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[1. Call to Order]
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.IT IS NOW 9:02 A.M., AND WE ARE IN SESSION.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IF YOU WILL RISE WITH ME, PLEASE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR US ALL.
THANK YOU. WE'LL CONTINUE WITH ROLL CALL WITH.
THANK YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A QUORUM, SO WE WILL CONTINUE.
THE FIRST ITEM WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT ARE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING.
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ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS, CHANGES, OR COMMENTS FOR THE MEETING MINUTES FROM JULY 3RD, 2024? IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS, CHANGES OR COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR A VOTE.OR ACTUALLY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THE ITEM.
CALL]. MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING.
AWESOME. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCLOSURES FROM THE BOARD OR FROM THE BOARD? DOES ANYONE WANT TO DISCLOSE ANYTHING PERTAINING TO THE ITEM THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS TODAY? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE STATEMENT AND SWEARING IN THIS MORNING.
[6. City Attorney Statement & Swearing In]
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.ALL PERSONS TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD WILL BE SWORN IN.
THE APPLICANT AND ANY AFFECTED PARTY WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT EVIDENCE, BRING FORTH WITNESSES, CROSS-EXAMINE WITNESSES, AND REBUT ANY TESTIMONY, ALL EVIDENCE RELIED UPON BY REASONABLY PRUDENT PERSONS SHALL BE ADMISSIBLE, WHETHER SUCH EVIDENCE WOULD BE ADMISSIBLE IN A COURT OF LAW.
HOWEVER IMMATERIAL OR UNDULY REPETITIOUS EVIDENCE SHALL BE EXCLUDED.
STATEMENTS FROM ATTORNEYS SHOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED AS ARGUMENT AND NOT CONSIDERED AS TESTIMONY.
ATTORNEYS FOR PARTIES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO CROSS EXAMINATION.
THE BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO REFUSE TO HEAR ANY TESTIMONY WHICH IS IRRELEVANT OR REPETITIVE.
THE APPLICANT OR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE WILL PRESENT FIRST, AND AS STAFF IS THE APPLICANT, THEY WILL NOT BE GIVEN A SEPARATE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT.
AFFECTED PARTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO PRESENT TESTIMONY.
PERSONS WHO ARE IN SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION CAN PROVIDE TESTIMONY OR STATEMENTS.
THE PARTIES WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND GIVE CLOSING STATEMENTS.
THE BOARD WILL THEN DELIBERATE ON THE PETITION AT THAT POINT.
THE BOARD SHALL DISCUSS THE EVIDENCE THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE PROCEEDING, AND AFTER TAKING A MOTION, THE BOARD SHALL VOTE ON THE APPLICATION EITHER FOR OR AGAINST, WITH ANY CONDITIONS IT WISHES TO IMPOSE AT THIS POINT, WILL THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER NINE, A, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
THANK YOU. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOUR TESTIMONY WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? IF SO, PLEASE SAY YES.
THE WITNESSES HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.
[9.a T02559 - An ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending the official Zoning Map of the City of Tamarac referenced in Section 10-2.1(B) of Chapter 10 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances for approximately 1.00 acre of land located at 6115 NW 77 way, situated, lying, and being in Broward County, Florida, and legally described in Exhibit "A", from the current Mixed-Use Neighborhood (MU-N) zoning classification to Public Facilities (PF) zoning classification, to facilitate the future development of public works facilities projects and provide consistency with the Land Development Code in accordance with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Tamarac; (Case No. 10-Z-23); providing for amendment to the official Zoning Map to reflect such change; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
ITEM NINE, A TEMPORARY ORDINANCE TO FIVE, FIVE, NINE, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC,[00:05:08]
FLORIDA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF FLORIDA, REFERENCED IN SECTION TEN DASH 2.1, SUBSECTION B OF CHAPTER TEN OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC. CODE OF ORDINANCE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE OF LAND LOCATED AT 6115 NORTHWEST 77TH WAY.SITUATED LYING AND BEING IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A FROM THE CURRENT MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS TO PUBLIC FACILITIES ZONING CLASSIFICATION TO FACILITATE THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC WORK FACILITY PROJECTS AND PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
CASE NUMBER 10-Z23 PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REFLECT SUCH CHANGES.
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR UTILITIES IN THE PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
I'M NOT HEARING YOU AS CLEARLY.
I'M NOT SURE IF THE MIC IS ON.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD ANY OF THAT, BUT MY NAME IS EARL HENRY.
I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR UTILITIES IN THE PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT PRETTY BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR, YOU KNOW, THE REZONING FOR THE PROPERTY.
THIS PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND THE CITY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY WITH INTENT TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT FACILITIES.
SO, AS YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 6150 NORTHWEST 77 WAY.
AND IT'S TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
SO WE ARE REQUESTING A REZONING FROM A MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD TO PUBLIC FACILITIES.
SO I CAN MENTION THAT THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED IN 2023, AND IT WAS PURCHASED BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING A NEED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY AND THE FACILITY NOW WE ARE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING OUR CONTROL BUILDING.
AND WITH THAT PROJECT THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ACTUALLY REQUESTED THAT WE UPDATE OUR STORMWATER DRAINAGE.
SO AS PART OF THAT SOME OF THE LAND SPACE THAT WE HAVE WILL BE TAKEN UP BY THAT STORM WATER EFFORT.
WE ARE ALSO WANTING TO MEET NEW AND RAPIDLY CHANGING REGULATIONS SET BY EPA AND THE FDEP.
SO, AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SEVERAL NEW REGULATIONS COMING DOWN THE PIKE, AND WE JUST WANT TO PLAN AHEAD AND ALSO PLAN FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE.
YOU KNOW, FOR POPULATION GROWTH WITHIN THE CITY AND SUCH.
SO THERE ARE SEVERAL POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.
OUR FILTRATION SYSTEM RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER 8 MILLION GALLONS.
AND, YOU KNOW, FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WILL REQUIRE US TO ACTUALLY INCREASE THAT CAPACITY.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT FILTRATION SYSTEMS. WE'RE LOOKING AT ADVANCED WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES, WHICH WILL AID US IN, YOU KNOW, PRETTY
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MUCH, YOU KNOW, GETTING ALL THE ALL THE REGULATIONS THAT'S COME IN.WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MEET THOSE REGULATIONS.
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS WE ARE LOOKING AT.
IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU KNOW, WE WILL NEED THAT CAPACITY AS WELL.
AND ALSO A RAW WATER WELL WHICH WILL BRING US YOU KNOW, THE INCREASED CAPACITY.
SO YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS SIDE PLAN, THE SITE RIGHT NOW IS VERY LIMITED IN TERMS OF INCREASE.
THERE'S JUST NO SPACE AT THE CURRENT PROPERTY.
AND SO THIS NEW PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED.
IT'S AT THE IDEAL LOCATION TO EXPAND THE WATER PLANT FACILITIES.
SO WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAD.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
WELL WILL WE BE DOING ANY ADDITIONAL DIGGING? SO IT WOULD BE DIGGING? YES. AND HOW NEAR THE FUTURE? IN A YEAR? THREE YEARS? FIVE YEARS AS FAR AS WHAT WE WANT TO, WHAT WE INTEND TO DO WITH IT.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT'S THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT.
BUT SO THAT WOULD BE FURTHER BACK IN THE FUTURE.
IT'S AT 64TH AND 77TH, 61ST, RATHER, AND 77TH WITH THE CROSSROADS.
CAN YOU GIVE ME A BETTER IDEA OF THE MAIN ROADS? I KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY EAST OF PINE ISLAND, SO THAT'S JUST WEST OF UNIVERSITY AND NORTH OF 61ST, WEST OF IHOP.
OKAY. SO IT'S ANOTHER COMMERCIAL? YES. IT'S JUST NORTH OF.
THAT'S CORRECT. JUST GETTING A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE IT IS.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER NOTICED IT.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT HIDDEN, BUT YOU KNOW.
REALLY? DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SAJEEN, YOU SAID IT SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE A LOT OF PLANS FOR THIS PARCEL OF LAND.
I KNOW THIS CAME. THIS THIS ADJACENT LOT CAME BEFORE US SOME TIME AGO.
YOU WERE TRYING TO DO SOME DEVELOPMENT WITH THE NEW A NEW BUILDING.
YOU WERE TRYING TO MOVE IT CLOSER TOWARDS 60.
WHAT'S THAT? 61ST? THERE IS A PROJECT CURRENTLY IN PLACE, AND THAT PROJECT IS ACTUALLY AT THE BIDDING STAGE RIGHT NOW, WHICH WE ARE REPLACING THE CONTROL BUILDING, WHICH IS A MAIN BUILDING.
RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. AND YOU'RE PUTTING INTO THE FRONT OF THE 61ST.
YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT ONE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER OR WHAT? WE'RE INTENDING TO GO AHEAD WITH THE CURRENT BIDDING, AND THAT PROJECT WILL GO FIRST AND GET WHEN THAT GETS DONE, THEN WE WILL IMPLEMENT SOMETHING FOR THE FOR THE NEW PROPERTY.
OKAY. DOES THE CITY OF TAMARAC CURRENTLY HAVE A WATER TANK? YOU KNOW, YEAH, AN ELEVATED WATER TANK.
WE HAVE TWO ON THE WATER PLANT PROPERTY.
AND THEN THERE ARE TWO OFF-SITE.
WOW. THERE'S ONE AT TRACK 27 AND THEN THERE'S ONE AT GRAND SPLASH OUT ON THE EAST SIDE.
OKAY. I DON'T REMEMBER EVER SEEING ONE.
I KNOW NORMAL CITIES HAVE, YOU KNOW, ELEVATED.
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YEAH. WE DON'T ALWAYS ARE NOT ELEVATED.IT'S ABOVE GROUND. BUT IT'S NOT ELEVATED.
THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE THEM I FIGURE.
RIGHT. SO AND THEY'RE KEPT HIDDEN FOR A REASON.
WE DON'T WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE, SO.
WELL, YOU SUCCEEDED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW.
WHAT'S ON THIS LOT? RIGHT NOW? I SEE A BUILDING, BUT THERE IS A SINGLE STORY BUILDING THERE.
THE PROPERTY WAS PREVIOUSLY USED BY A CONTRACTOR.
AND THEN BEFORE THAT, THERE WAS A COMPANY WHICH DEALT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL STUFF.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF SAW THE NEED TO KIND OF GRAB THAT PROPERTY BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER WHO, YOU KNOW, WOULD, WOULD OWN THAT PROPERTY AND WHAT THEY WOULD BRING.
SO YEAH, BROWNFIELD AND STUFF.
I MEAN, IT'S A PERFECT PROPERTY.
ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW.
SO ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS? ADJACENT TO THE NEIGHBORING ZONING.
I GUESS YOU HAVE NO, NO, NO FUTURE PLANS FOR IT AS YET.
RIGHT. I'M THINKING ABOUT SCREENING.
SEEING THAT IS GOING TO BE A PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY.
SAY THAT AGAIN. YOU HAVE ANY FUTURE FOR SCREENING THE PROPERTY AND STUFF? SEEING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A PUBLIC WORK FACILITY.
YOU MEAN IN THE SENSE OF ADDING TREES, SHRUBBERY, TREES? IN THE IN THE CONTROL BUILDING PROJECT? WE ARE ADDRESSING SOME OF SOME OF THAT STUFF.
BUT BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW LOT, I GUESS IT WILL PROBABLY COME BACK IN FRONT OF US ALL RIGHT.
I THINK ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT SAJEEN IS ASKING IS HOW WILL THIS DEVELOPMENT AFFECT THE RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE CHANGING THE ZONING? SO EVEN I MYSELF AM TRYING TO GET A BETTER I LIKE THE IDEA OF CONTINUING PROTECTING THE SPACE FOR GROWTH FUTURE GROWTH FOR TAMARACK.
BUT I THINK SAJEEN IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECTS ON THE NEIGHBORING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF CHANGING THE ZONING, AM I CORRECT? IS THAT YOUR CONCERN? SO, I THINK THE QUESTION SHE'S ASKING IS, HOW WILL WE PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES, WHETHER IT BE BY BUFFERING WITH TREES, SHRUBBERY OR WHATEVER ELSE? I SEE THERE'S A DECORATIVE IRON ROD FENCE DOWN THERE.
THERE'S A 13 FOOT, FOUR INCH SETBACK.
BUT IF I ADD SOME CHAIN LINK FENCE AROUND THE, AROUND THE, THE TOP OF IT HERE.
AND I THINK WE'LL BE OKAY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE'S A GOLF COURSE ACROSS THE STREET.
I THINK THAT FOR NOW, WE'LL BE OKAY.
AND IF WE HAVE TO DECIDE LATER IN THE FUTURE TO ADD SOME SHRUBBERY TO BUFFER, IT MIGHT BE OKAY.
AM I IN THE RIGHT PATH WITH YOUR THOUGHT? YEAH, I THINK IT'S JUST KIND OF DIAGONALLY ACROSS FROM THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT HERE.
ON THE OTHER SIDE, THE RESIDENTS ARE ACTUALLY UP AGAINST THE CURRENT WATER PLAN.
SO AND WE DO HAVE A WALL THERE.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YOU ALREADY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES. YOU MENTIONED YOU GOING TO DEMOLISH ONE OF THE BUILDINGS.
IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT WHAT IS SHOWN IN THE GRAPH HERE? THE PINK ONE? NO, THE PINK ONE IS ACTUALLY THE TANK.
THE STORAGE TANK. THAT'S WHERE THE TANK IS.
OKAY. SO WHICH OF THE BUILDINGS IS GOING TO BE DEMOLISHED? ALL RIGHT. SO IF YOU LOOK TO THE SOUTH WHERE IT SAYS PROPOSED TWO STOREY.
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EXISTING BUILDING FOOTPRINT IN RED.WAIT. BUT THAT'S NOT ON THIS PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE SEEKING NOW.
BUT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ITS OVERALL PLAN.
WHAT ARE THE OVERALL WHEN THEY GET THE PROPERTY AND REZONING THEY'LL.
DO YOU MIND MAYBE STATING THE COMMENT LIKE, SO WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CONCERNS ARE.
THAT'S THE EXISTING BUILDING WHICH WILL BE DEMOLISHED AND THE RED IN THE BOTTOM.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE MY POINTER.
OKAY. THAT'S THE ONE, THAT'S COME IN BEFORE US.
IF I MAY CLARIFY, THERE IS NO CONSTRUCTION OR PLAN OR ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ITEM.
IT IS SIMPLY A CHANGE IN ZONING DESIGNATION FOR A BUILDING THAT WAS PURCHASED BY THE CITY.
OKAY, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING TO GET A CLEAR PICTURE.
YEAH, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING, ERIC.
I THINK THAT THEY'RE JUST LOOKING TO OBTAIN THE LAND FOR FUTURE GROWTH OF THE CITY, SO THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO SECURE THE INTEREST OF THE LAND NOW AND TELLING US WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE IN THE FUTURE AND THE BUILDING THAT'S THERE EXISTING, THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE USED.
SO, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO DEMOLISH IT AND GET RID OF IT NOW? IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH.
THE BUILDING THAT'S THERE RIGHT NOW ON THE LAND IN QUESTION THAT WE'RE TRYING TO REZONE, THAT ONE WE'RE, WE'RE LEAVING FOR RIGHT NOW UNTIL AFTER THE NEW BUILDING IS BUILT ON THE CURRENT PROPERTY.
SO FOR RIGHT NOW THAT'S GOING TO STAY.
AND THEN WHEN WE DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING WITH THAT THEN THAT BUILDING WILL GO.
AWESOME. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I THINK WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ASK IS.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CITY RECOMMENDATION AS IS? THANKS. NO, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
SORRY. YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO.
I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, AS NOTED.
OKAY, SO SAJEEN HAS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, AS RECOMMENDED AND NOTED BY STAFF.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.
VIOLA! . MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
DO WE HAVE ANY REPORTS FROM THE BOARD THIS MORNING? WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO DISCLOSE A REPORT? ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO SKIP THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT THIS WEEK, AND IT IS NOW 925.
UNLESS WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE WANT TO DISCUSS.
WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
NOTHING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.