Feb 22, 2023 Regular

>> WELL, HOW ABOUT GIVING ONE OF THEM THE FIRST AND ONE OF THEM THE SECOND? I HAD MR. VICE MAYOR AND THEN COMMISSIONER RAY IN THERE.

I PULLED THIS ITEM BECAUSE I KNOW IN THE BACKUP IT STATES TO APPOINT ME AS THE NEW PERSON FOR THE TERM OF OFFICE.

WHILE I APPRECIATE THAT, I AM HAPPY TO OFFER THIS TO ANYBODY ELSE IN THE COMMISSION WHO WISHES TO SERVE ON THIS PANEL.

IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT PANEL.

I SERVE AS THE CHAIR OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FOR THE COUNTY ITSELF.

I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE ON OUR COMMISSION FOR THE HOUSING TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD OTHER THAN MYSELF, I KNOW COMMISSIONER VICE MAYOR BOLTON IS STEPPING DOWN.

>> I NOMINATE MYSELF.

>> I HAVE, COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS HAS NOMINATED HIMSELF.

>> I MOVE TO NOMINATE MYSELF.

>> I'VE GOT COMMISSIONER RAY NOMINATING HIMSELF.

>> MAYOR JUST TO ADD SOME BACKGROUND TO THIS.

I BELIEVE THAT WAS ON THE 14TH OF SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR THAT I SAID THAT I WOULD NOT BE INTERESTED TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD.

AGAIN, IT WAS MY HONOR TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD, I KNOW THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR ATTAINABLE HOUSING IS IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY.

I'VE LEARNED A LOT ON THAT BOARD IT HAS SHAPED ME TO BE THE THOUGHT LEADER THAT I AM TODAY.

I BELIEVE THAT WHOEVER GETS THE NOMINATION TODAY, WILL DO A WONDERFUL JOB.

I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS GET TO SERVE ON BOARDS AND SO FORTH.

WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD BACK UP THE NOMINATION FOR COMMISSIONER RAY.

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>> THANK YOU. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY AND I KNOW I SAID IN SEPTEMBER WITHOUT COMMISSION AT THAT TIME THAT I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO IT, IT'S NOT THAT IT WOULDN'T WANT TO DO IT IS JUST WE ADDED THE DIFFERENT COMMISSION AS WELL, SO IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF TIME.

THIS IS MANDATORY, WHICH IS NOT A PROBLEM FOR MYSELF, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT IT IS MANDATORY, THE MEETINGS ARE MANDATORY AND THE CITY WILL NOT RECEIVE ITS FUNDS.

ACTUALLY, IT'S A TWO-YEAR TERM.

DID I SEE THAT AS A TWO-YEAR TERM? OR IS IT DOESN'T MATTER? I DON'T KNOW IF IT FINISHES OFF THE CURRENT COMMISSIONERS TERM ON IT OR MS. CALLOWAY? I'M SO BAD WITH TITLES. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ALSO, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, DOES IT FOLLOW THE TERM OF THE PERSON WHO WILL BE SERVING, OR DOES IT?

>> NO, IT DOES NOT. IT JUST SERVE UNTIL THIS BODY DECIDES TO APPOINT SOMEONE ELSE, SO IT DOESN'T FOLLOW AN ELECTION TERM.

>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

>> CAN I MOVE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE A TERM?

>> I GUESS SO. [LAUGHTER] I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

I WOULD THINK JUST AS WE HAD TALKED ABOUT WHEN WE HAD ANOTHER ITEM THAT WAS OPEN FOR MPO, I WOULD THINK THAT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START ON THESE BOARDS, IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT TO GET YOUR FEET WET AND THEN GET INVOLVED.

IF WE IMPOSE A TIMEFRAME ON WHOMEVER WILL SERVE, I THINK THAT WILL DO A DISSERVICE.

IF AT ANY POINT TO WHOMEVER SERVING FEELS THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE THE TIME ON IT, THEN THEY CAN COME OFF IT.

BUT IT'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION IF YOU THINK THAT THIS COMMISSION THINGS THAT WOULD BE BETTER OFF HAVING TIMEFRAMES ON IT. VICE MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I AGREE WITH YOU.

AS MUCH AS I SEE WHERE COMMISSIONER WRIGHT IS GOING WITH A TERM TO GIVE OUR PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.

I DO NOT THINK THAT THE TERM IS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE VERY REASONS THAT YOU'VE SAID WHEN YOU'RE SITTING ON THESE BOARDS.

YOU LEARN A LOT, SOMETIMES IT'S A LOT TO LEARN.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FORTE, IT'S MY KNOCK.

WHEN I THOUGHT THAT I LEARNED ENOUGH AND I GAVE ENOUGH TIME AND ALL THAT I COULD CONTRIBUTE, I THINK THAT IT'S TIME TO GIVE THAT UP AND PASS A RAIN.

IF AT SOME POINT COMMISSIONER WRIGHT FEELS THE SAME WAY, THEN BY ALL MEANS I'LL PASS THE BUCK TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

>> WHEN THE PERSON WHO IS APPOINTED FEELS THE SAME WAY, THEN THAT WOULD BE BEST FOR THEM.

COMMISSIONER DANIEL, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? NO. WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKING TO SERVE OUR CITY, WHICH ARE BOTH APPRECIATED.

IS THERE ANY COMMENT?

>> NO FURTHER COMMENTS. ANYWAY, WE COULD DO TWO? WE CAN'T BECAUSE THEY VOTE ON THINGS FOR THE CITY, SO WE CAN'T.

I HAPPEN TO THINK THAT HIGHLY OF BOTH COMMISSIONER WRIGHT AND COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

I THINK THAT SOME OF THE BACKGROUND THAT COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS CURRENTLY HAS, IT WILL BE A BENEFIT FOR HIM.

THEN IF HE SHOULD WISH TO NOT PROCEED AFTER A YEAR OR TWO, THEN BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPORT COMMISSIONER WRIGHT FOR THE NEXT LEVEL ON IT BUT THERE WE GO.

COMMISSIONER DANIEL. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WHO WOULD YOU SELECT?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE MR. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE BOARD.

>> AT THIS POINT, THERE IS CONSENSUS FOR COMMISSIONER WRIGHT TO SERVE.

THEREFORE, THE MOTION NEEDS TO NOW BE INCLUDED FOR COMMISSIONER WRIGHT TO SERVE THE TERM AND PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR. MAYOR GOMEZ?

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>> COMMISSIONER WRIGHT?

>> MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

>> CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'LL GET YOUR STUDY BOOKS PRETTY SOON.

THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW DONE WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR QUASI JUDICIALS HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE HERE FOR BOTH MATTERS.

THEREFORE, PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT MOVED UP AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AS SUCH, WE WILL TAKE THE QUASI JUDICIALS IN

[9.a TBO69 - Board Order approving Special Exception application for Q19 Fashion House, LLC located at 3878-3884 W Commercial Blvd., Tamarac, FL 33009, to allow for the use of a modified one (1) story, three-thousand six-hundred and thirty-eight square feet (3,638 sq. ft.) leased space for a hall for hire within an existing plaza in the MU-C (Mixed-Use Corridor) zoning district, pursuant to the Tamarac Code of Ordinances.]

ORDER INTO 9A FIRST AND THEN WE WILL GO TO 9B.

CITY ATTORNEY, I WILL NOW ASK YOU TO READ 9A TBO69 INTO THE RECORD.

>> MAYOR, DO I HAVE TO READ THE QUASI TO SHOW OPENING STATEMENT FIRST?

>> YOU DO.

>> ALL PERSON TESTIFYING.

>> LIKE ON THE LIST.

>> ALL PERSON TESTIFYING BEFORE A CITY COMMISSIONER WOULD BE SWORN AND IT WOULD REGARD THE ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CONSIDERED ON AGENDA AT THIS POINT.

THE PETITIONER, ANY EFFECTIVE PERSON SHALL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT EVIDENCE, BRING FORTH WITNESS, CROSS-EXAMINE ANY WITNESSES, AND REBUT ANY TESTIMONY.

ALL EVIDENCE RELIED UPON, REASONABLY PRUDENT PERSON TO DATE BUSINESS SHALL BE IMMISCIBLE WHERE SUCH EVIDENCE WOULD BE ADMISSIBLE IN COURT OF LAW, IMMATERIAL, UNDULY REPETITIOUS AVENUE SHALL BE EXCLUDED.

STATEMENT COUNCILS WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED AS ARGUMENT NOT BE CONSIDERED AS TESTIMONY.

COUNCIL FOR PARTY SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO CROSS-EXAMINATION.

THE CITY COMMISSION, HAVE AUTHORITY REFUSE TO HEAR ANY TESTIMONY WHICH IS IRRELEVANT OR REPUTATION.

HERE'S EVIDENCE MAY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPLEMENTING I EXPLAINED OTHER EVIDENCE, BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT BY ITSELF TO SUPPORT A FINDING.

DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE MAY BE PRESENTED IN THE FORM OF A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL IF AVAILABLE.

UPON REQUEST, PARTY SHOULD BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPARE THE COPY WITH THE ORIGINAL.

THE PARTY SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO CONDUCT CROSS-EXAMINATION WHEN TESTIMONIES IS PROVIDED.

DOCUMENTS ARE MADE PART OF THE RECORD.

GENERALLY THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES ARE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE PRESENTATION IS MADE.

AS FIRST, THE PETITIONER, HIS OR HER REPRESENTATIVE, WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION.

IF THE PETITIONER CHOOSES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION, SHOULD BE INCLUDED DESCRIPTION OF NATURE THE PETITION.

IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED TO YOU OR BY THE CITY.

IN ADDITION, THE PETITIONER SHALL INTRODUCE ANY EXHIBIT WITNESSES AT DESIRES OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO CONSIDER.

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PETITION TO DEMONSTRATE HIS APPLICATION CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WHAT A PETITION DOES OR DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF CITY CODE.

STAFF WILL THEN PRESENT THIS REPORT.

THE STAFF REPORT WILL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTS OR THE PETITIONER ANALYSIS IS A PETITION CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

WHEN A PETITION DOES OR DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIRES THE CITY CODE.

PARTIES WHO ARE IN SUPPORT IT, PETITIONER SHALL MAKE THE PRESENTATION.

THE PARTY SHALL INTRODUCE ANY EXHIBIT AND WITNESSES.

PARTIES WHO ARE IN OPPOSITION, THEN MAKE THE PRESENTATION.

CITY PERSONNEL INTENSIVE, PROVIDE RESPONSES TO ANY PARTY TO PROCEED ANY FINAL PRESENTATION ARE THEN MADE BY THE APPLICANT AND STEADY-STATE.

FINALLY, THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL DELIBERATE ON A PETITION.

NO FURTHER TESTIMONY SHOULD BE TAKING MEMBERS CITY COMMISSIONER NOT EXPERT QUESTIONS OR PERSON PRESENT TESTIMONY.

CITY COMMISSIONER SHALL DISCUSS THE EVIDENCE THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE PROCEEDING AND VOLUNTARY PETITION BASED ON A COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE IN THE RECORD.

AT THIS POINT, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE CITY COMMISSION MEMBERS TO DISCLOSE ANY EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION THEY MAY HAVE HAD WITH RESPECT TO THIS APPLICATION. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. WE'LL DO THAT AFTER WE GET THE TITLE READER READ INTO THE RECORD AND SWEARING THE WITNESSES.

>> YES. ITEM 9A IS BOARD ORDER APPROVING SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION FOR Q19 FASHION HOUSE, LLC LOCATED AT 3878-3884 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, TO ALLOW FOR THE USE.

A MODIFIED ONE-STORY, 3,638 SQUARE FEET, LEASE SPACE FOR A HALL FOR HIGH WHEN AN EXISTING PLAZA AND A MIXED-USE CORRIDORS ZONE DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THE TAMARAC CODE, I'M HONEST. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL ALL WITNESSES PLEASE BE SWORN IN BY OUR CITY CLERK PLEASE. PROCEED.

>> ALL WITNESSES FOR THE QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEMS, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND TO BE SWORN IN.

DO YOU SWEAR TELL THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?

>> THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR, WITNESSES HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

>> THANK YOU. I WILL GO DOWN THE LINE FOR ANY DISCLOSURES. VICE MAYOR.

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>> ON ALL THE ITEMS MAYOR.

>> NO WE'RE JUST DOING THIS ONE SPECIFIC.

WE'RE GOOD IF YOU WANT TO SIT DOWN. THANK YOU.

>> WHICH ONE WORD?

>> WE'RE ON 9A.

THIS IS FOR THE HALL FOR HIGHER.

>> THE FASHION PLACE. NO.

>> NO DISCLOSURES, COMMISSIONER DANIEL.

>> COMMISSIONER MR. WRIGHT?

>> MYSELF NO.

>> I THINK I MET A GENTLEMAN LAST TIME WHEN HE CAME. YEAH.

>> INTRODUCTIONS ASIDE. YES. GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NOW, I WILL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

>> SO MOVED.

>> NOW, I'VE GOT A MOTION BY THE VICE MAYOR.

I'VE GOT A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

I WILL NOW OPEN THIS UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? SEEING NONE. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.

NOW WELCOME TO THE PODIUM.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. MAKE THE PRESENTATIONS? THAT WAS IT. [BACKGROUND]

>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 10-MINUTE BREAK WHILE TECHNOLOGY IS WORKED ON. WE ARE IN RECESS.

WE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE AT 11:35. THANK YOU.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS 11:36 AND WE HAVE RESUMED OR MEETING AND WE'RE BACK WITH AGENDA ITEM 9A, AND WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE THE APPLICANT WILL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION. PLEASE PROCEED.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON.

NOW, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF Q19 BANQUET HALL.

WE ARE SEEKING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR USE OF A HALL FOR HIRE IN A MIXED USE CORRIDOR ZONING DISTRICT.

THE VISION FOR Q19 IS A CONTEMPORARY UPSCALE BANQUET HALL.

MODERN DESIGN, IDEAS TO HOLD WEDDING RECEPTIONS, ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS, CHARITY, FUNDRAISING NETWORK EVENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT AND THIS PROJECT IS BY TAMARAC FOR TAMARAC APPLICANTS.

SHANE, TROTTER AND BRUCE THICKET OR BOTH ARE BUSINESS OWNERS IN TAMARAC AND ALSO IN BUSINESS IN THE SAME PLAZA WHERE THIS USES BEING CONTEMPLATED.

THE PROJECT ITSELF IS ACTUALLY FOUR BAYS, ABOUT 3,600 SQUARE FEET, 1,500 SQUARE FEET OPEN, NINE SEMI-PRIVATE AREAS, WHICH ACTUALLY THIS USED TO BE A DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND WE TURN THE EXAMINATION ROOMS IN THE SEMI PRIVATE AREAS WITHIN THE BANQUET HALL ITSELF, THERE IS A BUFFET AND BAR AREA.

WE CATERED ONLY NO IN-HOUSE FOOD, BEVERAGE, ETC.

CUSTOMER EPOXY FLOORING, AND OF COURSE NO EXTERNAL MODIFICATIONS.

I'M HERE SOME PHOTOS OF THE CARE BAR AREA, ONE OF THE SEMI-PRIVATE SPACES, AND THE MAIN HALL.

THE PROJECT WOULD CONTEMPLATE OPERATING MONDAY TO FRIDAY FROM ABOUT 6:00-2:00 AM FOR EVENTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 10:00-2:00 OF THE SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE ARE MANDATORY SECURITY PROVIDED ALL EVENTS, A CERTIFIED CROWD MANAGER ON-SITE AT ALL EVENTS.

NO COOKING, NO OVERNIGHT STORAGE, NO FOOD OR ALCOHOL SALES AND IT GETS SOME POINT IN TIME.

ALKYL HALIDES MIGHT BE APPLIED FOR IN THE FUTURE, BUT NOT THIS TIME.

THE PROJECT SITE IS THE GALLERY EAST BUILDING, JUST EAST OF COMMERCIAL SIDE, JUST FOR 41 ON COMMERCIAL, THERE IS TWO BUILDINGS TOTAL.

THE LEFT EAST BUILDING WOULD BE WHERE THIS SITE WOULD BE.

AGAIN, IT'S ONLY MIXED-USE CORRIDOR.

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IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS ARE THE BARBER SHOP OWNED BY MR. LEISURE, DETECTIVE SUITES ABOVE THEIR NAIL SALON TO THE OTHER SIDE.

THERE ARE 110 EXISTING PARKING SPACES.

CODE REQUIRES 19 FOR THIS USE.

THERE ARE NO TENANTS OPEN PAST THE 8:00 PM MOST CLOSE BEFORE 6:00.

I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY TRAFFIC ISSUES WHATSOEVER BECAUSE OF THIS USE.

AGAIN, THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION ESSENTIALLY FOR 41 AND COMMERCIALIZE.

YOU CAN SEE TO THE NORTH IS COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, A HOTEL ACROSS THE STREET.

LITIGATION SUPPORT BUSINESS TO THE EAST, WALGREEN'S TO THE WEST, AND INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING FACILITY TO THE SOUTH.

AGAIN, THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL FACILITY IS ACTUALLY SOUTH OF THE GIANNI SCHICCHI INDUSTRIAL USE.

AGAIN, OWNERS ARE REQUESTING SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW A HALL FOR HIGHER IN THIS DISTRICT THEY USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE STANDARDS OF APPROVAL IN THE CODE.

IT'S ALSO SUPPORTED BY THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH AGAIN CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF AN ENVIRONMENT OF SUPPORT, SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS.

THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS? I SEE YOUR LIGHT LIP, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION.

DO WE HAVE ANY NEED FOR MS. CALLOWAY TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION? COMMISSION? NOT AT THIS TIME.

OKAY. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

>> I BELIEVE YOU ADDRESSED THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD LAST TIME, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. ACTUALLY, MADAM MAYOR, THERE WAS AFTER MY LAST APPEARANCE BEFORE THIS COMMISSION.

>> YEAH, SUSPECTING YOU SHOULD GIVE ME MORE INFORMATION.

>> WELL, I ACTUALLY DID PREPARE AND PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION LETTER FOR THIS PROJECT, BUT SOMEHOW IT DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO THE BACKUP, BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I DID TAKE CARE OF YOUR CONCERN.

>> HOW ABOUT READING IT FROM ME OR SHARING IT WITH ME, PLEASE FOR US?

>> IS THERE ANY SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT YOU IN GENERAL THAT YOU WANT ME TO ADDRESS.

>> WHILE IF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE NOTHING FURTHER, I'LL JUST JUMP IN THEN.

BECAUSE WHILE IT LOOKS VERY PRETTY, THIS IS NOT PROVIDED IN OUR BACKUP OR BACKUP DOES NOT HAVE CERTAIN INFORMATION THAT YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE.

WHEN IT SAID ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, YOU ARE NOT APPLYING FOR A LICENSE AT THIS TIME.

ARE PEOPLE ALLOWED TO BRING IN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON SITE?

>> IF SOMEONE WERE TO RENTON FACILITY, THEY WOULD HAVE A VENDOR WHO WOULD HAVE THE APPROPRIATE LICENSURE OR WHATEVER ELSE TO BRING THE BEVERAGES.

BUT THERE'S NO SALE OF ANY, BUT AS A MATTER OF FACT, ALL THE ONLY PRODUCT WE PROVIDE IS THE SPACE FOR USE AND SECURITY.

>> WHAT SECURITY?

>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO ARMED GUARDS ON-SITE AT EVERY SINGLE EVENT THAT WE HAVE.

A CERTIFIED CROWD MANAGER WHO'S IN CHARGE OF ENSURING THAT OBVIOUSLY, SHOULD THERE BE ANY EVENT THAT REQUIRES CROWD CONTROL OR REMOVING ANY OF YOU FROM THE SPACE IN ORDERLY MANNER.

THEY'RE TRAINED IN DOING THAT, ENSURING SAFETY.

>> WHAT ABOUT CAMERAS?

>> WE CAN CERTAINLY PUT SOME CAMERAS AND IF THE COMMISSION THERE ARE CAMERAS.

>> NO CAMERAS.

>> YEAH. THEY SAID THEIR CAMERAS ON THE OUTSIDE FACING ALL DIRECTIONS AND ON THE INSIDE AS WELL.

RIGHT. BUT WHAT ABOUT INSIDE THIS SPACE? OKAY. YES, MA'AM.

>> CAN YOU PLEASE PUT UP THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE ROOMS? THE SMALLER ONE, THE LAB. THAT'S FINE.

>> OKAY.

>> WE HAVE NINE SEMI-PRIVATE AREAS OF 100-250 SQ FT EACH THROUGH CODE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES THAT LEGALLY ALLOW YOU TO HAVE IN THAT ROOM?

>> THE ENTIRE SPACE IS AS PER CODE IS 100 PEOPLE.

>> HUNDRED PEOPLE TO FIT INTO 1975 A ROOM?

>> IT'S 3,000 SQUARE FEET.

THOSE NINE AREAS, I CAN SEE YOUR CONFUSION.

THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY PRIVATE.

THERE ARE NO DOORS.

THERE ARE NO ANYWAY, JUST TO STOP TRAFFIC.

THEY'RE JUST LITTLE BREAKOUT AREAS WITH A LITTLE COUCH IN THERE.

SAY FOR EXAMPLE IS A NETWORKING EVENT.

MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE SPONSORS AND SOME OF THOSE AREAS WANTED TO TALK TO THE INVITEES, ETC.

BUT THERE IS NO ACTUAL DOORS BEING CLOSED OR COORDINATING OFF OF AREAS.

>> MOSTLY THOSE ITEMS WOULD HAPPENED DURING THE DAYTIME, CORRECT.

>> THEN NECESSARILY IT COULD BE A NETWORKING EVENT IN THE EVENING AS WELL.

>> I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY SPONSORS HAVE LATE-NIGHT BREAKOUT ROOMS.

>> I MEAN, YOU SAY LATE NIGHT, BUT I'M SAYING MAYBE A HAPPY HOUR TYPE OF EVENT OR AN ABSTRACT WORK

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EVENT THAT GOES UNTIL MAYBE 7-10 TYPE OF THING.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT LATE-NIGHT PARTIES.

>> MY CONCERN IS THE HOURS OF OPERATION ARE GOING TO 2:00 AM EVERY NIGHT.

>> WELL, THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE OPEN OVERNIGHT.

IT'S ONLY OPEN WHEN THERE IS A RENTED OUT TO A CUSTOMER.

IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S GOING TO BE NO INDEPENDENT OPERATION HERE.

THE ONLY OPERATION WILL BE WHEN THE SPACE IS RESERVED BY SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO UTILIZE UP FOR WHATEVER EVENT THAT THEY CHOOSE.

>> WE HAVE RULES AND REGULATIONS ON CERTAIN PLACES THAT COULD BE USED FOR HIRE AND FOR RENT.

ONE OF THEM IS RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS.

IS YOUR ENTITY PLANNING TO RENT OUT TO RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS?

>> RENTS. ANYBODY THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO RENT THROUGH THAT WANTS TO UTILIZE THE SPACE.

>> WELL, THEN THAT BECOMES AN ISSUE FOR OUR CODE.

WHEN RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS.

>> IT'S RENTING A SPACE, THOUGH NOT NECESSARILY PUTTING THEIR BUSINESS THEIR FULL-TIME.

THEY WANTED TO HAVE AN EVENT.

>> BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT THERE ARE CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS THAT RENT OUT LOCATIONS.

IF YOU'RE A HALL FOR HIGHER YOUR HALL FOR HIRE.

I'M ASKING HOW THAT WORKS IN CONJUNCTION TO OUR CITY'S CURRENT CODE.

IF THERE IS A CONFLICT THERE.

>> I WOULD DEFER TO THE DIRECTOR ON THAT.

>> MAXINE CALLOWAY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, THE USE IS A WHOLE FOR HIGHER, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY CAN ALLOW EVENTS TO OPERATE IN THE, IN THE BUILDING.

HOWEVER, THEY CANNOT RENT TO A CHURCH THAT IS GOING TO CONSISTENTLY USE IT FOR CHURCH BUSINESS EVERY SUNDAY, EVERY WEDNESDAY FOR BIBLE STUDY, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.

BUT IF THAT CHURCH IS HAVING AN EVENT, IF IT'S THEIR ANNUAL PASTOR APPRECIATION DINNER OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, THEN YES, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO RENT IT.

[OVERLAPPING] WHILE I'M SPEAKING, I ALSO JUST WANT TO ADD A FEW THINGS JUST FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT.

WE HAVE UPDATED THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO A TOTAL OF 10.

WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN EVENT THAT OCCURRED LAST WEEKEND THAT CAME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT NECESSITATED FOR US TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS AND THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL SHOULD THIS BODY APPROVED TODAY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE APPLICANT IS AWARE THAT THOSE TYPE OF ACTIVITY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY.

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, SHOULD YOU MOVE THIS FORWARD FOR APPROVAL, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE 10 CONDITIONS ARE INCLUDED.

IF YOU ALSO WANT TO ADD AN 11TH, THAT SPEAKS TO SECURITY BEING PROVIDED AT ALL EVENT THEN I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO ADD THAT AS WELL AS NUMBER 11.

>> ARE THE 10 THAT YOU WERE SPEAKING OF ALREADY IN OUR BACKUP?

>> YES. WE UPDATED THE BACKUP, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THE APPLICANT WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE IT. [OVERLAPPING]

>> THEY ADDED SIX.

>> THEY HAD SIX AND WE ADDED FOUR MORE WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT SOMETHING OCCURRED LAST WEEKEND ON THE PROPERTY.

WE ADDED THE NO PARKING OF VEHICLES IS PERMITTED WITHIN THE ALLEYWAY BEHIND THE BUSINESS.

NO BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED FROM THE PROPERTY WITHOUT THE BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT, AND THAT ALL EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN THE INTERIOR AND NOT SPILL OUT INTO THE PARKING LOT AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO PARKING IN THE ALLEYWAYS.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE REPORTED TO US THAT WERE HAPPENING LAST WEEKEND.

[BACKGROUND]

>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BRUCE LEDGER.

TO SPECIFY WHAT SHE JUST SAID, IT WAS SUPER BOWL, SO WE COULDN'T REALLY CONTROL WHAT WAS GOING ON, NO EXCUSES.

I'VE BEEN DOING BUSINESS IN THE CITY FOR 20 YEARS, SO I'M PRETTY MUCH AWARE WHAT THE CITY WANT AND DON'T WANT.

DOING SO, WE MADE A MISTAKE, THAT WILL HAPPEN NO MORE.

>> BASICALLY FOR THE AUDIENCE, THE APPLICANT HAS SAID IT WAS SUPER BOWL, IT WAS A MISTAKE.

THEY KNOW BETTER NOW FOR THE FUTURE.

>> LISTEN, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO OPEN THIS FOR FOUR YEARS.

WE NEVER DID ANYTHING.

>> THAT IS A QUESTION OF WHAT HAS TAKEN SO LONG? WHY HAVE YOU BEEN?

>> I'M SORRY?

>> WHEN DID YOU INITIALLY TRY TO START THIS PROJECT WITH THE CITY?

>> WE WANTED TO GIVE UP, BUT WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S DO IT.

>> WHAT WAS YOUR REASON FOR DECIDING TO TAKE A RETAIL STRUCTURE AND DECIDE TO PUT IN IT A HALL FOR HIRE, AND WHAT MAKES YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A GOOD USE FOR OUR FUTURE EVOLVEMENT OF OUR CITY AND OUR FUTURE PROGRESS AND PLANNING FOR OUR CITY?

>> I'M SHANE SHREDDER, KNOWN AS SHANE JUSTIN.

PRETTY MUCH I AM A DESIGNER.

I'VE BEEN DOING BUSINESS IN TAMARAC FOR ALMOST GOING ON TWO YEARS NOW, AND I WANTED TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT US YOUNG PEOPLE HAS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO AS OUR SEMINARS BECAUSE I DO SEMINARS AS WELL FOR YOUNG BUSINESS OWNERS,

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AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING WHERE I CAN HAVE A SEMINAR OR I CAN HAVE A WEDDING RECEPTION, OR I CAN HAVE A WHATEVER EVENT THAT YOU WILL WANT TO HAVE A MAKE IT ABROAD.

THAT'S JUST TYPICALLY ONE THING. THAT'S WHY I DID THAT.

I ALSO HAVE A STORE IN THE PLAZA AS WELL NAMED SHANE JUSTIN.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT I CAN USE AND EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY CAN USE AS WELL.

IT'S SOMETHING NICE AND NOT RAN DOWN LIKE A LOT OF THINGS ARE.

I THINK WE DESERVE SOME NICE THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO.

>> HOW DO YOU SUSPECT THAT THIS WILL ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES TO THE CITY AND HELP FURTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CITY?

>> WELL, FIRST OFF, I'M GOING TO ALWAYS HAVE SEMINARS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO COME AND DO BUSINESS SEMINARS WITH ME.

I'M A BUSINESS MOGUL.

I'VE BEEN DOING BUSINESS A LONG TIME AND I WANT TO JUST BE ABLE TO TEACH ENTREPRENEURS HOW TO BE ENTREPRENEURS, BECAUSE SCHOOL DOESN'T TEACH YOU THAT.

A LOT OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS NOW, THEY AREN'T TEACHING KIDS HOW TO BE ENTREPRENEURS, AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO.

AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO HAVE OTHER EVENTS AS WELL IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> CAN YOU PUT BACK THE PICTURE OF THE PROJECT, THE NEXT PAGE? THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS MORE FOR CAPTAIN [INAUDIBLE] REGARDING SECURITY IN THAT AREA, REGARDING THE CALLS FOR SERVICE IN THAT CORRIDOR IN THE 441 COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD CORRIDOR, WHERE WE HAVE A HOTEL ACROSS THE WAY.

WE HAVE ACTUALLY THREE HOTELS IN THAT GENERAL AREA.

SOMETIMES NOT HEARING THE NICEST THINGS ABOUT OUR CITY GOING ON AROUND THAT AREA.

I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SPILLOVER, WHETHER SPILLS INTO YOUR PROJECT OR SPILLS OUT FROM YOUR PROJECT.

CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US KNOW A BIT MORE ABOUT SECURITY IN THAT AREA?

>> JEFF [INAUDIBLE], CAPTAIN IN [INAUDIBLE] CHAIR'S OFFICE.

I AM NOT PREPARED TO SPEAK ON THAT.

I DID NOT DO ANY RESEARCH IN THAT SPECIFIC LOCATION.

>> I'M JUST GOING TO SAY FOR THE APPLICANT AND FOR OUR CITY, ANYTIME YOU'RE GOING TO BRING A HALF OR HIGHER OR SOMETHING, THAT'S A MAJOR CHANGE FROM RETAIL INTO A BUSINESS COMMUNITY, OR EVEN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, PLEASE KNOW I'M GOING TO BE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT SECURITY, BECAUSE I HAVE SOME MAJOR CONCERNS.

IT LOOKS REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THE WAY IT LOOKS, I HAVE AN ISSUE FOR ME ON THE WAY IT FEELS.

IS IT THE RIGHT FEEL FOR WHAT'S GOING INTO OUR CITY OVER THERE? MS. CALLOWAY, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FOR YOU OR FOR MS. FUNDERWHITE ON WHAT IS BEING PUT INTO THE PROGRESSIVE BUILDING JUST A LITTLE WAYS DOWN THE BLOCK.

>> WE DO HAVE A VERY STRONG INQUIRIES REALLY IS NOT A FORMAL APPLICATION FOR A MIXED USE PROJECT TO OCCUPY THAT SITE.

I KNOW THAT WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL PROPERTY OWNER AND WE HAD SCHEDULED A PRELIMINARY APPLICATION MEETING THAT WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE, BUT I KNOW IT'S A VERY STRONG INQUIRY AND SOMETHING WE EXPECT TO HAPPEN WHICH WOULD BE A MIXED USE PROJECT ON THAT PROPERTY.

>> THE MIXED USE PROJECT IS LOOKING AT A MUSEUM ON THE BOTTOM AND RESIDENTIAL ON TOP, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> THAT IS CORRECT, MA'AM.

>> THEN THE OLD TRAPEZE PROPERTY IS BEING LOOKED INTO AGAIN AS HOUSING, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> WELL, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT THAT PROPERTY AND SOMETHING WE CAN ACQUIRE.

>> I UNDERSTAND THE COMMENT BEING MADE ABOUT BRINGING SOMETHING IN FOR YOUR USES.

BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SQUEEZE INTO THIS LOCATION.

WHAT'S ON TOP? WHAT'S ON THE SECOND STORY?

>> THEY'RE EXECUTIVE OFFICES.

>> I'M GOING TO TAKE MY TWO MINUTES NOW, IF THAT'S OKAY, AND FINISH THIS UP.

THEY'RE EXECUTIVE OFFICES.

WHAT ARE THE EXECUTIVE OFFICES? ARE THEY RENTED OUT?

>> THEY ARE RENTAL OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF FACT, BRUCE HAS ONE OFFICE UP THERE AS WELL.

>> HOW MANY MORE UP THERE THEY VACANT OR THEY OCCUPIED.

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>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> IT'S TAX OFFICES UPSTAIRS, IT'S A BRAIDER, I THINK A GIRL DOES BRAIDS.

I THINK THAT'S IT. JUST PRETTY MUCH TAX OFFICES AND A BRAIDER DOES NAILS AS WELL.

>> THEY ARE AN EXECUTIVE OFFICES.

THEY'RE DOING SALON WORK.

>> YES. IT'S OFFICE SPACES AND THEY JUST USE THEM AS WHAT THEY NEED TO USE THEM AS, BUT WE DON'T CONTROL THAT.

>> NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

>> I WASN'T THE APPLICANT.

>> NO, [LAUGHTER] I UNDERSTAND THAT. IT'S NOT ON YOU, I PROMISE. I'M JUST LISTENING.

I APPRECIATE YOU'RE ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS.

I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT CERTAIN SPILLOVER BUSINESS. GO AHEAD.

>> ALSO TOO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY ONE THING, AS FAR AS SECURITY.

I'M A PERSON THAT TAKE SECURITY VERY SERIOUS.

I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN IN THAT PLAZA FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS NOW AS WELL AS BRUCE AND THAT PLAZA WE'VE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE IN THE PLAZA BECAUSE WE TAKE SECURITY SO SERIOUS.

WE TREAT THAT AS OUR HOME AND WE DON'T TOLERATE ANYTHING THAT'S NOT WHOLESOME, OR PROFESSIONAL, I WOULD SAY.

SECURITY, I THINK WE GOT THAT COVERED 100%.

>> JUST ON AN OCCASIONAL FOOTBALL NIGHT?

>> EVEN DOING THAT MISTAKE, WE HAD SECURITY OUTSIDE.

>> WE HAD SECURITY. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE PARKING SITUATION LIKE THE YOUNG LADY STATED, AS FAR AS THE ALLEY AND WHAT WAS ABLE TO BE USED AND WHAT WASN'T ABLE TO BE USED.

NOW THAT WE KNOW WE 100% WILL MAKE SURE THAT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

>> ALONG WITH NOISE? KEEPING NOISE INTO YOUR OWN PROJECTS?

>> YES, FOR SURE 100%.

>> I FEEL ABOUT CLEANING UP YOUR AREA.

>> I KNOW.

>> I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO THE VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR. MS. CALLOWAY, CAN YOU LIST THE CONDITIONS AGAIN, JUST SO I HAVE IT ON RECORD AND CLEAR?

>> SURE. THEY'RE 10 VICE MAYOR.

NO ALCOHOL SHALL BE SERVED ON THE PREMISES WITHOUT OBTAINING THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA LICENSING AUTHORITY.

ONCE AN ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSE IS OBTAINED, THE FACILITY SHALL NOT SERVE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 02.00 AM AND 08:00 AM.

NUMBER 3, THE FACILITY SHALL NOT ACTIVELY OPERATE OR HOST ANY FUNCTION BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 02:00 AM AND 06:00 AM.

NUMBER 4, NO FOOD TRUCKS PERMITTED TO OPERATE ON THE SITE WITHOUT A VALID FOOD TRUCK PERMIT.

NUMBER 5, NO PARKING OF VEHICLES IS PERMITTED WITHIN THE ALLEYWAY BEHIND THE BUSINESS.

NUMBER 6, NO BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED FROM THE PROPERTY WITHOUT A VALID BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT.

NUMBER 7, ALL EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HALL FOR HIRE ARE TO BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF THE BUSINESS, AND NO PORTION OF THE EVENT IS TO BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THE PARKING LOT.

NUMBER 8, APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION CAN ONLY REMAIN VALID DURING THE PERIOD IN WHICH THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND BUSINESS LICENSE REMAIN ACTIVE.

NUMBER 9, APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS CONTINGENT UPON APPROVAL AND COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING PERMIT FOR INTERIOR RENOVATIONS AND SAFETY, AND THERE'S A BUILDING PERMIT NUMBER.

LAST NUMBER 10, THE APPLICANT AGREES THAT ANY TRANSFER OF SPECIAL EXCEPTION INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE NEW OWNER IN WRITING.

I THINK THE APPLICANT OFFERED A NUMBER 11 TO PROVIDE SECURITY AT ALL EVENTS.

>> NUMBER 6 SAYS NO BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED FROM THE PROPERTY WITHOUT A VALID BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT.

EXPLAIN THAT. THERE ARE BANQUET HALL, THEY'RE SPACE FOR HIRE.

>> YES. THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET A BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT FOR A HALL FOR HIRE WHICH THEY DID NOT HAVE WHEN AN EVENT WAS CONDUCTED LAST WEEK.

WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDE ALL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT WE SAW THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND.

>> IT WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED ABOUT THAT, SO THE LICENSES IS FOR THEM, NOT EVERY PERSON THAT IS GOING TO USE THE SPACE?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. THEIR LICENSE WILL BE HALL FOR HIRE.

THEY WOULD HOLD THAT LICENSE AND RENEW THAT EVERY YEAR AND THEN OF COURSE, THEY WOULD RENT THE SPACE OUT.

>> JUST FOR A POINT, I THINK YOU CALLED ME ABOUT THIS AND ASKED ME TO COME TO SEE IT, BUT I DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE TO CHECK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR ON THE RECORD, I DIDN'T REMEMBER IT WAS YOU.

I HAVE A POSITIVE COMMENT TO MAKE ABOUT SHANE JUSTIN.

MY FLORIST ONE TIME TOLD ME HOW AMAZING HE IS.

I THINK HE DID SOME EVENT OR WHATEVER FOR SOME ENTERTAINER IN ATLANTA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

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BUT IT SLIPS ME.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG.

BUT IT'S NICE TO SEE YOUNG PEOPLE TRYING TO DO BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

YOUR PLACE HAS A TOUCH OF EXCELLENCE.

I LIKE THE FEEL AND I LIKE HOW IT LOOKS.

OF COURSE, EVERY APPLICANT WILL BRING ITS OWN SET OF COMPLIMENTS AND ISSUES MAYBE.

BUT IT'S NOT FOR US TO BE A BARRIER TO WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.

IF IT BECOMES A PROBLEM, I'M SURE BSO AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT.

BUT FROM A BUSINESS POINT OF VIEW, I THINK IT'S GREAT.

I THINK THAT YOU ARE DOING AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL JOB.

YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE AN HONEST LIVING.

THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TO DO.

WHETHER YOU WANT TO HAVE 1, 2, 3, 4 JOBS OR FIVE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES, IT'S YOUR PREROGATIVE BROTHER.

EARN YOUR MONEY HONESTLY, WITH INTEGRITY, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS COUNTRY IS ABOUT.

I'M INCLINED TO VOTE YES ON THIS.

I APPRECIATE YOUR SPACE.

I APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU IN THE CITY.

>> I'M NOT SEEING QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE ELSE.

I'M JUST GOING TO ASK ONE OTHER ONE.

AS WE HEARD, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE LICENSE, YOU'RE NOT SERVING LIQUOR THERE.

I WANT TO KNOW HOW THE AUTHORITY FOR SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIQUOR LICENSE IS ALLOWED TO BE USED ON THEIR PROPERTY.

MS. CALLOWAY AS THEY IMAGINE?

>> THEY WOULD HAVE TO OBTAIN THE LIQUOR LICENSE.

>> THEY HAVE TO OBTAIN IT OR WHAT I HEARD AND YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I'M THROWING IN A PARTY THERE, SO I'M HAVING IT CATERED.

I'M HAVING THE FOOD BROUGHT IN.

MY CATERER HAS A LIQUOR LICENSE.

MY CATERER'S LIQUOR LICENSE IS GOING TO BE UTILIZED BY [OVERLAPPING]

>> THEIR BUSINESS IS GOING TO BE SERVING ALCOHOL WHEN IT'S LEASED OUT, SO THEY WOULD NEED TO OBTAIN ALCOHOL LICENSE.

>> YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS TO OBTAIN A LIQUOR LICENSE.

>> MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE STATUTE IS THAT IF THERE'S ANOTHER LIQUOR LICENSE WITH A COMPANY WHO PROVIDES THOSE SERVICES FOR WHEREVER IT'S UNDER THEIRS.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE WAS AN EVENT AT A PARK OR SOMETHING, A PUBLIC PARK.

IT WOULD BE UNDER THE LIQUOR LICENSE OF THE VENDOR WHO'S PROVIDING THE SERVICES TO WHATEVER THE ESTABLISHMENT IS.

>> IF YOU'RE HAVING ONE VENDOR THAT'S GOING TO BE THE GO-TO VENDOR THAT'S ALWAYS SERVING ALCOHOL AT THAT EVENT, THEN YOU CAN USE THAT.

BUT IF EVERYONE THAT'S COMING IN IS GOING TO HAVE A LIQUOR LICENSE, THEN THEY CAN'T PROCESS OR MANAGE FOR EVERY EVENT TO PRODUCE A LIQUOR LICENSE.

IT'D BE EASIER FOR YOU TO OBTAIN THAT LIQUOR LICENSE AND THEN THOSE EVENTS CAN SERVE UNDER THAT LICENSE.

>> WHAT IF THERE'S NO ALCOHOL FOR SALE? ISN'T THAT WHAT THE STATUTE CONTEMPLATES AS SALE OF ALCOHOL.

IN OTHER WORDS, IF SOMEBODY COMES IN FOR A PRIVATE EVENT, THEY BRING THEIR OWN ALCOHOL.

WE'RE NOT SELLING ANY ALCOHOL.

>> BUT YOU'RE SELLING THE HALL IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE THERE.

>> HE'S CORRECT WITH THAT. BUT IF THERE'S ANY SALE OF ALCOHOL THAT IS OCCURRING, THEN HE WOULD HAVE TO OBTAIN A LIQUOR LICENSE.

>> THAT'S WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING WAS. IF WE WERE TO EVER PROVIDE IT TO ANY OF OUR, FOR EXAMPLE, SOMEBODY COMES TO RENT THE HALL, WE SAY, HEY, AS PART OF OUR SERVICE, WE PROVIDE ALCOHOL FOR YOU AND SELL IT TO YOU, THAT'S WHAT WE REQUIRE A LIQUOR LICENSE.

>> WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONSIDER THAT BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN CONTROL WHO IS COMING IN.

WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO BE GIVEN THAT ALCOHOL FOR FREE OR WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO BE SELLING THAT ALCOHOL, WHICH IS WHY IT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR CONDITION?

>> YES MA'AM.

>> BUT ALSO I'M GOING TO RENT OUT YOUR PLACE AND I'M HAVING AN EVENT THERE AND I'M GOING TO BE SELLING ALCOHOL FROM THERE.

OR I'M SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS OR WITH YOUR TICKET TO COME IN AND YOU GET FOOD AND TWO DRINKS.

IT'S A SALE OF ALCOHOL SOMEWHERE IN THERE.

I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ON MAKING SURE THAT YOU DON'T GO FORWARD WITH SOMETHING THAT COULD WIND UP HURTING YOU IF YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY ON THE SAME PAGE ON THIS ITEM.

THEREFORE, I'M RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING WE TABLE THIS MOTION TO THE NEXT MEETING TO GIVE THEM SOME TIME TO WORK THIS ITEM OUT AND MAKE SURE ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE UNDERSTOOD BY BOTH PARTIES BEFORE THERE'S A DETERMINATION WHETHER THIS SHOULD GO IN.

>> MADAM MAYOR, RESPECTFULLY, THE CONDITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT FORTH BY COMMUNE DEVELOPMENT, THEY'RE UNDERSTOOD THERE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

THE SALE IS THE IMPORTANT WORD, IT'S NOT OUR INTENTION TO SELL ANY ALCOHOL.

WE RENT THE SPACE, AND EVERY BANQUET HALL IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA DOES NOT HAVE THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT LIQUOR LICENSE WHEN THEY DON'T SELL ALCOHOL.

IN OTHER WORDS, ALSO THE RAFFLE THING TOO.

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I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. THAT'S A GOOD AROUND.

THAT'S NOT WHAT'S GOING HAPPEN [OVERLAPPING] IN THIS FACILITY.

WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE.

>> HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT? I HAVE TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WISH TO SPEAK BEHIND YOU.

>> THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS FAMILIAR WITH, I THINK THE LIQUOR STORE IS CALLED LOYALTY, WHICH IS IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AS WELL.

I'M PLANNING ON TEAMING UP WITH THEM IF SOMEBODY WOULD RENT IT AND THEY WANT TO GO GET ALCOHOL FROM THAT SPECIFIC LIQUOR STORE, WHERE I GET TO USE HIS LIQUOR LICENSE WHERE HE WOULD CHARGE ME FOR IT AND WE'LL DO BUSINESS TOGETHER.

ALL LIQUOR WILL COME FROM ONE PLACE WHICH IS CALLED LOYALTY LIQUOR, WHICH IS IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

>> WE ARE GOING TO GET A LICENSE 100% VERY SOON.

>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.

>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY AS WELL.

IF WE CAN SUGGEST THAT THEY PARTNER WITH SOMEONE, THAT'S GOING TO BE THEIR GO-TO VENDOR VERSUS HAVING SEVERAL VENDORS [OVERLAPPING]

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> RIGHT. I THINK THAT SHOULD PROBABLY PUT YOU A LITTLE BIT AT EASE.

>> DON'T YOU THINK I'M NOT. [LAUGHTER]

>> WE DO HAVE THIS HISTORY, MADAM MAYOR. [LAUGHTER]

>> YES, WE DO, WHICH IS WHY I'M SURE YOU PREPARE THESE FINE GENTLEMEN TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT'LL BE COMING FROM ME.

BASICALLY I WILL SAY THAT I HAVE MY RESERVATION STILL.

I AM CONCERNED NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WAS AROUND THERE RIGHT NOW, AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WE'RE TRYING TO ADD TO OUR CITY.

I'M NOT SAYING WHAT YOU HAVE THERE WON'T ADD TO OUR CITY, I JUST THINK IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF A RETAIL USE.

I KNOW THAT WE NEED TO BE WORKING ON SOME OF OUR FUTURE PLANNING TO FIX RETAIL OFFICE USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT USE AND FOR THE LIKE.

I WILL TRY TO BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL NOT LET YOUR PLACE BE SUBVERTED OUT FOR USES THAT YOU KNOW ARE NOT WHAT THE CITY'S DESIRES ARE FOR IT.

[BACKGROUND] I'VE GOT THAT ON THE RECORD.

I'VE GOT 110 PERCENT.

IF BY CHANCE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING YOUR ADVERTISING [NOISE] OR PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING YOUR HIRING, IF YOU SHOULD BE DEFERRING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS YOU KNOW WHAT'S ON YOU GUYS.

>> WHICH I WILL BE DOING.

>> COMMISSIONER DANIEL.

>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BUSINESS TO TAMARAC, BECAUSE PERSONALLY I'VE LOOKED FOR SPACE AND HAVE TO GO TO CORAL SPRINGS, OR [INAUDIBLE] HILL CITY CENTER NEARBY.

I THINK THE BUSINESS IS REALLY NEEDED, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T FIND ANY IN OUR CITY.

I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR REGARDING SECURITY, AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT IN THE STIPULATION.

I'VE RENTED HALLS BEFORE, YOU JUST PUT IT IN THE CONTRACT WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RENTING, AND THEY LEAVE A DEPOSIT AND THEY LOSE THEIR MONEY IF THEY DON'T FOLLOW YOUR RULES.

BUT IT WOULD BE GOOD IF SOMEONE IS ON CAMPUS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING GOES WELL.

>> THAT WAS ONE OF OUR THINGS THAT MR. LAYER IS GOING TO ACTUALLY BECOME A CERTIFIED CROWD MANAGER, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN VERY IMPORTANT, NOT NECESSARY REQUIRED BY THE CITY OR ANYTHING ELSE, THAT WAS JUST OF OUR OWN VOLITION.

OBVIOUSLY I WANT TO TALK TO MY CLIENTS PROVIDE THINGS THAT WOULD MAKE THE COMMISSION FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE APPROVING THE BUSINESS.

THAT WAS TWO THINGS THAT I THOUGHT WERE VERY IMPORTANT, WAS SECURITY AND CROWD CONTROL.

>> VICE MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THEY NEED.

THE CONDITIONS ARE SET FORTH AND YOU DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND, CORRECT? TO THE BUSINESS OWNERS, LISTEN, THIS IS MY DISTRICT AND THERE ARE SENIORS TO THE WEST AND EAST OF YOUR BUSINESS.

I DON'T KNOW YOU, BUT I SPEAK HIGHLY OF YOU HERE, SO DON'T LET ME HAVE TO SWALLOW MY WORDS.

I DON'T WANT THERE TO BE A COMPLAINT THAT YOU'RE SELLING ALCOHOL AND YOU'RE DOING ALL SORTS OF LOOT THINGS THAT DOES NOT LOOK GOOD ON THE DISTRICT.

[NOISE] JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND.

AS YOU GO FORWARD WITH YOUR BUSINESS IF THIS GETS APPROVED, JUST UNDERSTAND THAT WE APPRECIATE YOUNG PEOPLE, WE APPRECIATE ENTREPRENEURS, WE APPRECIATE PEOPLE COMING INTO OUR CITY WITH BUSINESSES, WHETHER THEY ARE LARGE BUSINESSES OR SMALL BUSINESSES.

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I'LL CONTINUE TO TRY TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE YOUTH, AND I'M GOING TO HOLD YOU TO WHAT YOU'VE SAID TO BRING IN YOUTH EVENTS, BECAUSE THAT'S NEEDED, ESPECIALLY IN OUR GENERATION AND PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE US. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> I CAN'T HELP MYSELF, I'VE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION.

[NOISE] DO YOU REALLY FEEL THE NEED THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE DURING THE WEEKDAY THE BUSINESS OPEN TIL 2:00 AM?

>> I DO, JUST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE WANT TO WHATEVER IS THE EVENT THAT SOMEBODY WANTS TO DO AND THEY WANT TO BE OPEN TO THAT LATE AND WE HAVE TO JUST TURN THEM DOWN AND SAY NO.

I JUST FEEL LIKE AS A BUSINESSMAN IT IS JUST MAKE THE BUSINESS PART OF IT SO MUCH BETTER.

HOWEVER I DO GET YOUR CONCERN DURING THE WEEK. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I GET IT. BUT I JUST THINK IF WE JUST TACKLE THAT NOW TO 2 O'CLOCK, I WON'T HAVE TO REVISIT IT IN THE FUTURE.

BUT IF YOU ARE SAYING THAT IT CAN'T BE, THEN.

>> WELL I'M NOT SAYING IT CAN'T BE BECAUSE I AM JUST ONE, BUT I WOULD BE MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE KNOWING THAT YOUR BUSINESS MODEL HAS BEEN DOING WELL, HAS NOT HAD COMPLAINTS IN THE CITY, AND IS THE ACTUAL NEED FOR IT TO BE OPEN VERSUS JUST SAYING, LET'S KEEP IT OPEN AND JUST SEE WHAT WE CAN PLUG IN.

PERSONALLY I WOULD PREFER MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, IT CLOSES BY 11:00, AND THEN WHY DO YOU DO A LOT OF FUN STUFF ON MONDAY NIGHTS?

>> NO, NOT NECESSARILY THAT, BUT I THINK 11:00 IS VERY EARLY, AND IT WILL LIMIT THE BUSINESS MODEL.

>> I MUST SEE YOUR BUSINESS MODEL ONE DAY.

[LAUGHTER]

>> MADAM MAYOR, WE COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN.

I THINK THAT PART OF THE CONCERNS WILL BE ALLEVIATED BY SIMILAR CONDITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THIS USE, WHICH ARE [NOISE] NOTHING OUTSIDE, NOTHING SPILLING OVER INTO THE PARKING LOT.

NO FOOD TRUCKS.

ANY BUSINESSES, FOR EXAMPLE, THE TAX OFFICES UPSTAIRS ARE LONG SINCE CLOSED AT 2:00 AM.

IF THE BUSINESS IS CLOSED UP AND THEN THE EVENT IS INSIDE, THERE SHOULD BE MINIMAL IF ANY IMPACT ON THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

>> THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, THE GLASS, IS IT TINTED? THEN ARE YOU IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CODES AND OUR CONCERNS? I'M NOT SAYING YOUR BUSINESS IS GOING TO DO THIS.

>> BUT YOU ARE YOU'RE A HALL FOR HIRE, YOU REMOVE YOURSELF FROM LIABILITY, YOU GIVE THE HALL UP TO SOMEBODY.

THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT WHO YOU MIGHT HIRE TO, OR LEASE IT TO, THAT CAN COME BACK.

I CAN SEE THE CONCERN LOOKS ON YOUR FACE.

>> I WILL LISTEN.

>> THEN SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU TAKE CARE OF THOSE CONCERNS WITH YOUR BUSINESS MODEL.

UNFORTUNATE AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO HAVE FUN, WE WANT TO HAVE A GOOD TIME, WE WANT TO FEEL SAFE, WE ARE PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING, [NOISE] AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR BUSINESS HAS TURNED INTO SOMETHING THAT YOU DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO AND IT CAUSES YOU PROBLEMS.

>> MADAM MAYOR, THERE WILL NEVER BE AN EVENT AT THAT FACILITY THAT ONE OF THE TWO ARE NOT THERE FOR.

>> THEN YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE REALLY TIRED. [LAUGHTER]

>> I GOT A PHONE CALL YESTERDAY.

THE LADY LEAVING IN LAUDERHILL HERE, BUT HER GRANDMA'S TURNING 90, AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A HALL, AND IT WAS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A PHONE CALL WITH THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL AND SEE IF WE COULD USE YOUR HALL, I'M LIKE, "WE'RE NOT READY YET." THEY LIKE, "THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL WILL PAY BECAUSE SHE'S TURNING 90." I SHOWED THEM THE PLACE AND THEY LOVED IT, BUT WE CAN'T MAKE NO MONEY.

NO, I'M SAYING WE NOT OPERATING, IS JUST TO SHOW YOU WE GOT PEOPLE 89-90 ELDERS THAT WANT TO USE IT.

>> WE HAD SOME REALLY FUN 90-YEAR-OLDS HERE, AND THAT'S EXACTLY [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING].

>> WE LOOK FORWARD FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO USE OUR HALL.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT.

>> OKAY.

>> I'M SHARING CONCERNS, ASKING FOR YOU TO PUT IN PLACE PRECAUTIONS.

REMEMBER, WE TRY TO SEE THINGS IN A VERY NICE POSITIVE PION SKYLIGHT, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEAR, "HOW COULD YOU EVER PROVE THIS PLACE? THIS IS WHAT GOES ON.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS," AND THEN IT BECOMES PROBLEMS FOR YOU AND US.

IS NOT SAYING THAT YOU INTENDED FOR IT TO HAPPEN, BUT OUR JOBS ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK PASS A, B, AND C, AND LOOK TO SEE WHAT COULD BE Z.

YOU'VE HEARD MY CONCERNS, I'M HEARING YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS UP TO CODE,

[02:15:02]

AND IT'S GOING TO BE CONTEMPLATED, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE SOME OF THE WORDING IN THERE, BUT THAT I'LL LEAVE IT UP FOR MRS. CALLOWAY TO SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT FURTHER.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONER DANIEL.

>> YOUR MOTION PASSES 5-0.

>> THANK YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS.

>> THANK YOU ALL. HAVE A GREAT DAY.

>> YOU TOO.

>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I KNOW WE'RE GETTING TO A BEWITCHING HOUR OF NOON.

HOWEVER, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HERE,

[9.b TBO68 - Order denying/approving Special Exception application for AYR Cannabis Dispensary located at 5100 West Commercial Boulevard, Suites 13 & 14, Tamarac, Florida 33319, for the use of a modified one (1) story, two-thousand six-hundred and eighty-five square feet (2,685 sq.ft.) leased space for a Medical Marijuana Dispensary within an existing plaza in the NC (Neighborhood Commercial) zoning district, pursuant to the Tamarac Code of Ordinances.]

SO WE WILL NOT BE TAKING A BREAK, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THROUGH AND GO TO 9B.

CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ 9B, TITLED INTO THE RECORD.

>> 9B IS AN ORDERED BENIGN OR APPROVING SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION FOR AYR CANNABIS DISPENSARY LOCATED AT 5100 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, SUITE 13 AND 14, FOR THE USE OF A MODIFIED ONE STORY 2,685 SQUARE FEET, THE SPACE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY WITHIN EXISTING PLAZA IN A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. I BELIEVE ALL WITNESSES WERE ALREADY SWORN IN FOR THIS ONE.

[BACKGROUND] WERE YOU HERE FOR SWEARING IN? NO. CITY CLERK, IF YOU LOOK.

>> THANK YOU. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?

>> THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR, THE WITNESS HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

>> THANK YOU. I WILL NOW ASK FOR ANY DISCLOSURES. COMMISSIONER RAY?

>> MYSELF, NONE. COMMISSIONER DANIEL.

>> NONE.

>> NONE.

>> VICE MAYOR.

>> SINCE THIS IS MY DISTRICT HAD A VESTED INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THAT I SPOKE TO A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE.

I SPOKE TO RON BOOK DANIEL SPARKS.

I WENT TO THE PLAZA, SPOKE TO THE PLAZA OWNER, ALL THE TENANTS, AND THE PLAZA HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE OWNER OF THE DAYCARE, RESONANCE OF MANOR PARK, CENTRAL PARK, MAINLAND SOUTHERN, AND MAINLAND SIX.

>> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> SO MOVED.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY THE VICE MAYOR.

I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

I HAVE NUMEROUS PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR SPEAKING ON THIS MATTER, AND I HAVE MR. FRED DAVENPORT.

YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD OR LOCATION, PLEASE.

>> FOR A DAVENPORT, MANOR PARK COMMUNITY.

MY WIFE AND I, ALONG WITH SEVERAL NEIGHBORS, ATTENDED TO LESS PLANNING BOARD ON FEBRUARY 1ST, AND IT WAS STATED THAT THE MARIJUANA DISPENSARY OR FIT THE 100 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY FOUR MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN TAMARAC, AND THIS WAS GOING TO BE THE FIFTH AND FINAL ONE.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF TAMARAC FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS NOW.

ME AND MY WIFE CHOSE THE CITY BECAUSE WE LIKED THE CITY.

THE MANOR PARK COMMUNITY WAS UP AND COMING AND WE'D LIKE TO MODEL HOUSE THAT WE BUILT OR BOTH NOW RETIRED IN.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE IN MANOR PARK NOW.

THAT BEING SAID, THROUGH ALL THAT PROCESS, IT WAS NEVER IMAGINED THAT THERE WILL BE A MARIJUANA DISPENSARY WRITE DOWN STREET.

WE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THESE HOUSES AND IT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO BE YOUR NEIGHBOR.

THE INTERSECTION OF COMMERCIAL AND IN ROCK ISLAND IS CONGESTED NOW AS IT IS.

AS IT WAS STATED IN LAST MEETING, ABOUT 90,000 PEOPLE RELY ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

WELL, THE PERCENTAGE OF DEBT THAT WILL COME INTO THAT AREA CONGESTED EVEN MORE.

THE NEXT CONCERN IS THE DISPENSARY IS GOING TO BE RIGHT DOWN THE HALL FROM A PRESCHOOL, TO BE EXACT 239 FEET FROM A PRESCHOOL NEXT TO LITTLE CHILDREN,

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MARIJUANA BEING SOLD IN THE PRESENCE OF LITTLE CHILDREN EVERY DAY.

IT WAS SHOCKING TO KNOW THAT THE OWNER OF THIS PRESCHOOL WAS IN FAVOR OF THIS MARIJUANA DISPENSARY BEING MOVED THERE.

I WONDER HOW THE PARENTS OF THOSE CHILDREN FEEL ABOUT THAT.

THE NEXT CONCERN IS A TRUE LEAVE CANNIBAL DISPENSARY, WHICH IS LOCATED DOWN THE STREET, 5900 ROCK ISLAND ROAD.

FROM ENTRANCE TO ENTRANCE ON ROCK ISLAND ROAD, BY MY ODOMETER, IS 5/10 OF A MILE.

THAT'S 2,640 FT APART TO MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES.

WHY DO WE NEED ANOTHER ONE? WHY COULD THIS HAVE BEEN PUT IN A BUSINESS DISTRICT WHERE THERE IS NO CONFLICT WITH RATHER DIGIT COMMUNITIES? BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF TRAFFIC COMES WITH THIS.

PEOPLE DO HAVE NEEDS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA, BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT GET MEDICAL MARIJUANA THAT DON'T HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES.

THAT'S JUST A WAY TO GET THERE MARIJUANA.

THESE ARE THE TYPE PEOPLE WE DON'T WANT COMING THAT CLOSE TO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE'S GOING TO HOLD.

I'M NOT AGAINST DISPENSARIES, BUT I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO BE MY NEIGHBOR.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU OWN A DAIS.

ASK THE CITIZENS OF TAMARAC FOR THEIR VOLTS SO THAT YOU CAN REPRESENT THEM.

I JUST ASK THAT TODAY, I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THE RIGHT DECISION IS MADE THAT YOU CAN REPRESENT US. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KATE JOHNSON, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE? NO. OKAY. WHAT'S LIKE? AARON EVANS ARE YOU STILL HERE?

>> AARON IS NOT PRESENT, BUT HE WAVES IN SUPPORT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

JEFFREY HATCHER.

>> GOOD MORNING, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR LEFT, COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JEFFREY HATCHER.

MY ADDRESS IS 4807 NORTHWEST 51ST, TERRACE, TAMARAC IN A COMMUNITY OF MANOR PARK.

I'M NOT GOING TO SAY EVERYTHING THAT MR. FRED SAID, MY NEIGHBOR.

BUT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU GUYS AS INTELLIGENT PEOPLE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. VERY SIMPLE.

AT THE LAST MEETING, THIS FINE GENTLEMEN SPOKE ABOUT THIS DISPENSARY AND EVERYTHING.

MY QUESTION IS, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT TAMARAC, ACTUALLY YOURSELF WHO REPRESENT THIS, WHY DON'T THEY PUT THESE DISPENSARIES IN WESTERN? WHY DON'T THEY PUT THEM IN BELLE HARBOR? WHY DON'T THEY PUT THEM IN AN AVENTURA? WHY? BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE DO NOT WANT THAT NEXT TO THEIR HOMES.

WE DON'T WANT IT NEXT TO OUR HOMES.

BEING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, THIS GENTLEMEN SAID 90,000.

NOW, THINK ABOUT COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD GOING WEST AT FIVE O'CLOCK, 05:30 OR SIX O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON.

IF YOU ADD 10% OF THAT, 90,000, WHAT'S THAT GOING TO DO FOR PEOPLE THAT'S TRYING TO GET HOME FROM A HARD DAYS WORK? I'M NOT AGAINST MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

IF YOU NEED MARIJUANA, YOU SMOKE MARIJUANA BY ALL MEANS, DO IT.

BUT WHY NOT PUT IT OUT IN A WAREHOUSE DISTRICT OR SOMETHING WHERE IT DON'T IMPEDE ON PEOPLE QUALITY OF LIFE? THAT'S ALL I ASK HIS COUNSEL. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. BRIAN HAYWOOD.

>> BRIAN HAYWOOD. RESIDENT OF MANOR PARK 4805 NORTHWEST 51ST TERRACE.

GOOD MORNING AGAIN, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS IMPORTANT. I'M HERE ON MY BIRTHDAY.

THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. THANK YOU.

I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS FOR THE AYR DISPENSARY IN THE SABAL PALM PLAZA.

AS MY NEIGHBORS SPOKE, THEY GAVE RELEVANT CONCERNS FOR TRAFFIC IN

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THE POTENTIAL INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY BE BROUGHT INTO THE COMMUNITY.

WHAT I WILL SAY THOUGH, IS THAT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT MARIJUANA USE AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ARE HIGHLY RELATED.

LET IT BE KNOWN THAT YES, THEY ARE EITHER PRESCHOOL IN THE AREA.

I WAS SHOCKED AS WELL TO SEE THAT THE OWNER OF THE PRESCHOOL ACTUALLY OKAY WITH THAT BEING THERE.

WELL, I'M NOT NOT ONLY THAT, I HAVE TWO YOUNG KIDS, A NINE AND A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD AND LIKE THEM, I BOUGHT A HOUSE IN TAMARAC BECAUSE IT WAS AN UP-AND-COMING COMMUNITY AND I'VE BEEN HERE NOW FOR FOUR YEARS AND I'M ALSO INVOLVED IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AS WELL.

I SIT ON THE VETERANS BOARD AS WELL WITH THE CITY.

WHAT I WILL SAY IS THIS I KNOW THAT IT MAY COME UP THAT THE USE OF AYR COMING INTO THE COMMUNITY IS TO GIVE OTHER INDIVIDUALS THE ABILITY TO RECEIVE MEDICAL MARIJUANA BECAUSE MAYBE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH DISPENSARIES.

BUT AS OF TODAY, THERE ARE 22 DISPENSARIES IN BROWARD COUNTY, 22.

FOUR WHICH ARE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, I WASN'T MOVED IN AND REALLY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE CITY BECAUSE HAD I BEEN HERE WHEN THE OTHER ONES CAME UP, I WOULD'VE BEEN HERE AS WELL TO VOICE MY CONCERNS.

BUT THERE'S 22 WITH THE FIFTH GOING TO BE LESS THAN A MILE AWAY.

THIS ONE THAT'S UP FOR A VOTE HERE.

AS THE CITY RESIDENTS OF TAMARAC, I'M ASKING YOU THAT YOU VOTE NO AGAINST THE APPLICATION.

WE DON'T NEED A FIFTH RIGHT DOWN THE STREET BACKING UP TO OUR COMMUNITY.

NOT ONLY THAT, FRED HATCHER MENTIONED, THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON ROCK ISLAND IN 441 IS TERRIBLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND IN EVENING, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.

WHAT IS THAT GOING TO DO? IT'S GOING TO MAKE OUR LIVES A LOT MORE MISERABLE.

I AGREE I'M NOT AGAINST MEDICAL MARIJUANA, BUT I DO AGREE THAT IF THEY IF THEY WANT TO ALLOW IT IN THE COMMUNITY, IT SHOULD BE MOVED TO ANOTHER PART OF TAMARAC COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, A DISTRICT THAT DOES NOT HAVE RESIDENTS RIGHT AROUND IT.

I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S EVEN AVAILABLE ON THE CITY OF TAMARAC BECAUSE IT'S 12 SQUARE MILES.

BUT AGAIN, YOU WILL HAVE FIVE WITHIN FOUR SQUARE MILES IF YOU ALLOW THIS FIFTH.

THAT'S MY CONCERN I'M EXPRESSING IT THIS MORNING THAT I DO NOT WANT IT IN MY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL.

VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HARRY SINCLAIR.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? YOU CAME BACK JUST IN TIME.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS HARRY SINCLAIR.

[NOISE] I AM A TENANT IN THAT PROPERTY.

I HAVE TWO STORES IN THAT PROPERTY.

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STORE GOING IN THERE.

WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES AROUND THERE FOR NUMBER YEARS.

I THINK FOR THEM TO DO IT, IT'S OKAY WITH ME. I'M RIGHT THERE.

BUT I DON'T HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT USE OR THE SELLING OF THAT PRODUCT THERE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

MY RESIDENT AND THE COMMUNITY, I LIVE ACTUALLY BEHIND THE MALL ITSELF, 4819 NORTHWEST 55 STREET.

I'M PRESENTLY TRYING TO OPEN THE MARIJUANA.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT AT ALL OR WHATSOEVER.

>> I PROBABLY DIDN'T SEE YOUR NAME PROPERLY.

WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE IT FOR THE RECORD?

>> DAVE MANUAL.

>> OKAY. DIDN'T DO IT BADLY.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. HASSAN ABDIN.

>> HASSAN ABDIN.

I'M THE LANDLORD FOR THIS PLAZA.

I'M HERE TO ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE THIS APPLICATION BECAUSE OF TWO REASONS.

ONE IS SECURITY CONCERN.

WE ARE HAVING A MAJOR ISSUE WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE HANGING OUT IN THE PLAZA.

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FRANKLY, WE HAVE NO WAY OF DEALING WITH THIS BECAUSE WHEN MY TENANTS, THREE OF THEM ARE HERE, CALL THE POLICE AND NOTHING HAPPENS.

OR IF THEY DO SHOW UP, HONESTLY DOESN'T MEAN MUCH BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE JUST LEAVE AND COME BACK AND BASICALLY THEY JUST LIVE THERE.

THEY HAVE THEIR STUFF, EVEN LIKE SMALL FURNITURE.

I HAVE TO KEEP GOING AND ASKING THEM TO LEAVE.

HONESTLY, I FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME IN LIFE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE, BUT I ASK THEM TO LEAVE.

POLICE DOESN'T HELP.

ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, WE HAVE HAD A HOMELESS PERSON WHO CAME PILED UP.

WE HAVE THIS TRASH CANS, THEY'RE SQUARE ABOUT THIS HEIGHT.

HE GATHERED THEM FROM THE ENTIRE PLAZA, PUT THEM FRONT OF ONE OF THE UNITS THAT WAS VACANT AT A TIME AND THAT'S MY CONCERN WITH VACANT UNITS.

HE PILED THEM UP, THEY STACK THEM UP TOO HIGH, BROKE THE WINDOW, WENT IN THERE, DID SOME DAMAGE TO WHATEVER WAS IN THEIR.

STOLE, BASICALLY NOTHING AND LEFT.

THIS IS A BIG CONCERN.

THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THESE UNITS HAVE BEEN VACANT BASICALLY SINCE 2020, ONE OF THEM, I THINK IT WAS 2018 AND THE OTHER ONE SINCE 2020.

FRANKLY, I'VE HAD TWO TYPES OF BUSINESSES INTERESTED TO OPEN IN THERE WHICH WERE EITHER A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A PHARMACY.

THE OTHER TWO PEOPLE WHO SHOWED INTERESTS, THEY STILL ARE INTERESTED, ARE LIQUOR STORES.

WE'RE HERE, UNFORTUNATELY, IF THIS DOESN'T GO THROUGH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE AT LEAST TO A LIQUOR STORE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE A WAY OF STOPPING A LIQUOR STORE OF GOING IN THERE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

>> NO PROBLEM, THANK YOU.

>> I BELIEVE THIS IS KIMBERLY BRICE OR PRICE.

SASHA MERACOLA. AGAIN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME CORRECTLY FOR THE RECORD.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SASHA MERACOLA AND I AM THE OWNER OF THE DAYCARE.

AS I EXPRESSED YESTERDAY TO MR. BOLTON, I AM IN FAVOR OF THE DISPENSARY.

RIGHT NOW OUR BIGGEST ISSUE THAT WE HAVE, AS I SAID IT YESTERDAY, WAS THE HOMELESS.

MY PARENTS ARE ACTUALLY GROWING CONCERNS BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE GETTING OUT THEIR CAR.

MY STAFF CAN THROW OFF THEIR GARBAGE.

I FEEL THAT HAVING THE DISPENSARY THERE WILL SOMEHOW INCREASE MORE OF A SURVEILLANCE AND SECURITY IN OUR PLAZA AND THAT TO ME IS MY MAIN CONCERN.

AS FAR AS MY PARENTS, I HAVE NOT ASKED THEM, DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE PATIENTS OR NOT.

BUT I WAS AWARE OF JUST RECENTLY THAT WE HAD WHEN JUST LESS THAN A MILE AWAY AND WE'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS EITHER. THAT'S ABOUT IT.

>> OKAY. ALLEN AND DANIEL SKOLNICK.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE BACK.

I'M AT THE POINT WHERE IF I HAVE NOT CALLED YOUR NAME AND YOU SIGNED UP, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. [OVERLAPPING]

>> YOU DIDN'T CALL MY NAME.

>> ARE YOU SASHA?

>> I'M SARAH COPETERSON.

>> SARAH PETERSON.

>> SARAH COPETERSON.

>> I'M SORRY. I CALLED YOU EARLIER AND YOU WEREN'T HERE, SO I DID NOT GET BACK TO YOU, BUT PLEASE COME ON UP.

SARAH COPETERSON, IF YOU WOULD JUST SAY YOUR NAME OFFICIALLY AND YOUR LOCATION.

>> SARAH COPETERSON, I'M AN ADVOCATE AND THE PRESIDENT OF WOMEN WHO CANNABIS CHAPTER FOR FLORIDA.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF SUPPORTING AYR IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO OUTLINE,

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BUT I FIRST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE CITY OF TAMARAC FOR BEING AS PROGRESSIVE AS YOU ARE WITH ALLOWING DISPENSARIES IN YOUR CITY.

I WANT TO START TALKING ABOUT THE MEDICINAL AND MAYOR YOU POINTED OUT ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WHAT THINGS CAN HAPPEN.

FIRST OF ALL, THE MARIJUANA INDUSTRY THIS YEAR WILL MAKE OVER $46 BILLION.

BY 2027 IS SLATED TO MAKE OVER $76 BILLION.

THIS IS SOMETHING AS A MINORITY BOARD THAT I DO WANT YOU TO CONSIDER BECAUSE COMPANIES LIKE AYR AND DISPENSARIES HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY WITH THE WAR ON DRUGS AFFECT TO BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES TO COME INTO THOSE COMMUNITIES AND PARTNER WITH THOSE COMMUNITIES WITH THEIR RESOURCES AND FUNDS THAT THEY DO HAVE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SUPPORT I'M GIVING IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO THEIR IMPACT AND RESPONSIBILITY NOW, TO BE A PARTNER TO THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS.

I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMMUNITIES ANXIOUS ABOUT IT.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO ASK THAT WE TRY TO EDUCATE OURSELVES MORE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF MEDICINAL MARIJUANA.

IT IS NOT A SCHEDULE C NARCOTIC LIKE IT HAS BEEN LISTED FOR YEARS THAT HAS IMPRISONED A LOT OF BROWN AND BLACK PEOPLE.

IT IS A MEDICINE.

1864, REBECCA LEE CRUMPLER WAS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO RECEIVE A MEDICAL LICENSE IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE SAME MARIJUANA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WAS PART OF HER REGIMEN TO TREAT OUR PEOPLE.

IT HAS BEEN A PART OF OUR CULTURE AND HISTORY FOR YEARS AND IT IS NOT A DRUG.

AND I DO WANT TO IMPRESS THAT UPON US AS A COMMUNITY AND I HOPE THE POSITION YOU ARE IN AS A DICE IS THAT YOU SEE THAT THIS IS AN ECONOMIC STIMULUS TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND A BENEFIT.

I HOPE THE COMMUNITY HOLDS ALL THE DISPENSARIES RESPONSIBLE TO BE A BENEFIT TO THEM IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

AGAIN, MY NAME IS SARAH COPETERSON, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE WOMEN WHO CANNABIS CHAPTER FROM FLORIDA AND AN ADVOCATE FOR CANNABIS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? DR. JOHNSON?

>> KATE JOHNSON [INAUDIBLE], I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE.

BUT TWO THINGS CAME TO MIND.

ONE, THE COMMISSION VOTED TO PUT A MORATORIUM ON ANYMORE CANNABIS DISPENSARIES IN THE CITY.

WE ALL APPLAUD IT THAT, I KNOW THERE WAS ONE IN PROCESS AND I'M ASSUMING THAT'S THE ONE YOU'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW.

AS A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, I WILL TELL YOU THAT I DEAL WITH PEOPLE ALL THE TIME THAT DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES.

UNFORTUNATELY, ONCE THEY START DOWN THIS ROAD, IT DOESN'T END DOWN THIS ROAD.

MY HUSBAND IS ALSO AN ADDICTION PROFESSIONAL, AND HE WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH LAST WEEK AND I WAS APPALLED AT THE NEW STATISTICS AND THE THC LEVEL IN MARIJUANA THESE DAYS AND ALL OF THIS STUFF AND I UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT AT WHAT EXPENSE? I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE PRE-SCHOOL OWNER TO SURVEY THE PARENTS OF THOSE PRESCHOOLERS TO ASK IF THEY WANTED, IF IT WAS MY CHILDREN, MY GRANDCHILDREN, I WOULD SAY, "HECK, NO." [APPLAUSE]

>> I APPRECIATE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS OR WE COULD DO THIS. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NONE, I'LL TURN THIS NOW, I HAVE COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, BUT WE NORMALLY WON'T GO TO THE AGENT FOR MAKING A PRESENTATION.

DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK PRIOR TO THAT?

>> I JUST WANTED TO GET SOME FEEDBACK.

>> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE AGENT FOR PRESENTATION. PLEASE PROCEED.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DANIEL SPARKS.

MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF AYR CANNABIS DISPENSARY, WE'RE APPLYING FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW FOR OUR BUSINESS TO OPERATE AT 5100 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.

THE IMAGE ON THE SCREEN ABOVE IS THE INSIDE OF AYR CANNABIS DISPENSARY LOCATION RECENTLY OPENED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

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AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S VERY MUCH AKIN TO A PHARMACY, IF NOT A HIGH-END RETAIL.

I WANTED TO POINT OUT IN RESPONSE TO A COUPLE OF COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE.

THIS IS A PHARMACY AND IN ORDER FOR A MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENT TO COME INTO ONE OF OUR FACILITIES, THEY HAVE TO SEE A PHYSICIAN.

THAT PHYSICIAN HAS TO ISSUE A RECOMMENDATION.

THAT PATIENT ALSO HAS TO GET A MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD FROM THE STATE AND THEY HAVE TO RENEW THAT CARD EVERY YEAR.

PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION ISSUED BY THE PHYSICIAN INCLUDES THE ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION AND THE TYPES OF PRODUCTS THAT EACH PATIENT IS PERMITTED TO PURCHASE AS PART OF THEIR TREATMENT PLAN.

SPECIFICALLY, REGARDING TAMARAC AND THE NUMBER OF DISPENSARIES THAT ARE HERE, THERE ARE THREE THAT ARE OPEN WITH A FOURTH APPROVED, BUT THE FOURTH IS NOT OPENED YET.

HOWEVER, THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT AND THE MOST IMPORTANT DISTINCTION BETWEEN MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND OTHER PHARMACIES, IS THAT THE PRODUCTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE VARY WIDELY, THE ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION AND THE POTENCY, THE STRAINS OF THE INDIVIDUAL TYPES OF CANNABIS THAT ARE OFFERED FROM ONE LOCATION TO THE NEXT, FROM ONE BUSINESS TO THE NEXT VARY INCREDIBLY WIDELY, PARTICULARLY WITH THAT DOES NOT EXCLUDE THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING IN TAMARAC.

I PREVIOUSLY WAS EMPLOYED BY TRUE LEAVE AND WAS PART OF THE OPENING OF THEIR DISPENSARY ON ROCK ISLAND ROAD.

TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADVERSE ISSUES OR ANY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT DISPENSARY OR ANY OTHER DISPENSARY IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

HOWEVER, AGAIN, THIS IS A PATIENT RIGHTS ISSUE AND THE DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT A PHYSICIAN GIVES TO THEIR PATIENTS SHOULD NOT BE SECONDARY TO OTHER ISSUES FRANKLY.

AS FAR AS SECURITY HOURS OF OPERATION, THERE'S ANOTHER POINT OF DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHARMACIES.

WE'RE NOT OVER IN 24 HOURS A DAY.

WE'RE NOT PERMITTED TO BUY STATUTE, THE HOURS OF OPERATION ARE RESTRICTED BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 8:00 PM, WITH REDUCED HOURS ON THE WEEKENDS AS WELL.

OUR ENTIRE FACILITY AND EVERY FACILITY THAT WE OPERATE IS COVERED IN SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, HIGH-DEFINITION, EVERY SQUARE FOOT OF THE ENTIRE FACILITY INSIDE AND OUT IS 24-HOUR CAMERA COVERAGE.

I'M A MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENT.

I'M A FATHER. I HAVE A DAUGHTER IN PRESCHOOL.

SHE'S FOUR YEARS OLD.

SHE DOES NOT ATTEND THIS PRESCHOOL, BUT THE PRESCHOOL IN THE SAME PLAZA, BUT I WOULD HAVE NO CONCERN WITH HER ATTENDING A FACILITY THAT IS IN ANY PROXIMITY TO A PHARMACY, A DISPENSARY, OR FRANKLY, ANY OTHER MEDICAL OR WELLNESS TYPE OF USE.

THE REALITY IS, IS THAT WHEN THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE PASSED 381-986 IN 2017, THE RESTRICTIONS THAT THEY PUT IN PLACE INCLUDED A 500-FOOT DISTANCE SEPARATION FROM ANY K-12 SCHOOLS.

THEY DID NOT INCLUDE PRESCHOOLS, THEY DID NOT INCLUDE COLLEGES.

I THINK THEY SPECIFICALLY PUT IN THE STATUTE, THE DISPENSARIES WERE REQUIRED TO BE 500 FEET MINIMUM FROM ANY K-12 SCHOOLS, WHICH THIS LOCATION HOLDS.

IT IS MORE THAN 500 FEET FROM ANY K-12 SCHOOLS.

WE PREVIOUSLY WERE ISSUED A ZONING VERIFICATION LETTER PRIOR TO THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION BECOMING A REQUIREMENT FOR THIS USE AND I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THE ADDITION OF AYR CANNABIS DISPENSARY TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC WILL PROVIDE NEEDED MEDICATIONS AND MEDICINES FOR THE PATIENTS IN TAMARAC, GREATER BROWARD COUNTY, AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS AND WELCOME MR. RONBOOK TO ADDRESS SOME OF THEM AS WELL, PLEASE.

>> MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, FOR THE RECORD, RONBOOK, 4,000 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA, REPRESENTING AYR WELLNESS.

COMMISSIONERS, MAYOR, WHEN WE WERE HERE AT THE PLANNING BOARD, WE ADDRESSED MANY OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE ADDRESSED IN THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

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I WANT TO BEGIN BRIEFLY BY TOUCHING THE ISSUE INVOLVING A PRESCHOOL.

I WAS PRESENT WHEN THE LEGISLATURE PASSED THE STATUTE, I KNOW WHAT WENT INTO THE CONSIDERATIONS.

AS YOUR CITY ATTORNEY WOULD TELL YOU, AS THE CITY ATTORNEY DID AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, YOU'RE CONFINED TO WHAT'S ON THE FOUR QUARTERS IN THE STATUTE, YOU'RE CONFINED TO THE FULL QUARTERS OF WHAT'S IN YOUR CODE.

YOU DON'T GO BEYOND IT ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU DO WHEN THERE'S A CONTRACT BETWEEN TWO PARTIES, YOU'RE DEFINED BY WHAT'S CONTAINED IN WRITING.

THE LEGISLATURE CHOSE TO LEAVE PRESCHOOLS OUT.

THERE WAS A REASON.

THE REASON WAS THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT PRESCHOOL CHILDREN BEING SUBJECTED TO THINGS BY THE WAY, THAT YOU CAN GET AT A CVS OR WALGREENS OR A COSTCO PHARMACY OR PUBLIX PHARMACY.

THEY DID NOT WANT TO HAVE THAT CONCERN, AND IF THEY HAD, THEY WOULD HAVE INCLUDED IT.

IT WAS THE BASIS FOR WHICH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE.

YOUR ZONING BOARD SPLINT ON IT AT THE END BECAUSE THERE WAS A SENSITIVITY FOR WHAT'S IN THE STATUTE.

NUMBER 2, THERE WAS A BIG DISCUSSION ABOUT SECURITY.

THE FACT IS NO ONE OFFERED ANY EVIDENCE AS TO THE LEVEL OF SECURITY AT A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY PHARMACY VERSUS THE SECURITY AT A CVS OR WALGREENS OR PUBLIX OR COSTCO AND THE LIGHT.

THE FACT IS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HIGHLY REGULATES WHAT HAPPENS AND WHAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN REGULAR PHARMACIES, A CVS, OR PUBLIX.

HOW MANY CAMERAS, WHAT'S GOT TO BE UNDER LOCKING KEY, WHO CAN TOUCH WHAT, AND THE LIKE.

THE LEGISLATURE SET OUT A VERY ELABORATE SECURITY SCHEME THAT IS CONTAINED IN THE STATUTES.

THEY MUST ABIDE BY THEM, OR THEIR LICENSE WILL BE PULLED.

THEIR LICENSE WILL BE PULLED NOT FOR ONE DISPENSARY OR TWO, BUT THEIR ENTIRE PERMIT TO OPERATE ANYWHERE THAT THEY ARE OPERATING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

PENSACOLA, JACKSONVILLE, GAINESVILLE, TAMPA, ORLANDO, DAYTONA, IT MATTERS NOT YOU LOSE IT ALL.

THE COMPANY IS A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY ON THE CANADIAN STOCK EXCHANGE.

IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO VIOLATE ALL OF THE VARIOUS SECURITY REQUIREMENTS AS CONTAINED WITHIN THE STATUTE.

NUMBER 3, I HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT BRIEFLY WITH MR. DAVENPORT AND MR. HATCHER AFTER OUR PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY THINGS THAT THEY FELT FROM A SECURITY STANDPOINT, FROM IF YOU WILL, PREMISES DESIGN STANDPOINT, EXTERIOR, INTERIOR, THAT MIGHT MITIGATE ANY OF THEIR CONCERNS, THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY.

AT THE LAST HEARING, I CHOSE NOT TO CROSS-EXAMINE THE WITNESSES THEN, AND AS I CHOSE TODAY.

THE FACT IS AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING HEARING, THEY TALKED ABOUT A NUMBER OF STUDIES.

THOSE STUDIES WERE ALL OUT-OF-STATE STUDIES, STUDIES DONE IN COLORADO, STUDIES DONE IN CALIFORNIA.

THE FACT IS FLORIDA IS NOT COLORADO, FLORIDA IS NOT CALIFORNIA, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WOULD EVER BECOME LIKE THEM BECAUSE THERE'S A PROLIFERATION.

THE FACT IS THERE IS A CONTINUED NEED SHOWN FOR ADDITIONAL DISPENSARIES TO MEET THE PUBLIC'S NEEDS. HOW DO I KNOW THAT? THE STATE JUST CERTIFIED AND JUST PUT OUT AN APPLICATION FOR 22 ADDITIONAL LICENSES STATEWIDE BECAUSE THERE IS DEMONSTRATED NEED TO MEET DEMAND.

I HEARD MR. SPARKS TALK ABOUT BEING A PATIENT.

THE FACT IS NO SECRET THAT FOR THE LAST YEAR, I'VE DEALT WITH CANCER.

I CAN TELL YOU AND I CAN LOOK AT EACH OF YOU, I'LL PULL MY CARD OUT AND SHOW IT TO YOU.

MY DOCTORS AT SYLVESTER, THE ONCOLOGIST AT AN NCI-DESIGNATED CANCER CENTER, SENT ME TO A DISPENSARY BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET RELIEF FROM THE THINGS THEY HAD BEEN TREATING ME WITH.

THAT'S JUST FACT. THE QUESTION CAME UP ABOUT PRODUCTS.

LET'S BE CLEAR, WHAT AYR THROUGH LIBERTY HEALTH SCIENCES VERSUS WHAT TRUE LEAVE, VERSUS WHAT SUNNYSIDE VERSUS WHAT CRESCO LABS OFFER AT THEIR PHARMACIES, THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT PRODUCTS.

THEY DON'T BUY FROM PFIZER.

THEY DON'T BUY FROM JOHNSON AND JOHNSON.

THEIR MEDICAL TEAMS CREATE THOSE CHRONIC PAIN PATCHES THAT WORK.

THEY CREATE THE TINCTURES THAT WORKED.

THEY ALL CREATE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS.

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WHAT YOU CAN GET AT ONE IS NOT WHAT YOU CAN GET AT THE OTHER AND THEN THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT HOW MANY OR TOO MANY BASED ON POPULATION.

THE FACT IS, AGAIN, THERE WERE NO STUDIES SHOWN, THERE IS NO STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE.

BUT STATEMENT WAS MADE EARLIER BY ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO TESTIFIED ABOUT OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE DISPENSARIES.

I WOULD BEG TO DIFFER WITH HIM BECAUSE ALL OF THE VARIOUS COMPANIES THAT ARE OUT THERE TODAY ARE STRATEGICALLY WORKING TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE CONSUMING PUBLIC HAS REASONABLE ACCESS.

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DRIVE 30 MILES, OR 20 MILES TO GET THE MEDICINE THAT YOU NEED? I WANT TO RAISE THE ISSUE OF TIMING.

AYR WELLNESS DIDN'T RUN IN HERE BECAUSE THEY READ IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER THAT TAMARAC WAS GETTING READY TO PASS AN ORDINANCE CREATING A MORATORIUM.

GUESS WHAT? YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO CLOSE THE DOOR BEHIND US.

THE STATUTE SETS, SO LONG AS YOU TREAT ALL PHARMACIES THE SAME WAY IN A UNIFORM FORM AND FASHION, WHETHER THAT'S A PUBLIX PHARMACY OR THAT'S A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY PHARMACY.

THEY'VE GOT TO BE TREATED UNIFORMLY.

YOUR REASONS FOR WANTING TO CREATE A MORATORIUM, TO ALLOW YOUR STAFF TO STUDY.

WHAT IS NOT BEST FOR THIS COMMUNITY IS APPROPRIATE.

BUT WE WERE IN THE DOOR, WE WERE FULLY FILED, WE DIDN'T DO IT IN A RUSH BECAUSE SOMEBODY PULLED A CARD ON US.

I'M SIMPLY SAYING, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE OTHER LEGAL ARGUMENTS PUT TOGETHER, THE FAIRNESS ARGUMENT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED AS WELL.

ALL WE'RE ASKING IS TO BE TREATED THE WAY THE [INAUDIBLE] THAT CAME BEFORE US WERE.

YOU WANT TO CLOSE THE DOOR BEHIND US, YOU'VE ALREADY TOOK THE MORATORIUM IN PLACE, THAT'S FINE.

BUT THE AVAILABILITY OF OUR PRODUCTS SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

THEN I'LL MAKE ONE LAST POINT ABOUT TRAFFIC.

NOTHING WAS PRESENTED, NOT ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE WAS PRESENTED TO YOU TO INDICATE THAT THERE IS A TRAFFIC PROBLEM BY SOMEBODY MOVING INTO THE SPACE.

IT'S THE LANDLORD SAT HERE AND SAID TO YOU, AS DID OTHER TENANTS IN THE PLAZA, THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LONG-TERM VACANCIES IN THE PLAZA.

YOU WON'T GET ME TO COMMENT ON THE HOMELESS ISSUE BECAUSE I'M TOO VISIBLE IN SOUTH FLORIDA ON HOMELESSNESS TO GET INTO THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG.

HERE'S WHAT I KNOW. I KNOW THAT IF THERE'S A VACANT PLACE, PEOPLE WILL TEND TO FIND A PLACE TO SIT DOWN, TO LAY DOWN, AND TO SPEND TIME.

OCCUPIED SPACES, SECURITY, ENHANCED SECURITY, ALL OF YOU AS A COMMISSION FEELS STRONGLY, I AM CERTAIN ABOUT SECURITY.

THEN MAYOR RAISED THE ISSUE OF SECURITY ON THE LAST APPLICANT, LET ME BE CLEAR, SECURITY MATTERS TO US.

SAFETY MATTERS TO US, SAFETY MATTERS TO THE COMPANY.

BUT TRAFFIC, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, TWO LIQUOR STORES COMING IN, IT'S GOING TO CREATE A HECK OF A LOT MORE TRAFFIC THAN WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CREATE, AND ALL OF THAT TRAFFIC IS CURRENTLY ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE ZONING IN PLACE ON THE PLAZA.

MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, MADAM MANAGER, AND I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW, I'M BEHIND THE TIMES I WAS CAUGHT UP IN MY OWN WORLD.

BUT TO YOU, CONGRATULATIONS.

I JUST HAD NO CLUE THAT THIS WAS THE END OF YOUR TENURE AT THE CITY.

YOU DID BRING A LOT OF STABILITY AND YOU CAME IN AT A TOUGH TIME.

JUST CONGRATULATIONS ON WHATEVER THAT NEXT CHAPTER IS.

MR. CITY ATTORNEY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE ANY NOW OR AS YOU DELIBERATE.

>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A LITTLE UNORTHODOX, BUT THIS IS I'M SEEING A RESIDENT WHO'S SPOKEN BEFORE MR. HATCHER, WISHES TO SAY SOMETHING IN RELATION TO [OVERLAPPING]

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY, AND I SEE MR. DAVENPORT HAS AN EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE WISHING TO SAY SOMETHING AS WELL.

CITY ATTORNEY, IT IS NOT A NORMAL COURSE OF WHEN WE REOPEN PUBLIC COMMENTS.

HOWEVER, WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WERE REFERENCED IN THE APPLICANT'S COMMENTARY AND THEY WISH TO,

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I GUESS, REBUT OR SAY THEIR PIECE.

IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG IN PROTOCOL TO BE ASKING THEM TO COME BACK UP?

>> NO, MAYOR. IT'S WITHIN THE COMMISSION DISCRETION.

>> COMMISSION, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE HEARD, SO IF YOU WOULD, MR. HATCHER, PLEASE COME BACK.

MR. DAVENPORT, IF YOU WISH TO SAY ANYTHING, YOU ARE WELCOME TOO AS WELL.

>> I'LL SAY MY NAME AGAIN?

>> YES, PLEASE.

>> JEFFREY HATCHER, 4807 NORTHWEST 51ST HARRIS, TAMARAC.

THIS GENTLEMEN STATED MY NAME.

I THINK IT'S, FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS, DISGUSTING BECAUSE I SPOKE TO HIM AS A HOMEOWNER, AT A CONFIDENTIALITY.

BUT SINCE HE WANT TO BRING IT TO THIS PLATFORM, I DID TELL HIM OUTSIDE THAT HE COMPARE THIS TO A CVS.

BUT AT THE HEARING, THEY SAID TO US THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE GLASS BREAKAGE CAMERAS AND ALL THIS STUFF.

I SAID TO THEM, IF IT'S A NORMAL PHARMACY LIKE CVS, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY CVS THAT HAS A GLASS BREAKAGE IN FRONT OF CVS.

THE OTHER THING HE SAID, WHEN IT COMES TO THIS ISSUE, WE'RE HOMEOWNERS.

I DON'T THINK NONE OF THESE PEOPLE LIVE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

I NEVER OWN A BUSINESS BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANTED TO DO.

WHEN YOU GO IN BUSINESS, IT'S HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE SECURITY FOR HIS PLAZA. THAT'S IT.

IF HE CAN'T RIND HIS PLAZA FOR WHATEVER REASON, THAT'S THE DECISION THAT HE CHOSE TO ME TO GO INTO BUSINESS.

I WENT INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE I WANTED STABILITY.

HE WENT INTO BUSINESS BECAUSE HE WANTED A BUSINESS.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN AMERICA.

YOU CAN'T SAY YOU WANT TO PUT A MARIJUANA [INAUDIBLE] HOUSE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T RENT YOUR STORE.

THAT'S NOT OUR CONCERN, UNFORTUNATELY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. MR. DAVENPORT?

>> GREG DAVENPORT.

MADAM PARK COMMUNITY.

ALSO I DO GET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.

ONE YOU DID NOT SPEAK WITH ME.

YOU MAY REFERENCE TO SOMETHING I SAID DURING THE MEETING ABOUT SECURITY ISSUES, SO I'D NEVER EVEN DISCUSS ANYTHING OUTSIDE WITH YOU ABOUT SECURITY.

I'VE GOT TO REITERATE THE OWNER HERE, YES, HE SAID HE WANTED TO RENT IT BECAUSE HE HAD RENTED IT OUT IN SO LONG AMOUNT OF TIME.

HE BASICALLY HE DIDN'T CARE WHO GETS IT, HE JUST WANTS TO RENT IT OUT, PERIOD.

LIKE MY NEIGHBOR JUST SAID, IF HE'S ASKED THE CURRENT CONCERN ABOUT SECURITY, HE SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED.

IT'S HIS PLAZA, HE IS THE OWNER.

I'M ALSO A RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, 32 YEARS.

SO YOU CAN'T TELL ME NOTHING ABOUT SECURITY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL.

>> OPPORTUNITY FOR BUMPER A BOTTLE, MADAM MAYOR.

WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND FORTH [OVERLAPPING]

>> JUST GIVE ME A SECOND. [OVERLAPPING] I HEAR YOU, BUT I'M ALSO JUST GETTING A CLARIFICATION ON A ZONING AND PROGRESS REGARDING LIQUOR STORES.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND.

WE'RE GOING TO LET THE APPLICANT HAVE HIS LAST COMMENT, MR. BUCK.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO, COMMISSION DO YOU NEED A PRESENTATION BY THE CITY?

>> NO. THEN WE WILL GO INTO COMMISSION DISCUSSION NEXT.

>> MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS.

I GUESS WHEN THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE ARE STANDING TOGETHER AND YOU THINK YOU'RE ADDRESSING EVERYBODY AND YOU'RE ASKING A QUESTION, SO FOR THE GENTLEMAN, IF HE THINKS THAT WE WEREN'T IN A CONVERSATION, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS SAID. BUT LET ME BE CLEAR.

I ADDRESSED THE ISSUE OF CVS, WALGREENS, PUBLIX, COSTCO, AND EVERY OTHER PHARMACY IN MY COMMENTS.

I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THAT DEBATE AND THAT DISCUSSION ANY DAY OF THE WEEK THEY'D LIKE.

THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS GREATER CONTROLS ON PHARMACIES THAN THEY EVER TRIED TO IMPLY HERE.

THEY MAY NOT HAVE A BREAKAGE IN THE FRONT DOOR, THE WAY MY PROTECTION IS AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE.

THE STATE DETERMINED THEY WANTED A HIGHER LEVEL OF PROTECTION.

BUT THE WAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REGULATES THE WAY OPIOIDS AND OTHER SCHEDULE I, II, AND III NARCOTICS ARE STORED AND ARE PROTECTED AND SECURED FAR EXCEED WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE.

TO ATTEMPT TO IMPLY THERE'S A LACK OF SECURITY OR BECAUSE THERE IS THIS LEVEL OF SECURITY, IT MEANS IT'S BAD FOR THE COMMUNITY, THAT'S JUST NOT SUPPORTED BY ANY EVIDENCE AT ALL, NOT UNTIL ABOVE IT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. NOW I'LL TURN THIS BACK TO OUR COMMISSION, COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS. YOUR LIGHT HAS BEEN LIT.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU RESIDENTS AND THE APPLICANT FOR BEING HERE AND THE LANDLORD.

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FIRST OF ALL, MOST THANKFUL FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT MADE THEIR TIME TO COME HERE AND VOICE THEIR CONCERNS.

THAT IS WHAT WE WANT, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.

EVERY SINGLE TIME AN ISSUE COMES UP, WHETHER WE VOTE YES OR NO, THAT IS WHAT WE NEED PARTICIPATION FROM OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE WE HEAR YOU ALL, WE SEE YOU ALL.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR VICE MAYOR BOLTON, IF YOU CAN JUST HELP ME OUT TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE, I BELIEVE, HOW MANY DID YOU COUNT?

>> WE TYPICALLY DON'T ASK ANY QUESTIONS OF EACH OTHER THOUGH.

>> I JUST WANT TO GET SOME STATISTICS.

>> LIKE WHAT?

>> HOW MANY RESIDENTS SPOKE?

>> WE'VE HAD RESIDENTS WHO'VE SPOKEN; MR. DAVENPORT, MR. HATCHER, MR. HAYWARD.

>> IT'S ABOUT 10 MAYBE?

>> DR. JOHNSON.

>> IT'S ABOUT 10, THAT'S OKAY.

MY POINT IS, IF VICE MAYOR WILL OBLIGE US WITH, HE MENTIONED THAT HE WENT TO CENTRAL PARK, MANOR PARK, SURROUNDING AREAS, IF THERE WAS MORE IN FAVOR OR NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT?

>> MAY I RESPOND MADAM MAYOR?

>> YES, VICE MAYOR, IF YOU'RE OKAY RESPONDING TO IT, YES, PLEASE DO.

>> TO THE EXTENT THAT THE COMMISSIONER HAS ASKED SOME QUESTIONS, I AM PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN MY COMMENTARY.

>> IF YOU COULD JUST QUICKLY SO I CAN MAKE MY POINT, WAS THERE MORE FOLKS, RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT THAT WILL SAY YES OR NO TO IT, JUST SO I CAN GET A POINT OF VIEW, WE HAVE 10 PEOPLE THAT SPOKE.

I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY MORE OTHER PEOPLE WHO I HAD SPOKEN TO A 100, 200, JUST EVEN 50.

WERE YOU ABLE TO GAUGE THAT IN FAVOR OR NOT IN FAVOR PERSPECTIVE?

>> COMMISSIONER, I WOULD PREFER TO PROVIDE THE CONTEXT DURING MY COMMENTARY, BUT TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION, I DID SPEAK TO A COUPLE OF RESIDENTS AND MOST OF THEM WERE FOR THE PROJECT.

>> WONDERFUL. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT NONE OF THE DISPENSARIES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE HAS HAD ANY ISSUES WITH BSL JUST FOR THE RECORD ON THAT.

THANK YOU, APPLICANT FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AS WELL.

>> VICE MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE RESIDENTS FOR COMING OUT.

I DID SEE YOUR EMAILS AND I ALSO APPRECIATE YOU COMING.

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS AND LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS.

MAYBE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO EXPAND ON THAT A LITTLE BIT.

QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS IS THE FINDING OF FACTS AND EVIDENCE MUST BE WEIGHED BY COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.

THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, THE STANDARD IS FAIRLY DEBATABLE UNDER THAT TYPE OF ITEM, ANY REASONABLE PERSON CAN DEBATE.

WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING BUT THIS IS NOT A LEGISLATIVE ISSUE WHERE WE COULD PRETTY MUCH WEIGH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, MS. CALLOWAY, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IF ANY OF THE RESIDENTS TODAY ARE AFFECTED PARTIES.

>> WE RECEIVED NO REGISTRATION FOR AFFECTED PARTY, SO NO.

>> I KNOW YOU PROBABLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT PROCESS, BUT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULE OF LAW.

MY COMMENTARY MAY SEEM LIKE I'M GOING AGAINST YOU, BUT UNDER THIS PROCESS I HAVE TO FOLLOW WHAT THE LAW SAYS SO I UNDERSTAND THAT.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THE ASSISTANT, THEY'RE MY FRIENDS, WE TALK ALL THE TIME AND I UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS.

THE APPLICANT UNDERSTANDS MY CONCERNS.

STAFF UNDERSTANDS MY CONCERNS.

I DON'T LIKE THIS APPLICATION IT DISTURBS ME AND THIS IS WHY I SUPPORTED A ZONING IN PROGRESS ITEM BEFORE.

THAT WAS ALL OF OUR IDEAS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALL AGREED TO THAT.

TO NOW HERE THAT THERE WAS AN APPLICANT IN THE PIPELINE, REALLY AND TRULY PUTS ME ON NERVE.

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BUT I WANT IT TO BE FAIR WITH THE APPLICANT AND HEAR THE ITEM AND MAKE A SOLID DECISION AND NOT TO SAY THAT SPEAKING WITH THE RESIDENTS AND THAT THIS STUFF WOULD WEIGH IN ON MY DECISION TODAY BECAUSE OF COURSE, I SPOKE WITH THE PLAZA OWNER, HE CALLED ME, SPOKE WITH TENANTS IN THE PLAZA.

THEY WERE IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT.

I'VE SPOKE WITH THE DAYCARE PERSON YESTERDAY AS WELL, THE OWNER, SHE WAS IN AGREEMENT.

I SPOKE TO A CONSULTANT WHO DID SURVEYS IN THE COMMUNITY.

AT FIRST WHEN I SAW THE SURVEY I WAS LIKE, SO MANY PEOPLE COULD NOT BE IN FAVOR OF THIS, WHERE I ASKED THEM, SHOW ME WHO THESE RESIDENTS ARE, AND THAT PROMPTED ME TO KNOCK ON DOORS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FOUND OUT WAS THAT RESIDENTS HAD NO ISSUE WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES, THAT THEY WERE FINE WITH THIS.

TO TAKE THAT FURTHER, I WENT TO HIGH LEAF ON UNIVERSITY OF BOULEVARD, 6576.

I SPOKE TO PEOPLE THERE, SPOKE TO THE PLAZA TENANTS THERE.

THEY HAD NO ISSUE WITH THAT USE.

THE PEOPLE IN THAT PLAZA DID NOT COMPLAIN.

I WENT TO TRUE LEAVE IN TAMARAC, WENT TO MARIJUANA DOCTOR IN MARKEY, RISE MEDICAL IN HALLANDALE, AND NONE OF THESE BUSINESSES HAD AN ISSUE.

MMJ AND CORAL SPRINGS.

I UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO COME AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND I APPLAUD IT.

UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT'S A SITUATIONAL CONFLICT FOR ME BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WHO MY RESIDENTS ARE.

I LOVE THEM, I APPRECIATE THEM.

BUT I HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE LAW HERE.

I DON'T KNOW, THIS PARTAGE ME A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE I HAVE TO DECIDE ON.

BUT HERE'S A QUICK COMMENT QUESTION TO DANIEL, IF YOU WOULD COME FOR A MINUTE. PAUSE THE TIME.

[LAUGHTER] DO YOU ACCEPT WALK-IN CUSTOMERS OR CAN YOU?

>> IF A PATIENT HAS A RECOMMENDATION AND A VALID CARD, THEY CAN COME IN TO PURCHASE WHAT THEIR RECOMMENDATION ALLOWS THEM TO PURCHASE, YES.

>> ONE OF THE PRESCHOOL PARENTS SAYS, I WANT MEDICAL MARIJUANA TODAY, I DON'T HAVE A CARD.

CAN YOU SERVE THEM?

>> NO. IF AN INDIVIDUAL ENTERS INTO OUR STORE AND THEY ASK SUCH A QUESTION OR THEY DON'T HAVE A RECOMMENDATION OR A MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD, THEY WOULD JUST BE INFORMED THAT THEY NEED TO DO SO PRIOR TO BEING ABLE TO MAKE A PURCHASE.

>> YOU WORKED WITH TRUE LEAVE AND YOU'VE BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY FOR A WHILE.

TELL ME ABOUT SOME BSO PROBLEMS OR ANY POLICE PROBLEMS.

>> NONE THAT I'M AWARE OF, OTHER THAN NOT NECESSARILY IN BROWARD COUNTY, BUT THE ISSUE OF VAGRANCY.

>> TELL ME ABOUT THE LOCALIZED FACILITY THAT WOULD BE IN TAMARAC SUPPOSEDLY.

WILL YOU HAVE A BUZZER DOOR? TELL ME MORE ABOUT NOT JUST SECURITY CAMERAS, BUT HOW DO PEOPLE GET ACCESS?

>> SURE. THE REFERENCE TO THE GLASS BREAKS, THEY'RE EFFECTIVELY MOTION DETECTORS.

THERE'S NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY ABOUT THEM NECESSARILY.

MOTION DETECTORS DETECT MOTION, GLASS BREAKS, DETECT SOUND.

IN THE EVENT THAT A PIECE OF GLASS, A WINDOW, THE FACADE OF THE STOREFRONT, OR THE GLASS IS BROKEN, THAT SENSOR WOULD HEAR THE GLASS BEING BROKEN AND AN ALARM WOULD GO OFF, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

IT'S A SECURITY REDUNDANCY.

>> MS. CALLOWAY, BECAUSE THIS APPLICATION WAS IN ALREADY TELL ME ABOUT THE LEGAL IMPACTS TO THE CITY.

>> VICE MAYOR, I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY SAY IN ALREADY.

IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH THE TIMELINE IN TERMS OF WHAT TRANSPIRED, BUT ON NOVEMBER 22 SPECIFICALLY IN 2021, THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED FOR ZONING VERIFICATION.

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AT THAT TIME THE USE WAS PERMITTED, AND SO WE PROVIDED THIS ON IN VERIFICATION AND TOLD THE APPLICANT IT WAS PERMITTED.

IT WASN'T UNTIL SEVEN MONTHS LATER THAT WE INSTITUTED A ZONING IN PROGRESS AND THE APPLICANT DIDN'T FILE FOR A BUILDING PERMIT UNTIL AUGUST OF 2022.

I SAID BEFORE, WHEN IT COMES TO INSTITUTING ZONING IN PROGRESS OR ANY LEGISLATION, WE CAN'T NECESSARILY WAIT ON APPLICATIONS.

WE GAVE A ZONING IN PROGRESS LETTER, NOVEMBER 2021 AND NINE MONTHS LATER IS WHEN THE APPLICANT FILED AN APPLICATION.

>> THANK YOU. I'M OUT OF TIME.

>> I'M UP THEN. WELL, YOU'VE JUST ADDRESSED ONE OF THE TIMING QUESTIONS THAT I HAD.

CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE US BETWEEN WHICH BASE THE TATTOO PARLOR AND THE BARBERSHOP, WHERE IS THIS PROPOSED?

>> WE HAVE AN IMAGE THAT WE CAN SHARE.

[BACKGROUND]

>> I'LL TAKE THE IMAGE. [BACKGROUND] WE HAVE AN IMAGE COMING.

>> BY THE WAY IT'S 13 AND 14.

>>THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO SEE THE IMAGE PLEASE.

>> I WILL PULL UP THE IMAGE.

>> THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT UP FOR ME.

THIS TOPIC ISN'T PER SE ABOUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

THE CAUSE FOR THE USE OF IT SOME CANCERS DO NEEDED SOME PEOPLE ON CANCER IT'S CONTRADICTORY.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

THE FACT OF THE MATTER THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY IS THAT WE HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS LOCATION, MIXED-USE BUSINESS LOCATION.

WHAT I'M HEARING TODAY IS THAT OUR BUSINESSES ARE SAYING YES TO A BUSINESS THAT IS POTENTIALLY NOT IN THEIR BEST INTERESTS OR THE COMMUNITY'S BEST INTERESTS JUST BECAUSE OF THE NEED FOR SECURITY AND I AM SORRY.

IT DOES SOUND TO ME THAT YOUR PLAZA NEEDS SECURITY HELP.

I KNOW THAT OUR CAPTAIN HAS HEARD YOU WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE HOMELESS.

OUR CITY HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO SEE WHAT OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO TO HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE SELECTED TO BE WITHOUT A HOME.

SOME, THE TERMINOLOGY IS CHANGING BECAUSE SOME DON'T WANT TO BE CALLED HOMELESS.

BUT THAT IS NOT A REASON, IN MY OPINION, TO SUBJECT A COMMUNITY, A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, INTO HAVING A CANNABIS CENTER THERE RIGHT NEXT TO A DAYCARE.

I'M SORRY IF OUR LEGISLATURE WAS NOT EXPANSIVE ENOUGH TO THINK PAST PRE-VPK.

I THINK THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG THERE.

AS A LAWYER, I TOO UNDERSTAND THE FOUR CORNERS BUT I ALSO THINK THAT THERE'S SOMETIMES MEETING OF THE MINDS AND MAYBE THINGS WERE NOT DISCUSSED OR TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.

THIS ISN'T A PATIENT RIGHTS ISSUE TO ME BECAUSE PATIENTS CAN FIND THEIR MEDICINAL HEALTH SOMEWHERE ELSE IN OUR CITY.

WE HAVE FOUR PLACES FOR IT.

AS WAS MENTIONED, HALF-MILE AT THE BLOCK OR 2000 AND CHANGE FEET.

I THINK THAT IT IS GOOD TO HEAR ABOUT HOW THE BUSINESS IS GROWING, BUT IT IS NOT THAT THE CITY IS GROWING WITH THE BUSINESSES.

THE CITY OF TAMARAC DOES NOT NEED TO BE THE POINT PLACE FOR THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA OR MEDICAL MARIJUANA PURPOSES.

I DON'T SEE THAT THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY AREA FOR IT.

I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT IF THIS SHOULD GO THROUGH THE WALLS.

IF I'VE GONE INTO OUR CURRENT OPERATIONS OF PLACES AND YOU WALK IN AND THE MEDICINAL SMELL, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD OR TERMINOLOGY, IS RIGHT AT YOU, IT COMES OUT, IT COMES INTO THE WALLS.

WHAT ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS AT BUDDY'S FOOD MARKET OR THE AAA INSURANCE? ARE THERE ANY PROTECTIONS OF SMELLS GOING THROUGH INTO THEIR BUSINESSES THAT WILL THEN GO THROUGH THE SYSTEM DOWN THE LINE TO OUR KIDS IN THE PLAZA? I'M SORRY IF WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH SECURITY ISSUES,

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I HAVE SOME SENSE THAT SOME OF OUR EVENTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP SOME OF IT.

AS YOU CAN TELL, I AM NOT IN SUPPORT OF GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

I DO NOT THINK THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT LOCATION.

I WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT THIS WAS A RIGHT LOCATION EVEN IF WE DID NOT HAVE A MORATORIUM IN PLACE.

I THINK THAT THIS IS A SMALL SHOPPING PLAZA.

I HAVE LIVED HERE OVER 28 YEARS AND AS A KID, I'D GO INTO THAT PLAZA WHEN I COME VISIT MY FAMILY.

I'VE WATCHED THE EVOLUTION OF THAT PLAZA.

I AM SORRY THAT BUSINESSES GOT HURT DURING COVID. I TRULY AM.

LIQUOR STORE IS ALSO ONE WHAT WE CALL ZONING AND PROGRESS, SO THAT IS NOT A VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY EITHER.

I BELIEVE OUR CITY IS WORTH MORE THAN THAT AND I WOULD LIKE TO HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK WITH YOU THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

LORI FUNDERWHITE, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IS HERE.

LET'S FIGURE OUT SOME OTHER BUSINESS TO BRING IN AND MAYBE WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT SOME GRANT MONEY TO HELP YOUR COMMUNITY WITH SOME SECURITY ISSUES.

BECAUSE TO GO FOR AND ASK US AS BUSINESS OWNERS IN THAT PLAZA TO ACCEPT A BUSINESS THAT MIGHT NOT BE WHAT YOU REALLY WANT IN THERE ONLY BECAUSE YOU WANT SECURITY.

YOU HAVE A BIGGER-PICTURE ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH AND I THINK RELYING ON A BUSINESS THAT HASN'T EVEN SAID TO YOU, I'M GOING TO DO ALL OF YOUR PLAZA SECURITY TO BE YOUR CARROT FOR YOUR STICK.

I CAN'T SUPPORT IT, SO I AM SORRY.

I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND I DO BELIEVE THAT KIDS OF ALL AGES, ESPECIALLY PRE VK, THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL DEVELOPMENTAL TIME IN THEIR LIVES WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT OR AN OVERSIGHT BY OUR CITY OR STATE LEGISLATORS.

MR. WRIGHT, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE RESIDENTS FOR COMING OUT AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORIES, IS INTERESTING THAT THE GUYS THAT ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF IT ARE GUYS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEY'VE SEEN THE IMPACT AND THE NEGATIVES FROM MARIJUANA IN OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT IT'S ALSO INTERESTING TO SEE THE YOUNG LADY, MISS, FORGOT HER NAME.

I HAD A WRITE TO KNOW BUT THE YOUNG LADY THAT'S IN SUPPORT OF MARIJUANA AND SHE GAVE US THE HISTORY OF HOW IT HELPED OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW WE CAN HELP US ECONOMICALLY.

BUT I DO AGREE WITH THE MAYOR.

I DON'T THINK IT'S OUR PLAZA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DEPEND ON SECURITY OF ONE FIRM.

I'VE BEEN TO THAT PLAZA JUNE WHEN I WAS CAMPAIGNING AND I DID SEE THE HOMELESSNESS ISSUE.

ONE OF MY SONS WAS RIGHT THERE AND I SAW MANY HOMELESS PEOPLE THERE.

BUT I DON'T THINK A BUSINESS SHOULD DEPEND ON A COMPANY COMING IN THERE.

BUT ON THE OTHER SPECTRUM, 70 PERCENT OF FLORIDIANS IN 2016 VOTED FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA, 70 PERCENT, 86 PERCENT OF THOSE WERE SENIORS.

OVER THE PAST YEARS, THE USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA HAS DOUBLED IN TERMS OF THE SENIOR USAGE.

BASED ON THOSE FACTS AND BASED ON THE FACT THAT THIS APPLICATION WAS ALREADY INPUTTED, I WILL SUPPORT IT BASED ON FACTS AND THAT'S MY OPINION.

>> OKAY. COMMISSIONER DIANA DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK OR YOU JUST WISH TO VOTE.

I CAN'T TELL IF YOU ARE COMING TO SPEAK.

[INAUDIBLE] OKAY.

COMMISSIONER DIANA. COMMISSIONER.

>> YES. I KNOW THIS WAS A COMPANY THAT FELL, IN-BETWEEN US GOING FORWARD WITH BLOCKING MORE DISPENSER.

IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO STILL FIND ANOTHER LOCATION WITHOUT FALLING INTO OUR NEW ZONE IN THE [INAUDIBLE]?

>> ALRIGHT, SO THIS IS THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION WE EXEMPTED OR EXCLUDED THEM FROM THE ZONING AND PROGRESS SPECIFICALLY AND AS IN SO DOING, WE LISTED THE DATE THAT IT WILL BE HEARD BY YOU.

WE KNEW AT THE TIME THAT THE APPLICANT HAD FILED FOR THIS LOCATION.

THIS IS THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY WILL HAVE FOR THIS LOCATION.

>> THEY WOULD NOT BECAUSE HERE'S WHERE I AM.

I THINK IT'S UNFAIR THAT THEY GOT CAUGHT UP AND I THINK WE DISCUSSED THEM PRIOR WHEN WE [OVERLAPPING].

>> WE DID, WE MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WERE EXEMPTED AND WE MADE IT CLEAR IN THE RECORD AND INCLUDED IN THE ZONING IN PROGRESS, THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY LISTED AS EXEMPTED.

>> WE CAN'T MAKE ANY OTHER EXCEPTION FOR THEM IF THEY GO TO ANOTHER LOCATION? NO.

>> THE APPLICATION IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS LOCATION.

THIS IS WHAT WE EXEMPTED AND WE KNEW THAT THEY HAD FORMERLY FILED IN OUR OFFICE, AND WE LISTED THE DATES THAT THEY WOULD BE HEARD.

WE HAD FEBRUARY 1ST FOR THE PLANNING BOARD AND

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FOR THIS MEETING IN FEBRUARY 22ND FOR THIS MEETING, BASED ON THE APPLICATION THAT WAS INCENTIVE WHICH LISTS THIS LOCATION.

>> BECAUSE IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WE SAID THAT IT WAS THIS COMPANY AND THE PREVIOUS COMPANY, THAT IS [OVERLAPPING] RIGHT?

>>YES.

>> BECAUSE OF THE RESIDENTS, I'M CONCERNED, BUT THEN IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 PEOPLE SPOKE, 5,4,5 AGAINST [LAUGHTER], AND THEN THE RECOMMENDATION WAS SPLIT AS WELL.

>> THEY HAD A DIFFICULT TIME AS WELL.

>> YEAH AND WE MADE THE EXCEPTION FOR THE OTHER COMPANY, BUT NOT THIS ONE.

IT'S A HARD DECISION, TO BE HONEST.

[OVERLAPPING].

>> [OVERLAPPING] I APPRECIATE.

MS. CALLOWAY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPRESS THIS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SUNNYSIDE ONE, THAT WAS IN PROGRESS AND WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT THIS ONE WHEN IT WAS IN PROGRESS? WOULD THAT HELP? [OVERLAPPING]

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE OF, COMMISSION, THAT IS OF CONCERN, THAT WE GO BACK TO THE QUASI-JUDICIAL ROLES, SO SHE UNDERSTAND HER DECISION SHOULD BE BASED ON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED. [OVERLAPPING]

>> SUBSTANTIAL CONFIDENT EVIDENCE THAT'S PRESENTED TODAY THAT YOU'VE HEARD BOTH FROM THE APPLICANT, AS TO WHETHER SOME OF THE SPEAKER'S EVIDENCE CAN BE REGARDED AS SUBSTANTIAL, COMPETENT, THAT CAN BE WEIGHED.

THEY'RE NOT EXPERTS AND SO SPEAKING, BUT THEIR FEELINGS, I GUESS, CAN BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.

BUT IT'S A TESTIMONY THAT YOU HEAR TODAY THAT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED AND DELIBERATED ON.

>> IF I MAY, GOING ON TO THAT, WE HAVE A LIST OR IF YOU WANT IN YOUR NOTES, IF YOU BELIEVE THE SIX POINTS, THAT'S OUR COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, CORRECT?

>> YEAH.

>> FOR THE GUIDELINES ON THEM.

FOR THIS, IF WE'RE NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE QUESTION FOR SUNNYSIDE, BECAUSE THAT'S DIFFERENT AND IT'S NOT BEFORE US TODAY.

THE MATTER THAT CAME BEFORE US, AND THE QUESTION THAT WAS, WHEN WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS GOING TO COME BEFORE US, IT WAS ALWAYS REGARDING THE ISSUES ABOUT THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO CHILDREN.

THAT WAS WHAT WAS BEFORE US AND HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH.

>> THAT'S PURELY STAFF RECOMMENDATION, BASED ON WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THE SPIRIT OF THE CODE, SO IT'S JUST STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY PRECLUDE YOU FROM LISTENING TO THE COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT'S PRESENTED TODAY BY THE APPLICANT OR ANYONE ELSE THAT'S TESTIFYING.

>> BUT IF WE GO BY, SINCE LEGALLY THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DO IT NOW, BASICALLY [INAUDIBLE] THE LAW. [OVERLAPPING]

>> WITHOUT ME TELLING YOU WHAT TO VOTE YOU ARE, YOU DO HAVE FULL DISCRETION TO LISTEN TO THE EVIDENCE THAT'S PRESENTED TO YOU TODAY, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DELIBERATE ON, AND THAT'S WHAT SHOULD BASE YOUR VOTE ON.

>> MS. CALLOWAY, JUMPING ON THAT AS WELL, IF I MAY, THE COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE AND THE BELIEF OF HOW THE LAW IS SUPPORTED OR NOT SUPPORTED, ON WHAT IS DETERMINATIVE OF A CHILD AND BEING IN RELATION TO SCHOOLS, WITHIN THE STATUTES?

>> WE RECOGNIZE IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT THE 500 FOOT DISTANCE SEPARATION IS SPECIFICALLY AND THE CODE ADOPTED EXACTLY WHAT THE STATUTE LISTED IS FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT IN STAFF MEMORANDUM.

WE JUST WEREN'T SURE WHETHER THE SPIRIT AND THE FACT THAT THE DAYCARE IS WITHIN 250 FEET, AND SO WE MADE THAT CLEAR IN THE REPORT.

IT WAS ONLY ON THAT BASIS THAT WE HAVE SOME DISCOMFORT.

BASED ON SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND WHAT IT IS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT, THE PURPOSE OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS TO PROVIDE FOR INDIVIDUALIZED REVIEW OF CERTAIN USES THAT DUE TO THEIR NATURE, THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND POTENTIAL ADVERSE IMPACTS ON SURROUNDING AREAS, REQUIRE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OF THEIR LOCATION, THEIR DESIGN, METHODS OF OPERATION, AS WELL AS THE IMPOSITION OF CONDITIONS TO MITIGATE CONCERNS.

SO WHEN WE ARE PRESENTING YOU WITH OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION, THIS IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION, THAT'S WHAT WE LOOK AT.

WE WERE JUST A BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE DAYCARE.

>> THEREFORE, WE ARE ALLOWED TO USE THAT AS OUR BAROMETER OR PARAMETERS, WHICHEVER WORD YOU WANT TO USE, IN ORDER TO EFFECTUATE OUR DECISION-MAKING AS ESSENTIAL AND COMPETENT EVIDENCE THAT WE'RE REVIEWING- [OVERLAPPING]

>> IT CAN BE A PART OF YOU'RE CONSIDERATION, YES.

>> THAT IF WE FEEL THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL INJURIOUS, OTHERWISE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, COMFORT, AND WELFARE, THAT THERE ARE,

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WHATEVER LAST SENTENCE YOU JUST HAVE, IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARILY COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT AND THE CHARACTER OF THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DISCERN, WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A BELIEF THAT IT CAN GO IN THERE OR NOT AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, IF WE BELIEVE THAT IT DOES NOT SUPPORT IT, WE CAN VOTE AGAINST IT; IS THAT CORRECT?

>> BASED ON COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, YES.

MY TESTIMONY, MY STAFF REPORT, THAT IS COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.

>> THANK YOU. MR. OTTINOT [OVERLAPPING]?

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR, AND I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH MS. CALLOWAY, IN TERMS OF THE FACTORS FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION, BUT WITH RESPECT TO THE DAYCARE AND A DISTANT REQUIREMENT, THE DAYCARE DOESN'T FIT IN DEFINITION OF A SCHOOL, SO IT'S NOT APPLICABLE WITH RESPECT TO THIS APPLICATION.

>> RESPECTFULLY, CITY ATTORNEY, THAT IS AN OPINION OF YOUR OWN.

>> IT'S WHAT'S IN THE CODE, MAYOR.

>> IT'S IN THE CODE, IT'S WHAT'S IN THE CODE.

HOWEVER, YOU'RE STATING AN OPINION, AND WE ARE ELIGIBLE TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF OUR OWN, BASED ON READING THE STAFF REPORT, LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY, TAKING THE SIX PILLARS OF WHAT WE BELIEVE THAT WILL GO INTO A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, TO WHERE- [OVERLAPPING]

>> I AGREE.

>> YOU'RE NOT NECESSARILY PIGEON-HOLED TO IT.

QUITE HONESTLY, SOME OF US COULD NOT BELIEVE IN THE DEFINITIONS THAT WERE PROVIDED.

IT'S UP TO THIS COMMISSION TO REVIEW THIS EVIDENCE, REVIEW THE TESTIMONY, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION IF THE SIX ELEMENTS ARE SUFFICIENT FOR US TO VOTE ON A SPECIAL EXCEPTION OR NOT VOTE ON THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

MR. BUCK, I SEE YOU CHOMPING UP A BIT.

>> I'M SIMPLY GOING TO REMIND YOU, THERE IS NO VAGUENESS IN THE STATUTE.

MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, THERE IS NO VAGUENESS.

ASK YOUR CITY ATTORNEY, THERE IS NO VAGUENESS.

IF THE LEGISLATURE WANTED TO LEGISLATE SOMETHING OTHER THAN PRE-K THROUGH 12, THEY WOULD HAVE DONE SO.

I CAN ASSURE YOU, FIRSTHAND, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT TESTIMONY ON WHAT TO INCLUDE AS PROHIBITIONS OR NOT.

THAT WAS A CONSIDERATION, IT WAS REJECTED.

IT CANNOT BE THE BASIS FOR WHICH YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION.

YOU'RE MAKING A STATEMENT THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE STATUTE.

YOU CANNOT, [INAUDIBLE] WAS THE INTENT, IT WAS A MAYBE.

YOU HAVE GOT TO GO BY WHAT'S IN THE LAW.

THAT WAS THE LAW. THAT IS THE LAW.

IT'S NOT BEEN CHANGED AND YOU ADOPTED IT AS A PART OF THE CODE, BECAUSE YOU CHOSE TO MAKE THAT DECISION THEN AND NOT MAKE A DEVIATION ON IT.

IF YOU WANT TO HANG YOUR HAT ON SOMETHING, YOU CAN, BUT NOT ON THAT, BECAUSE THAT IS NOT A BASIS TO DENY.

>> UNDERSTOOD.

>> I URGE THE APPROVAL.

>> MR. BUCK, AS WE ALL KNOW, WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CHOICE, BECAUSE WE COULD NOT MODIFY ANYTHING THAT THE LEGISLATURE PUT IN PLACE, AS IT CAME TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES.

WE DID NOT HAVE THE LUXURY OF MAKING ANY CHANGES.

WE EITHER COULD BAN IT OR WE CAN ACCEPT THIS LEGISLATURE AS IS.

THAT IS NOT AN ITEM FOR US TO BE DISCUSSING FURTHER TODAY. [OVERLAPPING]

>> BECAUSE THE STATUTE, LAID OUT A FRAMEWORK FOR MEDICAL PHARMACIES.

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS DEFINED AS, THAT'S ALL

>> WE UNDERSTAND THAT. MR. BUCK, THANK YOU.

>> BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION FOR OURSELVES, FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR WHATEVER GOES INTO OUR COMPETENT AND SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE TO MAKE OUR DECISION AND THE WAY WE MAKE OUR DECISION.

ALL FACTORS ARE INCLUDED AND WE HEAR YOU.

BASED ON THAT, IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER FROM THIS COMMISSION. VICE MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE STORAGE FACILITY ITEM THAT WE HAD COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, RESIDENTS CAME OUT AND WE DIDN'T LISTEN TO THEM THEN.

WHEN I VISITED THE LOCATIONS OF THESE OTHER DISPENSARIES, I DIDN'T SEE ANY LINES, I DIDN'T SEE ANY 'CRACKHEADS' STANDING OUTSIDE WAITING TO BE PUMPED UP.

I DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THAT.

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AS MATTER OF FACT, WHEN I WENT TO THE FACILITY YESTERDAY, THE ONE ON RHODE ISLAND ROAD, I WAS IN THE INSURANCE BAY, AND THE OWNER OF THE BAY TOLD ME SOME VERY, GOT TO BE CAREFUL, BUT HER HUSBAND DIED, AND HAD SHE HAD MEDICAL MARIJUANA AT THE TIME, MAYBE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD BE DIFFERENT.

I WENT INTO THE CACHE CHECK IN STORE, SURVEYING THE CLERK THERE, AND AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN WALKED IN, AND I ASKED HIM WHAT HE THOUGHT ABOUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

HE SAID HE'S A USER AND IT HELPS HIM.

THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, NOT AS A WAY TO MAKE MY DECISION TODAY, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THE DECISION BASED ON THE LAW, BUT BASED ON THE EVIDENCE TODAY AND BASED ON THE COMMENTARY TODAY, I'M INCLINED TO SUPPORT THIS, BECAUSE OF THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS THAT CARRIES.

THIS ITEM WOULD HAVE MY SUPPORT FOR THOSE REASONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> SAYING NOTHING FURTHER, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[NOISE] THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS?

>> COMMISSIONER RAY.

>> MOTION PASSES 4-1. THANK YOU.

>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS AFTERNOON.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN.

>> CAN WE MOVE?

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS.

>> THANK YOU. HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

[BACKGROUND] AYRM PRESUMING YOU WILL BE A GOOD STEWARD OF THE COMMUNITY AND YOU WILL LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS OF OUR RESIDENTS AND I THINK THEY'LL HAVE SOME STUFF TO SHARE WITH YOU IF YOU'LL TALK WITH THEM AND TRY TO MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND, YOU WILL BE A GOOD.

[BACKGROUND] I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO MOVE A COUPLE OF THINGS AROUND.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE MOVE THINGS AROUND AND WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF TO DO AND WE HAVE IMPORTANT BUSINESS TO THE CITY.

I KNOW THAT MR. GASTON HAS TO GET TO AN APPOINTMENT.

QUITE HONESTLY, I'M GOING TO JUST SAY THIS WHEN IT COMES TO THE RP'S, I'D LIKE TO TABLE YOUR RPS AND ASKS YOU TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE TO BRING US BACK.

IN THIS WAY WE CAN GET TO.

>> I'M SORRY. WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

>> WELL, ACTUALLY, I'M MOVING IT REALLY QUICKLY, BUT IT'S OTHER, IT'S A CONVERSATION.

IT'S NOT EMOTION.

IT'S 2023 INSPIRATION WAY ART EXHIBITS SELECTIONS.

[10.a 2023 Inspiration Way Art Exhibit Selections - Presentation Presented by George Gadson - Public Art Administrator]

I UNDERSTAND THAT MR. GASTON HAS TO GET TO ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.

HE IS RUNNING REALLY LATE AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

PERSONALLY, I KNOW ABOUT OUR FIRE.

I'M NOT SEEING MY WONDERFUL FIREFIGHTERS HERE.

IT'S A BALANCING ACT AND WE'RE ALL TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN.

MY CONCERN RIGHT NOW COMMISSION IS THE ARTWORK BECAUSE IT'S A QUICK AND NICE EASY ONE IN MY OPINION.

I AM SORRY.

BUT I DO NOT SEE MUCH THAT IS WORTHY TO COME BEFORE US TO DISCUSS.

THEY ARE VERY SMALL.

THEY HAVE NO GRANDIOSE SIZE.

THEY DO NOT BRING ATTENTION TO OUR CITY THAT WE HAVE CALLED FOR.

MANY OF THEM LOOK SIMILAR TO ONE ANOTHER.

I APOLOGIZE, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER THINGS TO DEAL WITH AT THIS TIME, WE EITHER TABLE FOR THE NEXT CONVERSATION, OR THE NEXT MEETING, OR WE ASK OUR COMMUNITY TO COME BACK WITH SOMETHING THAT IS MORE SUBSTANTIAL THAN TWO FOOT ON SEVERAL OF THEM.

>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT FOR NOW.

>> THE MOTION TO TABLE.

>> SECOND. WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE.

CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL I TAKE IT WE DON'T NEED DISCUSSION.

>> WE'VE GOT A YES FROM VICE MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. I ALSO KNOW PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR A POTTY BREAK, BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO 5B TR13893.

>> MOTION PASSES 5-0.

[5.b TR13893 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving the purchase of fire equipment utilizing competitive procurement methods and current agreements available for cooperative purchase at the time of purchase, including, but not limited to, the agreement awarded by Sourcewell Contract #113021-OKC-1, Florida Sheriff's Association (FSA) Contract No. FSA20-VEF14.01 Ambulances and Other Equipment; authorizing the appropriate City Officials to select, approve, and award the purchase of said vehicles utilizing current Agreements available for cooperative purchase at the time of purchase in the best interest of the city; authorizing expenditures from the Fire-Rescue Fund in an amount not to exceed $2,878,846.31 from the appropriate accounts for all vehicles; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

AFTER THIS ITEM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE WILL TAKE THAT BREAK UNLESS EVERYBODY WANTS TO PLOT THROUGH SOME MORE.

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CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.

>> ITEM 5B IS A RESOLUTION OF COMMISSIONERS CITY TAMARAC, APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF FIRE EQUIPMENT UTILIZE AND COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT METHODS AND CURRENT AGREEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE AGREEMENT.

AWARD BY SOFTWARE CONTRACT FOR THE SHERIFF ASSOCIATION CONTRACT NUMBER FSA20BEF 14.01, AMBULANCE AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO SELECT, APPROVE AND AWARD THE PURCHASE OF SAID VEHICLES.

AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE FOR THE FIRE RESCUE FUNDED AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,878,846.31 FROM THE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTS FOR ALL VEHICLES, PROVIDE FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDE FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR.

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

>> I'VE GOT A MOTION BY THE VICE MAYOR.

I'VE GOT A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

I'LL OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.

FIRE CHIEF AND EC WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.

MIKE AND EC, FIRE CHIEF.

AFTER COVID DELAYS, MANUFACTURING DELAYS AND RISING COSTS, I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR 2023.

WHAT VEHICLES WILL BE REPLACING? WE'RE REPLACING A 2012 E178 ARIEL HP 78.

YOU CAN SEE THE MILEAGE, 82,000.

THAT VEHICLE HAS BEEN MOVED INTO THE RESERVE STATUS.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO ADD A NEW TRUCK FOR FIRE STATION 36, WHICH IS IN DISTRICT 4, AND ALSO REPLACING TWO EXISTING RESCUE UNITS, ONE 2013 HORTON MODEL 623 AMBULANCE, AND A 2014 NAVISTAR 623-1, YOU SEE THE MILEAGE 108 AND 120, THEY'RE READY TO BE REPLACED.

WE USE A CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEE, FIRE UPPER EXTREMITY TO DETERMINE WHICH VEHICLES TO PURCHASE.

WE TRY TO SPLIT THAT OUT AS THE END-USERS, WE HAVE A BATTALION CHIEF, A CAPTAIN, COUPLE OF DRIVER ENGINEERS AS WELL AS FIREFIGHTERS.

FLEET ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE REVIEWING OF THE UNITS AND PICKING A PARTICULAR UNITS WE CHOSE.

UNIT SELECTION CRITERIA.

WE NEEDED INCREASED COMPARTMENT SPACE BECAUSE AN EXISTING UNITS, THEY GET SMALLER AND SMALLER AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO CARRY EQUIPMENT, SO WE LOOKED FOR THAT.

A LARGER PUMP CAPACITY WITH THE SMALLEST FOOTPRINT, MEANING THAT THE THE CURRENT PUMP AS YOU SEE IT ON THE SIDE THERE'S VERY LARGE.

WE WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SMALLER TO GAIN COMPARTMENT SPACE.

SAFETY OF COURSE, THERE'S NUMBER 1, 360 CAMERA SYSTEM INCREASE LIGHTING AND CLEAN ABILITY DUE TO COVID AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED AND INCREASED MULTI-STORIED RESIDENCES.

PRODUCT QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, OF COURSE, IS NUMBER 1.

THE VENDOR SELECTION PEERS PROVIDED, FIERCE FIRETRUCKS PROVIDED A PROPOSAL AND A FINAL QUOTE FOR BOTH AERIEL AND ENGINE.

E1 ALSO PROVIDED INITIAL PROPOSAL, BUT THEY DID NOT FOLLOW UP WITH A FINAL QUOTE.

THAT'S OUR CURRENT TRUCKS.

WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH THEM AS WE WENT ALONG, SO JUST SOMETHING TO NOT.

TEN-8 PRESENTED THE REMOTE OPTION TO PROPOSAL AND THE COMMITTEE AND THE END PICKED PIERCE FIRE TRUCKS AND TEN-8 FOR SUPERIOR PRODUCT AND REPUTATION AND EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RESPONSIVENESS.

FIRST UP WE'RE LOOKING AT REMOUNT HORTON RESCUES WITH THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL CHASSIS.

THIS IS INTERESTING BECAUSE WE'RE REMOUNTING THE EXISTING BOXES ON THE BACK OF OUR CURRENT RESCUE.

THOSE TWO RESCUERS, THEY'LL TAKE THE BACK PART OFF, WHICH IS THE BOX THE PATIENT COMPARTMENT AND THEY WILL INSTALL THAT ON A NEW 2023 INTERNATIONAL CHASSIS.

WE'LL ALSO LOOKING TO GET NEW STRIKER POWER LOAD SYSTEMS TIMES TWO.

THAT'S OBVIOUSLY ONE FOR EACH UNIT.

A NEW WIRE HARNESS WILL GO FROM FRONT TO REAR, FROM THE NEW CHASSIS TO THE EXISTING COMPARTMENTS SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY WIRING ISSUES, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AS YOU MIGHT SUSPECT.

THIS IS TRUCK IS GOING TO LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME AS THEY DO NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A UNIFORM FLEET AND WE'RE GOING TO RECYCLE AGAIN, RECYCLE THAT REAL COMPARTMENTS SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND EXTRA MONEY.

YOU CAN SEE THE COST SAVINGS HERE.

AS I MENTIONED, THE COST HAS BEEN GOING UP CONSIDERABLY.

TO BUY THAT SAME TRUCK IS $450,000 RIGHT NOW.

WITH THIS OPTION, IT'S GOING TO BE $306,000, IS A SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD MOVE GOING FORWARD WITH THE RESCUES, AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT ROUND, SO WE CAN SAY IT'S INSIGNIFICANT CASH.

NEXT UP THE PIERCE 75 PUC QUINT, WHICH IS TO REPLACE THE 2012 PACK.

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OF COURSE, THIS WOULD BE THE MODEL THAT WE'RE GETTING BETTER.

WE PAINT INTO OUR COLOR SCHEME NATURALLY.

WE'RE WORKING OFF TO THE CONTRACT FOR SOURCE WELL, FEATURES THE PUC PUMP AT 2000 GPMS. IT DOES HAVE THE EXTRA COMPARTMENT SPACE THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

THE 500 GALLON WATER TANK, THE COMMAND ZONE, WHICH IS OPERATES THE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND DIAGNOSIS FOR THE DRIVER TO TROUBLESHOOT AS THEY'RE WORKING IN THE UNIT.

HAS A VIOLIN INTERIOR FOR EASE OF CLEANING THE COMING ENGINES, WHICH WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOR THE FLEET, SO OUR MECHANICS COULD WORK ON THIS SEAMLESSLY.

THE AC HAS A PURIFICATION SYSTEM AS WELL.

THAT'S ALSO A GOOD FEATURE.

NEXT UP TO PIERCE ENGINE, HDRP 7010 ENFORCER MODEL.

ALSO OFF THE SOURCE WELL CONTRACT FEATURES, INCREASED COMPARTMENTAL SPACE AS WE WERE LOOKING FOR.

LED LIGHTING THROUGHOUT, NO NEED FOR A GENERATOR CURRENTLY, OUR UNITS HAVE A GENERATOR.

REQUIRES A LOT OF REPAIRS COSTS, AND AS A RESULT, IT DOES COST MONEY TO MAINTAIN THAT.

A WATER IS PUMPED AT 2000S GPMS, 750 GALLON WATER TANK, VINYL SEATING ALSO FOR EASE OF CLEANING AND AN AC PURIFICATION SYSTEM TO KEEP THE AIR FRESH INSIDE THE UNIT.

FAR AS FISCAL IMPACT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A COST HERE.

FOR THE UNITS AS FAR AS THE REMOUNT INCLUDE A STRIKE OR PAYLOAD SYSTEM, 690,658.

THEN THE TWO UNITS TOGETHER ARE 2,188,188.31, THE TOTAL PURCHASES 2.8 MILLION AS YOU CAN SEE THERE.

AVAILABLE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN CV 24F, 21F, CV23F, AND CV24F PROJECT CODES.

OF COURSE, WITH ALL THIS, IT'S GOING TO BE AT A 24 MONTH DELIVERY TIME.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE THERE'S SOONER WE GET THIS ORDER, THE QUICKER WE CAN GET IT.

WE'RE GETTING REPORTS THAT IT'S GOING TO GO TO 36 SHORTLY AND WE JUST WANT TO EXTEND THAT. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS [INAUDIBLE].

>> PUTTING IT TOGETHER AND FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO FOR THIS CITY.

>> I'M SORRY.

>> HE SAID THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. [OVERLAPPING]

>> YOU'RE WELCOME, THANK YOU

>> THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND WHAT YOU GUYS DO FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO FOR THE CITY.

>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO SAY IT'S MISSING SOMETHING.

>> WHAT'S THAT?

>> SOMETHING THAT GOES ON YOUR FRONT DASH THAT'S WRITTEN IN REVERSE, IT SAYS 'MOVE OVER' BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL THESE CARS THAT YOU CAN'T HEAR THAT MUCH IN THERE AND PEOPLE ARE JUST NOT SEEING YOUR LEGS OR THEY'RE NOT CARING THAT THEY SEE ALWAYS AND IT'S GOT A NICE THING THAT SAYS 'MOVE OVER' MAYBE THEY'LL MOVE OVER.

BUT ANYWAY, I JOKE, BUT I THINK THAT THESE ARE GOOD PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT YOU GUYS AND GIRLS NEED AND I HAVE COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE.

OKAY. I GOT COMMISSIONER [OVERLAPPING]

>> FOR THE FEW PEOPLE THAT WERE PUSHING THIS [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] MENDELSSOHN WHAT'S HER NAME? [OVERLAPPING] SALLY JAMES.

SALLY JAMES [LAUGHTER] AND THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE REALLY PUSHING ON THIS, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I'M PRETTY SURE THAT WAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE CAROL THAT WAS HERE.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT BUT I ALSO WANT TO JUST SHARE WITH EVERYBODY FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN CONCERNED THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING CARE OF OUR FORCE.

WE HAVE BEEN PROACTIVE WE WERE ASKED TO BE PROACTIVE, WE'VE BEEN PROACTIVE.

WE'VE PROACTIVELY DECIDED WE NEED ANOTHER SESSION IN PLACE.

WE'VE RAISED THE MONEY FOR IT, WE'VE BUILT A BEAUTIFUL STATION, WE'VE GOT SOME FUN ARTWORK EVENTUALLY COMING OUR WAY, THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER ISSUE.

NOW WE ARE SAVING IN DOING WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER IN ORDER TO HELP OUR CITY AS WE GROW, SO I AM VERY GLAD THAT THIS IS HERE, BUT IT ALSO NEED EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND IT WILL TAKE TWO YEARS BEFORE WE GET THE TRUCKS.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE NOT PLANNING, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T CARE.

WE'VE GOT GREAT SERVICE THROUGHOUT OUR CITY, WE'VE GOT GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD RESPONSE WITH OUR INTER OFFICE AGREEMENTS, INTER LOCAL AGREEMENTS.

APPRECIATE OUR TEAM, KNOW THAT YOU HAVE OUR SUPPORT AND THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO THINK LONG TERM OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AS OUR CITY GROWS AND KEEPING EVERYBODY SAFE. COMMISSIONER DANIEL.

>> JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO SAT IN CHAIR BEFORE ME AND FOR EVERYONE ELSE THAT WAS HERE FOR BEING PROACTIVE AND PLANNING FOR THIS AND TO THE CHIEF.

AFTER REVIEWING THE BUDGET WITH CITY MANAGER, THANK YOU AS WELL AND ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORK FOR AWHILE AND THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, EVERYONE THAT PUT THEIR MONEY ASIDE FOR IT, I WAS VERY IMPRESSED.

THANK YOU FOR THE PLAN THAT YOU HAVE IN PLACE THAT WILL NOT ONLY GET US GRANTS, BUT ALSO THE METHOD THAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE TO STUFF THE TRUCKS,

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AND JUST THANK YOU FOR BEING PROACTIVE.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE, THIS COMMISSION, AND THE CITY MANAGER, ALL THE DEPARTMENT FOR DOING A JOB WELL DONE.

SAY IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF WHAT ANYONE CAME UP HERE AND SAID PUBLICLY, IT TRULY WAS THE WORK THAT THE STAFF PUT IN TO ENSURE THAT IN THIS 2023, WE CAN PURCHASE THESE VEHICLES, SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER DANIEL. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.

>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY GLAMOUR COMMISSIONER DANIEL SAID IT, BUT I'LL CHANGE THAT.

I THINK FIVE 10 WORKING TOGETHER IS BETTER THAN ONE 10 WORKING ALONE, SO I WILL COMMEND YOU FOR ALSO CHAMPIONING TO GET THE FIRE TRUCK.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CHIEF, FOR A JOB THAT HE'S DONE AND THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME LAST WEEK TO THE TRAINING, I ACTUALLY PUT ON A SUIT AND I WENT INTO A BUILDING THAT WAS IT 400 DEGREES? YEAH SO I HAVE A WHOLE NEW RESPECT FOR FIREFIGHTERS BECAUSE I WENT INTO THAT BURNING BUILDING AND WITHIN 2 MINUTES I WAS LIKE READY TO LEAVE.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

>> THANK YOU, IT IS A GREAT THING AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU WENT AND COMMISSIONER DANIEL, I'M GLAD YOU WENT TOO IT IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE, HAD I NOT HAD UNFORTUNATELY A PRIOR COMMITMENT I WOULD HAVE BEEN DOWN IN THE OUTFIT AS WELL AND WE ALL KNOW THAT I AM NOT GOOD AT THE VICE SCRIPTS OR PRYING OUT THE PEOPLE, [OVERLAPPING] BUT HAPPY TO HOLD THE HOSE AND HOES THINGS DOWN AND GRAB THE PEOPLE OUT AND LIFT WITH OTHERS SO IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE IT COMMISSIONER, VICE MAYOR BOLTON, AND COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, YOU REALLY SHOULD GO TO A LIVE BURN AND SHOULD COME OUT AND EXPERIENCE.

HE WANTS ME TO SHUT UP NOW I COULD TELL, COMMISSIONER BOLTON. OKAY.

>> I RESPECT THE FIREFIGHTERS, I RESPECT THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO.

I THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING IN THE CITY WITH US, I'VE ENJOYED THE BUMPY ROAD AND I SURE WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY THAT BUMPY YELLOW, RED BRICK OR WHATEVER ROAD.

[LAUGHTER] BUT AS COMMISSIONER DANIEL SAID, THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING IN THE WORKS FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT MENTION COMMISSIONER PLACKO, WHO WAS, IS IT STILL A TRAILBLAZER IN DISTRICT 4 AND SHE OFTEN TELLS ME EVEN RECENTLY HOW IMPORTANT FIRE SERVICES ARE TO THE CITY AND HOW HARD WORKING YOU GUYS ARE AND HOW IMPORTANT HAVING THE FIRE TRUCK AND DISTRICT 4 IS.

COMMISSIONER PLACKO WHEREVER YOU ARE, YOU'RE STILL DOING AN AMAZING JOB.

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID OF WHEN A COMMISSIONER TAKES OVER A SEAT, WE TAKE CREDIT FOR THAT WORK.

EVEN THOUGH I'M COMMISSIONER PLACKO HAS BEEN A TRAILBLAZER AND A FIGHTER, COMMISSIONER DANIEL, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT THIS HAS BEEN LONG IN THE MAKING, BUT YOU SHOULD TAKE CREDIT FOR THIS TOO.

[LAUGHTER] YOU ARE JUST A CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL AND I SEE HOW PASSIONATE YOU ARE ABOUT FIREFIGHTERS TOO, AND TO THE STAFF WHO IS BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR QUITE AWHILE, I APPRECIATE YOU AS WELL, AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE A CHIEF, YOU'RE TAKING CREDIT FOR THIS, BUT I REMEMBER A PERCY WOULD BE SAYING, WHEREVER HE IS RIGHT NOW, THAT IS MY CREDIT.

HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT THE FIRE TRUCK WITH ME AND THAT'S THE STUFF.

WITH THOSE WORDS, THOSE COMMENTARY I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE A LOT MORE THINGS TO IRON OUT WITH STAFFING AND HOW THAT LOOKS AND HOW WE GET THERE.

WE HAVE A ROUNDABOUT APPROACH TO HOW WE WOULD GET TO CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS HERE, I APPRECIATE YOUR GUYS, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO STAY AND STAND IN THE BACK LIKE SECURITY GUARDS.

BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND I APPRECIATE WHEN YOU SEE ME ON THE ROAD,

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THAT'S YOU BLOW THAT HORN TO SCARE ME AS I'M I'M JOGGING.

YOU GUYS DO IT ALL THE TIME.

[LAUGHTER] BUT I APPRECIATE YOU STAYING HERE BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT TO YOU AND I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW AND ALSO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.

>> OKAY. IF WE'RE GOING TO GO KUDOS, I DON'T BELIEVE CHIEF AND EC WAS TAKING FULL CREDIT, BUT I'D ALSO SAY THAT CHIEF MIKE BURTON WAS ALSO INVOLVED.

IT TAKES A LOT, THIS IS NOT JUST ONE, THIS IS ALL OF US DOING THINGS TOGETHER AND THAT'S HOW WE PROGRESS AND MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD BECAUSE IT IS ACTUALLY A WONDERFUL CITY.

SHUT UP YOU.

WE'RE MOVING FORWARD NOW.

CAN WE VOTE, PLEASE? VICE MAYOR BOLTON.

>> MAYBE.

YES. FOR YOU YES.

>> MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO. THANK YOU.

>> CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, IT'LL TAKE TWO YEARS TO BIRTH YOUR VEHICLES.

I SAY MY SHOP TO COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS WITH A LOT OF COMPLETE LOVE AND RESPECT AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN UP HERE, SO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A BREAK.

THERE'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY IF WE CAN KEEP IT SHORT AND QUICK AS VICE MAYOR LEAVES, WE CAN GET A LOT MORE DONE, READY? LET'S DO IT.

[5.a TR13808 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, awarding Bid No. 23-06B to and approving an Agreement with the Stout Group, LLC. For the construction of C-14 Canal Erosion Improvement Project, in accordance with Bid No. 23-06B for a contract amount of $1,059,960.00; a contingency in an amount of $105,996.00 will be added to the project account, for a total project budget of 1,165,956.00; authorizing an appropriation in the amount not to exceed $328,897.00, for the receipt and expenditure of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Grant and for the total project budget, to be included in a future budget amendment pursuant to F.S. 166.241(2); authorizing an expenditure from the appropriate accounts; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

ALL RIGHT. 582013808, SO THE ATTORNEY READ FAST BECAUSE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET WORK DONE BY THE TIME HE'S UP THERE. [BACKGROUND] MIKE.

>> HE TOLD ME TO READ FAST MAYOR.

[LAUGHTER] A RESOLUTION TO THE CITY COMMISSIONERS CITY TAMARAC AWARDING BID NUMBER 23-06B2, AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH STOCK GROUP, LLC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF C14 CANAL EROSION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND CAUSE WITH BID NUMBER 23-06B FOR THE CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $1,059,960 AND A CONTINGENCY AMOUNTING 105,996 WILL BE ADDED TO THE PROJECT ACCOUNT FOR THE TOTAL PROJECT, $1,165,156, AUTHORIZED AND APPROPRIATION AND A NOT TO EXCEED $328,897.

WHEN WE SEE AN EXPANSION OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GRANT FOR TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET TO BE INCLUDED IN FUTURE BUDGET AMENDMENT, AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE FOR APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTS PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, BRAND FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

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

>> TO OUR PUBLIC, I OFFER YOU TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS, AND SEEING THERE'S NOBODY LEFT IN THE AUDIENCE FROM THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.

>> LAURIE IS HERE?

>> SHE'S AN EMPLOYEE OF MR. COMMISSIONER, VICE MAYOR BOLTON'S.

REALLY HAVE JOHN DOHERTY OUR ASSISTANT PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF OUR CITY? MR. DOHERTY, WE DO NOT NEED YOU AT THIS TIME.

CITY CLERK, CALL THE ROLL.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONER RAY?

>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 520.

>> THANK YOU. NOW, WE'RE MOVING ON TO 5C TR13 878.

[5.c TR13878 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving a vacation of easement petition in an effort to vacate two (2) utility easements located on the Tamarac Water Treatment facility property, more specifically located at 7803 NW 61 Street, as further described in the legal description attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and Exhibit “B”; (Case No. 4-P-22); providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.

>> YES. ITEM 5C IS RESOLUTION, CITY OF TAMARAC OR PRUDENT OR VACATE OF EASEMENT PETITION EFFORT TO VACATE TWO UTILITY EASEMENT LOCATED ON THE TARMAC TO THE FACILITY PROPERTY, MORE SPECIFICALLY LOCATED AT 7803 NORTHWEST 61ST STREET AND FOR DESCRIBING, THE DESCRIPTION TAB SHOULD BE HERE TOO, AS EXHIBIT A AND B PROVIDED FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

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

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS A SECOND BY THE VICE MAYOR.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE OPEN.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE CLOSED AND MS. CALLOWAY IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?

>> SEEING NO QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONER DANIEL?

>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 520.

[5.d TR13896 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, awarding Bid No. 23-10B to and approving an agreement with Green Construction Technologies, Inc. for the construction of the University Drive Medians Landscaping Improvements Project (FDOT Beautification Grant Funded Project FM No. 450508-1-74-01), in accordance with Bid No. 23-10B for a contract amount of $687,764.78; a contingency in the amount of $68,776.48 will be added to the project account for a total project budget of $756,541.26; authorizing an appropriation for the receipt and expenditure of the grant funds, not to exceed $100,000.00 to be included in a future Budget Amendment pursuant to F.S. 166.241(2); authorizing an expenditure from the appropriate accounts; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

ALRIGHTY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO 5D T R13 896.

CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.

>> ITEM 5B IS RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION CITY TAMARAC ON BID NUMBER 21-10B TO AND APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE GREEN CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY ZINC FOR

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THE CONSTRUCTION AND YOU WILL SEE DRIVE MEDIUM LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH BID NUMBER 23-10B FOR A CONTRACT OF MINUS $687,000,764.70, AND THE CONTINGENCY AMOUNT OF $68,776.40 WILL BE ADDED TO ACCOUNT FOR A TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET OF $756,541.26, AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION FOR THE RECEIPT EXPANSION OF GRANT FUNDS NOT EXCEED 100,000 TO BE INCLUDED IN FUTURE BUDGET AMENDMENT AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE FOR AN APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTS PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RAY.

AT THIS TIME, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW OPEN AND PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.

IS THERE ANY NEED FOR PRESENTATION COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

>> THANK YOU, 6A,

[6.a TO2487 - An ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, repealing certain business tax classifications and rates and replacing with current classifications and new rate structures that do not result in an increase in local business taxes for taxpayers in accordance with Florida Statutes 205.0535(5), by amending Chapter 12 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances, entitled “Licenses and Business Regulations”, to update the title to “Business Tax Receipt Regulations”; modifying classification tables to allow for reorganization of uses and classifications to be consistent with Chapter 10, of the Land Development Code, of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances; removing certain licensing requirements on certain occupations in accordance with Florida Statutes 163.211; repealing in its entirety adult entertainment businesses provision contained in Article III; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; providing for codification; and providing for an effective date.]

WE ARE NOW ON ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING, AND THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THIS TIME 6ATO2487 CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.

>> YES. 6A IS A ORDINANCE, CITY COMMISSION CITY OF TAMARAC.

WE APPEAL IN CERTAIN BUSINESS TAX CLASSIFICATION AND RACE REPLACEMENT WITH CURRENT CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURES THAT DO NOT RESULT IN INCREASE IN LOCAL BUSINESS TASK WITH TAXPAYERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA LAW BY MAINLY CHAPTER 12 OF THE CITY TAMARAC CODE, ENTIRE LICENSES AND BUSINESS REGULATION TO UPDATE THE TITLE OF BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT REGULATION, MODIFYING CLASSIFICATION TABLES TO ALLOW FOR REORGANIZATION OF USES AND CLASSIFICATIONS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH CHAPTER 10 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, OF CITY OF TAMARAC, MOVE INTO CERTAIN LICENSE REQUIREMENT OR CERTAIN OCCUPATION ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA LAW.

WE'RE KILLING ENTIRETY ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS PROVISION CONTAIN ARTICLE 3, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AROUND SOBERITY, PROVIDING CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU-ALL. I WILL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR, I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.

AT THIS TIME, MS. CALLOWAY WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION.

COMMISSION, DO WE NEED A PRESENTATION? NO. SAYING NO NEED FOR PRESENTATION.

LET'S CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR. MAYOR GOMEZ?