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ITHAT HAVE JOINED US TONIGHT. FROM BROWARD COUNTY BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSIONER BEING. PLEASE CAN. BARRETT COUNTY COMMISSIONER MICHAEL YOU DEEM AS. MAYOR HAZEL ROGERS OF LAUDERDALE LAKES. MY DOMINO'S BUDDY. FORMER MAYOR. BETH TAYLOR DISCO AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR COMMISSIONER JUDY AS. FORMER MAYOR HARRY DRESSLER. [APPLAUSE] FRANCINE BAR PRINCIPAL MILLENNIUM CASE CROWD PLEASER ACADEMY [APPLAUSE] MARY DAMAS PRINCIPAL OF JP TOWER VELA.
[APPLAUSE]. MARY HOGG ATTEND PRINCIPAL INTERN PIPER HIGH SCHOOL [APPLAUSE]. AGAIN IS THERE ANY DIGNITARY THAT I HAVE NOT RECOGNIZED THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE AND AT THIS TIME. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF OUR SIGNIFICANT
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS WELL AS LOOK FORWARD TO OUR TAMARACK OF TOMORROW. I MEAN I ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE WELL AND WE'RE GOING TO WATCH TWO VIDEO PROCLAMATIONS. THANK YOU. GONE DOWN. YOU MAY THINK YOU KNOW TAMARA. THE PARKS THE PEOPLE. BUT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CHANGES AFOOT IN OUR CITY. THE MEDIAN AGE OF 48.AND MORE MORE FAMILIES MOVING IN. TAMARA IS BEGINNING TO BLOSSOM EXPERIENCING A RESURGENCE THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT WILL CARRY US TO NEW HEIGHTS. QUIETLY AND WITHOUT A LOT OF FANFARE. TAMARA KEITH HAS BEEN LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE STEPS NEEDED TO ENSURE A BRIGHT AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE. CONSTRUCTION HAS STARTED ON THE CITY'S NEW DOWNTOWN TAMARA VILLAGE. AND WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO RESIDENTIAL DINING PARKS AND SHOPS. THERE'S A NEW CLUBHOUSE IN THE WORKS FOR COLONY WEST AS WELL AS A MARRIOTT BRANDED HOTEL. AND MORE AND MORE MAJOR BUSINESSES ARE CALLING TAMARA HOME.
WE CELEBRATED THE GRAND OPENING OF UNIFORM IN INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY THAT BELIEVE SO STRONGLY IN OUR CITY THAT THEY'VE INVESTED A HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS. INTO THEIR STATE OF THE ART FACILITY. SO WHAT IS IT THAT EVERYONE SEES IN TAMARA. WE'RE AGILE RESILIENT AND FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE AND IT SHOWS. PEOPLE ARE REALIZING THAT FOR TAMARA. THE TIME. IS NOW. A COMMUNITY CAN BE MEASURED BY THE ATTENTION IT PAYS TO THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR POPULATION THE YOUNG AND THE OLD.
OF PRIMARY IMPORTANCE IS PUBLIC SAFETY. ENSURING THAT IN EVERY AREA OF TAMARA
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PEOPLE NOT ONLY ARE SAFE THEY FEEL SAFE. IN 2018 OUR OVERALL CRIME RATE FELL SEVENTEEN POINT ONE PERCENT. WE EXPERIENCED THE LOWEST NUMBER OF BURGLARIES SINCE 2003 AND VSO REPORTS THE LOWEST NUMBER OF ROBBERIES IN 24 YEARS. WE HIRED 10 FIREFIGHTERS TO ENABLE US TO PLACE AN ADDITIONAL RESCUE UNIT IN SERVICE. AND TAMARA. FIRE RESCUE AND VSO JOINED FORCES TO CONDUCT LIVE ACTION EMERGENCY DRILLS TO BE BETTER PREPARED SHOULD THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED. ANOTHER KEY AREA OF FOCUS IS OUR SCHOOLS. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPROVE OUR STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. WAIT A MINUTE PHYS THE TAMARA HOOK ELEMENTARY HAS REQUESTED THE ADDITION OF TWO VIP K CLASSES FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THANKS TO A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. THE EXTERIOR OF TAMARACK ELEMENTARY WAS RECENTLY TRANSFORMED FROM DRAB TO FAB. AND WE'VE LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR AN EDUCATION INITIATIVE THAT WILL BRING TOGETHER MULTIPLE OUTSIDE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ONGOING SCHOOL NEEDS. A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS FOCUSED ON THE BASICS ENSURING AN OUTSTANDING QUALITY OF LIFE IN TAMARACK EVERY DAY FROM TECHNOLOGY TO INFRASTRUCTURE TO CIVIC INVOLVEMENT.SOME OF IT IS NOT ALL THAT GLAMOROUS BUT IT IS CRITICAL. OUR INFLOW AND INFILTRATION PROGRAM ENSURES THE LONG TERM INTEGRITY OF THE MILES OF SEWER LINES THAT SERVICE OUR CITY. WE CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION OF BUFFER WALLS ON MAJOR ROADWAYS PROVIDING AN ATTRACTIVE VISUAL AS WELL AS SOUND BARRIER. WE'VE COMPLETED FORTY EIGHT HUNDRED LINEAR FEET WITH ANOTHER 20000 STILL TO COME. WE PROVIDED OVER TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANTS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION AND WE PROVIDED FUNDING TO HELP THOSE IN THE MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO REMEDY CODE VIOLATIONS. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THOSE PEOPLE IN EACH DISTRICT WHO ARE MAKING AN EXTRA EFFORT TO BEAUTIFY THEIR PROPERTIES. HONORING A TOTAL OF 20 HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES. WE LAUNCHED OUR REDESIGNED WEB SITE AND DEPLOYED A MOBILE APP TO MARK TO GO. TO MAKE CONNECTING WITH THE CITY EVEN EASIER. WE MADE IT EASIER TO GET IN SHAPE WITH A COMPLETE RENOVATION OF A CAP OR A LA FITNESS CENTER. TAMARA SPONSORED THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. SERVING MORE THAN THIRTEEN HUNDRED PEOPLE. WE PARTNERED WITH HISPANIC UNITY. FOR FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE AQUATIC CENTER TO PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION AND WE'VE BROKEN GROUND ON THE LONG AWAITED WATER'S EDGE PARK JUST OFF UNIVERSITY DRIVE. IT WILL FEATURE A SPLASH PAD BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL COURTS A FISHING PIER AND FITNESS STATIONS. WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THESE NEEDS WHILE KEEPING A SHARP EYE ON THE FUTURE A FUTURE WHICH REFLECTS SMART GROWTH THROUGHOUT THE CITY. OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IS MORE USER FRIENDLY.
WHILE THE NEW ZONING AND LAND USE MAPS ENSURE THE RIGHT PROJECT IS DEVELOPED IN THE RIGHT PLACE. TAMARACK CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AS WELL AS ENSURE OVERALL SAFETY OF OUR BUILDINGS.
WE'VE WORKED TO MAINTAIN THE ISO RATINGS WHICH ALLOW RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS TO GET A 20 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON THEIR FLOOD INSURANCE POLICIES. WE HAVE INSTITUTED A NEW BUSINESS ONE STOP SHOP FOR OUR BOSS PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWS PROSPECTIVE TENANTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT VIOLATIONS OR LEASE ON RENTAL SPACE BEFORE THEY SIGN A LEASE. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT ISSUED EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ONE PERMITS IN 2013 INCLUDING THOSE FOR THE NEW HOMES IN MENLO PARK AND HIDDEN TRAILS AS WELL AS THOSE IN MIND. AND THEY PERFORMED ALMOST 24000 INSPECTIONS. WE NOT ONLY FOCUS ON THE DAY TODAY BUT ON CELEBRATING ALL WHO CHOOSE TO CALL TAMARACK HOME. WE HONORED THE LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR WAS A FULL HOUSE ENJOYING A MOTIVATIONAL PRESENTATION FROM THE MUSICIAN WITH A MESSAGE SAW PAUL AND WE CELEBRATE THE MANY FACES AND MANY VOICES WHICH MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY. AT THE ANNUAL ONE TIME ROCK MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL. TAMARACK IS A VIBRANT AND PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY DUE IN LARGE PART TO HAVING DONE THE HARD WORK NECESSARY TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A STRONG FINANCIAL PROFILE. WE OBTAINED A DOUBLE A
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RATING FROM STANDARD AND POOR'S FOR THE CITY'S 9 AS THE LURE OF REVENUE CREDIT.WE'VE ISSUED OVER 18 MILLION DOLLARS IN BONDS TO FINANCE A PERMANENT FIRE STATION ON UNIVERSITY DRIVE BUILD WATER'S EDGE PARK AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BUFFER WELLS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND WE SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED A THREE YEAR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS. I CONTINUED GROWTH THROUGHOUT THIS CITY MEANS INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DEVELOPERS TO THE PUBLIC ART FUND. THAT MONEY IS WHAT PAID FOR THE BEAUTIFUL NEW SCULPTOR NAMED VEVO ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD. THE NAME MEANS BRIGHT LIVELY AND INTENSE AND THAT'S JUST WHAT THIS TRADITION IS. IT REPRESENTS A NATURAL LANDSCAPE WITH A SEA CONFINED ASPECT THAT REVEALS SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT IT. WE'VE ALSO BEGUN THE CITY'S PUBLIC ART MURAL PROGRAM THE FIRST INSTALLATION WAS AT MAINLAND'S PARK WITH ADDITIONAL MURALS COMING TO THE SPORTS COMPLEX AND TAMARACK COMMUNITY CENTER AND WE'VE COMPLETED THE FIRST INSTALLATIONS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COMPREHENSIVE SIGNAGE PROGRAM. THEY FOSTER A SENSE OF PLACE AND LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE IN TAMARA. SO YOU SEE THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN OUR CITY FROM NEW LIFE FOR OUTDATED SHOPPING PLAZAS TO HOUSING OPTIONS FOR A BROAD SPECTRUM. TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR EVERY SEGMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS HAPPENING HERE. FOR ANYONE BUILDING A FAMILY BUILDING A BUSINESS OR EVEN THINKING ABOUT BUILDING A LIFE IN TAMARA. THE TIME. IS NOW. HIGH.
THIS IS MY FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE STATE OF OUR CITY. AS YOUR MAYOR. AND I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHERE WE'RE HEADED. OVER 40 YEARS AGO MY GRANDPARENTS MOVED TO TAMARA. AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF VISITING THEM OFTEN OVER THE YEARS. THEN IN JULY 1994 I DECIDED TO MOVE HERE AS WELL. ALL THOSE ONLY GOING TO BE FOR A YEAR NOW. TWENTY FIVE YEARS LATER I STILL HAPPILY CALL TAMARA HOME. I STAYED BECAUSE I SAW THE CHANGES STARTING IN OUR CITY.
IT'S NOT MY GRANDPARENTS TAMARA ANY LONGER. OUR CITY IS GROWING YOUNGER AS IT GROWS OLDER MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE. A MULTIGENERATIONAL CITY WHERE THE MEDIAN AGE IS 48 AND 19 PERCENT OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE CHILDREN. WE'RE EVOLVING AND THERE'S EXCITEMENT ABOUT OUR FUTURE AND WHY NOT JUST LOOK AT OUR STRENGTHS. FINANCIAL RESILIENCE A RICH CROSS-SECTION OF CULTURES A CENTRAL LOCATION AND UNTOLD POTENTIAL OUR POPULATION INCREASED OVER 8 PERCENT IN 2018 AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IS ACTIVELY SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES IN TAMARA. THEY APPRECIATE THE REASONABLE COSTS OF REAL ESTATE THE GROWING POOL OF SKILLED WORKERS AND THE EASE OF DOING BUSINESS WE'RE CAPITALIZING ON OUR SUCCESSES IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WHICH HAVE MADE TAMARA VILLAGE AND THE REDEVELOPMENT OF COLONY WEST A REALITY. WE'RE ALSO FOCUSING ON OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ON THE AGING AND UNDERUTILIZED SHOPPING CENTERS WHICH DOT THE LANDSCAPE. AND SLOWLY NEW LIFE IS BEING BREATHED INTO THESE AREAS. A SITE PLAN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAZA ON THE NORTH EAST CORNER OF PINE ISLAND AND MCNABB.
WE'VE ALSO BEEN SELECTED BY THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE FOR A PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWS US TO PARTNER WITH THE INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO FIND ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES TO MAKE THESE PROPERTIES VIABLE AGAIN. WE'RE FOCUSING GREATER ATTENTION ON THE ISSUES WHICH ARE VITAL NOT ONLY TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUT TO THE SUSTAINED OVERALL HEALTH OF OUR CITY. A KEY COMPONENT IS THE QUALITY OF THE SCHOOLS THAT SERVE TAMARACK STUDENTS.
WHILE WE HAVE NO DIRECT CONTROL. WE'RE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOTH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SCHOOLS TO FIND WAYS TO ENHANCE OUR EFFORTS. OUR CONNECTION WITH THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL HAS ALREADY LED TO MULTIPLE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS BY VOLUNTEERS TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF TAMARACK ELEMENTARY TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION CONTINUE TO WEIGH HEAVILY ON THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY AS WE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. WE'RE WORKING HAND-IN-HAND WITH BROWARD COUNTY EFFORT AND THE BROWARD MPO TO CAPITALIZE ON THEIR EXISTING PROJECTS AND ENSURE THAT MONEYS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION SURTAX BRING BENEFITS TO TAMARA. AS OUR REPUTATION AS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE OR WORK CONTINUES TO GROW.
WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY GROWS INTELLIGENTLY THAT THE PROJECTS BROUGHT FORWARD ARE THE RIGHT FIT FOR TAMARACK. NOW AND WELL INTO THE FUTURE. ONE AREA THAT HOLDS TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL IS THE CONCEPT OF TAMARACK AS A PHARMACEUTICAL HUB. FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN THE INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURER A UNIT PHARMA WANTED TO EXPAND TO AMERICA. THEY LOOKED LONG AND HARD FOR A LOCATION AND THEY
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CHOSE TAMARA AND WE ARE GLAD THEY DID BECAUSE YUNA PHARMA REPRESENTS ONE OF THE GREATEST BUSINESS SUCCESS STORIES IN OUR CITY. THEIR STATE OF THE ART MANUFACTURING PLANT NOW SERVES MAJOR CLIENTS INCLUDING CBS WALGREENS AND WAL-MART. THEIR SUCCESSES CAME BECAUSE THEY HAD A VISION. AND WHAT THEY'RE SEEING FOR TAMARACK IS EXCITING. OUR CITY AS AN INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL HUB AND THEY'RE RIGHT WE HAVE AN IDEAL LOCATION SPACE FOR NEW FACILITIES AND PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY. IT'S A CONCEPT WE CAN ALL SUPPORT AS THE CITY GOVERNMENT LEVEL. WE FIX PROBLEMS. WE FIND SOLUTIONS AND WE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES DUE IN LARGE PART TO THE UNFLAGGING EFFORTS OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES. FOR THEM. TAMARACK IS MORE THAN A JOB IT'S A CALLING TO SERVE DAY IN AND DAY OUT WHILE YOU REGULARLY SEE THE RESULTS OF THEIR HARD WORK. THEIR EFFORTS ARE ALSO RECOGNIZED ON THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL. TAMARACK FIRE DEPARTMENT INCLUDES BROWARD COUNTIES 2018 FIRE INVESTIGATOR AND FIRE INSPECTOR OF THE YEAR AND BOTH FLORIDA'S FIRE MARSHAL AND FIRE INSPECTOR OF THE YEAR. OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT IS HOME TO BROWARD CHIEF PLUMBING AND CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS OF THE YEAR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT RECEIVED AN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH SPORTS AND THEY LED TAMARACK TO OUR EIGHTH YEAR AS PLAYFUL CITY USA. ALSO OUR SENIOR CENTER HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS BEST IN ST.. CAMERA I.T.DEPARTMENT CONSISTENTLY RANKS AMONG THE TOP CITIES IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL CITY SURVEY. AND OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT WAS AWARDED THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR THE 30TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. SO WHILE TAMARACK IS NOT EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE MY GRANDPARENTS FELL IN LOVE WITH IN THE 70S. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THEY'D STILL HAVE CHOSEN TAMARACK IF MOVING HERE TODAY. TAMARACK IS A WONDERFULLY VIBRANT CITY WITH UNLIMITED POTENTIAL FOR EVERYONE. THAT'S WHY WE'LL BE FOCUSING EVEN MORE ON ENGAGING YOU THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE BUILDING TOWARDS A TIME RACK OF TOMORROW THAT YOU WANT TO SEE. WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL PARTICIPATE. WE'RE A WONDERFUL BLEND OF AGES AND CULTURES UNITED WITH A COMMON GOAL OF A BETTER TAMARA. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE REST OF THE COMMISSION AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO MAKE THIS A REALITY. THERE'S A RENEWED SENSE OF OPTIMISM IN OUR CITY WITH GOOD REASON. BECAUSE TRULY POOR TAMARA. THE TIME IS NOW ABOUT. THESE EXOTIC OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE VIDEO AS MUCH AS WE ENJOYED. CREATING IT AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS OUR HONOREES FOR THE 2019. BLACK HISTORY MONTH. SO WE'LL DO A PROCLAMATION WE'LL CALL YOU UP AND THEN I WILL. WE WILL HAND YOU YOUR GIFT BASKET. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OUR COMMISSION STAND WITH US BY THIS PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER JULIE FISHMAN AND THIS IS HONORING SANDRA BERNHARD BASTIAN. WHEREAS THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IS DOCUMENTED AND DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN EDUCATION MEDICINE SCIENCE ARTS MUSIC DANCE ARCHITECTURE DRAMA ATHLETICS AND ENGINEERING AND BENEFITS ALL RACES. WHEREAS SANDRA BERNHARD BASTION HAS A WEALTH OF CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE WORKING IN PUBLIC RELATIONS PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EVENTS MANAGEMENT SINCE 1982. AS A JOURNALIST SANDRA BERNHARD BESTING END WAS A TALK SHOW HOST FOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TELEVISION AND IS A MEMBER OF SUN-SENTINEL SOUTH FLORIDA 100 AND AS A WRITER. SANDRA BERNHARD BEST N WAS FIRST PUBLISHED BY THE LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH AND WAS PUBLISHED. WORLD CLASS TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO COMMEMORATING 50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE. YES WE CAN OBAMA AND
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CLINTON WALK THE TALK AND AVAILABLE BROWARD COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM. CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE A HISTORY OF HIGH ACHIEVERS. ALL BOOKS CO-AUTHORED WITH HER HUSBAND ELLIOTT BEST TO YOU. SANDRA BEEN OUR BEST CNN IS THE CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER OF THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL OF BROWARD COUNTY MANAGING THE COUNCIL'S ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN'S AND FAMILY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES COORDINATING AND SUPERVISING THE COUNTY WIDE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS WORKING ON SPECIAL PROJECTS SUCH AS BROWARD RAISED FOR THE RECORD. BROWARD BACK TO SCHOOL COMMUNITY EXTRAVAGANZA CSU IS CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES TO 1 1 BROWARD AND ON THE COUNTY'S IDA A PROGRAM AND WHEREAS SANDRA BERNHARD BASTION HAS HELD LEADERSHIP ROLES ON THE SOUTH FLORIDA HUNGER COALITION BROWARD IMMIGRATION COALITION PRESIDENT OF PARTNERS AND EDUCATION BOARD MEMBER EMERITA OF 2 1 1 BROWARD BROWARD AND FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP. NOW THEREFORE I AM MICHEL J. GOMES MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK. ON BEHALF OF THE TAMARA. COMMISSION HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT SANDRA BERNHARD BASTIAN EMBALMED BODIES THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DID. I'VE EVER SEEN THIS LIFE. GUESS. THE. MOST. OH NO. OH YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S. THEIR.PROCLAMATION. I KNOW. I'M SEEING FLASHES SORRY. OH WE HAVE DEBBIE AND FLINT PLACE.
COME ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY VICE MAYOR BUT UPPER FLOCKA WHEREAS A HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IS DOCUMENTED AND DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN EDUCATION MEDICINE SCIENCE ARTS MUSIC DANCE ARCHITECTURE DRAMA ATHLETICS AND ENGINEERING AND BENEFITS ALL RACES. AND WHEREAS DEBIAN FLYNN IS A FULL TIME REGISTERED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST AT MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL ASSISTING OBSTETRICIANS AND NURSES IN THE CARE OF HIGH RISK OBSTETRICAL SHIT. THANK YOU. CASES I TAKE ALL HANDS I WANT TO COME IN AND HELP ME. WHEREAS DEBBIE AND FLYNN IS A CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION INSTRUCTOR FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AT LOCAL CENTER IN BROWARD COUNTY AND DEBBIE AND FLYNN IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER FOR THE ALLIANCE. I'M GOING TO GET THIS. EARLY AT THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND AS A SUPERINTENDENT OF THE LOWER DIVISION OF THE SABBATH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT PLANNING AND DIRECTING CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES IN DEBIAN FLYNN THROUGH THE ALLEY AT THE SEVENTH DAY AVID ADVENTIST CHURCH. I HAD IT EARLIER AS THE VICE MAYOR HAD IT EARLIER PROVIDES COMMUNION. I CAN'T SAY MICHEL SOME DAYS SO SCUSE ME PROVIDES COMMUNITY SERVICES SUCH AS DELIVERY OF FOOD AND CLOTHING TO THE NEEDY COMMUNITY IN TAMARACK AND FORT LAUDERDALE. AND WHEREAS DEBBIE AND FLYNN RECOGNIZES THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE THAT THE CHURCH AND PASTOR NO ROSE HAVE PLAYED IN THE RELIGIOUS SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. NOW THEREFORE I MICHELLE J. GOMES MAYOR OF TAMARACK ON BEHALF THE TAMARA COMMISSION DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT DEBBIE AND FLYNN EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND WE THINK. HAPPY WITH TAKING PHOTOS. SHE SAID THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN. THANK YOU. I RAN TO
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SOMEONE. THANK YOU. I CAN'T IMAGINE YOU TELLING ME ANYTHING. THANK YOU. WHAT DO YOU MEAN. ARE DONE. BY THE WAY IF YOU'RE CURIOUS AS TO THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY WERE PUT TOGETHER IS BY ALPHABETICAL OF R RECIPIENTS. SO THIS ONE WAS REQUESTED BY MYSELF. GEORGE GADSON. WHEREAS THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IS DOCUMENTED AND DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN EDUCATION MEDICINE SCIENCE. ARTS DANCE MUSIC ARCHITECTURE DRAMA ATHLETICS AND ENGINEERING AND BENEFITS ALL RACES.WHEREAS GEORGE GADSON HOLDS A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY COMPLETE HIS STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA SPAIN AND HOLDS A MASTERS OF ARTS DEGREE IN EDUCATION IS CONSIDERED ONE OF FLORIDA'S MOST VERSATILE AND CELEBRATED AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS REFERRED TO MANY AS A RED AND SCIENCE MAN WHEREAS GEORGE GADSON HAS CREATED WORKS OF ART FOR HIGH PROFILE EVENTS SUCH AS TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN ORNAMENT FOR THE WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS TREE NINETEEN NINETY FIVE IN NINETEEN NINETY EIGHT SOUTH FLORIDA SUPER BOWL BRONZE SCULPTURES NAMED THE QUARTERBACK AND THE KICKER AND HAS ALSO CREATED LARGE SCALE WORK FOR PUBLIC SPACES SUCH AS A SIX FOOT BRONZE SCULPTURE AS PART OF A WATER FOUNTAIN IN THE CITY OF TAMARACK A MOSAIC WALL FOR THE CITY OF LAUDER HILL IS SEVEN FOOT SCULPTURE FOR THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH AND OTHER SOUTH FLORIDA AGENCIES. AND WHEREAS IN 2010 GEORGE GADSON STARTED A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION NAMED ART TURNER TIBBS FOR BUILDING COMMUNITIES INC. WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE ART EXPERIENCES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN LOWER INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS WHO MAY NEVER EXPERIENCE ART PROVIDING CLASSES TO CHILDREN AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AND MENTALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS. WHEREAS GEORGE GADSON HAS WHEREAS GEORGE GADSON HAS BEEN FEATURED IN SOUTH FLORIDA'S PREMIER NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES SUCH AS THE SUN-SENTINEL MIAMI HERALD AND THE FLORIDA TREND AND WHEREAS GEORGE GADSON WAS AWARDED THE NBC SIX SPIRIT AWARD OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE COVETED JIM MORAN FOUNDATION AWARD. NOW THEREFORE I'M MICHEL J. GOMEZ MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARA. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COMMISSION HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT GEORGE GADSON EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. TO THE RIGHT AGAIN. I THINK THAT THE RIGHT POSITION. I KNOW YOU KNOW WE DID A COUPLE. REVEREND DR. DENNIS D. GRANT. THIS PROCLAMATION WAS REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER MARLIN BOLTON WHEREAS THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IS DOCUMENTED AND DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN EDUCATION MEDICINE ARTS SCIENCE MUSIC DANCE ARCHITECTURE DRAMA ATHLETICS AND ENGINEERING AND BENEFITS ALL RACES. WHEREAS REVEREND DR. DENNIS D. GRANT IS A FOUNDING PASTOR OF A PLACE OF RESTORATION AND HE SERVES THE MINISTRY FAITHFULLY UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 2013. AND WHEREAS A PLACE OF RESTORATION WAS A NONDENOMINATIONAL CHURCH IN MARGATE FLORIDA KNOWN FOR ITS OUTREACH TO THOSE IN DISTRESS AND IN DIRE NEED. AND REVEREND DR. GRANT IS ALSO THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE JUVENILE RESTORATION COUNCIL A CRISIS INTERVENTION AND COMPREHENSIVE COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR AT RISK YOUTH AND THEIR FRACTURED FAMILIES. AND WHEREAS REVEREND DR. GRANT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A PREDOMINANT ADVOCATE FOR IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS FAIRNESS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND JUDICIAL SYSTEMS HIV AIDS AND HEALTH CARE POLICIES PUBLIC EDUCATION AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLITICAL
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EMPOWERMENT FOR THE DISENFRANCHISED AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS IN THE FAITH COMMUNITY. REVEREND DR. GRANT FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF PASTORS GUILD OF AMERICA IS HIGHLY REGARDED AS A FORWARD THINKING LEADER WHO CONTINUES TO EXHORT THE CHURCH COMMUNITY TO MAKE THEIR INSTITUTIONS BEACONS OF HOPE IN THEIR BELEAGUERED GOOD NEIGHBORHOODS. EXCUSE ME. NOW THEREFORE I MICHEL J. GOMEZ MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK ON BEHALF OF THE TAMARA.COMMISSION HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT REVEREND DR. DEATH. AND EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M THE ONE WHO WAS ASKED TO SPEAK. BUT I BELIEVE INST STAND UP SPEAK UP AND SHUT UP. SADLY VERY BRIEF ON BEHALF OF ALL MY COLLEAGUES HERE WHO WERE AWARDED TONIGHT CONGRATULATIONS. AND FROM THE CITY OF TAMARACK. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT IN TAMARACK FOR A GOOD WHILE NOW LIVING IN WOODLANDS AND HAVE BEEN GETTING INVOLVED IN THE POLITICAL ASPECT OF THINGS. JUST WANNA SAY THAT WHEN YOU REACH OUT AS A HUMANITARIAN FIGHTER FOR THE NEEDS OF OTHERS THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. PAUL A LETTER TO THE PHILIPPINES. I'M NOT GOING TO PREACH PAUL LETTER TO THE PHILIPPINES TO VERSE 4 SAYS THINK NOT OF YOUR OWN INTERESTS ONLY BUT ALSO OF THE INTERESTS OF OTHERS AS. AND SO I'VE BEEN LIVING THERE FOR THE PAST THIRTY TWO YEARS AND I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO REACH OUT TOUCH IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. RECENTLY YOU SAW WHERE THE GREATEST RESTAURANT IN TAMARACK PANDA HANDS RESTAURANT FED THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND WHEN WE LEAVE HERE DECEIVED THEN THERE ARE ALSO IN A CHAMPAGNE PARTY. SO YOU'RE ALL INVITED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN I JUST SAY YES TO. THE CULTURE. WHAT IS THAT. WELL.
WE HAVE DON MIZELL WHO IS COMMISSIONER MY GALAN'S PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY WHEREAS THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IS DOCUMENTED AND DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN EDUCATION MEDICINE SCIENCE ARTS MUSIC DANCE ARCHITECTURE DRAMA ATHLETICS AND ENGINEERING AND BENEFITS ALL RACES. WHEREAS DON MIZELL IS A GRAMMY AWARD WINNING MUSIC PRODUCER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MUSIC ATTORNEY FILMMAKER PERFORMING ARTIST RADIO HOST AIR PERSONALITY AND PUBLIC SPEAKER WAS WORKED WITH ICONIC LUMINARIES SUCH AS RAY CHARLES STEVIE WONDER D.D. BRIDGEWATER HERB ALPERT GROVER WASHINGTON DONALD BYRD NATALIE COLE AND ORNETTE COLEMAN. AND WHEREAS DON MIZELL IS A AS A MUSIC INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE CREATED THE INDUSTRY TERM JAZZ FUSION WHICH BECAME GRAMMY CATEGORY HELPING TO LAUNCH GEORGE DUKE. STANLEY CLARKE AND LEE RETTON OUR AS RENOWN DRAWS PRODUCERS WHEREAS DAMAS L WAS APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE INITIAL GRAMMY INFUSION REGGAE AND WORLD MUSIC COMMITTEES AND IN 2005 RECEIVED THE GRAMMY ALBUM OF THE YEAR AS PRODUCER FOR RAY CHARLES GENIUS LOVES COMPANY AND HE WAS A CO-HOST OF THE HISTORY OF JAZZ SINGERS WITH WILL
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FRIEDWALD AND WHEREAS DON MIZELL RECEIVED OTHER NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS THAT INCLUDED AN END DOUBLE ACP IMAGE AWARD AUTHORED STEVIE WONDER'S ACCLAIMED 1981 SPEECH AT THE MLK RALLY IN WASHINGTON DC CO-FOUNDER OF THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS LAWYER ASSOCIATION AND WRITER CO PRODUCING HIS MOST RECENT DOCUMENTARY FILM LEADERSHIP THROUGH SERVICE THE MIZELL FAMILY LEGACY FOR BBC OWN TV AND WHEREAS DUMB AS L. HAS AUTHORED ARTICLES ESSAYS LINER NOTES AND LECTURED IN JAZZ COLLEGES AND IN PUBLIC FORUMS FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES AND HOLDS DISTINGUISHED DEGREES FROM SWARTHMORE COLLEGE HARVARD LAW SCHOOL AND THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE. NOW THEREFORE I AM MICHEL J. GOMES MAYOR OF THE TAMARACK. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COMMISSION I HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT DAMAS L. EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE TO WARN YOU I'M NOT SOMEBODY WHO SPEAKS QUICKLY BUT I WILL TONIGHT. LET ME JUST SAY I STAND HERE AS A NATIVE SON OF BROWARD. I'M STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS. THEY CAME BEFORE ME. MY FAMILY CAME HERE IN BROWARD IN 1988 BEFORE BROWARD WAS BROWER OK. SO ON BOTH SIDES OF MY FAMILY THAT MY SALES AND THE BRAG IS MY GRANDFATHER ALSO ON MY MOM'S SIDE COFOUNDED MY CHARLOTTE BAPTIST CHURCH. SO I GREW UP WITH THE TWO PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN I WENT AWAY I WENT TO NOVA HIGH DESEGREGATED NOVA AND I CAME BACK AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS AND COME BACK. AND IN ORDER TO TRY TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION. SO I'M NOT TRYING TO STAY IN THE SPOTLIGHT TOO MUCH BUT I WAS VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO GET THE JOHN LLOYD STATE PARK RENAMED FOR A DOCTOR MY ZEL AND ULA JOHNSON. AS. AND I AM NOT THROUGH YET. IN FACT I HAVE A COMPANY THAT I'VE NAMED NOT DEAD YET. OK. AND A FILM THAT'S COMING OUT ON THE HISTORY OF BROWARD I DON'T THINK THERE IS ONE. AND IT'S CALLED PARADISE LATELY. AND THE SUBTITLE IS MIGRATION IMMIGRATION DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE RISE OF BROWARD. SO LOOK FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU. YES. WE WILL WE WILL. SWANSON THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE LESS PROCLAMATION FOR THE EVENING AND IT IS REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON. AND THIS IS IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH. WHEREAS IN 1926 HARVARD SCHOLAR DR. CARTER G WOODSON CHOSE THE SECOND WEEK OF FEBRUARY TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND HIS DETERMINATION TO BRING BLACK HISTORY INTO THE MAINSTREAM PUBLIC ARENA. AND DR. WOODSON DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO MAKING THE WORLD SEE THIS IS A QUOTE THE WORLD SEE THE NEGRO AS A PARTICIPANT RATHER. THAN AS A LAY FIGURE IN HISTORY. END QUOTE. WHEREAS SOME OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE IN FEBRUARY AND SHAPED BLACK HISTORY ARE FEBRUARY 3 1870 THE DATE THAT THE 15TH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION WAS PASSED GRANTING BLACKS THE RIGHT TO VOTE.FEBRUARY 25 1870 THE DATE HIRAM REBELS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN UNITED STATES SENATOR TOOK HIS OATH OF OFFICE FEBRUARY 12TH 1989 THE DATE THAT THE DOUBLE NCP WAS FOUNDED FEBRUARY 1 1960. THE DATE A SIT IN. MOVEMENT MILESTONE TOOK PLACE AT
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SEGREGATED WOOLWORTH'S WOOLWORTH'S LUNCH COUNTER IN GREENSBORO NORTH CAROLINA AND FEBRUARY 21 1965. THE DATE OF MALCOLM X DEATH WHEREAS THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IS DOCUMENTED AND DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN EDUCATION MEDICINE SCIENCE ARTS MUSIC DANCE ARCHITECTURE DRAMA ATHLETICS AND ENGINEERING AND BENEFITS ALL RACES. WHEREAS AS WE MARK BLACK HISTORY MONTH WE CELEBRATE GIANTS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS AND COUNTLESS OTHER MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE NAMES ARE ETCHED IN THE HEARTS OF THEIR LOVED ONES AND THE CORNERSTONES OF THE COUNTRY THEY HELP TO CHANGE. NOW THEREFORE I AM MICHEL J. GOMES MAYOR OF TAMARACK. ON BEHALF OF THIS TAMARA. COMMISSION HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2019. BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND IN THE CITY OF TAMARACK AND URGED CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CULTURAL RICHES OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS GOING WRONG. THE OF OUR. GOOD VERY GOOD. I REALIZED THAT I WAS GETTING BACK. THANK YOU. ONE TWO THREE. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. OH I DON'T LIKE THAT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN ORDER TO ALLOW ALL OF OUR VIEWERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO JUST GIVE AN ARGUMENT SO TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE COME AND WHO LIVE IN DIFFERENT CITIES THIS IS WHERE IT'S HAPPENING. JOIN US. JUST HAVE A LITTLE NOTE TO SAY TO DEBORAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU KNOW I'M HAPPY. I'M HAPPY THAT YOU CALL ME. AND THANKS TO MY DEAR HUSBAND DR. MEADE FLYNN MY MOM AND DAD. AND AS A MEMBER OF THE LDS CHURCH. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH RIGHT HERE IN TAMARACK AND UNIVERSITY. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PASTOR PASTOR IAN BARNES IS IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US. AND ALSO PASTOR ROSE IS ABSENT TODAY HELPING OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY IS A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY AND A JOY FOR ME. I'M VERY HAPPY WITH HIM HELPING OTHERS AND I BELIEVE WE AS A COMMUNITY SHOULD ALWAYS HELP OTHERS WHEREVER WE ARE AND WHENEVER WE CAN. BLACK HISTORY MONTH GIVES US ALL THE PLATFORM TO DO EVEN MORE IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WE DO THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR. SO LET US ALL CONTINUE TO HELP AND SERVE OTHERS AS BEST AS WE CAN. AGAIN A BIG THANKS TO ME. VICE MAYOR DEBORAH PASCOE AND THANKS TO ALL WHO SERVE. MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS US ALL. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO JUST TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT. I LOVE MICROPHONES AND I LOVE PEOPLE WHO WOULD LOVE TO LISTEN TO ME. BUT I PROMISE YOU I'LL MAKE IT VERY BRIEF. FIRST OF ALL I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR NOMINATING ME FOR THIS THIS AWARD AND THIS RECOGNITION. BUT I WANT TO JUST GIVE IT A THOUGHT WITH YOU. I COULDN'T DO THIS IF IT WASN'T FOR THIS LOVELY WOMAN HERE. MY WIFE PHYLLIS.PLEASE. BEING IN THE COMMUNITY AND GIVING AND SERVING IN THE COMMUNITY IS JUST PART OF MY NATURE AND MY HEART. AND I CAME TO REALIZE YEARS AGO THAT I HAVE A PURPOSE
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WHEN GOD CREATED ME HE CREATED ME BEFORE I KNEW OF MY PURPOSE. BUT I'VE COME TO KNOW NOW MY PURPOSE AND MY PURPOSE HERE IS NOT TO BE THE AIR MY PURPOSE IS TO WHEREVER MY WORLD IS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AT THAT MOMENT THIS IS MY WORLD. AND THIS IS HOW I MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU. HONOREES. WE'LL DO THAT. AND RIGHT NOW I WOULD LIKE TO TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO COMMISSIONER BOLTON [APPLAUSE]. GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO QUICKLY SAY BECAUSE I REQUESTED THE PROCLAMATION TO MAKE BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS SO IMPORTANT TO US AND TO OUR COMMUNITY. I GOT ELECTED IN 2016 AS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN CITY COMMISSIONER EVER IN THE 55 YEARS NOW HISTORY OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK. AND THAT WAS A PROUD MOMENT FOR ME WHEN I GOT ELECTED IN 2016. I SURVEYED WHAT THE CITY WAS DOING FOR FOR OUR PEOPLE AND THE CITY WAS DOING SUCH A TREMENDOUS JOB. BUT I THOUGHT ED THAT WE SHOULD DO A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO WE CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA. I CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA CHAMPIONED BY MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL TO OFFER THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE SERVING AND DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB TO HAVE THEM IN SUCH A WONDERFUL AND WELL-DESERVED PROCLAMATION. THE FIRST YEAR A MET I JUST SAW THEM AND I'M A PASTOR AS WELL. I TEND TO FEEL THAT WHEN I MEAN WHEN I'M IN CHARGE. SO SO THE FIRST YEAR I DID IT BY MYSELF WITH THE HELP OF MY COLLEAGUES AND THEN THE SECOND YEAR THEY CHIMED IN. AND WHAT BEAUTY IT HAD IT HAS COME OUT TO BE. SO I WANT TO GIVE THEM A SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE THAT THIS IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT CAN GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THERE ARE THERE ARE SO MANY AFRICAN-AMERICANS WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US AND HAVE DONE SO MUCH GOOD WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUT I FELT THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN WHITE ABROAD THAT ARE ALSO DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY. MANY OF YOU CAN IDENTIFY THAT AFRICAN-AMERICANS WE DON'T FIGHT EACH OTHER WE BUILD EACH OTHER UP WE MAKE SURE THAT WHEN SOMEBODY IS ELECTED IN GOVERNMENT WE SUPPORT THEM AS WELL. AND I SUPPORT IT WHO IS WITH US TONIGHT AND HAS WONDERFUL FAMILY IS HERE AT TABLE AND WE WANT YOU HERE. THEY LEFT MY WIFE COULD NOT BE HERE. SHE'S WATCHING ONLINE. SHE IS THE SHE'S A ROCK OF MY FAMILY AS WELL. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT AND TO MAYOR GOMEZ I APPRECIATE HER SO MUCH. SHE IS SUCH A FORGIVING MAYOR. VERY FORGIVING THAN. YOU KNOW I. MY TRUE REASON FOR WANTING TO SPEAK TONIGHT IS JUST TO TELL HER HOW MUCH I LOVE HER AND APPRECIATE HER. SHE IS SHAPED TO BE SUCH A GREAT MAYOR. ARE WAY BETTER THAN HARRY DRESSLER. AND THE WAY SHE SPOKE TONIGHT ON THAT TELEVISION SET. MAN IT WAS IT WAS GREAT. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH MAYOR GOMES FOR SUPPORTING ME AND MY EFFORTS HERE IN THE CITY. NOW I'D BE REMISS IF I DID NOT MENTION THAT COMMISSIONER DENNIS.DENISE GRANT FROM THE CITY OF LOVE A LOT OF HILL HAS JOINED US TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AND AND MY VERY GOOD FRIEND CHEF JONES IS ALSO HERE LONGTIME FRIEND OF MINE AS. SHE. SHE IS SHE IS ALSO A CANDIDATE FOR TAMARACK CITY COMMISSION FOR MY SEAT IN 2020. WILL YOU WAVE. US. THANK YOU FOR SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON. THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE FOR. BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK THE RECIPIENTS IF THEY WOULD TAKE A MOMENT TO STEP BACK AND HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH AS IT AS ALL OF OUR RECIPIENTS AND HONOREES WILL DO IF YOU DON'T MIND AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO R AND THE PAPER READS THERE'S ANOTHER
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PAPER FIRST ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO PROCEED TO THE FOURTH QUARTER BEAUTIFICATION AWARDS. SO ALL RIGHT. WELL THE CITY OF TAMARACK TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN ENHANCING THE VISUAL IMAGE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IMPROVING LIVABILITY AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY SPIRIT. THIS EVENING THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION PROUDLY PRESENT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION AND RECOGNITION AWARDS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER. THIS AWARD HAS GIVEN IS GIVEN TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THAT DISPLAY ARCHITECTURAL APPEAL OUTSTANDING LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGNS. IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR PROPERTY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE VISUAL BEAUTY AND VIBRANCY OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING FOURTH QUARTER TWENTY EIGHTEEN WINNERS. SO FOR THE CITY WIDE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WE HAVE THE CAMACHO FAMILY LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP WHOSE PROPERTY IS LOCATED LOCATED AT SIXTEEN ONE SIXTY TWO ONE DASH SIXTY TWO SIXTY NINE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRY MISS MARTHA CAMACHO. ARE YOU HERE. MARTHA KUMAR 2 ARE YOU HERE. HI. HOW ARE YOU. PLEASE COME UP AND ACCEPT THE AWARD. [APPLAUSE] I KNOW THIS PROPERTY VERY WELL. I GET MY TEETH CLEANED THERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.YOU DO A GREAT JOB. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT. DID YOU WANT TO THINK OK LET US SAY SOMETHING BEFORE AND THEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS IS AN HONOR. I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. WE MOVE IN 1993 WHERE BUSINESS IS SOUTH I SEE DUDE. AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE HELP OF THE OFFICIALS ON THIS SIDE OF TAMARA. SO IT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO US. WE REALLY APPRECIATE AND WE ARE HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS HOME FOR MY FAMILY. THEY'RE SITTING IN THE BACK. MY CHILDREN. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SO VERY NICE GUY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL YOU WON ONE SECOND AND I'LL TAKE A PHOTO AND FAMILY. COME ON. REALLY. COME ON YOU CAN WE CAN WE CAN E-MAIL. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. REALLY. OMAR. GO OVER THERE. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS JUST ONE DISTRICT. YES FLASHES ARE LOVELY DISTRICT ONE BAG WHERE DEAN AND CHANDRA.
HODA. AND STEVE HODA WHOSE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 50 720 NORTH 57 TERRORISTS ARE YOU HERE THIS EVENING. THERE YOU ARE. WANDA. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING. NO NO. OK.
MOVED INTO A SEPARATE ROOMS. ALL RIGHT. DISTRICT 2 J. E AND ELIZABETH A DEUTSCHE MEN WHOSE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT SIXTY THREE THIRTY ONE NORTH EIGHTY NINTH AVENUE IN TAMARACK. ARE YOU HERE THIS EVENING. THERE YOU ARE. THEY'RE. RIGHT OVER THERE AND THERE THEY ARE. [APPLAUSE]. DO YOU GUYS WANT THE SAME THING. THAT'S OK. COME ON YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE. SURE. ARE THEY CAN MAKE YOU MOVE TO THE RIGHT TO YOUR
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RIGHT. YES. AS YOU CAN SEE ALL I SEE IS FLASHES GIVE ME. SO DISTRICT 3 LASER RAZA WHOSE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 80 TO A 1 NW 100 AND FIFTH AVENUE IN TAMARACK LIES ARE YOU HERE TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WELL LIZA MR. FISHMAN WILL TAKE CARE OF GETTING THIS TO YOU. WE WILL MOVE TO DISTRICT 4 AND WE DO KNOW THAT MS VITA THE WRITTEN IS NOT HERE TONIGHT AND HER PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT EIGHTY TWO NINETY FIVE COST OF TERRORISTS. WE THINK EVERYBODY WHO'S PARTICIPATED WHO'S EVERYONE WHO KEEPS HER PROPERTY UP. THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR ATTENDEES. WE CONGRATULATE YOU ALL ON HAVING ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE AND WELL MAINTAINED PROPERTIES IN THE CITY AND WE THANK YOU FOR PLAYING YOUR PART AND HELPING MAKES THAT TAMARA THE CITY FOR YOUR LIFE. NOW FOR THE PART THAT MANY ARE HERE FOR THE LONG AWAITED LEADERSHIP TAMARACK GRADUATION CLASS AND THE CERTIFICATES. SO TONIGHT HAS BEEN A NIGHT TO APPRECIATE OUR HISTORY. CELEBRATE OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND LOOK INTO THE FUTURE WHICH INCLUDES RECOGNIZING THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN GRADUATES GRADUATES OF THE LEADERSHIP TAMARACK. THIS PROGRAM IS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND LEADERSHIP. THIS YEAR WE HAD STUDENTS JOIN US FROM THE FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOLS MILLENNIUM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY. BOY. BOY ANDERSON. JP FOUNDED BELA. AND PIPER PIPER. CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. WE'VE ENJOYED OUR TIME WITH YOU AND HOPE THAT LEADERSHIP TAMARACK GAVE YOU A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW CITIES OPERATE AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHETHER AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. WELL I WAS AN EMPLOYEE OR AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN PLEASE COME FORWARD AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED AND RECEIVE YOUR CERTIFICATE AND STAY UP HERE SO WE CAN TAKE A GROUP PHOTO PLEASE. SHE CARE A BULLOCK. CHEYENNE CLIFTON COULDN'T BE WITH US THIS EVENING. MARLEY DAWSON NATHAN DOUGLAS. [APPLAUSE]. ADOPTING. A. MARK IS FAIR TO. JESSICA GORTAT.ANGELICA GUTIERREZ [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATE. TRAYVON JOHNSON. SHAMIR KHAN [APPLAUSE] COLIN LARGEST [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. DELILAH RUFFIN. [APPLAUSE] JOANNE SIMON.
[APPLAUSE] AKEELAH SMITH. [APPLAUSE] . CONGRATULATIONS CATHERINE
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TRACY. JENNY WIDESPREAD. AND WITH SEAN WILSON. IT'S. GOING TO. BE. PANORAMIC TOUCHING ABOUT. OF. THE WORD. YEAH. OH. MY. GOD. NO. I DON'T SEE. IT. DON'T GO ANYWHERE. ACTUALLY WE'D LIKE TO INVITE THE PRINCIPALS OF THESE SCHOOLS TO COME UP AND TAKE A PHOTO AND THEN IF THEY HAVE ANY WORDS THEY'D LIKE TO SAY WE'D LIKE THEM TO HAVE A FEW MOMENTS AS WELL. TAKE PHOTOS. SHE GOT. IN THE MIDDLE. AND PARENTS WILL GET A. LOOK AT THE. VERY. IMPORTANT. THOUGH YOU'RE ALL FIVE GIRLS. LET'S DO IT FEEL LIKE TO SEE. YOUR PRINCIPAL. LIKE THIS. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IT'S. GREAT. JUST THANK YOU. SO. MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE PRINCIPALS JUST SAY THANK YOU AND THE STUDENTS DO AS WELL. WHILE WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF OUR COMMISSION YOU ARE WELCOME TO ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR NIGHT OR YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY. IT'S YOUR CALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. AT OUR MEETING I DID NOT RESIST IT. MY APOLOGIES. SO WE'RE STILL ROLLING. AND WE'RE GOING TO. DO OUR COMMISSION REPORTS. A LITTLE BIT OF BUSINESS OF THE CITY AND THEN WE WILL SAY GOOD EVENING. SO IF I CAN. JUST I'M GOING TO. TAKE YOU. BUT I. HAVE TO TELL. THANK YOU. I HAVE A FAVOR TO ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WOULD MIND GRABBING ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS WHO I JUST SAW IN THE BACK OF A LOVELY. ALL RIGHT. WELL. WE'RE STILL ROLLING IN. COMMISSIONER BOLTON WILL BE IN MOMENTARILY. AND NORMALLY WE WOULD GO INTO THE COMMISSION REPORTS BUT SEEING AS WE ARE. MOVING RIGHT ALONG FOR THIS WONDERFUL EVENING WE HAVE DECIDED TO MOVE OUR[01:05:02]
COMMISSION REPORTS OR WEIGH THEM FOR THE EVENING. I WILL ONLY MAKE ONE COMMENT IF I CAN TO SAY THAT WE HAD AN EXCELLENT DOMINOES TOURNAMENT AND MAYOR EZELL ROGERS IS NOT HERE TO ENJOY THE WAY SHE BEAT ME. SHE BEAT ME VERY WELL. SO WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT AT ANOTHER TIME. BUT IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT. SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON ONTO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT PLEASE OK. THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS GIVEN THE FACT THAT A LOT OF WAIVERS THIS EVENING AND CONCEDING OF TIME. WHAT I'M GOING TO SUGGEST IS WE JUST SENT OUT THE MOST RECENT REPORT ON THE PENDING LEGISLATION FOR 2019 WHICH I'VE DISCUSSED WITH YOU VERY BRIEFLY BUT WHEN WE GET TO A JUNCTURE WHERE THERE'S MORE TIME AND ATTENTION AVAILABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT SENATE BILL 5 18 AND HOUSE BILL 265 ON THE ISSUES OF SUNSHINE LAW. AND NOTICE ON PUBLIC MEETINGS HAVING SPENT ABOUT SIX PLUS HOURS OF MY TIME TODAY IN A DEPOSITION AS A DAY OPPONENT WHICH MEANS I WAS BEING DEPOSED ON A SUNSHINE LAW CASE IN GREAT PART THIS POTENTIAL BILL HAS SIGNIFICANCE WHICH IMPACTS THE CITY COMMISSION WITHOUT GETTING INTO GREAT DETAIL TONIGHT. IT'S A BILL WHICH APPARENTLY HAS SOME LEGS IT HAS IT BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE SPONSOR. IT'S A REBIRTH OF A DOCUMENT THAT WAS FILED LAST YEAR THAT THAT FAILED BECAUSE OF A LACK OF A CO-SPONSOR. JUST ONE LITTLE PIECE OF INTERESTING INFORMATION ABOUT THIS BILL.IT NOT ONLY REQUIRES COMMISSIONERS TO RESPOND TO THE PUBLIC IN CONNECTION WITH REQUESTS MADE BY THE PUBLIC AT A PODIUM REQUIRES A RESPONSE THAT THE LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT OF ANYTHING IN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT YOU SIGNED ON FOR. AND IF YOU CONDUCT A MEETING WITHOUT THE TRAPPINGS AS REQUIRED BY THIS BILL WITH REGARD TO POSTING A NOTICE AND DELIVERY OF AGENDAS IN MANY OF THE THINGS THAT ARE SET FORTH IN THE DOCUMENT. AGAIN SUBJECT PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO NOT JUST A CIVIL INFRACTION OF 500 HOURS PER INFRACTION WHICH IS A CIVIL INFRACTION VIOLATION OF SUNSHINE LAW OR IT CAN BE A CRIMINAL PENALTY TO ATTEND A MEETING AT WHICH THE TRAPPINGS AS SET FORTH IN THE PROPOSAL ARE NOT MET WHICH INCLUDES SUCH THINGS AS THREE DAYS ADVANCED NOTICE OF ALL SUCH MEETINGS AND SUCH NOTICE MUST INCLUDE PUBLICATION OF ALL AGENDA ITEMS IN ANY MATERIALS OR ATTACHMENTS THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE MEETING. THE BORDER COMMISSION MAY SCHEDULE AN EMERGENCY MEETING IF 24 HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE IS PROVIDED IF NECESSARY. THE BORDER COMMISSION MAY AMEND THE MEETING AGENDA AFTER THE INITIAL PUBLICATION AND IT TALKS ABOUT DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS AND EXEMPTS CERTAIN KINDS OF THINGS FROM THE AGENDA GIVES THE PUBLIC SOME ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. BUT THE INTERESTING FEATURE ABOUT THE BILL IS IT PROVIDES PENALTIES TO THE SITTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION PUBLIC BODY FOR NOT COMPLYING WITH THE WITH THE PROPOSAL WHICH I THINK IS QUITE DRACONIAN QUITE FRANKLY. BUT I'LL SHARE THAT WITH YOU LATER WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE PROPOSAL COMING IN. AS THEY EVOLVE AT THE NEXT MEETING WE'LL BE PREPARED TO GIVE YOU A MORE IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF SOME OF THE BILLS THAT HAVE NO LITIGATION REPORT TO WELCOME. WELCOME TO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. THANK YOU MAYOR GOMEZ BSL WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL SHRED A THON AND OPERATION MEDICINE CABINET EVENT ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16TH FROM 10 TO 1 AT KINGS POINT SEVENTY SIX TWENTY NOB HILL ROAD. YOU CAN SAFELY DISPOSED UNUSED AND UNWANTED MEDICINE AND TURN IN DOCUMENTS WITH SENSITIVE DATA INCLUDING CHECK STUBS CREDIT CARD OFFERS AND MORE. THERE IS A FIVE BOX MAXIMUM PER CAR FOR SHREDDING AND BOXES CAN BE NO LARGER THAN 15 INCHES LONG BY 12 INCHES WIDE BY 10 INCHES HIGH NEEDLES OR SHARPS WILL NOT BE COLLECTED.
MARK THE DATE FOR ONE TAMARACK. THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 20 3RD FROM 4 P.M. TO 8 P.M. AT THE TAMARACK SPORTS COMPLEX. GRAMMY AWARD WINNING JAMAICAN REGGAE BAND INNER CIRCLE WILL HELP US CELEBRATE THE MANY FACES AND MANY VOICES OF TAMARACK THE MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL IS IS A FREE EVENT FEATURING ENTERTAINMENT CULTURAL EXHIBITS FOOD TRUCKS A CHILDREN'S FUN ZONE AND A FIREWORKS GRAND FINALE THE TEEN SUMMIT. THE TAMARA ACT'S PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TAMARACK TEEN SUMMIT THIS COMING SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16TH FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON. THE 20 19 TAMARACK TEEN SUMMIT CYBER TALK EDITION IS FOR TEENS 13 TO 18 YEARS OF AGE AND WILL BE HELD AT THE TAMARACK COMMUNITY CENTER. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION INCLUDE TEXTING ONLINE COMMUNICATION CYBER BULLYING AND SETTING BOUNDARIES. THERE WILL BE A THIRD ANNUAL THREE POINT BASKETBALL CHALLENGE RAFFLES AND GIVEAWAYS
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BICYCLE SAFETY RODEO AND DR. SEUSS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION THE BICYCLE SAFETY RODEO WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY MARCH 2ND FROM 10 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AT TAMARACK PARK.[01:10:03]
ENJOY. OBSTACLE COURSES BIKE INSPECTIONS. SAFETY TIP AND SAFETY TIPS AND MUCH MORE.BRING YOUR BICYCLE AND WEAR YOUR HELMET. IN CELEBRATION OF DR. SEUSS HIS BIRTHDAY THERE WILL BE READING OF DR. SEUSS BOOKS RAFFLES AND ARTS AND CRAFTS. THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO CHILDREN AGES 5 AND OLDER. AND BE SURE TO REGISTER FOR THE FREE BIKE GIVEAWAY. AND LASTLY FIRE STATION 36. YESTERDAY MORNING THE CITY OF TAMARACK HELD THERE OUR GROUNDBREAKING FOR FIRE STATION 36 LOCATED AT SEVENTY TWO HUNDRED NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES THE DESIGN PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HARDENED ELEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT FOUR BAY FIRE STATION. IT'S ESTIMATED THAT THE FIRE STATION WILL BE COMPLETED IN LATE SPRING OF 2020 THANK YOU MAYOR. THAT'S MY REPORT AT THIS TIME. WE'RE GONNA CALL FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. I DO SEE THAT I HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP BUT IF OTHERS WISH TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA THEY ARE WELCOME TO DO SO. RIGHT NOW WE WILL CALL RONALD WASSERMAN PLEASE. GOOD EVENING GOOD EVENING TAMARACK. MY NAME IS
[3. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT]
RONALD J WASSERMANN. IT'S 8 5 7 7 J DRIVE. I'M IN TAMARACK. I'M IN THE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY OF SHANGRI-LA. I'M GOING TO BE VERY QUICKLY BECAUSE I HAVE A FEW THINGS I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT TWO THINGS IF I COULD. I ALWAYS MENTION VETERANS. THANK YOU VETERANS AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND CONTINUE TO DO. THERE'S A NUMBER OF VETERANS THAT FOUND OUT THAT SIT RIGHT IN THIS ROOM. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE NEED TO SUPPORT YOU THANK YOU FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY YOU DO SO MUCH FOR US AND YOUR FAMILIES. WHEN I MENTIONED TO PEOPLE IF I COULD MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT I SPEAK CONSISTENTLY BEFORE YOU ON OCCASION I GET EMOTIONAL SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO VINNY. HE'S PART OF THE STRIP LIKE FAMILY. YOU A BULLY SOME AS A YOUNG MAN. PULL IT AND YOU'RE IN THE MILITARY U.S.NAVY. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU. NOW ON A POSITIVE NOTE P.J. HE'S A TERRIBLE GRADUATE. HE'S IN THE U.S. MARINES NOW. YOUR MOTHER IS SO PROUD OF YOU AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THIS COMMISSION. NO THE PERSON MAY KNOW THE PERSON I'M SPEAKING ABOUT BEING GAY. YOUR MOTHER WATCHED YOU LIKE A HAWK. WE HAD THE KIDS HERE YOUR MOTHER WATCH YOU LIKE A HAWK. SHE HAD LITTLE THINGS INSIDE OF THE PHONE TO TRACK WHERE IT WAS SO SHE CALL HIM AND SAY MOM I'M OVER HERE. SHE SAID NO YOU'RE NOT THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. SO AGAIN I JUST HAVE A FEW OTHER THINGS. MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD MANY THINGS HAPPEN TO US SO I HAVE TWO ISSUES THAT I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT. THEY'RE COMPLEX ONES ON ONE SIDE OF THE CITY AND ONE'S ON THE OTHER. AND AGAIN MY TIME'S RUNNING OUT BUT I'M GOING TO SPEAK QUICKLY AND I HOPE I HAVE THE ABILITY TO FINISH. I KNOW IT'S UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO. MANY OF YOU KNOW HER IT'S ABOUT PEACE. SO MANY OF YOU KNOW HER DEPUTY CHAIR OF HER OKAY DINNER. JENNIFER MARION MANY OF YOU KNOW HER BOY SHE IS SHE SOLVES A LOT OF PROBLEMS. SHE STARS IT AND I KNOW YOU YOU DON'T LIKE ME TO DO THIS. THANK YOU JENNIFER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. WHY
[4. CITY MANAGER REPORT]
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO KNOWS HER SERIOUSLY. AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT MY MESSAGE GETS TO THE SHERIFF. SHERIFF TONY. I WILL. AND THANK YOU CAPTAIN GLASSMAN. I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU REAL WELL. UNFORTUNATELY UNFORTUNATELY I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU. WE CALL ONE ANOTHER RON AND NEIL NOW. HE'S A GOOD GUY. YOU'RE A REAL ASSET. YOU KEEP ON LOCKING PEOPLE UP WHILE THE POLITICS GETS IN THE WAY.THANK YOU CAPTAIN GLASSMAN. JUST A COUPLE MORE THINGS REAL QUICKLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUST GIVE ME A MOMENT MORE. THIS IS ABOUT MANY OF US YOU KNOW AND I DON'T WANT TO PREACH TO YOU BUT I WANT TO WE'RE ALL CONSUMERS. THIS IS SOMETHING ABOUT FPL. WE THOUGHT AND YOU KNOW THAT THE CITY HAS A GOOD RELATIONSHIP AND THE CITY MANAGER SAID WELL WE REPLACE THE OLED LIGHTS WE FOUGHT FOR NINE MONTHS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO GET THE LIGHTS ON. I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS. OK. IT'S IT'S COMICAL IT'S
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COMICAL. SO ANYHOW I JUST WANT TO FINISH UP IF I COULD. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENED TO US. A LOT OF REALLY GOOD THINGS GOING ON. WOULD MIND CONTINUES TO BE AN IRRITANT FOR US IN THE COMMUNITY OF SHANGRI-LA. THERE'S MANY THINGS GOING ON AND I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF CLOSE IT AT THIS. YOU KNOW YOU TALK ABOUT SAFETY WE TALK ABOUT AMNESTY AND WHY WE SHOULD MOVE. I HAD A CALL SHERIFF GLASSMAN ME PERSONALLY FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS. WHAT TRESPASSING ETC CETERA ET CETERA. OK. IT'S NOT A PARK. WE HAVE LOTS OF PARKS I WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING TOO I KEEP ON SAYING THAT AT LEAST ONE OF THE COMMISSION MEETINGS WE SAID WE DO. WE DEDICATE BRIAN TEMPORARY PARK AND I'M UP FOR THAT. THE POLICE NEED TO BE RESPECTED TO SAY ONLINE THOSE PIGS SO ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS COLLECT INCOME IS REALLY INSULTING. SO I WANT TO LEAVE AND SAY I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMISSION THANK EVERYONE ON THE COMMISSION FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. MR. BOLTON KEEP GOING. DEBRA BLANCO YOU JUST DO EVERYTHING FOR US. YOU RETURN PHONE CALLS DEAR LADY. IF ANYBODY SHE'S GONNA RETURN MY CALL OR RETURN A MESSAGE. THANK YOU MICHELLE FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ME YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. MIKE THANK YOU FOR THE MEETING WITH ME. THANK YOU. YOUR DISTRICT COMMERCIAL HAS A PROBLEM. I WANT TO FINISH UP. THANK YOU JULIE AND THANK YOU FOR THE MAN. THE MAN WHOSE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE YOU DID SOMETHING FOR ME YOU STEPPED IN. OK. LET ME. WE'VE FINISHED BY THIS. WE ALL. I THINK WANT TO HELP AND WANT TO TRY TO ACT THE SAME. SO I I AS A CITIZEN THEY SAY[5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION]
WRONG. CALM DOWN. WHY ARE YOU MAD. I'VE GIVEN ANGER A NAME. IT'S CALLED FACTS. SO I SAY WELL MAYBE MIKE MAYBE I SHOULD GO WE WERE ASSAULTED ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.MAYBE I SHOULD GO SPEAK WITH LAURYN HILL AND ASK THEM FOR SOME ASSISTANCE. AND THERE WAS A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM LORI HILL TODAY ON THE COMMISSION AND THEY ARE PLAYED A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WE DO. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK BECAUSE I GOT TO A NUMBER OF YOU. AND THE REASON YOU HEAR ME IS BECAUSE I DO COME TO YOU. AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK YOU DO. AND AGAIN THIS IS THE CLOSE RESIDENTS OF TAMARACK AND EMPLOYEES UNLIKE BILL CLINTON RESIDENT EMPLOYEES OF. TAMARACK. YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW SPECIAL. THIS COMMISSION IS IN COMPARISON TO WHERE I HAD TO SPEAK WHERE I WENT AS A CITIZEN TO SPEAK AND I WAS TOLD I GOT TO SPEAK TO SOME NICE PEOPLE THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING REAL GOOD IN LAUDER HILL. OK SO WE'LL LEAVE IT AS THAT. OK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME PLEASE. WHEN IT COMES TO ME DON'T TRY TO TREAT ME AND SOME OF MY FAMILY LIKE JUST LIKE IDIOTS AND THINK WE DON'T KNOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO HAS NOT SIGNED UP WHO WISHES TO SPEAK. PETER MARES. COME ON NOW. THANK YOU MADAM. PETER MASON 1 1 6 2 0 NW SECOND DRIVE CORAL SPRINGS 3 3 0 7 1. GOOD EVENING MADAM MAYOR. COMMISSION COME HERE WITH HUGE THANKS FOR THE INCREASE IN SPONSORSHIP FOR THE BUSINESS TO BUSINESS ACTS BOTH THAT WE HAD ON FEBRUARY 1ST IT WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT WITH OVER 200 ATTENDEES THIRTY FIVE TABLE TOPS AND SPONSORS WE HAD THREE SPONSORS AND THREE TREMENDOUS PRESENTATIONS GIFT CLIENTS ON HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF TAMARACK WE GAVE SMALL BUSINESS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP THERE AND THEN I THOUGHT THAT THE CITY OF TAMPA BOOTH WAS GREAT AND THE WHOLE EVENT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS IT WAS A THIRD ANNUAL. SO ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE MEMBERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR THE SPONSORSHIP AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT WAS AN EXCELLENT EVENT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ALL RIGHT. SEEING THAT THERE IS NO ONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS NOW CLOSED.
I'M GOING TO MOVE TO THE CONSENSUS AGENDA. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER GUNN IS THERE ANY ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR ADDITIONS. THERE'S NOT ATTORNEY SAM ONE.
NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE MADAM MAYOR. DO YOU WANT TO PULL THIS ITEM YOU WANT TO PULL THE ITEM. YES. OKAY. COMMISSIONER YELLEN HAS ASKED TO PULL AN ITEM WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO CALL THE ONLY ITEM. WELL ACTUALLY WE HAVEN'T SENT TEAM. WELL WE HAVEN'T. NO I'M SORRY. ITEM C I DON'T SEE. OK COMMISSIONER HOGAN HAS REQUESTED TO PULL TR 1 3 2 2 9 CITYWIDE AGE BACK REPLACEMENT BID NUMBER 18 DASH TO R B.
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SEEING THAT THIS ONE ITEM IS PULLED DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED SO MOVE I CAN'T CALL THE ROLL. YES. YES. NICE NAME. YES. MARIO GOMEZ. YES. CONSENT AGENDA PASSED AS AMENDED. THANK YOU AND I WILL NOW. ITEM SIX SEE WHICH IS AND MADAM MAYOR THE RECORD TO GET 60 ON THE TABLE FOR CONVERSATION. I NEED YOU WRITTEN THE TITLE INTO THE RECORD WITH YOUR PERMISSION. YES PLEASE. MAYOR MARIN COMMISSION. ITEM NUMBER 60 AS POLLED BY COMMISSIONER BY THE COMMISSIONER BY COMMISSIONER YELLEN IS IN FACT TR PROPOSED TR 1 3 2 2 9. ITS RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY TAMARACK FLORIDA WORDING BID NUMBER 18 DASH TWENTY THREE RB TO AND APPROVING AGREEMENTS WITH H VAC INC. THAT'S HIGH BACK PART ME AND MASTER MECHANICAL SERVICES INC. FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE H FAX UNITS IN VARIOUS CITY FACILITIES FOR A COMBINED TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF FIFTY FIVE SEVENTY ONE TO THIRTY TWO EVEN IN A COMBINED CONTINGENCY AN AMOUNT OF FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND ONE TWENTY THREE WHICH WILL BE ADDED TO THE PROJECT FOR A TOTAL BUDGET OF SIX TWENTY EIGHT 355 FLAP AUTHORIZING AN APPROPRIATION AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINETY FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN NINETY EIGHT TO FUND SAID PROJECT PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT BETTER PRESENT VIABILITY AND PROVIDING HER EFFECTIVE DATE THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME THIS ITEM IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION AS COMMISSIONER GALEN HAS PULLED IT INTO MOTION APPROVE MADAM MAYOR TO GET THE DISCUSSION GOING. ALL RIGHT I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE MOTION. SO. I THINK WE'RE NARROWING DOWN THE MICROPHONE TO BEING COMMISSIONER FISHMAN'S THAT IS FUZZING OUT. OK SO THIS ITEM I JUST HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO MIKE ABOUT IT AND WHEN I REVIEWED THE INFORMATION I SAW THERE WAS INITIAL RFP THAT WAS I GUESS THE VENDOR PULLED OUT OF IT OR IF SHE WAS THIS IS THE MIDDLE I KNEW OUR FEE WAS ISSUED AND I JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DETAIL ON THIS SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SCORE SHEET FOR THE ORIGINAL RFP FOR THIS RFP I JUST HAVE ENOUGH DETAIL OR DATA SO IF I HAVE THAT INFORMATION THEN I'LL BE HAPPY TO VOTE ON IT AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING ACTUALLY JACK HAS ANYTHING YOU WANTS TO HELP ANSWER FOR YOU HE CAN. YES THE INITIAL TARGET WHO YOU ARE. OH YEAH JACK STRAIN PUBLIC SERVICE DIRECTOR EXCUSE ME. THE INITIAL BID PROCESS WAS WAS EXECUTED IN THE LOW BIDDER. HAD A FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIM AND THE NEXT. THE OTHER BIDDER WHEN THEY WENT IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO AWARD THE CONTRACT HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD MADE A MATHEMATICAL ERROR A MATHEMATICAL ERROR THAT HE COULD NOT ABSORB. AND SO WE BASICALLY AGREED TO PART WAYS. WE DID COLLECT HIS BID BOND FROM HIM IN THE PROCESS. KEITH YOU CAN EXPLAIN THAT KEITH GLAD SOME PURCHASING CONTRACT MANAGER. WE DID. WE DID GO AFTER A BID BOND BID. MAN OF COURSE IS A SURETY TO ASSURE US THAT HE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH IT. AND IT WASN'T ABOUT A 5 PERCENT BID BOND. SO WE ACTUALLY ENDED UP COLLECTING FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REIMBURSE US FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR GOING BACK OUT FOR A BIT IN TERMS OF LOST TIME AND SUCH. SO THEN WE DID REBID THE WHOLE PACKAGE AGAIN. WE HAD TWO BIDDERS THE WAY WE SET UP THE BID. WE'RE ALLOWED TO AWARD PORTIONS OF THE BID TO CERTAIN CONTRACTORS AND BY TAKING THE BIDS OF EACH FACILITY AND SPLITTING THEM BETWEEN THE TWO CONTRACTORS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO AWARD IT DO WE SAVE THE CITY A TOTAL OF TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS IF WE ADD WATER TO THE ACTUAL LOW TOTAL BIDDER. THIS ALSO FACILITATES US TO HAVE TWO CONTRACTORS OUT THERE. IT'S A LOT OF WORK. AND SO GIVING IT ALL TO ONE CONTRACTOR WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO GET DONE AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL FACILITATE GETTING THE WORK DONE FASTER SINCE WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTORS TO DO THE WORK. HOW MANY BIDDERS BEEN ON THE ORIGINAL RFP TO AND THE LOW BIDDER OBVIOUSLY WAS YOU KNOW WE WERE ALL IN THE PROCESS OF AWARDING AND HE FOUND HIS ERROR CAME TO US AND THE NEXT BID WAS MUCH HIGHER AS I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. SO THAT'S WHY WE DECIDED. THAT'S WHY WE DECIDED TO GO TO BASICALLY COLLECT THE BID BONN AND RE PACKAGE THE BID AND GO BACK OUT AGAIN[01:25:02]
TO SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME BETTER COMPETITIVE BIDS WITH THE PART OF THE SECOND BID AS WELL. NOW THE HIGHER THE HIGHER BETTER NO HE DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE SECOND ROUND. SO THEN THERE WERE TWO NEW BIDDERS AND THE SECOND RFP YES. IS THERE A REASON WHY WE HAVE SUCH LIMITED COMPETITION ON THE ART PIECE. IT'S THE[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
NATURE OF THE BEAST RIGHT NOW OR YOU KNOW EVERYBODY'S BUSY AND YOU KNOW WE WE ADVERTISE WE SEND IT OUT TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PURCHASING PROCESS AND STUFF AND SO THEY ALL GET SENT. THEY ALL GET SENT TO THEM. BUT YOU KNOW SOME COMPANIES ARE JUST VERY BUSY AND AREN'T INTERESTED IN AND BIDDING. IT'S HAPPENED YOU KNOW IT'S BASICALLY REFLECTIVE OF THE ECONOMY THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. A LOT OF WORK GOING ON AS WELL THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO CATCH UP ON THAT THEY HADN'T PERFORMED AND WE ACTUALLY WHEN WE ADVERTISE ARE WE ARE SUBSCRIPTION SYSTEM ACTUALLY REACHES OUT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN THE SUPPLIER DIVERSITY SECTION THEY ACTUALLY RECEIVE OUR BIDS AND TENDERS SUBSCRIPTION FOR EVERYTHING AND THEY'RE ABLE TO SERVE WITH THEIR VENDORS SO WE HAVE A PRETTY FAR REACH ON THIS. CAN YOU CAN YOU TELL HOW MANY PEOPLE DOWNLOADED THE RFP. LIKE I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK THAT UP. I CAN WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION BUT I HAVE TO GET THAT TO YOU LATER. REGARDING THE CONTINGENCIES. CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKS. BECAUSE IF SO IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY IF I'M BIDDING ON A PROJECT I'M BIDDING FOR THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT I BUILD MY PROFIT IN I BUILD UP SOME MARGIN FOR ERROR. SO WHY IS THERE CONTINGENCY THERE. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS IF THE CONTINGENCY IS NOT SPENT WELL AND WE VERY SELDOM DO WE SPEND THE CONTINGENCY UNLESS SOMETHING COMES OUT WHAT'S HAPPENS IS ALL THESE UNITS. YOU KNOW WE'RE REPLACING THE UNITS BUT WHEN WE PULL THE UNITS OUT SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S THAT'S OPERATING AND TANDEM WITH THIS BECAUSE THESE ARE JUST YOU KNOW SINGLE UNITS THERE'S ONE UNIT ON ON ON ONE BUILDING WHICH MIGHT HAVE THREE OTHER UNITS ON IT ET CETERA. IF WE DISCOVER A PROBLEM THE CONTINGENCY ALLOWS US TO HAVE THE CONTRACTOR GIVE US A CHANGE ORDER FOR THAT THAT AND ACTUALLY EXECUTE[c. TR13229 - Citywide HVAC Replacement (Bid No. 18-23RB)]
IT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE CONTINGENCY IN THERE. WE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH ANOTHER RESOLUTION. SO WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH A PROJECT. THE AIR CONDITIONER IS BEEN PULLED OFF OF THE YOU KNOW THE BUILDING AND WE RUN INTO A PROBLEM THAT WAS UNFORESEEN BECAUSE WE DIDN'T DISCOVER IT UNTIL THE UNIT WAS REMOVED. AND THIS ALLOWS US TO TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT PROBLEM IN A VERY TIMELY MANNER. AND I THINK IF YOU LOOK BACK HISTORICALLY AND OUR PROCESS CONTINUOUSLY WHEN IT'S USED IT'S USED STRICTLY FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE AND WE DON'T USE IT ALWAYS BUT IT'S IT'S THERE SO WE CAN BASICALLY ALLOW US TO DO THE WORK IN A TIMELY MANNER AND NOT HAVE TO COME BACK AND ASK FOR MORE FUNDS BECAUSE THERE WAS AN UNFORESEEN CONDITION WHICH IN CONSTRUCTION IS YOU KNOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. HOW MANY PEOPLE SERVED ON THE SELECTION COMMITTEE. THAT'S THAT'S.KEITH'S BAILIWICK THERE. AND IF THIS IS APPROVED TONIGHT WHEN DOES THE PROJECT START. NORMALLY WE WOULD SET UP A MEETING WITH THE CONTRACTORS WILL HAVE TO FIND OUT IF SOME OF THESE ITEMS ARE YOU KNOW WHAT TYPE OF DELIVERY IS REQUIRED BECAUSE THESE AREN'T THESE AREN'T THE TYPE YOU'D PUT ON YOUR HOUSE. THEY'RE BIGGER UNITS SO THEY MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE JUST FOR YOU KNOW IN A WAREHOUSE OR SOMETHING. SO WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTUMN. SO DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EQUIPMENT AND EVERYTHING AS SOON AS THE EQUIPMENT IS ORDERED TO WHEN WE'D GIVE HIM A NOTICE TO PROCEED AND THEY HAVE BOTH CONTRACTS. SO THIS WON'T BE DELAYED IF IT'S MOVED TO THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING. OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS BIDDING PROCESS. AND SO THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN DELAYED AND SOME OF THESE UNITS ARE YOU KNOW REALLY LIMPING ALONG AND SO I WOULD PREFER NOT TO. RIGHT. BUT THAT'S JUST MY PREFERENCE.
OBVIOUSLY WE DO THAT AT YOUR BECK AND CALL TIMEFRAME IS 90 DAYS ASSISTANCE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR HIGH VAX PORTION WHICH IS THE BSL BUILDING THE REC
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CENTER PUBLIC SERVICES NORTH BUILDING AND THE PARK ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND THAT'S THE SAME SCHEDULE FOR MASTER MECHANICAL SERVICES WHO HAS THE AQUATIC CENTER CITY HALL AND PUBLIC SERVICES SOUTH. AND THESE ARE JUST YOU KNOW SINGLE UNITS ON EACH OF THESE BUILDINGS AND THESE THESE BUILDINGS HAVE MULTIPLE UNITS ON THEM AND KEITH WAS THIS. IN TERMS OF THE SCORE OR THE EVALUATION IS IT JUST ANOTHER RFP WAS ONLY BASED ON PRICE AND NOT LOOKING AT. QUALITY OF WORK OR PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS. HOW ARE THESE FIRMS EVALUATING THIS. THIS WAS A THIS WAS A PRICE PAID A LOW PRICE BID BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO SPECIFY RATHER IN GREAT DETAIL WHAT WE NEEDED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WHEN WE HAD SITUATIONS WHERE WE CAN WELL EXPRESS OUR REQUIREMENTS WE USUALLY HANDLE IT AT A LOW PRICE. IS THERE ANY CONCERN THAT BY DOING BY GOING AFTER LOW PRICE ALL THE TIME THAT WE DON'T GET THE BEST QUALITY VENDORS. IS THAT WHY THERE'S SO FEW VENDORS BIDDING ON THIS. I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S THE CASE BECAUSE IN MANY OF OUR DESIGN BUILD TRANSACTIONS WHICH WE DO LOOK AT OTHER THINGS OTHER THAN LOW PRICE WE. WE HAVE WE'RE HAVING EXPERIENCING THE SAME DIFFICULTIES AND GETTING VENDORS TO RESPOND IS VERY JUST NOT RESPONDING IN THIS PARTICULAR ECONOMY. THEY'RE JUST YOU KNOW OBVIOUSLY THESE PROJECTS HAVE TO BE DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. AND SO A LOT OF THESE COMPANIES LOOK AT THEIR WORKLOAD AND IF THEY SEE THE TIME FRAME THAT WORD ADVERTISING THAT WE WANT THE WORK DONE AND THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO PERFORM THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE PROBLEMS. BUT YOU KNOW THE INDUSTRY IS VERY BUSY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S BUILDING AND SO SOMETIMES WE'RE WE'RE SURPRISED AT THE NUMBER OF BIDS THAT WE ACTUALLY GET. BUT BOTH OF THESE COMPANIES ARE REPUTABLE COMPANIES IBAC HAS DONE WORK FOR US BEFORE. THE OTHER COMPANY HAS NOT WORKED FOR US BEFORE BUT OBVIOUSLY BEFORE WE AWARD KEITH GOES THROUGH A FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL BACKGROUND CHECK ON HIM FOR AS FAR AS THEIR ABILITIES TO DO THE WORK AND PAST PROJECTS ET CETERA REFERENCES IN COOPERATION WITH YOUR PROJECT MANAGERS WHO ARE WHO ARE WELL FAMILIAR WITH THOSE TYPES OF JOBS. RIGHT. JUST FOR THE RECORD HIGH VAC IS A SMALL BUSINESS. THEY ARE HISPANIC OWNED FIRM FEMALE. AS WELL AND MOST MECHANICAL IS A FEMALE OWNED. SMALL BUSINESS AS WELL. RIGHT. HIGH BACK IS OUT OF DEERFIELD BEACH IN SOMETHING MIAMI AND MIAMI. YEAH OK. I'LL PUT THE BOAT ON IT JUST FOR FUTURE REFERENCE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ACTUAL RFP SCORE SHEET PROPOSAL. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PRINTED. I CAN GET AN E-MAIL COPY BUT I DO LIKE TO SEE THAT DETAIL BEFORE VOTING HAVE THAT WE GET WE CAN GET THAT GM WAS THAT REASON. WELL I MEAN PRIOR TO THE VOTE WE WOULD USUALLY PART OF THE. USUALLY WHEN THEY CREATE THAT IT'S USUALLY PART OF OUR PACKAGE. BUT SEEING THAT THIS WAS A REBID PROBLEM OR FOR WHAT HAPPENED THE PACKAGE WAS IT DIDN'T. AND THIS PART DID NOT GET INCLUDED. I CAN GET THAT TO YOU VERY QUICKLY MY NOT SEND TO KATHLEEN. ALL RIGHT. I SEE THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. I MEAN THERE IS A GRAPHIC HERE THAT SHOWS BETWEEN THE TWO CONTRACTORS BUT THAT'S PROBABLY NOT WHAT THE COMMISSIONER IS LOOKING FOR. SO SEEING THAT ALL QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED. I'D LIKE TO CALL A VOTE ON YOUR 1 3 OR 1 9.THANK YOU. WHICH IS ITEM 60. WILL SUBMIT TO DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER BOLDEN. YES.
VICE MAYOR FLACCO. YES COMMISSIONER GALEN. YES. I'M SORRY. YES COMMISSIONER FISHMAN. YOU GO MISS. YES. TEMPORARY A TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 1 3 2 2 9 PASSED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND SEEING THAT THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS I'M GOING TO JUST DO ONE LEAVE YOU. ONE LAST REQUEST. TOMORROW IS FEBRUARY 14TH AS WE ARE AWARE THAT IT IS THE ANNIVERSARY OR THE YEAR MARK OF THE INCIDENT AS SOMEONE DOUGLAS AND THE MAYOR OF PARKLAND HAS ASKED THAT WE DO A MOMENT OF SILENCE BETWEEN TWO TWENTY ONE P.M. AND TWO TWENTY EIGHT P.M. TO HONOR THE VICTIMS FAMILIES AND THOSE IMPACTED THE DESIGNATED AFTERNOON TIMEFRAME REPRESENTS A TIME THE GUNMAN
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ENTERED THAT WHEN HE WON THE TWENTY TWELVE HUNDRED BUILDING AND THE TIME HE EXITED.SO ON THAT NOTE I WILL ASK FOR THAT. BUT I WILL ALSO ASK THAT EVERYBODY REMEMBER THAT IT'S VALENTINE'S DAY AND LOVE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE HAVE. IT IS THE CHEAPEST GIFT YOU CAN EVER GIVE. SO GIVE SOMEBODY A HUG AND CELEBRATE LOVE AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE IN THE GREAT NATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
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