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[Call to Order]
GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.IT IS 10:02 ON MONDAY, JUNE 10TH.
WELCOME TO OUR COMMISSION WORKSHOP.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONER IS NOW JOINING.
GOOD MORNING. VICE MAYOR WRIGHT.
GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. COMMISSIONER DANIEL.
EXCELLENT. IF EVERYBODY WOULD PLEASE STAND.
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE THEREAFTER.
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 LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[1.a City Commission and Staff Disability Awareness Training Presented by Rudolph Galindo, Parks & Recreation Director and Silvia Gil, M.S.Ed - President and Founder of Neuro Consulting Solutions]
WE ARE NOW GOING TO START WITH 1A CITY COMMISSION AND STAFF DISABILITY AWARENESS TRAINING.THIS IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY RUDOLPH GALINDO, OUR PARK AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, AND SILVIA GIL.
YOU WANT ME TO DO IT? OH, OKAY. MY APOLOGIES.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ABOUT TO GO INTO A TRAINING SESSION, SO THEREFORE, THE COMMISSION WORKSHOP WILL BE IN RECESS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. SO WE'LL JUST SAY TO THE PUBLIC WE WILL BE RECONVENED AT 11:15.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS MEETING IS IN RECESS.
FLOOR IS YOURS. WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY.
IT IS 11:15 AND WE ARE READY FOR OUR PRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BEING PRESENTED BY AGNEW JEAN-PIERRE ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, CONTROLLER AND ASHLI MCINTYRE.
SORRY IF I DID NOT PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME RIGHT.
CPA ASSURANCE MANAGER, RSM US LLP.
PLEASE CORRECT ME ON THE PROPER PRONUNCIATION OF YOUR NAME.
MAYOR, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I'M SORRY.
MY APOLOGIES, AND THEN MAY I CLEAR THE AGENDA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE? OH, SURE. SURE. JUST SO THAT YOU KNOW IT'S CLEAR, AND THEN BEFORE YOU DO, ALSO, WE HAVE CHRISTINE CAJUSTE, OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES HERE AS WELL.
NOW, YOU CAN, [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU.
[1.d Discussion and Consensus on Amendment to the City’s Code of Ethics, Standards of Conduct and Lobbying Activities of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances, to provide for greater transparency, decorum, and values to strengthen the quality of the Conduct of City’s Elected and Appointed Officials. Requested by Mayor, Michelle J. Gomez]
DIRECTED US TO BRING YOU THE APPROPRIATE AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S EXISTING CODE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF YOUR CONVERSATION AT THAT TIME, AND SO WE'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH, AND NOW WE'LL BRING THAT RESEARCH BACK TO CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND WE'LL WORK ON THAT, AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK ON THE NEXT WE'RE I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN BRING IT BACK A DRAFT AGENDA OR DRAFT ORDINANCE IN THE IN THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING.SO WE'RE PULLING THAT ITEM 1D OF THE TODAY'S WORKSHOP AGENDA.
EXCELLENT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY SEEING THAT ON THE JUNE 26TH MEETING FOR FIRST READING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW BACK TO OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING, AND YOU'RE GOING TO CORRECT ME, PLEASE.
[1.b Presentation of the Financial Statements Presented by Agnew Jean-Pierre, Assistant Financial Services Director/Controller and Ashli McIntyre, CPA Assurance Manager RSM US LLP ]
GOOD MORNING. YES, ACTUALLY.I WAS GOING TO SAY GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
SO I HAVE WITH ME AGNEW JEAN-PIERRE.
ASHLI MCINTYRE COULDN'T BE HERE, SO WE HAVE--.
OH, SO IT'S COMPLETELY OFF BASE.
YES. [CHUCKLING] SO WE HAVE SARDOU MERTILUS.
HE'S A SENIOR MANAGER WITH RSM, SO HE'LL BE PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF RSM.
I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
SO IT'S A VERY INVOLVED PROCESS THAT'S BROUGHT US TO THIS STAGE, AND I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE TO AGNEW AND THE ACCOUNTING DIVISION FOR GETTING US TO THE END, PREPARING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
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IT WAS A YEOMAN'S EFFORT TO PRODUCE OUR, YOU KNOW, PULITZER PRIZE WINNING BOOK.I'M HOPING THAT YOU'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT, AND IT IS OUR ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023.
THIS REPORT IS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA STATUTE 218.39.
IT INCLUDES THREE MAIN SECTIONS.
IT HAS A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL THAT'S MADE OUT TO THE CITIZENS OF TAMARAC.
IT HAS OUR GFO CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT OUR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING, WHICH IS OUR 35TH YEAR, CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF RECEIVING THAT. THEN WE HAVE THE FINANCIAL SECTION THAT INCLUDES OUR AUDIT OPINION, AND SARDOU WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT AT THE END.
WE HAVE A STATISTICAL SECTION AND AT THE END WE ALSO HAVE IT'S NOT LISTED, BUT WE HAVE A COMPLIANCE SECTION, WHICH IS REFERRED TO OUR SINGLE AUDIT THAT REPORTS ON ALL OUR GRANTS.
THE RESULT IS THAT WE HAVE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WITH NO AUDIT FINDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.
BASICALLY FOCUSES ON NEAR-TERM FINANCING.
THAT IS OUR ABILITY TO PAY OUR BILLS AS THEY COME AVAILABLE.
OUR FINANCIAL POSITION THAT HAS TO DO WITH OUR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AND WHAT WE HAVE IN THE ORGANIZATION AND OUR ECONOMIC POSITION, WHICH IS OUR THE CONDITION OF OUR FINANCES AS IT REFERS TO ENVIRONMENTAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES LIKE PROPERTY VALUES, YOU KNOW, UNEMPLOYMENT, USER FEES, POPULATION, THAT KIND OF THING, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO AGNEW.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, VICE MAYOR.
AGNEW JEAN-PIERRE, ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR.
SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR ACFR.
A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION IS CONTAINED WITHIN OUR ACFR, AND IF YOU WERE, IF YOU WERE TO REFER TO NOW, RIGHT NOW, BUT IF YOU WERE TO REFER TO PAGES 4 TO 19 WHICH WE REFER TO AS OUR MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS, A LOT OF THE SAME INFORMATION IS THERE AND EVEN MORE, MORE DETAIL. SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO THROUGH THE SLIDES.
FIRST SLIDE WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FOCUSING ON NEAR-TERM FINANCING.
THE GENERAL FUND HAD A NET INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF 12.9 MILLION.
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS HAD A NET INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF 12.6 MILLION, AND THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS HAD A NET INCREASE IN NET POSITION OF 12.3 MILLION. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023, GOVERNMENT WIDE NET POSITION WAS 427 MILLION.
OF THAT AMOUNT, WE CAN ATTRIBUTE 204 54 MILLION TO GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES AND 173 MILLION TO BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES. OVERALL GOVERNMENT WIDE NET POSITION FOR BOTH CATEGORIES IN TOTAL INCREASED BY 25.5 MILLION.
THE FOLLOWING GASB STATEMENTS WERE IMPLEMENTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2023.
THE MAIN ONE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS GASB 96.
TOOK A LOT OF WORK OF STAFF TO, TO IMPLEMENT THIS PARTICULAR GASB.
IT'S SIMILAR TO THE GASB WE HAD IN THE PRIOR YEAR GASB 87 LEASES.
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023, THE CITY IS IN GOOD FINANCIAL CONDITIONS.
SOME EXAMPLES OF THIS ARE OUR FAVORABLE CASH POSITION.
THE CITY'S FINANCIAL PROFILE BASED ON OUR RATINGS.
I THINK RIGHT NOW WE'RE RATED AA, AA+.
WE GOT A RECENT UPGRADE. SO WE'RE GETTING BETTER.
WE HAVE A STABLE DEBT PER CAPITA AND A LOW DEBT PER AFFORDABLE CARRYING COMPARED TO OUR CARRYING COSTS.
IN PROPORTION TO OUR POPULATION AS WELL.
OKAY, SO HERE IS SOME OTHER NON-FINANCIAL DATA AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CITY.
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AS WE DISCUSSED, WE WERE UPGRADED TO A AA+.WE'VE SEEN A MODERATE RISE IN PROPERTY VALUES.
INFLATION IS IMPACTING OPERATING EXPENDITURES AND CAPITAL PROJECTS.
SUPPLY CHAIN DELAYS ARE EXTENDING CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND IN CONCLUSION, THE CITY'S NEAR-TERM FINANCING IS GOOD. THE CITY CONTINUES TO BE WELL ABLE TO MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS.
WITH THAT, I WILL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I HAND IT OFF TO OUR AUDITOR.
SEEING NONE, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
THANK YOU. VERY PROUD OF OUR AA+.
SO IT KIND OF GOT ME OVERJOYED.
GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
I'M A SENIOR MANAGER WITH RSM.
THE FOLLOWING SUMMARIZES OUR RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT, AS WELL AS OBSERVATIONS ARISING FROM THE AUDIT THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT AND RELEVANT TO YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.
TO OVERSEE THE FINANCIAL POSITION AND COMPLIANCE REPORTING PROCESS OF THE CITY.
AS IT RELATES TO OUR RESPONSIBILITIES.
WITH REGARDS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND COMPLIANCE AUDIT.
THIS WAS DESCRIBED TO YOU IN OUR ENGAGEMENT CONTRACT DATED SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2023 AND OUR ARRANGEMENT LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 8TH, 2023. OUR OVERVIEW OF THE PLANNED SCOPE AND TIMING OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT WAS COMMUNICATED ON JANUARY 19TH, 2024.
REGARDING THE PLANNED SCOPE AND TIMING OF THE AUDIT AND THE IDENTIFIED SIGNIFICANT RISKS.
AS IT RELATES TO ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES.
AS OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2022, THE CITY ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF THE FOLLOWING GASB STATEMENTS.
IN TERMS OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, WE DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND CONTROVERSIAL OR EMERGING AREAS FOR WHICH THERE IS LACK OF AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE OR CONSENSUS.
WE DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY SIGNIFICANT UNUSUAL TRANSACTIONS.
MANAGEMENT'S JUDGMENTS ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES THE ATTACHED SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES SECTION WILL BE COVERED LATER IN OUR IN THE PRESENTATION.
AS DISCUSSED IN NOTE 18 TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE CITY ADOPTED GASB 96.
BELOW IS A DRAFT OF THE PARAGRAPH INCLUDED IN OUR AUDITOR'S REPORT.
AS IT RELATES TO OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE AUDIT PROCESS, WE ENCOUNTERED NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT OVER THE APPLICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.
WE DID NOT ENCOUNTER ANY SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTIES IN DEALING WITH MANAGEMENT DURING OUR AUDIT.
THIS HERE IS OUR SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE IS DESCRIBED HERE, WHICH SHOWS BOTH RSM AND THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITIES IN REGARDS TO INDEPENDENCE AND THE AUDIT PROCESS.
AS IT RELATES TO SIGNIFICANT WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND OUR FIRM.
THE REPRESENTATION LETTERS PROVIDED TO US BY MANAGEMENT ARE ATTACHED IN EXHIBIT A OF THIS DOCUMENT.
SO HERE ARE OUR SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES.
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THERE IS ONE NEW SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATE WHICH RELATES TO THE GASB 96 IMPLEMENTATION.SUBSCRIPTION-BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ARRANGEMENTS.
RIGHT TO USE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ACCOUNTING POLICY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IS DOCUMENTED HERE.
MANAGEMENT'S ESTIMATION PROCESS AND OUR CONCLUSION BASIS ON WHETHER IT WAS REASONABLE OR NOT.
AS IT RELATES TO OUR TESTING AND CONCLUSION AROUND THE GASB 96 IMPLEMENTATION, WE PERFORMED SUBSTANTIVE TESTING OF THE DETAIL AROUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GASB 96, INCLUDING A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE RIGHT TO USE ASSETS AND TO BE THE LIABILITIES.
THIS BRINGS ME TO THE END OF OUR REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS.
I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS. THANK YOU.
CAN YOU JUST QUICKLY YOU SAID THAT PAGE SEVEN, GASB 96 WAS TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
CAN YOU JUST GO OVER THAT A LITTLE BIT? SO THAT ONE WAS IMPLEMENTED BY MANAGEMENT AND THERE'S SOME DIFFERENT DISCLOSURES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
NOTE 18 AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TALKS A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT, AND ALSO ON THE BALANCE SHEET AND INCOME STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, YOU'LL SEE ADDITIONAL LINES INCLUDED FOR THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IMPLEMENTATION.
SO THIS TIME IT WAS RELATED TO SUBSCRIPTION BASED ARRANGEMENTS.
ALL RIGHT, IF I MAY, I'M JUST GOING TO JUMP ON THAT AND CLARIFY FOR SOME WHO MIGHT BE LISTENING.
YOU WANT EXCEL, YOU WANT WORD TO USE [INAUDIBLE].
YES, IN 96, AND JUST BREAKING IT DOWN AND BASICALLY WHAT IT SAYS, THE RIGHTS THAT WE HAVE TO USE THESE SERVICES ARE AN ASSET TO US.
JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT JUST.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP AND YOUR HARD WORK.
I KNOW, IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO PUT THIS TOGETHER, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO US FOR AA+.
THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] IT'S ALL GOOD, ALL GOOD.
[1.c Public Art Update and Direction for: The Ibis Bird Lagos De Campo Sculpture Presented by Maher Mansour, Assistant Community Development Director & George Gadson Public Art Administrator]
IS BEING PRESENTED BY MAHER MANSOUR, OUR ASSISTANT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND GEORGE GADSON, PUBLIC ART ADMINISTRATOR, AND SEEING THAT ONLY GEORGE HAS TAKEN A SEAT, TAKE IT YOU'RE FLYING SOLO OR IS MAIHER COMING? YES, I BELIEVE HE'S ON HIS WAY.OH, OKAY. NO WORRIES, NO WORRIES.
JUST DIDN'T WANT TO START THE SHOW WITHOUT HIM.
MAYOR. VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS GEORGE GADSON, PUBLIC ART CONSULTANT, GADSON AND RAVITZ.
OKAY. I'M HERE THIS MORNING TO RECEIVE FROM YOU YOUR COMMENTS AND DESIRES AS IT RELATES TO IBIS AND THE OTHER ITEM, THE SUNBURST, IF YOU WILL.
SO I'M OPEN TO HEAR FROM THE COMMISSIONERS.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS. THANK YOU GEORGE.
THANK YOU MAYOR. A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE ASKING ME WHY IT TURNED BLUE.
CAN YOU JUST FOR THE RECORD, WHY IT TURNED BLUE? WHY DID IBIS TURN BLUE? YEAH. WELL, WE HAD RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT THE PREVIOUS CALLER YOU KNOW, THAT INITIALLY IT WAS LIKE SILVER, KIND OF A REAL BRIGHT SILVER, AND THE IT BEGAN TO OXIDIZE, IF YOU WILL, AND THEN IT BECAME A VERY DULL SILVER.
SO HENCE WE WERE ASKED IF WE COULD LOOK AT PULLING SOME COLOR TO IT.
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US WITH A COLOR PALETTE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BACKDROP, YOU KNOW, IN GREEN, HOW DO WE ACCOMMODATE THAT? SO WE BROUGHT SOME SAMPLE COLORS ACTUALLY, TO THE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW, AND THE CONCERN WAS, WE THOUGHT, WELL, WE NEED SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE BRIGHT AND POP, AND WE REALLY HAD CONSIDERED YELLOW, BUT THEN THE CONCERN WAS THE COMMUNITY WOULD THEN CALLED THE BIRD-- BIG BIRD? YES.SO HENCE HERE WE ARE WITH THIS PARTICULAR COLOR.
THAT'S JUST MY SUGGESTION ON THE COVID-19 PIECE.
WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE AT A TIME.
YEAH, I'LL COME BACK AROUND. GOT IT.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL JUST SHARE.
I LOVE BLUE, BUT IBIS IS NOT A BLUE BIRD.
SORRY? IBIS IS NOT A BLUE BIRD IN MY OPINION.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY ALL MY OPINION.
MISS IBIS, MR. IBIS, IBIS, IN MY OPINION, NEEDS TO BE RECODED BACK INTO SILVER AND PUT INTO A SHELTERED PLACE SOMEWHERE WHERE SHE IS PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS.
HE/SHE/IT, IBIS, ANYWAY, IBIS NEEDS TO BE PUT BACK INTO NATURAL FORM OF WHAT THE SCULPTOR GAVE, OR WE BOUGHT IT FROM THE SCULPTOR FROM, AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT FARING WELL IN OUR ELEMENTS.
SO I REALLY THINK IT NEEDS A PLACE OF HONOR UNDER A SHELTER OF SOME SORT.
I JUST THINK THAT WE'VE TRIED.
HOW LONG HAS IBIS BEEN PERCHED THERE? I'M SORRY? HOW LONG HAS IBIS BEEN PERCHED THERE? OH I'D SAY AT LEAST FOR FOUR YEARS.
IT'S NOT LIVING VERY WELL, SO MY REQUEST IS TO PUT IT BACK TO ITS NATURAL FORM AND PUT IT SOMEWHERE WHERE IT CAN BE SEEN, BUT COVERED IF POSSIBLE PLEASE. THAT WOULD BE MY REQUEST.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ANY OTHER PREFERENCES.
IT'S THE U, RIGHT? UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MASCOT.
GOT THE RIGHT FOR ANY OF YOU UM PEOPLE OUT HERE.
YEAH, IT'S THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MASCOT, IF THAT HELPS.
SO I THINK THAT'S KIND OF COOL THAT PEOPLE COMING UP WITH THEIR OWN IDEAS TO WHY IT'S BLUE.
BECAUSE HE CAME UP WITH HIS OWN, HE GOOGLED IT, HE SHOWED ME, AND I WAS LIKE, OH, OKAY.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. SO I LIKE IT THERE.
IT POPS WHEN YOU DRIVE BY, AND IT'S JUST AN EMPTY LAND RIGHT THERE.
SO I THINK IT'S I LIKE IT, AND THAT WAS THE THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER, AND THAT WAS THE IDEA WITH.
NOT GOING WITH THE TRADITIONAL COLOR, IF YOU WILL.
SOMETHING THAT WOULD POP AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BACKGROUND, THE BACKDROP.
YOU KNOW, IT HAS THERE'S SOME ADVANTAGES TO THE BACKDROP, HOWEVER AND TO YOUR POINT MADAM MAYOR, I BELIEVE CHANGING THE COLOR, MAKING IT A MUCH BRIGHTER SILVER, A MUCH BRIGHTER GRAY AND HAVING IT STILL REMAIN IN THE CURRENT SPOT COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF VISIBILITY AND PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO SEE IT.
ONE OF THE CONCERNS ABOUT HAVING IT TOO BRIGHT OF A SILVERY COLOR IS ITS LOCATION ON PINE ISLAND, AND THE SUN AND TRAFFIC, BECAUSE THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN IT WAS BRIGHT, AND YOU GET GLARE OFF OF IT.
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SO THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY CONCERN.THE ALSO IN THROWING THIS IN HERE, WHICH IS NOT ON OUR LIST, BUT WE NEED TO FIND A SPOT FOR MISS ELLIE, THE ELEPHANT, W HICH STILL POINTS WEST FOR GOOD LUCK FOR THE CITY.
ON A MAJOR ROADWAY, WHICH THIS COULD GO THERE AND THEN SWITCH IT OUT.
BUILD. A SHELTER TYPE THING TO PROTECT IT FROM THE ELEMENTS.
THIS. YOU SEE HOW IT'S GOT SOME SPOTS IN IT? RIGHT ON WAS IT ALWAYS SMOOTH COATED, OR IS THE BLUE DETERIORATING AS WELL? WHEN THE WHOLE PIECE ITSELF WAS RUSTING AND OXIDIZING.
SO HIS BELLY WAS REMOVED, A SECTION, A PORTION OF IT, AND EVEN ON THE INTERIOR IT WAS REPAINTED AS WELL, SO AS TO PREVENT THAT, THE RUST AND THE OXIDATION FROM THOSE POOR THINGS HAD SURGERY, TOO.
SO IF I CAN YOU SEE HOW THERE'S LITTLE HOLE THINGS, RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IN THE SCULPTURE.
YOU SEE SOME OF THE LINES, RIGHT? YOU SEE SOME HOLES? YES. WAS THAT NATURAL PART OF THE PIECE? OR IS THAT WHERE THE ACTUAL BOATS THEMSELVES ARE DIFFERENT SIZES.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOATS WERE ALL WELDED TOGETHER.
NO, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT IN THE LEGS, I'M SORRY, IN THE BODY, AND YOU COULD SEE IN THE BODY.
NOT NECESSARILY IN THE FEATHERS I GOT.
I'M TALKING ABOUT IN THE BODY.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THE BLUE PAINT.
LET ME REPHRASE. IS THE BLUE PAINT EVEN HOLDING? WAS IT SMOOTH COATED IN THE BODY OR HAS IT STARTED TO LOSE SOME OF.
YEAH. YOU SEE, YOU SEE THE CIRCLE.
YOU SEE THE LITTLE HOLES IN THERE? IS THAT THE DESIGN? THOSE HOLES IN THE BODY? IT'S THE DESIGN. IT'S THE DESIGN.
YES, MA'AM. SO IT'S NOT THAT WE HAVE MORE OF THE BLUE COMING OFF.
THAT'S THE DESIGN OF IT IS TO HAVE THE HOLES IN THE BIRD.
CONSTRUCTED. SO IF I HEAR CORRECTLY, THE DESIRE WILL BE TO CONSIDER ANOTHER COLOR, THE INITIAL COLOR.
ACTUALLY, YOU HAVE THREE DIFFERENT OPINIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SHARED.
YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY CONSENSUS THAT I YEAH, AND CONSIDERING ALSO PLACING IT IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION, POSSIBLY AT COLONY WEST UNDER SOME TYPE OF A SHELTER, POSSIBLY AND THEN YOU KNOW, GETTING, I GUESS WITH MISS MAXINE AND DETERMINING MAYBE ANOTHER PLACE THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHERE THE LOCATION MIGHT MIGHT BE.
THE BIG THING TO TAKE AS A POSITIVE FOR RIGHT NOW, AS AT LEAST NONE OF US ARE SAYING GET RID OF IT.
I LIKE THE BLUE. IT'S LIKE A FACEBOOK BLUE.
I LIKE BECAUSE IT STANDS OUT, SO IT MAKES IT UNIQUE.
IBIS GETS A FRESH COAT OF PAINT, BLUE PAINT, SO IT APPEARS BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT I HAVE THREE THREE THAT WANT BLUE, AND JUST BETTER LIGHTING AND SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO TRY TO PROTECT HER/IT/HIM, IBIS FROM A MORE DETERIORATION.
SO IS THE DESIRE CONSENSUS IS THE COLOR ITSELF SHOULD BE MODIFIED.
NO, THE CONSENSUS OUT OF THE COMMISSION IS THE BLUE COLOR IS FINE.
OKAY. THE CONCERN IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE PAINT IS SUITABLE FOR OUR ELEMENTS, AND THE REQUEST HAS BEEN FOR MORE LIGHTING. YES, I CAN PROTECT, YOU KNOW, TO SHOWCASE IT.
YES. MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO CAUTION THE THE, THE COMMISSION THAT YOU KNOW.
OBVIOUSLY LIGHTING IS DEFINITELY IT WOULD DEFINITELY ENHANCE THE SCULPTURE.
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WE HAVE SOME LOCATIONS WITH SOLAR LIGHTING AND STUFF AND THEY DON'T DO JUSTICE TO THE TO THE ARTWORK BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO HOW WE CAN GET PROPER POWER AND LIGHTING FOR THESE INSTALLATIONS.HAVING THAT LOOKED INTO WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS. YES, ON THIS CALL IT COVID-19, JUST THE VIRUS.
A LOT OF COW WEBS AND WEBS, LIKE, REALLY GET IN THERE.
JUST AN OBSERVATION, BUT I LIKE IT, AND IT'S IN A NICE SPOT TOO.
THERE ARE MANY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE REACHED OUT SAYING THEY'RE REALLY NOT A FAN OF IT.
I HAD A RESIDENT COME TO TELL ME, KIND OF BEGGING TO HAVE THIS REMOVED FROM HIS CURRENT LOCATION.
IF NOT, THERE WAS SUPPOSEDLY A GROUP OF RESIDENTS WHO WERE GOING TO DRAPE IT.
NOT TOILET PAPER, BUT THEY WERE JUST NOT PLEASED WITH IT IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THEY REALLY DON'T LIKE THE CONTENT, IN THEIR OPINION, IT'S A CONTINUAL REMINDER, AND THEY DON'T LIKE IT AT ALL. I'M THROWING THAT OUT THERE, AND I KNOW ART IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.
ALSO, I'M NOT A FAN, BUT AGAIN, EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.
I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS ONE THAT WAS OKAYED THAT WE NEEDED TO, AND I DON'T THINK I LIKED IT THEN IF I DID APPROVE IT, BUT AGAIN MY OPINION AND I'M SHARING COMMENTS FROM RESIDENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY HOW MUCH THEY DON'T CARE FOR IT, BUT AGAIN, IT'S JUST MY SHARING.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT COULD GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
I DON'T KNOW IF WHEREVER ELSE IT WOULD GO, IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED BY WHEREVER ELSE IT WOULD GO.
IF IT COULD GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT GOT ONE WHO REALLY LIKES IT.
I'VE GOT A NODDING VICE MAYOR, AND I'VE GOT NO OTHER COMMENTS, SO THEREFORE THERE'S NO CONSENSUS ON ANYTHING.
IF I MAY THE UNTIL COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, ACTUALLY, THE NEXT PUBLIC ART MEETING WE'RE BRINGING BEFORE THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE SOME PROPOSALS TO HAVE A, A SPECIFIC PUBLIC ART MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED SO THAT IT WOULD ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS.
AS IT RELATES TO THE LIGHTING, I CONCUR THAT ACTUALLY, JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, ACTUALLY IN THE EVENING, WENT TO LOOK AT ALL THE SCULPTURES AND THERE WERE SOME LIGHTS ON, BUT THEY STILL WEREN'T BRIGHT ENOUGH, AND THEN THERE WERE SOME THAT WERE NOT ON.
SO THAT IS ACTUALLY IS ON THE TABLE AS WELL TO BE DISCUSSED WITH HOW WE'RE GOING TO PURSUE WITH IT, BECAUSE WE HAD EXPLORED THIS BEFORE WITH AND I BELIEVE THE CITY MANAGER HAD ALLUDED TO IT FOR LOOKING AT SOLAR LIGHTING AS WELL AS THE FINDING ELECTRICAL CONDUIT, AND NO FINAL DECISION WAS MADE.
SO WE ARE REVISITING THAT TO DETERMINE EXACTLY HOW THAT SHOULD BE DONE, AND THIS PARTICULAR SCULPTURE WAS PART OF THE INSPIRATION WAY, AND WHEN WE DID A COMMUNITY BEST OF SHOW OR WHAT THE COMMUNITY LIKES. THIS WAS WHAT WAS VOTED ON, AND THEN THE COMMITTEE.
AGREED AND BROUGHT IT BEFORE YOU FOR PURCHASING AND, AND ACTUALLY, THIS PIECE HAS BEEN AT THAT LOCATION FOR TWO YEARS, SO THAT'S THE BACKGROUND, BUT HERE WE ARE TO HEAR FROM YOU WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DONE, AND WE LOOK TO DO WHATEVER IS APPROPRIATE.
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MAYBE SINCE WE WERE QUICK ENOUGH TO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TRIED EVERYTHING WITH IBIS AND WE PAINTED THE SILVER BIRD BLUE.MAYBE THE COLOR SCHEME CHANGES, SO IT MAY NOT BE AS MUCH OF A VISUAL REMINDER.
A RAINBOW OF COLORS, YOU KNOW, CITY TAMARAC COLORS.
MAYBE IT COULD BE FRESHENED AND BRIGHTENED TO BE A LITTLE BIT LESS VIRUS LOOKING, YOU KNOW AND MAYBE THAT WOULD MAKE THE COMMUNITY THAT SEES THIS EVERY DAY. A LITTLE HAPPIER AS WELL.
IS THERE I MEAN, YOU DIDN'T COME TO US FOR A CONSENSUS ON PAINTING THE BIRD.
PAINTING IBIS. IT WAS JUST DONE BECAUSE IT WAS BELIEVED IT WAS THE BEST THING TO DO.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO HAVE CONSENSUS TO HAVE YOU DO IT.
OUR FIRST STEP IN THIS PROCESS, AS WE DID WITH IBIS, IS WE REACH OUT TO THE ARTISTS TO GET THEIR COMMENTS AND THEIR THOUGHTS, AND WITH THIS PARTICULAR ARTIST, WE WILL DO THE SAME AS WE DID FOR IBIS.
AS FAR AS HIS SUGGESTION AS WE APPROACH OR PURSUE DOING IT IN A DIFFERENT COLOR.
THAT ANSWERED A QUESTION I HAD THAT I DIDN'T ASK FOR IBIS.
SO WE DID ACTUALLY ASK THE ARTIST.
YES WE DID, AND THE ARTIST WAS OKAY WITH.
OKAY. I FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER ABOUT THAT NOW, BUT.
OKAY. SO IS THAT AMENABLE FOR THIS COMMISSION TO HAVE THE ARTISTS CONTACTED AND SEE IF WE CAN ASK FOR A LITTLE BIT ARRAY OF COLORS FOR THAT? YOU'VE GOT CONSENSUS FROM THE NODDING HEADS.
SO I AGREE, IF WE WANT TO ADD MORE COLORS, THAT'S I'LL SUPPORT THAT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, WE'LL PURSUE THAT.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU.
I MUST SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS COMMISSION FOR DOING PUBLIC ART IN 20 MINUTES OR 18 MINUTES.
WELL, NO, NO, NO, IT'S STILL GOOD FOR US.
[1.e Discussion and Consensus to Allocate $35,000 from ARPA Funds to finance the Disaster Preparedness Education & Supplies Expo scheduled for June 26, 2024. Presented by Maxine Calloway, Assistant City Manager and Community Development Director]
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, EDUCATION AND SUPPLIES EXPO SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 26TH, 2024, BEING PRESENTED BY MAXINE CALLOWAY, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.THIS ITEM ONCE IT'S BROUGHT UP.
YEAH. YEAH, IT'S IN THE FOLDER.
VICE MAYOR NO WORRIES IT'S GOING TO BE A QUICK PRESENTATION.
[INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT.
SO AS MENTIONED IN THE TITLE, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR $35,000 FROM THE ARPA FUNDING TO FUND OR HURRICANE EXPO AND GIVEAWAY THAT WE HAVE SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 26TH, AND JUST A BACKGROUND IN TERMS OF THE ARPA FUNDING THAT WAS RECEIVED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE CITY RECEIVED $10,897,000 AND AS YOU RECALL, $897,000 WAS ALLOCATED TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HOUSING DIVISION FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS.
ON FEBRUARY 14TH, 2024, IS WHEN YOU SAW THE LAST RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE BUDGET, AND LISTED HERE IS THE ITEMS AND HOW THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED AT YOUR FEBRUARY 14TH MEETING.
BEFORE WE GET TO THE ALLOCATION OF THE $35,000, I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO ASK ME, WHERE ARE WE RELATIVE TO THE EXPENDITURE AND THE PROGRAMS AND THE FUNDING, AND SO I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH THAT QUICKLY. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE IN TERMS OF WHERE WE ARE.
SO FOR HOUSING STABILITY, FOR HOMELESSNESS, WE SPENT TODAY $12,000.
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FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY ROOF AND WINDOWS PROGRAM WE HAVE SPENT 230,000, AND I'LL BREAK THAT DOWN FOR YOU FOR THE RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WE SPENT 269 FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.WE HAVE SPENT 21,000, AND FOR ADMIN AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, WE SPENT 20,000.
ALTOGETHER, WE HAVE SPENT 554,583.
56, WITH 342,423 REMAINING TO BE SPENT.
SO JUST BREAKING IT DOWN FOR YOU FOR THE HOUSING STABILITY SERVICES AND UPDATE, WE CONTRACTED WITH THE CARING PLACE AT BROWARD COUNTY FOR $52,000, AND THEY HAVE SET ASIDE FOR US FOUR BEDS, AND WE HAVE ALREADY USED ONE OF THOSE BEDS.
FOR A PARTNERSHIP WITH WOMEN IN DISTRESS.
THAT WAS $50,000 THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR THAT.
WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT $21,000 OF THAT FOR THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE IN ASSISTING THE CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR AT LEAST 20 SURVIVORS IN THE CITY AND HOLDING PROGRAMS AND CLASSES FOR A TOTAL OF 70 PEOPLE.
SO WE'VE ALREADY SPENT $21,000.
FOR A SINGLE FAMILY ROOFING PROGRAM.
WE HAD $505,307 ALLOCATED FOR THAT.
WE HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED $230,000, AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE HAVE ONE PROJECT THAT'S COMPLETED.
WE HAVE SIX ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT'S APPROVED AND EIGHT PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE IN PROCESS.
FOR THE RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
WE HAVE SPENT $269,830.49, AND THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN.
SO FOR MORTGAGES THAT ARE OUTSTANDING AND AS YOU RECALL, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IS UP TO $5,000 TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH HOA RENTAL THAT IS PAST DUE AND MORTGAGE THAT'S PAST DUE.
IT'S A VERY, VERY ACTIVE PROGRAM.
WE HAVE SPENT $107,000 FOR HOA FEES.
THAT IS PAST DUE $95,000 AND FOR RENT PAST DUE WE HAVE SPENT $66,000.
WE HAVE ASSISTED 99 HOUSEHOLDS, AND YOU CAN SEE THE APPLICATIONS THAT WE STILL HAVE PENDING.
SO THE EXPECTATION IS THAT WE WILL BE SPENDING A LOT MORE UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, WE HAD TO PARTNER WITH HOUSING FOUNDATION OF AMERICA AND OASIS CDC.
THEY ASSIST US WITH PROCESSING THE APPLICATIONS.
SO WE'VE SPENT $20,000 TO DATE.
SO ONTO THE PROGRAM THAT WE'RE ASKING TO HAVE FUNDED.
IT'S OUR HURRICANE EXPO PROGRAM.
IT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST TIME WE'RE DOING IT THIS YEAR IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
YOU NOT ONLY PICK UP YOUR PRODUCT, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET INFORMATION FROM SOME OF OUR PARTNERS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE BROWARD COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AMERICAN RED CROSS, BROWARD OUTREACH CENTERS, ALONG WITH OUR LOCAL INTERNAL PARTNERS, WILL HAVE BSO CODE COMPLIANCE, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, AS WE DID IN THE PAST, WILL BE PURCHASING ITEMS FROM AMAZON WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.
WITH THIS SLIDE, IT SHOWS YOU THE ITEMS WE ARE EXPECTING TO SPEND $35,000 AND PURCHASE 225 OF EACH ITEM, PUT IT IN THAT NICE LITTLE BAG AND HAVE THAT AS A GIVEAWAY AS A PART OF THE EXPO.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THE EXPO ON JUNE 26TH BETWEEN 4:30 P.M.
AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER, AND SHOULD WE RECEIVE CONSENSUS FROM YOU TODAY ON THIS ITEM, THEN A RESOLUTION ON JUNE 26TH WILL BE ON THE AGENDA TO RATIFY THE CONSENSUS AND TO CHANGE THAT BUDGET, WHERE YOU'LL SEE THE $35,000 ALLOCATED FOR THIS EXPENDITURE.
I THINK THIS IS A VIDEO MY STAFF PUT IN JUST TO SHOW YOU THE SUCCESS I DON'T SEE.
CAN YOU PLAY IT, JIM? YOU KNOW, AND THIS IS IN 2021 WHEN WE VISIT GIVEAWAY.
IF YOU RECALL, IT WAS SO SUCCESSFUL WE WERE ASKED TO PURCHASE SOME ADDITIONAL KITS TO GIVE AWAY.
SO WE EXPECT THAT THE SAME WILL BE FOR THE JUNE 26TH EVENT.
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THANK YOU. SO I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.WE HAVE ANOTHER VIDEO, BUT IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.
SO I THINK WE HAVE THE EVENT ON ALL YOUR CALENDAR.
IT'S AN EXPO STYLE EVENT, SO IT'S NOT SO IT'S WITHIN THE 4:30 TO 7:00 PM, WHICH MEANS ANY TIME WITHIN THOSE HOURS, YOU CAN STOP BY AND JUST VISIT WITH THE RESIDENTS AND CHECK OUT THE EVENT, BUT FOR THE MOST PART IF THIS IS APPROVED, THAT WILL BE ON JUNE 26TH.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS. THANK YOU.
MAYOR. THANK YOU, MISS MAXINE.
SO, ARE THE RESIDENTS GOING TO PICK UP THE BOXES INSIDE? INSIDE IN THE EXPO, AND WE'LL HAVE OUR OTHER PARTNERS THERE AS WELL WITH THEIR TABLE, INCLUDING OUR OWN STAFF, JUST TO RESPOND TO HURRICANE QUESTIONS.
IT'S EXPECTED TO BE A VERY BUSY SEASON BY THE EXPERT THIS YEAR.
THEY'RE EXPECTING AT LEAST ONE MAJOR HURRICANE.
JUST ONE QUESTION ON SLIDE NUMBER FOUR WHEN IT COMES TO THE RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT UPDATE ON THE MORTGAGE PART OF IT AND THE HOAS, HOW ARE WE KEEPING TRACK OF HOW THE RESIDENTS ARE DOING? ARE THEY FALLING BEHIND AGAIN? WELL, THE WAY THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED, IT'S A ONE TIME ASSISTANCE, UP TO $5,000, AND Y ES, AND SO HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S INCOME CERTIFIED AS WELL.
THANK YOU. I'M GLAD WE CAN PROVIDE THIS FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
I'M OUT OF TOWN AT A TRAINING, BUT WHAT ABOUT RESIDENTS THAT CAN'T COME, THAT AREN'T MOBILE OR SOME SITUATIONS? IS THERE ANY WAY THEY COULD GET THEIRS BEFOREHAND OR AFTERWARDS? WELL, I THINK THE MANAGER HAD WANTED ME AND WE HAD TALKED.
WE DID THIS BEFORE WHEN WE TOOK A CERTAIN AMOUNT, MAYBE TEN PER DISTRICT.
WE HELD THAT BACK, AND SO YOU CAN HAVE IT IN YOUR OFFICES IF YOU BECAUSE THE LAST TIME AFTER THE EVENT WAS COMPLETED, WE DID GET CALLS FROM PEOPLE WHO WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND AND ASK FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES, AND WE HAD TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES.
SO FOR THIS EVENT, WE'LL PROBABLY DO THE SAME DO MAYBE TEN PER DISTRICT, TEN DISTRICT CITYWIDE AND HAVE THEM IN YOUR OFFICES IN THE EVENT YOU GET CALLS FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS OR UNABLE TO MAKE THE EVENT.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
HOW MANY DID WE DISTRIBUTE LAST YEAR? AROUND THE SAME.
OKAY, SO IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS IN AN EXPO STYLE AND MARKET IT IN A BIGGER WAY, WHY ARE WE DOING THE SAME AMOUNT AS LAST YEAR? THE GIVEAWAY WAS SUCCESSFUL, AND SO WE FIGURED WE'LL JUST STICK WITH THE SAME AMOUNT.
YES, BUT SO IT WAS SUCCESSFUL LAST YEAR AND WE'RE DOING A BIGGER EFFORT THIS YEAR.
SO WHY NOT INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF GIVEAWAYS THAT WE-- WE'RE OPEN TO THAT, COMMISSIONER.
SO IF WE'D LIKE TO INCREASE THE 35 TO 40,000 FROM ARPA FUNDS, WE'LL DO THAT.
HOW QUICKLY DO WE GET THE PRODUCTS SHALL IT BE SUPER SUCCESSFUL AND THEN WE END UP WITH LIKE A MILLION CALLS AFTERWARDS? HOW QUICKLY IS THE TURNAROUND? WE GET IT FROM AMAZON.
SO IT'S IN NO TIME, JUST A FEW DAYS.
SOME OF THE THINGS YOU CAN GET IN ONE DAY SOME IN THREE DAYS.
WE'RE ON STANDBY NOW TO MEET THE PURCHASE, PURCHASING IT, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE RECEIVE CONSENSUS TODAY, AND THEN THE PURCHASE WILL BE MADE, AND WE CAN RELATIVELY MAKE A QUICK MEETING AND APPROVE AND DO IT AGAIN IF WE HAVE TO.
SO WE'LL GET MORE THAN I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
VICE MAYOR? THANKS. SO LAST YEAR, WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE AN ACTIVE HURRICANE SEASON.
I THINK YOU SAID THAT WAS DONE IN 2021, 2021 AND 2022.
THE LAST THAT WE DID. YES. SO WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING LAST YEAR? NO, WE DID NOT, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE AN ACTIVE HURRICANE SEASON, AND ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER INSTITUTE, THEY'RE EXPECTING AN 85% YES CHANCE OF ABOVE NORMAL HURRICANE SEASON AND 17 TO 25 NAMED STORMS. SO GOING TO COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S POINT, I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO, YOU KNOW, GET A LITTLE MORE SUPPLIES BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S TOUGH TIME.
SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF INVESTING A LITTLE MORE AS WELL.
I ALSO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER DANIEL.
NOT EVERYBODY'S GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE EXPO.
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THEY MAY NEED SOME THINGS REFRESHED, BUT.I THINK THAT WE SHOULD INCREASE THE AMOUNT.
BE PREPARED FOR THE 225 AT THE EXPO, BUT HAVE AT LEAST 20 IN OUR OFFICES FOR EACH OF US READY TO GO, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THOSE CALLS, AND WE, OR OUR SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, I THINK, SHOULD BE ALSO REACHING OUT TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T.
CONCERN STILL REMAINS THAT WE TRY TO HELP AND WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE AN ACTIVE SEASON.
MAY WE BE FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT, AS ACTIVE AS IT MAY BE, WE MAY NOT NEED ANY OF IT FOR ANY OF THEM, BUT WE STILL HAVE TO HELP THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE STILL HAVING 279 APPLICATIONS, 279 APPLICATIONS.
SO THAT'S A CONCERN AS WELL, AND SO THESE ARE ALL THINGS TO CONSIDER AND SEE.
AS WE ALL GET CREATIVE, THE MIND STARTS GOING, AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU CAN NEVER SAY WE WILL BE DONE BY A CERTAIN TIME WHEN IT COMES TO THIS GROUP, BECAUSE WE GET OUR JUICES FLOWING. I DO WANT TO ASK SOMETHING TO THE PART OF THE HOA FUNDS AND THE AMOUNT THAT'S DISTRIBUTED SEPARATELY. IT SAID UP TO $5,000.
YES. IF YOU HAVE, THERE'S A RESIDENT WHO RECEIVED $2,500.
IS THAT PERSON ABLE TO COME AND ASK FOR THAT OTHER $2,500? YES, BUT ONCE THEY'VE HIT ONCE 5000, EVEN THOUGH THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME POT OF MONEY AND FEDERAL GUIDELINES DO NOT ALLOW IT.
WE'RE RECEIVING A LOT OF APPLICATIONS, AS YOU SEE, 273 ALREADY, AND THEY COME IN ON A DAILY BASIS, AND I KNOW I SIGNED, I SIGNED OKAY, SO THOSE WERE JUST SOME OF MY CONCERNS, AND I DO KNOW HOW MUCH THE CARING PLACE HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB.
I KNOW WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP ANOTHER PERSON, AND THEN SOMETIMES IT'S VERY HARD WHEN THE PERSON WE'RE TRYING TO HELP DECIDES THAT. THEY CAN'T HANDLE THE HELP OR DON'T WANT THE HELP, EVEN THOUGH THEY THOUGHT THEY DID.
I THOUGHT YOU HAD YOURS, BUT YOU'RE DONE.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON. SO I THINK THE SMARTER THING TO DO WOULD BE TO COME UP WITH A BUDGET THAT YOU PROBABLY WILL NEED AND ENCUMBER THOSE FUNDS.
SO I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR THAT WE SHOULD INCREASE THE AMOUNT SO OFF THE BAT, INCREASE THE AMOUNT AND PURCHASE THOSE, BUT HAVE A CONTINGENCY BUDGET SO THAT IF A HURRICANE HITS, WE'RE NOT SCRAMBLING TO COME BACK TO ORDER MORE SUPPLIES.
PROBABLY. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MORE WE WILL NEED, AND THEN DO WE HAVE THE LIST FROM LAST TIME FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ALREADY RECEIVED SUPPLIES? SO WE CAN KIND OF SAY, YOU KNOW, THIS TIME LET OTHER RESIDENTS GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE SUPPLIES, AND THEN IF WE HAVE LEFTOVER, THEN WE GO TO THAT RUNOFF LIST FROM THE LAST TIME.
SO WE DIDN'T GENERATE A LIST WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ADDITIONAL ONES WE PURCHASED.
FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAME AND PICKED THOSE UP, BUT WE DIDN'T WE DON'T HAVE A LIST.
SO HOW DO WE KNOW IF THEY WERE TAMARAC RESIDENTS? THEY JUST HAD TO SHOW THEIR IDENTIFICATION.
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OKAY, AND MAY I RESPOND TO THE FIRST THE FIRST SUGGESTION THAT YOU MADE IF A HURRICANE WERE TO HIT, THEN THE CITY HAVE FUNDS. THERE'S A DIFFERENT WAY THAT THE CITY, A DIFFERENT MECHANISM THAT THE CITY WOULD USE TO ADDRESS WHAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED RELATIVE TO IF A HURRICANE WERE TO HIT.OKAY, AND WHY AMAZON DO DO WE NOT HAVE ANY LOCAL SUPPLIERS THAT SELLS THESE THINGS? IT'S JUST AN EASIER WAY IN TERMS OF THE SUPPLIES.
OKAY, SO DO WE HAVE ANY LOCAL SUPPLIERS THAT WOULD BE AS EASY AS AMAZON? WE CAN CHECK AND SEE.
JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT THE EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 26TH, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY CHECK.
I'M NOT AGAINST AMAZON; THEY DELIVER THINGS TO MY HOUSE QUICKLY, YOU KNOW BUT YOU KNOW WE HAVE TO SEE IF WE CAN SUPPLY SURE.
ANOTHER THING THAT RESIDENTS ALWAYS ASK DURING A HURRICANE IS SANDBAGS, AND WE KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT A FLOOD ZONE, AND WE GET 20% OFF ON OUR FLOOD INSURANCE AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS STILL TRUE THESE DAYS BECAUSE INSURANCE IS GOING UP, BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK NOTWITHSTANDING THAT, I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK INTO GETTING SANDBAGS BECAUSE SO MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS CALL ALL THE TIME WHEN THERE'S A HURRICANE AND THEY ACTUALLY GO TO OTHER NEIGHBORING CITIES TO GET SANDBAGS.
I WAS SO EMBARRASSED THAT THE LAST TIME WE HAD A HURRICANE, WHEN PEOPLE'S, YOU KNOW, GARAGES AND HOUSES WERE FLOODED OUT, AND I HAD TO TELL THEM, WELL, WE'RE NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE, AND I'M LOOKING AT FLOOD, SO, YOU KNOW, HAD TO BUY SANDBAGS, YOU KNOW, OUT OF MY OWN FUNDS.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S I DON'T KNOW IF WE IF WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT AS WELL OR IF THAT'S A QUESTION FOR OUR TEXTING ATTORNEY TO FIND OUT [CHUCKLING] WHETHER OR NOT IF THAT'S LEGAL, TO PURCHASE SANDBAGS EVEN THOUGH WE'RE IN A NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY STORED.
WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT. CERTAINLY.
WOULD THAT HAVE TO BE A CONSENSUS OF THE COMMISSION TO FIND OUT IF WE SHOULD BUDGET ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY HURRICANE SUPPLIES AND SANDBAGS, OR IS THAT A DIFFERENT BUCKET OF FUNDS? IT WOULDN'T COME FROM THESE ARPA FUNDS.
OKAY, BUT AT LEAST LET US SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO SUPPLY SANDBAGS BECAUSE, I MEAN, IF WE'RE GOING TO GET A MAJOR HURRICANE, I'M JUST TIRED OF RECEIVING THOSE PHONE CALLS. WHY ARE YOU NOT ISSUING SANDBAGS WHEN ALL OVER THE NEWS OTHER CITIES ARE DISTRIBUTING SANDBAGS, AND I ACTUALLY CHECKED THE WHEN THE LAST HURRICANE HIT.
SO I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT THAT.
I KNOW THAT AND I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER.
THERE IS A PART OF OUR CITY IS ON GRAVITY, AND AS WE SAW WITH THE LAST QUOTE, 100 YEAR FLOOD, SO TO SPEAK THERE WERE CONCERNS I THINK THAT MAYBE IT DOES HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE GEOGRAPHICAL IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS ONLY BECAUSE IT WOULD REALLY BE HARD TO TELL SOMEBODY IN EAST OF 64TH, WHO WAS ON THE GRAVITY NETWORK.
WE HAD SANDBAGS FOR ONCE, BUT WE GAVE IT TO SOMEBODY WHO WAS IN A BRAND NEW COMPLEX.
NORTHWEST ON A YOU KNOW, WHAT DO THEY CALL THIS A NON GRAVITY SYSTEM.
A GENERATOR SYSTEM. SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR PRIORITY RANKING ON THAT.
THE RAINS ARE COMING. IT'LL FILL IT UP AND THEN.
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EVEN WITHOUT A HURRICANE, WE COULD BE IN A POTENTIAL SITUATION, BUT I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM AGREEING WITH HAVING SOME SANDBAGS, BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE THERE TO BE, AND I HATE SAYING THIS, BUT SOME KIND OF SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GOES TO THE GRAVITY SYSTEM FIRST, BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES THAT SECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY GETS HIT WITH, AND COMMISSIONER, AND IF I KNOW THAT STAFF IS VERY RESISTANT, SCRUPULOUS AND AND RESILIENT, AND WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, TRULY COMMISSIONER FISHMAN TALKED ABOUT A RESILIENCY PLAN THE LAST TIME WHEN WHEN SHE WAS HERE AS COMMISSIONER.I REALLY BELIEVE THAT STAFF SHOULD BE PROACTIVE.
THIS TIME NOT NOT NOT MEETING WHEN THERE IS A HURRICANE.
THAT. THREATENS, BUT ACTUALLY START MEETING NOW.
LOOK AT WAYS HOW WE CAN CLEAN OUR CANALS AND LOWER THE LEVELS LIKE START DOING THINGS FROM EARLY B ECAUSE WHEN A HURRICANE HITS OR EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN, OUR CANALS START GOING UP, AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S INTENDED TO DO, BUT BUT ALSO HAVE A EDUCATION CAMPAIGN LIKE TELLING PEOPLE WE'RE GEARING UP OR THAT SORT OF STUFF.
YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS DO AN AMAZING JOB ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW, BUT SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS DON'T SEE THAT OR FEEL THAT AND I THINK THAT WE, THEY JUST NEED TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE.
SO THE WATER CAME IN THE HOUSE.
SO I WAS THINKING EVEN THOSE COULD BE PART OF THIS BECAUSE IT'S JUST A LITTLE, AND THEN WHEN THE WATER HIT, IT BECOMES LIKE A REGULAR SANDBAG, BUT IT IT ANYONE CAN GET FLOODED AS LONG AS THE DRAIN IN, AND RESIDENTS HAVE TO GO AROUND AND TRY TO CLEAN OUT THE DRAINAGE, BUT ANYONE CAN GET FLOODED IF THE DRAIN GETS BACKED UP, WHICH IS ONE OF THE THINGS AS, YEAH, CONTINUE CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE, WHICH IS WHAT THEY DO, AND ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW THAT OUR CODE HAS BEEN WORKING ON TO MAKE SURE WHEN YOU'RE CUTTING GRASS AND YOUR LAWN, MAINTENANCE CREWS ARE NOT BLOCKING THE DRAINS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS, THOUGH, THAT OUR TEAM DOES VERY WELL AND TRIES REALLY HARD, ESPECIALLY ON THE GRAVITY THOUGH, IS WE CAN ONLY LOWER OUR CANALS SO MUCH WHEN OUR SISTER CITIES THAT WE FLOW INTO DON'T LOWER THEIRS.
SO THEN WE WIND UP FLOODING THEM AND WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT.
SO PEOPLE SOMETIMES THINK THAT WE'RE NOT DOING OUR JOB, AND WE ARE VERY MUCH DOING OUR JOB, BUT WE CAN ONLY DO AS WELL AS OUR SISTER CITY THAT DOES THEIR JOB, BUT I THINK AFTER THE LAST MAJOR FLOODING.
HOPEFULLY THOSE CITIES ARE ALSO WORKING VERY HARD TO KNOW THAT THEY NEED TO PUT IN A PLAN.
SO WE DON'T HAVE THESE ISSUES, AND I BELIEVE THAT OUR CITY IS IN GREAT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR SISTER CITIES TO HELP, AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO, BUT AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVISE OUR RESIDENTS.
THE THING IS, WE ALSO NEED TO KEEP IN MIND WITH OUR SANDBAGS.
I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA THAT THEY GO TO FLAT TO FLUFFY.
IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A ONE CAR GARAGE OR A TWO CAR GARAGE OR THE DOOR OR WHATEVER IT IS.
CITY MANAGER. I AM, AND I JUST WANT TO MENTION OR MAKE A FEW POINTS THAT WILL OBVIOUSLY FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION, WHATEVER YOUR CONSENSUS IS, AND I DO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER BOLTON THAT THESE EFFORTS NEED TO START WAY EARLIER THAN THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON, AND IN FACT, WE HAVE FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, IN FACT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS LEADING THAT CONVERSATION, AND OUR ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE BROWARD COUNTY THE EOC, THE COUNTY EOC, AND ALL THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND SO THEY'RE LEADING THAT EFFORT, BUT WE DO NEED TO MAKE THOSE EFFORTS MORE KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY, AND SO WE WILL DEFINITELY DO A BETTER JOB ON THAT ONE, AND
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THAT BRINGS ME TO THE SECOND POINT, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS JUNE 26TH EVENT IS.IT'S TO RAISE AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON AND ACTIVITIES.
I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN EVER BE IN A POINT OF PROVIDING EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE, AND BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY RAISE AWARENESS, AND SO THAT'S WHY IN THE PAST WE HAVE WE HAVE DEFINITELY YOU KNOW ALERTED OUR COMMUNITIES AND PREPARED OUR COMMUNITIES FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON, THE HURRICANE SEASON, ALL THE ELEMENTS OF BEING PREPARED FOR THESE EVENTS, AND THIS IS A YOU KNOW THIS IS A TOKEN OF THAT EFFORT FOR RAISING AWARENESS, BUT IT'S NOT MEANT FOR DISTRIBUTING THESE THINGS TO, TO EVERY SINGLE HOUSEHOLD IN THE THE CITY.
SO SANDBAGS IS A SIMILAR SITUATION.
IT'S A DIFFICULT VERY DIFFICULT MATTER TO DEAL WITH, UNFORTUNATELY.
IF I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY FROM OUR PUBLIC SERVICES TEAM THAT, YOU KNOW, THE STORAGE DISTRIBUTION AND AND THE USE OF IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS MORE OF AN IMMEDIATE ASK FOR SANDBAGS, EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO NEED FOR IT, AND SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS, ONE OTHER POINT THAT I WANT TO MAKE IS, IS THE PERCEPTION OF WATER COMING UP TO A CERTAIN POINT IN IN OUR PROPERTIES AND FROM WHAT I'M BEING TOLD OVER THE YEARS IS THAT'S PART OF THE WATER MANAGEMENT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, UNTIL THE WATER COMES INTO YOUR HOUSE, I BELIEVE IS, YOU KNOW, HOW IT'S MAINTAINED, AND SO IT'S NOT.
CONSIDERED YOUR PROPERTIES FLOODED IF THE WATER IS IN YOUR DRIVEWAY.
YOU KNOW, UNLESS IT'S IN THE HOUSE.
SO WHILE THAT IS FLOODING, OBVIOUSLY, BUT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME RESIDENTS THAT COMPLAIN AS SOON AS THE WATER LEVEL HITS THE EDGE OF THEIR DRIVEWAY AND THAT, YOU KNOW THEY CONSIDER THAT A FLOODING, AND, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE WAY THE GRAVITY SYSTEM WORKS YOU KNOW, THAT'S PART OF THE THAT'S PART OF THE SYSTEM.
THANK YOU, AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN ALSO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO WORK WITH OUR ASSOCIATIONS AND HAVE THEM HELP TO BE A STORAGE POSSIBILITY IN THOSE AREAS THAT YOU NORMALLY GET CALLS FREQUENTLY.
MAYBE THERE COULD BE SOME KIND OF WORKING TOGETHER WITH, WITH THE ASSOCIATIONS, BUT SURE.
THIS IS TO RAISE AWARENESS THAT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE PREPARED FOR THESE EVENTS YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALLY AND WE'RE HERE TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO THAT AND HELP YOU KNOW, AHEAD OF TIME AND OBVIOUSLY, GOD FORBID, SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, ALL BETS ARE OFF, AND THEN THE CITY PUTS ALL THEIR RESOURCES OUT THERE FOR RECOVERY.
MAYOR, IT APPEARS SOME CITY MAY HAVE, FOR WHATEVER REASON, MONOPOLY ON THE SANDBAG.
SO TAKE ALL THOSE AND RUN WITH SOME KIND OF PLAN TO AT LEAST KNOW THAT IF THERE IS THAT NEED THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE VERSUS JUST LET'S HAVE EVERYBODY HAVE SAND IN THEIR HOUSE AND. I DON'T NEED IT.
DO WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FROM 35 TO 40 TO 45 TO YOU'RE RIGHT. HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU NEED US TO BE DISCUSSING TO GIVE YOU CONSENSUS FOR WHAT YOU'VE HEARD? 45.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
YOU HAVE A WHOLE 6 HOURS AND 37 OR 38 MINUTES BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING.
WE WILL SEE YOU TONIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL FOR OUR 7 P.M.
COMMISSION MEETING. THANK YOU.
BE SAFE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.