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>> [LAUGHTER] GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
[1. City Manager's Opening Remarks]
IT'S OUR STAFF AGENDA REVIEW WORKSHOP, AND THIS IS BEING STREAMED AND RECORDED.WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE ENTIRE AGENDA BRIEFLY AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION OR TWO.
JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT THE PUBLIC IS ALSO ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE AND COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS DURING THIS AGENDA REVIEW MEETING.
WE'LL GET STARTED. WE HAVE AN AGENDA.
[2. Agenda]
I KNOW THEY'RE NOT ON THE AGENDA REVIEW VERSION, BUT WE'LL ALSO BE HAVING AN AUTISM FRIENDLY CITY DESIGNATION EVENTS.THEN WE'LL HAVE A RELATED PROCLAMATION, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS FOR A NUMBER OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
THEN WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THE FIRST THING ON THIS IS THE ITEM 3D ON THE CONSENT AGENDA OR IS IT 3D?
[3. Consent Agenda]
>> ON THE ACTUAL AGENDA, IT'S 5D.
MUSTAFA CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THIS GRANT AND THE WORK THAT GOES WITH THAT LITTLE BIT.
>> YES. GOOD MORNING. MUSTAFA I'M PUBLIC SERVICE DIRECTOR.
THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE HAVE CONSULTING WORKING ON.
THIS IS ONE OF THE WHERE WE CULVERT OUR HEAD WALLS IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED THE GRANTS FROM THE STATE AND THIS ONE.
WE ARE GETTING READY TO FINALIZE THE DESIGN AND GET IT ADVERTISED IN NEXT TWO MONTHS.
>> HOW LONG WOULD THE STATE GET THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IN THE INSTALLATION?
>> I BELIEVE WE ESTIMATED THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS WILL TAKE ABOUT, THIS HAS BEEN ALREADY FINALIZING THE DESIGN, SO JUST COMING JUST FOR CONSTRUCTION.
WE ANTICIPATE, I BELIEVE IN BY LATE SUMMER OF THIS YEAR, WE'LL BE ADVERTISING FOR THIS AND WE'LL TAKE ABOUT A MONTH OR SO TO RECEIVE BIDS, EVALUATE THE BIDS, AND THEN CONSTRUCTION WISE, IT WILL DEPEND ON BROWARD COUNTY SURFACE WATER BECAUSE WE'RE TOUCHING A WATER BODY, SO IT HAS TO GO THROUGH THEM.
BUT I BELIEVE WE HAVE PUT IN THERE ROUGHLY WITHIN A YEAR OR SO TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION WISE.
>> WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO RECEIVE THIS GRANT FROM STATE YEAR AFTER YEAR?
>> THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THAT.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE TYPICAL ANNUAL.
THIS IS MORE NOT JUST REGULAR HEAD WALL PROJECT.
THIS IS MORE OF ALSO ACTUALLY ADDING A GATE, AND THIS WILL HAVE A SKATED SYSTEM.
WE COULD CONTROL THE GATE WHEN WE COULD OPEN IT AND CLOSE IT.
WE COULD CONTROL THE DIFFERENT WATER BASINS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
>> HOW MANY MORE OF THESE STRUCTURES WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE TO TOUCH?
>> I DON'T HAVE THE ACTUAL ACCOUNT, BUT WE DO HAVE SEVERAL SO IT'S AN ANNUAL BASE PROGRAM THAT WE IMPROVE OUR HEAD WALLS, AND WE DO HAVE SEVERAL MORE LEFT THAT WE ANTICIPATE IN DOING NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER.
>> THANK YOU. THEN ITEM 5E IS PART OF OUR CITY SECURITY PROJECT.
JIM, YOU WANT TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THAT?
>> SURE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, JAMES TWIGGER CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE CITY.
THIS ITEM IS RELATED TO THE CITY SECURITY MASTER PLAN.
BACK IN 2015, THE CITY WORKED WITH AN OUTSIDE EXPERT CONSULT TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN.
WE'VE JUST NOW COMPLETED PHASE 1 AND THEY'RE MOVING TO PHASE 2.
PHASE 2 COVERS APPROXIMATELY 11 DIFFERENT FACILITIES AND WE'LL INSTALL THAT HERE.
IT'S 28 CAMERAS, BUT THAT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF 79 CAMERAS GIVEN THAT SOME OF THEM ARE MORE THAN ONE AND ONE.
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A NUMBER OF CAR READERS, INTERCOMS, AND OTHER CONTACT SENSORS TO PROTECT OUR CITY FACILITIES.THIS WAS PLANNED AND BUDGETED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET OF APPROXIMATELY $767,000.
WE WENT THROUGH A BID PROCESS.
>> THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH. THANK YOU, JIMMY. APPRECIATE IT.
THEN YOU WANT TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE NEXT ONE AS WELL.
THAT'S A FIBER OPTIC PROJECT BETWEEN THE CITY'S FIRE STATION 78 AND THE FUTURE PARK SITE AT SABLE PALM.
>> SURE. SINCE 2018, THE CITY'S BEEN LAYING OUR OWN UNDERGROUND FIBER NETWORK AND THIS LEG OF THE PROJECT PHASE 3A IS TO INSTALL FIBER NETWORK, FIBER CABLING UNDERGROUND FROM STATION 78 UNDERGROUND OF THE TURNPIKE OVER TO THE WEST TO SABLE PALM PARK, SO THAT WAY WE'RE SET AND READY AS SOON AS THAT PARKS ONLINE.
>> THAT'S GREAT. THEN MAXINE, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PUBLIC ART THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THEN THIS IS THE ITEM FOR MAINTENANCE OF THOSE PUBLIC ART PIECES.
>> THAT'S CORRECT [INAUDIBLE] THAT MAINTENANCE AND CONSERVATION ABOUT 33 PIECES WE HAVE ABOUT THE CITY.
THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT IS FOR THREE YEARS, WITH THE OPTIONAL TO RENEW IS ABOUT $111,100.
>> THANK YOU. ITEM 5H IS PART OF OUR ROUTINE FLEET REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
MUSTAFA CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT?
>> YES. GOOD MORNING, MUSTAFA I'M PUBLIC SERVICE DIRECTOR.
THIS ITEM, TR 14244, THE FY 25 UTILITY VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK OUTLINE FOR MY PRESENTATION, WE'LL FIRST BY THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, THE VEHICLE REPLACEMENT CRITERIA THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED.
THE ACTUAL VEHICLE REPLACEMENT THAT WE'LL BE REPLACING AND THE FOLLOWING CONCLUDE WITH THE FISCAL IMPACT.
THEY HELP WITH OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, WE ARE USING COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT FROM SOURCE WELL, FLORIDA SHERIFF ASSOCIATION AND THE BRADFORD COUNTY SHERIFF CONTRACTS.
THOSE ALL HAVE PRE NEGOTIATED PRICES FOR SIMILAR UNITS OR TRUCKS TO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO REPLACE HERE.
THE CRITERIA THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED IN HOUSE AND OUR FLEET DIVISION IS WE LOOKED AT THE AGE AND THE SERVICE LIFE, THE MILLAGE, AND THE IDLE HOURS, THE CUMULATIVE REPAIR COSTS AND OBVIOUSLY THE OPERATION NEEDS.
WE HAVE DEVELOPED A SCORING SYSTEM THAT GOES THROUGH AND EVALUATE ALL OUR FLEETS AND THAT WILL ESTABLISH WHAT VEHICLES NEED TO BE REPLACED ON ANNUAL BASIS.
IN THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE, THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF THE US GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.
THOSE BASICALLY ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA THAT NEED TO BE THAT A LOT OF CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES FOLLOW AND THE GUIDELINES THAT QUALIFIES VEHICLES TO BE REPLACED.
IT'S BASICALLY LOOKS AT THE AGE AND THE MILES.
THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS THE OPTIMAL TIME OF WHEN YOU SHOULD BE REPLACING.
IT'S A BALANCE BETWEEN THE DEPRECIATION COST AND THE COMMUTATIVE REPAIR COST OF EVERY VEHICLE. THIS IS A LIST.
I KNOW IT'S HARD TO SEE, BUT IN THE BIGGER SCREEN HERE YOU CAN SEE WE LISTED ALL THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND THE MILEAGE AND THE REPAIR COST OF EACH SINGLE UNIT.
ON THE RIGHT COLUMN, WE HAVE LISTED WHAT MAKES PARTICULAR UNIT ELIGIBLE BASED ON THE CRITERIA THAT HAD MENTIONED EARLIER.
I WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO UNIT 3210, WHICH THAT ONE WAS A MAINTENANCE, AND I'M USING IT AS AN EXAMPLE IN THE NEXT SLIDE.
IN THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE, YOU COULD SEE THE COST OF REPAIR FOR THIS PARTICULAR UNIT WAS $5,494.
THIS HAS BEEN DRIVEN 57,000 MILES.
THE GRAPH ON THE BOTTOM, IS WHAT WE HAVE SHOWN EARLIER IN THE SLIDE.
THAT'S THE US GENERAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION SLIDE.
IT TELLS YOU BASED ON SIMILAR YEAR AND MAKE MODEL VEHICLE, YOU SHOULD BE PAYING $0.04 PER MILE, AS SUCH IN THIS PARTICULAR UNIT, WE'RE PAYING BIT MORE THAN TWICE THE COST PER MILE FOR REPAIR.
AS SUCH. THIS IS AN ELIGIBLE ITEM TO BE REPLACED.
THE FISCAL IMPACT IS THE TOLL COST SHALL NOT EXCEED $1,108,960, AND REPLACING NINE VEHICLES AND ONE CRANE TRUCK, AND THE CRANE IS THE HIGHEST BIGGEST TICKET ITEM IN THE REPLACEMENTS.
THOSE REPLACEMENT WILL BE FUNDED USING THE FY 25 UTILITIES ACCOUNT.
RECOMMENDATIONS, WE WILL BE SEEKING COMMISSION APPROVAL TO APPROVE AN AUTHORIZED VEHICLE REPLACEMENT AND APPROVE EXPENDITURE NOT TO EXCEED $1,108960. THANK YOU.
I KNOW YOU HAVE OTHER REMAINING REPLACEMENTS THAT YOU'RE
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WORKING ON AND THEN IT'LL COME TO COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL AT A LATER DATE.THEN ITEM 5I IS A RESOLUTION FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AV SYSTEM IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER BALLROOM.
JIM, YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT OR JUST REMARKS.
>> THE LAST TIME THE COMMUNITY CENTER BALL ROOM AV SYSTEM WAS REPLACED WAS BACK IN ABOUT 2013.
THERE'S ONLY BEEN MINOR IMPROVEMENTS HERE AND THERE TO THEN AND MOSTLY REPAIRS.
IT'S IN VERY DISREPAIR WITH CONSTANT MALFUNCTIONS, ISSUES, THE AUDIO QUALITIES ISN'T GOOD, THE PROJECTION QUALITIES ISN'T GOOD.
THIS WILL REPLACE ALMOST EVERYTHING THERE SO THAT IT WILL BE A NICE NEW SYSTEM WITH GOOD CONTROLS, GOOD SOUND QUALITY, BRIGHT PROJECTOR INSTALLED.
IT SHOULD MAKE IT A LOT EASIER FOR ANYONE COMING IN THERE TO CONTROL THE SYSTEM AS WELL, SO WE'RE NOT FIDGETING WITH ALL THE WIRES AND EVERYTHING BEHIND THE SCENES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THEN ITEM 5J IS THE CITY'S REPLACEMENT OF THE EMPLOYEE TIME AND ATTENDANCE SYSTEM.
THAT'S PART OF OUR TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE REPLACEMENT.
>> CORRECT. WE LAST REPLACED THE TIME AND ATTENDANCE SYSTEM BACK IN MAY OF 2012.
WE'VE BEEN USING THE CURRENT SYSTEM.
AT THIS POINT, WE'VE HIT A ROPE BLOCK WHERE WE CAN'T REALLY UPGRADE IT.
I KNOW CHRISTINE SPEAK TO THIS LOT BETTER THAN I WHERE THERE'S SOME ISSUES WHERE IT DOESN'T ALIGN WITH OUR CURRENT CONTROLS AND POLICIES AND REQUIREMENTS WHICH WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
WE NEED TO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT SYSTEM WHICH FIXES THOSE ISSUES.
THE NEW SYSTEM ALSO INTEGRATES VERY WELL WITH OUR SYSTEM THAT WE USE FOR FIRE RESCUE SHIFT SCHEDULING.
IT'S ALSO ONE OF TWO PARTNERS THAT WE LOOKED AT FOR OUR MAIN ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE SUITES FOR COMPATIBILITY SAKE AS WELL.
>> THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CHRISTINE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?
>> NO. EXCEPT TO SAY THAT, IT'S REALLY USER FRIENDLY, SO IT WOULD REALLY BE AN UPGRADE TO WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY.
>> THIS COMES WITH NEW TIME CLOCKS, RIGHT FOR THE EMPLOYEES?
>> THANK YOU. THEN ITEM 5K IS THE CITY'S PROCESS FOR ADDING CHARITABLE ENTRIES ENTITIES TO OUR LIST CHRISTINE.
>> WE'RE ADDING KAREN HART HELPING HAND INC.
THIS WAS A REQUEST FROM THE VICE MAYOR DANIEL.
WE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS A 501C3 WITH THE IRS AND THAT IT'S IN GOOD STANDING WITH CARTTER NAVIGATOR.
ON THE REGULAR AGENDA, ITEM 6A.
[4.a TR14228 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, authorizing the purchase of new turnout (bunker) gear as approved in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget; one hundred (100) new turnout gear sets and sixteen (16) custom replacement turnout gear sets from Bennett Fire Products Co. Inc. utilizing Lake County Florida, Contract #22-730B pricing for a total purchase amount not to exceed $383,932.00 in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
CHIEF [INAUDIBLE] YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE BUNKER GEAR?>> SURE. WE HAVE A QUICK PRESENTATION HERE JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA. GOOD MORNING, CHIEF [INAUDIBLE].
YES, THIS IS THE REPLACEMENT BUNKER GEAR, ACTUALLY, WE ARE REPLACING BUNKER GEAR AS WELL AS PURCHASING A SECOND SET OF GEAR FOR EVERY MEMBER AS PART OF THE NFPA 1970, TFR SPEC AND SO FORTH, CANCER PREVENTION.
THEY'VE RECOMMENDED THAT EVERYBODY HAS A SECOND SET OF GEAR DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS FAR AS IF IT'S OUT OF SERVICE, RIPPED, TORN, IT NEEDS TO BE WASHED AND SO FORTH.
IN ORDER TO KEEP THE UNITS IN SERVICE, WE NEED A SECOND SET OF GEAR.
APPROVED IN THE FY 25 BUDGET, NOT TO EXCEED 383932, WE'RE PURCHASING 100 SETS AS WELL AS 16 SETS OF REPLACEMENT GEAR.
EACH YEAR, WE HAVE AN ANNUAL REPLACEMENT BECAUSE AS WE GO THROUGH, THEY EXPIRE AFTER 10 YEARS.
WITH THAT, WE HAVE TO REPLACE GEAR, THAT 100 SETS OR ADDITIONAL SETS TO GIVE EVERYONE THAT SECOND SET OF GEAR.
WE'RE UTILIZING THE LAKE COUNTY CONTRACT TO DO THAT.
THE BENEFITS AS I JUST TOUCHED UPON THAT, SOMETIMES IF IT'S EXPOSED TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE, WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THE ENTIRE SET OF GEAR.
WE DON'T HAVE A TRUCK DOWN OR A PERSON DOWN.
WE CURRENTLY THEY WILL BORROW OTHER PEOPLE'S GEAR AND SO FORTH TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, BUT IT'S NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT.
EVERYBODY IS SORTED BY THE NFPA AND IFF THAT WE GET THAT SECOND SET OF GEAR.
WE'RE GOING WITH THE SAME GROUP, THE GLOBE GEAR TO BENNETT, AND THAT'S THE CURRENT VENDOR WE USE, AND THAT'S IT.
REALLY, ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. THAT'S A COMMON PRACTICE IN THE FIRE SERVICE ROUTE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. EVERYBODY'S GOING TO A SECOND SET OF GEAR.
WE'VE TRIED ALTERNATE ROUTES OF HAVING SOME SETS AT THE STATIONS.
WE TRIED THAT. IT DOES NOT WORK.
AS YOU START AT THE ACCREDITATION MEETING, THEY ASKED US ABOUT THAT, EVERYBODY'S GOING TO THAT SECOND SET OF GEAR.
>> ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH FOR FIREFIGHTERS IS CANCER IN LONG TERM.
THIS IS HELPING WITH THAT BECAUSE IN SOIL GEAR, THE SEEPAGE IS WHERE YOU'RE GETTING PROBLEMS. IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THAT DIRTY GEAR, COME BACK TO THE STATION, WASH THE GEAR THAT YOU JUST HAD THAT FIRE IN, BUT YOU HAVE THAT BACKUP SET OF GEAR YOU CAN WORK IN WASH THE GEAR IT TAKES THREE OR FOUR HOURS TO GET THROUGH THAT. IT'S JUST A BIG HELP FOR US.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 6B
[4.b TR14229 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, updating the Program for Public Information which is part of the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
IS A PRESENTATION FROM OUR CHIEF BUILDING DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR TONY.[00:15:08]
>> GOOD MORNING. TONY PACIOS, BUILDING OFFICIAL, CHIEF FLOODPLAIN MANAGER.
THIS IS THIS RESOLUTION IS BASICALLY FOR AN UPDATE ON THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN.
THE FORMER RESOLUTION HAD PREVIOUS EMPLOYEES TO THE CITY, AND WE'RE JUST BASICALLY DOING AN UPDATE IN REGARDS TO THAT.
THE RESOLUTION, OBVIOUSLY, IS TO UPDATE THE COMMITTEE.
THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS GRADED BY THE ISO, WHICH IS THE INSURANCE SERVICE OFFICE, THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM AND THE COMMUNITY RATING SERVICE.
AND EVERY YEAR, WE NEED TO SUBMIT THESE DOCUMENTS TO THE CRS FOR ACCREDITATION.
TAMARAC HAS MAINTAINED A CLASSIFICATION OF A RATING OF SIX OUT OF 10, WHICH GIVES CITIZENS A 20% DISCOUNT ON THEIR FLOOD INSURANCE.
WE'LL BE GOING TO FULL CERTIFICATION FOR THE NFIP IN 2026.
THAT'S THAT'S BASICALLY IN A NUTSHELL IN REGARDS TO THAT.
>> TONY, WITH ALL THE UPDATES THIS SPRINGS, DO WE HAVE ANY FLOOD ZONE PROPERTIES REMAINING IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC?
>> WELL, EVERY PROPERTY HAS A FLOOD ZONE.
I MEAN, WE'RE NOT IN A FLOODPLAIN PER SE, BUT THERE ARE SOME PROPERTIES EX ZONE, SOME ARE IN THE AH ZONE, SOME OF THEM ARE IN THE AE ZONE.
THEY BASICALLY HAVE A BASE FLOOD ELEVATION FOR EACH OF THE PROPERTIES.
>> THE REASON I'M ASKING THIS QUESTION IS THAT IF SOMEONE IS GETTING A MORTGAGE ON A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, ARE THEY GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE?
>> WELL, IF THEY'RE IN AN EX ZONE, THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE.
IF THEY PAID OFF THEIR MORTGAGE, THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE.
BUT IF YOU'RE IN THE AE OR THE AH ZONE, YES.
>> YES, WE DO. THERE ARE SOME AREAS LIKE IN THE WOODLANDS AREA.
THEY'RE IN A DIFFERENT FLOOD ZONE.
>> OUR RESIDENTS CAN FIND THEIR STATUS?
>> THEY CAN FIND THEIR STATUS ONLINE ON OUR WEBSITE.
THEY CAN EITHER CONTACT ME AND I CAN GIVE THEM INFORMATION.
THEY CAN GO THROUGH THE BROAD COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S SITE. THEY HAVE IT IN THERE.
THEY ALSO HAVE IT IN THE FMA MAP SERVICE.
WE CAN FIND, BUT THEY CAN CONTACT ME AND I CAN SEND THEM A LETTER STATING WHICH FLOOD ZONE THEY'RE IN.
>> BUT IF THEY LOOK AT THEIR PROPERTY AT THE BCPA SITE, IT WOULD TELL THEM.
>> IT WILL TELL THEM, BUT THERE'S A WAY TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE BCPA.
THEY GOT TO ACTUALLY CLICK ON THE FMA MAP BUTTON ON THE BCPA, AND IT'LL HIGHLIGHT THEIR FOLIO, AND IT'LL TELL THEM RIGHT THERE THAT WHAT FLOOD ZONE THEY'RE IN.
[4.c. TR14258 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, Approving the First Amendment to Restrictive Covenant for the Property Known as the Colony West Golf Courses Located at 6850 NW 88th Avenue, Tamarac, FL 33321, Declaring the Property Shall Be Maintained and Only Used as Golf Courses, Open Space, and Recreation Uses in Perpetuity; Providing the City Manager and the City Attorney Authority to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate This Resolution; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing for an Effective Date.]
THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO RESTRICTIVE COVENANT FOR THE CONLEY WEST GOLF COURSES, MR. CITY ATTORNEY.THIS IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
THE CITY COMMISSION HAD ADOPTED AND IT WAS EVENTUALLY RECORDED RESTRICTIVE COVENANT TO ENSURE THAT THE CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSE, CONLEY WEST GOLF COURSE REMAIN AS A GOLF COURSE USE, RECREATIONAL USE.
RECENTLY, THE CITY COMMISSION DIRECTED CITY ATTORNEY TO AMEND THAT COVENANT TO IMPOSE TWO NEW RESTRICTIONS.
ONE, TO REQUIRE UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE CITY COMMISSION, TO RELEASE THE RESTRICTION, AND TWO TO REQUIRE 100% VOTE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 400 FEET OF THESE PROPERTIES TO RELEASE THE RESTRICTION.
THIS AMENDMENT BASICALLY REFLECT THAT, AND ALSO THE AMENITIES THAT EXIST ON THE GOLF COURSE WILL REMAIN.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NEW, EXTRAORDINARY RESPECTED GOLF COURSE.
I BELIEVE WOODMONT GOLF COURSE HAS A SIMILAR RESTRICTION, BUT WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY OWNERS IS 175 FEET RADIUS, REQUIRE CONSENT OF PROPERTY OWNERS RELATING TO THE WOODMONT GOLF COURSE. THAT'S ALL.
>> MR. ATTORNEY, THIS APPLIES TO BOTH SIDES OF THE GOLF COURSE?
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>> CORRECT. THE INITIAL COVENANT APPLIED TO BOTH, ALL WE DID WAS AMENDMENT.
THEN ORDINANCE'S FIRST READING.
[5.a. TO2590 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, Amending Chapter 15 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances, Entitled "Parks and Recreation," by Specifically Amending Section 15-88, Entitled "Alcoholic Beverages," to Allow for the Sale and Serving of Alcoholic Beverages for Consumption in City Parks and Facilities; Providing for Codification; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing for an Effective Date.]
ITEM 7A IS AN ORDINANCE UPDATING OR AMENDING THE SECTION TITLED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.MISS CALLOWAY, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT?
>> SURE, MR. MANAGER. THIS AMENDMENT LIFTS THE PROHIBITION ON THE SALE AND SERVICE OF ALCOHOL IN CITY PARKS AND ALLOWS IT WITH CONDITIONAL IN CITY PARKS AND FACILITIES PROVIDED, OF COURSE, THAT IT IS APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE.
THEN THERE ARE SOME OTHER CONDITIONS OR REQUIREMENTS THAT'S LISTED IN THE ORDINANCE, SUCH AS OBTAINING A VALID TEMPORARY ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSE, AND SOME OTHER CROWD MANAGEMENT AND REQUIREMENTS THAT'S INCLUDED.
>> ALL THE OTHER INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, EVERYTHING TO GO WITH THAT.
>> THANK YOU. THEN IN ORDINANCES,
[6.a. T02585 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, adopting the First (1st) Budget Amendment to the City of Tamarac operating budget, revenues and expenditures, the capital budget, and the financial policies for the Fiscal Year 2025, by increasing the total revenues and expenditures by a total of $2,895,924 as detailed in Attachment "A" attached hereto and summarized in Attachment "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein; providing that the 1st Amendment is being adopted in the same manner as the original budget and serves as the new adopted budget: providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
FOR THE SECOND READING, WE HAVE THE FIRST BUDGET AMENDMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2025.THIS IS THE SPRING VERSION OF THAT.
WE'VE DONE AN EXTENSIVE PRESENTATION ON THIS.
THIS IS THE SECOND AND FINAL REVIEW OF THIS BY THE CITY COMMISSION.
>> YES. JUST TO GIVE YOU A REMINDER THAT THE BUDGET AMENDMENT IS FOR 2,895,924, CONSISTING OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ITEMS THAT ARE ITEMS THAT WERE APPROVED BY RESOLUTION, AND THEN OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE LIKE HOUSEKEEPING AND NEED TO BE APPROPRIATED.
I ALSO WANT TO REMIND OUR AUDIENCE THAT THIS AGENDA IS NOW THE REVISED FORMAT AS
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AS WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION IN THE LAST MEETING THAT'S THE ENTIRE CONTENT OF THE COMMISSION AGENDA.BUT WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC SERVICE UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT, AND SO OUR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER JIM IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CITY'S NEW WEBSITE, THE RELEASE DATE AND ALL THAT. JIM?
>> THANK YOU, LEVIN. GOOD MORNING.
I THOUGHT IT'D BE NICE WE HAD A FEW REQUESTS TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THIS.
I WANTED TO COVER WHAT THE CITY HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS AS WELL AS WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY AND WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON AFTER THIS.
A FEW YEARS AGO, WE STARTED STREAMING WELL, WE STARTED STREAMING OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS AND PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS.
I THINK ORIGINALLY BACK IN 2012, GIVE OR TAKE.
THEN A FEW YEARS AGO, WE STARTED DOING 24/7 WEB STREAMING WITH DIFFERENT CONTENT.
WE'VE BEEN A LITTLE LACKING, WE CAN DO A LITTLE BETTER ON THE CONTENT THAT WE PUT OUT THERE, WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON.
BUT WE ALSO DID WITH THAT, WE STARTED STREAMING TO FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, TWITCH, DLIVE, AND ALSO PEOPLE CAN SEE THIS IN THEIR HOMES IF THEY WERE TO DOWNLOAD SOME OF THE TV APPS.
IF YOU HAVE AN APPLE TV AT HOME A FIRE TV AT HOME OR ROKU TV, ROKU APP OR DEVICE, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE APPS FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND WATCH YOUR COMMISSION MEETINGS, YOUR PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS, OR THE OTHER CONTENT RIGHT THERE IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME.
WE ALSO DO RADIO STREAMING TOO.
I KNOW IT'S NOT MAYBE NOT AS HEAVILY USED, BUT IT IS AN OPTION IF SOMEONE WANTS TO LISTEN TO IT, MAYBE THEY'RE DRIVING OR SOMEONE WANT TO LISTEN TO IT, THEY CAN DO THAT AS WELL FROM THEIR CAR FOR APPLE CARPLAY OR ANDROID AUTO OR WHATNOT.
HERE'S THE QUICKEST SCREENSHOT.
IF YOU WERE TO GO TO YOUTUBE AND FIND THE CITY OF TAMARAC, YOU WILL SEE A TAB OUT THERE WHERE IT SAYS LIVE, WE CAN TUNE IN THIS WAY AS WELL.
>> JIM, THE YOUTUBE LIVE WILL SHOW THE COMMISSION STREAMS?
>> YES. IT'S LIVE 24/7 WITH THE CONTENT THAT'S PLAYING AND WHENEVER WE HAVE THESE TYPES OF MEETINGS, THAT CONTACT IT'S AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED OVER TO SHOW THE MEETINGS THEMSELVES.
>> THIS MEETING IS BEING STREAMED ON YOUTUBE AS WE SPEAK.
>> YES. THEN JUST SWITCHING GEARS A LITTLE BIT BACK IN 2024, WE EMBARKED ON A JOURNEY TO DEPLOY A NEW CALL CENTER SOLUTION.
WE'VE BEEN USING A CALL CENTER SOLUTION SINCE 2012 AS WELL, BUT LAST YEAR IN JUNE, WE RELEASED ANOTHER PRODUCT CALLED AMAZON CONNECT ITS INTERNAL.
WE'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE A WAY TO INTERACT WITH OUR CUSTOMERS AND WHATEVER MEANS THEY MIGHT PREFER.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S VOICE, PEOPLE CAN ALWAYS CALL US ON THE PHONE, BUT BACK IN SUMMERTIME LAST YEAR, WE ALSO PROVIDED THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO TEXT MESSAGE WITH US.
THEY CAN FIND THE PHONE NUMBER OR A WEBSITE.
GO TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC WEBSITE, TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER THERE'S A CONTACT US BUTTON THERE.
IT'LL SHOW ALL THE DIFFERENT NUMBERS FOR THE CITY AS WELL AS THE TEXT MESSAGE NUMBER.
THEY CAN DO THE SAME THING, THEY CAN GIVE LIVE SUPPORT VIA TEXT MESSAGE IF THEY WANT TO.
COMING SOON WILL BE THE CITY WEBSITE, WHICH I'LL GET TO IN JUST A MINUTE HERE.
TOMORROW, WE WILL ALSO BE RELEASING THE WEB BASED CHAT AS WELL AS VIDEO CHAT SO PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO THE CITY WEBSITE.
THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER, THERE WILL BE A LITTLE COMMUNICATIONS BUBBLE DOWN THERE.
IF YOU CLICK ON IT, YOU CAN ASK ANY QUESTION YOU WANT TO.
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YOU CAN ALSO INTERACT LIVE WITH THE CITY IF YOU CHOOSE TO REACH ONE OF OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE STAFF.THEN ON THE ROADMAP FOR THIS, WHERE WE WANT TO GO NEXT WITH THIS OVER THE COMING YEARS TO INTEGRATE IT WITH WHATSAPP, TO INTEGRATED WITH FACEBOOK MESSENGER, WITH X OR TWITTER, TO REALLY ENHANCE THOSE CAPABILITIES THAT WE'LL HAVE.
THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER BENEFITS BEHIND THE SCENES, THIS NEW CALL CENTER SOLUTION FOR US AT THE CITY.
WE CAN INTERACT WITH DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE STAFF HERE THAT CAN HANDLE EVERY LANGUAGE THERE IS.
BUT THE SYSTEM ITSELF, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, AFTER HOURS, I GO HOME, MY CITY IS ONLY OPEN TO A CERTAIN TIME OF THE NIGHT.
I CAN USE THIS SYSTEM, YOU CAN CALL INTO THE CITY'S MAIN NUMBER, ASK QUESTIONS.
IT'LL DO ITS BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS LONG AS THERE'S PUBLIC INFORMATION ON THE CITY WEBSITE.
IT GETS ALL THAT INFORMATION, DIGEST IT, AND IT CAN RESPOND TO YOU VIA VOICE OR VIA CHAT.
WE ALSO HEAVILY INTEGRATED THAT WITH EMERGENCY ALERTING.
IF YOU REMEMBER, I THINK LAST YEAR, WE HAD NOT A SEVERE STORM, BUT A FEW MINOR STORMS, IF I SAY IT RIGHT, WHERE WHENEVER THERE'S EMERGENCY ALERTS TO GET PUSHED OUT FOR THOSE HURRICANE ALERTS, THEY ALSO GET INTERTWINED WITH THE PHONE SYSTEM WITH THE CHAT SYSTEM.
IF YOU'RE INTERACTING WITH US, YOU'LL HEAR A QUICK MESSAGE THERE'S EMERGENCY ALERTS AVAILABLE YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THEM WHENEVER YOU CALL THE CITY, WHENEVER THEY'RE ACTIVE.
IT GIVES PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET CALLBACKS.
SOMETIMES WE DO OUR BEST TO GET THE CALLS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BUT MAYBE IT MIGHT BE A MINUTE OR TWO.
CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO PRESS A BUTTON ON THE PHONE THERE WHILE THEY'RE WAITING AND THEY CAN CHOOSE TO GET A CALL BACK.
THEY CAN PUT IN THEIR PHONE NUMBER OR WELL TO RECOGNIZE THE PHONE NUMBER AND ASK YOU TO CONFIRM, BUT THEN WHENEVER YOU KEEP YOUR PLACE IN LINE, THEN WHENEVER YOU'RE THE NEXT PERSON TO TALK TO, IT WILL OILY CALL YOU BACK.
LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE HERE, BUT WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB IN TAMARAC IN MY HUMBLE OPINION TO LEAD THE WAY.
ONE OF THE THINGS I PUT UP HERE, I GOT TO TAKE THE CHANCE BUT I HAVE IT.
WE'RE THE ONES RESPONSIBLE NOW FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AMAZON CONNECT USER GROUP. THAT'S A BIG THING.
THERE'S A LOT OF CITIES FOLLOWING BEHIND IN OUR FOOTSTEPS THAT WE'VE SEEN RECENTLY AND IT'S A GOOD GROUP SO WE CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.
ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, WE HAVEN'T HONESTLY PUBLICIZED THIS, AND WE WERE REALLY READY TO PUBLICIZE IT JUST UP UNTIL NOW, BUT WE DID DEVELOP AND RELEASE AN AMAZON ALEXA SKILL.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE AN ECHO SHOW, ECHO DOT, FIRE TV BACK AT YOUR HOUSE, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE CITY OF TAMARAC ALEXA SKILL SO THAT YOU CAN DO A COUPLE OF THINGS.
YOU CAN GO AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CITY, USING OUR VIRTUAL SYSTEM RAA CHAT BOT.
YOU CAN GO AND LISTEN TO UPCOMING EVENTS, YOU CAN ASK TO PLAY EVENTS, IT'LL TELL YOU THE UPCOMING EVENTS.
YOU CAN ALSO ASK TO CONNECT YOU WITH THE CITY AND IT'LL CALL THE CITY'S NUMBER HERE AND CONNECT YOUR PHONE NUMBER TO THEM, SO YOU CAN GET A CALL WITH THEM.
THEN IT ALSO WILL LIGHT UP IF THERE'S EVER EMERGENCY ALERTS, IF THERE'S A HURRICANE ALERT OR WHATNOT, IT'LL LIGHT UP YELLOW, IF YOU HAVE AN ECHO DOT A HOME OR OTHERWISE IF YOU HAVE AN ECHO SHOW.
IT'S A REALLY NICE FEATURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO START TO PUBLICIZE. NOW MOVING ON.
>> AS FAR AS THE ALEXA, IS ANY OF THE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP INFORMATION AVAILABLE LIKE OUTSTANDING UTILITY BILLS OR?
IT'S NOT PERSONALIZED IN THAT SENSE, WE CAN'T ASK IT WHAT YOUR UTILITY BILL IS JUST YET, BUT WE'D LOVE TO DO THAT TOO.
MOVING ON TO THE CITY WEBSITE I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND WE SAID THAT FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND I UNDERSTAND. I APPRECIATE THE PATIENCE.
THE CITY RELEASED ITS LAST WEBSITE IN 2012, AND THE NEW NEW WEBSITE HAS BEEN BEING WORKED ON FOR THE PAST YEAR, SO IT'S SET TO GO LIVE TOMORROW.
TUESDAY, APRIL 22, GIVE OR TAKE 11-12, DON'T CHECK JUST WAIT 11:00.
WE HAVE A CALL SCHEDULE WITH THE VENDOR FOR 11, BUT SOMETIME BY NOON, YOU SHOULD SEE THE NEW WEBSITE DESIGN, REFRESHED, UPDATED OUT THERE.
SOME NEW FEATURES ARE COMING AS WELL.
THERE'S A LOT TO THE NEW WEBSITE.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO MAKE IT ADA COMPLIANT.
THERE HAS TO BE CERTAIN DESIGN CHOICES MADE FOR THAT FOR CONTRASTING COLORS, TEXT.
THERE'S ANOTHER WIDGET ON THE WEBSITE NOW.
IF YOU HAVE A DISABILITY, CAN CLICK ON THE WIDGET AND CUSTOMIZE IT TAILORED TO WHAT YOU NEED YOURSELF TO MAKE THAT WORK BEST.
THE NEW WEBSITE WHEN WE RELEASE IT, WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING OVER TO TAMARAC.GOV.
DOESN'T MEAN TAMARAC.ORG WILL EVER GO AWAY TAMARAC.ORG WILL BE AROUND FOR THE REST OF THE TIME, BUT THE NEW WEBSITE, YOU'LL SEE IT IF YOU GO TO TAMARAC.
ORG YOU WILL BE REDIRECTED, YOU'LL SEE TAMARAC.GOV OUT THERE.
ALL CITY EMPLOYEES ALSO HAVE A TAMARAC.GOV EMAIL ADDRESS, BOTH VARY INTO THAT EMAIL ADDRESS.
AGAIN, YOUR TAMARAC.ORG EMAIL ADDRESS WILL NEVER GO AWAY, THOSE WILL BE OUT THERE AS WELL.
BUT JUST THAT NEW LOOK AND FEEL THAT WAY WHEN SOMEONE GOES TO OUR CITY WEBSITE, WE WANT THEM TO HAVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF TRUST THAT THEY ARE OPERATING INTERACTING WITH THE GOVERNMENT HERE AND NOT TO SOME OTHER WEBSITE.
THERE'S A NEW COMMUNITY CALENDAR FEATURE COMING OUT.
I'M GOING TO SHOW SOME SCREENSHOTS IN A SECOND TOO.
A NEW EVENT POP UP FEATURE THAT WE RELEASED A MONTH OR SO AGO WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN IT INSTEAD OF JUST A UGLY LOOKING LITTLE POP UP THERE.
NOW FOR EVENTS FOR ADVERTISEMENTS NOON.
YOU SEE A NICE I'LL SAY BEAUTIFUL POP UP THAT COMES UP THERE FOR THOSE.
AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT THE VIDEO WEB BASED CHAT FEATURE THAT WILL BE OUT THERE.
WE UPDATED THE PUBLICATION FEATURES SO IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE TAMARAC ONLINE, INSTEAD OF JUST DOWNLOADING THE PDF FILE AND OPENING UP ADOBE, IT'S RIGHT THERE EMBEDDED IN THE WEB PAGE.
IT'S A LOT EASIER TO FLIP THROUGH IT AND VIEW IT ONLINE.
SAME THING GOES TO THE PARKS PUBLICATION THAT WE PUT OUT THERE AS WELL.
WE ALSO HAVE SMALL LITTLE FEATURE, BUT VERY IMPORTANT WE ALSO PUT A LIVE DISPLAY A BUILDING WAIT TIMES OUT THERE.
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OUR BUILDING DIRECTOR HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB KEEPING THOSE WAIT TIMES DOWN.USUALLY IT'S ABOUT 1-3 MINUTES, MORE TOWED TOWARDS THE 1 MINUTE MARKS, I'VE SEEN IT.
BUT THAT'S THE WEBSITE I'LL SHOW YOU SCREENSHOT WHERE YOU CAN FIND THAT IN A SECOND.
WE'RE ALSO DEPLOYING VIRTUAL PARKS TOURS, PUBLIC ART TOURS, AND THERE'S ALSO A GIS PORTAL OUT THERE.
GIS MEANS MAPPING SO MORE CENTRALIZED PLACE TO FIND ALL THE MAPS, FIND MAP DATA.
IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT NEEDS TO CONSUME THAT OR GET TO THAT IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER.
TOMORROW, THIS WILL BE A LOT MORE VIBRANT BECAUSE I TOOK THIS LAST WEEK IT DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME CONTENT OUT THERE JUST YET.
BUT IT IS A NEW REFRESHED LOOK.
IT'LL LOOK BETTER, I THINK ON YOUR DEVICE.
I WILL SAY THE PROJECTOR, WHENEVER IN THESE ROOMS, YOU SKEWS THINGS JUST A LITTLE BIT.
THIS IS JUST SCREENSHOTS SO I CAN'T SCROLL DOWN THERE, BUT TOMORROW, CHECK IN.
I ALSO WANT TO KEEP REITERATING, THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS.
THIS IS NOT JUST DEPLOY AND THEN WE'RE DONE, MOVE ON THE NEXT DAY.
WE'RE GOING TO BE CONTINUALLY UPDATING REFRESHING THIS AS WE GO.
OUR GOAL IS TO PUT MORE NEWS ORIENTED THINGS TOWARDS THE TOP.
YOU CAN'T SEE IT HERE, BUT THERE WILL BE TOMORROW A NEWS WIDGET RIGHT BELOW THOSE BUTTONS THERE.
THE SCREENSHOT IS A DAY OR TWO OUTDATED FROM THAT, BUT THAT'LL BE UP TOP THERE.
YOU'LL HAVE NEWS EVENT INFORMATION TAKING THE PLACE OF THAT PRETTY PICTURE OF THE GOLF COURSE THERE.
A LOT OF NICE THINGS ARE COMING FROM THAT.
ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU'LL SEE SOME BUTTONS HERE FOR SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO GET TO.
THE CONTENT INFORMATION I MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT AGO ON THE NEW WEBSITE WILL BE RIGHT OVER HERE, WHICH IS CONTENT DUST, AND IT GOES TO PAGE THE CITY CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS, BUT ALSO THAT TEXT MESSAGE THAT WEB BASED CHAT, THE TEXT MESSAGE NUMBER AS WELL.
I KNOW IT'S HARD TO SEE UP THERE AND I PROMISE TOMORROW IT'LL LOOK A LOT BETTER.
THIS IS A COMMUNITY CALENDAR FEATURE.
BACK, I THINK THE LAST YEAR IN THE FALL, THE EVENT CAME BACK WITH THIS CONCEPT OF A COMMUNITY BASED CALENDAR.
WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A CALENDAR OUT THERE, BUT HONESTLY, IT WASN'T REALLY FEATURE RICH, IT WASN'T VIBRANT, OR WHATNOT.
IT'S VIBRANT FEATURE RICH WE CAN PUT A LOT MORE PICTURES AND VIDEOS FOR EVENTS OUT THERE AND WE ADVERTISE.
ALSO ON THE MAIN PAGE, THERE'S A WIDGET ON THE MAIN PAGE.
I JUST DIDN'T SEE [INAUDIBLE] ON THE SCREENSHOT THERE THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE MOST RECENT ONES THAT GET POSTED OUT THERE.
BUT THIS ITSELF WILL BE THE WEBSITE FOR THE CALENDAR IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO AND DIG DEEPER INTO IT.
THE IDEA IS NOT JUST FOR CITY EVENTS, BUT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ROLL THIS OUT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WE CAN PUT EVENTS OUT THERE.
WE'VE INTEGRATED IT WITH TAMARAC COUNTY LIBRARY.
THEIR EVENTS CAN POPULATED, AND YOU CAN FILTER ALL THIS OUT THERE TO CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE.
BUT THEN AGAIN, WE CAN ROLL IT OUT TO MORE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY HERE AT TAMARAC.
IT CAN REALLY BE A GOOD INTERACTIVE TOOL TO GET THE WORD OUT.
I'VE TOUCHED A LITTLE BIT ON PUBLICATIONS.
WE'VE REVAMPED THAT PUBLICATIONS WEBSITE.
THIS IS A REALLY QUICK SCREENSHOT OF IT WHERE YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH PAST ISSUES.
IT'S MORE VIBRANT INSTEAD OF HAVING JUST A TEXT BASED LIST THERE.
IT'S MORE VIBRANT YOU CLICK ON ANY ONE OF THESE AND GET TO A WEB PAGE, IT'LL SHOW YOU THAT PUBLICATION, SHOW YOU THAT TAMARAC.
IT'S JUST EASIER TO CLICK ON THE BUTTONS HERE.
I CAN JUST LEFT CLICK OVER HERE AND IT'LL JUST FLIP THROUGH LIKE YOU'RE PAGING THROUGH A MAGAZINE.
IN THIS HERE I KNOW IT'S SMALL, BUT ON THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WEB PAGE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THERE, WE DID PUT THE AVERAGE WAIT TIME HERE.
THIS TIME IT WAS LESS THAN 2 MINUTES WHEN I WAS OUT THERE LAST WEEK.
LIKE I SAID, I'VE USUALLY SEEN IT SOMEWHERE 1-3 MINUTES, TYPICALLY 1 MINUTE MARK MOST OF THE TIME.
REALLY GET A TOOL IF YOU TO COME IN, YOU CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS ONLINE.
I WOULD SUGGEST YOU DO THAT ONLINE IF YOU CAN FILE YOUR PERMIT ONLINE, DO YOUR PLAN REVIEW ONLINE.
IF THERE'S SOME REASON YOU NEED TO COME IN HERE, THIS IS A GOOD TOOL TO CHECK IN ADVANCE TO MAKE SURE TO SEE WHAT THE WAIT TIME IS, ALTHOUGH IT'S USUALLY REALLY LOW.
THIS IS A LANDING PAGE FOR VIRTUAL TOURS.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU A SCREENSHOT OF THE VIRTUAL TOUR, WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IN A SECOND HERE.
THERE WILL BE MORE OF THEM OUT THERE.
WE HAVE ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN PARKS DONE AT THIS POINT.
YOU'LL SEE DIFFERENT BUTTONS FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT TOURS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, AND WE'LL TRY TO CLEAN THIS UP A LITTLE BIT AS WE GET MOVING ALONG.
WHEN YOU GET TO A TOUR THOUGH, YOU CAN START WITH THE HIGH LEVEL, AND I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY DO THIS LIVE IT LOOKS A LITTLE BETTER HERE.
THIS IS SUNSET POINT PARK, AND HERE I CAN GO AND ZOOM IN MOVE AROUND, INTERACT WITH IT.
I WANT TO SEE THE ARTWORK I CAN CLICK ON IT AND ZOOM IN AND SEE IT FIRSTHAND.
SOME REASON YOU CAN'T GET THERE TO LOOK AT IT IN PERSON.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ARTWORK OUT THERE.
YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE PARK HERE AND STEP THROUGH IT.
OR IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT A SHELTER LOOKS LIKE, WHAT A PAVILION LOOKS LIKE FOR RENTAL, YOU CAN GO TO SEE IT FIRSTHAND BEFORE YOU EVER PAY THAT MONEY TO RENT IT. VERY NICE TOOL.
>> THOSE ARE PRETTY SHARP IMAGES.
>> OUR VISION IS TO ALSO DO THE SAME WITH PUBLIC ART.
I HOPE IT'S OKAY THAT I USE THIS ONE AS AN EXAMPLE BECAUSE WE HAD IT READY.
THE CITY OWNS A LOT OF PUBLIC ART OUT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW THE QUANTITY, BUT WE HAVE THE PUBLIC ART THAT CITY OWNS.
WE WANTED TO MAKE THAT ACCESSIBLE TO THE RESIDENTS.
MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE TO REVENANTS.
SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T JUST DRIVE ALONG UPHILL AND JUST STOP YOUR CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TO SEE IT IF YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
BUT HERE, THIS WAY, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IT, INTERACT WITH IT, WALK AROUND IT IN PERSON.
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WE MIGHT HAVE TO GO BACK TO THAT.ANYWAYS, IF YOU GO TO THE WEB PAGE, YOU CAN CLICK ON IT AND DRAG IT AROUND, IT'LL ROTATE IT 360 IN THAT.
THEN THIS IS JUST A QUICK SCREENSHOT OF THE MAP WEB PAGE.
I MENTIONED BEFORE. HERE'S THAT ART WORK.
I CAN TURN IT AROUND, VIEW IT, NOT LIVE, I SHOULD SAY 360.
THE MAP WEB PAGE THE CITY'S BEEN WORKING HARD SINCE 10 PLUS YEARS AGO TO PUT MORE INFORMATION ONLINE.
IT'S WHAT WE CALL OPEN GOVERNMENT.
WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT AND PUT AS MUCH RECORDS WE CAN OUT THERE TO THE RESIDENTS.
THERE'S CERTAIN SUBSET, CERTAIN PEOPLE THAT DO NEED THE MAPS, AND THE DATA BEHIND THEM.
THIS PORTAL MAKES IT A LOT EASIER IT'S MORE CENTRALIZED TO GET THAT MAP DATA IN ONE PLACE.
YOU COULD DRILL DOWN BASED ON CATEGORY BY APPLICATION.
THERE ARE CERTAIN BUSINESSES OUT THERE THAT DO NEED THIS INFORMATION, AND MAKES IT A LOT MORE EASIER FOR THEM TO GET TO THAT INFORMATION IN ONE PLACE.
THEN ON THE ROAD MAP, JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME QUICK UPDATES.
WE TALKED ABOUT TAMARAC TV, TAMARAC RADIO.
WE ARE TRYING HARD TO GET MORE CONTENT OUT THERE.
RIGHT NOW OUR FOCUS IS ON THE WEBSITE GETTING TOUGH THE GO LIVE AND CONTINUE TO UPDATE THERE, BUT WE WANT TO PUT MORE CONTENT OUT THERE.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE CALL CENTER SOLUTION TO INTEGRATE WITH SOME OTHER DIFFERENT WAYS OF INTERACTING WITH THE CITY THEN THE WEBSITE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE WORK IN PROGRESS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, FEEDBACK, JUST KEEP SENDING THOSE OVER.
WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE LIKE IDEAS, THINGS WE MIGHT WANT TO DO.
WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO TO GO THROUGH ALL THE WEB PAGES THAT WE HAVE UP THERE TO WORK WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS TO CLEAN UP THOSE WEB PAGES TO MAKE THEM FRESH, TO PUT SOME PICTURES IN THERE TO THAT KIND OF THING.
WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR MENU SYSTEM THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS OUT THERE IN THE MENU TODAY.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT AND WE'RE WORKING TO SIMPLIFY THAT, TO CLEAN UP THAT NAVIGATION STRUCTURE THAT'S OUT THERE.
I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAD MORE UPDATES TO DO THE PUBLIC ART, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT SECTION, TO OPEN GOVERNMENT TO PUT MORE MORE INFORMATION OUT THERE FOR THE PUBLIC. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> NO, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, JIM.
IT LOOKS VERY INVITING THE PUBLIC ART AND PARK, VIRTUAL TOOLS ARE REALLY GREAT.
>> IF YOU HAVE ANY [OVERLAPPING].
>> PLEASE DON'T HESITATE. IF YOU HAVE FEEDBACK OR SUGGESTIONS, WE ARE ALL YEARS TO HEAR THAT.
>> [OVERLAPPING] CITY ATTORNEY IS RIGHT, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF SERVICES THAT WE CAN PUBLICIZE FOR SURE WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE A LOT OF INFORMATION THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE CITY, HOW WE PROVIDE OUR SERVICES AND HOW THINGS WORK.
LIKE VIRTUAL TAMARAC UNIVERSITY ONLINE.
THAT CONCLUDES THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.
DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? I DON'T SEE ANYONE SO I GUESS WE'RE GOOD.
WE'LL SEE YOU WEDNESDAY MORNING 9:30 FOR THE ACTUAL COMMISSION MEETING.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.