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>> GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
[CALL TO ORDER]
AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.APOLOGIES. EXCUSE ME. THIS MORNING.
SEE WHERE MY HEAD IS. APOLOGIES THAT WE'RE RUNNING A FEW MINUTES LATE.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MAYOR GOMEZ.
>> GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONER BOLTON, IT'S NOT IN AS YET. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
>> COMMISSIONER PATTERSON'S NOT HERE AS YET. RICE MILLER DANIEL.
>> THANK YOU. I SEE COMMISSIONER BOLTON WALKING IN.
>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON IS HERE.
IF WHAT EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT WILL LEAD US IN A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND WE'LL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> NO REPORT. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
>> ON THE SCHEDULE, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TO GO FIRST.
WOULD WE LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY? OKAY. CAUSE. THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION WILL BE DONE BY MR. PERRY S ADAR,
[2. CITY MANAGER REPORT]
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS SPECIALIST WITH BEKM POOKOV, WHO IS GOING TO BE PRESENTING ONLINE REGARDING OUR ZIP UPDATE.WE'VE BEEN REQUESTING ONE ZIP FOR OUR CITY. MORNING.
>> MORNING, EVERYONE. HOW ARE YOU? CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
>> YES. WE DO HEAR BACKGROUND NOISE.
>> APOLOGIES. THERE'S SOME MAINTENANCE GOING ON IN THE BUILDING THAT I'M IN, SO THERE MIGHT BE SOME BACKGROUND NOISE, BUT I'LL TRY TO FIX MY MICROPHONE AS BEST I CAN.
>> IS THERE ANY ECHOES ANY. PERFECT. WELL, GOOD MORNING. NOT SURE.
I HAD THE SLIDES HERE IN MY IN, BUT I KNOW I'VE SHARED WITH MISS TANYA WILLIAMS, OUR SLIDE DECK TO RUN THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SOME FEDERAL STRATEGIES FOR ZIP CODE CONSOLIDATION.
IF YOU HAVE THOSE, I'D` BE HAPPY TO WALK THEM THROUGH.
MY NAME IS PERRY DARE, AS MENTIONED.
I'M AN ATTORNEY AND CONSULTANT AT BECKER AND POLIAKOFF, AND I AM PART OF YOUR FEDERAL LOBBYING TEAM UP HERE IN DC.
IT'S CRAZY UP HERE RIGHT NOW WITH THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, BUT NOTWITHSTANDING ALL OF THAT WANTED TO CHAT WITH YOU TODAY ABOUT SOME FEDERAL STRATEGIES FOR ZIP CODE CONSOLIDATION, WHICH I KNOW THE CITY HAS BEEN PURSUING FOR A LONG TIME.
HERE'S THE OVERVIEW, TALK ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF WHAT ZIP CODE ARE USED FOR.
NOT JUST USPS ADMINISTRATION, HAS A LOT OF OTHER FACTORS AS WELL.
THEN GOING TO GO INTO THE OUTLINE OF WHAT THOSE STRATEGIES ARE AND THE NEXT STEPS.
AS MENTIONED HERE, THERE ARE OVER 40,000 ZIP CODE IN THE US.
THEY'RE USED FOR USPS DELIVERY, BUT ALSO HELP ORGANIZE THINGS AS A PUBLIC OPINION POLLING, SETTING INSURANCE RATES BASED ON OTHER FACTORS IN THE AREA, ORGANIZING GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH.
THEY DON'T NATURALLY FIT WITH MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES, ALTHOUGH THAT CAN HAPPEN SOMETIMES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE, THE AGENCY PROCESS OF CHANGING USPS OR ZIP CODES IN THE COMMUNITY IS USPS BOUNDARY REVIEW REQUEST PROCESS.
THERE'S ANOTHER OPTION THAT YOU CAN TAKE THAT THE BILL GO DOWN FURTHER UP DOWN THE ROAD.
BUT THE USPS, IT'S THE BOUNDARY REVIEW REQUEST PROCESS.
HOW THAT IS OFFICIATED IS LOCALITY WILL SUBMIT THEIR REQUEST IN WRITING TO THEIR LOCAL USPS DISTRICT MANAGER.
YOU CAN ONLY DO IT ONCE EVERY 10 YEARS.
THERE IS AN APPEALS PROCESS, WHICH DOES NOT WITHSTANDING THAT SHOT CLOCK, BUT AGAIN, IT'S ONCE EVERY 10 YEARS, AND USPS HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT ANTI GRANTING THOSE CHANGES.
THE REQUEST THEY GRANT ABOUT 10%.
THE FACTORS THAT THEY PUT PRIMACY ON AS STATES IN THE SLIDES TO DELIVERY EFFICIENCY, GROWTH AND DELIVERY POINTS, AVOIDING DUPLICATIVE ADDRESSES, AND ROUTES AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IMPACT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. PERFECT. A LITTLE BIT MORE WHAT THAT REQUEST WOULD INCLUDE OR USPS PUTS PRIMACY ON, RATIONALE AND JUSTIFICATIONS WOULD INCLUDE THAT THE NEW CONSOLIDATED ZIP CODE ALIGNED WITH THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES FIT WITHIN THE LINES OF THE LOCALITY.
EVIDENCE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT, BE IT THROUGH THE COMMISSION OR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, STAKEHOLDERS, GROUPS, THERE COULD BE LETTERS OF SUPPORT, PETITIONS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
NOW, THERE'S NO MONETARY FEE INVOLVED WITH SUBMITTING A REQUEST TO USPS, BUT, OF COURSE,
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FACTORING THE MAN HOURS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, GATHERING THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, DRAFTING THE REQUEST, COMING UP WITH A PLAN.HOW THAT WOULD FACTOR IN ON THE LOCAL LEVEL? AGAIN, SOME MORE OF THOSE FACTORS THAT USPS WILL CONSIDER DELIVERY FEASIBILITY, COHESIVENESS, NO DUPLICATIVE ROUTES, THE COST THAT USPS WOULD INCUR, AGAIN, THEIR CHANGING OF ROUTES AND IMPACT ON THE LOCAL FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS, THINGS THAT WOULD INCLUDE HOW FAR THE NEW ROUTE WOULD BE FROM THE USPS DISTRIBUTION POINT IN YOUR AREA AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, OF COURSE.
HERE'S A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE TIMELINE FROM THE SUBMISSION PROCESS, USPS IS REVIEW AND DECISION, AND THEN STEPS FROM THERE, YOU COULD APPEAL IT, YOU COULD SEEK CONGRESSIONAL FIX, WHICH WE'LL GET INTO IN A LITTLE BIT.
THE PRE APPROVAL PROCESS, WHAT USPS DOES IS THEY'LL SURVEY AFFECTED CUSTOMERS.
WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH OF WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE CITY OF TAMARAC IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST MUNICIPALITY THAT MY FIRM HAS WORKED WITH, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, ON PURSUING THE ZIP CODE CONSOLIDATION, WHETHER USPS GOES DOOR TO DOOR OR LEAFLETS IN MAILBOXES AS THEY MAKE THEIR TYPICAL RUNS.
THEY SURVEY THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AGAIN, 10% OF REQUESTS ARE ACCEPTED.
IF THE USPS ULTIMATELY DECIDES TO APPROVE, HOWEVER RARE THAT IS, THE CUSTOMERS IN THAT AREA ARE NOTIFIED BY MAIL, AND THERE IS A ONE YEAR TRANSITION PERIOD TO THE NEW ROUTE EFFECTIVELY.
IF USPS DENIES IT, WHICH IS THE MAJORITY OF THE CASES, YOU CAN SUBMIT A APPEAL WITHIN 45 DAYS TO THE USPS OFFICE UP HERE IN DC.
IT'S ACTUALLY NOT TOO FAR FROM THE BUILDING.
I'M IN RIGHT NOW. THE SURVEY BASED DENIALS, IF THE DENIAL GET ON THAT STAGE, THAT IS FINAL, AND THEN THE SHOT CLOCK OF 10 YEARS KICKS IN.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE TIMELINE.
USPS, NOTWITHSTANDING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
YOU CAN SUBMIT A REQUEST AT ANY TIME, NOTWITHSTANDING THE TEN YEAR LIMITATION IF YOU ARE ULTIMATELY DENIED.
THEIR REVIEW PROCESS CAN VARY BASED ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE REQUEST, WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR SPECIFICALLY, BUT THERE'D BE A CONSOLIDATION IN THIS CASE, THERE COULD BE OTHER TYPES OF REQUESTS FOR USPS FIXES, SIX MONTHS, TWO YEARS, TYPICALLY WHAT I'VE HEARD, ALTHOUGH THAT COULD VARY DEPENDING ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE REQUEST.
IN THE MEANTIME, BECAUSE IT IS SO RARE AND BECAUSE COMPLEXITY IS A FACTOR, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT ON THE FRONT END TO GATHER EVIDENCE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT, HAVE A CLEAR PLAN OF WHAT THE CITY WANTS TO DO IN TERMS OF FINAL PRODUCT OF THE NEW SEP CODE CONSOLIDATION, CONSIDERING OTHER FACTORS.
AGAIN, IF THERE IS ULTIMATELY A DENIAL OF THAT REQUEST, THERE IS A 45 DAY APPEAL WINDOW.
NEXT. PERFECT. THAT IS THE AGENCY SIDE, USPS.
YOU CAN ALSO GO TO CONGRESS TO PURSUE A CONSOLIDATED ZIP CODE THROUGH LEGISLATION.
THAT IS ALSO A PRETTY RARE PROCESS, BUT IT DOES HAPPEN.
I CITED 2006 LEGISLATION WHERE SOME COMMUNITIES HAD THEIR ZIP CODE FIXES PUT INTO STATUTE, AUBURN TOWNSHIP, OHIO, HANAHAN, I BELIEVE IT'S PRONOUNCED, SOUTH CAROLINA, BRADBURY, CALIFORNIA.
NOW, WE'VE HAD INITIAL CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE CITY'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
I BELIEVE CONGRESS CONGRESSMAN MARCOS DIAZ BALART IS LEADING THE LEAD LEGISLATION THIS YEAR ARMS AT BO CONSOLIDATION, AND THAT INCLUDES NOT JUST HIS CONSTITUENTS MUNICIPALITY FIXES, BUT A NUMBER OF OTHER MEMBERS.
TO THAT POINT, BASED ON THE BRIEFINGS WITH HIS STAFF AND OTHERS, IT IS ALSO A LENGTHY PROCESS.
YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS BASED ON THE SHUTDOWN THAT WE'RE IN, HOW HARD IT IS TO PASS LEGISLATION IN THIS CONGRESS OR ANY OTHER, PARTICULARLY A STANDALONE BILL LIKE DIAZ BART IS TRYING TO PASS.
AGAIN, IT TAKES EVIDENCE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO GET ANYTHING BUILT WITH MOMENTUM BEHIND IT IN CONGRESS.
THAT CAN BE EVIDENCE OF A BOUNDARY REVIEW REQUEST PROCESS, EVIDENCE OF LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND THEN BUILDING UP BIPARTISAN SUPPORT BEHIND IT IN CONGRESS, PARTICULARLY WITH OTHER MEMBERS WHO HAVE THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES DON'T WANT TO PURSUE CIPO CONSOLIDATION TO SORT OF BUILD MOMENTUM BEHIND IT, AND THEN GO INTO THE COMMITTEES OF JURISDICTION, WHO WILL ADVANCE THAT BILL THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
IT IS THE HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IN THE HOUSE AND IS HOUSE OVERSIGHT, AND THEN THE RELEVANT FUNDING COMMITTEES WITHIN THERE.
ALL OUT TO SAY IS IT IS A LENGTHY PROCESS, BUT WE ARE HERE IN DC TO HELP FACILITATE THAT.
I BELIEVE THERE IS ONE MORE SLIDE.
NEXT STEPS, AGAIN, AS WE DISCUSSED, CRAFT A CLEAR PLAN OF WHAT THE CITY WANTS TO PURSUE, BOTH IN THE OUTCOMES, BUT ALSO EVIDENCE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT BEHIND IT, AS ALLUDED TO THERE, SUBMIT THE BOUNDARY REVIEW REQUEST TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER, PURSUE AN APPEAL IF NECESSARY.
THROUGHOUT ALL OF THAT, THE BECKER TEAM UP HERE IN DC IS HERE TO NAVIGATE THE PROCESS WITH YOU.
BRIEF MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND STAFF TO BUILD POLITICAL SUPPORT BEHIND IT AND POTENTIALLY PURSUE A LEGISLATIVE FIX, IF NEEDED.
WITH THAT, I BELIEVE THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE QUESTIONS ONE.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER.
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>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. QUICK QUESTION.
DO YOU KNOW THE PERCENTAGE OF DENIED OR APPROVED CASES FOR ZIP CODES APPLICATIONS?
>> ABOUT 10% OF APPLICATIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, I BELIEVE, IS THE TRACKER THAT WE HAD, 10% ARE APPROVED, 90% ARE ROUGHLY DENIED.
AGAIN, USPS IS PRETTY ADAMANT THAT THEIR SYSTEM, AS THE WAY THEY'VE DESIGNED IT IS EFFECTIVE.
BUT THAT CAN ALWAYS BE CHANGED BASED ON THE FACTORS DISCUSSED IN THE PRESENTATION.
IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF EVIDENCE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT, HAVING A CLEAR VISION OF WHERE YOU WANT TO GO AS FAR AS THE ZIP CODE, AND HOW IT COULD BE BENEFICIAL NOT JUST TO RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO FOR USPS OPERATIONS.
REALLY, WHAT THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IS EFFICIENCY, NOT TOO MUCH OF COST OVERRUNS, BECAUSE USPS IS A FEE BASED SERVICE.
THEY'RE DEALING WITH LIMITED FUNDS, EVEN NOTWITHSTANDING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
SO 10% OF REQUESTS HAD ULTIMATELY APPROVED.
>> WE SEE THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION CHANGED THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
EVEN WITH ONE NAME CAME WITH A HEFTY FISCAL IMPACT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE FISCAL IMPACT OF ZIP CODE REFORM WOULD BE?
AGAIN, BECAUSE USPS GRANTS SO FEW, I'D IMAGINE THAT THE FEW THAT THEY DO ACCEPT WOULDN'T I DON'T WANT TO SPECULATE TOO MUCH BECAUSE THEY ACCEPT SO FEW THERE'D BE LIMITED FISCAL IMPACT, BUT BECAUSE I THINK THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A FISCAL CONCERN ON THE FRONT END.
BUT I CAN GET INTO THAT TO SEE WHAT COSTS SHIFTS HAVE BEEN TO USPS FOR THE ONES THEY HAVE GRANTED. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
>> IS THERE THEORETICALLY UNIQUE ZIP CODES FOR THE 19,000 US CITIES IN THE US FOR THE CITIES IN US?
>> FOR THE ONES THAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT CONSOLIDATED ZIP CODES OR JUST UNIQUE IN GENERAL OR JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY.
>> THERE ARE AROUND 19,000 CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.
DO YOU THINK THAT THERE IS THEORETICALLY THE IDEA THAT UNIQUE ZIP CODES COULD WORK FOR EACH CITY?
>> EVERY CITY IS DIFFERENT, AND THEN USPS HAS DIFFERENT OPERATIONS FOR DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND CITIES, LAYOUTS, BE IT RURAL OR URBAN. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
AS FAR AS WHAT THE CITY WOULD PROPOSE FOR THIS CASE, IT WOULD DEPEND ON A LOT OF LOCAL FACTORS AS USPS RELATES TO IT.
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, BUT AGAIN, IT WOULD BE A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
>> MY FINAL QUESTION IS, TAMARAC IS A SMALL CITY, AND, FOR INSTANCE, THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE HAS MORE THAN ONE ZIP CODES.
HOW DO YOU FEEL THAT THE USPS WOULD VIEW OUR APPLICATION AS A SMALL CITY WANTING OUR OWN UNIQUE ZIP CODE?
>> AGAIN, THAT WOULD DEPEND ON A LOT OF THE FACTORS THAT WOULD COME INTO THE PLAN.
I, I HAVE NOT READ ONE, IF THERE IS ONE, I'D LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AGAIN, SPEAKING GENERALLY WITHOUT HAVING SEEN THAT, USPS PUTS A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON EFFICIENCY AND THEN NOT TOO MUCH DISRUPTION ON THEIR SERVICES SHOULD THE ZIP CODE BE APPROVED.
IF THAT CAN BE DEMONSTRATED THOSE BENEFITS IN A NEW PLAN, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THEY PUT A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON AND SUPPORT.
BUT AGAIN, JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT 10% APPROVAL RATE AND THE APPEALS PROCESS OF COURSE.
BUT THERE'S ALSO THE LEGISLATIVE FIX, IF USPS DOESN'T AGREE, BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT TIMING AS WELL.
AGAIN, IT WOULD DEPEND A LOT ON THE PLAN THAT THE CITY COULD BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE TO SHOW HOW USPS NEW GOALS WOULD BE ADVANCED.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY AND GOOD LUCK WITH THE CONSTRUCTION IN YOUR APARTMENT.
>> CHRIS COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS QUESTION IS FOR THE MANAGER.
CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY, MANAGER WHERE THIS DISCUSSION CAME FROM OR WHY IS THE CITY INTERESTED IN CONSOLIDATING THE ZIP CODE IN THE FIRST PLACE?
>> SURE, COMMISSIONER, THIS HAS BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY FOR SUCH A LONG TIME, PARTLY BECAUSE ONE OF OUR ZIP CODES IS SHARED WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES FORT LAUDALE.
THERE'S NO CLEAR CUT BOUNDARY WITH THE EXISTING ZIP CODE.
SO THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME CONVERSATION FOR HAVING TAMARAC SPECIFIC ZIP CODES.
THEN THIS IS VERY TYPICAL, NOT JUST IN TAMARAC, BUT OTHER CITIES, TOO.
SOMETIMES YOU PROVIDE A ZIP CODE.
IT SHOWS UP AS POMPANO BECAUSE THEY'RE SHARED, BETWEEN MULTIPLE CITIES.
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>> I'M NOT SURE I REALLY UNDERSTOOD THAT EXPLANATION.
IT SOUNDED A LITTLE POLITICAL.
CAN YOU GIVE ME THE REAL REASON WHY WE'RE INTERESTED IN CHANGING ZIP CODES? VALIDATING ZIP CODE. WE'RE SAYING THAT WE WANT THE ENTIRE CITY TO BE 33321, AND WHY?
>> IT DOES CREATE COMPLICATIONS? THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOU'RE ORDERING THINGS, AND WHEN YOU'RE PROVIDING YOUR ADDRESS? A LOT OF THE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, WHEN YOU'RE USING YOUR OWN ZIP CODE, IT AUTOMATICALLY PICKS UP FORT LAUDERDALE, FOR EXAMPLE, OR SOME OTHER CITY.
THAT'S THE MAIN ELEMENT FOR THIS UNIQUE ZIP CODES TO EACH CITY.
>> IS IT DRIVEN BY THE RESIDENTS? IS THIS A RESIDENT DRIVEN INITIATIVE? DID WE HAVE I'VE NEVER HAD HEARD A COMPLAINT.
HAS ANYONE COMPLAINED FROM THE COMMUNITY REFERENCE TO A ZIP CODE?
>> WELL, IT WAS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME CONVERSATION BY THE RESIDENTS, BUT IT WAS ALWAYS VERBALIZED BY THE COMMISSION MEMBERS FOR M. STATE THAT TOO.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING CONVERSATION THAT TO PURSUE THIS ZIP CODE CLARIFICATION.
>> WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS TO THE RESIDENTS IF THE ZIP CODES ARE CHANGED OR IS CHANGED?
>> THEY WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE THE SAME ZIP CODE OR A DIFFERENT ZIP CODE THAT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZE THAT AS BELONGING TO CITY OF TAMARAC.
>> WE'RE SAYING THAT THERE'S NO THERE'S NO IMPLICATIONS.
THERE'S NO COST IMPLICATION TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THE ZIP CODE CHANGE.
>> I CAN'T BRING UP ALL THE POSSIBLE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS, BUT MAYBE PERRY CAN HELP US WITH SOME OF THOSE IMPLICATIONS.
FROM A RESIDENTS PERSPECTIVE, I'M NOT SEEING THE IMPACT IN TERMS OF ANY FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE RESIDENTS.
>> I'M HAPPY TO LOOK INTO THE BEFORE AND AFTER.
AGAIN, IF THE REQUEST IS ULTIMATELY APPROVED, CUSTOMERS THEY'RE NOTIFIED FIRST, AND THEY HAVE A YEAR AFTER THAT TO GET ACCUSTOMED TO THE NEW ZIP CODE.
SO BE THAT THEY HAVE, LET'S SAY, ACCOUNTS WITH SOME COMPANY WHERE THEY HAVE TO PUT THEIR ADDRESS IN UP DOWN TO THE ZIP CODE, MAYBE A BILLING ADDRESS.
OF COURSE, IT'S NOT A FACTOR, BUT I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THE DOWNSIDE WOULD BE BEYOND THE MEMORIZING A NEW ZIP CODE IF YOU DO HAVE A CHANGE, BUT HAPPY TO LOOK INTO THAT FURTHER, ESPECIALLY THE FISCAL IMPACTS OF ANY.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO DELAY WITH THE CONVERSATION.
IT'S LIKE, WHY IS THIS EVEN A CONVERSATION, I GUESS, FOR ME? I DON'T SEE WHAT THE BENEFIT OR THIS IS I THINK WE'VE GOT BIGGER BUSINESS.
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING YET THAT SUPPORTS WHY THIS IS EVEN NECESSARY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. CITY MANAGER, WHAT DO RESIDENTS ASK FOR MOST? WHAT DO THEY WANT MOST FROM THE CITY IN TERMS OF EXPERIENCES WHEN IT COMES TO DINING IN THAT TYPE OF STUFF.
WHAT DID THEY ASK MORE? MORE WHAT?
>> THEY WANT MORE SIT DOWN RESTAURANTS SO THAT THEY CAN STAY WITHIN THE CITY BOUNDARIES.
>> AND WHEN SOMEONE IN SILICON VALLEY LOOKS AT A PLACE TO BUILD A RESTAURANT, WHAT DO THEY LOOK AT?
>> WELL, THEY LOOK AT THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND THEY LOOK AT THE DISPOSABLE INCOME LEVELS.
THEY LOOK AT THE POPULATION DENSITY, AND THEY LOOK AT NUMBER OF THOSE FACTORS.
>> SO BASICALLY, THEY LOOK AT ZIP CODES WHEN IT COMES TO DETERMINING THE INCOME OF A SPECIFIC PLACE.
>> ZIP CODES IS HOW THEY PROBABLY REGIONALIZE OR EXPAND THEIR RESOURCES.
>> SO WHERE I LIVE, IT'S 33351, WHICH IS SUNRISE.
SO THAT INCOME IS ACTUALLY BEING LOOPED INTO SUNRISE.
THAT'S NOT BEING LOOPED INTO TAMARAC, EVEN THOUGH IT'S STILL IN THE TAMARAC BOUNDARIES.
>> IT MAY BE THE CASE, BUT IT CAN ALSO WORK TO OUR BENEFIT AS WELL, BECAUSE PARTS OF TAMARAC WOULD SHARE THAT ZIP CODE WOULD ALSO INCORPORATE SOME OF THE OTHER MORE AFFLUENT COMMUNITIES INTO OUR ZIP CODE AS WELL EITHER WAY?
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WAS IT 19? IS THAT GOOD NEWS.>> ISN'T THAT SHARED WITH LADA HILL? CORRECT.
>> SO OUR INCOME IS BEING WRAPPED IN TO DIFFERENT CITIES.
IT CAN BENEFIT US, BUT IT ALSO CAN HINDER, YOU'RE SAYING?
>> BY HAVING ONE ZIP CODE, THAT WOULD ENCOMPASS THE UNIQUENESS OF TAMARAC, ALL THE DISPOSABLE INCOME, ALL THE INCOMES OF DIFFERENT PLACES.
>> IN TERMS OF GETTING MORE RESTAURANTS?
>> POSSIBLY. BUT AGAIN WE ONLY EXIST IN OUR LARGER AREA.
SO TAMARAC BY ITSELF, WE CAN'T ISOLATE IT TO OUR BOUNDARIES FOR OUR DISPOSABLE INCOME, OUR DENSITY, OUR POPULATION, AND ALL OF THAT.
IT MAY NOT WORK TO OUR ADVANTAGE.
>> COMMISSIONER. YOU KNOW MY TV BUFF.
WHICH TV SHOW WAS 90210? [LAUGHTER]
>> THAT'S ORANGE COUNTY, I BELIEVE, LA.
>> ZIP CODES ARE SYNONYMOUS WITH WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND INCOME.
SO I SEE US HAVING ONE ZIP CODE, TAKING IN THE INCOME IN WOODMONT, TAKING IN THE INCOME IN WOODLANDS, TAKING THE INCOME IN TAMARAC VILLAGE DUNN WEST WHERE I LIVE, AND SHOWING TAMARAC AS A PLACE THAT ACTUALLY HAS A HIGHER DISPOSABLE INCOME.
I SEE A BENEFIT IN HAVING ONE ZIP CODE FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, AND THAT'S FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE IN TERMS OF PEOPLE LOOKING AT THE CITY AND TRYING TO GET SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY ASKING FOR, WHICH IS BETTER RESTAURANTS.
>> THANK YOU. I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
WE HAVE 33308, 33309, 33319, 33321, AND 33351 NOW.
I WAS TALKING TO A LOVELY RESIDENT THE OTHER DAY AND SHE SAYS SHE LIVES IN TAMARAC VILLAGE, WHICH IS GREAT.
SHE SAYS, BUT I VOTE FOR SUNRISE, COMMISSIONERS.
I'M LIKE NO, YOU PROBABLY DON'T, BUT SHE'S LIKE, NO, I DO.
SHE'S GOING TO CHECK HER VOTER REGISTRATION.
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION, MADAM MAYOR. I LIVE IN TAMARAC VILLAGE.
WE DO GET THE SUNRISE HORIZON IN OUR MAILBOX.
WE DO NOT GET THE TAMAGRAM, AND I'VE LOBBIED AND I'VE TRIED HARD TO GET PIO TO SEND IT.
I'VE GOTTEN IT TO MY HOUSE SPECIFICALLY, BUT I ASKED A NEIGHBOR IF THEY GOT IT AND THEY DIDN'T GET IT.
DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT STUFF.
BUT WE DO GET THE SUNRISE HORIZON IN TAMARAC VILLAGE.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THAT'S THE POINT.
SOME PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY DON'T KNOW.
DOING AN EVENT, PAYCHECKS FOR PATRIOTS, THE FLYER WENT OUT BECAUSE THEY USED GOOGLE.
IT SAYS 33351 FOR OUR COMMUNITY CENTER.
WE HAVE BUSINESSES ALONG COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STREET, WHICH ARE OURS.
A GREAT NEW COFFEE PLACE IS GOING IN.
THERE'S AN ANIMAL HOSPITAL GOING IN.
IT'S CAUSING CONFUSION WITH PEOPLE.
THAT'S ONE THING WE DON'T WANT.
I SPOKEN TO CONGRESSMAN MOSKOWITZ, BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ARTICLE AUGUST 8, 2025, WHICH HAD LIGHTHOUSE POINT, WILTON MANORS, COCONUT CREEK, DEERFIELD BEACH, HOLLYWOOD, OAKLAND PARK, AND PARKLAND ALL GETTING THEIR OWN ZIP CODES.
IT WAS PUT THROUGH BY A COLORADO CONGRESSWOMAN LAUREN BOEBERT.
BASICALLY, I WOULD SAY THAT IF THOSE CITIES THINK IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEM TO HAVE THEIR OWN ID, THEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULDN'T THINK TAMARAC IS GOOD ENOUGH TO HAVE OUR OWN ZIP CODE FOR OUR OWN IDENTITY.
WE HAVE HEARD COMPLAINTS WHERE WE ARE NOT GETTING CERTAIN GRANTS BECAUSE IT'S NOT IDENTIFIED TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE ZIP CODE WOULD TIE IT INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAD BROWERD UP WHEN A LOT OF THINGS WERE COMING IN WHEN WE WERE DOING SOME CLASSES FOR BROWERD UP, WHICH WERE GREAT TO HELP SOME PEOPLE, BUT HAD WE HAD SOME OF IT BEEN MORE TAILORED TO OUR OWN CITY, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT WITHIN OUR CITY.
WHEN WE WERE UP IN DC, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT DEALT WITH CRIME FOR OUR OWN CITY TO PROTECT OUR OWN CITY, THE NUMBERS WERE BEING NOT LIQUIDATED, BUT THEY WERE NOT OURS.
THEY WERE BEING AFFECTED BY ALL THESE OTHER CITIES, AND WE ANNEXED CERTAIN PARTS OF FORT LAUDERDALE OR UNINCORPORATED BROWERD IN 2012, WHICH MAKES SOME OF THOSE RESIDENTS FEEL THAT THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED EITHER.
THERE'S A SENSE OF BEING INCLUDED, FEELING INCLUDED, KNOWING YOUR CITY, HAVING IT WORK FOR US.
JUST, YOU KNOW WHAT, IF THERE'S SOME NOT GOOD THINGS THAT CAN COME OF THIS, AND MAYBE WE GET TO FIX THOSE NOT GOOD THINGS VERSUS NOT DO SOMETHING TO GIVE OUR CITY THE IDENTITY WE'VE BEEN WORKING SO HARD FOR, WHICH INCLUDING OUR BRANDING, OUR STREET SIGNS, OUR WALLS, EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR OUR CITY OVER THE YEARS.
I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO BE INCLUDED WITH CONGRESSWOMAN BOEBERT TIME WHEN WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS FOR YEARS.
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THE MISCOMMUNICATION CAME BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS OR WORKING ON THIS FOR ALL THESE YEARS.I THINK WE NEED TO PUT FORWARD THE EFFORT TO DO THIS, AND IF THERE'S ACTUAL SOLID PROOF THAT WOULD SHOW THAT THIS WOULD BE A DETRIMENT TO OUR CITY AT THAT TIME, NOT CONTINUE THE PROCESS.
BUT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK ON THIS FOR YEARS, AND IT ONLY IS PROVING US MORE AND MORE WHILE WE NEED IT.
THERE WAS AN ARTICLE THAT UNFORTUNATELY I COULDN'T PULL UP THAT SHOWS THE IDENTITY OF A CITY THROUGH THEIR ZIP CODE, LIKE THE 92021 THAT COMMISSIONER WRIGHT WAS TALKING ABOUT. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
>> MAYOR, I'LL BE QUICK ON THIS.
I AGREE WITH THE CITY MANAGER THAT IT COULD WORK TO OUR BENEFIT, AND IT COULD WORK TO OUR DISADVANTAGE.
OUT EAST 33309, NOT 33308, BY THE WAY, IS ALSO LINKED WITH WILTON MANORS IN OKON PARK.
THEY HAVE AFFLUENT HOUSES, AND IN OUR CITY, OUT EAST, WE DON'T.
IN THAT EASTERN PART OF THE CITY, IT WOULD TREMENDOUSLY BENEFIT US.
IN TAMARAC 50321, IT IS ALSO SHARED WITH AFFLUENT HOUSES IN CORAL SPRINGS, AND SO THAT ZIP CODE BENEFITS US AS WELL.
NOT TO MENTION THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, I DON'T WANT US TO REFER TO THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL AS IF THEY ARE SUBPAR, BECAUSE RIGHT OFF OF COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD 33319 IS THE MOST AFFLUENT HOUSES IN THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL.
TO SAY THAT OUR CITY NEEDS OUR OWN ZIP CODE BECAUSE IT WOULD BENEFIT US.
92021, BY THE WAY, IS NOT THE ONLY ZIP CODE IN BEVERLY HILLS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY HAVE 90209,90210, 90211, 90212, AND 90213, AND 91210.
BUT ONE ZIP CODE WAS MADE POPULAR BY A TV SHOW.
WE THINK THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE ZIP CODE.
MAYBE IT'S A MATTER OF BRANDING AND MARKETING FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC TO BRAND OUR CITY IN A WAY THAT POSITIVELY REFLECTS ON THE COMMUNITY, AND PERHAPS THAT STARTS WITH THIS COMMISSION. THANK YOU.
>> ANYWAY, WE'LL LOOK UP ALL OF OUR ZIP CODES, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT GOES WHERE.
ANYWAY, I THINK THE POINT BEING IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE RESEARCH, FINDING OUT WHAT'S GOOD, KNOWING THAT THERE REALLY IS ONLY ONE ZIP CODE IN ONE LOCATION IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND DETERMINING IF THAT WOULD BE BEST.
I THINK THAT THIS WAS JUST AN UPDATE, IS THAT CORRECT? CITY MANAGER? THAT'S OKAY.
THIS WAS JUST AN UPDATE, CORRECT, CITY MANAGER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. ADAIR.
YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT [INAUDIBLE] FOR US AT ANOTHER TIME, BUT FIND OUT. THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE NOW GOING TO GO TO OUR PRESENTATION.
IF THE COMMISSION WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE WELL.
THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO HAVE OUR FIRE CHIEF INSPECTOR TOMMY DEMOPOULOS, COME ON DOWN.
[APPLAUSE] WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES TO CHALLENGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINNERS FOR THE FIRE PREVENTION MONTH POSTER, AND ESSAY CONTEST.
I'M GOING TODO SOMETHING I NORMALLY DON'T DO AND NOT TALK, SO REBECCA IS GOING TOTAKE OVER.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. GOOD MORNING.
WE ARE HERE THIS MORNING TO CONGRATULATE OUR FIRST PLACE WINNERS FOR OUR 2025 POSTER AND ESSAY CONTEST.
WE ARE VERY PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THEIR EFFORTS AND CREATIVITY SHOWN BY EACH AND EVERY ONE THAT PARTICIPATED, YOUR HARD WORK REALLY SHOWED AND STOOD OUT.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED, CHALLENGER MILLENNIUM, RENAISSANCE AND RED LEARNING ACADEMY,
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AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGING YOUR STUDENTS' PARTICIPATION.THIS MORNING, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER IN THE POSTER AND ESSAY CONTEST, SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, THE ART.
>> THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? ARE YOU SURE? [APPLAUSE] IN GRADE 6 THROUGH 8, OUR LITERATURE FIRST PLACE WINNER MAR'KENZIE, BUILDINGS, PLEASE.
HOW ABOUT THE PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH YOU.
[LAUGHTER] TURN AROUND FOR A PHOTO.
[APPLAUSE] MAR'KENZIE, COULD YOU COME ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE AND, JULIANA, ALSO.
GRADES 4-5 IN OUR ART CATEGORY.
PLEASE CONGRATULATE BLAIRE CYRIUS.
COME BACK FOR A PICTURE. YOU DON'T GET OFF THAT EASY.
[APPLAUSE] OUR FIRST PLACE LITERATURE WINNER IN GRADES 4-5 COULDN'T BE WITH US THIS MORNING, BUT LET'S CONGRATULATE ARIA HAVIDIC.
[APPLAUSE] LASTLY, IN OUR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING ENZO SUTTON IN ARTS CATEGORY.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AFTER WE READ THIS NEXT PROCLAMATION, ALL OF OUR WINNERS WOULD JOIN US OUT FRONT WITH THEIR FAMILIES FOR A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY.
>> YOU'RE DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. [LAUGHTER] THIS PROCLAMATION WAS REQUESTED BY MYSELF, ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL REBECCA GEMER.
WHEREAS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IS OBSERVED ANNUALLY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT FIRE SAFETY, AND PREVENTION, AND TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITIES TO TAKE PROACTIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE FIRE HAZARDS.
WHEREAS THE THEME FOR FIRE PREVENTION WEEK 2025 IS CHARGED INTO FIRE SAFETY.
LITHIUM ION BATTERIES IN YOUR HOME, A TIMELY REMINDER OF THE INCREASING PRESENCE OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES IN HOMES, WORKPLACES, AND DAILY LIFE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFELY MANAGING AND USING THESE DEVICES.
WHEREAS LITHIUM ION BATTERIES COMMONLY USED IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES SUCH AS SMARTPHONES, LAPTOPS, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE CONVENIENT AND POWERFUL, BUT THEY ALSO PRESENT UNIQUE SAFETY CHALLENGES THAT CAN RESULT IN FIRES OR EXPLOSIONS,
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IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY.WHEREAS FIRES CAUSED BY LITHIUM ION BATTERIES CAN OCCUR DUE TO IMPROPER CHARGING, POOR QUALITY BATTERIES, OR FAULTY STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL PRACTICES.
WHEREAS THE CAMPAIGN URGES EVERYONE TO BUY, CHARGE AND RECYCLE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES SAFELY, STRESSING THE NEED FOR CONSUMERS TO PURCHASE HIGH QUALITY BATTERIES, CHARGE THEM ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURE INSTRUCTIONS, AVOID OVERCHARGING, AND PROPERLY DISPOSE OF OLD BATTERIES AT DESIGNATED RECYCLING CENTERS.
WHEREAS THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, AND FIRE SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE NATION ARE WORKING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE SAFETY PRACTICES.
WHILE REMINDING INDIVIDUALS TO NEVER LEAVE DEVICES CHARGING UNATTENDED, NEVER CHARGE DEVICES ON COMBUSTIBLE SURFACES, AND TO STORE BATTERIES IN COOL, DRY PLACES AWAY FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT OR MOISTURE.
WHEREAS, TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND FIRE SAFETY PROGRAMS TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY, AND TO ENSURE SAFE PRACTICES WHEN USING LITHIUM ION BATTERIES, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO TAKE PART IN FIRE PREVENTION EFFORTS TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF BATTERY RELATED FIRES.
EXCUSE ME. NOW, MICHELLE GOMEZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 5-11, 2025, AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, AND URGED ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES ON THE SAFE USE OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES, PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER BUYING, CHARGING, AND RECYCLING PRACTICES, AND PRIORITIZE FIRE SAFETY IN THEIR HOMES [APPLAUSE] CHIEF FRAZIER, WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS TO CELEBRATE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND].
>> THANK YOU TO OUR TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE AND TO ALL OF OUR PARTICIPANTS AND WINNERS IN THE POSTER AND SA CHALLENGE.
WE ARE NOW GOING TO THE TURKISH REPUBLIC DAY PROCLAMATION REQUESTED BY THE CITY MANAGER LEVENT SUCUOGLU.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO WELCOME OUR COUNCIL GENERAL OF REPUBLIC OF TURKEY IN MIAMI. PLEASE JOIN US.
[APPLAUSE] I'M HOPING THAT YOU WOULD ALSO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT DAY, OCTOBER 29 IN THE HISTORY OF REPUBLIC OF TURKEY.
IT'S PRETTY SIMILAR TO JULY 4 FOR US.
IT'S THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REPUBLIC.
WHEREAS, ON OCTOBER 29, 1923, THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY WAS FOUNDED BY MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK AS A PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY MARKING A TRANSFORMATIVE MOMENT IN MODERN HISTORY THROUGH THE EMBRACE OF SECULAR GOVERNANCE, CIVIC REFORM, AND NATIONAL PRIDE.
WHEREAS THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY HAS REMAINED A COMMITTED ALLY TO THE UNITED STATES, CONTRIBUTING TO PEACEKEEPING, DIPLOMACY, AND MUTUAL DEFENSE EFFORTS AS A LONGSTANDING MEMBER OF NATO, AND AN ADVOCATE FOR REGIONAL STABILITY.
WHEREAS TURKEY'S UNIQUE POSITION AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST OFFERS VALUABLE, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES AS ONE OF ITS FIRST SECULAR REPUBLICS ESTABLISHED IN THE MUSLIM WORLD, TURKEY HAS LONG PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN PROMOTING DEMOCRATIC VALUES, GLOBAL DIALOGUE, AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.
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WHEREAS INDIVIDUALS OF TURKISH ORIGIN CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING HERE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, WHERE WE VALUE DIVERSITY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND CULTURAL CELEBRATION AS CORNERSTONES OF COMMUNITY LIFE, AND WHEREAS TAMARAC IS A PROUDLY MULTICULTURAL, AND MULTIGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY WITH OVER 40% OF ITS RESIDENTS BORN OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.WE RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF TURKISH AMERICANS, AND OTHER IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN ENRICHING OUR CITIES, CULTURAL, CIVIC, AND ECONOMIC LIFE THROUGH BUSINESS, EDUCATION, THE ARTS, AND PUBLIC SERVICE, AND WHEREAS, TURKISH REPUBLIC DAY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO CELEBRATE THE IDEALS OF DEMOCRACY.
INDEPENDENCE AND MUTUAL RESPECT THAT UNITE OUR COMMUNITIES AND TO HONOR THE ENDURING FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE UNITED STATES.
NOW, THEREFORE, YOU, MICHELLE GOMEZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COMMISSION, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025, AS TURKISH REPUBLIC DAY.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF TAMARAC, SPECIFICALLY TO MADAM MAYOR, AND CITY MANAGER AS WELL, FOR INVITING ME FOR THIS VERY UNIQUE GATHERING, AND FOR PRESENTING SUCH AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT A PROCLAMATION ON A VERY UNIQUE DAY FOR US, WHICH IS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY ON 29TH OF OCTOBER, EXACTLY 102 YEARS AGO.
AS YOU HAVE SAID, IT IS EQUALLY THE SAME WITH THE 4TH OF JULY.
IT'S THE SAME IS OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY.
BUT THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BECAUSE TURKEY COMES FROM A VERY LONG HISTORY BEFORE THAT THERE WERE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND BEFORE THAT THERE WERE SELJUK'S EMPIRE.
WE HAVE BEEN IN THIS REGION IN THE WORLD, IN BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA.
ONLY THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE PREVAILED FOR 600 YEARS IN THE REGION.
FINALLY, WE HAVE THE TURKISH REPUBLIC NOW.
TO MAKE LONG STORY SHORT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PRESENTING THIS VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT ON THIS VERY UNIQUE DAY.
THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND]
>> THIS ONE IS A PLEASURE TO DO WITH VICE MAYOR KICIA DANIEL.
THIS IS REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS, AND WHILE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT A PLEASURE, MAKING IT SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF IT REALLY IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING IN OUR CITY AND ELSEWHERE.
>> I DON'T HAVE MY READING GLASSES, SO I MIGHT NEED HELP.
WHEREAS THE RESIDENTS OF TAMARAC ARE THIS CITY'S MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE IN ENSURING THEIR SAFETY, WELL BEING AND POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT, OUR PRIORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE ALL SHARE.
WHEREAS ONE IN THREE WOMEN, 35.6%, AND ONE IN FOUR MEN, 28.5% IN THE US, HAVE EXPERIENCED RAPE, PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, AND ARE STALKING BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER IN THEIR LIFETIME.
WHEREAS ONE IN 10 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL VIOLENCE FROM A DATING PARTNER IN THE PAST YEAR.
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WHEREAS LAST YEAR, THERE WERE MORE THAN 120,000 CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REPORTED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.THERE ARE COUNTLESS CASES THAT GO UNREPORTED.
WHEREAS INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AFFECTS MORE THAN 12 MILLION PEOPLE EVERY YEAR, AND WHEREAS NEARLY A THIRD OF WOMEN MURDERED EACH YEAR IN THE US ARE KILLED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED WITH A FIRE HARM THAN ANY OTHER MEANS COMBINED.
WHEREAS SURVIVORS ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO MEET THE CRITERIA OF PTSD, ENGAGING IN SELF HARMING BEHAVIORS, HAVE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH AN ANXIETY DISORDER, AND WHEREAS SURVIVORS ARE SIX TIMES MORE LIKELY TO HAVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
WHEREAS THE TRAUMA OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAN IMPACT A SURVIVOR'S MENTAL HEALTH.
SURVIVORS WHO EXPERIENCE THESE TRAUMATIC EFFECTS FACE INCREASED TARGETING ABUSE, AND VICTIMIZATION BY EX PARTNERS.
WHEREAS, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT PROGRAMS AND ADVOCATES ARE PREPARED TO OFFER RELEVANT AND AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS WHO EXPERIENCE EFFECTIVE EFFECTS OF ABUSE, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES.
WHEREAS IN RAISING AWARENESS AND EDUCATING AUDIENCE ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO UNDERSTAND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, WE CAN WORK TO STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST TAMARAC RESIDENTS.
NOW, THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, WE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 25 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH [APPLAUSE]
>> WE HAVE MISS THALIA RYDZ? COME ON UP, PLEASE.
SHE IS THE PROGRAM MANAGER OF DOMESTIC ABUSE FROM THE GOODMAN JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF BROWARD COUNTY.
>> SHE'S GOT PREGNANT. [LAUGHTER]
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE PREGNANT.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DR. ALLISON GOLDEN.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR GOODMAN JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES, DOCTOR THALIA RYDZ DIRECTOR PROGRAM MANAGER FOR OUR DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAM.
WE KNOW THAT THIS TOPIC, AFTER EVERYTHING WE JUST DID THAT WAS PHOTOS OF FIRE SUPPORT IS LESS EXCITING AND BROUGHT THE MOOD DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
BUT I THINK WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL THAT THIS IS BEING ACKNOWLEDGED.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT EDUCATION AND AWARENESS IS OUT THERE.
IT IS VERY COMMON AND A LOT MORE THAN WHAT'S REPORTED.
WE THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING.
TODAY, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE PROGRAMS DO, SO YOU'RE FAMILIAR.
OUR PRIMARY OFFICE IS DOWN IN DAVEY, AND THAT'S WHERE OUR DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAM IS, THAT PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, BASIC STUFF LIKE HOW TO GET OUT OF SOMEWHERE THAT'S UNSAFE, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, LEGAL GUIDANCE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE DESPITE GENDER, RACE, RELIGION, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, AND IT IS GRANT FUNDED THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.
THAT'S THAT PROGRAM. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS DOWN THE BLOCK.
WE ARE IN TAMARAC RIGHT NEXT TO HD WOOD MONT HOSPITAL, AND WE PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SERVICES, COUNSELING SERVICES, INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND COUPLES THERAPY FOR AGES NINE AND UP.
OUR OLDEST CLIENT JUST TURNED 102, SO REALLY NINE AND UP.
WE TAKE ALL YOUR PRIMARY INSURANCES.
WE ALSO HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT GRANTS THAT ALLOW US TO SERVE CLIENTS WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING.
WE SPECIALIZE MOSTLY IN TRAUMA, PTSD, AND CRISIS AND STRESS.
BUT WE ALSO WORK CHALLENGES, LIFE CHALLENGES, RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES ALL OF THE ABOVE.
WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT IS THE GOAL OF BEING DOWN THE BLOCK FROM YOU, TO SUPPORT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY, AND THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ALSO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND TESTING FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-25 FOR SCHOOL ACCOMMODATIONS, ET CETERA.
LASTLY, WE PROVIDE A FREE WEEKLY BEREAVEMENT GROUP THAT'S ON ZOOM.
IT'S ON WEDNESDAYS 6:00-7:00, AND IT'S FOR ANYONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED RECENT DEATH OF ANY SORT.
IT IS FUNDED BY ONE OF OUR PROVIDERS AS WELL, SO THAT IS FREE OF CHARGE.
IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION OR NEED ADDITIONAL SERVICES, BUT WE ARE IN THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THE WELL BEING OF THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE RECOGNITION AND ABILITY TO BE HERE THIS MORNING.
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[BACKGROUND]>> ON BEHALF OF THE VICE MAYOR AND MYSELF, THE ENTIRE COMMISSION AND EVERYONE HERE, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND EVERYBODY WHO IS AVAILABLE TO TALK TO PEOPLE WHO MAY WANT TO DO THIS ANONYMOUSLY, WHO MAY NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH.
NOT THAT THEY'RE NOT STRONG ENOUGH, THEY DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT.
IT'S HARD TO COME OUT OF ABUSE, MENTAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL.
BUT IF ANYONE YOU KNOW IS GOING THROUGH IT, ENCOURAGE THEM, BECAUSE WHEN YOU CAN STAND UP WITH THE SUPPORT OF YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, YOU CAN DO SO MANY OTHER THINGS.
BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, THE GENERAL COUNCIL HAS A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR THE COMMISSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE A PRESENT FOR YOU FOR THE STATE OF DENMARK.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS A TURKISH CHOCOLATE.
>> I'M A CHOCOHOLIC. I HAVE A PROBLEM.
>> MAYOR, JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE GIFT IS FOR ALL THE MEMBERS OF COMMISSION, SO THERE'S NO DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.
>> [INAUDIBLE] WE PROBABLY HAVE THIS [INAUDIBLE] IN ANY TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.[APPLAUSE] IS THIS YOURS? I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT SOUTH FLORIDA MENTAL WELLNESS SUMMIT AND EXPO DAY.
WE DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY HERE TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION.
IF YOU TAKE A QUICK LOOK ON THE SCREEN, YOU SEE THE PROCLAMATION.
THEN WE SHALL GO NEXT TO OUR NATIONAL RED RIBBON WEEK.
I'M PROUD TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION AND PRESENT IT TO OUR DEL VOLUNTEER, MR. CARLOS ALVAREZ, WHO IS ATTENDING ON BEHALF OF PFC BRUCE W. CARTER MOH YOUNG MARINES.
THANK YOU. I GOT [INAUDIBLE].[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.
WHEREAS COMMUNITIES ACROSS AMERICA HAVE BEEN PLAGUED BY THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ILLICIT DRUG USE AND THOSE WHO TRAFFICKED THEM, AND WHEREAS THERE IS HOPE IN WINNING THE WAR AGAIN ON DRUGS, AND THAT HOPE LIES IN EDUCATION AND DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION, COUPLED WITH THE HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION OF ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE YOUNG MARINES OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE TO FOSTER HEALTHY DRUG FREE LIFESTYLES.
WHEREAS GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS KNOW THAT CITIZEN SUPPORT IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE TOOLS IN THE EFFORT TO REDUCE THE USE OF ILLICIT DRUGS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
WHEREAS THE RED RIBBON HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS A SYMBOL COMMEMORATING THE WORK OF ENRIQUE KIKI CAMARENA, A DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION AGENT WHO WAS MURDERED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, AND REPRESENTS THE BELIEF THAT ONE PERSON CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.
WHEREAS THE RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN WAS ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS IN 1988 TO ENCOURAGE A DRUG FREE LIFESTYLE, AND INVOLVEMENT IN DRUG PREVENTION AND REDUCTION EFFORTS.
WHEREAS OCTOBER 23-31, HAS BEEN DESIGNATED NATIONAL RED RIBBON WEEK, WHICH ENCOURAGES AMERICANS TO WEAR A RED RIBBON TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR A DRUG FREE ENVIRONMENT.
THEREFORE, I'M MICHELLE J. GOMEZ, VERY PROUD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC BROWER COUNTY.
ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, DO HEREBY URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN THE SPECIAL OBSERVANCE AND PROCLAIM OCTOBER 23-31, 2025 AS NATIONAL RED RIBBON WEEK.
>> GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
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MY NAME IS CARLOS ALVAREZ.I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE YE MARINES OF MIAMI DADE COUNTY.
I CAN'T SPEAK HIGHLY ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
WE'RE VERY SUPPORTED BY COMMISSIONER DIAZ BALART, AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AND REPRESENT OUR YE MARINES.
>> THANK YOU.[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE] THIS NEXT PROCLAMATION IS THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITY'S GOVERNMENT WEEK PROCLAMATION, AND IT WAS REQUESTED BY VICE MAYOR KICIA DANIEL.
>> THANK YOU. WHEREAS CITY GOVERNMENT IS A LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT CLOSEST TO THE PEOPLE, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ENRICH THE COMMUNITY.
ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND MAKE THE CITY OF TAMARAC A PLACE RESIDENTS ARE PROUD TO CALL HOME.
WHEREAS CITY GOVERNMENT RELIES ON THE ENGAGEMENT, TRUST, AND UNDERSTANDING OF ITS CITIZENS, WHILE CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN FOSTERING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF MUNICIPALITY SERVICES AND THEIR BENEFITS.
WHEREAS FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF HOW MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT WORKS, RECOGNIZE THE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS DAILY.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, BY THE WAY, AND ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.
WHEREAS THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE STATE, PROMOTES EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY FOCUSED PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF TAMARAC ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS, CITY OFFICIALS, EMPLOYEES, SCHOOLS, CIVIC GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN AND SUPPORT EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF TAMARAC PROUDLY RECOGNIZES THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITS ELECTED OFFICIALS, DEDICATED STAFF, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO WORK TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN A SAFE, INCLUSIVE, AND THRIVING CITY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF TAMARAC SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES ALL FLORIDA CITIES TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK.
NOW, THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, WE HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 20-26, 2025 AS FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK. [APPLAUSE]
WE'RE GOING TO ASK MISS SOPHIA SHAW, WHO'S ACCOMPANIED BY MEMBERS OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL OF BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL.
>> SOMETIMES WE FORGET ABOUT BOYD ANDERSON, BUT A LOT OF OUR TAMARAC STUDENTS ATTENDED SCHOOL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING TODAY.
[APPLAUSE] WE INVITED TARA BELL AS WELL, BUT BOYD ANDERSON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.[APPLAUSE]
>> [INAUDIBLE] OH, I'M SORRY. YOU GO STEPHEN.
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM STEPHEN COLEMAN.
I AM THE SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT AT BOYD ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR INVITING US TO COME WATCH YOUR MEETING.
>> ARE YOU THIS YOURSELF.[BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR THE INVITATION. YOU'RE WELCOME.[BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
>> CAN I HAVE FOUR [INAUDIBLE] CAN YOU HUG EACH OTHER? [LAUGHTER] 1, 2, 3.
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[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE]>> WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR BEAUTIFUL FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
NOW WE WILL GO TO OUR PRESENTATION OF MEDAL OF HONOR AND PINK HERO AWARD TO VARIOUS BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS.
THIS IS BEING PRESENTED AND REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER MARLON BOLTON.
>> GOOD MORNING. LAST SATURDAY, WE HAD THE PINK HEROES GALA IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AT THE COLONY WEST GOLF CLUB, AND IT WAS A PHENOMENAL EVENT.
WE HAD BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS FROM ALL OVER SOUTH FLORIDA COME TO RECEIVE AN AWARD.
THESE MEDAL OF HONORS ARE BEING CONFERRED ON SOME OF THOSE, PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE ON SATURDAY'S EVENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE NADINE AUGUSTINE ST. FORT.
WHEREAS, BREAST CANCER AFFECTS COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD, UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF AWARENESS, SUPPORT, AND RECOGNITION OF THOSE WHO HAVE BRAVELY FACED THIS DISEASE.
NADINE AUGUSTINE ST. FORT HAS DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY RESILIENCE AND COURAGE IN HER BATTLE AGAINST BREAST CANCER, EMERGING AS A SURVIVOR WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF PURPOSE AND DETERMINATION.
WHEREAS THE PINKY INITIATIVE, INSPIRED BY COMMISSIONER MARLON D. BOLTON CELEBRATES THE STRENGTH AND BRAVERY OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS, RECOGNIZING THEIR INSPIRING STORIES AND THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON THEIR FAMILIES COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND.
WHEREAS NADINE ST. FORT'S JOURNEY SERVES AS A POWERFUL TESTAMENT TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT CAPACITY FOR HOPE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TRIUMPH IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.
WHEREAS DURING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, WE COME TOGETHER TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE FOUGHT AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT THIS DISEASE, WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE AFFECTED.
NOW, THEREFORE, I MARLON D. BOLTON DO CONFER THE MEDAL OF HONOR AWARD ON NADINE ST. FORT, A PINK HERO, AND EXTEND MY DEEPEST ADMIRATION FOR HER COURAGE AND RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF BREAST CANCER.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TODAY.
>> OF COURSE, THIS IS OUR PINK HERO AWARD BECAUSE SHE'S SHINING BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND.
>> WE GOT TO [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE]
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>> WE'RE GOING TO INVITE MERLIN YORKIN TO COME.
[APPLAUSE] THE PROCLAMATION READS THE SAME, BUT I WILL READ THIS BECAUSE I WANT IT TO BE VERY SPECIAL FOR YOU.
>> WHEREAS CANCER AFFECTS COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD, UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF AWARENESS, SUPPORT, AND RECOGNITION OF THOSE WHO HAVE BRAVELY FACED THIS DISEASE, AND WHEREAS MERLIN YORKIN HAS DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY RESILIENCE AND COURAGE IN HER BATTLE AGAINST BREAST CANCER.
EMERGING AS A SURVIVOR WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF PURPOSE AND DETERMINATION.
THE PINK HERO INITIATIVE, INSPIRED BY COMMISSIONER MARLON D. BOLTON, CELEBRATES THE STRENGTH AND BRAVERY OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS, RECOGNIZING THEIR INSPIRING STORIES AND THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON THEIR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND.
MERLIN YORKIN'S JOURNEY SERVES AS A POWERFUL TESTAMENT TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT'S CAPACITY FOR HOPE, PERSEVERANCE AND TRIUMPH IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.
DURING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, WE COME TOGETHER TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE FOUGHT AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT THIS DISEASE WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE AFFECTED.
NOW, THEREFORE, I MARLON D. BOLTON, DO HEREBY CONFER THE MEDAL OF HONOR AWARD ON MERLIN YORKIN, A PINK HERO, AND EXTEND MY DEEPEST ADMIRATION FOR HER COURAGE AND RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF BREAST CANCER.[APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD MORNING. I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR ACKNOWLEDGING BREAST CANCER AND THE SURVIVORS.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK NOBI RODRIGUEZ FOR NOMINATING ME.
PLEASE THINK OF IT 12 MONTHS OF THE YEAR, NOT JUST OCTOBER.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE]
WHEREAS BREAST CANCER AFFECTS COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD, UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF AWARENESS, SUPPORT, AND RECOGNITION AND THOSE OF THOSE WHO BRAVELY FACE THIS DISEASE, WHEREAS FEDERICA THOMAS, HAS DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY RESILIENCE AND COURAGE IN HER BATTLE AGAINST BREAST CANCER, EMERGING AS A SURVIVOR WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF PURPOSE AND DETERMINATION.
WHEREAS THE PINK HERO INITIATIVE, INSPIRED BY COMMISSIONER MARLON D. BOLTON, CELEBRATES THE STRENGTH AND BRAVERY OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS, RECOGNIZING THEIR INSPIRING STORIES AND THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON THEIR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND.
WHEREAS FEDERICA THOMAS' JOURNEY SERVES AS A POWERFUL TESTAMENT TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT'S CAPACITY FOR HOPE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TRIUMPH IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.
DURING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, WE COME TOGETHER TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE FOUGHT AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT THIS DISEASE WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE AFFECTED.
NOW, THEREFORE, I MARLON D. BOLTON DO HEREBY CONFER THE MEDAL OF HONOR AWARD ON FEDERICA THOMAS, A PINK HERO, AND EXTEND MY DEEPEST ADMIRATION FOR HER COURAGE AND RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF BREAST CANCER.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK MY DAUGHTER FOR NOMINATING ME.
ALSO, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 2 BREAST CANCER IN 2019 AT JUST 34-YEARS-OLD.
I WANT TO SAY THIS TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE IN HERE, MEN AND WOMEN.
GET CHECKED. I KNOW WHAT DOCTORS DO NOT GIVE YOU A MAMMOGRAM BEFORE THE AGE OF 40.
YOU CAN REQUEST IT BEFORE THE AGE OF 40.
[01:10:14]
[BACKGROUND]>> THIS ONE IS TO OUR MAYOR, MICHELLE J GOMEZ.
[APPLAUSE] OUR MAYOR IS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR.
WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE STRONG, YOU'RE RESILIENT, AND YOU'RE BRAVE.
I WANT TO READ THIS PERSONALLY TO YOU.
WHEREAS BREAST CANCER AFFECTS COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND AROUND THE WORLD.
UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF AWARENESS, SUPPORT, AND RECOGNITION OF THOSE WHO HAVE BRAVELY FACED THIS DISEASE.
WHEREAS MAYOR MICHELLE J GOMEZ HAS DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY RESILIENCE AND COURAGE IN HER BATTLE AGAINST BREAST CANCER, EMERGING AS A SURVIVOR WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF PURPOSE AND DETERMINATION.
WHEREAS THE PINK HERO INITIATIVE, INSPIRED BY COMMISSIONER MARLON D BOLTON CELEBRATES THE STRENGTH AND BRAVERY OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS.
RECOGNIZING THEIR INSPIRING STORIES AND THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON THEIR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND BEYOND.
WHEREAS MAYOR MICHELLE J GOMEZ'S JOURNEY SERVES AS A POWERFUL TESTAMENT TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT'S CAPACITY FOR HOPE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TRIUMPH IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.
WHEREAS DURING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, WE COME TOGETHER TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE FOUGHT AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT THIS DISEASE WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE AFFECTED.
NOW, THEREFORE, I MARLON D BOLTON, DO HEREBY CONFER THE MEDAL OF HONOR AWARD ON MAYOR MICHELLE J GOMEZ, A PINK HERO, AND EXTEND MY DEEPEST ADMIRATION FOR HER COURAGE AND RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF BREAST CANCER.
[APPLAUSE] WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU.
WHEN IT ALL SEEMED TO GO BY [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE].
>> LIKE THAT LAST SENTENCE. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. YOU CAN HOLD THAT FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS SURPRISE, COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
>> LET'S TAKE A PICTURE FOR A SECOND.
>> THE REST OF OUR BREAST CANCER WINNERS TOO, HONOREES.
>> LET HIM BE IN CHARGE. HE'S GIVING YOU.
>>ARE YOU AFRAID OF WHAT I MIGHT SAY?
>> LET IT GO. I WON'T SING FOR YOU.
I WANT YOU TO STAY. I AM VERY SURPRISED AND APPRECIATIVE OF THIS.
THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING SUCH OTHER STRONG WOMEN, AND THAT YOU'VE DONE THROUGH THE MONTH AS WELL.
I TOO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 2B.
CANCER, DUCTILE, INVASIVE, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
I WON THE ELECTION ON TUESDAY, FRIDAY.
NEXT WEEK, CONGRATULATIONS YOU GOT CANCER AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF FUN STUFF AHEAD.
BUT WITH THE LOVE AND SUPPORT, AND PRAYERS OF EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY.
I KNOW I WAS ABLE TO GET THROUGH IT. I THANK YOU ALL.
ALSO FOR THE MESSAGE OF MEN GET CHECKED.
IT AFFECTS YOU, TOO, AND BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE, AS WHAT WAS JUST SHARED BY MISS THOMPSON.
IF YOU'RE NOT YOUR OWN BEST ADVOCATE, WHO WILL BE? THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR STRENGTH.
NOW I WOULD BE VERY HONORED TO SEE THE OTHER STRONG WOMEN WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR MEDAL OF HONORS WOULD JOIN, AND FOR EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM WHO HAVE FOUGHT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CAREGIVERS AS WELL.[APPLAUSE] I'VE BEEN SAVED [APPLAUSE]
[01:15:49]
[BACKGROUND]. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WE NOW COME TO THE MOMENT MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.THIS IS OUR EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS.
WE ARE VERY HONORED THAT WE HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME, AND OTHERS WHO WILL REMAIN HERE FOR EVEN LONGER. CITY MANAGER.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR TENURE RECIPIENTS, ANTHONY ESCOBEDO FIREFIGHTER.
[APPLAUSE] FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT AGAIN, KINGMAN MAIS [APPLAUSE].
JOE NOGAMI, FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC [APPLAUSE].
JAMES SHEDY, FIRE FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC [APPLAUSE].
CHIEF FRASER WILL BE RECEIVING THAT AWARD.
NICO VALLORANI FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT [APPLAUSE].
THANK YOU CHIEF. TYUS SEYMOUR, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, 10 YEARS [APPLAUSE].
MICHAEL VALERI FROM WATER TREATMENT PLANT [APPLAUSE] 10 YEARS.
MICHAEL RINI SITE SUPERVISOR, PARKS AND RECREATION.
[APPLAUSE] NORAH CARLES, 20 YEARS.
I BELIEVE CHRISTINE BOSCO AND PROUD FAMILY ARE 20 YEARS.
DINA LUGGER, SENIOR CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER, 20 YEARS.
[01:20:09]
GARY MEYER. SENIOR CHEMIST.[APPLAUSE] I THOUGHT HE WAS HERE.
THE MR. PAUL JOHNSON, 20 YEARS.
[APPLAUSE] [NOISE] WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PRESENCE ON THE TEAM AND PROUD TO CELEBRATE THIS ANNIVERSARY WITH YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED SUCCESS.
>> ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR 10 AND 20, PLEASE GO OUTSIDE FOR A PHOTOGRAPH.
THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE LEAVING US.
BUT THANK YOU FOR GOING TO DO THE BEST WORK THAT YOU ALWAYS DO EVERY DAY. BE SAFE.
[BACKGROUND] [OVERLAPPING] WE ARE ADJOURNED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
WE WILL BE BACK AT 11:00 O'CLOCK.
THANK YOU. HELLO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME BACK TO OUR MEETING.
WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS OUR BSO MONTHLY DATE, AND CAPTAIN FRANKS IS ALREADY AT THE PODIUM. WELCOME, CAPTAIN FRANKS.
GOOD MORNING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSION, CITY MANAGER, AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
HERE IS THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE TAMARAC DISTRICT.
I'D LIKE TO CALL IT THAT BECAUSE BE AGAIN, OUR HOMETOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
TODAY, WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST MONTH.
NOW, TO START OFF, WE SEE ALL THE NUMBERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THE YEAR.
BUT WHAT I WANT TO REALLY POINT OUT IS THE LAST MONTH, HOW WE DECREASED ON OUR VIOLENT CRIMES.
WE'VE GONE DOWN ONE, BUT THE OTHER SIDE OF IT IS IN OUR PROPERTY CRIMES, WE WENT CONSIDERABLY LOWER.
WE DROPPED 70-48, WHICH IS A CONSIDERABLE DROP IN OUR PROPERTY CRIMES.
THE VIOLENT CRIMES USUALLY ARE PERSONAL CRIMES, NOT REALLY PREVENTABLE AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT WE HAD A CONSIDERABLE DROP IN THE CRIMES FOR THE MONTH.
BUT THE BEST PART ABOUT IT IS EVEN OVER FOR THE YEAR, WE'VE DROPPED 21% IN OUR CRIMES FOR PROPERTY CRIMES, WHICH IS A GREAT TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THAT THE DEPUTIES ARE DOING AND THE DETECTIVES ARE DOING.
IN THE VIOLENT CRIMES, WE WERE WORKING THEM.
MOST OF THEM ARE CLEARED BY ARREST.
THEY'RE USUALLY A KNOWN PERPETRATOR, AND THEY DO GET CAUGHT BY ARREST.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO PASS, BEING THIS IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MONTH, A LOT OF THESE VIOLENT CRIMES DO FOLLOW INTO THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
BUT I WANT THE CITIZENS OF TAMARAC TO KNOW THAT BSO IS THERE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
IF YOU HAVEN'T THE PROBLEMS, WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU.
IF THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT IS VICTIM OF CRIME TO KNOW THAT WE WILL ARREST THE PERSON THAT IS A PERPETRATOR OF THE VIOLENT CRIME.
NOBODY NEEDS TO BE A VICTIM, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT VICTIMS. WE GO ONTO OUR STAFFING REPORT.
WE'VE MAINTAINED OUR MINIMUM NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER,
[01:25:01]
AND THEN WE CONTINUE TO DO THE NUMBERS ON THE STAFFING.WE GO INTO THE PART 1 OFFENSES.
PART 1 OFFENSES BASICALLY COVER ALL THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES WITH VIOLENT CRIME, AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY CRIMES, AND WE SHOW HERE ON THERE WHERE THE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WE DO THE PART 1 CRIMES.
BUT WHAT WE USE THIS FOR IS NOW WE TAKE OUR TEAMS, OUR CRIME SUPPRESSION TEAM, OUR DETECTIVES, OUR DEPUTIES.
NOW WE CAN FOCUS ON THOSE AREAS.
WE USE THE ANALYTICAL DATA TO GO OUT AND SAY WELL, WE'VE SEEN AN UPTICK IN CRIME HERE.
THIS IS THE AREA WE'RE GOING TO HIT, AND WE'RE GOING TO HIT IT HARD.
DEPUTIES ARE GOING TO GET OUT OF THEIR CARS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE MORE.
YOU SHOULD BE SEEING MORE DEPUTIES IN THE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL THE HOT SPOTS.
THEY WILL BE OUT THERE, AND THEY WILL BE GETTING OUT THERE AND MAKING A LOT OF ARRESTS.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, WHICH NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT.
OUR GUYS ARE OUT THERE WRITING TICKETS.
WE DO WANT TO KNOW PEOPLE TO THE PUBLIC THAT IF YOU'RE SPEEDING THROUGH THOSE SCHOOL ZONES, THOSE TICKETS ARE VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE.
PLEASE WATCH THE SPEED DURING THE SCHOOL ZONE.
WE WILL HAVE THOSE NICE GUYS ON THOSE PRETTY MOTORCYCLES ARE OUT THERE, AS WELL AS OUR GUYS WITH THE RADARS.
>> THE ONE THING I DO WANT TO SHOW ALSO IS THE DECLINE, NOT JUST THE 21% FOR THE PROPERTY CRIMES, BUT OVERALL, THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR CRIMES THAT HAVE OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FROM JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER, WE ARE DOWN 12%.
WE ARE ON A REALLY GOOD ROLE TO KEEP DECREASING CRIME EVERY MONTH, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK DILIGENTLY TO DO THAT.
EVEN FOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WE'VE EVEN GONE AS FAR AS BRINGING ONE DETECTIVE, THAT THAT IS HER PERSONAL JOB, THAT IS SHE GOES OUT, AND SHE IS THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INVESTIGATOR.
THAT WE HAVE RELENTLESS FOLLOW UP ON THOSE CASES.
NOW, OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR THE PERCENT CHANGE FROM THE PAST YEARS WERE DOWN 4%.
WE HAD 773 PARK WALK AND TALKS.
NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, OUR PARK WALK AND TALKS ARE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR DEPUTIES TO STOP, GET OUT OF THEIR CARS AND WALK AROUND, PLAZAS, RESIDENTIAL AREAS, PARKS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND TO INTERACT WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS TO BE THERE FOR THEM.
WE'D LIKE THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT WE'RE OUT THERE.
PLEASE, IF YOU SEE, SAY HI TO OUR DEPUTIES.
THEY LOVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
PLEASE, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE THERE FOR.
WE ARE YOUR HOMETOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THERE FOR YOU.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS? I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
>> EXCELLENT. NOT SEEING ANY AT THIS MOMENT.
I KNOW WE HAVE ANOTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
NOT SURE IF THERE WON'T BE QUESTIONS THERE.
>> THE OTHER ITEM, I WILL DEFINITELY GO THERE.
>> WE NOW GO TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR YOUR REPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM MAYOR.
ONE MORE TIME, I'M INVITING EVERYONE TO VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR A NUMBER OF EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
PLEASE DO VISIT TAMARAC.ORG, EXPLORE ALL THE UPCOMING EVENTS HAPPENING THIS MONTH AND THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
WE'LL HAVE A HALLOWEEN HOOPLA, THE GREAT PUMPKIN SPLASH, BREAK IN BARRIERS, WOMEN'S HEALTH MAMMO VAN, LITTLE VOICES AT PLAY, GET FIT WITH KEISHA, AND BRAIN A BUNCH PAYCHECKS FOR PATRIOTS.
IT'S A JOB FAIR, THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND RUNNING ON TAMARAC AND FIT ZONE.
MANY PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES.
ON ANOTHER NOTE, IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED FOR OUR ANNUAL TURKEY TROT, THE 5K RACE, REMEMBER THAT SPACES ARE LIMITED AND PRE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
IN OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY, ALL CITY FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO JOIN US AT VETERANS PARK TO HONOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED, STARTING AT 10:30 A.M. OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 AT 7:00 P.M. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MADAM MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW TURN TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
[3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION]
THE RULES OF THE ROAD WILL BE ON THE SCREEN MOMENTARILY,[01:30:02]
BUT THEY ARE TYPICAL HIGHLIGHT ONES ARE YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES.IT'S FOR ANY ITEM THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, AND TODAY, WE DON'T HAVE AN OTHER.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE STATE THE CITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE.
I SEE THAT MR. SHAPIRO, JEFFREY, YOU WANT TO GO AT TENET, YOU DON'T WANT TO GO BEFORE, CORRECT?
>> OKAY. WHILE JEFFREY SHAPIRO IS COMING UP, I HAVE PETER MASON ON DECK.
JEFFREY SHAPIRO 6104, ORCHAR TREE LANE IN THE WOODLANDS IN TAMARAC.
MY COMMENT THIS MORNING HAS TO DO WITH THE GENTLEMAN THAT DID HIS PRESENTATION, OKAY, FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND BECKER AND POLAKOV, REGARDING THE ZIP CODES.
MY CONCERN WITH THAT IS THAT I'VE REALIZED SINCE WHOLE TIME, I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THE WOODLANDS, THAT 33319 IS DESIGNATED AS LAUDERHILL/FORT LAUDERDALE.
THERE'S NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE I'LL ORDER SOMETHING ONLINE OR ORDER SOMETHING BY THE PHONE, AND AUTOMATICALLY POPULATE IT UP.
MY ADDRESS COMES UP AS AND WHEN I RECEIVE THE PACKET, SAYING, FORT LAUDERDALE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT PART OF THE EQUATION.
OF WHY IT SHOULD BE THE CITY, BECAUSE I MANY TIMES GO AHEAD AND I CORRECT THAT.
BUT MY MAIN CONCERN IS, IF WE CHANGE THAT POSTAL ZIP CODE, THAT MEANS HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND CHANGE ALL THE DOCUMENTS ON THE DEEDS, EVERYTHING ELSE, BROWARD COUNTY TAX ROLL FOR THE HOUSE.
I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES BECAUSE ALL THE CREDIT CARD AND CREDITORS THAT WE USE, THEY'D ALL HAVE TO BE NOTIFIED ONCE THAT CHANGE WENT THROUGH TO KEEP IT CORRECT, OR AM I WRONG? BECAUSE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE DEED ON THE HOUSE, TRUST, WILL, ALL THAT OTHER GOOD STUFF, THAT WOULD ALL NEED TO BE CHANGED, PERTAINING TO THE RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS, I WOULD THINK.
I MIGHT BE INCORRECT, BUT I JUST, THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.
>> THANK YOU. SOME OF THOSE LEGAL DOCUMENTS, NO.
BUT NOT YOUR DEED. DEED GOES BY LEGAL DESCRIPTION.
THEN I THINK THAT THE NEXT PERSON SIGNED IN, AND SHE'S NOT [INAUDIBLE] WAS HERE FOR THIS GOODMAN JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES.
I APOLOGIZE. I CAN'T READ THE HANDWRITING.
>> GOOD MORNING. PETER MASON, CORAL SPRINGS.
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE TAMARAC NORTH LAUDERDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
WITH HUGE THANKS AND GRATITUDE FOR THE PASSING OF THE FUNDING FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
WE COULD NOT DO A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WITHOUT YOUR HELP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE USE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR OUR EXPOSE AND LAUNCHES WHEN WE DO THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR.
OUR MISSION IS TO BRING PEOPLE AND BUSINESS TOGETHER AND PROMOTE WHERE WE DO BUSINESS.
A LOT OF LOCAL BUSINESSES COME.
THEY EXCHANGE, THEY GET CONNECTED, THEY GET ENGAGED.
I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO COME TO OUR EVENTS.
WE TRY TO BE SELF SUSTAINABLE BY FUNDRAISING OURSELVES, BUT WE ALSO DO FUNDRAISING FOR OUR 501C3 FOUNDATION, WHICH HAS A MISSION OF SUPPORTING LOCAL SCHOOLS, STUDENTS AND STAFF.
I WAS VERY PLEASED AND THANKFUL FOR THE TAMARAC FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR ALLOWING US TO GET [INAUDIBLE].
TO PASS OVER 40 LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH CPR.
[INAUDIBLE] TO DONE IT WITHOUT THE TAMARAC FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THE FOUNDATION SUBSIDIZE ALL THE CERTIFICATES.
WE HAVE A COMMUNITY GARDEN AT THE MOOSE LODGE.
[01:35:04]
LAST WEEK, WE HAD 20 YOUNGSTERS, TEENAGERS, LEARNING SKILLS FROM A MASTER GARDENER.NOW WE HAVE THE BASES AND STRUCTURE FOR A COMMUNITY GARDEN FOR THOSE STUDENTS AND ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO LEARN ABOUT GARDENING FROM A MASTER GARDENER.
THIS SATURDAY AT 9:30, WE HAVE A SMALL RIBBON CUTTING.
COME OUT, HAVE COFFEE, HAVE SOME PASTRIES AND GET SOME TOOLS AND THROW SOME SOIL AROUND.
WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU, SO IT'S WITH HUGE GRATITUDE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE NEXT CHAMBER EVENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE EILEEN LIEBERMAN.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OR JUST FOR LATER? JUST FOR NUMBER 10A. PATTY LYNN.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA, WHO DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO SIGN UP? OR HER NAME, I DIDN'T PRONOUNCE PROPERLY.
SEEING THAT OR NO ONE WANTING TO SPEAK AFTER PATTY LYNN [OVERLAPPING].
>> GOOD MORNING PATTY LYNN MAIN LAUDERDALE.
REALLY, WE SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THE WOMEN IN PINK THAT THE CHAMBER DID.
IT WAS REALLY A WONDERFUL EVENT.
WE SHOULD DO MORE WITH THE CHAMBER DAY TO DAY.
HE CREATES THINGS OUT OF NOTHING AND DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE ALL AWARE, BUT IT'S OKAY TO CARRY AK 47 INTO PUBLICS ANYMORE.
I THINK THAT MAYBE THE CITY CAN PUT PRESSURE ON SOME OF THE MARKETS AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE UPSETTING OUR PEOPLE.
THE DAY BEFORE THIS CAME OUT, THEY SHOWED AN EXAMPLE OF TWO LADIES HAVING A FIGHT OUTSIDE OF PUBLICS.
I'M THINKING, YEAH, RIGHT. THEY HAD A GUN.
THE NEXT DAY, THEY SHOWED ONE OF A MAN WAITING OUTSIDE OF ALDI'S TO HIT SOMEBODY, KNOCK HIM OUT.
HE'S STILL UNCONSCIOUS. HAD A GUN.
GUNS ARE NOT GOOD FOR PEOPLE SHOPPING.
THIS WAS AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION YOU ALL HAD.
THE REASON TAMARAC SHOWS FORT LAUDERDALE IS BECAUSE TAMARAC IS A PART OF THE FORT LAUDERDALE POST OFFICE.
THERE IS A FORT LAUDERDALE POST OFFICE.
THERE IS NOT A TAMARAC POST OFFICE.
CORAL SPRINGS IS A BRANCH OF THE POMPANO POST OFFICE.
LIGHTHOUSE POINT IS A BRANCH OF THE POMPANO POST OFFICE.
I'M NOT IN POMPANO. THE POST OFFICE IS IN POMPANO.
ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, THEY ALIGNED ADDRESSES RATHER THAN ZIP CODES SO THAT THE INSURANCE THAT YOU'RE PAYING IS BASED ON YOUR LOCATION.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD KNOW THAT BECAUSE THEIR 13TH CHECK IS BASED ON HOW MUCH INSURANCE GOES IN THERE.
THEY WERE REAL SPECIFIC WHEN OUR ADDRESS, AS YOU USED TO SAY, FORT LAUDERDALE, WE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS CORRECTED TO TAMARAC SO THAT TAMARAC GOT THE PROPER REVENUE.
NOW THE REVENUE IS DETERMINED BY THE ACTUAL ADDRESS.
I CANNOT IMAGINE THEM CHANGING THE ZIP CODES.
IT'S AN AMAZING OPERATION AT THE POST OFFICE.
YOU NEED TO GO DOWN AND SEE IT IN ACTION BECAUSE TO GET EVERYBODY IN TAMARAC IN ONE PLACE, ONE ZIP CODE, YOU SCREW UP A LOT OTHERS OF CODES.
THE ONE THAT THEY SAID PASSED FOR OAKLAND PARK AND WILTON MANORS AND SEVERAL OTHER CITIES THAT HAS NOT PASSED YET. IT PASSED THE HOUSE.
IT HAS NOT PASSED THE SENATE BECAUSE IT IS A REALLY EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION TO DO, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S EVER GOING TO HAPPEN.
GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> THANK YOU. MISS LYNN SPEAKS FROM EXPERIENCE, I KNOW, WITH THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE, AND APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU AND FOR YOUR SERVICE.
SEEING THERE ARE NO OTHER PEOPLE SIGNED IN FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS NOW OVER, AND WE SHALL GO TO COMMISSION REPORTS.
[4. COMMISSION REPORTS]
DISTRICT ONE COMMISSIONER, MARLIN, BOLTON.>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. TRYING SOMETHING NEW THIS MORNING.
WITH FURTHER ADO, HERE GOES. HELLO, EVERYBODY.
IT'S TIME FROM MY COMMISSION REPORT. HEY, KATE.
HEY, GUY THAT CALLS ME BULLY ALL THE TIME.
[01:40:04]
I'M HERE. HELLO, TAMARAC.I'M COMMISSIONER MARLON D. BOLTON, AND I'M THRILLED TO SHARE MY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS WITH YOU. LET'S DIVE IN.
AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, I HAD THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE BLACK CAUCUS 54TH ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON DC.
THIS PREMIERE EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER THOUGHT LEADERS, LEGISLATURES, AND INFLUENCERS TO DISCUSS CRITICAL ISSUES IMPACTING AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE GLOBAL BLACK COMMUNITY.
I WAS HONORED TO MEET THE US CONGRESSWOMAN, MAXIE WATERS, AND EVEN HAD THE CHANCE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TO HER.
LOCALLY, WE KICKED OFF SOUTH FLORIDA'S GOT TALENT AUDITIONS AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER.
WE HAD AN AMAZING TURNOUT OF TALENTED INDIVIDUALS, AND I'M EXCITED FOR THE FINALS.
CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE HIGHLIGHTS [BACKGROUND].
IN OTHER NEWS, CITY BANK OFFICIALLY OPENED ITS DOORS IN TAMARAC DISTRICT ONE.
AS THE ONLY ELECTED OFFICIAL FROM TAMARAC TO ATTEND A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY, I WAS PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT.
THIS NEW BANK RANCH IS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY, SIGNALING ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL GROWTH.
LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBOR AND SAY NEIGHBOR.
>> IS FINALLY IN IT'S TAMARAC.
>> IS FINALLY IN IT'S TAMARAC [BACKGROUND].
>> I'M THRILLED THAT MY ADVOCACY FOR MORE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN TAMARAC HAS PAID OFF.
I'M PROUD TO SHARE THAT WE ORGANIZED THE TAMARAC FOR THE CURE INITIATIVE, RAISING MONEY FOR LOCAL CHARITIES AND AWARENESS FOR BREAST CANCER.
WE WERE JOINED BY SOME AMAZING CELEBRITIES, INCLUDING MISS JAMAICA UNIVERSE AND OLYMPIAN JOHAN BLAKE.
TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.
MY NAME IS MARLON D. BOLTON. ALRIGHT. LET'S HICK THIS UP.
>> I'M DOING THIS FOR MY COUSIN DEIDRA.
SHE'S A SURVIVOR, AND I LOVE HER SO MUCH.
>> I AM DOING THIS FOR MY FRIEND CHIN.
SHE WAS JUST RECENTLY DIAGNOSED.
>> I JUST FOR MY LATE GRANDMA.
SADLY PASSED AWAY FROM BREAST CANCER.
>> IT MEANS A LOT TO US TO BE PART OF THIS GREAT EVENT.
THANK YOU, TAMARAC, AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOLTON FOR SETTING THIS UP FOR US [MUSIC].
>> [MUSIC] LIKE A SMALL BOAT. ON THE OCEAN.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE, DR. CABRIL HENRY HERE, MISS UNIVERSE, JAMAICA, 2025, AND OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE REALLY PUT A WOMAN FIRST.
BEING HERE AT THIS FUNCTION IS JUST SUCH A PHENOMENAL EXPERIENCE.
>> [MUSIC] BUT I CAN MAKE AN EXPLOSION.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT, FOR ALL THOSE WHO COME OUT.
[FOREIGN] THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING FOR THIS COMMUNITY HERE.
>> THAT IS MY COMMISSION REPORT.
>> BYE, VICE DANIEL. BYE, MADAM MAYOR.
BYE, MOREY, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
BYE ELVIN. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.
THAT'S A WRAP FOR NOW, TAMARAC.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY.
UNTIL NEXT TIME, REMEMBER, TAMARAC IS ALWAYS BETTER WITH BOLTON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, AND I'LL SEE YOU IN THE NEXT UP DATE.
WHERE'S THE ROUND OF APPLAUSE? COME ON.
[APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.
>> ON THAT NOTE, COMMISSIONER MOREY WRIGHT.
>> NO REPORT, MADAM MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO COMMEND COMMISSIONER BOLTON FOR HIS PRODUCTION.
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I ALWAYS CALL HIM AND TELL HIM THAT HE'S A MARKETING SAVANT, AND THIS DEMONSTRATES THAT, BUT NO REPORT.>> THAT'S A TOUGH ACT TO COME AFTER. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
I JUST HAVE TWO THINGS I WANT TO NOTE: WE HAVE THE MAMMOGRAM EVENT THIS COMING MONDAY AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER.
I AM SUPER THRILLED THAT WE ACTUALLY WERE ABLE TO SELL OUT IN TERMS OF SPACES AND RESERVATIONS, AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO BE THERE TO GET THEIR FREE MAMMOGRAMS ON MONDAY MORNING AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
WE ACTUALLY HAD SO MANY FOLKS THAT WE MIGHT CONSIDER A SECOND DATE.
I'M THRILLED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SERVICE THE COMMUNITY.
ADDITIONALLY, ON NOVEMBER 15TH, FOR DISTRICT 3 RESIDENTS, I WILL BE HOSTING A GOBBLE GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY AT THE TAMARAC SPORTS COMPLEX, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE MENTION OF THAT FOR NOW, AND WE WILL BE PUTTING OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION SOON. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD JOB, COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
I REALLY LIKE THAT. CAN I HIRE YOU? IS THAT POSSIBLE? CAN I HIRE YOU TO DO MINE? NO? THEN HE HAS TO DO IT FOR FREE.
>> THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND FUN.
GET IN STEP WITH KICIA, LINE DANCE LESSONS, GLADLY, I'M NOT THE ONE TEACHING IT, BECAUSE YOU WON'T LEARN ANYTHING IF I WAS TEACHING.
I WAS FEELING DOWN BECAUSE OF WHATEVER REASON.
IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO FEEL DOWN THESE DAYS.
I JUST GOT HAPPY WHEN WE STARTED DANCING. IT WORKS.
IT JUST DID THAT ADRENALINE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT DID, DOPAMINE.
BUT COME OUT, IT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY.
YOU'LL BE SURPRISED. ESPECIALLY MEN.
IT'S ALL WOMEN. I KEEP CALLING.
COME ON OUT, MAN, YOU WILL ENJOY IT.
THE NEXT LINE DANCING IS OCTOBER 30TH AT 6:30. PLEASE COME OUT.
TRUST ME WHEN I SAY YOU WILL HAVE FUN.
NO DISCRIMINATION. NO ONE WILL LAUGH AT YOU.
YOU'LL JUST LAUGH AT YOURSELF AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
LITTLE VOICES IN PLAY, THAT WAS AWESOME.
THE NEXT ONE WILL BE ON OCTOBER 29TH AND IT'S FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS OR THEIR CAREGIVER, AGES 1-4, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THEY'RE WITH A COUPLE OF SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND THEY GO AROUND, AND THEY JUST TEACH THEM GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS: HOW TO COMMUNICATE, HOW TO TALK, HOW TO BE FRIENDLY. IT'S VERY NICE.
ALSO, ANY COMMUNITY OUT THERE, WE'RE PLANNING TO KICK OFF OUR FALL CARNIVAL.
I'M LOOKING FOR A COMMUNITY WHO WANT TO PARTNER WITH US, SO WE COULD HAVE IT AT YOUR COMMUNITY.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE APPLE-PIE TASTING.
WE'RE GOING TO BUILD CANDY APPLE.
THIS WILL BE A VERSION OF MY CHEW AND CHAT.
I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, SO I'M BRINGING IT TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PETTING, WHERE DO YOU PET THE ANIMALS? PETTING ZOO. LITTLE RIDES FOR THE YOUNG ONES.
COME OUT, AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE A TABLE TO TALK WITH ME TO SHARE YOUR CONCERNS.
IF YOU'RE A COMMUNITY THAT WANT TO SHARE IN THIS EXPERIENCE, PLEASE CONTACT US. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. I THINK I NEED TO GET WITH YOU ON YOUR DATES, SO I CAN MAKE SURE THAT I BLOCK THEM ON MY CALENDAR, BECAUSE AGAIN, I HAVE ANOTHER EVENT ON THE SAME NIGHT, AND I WOULD BE THERE, BECAUSE I LOVE LINE DANCING. IT IS FUN.
>> MS. PATTERSON SAYS SHE'S COMING, TOO, I'VE NEVER SEEN HER THERE.
>> WELL, I'M COMING AS SOON AS YOU HAVE IT ON A DATE, I CAN.
IT'S BEEN A VERY BUSY COUPLE OF WEEKS.
PROUD TO GO TO THE ALLIANCE DINNER IN GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE.
WOMEN IN PINK EVENT WAS EXCELLENT.
THE CHAMBER AND PETER DID A GREAT JOB.
HOSTED THE NORTHWEST COUNCIL ELECTED OFFICIALS, WHERE THE ELECTED OFFICIALS OF OUR REGION GOT TOGETHER AND TALKED, AND WE ALSO HAD CAREERSOURCE BROWARD SHARE THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE TO HELP EMPLOYERS TRAIN EMPLOYEES, AND FOR PEOPLE TO GET JOBS THAT THEY NEED TO.
ALSO, VERY HAPPY TO CO-HOST WITH THEM ON THE PAYCHECKS FOR PATRIOTS ON NOVEMBER 7TH AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER.
09:00-10:00 IS ONLY FOR VETERANS, AND 10:00 -2;00 WILL BE FOR THE REST.
WE ALREADY HAVE 120 VENDORS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR EMPLOYEES.
YOU CAN GET YOUR HAIR CUT THERE, PHOTOS, RESUMES, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF TO GET SET FOR YOUR NEXT JOB.
I'M PART OF THE BROWARDNEXT STEERING COMMITTEE.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S TO GO ON IN OUR FUTURE IN THE CITY.
INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS THAT WE WERE HAVING THERE.
I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET TO THE CITIBANK GRAND OPENING, AND IT WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE ON THE 9TH ON THE THURSDAY, BUT GOT CHANGED TO FRIDAY.
EVERY YEAR, I HAVE BEEN PART OF A PANEL OF MAYORS AND CITY MANAGERS FOR THE REALTORS GROUP.
I WAS DOWN AT PIER 66, SPEAKING TO APPROXIMATELY 300 SOMETHING PEOPLE AND SHARING HOW GREAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS AND WHY THEY SHOULD ALL MOVE HERE.
ALSO, I DID GET A CHANCE TO GO WITH PETER MASON,
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I APPRECIATE HIS TIME, OVER TO CITIBANK AND INTRODUCE MYSELF AND SEE THE GREAT TEAM THAT THEY HAVE THERE.IT'S A WONDERFUL BRANCH ALREADY VERY BUSY.
I HAD A VERY BUSY OCTOBER 11TH, AS WELL.
ON THE SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH FROM 7:00-9:00, COME STRETCH, AND THEN DO EITHER A 5K WALK OR A 5K RUN, YOUR CHOICE, SO IF YOU ONLY WANT TO DO HALF, HALF A MILE, THEN THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.
THEN THERE WAS A MOVE OF THE MAYOR, I APOLOGIZE, I DID NOT GET TO THAT.
I APPRECIATE THE FLORIDA HINDU PARISH FOR ACKNOWLEDGING MYSELF AND GIVING ME A SPECIAL HONOR TO LIGHT THE CANDLES FOR THE START OF DEWALI, AND I APPRECIATE THAT COMMISSIONER WRIGHT ALSO ATTENDED ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER GUZMAN FROM SUNRISE.
IT WAS A VERY BEAUTIFUL EVENT, A LOT OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC, AND FOOD, AND CULTURE.
BROWARD LEAGUE OF CITIES, I WAS HONORED TO PICK UP MY HOMETOWN HERO AWARD AT THEIR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS NIGHT, WENT TO A DAY OF SERVICE AT JESUS CHRIST LATTER DAY SAINTS UP IN CORAL SPRINGS, WHICH WAS ANOTHER REGIONAL ACTIVITY, MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO GO TO CHURCH THERE.
ATTENDED LOTUS LASH AND NAIL SPA, AND THEIR RIBBON CUTTING.
WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THEM IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I'M GOING TO END IT OFF WITH THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SPONSORED, ATTENDED, AND PARTICIPATED, AND DONATED TO THE 2025 HAHA FOR TATAS.
IT WAS PRESENTED BY PUROCLEAN.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS A LABOR OF LOVE, AND I KNOW SHE'LL BE MAD AT ME FOR SAYING THIS, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ILION BENJAMIN, FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.
SHE DID A GREAT JOB HELPING ME OUT.
WE HAD AN OVERCAPACITY TURNOUT THAT WAS NOT EXPECTED, BUT VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
WE BELIEVE WHEN EVERYTHING IS SAID AND DONE, WE WILL HAVE $35,000 TO DONATE TO TAMARAC EMPLOYEE BENEVOLENT FUND, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, AND TO GILDA'S CLUB OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
AS I'VE SHARED EARLIER WHEN YOU WERE HERE, GOING THROUGH CANCER BATTLE IS NOT FUN.
THERE'S NOT FUN FOR ANYONE IN IT: YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS, YOURSELF.
FOR ME, I FOUND GREAT HAPPINESS IN LAUGHING ABOUT THE AMAZING PARTS OF OUR BODY, THE NOISES, AND RESILIENCY AND EVERYTHING THAT WE GET TO GO THROUGH.
THAT WAS WHY THIS BECAME MY LABOR OF LOVE AS WELL TO PUT THIS ON.
I HAVE TO SAY, I THOUGHT OUR COMEDIANS THIS YEAR WERE HILARIOUS.
THEY WERE EVEN LAUGHING AT SOME OF THEIR OWN JOKES, BECAUSE THEY WERE PLAYING WITH THE CROWD, AND IT WAS JUST A VERY NICE ENVIRONMENT.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR SPONSORS.
PUROCLEAN WAS OUR PRESENTING, ASA WAS OUR DIAMOND, AND WE HAD VARIOUS OTHERS.
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS, THE PICTURES, AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF THAT IS ONLINE.
IF YOU CAN'T FIND IT ONLINE, LET ME KNOW, I WILL BE HAPPY TO GET YOU THE LINKS.
I AM NOT THAT GOOD AT SOCIAL MEDIA.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON IS ALL THE WAY ON TOP, AND WHEN YOU DEAL WITH SOCIAL MEDIA, MYSELF, I'M ALL THE WAY ON THE BOTTOM.
I DON'T KNOW SOME OF THE STUFF THAT IS NEEDED.
HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, PARTICIPATION, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING OUR VETERANS AND CELEBRATING AND HONORING THEM AT OUR VETERANS DAY CEREMONY ON NOVEMBER 11TH.
I DO NOT RECALL RIGHT NOW IF THAT'S BEFORE OR AFTER OUR NEXT MEETING, SO IF WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING BETWEEN THERE, I STILL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THEN.THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, AND WE SHALL NOW GET TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[5. CONSENT AGENDA]
CITY MANAGER, ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS?>> YES, MADAM MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO ADD AN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND CONSENSUS.
THIS WAS REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER PATTERSON AS ITEM 11 ON THE AGENDA.
THIS ITEM WOULD BE FOR DISCUSSION AND CONSENSUS ON RESIDENTS NOT HAVING THEIR WATER SERVICE DISCONNECTED FOR NON PAYMENT DURING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
THIS ITEM HAS A SENSE OF URGENCY AND SO WE'RE ADDING THAT TO OTHER AS ITEM 11.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S ADDED.
I DON'T HAVE A TITLE WRITTEN DOWN, BUT I'M SURE WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT BY THAT TIME.
NOW, OR IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, I'LL TAKE A SECOND TO MY MOTION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. VICE MAYOR DANIEL?
>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE NOW MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
[6.a 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.]
WE ARE AT 6A, TR14326.CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. ITEM 6A: A RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, AMENDING THE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM,
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MODIFYING THE HEALTH INSURANCE WAIVER PROGRAM, CIGNA WELLNESS AND TECHNOLOGY OUTLAY, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.>> THANK YOU, 6A, B, AND C ARE ALL RELATED.
>> YOU WANT ME TO READ THE TITLES?
>> THANK YOU. 6B: A RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION CITY OF TAMARAC, APPROVING THE RENEWAL WITH CIGNA AT THE RATES OUTLINED, PROVIDING FOR STOP-LOSS INSURANCE, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DAY.
6C: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF TAMARAC, APPROVING THE RENEWAL WITH CIGNA PROVIDING THE DENTAL INSURANCE PROGRAM, MAKING CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROGRAM, EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES, PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUING EXISTING COST ALLOCATION AND DENTAL PREMIUM BETWEEN THE CITY AND EMPLOYEES, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL TAKE THE MOTION, AND A SECOND INDIVIDUALLY FOR EACH OF THESE ITEMS. BUT OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, DANIEL DURGAN, IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
THERE WAS A PRESENTATION OF THIS ITEM DELIVERED AT THE STAFF AGENDA REVIEW WORKSHOP ON MONDAY.
DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND?
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON, I HAVE A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR, DANIEL, AND THIS ITEM IS NOW OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL ON 6A.
>> MADAM MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU. THROUGH THE MANAGER, IF I CAN ASK THE HR DIRECTOR A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS RELATING TO, IT'S ITEM 6A.
>> YES. COMMISSIONER DANIEL DURGAN, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
>> THANK YOU. THERE IS A MEMO IN THE BACKUP RELEVANT TO AMENDMENT TO HEALTH INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT.
THIS MEMO IS SPEAKING TO INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE OR WHO WAIVE INSURANCE THROUGH THE CITY.
PERHAPS THEY HAVE INSURANCE THROUGH THEIR SPOUSE'S EMPLOYER, ETC.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THIS IS SAYING?
>> YES. THE HEALTH INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT HAS BEEN MODIFIED FOR PLAN YEAR 2026, SO THAT'S STARTING ON JANUARY 1ST.
INSTEAD OF A REIMBURSEMENT-TYPE MODEL, IT'S CHANGING TO A STIPEND-TYPE MODEL.
THE STIPEND-TYPE MODEL WOULD BE A FLAT $400 MONTHLY STIPEND FOR EMPLOYEES WHO OPT OUT OF THE CITY'S HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHERWISE GET INSURANCE INDEPENDENTLY OR WITH THEIR SPOUSE.
>> HOW LONG HAS THE CITY HAD THE POLICY IN ITS CURRENT STATE?
>> I BELIEVE SINCE 2013 WHEN WE WENT SELF INSURED.
>> WHY ARE WE PROPOSING ANY CHANGES?
>> THERE WAS A SURVEY DONE EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT RESULTED IN MANY CITIES USING THE STIPEND-TYPE MODEL VERSUS THE REIMBURSEMENT-TYPE MODEL.
>> CAN YOU CLARIFY? THE FIRST PARAGRAPH SAYS: NEARLY 40 EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM WITH AN ANTICIPATED COST OF 69,000.
THEN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH SPEAKS TO THE ANTICIPATED COST BEING 192,000.
I'M NOT CLEAR ON WHAT THE LANGUAGE IS ATTEMPTING TO COMMUNICATE.
>> THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE ENROLLED IN THE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM CURRENTLY, THAT'S WHAT OUR ANTICIPATED COST FOR THIS YEAR IS, THE 69,000.
AN EMPLOYEE ONLY GETS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OR EMPLOYEE PLUS SPOUSE GETS A CERTAIN AMOUNT.
THERE'S A SCALE, AND IT'S ALSO LISTED IN OUR BENEFITS PACKET THAT WE OFFER TO EMPLOYEES DURING OPEN ENROLLMENT.
THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE WITH THAT AMOUNT AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF THE $400 STIPEND, IT'S JUST A FLAT AMOUNT REGARDLESS OF THE TIER THAT THEY SELECT.
>> UNDERSTOOD. AT THE PROPOSED $192,000 DIVIDED BY THE 40 PERSONS THAT ARE WAVING, IT'S ABOUT 4,800 PER YEAR, RIGHT?
>> WHAT'S THE ANNUAL COST TO HAVE THOSE 40 EMPLOYEES ON THE HEALTH PLAN?
YOU COULD USE THE EMPLOYEE ONLY COST OR THE HIGHEST AMOUNT, WHICH WOULD BE THE EMPLOYEE FAMILY AND IT DOES VARY.
>> MADAM MAYOR, WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION ON MONDAY'S STAFF AGENDA REVIEW, REGARDLESS OF WHAT CATEGORY THOSE THAT ARE OPTING OUT OF THE HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE,
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WE OBVIOUSLY WANT ALL OUR EMPLOYEES HEALTHY AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF.BUT IF THEY CAN PROVIDE THAT INSURANCE FROM OUTSIDE RESOURCE, THAT'S A HUGE BENEFIT TO THE CITY.
WE WANT TO JUST EMPHASIZE THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT THAT NUMBER IS, OUR SAVINGS ARE AT LEAST TWICE THREE TIMES MORE THAN THAT.
>> THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHERE I'M GOING WITH MY LINE OF QUESTIONING.
I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED THAT THIS IS EVEN HERE, GIVEN CONSIDERATION THAT THIS HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS FOREVER.
IF WE WERE TO, I'M SURE, ANALYZE ANY CLAIMS PAID OUT, IT'S REGARDLESS OF SAVINGS TO THIS CITY.
I WOULD MOVE TO MOVE THE ITEM AND WITH THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THIS MODIFICATION RELATIVE TO ANY WAIVERS AND KEEP IT AS IT CURRENTLY IS.
>> THE MODIFICATION TO A $400 FLAT FEE PER MONTH FOR THOSE THAT WAIVE.
I WOULD MOVE TO REMOVE THAT PROPOSAL.
YOU GUYS ARE PROPOSING MODIFYING THE REIMBURSEMENT AND MAKING IT A $400 FLAT PER MONTH FOR THOSE WHO ARE RECEIVING A WAIVER OF INSURANCE BY THE CITY.
I'M SAYING WE NEED TO KEEP IT AT THE REIMBURSEMENT MODEL AS IT HAS BEEN.
>> IN THE PAST, AS PART OF THAT REIMBURSEMENT MODEL, PART OF THE DIFFICULTY WE HAD, COMMISSIONER, WAS THE AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK THAT WAS NECESSARY TO JUSTIFY THE MONTHLY EXPENDITURE FOR OUTSIDE HEALTH COVERAGE.
AND SO THE PURPOSE BEHIND THIS WAS TO AVERAGE THOSE NUMBERS AND PROVIDE A FLAT FEE OR FLAT RATE FOR THIS STIPEND MODEL SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROOF OF INSURANCE, MONTHLY PAYMENTS, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS TO JUSTIFY A FULL REIMBURSEMENT MODEL.
>> PAPERWORK IS, I THINK, WITHIN THE CITY'S CONTROL.
IF ONE HAS INSURANCE COVERAGE THROUGH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, IT'S A SIMPLE DEMONSTRATION THAT THERE IS INSURANCE, AND THERE'S COVERAGE FROM ANOTHER ORGANIZATION.
TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE USING THAT TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO PAY OUT THOSE INDIVIDUALS LESS.
UNLESS YOU GUYS CAN SAY, WE DON'T WANT TO ENCUMBER ANYONE WITH EXCESSIVE PAPERWORK, BUT WE STILL INTEND TO PAY THEM THE VALUE OF THE REIMBURSEMENT PLAN.
BUT YOU GUYS ARE PROPOSING REDUCING PAPERWORK AND REDUCING THE AMOUNT RECEIVED.
>> WELL, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A BENEFIT THAT THE CITY CAN DETERMINE AT WHAT RATE OR WHAT LEVEL SO THIS IS CLEARLY A BENEFIT.
IF YOU HAVE AN OUTSIDE COVERAGE, IT IS BENEFIT TO US, AND SO WE'RE PAYING LESS, WE'RE SPENDING LESS, BUT WE STILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THAT COVERAGE.
IN THE PAST, AS PART OF THE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM, WE WERE ALSO ASKING FOR PAPERWORK THAT SHOWED THOSE MONTHLY PAYMENTS.
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER REIMBURSEMENT IN THE CITY, IF YOU HAVE A LEGITIMATE EXPENSE THAT WE'LL REIMBURSE YOU FOR, WE ASKED FOR A RECEIPT, WE ASKED FOR A PROOF OF PURCHASE.
THOSE WERE THE THINGS, PAPERWORK THAT WAS BEING ASKED, AND WE CAN STILL GO TO THAT, BUT IT'S A BURDEN ON THE EMPLOYEES.
IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION IS INTERESTED, WE CAN GO BACK TO THAT MODEL.
THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO EASE THE PROCESS AND PROVIDE A FLAT RATES.
>> IS THE FLAT RATE BEING PROPOSED COMMENSURATE WITH WHAT THE REIMBURSEMENT WOULD BE? LET ME JUST ASK THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I'M HEARING ADMINISTRATIVE VERSUS PAYOUT.
PROPOSED PAYOUT AT $400 PER MONTH FLAT RATE, HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO WHAT THE REIMBURSEMENT WOULD BE?
>> THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN THE COSTS, BUT THE SURVEY DID AVERAGE IT AROUND THE $400 MARK FOR ANY TIER OF COVERAGE, THAT'S WHERE THAT $400 AMOUNT CAME FROM.
THE EMPLOYEE ONLY TIER DOES START AT 377, AND THEN IT DOES GO UP FROM THERE ON THE REIMBURSEMENT MODEL.
>> I'M GOING TO LET MY COLLEAGUES WEIGH IN.
>> YOU CAN MAKE YOUR MOTION FOR A SPECIAL.
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>> TO ME, THE CHANGES MADE IT BETTER BECAUSE THE MAX WAS THREE SOMETHING FOR SINGLE, AND THEN WE WERE PAYING OUT FOR IF I REMEMBER CLEARLY, FOR FAMILIES.
>> A HIGHER RATE FOR FAMILIES, WHICH YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR FAMILY REGARDLESS.
BECAUSE CURRENTLY, FAMILIES AREN'T FREE, CORRECT? YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR YOUR FAMILY MEMBER.
>> NO TIER IS FREE FOR OUR CITY COVERAGE, CORRECT.
>> SO GIVEN TO A FAMILY MEMBER IS NOT AUTOMATIC, IT'S SOMETHING YOU WOULD HAVE TO BUY INTO?
>> TO GET REIMBURSED FOR SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO BUY INTO DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.
>> IF YOU HAVE FAMILY COVERAGE, IF YOU SAY, GO OUT IN THE MARKET AND YOU HAVE YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY PAYING FOR THAT, YOU GET REIMBURSED A CERTAIN AMOUNT UP TO THE TIER.
>> VICE MAYOR, THIS IS NOT AN ENTITLEMENT.
THIS IS COMPLETELY, TRULY A BENEFIT.
>> IT'S A BENEFIT TO THE CITY.
>> IT'S A BENEFIT TO THE CITY, AND IT'S A BENEFIT TO THE INDIVIDUAL BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE NOT PAYING FOR TWO INSURANCE WHEN THEY CAN ALL USE ONE.
>> I GET THAT. I DON'T WANT IT OFF THE TABLE AT ALL, I WANT IT TO HAPPEN.
IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING YOU REVISIT ANNUALLY, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY MORE THAN A THREE SOMETHING, THE 300 AND CHANGE THAT THEY COULD POSSIBLY GET.
BECAUSE WHEN I LOOKED INTO MY INSURANCE, IT WAS LIKE 1,100 A MONTH, I'M LIKE, IT'S CRAZY.
INSURANCE IS EXPENSIVE, AND NO, WE'RE NOT COVERING THE TOTAL COST, BUT WE'RE COVERING A FRACTION OF THE COST SINCE YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE INSURANCE.
>> WELL, YEAH, IF YOU BUY IT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, WE'LL HELP TO INCENTIVIZE THAT WITH.
>> YOU'RE NOT INCENTIVIZING. LET'S BE CLEAR.
IF SOMEBODY HAS AN EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OR ANY ORGANIZATION, AND PART OF THE BENEFIT PACKET OF THAT AGREEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT IS INSURANCE, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE WORKING FOR, SO YOU'RE NOT GIVING THEM ANYTHING.
YOU'RE JUST REIMBURSING THEM, I HATE TO USE THAT WORD, BUT YOU'RE JUST GIVEN THEM MONEY THAT WAS DUE TO THEM BECAUSE THAT WAS PART OF THE PACKAGE THEY AGREED TO WHEN THEY CAME TO WORK FOR THE CITY.
INSTEAD OF GETTING THE INSURANCE, THEY'RE GETTING A FRACTION OF THE COST OF THE INSURANCE.
THAT ALLEVIATES A BURDEN ON THE CITY BECAUSE NOW WE'RE NOT PAYING FOR THE CLAIMS, WE'RE NOT PAYING FOR THAT PARTICULAR POLICY.
>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
>> JUST TO UNDERSTAND THIS, LET'S SAY I'M WORKING FOR THE COUNTY AND I GET INSURANCE FROM THE COUNTY, THEN IT MEANS THAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC WOULD, UNDER THIS NEW PROPOSAL, WOULD BE GIVING ME $400 FLAT?
>> OKAY. AND UNDER THE OLD WAY OF DOING THINGS, THERE WAS NO CAP?
>> THERE WAS A CAP DEPENDENT ON THE TIER, THE FAMILY COVERAGE TIER THAT WAS CHOSEN FROM THE EMPLOYEE ON THAT OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT.
IF YOU WERE JUST EMPLOYEE ONLY WITH THE COUNTY, IT WOULD BE 377, THAT'S THE CAP FOR THAT TIER.
BUT THEN IT MOVES UP BASED OFF OF HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE YOU HAD ON YOUR PLAN.
>> THEN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT ONE WOULD GET WOULD BE DIFFERENT, IT WOULD BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS?
>> SOMEONE COULD BE LOSING THEN MONEY IF THEY AGREED TO THIS CAP, AND SOMEBODY WOULD BE GAINING IF THEY AGREED TO THE CAP?
>> IT DEPENDS. YES, THERE'S BOTH WAYS, BUT GENERALLY, AN EMPLOYEE HAS A SPOUSE THAT THEY THEN JOIN THEIR COVERAGE SO IT'S JUST THAT EMPLOYEE PLUS SPOUSE OR THAT EMPLOYEE ONLY COVERAGE, THAT 377 THAT WE WOULD BE REIMBURSING, THAT'S MAJORITY THAT WE RECEIVE A PART OF REIMBURSEMENT, IT'S JUST THAT 377.
SO THEY ARE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THAT NOW WOULD BE GETTING A SLIGHT INCREASE TO THEIRS.
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>> FOR ME, WHO HAVE NO JOB AT THE COUNTY, I HAVE INSURANCE THROUGH THE CITY, BUT YOU'RE ALSO SAYING THAT IF I GO AND LET'S GET OBAMACARE OR TRUMP CARE, AND IT COSTS ME $50 OUTSIDE, I COULD THEN BENEFIT FROM $400 EXTRA ON MY PAYCHECK?
>> CORRECT. AS LONG AS YOU SHOW PROOF THAT YOU HAVE INSURANCE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
>> EVEN IF IT'S LIKE A $30 INSURANCE THROUGH THE MARKET PLACE?
>> REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT. YEAH. THE OLD PLAN WAS WE WOULD PAY UP TO THAT TIER.
IF IT WAS THE $30, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, WE'D ONLY PAY $30.
>> IF I ADD THE CAP NOW, THEN IT MEANS THAT IF MY FAMILY WERE GETTING MORE MONEY, NOT AS AN INDIVIDUAL, BUT NOT AS A $370, I WOULD BE CHEATING MYSELF MONEY BY SUPPORTING THIS CAP.
BECAUSE THEN IF MY FAMILY WAS ON THE INSURANCE, AND THEN WE GO OUT AND GET INSURANCE THROUGH THE MARKET PLACE THROUGH A PROVIDER WHO WE REALLY WANT, THEN IF WE COME OFF OF THIS INSURANCE, IF WE SELECT THE CAP OF $400, MAYBE THE REIMBURSEMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN $600 BECAUSE OF THE FAMILY COMPONENT.
>> IT JUST DEPENDS. YES. THAT THEORY IS CORRECT.
IF YOU'RE PAYING MORE INSURANCE AND IT'S HIGHER THAN THE $400.
>> I HAVE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, YOU SAID IT GOES UP TO $400, AND THE CITY DOESN'T PAY FOR FAMILY.
>> NO. YES. IF THEY RECEIVE IF THEY HAVE INSURANCE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, AND IT'S THE EMPLOYEE PLUS THEIR CHILDREN.
>> ONLY IF IT'S OUTSIDE INSURANCE.
>> I'M SORRY, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN?
>> ONLY IF IT'S OUTSIDE INSURANCE?
>> YEAH. BUT THAT WOULD MEAN THE CITY SHOULD JUST PAY FOR EVERYBODY FAMILY THEN.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? BECAUSE IF YOU REIMBURSE THEM FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S FAMILY, THEN YOU SHOULD PAY FOR EVERYBODY'S FAMILY.
>> MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, MAY I PIPE IN? I'M THE BENEFITS MANAGER AND RISK MANAGER HERE AT THE CITY.
WHEN WE WORKED ON THIS PROGRAM, THE DIFFERENCE IS LET'S SAY I HAVE COVERAGE HERE, AND I OPT OUT BECAUSE MY SPOUSE HAS COVERAGE SOMEWHERE ELSE AND HAS OUR WHOLE FAMILY ON IT, RIGHT NOW, I WOULD GET 377.
ON THE NEW PLAN, I'D GET A 400.
NOW, WHAT COMMISSIONER BOLTON IS SAYING, THE ONLY DIFFERENCES IS WHEN IT WOULD GO UP LIKE THAT IS IF YOUR FAMILY BOUGHT COVERAGE OUTSIDE, YOUR WIFE DIDN'T HAVE COVERAGE ANYWHERE ELSE BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO GET 377 RIGHT NOW IF YOU GO ON YOUR WIFE'S PLAN.
BUT IF YOU BOUGHT IT IN THE MARKETPLACE, THAT'S WHERE OUR TIERED PLANS STARTED TO GO UP INCREMENTALLY BECAUSE THEY WOULD PAY YOU BECAUSE YOU BOUGHT THE WHOLE THING UP UNTIL THAT AMOUNT.
BUT WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO PAY IN THE MARKETPLACE ISN'T GOING TO BE $30.
RIGHT NOW, THIS ACTUALLY GIVES EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM THAT MAY HAVE OPTED OUT 400 VERSUS 377, BECAUSE MOST OF US ARE ON SOMEONE ELSE'S PLAN IF WE HAVE A SPOUSE, IF WE'RE NOT, WE'RE PAYING THE WHOLE THING, THAT'S THE ONLY TIME IT INCREMENTALLY GOES UP.
WHEN I JUST MIGRATED, I HAD INSURANCE INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH ETNA AND I REMEMBER PAYING $76 PER MONTH, AND THEN OBAMACARE HAPPENED, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE THIS POLITICAL, THERE'S ARGUMENTS ON BOTH SIDES FOR BENEFITS AND DISADVANTAGES OF OBAMACARE.
BUT I'M JUST SAYING BACK THEN, I USED TO PAY $76, AND NOW INSURANCE IS JUST SO EXPENSIVE.
>> IT REALLY IS. WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING AT THIS MODEL, PART OF THE REASON WE DID IT TOO, IF I GO BACK TO COMMISSIONER PATTERSON'S COMMENT ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE WORK, THE WAY THE PLAN WORKED, BECAUSE WE HAD THOSE TIERS, WE'D NEED TO SEE YOUR SPOUSE'S INSURANCE, THEIR PAY STUBS, WHAT THEY WERE PAYING SO THAT WE COULD GET YOU UP TO THE 377 OR WHATEVER THAT MAX WAS.
THIS WAY HERE, IT'S LIKE, YOU SHOW YOUR INSURANCE CARD, YOU SIGN THE AFFIDAVIT, YOU GET YOUR 400 BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU HAVE INSURANCE.
WE'RE TRYING TO MEET IN THE MIDDLE, PLUS WHEN WE SURVEYED ALL THE OTHER CITIES, WE ASKED, DO YOU DO REIMBURSEMENT? DO YOU A STIPEND? ALMOST ALL OF THEM WENT WITH THIS MODEL.
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IT'S EASIER NOT TO CHASE PEOPLE AROUND BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GET THAT PAPERWORK, WE CAN'T APPROVE IT, AND THEN PEOPLE DON'T GET THE REIMBURSEMENT AT ALL.RIGHT NOW, THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T PROVIDE ANY BACKUP AREN'T EVEN GETTING IT SO IT'S WE'RE TRYING TO FIND THAT MIDDLE SWEET SPOT.
>> ANOTHER STATE OF FLORIDA HAS SELF INSURANCE FOR CAR INSURANCE FOR AUTOMOBILE, WHY CAN'T I SELF INSURE FOR CAR INSURANCE?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT.
BUT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY TRIED TO WORK ON SO THAT EVERYBODY COULD BE GUARANTEED IF THEY OPTED OUT, THAT THEY'D HAVE INSURANCE, AND THAT WE WERE PROVIDING THAT, AND IT WOULD SAVE US ON OUR END THAT CLAIMS. THOSE CLAIMS GET DRIVEN WAY UP WHEN LESS PEOPLE ARE ON THE PLAN.
THERE'S JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO LOOK AT, THERE'S NOTHING PERFECT, AS CITY MANAGER SAID, IT IS A BENEFIT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT AT ALL, BUT WE LIKE THAT WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY, I'D LIKE YOU JUST TO CONSIDER THAT.
>> TEN YEARS OF NOT GOING TO THE DOCTOR, $5,000 A YEAR TIMES TEN YEARS, IT'S LIKE $50,000.
>> WE'RE TRYING TO GET EVERYONE TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.
THAT'LL BRING OUR CLAIMS WAY DOWN.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING SO MANY PREVENTATIVE THINGS LIKE COMMISSIONER PATTERSON TALKED ABOUT THE MAMMO VAN.
WE HAD IT HERE YESTERDAY, WE HAD FLU SHOTS HERE YESTERDAY, WE HAD BLOOD GLUCOSE, WE HAD BLOOD PRESSURE, WE'VE HAD PEOPLE THAT WHEN WE DO IT HERE, WE FOUND OUT THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE IS HIGH AND WE GET THEM SAFE.
ALL THOSE THINGS WILL BRING THE CLAIMS DOWN.
IT'S TRYING TO FIND THAT PERFECT BALANCE.
THIS IS A STRANGE SCIENCE, TOO, WITH ALL THESE NUMBERS.
YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM A LOT OF WAYS, IT'S JUST WHAT YOU PREFER.
>> QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION.
HOW MUCH IF SOMEONE WENT OFF CAUSE HE SAID, I'M SORRY.
>> IF SOMEONE WENT OFF THE PLAN, LIKE COMMISSIONER BOLTON SAID, BOUGHT YOUR OWN PLAN, WHAT'S THE COST OF THAT BECAUSE I'VE NEVER DONE THAT?
>> WELL, RIGHT NOW, IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU'RE BUYING IT.
IF YOU'RE BUYING IT THROUGH OBAMACARE, ONE OF THOSE THINGS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME QUOTE WHERE YOU SAY YOUR AGE, THEY'LL ASK YOU ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN YOUR FAMILY, WHAT YOUR HEALTH RISKS ARE.
WHEN YOU'RE ON A GROUP PLAN, WE DON'T ASK YOU ALL THOSE QUESTIONS, YOU'RE INSURED.
NOW, IF YOU WERE TO BUY OUR PLAN FOR A SINGLE PERSON, THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE IS 851 A MONTH, AND THEN THE OTHER ONES 990.
>> THERE IS A SAVINGS. IT'S A BIG SAVINGS.
>> THAT'S WHERE I WAS ON IT, THAT IT'S EXPENSIVE, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF $30.
>> WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT BACK IN THE DAY, YEAH, YOU COULD GET SOME, BUT THE COVERAGE WASN'T THE SAME.
WHEN YOU BUY A PLAN, YOU MIGHT HAVE A CO PAYMENT THAT'S RIDICULOUS, YOU MIGHT HAVE A DEDUCTIBLE THAT'S RIDICULOUS, YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE ALL THE LITTLE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS CIGNA PLAN.
THOSE ARE ALL THE CONSIDERATIONS, AND THEY'RE ALL PERSONAL.
JUST LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT BREAST CANCER AND STUFF, YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR OWN PERSONAL HEALTH SITUATION IS, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE, MAKE SURE EVERYONE HERE IS HEALTHY, AND THEN WE PROVIDE THIS BENEFIT AS AN INCENTIVE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE INSURED. THAT'S PART OF IT.
>> I AGREE. MY THING HAS ALWAYS BEEN IF ONE GET BENEFIT AND ONE DOESN'T TAKE IT, IT'S NOT FAIR.
IT'S JUST NOT BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF THE PACKAGE THAT I AGREED TO WHEN I BECAME AN EMPLOYEE WITH IS THAT I WOULD GET THIS.
THE PEOPLE SHOULD GET REIMBURSED, AND IT SHOULDN'T BE A HASSLE THAT TURNS THEM AWAY FROM GETTING REIMBURSED, IT SHOULDN'T BE A TON LOAD OF PAPERWORK THAT MAKE THEM THEY CAN'T EVEN DO IT.
WHAT IF YOUR HUSBAND DON'T WANT TO SHOW HIS PAY STUFF BECAUSE HE GOT EXTRA MONEY COMING IN? I DON'T KNOW.
>> WE'VE SETTLED FOR THIS STIPEND MODEL EARLIER IN THE YEAR.
AS THIS IS A BENEFIT, IT NEEDS TO BE MEMORIALIZED.
IT NEEDS TO BE PART OF A RESOLUTION BECAUSE IT'S ACCEPTED THROUGH A RESOLUTION AND SO THAT'S WHY THIS ITEM IS IN THERE.
NOW, THE THING THAT I WANT TO COMPLETELY CLARIFY IS THAT WE CALL THIS A COST OF $192,000 IT'S NOT A COST.
IT'S A MAJOR SAVINGS TO THE CITY, AND SO WE HAD TO USE THAT TERMINOLOGY BECAUSE THAT'S EXPECTED TO BE SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE, THE STIPEND AMOUNT BASED ON THE 40 PEOPLE.
BUT IT'S A SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS TO THE CITY'S HEALTHCARE SERVICES INSURANCE EXPENDITURE BECAUSE 40 PEOPLE ARE OPTED OUT OF OUR PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD HAVE PAID $1,000 A PIECE AT LEAST.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO USE THAT WORD COST BECAUSE IT'S A SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO THE CITY
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AS VAULT AND THAT'S THE POINT THAT I WANT TO GET ACROSS.>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER BOLTON, ARE YOU DONE?
>> WHAT IF I MARRY MISS TRINIDAD AND SHE HAS INSURANCE IN TRINIDAD, DO SOMEONE IN THE FOREIGN COUNTRY QUALIFIES?
>> YOU'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE PLAN DOCUMENTS. I DOUBT IT.
YOU'D HAVE TO BUY A DIFFERENT CODICIL FOR THAT THE INTERNATIONAL IS DIFFERENT.
>> INTERNATIONAL IS DIFFERENT SO I SHOULDN'T MARRY SOMEONE OVERSEAS.
[LAUGHTER] LOVE NOT INSURANCE THERE YOU GO.
IS THAT ALL YOU GOT, COMMISSIONER? [LAUGHTER] COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. YOU TOO.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE YOU LADIES CLARIFYING.
WHEN I READ THE BACKUP, IT REALLY WAS NOT CLEAR TO ME.
I HAD NO UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE WERE DISCUSSING HERE.
I'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT HOW THIS STUFF IS COMMUNICATED.
IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE I PERSONALLY, I BRIEF AND I READ MY BACKUP SO THIS WASN'T CLEAR.
PERHAPS THE DIALOGUE CREATED SOME CLARITY AROUND THE DISCUSSION.
I THINK I'M A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE THAN I WAS ORIGINALLY SO I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> WE ALREADY HAVE THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR SO THAT WAS BROUGHT BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR.
I AM NOT GOING TO BELABOR THE POINT WITH MY COMMENTS, AND I WILL ASK YOU TO CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MAY I GO MISS?
>> JUST THE FIRST ONE? WE DO IT ITEM 9.
>> YES. FOR MAURICE'S TRINIDAD, WIFE.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
>> I NEED A MOTION A SECOND FOR 6B, TR14327, PLEASE.
[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.]
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
AS I SAID EARLIER, DANIEL DORGAN, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR GAVE A PRESENTATION ON MONDAY.
THIS ITEM IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ONE IS CLOSED AND I AM NOT SEEING ANYBODY LIT.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
>> THANK YOU. NOW GOING TO 6C TR14328.
[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.]
I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION IN A SECOND, PLEASE.>> A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
AGAIN, MISS DANIEL DORGAN, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR GAVE A PRESENTATION ON MONDAY AND IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
THIS ITEM IS NOW OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WANTING TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS? SEEING NONE. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
NO ONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
>> I KNOW THAT PEOPLE HAVE ASKED FOR A BREAK, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH 60TR14333 FIRST AND SO,
[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.]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE WORK.ITEM 6.D, RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION, CITY OF TAMARACK AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO SUPPORT THE BROAD SAFETY ACTION PLAN.
WORLD WAY SAFETY ANALYSIS FOR NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE CORRIDOR PROJECT, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I NEED A MOTION IN A SECOND, PLEASE.
>> A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE JAMES CRANMER HERE FROM BROWARD MPO, UP HERE OVER THERE.
MAKING A PRESENTATION AND BOTH HE AND MUSTAPHA [INAUDIBLE], OUR PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
SORRY, MUSTAPHA SO PLEASE PROCEED.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT.
I WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN.
BRING IT CLOSER, CLOSER [BACKGROUND] THAT'S BETTER.
HERE WE GO SO I WANTED TO GIVE A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN, AND REFER A LITTLE BIT TO THE ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR YOUR APPROVAL FOR A RESOLUTION.
BROWARD MPO AND BROWARD COUNTY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE BROWARD SAFETY ACTION PLAN FOR THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN IS TO CREATE A DATA DRIVEN ACTION ORIENTED APPROACH.
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WE WORK WITH THE DATA THAT ARE AVAILABLE AS PERFECT OR IMPERFECT AS THE DATA ARE.WE CAN ONLY MEASURE WHAT WE HAVE DATA AVAILABLE FOR.
WE WANT AN ACTION ORIENTED PLAN SO THAT WE'RE NOT JUST MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT WE'RE FIGURING OUT HOW TO GET THOSE IMPLEMENTED, AND THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE SERIOUS INJURIES AND DEATH ON OUR ROADWAYS TO ZERO.
THE BROWARD COUNTY AND BROWARD MPO PARTNERED TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.
WE RECEIVED A $5 MILLION GRANT TO DEVELOP THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN AND BROWARD COUNTY PROVIDED A $1.25 MILLION LOCAL MATCH OF IN KIND SERVICES ON THREE PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE CONDUCTING.
THE OUTCOMES OF THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN ARE A GOAL THAT WE HAVE WORKED ON FOR ACHIEVING ZERO DEATHS, AND SERIOUS INJURIES ON OUR ROADWAYS BY 2050.
WE WANT TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS, AND AS I MENTIONED, MOVE THEM FORWARD FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND THEN ALSO LOOK AT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO INCREASE SAFETY ON OUR ROADWAYS.
EVERY YEAR IN BROWARD, WE HAVE NEARLY 1,000 PEOPLE EITHER DYING OR BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED IN CRASHES ON OUR ROADWAYS.
WE USE DATA FROM THE YEARS 2018-2022, AND SO YOU CAN SEE SOME INDICATIONS HERE, 137 OVERALL CRASHES PER DAY.
BEFORE PEOPLE KILLED EVERY WEEK, 18 PEOPLE ARE INJURED.
I MENTIONED 1,000 A YEAR ON AVERAGE DEATH.
THE RED LINES ON THE MAP HERE INDICATE WHERE MOST OF THE CRASHES THAT RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY ARE OCCURRING.
THAT'S OUR HIGH INJURY NETWORK AND IT TURNS OUT THAT 77% OF THOSE SERIOUS CRASHES ARE ON ONLY 6% OF THE ROADWAYS.
OVER HALF OF THOSE ROADWAYS ARE STATE OWNED CORRIDORS, ABOUT 25% OUR COUNTY AND THE REST ARE LOCAL ROADS, AND SO WE ARE USING THIS HIGH ENTRY NETWORK AS A FOCUS TO START MOVING TOWARD MAKING SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON OUR ROADWAYS.
IF WE CAN REDUCE THE SERIOUS INJURIES ON OUR ROADWAYS ON THE HIGH ENTRY NETWORK, WE CAN TAKE CARE OF A LOT OF THE DEATHS THAT DO OCCUR.
THERE'S AN ECONOMIC COST ALSO, LISTENING TO WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCE.
THERE'S AN ASSIGNMENT OF $1 VALUE, UNFORTUNATELY, FOR EVERY DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY AND IF YOU LOOK AT IT CUMULATIVELY OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD AGAIN IN BROWARD, IT'S ABOUT $22 BILLION.
THIS IS IMPORTANT AS WE LOOK AT A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE ROADWAYS AND WHAT WE CAN SAVE IN TERMS OF COST OF DEATH, LOSS OF INCOME, TREATMENT, IMPACT OF FAMILIES, ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS.
THE THREE MAIN THEMES THAT CAME OUT OF OUR ACTION PLAN, WE HAVE OVER 1,000 PAGES OF DOCUMENTS SO I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR THEM ALL.
BUT IF WE COULD DO THREE MAIN THINGS, WE'D DO QUITE A BIT TO REDUCE THE DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURY IN OUR ROADWAYS.
FIRST OFF, IF WE CAN REDUCE SPEEDS, AND WE KNOW THAT THE INTENSITY OF THE INJURY CAN DEPEND ON THE INTENSITY OF THE SPEED SO WE CAN LOWER SPEEDS TO BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE CONTEXT, THAT WILL HELP DECREASE THE SEVERITY OF THE CRASH.
WE ALSO ARE VERY AWARE OF MID-BLOCK PEDESTRIAN CRASHES THAT PARTLY, IT'S SOMETIMES THE LOCATION OF BUS STOPS, THAT ARE NOT NEAR INTERSECTIONS, AND PEOPLE WILL CROSS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT TO LOOK AT EITHER RELOCATING SOME OF THOSE BUS STOPS, TO PUT THEM IN SAFER LOCATIONS, OR GETTING SOME MID-BLOCK CROSSINGS WITH SIGNALIZED SIGNALS AND STRIPING.
THEN NIGHTTIME CRASHES ARE MORE SEVERE AND IT'S NOT JUST THAT THERE'S NO LIGHTING IN PLACE, BUT WE FOUND THAT A MAJORITY OF THE CRASHES ARE OCCURRING WHERE THERE IS LIGHTING, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY WORKING PROPERLY OR IT'S NOT IN THE RIGHT LOCATION.
WE WANT TO FOCUS ON THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AND I'LL REFER TO THOSE THEN WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE 31ST AVENUE CORRIDOR THAT APPLIES TO TAMARACK.
OVERALL, FOR THE BROWARD SAFETY ACTION PLAN, WE IDENTIFIED 22 POLICIES, 20 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, AND 60 DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
FOR ANY PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET APPROVAL FROM THE LOCAL COMMISSION TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR CITY SO THERE'S A PROCESS FOR THIS.
THE BROWARD SAFETY ACTION PLAN IDENTIFIED DIFFERENT CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT TAKING 11 OF THOSE PRIORITY CORRIDORS FORWARD FOR AN AMENDMENT TO OUR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, WHICH GETS THEM IN LINE FOR FUNDING.
WE DID A PRESENTATION TO OUR DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND NOW AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, WE WANT TO COME TO OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
AGAIN, YOU WITH THE CITY OF TAMARACK, YOU'RE ONE OF FIVE MUNICIPALITIES ON THE NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE CORRIDOR AND WE'D LIKE A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THAT PROJECT TO THEN MOVE FORWARD AS AN AMENDMENT TO OUR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, WHICH GETS IT IN THEN LINED FOR FUNDING FOR THE DESIGN AND THE CONSTRUCTION.
IF WE CAN HAVE THIS RESOLUTION BY NOVEMBER, THEN WE'LL BE PROCESSING THAT AMENDMENT AND IT'LL START GETTING IN THE CONVEYOR BELT NEXT YEAR.
WE MENTIONED 11 DIFFERENT PRIORITY CORRIDORS,
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AND SO WE ARE IDENTIFYING THREE DIFFERENT COUNTY CORRIDORS, THREE DIFFERENT STATE CORRIDORS, AND THERE ARE FIVE LOCAL ROADS AND SO THE PORTION THAT HITS IN TAMARACK IS NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE.THERE'S A SMALL SEGMENT AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN EFFORT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO GET THESE IMPROVEMENTS IN PLACE.
AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE AWARE OF KEEPING THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED AND SO WE DID VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS.
WE COULD TAKE A LESSON FROM COMMISSIONER BOLTON ON SOME OF THOSE, BUT WE WERE TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT TO HELP PEOPLE.
[BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] PART OF IT IS HELPING PEOPLE BE AWARE AND ALSO KNOW SOME OF THE RULES OF THE ROAD AND HOW TO BEHAVE MORE SAFELY.
WE ALSO WENT OUT, PUT ADVERTISING UP ON BUS STOPS AND KIOSKS.
WE HAD A SERIES OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HAD GOOD ATTENDANCE FROM THE COMMUNITY, MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE GOING OUT TO WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK.
REAL QUICKLY, AS I'M FINISHING UP, THEN I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT SO AS WE TALKED ABOUT DEALING WITH SPEED, THERE ARE THINGS SUCH AS A RAISED CROSSWALK, YOU CAN SEE ON THIS, OR A RAISED TABLE THAT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO MOVE AT SLOWER SPEEDS ON THE APPROPRIATE STREETS IN THE RIGHT CONTEXT.
WE TALKED ABOUT RELOCATING BUS STOPS.
THERE ARE SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT COULD GO ON ABOUT HIGHER VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS OR IMPROVEMENTS AT INTERSECTIONS TO INCREASE THE TURNING RADIUS SO THAT AS VEHICLES DO TURN, THEY MOVE MORE SLOWLY AND ARE MORE MINDFUL OF THE PEDESTRIANS THAT MIGHT BE THERE.
MULTI-BLOCK CROSSWALKS ARE SHOWING THERE.
HERE ARE SOME OTHER EXAMPLES ALSO IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE LIGHTING THAT'S IMPORTANT, MAKING SURE THAT THE LIGHTING IS IN PLACE SO THAT PEOPLE ARE VISIBLE ON THE ROADWAY.
THERE ARE ALSO OTHER THINGS ON THE TOP RIGHT.
THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED THE LEADING PEDESTRIAN INTERVAL, WHERE FOR A PEDESTRIAN, THEY GET A FEW SECONDS HEAD START BEFORE THE CARS START MOVING AS THEY START CROSSING THE STREET.
THERE ARE ALSO MEASURES THAT ARE A LITTLE MORE PASSIVE SUCH AS INCREASED SIGNAGE, SPEED FEEDBACK.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THAT.
THIS IS AN EXTREME EXAMPLE OF INCREASING THE TURNING RADIUS, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO A LESSER DEGREE ON NORTHWEST 31ST.
AS WE LOOK AT 31ST THEN, THIS IS THE WHOLE LIST OF ALL THE DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED.
I WON'T GO THROUGH THEM ALL. THAT'S WHY WE HAD THE PHOTOS THERE.
BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I NEGLECTED TO MENTION ALSO, MINTANGLI IS HERE FROM BROWARD COUNTY, WHO IS THE DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER ON THE COUNTY SIDE FOR THIS PROJECT.
HE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT SO HE'S VERY AWARE OF THE DETAILS OF THIS.
AGAIN, THIS IS A HIGH LEVEL VIEW.
I THINK IN YOUR PACKET, YOUR STAFF PROVIDED A ZOOM IN ON THE PORTION OF THIS CORRIDOR THAT IS IN TAMARACK THAT WILL INCLUDE SOME SPEED TABLES, AND ALSO THAT ADJUSTMENT TO THE TURNING RADIUS ON THE CORNER.
AT THIS POINT, WE WANT TO INVITE YOU TO PASS A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT, ALONG WITH YOUR OTHER PARTNER CITIES ON THE CORRIDOR, THERE'S OAKLAND PARK, LATER HILL, LAUDERDALE LAKES AND FORT LAUDERDALE, AND BROWARD COUNTY HAS ALREADY PASSED A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT.
WITH THAT, WE WILL ADD IT TO OUR PACKET AND INCORPORATE IT INTO OUR MTP COMING UP IN THE NEXT YEAR AND VICE MAYOR DANIEL'S, WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THAT ALSO AT THAT POINT AS A MEMBER OF THE MPO BOARD.
WITH THAT, I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AND TURN TO STUFF ALSO AS NEEDED.
>> FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP TO THE PUBLIC.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? PLEASE HELP YOURSELF TO THE MICROPHONE.
SAME RULES AS OUR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
NAME, ADDRESS, THREE MINUTES OR LOCATION OF WHERE YOU LIVE.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, BUT I'VE BEEN IN BROWARD COUNTY FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
TAKE LANES AWAY FROM VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
THAT INCREASES THE CONGESTION.
IT INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT PEOPLE ARE ON THE ROADS.
IT INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION THAT THEIR MOTOR VEHICLES ARE GENERATING BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO DRIVE SLOWER.
WHEN YOU CAN CLEAR THE TRAFFIC OUT OF AN AREA, YOU HAVE BETTER TRAFFIC FLOW.
WHEN YOU BLOCK IT UP, BY TAKING LANES AWAY, AND BY THE WAY, THOSE RADIUSES WERE NOT INCREASED, THEY WERE DECREASED.
YOU HAVE TRUCKS THAT RUN OVER THE CURB.
YOU NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE MANEUVERS THAT A FIRE ENGINE IS REQUIRED TO DO,
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AS WELL AS A SEMI TRUCK.THEY TAKE UP MORE SPACE TO GO AROUND CORNERS THAN A SMALL SPORTS CAR.
I ALSO SEE THE PUSH TO PUT BICYCLES AND PEDESTRIANS MIXED IN WITH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
WHEN A BICYCLE IS HIT BY A CAR, THE BICYCLE DOES NOT WIN IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM.
I NEED TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LONG LOOK AT THE OVERALL TRAFFIC SITUATION AND WHAT'S BEST FOR THE PEOPLE, NOT WHAT'S BEST FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO RIDE A BICYCLE IN TRAFFIC, BECAUSE THEY REALLY SHOULDN'T.
THEY'RE GOING TO GET HURT. AND NOBODY WANTS TO HIT A BICYCLIST.
BUT IT HAPPENS, AND IT HAPPENS WAY TOO OFTEN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
IT'S OPEN FOR COMMISSION DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. CAN YOU ELABORATE AGAIN HOW THE COUNTY CAME UP WITH THE ZONES WHERE YOU SEE THE MOST ACCIDENTS?
>> LET ME JUST FLIP BACK A LITTLE.
THROUGH THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN, WE LOOKED AT THE CRASH DATA FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD AND IDENTIFIED THE LOCATION OF WHERE CRASHES OCCUR? THERE'S ALSO A DASHBOARD ON OUR WEBSITE, IF YOU EVER WANT TO GO IN AND LOOK.
SO NOT ONLY ARE WE FOCUSING ON THE KILLED IN SERIOUS INJURY KSI CRASHES, BUT THE MAP ALSO SHOWS WHERE ALL TYPES OF CRASHES OCCUR.
WITH THAT, THEN I'M FOCUSING ON THE KILLED IN SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES, WE WERE THEN ABLE TO LOOK AT WHERE THERE'S A CONCENTRATION, WHERE THERE MIGHT BE PATTERNS, WHERE THERE MIGHT BE DIFFERENT SITUATIONS THAT ARE LEADING TO A PREVALENCE OF CRASHES IN THOSE LOCATIONS.
WITH THAT ON THIS PARTICULAR MAP, WE IDENTIFIED WHERE THE CORRIDORS ARE THAT ARE HAVING THE GREATEST FREQUENCY OF THOSE DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES.
FROM THERE WE PICKED 11 PRIORITY CORRIDORS TO FOCUS ON FOR DEVELOPING CONCEPTS.
THESE ARE THE 11 THAT WE SELECTED.
THESE AREN'T NECESSARILY THE WORST CORRIDORS IN BROWARD FOR DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURY.
SOME OF THOSE AS I MENTIONED, WERE STATE CORRIDORS WHERE THE STATE IS ALREADY DOING SOME WORK.
THEY ASKED US NOT TO LOOK AT THOSE, SO WE WORKED WITH SOME OTHERS THERE.
BUT FOR BROWARD COUNTY ROADWAYS, NORTHWEST 31ST IS ONE OF THE WORST IN TERMS OF THE DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURY, FREQUENCY OF THE CRASHES.
>> THIS IS A SLIDE THAT I WANT TO SEE AGAIN BECAUSE I THINK OUR CITY AND A FEW RESIDENTS, AND WE'VE EVEN SPOKEN ABOUT THIS AT THIS COMMISSION MEETING WHERE ROCK ISLAND AND BAILEY ROAD IS CONCERNED.
LOTS OF ACCIDENTS, LOTS OF FATALITIES.
THE RESIDENTS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT INTERSECTION FOR YEARS, SO I'M VERY SURPRISED THAT THIS DID NOT MAKE THE LIST, WHY?
>> IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE THE FREQUENCY OF THE DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES ON OUR ROADWAYS AND $5 MILLION IS A LOT OF MONEY, BUT IT IS A LIMITED AMOUNT OF FUNDING.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO FOCUS ON CERTAIN CORRIDORS WITH THE IDEA THAT SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE ENDED UP RECOMMENDING CAN BE TESTED, AND THEN THEY COULD PAVE THE WAY FOR THOSE TO OCCUR IN MORE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS ON 31ST AS WE LOOK AT COUNTY CORRIDORS, THEY'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE DOING THOSE ON SOME OF THE OTHERS, AND IT'LL BE AN EXAMPLE FOR THE AREA.
>> COMMISSIONER, JUST TO CLARIFY ON COMMERCIAL ON ROCK ISLAND.
THAT PORTION OF COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IT IS A STATE STREET.
>> BAILEY ROAD AND ROCK ISLAND. COUNTY ROAD.
>> THE WORST IS ROCK ISLAND AND COMMERCIAL.
THAT INTERSECTION IS ONE OF THE WORST WE HAVE IN BARROW COUNTY AND HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE STUDY.
>> YOU MAY HAVE A LOT OF ACCIDENTS THERE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU, BAILEY ROAD AND ROCK ISLAND ROAD, IS A LOT OF FATALITIES.
>> CORRECT. THERE'S MORE ON COMMERCIAL BASED ON THE DATA THAT WAS PRESENTED.
THE STATE IN OUR MEETINGS THAT WE HAD, AND WE HAD I COULD TELL YOU ON A MONTHLY BASIS, I THINK WE MET TWICE WITH THE MPO AND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN DOT.
THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE DONE ON COMMERCIAL ON ROCK ISLAND INTERSECTION.
BAILEY, I DON'T RECALL SEEING THE NUMBERS, AND WE COULD DEFINITELY GO BACK.
I DON'T THINK WE WAS IN THE TOP RANK IN THERE.
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SO WE'LL DEFINITELY GO BACK AND CHECK THAT ONE.>> I MEAN, YOUR PREDECESSOR MADE IT SEEM LIKE HE WAS DOING A WHOLE LOT TO ADVOCATE FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE AT BAILEY ROAD AND ROCK ISLAND ROAD.
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT, THAT IS NOT INCLUDED HERE OR EVEN SPOKEN OF.
BECAUSE FOR YEARS, THE COMMUNITY HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT DRAG RACING AND ACCIDENTS AND THAT SORT OF STUFF, AND WE'VE EVEN SPOKE IN THESE CHAMBERS ABOUT GOING DOWN TO THE COUNTY TO TALK ABOUT THAT CORRIDOR.
>> WE'LL DEFINITELY GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE NUMBERS COMPARED TO OTHERS, HOW BAD IT IS, AND WE'LL SEE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR BAILEY ROAD AS USUAL.
>> I HEARD THAT FROM YOUR PREDECESSOR, TOO.
NOW I DON'T HAVE FAITH IN THAT.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE METRICS AS TO HOW WE GOT TO THESE 11 CORRIDORS, WHAT DATA WENT INTO IT AND ALSO COMPARE THAT DATA WITH BAILEY ROAD AND ROCK ISLAND ROAD.
[BACKGROUND] DO YOU HAVE THE DATA AVAILABLE?
>> WE DO HAVE THAT DATA AVAILABLE, AND WE ARE FINALIZING THE REPORTS TO GET THOSE OUT IN PUBLIC JUST LAST MINUTE, SPELL CHECKS AND ALL THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS.
BUT THERE IS A REPORT THAT'S A PRIORITIZATION REPORT THAT TALKED ABOUT THE DATA THAT CAME INTO THIS.
WE DO HAVE A TOTAL OF 338 CORRIDORS THAT ARE ON THIS HIGH INJURY NETWORK, AND THEN ANOTHER SEVERAL HUNDRED THAT ARE ON OUR HIGH RISK NETWORK.
I HEAR YOU ABOUT BAILEY ROAD, AND I WISH WE COULD DO MORE ON ALL THE DIFFERENT ROADWAYS.
YOU HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF RESOURCES.
AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT.
I JUST DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, ALL THE DETAILS ON EACH PARTICULAR ONE, BUT THAT WILL BE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, AND WE CAN EVEN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE UNPOLISHED FINAL DRAFT, IF YOU'D LIKE.
>> WHY IS THIS NOT RESIDENTS SUPPORTED AND WHY YOU'RE COMING TO CITIES FOR SUPPORT? VERSUS RESIDENT SUPPORT? I'M SORRY. SAY THAT AGAIN. THERE IS A PROCESS AT THE BROWARD MPO THAT'S CALLED PROGRAM READY.
THERE ARE FOUR CRITERIA FOR ANY PROJECT THAT IS GOING TO GO FORWARD FOR FUNDING.
YOU NEED TO HAVE A DEFINED SCOPE OF WORK, A COST ESTIMATE, COORDINATION WITH THE JURISDICTIONAL OWNERS.
THIS IS A COUNTY ROADWAY ON 31ST, AND THEN IT'S IN THE CITY OF TAMARACK, SO THERE NEEDS TO BE COORDINATION.
THEN ALSO A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FROM THE LOCAL COMMISSION.
IN THE PAST, THERE HAVE BEEN PROJECTS THAT HAVE MOVED FORWARD THROUGH MPO PROCESSES THAT THE ELECTED OFFICIALS WERE NOT AWARE OF.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ELECTS ARE AWARE.
BUT PART OF THAT IN TERMS OF GETTING A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT WAS PRECISELY MY POINT BECAUSE I KNOW SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT HAS GONE THROUGH WITHOUT COMMISSION SUPPORT.
BUT THIS ONE SEEM TO BE COMING TO US. [OVERLAPPING]
>> LET ME FINISH WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT IS THE IDEA THAT YOU AS ELECTED OFFICIALS DO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY.
IT WOULD BE A RIGHT THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO SHOW THAT WE DID HAVE THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
THE OTHER THING THOUGH IN TERMS OF THE PROJECTS, I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLARIFYING.
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT MIGHT MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IF IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US TO HAVE CITY MEETINGS, COMMUNITY MEETINGS WITH OUR RESIDENTS, DO YOU THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT WE TAKE THIS TO THE RESIDENTS BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS?
>> THAT IS WITHIN YOUR RIGHT, IF YOU'D LIKE.
IT'S A QUESTION OF HOW DO YOU AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FEEL COMFORTABLE IN VOICING SUPPORT FOR A PROJECT.
WE COULD TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT WE DID HAVE IN THE OUTREACH.
>> I JUST LEARNED ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL A WEEK AGO.
HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL, THEN I WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE MEETINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY THOSE COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.
>> I DO WANT TO MENTION NOT ONLY WITH THIS PROJECT, BUT THERE WAS A PLANNING PROCESS STARTING 2021 2022, WHERE THERE WAS COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO LOOK AT ALL OF NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE.
LAUDERDALE LAKES LED THAT PROCESS, BUT WE ENCOURAGED THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE COORDINATING WITH THE FIVE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE CORRIDOR, BECAUSE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO PLAN JUST THEIR SEGMENT.
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THAT'S BEEN A PROCESS THAT WAS GOING ON AND THERE WERE A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS BACK THEN ALSO.BUT I DO WANT TO CLARIFY, THERE ARE VARIOUS GROUPS THAT MIGHT MOVE PROJECTS FORWARD.
FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE BROWARD MPO, FORGET TO GET IT IN OUR FUNDING PROCESS, WE REQUIRE THAT RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT.
FDOT OR BROWARD COUNTY MAYOR OR MAY NOT REQUEST THAT SAME.
THAT'S A QUESTION ABOUT THE COORDINATION WITH LOCAL PARTNERS. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
>> CITY ATTORNEY, WOULD IT POSE A CONFLICT IF VICE MAYOR DANIEL VOTED ON THIS SAYING THAT SHE HAS A SEAT ON THE MPO OR IS THAT A SITUATIONAL CONFLICT OR STATUTORY?
>> I DON'T SEE ANY CONFLICT ON THIS MATTER.
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM BEING ON MPO, EVERYTHING TAKES YEARS TO GET DONE.
BY THE TIME THEY GET A PROJECT DONE, THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT'S STARING.
THE PROBLEM THAT'S CURRENTLY STARING FOR US MIGHT NOT BE THE PROJECT THAT THEY'RE GETTING DONE BECAUSE THAT PROJECT STARTED TEN YEARS AGO.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE I'VE LEARNED SOME OF THE CONFLICT IS BECAUSE SOME OF THE AREAS I WANTED TO ADDRESS LIKE COMMERCIAL, IT'S NOT A HIGH PRIORITY BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY OTHER PROJECTS SITTING IN THE PORTAL OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
SEATED IN THE QUEUE TO GET DONE.
THEN THEY HAVE TO GET FUNDING.
I'VE LEARNED NOT TO IMPEDE OR STOP PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE PROJECT BECAUSE ALL YOU DO IS THROW IT ALL THE WAY BACK OF THE LINE, AND YOUR PROJECT IS STILL NOT GETTING DONE BECAUSE THERE'S TEN OTHER PROJECTS IN FRONT OF YOURS.
I WILL ASK COMMISSIONER BOLTON TO NOT HOLD UP THE PROCESS BECAUSE IT'S STILL GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL THE SURROUNDING CITIES.
I MEAN, I WORKED OVER BY BAILEY ROAD FOR YEARS, SO I GET IT.
COMMERCIAL IS A PROBLEM, AND IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE FUTURE.
THERE'S SO MANY TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN TAMARA THAT TO STOP ONE THAT IS GETTING RESOLVED, I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE WE WANT ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE IT'S STILL IN THE QUEUE BASED ON PRIORITY.
>> IF I MAY, I APPRECIATE THAT.
VICE MAYOR DANIEL, AND I DON'T THINK THAT YOU'LL TAKE LIKING TO MY COMMENT, BUT, WHEN MAYOR GOMEZ WAS ON THE MPO, WE USED TO HAVE MORE OF AN UPDATE.
I THINK OF THAT SINCE YOU'VE BEEN ON THE MPO, WE'VE HAD LESS OF AN UPDATE.
>> THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. I WOULD GLADLY GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
IF WE COULD PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA, I WOULD GLADLY GIVE UPDATES.
THE MAYOR IS THE MAYOR, SO SHE CAN SPEAK FREELY.
CITY MANAGER, CAN YOU PLEASE PUT SACK AND GIVE UPDATES FOR THE MPO?
>> I WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING.
IT IS, SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO OUR RESIDENTS AND TO MY COMMUNITY.
BECAUSE I DID NOT GET MORE INFORMATION ON THIS, I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE, YES.
IT IS A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT WE DESERVE INFORMATION.
I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL EFFORT.
BUT I APPRECIATE INFORMATION, AND I APPRECIATE WHEN MY RESIDENTS ARE INFORMED.
>> JUST CLARIFICATION BECAUSE YOU'RE PUTTING ME ON IT, BUT I'M PUT YOU ON.
THIS WOULD NOT HAVE COME FROM ME, BY THE WAY.
THIS UPDATE WOULD HAVE COME FROM CITY STAFF.
WHEN YOU TALKING BE CLEAR, WHAT YOU KNOW.
>> I'VE BEEN VERY CORDIAL FOR THREE YEARS WITH BUTTING IN, AND I THINK THIS IS TIME THAT STOPS.
REALLY AND TRULY, I WANT INFORMATION.
IF WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE MPO, I NEED THAT INFORMATION.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU'RE DOING A TERRIBLE JOB ON THE MPO.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT THE MAYOR PROVIDED INFORMATION EVEN WITHOUT BEING A FORMAL PROCESS.
SHOULD YOU COME TO THE MEETINGS AND TELL US THIS INFORMATION.
I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THAT MY RESIDENTS KNEW ABOUT THIS.
I'M EXTREMELY UPSET THAT I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION BEFORE THIS. TAKE THAT HOW YOU MEAN.
>> BEFORE I GO TO COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, I'M GOING TO DO A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
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I APPRECIATE THE COMPLIMENT COMMISSIONER BOLTON.IT HAS A NAME CHANGE NOW, BUT IT WAS A REGIONAL MTAC THEN IT CHANGED TO ANOTHER BOARD NAME, AND NOW IT'S THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE, AND THEN ALSO, I SERVE ON THE BROWARD COUNTY PLANNING COUNCIL.
SOME OF MY COMMENTS COME FROM THERE.
AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE COMPLIMENT, BUT MINE COME FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON WELL, SAME GROUPS, BUT JUST DIFFERENT WAYS OF GETTING THERE. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS ITEM, EITHER.
I THINK WHEN I DID MY BRIEFING, THERE WASN'T ANY BACKUP YET.
I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO SAY SIMPLY BECAUSE I DON'T SEE ANY OF THESE CORRIDORS IN MY DISTRICT.
HOWEVER, ONE OF MY RESIDENTS DID SPEAK FROM AILES OF TAMARAC.
I THINK HE DID RAISE SOME VALID POINTS, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE BECAUSE I THINK I SHARED HIS SENTIMENTS IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
>> YES. THANK YOU. THE GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE JUST A MINUTE AGO? AS YOU'LL RECALL, AS I MENTIONED, THE APPROPRIATE TOOL IN THE APPROPRIATE CONTEXT.
THE SAME TOOL IS NOT GOING TO BE APPROPRIATE ON EVERY SINGLE ROAD.
IN THIS PARTICULAR CONTEXT HERE, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT ELIMINATING ONE OF THE TRAVEL LANES ON NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE, BUT THAT IS NOT HAPPENING.
THE ROADWAY CONFIGURATION NOW WITH THREE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION WILL CONTINUE.
THE QUESTION ABOUT BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS IN THE ROADWAY, A PREVIOUS IMPROVEMENT WENT INTO STRIPE BICYCLE LANES ON THE ROADWAY, AND THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL MOVES THOSE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONTO A SIDE PATH.
THERE WOULD BE A WIDE SEPARATED PATH FOR THE BICYCLES AND PEDESTRIANS OUTSIDE OF THE TRAFFIC LANES. HE'S RIGHT.
HE DID CORRECT ME ON I WAS TALKING ABOUT INCREASING OR DECREASING THE TURNING RADIUS, AND THE IDEA THERE IS TO, GIVE ME THE ENGINEERING TERM.
WE'RE INCREASING THE TURNING RADIUS OR TO ENCOURAGE SLOWER MOVEMENTS? IT'S INCREASING THE TURNING RADIUS ON THE CORNERS FOR SLOWER VEHICLE MOVEMENT.
I'M A PLANNER NOT AN ENGINEER, AND THE IDEA OF THE APPROPRIATE TYPES OF VEHICLES, THAT IS A QUESTION THAT GOES INTO THE DESIGN OF THE DETAILS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DIFFERENT VEHICLES, IF THERE IS TRUCK MOVEMENT THAT CAN BE COMING ON THOSE CORNERS, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MEETS THE THAT NEED AND ALSO FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES WILL BE IMPORTANT ALSO AS WE LOOK AT THE SPEED TABLE SPEED BUMPS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AT A RISE THAT WILL ALLOW FOR SAFER MOVEMENTS, BUT NOT SO MUCH THAT WILL IMPEDE THE MOVEMENT OF THE SAFETY VEHICLES THROUGH THERE.
THERE'S AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF BALANCE OF HAVING THOSE DIFFERENT FEATURES IN THERE.
I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT ELSE HE MIGHT HAVE TALKED ABOUT, BUT SOME OF THE THINGS I DID WANT TO CORRECT, THERE'S NOT A LANE AND ELIMINATION PROPOSED HERE AND A COMBINATION OF THE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FEATURES TO THE SIDE ON A GREAT SEPARATED FACILITY.
>> THANK YOU, AND MY LAST QUESTION WOULD BE THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER IS STATING THAT HE WOULD LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE HIS COMMUNITY REGARDING THE PROPOSAL.
IS THERE ANY RAMIFICATIONS OR CONSEQUENCES FOR US NOT MOVING THIS ITEM OR PERHAPS TABLEING IT TODAY? WE CAN DO THAT.
>> WE DO HAVE A NOVEMBER 10TH DEADLINE FOR GETTING A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT TO HAVE THIS MOVE FORWARD, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ALONG THE CORRIDOR ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THOSE RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT.
BUT AGAIN, YOUR CITY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT CORRIDOR.
ONCE THE PROCESS CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD, BROWARD COUNTY IS ALREADY BEGINNING THE DESIGN PROCESS ON THIS CORRIDOR TO MOVE IT FORWARD FOR CONSTRUCTION, AND THE BROWARD COUNTY STAFF WILL BE HOSTING COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO GET FEEDBACK AS THE DESIGN MOVES FORWARD, AND MANTENG IF YOU'LL RECALL, THE DESIGN ENGINEER WAS PLANNING ON GETTING BACK TO THE CITIES BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE DETAILS OF THE DESIGN, AND SO WITH THAT, WE CAN THEN AGAIN, REMIND THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S COORDINATION OF INFORMATION GOING FROM STAFF TO THE CITY LEADERS.
>> THANK YOU. JUST CLARIFICATION.
WHEN DID THIS PROJECT GET STARTED?
>> YOU WANT TO BACK TO PRE HISTORY THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN AT THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, WAY BACK ABOUT 2015 THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, AND THEN THERE WAS A PROCESS LATE 2010 TO GET A PLANNING PROCESS GOING FORWARD THAT LED TO SOMETHING AROUND THE PANDEMIC TIME, AND THEN THERE'S A PLANNING APPROACH.
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>> WHEN IS THE VOTE COMING TO MPO?
>> IT'LL BE PROBABLY FEBRUARY, MARCH.
>> THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER, CITY CLERK, HOW MANY BOARDS DO WE HAVE THAT EACH OF US COMMISSIONER SITS ON?
>> I CAN JUST VENTURE AT LEAST ONE.
>> VICE MAYOR, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I DON'T HAVE A DEFINITE ANSWER, BUT I THINK ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE BOARDS.
>> I'VE BEEN IN THIS SEAT NOW FOR SO THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN SINCE 2010 PEOPLE, 2010.
THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER BOLTON HAS BEEN ON THIS DAIS BEFORE ME.
IT'S COMING TO MPO ON FEBRUARY.
HE JUST SAID THAT. IT'S COMING FOR A VOTE IN MPO ON FEBRUARY.
JUST CLARIFYING. I'LL GIVE YOU A REPORT ON IT IN FEBRUARY.
NEXT. HOW MANY PEOPLE'S CITY MANAGER, CITY CLERK HAS GIVEN REPORT ON THIS BOARD TO THIS BOARD DURING A MEETING SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IN 2022?
>> IT'S NOT PART OF OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
>> HOW MANY? BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HEARD ONE.
TO BE CALLED OFF FOR SOMETHING THAT'S NOT PRACTICE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
>> ONLY ONE IS RELEVANT SO YOU'RE GOOD.
>> WE'RE GOOD. YOU GOT A MINUTE A HALF.
SORRY, COMMISSION BOLTON, YOU'VE HAD YOUR TWO.
WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE THIS LONG. I'D LIKE TO MAKE SOME POINT ON THAT.
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION MANAGER.
WHEN THE FORT LAUDAL EXECUTIVE AIRPORT HAD A MEETING IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
YOU'LL RECALL THAT THE MAYOR AND I WENT TO MAINLANDS ONE AND TWO, AND WE UPDATED THE COMMUNITY ON MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE THAT IS HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT, CORRECT?
>> I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S THE CASE.
>> I SAID THIS BOARD REPORT TO THIS BOARD.
>> LISTEN. WHEN WE HAVE BOARD MEMBERS WHO REQUIRE INFORMATION. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.
WE JUST NEED TO HAVE INFORMATION. THAT'S ALL.
>> ABSOLUTELY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IT IS NOW VERY CLEAR THAT ANY MEMBER OF A BOARD THAT IS GOING TO BE DISCUSSING ANYTHING THAT PERTAINS TO THE CITY SHALL PUT IN THEIR REPORTS THAT INFORMATION.
IF YOU NEED EXTRA TIME BECAUSE THAT TAKES AWAY FROM YOUR ACTUAL FIVE MINUTES OF YOUR COMMISSION REPORT, PLEASE LET THE CITY MANAGER KNOW DURING AGENDA REVIEW SO ENOUGH TIME WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR REPORT TIME SO YOU CAN HAVE YOUR COMMENTS THAT DEAL WITH THE BOARDS YOU SIT ON. NOW COMMISSIONER.
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION. I JUST WANT TO RECORD TO REFLECT THAT I'M NOT ON ANY BOARD [LAUGHTER]
>> BUT BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR. THAT'S ALL I CAN TELL YOU.
I'M GOING TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS.
WELL, JUST A STATEMENT. I HAPPEN TO AGREE WITH THE VICE MAYOR.
THESE THINGS TAKE A LONG TIME.
SOME OF US HAVE BEEN WAITING VERY IMPATIENTLY FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE TURNPIKE, WHICH WOULD GET TRAFFIC OFF OF OUR KNUCKLE AT A COMMERCIAL AND WOODLANDS.
IT'LL ALSO, NOW THOUGH, WITH A DELAY, SO TO SPEAK, OR WITH THE PLANNING, IS NOW GOING TO HAVE TWO ON AND OFFS BETWEEN CYPRESS CREEK AND OAKLAND PARK, WHICH WILL BE THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
441 COMMERCIAL, ONE OF THE WORST INTERSECTIONS, THAT'S TAKING SOME TIME. IT'S BEEN AGES.
IT'S BEEN BEFORE I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION, BUT THEY'RE COMING TO US IN FEBRUARY TO TALK MORE ABOUT WHETHER IT'S A DIAMOND OR A FLYOVER OR WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO BE.
BUT THESE THINGS DO TAKE TIME, AND SOMETIMES WE CANNOT FIX ALL PROBLEMS, OR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE CANNOT FIX ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND WHILE I FEEL BAD FOR SOME OF OUR BICYCLISTS AND OUR WALKERS AND PEOPLE WHO GET IN ACCIDENTS, SOMETIMES THEY ARE JUST THAT, AND WE CAN PUT ALL THE PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE, AND WE CAN'T ALWAYS HELP EVERYTHING.
BUT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD ON THINGS.
I APPRECIATE THE TIMING AND ADDING FOR SOME TIME FOR PEDESTRIANS.
WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THIS, IT APPEARS THAT IT'S MOSTLY PEDESTRIANS WHO ARE GETTING KILLED AT THAT INTERSECTION, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I WISH I HAD THE INFORMATION, BUT WE DO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS ALONG THIS CORRIDOR.
ALSO, FROM A DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF SENIORS AND CHILDREN,
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AND SO WE'RE NOTICING ALSO THAT THEY MIGHT BE A BIT MORE VULNERABLE TO SOME OF THE CRASHES, TOO.>> IN TAMARAC, WHAT IS THE ACTUAL MILES OR FEET WE'RE TALKING ABOUT?
>> DO YOU REMEMBER IT'S LESS THAN A MILE.
>> YEAH, I CAN'T DO YOUR CALCULATION.
>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 700 FEET IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
>> CORRECT. IT'S VERY, VERY SMALL PORTION.
WE'RE PROBABLY THE SMALLEST PORTION OF ALL THE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES.
>> THE CITY SUPPORTS VISION ZERO AND TRYING TO HELP GET TO A BETTER, WALKABLE, LIVABLE PLACE.
EMS HAS ALWAYS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, CORRECT?
>> OUR NEXT MEETING IS UNTIL NOVEMBER 12TH, WHICH IS AFTER YOUR DEADLINE, CORRECT?
>> THE DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 10TH, YEAH.
>> THIS IS NOT THE FINAL PLAN, CORRECT?
>> IT'S JUST THE START OF THE PROCESS THE MIDDLE OF THEM.
>> IT'S GETTING IT ON THAT CONVEYOR BELT TO THEN GET IN LINE FOR FUNDING TO GET IN LINE FOR DESIGN TO GET IN LINE FOR CONSTRUCTION.
>> DURING FUNDING, WHEN YOU GET FUNDING, YOU THEN GO OUT TO MORE COMMUNITY MEETINGS WHERE YOU SHOW THE DESIGN THE SITE PLAN TYPE?
>> COMMENTARY. PEOPLE HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT, YES?
>> AS MY OPINION THAT THIS IS PART OF THE CONVEYOR BELT TO GET THESE PROJECTS, KEEP GOING AND GOING, OR ELSE GOING TO BE ANOTHER 10 YEARS TO DEAL WITH FOR US, 700-750 FEET IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AT A KNUCKLE WHERE WE SHARE WITH OTHER CITIES, AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE USER FRIENDLY, WHETHER YOU'RE WALKING, DRIVING, OR BICYCLING.
PEOPLE ALSO DO NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THEIR OWN BEHAVIORS WHEN GOING THROUGH THIS.
DON'T BE ON THE PHONE. ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
BUT I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THIS NEEDS TO GO FORWARD.
ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES.
THERE'S A GREAT NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY.
IF YOU GO EAST, I'M REALLY BAD AT THIS.
DOWN 31ST OFF OF THAT KNUCKLE.
ON 31ST PROSPECT, YOU GO DOWN AND AROUND TO GET TO COMMERCIAL.
IT'LL BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES TO KNOW MORE.
THAT IS DISTRICT 1, AND THAT IS WHERE COMMISSIONER BOLTON AND I HAVE GONE OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT.
I SUPPORT MORE OF THAT IN THE FUTURE AS SOON AS YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOME MORE WORK.
WITH THIS IN THE SITE PLAN, I'M ASKING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL BUS STOP AREAS ARE COVERED AND HAVE SEATING.
BECAUSE WHILE WE THINK WE'RE MORE WALKABLE, BIKEABLE AND STUFF, WE ARE STILL SOUTH FLORIDA.
WE ARE STILL REALLY WET AT TIMES, AND THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE THEIR BUS STOPS UP THERE.
WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR SOME OF THEM IN THE CITY.
NOT A DIG TO THE COUNTY, BUT IT'S BEEN MANY YEARS.
PLEASE, WHEN YOU'RE MOVING AND THINKING ABOUT THEM, ADD THAT TO YOUR SITE PLAN.
>> WE WILL TAKE THAT NOTE BACK WITH HIM.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO BE BOTHERING YOU ABOUT BUS STOPS AND SOME SEATS VERY SOON.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 4:1.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS 12:41.
WE ARE TAKING A 30 MINUTE BREAK RESTROOM FOOD, ALL THE LIKE THAW OUT CAUSE IT'S COLD IN HERE.
SEE YOU AT 10:00 OR 11:00 AFTER ONE.
A MINUTE LATE, BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IS SURPRISED.
IT IS 1:12, AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO GO
[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.]
TO 6.E IF MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY AT THIS POINT, AND AS THE CITY ATTORNEY IS NOW GOING TO READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.>> YES. 6.E RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, APPROVE AN AGREEMENT FOR A POLICE SERVICE BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND GREGORY TONY PHD, AS SHERIFF OF BROWARD COUNTY, ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT 1, AND THE POLICE SERVICE GENERAL CONDITION, ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B, AND ALSO AS EXHIBIT A, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2030, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AND THE ACTUAL NUMBER IS 6E TR 14336, AND I WILL NOW ASK FOR A MOTION IN A SECOND.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
I HAVE A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR DANIEL.
A PRESENTATION OF THE ITEM WAS DELIVERED AT THE STAFF AGENDA REVIEW WORKSHOP ON MONDAY, AND THEN ACTUALLY, WE DISCUSSED IT AT OUR OWN WORKSHOP LATER ON MONDAY.
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BUT WE'VE GOT OUR CITY MANAGER LEVENT SUCUOGLU, BSO MAJOR CHRISTOPHER DIGIOVANNI, AND WE HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY CONSULTANT LARRY JURGA.YOU CAN'T EXPECT ME FOR TWO DAYS IN A ROW.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO FIRST GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY THIS COMMISSION? COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DON'T KNOW WHO I SHOULD DIRECT MY QUESTIONS TO.
WOULD IT BE YOU MAJOR THROUGH THE MANAGER, WHO WOULD BE, I GUESS, BEST EQUIPPED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATED TO WHAT'S BEFORE THE COMMISSION?
>> GOOD EVENING OR GOOD AFTERNOON.
MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS.
I'M COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MAJOR. MAYOR MAJOR.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE JUST GOT BACK.
LET ME JUST GET MY SELF TOGETHER HERE.
BUT I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
IN THE CONTRACT, IN THE PROPOSED CONTRACT, THERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF PERSONNEL.
AS I WAS REVIEWING IT, I TOOK NOTICE.
I KNOW IN MONDAY'S DISCUSSION, YOU GUYS REFERENCED 56 UNIFORM PATROL.
BUT I DID NOTICE A REALLY QUESTIONABLE NUMBER.
THERE WAS 15 SERVICE AIDES IDENTIFIED AS A PART OF OUR 92 PERSONS POLICE FORCE HERE IN TAMARAC.
WHY WOULD WE NEED 15 SERVICE SERVICE UNITS?
>> COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION.
OF THE TOTAL 110 PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO THE STAFFING COMPLEMENT, 92 ARE SWORN AND THEN 18 OR NON SWORN.
THE 15 WOULD BE PART OF THE 18 NON SWORN.
I AGREE WITH YOU IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT NUMBER AND SEEING ITS UTILITY, ITS VALUE TO THIS COMMUNITY, WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE CITY MANAGER AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO AN 180 DAY ANALYSIS, WHERE WE PLAN ON DOING A JOB TASK ANALYSIS ON THOSE KEY POSITIONS AND BRINGING BACK RECOMMENDATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE ORG CHARTS THAT WE COULD MAXIMIZE SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.
THAT'S ONE AREA THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING, BUT THOSE 15 ARE PART OF THE 18 NON SWORN PERSONNEL.
>> IF YOU'D LIKE, COMMISSIONER, MAYOR, IF I MAY, I CAN BRING SOME HISTORICAL BACKGROUND TO THAT, AS WELL.
IN THE PAST, THE EXPENSE, THE BUDGET DIDN'T ALLOW FOR THE ADDITION OF ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES, AND SO THE IDEA WAS TO BRING IN SERVICE AIDES TO TAKE CARE OF A LOT OF THE ACCIDENTS AND OTHER SIMILAR SITUATION SO WE CAN OFFLOAD THE DEPUTIES TO FOCUS ON THEIR OWN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT BUSINESS AND THIS WAS A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.
>> BUT I THINK WHERE I'M CONCERNED IS THAT WHEN I CAME IN BACK JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THERE WAS A COMMISSION APPROVED ITEM FOR NINE ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS, BUT WE HAVE 15 SERVICE AIDES.
TO ME, IT WOULD SEEM THAT WE WOULD REPLACE NINE OF THE 15 SERVICE AIDES AS OPPOSED TO ADDING AN ADDITIONAL NINE TO THE COMPLIMENT.
I'M NOT SURE IF I'M MAKING SENSE THERE, BUT I CAN'T SEE ANY CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE A CITY OF 12 SQUARE MILES, 70,000 IN POPULATION WOULD 15 SERVICE AIDES.
>> YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN CENTER OF OUR CONVERSATION ALL ALONG WITH CHIEF JIRGA AND CHIEF FRANKS AND MAJOR, THAT WE DO HAVE AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF SERVICE AIDES THAT WE WILL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO POSSIBLY BRINGING BACK TO THE COMMISSION, MAYBE FOR CONVERSION OR REALIGNMENT.
>> IF I CAN, COMMISSIONER, JUST ADD ON TO WHAT THE CITY MANAGER IS SAYING, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M COMMITTED TO DOING THAT AND THE BRINGING BACK A PLAN TO THE MANAGER THAT WOULD COME TO THIS COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION.
THIS CONTRACT, IF APPROVED TODAY, AT ANY POINT DURING THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT, THE COMMISSION HAS THE ABILITY TO AMEND IT,
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WHICH INCLUDES EXHIBIT A, WHICH IS THAT STAFFING COMPLEMENT.WE'LL BE ABLE TO AMEND EXHIBIT A TO REASSESS THOSE POSITIONS, EVEN IF IT WAS APPROVED TODAY.
>> I WOULD DEFINITELY BE INTERESTED IN A REVISION THERE.
I THINK THAT I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE CHIEFS INTENTION IS WITH THESE 15 IN THE MEANTIME, BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE IN THEIR COMPLIMENT AS IT PERTAINS TO SERVICE AS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO BELABOR THIS.
I DON'T WANT TO WASTE MY TIME TALKING ABOUT THAT ALONE, BUT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE FOR ME.
ADDITIONALLY, I NOTICE HERE THAT WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL PROVISION FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE PROFFERING IS BSO AND A CITY WILL SECURE THEIR ON EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.
THIS IS RELATIVE TO EQUIPMENT.
WHAT ACTUAL SERVICE IS BSO PROVIDING IN LIGHT OF AN EMERGENCY? DO WE HAVE A CENTER? WHAT'S THE CITY'S PLAN? IF THERE'S A HURRICANE, WHO OVERSEES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC?
>> THE CITY IS GOING TO MAINTAIN ITS OWN EOC.
THEN WE ALSO STAND UP IN EOC WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
AND BOTH OF OUR EOCS COMMUNICATE WITH THE BREVARD COUNTY EOC.
BUT WE INTEGRATE OUR EOCS WITH REAL TIME COMMUNICATION BY PLACING STAFFING AT THE EOC TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MANAGING OUR RESOURCES WELL, PLANNING OUR DISASTER RELIEF CORRECTLY.
THEN ALSO WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR THE RAPID IMPACT ASSESSMENT, WE'RE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND ENSURING THAT WHAT HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER POST STORM EFFORTS, WE PARTNER WITH THE CITY IN RAPID IMPACT ASSESSMENT AS WELL.
>> BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN REAL TERMS?
>> OUR INCIDENT COMMAND CENTER OR COMMAND SYSTEM CALLS FOR OUR FIRE CHIEF TO BE THE EMERGENCY MANAGER IN THOSE SITUATIONS.
FIRE CHIEF WOULD ASSUME THAT ROLE, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAM, OTHER CITY STAFF.
BSO SPECIFIC ROLE IN LET'S SAY HURRICANE SITUATIONS IS TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY'S BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND GO OUTSIDE AND DO A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF ROADS AND ROADWAYS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE PASSABLE AND THEN BRING A REPORT BACK SO WE CAN COORDINATE OUR EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP THE ROADS.
>> THAT'S THAT RAPID IMPACT ASSESSMENT?
>> BUT DO WE PHYSICALLY HAVE A PLAN HERE IN THE CITY TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND WHO'S CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL, WHERE THE EOC IS? FORTUNATELY, WE'VE BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'VE NOT NECESSARILY HAD ANY CATASTROPHES IN OUR CITY.
BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THAT I'VE NOT SEEN AN ACTUAL PLAN.
>> WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLY COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN OR CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN.
THAT PLAN IS UPDATED EVERY YEAR AHEAD OF THE HURRICANE SEASON.
IT'S MAINTAINED BY OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND IT'S AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S INTERNET.
WE CAN DEFINITELY PROVIDE A COPY OF THAT TO THE COMMISSION.
IT CALLS FOR ALL POSSIBLE ELEMENTS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FROM COMMUNITY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION TO FOOD AND SUPPLIES AND ALL ELEMENTS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
>> THERE'S A PROVISION IN THE AGREEMENT RELATIVE TO FINES AND FORFEITURES.
IS THERE $1 VALUE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT?
>> WELL, IT'S NOT A GUARANTEED NUMBER.
>> WHAT HAS BEEN COLLECTED UP UNTIL THIS POINT.
>> SURE. FOR EXAMPLE, WE RECENTLY DID A LPR LICENSE PLATE READER PROJECT, AND THAT WAS ABOUT 36 CAMERAS THAT WAS IN SOLED THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT WAS COMPLETELY FUNDED BY THAT LTF FUNDS.
THAT WAS IN THE RANGE OF $550,000, I THINK BETWEEN THE FEDERAL AND AND THE LOCAL FUNDS.
TODAY, AS OF RECENTLY, I BELIEVE WE HAVE OVER $230,000, $275,000 NOW.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY DESIGNATED TO GO INTO THE POLICE TRUST FUND, BUT IS THERE A CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE THOSE DOLLARS COULD POTENTIALLY OFFSET OVERTIMES OR ANY OTHER COSTS
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ASSOCIATED WITH EQUIPMENT OR WHO DETERMINES HOW THE DOLLARS ARE BEING EXPENDED?>> THERE ARE SOME SPECIFIC GUIDELINES, BUT THOSE MONIES CAN BE USED.
USUALLY, THOSE ARE USED FOR ONE TIME EXPENDITURES, AND THOSE ARE THAT PLAN IS BLESSED BY THE COUNTY OR BSO ATTORNEY, I BELIEVE, LOOK.
>> CORRECT. IT'S A JOINT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE CITY AND BSOS.
IN THIS CASE, YOUR DISTRICT CHIEF, DAVID FRANKS.
IF THERE WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE CITY, THE CITY MANAGER WOULD WORK WITH CAPTAIN FRANKS TO VET THAT PROJECT TO GET THE LEGAL GUIDANCE, THAT THAT PROJECT FITS THE CRITERIA FOR EITHER THE FEDERAL FOR THE STATE FORFEITURE FUNDS.
ONCE WE GET THE APPROVAL THAT THAT WAS A QUALIFIED EXPENDITURE, THEN WE WOULD WORK TO BRING THAT PACKAGE TO THE COMMISSION FOR VOTE.
>> I'M GOING TO JUST TAKE THE LAST COUPLE OF MINUTES THAT I HAVE ON THE CLOCK TO JUST ADDRESS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES OR ONE OF MY BIGGEST CONCERNS.
THAT IS RELEVANT OR RELATED TO THE FAILED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND BSO IN RECENT EVENTS.
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT 3, I AM VERY DISSATISFIED AT THE LACK OF UPDATE, THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION.
TODAY, I AM AWARE OF WHAT TRANSPIRED IN THE CITY AS IT RELATED TO THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN PLUMBA.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MY COLLEAGUES VIEW THAT.
BUT ME PERSONALLY, I TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY THAT A RELATIONSHIP OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD I'LL TAKE MY 2 MINUTES IF THAT'S OKAY, MAYOR.
THAT AN UNFORTUNATE TURN OF EVENTS IN OUR CITY WOULD BE SILENT.
I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ANSWER ONE QUESTION TO A RESIDENT THAT HAS ASKED ME ABOUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS ONE CONCERN BY A RESIDENT THAT'S APPROACHED OUR PODIUM ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS RELATIVE TO SAFETY.
I HAVE SHOUTED ABOUT THIS MULTIPLE TIMES AS IT PERTAINS TO THE MANNER IN WHICH WE AS A BODY ARE ENGAGED BY OUR PARTNER IN MARRIAGE, BSO, RELATIVE TO INCIDENTS THAT MATERIAL EVENTS THAT AFFECT THE INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND SAFETY IN THIS COMMUNITY.
I APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS LANGUAGE THAT IS CLEAR AS IT PERTAINS TO COMMUNICATION MOVING FORWARD, BUT I DO WANT TO EVEN URGE THE MAYOR TO ENSURE THAT NOT A SINGLE MEETING IS TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A MATERIAL MATTER AS IT RELATES TO SAFETY IN THIS CITY WITHOUT THIS ENTIRE BODY WHO REPRESENTS THIS CITY IN ITS ENTIRETY BEING BRIEFED.
I THINK IT WAS EXTREMELY INAPPROPRIATE THE WAY THAT THE MATTER WAS HANDLED.
I DON'T APPRECIATE NOT BEING ABLE TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT TO MY RESIDENTS THAT I TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.
AS I SAID TO YOU GUYS ON MONDAY, IT IS MY INTENTION TO HOLD THE CITY, AS WELL AS BSO 100% ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY RELATIONSHIP THAT WE ENTER INTO MOVING FORWARD.
NATURALLY, AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME IT'S CLEAR THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACT, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND, I WILL NOT BE SILENT AS IT PERTAINS TO THE WAY THIS RELATIONSHIP MUST WORK MOVING FORWARD.
WE ARE A BODY, AND WE SHOULD BE REPRESENTATIVE OF A TEAM.
I DON'T WANT TO READ SUN SENTINEL TO LEARN WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY COMMUNITY, NOR DO I WANT TO BE LOOKING AT SOCIAL MEDIA TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE UPDATES TO MY RESIDENTS. THANK YOU.
>> MADAM, MAY I RESPOND TO COMMISSIONER PATTERSON? COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, I JUST WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO YOU BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS. THEY'RE IMPORTANT.
I HEAR YOU, AND I UNDERSTAND AND YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND BE ABLE TO BE INFORMED ON MATTERS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO LIFE AND SAFETY.
WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT I'M COMMITTED.
I'M HERE. I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT.
I DO WANT TO PUBLICLY STATE THAT NOW THAT YOUR DISTRICT CHIEF IS IN PLACE, CAPTAIN DAVID FRANKS, I KNOW THAT HE'S GOING TO TAKE THAT ROLE SERIOUSLY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT HE DID THAT IN THE CITY OF POMPANOS LAST ASSIGNMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE ELECTED AND THE MANAGEMENT WERE ALWAYS INFORMED.
I EVER I CAN HELP YOU WITH A VENUE OR FORUM TO HELP WITH TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATION.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM AN ADVOCATE FOR YOU.
I AM SOMEBODY WHO'S COMMITTED TO THAT.
I DO LOVE THE ANALOGY OF THE MARRIAGE, BECAUSE I DO SEE IT AS A PARTNERSHIP AS A MARRIAGE BETWEEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
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I HEAR YOUR CONCERN, AND I'M COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT THEY'RE HEARD. THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU. I'M NOT TAKING THE BAIT.
ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THERE'S PARAMETERS AND WAY THINGS THAT CONTACT OTHER PEOPLE, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TELL THE SHERIFF WHAT TO DO.
ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED, AND WE CAN ALWAYS GO ONLINE, AND MAYBE YOU CAN PROVIDE US VIA E MAIL, THE WHOLE PRESENTATION THAT WAS PROVIDED THAT TELLS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY.
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, I THINK, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE EVERYBODY BE ON THE SAME PAGE.
>> I KNOW CAPTAIN DAVID FRANKS LISTENING, SO HE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE MANAGER HAS THAT TO ENSURE THAT'S DISSEMINATED.
>> PLEASE, THANK YOU. I THINK WE DID ALREADY HAVE IT, BUT AGAIN, DOESN'T HURT.
WE'RE REALLY HERE ABOUT YOUR CONTRACT.
I KNOW THAT THERE WERE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED ON MONDAY.
WE WERE GIVEN THE UPDATED ONE, WHICH I THINK REALLY DOES ONLY INCLUDES NON MATERIAL ITEMS, CORRECT? THIS IS NOTHING.
THERE WAS NO MATERIAL SHIFTS IN ANYTHING THAT WE DID.
WE CHANGED NOTHING OF SUBSTANCE OR MATERIAL BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN I MADE A COMMENT REGARDING BSO EMPLOYEES BEING FIRED, NOT ARBITRARY OR CAPRICIOUSLY, AND I HAD ASKED FOR GOOD CAUSE TO BE INCLUDED IN THERE.
I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE OF FAVORED NATION, SO TO SPEAK CONTRACTS.
OTHER CONTRACTS DON'T HAVE IT IN THERE, AND THEN WE CAN CONVERT IT BACK.
WHY WOULD NOT INCLUDING AN EMPLOYEE BEING FIRED FOR GOOD CAUSE, WHICH MEANS AFTER AN OPPORTUNITY TO CURE BE CONSIDERED NOT FAVORED NATION.
WHY WOULD THAT BE CONSIDERED A DIFFICULTY?
>> WELL, THE TEMPLATE THAT'S THERE, THAT'S STANDARD IN ALL OF OUR CONTRACTS.
THAT LANGUAGE THAT'S THERE IS LANGUAGE THAT'S COMFORTABLE TO THE SHERIFF AND COMFORTABLE TO THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL.
WE LEFT A LANGUAGE BECAUSE WE KNOW THE INTENT OF IT IS GOOD CAUSE.
IN MY EXPERIENCE, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT CLAUSE EVER ABUSED.
THERE'S ALWAYS A PLACE TO FIND BALANCE BETWEEN THE SHERIFFS AND OUR EMPLOYEES NEEDS, BUT ALSO BEING A GOOD PARTNER WITH THE CITY.
THAT IS THE LANGUAGE THAT HAS BEEN LONGSTANDING IN THE CONTRACTS THAT BEEN APPROVED FOR THAT BALANCE.
>> WELL, WE'VE CHANGED A LOT IN THIS CONTRACT ANYWAY.
I APOLOGIZE, BUT I DO NOT BUY THAT AT ALL.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROTECTING EMPLOYEES FROM BEING FIRED AT WILL, OR IT MAY BE AT WILL STATE HERE, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT EMPLOYEES IN BSO ARE PROTECTED BY CONTRACT.
I'M NOT SAYING THE CITY MANAGER IS GOING TO JUST ARBITRARILY OR CAPRICIOUSLY DO ANYTHING.
BUT WHAT IF LEVIN DECIDES TOMORROW, HE WANTS TO RETIRE?
>> THERE ARE THINGS THAT JUST, IN MY OPINION, FOR THE FOUR CORNERS OF A DOCUMENT, DON'T CARE ABOUT INTENT IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO COURT. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? AN OFFICER IS GOING TO HAVE TO GO FIGHT IT, DEAL WITH ALL OF THE NEGATIVITY THAT MIGHT COME WITH IT.
I JUST HAPPEN TO NOT THINK THAT IT IS WRITTEN IN A LIGHT THAT PROTECTS OUR OFFICERS WHILE IT ALSO PROTECTS THE CITY.
CITY MANAGER, YOU WISH TO SAY SOMETHING?
>> MAYOR, CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORITY DOES NOT INCLUDE DISCIPLINING OR FIRING ANY BSO EMPLOYEES.
IN THE CONTRACT, THE ONLY AUTHORITY CITY MANAGER WOULD HAVE IS TO REQUEST THE TRANSFER OUT OF A BSO DEPUTY OR OFFICER OUT OF THE DISTRICT.
ALSO ASK FOR REPLACEMENT CHIEF. I'M SORRY.
>> CAPTAIN. WELL, IT WAS CHIEF DUGA YEARS AGO.
WHENEVER YOU GET HAPPY WITH WHATEVER YOUR TITLE IS, IT'S WHAT YOU CHOOSE, BUT WELL, I HEAR YOU, BUT MAYBE NOT FIRING, BUT A TRANSFER OUT COULD GET THEM DEMOTED IN TO A DIFFERENT POSITION THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO THEM. I DON'T KNOW. [OVERLAPPING]
>> PRETTY STANDARD PRACTICE IN BSO ORGANIZATION THAT THEY'RE ROUTINELY TRANSFERRED IN AND OUT OF DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENTS.
>> I SHARED THIS WITH YOU THE OTHER DAY.
I DON'T THINK THAT IT WORKS AS WELL AS IT'S BEING SAID.
I JUST THINK THAT THE CONTRACT NOT HAVING PROTECTION FOR THE EMPLOYEE.
EVEN FOR SOME OF THE CITY RESIDENTS WHO RELY ON SOME OF THE DEPUTIES THAT THEY TALK TO, WHATEVER POSITION, SERGEANT, LIEUTENANT, CSA, BSO FAMILY, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A FAMILY.
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WHAT FAMILY MEMBERS USUALLY TRY TO DO IS COMMUNICATE AND SAY, HERE YOU GOT AN ISSUE.CAN WE FIX THIS? CAN WE WORK ON IT BEFORE I DON'T TALK TO YOU AGAIN.
I JUST THINK THERE'S THAT'S MY ISSUE.
I'M SHARING WITH YOU MY OPINION.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE THERE TO BE A FEW CORRECTIONS TO THE CONTRACT.
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT, MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE DONE, BUT PLEASE GO BACK AND CHECK THE NUMBERS.
PARAGRAPH 15B IS TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT PRESERVED TO CHAPTER 16.
JUST MAKE SURE THAT NUMBERS ARE ALL GOOD, I THINK THEY ARE.
I JUST WISH THAT YOU JUST DOUBLE CHECK.
THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING BECAUSE WE DID EVERYTHING IN A RUSH.
MAYBE I'M RUSHING TO SEE IF IT ALL GOT DONE, BUT I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO DOUBLE CHECK.
>> I WENT THROUGH THEM ALL WITH THE OGC, AND THEY ALL THOSE CHANGES AND SECTIONS WERE UPDATED.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, SO I APPRECIATE IT.
>> ACTUALLY, I STILL HAVE A MOMENT.
I HEAR THE COMMENTS REGARDING OUR CSAS.
OUR CITY IS, AND YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE.
WE'RE 12 SQUARE MILES, BUT WE'RE NOT COMPACT.
THERE'S ONE NIGHT WHEN I WAS COMING HOME, I HAPPENED TO HAVE BEEN MY BIRTHDAY, SO I REMEMBER JUST SEEING BETWEEN OUR POLICE OFFICERS, OUR CSAS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS ON THE ROAD ALL ALONG COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD ON MY RIDE HOME FROM GOING TO DINNER OUT EAST OR NORTH AND EAST.
THEY'RE BUSY. THEY NEED TO BE THERE.
IF THROUGH THE PERFORMANCES AND THE DATA LOGS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO OVER THE NEXT 880 DAYS, THERE NEEDS TO BE A SHIFT, THEN MAYBE BRING THAT FORWARD.
BUT I'M HOPING THAT THIS IS REALLY, TRULY EYEBALLING OUR CITY, WHICH I DESCRIBED AS RECTANGLE, FISHTAIL, SQUARE, AND MAKING SURE WHERE YOU GOT EVERYTHING COVERED BECAUSE THERE'S STILL SOME PROBLEMS WHEN YOU HAVE INTERSECTIONS OUT OF ACCIDENTS THAT COULD BE SWEPT A LITTLE BIT BETTER FROM SOME OF THE DEBRIS.
MAYBE WE JUST NEED TO REDEFINE SOME OF THEIR ROLES.
MAJOR, CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT YOU SAID THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO DO A STUDY TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT 15 SERVICE AIDS ARE APPROPRIATE?
>> YES. THAT STUDY MAY COME BACK THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE.
IT MAY COME BACK THAT THERE'S ANOTHER WAY TO UTILIZE AND THE MAXIMIZE THEIR EFFICIENCY IN THE VALUE TO THE CITY, OR IT MAY COME BACK THAT SOME OF THOSE NON SWORN POSITIONS THAT AREN'T FILLED MIGHT BE BETTER TO TRANSITION INTO A NEW SWORN POSITION, ADD A LAYER OF SPAN OF CONTROL FOR OUR SUPERVISORS OR ADD AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY WITHOUT A COST.
WE'RE COMMITTED TO BRINGING THAT BACK TO THE MANAGER, AND WE DID DISCUSS THAT.
ANY PLAN WOULD COME TO THIS COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION.
>> EXACTLY, AS I SAID, OVER 180 DAYS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING MONTHLY DATA, AND IT'LL BE REVIEWED, AND WE WILL MAKE DETERMINATIONS BASED ON THAT.
AS YOU JUST ALSO REITERATED, MAYBE IT'S GIVING THEM DIFFERENT JOB FOCUS AND HELPING TO BACK UP THE REST OF OUR OFFICERS. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
>> THANK YOU, AND APOLOGIZE, AGAIN, I WAS NOT HERE ON MONDAY, AND I WANT TO START OFF WITH SOME GREAT COMMENTS.
I BELIEVE YOU'RE A VERY GOOD ORATOR.
I THINK THAT YOU ARE A CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL AND HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IN A VERY WARM AND PRODUCTIVE WAY THAT GIVES CLARITY AND LOTS OF CONTENT.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHEN I CAME HERE TO THE CITY COMMISSION, I TOUTED MY DEGREE IN PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT.
I WANTED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER, THAT DID NOT WORK OUT QUITE FINE, BUT I'M VOTING ON A POLICE CONTRACT. THAT IS HELPFUL.
AT LEAST I'M PUTTING SOME EFFORT INTO IT.
WITH THAT, I READ THE AGREEMENT.
I THINK IT'S A FINE AGREEMENT, BUT I JUST HAVE, SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT A COUPLE OF THEM.
I DID WANT TO MAKE A NOTE THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I MADE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ABOUT THE ZONES THAT BSO HAS, AND I DON'T AGREE WITH THE ZONES.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WATCHED THAT COMMISSION MEETING OR SOMEBODY TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT, BUT IT WAS QUITE REFRESHING ON MONDAY TO HEAR THAT THE ZONES WILL BE REARRANGED SOMEWHAT TO INCLUDE MORE VISIBILITY ON THE EAST SIDE.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOLTON, FOR THE COMPLIMENTS, AND ALSO FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTION.
AGAIN, I'M EXCITED THAT CAPTAIN DAVID FRANKS IS STEPPING INTO THIS ROLE BECAUSE HE HAS A IMPORTANT HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY.
HE STARTED HIS CAREER HERE AS A DEPUTY SHERIFF.
HE REMEMBERS WHEN THE ZONE MAPS, GEOGRAPHICALLY, THE CITY WAS BROKE UP IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT.
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AND WE SAW THAT THE ZONES CONDENSED FROM, I BELIEVE IT WAS 12 TO NINE.THERE MAY HAVE BEEN REASONS FOR THAT AT THAT TIME.
BUT BASED ON OUR INITIAL ANALYSIS, WE LOOK AT THE DATA, WE LOOK AT THE CALLS FOR SERVICE, WE LOOK AT THE GEOGRAPHICAL MAKEUP OF THE CITY.
THE CITY HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST DECADE WITH A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT, A LOT OF REVITALIZATION AS COMMERCIAL COMMUNITIES.
THE CALLS FOR SERVICE ARE TRENDING TOWARDS A DIFFERENT CRIME PATTERN, A LOT OF RETAIL THEFT, AND WE HAVE A BIG RETAIL CORRIDOR DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE.
WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS TIME, AND IT IS NORMAL.
BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN, WE SHOULD BE HAVING OUR GIS UNIT, LOOK AT THE CALLS FOR SERVICE, LOOK AT THE GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN, LOOK AT THE CRIME TRENDS, AND RE-IMAGINE THE ZONES TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE DEPLOYING RESOURCES ADEQUATELY TO ADDRESS THOSE EMERGENT CRIMES.
WE'RE CONSULTING WITH OUR GIS UNIT AT THIS MOMENT TO DO THAT ANALYSIS.
WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE THAT PLAN BACK TO THE MANAGER ALONG WITH THAT 180 DAY PLAN FOR JUST YOUR STAFFING ALTOGETHER.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THE MINIMUM STAFFING IN EXHIBIT A WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO 10 DEPUTY SHERIFFS AND ONE UNIFORMED DEPUTY SERGEANT.
THAT 10TH DEPUTY, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE NINE ZONES, THE IDEA IS THAT WE CAN LEVERAGE THAT ALREADY IN THE MEANTIME AND HAVE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE SHOULD WE ADD A ZONE OUT EAST.
>> WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, I CAME UP WITH A PUBLIC SAFETY PROPOSAL, AND MISS CALLOWAY OR SOME OF THE STAFF WOULD REMEMBER.
I CAME INTO A BOOKSHOP AND RETREAT, AND I GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT.
I THINK NEIL GLASSMAN WAS THE CAPTAIN AT THE TIME.
I WAS OUTNUMBERED BY THE COMMISSION BY FOUR WITH AN AGRA MAYOR, NOT THIS MAYOR, BUT SOMEBODY ELSE.
BUT IT WAS RESIDENT INCLUSION FOR DIVERSION AND EDUCATION, ACRONYM RIDE.
I SAID THAT, RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ON THEIR BIKES, LIKE OUR COPS PROGRAM, LOOKING FOR ISSUES, SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING OF, OF COURSE, YOU DON'T HAVE ARRESTING POWER.
BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE A PROGRAM, AND I'M SURE, CAPTAIN FRANKS, WHO YOU ADMONISH VERY WELL, BY THE WAY, THAT'S ONE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD ORATOR.
I LOVE TO SIT DOWN WITH HIM AND TALK TO HIM ABOUT THAT PROGRAM, BUT I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD, THAT IS MY IDEA BECAUSE I LOVE TO CLAIM IDEAS.
WHEN CAPTAIN FRANKS CAME HERE, THE FIRST, I DID NOT LIKE HIM, I WAS SAYING.
BUT HE'S VERY MUCH DIFFERENT NOW.
HE'S THE NEXT DAY, HE WAS BETTER, AND I LIKE THIS TEAM.
I WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE THIS TEAM GO IN ANY WAY, WHICH IS WHY I'M ALMOST AGREEING WITH THE MAYOR ON SOME OF THE CONTRACT POINTS.
PAGE 10 OF THE AGREEMENT THAT I HAVE, SECTION 10, IF YOU JUST SHUFFLE THERE AND PAUSE MY TIME WHILE PEOPLE LOOK.
THE DISTRICT CHIEF, NOT TO SAY THAT OUR CITY MANAGER DOES NOT MAKE GOOD DECISIONS, BUT I'D HOPE THAT A DECISION IS MADE IN TANDEM WITH THE CITY COMMISSION.
I WOULD PREFER THE LANGUAGE TO SAY THAT CHOOSING A DISTRICT CAPTAIN IS SUBJECT TO COMMISSION APPROVAL. THAT'S NUMBER 1.
NUMBER 2, ON PAGE 11, IT SAYS, BSO AND ITS SOLE DISCRETION SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE THE DISTRICT CHIEF FROM THE CITY.
I THINK THAT BSO SHOULD NOT HAVE SOLE DISCRETION TO REMOVE ANYBODY, THAT SHOULD ALSO BE IN TANDEM WITH THE CITY COMMISSION, OR IT CAN SAY BSO OR THE CITY COMMISSION OR THE CITY HAS THE RIGHT TO REMOVE SOMEONE.
I'D PREFER THAT UNDER THAT SECTION ON PAGE 11, AN I IS ADDED ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO REMOVE SOMEONE, THEN THE CITY COMMISSION SHOULD ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE THAT CALL, NOT JUST BSO.
CONTRACTS WORK WHEN THEY ARE MUTUAL.
CONTRACT SHOULD NOT BE ONE SIDED.
I THINK THIS SECTION OF THE CONTRACT IS TOO ONE SIDED AND TOO STRICT, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EMPLOYEES AT BSO ARE PROTECTED AS WELL.
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I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RESPOND TO THAT OR OR THE CONSULTANT OR SOMEBODY, BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.>> COMMISSIONER, IN THIS CONTRACT, WE HAVE THESE POSITIONS AND THESE ARE CONTRACT POSITIONS.
BY CONTRACT, WE RECEIVE THESE POSITIONS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, REMOVAL IS SUBJECT TO A NUMBER OF CRITERIA IN THE CONTRACT.
NOW, IT'S ALSO THE CAPTAIN'S CAREER MOVE THAT THEY CAN MAKE TO MOVE TO OTHER POSITIONS, AND THAT WILL REQUIRE OR THAT WILL ALLOW, THE CAPTAIN, THE CHIEF TO MOVE TO OTHER POSITIONS.
I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN RESTRICT THE MOVEMENT OF THE CAPTAIN, OBVIOUSLY, BASED ON THE CRITERIA THAT'S IN THE CONTRACT, AND THE CAREER MOVE OF THE CAPTAIN TO HIGHER POSITIONS.
>> I'M GOING TO PRESERVE MY TIME AT A POINT OF ORDER, SO PLEASE DON'T DO THAT.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT THESE ITEMS NEED TO BE CHANGED.
I'M SAYING THAT AN ITEM NEED TO BE ADDED.
ON RECOMMENDATION OF A MAJORITY OF THE CITY COMMISSION SHOULD BE ADDED.
I'M PROPOSING THAT WE ADD ITEM I, MEANING RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY COMMISSION, WHICH MEANS THAT THE CITY COMMISSION, AS A MAJORITY, CAN REMOVE A CAPTAIN.
NUMBER 2, WHAT I ALSO ASKED IS THAT BSO DOES NOT HAVE THE SOLE DISCRETION TO REMOVE A CAPTAIN.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT BSO IS POLITICAL IN THEIR APPROACH, BUT QUITE FRANKLY, TAMARAC HAS HAD A LOT OF CAPTAINS OVER THE YEARS.
AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THIS CAPTAIN.
I DON'T WANT A MATTER OF POLITICS TO REMOVE HIM.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT PROTECTION THERE.
THEN IF POLITICS COME INTO PLAY BY SOMEONE OR SOME PERSONS DOWNTOWN, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO CHOOSE ANOTHER CAPTAIN.
I'M SAYING THAT ON PAGE 10, WE SHOULD NOT JUST ARBITRARILY HAVE YOU CHOOSE OUR CAPTAIN.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE THAT CAPTAIN OR TAKE YOUR RECOMMENDATION.
THEN AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, HAVE IT ON RECOMMENDATION IS A MAJORITY OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD JUST CHOOSE SOMEBODY THAT YOU ARBITRARILY CHOOSE.
AGAIN, PEOPLE THINK I'VE BEEN TAKING JOBS AT PEOPLE ALL MORNING.
MATTER OF FACT, IT'S MAKING SURE THAT GOVERNMENT IS BALANCED.
GOVERNMENT WORKS BEST WHEN IT'S BALANCED.
IT'S NOT AN AUTOCRATIC GOVERNMENT THAT WE RUN.
>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON, IF I MAY.
I THINK WHAT YOU DESIRE IS IN THE CONTRACT.
IN THE EVENT THE CITY BECOMES DISSATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DISTRICT CHIEF, THE CITY SHALL PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO BSO.
THEREAFTER, REPRESENTATIVES OF BSO AND THE CITY SHALL MEET TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE REMEDIES OF THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY THE CITY.
>> CAN WE GO BACK TO THE DEFINITION.
>> ADD IT ON UNDER I. MAKE IT CLEAR.
>> WELL, THE THING IS IS THAT A-H IS THE CRITERIA SPECIFIC TO BSO.
THE CRITERIA SPECIFIC TO THE CITY IS ABOVE THAT.
THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT CITY, CITY IS DEFINED IN THE DEFINITIONS AND THE BEGINNING OF EXHIBIT B.
AS RELATING TO THE CITY THAT IS CONTRACTED NOT SPECIFIC TO THE MANAGER.
THEN I THINK THAT THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CONTRACT AND THE CHARTER.
TYPICALLY I'M NOT SURE HOW YOUR CHARTER READS, BUT I KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, MY PAST ASSIGNMENT, THE CITY MANAGER CONTRACTUALLY WOULD SELECT THE CANDIDATE FOR THE DISTRICT CHIEF, BUT THE CHARTER FOR THE CITY WOULD THEN STEPPED IN AND THEIR CHARTER REQUIRED THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE ANY DIRECTORS, AND I WAS CONSIDERED A DIRECTOR.
EVEN THOUGH THE MANAGER HAD APPROVED ME, YOUR MIGHT BE DIFFERENT.
BUT FOR ME, I'M JUST SAYING THAT CONTRACTUALLY, YOU ALREADY HAVE THE ABILITY THAT IF YOU LOSE FAITH IN THE DISTRICT CHIEF, THAT YOU CAN HAVE THEM REMOVED BECAUSE CITY IS DEFINED AS THE CITY THAT CONTRACTS, NOT THE MANAGER.
>> IF THIS IS THE SAME AGREEMENT OR A PARTER OFF THAT WE ARE COMING FROM.
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CITY THEN IS NOT DEFINED AS THE CITY COMMISSION.EARLIER, WE HAD CAPTAIN FRANKS COME, AND THE CITY, MEANING THE CITY MANAGER, MADE THE SELECTION, AND THEN HE BECAME OUR CAPTAIN.
PERHAPS THEN CITY SHOULD BE CITY COMMISSION AND PROPERLY SHOWN.
>> MAYOR, AS THE ADMINISTRATION, THE HEAD OF THE ADMINISTRATION IS THE CITY MANAGER.
THE CAPTAIN IS LOOKED UPON AS A DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AS ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAMS MEMBERS, AND OUR CHARTER DOES NOT REQUIRE OR ASK FOR THE CITY MANAGER APPOINTMENTS TO BE APPROVED OR VOTED IN BY THE CITY COMMISSION.
ACTUALLY, THE DIRECTORS IN THE PAST EVEN HERE WAS A MATTER OF FACT.
THE COMMISSION HAD THE ABILITY TO RATIFY THE CHOICES AT SOME AT SOME JUNCTURE.
HOLD ON A SECOND AT SOME JUNCTURE, SOMETHING CHANGED.
NOW WE HAVE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.
THANKFULLY, THEY'RE GREAT, BUT WE HAVE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS GOING INTO ROLES THAT SAY THE COMMISSION HAS HAS NO SAY IN.
I'M SAYING THAT THAT SHOULD BE ACROSS THE BOARD.
THAT IF WE HAVE A BSO CAPTAIN COMING IN, THEN WE SHOULD HAVE A WAY IN.
IF WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT HEAD COMING IN.
ON YOUR STAFF LEVEL, WE SHOULD ALSO HAVE A WEIGH IN.
THAT'S A PROBLEM. IT IT IS A CONCERN.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS THAT CONCERN, BUT THIS IS A CONCERN.
THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, QUITE FRANKLY AGAIN, THE ONES THAT WE HAVE ARE GREAT AND ARGUABLY BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMISSION, BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO REEL THAT IN.
>> IS THAT YOUR TWO MINUTES? CITY ATTORNEY WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.
>> LET ME CLARIFY THE CHARTER LANGUAGE FIRST.
THAT LANGUAGE, WHICH HAS BEEN UTILIZED IN THE PAST, BASICALLY, IF THE COMMISSION REQUIRE CONSENT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEADS, THEN THE MANAGER HAS TO BAND BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
IT'S NOT AUTOMATIC, BUT THE LANGUAGE IN CHARTERS IF REQUIRED, OBVIOUSLY, THE COMMISSION HAS AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE CONSENT OF ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS APPOINTMENT BY THE MANAGER.
SECOND, JUST TO I THINK JUST TO RECAP COMMISSION BOLTON POINTS.
I THINK THE FIRST POINT WAS HE WANTED ANY DISTRICT CHIEF SELECTED BY THE MANAGER TO BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE CITY COMMISSION.
THAT'S THE FIRST POINT. SECOND POINT, WHICH SECTION 10 HAS AN ABSOLUTE LANGUAGE, WHICH BASICALLY ALLOWED BSO TO REMOVE THE CAPTAIN FOR DISCIPLINARY REASON, FOR RETIREMENT REASON, PROMOTION REASON, AND JUST DISCRETIONARY REASON.
I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER BOLTON INDICATED HE WANTED THAT PROCESS, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK MAJOR, WE TALKED ABOUT, BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
HE WANTED THE THIRD ITEM FOR REMOVAL OF THE CHIEF.
HE WANTED SECTION I, WHICH BASICALLY WOULD BE BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAJORITY OF COMMISSION.
>> I'M JUST RECAPPING ALL THE POINTS THAT HE RAISED.
WE ALL BE ON THE SAME PAGE IN TERMS OF MODIFICATION HE'S REQUESTED.
ATTORNEY POINT OF CLARIFICATION TO YOU, I'M JUST SAYING THAT THE I SECTION TO BE ADDED CORRECT.
UNDER SOLE DISCRETION, IS BECAUSE THROUGHOUT THIS AGREEMENT, NO, I'M NOT A POINT OF CLARIFICATION? I'M NOT TAKING MY 2 MINUTES.
IT'S A POINT OF CLARIFICATION TO TO THE ATTORNEY.
ALL THROUGHOUT THIS CONTRACT, I SEE CITY, CITY, CITY, CITY, CITY, AND I DON'T SEE CITY COMMISSION.
I THINK THAT IF THE INTENT IS CITY COMMISSION, THEN CHANGE CITY, COMMISSION.
THEN THAT FIXES THE PROBLEMS. BUT THEN IF THE INTENT IS NOT THE CITY COMMISSION,
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THEN YOU NEED TO CLEARLY DEFINES THESE SECTIONS TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, I WANT TO PROTECT THE BSO EMPLOYEES.I DON'T WANT TO BE CAUGHT UP IN NOBODY'S POLITICS.
THIS CITY KNOWS THAT I SUPPORT BSO, 100%.
NOBODY SHOULD BE PLAYING POLITICS WITH PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOOD.
LISTEN, I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO LOSE A JOB BECAUSE OF POLITICS.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND? I SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE MY OWN DECISION AS TO WHO I SUPPORT POLITICALLY.
IF I DON'T SUPPORT SOMEBODY'S NIECE, I SHOULD NOT BE FIRED.
CITY ATTORNEY, I I ALSO UNDERSTOOD THE ITEMIZATION OF THE CONCERNS.
IN MY OPINION, THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CONTRACT AND THE CHARTER.
FOR THE CONTRACT, SPECIFIC TO THE CONTRACT, BSO MODEL OR STANDARD IS THAT THE DISTRICT CHIEF REPORTS TO THE CITY MANAGER.
THE CITY MANAGER IS THEN GOING TO BE THE COORDINATION BETWEEN ANY DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE.
AS FAR AS THE CITY WITH ITS CHARTER, IF THERE IS A COMMISSION DRIVEN ACTION OR DIRECTIVE OR POLICY IN PLACE THAT THE MANAGER ACTS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, WELL, THEN THAT WOULD STILL THAT MECHANISM WOULD STILL RELATE TO WHAT'S IN OUR CONTRACT.
BUT FOR US TO CHANGE THE MODEL, BECAUSE THERE'S MANY DIFFERENT FORMS OF GOVERNMENT AND QUITE HONESTLY, DIFFERENT, FLAVORS ON ELECTED THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTY THAT WE KEEP THIS PORTION STANDARD.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, CAPTAIN DAVID FRANKS IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SHERIFF, AND HE IS AN AT WILL EMPLOYEE.
NOW, THE SHERIFF COMMITS THAT HE WOULD NOT REMOVE UM, CAPTAIN DAVID FRANKS, FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN WHAT'S NOTED HERE.
IF HE WAS PROMOTED, IF HE WAS BEING DEMOTED BECAUSE SOMETHING HAPPENED, IF HE WAS BEING DISCIPLINED, IF HE WAS RETIRING, IF THE CITY LOSES FAITH AND THEN THE CITY EQUALLY HAS THE ABILITY TO MANAGE THAT RELATIONSHIP, BECAUSE IN THE CITY CAN NOTIFY US, THE CITY MANAGER, THAT THEY HAVE LOST FAITH IN THE DISTRICT CHIEF, WHICH WOULD WE THEN TRY TO RECTIFY AND IF THE CITY FELT THAT IT COULD NOT BE RECTIFIED, THEN WE WOULD REMOVE THE DISTRICT CHIEF ON BEHALF OF THE CITY'S INTENT;THAT'S THE BALANCE THAT'S THERE TO TRY TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY GETS WHAT IT NEEDS FROM ITS DISTRICT CHIEF, BUT AT THE SAME TIME HE'S STILL A BSO EMPLOYEE.
A POINT OF CLARIFICATION MANAGER, IF I WERE YOUR SUBORDINATE, AND I DON'T AND I SEE YOU AT A EVENT SOMEWHERE, AND I DON'T SHAKE YOUR HAND.
I HAVE YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE AN EGO TO FIRE ME THE NEXT DAY.
WE CAN DRESS UP POLITICS ALL WE WANT, BUT GUESS WHAT? THIS COMMUNITY HAS NO SECRETS, AND WE UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENS IN THE BACKGROUND OF THINGS.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CONTRACTS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROTECT OUR EMPLOYEES.
I UNDERSTAND I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
BUT BUT CITY ATTORNEY HELP US TO GET TO THIS POINT TO WHERE WE NEED TO GET.
THE MAYOR BROUGHT UP SOME VALID POINTS.
I DON'T WANT IT TO JUST BE SAID, I WANT IT TO BE PUT IN AN AGREEMENT.
QUICK QUESTION RELATIVE TO THAT SAME POINT.
IN A SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY AND TO YOUR POINT, MAJOR, THAT THE DEFINITIONS DELINEATE BETWEEN CITY AND CITY MANAGER.
ATTORNEY, IT SAYS, CITY, WHICH DEFINES AS SHALL MEAN THE CITY THAT HAS CONTRACTED WITH BSO.
THIS IS SOME AMBIGUOUS WAY OF REFERENCE.
IT SEEMS REFERENCING THE BODY, THE COMMISSION, BECAUSE OTHERWISE, WE ARE WE'RE KIND OF JUST TALKING BROADLY.
BUT THE REASON I ASKED THE QUESTION IS BECAUSE THE AREA OF THE CONTRACT THAT MEANS THE MOST TO ME IN THIS MOMENT, SECTION 6 AT SAYS, BSO AND THE CITY AGREE TO NOTIFY THE OTHER PARTY PRIOR TO CONDUCTING PRESS CONFERENCES OR MAKING PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS, WHO IS THE CITY? THIS IS RELEVANT.
WHO DO WE HOLD ACCOUNTABLE AS THE CITY? THE CITY MANAGER?
>> BECAUSE THE CITY MANAGER IS SEPARATELY DEFINED IN THE AGREEMENT.
LET ME TAKE A LET'S SAY IF A SECTION DEALING WITH MONETARY CONDITIONS IN TERMS OF INCREASING THE BUDGET AMOUNT, INCREASING THE CONTRACT.
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IF THE WORD CITY IS USED, THAT IS THE COMMISSION BECAUSE THE MANAGER DOESN'T HAVE AUTHORITY TO WONDER CLARIFICATION. GOODS. NO.>> NO, SEE BECAUSE HE'S WRONG. HE'S WRONG.
NO. ON PAGE ONE, CITY IS NOT DEFINED AS CITY COMMISSION. HANS DON'T DO THAT.
NO. I. CITY MEANS CITY MEANS CITY SHALL MEAN THE CITY THAT HAS CONTRACTED WITH BSO POLICE SERVICES PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND IS IDENTIFIED IN ITS SPI CISION MOS AND COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
>> THE MANAGER AS MUCH AS WE LIKE HIM, HE CANNOT INCREASE HIS BUDGET 23 MILLION TO 25 MILLION.
HE DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE AUTHORITY.
IN CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THIS CONTRACT, WHEN TERM CITY IS REFER IS REFERRING OBVIOUSLY TO A POLICY MAKING BODY BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO BUT WITH RESPECT TO SECTION TEN, LET'S USE SECTION 6.
FOR EXAMPLE, COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, YOU INDICATED NOTICE.
NOW, THE CONTRACT HAS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S REQUIRED TO RECEIVE NOTICE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
THE CITY MANAGER RECEIVED THAT NOTICE.
HE HAS A OBLIGATION, OBVIOUSLY, TO INFORM THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION IF WE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM BSO RELATING TO POLICE SERVICE, RELATING TO STAFF REDUCTION.
THE POINT EVERY CONTRACT GENERALLY HAVE A NOTICE PROVISION, AND THIS CONTRACT IS THE CITY MANAGER.
>> CITY SECTION LET ME CITY ATTORNEY, WE HAD A TRIPLE MURDER IN OUR CITY, A PRESS CONFERENCE, THINGS HAPPENED AND WE WERE NOT INFORMED, WE WERE NOT A PART OF ANY OF THE PROCESS.
AND I SEE THE SHERIFF DOWNTOWN HAVING PRESS CONFERENCES OR COMING TO THE CITY OF AND HE'S NEVER COME HERE YET. NO ONE.
>> COMMISSION BOLTON, I THINK THE MAJOR AND OUR POLICE CONSULTANT, ONE OF THE THING THAT I EMPHASIZED DURING OUR NEGOTIATION SESSION WAS THIS PAST EXPERIENCE THAT I THINK I HEARD FROM MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION AND MOST OF THE MEMBERS THAT THERE WAS A LACK OF COMMUNICATION.
I THINK THE MAJOR INDICATED THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE CORRECTING GOING FORWARD IS TO CREATE BETTER COMMUNICATION LINE.
I BELIEVE OUR POLICE CONSULTANT AND WORKING WITH ME AND THE MANAGER, WE ADDED NOTICE PROVISIONS I STAFF IS BEING REDUCED, IF OFFICER BEING SUSPENDED BECAUSE THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON THE STAFFING THAT AT LEAST THE MANAGER SHOULD KNOW, THEN THE MANAGER BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS TO BE THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR.
THE MANAGER IS A CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR, AND HE HAS A DUTY TO T THE COMMISSION KNOW IF SOMETHING IS IMPACT IN THIS CONTRACT.
BUT WITH RESPECT TO SECTION SIX, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOTICE, THAT NOTICE IS BASED ON CONSTRUCTION OF THE ENTIRE CONTRACT, IT WOULD GO TO THE MANAGER AND THE MANAGER WOULD BASICALLY ALERT THE COMMISSION.
IF THE MANAGER DOESN'T RECEIVE THE NOTICE, THEN THAT'S BSO FALL.
WITH RESPECT TO SECTION 10, THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DISTRICT CAPTAIN, HERE'S MAJOR, HERE'S THE ISSUE.
THE GENERAL RULE IS THAT THE MANAGER RIGHT NOW HAS AUTHORITY TO APPOINT THE CAPTAIN, THE DISTRICT CAPTAIN.
BUT UNDER THAT GENERAL RULE, THERE'S A NUMBER OF EXCEPTIONS.
THAT'S WHAT COMMISSIONER BOLTON IS.
THAT BSO CAN OBVIOUSLY REMOVE THE CAPTAIN SOLE DISCRETION FOR A DISCIPLINARY REASON, CAPTAIN CAN LEAVE FOR RETIREMENT REASON.
OBVIOUSLY, CAPTAIN CAN BE TRANSFERRED.
WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT, HOW CAN WE CLOSE THOSE I CALL IT LOOPHOLES, AN EXCEPTION WHERE THE CAPTAIN WHEN HE OR SHE IS APPOINTED, BECAUSE THERE'S GENERAL SAY, HEY, MR. MANAGER, IF THE COMMISSION WANT THE MANAGER APPOINTMENT SUBJECT TODAY CONFIRMATION, THAT'S PERMISSIBLE.
BUT HOW CAN WE CLOSE THESE LOOPHOLES THAT ALLOW BSO TO REMOVE THE CAPTAIN WITH NO SAY SO FROM THE CITY? THAT'S REALLY THE QUESTION.
BECAUSE IT HAS A GENERAL RULE, BUT YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF EXCEPTIONS UNDER THAT GENERAL RULE. THAT'S THE QUESTION.
>> THAT'S WHERE I'M TRYING TO GET.
HELP HELP US GET TO THE POINTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT A PIN IN THIS RIGHT NOW.
THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO WISH TO SPEAK.
THIS ISN'T A DISCUSSION BETWEEN WORKSHOP.
WE HAD A WORKSHOP, AND I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER BOLTON THAT YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK FROM THE TEAMS MEETING OR WE'RE NOT THERE OR WHATEVER IT WAS.
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BUT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO WISH TO SPEAK.THIS USE OF POINT OF CLARIFICATION TO TRY TO HAVE A WHOLE DIFFERENT DIALOGUE, IS AN ABUSE OF THE POINT.
IT'S PARLIAMENTARY CLARIFICATION.
>> WE'RE GOING TO FORWARD RULE.
IT'S NOT FIB PILUS? I'M NOT SAYING YOU'RE FILIBUSTING.
>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON, PLEASE, LET ME FINISH.
THE WHOLE DISCUSSION THAT GOES AFTER A POINT OF CLARIFICATION IS NOT THAT.
A POINT OF CLARIFICATION IS A LITTLE MORE SIMPLE.
NOW, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT HAS HAD HIS LIGHT LIT.
HE IS GOING TO HAVE HIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SPEAK ON THIS TODAY I SAT ON MY PIECE ON MONDAY.
BUT LIKE I MENTIONED, ALL OF US PLAY A ROLE, AND I'M GOING TO TAKE THE PLANE BACK UP A LITTLE.
CITY MANAGER, HOW DO YOU GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HIRING A CAPTAIN?
>> AS PART OF THE CONTRACT, BRO SHERIFF'S OFFICE PROVIDED US WITH THREE CANDIDATES.
WE GO THROUGH THOSE THREE CANDIDATES, GO THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND SELECT ONE.
IF WE CAN. IF NOT, WE GO BACK TO THE DRONE YOU DO IT UNILATERALLY, OR DO YOU DO IT WITH A COMMITTEE? A STAFF LIKE YOU WOULD HIRE ANY OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVE.
>> IN THIS CASE, IT'S THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND I AND THE POLICE CONSULTANT, CHIEF JIRGA, WERE THE INTERVIEW PANEL.
>> GOING TO COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S POINT, I THINK IN SUNRISE, THEIR POLICE CHIEF IS A CHARTERED OFFICER, AND I THINK THEIR CLERK, IF MY RECOLLECTION TELLS ME CORRECTLY.
I THINK YOUR POLICE CHIEF DOES PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY'RE DEALING WITH THE LIFE AND SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE WHO WE REPRESENT.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND HIS POINT OF HAVING THE COMMISSION BEING INVOLVED AT LEAST IN KNOWING WHO WE'RE GOING TO PICK TO LEAD THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT GOING ON THE HISTORY OF BSO, I THINK WHAT HAPPENED TO TAMARAC WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS TRAGIC, AND IT IS ONE OF THOSE INCIDENTS.
BSO HAVE ALWAYS HAD THESE ISSUES.
IF YOU THINK OF IT, KEN JENNY, I THINK, WAS APPOINTED BY A GOVERNOR BACK IN THE '90S, THEN HE GOT REMOVED, AND AL LAMBERTI WAS APPOINTED BY A GOVERNOR.
THEN SCOTT ISRAEL, BECAUSE OF PARKLAND, WAS APPOINTED BY A GOVERNOR.
THEN THAT CREATED AN ISSUE WHERE WHERE THE SHERIFF WAS REMOVED.
YES. BSO ALWAYS HAVE THESE BLIMPS IN THE HISTORY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED WITH US, WHO ARE ON THE FOREFRONT OF THAT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I CAN GET COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S PASSIONS.
I CAN GET COMMISSIONER PATTERSON'S PATTERN BECAUSE WE ARE ON THE FOREFRONT OF IT.
I'VE READ IT THROUGHOUT HISTORY, LIKE I JUST MENTIONED, BUT NOW BEING IN THE FOREFRONT, WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A WAY.
HOW CAN WE AS A ELECTIVE BODY BE A PART OF THIS MARRIAGE, AND SAY WE CAN HOLD BSO ACCOUNTABLE.
AS I MENTIONED ON MONDAY, ABOUT THE CALL LOGS, MONITORING WHERE THE OFFICERS ARE GOING.
HOW CAN WE INTEGRATE THIS RELATIONSHIP MORE WHERE WE AS A CITY IS MORE INVOLVED IN WHAT BSO IS DOING.
OBVIOUSLY, WHEN WE CONTRACTED A BSO SOME 30 SOMETHING YEARS AGO, THAT WAS LIKE 1989, THE COUNTY HAD 1 MILLION PEOPLE, NOW WE'RE CLOSE TO 2.5 MILLION.
DEMOGRAPHICS HAVE CHANGED, DIVERSE COMMUNITY, DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
THE MARRIAGE HAS TO BE REINVENTED.
I GET COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S POINT IN WANTING US TO BE INVOLVED HOW DO WE GET TO THAT POINT OF WHERE WE CAN BE INVOLVED IN HIRING A CHIEF.
WE DON'T WANT TO STIFLE A CHIEF.
SERNLL, WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED.
HE WENT ON TO BE A MAJOR, LIEUTENANT CONNEL AND AFREZ PROMOTED TO CONNEL.
OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT THE CAPTAINS AND THE CHIEFS TO ASCEND AND GO IF THEY'RE GOING TO EXCEL.
BUT HOW DO WE AS A COMMISSION BE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS? CITY ATTORNEY, I THINK I HAVE THE SAME POINT AS WELL.
HOW CAN WE GET TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE NOT STIFLING ANYONE, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY INVOLVED AND WHO IS THE CAPTAIN? BECAUSE I GOT THE E MAIL ON THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
WHEN I CALLED, YOU'RE LIKE, YOU'LL CALL ME BECAUSE I HAD A NEW CAPTAIN? I DIDN'T KNOW WHO THE NEW CAPTAIN WAS GOING TO BE I ACTUALLY HAVE TO ASK YOU FOR RESUMES.
HENCE, I KNOW HE WENT TO LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, AND HE HAS A MASTERS.
I ASKED FOR THE RESUMES OF SENIOR PEOPLE BECAUSE I LIKE TO KNOW PEOPLE'S HISTORY, AND THEIR BACKGROUND AND WHAT THEY'RE ABOUT.
HOW DO WE GET MORE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS?
>> COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU. THIS WOULD NOT BE A FUNCTION OF THIS CONTRACT.
IF THE COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN THE APPOINTMENT OR THE RATIFICATION OF AN APPOINTMENT OF THE POLICE CHIEF.
IT WOULD BE A CHANGE TO THE CITY'S CODE BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S WHERE IT LIES AS.
>> THE CITY ATTORNEY MENTIONED THAT IT'S ALREADY A PART OF THE CHARTER.
WE DON'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN EVERY DIRECTOR.
BUT IMPORTANT RULES, LIKE A POLICE CHIEF OR
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CERTAIN OTHER RULES THAT TORTURES A RESIDENT ON THE FRONT LINE.>> COMISSIONER WRIGHT. I WAS PAST PRACTICE IN THE CITY.
THAT IT WAS WITHIN THE MANAGERS DISCRETION THAT DEPARTMENT OF HEADS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION AND THE CHARTER PROVIDE THAT DISCRETIONARY LANGUAGE AT THIS TIME, THAT IF THE COMMISSION WANTS THIS DISTRICT CAPTAIN TO BE SUBJECT TO FINAL COMMISSION APPROVAL, THE COMMISSION HAS DISCRETION TO IMPOSE THAT AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE CONTRACT.
I DON'T SEE ANY LEGAL IMPEDIMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE PROCESS AND THE CONTRACT.
THE PROCESS THEY HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE.
THE PROCESS SEEMS TO GIVE INTERVIEW THE MANAGER WITH AT LEAST OPPORTUNITY TO A SHORT LIST.
MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMISSION BASED ON HIS REVIEW INTERVIEW A POTENTIAL CANDIDATE.
I DON'T SEE ANY IMPEDIMENT TO HAVING FINAL OR APPROVE AT THE COMMISSION LEVEL.
>> BUT MY POINT IS THAT WHATEVER MEASURES WE'RE GOING TO TAKE, THEY WOULD BE ON OUR SIDE, NOT ON THE CONTRACT ITSELF.
>> I'M GOING TO DO THE POINT OF CLARIFICATION RIGHT NOW.
CITY ATTORNEY KEEPS SAYING THAT IT'S IN OUR CHARTER THAT WE CAN CHANGE THIS BY ORDINANCE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.
>> HOLD ON 1 SECOND. YOU GOT IT.
SECTION POWERS AND DUTIES OF A CITY MANAGER, SECTION 5.04, A CITY MANAGER OR APPOINT AND SUPERVISE HEADS OF ALL DEPARTMENTS AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, IF REQUIRED, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
>> FOLLOWING UP ON THAT, WHERE DOES IT SAY IN OUR CHARTER THAT BSO IS A DEPARTMENT HEAD OF THE CITY WHEN IT IS A CONTRACT.
>> THERE'S NOTHING THAT PRECLUDES, IN FACT, IS MUCH EASIER IF YOU HAVE A CONTRACT BECAUSE A CONTRACT CAN BE NEGOTIATED.
BUT WHERE IN THE CHARTER DOES IT MAKE A BSO EMPLOYEE, A DEPARTMENT HEAD THAT IS RESPONSIBLE OR SUBJECT TO THE CHARTER.
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION MAY, THE CONTRACT ACTUAL SAYS THAT, PAGE 10 BSO SHALL PROVIDE.
>> THE DISTRICT CHIEF SHALL BE ASSIGNED FULL TIME TO THE CITY AND SHALL PROVIDE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF ACTIVITIES TO THE CITY'S POLICE SERVICES CENTER AND CONTRACT.
>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON, I'M NOT SAYING THE CONTRACT SAYS THAT, OUR CHARTER DOES NOT.
>> MAYOR, WITH RESPECT TO BECAUSE THIS IS A CONTRACT, THE CITY COMMISSION HAS A LOT OF DISCRETION TO IMPOSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
>> MY POINT IS, KEEP IT IN THE RIGHT LANE.
>> POINT TO CLARIFICATION BECAUSE, I'M WITH THE MAYOR ON THIS ONE, BUT IT ACTUALLY WAS NOT YOUR ATTORNEY THAT SAID IT YOU SAID IT MANAGER.
YOU SAID THAT THE CHIEF IS LIKE IN TO A DEPARTMENT HEAD.
I THINK THAT MAYBE IT'S POTATO POTATO. I DON'T KNOW.
BUT IN THIS CASE THE REALITY IS IS THAT IF YOUR VIEW OR THE ORGANIZATIONAL WORKFLOW OF THE CITY ANTICIPATES THE CHIEF OR THE CAPTAIN AS A DEPARTMENT HEAD.
BECAUSE THE LANGUAGE IS PRETTY VAGUE BASED ON WHAT'S IN THE CHARTER.
THE QUESTION BECOMES, DO WE ADD ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE TO PROVIDE FOR MORE SPECIFICITY AROUND THE COMMISSION'S CURRENT CONCERNS, OR IS THIS A DIRECTIVE TO THE MANAGER? WHERE EXACTLY DO WE LAND WITH REGARD TO GAINING CONSENSUS, SO THAT THE MANAGER UNDERSTANDS THAT THE COMMISSION IS LOOKING TO BE ENGAGED.
>> I HEAR THE QUESTION BEING ASKED.
I'M GOING TO ASK COMMISSIONER WRIGHT TO FINISH HIS COMMENTS.
>> THAT IS THE QUESTION, MAYOR THAT I'M ASKING.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT. YOU CAN ASK THAT QUESTION ALL YOU WANT.
BUT REALLY, THIS IS ABOUT A CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW VERSUS TALKING ABOUT YOUR ROLE IN THE CITY.
COMMISSIONER WRIGHT IS GOING TO FINISH HIS QUESTIONS.
>> JUST SER TO MY COLLEAGUE, I H ALL THE CONCERNS,
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AND I GREW WITH MANY OF THOSE CONCERNS.IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S SOMETHING INVOLVED IN POLITICS. I JUST GIVE A HISTORY.
THE SHELF LIFE IN THE PAST 30 YEARS OF A BROWARD SHERIFF IS EIGHT YEARS AT MAXIMUM.
THIS IS BSO, THE MAJOR, THE CAPTAIN, THOSE PEOPLE WHO WORK EVERY DAY.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE? ALMOST 20 SOMETHING YEARS, HAVEN'T YOU?
>> YOU'VE SEEN MULTIPLE SHERIFFS COME AND GO.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE SHERIFF OR THE POLITICS OF IT.
IT'S ABOUT THESE GENTLEMEN WHO GET THERE EVERY DAY AND GO CAN SERVE US AND WORK FOR US.
YES, I HAD THE NUANCES OF THE CONTRACT, AND MY 168 LSA F BAILEY FRENAN, IS DOING A GOOD JOB OF RIPPING IT APART.
BUT I THINK FOR US, WE GOT TO MAKE SURE TO MOVE BEYOND THE POLITICAL PART OF IT AND LOOK AT THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY MAKE THE ORGANIZATION RUNS.
SHERIFF CHANGE, BUT THESE GENTLEMEN DON'T CHANGE.
I THINK THESE ARE THE GUYS THAT GO AND WORK FORCE.
THESE ARE THE FINE PEOPLE WHO WE'RE DEALING WITH.
THESE ARE THE FINE PEOPLE WHO TAKES CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
I HAIL YOUR CONCERNS CONTRACT.
I AGREE WITH A LOT OF THOSE THINGS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A MANAGER ISSUE, AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S DIRECTED TO NECESSARILY BSO.
AGAIN, IT'S A POLITICAL ISSUE BY SOMEONE WHO'S ELECTED, BUT IT'S NOT DIRECTED TO THE MANAGER OF THE CAPTAIN AND THE COLONELS WHO GO UP EVERY DAY AND WORK.
>> THANK YOU. I WON'T BE LONG BECAUSE I KNOW I TOOK A LOT OF TIME ON MONDAY, AND THANKS FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS.
>> I LEFT FEELING VERY COMFORTABLE THAT THINGS ARE GOING TO BE OKAY.
HOWEVER, I DO HEAR THE COMMENTS REGARDING THE CAPTAIN AND BEING APART.
I THINK WHEN THE LAST CAPTAIN CAME, YOU DID CALL AND ASK MY OPINION.
BUT I DIDN'T GET A CALL OR ANYTHING REGARDING THE INTERIM.
[LAUGHTER] HE'S NOT. I HOPE HE'S OKAY.
I AGREE, AND I'VE SAID THIS AT LN PREVIOUS.
I THINK THE CONTRACT, AS IT'S WRITTEN IS FINE BECAUSE IT SAYS CITY, WHICH INCLUDES US.
WHEN I READ CITY, I THINK OF MYSELF AS WELL.
I THINK THE PROBLEM IS, WE WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT DECISION BECAUSE HALF THE TIME WHEN THE RESIDENTS COMPLAIN, THEY COME TO US BECAUSE THEY ELECTED US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO GET THEIR VOICES HEARD.
WE WERE NOT A PART OF AT LEAST I COULD SPEAK FOR MYSELF, ANY OF THE TRANSITIONS THAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
THAT'S A PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK IT'S A CONTRACT PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE WAY THE CONTRACT IS WRITTEN, I THINK WE'RE FINE.
HOW CAN WE AS A BODY, BE A PART OF THE SELECTION OF A POLICE CAPTAIN.
I'VE ONLY BEEN THERE THREE YEARS.
THE LIKELIHOOD, GOD FORBID OF YOU BEING REPLACED IS EXTREMELY LIKELY JUST BASED ON THAT TIME.
THERE WILL BE A POINT WHERE HE RETIRES.
WE WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT PROCESS.
MOVING FORWARD, AND THEN I GO FURTHER.
WELL, IF WE ARE PART OF THE PROCESS OF BSO, THEN WE SHOULD BE A PART OF THE PROCESS OF FIRE AS WELL BECAUSE IT'S A SM LEVEL.
EVEN THOUGH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS AWESOME, NOT SAYING ANYTHING IS WRONG.
I'M GLAD I WASN'T A PART OF THAT PROCESS BECAUSE ALL THE CANDIDATES WERE A GREAT.
WHAT DOES THE CHARTER ALLOW? SHOULD WE BE A PART OF DEPARTMENT HEADS? SHOULD WE BE NOT? BECAUSE I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION FROM PRACTICE THAT WE'RE ONLY A PART OF MANAGER AND ATTORNEY.
ARE WE AS A BODY SAYING THAT WE WANT THAT CHANGED? BECAUSE I AGREE, YEAH, AFTER SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE DO NEED A VOICE.
CHARTER HAS LANGUAGE THAT ALLOWED THE COMMISSION TO IMPOSE, I CALL IT CONFIRMATION ON DEPARTMENT HEADS.
THAT'S THE FIRST ISSUE. IT WAS DONE IN THE PAST ON CERTAIN DEPARTMENT HEADS.
WITH RESPECT TO THE BSO CONTRACT IS A VENDOR CONTRACT LIKE ANY OTHER VENDOR CONTRACT.
IF THERE'S PROVISION THAT THIS COMMISSION ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH.
OBVIOUSLY, BSO MET WITH THE MAJOR WITH OUR CONSULTANT, BSO, AND WHICH IS HE WAS CANDID THAT THEY HAVE A FORM CONTRACT WHERE THEY WANT UNIFORMITY THROUGHOUT THE BROWARD COUNTY.
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THEY WANT TO KEEP CERTAIN LANGUAGE.I THINK THE COMPROMISE WAS NOTICE IF A DISTRICT CAPTAIN OR ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE IS BEING REMOVED.
THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME FORM OF NOTICE TO THE CITY BECAUSE RECENT EXPERIENCE, PEOPLE WERE BEING REMOVED, THEY WERE BEING TERMINATED.
>> WHEN YOU SAY TO THE CITY, I'M SAYING TO EVERYONE.
EVEN WITH THE CONSULTANT, MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE MET WITH A CONSULTANT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? TO GO FOR WHAT I DESIRE FOR MY DISTRICT OR WHAT MY RESIDENTS SAY.
I THINK IT'S A COMMUNICATION AMONGST US.
BECAUSE WE WOULD GIVE BSO THE DIRECTIVE.
THIS IS HOW WE WANT IT MOVING FORWARD.
IF THIS BODY WANTS TO BE MORE INVOLVED WITH RESPECT TO SOME OF THE TERMS THAT WERE NEGOTIATED OBVIOUSLY, THE MANAGER HAS THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS INDIVIDUALLY AT A WORKSHOP, WHICH I THINK WE HAD A WORKSHOP TO BRING SOME POINTS THAT WERE NEGOTIATED.
I THINK UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT, AND I COULD TELL YOU, THIS CONTRACT HAD MORE NEGOTIATION.
>> I AGREE. I'M NOT ARGUING THE CONTRACT.
I THINK I WENT AT LENGTH ON MONDAY REGARDING THE CONTRACT.
>> I THINK THE COMMISSION WANTS BETTER NOTICE, BASED ON THE RECENT EXPERIENCE AND SECOND, THE COMMISSION WANTS HAVE A SAY SO, AND MAJOR, YOU COULD TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE I RAISED THE POINT THEY WERE RAISING IN OUR PRIVATE MEANS, AND YOU INDICATED THAT WOULD CREATE PROBLEMS WITH THE UNIFORMITY OF LANGUAGE THAT YOU HAD AT WESTERN AND DIFFERENT PLACES.
THAT'S AN ISSUE, YOU NEED TO LET THE COMMISSION WHY BSO IS HESITANT TO HAVE ONE LANGUAGE HERE IN TAMARAC AND ANOTHER LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT M BRO.
YOU NEED TO EXPLAIN THAT BECAUSE YOU DID EXPLAIN THAT TO ME AND THE CONSULTANT.
>> AS A FORMER VETERAN AND A MARINE, ONCE A MARINE, ALWAYS A MARINE.
I KNOW WHEN I NEED TO FALL IN LINE.
I KNOW MY LIMITATIONS, I HAVE THE ABILITY TO WORK WITH.
I WILL TELL YOU, AND THE MANAGER CAN CONFIRM, AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONSULTANT CAN CONFIRM, I WAS VERY AMENABLE, AND 95, 98% OF EVERYTHING THE CITY ASKED FOR, THIS CONTRACT FLEX.
IT WAS NOT A CONTENTIOUS CONVERSATION. IT WAS NO FIGHT.
I WAS VERY AMICABLE AND DESIROUS TO BRING A VERY GOOD CONTRACT FOR TO YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES.
BUT I KNOW THAT THAT'S A LIMITATION.
BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE'S AN ABILITY FOR THE BODY TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION INTERNALLY BECAUSE IT CAN BE RECTIFIED OUTSIDE OF THE CONTRACT.
SO IT'S NOT A HARD NO, IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT AVENUE.
BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A VERY GOOD CONTRACT THAT'S MOVING FORWARD, AND YOU HAVE MY UTMOST COMMITMENT AND CONSTANT PRESENCE, AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH YOU ON MAKING IT PERFECT MOVING FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU. PER THE CHARTER, THE CITY COMMISSION IS VESTED SHALL BE VESTED HERE IN ALL LEGISLATIVE POWERS OF THE CITY, LEGISLATIVE.
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS MORE PROCEDURAL.
WE HAVE TO GO ON WITH A CONTRACT, OR ELSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A CONTRACT BECAUSE THIS IS MATERIAL CHANGE, AND WE'RE EXPIRED.
IF THERE IS A QUESTION ABOUT THE CITY COMMISSION, WANTING TO BE EDUCATED MORE ABOUT THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN OUR VENDOR'S POSITION.
THEN WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT SEPARATELY AS A PROCEDURE, NOT A POLICY, BECAUSE WE, AS A COMMISSION, DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO HIRE AND FIRE.
WE DON'T HAVE THE PERMISSION TO ACTUALLY CONTRACT THIS.
YOU DO. IT'S A CITY MANAGER COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
YOU ARE THE CEO, YOU RUN THIS PLACE.
WE ARE YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
WE NEED TO START REMEMBERING THAT WHEN WE TRY TO GET INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY OF CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE MAY NOT BELONG TO.
I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULDN'T HAVE COMMUNICATION.
I'M NOT SAYING WE CAN'T WORK ON CERTAIN THINGS IN A PROCEDURE, BUT I THINK IT'S TIME TO CALL THE QUESTION AND VOTE ON THE CONTRACT BECAUSE EVERYTHING
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ELSE WE'RE DISCUSSING IS PROCEDURE IN THE FUTURE.>> I HAVE MY 2 MINUTES THAT I'M.
>> YOU'VE HAD YOUR TWO MINUTES THREE TIMES.
>> YOU HAVE HAD IT FIVE TIMES?
>> NO, I HAVEN'T. COMMISSIONER BOLTON. I KEEP TRACKING.
>> I'LL TAKE MY TWO MINUTES NOW.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE FOUR MINUTES.
I APPRECIATE YOU, VICE MAYOR DANIEL.
CAPTAIN FRANKS, CHANGE IS GOOD. CAN YOU PAUSE MY TIME?
>> CHANGE IS GOOD. I LIKE THE CHANGE IN YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
SOMETIMES, CHANGE IS NOT NECESSARY.
I OBSERVE A LOT, AND I SEE SOME CHANGES THAT YOU'RE MAKING.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT DEPUTY MARS HAS DONE A FINE JOB IN THE PAST.
TAKE THAT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.
THE CONTRACT GIVES A TERMINATION CLAUSE, 90 DAYS, CORRECT MANAGER? OR ATTORNEY, YES.
I WAS IN THE ROOM WITH A PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA, AND HE SAYS, MARLON, I DON'T PLAY CHECKERS. I PLAY CHESS.
WE HAVE A TERMINATION CLAUSE, TELL YOUR BOSS THAT.
TIMES OF EVENTS THAT BSO DOES.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE JUST NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY WHEN NOBODY CAN ATTEND.
WE NEED SOME EVENTS THAT ARE IN THE EVENING.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE COFFEE WITH BSO, TELL US IF IT'S GOING TO BE IN MY DISTRICT, I WANT TO KNOW AND IT CAN'T BE AT 11:00 IN THE MORNING. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? JUST A LITTLE NUANCE.
I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN THIS POSITION.
YOUR PREDECESSOR SPOKE HIGHLY OF YOUR BOSS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE WAS EXCITED ABOUT WORKING FOR YOUR BOSS.
TAKE THAT ALSO FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THIS AGREEMENT WITH THE EDITED CHANGES THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED.
YOU ARE THE ONE WHO MADE THE MOTION.
COMMISSIONER DANIEL, YOU WERE THE ONE WHO SECONDED.
DO YOU ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT BEING OFFERED?
>> REMIND ME OF THE EDITS AGAIN. REMIND AT.
>> I BELIEVE THE ASK WAS TO INVOLVE COMMISSION IN THE SELECTION AND RATIFICATION OF THE [OVERLAPPING].
>> [OVERLAPPING] I THINK DISTRICT CHIEF SECTION FIRST PARAGRAPH, SELECTION DISTRICT CHIEF, COMMISSIONER BOLTON INDICATED THAT MAGERS IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION.
RESPECT TO SAY THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST PARAGRAPH IN SECTION 10, WHICH INITIALLY DISCUSSED BSO AND ITS SOLE DISCRETION.
I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER BALTON RECOMMEND IT WOULD BE BSO SUBJECT TO APPROVAL CITY COMMISSION INSTEAD OF SLS QUESTION, THAT WOULD BE REMOVED TO SUBJECT TO COMMISSION.
THEN PARAGRAPH I WOULD BE ADDED AFTER H, RECOMMENDATION.
IF DISTRICT CAPTAIN WILL BE REMOVED, ONE OTHER GROUNDS WOULD BE BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION.
>> [INAUDIBLE] POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
>> GO FOR IT. [OVERLAPPING] EVERYBODY ELSE, HAVE YOURS.
>> THIS IS A TWO PARTY CONTRACT.
WE CAN'T UNILATERALLY, YOU KNOW, ADD OR AMEND, LANGUAGE OF THE CONTRACT WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE OTHER PARTY.
THE OTHER PARTY, OUTLINED THEIR ABILITY TO CONSENT AND NOT [OVERLAPPING].
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YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT SO WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT.
WE MAKE A CHANGE, WE SIGN IT WITH A CHANGE, AND THEN WE BRING IT TO THEM FOR THEM TO SIGN.
IF THEY DON'T SIGN IT, THEN IT COMES BACK TO US.
>> WE DISCUSSED THIS CONTRACT ON MONDAY.
YOU READ THROUGH THIS CONTRACT.
I THINK WE EDGED, WENT THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS.
YOU AS OUR CITY ATTORNEY, IS THIS CONTRACT OKAY IN TERMS OF US GOING THROUGH WITH BSO?
>> WITH RESPECT TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY, BUT STILL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR, THE COMMISSION HAS A RIGHT TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO ANY CONTRACT, INCLUDING THIS CONTRACT.
>> FROM THE DISCUSSIONS OF HEART, IT SEEMED LIKE IT'S AN INTERNAL PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH WITH THE MANAGER.
CITY MANAGER, FROM WHAT YOU'VE HEARD, DO YOU THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT WAY TO PROCEED?
>> I CAN'T ANSWER THAT FROM THE POINT THAT THE CURRENT FORM OF ADMINISTRATION SEPARATION OF POWERS BETWEEN THE LEGISLATION AND THE ADMINISTRATION CALLS FOR CITY MANAGER TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS.
THERE'S NO RATIFICATION REQUIREMENT IN THE REQUIRES THE CITY COMMISSION TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS.
IF THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, THAT'S A DIFFERENT DISCUSSION.
BUT IN TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, WE HAVE MUTUALLY AGREED UPON, AT LEAST, TO THIS POINT, MUTUALLY AGREED UPON AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
ANY CHANGES TO THE CONTRACT, OBVIOUSLY, NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED AND DECIDED WHETHER BSO WILL ACCEPT THOSE OR INCORPORATE THOSE OR NOT.
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THOUGH, NOTHING PRECLUDES THE COMMISSION FROM MAKING CHANGES AT THIS POINT.
WE COULD MAKE THE CHANGES OR RECOMMEND CHANGES.
POLICE SERVICES WILL CONTINUE AND THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BRING BACK WHATEVER THE RENEGOTIATED TERMS ARE IN A FUTURE COMMISSION MEETING. IS THAT NOT ACCURATE?
>> IF THAT WOULD BE THE CONCLUSION, BUT AT THIS POINT, IF YOU DECIDE TO MAKE CHANGES, AND THEN THERE'S NO AGREEMENT TO APPROVE BECAUSE THOSE CHANGES ARE NEITHER ACCEPTED BY THE OTHER PARTY.
>> THEN THEY WOULD CONTINUE WITH POLICE SERVICES UNTIL TO AGREE.
>> ARE WE CONSIDERED IN DEFAULT OF THE CONTRACT? [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT. ARE WE NOW IN THE POSITION WHERE WE ARE IN I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ONE YEAR OR TWO YEARS FROM OUR LAST FIVE YEAR CONTRACT, WHERE WE ON THOSE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE UNTIL WE ARE CONSIDERED IN TERMINATION? HOW LONG DO WE HAVE FOR NEGOTIATION PURPOSES BECAUSE THERE WAS NO EXTENSION OF THIS CONTRACT DONE WHILE WE WERE NEGOTIATING.
SINCE WE DID NOT EXTEND THE CONTRACT, WE'VE TERMINATED THE CONTRACT.
>> BEFORE I MAKE MY DECISION, I'D LIKE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON INFORMATION, AND FACTS, NOT EMOTIONS OR POLITICS.
MAJOR. WITH THESE CHANGES, DO YOU SEE THESE ARE CHANGES THAT YOU GUYS CANNOT ACCOMMODATE?
>> CORRECT. COMMISSIONER, RIGHT.
WHILE I CERTAINLY COMMISSIONER BOLTON, I HEAR YOU.
I RESPECT YOU. I UNDERSTAND THE BALANCE YOU'RE LOOKING TO STRIKE.
BUT I KNOW MY LIMITATIONS THAT CAPTAIN DAVID FRANKS, AT THE END, HE'S A EMPLOYEE OF THE SHERIFF.
HE'S AN AT WILL EMPLOYEE AS I AM.
THE SHERIFF IS WITHIN HIS RIGHTS, IF HE CHOOSES TO PROMOTE HIM, JUST LIKE HAPPENED TO CAPTAIN SERMONO, WHO IS NOW COLONEL SERMONO.
IF HE LOSES FAITH IN HIM, AND HE CHOOSES TO TERMINATE HIM.
IF FOR SOME REASON, CAPTAIN FRANKS DECIDES THAT HE HITS 25 YEARS AND WANTS TO RETIRE, WHICH HE'S NEVER INDICATED TO ME THAT'S HIS PLAN.
THOSE ARE COMMON STEPS IN ANY ORGANIZATION, PROMOTION, DEMOTION, TERMINATION, OR SEPARATION THROUGH RETIREMENT.
THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE THAT WOULD BE ABNORMAL.
THE CITY, IF IT HAS AN INTERNAL PROCESS, THAT IT WANTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE VETTING OF CANDIDATES, THAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED TO ROUGH ANOTHER AVENUE.
BUT THIS IS A VERY GOOD CONTRACT.
I WOULD IMPLORE YOU TO CONSIDER MOVING IT FORWARD AND NOT LET PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF GOOD.
I CANNOT AGREE TO THAT ONE PROVISION.
WE HAD A LOT OF DIALOGUE ABOUT THAT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND WE ADDED IN THERE THAT LANGUAGE
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PRIOR TO THE REMOVAL OF THE DISTRICT CHIEF IN THE CITY.THE SHERIFF [INAUDIBLE] SHALL PROVIDE REASONABLE NOTICE TO THE CITY MANAGER OF THE UPCOMING ACTION TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING.
THE MANAGER CAN COMMUNICATE TO THIS BODY, WHATEVER HIS DECISIONS ARE, THIS BODY CAN REQUIRE THE MANAGER TO BRING FORTH CANDIDATES TO BE CONFIRMED.
BUT CONTRACTUALLY, THIS IS THE FORM THAT THE SHERIFF IS COMFORTABLE WITH, AND I JUST HAVE TO COMMUNICATE THAT.
BUT I WOULD REALLY IMPLORE YOU TO NOT LET THIS ONE ITEM BE THE REASON THAT WE DON'T MOVE FORWARD ON ENSURING THAT THIS CONTRACT MOVES FORWARD, THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS SOLIDIFIED IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND THAT WE CAN CONTINUE OUR LONGSTANDING 36 YEAR RELATIONSHIP.
>> MAJOR, WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT THE CAPTAIN, THAT THE SHERIFF SAR SHOULD CHANGE HIS LIST.
WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT. I NEVER SAID THAT.
HE HAS THE ABILITY TO PROMOTE IN RANK, DEMOTE DISCIPLINE.
SUPPORT AND RETIREMENT, HE HAS ALL OF THAT.
WE NEVER SAID TO CHANGE ANY OF THAT.
ALL ASKED IS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL POINT, WHICH IS I, AND THAT WOULD BE ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
I UNDERSTAND AS A PREACHER AS WELL, THE EMOTIONAL EFFECT, YOU KNOW IF YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> CAN I ASK YOU A POINT OF CLARIFICATION COMMISSION?
>> WHEN YOU SAY I, ADDING THE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COMMISSION.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COMMISSION CONFIRMS THAT THE SHERIFF'S DECISION IS CONFIRM?
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEAN?
>> UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, YOU HAVE A, B, C, D, E, F, G. ALL OF THOSE PROVISIONS THAT THE SHERIFF HAS.
I'M SAYING WE SHOULD ADD A PROVISION PROVISION I THAT SAYS ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF MAJORITY OF THE CITY COMMISSION, WHICH MEANS THAT NOW WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO REMOVE A CAPTAIN.
FOR PROTECTION PURPOSES, WE'RE SAYING THAT IF THE SHERIFF EXERCISED HIS DISCRETION TO REMOVE THIS CAPTAIN, THEN ON PAGE 10, AN INCOMING CAPTAIN SHOULD NOT BE ARBITRARILY CHOSEN BY THE CITY MANAGER.
THAT CAPTAIN SHOULD BE CHOSEN BY MAJORITY OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
THAT'S THE CRUX OF WHAT I SAID.
>> COMMISSIONER, I CAN IF I CAN RESPOND TO YOU [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHAT YOU ALREADY DID ON PAGE 11 WHERE YOU SAID IT'S ALREADY [OVERLAPPING].
>> I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING NOW.
[OVERLAPPING] NOT A VENDOR CONTRACT ISSUE.
COMMISSIONER, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I THINK THAT YOU HAVE AN AVENUE WITHIN YOUR CHARTER THAT IF THAT WAS THE BODY'S CONSENSUS THAT THE MANAGER WOULD BRING THAT CONFERENCE TO THIS BODY.
IN MY PAST EXPERIENCE, I HAD THAT HAPPEN IN ONE OCCASION WITH MY OWN POSITION.
IF THIS BODY LOST FAITH IN THE DISTRICT CHIEF AND CONSENSUS WAS COMMUNICATED TO THE MANAGER, THEN THE MANAGER WOULD THEN EXERCISE THE CITY'S RIGHTS AND PROVISIONS.
WHAT I BELIEVE IS THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE THAT WITHIN YOUR RIGHTS AND WITHIN YOUR CITY CHARTER AND POLICY.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF CONSENSUS AMONGST THE BODIES.
>> MAJOR, WE HAVE WE HAVE GONE THROUGH INTERIMS AND INTERIMS AND INTERIMS. BEFORE THIS CAPTAIN, I THINK WE HAD TWO INTERIMS. ONE SHOWED UP, HEY, I'M HERE.
I'M HAPPY TO HELP YOU WITH THE SAME SONG AND DANCE THAT YOU HAVE.
THEN THE NEXT DAY, HE WAS GONE.
YOU MIGHT HAVE THE SAME SONG AND DANCE.
BECAUSE THAT'S THE TEMPERATURE, AND THAT'S THE CLIMATE UNDER WHICH YOU'RE EMPLOYED AS AN AT WILL EMPLOYEE.
I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT ALL OF THIS IS TO PROTECT YOU AND YOU AND HER AND ALL OF THE MEN AND WOMEN IN GREEN THAT I SUPPORT AND HONOR EVERY SINGLE.
>> WELL AT THIS POINT, YOU'VE MADE YOUR POINTS OF WHY YOU WANT IT.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE TRYING TO BULLY OR NOT PEOPLE INTO OTHER POSITIONS.
WE'VE BEAT THIS ONE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE ARE BASICALLY GOING TO GO BACK TO ASKING COMMISSIONER WRIGHT IF HE IS WILLING TO ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
THAT'S WHERE WE STAND RIGHT NOW.
>> BASICALLY, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE QUESTION AS IS [OVERLAPPING].
>> IF HE DOES NOT ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO VOTE NO ON THIS AGREEMENT.
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THEN MAKE A SEPARATE MOTION TO ADD THE COMMISSION.>> IF YOU WOULD LET ME FINISH WHAT I AM SAYING, YOU WOULD HAVE HEARD THAT.
IF IT FAILS, THEN WE BRING IT BACK WITH WHATEVER MODIFIED MOTION IS DESIRED.
WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS TO GETTING IT DONE? WHAT IS THE BEST OPTION? IF THERE'S OPTION ABC.
>> YOU RESPECT TO THE CONTRACT.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE COMMISSION HAS TO MAKE THE CALL WHAT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH.
OBVIOUSLY, THE CONTRACT HAS EXPIRED.
WE'VE BEEN OPERATING ON MONTH-TO-MONTH BASED ON THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT.
I THINK THIS BODY WANTS BSO AS A POLICE SERVICE PROVIDER, THEY HAVE IF THE MAJORITY WANTS SOME MODIFICATION.
WE COULD GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD WITH BSO AND SEE IF THAT COULD HAPPEN BASED ON, I RAISED THOSE SAME POINT IN OUR PRIVATE MEETINGS.
BUT NOW HE'S HEARING IT FROM OBVIOUSLY, THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND HE CAN TAKE IT BACK TO HIS LEADERSHIP.
WE CAN FIND A COMPROMISE THAT MAY BE ACCEPTABLE.
IT'S UP TO THE COMMISSION TO MAKE THE DECISION, EITHER.
>> OPTIONS. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THE CONTRACT TERMS WAS NEGOTIATED AND RECTIFY SOME OF THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCE, YOU CAN VOTE IT AS IS.
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE THE CONTRACT HAS NOT ADDRESSED SOME OF THE PAST EXPERIENCE WITH RESPECT TO NOTICE COMMUNICATION, WITH RESPECT TO DISTRICT CAPTAIN.
>> I WAS ASKING YOU OPTION, AS IN, BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT WE WANT.
WE WANT A VOICE. OPTIONS REGARDING THE VOICE, NOT REGARDING THE VOTE.
>> WELL, I BELIEVE THE MODIFICATION BEING REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON WOULD GIVE MORE VOICE, MORE SAY SO.
WHICH AT THE END OF THE DAY, BSO HAS TO HAVE A MEETING OF THE MINDS WITH THE CITY ON THOSE ISSUES.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE, A ENTITY THAT ALSO HAS A RIGHT OVER HIS OR HER EMPLOYEES, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE THE CITY PAYING 25 MILLION OR 23 MILLION, WHO WANTS TO SAY, HEY, IF WE'RE PAYING YOU THAT MUCH.
WE WANT TO HAVE A VOICE, A STRONGER VOICE.
WHERE IS THE COMPROMISE, BASICALLY?
>> MY POINT OF CLARIFICATION, CITY ATTORNEY.
WE CAN BASICALLY BE ABLE TO LEGALLY PROCEED WITH THE CONTRACT AND BRING IT BACK WITH THE OTHER OPTION OF DISCUSSING HOW THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE CITY MANAGER WORK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
IS THAT ANOTHER ITEM THAT COULD BE GIVEN ON THAT LIST OF THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE?
>> NO, BECAUSE COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
>> NO. IT'S OUTSIDE. IT'S A PROCEDURE.
>> NO. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT DENIED THAT PROCEDURALLY.
>> NO. HE DID NOT. COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
>> HE DID NOT IN THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
THE ONLY THING PROCEDURALLY THAT WE CAN DO NOW TO HAVE A VOICE IN THIS AGREEMENT IS FIRST VOTE NO ON THIS CONTRACT.
>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON, YOUR POINT HASN'T BEEN MADE WE ARE DONE.
>> THEN HEAR A VOTE AGAIN AND VOTE YES WITH THE CHANGE.
>> I JUST WANT MY COLLEAGUES TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT? WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN OUR PROCEDURES AND OUR POLICIES, AND OUR ANTI-BULLYING AND TRYING TO NOT FORCE PEOPLE TO HAVE TO THINK THE WAY ONE PERSON WANTS ON THIS DAY.
>> I EMBRACE ALL OF YOUR ADJECTIVES. GO AHEAD.
>> I'M GOING THROUGH THAT WAS THE POLICY THAT WE SET.
NOW I'M GOING TO FINISH MY COMMENT.
VICE MAYOR DANIEL ASKED, WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A LOUDER OR BIGGER VOICE AT THE TABLE.
THE OPTION THAT WAS PROVIDED WAS TO GO BACK AND HAVE US RENEGOTIATE THIS CONTRACT.
HAVE A CONTRACT BY BEING MONTH-TO-MONTH, HAVE A CONTRACT, AND THEN TRY TO RENEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT.
THE OTHER OPTION THAT IS NOT BEING PUT ON THE TABLE THAT SHOULD BE PUT ON THE TABLE IS WE GO FORWARD WITH A CONTRACT THAT HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED AND DISCUSSED, AND PROBABLY AT THIS POINT AT NAUSEUM.
THAT WE THEN HAVE OUR OWN MEETING WITH OUR CITY MANAGER.
THEN WE DISCUSS OUR INTERNAL PROCEDURES FOR THE PROCESS,
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WHICHEVER SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN WHERE WE ARE EITHER GOING TO LOSE OUR CHIEF FOR WHATEVER REASON.YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO RETIRE ANYTIME SOON.
WE'RE NOT GOING THROUGH THIS AGAIN.
THEN WE CAN DECIDE THAT THEN AT A WORKSHOP.
AT A MEETING WHERE WE CAN DISCUSS THE PROCEDURE VERSUS PUTTING IT INTO A CONTRACT THAT ALREADY HAS GIVEN US SOME VOICE AND NOTICE.
THAT'S THE THIRD OPTION, CORRECT? CITY ATTORNEY?
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL THE VICE MAYOR ASKED FOR.
>> AGAIN, VICE MAYOR, YOU COULD VOTE IT AS IS, OR YOU COULD VOTE BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
BASED ON THE OPTION YOU GAVE, THE OPTION THE MAYOR GAVE.
>> IN TERMS OF WE WORKSHOP A MEETING REGARDING COMMUNICATION AND PROCEDURE, MOVING FORWARD, HIRING ANY LEADERSHIP STAFF.
>> CONTRACT WITH BSO WILL CONTROL EVERYTHING IF IT'S APPROVED.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EXACTLY.
>> CONTRACT CALLS FOR COMMUNICATION TO THE CITY MANAGER.
>> THEY WANT CONTROL EVERYTHING.
A CONTRACT IS A CONTRACT. IF IT'S APPROVED.
>> I GET THAT. THAT'S WHY I SAID BOTH.
>> IF WE APPROVE THE CONTRACT AS IT IS NOW, THEN WE HAVE A CONTRACT, WE HAVE TO STICK BY IT.
>> ATTORNEY, DO YOU EVER WANT TO JUMP IN ON THE PROCEDURES IN THIS PLACE?
>> MAYOR, I HAVE ALREADY JUMPED IN. IN FACT.
I'M TRYING TO BE CLARIFIED. I SAID BOTH.
WE HOLD OFF ON THIS CONTRACT, BRING IT BACK TO WHOEVER MAKES THE DECISION.
THEN, AS A BODY, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT THE COMMUNICATION METHOD REGARDING HIRING PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARGE.
>> LET ME MAKE SURE HOLD OFF MEANS DEFERRED ITEM.
>> ARE YOU DOING A MOTION TO TABLE?
>> NO. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IS IT?
>> COULD I HAVE I'M READY TO 10 SECONDS TO RESPOND TO THE VICE MAYOR, MAYBE TO TRY TO HELP.
>> VICE MAYOR DANIEL, I UNDERSTOOD YOUR QUESTION.
TO YOUR POINT, IT IS POSSIBLE TO VOTE ON THE CONTRACT IN ITS CURRENT FORM AND TO CONTINUE THE SERVICES TODAY, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY PARALLEL PATH.
HAVING MEETING WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO DISCUSS THE INTERNAL CITY POLICIES WITH THE CITY COMMISSION BEING INVOLVED TO ACCOMPLISH THE SAME THING THAT COMMISSIONER BOLTON IS HOPING FOR MAJORITY CONSENSUS ON CONFIRMING OR REMOVING A DISTRICT CHIEF.
THAT'S THE PATH THAT I WOULD IMPLORE THIS COMMISSION TO CONSIDER AT THIS MOMENT.
>> I GET THAT I THINK WE LOSE POWER ONCE AGAIN, THOUGH, ONCE WE GO THAT PATH.
THAT WAS MY ONLY REASONING TO SAY, LET'S SEE WHERE THIS BRINGS US.
>> I STAND HERE ON BEHALF OF SHERIFF DOT GREGORY TONY.
I KNOW THAT CAPTAIN DAVID FRANKS IS A BSO SHERIFF EMPLOYEE, AND THAT THAT RIGHT IS GOING TO BE RESERVED. HOWEVER [OVERLAPPING].
>> I AGREE. I HAVE NOTHING WITH FRANK AND YOUR EXCELLENT JOB, SO NOTHING WITH YOU AS WELL.
>> IF THE CITY WISHES TO BE INVOLVED IN THE CONFIRMING OR THE REMOVING OF THE DISTRICT CHIEF, THE CITY'S CHARTER ALREADY HAS AN AVENUE FOR THAT.
THE CONTRACT, HOWEVER, IT SAYS THAT THE MECHANISM IS THE MANAGER, BUT THEN YOUR CHARTER CAN DIRECT THE COMMISSION IF IT SO WISHES TO BE A PART OF THAT MANAGEMENT OF THIS CONTRACT.
BUT I KNOW THAT, AS FAR AS THE PROVISION IN THE CONTRACT, THAT WOULD NOT BE AGREED UPON.
>> I GET THAT. I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING.
>> WE CAN'T GO WITH WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING.
>> BUT THAT'S MORE OF A QUESTION FOR THE MANAGER.
>> WE'RE CALLING THE QUESTION RIGHT NOW.
THE POINT BEING THAT WE HAVE JUST BEEN ADVISED IF WE DON'T AGREE TO THE CONTRACT AS IS, WE ARE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW, FOR A MONTH-TO-MONTH.
WE'RE IN TERMINATION, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> WHERE IN THE CONTRACT DO WE HAVE MONTH A MONTH IN HERE?
>> IT'S JUST BY PRACTICE, YOUR CONTRACT WOULD BE TO A MONTH A MONTH UNLESS NOTICE WAS SERVED.
BUT AGAIN, OUR HOPE IS TO THIS IS A VERY GOOD CONTRACT.
I WOULD IMPLORE YOU NOT TO LET PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF BETTER.
>> BASICALLY, WE WILL BE OUT OF CONTRACT IF WE DON'T VOTE ON THIS.
BUT WE REMAIN OUT OF CONTRACT.
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ON THIS ITEM, WE ARE BEING TOLD ON GOOD AUTHORITY, AS AUTHORITY IS VESTED IN YOU, THAT THE PROVISIONS BEING ASKED FOR WILL NOT BE APPROVED.BUT BEING ASKED TO GO BACK TO THE TABLE AGAIN TO ASK FOR THE SAME THING THAT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED, AND THE HOPE THAT PRESSURE WILL ALLOW IT TO BE APPROVED, IS REALLY PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> WELL, MAYOR, JUST TO THAT POINT.
YOUR ATTORNEY ALREADY HAD BROUGHT IT UP TO THAT THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS DISCUSSED WHEN WE MET PRIVATELY.
I ALREADY BROUGHT THAT ITEM BACK.
I KNOW MY LIMITATIONS. I'M VERY AMENABLE.
I LOVE THE CITY. LIKE I TOLD YOU, I GREW UP IN THIS CITY WITH MY MOTHER.
I'M COMMITTED TO THIS CONTRACT.
I'M COMMITTED TO YOU AND TO THESE RESIDENTS.
I WOULD STRONGLY URGE YOU TO AFFIRM IT.
THEN TO WORK OUT IN THE INTERNAL PROCEDURES WITH THE MANAGER SEPARATELY.
>> MADAM MAYOR, WOULD YOU BE AMENABLE TO RECOGNIZE CHIEF GARRIGA 44?
>> I'VE WANTED TO. COME ON UP.
YOU GO OVER THERE. YOU'RE PART OF THE TEAM.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSION.
GOOD AFTERNOON RESIDENTS. I'M GOING TO BE VERY SHORT.
I WORK AS A POLICE CONSULTANT FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
THIS IS A VERY GOOD CONTRACT FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC FOR ALL OF YOU AND FOR THE RESIDENTS.
THERE WERE A HANDFUL OF THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT WHEN WE FIRST STARTED LOOKING AT THE CONTRACT AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY.
FOCUS WAS GOING TO BE ON INCREASING VISIBILITY OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, ENHANCING TRAFFIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND IMPROVING COMMUNICATION.
AGAIN, I'LL STATE IT: IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AND ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY.
COMMISSION. THIS IS A VERY GOOD CONTRACT, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS WERE ADDRESSED IN THIS CONTRACT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN ADDRESSED IN OTHER CITY CONTRACTS.
THE MAJOR, THE CAPTAIN, AND THE LIEUTENANT.
WE BROUGHT IN THINGS LEFT AND RIGHT. IT WAS YES.
A FEW THINGS THEY PAUSED ON, AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO AGREE TO THEM, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THINGS WERE AGREED UPON.
AGAIN, I'LL SAY IT A THIRD TIME, THIS IS A VERY GOOD CONTRACT.
IT WOULD BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS, THE BUSINESSES, AND ALL OF YOU.
CONTRACTS ARE WRITTEN WITH INK AND PAPER.
AGREEMENTS ARE MADE BETWEEN PEOPLE.
YOU HAVE THREE LEADERS HERE WHO ARE READY TO WORK WITH THIS CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> YEAH, I DO. BECAUSE I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE GET WHAT WE WANT AT THE END OF THE DAY.
I AGREE. THE CONTRACT IS GOOD, BUT I DO WANT A VOICE.
I'VE SAID THAT. I WENT AT LENGTH WITH THE MAJOR.
>> THANK YOU. MAJOR, CAPTAIN, XO, LIEUTENANT, AND OUR POLICE SAFETY OFFICER, THAT WE HIRED ON OUR BEHALF TO NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT WITH BSO FOR YOUR TIME.
I GUESS OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL BE IN TOUCH WITH THINGS THAT ARE FURTHER DOWN THE LINE. WE ARE NOW.
>> I BELIEVE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PRESERVE THIS AGREEMENT.
LIMITED ONLY TO THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD TODAY.
THE POINTS THAT WERE MADE AND REITERATED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
I'D LIKE TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CHANGES THAT WE'D LIKE TO TRANSMIT TO BSO, AND NOT HAVING TO COME BACK IF WE AGREE WITH THE AGREEMENT.
I'D LIKE A SECOND VOTE ON THIS AGREEMENT, APPROVING THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CHANGES.
>> WELL, IT'S A NEW MOTION. IF I HEAR CORRECTLY, WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEND THIS BACK TO THE SHERIFF, THE WHOLE TOWN.
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THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT, GOING TO GO THROUGH YOUR LEGAL.IF IT'S AGREED UPON, WE HAVE A CONTRACT.
IF IT'S NOT AGREED UPON, WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT.
>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE UP TO THIS COMMISSION.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH THE REVISIONS.
THE CONTRACT WOULD BE APPROVED AT THE VOTE PASSED WITH THE SUGGESTED REVISIONS IN SECTION 10.
THEN YOU WOULD EXPECT ME TO BRING THAT BACK TO THE SHERIFF TO CONFIRM A DECISION.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO REMIND COMMISSIONER BOLTON, VICE MAYOR DANIEL, MAYOR GOMEZ, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.
THAT I'VE ALREADY BROUGHT THAT.
I KNOW, JUST IT'S POSSIBLE FOR SOMEBODY ON THE PREVAILING SIDE TO BRING BACK THE MOTION THAT FAILED.
I WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER THAT POSSIBILITY OF BRINGING BACK THE MOTION THAT FAILED AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACT IN ITS CURRENT FORM.
SIMULTANEOUSLY ADDRESSING, I'M NOT SIDESTEPPING COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S VALID CONCERNS.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON, YOUR CONCERNS CAN BE ADDRESSED VIA THE CHARTER.
YOUR CHARTER GIVES YOU THE LANGUAGE AND THE AUTHORITY AND POWER TO CONSENSUS OF THIS COMMISSION TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE VERY PROCESS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO MEMORIALIZE IN THE CONTRACT.
BUT I KNOW THAT THE CONTRACT, WE CANNOT MEMORIALIZE THAT PROVISION IN THE CONTRACT.
YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, TOO, THAT WITH THE FAVORED NATION CLAUSE, LET ME TWO CLAUSE.
THAT WOULD IMPACT EVERY OTHER ONE OF OUR CITIES.
THAT HAS NOT BEEN AGREED ON WITH ANY OF THE CITIES.
YOU'RE NOT JUST ASKING THE SHERIFF TO AGREE WITH THE CITY OF TAMARAC ON THAT CHANGE; YOU'RE ASKING HIM TO AGREE TO PUT THAT INTO EVERY CONTRACT WITH EVERY CITY.
EVERY CITY GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS DIFFERENTLY.
EVERY CITY COMMISSION HAS DIFFERENT LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT.
EVERY CITY MANAGER IS A DIFFERENT CITY MANAGER.
IT'S A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC. WE TRY.
THAT'S EVEN THE HOMETOWN POLICE.
WE TRY TO CATER OUR MISSION TO THE UNIQUENESS OF THE COMMUNITY.
BUT THAT CONTRACT HAS TO HAVE SOME STANDARD LANGUAGE WHICH INCLUDES THIS SECTION BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUENESS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
I'M JUST ASKING IF YOU WOULD WORK WITH ME IN CONSIDERING THE ALTERNATIVE PATH WITH YOUR CHARTER TO ACCOMPLISH THE SAME THING THAT YOU WANT AND TO MOVE ON THE CONTRACT IN ITS FORM, BECAUSE I KNOW THE ANSWER.
I THINK NOW HE UNDERSTANDS, OR YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND, OUR POSITION, AND THE VOTE IS ALREADY DONE.
I'D LIKE TO FOR THE MAYOR TO CALL THE QUESTION.
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION, MAYOR.
FOR ME, PERSONALLY, MY PERSONAL CONTENTION WITH HOW THE CONTRACT WAS PRESENTED, MAJOR, IS SIMPLY THE FACT THAT THE DEFINITIONS AND THE TERMS ARE JUST NOT CLEAR FOR ME.
THE PROVISION UNDER SECTION 6 AND PERHAPS EVEN UNDER SECTION 10 BY WHICH WE'VE BEEN KIND OF BACK AND FORTH ABOUT, RELATIVE TO CITY VERSUS CITY MANAGER, I THINK COULD BE CLEANED UP.
WHEREAS THE CITY DOES HAVE A CHARTER, AND IT DOES HAVE LANGUAGE AND BY WHICH WE USE TO GOVERN OUR CITY, THAT DOESN'T GOVERN THE CONTRACT.
I THINK WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS PREEMPT OR PREVENT ANY FUTURE MISCOMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN US AND OUR MARRIAGE.
MY NO IS RELATIVE TO OR WAS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THE CONTRACT IS NOT CLEARLY DEFINED. THE TERMS. THE DEFINITIONS ARE AMBIGUOUS TO SOME DEGREE FOR ME.
IF YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE SHERIFF IS NOT WILLING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CHANGES BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
ARE YOU ALSO SAYING THAT THE SHERIFF IS NOT WILLING TO CONSIDER CHANGES THAT WOULD CLEAR UP THE DEFINITIONS TO MAKE CLEAR WHO THE CITY IS.
>> COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION, IF I CAN RESPOND.
WHEN WE MET WITH THE MANAGER AND THE ATTORNEY AND YOUR CONSULTANT, I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DELINEATION BETWEEN ITEMS THAT ARE CONTRACT TERMS OR PROVISIONS, AND THEN ITEMS THAT ARE MATTERS OF POLICY AND DIRECTION.
WHAT I'M HEARING FROM YOU, THESE ARE POLICY DIRECTION ITEMS. THE MANAGER IN YOUR CHARTER HAS A LOT OF AUTHORITY IN THE WAY THAT HE MANAGES THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS ON BEHALF OF THIS BODY.
BUT THIS BODY, AS THE MAYOR EVEN SAID,
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IS THE BOARD THAT GIVES THAT DIRECTION.OUR DISTRICT CHIEF IS WILLING TO BE AS INVOLVED AS THE MANAGER WISHES HIM TO BE INVOLVED WITH COMMUNICATION.
IF THAT IS COMMUNICATING ANY NEEDS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO HIM DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, WHATEVER IT IS, WE HAVE BEEN AMENABLE.
IF THAT IS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE ELECTED, AND IF SOMETHING OCCURS WITHIN YOUR RESPECTIVE ZONES, THEN WE ARE AMENDABLE TO THAT.
IF THIS BODY WISHES TO HAVE PIO-TYPE RELEASES COORDINATED WITH THE CITY, AND THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE MANAGER DIRECT US THAT THIS IS THE POINT OF CONTACT IN THE CITY THAT YOU WISH FOR US TO COMMUNICATE WITH, WE ARE AMENDABLE.
COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. I DON'T [OVERLAPPING].
>> I THINK THAT A LOT OF THESE ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO THE POLICY, WE CAN WORK THAT OUT IN A RELATIONSHIP AND A CONVERSATION.
I CAN HELP ENSURE THAT CAPTAIN FRANKS UNDERSTANDS THE DIRECTION AND THAT WE HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO THAT.
>> MAJOR, FOR THE RECORD, YOU AND YOUR TEAM WITH RESPECT TO CLARIFICATION OF LANGUAGE.
YOU'VE BEEN VERY AMENABLE, I THINK, AND MY ANSWER TO COMMISSIONER PATTERSON QUESTION, I BELIEVE, IS YES.
BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT A SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE, IT'S A CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO WHAT A TERM MEANS.
I THINK THE ANSWER BASED ON MIKE'S RECENT EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR TEAM, THAT IF WE HAVE A CLARIFIED TERM, SO NO ONE IS CONFUSED, I THINK YOUR TEAM HAS ACCEPTED.
>> I THINK IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE CLARIFYING CITY AND THE DEFINITIONS TERM, THERE'S NO REASON OR OBJECTION TO ME TO CLARIFY WHAT CITY WOULD BE DEFINED AS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE CLEAR, MR. ATTORNEY, THAT THE POLICIES ON HOW THAT WOULD BE THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THAT, THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF THAT.
WE WOULD JUST NEED DIRECTION FROM YOUR MANAGER TO THE DISTRICT CHIEF ON WHAT THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF THAT POLICY CHANGES.
>> THAT IS MY POINT OF CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE WE CAN CHANGE IT TO SAY CITY COMMISSION, CITY MANAGER, CITY AS BOUNDARIES.
BUT IF IT CHANGES WHAT IT MEANS WITHIN THE CONTRACT, THAT BECOMES MATERIAL BECAUSE THERE'S NO STOPPING THE AREA THAT THERE IS CONCERN FOR SPECIFICALLY SAYING CITY MANAGER VERSUS CITY, WHICHEVER THE DEFINITION IS, AND THEN REDEFINING THE ROLES WITHIN THE CONTRACT, WHICH WOULD BE MATERIAL.
> CORRECT, MAYOR. BUT COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, I THINK I UNDERSTAND YOUR INTENT, AS WELL AS I UNDERSTAND COMMISSIONER BOLTON'S INTENT.
A LOT OF THAT IS GOING TO BE POLICY DRIVEN.
THE MANAGER WE TAKE DIRECTION FROM HIM BECAUSE THERE HAS TO BE A CONTRACT MANAGER, WHICH IS YOUR CITY MANAGER, CAPTAIN DAVID FRANKS IS A DIRECTOR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
HE'S COMMUNICATING WITH HIM DURING HIS NORMAL DIRECTOR MEETINGS, STAFF MEETINGS.
BUT JUST LIKE ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE, THE MANAGER GIVES DIRECTION TO CAPTAIN DAVID FRANKS, WE WOULD MARCH IN LINE WITH THAT IN THE SPIRIT OF PARTNERSHIP.
IF THERE IS COMMUNICATION THAT IS DESIROUS, WE CAN FACILITATE THAT.
I CAN HAVE CAPTAIN DAVID FRANKS COME UP HERE AND CONFIRM HIS WILLINGNESS TO FACILITATE THAT COMMUNICATION ON BEHALF OF THIS CITY AND THIS BODY.
ALL WE NEED IS A DIRECTION FROM THE MANAGER.
WE HAVE A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MANAGER.
WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE WORK TO BE AMENABLE AND RESPONSIVE TO HIS NEEDS ON YOUR BEHALF.
>> I GUESS ANOTHER POINT OF CLARIFICATION; COULD CITY BE MISCONSTRUED TO, I DON'T KNOW, COULD A COMMUNICATION POTENTIALLY GO TO THE PIO OFFICE AND NEVER ARRIVE TO THE CITY MANAGER OR ANYBODY IN LEADERSHIP? THAT'S MY CONCERN HERE.
CITY DOESN'T REFERENCE ANYBODY.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION, I THINK, WAS NOT IN THE CONTRACT PREVIOUSLY.
NOW THAT IT IS DOCUMENTED, AND THERE IS LANGUAGE HERE, THE LAST SENTENCE SAYS, IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, NOTIFICATION CAN BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I JUST THINK THAT THIS LANGUAGE DOES NOT NECESSARILY CONCRETELY COMMUNICATE THAT WE WILL BE BETTER POSITIONED IN THE EVENT OF A MATERIAL EVENT IN THIS CITY.
WHILE I APPRECIATE THAT THE LANGUAGE IS HERE, AND I REALLY FOUGHT HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD SOME LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT, I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT IS CLEAR ENOUGH.
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IN THE FUTURE, THERE COULD EASILY BE SAID THAT, WELL, THIS LEAVES ROOM FOR ERROR, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
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WHAT I'M ASKING IS, CAN WE CLARIFY EITHER THE DEFINITIONS FOR ME, SPECIFICALLY, PUBLIC, OR THE TERMS AS LAID IN PUBLIC COMMUNICATION SECTION 6?>> I THINK I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO CLARIFYING HOW WE COMMUNICATE THAT PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.
I WILL TELL YOU FROM MY PERSPECTIVE IN THE CONTRACT, THE COMMUNICATION FOR THAT TYPE OF EVENT WOULD GO DIRECTLY TO THE CITY MANAGER.
THEN THE CITY MANAGER; HOWEVER, HIS PROCESS IS FOR COMMUNICATING TO THE ELECTED, HE WOULD THEN FACILITATE THAT COMMUNICATION.
FOR US, IF SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT WAS A MAJOR EVENT, THAT WE FELT THAT THIS BODY NEED TO BE AWARE.
WE FELT A NEWS RELEASE WAS GOING TO OCCUR; WE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT CAPTAIN DAVID FRANKS COMMUNICATED WITH YOUR CITY MANAGER.
THEN IF WE DID THAT, I WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT WE DID CONTRACTUALLY FULFILL OUR OBLIGATION.
NOW, THE MANAGER IS GOING TO HAVE HIS OWN PROCESS, I BELIEVE, IN PLACE ON HOW HE COMMUNICATES TO THIS ELECTED BODY.
IF THE MANAGER TOLD US THAT HE WANTED US TO COMMUNICATE SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY TO THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, OR TO THE ELECTED BODY, THEN WE WOULD HAPPILY BE AMENDABLE TO THAT.
WE HAVE OTHER CITIES WHERE WE COMMUNICATE WITH THE ELECTED.
THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING, I BELIEVE THAT'S MORE OF A POLICY ISSUE.
WE JUST NEED DIRECTION, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO FACILITATE IT AT THE WILL OF THE MANAGER IN THIS COMMISSION.
>> BASICALLY, YOU'RE SAYING THEN, YOU COULD JUST CHANGE OR SPEAK WHAT THE DEFINITION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS. THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
>> NO. BECAUSE A CITY MANAGER HAS A DIFFERENT DEFINITION IN THE DEFINITIONS.
BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THE MANAGER IS ESSENTIALLY THE ONE WHO WE WOULD REPORT TO [OVERLAPPING].
>> I GET THAT. BUT I THINK OUR ASK WAS TO HAVE A SAY IN THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
YOU'RE SAYING THAT CITY OF TAMARAC ENCOMPASSES ALL OF US.
>> IT ENCOMPASSES YOU AND YOUR CHARTER.
THIS IS WHY I WOULD LIKE TO SAY [OVERLAPPING].
>> NO. YOU SAY IF IT INDEED ENCOMPASS ALL OF US, THIS BODY, THE CITY MANAGER, WHOEVER REPRESENTS THE CITY MANAGER, THEN CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT IN THE DEFINITION? I THINK THAT'S [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT IS. THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. GO AHEAD.
>> VICE MAYOR, THE LANGUAGE IS STANDARD IN ALL OF OUR CONTRACTS.
>> IT'S BETWEEN TWO ENTITIES, ONE, CITY OF TAMARAC, CITY, AND BRAVER SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BSO.
ALL THE OTHER ELEMENTS, DETAILS IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION ARE DETAILED IN THERE ONLY WHEN NEEDED, REFERENCING TO CITY MANAGER OR THE CAPTAIN, OR THE MAJOR OR OTHER OFFICERS OF THE [OVERLAPPING].
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CLARIFY.
HE SAID, BECAUSE DIFFERENT CITIES RUN DIFFERENT.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DIFFERENT CITY, ELECTED OFFICIALS GETTING MORE POWER.
>> BECAUSE THAT'S WHY THEY WERE ELECTED.
NOT POWER IN A BAD WAY, POWER TO HAVE A VOICE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT THAT AUTHORITY EXISTS IN THE COMMISSION TODAY.
IF THAT'S THE DESIRE OF THE COMMISSION TO BE INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION, IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE POLICE CAPTAIN, FIRE CHIEF OR ANY OTHER THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED ON THE CITY SIDE OUTSIDE OF THIS CONTRACT.
>> I AGREE. THE PROBLEM IS IT WASN'T.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LAST MONTH.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.
YOU GET WHAT I'M SAYING. I AGREE.
WE'RE TRYING TO ENSURE THAT IT WILL BE.
>> I THINK WE'RE GOING IN CIRCLES.
I THINK IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.
WE'RE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT, AGREEMENT FOR POLICE SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AS AN ENTITY AND GREGORY TONY, PHD, AS SHERIFF OF BROWARD COUNTY.
WE'RE NOT ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BSO, THE ORGANIZATION; WE'RE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A PERSON. THAT'S NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO, WHERE CITY OF TAMARAC IS CONCERNED, THE CITY OF TAMARAC, CLEARLY DEFINED IN THE SIGNATURE LINE AS A MANAGER AND THE MAYOR, TWO SIGNATURES.
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SIR, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.I'M NOT A LAWYER. I WORK WITH THE COURTS EVERY DAY.
I READ COMPLETELY WHAT THIS IS, AND I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE ON BECAUSE IF WE DON'T, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS BEING TRASHED OUT UNTIL 7:00 TONIGHT.
I THINK YOU SHOULD RUN WITH THE CHANGES THAT WE DISCUSSED AND JUST GO BACK TO DR. TONY AND ASK HIM WHAT HE'S AMENABLE TO AND COME BACK TO US.
BECAUSE IF WE HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVERSATIONS, THIS CONTRACT IS GOING TO BE RIPPED INTO EVEN MORE.
I THINK THAT WE RESPECT YOU AND CAPTAIN FRANKS ENOUGH TO SEE SOME OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS, BUT WILLING TO TURN A BLIND EYE.
REALLY AND TRULY IT'S 3:05, AND WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE, AND I THINK IT IS TIME FOR US TO CALL THE QUESTION.
>> CITY ATTORNEY, YOU WISH TO SAY SOMETHING?
>> JUST WANTED TO REMIND THERE'S A MOTION SECOND ON THE TABLE. THAT'S ALL.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THE REMINDERS. CITY CLERK [OVERLAPPING].
>> CAN I MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION, OR CAN WE CLARIFY THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE FLOOR FIRST OF ALL?
>> THE MOTION WAS TO CLARIFY SECTION 10 OF THE AGREEMENT TO THE SELECTION OF CAPTAIN, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION MANAGER AND SELECTION OF CAPTAIN.
ALSO, WITH RESPECT TO SECTION 10, BSO DISCRETION TO REMOVE THE CAPTAIN.
COMMISSIONER BOLTON ADDED SECTION I, WOULD BE BASICALLY SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION ALSO.
>> COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, WE WERE CALLING THE ROLL.
YOU WANTED TO MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT OR NOT?
>> YES. I WAS GOING TO ASK IF WE COULD CONSIDER A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO WHAT'S ON THE FLOOR AND POTENTIALLY, UNDER SECTION 10, WOULD WE BE OKAY WITH NOTICE? BSO IT CURRENTLY SAYS, BSO IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE.
I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD DO BSO SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE.
IF WE TAKE OUT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, BSO SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE, AND THEN UNDER THE PROPOSED SECTION I, THAT SECTION I BE WITH NOTICE TO THE COMMISSION.
BECAUSE I THINK THE CHALLENGE HERE IS THAT WE'RE TELLING BSO, WHO'S EMPLOYING THE EMPLOYEE, THAT THEY CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT OUR APPROVAL, I'M GUESSING.
IF THAT'S THE INTENT UNDER SECTION I FOR CLARITY.
I'M PROPOSING MAYBE THAT WE LOOK AT IT FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF WHATEVER CHANGES COME AS A RESULT OF THEIR DECISION THAT THE CITY IS GIVEN NOTICE.
THE COMMISSIONER, THERE'S LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT SAYS THE REMOVAL OF THE DISTRICT CHIEF FROM THE CITY FOR ANY REASON NOT SPECIFIED ABOVE SHALL REQUIRE THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER, AND IT ALSO REQUIRES THE SHERIFF MEET WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND NOTIFY THE CITY MANAGER THAT THE SHERIFF HAS LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE DISTRICT CHIEF.
THERE'S SOME NOTICE REQUIREMENTS IN THERE.
>> YEAH, BUT IT SAYS REASONABLE NOTICE.
EVEN THAT IS JUST AGAIN, A LOT OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT, NONE OF IT IS ANCHORING.
IT'S ALL JUST VERY SUBJECTIVE, AND WHEN THEY GET AROUND TO IT, I THINK WHAT WE'RE AIMING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE IS THAT REASONABLE COULD BE CONSIDERED SIX MONTHS.
>> YEAH. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, I THINK, I BELIEVE THE PURPOSE OF COMMISSIONER BOLTON AMENDMENT TO THAT SECTION, AND HE COULD CORRECT ME IS TO GIVE THE COMMISSION OR AT LEAST A SAY SO WHEN A CAPTAIN IS REMOVED FOR ANY OF THOSE REASONS OUTLINED IN A, B, C, D, E OR F, O, G OR H, YOUR PROPOSED AMENDMENT OR BASICALLY SAID THAT BSO WOULD ONLY REQUIRE TO GIVE NOTICE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING.
>> I THINK WHAT COULD FIX THE COMMISSIONER'S ASK
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IS ADD A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO HAVE MORE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CONSULTANT.BE VICE MAYOR DANIEL WANTED TO MEET WITH A CONSULTANT AS WELL AND DIDN'T GET AN OPPORTUNITY.
I THINK IF YOU HAVE SOME OTHER IDEAS, YOU CAN ALSO BRING IT TO THE CONSULTANT.
I NEVER GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH A CONSULTANT AS WELL.
IF THERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS BEYOND WHAT WE DISCUSSED TODAY, THE CONSULTANT CAN TALK WITH BSO ABOUT THEM AND COME BACK WITH NOT JUST A GOOD AGREEMENT, BUT A BETTER AGREEMENT, AN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT.
DON'T LOOK SO MAD, PASTOR. WE STILL LOVE YOU.
>> YEAH. BASICALLY, I THINK NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THAT IF IT'S PASSED, THE CITY MANAGER AND HIS STAFF CAN CLARIFY OR DEAL WITH SOME PROCESS WHERE WE CAN GET A LITTLE MORE UNDERSTANDING WHAT EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION WANT AND GO BACK TO BSO.
IT DOESN'T PRECLUDE STAFF FROM HAVING THAT CONTINUED DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMISSION ON ONE ON ONE BASIS.
COMMISSION, SO IF YOU HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS WITH THE CONSULTANT, WE CAN MEET WITH YOU, AND WE CAN RELAY THOSE SUGGESTIONS TO THE BSO.
>> COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. YOU NO LONGER WANT THE FRIENDLY MOMENT.
>> YEAH, I THINK I BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED.
I DO THINK THAT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN MY COLLEAGUES AND THE CONSULTANT AND IT SEEMS BASED ON WHAT I UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL NOT BE IN JEOPARDY OF ANY POLICE SERVICES, AS LONG AS SAFETY IS STILL PRIORITY IN THE CITY.
IF THERE ARE AREAS THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO IRON THROUGH, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY ANYONE SHOULDN'T BE GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY.
I WOULD SUPPORT THAT, AND THAT AGAIN, I THINK THE OVERARCHING THING HERE IS JUST SIMPLY THAT WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE CONTRACT, AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THROUGH THEIR CHANGES, I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE.
>> YEAH BUT IF IT'S NOT ACCEPTED, IT'S NOT ACCEPTED, BUT I WAS JUST PROPOSING THAT POTENTIALLY WE AMENDED TO EITHER CONSIDER AN EVALUATION BY THE COMMISSION PRIOR TO ANY CHANGES IN OUR CHIEF, OR I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION, I'M GUESSING FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS REASONS, IF THE SHERIFF IS LOOKING TO MAKE CHANGES IN HIS STAFF THERE IS SOME CONFIDENCE OR SOME CONFIDENTIALITY RELATED TO THAT.
ON SOME HAND, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE THERE MIGHT BE SOME DESIRE FOR CONFIDENTIALITY AROUND THE DECISION, BUT I DO ALSO AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT WE DON'T WANT TO JUST BE ROTATING CHIEFS.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HOLD BSO FEET TO THE FIRE AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.
IT'S NOT JUST RIPPING SOMEONE OUT OF OUR CITY ARBITRARILY.
MAYBE IIS OR I WOULD PROPOSE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT WE EVEN LOOK AT PERFORMANCE MEASURE.
>> IF THIS PASSES, WE'LL RE ENGAGE EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION AND GET THE INPUT, BRING THE CONSULT, ALSO, AND WE'LL TAKE THE MARCHING ORDERS.
>> CAN I HAVE A SIMPLE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION.
IS THERE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT BEING REQUESTED TO THE MOTION?
>> NOT OFFICIALLY. IS IT WITHDRAWN COMMISSIONER PATTERSON? IT'S NOT.
>> YEAH. BUT I DID MAKE THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT WAS [INAUDIBLE].
>> CONVERSATION CONTINUE TO BE HAD BEFORE IT CAN BE [INAUDIBLE]
>> I COULD THEORETICALLY ACCEPT YOUR FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, BUT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS FOR MORE NEGOTIATIONS.
REALLY AND TRULY, BECAUSE THERE IS NO AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW, WE CAN JUST SIMPLY NOT HAVE A VOTE AND JUST HAVE THEM GO BACK AND DISCUSS ALL THAT YOU'RE SAYING, WHAT I'M SAYING WHAT THE VICE MAYOR SAYING, WHATEVERBODY IS SAYING.
THEY CAN JUST GO BACK AND TALK BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT.
>> ONLY REASON I WAS SAYING THAT IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING
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THAT THE ATTORNEY HAD ITEMIZED SOME CHANGES.IF THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN ITEMIZED, AND WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THOSE CHANGES, THEN.
>> WE CAN GO WITHOUT. I KNOW THESE CHANGES.
THEY HEARD YOUR COMMENT, THEY HEARD THE CHANGES.
OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE A MOTION SECOND.
WE CAN TAKE THE DIRECTION BASED ON THOSE COMMENTS.
>. WE CAN ACTUALLY EITHER WITHDRAW THE MOTION ON THE TABLE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO ASKED FOR.
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT.
>> COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, DO YOU ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT?
>> I DO NOT ACCEPT IT BECAUSE I THINK COMMISSIONER MORLON IS RIGHT.
I THINK WHAT HE'S ASKING FOR IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT AS A COMMISSION.
AS THE MAJOR MENTIONED, THE CONTRACT IS NOT GOING TO BE PERFECT.
PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE MORE ON PRIORITY.
WE GOT TO MAKE SURE RESIDENTS IS TAKEN CARE OF.
I SECOND THE MOTION FOR WANTING US TO BE INVOLVED.
I KNOW IT'S AN INTERNAL ISSUE, WHICH IS WHY I SUPPORTED THE PREVIOUS MOTION.
BUT I WANT TO GET A CONTRACT, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO GET IN THE WEEDS.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, YOU GUYS ENGAGE A CONSULTANT.
I SEE THE CAPTAIN ALL THE TIME.
I WAS AT THE NIGHT OUT BEFORE I CAME TO YOUR EVENT.
I ENGAGED WITH THE CAPTAIN, I MET THE MAJOR'S FAMILY.
I'M ALWAYS SEEING THESE GENTLEMEN IN THE COMMUNITY.
THEY'RE RESPONSIVE, AND THEY LOOK INTO IT.
A LOT OF THE THINGS, I DON'T HAVE TO SIT DOWN WITH A CONSULTANT BECAUSE I SEE THEM. THE LIEUTENANT RIGHT HERE.
I SAW HIM IN MY COMMUNITY ONE TIME PATROLLING THE COMMUNITY WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE.
YOU GUYS AND I WALK AROUND THE CITY, I WALK ALL OVER THE PLACE.
PEOPLE SEE ME WALKING. I DON'T HAVE TO GET IN ALL THAT STUFF.
THOSE THINGS ARE IN THE WEEDS, AND I THINK WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT.
I SUPPORT YOUR AMENDMENT WITH THE CHANGES OF US BEING INVOLVED.
LET'S CALL THE VOTE. LET'S MOVE ON AND GET THE POLICE SERVICE IN PLACE.
>> CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES FOUR TO ONE AS AMENDED, SORRY.
>> IT IS 3:20. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE TAKING A 10 MINUTE BREAK.
[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.]
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.>> ITEM 78. ORDINANCE OF CITY COMMISSION CITY OF TAMARAC AMEND CHAPTER 10.
ARTICLE 2 OF LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF CITY OF TAMARAC ENTIRE ZONING DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY AMENDED SECTION 10-2.8, ENTITLED QUALIFIED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO LIV LOCAL ACT OF 2023 TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES, REGULATION, IMPLEMENT SECTION 166.041, FLORIDA STATUTES OF IN SENATE BILL 17 30, ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT EIGHT TO PROVIDE FOR DEVELOPMENT REGULATION, ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF CERTAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS, PURSUANT TO STATE LAW PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND, PLEASE.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
A FULL PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM WAS DELIVERED AT THE STAFF A GENDER REVIEW WORKSHOP ON MONDAY THE 20TH.
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER MAXINE CALLOWAY IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IN THE INTERIM.
WE WILL OPEN THIS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ANYBODY WISHING TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
WELL, I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT.
I'M NOT GOING TO ASK MISS CALLOWAY TO COME BACK UP.
SHE MADE A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION ON MONDAY.
BASICALLY, THIS LIVE LOCAL ACT IS TO MAKE US HAVE TO ALLOW CERTAIN THINGS AGAINST THE PLANS COMMUNITY OF OUR CITY.
IN MY OPINION, THE REDUCTION FROM 20% TO 15% ON PARKING AND GOING INTO OUR PD, OUR WHOLE OUR LOCAL ACTIVITY CENTER, I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS CHANGE.
I KNOW LEGISLATIVELY, I PROBABLY HAVE NO RIGHT TO SAY NO, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.
I THINK THAT THIS IS A FEEL GOOD SOUND BITE FROM THE STATE.
I FULLY SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I FULLY SUPPORT SMART GROWTH AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PUTTING PEOPLE IN HOMES THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE ALIGNED TO THEN BE CONSIDERED DISCRIMINATORY ON THEIR FACE BECAUSE WE'RE PUTTING THEM IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA AND NOT HAVING SUFFICIENT SERVICES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE WAY OUR CITY HAS BEEN PLANNED OUT.
I THINK THAT WE ARE TRYING TOO HARD TO FORCE PEOPLE OUT OF CARS WHEN WE KNOW VERY WELL THAT WHEN YOU NEED TO GET TO YOUR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS FOR SOME OF OUR SENIORS,
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THEY EITHER HAVE AIDES, THEY HAVE FAMILY, OR GUESS WHAT? THEY DRIVE. I THINK THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PUT SOME OF OUR SENIORS AND OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING POPULATION INTO UNITS THAT MAY SEEM AFFORDABLE, BUT AFTER A WHILE, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED A QUALITY OF LIFE PROPERTY, FOR SOME OF THEM, NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT I THINK THAT BEING FORCED TO ACCEPT THIS VIOLATES THE PLANNING AND THE OPINION AND THE ABILITY OF THIS COMMISSION TO DO WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY THAT IT KNOWS, WHAT IT NEEDS.FOR SOME OF THOSE REASONS AND MAYBE SOME OTHERS, I'M PUTTING IT RIGHT OUT THERE.
SEEING NO ONE ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON IS ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES THREE TO ONE.
[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.]
T2612. CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.>> ITEM 7B, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSIONER CITY OF TAMARAC ADOPTING THE SECOND BUDGET AMENDMENT OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK OPERATING BUDGET, REVENUES AND EXPENDITURE OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET, FINANCIAL POLICIES OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BY INCREASING TOTAL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURE BY TOTAL AMOUNT $5,299,266.
PROVIDING THAT THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS BEING ADOPTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS ORIGINAL BUDGET AND SERVE AS A NEW ADOPTED BUDGET, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
I'M GOING TO BACK UP A SECOND BEFORE WE GO TO THE MOTION THAT IS GIVEN BY COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.
I APOLOGIZE. I DIDN'T OPEN PUBLIC COMMUNICATION OR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
DID ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THAT OTHER ITEM? SEEING NONE PUBLIC COMMENTS IS NOW CLOSED [INAUDIBLE]
>> IT'S THE PREVIOUS ITEM. PREVIOUS ONE.
>> I KNOW THAT WAS A PREVIOUS ITEM, BUT I DIDN'T THINK I DID.
WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.
>> SEEING WE DON'T HAVE A SECOND, THIS ITEM SHALL FAIL.
>> SECOND BY VICE MAYOR DANIEL.
FULL PRESENTATION OF THIS ITEM WAS DELIVERED AT THE STAFF AGENDA REVIEW WORKSHOP ON MONDAY THE 20TH.
OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR CHRISTINE CAJUSTE IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS SEEING.
NOBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
I WILL NOT BE VOTING YES ON THIS AS THERE ARE CERTAIN ITEMS THAT WERE NOT CLEARLY PROVIDED TO US FOR REASONS WHY THAT THEY WERE INCLUDED IN HERE.
I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD, MISS CAJUSTE TO EXPLAIN IT.
I'M JUST NOT GOING TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.
SEE, NOBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON IS ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. YES. MOTION FAILS. TWO TO TWO.
>> MADAM MAYOR, JUST GIVE US A SECOND.
CHRISTINE, YOU WANT TO [OVERLAPPING].
>> YES. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE ONLY HAVE 60 DAYS AFTER THE FISCAL YEAR TO AMEND THE BUDGET.
THESE ITEMS MOST OF THEM WERE ITEMS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.
THE EXPENDITURE HAS BEEN DONE.
SO FOR US TO BE LEGAL, WE HAVE TO APPROPRIATE THE DOLLARS.
>> THEN, IN OTHER WORDS, YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S HOLDING ME UP FROM BEING ABLE TO APPROVE, YES? YOU CAN ANSWER YES OR NO?
THERE WERE SOME THINGS, AS YOU JUST SAID, WERE APPROVED. IT WAS APPROVED.
I WILL APPROVE EVERYTHING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION AND APPROVED.
THERE'S ONE ITEM THAT WAS NOT DISCUSSED WITH US THAT IF I WANTED TO APPROVE, I HAVE NO ABILITY TO APPROVE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DISCUSSED WITH US.
THE INCREASE IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S BUDGET.
>> WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S BUDGET IS THAT WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY WHERE THERE IS A FLAT RATE, $50,000 A MONTH, AND THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR ITEMS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE GENERAL SCOPE.
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THESE INVOICES IS WHAT CAUSED THE BUDGET TO INCREASE.>> CORRECT. I SAID IT WAS GOING UP TO $60,000 A MONTH AND ADDITIONAL ITEMS WOULD BE ADDED.
BUT WHAT SERVICES ARE BEING ADDED? WHY IF THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT'S OVER $65,000 WE'RE NOT BEING ABLE TO DISCUSS IT?
>> THERE ARE LITIGATION, AND THERE ARE ITEMS THAT COMES IN MONTHLY.
THERE ARE LITIGATIONS AND OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE BILLED MONTHLY AS THEY OCCUR.
>> IN THE PREVIOUS CITY ATTORNEY CONTRACTS THAT NUMBER WAS A HIGHER NUMBER.
>> I DON'T CARE. IT WASN'T DISCUSSED.
IF IT WOULD HAVE COME BEFORE US.
IT WOULD BE TRANSPARENT, OPEN AND OBVIOUS, AND THERE'D BE NO ISSUE.
IT'S JUST THROWN INTO A QUICK LINE ITEM IN THE MIDDLE OF A PRESENTATION ON MONDAY, WHICH WE THEN SEE IN OUR BOOKS, OR SOME OF US MAY HAVE SEEN IT ON FRIDAY, BUT IT'S NOT DISCUSSED.
WE TALK ABOUT PUTTING EVERYTHING OUT SO EVERYBODY CAN IMPROVE IT AND DISCUSS IT.
WE TALK ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE COULD BE THE NECK FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO MOVE ITS HEAD, BUT WE DON'T THINK ABOUT DOING THIS FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
I UNDERSTAND WHERE HIS BUDGET MIGHT HAVE GONE UP. I GET IT.
MAYBE PUTTING NEW SERVICES IN THERE AND MAKING IT $60,000 WOULD BE A FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO THE CITY BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T HAVE ALL THESE ADDITIONAL INVOICES.
YEAH, IT WASN'T PRESENTED TO US.
IT WAS JUST THROWN ON IN HERE. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
>> IF WE NEED A MOTION RECONSIDERATION, IF IT'S GOING TO BE DISCUSSED AGAIN.
>> I'LL CALL BACK BECAUSE IT WASN'T PREVAILING, SO I CAN CALL BACK.
ANYTHING IN THAT WITH SALARY RAISES OR I DIDN'T.
>> MOTION TO RECONSIDER, SORRY. MOTION TO RECONSIDER.
>> A MOTION TO RECONSIDER BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.
>> WHAT ARE WE DOING? I'M SO SORRY.
>> I HAVE TO CALL THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER, AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS THE MOTION.
>> PLEASE WHAT ARE WE CONSIDERING?
>> THE BUDGET AMENDMENT PASSING OR NOT 7B.
YOU WERE NOT HERE. IT WAS A FAILED TWO TWO.
>> NOW THERE'S A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION.
IT WAS BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
>> IF IT'S A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION, IT FAILED TWO TO TWO. NO.
>> THE MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION DID NOT YET GO.
>> NO. I'M SAYING IF THE ORIGINAL VOTE WAS TWO TWO, THERE'S NO PREVAILING SIDE.
ANYBODY CAN CALL A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION.
>> IT'S STILL TIED BUT ANYWAY, WHATEVER.
CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION TO RECONSIDER PASSES FOUR TO ONE.
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION BY THE MAYOR ON 7A, I THINK THAT WAS THE LIV LOCO ACT.
FLORIDA STATUTES 286.012 DECLARES THAT I HAVE TO VOTE ON AN ITEM.
>> NOT IN THE ROOM, YOU DO NOT, AND WE DO NOT GO BACKWARDS.
>> FLORIDA STATUTES 286.0 IT IS MUST THAT I VOTE.
I'M SORRY I HAD AN EMERGENCY CALL.
>> THE BILL HAS PASSED AND IF THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT IF YOU HAVE TO USE A BATHROOM, YOU HAVE EMERGENCY CALLS.
THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE A REVOTE.
>> WELL, I'M ALSO ANNOUNCING THAT I HAVE A FLIGHT TO CATCH.
>> LET'S GO. MOTION A SECOND ON THIS ITEM.
NEXT. NO, THAT WAS A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION.
>> WE ALREADY VOTE ON RECONSIDERATION.
>> EXACTLY. NO, BUT NOW ARE YOU BRINGING BACK THE ITEM OR NOT?
>> YES. THE ITEM WAS BROUGHT BACK.
THE MOTION CONSIDERATION PASSED.
>. RIGHT. BUT THEN WHEN IT PASSED WE NEEDED TO HAVE SECOND MOTION FOR THE MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION.
THE SECOND MOTION ON IS WHETHER OR NOT THIS ORDINANCE WILL GO THROUGH.
DO I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TAKE TWO?
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PATTERSON ON TAKE TWO OF TO2612.
AM I BRINGING BACK PUBLIC COMMENTS NOW? PUBLIC COMMENTS, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED? COMMISSIONER BOLTON, YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?
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>> NO. I'M JUST READY TO VOTE. I HAVE A FLIGHT TO CATCH.
>> ANY INCREASE FOR CITY COMMISSIONERS?
>> OKAY. I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING ANYTHING AND I WANT TO CLARIFY IT SO I CAN VOTED NOTICE.
YOU SAID WE NEEDED 60 DAYS JUST TO CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT.
>> YES. THIS IS THE FIRST READING, AND THEN THE SECOND READING WILL BE ON NOVEMBER 12.
>> MAYBE IN THE SECOND READING, WE'LL HAVE ALL THE BACKUP THAT MADE THE DECISION TO INCREASE.
>> IF YOU REQUIRE ALL THE INVOICES FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC I CAN PROVIDE THAT.
>> IF WE'VE BEEN GIVEN ALL OTHER ITEMS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION THAT WE WANT TO DECREASE [OVERLAPPING].
>> NO. YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE THE CAKE AND EAT IT TOO.
WHEN I ASKED FOR THE SAME THING, YOU REJECTED.
THIS IS NOW MY OPPORTUNITY TO STICK [INAUDIBLE].
>> JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A FLIGHT.
>> COMMISSIONER BOLTON. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE LAST TIME I ASKED FOR INVOICES, YOU WERE GOING CRAZY.
YOU WANT TO TALK FOR AN HOUR. GO AHEAD.
>> BECAUSE IT'S YOUR BELOVED COMMUNITY THAT WILL SUFFER.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE MY COMMUNITY SUFFER IN HERE.
>> YEAH. TALK FOR AN HOUR BECAUSE I'M GOING TO WALK OUT IN AN HOUR.
>> THERE HAD HAVE BEEN A MEMO OR SOMETHING THAT GAVE RATIONALE AND REASON TO INCREASING THE CITY ATTORNEY'S BUDGET.
I WOULD LIKE IT IN OUR BACKUP.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT BEFORE IT.
>> THERE'S NO INCREASE IN THE BUDGET.
THIS IS BASED ON A CONTRACT WHICH PROVIDES OUR FIRM WITH THE ABILITY TO BUILD ON LITIGATION, REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
THE CONTRACT PROVIDE OUR FIRM WITH THAT ABILITY.
AS MR. MANAGER INDICATED, THE PREVIOUS FIRM IS THE SAME CONTRACT, IN FACT, BUILD WAY MORE THAN ME. I DON'T KNOW THE ISSUE.
>> PRECISELY I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT IS BECAUSE I WAS NOT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO READ WHAT'S GOING ON.
I'M ENTITLED AS A PERSON VOTE ON THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT TO KNOW THE STATUS OF THINGS, SO I CAN MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION.
IF THE REST OF THE COMMISSION DOES NOT WISH TO SEE THAT THAT IS UP TO THEM TO NOT READ IT.
>> THERE'S NO MEMORANDUM ON THAT BECAUSE THOSE ARE INVOICED, AND THOSE ARE AD-HOC INVOICE THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO OCCUR UNTIL THE MATTER OCCURS AND WE'RE INVOICED FOR IT.
I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH THOSE INVOICES, BUT THERE IS NO MEMORANDUM PER SE THAT INCREASE THE BUDGET.
WHEN IT HAPPENS, WE HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE THE SERVICES WERE INCURRED.
>> BASICALLY, IT INCREASES FUNDING FOR THE LEGAL SERVICES OF GENERAL COUNSEL, CHARGED AND EXPENDED FY 2025 THAT EXCEEDED CITY ATTORNEY ADOPTED BUDGET.
IT SAYS 60,000. THERE'S A CHANGE THERE.
I'M SORRY. I'LL CALL THE QUESTION BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO GO. YOU KNOW WHAT I NEED?
>> THEN I MAYBE MAKE A DIFFERENT DECISION IN NOVEMBER.
BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES FOUR TO ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW RACING TO ITEM 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.]
WE ARE ON ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING.CITY ATTORNEY READ FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
>> ITEM 8A. ORDINANCE OF CITY OF TAMARAC.
I MEAN SECTION 10-5.7, ENTIRE NEW DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES OF CHAPTER 10 OF CITY OF TAMARAC CODE.
ADOPTING THE CITY OF TAMARAC IMPACT FEE STUDY, AMENDING THE IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE AND LAND USE CATEGORIES, PROVIDING FOR INCREASE OF THE CURRENT IMPACT FEE OF 25% FOR GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, PARK, RECREATION FACILITIES, AND MULTI MOBILE TRANSPORTATION.
WE ESTABLISHED CRITERIA, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF IMPACT FEES, PROVIDING FOR UPDATE, GUIDELINES FOR THE PHASING OF IMPACT FEES INCREASE, PROCESSING OF REFUNDS, CREDITS, FAIR SHARE AGREEMENTS, RELATED TO THE CITY IMPACT PROGRAM, PROVIDING FOR NOTICE, AND IMPLEMENTATION, PROVIDING A CODIFICATION, PROVIDE FACTOR DATE.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
A FULL PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM WAS DELIVERED BY THE CONSULTANT, CARSON BES ON FIRST READING AT THE OCTOBER 8 MEETING.
MISS CALLOWAY, OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
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NOW WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENTS.IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
SEEING NONE. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU, MOTION. PASS FIVE TO ZERO.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK WHAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.
[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.]
WE'RE UP TO OUR QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING, 8A, TB099.CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.
>> YES. BOARD ITEM 10A, BOARD APPROVAL [INAUDIBLE], VARIOUS REQUESTS REQUESTING RELIEF FROM SECTION 10-2.2C TB10-2.2 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT CODE OF ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR A LOT COVERAGE MAX ROOF AREA OF 53.2% IN PART A, 54.9% PARTS B, C D AND L. 53% IN PART G, AND 46.8% IN PART H VERSUS 44% ALLOW PURSUANT TO ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 BY THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ABOVE THE LOT COVERAGE, MAX ROOF AREA 40% PERMITTED FOR A SUBJECT PROPERTY BOUND BY WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD TO THE NORTH, ROCK ISLAND ROAD TO THE EAST, NORTHWEST 44TH STREET TO THE SOUTH, AND NORTHWEST 64TH AVENUE TO THE WEST. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE RULES FOR AS JUDICIAL.
THEN THE CITY CLERK WILL SWEAR IN ANY WITNESSES.
>> ALL PERSONS TESTIFYING BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION MUST BE SWORN IN WITH REGARD TO THE QUASI JUDICIAL ITEMS BEING CONSIDERED.
THE PETITIONER AND AFFECTED PERSON SHALL BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT EVIDENCE, BRING FORTH WITNESS, CROSS EXAMINE WITNESSES, AND REBUT ANY TESTIMONY.
ALL EVIDENCE RELIED UPON BY REASONABLE PRUDENT PERSON SHALL BE ADMISSIBLE WHETHER SUCH EVIDENCE WOULD BE ADMISSIBLE IN THE COURT OF LAW.
HEARSAY EVIDENCE MAY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE, SUPPLEMENT EXPLAIN OTHER EVIDENCE, BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT BY ITSELF TO SUPPORT A FINDING.
SATAN'S ATTORNEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY AS ARGUMENTS, NOT CONSIDERED AS A TESTIMONY.
THE CITY COMMISSION SHOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REFUSE TO HEAR ANY TESTIMONY WHICH IS IRRELEVANT.
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE MAY BE PRESENT IN THE FORM OF COPY OR ORIGINAL UPON REQUEST, THE PARTIES SHOULD BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPARE COPY WITH THE ORIGINAL.
ALL PARTIES SHOULD BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO CROSS EXAMINE WITNESS, QUESTION PARTIES ABOUT THE EVIDENCE.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL START WITH THE PETITIONER, PRESENT HIS OR HER CASE.
STAFF WILL GIVE A PRESENTATION UPON REQUEST.
ALL AFFECTED PARTIES WILL BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TESTIMONY.
PERSONS WHO ARE IN SUPPORT ARE IN OPPOSITION CAN PROVIDE TESTIMONY ON OUR STATEMENTS.
AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION IF THEY HAD ANY EX PART COMMUNICATION ON THIS MATTER.
>> NOT UP TO IT YET, BUT THAT'S FINE. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON?
>> NO. I'VE SPOKEN TO RESIDENTS. SORRY.
>> THAT'S GOOD. SPOKEN TO SOME RESIDENTS, AND I RECEIVED A RESPONSE BACK TO WHEN I COMPLAINED ABOUT TREES, A TEXT BACK AFTER THE THINGS WERE PUT UP.
THE NOTICES WERE PUT UP THAT THERE WILL BE A MEETING ON THIS ITEM.
>> I BELIEVE I DID SPEAK TO MICHAEL NANZIANDA ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC, BUT THEN THIS TOPIC CAME UP AND I SPOKE WITH EILEEN LIEBERMAN TODAY IN MY OFFICE.
>> YEAH. POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
I TOO DID SPEAK WITH A RESIDENT. I APOLOGIZE.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO ASK THE CITY CLERK TO SWEAR IN THE WITNESSES.
>> OKAY. ALL WITNESSES FOR THIS ITEM, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR ALL WITNESSES HAVE BEEN SWORN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
CHRISTINA BALINKI, DESIGNATED AGENT FOR THE APPLICANT.
>> MAYOR, I'M SORRY. I'D LIKE TO WITHDRAW MY MOTION IN CASE I HAVE TO LEAVE AND THERE HAS TO BE CHANGES.
I DON'T WANT TO HOLD THE ITEM UP.
>> DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND?
>> STARTING OVER. CHRISTINA BINKY, DESIGNATE AGENT FOR THE APPLICANT WILL DELIVER A PRESENTATION.
STAFF PRESENTATION ON THE ITEM WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD BY MAXIE CALLOWAY, OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER WHO WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, OR IF WE WISH TO HAVE THE PRESENTATION PROVIDED TO US AS WELL.
>> MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND PLEASE, CAN I HAVE THE COMMISSIONER WRIGHT MOVING THE MOTION.
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>> I'D LIKE TO JUST TO ADD ON THE RECORD THAT IT IS ILLEGAL FOR THE MAYOR TO MAKE MOTIONS OR SECOND MOTIONS.
>> IT'S NOT AS ILLEGAL BIT THROUGH THIS.
>> MAYOR, YOU'VE BEEN MAKING MOTIONS FOR A WHILE AND I'M FINE WITH IT.
>> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PRESENTATIONS BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
>> JUST WAITING FOR THE PRESENTATION TO LOAD.
BUT FOR THE RECORD, C KRISTINA VALENCI MISCEL BACKMAN.
MY ADDRESS IS 14 SOUTHEAST FOURTH STREET IN BAKER TONE, AND IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON ON BEHALF OF 13TH FLOOR WITH THEIR VARIANCE REQUEST.
EVERYBODY, I THINK IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROJECT, WHETHER INITIALLY SUPPORTED OR DID NOT SUPPORT IT.
IT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR 305 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
WHAT WE'RE REALLY REQUESTING TODAY IS IN RESPONSE TO WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE CITY, WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS, WANTING PRODUCT VARIABILITY SO THAT IT'S NOT A COOKIE CUTTER LOOK, WANTING LARGER HOMES, HIGHER QUALITY HOMES, BETTER AMENITIES FOR RESIDENTS, SO THAT ULTIMATELY THE HOME VALUES WITHIN THE WOODLANDS WILL INCREASE AS WELL.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO HERE THIS AFTERNOON.
WE HAVE SUBMITTED A SITE PLAN AMENDMENT THROUGH THE CITY TO ALLOW FOR AN ADDITIONAL 15 MODEL HOMES.
THE ORIGINAL SITE PLAN APPROVED, SORRY, THE ORIGINAL SITE PLAN APPROVED 15 MODEL HOMES, WE'RE PROPOSING 14 ADDITIONAL HOMES.
AS A REMINDER, THE HOMES ARE ALL ONE STORY HOMES.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS RESTRICTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF POD G. WE ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE TWO STORY HOMES IN POD G. ALL OTHER PODS ARE RESTRICTED TO ONE STORY HOMES.
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT PROVIDING SOME BETTER AMENITIES, A LITTLE BIT LARGER FOOTPRINT, A THIRD SPACE IN A GARAGE, A COVERED PATIO.
WHEN WE'RE RESTRICTED TO ONE STORY, WE CAN'T GO VERTICAL.
THAT LEADS TO AN INCREASE IN LOT COVERAGE.
MORE SPECIFICALLY, THESE NEW MODELS ALL HAVE COVERED PATIOS.
THAT WAS NOT THE CASE WITH THE ORIGINAL MODELS THAT WERE APPROVED AND THE COVERED PATIOS DO ADD TO THE LOT COVERAGE CALCULATION.
THAT IN AND OF ITSELF, TRIPS A LOT OF THE LOTS OVER THE MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE REQUIREMENT.
BUT WE ALL KNOW WE'RE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, IT GETS HOT, EVEN IN THE WINTER, WE WANT SOME COVERAGE.
THAT COVERED PATIO SPACE IS AN IMPORTANT OUTDOOR AMENITY FOR RESIDENTS.
HERE WE HAVE JUST SOME OF THE NEW MODELS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING.
THEY ARE ALL IN LINE WITH THE MID CENTURY MODERN ARCHITECTURE THAT IS WITHIN THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY NOW AND ALSO AS REQUIRED PER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
SO THIS IS A ONE STORY MODEL, MODEL 1A.
YOU HAVE AN ALTERNATE ELEVATION FOR EACH OF THE MODELS.
WHEN YOU FACTOR IN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT MODELS, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS.
THERE'S OVER 200 OPTIONS THAT COULD BE PUT ON THE 335 LOTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
IT REALLY PREVENTS HAVING THAT SAME MODEL LOOK ON EVERY SINGLE LOT.
AGAIN, BETTER PRODUCT FOR THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY.
HERE YOU HAVE MODEL 13A, THAT'S ONE OF THE TWO STORY PRODUCTS THAT WOULD BE PERMITTED WITHIN POD G ONLY.
HERE, AGAIN, YOU HAVE THE ALTERNATE ELEVATION FOR THAT MODEL.
THAT'S JUST A SAMPLING OF THE DIFFERENT MODELS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING.
AGAIN, WE ARE HERE FOR LOT COVERAGE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? LOT COVERAGE IS THE PORTION OF THE LOT COVERED BY BOTH THE PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY USES.
IT'S NOT JUST THE HOUSE ITSELF, BUT ANY COVERED PATIO AREA, GARAGE SPACE.
ALL OF THAT IS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR LOT COVERAGE CALCULATION.
WE ARE REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO GO BEYOND THE 44% PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.
HERE WE HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT IT WOULD BE PER POD.
NOW, THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM PER LOT.
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IT DOESN'T MEAN ALL OF THE LOTS WOULD BE DEVELOPED AT 54.9%.BUT IF YOU'RE TAKING THE LARGEST HOME WITH ALL OF THE OPTIONS AND PUTTING IT ON ONE OF THE SMALLER LOTS WITHIN THAT POD, YOU WOULD GET TO THAT 54.9%.
IF A BUYER CHOOSES NOT TO HAVE CERTAIN OPTIONS OR FOR A SMALLER MODEL, THEY MIGHT BE WITHIN THAT 44% MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE OTHERWISE REQUIRED.
HERE WE HAVE A COUPLE RENDERINGS JUST SHOWING THE SPACING BETWEEN HOMES BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS RAISED DURING A PRIOR MEETING.
THE SETBACKS THEMSELVES ARE NOT CHANGING.
THE SETBACKS ARE WHAT THEY'VE BEEN APPROVED.
WE HAVE SEVEN FEET BETWEEN THE HOMES OR SEVEN FEET ON EACH SIDE OF THE HOME, SO 14 FEET BETWEEN THE HOMES TOTAL.
THIS LOT COVERAGE VARIANCE DOES NOT IMPACT THE SPACING BETWEEN THE HOMES.
HERE YOU HAVE THE TWO STORY PRODUCTS, AGAIN, SHOWING THAT SPACING BETWEEN THE HOMES.
YOU HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ELEVATION LOOKS.
AGAIN, PROVIDING SOME VARIETY.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME A LOT COVERAGE VARIANCE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR GOLF COURSE REDEVELOPMENTS OR COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMARACK.
IT HAS BEEN REQUESTED ON SIMILAR PROJECTS BEFORE.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE WOODMONT COUNTRY CLUB WHEN PULTE WAS COMING THROUGH WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT, THEY WERE APPROVED FOR A VARIANCE OF A MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE OF 54.9%, AND OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE ALSO BEEN APPROVED IN THE 50% RANGE FOR SIMILAR ZONED PROPERTIES.
HERE YOU HAVE THE PULTE HOMES JUST TO SHOW YOU AGAIN WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ONCE ACTUALLY CONSTRUCTED.
IN THIS INSTANCE, THEIR SIDE YARDS OR SIDE SETBACKS ARE SMALLER THAN WHAT WE HAVE.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVE 10 FEET BETWEEN THE HOMES.
NOT REALLY IMPACTING THE VISUALS FROM THE FRONT BECAUSE A LOT OF THE SPACE, A LOT OF THE ADDITIONAL LOT COVERAGE IS IN THOSE REAR AMENITIES, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE COVERED PATIOS.
HERE, THIS IS JUST DEPICTING GRAPHICALLY THE NEW ARCHITECTURE, THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS AND HOMES.
IN THE STAFF REPORT, ACTUALLY, IT NOTES THAT THE PREVIOUS MODELS HAD UP TO FOUR BEDROOMS. WE CHECKED THAT IN OUR TEAM AFTER THE PLANNING BOARD MEETING BECAUSE THERE WAS DIFFERING OPINIONS, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
WE DID PROVIDE FOR FIVE BEDROOM UNITS IN THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ARCHITECTURE.
GO BACK INTO OUR PRESENTATIONS, WE REFERENCED THOSE FIVE BEDROOM UNITS.
WE'RE NOT PROVIDING ANY MORE UNITS THAN WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.
YOU CAN STILL HAVE UP TO FIVE BEDROOMS, BOTH WITH THE PRIOR ARCHITECTURE AND THE PROPOSED.
WHAT WE ARE ADDING IS THE THIRD CAR GARAGE.
PREVIOUSLY, WE HAD TWO CAR GARAGES.
NOW WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE A THIRD CAR.
WE KNOW PARKING IN THE SWALE IS AN ISSUE.
WE'RE HOPING TO PROVIDE THAT OPTION TO HELP ALLEVIATE THAT.
THEN AGAIN, ALL MODELS WILL INCLUDE THAT COVERED PATIO, AND THAT IS IMPACTING THE LOCK COVERAGE CALCULATION.
THIS JUST SHOWS YOU THE PREVIOUS ARCHITECTURE VERSUS CURRENT.
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF MODELS WITH FIVE BEDROOMS, SIMILAR TO WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED NOW.
THEN THIS PROJECT HAS NUMEROUS BENEFITS FOR THE CITY.
AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE A BENEFIT BY ADDING MORE MODELS, ADDING BETTER AMENITIES, ADDING TO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND PROVIDING THOSE COVERED PATIOS.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, OVER $2 MILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUE THAT WILL COME TO THE CITY AS A RESULT OF THIS PROJECT, OVER $7 MILLION IN ONE TIME REVENUES, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STREET NETWORK WITHIN THE EXISTING WOODLANDS COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, JUST REFERENCING BACK TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
IN TERMS OF SOME OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, WE HAVE $150,000 SET ASIDE FOR THE SOUTH SIDE OF WOODLANDS ALONG WITH THE NORTH SIDE, TO PROVIDE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS,
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TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES AFTER THE PROJECT IS BUILT OUT, AND A TRAFFIC STUDY IS DONE TO SEE WHAT ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS CAN BE MADE.WE ARE ALSO MAKING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
AGAIN, WE'RE PROVIDING 160 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY.
WE'RE GOING TO BE IMPROVING THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM FROM WHAT'S ALREADY THERE, AND THIS WILL INCREASE THE PROPERTY VALUES WITHIN THE CITY AND ADD TO THE CITY'S TAX BASE.
WITH THAT, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE THIS AFTERNOON, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GO TO THE COMMISSION, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I DO KNOW THAT EILEEN LIEBERMAN HAS SIGNED IN.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? AND THEN COMMISSION GRANT.
MAYOR GRANT COMMISSIONER LEWIS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER DANIEL WILL JUST BE SWORN IN PRIOR TO.
>> EILEEN LIEBERMAN, PRESIDENT OF SECTION FOUR IN THE WOODLANDS 4809 WOODLANDS BOULEVARD.
I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY DENY THIS VARIANCE.
THIS IS NOT WHAT THE COMMUNITY TOLD IT WAS GETTING WHEN 13 FLOOR MET WITH THE COMMUNITY.
INTERESTINGLY, THE APPLICANTS PRESENTATION AND THE BACKUP ARE DIFFERENT.
IN THE BACKUP, THE APPLICANT IS SAYING IT'S GOING TO HAVE FIVE BEDROOM MODELS. FIVE OR 14.
THAT WILL GENERATE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ON WOODLANDS BOULEVARD, ON THE SURROUNDING STREETS, AS WELL AS ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, AND SOME OF THE HIGHWAY, SOME OF THE TRAFFIC WAYS THERE.
THE REASON THAT'S AN ISSUE IS BECAUSE STAFF SAYS TO YOU IN THE BACKUP THAT THE COUNTY HAS A PROJECT TO AMELIORATE THE IMPACT OF THESE CLOSE TO 1,000 ADDITIONAL TRIPS PER DAY IN THIS AREA.
WHAT THE COUNTY IS DOING IS SIMPLY SYNCHRONIZING TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND ADDING BIKE PATHS, I AM UNAWARE OF WHERE SYNCHRONIZING TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND WHERE BIKE PATHS ADD CAPACITY TO THE ROADWAY.
IT NOW TAKES MOST OF OUR RESIDENTS THREE TRAFFIC LIGHTS TO GET OUT OF THE WOODLANDS IN THE MORNING DUE TO THE CURRENT SITUATION.
THIS IS THEIR SECOND REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE PLANNING BOARD DID NOT VOTE TO APPROVE THIS VARIANCE.
THEY DIDN'T VOTE TO APPROVE IT BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL, THEY GOT A VARIANCE IN 2023 JUST SHORTLY AFTER THEY MET WITH THE COMMUNITY REDUCING THE MINIMUM SIZE LOT FROM 6,000 SQUARE FEET TO 5,400 SQUARE FEET.
THEN THEY ALSO GOT A VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE SIDE SETBACKS TO 6.75 FEET, NOT THE SEVEN FEET THAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE.
THEY ALSO GOT A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR 44% OF LOT COVERAGE.
SO THAT WAS THEIR FIRST BITE AT THE APPLE.
NOW THEY HAVE A SECOND BITE AT THE APPLE, WHICH WOULD PUT MCMANSIONS ON THE LOTS IN THE WOODLANDS.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE WOODLANDS, MCMANSIONS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE WOODLANDS.
OUR BOARD, OUR SECTION 4 BOARD ORDERED UNANIMOUSLY TO OPPOSE THIS VARIANCE, AND ASK THAT YOU KEEP THE DEVELOPER TO ITS ORIGINAL PROMISES.
WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ON OUR ROADWAYS.
I HEARD ALL OF YOUR CONCERNS WHEN THE PRESENTATION WAS MADE, I WILL ONLY BE WORSE.
I ALSO ASK THAT YOU TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THIS IS DECREASING THE IMPERVIOUS AREA SURROUNDING EACH HOME.
THE IMPERVIOUS AREA IS INCREASING.
THAT DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE SOME OF THE OTHER PORTS THAT THEY WANT TO BUILD, SUCH AS PATIOS AND OVERHANGS, WHICH THEY COULD DO NOW, BY THE WAY, ON THE CURRENT SIZE LOT, WHICH.
>> DENISE GRANT, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LAUDER HILL, AND I AM REPRESENTING TODAY, OF COURSE, AS IT RELATES TO THE CITY. MAYOR?
>> COMMISSIONERS AND CHARTER MEMBERS.
IT IS QUITE REFRESHING TO KNOW THAT YOUR MEETINGS ARE JUST AS SPIRITED AS THE MEETINGS IN THE CITY OF LAUDA HILL.
IT WAS REALLY NICE BEING HERE, AND INDEED, I HAVE ALSO LEARNED A LOT.
TODAY, I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS MAKING ON 64TH AVENUE, WHICH INDEED WILL AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY,
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AND SPECIFICALLY THE CYPRESS HOLLOW COMMUNITY AND THE FOREST LAKES COMMUNITY.WE ARE VERY MUCH AWARE THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE.
WILL TELL YOU THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT WITH OPPOSING THIS PROJECT.
NEVERTHELESS, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE ITEM THAT IS BEING DISCUSSED TODAY IS SIMPLY ABOUT PROPERTY COVERAGE.
INDEED, IT IS YOUR JURISDICTION, AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISIONS ACCORDINGLY.
BUT FOR ME, I AM TALKING ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES THAT I AM HEARING THAT WILL AFFECT OUR RESIDENTS.
THEY'RE VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE NARROW ROADWAYS, THE TRAFFIC IMPACT THAT IT WOULD HAVE ON OUR RESIDENTS.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, I AM HERE TODAY TO SIMPLY REQUEST THE MEETING WITH THE DEVELOPERS, AND PERHAPS THE CITY MANAGER AS WELL TO SIT DOWN AND TO TALK AND TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY FORM OF NEGOTIATION THAT CAN BE ENSUED, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT MANY THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PASSED, AND WE'RE PROBABLY AT THE 11TH HOUR BECAUSE A PROJECT WILL GO FORWARD, BUT WE WOULD LIKE FOR BOTH CITIES TO BE ABLE TO BENEFIT IN A POSITIVE WAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
I'VE SAT HERE FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS TO TAKE 33 MINUTES TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, BUT IT HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO SEE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AT PLAY. THANK YOU, KINDLY.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL DESCRIPTIONS OF OUR COMMISSION MEETING.
>> MAY, I AM VICE MAYOR RAY MARTIN FOR THE CITY OF LAUDA HILL, AND I WANT TO THANK MY MAYOR FOR COMING OUT, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OUR RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS ONE OF OUR OTHER COLLEAGUES HERE, COMMISSIONER MELISSA DUNN.
I WANT TO JUST BE VERY BRIEF AND VERY SHORT BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL ARE GETTING TO THE SAME THING, AND THAT'S SIMPLY JUST COMING TO THE TABLE AND COMMUNICATING OUR INTERESTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE ALIGNED FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
WE HAD TO COME TODAY PUBLICLY BECAUSE OUR RESIDENTS WERE CONCERNED.
WE KNEW THAT THIS ITEM WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY REGARDING 64TH, BUT IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK TOGETHER.
I'D LIKE TO JUST POINT OUT SOMETHING IN THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
OUR DEVELOPER AGREEMENT, AND LET ME PREFACE THIS WITH THE RESIDENTS JUST HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC, EGRESS, INGRESS, THE MEDICAL RESPONSE, SCHOOL BUSES.
FOR THOSE CONCERNS, THEY HAVE TO BE MITIGATED BEFORE WE GIVE A PERMIT.
I JUST WANT TO LET THE RESIDENTS KNOW THAT IN THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT, THE DEVELOPER FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE CITY OWNS THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST 64TH AVENUE RIGHT OF WAY ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY.
THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST 64TH AVENUE IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF LAUDA HILL.
THE DEVELOPER SHALL, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, CONSTRUCT THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NORTHWEST 64TH AVENUE RIGHT AWAY, AS IDENTIFIED IN A PREVIOUS EXHIBIT, THAT IT WILL INCLUDE TURNING LANES, CURBING ETC.
ALL OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL OBTAIN THE REQUIRED PERMITS AND COMPLETIONS TO ENSURE THAT SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE MITIGATED.
SINCE THE DEVELOPER HAS ALREADY STATED THAT THEY WILL COME BACK TO US TO ENSURE WE MITIGATE THOSE CONCERNS, I FEEL COMFORTABLE WAITING UNTIL WE HAVE A MEETING BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES AND THE TWO DEVELOPERS, BUT I WANTED TO, I MEAN, THE TWO CITY ATTORNEYS.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE OF ONE CITY ATTORNEY.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE NOT YET COME ABOUT THAT THEY'LL BE DESCRIBING AND EXPLAINING THE SITE PLAN AND THE LAYOUT.
AT THAT TIME, WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIGHT OR APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE.
I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW, AND I THINK THE DEVELOPER'S REPRESENTATIVE HAS AGREED TO A FUTURE MEETING.
WITH THAT, THANK YOU, AND I'LL TAKE NO MORE OF YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER DUNN, AS YOU COME UP, JUST WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR CITY CLERK SWEAR YOU IN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER.
DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, ME GOMES.
>> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR.
COMMISSION. CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I THINK MY COLLEAGUES HAVE STATED THE RESIDENTS' CONCERN OF THE CITY OF LAUDER HALE VERY CLEARLY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO US FINDING A WIN-WIN SOLUTION.
OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT, AS OUR MAYOR SAID,
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IN REGARDS TO WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTROL TRAFFIC, WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT SYSTEMS IN PLACE THAT ARE GOING TO MITIGATE ANY RISK AROUND EMERGENCY VEHICLE BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THE ROAD.I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO FIND A WIN-WIN SOLUTION WHERE THE CITY OF LAUDA HILL RESIDENTS FEEL SAFE AS WELL.
I KNOW THAT IT'S ALWAYS A BALANCE BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE GROWTH.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR BEING WILLING TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF LAUDA HILL TO FIND A WIN-WIN.
I WANT TO THANK THE DEVELOPER IN ADVANCE FOR BEING WILLING TO COME TO THE TABLE IN GOOD FAITH SO THAT WE MAY DO JUST THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU TO OUR COLLEAGUES IN LAUDA HILL.
WE KNOW YOU'VE TAKEN A LOT OF TIME TO BE WITH US TODAY, AND APPRECIATE IT AS A GENERAL COMMENT. IT IS APPRECIATED.
WE KNOW WE HAVE A BUNCH OF PROJECTS BETWEEN THE CITIES THAT AFFECT US ALL ON A REGIONAL BASIS.
ON THAT NOTE, WE HAVE NO OTHER PEOPLE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
SEEING NONE. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED, AND WE WILL GO TO THE COMMISSION DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS, WHICH MEANS, MORE PEOPLE.
HAVE YOU CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STUDY?
WE ACTUALLY DID HAVE FIVE-BEDROOM UNITS IN THE PRIOR MODELS.
THERE WERE A COUPLE MODELS THAT ALREADY HAD FIVE BEDROOMS ACCOUNTED FOR.
WE ARE PROPOSING ADDITIONAL MODELS, SOME OF WHICH ARE FIVE BEDROOMS, BUT THEY WERE PROPOSED PREVIOUSLY, SO WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY ADDING MORE BEDROOMS THAN WHAT WE HAD BEFORE.
THAT BEING SAID, WE DID PROVIDE A TRAFFIC STUDY TO THE CITY AS PART OF OUR SITE PLAN.
IT WAS REVIEWED AND ANALYZED BY THE CITY'S TRAFFIC CONSULTANT, AND IT USES STANDARD ITE RATES FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.
THOSE RATES ACTUALLY OVERESTIMATED THE NUMBER OF FIVE-BEDROOM HOMES THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE PROJECT.
IT HAS ALL BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR.
ON TOP OF THAT, AGAIN, WE DO HAVE THE FUNDS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY AGREED TO THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL MITIGATION MEASURES.
IF THEY ARE NEEDED ONCE THE PROJECT IS BUILT OUT.
>> WHAT ABOUT PARKING? THERE'S LOTS OF ISSUES WITH PARKING NOW IN THE WOODLANDS.
HAVING THE BIGGER GARAGE IS GOING TO BE MORE CARS.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE COMBAT DEBT?
>> I WOULD ARGUE IT'S ANOTHER PLACE TO PUT A CAR RATHER THAN PARKING ON THE SWALE.
HAVING BIGGER GARAGES, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.
IF YOU DO HAVE KIDS FROM COLLEGE AT HOME TO HAVE THEM PARK IN THE GARAGE RATHER THAN WITHIN THE SWALE AREAS.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON THE SITE PLAN WITHIN EACH OF THE PODS, AND THEN WITHIN THE RECREATION POD AS WELL.
>> GREEN SPACE, OBVIOUSLY, YOU GUYS WHEN MY FAN OF GREEN SPACES, THIS REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF GREEN SPACES IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> THE GREEN SPACE WITHIN THE LOT ITSELF MAY BE DECREASED, AGAIN, DEPENDING ON THE MODEL THAT IS SELECTED.
BUT AGAIN, THE PROJECT WAS APPROVED WITH 160 ACRES OF GREEN SPACE, DEDICATED GREEN SPACE AND OPEN SPACE, WHICH IS INCREDIBLY SIGNIFICANT.
THE LARGEST HOME MIGHT INCREASE BY 600 SQUARE FEET.
A LOT OF THAT MIGHT BE THE COVERED PATIO.
WE HAVE 160 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE AND GREEN SPACE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
>> GOING BACK TO WHAT THE RESIDENT MENTIONED A FEW MINUTES AGO, MAC MANSIONS, IF YOU KNOW THE LAYOUT OF THE WOODLANDS, SECTION 4, WHICH IS LIKE THE BOULEVARD, THOSE ARE BIGGER HOMES, BIGGER SPACES THAN OTHER ER SECTIONS HAVE, LIKE SMALLER HOMES.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT REALLY COMPATIBLE, PUTTING THESE BIGGER HOMES IN THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE, LIKE, SMALLER HOMES.
NONE OF THESE ARE MCMANSIONS BY ANY MEANS.
THE AVERAGE INCREASE IS ABOUT 300 SQUARE FEET, WHICH I THINK THE AVERAGE COVERED PATIO SPACE IS 274 SQUARE FEET.
THAT ACCOUNTS FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE INCREASE IN LOT COVERAGE.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THAT THE HOMES ARE GETTING SIGNIFICANTLY BIGGER.
WE'RE HAVING A COVERED OUTDOOR SPACE THAT IS ACTUALLY USABLE RATHER THAN HAVING THAT OPEN TO THE AIR AND NOT PROVIDING AS ATTRACTIVE AS A HOME TO FEATURE BUYERS.
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I SEE OSNES TRYING TO JUMP IN HERE, SO I'M GOING TO LET HIM SPEAK.>> HI. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER, MADAM MAYOR, OSNE JOAN, 13 FLOOR, 699 NORTH FERAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 450.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO KRISTINA.
SHE DID A GOOD JOB, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ADD ON THE FIVE-BEDROOM ISSUE.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT WE'VE HAD THESE FIVE BEDROOMS BEFORE.
WELL, AND IF ANYTHING, IF YOU LOOK AT THE ALLOCATIONS OF BEDROOMS PER MODEL, ON THE LEFT TABLE HERE, YOU HAVE 94 BEDROOMS. NOW WE HAVE FIVE OF THEM.
IT'S MORE OF A BALANCE THAT WE'RE DOING BETWEEN THE UNITS.
WE HAD 35 BEDROOM MODELS BEFORE.
IT'S MORE OF A BALANCE OUT THROUGHOUT THE UNITS.
>> YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU ALWAYS HAD THESE AMOUNT OF BEDROOMS IN YOUR PREVIOUS PRESENTATION?
>> YES, AND THIS TABLE IS FOR THE PREVIOUS ARCHITECTURE.
>> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. I'M NOT A REAL ESTATE SOOT.
HOW DOES THAT INCREASE PROPERTY VALUE?
WE'VE BEEN ON THIS PROJECT FOR SIX YEARS.
THE PREVIOUS ARCHITECTURE THEY HAVE A PATIO.
THE ISSUE IS BECAUSE NOW WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE A COVERED PATIO.
WE NEED TO GO TO THIS LOT COVERAGE VARIANCE, AND MOST OF THE SPACE THAT WE'RE ADDING ENCOMPASSES THE COVERED PATIO AREA.
SOMETIMES, FOR LARGER MODELS, IT GOES TO A LIVING ROOM, SOMETIMES.
BUT WE HAVE 150 SQUARE FOOT PATIOS, AND FOR LARGER MODELS, MAYBE 200 IS SQUARE FOOT PATIOS.
THIS VARIANCE IS TO HAVE A COVERED OF THE PATIO.
IF IT WAS LEFT UNCOVERED, TENANTS MAYBE WOULD HAVE TO GET A TRELLIS, WHICH DOES NOT COUNT AS A ROOF.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
WE'RE NOT APPROVING A SITE PLAN.
WE'RE NOT AFFECTING TRAFFIC OR DRAINAGE BY ANY MEANS.
IT'S JUST TO BE ABLE TO MEET THAT DEFINITION, WE NEED THAT COVERED PATIO.
>> THE VARIANCE AFFECTS 240/240 OF THE 335 HOMES.
>> YES. WHEN WE SAY AFFECTS 245 HOMES, IT IS BECAUSE THE PURCHASERS, THE FUTURE HOMEOWNERS, LET'S SAY, I WANT TO BUY LOT 5.
I'LL HAVE, LET'S SAY, SIX DIFFERENT MODELS OFFERED TO ME.
OUT OF THESE SIX DIFFERENT MODELS, TWO ONLY MIGHT FIT WITH THIS DEFINITION THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
THEY MIGHT BE 50 SQUARE FEET SHORT, 100 SQUARE FEET SHORT AND NOT MEETING THAT LOT COVERAGE BECAUSE THE PATIO IS COVERED AT THIS POINT.
BECAUSE WE CAN'T PROVIDE THESE HOME BUILDABLE IN ALL THESE LOTS, WE ARE SHORT 245 LOTS; WE CAN'T BUILD ON THEM BASED ON THAT DEFINITION.
>> DIDN'T YOU NOTICE BEFORE YOU CAME TO THE COMMUNITY? BECAUSE I RECALL WHEN YOU GUYS WERE PRESENTED.
YOU SAID IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE ANY CHANGES.
PEOPLE ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
WE HASHED IT OUT, MONTHS, PERHAPS YEARS.
NO, YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU CAN'T SELL THE HOMES BASED ON WHAT YOU HAVE.
>> WELL, I'M NOT SAYING EXACTLY WE CAN'T SELL THEM.
I'M SAYING WE HAD UNCOVERED PATIOS, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER COVERED PATIOS FOR A BETTER PRODUCT OVERALL.
THEN WE ALSO INCLUDE A THIRD GARAGE.
THE GARAGE ITSELF IS NOT A BIG SPACE THAT IT'S TAKING OUT OF EVERYTHING ELSE.
BUT WE'RE OFFERING A BETTER PRODUCT OVERALL.
TO MEET WHAT THE WOODLANDS IS ABOUT.
IT'S NOT A THIRD GARAGE. LET ME CORRECT MYSELF.
LET'S SAY ADDING 100 OR 50 SQUARE FEET MORE MAKES IT FIT THREE CARS INSTEAD OF TWO CARS.
THAT REMOVES CARS FROM PARKING IN THE SWELL AREA IN THE STREET, AND YOU PARK IN YOUR GARAGE, AND YOU PARK ON YOUR DRIVEWAY.
THAT IS AN IMPROVEMENT TO US AND TO ALL THE CONCERNS OF THE WOODLAND RESIDENTS.
>> I GUESS I'LL GO NEXT. NOBODY ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK.
I'M GOING TO ADDRESS THE MCMANSIONS.
WE ALREADY HAVE SOME OF THOSE.
WHEN ANYBODY DECIDES TO BUY A HOUSE AND KNOCK THEM DOWN AND START ALL OVER AGAIN OR ADD AN ADDITION OR THAT, WE HAVE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF HOMES THAT ARE LESS THAN 14 FEET BETWEEN THEM.
THEY'RE RIGHT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.
I HEARD PLANNING BOARD 2222 DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT WAS APPROVED OR NOT, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAD HERE EARLIER TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTION ON A THREE-CAR GARAGE.
ALSO MEANS PROBABLY SIX CARS CAN FIT THERE AT LEAST.
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WELL, UNLESS YOU HAVE THE MONSTER TRUCK, LIKE MAYBE ONE OF OUR PEOPLE ON A DAY AS.CAN YOU PLEASE DESCRIBE THE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT THAT IS GOING AT COMMERCIAL AND WOODLANDS BOULEVARD?
>> PER OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WE'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO PERFORM A TRAFFIC STUDY.
AS PART OF THIS TRAFFIC STUDY, WORKING WITH THE CITY AND FDOT, WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO A LEFT-TURN LANE.
IT HAS NOT BEEN FINALIZED DESIGN-WISE.
WE RECEIVED A PROPOSAL FROM THE CITY WITH AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW GOING TO THAT PROPOSAL AND MEETING WITH CITY ENGINEERING TO FINALIZE THIS AND TO COMPLETE THE TRAFFIC STUDY.
THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE RECOMMENDED TO US.
>> THANK YOU, BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ALSO WITH THAT WE WILL HAVE DESIGNATED EAST TO NORTH, ACTUALLY EAST TO SOUTH WEST.
NO, EAST TO NORTH WEST TO SOUTH.
DEDICATED TURN LANES ON THE EAST AND WEST, GOING NORTH AND SOUTH, WHICHEVER WAY YOU SAY, WHICH WILL HELP WITH THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION THAT WE'VE HAD THERE.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR FOR YEARS.
>> YOU MENTIONED THE DRAINAGE DOESN'T AFFECT THE DRAINAGE.
YOU MENTIONED THAT WE'RE STILL KEEPING 160 ACRES, CORRECT? THERE'S NO CHANGE TO THE AMOUNT OF GREEN SPACE.
>> I SEE WHEN LOOKING AT THE CURRENT ARCHITECTURE, WE'RE ADDING TWO AND A HALF BATHROOMS TO THE 55, IS THAT CORRECT? ON NUMBER 12 OR THE L?
>> NUMBER 12, BATHROOMS. YES, THIS IS CORRECT.
SOME OF THEM HAVE MORE PROPORTIONATE BATHROOM TO BEDROOMS, WHICH IS DESIRABLE, AS WELL.
>> I HAD NOTHING BETTER TO DO AS I JUST.
I WENT THROUGH ALL OF SECTION 3 AND SECTION 4 AND LOOKED AT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE HOMES AND THE BATHROOM SIZES WHERE THEY'RE LISTED.
WE HAVE ONE AT UNDER 3,000 SQUARE FEET, 20 AT 3,000 - 4,000 SQUARE FEET, 15 AT 4,000 - 5,000 SQUARE FEET, SEVEN AT 5,001 - 6,000 SQUARE FEET, FIVE AT 6,001 - 7,000 SQUARE FEET, TWO AT 7,001 - 8,000 SQUARE FEET, AND ONE AT OVER 9,000 SQUARE FEET.
OUR HOUSING IS STARTING TO FINALLY HIT THE MILLIONS ON SOME OF THESE HOMES, WHICH, IF THE BOULEVARD IS DOING WELL IN SECTION 3 IS DOING WELL, A VERY GOOD PRESUMPTION THAT THE REST OF OUR COMMUNITY IS DOING WELL AS WELL.
MOST OF OUR COMMUNITY HAS COVERED PATIOS ALREADY.
SOME OF THE ONES THAT DID NOT HAVE THEM ENCLOSED THEM NOW.
HOW MANY UNITS ARE AVAILABLE AT FIVE BEDROOMS?
>> RIGHT NOW, IT IS DO YOU KNOW MATT EXACTLY?
>> I CAN'T TELL [BACKGROUND]. SORRY.
>> SEVEN OF THE MODELS HAVE FIVE-BEDROOM UNITS.
>> HOW MANY LOCATIONS ARE THEY POSSIBLE? HOW MANY FIVE-BEDROOM UNITS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE 335?
>> ALL THESE UNITS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON LEON POD G, WHICH IS WHERE WE CAN [OVERLAPPING].
>> HELLO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
I LIVE IN FORT LAUDERDALE AT 408 NORTHEAST 6TH STREET.
OUT OF THE CURRENT ARCHITECTURE, YOU WILL HAVE TWO THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH MULTIPLE PODS, AND THEN YOU HAVE TWO THAT ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN PG, THE TWO-STORY.
ON THE PREVIOUS ARCHITECTURE, THE FIVE STORIES WERE ONLY AVAILABLE IN POD G ON THE TWO-STORY.
>> WE'RE NOT INCREASING THAT MANY ADDITIONAL HOMES TO HAVE THE OPTION OF FIVE BEDROOMS, CORRECT? IF I HEARD YOU EARLIER, YOU SAID THESE CHANGES CAME FROM ADDITIONAL MEETINGS WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND THE CITY STAFF.
>> OVER TIME, WE'VE HEARD THAT THE CITY WANTS NICE HOMES, BETTER HOMES, EXPENSIVE HOMES, THINGS THAT WILL INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE EXISTING HOMES WITHIN THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE.
WE CAN DEVELOP THIS PROJECT WITHOUT A VARIANCE.
WE THINK THAT THESE ADDITIONS ADD TO THE QUALITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY.
THEY ADD DESIRABLE AMENITIES THAT ARE ULTIMATELY GOING TO INCREASE THE HOME PRICES FOR THE NEW DEVELOPMENT,
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BUT ALSO INCREASE THOSE VALUES OF THE EXISTING HOMES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.WE THINK THIS IS A BETTER PRODUCT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE REQUESTING THE VARIANCE, BUT ULTIMATELY, IT CAN BE DEVELOPED WITHOUT IT AS WELL.
THAT'S A DECISION FOR THIS BOARD TO MAKE.
>> THANK YOU. MY UNDERSTANDING, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY MET WITH THE PRIOR MAYOR, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS FOR SO LONG OF LAUDER HILL.
THERE WERE SOME CONVERSATIONS, AND THERE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH CYPRESS HOLLOW AND FORREST LAKES COMMUNITY.
I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'VE NOT JUST BEEN DONE OR IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN DONE, OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE GOING TO DO THEM.
I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT BECAUSE THEY HAD SOME CONCERNS BECAUSE I'VE SPOKEN TO THE RESIDENTS IN THERE ABOUT IT, ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT EMS CAN COME IN THERE AND THEY CAN BE ABLE TO GET THEIR SCHOOL BUSES AND ALL STUFF BECAUSE IT'S A ONE ENTRY IN ONLY.
PLEASE MEET WITH THEM SOONER THAN LATER, BECAUSE WE NEED THAT COMMUNITY TO ALSO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE.
I DO KNOW THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO EXTEND THAT STREET COMING NORTH.
SORRY. I REMEMBER I'M STILL IN NEW YORK, NO MATTER WHAT, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING IT RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER, CORRECT?
>> THAT IS THE PLAN THAT IS BEING REVIEWED TO ENSURE IT CAN BE PERMITTED.
>> THANK YOU, BECAUSE THAT WILL ALSO HOPEFULLY MAKE THE COMMUNITY FEEL BETTER ABOUT SOME OF THE POSSIBLY FEELING TRAPPED WAS THE WAY I GOT IT EXPRESSED TO ME.
I'VE HAD A FEW RESIDENTS HERE THAT HAVE HAD TO LEAVE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, SOME OF THE ONES WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FORWARD IN THE PAST WERE ACTUALLY POSITIVE ON THE CHANGES THAT YOU HAVE MADE.
I LIVE IN SECTION 4, AND I'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH MISS LIEBERMAN.
THE BOARD IS ONLY A FEW PEOPLE ON THE BOARD.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SOME OF THE COMMUNICATION CAME FROM, AND THAT'S FINE.
BUT I'M GOING TO SAY, AS MY OPINION AS A RESIDENT IN THERE FOR 31 PLUS YEARS, WHO'S ALSO BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR, GOOD LORD, 78, WHATEVER THE MATH IS.
I'LL LET YOU GUYS FIGURE THAT OUT. YOUNG ADULTS.
WE SHOULD, IN MY OPINION, NOT WANT TO SETTLE FOR SECOND BEST OR ANYTHING LESS THAN WHAT IS GOING TO BE APPROPRIATE.
I'VE SEEN THE LITTLE DRAWINGS OR THE PROTECTIONS OF THE WILDLIFE THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE, THE OWLS AND THE COYOTES AND I KNOW SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO PROTECT THEM, BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S AN ASIDE.
I SEE WHERE THE TOPOGRAPHY OF OUR CITY.
I'M GOING TO TAKE MY TWO MINUTES, OR OUR COMMUNITY CAN CREATE SOME ISSUES WHERE YOU HAVE TO MAYBE SHIFT, AND I GET IT.
I WANTED YOU TO HAVE SO MANY OTHER DRAWINGS OF WHERE YOU CAN LAY OUT ON THE PROPERTY TO SHOW WHERE THERE'S SOME ISSUES.
MAYBE IT'LL MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR FOR PEOPLE WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT HERE, AND I DID NOT SPEAK WITH YOU, SO YOU WOULDN'T KNOW THAT I WANTED THAT.
BUT AS A RESIDENT OF THIS COMMUNITY AND AS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, I WANT NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR THE CITY, BECAUSE LET'S BE REALISTIC.
WILL THE VALUES GO UP IN WOODLANDS? YES, THEY WILL. WILL THEY NOW GO UP IN MANOR PARK? WILL THEY GO UP IN SHAKER VILLAGE? WILL THEY GO UP ALL ACROSS OR AROUND US? YES, THEY WILL.
WILL IT BRING IN MORE PEOPLE TO BE DETERMINED, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE MIGHT USE THAT FIFTH BEDROOM AS A STUDY.
I THINK ADDING THE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS ARE GOOD, 31 FLAVORS AND THEN SOME.
I RESPECT THE OPINIONS OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT FOR IT, BUT I THINK THE OPINIONS OF WHY IT IS BETTER OUTWEIGH THE CONCERNS OF GREEN SPACE, WHICH IS ALREADY PROTECTED, DRAINAGE, WHICH IS ALREADY PROTECTED, AND TRAFFIC, WHICH IS ALREADY GOING TO BE PROTECTED AS WELL AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SEEING NO ONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK, LET'S CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TRYING TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY BETTER.
[BACKGROUND] NUMBER 11, BROUGHT TO YOU BY COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.
UNLESS COMMISSIONER PATTERSON WISHES TO PUT THIS ON THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH I DON'T THINK SHE DOES BECAUSE THERE WAS A COMMENT ABOUT THE URGENCY OF THIS ITEM.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO DISCUSSION AND CONSENSUS ON RESIDENTS NOT
[Additional Item]
HAVING THEIR WATER SERVICE DISCONNECTED FOR NON-PAYMENT DURING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU. IN AN INTEREST OF TIME, THERE.
I THINK THE ITEM SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
I THINK WE'RE 21 DAYS INTO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONSIDER THOSE RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO MAY BE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, POTENTIALLY IMPACTED BY THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
I'M LOOKING TODAY FOR CONSENSUS BY MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT DIRECTION TO THE MANAGER, BE IT THROUGH DIRECTION OR RESOLUTION,
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TO SUSPEND ANY POTENTIAL SUSPENSIONS OF WATER SERVICE FOR ANYONE THAT MIGHT BE A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE THAT LIVES IN OUR CITY.>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP.
I'M JUST GOING TO ASK ONE QUESTION WHEN IT COMES TO OUR ORDINANCE OR THE UTILITIES.
WE'RE ALWAYS TOLD THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS BY STATUTES WE CAN'T DO.
THAT'S REGARDING AMOUNT OF, HOLD ON.
>> NO, I'M CALLING OUR UTILITY.
>> UNDERSTANDING THAT IS FOR A COLLECTION OF MONEY AND WAIVER OF MONEY.
HOWEVER, THE REST OF IT IS WITHIN OUR PURVIEW, FOR TURNOFF OR NOT, CORRECT?
>> YEAH, THIS ISN'T ABOUT WAVING THE [OVERLAPPING].
>> I JUST WANTED THAT ON THE RECORD. THAT'S IT.
IT'S ABOUT HOLDING BACK ON THE [OVERLAPPING] TURN OFF.
>> I JUST WANT THAT ON THE RECORD BECAUSE I ASKED FOR IT.
>> IF I MAY, MADAM MAYOR, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING OUT OF ORDER, BUT YOU CAN RECALL WHEN THE LAST SHUTDOWN HAPPENED.
MYSELF, COMMISSIONER GELLIN, DID BRING UP THIS EXACT ITEM.
I JUST WANT TO ASK THE STAFF OR THE FINEST DEPARTMENT.
ON THE LAST OCCASION THAT WE DID THIS, DID IT HURT OR HELP RESIDENTS? DID IT HURT OR HELP THE CITY?
>> IN TERMS OF THE BILLS, LET'S SAY, THEY PILED UP, AND THEN RESIDENTS HAD THE ISSUES OF PAYING THE BILLS AFTERWARDS OR WHAT WAS THE NEGATIVE IMPLICATIONS?
>> KRISTINE USED TO WORK AT FINANCIAL SERVICES.
YES, WE DID HAVE ISSUES WITH COLLECTIONS BECAUSE THE BILLS GOT A LOT HIGHER THAN AND THERE ARE SOME RESIDENTS JUST BECAUSE THERE WASN'T SHUT OFF, THEY DIDN'T PAY.
WE DID HAVE A PROBLEM WITH COLLECTIONS AND WE HAD SUSPENDED SHUT OFF.
IT WAS DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND IT WAS FOR A PERIOD OF I THINK ABOUT NINE MONTHS OR MORE THAT WE SUSPENDED THE SHUT-OFF.
WE DID HAVE A PROBLEM WITH COLLECTION, BUT ONCE WE STARTED SHUTTING OFF AGAIN, THEN PEOPLE STARTED MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO PAY.
CURRENTLY, WITH THE SHUTDOWN, AS WE HAVE DONE WITH PREVIOUS SHUTDOWN.
ONCE THE RESIDENTS COMES IN AND THEY SHOW US EVIDENCE THAT THEY ARE A FEDERAL WORKER, WE WOULD WAIVE THE SHUTDOWN AND GIVE THEM TIME TO PAY.
>> IT'S A GREAT IDEA, AND BANKS ARE HELPING WITH MORTGAGES AS WELL AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHEN I LOGGED INTO MY BANK ACCOUNT, IT SAID IF I'M AFFECTED BY THE SHUTDOWN, THEN I SHOULD CALL THE BANK.
CAN YOU STOP PAYING ME SO I CAN CALL THE [LAUGHTER].
MY PAYCHECK IS NOT ENOUGH TO PAY MY MORTGAGE ANYWAY, SO MY RENT.
IT IS WHAT IT IS. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON SAYS IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS UP.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND I HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENTS AS YOU AND I. THANK YOU.
>> NO, I WAS JUST THINKING BASED ON WHAT SHE SAID, IT'S ALREADY IN PLACE, CORRECT?
>> YES, SO THERE IS. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO DISCUSS.
IT'S A GOOD IDEA. IT'S A GOOD THING, BUT IT'S A DONE DEAL.
>> YES. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. [OVERLAPPING]
>> GO AHEAD. I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT THERE'S NOT A WHOLESALE HOLD ON THE SHUT-OFFS.
IF THE RESIDENT COMES IN AND BRINGS SOME DOCUMENTATION THAT SAYS THEY'RE IMPACTED BY THAT.
JUST LIKE COMMISSIONER BOLTON MENTIONED THAT BANKS ARE OFFERING THE SAME ASSISTANCE.
OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD ACCOMMODATE THOSE RESIDENTS.
>> THEN, IF THERE IS ALREADY A MECHANISM IN PLACE, THEN I GUESS THE DISCUSSION, THE QUESTION BECOMES, ARE WE MAKING THAT AVAILABLE OR MARKETING THAT TO THE COMMUNITY? DO PEOPLE KNOW? BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW. WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ENSURE THAT OUR FEDERAL WORKERS KNOW THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IN PLACE IN TERMS OF A WAIVER OR WHAT HAVE YOU?
>> I DID NOT SEE ANY NOTICE TO PUBLIC IN THAT REGARD. WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT.
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION, CAN WE ADD SOMETHING TO THE WEBSITE THAT WHAT COMMISSIONER BOLTON MENTIONED WHEN PEOPLE GO AND PAY THEIR WATER BILL, IT SAYS THAT IF YOU'RE A FEDERAL WORKER.
>> BUT ON THAT NOTE, SOME PEOPLE JUST PAY IT ON THEIR CREDIT CARD, AND THEY MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THEIR CREDIT CARD IS NOT PAYING IT FOR WHATEVER REASON, THERE'S A PROBLEM, OR IT'S AN AUTOMATIC DEBIT FROM A BANK ACCOUNT.
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THEY MAY NOT LOG IN ON TIME.AGREE WITH ALL MY COLLEAGUES THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING ON OUR WEBSITE, AND THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE GIVE NOTICE AS BEST AS POSSIBLE TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE ABOUT TO GET THEIR WATER SHUT OFF.
I THINK WE ALREADY GIVE A NOTICE.
IT'S NOT OFF THE FIRST BILL NOT BEING PAID, IT'S OFF OF THE SECOND BILL NOT BEING PAID?
>> WE HAVE SOME ABILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT IF YOU'RE A FEDERAL WORKER AND YOU'VE NOT PAID YOUR FIRST BILL, GET INTO THE CITY WITH YOUR PROOF.
>> YES. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, NOT EVERYONE ASKS FOR THE ACCOMMODATION.
NOT EVERYONE NEEDS THAT ACCOMMODATION.
BUT IF THEY'RE ON A SHUT OFF LIST AND THEY SAY THEY'RE A FEDERAL WORKER, WE ASK THEM TO BRING IT IN, AND THEN WE HAUL A SHUT-OFF OF THEIR WATER.
>> YEAH, BUT I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY CONSERVATIVE.
WHAT I'M ASKING IS THAT WE PROACTIVELY GIVE PEOPLE THE OPTION, NOT WAIT ON THEM TO SAY THAT I'M A FEDERAL WORKER, BECAUSE IN THE EVENT THEY DON'T KNOW WE HAVE A PROGRAM, THEN THEY MAY NOT SAY IT.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IF WE HAVE INFORMATION AND WE HAVE TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY, WE SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEY KNOW IT'S AVAILABLE.
THEN IF THEY DENY IT OR DECLINE IT, THEN THAT'S THEIR OPTION, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE THE OPTION AVAILABLE.
>> WE UNDERSTAND THAT. I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME PUBLICITY ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA, ON THE WEBSITE, ON THE BILLING SIDE, SO WE COULD DEFINITELY DO THAT.
>> THANK YOU. SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, WE'RE GOING TO JUST REMIND EVERYBODY TO JOIN US AT HALLOWEEN HOOPLA, MOVE YOUR CLOCKS BACK BEFORE YOU GO TO BED ON NOVEMBER 2, AND WE WILL THEN SEE EVERYBODY AT OUR VETERANS DAY CEREMONY, AND WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE ON NOVEMBER 12. THANK YOU AND BE SAFE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.