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WELCOME TO OUR MAY 10TH MEETING.
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IT IS CURRENTLY 7:00 PM.IT IS GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. GOOD EVENING.
EXCELLENT, AND IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE JOIN ALL OF US IN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WHICH WILL BE LED BY OUR MAYOR OF OUR COUNTY, MAYOR LAMAR FISHER, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE THEREAFTER.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
AS MAYOR THIS YEAR, MY THEME IS THREE C'S IT'S COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY , AND OBVIOUSLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I WANT TO DO THIS YEAR IS I'M VISITING EVERY CITY AND EVERY MUNICIPALITY, ALL 31, TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE TO SERVE YOU, AND THE BLESSINGS THAT I HAVE THROUGHOUT MY POLITICAL CAREER IS I WAS ABLE TO SERVE AS A COMMISSIONER AND AS A MAYOR IN THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH AND DURING THAT TENURE, AS I WAS SERVING, THERE'D TEND TO BE SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT OF A DISCONNECT BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY AND THE MUNICIPALITY THAT I SERVED, AND SO I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IS NO MORE.
WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU AS A COUNTY.
MY OFFICE IS ALWAYS OPEN 24/7.
I ALWAYS HAVE AN OPEN DOOR POLICY.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW TAMARAC IS AMAZING.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATES.
RIGHT? SO WE SHOULD TAKE THIS ON THE ROAD TO ALL MUNICIPALITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE HAPPENING, BECAUSE REALLY, EDUCATION IS SO IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND WHAT GOVERNMENT IS ALL ABOUT AND UNDERSTAND EACH DEPARTMENT REALLY WHAT IS SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR RESIDENTS.
THERE REALLY IS NO ALTHOUGH WE HAVE CITY LIMIT LINES, WE ARE TRULY ONE COMMUNITY AND SO WE NEED TO THINK THAT WAY AND WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT WAY AND WHEN WE HAVE A LITTLE RAIN, WE CAN GET THROUGH IT LIKE WE DID A FEW WEEKS AGO, BUT LET'S WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM BECAUSE WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER AS A TEAM.
TOGETHER, EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE.
SO AGAIN, JUST HONORED TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, FOR WHAT YOU DO.
YOU GIVE YOUR TIME EVERY DAY TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY? AND SOMETIMES IT'S A THANKLESS JOB, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU ARE DOING A MAGNIFICENT JOB.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND MAYOR, WE WOULD BE FINE IF YOU WANTED TO USE THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND AS A ROLE MODEL AND YOU WANTED US TO TEACH THE COUNTY HOW TO DO BROWARD COUNTY UNIVERSITY, WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU WITH THAT.
[CHUCKLING] I LIKE THAT, MAYOR.
OKAY, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
WE APPRECIATE IT, AND WE KNOW YOU HAVE ANOTHER EVENT TO GO TO, SO PLEASE BE SAFE.
YES, GO TAMARAC! THANK YOU. THAT'S RIGHT, GO TAMARAC! ALSO, AS OUR MAYOR IS LEAVING, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER DUNN FROM LAUDERHILL.
SHE IS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING AS WELL.
SO IF YOU WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE WAVE.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, MOVING BACK TO OUR REPORTS.
[1.CITY ATTORNEY REPORT]
CITY ATTORNEY.THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I JUST HAVE ONE BRIEF REPORT.
WE HAVE MEDIATION SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK FOR THE MEMBERS-ONLY CASE.
EXCELLENT. OKAY, WE WILL NOW GO TO OUR CITY MANAGER REPORT.
[2.CITY MANAGER REPORT]
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, AND WELCOME, GRADUATES AND EVERYBODY ELSE, AND GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.[00:05:04]
2023 PALM BEACH STATE PANTHER EMS CHALLENGE AND TOOK FIRST PLACE.MORE THAN 65 TEAMS COMPRISED OF OVER 250 PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE AND PARAMEDICS FROM TALLAHASSEE TO MIAMI, AS WELL AS CANADA, COMPETED TO SEE WHO CAN MOST CAPABLY AND QUICKLY SOLVE COMPLEX RESCUE CHALLENGES.
CONGRATULATIONS. I ALSO WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAS BEEN NAMED A BETTER SPORTS FOR KIDS QUALITY PROGRAM PROVIDER FOR THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH SPORT, ALSO KNOWN AS NAYS.
SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.
PARKS AND RECREATION. OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY WILL BE OFFERING FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, WITH MONTHLY ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED ONCE PER MONTH BEGINNING THIS FRIDAY, MAY 12TH WITH A FAMILY GAME NIGHT FROM 6:30 TO 8 P.M. AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER.
THOSE ARE ALWAYS GREAT NIGHTS, SO PLEASE ATTEND AND THE SAME NIGHT WE ALSO HAVE MOVIE IN THE PARK AT SPORTS COMPLEX.
LASTLY, PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND JOIN US FOR THE ONE TAMARAC MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL AS THE CITY CELEBRATES ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY, ALONG WITH ITS GREAT DIVERSITY.
THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE TAMARAC SPORTS COMPLEX ON MAY 20TH 20TH, FROM 5 P.M.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENING WILL BE A WONDERFUL LASER LIGHT SHOW.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE ON MAY 20TH.
SO NOW IF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD MEET ME IN THE WELL, THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
SO IF YOU WANT TO COME ON DOWN.
SHE IS OUR FIRE MARSHAL AS WELL.
I'M REALLY BAD WITH TITLES, SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
I'M A FIRE INSPECTOR. FIRE INSPECTOR.
SEE, LIKE I SAID, I'M BAD WITH TITLES.
FIRE SPRINKLER INITIATIVE AND THE HOME FIRE SPRINKLER COALITION HAVE DESIGNATED THE WEEK OF MAY 14TH THROUGH 20, 2023 AS HOME FIRE SPRINKLER WEEK , AND WHEREAS, THE EFFECTS OF HOME FIRES ARE FAR REACHING AND LONG STANDING.
A HOME FIRE CAN BECOME COMPLETELY DEADLY IN LESS THAN TWO MINUTES DUE TO TODAY'S CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AND COMMON SYNTHETIC FURNISHINGS WHICH PRODUCE TOXIC SMOKE , AND WHEREAS, IN 2021, THERE WERE 338,000 FIRES IN RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS NATIONWIDE, RESULTING IN 2804 HOME FIRE DEATHS AND 11,100 HOME FIRE INJURIES, AND WHEREAS, ON AVERAGE, A HOME FIRE WAS REPORTED EVERY 93 SECONDS.
WHEREAS BY TAKING PART IN A NATIONAL WEEK OF ACTION, LET US RECOGNIZE THAT PROTECTING NEW HOMES WITH FIRE SPRINKLERS WILL MAKE THE FUTURE SAFER FOR RESIDENTS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHELLE J.
GOMEZ, MAYOR OF BROWARD, TAMARAC, NOT BROWARD COUNTY, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COMMISSION, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 14TH THROUGH 20, 2023, AS HOME FIRE SPRINKLER WEEK IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND COMMEND THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION DIVISION AND ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE FLORIDA FIRE SPRINKLER
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COALITION, THE NATIONAL FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION AND THE FLORIDA FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION THAT ROUTINELY LEND THEIR INVALUABLE SERVICES AND TRAINING TO OUR INDUSTRY.THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THIS, AND ON BEHALF OF TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION DIVISION, WE JUST WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRE SPRINKLERS.
THEY DO SAVE LIVES AND THEY DO SAVE PROPERTY.
WE ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE WILL BE DOING A SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON TO SHOW YOU GUYS THE EFFECTS OF WHAT EXACTLY A FIRE SPRINKLER DOES TO A HOME.
SO THIS PROCLAMATION WAS REQUESTED BY MYSELF OKAY. WHEREAS NAMI BROWARD'S MISSION TO BRING AWARENESS AND PROGRAMS TO BROWARD COUNTY IN SUPPORT OF A WORLD CLASS TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SYSTEMS FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.
NAMI BROWARD PROVIDES SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO FOSTER BETTER UNDERSTANDING, COPING STRATEGIES AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS, AND WHEREAS, MENTAL ILLNESS AND ILLNESSES ARE MEDICAL ILLNESSES WHICH ARE COMMON AND TREATABLE, AND WHEREAS, GOOD HEALTH CARE INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH CARE, WHICH MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF RACE, AGE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, VALUES AND CULTURAL BELIEF. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THESE FACTORS BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF TREATMENT SO THAT A SHARED COMMUNITY CAN BE A SOURCE OF STRENGTH, AND WHEREAS, THE DEPTH OF THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS IS STAGGERING, 1 IN 5 ADULTS WILL EXPERIENCE MENTAL ILLNESS IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.
HALF OF ALL MENTAL ILLNESSES BEGIN BY THE AGE OF 14, AND 75% BEGIN BY 24 YEARS OLD.
EARLIER TREATMENT MEANS BETTER OUTCOMES AND WHEREAS, HALF OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS NEVER RECEIVE LIFE CHANGING TREATMENT DUE TO LACK OF CARE, ACCESS TO CARE AND STIGMA, THE RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH MENTAL DIAGNOSIS SHOULD CELEBRATE RATHER THAN BE STIGMATIZED, AND WHEREAS, MENTAL ILLNESS IS NOT A CRIME, HOWEVER, INMATES WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES ARE OVERREPRESENTED IN JAILS AND PRISONS.
NAMI APPLAUDS CRISIS INTERVENTION, TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, DIVISION PROGRAMS, AND MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS THAT EFFECTIVELY DECREASE JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT AND INCREASE SAFETY, AND WHEREAS, PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESSES ARE ABLE TO LIVE MEANINGFUL LIVES AND MAKE IMPORTANT AND INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, COMMUNITIES SUPPORT THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS BY ENSURING ACCESSIBILITY TO QUALITY CARE AND APPROPRIATE SUPPORTS, AND WHEREAS, NAMI BROWARD OBSERVES THE MONTH OF MAY AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH TO RAISE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH, TO ENCOURAGE THOSE LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES TO SEEK HELP AND TO UPLIFT OUR MESSAGE, YOU ARE NOT ALONE, AND NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHELLE J.
OH, THERE YOU ARE. I'M SO SORRY.
MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, I'M SANDRA CUMBER BOYNTON, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NAMI, THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS, AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF TAMARAC FOR DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE.
IT ALSO CAN AFFECT FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, LOVED ONES, BUT I'M HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WITH TREATMENT AND CARE AND SUPPORT, RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE.
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OKAY AT THIS TIME, MENTAL HEALTH WE ACKNOWLEDGE HERE IN OUR CITY IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND SO WE ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN OUR CITY.WE'RE NOT GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATIONS.
THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU'VE JUST HEARD, BUT SOME OF IT'S FAMILIAR.
SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE ORGANIZERS JOIN ME OR JOIN US HERE, PLEASE, IF THEY WOULD.
I HAVE SYLVIA BRAFMAN MENTAL HEALTH CARE CENTER.
JAMIE, COME ON UP. I HAVE SERENDIPITY WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, SHARI WARNER.
I HAVE HCA HOSPITAL AND OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER.
NOT DOCTOR. OKAY, WELL, YOU COULD TELL BEN I'VE JUST INCREASED YOUR [INAUDIBLE].
[CHUCKLING] THANK YOU. A BETTER DAY.
WE HAVE LESLIE, AND THEN FOR THE JEFF MASAREK BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER, I'M NOT SURE WHO IS HERE TO REPRESENT THEM, BUT HOPEFULLY. SO ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME OTHERS HERE IN OUR CITY, ONE THAT IS OPENING UP ON FRIDAY IN THE COMMUNITY ARE HERE TO SHOW OUR CITY THAT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH IS SO VERY IMPORTANT AND IT IS NOT A SHAME TO SAY I NEED HELP.
I NEED A MENTAL DAY, I NEED SOMEBODY TO TALK TO.
SOMETIMES IT COULD BE A CLOSE FRIEND AND SOMETIMES IT COULD BE SOMEONE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW, AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO PASS THE MIC QUICKLY TO LET EACH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS JUST SAY A QUICK WORD, PLEASE.
MR. VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, AND TO YOU ALL.
MY NAME IS SHARI WARNER AND I AM THE FOUNDER AND CLINICAL DIRECTOR OF THE SERENDIPITY WOMEN'S MENTAL WELLNESS FOUNDATION, AND WE PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO ADULT WOMEN AND TEEN GIRLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA, BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY.
IT IS OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THESE WOMEN AND GIRLS TO ENSURE THAT THEY BECOME WOMEN AND GIRLS WHO ARE BETTER ABLE TO MANAGE THEIR MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
THE SERENDIPITY WOMEN'S MENTAL WELLNESS FOUNDATION.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.
I'M THE CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE SYLVIA BRAFMAN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR, FOR YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SOME OF THE STRUGGLES THAT THE RESIDENTS ENDURE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, HIGHLIGHTING THE SOLUTION THAT IS OUT THERE. SYLVIA BRAFMAN IS BOTH AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT CENTER.
WE'RE DOING GREAT WORK FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND, YOU KNOW, THE GOAL OF ALL OF THIS IS TO GO OUT AND BE PART OF LIFE, NOT JUST BE IN TREATMENT FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES, AND SO WE GET TO SEE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS REALLY LIGHT UP, AND MUCH OF THAT IS THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT.
I'M ALAN DUPUY. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AT HCA, FLORIDA-WOODMONT.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSION MEMBERS FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
HCA WOODMONT HAS BEEN PART OF THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY FOR 38 YEARS.
IT'S MY SECOND TIME AROUND THERE.
I WAS THERE IN THE EARLY 90S AND I'M BACK TO FINISH OUT MY CAREER WITH THEM, AND IT IS INDEED A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE CARE WITH AN AMAZING TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS IN THIS FINE CITY, AND AT THE COURSE OF A YEAR WE PROVIDE CARE TO CLOSE TO 3500 INPATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND WE ALSO HAVE A ROBUST OUTPATIENT PROGRAM THAT TOUCHES THE LIVES OF ANOTHER 5 TO 6000 PEOPLE.
MY NAME IS LESLIE BRAVO AND I'M THE FOUNDER AND CEO AT FOR A BETTER DAY FOUNDATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE HERE, THE COMMISSIONERS, THE MAYORS AND EVERYBODY THAT PUT THIS EVENT TOGETHER TO RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF ALL THESE ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE IT TAKES TEAM EFFORT TO MAKE A CHANGE.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH ONE PERSON.
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THE MISSION OF MY ORGANIZATION IS TO CREATE, TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, BREAK THE STIGMA AND REMOVE ALL THOSE BARRIERS THAT WE ALL HAVE WHEN FACING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND WE FOCUS ON THE PREVENTION OF ACES.ACES IS THE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES THAT WE ALL ENCOUNTER PERHAPS IN CHILDHOOD.
ALL THE EARLY TRAUMA SHAPE OUR BEHAVIORS IN ADULTHOOD.
IF WE CAN PREVENT ACES IN CHILDHOOD, WE CAN REDUCE DEPRESSION BY 44% IN ADULTHOOD.
SO IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL COME TOGETHER AND SUPPORT THOSE CHILDREN TO AT EASE THEIR STRUGGLES AND FACILITATE AND LINKAGE SERVICES TO THEM WHEN NEEDED.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE.
WE STARTED OUR CAMPAIGNS AND OUR EFFORTS IN 2015, AND WE BECAME A NONPROFIT IN 2018, BUT WE'RE HERE TO SERVE. SO THANK YOU AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
SO, GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE DEAN JIM TWIGGER, WHO HAS DEVOTED OVER A DECADE OF HIS TIME AND TALENT TO EDUCATE, ENCOURAGE AND EMPOWER THE RESIDENTS OF TAMARAC TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
AS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, AND ON BEHALF OF THIS COMMISSION, I AM HONORED TO RECOGNIZE DEAN TWIGGER'S ACHIEVEMENTS AND OFFICIALLY DECLARE HIM THE DEAN OF TAMARAC UNIVERSITY. LET'S CONGRATULATE DEAN TWIGGER.
PLEASE ACCEPT THIS OFFICIAL CAP AND STOLE FOR THE OFFICIAL TAMARAC 2023 GRADUATION CEREMONY.
[CHUCKLING] YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY AND FOR TAMARAC UNIVERSITY, AND NOW, DEAN, I SHALL HAND THE MICROPHONE TO YOU.
MUCH APPRECIATED. [CHUCKLING] TEAM EFFORT. IT IS, AND I DEFINITELY WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU TO OUR TAMARAC TEAM.
THIS CANNOT BE DONE WITHOUT SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HELPED WITH THIS PROGRAM.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF THEM HERE TONIGHT.
WE'RE REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO ATTEND AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE PROGRAM AND REALLY GOT SOMETHING OUT OF IT AND WE HOPE YOU TAKE US UP ON THE OFFER TO DO POST-GRADUATE WORK HERE AT THE CITY AND VOLUNTEER HERE.
[CHUCKLING] SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET ME [INAUDIBLE].
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP THAT ON. [CHUCKLING] OH, DID YOU WANT TO?
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I THINK WE, IS THERE A REQUEST BY THE COMMISSION TO HAVE A PHOTO WITH THE DEAN, PLEASE.FORGIVE ME IF I PRONOUNCE YOU NAME WRONG.
SHE'S NOT WITH US TONIGHT, BUT DEFINITELY WANTED TO THANK HER AS WELL.
THANK YOU. WE'RE PULLING THIS ONE.
CONGRATULATIONS. YES, SHE DID.
THANK YOU. THERESA ANN COSTELLO.
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DUREN II. OH, HE'S NOT HERE WITH US TONIGHT, BUT WE THANK HIM NONETHELESS.
JENNIFER GORDON. SHE'S NOT WITH US TONIGHT EITHER, BUT WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO HER AS WELL.
I BELIEVE SHE'S WATCHING ONLINE AS WELL.
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PETER LESHAW COULDN'T BE WITH US TONIGHT, BUT WE WANT TO THANK HIM ALSO.JON SANTIAGO ALSO COULDN'T BE WITH US, BUT WE WANT TO THANK HIM AS WELL.
SHE AS WELL COULDN'T BE WITH US TONIGHT.
WE WANT TO THANK HER. OKAY, OH, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MANUELA ZENDER.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE GRADUATES.
IF YOU COULD GIVE THEM ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
WE ARE GOING TO INVITE THEM ALL BACK UP HERE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE CITY COMMISSION.
WE APPRECIATE THEIR TIME AND DEDICATION [INAUDIBLE] AS EVERYBODY IS GETTING BACK TO THEIR SEATS, IT IS CURRENTLY 7:41 AND WE ARE ALWAYS SO VERY HAPPY WHEN WE GRADUATE OUR TAMARAC UNIVERSITY AND GET THE HONOR OF RECOGNIZING WONDERFUL BUSINESSES AND GOOD PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY MUCH IN IT TO SERVE OTHERS. SO I THINK WE ARE ALL MOSEYING BACK AND I'VE STALLED ENOUGH.
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BASICALLY, IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, THIS IS THE TIME TO SPEAK ABOUT THEM.WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING ON FIRST READING, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION THEN, AND ANYTHING THAT IS LISTED IN ITEM OTHER THAT IS CONSIDERED NOT AN AGENDA ITEM.
SO YOU WOULD SPEAK ABOUT IT IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
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DID I GET IT ALL, CITY ATTORNEY? YES. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.ALL RIGHT, FIRST ON MY LIST, NEIL GOLDBERG.
I LIVE IN THE FAIRFAX NEIGHBORHOOD OF KINGS POINT COMMUNITY.
IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
NOW I AM A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT, BUT I AM HERE AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN OF TAMARAC TONIGHT.
MY COMMUNITY IS AN ADULT COMMUNITY AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF US ARE SENIOR CITIZENS, AND WHAT I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT, A LOT OF IT YOU'VE HEARD A THOUSAND TIMES, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE SOME PEOPLE PRETTY ANGRY AND MAYBE A LITTLE SAD, BUT IT HAS TO BE SAID. I SPEAK, OF COURSE, OF THE SUGGESTED JOINING OF OUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH BSO.
I'M GOING TO PRETEND THAT I DON'T KNOW WHO'S BONEHEAD IDEA THIS WAS, BUT THAT THE PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN GETTING SO MANY SIGNATURES AGAINST THIS BECAUSE THEY THINK IT'S PREPOSTEROUS.
NOW, I'M SURE THAT THE CITIES OF PEMBROKE PINES, CORAL SPRINGS, MARGATE, WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE KIND OF RESPONSE TIME THAT WE DO.
WHY ON EARTH ARE WE CONSIDERING A DOWNGRADE? I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WE HAVE THE BEST RESPONSE TIME.
WE HAVE THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING THAT WE WANT, AND WHO I'M SPEAKING TO TONIGHT ARE THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO CAN PUT THE WELFARE OF TAMARAC ABOVE THEIR OWN PERSONAL AGENDAS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THIS COMES DOWN TO, AND WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY IS NOT PROPHETIC.
IF BSO TAKES OVER THE FASTEST CREW IN AMERICA, AND THE RESPONSE TIME GOES DOWN BY MINUTES OR SECONDS IN A COMMUNITY THAT HAS SO MANY SENIOR CITIZENS.
LET ME REPEAT THAT, IF YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME.
PEOPLE, MAYBE MY FRIENDS, ARE GOING TO DIE.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD? DO YOU BELIEVE IN OPTICS? MAYBE SOME OF YOU SHOULD START BELIEVING IN BOTH.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I WILL BE BACK WITH THE NAMES OF THOSE PEOPLE WHOSE BLOOD YOU HAVE ON YOUR HANDS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
OKAY, THANK YOU. OR YOU COULD DO THIS IF YOU DON'T AGREE.
SO NEXT ON OUR LIST, JOAN BRICKHOUSE.
HI, MY NAME IS JOAN BRICKHOUSE.
I REPRESENT FAIRFAX BUILDING J IN THE COMMUNITY OF KINGS POINT.
WE ARE STRONGLY AGAINST HAVING TAMARAC EMS AND FIRE RESCUE BEING TAKEN OVER BY THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
TAMARAC IS A GROWING COMMUNITY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IF YOU GO DOWN MCNAB OR YOU GO DOWN COMMERCIAL AND IN OTHER PLACES.
TAMARAC HAS IN EXCESS OF 71,000 RESIDENTS AND IS STILL GROWING.
WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING EMS AND FIRE RESCUE STAFF HERE IN TAMARAC WHO BRING THEIR EXPERTISE INTO OUR COMMUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS.
WHY WOULD WE CHANGE SOMETHING THAT ISN'T BROKEN?
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WE URGE YOU TO KEEP THINGS AS IT IS AND WE FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT IT, THAT BUILDING J PUT TOGETHER THIS PETITION.NOT EVERYONE SIGNED IT FROM FROM FAIRFAX J, BECAUSE SOME OF US SIGNED IT OVER AT KINGS POINT TAMARAC THE MAIN CLUBHOUSE , BUT THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T GET OVER THERE OR DIDN'T GET OVER THERE BUT FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT KEEPING THINGS AS IT IS, AND I AGREE WITH NEIL.
OKAY, MY NAME IS ANTHONY [INAUDIBLE].
MY ADDRESS IS 8331 NORTHWEST 80TH STREET, TAMARAC, 33321.
I'VE BEEN LIVING IN MY COMMUNITY FOR SEVEN YEARS AND THERE'S A HOUSE, 3 OR 4 HOUSES DOWN FROM ME, WHICH HAS BEEN EMPTY FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS; THE OWNERS DIED.
OKAY, THE PAST MONTH MY NEIGHBORS, WHICH I THINK I'M GOING TO NEED MORE THAN THREE MINUTES HERE, I GOT ABOUT FIVE NEIGHBORS HERE ANYWAY. WE'VE NOTICED SOME ACTIVITY IN THE PROPERTY.
A LOT OF CARS, A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF ACTIVITY.
WE HAVE CALLED YOU GUYS MEANING THE CITY TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
THE HOUSE HAS BEEN EMPTY FOR FIVE YEARS.
ALL RIGHT, SO ALL WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT IS, IS THIS OWNERSHIP OR IS THIS SQUATTERS? IT LOOKS TO US LIKE SQUATTERS.
IN A COURT OF LAW, I COULDN'T PROVE THAT, BUT THAT'S JUST THE WAY THAT'S THE OPTICS.
OKAY, AT THIS TIME, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE GOT YOUR NEIGHBORS AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ALL WANT TO SPEAK, AND WHAT I WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND, YOU'VE GOT NEYSA HERRERA RIGHT BEHIND YOU. SHE'S GOING TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT IT, AND WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET ANSWERS.
OKAY, YEAH, BUT NOT FOR NOTHING.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS WITH A COUPLE OF YOU GUYS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I DON'T KNOW THE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW.
I CAN'T GIVE YOU AN ANSWER ON THE SPOT.
ALL I CAN ASK YOU, IF YOU WOULD, I UNDERSTAND IT'S BEEN AN ISSUE.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO HELP YOU OUT, OKAY? OKAY, ALL RIGHT, THREE MORE MINUTES.
OKAY, ANOTHER POINT, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS HOUSE, THERE IS A NURSING HOME THAT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED.
WE TRIED, YOU KNOW, OKAY, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO, BUT LET ME JUST MAKE A SUGGESTION.
JUST A POINT. SHOULDN'T YOU KIND OF MAKE A SURVEY WITH THE RESIDENTS HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT A NURSING HOME IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD? WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AMBULANCES, EMS, POLICE, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
UNDERSTOOD, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT IT'S NOT, WE HAVE NO CONTROL.
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS BY STATE STATUTE AND CERTAIN CODE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO WHEN YOU SPEAK TO MISS HERRERA, SHE'S GOING TO TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU, AND ACTUALLY, SHE'S ALSO OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
THE LOVELY LADY STANDING IN THE BACK IS READY TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THOSE TWO ITEMS. OKAY, ALL RIGHTY.
IT'S THE BEST I CAN DO FOR YOU AT THIS TIME.
WE WILL, AND MR. [INAUDIBLE], WE DO HAVE YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER AS WELL UP HERE.
SO, DOREEN, OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S YOUR HUSBAND, ANTHONY LABAR ARE YOU WITH? OKAY, DAVID LIPSON.
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OH, SORRY. OKAY, THANK YOU.I HAVE NEVER REALLY SPOKEN IN A MIC TO ANYBODY EXCEPT MY WIFE.
WHEN I CAME IN, I HAD A BLUE SHIRT AND I THOUGHT I WAS A GRADUATE OF THE COLLEGES.
OKAY, ANYWAY, I'VE LIVED IN FLORIDA FOR OVER 35 YEARS, CORAL SPRINGS FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND TWO YEARS NOW AT KINGS POINT IN TAMARAC, AND WE LOVE TAMARAC.
THE FACILITIES ARE GOOD AND PEOPLE THAT WE TALK TO A CURRENT WORD, THEY'RE COOL, SO WE LIKE IT HERE, BUT GETTING BACK TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN RANKED NATIONALLY WITH HIGH GRADES AS WELL AS MANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE DEPARTMENT.
THAT'S GREAT, AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYBODY IN TAMARAC KINGS POINT SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT THEM.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE TRYING TO GO WITH THE BSO.
WHY WOULD ANYBODY COME IN AND SUGGEST THAT IT SHOULD BE OVERSEEN BY AN OUTSIDE GROUP AND EVENTUALLY THESE PEOPLE WILL IMPOSE THEIR WILL AND MAYBE THEIR PEOPLE IN TAMARAC, WE DON'T NEED THAT.
WE DO VERY WELL BY OURSELVES, AND IN PARKLAND, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED FOUR YEARS AGO.
NOTHING WORKED. THEY DIDN'T GET THERE IN TIME.
THE CORAL SPRINGS POLICE, PARKLAND POLICE HAD TO TRY TO GET THE [INAUDIBLE].
NOW, WHAT BENEFITS ARE THERE TO INTERFERE WITH THE SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATION? I'M AN EX-BUSINESSMAN.
IF YOU'RE DOING WELL, YOU DON'T NEED ANYBODY ELSE TO COME IN AND HELP.
THEY WANT TO GIVE SOME IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS? FINE. MR. BOLTON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DO HERE, BUT I'VE HEARD THINGS, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT ARE NOT FAVORABLE TO ME.
THIS IS A HIGHLY POLITICAL MOVE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED.
OUR MAYOR WHO HAS DONE WONDERFUL THINGS FOR TAMARAC SHOULD BE APPLAUDED TO BE AGAINST THE MOVE.
TO CLOSE OUT, OUR CITY, AND COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE RUN BY THE PEOPLE OF TAMARAC, NOT BY OUTSIDE GROUPS.
I HOPE THIS ITEM WILL BE VOTED AGAINST TO BY OUR COMMISSIONERS OF TAMARAC.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HAVEN'T SPOKEN IN FRONT OF PEOPLE IN A WHILE, SO BEAR WITH ME.
WHATEVER EAST WEST ROAD I TAKE.
AS SOON AS YOU GET WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILES OF ROCK ISLAND ROAD, THE GRIDLOCK IS JUST LUDICROUS.
IT TAKES AT LEAST 20 MINUTES TO GET TWO MILES WEST.
PERHAPS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, I DON'T KNOW, MAKING THESE DECISIONS.
YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE WESTBOUND BETWEEN 5 AND 6:30, BUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO DO, OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IS DIMINISHED AND OUR HEALTH IS SUFFERING BY THE STRESS AND WILL PROBABLY NEED THE NAMI PEOPLE AFTER THIS BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC IS JUST IT'S THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO, AND THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM.
OKAY, EVERY SECOND IS PRECIOUS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
WHAT IF IT'S YOUR LOVED ONES? WOULD YOU STILL BE OKAY IN APPROVING NEW CONSTRUCTION AT THE VERY SITE OF THE MOST CONGESTED AREA ALREADY? I MEAN, IT'S SO CONGESTED.
EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT RELATED TO YOU, DEAD RESIDENTS DON'T PAY TAXES.
IT DOESN'T TAKE AN ENGINEER TO SEE THAT OUR ROADS CANNOT HANDLE ANY MORE INCREASE IN DENSITY.
I DID FIND A LETTER FROM TRAFFIC TECH DATED NOVEMBER 22ND, 2022, ABOUT TRAFFIC STUDY THAT WAS USING UNREALISTIC AND OUTDATED NUMBERS FROM 2016 AND 2019.
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SO IN SUMMARY, WHILE YOU GUYS CONSIDER NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, I HOPE YOU GO WITH THE BUILDING MORATORIUM.AGAIN, I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THIS AREA VERY LONG.
I DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH. I'M TRYING TO LEARN, BUT I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU THINK OUTSIDE THE MONEY BOX AND THINK ABOUT WHAT'S TRULY IMPORTANT IN MAKING OUR COMMUNITY AN ENJOYABLE AND SAFE PLACE TO LIVE.
HE'S OUTSIDE; HE'S NOT SPEAKING.
MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, MY ORIGINAL INTENT WAS TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES ADDRESSED PREVIOUSLY THE LACK OF CIVILITY, INFANTILE BEHAVIOR EXHIBITED ON THE DAIS, BUT I RECOGNIZE IT SIMPLY AS AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY.
INSTEAD, I'M GOING TO ADDRESS SOME IMPORTANT POINTS.
DECISIONS CANNOT BE MADE WITHOUT ALL THE PERTINENT INFORMATION.
SOME COMMISSIONERS APPEAR TO BLINDLY VOTE WITHOUT THE FACTS OR TO MERELY BE SPITEFUL TO COLLEAGUES.
INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE CAN BE ENLIGHTENING.
THE $50,000 TRAVEL ALLOWANCE PREVIOUSLY DENIED SHOULD BE REVISITED.
ONLY TWO SISTER CITIES HAVE TRAVEL ALLOWANCES COMPARABLE TO TAMARAC, BUT YOUR DATA IS SKEWED.
OTHER CITIES ARE 2 OR 3 TIMES THE SIZE OF TAMARAC.
THEY DO NOT EARN THE SALARY YOU DO.
THEY DO NOT GET A CELL PHONE OR PDA ALLOWANCE.
NONE HAVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LIAISONS AND TWO FULL TIME AIDES WITH FULL TIME BENEFITS TO SHARE AMONG ALL COMMISSIONERS AND NONE RECEIVE A $700 MONTHLY CAR ALLOWANCE THAT'S ON A BACK BURNER TO BE REVIEWED WITHIN THIS YEAR WHILE YOU CONTINUE TO RECEIVE IT.
CONSTRUCTION IN OUR CITY IS OVERWHELMING.
WE COULD BE BETTER SERVED BY NOT SPENDING FUNDS ON FLYERS TO ALL THE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE 60TH CELEBRATION AS IT IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE TAM-A-GRAM, BUT RATHER BE CONSIDERED FOR EARMARKING SAID FUNDS TO USE FOR THE WASTE MANAGEMENT INCREASE TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS NOT INCUR THAT COST.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE THE LIFE RING.
THIS IS A COST EFFECTIVE TOOL TO SAVE LIVES FROM DROWNING.
IT'S INTRODUCED BY A MOTHER WHO LOST HER SON WHILE SAVING ANOTHER.
IT'S A POLE WITH A LIFE SAVING RING TO BE TOSSED OUT TO SOMEONE WHO WAS IN PERIL.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
I CHALLENGE THE OTHERS TO COMMIT TO DOING THE SAME AND ENDING IT NOW.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SALLY JAMES.
GOOD EVENING, SALLY JAMES 8231 NORTHWEST 68TH AVENUE.
I'M A 26 YEAR RESIDENT OF THE CITY.
I WAS REALLY PLEASED TO SEE A NEXT GRADUATING CLASS OF TAMARAC UNIVERSITY.
I WAS IN THE LAST ONE AND THE PROGRAM IS ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT, ALTHOUGH I FELT A LITTLE SLIGHTED YOU GUYS UP THE GAME AND YOU HAD POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE THIS TIME AND OF COURSE YOU HAD THE DEAN HERE.
SO IT WAS REALLY A GREAT PROGRAM, AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS MADE IT BETTER.
WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, I MENTIONED I'M A 26 YEAR RESIDENT.
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TAMARAC IS A QUIET BEDROOM COMMUNITY.I HAVE TWINS WHO ARE NOW 23 AND IT WAS A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE MY KIDS.
IT IS A QUIET PLACE AND THERE'S A LOT OF APPEAL TO IT.
THE CITY'S MADE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS, PARK IMPROVEMENTS, ART INSTALLATIONS, A SENIOR CENTER.
WE NOW HAVE A GORGEOUS AQUATIC CENTER.
A LOT OF THIS DIDN'T EXIST WHEN MY KIDS WERE GROWING UP.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S PROGRESS AND YOU GUYS HAVE DONE GREAT BUT WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, THERE'S A PROPOSED TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON BUILDING ON THE AGENDA TO BE TALKED ABOUT LATER, AND AS ONE PREVIOUS RESIDENT MENTIONED, GRIDLOCK IS BECOMING REALLY, REALLY SEVERE OUT HERE, AND ON SUNDAY, I WENT ALONG COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, WEST OF UNIVERSITY, JUST TO LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING UP OVER THERE, AND TAMARAC IS NOT AN ISLAND IN ITSELF.
ACROSS THE STREET ON THE SOUTH SIDE IS LAUDERHILL, AND THEY'RE APPROVING A LOT OF PROJECTS TOO AND WITH LAUDERHILL AND TAMARAC TOGETHER, THERE'S AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF CARS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DUMPING ONTO COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD , AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS AND CAREFULLY LOOK AT HOW THIS IS AFFECTING THE LIFESTYLE, THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS HERE, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL.
ENORMOUS GRIDLOCK, AND WHILE YOU CAN'T CONTROL WHAT OTHER CITIES DO, YOU CAN CONTROL WHAT TAMARAC DOES, AND I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE THOUGHTFUL IN YOUR PROCESS OF MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE TAMARAC HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, AND I HOPE WE CAN KEEP IT THAT WAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD EVENING. PATTY LIN MAINLANDS 8 TAMARAC.
IT MAY GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE PEOPLE IN YOUR DISTRICT REALLY NEED.
FIRST OF ALL, TODAY THERE WERE CITY CREWS IN MY DEVELOPMENT AT THE INTERSECTIONS, PUTTING THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES AND THE STOP LINES. WE NEED WE NEED YELLOW LINES THROUGHOUT.
WE DON'T HAVE THEM, BUT THIS WAS THIS IS SO GREAT.
A NICE YELLOW LINE SAYS STAY ON THAT SIDE, YOU KNOW; IT'S A GOOD THING.
I SEE SPEED BUMPS GOING UP ALL OVER THE CITY.
IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE HAD SOME IN OUR COMMUNITY.
57TH COURT FROM 64TH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 69TH AVENUE.
IT IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN.
WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO GO TO WALGREENS FROM THE MIDDLE OF OUR DEVELOPMENT USING A WALKER.
THEY WALK. THE TRAFFIC IS BAD, AND ON THE OTHER SIDE, COMING IN FROM 70TH AVENUE, 58TH STREET FROM 70TH AVENUE TO 67TH AVENUE. IT'S GOING TO HURT SOME PEOPLE.
I HOPE, IN ADDITION TO RECONSIDERING BSO AS FIRE RESCUE FOR A FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO RECONSIDER PARKING ON THE STREET AND YOU'RE GOING TO START ENFORCING THE LAW THAT'S ALREADY ON THE BOOKS.
YOU NEED TO COME TO THE COMMUNITIES.
THERE IS--OH, THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT.
THEY KNEW COMING IN THAT THEY HAD TO PARK IN THEIR DRIVEWAYS.
THEY HAD TO WIDEN THEIR DRIVEWAYS.
WHEN YOU HAVE A SENIOR COMMUNITY, A SENIOR COMMUNITY, THEY CAN'T SOME OF THEM CAN'T BACK OUT OF THEIR DRIVEWAYS BECAUSE THERE'S A CAR ACROSS THE STREET OR THERE'S A CAR ALMOST NEXT TO THEIR CAR.
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DON'T PARK ON THE STREET.I REALLY, REALLY WANT YOU TO LOOK LOOK THAT OVER.
WE HAVE A NICE BSO DEPUTY FROM NORTH LAUDERDALE WHO'S PARKING ON THE STREET ALL THE TIME.
PLEASE RECONSIDER FIRE RESCUE, BSO FIRE RESCUE, AND PLEASE RECONSIDER THE PARKING ON THE STREET.
I LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF SHANGRI-LA, AND I REALLY ASK YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO ME TONIGHT.
IF YOU WANT TO LOOK DOWN, DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT ME, THAT'S FINE, BUT YOU OWE RESPECT TO A NUMBER OF US.
PLEASE. MADAM MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE CONSTANTLY.
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT TWO THINGS TONIGHT.
ONE. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT CANCER.
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT BREAST CANCER, AND COLON CANCER.
BREAST CANCER IF YOU WATCH THE NEWS, THEY'VE COME OUT AND SAID, 40 YEARS OLD FOR YOU LADIES, PLEASE, I'M ASKING YOU.
I'M NOT USED TO BEGGING, BUT I'M BEGGING YOU TO BE TESTED.
COLON CANCER, THE ENEMY OF US ALL.
IT AFFECTS MEN AND IT AFFECTS WOMEN.
MY DOCTOR, MY PRIMARY, WHO WAS A CHARACTER WHO HAD TWO STRATOCASTER GUITARS ON HIS BUSINESS CARD, LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, RON, PLEASE GET TESTED. HE ASKED ME PROBABLY 20 TIMES.
NOW, ONE OTHER THING, PLEASE, AND I'VE BEEN SPEAKING BEFORE YOU FOLKS FOR A LONG TIME.
I LIVE IN A COMMUNITY CALLED SHANGRI-LA.
MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE YOU TO COME AND SPEAK BEFORE OUR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
WE'VE PUT UP WITH MORE NONSENSE FROM THE OWNER OF PROPERTY THAT MY PROPERTY ADJOINS, AND NOW HE'S PROPOSING A 50 UNIT TOWNHOUSE PROPOSING.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO THINK IT'S FINAL BUSINESS, IT IS NOT DONE.
HE HAS BEEN A BAD OWNER FOR US.
OUR HOME HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO TRESPASSING FROM THAT PROPERTY AND NOW YOU WANT TO PUT 50 HOMES IN THERE? TOWNHOMES? TO EXIT ONTO SOUTH GATE, WHERE BSO SAYS THAT THEY CAN'T STOP TRESPASSING AND THEY CAN'T STOP SPEEDERS.
I APOLOGIZE FOR RAISING MY VOICE.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW TO GO.
JEFFREY SHAPIRO, 6104 ORCHARD TREE LANE IN THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY IN TAMARAC.
I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT I AM AGAINST THE PROPOSED DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY MIGHT CONSIDER AND SIGN WITH 13TH FLOOR HOMES.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN THAT DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT THAT DO NOT BENEFIT ANY OF THE EXISTING RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND DO AFFECT CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS.
I ALSO FIND IT VERY STRANGE THAT, YOU KNOW, FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE
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VOTE WAS TAKEN TO REZONE THE LAND TO RESIDENTIAL, THAT THE DEVELOPER 13TH FLOOR HAS OFFERED UP 8 TO $900,000 TO ANOTHER COMMUNITY, WHICH LOOKS LIKE IT WAS TO TRY AND BUY VOTES.I MEAN, THE COMMUNITY IS JUST ACROSS THE WAY ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD AND, YOU KNOW, THAT MONEY SHOULD BEEN PUT TOWARDS OR EARMARKED TOWARDS IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY.
THEY'VE ONLY IN DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE ALONG WOODLANDS BOULEVARD.
THEY'RE ONLY EARMARKING FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT PLAN, WHICH COULD TAKE 5 TO 6 YEARS FROM START TO FINISH, $150,000 TO REPAIR THE ROADS AND THE MEDIAN STRIP IN BETWEEN AND LANDSCAPING.
THAT IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH MONEY, AND IT'S KIND OF A SLAP IN THE FACE THAT THE DEVELOPER THREW IN FOUR DAYS TO SWEETEN A POT BEFORE THAT HEARING TOOK PLACE.
THIS CAVEAT, OH, AND THERE'S ONE OTHER THING YOU SHOULD KNOW.
CLUBLINK'S PARENT COMPANY IS A DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
THEY CAN DEVELOP THE LAND YOURSELF THEMSELVES.
YOU'RE GOING TO WAIT HERE ANOTHER 6 OR 7 MONTHS FOR 13TH FLOOR TO COME BACK.
THE 13TH FLOOR SAID THEY HAD AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE THE LAND.
THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PURCHASE IT IF THEY HAD A TRUE AGREEMENT, BUT NOW I WOULD THINK THAT CLUBLINK IS PLAYING HARDBALL WITH THEM AND THEY'LL SELL IT TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, BUT YOU GAVE THEM THE CAVEAT ALREADY THAT THE LAND IS REZONED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JEFFREY.
MADAM MAYOR, HIGH COMMISSIONERS.
GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANT TO ONE TIME TO BE ABLE TO COME TO YOU GOOD PEOPLE WITH SOME PLEASANT TREE, BUT WITH THAT SAID, TONIGHT, ISN'T IT? FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, I, ALONG WITH MY NEIGHBORS, HAVE BEEN DISRESPECTED, LAUGHED AT, AND MADE THE BUTTS OF JOKES CONCERNING THE PARTY HOUSE IN OUR ESTATE.
SECTION THREE IN THE WOODLANDS.
I LIVE AT 5400 WHITE OAK LANE.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF ONE OF TWO ESTATE SECTIONS IN THE WOODLANDS AND I REPRESENT ALL 17 OF MY RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.
WE AND I HAVE MET WITH OUR FORMER COMMISSIONER GELIN.
FORMER CAPTAIN, OUR LIEUTENANT--I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO HOLD THE CLOCK FOR A SECOND, PLEASE.
WE HAVE AN ITEM THAT MIGHT BE DEALING WITH IT ON THE AGENDA.
IT IS, AND I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO SPEAK.
[INAUDIBLE] NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT IT DOESN'T SAY WHICH ITEM.
WELL, IT SAYS PARTY HOUSES. OKAY, SO MY APOLOGIES.
THIS IS GOING TO BE PROBABLY MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THAT ITEM.
ABSOLUTELY. WOULD YOU MIND WAITING? NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL START YOUR WHOLE THREE MINUTES ALL OVER AGAIN.
NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, GOING FROM ONE RICHARD TO ANOTHER.
RICHARD LEVINE, I THINK HE LEFT.
RICHARD LEVINE. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS RICHARD LEVINE AND I LIVE IN GRANVILLE IN KINGS POINT, AND I'VE LIVED IN TAMARAC FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS AND IN FLORIDA FOR 43, AND I'M COMING TO YOU TONIGHT TO LISTEN TO WHAT WAS GOING ON IN OUR COMMISSION MEETING AND LISTENING TO THE AWARD THAT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RESCUE RECEIVED
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AND I'M REPRESENTING KINGS POINT AS I'M THE TREASURER OF KINGS POINT COMMUNITIES AND ALMOST 10,000 PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I HAVE VIRTUALLY SEEN OUR TAMARAC FIRE AND RESCUE IN ACTION IN MANY OF THE BUILDINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE I'M INVOLVED WITH A LOT OF THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WAY, AND THEY ARE JUST THEY'RE TERRIFIC.THEY COME OUT AND THEY'RE NICE AND EFFICIENT AND THEY TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE, AND TO JEOPARDIZE AN AWARD WINNING TEAM LIKE THAT AND JEOPARDIZE WITH ALMOST 10,000 PEOPLE THAT ARE VOTERS THAT IS A SHAME THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT RICH BOBKER COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT.
HE'S THE PRESIDENT OF KINGS POINT.
HE WROTE THIS ALMOST A HALF A PAGE ARTICLE IN OUR NEWSPAPER THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED THIS MONTH.
WE ALL FEEL AS A BLOCK THAT THIS WILL HURT, AND AS ONE GENTLEMAN SAID A COUPLE OF SECONDS, A COUPLE OF MINUTES CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND MY KIDS LIVE IN PARKLAND WE LIVE THROUGH THAT WHOLE DECISION UP THERE WHAT HAPPENED WITH AND UNFORTUNATELY SO WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAPPENING HERE.
I'M JUST TELLING YOU, PLEASE JUST RECONSIDER.
YOU GUYS DO AN AMAZING JOB FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I LOVE LIVING IN TAMARAC, OUR 60TH ANNIVERSARY.
THE PLANS THAT YOU ALL PUT TOGETHER SEEING ALL THE BUILDING.
IT MAKES ME PROUD OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AMELIA HARVEY? [INAUDIBLE]. I APOLOGIZE.
AMELIA OR [INAUDIBLE]? NO. ALL RIGHT, KATE JOHNSON.
I HAVE A FEW ISSUES I WANT TO ADDRESS, SO BEAR WITH ME.
NUMBER ONE, REGARDING 10A MORATORIUM ON NEW DEVELOPMENT.
ALL OF TAMARAC VILLAGE HASN'T OPENED.
NEITHER HAVE LAUDERHILL APARTMENTS AND COMMERCIAL IS OVEREXTENDED.
IT TOOK ME 33 MINUTES TO TRAVEL FROM 47TH TERRACE TO DIXIE TUESDAY AT 9:15 A.M..
IF THEY KNOW IT WILL NOT RECEIVE A VARIANCE.
THEY WILL HAVE TO EVENTUALLY GIVE IN AND REDUCE THE PRICE.
PLEASE. ALTHOUGH WE WILL EVENTUALLY GET NEW TURNPIKE EXITS AT OTHER ROADS, IT IS YEARS AWAY.
NUMBER TWO, AT THE LAST MEETING DISCUSSION ON THE BANQUET HALL, MANY ISSUES WERE BROUGHT UP AS AREAS OF CONCERN, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH WHICH WAS MENTIONED WAS THE ADA COMPLIANCE.
YET IN ORDER TO PUSH IT THROUGH, MOST DID NOT AFFIRM THIS MOTION.
I WANTED TO REBUT WITH SOME ACTUAL FACTS BEFORE THE MORATORIUM IS ENDED, INCLUDING THE FACT THAT THIS INDUSTRY DOES NOT EMPOWER BLACK COMMUNITIES OR RESIDENTS FOR FINANCIAL GAIN, AND THAT THOSE WHO PROFIT MOST, INCLUDING THE COMPANY WHICH MAKES MIRACLE-GRO, ARE NOT BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES.
WHILE THE PRESENTERS TOUTED HOW THIS HELPS THE BLACK COMMUNITY, THE GUARDIAN AND OTHER RESEARCH REPORTS QUOTE, BUT FOR MANY BLACK AMERICANS, THE PROSPECT OF GENERATING WEALTH THROUGH THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY IS OUT OF REACH.
HERE ARE SOME OTHER DRUG FACTS.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES LOCATED NEAR SCHOOLS SHOW, QUOTE, DRAMATIC INCREASES IN DRUG RELATED SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, EXPULSIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REFERRALS, END QUOTE.
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DENVER SAW A, QUOTE, 9% RISE IN FELONY CASES AFTER COLORADO'S MARIJUANA LAWS HAD BEEN PARTIALLY LIBERALIZED, LIBERALIZED AS EVIDENCE OF MARIJUANA'S SOCIAL EFFECTS, END QUOTE.BESIDES THE DEVELOPMENTAL USE SURROUNDING MARIJUANA USE AND CHILDREN'S OBSERVATION OF IT, LIKE THE ONE RIGHT NEXT TO A DAYCARE FACILITY, FORBES REPORTS THAT THERE IS AN INCREASE IN CALLS TO POISON CONTROL HOTLINES REGARDING YOUNG CHILDREN BEING POISONED FROM CONSUMING MARIJUANA GUMMIES.
SO PLEASE, NO MORE DISPENSARIES.
LASTLY, NUMBER FOUR, FOREIGN MONEY COMING INTO TAMARAC, SOUTH FLORIDA POLITICS.
WILLIAM GOFFINET 5106 BAYBERRY LANE, TAMARAC.
LAST TIME I WAS IN, I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE ARSENIC ISSUE.
OKAY, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME INDEPENDENT TESTING ON THAT PROPERTY THERE.
MANOR PARK, WE ALREADY HAVE TWO REPORTS THAT THE SOIL IS STILL DIRTY THERE.
OKAY, AND YOU GUYS JUST APPROVED REZONING AT THE WOODLANDS.
WHY DID YOU EVEN VOTE ON THAT? ARSENIC'S SOMETHING THAT NOBODY EVEN YOU CAN'T SEE IT.
YOU DON'T KNOW IT'S THERE, AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AT MANOR PARK, THEY DID A LITTLE MIXING AND MATCHING WITH THE TOP TWO FEET OF THE SOIL.
WELL, THAT MIGHT BE FINE IN A CLAY SOIL, BUT IN A SANDY LOAMY SOIL YOU HAVE TO GO DOWN TO SIX FEET.
YOU WILL NOT CLEAR THE ARSENIC AT TWO FEET.
OKAY, I HOLD A LICENSE IN ENTOMOLOGY AND PEST CONTROL, AND I WOULD BE WILLING TO GO ON TELEVISION WITH YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE THAT VOTED YES ON THIS AND SPEAK ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
BECAUSE YOU'RE CREATING A CATASTROPHE THAT DOESN'T NEED TO HAPPEN.
THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER IDEAS OUT THERE.
YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW MINE AND THERE'S MANY OTHERS WHICH I'VE BEEN APPROACHED ABOUT.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL LAND, 275 SQUARE ACRES.
SQUARE FOOTAGE OF ACRES? I DON'T KNOW. ANYHOW, 275 ACRES IS A LOT OF LAND.
OKAY, THERE'S NO REASON TO LET THIS LAND GO.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA? WHO HAS NOT SIGNED UP? ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE HORATIO BRYANT.
HORATIO BRYANT 6194 LAUREL LN.
MADAM MAYOR, ESTEEMED COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER, CITY COUNCIL, RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND ALL IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT, I EXTEND MY WARMEST GREETINGS TO YOU ALL. TODAY I STAND BEFORE YOU AS A MESSENGER FOR THE RESIDENTS OF OUR BELOVED CITY OF TAMARAC, CONVEYING THEIR DEEP SEATED CONCERNS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR EXCEPTIONAL AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
TIME AND AGAIN, I HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS BY MY FELLOW RESIDENTS WHO HAVE CONSISTENTLY EXPRESSED THEIR STRONG DESIRE FOR OUR FIRE RESCUE SERVICES TO REMAIN UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
WHILE I FULLY COMPREHEND THE COMMISSION'S RESPONSIBILITY TO JUDICIOUSLY MANAGE AND ALLOCATE OUR CITY'S RESOURCES, I ALSO BELIEVE IT IS IMPERATIVE FOR US TO CONSIDER THE PRIORITIES OF OUR SPENDING.
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SERVICES LIKE OUR FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT? THIS SENTIMENT IS ECHOED BY MANY TAMARAC RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, WHO FEEL A SENSE OF APPREHENSION ABOUT THE PROPOSED CHANGES MOTIVATED BY A SENSE OF DUTY TO MY COMMUNITY.I PONDERED ON HOW I COULD CONTRIBUTE IN RESPONSE.
I HAVE INITIATED AN ONLINE PETITION ON CHANGE.ORG, WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH MY FACEBOOK PAGE.
ADDITIONALLY, YOU MAY VISIT KEEPTAMARACFIRERESCUEHOME.ORG.
I ENCOURAGE EVERY RESIDENT TO VISIT AND SIGN THE PETITION.
TO ALL MY FELLOW TAMARAC RESIDENTS, THIS IS OUR CITY.
LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD IN A WAY THAT RESONATES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY.
IT IS MY HOPE THAT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL HEAR OUR VOICES, AND IF NOT, THEN IT IS UP TO US TO STEER THE DIRECTION OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA? SEEING NONE, THEN PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
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CITY MANAGER, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? NO, MAYOR. EXCELLENT, I'LL TAKE A SECOND.SECOND. CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? NO, WE GOTTA VOTE.
AFTERWARDS? CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
CALL] THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.
THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW MOVING TO OUR ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING.
EVERYBODY WHO IS LEAVING US FOR THE EVENING GET HOME SAFELY, PLEASE.
MADAM MAYOR? YES? MAY I HAVE A MOMENT? YOU MAY HAVE A MOMENT. MY APOLOGIES, YES.
I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MR. JOHN DOHERTY HAS ACCEPTED THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND HE'S DONE SO SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2022 AFTER THE RETIREMENT OF THE FORMER DIRECTOR.
JOHN IS A LONG TIME 22 YEAR CITY EMPLOYEE.
SO WE WISH HIM ALL THE BEST, AND WELCOME TO THE TO THE MANAGEMENT TEAM.
THANK YOU, JOHN. THANK YOU , AND MY APOLOGIES. WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THE ROLE.
THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE THE MIC? NO. NO. OH, OKAY, WELL.
NOW MOVE TO OUR ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING.
[8.a TO2527 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida; amending Chapter 16, Pensions and Retirement, Article IX, Elected and Appointed Officers and Non-Represented Employees' Retirement Plan; amending Section 16.905, Service Retirement Benefits; Cost of Living Adjustment; Disability Retirement; providing for a savings clause; providing for severability; providing for codification and providing for an effective date.]
A8 TO2527.CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.
ARTICLE NINE ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICERS AND NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT PLAN AMENDING SECTION 16.905 SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFIT COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT DISABILITY RETIREMENT PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
I WILL NOW OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
LORENZO CALHOUN, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, IF THERE ARE ANY.
SEEING NO QUESTIONS FROM THIS COMMISSION.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[8.b TO2520 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Ordinance 2022-018, which adopted the City of Tamarac Operating Budget, Revenues and Expenditures, the Capital Budget, and the Financial Policies for the Fiscal Year 2023, by increasing the total revenues and expenditures by a total of $19,005,318 as detailed in Attachment A attached hereto and summarized in Attachment B; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
CITY ATTORNEY PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.[01:25:02]
DETAILED IN THE ATTACHMENT A PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
CHRISTINE CAJUSTE, OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, IF THERE ARE ANY.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[8.c TO2522 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving Amendment No. 3 to extend the existing Franchise Agreement for furnishing collection and disposal of residential solid waste and recycling and commercial solid waste services for the period effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024 attached hereto as Exhibit “1” and incorporated herein; authorizing the appropriate City Officials to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Franchise Agreement with Waste Management Inc., of Florida and to take action consistent with the intent of this ordinance; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
CITY ATTORNEY PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.ITEM 8C AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO EXTEND THE EXISTING FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR FURNISHING COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING AND COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2023 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024, AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO TAKE ACTION CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON A SECOND, PLEASE.
MOTION'S COMMISSIONER DANIELS SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
ANYBODY WISHING TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR JOHN DOHERTY IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.
[8.d TO2525 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida terminating the zoning in progress on new self-storage facilities by amending Chapter 10, Article 3, of the City of Tamarac Land Development Code, entitled “Use Regulations”, amending Section 10-3.2, entitled “Table of Allowed Uses”, by specifically amending Table 10-3.1, entitled “Allowed Uses” to prohibit self-storage facilities in all zoning districts by instituting a ban on new self-storage facilities within the City of Tamarac; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.ITEM 8D AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC TERMINATING THE ZONING IN PROGRESS ON NEW SELF STORAGE FACILITY BY AMENDING CHAPTER TEN ARTICLE THREE OF THE CITY TAMARAC LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ENTITLED USE REGULATION AMENDING SECTION 10-3.2 ENTITLED TABLE OF ALLOWED USES BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING TABLE 10-3.1 ENTITLED ALLOWED USES TO PROHIBIT SELF STORAGE FACILITIES ALL ZONING DISTRICT BY INSTITUTING A BAN ON NEW SELF STORAGE FACILITY WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT AND A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR MAXINE CALLOWAY, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[8.e TO2512 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida to provide for easier enforcement of, and enhanced penalties for violations of the city’s regulations of activities defined as “Special Events” by amending Chapter 10, the Land Development Code of the City of Tamarac, Florida by amending Article 3, “Use Regulations” by specifically amending Section 10-3.5 “Temporary Uses and Structures”; by amending Section 10-6.2 “Use Categories and Use Types Defined”; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.ITEM 8E AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC TO PROVIDE FOR EASIER ENFORCEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF CITY REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES DEFINED AS SPECIAL EVENTS BY AMENDING CHAPTER TEN, THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY TAMARAC BY AMENDING ARTICLE THREE USE REGULATION BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 10-3.5 TEMPORARY USE AND STRUCTURES BY AMENDING SECTION 10-6.2 USE CATEGORIES AND USE TYPES DEFINED. PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION.
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
AT THIS TIME I'M OPENING PUBLIC COMMENTS AND I AM AWARE THAT MR. [INAUDIBLE] WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, AND IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK THEREAFTER, YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME TO THE MIC.
RICHARD [INAUDIBLE] 5400 WHITE OAK LANE, TAMARAC, ONE OF TWO ESTATE SECTIONS WITHIN THE WOODLANDS, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY 17 OTHER CONSTITUENTS THAT LIVE IN MY AREA AS WELL.
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SECTION THREE IN THE WOODLANDS.I WE HAVE MET WITH OUR FORMER COMMISSIONER GELIN, OUR FORMER CAPTAIN.
A GOOD LIEUTENANT, AND SEVERAL OTHERS FROM THE CITY.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET SOME RELIEF.
A NURSING HOME, RUNS SLINGSHOT CAR RENTAL STORAGE, USES THE HOUSE AS A VENUE AND RENTAL FOR PAID EVENTS.
THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PARTIES AND WE'RE LOOKING AT HUNDREDS.
OKAY, ARMED SECURITY GUARDS, PROFESSIONAL VALET PARKING, ALL TYPES RUNNING AND ROAMING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR PROPERTIES IN G-STRING BIKINIS, GO-GO BOOTS WITH RED CUPS OF LIQUOR.
RODENTS, RATS, EVERYTHING RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE STREET.
WHAT DO THEY CARE? THEY'RE MAKING THE MONEY.
MY NEIGHBORS, SANDY AND PETE, RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS.
BOUGHT THEIR HOME SEVERAL YEARS AGO, PUT IN A POOL, DID ALL THESE RENOVATIONS.
THEY JUST PUT THEIR HOUSE ON THE MARKET.
THE REST OF MY PEOPLE SAID, WE'RE OUT OF HERE.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO DEAL WITH IT.
YET SECTION FOUR IS PART OF THE WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION.
IN CLOSING, WE ARE HELD HOSTAGE IN OUR OWN HOMES, MILLION DOLLAR HOMES IN OUR AREA BECAUSE OF THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE RENTERS.
SO I AM ASKING YOU, IF YOU DON'T DO NOTHING ELSE, PEOPLE, IF YOU DON'T DO NOTHING FOR US, IT'S TWO PLUS YEARS.
PLEASE, THEY HAVE AN EVENT COMING THIS FRIDAY.
IT'S CALLED THE FISH AND BREW.
REALLY? WHERE CAN YOU GO AND DO THIS KIND OF MESS? YOU CAN'T DO IT IN MIAMI.
YOU CAN'T DO IT NOWHERE, BUT YOU CAN DO IT IN TAMARAC IN WOODLANDS? PLEASE, IF YOU DON'T DO NOTHING, STOP IT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
COMMISSIONER. HOW ARE YOU, MRS. CALLOWAY? I'M GOOD, THANK YOU.
QUESTION, WITH THE SPECIAL EVENT READING THAT WE HAVE GOING ON, I FOUND OUT TODAY IT'S A PICK UP AND CARRY EVENT, IF THAT EVENT CAN STILL HAPPEN.
YES. WE LOOKED AT IT, REACHED OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AS WELL AS THE TENANT, AND BASED ON WHAT WAS DEFINED IN TERMS OF WHAT'S PROJECTED FOR THIS FRIDAY, IT DID NOT MEET THE DEFINITION SPECIFICALLY OF SPECIAL EVENT NOTWITHSTANDING.
WE STILL WILL BE GOING OUT THAT NIGHT.
ANY VIOLATION, OF COURSE, WILL BE SUBJECT TO THESE PENALTIES THAT YOU'RE APPROVING TONIGHT.
OKAY, AND I THINK IT'S SATURDAY.
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SO CODE ENFORCEMENT WILL BE OUT THAT NIGHT.SO CODE ENFORCEMENT IS GOING TO BE OUT.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE MAKING SURE IT'S A PICKUP AND NO ON STREET PARKING, NO NOISE, ANY VIOLATION.
OKAY. COMMISSIONER BOLTON VICE MAYOR BOLTON.
MRS. CALLAWAY, GOOD EVENING, [INAUDIBLE].
JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE.
WHAT DOES IT DO? DOES IT HAVE TEETH? WHERE DO YOU SEE THIS GOING? YEAH, SO WITH THE ORDINANCE, WE'RE DOING A FEW THINGS.
WE HAVE REDEFINED SPECIAL EXCEPTION, SPECIAL EVENT, WHICH I'LL READ TO YOU IN A MOMENT, BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IT'S INCREASED THE FINES THAT WE ARE ABLE TO FIND ANY VIOLATORS.
SPECIFICALLY, IT GOES UP TO $250 FOR THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OR $500 PER DAY FOR REPEAT OCCURRENCE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, ALTERNATIVELY, WE CAN ALSO IMPOSE FINES OF $1,000 PER DAY FOR FIRST VIOLATION NOT TO EXCEED $5,000 PER DAY FOR REPEAT VIOLATION AND UP TO $15,000 PER VIOLATION IF THE VIOLATION IS FOUND TO BE IRREPARABLE OR IRREVERSIBLE IN NATURE.
SO IT PROVIDES THAT LEVEL OF FLEXIBILITY.
IT ALSO INCLUDES THE DEFINITION FOR SPECIAL EVENT, WHICH IS A TEMPORARY USE HELD ON PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO CARNIVALS, CELEBRATIONS, COMMUNITY OR CULTURAL EVENTS, FESTIVAL FAIRS, MUSICAL OR ARTS EVENTS, OR ANY ACTIVITY OR EVENT ORGANIZED OR PROMOTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, WHICH IS A NEW ADDITION TO THE DEFINITION THAT SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASES OR DISRUPTS THE NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN A ROADWAY, STREET OR A HIGHWAY, OR REQUIRES A CITY TO ALLOCATE ITS PERSONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, EQUIPMENT OR PROPERTY AT LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT EXCEED THE ORDINARY ALLOCATIONS OF SUCH RESOURCES.
SO IT ALLOWS FOR EVENTS THAT ARE BEING PUBLISHED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF YOU'RE HAVING AN EVENT THAT WHERE YOU HAVE ON STREET PARKING THAT SUBSTANTIALLY IMPACTS THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, THEN IT ALLOWS US TO ALSO GO OUT AND TO ADDRESS THAT EVENT.
IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR FIRE WEATHER BY HAVING THE HELP OF BSO TO TURN OFF THE WATER OR TURN OFF THE LIGHT TO BE ABLE TO STOP ANY SUCH EVENT THAT WE BELIEVE IS IN VIOLATION OF THE NEWLY ADOPTED ORDINANCE.
YOU'RE SAYING YOU CAN TURN OFF THE WATER OR YOU CANNOT? WE CAN. WE WOULD BE ABLE TO.
SO WE HAVE SPOKEN TO FIRE IN TERMS OF HOW WE'D BE ABLE TO STOP AND FIRE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GO INTO THE PROPERTY NECESSARILY AND ASK THE PEOPLE TO LEAVE, BUT WE CAN, THROUGH OTHER MECHANISM, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH HAVING BSO COME OUT OR TURNING OFF THE WATER SO WE CAN STOP THE EVENT.
OKAY, AND CITY ATTORNEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OF THAT? CAN THE CITY DO THAT, TURN OFF THE WATER AND THAT SORT OF STUFF? IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, IF MISS CALLOWAY HAS RESOURCES ISSUE IN TERMS OF AUTHORITY, IF IT BECOMES A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE, WHICH LIVES OF PEOPLE ARE IN DANGER, WE COULD WE COULD USE, OBVIOUSLY, USE DIFFERENT MEANS TO MITIGATE OR ELIMINATE THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES.
OBVIOUSLY, IF THEY'RE RUNNING A BUSINESS, AS YOU KNOW, I GUESS IN THAT HOME, THEY NEED A BUSINESS LICENSE. SO WE CAN USE THAT AS A BASIS TO SHUT THEM DOWN.
IF THEY OBVIOUSLY ARE DOING ANYTHING THAT'S COMMERCIAL, THEN THERE'S OTHER REGULATION WE COULD COME AND PLAY AND PROHIBIT THE EVENT, AND IF I MIGHT JUST TO ADD TO THAT, THE LANGUAGE SPECIFICALLY IS CONDITIONS THAT ARE DEEMED HAZARDOUS TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
OKAY, WITH THE VEHICLES PARKED, HOW WILL YOU YOU HANDLE THAT IF THAT IS AN ISSUE.
DO YOU TOW THE VEHICLES? DO YOU TICKET THEM? WHAT IS IN THIS ORDNANCE THAT SPEAKS TO THAT? WELL, IF IT CALLS ON ADDITIONAL RESOURCE THAT IS ABOVE WHAT NORMALLY WOULD WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU HAVE A STANDARD PARTY.
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YES. BSO WOULD BE ABLE TO GO OUT.WE CAN ISSUE TICKETS FOR THE PROPERTIES AT OUR PARK.
WE CAN SPEAK TO THE EVENT ORGANIZER AND ASK THEM TO MAKE SURE EITHER REDUCE THE NOISE OF THE MUSIC OR STOP THE PARTY AND THEN ASK THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE TO VACATE OR TO LEAVE, BUT BSO, YES, WOULD BE ABLE TO TICKET YOU STILL YOU HAVE THAT AUTHORIZATION CURRENTLY IN YOUR CODE, AND THEN WILL BSO BE REACTIVE OR PROACTIVE.
SO YOU'RE GOING OUT AND YOU'RE [INAUDIBLE] PEOPLE.
I THINK YOU SAID YOU'RE GOING OUT TO LOOK TO SEE IF THEY'RE BEING NUISANCE OR YOU'RE WAITING ON A PHONE CALL TO SEE IF THEY'RE BEING NUISANCE. SO WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES, IT ALLOWS IT FURTHER DEFINES SPECIAL EVENTS, AND THIS IS WHAT WE ATTEMPTED TO DO WHEN WE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION FROM THE COMMISSION IS TO CONTACT THE LANDLORD AND THE TENANT TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WHAT WE BELIEVE IS BEING ADVERTISED RISE TO THE OCCASION OF A SPECIAL EVENT AND THAT A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT WOULD BE NECESSARY, AND IN THAT PROCESS YOU ARE LOOKING AT PARKING, THE LEVEL OF NOISE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A SERIES OF THINGS IN ORDER TO ISSUE A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT. SO WE ARE BEING PROACTIVE, AND THEN THERE IS SOME REACTION OR REACTIVE MEASURES AS WELL.
IF WE WERE TO GET A CALL AND WE HAVE TO RESPOND, BUT THE INTENT IS TO BE BOTH.
SO SINCE MR. [INAUDIBLE] AND OTHER RESIDENTS IN THE WOODLANDS FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THIS, AND HE'S COME HERE AND OTHER RESIDENTS AS WELL TO SPEAK ON THIS. DID YOU TALK WITH THEM TO SEE IF THE LANGUAGE SUFFICE GO INTO FURTHER DETAIL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO GET COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ON THIS ORDINANCE? NO, WE DID NOT.
THAT'S NOT TYPICAL TO OUR PROCESS, BUT WE DID WORKSHOP THIS BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
OKAY, SO YOU'RE SAYING GETTING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ON AN ORDINANCE THAT COULD BENEFIT THEM POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY, WE DID NOT ASK FOR THEIR INPUT? NOT IN A FORMAL WAY, BUT OF COURSE, THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE BEFORE THIS COMMISSION, BEFORE THE ORDINANCE WAS DEVELOPED, WERE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AND USED AS A PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORDINANCE.
BECAUSE WHILE LISTENING TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, I'M ALSO READING HIS BODY LANGUAGE, AND IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THE ORDINANCE HAS ENOUGH TEETH TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES IN HIS COMMUNITY WITH MILLION DOLLAR HOMES.
VICE MAYOR WHILE I APPRECIATE THAT, I THINK ALSO WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE A BALANCE WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND SO I BELIEVE WE DID THE BEST WE COULD REGARDING THAT BALANCE WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS TO YOU FOR WORKSHOP.
THANK YOU. THERE'S SOME MORE COMMENTS TO BE HAD.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. MISS MAXINE, SO WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THERE'S A PARTY GOING ON AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ALLOWED, RIGHT? SO THEY ALREADY KNOW THEY'RE BEING WARNED ALREADY.
SO WOULD THAT BE CONSIDERED WARNING ONE? SO WHEN YOU DO SHOW UP AND THEY'RE IN VIOLATION, WOULD THAT BE WARNING NUMBER TWO, VIOLATION NUMBER TWO OR THAT WOULD BE VIOLATION NUMBER ONE? WE HAVE RESPONDED BEFORE.
SO, YES, ANY VIOLATION FROM GOING FORWARD WOULD BE NUMBER TWO.
OKAY, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, AND THEN I'M GOING.
SO HOW DO YOU DETERMINE IF IT'S A DROP AND GO OR NOT? LIKE, HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THAT? ANYONE CAN TELL YOU, OH, IT'S NOT A PARTY, I'M JUST HAVING A FISH FRY.
PEOPLE ARE COMING AND GOING, HOW DO WE DETERMINE THAT THE LEGITIMACY OF WHAT THEY'RE SAYING? EXACTLY, SO THEY SAID IT THAT TO US TO EMAIL.
IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN ADD TO THIS ORDINANCE THAT STRENGTHENS THAT, WHERE A PROMOTER JUST CAN'T COME INTO THE WOODLANDS BECAUSE IT HAS A LOT OF LAND JUST RENT A HOME AND HAVE A BIG BASH. SO FOR VACATION RENTAL, WHICH IS A SHORT TERM RENTAL, WE ARE PREEMPTED.
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SO WE CAN'T NECESSARILY RESTRICT THERE, WE CAN'T HAVE ANY PROHIBITION.WE HAVE A REGISTRATION PROGRAM CURRENTLY, WHICH IS THE MOST WE COULD DO BY STATE STATUTE THAT REQUIRES THAT YOU REGISTER IF YOUR HOME IS A VACATION RENTAL, BECAUSE WE CANNOT PROHIBIT AND WE CANNOT RESTRICT IN THIS CASE, THIS PROPERTY MIGHT VERY WELL BE A VACATION RENTAL.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S THE WAY IT'S BEING DESCRIBED, BUT THE SPECIAL EVENT ORDINANCE IS THE MOST WE BELIEVE WE CAN DO TO SAY IF YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT RISE ABOVE A NORMAL HOME PARTY, THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO GET A PERMIT.
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN YOU CAN'T HAVE THE EVENT.
IT MEANS THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO GET A PERMIT FROM THE CITY.
WE'RE ABLE TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF THE EVENT AND DETERMINE WHETHER WE WOULD ISSUE A PERMIT OR NOT.
HOW DO WE CIRCUMVENT THAT? BECAUSE ANYONE CAN SAY, OH, IT'S A PICK UP AND GO EVENT, SO I DON'T NEED A PERMIT.
YOU CAN AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF THAT'S THE CASE WHEN WE GO OUT AND IF IT'S NOT THE CASE, THEN YOU'RE IN VIOLATION, AND THESE HEFTY FINES THAT YOU'VE INCLUDED IN THIS ORDINANCE WOULD NOW BECOME APPLICABLE.
SO THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE, DURING THE WORKSHOP, I LEARNED THIS AFTER I HAD THE RESIDENT REACHED OUT TO ME AND I LEARNED A LOT MORE ON HOW THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN THAT PARTICULAR COMMUNITY, AND LIKE VICE MAYOR BOLTON MENTIONED, THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE WHERE WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITY, BUT WHAT ABOUT OTHER COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING EVENTS AND DOING THE SAME THING? HOW DO WE BE PROACTIVE AND PREVENT SITUATIONS LIKE THESE FROM HAPPENING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY? YES. SO PROACTIVE IS AFTER THIS SPECIAL EVENTS ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, WOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT.
SO RESIDENTS ARE AWARE THAT FOR EVENTS THAT RISE ABOVE A STANDARD PARTY, THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO COME TO THE CITY TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, TO HAVE YOUR EVENT ASSESSED, TO SEE IF IT RISES TO THE LEVEL OF A SPECIAL EVENT.
BECAUSE THE CHANGE YOU'VE DONE TONIGHT IS THAT YOU'VE MOVED IT PRIMARILY FROM WHETHER IT BE A PUBLIC PROPERTY TO NOW EVEN PRIVATE PROPERTIES ARE SUBJECT TO YOUR SPECIAL EVENT ORDINANCE AND SO IF YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING, WHETHER YOU'RE PUTTING IT ON A WEBSITE OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE BLOCKING TRAFFIC, IF IT'S GOING TO BE SO LARGE WHERE IT RISES TO A SPECIAL EVENT, YOU HAVE TO NOW COME TO THE CITY.
OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE PICTURES THAT WE PROVIDED.
SO SOMEONE LIKE HIM, YOU KNOW, HE HAS A HISTORY OF DOING IT.
SO WHY WOULD WE BE SO LENIENT WITH HIM IN ALLOWING HIM TO HAVE THAT? WHAT WAS DESCRIBED WAS NOT A SPECIAL EVENT.
SO THE ALTERNATIVE IS TO HAVE HIM PAY FOR A SPECIAL EVENT LICENSE AND THEN WE CAN REGULATE AND LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TIME, YOU KNOW, THE AMOUNT OF DROP INS THAT CAN OCCUR.
SO IT'S EITHER YOUR SPECIAL EVENT OR YOU'RE NOT.
THERE IS NOT I DO NOT BELIEVE AND HANS CAN CHIME IN THAT WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO JUST NOT ALLOW AN EVENT TO HAPPEN AT A PRIVATE HOME.
I THINK OBVIOUSLY HOMEOWNERS CAN HAVE PARTIES, BUT WHEN THE PARTY BECOMES A PRIVATE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, WHICH IMPACT THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF RESIDENTS, THE CITY HAS AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, JUST RESTRICTION.
IN FACT, THE CITY MANAGER JUST GAVE ME A COPY OF THE FLYER.
SO WITH THAT, HE'S OPERATING A BUSINESS AND HE NEEDS A BUSINESS LICENSE.
SO THAT IS EVIDENCE THAT IN A SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT THAT HE'S OPERATING SOMETHING THAT'S NOT PERMITTED. SO THERE'S NOT ONLY THE SPECIAL EVENT ORDINANCE, BUT THERE'S OTHER REGULATION WE CAN USE.
WE KNOW IT'S A HEATED LET WE GOT THIS.
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MY TEAM, WE NEED TO SIT DOWN AND COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THIS QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES.THIS ORDINANCE HAS SOME AMMUNITION, BUT THERE MAY BE OTHER AMMUNITION WE CAN USE.
OKAY, ARE YOU OKAY? CITY MANAGER WANTED TO SPEAK, AND YOU KNOW I'M CHOMPING.
GO AHEAD. MADAM MAYOR, I WANTED TO SAY EXACTLY WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID.
TOMORROW WE CAN SIT DOWN AND WORK THIS OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A CORRECT PATH TO DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION THAT'S COMING UP THIS WEEKEND. WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT.
SO I JUST SAID THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID I'M GOING APOPLECTIC IN MY SEAT, IF YOU CAN'T TELL.
THERE'S NO WAY THAT THIS HOUSE IS NOT BEING USED FOR A BUSINESS.
THIS IS A HOUSE IN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY BEING USED FOR A BUSINESS.
WHERE ARE THESE PEOPLE GOING TO GO? IT'S GOING TO BLOCK TRAFFIC AND SEE YOU AT THE BAR? THAT BROTH IS NOT ACTUALLY CHICKEN BROTH.
THIS IS INAPPROPRIATE TO BE DONE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
YOU CAN'T EVEN FIND THIS NDC IN A BUSINESS ONLINE, SO IT OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE AND SAY BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA, YET THEY'RE COLLECTING MONEY? I'M SURE THEY'RE NOT PAYING TAXES ON IT, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO SAY OUR RULES DON'T APPLY, AND SURE, WE'LL HELP YOU OUT.
RIGHT NOW. IT'S A BUSINESS BEING RUN OUT OF A HOUSE, AND SO.
I DON'T EVEN CARE IF THEY GET A SPECIAL PERMIT.
YOU CAN'T RUN A BUSINESS OUT OF THE HOUSE.
IF I WANTED TO HAVE A PARTY AT MY PLACE.
I'M NOT USING MY HOUSE AS A RESIDENCE.
THIS ISN'T EVEN VACATION RENTAL.
THIS IS A STEP PAST A VACATION RENTAL WHICH HAS ME COMPLETELY NUTS.
ONE THING WE HAVE HAD PUBLIC MEETINGS ABOUT THIS SO THE COMMUNITY CAN BE ABLE TO CHIME IN , BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, SOME OF US HAVE NOT EVEN THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD GO TO THIS KIND OF THING.
IT SEEMS THAT WE CLOSE THE DOOR, WE TRY TO HELP, WE GET WHERE THE COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND THEN SOMEBODY JUST TRIES TO PRY IT OPEN WITH JUST A LITTLE GAP, AND BY SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT AS A DRIVE-THRU.
HOW MANY WARNINGS DOES THIS IF WE AS I DO THINK THE ORDINANCE NEEDS TO GO IN.
HOW MANY WARNINGS DOES A PERSON GET? SO IF THERE'S A VIOLATION, THIS WOULD BE A SECOND VIOLATION.
SO WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THE 250 PER DAY.
WE'D ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THE 500 PER DAY OR THE $15,000 FINE.
LET'S JUST SAY IT'S MY HOUSE AND I DID A WHOLE BIG PARTY AND A PAID FOR TYPE THING? I DIDN'T GET A SPECIAL PERMIT.
IS THAT A NOTICE? IS IT A WARNING? OR SO I CAN HAVE MY PARTY FOR THE EVENING.
IT'S JUST I JUST DON'T DO IT AGAIN.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME [INAUDIBLE]. YOU SHOULD BE RIGHT AWAY.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU DIDN'T GET A PERMIT FOR THIS TO CLOSE IT DOWN, YOU GET TO CLOSE IT DOWN RIGHT AWAY, RIGHT, OR NO? IF YOU DIDN'T GET A PERMIT, THAT OPTION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE IF IT RISES TO HAZARD TO LIFE.
MADAM MAYOR? YES, CITY ATTORNEY.
WE'LL GET TOGETHER TOMORROW AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION.
I THINK THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH IT.
THAT'S FOR FRIDAYS, BUT THE THING IS, WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THERE NEEDS TO BE A SOLUTION IN PLACE WITHIN THE RULES AND REGULATIONS WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE CITY TO TAKE CARE OF FRIDAY OR SORRY, SATURDAY, AND THAT'S IT'S FRIDAY THE 13TH.
IT'S SATURDAY. SATURDAY THE 13TH.
WE HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE. THAT'S THE GOAL TO DEAL WITH THE EVENT ON FRIDAY.
WE'RE GOING TO MEET EARLY TOMORROW MORNING TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS.
OKAY, AND THEN WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO REMIND EVERYBODY IN THIS CITY THAT WHEN YOU MOVE INTO A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, UNTIL THE STATE CONTINUES TO WEAR AWAY OUR POWER, IT'S A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.
WHAT YOU DO WITHIN THE FOUR WALLS OF YOUR HOME, STAY WITHIN THE FOUR WALLS OF YOUR HOME BUT ONCE YOU START GOING OUTSIDE THAT HOME, MY HOME AFFECTS HIM; IT AFFECTS HER, AND THAT IS NOT ALLOWED, AND THAT BECOMES A BUSINESS, AND WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE USING OUR HOMES AS THE BUSINESS.
SO TALKING ABOUT THE STATE ERODING OUR RIGHTS, THERE'S ALSO AN EROSION ON HOME BASED BUSINESS.
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SO THOSE WE DON'T REGULATE WHAT CAN OCCUR IN A HOME.YOU CAN HAVE A HOME-BASED BUSINESS ONLY IF IT DOESN'T CHANGE A CHARACTER OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
CHANGING THE CHARACTER OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS IF I MAKE NOISE THAT COMES OUT OF MY HOUSE THAT IS SO LOUD AND SO ANNOYING TO EVERYBODY AROUND, IT CHANGES THE CHARACTER OF MY HOUSE BECAUSE IT CHANGES THE CHARACTER OF MY COMMUNITY.
SO I AGREE WITH YOU AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE STATE IS CONTINUALLY THINKING THAT WE DON'T HAVE A HEAD ON OUR SHOULDERS, AND IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE WE DO KNOW WHAT THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WANT. THEY SPEAK VERY CLEARLY TO US.
THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME AND I WILL SETTLE MYSELF DOWN AND GO TO COMMISSIONER.
THE FINES, DO THEY APPLY TO THE BOTH THE HOMEOWNER AND THE PROMOTER OR JUST THE HOMEOWNER? THE HOMEOWNER.
OKAY, AND AS FAR AS THE FEE STRUCTURE SO IT'S LIKE BIG BANKS, RIGHT? THEY CAN VIOLATE THEY CAN SHORT STOCKS.
THEY CAN MANIPULATE THE STOCK MARKET.
ET CETERA. ET CETERA, AND THEY GET FINED, YOU KNOW, 100 MILLION BUT TO THEM, IT'S NOTHING, BECAUSE THEY'RE COLLECTING A BILLION.
SO FOR ME, THE WARNING, IT'S FINE.
$250 ON THE VIOLATION ON THE FIRST TIME ON THE SECOND TIME I MEAN, IF THEY'RE COLLECTING $1,000 AND THEY'RE PAYING 250 BUCKS THAT'S ANOTHER THING.
IF YOU DO THIS AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A $15,000 FINE.
SO MAYBE CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER THAT CAN BE DISCUSSED TO INSTEAD OF GOING FROM A WARNING TO 250 TO 500 TO 15,000, JUST JUMPING TO 15,000 AFTER THE WARNING.
THAT WOULD DEFINITELY DISCOURAGE ANYBODY FROM, I GUESS, WHAT EVERYBODY IS SAYING HERE FROM DOING.
CITY ATTORNEY. THOSE CONCERNS WE WILL LOOK AT AND WE'LL ADDRESS.
I THINK THE IMMEDIATE ISSUE IS FRIDAY, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO ADDRESS, A REMEDY THAT WE CAN PREVENT ANY HARM TO QUALITY OF LIFE ON FRIDAY. OKAY, THANK YOU.
SO, MS. CALLOWAY, THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE, IF YOU CAPTURED ALL OF THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT, WOULD YOU SAY THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS BEING SUGGESTED AND WOULD BE DISCUSSED TOMORROW IS IN THIS ORDINANCE? TO BE QUITE HONEST, VICE MAYOR, I'M NOT SURE WHAT WILL BE DISCUSSED TOMORROW? I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT PRIVY TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THEIR DISCUSSION.
OKAY, BECAUSE OKAY, THIS ORDINANCE IS ON FIRST READING OR SECOND READING IS ON SECOND READING.
OKAY, SECOND. SO IF THIS ORDINANCE PASSES AND YOU DISCUSS SOMETHING TOMORROW, IT MEANS THAT THIS ORDINANCE PASSED ON SECOND READING IT'S NOT COMING BACK, AT LEAST BETWEEN NOW AND FRIDAY OR SATURDAY.
SO TALKING ABOUT IT TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY OR THE NEXT DAY DOES NOT REALLY ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT WOULD COME UP ON SATURDAY BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE ORDINANCE ON SECOND READING IS WHERE I'M GETTING.
YEAH, VICE MAYOR THIS ORDINANCE, YOU KNOW, HAS SOME TOOLS, BUT I'M LOOKING AT OTHER TOOLS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, AND OBVIOUSLY BY SEEING THE FLYER THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE MANAGER AND THE MAYOR, HE'S OPERATING A BUSINESS.
I MEAN, $20 FOR A FISH FRY WITH NO NUMBER CAP.
YOU KNOW, THAT MEANS A THOUSAND PEOPLE COULD COME PICK UP A FISH FRY.
SO YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT IN A WAY THAT IF YOU'RE OPERATING A BUSINESS, YOU AND I CANNOT JUST OPEN UP A FISH FRY AT OUR HOUSE.
SO HE NEEDS A BUSINESS LICENSE.
SO WE NEED TO DEAL WITH IT IN A WAY THAT WHATEVER USE IS BEING USED AT THAT HOME IS NOT PERMITTED.
[02:00:07]
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO TO SURVIVE.WHAT I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH, HOWEVER, IS THE SEE YOU AT THE BAR PART.
ATTORNEY, DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO HAVE A ALCOHOL LICENSE, A LIQUOR LICENSE IN ORDER TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS? AGAIN, THAT'S AN ISSUE WE WILL LOOK AT, AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU AGAIN, SELLING LIQUOR, OKAY, YEAH, THAT'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE.
AGAIN, YOU'RE OPERATING A BUSINESS, OKAY? RIGHT. YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO RESOLVE THIS.
ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW THAT I BELIEVE IT DOES CHANGE THE TEXTURE OF THAT COMMUNITY.
I MEAN, I DON'T I DON'T THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE BE HAPPENING.
I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD, YOU KNOW, KICK IN THE PENALTIES RIGHT AWAY.
DOES THE ORDINANCE TALK ABOUT EXPLAIN THE $15,000 PART? IS IT IN THIS ORDINANCE? IT IS, ALTERNATIVELY, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD OR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ARE AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE A FINE NOT TO EXCEED 1000 AND THEN THE 5000 AND THEN UP TO $15,000 PER VIOLATION IF THE VIOLATION IS FOUND TO BE IRREPARABLE OR IRREVERSIBLE IN NATURE.
DID WE BENCHMARK OTHER CITIES, LOOK AT OTHER ORDINANCES TO DRAFT THIS, OR IS IT LEGAL FOR US TO JUST JUMP TO THE 15,000? SO WE DID. WE ALSO TOOK THIS DIRECTLY FROM FLORIDA STATUTE.
SO THIS IS LANGUAGE THAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES USE AND CAME DIRECTLY FROM FLORIDA STATUTE.
OKAY, DID WE CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF SPECIAL EVENTS IN THIS ORDINANCE? WE DID. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ IT AGAIN? YES. A TEMPORARY USE HELD ON PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS, COMMUNITY OR CULTURAL EVENTS, FESTIVALS, FAIRS, MUSICAL OR ARTS EVENTS, OR AN ACTIVITY OR EVENT ORGANIZED OR PROMOTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASES OR DISRUPTS THE NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON A ROADWAY, STREET OR HIGHWAY, OR REQUIRES THE CITY TO ALLOCATE ITS PERSONNEL, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, EQUIPMENT OR PROPERTY AT LEVELS OF SERVICE THAT EXCEED THE ORDINARY ALLOCATIONS OF SUCH RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
OR WHERE AN ADMISSION IS CHARGED.
COULD WE ADD THAT LANGUAGE? IS IT LEGAL? YES.
SO YOU CAN ADD THAT LANGUAGE SO THAT WOULD GIVE US EVEN MORE TEETH FOR THIS EVENT ON SATURDAY.
IT WILL. SO WHAT THIS SAYS, WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES IS THAT THEN THAT PROPERTY OWNER, THAT TENANT WOULD APPLY FOR A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT AND THEN THE CITY HAS THE ABILITY TO REVIEW IT TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS CAPACITY TO DETERMINE WHEN YOU APPLY FOR A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT, YOU HAVE TO GIVE US A SITE PLAN.
OKAY, IF I MAY, MADAM MAYOR, I KNOW MY TIME IS DONE.
I GUESS IF WE ADD THE OR WHERE ADMISSION IS CHARGED AND WE PASS THIS TONIGHT, WE ALERT THEM THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT THEY WOULD NEED TO ACQUIRE.
THEY WOULD NEED TO COME IN AND IF THEY DON'T COME IN, THE EVENT DOES NOT HAPPEN OR THEY COULD JUST NOT CHARGE $20 TO GO IN, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IMPACTS THEIR BUSINESS, AND I'M SURE THAT THEY WOULD NOT WANT TO DO THAT.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A TEMPORARY FIX FOR NOW TO JUST ADD THAT LANGUAGE TO THE ORDINANCE OR WHERE AN ADMISSION IS CHARGED BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE ARE CHARGING AN ADMISSION, AND I THINK THAT WOULD SUFFICE, AT LEAST FOR FRIDAY.
SEE HOW THAT GOES, AND WE CAN WORK OUR WAY FROM THERE.
THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. CITY ATTORNEY.
OKAY? GENTLEMEN, YOU'VE BOTH GONE AGAIN TWICE.
DOES THAT AUTOMATICALLY THEN GET PEOPLE THE THOUGHT THAT THEY CAN DO THIS?
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LIKE THERE WAS A REASON WHY WE DIDN'T PUT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.GO AHEAD. THE ISSUE, MAYOR, AND, YOU KNOW, AND WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT ZONING DISTRICTS.
THIS COMMISSION CREATED A ZONING CODE FOR A PURPOSE.
YOU HAVE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTS, YOU HAVE COMMERCIAL AREAS.
SO IF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME IS BEING CONVERTED TO A NIGHTCLUB IN A SINGLE FAMILY HOME DISTRICT, THAT'S A VIOLATION OF YOUR ZONING CODE.
SO THE ADMISSION ISSUE IS REALLY IT IS A FACTORING FOR EVIDENCE PURPOSE, BUT THE ISSUE IF YOU'RE CONVERTING A SINGLE FAMILY USE TO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE CODE.
OKAY, SO THAT'S ONE OF THE WAYS TO LOOK AT WHEN SOMEONE CREATES A PARTY HOUSE AND A PARTY HOUSE IN A SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S EVERY OTHER WEEKEND.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M HEARING ABOUT THIS PERSONALLY, BUT THE SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT HAS CERTAIN PERMITTED USES AND A CLUB IS NOT PERMITTED IN A SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT.
OKAY, MISS CALLOWAY, ANY THOUGHTS? I CONCUR WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY RELATIVE TO COMMERCIAL USE BEING IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, BUT I ALSO SEE, I GUESS, THE RELEVANCE TO ADDING THIS JUST TO SAFEGUARD FOR EVENTS SUCH LIKE THESE IN THE FUTURE.
YEAH. PERSONALLY, I DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY THE VICE MAYOR.
THE MORE AMMUNITION WE HAVE, THE BETTER OFF WE ARE.
SO I DON'T THINK IF THEY SEEK TO OBVIOUSLY CIRCUMVENT THE PROCESS, I MEAN, THEY OBVIOUSLY ARE NOT SMART ENOUGH.
THEY PUT THE $20 ON THE ADVERTISEMENT.
THEY JUST GAVE US EVIDENCE THAT THEY'RE USING IT FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES, BUT IF LET'S ASSUME THAT THEY DON'T PUT THE $20, BUT AGAIN, YOU'RE SEEING THE SAME CROWD, YOU'RE SEEING THE SAME PROBLEM, YOU KNOW, AND THAT MEANS YOU'RE STILL DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
THE WHOLE THING AS YOU CAN TELL, IT DRIVES ME NUTS.
I ALSO DO NOT AGREE WITH GIVING NOTICE UPON NOTICE.
YOU ARE ON NOTICE THAT THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE ORDINANCES IN PLAY.
YOU THEREFORE SHOULD KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T DO IT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DRIVES ME NUTS IS WHEN WE HAVE TO PUT ON OUR OWN PRIVATE HOMES, NO TRESPASSING IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO HAVE BSO COME REMOVE A CAR THAT IS PARKED IN YOUR OWN DRIVEWAY WHEN THEY KNOW THAT THEY DON'T OWN THAT PROPERTY.
I AM NOT I DON'T OBJECT TO ADDING LANGUAGE ON CHARGING ADMISSION FOR IT TO BE LIKE A TRIGGER.
I THINK IT'S LIKE I SAID, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA, BUT I THINK THAT THIS HAS TO BE THE TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX THAT GETS US STARTED, AND WE REALLY DO NEED TO WORK ON OUR NOTICES BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE GIVING PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY ONE AND DONE, I MADE MY MONEY, I DON'T CARE, AND THEN THE CITY IS THE ONE AND THE COMMUNITY IS THE ONE THAT HAS TO SUFFER FOR IT.
OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM WE HAVE LANGUAGE THAT DO I NEED TO GET IT AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE LANGUAGE OR CONSENSUS FROM THIS COMMISSION FIRST, BEFORE.
SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND READING, LET'S HAVE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT AND A SECOND.
SO IT'D BE PART OF THE RECORD.
I HAVE COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, AS THE MOTION AND I HAVE COMMISSIONER WRIGHT AS A SECOND.
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DO YOU ACCEPT VICE MAYOR BOLTON'S AMENDMENT? YES. OKAY, AND SO THE MOTION THAT WE ARE NOW.THE ORDINANCE WE'RE NOW DOING DOES INCLUDE THE LANGUAGE THAT WILL BE PUT IN BY MS. CALLOWAY AND TEAM REGARDING PAYING OR CHARGING ADMISSION OR CHARGING ANYTHING.
WITH THAT SAID, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[Items 9.a & 9.b]
SO AT THIS ITEM I BELIEVE I STILL NEED THE TITLE READ INTO THE RECORD.YES, MADAM MAYOR, THESE TWO ITEMS, ITEM 9A AND 9B, THE APPLICANT HAS FILED FORMAL REQUESTS FOR DEFERRAL TO JUNE 14TH MEETING.
FOR THE RECORD, I'M GOING TO READ BOTH TITLES.
ITEM 9A IS A BOARD ORDER APPROVING SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVAL FOR MCDONALD'S PINE ISLAND TO ALLOW FOR THE ADDITION OF A SECOND DRIVE-THRU LANE FOR AN EXISTING FAST FOOD RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE-THRU SERVICE IN THE MIXED USE CORRIDOR ZONING DISTRICT PURSUANT TO TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCE ITEM 9B IS BOARD ORDER APPROVING VARIANCE APPLICATION FOR MCDONALD'S PINE ISLAND FROM SECTION 10-4.3(D)(2) TABLE 10-4.1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR A TOTAL OF 24 PARKING SPACES IN LIEU OF MINIMUM REQUIRED 28 PARKING SPACES, A REDUCTION OF FOUR PARKING SPACE FROM THE OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR A RESTAURANT, FAST FOOD WITH DRIVE-THRU IN A MIXED USE CORRIDOR ZONING DISTRICT.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU.
SO FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, SINCE THIS IS AN ITEM THAT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, IT'S QUASI-JUDICIAL.
VICE MAYOR. TO MOVE TO THE NEXT MEETING.
[10.a Moratorium on New Construction Requested by Commissioner Elvin Villalobos]
THANK YOU, MAYOR.IF WE WERE TO SURVEY OUR SISTER CITIES AND WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, AND WHILE I DO APPRECIATE AND I'M SURE WE ALL APPRECIATE SMART DEVELOPMENT AS WELL, EXPANSION OF ROADS AND HIGHWAYS TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH, WE ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR CITY, AS WELL AS IN OUR SISTER CITIES.
AS EVIDENCED IN THE BACKUP INFORMATION, TAMARAC ALONE HAS NINE PROJECTS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETION OR APPROVAL, NOW INCLUDING PROJECTS THAT BORDER OUR STREETS AS OUR CITY AND OUR SISTER CITIES REACH THEIR 60TH ANNIVERSARY.
ONLY THEN WE CAN ACCURATELY ASSESS THE IMPACT ON OUR CITY'S SERVICES, SUCH AS 9-1-1 TRANSPORTATION, AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ON HOW TO BEST MOVE FORWARD.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT ONE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS AN ENTIRE CITY AND OUR SISTER CITIES AS WELL.
THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE THIS BODY TO CONSIDER A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM OR PERMANENT, BUT I WOULD TAKE THE A TEMPORARY TO ALLOW TIME TO LET THE SAND SETTLE PER SE, AND LET ALL THE PROJECTS FINISH SO THAT WE CAN PROPERLY ASSESS AFTERWARDS WHAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE IN FRONT OF US.
IN ADDITION, HONESTLY, AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES AND GET CONSENSUS JUST SO THAT WE HAVE CONSENSUS AS WE HAD CONSENSUS ON FEBRUARY 8TH, TO2523 TO DENY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 10-2.5 ENTITLED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT THE DENSITY CAP.
I WANTED TO GET CONSENSUS, AS WE HAVE HEARD RESIDENTS TONIGHT.
IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE HAVE HAD HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS.
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AT THIS MOMENT, I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES.WITH THIS ITEM. SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WE ARE ALL OKAY WITH CONTINUING TO BUILD WITHOUT FUTURE CONSIDERATION OF THE IMPACT THAT OUR RESIDENTS WILL HAVE.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS I'M GOING TO JUST TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF AN AFFRONT TO THAT COMMENT.
JUST BECAUSE AN APPLICANT FILES AN APPLICATION DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY GET WHAT THEY WANT.
IF WE LOOK AT WOODLANDS AS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF IT STARTED OUT WITH APPROXIMATELY 800 HOMES.
SIX YEARS LATER IT WENT DOWN TO 335.
WE HAVE RULES IN PLACE FOR A REASON.
THERE IS A PROCESS FOR EVERYTHING TO HAPPEN.
PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRAL THAT THEY DON'T LIKE THE WAY OUR PLAZAS LOOK.
PEOPLE THEN WANT TO NOT HAVE HIGH PROPERTY TAXES.
WELL, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS SO PEOPLE AREN'T ALWAYS PAYING THE TAXES WE NEED TO.
THERE ARE VERY, YOU CAN'T--THIS IS NOT LOOKED AT IN A BUBBLE AND WHILE I RESPECT THAT, WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO, IF WE WAIT HOWEVER MANY YEARS IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOR ALL THIS TO HAPPEN, TAMARAC IS GOING TO BE LEFT BEHIND, OUR PLAZAS ARE NEVER GOING TO BE FIXED, AND WHO'S TO SAY THAT OUR PLAZAS WON'T JUST BE REDONE TO BE BUSINESSES, BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO STOP ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION, WE CAN'T EVEN FIX THAT.
THERE ARE THINGS IN PLACE, AND I SEE YOU SHAKING YOUR HEAD AND THAT'S FINE, BUT THERE ARE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT OUR CITY HAS IN PLACE, AND PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AN APPLICATION AND BE HEARD.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED WHAT WE'VE CALLED USING OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY FOR SOME OF THE REPAIRS AND THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE MADE THAT OUR RESIDENTS DON'T WANT TO PAY HIGHER TAXES FOR AND FOR THE SERVICES THAT WE DON'T WANT TO OR ARE NOT ABLE TO FINANCIALLY TAKE CARE OF.
TO ALL OF A SUDDEN SAY THERE'S A MORATORIUM ON NEW CONSTRUCTION BASICALLY SAYS THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS NOT OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
IT'S GOING TO HURT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.
IT'S GOING TO HURT OUR COMMUNITY.
WE'RE OFF THE MARKET. FOR ANYBODY TO HAVE ANY REVITALIZATION IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE WILL NEVER GET THOSE PLAZAS THAT EVERYBODY IS YELLING AND SCREAMING AT US TO FIX IF WE DON'T GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.
WE CAN'T EVEN BRING IN THOSE NEW RESTAURANTS FOR PEOPLE TO BE HEARD.
SO I DON'T SUPPORT PUTTING A BIG OLD, WE'RE NOT OPEN FOR ANY KIND OF MODERNIZATION, REVITALIZATION, VIBRANCY, FIXING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSEDLY BEEN TRYING AND WORKING SO HARD FOR IN FIXING OUR DENSITY AND FIXING OUR ZONING AND OUR LAND USE AND ALL THESE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING SO HARD TO IMPROVE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC TO MAKE SURE THAT SMART REDEVELOPMENT OCCURS HERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND, YOU KNOW, FOR US TO BE TOLD THAT WE CAN'T DO SOMETHING BECAUSE LAUDERHILL IS FINALLY HAVING PROPERTIES BEING SOLD AND BEING REVITALIZED.
WHY? CORAL SPRINGS IS REDOING THINGS.
WHY ARE WE GOING TO BE PUNISHING OUR COMMUNITIES BY NOT LOOKING INTO WHAT MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL FOR US, BY SAYING, NO, WE'RE GOING TO PUT A COMPLETE BAN ON IT? I DON'T THINK THAT'S EFFECTIVE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE REST OF OUR COLLEAGUES BECAUSE I'M CONFUSED AS TO WHY TO WHAT IS IT? WHY THE DENSITY CAP WAS NOT PASSED, BUT IF IF OUR COLLEAGUES BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE, THEN IT SHOULD HAVE PASSED, BUT WE HAD A 4 TO 1 VOTE AND NOW WE DON'T GO ANYWHERE AT THIS POINT.
ACTUALLY, I WANT TO JUST ADD ONE THING, LIVE LOCAL ACT THAT WAS JUST PASSED BY THE STATE AND SIGNED IN IS GOING TO WIND UP SAYING IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT RULES AND REGULATIONS THE CITY HAS, BECAUSE IF A DEVELOPER COMES IN AND WANTS TO GO INTO INDUSTRIAL, WHICH BLOWS MY MIND HOW YOU CAN PUT RESIDENTIAL IN THE MIDDLE OF INDUSTRIAL, OUR COMMERCIAL PLAZAS AND OUR RESIDENTIAL PLAZAS, IF THERE IS ANY DEVELOPER THAT COMES IN AND TAKES THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY, THEY DON'T NEED THE CITY OF TAMARAC'S PERMISSION.
THEY CAN PUT IN THE DENSITY, THEY CAN PUT IN THE...
THERE'S THREE THINGS IN THERE, BUT WE'RE NOT INCLUDED ANYMORE.
SO YOU CAN'T PUT A MORATORIUM THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT THAT EITHER.
IT'S, AND I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU DON'T WISH TO SPEAK, THEY DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK.
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IF THEY WISH TO LIGHT THEIR BUTTONS, THEY WOULD HAVE ALREADY.SO THAT'S WHY I'M VOCALIZING, AND WE CAN THERE'S NO SEEMINGLY NEED TO ASK FOR CONSENSUS AND WHAT MIGHT BE FOR ONE, DENSITY IN A LOCAL AREA ACTIVITY CENTER.
SO IF WE HAVE COMMISSIONERS FIGHTING FOR THAT, WHY ISN'T IT NOT BEING STOPPED NOW? THAT'S WHERE MY CONFUSION IS BECAUSE THERE'S JUST LIKE I'M.
.. YOU'RE ASKING FOR A BROAD OVERALL ENTIRE THING VERSUS SPECIFIC PROPERTIES AND LOOKING AT SPECIFIC PROPERTIES IN THE VIEW OF WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED, IT'S THIS IS NOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL CITY, AND TO SAY WE HAVE A COMPLETE MORATORIUM ON EVERYTHING THROUGHOUT THE CITY PUTS A BLANKET ON THE CITY VERSUS A LOCAL ACTIVITY CENTER AND A DEVELOPER COMING FORWARD AND BRINGING A PRESENTATION THAT WE CAN APPROVE AND LOOK AT AND HAS BEEN THROUGH SO MANY HOOPS BEFORE IT EVEN COMES TO US FOR THEM TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH OUR HOOPS.
I'LL CONCLUDE WITH, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS ARE WATCHING AND THEY'RE THEY'RE CONCERNED, RIGHTFULLY SO.
OUR WHEN WE TALK WHEN WE SAY SOMETHING DOES NOT MATCH WHAT WE'RE DOING.
SO WHEN WE'RE SAYING WE DON'T WANT THE DENSE THE CAP TO GO UP TO SIX FLOORS, SEVEN FLOORS, BUT THEN DON'T WANT TO PUT A MORATORIUM, A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM AT THE VERY LEAST, IT'S KIND OF DOUBLE SIDED THERE.
PERSONALLY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING UP WITH THE SIX AND SEVEN FLOORS.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY THAT IS GOING FOR SIX AND SEVEN FLOORS, BUT AGAIN, IF THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS PRESENTED TO US, THAT'S WHY IT'S AN ITEM BY ITEM BASIS FOR US TO COME AND THEN TO DEFINITELY HAVE THE COMMUNITY COME OUT THROUGH ALL THE OUTREACH.
THESE THINGS JUST DON'T GO UP OVERNIGHT, AND JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY PRESENTS DOESN'T MEAN THEY GET IT MEANS THEY PRESENT AND THEY ASK, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO FOLLOW. SO IF THERE'S I SEE COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, YOU'RE WELCOME TO , BUT AGAIN, THIS IS OUR WORKSHOP AREA.
SO IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, I SEE YOU POISED.
GO FOR IT. I THINK YOU VOTED FOR THE WOODLANDS, DIDN'T YOU? YES. SO YOU VOTED.
YOUR RECORD HAS SAID THAT YOU VOTE FOR DEVELOPMENT.
I DID NOT VOTE FOR THE WOODLANDS.
SO MY RECORD HAS SHOWN THAT I AM IN SUPPORT OF, YOU KNOW, SMART DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK THE MORATORIUM, LIKE THE MAYOR MENTIONED, IS BROAD.
WE HAVE TO LISTEN IN TERMS OF LIKE THIS, THE ONE THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING, THAT WAS A VOTE FOR US TO LISTEN DOESN'T MEAN I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT THAT COMES THERE.
SO TRYING TO ATTACK ME AND SAY THAT, TRYING TO CREATE A CONTRADICTION, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE BECAUSE MY RECORD HAS SHOWN THAT I VOTED NO AGAINST THE WOODLANDS, AND YOU VOTED YES, BUT I THINK YOU HAVING A MORATORIUM, IT'S BROAD.
WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY.
THE POWER THAT WE HAVE WHEN THOSE STUFF COME TO US, WE CAN STILL VOTE AND SAY NO.
JUST LIKE THE WOODLANDS PROJECTS, YOU VOTE, AND YOU SAID YES.
I SAID NO. SO PUTTING A MORATORIUM SOUNDS GOOD, AND IT'S GOOD POLITICS.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE UP FOR REELECTION NEXT YEAR AND ALL THE.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, BUT I DO AGREE WITH THE MAYOR.
WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SAY.
WE STILL HAVE THE POWER WHEN THOSE PROJECT COME IN FRONT OF US TO SAY YES OR NO, JUST PUTTING A MORATORIUM WON'T STOP US FROM ATTRACTING BUSINESSES, PEOPLE COMING INTO THE CITY. THAT REALLY DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE MORATORIUM.
THANK YOU, AND SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM WE WILL THEN MOVE ON TO ARTWORK 8, SORRY, 10B DISCUSSION AND CONSENSUS ON THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY PUBLIC ART AND SKATEPARK PUBLIC ART PRESENTED BY GEORGE GADSON, OUR PUBLIC ART ADMINISTRATOR, AND
[10.b Discussion and Consensus on 60th Anniversary Public Art and Skate Park Public Art Presented by George Gadson]
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IF ANYBODY HAS NEVER DEALT WITH US AS WE DEAL WITH ART.ENJOY. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.
VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS GEORGE GADSON, GADSDEN AND RAVITZ.
MY BUSINESS PARTNER, BETH RAVITZ IS IN THE BACK THERE.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PRESENT TO YOU TWO ITEMS. THE FIRST BEING THE CALL TO ARTISTS FOR DIGITAL ART TO CELEBRATE ACTUALLY THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF TAMARAC.
WE DID HAVE FIVE SUBMISSIONS AND THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE REVIEWED THOSE SUBMISSIONS, MADE A WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU THIS EVENING. THOSE FIVE SUBMISSIONS AND THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION.
THE COMMITTEE WERE WAS AWARE OF THE CRITERIA AND ULTIMATELY WHAT WOULD SPEAK TO TAMARAC, WHAT WOULD SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITY, WHAT WOULD SPEAK TO TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT AND THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY ARE BRINGING BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL BY DJ CHERY.
WHAT IS THIS BEING USED FOR? WITH? BECAUSE I SEE WE ALREADY HAVE OUR BANNERS WITH THE OTHER LOGO LIKE THAT.
SO WHAT IS OUR FOCUS WITH THIS? SO WHAT THIS THE CONCEPT BASICALLY AND THE IDEA IS TO CREATE A CELEBRATORY IMAGE, IF YOU WILL, WITH DIGITAL ART, AND THEN ONCE YOU HAVE MADE THE RECOMMENDATION OR RATHER THE APPROVAL, THEN THIS PARTICULAR IMAGE WOULD BE ACTUALLY REVEALED OR UNVEILED, IF YOU WILL, ON THE CELEBRATION IN JULY, JULY 4TH, THERE WILL BE A MAKESHIFT WALL SO THAT IT'S UNVEILED AND THE PUBLIC GET TO SEE IT.
THE OTHER PART OF THIS IS SO AS TO INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY IS TO ACTUALLY TAKE THE IMAGE AND HAVE IT PLACED ON LIKE A FLAG. SO AT THE CHOICE OF MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY, IF THEY CHOOSE TO, THEY CAN TAKE THE FLAG HOME AND PLACE IT IN THEIR FRONT YARD OR WHEREVER THEY LIKE TO DO IT.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS TAKING THE LOGO THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, FOR THE CELEBRATION, AND THIS PARTICULAR ARTIST WAS CHOSEN SPECIFICALLY BY THE COMMITTEE AND BEING RECOMMENDED, IF YOU WILL, BY THE COMMITTEE, BECAUSE IT SPEAKS TO TAMARAC AND A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS WITH THE WATER BEING IN THE BACKGROUND AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE DIVERSITY IN THE COMMUNITY.
WELL, I THINK IT REPRESENTS ONE TAMARAC.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN BEING SELECTED.
ARE WE PUTTING IT ON T-SHIRTS FOR OUR 50TH, WE HAD T-SHIRTS.
YEAH, AND WE WILL, AND WE WILL, AND THAT SOMEWHAT SEPARATE, BUT THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE WAS TASKED WITH COMING UP WITH SOMETHING COMMEMORATIVE LIKE WE DID FOR THE 50TH, WHICH WE'RE NOW DOING FOR THE 60TH, WHICH WILL BE DISPLAYED WHEN WE HAVE OUR ANNIVERSARY EVENT IN JULY.
SO THIS WILL BE A DIGITAL PIECE, BUT YES, THE CITY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS COMING UP WITH SEVERAL MEMORABILIA SHIRTS AND OTHER THINGS THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE STARTING AS SOON AS OUR ONE TAMARAC EVENT.
SO THE CELEBRATION WILL START AND CONTINUE AND THEN THIS UNVEILING WILL OCCUR IN JULY.
SO THEN WHAT ARE WE DOING? SO IT'S 3500.
WE DID 3500 FOR THIS DESIGN AND 3500 FOR THAT DESIGN.
IT'S $3,500 FOR THE ONE THAT WILL BE SELECTED FOR ANYONE.
YOU ALWAYS WANT TO SEE ALL OF THEM.
SO WE'RE SHOWING YOU ALL FIVE WITH THIS ONE BEING THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE.
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A LOGO CONCEPT WITHIN THE DESIGN.YEAH, THAT IS SEPARATE, MAYOR.
SO I TAKE IT YOU NEED US TO TELL YOU WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON THIS? YES. YES, MA'AM. THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION.
SHOULDN'T IT BE UNVEILED AT OUR 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT ONE TAMARAC, WHICH IS ONE TAMARAC SPECIFIC VERSUS OUR 4TH OF JULY? THE ONE TAMARAC IS VERY SOON.
SO HENCE THE JULY CELEBRATION IS WHEN THIS WILL BE REVEALED.
THE REASON BEING WE NOW HAVE TO GET WITH A PRINTING COMPANY, ASSUMING THAT THIS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, GETTING WITH THE PRINTING COMPANY TO ALLOW THEM THE LEAD TIME FOR PRINTING AND HAVING WHATEVER NUMBER OR QUANTITY THAT WE AGREE UPON AVAILABLE FOR JULY, BUT THIS SHORT TIME FRAME FOR ONE TAMARAC WOULD NOT ALLOW THAT TO TAKE PLACE.
OKAY, ALSO, JULY 4TH, THE FLAGS THAT GO OUT ARE JULY 4TH FLAGS.
IT'S THE CELEBRATION OF OUR NATION'S BIRTHDAY.
YES, BUT THIS THIS ALSO, AGAIN, THIS IS A REVEAL, AND JUST BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE, PART OF THE CELEBRATION FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING IS, YES, THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY TAKES PLACE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE ONE TAMARAC EVENT BUT THIS WILL BE A MEMORABILIA, IF YOU WILL, THAT CAN BE ONGOING FOR REPRESENTING CELEBRATING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.
ALL RIGHT, MAY I ADD TO THAT? THANKS TO GREG, WHO HAS JUST INFORMED ME.
THE EVENT IS JULY 19TH, YOU SAID, GREG? THE BIRTHDAY IS JULY 19TH.
WE ARE TRYING TO SMOOSH THINGS TOGETHER.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH, BUT TO WE'VE TAKEN OVER ONE TAMARAC TO INCLUDE IT.
I DON'T AGREE WITH TAKING OVER JULY 4TH.
WE HAVE SOMETHING HAPPENING FOR JULY 12TH.
I KNOW JULY 19TH IS WHEN WE'RE ON HIATUS, BUT WE SHOULD STILL BE DOING SOMETHING ON OUR BIRTHDAY.
SO, VICE MAYOR, GO FOR IT. OKAY, LET A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHTNING STRIKE NOW, BECAUSE I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR.
[CHUCKLING] YOU KNOW, LIKE I TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY.
ONE YEAR, RIGHT, AND I WON'T REVEAL WHICH YEAR, BUT ONE YEAR I WAITED ALL DAY ON TAMARAC'S BIRTHDAY TO SEE IF WE WOULD POST HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON FACEBOOK.
I MADE A POST, AND 20 MINUTES LATER, WE POSTED ON FACEBOOK, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TAMARAC.
SO WE'VE BEEN MISSING THE MARK FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND TO DRIVE AROUND AND SEE NORTH LAUDERDALE, NORTH LAUDERDALE, NORTH...
LAUDERDALE PROMOTING THEIR 60TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THE LITTLE THAT THEY HAVE MAY NOT BE AS ATTRACTIVE AS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PUT OUT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY HAVE EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
WE ARE TRYING TO PUT SOME THINGS TOGETHER, CALL THIS, YOU KNOW, NEWSPAPER CALL THIS RADIO STATION.
ONE TAMARAC IS MAY 20TH, AND PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT YET.
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YOU KNOW I'M GOING TO BE NICE MARLON.THIS IS HOW WE MISS THE MARK ALL THE TIME, AND THEN TO ASK US TO CHOOSE ONE OF THESE CONCEPTS FOR JULY 4TH THAT IS NOT EVEN THE BIRTHDAY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT DISTASTEFUL, YOU KNOW? I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR STAFF CAN DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
THEY ARE WELL EDUCATED FROM IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES AND I FORGOT HOW MUCH MONEY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT SAID THAT THEY'RE WORTH BUT WE NEED TO DO JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER WITH WITH THIS AND THE PLANNING THAT GOES INTO ALL OF THIS. IT'S YOU KNOW, I DON'T SAY IT AS NICELY AS THE MAYOR DOES, BUT SOMETIMES I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT NICELY.
I'M TRYING TO LEARN FROM HER, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THIS THIS HAS JUST GOT TO STOP, AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE CONCEPTS, TOO, I MEAN, I PREFER ANOTHER ONE, BUT BUT I SEE WHERE YOU'RE YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS, YOU KNOW, AND REALLY AND TRULY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE USING THIS DIAMOND, RIGHT.
I MEAN, COULD WE HAVE LIKE, INSTEAD OF THE PENDANTS, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? THE LAPEL PINS, RIGHT.
COULD WE HAVE ORDERED, LIKE, LITTLE DIAMONDS, YOU KNOW? RIGHT. YEAH.
IT'S LIKE MADE OUT OF PLASTIC, BUT IT HAS 60 ON IT, AND GIVE IT TO THE KIDS WALKING AROUND HERE OR GIVE THEM THE POPCORN RINGS WITH THE DIAMONDS ON IT.
IT'S LIKE, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT THIS? YES, IT'S PRETTY YES, IT'S FUN.
YES, IT'S YOU KNOW WHAT, BUT HOW DO WE TOUCH A RESIDENT? CAN WE STILL GET THAT POPCORN RING? BECAUSE THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
[CHUCKLING] I'M GOING TO SAY DON'T GO IT'S LIKE WE COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN TAKE HOME.
THIS IS PRETTY I UNDERSTAND WE'RE GOING TO CHOOSE SOMETHING TONIGHT, BUT HOW DO YOU THEN SAY TO SOMEBODY, BRING THIS HOME, YOU'VE BEEN HERE.
YOU KNOW, MY DISTRICT, MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT ONE AND I CALL IT MY DISTRICT.
I'LL BE FIGHTING FOR IT NEXT YEAR, BUT I CALL IT MY DISTRICT.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE THE FIRST TAMARAC BEARING BUILT THE EAST SIDE, THE FIRST COMMUNITY , AND TO SEE THAT THERE WASN'T NECESSARILY AN EVENT PLANNED ON THE EAST SIDE, THE FIRST TAMARAC AND THAT RESIDENTS HAD TO COMPLAIN TO GET IT DONE.
WE MISSED THE MARK ON THAT TOO.
SO, TELL ME, GEORGE, AMAZING GEORGE, THAT NOSE ART THAT LOVES ART AND PRESENTS AMAZING ART.
TELL US WHERE THIS IS GOING, HOW THIS WILL IMPACT LIKE WE SEE A PRETTY THING.
IS IT GOING TO BE A BILLBOARD SOMEWHERE? IS IT GOING TO BE IN THE NEWSPAPERS? IS IT GOING TO BE.
THERE WILL BE AN UNVEILING OF THE THIS THE IMAGE AT A MAKESHIFT WALL AT THE JULY EVENT AND THEN AVAILABLE TO THE RESIDENTS AND THE ATTENDEES.
THIS IMAGE WILL THEN BE MADE AS A FLAG SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN TAKE HOME.
THANK YOU. I WILL DEFER FOR A MOMENT.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. I THINK IT LOOKS WONDERFUL.
QUITE HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS COMMISSION HAS A PROBLEM WITH ART BEING SO CONTROVERSIAL.
I THINK TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION AND BUILDING IS A LOT MORE OF A HOT TOPIC TO DISCUSS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE GET ROUTED UP ABOUT ART.
I'M OKAY WITH HOW IT'S BEING HANDLED.
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I DON'T SEE WHY WE COULDN'T GIVE FEEDBACK PRIOR TO COMING TODAY TO CHOOSE SOMETHING, AND IT'S JUST INTERESTING HOW WE'RE DISCUSSING ART AS A BIG PROBLEM, BUT YET WE'RE, WE'RE CONCRETING EVERYTHING.OKAY, WELL, THE SEGUE BACK TO ART, JUST SO YOU KNOW, RING POP WAREHOUSE.
THERE'S CANDY WAREHOUSE AND THEY HAVE RING POPS BY THE BULK.
YOU CAN HAVE ALL KINDS OF FUN THING.
I AGREE WITH THE VICE MAYOR ON ALL THE FUN THINGS THAT WE COULD DO.
I'D RATHER TAKE THE MONEY THAT WE WILL USE FOR FLAGS TO GIVE OUT FUN LITTLE DIAMOND PENDANTS, PINS, LITTLE FUN THINGS THAT LIGHT UP OR RING POPS THAT CAN MAYBE GET THE TAMARAC LOGO ON THE BASE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW? LET'S MAKE OUR JUBILEE MORE JUBILEE-ISH AND HAVE SOME RING POPS.
THIS IS NICE, BUT IT'S PRETTY.
IT IS PRETTY, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY OOMPH.
IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY FLAIR, AND I'M NOT BECAUSE I LOVE OUR CITY.
I WOULD TAKE IT AND I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE IT AND I WOULD KEEP IT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE AND THEN GET YELLED AT BECAUSE I'M A HOARDER, BUT BECAUSE I HAVE EVERYTHING BUT WE ALREADY HAVE THE LITTLE LASER THINGIES, THE DECALS, THE LAMININS THAT WE'RE PUTTING ON OUR THAT ARE OF THAT LOGO, THE LOGO, BASICALLY THE REGULAR LOGO THAT WE SHOWED YOU BEFORE THAT'S INCORPORATED INTO HERE.
A REVEAL AT THE JULY 4TH IS GOING TO GO, IN MY OPINION, LIKE LEAD.
NO ONE'S GOING. THIS IS NOT WHAT THEY'RE THERE FOR OUR JULY 4TH CELEBRATION.
WHAT IS THE 19TH? THE 19TH OF JULY IS WHAT, DAY OF THE WEEK? OH, IT'S A WEDNESDAY.
WE'RE USED TO BEING TOGETHER ON WEDNESDAYS.
WHY CAN'T WE FIGURE SOMETHING TO DO ON JULY 19TH? IT COULD JUST BE SOMETHING SMALL ENOUGH TO HAVE A CAKE, A SHEET CAKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK AND GO.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. TIME WHERE I CAN HAVE SOME SPARKLERS OUT.
I DON'T, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WERE ASKED TO DO HERE.
SO WE ARE GOING TO GO TO COMMISSIONER.
RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
I THINK THE DESIGN IS BRILLIANT.
KIND OF REMINDS ME OF WE ARE THE WORLD FROM BACK IN THE 1980S.
IT HAS THAT REFLECTION. [CHUCKLING] I WAS ONE YEAR OLD IN 1985, I THINK.
GOING TO WHAT VICE MAYOR BOLTON SAID, I THINK THE MARKETING TEAM IS DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.
A LOT OF RESIDENTS WOULD COME TO ME AND SEE ME AT EVENTS.
THEY'D BE LIKE, OH, TAMARAC DOESN'T HAVE EVENTS, YOU KNOW, HOW COME YOU GUYS ARE NOT LIKE THESE OTHER CITIES? AND I'M LIKE, WE HAVE A PLETHORA OF EVENTS BECAUSE I GO ON THE RADIO EVERY FRIDAY ON A CARIBBEAN RADIO STATION AND I ALWAYS PROMOTE EVENTS THAT WE'RE HAVING, AND PEOPLE WOULD CALL IN AND ASK QUESTIONS LIKE, OH, WHY IS IT NOT ADVERTISED HERE? WHY IS IT NOT THERE? I LIVE IN TAMARAC, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I THINK TO MAKE THE MARKETING MORE EFFECTIVE, PERHAPS MORE, MORE MARKETING IN THE CARIBBEAN AND HISPANIC COMMUNITIES BECAUSE WE'RE ALMOST 60% OF THAT PARTICULAR DEMOGRAPHIC.
SO I THINK THAT WILL MAKE THE MARKETING MORE EFFECTIVE.
IT REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY AND YEAH, THE 60 LOGO LOOKS, LOOKS GOOD, THE DIAMOND LOOKS GOOD, THE COLORS CAN BE A LITTLE MORE VIBRANT TO GIVE IT THAT OOPMH THAT, THAT THE MAYOR IS RECOMMENDING.
WE HAVE VICE MAYOR BOLTON IN THE BOLD JACKETS, [CHUCKLING] BUT YEAH, THAT'S MY FEEDBACK.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, VICE MAYOR, YOUR LAST ROUND AND WE'RE DONE.
UNLESS ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK.
YES, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, GEORGE, YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, BUT YOU'RE FIRED.
I'M JUST JOKING. [CHUCKLING] YOU KNOW, I LIKE THIS, BUT WHAT'S THE FISCAL IMPACT? HOW MUCH IS HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO DO THE UNVEILING? 3000. THE ARTIST WOULD RECEIVE 3500.
OKAY, SO MY THING IS THAT WE DON'T SELECT ANY OF THEM BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THE PURPOSE OF, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE BANNER THERE.
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THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON BANNERS.THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THAT NEWSPAPER ADS.
WE ARE LATE AND TO JUST DO SOMETHING IN THE NAME OF PUBLIC ART, YOU KNOW WHEN WE COULD BE PROBABLY PUTTING THIS PUBLIC ART ON ONE OF THE HOUSES IN THE WOODLANDS THAT WE'RE DOING ALL THE TRAFFIC FOR, BUT ANYWAYS, I DON'T SUPPORT IT.
IT'S NOT PAID BY TAXPAYERS MONEY, YOU KNOW? YAY, BUT I DON'T I THINK THIS IS JUST A WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER DANIEL.
I DO LIKE THE ART, BUT I AGREE.
IT'S NOT THE ART THAT'S A PROBLEM, BUT IT'S THE PLANNING AND THE.
YOU KNOW, THE MARKETING AND THE TIMELINE.
MISS CALLOWAY, IF WE DON'T USE THE MONEY FOR THAT, CAN IT BUY THE DIAMOND RINGS FOR THE KIDS OR THE LITTLE TRINKETS FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE HOME? YEAH. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY SPECIFICALLY THAT THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE WAS ASKED TO COME UP WITH A PROJECT OR A DESIGN THAT WAS COMMEMORATIVE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE EVENT THAT WOULD TAKE PLACE IN JULY.
SO THIS IS THE PURPOSE OF THAT.
THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS DOING ALL THE PLANNING ALONG WITH THE PIO RELATIVE TO THE EVENTS AND ALL THE COMMEMORATIVE ITEMS THAT WILL BE GIVEN OUT, INCLUDING THE RING POP AND SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE BY THE VICE MAYOR.
SO I THINK GREG IS PROBABLY TAKING NOTES AND WE UNDERSTAND SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED, BUT IF WE ARE NOT DOING THIS PUBLIC ART, IT MEANS THAT NOTHING WILL BE UNVEILED. FROM PUBLIC ART AT THE EVENT ON JULY 4TH.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TASKED WITH.
I UNDERSTAND, BUT I THINK THE TIMELINE IS WHAT IS GETTING EVERYONE FRUSTRATED THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THIS SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED PRIOR. SO CAN THE MONEY BE USED FOR SOMETHING ELSE? IT CAN ONLY BE ALLOTTED FOR THIS IS WHAT I'M ASKING.
NO, I'M JUST PUSHING, BUT WHATEVER.
[CHUCKLING] YEAH. SO I DON'T THINK THE RING PART NECESSARILY.
I CAN LOOK BACK AT THE ORDINANCE, BUT FOR PUBLIC ART, I THINK WHETHER OR THEN DO WHAT THE MAYOR SAYS, PLAN AN EVENT FOR THE ACTUAL BIRTHDAY. JULY 4TH IS INDEPENDENCE DAY.
WE DON'T PLAN EVENTS AND SO ON.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD NEED TO BE A DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
IF THAT'S THE YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE'D LIKE TO GO IN, AND IF THIS ONE IF YOU'D LIKE THIS TO BE UNVEILED ON THAT DATE, THEN THAT'S FINE, BUT I THINK THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WAS PLANNING OUR EVENT FOR JULY 4TH AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE OUR CELEBRATION.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'D LIKE TO CHANGE THAT.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
OKAY, WELL, CAN IT BE UNVEILED AT THE EVENT ON THE 20TH OF THIS MONTH? IT WON'T BE READY FOR THAT.
OKAY, I TOO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU HAVE DIGITAL ART.
SO EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO DO THAT, THOUGH.
UNDERSTOOD, SO THERE'S A COMPANY THAT HAS A DIGITAL TRUCK OR THERE ARE COMPANIES THAT HAVE DIGITAL TRUCKS THAT THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SOME GRAND THING THAT THE DIGITAL TRUCK CAN ALL OF A SUDDEN FLASH IT UP THERE, MAYBE HAVE TWO DIGITAL TRUCKS.
SO IT'LL BE ON BOTH SIDES AND YOU CAN DO THE REVEAL THERE BECAUSE IT'S DIGITAL, AND OBVIOUSLY WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE THE FLAGS DONE IN TIME, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THERE COULD BE SOMETHING, AND THEN THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENTS, GIVING OUT THE COMMEMORATIVE PIECE BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S CONSENSUS THAT THE PIECE IS NICE.
SO CAN WE HAVE CONSENSUS THAT IF WE CAN GET IT DONE FOR THE 20TH, GREAT.
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FANFARE FOR JULY 19TH, AND I KNOW SOMEBODY HAD SAID, WELL, WE'RE ON HIATUS, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE STILL HERE.IF WE'RE HERE, WE'RE GOING TO GO JUST LIKE IF WE'RE NOT ON HIATUS IN THEIR EVENTS PLANNED.
SO IS THAT AMENABLE TO THIS COMMISSION? YES. I LIKE LED WALLS, TOO.
LIKE YOU CAN PUT THE LED WALL ON THE STAGE AND THEN IT COMES THERE AND THEN THE MOBILE TRUCKS CAN BE DRIVING AROUND, LIKE THE MAYOR SAID AND LIKE COMMISSIONER DANIEL SAID, RING POPS, I'M SURE WE CAN FIND IT, YOU KNOW.
SO WE'VE GOT CONSENSUS FOR THAT.
IS THIS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET YOU WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
I'M STILL GOING DOWN THE LINE, BUT SO COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
COMMISSIONER WRIGHT. OKAY, SO YOU'VE GOT CONSENSUS TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN.
TRY TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET SOME CREATIVITY FOR THE LED AT ONE TAMARAC IF ALL ELSE FAILS, THEN IF WE DO THE UNVEIL, TRY TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SET UP FOR OUR ACTUAL BIRTHDAY. I STILL LIKE THE IDEA OF SOMETHING FOR OUR ACTUAL BIRTHDAY, EVEN IF IT'S A HALF HOUR AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER SAYING HERE'S A CAKE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
YOU HAVE MORE, I PRESUME, BECAUSE WE HAVE A SKATE PARK.
OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
SKATE PARK CALLED TWO ARTISTS WAS PUT OUT.
SEVEN SUBMISSIONS WERE RECEIVED AND THE BUDGET FOR THIS IS $48,000.
THESE ARE THE ARTISTS WHO SUBMITTED THEIR PROPOSALS.
IN TERMS OF WHAT CONCEPTS THEY'RE RECOMMENDING FOR THE PARK.
IN THIS PARTICULAR ARTIST IS RECOMMENDING PRESENTED TWO CONCEPTS.
THREE CONCEPTS HERE AND THIS PARTICULAR ARTIST.
THESE THREE ARE THE ONES BEING RECOMMENDED BY THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE.
SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED? THE MEASUREMENTS WERE DONE FOR THE SKATE PARK AND EACH ARTIST WOULD RECEIVE A GOOD PORTION DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THE MURALS.
WELL, I'LL JUST GO FROM THE BEGINNING.
SO THESE ARE THE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS.
MARCO CONDE, DJ CHERY , AND ROB ROBBI.
I'M SORRY. WHICH OPTION WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? COMMISSIONER. I'M SORRY.
COMMISSIONER WRIGHT WOULD LIKE YOU TO GO BACK TO WHICH ONE? SO I HAVE THOSE IN MY DOCUMENT.
I SAW YOU SHOW SOME OPTION BY THE BY THE LADIES EARLIER.
THOSE THOSE DIDN'T MAKE THE FINAL CUT.
I SHARED WITH YOU ALL OF THE SUBMISSIONS INITIALLY, AND THEN THE FINAL THREE WERE THE ONES THAT ARE BEING RECOMMENDED BY THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE. OKAY, OKAY, GOT IT. SO THESE WERE ALL OF THE SEVEN INITIALLY SHOWN, AND THEN THE COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING THE LAST
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THREE OF THE SEVEN.SO I LIKE THE FIRST TWO OF THE RECOMMENDATION.
CAN WE SPLIT UP YOUR THREE? GIVE US WHAT YOU LIKE. I'M SORRY.
YOU LIKE THE FIRST TWO RECOMMENDATIONS? OKAY, SO THE MARCO AND DJ CHERY, BUT THE ROB ONE, NO.
OKAY, SO MARCO CONDE AND DJ CHERY.
YEAH AND THEN I LIKE THE ONE THAT SAYS KEEP GOING, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE THAT SAYS? KEEP GOING, BECAUSE I FELL SEVERAL TIMES, I THOUGHT, I WAS YOUNG AND THAT SAME SPOT ACTUALLY.
THAT ONE. OH, THIS ONE? YEAH. KEEP GOING.
IT'S GETTING THERE. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU FALL, YOU KEEP GOING.
NUMBER 23. THAT'S THE ONE I WANT.
CONTINUE TO GO. OKAY, GO FORWARD.
I LIKE "KEEP GOING" TOO, BUT IT'S NOT AS VIBRANT.
LIKE COMMISSIONER DANIEL SAID, BUT I ALSO LIKE THE DOG.
WE HAVE THE MIKE FRECKLES CHARACTER.
I THINK THAT THE DOG SKATING KIND OF.
THE DOG SKATING IS BLACK AND WHITE? IT'S GOING TO BE IN BLACK AND WHITE? NO, IT'S GOING TO BE IN COLOR.
HERE WE ARE, AND ELVIN IS RIGHT.
WE TALK MORE ABOUT PUBLIC ART THAN OTHER STUFF, BUT THIS IS VERY NICE BECAUSE FOR ALL THE PET LOVERS OUT THERE, THOSE WHO HAVE CATS AND DOGS AND YOU KNOW, THIS DOES SOMETHING YOU KNOW, IT TALKS TO PET LOVERS.
IT TALKS TO PEOPLE WHO MAY WANT TO SKATE, YOU KNOW, THAT SORT OF STUFF.
SO THE DOG AND IF NOT DJ CHERY.
SO THE DOG, DJ CHERY AND--THE DOG CHERRY, AND YOUR THIRD ONE ? THIRD ONE.
I DON'T LIKE THE UNSEEN EYE ON THAT MARCO CONDE.
UNDERNEATH THIS THE THING I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE A THIRD.
I'LL CHOOSE THE MAYOR'S THIRD.
[CHUCKLING] COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
I DO LOVE THE DOG FOR THE DOG LOVERS.
HOWEVER, I WAS A SPORTS FANATIC GROWING UP AS A KID, AND I KNOW TONY HAWK.
SO THE ONE THAT LOOKS MOST SKATEBOARD PARK-ISH IS DJ CHERY.
THOSE THREE LOOKS MORE LIKE A SKATE PARK.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE DOG LOVERS GOING TO THE SKATE PARK.
SO WE HAVE TO MAKE IT ACCOMMODATING TO THE PEOPLE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING TO THE SKATE PARK.
RIGHT? COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
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DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YEAH, I DON'T LIKE ANY OF THEM.ALL RIGHT, SO DONE BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
HE'S NOT GOING TO THE SKATEPARK.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO. DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR ANY OF THEM? THEY'RE ALL WONDERFUL.
I THINK ANYTHING THAT'S WITH CONSENSUS IS GOING TO BE FINE.
I'M SURE NO ONE HERE WILL BE GOING THERE ANYWAY, SO IT DOESN'T MATTER.
THAT'S NOT TRUE. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE DOWN TO ME.
SO I HAPPEN TO HAVE SEEN THE DOGS AT THE SKATE PARK, SO I DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE.
SO AND AS YOU CAN SEE, DOG'S SKATE.
HAVE YOU EVER NOT HAVE YOU SEEN THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS? COME ON. THESE DOGS SKATE BETTER THAN I DO.
WHILE I LIKE TO KEEP GOING, IN SOME RESPECTS I DON'T LIKE IT BECAUSE IT HAS A FEMALE SITTING THERE AND STARING AT THE SUN LIKE SHE'S SOME BORED LITTLE GIRL WHO CAN'T SKATE AND PRETTY SURE THAT SOME GIRLS CAN SKATE A LOT BETTER THAN BOYS.
SO I'M REALLY THAT'S WHY I DON'T REALLY CARE FOR THAT ONE.
SO I WOULD GO WITH THE DJ CHERY.
ABSOLUTELY FILLS THE VIBE FOR THAT.
I LIKE THE DOG AND HIS VIBRANCY, AND I WOULD SAY IF WE CAN DO THE MARCO CONCEPT, THE MARIO, BUT REMOVE THE SEEING EYE, SO MARLON DOESN'T FEEL LIKE HE'S BEING WATCHED.
[CHUCKLING] AND THEN, YOU KNOW, JUST JUST TWEAK THAT A LITTLE BIT, I WOULD SAY THEN WE, I WOULD GO WITH THAT MARCO CONDE YOU WANT SOME TWEAKING? YEAH, SO HE'S GOT HIS SEEING EYE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SKATEBOARD.
YOU GOT AN UPSHOT VIEW? YES. THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST FOR MODIFYING THE SKATEBOARD WITHOUT AN EYE.
MAYBE YOU COULD PUT THE TAMARAC LOGO PERFECT.
BETTER YET, PUT THE TAMARAC 60 DIAMOND LOGO RIGHT THERE, REPLACING THE EYE WITH THE DIAMOND.
OKAY, I GOT TO TELL YOU, I HAVE A NICE AFFECTION TO THE PARK.
I WAS ON THE COMMISSION FOR LIKE 30 SECONDS AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, WE'RE DOING THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE SKATE PARK AND BEING THROWN IN FRONT OF A MICROPHONE AND SAY, SAY SOMETHING. I'M LIKE, OH, MY GOD, BUT ANYWAY, THE PARK IS DOING PHENOMENALLY WELL.
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ARE USING IT.
PUPPIES MIGHT BE USING IT, TOO, AND SO I THINK THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY NICE ADDITION TO IT, AND WHILE I KNOW THE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE THAT WE SPEND MORE TIME ON ART, THE REALITY IS THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE SPEND IT ON ART WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING PLANS FOR OUR CITY AND OUR GROWTH AND OUR BUILDING.
WE SPEND HOURS ON IT, HOURS MEETINGS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, MEETINGS, ONE ON ONE WITH OUR CITY STAFF AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO PLEASE, FOR ANYBODY WHO IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE STILL OR WHO'S WATCHING, WHO MIGHT ACTUALLY THINK THAT WE DON'T PUT THE TIME IN FOR THAT, WE PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO MAKING SURE WHATEVER IS GOING TO BE COMING ON AND GOING ON IN OUR CITY.
WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THAT AND THAT, BUT THIS IS OUR ONLY FORUM THAT WE EVER TALK ABOUT ART.
SO, MADAM MAYOR, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION ON MY PART, BASED UPON THE COMMENTS AND THE FEEDBACK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK, WHAT I HAVE DETERMINED HERE IS THAT AS OPPOSED TO THREE ARTISTS BEING RECOMMENDED, THOSE THREE THAT YOU RECOMMENDED OR ACTUALLY I'M COMING UP WITH FOUR THE FEMALE ARTISTS.
I THOUGHT THERE WAS THERE WAS NOT THREE PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO KEEP GOING.
SORRY. WELL, SO THIS IS WHY I'M ASKING.
OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING WITH DJ CHERY.
YES. MARCO CONDE WITH HIS EYE TURNING INTO THE 60TH LOGO.
RIGHT, AND STEPHANIE LADEN AND HER VERY VIBRANT DOGS ON WHEELS.
YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT DOGS.
YEAH, PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.
I THOUGHT I HEARD TWO INDIVIDUALS IN FAVOR OF KEEP GOING.
PERFECT. CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING? WITH THE DOG, THAT MEANS YOU CHOOSE ONE OUT OF THE TWO PICTURES.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? NO, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO DEVELOP THE CONCEPT THAT WILL GO ALONG.
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SO WE WILL MEET WITH THE ARTISTS AND GIVE THEM DIRECTIONS NOW.THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER.
I WISH EVERYBODY A VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.
CELEBRATE WITH THOSE THAT YOU LOVE, THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED.
EVERYBODY WHO HELPS RAISE AS A COMMUNITY.
[CHUCKLING] 16TH? 16TH BIRTHDAY ON SATURDAY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
GET HOME SAFELY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.