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TEAMMATE IN SENATOR OSGOOD ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY AND TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH HER ON THIS ISSUE.
[2. CITY MANAGER REPORT ]
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AND IT'S KIND OF IT'S, YOU KNOW, BUDGET.THE BUDGET PROCESS IN TALLAHASSEE IS, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, CAN BE FRUSTRATING.
AND SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE DRINKING OUT OF A FIRE HOSE, RIGHT? YOU'RE IN THIS BUDGET. YOU'RE NOT IN THIS BUDGET.
NOW YOU'RE UP IN THIS BUDGET AND YOU'RE DOWN IN THIS BUDGET.
AND WE KEEP CONSTANT COMMUNICATION THROUGH THAT PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO GET THE MONEY HOME TO YOU ALL.
AND SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO PRESENT YOU ALL THIS CHECK.
AND JUST EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU TONIGHT.
EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
AND I'M JUST GOING TO READ IT FOR THE RECORD, FOR ANYBODY WHO MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SEE.
WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN TO THE WELL AND TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU GUYS IF THAT'S OKAY.
SO THE CHECK THAT'S BEING PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $271,577 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TAMARAC PARK SAFETY AND HEALTH ENHANCEMENTS. SO WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO OUR SENATOR AND OUR REPRESENTATIVE.
THANK YOU. SO IF EVERYONE WOULD.
WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY, BUT KNOWING YOU'VE GOT OTHER THINGS TO DO.
EXCELLENT. I THINK WE GET THIS UNDER CONTROL NOW.
THIS PROCLAMATION WAS REQUESTED BY MYSELF.
AND THIS IS TO THE MEMBERS OF HONOR FLIGHT SOUTH FLORIDA.
WE HAVE A NICER ONE, BUT IT'S JUST EASIER TO DO IT THIS WAY RIGHT NOW.
WHEREAS SINCE 2005, THE HONOR FLIGHT NETWORK, A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION COMPRISING OF MORE THAN 130 INDEPENDENT HUBS, HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO HONOR AMERICANS, AMERICA'S VETERANS.
TO DATE, THEY HAVE TAKEN OVER 270,000 VETERANS NATIONALLY ON THIS MEANINGFUL JOURNEY.
WHEREAS HONOR FLIGHT SOUTH FLORIDA IS 100% ALL VOLUNTEER NONPROFIT, 501 C3 ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SOLELY HONORING ALL VETERANS IN BROWARD, DADE, AND MONROE COUNTIES BY FLYING THESE VETERANS TO WASHINGTON, DC TO VISIT AND REFLECT AT THE MEMORIALS BUILT IN THEIR HONOR.
AND WHEREAS, THE VETERANS ONE DAY MISSION TO WASHINGTON, DC INCLUDES ROUND TRIP AIRFARE, DELUXE BUS TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON WITH POLICE ESCORTS, MEALS, COMMEMORATIVE T SHIRTS, AND OTHER AMENITIES NEEDED TO TRAVEL COMFORTABLY.
DISABLED VETERANS ARE ALSO WELCOME WITH ADVANCE ARRANGEMENTS, HONOR CHAIRS AND OXYGEN ARE AVAILABLE.
WHEREAS HONOR FLIGHT SOUTH FLORIDA BEGAN RAISING FUNDS IN 2012 WITH THEIR FIRST FLIGHT IN 2013, AND SINCE THEN HONOR FLIGHT SOUTH FLORIDA HAS FLOWN 33 FLIGHTS AND SERVED OVER 2500 SOUTH FLORIDA,
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MOST THANK YOU VETERANS MOST REVERED TO WORLD WAR TWO, KOREAN AND VIETNAM WAR HEROES TO BE HONORED AT THEIR MEMORIALS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.. AND WHEREAS, ALTHOUGH HONOR FLIGHT SOUTH FLORIDA SERVES VETERANS FROM BOCA TO KEY WEST, TAMARAC HAS BEEN THE NUMBER ONE CITY FOR VETERANS FLOWN, AND OUR CITY STAFF HAS DONATED OUR BUSSES AND VOLUNTEERED FOR MANY HONOR FLIGHT EVENTS SINCE DAY ONE.AND NOW THEREFORE, I, MICHELLE J.
GOMEZ VERY PROUD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
ON BEHALF OF OUR WONDERFUL COMMISSION, DO HEREBY PROUDLY SUPPORT HONOR FLIGHT SOUTH FLORIDA AND RECOGNIZE THE INVALUABLE SERVICE TO OUR VETERANS AND ENCOURAGE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THIS NOBLE CAUSE AND PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 13TH, 2024 AS HONOR FLIGHT SOUTH FLORIDA DAY.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL OF OUR.
ANYBODY FROM THE GROUP WANT TO COME UP AND TAKE A PHOTO? YOU ARE WELCOME TO.
I WILL SHARE WHILE THEY'RE COMING UP.
AND ALSO I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY TEAM THAT AND BSO THAT HAS ALLOWED US TO HAVE OUR SHUTTLES AND OUR PARK AND REC TEAM TO LEAVE HERE SINCE I THINK IT'S BEEN SINCE 2014, GOING DOWN AND TAKING OUR VETERANS TO THE AIRPORT AND BRINGING THEM BACK.
SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO ASK ELAINE MARTIN TO STAY WITH US.
THIS NEXT PROCLAMATION WAS REQUESTED BY MYSELF, WHEREAS ELAINE MARTIN HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE ASSET TO HONOR FLIGHT SOUTH FLORIDA OVER THE PAST NINE YEARS, AND IS ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WHY THIS HUB HAS BEEN ABLE TO BRING OVER 2300 SOUTH FLORIDA VETERANS TO VISIT AND BE HONORED AT THE MEMORIALS IN WASHINGTON, DC SINCE 2015. AND WHEREAS ELAINE'S FATHER ENLISTED IN THE US NAVY DURING WORLD WAR TWO BUT WAS NEVER DEPLOYED OVERSEAS, LIKE MANY VETERANS WHO DID NOT LEAVE THE UNITED STATES DURING THE WAR, HER FATHER ALWAYS CARRIED THE GUILT OF NOT BEING IN HARM'S WAY WHILE MANY OF HIS FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES WERE LOST.
ELAINE ASSURED HIM IN HIS FINAL DAYS THAT SHE WOULD FIND SOME WAY TO HONOR THEM, AND VOLUNTEERING WITH HONOR FLIGHT SOUTH FLORIDA ALLOWS HER TO KEEP HER PROMISE IN AN EXTREMELY IMPACTFUL WAY.
AND WHEREAS ELAINE HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH HONOR FLIGHT SOUTH FLORIDA SINCE 2015 AND HELPED COORDINATE THE FIRST EVER VIRTUAL HONOR FLIGHT AT THE MIAMI VA CENTER IN 2017, WHICH SERVES OUR OLDEST VETERANS WHO CANNOT MAKE THE FLIGHT TO WASHINGTON, DC DUE TO THEIR HEALTH.
AND WHEREAS, TWO TIME BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR ELAINE NOW DEDICATES HERSELF TO RAISING AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER, HELPING THOSE WHO ARE NOT ABLE. SORRY, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I GET OLDER TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES.
SINCE 2015, SHE HAS RAISED NEARLY $25,000 FOR CHAD TOUGH FOUNDATION EXACTLY, ORGANIZING FIVE K RACES AND COMMUNITY WIDE GARAGE SALES.
ELAINE IS SMART, CARING AND HAS THE HEART OF A WARRIOR.
NOW, THEREFORE, I AM MICHELLE J.
GOMEZ, VERY PROUD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FELLOW WARRIOR WITH YOU, BUT YOU ARE MUCH STRONGER.
ON BEHALF OF THIS COMMISSION, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE LANE MARTIN FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND OUTSTANDING SUPPORT OF OUR VETERANS, AND PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 13TH, 2024, AS ELAINE MARTIN DAY HERE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
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ANYWAY NOW, IT IS A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU.OKAY. YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT? YEP. COME ON IN.
SO WE JUST EMBARRASSINGLY, WE STARTED HONOR FLIGHT.
WE STARTED RAISING MONEY IN 2012.
WE ONLY GIVEN THREE OF THESE AWARDS OUT.
AND IT'S OUR FOUNDERS AWARD THAT WE WANT TO PRESENT TO ELAINE.
THAT'S THE HIGHEST HONOR WE HAVE.
AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR HONOR FLIGHT.
FINALLY. IF I CAN'T JUMP INTO THE.
YEP. OUR FIRST AWARD WE WANT TO GIVE TO YOU IS TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
LIKE YOU GUYS HEARD IN THE PROCLAMATION.
WE HAVE TWO OF THEM FOR YOU, SO YOU CAN PUT THEM IN TWO LOCATIONS.
WE GOT CITY HALL CHAMBERS AND WE'LL PUT IT OUT IN FRONT.
BUT LIKE THAT PROCLAMATION SAID TAMARAC HAS BEEN OUR COCONUT CREEK AND TAMARAC HAVE BEEN OUR TWO MOST, YOU KNOW, VALUABLE RESOURCES TO SERVING OUR KOREA AND WORLD WAR TWO VETERANS.
IT'S JUST BEEN TREMENDOUS AND IT'S A REALLY GOOD PARTNERSHIP.
AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU GUYS.
SO WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THOSE AWARDS.
OUR NEXT AWARD, IF WE CAN HAVE THE FIRE RESCUE COME UP.
MIC] SO WE WANT TO GIVE THIS AWARD TO YOU GUYS.
WE HAD 101 YEAR OLD WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN THAT LIVED IN KINGS POINT, AND HIS WIFE PASSED AWAY AFTER 82 YEARS OF BEING TOGETHER, AND HE WAS DOWN IN THE DUMPS, DID NOT WANT TO LIVE.
I CALLED A FRIEND OF MINE AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND I SAID, HEY, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON.
ANYTHING YOU NEED. WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.
HIM AND HIS WIFE WERE BOTH 100.
AND YOU GUYS WERE REALLY THERE FOR THAT FAMILY.
AND HE WAS ONE OF OUR BEST WORLD WAR TWO VETERANS.
BUT YOU GUYS DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
YOU GUYS WERE VERY KIND TO HIM, AND I KNOW YOU GET THESE CALLS ALL THE TIME, AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE VETERANS OR IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO YOU, BUT TO US, IT WHAT YOU GUYS DID MEANT A LOT.
AND WE WANT TO PRESENT THIS THIS PLAQUE TO YOU GUYS.
THESE GUYS, THESE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY FROM BURNING BUILDINGS TO PEOPLE THAT ARE SICK AND ILL, TO JUST GOING OUT THERE AND BEING A FRIEND WHEN THEY NEED IT.
SO IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE THE CHIEF FOR SUCH A GREAT ORGANIZATION.
SO THANK YOU FOR HONORING THEM.
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ALL RIGHT, WE NOW GO TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE REST OF HIS REPORT.THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS.
I'M LOSING IT, SO I'M NOT SURE HOW FAR I'LL GET TO, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY TO COMPLETE IT.
SO FIRST THING, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE TAMARAC'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
SO THIS RECOGNITION THANK YOU.
SO THIS RECOGNITION HIGHLIGHTS THEIR DEDICATION TO ADVANCING DIGITAL SERVICES, TRANSPARENCY, CYBER SECURITY, DIGITAL EQUITY AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO TODAY'S CHALLENGES.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM ON THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT.
AND OF COURSE THEY DID IT AGAIN.
TAMARAC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TEAM.
IN ADDITION TO WHAT WAS SAID BY THE CHIEF.
THIS RECOGNITION IS A GREAT TESTAMENT TO YOUR COMMITMENT AND THE IMPACTFUL WORK YOU DO EVERY DAY.
SO WELL DONE AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN.
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE 2025 TAMARAC UNIVERSITY PROGRAM.
JOIN US FOR AN EIGHT WEEK SPRING PROGRAM TO DISCOVER HOW YOUR CITY OPERATES AND GAIN INSIGHTS FROM CITY LEADERS, YOUR FACILITIES, AND CONNECT WITH FELLOW RESIDENTS.
YOU NEED TO APPLY BY JANUARY 24TH, 2025.
AND SO I WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON, ON ON THAT SITUATION.
DUE TO STAFFING CHALLENGES EARLY IN THE YEAR, SOMETIME IN JUNE AND JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SOME OF OUR METERS WERE ESTIMATED.
AND THIS IS A ROUTINE OR COMMON PRACTICE IN THE IN THE METER READING BUSINESS AND NOT NECESSARILY FOR A NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE MONTHS, BUT IT'S ROUTINELY DONE IN THE, IN THE BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THE, THE CHALLENGES, WHETHER IT'S STAFFING OR WHETHER IT'S ENVIRONMENTAL, LIKE HURRICANES AND WEATHER CONDITIONS, RAIN THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
IN SEPTEMBER, WE HAD AN ACTUAL READ OF THOSE METERS.
AND SO THE ESTIMATES ARE USUALLY LOOKED AT THE, THE AVERAGE OF THE LAST YEAR'S CONSUMPTION AND ESTIMATED SOMEWHAT UNDERNEATH THAT, BELOW THAT YOU KNOW, AVERAGE CONSUMPTION.
AND WHEN THE METERS ARE READ IN SEPTEMBER, THE PHYSICAL READ, IT SHOWED OBVIOUSLY ADDITIONAL CONSUMPTION THAT PASSED THROUGH THE CITY'S WATER METERS AND THAT SHOWED UP IN THE IN THE BILLING AS ADDITIONAL CHARGES.
AND THIS CAUSED SOME CONCERNS TO TO SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS.
AND I WANT TO EXTEND OUR, OUR SERVICES TO, TO ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THIS ADDITIONAL CHARGES DUE TO TRUE AND UP OF THESE UTILITY READS OR WATER CONSUMPTION READS THAT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS READY AND WILLING TO WORK WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EITHER A PAYMENT PLAN OR SOME OTHER ARRANGEMENTS SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE UNNECESSARY WATER, SHUT OFF INCIDENTS.
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AND SO YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO US.SO THAT'S THE QUICK UPDATE ON THAT ONE.
AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF EVENTS COMING UP AGAIN.
SO PLEASE JOIN US FOR THESE EVENTS.
TOMORROW, 14TH NOVEMBER 14TH AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE UNVEILING OF THE WALL OF GLASS AT 6 P.M., OUR HIGHLY, ANTICIPATED TURKEY TROT ON THANKSGIVING DAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, STARTING AT 7:30 A.M..
BUT YOU NEED TO REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE, OBVIOUSLY.
AND LASTLY, THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET TAKES PLACE EVERY SUNDAY YEAR ROUND.
SO ALWAYS FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO OUR WEBSITE OR FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN ONE OF THESE OR ALL OF THESE GREAT EVENTS.
THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING IS SCHEDULED IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH.
TO EVERYONE AND A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR A FOR AN EARLY WELCOME TO OUR COMMISSIONER ELECT CRYSTAL PATTERSON.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU FOLLOWING YOUR OATH OF OFFICE.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS FOR HIS SERVICES AND FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY AND TO HIS DISTRICT.
WE WISH HIM WELL, AND WE THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICES.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MADAM MAYOR.
I NEED THE SOUND A LITTLE BIT HIGHER, PLEASE.
I JUST WANT TO PUT OUT A CLARIFICATION WITH THIS ATTORNEY REGARDING.
GO AHEAD. I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT VOTING, AND THE SOUND WAS NOT PROPER. AND I ALSO SAW ON FACEBOOK THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE ALSO HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH SOUND.
CAN THE QUESTION BE REPEATED AS FAR AS SOMETHING ABOUT VOTING OR ALLOWING TO VOTE THROUGH TO CITY ATTORNEY AND CLARIFICATION FOR MYSELF? SO CITY ATTORNEY BASICALLY WHAT HAS NOW HAPPENED WHERE WE USED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMEBODY BE ONLINE AND PARTICIPATE IN COMMISSION MEETINGS.
NOW, WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN DID WE NOW NEED TO CALL FOR A VOTE TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS OUT OF STATE FOR TURN YOURSELF.
CAN I TURN YOU ON MUTE FOR A SECOND? THANK YOU. WHEN THEY HAVE TO BE OUT OF THE COUNTRY, THEY HAVE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
WHY ARE WE NOW HAVING TO MAKE THEM BE SUBJECT TO A VOTE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE? MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER DURING THE COVID PERIOD, THE GOVERNOR HAD ISSUED, I BELIEVE, A MERCY EMERGENCY ORDER THAT WE SEND IT TO THE ABILITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ABILITY TO HAVE PUBLIC MEETINGS ONLINE AND ALLOWED.
OKAY. LET HIM FINISH, BECAUSE IT'S VERY NOISY AND WINDY WHERE YOU ARE.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS. SO THEN WE'LL AFTER HE FINISHES HIS COMMENT, THEN COME BACK ON.
OKAY. AND ALLOWED ELECTED OFFICIALS TO PARTICIPATE WHEN THEY'RE NOT PHYSICALLY PRESENT.
GOVERNOR DESANTIS RESCINDED THAT PERMISSION.
CURRENTLY, THE CLERK ASKED ME A QUESTION, I BELIEVE AROUND 3:00 TODAY.
CAN ELECTED OFFICIAL PARTICIPATE BY TELEPHONE? PROVIDED OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A QUORUM HERE.
THE LAW IN FLORIDA BASICALLY INDICATE THAT THE ELECTED OFFICIAL, IT HAS TO BE EXTRA EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES, ILLNESS OR ELECTED OFFICIAL CANNOT PHYSICALLY, FROM A PHYSICAL STANDPOINT, HEALTH STANDPOINT, ATTEND.
WITH EXCEPTION THAT CIRCUMSTANCE CAN BE VOTED ON BY THE COMMISSION.
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AND BASICALLY THAT WAS MY LEGAL OPINION TO THE CITY CLERK.AND THIS IS THE LAW IN FLORIDA.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS. GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? IF NOT, WHILE HE. YES, MA'AM.
WHAT WAS THE VOTE LIKE? BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE WAS A VOTE TAKEN.
BUT WE OVERPOWER, DON'T WE OVERPOWER THAT STATUE? BUT I BELIEVE ALSO, AT ONE POINT THERE HAS BEEN A MEETING WHERE COMMISSIONER, FORMER COMMISSIONER GILLEN WAS NOT AVAILABLE, AND HE WAS ABLE TO VOTE THROUGH YES.
SO CAN YOU JUST CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY FOR ME WHAT WAS SO BECAUSE I HAD A JURY.
YOU WERE NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE ON YOUR ABILITY TO SPEAK, BUT CITY ATTORNEY.
WHY? WHEN OUR RULES DID ALLOW IT IN THE FIRST PLACE AND WE DIDN'T HEAR THE VOTE.
VICE MAYOR WRIGHT AND MYSELF, VICE MAYOR WRIGHT AND MYSELF VOTED TO ALLOW AND THE REMAINING DID NOT.
AND BASICALLY THOUGH BUT FOLLOWING ALONG THE QUESTION THAT'S COMING IN, WHY WHEN WE ALWAYS WERE ALLOWED TO DO SO WITHOUT PRIOR TO COVID, WE WERE ALLOWED TO AS LONG AS WE HAD OUR PHYSICAL QUORUM HERE IN OUR OFFICE, IN OUR ON OUR CHAMBER, WE WERE ALLOWED TO HAVE PEOPLE ATTEND VIRTUALLY AND VOTE. AND THERE WAS NEVER A QUESTION ABOUT IT.
WHY DID THE RULES CHANGE AND WHAT DID THE GOVERNOR'S ORDINANCE ACTUALLY SAY OR REVOCATIONS SAY? DID IT SAY IT CHANGES EVERYTHING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO IN THE PAST, OR DID IT JUST REVOKE THE ONE THAT IT ALLOWED FOR COVID BECAUSE IT'S ONLY THE ONE THAT ALLOWED FOR COVID, THEN IT SHOULDN'T BE CHANGING OUR RULES TODAY.
FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S NO RULES ON THE BOOK THAT PERMITS TELEPHONIC.
THERE'S NOTHING ON THE BOOKS OF CITY CODE.
STATE LAW CONTROLS THIS ISSUE.
AND BASICALLY, I GAVE YOU THE OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF FLORIDA.
I EXCUSE ME, I'M SO ONE SECOND.
I'M JUST SPEAKING ON THE CURRENT.
I JUST WANT TO ONE SECOND COMMISSIONER LET HIM FINISH.
AND MY 91ST YEAR, MY FIRST YEAR OF GRANDMA.
WELL, AND THAT'S BASICALLY THE ONLY FAMILY I HAVE.
SO FOR ME NOT TO BE ALLOWED TO VOTE, TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, I'M ON THE PHONE RIGHT NOW AND I'LL BE VOTING IN FOR COMMISSIONER BOLTON TO HAVE COMMISSIONER DANIEL, TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO TELL ME OUT OF HATRED BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE ELECTION.
BUT IT'S AN ISSUE BECAUSE OF WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED.
AND IT'S DESPICABLE FOR COMMISSIONER DANIEL AND FOR COMMISSIONER BOLTON TO BE DOING THIS.
IT'S COMMISSIONER. THERE'S NO POINT.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS IT IS HEARD, YOUR DISPLEASURE IS HEARD.
THE RULE IS STILL NOT UNDERSTOOD.
HOLD ON COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
WELL, IT'S BEEN EVIDENT THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING VIA TEAMS SINCE PRIOR TO THE ELECTION, WHEN HE TOLD US THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE LEAVING TOWN TO SHOW UP AT THIS HOUR TO DO SO.
I JUST RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE CLERK TODAY.
IT IS WHAT IT IS AT THIS POINT.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAT WE CAN DO.
THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE A VOTE FOR TO CHANGE IT.
AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE NOT DEALING WITH A YES CLARIFICATION FOR THE LAW, THEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO PROCEED FORWARD.
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IT'S YES, IT'S RELATIVE BECAUSE THIS OPTIONAL THING THAT NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING.YEAH, IT'S THE SAME THING THAT'S HAPPENING NOW WHERE THERE'S NO CLARITY.
AND THEN WE GET COMMISSIONERS FILE ETHICS COMPLAINT.
AND COMMISSIONER, I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT.
COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR LIES.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS, YOU KNOW I DON'T LIKE TO DO THIS.
PLEASE. THE POINT OF CLARIFICATION HAS BEEN ADDRESSED AND UNDERSTANDABLE.
IT IS NOT. THERE'S NO WAY, BUDDY.
YOU HAVE NO RECOURSE, UNFORTUNATELY, AT THIS TIME.
SO WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED WITH THE COMMISSION MEETING.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN AND BEING ON THE LINE.
WE'RE NOT HAVING A CONVERSATION ON THIS.
AND WHATEVER COMES FROM HERE WILL COME FROM HERE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED WITH THE MEETING AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
SO, COMMISSIONER DANIEL, UNLESS IT'S OKAY.
THANK YOU. I DIDN'T HEAR, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
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THE RULES ARE ON THE SCREEN.I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT SINCE WE'VE HAD A COMMISSION MEETING.
COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS SAID THANK YOU.
WE KEEP THINGS CORDIAL, HAPPY, SAD.
WE DON'T INTIMIDATE ANYBODY WHO'S SPEAKING, AND WE DO NOT ATTACK ANYBODY SPECIFICALLY.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
IF YOU DON'T WISH TO STATE YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE STATE THE CITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE.
I WILL CALL THE FIRST PERSON AND THE NEXT PERSON WHO IS ON DECK.
I HAVE CAROL MENDELSOHN FIRST AND THEN I HAVE KATE JOHNSON NEXT.
MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, IT IS CLEAR THAT PUBLIC ADDRESS IS A VENUE TO BRING FORTH ITEMS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO RESIDENTS, ISSUES NEEDING TO BE ADDRESSED. PEOPLE WANT THEIR CONCERNS HEARD, AND IT'S REASONABLE TO EXPECT A RESPONSE AT SOME POINT TO ISSUES BROUGHT FORTH.
$800,000 IN A GENERAL FUND OF $100 MILLION.
THE FEWEST NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN THE DEPARTMENT IS COMPARED WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS, AND THAT THE CITY CLERK'S SALARY IS $20,000 LESS THAN THE LOWEST SALARY OF ANY DIRECTOR.
THIS DEPARTMENT THAT KEEPS ALL OF YOU OUT OF TROUBLE AND DOES THE HEAVY LIFTING.
I ALSO ADDRESSED THAT OUR FIREFIGHTER'S STARTING SALARY IS $10,000 LESS THAN SURROUNDING CITIES, AND WE STILL HAVE NO FIRE TRUCK AT STATION 36 IN DISTRICT FOUR.
I KNOW IT WAS HEARD AND I KNOW IT'S PUBLIC RECORD.
WILL THIS BE ADDRESSED? WILL THERE BE A DISCUSSION? WILL THIS BE RESOLVED? WILL ANYONE EXTEND THE COURTESY TO SPEAK WITH ME OR ACKNOWLEDGE THESE ISSUES? WILL IT BE IGNORED AS IF NOTHING WAS EVER ADDRESSED? WHETHER YOU SAY NOTHING CAN BE DONE OR WE'RE LOOKING INTO IT, OR SOMEONE WILL BE IN TOUCH, BUT NEVER IS, ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AN ISSUE DESERVES A RESPONSE AT SOME POINT AND SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED.
THREE YEARS AGO I ADDRESSED WATER ISSUES.
IF YOU LOOK AT AT&T OR FPL, YOU CAN ACCESS YOUR USAGE AT ANY TIME DURING THE MONTH.
THREE YEARS AGO, IT WAS SAID A PROGRAM WAS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THIS ISSUE.
UPON INQUIRY, I WAS TOLD IT'S TOO COSTLY.
SAME THING WITH THE BUDGET'S LACK OF TRANSPARENCY.
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE MAJOR ISSUES ADDRESSED WITH THE WATER BILLS TAMARAC RESIDENTS ARE RECEIVING.
A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE ARE INDICATING THE SAME PROBLEM RIDICULOUSLY HIGH WATER BILLS.
AND THEY'RE BEING TOLD BY THE WATER DEPARTMENT THAT THERE AREN'T ENOUGH WORKERS TO READ THE METERS.
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OFF. THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME CONCERN AND IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND WARRANTS AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.THESE ISSUES ARE REAL CONCERNS.
PLEASE ADDRESS THEM AND RESPOND TO THEM.
WE'RE ENTITLED TO THE COURTESY OF A RESPONSE OR UPDATE.
KATE JOHNSON IS COMING TO THE PODIUM AND MARK GOGGIN IS NEXT.
BEFORE I GET STARTED, I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M NOT CONTAGIOUS.
I'M WEARING THE MASK TO BE RESPECTFUL.
SO IF SOMEBODY COMES UP TO SPEAK AT THE MIC, I DON'T WANT THEM TO FEEL LIKE THEY MIGHT BE IN DANGER.
SO KATE JOHNSON, MAINTENANCE FOR.
REGARDING 4I, WHILE GETTING A GRANT TO PURCHASE THE LAND FOR SHAKER VILLAGE IS SOMETHING.
THE COST OF BUILDING A COMMUNITY CENTER WAS QUOTED LAST YEAR, AROUND $12 MILLION, SINCE FROM ALL ESTIMATES I COULD FIND, BUILDING COSTS HAVE GONE UP AT LEAST 14%.
WE CAN ESTIMATE BUILDING COSTS ALONE TO BE AN ADDITIONAL ALMOST $2 MILLION, AND THAT DID NOT INCLUDE WIPING OUT THE $3 MILLION IN FINES OWED BY SHAKER VILLAGE OR THE YEARLY UPKEEP, INSURANCE OR STAFFING COSTS.
THIS PROJECT HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT, AS DOES THE TITLE.
SPEAKING OF TITLE, WHY DID OUR ATTORNEY, WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE REPRESENTING TAMARAC, WRITE A CONTRACT THAT BENEFITS SHAKER VILLAGE MORE THAN THE CITY? WHY ARE WE PAYING THE TITLE ATTORNEY AT ALL? NEVER MIND. TO THE TUNE OF OVER $606,500 SO FAR.
AND THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE STAFF SALARIES WHO HAVE WORKED ON THIS PROJECT.
THE CONTRACT EXPIRES IN DECEMBER.
NO MORE EXTENSIONS, NO MORE MANEUVERS, END IT ALREADY REGARDING 4K, YOU ARE SEEKING TO ADD A NONPROFIT TO THE CITY'S CHARITABLE LIST. SO AS A TAXPAYER, I ALWAYS LOOK AND INVESTIGATE ANY CHARITY THAT WANTS MY MONEY, EVEN MY TAX MONEY.
I LOOK FOR THEIR WEBSITE, I LOOK AT THEIR BOARD, THEIR FINANCIALS.
I LOOK AT GUIDESTAR, CHARITY NAVIGATOR, AND THE STATE'S WEBSITE TO BE SURE THEY ARE ABOVE BOARD AND TO SEE HOW THEIR MONEY IS SPENT FOR THIS CHARITY, WHICH IS IN CORAL SPRINGS. I CAN'T FIND A WEBSITE, FINANCIALS, A FACEBOOK PAGE, OR MUCH OF ANYTHING EXCEPT THAT THEY'VE GIVEN LAPTOPS AND TABLETS IN JAMAICA.
I CAN FIND NO FINANCIALS ON THE STATE WEBSITE AS REQUIRED.
THEY ARE NOT LISTED AS ABLE TO SOLICIT FUNDS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WHICH IS LEGALLY REQUIRED BEFORE SOLICITING OR ACCEPTING DONATIONS, AS STATED IN CHAPTER 496 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES.
SORRY, THIS CITY SHOULD NOT GIVE TO ANY NONPROFIT THAT FAILS TO MEET THIS CRITERION.
HOW ARE THESE NONPROFITS VETTED FOR TAMARAC? WHAT BENEFITS ARE THEY TO OUR RESIDENTS? OUR CITY SHOULD PARTNER WITH THEM.
AS MARK OGDEN IS COMING TO THE STAGE.
ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS, ISN'T IT? TO QUICK RESPONSE TO MISS CAROL MENDELSOHN'S QUESTIONS, ONE OF THE ITEMS WILL BE ADDRESSED, OBVIOUSLY, ON OUR AGENDA TODAY AS WE HAVE THE CONTRACT ON OUR AGENDA.
THE OTHER ITEM IS THE CITY MANAGER HAS APPROACHED AND ADVISED ABOUT THE WATER BILLS.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR OPINION AND ON THAT.
I THINK THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT YOU'D RISK FOR ADDRESS.
AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE TRUCKS BEING BUILT.
SO THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN DO WHEN THE TRUCKS BEING BUILT.
SO. AND ACTUALLY, JEFFREY SHAPIRO, YOU'RE ON DECK.
OKAY. MARK OGDEN FROM EAST TAMARAC ONE, I'D LIKE TO BACK UP THE TWO PREVIOUS SPEAKERS, A CITY COMMISSION CLERK SHOULD BE PAID MORE FOR WHAT SHE'S DOING FOR THIS CITY.
SHE ANSWERS QUESTIONS IF YOU CALL HER AND SUPPORTS EVERYTHING.
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WE KNOW WHERE THE MONEY IS.THE SLUSH FUND THAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE.
AND WE'RE WASTING MONEY, TAXPAYERS MONEY ON GARBAGE THINGS, AND THE CAR ALLOWANCE, CUT THAT OUT, YOU'LL HAVE MONEY TO PAY THE CITY CLERK, MONEY TO PAY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHAT THEY'RE WORTH.
THE OTHER THING IS THE SHAKER VILLAGE ISSUE.
THAT'S A FAVOR OF ONE RENTER, COMMISSIONER.
AND IT SHOWS THE DISGRACE OF THE COMMISSION WHEN ONE COMMISSIONER HAS TO BE OUT OF TOWN BECAUSE HIS GRANDMOTHER IS SEVERELY ILL, AND THEY WON'T ALLOW HIM TO DO ANY VOTES.
YOU CAN TELL WHO'S CONTROLLING WHO ON THIS COMMISSION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AS JEFFREY SHAPIRO IS COMING TO THE PODIUM, WE HAVE RON WASSERMAN.
RONALD J. WASSERMAN, WHO WILL BE NEXT? JEFFREY SHAPIRO, THE WOODLANDS, TAMARAC.
I'M BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF THE OF THE WAY THE COMMON AREAS INSIDE THE WOODLANDS ARE BEING MAINTAINED, AND THAT'S SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF 13TH FLOOR. 13TH FLOOR DID COME IN BECAUSE OF COMPLAINTS IN OTHER SECTIONS AND THEY BEAUTIFIED, THEY DID A BETTER JOB, OKAY OF THE AREAS OF WOODLAND BOULEVARD AS YOU DRIVE IN SECTION SIX.
OKAY. AND WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN WOODLANDS BOULEVARD AND YOU DRIVE SOUTH OF BAYBERRY AND YOU CONTINUE TO BANYAN AND ROYAL POINCIANA, IT JUST GETS WORSE.
PRIOR THE PRIOR OWNER, CLUB LINK.
THEY MAINTAIN THESE GROUNDS AT A MUCH BETTER CONDITION UP UNTIL THE POINT OF SALE TO 13TH FLOOR.
NOW, I FIND IT UNSETTLING THAT ONE PART OF THE COMMUNITY CAN LOOK MUCH NICER, WHILE THE OTHER PART CAN'T BE MAINTAINED AND I'M LOSING CONFIDENCE IN THAT CDD FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT IF THE IF THE CURRENT LANDOWNER CANNOT MAINTAIN THIS LAND, ALMOST ALL OF IT PRIOR AND DURING CONSTRUCTION, WHY WOULD THE NEW RESIDENTS OF THE CDD WANT TO DO THIS? OKAY. WHEN I PULL OUT OF MY SECTION, SECTION EIGHT, WHICH IS ROYAL POINCIANA AND WOODLANDS BOULEVARD, OKAY, THERE'S LANDSCAPING THERE.
THE ASPHALT THAT WAS ALSO MAINTAINED, EDGED, TRIMMED.
IT'S DISGUSTING EVERY TIME I PULL OUT.
I MEAN, I HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS.
ALL THE RESIDENTS OF SECTION EIGHT IN THIS COMMUNITY HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS.
OKAY. THE INTERSECTION OF WOODLANDS AND BANYAN.
THERE'S AN AREA THERE WHERE THERE USED TO BE A TEE FROM THE COUNTRY CLUB.
THERE'S MASSIVE LANDSCAPING IN THERE AND GREENERY.
AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IF 13TH FLOOR, THEY SHOULD BE HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD AND MAINTAIN THIS BECAUSE IT'S DRIVING OUR PROPERTY VALUES DOWN.
AND ACTUALLY FOR SOME OF THE ITEMS OF WHICH YOU SPEAK, IT IS NOT COMMON AREA.
IT MIGHT BE CITY VERSUS THIS 13TH FLOOR.
AND BOTH OF THEM WILL BE ADDRESSED.
ALL. ALL OF IT WILL BE ADDRESSED.
AND VISUAL LANDSCAPES IS DOING IT FOR TAX.
YES, THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
BUT I KNOW ONE OF THE AREAS YOU MENTIONED IS NOT.
IT IS NOT CONSIDERED COMMON AREA.
IT IS OWNED BY THEM INDIVIDUALLY.
OKAY. THAT'S SO ALL INVOLVED WILL TAKE A LOOK TO SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
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AS MR. WASSERMAN IS COMING UP, PATTY LYNN IS ON DECK.THERE SHE IS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS RONALD J.
WASSERMAN. I LIVE AT 8577 J DRIVE HERE IN TAMARAC, 33321.
SOME OF IT'S GOOD, SOME OF IT'S BAD.
A FEW OF YOU LOOK UP INTO THE SKY WHEN I SPIKE TO SPEAK.
HOW DISRESPECTFUL ARE YOU? SERIOUSLY? YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE FIRE RESCUE.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN THE COUNTRY.
WHEN EVERYONE SAYS WHAT THEY CAN'T DO, CHIEF, YOU GUYS SAY WHAT YOU CAN DO.
WHEN I HAD FIRST HAD MY HEALTH ISSUES, I SAID TO MYSELF, I'VE BEEN SPARED.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PURPOSE RUN.
AND ONE OF THEM IS SPEAKING ABOUT CANCER.
I'M GOING TO REMIND YOU, I DON'T CARE WHETHER YOU LIKE ME SAYING IT OR NOT.
COLON CANCER IS A CURABLE CANCER.
PLEASE, IF YOU DON'T WANT IT FOR YOURSELF, THINK OF YOUR FAMILY.
OVER THE YEARS, I'VE HAD PROBLEMS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, OUR HOME HAS BEEN ROBBED THREE TIMES.
THREE TIMES? MISS SANDRA CERVELLI WAS ROBBED BY THE PIZZA PLACE ON COMMERCIAL WHEN I ASKED FOR HELP.
YOU KNOW WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT? YOU SAID YOU WOULD GET BACK TO ME WITH AN ISSUE.
PEOPLE WALK BEHIND OUR HOME ALL THE TIME.
IT'S AN EASEMENT FOR A GOLF CART, NOT AN EASEMENT FOR PEOPLE TO HANG OUT.
IT'S PULTE, AND IT'S THOSE HOUSES BEHIND ME.
SO, LISTEN, I DON'T CARE WHETHER YOU LIKE WHAT I SAY OR NOT.
QUITE FRANKLY, I COME HERE AND TRY TO BE SO HONEST WITH YOU.
YOU'RE NOT HELPING OUR COMMUNITY IN SO MANY WAYS.
WOODMONT IS A PROBLEM FOR US, PERIOD.
WOODMONT, THE TREES FROM WOODMONT HAVE CRUSHED OUR MAILBOXES HAVE GONE ON OUR HOUSE.
AND WHEN I ASKED FOR HELP, I JUST GET NONSENSE.
I WANT TO THANK CODE ENFORCEMENT, BY THE WAY.
THANK YOU. AS PATTI LYNN IS COMING FORWARD, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS WHO HAS NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK? GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE. YOU MEAN NATASHA? AND THEN WE LOVE YOU GUYS.
GOOD EVENING, PATTY LIN, MAINLAND'S EIGHT.
SHE DID A GREAT JOB, AND I WAS SORRY TO HEAR YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT.
AND ALSO, AS TO FIRE RESCUE, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE RESCUE TEAM.
THE UNFORTUNATE THING IS, WHEN I NEEDED THEM THEY SENT LAUDERHILL.
I DIDN'T GET THE BEST, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO TRY AGAIN JUST TO TRY IT OUT.
YOU KNOW. YOU GUYS ARE HERE TO DO THE CITY'S BUSINESS.
THAT'S WHY YOU WERE ELECTED TO DO THE CITY'S BUSINESS.
IT WAS A MEAN AND PETTY THING THAT YOU BOTH DID LAST COMMISSION MEETING FOR COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.
WE HAVE ALWAYS LET PEOPLE SPEAK ON THE PHONE AND VOTE.
WHAT A MAGNANIMOUS THING IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF YOU'D HAVE PUT YOUR BAD STUFF ASIDE AND JUST LET IT GO. ALLOW SOMEBODY TO VOTE.
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REFUSE TO SECOND A MOTION.REFUSE TO DO THE CITY'S BUSINESS.
THAT'S SOMETHING YOU EXPECT FROM KINDERGARTNERS.
AND I GUESS THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE.
NATASHA, COME ON UP AND THEN STUART, BE NEXT.
OKAY. GOOD EVENING. NATASHA BRITAIN, WOODMONT.
GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS, MAYOR, CITY STAFF, EVERYONE.
I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE FIRE RESCUE.
I ACTUALLY HAD TO CALL YOU GUYS ONCE MY PLACE FLOODED AND YOU GUYS CAME, I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO TURN OFF THE WATER THING, BUT THANK GOD YOU GUYS CAME BECAUSE YOU HELPED TO GET THE WATER OUT OF MY PLACE.
THE OTHER DAY, THERE WAS A FIRE IN MY COMMUNITY.
AND YOU AGAIN, YOU GUYS WERE OUT THERE.
SO THAT ACTUALLY ENCOURAGED ME.
I REALIZED I WAS LIKE, OH, I DON'T HAVE MY SMOKE DETECTORS.
SO DUE TO THE FACT THAT ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS HAD A FIRE, I WAS LIKE, LET ME GO AHEAD AND BE A LITTLE PROACTIVE OR REACTIVE IN THIS, IN THIS INSTANCE TO GET MY SMOKE DETECTOR INSTALLED.
THEN OR THIS WILL BE OUR LAST PERSON.
STUART WEBSTER, VERSAILLES GARDENS.
I REALLY CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I AM AGREEING WITH THAT YOUNG LADY IN GREEN OVER THERE.
I THINK IT'S TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY OBSCENE THE SALARY THAT THE CLERK'S OFFICE GET GETS.
THE SAME FOR OUR UNBELIEVABLE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
LOCALLY, THE ELECTION RESULTS WERE VERY INTERESTING.
I THINK THAT IS PUERILE FOR ME TO EVEN THINK AND STAND HERE AND SAY, SEE, I TOLD YOU SO.
BUT I TOLD YOU WHAT MACHIAVELLI WAS PLANNING.
THE LOSERS WERE SMART ENOUGH TO IGNORE THE OUTREACH AS THEY WERE TOO ARROGANT TO ACT.
SO THEY'RE NOT IN THE WINNING COLUMN.
AS FOR THE WINNERS, PRETTY FACES AND ALL, WE WILL BE WATCHING YOU CAREFULLY AND WILL BE READY WITH OUR COMMENTS AND ACTIONS. PERSONALLY, UNLIKE MOST OF OUR LATEST PAST AND PRESENT COMMISSIONERS, I HAVE BEEN DEEPLY ACTIVE IN OUR CITY OF FOR LIFE. SO I HAVE WATCHED THESE CYCLES AND STAND READY TO CLEAN UP IF THERE IS ANY POO POO.
ALSO, WHILE I HAVE NO PROBLEM SHARING COMMENDATIONS, I REMAIN THE ONLY BLACK PERSON WHO NOT LONG AGO WAS PART OF A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WORKED AT TAMARAC DISTRICT THREE TIMES TO RECALL A SITTING COMMISSIONER.
WE HAVE THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO DO IT AGAIN IF NECESSARY.
SO DON'T TRY TO SHAKER US TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT PART OF THE TRIFECTA ON THE COMMISSION.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
WE'RE GOING TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[4. CONSENT AGENDA ]
CITY MANAGER, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? NO, MAYOR. AND FROM THE COMMISSION.I AM GOING TO ASK TO PULL 4KTR14187.
THE RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION.
CITY OF TAMARAC AMENDING THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
LIST OF CHARITABLE ENTITIES BY ADDING GET VISIONS INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS, INC.
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TO THE LIST OF CHARITABLE ENTITIES WITH WHOM THE CITY OF TAMARAC RECOGNIZES A FORMALLY APPROVED RELATIONSHIP.ATTACHED AN EXHIBIT A FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 1-19C-5A4 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
I NEED A SECOND TO MY MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS AMENDED.
SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND BY THE VICE MAYOR.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0, AS AMENDED.
THANK YOU. I NEED A SECOND TO MY MOTION REGARDING 4K.
[4.k. TR14187 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending the City of Tamarac List of Charitable Entities, by adding “Get Visioned International Missions Inc.” To the list of charitable entities with whom the City of Tamarac recognizes a formally approved relationship, attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, for the express purpose of compliance with Section 1-19(c)(5)(a)(4) of the Broward County code of Ordinances; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. ]
THE TITLE, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN READ FOR TR 14187.I HAVE A SECOND BY THE VICE MAYOR.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 3 TO 1.
THANK YOU. AND A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, CITY ATTORNEY, I AM GOING TO PRESUME YOU WILL MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE ANY FUNDS ARE DONATED FROM THE CITY, THAT THERE IS COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THEM TO HAVE THEIR CERTIFICATION BEFORE ANY MONEY IS DONATED.
I DEFINITELY WILL WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER OFFICE WHO HANDLES THIS PROCESS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE.
[5.a TR14178 - A Resolution for the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida approving the agreement with Brandano Displays, Inc. attached hereto as Exhibit "1", in the amount of $92,120.44 to produce illuminating holiday décor services at City Hall, Tamarac Community Center, Tamarac Sports Complex, Caporella Park, Fire Station 78 and Colony West utilizing City of Port St. Lucie contract #20230065, attached hereto as Exhibit "2", authorizing the proper city officials to execute agreement between City of Tamarac and Brandano Displays, Inc.; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. ]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.ITEM 5A, RESOLUTION CITY COMMISSIONER, CITY MANAGER APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH BRAND DONALD DISPLAYS IN THE AMOUNT OF $92,120.44 TO PRODUCE HOLIDAY DECOR SERVICE AT CITY HALL.
TAMARAC SPORTS COMPLEX, CAPORETTO PARK FIRE STATION 78 COLONY WEST, UTILIZING CITY OF PORT LUCIE CONTRACT AUTHORIZING PROPER CITY OFFICIALS ACTUALLY AGREEING BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND BRANDANO DISPLAYS PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION A SECOND, PLEASE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
I HAVE A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR.
RIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO COMMENTS.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
RUDOLPH GALINDO, OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
I AM SEEING LIGHTS THAT WERE ALREADY LIT.
ARE THESE OR THESE FOR QUESTIONS? TAKE IT THAT THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MY LIGHT IS LIT. WELL, THEN YOU CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT I ASKED.
BOLTON. WAITING FOR MR. GALINDO TO GET TO THE MIC.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSION.
RUDOLPH GALINDO, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
THANK YOU. MR. GALINDO. HAVE WE CONTRACTED WITH THIS COMPANY BEFORE? YES. BRANDON HAS SUPPLIED THE TREES THAT ARE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AS WELL AS CAPPARELLA PARK.
SO IT'S THE SAME COMPANY THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH.
EXPLAIN THE SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT.
AND HOW HAS THIS CHANGED? PREVIOUSLY, WE HAD THE TREES AT THE TWO LOCATIONS AS PART OF THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
WE ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE BUDGET.
SO THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING INCLUDES ADDITIONAL TREES AT CITY HALL AS WELL AS THE FIRE STATION, AND TO INCLUDE THE ENTRANCES TO THE CITY, WHICH WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY PART OF THE SCOPE.
SO THE GOAL WAS REALLY TO MAKE TAMARAC SHINE, TO MAKE THIS A PLACE THAT RECOGNIZES WHERE PEOPLE ARE ENTERING THE CITY AND THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
HAVE YOU CHECKED IF OTHER CITIES HAVE USED THE SAME COMPANY? THERE ARE OTHER CITIES.
AND PART OF THIS THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO PIGGYBACK OFF ONE OF THOSE CITIES.
SO THERE THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT WORK WITH THEM AS WELL.
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YES. WHAT CITY ARE WE PIGGYBACKING OFF? PORT SAINT LUCIE.THERE WERE NO NEARBY CITIES THAT WE COULD HAVE PIGGYBACK FROM.
THERE ARE A FEW OTHER CITIES NORTH MIAMI.
THERE'S ONE OTHER CITY THAT'S LOCAL.
HOWEVER, THE PORT SAINT LUCIE, THE SCOPE WAS MORE EQUITABLE TO WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT.
IN TERMS OF FISCAL IMPACT HAVE YOU BENCHMARKED OTHER CITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS THE COST OF THESE SERVICES ARE COMPARABLE TO THOSE CITIES? YES, WE DID LOOK AT OTHER CITIES.
SO WE DID ADD ADDITIONAL THAT.
WE'RE HOPING TO REALLY SPRUCE UP THIS CITY, NOT QUITE AT THE LEVEL OF SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES, BUT AS WE CONTINUE TO INVEST, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT TO HAVE AN IMPACT DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
AND HOW LONG WILL THE LIGHTS BE UP FOR? THEY WILL BE UP FOR ONE MONTH.
AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, IN THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, JUST SAY THE LOCATIONS.
IT'S IN THE TITLE, BUT JUST SAY THE LOCATION.
SO ONE ON COMMERCIAL AS WELL AS OUR ONE NEXT TO CITY HALL.
THE SPORTS COMPLEX, WHICH IS GETTING A NICE DRIVE THROUGH HOLIDAY DISPLAY, WHICH WILL BE REALLY NICE FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND TEDFORD PARK AS WELL, AND CAFFARELLA PARK.
HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THESE LOCATIONS? THE LOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE, SOME OF THEM INCLUDE THE ENTRANCES OF THE CITY.
SO THAT WAS DONE INTENTIONALLY TO REALLY REPRESENT WHEN PEOPLE ARE ENTERING, THE OTHERS ARE VISIBLE IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC AND WHERE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING TO SHOW THOSE DISPLAYS.
HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THESE LOCATIONS? IT WAS REALLY DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE AND INCLUDED PARKS AND RECREATION, PUBLIC SERVICES, AND WE IDENTIFIED LOCATIONS THAT WE THOUGHT WERE MOST VISIBLE BY THE COMMUNITY.
A QUESTION FOR PARKS PUBLIC SERVICES.
GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, JOHN DOUGHERTY, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICES.
THANK YOU. JOHN, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I ASKED AND IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS TO ADD LIGHTING ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IN THE MEDIANS. I WAS TOLD THAT COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD DOES NOT HAVE THE ELECTRICAL CAPACITY TO CARRY THAT PROJECT.
I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT STAFF WOULD WORK ON IT.
CAN YOU TELL US WHERE WE ARE WITH THE LOADING CAPACITY OR ELECTRICAL CAPACITY ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD? ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, WE'RE WORKING WITH BROWARD COUNTY AND FDOT.
THAT IS A SPLIT OWNED RIGHT OF WAY.
SO WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY LOCATIONS WHERE WE WANT LIGHTING DISPLAYS.
THIS YEAR THEY WERE SELECTED AT THE LOCATIONS.
WE HAVE. SOME OF OUR ENTRANCE SIGNS.
AND OUR ENTRANCE SIGNS CURRENTLY DO HAVE POWER SUPPLIES TO THEM.
WITH SOME OF THE MEDIANS THAT RUN THROUGH THE COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD CORRIDOR WOULD NEED TRANSFORMERS LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND WE'D HAVE TO JACK AND BORE TO THE CENTER OF THE MEDIAN AND PROVIDE A SEPARATE POWER SOURCE.
WHEN I CALLED SOME OF THOSE ENTITIES, THEY SAID THAT THE CITY HAD NOT MADE THAT REQUEST.
SO HAD HAVE WE MADE THE REQUEST? WELL, THE LAST TIME, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE ABOUT IT WAS DURING STRATEGIC PLANNING.
AND THIS YEAR THE BUDGET WAS SET UP TO PROVIDE FOR THE LOCATIONS.
SO WE DIDN'T MAKE THE REQUEST? NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
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THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER DANIEL.CAN THE LOCATIONS BE CHANGED OR ADDED.
SO THE CONTRACT IS FOR THE DISPLAY ITEMS THEMSELVES AND THE LIGHTING.
BUT WE CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN THE CONTRACT.
AS FAR AS LOCATIONS, WE JUST NEED TO WORK WITH BRANDANO ON THAT.
THANK YOU. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO FIVE.
[5.b TR14184 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, ratifying the Agreement with the Metro-Broward Professional Firefighters, Local 3080; authorizing the appropriate City Officials to execute an Agreement with the MetroBroward Professional Firefighters, Local 3080 for the period from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2027; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. ]
B TIER 14184.CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.
ITEM 5BA RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION AND CITY OF TAMARAC RATIFY AN AGREEMENT WITH THE METRO BROWARD PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 3080 AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO OFFICIALS EXECUTED AN AGREEMENT WITH PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 3080 FOR THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027.
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU.
I'LL TAKE A SECOND TO MY MOTION.
MOVED. I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
ANYBODY WISHING TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO.
SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
DANIELLE DURGAN, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
SEEING NO QUESTIONS, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0.
EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE NO ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING.
[7.a. TO2564 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 9 of the City of Tamarac code of ordinance entitled “Health, Sanitation and Nuisances, Division 2, entitled “Condition of Premises Generally” and Division 5, entitled “Nuisance Abatement Procedures” specifically amending Sections 9-36 entitled “Applicability”, 9-76 entitled “Definitions”, 9-77 entitled “Declaration of Nuisance and Menace” 9-81 entitled “Imminent Public-Health Threat” and 9-82 entitled “Enforcement” of the City of Tamarac code of ordinances to modify and define the term “Derelict Vehicle” and provide for conditions that are defined as “Objectionable” to empower the city to effectively mitigate public nuisances; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. ]
7AT02564, CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.YES. ORDINANCE SEVEN A IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND CITY TAMARAC AMENDING CHAPTER NINE, CITY OF TAMARAC, CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED HEALTH, SANITATION, NUISANCE DIVISION TWO, ENTITLED CONDITIONS OF PREMISES.
GENERALLY, THE DIVISION FIVE, ENTITLED NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES, SPECIFICALLY AMENDED SECTIONS 9- 36 ENTITLED APPLICABILITY, ENTITLED DEFINITIONS, ENTITLED DECLARATION OF NUISANCE AND MENACE, ENTITLED IMMINENT PUBLIC HEALTH AND THREAT, ENTITLED ENFORCEMENT OF THE CITY TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCE TO MODIFY AND DEFINE THE TERM DERELICT VEHICLE AND PROVIDING CONDITIONS THAT ARE DEFINED AS OBJECTIONABLE TO EMPOWER THE CITY TO EFFECTIVELY MITIGATE PUBLIC NUISANCE.
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION. PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS.
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.
SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
I HAVE A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR.
RIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW OPEN.
I DO HAVE KATE JOHNSON SIGNED UP, AND I HAVE MARK GOGGIN AS WELL.
SO, KATE, PLEASE COME FIRST AND THEN MARK, YOU ARE NEXT.
IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK, WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
KATE JOHNSON, MAINTENANCE FOUR.
FIRST, LET ME SAY I AGREE WITH THIS CHANGE.
WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO CLEAN UP THIS CITY.
WE HAVE A FEW CARS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WOULD FIT THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CODE CHANGES.
BUT SERIOUSLY, WHY BOTHER WITH CODES? WHY EVEN HAVE THEM? I MEAN, IF COMMISSIONERS AND COMMISSIONERS ELECT DON'T FOLLOW THE CITY ORDINANCES AND CODES, WHY SHOULD ANY RESIDENT OR BUSINESS? WHY DO THEY GET A PASS YET A HOMEOWNER OR BUSINESS WILL NOT.
IT IS THE HEIGHT OF HYPOCRISY, WHICH OF COURSE IS NOTHING NEW DURING ELECTIONS.
A COMMISSIONER AND A PERSON RUNNING FOR COMMISSIONER VIOLATED NUMEROUS CODES, PUTTING UP OVERSIZE SIGNS, PUTTING THEM UP ON THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY, PUTTING THEM ON BUSINESS PROPERTIES WITHOUT PERMISSION.
WHEN TOLD BY CODE ENFORCEMENT, SIGNS WERE NOT ALLOWED AND THEY WERE TAKEN DOWN.
THESE INDIVIDUALS PUT THEM BACK UP.
THEY AND THEIR SURROGATES WERE ALSO SEEN TAKING DOWN OTHER CANDIDATES SIGNS A DIRECT VIOLATION.
WHAT? YOU CAN'T WIN ON YOUR OWN MERITS WITHOUT SABOTAGING OR LYING ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE.
THEY ALSO PUT UP SIGNS LARGER THAN ALLOWED BY CODE, ESPECIALLY WHEN ADDING SIGNS TO A PROPERTY WITH AN ALREADY EXISTING SIGN CODE SAYS THERE IS A MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE, YET IT WAS IGNORED.
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THIS PUT THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN JEOPARDY OF VIOLATING CODES AND RECEIVING FINES, BECAUSE IT IS THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO TECHNICALLY VIOLATES THE CODE. SO MUCH FOR LOOKING OUT FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES.IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE SOMETHING IN THE CODE, IT SHOULD BE THE CAMPAIGN THAT IS RESPONSIBLE TO KNOW THE CODE AND RECEIVE THE FINE FOR VIOLATION, NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER.
THAT WOULD HELP RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WHO FEEL THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO AGREE, OR ARE AFRAID TO TAKE DOWN SIGNS FOR FEARS OF REPERCUSSIONS. ANYONE RUNNING FOR OFFICE SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE CODE AND NOT RELY ON SOMEONE ELSE'S INSTRUCTION.
THOSE RUNNING FOR OFFICE IN TWO YEARS SHOULD CONSIDER THIS.
DON'T LET ANYONE RUN NEGATIVE OR DECEPTIVE ADS, POST THINGS DETRIMENTAL TO ANOTHER, OR DO THINGS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH OUR CODES. IN SHORT, DO BETTER.
OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
MISS CALLAWAY, OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
AND THERE'S DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION.
I HAVE ONE CLARIFICATION ITEM, IF YOU WOULD.
WOULD THIS ALSO INCLUDE A PERSON'S HOME THAT IS VISIBLY HAS MILDEW ON THE SIDE AND ODOR AS YOU GO PAST IT DUE TO MILDEW THAT IS GROWING ON THE HOME? AND IF THEY'VE BEEN GIVING NOTICE.
DOES THE CITY HAVE THE ABILITY TO REMEDIATE THIS? UNDER THIS IT COULD.
WE HAVE ADDED TWO DEFINITIONS TO THE NUISANCE PROVISION.
IT REFERS TO ANYTHING THAT CAUSES DISAPPROVAL OR IS LIKELY TO BE VIEWED NEGATIVELY BY OTHERS.
SO IT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE DISCRETION.
WELL, MORE DISCRETION THAN WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE IT DOES SAY UNSIGHTLY AND UNSANITARY, BUT WANTING TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T JUST IN RELATION TO TRASH AND JUNK AND DEBRIS, BUT IT ALSO IF IT'S ACCUMULATING ON THE BUILDING ITSELF.
YES. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0.
THANK YOU. WE'RE UP TO 7B202565.
[7.b. TO2565 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 2 of the city's Code of Ordinances, entitled "Administration", specifically amending Section 2-34, to schedule the State of the City Address to the first regular City Commission Meeting in March of each year; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; providing for an effective date. ]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC IN CHAPTER TWO OF THE CITY COURT OF ORDINANCE ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 2-34 TO SCHEDULE THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS TO THE FIRST REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING IN MARCH OF EACH YEAR.
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR TODAY.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
I HAVE A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR WRIGHT.
THIS ITEM IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
SEEING NO COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[7.c. TO2568 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, adopting the Second (2nd) Budget Amendment to the City of Tamarac Operating Budget, Revenues and Expenditures, the Capital Budget, and the Financial Policies for the Fiscal Year 2024. By increasing the total revenues and expenditures by a total of $5,431,393.00 as detailed in Attachment "A" attached hereto and summarized in Attachment "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein; providing that the 2nd amendment is being adopted in the same manner as the original budget and serves as the new adopted budget: providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. ]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.THE CAPITAL BUDGET FINANCIAL POLICIES, FISCAL YEAR 2024.
BY INCREASING THE TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY A TOTAL OF $5,431,393, AS DETAILED IN ATTACHMENT A, PROVIDING THAT THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS BEING ADOPTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL BUDGET, SERVE AS A NEW ADOPTED BUDGET PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, FOR ABILITY, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
I WILL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
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MOVE IT. SECOND.I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR WRIGHT.
IS THERE ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON, IS YOUR LIGHT LIT? YES. PLEASE PROCEED, MISS CAJUSTE.
GOOD EVENING. CHRISTINE CAJUSTE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT'S IN THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT.
OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSION.
THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT CONSISTS OF $5,000,431.393, $5,431,393. 21% OF IT IS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ITEMS OF $1.1 MILLION, AND THE 78% IS AMENDMENTS OF $4.2 MILLION.
IT CONSISTS OF RESOLUTIONS THAT WERE PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF LICENSE PLATE READERS WERE 543,000.
THIS INCLUDES A TRANSFER, SO THAT AMOUNTED TO $639,202.
IN THE AMENDMENT, WE HAVE AMENDED ITEMS, WE HAD FUNDING WE HAVE FUNDING FOR TAMARAC VILLAGE NOTE, WHICH IS THE REVENUE BOND THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAD THE, WE HAD UNDERESTIMATED THE PAYMENTS.
WE ARE TRYING TO BALANCE THE COLONY WESTS GOLF CLUB.
BUDGET WITH REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DUE TO HIGHER THAN EXPECTED VOLUME.
WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY CONTRACT THAT WAS TAKEN OUT FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
GREEN LEAF FILTER REHABILITATION.
REHABILITATION PROJECT $781,592.
SO THAT AMOUNTED TO 1,563,184.
AND LAST OF ALL, WE NEEDED A LITTLE EXTRA FOR THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND, AND WE ARE BUDGETING FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUNDS OF $676,835.
SO THAT AMOUNTS TO THE TOTAL AMENDMENT OF $5,431,393.
NOW, LET'S TALK JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE 1,808,004 TAMARAC VILLAGE.
YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE YOU DID UNDERESTIMATE THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS.
IT WAS MORE LIKE A SCRIBBLING ERROR.
WE BUDGETED FOR ONE PAYMENT, AND THE PAYMENT THIS YEAR WAS TWO PAYMENTS OF $1 MILLION.
AND WE DID NOT BUDGET FOR ONE.
SO WE HAD TO AMEND THE BUDGET TO BUDGET FOR THE ADDITIONAL PAYMENT.
SO IT'S A $1 MILLION MISTAKE? YES. BUDGETARY.
OKAY. WHY ARE WE STILL CARRYING THE DEBT SERVICE ON TAMARAC VILLAGE? WE HAVE A REVENUE BOND THAT WAS TAKEN OUT SOME YEARS AGO, WHICH WE REFINANCED A FEW TIMES, AND IT WAS USED PRIMARILY FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE LAND THAT WE STILL OWN FOR TAMARAC VILLAGE.
WHY IS IT NOT SOLD YET? I THOUGHT THAT WAS SQUARED AWAY.
I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
WHO DO YOU THINK WOULD HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT? IT WOULD BE MAYOR.
COMMISSIONER AGAIN, EXCUSE MY VOICE, BUT IT WAS A 99 YEAR LEASE THAT WAS SIGNED WITH THE JKM, THE DEVELOPER, AND THEY DO NOT HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTIES DURING THAT 99 YEARS.
THEY ONLY HAVE TO PAY A FEE EVERY YEAR FOR EACH PARCEL THAT THEY OWN.
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AND RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE THAT FEE IS, WHAT, ABOUT $800,000 PER YEAR? SO UNLESS THEY HAVE UNLESS THEY SELL THE PROPERTY, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY'RE OBLIGATED TO BUY THE LAND FROM US.DO YOU RECALL ME SAYING THAT THIS IS A BAD DEAL? YES. DO YOU STILL STAND BY? THIS IS A GOOD DEAL.
I WAS NOT INVOLVED AT THE TIME.
OKAY, MANAGER, DO YOU STILL THINK THIS IS A GOOD DEAL OR A BAD DEAL? GO AHEAD, CITY MANAGER.
YOU CAN ANSWER IF YOU WISH, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
THIS IS NOT. YOU'RE NOT ON TRIAL HERE.
I THINK I'VE BEEN ON THE RECORD A NUMBER OF TIMES THAT THIS WAS PROBABLY THE BEST DEAL AT THAT TIME.
THE CITY THOUGHT THAT THEY CAN GET.
BUT FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, CLEARLY IT'S NOT A GOOD DEAL.
OKAY. IN THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT MISS CAJUSTE, THERE'S NO PERSONAL COST CHANGES.
NO. ONE RESIDENT ASKED ABOUT A RAISE FOR CITY EMPLOYEE MAKING $20,000 LESS THAN PREVIOUS COUNTERPARTS.
I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT THE RUTH BADER GINSBURG COMMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO DO TO STUDY SALARIES AND TO LOOK AT THE DISPARITIES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN HERE.
HAVE YOU LOOKED AT PERSONNEL CHANGES, FOR INSTANCE, THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T COME UNDER MY PURVIEW, I CAN SAY THAT WE DID DO A CLASS ON COMP STUDY WHERE THE CLASS AND COMP STUDY LOOKED AT EVERY POSITION, AND IT WENT OUT, AND IT DID A SURVEY OF OTHER SIMILAR POSITIONS.
AND THE CLASS AND COMP STUDY DID COME BACK WITH COMPARISONS COMPARABLE SALARY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
CITY ATTORNEY, WE HAD A SHADE SESSION TO TALK ABOUT.
THE FIREFIGHTERS RAISES AND SO FORTH.
ARE WE ABLE TO CITY ATTORNEY, ARE WE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THAT NOW THAT THE SUGGESTION IS DONE OR ARE WE STILL UNDER SHADE? THE CONTRACT IS BEEN APPROVED.
I WOULD JUST AND THAT ISSUE CAN BE TALKED ABOUT.
CITY ATTORNEY IS THE QUESTION ALLOWED TO.
IS THE QUESTION BEING ASKED ARE WE ALLOWED TO DISCLOSE WHAT COMMENTS WERE MADE DURING THE SHADE SESSION? IN TERMS OF THE IN TERMS OF THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN APPROVED TONIGHT.
AND IF YOU WANTED, THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT CAN BE DISCUSSED.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT PRECLUDE IT.
OKAY. OKAY. SO, MISS CAJUSTE, I'M HAPPY TO HAVE ALSO CHAMPIONED THE FIREFIGHTERS GETTING THE RAISE THAT THEY ARE GETTING. I BELIEVE THE I BELIEVE THE RECORD WILL REFLECT THAT.
I WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FIRST TO SAY JUMP TO THAT AMOUNT.
THE BUDGET THOUGH THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TONIGHT, I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SUPPORT IT.
IT IS NOT GOOD USE OF TAXPAYERS FUNDS.
LET ME MAY I JUST POINT OUT THAT THE CONTRACT, THE BOND ALREADY EXISTS AND WE ARE OBLIGATED TO PAY.
AND THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT TONIGHT IS REALLY A CATCH UP BUDGET AMENDMENT BECAUSE BY FLORIDA STATUTE, EVERYTHING THAT WE YOU INTERRUPTED ME.
YES. THANK YOU. YOU MADE A $1 MILLION MISTAKE.
YOU CALL IT A SCAVENGER? NO, NO.
YOU CAN'T ALLOW OUR EMPLOYEES TO BE ATTACKED AND ACCUSED OF MAKING $1 MILLION.
THINGS THAT WERE DETERMINED BY PRIOR COMMISSIONS.
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IF HE DOES NOT WISH TO VOTE ON THIS, THAT'S FINE.I WILL LET THIS GO LONG ENOUGH.
BUT THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT FORM FOR IT.
AND TO MAKE UP STUFF AS HE GOES ALONG IS ALSO UNCALLED FOR.
SO, CITY MANAGER, PLEASE STEP IN HERE.
MADAM MAYOR. YOU KNOW, I CAN CHANGE THE WORDING OF IT, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
AND THIS YEAR, WE ARE OBLIGATED TO PAY 1.4 AND THEN 2.2 $2.4 MILLION, SO THAT ONE PORTION OF THE PAYMENT WAS NOT PART OF THE BUDGET.
SO WE HAD TO ACCOMMODATE THAT THROUGH THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.
THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH A CONTRACT AND ONE PARTY WHO'S NOT HERE, WHO DIDN'T PROCEED WITH THE CONTRACT AS PLANNED, AND COVID THAT CAME THROUGH AND DID DERAIL THE CONTRACT CREATES OTHER PROBLEMS. SO FOR EVERYTHING TO BE BLAMED ON.
THIS ONE IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE CONTRACT.
SO THERE WAS AN ISSUE, IT WILL BE RESOLVED.
BUT THE WHOLE THING BEING PUT ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE CITY FOR A BAD CONTRACT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A CLERICAL ERROR THAT OCCURRED. DIFFERENT THINGS.
MS. CAJUSTE, TALK ABOUT THE CLERICAL ERROR.
WHERE WAS THAT ERROR? WHERE WAS THE $1 MILLION ERROR? IT IS. IT IS IN WHERE IN PREVIOUS YEARS WE WERE PAYING A LOW AMOUNT.
SO THIS YEAR WHEN THE DEBT SERVICE WAS BUDGETED, IT WAS BUDGETED FOR ONE PAYMENT INSTEAD OF TWO.
WHEN AT THE TIME WHEN THE BUDGET WAS CREATED.
WHEN? IN JUNE THIS YEAR? YES. OKAY.
NOT THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR, WHEN THE BUDGET WAS CREATED AND BROUGHT BEFORE YOU.
SO? SO I'M SAYING THAT LAST YEAR I VOTED YES, LIKELY ON WHAT I THOUGHT WAS LESS THAN $1 MILLION.
STAFF IS COMING BACK TO SAY THAT, BY THE WAY, WE MADE A MISTAKE AND IT'S $1 MILLION MORE.
I'M SAYING THAT I CANNOT STAND ON THAT NUMBER, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE OBLIGATED OR NOT.
IT'S A WASTE OF TAXPAYERS MONEY.
AND SO WE SHOULD ALSO LOOK AT EMPLOYEES GETTING MORE MONEY.
THE FIREFIGHTERS WELL DESERVED IS GETTING A RAISE.
WHY AREN'T WE LOOKING AT EMPLOYEES ALSO GETTING A RAISE? MAYBE YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THAT MANAGER.
I CAN, AND I THINK IT'S A FAIR QUESTION TO LOOK AT THE CITY EMPLOYEES DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF CITY EMPLOYEES, LIKE NON-REPRESENTED OR FP CATEGORY OF EMPLOYEES.
WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF BENEFITS AND DIFFERENT LEVELS OF, OF RAISES.
AND FROM AN EQUITY PERSPECTIVE, IT WOULD ONLY MAKE SENSE FOR US TO LOOK AT THOSE OTHER CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, SAME TYPE OF BENEFITS THAT ARE AFFORDED IN THIS CONTRACT FOR FIREFIGHTERS.
HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE YOU TO TO LOOK AT THAT NEXT WORKSHOP OR JANUARY? WE CAN I DON'T WANT TO COMMIT ON BEHALF OF THE HR DIRECTOR, BUT I THINK WE CAN QUICKLY COME UP WITH THE DIFFERENCES IN THE EQUITY FOR THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES.
AND IF IT'S THE DESIRE OF THE CITY COMMISSION, WE CAN BRING THAT UP IN THE DECEMBER WORKSHOP.
WELL, I'VE CERTAINLY CHAMPIONED A NICE CHRISTMAS GIFT IN A GOOD NEWS FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS.
I'D LOVE TO CHAMPION THAT FOR THE STAFF.
UNDERSTOOD. AND MISS CAJUSTE AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE YES ON THIS.
MY COLLEAGUES HAVE THEIR OWN MIND AND THEIR CONSCIENCE.
BUT $1 MILLION FOR MISTAKE, NOT DOING IT.
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SALARIES DISCUSSED THIS PAST WEEK AND ACTUALLY TWO WEEKS AGO AS WELL, BETWEEN YOU AND I? I THINK WE MAY HAVE DISCUSSED.YES. YES. SO LET'S NOT PLAY GAMES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ABOUT WHO'S CHAMPIONING WHAT.
ALSO, LET IT BE FOR THE RECORD, THERE'S ACTUALLY NO RECORD IN A SHADE SESSION.
SO IT'S VERY EASY FOR SOMEBODY TO CLAIM CHAMPIONSHIP WHERE THERE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN OR THERE MAY HAVE BEEN HIGHER THINGS MENTIONED AND NOT APPROVED, AND WHERE THE APPROVAL WENT TO WHERE IT IS.
SO I AM NOT IN THE MOOD FOR THE POLITICS BEING PLAYED TONIGHT.
CITY MANAGER AS WELL OR MAYBE THIS IS FOR YOU, MISS CAJUSTE.
THE FAILURE TO APPROVE THE CHANGE IN THE BUDGET DOES WHAT? IT CREATES A VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE BECAUSE WE HAVE APPROPRIATED FUNDS, SOME APPROVED AND SOME IS AN AMENDMENT THAT WE HAVE NOT APPROPRIATED THROUGH A BUDGET AMENDMENT.
AND SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN WHEN WE HAVE VIOLATED THE RULES.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY ARE RIGHT NOW, BUT CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE A FINDING YOU KNOW, WE WILL GET A LETTER FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA STATING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN VIOLATION.
COULD WE BE IN VIOLATION, OR COULD WE LOSE OUR CREDIT RATING? YES. OKAY.
WAS THIS AN HONEST MISTAKE? YES. NOBODY'S ABSCONDED WITH ANY MONEY.
THE MONEY IS IN THE BUDGET AVAILABLE IF WE NEED IT? THE MONEY HAS. MONEY HAS BEEN PAID.
YES. I KEEP TICKING, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
THE MONEY HAS ALREADY BEEN PAID.
YES. WILL WE BE MAKING UP THIS MONEY WHEN WE SELL THE PROPERTY IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO? IF IT'S SOLD.
YES. ARE WE UNDER CONTRACT FOR SELLING THIS PROPERTY IN THE NEXT YEAR? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
OKAY. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE 13 BUILDINGS.
SO THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY GOES UP EVERY YEAR.
THEY PAY WHAT WE CALL A LEASE RENTAL, WHICH IS NOW 800,000 PER YEAR FOR TWO PARCELS, WHICH IS THE TWO RESIDENTIAL PARCELS, AND THAT'S THEIR OBLIGATION UNTIL THEY PURCHASE THE PROPERTY.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON, YOUR TWO MINUTES.
THE $1 MILLION EXTRA WILL NEED TO SPEND THAT $1 MILLION EXTRA.
THIS IS WHY IT'S A BUDGET AMENDMENT.
BUT WE'RE NOW WE'RE NOW RATIFYING IT.
YES. IT'S ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR THE DEBT SERVICE.
ONE PAYMENT WAS MADE IN APRIL, AND THE OTHER WAS MADE ON OCTOBER 1ST.
OKAY. CITY ATTORNEY TRANSCRIPTS FROM OR AUDIO RECORDINGS FROM SHADE SESSIONS, IS THAT MADE PUBLIC? AND WHEN CITY ATTORNEY THIS LABOR NEGOTIATION, THERE WAS NO COURT REPORTER AS REQUIRED BY LAW. SO THERE'S NO RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, BUT AND LITIGATION SHADE SESSIONS, THERE ARE REQUIREMENT THAT THE COURT REPORTER BE THERE AND THAT RECORD CAN BECOME PUBLIC RECORD AFTER NEGOTIATION AND ISSUE IS FINALIZED.
SO. OKAY. SO I'LL ALSO CORRECT THE RECORD, I THINK THAT IT WAS COMMISSIONER, VICE MAYOR WRIGHT WHO ACTUALLY CAME UP WITH A VERY HIGH NUMBER FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS, AND I SUPPORTED IT.
AND TO THE EXTENT MANAGER THAT THE MAYOR HAD SOME NEGOTIATIONS OR TALKS WITH YOU IN YOUR OFFICE.
CAN YOU CLARIFY OR STATE ON THE RECORD THAT I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS? WE DO NOT SHARE THE CONVERSATIONS, PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS I HAD WITH ANY ONE OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS.
SO THEN MY DESIRE TO GIVE EMPLOYEES A RAISE IS SIMPLY IN THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS.
SO, EMPLOYEES, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU, TOO.
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SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO 7D, TO2570.
[7.d. TO2570 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 10, of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances, entitled "Land Development Code", amending Article 5, entitled “Administration”, amending Section 10-5.4, entitled “Specific Review Procedures”, by specifically amending Section 10- 5.4(M) “Tree Removal License” to reflect the city’s adoption and implementation of its own landscaping and tree preservation ordinance, and Section 10-5.4(P), Table 10-5.3 “Allowable Administrative Adjustments”, to provide for greater administrative relief on certain dimensional or numerical standards of setbacks and perimeter buffer widths , allowing for added flexibility and expediency in the processing of minor deviations or adjustments to these standards; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; providing for codification; and providing for an effective date. ]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.ADMINISTRATION IN SECTION TEN DASH 5.4 ENTITLED SPECIFIC REVIEW PROCEDURES BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 10-5.4M THROUGH LICENSE TO REFLECT THE CITY ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION OF HIS OWN LANDSCAPING TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE AND SECTION 10- 5.4. TABLE 10-5.3, ALLOWABLE ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT TO PROVIDE FOR THE GREATER ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF ON CERTAIN MEASURABLE OR NUMERIC STANDARDS OR SETBACKS, AND PERIMETER BUFFER WIDTH, ALLOWING FOR ADDED FLEXIBILITY, EXPEDIENCY, AND PROCESSING.
MINOR DEVIATION ADJUSTMENT TO THESE STANDARDS.
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MOVE IT. I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR WRIGHT.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
AND WE ARE HAVING WE STILL HAVE MISS CALLOWAY WHO IS AVAILABLE.
OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER DANIELS, I HAVE A QUESTION.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO 7ET02571.
[7.e. TO2571 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 10, of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances, entitled "Land Development Code", amending Article 4, entitled “Development and Design Standards”, amending Section 10-4.2, entitled “Transportation and Connectivity”, by specifically amending Section 10-4.2(B)(4) “Driveways and Access”, to provide for greater flexibility on a certain numerical standard affecting maximum allowable driveway width; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; providing for codification; and providing for an effective date. ]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.ITEM 70 IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
CITY OF TAMARAC AMENDING CHAPTER TEN, THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
CODE OF ORDINANCES ARTISTS ENTITLED ANDY MCCOURT.
MAIN ARTICLE FOR ENTITLED DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN.
DRIVEWAYS AND ACCESS TO PROVIDE FOR GREATER FLEXIBILITY ON CERTAIN NUMERIC STANDARDS AFFECTING MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DRIVEWAY WITH PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AFTER HIM? SEEING NONE, THEN MARK GOGGIN WILL BE THE ONLY SPEAKER FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND FIRST.
SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION BY THE VICE MAYOR AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DANIEL.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE DRIVEWAY WIDTH.
THOSE OF US IN THE OLD ORIGINAL PART OF TAMARAC DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR SIDEWALKS.
IT WAS MENTIONED IN A COUPLE OF OTHER MEETINGS BEFORE.
I DIDN'T MENTION IT BEFORE, BUT THERE'S STILL A FEW FIREMEN HERE.
THEY HAD TO COME AROUND THE BLOCK BECAUSE OF THE WAY CARS WERE PARKED ON THE STREET.
WE NEED THIS LAW SO THAT THE COMMUNITIES IN THE EAST, WITH NO LAND TO PUT MORE CARS ON THE STREET, TO HAVE OUR OWN HOMEOWNERS WIDEN THE DRIVEWAYS TO FIT THE NUMBER OF CARS THERE.
THOSE COMMUNITIES OUT IN THE EAST WERE BUILT FOR 55 AND OVER WITH ONE CAR.
NOW YOU HAVE MANY HOMES WITH 2 TO 3 CARS.
WE NEED TO HAVE WIDER DRIVEWAYS FOR THAT TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE IN THE ORIGINAL PART OF THE TOWN.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SEEING NOW PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
MAXINE CALLOWAY, OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
SEEING NO DESIRE FOR DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THANK YOU. MOVING TO 7F TO2572.
[7.f. TO2572 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida; amending Chapter 16,entitled Pensions and Retirement, Article IX, entitled Elected and Appointed Officers and Non-Represented Employees Retirement Plan; by specifically amending Section 16-908, entitled Compliance with the Internal Revenue Code Excess Benefit Arrangement, to increase the required minimum distribution age from 72 to 73 to comply with the Internal Revenue Code; providing for severability; providing for codification and providing for an effective date. ]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.[01:45:03]
SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 16 DASH 908 ENTITLED COMPLIANCE WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ACCESS BENEFIT ARRANGEMENT, TO INCREASE THE REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION AGE FROM 72 TO 73 TO COMPLY WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDE EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU.
I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.
SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION BY THE VICE MAYOR.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
DANIELLE DURGAN, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
WRIGHT. YES. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0.
THANK YOU. MOVING TO 7G TO2573.
[7.g. TO2573 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida; amending Chapter 16, entitled Pensions and Retirement, Article IX, entitled Elected and Appointed Officers and Non-Represented Employees Retirement Plan; specifically amending Section 16-905 entitled "Service Retirement Benefits; Cost of Living adjustment; Disability Retirement" to provide for a Health Insurance Subsidy; providing for severability; providing for codification and providing for an effective date. ]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.ITEM SEVEN G, ORDINANCE CITY COMMISSIONER CITY OF TAMARAC.
IN CHAPTER 16, ENTITLED PENSION RETIREMENT ARTICLE NINE, ENTITLED ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICERS AND NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT PLAN, SPECIFICALLY AMENDED SECTION 16-905 ENTITLED SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFITS, COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, DISABILITY RETIREMENT, PROVIDING FOR HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDY, PROVIDING FOR RELIEF, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.
MOVE IT. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON AND I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DANIEL.
IS THERE ANYBODY WISHING TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
DANILLE DURGAN REMAINS, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR REMAINS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
SEEING NO QUESTIONS BY THIS COMMISSION, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
WE ARE NOW GOING TO SEVEN H TOTAL RECALL.
CAN I? THERE'S A REQUEST TO MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM.
WE HAD THE DISCUSSION LAST MEETING.
I WENT DOWN THE HR DIRECTOR TO SPEAK ON THAT, BUT I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THAT.
DANIELLE DURGAN, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
CAN YOU REPEAT YOUR QUESTION? SURE. LAST THE FIRST READING, WE SAID WE'RE GOING TO BIFURCATE THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
AND I HEARD WHAT WAS JUST READ THAT THE ELECTED OFFICIALS WERE INCLUDED, WHICH IS WHY I VOTED NO, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD VOTE ON THIS FOR OURSELVES, GIVING OURSELVES ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.
IT JUST REMAINED IN TITLE BECAUSE IT WAS REMOVED.
WELL, THE TITLE INCLUDES THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, PART OF THE PENSION PLAN, BUT THE RETIREMENT SUBSIDY IN THE ORDINANCE DOES STATE THAT THE ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THIS RETIREMENT SUBSIDY.
SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT'S ONLY FOR THE APPOINTED AND THE MANAGEMENT STAFF.
SO CAN I DO A RECONSIDER? SO THERE'S A MOTION FOR RECONSIDER.
SECOND CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO RECONSIDER PASSED 4 TO 0.
OKAY. NOW I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.
SO MOVED. DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THE TITLE OR SECOND? I THINK WE'RE GOOD WITH THE TITLE.
UNLESS THE CITY CLERK SAYS OTHERWISE.
DO WE NEED THE CLERK? THE TITLE READ AGAIN.
OK. CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE AGAIN.
ITEM SEVEN D AN ORDINANCE OF CITY COMMISSION.
CITY OF TAMARAC. AMENDING CHAPTER TEN CITY TAMARAC ORDINANCE ENTITLED.
AN ORDINANCE CITY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS, CHAPTER 16, ENTITLED PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT.
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BENEFITS, COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, DISABILITY RETIREMENT PROVIDE FOR A HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDY PROFITABILITY, PROVIDE CLARIFICATION, PROVIDE EFFECTIVE DATE.THANK YOU. NOW, SINCE WE'RE REDOING THIS, DO I HAVE TO REOPEN PUBLIC COMMENTS? PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW OPEN.
ANYBODY WISHING TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS MATTER? PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
ACTUALLY, WE NEED A NEW MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS ONE.
WE NEED A NEW MOTION AND A SECOND.
SO I'VE GOT COMMISSIONER DANIEL AND VICE MAYOR.
RIGHT. NOW, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE OPEN.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON, IS YOUR LIGHT LIT FOR CONVERSATION OR IS YOUR LIGHT LIT FOR VOTING? YES. MY LIGHT IS LIT FOR CONVERSATION OR FOR VOTING? MY LIGHT IS LIT FOR CONVERSATION.
CAN WE REMOVE THE WORD ELECTED FROM THE TITLE MANAGER ATTORNEY? CITY ATTORNEY. IS THIS FOR YOU, OR IS THIS.
OH, I DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO DELETING UNLESS IT HAS SOME RAMIFICATION FROM THE HR PERSPECTIVE.
YES. SO THE PENSION PLAN IS NAMED AS IT'S STATED IN THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE THE ELECTED OFFICIALS EVERYONE IN PART OF THAT AMENDMENT OR THAT NAMING RECEIVES A PENSION FROM THE, THE CITY.
SO THAT'S WHY THE NAME IS REFLECTIVE OF THAT.
IF IT'S AMENDED, IF IT'S IF IT IS AMENDED.
SO WHY DOES THE TITLE HAVE TO SHOW ELECTED OFFICIAL.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHY I VOTED. NO, I'M NOT FOR THIS BENEFIT GOING TOWARDS GOING TO ELECTED OFFICIALS.
SO WHY IS IT AMENDED IN THE BODY BUT NOT AMENDED IN THE TITLE? THE TITLE IS.
SO THE TITLE OF THE PENSION PLAN INCLUDES ELECTED OFFICIALS.
I THINK THE HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDY ONLY APPLIES TO APPOINTED OFFICERS APPOINTED AND MANAGEMENT.
YEAH. IF WE CAN ADD LANGUAGE IN THE TITLE SOMEWHERE, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS ORDINANCE NOT CHANGING THAT HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDY FOR APPOINTED.
AND SO A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, IF I MAY, IF I UNDERSTAND MISS DURGEN'S COMMENT, THE TITLE OF THE PENSION PLAN IS ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICERS NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT PLAN.
AND WHAT IS BEING AMENDED IS SECTION 16.
CORRECT. IT'S ONE SECTION WITHIN IT.
IS THAT CORRECT? WHEN THE MATTER GOES TO CODIFICATION, THE TITLE IS USUALLY NOT.
IT'S THE BODY THAT'S THE ISSUE FOR CODIFICATION.
YEAH. SO BUT CAN I AND HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE WE HAD BEFORE WHERE THERE'S BEEN NO EXACT MATCH TO.
THANK YOU. THE QUESTION WAS ANSWERED.
YOU'RE NOT. LET ME LET ME SEE IF COMMISSIONER BOLTON IS DONE WITH HIS COMMENTS.
SO CAN WE EDIT THE TITLE OR NOT? BECAUSE I HAVE THE TITLE CAN BE BECAUSE THE TITLE IS NOT A CODIFICATION.
THE BODY IS WHAT'S BEING AMENDED AND SO TO FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES, SINCE I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO IT, BUT I WILL DEFER IF THEY.
ARE COMFORTABLE AND DON'T WANT TO CHANGE IT.
THAT DEPUTY CITY MANAGER JUST MENTIONED IS THE REGISTERED NAME OF THE PLAN.
BUT THE ACTUAL CHANGE IS IN THE BODY OF THAT.
YEAH. AND WE CAN SOLVE IT EASILY BY SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PENSION.
ATTORNEY COULD GIVE YOU THE OPINION BECAUSE I WOULD DEFER TO HIM.
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PLAN IS BEING AMENDED.CHAPTER 16 IS BEING AMENDED, SPECIFICALLY AMENDING 16-905.
IT'S JUST IF IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE MOVED OVER, IT'S STILL THE SAME THING.
IT'S JUST I THINK THAT THE ASSISTANT MANAGER JUST SAID TO US THAT THE TITLE CANNOT BE CHANGED BECAUSE THAT IS THE REGISTERED NAME OF THE PLAN, THE ARTICLE NINE ENTITLED, THAT IS THE NAME OF THE ARTICLE.
SO IN THE TITLE WE CAN PUT TO PROVIDE FOR A HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDY TO EXCLUDE ELECTED OFFICIALS, IF YOU CAN ADD THAT.
IF THE TITLE ISN'T IS NECESSARY.
OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DANIEL AND A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR WRIGHT WITH THE TITLE AS IS, AND IT WOULD BE UP TO EITHER ONE OF THEM ACTUALLY WOULD BE UP TO COMMISSIONER DANIEL, IF YOU WANT THIS.
IS THIS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO IT? OR WE COULD JUST PROCEED.
JUST PROCEED. CALL THE QUESTION.
SO WE HAVE WE IT'S CLEAR THAT 16.
AND THE ANSWER HAS BEEN CALLED, THE CALL THE QUESTION HAS BEEN HAD.
IT IS CLEAR THAT 16 IS AMENDED.
THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0.
YOU WERE THE FIRST ONE, RIGHT? COMMISSIONER. DANIEL.
EXCELLENT. MOVING ON TO THE LAST ITEM 7H, TO2575.
[7.h. TO2575 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 6, entitled “Finance and Taxation,” Article V, entitled “Tamarac Procurement Code” of the Code of Ordinances to update definitions, methods of source selection, purchase procedures, and lobbying; to provide various housekeeping changes; providing for severability; providing for conflicts; providing for codification; and providing for an effective date. ]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.ITEM SEVEN H IS AN ORDINANCE OF CITY COMMISSION.
CITY OF TAMARAC AMENDING CHAPTER SIX ENTITLED FINANCE AND TAXATION.
LOBBYING TO PROVIDE VARIOUS HOUSEKEEPING CHANGES.
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION BY THE VICE MAYOR.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
FINANCE DIRECTOR AND OUR FORMER.
FORMER CONTRACT BUDGET MANAGER DANIEL WEST, WHO IS NOW OUR CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT MANAGER.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I WAS YOUR FORMER TITLE.
MY APOLOGIES, BUT THAT'S WHAT I GOT HERE.
ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, ANY DISCUSSION BY THIS COMMISSION? SEEING NONE.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS CURRENTLY 9 P.M..
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU HERE ON AT 6 P.M.
ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH FOR OUR TRANSITION AND SWEARING IN CEREMONY.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THEN.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. GET HOME SAFELY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.