSION THAT ATTENDED MY FATHER'S FUNERAL AND ALL THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.
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I DIDN'T REALIZE WHEN I BECAME A COMMISSIONER THAT I WOULD RECEIVE STRENGTH FROM THE COMMUNITY.BUT IN A MOMENT WHERE I NEEDED SUPPORT AND STRENGTH, TAMARAC WAS THERE FOR ME.
>> [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. COMMISSIONER PLACKO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING.
AS I SIT HERE AT MY LAST MEETING, IT HAS BEEN A JOURNEY OF NINE YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SIT HERE, BUT YOU DON'T GO ON THIS JOURNEY ALONE AND WITHOUT MY OBVIOUSLY CONSTITUENTS AND I HAVE ALWAYS SAID MY DISTRICT FOR RESIDENTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY VOCAL.
YOU ALWAYS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE THINKING AND I RESPECT THAT BECAUSE I KNEW WHAT THEY THOUGHT AND HOW THEY WERE THINKING.
OVER THE PAST MONTH OR SO, I HAVE RECEIVED SOME OF THE LOVELIEST CALLS, EMAILS, AND TEXT MESSAGES FROM YOU ALL AND I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
YOUR KIND WORDS WILL LAST A VERY LONG TIME.
I OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT HAVE GONE ON THIS JOURNEY WITHOUT MY COLLEAGUES.
THEY HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE WHEN I TRULY NEEDED SUPPORT.
THEY WERE GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO LISTEN TO EVERYTHING I HAD TO SAY, THEY WERE MINDFUL OF IT AND THEY SUPPORTED ME.
THAT MEANT A LOT, NOT ONLY TO ME BUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND I KNOW THEY'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF IT.
AS VICE MAYOR SAID, WHEN I WENT THROUGH A DARK TIME WITH THE PASSING OF MY MOM, THEY WERE HERE FOR ME AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MEANS SO VERY MUCH AT THAT TIME.
THANK YOU TO THEM VERY MUCH. TO STAFF.
I KNOW I HAVE TRIED YOUR PATIENCE AT TIMES BECAUSE I AM TENACIOUS AS HECK.
WHEN I'M WORKING ON PROJECTS, I DIG IN, I DON'T GIVE UP BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO DO IN REPRESENTING MY RESIDENTS.
YOU HAVE BEEN PATIENT, YOU HAVE TREATED ME WITH RESPECT AND WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER WELL AND I THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.
FROM THE MINUTE YOU WALKED IN THE DOOR, WE HAD A CONNECTION.
I SAW YOUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND YOUR GENTLE REMINDERS.
YOU MADE MY LIFE IN THE OFFICE SO MUCH EASIER AND I AM SO APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
THE ADDED BONUS TO THAT WAS THE FRIENDSHIP THAT BEGAN.
I KNOW THAT WILL NOT END WHEN I WALK OUT THIS DOOR. THANK YOU.
PLEASE THANK YOUR HUSBAND SAGE, FOR BEING A GREAT SOUNDING BOARD.
HE REALLY WAS WONDERFUL, SO PLEASE THANK HIM AS WELL.
MY FRIEND, MY LIAISON BARBARA.
YOU WILL HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY BEST INTERESTS AT HEART, AND YOU HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM TELLING ME WHEN I WAS WRONG AND THAT'S A TRUE FRIEND.
I COULD NEVER HAVE GONE ON THIS JOURNEY WITHOUT YOU.
YOUR SUPPORT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME AND I HOPE YOU KNOW HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND OF COURSE, YOUR FRIENDSHIP.
TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO RAN FOR OFFICE, I RESPECT YOU AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S NOT EASY RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
FOR ALL OF YOU TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE AND PUT IN THE TIME, THE EFFORT, AND THE HOURS IT TAKES, I COMMEND YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE BE PROUD OF YOURSELF FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.
I HOPE YOU WILL NOT BE DETERRED AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO STAY INVOLVED WITH THE CITY, YOU CAN STILL ADVOCATE FOR YOUR COMMUNITIES, AND I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MAYOR GOMEZ ON HER SECOND TERM.
GOOD LUCK FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR SOON-TO-BE SWORN-IN COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT TOO, COMMISSIONER RIGHT, AND I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE DR. DANIELS OUR COMMISSIONER OF DISTRICT 4.
I KNOW THIS COMMISSION WILL BE IN VERY GOOD HANDS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT THEY WILL DO IN THE FUTURE.
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A NEW PATH OPENS UP.I LOOK FORWARD TO IT VERY MUCH.
I HAVE TO HONESTLY SAY SITTING IN THIS SEAT HAS BEEN SUCH AN HONOR, AND SUCH A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SERVE.
I HOPE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT I ALWAYS TRIED TO DO WHAT I FELT WAS THE RIGHT THING.
I LEAVE HERE WISHING THE VERY BEST OF LUCK TO THE COMMISSION, TO STAFF, AND THANK EVERYONE SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ON BEHALF OF OUR COLLEAGUES FOR COMMISSIONER BOLTON AND COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, TO THE VICE MAYOR AND SUBMISSION OF PLACKO, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR CITY, AND WE KNOW THAT YOUR PATH WILL BE VERY FULL, WHICHEVER WAY IT GOES, WITH VICE MAYOR GOING, THERE'S FAMILY IN YOUR BUSINESS AND COMMISSIONER PLACKO, I'M PRETTY SURE WHICHEVER PATH YOU TAKE WILL BE PAVED WITH COOKIES AND BARBECUE POTATO CHIPS.
I DO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY IN MY TIME-PHONY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE SAY BEST WISHES TO OUR TWO COMMISSIONERS WHO HAVE WORKED VERY HARD FOR OUR CITY.
WE WILL TAKE A RECESS TO WHERE WE WILL WELCOME OUR NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
WE'LL SEE EVERYBODY BACK HERE AT NOON.
[10.a Presentation of Colors - Fire Department Honor Guard]
AND WELCOME IN TO OUR SWEARING-IN OF OUR NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS.THE CURRENT TIME IS 12:10, AND IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO GET THIS PARTY STARTED.
IF I MAY, I'LL ASK EVERYBODY TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS BY OUR TAMARAC FIRE DEPARTMENT HONOR GUARD, AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
OUR GUESTS VOCALIST TODAY IS LORI CONTI.
[10.b National Anthem: Lori Conti]
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>> [MUSIC] [APPLAUSE] GOD BLESS AMERICA.
>> NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE TO GO OUT OF OTTER FOR JUST A MOMENT.
I KNOW WE HAVE SOME DIGNITARIES IN THE ROOM AND I APOLOGIZE IF I DON'T GET TO EVERYBODY ON THE SCENE.
MAYOR MICHAEL UDINE, BROWARD COUNTY.
[APPLAUSE] FIRST LADY MAYOR OF TAMARAC, BETH TALABISCO.
[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE MAJOR AMY ROUSSEAU.
[APPLAUSE] CAPTAIN JEFF CIRMINIELLO.
[APPLAUSE] EXECUTIVE OFFICER JEREMIAH COOPER.
RETIRED TAMARAC CAPTAIN GLASSMAN.
[APPLAUSE] LIEUTENANT MARIE AND ALONZO WEST.
[APPLAUSE] ARE THERE ANY DIGNITARIES THAT I'VE MISSED? IF SO, PLEASE DAN WAVE AND ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES.
NO? GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE ARE VERY HONORED THAT YOU ARE HERE WITH US TODAY.
IT IS NOW, I GUESS MY HONOR, TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER,
[10.c Oath of Office - Mayor-at-Large (Part 1 of 2)]
KATHLEEN GUNN TO CONDUCT THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR MY REELECTION.IF I MAY, I'D LOVE TO HAVE MY MOTHER AND MY FIANCE JOIN ME.
[APPLAUSE] LET'S JUST DO THIS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR GOMEZ.
YES, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.
>> AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
>> THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
>> THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
>> THAT I'M DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
>> YES, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM.
>> THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM.
>> THE DUTIES OF MAYOR AT LARGE.
>> THE DUTIES OF MAYOR AT LARGE.
>> ON WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO RE-ENTER.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY SO HELP ME GOD, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SAY SO HELP ME GOD, YOU CAN.
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[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, EVERYONE.>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
IT IS NOW MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE COMMISSIONER-ELECT MORALIZE MOM,
[ 10.d Oath of Office - City Commissioner District 2 (Part 1 of 2)]
MS. DENISE THOMAS, WHO WILL BE CONDUCTING THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR COMMISSIONER-ELECT MOREY WRIGHT JR. MS. THOMAS, WE'RE VERY HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE AND VERY PROUD TO HAVE HER TO BE ANOTHER VERY PROUD WARRIOR IN A FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER AND WE ARE BLESSED THAT YOU ARE WITH US TODAY.[APPLAUSE] COMMISSIONER LAX, YES, PLEASE.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK MY SISTERS AND MY NIECE TO JOIN ME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> CONGRATULATIONS, COMMISSIONER.
I MORRIS AND ROBIN WRIGHT JUNIOR.
>> I MORRIS AND ROBIN WRIGHT JUNIOR.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND.
>> THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT.
>> THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT.
>> OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
>> OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
>> THAT I'M DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE.
>> THAT I'M DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE.
>> UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
>> UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
>> THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.
>> THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY.
>> PERFORM THE DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER OF DISTRICT 2.
>> PERFORM THE DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2.
>> ON WHICH I'M NOW ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> ON WHICH I'M NOW ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]
>> [APPLAUSE] COMMISSIONER WRIGHT. I'M PROUD TO BE ABLE TO CALL YOU COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, IF I MAY.
WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US ON THE DAIS? [APPLAUSE] I'LL ASK HOW YOU FEEL IN A LITTLE BIT.
ENJOY IT. IT IS NOW MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE MRS. JACQUELINE HAYWARD,
[10.e Oath of Office - City Commissioner District 4]
WHO WILL BE CONDUCTING THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR COMMISSIONER ELECT DR. KEISHA DANIEL.>> THANK YOU. I'LL LIKE TO INVITE MY FAMILY, MY SUPPORT SYSTEM, MARK DANIEL, KYLE DANIEL AND MARQUEES DANIEL.
>> ACCOLADES AND CONGRATULATIONS.
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>> UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
>> UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
>> OF COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT 4.
>> OF COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT 4.
>> ON WHICH I NOW AM ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> ON WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO ENTER.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US ON THE DAIS, PLEASE.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I PROUDLY PRESENT TO YOU WITH ONE IN THE SKY YOUR NEW COMMISSION.
>> IT'S NOW MY PRIVILEGE TO INVITE COMMISSIONER DR. DANIEL FOR A FEW WORDS IF YOU WISH.
NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
[LAUGHTER] JUST IF YOU WOULD PUT YOUR MICROPHONE ON THIS LITTLE RED LIGHT ON THE SECOND. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS EXCITING MOMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING US.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE THAT ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN BY THEIR SUPPORT THEIR VOTE, THEIR DONATION, AND EVERYONE THAT'S HERE TODAY.
EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT HERE FOR ME, BUT YOU ARE HERE FOR US.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER MARIE WRIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND EVERYONE THAT'S SUPPORTED MY CAMPAIGN.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY PREDECESSOR, VICE MAYOR MIKE GELIN, WHO SAW UP DISTRICT 2.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
[APPLAUSE] TO THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 2, I AM HUMBLED BY THIS TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY AND GRATEFUL FOR THE TRUST THAT YOU HAVE BESTOWED ON ME.
I CAN ASSURE YOU I WILL ALWAYS DO THE RIGHT THING AND BE A GOOD COMMISSIONER TO THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT 2 AND TAMARAC.
I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THESE TWO LADIES ON YOUR EMPHATIC WIN.
I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT TAMARAC IS THE ONLY CITY COMMISSION WHERE WE HAVE A DOCTOR AND A LAWYER.
[APPLAUSE] AND IN THE WORDS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN POET, BEYONCE KNOWLES, WHO RUN THE WORLD? GIRLS. WHO RUN THE WORLD? [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] TO MY OTHER COLLEAGUES, COMMISSIONER BOLTON AND VILLALOBOS, YOU MEN ARE TRAILBLAZERS ALONG THE LAKES OF MLK AND
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CESAR CHAVEZ AS THE FIRST BLACK AND THE FIRST HISPANIC TO BE ELECTED TO THE TAMARAC CITY COMMISSION.I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, TRAILBLAZING FOR THE RESIDENTS OF TAMARAC.
[APPLAUSE] AND TO THE CITY STAFF, YOUR HARD WORK AND EFFORTS ARE THE DRIVERS THAT MAKE THE CITY THRIVE.
FROM THE HONORABLE INDIVIDUALS THAT CLEAN OUR STREET, TO THE CITY MANAGER THAT MAKES SURE EVERYTHING FUNCTIONS.
WITHOUT YOU, THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMARAC DOES NOT EXIST.
YOU GUYS ARE THE REAL COMMISSIONERS.
[APPLAUSE] OVER THE NEXT COMING MONTHS, I WOULD LISTEN AND LEARN FROM YOUR WEALTH OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERSTAND THE WORKINGS OF CITY HALL.
AS YOUR COMMISSIONER, I WILL CHAMPION FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH.
TOGETHER, WE WILL MAKE TAMARAC A MORE EXCITING EMPOWERING AND REWARDING PLACE TO WORK.
WARREN BENNIS AN AMERICAN INSTITUTIONAL LEADER SAID, "LEADERSHIP IS THE CAPACITY TO TRANSLATE VISION INTO REALITY." MY VISION FOR THIS CITY IS UNITY. THANK YOU.
[10.d Oath of Office - City Commissioner District 2 (Part 2 of 2)]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MY NEW COLLEAGUES, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT AND COMMISSIONER DR. DANIEL.
IT'S GOING TO BE A PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH YOU.
IT'S BEEN MY PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH MAYOR GOMEZ AND OF COURSE, COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
I KNOW THAT THERE WERE TIMES THAT THINGS WERE NOT EASY, BUT WE MADE THEM WORK.
AND SO YOU PUSH THROUGH FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY AND I'LL DO MY VERY BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT UNITY IS THE STATUS QUO AT CITY HALL.
TO COMMISSIONER GELIN AND COMMISSIONER PLACKO, THAT ARE OUR OUTGOING ELECTED OFFICIALS, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME THAT WE SPENT HERE AT CITY HALL TOGETHER.
COMMISSIONER PLACKO, I'LL ALWAYS SAY, TOOK ME UNDER HER WINGS WHEN I WAS ELECTED AND SHE NEVER STOPPED FIGHTING FOR THE RESIDENTS WITH ME OF DISTRICT 1.
SHE DID NOT JUST SEE THE CITY AS DISTRICT 4, BUT SHE KNEW AND UNDERSTOOD THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT MY RESIDENTS HAD.
I'M SO GRATEFUL OF COMMISSIONER PLACKO FOR THAT.
TO COMMISSIONER GELIN, I KNOW WE WILL NOT LEAD ON THIS IDEAS TOGETHER, BUT I'M SURE THAT WILL LEAD TOGETHER SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR THAT. I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE COMMISSIONER DANIEL'S AND WRIGHT ON THIS WINNING, WANT TO WISH COMMISSIONER PLACKO AND COMMISSIONER GELIN, THE VERY BEST ON YOUR NEW ENDEAVORS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, MAYOR.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THIS NEW COMMISSION FOR THE CITY, UNITED TOGETHER TO BETTER REPRESENT OUR CONSTITUENTS, WHETHER IT'S DISTRICT-WIDE OR CITYWIDE.
BUT WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO BEING THERE FOR THEM AS WE'VE HEARD, EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE HAD CONCERNS WITH AND WE LOVE YOU ALL.
THANK YOU ALL IN THE AUDIENCE AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.
[10.c Oath of Office - Mayor-at-Large (Part 2 of 2)]
I WILL PROBABLY BE A LITTLE BIT OF A LONG WINDED ONE.[LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] I'LL JUST CALL THEM BACK [LAUGHTER].
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY WHO IS HERE.
I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE PEOPLE OUTSIDE AS WELL AND TO EVERYBODY WHO'S WATCHING, LIFE IS GOOD.
I AM SO OVERJOYED TO BE HERE AS YOUR MAYOR FOR ANOTHER TERM.
I'M GOING TO GO OUT ON A LIMB HERE, AND I BELIEVE EVERYONE HAS HEARD THE PHRASE, DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND.
I LIKE THEM REAL CUSTOM-MADE [LAUGHTER], PLATINUM WITH SAPPHIRES, RUBIES, NO HANDS BRUISE.
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[LAUGHTER] BUT THE WAY THE GEMOLOGISTS REVIEW THE GEM, IT'S WITH THE FOUR C'S, CUT, CLARITY, COLOR, CARROT.I'VE BORROWED THEIR GRADING SCALE TO DESCRIBE MY PAST FOUR YEARS USING THE FOUR C'S.
2018, CAMPAIGNING, 2019, CANCER AND BATTLING IT, 2020 AND 2021, COVID-19 AND BATTLING IT, 2022 CAMPAIGNING AGAIN.
IT MAY SEEM LIKE I DIDN'T DESCRIBE MY FIRST FOUR YEARS AS MY MERRILL TERM AS A POSITIVE LIGHT OR VERY WELL.
HOWEVER, THERE'S ALWAYS A PLENTY OF SILVER LINING FOR EVERYTHING.
IN ADDITION TO MY CAMPAIGNING IN 2018, I MOVED MY LAW FIRM INTO THE PROFESSIONAL CENTER AT WILMOT OFFICE PARK, WHERE I MET OTHER WONDERFUL BUSINESS PEOPLE WITH A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND IT CONTINUED BEING ACTIVE IN THE TAMARAC NORTH LAUDERDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THEN ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2018, I WON MY FIRST ELECTION AS MAYOR.
I APPRECIATE BECAUSE MOST OF YOU ARE HERE AGAIN TODAY.
[APPLAUSE] ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018, I WAS ADVISED I HAD A MEDICAL CONCERN.
NOVEMBER 15TH, I WENT FOR BIOPSIES, AND NOVEMBER 19, 2018, FOUR YEARS AGO, THIS PAST SATURDAY, THE ORIGINAL DATE THAT WAS PLANNED FOR OUR ELECTIONS SWEARING IN THEN, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER THAT'S SPREAD INTO MY LYMPH NODES.
BUT IN 2019, WITH YOUR HELP, LOVE, SUPPORT, AND PRAYERS, I SURVIVED THE MEDICAL PROCEDURES, CHEMOTHERAPY, RADIATION, MEDICATION SIDE EFFECTS, AND THE OVERALL UNPLEASANTNESS OF BATTLING FOR MY LIFE.
AS YOU KNOW, I'M A LEO AND A TRUE LINUS, HER HAIR IS HER PRIDE [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE].
BUT ADMITTEDLY, CHEMO WON THAT BATTLE, TOOK THE HAIR, TOOK THE EYELASHES, TOOK THE EYEBROWS.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO SHAVE, SORRY.
[LAUGHTER] BUT AFTER A LAUGHABLE EXPERIENCE THAT I HAD WHERE I WAS FACING THE AUDIENCE, MY WIG WAS ON.
I WENT TO TURN, MY WIG STAYED STRAIGHT, [LAUGHTER] MY FACE WENT THAT WAY.
I DECIDED THAT I NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.
I WENT TO THE CHAMBER BREAKFAST, IT WAS ONLY TWO DAYS LATER, WITH MY POP PRINTS SHAMATHA ON MY HEAD [LAUGHTER] AND IT WAS WONDERFUL THE RECEPTION THAT I RECEIVED.
I WAS ACCEPTED AT THAT MOMENT FOR WHO I WAS, NOT FOR WHAT I LOOKED LIKE.
IT WAS VERY REWARDING AND TAUGHT ME A LOT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE PEOPLE AT THAT MEETING KNOW HOW MUCH THAT MEANT TO ME.
THEN FROM THERE, CITY STAFF, THE WHOLE TEAM DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE I COULD STILL DO MY JOB WHILE GOING THROUGH TREATMENTS AND NEVER MISS A BEAT.
[APPLAUSE] AS MY PERSONAL HEALTH JOURNEY WAS SPINNING BACK TO NORMAL-ISH, THE WORLD DECIDED TO SPIN OFF ITS AXIS WITH A SHUTDOWN IN MARCH 2020 THROUGH 2021 AND THE BEGINNING PART OF 2022.
HOWEVER, SILVER LINING THERE WAS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME TOGETHER WITH LOVE, SUPPORT, AND PRAYERS AND HELP OUR HEALTH OF OUR RESIDENTS, HEALTH OF OUR BUSINESSES LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY.
I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU MY NEXT FOUR CS A LITTLE BIT LATER.
FOR NOW, I LOOK UPON THIS ROOM, SOME I MAY NOT BE SEEING VERY WELL BECAUSE I'M A LITTLE TIRED, I'M A LOT EMOTIONAL, SOME OF THEM ARE MAYBE NOT PHYSICALLY IN THIS ROOM, BUT MY HEART IS SO OVERJOYED WITH GRATITUDE AND LOVE.
I'M GOING TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS BECAUSE I MIGHT ACCIDENTALLY LEAVE PEOPLE OUT OR BUSINESSES OUT, I MAY STUMBLE ON MY WORDS, AND THERE'S DEFINITELY NO ORDER OF APPRECIATION HERE.
I WISH I CAN HAVE EVERYBODY LISTED AT THE SAME TIME, BUT IT DOESN'T LESSEN MY APPRECIATION FOR ALL OF YOU.
TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENDORSE ME OR RECOMMENDED ME, I APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU TOOK TO MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS, I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT YOU'VE PROVIDED.
LOCAL 30, 80, MAX JIM, AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR FANTASTIC TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE,
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[APPLAUSE] I THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT, YOUR DOOR-TO-DOOR, YOUR CAMPAIGN, HELPING AT THE POLLS AND THE BEAUTIFUL SWEATS.BROWARD TEACHERS UNION, YOUR PHONE BANKING AND YOUR HELP AT THE POLLS.
[APPLAUSE] BROWARD COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION FOR YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND HELP AT THE POLLS.
[APPLAUSE] BROWARD COUNTY AFL-CIO, INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS LOCAL 6020, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, IBEW 728.
YEA DAD. I AM UNION GROWN AND I AM UNION PROUD, I THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR BACKING.
TO THE SUN SENTINEL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL WRITE-UP.
[APPLAUSE] BROWARD, PALM BEACHES & ST. LUCIE REALTORS, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, I APPRECIATE YOU SHOWING OUR NEW RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WHAT OUR CITY HAS TO OFFER AND ALL THE FANTASTIC THINGS THAT ARE YET TO COME.
[APPLAUSE] TO THE DEMOCRATIC HISPANIC CAUCUS OF BROWARD AND THE CARIBBEAN NEWS WEEKLY, YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS TOUCHED MY HEART.
TO THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EMPLOYEES, THIS ENDORSEMENT ALSO TOUCHED MY HEART, BE SAFE OUT THERE, FELLAS [APPLAUSE].
IT WAS ANOTHER SURPRISE AS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M AWARE OF SINCE I JOINED THE COMMISSION, THAT THE CITY EMPLOYEES UNION TOOK A CHANCE ON AN ELECTION, AND THEY TOOK THEIR CHANCE ON ME.
[APPLAUSE] SAMMY, MIKE, GREG AND THE ENTIRE TEAM, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING [APPLAUSE].
TO ALL THE ASSOCIATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND TO ALL THE CLUBS THROUGHOUT KINGS POINT, THROUGHOUT THE CITY, YOU ALLOWED ME TO COME TALK TO YOU OVER THE YEARS. I AM THANKFUL.
FOR THE ASSOCIATIONS THAT WERE CLOSED DUE TO COVID OR WEREN'T REALLY SURE AT THE TIME I CAN COME BY, I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO YOUR NEXT MEETINGS AND I WILL BE THERE IF YOU ASK ME TO BE THERE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING WITH EACH OF OUR COMMISSIONERS TO SAY HELLO, AND THEN I WILL BE HAPPY TO STEP OUT AND LET THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE THEIR MEETINGS WITH THE RESIDENTS.
BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO TALK TO EVERYONE YET AGAIN.
[APPLAUSE] TO PURE CLEAN, NATIONAL BILLBOARD MEDIA, AND WARREN, YOU ARE INCREDIBLE.
[APPLAUSE] TO THE OVER 400 PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES WHO DONATED TO MY CAMPAIGN, I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR GENEROSITY.
TO MY UNSUNG CHAMPIONS, THE PEOPLE THAT HELPED ME THAT I MAY NOT KNOW HELPED ME, TO THE PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T BE AS ACTIVE IN MY CAMPAIGN AS THEY WERE IN 2014 AND 2018, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST HELP AND YOUR CURRENT LOVE.
YOU HAVE MADE THIS POSSIBLE, WHICH INCLUDES MICHAEL STERN, WHO HAS JUST PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY.
OUR CONDOLENCES TO ALICE AND HIS FAMILY.
TO ALL MY VOLUNTEERS AND YOU'RE ALL IN THE ROOM, [LAUGHTER] YOU WALK DOOR-TO-DOOR, YOU MAKE TELEPHONE CALLS, YOU WERE AT THE POLLS FOR ME, I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH.
I WAS ABOUT TO START LISTING ALL OF YOU.
THEN I REALIZE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE SOMEBODY IN THE BACKGROUND START PLAYING THE MUSIC FROM ONE OF THOSE AWARD SHOWS SAYING TIME IS UP.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR NOT LISTING ALL OF YOU.
I'M LOOKING OUT AT EVERYBODY AND JUST SO GRATEFUL.
BUT I HAVE TO THANK, MARTHA, AMY, CAROL, ELVIN FOR YOUR TIRELESS HELP, 6:30 IN THE MORNING TO 7:30 PM, [APPLAUSE] 13 HOURS, EACH OF THE 15 DAYS OF THE ELECTION, YOU ARE PHENOMENAL.
FOR EVERYONE WHO WENT WALKING DOOR TO DOOR, I KNOW DON'S HERE AND MY KIDS ARE HERE, EVERYBODY AND THEIR FAMILIES, I'M GOING TO PUT MYSELF IN A BIG HOLE IF I CONTINUE DOWN THAT PATH, I JUST SAY THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] TO THE LADIES WHO JUMPED IN THIS MORNING AND HELPED ME GET READY TODAY, I THANK YOU.
IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN THE MOVIE, MISS CONGENIALITY, I WAS GRACIE LOU FREEBUSH THIS MORNING AND I THINK THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ENTIRE CITY TEAM, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
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WITHOUT YOU, THIS CITY WOULD NOT BE RUNNING WELL, AND THIS COMMISSION, THE PAST ONE AND THE FUTURE ONE, WOULD NEVER LOOK SO GOOD.TO COMMISSIONER PLACKO AND COMMISSIONER GELIN, VICE MAYOR GELIN, WE HAD OUR COMMENTS EARLIER TODAY, BUT I WILL AGAIN SAY, GOOD LUCK ON YOUR PATH AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
[APPLAUSE] COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, FOR WHEREVER YOU ARE WATCHING.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND ASSISTANCE.
[APPLAUSE] COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
[LAUGHTER] DON'T BE SCARED, BUT YES, PLEASE PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE.
FOLLOWING ADVICE I WAS GIVEN AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING WHEN I WAS SWORN IN.
IT WAS FORMER COMMISSIONER MAYOR MARGATE LEE PIERMAN WHO BASICALLY SAID AT 7:00 P.M. OF ELECTION NIGHT, ALL IS FORGIVEN, SO MAYBE IT'LL ALL BE FORGIVEN ALL THE WAY AROUND AND I SAY THAT TO OUR ENTIRE COMMISSION.
[APPLAUSE] TO COMMISSIONERS, DANIEL AND WRIGHT.
AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE EXPRESSION, A PERSON'S CHARACTER IS BEST JUDGED, NOT WHEN THINGS ARE GOING WELL, BUT WHEN THINGS ARE TOUGH.
HAVING WORKED WITH YOU THROUGH EARLY VOTING, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SEEING YOUR CHARACTER.
I HOPE THERE WON'T BE HARD TIMES, BUT I DO KNOW THAT IF THERE ARE ANY, WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER WITH HONOR.
[APPLAUSE] WHEN I JOINED THIS COMMISSION IN JULY 2010, I WAS THE YOUNGEST PERSON EVER TO SERVE AT THE AGE OF 38.
I WAS THE FIRST-PERSON TO WORK FULL-TIME WHILE SERVING.
NOW, 12 YEARS LATER, I AM THE OLDEST PERSON ON THE DAIS [LAUGHTER] AND NO ONE IS RETIRED.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD MORE THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE TO OUR JANUARY 2023 STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION, TO HEARING YOUR DESIRES AND TO SEEING HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESS OWNERS.
NOW I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO MY CS AND BEAR WITH ME.
I HEREBY SOLEMNLY PROMISE MY COMMITMENT TO COLLEGIALLY WORK WITH MY COLLEAGUES WITH A COMMON SENSE APPROACH THAT WILL BE LEGALLY COMMUNICATED THROUGH SUNSHINE LAWS AS WE COLLABORATE AND CHAMPION OUR CITY'S CAUSES, COMPASSIONATELY, COHESIVELY, COMPLIANTLY, COMPREHENSIVELY, CONGENIALLY, CONSCIENTIOUSLY, CONSIDERABLY, CONGRUOUSLY, CONTEMPLATIVELY, CREATIVELY, AND CREDIBLY.
IN A COOPERATIVE MANNER THAT WILL SHOW THE COURAGE OF OUR CONVICTIONS TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC, EVEN IF IT IS NOT EASY.
BY BEING CONSUMATE PROFESSIONALS, WE SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR THE CONTINUED BUILDING OF OUR CITY'S BRILLIANT FUTURE TOGETHER.
[APPLAUSE] TO MY AUNT, KATHY AND UNCLE IRWIN WHO ARE WATCHING AS THEY ARE BACK IN NEW YORK, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BELIEVING IN ME.
YOUR ADVICE, YOUR HUMOR, AND YOUR UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
TO MY GRANDPARENTS WHO I'M GRATEFUL THAT THEY MOVED TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC IN THE EARLY '70S ACTUALLY.
TO MY FATHER AND TO MY BROTHER WHO ARE WATCHING ABOVE WITH OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, INSTILLING IN ME AND WATCHING OVER ME.
[APPLAUSE] TO MY MAIN MAN, BRUCE, HE DOES EXIST PEOPLE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE OF MY PASSION, MY PASSION TO SERVE THIS CITY, NEVER GIVING UP ON ME AND ALWAYS ENCOURAGING ME WHETHER IT IS THE CONTINUED FIGHT TO LIVE OR THE CONTINUED FIGHT TO REPRESENT THIS WONDERFUL CITY.
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TO MY MOM.THE BEST ROLE MODEL A CHILD COULD EVER WISH FOR.
[APPLAUSE] I THANK YOU AND DADDY FOR INSTILLING SUCH A STRONG WORK ETHIC.
WELL, MANY OF THE AUDIENCE KNOW THAT I PLAY AROUND ABOUT MY MOM'S HEIGHT AND MOM, PLEASE GIVE EVERYBODY A LITTLE SHOW OF THAT HEIGHT AGAIN.
[APPLAUSE] SHE IS THE BIGGEST LITTLE PACKAGE OF LOVE AND STRENGTH.
I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THE LINE YOU'RE JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M REALLY, REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF THAT. I LOVE YOU.
[APPLAUSE] MY PARENTS WOULD ALWAYS TELL ME I'M A LUCKY PUP AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I DEFINITELY AGREE. I AM LUCKY, I AM LOVED, AND I AM BLESSED.
I THANK EVERYBODY HERE AND WHO ARE WATCHING FOR MAKING ME FEEL THIS WAY.
IT IS MY HONOR AND MY PRIVILEGE TO SERVE YOU AGAIN AS YOUR MAYOR AND IT IS WITH GRATITUDE AND LOVE THAT I GIVE YOU A STANDING OVATION.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] YOU ARE WONDERFUL.
I THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE WILL CONTINUE.
ADMITTEDLY, I WAS TRYING TO MOVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TO BEFORE MY SPEECH BECAUSE I KNEW I'D BE A LITTLE BIT LIKE THIS, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK THAT WAY.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO OPEN THE MICROPHONE TO ANYBODY WHO HAS ANY COMMENTS THEY WISH TO MAKE DURING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
[10.f Public Participation]
MR. WASSERMAN, THE MICROPHONE IS YOURS.CITY CLERK, DO WE STILL NEED TO HAVE NAME? YES. FOLLOWING THE TRADITIONAL PROTOCOLS AS WE ARE STILL IN A MEETING.
YOUR NAME AND LOCATION FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
ANYONE WHO'S NEEDING TO HEAD OUT, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
GET HOME SAFELY AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
>> HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS RONALD J. WASSERMAN.
I LIVE AT 8577J DRIVE HERE IN TAMARAC, 33321.
MANY OF YOU KNOW ME FROM SPEAKING BEFORE THE COMMISSION QUITE FREQUENTLY.
I ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, BUT IN THIS CASE, I DON'T WANT TO COME TO COMPLAIN.
I DON'T WANT TO COME TO CONFRONT.
I DON'T WANT TO COME TO SAY HELP VETERANS.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO WISH THE BEST TO THE TUNE OF COMMISSIONERS.
OUR HEADS HAVE BEEN RINGING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO IN SOME CASES, BUT NOW, HOPEFULLY, DR. DANIEL, WELCOME.
YOU REPRESENT ME AND OUR COMMUNITY.
MR. MORI WRIGHT, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING YOU.
WE'VE GOT A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.
[LAUGHTER] I WANT TO JUST REMEMBER AND THANK YOU, EVERYONE THAT'S SITTING BEHIND ME, THAT YOU'VE TAKEN THE TIME AND THE EFFORT TO SHOW THAT YOU'RE COMMITTED TO OUR CITY.
TAMARAC HAS EXPERIENCED SO MUCH GROWTH.
ALL OF US KNOW IT, SO I JUST WISH THE REMAINING MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION.
MARLIN BOLTON, THANK YOU, SIR.
ELVIN VILLALOBOS, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN GRACIOUS TO ME AND TO VICE MILLER GALEN.
MIKE, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN GRACIOUS TO ME.
WE'VE HAD OUR DIFFERENCES, BUT I'VE HAD DIFFERENCES WITH EVERYBODY THAT HAS SAT AT THE DAIS PREVIOUSLY, SO ANYHOW, THIS IS ON A POSITIVE NOTE.
WE WISH EVERYONE THE BEST AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT BECAUSE THIS IS MY GIG.
BOTH MYSELF AND MY OTHER HALF WERE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.
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THANK GOD, I'M ALIVE.MY OTHER HALF WITH BREAST CANCER, SO WE WISH EVERYONE STAY ON IT, BE MONITORED.
MICHELLE, YOU WENT THROUGH A LOT, SO DID I.
SO WITH THAT SAID, EVERYONE BEHIND ME, PLEASE TRY TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE SITTING IN FRONT OF YOU.
STAFF, CONTINUE TO TRY TO DO WHAT YOU DO BEST.
KATHLEEN GUNNAR, OUR CITY MANAGER.
YOU'VE ALWAYS RESPONDED TO ME IN A PROPER MANNER.
LET ME NOT FORGET ONE MORE THING.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? NO. YES.
>> I GUESS IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER C. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]
>> ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CARIBBEAN AMERICAN CLUB, MS. JOYCE KENNEDY, I WISH TO EXTEND A HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY ELECTED AND THE EXISTING BOARD.
FOR MR. WRIGHT, I'M SURE YOU ARE CONTINUING TO DO THE RIGHT THINGS.
[LAUGHTER] DR. DANIEL, CONTINUE IN YOUR PROPHECY FOR US FOR THE CITY.
MICHELLE, AS GRACIOUS AS YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN GOOD HANDS AND THAT YOUR BOARD WOULD BE ANOTHER C, COMPETENT AND COOPERATIVE ONE.
THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.
>> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD?
>> HELLO, MADAM MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS, DR. DANIEL, MR. WRIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS.
I REALLY HOPE THAT OUR NEW COMMISSION CAN WORK TOGETHER IN UNITY SO WE CAN MAKE TAMARAC THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE.
AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL.
>> MAYOR GOMEZ, I NEED THE TWO INDIVIDUALS ON THE RECORD FOR THE NAME PLEASE AND ADDRESS IF THEY WISH TO SHARE.
NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD NEEDS TO BE REPORTED ONTO, FOR BOTH YOU AND [INAUDIBLE] BUT ONE WAS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION, DOES IT MATTER? KIM'S POINT. PRESIDENT. GO AHEAD AND SAY IT.
>> I'M SORRY, AND THE ORGANIZATION WAS?
[APPLAUSE] SEEING NO ONE ELSE'S DESIRE TO COME UP.
I WILL JUST REPHRASE NAME AND LOCATION FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
I WAS TRYING TO MAKE MY WAY IN AND I'M GLAD TO BE INSIDE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, MAJOR AND MICHELLE AND ALL YOUR TEAM.
YOU'RE ORGANIZED, MS. JULIE, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HELPING ALL OF OUR CHILDREN IN TAMARAC AS WELL AS THE WOMAN.
YOU ALWAYS SUPPORTED THE WOMEN THAT DO BUSINESS HERE.
PEOPLE MIGHT KNOW, BUT I AM THE OWNER OF ALL SPORTS.
WE HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 150-200 KIDS A DAY WE'RE TAKING CARE OFF.
NOW SHORTLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PRESCHOOL IS OPENING.
WE HOPE YOU CAN COME FOR THE GRAND OPENING.
ANOTHER 50 CHILDREN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF.
I HAVE A GREAT TEAM, 20 EMPLOYEES WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU.
BECAUSE OF YOU WERE HERE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU JULIE. DEFINITELY WILL BE THERE.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].
>> WELL, GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. GOOD MORNING.
CONGRATULATIONS. MY NAME IS CATALINA ADA,
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THE VP OF COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR CAREMAX.I'M HERE ON THE CORPORATE SIDE, I GUESS JUST TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER AND SUPPORTING ALL OF YOUR INITIATIVES HERE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
I'M NOT A RESIDENT OF TAMARAC UNFORTUNATELY.
>> I KNOW [LAUGHTER] WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.
BUT WE ARE PROUD TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND WE'RE PROUD TO SUPPORT YOU, SUPPORT THE NEW COMMISSIONERS.
I'M SO SO PROUD TO SEE ALL THESE FACES AND THE DIVERSITY HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WONDERFUL WORK AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS CARLY WALKER AS MICHELLE KNOW, I'M NOT A NEW FACE TO HER.
AM I SPEAKING TOO LOW? I'M SORRY
>> YES. COME A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MIC.
YOU CAN MOVE IT IF YOU WISH [INAUDIBLE] YOUR LOCATION.
>> LIKE THIS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS CARLY WALKER.
I KNOW MY FACE IS NOT NEW TO YOU, MS. GOMEZ.
MOST OF ALL FOR THOSE TWO COMMISSIONER I [INAUDIBLE] YOUR LEADERSHIP TREE, I'M NOT SURPRISE YOU BOUGHT ONE, BUT I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.
AS WE SAID BEFORE, COLLECTIVELY, IF WE WORK TOGETHER, IT WILL GET SUCCESS FROM IT BECAUSE TEAMWORK IS DREAMWORK AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANNEJEANETTE WASHINGTON COLLINS, FLORIDA SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER OF THE YEAR REPRESENTING BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.
I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATE THE TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER MOORE WRIGHT JUNIOR, AND THE LOVELY, TALENTED QUALIFIED DR. KEISHA DANIEL, MY FRIEND, MY SISTER, AND OF COURSE, MAYOR MICHELLE GOMEZ.
WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY TOGETHER.
COMMISSIONER MARLIN BOLTON AND COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS AT RAMBLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO ARE RESIDENTS HERE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, WE ARE EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO, PARTICULARLY THE MENTORING TOMORROW'S LEADERS, WHICH WILL FEED INTO TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOL, YOUR NEIGHBOR OR ANYTHING.
AGAIN, WE OFFER AND EXTEND OUR WELCOME.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO PERSONALLY TO ASSIST NEXT DOOR AT RAMBLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AND THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] THEY'RE ALL BEAUTIFUL.
>> THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO STAY FOCUSED.
I'M A RESIDENT OF TAMARAC, 8189, 33321 ALSO.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU BEING HERE.
I'M A HOMESCHOOL MOM OF FOUR, AND I'M JUST SO EXCITED TO BE HERE.
MAYOR GOMEZ, I'M NOT NEW TO YOU ALSO.
I WOULD SEE YOU MANY DIFFERENT PLACES THROUGHOUT TAMARAC AND YOU NEVER TURNED ME AWAY.
MY GIRLS ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
THEY INSISTED THAT I COME UP AND SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND YOU ARE GOING TO GET INTO TEXT ANYHOW.
THIS IS OLIVIA SMITH, MY FIRSTBORN.
SHE WANT TO SAY, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> ON DINOSAUR TRAIN AND ON BEHALF OF CHARLOTTE, MY NEW EDITION.
CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO ALL OF YOU.
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[APPLAUSE] SO GREAT TO SEE YOU.THESE ARE OUR FUTURE COMMISSIONERS.
ACTUALLY, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, ONE IS THE MAYOR, ONES THE VICE MAYOR AND THE OTHER ARE COMMISSIONERS OF THEIR ROOM.
IF THAT IS ALL THEN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, COME ON UP. WE'VE GOT TWO.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO MICHELLE GOMEZ.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH SWEETHEART.
[APPLAUSE] I'LL GET YOU THE INFORMATION YOU NEED.
>> HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO BEAT THAT? [LAUGHTER]
>> YES. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
I AM DR. ROSE MARIE ADAMSON LEWIS.
I AM THE PRESIDENT FOR THE JAMAICA DIASPORA SOUTHERN UNITED STATES.
I AM FROM THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE DO IN LEADERSHIP. WE SUPPORT.
I AM HERE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY COMMISSIONER, TO EVERYONE ELSE, AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT MY FRIEND, MOORE WRIGHT.
NOW COMMISSIONER MOORE WRIGHT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOING ONCE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BEFORE I COMPLETELY CLOSE THE MEETING, WE HAVE REFRESHMENTS IN THE LOBBY THAT HOPEFULLY YOU WILL STAY FOR AND JOIN US.
AND I'M SURE THAT MANY OF US WOULD LIKE PHOTOS WITH EVERYBODY.
AGAIN, IS A GREAT PLEASURE TO SEE EVERYONE.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU, SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.