>> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AFTER THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE,
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WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST VOCALIST, ZORA HAYES, WHO WILL SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.>> AT THIS TIME, IT IS A PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE SHERIFF DR. GREGORY TONY,
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WHO WILL BE PROVIDING AN UPDATE AND ALE IMPORTANT INTRODUCTION.>> FIRST OF ALL, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR INVITING US BACK INTO THIS DAY. IT'S BEEN QUITE SOME TIME.
I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS FOR BEING VERY PATIENT AND UNDERSTANDING AS WE'RE NAVIGATING THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME IN THIS COMMUNITY AS ALSO WITHIN THE AGENCY.
I WANT TO START ON A HIGH NOTE HERE.
THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE HAD TOGETHER HAS BEEN VERY STRONG OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS.
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY INTERESTS OF A COUNTY THAT HAS ALMOST 2 MILLION PEOPLE IN IT IN 31 CITIES, THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE'VE BEEN CHALLENGED BEFORE IN THIS CITY, AND WE PERSEVERED THROUGH THOSE HARDSHIPS, AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO PERSEVERE ONCE AGAIN.
I LOOK AT WHAT'S BEEN TAKING PLACE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE BEEN MAKING FROM AN ORGANIZATIONAL STANDPOINT.
YOU'VE ALREADY MET OUR NEW MAJOR, WHO HAS PROMOTED CHRISTI GIOVANNI, TO LEAD UP THE NORTH COMMAND.
HE HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN COOPER CITY THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE AS A CAPTAIN.
THAT TRANSITION WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD PUT IN PLAY, KNOWING THAT IT IS TIME TO MOVE HIM IN A LEVEL WHERE HE CAN TAKE SOME OF THOSE POSITIVE THINGS HE DONE IN COOPER CITY AND PRESENT THEM IN THE ENTIRE NORTHERN REGION.
WE'RE EXCITED WITH THAT. WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH A NEW SELECTION PROCESS FOR CAPTAIN, BUT WE ALSO HAVE CHRIS CURRENTLY HERE IN THAT TEMPORARY ROLE, BUT HE IS NOT A NEW FACE.
YOU'VE ALL SERVED WITH HIM AND WORKED WITH HIM OVER SEVERAL YEARS, AND SO WE'RE DELIGHTED TO PRESENT HIM AS A NOMINEE FOR THIS POSITION.
ANYTIME TRAGEDY STRIKES AS A FIRST RESPONDER, IT SENDS A WAVE, A SHOCK WAVE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY.
THERE'S A LOSS OF PUBLIC TRUST.
THERE'S A CONCERN AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE THE COMPETENCY SKILL SET, AND THE TWOS NECESSARY TO PERFORM OUR JOB.
WE HAVE THAT COMPETENCY. WE HAVE INVESTED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESOURCES IN THIS ORGANIZATION OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS TO INCLUDE STATE OF THE ART WEAPONS, ADVANCED TRAINING, A $75 MILLION TRAINING CENTER THAT HAS BEEN DEEMED THE BEST IN
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THE UNITED STATES FOR M PEER GROUP AND MAJOR COUNTY SHERIFF OF AMERICA.WE'VE HAD OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE TIME AND TIME AGAIN WITHIN THIS CITY AND THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTY.
COMING BACK TO 2019, WHEN I WAS APPOINTED TO THIS ROLE AND HAVING TO NAVIGATE US THROUGH THE STONEMAN DOUGLAS CHALLENGE THAT WE HAD, SINCE THEN, WE'VE HAD OVER 18 LIFE SAVING AWARDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED OUT OF THIS CITY JUST ALONE.
THIS COMMUNITY HAS ENTRUSTED ME TO NAVIGATE US THROUGH THESE DIFFICULT TIMES, WOULD IT BE TAMARAC, PARKLAND, OR ANY OTHER CITY IN THIS COUNTY, AND WE'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE THAT LEVEL OF SUCCESS.
FOR THE PEOPLE, FOR MY RESIDENTS HERE, AND FORGIVE ME FOR JUST A SECOND.
BUT FOR MY PEOPLE, MY RESIDENTS HERE IN TAMARAC, KNOW THIS.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE SAFE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET YOU DOWN.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE SOME SYSTEMIC ISSUES THAT TAKE PLACE WHERE YOUR KIDS AND YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE SAFE.
I'VE STEPPED OUT DAY 1 ON THE PRELIMINARY ASPECTS THAT I HEARD ABOUT THE TRAGEDY WITH THE TRIPLE HOMICIDE WE HAD HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND I OWNED IT FROM DAY ONE, AND I VOWED THAT THERE WILL BE A HIGH LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY HERE.
FOR SIX YEARS, I HAVE WALKED THAT WALK AND I HAVE LIVED IT FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
THERE'S A REASON WHY I'M NOW THE TWO TIME DULY ELECTED SHERIFF OF THIS COUNTY REPRESENTING EVERYONE.
BLACK, WHITE, BROWN, BLUE, GAY, STRAIGHT, REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, IT DOES NOT MATTER TO ME.
THIS IS A POLITICAL ROLE, AND IT'S ABOUT SAFEGUARDING PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO FILL THIS COMMUNITY.
KNOW THIS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION COMPLETED.
WHEN ALL THE FACTS AND THINGS ARE DEVELOPED AND PLACED ON MY DESK, IT IS MY DECISION AND MY DECISION ALONE TO MAKE IN TERMS OF WHAT LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY ANY OF THESE DEPUTIES WILL TAKE WHO HAVE FAILED THIS COMMUNITY.
I DON'T GIVE SLAP ON THE RISK.
I'VE TERMINATED 75 EMPLOYEES SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, AND I INVESTIGATED THIS ENTIRE AGENCY WHERE WE HAD THIS PPP SCANDAL OCCURRING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND NO SHERIFF IN THIS COUNTRY DID THAT UNTIL I STEPPED UP.
BE CONFIDENT IN YOUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
BE CONFIDENT ME AND ME AS THE ADMINISTRATOR.
THIS CITY TAX ON AND CONTRACTS TO THIS OFFICE.
THIS COMMISSION HAS PLACED THAT RESPONSIBILITY ON MY SHOULDERS.
THIS COMMUNITY HAS PLACED IT ON MY SHOULDERS, AND I OWN THAT, AND I TAKE PRIDE IN THAT.
YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME DODGE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOU OR FOR ANY OF THE ACTIONS THAT MY MEN AND WOMEN TAKE.
STAY WITH US, WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE BETTER AND MAKE SURE THIS COMMUNITY IS SAFE.
TO COMMISSION, AS WE CLOSE OUT THIS OPENING PERIOD, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
I SAY THIS AND I'VE RECEIVED TEXT MESSAGES, I'VE RECEIVED PHONE CALLS, AND IT'S A DELIGHT.
YOU HAVEN'T BACKED DOWN, YOU HAVEN'T WAVER FROM YOUR TRUST AND SUPPORT BEHIND THIS AGENCY WHEN YOU COULD HAVE.
BUT YOU'VE LOOKED AT WHAT WE'VE DONE, NOT JUST IN ONE CALL, BUT THE TOTALITY OF WHAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS FOR THIS COMMUNITY, AND THAT BALANCING EFFECT THERE IS THERE HAS BEEN MORE POSITIVE THAN THERE HAS BEEN FAILURES.
GIVE ME TIME, WE WILL GET THIS RIGHT.
WHEN I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS COMMISSION WITH ALL THE FACTS, I'LL BE MORE THAN DELIGHTED TO COME BACK AND SPEAK TO YOU ALL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE.
[APPLAUSE] SEE YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
>> WE KNOW THAT YOU'LL BE BACK AND WE'LL SET UP A TIME WITHOUT ALL THIS FAN FEAR AND STUFF.
>> BUT APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH.
BE SAFE, WE ONLY HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO GO TO FOR YOU AND YOUR WHOLE ENTIRE TEAM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALL. TAKE CARE. [APPLAUSE]
>> EXCUSE ME, I ADMITTEDLY JUST PUT A SECOND CANDY IN MY MOUTH.
ON OUR AGENDA, IT SAYS THAT 2025 CITY HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO PRESENTATION WILL BE PLAYED.
HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO GIVE IT THE FULL ABILITY FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE AND ENJOY, WE WILL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO BEING SHOWN DURING THE APRIL 9TH, 2025 COMMISSION MEETING.
THAT IS ALSO A 7:00 PM COMMISSION MEETING.
HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE YOU THEN.
IF PEOPLE WERE IN THE HALLWAY EARLIER IN THE ATRIUM, IT WAS PLAYING.
AT THIS TIME, I INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO COME TO THE WELL, AND IT'S TIME FOR THE STATE OF THE CITY.
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YOU'LL JUST GIVE US ONE MOMENT WHILE THE LIGHTING GETS ADJUSTED.EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. SPRING, A LOVELY REMINDER OF HOW BEAUTIFUL CHANGE CAN TRULY BE, TRACY MCMILLAN.
JUST AS SPRING BRINGS NEW BEGINNINGS, THE RESULTS OF SEEDS CAREFULLY PLANTED IN SEASONS PAST OR BLOOMING.
LIKEWISE, AS WE LOOK AROUND OUR CITY TODAY, WE ARE SEEING PAST INITIATIVES AND EFFORTS ARE READY IN BLOOM, SHAPING A TRACT THAT IS STRONGER, VIBRANT, VIABLE, AND FULL OF OPPORTUNITY.
GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS, NEIGHBORS, BUSINESS LEADERS, CITY TEAM, AND FRIENDS, AND CERTAINLY NOT LEAST OUR DIGNITARIES.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE STATE REPRESENTATIVE LISA DONKEY'S DISTRICT AD DEBIE AFFLECK HERE.
[APPLAUSE] I'M NOT SURE IF VICE MAYOR JACKIE RILEY AND COMMISSIONER JOSH DEL ARE HERE YET FROM COCONUT CREEK.
THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT. I KNOW THE CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA PHYLLIS MCCORMICK WAS GOING TO TRY TO HAVE SOME OF HER PEOPLE HERE. THEY'RE NOT HERE YET.
BUT I DID SEE SAMPSON BURGLAN, OUR NORTH LAUDERDALE MAYOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
[APPLAUSE] IF THERE'S ANY OTHER DIGNITARY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT I HAVE MISSED, I DO APOLOGIZE, IF YOU WOULD STAND AND WAVE. GOOD, THEN I HAVEN'T MISSED YOU.
I AM TAMARAC VERY PROUD MAYOR MICHELLE JA GOMEZ, AND I'M HONORED TO WELCOME YOU TO THE 2025 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.
WE APPRECIATE SHERIFF TONY COMING TO SPEAK WITH US TONIGHT TO REAFFIRM HIS AND BSOS COMMITMENT TO COMBATING CRIME, INNOVATING PUBLIC SAFETY, AND MAKING MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO STAND HERE BEFORE YOU TO REFLECT ON TAMARAC JOURNEY, CELEBRATE A YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENTS, TAKE STOCK WHERE WE ARE TODAY, AND SHARE OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE.
THIS PAST SUMMER, RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS PARTICIPATED IN OUR CITY SURVEY, ENABLING US TO MEASURE SATISFACTION, UNDERSTAND PERCEPTIONS, AND IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND NEW IDEAS.
THE RESULTS ARE CLEAR. TAMARAC IS THRIVING.
OUR CITY HAS EXCEEDED STATE AND NATIONAL BENCHMARKS IN KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS BY 82%, INCLUDING COMMUNICATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS. HERE'S WHAT OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ARE SAYING.
PUBLIC SAFETY INVESTMENTS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
OUR PARKS RECEIVED HIGH PRAISE.
BUSINESS OWNERS RECOGNIZE TAMARAC AS A BUSINESS FRIENDLY CITY AND RESIDENTS VALUE THE QUALITY OF CITY SERVICES.
THESE FINDINGS CONFIRM OUR PROGRESS AND SOLIDIFY OUR COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING KEY SERVICES, AMENITIES, AND MORE.
IT IS INCUMBENT UPON OUR COMMISSION TO PLAN FOR OUR CITY'S SUCCESSFUL AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
TAMARAC REAL ESTATE MARKET IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR CITY'S DESIRABILITY AND ECONOMIC STRENGTH.
OUR PROGRESS HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED.
NEIGHBORHOOD SCOUT HIGHLIGHTED THAT OUR PROPERTY VALUES HAVE INCREASED 177.85% OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, WHICH MEANS ON AVERAGE, OUR PROPERTY VALUES HAVE INCREASED ANNUALLY 11% FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
>> YOU CAN BE INTERACTIVE, IT'S OKAY.
WITH A 66% HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE EXCEEDING THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND A THRIVING RENTAL MARKET, OUR CITY OFFERS STABILITY AND A HOUSING VARIETY FOR ALL WHO CALL TAMARAC HOME.
CONSUMER AFFAIRS RANKED TAMARAC AS ONE OF THE TOP FIVE PLACES TO MOVE IN FLORIDA, LARGELY DUE TO ITS STRONG ECONOMY.
THE CITY EXPERIENCED AN 11.8% POPULATION GROWTH FROM 2018-2023 AND LED THE TOP 5 AREAS IN HOME APPRECIATION.
THESE FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO TAMARAC SECURING THE NUMBER ONE SPOT IN THE ECONOMY CATEGORY.
BEYOND OUR ECONOMIC SUCCESS, TAMARAC CRIME INDEX DECREASE BY 13.8% BETWEEN JANUARY 1 AND DECEMBER 31, 2024.
THIS DECREASE REFLECTS THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH CONTINUE TO SHINE WITH PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS SHOWCASING THEIR EXCELLENCE AND DEDICATION TO PROTECTING AND SERVING OUR RESIDENTS.
THESE RECOGNITIONS ARE MORE THAN JUST RANKINGS.
THEY ARE MILESTONES THAT AFFIRM OUR VISION,
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HARD WORK, AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT.THEY REFLECT THE DEDICATION OF OUR STAFF, LEADERS, AND RESIDENTS, ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO BUILD A THRIVING, PROSPEROUS AND SAFE TAMARAC.
>> EXPERIENCES IN LIFE ARE LIKE A SERIES OF STARTS AND STOPS AND SHIFTS, AND A FAVORITE WORD OF RECENT PAST, PIVOTS.
AS EVERYONE KNOWS, I LOVE THIS CITY.
AS A 30 YEAR RESIDENT, I CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE SMART GROWTH AND EVOLUTION OF TAMARAC, ACTUALLY 30 PLUS.
TO APPRECIATE HOW FAR WE'VE COME, WE MUST LOOK AT THE BROADER TRANSFORMATION OF BROWARD COUNTY.
IN THE 1940S, IT HAD FEWER THAN 40,000 RESIDENTS.
BY 1970, THAT NUMBER GREW TO OVER 620,000, AND BY 1980 SURPASSING ONE MILLION.
TODAY, WITH MORE THAN TWO MILLION PEOPLE, BROWARD WOULD BE THE SIXTH LARGEST STATE BY POPULATION.
THIS RAPID GROWTH UNDERSCORES THE NEED FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING BECAUSE STANDING STILL MEANS FALLING BEHIND.
GROWTH IS NEVER BY MERE CHANCE.
IT IS A RESULT OF FORCES WORKING TOGETHER, JC PENNEY.
TAMARAC CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE AN EXCITING TRANSFORMATION.
ONCE KNOWN PRIMARILY AS A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY IN THE 1960S THROUGH THE 1980S, OUR CITY HAS GROWN TO A BOOMING DESTINATION FOR YOUNG FAMILIES, PROFESSIONALS, AND INDIVIDUALS FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS.
IT HAS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF KEY SPACES THAT SUPPORT AND NURTURE OUR COMMUNITY.
THE TAMARAC SPORTS COMPLEX, FIRST BUILT IN THE LATE 1990S, HAS UNDERGONE SOME EXCITING UPGRADES THROUGH THE YEARS.
SOON, YOU WILL SEE THE WATER TANK BEING REPAINTED BY LOCAL ARTISTS.
THE PANELS WILL DEPICT VARIOUS SPORTS AND VIBRANT COLORS, ALL PAID FOR BY PUBLIC ART FUNDS, NOT TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
ADDITIONALLY, A $222,000 INVESTMENT OF A NEW CROSSWALK ALONG NORTHWEST 77TH STREET IS BEING ADDED TO PROVIDE A SAFER WALKWAY TO THE PARK.
THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER, SHOWCASING BOLD NEW PAINT COLORS, HAS BEEN A HUB FOR CONNECTION AND ENGAGEMENT SINCE THE EARLY 2000S.
WITH 50 PROGRAMS AVAILABLE, WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS AND FAMILIES.
LIKEWISE, THE TAMARAC RECREATION CENTER, BUILT AND OPENED IN 2010, REMAINS A CORNERSTONE FOR OUR CITY.
IT PROVIDES ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES, INCLUDING COOKING AND EXERCISE CLASSES, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND IS THE HOME TO THE AWARD WINNING TAMARAC PET PANTRY.
THESE CENTERS ARE MORE THAN JUST BUILDINGS.
THEY ARE THE GATHERING PLACES WHERE FRIENDSHIPS ARE FORMED, AND LASTING MEMORIES ARE MADE.
BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR OUR FUTURE? HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT TAMARAC NOT ONLY ADAPTS AND THRIVES, BUT THRIVES AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW? AS JOHN C. MAXWELL ONCE SAID, CHANGE IS INEVITABLE, BUT GROWTH IS INTENTIONAL.
LAST YEAR, I STOOD BEFORE YOU, AND I OUTLINED THE CHALLENGES AND CHOICES AHEAD, EMPHASIZING A VISION FOR TAMARAC THAT GOES ON BEYOND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT PROGRESS CANNOT COME AT THE EXPENSE OF WHAT MAKES TAMARAC SPECIAL, A PLACE WITH A BIG CITY FEEL AND SMALL TOWN CHARM.
AS OUR CITY EVOLVES, WE ARE COMMITTED TO BALANCING INNOVATION WITH PRESERVATION, MAKING INTENTIONAL CHOICES THAT PROTECT THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE UNLOCKING NEW EXPANSION AND REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE WILL BE GUIDED BY OUR 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
IT FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING WATER AND ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES TO SUPPORT OUR GROWING COMMUNITY.
EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTRACT RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES AND JOBS WHILE ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH PUBLIC PARKS, RECREATION, AND SERVICES.
WITH THIS STRATEGIC BLUEPRINT, WE ARE THOUGHTFULLY SHAPING WHAT'S AHEAD FOR TAMARAC.
AS FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED BELIEVED, PARKS SERVE AS THE LUNGS OF THE CITY, PROVIDING PUBLIC SPACES THAT PROMOTE BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL BEING.
TAMARAC'S IRREGULAR SHAPED 12 SQUARE MILE CITY IS HOME TO 13 PARKS.
OUR INTENTIONAL INVESTMENT SHOWS THAT WE PRIORITIZE HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY.
ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING EXAMPLES OF THIS COMMITMENT IS THE NEW SALE PALM PARK.
THIS PARK LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IS JUST WEST OF THE TURNPIKE WITHIN CENTRAL PARK AND MAINLAND SEVEN.
IT IS SET TO BECOME ANOTHER JEWEL IN THE CROWN OF OUR CITY.
THIS EIGHT ACRE PARK WILL FEATURE AMENITIES THAT CATER TO ALL AGES, SUCH AS A 6,000 SQUARE FOOT COVERED PLAYGROUND FOR ALL YEAR FUN, A 2,500 SQUARE FOOT SPLASH PAD, PERFECT FOR FLORIDA SUNNY DAYS, A MULTI-PURPOSE TRAIL WITH WALKING, BIKING AND FITNESS, A COVERED FITNESS STATION,
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A MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD, AND A DEDICATED DOG PARK FOR OUR FERRY FRIENDS AND MORE.BUT OUR INVESTMENT DOESN'T STOP THERE.
TAMARAC PARK, LOCATED RIGHT BEHIND THE TAMARAC REC CENTER IS ALSO GOING TO RECEIVE EXCITING ENHANCEMENTS, INCLUDING A NEW WALKING RUNNING TRACK.
MODERN LIGHTING AND INSTALLATION OF NEW PATHWAYS FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY.
THE FINAL DESIGN IS EXPECTED BY FALL 2025, WITH CONSTRUCTION SET TO BEGIN IN SPRING 2026 AND COMPLETION BY SPRING 2027.
AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR PARKS, WE ARE ADDRESSING PRACTICAL NEEDS.
FOLLOWING THE RECENT RENOVATION OF CAPORELLA PARK, WE ARE CONSTRUCTING AN OVERFLOW PARKING LOT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SPACES.
THIS ONE MILLION DOLLARS INVESTMENT IS ON TRACK FOR COMPLETION BY WINTER 2025.
AS WE ARE EXPANDING OUR PARKS, ANOTHER EXCITING ADDITION IS THE WEST SIDE DOG PARK, LOCATED AT NORTHWEST 108TH TERRACE.
DESIGNED WITH BOTH PETS AND PARENTS IN MIND, WE ARE DEDICATING SPACES FOR OUR FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS.
CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED TO START SOON WITH COMPLETION BY SPRING 2026.
THE PARK WILL INCLUDE SEPARATE FENCE AREAS FOR LARGE AND SMALL DOGS, A CONCRETE WALKING PATH WITH FOUNTAINS AND DISPOSAL STATIONS.
OUR COMMITMENT CONTINUES THROUGH ONGOING INVESTMENTS IN COLONY WEST, ENHANCING BOTH THE RESTAURANT AND GOLF COURSES.
GUIDED BY COMMUNITY FEEDBACK FROM RECENT SURVEYS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE RENOVATION OF THE 18 HOLE EXECUTIVE GLADES COURSE.
MODIFICATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO INCLUDE NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED SUSTAINABILITY, REDESIGNED GREENS AND TURF REPLACEMENT FOR IMPROVED PLAY, NEW BUNKERS WITH IMPROVED DRAINAGE, UPDATED ASPHALT CART PATHS, AS WELL AS REST ROOM RENOVATIONS.
[APPLAUSE] PLANNING AND DESIGN WILL TAKE PLACE THIS YEAR WITH CONSTRUCTION SET TO BEGIN IN SPRING 2026.
MEANWHILE, UPGRADES TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE IRRIGATION SYSTEM WILL BEGIN THIS FALL AND ARE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY SPRING 2026.
COLONY WEST WAS ONCE HOME TO PREMIER GOLF.
THE CITY'S GOAL IN REVITALIZING THE COURSES IS TO RE ELEVATE RECREATIONAL DESTINATION WHILE PRESERVING THE CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
AS A LANDMARK CITY, TAMARAC MUST BE STRATEGIC IN REDEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH.
WITH RECENT APPROVALS, THE WOODLANDS PROJECT ACHIEVES THIS BALANCE THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.
IT WILL ADD 335 NEW HOMES SPANNING OVER 110 ACRES.
THE DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE A NEW ENTRYWAY, GATING, A CLUBHOUSE, FEATURING FITNESS CENTER, CAFE, AND PLAYGROUND, ALONG WITH 160 ACRES OF DEDICATED OPEN SPACE WITH SIX MILES OF WALKING TRAILS.
SOME PEOPLE ARE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. SINCE THERE IS LITTLE ROOM TO EXPAND OUTWARD, OUR FOCUS IS BUILDING UPWARD TO MAKE THE MOST OF OUR EXISTING SPACES, SUCH AS ARCADIA, PHASE 1 OF TAMARAC VILLAGE, AND THE LEGACY APARTMENTS.
IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WE SHOULD BE SEEING DESIGNS FOR PHASE 2 OF TAMARAC VILLAGE AND 7,200 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, SHOWING SEVERAL STORIES OF MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
OUR PROGRESS ISN'T LIMITED TO HOUSING.
THIS PAST JANUARY, WE CELEBRATED TAMARAC FIRE RESCUES 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
IT HIGHLIGHTED YEAH, [APPLAUSE] IT'S HIGHLIGHTED JUST HOW FAR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS COME.
IN 1975, THE PUBLIC SAFETY UNIT OPERATED FROM THE ORIGINAL CITY HALL ON ROCK ISLAND.
THAT WAS SECTION 1 CLUBHOUSE OF THE WOODLANDS.
HOLDING MEETINGS AT A PICNIC TABLE AND EVEN SLEEPING ON THE COMMISSION CHAMBER FLOOR TO STAY PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES.
BY 1978, THE CITY OPENED ITS FIRST FIRE STATION, STATION 41 ON PINE ISLAND ROAD RIGHT OUTSIDE HERE.
IN 2014, THE CITY PURCHASED THE FORMER PICCADILLY PLAZA AT 3.41 ACRE SITE FOR $1.2 MILLION PLANTING THE SEEDS FOR FUTURE ECONOMIC GROWTH.
OF THAT, 1.41 ACRES WILL BECOME THE HOME OF THE MIXED USE PROJECT AT 7,200 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, WHILE THE REMAINING TWO ACRES BECAME THE HOME OF FIRE STATION 36.
WE BROKE GROUND ON FIRE STATION 36 IN 2019, OUR FOURTH FIRE STATION.
INITIALLY, IT OPERATED WITH JUST ONE RESCUE UNIT AND A BATTALION CHIEF, BUT WE PLANNED FOR FUTURE GROWTH.
IN 2023, WE EXPANDED OPERATIONS BY ADDING A FIRE SUPPRESSION TRUCK.
THEN THIS PAST DECEMBER, WE PURCHASED A TOP OF THE LINE FIRE ENGINE.
TODAY, TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE IS STRONGER THAN EVER, RESPONDING TO 14,000 EMERGENCIES ANNUALLY
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FROM FOUR FIRE STATIONS WITH A DEDICATED TEAM OF 132.[APPLAUSE] THIS IS WHAT SMART DECISION MAKING AND LONG TERM PLANNING LOOKS LIKE.
INVESTING IN THE FUTURE, ADAPTING TO CHALLENGES, AND ENSURING THAT AS OUR CITY GROWS, SO DOES OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
WITH WEED DEVELOPMENT, WE AIM TO LEVERAGE PRIVATE INVESTMENTS TO FUND IMPROVEMENTS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE NEW WOODLANDS DEVELOPMENT WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT ROADWAY UPGRADES.
AT THE INTERSECTION OF WOODLANDS BOULEVARD AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, NEW MAST ARMS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, AND LANES WILL BE INSTALLED.
FURTHER, THERE WILL BE RIGHT TURN LANES ADDED AT COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, ONTO WOODLANDS BOULEVARD AND ONTO ROCK ISLAND ROAD, AND AT NORTHWEST 64TH AVENUE ONTO COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.
[APPLAUSE] I'M HAPPY TO THAT TOO.
BY ADDRESSING TRANSPORTATION NEEDS ALONGSIDE RESIDENTIAL EXPANSION, WE ARE CREATING MORE SEAMLESS AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY.
STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MAKE THESE ADVANCEMENTS POSSIBLE.
FDOT IS STUDYING SOLUTIONS FOR A HEAVILY CONGESTED 441 AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD INTERSECTION, CONSIDERING EITHER A FLYOVER BRIDGE OR A LEFT TURN RECONFIGURATION.
MEANWHILE, THE TURNPIKE EXPANSION FROM I 595 TO WILES ROAD IS IN ITS FINAL PLANNING STAGES, WIDENING THE ROADWAY TO 10 LANES AND ADDING NEW ENTRY POINTS AT OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD AND POTENTIALLY CYPRESS CREEK ROAD FOR IMPROVED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.
EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS OUR COMMITMENT TO CONNECTIVITY THROUGH THE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
WHILE IT EMPHASIZES SAFE AND EFFICIENT TRAVEL FOR PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS, AND DRIVERS, IT PROVIDES ACCESSIBILITY FOR EVERYONE.
AS WE EXPAND ROADS AND MODERNIZE TRANSPORTATION WITH PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE EXPLORING THE CREATION OF A NEW CITY HALL AND GOVERNMENT COMPLEX, A CENTRALIZED HUB DESIGNED TO IMPROVE CONVENIENCE, STREAMLINE, SERVICES, AND ENHANCE EFFICIENCY.
THIS MODERN FACILITY WILL BRING ALL DEPARTMENTS UNDER ONE ROOF.
THIS PROJECT IS PART OF A BROADER REDEVELOPMENT EFFORT, INTRODUCING NEW DINING, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACES THROUGH STRATEGIC PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.
TAMARAC GROWTH ISN'T JUST ABOUT POPULATION, IT'S ABOUT EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES.
IN 2024, WE WELCOME CULVER'S, WITH RAISING CANES SET TO OPEN IN MAY, AND CALI COFFEE IS ALREADY SERVING CUSTOMERS.
[APPLAUSE] SMALL BUSINESS REMAINS THE BACKBONE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
TO SUPPORT THEM, WE PARTNER WITH BROWER COLLEGE AND THE URBAN LEAGUE BROWARD COUNTY, OFFERING PROGRAMS LIKE BUSINESS BOOT CAMPS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND MENTORSHIPS.
ADDITIONALLY, OUR COLLABORATION WITH CAREER SOURCE BROWARD WITH EVENTS LIKE PAYCHECKS FOR PATRIOTS JOB FAIR, ATTENDED BY OVER 1,200 JOB SEEKERS AND 400 EMPLOYERS, IT CONNECTS PEOPLE ALL OVER THE TRI COUNTY AREA WITH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WHILE STRENGTHENING OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.
THE COMMUNITY? YEAH, I THINK SO.
[APPLAUSE] THE COMMUNITY HAS ASKED FOR REVITALIZATION OF OUR SHOPPING PLAZAS, AND THE CITY IS WORKING VERY HARD WITH OUR PLAZA OWNERS TO ADDRESS THIS.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FACADE GRANT PROGRAM, THE MCNAB PLAZA, FORMER HOME OF WYNN DIXIE, AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MCNAB ROAD AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE, IS INVESTING OVER $3.9 MILLION.
THIS PLAZA WILL SHOW OFF A BEAUTIFUL NEW STOREFRONT, AND WILL BE HOME TO IDEAL SUPERMARKET AND A COUPLE OF PROSPECTIVE BUSINESSES.
THE UNIVERSITY SHOPS, HOME OF THE ORANGE TREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH RESTAURANT FOR OVER 40 YEARS, IS INVESTING OVER $450,000.
[APPLAUSE] IT WILL SOON UNDERGO SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES, INCLUDING NEW MONUMENT SIGN, CONSISTENT SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT THE PLAZA, FRESH PAINT, ENHANCED LANDSCAPING, PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS, AND MODERN LIGHTING.
SEVERAL OTHER PLAZAS ARE EAGER TO JOIN THE MOMENTUM, INCLUDING TWO RECENTLY ACQUIRED PROPERTIES, MIDWAY PLAZA, NOW OWNED BY SHOP 1, AND TAMARAC TOWN SQUARE, NOW OWNED BY JAMESTOWN URBAN MANAGEMENT.
TAMARAC TOWN SQUARE WILL SOON BE REBRANDED AS CYPRESS COMMONS.
BOTH PLAZAS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN MAJOR UPGRADES, SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON IMPROVEMENTS.
ADDITIONALLY, TAMARAC MARKETPLACE HAS PLANS TO CONVERT ITS MOVIE THEATER INTO AN INDOOR PICKLEBALL COURT AND GYM, ALONG WITH ENHANCED LIGHTING AND PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW TENANTS.
[APPLAUSE] THREE LAKES PLAZA IS ALSO DOING A MAJOR TWO MILLION DOLLAR UPGRADE.
STARTING IN APRIL, THEY'RE ADDING MODERN LIGHTING, INSTALLING TILE ROOFING, AND GIVING THE WALLS A FRESH ROCK DESIGN.
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ALSO, CITY BANK IS GOING TO MOVE INTO THE OLD BOSTON MARKET LOCATION.YOU CAN GIVE THEM AROUND TO PLAZA.
[APPLAUSE] WITH THESE FANTASTIC INVESTMENTS BEING MADE BY OUR PLAZA OWNERS, OUR BUSINESS CONCIERGE PROGRAM PROVIDES A DEDICATED LIAISON TO GUIDE APPLICANTS THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
ADDITIONALLY, WE REVAMPED OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE, MAKING IT EASIER FOR BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED IN TAMARAC.
THE CITY IS ALSO INVESTING IN, GOODNESS, GRACIOUS, REVITALIZATION EFFORTS TO TURN UNDER UTILIZED PROPERTIES INTO VIBRANT COMMUNITY SPACES.
THE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES AT 4949 AND 4959, NORTH STATE ROAD SEVEN ARE SLATED FOR DEMOLITION.
WHILE WE WAIT FOR THESE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ZONES TO BE ACTIVATED, PUBLIC SERVICES AND PARK AND REC DEPARTMENT ARE DEVELOPING A DESIGN BUILD RFP TO INCORPORATE PLACEMAKING ELEMENTS.
THE PATINA COLLECTIVE HAS TRANSFORMED THE FORMER BEYERS FURNITURE STORE AT 4711 NORTH STATE ROAD 7 INTO A WORLD CLASS MERCEDES MUSEUM.
THAT'S RIGHT. [APPLAUSE] WITH AN INVESTMENT OF OVER EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS PRIMARILY THROUGH LOCAL VENDORS, THE SITE NOW HOUSES MORE THAN $100 MILLION IN RARE CARS AND FEATURES A UNIQUE INTERACTIVE SHOW ROOM EXPECTED TO DRAW THOUSANDS OF ENTHUSIASTS COLLECTORS, AND INVESTORS.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] AS WE DRIVE TO 30 705 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, SPECIALTY AUTOMOTIVE TREATMENTS IS CURRENTLY UNDER RENOVATION.
WITH A NEW FACADE IN MORE, THE ANTICIPATED INVESTMENT IS IN EXCESS OF TWO MILLION DOLLARS AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
BIG CHANGES ARE COMING TO THE OLD TRAPEZE PLAZA, LOCATED AT 3650 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.
THE CITY'S $2.7 MILLION INVESTMENT IN THIS THREE ACRE SITE PLANTS THE SEEDS FOR MODERN MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
WITH THESE EXCITING NEW PROJECTS, TAMARAC IS FLOURISHING.
>> AS WE WORK TO FOSTER BUSINESS FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT, WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT A THRIVING CITY MUST BE A SAFE ONE.
PUBLIC SAFETY REMAINS AT THE CORE OF EVERYTHING WE DO, AND THANKS TO PROACTIVE EFFORTS, TAMARAC CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN BROWARD COUNTY WITH A LOW CRIME RATE.
IN OUR 2025 BUDGET, BEGINNING LAST OCTOBER, WE'VE ALLOCATED $1.7 MILLION TO FURTHER ENHANCE SAFETY, INCLUDING NINE NEW VSO OFFICERS FOR TAMARAC DISTRICT 7.
[APPLAUSE] SIX ARE PATROL, SEVEN ARE TRAFFIC, AND ONE DETECTIVE.
WHEN ENTERING CITY HALL, YOU WILL ALMOST ALWAYS BE GREETED BY BSO COMMUNITY SERVICE AIDE BARRY BERHOW.
[APPLAUSE] IT IS A PLEASURE TO SHARE THAT BARRY WAS HONORED WITH THE GRAND CORDON UNIT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR HIS DEDICATED WORK WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT [INAUDIBLE] TEAM.
THE PRESTIGIOUS AWARD, WHICH RECOGNIZES EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND TEAMWORK WAS ALSO PRESENTED TO BSO TAMARAC ALPHA GOLD SHIFT FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CRIME REDUCTION EFFORTS.
I THINK THEY DESERVE A ROUND APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] PUBLIC SAFETY IS ALSO ABOUT INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION.
WITH $703,000 FROM BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUNDS, BSO LAUNCHED TAMARAC'S FIRST AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES 32 LICENSE PLATE READERS AND FOUR PORTAL LICENSE PLATE READERS.
THIS INITIATIVE ENHANCES CRIME DETECTION, AIDS IN LOCATING MISSING PEOPLE, AND IMPROVES EMERGENCY RESPONSES.
[APPLAUSE] COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REMAINS A PRIORITY FOR TAMARAC BSO.
INITIATIVES LIKE TATA TRUCK, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, AND THE WELCOME HOME PROGRAM ARE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WHILE PROMOTING SAFETY AND CRIME PREVENTION.
BEYOND POLICING, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM HAS EXPANDED WITH TWO NEW PART TIME OFFICERS AND EXTENDED NIGHT OPERATIONS, ENSURING ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS.
MEANWHILE, TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE HAS ADDED 11 NEW FIREFIGHTERS.
[APPLAUSE] OUR SKILLED FIRST RESPONDERS CONTINUE TO SET THE BAR HIGH FOR EXCELLENCE.
THE TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT COMPETITION TEAM HAS MADE HISTORY BY BEING THE FIRST TO WIN THE FLORIDA CUP TITLE TWO CONSECUTIVE TIMES AND PLANS ON DEFENDING THE TITLE TO WIN A 3P.
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[APPLAUSE] TO HONOR THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH DEDICATION AND COURAGE, SOON, WE WILL PROBABLY UNVEIL THE NEW FIREFIGHTER MONUMENT IN FRONT OF FIRE STATION 15.[APPLAUSE] A SAFE AND THRIVING CITY ISN'T JUST ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, IT'S ALSO ABOUT INVESTING IN OUR GREATEST RESOURCE, OUR YOUNGEST RESIDENTS.
EDUCATION IS THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR COMMUNITY SUCCESS, AND TAMARAC TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN FOSTERING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WHILE THE CITY HAS NO DIRECT AUTHORITY OVER OUR SCHOOLS, WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS AND CELEBRATE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS.
[APPLAUSE] WE ARE PROUD TO SHARE SOME OF THEIR MILESTONES FROM LAST YEAR.
MILLENNIUM, SIX THROUGH 12 COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, RANKED NUMBER 1 AMONG PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN BROWARD AND MIAMI DADE WITH 100% GRADUATION RATE.
A 100% GRADUATION [INAUDIBLE].
YOU GOT TO DO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR, RIGHT? [APPLAUSE] RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT UNIVERSITY, AN A RATED K THROUGH 8 INSTITUTION IS A DISTINGUISHED LEADER IN ME IN LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL.
TAMARAC ELEMENTARY, IMPROVED A SCHOOL LETTER GRADE AND BOOSTED SCIENCE SCORES BY 18%.
[APPLAUSE] CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY WON THE GOLDEN LIBRARY AWARD AND THE DISTRICT BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
[APPLAUSE] JP TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOL HAS ONE OF THE TOP 10 ZELLO PROGRAMS WHICH EMPOWER STUDENTS TO BE CAREER FOCUSED AND READY FOR THE FUTURE.
[APPLAUSE] BOYD ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL RECENTLY EARNED ITS HIGHEST SCHOOL GRADE IN 30 YEARS WHILE EXPANDING EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
THESE SCHOOLS, WHETHER THEY'RE LOCATED IN OUR CITY OR NOT, SERVE OUR CHILDREN WITH AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY EDUCATION.
WE KNOW THAT ACCESS TO EDUCATION DOESN'T STOP AT THE CLASSROOM DOOR.
IT EXTENDS TO ENSURING OUR STUDENTS CAN PURSUE THEIR DREAMS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE PROUD OF THE PARTNERSHIP WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT, ALSO KNOWN AS WM, TO OFFER THE TAMARAC SCHOLARS PROGRAM, PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF UP TO $2,500 FOR 45 RESIDENTS ATTENDING A TWO YEAR OR FOUR YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OR TRADE SCHOOL.
THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, WE'RE INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND OLDER RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] TAMARAC TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN THE SUCCESSIONAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES.
HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL STANDS AS A PILLAR OF OUR COMMUNITY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY CARE FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS.
TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE ADVANCEMENTS, HCA HAS INVESTED NEARLY $60 MILLION TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND EXPAND CAPABILITIES.
ONE OF THE NEWEST ADDITIONS IS THE PROGRESSIVE CARE UNIT, AN EIGHT BED UNIT DESIGNED TO OFFER SPECIALIZED CARE FOR PATIENTS TRANSITIONING FROM THE ICU.
FURTHER ENHANCING PATIENT CARE, THE HOSPITAL IS UNDERGOING A $1.6 MILLION UPGRADE TO ITS MRI SUITE, SET TO BE COMPLETED NEXT MONTH.
ADDITIONALLY, THEY HAVE BROKEN GROUND ON THE NEW CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB, WHICH WILL OPEN IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] THESE ONGOING ADVANCEMENTS ENSURE THAT TAMARAC RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO WORLD CLASS HEALTHCARE SERVICES RIGHT IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.
TAMARAC LEADS BY EXAMPLE WHEN IT COMES TO SUSTAINABILITY.
THIS YEAR, WE ARE HONORED TO BE RECOGNIZED TREE CITY USA FOR THE 32ND YEAR, A TESTAMENT TO OUR LONGSTANDING DEDICATION TO PRESERVING TAMARAC NATURAL BEAUTY.
OUR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS CONTINUE TO EXPAND THROUGH OUR NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH WM SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY TEAM.
AS PART OF THEIR WASTE HAULING CONTRACT, WM WILL HELP DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY TAILORED TO TAMARAC NEEDS.
I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT SOON OUR CITYWIDE ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WILL BEGIN.
WE'LL BE REPLACING OUR AGING WATER METERS WITH SMART TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, LEAK DETECTION, AND CONSERVATION.
[APPLAUSE] THIS NEW SYSTEM IS ESTIMATED TO COST ALMOST $9 MILLION.
USING REAL TIME MONITORING, WE WILL REDUCE WATER LOSS, ENSURE BILLING ACCURACY, AND EMPOWER RESIDENTS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR WATER USE WHILE HELPING TO PRESERVE OUR ESSENTIAL RESOURCE.
ALSO COMING TO FRUITION, AS PART OF OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING OUR CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE IS OUR INVESTMENT
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OF $25 MILLION FOR A STATE OF THE ART WATER TREATMENT PLANT CONTROL BUILDING.CONSTRUCTION IS SET TO BEGIN SOON AND FINISHED BY WINTER 2027.
[APPLAUSE] FINALLY, WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE THAT THIS SUMMER, THE EAST SIDE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM EXPANSION PROJECT IS GOING OUT FORBID.
WHEN THIS MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IS COMPLETED, IT WILL GIVE US FULL CONTROL OVER QUALITY AND COST OF WATER DELIVERED CITYWIDE.
CURRENTLY, A SEGMENT OF THE EAST SIDE OF OUR CITY IS ON FORT LAUDERDALE'S WATER SYSTEM.
BUT WITH THIS EXPANSION, WE KNOW THAT OUR ENTIRE CITY WILL BE ON OUR OWN RELIABLE SYSTEM.
WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $40 MILLION, THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP BY FALL 2027.
THESE PROJECTS, ONCE IDEAS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY NURTURED AND DEVELOPED INTO VIABLE SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS OUR CITY'S CURRENT NEEDS AND SUPPORT ITS FUTURE GROWTH.
AS WE ENVISION A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR TAMARAC, WE RECOGNIZE THAT PROGRESS ISN'T ONLY ABOUT PLANNING.
IT'S ABOUT SECURING RESOURCES THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO BRING THOSE PLANS TO LIFE.
OVER THE PAST YEAR, OUR CITY APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED $4.9 MILLION IN STATE AND FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING TO BE USED FOR PROJECTS SUCH AS PARK AND SAFETY AND HEALTH ENHANCEMENTS, OVER $270,000, CANAL CULVERT GATE AND HEADWALL IMPROVEMENTS, OVER $450,000, AFFORDABLE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ALMOST $1.7 MILLION.
[APPLAUSE] SHAKER VILLAGE ACQUISITION OVER $1.8 MILLION, JUSTICE ASSISTANCE FUNDS, JAG, OVER $14,000, CDBG FUNDS, ALMOST $500,000, AND HOME FUNDS OVER $150,000.
[APPLAUSE] GOOD WORK FOR OUR TEAM.
OUR WORK ISN'T DONE. WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR FUNDING.
EVERY DOLLAR SECURED IS AN INVESTMENT IN TAMARAC FUTURE AND THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT EXTRAORDINARY.
SPEAKING OF WHICH, I AM PROUD TO SHARE SOME OF THE CITY'S ACCOLADES.
IN ADDITION TO OUR TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE AND BSO ACHIEVEMENTS, OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS CONTINUE TO EARN RECOGNITION FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WAS HONORED WITH THE CENTRAL SQUARE 2024 CITIZENS EXPERIENCE AWARD FOR ENHANCING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
[APPLAUSE] THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECEIVED RECERTIFICATION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION SERVICES.
IT IS THE ONLY IAS ACCREDITED BUILDING DEPARTMENT IN BROWARD COUNTY AND JUST ONE OF SEVEN IN FLORIDA.
[APPLAUSE] IN FINANCE, THE CITY WAS AWARDED THE GFOA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR FY 2023 FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE RECEIVED THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF MAYOR'S INNOVATION AWARD FOR SHINE TAMARAC CAMPAIGN 2024.
[APPLAUSE] YOU CAN CLAP, IT'S ALL GOOD.
IT IS ALSO AN HONOR FOR THE CITY TO HAVE RECEIVED THE INAUGURAL AWARD IN 2023 FOR THE CREATION OF THE PET PANTRY.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A 3P IN 2025 WITH ANOTHER PROGRAM.
[APPLAUSE] WE'LL RISE TO THAT CHALLENGE. I KNOW WE WILL.
THESE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE A TESTAMENT TO THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF OUR TEAMS. BY 2040, TAMARAC'S POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO REACH 100,000.
WITH THIS REALITY, WE ARE FINALIZING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO THOUGHTFULLY BALANCE OUR SMALL TOWN CHARM WITH THE ENERGY OF A BIG CITY.
AS PLANS TAKE ROOT AND FLOURISH, IT IS INCREDIBLY REWARDING TO COLLABORATE WITH THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED SHAPE THE CITY PAST AND PRESENT.
OUR PROGRESS REFLECTS SEEDS ALREADY PLANTED THROUGH VISION, HARD WORK, AND COMMITMENT.
BY CONTINUING TO BUILD NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE, WE STRENGTHEN OUR PROMISE TO BE THE CITY FOR YOUR LIFE.
[APPLAUSE] AS ELEANOR ROOSEVELT ONCE SAID, "THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE BEAUTY OF THEIR DREAMS." AS I ENTER MY 31ST YEAR OF LIVING HERE IN ALMOST 47 YEARS OF EXPLORING TAMARAC, I'M HONORED TO BE PART OF THE COLLECTIVE DREAM THAT IS TAMARAC.
I'M EXCITED FOR WHAT'S TO COME.
HERE'S TO NOT BE AFRAID OF TAKING A CHANCE, AND LET'S DREAM BIG TOGETHER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
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THANK YOU TO THE WONDERFUL TEAM TAMARAC.THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, OR I WOULD NOT BE SAYING ANYTHING THAT WAS SAID TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO A 20 MINUTE RECESS.
ANYBODY WANT TO GIVE ME 20 MINUTES FROM NOW? THANK YOU. WE'LL BE BACK AT LET'S JUST SAY 8:15? IS THAT 20 MINUTES? A LITTLE BIT MORE? 08:10. YES. NO, I'M SORRY, I SAID 20.
HOW ABOUT THAT? WE'RE IN RECESS TO 8:10 WHILE THIS GETS REMOVED, AND WE'LL BE BACK FOR THE REST OF OUR PROGRAM. THANK YOU.
IT IS 8:11, AND WE ARE BACK FOR THE NEXT PART OF OUR MEETING.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE COMMISSION TO COME INTO THE WELL, PLEASE.
NO. NOW [INAUDIBLE] HAVE IN A TABLE HERE. JUST KIND OF EMPTY.
AT THE DECEMBER 9, 2024 WORKSHOP, THE CITY COMMISSION DESIGNATED $150,000 RECEIVED THROUGH SOLID WASTE CONTRACT TO SUPPORT THE TAMARAC SCHOLARS INITIATIVE.
AS PART OF THAT ALLOCATION, $22,500 WAS DIRECTED TO CAREERSOURCE TO FUND SUMMER INTERNSHIPS FOR FIVE TAMARAC YOUTH.
$3,750 WAS AWARDED TO EACH OF THE FOUR SCHOOLS SERVING TAMARAC STUDENTS TO SUPPORT STUDENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
THE REMAINING FUNDS WILL SUPPORT TAMARAC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WHICH WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN ON APRIL 1.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL KRISTEN DORMAN OF THE TAMARAC ELEMENTARY, TO COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT THE CHECK.
WE INVITE PRINCIPAL DR. GASTRID HARRIGAN FROM MILLENNIUM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TO COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT A $3,750 CHECK.
NOW WE INVITE MS. DEAN AND MS. PIERRE FROM RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL TO COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT THEIR $3,750 CHECK.
>> NOW, WE INVITE LATIMA THOMAS, SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM MANAGER FROM CAREER SOURCE BROWARD TO COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT IT.
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S WHY I'M LIKE YOU'RE NOT GETTING 3,750, BUT $22,500.
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[APPLAUSE]>> UNFORTUNATELY, CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY COULD NOT HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TONIGHT, BUT WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THEIR CHECK.
[LAUGHTER] DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? COME ON UP. [LAUGHTER] AWESOME. COME ON UP.
[APPLAUSE] OUR YOUNGEST RECIPIENT.
>> ALISA MOORE, WELL, EXCELLENT.
[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] REALLY EXCELLENT.
NOW, IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO MEALS ON WHEELS, AND WE HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WENDY BORGOTT, HERE WITH US TODAY.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. SO THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, BUT THIS IS WHAT I READ.
ON MARCH 22, 1972, PRESIDENT NIXON SIGNED INTO LAW A MEASURE THAT AMENDED THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965 TO INCLUDE A NATIONAL PUBLIC PRIVATE NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS 60 YEARS AND OLDER.
WHEREAS FOR OVER FIVE DECADES, THIS LANDMARK LAW HAS SUPPORTED OUR NATION'S SENIORS AND HELPED TO FUND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS LIKE MEALS ON WHEELS.
IT IS STILL THE ONLY FEDERAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SPECIFICALLY MEET THE NUTRITIONAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS.
WHEREAS VOLUNTEERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, DELIVERING NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE AT SIGNIFICANT RISK OF HUNGER AND ISOLATION WITH CARRYING CONCERN AND ATTENTION TO THEIR WELFARE.
WHEREAS MEALS ON WHEELS OF SOUTH FLORIDA OFFERS A POWERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR SOCIAL CONNECTION FOR SENIORS TO HELP COMBAT THE NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF LONELINESS AND ISOLATION.
WHEREAS THE SENIOR POPULATION IS SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING, AND ACTION IS NEEDED NOW TO SUPPORT LOCAL MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAMS THROUGH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL FUNDING, VOLUNTEERING, DONATIONS, AND RAISING AWARENESS TO ENSURE THESE VITAL SERVICES CAN CONTINUE TO BE DELIVERED FOR YEARS TO COME.
WHEREAS NEARLY 13 MILLION SENIORS ARE STILL THREATENED BY OR EXPERIENCE HUNGER, 56% OF SENIORS ARE LONELY, AND ONE AND THREE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAMS HAS A WAIT LIST WITH SENIORS WAITING ON AVERAGE FOUR MONTHS FOR VITAL MEALS.
WHEREAS MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAMS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE JOINING TOGETHER TO END THE WAIT CAMPAIGN THIS MARCH AND BE ON TO CELEBRATE THEIR COLLECTIVE SUCCESS AND TO GENERATE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO ENSURE THESE CRITICAL PROGRAMS CAN CONTINUE TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AND MALNUTRITION, COMBAT SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS, AND ENABLE INDEPENDENCE AND IMPROVE HEALTHY OUTCOMES.
NOW, THEREFORE, I MICHELLE JA GOMEZ, VERY PROUD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, ALONG WITH THIS COMMISSION, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 2025 AS A MONTH OF CELEBRATING SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS, AND URGE EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER TO MAKE THIS MONTH AND TAKE THIS MONTH TO HONOR OUR SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY SERVE AND THE VOLUNTEERS WHO CARE FOR THEM AND DECLARE AT THIS TIME, IT'S TIME TO END THE WAIT.
>> THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAS BEEN PARTNERING WITH MEALS ON WHEELS, SOUTH FLORIDA SINCE 2017.
IN THE LAST TUBE WELL, JUST FROM 2024 TO TODAY, WE HAVE SERVED 3,602 MEALS TO 98 SENIORS IN THIS COMMUNITY.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO STAND WITH YOU, SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GROWING TOGETHER. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
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WELL, THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY LOVELY.NOW, CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE YOUR REPORT?
>> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS.
I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THE NUMBER OF ACCOLADES YOU MENTIONED ON YOUR STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.
CITY OF TAMARAC WAS ACTUALLY NAMED THE FINALIST IN THE IDC SMART CITIES AWARDS.
THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES MUNICIPALITIES FOR SUCCESSFUL SMART CITY PROJECTS AND THEN WE HAVE QUITE A FEW OF THOSE THINGS IN TAMARAC.
I WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS DRIVE CONDITIONS IN IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.
WE NEED TO CONSERVE WATER AND FOLLOW THESE LOCAL REGULATIONS.
OUR DETAILED WATERING GUIDELINES, EXCEPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
WE'RE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE TWO IMPORTANT UPDATES.
ONE IS THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT HAS LAUNCHED A NEW ONLINE SERVICE, ALLOWING RESIDENTS TO VIEW INSPECTION TIMES, SEARCH PERMIT HISTORY, VERIFY CONTRACTOR LICENSES, AND MUCH MORE.
ALSO, THE 2025 TAMARAC SCHOLARS PROGRAM WILL BEGIN TAKING APPLICATIONS STARTING APRIL 1ST FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AND THIS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL ELIGIBLE TAMARAC RESIDENTS.
REMEMBER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FREE TAX RETURN PREPARATION FOR QUALIFYING TAXPAYERS PROVIDED THROUGH THE VDA PROGRAM.
THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY AT TAMARAC PARK AND AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE AVAILABLE DATES AND MORE INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE AT VITATAXISFREE.ORG.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY FIND SOME INFORMATION ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE TOO FOR THIS FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICE.
SPRING IS HERE, SO JOIN US FOR A WHOLE LOT OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.
I'M NOT GOING TO NAME THEM ALL, BUT AS YOU SEE THE SCREEN, WE HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES PLANNED THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, AND SO THEY'RE ALL EXCITING.
PLEASE DO JOIN US, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT ONE OR ALL OF THESE WONDERFUL EVENTS COMING UP.
OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH AT 7:00 PM AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MA'AM. THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FROM THE END TO NOW.
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WE ARE STILL ON THE RULES OF 3 MINUTES.PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, YOU'LL COME UP, YOU'LL GIVE YOUR NAME, YOU'LL GIVE YOUR ADDRESS.
IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE IN GIVING YOUR ADDRESS, WE ASK THAT YOU JUST SAY WHICH CITY YOU LIVE IN, PLEASE AND IF YOU'RE HAPPY WITH WHAT SOMEBODY SAYS, WE GO HAPPY HANDS, IF YOU'RE NOT, GO LIKE THIS, BUT WE DON'T DO ANY BOOZE OR HISSING BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF EVERYBODY'S OPINIONS.
I HAVE AT THIS TIME, THESE ARE FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA AND WORKSHOP ITEMS OR WHAT OTHERS.
YOU COULD TALK ABOUT OTHER NOW BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A SPOT DURING OTHER FOR YOU TO SPEAK SO IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WISH TO MAKE THAT ARE ON THE ITEMS ON OTHER, YOU CAN MAKE THOSE COMMENTS NOW.
FIRST UP IS CAROL MENDELSOHN AT PUBLIC COMMENTS.
>> CAROL MENDELSOHN, DISTRICT 4. MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS.
MAYA ANGELO SAID AT BEST, WHEN SOMEONE SHOWS YOU WHO THEY ARE, BELIEVE THEM.
RECENTLY, FLYERS WERE POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHEREBY THE MAYOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE GROUP PICTURE.
THE LACK OF RESPECT FOR THIS POSITION ENTITLED BY REMOVING THIS PICTURE AS PART OF NUMEROUS FLIERS IS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO OUR CITY.
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COMMISSIONERS ARE CHOOSING TO DIVIDE THIS CITY AND EXHIBIT DIVISIVE BEHAVIOR.COMMENTS MADE BY THREE COMMISSIONERS AT A RECENT STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP DEMONSTRATE HOW LITTLE YOU ARE AWARE OF AND THINK EVEN LESS OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
"WHAT DO THEY CALL THEMSELVES? THE FABULOUS FIVE, AND THEN THE MINIONS FOLLOW." END OF QUOTE.
OR THE PROFANE AND ABUSIVE LANGUAGE USED BY ONE COMMISSIONER ABOUT ANOTHER.
OR RIDICULING RESIDENTS AND LAUGHING AT THE GRIEF THAT THEY SPEAK OF OR STATING, I FEEL SORRY FOR THE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING, AND I'M GLAD THERE'S A GROUP GOING THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM NOW.
NEWSFLASH. MOST OF US WHO GET UP TO SPEAK HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM.
IN ADDITION TO THE CHAOS AND DISTRUST CREATED BY COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE GIVEN YOURSELF A RAISE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025.
COMMISSIONERS NOW EARN $64,745 PLUS $8,400 ANNUALLY FOR MILEAGE, $50 FOR CELL PHONE A MONTH, $35 FOR A PDA, WHICH NO ONE USES ANY LONGER, AND $20,000 IN INITIATIVE FUNDS AND MORE.
THIS TOTALS $93,230 PLUS HEALTH, DENTAL, VISION, LIFE INSURANCE, AND A PENSION IN EXCESS OF $100,000.
LET ME REPEAT THIS, A PART TIME JOB, MORE THAN $100,000.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T EARN THAT MUCH IN A FULL TIME JOB.
THE CITY MANAGER EARNS A SALARY OF $294,840 IN A CITY OF 72,000 PEOPLE AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO LIVE IN THE CITY.
THIS SALARY MAY BE COMMENSURATE WITH THE SALARY OF OTHER CITIES.
HOWEVER, OTHER CITIES HAVE THREE AND FOUR TIMES SIZE.
WE WILL NOT BE FOOLED BY GAS CARDS, TURKEYS, GIFT CARDS, HUNDRED DOLLAR HANDOUTS, WHICH BELONG TO US, FANCY GALAS AND MORE SEPARATING US BY OUR CITY BY DISTRICT.
THOSE ARE TEMPORARY SEATS YOU CURRENTLY FILL.
WE NEED TO BECOME AN AT LARGE CITY.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE JEFFREY SHAPIRO COMING UP, AND STEVE GLU WILL BE NEXT.
IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, GO ON.
>> JEFFREY SHAPIRO, OF THE WOODLANDS TAMARAC AND I'M SPEAKING FROM ME BEING PERSONAL RESIDENT AND NOT REPRESENTING ANY ORGANIZATIONS.
WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE RECENTLY, AND PEOPLE MUST THINK THAT THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY ARE STUPID OR BECAUSE WE DON'T ATTEND ALL THE WORKSHOPS, THE ROOM IS SMALL, IT'S NOT AS BIG AS THIS HALL AND YOU THINK YOUR WORDS THAT ARE SPOKEN AT THIS WORKSHOP DON'T CARRY OVER.
WELL, YOU'RE SADLY MISTAKEN, OKAY.
A RECENT WORKSHOP THIS PAST MONDAY, CERTAIN MEMBERS UP ON THIS DAIS, DECIDED IT'S OKAY TO TRY AND GANG UP AND BE AGAINST THE MAYOR OF THE CITY.
YOUR PEOPLE SHOULD BE WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND COMMON SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS AND UPCOMING PROBLEMS WITHIN THE CITY.
BUT INSTEAD, YOU JUST WANT TO DIVIDE ALL OF YOU.
ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS ON THIS DAIS WAS THERE TRYING TO DEFEND OUR MAYOR. IT'S APPALLING.
YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS DOING THIS IN THIS MANNER.
IF YOU THINK RESIDENTS AREN'T FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS, THEY ARE JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE THEM OR HEAR THEM, THEY ARE.
THE ONLY WAY THIS WILL EVER GET RESOLVED AND EVERYBODY WILL BE ON A FAIR PLAYING FIELD IS WHEN THE RESIDENTS CAN VOTE FOR EVERY POSITION ON THIS DAIS.
NOT JUST TWO, EACH RESIDENT ONLY GETS TO VOTE FOR THEIR DISTRICT AND THE MAYOR.
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THAT'S NOT FAIR ANYMORE.WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS THAT THE ELECTIONS ALL THE RESIDENTS VOTE FOR ALL OF YOU.
BECAUSE UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, I DON'T SEE HOW ANY OF THIS WILL EVER BE RESOLVED IN THE FUTURE.
THIS IS A SAD THING TO BE SAYING.
YOU GUYS NEED TO BE PLANNING WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF PEOPLE STOP RECEIVING THEIR BENEFITS.
PROBABLY HALF THE CITIZENS HERE COLLECT SOCIAL SECURITY, AND THEY NEED IT EVERY MONTH.
IF THEY DON'T, THE CITY'S GO TO SUFFER BECAUSE CERTAIN RESIDENTS WON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY ALL THE BILLS EVERY MONTH.
VETERANS BENEFITS ALREADY STARTED TO BE TAKEN AWAY SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS YOU SHOULD BE WORKING ON. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AS STEVE COMES UP.
ARE THERE ANY RESIDENTS HERE FROM COLONY WEST? TWO. OUT OF 60 HOMES.
WHAT A SHAME. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL, A LITTLE BIT POSITIVE.
I DON'T COUNT YOUR MONEY, WHATEVER YOU EARN YOU EARN. YOU GOT TO EARN IT.
YOU GOT TO WORK FOR THE PEOPLE.
YOU KEPT THE 18 HOLES THAT EVERYBODY'S REQUESTED, 18 COMMUNITIES, 80% OF THE PEOPLE.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT'S GOING TO REMAIN THAT WAY.
ALL I'M ASKING FOR IS THE WRITING THAT STATES THAT IT'S GOING TO REMAIN THAT WAY, EVEN IN FAILURE IN THREE YEARS FROM NOW. THAT'S ALL I WANT.
>> FOR MOST OF YOUR POSITIVITY. ALL RIGHT.
RON, WHERE'D YOU GO? IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? IF NOT, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WILL CLOSE RIGHT AFTER RON J.
I LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF SHANGRI-LA.
FOR THE PEOPLE HERE WHO DON'T REPRESENT A BUSINESS OR DON'T WORK FOR THE CITY, THANKS FOR COMING OUT. WE NEED YOU.
WE NEED YOU FOR WHAT? WE NEED YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN OUR CITY AND WE NEED TO HELP WITH.
BUT MY MOTHER TOLD ME THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU NEED HONEY.
TONIGHT, I LIKE TO TRY TO BE NICE.
I LIKE TO TRY TO ASK FOR HELP.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE.
I WANT TO THANK THE CITY, THIS GO ROUND, WHOEVER PUT THE SIGN THAT NOW BLINKS ON SOUTHGATE BOULEVARD FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL, HOWEVER THAT HAPPENED, THANK YOU.
WELL NEEDED. JUST AS I NEED TO SPEAK, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.
BELIEVE ME, THAT THE CITY'S DONE MAYOR.
YOU'VE BEEN VERY NICE TO ME, ALWAYS.
THE COMMISSIONERS, I KNOW, I'VE MET ALL OF YOU.
BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED ALSO, AND I'LL SAY THIS VERY BLUNTLY.
OUR HOME HAS BEEN ROBBED NUMEROUS TIMES.
WHY DO I KEEP ON BRINGING THAT UP? WELL, IF YOUR HOUSE WAS ROBBED THREE TIMES AND YOU WERE ASSAULTED ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD BRINGING A PIZZA OUT ON A NICE SUMMER DAY, YOUR ANTENNA WOULD BE UP TOO.
I'M ASKING BSO TO BE COOPERATIVE WITH MY COMMUNITY.
DON'T BRUSH US OFF, AND YOU KNOW YOU HAVE.
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DON'T BRUSH US OFF.COME ON OUT. I SEE LIGHTS IN THE DISTANCE.
SUSPICIOUS. THEY COME, HE DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO GET OUT OF THE CAR.
HE SAYS, "OH, MAYBE SOMEONE'S WALKING THEIR DOG." WELL, WHY DON'T YOU GO FIND OUT? THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME.
FOLKS, BE PROACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, AND I THINK OUR ACTING CAPTAIN WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU RIGHT AFTER.
>> HE'S HEADED OUT. SANDRA HILL.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? THEN AFTER SANDY HILL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION VIEW.
>> HI, I'M WOODLAND SANDRA HILL.
I'M CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE, AND THIS IS JUST EXTEMPORANEOUS.
BUT WHEN I SAW THAT LAST PICTURE, MICHELLE HAD UP OF ALL THE DIVERSE PEOPLE, AND YOUNG, OLD, WHATEVER, LIKE THAT ABOUT TAMARAC, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN CONSIDERING ALL ALONG, BRIAN USED TO BE THE CHAIRMAN, IT WAS HIS IDEA, AND WE'VE PLAYED WITH IT.
BUT WHAT IF WE HAD AROUND TAMARAC, WE'D PUT THEM IN CERTAIN PLACES NEAR THIS OR THAT.
WE'D SHOW PEOPLE THAT WERE WAVING, WELCOME TO TAMARAC.
BUT THAT WOULDN'T BE THE MAIN THING, BUT WE'D HAVE THEM NEAR THINGS, AND ALL INTERSPERSED AROUND.
GEORGE GADSON DOESN'T KNOW I'M SAYING THIS, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE COOLEST IDEA.
WHEN I SAW THAT, IT JUST HIT ME BECAUSE I AM AN ARTIST. IT'S LIKE HOLY CRAP.
IMAGINE IN TAMARAC WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS OR NEW BUSINESSES OR IF YOU HAD THESE PEOPLE AND IT COULD EVEN BE LIKE A DOCTOR WITH LITTLE KIDS OR WHATEVER.
I JUST THOUGHT IT'D BE A COOL IDEA.
IF GEORGE EVER PRESENTS IT TO YOU, IT'S A COOL IDEA. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BE TALKING ABOUT AT THE NEXT PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE MEETING.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IF THERE'S NO ONE ELSE AFTER PATTY LYNN WHO WISHES TO SPEAK. THAT'S OKAY.
>> I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE.
PATTY LYNN MIDLANDS AND TAMARAC.
THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT GOING ON IN OUR CITY AND WE CAN'T ALL BE EVERY PLACE.
IT'S PROBABLY TOO BAD THAT WE CAN'T BE EVERY PLACE THAT WE NEED TO BE.
LISTENING TO TAPES OF MEETINGS IS VERY INTERESTING.
IT'S NOT VERY NICE TO CALL PEOPLE NAMES WHEN YOU CAN HEAR IT ON A TAPE.
CALLING SOMEBODY, ESPECIALLY THE MAYOR, A B-I-T-C-H ON A RECORDED TAPE, ON AN ACTUAL CITY MEETING IS NOT GOOD, BUT IT HAPPENED.
WE'RE HERE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE.
WE COME HERE BECAUSE WE'D LIKE TO TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND WHAT WE NEED.
WE DON'T NEED FIGHTING AMONGST OUR COMMISSIONERS.
DID I KILL HER? WE DON'T NEED ANY OF THAT.
YOU WERE ELECTED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR TAMARAC TO CHANGE THEIR ELECTION PROCEDURES.
I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD BE ELECTED FROM A DISTRICT, BUT I THINK EVERYBODY IN TAMARAC SHOULD VOTE FOR EVERY DISTRICT BECAUSE YOU PEOPLE AFFECT ALL OF US.
RIGHT NOW, THIS IS THE MOST DYSFUNCTIONAL COMMISSION IN THE WHOLE COUNTY OF BROWARD.
THE LAUGHING STOCK OF EVERYTHING, EVERYBODY KNOWS.
THE AUDACITY OF SOME OF YOU IS JUST RIDICULOUS.
I THINK THAT YOU WHO GOT THIS JOB TO GO ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS, AND YOU'RE USING THIS AS A STEPPING STONE, YOU ARE STEPPING ON RESIDENTS OF THE CITY IN TAMARAC, AND YOU MIGHT AS WELL LEAVE BECAUSE WE DON'T LIKE YOU.
>> NOW, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS OVER.
[3. CONSENT AGENDA]
WE ARE GOING TO GO TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.[01:15:02]
CITY MANAGER, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA?>> MADAM MAYOR, THERE'S ONE THING.
I I'M THINKING THAT THIS WOULD BE THE RIGHT TIME TO EMPHASIZE THAT ON ITEM 5A, ON THE TITLE, IT STILL REFERS TO STAFF REPORTS AS ONE OF THE AREAS BEING AMENDED.
I THINK WE CHANGED THAT IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, BUT THE TITLE REMAINED THE SAME.
THERE'S NO CHANGE TO THE POSITION OF THE STAFF REPORTS ON THE AGENDA.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. WHEN THE CITY ATTORNEY READS THAT ITEM, HE WILL READ IT WITHOUT HAVING THE WORD STAFF REPORTS WITHIN IT.
AS THERE'S NO OTHER ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS FROM THE CITY MANAGER, I'M NOT SEEING ANYBODY REQUESTING TO PULL ANY ITEM FROM THE AGENDA, I'LL TAKE A SECOND TO MY MOTION.
>> I'VE GOT A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT TO MY MOTION.
>> CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.
>> THANK YOU. NOW WE ARE MOVING TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
[4.a TR14232 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, accepting the Community Project Funding (CPF) grant from the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) administered by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) totaling $1,666,279 for Tamarac’s Affordable Housing program; authorizing the City Manager or appropriate City Officials to execute the grant agreement and related documents to initiate the grant process; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing an effective date.]
WE'RE AT 4A. CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. ITEM 4A, A RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF TAMARAC ACCEPTING THE COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANT FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, ADMINISTERED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, TOLLING $1,666,279 FOR TAMARAC AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM.
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER OR APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND, PLEASE.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON, AND I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
MS. CALLOWAY, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
A PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM WAS DELIVERED AT THE STAFF AGENDA REVIEW WORKSHOP ON MONDAY, AND A COPY OF THE RECORDING AND PRESENTATION WAS SHARED WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
AT THIS TIME, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THROUGH THE MANAGER, MS. CALLOWAY, CAN I JUST ASK YOU A QUICK QUESTION REGARDING THE DOLLARS?
>> MS. CALLOWAY. I CAN READ THEM IF YOU LIKE, OR GO AHEAD.
WITH RESPECT TO THE APPROPRIATION, IS THIS THE ALLOCATION THAT WE ARE EXPENSING OUR FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAM THROUGH?
>> OUR FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAM IS PRIMARILY THROUGH THE SHIP FUNDS AS WELL AS OUR DIRECTORS DEVELOPER'S CONTRIBUTION.
THIS IS THE APPROPRIATION FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED LAST YEAR AS A PART OF THE CONGRESSWOMAN APPROPRIATION TO THE CITY.
THIS IS LIKE A ONE TIME. IT'S NOT A FORMULA.
IT'S NOT A CONSISTENT ALLOCATION.
IT'S A PART OF GOING TO WASHINGTON, DC.
I THINK I'VE HEARD MANY OF YOU TALK ABOUT THE CONVERSATION WHEN A FEW MEMBERS WENT IN 2024 AND ASKED FOR MORE MONEY, AND THIS IS HOW WE ENDED UP WITH THE $1.6 MILLION.
FROM THAT $1.6 MILLION, WE ARE PROPOSING AS STAFF TO DO FOUR INITIATIVE OR FOUR PROJECTS.
A FIRST TIME HOME BUYER IS ONE OF THOSE, INCLUDING THE OWNER OCCUPIED REHABILITATION, RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE, AND THE MULTI FAMILY PAINT PROGRAM.
>> DO YOU GUYS HAVE VALUES ATTACHED TO THOSE PROGRAMS YET?
>> YES, WE DO. WE DO HAVE A BUDGET.
>> PURCHASE ASSISTANCE REFERS TO FIRST TIME HOME BUYER?
>> WE'RE SAYING THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO ASSIST 10 PEOPLE?
IT COULD BE MORE BECAUSE YOUR ALLOCATION IT'S UP TO $85,000 BROKEN UP, DEPENDENT ON YOUR INCOME QUALIFICATION, AND SO AN INDIVIDUAL MIGHT NOT RECEIVE UP TO THE 40,000 IF YOU'RE MODERATE,
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MIGHT NOT RECEIVE UP TO THE $75,000 IF YOU'RE CONSIDERED LOW, AND MIGHT NOT RECEIVE UP TO THE 85,000 IF YOU'RE CONSIDERED VERY LOW.AT THE VERY LEAST 10 INDIVIDUALS.
>> ONE OF MY CONCERNS, MANAGER, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS THE OTHER LAST WEEK DURING MY BRIEFING.
I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVING 85,000 PER PERSON OR UP TO $85,000 FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS.
I THINK WE REALIZE THAT WE'RE ALL PART OF JUST SOME REALLY TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES.
I JUST WANT US TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT.
OBVIOUSLY, FOR A CONVENTIONAL LOAN, IT'S 20%.
I THINK WE WANT TO JUST LOOK AT THE APPROPRIATION AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, 85,000 IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR ONE POTENTIAL BUYER.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BALANCING THAT OUT.
TEN PEOPLE IS NOT A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO HELP.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE DIVING UP THE DOLLARS, THAT WE'RE DIVING IT UP SO THAT WE CAN ASSIST AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE FROM A HER FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PERSPECTIVE.
ADDITIONALLY, WE TALKED ABOUT WHILE THERE ARE THOSE THAT ARE LOOKING TO PURCHASE THEIR FIRST HOMES, THERE ARE ALSO FOLKS THAT ARE LOOKING TO PURCHASE BECAUSE THEIR FAMILY IS GROWING.
I THINK IT'D BE GREAT TO SEE A PROGRAM WHERE WE COULD ASSIST PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING TO TRANSITION INTO BIGGER HOMES OR TO MEET THE NEED.
MAYBE THEY'VE PURCHASED IN THE PAST, AND THEY NEED SOME ASSISTANCE AGAIN.
WE ARE ALL FACED WITH SOME REALLY TOUGH TIMES, AND I THINK THAT IF WE'VE GOT DOLLARS, I THINK THE CONGRESSWOMAN JUST SENT OUT NOTICE TODAY THAT WE MAY NOT GET ANY DOLLARS IN THE UNFORESEEABLE FUTURE.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE DOLLARS THAT WE'VE RECENTLY RECEIVED AND THAT WE ASSIST AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE MULTI FAMILY PAINT PROGRAM.
THIS IS FOR GOING FORWARD, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS THAT DUE TO INSURANCE AND DUE TO THINGS THAT THEY NEEDED TO DO FOR THEIR 40-YEAR AND 50-YEAR CERTIFICATIONS.
THEY HAD A PAINT OVER THE PAST YEAR.
IS THERE ANY ROOM IN THIS PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PAINTED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR TO RECEIVE SOME OF THIS FUNDING? WE CAN'T GO RETRO?
>> EVEN THOUGH THESE FUNDS ARE ACTUALLY RETRO FROM LAST YEAR, WE CAN'T INCLUDE THEM IN?
>> ONCE A PROGRAM IS OPEN, IT'S ON A FIRST TIME, FIRST COME BASIS, AND IT'S FOR PAINTING THAT WILL OCCUR WHEN YOU'RE FUNDED. YES.
>> BUT I'M GOING TO ASK THIS, ARE WE CREATING THIS PROGRAM?
>> WE ARE, BUT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH HUD REQUIREMENTS.
>> HUD REQUIREMENTS ON PAINTING AND DISPERSAL.
>> ON THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, WHICH IS WHAT THE PAINT PROGRAM FALLS UNDER.
NONE OF THE PROGRAMS ARE RETROACTIVE.
THAT'S WHY IN THE VERY BEGINNING, WE WANT IT TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM IS CONSISTENT WITH HUD GUIDELINES.
>> APRIL 30, 2025, THOSE GUIDELINES ARE SUBJECT TO BEING CHANGED FOR NEW INCOME LIMITS?
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THEY ARE?
>> WE NORMALLY PUBLISH IT ONCE WE RECEIVE THEM.
IT GOES UP JUST A TI BID EVERY YEAR.
>> SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.
[4.b TR14235 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, adopting the City Manager's proposal of a new recognition award program, The Extra Mile in Public Service Award, in accordance with Florida Statutes 215.425; providing for conflicts, providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
WILL YOU PLEASE READ 4B TR 14235.>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. ITEM 4B, A RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION CITY TAMARAC, ADOPTING CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSAL OF A NEW RECOGNITION AWARD PROGRAM, THE EXTRA MILE IN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD, ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES 215.425, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE CITY MANAGER, LAVENA ZULU AND DANIELLE DURGAN OUR HR DIRECTOR, ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
PRESENTATION OF THIS ITEM WAS DELIVERED AT THE STAFF AGENDA REVIEW WORKSHOP ON MONDAY AND A COPY OF THE RECORDING, AND PRESENTATION WAS SHARED WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION?
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I ONLY HAVE ONE COMMENT.I UNDERSTAND THE IDEA OF THIS.
I JUST HAPPEN TO THINK THAT THIS IS A CITY ADMINISTRATIVE IDEA, AND I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU BROUGHT IT BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
BUT THIS IS A WONDERFUL IDEA THAT'S INCORPORATED FROM YOU AS OUR CITY MANAGER, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WHATEVER YOU DO WITH THE PROGRAM.
IT'LL BE GREAT. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
>> MOVING ON TO ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING 5A 202588.
[5.a TO2588 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 2 of the City's Code of Ordinances, entitled "Administration," by specifically amending Section 2-34 entitled "Comprehensive Procedures for City Commission Meetings" by amending subsection (g) to revise the “Order of Business” relating to “Public Participation,” “Commission Reports,” and “Staff Reports,” and to increase the time for speakers to speak during public participation; and for other purposes; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.>> ITEM 58, ORDINANCE CITY COMMISSION AND CITY TAMARAC, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CITY COURT OF ORDINANCE.
UNITED ADMINISTRATION BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION-234, ENTIRE COMPREHENSIVE PROCEDURES FOR CITY COMMISSION MEANS BY AMENDING SUBSECTION G TO REVISE OR ORDER OF BUSINESS PLATING TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, AND COMMISSION REPORTS, AND TO INCREASE THE TIME FOR SPEAKERS TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND OTHER PURPOSES.
PROVIDE FOR CODIFICATION, PREM CONFLICTS, PREM [INAUDIBLE] PREM FOR ACTIVATE. THANK YOU, MADAM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEED A MOTION IN A SECOND, PLEASE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
CITY ATTORNEY HANS ATTA IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
WE ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I BELIEVE I HAVE CAROL MENDELSOHN SIGNED UP, AND I'M NOT SURE IF ANYBODY ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, BUT IF YOU DO, YOU'LL COME UP NEXT.
JEFFREY SHAPIRO, YOU'LL BE NEXT.
WITH, IF PUBLIC COMMENT RETURNS TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETINGS, COMMISSIONERS BEST NOT THINK ABOUT TAKING A VICTORY LAP AS IF YOU LISTENED TO THE VOICE OF THE CONSTITUENTS.
YOUR THOUGHTLESSNESS CREATED THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CONSTITUENTS WOULD NOT ALLOW IT.
IT WAS CRYSTAL CLEAR WHAT YOU THINK OF US WHEN YOU SAID, DEVELOPERS AND CITY BUSINESSES WERE MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY.
YOU BELLIGERENTLY STATED, AND I QUOTE, "YOU NEED TO WAIT AND LEARN TO LISTEN." REGARDLESS OF THE MANY CONSTITUENTS WHO EXPRESSED CONCERN, IT WAS APPARENT THAT OUR COMMENTS DID NOT MATTER.
CLEARLY, YOUR DECISION WAS PREDETERMINED.
RESIDENTS NEED TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM AT THE BEGINNING OF MEETINGS AS IS DONE IN ALL OTHER CITIES.
MOST ARE UNABLE TO REMAIN FOR MEETINGS THAT LAST FOR HOURS FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM.
IT IS TIME THAT YOU REMEMBER THAT YOU WORK FOR US AND YOU NEED TO HEAR YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
>> JEFFREY SHAPIRO IS COMING DOWN.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, THEN PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE CLOSED AFTER JEFFREY SHAPIRO.
>> JEFFREY SHAPIRO, THE WOODLANDS.
I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ALSO SHOULD BE AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
THERE WAS A MEETING THAT I ATTENDED ABOUT SIX WEEKS AGO.
IT STARTED AT 9:30 IN THE MORNING.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AFTER A LUNCH BREAK AND SEVERAL OTHER BREAKS, AND THEN HOSTILITIES IN THE ROOM, AND THEN FINALLY, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION DIDN'T COME UNTIL ABOUT AFTER 02:00 P.M. AND BEING THAT I HAD OTHER THINGS TO DO, A 93-YEAR-OLD MOTHER TO TAKE CARE OF, IT WAS A TOTAL LACK OF REGARD FOR THE RESIDENTS.
AND SOME OF THE RESIDENTS THAT HAD SIGNED UP FOR THAT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, AFTER ALL THE BREAKS AND EVERYTHING THAT CARRIED ON, THEY DIDN'T WAIT UNTIL 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON.
THEY LEFT. SO I THINK YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS.
THE RESIDENTS OR HOW YOU GOT YOUR POSITIONS, AND PLEASE BE MORE LOYAL TO US.
AND I THINK THE NUMEROUS TIMES I SPOKE ON THIS,
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AND HOW DISSATISFIED I WAS, AND HOW CERTAIN COMMISSIONERS THOUGHT THEIR TIME IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY RESIDENT IS APPALLING TO ME.AND I HOPE YOU ALL DO THE RIGHT THING AND PUT IT BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE COMMISSION MEETINGS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
ANYBODY ELSE NOW WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?
FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T HAPPY WITH THE WAY THEY'RE COMPOSING THEMSELVES OR RUNNING THEIR MEETINGS, YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY IN 2026 TO RUN, AND TO DEFEAT THEM.
IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU CAN DO A BETTER JOB AND YOU COME IN HERE AND YOU BASH THEM, HOW DARE YOU? FOCUS ON THE SITUATION AT HAND.
>> AND THANK YOU. NOW, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES. NO, OR YOU'RE JUST HAPPY AT HANDS.
I CAN'T TELL IF YOU'RE HAPPY AT HANDS OR IF YOU'RE WISHING TO SPEAK. NEVER MIND.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE JUST GIVING OPINIONS.
GREAT. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS ITEM.
NOW FOR DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION.
SO I SEE NOBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
I AM GOING TO SAY MY OPINIONS.
I AM VERY HAPPY TO MOVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BACK TO WHERE IT WAS.
THE ORDINANCE HAS BEEN CHANGED OR THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE HAS CHANGED TO HAVE FIVE MINUTES PER PERSON VERSUS THREE.
WE DO HAVE IN OUR RULES THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO LIMIT EVERYBODY TO OR THE AGGREGATE OF THREE MINUTES FOR 30 MINUTES.
SO THREE MINUTES, 10 PEOPLE THAT EQUALS 30.
IF WE DO GO UP TO FIVE MINUTES AND ALL FIVE MINUTES ARE USED, THAT MEANS WE HAVE SIX PEOPLE AND POTENTIALLY FOUR PEOPLE NOT HEARD.
THEN AGAIN, I THINK MOST PEOPLE IN THIS AUDIENCE KNOW THAT I HAVE NEVER UPHELD THE TIME BECAUSE I THINK THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE TO SHOW UP AND SAY SOMETHING, YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE TO SHOW UP AND SAY SOMETHING NO MATTER WHAT.
SO I AM FINE WITH THE THREE MINUTES, I'M FINE WITH THE FIVE MINUTES EITHER WAY.
AS FAR AS MOVING COMMISSIONER REPORTS UP FROM THE BACK, I AM NOT FINE WITH THAT.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS ARE NOT LEGISLATIVE.
THEY ARE JUST TO TELL YOU WHAT WE'VE DONE, TELL YOU IF WE'VE BEEN GOOD STEWARDS AND GOING OUT THERE AND DOING OUR JOBS AND LETTING YOU KNOW THAT.
YOU ALSO GET OUR E MAILS, YOU GET OUR TEXTS.
SO I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DELAY THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY BY AN EXTRA 25 MINUTES BECAUSE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES.
EVEN THOUGH SOME SAY THAT WE'LL ONLY DO A QUICK ONE, WE DO A QUICK ONE.
WE DON'T DO A QUICK ONE DOESN'T MATTER.
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR 25 MINUTES BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE WORK OF THE CITY GETS DONE, I CAN'T SUPPORT THAT.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS VOTE AS THE WAY IT IS, BECAUSE UNLESS IF IT GOES THROUGH WITHOUT ANY AMENDMENT, THEN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HEARS THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S A POTENTIAL FOR THINGS TO BE TWISTED.
I HIGHLY SUPPORT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GOING BACK TO THE BEGINNING THREE MINUTES OR FIVE.
BUT IF I VOTE NO ON THIS, IT'S BECAUSE I CANNOT SUPPORT MOVING OUR COMMISSIONER REPORTS TO THE BEGINNING RIGHT AFTER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
I DO NOT THINK THAT IS THE BEST USE OF TIME FOR THE CITY. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. WHEN I ASSESSED MY VICTORY, I ASSESSED IT ON NOVEMBER 5.
AS IT PERTAINS TO MY RESUME, I DO BELIEVE THAT I COME WITH QUITE A BIT OF EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS WHAT BRO WHAT PUT ME HERE.
WHEN I RAN, I RAN ON EFFICIENCY.
AND SO WHAT I WANT TO MAKE EXPLICITLY CLEAR FOR EVERYONE THAT'S HERE TONIGHT THAT DIDN'T FOLLOW THE ITEM.
WHAT WE PROPOSED MADE A LOT OF POSITIVE CHANGES TO INCLUDE A WORKSHOP, WHICH NOW PUBLIC IS AVAILABLE OR ALLOWED TO COME AND SPEAK.
FOR THE LAST, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS, THE PUBLIC COULD NOT SPEAK AT A WORKSHOP.
FURTHER, THE PUBLIC IS ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE.
PUBLIC COULD NEVER SPEAK ON FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT, AGAIN, AND I APPRECIATE THE GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE ABOUT CAMPAIGNING, WHEN I RAN FOR OFFICE, I KNOCKED ON DOORS, I TALKED TO RESIDENTS.
I CAUTION ANYONE THAT COMES TO THIS PODIUM AND USE IT AS THIS PODIUM AS A MEANS TO CAMPAIGN IN A 26TH ELECTION. WE'RE HERE.
WE EARN THE RIGHT TO BE HERE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE TRUSTED US.
WILL YOU ALWAYS AGREE WITH US? OF COURSE NOT.
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THAT'S NOT REALISTIC.WE'RE DOING THE BEST THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN, AND I APPRECIATE THIS COMMISSION FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK WITH RESPECT TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AGAIN, WE PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE THAT HAS BENEFITED EVERYONE.
WE WAIT TO COME TO THE PODIUM TO TALK.
WE WAIT TO COME HERE TO TRY TO.
AND I BELIEVE NOT EVEN BULLIES LIKE TO BE BULLIED. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR REVISITING THIS ORDINANCE AND MAKING SURE THAT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS AT THE FRONT OF THE MEETING. I COMMEND YOU GUYS.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON, VICE MAYOR DANIEL, AND COMMISSIONER PATTERSON FOR REVISITING THIS AND MAKING THAT AMENDMENT.
I RECALL FROM THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD ABOUT THIS INITIALLY.
IT WAS VICE MAYOR DANIEL, WHO OFFERED COMPROMISE TO SAY, HEY, LET'S DO ONE MEETING WITH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT THE FRONT AND ANOTHER MEETING, THOUGH MY OTHER COLLEAGUES DID NOT AGREE.
I AGREED WITH VICE MAYOR DANIEL BECAUSE THREE IS OF VOTE.
I WAS HOPING THAT SOMEONE ELSE WILL JOIN US IN REFERENCE TO WHAT THE MAYOR IS MENTIONING ABOUT COMMENTS.
FOR ME, IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT THE RESIDENTS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO I WOULD VOTE FOR IT BECAUSE I'M GETTING WHAT I WANTED INITIALLY, WHICH WAS THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE AT THE FRONT OF THE MEETING.
SO EVEN THOUGH THE COMMISSIONERS ARE REPORTS AT THE FRONT OF THE MEETING.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WAS HAVING THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATE AT THE FRONT OF THE MEETING.
AND I'LL COMMEND COMMISSIONER BOLTON FOR INCREASING IT FROM THREE MINUTES TO FIVE MINUTES.
SO FOR ME, I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR IT BECAUSE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME, WHY I DIDN'T VOTE TRADITIONALLY, BECAUSE WE'RE MOVING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THE BACK OF THE MEETING, SO I NEVER SUPPORTED THAT.
SO NOW, BECAUSE THE RESIDENTS ARE COMING AT THE FRONT OF THE MEETINGS, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT, EVEN IF I DON'T GET THE COMMISSIONER'S REPORT, MOVE TO THE BACK OF THE MEETING. THANKS.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
SO, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, YOU ARE THE MAKER OF THE MOTION.
YOU SAID THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO IF I HEAR YOU, YOU WOULD SUPPORT COMMISSIONER REPORTS IN THE BACK OF THE MEETING, BUT YOU WOULD GO WITH IT IF IT'S NOT A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
ARE YOU MAKING A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO YOUR OWN MOTION?
>> I CAN MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO GET THE COMMISSION REPORTS AT THE BACK OF THE MEETING.
IF I DON'T GET SUPPORT, I WILL STILL SUPPORT IT BECAUSE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS AT THE FRONT OF THE MEETING, AND THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE THE RESIDENTS HAVE A VOICE AT THE FRONT OF THE MEETING.
>> SO COMMISSIONER FULTON, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT IS MAKING A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE ITEM.
AND SINCE YOU ARE THE SECOND, DO YOU ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT?
>> OKAY. SO BASICALLY, IT'S BACK TO THE REGULAR MOTION, INCLUDING THE STAFF REP COMMISSIONER REPORTS IN THE FRONT. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON?
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO MAKE MENTION OF.
WHAT I REQUESTED, AND I WANT TO ALSO PUT ON THE RECORD WAS THAT WE MOVE EVERYTHING TO THE BACK OF THE MEETING.
WE ARE ABLE TO DO THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS. WE SPENT.
WE ONLY HAD TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
PROCLAMATION SHOULD BE AT THE BACK OF THE MEETING, MANAGERS REPORT SHOULD BE AT THE BACK OF THE MEETING.
EVERYTHING THAT'S CEREMONIAL IN NATURE SHOULD BE AT THE BACK OF THE MEETING.
LET THE PUBLIC SPEAK AT EVERY PUBLIC MEETING.
I KEEP CONTINUE TO SAY IT, BUT WHAT I CAN'T STAND IS THAT WHEN PEOPLE USE POLITICS AND BUREAUCRACY TO PREVENT EFFICIENCY IN OUR CITY.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT, AGAIN, FOR FAR TOO LONG, POLITICS AND BUREAUCRACY HAVE PREVENTED EFFICIENCY IN OUR CITY.
LIKE I SAID, FOR ME, PERSONALLY, MY VICTORY LAP WAS ON NOVEMBER 5.
SINCE THEN, IT'S BEEN PEOPLE OVER POLITICS.
PUT EVERYTHING CEREMONIAL AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
WE CAN HEAR THE MANAGER'S REPORT AT THE END.
IF PEOPLE WANT TO STAY TO HEAR THAT, THEY CAN.
WE'VE BEEN HERE. WE TOOK A 20 MINUTE BREAK.
I DIDN'T NEED A 20 MINUTE BREAK.
I WAS HAPPY TO RUN THE MEETING STRAIGHT THROUGH, AND I'M SURE THE RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE BEEN AS WELL, EVEN THE ONES THAT DON'T LIKE ME.
SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WOULD SAY THAT GIVE THE PEOPLE THEIR MEETING, WE'RE HERE TO HANDLE THE CITY'S BUSINESS.
LET US HANDLE THE CITY BUSINESS, LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK EVERY TIME THAT WE'RE VOTING, THEY OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM.
AND THAT'S JUST THAT. IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
>> SO, CAN I TRY TO MAKE ANOTHER FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, TO PUT PRESENTATIONS, COMMENTS AT THE BACK OF THE MEETING?
>> IF I HEAR YOU, YOU'RE ASKING FOR PRESENTATIONS TO BE AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
>> I GO ALONG WITH WHAT COMMISSIONER PATTERSON MINTER, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING THE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE AT THE FRONT AND PUT ALL THAT BUREAUCRATIC STUFF AT THE BACK OF THE MEETING IN TERMS OF EFFICIENCY.
WHICH IS PART WHICH IS THE PRESENTATION AND THE COMMISSION REPORTS.
>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON, YOU'RE THE SECOND, SO YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT IT OR NOT?
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>> OKAY. THANK YOU. SO TONIGHT WAS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION OF THE NIGHT.
TONIGHT WAS THE STATE OF THE CITY.
THE 20 MINUTE BREAK WAS TO GET RID OF EVERYTHING UP FRONTS AND ALSO AWARD THE SCHOLARSHIPS.
SO, THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.
THE REASON WE TAKE BREAKS IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR MEETING IS BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE TAKE A LONG TIME TO GET WHERE WE NEED TO IN THE MIDDLE OF A MEETING.
WHICH, IN MY OPINION, WILL TAKE EVEN LONGER WHEN WE MOVE COMMISSION REPORTS UP RIGHT AFTER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
BUT SEEING THAT I DO HAPPEN TO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS ACTUALLY TO MOVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UP FRONT.
AND AS FOR PROCLAMATIONS, ALL THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN SAID THAT WE WILL ONLY BE SENDING GIVING THEM OUT WHEN THE PUBLIC IS HERE TO ACCEPT THEM.
SO WE HAD A NICE NIGHT TONIGHT.
I DON'T BELIEVE I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANYTHING ON APRIL'S MEETING, BUT WE MAY HAVE ONE, WE MAY HAVE TWO. THOSE DON'T TAKE SO LONG.
SO THAT'S ALSO OUR JOB HERE IS TO COMPLIMENT, AND ASSIST, AND AWARD PEOPLE WHO DO GOOD STUFF FOR THE CITY. GOOD STUFF.
GOOD STEWARDS ARE FIGHTING CANCER, FINDING ALL KINDS OF THINGS BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING FOR VARIOUS REASONS, LIKE WE HAD MEALS ON WHEELS TODAY.
SO I THINK WE KEEP OUR STRUCTURE ON THAT REGARD.
WE SHOULD NOT BE PLAYING WITH THAT WHICH REALLY IS NOT BROKEN.
I DO NOT KNOW WHY WE WERE PLAYING WITH IT IN THE FIRST PLACE, BUT WE PLAYED WITH IT, AND NOW WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT BACK.
SO AT THIS TIME, THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS FOR MOVING THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BACK IN ORDER, FIVE MINUTES FOR PUBLIC TO SPEAK.
AND FOR RIGHT AFTER THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK, BEFORE WE GO TO CONSENT AGENDA, COMMISSION REPORTS, A FIVE MINUTES FOR EACH OF US TO UTILIZE.
THAT IS THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR, CORRECT? SEE NO OTHER COMMENTS, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5/0.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT IS AN ITEM ON FIRST READING, SO WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT BACK ON THE APRIL 9TH MEETING AS WELL.
MOVING TO ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING 6A-TO2586.
[6.a TO2586 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 3 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances entitled “Alcoholic Beverages” by specifically amending Section 3-4, entitled “Special Permit required for Extended Hours” allowing the City Manager or Designee to consider, approve, and renew special permits for extended on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages during specified extended hours and increasing the period of permit approval or renewal to two (2) years; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.>> ITEM 6A, AND ORDINANCE THE CITY COMMISSION CITY OF TAMARAC, AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC ACT, COURT OF ORDINANCE ENTITLED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDED SECTION 3-4 ENTITLED SPECIAL PERMIT REQUIRED FOR EXTENDED HOURS ALLOWING THE CITY MANAGER DOESN'T CONSIDER APPROVE RENEW SPECIAL PERMITS FOR EXTEND ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION ALCOHOL BEVERAGES, DURING SPECIFIED EXTENDED HOURS OF INCREASING THE PERIOD OF PERMIT APPROVAL, RENEWAL OF TWO YEARS, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDE FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDE STABILITY, PROVIDE FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND, PLEASE.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON, AND I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
MS. CALLOWAY, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THIS ITEM IS NOW OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I SEE MS. PATTY LYNN, COMA.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?
NOTHING PERSONAL AGAINST THE CITY MANAGER OR ANYTHING OR HIS DESIGNEE? BUT I THINK ANYTHING AFFECTING THE PUBLIC ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, VARIANCES SHOULD COME BEFORE THE PUBLIC SO THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON.
I UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE TO COME UP FOR RENEWAL EVERY TWO YEAR OR EVERY YEAR.
MAYBE MOVING THAT TO TWO YEARS MIGHT BE FINE.
BUT ANY VARIANCE FROM THE NORM YOU GUYS NEED TO BE VOTING ON THAT IN PUBLIC SO THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
I'M NOT SEEING ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE COMMISSION, SO I'LL SHARE MY OPINION THAT I SHARED LAST TIME.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH A TWO YEAR AND HAVING IT REVIEWED, BUT I CANNOT SUPPORT IT NOT BEING REVIEWED BY THE COMMISSION.
I THINK THAT THERE'S SOME TIMES WHEN WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST, THERE ARE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT COME UP FROM THE PUBLIC AND ALSO THAT WE HAVE,
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AND IT'S BEST TO DISCUSS THEM AND SPEAK THEM OUT.FOR THAT REASON AND THEN SOME OTHERS, I JUST AM NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ONE.
AT THIS TIME, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 4-1.
WE NOW ARE MOVING ON TO OUR OTHER SECTION, WHICH IS 9A.
[9.a Tamarac Park Renovation and Design Discussion Presented by Parks & Recreation Director, Rudolph Galindo]
THE FIRST ITEM IS TAMARAC PARK RENOVATION AND DESIGN DISCUSSION, AND IT'LL BE PRESENTED BY OUR PARK AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.HE'S GOING TO PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE ITEM AND IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
A PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM WAS DELIVERED DURING THE STAFF AGENDA REVIEW WORKSHOP ON MONDAY, AND A COPY OF THE RECORDING AND PRESENTATION WAS SHARED WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. COME ON UP.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR COMMISSION, RUDOLPH GALINDO, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
THE DISCUSSION ITEM FOR THE TAMARACK PARK RENOVATION PROJECT IS BASED OFF OF A STRATEGIC PLANNING DISCUSSION THAT OCCURRED LAST YEAR.
WE HAVE PARKS AND RECREATION HAS BEEN WORKING WITH PUBLIC SERVICES TO COME OUT WITH A LAYOUT AND DESIGN THAT WORKS FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT WORKS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES.
WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A DESIGN WITH SOME OPTIONS FOR THE COMMISSION TO DISCUSS ADDING A TRACK TO THE EXISTING PROJECT, WHICH IS A WALKWAY, LIGHTING, AND FENCING.
THE DESIGN IS THE ADDITION OF A TRACK TO THAT SCOPE OF WORK.
WE'LL BRING UP THE RENDERING JUST FOR REFERENCE.
ON THE RENDERING, THERE'S THREE OPTIONS THAT ARE LISTED.
ONE IS THE CURRENT PROJECT THAT WAS SUBMITTED FOR THE GRANT, WHICH WAS 996,000, THAT INCLUDES THE WALKWAY, THE FENCING, AND THE LIGHTING.
THEN THERE'S THE ADDITION OF A TRACK, WHICH COULD BE DONE IN PLACE OF THE WALKWAY.
THEN THE LAST ONE IS TO DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER, THE WALKWAY AND THE TRACK.
WHATEVER OPTION IS CHOSEN, THERE WAS A GRANT THAT WAS APPROVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, ALL OF THE OPTIONS SUFFICE FOR THE GRANT REQUIREMENTS.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER, AND WE'LL PULL UP THE RENDERING SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT, PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK.
>> COMMISSIONER DANIEL. VICE MAYOR.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YEAH, I'M SO GLAD TO SEE THIS HAPPENING, AND IF IT COULD BE EXPEDITED, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
I KNOW THIS IS ONE OF MY ACTS IN PARTICULAR.
I KNOW WE MET WAS IT LAST WEEK OR IT WAS THIS WEEK.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE DAYS ARE RUNNING AT THE PARK.
IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THAT ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE THERE WILL STILL BE UTILIZED AND WILL BE ADDED MORE PROGRAMS. AS WELL AS GOOD TO SEE THE TRACK BECAUSE IF ANYONE KNOW WHO INTO SPORTS OR HAVE THEIR KIDS IN SPORTS.
TRACK AND FEEL IS A GATEWAY TO ALL SPORTS, WHERE THEY PLAY FOOTBALL, TENNIS, EVEN SWIMMING.
TRACK AND FEEL HELP PREPARE YOU FOR THAT.
I'M GLAD TO SEE IT HERE, AND IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, WHO'S ALWAYS WANTING TO LOSE WEIGHT AND EXERCISE.
I'M GLAD TO SEE IT BEING DONE.
I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU INCORPORATED ALL THESE THINGS, AND WE STILL HAVE THE MULTIPURPOSE SPACE.
MY ONLY ASK WOULD BE THAT IT BE EXPEDITED SO THAT WE'RE NOT OUT OF USAGE FOR A LONG TIME. THANK YOU.
>> VICE MAYOR, I JUST GOING TO ASK YOU FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
IF I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY, YOU ARE FOR OPTION 3?
>> I'M FOR THE OPTION THAT INCLUDES THE TRACK AND FIELD, ABSOLUTELY.
>> BECAUSE IT'S TRACK AND FIELD, IT WAS THE WALK PATH.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. PARKS DIRECTOR.
THE TRACK, IS IT I AAF CERTIFIED?
>> THE TRACK IS 200 METERS, WHICH IS FOR PRACTICE OR TRAINING, IS THE SAME SIZE AS THE MILLENNIUM TRACK THAT THEY HAVE, BUT IT'S NOT A REGULATION SIZE FOR HAVING MEETS OR COMPETITIONS.
>> IT'S NOT A 400 METER TRACK?
>> OPTION 2 INCLUDES A SOCCER FIELD ON THE INSIDE.
OPTION, SORRY, 78, THE WALKING PATH AND ALL THAT STUFF.
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AND OPTION 2 IS 2.7, AND OPTION 3 IS 3.1.THAT'S JUST A DIFFERENCE OF WALKING PATH AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. FOR OPTION 3 INCLUDES THE WALKING PATH AND TRACK.
OPTION 2 IS ONLY THE TRACK, NOT THE WALKING PATH AROUND THE PARK.
>> WE HAVE TO SELECT WHICH ONE WE WOULD WANT IN TERMS OF OPTIONS.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FOR CS?
IF WE COULD GET SOME DIRECTION FROM THE COMMISSION, AND IF THE DIRECTION IS TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE ELEMENTS ON THE MAP, THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD IN THAT WAY.
>> WELL, OBVIOUSLY, BASED ON THE SIZE, A 400 METER TRACK WOULDN'T FIT IN THAT.
THAT'S SOMETHING JUST LOOKING AT MARRAMA AND HOW THEY UTILIZE THEIR TRACK WITH THE MARRAMA INVITATION.
I CAN SEE, TAMARAC HAVING TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS AND STIMULATING BUSINESSES AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T HAVE THE SPACE FOR IT.
PEOPLE CAN GO AND EXERCISE, AND LIKE VICE MAYOR DANIELS MENTIONED THAT TRACK AND FIELD IS A GATEWAY TO OTHER SPORTS, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
YEAH, I WILL SUPPORT IT BECAUSE THE COMMISSIONER WANTS IT FOR OUR DISTRICT.
>> CAN YOU JUST DO ME A FAVOR CLARIFY YOUR SUPPORTING OPTION 3?
>> I AM SUPPORTING OPTION 3. YES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VICE MAYOR.
>> NOW, HE BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT BECAUSE IF IT WAS THE REGULATED.
YEAH, WE WOULD BRING MORE MONEY INTO THE CITY.
HE DOES BRING UP A GOOD POINT.
I SAW THAT, BUT I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IF IT WAS.
>> CORRECT ME. YOU GUYS LOOKED INTO A 400 METER?
>> WE DID LOOK INTO THE 400 METER TO PLACE IT WITHIN THE PARK, AND IT EXCEEDED THE PERIMETER THAT WE HAD THERE AT THE PARK.
>> IF WE SHIFT AROUND IF NO, IF WE TURN IT ALL THE WAY, IT CAN'T BE 400 METERS. NO.
>> NOT IF WE TURN IT. IF WE DID THE 400 METER, IT TOOK UP THE ENTIRE PARK, AS WELL AS EXTENDED A LITTLE BIT OVER.
>> WOULD COVER BOTH BASEBALL DIAMONDS, YES?
>> I WOULD LOVE IT TO BE A 400 METER TRACK, BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, FOR ECONOMIC IMPACT AND HAVING TRACK AND FIELD MEATS AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
IF WE'RE GOING TO INVEST IN IT, WE INVEST IN SOMETHING THAT'S WORLD CLASS AND CAN COMPETE AT A NATIONAL LEVEL.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE THE SPACE.
YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE SPACE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WHAT IF WE CAN WE GO MORE INTO PARKING LOT? NO? [LAUGHTER]
>> IT'S MORE OF THE LENGTH THAT DOESN'T FIT, SO THAT'S OUT OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PARK THAT WE HAVE.
WE DID LOOK AT IT AND TRY AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO FIT THAT IN THERE, BUT IT JUST DOESN'T FIT WITHIN THE SPACE THAT WE HAVE.
>> ON THE REASON I'M ASKING IS BECAUSE I DID MY RESEARCH, AND I'M A SPORTS FANATIC.
BUT I ALSO SAW A CITY IN MISSOURI.
THEY HAD A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND I HAD LIKE A FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ECONOMIC IMPACT, JUST PEOPLE COMING FOR THAT INVITATIONAL.
LIKE I SAID, I MENTIONED MARRAMA.
THEY HAVE THESE TRACK AND FIELD MEETS ALL THE TIME.
WE COME FROM ALL ACROSS THE WORLD, AND IT'S GOOD BRANDON FROM MARRAMA.
I HAD AN ENVISION THAT WE'LL HAVE A TAMARAC INVITATIONAL AND PERHAPS AFTER NEXT, YOU'VE SEEN BOTH COMING TO TAMARAC.
HOWEVER, WE CAN'T ACHIEVE THAT, BUT YEAH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
>> THANK YOU, RUDY, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I'M HAPPY THAT STAFF IS LISTENING.
I SPOKE WITH THE PRINCIPAL AT MILLENNIUM, AND HE WAS VERY PARTICULARLY THRILLED AND INTERESTED IN THE CONVERSATION TO HAVE A TRACK IN TAMARAC.
THERE'S STUDENTS GO TO TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M LOOKING AT TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOL'S TRACK, AND IT'S 400 METERS.
I WONDER IF THERE'S A WAY TO GO TO 400 METERS INSTEAD OF 200 METERS.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACK, WHERE FIVE AND SIX IS, THAT IS FOR BASEBALL.
>> YES. WE STILL HAVE ONE OF THE BASEBALL DIAMONDS THAT STAYS IN THE MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE BETWEEN BASEBALL AND TRACK VERSUS JUST TRACK.
>> ORIGINALLY, AS I MENTIONED, THE OPTION, WE DID LOOK AT THE TRACK FOR THE ENTIRE PARK.
THAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN UP BOTH BASEBALL FIELDS.
BUT THE SPACE WASN'T THERE FOR US TO DO PROPERLY THAT 400 METER TRACK.
>> ALSO LOOKING AT OPTION 2 VERSUS OPTION 3.
I NOTICED THAT THE COST DIFFERENCE IS AROUND 400,000.
WHEN I LOOK AT THE PACKAGE BETWEEN OPTION 2 AND OPTION 3,
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IT SEEMS LIKE WE WOULD LOSE THE 10 FOOT WALKWAY BETWEEN OPTION 2 AND OPTION 3.IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE SPENDING $400,000 JUST TO GET A WALKWAY.
WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT ASSESSMENT?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO CONFIRM WITH OUR PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR IN TERMS OF THE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. LOOK AT IT.
>> IN TERMS OF THE COST, THOUGH.
IF THERE ARE OTHER ELEMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THAT WALKWAY.
THERE'S SOME SAFETY LIGHTING THAT GOES ALONG THE PATHWAY AS WELL.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN JUST THE WALKWAY ITSELF.
IT'S ALSO A NEW WALKWAY, SO IT'D HAVE TO BE CREATED THE SPACE TO GO AROUND THE PARK.
IT'S NOT AN EXISTING WALKWAY WHERE WE'RE JUST POURING THE CONCRETE.
WE'D ACTUALLY HAVE TO SPACE OUT THE AREA AROUND THE ENTIRE PARK?
>> IF YOU LOOK AT OPTION 2 AND OPTION 3, YOU HAVE 200 METER MULTI PURPOSE TRACK.
THERE'S NO 10 FOOT WALKWAY IN OPTION 2, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE VERBATIM IS AN OPTION 3 VERSUS OPTION 2.
THEN THE PRICE DIFFERENCE IS $400,000.
ONE WOULD IMAGINE THAT A CONCRETE WALKWAY COST $400,000.
I'M NOT FOR OPTION 1, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE TO FIGURE OUT AND ALSO TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT IS THAT A WALKWAY IS COSTING $400,000.
THAT THAT $400,000 PRICE FOR A CONCRETE WALKWAY MAKES ME A LITTLE BIT UNEASY.
>> I COULD LOOK AT MORE DETAILS IN TERMS OF THE COST.
THESE ARE THE COST BREAKDOWN THAT I HAVE.
YES. I'LL HAVE MUSTAFA ANSWER THIS ONE.
>> GOOD EVENING. MUSTAFA ALBA, PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR.
COMMISSIONER, YES, THE WALKWAY, IT IS $400,000.
IN FACT, WE DO HAVE A PROJECT RIGHT NOW CHANGING THE WALKWAY IN TRACT 27 FROM THE CURRENT ASPHALT TO CONCRETE, AND THE LOWEST BIDDER, I BELIEVE, IS $250,000 TO CHANGE THAT ONE.
THE COST OF ESTABLISHING A NEW WALKWAY THAT WAS NOT ESTABLISHED, CLEARING THE GROUND, PUTTING THE BASE AND THE CONCRETE, WE ESTIMATED IT TO BE $400,000.
BEAR IN MIND, THOSE NUMBERS WERE ESTABLISHED WITH INFLATIONS ACCOUNTED FOR.
IF THE NUMBERS COMES IN LOWER, CERTAINLY, WE GO BY THE LOWEST BIDDER, BUT WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE COST OF WALKWAY WILL BE AROUND $400,000.
>> WHAT'S THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A WALKWAY?
>> THAT'S THE PROJECT WHAT WAS FROM THE PARKS REC WAS ESTABLISHED.
THERE'S BENEFIT OF PEOPLE EXERCISING WALKWAY.
IT'S A 10 FOOT WALKWAY, SO PEOPLE CAN WALK AROUND AND EXERCISE AND DO THEIR DAILY WALK.
BUT THAT WAS A PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY PARKS AND REC, I BELIEVE, FROM THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR THAT WAS IN PLACE.
WE AS A PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR, WE JUST ESTABLISHED THE BUDGET AND PUT IT IN THE CIP PLAN.
>> I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT THAT WAS THE BASIS OF THE GRANT.
WE JUST SAW EARLIER PART OF THE AGENDA.
>> WHICH OF OUR PARKS HAVE A WALKWAY CURRENTLY CONCRETE.
>> CONCRETE WALKWAYS. THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT SIZES, BUT WE HAVE AT MOST PARKS, CONCRETE WALKWAYS, NOT NECESSARILY A CIRCLE THAT GOES AROUND.
>> WHICH PARK IN TAMARAC DO WE HAVE A CONCRETE WALKWAY?
>> WE HAVE A CONCRETE WALKWAY AT WATER'S EDGE.
WE HAVE THAT CONCRETE WALKWAY.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING ONE IN AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX TO REPLACE THE EXISTING WALKWAY.
WE DO HAVE SOME CONCRETE PATHWAYS IN THE PARKS AND CAPORELLA PARK.
>> TESTING YOUR, [OVERLAPPING]
>> AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE THEM IN ALL OUR PARKS, THEY'RE JUST NOT IN THE CIRCULAR FORM, AND I WASN'T SURE WHAT THE QUESTION WAS ASKING.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY DATA SUPPORTING RESIDENTS USING THE WALKWAY IN THESE PARKS?
>> WE DON'T HAVE DATA WITH THEM USING THE WALKWAYS.
THE ONLY DATA THAT WE HAVE IS THE SURVEY THAT WE CONDUCTED AROUND TAMARAC PARK, AND WALKING PATH WAS ONE OF THE TOP ITEMS THAT CAME OUT FROM THAT SURVEY.
>> HAVE YOU DONE ANY STUDIES SHOWING THAT WE NEED A WALKWAY AT THIS PARTICULAR PARK?
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>> WITH THE TRACK IN PLACE, WE DO HAVE THAT OPTION FOR WALKING.
WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE BOTH BECAUSE THE WALKWAY AROUND THE PARK WAS INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL PROJECT THAT WAS SUBMITTED FOR THE [OVERLAPPING]
>> I BELIEVE MY QUESTION WAS, DO YOU HAVE ANY DATA THAT SUPPORTS THE NEED FOR A WALKWAY AT THIS PARTICULAR PARK?
>> WE DO HAVE IN OUR PARK MASTER PLAN, WHICH IS FAIRLY OLD, A DESIGN THAT SHOWS A WALKWAY AT TAMARAC PARK, BUT THAT WAS BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO.
THE NEW DATA THAT WE HAVE IS JUST COLLECTING FROM RESIDENTS, BUT NO ENGINEERING SURVEY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO DETERMINE IT.
>> YOUR ANSWER IS THERE'S NO RECENT DATA TO SHOW THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A WALKWAY AT THIS PARTICULAR PARK?
>> CORRECT. WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE A WALKWAY.
IT'S JUST ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT'S THERE, IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION IS INTERESTED IN FOR THE COMMUNITY AS IT CAME UP AS ONE OF THE NUMBER 2 OPTION FOR RESIDENTS.
>> WHERE DID THAT COME UP? [BACKGROUND]
>> RIGHT NOW, THIS IS THE ONLY DATA THAT WE HAVE, BUT IT SHOWS THAT THE WALKING PATH, WE HAD 50% OF THE RESPONDENTS TO THE SURVEY WHO ARE INTERESTED IN.
IT'S IN THE DESIGN AND IS NOT IN ALL OF THE OPTIONS, SO IF THE COMMISSION DECIDES TO JUST MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TRACK, WE DON'T HAVE TO INCLUDE A WALKING PATH THAT'S THERE.
>> WE DO HAVE DATA THAT SUPPORTS THE NEED FOR WALKING IN THAT PARTICULAR PARK.
>> YES. THIS IS THE SURVEY RESULTS THAT WE HAVE THAT'S RECENTLY THAT TALKS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND PRIORITIZING WALKING, YES.
>> I'M IN FAVOR OF EITHER OPTION 2 OR OPTION 3, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MATTER.
IF THE RESIDENTS WANT A CONCRETE WALKING PARK TRAIL, SURE.
AT $400,000, I'M NOT VERY KEEN ON SPENDING $400,000 FOR A WALKING PATH THAT IS CONCRETE, BUT IF THIS COMMISSION IS WILLING TO SPEND $400,000 FOR A CONCRETE WALKWAY, THEN SURE.
>> COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, YOUR LIGHT WAS LIT.
ARE YOU STILL WISHING OR DID YOU WANT IT REMOVED?
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO ASK THROUGH THE MANAGER, MR. PARK'S DIRECTOR.
I DID HEAR A MENTION OF A GRANT.
ARE WE GETTING A GRANT TO BE ABLE TO FUND THIS PROJECT?
>> YES, THERE IS A GRANT THAT HELPS FUND THE PROJECT.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OVER 200,000 THAT WILL GO TOWARDS THE LIGHTING, THE FENCING, AND THE WALKWAY.
>> THAT'S IT? TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY SOURCE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING?
>> WE CAN LOOK AT SOME OTHER GRANT OPTIONS.
WE DID REQUEST MORE, THE APPROPRIATIONS THAT CAME BACK WERE LESS THAN WHAT WAS ASKED FOR, BUT I CAN WORK WITH OUR GRANTS COORDINATOR TO LOOK AT OTHER GRANTS FOR THE PROJECT.
>> I THINK THAT'D BE AWESOME. I'D BE INCLINED TO SUPPORT OPTION 3.
I FEEL LIKE THE RESIDENTS IN MY DISTRICT DEFINITELY WALK THE WALK PATH.
I'VE HEARD A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR A TRACK, SO I THINK IT'S AWESOME THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT.
BUT I BELIEVE THAT, ESPECIALLY WE STILL SERVICE A NUMBER OF SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THEY ENJOY A WALK.
I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT IN THE CENTER CITY AREA AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> NO, I'M SORRY BECAUSE USUALLY THESE ARE QUESTIONS I WOULD ASK AT A WORKSHOP, SO FORGIVE ME [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE I'M STILL ON WHAT COMMISSIONER WRIGHT SAID.
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THREE BASEBALL DIAMONDS AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX, AND BASEBALL WAS THE LEAST ASKED FOR BY THE RESIDENTS THAT CURRENTLY USE TAMARAC PARK.
IF YOU DOUBLE THE SIZE, WOULD WE STILL HAVE THE SOCCER? THE HALF OF THE MULTI PURPOSE WOULD JUST BECOME THE OPPOSITE, I GUESS, PERPENDICULAR.
>> IF WE WERE TO DO THE REGULATION SIZE, IT WOULD TAKE UP THE ENTIRE PARK, BUT WE COULD USE [OVERLAPPING]
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>> WHEN YOU SAY THE ENTIRE PARK, BECAUSE WOULDN'T IT BE DOUBLE THIS SIZE? BECAUSE DOUBLE THIS SIZE WOULDN'T BE THE ENTIRE PART BECAUSE IT'S A QUARTER OF THE PARK, NO.
>> MEANING THAT THE FIELD WOULD THEN BE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRACK IN ORDER TO FIT, THEY WOULDN'T FIT ON THE OUTSIDE OF A 400 METER, BUT IT WOULD BE DESIGNED WITH THE MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS IN THE [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT COULD WORK AND I'M SAYING THIS TO SAY BECAUSE WHEN I GO ON A TRACK, I WALK, I DON'T RUN.
THE WALK PATH, PEOPLE RUN ON THE WALK PATH, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT PACE YOU RUN.
THEY BOTH COULD BE UTILIZED FOR THE SAME THING.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO SEE WHAT COMMISSIONER WRIGHT IS ASKING? BECAUSE IT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO THE CITY.
>> [INAUDIBLE] VICE MAYOR. SHOULD WE ALSO SEE AN OPTION WITH THE 400 METER TRACK, JUST TO SEE HOW IT LOOKS BECAUSE IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, WE'RE GOING TO INVEST THE MONEY, LET'S DO IT IN A WAY THAT HAS LONG-TERM IMPACT.
PEOPLE [INAUDIBLE] HAVING VISION AND FORESEEING A CITY THAT'S GROWING, SO I THINK INVESTING IN A 200-METER TRACK, YEAH, IT'S A GOOD START, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE IAA REGULATION SIZE WHERE WE CAN ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME TO TAMARAC AND PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS AND DO STUFF LIKE THAT.
BASED ON THIS COST, WE'RE INVESTING THREE MILLION BUCKS, BUT OUR TRACK DOESN'T BRING ANY ECONOMIC IMPACT.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT COMES BACK IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
WHAT'S ITS IMPACT TO BUSINESSES, IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY, STUFF LIKE THAT? THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN OPTION, SHOWING US THE 400 TRACK, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
PUTTING IT AROUND AND PUTTING THE DIAMOND INSIDE OF IT.
I UNDERSTAND BASEBALL AS AMERICA'S PASTIME.
IT'S BEEN AROUND AS APPLE PIE AS AMERICAN, BUT I GET WHAT DR. DANIEL IS SAYING.
WE HAVE A BASEBALL FIELD AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX, AND I THINK THERE WAS AN ISSUE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BUILDING A TRACK.
PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT IT AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX.
BUT NOW IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AT THIS PART OF THE CITY, THEN LET'S DO IT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SIZE REGULATIONS, SO WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING THAT HAS A LONG-TERM IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.
WHEN I SAW IT, I WAS LIKE, 200 METERS.
IT'S NOT A REGULAR TRACK, I FIGURE.
WE SHOULD HAVE HAD AN OPTION WHERE IT IS A 400-METER TRACK JUST TO SEE THE COST AND HOW IT CAN BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL FOR US.
>> MADAM MAYOR, WE CAN DEFINITELY ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF FITTING A 400-METER REGULATION SIZE TRACK IN THE AVAILABLE FIELD THERE, BUT I THINK THAT THE BIGGER PART OF THE CHALLENGE OR THE ISSUE IS ALL THE THINGS, ALL THE OTHER ELEMENTS THAT GOES WITH THE TRACK, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST THE TRACK BY ITSELF, IT'S THE ROOM FOR SPECTATORS AND OTHER ELEMENTS THAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THAT.
WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIT INTO THIS AVAILABLE SPACE AND THEN BRING IT BACK TO YOU.
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION ON THAT ONE.
IT WAS SEATING FOR 2,500 PEOPLE AND PARKING FOR 2,500 PEOPLE WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT IT.
THERE WAS A REASON WHY IT COULDN'T BE DONE.
THE CITY HAD LOOKED INTO DOING A REGULATION TRACK.
THE CITY HAD DETERMINED, I'M NOT SAYING THAT THE CITY CAN'T, WE LOOK AT SOMETHING, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT NEED.
ANYWAY, I'LL KEEP THE REST OF MY COMMENTS, BUT THE REASON FOR IT NOT BEING PUT IN AS A 400 IA TRACK IN THE OFFICIAL WORDING WAS DUE TO ALL THE ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS THAT NEEDED TO GO IN TO BE OFFICIALLY A TRACK WE DIDN'T HAVE THE SPACE FOR, WHICH IS WHY THE CITY COMMISSION THROUGH STRATEGIC PLANNING SAID, WE JUST WANT A RUNNING TRACK.
ACTUALLY, AT ONE POINT, WE HAD ASKED FOR A RUNNING TRACK TO BE INSIDE A BUILDING TO HELP FOR THE WEATHER LIKE THEY DO UP IN DC.
ANYWAY, AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO NOW TAKE MY FIVE MINUTES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON HOW MANY BASEBALL GAMES WERE PLAYED, HOW MANY SOCCER GAMES ARE PLAYED? ANY OF THE OTHER INFORMATION ON HOW UTILIZED THAT IS BECAUSE I DON'T SEE IT, AND I KNOW I ASKED FOR IT.
>> SURE. WE HAVE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS THAT HAPPEN.
YOU'RE ASKING JUST ABOUT BASEBALL THAT WE HAVE, MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS?
>> EVERYTHING. RIGHT NOW YOU'RE ASKING US TO CHANGE THE CONCEPT.
I'M NOT SAYING I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CONCEPT, BUT I CAN SAY THAT RIGHT NOW, I CAN'T AGREE TO REMOVING A BASEBALL FIELD, WHEN I HAVE PEOPLE CALLING ME AND EMAIL ME SAYING, WHERE ARE THE NEXT BASEBALL PROGRAMS. IF WE'RE HAVING ENOUGH PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN HANDLE IT WITH ONE FIELD, GREAT.
BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED WITH ANY INFORMATION TO GIVE US A DETAIL OF KNOWING BOTH SOCCER FIELDS BEING USED, THE MULTIPURPOSE BEING USED, AND REQUIREMENTS OF WHEN YOU HAVE A TRACK ON WHAT CAN AND CANNOT HAPPEN THAT COULD AFFECT TRACK RUNNERS.
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ALSO, FROM LOOKING AT 130 INDIVIDUALS ONLY, IN THE CITY, WHERE RIGHT NOW WE'RE OUT DOING A SURVEY ASKING EVERYBODY THEIR OPINION ON, WHICH ONE WAS IT NOW? THE NEWEST SURVEY THAT WE'RE OUT DOING.RED LIGHT CAMERAS FOR SCHOOL ZONES.
THAT'S SOMETHING. WHY WOULD WE NOT HAVE THEN GONE OUT FOR THIS? I FEEL 130 PEOPLE WHO HAVE ONLY ACTUALLY SAID TO US, THEY WANT THE MULTIPURPOSE FIELD, WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE, 65% OR A TOTAL OF 65 PEOPLE, HALF OF THE PEOPLE WANT THE WALKING TRAIL AND FITNESS STATION.
TWENTY-NINE PEOPLE ONLY WANT A RUNNING TRACK.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO SAY, LET'S GET A 400-METER RUNNING TRACK FOR ONLY 29 PEOPLE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE INFORMATION WE HAVE IS SUFFICIENT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL OPINION RIGHT NOW ON THIS.
WHILE I WOULD LEAN MORE TOWARDS OPTION 3, BECAUSE TO GET IT ALL IN THERE, I STILL WANT TO KNOW WHAT PROGRAMS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN.
ARE WE NOW PROGRAMMING RUNNING? QUITE HONESTLY, AGAIN, WE'RE NOT MIRAMAR.
IT'S OKAY THAT MIRAMAR HAS SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT, WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT OTHER PLACES DON'T HAVE.
THAT'S WHY WE GO ALL OVER THE PLACE.
MILLENNIUM HAS A TRACK. WE WERE JUST TOLD.
WE ALSO KNOW TARAVELLA HAS A TRACK, SO WE HAVE TRACKS.
IF WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, LET'S DO WHAT IT'S GOING TO WORK FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE, TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL THE PEOPLE AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.
THE $270,000 GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED IS GOING TO GO HELP THROUGH THIS. WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM.
WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO WORK TO GET WHATEVER GRANTS WE CAN GET WITH WHATEVER FUNDING THAT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING ABLE TO GET AT THIS TIME.
WE KNOW THAT GOVERNMENT, WHETHER IT'S STATE OR FEDERAL, IS GOING THROUGH WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING THROUGH, BUT THERE WILL BE FUNDS IN THE FUTURE THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET TO, AND BY THE TIME WE ACTUALLY FIGURE OUT A PLAN, MAYBE THE FUNDING WILL BE HERE.
AGAIN, I AM SUPPORTIVE OF OPTION 3, BUT I'VE GOT THAT CONCERN.
WE'VE GOT CONSENSUS FOR OPTION 3 ALREADY, BUT I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT PROGRAMMING THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION, PLEASE.
EVERYBODY'S HAD THEIR TIMES [OVERLAPPING] YOU'VE COME THREE TIMES [INAUDIBLE]
>> NO. I DIDN'T EVEN GO FOR THREE MINUTES.
JUST LIKE YOU GOT TO SPEAK, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU. WE'RE NOT BEING RUDE, WE'RE BEING CORDIAL.
>> THANK YOU. AS FAR AS PROGRAMMING, I'M AT THE PARK A LOT, OBVIOUSLY WITH MY CHILDREN AND JUST FOR MYSELF.
I WILL TELL YOU THIS, TAMARAC ONLY HAS REC BASEBALL AND REC SOCCER.
THE BASEBALL PROGRAM THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IS NOT ENOUGH KIDS, SO BASEBALL IS A DYING SPORT.
THERE'S STUFF WE NEED TO PUT TOGETHER.
IT'S TO THE POINT WHERE THE PROGRAM HAS ENOUGH KIDS TO PUT SIX-YEAR-OLDS THROUGH 12-YEAR-OLDS ON THE SAME TEAM.
I IMAGINE THAT. BECAUSE MY SIX-YEAR-OLD SON WAS PLAYING AGAINST MY 12-YEAR-OLD SON.
THAT'S HOW BAD BASEBALL IS IN TAMARAC.
>> NO, THEY PLAY AGAINST GIRLS TOO, IT'S UNISEX. I LIKE THIS GUY.
THEY PLAY AGAINST GIRLS TOO, SO THERE'S NOT ENOUGH KIDS TO PLAY, WHETHER IT'S MARKETING OR WHATEVER IT IS.
SOCCER, CORAL SPRINGS RENT THIS SOCCER FIELD.
WE HAVE REC SOCCER, AND WE PLAY AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX.
AS FAR AS PROGRAMMING, IT WILL NOT AFFECT US BECAUSE GUESS WHAT, WE DON'T HAVE IT.
ONE OF MY CAMPAIGN THING WAS BUILD MORE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
TRACK AND FIELD IMPACTS EVERY SPORT.
NO, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY THERE ARE NOT GOING TO SAY TRACK AND FIELD BECAUSE GUESS WHAT, THERE IS NO TRACK AND FIELD.
THE TRACK AND FIELD AT MILLENNIUM IS THE SAME ONE.
TARAVELLLA, I DID ASK TO LOOK IN THAT, AND WHEN PARKS AND REC DID, THEY DON'T HAVE THE LIGHTING TO SUPPORT US USING THEIR TRACK, SO NO, IT'S NOT AVAILABLE.
THERE WOULD BE NO CANCELING OF PROGRAMMING BECAUSE GUESS WHAT, THERE IS NO PROGRAMMING FOR THAT FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.
WHETHER THE DIAMOND IS TAKEN AWAY FOR BASEBALL.
WE HAVE THREE DIAMONDS AT TAMARAC PARK, AND HE COULD TELL YOU NOW THE PROGRAMMING IS PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF TAMARAC RENTING IT.
WHEN COMMISSIONER WRIGHT SPOKE ABOUT BRINGING THE ACTUAL REGULATED FIELD, THAT WOULD BRING IN INCOME BECAUSE IT WILL BE RENTED LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.
>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
>> I JUST LOVE WHEN DR. DANIEL BECOMES PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING.
SHE FOUGHT FOR THE FIRE STATION. THAT'S HAPPENING.
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NOW SHE'S FIGHTING FOR THIS TRACK.WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT HAPPENS.
SHE'S JUST A BREATH OF FRESH AIR IN TAMARAC, SO I APPRECIATE YOU, DR. DANIEL.
I REALLY THINK THAT WE SHOULD COME BACK WITH MORE INFORMATION, RUDY.
JUST TAKE AWAY OPTION 1 AND 2, AND LET'S HAVE OPTION 3 AND THEN COME BACK WITH A SECOND OPTION WITH THE TRACK BEING 400 METER.
I THINK THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE HAPPY WITH A 200-METER TRACK BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING, WE'RE GETTING SOMETHING, BUT THEY WOULD BE ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
I WOULD BE ON TOP OF THE WORLD SEEING A 400-METER TRACK COME TO TAMARAC.
BEING FRIENDS WITH SOME GREAT JAMAICAN ATHLETES, I WON'T CALL NAMES, BUT THEY'RE MY FRIENDS.
THEY WOULD LOVE TO COME TO TAMARAC ON A 400-METER TRACK.
SOMETIMES IT'S NOT ABOUT 30 RESIDENTS OR 60 RESIDENTS.
WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE, AND WE HAVE TO THINK BIG.
WE CAN'T JUST PROMOTE THE OLD TAMARAC.
WE'RE NOT 31 YEARS AGO ANYMORE.
WE'RE NOT EXPLORING FOR 47 YEARS.
WE ARE A BRAND NEW TAMARAC, PIONEERING AND CHARTING A WONDERFUL FUTURE.
RUDOLPH, YOU'RE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB SO FAR, AND YOU'RE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, TOO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER]
>> SURE. WHY NOT? DANIELLE DURGAN.
>> BASICALLY, ALL OF US AGREE FOR OPTION 3.
THERE'S NO PROBLEM WITH GOING OUT AND LOOKING AGAIN ON FOR A 400.
AS A PERSON WHO RAN TRACK AND FIELD, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ALL THOSE YEARS AGO, WHO WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO TRY TO BE AN OLYMPIC RUNNER WITH WHATEVER, NO COMMENTS.
ACTUALLY HURDLES. THEN I ALSO THREW MYSELF OVER A HIGH BAR.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT START, AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD PLACE.
HOWEVER, UTILIZING THIS IN THE BEST WAY WE CAN, BECAUSE I HEARD YOU SAY A FEW TIMES, IF WE WENT 400, WE HAD TO TAKE UP SPACE OUTSIDE OF THE PARK.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE ALWAYS SAID IF WE GET SOME DIFFERENT FIELDS AND DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITY, WE WOULD TRY TO DO THE 400.
BUT AS ALSO BEEN SAID, LET'S NOT GIVE UP AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 200 FOR THE 400 THAT IF WE CAN'T GET IT.
IF THIS COMMISSION SEEMS TO WANT TO HAVE CONSENSUS, TO GO AHEAD AND SAY OPTION 3, BUT LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO SQUEEZE IN 400.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM DOING THAT, BUT I AM GOING TO ASK YOU.
THE NEXT TIME YOU PRESENT TO US, I WANT TO KNOW WHICH PROGRAMS ARE BEING CUT, WHICH PROGRAMS OR HOW MANY PEOPLE WE'VE ACTUALLY SURVEYED MORE THAN 130 PEOPLE.
IF WE'RE GOING TO DO CERTAIN THING THAT'S BIG, GREAT, I HAVE NO PROBLEM BECAUSE TAMARAC IS NOT WHAT WE USED TO BE.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF WHERE WE'VE COME AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO.
I WANTED US TO KNOW THE RATE OF RETURN THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SACRIFICE ON CERTAIN THINGS, IT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY BE WORTH IT.
YOU HAVE CONSENSUS FROM THE COMMISSION TO GO AHEAD AND DEVELOP OPTION 3.
BUT GO AHEAD AND DO YOUR INVESTIGATION IF THERE'S ANY WAY POSSIBLE FOR 400.
I THOUGHT WE WERE TRYING TO GET CONSENSUS ON BRINGING BACK PRESENTATION THAT INCLUDES THE 400 METER TRACK.
>> CORRECT. THE FOURTH OPTION, BUT ALSO LEAVING IN OPTION 3 TO COMPARE AND BRING THE DATA TO THE COMMISSION.
>> OPTION 3, BECOME OPTION 1 AND OPTION 2 WOULD BE TO 400 METER TRACK.
>> CALL IT A AND B TO MAKE IT EASIER.
>> JUST WHATEVER YOU COME BACK WITH.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE CONSENSUS TO BRING BACK OPTION ONE OR TWO.
I THINK WE HAVE CONSENSUS TO BRING BACK OPTION 3, BUT ALSO BRING BACK ANOTHER OPTION WITH 400 METERS.
BRINGING BACK OPTION 3 WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE OPTION 4 IF IT IS POSSIBLE.
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[OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.>> WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME TO BRING BACK THE ITEM, RUDY.
>> CITY MANAGER, WHAT WOULD BE THE TIME FRAME THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO EXPECT TO HAVE THIS COME BACK TO US? >. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT I'D LIKE TO TAKE SOME TIME AND THINK ABOUT THIS.
>> THE NEXT WORK CHART MEETING, IT'LL BE ABLE TO BE PRESENTED.
>> THAT RED THING BESIDE THE TRACK ROOTED THAT WHERE SAYS NUMBER 3, IS THAT GRANDSTANDS LIKE SEATING?
>> THIS OPTION DOES NOT HAVE SEATING.
>. IT DOESN'T SHOW IT ON THE MAP, BUT FOR THE NEXT MEETING, WE'LL INCLUDE THAT TO SHOW EVERYTHING FOR THE BOTH SIDE OF THIS.
>> MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO WHICH I THINK
[9.b Discussion and Direction on the Colony West Glades Golf Course Presented by Parks & Recreation Director, Rudolph Galindo]
THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM ARE HERE FOR, 9B, DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION ON THE COLONY WEST GLADES GOLF COURSE.THIS IS ALSO BEING PRESENTED BY PARK AND REC DIRECTOR RUDY.
RUDOLPH GALINDO, AND HE'S GOING TO SUMMARIZE THE ITEM THAT WAS AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM WAS DELIVERED DURING THE STAFF AGENDA REVIEW WORKSHOP ON MONDAY, AND A COPY OF THE RECORDING AND PRESENTATION WAS SHARED WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
DIRECTOR GALINDO? YES, THANK YOU.
AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE PRIMARILY A GREAT AUDIENCE HERE FOR RESIDENTS THAT SURROUND THE GLADES COURSE, WOULD YOU PLEASE JUST GIVE US YOUR FULL PRESENTATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY TO SEE WHAT WE SAID?
>> SURE. WE CAN GO THROUGH THE RESULTS.
WE CONDUCTED AN ONLINE SURVEY THAT WE HAD GREAT RESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY FROM THOSE WHO USE THE GOLF COURSE, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO LIVE AROUND IT.
WE HAD 1,242 RESPOND, WHICH IS A GREAT RESPONSE.
WE WERE ABLE TO COLLECT THAT DATA.
WE ALSO HELD A WORKSHOP, AN IN-PERSON WORKSHOP WHERE WE ALSO RECEIVED FEEDBACK, AND MORE PEOPLE HAD THE OPTION TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY AS WELL.
IN THE RESULTS, WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT 80% OF THOSE WHO RESPONDED WERE IN FAVOR OF MAINTAINING THE 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE AND RENOVATING THE GOLF COURSE AS IS, WHICH INCLUDES THE GREENS, THE WALKWAYS, THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, AND THE RESTROOM.
THE 80% IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE FOUND IN THE DISTRICT MEETINGS AS WELL, ALTHOUGH NOT A LARGE OF A SAMPLE SIZE, BUT THIS IS A MUCH LARGER AMOUNT, AND SO WE SAW THOSE SAME RESULTS AS RENOVATING THE GLADES GOLF COURSE, AS IS.
[BACKGROUND] NO, WE DON'T HAVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION HERE.
THAT WAS WHY I GAVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY EARLIER.
>> I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE RESIDENT.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE RESIDENT IF THE COMMISSION WOULD APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> POLITICS AT ITS FINEST. MR. GOLOB.
>> SURE. TO ANSWER THE PODIUM, SIR. I'D LOVE TO HEAR.
>> [OVERLAPPING] YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
>> [OVERLAPPING] WE'LL JUST TO DO THIS ALL THE TIME NOW.
>> THE WALKWAY ON THE GOLF COURSE.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT'S GOING TO BE CONCRETE AS WELL, IS THAT CORRECT? >. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE IN THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE PROJECT, YES.
>> NOW, IF YOU DRIVE AROUND THE CITY OR YOU WALK THROUGH THE GOLF COURSE THAT THE CITY HAS REPLACED THE CONCRETE.
IT'S ALL BROKEN. IT'S NOT NEW YORK.
IT'S FLORIDA. IT SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN.
WHATEVER YOU GUYS ARE USING IS NOT THE PROPER MATERIAL.
YOU SHOULD USE BLACKTOP ON THE GOLF COURSE.
YOU SHOULD USE BLACKTOP ON A WALKING TRACK.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A 400 METER TRACK IN, YOU SHOULD JUST INCORPORATE THE WALKWAY WITHIN THE TRACK.
IF THERE'S NO WALKWAY, THEY'RE GOING TO USE THE TRACK TO WALK. PRETTY SIMPLE.
BUT AS FAR AS THE GOLF COURSE IS CONCERNED, THE BATHROOMS, THE GREENS, THE T BOXES, THE RUBBER TREE AT THE 16TH T NEEDS TO BE REMOVED.
IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR 38 YEARS.
IT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED. THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU GET UP, YOU NEED TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR LOCATION.
>> SINCE WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING DURING THIS ITEM, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
>> THANK YOU, GOMEZ. TWO YEARS AGO, CLOSE TO 100, PEOPLE FROM PLUM HARBOR, WEDGEWOOD, SPYGLASS, COLONY WEST ESTATE, AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES GOT OUT OUTSIDE THE HOUSE IN PLUM B TO TELL ME THAT THEY DID NOT WANT THIS DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
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OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, A RECORD NUMBER OF THESE RESIDENTS HAVE SPOKEN UP WITH THEIR VOICES AND THEIR VOTE IN TONG HALLS AND IN SURVEYS, SAYING THAT THEY WANT TO KEEP THE GOLF COURSE THE SAME.ALONG THIS JOURNEY, I HAVE ADAMANT THAT I SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENTS AS THE RESIDENTS TO KEEP THE GOLF COURSE THE SAME.
I HAVE PRESENTED RESEARCH THAT SHOW CLEARLY THAT COLONY WEST IS A VIABLE BUSINESS WITH OVER $400 MILLION IN REVENUES.
RESEARCHERS ALSO SHOWN THAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAD MADE A PROMISE TO THE RESIDENTS IN 2011 THAT THEY WOULD NOT DEVELOP THE GLADES GOLF COURSE.
LAST YEAR, THE MAJORITY OF THIS COMMISSION AGREED TO CONDUCT A SURVEY OF ALL THE RESIDENTS.
OBVIOUSLY, 80% SAID THEY WANT TO KEEP THE GOLF COURSE THE SAME.
I'M ASKING MY COLLEAGUES, THE SURVEY IS CLEARLY EVENT THAT THE RESIDENTS WANT TO KEEP THE GOLF COURSES THE SAME, AND I'M URGING YOU TO LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE AND SHOW THEM THAT THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE ARE FAR MORE POWERFUL THAN US WHO ARE IN POWER BY GOING WITH THE SURVEY AND KEEPING THE GOLF COURSE AS IS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WILL DEFINITELY SUPPORT YOU AND SUPPORT THE RESIDENTS ON KEEPING THE GOLF COURSE AS IS.
>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON, THEN COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF KEEPING IT THE SAME.
I MADE A COMMENT AT THE COMMUNITY MEETING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT REMAINS THE SAME IN PERPETUITY.
WHAT SAFEGUARDS, MANAGER OR ATTORNEY CAN WE PUT IN TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS REMAINS THE SAME IN PERPETUITY, THAT WE'RE NOT DEVELOPING THIS GOLF COURSE FOR A FUTURE DEVELOPER TO COME IN FOR A MORE ATTRACTIVE GOLF COURSE.
>> COMMISSION BOLTON, OBVIOUSLY, WE HAD ADOPTED AND RECORDED A RESTRICTED COVENANT.
THAT REQUIRE THE GOLF COURSE TO REMAIN A GOLF COURSE.
ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU WANT MORE SECURITY FROM A LIFETIME PERSPECTIVE, WE CAN AMEND THAT RESTRICTED COVENANT, REQUIRE I WOULD SAY, RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ADJACENT WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE THAT THEY CONSENT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO LEASE THAT COVENANT.
THE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE TO SAY SO IN THE FUTURE OF THE GOLF COURSE ALSO.
>> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, HOW IT IS WRITTEN NOW, THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT.
IF FUTURE COMMISSION CAN REMOVE THAT COVENANT BY HOW MUCH VOTE?
>> IT WAS BASICALLY RIGHT NOW BASED ON THE COVENANT LANGUAGE, CITY COMMISSION CAN OBVIOUSLY TERMINATE THE COVENANT BY MAJORITY VOTE.
>> I'LL BE OUT LIVED BY MORE THAN LIKELY ALL OF THIS COMMISSION BECAUSE I'M TERMING OUT IN THREE YEARS, UNFORTUNATELY.
I WOULD LOVE TO HERE AND NOW CHANGE THAT TO A SUPERMAJORITY INSTEAD OF A MAJORITY VOTE.
THAT'S FOUR OUT OF FIVE COMMISSIONERS AND TO HAVE AT 80% OF THE COMMUNITY VOTING TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTION AS WELL, 80% IS REFLECTIVE OF THE RESPONSES.
SO 80% SAYS THAT THEY WANT TO KEEP THE GOLF COURSE THE SAME.
WE SHOULD PUT IN THE SAFEGUARDS AS WELL FOR A SUPERMAJORITY TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT, AND TO ALSO HAVE 80% OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE A SAY IN THAT AS WELL IF WE WANT TO HAVE THAT RESTRICTIVE COVENANT REMOVED.
IF THIS COMMISSION DOES NOT DO THAT, AND HEAR ME GOOD COLONY WEST AND EVERYBODY THAT'S LISTENING.
IF THIS COMMISSION DOES NOT DO THAT, THEY ARE PLAYING WITH YOU.
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IF THEY DO NOT HAVE AT LEAST A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE, AND 80% OF THE COMMUNITY SAYING TO YOU, SAYING TO US THAT THEY WANT TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT.WE HAD A PASS COMMISSION DO CRAZY THINGS.
WE HAVE THIS COMMISSION A PORTION THEREOF, VOTING TO PUT HOUSES IN THE WOODLANDS.
FUTURE COMMISSIONS DO CRAZY THINGS.
IF YOU WANT THE SAFEGUARDS, DON'T JUST SAY HOORAY FOR THIS.
ASK FOR THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT TO BE A MAJORITY VOTE.
WITH THAT, I'M ALSO GOING TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TONIGHT TO GIVE CONSENSUS FOR A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE AND FOR AT LEAST 80% OF THE COMMUNITY TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION, CITY ATTORNEY, THAT WOULD BE DONE AS AN ORDINANCE IF IT WAS TO COME BACK, IS THAT CORRECT? BECAUSE IT CAN'T JUST GO INTO PLAY TODAY.
IT IS AN ORDINANCE FOR A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT.
>> I BELIEVE IT WAS PASSED AS A RESOLUTION.
DEFINITELY, YOU NEED THE AMENDMENT TO BE PRESENTED AND REVIEWED BY THE COMMISSION.
ADDITIONALLY, THE MECHANISM THAT COMMISSIONER BOLTON, IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 80% OF THE CITY, MOST LIKELY, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOME FORM OF ELECTION OR SOME FORM, AND THAT NEED TO REFLECT IN THE COVENANT ALSO.
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION AS WELL, CITY ATTORNEY.
>> GO AHEAD. I THINK WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COVENANT LAST YEAR, AND I TRIED TO GET THAT.
I DID NOT GET THE VOTE. OBVIOUSLY, I'M IN SUPPORT BY THE COMMISSIONER BOLTON MENTION.
BUT I ALSO E MAILED YOU A FEW WEEKS AGO TELLING YOU WHEN THIS ITEM CAME UP FOR DISCUSSION, WE SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THAT UP AS WELL.
REMEMBER HAVING THAT CONVERSATION.
I ALSO FOLLOWED YOUR EMAIL FROM A RESIDENT.
CITY MANAGER, IF YOU CAN CLARIFY.
I HAD THAT CONVERSATION. I SAID, WHEN WE TALKED WHEN WE SPOKE OF THE COLONY GOLF COURSE, BRING UP THAT AMENDMENT SO WE GET IT.
>> I THINK, TONY STERLING OF THE CITY MANAGER STAFF HAD SENT ME AN EMAIL REQUESTING THAT, BUT IT WAS RECALL LAST WEEK, MORE THAN A WEEK.
IT WAS REQUESTED, BUT IT WAS RECALL, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS YOUR REQUEST.
>> I BELIEVE WE FORWARDED YOUR REQUEST OR CITY ATTORNEY WAS DIRECTLY RECEIVED OF THAT, BUT CITY ATTORNEY, IF YOU CAN CONFIRM THAT IT REQUIRES THE COMMISSION'S CONSENT TO GO AHEAD AND PURSUE THAT.
>> IT NEED TO COME BACK TO A COMMISSION MEETING?
>> YES. BUT COMMISSIONER WRIGHT CAN REQUEST ITEM BE PRESENTED.
>> NO. NOW, COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S ASKING THE PRESENTATION FOR IT.
BUT IT NEEDS TO BE AS A CONSENSUS TO COME BACK VERSUS BEING SOLIDIFIED TONIGHT.
>> COMMISSIONER WRIGHT IS THE ONE WHO SAID HE'S ALREADY ASKED FOR THAT AND WANTED TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSED TONIGHT, BUT HADN'T GOTTEN ANY FEEDBACK ON IT.
FOR WHATEVER REASON THE MESSAGE DIDN'T GET TO YOU, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BUT I BROUGHT IT THE DISCUSSION, BUT I'M IN SUPPORT OF COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S SUPERMAJORITY AND 80% OF THE COMMUNITY VOTING TO RESTRICT THE COVENANT.
I WANTED TO DO THAT FROM LAST YEAR, SO JUST YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT IN THAT AS WELL.
>> THE SECONDARY CONVERSATION THAT HAS JUST COME THROUGH THE PRIMARY CONVERSATION BECAUSE YOU GOT TO GO BACK TO THE GOLF COURSE IS THAT WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S CONSENSUS TO BRING BACK AN ORDINANCE, WHERE YOU'RE SAYING IT'S A RESOLUTION, AND GO THROUGH.
>> AFFIRM WHAT I BELIEVE WAS A RESOLUTION [OVERLAPPING].
>> YOU NEED TO CONFIRM AT THAT TIME, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S WHEN YOU SAY 80%, IF IT'S AN ELECTION ITEM, WHICH IS GOING ON A BALLOT, YOU NEED TO DO THAT RESEARCH.
IF THERE'S CONSENSUS TONIGHT, WHICH THERE IS, YOU'LL COME BACK AT A LATER DATE WITH THAT PARTICULAR ITEMS BEING HANDLED TODAY.
>> TODAY, WE CAN GO BACK TO HANDLING I'M GETTING DIRECTIONS TODAY FROM BECKER.
>> CAN WE COME BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING? NOT JUST SAY A LATER MEETING, BUT AT THE NEXT MEETING, CAN WE HAVE CONCRETE PLANS TO SAY SUPERMAJORITY AND AT LEAST 80% OF THE RESIDENT?
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>> IT'S GOING TO SAY THE SUPERMAJORITY, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO DO THE RESEARCH FIRST BEFORE SO WE CAN KNOW.
>> [OVERLAPPING] RESEARCH AND THERE'S NO ISSUE, IT WILL BE BACK TO THE NEXT.
>> BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A REFERENDUM IF IT NEEDS TO GO ON AN ELECTION, CORRECT?
>> YOU'LL GET BACK TO US ON THAT.
>> JUST POINT OF CLARIFICATION AS WELL.
WHEN YOU'RE DOING YOUR RESEARCH, NOT JUST LOOK AT THE ENTIRE CITY, BUT LOOK AT 80% OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE CITY 400 FEET OF THE SPACE.
>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON, THAT'S A GOOD POINT BECAUSE ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE CITY CODE WHEN YOU ASKING FOR A SITE PLAN APPROVAL, ANY SPECIAL EXCEPTION, THERE'S A NOTICE REQUIREMENT THAT HOMES WHO ARE LOCATED WITHIN A 400 FEET RADIUS OF THE POTENTIAL PROJECT HAS TO RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL NOTICES, SO IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE CODE. THAT'S YOUR COMMENT.
>> SINCE YOU'RE GOING TO DO RESEARCH, DON'T JUST LOOK AT 80%, BUT LOOK AT 90% AND ALSO 100% AS WELL?
>> WE CAN TALK ABOUT ALL THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING THAT'LL COME BEFORE US, SO WE CAN ACTUALLY GET BACK TO THE BUSINESS OF THIS TONIGHT.
I UNDERSTAND THE POLITICS BEING PLAYED TONIGHT.
EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM DOES, SO CAN WE GET BACK TO THIS, AND THEN WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING WITH ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT'S BEING BROUGHT UP, 80, 90, 100, WHATEVER.
THANK YOU. ANYTHING BACK TO THE TOPIC AT HAND? COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, YOUR LIGHT WAS LIT.
IS IT STILL? ARE YOU STILL READY TO GO?
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, JC PENNEY SAID THAT CHANGE HAPPENS WHEN FORCES JOIN TOGETHER.
I SUPPORT THAT AND I THINK THAT WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB HERE.
SEVERAL OF THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN OR AROUND THAT GOLF COURSE ATTEND MY CHURCH, AND THEY'VE ALL TALKED TO ME PERSONALLY.
I'VE ATTENDED MAJORITY OF THE MEETINGS, THEY ARE ADAMANTLY AGAINST IT.
I WAS JUST GOING TO ACTUALLY ASK THAT WHEN WE DO THE RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO THE 80%, THAT WE LIMIT IT TO THOSE THAT LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE A CITY WIDE CONCERN.
I WOULDN'T WANT SOME OTHER DISTRICT THAT'S NOT AFFECTED BY THE CHANGES TO HAVE ANY WEIGH IN ON ANY CHANGE THAT'S HAPPENING IN THAT COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. GOING BACKWARDS BECAUSE WE'RE STILL ON THAT OTHER ITEM.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE RESEARCH, THERE'S 28 COMMUNITIES AFFECTED, SO ALL OF THEM NEED TO BE INCLUDED BECAUSE THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY LIVING ON THE COURSE.
I LOVE YOU GUYS. IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT.
IT'S ABOUT THE EQUITY THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY, WHICH LEADS ME TO WHAT I'VE SHARED WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS THAT I ALWAYS SAID TO YOU THAT I WOULD SUPPORT THE SURVEY.
MY ROLE THAT I FEEL IS MY ROLE IS I NEED TO LISTEN TO EVERYBODY, AND WHETHER OR NOT SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE KNOW THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO WISHED FOR CERTAIN CHANGES, AND THEIR VOICES NEEDED TO BE HEARD.
WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS, A FAIR PROCESS WITH AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD.
THEREFORE, THE DECISIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING ARE BASED ON THAT.
I HAVE COMPLETE SUPPORT FOR ALL OF THIS.
I'VE ATTENDED MEETINGS, WHETHER IT'S BEEN WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, SOME OF THE PEOPLE NOT HERE, CALLS, TEXT AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
I THINK THAT IT IS GREAT THAT WE HAVE HEARD, AND NOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND DO SOME PLANNING, WHICH I ALSO HOPE FOR SOME OF THAT PLANNING WHEN WE HAVE OUR CAR PASS AND WHATEVER DESIGNS OF THE 18 HOLES IT IS GOING TO BE.
NEEDS TO INCLUDE PROTECTING DRIVERS ON PINE ISLAND FROM ERRANT GOLF BALLS THAT ARE HIDDEN INTO THE STREET BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED TWICE, ALMOST.
WE WILL ALSO ADD THE LANDSCAPING, I HOPE, THAT WILL PROTECT SOME OF OUR HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE GETTING THE GOLF BALLS INTO THEIR HOMES OR ON THEIR CARS OR IN THEIR FRONT YARDS.
I THINK THAT BY MOVING SOME OF THE HOLES WILL HELP, AND WHEN I SAY SOME OF THE HOLES, YOU GOT THE T. IN THAT T, YOU CAN MOVE THE HOLE TO THE LEFT, AND UNLESS THE PERSON REALLY STINKS, THAT BALL SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION FROM THE PERSON'S HOUSE.
ADDING THE ADDITIONAL RESTROOM, WHICH I DIDN'T MENTION EARLIER, BECAUSE SOMEBODY SAID, NOT EVERYBODY WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT ALL THE RESTROOMS YOU'RE GOING TO PUT ON THE COURSE.
WE'RE GOING TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL RESTROOM FROM WHAT I BELIEVE, WHICH WILL ALSO HELP HOPEFULLY FOR SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THAT OUR GOLF COURSES AND THE SHRUBS ON THERE ARE A LATRINE.
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT COMING ON AND LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE GOOD STUFF AND THE ADDITIONAL PLAY AND THE REVITALIZATION OF THIS COURSE THAT WILL BE IN OUR FUTURE.
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FOR THE NEXT DISCUSSION, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT IN TWO WEEKS.SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, YOU'VE GOT CONSENSUS.
>> HOPEFULLY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU'RE HAPPY.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE MORE ITEM, SO WHILE YOU'RE HERE. OKAY, FINE.
[APPLAUSE] AFTER ALL YOU'VE GONE THROUGH SOUNDS GOOD.
WE HAVE ONE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA. NO, WE DON'T.
WELL, WE HAVE ONE LAST ITEM 9 AND COMMISSION REPORTS.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY OR NOT.
[9.c Selection of the 2025/2026 Broward League of Cities Board of Directors Requested by City Clerk Kimberly Dillon]
IS THE SELECTION FOR 9(C), SELECTION OF 2025, 2026, BROWARD LAKE CITY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.THIS ITEM IS REQUESTED BY OUR CITY CLERK, KIMBERLY DILLON, AND SHE WILL PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE ITEM, AND IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
A PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM WAS DELIVERED DURING THE STAFF AGENDA REVIEW WORKSHOP ON MONDAY, AND A COPY OF THE RECORDING AND PRESENTATION WAS SHARED WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
CITY CLERK, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. AGAIN, KIMBERLY DILLON FOR THE RECORD, CITY CLERK.
THIS ITEM FOR YOU IS A ROUTINE ITEM THAT COMES BEFORE YOU EVERY YEAR, WHERE THE BODY SELECT A MEMBER TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR, AN ALTERNATE AND A SECOND ALTERNATE ON THE BROWARD LEAGUE OF CITIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
TONIGHT, THE ACTION THAT IS REQUIRED IS CONSENSUS FROM THE BODY TO SELECT A MEMBER TO SERVE IN EACH OF THOSE POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR 25-26.
>> I'LL TAKE NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR. VICE MAYOR.
>> NO, I'M CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR.
CURRENTLY, CITY CLERK, DID YOU SHARE WHO'S WHAT? BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE AN OPENING.
I KNOW IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, FORMER COMMISSIONER BILLY LOBOS WAS NUMBER 2, AND THE ALTERNATE WAS COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT DR. DANIEL AS THE DIRECTOR.
I'D LOVE TO NOMINATE COMMISSIONER PATTERSON AS THE FIRST ALTERNATE AND TO NOMINATE MYSELF AS A SECOND ALTERNATE.
>> I SUPPORT DR. DANIEL AS DIRECTOR.
I WOULD THINK THAT COMMISSIONER WRIGHT SHOULD BE ELEVATED TO THE SECOND ALTERNATE AND COMMISSIONER WRIGHT TO THE FIRST ALTERNATE AND COMMISSIONER PATTERSON TO THE SECOND ALTERNATE.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. MADAM MAYOR, BUT I'LL SUPPORT COMMISSIONER BOLTON AS DR. DANIEL, COMMISSIONER PATTERSON AND COMMISSIONER BOLTON AS ALTERNATE ALTERNATE.
>> IF YOU WISH TO NO LONGER BE ON THE DIRECTORSHIP, THAT IS FINE.
IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR DESIRES, COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, DO YOU ACCEPT FOR FIRST ALTERNATE?
>> IT'S NOT THAT TORTURE PROMISE.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON OBVIOUSLY, SINCE YOU NOMINATED YOURSELF, FOR THE SECOND ALTERNATE, YOU SUPPORT THAT. THERE YOU ARE.
>> CITY CLERK, YOU HAVE YOUR POSITIONS.
>> I DO. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU. NOW MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
[11. COMMISSION REPORTS]
WE'RE GOING TO OUR COMMISSION REPORTS.EACH COMMISSIONER WILL PRESENT THEIR REPORT.
THEY HAVE FIVE MINUTES. COMMISSIONER OF DISTRICT 1.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I HAVE NO REPORT.
>> COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, DISTRICT 2.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. JUST WANT TO SAY, I'M HAPPY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF PLUMA IN THAT COMMUNITY, KEEPING THE GOLF COURSE AS IS, WE FOUGHT TIRELESSLY, AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THEM KEEPING THEIR GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, DISTRICT 3.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I WANT TO ECHO THAT.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY SHOW UP AND STAND UP FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.
OFTENTIMES WE HEAR FROM PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIVE IN YOUR DISTRICTS THAT REALLY AREN'T IMPACTED BY ANYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR COMMUNITIES.
IT'S REALLY GREAT FROM THIS ANGLE TO SEE YOU GUYS HERE TONIGHT REPRESENTING YOUR NEIGHBORS AND YOUR COMMUNITY AND HAVING YOUR VOICE HEARD.
I THINK THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT.
I JUST WANT TO JUST FURTHER STATE THAT, I'M REALLY THRILLED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST OVER 100 PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT OVER THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF.
THROUGH DEVELOPER DOLLARS, I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME READY DOLLARS FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR HOA, THEIR MORTGAGE, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
OBVIOUSLY, AS I SAID EARLIER, I'M REALLY CONCERNED WITH WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF OUR ECONOMY, AND JUST SOME OF THE IMPACT THAT FOLKS ARE FEELING.
I'M GLAD TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST THE HUNDRED THAT I COULD.
OBVIOUSLY, I WISH I COULD HAVE HELPED EVERYBODY, BUT FOR THOSE THAT I WAS ABLE TO ASSIST,
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I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT.I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO COME BACK TO THE APRIL 9TH COMMISSION MEETING.
I HAVE REQUESTED THAT STAFF WORK ON AN AGENDA ITEM DECLARING OUR CITY AN ANTI HATE AND ANTI-BULLY CITY.
I WILL BE ROLLING OUT A FULL CAMPAIGN THAT WILL BE DECLARING OUR CITY AS SUCH, STARTING WITH THE COMMISSION ALL THE WAY THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY, AS MANY OF YOU SAW TODAY, STANDING AT OUR PODIUMS. THERE'S JUST A LEVEL OF TOXICITY THAT PERMEATES THROUGH OUR CITY.
ALL THE WAY THROUGH, TOWARDS KIDS, UNFORTUNATELY.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE A VERY BOLD STAND AND THAT WE ADJUST OURSELVES SO THAT WE CAN BE THE CITY THAT I KNOW THAT WE ARE.
AGAIN, I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO COME BACK ON APRIL 9TH AND JOIN THAT INITIATIVE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR, DISTRICT 4.
>> THANK YOU. HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT ON SATURDAY NIGHT, WE WILL BE HAVING MIKE GALLA, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY MOST OF THE COMMISSIONERS HERE.
I KNOW SOMEONE IN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNFORTUNATELY, DON'T BELIEVE IN CELEBRATING THE WOMEN IN TAMARAC.
BUT IT'S TO CELEBRATE THE WOMEN IN TAMARAC, THAT HAVE DONE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT AFFECTS OUR COMMUNITY, AFFECTS OUR BUSINESSES FOR THOSE WHO LIVE HERE.
OUR BUSINESSES, WOMEN THAT HAVE BUSINESS IN TAMARAC THAT DON'T NECESSARILY LIVE HERE.
PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT US.
I KNOW IT'S SOLD OUT, BUT IF YOU WANT TO COME, LET ME KNOW, AND I WILL GLADLY FIND YOU A SEAT.
>> TIME AND LOCATION BE AT WOODMONT COUNTRY CLUB.
IT STARTS AT WOODMONT. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
I'M SORRY. WOODMONT COUNTRY CLUB.
IT STARTS AT 6:00 P.M. WE PARTY ALL NIGHT.
WE HAVE A GOOD TIME UNTIL 10:00.
YOU GET TO MEET ALL THE WONDERFUL WOMEN THAT WILL BE RECEIVING THE AWARD, OUR GUEST SPEAKER IS THE NEWS ANCHOR LADY FROM, I THINK, CBS.
COME ON OUT [LAUGHTER], AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, YES.
I WILL BE THERE, AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE THERE.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE.
>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR DANIEL, AS YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THAT MY FAILURE TO BE THERE IS NOT THAT I DON'T SUPPORT.
IT'S AN ANNIVERSARY AND I ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL COMMITMENTS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I SUPPORTED YOU, YOU WERE ONE OF MY FIRST RECIPIENTS BECAUSE I THINK, WHAT YOU'VE DONE AS MAYORS IS AWESOME.
THAN IT'S QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.
NOW EVERYONE CAN BECOME A MAYOR.
KUDOS TO YOU ONCE AGAIN, AS WE CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE.
I'VE GIVEN A VERY LONG REPORT, I THINK, TODAY, SO I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE IT REALLY QUICK.
I'LL ADD FOR NEXT WEEK, OR NEXT TIME, I'LL TELL YOU THE WATER ADVISORY BOARD MEETING.
BUT I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU TO TONY STERLING, JOANNA JOHNSON, SARA CAMPBELL, GREG ROSENBERG, JIM TWIGER, ALEX AND JOHANNE.
SORRY, I DON'T HAVE YOUR LAST NAMES HERE.
FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO MAKING SURE THE CITY'S ACTUALLY VANESSA, AS WELL, FOR THE OUTSIDE, FOR EVERYTHING IN PARK AND REC, FOR THE BEAUTIFUL RECEPTION THAT WAS HAD, AND THE WHOLE TEAM, BECAUSE ACTUALLY, AGAIN, AS I SAID EARLIER, AND I THINK MOST OF YOU WERE HERE.
WITHOUT THE WHOLE TEAM, THE WHOLE CITY DEPARTMENT, EVERYBODY HERE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A STATE OF THE CITY BECAUSE WE'D HAVE NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF.
BUT AS A CITY, WE ARE VERY PROUD.
WE'VE GOT WONDERFUL RESIDENTS, WONDERFUL BUSINESSES, AND EVERYBODY PARTICIPATES AND DEDICATES THEIR TIME TO DOING THE WONDERFUL BUSINESS OF THE CITY, DESPITE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MAY COME UP.
OVERALL, WE'VE GOT A 99%, GREAT CITY, AND IN EVERY FAMILY, YOU'VE GOT SOME DYSFUNCTION.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL TRYING TO WORK ON IT, AND MAKE IT 100% LACK OF DYSFUNCTION, SO WE CAN BE JUST LIKE LENON COLLEGIATE ACADEMY AND HAVE 100% ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION.
ANYWAY, WITH THAT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
GREAT TO SEE YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. HAVE A GREAT WEEK.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.