Sep 12, 2024 Special City Commission Meeting

THIS IS TR 14143, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, REIMPOSING FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMARAC FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2024.

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

THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED AT THE JUNE 20TH, 2024 BUDGET WORKSHOP.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE PRELIMINARY RATE OF $420 WAS ADOPTED AT THE JULY 10TH, 2024 CITY COMMISSION MEETING.

FOR A TIMELINE ON THE PROGRESSION OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREEN ABOVE.

I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 14143.

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

I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 14143.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

OKAY. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS MOTION TO ADOPT TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 14143 ESTABLISHING THE FIRE SERVICE ASSESSMENT RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND SECONDED BY THE VICE MAYOR.

ANY DISCUSSIONS ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU. MOTION ADOPTED AND MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.

TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 14144.

[1.b TR14144 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, relating to the levy and collection of the City's Stormwater Management Utility Fee within the municipal boundaries of the City of Tamarac for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024; approving, confirming, and adopting the Stormwater Management Utility Fee and Stormwater Management Utility Fee Roll; providing for other matters relating to the levy and collection of the Stormwater Management Utility Fee on the annual property tax bills; providing for conflict; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

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

YES, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

THIS ASSESSMENT IS AN EQUITABLE AND EFFICIENT METHOD OF ALLOCATING AND COLLECTING THE STORMWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES FEE ASSESSED COST AMONG ALL PARCELS IN THE CITY.

THE RATE PER EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT.

IN OTHER WORDS, ERU FOR FY 2025 IS $165.91 AND IS AN INCREASE OF $5.30, OR 3.3%, OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVE THE RATE THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION AT THE JULY 10TH, 2024 PRELIMINARY STORMWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT FEE ASSESSMENT RATE HEARING AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADVERTISED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 14TH, 2024.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAS BEEN USING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE COLLECTION OF STORMWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT FEE SERVICES FEES SINCE 2014.

THIS ASSESSMENT IS AN EQUITABLE AND EFFICIENT METHOD OF ALLOCATING AND COLLECTING THE STORMWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES FEE ASSESSED COSTS AMONG THE PARCELS IN THE CITY.

THE RATE PER EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT, ERU, FOR FY 2025 IS $165.91, AND IT IS AN INCREASE OF $5.30, OR 3.3%, OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVE THE RATE AS HAS BEEN PROPOSED AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION AT THE JULY 10TH, 2024, PRELIMINARY.

STORMWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT FEE ASSESSMENT RATE HEARING AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADVERTISED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 14TH, 2024.

OOPS. SORRY, MR. CITY MANAGER. NOBODY STOPPED ME.

YOU'RE ALL REALLY NICE.

I REREAD HIS THING.

MR. CITY ATTORNEY.

PLEASE READ THE TITLE TO THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

TR 14144 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF THE CITY'S STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY FEE WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2024.

APPROVING, CONFIRMING AND ADOPTING THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY FEE AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY FEE ROLL PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY FEE ON THE ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX BILLS, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

BETTER GET THIS RIGHT NOW.

THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED AT THE JUNE 2024 BUDGET WORKSHOP.

THE PRELIMINARY RATE IS $165.91.

WAS ADOPTED AT JULY 10TH, 2024 CITY COMMISSION MEETING.

FOR A TIMELINE ON THE PROGRESSION OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREEN ABOVE.

I NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 14144.

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

I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 14144.

MOTION TO ADOPT TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 14144 ESTABLISHING THE STORMWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEE ASSESSMENT RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.

SECOND THAT MOTION.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION? YES, MADAM MAYOR.

OKAY.

CITY MANAGER CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY EXPLAIN WHAT THIS MEANS TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE WATCHING FROM HOME?

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SURE. WE CAN ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS IS THE PERATIONAL AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

SO THIS IS THE PROGRAM THAT STAFFS FUNDS ALL THE OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT DOLLARS ALLOCATED TO, TO THE CITY STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROCESS.

IS THIS ANY CORRELATION WITH THE NEW FACILITY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO REBUILD? WHICH FACILITY WOULD THAT BE? FOR THE ONE ON RIGHT BY IHOP IN DISTRICT TWO.

OH, THE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY? NO IT'S NOT. THIS IS THIS IS IN GENERAL, THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING? YES, MADAM MAYOR, JUST A QUESTION FOR MISS CAJUSTE.

GOOD AFTERNOON. CHRISTINE CAJUSTE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.

THANK YOU, MISS CAJUSTE.

I NOTICED THAT THE THERE IS AN INCREASE OF 3.30% OVER LAST YEAR.

CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY ADVISE US ON WHY THERE IS AN INCREASE? YES. THE STORMWATER ORDINANCE CALLED FOR AN INCREASE OF 3% OR THE CPI IN IN MAY, WHICHEVER IS HIGHER, AND THE CPI IN MAY WAS 3.3%.

DO YOU HAVE A LIST OF THE BENCHMARKS, FOR INSTANCE SUNRISE OR CORAL SPRINGS NORTH.

FROM FROM YOUR RESEARCH HOW IS OUR FEE COMPARABLE TO THE OTHER CITIES AROUND US? I HAVE NOT DONE RESEARCH RECENTLY, BUT FROM WHAT WE'VE DONE BEFORE, OUR RATES ARE COMPARABLE TO THE OTHER CITIES IN THE AREA.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.

EXCELLENT. MOVING TO TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 14145.

[1.c TR14145 - A Resolution of The City of Tamarac, Florida, relating to the provision of Residential Solid Waste Collection Services in the City of Tamarac, Florida; approving the assessment rate for Residential Solid Waste Collection Services for the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2024; imposing a Residential Solid Waste Collection Assessment against assessed property located within the City of Tamarac for the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2024; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing an effective date.]

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

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

THIS RESIDENTIAL RATE FOR FY 2025 IS $278.75 PER RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT, RECEIVING CURBSIDE PICKUP, WHICH IS NO CHANGE FROM FISCAL YEAR 2024.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED THE RATE THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION AT THE JULY 10TH, 2024 PRELIMINARY SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES ASSESSMENT RATE HEARING AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADVERTISE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 14TH, 2024.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU MRS. ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.

PLEASE READ THE TITLE TO THE RESOLUTION.

TR 14145 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA.

APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT RATE FOR RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2024.

IMPOSING A RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION ASSESSMENT AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMARAC FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2024 PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU. THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED AT THE JUNE 20TH, 2024 BUDGET WORKSHOP.

THE PRELIMINARY RATE OF $278.75 WAS ADOPTED AT THE JULY 10TH, 2024 CITY COMMISSION MEETING.

FOR A TIMELINE ON THE PROGRESSION OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREEN ABOVE.

I WILL NOW OPEN THE THIS PUBLIC HEARING ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 14145.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NO ONE WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 14145.

MOTION TO ADOPT A TEMPORARY RESOLUTION.

NUMBER 14145 ESTABLISHING THE RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE SERVICES ASSESSMENT RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.

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SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

SECOND BY VICE MAYOR WRIGHT.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.

THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW MOVING TO TEMPORARY RESOLUTION 14146.

[1.d TR14146 -A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, relating to the provision of Nuisance Abatement on certain real properties by the City in accordance with Chapter 9, Article II, Division V of the City's Code of Ordinances; approving the collection of a Nuisance Abatement Special Assessment on real property that has been specially benefited by the City's abatement of nuisances thereon; approving a Nuisance Abatement Assessment Roll; providing for conflict; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

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

AS PART OF THAT ORDINANCE, THE CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZED THE USE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR AMOUNTS BILLED BUT UNPAID AS OF JUNE 1ST OF THE YEAR FOLLOWING THE ABATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC NUISANCE.

THE CITY ABATED 12 PUBLIC NUISANCES BETWEEN JUNE 1ST, 2023 AND MAY 31ST, 2024 ON FIVE PROPERTIES.

THE AMOUNTS ARE DELINQUENT AS OF THIS DATE.

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

THE TOTAL OF WHICH IS $5,723.81 TO BE COLLECTED ON THE TAX BILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.

THIS IS THE 12TH YEAR USING THIS TYPE OF ASSESSMENT.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVE THE PUBLIC NUISANCE ABATEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT THAT WAS APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION AT THE JULY 10TH, 2024 PRELIMINARY PUBLIC NUISANCE ABATEMENT ASSESSMENT HEARING AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADVERTISED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 14TH, 2024.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU.

MISS ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE TO THE RESOLUTION.

TR14146. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT ON CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES BY THE CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER NINE, ARTICLE TWO, DIVISION FIVE OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES APPROVING THE COLLECTION OF A NUISANCE ABATEMENT. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ON REAL PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN SPECIALLY BENEFITED BY THE CITY'S ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE NUISANCES THEREON. APPROVING A NUISANCE ABATEMENT ASSESSMENT ROLL, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU. THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED AT THE JUNE 20TH, 2024 BUDGET WORKSHOP, THE PRELIMINARY NUISANCE ABATEMENT ASSESSMENT OF $5,723.81 WAS ADOPTED AT THE JULY 10TH, 2024 CITY COMMISSION MEETING.

FOR A TIMELINE ON THE PROGRESSION OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREEN ABOVE.

I'M NOW OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 14146.

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

I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 14146.

MOTION TO ADOPT TEMPORARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 14146.

ESTABLISHING THE PUBLIC NUISANCE ABATEMENT.

SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR WRIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.

MOVING TO TEMPORARY ORDINANCE 2562.

[1.e TO2562 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida to establish and levy ad valorem taxes within the corporate limits of the City of Tamarac, Florida, for the tax year 2024; providing for the levy of ad valorem taxes in the amount of 7.4312 mills ($7.4312 per $1,000) based upon the taxable value on non-exempt real and personal property located within the city limits of the City of Tamarac; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

THIS IS THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING FOR ESTABLISHING THE OPERATING MILLAGE RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.

A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS TEMPORARY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2562 WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2024 AT 5:05 P.M.

HERE AT CITY HALL.

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

AS SUCH, THE FOLLOWING IS READ INTO THE RECORD.

THE PROPOSED OPERATING MILLAGE RATE OF 7.4312 MILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 IS 1.0393 MILLS OR 16.26% MORE THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 6.3919 MILLS.

THAT CONCLUDES MY STATEMENT.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU, MISS CITY ATTORNEY.

PLEASE READ THE TITLE TO TEMPORARY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2562.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, TO ESTABLISH AND LEVY AD VALOREM TAXES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC,

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FLORIDA, FOR THE TAX YEAR 2024.

PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF AD VALOREM TAXES IN THE AMOUNT OF 7.4312 MILLS, BASED UPON THE TAXABLE VALUE ON NONEXEMPT REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU. THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED AT THE JUNE 20TH, 2024 BUDGET WORKSHOP.

THE PRELIMINARY RATE OF 7.4312 WAS ADOPTED AT THE JULY 10TH, 2024 CITY COMMISSION MEETING.

FOR A TIMELINE ON THE PROGRESSION OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE ABOVE SCREEN.

I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON TEMPORARY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2562.

SEEING NOBODY WISHING TO SPEAK, OUR TEMPORARY HEARING IS CLOSED AND I MAKE A MOTION.

FOR ALL OF OUR MEETINGS, STATE YOUR NAME, LOCATION, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

KATE JOHNSON MAINLAND'S FOUR.

IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, OUR CURRENT MILLAGE RATE IS 7.0, AND SO YOU'RE SAYING RAISE IT TO 7.4312? MY QUESTION IS, HAVE WE LOOKED AT EVERYTHING IN THE BUDGET TO TRIM ANYTHING THAT CAN BE TRIMMED BEFORE YOU PASS THIS TAX INCREASE ONTO RESIDENTS? BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING EXORBITANT INSURANCE RATES, WE'RE PAYING EXORBITANT WATER BILLS, ELECTRIC BILLS, EVERYTHING HAS GONE UP.

IN ADDITION, YOU'RE ALREADY PUTTING IN $5.30 MORE ON ANOTHER.

SO OUR RATES ARE GOING THROUGH THE ROOF.

SO HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT CUTTING BACK ON YOUR CAR ALLOWANCE? HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT CUTTING BACK ON THE $20,000 SLUSH FUNDS YOU GET? HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT CAN YOU CUT OUT OF THE BUDGET TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR THE RESIDENTS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY .4312% MORE IN OUR TAX BILL.

WE KNOW THAT THE VALUE OF THE HOMES ARE GOING UP, THAT IS AN ISSUE, AND SO EVERYTHING ADDS UP AND WE'RE ALL STRUGGLING, SO WE SHOULDN'T BE THE ONLY ONES STRUGGLING.

THANK YOU. SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A SIGN UP SHEET, I'M GOING TO GO ON THE ORDER OF THE HANDS THAT I RECEIVED.

IF IT'S UP. WE HAVE NO SORRY THAT'S I'M GOING TO GO AROUND THE ROOM THIS WAY MARK.

GOOD EVENING. ESTEBAN MEDAGLIA.

I LIVE IN WOODMONT.

I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF.

MY PROPERTY TAXES ARE $12,000 A YEAR.

IT SOUNDS LIKE AN OBSCENE AMOUNT, BUT ANYBODY WHO HAS BOUGHT A PROPERTY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS IS PAYING THE SAME, IF NOT MORE, THAN WHAT WE ARE PAYING $12,000 A YEAR.

WE LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHICH IS THE NEW PULTE COMMUNITY BUILT RECENTLY.

THERE'S 152 OTHER HOMES, INCLUDING OURS.

IF WE DO THE MATH, THAT'S AN EXTRA $2 MILLION PLUS OF REVENUE FOR THE CITY.

THAT'S JUST OUR COMMUNITY.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY.

THERE'S NEW APARTMENT RENTALS.

THE CITY SHOULD HAVE A SURPLUS AT THIS POINT.

I MEAN, JUST OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ALONE IS $2 MILLION.

I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU GUYS CAN JUSTIFY THIS INCREASE.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT IT.

WHY IS IT NECESSARY? BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER TO NOT INCREASE THIS AT ALL.

WE LIKE SHE SAID. WE ARE ALL STRUGGLING.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY HIGH AMOUNT, AND HONESTLY, I WOULD CONSIDER JUST LEAVING THE CITY IF IT KEEPS GOING UP.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT'S BEHIND THAT NUMBER BECAUSE IT IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME AND UNDERSTOOD, AND ACTUALLY, I WAS JUST ABOUT TO MAKE THE MOTION AT THE 7.0 RATE TO NOT INCREASE IT AND REALIZING THAT WE HAD PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND, BRINGS ALONG THE ANXIETY THAT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE CREATED.

SO ON THAT YOU'RE STILL WELCOME TO SPEAK.

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YEAH. WE HAVE TO SET THE HIGHER MILLAGE RATE FOR THE HIGHEST AMOUNT POSSIBLE IN CASE ANYTHING HAPPENED BETWEEN WHEN WE SET THE RATE AND BEFORE WE COME HERE TODAY, AND SO JUST IN CASE THERE WAS SOME URGENCY AND KNOWING THAT THERE'S NO URGENCY, WE'VE ALWAYS INTENDED TO KEEP IT AT 7.00 MILLAGE RATE AND SO APOLOGIES ON FORMAT FOR THIS AND BRINGING SOME ANXIETY TO YOU.

SO YES SO THE MOTION IS NOT YET OUT THERE BECAUSE WE'RE STILL IN PUBLIC COMMENTS, BUT IF YOU WISH TO STILL MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO MAKE THEM, BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT AS SOON AS WE'RE DONE WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS, I'M MAKING THE MOTION TO KEEP IT AT 7.0 ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION AND THEN WE'LL VOTE ON THAT.

SO IF THAT DOES.

SO IF YOU STILL WISH TO COME UP, YOU ARE WELCOME TO CITY MANAGER.

DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WISH TO ADD? NO, MAYOR, I WAS JUST GOING TO EXPLAIN THE FORMAT AND WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO, AND BUT YOU EXPLAINED IT.

MARK GOGGIN FROM TAMARAC EAST, THE FAR EAST, THE ORIGINAL TAMARAC.

SORRY. GOOD EVENING.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU SAID THE 7.0, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE THING TOO I AGREE WITH THE TWO PREVIOUS SPEAKERS.

TAXES HAVE GONE UP GREATLY.

WHAT ARE WE GETTING FOR IT? UNFORTUNATELY, THE GUYS IN GREEN DO THE BEST THEY CAN, I GUESS, BUT WE NEED A COUPLE MORE OF THEM BECAUSE PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE THESE RING CAMERAS. VERY RARELY DO THEY SEE A POLICE CAR COMING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

ONLY IF WE CALL FOR SOMETHING EMERGENCY AND IT'S A DIRE NEED.

YOU SEE THEM? WE NEED THEM MORE OFTEN.

THEY HAVE TALKED TO THE LIEUTENANT TONIGHT.

WE NEED THE PARKING ENFORCED. THE STREET BUSSES ARE HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN GETTING THROUGH THE SMALL STREETS BUT KEEPING THE RATE THE SAME AS MARTY KERR SAID TO US LAST MONTH. WITH THE AMOUNT OF VALUE THAT OUR HOMES HAVE INCREASED, THERE WAS NO NEED TO INCREASE OUR TAX RATE.

SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE'RE KEEPING IT THE SAME.

THANK YOU, AND ONE CLOSING POINT I'VE GOT IN MY NOTES FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT TO TONIGHT.

THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT THIS VOTE SHOULD BE DONE BY THOSE WHO PAY THE PROPERTY TAXES, NOT BY PEOPLE WHO RENT HOMES IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T AFFECT THEM. THEY CAN VOTE ON THINGS AND THEY'RE NOT PAYING.

WHAT WE, THE HARD WORKING CITIZENS AND SENIOR CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY, HAVE TO PAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DID YOU WANT TO COME UP? NO? YOU'RE GOOD NOW? OKAY. STUART.

MADAM MAYOR, BOARD.

ALL PRECEDENTS SAID.

STUART WEBSTER VERSAILLES GARDENS, BUT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.

IT'S BASICALLY THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SAYING WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT KEEPING THE MILLAGE RATE THE WAY IT IS.

QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, AND I WOULD INVITE YOU TO START A NEW PRECEDENT WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO BE SCARED LIKE THIS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED, AND I MAKE A MOTION TO SET THE TENTATIVE OPERATING MILLAGE RATE AT 7.0000 MILLS, WHICH IS 0.6081 MILLS, OR 9.51% MORE THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 6.3919 MILLS.

SECOND THE MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND TO MY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? YES, MADAM MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD A COMMENT TO.

HIS LIGHT WAS STILL LIT. SO COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS AND COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE MY TWO COLLEAGUES.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON AND DANIEL TO RECONSIDER THEIR INCREASE DURING OUR WORKSHOP AND HAVE A UNANIMOUS DECISION ON THIS ITEM FOR 7.0000.

UNANIMOUSLY. REALLY? THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

YOU HAD OTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE MAKE THEM.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. MISS CAJUSTE.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON. THANK YOU.

MISS CAJUST, THE 7.4312 MILLS, EVERY YEAR WE

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ADVERTISE. SO WE DIDN'T SET THE MILLAGE RATE AT 7.4312 MILLS, BUT WE ADVERTISED IT AT THAT RATE.

TELL US WHY THAT IS PRUDENT FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE.

THE MILLAGE RATE WAS SET AT 7.4312, WHICH IS THE MAJORITY VOTE MILLAGE RATE, AND THAT WAS A DECISION THE WILL OF THE COMMISSION AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT DOES IS IT ALLOWS YOU TO SET THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE MILLAGE, AND DURING THE SUMMER, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER ITEMS TO ADD TO THE BUDGET, IT GIVES YOU A ROOM.

JUST IN CASE THERE ARE ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO THE BUDGET.

I GOT IT, AND WHAT WAS THE MILLAGE RATE LAST YEAR? 7.0. THE YEAR BEFORE? IT WAS 7.0.

THE YEAR BEFORE? 7.2. THE YEAR BEFORE? 7.2899. OKAY, AND IT WAS 7.2899 MILLS, AND THEN FROM YOUR RECOLLECTION, IT WAS MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER GELIN THAT ASKED FOR A REDUCTION, CORRECT? TO 7.2. OKAY, AND THEN WE GOT TO 7.2.

IT'S FROM YOUR RECOLLECTION THAT COMMISSIONER GELIN AND MYSELF ASKED FOR A REDUCTION, CORRECT? I CANNOT RECALL BECAUSE I WAS NOT AT THE COMMISSION MEETING THAT PARTICULAR YEAR.

IT IS HIGHLY PUBLISHED.

IT IS HIGHLY, HIGHLY PUBLISHED IN TAMARAC TALK.

YES, HIGHLY PUBLISHED IN TAMARAC TALK THAT THERE WAS A STANDOFF AMONG COMMISSIONERS, WHEN MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER GELIN MADE SURE THAT THE MILLAGE RATE WAS REDUCED TO 7.00 MILLS.

NOW, THIS YEAR, WE'RE SITTING AT 7.00 MILLS TELL US THAT THIS IS STILL AN INCREASE BECAUSE PROPERTY VALUES ARE GOING UP.

YES. AT THE 7.0, MILLS WE WILL GET APPROXIMATELY $2.6 MILLION MORE.

2.689439 MORE IN REVENUE TO OFFSET OUR INCREASE IN COSTS, AND HOW MUCH PERCENTAGE IS THIS THAT IS PASSED ON TO THE RESIDENTS AS AN INCREASE? IT IS ACTUALLY 9.51% OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE, AND IT IS IF YOU WILL JUST GIVE ME A SECOND. THE INCREASE TO THE RESIDENT IS, IS THAT MY COPY, AND I GAVE UP MY COPY.

7.4. THANK YOU.

I AM GETTING THE INFORMATION FOR YOU.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

DEPENDING ON THE COST OF YOUR PROPERTY, IF YOUR PROPERTY IS AND THE MEDIAN SAY YOUR PROPERTY VALUE IS WITH YOUR SAVE OUR HOMES ASSESSMENT IS 219,000.

THEN YOUR INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES IS APPROXIMATELY $46.18.

OKAY. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE INCREASE ON THE MILLAGE RATE.

SO IF WE WERE TO ADOPT THE 7.4312 MILLS, WHICH IS NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING, THAT WAS JUST THE ADVERTISED AMOUNT.

HERE WE SEE THAT THE INCREASE WOULD HAVE BEEN 16.26% OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT 7.00 MILLS.

HOW MUCH PERCENT IS THIS ABOVE THE ROLLBACK RATE? THE 7.0 IS 9.51%.

OKAY. SO TO THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING IF WE ADOPT A MILLAGE RATE OF 7.00 MILLS, THEY WILL ACTUALLY SEE AN INCREASE OF 9.51%.

CORRECT. IT'S ALL DEPENDENT ON YOUR PROPERTY WHETHER OR NOT.

PERCENTAGE. PERCENTAGE IS PERCENTAGE.

YES. EVERYBODY WILL SEE A 9.51% INCREASE.

IF SOMEBODY HAS A MORE EXPENSIVE HOUSE, THEIR INCREASE OBVIOUSLY WILL BE MORE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A MORE EXPENSIVE HOUSE.

FOR INSTANCE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WOODMONT, HE HAS A MORE EXPENSIVE HOUSE.

THOSE WHO HAVE A LESS EXPENSIVE HOUSE WILL STILL SEE THE SAME INCREASE OF 9.51%, BUT ON A LOWER VALUE OF OF A HOUSE BECAUSE THEIR HOUSE IS LOWER, AND OTHER FUZZY MATH BECAUSE SOMEBODY PERHAPS HAVE BOUGHT THEIR HOUSE 20 YEARS AGO VERSUS ONE YEAR AGO, BUT IT'S STILL 9.51% EXTRA.

YES, THE INCREASE OF THE CITY IS 9.51%, BUT IT WILL VARY BETWEEN PROPERTY OWNERS.

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YES. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE OPINE.

I'M A RENTER IN THE CITY.

I'M PROUD ACTUALLY, TO BE A RENTER.

VICE MAYOR WRIGHT IS ALSO A RENTER, AND COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, WE KNOW, IS ALSO A RENTER NOW BECAUSE HE'S MOVED OUT OF HIS MARITAL HOME.

SHOULD WE? MAYOR? POINT OF ORDER. SHOULD WE SHOULD RECUSE OURSELVES FROM THE VOTE.

NO NO NO NO NO, MAYOR.

POINT OF ORDER.

COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

MAKE IT QUICK. CITY ATTORNEY, PERSONAL ATTACKS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THIS COMMISSION.

WE HAVE GONE OVER THIS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM MAKING COMMENTS ABOUT MY PERSONAL LIFE.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, SIR.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

YOU ARE CORRECT. CITY ATTORNEY.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

SHOULD THOSE WHO. LET ME REPHRASE MY QUESTION.

THE ATTORNEY HAS THE FLOOR.

I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.

SO THOSE WHO RENT--THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL FINISH HER SENTENCE.

LET ME ASK MY QUESTION.

THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL FINISH HER SENTENCE.

SHE IS RECOGNIZED CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE, THOSE WHO RENT.

MAYOR. POINT OF ORDER. I DON'T NEED YOUR POINT OF ORDER.

NO. COMMISSIONER BOLTON, THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS THE FLOOR.

OKAY. PLEASE PROCEED.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION? I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION. OKAY.

REPEAT. YES. THE CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE PROCEED.

IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER YOU OWN YOUR HOME OR YOU ARE RENTING.

YOU ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THIS CITY AND YOU MUST VOTE ON ALL OF THE BUDGET ITEMS. YOU MUST VOTE.

THERE IS NO REASON FOR YOU TO RECUSE YOURSELF.

YOU HAVE NO CONFLICTS AND YOU MUST VOTE.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

COMMISSIONER DR. DANIEL.

PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO CORRECT WHAT COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS STATED.

MYSELF, THE MAYOR, MAYOR GOMEZ AND BOLTON VOTED FOR THE PREVIOUS MILLAGE RATE SIMPLY BECAUSE WHAT WAS EXPLAINED ALREADY BY THE CITY MANAGER, THE MAYOR, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR.

SO PLEASE DO NOT SEND MISINFORMATION AS IF WE WANTED TAX TO GO UP.

DON'T DO THAT. THAT'S SO WRONG.

PLEASE STAY WITH THE TRUTH AND TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A LONG NIGHT AHEAD OF US.

WE STILL HAVE THIS ITEM TO FINISH.

ONE MORE TO FINISH.

KEEP IT ABOUT THE ITEMS THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU APPROVE THE RATE OR NOT APPROVE THE RATE.

SO WE'VE GOT IT OUT OF OUR SYSTEMS. GOOD. NOW, VICE MAYOR, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WISH TO SAY? I JUST WANT TO ASK A QUESTION. SURE.

MISS CAJUSTE.

COMMISSIONER WRIGHT? FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU.

I SAW IN THE NEWSPAPER TODAY THAT YOU GOT, WE GOT UPGRADED TO A A+ BOND RATING FROM FINCH.

SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.

IT'S THE WORK OF THE WHOLE CITY.

QUESTION, SO YOU SAID 7.00.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN EXCESS.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EXCESS MONEY IN THE BUDGET.

ARE WE? NO.

ACTUALLY, WE BUILT THE BUDGET ON AN INCREASE IN MILLAGE OF 2.62 POINTS OF 7.4312. HOWEVER, THERE IS ROOM IN THE BUDGET FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BRING YOU A BUDGET FOR 7.0.

IF WE GO BELOW 7.0, WE NOW HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE AREAS WHERE WHERE WE HAVE EXPENDITURE AND WE WILL HAVE TO REDUCE IN ORDER TO GO BELOW THAT 7.0.

SO IF WE GO BACK TO THE MILLAGE RATE, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IF WE GO BACK TO THE SORRY, THE ROLLBACK RATE OF .63919, THE ONE THAT IS NINE COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

YOU MENTIONED TO COMMISSIONER BOLTON THAT 7.00 IS 9.5% PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE, AND THE REASON WHY IT'S 9.51% HIGHER IS BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD INCREASES IN VALUE, AND WE HAVE HAD OTHER PROPERTIES THAT HAS COME ONTO THE TAX ROLL.

SO OUR VALUES INCREASE.

SO WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN THE REVENUE, BUT THE INCREASE TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE SMALLER BECAUSE MOST A LOT OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE SAVED YOUR HOME. SO THEIR THEIR VALUE IS ONLY GO UP BY 3%.

SO TECHNICALLY THEIR THEIR PROPERTY TAXES, IF THEIR VALUE ONLY GOES UP BY 3%, THEIR PROPERTY TAXES ARE ONLY GOING UP 3% AS WELL.

OKAY, BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT

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I'M LOOKING AT A POST FROM THE PROPERTY APPRAISER WHO CAME HERE A FEW WEEKS AGO AND SAID TAMARAC HAD AN 11% INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES.

YES. COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES IN BROWARD COUNTY.

I THINK TAMARAC WAS LIKE TOP TEN, WHICH MEANS TAMARAC IS A VERY ATTRACTIVE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO BUY HOMES, AND PEOPLE ARE INCREASING THEIR WEALTH.

THEY'RE GETTING WEALTHIER WITH AN 11% APPRECIATION IN THEIR PROPERTY VALUES.

YES, A LOT OF THAT VALUE CAME IN FROM FROM NEW PROPERTY.

WE ADDED APPROXIMATELY $122 MILLION IN NEW VALUE TO THE TAX ROLL.

SO THE NEW VALUES THAT WERE ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL, ALSO IS ASSISTING IN THIS INCREASE IN REVENUE THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE NEW PROPERTIES THAT WERE ADDED.

SO I THINK ONE OF THE RESIDENTS MENTIONED THE FINE MEN AND WOMEN IN GREEN, AND I THINK IN THIS NEW BUDGET, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET LIKE NINE NEW OFFICERS.

YES. THERE'S ABOUT 2 MILLION IN THE BUDGET FOR FOR NINE NEW OFFICERS.

OKAY. SO THAT 2 MILLION IS BASICALLY THE THAT'S THE 2 MILLION.

YOU MENTIONED THOSE 2 MILLION MORE AT 7.00.

WE HAVE THAT $2 MILLION.

2.6 BUT WE ALSO HAVE INCREASES IN OTHER COSTS.

I MEAN, EVERY AS THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS GOING UP.

SO OUR OPERATING EXPENDITURES ARE ALSO GOING UP, BUT WE HAVE SOME NEW THINGS THAT WERE ADDED.

WE HAVE SOME NEW POSITIONS THAT WERE ADDED, AND THE NINE OFFICERS ARE ALSO NEW TO THE BUDGET AS WELL.

SO LEGALLY WE'RE KEEPING THE RATE THE SAME AT 7.00.

IF THIS MOTION PASSES AND WE'RE GETTING NINE NEW POLICE OFFICERS.

I MEAN, ISN'T THAT SEEMED LIKE A WIN WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY.

ISN'T IT. THAT'S A QUESTION.

YES. YES FROM YOUR FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE, FOR US TO GET NINE NEW OFFICERS, NOT TO INCREASE THE MILLAGE RATE AND THEN HAVE THE PROPERTY APPRECIATION.

I FEEL THAT'S A WIN WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY BASED ON YOUR A+++ EXPERTISE.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO ADD TO VICE MAYOR'S POINT WITH THE OFFICERS, BUT ALSO FOR STATION 36, WHICH WE ARE WHICH HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN PREVIOUS COMMISSION MEETINGS ABOUT STAFFING AND THE TRUCKS.

SO THOSE ARE NOT CHEAP.

THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE, FOR THE RECORD.

I HAVE A MORTGAGE AND I DO PAY RENT, SO I DO HAVE TWO EXPENSES, AND AS FOR THE MISINFORMATION THAT WAS CLAIMED, MISS KIMBERLY, WHO ON THIS COMMISSION, AS FAR AS COMMISSIONERS VOTED IN FAVOR OF INCREASING THE MILLAGE RATE AND NOT KEEPING IT THE SAME CITY CLERK. THANK YOU, BUT IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

SO AS FOR MISINFORMATION, THAT WAS NOT MISINFORMATION FOR THE RECORD.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON AND COMMISSIONER DANIEL DID, IN FACT VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE HIGHER INCREASE, AND THIS IS WHY WE'RE DISCUSSING A 7.4 AND NOT A 7.0.

COMMISSIONER, I'M GOING TO NEED MY POINT OF ORDER.

THAT'S FROM THE WORKSHOP, AND I SAW THE MINUTES TODAY.

OKAY, MY TURN.

IT HAS BEEN READILY ESTABLISHED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION DOESN'T MATTER WHO AGREED WITH CITY STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE THE PRINTED HIGHER VALUE AT 7.4 AND CHANGE? IT IS STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR WHAT THE CITY DOES EVERY YEAR.

IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY'S NEEDS TO DO SO, BUT ALL ALONG, THROUGH EVERY SINGLE MEETING WE'VE HAD WHEN WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THE BUDGET, WE'VE DISCUSSED THE BUDGET AT 7.0000.

SO THIS COMMISSION HAS ALWAYS HAD THE INTENTION TO KEEP IT AT 7.000, UNLESS THERE WAS SOME KIND OF URGENCY TO DO SO, WHICH THANKFULLY HAS NOT COME.

SO THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE TABLE IS 0.7000, AND THERE WAS A QUESTION ASKED FOR SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE WOULD BE RECEIVING FOR YOUR HIRE.

YOU'RE PAYING AN EXTRA TAX RATE.

IT IS. IT IS MOSTLY ON THE BURDEN OF THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, BUT HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAS SAVE OUR HOMES, WHICH IS A CAP AT 3% FROM WHAT YOU PAID LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR, SOME OF YOUR TAX BILL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE HAVE OUR WONDERFUL FINANCIAL SERVICES TEAM.

THEY ARE ABLE TO HELP YOU. LINE ITEM THAT WHICH IS THE COUNTY, THAT WHICH IS THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, THAT WHICH IS THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT AND THAT WHICH IS US.

IT'S ALL DIVIDED BECAUSE SOME OF IT IS NOT ALL THE SAME.

RIGHT? BUT FOR THE CITY YOU ARE CAPPED AT 3%, BUT WE ARE GOING TO GET NINE NEW OFFICERS IF WE APPROVE THE BUDGET.

WE'RE ALSO GETTING ANOTHER CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

IF WE APPROVE THE BUDGET, WE'RE HAVING MORE FIREFIGHTERS.

IF WE APPROVE THE BUDGET, WE HAVE MORE 12 NEW FIREFIGHTERS.

IF WE APPROVE THE BUDGET, WE HAVE MORE TO FIX OUR FLEET, ADD TO OUR FLEET, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SERVICES THAT THE CITY IS PROVIDING MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS AND PLEASE DON'T THINK WE FORGET WE'RE RESIDENTS TOO.

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WE KNOW WE PAY OUR BILLS.

WE KNOW WE PAY OUR TAXES.

WE LIVE HERE. WE KNOW THE INSURANCE, WE KNOW THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE GOING ON, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE CAN'T KEEP EVERYTHING AT ZERO, OR ELSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THEN THINGS WILL SUFFER WHEN THE PIPES BURST.

WE'RE ALL GOING TO SUFFER WHEN OUR FIRE RESCUE CAN'T GET TO YOU BECAUSE THE TRUCKS AREN'T TAKEN CARE OF.

WE'RE ALL GOING TO SUFFER, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT.

SO WE'RE INCREASING IT.

WELL, IT'S 7%.

WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT OUR PROPERTY VALUES WENT UP.

THE 11% DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE TAKING ALL 11%.

WE'RE TAKING 3% OF THAT 11% FROM YOUR LAST TAX BILL, AND IT'S GOING TO THE CITY TO HELP GIVE EVERYBODY THE SERVICES THAT WE NEED.

SO HOPEFULLY I'VE ANSWERED A FEW OF THOSE QUESTIONS.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON, IF YOU MUST.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MISS CAJUSTE.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON. WE RECEIVED ARPA FUNDS.

CORRECT? YES, SIR.

HOW MUCH OF THOSE FUNDS WERE USED TO MOVE TO THE BSO BUDGET? 10 MILLION. $10 MILLION.

SO NOW WE TOOK $10 MILLION OUT OF OUR BUDGET.

WE SAVED $10 MILLION OUT OF OUR BUDGET, AND WE MOVED TEN.

$10 MILLION THAT WE GOT FROM FEDERAL GRANTS THAT WE NEVER HAD THE PREVIOUS YEARS.

WHAT DID WE DO WITH THE EXTRA $10 MILLION THAT WE THAT WE BUDGETED? PART OF THE REASON WHY WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT WAS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ASSESSED THAT WE HAD LOST REVENUE BECAUSE WE HAD LOST REVENUE FROM VARIOUS AREAS BECAUSE OF COVID-19.

SO BECAUSE WE HAD LOST REVENUE, WE HAD LESS REVENUE COMING IN TO PAY OUR BILLS.

SO THEY GAVE US THAT GRANT AND THEY GAVE US $10 MILLION TO JUST PAY ANY BILLS THAT WE WANT TO PAY.

THAT WAS A REALLY BIG ONE.

SO WE CHOSE THE BSO BILL TO PAY WITH THAT $10 MILLION.

SO IT'S NOT THAT WE HAD $10 MILLION EXTRA BECAUSE WE HAD LOST REVENUE OVER THE CYCLE OF THE COVID 19.

OKAY, AND SO NOW YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE'LL GET $2.6 MILLION EXTRA THIS YEAR.

AS AS A RESULT OF THE TAX INCREASE? YES. HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE HAVE? IN OUR FUND BALANCE, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 52 MILLION IN UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.

SO $52 MILLION IN OUR FUND BALANCE WILL GET 2.6 MORE.

SO IF WE LOST $2.6 MILLION, WOULD PROBABLY HAVE $50 MILLION IN OUR FUND BALANCE.

NO, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE'RE GETTING $2.6 MILLION MORE IN REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES.

HOWEVER, OUR EXPENSES HAS ALSO GONE UP EXPONENTIALLY.

SO AT PRESENT WE HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET, BUT OUR BALANCE, OUR BUDGET IS BALANCED WITH ABOUT 16 MILLION, AND IF YOU IF YOU PASS THIS, THIS THIS BUDGET AT 7.0 MILLS, WE WILL HAVE TO USE 19 MILLION OF APPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE IN ORDER TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.

SO WE ARE USING SAVINGS THIS YEAR TO BALANCE THE BUDGET TO FOR SOURCE OF REVENUE.

OKAY. IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WHEN WE REDUCED THE MILLAGE RATE, WE HEARD THE SAME SONG AND DANCE THAT WE ARE GOING TO LOSE SERVICES, WE'RE GOING TO LOSE THIS, WE'RE GOING TO LOSE THAT, AND ACTUALLY NEVER DID.

WE ARE MORE FINANCIALLY STABLE THAN WE WERE THREE YEARS AGO.

VICE MAYOR JUST MENTIONED THAT OUR TRIPLE A BOND RATING IS A DOUBLE A+, AND SO WE HAVE WE'RE BETTER NOW THAN WE WERE THREE, FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN THE MILLAGE RATE WAS HIGHER, AND SO IN MY HOUSE WE DO MORE WITH LESS, AND I THINK THAT THE CITY SHOULD DO THE SAME. I AGREE WITH DOCTOR KATE JOHNSON THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT AREAS IN OUR BUDGET THAT WE SHOULD CUT SO THAT WE LIVE BELOW OUR MEANS OR AT OUR MEANS.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS 7.00 MILLS BUDGET, MILLAGE RATE, I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD REDUCE IT, AND THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY STANCE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO MISS CAJSUTE.

YES. I HATE POLITICS AND IT SHOULDN'T BE PLAYED HERE, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH A YEAR OF DISCUSSING THE BUDGET AND WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED AND WHAT SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, AT THE 11TH HOUR, WE'RE NOW GOING TO PLAY GAMES.

NOT REALLY PATIENT WITH THAT RIGHT NOW.

SO THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS FROM THE PROPERTY TAXES, HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE GET? HOW MUCH MONEY? WE SLATED TO GET? 43 MILLION.

LET ME FIND THAT FOR YOU.

YES, AT 7.0, 43 MILLION?

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YES. LET ME GET IT, JEFF.

NO, THAT'S NOT ON THERE.

$43,659,727. OKAY.

YEAH, AND OUR BUDGET IS HOW MUCH, APPROXIMATELY.

OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS 100.5 MILLION.

IT'S RIGHT HERE.

THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, THE CITY'S BUDGET DOES NOT RELY 100% ON THE PROPERTY VALUE AND THE PROPERTY TAX.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

IT IS A PERCENTAGE OF IT.

YES, WE GET MOST OF OUR MONEY FROM OTHER AVENUES BECAUSE 43 MILLION IS ABOUT 40%, ABOUT 40%.

RIGHT, BUT OUR BUDGET IS ACTUALLY CLOSER TO 237,000, WHICH WE'LL GET TO IN THE NEXT ONE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY 21 MILLION LESS THAN THE YEAR BEFORE, WHICH WAS 259,000.

SO WE'VE BEEN CUTTING THE BUDGET, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. WE JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THAT PORTION YET.

YES. OKAY.

SO BASICALLY WE'VE CUT OUR BUDGET.

PROPERTY VALUES HAVE THANKFULLY GONE UP TO HELP EASE THE PAIN.

WE'RE TAKING MONEY OUT OF SAVINGS, WHICH IS TO GO FOR OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, OUR ROAD REPAIR.

WHAT OTHER THINGS WOULD THAT MONEY GO TO? WELL, PERSONNEL COSTS HAS GONE UP AS WELL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S COST OF LIVING EMPLOYEES NEED TO BE PAID.

YES, AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES HAS GONE UP, AND OPERATING COSTS JUST CERTAIN THINGS FOR SUPPLIES, YOU KNOW, WHETHER WE'RE BUYING CHEMICALS OR OTHER THINGS, THOSE HAVE GONE UP EXPONENTIALLY BUT THE THING THAT HAS GONE UP MORE IS THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION.

SO THESE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE SEEN INCREASES IN EXCESS OF 50% CAPITAL PROJECTS.

YES. I'M SORRY? TELL US A FEW OF THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS.

SABAL PALM PARK.

KIM.

I DON'T HAVE A LIST IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I CAN THINK OF SABAL PALM PARK SHAKER VILLAGE PROJECT.

WE HAVE TAMARAC VILLAGE.

WE HAVE WATER TREATMENT ON THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT IS ON THE UTILITIES SIDE.

WE HAVE THE THE EAST SIDE WATER DISTRIBUTION EXPANSION ON THE UTILITIES SIDE.

I CAN'T THINK OF ANY OTHER RIGHT NOW WITHOUT HAVING THE LIST IN FRONT OF ME.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF WALLS.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE WALLS.

BEAUTIFICATION. ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED GO OUT OF OUR SAVINGS.

SO TO JUST SAY WE HAVE $52 MILLION IN THE BUDGET AND WE JUST TAKE IT AND TAKE IT AND TAKE IT WHEN WE'RE NOT INCREASING ANY MONEY TO PUT THINGS ASIDE.

WHEN WE BUDGET YOU BUDGET EVERYBODY BUDGETS, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO PAY YOUR MORTGAGE, YOU HAVE TO PAY YOUR INSURANCE, CAR PAYMENTS, YOU BUDGET EVERY MONTH FROM YOUR PAYCHECK.

WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. THE CITY OF TAMARAC DOES THE SAME THING, AND SO RIGHT NOW THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAS SET IS REQUESTING TO SET IT AT 7.0 MILLS AND NOT PLAY GAMES WITH THE BUDGET SO THE CITY CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE ACCORDINGLY.

SO, COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, IF YOU MUST JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, MAYOR.

YEAH. NO, I JUST WANT A POINT OF CLARIFICATION FROM HER BECAUSE I HEARD SOMETHING THAT CONFUSED ME.

ARE YOU INSINUATING THAT IF WE WERE TO LOWER IT, WE'RE ACTUALLY LOSING MORE SAVINGS FROM OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT IF WE WERE TO LOWER THE MILITARY, IS THAT CORRECT OR NO? OKAY. WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK BACK ON OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES BECAUSE WE CAN ONLY PAY ONGOING EXPENDITURES WITH ONGOING REVENUE. SO IF WE LOWER THE MILLAGE RATE AND OUR ONGOING REVENUE IS LESS, IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO CUT EXPENSES.

WE HAVE TO CUT ONGOING EXPENSES TO MATCH THAT WE ONLY USE OUR SAVINGS FOR, I WOULD SAY, ONE TIME EXPENDITURES, WHICH ARE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. SO BE A REALLY BAD IDEA TO LOWER IT BECAUSE WE'RE NOW EATING UP OUR SAVINGS.

YEAH, WE WOULD HAVE TO.

NOT ONLY THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TO CUT EXPENDITURES.

OKAY. I JUST I WASN'T CLEAR AS TO WHAT THE QUESTION TO MISS CAJUSTE WAS, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 1.

EXCELLENT. MOVING ON TO TEMPORARY ORDINANCE 2563.

[1.f TO2563 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of The City of Tamarac, Florida, adopting the Operating Budget, Revenues and Expenditures, the Capital Budget, and the Financial Policies for Fiscal Year 2025; providing for conflicts; providing for scriveners errors; severability; and providing for an effective date.]

THIS FISCAL YEAR 2025.

OPERATING BUDGET, CAPITAL BUDGET AND FINANCIAL POLICIES.

A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING IS ON TEMPORARY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2563.

WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2024 AT 5:05 P.M.

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HERE AT CITY HALL.