Sep 14, 2023 Special City Commission Meeting

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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO OUR SPECIAL MEETING.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

IT IS 5:05 P.M.

SHARP. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. MAYOR GOMEZ.

GOOD EVENING.

VICE MAYOR BOLTON. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.

GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

HELLO, EVERYONE.

COMMISSIONER. DANIEL.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH L IBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC TO HOLD SPECIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE ANNUAL FIRE ASSESSMENT, THE ANNUAL STORMWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT FEE ASSESSMENT, THE ANNUAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES ASSESSMENT, THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT ASSESSMENT, AND THE SETTING OF THE TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE AND THE TENTATIVE CITY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE THE CULMINATION OF AN ENTIRE YEARS WORK BY THE CITY COMMISSION, THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF.

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TONIGHT THE CITY COMMISSION HAS HELD WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS WELL AS BUDGET WORKSHOP ON JUNE 21, 2023 TO PROVIDE DIRECTION TO THE STAFF ON THIS SUBMITTAL.

I'D LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES ON THE DAIS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AT THE WORKSHOPS AND FOR THEIR SUGGESTIONS AS WE DELIBERATED ON THESE ITEMS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

AS WE'RE READY TO BEGIN.

[4.a TR13983 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, relating to the provision of Fire Rescue Services, facilities and programs in the City of Tamarac, Florida; reimposing Fire Rescue Assessments against assessed property location within the City of Tamarac for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2023; approving the rate of assessment; approving the assessment roll; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; providing an effective date. ]

MR. CITY MANAGER, WILL YOU PLEASE READ YOUR STATEMENT? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAS USED A FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT SINCE 1997 TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC FUNDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FIRE RESCUE SERVICES.

MY MICROPHONE JUST CUT OFF FOR A SECOND.

AS THE CITY COMMISSION IS AWARE, THE FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE AN EQUITABLE AND EFFICIENT METHODOLOGY TO USE IN APPORTIONING THE COST OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES TO IMPROVE PROPERTIES, THUS REDUCING THE OVERALL BURDEN ON THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE.

THE RESIDENTIAL RATE FOR FY 2024 WILL BE SET AT $420 PER DWELLING UNIT, AN INCREASE OF $70 FROM LAST YEAR.

THE CITY RECENTLY CONDUCTED A STUDY ON THE FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT IN 2023, AND BASED UPON CALLS FOR SERVICE AND A FIVE YEAR BUDGET FORECAST FOR THE COST OF PROVIDING FIRE RESCUE SERVICES, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVE THE RATES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION AT THE JULY 12TH, 2023, PRELIMINARY FIRE ASSESSMENT RATE HEARING AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADVERTISED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 16TH, 2023.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. CITY ATTORNEY. PLEASE READ THE TITLE TO THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. ITEM 4A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND CITY TAMARAC RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICE FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC WAY, IMPOSING FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATION WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMARAC FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, OCTOBER 1ST, 2023.

APPROVING THE RATE OF ASSESSMENT, APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE WILL NOW HEAR A SHORT PRESENTATION FROM FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE RECORD, JEFF STREDER, YOUR BUDGET MANAGER.

TONIGHT IS THE FIRST AND ONLY PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE FINAL ASSESSMENT RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

SO WHY TODAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH? TAXING JURISDICTIONS THAT UTILIZE THE TRIM NOTICES THE FIRST CLASS NOTICE.

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AND ALSO TAXING JURISDICTIONS CANNOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING THAT CONFLICTS WITH THE COUNTY OR THE SCHOOL BOARD.

WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD EARLY IN THE YEAR, WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE COUNTY HEARINGS WERE ON THE 12TH.

SO THE 12TH WAS NOT A CHOICE FOR US.

YESTERDAY YOU HAD A FULL CITY COMMISSION MEETING.

SO AND TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 15TH, WE HAVE TO SEND BY, BY LAW, BY TO COMPLY WITH TRIM.

WE HAVE TO SEND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, THE TAX COLLECTOR AND THE PROPERTY APPRAISER SIGNED AND CERTIFIED A SSESSMENT RESOLUTIONS.

SO THE 14TH WAS IS THE DAY.

OTHERWISE WE WOULD BE TOMORROW IN REALLY BE HAVE A FIRE DRILL ON OUR HANDS.

TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 13983 WOULD ESTABLISH THE FINAL FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THE INITIAL FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATE WAS SET ON JULY 12TH.

THE INITIAL FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS WERE THE AD WAS PUBLISHED OR I'M SORRY, THE THE ASSESSMENTS WERE PUBLISHED VIA TRIM NOTICES BEGINNING AUGUST 12TH.

AND THE AD WENT IN THE PAPER FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 16TH.

AND THIS RESOLUTION WOULD ESTABLISH THE FINAL FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 24, 2024.

THE RESIDENTIAL RATE WOULD BE $420 PER PER DWELLING, WHICH IS $70 INCREASE FROM FISCAL YEAR 2023.

THE ESTIMATED NET TOTAL ASSESSMENT ROLL FROM THAT ASSESSMENT RATE WOULD BE $16,824,210, AND THAT WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING AT 93.45% OF THE COST THE FIRE SERVICES ONLY ON A FIVE YEAR AVERAGE, AND IT REPRESENTS 50.60% OF TOTAL FUNDING OF THE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.

THIS TABLE SHOWS THE VARIOUS RATES THAT WOULD BE RELATED TO THE FIRE ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING THE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF BUILDING CLASSIFICATIONS AND SQUARE FOOTAGES.

IT ADDRESSES COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, WAREHOUSE AND INSTITUTIONAL AND SQUARE FOOTAGES THAT RANGE FROM BELOW 1,999FT², ALL THE WAY THROUGH GREATER THAN 50,000FT².

I'LL LEAVE THOSE UP FOR YOU SO YOU CAN LOOK AT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ANY ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL RATES, I'LL LEAVE THEM UP FOR A LITTLE BIT.

AND CHRISTINE AND I ARE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

THANK YOU AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THIS UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION.

COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SOME POINT OF CLARITY AS TO THE INCREASE FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS TO FACILITATE THE PERSONNEL THAT WILL BE GOING INTO STATION 36.

THERE HASN'T BEEN AN INCREASE SINCE 2016.

INFLATION RATES HAVE SKYROCKETED AND THE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT KEPT UP WITH IT.

SO JUST TO PUT SOME PERSPECTIVE, A FEW KEY POINTS AS TO WHY THE INCREASE IS BEING ASKED AND RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.

THANK YOU. SEEING AS NO ONE ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK, I WILL NOW OPEN PUBLIC HEARING ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 13983.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER FROM THE AUDIENCE? SEEING NONE.

OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 13983.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 13983 ESTABLISHING THE FIRE SERVICE ASSESSMENT RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS A ND I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE.

MADAM CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

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THANK YOU. MOVING NOW TO TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 13984.

[4.b TR13984 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, relating to the levy and collection of the City's Stormwater Management Utility Fee within the municipal boundaries of the City of Tamarac for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2023; approving, confirming, and adopting the Stormwater Management Utility Fee and Stormwater Management Utility Fee Roll; providing for other matters relating to the levy and collection of the Stormwater Management Utility Fee on the annual property tax bills; providing for conflict; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS BEING USED AS SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE STORMWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES FEES SINCE 2014.

THIS ASSESSMENT IS AN EQUITABLE AND EFFICIENT METHOD OF ALLOCATING AND COLLECTING THE STORMWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEES.

ASSESSED COST AMONG ALL THE PARCELS IN THE CITY.

THE RATE PER EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT ERUS FOR FY 2024 IS $160.61 AND IS AN INCREASE OF $6.16 OR 4% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVE THE RATE THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION AT THE JULY 12TH, 2023, PRELIMINARY STORMWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT FEE ASSESSMENT RATE HEARING AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADVERTISED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 16TH, 2023.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE TO THE RESOLUTION.

ITEM 4B, A RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC RELATING TO THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF THE CITY'S STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY FEE WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023.

APPROVING, CONFIRMING AND ADOPTING A STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY FEE AND A STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY FEE ROLL.

PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF STORMWATER UTILITY FEE ON AN ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX BILL PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT.

PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

THANK YOU. AND NOW WE WILL HEAR A SHORT PRESENTATION FROM THE FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

I BELIEVE IT WILL STILL BE BUDGET MANAGER JEFF STREDER.

YES. AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, JEFF STREDER, BUDGET MANAGER.

TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 13984 WOULD SET THE STORMWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT FEE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 . THE INITIAL STORMWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT FEE ASSESSMENT RATE WAS ESTABLISHED ON JULY 12TH, 2023.

THE INITIAL THE INITIAL RATE WAS PUBLISHED VIA TRIM NOTICES BEGINNING AUGUST 12TH, 2023.

THE AD FOR THE NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 16TH, 2023, AND AGAIN, THIS TEMPORARY RESOLUTION ESTABLISHES THE FINAL STORMWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT FEE ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THE RATE WOULD BE SET AT $160.61 PER EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT.

THIS IS $6.16 HIGHER THAN THE THAN THE PRIOR YEAR BY 4%, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CODE OF ORDINANCES THAT ALLOWS FOR AN ANNUAL INCREASE OF THE GREATER OF 3% OR THE CPI.

AND THAT 4% IS BASED ON THE MAY 2023 CPI FIGURE, WHICH WAS THE INFORMATION WE HAD AT THE TIME THAT THE PRELIMINARY RESOLUTION WAS PREPARED.

AND THE ASSESSMENT WILL FUND THE ANNUAL OPERATIONS OF THE STORMWATER SYSTEM, AND THAT INCLUDES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT.

AND WITH THAT, CHRISTINA AND I ARE HERE WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

I OPEN UP TO THE COMMISSION FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

NOT SEEING ANY.

I WILL NOW OPEN THIS UP FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 13984.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NONE, OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 13984.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

MOTION TO ADOPT TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 13984 ESTABLISHING THE STORMWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES FEE ASSESSMENT RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

COMMISSIONER WRIGHT SECONDED THE MOTION.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THIS COMMISSION ON THE MOTION? COMMISSIONER. VILLALOBOS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO SAY SOMETHING TO THE PUBLIC.

THEY MIGHT BE LOOKING CONFUSED AS TO WHY WE'RE NOT PROBABLY ASKING QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING, BUT WE'VE HAD ALREADY WORKSHOPS AND DONE THINGS IN THE PAST LEADING UP TO THIS MEETING.

SO IF YOU DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE.

BUT THAT'S WHY YOU'RE NOT HEARING MUCH FROM US.

THANK YOU, MADAM CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.

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MOVING TO TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 13985.

[4.c TR13985 - A Resolution of the City of Tamarac, Florida, relating to the provision of Residential Solid Waste Collection Services in the City of Tamarac, Florida; approving the Assessment Rate for Residential Solid Waste Collection Services for the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2023; imposing a Residential Solid Waste Collection Assessment against assessed property located within the City of Tamarac for the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2023; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing an effective date. ]

READ YOUR STATEMENT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS BEING USED IN A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES SINCE 2013.

THIS ASSESSMENT IS AN EQUITABLE AND EFFICIENT METHOD OF ALLOCATING AND COLLECTING THE RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES ASSESSED COSTS AMONG SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TYPE PARCELS.

THE RESIDENTIAL RATE FOR FY 2024 IS $278.75 PER RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT RECEIVING CURBSIDE PICKUP, WHICH IS NO CHANGE FROM FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND INCLUDES THE COST OF RECYCLEBANK FOR RECYCLING SERVICES APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVE THE RATE THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED AND APPROVE FOR PUBLICATION AT THE JULY 12TH, 2023 PRELIMINARY SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES ASSESSMENT RATE HEARING AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADVERTISED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 16TH, 2023.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. CITY ATTORNEY. PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION.

ITEM 4C, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT RATE FOR RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2003, IMPOSING A RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION ASSESSMENT AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMARAC BEGINNING FISCAL YEAR ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

THANK YOU. AND NOW WE'LL HEAR A SHORT PRESENTATION BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT BUDGET MANAGER JEFF STREDER.

FOR THE RECORD, AGAIN, JEFF STREDER, BUDGET MANAGER.

TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 13985 WOULD SET THE FINAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT WAS ESTABLISHED ON JULY 12TH, 2023.

THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT WAS PUBLISHED VIA TRIM NOTICES BEGINNING AUGUST 12TH, 2023, AND THE AD NOTICING THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 16TH, 2023.

AGAIN TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 13985 ESTABLISHES THE FINAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THE RESIDENTIAL RATE, THE RATE PER RESIDENTIAL UNIT WOULD BE $278.75, WHICH IS NO CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

THE ESTIMATED TOTAL ASSESSMENT ROLL FROM THAT RATE IS $5,127,606, AND THAT PROVIDES FUNDING TO COVER THE COST OF THE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY CURBSIDE PICKUP, INCLUDING COLLECTION COSTS BY THE CITY OF TAMARAC FRANCHISEE WASTE MANAGEMENT, WHICH IS THE CURRENT CONTRACT.

DISPOSAL FEES AT BROWARD COUNTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, INCLUDING ALL COLLECTION AND BILLING FEES BY BROWARD COUNTY.

AND WITH THAT, CHRISTINE AND I ARE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSION? SEEING NO QUESTIONS, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 13985.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE. OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

OH, I'M SORRY.

IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, I JUST NEED YOU.

WE NEED YOU TO COME OVER HERE.

AND IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR LOCATION FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW GUIDERA.

I LIVE IN 6007 NORTHWEST 67 AVENUE IN TAMARAC.

OKAY. MY QUESTION IS WHETHER WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN WHETHER WE'VE SOUGHT O THER PROVIDERS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES OTHER THAN THIS WASTE MANAGEMENT GIANT.

SO, CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO.

THE CITY MANAGER IS GOING TO RESPOND? SURE, MADAM MAYOR, WE'RE AT THE FINAL YEAR OF OUR CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT AND THE CITY HAS STARTED A PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO SEARCH FOR THE NEXT SOLID WASTE SERVICES PROVIDER.

AND WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

WE EXPECT TO HAVE CONCLUDED THAT PROCESS BY MID-YEAR NEXT YEAR AND FIND THE NEXT SERVICE PROVIDER.

SO WE ARE ACTUALLY ACTIVELY GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS AS WE SPEAK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND IF I MAY, BEFORE YOU GO ON, WE'RE ALSO SEEKING COMMUNITY INPUT.

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THANK YOU. WAS IT DONE IN THE PAST, THOUGH? I BELIEVE THIS IS A 13 YEAR CONTRACT.

IT WAS A 10 YEAR CONTRACT.

WE HAD SOME EXTENSIONS DUE TO CERTAIN THINGS IN THE INDUSTRIES.

AND THESE HAVE ALL BEEN THROUGH PUBLIC MEETINGS IN THE CITY.

SO THIS IS THE LAST YEAR OF IT FOR NOW.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO ASK? ALL RIGHT. NOW, SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE.

THIS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 13985 IS NOW CLOSED.

AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 13985, PLEASE.

MOTION TO ADOPT TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 13985 ESTABLISHING THE RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE SERVICES ASSESSMENT RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024. SECOND, AND I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.

THANK YOU. MOVING TO TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 13986.

[4.d TR13986 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, relating to the provision of nuisance abatement on certain real properties by the City in accordance with Chapter 9, Article II, Division V of the City's Code of Ordinances; approving the collection of a Nuisance Abatement Special Assessment of real property that has been specially benefited by the City's abatement of nuisances thereon; approving a Nuisance Abatement Assessment Roll; providing for conflict; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

IN 2012, THE CITY COMMISSION ADOPTED THE PUBLIC NUISANCE ABATEMENT ORDINANCE.

AS PART OF THAT ORDINANCE, THE CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZED THE USE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR AMOUNTS BILLED BUT UNPAID.

AS OF JUNE 1ST OF THE YEAR, FOLLOWING THE ABATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC NUISANCE.

THE CITY ABATED SEVEN PUBLIC NUISANCES BETWEEN JUNE 1ST AND MAY 31ST, 2023 ON FOUR PROPERTIES.

THE AMOUNTS ARE DELINQUENT AS OF THIS DATE.

THE CITY STAFF HAS PREPARED A SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AGAINST EACH PROPERTY WITH UNSETTLED LIENS.

THE TOTAL OF WHICH IS $4,003.23 TO BE COLLECTED ON THE TAX BILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THIS IS THE 11TH YEAR USING THIS TYPE OF ASSESSMENT.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVE THE PUBLIC NUISANCE ABATEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT THAT WAS APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION AT THE JULY 12TH, 2023 PRELIMINARY PUBLIC NUISANCE ABATEMENT ASSESSMENTS HEARING AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADVERTISED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 16TH, 2023.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. CITY ATTORNEY. PLEASE READ THE TITLE TO THE RESOLUTION ITEM 4D, A RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION AND CITY TAMARAC RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT ON CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES BY THE CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER NINE, ARTICLE TWO, DIVISION FIVE OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCE APPROVING THE COLLECTION OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ON REAL PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY BENEFITED BY THE CITY ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE, PROVIDING THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT ASSESSMENT, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE WILL NOW HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION BY FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT BUDGET MANAGER JEFF STREDER.

AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, JEFF STREDER, BUDGET MANAGER.

TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 13986 WOULD SET THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THE INITIAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT ASSESSMENT WAS ESTABLISHED ON JULY 12TH, 2023, ON FOUR PROPERTIES FOR A TOTAL ASSESSMENT OF $4,003.23. THE INITIAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT ASSESSMENT WAS PUBLISHED VIA TRIM NOTICES BEGINNING AUGUST 12TH, 2023. THE AD FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED AUGUST 16TH, 2023, AND AGAIN TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 13986 ESTABLISHES THE FINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

BETWEEN JUNE 1ST, 2022 AND MAY 31ST, 2023 CODE COMPLIANCE ABATED SEVEN PUBLIC NUISANCES ON FOUR PROPERTIES AT A COST OF $1,625. CITY STAFF HAS COMPLIED WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ORDINANCE, INCLUDING ALL NOTICES AND COLLECTION EFFORTS.

NONE OF THE FOUR PROPERTY OWNERS PROVIDED PAYMENT IN THE INTERVENING PERIOD.

THE ASSESSMENT TO BE INCLUDED ON THE TAX ROLL IS SHOWN IN THE TABLE AND THE SPECIFIC PROPERTY ID NUMBERS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THAT ASSESSMENT ARE ALSO SHOWN. THE TOTAL GROSS ASSESSMENT IS $4,003.23.

AND WITH THAT, WE'RE CHRISTINE AND I ARE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

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NO, THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST QUICKLY, WHAT KIND OF NUISANCES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE? JUST SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT NOT TO DO, PER SE? I DEFER THAT QUESTION.

CODE COMPLIANCE, IF I MAY, MAYOR.

THESE ARE THE THE LANDSCAPING ISSUES, THE APPEARANCE ISSUES, THE KIND THAT THAT PROVIDES APPEARANCE PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

I WILL NOW OPEN UP OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 13986.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? AS YOU COME TO THE PODIUM WHEN YOU GET THERE, PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND LOCATION FOR THE RECORD.

GOOD MORNING. WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] WILLIAMS. I STAY IN 8131 NORTHWEST 68TH AVENUE IN TAMARAC, FLORIDA.

I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE I KNOW A CODE COMPLIANCE CAME BY ABOUT A GARBAGE CAN BIN ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, BUT IT HAS A CITY LOGO.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

MANAGER. MADAM MAYOR, AS YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES THE CITY CODE REQUIRES THAT THAT GARBAGE CONTAINERS ARE HIDDEN FROM THE PUBLIC VIEW FROM THE STREET.

AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS REFERRING TO.

OKAY. ALL RIGHTY.

BECAUSE I KNOW, LIKE, MY HAS A CITY LOGO.

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, PUT IT IN MY GARAGE, WHICH MY GYM IS IN.

THEN ON THE BACKYARD, THAT'S A POOL IN THE BACK.

RIGHT. THIS WAS ESTABLISHED PROBABLY TEN YEARS AGO OR SO.

AND WE DID, YOU KNOW, PUBLICIZE THAT QUITE FREQUENTLY AT THAT TIME.

IT BASICALLY REQUIRES EITHER HEDGING OR SOME SORT OF MEASURE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE GARBAGE CONTAINERS ARE PREVENTED FROM FROM PUBLIC VIEW AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL OUR CODE DEPARTMENT AND THEY CAN TALK WITH YOU IF THERE'S A LOCATION TO HELP SHOW YOU WHERE IT COULD BE BETTER ON YOUR PROPERTY TO BE HIDDEN FROM YOU.

I JUST PUT IT ON THE SIDE OF HOUSE.

I JUST FEEL BECAUSE I HAVE OTHER PROPERTIES ALL OVER SOUTH FLORIDA.

THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD SOMEBODY SAY YOU CAN'T HAVE A GARBAGE CAN ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

THANKS, MADAM MAYOR.

IF I MAY, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

IT'S THE VIEW FROM THE FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY.

THANK YOU. IF NO ONE ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

THEN PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 13968613986.

MOTION TO ADOPT TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 13986.

ESTABLISHING THE PUBLIC NUISANCE ABATEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

SECOND. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR BOLTON.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE.

CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.

THANK YOU. TEMPORARY ORDINANCE 2536.

[4.e TO2536 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida to establish and levy ad valorem taxes within the corporate limits of the City of Tamarac, Florida, for the tax year 2023; providing for the levy of ad valorem taxes in the amount of 7.1766 mills ($7.1766 per $1,000) based upon the taxable value on non-exempt real estate and personal property located within the City limits of the City of Tamarac; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON TEMPORARY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2536 WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH AT 26, 2023 AT 5:05 P.M.

HERE IN THE CHAMBERS. UH, SORRY, MR. CITY MANAGER, PLEASE READ YOUR STATEMENT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRUTH IN MILLAGE REQUIREMENTS OF FLORIDA STATUTES, THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO ANNOUNCE THE PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE AND THE ROLLBACK RATE.

AS SUCH, THE FOLLOWING IS READ INTO THE RECORD THE PROPOSED OPERATING MILLAGE RATE OF 7.1766 MILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 IS 0.8325 MILLS OR 13.12% MORE THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 6.3441 MILLS AND THAT CONCLUDES MY STATEMENT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. CITY ATTORNEY. PLEASE READ THE TITLE TO TEMPORARY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2536.

ITEM 4E AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION.

CITY OF TAMARAC ESTABLISH AND LEVY AD VALOREM TAXES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC FOR THE TAX YEAR 2023, PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF AD VALOREM TAXES IN THE AMOUNT OF 7.1766 MILLS, BASED UPON THE TAXABLE VALUE OF NON EXEMPT REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF

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THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW HEAR A SHORT PRESENTATION FROM FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT BUDGET MANAGER JEFF STREDER.

FOR THE RECORD, JEFF STREDER, BUDGET MANAGER THIS EVENING IS THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TO ESTABLISH THE OPERATING MILLAGE RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THE GENERAL FUND OPERATING MILLAGE RATE IS BEING PROPOSED AT 7.1766 MILLS AND IT PROVIDES FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE CITY.

THE ROLLBACK RATE FOR 2024 IS 6.3441 MILLS AND THE RATE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED EXCEEDS THE ROLLBACK RATE BY 0.8325 MILLS OR 13.12%.

MILLAGE RATES ARE EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF RATE PER THOUSAND OF VALUE.

AN EXAMPLE HERE WOULD BE A TAXABLE VALUE OF PROPERTY WITH A TAXABLE VALUE OF $50,000.

YOU TAKE THE $50,000 DIVIDE DIVIDE THAT BY 1000 AND MULTIPLY THAT RESULT BY THE MILLAGE RATE, WHICH IS 7.1766 AT THIS TIME, AND THAT YIELDS TAXES LEVIED OF $358.83. THIS PRINCIPLE CAN ALSO BE APPLIED TO EASILY DETERMINE WHAT AN IMPACT WOULD BE ON VARIOUS TAXPAYERS TO ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO THE MILLAGE TO THE PRELIMINARY MILLAGE RATE THAT THE CITY COMMISSION MIGHT DESIRE TO MAKE.

WE CAN USE AN EXAMPLE SAY THE MEDIAN TAXABLE VALUE FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC, WHICH IS REPORTED BY THE BROWARD COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER. THE BUDGET DIVISION DOES NOT DETERMINE MEDIAN TAXABLE VALUES.

SO TAKING THAT EXAMPLE WHICH THE MEDIAN TAXABLE VALUE FOR IN THE JULY CERTIFIED VALUES FOR TAMARAC WAS $160,320. SO IF THE COMMISSION MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE PRELIMINARY MILLAGE RATE OF, SAY, ONE TENTH OF A MILL.

THAT WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT.

YOU WOULD TAKE THE $160,380 DIVIDE THAT BY $1,000.

THAT GIVES YOU $160.32.

YOU MULTIPLY IT BY THE INCREMENTAL CHANGE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO MAKE, WHICH IS ONE TENTH OF A MIL.

THAT WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT OF $16.03 ON THE MEDIAN TAXPAYER.

ONE TENTH OF A MIL CHANGE WOULD IMPACT THE MEDIAN TAMARAC TAXPAYER OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME BY $16.03 FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.

AND AT THE SAME TIME THAT ONE TENTH OF A MILL CHANGE REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY $563,000 OF BUDGETED PROPERTY TAX REVENUE FOR THE CITY.

THE PROPOSED PRELIMINARY MILLAGE RATE OF 7.1766 MILLS WILL SUPPORT THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

IT WILL PROVIDE FOR CONTINUITY OF CURRENT SERVICE LEVELS.

IT WILL FUND THREE ADDITIONAL FULL TIME POSITIONS AND IT WILL FUND THE CONVERSION OF TWO PART TIME POSITIONS TO FULL TIME.

FUNDING FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AGAIN FOR FISCAL 2024 IN RECENT YEARS RELIES HEAVILY ON APPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, RESULTING IN THE CITY ESSENTIALLY HAVING TO RELY MOSTLY ON DESIGNATED SAVINGS.

RECALL IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE JULY 21ST WORKSHOP, THE AMOUNT OF FUND THE APPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE WAS APPROXIMATELY $15 MILLION.

IN ORDER TO DO THE LEVEL THE DESIRED LEVEL OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS WHAT THE TRIM NOTICES WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE FOR VARIOUS CITY OF TAMARAC TAXPAYERS AT DIFFERENT TAXABLE VALUES, INCLUDING ZERO.

AND INCLUDING THE MEDIAN TAXABLE VALUE OF $160,320.

THIS SHOWS WHAT ALL OF THE LEVEES WOULD HAVE BEEN, INCLUDING THE ASSESSMENTS THAT WERE JUST ADOPTED.

YOU'LL SEE THAT THE TOTAL TAXES AD VALOREM AND NON AD VALOREM FOR A TAXABLE VALUE OF ZERO WOULD BE $859.36. AND THE TOTAL TAXES AD VALOREM AND NON AD VALOREM EXCUSE ME, NON AD VALOREM FOR THE MEDIAN TAXABLE VALUE TAXPAYER WOULD BE $2,009.91 BILLED BY THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

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AND THE CITY OF TAMARAC REPRESENTS ONLY 34% OF THE TOTAL MILLAGE FOR A TAMARAC PROPERTY TAXPAYER.

THIS TABLE SHOWS SOME HIGHER TAXABLE VALUES WHAT THE TRIM NOTICES WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE.

IT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT $250,000 TAXABLE VALUE 300 AND GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO $450,000 TAXABLE VALUE.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WHAT THAT.

THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. IN SUMMARY, THE GENERAL FUND OPERATING MILLAGE RATE, APPROVED AS THE PRELIMINARY MILLAGE RATE FOR INCLUSION IN THE TRIM NOTICES WAS 7.1766 MILLS AND THAT APPROVAL CAME ON JULY 12TH, 2023.

IT PROVIDES FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE CITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

IT MAINTAINS CURRENT SERVICE LEVELS AND THIS IS AT A TIME WHEN THE CITY WILL BE PAYING CONSIDERABLY MORE FOR ALL GOODS AND SERVICES WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH INFLATION. THE CITY'S NO, WE'RE NOT EXEMPT FROM WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DEALING WITH.

AND THE THE MILLAGE RATE WOULD FUND OR HELP FUND THE DESIRED LEVEL OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS TEMPORARY ORDINANCE, THE CITY COMMISSION MUST ADOPT A TENTATIVE MILLAGE BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE DISCUSSION OF A TENTATIVE BUDGET. THIS MILLAGE RATE WILL AGAIN BE CONSIDERED A NOT TO EXCEED RATE FOR THE SEPTEMBER 26TH FINAL PUBLIC HEARING.

AND ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, BASED ON THE ACTIONS OF THE COMMISSION TAKES TONIGHT.

THE BUDGET AD WILL APPEAR IN THE SUN SENTINEL.

AGAIN, THAT'S ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2023.

AND WITH THAT, CHRISTINA AND I ARE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER BOLTON, VICE MAYOR BOLTON.

YOUR LIGHT IS LIT. GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. JEFF, TELL ME AGAIN HOW MUCH THE 7.17.1766 MILLS WOULD BRING IN REVENUE VERSUS THE 7.00 MILLS THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.

THAT WOULD BE A $994,077 DIFFERENCE.

YOU WOULD GET $994,077 MORE FROM THE 7.1766 MILLS.

OKAY. AND IF WE WENT TO 7.00 MILLS, WHAT HOW MUCH WOULD THE AVERAGE HOME OWNER SAVE? REMIND ME OR SAY IT AGAIN.

HOW MUCH WOULD THEY SAVE BY ONE ONE AT 7.00 MILLS.

THE MEDIAN. THAT WOULD BE $160,320 DIVIDED BY $1,000.

TIMES 0.1766.

THAT WOULD BE $28.31 FOR THE YEAR.

OKAY, SO THE MANAGER.

TELL ME WHAT HOW $994,000 WOULD ASSIST THE THE CITY'S OPERATION TO RUN SMOOTHER? MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

SO AS YOU HEARD OUR BUDGET MANAGER PRESENT THAT THE CITY BUDGET RELIES HEAVILY ON FUND BALANCE TO FUND THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

SO THIS THIS ADDITIONAL FUND WOULD SUPPLEMENT THE CITY BUDGET TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE RELY LESS AND LESS ON THE ON THE FUND BALANCE FOR OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

OKAY. AND AT OUR LAST WORKSHOP, WE DISCUSSED THE MILLAGE RATE TO BE AND NOT TO EXCEED RATE OF 7.1766 MILLS.

EXPLAIN NOT TO EXCEED RATE.

WELL, THAT'S THE HIGHEST RATE THAT THE COMMISSION COULD ADOPT WITHOUT HAVING TO ADVERTISE, THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO ADVERTISE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

AND IT COMES WITH A SIGNIFICANT COST.

BUT IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT WE SUPPORT 7.16766 MILLS IT'S JUST SAYING THAT THAT'S THE HIGHEST WE CAN GO AND DURING THESE MEETINGS WE CAN GO LOWER.

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WITHOUT HAVING TO RE ADVERTISE AND BEAR THE COST.

CORRECT. GOT IT.

OKAY. SO, YOU KNOW, FIRST OFF, I DON'T SUPPORT THE 7.1766 MILLS. EVEN THOUGH THE CITY WOULD RECEIVE $994,077, I THINK THAT WE CAN FOREGO THAT THIS YEAR AND MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SAVINGS.

BUT IT IS SMART PLANNING TO DISCUSS A HIGHER MILLAGE RATE AND THEN IN THESE PROCEEDINGS, LOWER IT TO PROBABLY WHAT IT WAS LAST YEAR.

FOR INSTANCE, BETWEEN WORKSHOP AND NOW, A STORM COULD HAVE COME RAVISHING OUR CITY.

RIGHT. AND SO WE WOULD IT WOULD BE SMART PLANNING TO DISCUSS A HIGHER MILLAGE RATE.

SO IF WE HAD NATURAL DISASTERS OR SOMETHING MAJOR HAPPENED, OUR HANDS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TIED.

DOES THAT SOUND LIKE PROPER PLANNING TO YOU? RIGHT? ARE YOU ASKING FOR MY OPINION? YES. THE CORRECT ANSWER IS YES.

WHAT ELSE? OKAY, SO, YOU KNOW, NO STORMS HAVE COME.

WE'VE NOT HAD ANY.

WELL, HOPEFULLY, KNOCK ON WOOD, NO STORMS WILL COME.

AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS TO NOT PAY MAYBE $28 MORE. AND I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF SAVING, BUT IT CERTAINLY CAN PAY A BILL IN THE HOUSE.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION.

I WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED YOUR OPINION.

BUT OUR SMART CITY MANAGER OPINED FOR US.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE A CLARIFICATION, PLEASE, BECAUSE I THOUGHT DURING THE PRESENTATION THAT IT WAS A $16.83 SAVINGS.

THAT WAS A 0.10 ADJUSTMENT.

WE'RE ADJUSTING. SO THAT WAS JUST REMOVING THE 76.

OKAY, GOTCHA.

JUST WANTED TO BE BACK ON BOARD WITH YOU.

AND IF I HEARD THE VICE MAYOR CORRECTLY, HIS OPINION FOR RIGHT NOW IS TO KEEP IT AT THE HIGHER RATE FOR NOW AND IN TWO WEEKS, POTENTIALLY BE LOWERING IT BECAUSE OF A POTENTIAL CONCERN OF STORM OR EMERGENCY OR FOR WHATEVER THE PURPOSE MIGHT BE.

IS THAT VICE MAYOR, WOULD YOU MIND CLARIFYING, PLEASE? THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE REASONS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IF OUR INTENTION IS TO HAVE 7.00 MILLS, THEN IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY I WOULDN'T WANT TO SET IT AT 7.1766 MILLS TONIGHT AND THEN LOWER IT IN TWO WEEKS.

SO I THINK OFF THE BAT TONIGHT, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION AND MY COLLEAGUES WOULD BE TO SET IT AT 7.000 MILLS AND THEN WORK OUR WAY THERE.

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I WOULD PREFER, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SIT HERE AND MAKE PLANS AND TALK ABOUT A BUDGET THAT WOULD BE BASED ON 7.166. AND THEN JUST BECAUSE WE HADN'T ACTUALLY SET THE RATE THAT WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE USING AND CAUSING A LOT OF CONSTERNATION AND HAVING TO FIX THE BUDGET ON THINGS, AND WE COULD JUST BE GOING FORWARD WITH WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING.

BECAUSE WHILE WE MAY KNOW THAT IT MIGHT GO DOWN IN TWO WEEKS, IF WE HAD HAD IT AT THE HIGHER ONE, WE'RE CAUSING A LOT OF ANGST, I FEEL.

SO I WOULD RATHER IT BE SAID AT THE RATE WE'RE GOING TO DO, AND I THINK DURING OUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS, WE REALLY WERE KEEPING IT AT 7.0.

WE WERE NOT INTENDING TO RAISE THAT BUDGET LINE ITEM AND WE ONLY WENT UP TO THE 7.176 BECAUSE WE WANTED TO ALWAYS BE AT THE HIGHEST JUST IN CASE SOMETHING SHOULD HAVE CHANGED BETWEEN BUDGET HEARING IN JUNE AND NOW, BUT NOT REALLY CHANGING OUR FOCUS ON OUR BUDGET.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I STAND IN THIS, BECAUSE WE'VE PREPARED A BUDGET, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, ALREADY ON SEVEN.

WITH THE IDEA WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THE EXTRA 944,000, BUT NOT REALLY.

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TONIGHT'S BUDGET IS PREPARED ON 7.1766 MILLS.

TO GO BACK TO 7.0 WOULD NOT CREATE A CHANGE IN THE GENERAL FUND OPERATING BUDGET.

WE COULD ACCOMPLISH THAT BY AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE APPROPRIATION FROM FUND BALANCE.

WE COULD BRING YOU A REVISED ATTACHMENT TO YOUR ORDINANCE THAT JUST SHOWED A SHIFT IN REVENUES, BUT THE BUDGET AMOUNT WOULD REMAIN THE SAME.

OKAY. I RATHER GO ON THE 7.0 AND NOT DO THE UP AND DOWN.

IF WE'RE GOING TO GO HIGHER, WE GO HIGHER NOW WE FINISH IT UP OR WE GO AT 7.1, WHICH WAS OUR ORIGINAL INTENTION AS THIS COMMISSION AND PROCEED WITH FILLING THE NEEDS OF THE CITY AS SUCH.

I KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD DO THE HIGHER AMOUNT, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE YEAR THAT WE WERE DOING IT.

THAT'S JUST MY MY $0.02.

I HAVE COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

AND THEN I HAVE COMMISSIONER DANIEL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'M ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THIS COMMISSION WAS THE ONE THAT PROPOSED TO INCREASE IT TO 7.1766 AND OUR WORKSHOP MONTHS AGO TO JUST BRING IT BACK NOW.

AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IF A STORM COMES, WE HAVE MONEY SET ASIDE SPECIFICALLY FOR.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER IT.

I KNOW WE DO.

IT WOULD BE UNWISE TO NOT HAVE THAT.

SO I'M SURE WE HAVE THAT.

SO I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

AND CONSIDERING THAT FIRE ASSESSMENT, CONSIDERING INFLATION FOR EVERYONE, THE INSURANCE FOR EVERYONE HAS GONE UP.

CONSIDERING THAT RESERVES ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE ROOF NEXT YEAR FOR CONDOMINIUMS WITH TWO OR MORE FLOORS, IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING EVERY DOLLAR IS GOING TO COUNT COME NEXT YEAR.

SO DEFINITELY I'M ON BOARD WITH 7.000 MILLAGE RATE.

THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW CONSECUTIVELY THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, IF IT GOES THROUGH THE 7.000, I DON'T THINK THAT MILLION DOLLAR IS GOING TO MAKE IT OR BREAK IT CONSIDERING THAT WE HAVE A $252 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET.

SO THAT'S MY TAKE ON IT.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER DANIEL.

YEAH. I BELIEVE IN THE WORKSHOP WHERE THIS WAS DISCUSSED.

THE MAIN REASON WHY WE ALL AGREED TO MAKING IT STAY THE SAME, BUT THE REASON WHY WE RAISED IT WAS JUST IN CASE WE DIDN'T PASS THE FIRE.

RIGHT? SO NOW THAT WE HAVE, THE TAXPAYERS WOULD HAVE THAT INCREASED.

I AGREE THAT THERE'S NO NEED WELL TO PUT THEIR MIND AT REST THAT WE'RE NOT RAISING IT.

AND WE MAINTAIN WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.

I HAVE AND THIS REALLY FALLS INTO A BUDGET QUESTION.

BUT SEEING THAT COMMISSIONER WRIGHT WANTS TO SPEAK, GO AHEAD.

SO RIGHT NOW, WHAT ARE THE TAXPAYERS PAYING? LIKE WHAT'S COMING OUT OF THEIR POCKET PHYSICALLY? THE CURRENT RATE, 7.0.

THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET IS USES A 7.0000 MILLAGE RATE.

OKAY. AND I READ A FEW DAYS AGO THAT THE COUNTY WAS PASSING THEIR BUDGET AND PROPERTY VALUES INCREASED BY 11% IN THE COUNTY.

SO COMING OUT OF A TAXPAYER'S POCKET AT SEVEN POINT AT 7, AT THE CURRENT RATE THAT WE SET TEMPORARILY, HOW MUCH IS THAT GOING TO BE? DEPENDS ON. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT TAXABLE VALUE TAXPAYER YOU'RE.

I THINK DURING THE LAST MEETING I SAW WAS LIKE $42.

THEY'RE GOING TO PAY IF WE KEEP IT AT SEVEN.

OH, YOU'RE SAYING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN.

YES. THE DIFFERENCE THIS YEAR AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR 2024, THAT'S $42.

YES YES.

SO 70 FOR THE FIRE, $6.16 FOR THE STORM.

I'M TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S COMING OUT OF THEIR POCKET AS INDIVIDUALS, YOU KNOW, KITCHEN TABLE ISSUES, WHAT'S PHYSICALLY COMING OUT OF THEIR POCKET.

SO 70 FOR FIRE, $6.60 FOR THE STORM WATER.

AND IF WE DO 7.193, HOW MUCH WOULD COME OUT OF THEIR POCKETS? IT WAS 7.176.

IT WOULD BE MORE LIKE $71.

$71? YEAH.

THE DIFFERENCE AND WHAT WOULD WHAT BE THE AMOUNT AT 7%.

AT THE SEVENTH, SORRY, AT THE SEVENTH.

THE DIFFERENCE COMING OUT OF THEIR POCKET.

IT'S $42.

$42. OKAY.

SO THEY'LL SAVE A DIFFERENCE OF 28, AS YOU MENTIONED.

$28. SOMEWHERE IN THERE. OKAY.

OKAY. SO, YES.

AND IF WE KEEP IT AT WHAT WE AGREED TO KEEP IT, AS YOU SAID, IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE BUDGET.

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IF WE GO BACK IF WE GO TO 7%, 7.00 TONIGHT? WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO HERE AT THIS MEETING IS ADJUST THE STATEMENT THAT WAS READ BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT TALKS ABOUT THE MILLS OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE.

THAT HAS TO BE STATED PUBLICLY, THAT HAS TO BE ADJUSTED.

THE EXPENDITURE BUDGET WOULD NOT CHANGE.

YOU'D HAVE TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE TO WHATEVER THE CITY ATTORNEY DEEMS IS THE REQUIRED CHANGE, AND THEN WE WOULD BRING YOU A REVISED EXHIBIT TO THE ORDINANCE ON THE 26TH THAT HAD THE SAME EXPENDITURE BUDGET BUT HAD A SHIFT IN THE REVENUES.

CHRISTINE CAJUSTE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.

BECAUSE IN THE ENSUING MONTHS BETWEEN JULY AND TODAY, WE HAVE HAD SOME SHIFTS IN SOME OTHER REVENUE SOURCES THAT WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE REDUCTION IN THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUES.

OKAY. SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF SETTING IT AT SEVEN THIS EVENING AS WELL.

COMMISSIONER WRIGHT SAID THAT HE IS SUPPORTIVE OF SETTING IT JUST AT SEVEN AS WELL.

AGAIN, I'M JUST GOING TO CLARIFY.

I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID.

WHEN YOU SAY ADJUST EXPENDITURES, OUR EXPENDITURES ARE STILL GOING TO BE OUR EXPENDITURES.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO CHANGE OUR EXPENDITURES.

SO ALL THE BUDGET ITEMS FOR THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE NEED, THE POLICE PERSONNEL THAT WE NEED, THE SERVICES AND THE EQUIPMENT AND THE ITEMS WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO RUN THIS CITY IN THE MANNER IN WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND OUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE WILL BE ACCOMMODATED THIS YEAR AT THE 7%, 7.00 MILLAGE RATE.

YES, THEY WERE ACCOMMODATED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WE BROUGHT YOU THAT WAS BUILT ON 7%.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. SO I WAS SAYING IT WAS BUILT ON 7% ORIGINALLY WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.

AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT THE FLUCTUATION UP.

GRANTED, I KNOW WE CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY FOR THE ADDITIONAL $944,077 BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS TO WORK ON FOR THE CITY WHERE THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE EXPENDED PROPERLY.

BUT THIS IS NOT THE YEAR WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.

SO IT FEELS LIKE.

SO IT FEELS LIKE SO IT WOULD ACCOMMODATE ALL THOSE THINGS YOU MENTIONED, PLUS THE CHANGES I'M GOING TO REVIEW TO YOU TONIGHT IN THE NEXT PRESENTATION.

EXACTLY. SOMETIMES IT'S HARD BECAUSE WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE NUMBERS, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ITEMS. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE WE EVEN THOUGH IT'S TENTATIVE BECAUSE WE HAVE A SECOND HEARING ON THIS, I DON'T WANT TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE SETTING A NUMBER THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING WE CAN'T ACCOMPLISH BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT THE STUFF WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE BUDGET.

IT'S MANAGEABLE. WE'LL BRING YOU A BUDGET THAT DOES EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT IT TO DO.

BECAUSE YOU'RE GOOD. AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

WE LIKE TO THINK SO.

YOU CAN. IT'S OKAY.

BE CONFIDENT. WE LOVE IT.

ALL RIGHT. SO IF THERE'S.

VICE MAYOR, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YES, BECAUSE ALSO KEEPING IN MIND, WE ALSO STILL HAVE DISCUSSION AFTERWARDS.

GO AHEAD. I'LL ASK CHRISTINE THE QUESTION.

SHE'S ALWAYS BETTER PREPARED.

THANK YOU, CHRISTINE. CHRISTINE, HOW MUCH WAS THE MILLAGE RATE LAST YEAR? IT IT WAS 7.0.

AND THE YEAR BEFORE? THE YEAR BEFORE IT WAS 7.2.

AND THE YEAR BEFORE IT WAS 7.2899.

OKAY. SO IT WOULD NOT BE TRUE THAT OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS WOULD HAVE KEPT IT THE SAME.

NO. OKAY.

JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE RECORD AND I WANT TO REMIND THIS COMMISSION THAT COMMISSIONER GELIN AND MYSELF REDUCED THE MILLAGE RATE OVER THE YEARS.

AND SOME OF THESE SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES DID NOT SUPPORT THAT.

STORM WAS JUST AN EXAMPLE.

I THINK DR. DANIEL PRESENTED WHAT WE INTENDED IN OUR WORKSHOP WHERE WE DISCUSSED FIRE IN THAT FIRE ASSESSMENT COULD GO UP OR DOWN.

SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE WERE DISCUSSING MILLAGE RATE HIGHER OR LOWER AND OF COURSE THE ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS. SO TO SAY THAT WE INTENDED TO DO HAVE A MILLAGE RATE AT 7.000 MILLS AND NOT WHAT WE SET IT AT TONIGHT, THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY TRUE, AT LEAST FOR ME.

JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE RECORD CLEAR WHERE THAT IS CONCERNED THAT WOULD NOT BE SMART BUDGETING.

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YEAH. GOOD IDEA.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING ON TEMPORARY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2536.

I DO KNOW THAT, MR. GUADERA, YOU HAD A QUESTION IF YOU WISH TO.

QUESTION. COMMENT.

COME ON UP. MATTHEW GUADERA.

I LIVE AT 607 NORTHWEST 67 AVENUE IN TAMARAC.

I WANTED TO BRING SOME PERSPECTIVE TO SOME OF THESE NUMBERS.

AT LEAST ANYBODY WHO HAS PURCHASED A HOUSE IN THE RECENT YEARS HAS SEEN SOMETIMES DOUBLE THE AMOUNT THAT YOU'RE PAYING IN PROPERTY TAXES.

SO WHEN WE DISCUSS AVERAGE OR MEDIAN NUMBERS, YOU MIGHT NOT BE REMEMBERING THAT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE BUYING THEIR HOMES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

IN MY CASE, LITERALLY THE TAX RATE, PROPERTY TAX RATE.

AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THIS INCREASE, BUT IT WENT FROM $3,4 00, TO $6,000 WHICH IS $500 A MONTH JUST FOR THOSE LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES.

AND AS FAR AS THE INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR WITH THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE AS FAR AS WHAT CAME IN THAT NOTICE.

IT WOULD GO FROM 790 TO 1660.

SO I REALIZE THAT DEVIATES FROM THOSE, YOU KNOW, MEDIAN NUMBERS.

IN ANY CASE, I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR WORK TOWARDS THE CITIZENS OF TAMARAC.

I SEE AND I DIDN'T WAS NOT AWARE BECAUSE I MOVED RELATIVELY RECENTLY, YOU KNOW, ONLY ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

I SEE THAT THE MILLAGE RATES HAVE GONE DOWN SOME YEARS.

THAT CERTAINLY MAKES SENSE WITHIN WHAT I'M GOING TO EXPRESS HERE.

SO WHICH IS THE INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES.

EVIDENTLY, IF PROPERTY VALUES INCREASE, SO DO THE AMOUNTS THAT ARE COLLECTED RIGHT ON THOSE PROPERTIES, BECAUSE THE PROPERTIES, EVEN WITH THE TAX RATE STAYING THE SAME.

UNFORTUNATELY, ASIDE FROM THAT, ANYBODY WHO'S BOUGHT RECENTLY.

RIGHT. IS GOING TO EXPERIENCE HUGE JUST BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE MARKET HAS GONE.

TO ADD TO THAT, WE HAVE COVID AND ANYBODY WHO HAS HAD A SMALL BUSINESS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY COVID.

IN ADDITION, YOU CAN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT THE LOCAL MALLS WHERE YOU'LL SEE EMPTY STORES WHERE THERE WERE ONCE RESTAURANTS.

THAT'S NOT FICTION.

THAT'S A REALITY. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO CLOSE THEIR BUSINESS.

OTHERS HAVE HAD TO REALLY BUDGET A LOT AND BUDGET AND NOT DO ANY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SUCH AS SOME OF THE ONES THAT MIGHT BE DESIRABLE.

SORRY. I DID FORGET TO WARN YOU AT THREE MINUTES.

OKAY. IT'S ON ME. IF YOU ONLY HAVE ANOTHER MOMENT OR SO, PLEASE TAKE IT.

ALL RIGHT. SO IF THE CITY IS GOING TO MAINTAIN THE TAX RATE THE SAME.

THANK YOU. I JUST THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND ALL THESE FACTORS, THE COVID SITUATION, THE INFLATION AND, YOU KNOW, THE EFFECT THAT INCREASES IN PROPERTY VALUES HAS ON ANYONE WHO'S PURCHASED A HOUSE RECENTLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WELCOME TO THE CITY.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO SET THE TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE AT SEVEN.

AND I WILL NEED WHOEVER WILL BE MAKING THE MOTION, IF YOU WOULD, BEFORE WE MAKE THE FORMAL MOTION CAN YOU PROVIDE THE PROPER MILLAGE AND PERCENTAGE RATES FOR THIS COMMISSION? SURE. MADAM MAYOR, SHOULD I READ THE I THINK.

YOU HAVE TO REREAD THE STATEMENT. THE SAME STATEMENT INTO THE RECORD STATEMENT 7.0 MILLS.

SO THE PROPOSED OPERATING MILLAGE RATE OF 7.0000 MILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 IS 0.6559 MILLS OR 10.34% MORE THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF

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THAT CONCLUDES MY STATEMENT.

THANK YOU. SO NOW I NEED A MOTION TO TENTATIVELY SET THE OPERATING MILLAGE RATE AT SEVEN MILLS, WHICH IS 6.559 MILLS, OR 10.34% MORE THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 6.3441 MILLS, PLEASE.

I MAKE A MOTION TO SET THE TENTATIVE OPERATING MILLAGE RATE AT 7.000 MILLS.

AS I SAID, .6559. WHICH IS POINT.

IF I COULD FINISH, WHICH IS 0.6559 MILS OR 10.34% MORE THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 6.3441 MILLS.

I NEED A SECOND.

SECOND.

COMMISSIONER WRIGHT WITH A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION? THE ROLLBACK RATE REMAINS THE SAME.

RIGHT? IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. MAYOR GOMEZ? YES. VICE MAYOR BOLTON? YES. COMMISSIONER DANIEL? YES. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.

YES. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

YES. THANK YOU.

MOTION PASSES. 5 TO 0.

THANK YOU. MOVING ALONG TO TEMPORARY ORDINANCE 2537.

[4.f TO2537 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida adopting the Operating Budget, Revenues and Expenditures, the Capital Budget, and the Financial Policies for Fiscal Year 2024; providing for conflicts; providing for scriveners errors; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. ]

A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON TEMPORARY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2537 WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023, AT 5:05 P.M. HERE IN CHAMBERS.

MR. CITY MANAGER, PLEASE READ YOUR STATEMENT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THE TENTATIVE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 IS $254,276,488, WHICH IS $6,912,442 LESS THAN THE AMENDED BUDGET OF $261,188,930 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.

THE TENTATIVE GENERAL FUND BUDGET, WHICH IS THE PRIMARY FUND FOR PROVIDING GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES SUCH AS OUR CONTRACT WITH BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, PUBLIC SERVICES AND PARKS AND RECREATION IS $90,489,937, WHICH IS $9,498,346 MORE THAN THE AMENDED BUDGET OF $80,991,591 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.

IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL POLICIES ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE ADOPTION OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET.

THESE FINANCIAL POLICIES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR THE CITY.

THESE POLICIES SET PARAMETERS FOR OPERATING MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING RESERVES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, ESTABLISHING ACCOUNTS, MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL PLANNING POLICIES, AND ESTABLISHING POLICIES ON ECONOMIC RESOURCES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CITY ATTORNEY. PLEASE READ THE TITLE TO TEMPORARY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2537.

ITEM 4F AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSIONER OF CITY OF TAMARAC ADOPTING AN OPERATING BUDGET, REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, THE CAPITAL BUDGET AND THE FINANCIAL POLICIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS.

PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER'S ERRORS.

PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU.

WE WILL HEAR A SHORT PRESENTATION FROM THE FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT BUDGET MANAGER JEFF STREDER, THE LAST ONE FOR THE RECORD, JEFF STREDER, BUDGET MANAGER.

TEMPORARY ORDINANCE 2537 WOULD ESTABLISH THE FINAL FISCAL YEAR 2024 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET TONIGHT, AS THE MAYOR HAD SAID EARLIER, TONIGHT IS THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TO ADOPT AN OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THE TABLE IN FRONT OF YOU SUMMARIZES THE CHANGES BETWEEN THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE TENTATIVE BUDGET THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TONIGHT. AND IT SHOWS THOSE CHANGES BASED ON EACH OF THE MAJOR CATEGORIES OF FUNDS.

THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THE GENERAL FUND IS BEING INCREASED BY $767,000, BUT THE TOTAL CITY BUDGET IS BEING REDUCED BY $2,413,000.

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I'M SORRY. SO THE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS $256,689,741. AND THE TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR TONIGHT IS $254,276,488. AND IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT SPECIFICALLY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE CHANGES.

FIRST, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND AGAIN.

THE INCREASE IS $767,747.

FIRST, WE HAVE AN INCREASE TO THE CITY COMMISSION BUDGET OF $20,000.

I BELIEVE THAT'S FOR FURNITURE FOR THE CITY COMMISSION OFFICES.

WE HAVE AN INCREASE TO GRANTS AND AID THAT'S TO ACCOMMODATE THE REQUEST THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER.

WE HAVE AN INCREASE OF $107,000 IN THE CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET.

THAT IS FOR FURNITURE, FOR THE RECEPTION AREA AND FOR SOME REMODELING TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WHICH IS NEEDED.

WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN THE POLICE BUDGET FOR BSO.

WE RECEIVED A REVISED DEMAND LETTER AFTER THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS THAT REQUESTED AN EXTRA $285,774.

THIS WAS TO ACCOUNT FOR LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TO THE FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

WE ARE ALSO INCREASING THE BUDGET FOR THE CROSSING GUARDS.

THIS IS TO ACCOUNT FOR PLANNED INCREASES TO THE MINIMUM WAGE FLORIDA MINIMUM WAGE.

THE PLAN IS TO INCREASE IT BY $1 PER YEAR UNTIL IT REACHES $15 IN 2026.

THE NEXT INCREASE WE HAD TO THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET WAS IN PUBLIC SERVICES RECYCLING AT THE WORKSHOP ON TUESDAY.

YOU HEARD ALL ABOUT THE INCREASES THAT ARE OCCURRING FOR RECYCLING PROCESSING.

AND AFTER THE WORKSHOP, PUBLIC SERVICES RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THE COST FOR RECYCLING WAS INCREASING PER TON FROM $100 AND SOME CHANGE TO $162 PER TON.

SO WE NEEDED TO INCREASE THE BUDGET FOR RECYCLING IN PUBLIC SERVICES BY $175,000 TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT.

AND THE LAST CHANGES ARE IN THE NON-DEPARTMENTAL AND THE NET OF ALL THE CHANGES IS $78,394 INCREASE. AND THESE CHANGES CONSIST OF REDUCING THE TRANSFER TO FUND 310 FOR A CAPITAL PROJECT WHERE THE FUNDING FOR THE A PORTION OF THE PROJECT THAT THE $200,000 WAS WAS INTENDED FOR IS NOW BEING ADDRESSED THROUGH A 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT. SO THIS FUNDING WILL BE HANDLED IN THE FISCAL 2023 BUDGET.

IT'S NOT NEEDED IN THE FISCAL 2024 BUDGET.

ANOTHER CHANGE TO THE NON DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET IS ADJUSTING THE TRANSFER TO FUND 410 TO ALIGN WITH THE ADOPTED STORMWATER ASSESSMENT.

THE NEXT CHANGE IS TO INCREASE THE TRANSFER TO FUND 239, WHICH IS THE DEBT SERVICE FUNDS TO BUDGET THE COST OF FOR THE RETAINER OF THE NEW FINANCIAL ADVISOR.

THAT'S A SMALL INCREASE.

THAT'S $9,000.

AND WE ARE INCREASING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND NON DEPARTMENTAL FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.

ONE IS SO ETC CAN COMPLETE ALL THREE OF THE SURVEYS THAT IT CONDUCTS.

THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO ONLY DO ONE SURVEY, BUT THE CITY MANAGER REQUESTED A CHANGE SO WE COULD DO ALL THREE SURVEYS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024.

ANOTHER CHANGE IS TO BUDGET MONEY FOR ORGANIZATIONAL FOUNDATION DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING COSTS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE INCURRED IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. AND WE ARE INCREASING EVENTS IN NON DEPARTMENTAL AND THAT'S AGAIN RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL FOUNDATION DEVELOPMENT THAT'S SO CERTAIN EVENTS CAN BE HELD TO CELEBRATE THE ORGANIZATIONAL FOUNDATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THAT'S AN INCREASE OF $36,000. MOVING ON TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUNDS, WE HAVE TO BECAUSE WE INCREASE THE TRANSFER, WE'RE MOVING THE MONEY IN DEBT SERVICE FUNDS.

SO WE HAVE TO BUDGET IT THERE, TOO.

SO YOU HAVE AN INCREASE OF THE DEBT SERVICE FUNDS OF $9,000.

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YOU'LL FIND THIS A REDUCTION TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND OF AN EQUAL AMOUNT, $200,000.

AND IT'S FOR THE SAME PURPOSE AS I DESCRIBED EARLIER.

WE HAVE A DECREASE TO THE UTILITIES OPERATING FUND OF 3 MILLION, 150,000 DOLLARS, AND THAT RESULTS FROM REMOVING FUNDING THAT WAS INTENDED FOR MEETING THE EPA LEAD AND COPPER SERVICE LINE INVENTORY IDENTIFICATION THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE WORKSHOP.

PUBLIC SERVICES HAS ADVISED FINANCIAL SERVICES THAT THAT WILL NO LONGER BE NEEDED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS THAT THEY CAN TAKE A LOOK AT.

AND IF IT'S NEEDED, THEY THINK IT WILL BE NEEDED IN A LATER FISCAL YEAR.

IN RISK MANAGEMENT ASKED FOR AN INCREASE OF $160,000 TO PROPERTY LIABILITY BASED ON INFORMATION THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM THE INSURANCE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE.

AND THE ONLY CHANGE TO THE FINANCIAL POLICIES IS TO UPDATE THE RESERVE LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024 THROUGH 2026. NO OTHER CHANGES ARE BEING PROPOSED FOR THE.

FINANCIAL POLICIES.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS TEMPORARY ORDINANCE, THE CITY COMMISSION MUST ADOPT THE TENTATIVE BUDGET.

THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023, AT 5:05 P.M..

AND ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, THE BUDGET AD WILL APPEAR IN THE SUN SENTINEL.

THAT BUDGET AD WILL BE BASED ON A MILLAGE RATE OF 7.000 MILLS AND HAVE AN ADJUSTMENT TO REVENUES, WHICH WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE TO CORRECT FOR THE $994,077.

BUT THE EXPENDITURE BUDGET, AGAIN, DOES NOT NEED TO BE CHANGED.

THE BUDGET THAT YOU'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT, THE EXPENDITURE BUDGET IS AS PROPOSED.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? VICE MAYOR.

CHRISTINE. CHRISTINE CAJUSTE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.

OKAY. I HEAR FURNITURE IN CITY COMMISSION OFFICE.

AND OF COURSE THAT GIVES ME PAUSE BECAUSE I DID NOT REQUEST FURNITURE.

ARE THOSE FURNITURE FOR RECEPTIONIST.

MAY I, MADAM MAYOR? YES, SIR.

IF I MAY. THANK YOU, CHRISTINE.

BUT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, VICE MAYOR.

WE ARE REARRANGING THE THE GENERAL OFFICE AREA AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF THAT'S GOING TO BE SERVICING THE COMMISSION OFFICE NEEDS NEW ACCOMMODATIONS AND REARRANGEMENTS, AND THAT'S TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.

OKAY. SO FOR THE RECORD, I DIDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING.

NO. [LAUGHTER] OKAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANYWAY. WE GOT TO LAUGH SOMETIMES.

WE REALLY DO. I'M OPENING UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON TEMPORARY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2537.

AT THIS TIME, THIS MATTER IS OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NONE THEN PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO SET THE TENTATIVE OPERATING BUDGET, CAPITAL, BUDGET AND FINANCIAL POLICIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

ALL RIGHT, THEN I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO SET THAT.

SO MOVE. LET'S.

OKAY. WHERE IS IT? I MAKE A MOTION TO SET THE TENTATIVE OPERATING BUDGET, CAPITAL, BUDGET AND FINANCIAL POLICIES AS PROPOSED.

SECOND. OKAY.

VICE MAYOR SET THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS DID THE SECOND.

THERE'S NO SHOE DROP IN HERE, I PROMISE.

NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION.

CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

YES. MAYOR GOMEZ? YES. VICE MAYOR BOLTON.

YES. COMMISSIONER DANIEL.

YES. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.

YES. THANK YOU.

MOTION PASSES. 5 TO 0.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

AGAIN, THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON SETTING THE OPERATING MILLAGE RATE AND ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH,

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HERE IN THE CHAMBERS.

WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY I KNOW SOMETIMES.

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS.

MAYBE PEOPLE ARE HEARING US, MAYBE THEY'RE NOT, DEPENDING ON WHICH MEETING YOU CATCH.

BUT WE DO TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS A LOT.

AND PLEASE DON'T MAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT BECAUSE WE SIT IN A HIGHER RISE THAN OTHER SEATS, THAT WE'RE NOT RESIDENTS TOO, THAT FEEL THE STRAIN THAT EVERYBODY ELSE DOES.

THIS IS A WORKING COMMISSION.

WE WORK. WE WORK HERE, AND WE WORK IN SOMEWHERE ELSE.

WE HAVE OUR HOMES, WHETHER WE RENT THEM OR WHETHER WE OWN THEM.

WE HAVE OUR EXPENSES, TOO.

WE FEEL EVERY SINGLE THING THAT EVERY RESIDENT FEELS.

OUR CARS BREAK DOWN.

WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.

OUR INSURANCE GOES UP.

WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.

THERE'S A MEDICAL AND AN EMERGENCY.

WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.

JOBS ARE LOST.

JOBS ARE GAINED AT SMALLER RATES.

WE DEAL WITH IT.

SO PLEASE KNOW WE FEEL THE PAIN.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE A BIGGER PICTURE HERE.

WE HAVE A WHOLE ENTIRE CITY TO RUN.

SO THIS HOUSE IS YOUR HOUSE.

ALL THE BUILDINGS OF THIS CITY ARE YOUR BUILDINGS.

SO INSURANCE GOES UP FOR THE SMALLER BUILDINGS.

THEY GO UP FOR THESE BUILDINGS.

WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM.

AND AS A CITY, WE CONTRIBUTE TO PAYING FOR THEM.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE GOING TO.

THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE SERVICES THAT YOU NEED, THAT YOU HAVE FIRE RESCUE, THAT YOU HAVE BSO, THAT OUR PARKS ARE MAINTAINED, THAT SOMEBODY IS AT CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR YOU, SOMEBODY IS AT PURCHASING AND BILLING SOMEONE IS AT OUR PUBLIC SERVICES AND MAKING SURE THAT THE PIPES ARE WORKING.

SO THERE'S A REASON FOR THE MONEY.

IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE SAYING THAT WHAT EVERYBODY INDIVIDUALLY IS SUFFERING ISN'T IMPORTANT, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE AS A WHOLE THAT WE'RE AFFORDING ENOUGH MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO MAKE SURE THE WHOLE CITY DOESN'T SUFFER.

SO WHEN SOMEBODY CALLS AND COMPLAINS THAT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, WE HAVE THE PERSONNEL TO TAKE CARE OF IT.

SO WE DO HEAR YOU, BUT WE HAVE TO DO THIS BALANCING ACT AND SOMETIMES IT'S NOT FUN.

SO THERE IS NO INTENTION TO MAKE ANYBODY FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE OR MAKE YOU FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT A PLACE WHERE YOU WANT TO BE, BUT JUST KNOW SOMETIMES IT'S WE ARE HERE TO DO SOME OF THE HARDER DECISION MAKING AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS WE CAN ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE ENTIRE CITY.

AND ON THAT, I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSION FOR THEIR TIME.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS, THE ONES THAT ARE HERE AND THE ONES WHO ARE NOT HERE.

BUT THEY'VE WORKED ON THIS ALL YEAR LONG FOR ALL OF THEIR TIME, THEIR ENERGY AND HELP.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW PEOPLE, TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

WELCOME TO EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN LIVING HERE.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYONE WHO'S ACTUALLY IN THE AUDIENCE AND WATCHING TONIGHT.

WE WILL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THANK YOU. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

IT IS CURRENTLY 6:23.

GOOD NIGHT AND GET HOME SAFE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.