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>> IT'S 1001. THIS IS THE OCTOBER 20,
[1. City Manager's Opening Remarks:]
STAFF AGENDA REVIEW WORKSHOP.WE'LL RUN THROUGH THE UPCOMING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
[2. City Manager Report:]
VERY QUICKLY AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OR TWO.WE HAVE THE EXECUTIVE TEAM, CAPTAIN FRANKS, ATTORNEY IN DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, MAXIE CALLOWAY.
WE'RE READY TO GO. ON WEDNESDAY'S MEETING.
WE'LL START WITH A NUMBER OF PRESENTS AND PROCLAMATIONS.
WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE POSSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION OR ADDITION OF A NEW ZIP CODE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY OUR LOBBYIST.
THEN WE'LL HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENT, PROCLAMATIONS, THEN WE'LL RECOGNIZE A NUMBER OF OUR EMPLOYEES FOR MILESTONES, 10 YEARS, THIS TIME.
WE'LL HAVE A NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT WILL RECOGNIZE, 10 AND 20 YEAR EMPLOYEES WILL RECOGNIZE THEM.
I THINK NOA HAS BEEN HERE MUCH LONGER THAN THAT.
THEN WE'LL HAVE A MONTHLY UPDATE BY PSO.
THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT STATE OF THE WELL PSO MONTHLY UPDATES.
[5. Consent Agenda:]
LET ME RUN THROUGH THESE QUICKLY.THE FIRST ITEM IS A PURCHASE OF HYPOCHLOTRITE SOLUTION.
THAT'S OUR STANDARD REGULAR PURCHASE FOR WATER TREATMENT PLANT,.
>> IS AN ANNUAL EXPENDITURE, 440,000?
>> YES, SIR. IS THAT MORE OR LESS THAN THE LAST YEAR OR CHANGE? IT'S WITHIN THE RANGE. OF COURSE, THE PRICE IS GOING UP, SO WE DID ACCOUNT FOR THE INCREASE IN THE COST.
IT'S MORE OR LESS WITHIN THAT RANGE.
THIS IS THE PICKYBCLE CONTRACT WITH THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA. SOUNDS GOOD.
WHILE YOU WERE AT IT, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE NEXT ITEM TWO, THIS IS THE PURCHASE OF PUMPS IN OTHER PARTS FROM SALTZER PUMPS.
YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT THAT?
>> CORRECT. THIS IS BASICALLY A SOLE SOURCE FROM THIS PARTICULAR VENDOR THAT HAS THE PARTS FOR OUR LIFT STATIONS, 65 HOUR LIFT STATIONS, 65 OUT OF THE 86 LIFT STATIONS HAVE THE SPECIFIC BRAND OF ABS PUMPS.
THOSE ARE VERY SPECIFIC CONFIGURATIONS.
IT'S BASICALLY AS NEEDED BASIS.
WE'RE BUDGETING $160,000 IN THERE AS NEEDED IN CASE WE HAVE EMERGENCY OR BREAKDOWNS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE THOSE PARTS FROM THIS PARTICULAR VENDOR.
AGAIN, THIS IS ON ANNUAL BASIS AS WELL.
>> IN THE $116,000, HOW MANY PUMPS WOULD THAT GET US?
>> IT'S HARD TO TELL EXACTLY. AVERAGE. I MEAN, IT DEPENDS.
IT'S ABOUT ROUGHLY 25 TO $30,000 A PUMP.
I WOULD SAY THAT'S FIVE PUMPS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY JUST THE PUMPS, COULD BE AN IMPELLER, COULD BE THE TRANSFORMERS FOR THOSE PUMPS.
THERE'S A VARIETY OF ITEMS IN THE SLOW STATION THAT CAN BE PURCHASED THROUGH THIS VENDOR.
>> THEN THEN YOU'RE BUYING SOME SOME HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT.
>> YOU HAVE A LOADER? CORRECT. IN THE PAST, WE USED TO RENT THOSE LOADERS TO DO THE WORK.
IN THIS PARTICULAR FISCAL YEAR, WE HAD BUDGET TO PURCHASE ONE.
THIS IS THE PIGGYBACK CONTRACT FROM CITY OF TALLAHASSEE.
THEY HAVE THIS ITEM, SO WE WANT TO GO AND PURCHASE PRICE NOT TO EXCEED $240,000.
IN THE BACKUP DOCUMENT, IT HAS A QUOTE IN THERE.
>> HOW OLD WAS THE THIS IS A BRAND NEW.
WE USED TO RENT THEM AS NEEDED, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF LANDSCAPE PROJECT AND A LOT OF STORE WATER PROJECT THAT WE NEED TO CLEAN A CANAL.
>> COST WIDE, IT MADE MORE SENSE TO GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE THIS AND THEN KEEP RENTING THEM ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
>> WHAT DOES THE LOADER DO EXACTLY?
>> THE LOADER IS JUST PICK UP GRABS IT, CORRECT.
A TRUCK COMES IN WITH ALMOST LIKE A DUMP TRUCK WITH THE LITTLE CRANE THAT GRABS IT AND PUTS IT IN IT.
>> I KNOW WE RENTED A COUPLE OF THESE DURING THE SUMMER, I BELIEVE.
>> CORRECT. IN THE PAST, WE HAVE NEVER OWNED SUCH EQUIPMENT. WE ALWAYS HAD RENTED IT.
LIKE I SAID, WE DID SOME COST ANALYSIS AND WE LOOKED AT HOW MUCH WE HAVE SPENT LOST YEARS IN THE YEARS PAST, AND WE FIGURED IT WOULD BE CHEAPER AND WISER TO GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE OUR OWN.
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>> I THOUGHT WE HAD ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FOR YOU, BUT I THOUGHT SO TOO. I'M NOT SEEING IT.
>> I'VE NOT SEEN IT IN THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THAT ON THE REGULAR AGENDA?
>> IT WAS ON THE CONSENT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS MOVED OUT.
IT WAS A REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT.
>> THAT WAS ON THE ORIGINAL AGENDA.
>> NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED TO IT. WHAT HAPPENED ON THE AGENDA.
>> ALTHOUGH IT JUST DIDN'T MAKE IT.
>> WE'LL JUST HAVE TO GO BACK INTO THE SYSTEM TO SEE IF THE CORRECT SECTION WAS SELECTED.
OFTENTIMES WILL HAPPEN IS THAT CHANGES ARE MADE ON THE AGENDA, BUT THE SECTION OF THE AGENDA IS NOT SELECTED, AND IF THAT'S NOT A.
IF THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN, IT WILL NOT BE REFLECTED ON THE AGENDA.
WE'LL GO BACK AND WE CAN ALWAYS ADD IT TO THE MEETING FOR ONES.
>> IT WAS ON THE CONSENT ALL THE TIME.
>> BUT I DO KNOW THAT DURING AGENDA REVIEW, THERE WERE SOME CHANGES TO THE TITLES FOR HIS ITEMS. IF ANYONE WENT IN AND MAKE THAT CHANGE TO THE TITLE BUT DID NOT ADD IT BACK TO AT THE SECTION BACK, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE REFLECTED ON THE AGENDA.
>> WE'LL GO BACK AND DOUBLE CHECK.
>> WE CAN MAKE THE CHANGES BETWEEN TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
WE CAN WE'LL JUST REPUBLISH THE AGENDA.
>> THEN WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL HEALTH INSURANCE RENEWALS WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT.
[6.a TR14326 - TR14326 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending the Health Insurance Program; modifying the Health Insurance Waiver Program and Cigna’s Wellness and Technology Outlay; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
[6.b TR14327 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving the renewal with Cigna at the rates outlined in Exhibit “A”, attached hereto, providing for stop loss insurance; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
[6.c TR14328 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving the renewal with Cigna, providing for a Dental Insurance Program, and to make certain modifications to the Program for employees and retirees; providing for the continuation of the existing cost allocation of the Dental Insurance premium between the City and employees; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, DANIEL DURGAN, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY AND THIS PRESENTATION WILL ADDRESS THE BENEFIT PROGRAM ITEMS IN ONE SINGLE PRESENTATION.
TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A LITTLE HISTORY OF OUR HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM, THE CITY MOVED TO A PARTIALLY SELF FUNDED HEALTH PLAN STRUCTURE IN JANUARY 2013.
AT THAT TIME, WE MARKETED AND THEN CONTRACTED WITH CIGNA TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND STOP LOSS INSURANCE AT INDIVIDUAL AND AGGREGATE CLAIM LEVELS.
CIGNA HAS SERVED AS A VALUE ADDED PARTNER IN THE CITY'S MISSION TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY AND COST EFFECTIVE BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES.
WE HAVE REGULARLY REVIEWED AND CONSISTENTLY RENEWED WITH CIGNA DUE TO THE OVERALL VALUE AND STABILITY OF THEIR PRODUCTS.
IN 2021, AND AGAIN, IN 2024, WE FULLY MARKETED ALL LINES OF CITIES MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND STOP LOSS TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM.
AFTER CONDUCTING A BENEFIT SURVEY EARLIER THIS YEAR, RESULTS REVEALED THAT MAJORITY OF CITIES OFFER A STIPEND TYPE MODEL WHEN AN EMPLOYEE OPTS OUT OF THE CITY'S HEALTH INSURANCE VERSUS A REIMBURSEMENT MODEL.
THEREFORE, BEGINNING IN PLAN YEAR 2026, THE CITY WILL MODIFY ITS MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES WHO WAIVE CITY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FROM A REIMBURSEMENT BASED MODEL TO A FLAT $400 MONTHLY STIPEND.
EMPLOYEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL OPT OUT FORM, AN AFFIDAVIT AND PROVIDE PROOF OF ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE COVERAGE TO BE ELIGIBLE.
THIS ANTICIPATED COST WILL BE ABOUT $192.
>> IT SAYS $192,000, BUT IN FACT, IT'S A SAVINGS.
FROM NOT PROVIDING THAT INSURANCE TO THOSE EMPLOYEES? COMPARED TO COMPARED TO HOW MUCH WE CLAIMS THAT COULD.
>> NOT JUST THE CLAIMS, BUT THE THE COST SHARE, THE COST OF PAYING FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL OR PREMIUMS, CORRECT.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TRIPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS GOING FROM ONE TO.
>> IS IT FAIR TO SAY IT'S AN ANNUAL COST OR IT'S AN ANNUAL SAVINGS OF MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT?
>> WE HAVEN'T DONE AN ANALYSIS OR AN ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS ON HOW MUCH THESE 40 INDIVIDUALS OR IT COULD INCREASE.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 40 EMPLOYEES THAT OPT OUT OF INSURANCE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BASING THIS AMOUNT ON, BUT IT COULD CHANGE PLAYING YOUR 20 2016.
>> MY QUESTION IS, LET'S SAY 40 INDIVIDUALS OPTING FOR OR OPTING OUT OF HEALTHCARE AND AT $400 A MONTH, THIS COULD BE THE COST.
WHAT WOULD IT COST IF THEY WERE TO STAY ON THE CITY'S INSURANCE?
>> THAT AN ACTUARY BECAUSE THEY'LL HAVE TO DETERMINE BASED OFF OF THEIR AGE AND IF THEY HAVE DEPENDENCE ON THE PLAN, WE HAVEN'T COST THAT, BUT YES, IN THEORY, IT WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY A SAVINGS, DEPENDING ON AGAIN, THOSE 40 INDIVIDUALS.
>> DOES THAT REQUIRE AN ACTUARY BECAUSE OUR SINGLE OR FAMILY COVERAGE RATES ARE KNOWN.
>> IF YOU THEY'D HAVE TO CHOOSE WHAT THEY WANT TO.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WOULD BE CHOOSING.
WE PROBABLY LIKELY WOULD JUST CHOOSE THE HIGHEST LEVEL,
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WHICH IS THEIR FAMILY COVERAGE.BUT AS FAR AS THE CLAIMS, WE WOULD NEED AN ACTUARY BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE MORE RISKY, DEPENDING ON THEIR AGE, THEIR HEALTH, THAT ALL DEPENDS.
>> I THINK WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS REGARDLESS.
I THINK MR. MAGER YOU'RE CORRECT. I THINK.
HOWEVER, YOU EDUCATED, IT'S A.
IS A SAME YOU'RE TAKING 40 CLAIMS OF OFF.
>> AFTER REVIEW AND ANALYSIS, WE RECOMMEND RENEWING THE CITY'S CONTRACT WITH CIGNA WITH AMENDMENTS SUMMARIZED ON THIS SLIDE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND RELATED LINES OF COVERAGE.
WE RECEIVED A PASS ON ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FEES WITH A TWO YEAR GUARANTEE THROUGH DECEMBER 2026 AND A 3% CAP RATE ON YEAR THREE.
GROUP LIFE, LONG TERM DISABILITY, AND VOLUNTARY WORKSITE BENEFIT RATES REMAIN THE SAME THROUGH DECEMBER 2026.
INVOLUNTARY VISION, EAP SERVICES AND FSA ADMINISTRATION ALSO HAVE A RAY GUARANTEE THROUGH DECEMBER 2027, AND LEGAL ES RATES ARE GUARANTEED UNTIL DECEMBER 2029.
CIGNA WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE WELLNESS FUNDING WITH AN ADDITIONAL $10,000 CREDIT FOR PLAN YEAR 2026.
THE STOP LOSS RATES ARE INCREASING BY AN OVERALL 11% AND DENTAL RATES ARE INCREASING BY A BLENDED 5.3% WITH A TWO YEAR RATE GUARANTEE.
IN 2020, WE ESTABLISHED TWO DISTINCT MEDICAL PLAN OFFERINGS, AND OPEN ACCESS NETWORK ONLY HMO PLAN AND A LOWER COST HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN WITH A HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT, BOTH IN AND OUT OF NETWORK COVERED SERVICES.
WE REVIEW THIS PLAN EACH YEAR AND OUR PLANS CONTINUE TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH THE MARKET AND GIVE OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES CHOICES BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL RISK TOLERANCE.
THIS YEAR, NO MATERIAL CHANGES ARE RECOMMENDED TO THE PLAN DESIGNS.
THERE ARE NO RATE INCREASES FOR PLAN YEAR 2026.
FOR 2026, THE HMO PLAN EMPLOYEE COST SHARE REMAINS AT 10% FOR EMPLOYEE ONLY AND 20% FOR DEPENDENT TIERS.
THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN EMPLOYEE COST SHARE REMAINS AT 6% FOR EMPLOYEE ONLY AND 16% FOR THEIR DEPENDENT TIERS.
THIS TABLE ILLUSTRATES THE MONTHLY PREMIUMS FOR BOTH PLANS.
IN SUMMARY, CIGNA IS PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL $10,000 IN MILNES FUNDS FOR PLAN YEAR 2026 WITH A TOTAL OF $85,000.
STOP LOSS IS RENEWING AT AN OVERALL 11% INCREASE, MAINTAINING THE CURRENT ATTACHMENT POINT OF $250,000.
THE CURRENT RATE FOR STOP LOSS IS 772,000, AND THE NEGOTIATED RATE FOR PLAN YEAR 2026 IS 861,000.
DENTAL RATES ARE INCREASING BY A BLENDED 5.3% WITH A TWO YEAR RATE GUARANTEE, WHICH AMOUNTS TO ABOUT $7,000 INCREASE TO THE CITY, AND ABOUT TWO TO $3 BI WEEKLY INCREASE TO EMPLOYEES.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DANIELLE. THAT TAKES CARE OF THE ITEM 6A THROUGH 6D OR 6C, I BELIEVE.
[6.d TR14333 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, authorizing the Appropriate City Officials to support the Broward Safety Action Plan (BSAP) - Roadway Safety Analyses (RSA) NW 31st Ave Corridor Project; providing for conflicts; providing for scrivener errors; providing for severability; and providing an Effective Date.]
THEN SIX YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT? I KNOW THE AGENCY WILL COME IN ON WEDNESDAY'S COMMISSION MEETING TO DO THEIR PRESENTATION, BUT JUST GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR RESIDENTS.>> SURE. BROWER COUNTY MPO HAVE CREATED AN INITIATIVE CALLED BROWER COUNTY SAFE ACTION PLAN, 2050, AND THE ONE THIS PARTICULAR CORRIDOR, WHICH IS 31ST AVENUE IS WITHIN THE PLAN.
THEY'RE SEEKING OUR SUPPORT HERE TO SEEK FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY TO DO THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THIS.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MPO WILL BE HERE.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE MPO WILL BE HERE ON WEDNESDAY TO DO A PRESENTATION.
>> THIS IS IN LINE MAXINE WITH OUR WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT PROGRAM ZERO FATALITY.
>> THAT'S PART OF THE POLE PLAN.
[6.e TR14336 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving the Agreement for Police Services between the City of Tamarac and Gregory Tony, Ph.D., as Sheriff of Broward County (“BSO”), attached hereto as Exhibit “1”, in accordance with the Special Terms and Conditions attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, and the Police Services General Conditions attached hereto as Exhibit “B”, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
WE HAVE THE CITY'S POLICE SERVICES CONTRACT WITH BSO, THE RENEWAL OF THAT CONTRACT AND FOLLOWING THIS MEETING AT 11, WE'LL HAVE A WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS THAT IN MUCH MORE DETAIL.WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMISSION, BUT THIS IS ESSENTIALLY AN INITIAL FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH BROWER SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THIS THIS CONTRACT BRINGS SOME SOME CHANGES TO THE WAY
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THE POLICING IS CONDUCTED AND THEN WE'LL DISCUSS THOSE IN THE WORKSHOP.CAPTAIN FRANKS, YOU'RE GOING TO JOIN US FOR THAT.
>> GOOD. THEN SECTION 7 ORDINANCES, FIRST READING 7A.
[7.a TO2606 - An ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 10, Article 2, of the Land Development Code of the City of Tamarac, Florida, entitled “Zoning Districts”, by specifically amending Section 10-2.8, entitled “Qualified Mixed-Use Development Pursuant to the Live Local Act of 2023", to establish procedures and regulations to implement Section 166.04151(7), Florida Statutes, as created by Chapter 2023-17, laws of Florida, and as amended by Senate Bill 328 (2024) and Senate Bill 1730 (2025), attached hereto as Exhibit A, to provide for development regulations and administrative review of certain affordable housing projects pursuant to state law; providing for repealer; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
MAXINE, YOU WANT TO GIVE US THE CHANGES THAT'S COMING IN TO LIVE LOCAL ACT IMPACT OF THAT IN TAMARAC?>> ABSOLUTELY, MR. MANAGER. I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION THAT WAS DELIVERED TO THE PLANNING BOARD.
THIS ITEM WAS HEARD BY THE PLANNING BOARD AT THEIR LAST MEETING.
WE'RE AMENDING THE CODE, SO WE CAN PROVIDE FOR THE CHANGES AS A RESULT OF THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHERE WE HAD UP DATE TO THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, AND SO WE WANTED TO REFLECT THAT IN OUR ORDINANCE.
THIS IS JUST A QUICK TIMELINE JUST TO SHOW WHEN THIS DISCUSSION REALLY STARTED AT A STATE LEVEL.
IT WAS STARTED IN JULY 1ST, 2023.
THEN THERE'S SOME ITERATIONS THAT HAPPENED HERE AT THE CITY OF TAMARAC, AS YOU RECALL, WE DID NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF A PENDING ORDINANCE, WHICH WE NEEDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH, SEE WHAT CITIES HAD ADOPTED BEFORE WE ADOPTED OUR OWN ORDINANCE AND IN JANUARY 22ND, 2025, THIS YEAR, THE CITY ADOPTED OUR OWN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, SO WE CAN HAVE IT STREAMLINED IN TERMS OF IMPLEMENTATION.
SINCE THAT TIME, THERE'S BEEN SOME UPDATE THAT I'LL SPEAK ABOUT BRIEFLY, BUT WE JUST INCLUDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE DEFINITION ON THIS SLIDE.
AS YOU KNOW, THE LIVE LOCAL ACT IS PRIMARILY TO ENCOURAGE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN MUNICIPALITIES AND TO MAKE THE PROCESS EASIER BY MAKING IT ADMINISTRATIVE, FOR THE MOST PART, TAKES OUT THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS, MAKES IT MANDATORY FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO ACCEPT DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE COMING INTO CITIES THAT ARE PROVIDING 40% OR MORE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THIS SLIDE JUST REALLY TALKS ABOUT THE PREEMPTIONS, WHICH WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH.
ONCE AGAIN, IF THERE IS AT LEAST 40% OF THE UNITS THAT ARE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND AFFORDABLE MEANING THAT IT IS MAINTAINED THAT WAY FOR 30 YEARS OR LONGER THAN IT PREEMPTS US FROM ENFORCING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ZONING, DENSITY, HEIGHT, FOR MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE CANNOT FORCE THESE APPLICANTS TO DO ANY VARIANCES, SPECIAL EXCEPTION, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RELATIVE TO THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS.
THEY MUST BE PROCESSED ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHOUT GOING THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS, AND THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THESE PROJECT MAY BE EQUAL TO THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT CURRENTLY ALLOWED WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE PROJECT SITE, AND THE MAXIMUM DENSITY ALLOW WOULD BE EQUAL TO THE HIGHEST DENSITY CURRENTLY ALLOWED WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
THERE'S ALSO SOME POLICIES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIVE LOCAL ACT THAT ALLOWS DEVELOPERS TO GET ACCESS TO TAX CREDITS AND TAX SALE EXEMPTION, AND SO ON.
I JUST INCLUDED THAT IN THE POLICY IN THIS SLIDE.
IN 2024, THERE WAS A GLITCH BILL THAT BROUGHT SOME PROTECTIONS TO US.
I INTRODUCED THE MAXIMUM FLOOR A RATIO.
THERE WAS SOME HEIGHT PROTECTION FOR SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS, SOME MAXIMUM UNIT DENSITY, AND THE LIVE LOCAL ACT IS NOT APPLICABLE OR ALLOWED IN AIRPORT ZONES OR NEAR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
FOR THIS MORNING'S DISCUSSION, I'LL TALK ABOUT THE KEY CHANGES THAT ARE BEING INTRODUCED BECAUSE OF SENATE BILL 1730.
ESSENTIALLY, IT LOWERS THE REQUIRED NON-RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT TO A MINIMUM OF 10%.
IT REQUIRES RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT TO BE AT LEAST 65% OF THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE.
IT MAINTAINS THAT THE PROJECT HAS TO BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY, WHICH MEANS THERE'S NO PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS, AND IT EXPANDS THE ZONING DISTRICT.
FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC, WE HAD ADOPTED ALL THE MIX USE ZONING DISTRICTS AS APPLICABLE FOR LIVE LOCAL ACT PROJECTS.
WE HAD CARVED OUT OUR PD ZONING.
IT'S OUR MOST PROTECTED ZONING DISTRICT, BUT THE LEGISLATURE CLARIFIED THAT PD NEEDED TO BE A PART OF THE ZONING DISTRICT.
AS YOU'LL SEE LATER ON IN THE SLIDES, WE HAVE TO INCLUDE OUR PD AS A ZONING DISTRICT THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR LIVE LOCAL OR FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT UPDATES A PARKING STANDARD, AND SO IT INCLUDES REQUIRED 15% REDUCTION IN PARKING FOR THESE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.
THIS MAP JUST SHOWS WHERE THE ZONING DISTRICTS ARE, WHERE THESE PROJECTS CAN BE BUILT, ALSO REMINDS US THAT WE ARE IN A GOOD PLACE HERE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC BECAUSE WE HAVE LESS THAN 11%, WE HAVE 11.9% OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.
THE LIVE LOCAL ACT SAYS THAT FOR MUNICIPALITIES WITH LESS THAN 20% OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ZONED LAND,
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THAT THOSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS MUST BE A MIXED-USE PROJECT.IT MEANS THAT FOR PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, THOSE PROJECTS WILL HAVE A COMMERCIAL COMPONENT.
THEY HAVE TO BE MIXED-USE BECAUSE WE HAVE LESS THAN THE 20% OF COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL ZONE LAND.
THIS IS OUR ZONING MAP, AND THIS NOW INCLUDES A PD AREA.
AS YOU CAN SEE, ALL OF OUR MAJOR THOROUGHFARES ARE AVAILABLE NOW FOR LIVE LOCAL ACT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS, MATT NAB COMMERCIAL 441 UNIVERSITY DRIVE ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR LIVE LOCAL ACT PROJECTS.
THE RED JUST INDICATE THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING MADE IN THE ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT WHAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT.
WE HAVE INTRODUCED THE SENATE BILL LANGUAGE, 1730, AND INTRODUCED THE RELEVANT FLORIDA STATE STATUTE SECTION, WHICH IS IN RED. I REFERRED.
THIS IS A TEXT CHANGE THAT WE'RE MAKING TO 10.2.8 OF THE ORDINANCE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT'S THE APPLICABILITY SECTION.
IT LISTS ALL THE ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ARE APPLICABLE, AND IN RED, WE'RE ADDING THE PD DISTRICT, WHICH WE NOW HAVE TO INCLUDE.
THAT'S ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN THE ABILITY TO ASK THE DEVELOPER TO GIVE US STUDIES AND PARK IN DEMAND AND CIRCULATION STUDIES, SO WE INCLUDED THAT LANGUAGE IN RED, SO WE CAN STILL ASK FOR THAT INFORMATION.
THIS CHANGE IS SHOWING THE MINIMUM OF 10% OF THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE PROJECT HAS TO BE COMMERCIAL OR MIXED-USE BECAUSE THE CITY'S PROJECT WILL BE MIXED-USE.
OVER ON SECTION 6, ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE PUT IN THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO GIVE 15% REDUCTION IN PARKING.
IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
THE PROJECT HAS TO BE CLOSED TO A TRANSPORTATION HUB OR WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF A TRANSIT STOP, WHICH ESSENTIALLY IS MOST OF OUR AVAILABLE PROPERTIES, AND WE ARE REQUIRED TO GIVE AT LEAST 15% REDUCTION IN PARKING.
THAT SUMS UP THE CHANGES, AND THIS IS JUST A FEW SLIDES, CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND OF COURSE, THE PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ITEM 7B IS OUR SECOND BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FY 2025.
[7.b TO2612- An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, adopting the Second (2nd) Budget Amendment to the City of Tamarac Operating Budget, Revenues and Expenditures, the Capital Budget, and the Financial Policies for the Fiscal Year 2025. By increasing the total revenues and expenditures by a total of $5,299,266 as detailed in Attachment "A" attached hereto and summarized in Attachment "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein; providing that the 2nd amendment is being adopted in the same manner as the original budget and serves as the new adopted budget: providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
THIS BUTTONS AT THE FY 25 LISTING. GO AHEAD.>> YES, SO WE HAVE A SMALL PRESENTATION.
TO 2612 IS OUR SECOND BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FY25, AND IT'S REQUIRED BY FLORIDA STATUTE THAT ALLOWS US TO AMEND THE BUDGET WITHIN 60 DAYS, AND IT REQUIRES US TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENT IN THE SAME MANNER THAT WE ADOPT THE ORIGINAL BUDGET.
IT ACCOUNTS FOR ANY INCREASES OR DECREASES BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS OR DIVISIONS.
THE FY25 BUDGET IS INCREASING BY 5,299,266.
IT TAKES THE BUDGET FROM 240,336,224-245,635,490, WHICH IS A 2.2% INCREASE.
THESE ARE FOUR ITEMS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THAT NEED TO BE APPROPRIATED, AND SOME ITEMS THAT WE CONSIDER A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM.
IF WE LOOK AT THE FUNDS, YOU CAN SEE BY FUND WHAT THE INCREASES ARE, GENERAL FUND IS INCREASING BY 3.6 MILLION APPROXIMATELY, AND THE NEXT HIGHER ONE IS OUR SPECIAL REVENUE.
THE NEXT SLIDE LOOKS AT THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE IS LAND PURCHASE AT 3650 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.
WE'RE APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS FOR THAT ITEM.
WE HAD SOME ADDITIONAL VEHICLE PURCHASE THAT WAS ALSO APPROVED BY RESOLUTION, 324, 000.
THE NEXT ONE IS A DEPOSIT THAT WE HAVE MADE ON A LAND PURCHASE IN 2025, THAT IS 100,000.
THE OTHER ITEMS ARE WE ARE APPROPRIATING 370,000.
THIS IS ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WE NEEDED FOR TWO EMERGENCY PURCHASES, ONE FOR THE ELEVATOR AND ONE FOR A GENERATOR AT THE TCC.
WE ARE INCREASING FUNDING IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S BUDGET BY 60,000.
THESE ARE FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT CAME IN HIGHER THAN EXPECTED.
WE'RE ALSO APPROPRIATING FUNDED FROM THE BUSINESS MICRO GRANTS, FOR WHICH WE HAVE RESERVES, BUT WE STILL HAVE TO APPROPRIATE THE FUNDING FOR THAT.
WE ARE INCREASING THE POLICE PREMIUM TAX BECAUSE THE AMOUNT THAT WE
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RECEIVED FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT WE HAVE TO PAY OUT CAME IN HIGHER THAN EXPECTED, AND THAT'S $562,000.37.THE NEXT THREE IS OUR GRANT FUNDING, THE CDBG, THE SHIP, AND NSP.
WE AT THE BEGINNING OF YEAR TYPICALLY DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE'RE GETTING FOR THESE GRANTS.
AS THE GRANT FUNDING COMES IN, AND WE HAVE MORE ACTIVITY THAN WE HAVE INCREASES, SO WE HAVE TO NOW APPROPRIATE THE FUNDING NOW THAT THESE ARE KNOWN.
THE NEXT ONE, WE HAD A LITTLE HIGHER EXPENSES IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND, THAT'S 3500510, AND WE'RE ADDING THAT.
THE LAST ITEM IS THE COLONY WEST GOLF COURSE FUND HAD A LOT MORE ACTIVITY THAN THE NORMAL.
WE'RE INCREASING THE EXPENSES, BUT THE REVENUE IS ALSO INCREASING AT THE SAME AMOUNT.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE AN INCREASE OF 39,067.
THESE ARE PERSONNEL CHANGES THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ABSORB IN EACH DEPARTMENT BUDGET, BUT STILL REQUIRES APPROVAL BY THE CITY COMMISSION THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
IN THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, WE HAD A RECLASSIFICATION OF THE BENEFIT MANAGER'S POSITION TO BENEFITS AND RISK MANAGER.
IN PARKS AND REC, WE HAD THREE FAST RACK RECREATION LEADER TWO, WHICH WERE SEASONAL POSITIONS THAT MOVED TO BE IN RECREATIONAL ASSISTANCE PART-TIME..
THIS IS JUST A NAME CHANGE IN THE CITY COMMISSION OFFICE FROM COMMISSION AID TO COMMUNITY AID, TEMPORARY.
THEN IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, WE HAD A PAY GRADE CHANGE FOR THE CITY CLERK.
THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR THE BUDGET AMENDMENT, AND I'M OPEN TO QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHRISTINE.
LOOKING AT THE ORDINANCES, SECOND READING 8A.
[8.a TO2611 - An Ordinance of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Section 10- 5.7 entitled “New Development Impact Fees” of Chapter 10, of the Tamarac City Code, adopting the City of Tamarac Impact Fee Study, attached hereto as Exhibit “A”; by amending the Impact Fee Schedule and Land Use Categories, providing for an increase to the current impact fee rate of 25% for Governmental Facilities, Parks and Recreational Facilities and Multimodal Transportation; re-establishing criteria and administrative procedures for the assessment and collection of impact fees, providing updated guidelines for the phasing of impact fee increases, processing of refunds, credits, and fair share agreements relative to the city’s impact fee program; providing for notice and implementation; providing for codification; providing a savings provision, providing a conflicts provision, providing for severability, and providing for an effective date.]
THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE DISCUSSED THE LAST TIME, THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES, WHICH BRINGS APPROXIMATELY 25% INCREASE TO THOSE THREE DIFFERENT IMPACT FEES: THE GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES, PROXIMATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, AND MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION.THIS WILL BE THE SECOND READING FOR IT TO BE IN EFFECT.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT?
>> THE ONLY THING IS THAT BEFORE WE START COLLECTING, FLORIDA LAW REQUIRES THAT WE DO A 90-DAY NOTICE.
IMMEDIATELY THAT NOTICE IS ALREADY PREPARED IT WILL BE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY AFTER WEDNESDAY'S MEETING WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THESE FEES CAN COMMENCE COLLECTION JANUARY 20TH, 2026, AND THEY'RE COLLECTED AT THE BUILDING PERMIT STAGE.
VAINE, AND THEN WE HAVE ITEM 10.
[10.a TBO99 - Board approving/denying variance requests requesting relief from Section 10-2.2(C), Table 10-2.2: Dimensional Standards for Residential Districts, Code of Ordinances, to allow for a Lot Coverage, Max, Roofed Area of 53.2% in Pod A, 54.9% in Pods B, C, D, and F, 53% in Pod G, and 46.8% in Pod H versus 44% allowed pursuant to an Administrative Adjustment Development Approval ordered on September 20, 2023, by the Director of Community Development above the Lot Coverage, Max, Roofed Area of 40% permitted for subject property bounded by W Commercial Boulevard to the north, Rock Island Road to the east, NW 44 Street to the south, and NW 64 Avenue to the west.]
THAT'S A REQUIRES JUDICIAL HEARING, AND THAT'S FOR CONSIDERING A VARIANCE REQUEST FROM THE DEVELOPER TO DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL AT THE WOODLANDS, AND DO WE WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, OR IS IT SAFE FOR THE COMMERCIAL MEETING?>> IT'S A QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEM.
THE DEVELOPER AND THE APPLICANT WILL BE THERE AT WEDNESDAY'S MEETING, AND THEY WILL HAVE A FULL PRESENTATION.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, JUST FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE, ALL MATERIALS RELATED TO THE WOODLANDS PROJECT, INCLUDING THE VERY FIRST APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, SITE PLAN.
EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT IS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE REVIEW AND PURPOSE, AND IT CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PAGE.. YOU JUST GO TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE ALL THE MATERIAL RELATED TO THE WOODLANDS DEVELOPMENT.
>> THERE'S A GREAT LIBRARY OF INFORMATION FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT TO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR GENDER REVIEW THIS MORNING.
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>> THEN, I JUST WANTED TO STATE ON THE RECORD SINCE WE HAD A BRIEF DISCUSSION REGARDING THE AGENDA.
THE AGENDA WILL NOT BE MODIFIED, AS WE OUTLINED THE ITEM WILL BE ON THE NOVEMBER 12 MEETING.
WE'LL BE BACK AT 11:00 FOR THE ACTUAL WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS THE PROVER SHERIFF'S OFFICE CONTRACT RENEWAL, AND CITY CLERK WILL DISCUSS THE MEETING CHANGES FOR 2026.
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THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING THIS MORNING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.