Sep 22, 2025 Staff Agenda Review Workshop

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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. THIS IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2025 10:00 A.M..

[1. City Manager's Opening Remarks]

AND WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE SOME DETAILS ABOUT THE ITEMS ON THE COMMISSION AGENDA.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENTATIONS, WE HAVE SOME PROCLAMATIONS, AND THEN WE HAVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION COMMISSION REPORTS.

[2. City Manager Report]

[5. Consent Agenda]

THIS IS FOR US TO WORK WITH BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO BUY OUR FIRE SUPPLIES MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

CHIEF GIVE US A LITTLE BACKGROUND. THAT'S CORRECT.

MIKE ANNESE FIRE CHIEF, FOR THE RECORD. YES. THIS IS A BASICALLY A WAIVER OF LIABILITY PURCHASE FOR FIRE AND RESCUE MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM BSO.

WE'VE DONE THIS FOR MANY YEARS. THE AMOUNTS ARE IN THERE 160 FOR FY 26, 170 FOR FY 27, AND A CONTINGENCY OF 50 IN CASE WE NEEDED IT, SAY, FOR COVID OR SOMETHING DRAMATIC THAT CAME UP.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS. IT PROMOTES A STANDARDIZATION OF SUPPLIES ACROSS THE COUNTY, AND WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A DEEPER DISCOUNTING THROUGH INCREASED VOLUME PURCHASES.

SO IT WORKS OUT WELL FOR US. IT ALSO GIVES US THE SUPPLIES THE SAME DAY IF WE NEED IT.

SO IT'S SOMETHING WE ALWAYS DO. IT SUPPLEMENTS OTHER WAYS WE PURCHASE THINGS.

BUT THIS IS AN EXCELLENT DEAL. AND IT HAS BEEN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

OKAY. DO DO OTHER CITIES PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM? ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. IT'S A LARGER BUYER.

SO OF COURSE THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT. SO THEY SEND OUT VEHICLES TO ALL SORTS OF DEPARTMENTS AND WHATNOT. SO THAT'S HOW THEY SERVE AND HELP US.

OKAY. SO THIS IS THIS IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO THE CITY'S THEY SERVICE OR TO THE ENTIRE COUNTY? WELL, NO, TO THE ENTIRE COUNTY, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, FIRE SERVICE.

WE'RE TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE, SO WE'RE SEPARATE FROM THEM.

SO IT'S ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO GET INVOLVED WITH THEM. I KNOW WE HAVE OTHER SUPPLIERS IN CASE YOU KNOW, WE NEED SOME ADDITIONAL MEDICATIONS. CORRECT.

WE DO ALSO WORK WITH BOUND TREE AND SOURCEWELL AND AMAZON, YOU KNOW, HOME DEPOT AND WHATNOT.

SO WE BUY FROM A MULTITUDE OF PLACES. BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE OPTIONS AND IT'S A REALLY GOOD OPTION FOR US.

SO THIS FIRST YEAR IS UP TO $160,000. THE SECOND YEAR FY 27, UP TO $170,000.

AND THEN $50,000 ANNUALLY AS A BACKUP FOR EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES. CORRECT. AND IF YOU SEE IN THE PREVIOUS WE HAVE THE PREVIOUS EXPENDITURE OF 24-25 LISTED IN THE DOCUMENTATION THERE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S GONE UP A LITTLE BIT. BUT WE ALSO HAVE ADDED STAFFING. SO THAT'S A LOT OF WHAT WE'VE DONE. WE'VE GOT NEW TRUCKS AND SO FORTH. WE'VE BEEN OUTFITTING. SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE INCREASE. AND THEN WE EXPECTED ABOUT A $10,000 INCREASE FOR NEXT YEAR. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 5E IS APPROVING THE PAYMENT TO SHI INTERNATIONAL FOR $6,580.

BUT THIS PUTS US OVER THE $65,000 THRESHOLD. SO, JIM, YOU WANT TO TELL US WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH SHI? JAMES TWIGGER CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER THIS ALL RELATES TO THE MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT. THE CITY HAS HAD AN ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT FOR 15 YEARS NOW.

THAT AGREEMENT PROVIDES US ALL THE MICROSOFT LICENSING SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. AND THEN THE BENEFIT OF THAT THREE YEAR AGREEMENT, WE ONLY PAY FOR MAINTENANCE OVER THE YEARS, PLUS ANY ADDITIONAL NEW LICENSE SUBSCRIPTIONS WE MIGHT NEED TO HAVE DUE TO NEW STAFF, NEW POSITIONS, OTHER REASONS THAT YOU MIGHT REQUIRE FOR COMPUTERS OR SERVERS OR FOR NEW APPLICATIONS.

WE NEED STORAGE SPACE ADDED OVER THE YEARS, AND THERE'S ALSO USAGE CHARGES TO GO WITH IT. SO THAT AGREEMENT REQUIRES A CERTAIN PAYMENT. BUT IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT WE PAY FOR TRUE UP CHARGES, MEANING USAGE CHARGES, OTHER THINGS WE ADD DURING THE YEAR. SO THIS IS MAINLY FOR MICROSOFT LICENSING.

YES. THAT'S SORT OF WHAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE.

YOU KNOW SHI IS NOT ONLY THE PROVIDER, THE MICROSOFT LICENSING, BUT THEY ALSO RESPOND TO OTHER BIDS AND REQUESTS THAT WE HAVE FOR THEM.

SO DURING THIS PAST YEAR, WE ALSO PURCHASED OUR RENEWAL FOR OUR BACKUP SOLUTION.

WE PURCHASED SOME REPLACEMENT MAPS AND SOME CABLING. AND JUST ALL THOSE CHARGES TOGETHER HAVE JUST ADDED UP.

THE OTHER CHARGES THAT WEREN'T ALREADY PART OF THE CONTRACT PAYMENT ADD UP TO OVER 65.

SO IT'S JUST AS ALWAYS, JUST A COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY.

WE GO TO THE COMMISSION JUST SO THEY SEE IT. SO THEY GIVE THEIR APPROVAL ON IT AND RATIFY THAT AS WELL.

UNDERSTOOD. THIS IS ONE OF OUR TYPICAL PRACTICES FOR THESE.

THESE ARE ROUTINE CHARGES THAT HAPPEN EVERY YEAR. IT'S JUST SOME OTHER THINGS. SORT OF PUT IT OVER THE TOP. OKAY. AND THEN 5F WE'RE RECEIVING A $100,000 LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENT GRANT.

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FOR THE RECORD, MUSTAFA ALBASSAM , DIRECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICES. SO THIS IS $100,000 MATCHING GRANT THAT WILL BE SEEKING AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY TO FROM DOT. IT'S A MATCHING GRANT FOR ONE OF THE LOCATIONS THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE GO FORWARD LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN.

SO BASICALLY, WE WANT TO REJUVENATE THE MEDIANS FROM ROCK ISLAND ALL THE WAY TO 41 STREET ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.

AND THE IDEA IS TO REPLACE ALL THE LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION, THE PUMPS AND THE SHRUBBERIES AND THE FLOWER BEDS IN THERE.

SO THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE DOT WILL BE GIVEN $100,000 MATCHING GRANT TOWARDS PROJECT THE COST ESTIMATE FOR THIS PROJECT IS 371 THOUSAND DOLLARS. SO THE DOT WILL BE MATCHING $100,000.

OKAY THAT'S GREAT NEWS. THANK YOU. DOES THAT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE OR CHANGES TO THE TURNPIKE EXCHANGE THERE? YES. SO IT WILL BE WILL BE CHANGING SOME OF THE LANDSCAPING THERE, AS WELL AS THE BRICK PAVERS IN THE MEDIANS MATCHING THE NEW COLOR PATTERN THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO MAKING TAMARAC BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU. AND THEN UNDER ORDINANCES SECOND READING, WE HAVE THE CITY'S LET'S CALL IT PARKING ORDINANCE.

[8.a TO2602 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida amending Chapter 14, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic", Article ii, "Stopping, Standing and Parking", Section 14-26, "Parking Restrictions-Public Rights-Of-Way", to provide for a community driven mechanism to manage parking restrictions and enforcement in public rights-of-way citywide; and amending Section 14-37 entitled "Parking Violation Enforcement" to provide for a public education period prior to administration and enforcement of the ordinance and the on-street parking policy ; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; providing for codification; and providing for an effective date.]

AND DURING FIRST READING, THE CITY COMMISSION BY CONSENSUS HAD DIRECTED US TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.

AND SO ON SECOND READING, YOU'LL SEE THOSE CHANGES, ONE BEING ADDING THE ABILITY FOR THE COMMISSION BY A MAJORITY VOTE TO ADD NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE LIST OF NEIGHBORHOODS, OR TO LIFT NEIGHBORHOODS FROM THE LIST OF NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAS BEEN ADDED.

IT'S BEEN ADDED TO THE ORDINANCE AS WELL AS TO THE PARKING POLICY.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ADDED ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE WERE ASKED TO ADD AT FIRST READING.

I THINK IT WAS AN ADDITIONAL FIVE. THOSE HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE POLICY TO THE POLICY.

WE ALSO ADDED NEIGHBORHOOD TEMPORARY PARKING DECAL PROGRAM.

IT'S A PROGRAM THAT THE CITY MANAGER DESIGNEE IS ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR COMMUNITIES OR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE ENFORCEMENT.

AND SO WHILE YOU'RE ENFORCING ON STREET PARKING, SHOULD THERE BE A VISITOR OR SOMEONE THAT'S COMING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, THAT PERSON CAN GET A TEMPORARY DECAL.

AND THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ARE SET BY THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, ANY PARKING SIGN THAT IS PUT INTO THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, THOSE FEES ARE SET BY THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE.

THOSE ARE THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE POLICY.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS, [INAUDIBLE] ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION OF THE NEW CHANGES? I CAN DO THAT AGAIN AT THE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY. YEAH, JUST FROM WHAT, THE LAST MEETING.

SO THEY'LL KNOW EXACTLY. IN ADDITION TO WHAT? I MEAN, IF YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE IT IN POWERPOINT, THOSE NEW CHANGES OR YOU HAVE IT IN BULLET POINT.

NO, BUT I CAN DO THE SAME THING AT WEDNESDAY'S MEETING.

ABSOLUTELY. I CAN PROVIDE AN UPDATE. ALL RIGHT.

NO WORRIES. IT COULD BE A IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PRESENTATION BUT SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

OKAY. SURE. SO LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING.

[10.a TR14310 -A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, granting site plan approval (major) with conditions to allow for the development of the subject property, known as Woodmont Pod D, to permit the construction of eight (8) two (2) story townhouse buildings containing a total of fifty (50) dwelling units located on the southeast corner of N Pine Island Road and Southgate Boulevard (Case No. 6-SP-22); providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

THAT ONE. THE APPLICANT WILL BE HERE ON WEDNESDAY TO PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION.

THIS IS D.R. HORTON. IS A DEVELOPER, AND THEIR AGENT WILL PROVIDE.

SINCE THIS IS QUASI JUDICIAL, I DON'T HAVE A FULL PRESENTATION, BUT ONE WILL BE DELIVERED ON WEDNESDAY.

THIS IS 50 TOWNHOMES THAT ARE GOING TO BE BUILT ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH PINE ISLAND ROAD AND SOUTHGATE BOULEVARD.

THE 50 UNITS ARE PRIMARILY THREE AND FOUR BEDROOM UNITS, OR THEY'RE LARGE.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM WITH 12 CONDITIONS.

AND SO THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY. A PRESENTATION WILL BE DELIVERED WEDNESDAY BY THE APPLICANT.

DID THE DEVELOPER MAKE A VOLUNTARY PROFFER AT THE PLANNING BOARD MEETING.

YES THEY DID. WHAT WAS THE PROFFER? TO ADD AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE AT $1,000 PER UNIT, A TOTAL OF 50,000.

SO THAT'S CONDITION NUMBER 12. STAFF HAD 11 CONDITIONS.

AND SO THAT'S THE LAST ONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA. SO THIS MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY AT 07:00 P.M..

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.