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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO A SOGGY EVENING HERE IN TAMARAC.
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AND WE ARE HERE FOR OUR JUNE 10TH COMMISSION MEETING.CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. MAYOR GOMEZ.
GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
VICE MAYOR WRIGHT. GOOD EVENING.
AND AS COMMISSIONER DANIELS IS MAKING HER WAY HERE, SHE WILL PUT HER STUFF DOWN.
AND SHE WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEASE. AND WE WILL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE THEREAFTER.
MADAM MAYOR JUST ONE MINOR REPORT.
[1. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT]
AS THE COMMISSION KNOW FEDERAL COURT AND SOUTH [INAUDIBLE] HAS ISSUED AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE FLORIDA ETHICS COMMISSION FROM ENFORCING THE FORM SIX FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.OKAY, A QUICK LITTLE JUST CLARIFICATION.
MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL SAFE BY FILING THE FORM ONE.
YES. THAT YOU THAT YOU FILED IT PREVIOUSLY.
CITY MANAGER, WE WILL DO YOUR FULL REPORT TOWARDS THE END.
[2. CITY MANAGER REPORT]
YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT.EXCELLENT. SO IF THE COMMISSION WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE WELL.
ALL RIGHT. THIS FIRST PROCLAMATION WAS REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO ASK EVERYBODY TO BEAR WITH ME.
IT'S WRITTEN IN SOME REALLY NICE SIZE TYPE.
[LAUGHTER] WHEREAS VIDA KALHOR WAS BORN ON JUNE 23RD, 1983, IN TEHRAN, IRAN. AND EXPERIENCED THE HORRIBLE REALITIES.
I'M GOING TO DO THIS BECAUSE HAVING TROUBLE.
THE REALITY IS THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR.
WHEREAS IT WAS A CONFLICT THAT PROMPTED HER FAMILY'S DEPARTURE, DESPERATE FLIGHT TO GERMANY IN PURSUIT OF ASYLUM DUE TO THE ESCALATING DANGERS ENGULFING THEIR HOMELAND, BEING THAT OF HER MOTHER WHO WAS PART OF THE IRAN MILITARY, WAS DENIED HER RETIREMENT FROM THE ARMY AND WHEREAS, FOLLOWING A PERIOD MARKED BY DISCRIMINATION AND ADVERSITY IN GERMANY, WHERE THEY EVEN HAD THEIR HOUSE BURNED MULTIPLE TIMES, THEY ULTIMATELY RESETTLED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1994, ALTHOUGH NOT WITHOUT PROBLEMS, TO THEN MOVE TO TAMARAC A YEAR LATER, BECOMING THEIR CHERISHED HAVEN, OFFERING REFUGE AND HOPE AMIDST THE UNCERTAINTIES OF A NEW BEGINNING IN A FOREIGN LAND.
AND WHEREAS SHE WAS GALVANIZED BY THE CHALLENGES SHE CONFRONTED DURING HER UPBRINGING, VIDA THUS WHOLEHEARTEDLY COMMITTED HERSELF TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, FOUNDING THE TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE INSPIRE LIFE WITH GRATITUDE, WHICH SERVES AS A BEACON OF EMPOWERMENT, FOSTERING PERSONAL GROWTH AND CATALYZING POSITIVE CHANGE WITHIN INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ALIKE.
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ENDEAVORS AIMED NOT ONLY TO CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF APPRECIATION AND CONNECTEDNESS, BUT ALSO PROVIDING VITAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES, RECOGNIZING THEIR INDISPENSABLE ROLE AS THE LIFEBLOOD OF VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.AND WHEREAS VIDA'S ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER TRAJECTORY SPANS DIVERSE FIELDS, INCLUDING HER NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS AS OF A BACHELOR'S IN HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND HER INVALUABLE ROLES AS A CERTIFIED LIFE AND BUSINESS COACH, A CERTIFIED INTERVENTIONIST, AND AN ORDAINED CHAPLAIN, UNDERSCORING HER MULTIFACETED DEDICATION TO HOLISTIC WELL-BEING AND SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE.
AND WHEREAS, HER PROUDEST MILESTONES, INCLUDING THE JOY OF MOTHERHOOD WITH HER SON AMARI, THE IMPACTFUL ENDEAVORS OF HER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND HER SACRED CALLING AS A CHAPLAIN PROPEL HER FORWARD WITH THE UNWAVERING RESOLVE, INSPIRING HER TO ENVISION A FUTURE WHERE HER COMMUNITY THRIVES.
SMALL BUSINESSES FLOURISH, AND WHEREAS HER FUTURE GOALS INCLUDE HARD WORK TOWARDS THE CREATION OF GOOD AND UNITED COMMUNITY AND OFFERING SUPPORT WHERE SHE SEES THE NEED, BUT TO MAINLY EMPOWER AND HELP THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN HER COMMUNITY THROUGH ALL HER COACHING.
AND NOW THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, WE HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT VIDA KALHOR AND EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF AN EXEMPLAR OF STRENGTH, GRACE, AND REMARKABLE RESILIENCE.
[APPLAUSE] SORRY FOR MY [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU. SO. THIS IS FOR YOU.
I'M GONNA BRING YOUR FAMILY UP.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? I DO, I ACTUALLY HAVE A LITTLE SPEECH.
GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE COMMISSION.
MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE COMMISSION, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.
IT IS WITH IMMENSE GRATITUDE AND PROFOUND HUMILITY THAT I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY.
RECEIVING THIS PROCLAMATION IS AN HONOR THAT FILLS ME WITH DEEP APPRECIATION.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK GOD.
I TURNED TO WHAT I ALWAYS DID IN TIMES OF TROUBLE.
HOWEVER, DURING THESE WALKS, I REALIZED THAT MY PRAYER HAD TURNED INTO COMPLAINTS.
INSTEAD OF FEELING BETTER, I FELT WORSE.
FRUSTRATION SET IN AND I KNEW SOMETHING HAD TO CHANGE.
AND SO I ASKED GOD, WHAT? WHY IS THIS WALK NOT MAKING ME FEEL BETTER? IT WAS THEN THAT I HEARD IN MY SPIRIT GOD URGING ME TO TRY GRATITUDE INSTEAD.
HOW COULD I BE GRATEFUL WITHOUT A JOB? HOW COULD I BE GRATEFUL FOR ANYTHING THAT'S GOING WRONG IN MY LIFE AT THAT TIME? THIS WAS WHEN I HEARD IN THE SPIRIT AGAIN, TRY WITH WHAT YOU SEE AROUND YOU.
I FOUND MYSELF SMILING JUST FROM THAT MEMORY ALONE.
THEN I SAW THE TREES AND APPRECIATED THEM FOR THE OXYGEN THEY PROVIDED.
SOUNDS SILLY, BUT PRETTY IMPORTANT IN THAT MOMENT FOR ME.
I LOOKED UP AND I SAW AN AIRPLANE, WHICH MADE ME REMEMBER THE JOURNEY THAT BROUGHT ME HERE.
I STARTED TO THANK GOD FOR THE AIRPLANE AND THE ABILITY TO BRING ME AND MY FAMILY TO THIS COUNTRY, FROM A COUNTRY THAT DID NOT APPRECIATE WOMEN, OR RESPECT WOMEN, OR GIVE THEM A VOICE TO A COUNTRY THAT DOES.
I STARTED TO THINK OF PEOPLE I COULD REACH OUT TO FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES OR COLLABORATIONS.
IT WAS THEN THAT I DECIDED I COULD FACILITATE A COMMUNITY GRATITUDE WALK MONTHLY HERE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, WHERE I COULD TEACH OTHER PEOPLE HOW TO USE GRATITUDE PRINCIPLES TO HELP THEM OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR LIFE IN THAT MOMENT, AND TO APPRECIATE THE MOMENT THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
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BECAUSE AT EVERY MOMENT, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE GRATEFUL FOR, NO MATTER WHAT.AND WHEN WE'RE STAYING IN GRATITUDE, WE CANNOT BE IN NEGATIVITY.
THE GRATITUDE WALK HAS SINCE BECOME A VALUABLE RESOURCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ITS SUCCESS.
THIS PROCLAMATION IS A CELEBRATION OF SUCCESS, OF WHAT THE GRATITUDE WALK HAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED TOGETHER, AND A BEACON OF WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR THIS EXTRAORDINARY HONOR.
[APPLAUSE] OH, SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE GRATITUDE WALK, IT'S THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT TEPHFORD PARK HERE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
IT'S ONLY ABOUT A MILE, MILE AND A QUARTER WALK.
EVERY WALK WILL TEACH YOU ABOUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITHIN GRATITUDE.
AND MOST OF ALL, IT JUST BRINGS US TOGETHER TO CREATE A SUPPORT GROUP.
RECEIVING THIS PROCLAMATION THAT WAS REQUESTED BY MYSELF IS THE NANA KETE TROOP.
THANK YOU. AND I'M VERY HONORED TO HAVE THEM HERE.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP NOW.
THESE WONDERFUL DANCERS WERE A PART OF OUR ONE TAMARAC CELEBRATION, AND I WISH WE HAD THE ABILITY TO HAVE YOU SHOW EVERYBODY YOUR MOVES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T DO THAT RIGHT NOW.
SO HOPEFULLY EVERYONE WILL COME OUT TO OUR JUNETEENTH EVENT, WHICH WILL BE 6:30 TO 9:30. CITY MANAGER? AT TAMARAC SPORTS COMPLEX.
WHEREAS PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN SIGNED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION ON JANUARY 1, 1863, DECLARING THE SLAVES IN THE CONFEDERATE TERRITORY FREE, PAVING THE WAY FOR THE PASSING OF THE 13TH AMENDMENT, WHICH FORMALLY ABOLISHED SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND WHEREAS NEWS ABOUT THE SIGNING OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION WAS DELAYED SOME TWO AND ONE HALF YEARS TO JUNE 19TH, 1865, IN REACHING AUTHORITIES AND AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES.
AND WHEREAS COMBINING THE WORDS JUNE AND 19 FOR JUNETEENTH COMMEMORATES A SPECIAL DAY CELEBRATING THE ANNIVERSARY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS BEING FREED FROM SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES.
AND WHEREAS OVER THE PAST 159 YEARS, JUNETEENTH OBSERVANCES HAVE CONTINUED TO GROW LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY TO CELEBRATE AFRICAN AMERICAN FREEDOM, CULTURE AND ACHIEVEMENTS. AND WHEREAS, WE CELEBRATE THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN EDUCATION, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, ARTS, MUSIC, DANCE, ARCHITECTURE, DRAMA, ATHLETICS, ENGINEERING, AND MORE AND BENEFITS ALL RACES.
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NOW THEREFORE, I MICHELLE J.THANK YOU. AND JUNE 19TH EACH YEAR THEREAFTER AS JUNETEENTH IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT DATE IN HISTORY AND HONOR THE HERITAGE OF OUR COUNTRY AS WE JOIN TOGETHER AS ONE COMMUNITY.
DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK? TO MAYOR GOMEZ COMMISSIONERS, AND OF COURSE, TO MY GROUP, AND ESPECIALLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL AND SOCIAL CLUB, TERRI PARROTT, BECAUSE WITHOUT HER, THIS GROUP WOULD NOT EXIST.
NANA KETE MEANS ELDER DANCERS IN TWI, WHICH IS A LANGUAGE FROM GHANA, AND WE'RE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 62 AND 79 AND WE CAN DO ANYTHING THAT YOUNG PEOPLE DO.
[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] AND SO IF YOU COME OUT ON SATURDAY, JUNE 15TH, YOU WILL SEE US PERFORM.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THEY ARE EXCELLENT.
OKAY, OKAY, I'LL START WITH SHARON TABB.
[APPLAUSE] OUR DRUMMER, JOHN HENDERSON.
[APPLAUSE] OUR DANCER, SOPHIA AND HUSBAND AND WIFE, THIS IS CHARLENE AND REVEREND RED HANSON [APPLAUSE].
AND HE'S ALSO ONE OF OUR DRUMMERS.
LORRAINE JONES, WHO IS ALSO ONE OF OUR DANCERS.
OH, AND WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY TYPE OF ACTIVITY.
WE DO ETHNIC DANCE, WE DO PRAISE DANCE, WE DO MODERN DANCE AND THE CHARLESTON.
ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO, YOU TELL US.
TERRI. OH, I'M SORRY, TERRI PARROTT, BUT I DID INTRODUCE HER BEFORE.
OH, AND MY NAME IS CHERYL HOLT.[APPLAUSE] TERRY.
OH, TERRY. YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? YOU JUST GOING TO MAKE ME SAY SOMETHING? FIRST OF ALL, I JUST.
THIS WAS THE BRAINCHILD OF CHERYL HOLT, WHO WAS ACTUALLY A NEW MEMBER.
AND SHE'S ONLY BEEN A MEMBER OF THE CLUB FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW.
AND THIS WAS HER BRAINCHILD, AND SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO ORGANIZE A GROUP OF DANCERS.
AND I JUST GAVE IT TO HER AND SHE RAN WITH IT.
AND ALL I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR IS GETTING THE ROOMS SO THAT THEY CAN PRACTICE.
SO I AM SO PROUD OF THIS DANCE TROUPE.
AND I TELL THEM THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS, AND MAYBE ONE DAY THEY'LL BE ON AMERICA'S GOT TALENT [APPLAUSE] OR SO AGAIN.
THANK YOU, MAYOR GOMEZ, FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE AND TO RECOGNIZE US FOR JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PRETEND WE ALL ARE FAMILY.
GET A LITTLE CLOSER. DON'T BE SHY.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP, YOU'RE WELCOME.
IF YOU WANT TO SIT UNTIL WE'RE DONE, YOUR CALL.
WHATEVER YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH.
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COME ON UP. GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH.WHEREAS CARIBBEAN AMERICANS HAVE MADE COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FABRIC OF OUR NATION.
AND WHEREAS, CARIBBEAN AMERICANS HAVE ENHANCED AND ADVANCED MANY ASPECTS OF OUR SOCIETY FOR GENERATIONS THROUGH THEIR SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND INITIATIVE AND HAVE BECOME LEADERS IN GOVERNMENT, SPORTS, SCIENCE, ENTERTAINMENT, THE ARTS AND MANY OTHER FIELDS.
COLIN POWELL, FORMER US SECRETARY OF STATE.
W.E.B. DUBOIS, CO-FOUNDER OF THE NAACP.
AND HARRY BELAFONTE AND SIDNEY POITIER CELEBRATED ARTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS.
AND WHEREAS, DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE, WE ALSO HONOR THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE COUNTRIES OF THE CARIBBEAN AND CELEBRATE THE 4.5 MILLION CARIBBEAN AMERICANS SHARING THEIR VIBRANT CULTURE AND HERITAGE WITH US ACROSS THE NATION, ESPECIALLY IN TAMARAC.
AND NOW THEREFORE, I, MICHELLE J.
GOMEZ VERY PROUD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, ON BEHALF OF OUR WONDERFUL COMMISSION, HEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF CARIBBEAN AMERICANS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO SHOP LOCALLY AT THEIR BUSINESSES AND PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JUNE 2024, IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AS CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM MAYOR GOOD EVENING.
SANDRA AND I ARE REALLY VERY HONORED TO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE CARIBBEAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. YOU RECALL THAT WE PRESENTED OUR BOOK BY THE SAME NAME TO THIS ASSEMBLY SOME YEARS AGO, JUST AFTER WE HAD PUBLISHED IT.
NOW, IF WE WERE TO REWRITE THIS BOOK AND TO RENAME IT WOULD BE CALLED FROM HAMILTON TO HARRIS.
[APPLAUSE] AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR KIND WORDS, AND WE ARE REALLY HONORED TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU.[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'VE GOT TO GO FORWARD AND REWIND.
TELL ME, HOW DO YOU DO THIS? HOW DO WE DO THIS? I ALWAYS GET IT WRONG. I THINK SHE WANTS.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
UNFORTUNATELY COULD NOT MAKE IT TODAY FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
BUT NEVERTHELESS, WE'RE GOING TO READ THIS ONE.
THIS TWO IS REQUESTED BY MYSELF.
WHEREAS OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE.
BUT THE FULFILLMENT OF THIS PROMISE HAS BEEN LONG IN COMING FOR MANY AMERICANS.
SOME OF THE MOST INSPIRING MOMENTS IN OUR HISTORY HAVE RISEN FROM THE VARIOUS CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS THAT HAVE BROUGHT ONE GROUP AFTER ANOTHER FROM THE MARGINS TO THE MAINSTREAM OF AMERICAN SOCIETY.
AND WHEREAS IN THE MOVEMENT TOWARDS EQUAL RIGHTS FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE, A HISTORIC TURNING POINT OCCURRED ON JUNE 28TH, 1969, IN NEW YORK CITY, WITH THE ONSET OF THE STONEWALL RIOTS.
AND WHEREAS THE CELEBRATION OF PRIDE MONTH IS IMPORTANT AS IT MARKS THE START OF HUGE CHANGE WITHIN THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY AS WELL AS A WIDER SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS.
ALTHOUGH ATTITUDES AND INJUSTICE UNFORTUNATELY REMAIN, BY CONTINUING IN THIS TRADITION, WE CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS, IMPROVE THE ATTITUDES OF SOCIETY, AND ENCOURAGE INCLUSIVENESS. AND WHEREAS TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE HAS JOINED NUMEROUS OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES PARTICIPATING WITH THE BROWARD MULTI-AGENCY PRIDE COALITION, AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE ACCEPTS AND WELCOMES EVERYONE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, BELIEFS, IDENTITIES AND PREFERENCES AND BELIEVES IN AN INCLUSIVE POPULATION LEADS TO A
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MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY.AND WHEREAS THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTE TO THE CULTURAL, CIVIC, AND ECONOMIC SUCCESSES OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
THANK YOU. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHELLE J.
GOMEZ, ON BEHALF OF THIS WONDERFUL CITY COMMISSION, THE CITY OF TAMARAC, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 2024 AS LGBTQ PLUS PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, JOINING HANDS WITH THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE LOVE AND THE 54TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LGBTQ AND PRIDE TRADITIONS.
GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS.
I'D LIKE TO START TONIGHT WITH SOME EXCITING NEWS.
IT ALSO ENHANCES THE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION OF OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON REPRESENTATIVE CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK'S ORIGINAL VISIT, SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 2024.
AND AGAIN, SHE WILL BE PRESENTING A SYMBOLIC CHECK FOR ONE POINT SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX THOUSAND AND TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINE DOLLARS, REPRESENTING AN APPROPRIATION AWARD TO TAMARAC FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM. WE THANK REPRESENTATIVE CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK FOR HER CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAM, WHICH ASSISTS LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES IN FINDING AND PRESERVING THEIR HOMES.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HER VISIT ON THE NEW DATE, AND THEN WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS COMING UP.
WE HAVE JUNETEENTH THIS WEEKEND.
WE HAVE DIVE-IN MOVIE AT THE AQUATIC CENTER, AND THEN WE HAVE PATRIOTIC SPLASH AND THEN IN JULY, OUR ALL AMERICAN CELEBRATION.
SO PLEASE FOLLOW OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE TO SEE EVERYONE IN THOSE EVENTS JOIN US. AND FOR THOSE CRICKET FANS, WE HAVE FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR THE 2024 CRICKET WORLD CUP MATCH ON FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH.
COME SUPPORT YOUR TEAM AS TEAM USA COMPETE AGAINST TEAM IRELAND AT THE BROWARD COUNTY STADIUM.
SO THE SHUTTLE WILL DEPART FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 9:30 A.M.
AND WILL RETURN FROM THE STADIUM AT 1:30 P.M.
AND COMING UP ON JUNE 26TH 4:30 P.M.
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TO 7:30 P.M.AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER.
IS OUR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS SAFETY EXPO.
SO THIS EVENT WILL PROVIDE VALUABLE EDUCATION AND SUPPLIES FOR DISASTER READINESS.
TALK WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDERS SUCH AS TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE, BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND OTHER BROWARD COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STAFF WHO WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, STAFF FROM BUILDING CODE COMPLIANCE, PUBLIC SERVICES, PARKS AND RECREATION.
THEY'LL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR ASSISTANCE.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE YOUR DISASTER READINESS AND CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
WEATHER ALERT ON AND PREPAREDNESS ANNOUNCEMENT.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING 8 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
AND PUBLIC SERVICE STAFF HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH THE INSPECTIONS AND THE CHECKLIST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE READY FOR THIS FOR THIS EVENT, WE'RE ALSO COORDINATING WITH OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO MANAGE THE IMPACT ON THE C13 CANAL.
AND SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THIS RAIN EVENT AS WELL.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MADAM MAYOR.
THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO DO A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM BEFORE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, PLEASE.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT.
ITEM IS BEING REQUESTED FOR BEING DEFERRED, AND IS NOT TO SAY YOU STILL CAN'T SPEAK HERE TONIGHT, BUT YOU MAY NOT WANT TO STAY, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE UP 9B I'M SORRY.
9A FOR PRIOR TO PUBLIC COMMENTS TO SEE AS THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO HAVE THIS ITEM DEFERRED TILL JUNE 26TH, 2024 AND SO CITY ATTORNEY, IT WOULD BE ONE THAT YOU WOULD READ THE TITLE INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE.
AND THEN WE CAN SEE IF WE WILL HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DEFER THIS ITEM TO A LATER DATE.
ITEM 9A MAYOR? YES, PLEASE. 9A. YES IS BOARD ORDER APPROVING DENYING SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION TO ALLOW FOR A SANITATION COMPANY AND WASTE HAULER USE AND A INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SECTION 10-3.2, TABLE OF ALLOWED USES.
CODE OF ORDINANCE AT LOCATION 289 NORTHWEST 55TH COURT, TAMARAC, FLORIDA.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR THANK YOU.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DANIEL.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THIS COMMISSION? SEEING NONE.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THANK YOU. SO, RESIDENTS WHO ARE HERE FOR THIS ITEM 9A IT HAS BEEN TABLED TO OR DEFERRED TO THE JUNE 26TH MEETING AT 9:30 A.M.
[3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION]
BOARD. AND BASICALLY WHEN YOU COME UP HERE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, IF NOT THE CITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE.AND THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
YOU CANNOT SHARE THREE MINUTES WITH ANYBODY ELSE.
THEY ARE YOUR OWN THREE MINUTES WE TRY TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT SPEAKING.
SO IF YOU LIKE WHAT THE PERSON SAYING YOU COULD DO HAPPY HANDS.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, YOU CAN DO THUMBS DOWN.
OUR FIRST PERSON IS MICHAEL HILTON AND THEN KATE JOHNSON.
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IF YOU WOULD, RIGHT OVER HERE.ON BEHALF OF SMILEY'S VOICE FOUNDATION, I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK VICE MAYOR MOREY WRIGHT.
MAYOR GOMEZ, CITY MANAGER, CITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE OUR 10TH ANNUAL STROKE AWARENESS AND FAMILY FUN DAY HEALTH FAIR IN YOUR WONDERFUL CITY OF TAMARAC.
WE WERE VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF NOT ONLY THE CITY OF TAMARAC ATTENDEES, BUT FOR PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED FROM SURROUNDING CITIES.
WE TRULY APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF MANY THROUGH STROKE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS. THANK YOU.
YEAH, I JUST WANT TO THANK VICE MAYOR WRIGHT, THE MAYOR, CITY COMMISSION, THE LAWYER AND ALL THE COMMISSION AND THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
EVERYBODY COME OUT TO THE FAIR.
AND IT WAS A FANTASTIC DAY AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AS KATE JOHNSON COMES UP, I HAVE.
AND IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME, I APOLOGIZE.
LUIS AND. KATE JOHNSON, MAINLANDS 4.
GOOD EVENING. FIRST, I UNDERSTAND THAT ITEM 9B IS BEING MOVED, BUT I WILL NOT BE HERE THAT DAY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON IT THAT IF THEY BUILD AN 8000 PLUS SQUARE FOOT CLUBHOUSE, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT COULD BE USED FOR IMPORTANT COMMUNITY EVENTS ON THE EAST SIDE, JUST LIKE YOU USED MAINLANDS ONE AND TWO CLUBHOUSE FOR THE DISTRICT MEETING.
WHILE NOT TECHNICALLY IN DISTRICT ONE, IT IS FURTHER EAST.
AFTER ALL, THERE ARE AROUND 25 PROPOSED PARKING SPACES AT THE SHAKER VILLAGE PROPERTY, AND WE SEE HOW WELL LIMITED PARKING WORKED FOR AN EAST EVENT WHEN YOU HAD THE DISTRICT MEETING AT MAINLANDS ONE AND TWO.
I WAS TOLD BY MANY RESIDENTS THAT THEY COULDN'T PARK, SO THEY WENT HOME.
THAT SPACE CERTAINLY HAD MORE THAN 25 SPACES.
I WILL REMIND YOU AGAIN THAT THE CITY CODE OF TAMARAC ARTICLE 5, SECTION 6-156.2 STATES NO CITY, OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE SHALL SOLICIT OR ACCEPT ANYTHING OF VALUE FROM ANY VENDOR OR BIDDER, AND NO BIDDER, SUPPLIER, VENDOR OR CONTRACTOR SHALL SOLICIT OR PROVIDE ANYTHING OF VALUE TO ANY CITY, OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE DONATIONS TO A CANDIDATE OR THEIR PAC CONSTITUTES SOLICITATION AND OR ACCEPTANCE OF SOMETHING OF VALUE.
BOTH OF THESE PACS ARE RUN BY ONE CANDIDATE, TRACE ROBINSON, WHO CHAIRS BROWARD VISION, IS A DIRECTOR OF PRAISE EXPERIENCE COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S CHURCH, AND I'VE GIVEN YOU EVIDENCE OF THAT.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON DIRECTLY RUNS THE OTHER PAC MONEY GOES BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THEM AND TO MANY OF COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S BUSINESSES AND CAMPAIGNS TO THE TUNE OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
COASTAL IS NOT THE ONLY COMPANY THAT HAS GIVEN TO THESE PACS AND WANTED A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THE PICTURES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE ARTICLES, BUT THAT'S THE WAY THEY PRINT.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE ARTICLE FROM READ BROWARD REGARDING $58,000 FROM TOWING COMPANIES ALONE.
TWO OF THESE COMPANIES RECEIVED CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY.
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AS EVIDENCED BY THE SECOND ARTICLE I'VE PROVIDED, THE SUN SENTINEL SUGGEST ENACTING AN ORDINANCE.HOWEVER, I SAY ENFORCE YOUR CODE ALREADY ON THE BOOKS.
LASTLY, I HAVE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THIS COMMISSION MORE THAN ONCE ABOUT DOOR HANGERS.
SINCE THE COMMISSIONER OF DISTRICT ONE REFUSES TO OBEY THE SIGNS AND CONTINUES TO SOLICIT AND DISTRIBUTE THEM, IT CREATES CRIME INVITATIONS BEING LEFT ON THE DOORS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT HOME OR ARE SEASONAL RESIDENTS.
I KNOW HE HAS RECEIVED EMAILS FROM SOME OF THEM.
PLEASE STOP AND LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
SO, ANN LUIS OR LOUIS? SHE'S NOT HERE.
WHILE BRITNEY IS COMING, I HAVE MICHAEL HODOR.
NEXT. IS MICHAEL HERE? THANK YOU. HELLO.
HOW ARE YOU? I AM HERE FROM TUSCAN VILLAS.
OH. I'M SORRY, BRITTANY DIXON.
OUR RESIDENTS AND FROM OUR CONSENSUS, WE DON'T AGREE WITH IT.
WE ALREADY HAVE ISSUES OVER THERE WITH RODENTS AND OTHER PESTS.
OTHER RODENT AND PEST PROBLEMS IN OUR AREA, AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE AND OWN HOMES THERE WOULD RATHER IT NOT HAPPEN. THE MEETING BEING MOVED TO A WEDNESDAY AT 9:30 A.M..
A LOT OF US DO WORK AND WE WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND THAT MEETING.
SOME OF MOST OF US WEREN'T EVEN ABLE TO COME TONIGHT.
SO ASIDE FROM THAT, I ALSO WANTED TO ASK ABOUT A CHARGE.
IT'S BEEN ADDRESSED, I BELIEVE, BEFORE, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S IN THE HANDS OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE EXPERIENCING OTHER HARDSHIPS AND OUR COMMUNITY IS CURRENTLY GETTING CHARGED 25% SURCHARGE ON OUR WATER AND SEWAGE EXPENSES FROM THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, WHICH IS, AS I JUST SAID, 25% MORE THAN WHAT WE WOULD PAY IN TAMARAC.
WE WANTED TO FIND OUT IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN GET THAT FIXED.
IF WE COULD GET PRORATED OR SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW, BUT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
THAT'S A HUGE EXPENSE ON US, AND WE'RE NOT GETTING THE BENEFITS OF LIVING IN FORT LAUDERDALE.
SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.
MISS DIXON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO YOU'LL GET THE INFORMATION THAT YOU JUST REQUESTED.
GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING, CITY COMMISSION.
I AM A HOMEOWNER AND CONDO ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT FOR TUSCAN VILLAS, WHICH IS LOCATED IN TAMARAC.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF CASE NUMBER 2 Z24, WHICH IS THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR SANITATION COMPANIES AND WASTE HAULERS USE IN AN I2 INDUSTRIAL ZONING.
ACCORDING TO SECTION 39 313 Q OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES PLOTS OCCUPIED BY A SANITATION COMPANY STORING DUMPSTERS OR OTHER WASTE CONTAINERS AND SANITATION VEHICLES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED CLOSER THAN 500FT FROM ANY RESIDENTIAL ZONE DISTRICT.
THIS PLOT WHERE THIS SANITATION ZONE IS SUPPOSED TO GO IS VISIBLE FROM MY UNIT IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN 500FT FROM OUR WALLS. FIRST OFF, OUR ASSOCIATION DIDN'T RECEIVE ADEQUATE NOTICE AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO ADEQUATELY PREPARE FOR THE HEARING TODAY.
BUT LUCKILY IT GOT DEFERRED TO JUNE 26TH.
SO WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME.
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BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE CITY COMMISSION FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR US OUT.I BELIEVE THIS WILL CREATE A NUISANCE AND INTERFERE WITH THE REASONABLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT OF THE PROPERTY FOR OWNERS AND RESIDENTS, IT IS NOT DESIRABLE FOR PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE COMFORT AND WELFARE OF OUR RESIDENTS.
IT WILL ALSO ADD NOISE, SMELLS, PESTS, AND OTHER POTENTIAL NUISANCES TO OUR OUR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ALONG WITH TRAFFIC AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS. I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL INTERFERE WITH THE PROPERTY VALUES AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR HOMEOWNERS AND RESIDENTS.
WHO WOULD WANT TO CONTINUE LIVING IN A COMMUNITY WITH SANITATION COMPANIES OPERATING LESS THAN 500FT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND VISIBLE FROM SEVERAL BUILDINGS? WHO WOULD WANT TO BUY A UNIT IN A COMMUNITY LIKE THIS? WOULD YOU BE OKAY WITH THE SANITATION STORAGE FACILITY MOVING NEXT TO ONE OF YOUR PROPERTIES? THIS CREATES AN UNREASONABLE INTERFERENCE WITH THE USE AND ENJOYMENT FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND OWNERS.
THE RULE REQUIRING THE SANITATION STORAGE FACILITY TO BE AT LEAST 500FT EXISTS FOR A REASON.
AND GRANTING AN EXCEPTION WOULD BASICALLY MAKE THE RULE MEANINGLESS.
THANK YOU. MIKE GOGGIN FROM EAST TAMARAC AND TAMARAC LAKE SOUTH.
THIS HAS MADE US MORE OF A LAUGHING STOCK OF A CITY, NO MATTER WHERE I GO.
I WENT TO MEETINGS AND PEOPLE SAID, OH, YOU'RE FROM TAMARAC? AND THEY STARTED LAUGHING.
THAT'S NOT THE WAY OUR CITY SHOULD BE, DEPENDING ON.
SO WE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH EVERYONE IN THE CITY AND IMPROVE THIS EDITORIAL SO THAT WE'RE NOT A LAUGHING STOCK ALL OVER AMERICA. SECONDLY, HOPEFULLY ALL AWARE JULY 1ST OF 2024 IS D-DAY.
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS AND CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
THERE IS A NEW LAW HR'S 1023, WHICH IS GOING IN WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESTRICTIONS.
THIS NEW LAW WILL NOW ALLOW COMMERCIAL VEHICLES TO PARK IN THE COMMUNITY UNCOVERED.
WE HAVE THE LAW AND I KNOW SOME A LOT OF ASSOCIATIONS HAVE THAT LAW BANNING IT.
THE CITY HAS AN ORDINANCE BANNING IT.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS TRAINING CLASS THIS AFTERNOON RUN BY THE K BENNER COMPANY, WHICH SUPPORTS A LOT OF TRAININGS HERE IN THE CITY. THEY HAD MENTIONED THAT WE NEED THE RESIDENTS IN THE CITY TO GET AHOLD OF OUR STATE REPS, STATE SENATORS, TO GO BACK NEXT YEAR AND FIGHT AGAINST THIS.
SOME PEOPLE THAT THEY MENTIONED HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING.
THEY MOVED INTO NEIGHBORHOODS NOT TO HAVE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ALL OVER THE PLACE ALL NIGHT LONG.
YOUR NEXT SORRY AFTER YOU'LL BE ON DECK, AND THEN JEFFREY SHAPIRO WILL FOLLOW MISS HYDE. THANK YOU.
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EXCLUDING MOREY, I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW EACH OF YOU WELL ENOUGH TO STATE THE FOLLOWING.YOU EACH HAVE GOOD TRAITS AND NOT SO GOOD TRAITS, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
YOU ALL HAVE STRONG LEADERSHIP SKILLS, SOME STRONGER THAN OTHERS.
BUT THE MAYOR IS THE HIGHEST POST ON THE COMMISSION.
IT'S BEEN ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 4 YEARS THAT YOU HAVE WORKED TOGETHER.
AND IN ESSENCE, YOU COULD YOU WOULD CONSIDER YOURSELF A FAMILY.
HUMOR ME, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO USE THE FAMILY ANALOGY.
WHEN ONE PERSON IS HAVING A PROBLEM, IT DISRUPTS THE EQUILIBRIUM OR HOMEOSTASIS OF THE FAMILY.
IF EVERYONE REACTS TO THE PROBLEM FROM WHERE THEY SIT, THE PROBLEM COULD RESOLVE OR IT BECOMES OR IT CAN BECOME A SIMILAR TO A VOLCANO.
WE HAVE FIVE PEOPLE EACH WHO CARE ABOUT THEIR CONSTITUENTS.
YOU ADVOCATE FOR THEM, YOU HELP THEM.
AND IN SOME CASES YOU GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.
THAT IS EXTREMELY COMMENDABLE.
SO HOW DO WE TAKE THIS VERY FRACTURED FAMILY WHEN NO ONE LISTENS TO THE OTHER? THERE'S CONSTANT COMPETITION, HOW TO OUTSHINE EACH OTHER.
YOU INTERRUPT EACH OTHER AND THERE'S ZERO RESPECT FOR THE MAYOR, THE PERSON IN CHARGE.
WE HAVE TWO COMMISSIONERS WHO CONSTANTLY FIGHT, AND IT'S UNNECESSARY.
AND THAT'S HAPPENED FREQUENTLY.
SO HOW DO YOU FIX THE SITUATION? MY IDEA? YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 20 OR 25 GRAND IN INITIATIVE FUND.
I WOULD SAY THAT YOU TAKE 3 TO 5000, EACH OF YOU HIRE A CONSULTANT A PSYCHOLOGIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN BOARDROOM CONFLICT AND GO ON A RETREAT AWAY FROM EVERYBODY.
AND FOR FIVE DAYS, WORK ON GETTING ALONG, WORKING TOGETHER.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOVE EACH OTHER.
BUT AT THE RATE THE COMMISSION IS GOING, IT'S A CIRCUS.
AND WE HAVE VERY TALENTED PEOPLE ON THE COMMISSION WHO WERE VOTED IN BECAUSE THE PEOPLE CHOSE YOU.
PLEASE, I BEG YOU TO USE YOUR TALENTS.
STOP FIGHTING WITH EACH OTHER.
HELP OUR CITY EARN BACK THE RESPECT THAT WE HAVE LOST.
GOOD EVENING, ESTEEMED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF TUSCAN VILLAS SINCE 2009.
TUSCAN VILLAS IS A MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY CONTAINING 106 HOMES.
WE ARE HERE TO OPPOSE THE PROJECT, TO PUT IN A SANITATION AND WASTE HALL COMPANY THAT IS WITHIN 165FT OF OUR HOMES.
I AM ALSO ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TUSCAN VILLAS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, AND I AM HERE TO REPRESENT OUR RESIDENTS IN OPPOSITION. FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MAXINE CALLOWAY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, TO EVEN RECOMMEND THAT A SANITATION COMPANY BE PERMITTED SO CLOSE TO OUR RESIDENTS IS FURTHER CONFIRMATION THAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAS NO CONCERN FOR OUR COMMUNITY OR RESIDENTS, AS THERE IS A LAW IN PLACE ALREADY TO PROTECT US NO MORE THAN 500FT.
WE WERE A COMMUNITY BUILT IN 2007 AND WAS PART OF UNINCORPORATED FORT LAUDERDALE.
IN 2010, THE AREA WAS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC, AND OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN IN COMPLETE DISREGARD BY THE CITY EVER SINCE. I DON'T RECALL SEEING ANY OF YOU IN OUR COMMUNITIES OR AT ANY OF OUR ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE INVITED YOU.
WE PAY TAXES AND WE GET FINED.
AND THERE IS NO PLAN IN SIGHT FOR US TO GET WATER FROM THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
NOR DO WE GET ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE ADDITIONAL PENALTY WE PAY TO THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE.
AND OUR TAX BILL IS APPROXIMATELY $6,000 PER UNIT A YEAR.
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NOW, TO EVEN RECOMMEND OR SUGGEST THAT A SANITATION COMPANY BE BUILT CLOSER THAN WHAT THE LAW ALLOWS AND IS SAFE FOR OUR HEALTH ADDS INSULT TO INJURY. IN FACT, IT ADDS INJURY TO INJURY, BAD AIR TO BAD FORT LAUDERDALE WATER.MOREOVER, WE'RE ALREADY ADJACENT TO AN AIRPORT AND ALREADY SUBJECT TO LOWER AIR QUALITY.
YOUR PAPERWORK SAYS THAT BANNER YARD, THE SANITATION COMPANY, HAS EVEN FAILED TO OBTAIN A CITY BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT AND IS SUBJECT TO A PENALTY HEARING ON JULY 14TH, WHICH BY ITSELF SHOWS THAT THIS COMPANY IS ISN'T REPUTABLE AND HAS NO REGARD FOR LAWS AND RULES.
I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THIS COMPANY WILL ACTUALLY STORE EMPTY WASTE CONTAINERS ON THE PROPERTY AS THE PROJECT HAS SUGGESTED, THE PROPOSAL TO NOW HAVE WASTE CONTAINERS AND SANITATION VEHICLES NOW BE WITHIN 165FT, WHICH IS LESS THAN HALF OF A FOOTBALL FIELD FROM OUR HOMES WHERE THERE FAMILIES MANY CHILDREN LIVE AND PLAY IN THE COMMUNITY IS APPALLING.
AND MR. DOHERTY WILL ALSO SPEAK WITH YOU.
MAYOR. IF I MAY, REGARDING CAN WE ALLOW THE SPEAKER TO FINISH? TO REQUEST TO GET CONSENSUS FOR THE SPEAKER TO FINISH HER COMMENTS.
SO THEREFORE. SHE WAS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MANY AND BEING THE PRESIDENT.
SO COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS SO WAS MR. HADDOCKS. AND I MEAN THAT IT'S MISS SUZETTE HYDE.
MR.. JOHN DOHERTY WILL ALSO SPEAK WITH MISS HYDE.
IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF YOU WOULD STEP OUTSIDE AFTER PUBLIC COMMENTS, SO HE CAN FILL YOU IN ON THE INFORMATION THAT IT APPEARS YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ON THE WATER ITEM, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE.
ONE LAST WHILE, JOHN DOHERTY IS COMING UP, OUR PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR, I JUST JEFFREY SHAPIRO IS THE LAST PERSON TO SIGN UP. WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS FIRST AND THEN YOU'LL GO NEXT.
GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, JOHN DOHERTY, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICES.
JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON OUR WATER EXTENSION PROJECT.
WE DO HAVE AN EAST SIDE WATER EXTENSION PROJECT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CITY WATER TO THE EAST SIDE OF TAMARAC, AND WHICH WILL INCLUDE TUSCAN VILLAS.
THAT PROJECT IS ABOUT 60% COMPLETE AS FAR AS DESIGN GOES, AND IT IS EXPECTED TO GO OUT TO BID EARLY SPRING OF NEXT YEAR, WITH A COMPLETION IN THE FALL OF 2027.
WOULD YOU DO US A FAVOR, PLEASE, AND GIVE A LITTLE HISTORY TO SOME OF TO EVERYBODY ON HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS, HOW MANY TIMES WE'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR YEARS TO TRY TO GET THIS PROJECT DONE, AND THE COMMUNITIES AROUND THERE THAT WE NEEDED TO PUT THE PIPES THROUGH. JUST GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE HISTORY TO THE RESIDENTS, PLEASE.
YES, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FOR THREE PLUS YEARS.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE PERMITTED TO WITHDRAW ABOUT 6.8 MILLION GALLONS A DAY.
SO THAT WAS OUR BIGGEST HURDLE.
AFTER THAT, WE STARTED THE DESIGN PROCESS, WHICH INCLUDES CONSTRUCTING A WATER MAIN ALL THE WAY DOWN COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD FROM BASICALLY STATE ROAD SEVEN AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD TO 31ST AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.
THAT'S WHERE OUR DISTRIBUTION START.
AND WE'VE BEEN RAISING THE CAPITAL IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THIS AS WELL.
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FOR $9 MILLION.AND THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KNOW THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO.
WE ARE SORRY THAT IT IS NOT SOONER.
SO AS DISAPPOINTING AS IT MAY HEAR THAT IT'S NOT THIS YEAR.
IT'S COMING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS VERY HARD.
AND THEN ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS YOU WANT ON THAT PLEASE DO REACH OUT TO JOHN DOHERTY.
AND WHENEVER WE'RE INVITED TO MEETINGS, WE USUALLY DO TRY TO SHOW.
SO PLEASE JUST RESEND US THE INVITATION SO WE CAN RECEIVE THEM.
NEXT. AND IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK, MR. WEBSTER, ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA? SEEING NONE. THEN AFTER MR. WEBSTER WILL BE OUR FINAL PUBLIC PARTICIPANT.
OKAY. JEFFREY SHAPIRO, THE WOODLANDS, TAMARAC.
I ONCE AGAIN, I'M GOING TO BRING TO THE COMMISSION AND THE MAYOR THE NEED FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT WITHIN THE WOODLANDS.
I BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE NOT THAT LONG AGO.
SO I KNOW THINGS DON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE PERSONNEL TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.
BUT SINCE THEN THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HOMES ON WOODLANDS BOULEVARD.
WOODLANDS BOULEVARD IS THE GATEWAY TO THIS COMMUNITY, AND IF THE HOMES ON WOODLANDS BOULEVARD ARE NOT UP TO A CERTAIN PAR OR ESTHETICS, IT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
WOODLANDS BOULEVARD HAS LESS THAN 25 HOMES ON IT.
OKAY, ONE SIDE OF THE STREET MIGHT HAVE 14, THE OTHER SIDE APPROXIMATELY 11.
OKAY. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STREET CURRENTLY, THREE HOMES WERE RECENTLY SOLD AND NEW OWNERS TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THOSE HOMES.
THESE NEW OWNERS ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF THE PROPERTIES.
IT IS TERRIBLE LOOKING ESTHETICALLY FOR HOMEOWNERS IN THE OTHER SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY TRYING TO SELL THEIR HOMES, THE WOODLANDS BOULEVARD WILL BRING AND DRAG DOWN THE PROPERTY VALUES.
IT'S NOT BEING MAINTAINED PROPERLY, AND WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, WE CAN GET BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
AND I HOPE I'VE MADE MYSELF VERY CLEAR.
AND IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATE YOU KNOW WOODMONT DOESN'T LOOK THIS WAY.
MADAM MAYOR ALL PROTOCOL OBSERVED.
FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK FOR THE TWO PROCS THAT WE GOT EARLY JUNETEENTH AND CARIBBEAN.
AND WEBSTER [INAUDIBLE] GARDENS.
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE HAVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
STUART WEBSTER [INAUDIBLE] GARDENS.
ONCE IN HIGH OFFICE, THEY FEEL THAT WE VOTERS ARE LIKE CHEWING GUMS ON THE BOTTOM OF SHOES.
AS GRANDMA TAUGHT ME, A PROMISE TO ACCOMPLISH IS A COMFORT TO A FOOL.
I REPEAT AGAIN, HERE WE GO AGAIN.
ON SATURDAY LAST, THE CITY HAD A WELL ORGANIZED CARIBBEAN DAY EVENT.
WHEN I SAW THE LINE UP, I SAID TO MYSELF, WHAT THE.
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EVENING AND THE CITY'S EXCELLENT EFFORT.WHAT HAPPENED TO BACHATA, MERENGUE, PAOLA, MAMBO, BOUYON, CADENCE, LYPSO.
THE SOLE ARTIST, AS MY GRANDMA WOULD SAY, BLESS HIS HEART.
POOR NADINE WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WENT TO A CONCERT WHERE THE HEADLINER HAD TO APOLOGIZE TWICE FOR HER PERFORMANCE? OVER THE YEARS I HAVE BEEN PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION, PRODUCTION AND PLANNING OF SIMILAR OR EVEN LARGER EVENTS. ALL I CAN SAY IS WHAT THE WAY THE SHOW ENDED WAS ANOTHER WHAT MOMENT IT SCREECHED TO A CRAZY HALT. TWO COMMISSIONERS SASHAYED UP THERE TO TAKE PHOTOS WITH NADINE, WHO CONDESCENDED TO DO ONE MORE SOMETHING. AND THAT WAS IT.
WHAT THE? ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY THAT I LOVE, THAT SUCKS.
BUT WHEN I SAW THE COMMISSIONERS INVOLVED, I THOUGHT ANOTHER DAY IN TAMARAC PARADISE.
GRANDMA. AGAIN, A WORD TO THE WISE IS SUFFICIENT.
WHILE I HAVE NO IDEA OF THE EVENT COMING UP FOR JUNETEENTH, I HOPE FOR US AT JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT.
A DAY WITH HISTORICAL EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT.
HISTORICAL FIRST EDUCATION FIRST.
WE NEED TO LEARN WHY WE ARE HERE.
WOW. I HOPE JUNETEENTH IS AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD BE.
WELL, WE KNOW THE NANA KETE DANCE TROUPE WILL BE THERE.
AT THIS TIME PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
WE THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR COMMENTS AND WE'LL GO TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
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CITY MANAGER.WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT ONE ITEM.
WILL YOU PLEASE TELL US? I DO, MAYOR, SO ITEM 9B TR 14121 WAS DEFERRED BY THE PLANNING BOARD AT ITS JUNE 5TH, 2024 MEETING, PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO THE JULY 3RD PLANNING BOARD MEETING, WHICH WILL IN TURN ADVANCE THIS ITEM TO THE JULY 10TH, 2024 CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
SEEING NO ONE WISHING TO PULL AN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION.
I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND TO MY MOTION, PLEASE.
SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR WRIGHT.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO TO ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING.
[6.aTO2558 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 8, entitled Flood Prevention and Protection, Article, I, entitled Administration, Division 2, entitled Applicability, specifically Section 8-9 entitled Basis for establishing flood hazard areas and Article II, entitled definitions, Division 2 entitled Definitions, at Section 8-47, entitled Definitions as used in this chapter, specifically the term market value, of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances, to update the date of the flood insurance study and flood insurance rate maps; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; providing for codification; and providing for an effective date.]
ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.SO WE WILL GO TO THE CITY ATTORNEY TO READ 6A TO2558.
ITEM 6A AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND CITY OF TAMARAC AMENDING CHAPTER EIGHT ENTITLED FLOOD PREVENTION AND PROTECTION, ARTICLE ONE ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION DIVISION TWO, ENTITLED APPLICABILITY SPECIFICALLY, SECTION 8-9 ENTITLED BASIS FOR ESTABLISHED FLOOD HAZARD AREAS.
AS USED IN THIS CHAPTER, SPECIFICALLY, THE TERM MARKET VALUE OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
COURT OF ORDINANCE TO UPDATE THE DATE OF THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY AND FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS.
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR THANK YOU.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.
SO MOVED. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
I HAVE A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR WRIGHT.
TONY PALACIOS OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, CITY CLERK.
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ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW GOING TO TEN ITEM TEN OTHER, WHICH IS A DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION TO THE CITY STAFF ON ENFORCING SECTION[10.aDiscussion and Direction to city staff on enforcing Section 6-156 (b) (2) of the Tamarac Procurement Code.]
6-156B2 OF THE TAMARAC PROCUREMENT CODE.THIS IS REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
AND AS THIS IS CONSIDERED A WORKSHOP ITEM, THIS TOO WILL NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
IN THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING WE WERE HANDED A LETTER FROM MAYOR BAUM AND POWELL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW THAT REFERENCED BROWARD VISION PAC.
WHICH SAID IT WAS FINE TO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM ANYONE IN EXCESS OF $1,000.
AND I BELIEVE THAT IS THE REASON WHY I WAS BRINGING IT UP.
IT WASN'T THAT IT'S NOT LEGAL FOR PACS TO RECEIVE MONEY, WHICH IT IS.
BUT THE FACT THAT THE COMMISSIONER IS INVOLVED WITH THE PAC IS THE ISSUE.
IT IS USED TO EITHER GET A FRIEND IN OFFICE OR REMOVE A FOE.
HOWEVER WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
AS STATED EARLIER BY ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS CODE SHE REFERENCED THE CODE AND ORDINANCE SECTION 6- 156, SECTION B, SECTION TWO OF THE PROCUREMENT CODE.
I WAS NOT EXPECTING THE ACTUAL EVIDENCE.
I DID NOT BRING THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR THE RESIDENT.
I THINK ALSO, WHILE I'M AT IT WITH THE EVIDENCE AND FACTS, I THINK IT'S PRETTY DESPICABLE THAT OUR COMMISSIONER ON THIS DAIS IS WILL NOT ONLY RIP THE FACTS, BUT PLACE THEM ON THE SHOWCASE FOR EVERYONE TO SEE WHILE THE SPEAKER IS SPEAKING, CONSIDERING THEY'RE ALSO THEIR CONSTITUENTS. SO CITY ATTORNEY WHAT CAN WE DO TO ENFORCE OUR ORDINANCE CURRENTLY IN PLACE? BECAUSE OUR RESIDENTS CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
WHO ELSE HOLDS US ACCOUNTABLE IF WE'RE FREELY ASKING VENDORS FOR MONEY IN EXCESS OF $1,000, GOING INTO THE TUNES OF TENS OF THOUSANDS TO THE POINT OF ALMOST NEARLY $200,000, AND GOING BACK AND FORTH INTO BUSINESSES THAT ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS OWNS.
SO. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO TO ENFORCE IT MORE? DO WE NEED TO CHANGE SOMETHING? BECAUSE CLEARLY THE CODE SAYS THAT WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THAT.
PURE LIFE SAYS, HEY, I OPERATE RUN THE PAC.
I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT WITH IT.
BUT THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE HERE IS THAT OUR ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS IS THE ONE DOING THIS.
AND THOUGH THE COMMISSIONER WILL DENY IT EVIDENCE SHOWS THE CONNECTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER THROUGH A PERSONAL CHECK THAT WAS WRITTEN USING THE SAME ADDRESS AS THE PAC THROUGH A DRIVING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT CITATION, USING THE SAME ADDRESS AS THE PAC.
AND TO DENY THE FACT IS, IT'S JUST ABSURD FOR ME TO EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT.
WHAT CAN WE DO, CITY ATTORNEY, TO HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE AND THEN NOW PROCEED FROM THERE? CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, IN FACT, THE SECTION THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS A CITY PROCUREMENT ETHICS CODE, WHICH SPECIFICALLY PROVIDES CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE WITH THE AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND A VENDOR UP TO THREE YEARS IF THERE'S EVIDENCE THAT THE VENDOR VIOLATED ANY PROVISION OF THE PROCUREMENT ETHICS CODE THAT IS WRITTEN IN SECTION 6-155, WHICH GIVES THE CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THAT PROVISION.
SECOND THE OFFICE OF OIG HAS AUTHORITY TO ALSO REVIEW AND INVESTIGATE VIOLATION OF THE CITY CODE.
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AND ALSO THE OFFICE OF OIG HAS AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE AND REVIEW ANY VIOLATION OF NOT JUST CITY OF TAMARAC CODE, BUT ANY CITY IN BROWARD COUNTY. SO BASICALLY OUR VENDORS GET PENALIZED FOR US CREATING A PAC AND SOLICITING OVER $1,000, SOLICITING 10, 15, 20,000, $30,000.WHAT I'M ASKING IS, HOW DO WE HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE WHEN NO ONE ELSE CAN? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK SEE, WHEN WE VOTE SOMETIMES WE DO NOT KNOW THAT.
SO WE'RE TAKING FOR FACE VALUE THAT THE VENDOR HAS DONE EVERYTHING CORRECT.
GIVE ME $15, $20,000, $30,00 DOLLARS OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO IN RESPECT TO THAT? COMMISSIONER AS STATED AT PREVIOUS COMMISSION MEETING OBVIOUSLY I HAVE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME, AND MOST CITIES DO NOT PRECLUDE VENDORS FROM CONTRIBUTING TO OBVIOUSLY ELECTED OFFICIALS, EXCEPT ONE THAT I KNOW.
AND I GAVE YOU THE EXAMPLE OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH THAT HAS A CODE PROVISION THAT PROHIBIT VENDORS FROM MAKING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO ELECTED OFFICIALS.
THAT'S OKAY. SO WITH THAT, CAN WE GET A COPY OF THE MIAMI BEACH? SURE. WITH THE CONSENSUS OF THIS COMMISSION, HAVE STAFF REVIEW IT.
IF WE GET CONSENSUS TO THEN ENFORCE SUCH ACTIONS AND SEE WHAT CAN WE DO.
RIGHT. BECAUSE IT'S ONE THING AGAIN, AND I DON'T WANT TO.
I WOULD SUGGEST WE GET THE CODE AND MAYBE WORKSHOP IT SO EVERYBODY COULD SEE THE PROVISION.
CORRECT. OKAY. AND I DON'T MEAN I DON'T MEAN TO SOUND REDUNDANT HERE, BUT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE.
RIGHT. WE'RE MANIPULATING ELECTIONS AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WE'RE RECEIVING SO MUCH MONEY THAT THINGS ARE DONE UNETHICALLY.
AND WE KNOW THAT IT HAPPENS IN BROWARD COUNTY.
MIAMI HAPPENS IN THE STATE LEVEL, HAPPENS IN THE FEDERAL LEVEL, BUT IN THE LOCAL LEVEL AND FOR ME PERSONALLY, IT'S JUST MORE ABRUPT. IT CREATES A SENSE WHERE RESIDENTS CANNOT TRUST US.
AND WE ARE, AS VICE MAYOR SAYS, THE CLOSEST TO THE PEOPLE WE SEE.
I SEE MY RESIDENTS ALL THE TIME AT PUBLIX, AT THE GAS STATION AND EVERYWHERE ELSE LOCALLY.
SO FOR US TO DIS CREATE A PAC AND CREATE MALICIOUS INTENT FOR, FOR MANY VARIOUS REASONS, IT WE'RE DOING A DISSERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS.
WE'RE DOING A DISSERVICE TO OUR STAFF.
SO. I BELIEVE IT OPENS THE FLOODGATES FOR UNETHICAL AND ILLEGAL MANNERS, NOT ONLY JUST HERE, BUT THINK ABOUT THE IMPLICATION FOR OTHER CITIES.
OKAY. SOMEONE IN ANOTHER CITY SAYS, OH, THAT COMMISSIONER IN TAMARAC CREATED A PAC.
AND HEY VENDOR XYZ, I CAN GET YOU THREE VOTES TOO.
SO THEN WHAT ARE WE DOING? ARE WE SETTING A BAD PRECEDENT OR.
IT'S DEFINITELY A BAD EXAMPLE.
WE'RE NOT BEING TRUE LEADERS AT THAT POINT.
WE'RE JUST NOW CREATING THE FLOODGATES FOR ANYONE IN ANY CITY TO BE LIKE, OH, I CAN DO THAT TOO.
AND THERE'S GOING TO BE ALWAYS BAD CHARACTERS IN EVERY CITY.
THERE'S ALWAYS BAD INTENTIONS IN EVERYBODY'S HEART.
IN MY HEART, EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOMS HEART.
BUT IT'S UP TO US TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.
EVEN WHEN WE KNOW WHEN THERE'S NOBODY AROUND.
AGAIN. THE DISRESPECT, TA, RIP THE FACTS AND PLACE IT RIGHT HERE, AS THE COMMISSIONER HAS DONE, IS SUCH A DISSERVICE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS WHETHER THEY VOTE FOR US OR NOT.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HONESTLY HEAR FROM MY MEMBERS OF THIS COMMISSION TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK WE CAN DO THAT BETTERS OURSELVES. I'M NOT BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD TO ATTACK ANYONE.
AS ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS SAID, IT'S TIME TO LET ALL THAT GO.
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AND AS CITY MANAGER, AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DO THAT WITH NO AVAIL.AND UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE, ALL OF US AND EVERY CITY TRIES TO CONTROL THE MAJORITY.
AND BECAUSE THEY MAKE DECISIONS, THEY FIRE AND HIRE THE CITY MANAGER.
THEY FIRE AND HIRE THE CITY ATTORNEY.
AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, YOU CONTROL BIG BUDGETS.
AND WHEN WE LET THE LOVE OF MONEY COME IN THE WAY, WE HAVE A BIG PROBLEM.
SO IF MY COLLEAGUES AGREE, IF WE CAN WORKSHOP THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE, GET MORE INFORMATION FROM NORTH MIAMI, SEE WHAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR BOOKS.
EXCUSE ME. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LOVE FOR THIS COMMISSION TO AGREE WITH AS A BODY AND NOT ONE PERSON SAYING NO TO IT, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
IT'S GOING TO COME UP IN EVERY CONVERSATION, IT'S GOING TO COME UP IN EVERY HEADLINE, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE BEING, OH MY GOSH, YOU LIVE IN TAMARAC AND I'M HONESTLY TIRED OF IT TOO. SO.
SO THE QUESTION ON THE FLOOR IS, IS THERE CONSENSUS TO DIRECT STAFF TO BRING ABOUT A WORKSHOP WITH NORTH MIAMI BEACH? SORRY. NOT NORTH.
FORGIVE ME. CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
I'M CLARIFYING WHAT THE TOPIC IS FOR THE CONVERSATION.
IT'S WRITTEN RIGHT THERE ON THE COMMISSIONER DANIEL, PLEASE.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS, WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S CONSENSUS FOR THE CITY, FOR US TO HAVE A WORKSHOP FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND BRINGING ABOUT WHEN DEALING WITH CHARITABLE DONATIONS OR, EXCUSE ME, DONATIONS TO PACS AND PROCUREMENT.
COMMISSIONER DANIEL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. CITY ATTORNEY, WHAT RECOURSE DO WE HAVE FOR SLANDER AND FOR LIES BEING TOLD BY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? I AM SO TIRED OF THE SLANDER ON THIS, COMMISSION.
WHAT IS OUR RECOURSE? CITY ATTORNEY, I'M TALKING.
EVERYBODY GOES THROUGH THE CHAIR.
COMMISSIONER MAYOR POINT OF ORDER.
THE POINT OF ORDER IS A TOPIC ON THE AGENDA.
SO CITY ATTORNEY COMMISSIONER DANIELS, OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW, WITH RESPECT TO THAT ISSUE, THIS BODY IS IN CONTROL OF REGULATING EACH OTHERS CONDUCT BY MAJORITY VOTE.
MAYOR, POINT OF ORDER. IF THE COMMISSION WANTS TO REGULATE CONDUCT.
MEMBERS. YOU OBVIOUSLY COULD DO IT THROUGH CODE AMENDMENTS.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU COULD DO IT THROUGH SOME FORM OF CENSURE WITH RESPECT TO SLANDER AND DEFAMATION LAW LAWSUITS, PRIVATE LAWSUITS AGAINST EACH OTHER. I COULD TELL YOU MOST LIKELY THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF THE HIGH BURDEN UNDER THE NEW YORK TIMES VERSUS SULLIVAN CASE THAT YOU HAVE TO PROVE ACTUAL MALICE AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, ALL OF US AS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO PREVAIL IN THE SLANDER DEFAMATION CASE.
SO IF WHAT I HAVE SEEN IS IF CONDUCT IS NEEDS TO BE REGULATED, THIS BODY HAS AUTHORITY TO REGULATE ITS OWN MEMBER. OKAY.
NOW, HOW COULD YOU ELABORATE ON HOW THIS BODY CAN REGULATE SLANDERS AND LIES? AT THIS AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THAT BECOMES A TOPIC FOR AFTER THIS ITEM, BECAUSE THAT IS.
MAYOR GOMEZ. COMMISSIONER DANIEL.
YOU ALLOW HIM TO SAY THE MOST DEVIOUS.
COMMISSIONER DANIEL. THREATENING LIES.
NO ONE HAS EVER ASKED FOR MY VOTE.
YOU DO THAT. COMMISSIONER DANIEL.
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MAYBE YOU SHOULD LEARN THE RULES. YOU LET IT GO.COMMISSIONER DANIEL, YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW THE RULES.
NO YOU DON'T. YOU DON'T FOLLOW THEM.
COMMISSIONER DANIELS, THIS IS NOT YOUR ITEM.
YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT YOU'RE ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINION.
BUT THIS ITEM WAS PRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS AND THAT WAS HIS PRESENTATION.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE HIS PRESENTATION.
COMMISSIONER DANIEL, I'M NOT SURE WHY YOU'RE NOT UNDERSTANDING THAT.
I'M NOT SURE WHY YOU'RE NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT I'M SAYING.
ENOUGH WELL. WELL, YOU WON'T BE RECOGNIZED.
COMMISSIONER DANIEL, THIS IS THE PROBLEM.
CITY ATTORNEY. YOU'RE THE PROBLEM. THE CITY ATTORNEY.
THIS IS PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT WAS CREATED WHEN THE RULES WERE CHANGED.
SO OBVIOUSLY, WHEN THE RULES WERE CHANGED UNDER YOUR GUIDANCE TO WHERE I DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THINGS WITHOUT HAVING A VOTE OF THREE PEOPLE ON THE COMMISSION TO HANDLE BAD BEHAVIOR BECAUSE THE BEHAVIOR DOES NOT SHOW THE DECORUM.
AND IF WE REALLY NEED TO READ OUR RULES, WHICH WE CAN QUITE EASILY GO TO BECAUSE OUR RULES CLEARLY STATE THAT WE ARE NOT TO HAVE RAUCOUS, DISRUPTIVE, RUDE BEHAVIOR, IT IS UNDER H.
WAS IT 2-412H WHEN WE EVEN HAD IT BEING SHOWN THIS MORNING, WE HAVE NO ENFORCEMENT OF OUR RULES.
BUT IF WE DON'T FOLLOW THEM, WE HAVE NO WAY OF.
WE CONTINUE TO LOOK THE FOOL UNLESS WE HAVE SELF-PRESERVATION AND BEHAVE OURSELVES OR NOT.
SO THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT IS BEING ASKED FOR IS VERY SIMPLE.
IT ALSO GOES IN LINE WITH THIS MORNING'S MEETING ITEM THAT ASKS FOR US TO HAVE RULES AND REGULATIONS ON HOW WE BEHAVE WHEN WE ARE WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS. SO THAT WORKSHOP ITEM COULD BE INCLUDED WITH THIS ITEM ACTUALLY NO YOU FINALLY ARE PUTTING THAT ON AN ORDINANCE.
CITY ATTORNEY SO HOW DO WE DO THIS? HOW DO WE DO THIS? YOU'RE THE PARLIAMENTARIAN.
IN TERMS OF LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FIRST ISSUE IN TERMS OF REGULATING DONATIONS FROM PAC OR VENDORS.
OBVIOUSLY THIS BODY CAN LOOK AT THIS AND STUDY IT FURTHER IF NEEDED.
BUT IT'S A POLICY DECISION IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT FURTHER.
I BELIEVE THERE'S RULES CURRENTLY IN, IN THE CITY, RULES OF COMMISSION RULES OF COMMISSION THAT GOVERNS DECORUM, WHERE THIS BODY CAN TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE DECORUM IS PROPER.
AND ACTUALLY THE PART OF THE RULES THAT ARE USUALLY ON MY DAIS HERE IS MISSING.
SOME ITEMS, BUT THERE IS AN ENFORCEMENT.
THERE IS ACTUALLY ENFORCEMENT ON HOW TO HANDLE THE COMMISSION DURING THE COMMISSION MEETINGS.
BUT IT IS ALL SUBSEQUENT TO G WHICH G WAS CHANGED AND.
WHICH NOBODY HAS THE STRENGTH TO EVER DO.
WHICH IS WHY I'VE HAD TO PUT THIS COMMISSION MEETING INTO BREAKS NUMEROUS TIMES.
BUT CONCEDING THAT THERE WILL BE NO ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES UNTIL.
IF YOU LOOK AT ITEM I ENFORCE.MENT MAYOR, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SUBJECT TO. IT GIVES THIS COMMISSION AUTHORITY TO EJECT MEMBERS.
THE COMMISSION THE VOTE, WHICH MEANS A MAJORITY VOTE, WHICH IS THREE PEOPLE ON THE DAIS WHICH WE'VE TRIED, WHICH HAS BEEN TRIED AND NEVER ACHIEVED.
SO BACK TO THE SUBJECT ITEM AT HAND.
THE REQUEST FROM THIS BODY IS TO HAVE A WORKSHOP FOR DISCUSSION.
USING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S POLICY AS A BLUEPRINT, ALONG WITH OUR CODE FOR DETERMINATION
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ON WHETHER OR NOT WE WILL CHANGE OUR CODE WHEN DEALING WITH DONATIONS TO PACS AND ANYBODY ON THE COMMISSION.AND IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER ON THAT ITEM.
ON THAT ITEM, BUT IT'S RELATED TO A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION TIED TO THAT PAC, WE WILL HAVE A WORKSHOP FOR DISCUSSION IF THE COMMISSION SO AGREES TO THE SAME, WHICH WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL ASPECTS.
IS THAT FOR DISCUSSION OR IS THAT FOR POLL? DISCUSSION. OKAY.
VICE MAYOR WRIGHT, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I'M LOOKING AT THE CITY OF MIAMI.
IT SAYS CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM.
SO A CITY ATTORNEY, WHAT'S THE DEFINITION OF A VENDOR? A VENDOR IS GENERALLY A COMPANY WHO'S DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY.
THAT'S THE DEFINITION OUR CODE IN.
AND OUR PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR CAN ELABORATE MORE.
SO IF SOMEONE IS NOT A VENDOR AND AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE GIVEN TO A CAMPAIGN.
THIS BASED ON THIS LAW THAT WOULD NOT EXCLUDE THEM.
THEY'RE NOT LET'S SAY THEY'RE NOT VENDORS UNDER THAT DEFINITION YOU GAVE ME.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I CAN DO BECAUSE I KNOW THE OFFICIALS OF MIAMI BEACH, SOME OF THEM AND SEE HOW EFFECTIVE IS OVER THE YEARS THAT THAT ENFORCEMENT OF THAT PROVISION BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE A LAW ON THE BOOK.
BUT WHAT IS EFFECTIVE THAT'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE.
SO, SO IN DOING THAT, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT SOLVES COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS UNDERLYING COMPLAINT.
IN TERMS OF PEOPLE GIVING TO CANDIDATES, ASSUMING THAT THEY MIGHT PERHAPS GET A CONTRACT.
I THINK YOU'RE CORRECT IF YOU ARE NOT I MEAN DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY, THERE'S NOTHING.
IN FACT, YOU WOULD HAVE SOME FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION.
WHAT IS CITIZENS UNITED VERSUS THE FEC, FEC, FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION? I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF THAT LAW, BUT IT'S BASICALLY AND JUST IT ALLOWS CORPORATIONS TO GET I BELIEVE, UNLIMITED AMOUNTS OF PACS YOU KNOW, THEY COULD GIVE BEAUCOUP OF MONEY TO PACS ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL, I BELIEVE.
SO THE LAWS HAVE BEEN BROADENED TO ALLOW MORE MONEY, UNFORTUNATELY, INTO POLITICS.
SO THIS IS A BIG THIS IS AN ISSUE ON A BIGGER LEVEL, ON A FEDERAL LEVEL.
SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S SOMETHING BIGGER.
BUT I'M ALWAYS IN FAVOR OF TRANSPARENCY.
SO I WOULD SUPPORT THE CONSENSUS OF OUR US DOING RESEARCH TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THE CITY MORE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT, HOW WE CAN MAKE RESIDENTS MORE AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN GOVERNMENT.
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HAVE. I'VE READ IT, AND I THINK BASED ON WHAT HE'S EXPLAINED IN TERMS OF HIS PROBLEM HE'S TRYING TO SOLVE, I DON'T THINK NECESSARILY SOLVES THAT.BUT AGAIN, IT JUST MAKES US MORE TRANSPARENT AND MUCH MORE AWARE.
SO I WOULD SUPPORT IT GOING TO A WORKSHOP.
WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.
IF MAYBE WE PUT SOMETHING IN THE CODE THAT SAYS, IF YOU KNOW YOUR GARBAGE CONTRACT, YOU KNOW YOUR OTHER MAJOR CONTRACTS ARE COMING TO AN END WITHIN TWO YEARS OF A CAMPAIGN, THAT PERSON'S CAMPAIGN OR THAT PERSON'S CAMPAIGN PAC CANNOT RECEIVE MONEY.
BUT WE CAN MAKE THE WORDING, WE CAN DISCUSS THE WORDING, WE CAN WORKSHOP THE WORDING.
THIS WILL NEED SOME LEGAL RESEARCH MAYOR.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
THESE ARE THINGS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S THERE'S FEDERAL LAW, FIRST AMENDMENT LAW THAT ALLOW ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO CONTRIBUTE. AND SO WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT I'M SHARING IN MY MIND THAT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK INTO BEFOREHAND.
WHAT CAPACITY. MUSTER EXACTLY? FOR WHAT CAPACITY? BECAUSE I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE A WAY OF.
FIGURING OUT HOW TO DO IT LEGALLY.
I ALSO DON'T ALWAYS LIKE THE FIRST AMENDMENT BEING THROWN OUT THERE LIKE IT IS.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS ASSEMBLY, THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
FIRST AMENDMENT IS FREEDOM OF RELIGION.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S LEVELS OF IT.
IT'S NOT ABSOLUTE. THERE'S CONSTITUTIONAL SLIPPERY SLOPES.
AND THEN WHICH IS IN THE WELL-BEING OF THE MAJORITY.
SO YOU'LL BRING BACK THOSE LEVELS.
I WILL GET THE OFFICIAL CONSENSUS ON HERE, BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE HEARD FROM THREE THAT HAS CONSENSUS.
BUT I WILL GO FROM COMMISSIONER BOLTON DO YOU AGREE TO HAVING THIS BROUGHT BACK TO A WORKSHOP? ABSOLUTELY, COMMISSIONER DANIEL.
YES, THE ANSWER IS YES TO CONSENSUS FOR THE WORKSHOP.
VILLALOBOS. I HAD MY LIGHT ON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN I JUST MAKE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, PLEASE? THANK YOU. THIS IS NOT A HEATED.
I DON'T WANT THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO THE LAST MEETING WHEN THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING.
CITY ATTORNEY WHEN 10A THE PRESENTER IS PRESENTING THEY HAVE BASICALLY UNLIMITED TIME.
AND THAT'S WHY I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK FOR NOT.
THERE'S A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT AN ITEM.
CORRECT. AND THEN EVERYONE ELSE HAS LIMITED TIME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
POINT FOR CLARIFICATION AS WELL, PLEASE.
THAT AND BEING IGNORED BY THE MAYOR WHEN I WANTED TO SPEAK, THAT WAS MY POINT.
NO, YOU WERE SPEAKING IN TURN.
ANYWAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY AT JUNETEENTH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.