May 11, 2026 Staff Agenda Review Workshop

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MORNING, EVERYONE. IT'S MONDAY, MAY 11TH, 2026, 9 A.M.

[1. City Manager's Opening Remarks]

AND WE HAVE THE GREAT EVENT OF 2026 TAMARAC UNIVERSITY GRADUATION RECOGNITION.

[2. City Manager Report]

WE HAVE AN UPDATE FROM OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR THE MONTH.

AND THEN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WE HAVE TWO ITEMS, 5.B AND 5.C.

[5. Consent Agenda]

AND THE NEXT ONE, 5.C IS TO THE CITY'S FIRE PENSION BOARD.

THESE ARE ROUTINE APPOINTMENTS BY THE CITY COMMISSION.

THEY NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION. AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM, 5.D IS AN AGREEMENT WITH ALEXANDER & JOHNSON.

IT'S FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTHWEST 77 CROSSWALK PROJECT.

RODNEY, YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? PRETTY MUCH JUST IT'S ALMOST JUST THE SAME PROJECT THAT WE HAVE ON PINE ISLAND NEAR COLONY WEST AND 57TH STREET. SO IT'S A SIMILAR PROJECT. DOES THAT HAVE A PUSH BUTTON, BLINKING LIGHTS? BLINKING LIGHTS. YEAH. AND THEN ALSO IN THE REFLECTORS ON THE GROUND, JUST TO WARN PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, PEDESTRIANS IN THE CROSSWALK. OKAY.

YEAH. WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME FOR THE PROJECT? I WOULD SAY, I THINK IN THE TIME FRAME, IT PROBABLY SHOULDN'T TAKE NO MORE THAN 180 DAYS, DEPENDING ON WEATHER AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

OKAY. AND THEN 5.E IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY.

AND THAT'S A LITTLE LONGER CONVERSATION, BUT THAT'S THE CITY'S MEMBERSHIP WITH THE ESTABLISHED SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY OF THE BROWARD COUNTY.

A NUMBER OF CITIES ARE A MEMBER OF THAT AUTHORITY.

AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE CHANGES OR AMENDMENTS COMING TO THE AGREEMENT.

CITY ATTORNEY, YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT? YEAH. THIS FIRST AMENDMENT MERELY DISCUSSED ASSET DISTRIBUTION UPON DETERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. SO IF THE AUTHORITY IS DISSOLVED IN THE NEAR FUTURE, HOW THE ASSETS OF THE AUTHORITY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AMONG, OBVIOUSLY, THE 31-32 CITIES, INCLUDING BROWARD COUNTY.

SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THEN ORDINANCES, FIRST READING.

[7.a TO2609 -An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 10 of the City of Tamarac Land Development Code by amending Article 3, "Use Regulations," by amending Section 10-3.2, entitled "Table of Allowed Uses" Section (H) entitled "Table 10-3.1 : Allowed Uses" to add "Certified Recovery Residences" as a use type within the residential, group living category ; and creating Section 10-3.6, entitled "Requests for Accommodation," to provide for a reasonable accommodation process consistent with Section 397.487(15)(a), Florida Statutes; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, KENT WAILA, IS HERE.

KENT, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THAT? YEAH, JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF IT.

WE ARE PREEMPTED BY THE FLORIDA STATUTE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 397.487, 15 A.

BY JANUARY 1ST, 2026, ALL COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES SHOULD ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE UPDATED THE ORDINANCE, PUT IN A APPLICATION CRITERIA.

IT'S ALLOWED IN ANY RESIDENTIALLY ZONED DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, SUBJECT TO, YOU KNOW, HOUSING REQUIREMENTS.

WE DID ADD SINCE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AND APPLICATION FEE AND ALSO A BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT FEE, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE FOR CERTIFIED RECOVERY HOMES.

OKAY. IS THERE A ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THOSE PROPERTIES? BY THE LICENSING ENTITY, NOT BY THE CITY. SO THE CITY WOULD DO THEIR NORMAL BUSINESS LICENSE ANNUAL FEE.

BUT WE CAN GET UPDATED LICENSING INFORMATION FROM FAR.

SO THEY HAVE TO RECERTIFY EVERY YEAR. SO WHEN WE GET THAT UPDATED CERTIFICATION INFORMATION FROM FAR, IT WOULD INDICATE THE INSPECTION AS WELL. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND NEXT ITEM, ORDINANCES, SECOND READING.

[8.a TO2629 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 10, Article 4, of the Land Development Code of the City of Tamarac, Florida, entitled "Development and Design Standards"; amending Section 10-4.10, entitled "Signs"; specifically amending Sections 10-4.10(8) entitled "Sign Permits" to provide exemptions for certain government related signs installed by the city; 10-4.1 0(L), entitled "Prohibited Signs", to remove the prohibition on electronic message center signs; 10-4.1 0(D), entitled "General Sign Requirements", to authorize and establish a use-based regulatory framework for electronic message center signs; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

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IT'S JUST TO ALLOW FOR ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SIGNS, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT SIZE TO OUR MONUMENT SIGNS FOR SPECIFIC USES, YOU KNOW, RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY, MUNICIPAL FACILITIES AND THEN MOVIE THEATERS AND THE LIKE.

WE DID A SURROUNDING ANALYSIS AS WELL. IT'S ONLY ON THE FRONTAGE.

IT CANNOT BUT RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTIES.

IT HAS SETBACK REQUIREMENTS, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS, LUMINESCENCE REQUIREMENTS, CONTENT REQUIREMENTS THERE.

WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOT ENOUGH REGULATIONS IN THERE TO LIMIT THE PROLIFERATION OF THEM AND ALSO MAKE IT COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC LAWS.

DID YOU SAY CONTACT OR CONTENT? CONTENT. I'M SORRY.

CONTENT. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. AND UNDER OTHER, SECTION 11, WE HAVE TWO

[11.a Consideration of Establishing a Veteran Pole Banner Program Requested by Commissioner Morey Wright Jr.]

AND THEN 11.B IS DISCUSSION AND CONSENSUS ON ALLOCATION OF PORTION OF SOME SETTLEMENT DOLLARS FROM PFAS TO COMMISSION

I BELIEVE THAT'S SELF-EXPLANATORY, HANS. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S THE AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY.

IT'S A PUBLIC MEETING, OBVIOUSLY. NO QUESTIONS FROM PUBLIC? ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING YOU NEED TO ADD OR DISCUSS, REMOVE? GOOD? ALL RIGHT. AND THANK YOU ALL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.