GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO OUR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26TH COMMISSION MEETING.
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IT IS CURRENTLY 9:30 A.M.AND IF YOU HAVE NOT YET DONE SO, PLEASE SILENCE YOUR PHONES.
I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I'VE DONE MINE.
AWESOME. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
PLEASE, PLEASE EXCUSE THE VOICE.
MADAM MAYOR. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
GOOD MORNING, VICE MAYOR WRIGHT.
GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
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. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT]
YES, MADAM MAYOR.THE ONLY REPORT I WANTED TO GIVE THE COMMISSION, WHICH I INDICATED BY EMAIL.
THE WOODMONT COUNTRY CLUB AND CITY TAMARAC CASE HAS BEEN SETTLED AFTER FOUR YEARS OF LITIGATION.
I WANT TO THANK CHRIS STEARNS, OUTSIDE COUNSEL, MISS MAXINE CALLAWAY.
IF YOU WANT MR. STEARNS TO SPEAK ON THE DETAILS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT, HE'S HERE INSTEAD OF HAVING THESE MATTERS ON THE CONSENT ITEM.
THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER, I BELIEVE YOU WILL DO YOUR REPORT AFTER OUR PROCLAMATIONS.
[2. CITY MANAGER REPORT]
ALL RIGHT. COMMISSION, WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE WELL? GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. OH, THERE WE ARE.APPRECIATE. I'M JUST GOING TO.
YES, WE HAVE MY CHEAT SHEET SO I CAN SEE THIS.
THIS PROCLAMATION WAS REQUESTED BY RUDOLPH GALINDO, OUR PARK AND REC DIRECTOR.
COME JOIN US. LET'S HAVE A PARTY.
WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM AT OUR PARK AND REC DEPARTMENT.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A GREAT TEAM.
OUR WHOLE ENTIRE CITY IS A GREAT TEAM.
EXCELLENT. WHEREAS PUBLIC PARKS, RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND LEISURE EXPERIENCES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO LIVE, GROW AND DEVELOP INTO CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, AND TO CREATE LIFELINES AND CONTINUED LIFE EXPERIENCES FOR OLDER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO ENRICHING THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY BRINGING A LEADER, BY BEING A LEADER IN DELIVERING SUPERIOR AND SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS, FACILITIES AND SERVICES INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS, AS WE RECOGNIZE JULY AS PARK AND RECREATION MONTH, WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS IN PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES WHO KEEP PUBLIC PARKS CLEAN AND SAFE FOR VISITORS, ORGANIZE YOUTH AND SENIOR ACTIVITIES, PROVIDE HEALTH AND FITNESS ACTIVITIES, OFFER A LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAMS, PLAN SPECIAL EVENTS, PRESENT CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAMS, PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES, ORGANIZED YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES, AND ADVOCATE FOR MORE OPEN SPACE AND BETTER
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BIKEWAYS. AND WHEREAS, IN CELEBRATION OF PARKS AND RECREATION'S MONTH DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2024, TAMARAC PARKS AND RECREATION WILL PRESENT SPECIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE LUNCH WITH UNCLE SAM AND BETSY ROSS, PATRIOTIC SPLASH PARTY AT THE POOL, ALL AMERICAN 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION, A SUMMER CAMP CARNIVAL DAY, A YOUTH BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT, AND MORE TO CELEBRATE PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH AND INVITE OUR RESIDENTS TO VISIT ONE OF OUR FACILITIES, TAKE PART IN THESE WONDERFUL ACTIVITIES, AND ENJOY A LIFETIME OF DISCOVERY.GOMEZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMISSION, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JULY 2024 AS PARK AND RECREATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF TAMARACK IN FITTING RECOGNITION OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE BENEFITS THEY OFFER.
THANK YOU. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSION.
RUDOLPH GALINDO, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY, WORKING WITH OUR PROGRAMS TO MAKE TAMARAC A CITY FOR YOUR LIFE.
SO, THIS PROCLAMATION WAS REQUESTED BY ME.
AND I'M VERY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE KENDRICK WIGGINS HERE, ALONG WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICES TEAM AND BASICALLY EVERY SINGLE MAN IN THE ROOM. THIS IS FOR YOU.
SO, WHEREAS EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND EARLY DETECTION OF MALE HEALTH PROBLEMS WILL RESULT IN REDUCING RATES OF MORTALITY FROM DISEASE.
AND WHEREAS MEN WHO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE ARE ROLE MODELS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
AND WHEREAS MEN'S NATIONAL NATIONAL MEN'S HEALTH WEEK IS A CAMPAIGN TO HELP EDUCATE MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF POSITIVE HEALTH, ATTITUDES AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH PRACTICES.
AND WHEREAS MEN'S HEALTH WEEK FOCUSES ON A BROAD RANGE OF MEN'S HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, PROSTATE, TESTICULAR AND COLON CANCERS. AND WHEREAS THE RESIDENTS OF TAMARAC, ESPECIALLY MEN AND BOYS, ARE ENCOURAGED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, INCLUDING REGULAR EXERCISE, MEDICAL CHECKUPS, AVOIDING TOBACCO USE AND VAPING, AND PREVENTING ILLNESS AND PROMOTING LONGEVITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHELLE J.
GOMEZ, VERY PROUD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, ON BEHALF OF THIS WONDERFUL COMMISSION, DO HEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND REGULAR MEDICAL CARE IN PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR MEN AND BOYS, AND PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JUNE 2024, IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AS MENTAL HEALTH MEN'S HEALTH MONTH.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU, MAYOR AND COMMISSION.
I'M JUST SO HUMBLED TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THIS AWARD ON BEHALF OF ALL MEN.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, VERY CRITICAL THAT WE GET TESTED, VERY CRITICAL.
JUST ON THE LAST YEAR, AFTER RIDING BICYCLES FOR 15, 16 MILES EVERY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE CHURCH GOT A SMALL INJURY AT THE WATER PLANT, WENT FOR A TEST AND FOUND OUT I HAD CANCER.
BUT I'M HONEYMOON HAPPY AND PICK UP PROUD TODAY.
SO, I STAND HERE CANCER FREE AND I'M ABSOLUTELY IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
JUST A POINT OF JUST A SMALL POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR DEPARTMENT, OUR DIRECTOR, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE 32 YEARS.
DECEMBER WOULD BE 32 YEARS FOR ME.
I'VE BEEN EMPLOYED HERE, AND I DID.
I HAD A PLETHORA OF TIME SAVED, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE OVER EIGHT MONTHS' WORTH OF TIME.
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AND THAT'S THE TESTAMENT OF THE LEADERSHIP HERE IN TAMARAC AND WHAT THEY DO.BUT ONE THING FOR CERTAIN, AND TWO THINGS FOR SURE THE DEVIL CANNOT KILL WHAT GOD WANTS ALIVE.
THANK YOU. SO VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT YOU SHARED YOUR STORY, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FOUND, UNFORTUNATELY, OUR MEN THINK STILL THAT YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT IN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK FOR HELP.
YOU CAN HANDLE IT ON YOUR OWN.
AND IF YOU DON'T GET CHECKED, THEN MAYBE YOU WON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN OR YOU'LL BE EMBARRASSED.
NOBODY CARES WHAT YOUR BODY PARTS LOOK LIKE.
YOU NEED TO GET CHECKED BECAUSE THE LAST THING YOU WANT IS TO SELL YOUR FAMILY.
I COULD HAVE GOTTEN BETTER, BUT I WAS TOO EMBARRASSED.
SO, THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE YOU GOT CHECKED.
EVERYBODY HERE IS GOING TO GO GET CHECKED.
CAN I GET CAN I JUST GET A BUNCH OF NODDING HEADS; YOU KNOW? ALL RIGHT, I THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
AND NOW, WE'LL TAKE A BREAK. YOU'RE AWESOME.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
AND NOW WE HAVE A REPORT BY OUR CITY MANAGER.
COMMISSIONERS. I WANT TO START WITH THIS IMPORTANT EVENT THAT'S HAPPENING THIS AFTERNOON.
SO, WE MIGHT WANT TO JOIN US THIS AFTERNOON FROM 4:30 P.M.
AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER FOR OUR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EXPO.
THIS EVENT WILL PROVIDE VALUABLE EDUCATION AND SUPPLIES FOR DISASTER READINESS, SO YOU CAN TALK WITH OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS SUCH AS TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE, THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND THE BROWARD COUNTY OF OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION MATERIALS AND OTHER INFORMATION.
AND THEN WE'LL BE CELEBRATING 4TH OF JULY IN FASHION LIKE WE DO ALL THE ALL THE TIME.
SO, JOIN US FOR A DAY FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT AND CELEBRATION THIS 4TH OF JULY.
SO, WE'LL KICK OFF THE FESTIVITIES WITH THE PATRIOTIC SPLASH AT CAPAROULA AQUATIC CENTER FROM NOON TO 3 P.M., AND THEN WE'LL CAP OFF THE DAY WITH AN ALL-AMERICAN CELEBRATION AT THE TAMARAC SPORTS COMPLEX FROM 6 P.M.
TO 9:30 P.M., COMPLETE WITH A SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
SO, FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR MORE DETAILS AND CELEBRATE TOGETHER WITH US.
AND I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT, MAYOR, TO EXTEND OUR BEST WISHES TO TAMARAC'S OWN LIEUTENANT PALAMARA ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY FOR HIS SERVICE IN FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO CITY OVER THE PAST YEAR.
ALMOST. AND SO, WE ARE SAD TO SEE HIM GO, BUT WE WISH HIM WELL, AND YOU KNOW ALL THE BEST FOR HIS FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AS HE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO IN HIS NEW ROLE AT BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
CHRIS, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US.
AND I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME LIEUTENANT CARMELA IS HERE.
AND SO, WE WANT TO WISH HIM WELL, AND WE WANT TO WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY.
HE'S A 15-YEAR VETERAN OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY.
HE'S TAKEN SO MANY ROLES IN THE IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT ROLES.
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AND SO, WE'RE ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO SEE HIM JOIN TAMARAC AND BECOME PART OF OUR BECOME PART OF OUR TEAM. SO WELCOME AND THANK YOU.WE APPRECIATE WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MAYOR.
YEAH. SO, THIS SHOWS YOU, IF I MAY SAY, WHAT A YEAR DOES WORKING IN TAMARAC.
BECAUSE I THINK THE FIRST TIME I ASKED YOU, YOU'RE LIKE BUT PLEASE.
OH NO, NO, I'M DEFINITELY COMFORTABLE.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU, GETTING TO KNOW THIS COMMUNITY.
IT'S A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PLACE AND IT'S BITTERSWEET TO BE MOVING ON.
JUST TO LET COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS KNOW, I'M MOVING TO THE TRAINING DIVISION AS THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OVER THERE, BUT I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY FOR WELCOMING ME AND WORKING WITH US TO MAKE TAMARAC A BETTER PLACE.
CAPTAIN COOPER ALSO FOR BEING A GREAT LEADER FOR ME TO LEARN FROM.
THANK YOU. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY FOR THE WARM WELCOME.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY.
I DO BRING A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN VARIOUS PARTS OF BSO.
THIS NEW VENTURE IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT, AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS CITY, I'VE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN TAMARAC DIRECTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, IN AND OUT FOR VARIOUS CALLS.
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY. AND SO NOW WE TURN TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
[3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION]
AND I'LL START WITH THE OBVIOUS FIRST.SO, WHILE WE JUST WERE CHEERING AND JEERING AND HAPPY YAY.
WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS POINT IN OUR TIME, WE DO HAPPY HANDS, WE DO THUMBS UP, WE DO THUMBS DOWN, BUT WE KEEP ALL NOISE TO OURSELVES BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO INTIMIDATE ANYBODY AND MAKE THEM FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE FOR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.
EVERYBODY HAS A RIGHT TO SAY WHAT THEY WISH TO SAY.
INDIVIDUALLY AS OR GENERALLY WE DON'T ATTACK ANYBODY DIRECTLY.
AND THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
YOU CANNOT SHARE YOUR THREE MINUTES WITH ANYBODY ELSE.
I'M GOING TO GIVE THE FIRST PERSON'S NAME AND THEN THE NEXT PERSON'S NAME.
BUT ACTUALLY, CITY MANAGER, I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME PEOPLE HERE THAT WANT.
NEVER MIND. THAT ITEM WAS ON THE AGENDA.
SO, WE'LL ANYBODY WHO'S SPEAKING ON AN ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA, YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK DURING THAT TIME, EXCEPT IF YOU'RE SPEAKING ON SOMETHING THAT IS ON ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING, WHICH WOULD BE ANYTHING WITH NUMBER SIX.
SO, NUMBER SIX ITEMS, WE DON'T SPEAK ON THEM AT THIS TIME.
ARE YOU HERE FOR A SPECIFIC ITEM? YOU KNOW, JUST GENERAL COMMENTS THAN YOU ARE HERE.
SUZETTE HYDE. I HAVE YOU FOR NUMBER NINE, JONAH WILSON.
I HAVE YOU FOR NUMBER NINE, BRITTNEY DIXON.
WERE YOU JUST PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY, SO THEN YOU'RE ON DECK.
BRIEFLY. ABOUT ME I WAS BORN IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN.
I'M A PROUD FIRST GENERATION MUSLIM AMERICAN AND HAPPY TO BE INVESTING IN THE TOWN OF TAMARAC.
I SPENT MOST OF MY CAREER STARTING COMPANIES IN TECHNOLOGY AND WELLNESS AND HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON THE COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION IN WASHINGTON, DC, WHERE I WORKED ACROSS PARTY LINES TO BUILD GUIDELINES FOR CONSUMER HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND AWARENESS.
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, MY COMPANY, MY PASSION HAS BEEN THE PATINA COLLECTIVE.
IT'S THE WORLD'S LARGEST MERCEDES COLLECTION WITH OVER 300 HISTORICALLY RELEVANT VEHICLES.
LAST YEAR, I TOOK ON THE TASK OF FINDING A COMMUNITY TO INVEST IN AND CREATE A WORLD CLASS EXPERIENCE TO SHOWCASE OUR VEHICLES AND HAVE A DRAW FOR CAR ENTHUSIASTS AROUND THE GLOBE TO COME VISIT SOUTH FLORIDA.
WE PROJECTED A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF GREATER THAN $10 MILLION INTO A CHOSEN SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY.
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THE SELECTED SITE IS SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IS A FORMER BEARS PROPERTY ON 441, THE FORMER SHOWCASE AND DESIGN CENTER AND IS LOCATED IN TAMARAC'S OPPORTUNITY ZONE.LAST YEAR WHEN I SAT DOWN WITH THE CITY MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WE ALL AGREED THAT THIS WAS A REAL NEED IN THE AREA AND THIS STRETCH OF 441 NEED AN INVESTMENT IN INNOVATION TO REALLY TURN THE CORNER.
I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE REVITALIZATION OF THIS STRETCH OF 441 WITHIN THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE, CAN THEY BE ACCOMPLISHED QUICKLY WITH THE RIGHT COORDINATION OF CULTURAL PURPOSE, INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION? SO, WHAT DOES THE PATINA COLLECTIVE MEAN TO TAMARAC? A ONCE NEARLY EMPTY FURNITURE STORE BUILT IN THE 1980S, WILL NOW BE AN ANCHOR FOR POTENTIAL ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
HIGH INCOME PROFESSIONALS AND CAR ENTHUSIASTS FROM ALL OVER SOUTH FLORIDA, THE UNITED STATES AND THE GLOBE WILL VISIT AND INVEST THEIR MONEY IN THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS AND OTHER FAMILY-OWNED SHOPS, AND NOT JUST DURING F1, BUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE AT THE PATINA COLLECTIVE ARE PROUD TO INVEST IN THIS TAMARAC DESIGNATED OPPORTUNITY ZONE AND CAN'T WAIT TO OPEN OUR DOORS AS ONE OF THE GREATEST MOTOR VEHICLE EXPERIENCES IN SOUTH FLORIDA, IF NOT THE WORLD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON.
HAPPY, HAPPY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ACTUALLY, I DID DRIVE BY THE OTHER DAY AND SAW I'M GOING TO TAKE SOMETHING OUT OF TURN.
I AM AWARE, CITY MANAGER ABOUT AN ITEM THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE SITTING HERE WHO MIGHT WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK IF THEY KNOW THAT THIS ITEM IS NOT GOING TO BE ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
SO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO REMOVE THE ITEM? I'M NORMALLY WE ASK DURING CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO PULL ANY ITEMS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE.
ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY BUT SEEING THAT I HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE LISTED HERE TO SPEAK.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO STILL BE HERE AND SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENTS IF YOU WISH.
BUT CITY MANAGER. IF YOU WOULD.
SURE, MAYOR. THE APPLICANT IS SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO DEFER ITEM 99C.
THAT'S TB 089 BOARD ORDER APPROVING DENYING SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION TO ALLOW FOR A SANITATION COMPANY AND WASTE HAULER USE IN AN I-2 INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SECTION TEN DASH 3.3.2 TABLE OF ALLOWED USES.
CODE OF ORDINANCES AT 2890 NW 55 COURT TAMARAC, FLORIDA.
THE APPLICANT WILL RE-ADVERTISE THE ITEM FOR A NEW DATE NOT YET DETERMINED.
SO, WE'RE ASKING FOR THE APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR A DEFERRAL OF THIS ITEM OUT OF THIS AGENDA.
OKAY, SO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT MEANS IS WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE HEARING THIS ITEM TODAY FOR THE 9 CTB 089, THE ONE DEALING WITH THE REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION AT 2090 NW 54TH COURT.
SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU'RE SO WELCOME TO BE HERE.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, YOU STILL MAY WANT TO SPEAK.
SO, IF SO, THEN THAT BEING THE CASE, I'LL GO BACK IN ORDER AFTER KATE GOES.
SO, FOR NOW, I HAVE KATE JOHNSON COMING UP AND THE MAYOR.
SORRY. AS LONG AS WE'RE DOING THE HOUSEKEEPING ON THE AGENDA WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO OFFER THE OTHER ITEM AS WELL? ITEM SIX A ACTUALLY, YES, PEOPLE WERE HERE TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM AS WELL.
THEY WERE GOING TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO GO AHEAD. SO WE WE DO HAVE A REQUEST TO DEFER ITEM SIX A TO A FUTURE MEETING.
DO WE HAVE A MEETING CERTAIN DATE OR NOT YET? I DON'T.
OKAY, SO THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO DEFER SIX A.
T025602. THE JULY 10TH MEETING.
SEEING NO DISCUSSION. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
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COMMISSIONER. BOLTON.OKAY, SO FOR EVERYBODY WATCHING AND LISTENING TO25, SIX, ZERO HOUR OR AM I GOING TO.
BUT THANK YOU. WE WILL BE HAVING THAT AT OUR JUNE, JULY JULY 10TH MEETING.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE BACK ON TRACK.
SO. I HAVE KATE JOHNSON COMING UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THEN SUZETTE.
HI. DID YOU WISH TO SPEAK? YES. THANK YOU.
SORRY. KATE JOHNSON, MAINLAND'S FOR.
I KNOW THIS ITEM HAS BEEN PULLED, BUT AGAIN, I WILL NOT BE HERE JULY 10TH.
FIRST, WHERE ARE THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THESE ETHICS? THERE ARE PENALTIES FOR LOBBYISTS, BUT WHAT ABOUT PENALTIES FOR COMMISSIONERS AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS? THESE CHANGES MEAN ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IF THE COMMISSION DOES NOT POLICE ITSELF THROUGH ACTIONS AND CONSEQUENCES.
HAVING STATED THAT, FOR A SAYS, CONSIDER THE INTERESTS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND DECISION MAKING.
WOULDN'T THIS INCLUDE THE BENEFITS OR LACK OF BENEFITS FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY? WITH THE SHAKER VILLAGE PROJECT, IT SEEMS IT'S NOT INCLUDING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY FOR B AND C, AS WELL AS 11 ARE ABOUT ACCEPTING GIFTS AND OR SOLICITATION, WHICH WOULD MEAN NO SOLICITATION OF MONIES FOR PACKS, RIGHT? AGAIN, THIS WOULD INCLUDE APPROACHING OR ACCEPTING MONIES FROM ANY VENDOR OR PROSPECTIVE VENDOR.
EACH PUBLIC OFFICER, NUMBER SEVEN SAYS, WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN DEBATE ON ANY MATTER WHICH MAY COME BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION FOR DECISION AND WHICH MAY BENEFIT A FAMILY MEMBER, CLIENT OR BUSINESS ACQUAINTANCE.
THIS WOULD SEEM TO INCLUDE COMMISSIONER DANIEL VOTING ON ANYTHING PERTAINING TO PULTE HOMES, AS HER HUSBAND GETS A BENEFIT FROM AFFIRMATIVE VOTES, OR COMMISSIONER BOLTON VOTING ON SHAKER VILLAGE ISSUES AS HIS CHURCH GETS A BENEFIT NUMBER 12.
QUOTE OTHERWISE UNBEFITTING A PUBLIC OFFICER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MAKING FALSE ACCUSATIONS OR PERSONAL ATTACKS AGAINST ANOTHER PUBLIC OFFICER OR BEHAVING IN A RANCOROUS OR CONTENTIOUS MANNER.
SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DOES WHEN ONE DOES THESE THINGS? WE HAVE SEEN THIS ALL TOO OFTEN AT COMMISSION MEETINGS AND IN PRINT.
THE COUNTY CODE GOES FURTHER AND INCLUDES A SECTION ON RESPECT THAT INCLUDES.
WE TREAT FELLOW OFFICIALS, STAFF AND PUBLIC WITH COURTESY.
WE FOCUS ON THE MERITS AND DISCUSSIONS, NOT PERSONALITIES.
HOW DOES THAT WORK? SINCE MANY PEOPLE GO AFTER VENDORS JUST FOR THAT REASON, SO YOU CAN'T HAVE IT ALL EXCLUDED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BOLTON WAS FUNNY. BEFORE WE GO TO SUZETTE, CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY.
ONE DAY WE'LL HAVE CONSISTENCY IN THE RULES AND THE WAY WE HANDLE THINGS.
BELIEVE. LAST MEETING WE DID DO A MOTION FOR MOVING THE HAULER.
TO THE MEETING. THIS MEETING? THAT WAS DONE DUE TO SETTING A TIME CERTAIN AND FOR NOTICE.
AS WE ARE NOT DOING THIS FOR A DEFERMENT TO SET IT FOR A TIME CERTAIN.
AND THIS WAS ASKED BASED ON THEIR REQUEST.
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IS A MOTION TO DEFER THAT ITEM STILL REQUIRED.EITHER ONE OF YOU CAN TAKE THE BALL.
THAT IS SUFFICIENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY NOTICE ISSUES.
IF I THINK IT WAS A DATE CERTAIN NEXT JULY 10TH.
USUALLY UNDER THE LAW WE NEED A DATE CERTAIN WHICH IS THE NEXT MEETING.
THEN THE NOTICES WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK OUT.
RIGHT. SO THIS APPLICANT HAS SAID TO US THAT IT IS GOING TO NOTICE IT FOR A SEPARATE MEETING.
IT HAS PULLED IT FROM THE AGENDA IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR RIGHT NOW.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, YOU WOULD LIKE US TO DO A MOTION TO DEFER IT, I BELIEVE THE MANAGER, WHICH IS THROUGH HIS AGENDA, THAT HE ACCEPTED DEFERRAL.
SO SINCE HE'S ACCEPTED IT BEFORE IT COMES FOR A VOTE FOR DISCUSSION, I'M FINE WITH IT.
THERE IS NO NEED FOR A MOTION.
OKAY. JUST THANK YOU FOR LETTING US FINISH UP SOME HOUSEKEEPING.
MISS HYDE, PLEASE. YOU ARE NEXT.
IS THAT MIC A GOOD MIC AS WELL? NO, YOU CAN ONLY USE THIS ONE.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
WELL MY NAME IS SUZETTE HYDE AND I WAS HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NINE C.
AND JUST SO EVERYONE IS AWARE, THAT IS A PROPOSAL BY THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MAXINE CALLOWAY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, TO RECOMMEND THAT A SANITATION COMPANY BE PERMITTED 165FT FROM OUR RESIDENT RESIDENTS.
THE COMPANY HAS BEEN CONTACTING US WANTING TO HAVE A MEETING AND WE HAVE DECLINED THAT MEETING.
BUT AS A RESIDENT, I WENT TO THE AREA TO TAKE A LOOK MYSELF, AND AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING, I SAW A COMPANY PULLING IN A SANITATION VEHICLE INTO THE AREA WHERE THEY DO NOT HAVE A LICENSE TO HAVE THOSE SANITATION VEHICLES AND NOT JUST ONE VEHICLE.
25 VEHICLES WERE IN THAT AREA, SO THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN VIOLATION THAT THE TAMARAC CITY HAS NOT TAKEN ANY MEASURES TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING.
FROM WHATEVER HAS BEEN HAPPENING IS APPALLING TO US.
THERE'S ALREADY A RULE THERE THAT SAYS NONE WITHIN 500FT.
WE CONTACTED THE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TO SAY THEY'RE IN VIOLATION.
AND THE RESPONSE WAS, WELL, THERE'S A MEETING TODAY, SO YOU NEED TO COME TO THE MEETING TODAY AND THAT THERE IS A HEARING BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE NEXT MONTH.
WHAT IS TAMARAC DOING TO PROTECT US? WHAT IS TAMARAC DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS COMPANY DOES NOT CONTINUE TO VIOLATE THE LAWS? YOU KNOW, 165FT IS NOT THAT FAR.
AND IF YOU'RE A RUNNER AND A LOT OF US HERE ARE JAMAICAN, WE KNOW USAIN BOLT CAN RUN 100M IN 10S.
ACCORDING TO CHATGPT, A RAT CAN COVER 50M IN 15 SECONDS.
AND LET'S JUST NOT VILIFY THE RAT.
THIS DIRTY PROPOSAL, PUN INTENDED, IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF TAMARAC DISREGARD FOR OUR LITTLE FAMILY COMMUNITY. SHAME ON YOU ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPER TO EVEN RECOMMEND AND BACK THIS APPLICATION.
CITY MANAGER, GO AHEAD. YES, PLEASE.
MAY I INVITE MISS CALLOWAY TO EXPRESS AND EXPLAIN AND YOU KNOW OUR POSITION IN TERMS OF OUR ROLES IN, IN THESE MATTERS SO THAT THERE'S NO MISPERCEPTION IN THE COMMUNITY FOR, FOR SUCH CERTAINLY, BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE ADDRESSED THE
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FACT THAT THIS COMPANY IS STILL APPEARING TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE SPACE DESPITE THE VIOLATIONS.SO, MISS CALLOWAY, IF YOU WOULD.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE RECORD.
MAXINE CALLOWAY DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
WE WERE UNAWARE THAT THAT ACTIVITY IS HAPPENING.
SO WE'LL CERTAINLY BE GO OUT THERE AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY TO CLOSE THAT DOWN.
AS IT RELATES TO THE APPLICATION.
IT'S A SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION WHERE THE CODE ALLOWS STAFF TO LOOK AT CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS, LOOK AT WHAT THE USE WAS IN THAT EXISTING SPACE. AND SO THAT SENTENCE THAT WAS MENTIONED ON THE RECORD HAS TO DO WITH THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT, THE USES THAT EXIST CURRENTLY AND THE USES THAT WERE THERE BEFORE.
SO THE ATTORNEY, YOUR LIGHT IS LIT TO YOU WISH TO SAY SOMETHING? NO. OKAY.
HOPEFULLY. ANSWERS WERE WERE PROVIDED ARE UNHEARD.
WE HAVE JONAH WILSON COMING UP, AND BRITTNEY DIXON, YOU ARE ON DECK.
MR. WILSON, ARE YOU JOINING US? MR. WILSON.
BRITTNEY DIXON. ARE YOU READY AND AVAILABLE TO COME UP? YOU'RE GOING TO PASS.
OKAY. BRITTANY DIXON AND THEN MICHAEL HARRIS.
MR. WILSON, IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, I'LL CALL YOU BACK LATER, OKAY? GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
IN REGARD TO THE ITEM NINE C, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S BEEN MOVED WITH NO DATE IN MIND.
AND MISS CALLOWAY JUST ADDRESSED THE SITUATION, BUT FROM HER ANSWER, IT'S NOT FULLY CLEAR IF THE AREA WAS ANNEXED FROM TAMARAC.
AT WHAT POINT WAS IT DEEMED OKAY FOR A COMMUNITY TO BE BUILT THERE OR.
I'M NOT. I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW, YOU KNOW, ZONING WORKS.
SO AT WHAT POINT WAS IT APPROVED FOR A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY TO BE BUILT THERE, OR WAS THAT CHANGED FROM A COMMERCIAL ZONE THEN RE ZONED AS A INDUSTRIAL AREA? IT JUST IT'S AS SUZANNE SAID, IT'S JUST REALLY UNFAIR TO THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THERE.
THE THE RODENTS ARE ALREADY BECOMING A PROBLEM.
AND WE'VE BEEN WONDERING HOW WHY OUT OF NOWHERE, WE'VE STARTED HAVING A RODENT ISSUE.
IT'S BECAUSE, AS SHE SAID, THEY'RE ALREADY USING THE FACILITY WHEN THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO.
SO, I MEAN, WHEN WOULD THE RESIDENTS GET NOTIFICATION THAT WHEN THE NEW MEETING WILL BE HERE? HEARD. EXCUSE ME.
OKAY. TYPICALLY WE DON'T DO ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS FROM HERE.
HOWEVER I THINK WE HAVE SO MANY OF YOU HERE, AND THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO GIVE YOU THE ANSWER.
IF MISS CALLAWAY WOULD EXPLAIN.
THE ANSWERS TO YOUR CREATION, YOUR COMMUNITIES CREATION.
DO WE HAVE A TIME LIMIT AS TO HOW LONG WE WILL BE NOTIFIED? BECAUSE 15 DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING DATE? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. MISS, MISS MISS GALLOWAY, THE OTHER QUESTION THAT IF YOU CAN CLARIFY OR CONFIRM.
THIS PROPERTY WAS BROWARD COUNTY, UNINCORPORATED BROWARD COUNTY.
THE APARTMENTS WERE BUILT WHEN IT WAS UNINCORPORATED BROWARD COUNTY.
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YOU WERE ALREADY IN CREATION ALONG WITH THE AREA IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE, AN UNINCORPORATED BROWARD COUNTY, THE CITY OF TAMARAC.ANNEXED THE AREA IN IN ABOUT 2011.
OKAY, SO BECAUSE I CORRECT MISS CALLOWAY.
SO ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE NO CHOICE IN BEING IN THE LIKE THAT ZONING CAN'T BE CHANGED.
THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER TOPIC FOR A WHOLE OTHER CONVERSATION.
WELL, MICHAEL HADDIX IS COMING DOWN I IEA ALLANON.
I'M REALLY NOT GOOD WITH NAMES AND.
OR AT LEAST I THINK I GOT YOUR NAME RIGHT THIS TIME FROM MR. HADDOX. PLEASE PROCEED.
CITY COMMISSION. MY NAME IS MICHAEL HADDIX.
I'M A HOME HOMEOWNER AND CONDO ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT FOR TUSCAN VILLAS, LOCATED IN TAMARAC.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF GRANTING BANNER YARD SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO OPERATE A WASTE STORAGE BUSINESS 200FT FROM OUR COMMUNITY. THERE IS A BROWARD ORDINANCE THAT SPEAKS SPECIFICALLY TO THIS ISSUE.
AND AS WE ALL KNOW SHOULD NOT BE DUMPSTERS AND OTHER WASTE CONTAINERS AND SANITATION VEHICLES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED CLOSER THAN 500FT FROM ANY RESIDENTIALLY ZONED DISTRICT.
SO WE HAD A OUR ATTORNEY AND I HAD A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COMPANY THIS WEEK, AND THEY PRESENTED THREE VERY FLIMSY ARGUMENTS ON WHY THIS WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, LIKE, NOT BAD FOR NOT A BAD THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY SAYING THAT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY WASTE CONTAINERS.
THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS.
BUT AFTER VISITING THE SITE THIS MONDAY MORNING, THERE WAS THERE WAS A STENCH COMING.
IT WAS A VERY LOUD LIKE, I HAVE NO ASSURANCES FROM MY COMMUNITY THAT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY KIND OF FOOD WASTE OR SOMETHING THAT ATTRACTS PESTS AND CREATES SMELLS. LIKE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO BE VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT KIND OF WASTE THIS IS.
AND THAT'S VERY CONCERNING TO TO ME AND TO US.
THE SECOND ARGUMENT WAS THAT THERE THAT YOU CAN'T SEE THE FACILITY FROM OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S IN DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT FROM SEVERAL OF THE BUILDINGS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY WERE PLANNING ON BUILDING A WALL TO JUST LIKE, BLOCK VISION AND, AND SMELLS AND PESTS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
BUT WHAT ASSURANCES DO WE HAVE TO DO, WE HAVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT THIS WALL WILL EVER GET BUILT? THE THIRD ARGUMENT THAT THEY PRESENTED WAS THAT THE, THE COMPANIES HAD THAT THERE WERE PRIOR COMPANIES THAT HAVE OCCUPIED THAT SPACE AND THAT THERE WERE HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING THERE, AND THAT THEY WERE BASICALLY COMING IN AND CLEANING IT UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT WAS THE ARGUMENT THEY WERE TRYING TO MAKE.
I BELIEVE THIS WILL CREATE A NUISANCE AND INTERFERE WITH THE REASONABLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT OF THE PROPERTY FOR OWNERS AND RESIDENTS, AND I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL AFFECT PROPERTY VALUES AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR HOMEOWNERS AND RESIDENTS.
KAYLA, DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND? OKAY. AND THEN CLAUDIA MCGRATH.
YEAH, I HAVE A WHOLE NOTHER PAGE.
I'M A RESIDENT OF TUSCAN VILLAS, WHICH IS 106 TOWNHOUSE COMMUNITY.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON NINE C BY BACKGROUND.
I'M A REAL ESTATE BROKER AND HAVE BEEN FOR OVER NINE YEARS.
THIS COMPANY CLAIMS THAT THE WASTE IS ONLY FOR CONSTRUCTION WASTE CONTAINERS ONE.
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TWO THERE ARE MATERIALS USED TO BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION THAT REQUIRE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS TO HAVE N95 MASKS ON FOR MANY OCCASIONS, SO THEY DO NOT INHALE THE CHEMICAL PARTICLES THAT ENTAIL CERTAIN MATERIALS.THE HEALTH RAMIFICATIONS THIS COMPANY HAS IGNORED IS APPALLING.
I HAVE PASSED BY THE SITE NUMEROUS TIMES.
THE SMELL IS FOUL. NOBODY WANTS THEIR HOME TO BE NEXT TO GARBAGE FROM ANY SITE.
TRASH IS TRASH NO MATTER WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.
THERE'S NO DISTINGUISHING LANGUAGE IN THE BROWARD ORDINANCE THAT DIFFERENTIATES THAT AND ITS ACCEPTABILITY WITHIN 500FT OF RESIDENTIAL HOMES, DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND IT IS, IT'S SIMPLY NOT ALLOWED.
WE'VE BEEN DISREGARDED BY THE CITY OF TAMARAC SINCE WE'VE BEEN ANNEXED IN 2010.
WE GET OUR WATER FROM THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE AND HAVE TO PAY A 25% PENALTY EVERY YEAR, BECAUSE THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAVE NOT SOUGHT TO ASSIST US TO NAVIGATE THIS ISSUE. INSTEAD, WE'RE PENALIZED FOR WHERE WE LIVE BY ALREADY HAVING A POLLUTED AIRSPACE DUE TO THE NEIGHBORING AIRPORT.
I URGE YOU ALL TO CLOSE THE OPERATION OF THIS COMPANY IMMEDIATELY, AND TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY BY PREVENTING ANY COMPANIES TO OPERATE NEAR OUR RESIDENCES THAT POSE A RISK TO OUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO GET YOU GUYS ONTO OUR WATER SYSTEM.
I CANNOT TELL IF THIS IS JENNIFER LERNER OR.
I'M HERE THIS MORNING BECAUSE I'M HOPING THAT YOU'LL VOTE IN FAVOR OF TR 14133.
IT'S THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND THE WOODMONT COUNTRY CLUB.
I'M SPECIFICALLY SPEAKING TO THE PART THAT INVOLVES THE BUFFER WALL THAT WAS IN AN AGREEMENT ORIGINALLY FROM FEBRUARY 2017, AND WE'VE WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THAT WALL.
AND WE ARE ALSO VERY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT THE WALL LOOK COMPATIBLE TO THE WALL, THAT THE ENCLAVES THAT WAS BUILT FOR THE ENCLAVES WITH SOME TREES IN FRONT AND SOME LANDSCAPE.
THANK YOU. I HAVE DID THE PERSON AT 10346 NORTHWEST 24TH TERRACE WANTS TO COME UP AND SPEAK.
OKAY, I APOLOGIZE, I CAN'T READ THE SIGNATURE.
WE HAVE CINDY, JACOB, AND THEN EILEEN LIEBERMAN.
YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM? ANNIE. CHRISTINE, YOU'RE THE ATTORNEY FOR.
GOOD MORNING. I'VE GOT A TAG TEAM.
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF AN ISSUE THAT I HAVE WITH PROPERTY TREES.
THIS GOES BACK FROM 23 THAT MY NEIGHBORING TREES.
AND THEN IF YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR LOCATION, SAY YOUR NAME AND YOUR LOCATION, PLEASE.
BACK ON 825, I DID MESSAGE MISS DANIELS.
I HEARD BACK FROM HER ON AN EMAIL ON 12 EIGHT OF 23.
SPEAK TO YOU SOON? NEVER HEARD AGAIN.
A LATOYA CALLED ME TO SET UP A MEETING WITH MISS DANIELS.
I TOLD HER I NEEDED A SPONSOR TO MAKE THIS NEW ORDINANCE HAPPEN.
LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES WITH ROD AND ROSS.
SORRY, AND ANOTHER WOMAN WHO WAS ANSWERING FOR HER WHILE SHE WAS OUT.
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FINALLY, THREE WEEKS AGO ON JUNE 7TH, I MET WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, SHOWED HIM PICTURES, TOLD HIM ABOUT MY PROBLEM. HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO GO SPEAK TO SCOTT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT AND TRY TO FIND OUT SOMETHING.THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2023.
IT IS COSTING ME $1,000 A YEAR TO CUT BACK MY NEIGHBOR'S TREES THAT ARE NOT ON MY PROPERTY.
THEY'RE OVERCOMING ON MY FENCE, ONTO MY ROOF, DAMAGING MY PROPERTY.
I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CUTTING BACK HER TREES.
IF SHE CUT THE TREES BACK, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO SPEND $1,000 A YEAR TO CUT HER TREES.
I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HER PROPERTY, BUT YET THEY COME OVER ON MINE, RUIN MY FENCE, MY AIR CONDITIONER, MY PLUMBING PIPES, AND MY ROOF.
SCOTT HAS BEEN OUT SEVERAL TIMES TO ASSESS.
SAID HE WAS GOING TO CITE HER.
PROBABLY NEVER DID BECAUSE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.
AND AGAIN, THIS GOES BACK TO 820, 23.
PLEASE MAKE EVERYBODY RESPONSIBLE TO TRIM BACK THEIR OWN TREES, BECAUSE HER TREES ARE COSTING ME MONEY AND HURTING MY PROPERTY AND MAIER GOMEZ I ASK YOU FOR RESOLUTION? I'VE MET WITH ONLY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CODE ENFORCEMENT ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES.
THEY'VE BEEN OUT TO MY HOUSE AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENING.
SO. AND CHRISTINE CAREY, WHICH I KNOW IS THE ATTORNEY.
I'M NOT SURE IF SHE'S STILL HERE.
DID YOU WISH TO SPEAK? NO. OKAY.
AND IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK THAT DID NOT SIGN UP? WHO HAD NOT WANTS TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY? YOU'LL GO NEXT. AND THEN I THINK JONAH WILSON DID LEAVE, SO.
WASSERMAN. I LIVE AT 8577J DRIVE TAMARAC 33321.
I LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF SHANGRI-LA.
I'VE BEEN SPEAKING BEFORE THE CITY FOR QUITE A LONG TIME.
HARRY DRESSLER WAS OUR MAYOR BACK IN THAT POINT.
AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF ISSUES, A LOT OF ISSUES.
BUT TODAY I WANT TO JUST TAP ON MAYBE 2 OR 3 ISSUES REALLY QUICKLY.
MADAM MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP MEN'S HEALTH.
I BEG YOU TO BE TREATED, TO BE TESTED.
BACK WHEN I CONTRACTED CANCER.
MY DOCTOR SAID, WELL, IT'S A GOOD THING WE TATTOOED A POLYP.
WELL GUESS WHAT? IT WAS CANCEROUS.
MANY, MANY TIMES WHEN I COME UP TO THIS PODIUM.
I'M LOOKED AT AND ROLLING EYES.
NOW I WANT TO COMPLAIN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO, MEN, LADIES, PLEASE BE TESTED.
BREAST CANCER CAN BE EASILY AVOIDABLE.
CORRECT. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK A FEW PEOPLE BEFORE HE GOES.
YOU ARE ALWAYS GRACIOUS TO ME.
WHAT HAPPENS TO MY COMMUNITY? MY REPRESENTATION IN MY COMMUNITY IS LACKING.
WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH POLICY.
IT'S ONGOING. YOU WANT TO ROLL YOUR EYES? IT'S ONGOING.
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AND WOODMONT IS A I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW THEY ACT TO US SINCE 2013.WE HAD DRAINAGE ISSUES IN THE BACK.
NOW WE HAVE PROBLEMS IN THE BACK WITH DRAINAGE ISSUES AND NO ONE WANTS TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
I'M LOOKING FOR REPRESENTATION IN MY COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK WHO HAS NOT GOT AN OPPORTUNITY? IF NOT, THEN BARBARA WILL BE OUR LAST PERSON.
COMMISSIONERS BARBARA TARNOW OF 8632 NORTHWEST 79TH STREET.
TODAY I COME BEFORE YOU AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE TAMARAC HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
NEXT MONTH, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL BE 15 YEARS OLD.
WE CONTINUE TO RESEARCH AND TELL THE STORY OF HOW TAMARAC BECAME THE CITY FOR YOUR LIFE.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE CHAD QUINN WAS THE PIO OFFICER THEN, AND SUGGESTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR, ANDY BURNS, THAT HE FELT THE CITY COULD USE A HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
HE WAS GETTING A LOT OF REQUESTS FROM RESTAURANTS AND RESIDENTS WHO HAD QUESTIONS OR WANTED PICTURES, AND HE WAS ONLY ONE PERSON IN HIS DEPARTMENT, SO HE COULDN'T DO IT ALL.
IT WAS ACCEPTED IN 15 YEARS LATER, WE'RE STILL HERE, BUT WE'VE BECOME THE EXPERTS, SORT OF.
WELL, WE SURE DO, BUT THAT'S A DISCUSSION FOR ANOTHER TIME.
BUT DO ASK ME AND I WILL TELL YOU, WE MAKE HISTORY EVERY DAY.
I'M HERE TO INVITE THE CITY AND ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS TO A RECEPTION ON JULY 13TH AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER BALLROOM TO HELP US CELEBRATE THIS MONTH.
WE WILL BE GIVING BACK TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
WE PARTNERED WITH THE FLORIDA HUMANITIES COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A GUEST SPEAKER, DAVID MORTON, A PHD IN HISTORY PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. HE SPOKE ABOUT THE FILM AND TV INDUSTRY IN THE STATE.
HE WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED AND ENJOYED BY ALL.
WE HAVE A SLATE OF OTHER ACTIVITIES PLANNED THROUGHOUT THE COMING MONTHS.
PLEASE FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR OUR EVENT FLIER SO YOU DON'T MISS A SINGLE ONE.
SO PLEASE JOIN US ON SATURDAY, JULY 13TH FROM 11 TO 1.
AND THERE WILL BE 100 SPECIAL GIFTS GIVEN AWAY.
THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL AND OUR EVENT WILL BE ONE FOR THE BOOKS, I PROMISE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. AND LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST, HERE COMES ANNA FUSCO.
I NEED A STOOL. HOW YOU DOING? ANNA FUSCO.
I AM A RESIDENT OF TAMARAC, AND WE HAVE A BUSINESS IN TAMARAC.
OH, I SEE ONE OF MY PRINCIPALS IS A COMMISSIONER HERE.
I HEAR YOU BEHAVE SOMETIMES, AND SOMETIMES YOU DON'T.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'M VERY PLEASED WITH OUR BSO.
AS A RESIDENT AND A BUSINESS, I SAY THAT SOME OF OUR COMMISSIONERS COULD DO BETTER.
YOU FORGET THAT YOU ARE ELECTED FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND NOT I'M NOT GOING TO CALL OUT NAMES.
I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A TOPIC COMING UP AT WASTE MANAGEMENT.
ON THE BUSINESS THAT IT'S DONE FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC, AND IF IT'S COMPLETELY NOT DOING WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, DON'T CHANGE WHAT'S BROKE, WHAT'S NOT BROKE.
I KNOW WE HAVE ELECTIONS COMING UP.
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I HOPE THE COMMUNITY IS PAYING ATTENTION AND REALLY WANT PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR YOU, REALLY WORK FOR YOU, NOT FOR THEMSELVES.THEY TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOODS.
I WORK IN THE BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WHAT DO PEOPLE WIND UP DOING? THEY WIND UP LEAVING, GOING ON TO OTHER PLACES AND SAYING, WOW, WHAT A RELIEF IT IS TO BE THERE.
I HEAR IT ABOUT THE COMMISSION.
THAT HARMS THE EMPLOYEES OF TAMARAC.
THEY TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY TAKE CARE OF OUR BUSINESSES.
IT'S YOUR JOB TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE, NOT YOUR OWN SELF AGENDA.
I SEE A SIGN THAT SAYS 131 DAYS.
IS THAT HARD TO SEE AND HEAR? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE IT IN YOU TO BE KIND.
PEOPLE WANT YOU TO DO FOR THEM NOT TO BE HEARING.
I'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE FOR ME.
I COULD BE A PIECE OF WORK WHEN IT'S TIME TO BE TOUGH.
OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
WE ARE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PART OF OUR AGENDA, ITS CONSENT AGENDA.
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AND ONE ITEM TO ALSO SHARE IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKED FOR OUR HARD STOP AT 1230 WITH A.SO BASICALLY 30 MINUTES FROM OUR HARD STOP, WHICH SHOULD BE 130.
CITY MANAGER, WE'VE ALREADY REMOVED ANY ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA.
AS SUCH, I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND TO MY MOTION.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
SECOND. SORRY. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS I MY FIRST.
MY MOTION. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS SECOND.
THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WE REMOVED ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING SIX A.
SO WE WILL NOW GO TO ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING.
[7.a TO2557 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, awarding RFP No. 24-01R to Waste Management and authorizing the City Manager or designee to finalize an Agreement with the selected proposer for furnishing collection and disposal of residential solid waste and recycling and commercial solid waste; authorizing the appropriate City Officials to execute the Franchise Agreement and to take action consistent with the intent of this Ordinance; providing for the ability to revise rates for solid waste and recycling collection and disposal services through the adoption of a resolution by the city commission; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
7802557 CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.ITEM SEVEN A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC OR AN RFP NUMBER 20 4-01 TO WASTE MANAGEMENT AND AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO FINALIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH SELECTED PROPOSAL FOR FURNISHING, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE RECYCLING AND COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE.
AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT.
TAKE ACTION CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THIS ORDINANCE.
PLAN FOR THE ABILITY TO REVISE RATES FOR SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICE THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COMMISSION FIVE AND CONFLICT. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU.
I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.
SO MOVED. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS TROY GUYS, OUR PUBLIC SERVICES ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AND KEITH GLATZ, PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS MANAGER, ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
THIS IS ON SECOND READING, SO THEREFORE I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP RIGHT NOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I KNOW THAT NO PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE SERVED.
SEVEN. B? IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEVEN. SIX. EIGHT, PLEASE COME ON UP.
SO KATE JOHNSON'S GOING TO COME UP.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK AFTER.
KATE JOHNSON, FOR I'VE SPOKEN EXTENSIVELY ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE.
I'M NOT GOING TO REITERATE A WHOLE LOT EXCEPT WASTE MANAGEMENT SHOULD GET THE CONTRACT.
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THEY HAVE PROVEN TO BE RELIABLE.IT SHOULD NOT DEPEND ON MONEY GIVEN BY OTHER WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES TO CERTAIN COMMISSIONERS OR COMMISSIONERS WHO WANT TO SUPPORT THAT COMMISSIONER.
IT SHOULD BE GIVEN ON THE MERITS AND THE MERITS, SAY WASTE MANAGEMENT IS THE COMPANY WE HAVE HAD.
THEY ARE THE COMPANY THAT KNOWS TAMARAC AND THEY ARE THE COMPANY THAT SHOULD GET THE CONTRACT.
I PRESUME YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK NAME AGAIN YOUR COMMENTS.
I'M GOING TO SPEAK EVERY PUBLIC COMMENT I CAN, AS A BUSINESS PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY AND A RESIDENT.
JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME AGAIN, ANNA FUSCO.
THANK YOU. SO IS IT WORKING? CAN WE GET AN AGREEMENT? IF IT'S WORKING, LET'S CONTINUE TO DO IT.
PEOPLE ARE COMMENTS ARE SAYING PEOPLE GOT KICKBACKS OR SIDE STUFF LIKE THAT.
I KNOW WE'VE GOT A PRINCIPAL SITTING UP HERE.
WE'RE UNDER CODE OF ETHICS, SO I WOULD BE CAREFUL WITH THAT.
WHY ARE WE FIXING IT THAT WAY? IT'S ABOUT IF IT'S BEING TAKEN CARE OF.
I, AS A BUSINESS, HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM AS A RESIDENT.
SO WHAT'S THE RATIONALE? ARE YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DISCUSS MORE OF WHY YOU WANT TO MOVE AWAY FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT.
IS THERE GOING TO BE A FRUITFUL CONVERSATION? IS THERE GOING TO BE AN UNDERSTANDING OR WE'RE JUST GOING TO JUST TRY TO PASS IT THROUGH? BECAUSE THE GOOD OLD SAYING, BECAUSE WE CAN'T, YOU HAVE RESIDENTS THAT DEPEND ON YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE GOOD OF ALL, NOT FOR THE GOOD OF YOU.
SO IF THAT'S HAPPENING, IT SHOULD STOP.
AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYING ANY NAMES, I'M JUST STARTING TO COME TO COMMISSION MEETINGS NOW.
BECAUSE I'M HEARING THINGS OUT THERE.
I SEE ENOUGH OF THAT WITH MY SCHOOL BOARD.
SO EVERY CITY HAS THEIR OWN ISSUES.
AND BY THE WAY, I GO TO OTHER CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS.
THEY'RE ALL THE SAME, DIFFERENT CITY.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? YOU SHOULD BE FOR THE PEOPLE.
I'M ELECTED FOR MY PEOPLE AND EVERYBODY KNOWS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE EXPERIENCED IT.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS THAT MIGHT NOT BENEFIT YOURSELF.
BUT YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE ON A HIGHER MORAL COMPASS.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE DIGNITY AND STRONG RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHEN YOU SAID, I'M OUT HERE RUNNING FOR YOU, WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE CAMPAIGNING AND THOSE TWO WEEKS YOU'RE AT THE EARLY POLL SITES AND ON ELECTION DAY THAT YOU'RE ALL FULL OF BS SMILES.
BUT THEN WHEN IT COMES, WELL, I'VE GOT TWO YEARS TO BLOW SMOKE AT YOU.
WE NEED PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO DO FOR THE PEOPLE AND FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES.
NOBODY SHOULD BE FIGHTING TO BE PAID WELL.
NO, NOBODY SHOULD BE FIGHTING TO BE TREATED WELL.
I MEAN, I SIT AGAIN IN MY NINE YEARS OF MY BUSINESS HERE.
WE'VE GOT A DIFFERENT CITY, A CITY MANAGER.
WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU IF THEY'RE LEAVING AND DOING BETTER ELSEWHERE, WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU ABOUT YOU? IT MAKES YOU WANT TO THINK.
HIGHER POWER OVER US THAT WATCHES US.
I KNOW YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WATCHING.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PUBLIC. IF I'M SPEAKING OUT OF TURN, YOU CAN SAY, WELL, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A SENSE BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS.
YOU'RE YOU'RE HERE FOR PRESENTATION, WHICH IS NOT A PROBLEM.
AND SEEING THAT WE HAVE EVERYBODY FROM THE CITY TEAM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
WHAT CITY MANAGER WERE WE GOING TO DO A PRESENTATION? WE'RE NOT MAYOR. BUT I WANT TO GIVE A BRIEF INTRODUCTION.
AT THE FOR THE RESULTS OF THE ORIGINAL DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COMMISSION FROM THE FIRST READING.
I WAS GOING TO DO THAT, BUT IT'S YOUR CALL.
GO AHEAD. AND THEN YOU CAN ALWAYS FOLLOW UP ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT BE.
ALL RIGHT. NAME ALL THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF.
FOR THE RECORD, SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION.
RICK CANNON, WASTE MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR ADDRESSES 1456 ALABASTER ROAD DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA.
JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY LAST TIME I WAS UP THERE, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, YOU ASKED IF WE WERE WILLING TO MATCH COASTAL'S RATES, WHICH WE AGREED TO AND STILL DO AGREE. JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, DURING OUR NEGOTIATIONS, WE WERE INFORMED WE WERE UNABLE TO MATCH COASTAL'S RATE BECAUSE OF A PROCEDURAL
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ISSUE. WE ATTEMPTED TO BRIDGE AND ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT TO MEET THAT DELTA BETWEEN THE RATES BETWEEN WASTE MANAGEMENT AND COASTAL.AND THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO YOU TODAY.
AND WANT TO MAKE SURE BEFORE YOU ENTERED INTO YOUR DISCUSSIONS THAT WE DO HAVE NEW RATE SHEETS, THAT I'M THAT I BELIEVE YOU ARE ABLE TO ACCEPT IF THAT'S YOUR DECISION. AND THOSE RATE SHEETS DO MATCH COASTAL'S RATES.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WERE AWARE THAT THIS WAS PRESENT IN THE IN THE CHAMBER TODAY.
AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AT THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION, WE WE WERE DIRECTED TO TO HAVE A NEGOTIATION SESSION WITH THE WASTE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THAT WE DID CITY OF TAMARAC TEAM MET WITH THE WASTE MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND WE WENT OVER THE THE AREAS OF CONCERN THAT THE COMMISSION EXPRESSED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FINAL PRICE, BECAUSE THAT WAS AS A RESULT OF THE BEST AND FINAL OFFER THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND THEN THAT WE COULDN'T TOUCH.
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU KNOW THE GENTLEMAN IS, IS REFERRING TO.
SO BUT WE DID NOT NEGOTIATE ANY OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE CONTRACT IN LIEU OF THAT RATE REDUCTION OR RATE CHANGE.
SO WE WE DID TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY BENEFITS.
WE DID DISCUSS THE, THE VEHICLES, ALL NEW VEHICLES TO BE PROVIDED STARTING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CONTRACT, WE DID TALK ABOUT IN-HOUSE PROVISION OF, OF THE THE BULK PICKUP SERVICE STARTING IN OCTOBER.
AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP AND THE THE ILLEGAL DUMPING CURTAILING EFFORTS.
AND AND AS A RESULT OF THESE CONVERSATIONS WE WERE ALSO WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THESE NEW GENERATION REFUSE COMPACTORS FOR OUR PARK AREAS.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO WE WILL BE RECEIVING FIVE ONE OF THOSE BIG BELLY WI-FI CONNECTED, SOLAR POWERED REFUSE COMPACTORS FOR, FOR SOME OF OUR PARKS.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.
SO ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED? YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE TO PROVIDE ANY, ANY ANSWERS YOU MAY NEED.
AT THIS TIME I WILL GO TO DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION.
I HAVE COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, FOR THAT INFORMATION.
AND THANK YOU, WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR ALL THOSE PERKS.
BUT WHEN I PULLED UP PUBLIC RECORD REQUEST, THERE WAS NO MENTION OR ANYTHING RELATED TO THAT MATTER.
SO I FIND IT DISTURBING THAT COMMISSIONER DANIEL WILL SAY SUCH THING, BUT HAVE NO RECORD OF IT.
SO I JUST WANT THAT FOR THE RECORD.
OKAY. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, I THINK THIS IS THAT WHAT YOU JUST MENTIONED? WE HAVE THE REGIME AND THAT MATCHES COASTAL.
IF YOU WOULD FOR, FOR OUR CLERK'S ABILITY TO RECORD AND JUST STATE YOUR NAME AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, YES, WE HAVE RATE SHEETS THAT MATCH COASTAL'S RATES AND ALSO INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT THAT WE COMMITTED TO IN OUR BAFO PREPARED TO SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSION.
I ALSO WHAT ABOUT THE THE THE I THINK THE SUBCONTRACTOR I STARTED, YOU HAD A SUBCONTRACTOR IN THERE, AND I ASKED IF WE COULD HAVE A MINORITY OR WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS OPERATE AS A SUBCONTRACTOR.
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DURING. WE CAN DO EITHER.PROVIDE THE SERVICE OURSELVES OR MINORITY OWNED SUBCONTRACTOR.
YEAH, YEAH. I MEAN IF YOU TAG TEAMING AND JUST GIVE YOUR NAME AND.
YEAH, YEAH. ANDRES CRUZ 2830 COLLEGE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT.
YES. VICE MAYOR, THAT'S ON THE CONTRACT.
IT SAYS THERE'S A PROVISION THERE THAT SAYS THAT WE WILL TAKE OVER OUR THE GRAPPLE SERVICES IN 18 MONTHS AND WE WILL BE USING A MINORITY SUBCONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR ACTUALLY HAS A MINORITY.
THEY JUST NEEDED TO UPDATE IT.
OKAY. I ACTUALLY BROUGHT UP A BOARD.
I WANTED TO CLARIFY SOME STUFF.
SO. I JUST WANTED TO GET CLARIFICATION.
THANK YOU. THANKS FOR INVITING ME.
THAT'S ALL GOOD. GOOD MORNING.
KEITH FLETCHER, PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS MANAGER.
JUST WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL RFP PROCESS, 94.5.
ON MAY 8TH, EVERYONE IN THE COMMISSION WANTED TO APPROVE EITHER COMPANY AT 87.5 MILLION.
SO COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS AND MAIER GOMEZ WANTED WASTE MANAGEMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AT 87.5.
SO WAS COMMISSIONER BOLTON AND DOCTOR DANIELS.
SO THAT BROUGHT IT DOWN TO 80.5 MILLION.
SO I COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS MENTIONED BY ME MAKING THAT OFFER, IT WAS A $7.5 MILLION DIFFERENCE, WHICH SAVED THE RESIDENTS BY ME MAKING THAT OFFER. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE CLEAR OF THAT.
LAST TIME I COULDN'T DO ANY PRESENTATION.
SO I'M JUST CLARIFYING THE NUMBERS.
SO THE OFFER NOW WAS 80.5 MILLION, WHICH HAS SAVED RESIDENTS 14 MILLION.
SO I WASN'T JUST SAYING BLOWING SMOKE WHEN I SAID IT WAS A $14 MILLION SAVING MAN.
IT WAS BASED ON NUMBERS AND FACTS AND INFORMATION.
I ALSO DID A BEST IN FINAL FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE.
CUSTOMER SERVICE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN TAMARAC HAS 446 COMPLAINTS.
COASTAL IN DAVIE 725 COMPLAINTS.
LOOK AT THIS WASTE PRO IN CORAL SPRINGS 19,000 COMPLAINTS.
SO WASTE MANAGEMENT AT 446 PALES IN COMPARISON TO LIKE WASTE PRO IN CORAL SPRINGS.
SO WHEN I MADE MY DECISION, IT WAS BASED ON FACTS.
IT WAS BASED ON LISTENING TO RESIDENTS.
IT WASN'T JUST ME DOING SOMETHING BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE ONE COMPANY.
I DIDN'T HAVE A SPECIFIC COMPANY IN THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
YOU KNOW, I DID THIS BASED ON INFORMATION AND THINGS THAT I DID, MY RESEARCH.
MOST TIMES THEY CAME LOWER THAN WASTE MANAGEMENT.
SO IN DOING MY RESEARCH, I WATCHED HOURS OF TAPES.
BUT WHAT THEY SPEND TIME DOING IS WATCHING A LOT OF GAME TAPES.
SO IN THIS PROCESS, I HAD TO WATCH MY GAME TAPES BECAUSE IT WAS A BIG DECISION.
I HAD NO FAVORITE AGAIN, JUST FOR THE RESIDENTS OF TAMARAC AND 94.5 BETWEEN 80.5 $14 MILLION.
SO MORE REWRITE THE $14 MILLION TAXPAYER SAVING MAN.
AND I JUST WANTED TO PRESENT THAT.
YOU CAN DO THAT. YEP. THAT'S FINE.
I HAVE COMMISSIONER BOLTON NEXT.
CITY MANAGER, WE ARE ENTERING INTO THE AGREEMENT AT THE NEW PRICE OF THE $14 MILLION MAN.
THE BEST AND FINAL OFFER IS THE THE PRICE.
THAT'S AS A RESULT OF THAT PROCESS IS WHAT'S IN THE CONTRACT.
WHAT IS IN THE CONTRACT? THE $80 MILLION THAT COMMISSIONER WRIGHT MENTIONED OR THE PREVIOUS PRICE BEFORE THE BEST AND FINAL OFFER? I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT.
IT'S THE THE PRICE THAT WAS SUBMITTED AS PART OF THEIR BEST AND FINAL OFFER.
KEITH, WHO WHO CAN TELL US, MR. GLATZ, PLEASE COME UP.
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TRYING TO FIND THE EXACT NUMBER HERE FROM THE BEST AND FINAL.THERE WE GO. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
COASTAL'S ORIGINAL PRICE AND THE BEST AND FINAL OFFER WAS 11 FIVE, 40 599, 944.
WASTE MANAGEMENT'S BEST AND FINAL WAS 11,918,000 717 47.
AND THOSE ARE THE ORIGINAL PRICES.
AND SO IF WASTE MANAGEMENT MATCHES COASTAL, WE CAN EXPECT THE.
MEMBER FOR COASTAL TO BE THE MORE ACCURATE NUMBER.
THANK YOU. THE BEST AND FINAL NUMBER IS BACK TO COMMISSIONER.
MAY I SEE YOUR EXHIBIT AGAIN? THE. YES.
I REALLY WANT TO QUESTION THE RELEVANCY, BUT.
OKAY. ARE WE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR 87.5 MILLION OR 80,000,000.5? 87.5 IS WHAT YOU WANT.
NO, NO, NO, NO, LET'S NOT DO THAT.
JUST THE ITEM ON THE TABLE IS COMMISSIONER.
BOLTON WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE CONTRACT THAT IS BEING ENTERED TODAY, END RESULT IS 87.5 MILLION, OR IS IT THE 80 80.5? VICE MAYOR HE'S HE'S ASKED THE QUESTION TO COMMISSIONER.
CITY MANAGER, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MADAM MAYOR, AS I MENTIONED, THE THE PRICE IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY PROPOSED IN THEIR BEST AND FINAL OFFER, WHICH IS THE THE HIGHER NUMBER 87.
KEITH, CAN YOU READ THAT NUMBER AGAIN? 83.5 OKAY.
VICE MAYOR. NO NO NO NO, LET HIM SPEAK.
IT'S IT'S WE'RE NOT DOING THE CROSS.
SO 11,000,900 AND CHANGE TIMES SEVEN.
THAT WAS THEIR BEST AND FINAL.
THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO LET KEITH DO THIS.
PLEASE. I'M GOING TO CALCULATE IT HERE.
OKAY. IT'S 80,000,821 996 .08 FOR A SEVEN YEAR PERIOD, FOR A SEVEN YEAR PERIOD FOR THE BEST AND FINAL, BE THE BE THE COST BASED ON THE VOLUNTARY PROFFER PROVIDED.
NO, NO. MR. CONTRACT. WHAT IS THE CONTRACT THAT WE ARE SIGNING? IT WILL BE 11 919877 TIMES SEVEN MAYOR.
RIGHT. I'M I'M WRITING NUMBERS DOWN RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I'M KEITH MR. GLASS. YOU ARE GOING TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.
YOU ARE JUST YOU ARE YOU ARE OUR VANNA WHITE TODAY.
FINE. MR. GLASS, THE QUESTION ASKED TO YOU IS THE CONTRACT PRICE IS 11,009 118.
COMMAS AND ZEROS IN THERE EACH YEAR.
EACH YEAR? YES. FOR HOW MANY YEARS? SEVEN YEARS? SEVEN YEARS? DO THE MATH FOR US AND TELL US WHAT THAT PRICE IS.
$80,821,996.08. THANK YOU FOR THE $0.08.
THAT IS WHAT IS BEING ASKED TO BE SIGNED TODAY.
YES. OKAY. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER? AND THE REST OF THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
THANK THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.
I'M GOING TO ASK ONE MORE TIME.
SO, KEITH, THE NUMBER THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS THE BEST AND FINAL OFFER FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT TIMES SEVEN. WHAT THAT NUMBER IS, IS IF WASTE MANAGEMENT.
NO NO NO. HEAR HEAR ME OUT ONE MORE TIME.
THE THE BEST AND FINAL WHICH IS WHAT'S IN THE CONTRACT.
WHAT'S IN THE OKAY TIMES SEVEN PLEASE.
SO THE NEXT QUESTION. THANK YOU.
OKAY. SO WHAT WE'RE SIGNING TODAY, IF WE IF THIS IS PASSED IS NOT 80 MILLION.
WELL, IF YES, THAT IS THAT IS WHAT IS ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW.
SO WE ARE NOT SAVING 3.4 OR WHATEVER MILLION DOLLARS.
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WE'RE NOT GOING DOWN TO THE BEST AND FINAL OFFER.WE ARE STICKING AT THE 83 FOR 3122 PRICE.
COMMISSIONER, WE HAVE WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT THAT YOU THAT WE HAVE.
WELL, THAT IS WHAT THE AGREEMENT SAYS.
IF IF THE COMMISSION ACCEPTS THE VOLUNTARY OFFER PROVIDED BY WASTE MANAGEMENT, YOU WOULD ACTUALLY REDUCE THE COST DOWN TO THE $80 MILLION.
HE'S ANSWERED IT LIKE FOUR TIMES.
ARE ARE WE ABLE TO, IN THIS SETTING, ACCEPT A VOLUNTARY PROFFER AND VOTE ON IT? DOES THAT VIOLATE ANY OF OUR PROCUREMENT CODES? I BELIEVE HAVING DISCUSSED THIS MATTER WITH THE PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR AND THE STAFF, THIS IS A VOLUNTARY PROFFER THAT'S COMING FROM THE VENDOR, AND IT'S UP TO THE COMMISSION TO ACCEPT IT.
SO THAT'S BASICALLY NOT THE COMMISSION DIRECTING THE VENDOR.
OKAY. THEY DIDN'T VOLUNTARILY, VOLUNTARILY.
ONE OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS ASKED FOR THIS TO BE DONE AT THE LAST MEETING.
THIS WAS US COMMITTING AT THE LAST MEETING.
AND THIS IS OUR ABILITY TO COMMIT TO WHAT WE SAID WE WOULD DO.
THE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE PLAN THAT WAS A PART OF THE BEST AND FINAL OFFER AS WELL.
DON'T. DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING FROM OF THAT.
WE DIDN'T TOUCH THE ELEMENTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE BEST AND FINAL OFFER.
IN OUR NEGOTIATION SESSION, WE TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE.
ARE WE SAYING HERE? WE ACCEPTED.
WHAT THERE. PROPOSED RESPONSE WAS AS PART OF THE RFP AND AS PART OF THE BEST AND FINAL OFFER.
THEY DIDN'T VOLUNTARILY SAY TO US, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE CUSTOMER SERVICE BETTER.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES, THEY THEY DID PROVIDE SOME CUSTOMER SERVICE PROVISIONS IN REGARDS TO A NEW APP THAT THEIR AN ONLINE APP THAT THEY'VE GOT AND SOME OTHER AREAS THAT THEY BELIEVE BE ABLE TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE.
AND IT IS ADDRESSED IN THE FINAL AGREEMENT.
TELL ME ABOUT THE TERMINATION CLAUSE.
IS THERE ONE IN THE AGREEMENT? YES. OF COURSE.
IS IT A GENERAL TERMINATION CLAUSE? IS IT TERMINATION OR FOR CONVENIENCE? WELL, WE HAVE OUR STANDARD TERMINATION CLAUSE, WHICH INCLUDES THE TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE.
SO BREACH OF CONTRACT AND AND TERMINATION.
TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE? YES. THOSE ARE OUR STANDARD PROVISIONS.
YES. SO IF THEY OFFER TO GIVE US NEW TRUCKS.
MAYOR, POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
DID YOU HAVE YOUR ONE ON ONE WITH COMMISSIONER BOLTON? COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
LET HIM GO. THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMMISSIONER.
AND NOW EVERYBODY ELSE'S TIME.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS REPETITIVE QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, I'M CUTTING YOU OFF.
IF HE WANTS TO RE ASK THESE QUESTIONS IN HIS FIVE MINUTES, THAT'S HIS PREROGATIVE.
SO KEITH, IF AT THE START OF THE AGREEMENT, WASTE MANAGEMENT DOES NOT HAVE THE NEW TRUCKS THAT THEY PURPORT THAT THEY WILL HAVE FOR THIS CONTRACT, AND THEY GIVE US THE SAME OLD TRUCKS, THE SAME BROKEN
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DOWN TRUCKS. BY THE WAY, TWO WEEKS AGO, THEY WERE BROKEN DOWN AGAIN ON PROSPECT ROAD.MAYOR PATIENT NO, THAT'S IMPROPER COMMUNICATION.
AND HE CHASED THE TRUCKER DOWN.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS THEM POSTED ON VILLALOBOS.
HE. BUT RIGHT NOW I'M CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS.
PLEASE. YOU HAVE YOUR TWO MINUTES AFTER HE'S DONE.
IF HE'S MAKING FALSE ACCUSATIONS ON THE RECORD, IT'LL BE DEALT WITH.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK FOR ITSELF ON THAT ONE.
SO IF IT IS THAT AT THE START OF THEIR CONTRACT, THEY DO NOT HAVE NEW TRUCKS, AS THEY SAY, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE IN THIS AGREEMENT.
THAT WOULD BE A BREACH OF CONTRACT.
WE WOULD NOT TOLERATE THE OLD TRUCKS THAT THEY HAVE FOR THIS CURRENT AGREEMENT.
CORRECT. WELL, WHAT WE'VE DONE, COMMISSIONER, IS WE RECOGNIZE WE'RE WE'RE GETTING THIS PROCESS A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN WE HAD ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED, AND WE DO HAVE SOME SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES.
AND SO WHAT WE PROVIDED FOR IS THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE TRUCKS BY JANUARY 1ST, 2025.
I'LL LET WASTE MANAGEMENT RESPOND TO THAT.
WE ANTICIPATE A GOOD NUMBER OF THEM BY OCTOBER 1ST, BUT TO HAVE EVERYTHING REPLACED, IT'S GOING TO TAKE UNTIL JANUARY 2025, AND THE GRAPPLE TRUCKS ARE EVEN A LONGER DELIVERY TIMES.
THEN THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE US WITH NEWER TRUCKS BY OCTOBER 1ST OR JANUARY 1ST, AND THEN IN THE INTERIM, BECAUSE THEY HAVE OLD BROKEN DOWN TRUCKS, THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE THROUGH A SUBCONTRACTOR, JUST THE THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY FOUNDED BY WAYNE HUIZENGA.
OKAY CONFIRMING THIS CONTRACT THAT WE ARE STARTING TO IF WE SIGN TODAY STARTS OCTOBER 1ST, 2024.
THAT IS NOTHING TO DO WITH CURRENT.
THAT'S CORRECT. APPLICANT IS ALREADY SAYING WHENEVER THE TRUCKS COME, THEY'LL BE ON THE ROAD.
IF IT'S DONE BEFORE THE CONTRACT STARTS, THEY'RE NOT WAITING UNTIL THE CONTRACT STARTS.
THEY WILL DO IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
JANUARY 20TH JANUARY VERSUS A DROP DEAD.
THAT'S CORRECT. CORRECT, CORRECT.
WE ARE ALREADY USING A MINORITY VENDOR FOR THE SUBCONTRACTING OUT.
WOULD YOU JUST DO ME A FAVOR AND COME HERE? SO THIS WAY. WE'RE ALREADY USING THEM.
IT'S JUST THEY DIDN'T UPDATE THEIR.
CORRECT. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.
YOU WILL NOT ACTUALLY ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THAT RATE TO COME HERE WITHIN THE APPLICATION IN THE AGREEMENT, CORRECT? FROM A RATE STANDPOINT, YES.
WE COULD NOT MATCH RATES, WE WERE TOLD.
AND ACTUALLY THERE WERE SOME PARTS OF YOUR BEST AND FINAL THAT WERE LOWER THAN COASTAL, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY.
CORRECT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GETTING AS A BENEFIT, THOUGH, IF I UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY, IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN IT, WAS WHAT THE CITY MANAGER WAS SAYING, SOME MAJOR.
COMPACTOR TO HELP US WITH OUR PARKS.
WOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS? PARK? YES. PART OF THE NEGOTIATIONS.
THE CITY. AND AGAIN, THESE WERE THE NEGOTIATIONS BEFORE TO BRIDGE THE RIGHT TO A DISCREPANCY.
BUT YES, WE OFFERED BIGBELLY SOLAR COMPACTORS, I BELIEVE FIVE TO BE PLACED THROUGHOUT THE CITY PARKS, BUS STATION OR BUS STOPS AN ATTEMPT TO HELP BEAUTIFY THE COMMUNITY.
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DISCOUNT TO THE CITY.AND THIS 80,000,080, LESS THAN 80 MILLION IS FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS.
YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE PACKAGE.
DON'T GO AWAY. YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE PACKAGE WAS ALREADY IN YOUR ORIGINAL PROPOSAL WHEN YOU CAME TO MEET WITH US IN OUR WORKSHOP, CORRECT? YES. SO IT'S NOT THAT IT'S NEW.
YOU ARE ALWAYS OFFERING A NEW PLATFORM TO HELP REACH OUR RESIDENTS AND LET THEM KNOW.
GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT'S IN THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE PACKAGE.
I'M GONNA HAVE ANDRES COME IN HERE.
NO PROBLEM. SO WE HAVE OUR WEBSITE THAT OBVIOUSLY AS TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES, WE'LL ADD MORE FEATURES.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD INTERFACE TO INTERACT WITH THE CUSTOMERS.
ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THE TECH SYSTEM THAT IT WAS REQUESTED.
SO WE HAVE TO HAVE AUTHORIZATION FROM THE RESIDENTS.
SO AS WE ROLL OUT THE CONTRACT, WE'LL WORK WITH STAFF TO GATHER ALL THE INFORMATION, AND THEN WE'LL SEND OUT MAILERS SO THEY CAN REACH OUT TO THE WEBSITE, OPT IN TO GET TEXT MESSAGE OR EMAILS, DEPENDING ON WHAT'S THEIR COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES.
BUT WE WILL HAVE INTEGRATED CUSTOMER SERVICE PROGRAM.
EXCELLENT. SO WE NEED A LITTLE BUY IN FROM OUR RESIDENTS.
YOU LEARN FROM WHATEVER DIDN'T WORK.
WE'RE MODIFYING THE SUBFOLDERS THAT WE WERE DOING THAT YOU'RE USING.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING THAT IN-HOUSE IN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE GRAPPLING TRUCKS ARE AVAILABLE, WHICH MEANS YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HIRE EVEN MORE TAMARAC EMPLOYEE RESIDENTS TO BE YOUR EMPLOYEES.
IS THAT CORRECT? I GOT HAPPY HANDS COMING.
YOU BETTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THEN, BY A SHOW OF HANDS, HOW MANY OF YOU ARE TAMARAC RESIDENTS? ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL? THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER DANIEL.
AND WHILE WE NEEDED INTIMIDATION TACTIC, BUT I'M GLAD THAT THE COMMUNICATION PLAN THAT I ASKED FOR IS IN THE PLAN. IT'S IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS KNOW WHEN THEIR GARBAGE ISN'T BEING PICKED UP.
SO I'M HOPING EVERYONE WHO HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT DO REGISTER WHEN THE OPTION COME TO OPT IN.
AND THANK YOU FOR FIXING MY DRIVEWAY WHEN IT WAS DAMAGED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, YOU ARE HAVING YOU HAVE YOUR TWO MINUTES AND KEEP IT.
THERE'S NO RECORD OF COMMISSIONER DANIELS HAVING ISSUES.
I HAVE COMMISSIONER WRIGHT FOR YOUR TWO MINUTES.
VICE MAYOR, RIGHT? MY APOLOGIES, VICE MAYOR.
RIGHT. COMMISSIONER BOLTON VICE MAYOR WRIGHT WAVES HIS TWO MINUTES.
VICE MAYOR WRIGHT HAS WAIVED HIS TWO MINUTES.
GO AHEAD. COMMISSIONER BOLTON WAIVED HIS TWO MINUTES.
OKAY. MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION? ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS SAID THAT.
I RECEIVED CAMPAIGN DONATIONS OR PAC DONATIONS FROM YOUR COMPETITOR.
DO YOU MAKE PAC DONATIONS OR CAMPAIGN DONATIONS TO MAIER.
MAYOR THAT THERE WAS NO MENTION ON COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS KEEP IT FOR SPECIFIC.
THAT IS NOT RELEVANT TO THIS CONVERSATION.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THE COMMENTS WERE MADE.
THAT'S WHY I'M GOING THROUGH MY HEAD.
COMMENTS WERE MADE AND IT'S HIS TWO MINUTES, BUT THAT'S IRRELEVANT TO THE IT IS IRRELEVANT.
BUT THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH SAID THIS MORNING RIGHT NOW THAT HAS BEEN IRRELEVANT TO THE TOPIC AT HAND.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY.
CITY ATTORNEY IS IF IT'S OFF TOPIC.
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HE'S, MADAM CHAIR IS CONTROLLING THIS ISSUE.MAYOR, I HEAR YOU COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
THE PROBLEM IS, UNTIL WE HAVE A STRONGER SYSTEM, A STRONGER RULE IN PLACE, ONE THAT ACTUALLY HAS SOME TEETH IN IT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AND THE PARLIAMENTARIAN, WHICH IS NOT I HANDLES THESE ITEMS TO NOT HAVE US.
HE'S GOING TO FINISH OFF HIS MINUTE AND A HALF, AND EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE IS QUITE AWARE THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU SAY SOMETHING FROM THE DAIS OR A PERSON SAYS SOMETHING FROM THE DAY, IT'S NOT. ALL OF THE THINGS SAID FROM THE DAIS IS TRUTHFUL.
NOT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE SAID FROM THE DAIS ARE 100% FACTUAL.
THEY MAY HAVE GLOSSED A CHICKEN RIGHT OVER THE POT, BUT STILL CALL IT CHICKEN SOUP.
SO FOR RIGHT NOW, HE'S GOING TO FINISH HIS MINUTE AND A HALF.
I'M GOING TO ASK THE APPLICANT NOT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
THE APPLICANT CAN DO WHATEVER THE APPLICANT WISHES TO DO, HOWEVER THE APPLICANT WISHES TO PROCEED.
DID YOU HEAR THE QUESTION? DID I HEAR THE QUESTION? YES, YOU ASKED A QUESTION.
IF WASTE MANAGEMENT YOU ASKED ASKED.
THE ACTUAL QUESTION WAS DO I DONATE TO PACS? AND AS A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE, I'M NOT.
AND IN MY ROLE, I DON'T HAVE VISIBILITY TO WHAT OUR POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE.
THAT'S ALL DONE AT HOUSTON, AT THE CORPORATE OFFICE.
AND AND IT'S NOT A LOCAL DECISION.
DO YOU HAVE EVENTS WHERE COMMISSIONERS OR STAFF CAN ATTEND? ATTEND. WHAT TYPE OF EVENTS? IF YOU NEED CLARIFICATION FOR THE QUESTION YOU CAN ASK.
I MEAN, WE HAVE EVENTS, WE HOST, EVENTS PUBLIC OFFICIALS ATTEND.
THERE'S A ASSOCIATION OF CITY MEETING GOING ON RIGHT NOW THAT WE HOST EVENTS.
OKAY. CITY MANAGER, HAS ANY OF YOUR STAFF RECEIVED ANY BOX OFFICE TICKETS FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT? THIS PART'S GOING OFF A LINE.
YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING THE QUESTION, CITY MANAGER.
YOU'RE NOT UNDER THAT SCRUTINY.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS TOPIC.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION DISCUSSION, A MOTION TO CONCLUDE THE CONVERSATION.
TROY GUICE, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY BOX OFFICE TICKETS FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT? A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE.
TROY, HAS YOU RECEIVED ANY BOX OFFICE TICKETS FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT? A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY WASTE MANAGEMENT.
I SECOND THE MOTION AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
THERE'S BEEN A MOTION TO END DISCUSSION RULE.
MADAM MAYOR, BEFORE YOU DO THAT, I WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING.
ONLY BECAUSE YOU'RE BEING PUT ON THE SPOT.
JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY ASKED YOU A QUESTION AND SAYS SOMETHING, DOESN'T MEAN IT'S TRUE.
AND ANY OPTICS FOR INTIMIDATION IS IMPROPER AND DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ANSWERED.
NO IT'S NOT. AND YOU EXCUSE ME.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON. THAT WAS RUDE AND DISGUSTING.
YOU ARE ACTUALLY SITTING HERE TRYING TO INTIMIDATE A RESIDENT AND MAKING COMMENTS ABOUT HER BODY.
OKAY, SO THAT IS DEPLORABLE GARBAGE.
THERE'S A MOTION. AND SO SECOND, BUT THERE IS A MOTION ON THE TABLE.
DISCUSSION. CITY MANAGER ANY MORE DISCUSSION? I GOT COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS I THANK YOU.
THIS IS A MOTION TO END DISCUSSION.
WE NEED TO CLARIFY THE STATE OF THE CONTRACT THAT YOU'RE APPROVING.
NO, WE'RE RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING A MOTION TO END DISCUSSION.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
WE'RE ENDING DISCUSSION THROUGH THIS MOTION.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
VICE MAYOR. RIGHT. YES, MAYOR.
THANK YOU. SO DISCUSSION IS NOW OVER.
WE HAVE A MOTION THAT'S ALREADY READ INTO THE RECORD THAT NEEDS TO BE AMENDED.
TO GO TO THE RATES THAT HAVE BEEN PROFFERED.
I ACCEPT THE ILLEGAL AMENDMENTS? YES. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
YOU WERE THE SECOND. DO YOU ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT? YES. THANK YOU.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MADAM MAYOR, I STILL NEED TO CLARIFY.
YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
SO. WHAT? I HEARD MR. KENYON SAY THAT THAT THIS THIS RATE CHANGE OR RATE REDUCTION TO MEET COASTALS NUMBERS IS REFLECTED
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IN THE ITEMS THAT THEY NEGOTIATED, THAT I NEGOTIATED WITH THEM, LIKE THE BIG BELLY AND THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND AS SUCH, AND IN THE AGREEMENT, IN THE CONTRACT, THAT'S PART OF YOUR AGENDA ITEM THAT YOU'RE APPROVING.SO IF WE'RE CHANGING SOMETHING, IF WE'RE AMENDING ANYTHING HERE, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR THAT THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE AMENDING HERE IS THE THE SERVICE COST, WHICH IS THE NEW PROFFER THAT THEY MADE, WHICH IS MATCHING COASTALS NUMBERS AND NOTHING ELSE.
THE AGREEMENT STAYS INTACT, AS IS WITH THE NUMBERS THAT IT HAS IN.
YEAH. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE IS INTACT, AS IS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE THE SERVICE COST THAT'S BEEN PROFFERED.
ACTUALLY, NOW, MAKE ME HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.
THERE WERE NUMBERS IN THEIR ORIGINAL.
BEST AND FINAL THAT WERE BETTER THAN COASTAL.
THE NUMBERS BEING CHANGED BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY DEALING WITH THOSE SERVICE NUMBERS AND THE RATE SHEET.
FOR MULTIFAMILY, COASTAL WAS 2.7.
THAT WAS LOWER. COMMERCIAL THERE WERE HIGHER ON COASTAL WAS 3.5.
ARE YOU TAKING THE HIRES TO MEET THE LOWERS OR ARE YOU? IS MULTIFAMILY CHANGING TO GO UP FROM 2.5 TO 2.7? OR IS EVERYTHING SAYING THIS MATCHES THE COASTAL RATES IDENTICAL.
CLARIFY THE MULTIFAMILY WOULD INCREASE BUT THE TOTAL VALUE STILL EQUATES TO THE 80.5 OKAY.
AND THERE WAS A DIFFERENTIAL OF 5% OKAY.
EVERYBODY'S CLEAR NOW THAT THE RATES ARE GOING TO BE RIGHT.
IS THAT WHAT YOU NEEDED? WE'RE ALL GOOD.
EVERYTHING ELSE STAYS THE SAME.
EVERYTHING ELSE REMAINS EXACTLY THE SAME IN THIS, IN THIS, IN THIS CONTRACT.
THAT. ALL RIGHT, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
YAY! HAPPY HANDS! DO ALL THE HAPPY HANDS.
EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
[7.b TO2561 - An ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, re-adopting a large scale local land use plan amendment to the City of Tamarac’s Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map in accordance with Chapter 163, specifically Section 163.3184 of the Florida State statutes, for said lands situated, lying, and being in Broward County, Florida, and located at or bounded by West Commercial Boulevard to the north, Rock Island Road to the east, NW 64 Avenue to the west and NW 44 Street to the south, and more particularly described in the legal description shown in Exhibit “A” attached hereto, to change the future land use designation of approximately 109.93 gross acres of land within the former Woodlands Country Club Golf Course from “Commercial Recreation” to “Recreation” to facilitate the reservation of land for Community Recreation and open space and satisfy condition 1.a of Broward County Land Use Plan Amendment PC20-2 to provide consistency with the Broward County adopted Future Land Use Plan Map in accordance with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Tamarac; authorizing transmittal of the large scale land use map amendment, 23-01esr (Case No. 3-LUA-23) to the State Land Planning Agency, Bureau of Community Planning and Growth and the appropriate reviewing agencies and the Broward County Planning Council for review, approval and recertification of the City of Tamarac Future Land Use Map; providing for amendment to the land use plan to reflect such change; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
EVERYBODY, WHEREVER YOU'RE GOING, GET THERE SAFELY.IF YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO STAY CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.
ITEM SEVEN B AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY TAMARAC AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND SECTION TEN, DASH 2.1 OF CHAPTER TEN OF THE CITY TAMARAC.
LEGALLY DESCRIBED EXHIBIT A FROM THE CURRENT MIXED USE ZONING TRAFFIC CLASSIFICATION OF PLAN DEVELOPMENT, ZONING CLASSIFICATION TO FACILITATE FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIXED USE PROJECT AND PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
PROVIDING THE AMENDMENT OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REFLECT THE CHANGE.
PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF THE TEN ACRES CONTIGUOUS LAND REQUIREMENT.
PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF THE PLANNING AGREEMENT.
PRIOR CONFLICTS. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
I WILL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
I HAVE A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR WRIGHT.
MADAM MAYOR, WE'RE ON ITEM 7BI THINK 7B7B.
ONE. DID I NOT HEAR? OKAY. WE'RE NOT UP FOR YOU YET.
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WE WILL HAVE A REREAD OF.MAYOR. LET ME. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ IT? YEAH. LET ME. OKAY.
LET ME READ THAT AGAIN. CB TWO OH, YOU WANT TO READ IT? GO AHEAD. YEAH. AND SEVEN BE AN ORDINANCE.
CITY COMMISSIONER. CITY TAMARAC.
WE ADOPT LARGE SCALE LOCAL LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC COMPREHENSIVE PLAN USE MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTERS 163, SPECIFICALLY SECTION ONE 63.31 84 FLORIDA STATUTES FOR SAID LAND SITUATED AND LOCATED AT THE BOUND AND BOUNDED BY WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD TO THE NORTH, ROCK ISLAND ROAD TO THE EAST, NORTHWEST 64TH TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST 44TH STREET TO THE SOUTH, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERE TO THE CHANGE OF FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION. APPROXIMATELY 109.93 GROSS ACRES OF LAND WITHIN THE FORM OF WOODLANDS COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE, FROM COMMERCIAL RECREATION TO RECREATION FACILITY. THE RESERVATION LAND FOR COMMUNITY RECREATION, OPEN SPACE AND SATISFY CONDITION ONE, A ABROAD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN.
AMENDMENT PC 20 DASH TWO TO PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WITH THE BROWARD COUNTY ADOPTED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. CITY TAMARAC AUTHORIZING TRANSMITTAL.
TRANSMITTAL OF THE LARGE SCALE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY, BUREAU OF COMMUNITY PLANNING, GROWTH AND APPROPRIATE REVIEWING AGENCY, AND BROWARD COUNTY PLANNING COUNCIL FOR REVIEW, APPROVING THE AND RESERVE RECERTIFICATION SEMINAR AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE PLAN TO EFFECT SUCH CHANGE.
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS. PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW I WILL DO THIS AGAIN A MOTION A SECOND, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT. I STILL HAVE COMMISSIONER BOLTON FOR THE MOTION AND VICE MAYOR RIGHT FOR THE SECOND.
AND WE ARE NOW IN PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AND EILEEN LIEBERMAN, LIEBERMAN MICHAELSON IS UP TO THE PODIUM.
WE'RE HEADING UP TO THE PODIUM.
I RISE TODAY TO SUPPORT THIS LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT.
IT'S ONLY BACK HERE BECAUSE OF A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, POTTY WAS REMOVED AS A DEVELOPMENT POD FROM THE OVERALL SITE PLAN.
HOWEVER, THE LAND USE FOR POTTY IS REMAINING RESIDENTIAL AND THAT IS A PROBLEM.
IT NEEDS TO BE HAVE A LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT.
CHANGE IT FROM RESIDENTIAL TO RECREATION, CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER OPEN AND GREEN SPACES.
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE CITY INITIATE A LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT.
IT WOULD BE A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT FIXING THIS ONE GAP ISSUE SO THAT THE FORMER POD EASE LAND USE WILL NO LONGER BE RESIDENTIAL, BUT WILL THEN BE RECREATION, THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER OPEN AND GREEN SPACES.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
MAXINE CALLOWAY, OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
IS THAT A QUESTION OR A VOTE? I THINK I GOT EVERYBODY GETS A VOTE OR A QUESTION.
VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU, MISS CALLAWAY.
PART E AS A RESIDENT JUST MENTIONED.
MISS MRS MCLENNAN JUST MENTIONED.
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS RESTRICTION, MAKING IT MORE RESTRICTIVE? BECAUSE I THINK WE AGREED THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BUILD ON THAT SPECIFIC AREA, BUT HOW DO WE INCLUDE THAT IN THE GREEN SPACE? YOU DID. PART E, WE CANNOT DO IT IN THIS PROCESS.
SO. SO YOU'RE SAYING I'M SORRY? SO WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO INITIATE THAT.
YES. THAT RESTRICTS THAT PARTICULAR PART.
IT MAKES IT TOUGHER FOR DEVELOPERS TO DEVELOP THE COMMUNITY.
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THAT IS CORRECT.OKAY. JUST WANT TO CLARIFICATION ON THAT.
SO, MISS CALLOWAY PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT THE VICE MAYOR SAID THE.
WE WE CAN MAKE PARTY OR FORM A PARTY MORE RESTRICTIVE.
YOU COMMENTED THAT WE CAN DO A SMALL SCALE LOOPER.
HOW DO WE DO THAT? DO WE THEN MAKE A MOTION TO MAKE THIS CONTINGENT UPON A FUTURE SMALL SMALL SCALE LOOPER OR HOW DO WE DO THAT? WELL, THE CITY DOES NOT OWN THE PROPERTY, SO WE CANNOT INITIATE IT AS THE APPLICANT.
THE PROPERTY IS PRIVATELY OWNED, AND SO YOU WOULD ASK THE APPLICANT TO INITIATE THAT APPLICATION.
AND IF THEY'RE AMENABLE TO THAT AS A CONDITION OF THIS APPROVAL.
APPLICANT. MR. BACHMANN. MAYOR.
NOT REALLY HERE FOR THIS THIS MORNING IS WAS MENTIONED.
THEY'RE NOT HERE. I JUST, I GUESS SINCE I'M BEING PUT ON THE SPOT, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE.
AND I'VE SPOKEN WITH MISS CALLOWAY AND MISS MRS. LIEBERMAN. WE AGREED BACK IN NOVEMBER TO AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, REMOVE POTTY FROM THE SITE PLAN, AND NOT BUILD RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON IT. THAT WAS ALL DONE.
THE SITE PLANS BEEN ADDRESSED, RESUBMITTED, MODIFIED.
I'M NOT SAYING WE CAN OR CAN'T DO IT.
IT'S A PROCESS. YOU GUYS CAN CERTAINLY ASK I CAN TALK TO MY CLIENT AND WE CAN GET BACK TO YOU.
I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE STRONGLY, STRONGLY PREFER NOT TO DO.
BUT IF YOU ASK ME TO, I'LL TALK TO MY CLIENT ABOUT IT AND WE CAN HAVE A FOLLOW UP CONVERSATION.
IT SHOULD NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, BE A CONDITION OF WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING TODAY.
IS IT APPROPRIATE THEN, TO TABLE THIS ITEM AS CALLOWAY UNTIL THE APPLICANT CAN ASSURE US THAT FORMER PARTY WOULD MEET.
WHATEVER. ASK THE COMMISSIONER.
I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WAS VOTED ON AND APPROVED MONTHS AGO.
CORRECT? IT WAS THE SECOND READING MONTHS AGO.
IT WAS VOTED AND APPROVED DUE TO A TECHNICAL ITEM THAT THE COUNTY, THE STATE WISHES TO HAVE IT BE RECEIVED WITHIN SOME CERTAIN DATE, TEN DAYS FROM THIS APPROVAL.
OKAY, SO FOR SOME REASON IT DIDN'T RECEIVE IT FROM TEN DAYS FROM THE APPROVAL.
AND NOW THEY'RE JUST ASKING US TO DO THIS AGAIN.
READAPT TO TECHNICAL FILL THIS TECHNICAL ISSUE THAT THE STATE HAS IN TIMING.
NOT THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THE ITEM.
SO. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED FOR THE APPROVALS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED.
PROCEED. YOU WERE BEING ASKED A QUESTION.
COMMISSIONER WOULDN'T SAY FOR THIS ITEM.
AS INDICATED BY THE MAYOR, IT'S JUST A GLITCH.
THE APPLICANT DOES HAVE A SITE PLAN THAT IS SCHEDULED TO COME TO THIS BODY IN JULY 10TH.
THAT MIGHT BE MORE OF AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.
THE CLUBHOUSE IS SCHEDULED TO COME BEFORE THIS BODY AS A SITE PLAN, AND SO PERHAPS YOU CAN THAT WILL GIVE THEM THAT TIME TO DISCUSS IT WITH THEIR CLIENT AND GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THIS AS A CONDITION.
SO FORMER PART E IS ZONED FOR FOR WHAT NOW LOW RESIDENTIAL IS THE LAND USE IS STATE ZONING IS A ZONING DESIGNATION THAT WAS A PART OF THE 168 ACRES THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, WHICH IS THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT IS BEING DEVELOPED.
SO TECHNICALLY, AFTER EVERYTHING IS DONE, THEY COULD GO BACK AND BUILD RESIDENTIAL ON THAT FORMER PARTY.
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YOU DID PUT SOME RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE.BUT YOU DO HAVE TWO RESTRICTIONS ALREADY IN PLACE.
OKAY? I MEAN, I WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE IN MAKING THE CONDITION PRECEDENT.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF THEY DON'T AGREE, IT'S.
SO WHAT? SO, MISS CALLOWAY I WOULD SAY NOT ON THIS, SINCE IT'S JUST AS MENTIONED BEFORE, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY MORE APPROPRIATE.
I'M ONLY 20% OF THIS DAIS, AND I CAN.
IT'S MY PREROGATIVE TO CITY ATTORNEY, MISS CALLOWAY.
NOT. NOT BECAUSE I KNOW THIS WAS DUE JUNE 20TH, I THINK JUNE 1920.
AND SO THERE'S A TIME SITUATION THAT THIS CITY HAS TO MEET FOR THIS PLAN AMENDMENT.
SO YOU MAY WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY THE URGENCY ON THAT ISSUE.
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WE DID EXTEND TO AUGUST 24TH, BUT WE NEED TO TRANSMIT.
WHOSE MISTAKE? DOES IT MATTER IF THERE WAS A MISTAKE? NO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, MISS CALLOWAY.
WHO'S IT? DOES NOT SHE. NO QUESTIONS BEING ANSWERED ABOUT WHOSE MISTAKE? MISS CALLOWAY ALREADY SAID IT WASN'T TRANSMITTED.
THE MISTAKES HAPPEN. IT'S BEING CLARIFIED OR ATTEMPTED TO BE CORRECTED TODAY.
YOU KNOW, I JUST I JUST LOVE HOW CITY HALL LIKES TO COVER UP.
THERE IS NO DELAY IN US APPROVING THIS TODAY WITH A CONDITION YOU CAN YOU CAN STILL TRANSMIT, BUT IT JUST HAS A I JUST DON'T THINK THE CONDITION IS APPROPRIATE ON THIS ITEM.
IT'S NOT AFFECTING THE PORTION YOU BRING ITEMS THAT ARE NOT APPROPRIATE HERE.
SO WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT APPROPRIATE I'M ASKING YOU I'M A MOTION.
IT DOESN'T MAKE A MOTION TO CENSURE COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
AT THIS MOMENT IT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS. I JUST MADE A MOTION TO CENSURE COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
RIGHT NOW I'M LOOKING FOR A SECOND.
SURE WE'LL LOOK LIKE THE CONTINUING LAUGHINGSTOCK.
YOU CAN CALL THE ROLL. IT'S NOT CENSORED.
AND WHEN SOME OTHER PEOPLE MAKE PRONOUNCE WORDS THAT ARE NOT TYPICALLY HEARD AS THE WAY THEY ARE PRONOUNCED, NOBODY CRITICIZES THEM FOR IT. SO LET'S JUST NOT DO THIS.
THERE'S A REASON WE'RE THE LAUGHING STOCK.
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ROMPER ROOM? COMMISSIONER. DANIEL.
NOW THAT WE'RE DONE WITH THAT.
WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVE IN YOUR BEING, WILL YOU PLEASE JUST ASK RELEVANT QUESTIONS TO THE TOPIC AT HAND? YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES AND 35 SECONDS.
IF WE PUT A CONDITION ON THE APPROVAL, DOES IT DELAY THE GLITCH OR THE PROCESS OR WHATEVER PROCESS YOU HAVE? DOES IT THE CONDITION, DOES IT PROVIDE FOR ANY DELAYS? MISS MAXINE, IF YOU CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION BECAUSE THE QUESTION IS ASKED ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ACTUALLY LEGALLY ALLOWABLE OR WITHIN THE PURVIEW, THEN ANSWER ACCORDINGLY.
AGAIN, IT'S A LAND USE AMENDMENT, AND TYPICALLY YOU DON'T SEE CONDITION, I THINK.
AND SINCE THIS IS NOT GOVERNING THE PORTION OF PROPERTY THAT POD E SITS ON FOR THE MOST PART, REMEMBER, THERE IS A TOTAL OF 275 ACRES THAT'S INVOLVED.
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I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE IF THERE'S ANY CONSIDERATION TO DO THAT.PERHAPS WHEN THE APPLICANT COMES BACK AT YOUR JULY 10TH MEETING FOR THE CLUBHOUSE, IT WILL GIVE THE APPLICANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT WITH THEIR CLIENT, AND YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AT THAT TIME AS WELL, TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOU'D LIKE TO ADD A CONDITION TO THAT ITEM.
MADAM MAYOR, AGAIN, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, THE ATTORNEY WISHES TO SPEAK.
GO AHEAD. I AM IN AGREEMENT WITH MISS CONAWAY.
I THINK WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS THAT THE STATE REVIEWING AGENCY IS ONE STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THESE PLAN AMENDMENTS, AND WE NEED TO SEND IT AS THEY ARE REQUESTED.
IF WE DON'T THEN THEY WOULD REJECT IT.
THEN WE HAVE TO COME BACK AGAIN.
I WOULD URGE THE COMMISSION TO ADOPT IT AS IS WITH RESPECT TO PARTY E THERE'S DIFFERENT MEANS THAT THE COMMISSION CAN ENSURE THAT THAT SPACE, IF IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN SPACE THROUGH THE SITE PLAN AMENDMENT, THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH GENERALLY IS RECORDED AS A RESTRICTED COVENANT.
SO THE DEVELOPER CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITH POD E WITHOUT THIS BODY APPROVAL.
CAN I SO CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT? CONTINGENT AND ON PARTY COMING BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING ON PARTY BEING INCLUDED.
WOULD THAT WOULD THAT THAT'S REALLY NOT A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
THAT'S KIND OF DISCUSSION WITHIN THE THING.
BUT THE CITY ATTORNEY IS ABOUT TO SPEAK.
GO AHEAD AND ANSWER THE QUESTION.
I BELIEVE MISS CALLAWAY PARTY CANNOT BE INCLUDED.
YEAH. IN THIS PLAN. WHAT WHAT? BUT THE COMMISSION CAN INSTRUCT MISS CALLAWAY TO BRING FORTH WHATEVER PARTY THE ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO PARTY OR AT A DIFFERENT COMMISSION MEETING, IF IT'S A WITH RESPECT, WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT TO BRING THAT MATTER BEFORE THE COMMISSION AS A PLAN AMENDMENT.
I THINK WITH RESPECT TO I THINK THE THE SITE PLAN WILL BE BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON JULY 10TH.
CORRECT. THE AMENITY CAMPUS IS WHAT'S COMING TO YOU ON JULY 10TH, AND YOU CAN ADD CONDITION TO THAT, CORRECT, MISS CALLAWAY? THEY COULD. YES.
YES. OKAY. MAY I BE RECOGNIZED? CERTAINLY. THANK YOU.
LOOK, JUST A COUPLE POINTS. ONE THING HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OTHER.
AS WE TALKED ABOUT BACK WHEN WE DID THIS IN JANUARY, WE'RE PROTECTING THE OPEN SPACE.
YOU HEARD MISS LIEBERMAN EVEN SAY THIS MAKES SENSE.
I THINK THEY NEED TO BE SEPARATE.
I'M NOT SAYING THE ANSWER IS NO.
RIGHT. I I'M TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH MY CLIENT WHILE WE'RE ALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A PUBLIC HEARING.
THERE ARE A LOT OF POTENTIAL OPTIONS SHORT OF A LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT, WHICH I'LL ACKNOWLEDGE IS ALSO ONE TO TAKE THE PARTY SPACE AND CHANGE IT FROM THE RESIDENTIAL THAT THIS BODY DID APPROVE, WITH THE PROTECTIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND OF THE SITE PLAN, WHICH THIS BODY GETS TO APPROVE IT IF EVER IT CAME BACK.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO PROTECT AND ENSURE THAT THERE'S NO FUTURE RESIDENTIAL ON THIS PROPERTY.
WE'RE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU ON JULY 10TH OR 11TH OR WHATEVER EVENING THAT IS.
PLEASE, I IMPLORE YOU, THEY'RE COMPLETELY SEPARATE PROCEDURALLY.
THIS IS AN ITEM FOR AN ERROR THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED.
THAT, I THINK IS HELPFUL AND BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY.
MOVE IT FORWARD AND WE'LL WE'LL TALK TO MY CLIENT.
WE'RE GOING TO OPENLY COMMUNICATE AND TRY AND FIND A RESOLUTION.
BUT I THINK THE RIGHT THING TO DO HERE IS MOVE THIS FORWARD.
YOU REALLY CAN'T CONDITION IT AGAIN.
YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHAT YOU WANT AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE'LL REGROUP AGAIN BETWEEN NOW AND JULY 11TH.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON. ARE YOU DONE? SO, MISS CALLOWAY THE CONDITION.
DOES IT CREATE DELAYS OR NOT? IF WE ADD A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, DOES IT CREATE A DELAY OR NOT? BECAUSE IT'S LEGISLATIVE AND IT'S A LAND USE ITEM, YOU TYPICALLY DON'T HAVE CONDITIONS ATTACHED.
I ASKED IF WE ADD A CONDITION TO THE APPROVAL, DOES IT PROVIDE FOR A DELAY? NO. I WOULD BE ABLE TO TRANSMIT.
THANK YOU. COME, MR. DANIEL. THANK YOU.
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HOWEVER, IF.THE PROJECT IS SOLD TO ANOTHER DEVELOPER.
CAN THEY CHANGE THEIR MIND? WHEN A PROJECT IS SOLD IS SOLD WITH THE ENTITLEMENTS IT'S SOLD SUBJECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND SUBJECT TO THE SITE PLAN AND EVERYTHING.
THAT'S ENTITLED ON THE PROPERTY.
IF THE PROJECT IS FINISHED AND SOMEBODY WANTS TO BUILD SINCE IT'S RESIDENTIAL, WHAT HAPPENS THEN? THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BUILD ON PART E BECAUSE YOU'VE ALREADY RESTRICTED IT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND YOU'VE RESTRICTED IT AS A PART OF THE SITE PLAN PROCESS.
SO TEN YEARS FROM NOW, THE PROJECT IS OVER.
SO THERE'S A CHANCE THAT SOMETHING COULD BUILD IF THE COMMISSION AT THAT TIME DECIDES SO.
BASED ON MR. BECKMAN. A COUPLE OF THINGS, I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY, AND I KNOW WHY WE'RE REFERENCING POTTY, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS CONVERSATION IS THERE IS NO POTTY ANYMORE.
THAT WAS THE DISCUSSION THAT MRS. LIEBERMAN AND I HAD THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN FRONT OF THIS BODY IN NOVEMBER 8TH.
IT'S BEEN MODIFIED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND OUR STATEMENT THERE IS NO POTTY.
BUT COMMISSIONER, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION DIRECTLY, YEAH, IF THIS IS A DIFFERENT BODY TEN YEARS FROM NOW AND SOMEONE COMES BACK AND ASKS, UNDER THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS COMMISSION COULD VOTE TO APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT AND A SITE PLAN TO ALLOW UNITS THERE.
HOWEVER, AND AGAIN, I AGREE, ALL OF THESE ARE DIFFERENT LAYERS OF ADDED PROTECTION.
THAT ALSO REQUIRES THE VOTE OF THE COUNTY, WHICH IS WHERE THESE LAYERS OF PROTECTION COME IN.
BUT WHAT AGAIN, WE ALL WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER VERY WELL AND DO A LOT OF BUSINESS.
YOU KNOW, A TECHNICAL GLITCH, RIGHT? SO I'M NOT SAYING WE'RE NOT WILLING TO CONTINUE AND HAVE THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE IT'S COMING UP, BUT IT JUST I JUST DON'T THINK RIGHT THIS VERY SECOND IN THIS MOMENT IS THE PROPER FORM. SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
THAT'S FINE. I THINK THE TECHNICAL GLITCH CAUSED PEOPLE TO LOOK DEEPER.
I GET THAT I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT.
ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, SO THIS THING THAT IS BEFORE US TODAY CAME FROM BROWARD COUNTY PLANNING COUNCIL, CORRECT? WASN'T THIS THEIR REQUEST TO MAKE SURE THAT.
THE LARGER AMOUNT THAT THE COUNTY ALLOWS FOR BUILDING, WHICH IS LIKE 800 AND SOMETHING HOMES.
FORGIVE ME, BUT I THINK THIS IS A POLITICAL GAME BEING PLAYED ON THE DAIS TO TRY TO ENTRAP A DEVELOPER, TO SAYING SOMETHING AND DOING SOMETHING THAT IT IS ALREADY AGREED UPON, AS YOU'VE HEARD.
THERE ARE OTHER SIMPLER WAYS TO DO IT.
WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT THIS.
WE WILL HEAR MORE WHEN THEY COME TO US ON JULY 10TH WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE RECREATION NOW.
MR. BACHMANN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THIS NOW, BUT YOU CAN BRING IT FORTH THEN.
WE HAVE AN ABILITY TO DO A COVENANT RUNNING WITH THE LAND FOR THAT SECTION.
SO WHEN 13TH FLOOR SELLS THAT PROPERTY TO SORRY, WHEN LAND CLUBLINK SELLS THAT PROPERTY TO 13TH FLOOR, IT VERY WELL COULD MAKE SURE THERE'S AN OUTLINE IN THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION THAT PUTS A LAND USE RESTRICTION ON THAT PROPERTY THAT COINCIDES WITH THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S OUT THERE.
IS THAT CORRECT OR IS IT PART OF SOMETHING THAT.
THAT IS ONE OF THE MULTIPLE ITEMS THAT IS GOING THROUGH MY HEAD IS ADDED LAYERS OF PROTECTION.
THAT'S WHAT WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT HERE.
POTTY IS NOT PART OF IT. IT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE BASED ON WHAT WAS AGREED TO BACK IN NOVEMBER.
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SO ACTUALLY, IN YOUR HOUSEKEEPING WITH POTTY BEING REMOVED IN YOUR SITE PLAN, WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THE PROPERTY THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR IN THE DEED.IT IS BEING TRANSMITTED IN A LEGAL DESCRIPTION FROM CLUBLINK TO 13TH FLOOR, AND YOU HAVE RESTRICTIONS ON EVERY PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT BELONGS TO CLUBLINK THAT IS NOT BEING CREATED TO BE RESIDENTIAL.
IT IS. NOW JUST IF I'M FOLLOWING YOU CORRECTLY, THAT'S WHERE MY HEAD'S AT IS THAT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO RECORD A DEED RESTRICTION FOR PLUS OR MINUS. I DON'T REMEMBER 100 AND SOMETHING ACRES OF OPEN SPACE.
AS PART OF THE APPROVALS, WE WOULD ADD THE EXTRA.
I DON'T REMEMBER HOW BIG. LET'S JUST CALL IT TEN ACRES.
RIGHT. AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT I CAN'T I CAN'T FIRST OF ALL, AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'M A REPRESENTATIVE, RIGHT? AND MY CLIENT IS NOT HERE.
I CAN'T SAY YES TO ANYTHING, BUT YES, THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT AS WELL, THAT I NEED TO DISCUSS WITH MY CLIENT, AND WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO BRING BACK AND DISCUSS BEFORE THIS BODY ON ANOTHER OCCASION.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF A TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE THAT HAS BEEN JUST RERECORDED RE APPROVED, HAVING A BOOT STRAP ON IT THAT CAN BE CONDITIONALLY REMOVED AND THE STATE ACCEPTING IT? IF WE PASS SOMETHING UP TO THE STATE THAT SAYS, WE'VE AGREED TO THIS, BUT WE HAVE A CONDITION ON IT, ISN'T THE STATE GOING TO KICK IT BACK TO US AND SAY, DON'T SEND IT TO US UNTIL YOU REMOVE THIS CONDITION, BECAUSE IT'S NOT THEN FINAL AND FINAL CAPACITY, IS IT? IT'S NEVER HAPPENED THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER JUST NORMALLY.
YEAH. I TRANSMIT WITHOUT CONDITIONS.
CORRECT. YEAH. SO NOT THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS GAME.
BUT IT IS PROBABLY UNLIKELY THAT THE STATE IS GOING TO ACCEPT SOMETHING THAT'S CONDITIONAL.
THEY WILL SAY, SEND IT BACK TO US WHEN YOU GOT YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU DON'T.
BY HAVING TO HAVE A CONDITION ON IT.
IF YOU CAN'T TELL, I AM HIGHLY AGAINST BOOTSTRAPPING ANYTHING TO THIS CONDITION.
AND HAVING THIS SHOW UP AS A LAST MINUTE ITEM.
WE HAVE. THIS COMMISSION DOES APPROVALS, WE GET DEVELOPERS AND WE AGREE TO THINGS.
AND THE LAST MINUTE WE PUT THEM RIGHT HERE ON THE SPOT AND WE SAY, YOU WANT OUR VOTE, MAYOR.
RIGHT NOW I'M GOING TO FINISH MY COMMENT.
YOU WANT OUR VOTE, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE US EVERYTHING WE WANT.
IF NOT, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE HARDER FOR YOU TO DO YOUR JOB.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE FOR YOU.
WHY? BECAUSE WE MIGHT BE TRYING TO APPEASE A SOME GROUP OF POPULATION.
WE MAY BE JUST TRYING TO APPEASE OURSELVES.
MY OPINION IF YOU CAN'T TELL, I'M FRUSTRATED AND IT IS DISGUSTING.
AND I AM HOPING THAT NEXT MEETING WE WILL ACTUALLY GET SOME RULES IN PLACE THAT HAVE SOME TEETH IN IT TO STOP DOING THIS SO PEOPLE CAN COME TO OUR CITY, ACTUALLY DO BUSINESS IN THE CITY BECAUSE WE SAY WE'RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AND REALLY MEAN IT.
NOW THIS IS AN ITEM THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
IT HAS BEEN THROUGH US SEVERAL TIMES.
IT HAS BEEN THROUGH THE COUNTY.
LET'S STOP PLAYING GAMES AND JUST FINISH THE TRANSMITTAL, FIX THE MISTAKE AND MOVE ON.
YOU WANT YOUR TWO MINUTES? GO FOR IT.
YES. JUST A MOTION TO END DISCUSSION.
WE ALREADY GOT RECOMMENDATION FROM CITY ATTORNEY, FROM THE APPLICANT'S ATTORNEY, FROM MISS MAXINE.
WHAT ARE WE DISCUSSING AT THIS POINT? SO THE MOTION IS TO END DISCUSSION AND PUT THIS TO A VOTE.
THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 1.
I HEAR LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
I LOVE IT. WE ARE NOW UP TO OUR QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS.
9AT02. MADAM MAYOR, CAN WE TAKE A FEW MINUTES? ALL RIGHT. IF PEOPLE REALLY HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, FINE.
BUT WE ARE STARTING AT NOON SHARP.
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TEN MINUTES. WE'RE IN RECESS.HEY, MARLON. HOW ARE YOU? OF COURSE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME BACK TO OUR MEETING.
WE ARE UP TO ITEM NINE A AND NINE B, WHICH IS OUR QUASI JUDICIAL.
[Items 9.a & 9.b]
ALL RIGHT. CITY ATTORNEY, IF YOU WOULD.WE'RE GOING TO DO BOTH OF THESE ITEMS TOGETHER, NINE A AND NINE B, WHICH IS T02555 AND TR 14106.
WOULD YOU PLEASE READ BOTH ITEMS INTO THE RECORD? THANK YOU. ITEM NINE A IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION, CITY OF TAMARAC AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
SECTION TEN, DASH 2.1 OF CHAPTER TEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 3.01 ACRES LAND LOCATED AT 7951 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD. FROM THE CURRENT MIXED USE ZONING CLASSIFICATION TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
ZONING CLASSIFICATION TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIXED USE PROJECT.
PROVIDE CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND CONSISTENT INTENT AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THE CITY TAMARAC PLAN FOR AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REFLECT SUCH CHANGE.
APPLYING FOR A WAIVER OF THE TEN ACRES CONTIGUOUS CONTIGUOUS REQUIREMENT.
PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF PD PLAN AND PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS.
PROVIDING STABILITY. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ITEM NINE B IS A RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION.
CITY TAMARAC GRANT SITE PLAN APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS FOR ADVANCE TAMARAC TO ALLOW THE ADVANCE TAMARAC MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WITH DENSITY OF 68.3 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.
CONTAINED 278 DWELLING UNITS, 6140FT² OF AMENITY LEASING AREA, 3246FT² OF RESTAURANT SPACE TOTALING 86,250FT² FOR THE PROPERTY.
LOCATED AT 7351 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS.
PROVIDING FOR RELIEF FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MADAM MAYOR, LET ME READ A BRIEF QUASI-JUDICIAL STATEMENT.
ALL PERSONS TESTIFYING FOR THE CITY COMMISSION MUST BE SWORN IN WITH REGARD TO THE QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEMS, THE PETITIONER AND THE AFFECTED PERSON SHALL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT EVIDENCE, WITNESSES OR EVIDENCE RELIED UPON BY REASON OF PERSON ADMISSIBLE, WHERE THE EVIDENCE WOULD BE ADMISSIBLE IN COURT OF LAW AND MATERIAL UNDULY REPETITIOUS EVIDENCE SHALL BE EXCLUDED.
HEARSAY EVIDENCE MAY BE USED FOR PURPOSE, SUPPLEMENT AND EXPLAIN OTHER EVIDENCE.
STATEMENTS OF ATTORNEYS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY AS ARGUMENT.
CITY COMMISSION SHALL HAVE AUTHORITY.
REFUSED TO HEAR ANY TESTIMONY WHICH IS IRRELEVANT.
THE ORDER OF PRESENTATION THE PETITIONER REPRESENTATIVE WILL PRESENT FIRST.
STAFF WILL PRESENT WILL THEN GIVE A PRESENTATION IF NEEDED.
AFFECTED PARTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO PRESENT TESTIMONY.
PERSONS WHO ARE IN SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION CAN PROVIDE TESTIMONY.
EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS, BUT NONE SINCE THE LAST MEETING.
YES. I SPOKE TO THE ATTORNEY REGARDING THIS.
THANK YOU. I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE ATTORNEY REGARDING THIS.
WOULD YOU PLEASE SWEAR IN THE WITNESSES, PLEASE? MISS CITY CLERK.
THANK YOU. ALL WITNESSES, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU. MAYOR. ALL WITNESSES HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.
SINCE WE'RE DOING THEM TOGETHER, WE'RE GOING TO FIRST DO A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR NINE A, AND THEN AFTERWARDS WE'LL DO A MOTION FOR A SECOND FOR NINE B TO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON, I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
SCOTT BACKMAN IS THE DESIGNATED APPLICANT FOR THIS PRESENTATION FOR THIS ITEM AND PLEASE PROCEED.
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YOU'RE BREAKING AT 12:30.I'LL PUT THIS OUT THERE FOR THE FOUR OF YOU AT THE MOMENT, I GUESS, CONSIDER.
YOU'VE ALL SEEN IT; I THINK MAYBE TWICE.
SO, I'M HAPPY IF THE COMMISSION SO CHOOSES TO REST ON THE COMMISSION ON THE PRESENTATION, WHICH IS PART OF THE RECORD, AND WE CAN JUST GO STRAIGHT INTO QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION. YOU DO HAVE ONE ADDENDUM I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TO THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AS A COURTESY FOR THE COMMISSION.
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAKE IT.
IT'S PROBABLY A 20 PLUS MINUTE PRESENTATION.
SORRY. SAME ACTUALLY FOR COMMISSIONER BOLTON AND MYSELF.
SO, I SIMPLY THEN THAT'S GREAT.
AND IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, WE CAN GO TO SLIDES THAT ARE RELEVANT.
I WANT TO MAKE ONE ADDENDUM TO THE DISCUSSION.
AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU'RE APPROVING AS PART OF THE REZONING IS OUR PD AGREEMENT.
THERE'S LANGUAGE IN THE PD AGREEMENT THAT DEALS WITH WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE ARE PROVIDING 10% OF OUR UNITS.
THE LANGUAGE CURRENTLY READS AT 120% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY WITH CITY STAFF AS WELL.
WE ARE GOING TO AGREE TO MAKE THREE OF THOSE UNITS AVAILABLE AT 80% OF AMI.
AND THAT PUTS THAT IN A CATEGORY.
I KNOW SOME OF ALL OF YOU AND SOME OF YOUR STAFF HAVE REFERENCED THE DESIRE FOR CERTAIN.
AND SO, I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
OTHERWISE, WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THIS COMMISSION MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
SEEING NO QUESTIONS. CITY CLERK, CALL THE ROLL.
THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION A SECOND FOR 9BTR-14106.
SO, WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
MAYOR, SINCE WE'RE DOING BOTH TOGETHER, THE PUBLIC HEARING WE NEED.
WE CAN HOLD. I'M OPENING THIS UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
IS ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON 9.A OR 9.B? NOBODY WISHES TO SPEAK ON 99.B.
BACK TO THE VOTE ON 9.B, PLEASE.
SORRY. MADAM MAYOR. COMMISSIONER.
THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT IS 1208.
WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GET TO 1230.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT OUR 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS AND BE SAFE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.