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GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. WE NOW HAVE QUORUM AND WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN OUR MEETING. IT IS CURRENTLY 7:05.
CITY CLERK,PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
VICE MAYOR BOLTON IS ABSENT FOR NOW. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAND. WE HAVE THE HONOR OF OUR COLOR GUARD THIS EVENING AND AS THE COLOR GUARD COMES THROUGH, WE WILL THEN DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN WE HAVE THE HONOR OF HAVING ZEPHORAH HAYES WHO WILL BE SINGING OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM. AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU.
[INAUDIBLE] I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] BEFORE OUR COLOR GUARD LEAVES LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE PLEASE.
[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, CITY ATTORNEY, ANY REPORT? NO REPORT, MADAM MAYOR.
AWESOME. ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE WELL AND WE'LL START THE STATE OF THE CITY.
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FORGIVE US FOR A SECOND FOR A LITTLE BIT OF TECHNICAL ISSUES AS WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH THE LIGHTING AND DEPENDING ON WHEN MOTHER NATURE WANTS TO COOPERATE WITH US, WE HAVE ENOUGH LIGHTING FOR YOU TO SEE BEHIND AND THEN SOMETIMES WE DON'T. SO AS WE FINISH FIGURED THAT OUT, I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CASEY HORLAN WHO IS HERE ON BEHALF OF REPRESENTATIVE DAN DALY TODAY. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.APPRECIATE VERY MUCH. I KNOW THAT REPRESENTATIVE DUNKLEY WAS ON HER WAY. I'M NOT SURE IF SHE'S GOING TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO MAKE IT. AND I AM EYEING THE ROOM AND NOT SEEING ANY OTHER DIGNITARIES THAT I MIGHT HAVE MISSED. HAVE I? NO.
ARE THE LIGHTS GOOD FOR EVERYBODY? AWESOME. IT'S
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FINALLY HERE. THE LONG AWAITED JOURNEY. THE DAY THAT THE SUN IS SHINING. THE SKY IS BEAUTIFUL WITH PUFFY WHITE CLOUDS AND LEAVES ARE RUSTLING IN THE BREEZE. ANTICIPATION GROWS AS THE CADILLAC COUPE DE VILLE TURNS OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE PAVEMENT IS STILL FRESH. THE PALM TREES LINING THE ROADWAY ARE YOUNG, THIN AND BARELY TALL ENOUGH TO CAST SHADE. AS A CAR GLIDES DOWN THE BLOCK, ITS OCCUPANTS ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WAS ONCE A CONCEPT ON A DRAWING SPREAD ACROSS A DINING ROOM TABLE, NOW BECOMING THEIR NEW DREAM HOME.AND THEIR DREAM HOME BECOMING PART OF A DREAM COMMUNITY.
DREAMS ARE MADE OF IMAGINATION, VISION, DETERMINATION, COURAGE, FAITH, CHANCE AND TIME. WE ARE ALL HERE BECAUSE OF DREAMS. DREAMERS CREATED A DESTINATION AND DREAMERS MOVED TO THAT DESTINATION. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS, RESIDENTS, BUSINESS LEADERS, OUR MEMBERS OF OUR CITY TEAM AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT FOR THE 2026 STATE OF THE CITY. THE OCCUPANTS OF THAT CAR WERE MY GRANDFATHER AND HIS FIRST WIFE. AND THE BLUEPRINTS WERE THE PAPERS SPREAD ACROSS MY MOTHER'S DINING ROOM TABLE IN NEW YORK CITY, SURROUNDED BY MY GRANDMOTHER, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. IN 1973, THAT COMMUNITY WAS THE WOODLANDS. NOT ONLY DID MY GRANDPARENTS MOVE HERE, BUT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS MY GREAT AUNT AND UNCLE MOVED TO WESTWOOD TOO. AND VERY CLOSE FAMILY FRIENDS SETTLED IN AT WEDGWOOD. TAMARAC WAS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE MOVED TO TO RETIRE, BUT ALSO PEOPLE.
PEOPLE MOVED WHERE THEY WERE DRAWN TO ITS QUALITY OF LIFE AND SAW IT AS A PLACE WHERE THEY COULD RETIRE ONE DAY.
LIFE WAS SIMPLE. THERE WERE SHOPPING AT BERDINE'S AND BEALES AND DINING OUT AT RESTAURANTS LIKE CHRISTINE LEE'S, THE BAGEL JOINT, STEAK AND ALE AND A LOCAL BAR, ARCHIE'S WEST. MANY LONG TERM RESIDENTS REMEMBER THOSE FAMILIAR PLACES. TODAY BURDINES HAS BECOME MARSHALLS, BEALE'S HAS BECOME GOODWILL. THE BAGEL JOINT IS NOW KRISPY KREME. CHRISTINE LEE'S IS HOME TO THE TAMARAC MOOSE LODGE. STEAK AND ALE HAS GIVEN WAY TO CHASE BANK AND ARCHIES WEST IS NOW A LEARNING CENTER SERVING YOUNG CHILDREN.
THOSE CHANGES TELL A STORY OF TAMARAC. AS OUR COMMUNITY HAS GROWN AND EVOLVED, SO HAVE THE BUSINESSES THAT SERVE OUR CITY.
THE BUSINESSES OF THE PAST REFLECTED THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS THEN AND AND THE BUSINESSES OF TODAY REFLECT THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS NOW. PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES CHANGE, BUT THE DESIRE OF A CITY REMAINS THE SAME.
GROWTH AND MODERNIZATION TO MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS.
IT'S ABOUT RISING TO CHALLENGES AND TAKING CHANCES. SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE.
TAMARAC IS NO LONGER MY GRANDPARENTS. TAMARAC, IT'S NOT A GOOD THING, NOR A BAD THING. IT SIMPLY REFLECTS GROWTH. OUR CITY HAS MATURED. IT IS OUR TAMARAC. A PLACE WHERE IT IS NO LONGER DEFINED BY JUST ONE CHAPTER OF LIFE. AS A MULTICULTURAL, MULTI GENERATIONAL CITY THAT HAS GROWN FROM APPROXIMATELY 05,000 RESIDENTS IN 1963 TO NEARLY 75,000 TODAY, WE CANNOT STAND STILL. OUR SERVICES MUST REMAIN CONTEMPORARY AND INVESTMENTS MUST CONTINUE IN PUBLIC SAFETY, PARKS HEALTH CARE, TECHNOLOGY, TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE ROAD THAT BEGAN WITH A FEW NEIGHBORHOODS, A HANDFUL OF BUSINESSES AND DREAMS, EARLY RESIDENTS LED US TO A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE CITY WE KNOW TODAY.
TONIGHT WE REFLECT ON HOW FAR TAMARAC HAS COME, TAKE PRIDE
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IN OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, APPRECIATE WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND FOCUS ON THE OPPORTUNITIES AND PRIORITIES THAT LIE ON OUR ROAD AHEAD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET'S TAKE A RIDE AROUND TAMARAC. PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE REQUIRES MORE THAN A VISION OR A DREAM. IT REQUIRES ACTION AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENT. UNLIKE CITIES WITH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES THAT REQUIRED LAND AND FINANCE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, TAMARAC HAS TAKEN A DIFFERENT APPROACH. OVER THE YEARS, THE CITY HAS PURCHASED SEVERAL PARCELS OF LAND ALONG MAJOR CORRIDORS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALIGN WITH OUR NEEDS AND OUR CHARACTER, SEVERAL OF WHICH IN TAMARAC'S OPPORTUNITY ZONES THAT ARE FEDERALLY DESIGNATED. THESE AREAS IDENTIFIED FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH WHERE PRIVATE INVESTORS CAN RECEIVE FEDERAL TAX INCENTIVES FOR MAKING LONG TERM INVESTMENTS IN BUSINESSES, REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS. CURRENTLY, IN ONE OF OUR OPPORTUNITY ZONES, THERE ARE THREE ADJACENT PARCELS TOTALING 1.79 ACRES OF ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD ON STATE ROAD 7, JUST NORTH OF WHAT WAS HOME TO THE CITY'S ONE OF THE CITY'S FIRST BUSINESSES, BEARS FURNITURE. IN 1968, WHEN THE LAND WAS JUST A COW PASTURE, IT BECAME BEARS SECOND STORE IN FLORIDA. THAT PROPERTY IS NOW HOME TO A MODERN AND UNIQUE USE THE WORLD'S LARGEST MERCEDES COLLECTION, THE PATINA COLLECTIVE. LAST YEAR, THE CITY ACQUIRED APPROXIMATELY THREE ADDITIONAL ACRES IN THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE, 3650 AND 3680 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, JUST EAST OF STATE ROAD 7. LAST MONTH, THE CITY APPLIED FOR ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY ZONE DESIGNATIONS AT TACTICAL LOCATIONS. THIS IS A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE A DECISION IN OCTOBER. THESE PROPERTIES, ALONG WITH OTHER STRATEGIC SITES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, REPRESENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SHAPE TAMARAC'S FUTURE. BY ENCOURAGING THOUGHTFUL REDEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT, WE CAN CREATE JOBS, ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES AND STRENGTHEN OUR VIBRANT CITY. WHILE THESE PROPERTIES REPRESENT FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC GROWTH IS ALREADY TAKING PLACE IN TAMARAC THROUGH OUR BUSINESSES AND WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THEM. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE CITY ISSUED 249 BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BUSINESSES OPERATING IN TAMARAC TO NEARLY 3,000.TOGETHER, THESE BUSINESSES GENERATED NEARLY $689,000 IN BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT REVENUE.
AT THE SAME TIME AS MENTIONED, THE CITY INVESTED IN THEM. WE INVESTED IN OUR BUSINESSES THROUGH OUR SMALL BUSINESS MICRO GRANT PROGRAM. WE HELP LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS OFFSET THE COST OF EQUIPMENT, INVENTORY, MARKETING, RENT, INSURANCE AND OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES THAT SUPPORT GROWTH AND DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.
SINCE THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN JULY 2025, IT HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN 83 APPLICATIONS AND WAS AWARDED MORE THAN $347,000 TO 61 BUSINESSES. ADDITIONALLY, APPROXIMATELY $148,000 WAS AWARDED THROUGH OUR NEW TENANT IMPROVEMENT AND INTERIOR BUILD OUT GRANT PROGRAM. THIS HELPS ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES TO TAMARAC BY ASSISTING WITH THE COST OF RENOVATING COMMERCIAL SPACES, PURCHASING EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS, INSTALLING SIGNAGE AND PREPARING LOCATIONS TO OPEN THEIR DOORS. TOUCH OF STERLING BEAUTY SUPPLY AND ORIGINS CAFE ARE THE FIRST BUSINESSES TO RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THEIR DOORS OPENING SOON AND THEIR SUCCESS IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ATTRACTING ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES TO THE PLAZAS THEY OCCUPY. AS WE DRIVE THE AREA JUST WEST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND MCNABB ROAD, WE COME TO THE LOCATION OF OUR FIRST FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM RECIPIENT. THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS AWARDED A $250,000 REIMBURSEMENT GRANT AS PART OF A NEARLY 5 MILLION DOLLAR PRIVATE INVESTMENT. THE PLAZA HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED WITH A MODERN APPEARANCE, UPGRADED INFRASTRUCTURE, ENHANCED LIGHTING AND IMPROVED LANDSCAPING. TWO NEW BUSINESSES ARE ALREADY CALLING THIS PLAZA HOME BEAUTY MASTERS, WHICH IS NOW OPEN, AND BRAVO SUPERMARKET, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN THE COMING MONTHS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE CAN RETIRE THE REFERENCE TO THIS PLAZA AS THE OLD WINN DIXIE PLAZA. AND IT'S NOW TIME TO CALL IT THE BRAVO AND BEAUTY MASTERS PLAZA. OR HOW ABOUT THE DOUBLE B? ANYBODY LIKE THAT? JUST A THOUGHT.
JUST A THOUGHT. SO TAMARAC IS HOME TO SOME TRULY REMARKABLE BUSINESSES, AND ONE WE'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF CALLING OUR OWN FOR DECADES IS ABOUT TO SHOW US SOMETHING NEW AND SPECTACULAR.
CITY FURNITURE, A NAME SYNONYMOUS WITH THIS COMMUNITY, HAS A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING IN JUST FIVE DAYS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE WHAT THEY HAVE IN STORE. FROM SUPPORTING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESSES TO ATTRACTING SIGNIFICANT PRIVATE INVESTMENT, TAMARAC IS HELPING
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TO CREATE JOBS, EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE. NONE OF TAMARAC'S PROJECTS PROGRESS HAPPENS WITHOUT INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTING IT.THE CITY CONTINUED ITS ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES WITH MORE THAN 18,000 WATER METERS PLACED TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, RELIABILITY AND BILLING TRANSPARENCY. THE LONG AWAITED INTERACTIVE WATER METER PORTAL WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES THIS SUMMER.
CITY CREWS ALSO CLEARED MORE THAN 60,000 LINEAR FEET OF STORMWATER PIPE TO REDUCE FLOODING RISKS, CLEANED OVER 2,000 LINEAR FEET OF SEWER PIPE, AND INSPECTED THOUSANDS MORE TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE SYSTEM FAILURES. A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT THIS YEAR WAS THE COMPLETION OF THE NORTHWEST 94TH AVENUE ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THIS IS BY CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY AND MILLENNIUM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY. THE PROJECT UPGRADED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE IMPROVING SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEDESTRIANS TRAVELING THROUGH THE AREA. AS WE DRIVE NORTH AND HEAD WEST WE COME TO NORTHWEST 77TH STREET AND GREENWOOD BOULEVARD NEAR TAMARAC SPORTS COMPLEX. THE CITY IS PLANNING A NEW PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THERE TODAY. THE NEAREST SIDEWALK CONNECTIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST 77TH STREET ARE AT NOB HILL ROAD AND PINE ISLAND, NEARLY A MILE APART, MAKING THIS IMPROVEMENT VERY IMPORTANT FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY. THIS PROJECT WILL FEATURE A FLASH AND BEAKING SYSTEM, ADA ACCESSIBLE RAMPS, ENHANCED SIGNAGE AND HIGHLY VISIBLE VISIBILITY PAVEMENT MARKINGS. YOU SAY THAT A FEW TIMES FAST. CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS NEW CROSSING PROVIDING A SAFER AND MORE DIRECT CONNECTION TO RESIDENTS ACCESSING ONE OF OUR CITY'S MOST POPULAR PARKS.
SO LET'S CONTINUE DOWN SOUTH ON PINE ISLAND ROAD PASSING CITY HALL AND WE HEAD TOWARDS MCNABB ROAD. ALONG THIS CORRIDOR, THE ROADWAY NARROWS FROM THREE LANES TO TWO, CREATING A BOTTLENECK FOR MOTORISTS BEFORE EXPANDING BACK TO THREE LANES NEAR COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.
TO ADDRESS CONCERNS, BROWARD COUNTY IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PINE ISLAND ROAD CAPACITY AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THROUGH THE MAP BROWARD PROGRAM. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL ENHANCE ROAD CAPACITY, SAFETY AND MOBILITY FOR ALL USERS, PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, TRANSIT RIDERS, MOTORISTS AND EVEN GOLF CART USERS. PLANNED ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE A SIX LANE DIVIDED ROADWAY, WIDER SIDEWALKS, A NEW NORTHBOUND U TURN LANE, UPGRADED PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS, IMPROVED LIGHTING, STORMWATER UPGRADES AND ENHANCED LANDSCAPING. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO PRESERVE MANY OF THE MATURE TREES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE CHARACTER OF THE ROADWAY. NOW LET'S TURN EAST ON NORTHWEST 57TH STREET FROM PINE ISLAND ROAD ALONG THIS CORRIDOR. THE CITY IS ADVANCING THE 57TH STREET PROJECT, WHICH BUILDS UPON THE VISION FIRST ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE MAIN STREET AND TOWN CENTER PLANNING EFFORTS IN 2003. THIS PROJECT AND THIS LOCATION IS NOW KNOWN AS TAMARAC VILLAGE. THE PROJECT REPRESENTS THE NEXT PHASE OF IMPROVEMENTS EXTENDING THE DOWNTOWN BOULEVARD CONCEPT FROM PINE ISLAND ROAD TO UNIVERSITY DRIVE TO ENHANCE SAFETY, ACCESSIBILITY, CONNECTIVITY AND THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THE AREA. IF YOU JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT AT OUR COMMUNITY MEETING, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT AND THE GRANT FUNDING THE CITY IS PURSUING TO HELP BRING THIS VISION TO LIFE. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT 6PM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO SHARE YOUR INPUT AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT. TAMARAC IS ALSO EXPANDING ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH NEW FAST CHARGING STATIONS AT CAPORELLA OVERFLOW PARKING LOT AND CAPRELLA AQUATIC CENTER.
THESE INSTALLATIONS ARE SUPPORTED BY A STATE GRANT OF MORE THAN $125,000. WHILE THESE INVESTMENTS MAY NOT ALWAYS BE THE MOST VISIBLE, THEY ARE AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT. WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES CAN COUNT ON ESSENTIAL SERVICES THEY RELY ON FROM THE CITY EVERY DAY WHILE SUPPORTING WHATEVER IS ON THE ROAD AHEAD. TAMARAC ALSO CONTINUES INVESTING IN LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS, ENHANCEMENTS TO SHARED PUBLIC SPACES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS FUNDED THROUGH NON TAX DOLLAR SOURCES.
AT THE TAMARAC SPORTS COMPLEX, THE CITY IS ADDING CREATIVE SPORTS THEMED BENCHES THAT REFLECT ENERGY, TEAMWORK AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT FOUND THROUGHOUT THE PARK. THESE UNIQUE AND FUNCTIONAL ART PIECES ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO ENJOY. THE FIRST PHASE OF OUR GATEWAY LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS ON TRACK FOR COMPLETION THIS YEAR. THE ENHANCEMENTS WILL BEAUTIFY SOME OF TAMARAC'S MOST VISIBLE CORRIDORS AND INTERSECTIONS, HELPING CREATE A STRONGER SENSE OF PLACE AND A MORE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT. IMPROVEMENTS ARE PLANNED AT PINE ISLAND ROAD AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, ROCK ISLAND ROAD AND BAILEY ROAD, UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND SOUTHGATE BOULEVARD. WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN THE STREET, DO YOU EVER JUST SMILE AS YOU SEE A
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VIBRANT GREEN TREE AND ITS LEAVES AGAINST THE BRIGHT BLUE SKY? SKY? SO I DO. EVERY TIME I DRIVE COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD HEADING TO AND FROM HOME. THIS BEAUTIFUL TREE IS IN THE MEDIAN. FOR ME. THERE'S JUST SOMETHING CALMING ABOUT THIS TREE AND MANY OTHERS AROUND THE CITY. AND IT SEEMS THAT I'M NOT ALONE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AS WE WERE ONCE AGAIN RECOGNIZED AS TREE CITY USA COMMUNITY FOR THE 34TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR.TO HELP SHOW OUR COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE, ENHANCING NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND AND BEAUTIFYING PUBLIC SPACES, 91 NEW TREES WERE PLANTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AS WE MOVE BEYOND ROADWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONNECTING THE CITY, WE ARRIVE AT SOMETHING EQUALLY IMPORTANT THE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONTINUED TO GROW THIS YEAR AS RESIDENTS CAME FOR EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS THROUGHOUT TAMARAC. THE TURKEY TROT WELCOMED A RECORD 2,500 REGISTERED PARK PARTICIPANTS, THE LARGEST TURNOUT IN THE EVENT'S HISTORY. WITH PERHAPS A FEW UNOFFICIAL PARTICIPANTS AS WELL, THOUSANDS MORE JOINED US AT THE ONE TAMARAC MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE THE CULTURES AND TRADITIONS THAT HELP MAKE TAMARAC THE WELCOMING AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY IT IS TODAY.
THESE EVENTS BRING NEIGHBORS TOGETHER, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING THAT MAKES TAMARAC FEEL LIKE HOME. PART OF APPRECIATING EVERYONE WHO CALLS TAMARAC HOME IS ENSURING THAT OUR PROGRAMS AND EVENTS ARE WELCOMING AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. TAMARAC IS PROUD TO BE DESIGNATED AS AN AUTISM INCLUSIVE CITY AND REMAINS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING AUTISTIC RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE CITY EXPANDED ACCESSIBILITY EFFORTS, INCREASED THE USE OF COMMUNICATION BOARDS AT OUR PLAYGROUNDS, AND HOSTED A VARIETY OF SENSORY FRIENDLY PROGRAMS INCLUDING AN EGG HUNT, A MEET AND GREET WITH SANTA, AND AN ARTS AND CRAFTS DAY. EACH OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES WAS THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES. LIFE IN TAMARAC IS MORE THAN JUST WHERE WE LIVE. IT'S ABOUT HOW WE CONNECT, HOW WE STAY ACTIVE, AND HOW WE ENJOY OUR COMMUNITY.
IN 2025, MORE THAN 5,100 ENROLLMENTS WERE RECORDED ACROSS RECREATION PROGRAMS, AND SENIOR PROGRAM MEMBERSHIPS GREW TO MORE THAN 1100 PARTICIPANTS.
FROM CAMPS TO SPORT LEAGUES TO FITNESS AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS, RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING AND MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS. TO SUPPORT THIS GROWING PARTICIPATION, THE CITY CONTINUED TO INVEST IN RECREATIONAL AMENITIES, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE TAMARAC SPORTS COMPLEX WAS ENHANCED WITH NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS, WHILE IMPROVED ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM MADE IT EASIER FOR RESIDENTS ACCESSING PROGRAMS AND MEMBERSHIPS.
DEMAND FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES REMAINS STRONG, AND RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO SORRY. AND RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO RENT AND USE FIELD RESERVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. LOOKING AHEAD, MORE THAN $2.3 MILLION IN PARK IMPROVEMENTS ARE PLANNED FOR 2027, INCLUDING A NEW PLAYGROUND AT THE TAMARAC SPORTS COMPLEX, LIGHTING ENHANCEMENTS AT THE VETERANS PARK AND GARY B.
JONES PARK FOR PEOPLE AND PUPS TO EXTEND PARK ACCESS INTO THE EVENINGS, AND ALSO THE RETURN OF THE WESTSIDE DOG PARK ON NORTHWEST 108TH TERRACE. AND AFTER NEARLY A DECADE OF PLANNING, RESIDENTS WILL SOON BEGIN TO SEE THE VISION OF SABLE PALM PARK BECOME A REALITY.
APPROXIMATELY $8.2 MILLION IN INVESTMENT WILL TRANSFORM NEARLY 8 ACRES INTO A PREMIER COMMUNITY DESIGNATION, FEATURING A SPLASH PAD, COVERED PLAYGROUND, FITNESS CENTER, MULTIPURPOSE FIELD, BASKETBALL AND TENNIS COURTS, DOG PARK, PICNIC SHELTERS AND WALKING TRAILS. SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 2027, THE PARK WILL PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION, WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY GATHERING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. IT IS AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THE TAMARAC RED DRAGONS SOCCER TEAM ON THEIR UNDEFEATED CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON.
THAT'S RIGHT. MADE UP OF PLAYERS AGES 12 TO 14, THE TEAM DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL TEAMWORK, DETERMINATION AND HARD WORK, MAKING OUR CITY VERY PROUD.
AND PERHAPS WE'RE LOOKING AT FUTURE WORLD CUP FIFA STARS RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD. RIGHT? EXACTLY. EDUCATION CONTINUES TO BE THE CORNERSTONE OF TAMARAC'S FUTURE, WITH OUR SCHOOLS HELPING STUDENTS ACHIEVE STRONG ACADEMIC OUTCOMES WHILE PREPARING THEM FOR COLLEGE CAREERS AND LIFELONG LEARNING. TAMARAC'S ONLY HIGH SCHOOL, MILLENNIUM 6 THROUGH 12 COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, IS RANKED NUMBER ONE HIGH SCHOOL IN BROWARD COUNTY. THAT'S RIGHT, AND IT IS FOURTH. FLORIDA. THE CLASS OF 2026 ALSO ACHIEVED A
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100% COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE RATE.THIS YEAR'S GRADUATING CLASS OF 64 SENIORS EARNED MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS, REFLECTING BOTH THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO TAMARAC STUDENTS.
TAMARAC IS PROUD TO INVEST IN STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AS THEY PURSUE THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS THROUGH THE TAMARAC SCHOLARS PROGRAM, WHICH IS GENEROUSLY FUNDED BY WM. THIS YEAR TAMARAC WILL AWARD A TOTAL OF $125,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 45 TAMARAC RESIDENTS. IT WILL BE OUR HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THE 2026 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND PRESENT THEIR AWARDS AT THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING ON JUNE 24TH. CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR'S TAMARAC SCHOLARSHIP AND ALL GRADUATES.
BEST WISHES TO YOU AS YOU CONTINUE PURSUING YOUR EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS. WHILE INVESTING IN EDUCATION HELPS BUILD A STRONGER FUTURE, MAINTAINING A SAFE COMMUNITY IS JUST AS IMPORTANT. RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO CITY HALL IS THE HEADQUARTERS OF BSO DISTRICT 7, TAMARAC'S HOMETOWN POLICE FORCE. TO HELP ENSURE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO THE ASSISTANCE WITH WHEN THEY NEED IT, THE CITY RECENTLY INSTALLED A CODE BLUE EMERGENCY PHONE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING PROVIDING FOR DIRECT AFTER HOURS ACCESS TO THE BSO NON EMERGENCY LINE AND 911 AT THE PUSH OF A BUTTON. IN 2025, TAMARAC'S OVERALL CRIME INDEX DECREASED BY 8% THROUGH CONTINUED COORDINATION WITH BSO AND PROACTIVE ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIES FOCUSED ON PREVENTION, VISIBILITY AND RAPID RESPONSE.
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS WERE RECORDED IN SEVERAL KEY CATEGORIES.
AUTO THEFTS DECREASED BY 36% AND VEHICLE BURGLARIES DECREASED BY 50%. WE CAN CLAP ON THAT. TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES STRENGTHENING PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS BY HELPING LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPOND QUICKLY AND SUPPORT INVESTIGATIONS.
TAMARAC'S LICENSE PLATE READER PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES FIXED AND MOBILE UNITS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, HELPED RECOVER 64 STOLEN VEHICLES, IDENTIFIED 38 SUSPECTS AND CLOSED 22 CASES.
VSO CONTINUED TO PRIORITIZE ROADWAY SAFETY THROUGH ENHANCED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES FOCUSED ON PROMOTING SAFE DRIVING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. MORE THAN 11,000 CITATIONS WERE ISSUED THIS YEAR THROUGH THESE PROACTIVE SAFETY INITIATIVES.
LATER TONIGHT, THE COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER ANOTHER TRAFFIC SAFETY TOOL, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL ZONE SPEED DETECTION SYSTEMS. THE BSO TEAM MAINTAINS A VISIBLE PRESENCE THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND WORK EVERY DAY TO HELP KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.
THEIR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES SUCH AS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, THE SENIOR SAFETY AWARENESS SUMMIT AND THE BACK TO SCHOOL TOUCH A TRUCK EVENTS STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. THE RELAUNCH OF THE EXPLORER PROGRAM PROVIDES YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREERS WITH MENTORSHIP AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCE. CHEERS TO OUR FUTURE AND CURRENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING US. THANK YOU.
WORKING SIDE BY SIDE DAILY, OUR BSO DISTRICT TEAM 7 AND TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL ARE A PERFECT, PERFECT COMPLEMENT TO EACH OTHER BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICE. IN 2025, TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 14,500 CALLS FOR SERVICE WHILE MAINTAINING AN AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME OF LESS THAN EIGHT MINUTES.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO REAFFIRMED ITS ISO CLASS 1 DESIGNATION AND EARNED REACCREDITATION THROUGH THE COMMISSION ON FIRE ACCREDITATION INTERNATIONAL, CONFIRMING ITS STATUS AS A PREMIER FIRE RESCUE ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONALLY.
PUBLIC SAFETY IN TAMARAC EXTENDS BEYOND EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THROUGH CPR AND AED TRAINING, TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE IS EMPOWERING RESIDENTS, CITY EMPLOYEES AND SCHOOL STAFF WITH LIFE SAVING SKILLS THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS. LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 700 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED THIS IMPORTANT TRAINING, INCLUDING STAFF AT CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MILLENNIUM SIX THROUGH 12 COLLEGIATE ACADEMY. YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE AND WHEN AN INCIDENT WILL ARISE AND WHEN YOUR PREPAREDNESS WILL HELP WITH A SPLIT SECOND DECISION.
ON OCTOBER 26, 2025, TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS GREGORY ASAPH, EDWARD RODRIGUEZ AND CHRISTIAN COLEMAN WERE RETURNING FROM A PATIENT TRANSPORT ON THE SAWGRASS EXPRESS EXPRESSWAY WHEN THEY ENCOUNTERED A SEVERELY DAMAGED VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
WITHOUT HESITATION, THEY STOPPED,
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ASSESSED THE SITUATION AND WENT TO WORK. MOMENTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES, THEY EXTRICATED THE UNCONSCIOUS DRIVER AND PROVIDED LIFE SAVING MEDICAL CARE. A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HONORED THESE FIREFIGHTERS WITH ITS LIFE SAVING AWARD, RECOGNIZING THEIR COURAGE, QUICK THINKING AND SELFLESS ACTIONS UNDER EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THEM FOR THIS EXCEPTIONAL RECOGNITION. WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT THEY HAVE SELECTED TAMARAC TO CALL HOME. AND ACTUALLY, HERE'S TO ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR FRONTLINE AND ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SERVICES PERSONNEL.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. STRONG COMMUNITIES ALSO DEPEND ON ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND TAMARAC CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN ITS POSITION AS A GROWING HEALTH CARE DESTINATION WITHIN WEST BROWARD COUNTY. HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO EARN NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ITS OUTSTANDING CARE RANKING AMONG THE TOP FIVE HOSPITALS IN FLORIDA FOR SURGICAL CARE, BEING NAMED ONE OF AMERICA'S 50 BEST HOSPITALS FOR SURGICAL CARE, AND EARNING A PLACE AMONG THE TOP 100 HOSPITALS IN THE NATION FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY. THE HOSPITAL'S IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW. IN 2025 ALONE, HCA WOODMONT RECORDED MORE THAN 11,800 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS, 41,000 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND MORE THAN 4,000 SURGERIES PROVIDING CRITICAL CARE TO RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT TAMARAC AND IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. IN OCTOBER, THE HOSPITAL UNVEILED ITS NEW CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB, BRINGING ADVANCED CARDIAC CARE DIRECTLY TO TAMARAC.
SINCE ITS OPENING, THE CATH LAB HAS ALREADY COMPLETED MORE THAN 300 PROCEDURES AND IS EXPANDING ACCESS TO LIFE SAVING CARDIAC SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL IS NOW WORKING ON BECOMING A DEDICATED ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, OR STEMI FACILITY, WHICH MEANS PATIENTS EXPERIENCING A SEVERE HEART ATTACK COULD RECEIVE TREATMENT HCA WOODMONT RATHER THAN BEING TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER FACILITY, ESPECIALLY AS EVERY SECOND COUNTS.
BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM, PLANNING IS ALREADY UNDERWAY FOR THE SECOND CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND AND FURTHER EXPAND CARDIAC CARE SERVICES.
IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, NEARLY $85 MILLION HAS BEEN INVESTED TO MODERNIZE THE HOSPITAL CAMPUS. MAJOR UPGRADES INCLUDE ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND ROBOTIC SYSTEMS THAT WERE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE PRECISION, HELP REDUCE RECOVERY TIMES AND EXPAND TREATMENT CAPABILITIES ACROSS MULTIPLE SPECIALTIES.
WE APPRECIATE HCA WYNMONT HOSPITAL'S INVESTMENT IN MAKING SURE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS HAVE ACCESS TO EXCELLENT CRITICAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND BEING ONE OF THE CITY'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS. AS TAMARAC CONTINUES TO GROW, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT GROWTH IS MANAGED IN A WAY THAT PROTECTS THE QUALITY QUALITY OF LIFE RESIDENTS VALUE AND NEED. THE TAMARAC 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROVIDES A ROADMAP THAT WAS SHAPED BY COMMUNITY INPUT AND REFLECTS THE PRIORITIES RESIDENTS IDENTIFIED FOR TAMARAC'S FUTURE. IT DOES NOT DETERMINE SPECIFIC PROJECTS.
INSTEAD, IT GUIDES DECISIONS, INVESTMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT 25 YEARS. THE GOAL IS SIMPLE TO ENSURE TAMARAC REMAINS STRONG, CONNECTED AND FINANCIALLY STABLE. AS OUR JOURNEY THROUGH TAMARAC TONIGHT COMES TO A CLOSE, ONE THING BECOMES CLEAR. THE PROGRESS WE SEE ACROSS THE CITY IS A RESULT OF YEARS OF PLANNING, INVESTMENT, COLLABORATION AND SHARED COMMITMENT TO MOVING TAMARAC FORWARD. TAMARAC'S STORY CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF PROGRESS, PARTNERSHIP, POSSIBILITY, AND THE BEST CHAPTERS ARE STILL YET TO COME.
BEFORE WE END OUR DRIVE THROUGH TAMARAC, LET'S TAKE A BRIEF DETOUR. EVERY DRIVE HAS MOMENTS WHERE YOU DON'T ALWAYS STAY ON THE INTENDED PATH.
SOMETIMES GPS HAS ITS OWN TRAVEL PLANS, CONSTRUCTION, AND A DIFFERENT ROUTE IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE. OUR DETOUR IS NO DIFFERENT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT TAMARAC CONTINUES TO EARN RECOGNITION FOR THE WORK BEING DONE EVERY DAY. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF OUR TEAM'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
TAMARAC CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED AT BOTH THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS.
THIS YEAR, THE CITY ONCE AGAIN EARNED THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF MAYOR'S MUNICIPAL INNOVATION AWARD FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, RECEIVED THE AWS CHAMPIONS AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP IN CLOUD MODERNIZATION, WAS RECOGNIZED THROUGH THE DIGITAL CITIES AWARD PROGRAM FOR CONTINUED INNOVATION ON RESIDENT FOCUSED SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY. AND HERE'S A SPECIAL ONE THE CITY IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER JAMES TWIGGER FOR BEING NAMED ONE OF GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY'S TOP 25 DOERS, DREAMERS AND
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DRIVERS. IT IS A PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL HONOR RECOGNIZING PUBLIC SECTOR TECHNOLOGY LEADERS WHO ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF GOVERNMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, INNOVATION AND SERVICE. WE THANK YOU. TAMARAC ALSO EARNS GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR THE 37TH YEAR IN A ROW CONSECUTIVE YEAR ALONG WITH A DISTINGUISHED BUDGET AWARD FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET THESE HONORS CONTINUE TO REFLECT THE CITY'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP.PLEASE JOIN ME IN GIVING A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO ALL OUR DEDICATED TAMARAC TEAM. SO I FIRST CAME TO TAMARAC AS A VISITOR IN 1978, AND I OFFICIALLY MOVED HERE ON JULY 4, 1994. WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS LIVING HERE SINCE THE 1970S, I GUESS YOU CAN SAY TAMARAC IS IN MY BLOOD. IT'S MORE THAN JUST A PLACE I'VE CALLED HOME FOR ALMOST 34 YEARS, NOT YET 43. AS I DROVE AROUND IN MY ACURA INTEGRA, I WATCHED THE CITY DEVELOP ALONG THE ROADS OF UNIVERSITY DRIVE, PION ISLAND ROAD, HIATUS ROAD AND EVENTUALLY THE SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY. IT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO BE A PART OF OUR CITY NAVIGATING PERIODS OF UNCERTAINTY AND CHANGE FROM 2007, 2008 RECESSION AND THE IMPACTS OF THE BERNIE MADOFF SCANDAL TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND THE NEW POTENTIAL PROPERTY TAX REFORM THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE HAS PROPOSED APPROVED A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER 2026. IF APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, THE AMENDMENT WOULD INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND COULD AFFECT LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES.
TAMARAC PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS HELP SUPPORT MANY OF THE SERVICES RESIDENTS RELY ON EVERY DAY, INCLUDING POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES, TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER, RECREATION CENTER, THE AQUATIC CENTER, TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY SHUTTLES, STREET AND ROAD MAINTENANCE, GARBAGE RECYCLING AND BULK WASTE COLLECTION AND OUR 12 BEAUTIFUL PARKS AND GREEN SPACES ALONG WITH MANY OTHER CITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES. BECAUSE THE PROPOSAL HAS NOT YET BEEN APPROVED BY VOTERS, ITS ULTIMATE IMPACT REMAINS UNCERTAIN. AS THIS ISSUE MOVES FORWARD, I ENCOURAGE VOTERS TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES ON THE PROPOSAL, REVIEW THE INFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OF RELIABLE SOURCES AND UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE CITY. AN INFORMED COMMUNITY IS ESSENTIAL TO MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR SHARED FUTURE. IT IS AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU AND SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT THE CITY WE LOVE. I WILL NOT SAY EVERYTHING IS PERFECT AND I WILL NOT SUGGEST THAT EVERYTHING IS FALLING APART. NOT EVERYTHING IS GREAT AND HOPE IS NOT LOST.
WITH THAT SAID, WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT CITY FILLED WITH RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO CALL TAMARAC HOME. WE ALSO HAVE A DEDICATED WE HAVE DEDICATED EMPLOYEES WHO SPEND MAJORITY OF THEIR DAY SERVING THIS COMMUNITY. MANY LIVE IN OTHER CITIES AND SOME IN OTHER COUNTIES, YET THEY STILL CHOSE TAMARAC BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN WHAT THE CITY REPRESENTS.
BUT LIKE ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, CONTINUED CARE AND ATTENTION ARE NEEDED.
WE MUST ADDRESS KEY PRIORITIES IN A TIMELY MANNER, INCLUDING THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, A NEW MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, FIRE STATION 41 AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WE ALSO NEED TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND REASSESS OUR PRIORITIES. WE MUST BETTER LEVERAGE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES AND REMAIN FOCUSED ON WHAT RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS CONTINUE TO ASK FOR.
SAFETY, WELL MAINTAINED ROADS, STRONG INFRASTRUCTURE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS, TELEPHONES AT WORK AND QUALITY DINING EXPERIENCES THAT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GATHER AND TO CONNECT AND TO NOT JUST RELY ON DRIVE THRUS OR DELIVERY APPS. AS WE TRAVEL THROUGH THESE DETOURS TOGETHER, THE DESTINATION REMAINS THE SAME. A STRONGER, MORE CONNECTED AND MORE RESPONSIVE CITY. AND LIKE ANY JOURNEY, IT IS THE TURNS, THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THE YIELDS OR MERGE SIGNS THAT HELP SHAPE HOW WE GET THERE. AS MANAGEMENT THINKER PETER DRUCKER ONCE SAID, THE BEST WAY TO PREDICT THE FUTURE IS TO CREATE IT. THAT IS EXACTLY WHY AND WHAT TAMARAC CONTINUES TO DO EACH DAY BY MOVING FORWARD WITH PURPOSE, VISION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE WHO CALL THIS COMMUNITY HOME. TONIGHT, AS WE LEAVE HERE AND WE GET BACK IN OUR CARS, WHETHER IT'S A TRADITIONAL GAS, A ELECTRIC HYBRID, SUV, SPORTS CAR, SEDAN, TRUCK, YOU NAME IT. WHAT WILL THE MAYOR OF 2050 BE SAYING WHEN SHE STANDS HERE OR HE STANDS HERE AND THEY BUILD OUT OUR CITY? THEN ALL I KNOW FOR CERTAIN IS THAT THE PATH WILL TWIST AND TURN FOR THEM,
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BUT THE ROAD WILL ALWAYS RISE TO MEET THEM AS THE CITY OF TAMARAC WILL ALWAYS STAY ON THE JOURNEY TO REMAIN THE CITY FOR YOUR LIFE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, INDULGE ME FOR A SECOND BECAUSE PART OF TECHNOLOGY DID NOT WORK.ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIFE AT THE HIGHWAY ANYWAY. WE DON'T WANT TO GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE THE PEOPLE WHO DO OWE ROYALTY.
SO ON THAT NOTE, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TONIGHT. I HOPE YOU HAVE SEEN WHERE OUR CITY HAS COME TO AND KNOW WHERE OUR CITY IS GOING TO. WE ARE A FABULOUS LOCATION, A FABULOUS PLACE AND WE HAVE FABULOUS PEOPLE HERE.
SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE AND WE WILL BE TAKING A. WE'LL BE BACK AT SEE YOU THEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT. WELCOME BACK LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU FOR STAYING. IT IS NOW 811 AND WE ARE BACK FOR OUR MEETING AND WE WILL NOW GO TO ACTUALLY COLLEAGUES IF YOU WOULD LET'S GO BACK DOWN TO THE WELL AND DO PRESENTATIONS PROCLAMATIONS IT.
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT WE'RE GONNA JUST GO TO TWO VICE MAYOR'S NOT HERE TO PRESENT SO WE'LL MOVE TO NO THE JUNETEENTH PROCLAMATION. SO WE'RE GOING TO OUR. YES, WE'RE GOING TO 2D MIGRAINE AND HEADACHE AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION AND THIS IS REQUESTED BY MYSELF AND IT WILL BE A PLEASURE TO PRESENT THIS TO CHARICE IRONS. DID I NOT? WHEREAS HEADACHE DISORDERS, INCLUDING MIGRAINE, CLUSTER HEADACHES AND NEW DAILY PERSISTENT HEADACHES, SPINAL CSF LEAK, ORAL FACIAL PAIN DISORDERS AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL HEADACHE DISEASES AFFECT MORE THAN 40 MILLION AMERICANS AND OVER 1.1 BILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. WHEREAS HEADACHE DISEASES ARE AMONG LEADING CAUSES OF DISABILITY GLOBALLY, DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTING WOMEN, VETERANS AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. WHEREAS AN ESTIMATED 4 MILLION AMERICANS LIVE WITH CHRONIC MIGRAINE EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS 15 DAYS OR MORE PER MONTH, YET ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED CARE REMAINS LIMITED. WHEREAS SIGNIFICANT RACIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES PERSIST, WITH BLACK, HISPANIC AND NATIVE INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS FACING HIGHER RATES OF UNDER DIAGNOSIS AND INADEQUATE TREATMENT AND WHEREAS VETERANS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL EXPERIENCE HIGHER RATES OF POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHE AND MIGRAINE DUE TO TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES SUSTAINED IN SERVICE AND WHEREAS THERE IS A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF HEADACHE SPECIALISTS, WITH FEWER THAN 800 CERTIFIED HEADACHE MEDICINE SPECIALISTS NATIONWIDE CREATING SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO CARE, PARTICULARLY FOR RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS STIGMA AND MISINFORMATION HAVE HISTORICALLY STIFLED RESEARCH, TREATMENT INNOVATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS, LEAVING MANY PATIENTS UNDIAGNOSED AND UNTREATED. WHEREAS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF JUNE AND BEYOND, ALL INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HEADACHE DISEASES DESERVE EQUITABLE, TIMELY AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. AND NOW, THEREFORE, I AM MICHELLE J. GOMEZ, VERY PROUD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SUPPORT THE WELL BEING OF OUR RESIDENTS AND DUBAI HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JUNE 2026 AS MIGRAINE AND HEADACHE AWARENESS MONTH.
I AM SHARICE IRONS AND I SUFFER WITH MIGRAINE. IN 2015, MY LIFE WAS DRASTICALLY CHANGED. I WAS A EDUCATOR AND ASSISTANT
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PRINCIPAL IN THE LARGE HIGH SCHOOL AND I ENDED UP HAVING TO RETIRE AT THE AGE OF 40 BECAUSE OF MIGRAINE.OVER THE LAST DECADE, I'VE BEEN ON A MISSION OF FINDING TREATMENT FOR MYSELF. AND ALSO IT STARTED OFF WITH JUST ME BEING WORRIED ABOUT ME. AND THEN IT BECAME EVERY TIME I WENT TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT OR VISITED A HOSPITAL, THE EMERGENCY ROOM, I WOULD ENCOUNTER A LOT OF STIGMA AND THE, THE BELIEF OR THE IDEA THAT I WAS SEEKING TREATMENT BECAUSE I JUST, I WAS DRUG SEEKING AS OPPOSED TO REALLY NEEDING SUPPORT.
THAT LED ME TO BECOMING AN ADVOCATE WITH THE AMERICAN MIGRAINE FOUNDATION. SO I'M A TRAINED ADVOCATE WITH THE AMERICAN MIGRAINE FOUNDATION. THIS INITIATIVE WAS STARTED BY THE ALLIANCE FOR HEADACHE DISORDERS. SO EVERY JUNE, STARTED LAST YEAR, WHERE WE GO INTO WASHINGTON D.C. THERE'S LIKE FLAGS ON THE MALL. WE LIGHT IT UP PURPLE. WE SEE CONGRESSMEN AND WOMEN, WE TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT OF MIGRAINE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I'M ON A MISSION TO GET THAT DONE HERE IN BROWARD COUNTY, TAMARAC. I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LIVE HERE. THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES I LIVED WHEN I MOVED HERE FROM MARYLAND, AND I LOVE THE CITY.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANTED TO JUST LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT IN FLORIDA, THERE ARE 3 MILLION PEOPLE THAT LIVE WITH MIGRAINE, AND THAT'S THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DIAGNOSED. SO FOR ME, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT AFFECTS ME AND ALL THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT IT IMPACTS. AND RIGHT NOW, IN OUR COMMUNITY, THERE ARE NO HOSPITALS THAT HAVE ANY KIND OF SUPPORT GROUPS. I PROMISE YOU, I'VE CHECKED. THERE ARE NO SUPPORT GROUPS. THERE ARE NOTHING IN ANY OF THE HOSPITALS THAT I VISITED OR HAVE VISITED THAT DO ANYTHING TO EVEN INDICATE THAT JUNE IS MIGRAINE AND HEADACHE AWARENESS MONTH. SO THIS IS THE FOURTH CITY IN BROWARD COUNTY THAT HAS SAID YES TO ME AND HAVE DONE THIS PROCLAMATION, AND I'LL CONTINUE TO DO IT.
AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO JUST SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND TO MAYOR GOMEZ FOR DOING THIS, AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT.
AND AS A PERSON WHO HAS EXPERIENCED SOME OF THOSE MIGRAINES, KEEP UP YOUR GOOD WORK AND MAY YOU SUCCEED GETTING THROUGH ALL OF BROWARD AND ALL OF FLORIDA AND NATIONWIDE.
YOU'VE GOT THIS. YOU'VE GOT THIS. THANK YOU.
ARE YOU READY FOR YOURS? OKAY. THE NEXT PROCLAMATION IS CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH AND IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY VICE MAYOR BOLTON.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THIS PROCLAMATION IS ABOUT JUNETEENTH. WHEREAS JUNETEENTH, OBSERVED ANNUALLY ON JUNE 19, COMMEMORATES THE DAY IN 1865 WHEN UNION SOLDIERS ARRIVED IN GALVESTON, TEXAS, AND INFORMED ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS THAT THEY WERE FREE MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN. AND WHEREAS JUNETEENTH STANDS AS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF THE RESILIENCE, COURAGE, FAITH, AND PERSEVERANCE OF THOSE WHO ENDURED THE INJUSTICE OF SLAVERY AND CONTINUED TO STRIVE FOR FREEDOM, EQUALITY, AND DIGNITY IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY. AND WHEREAS THE HISTORIC OBSERVANCE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS TO REFLECT UPON OUR NATION'S HISTORY, ACKNOWLEDGE THE PAIN, THE PAINFUL CHAPTERS OF OUR PAST, CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO THE IDEALS OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND WHEREAS AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE MADE IMMEASURABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC, SCIENTIFIC, ARTISTIC AND SPIRITUAL FABRIC OF OUR NATION AND OUR COMMUNITY, HELPING TO SHAPE THE CITY OF TAMARAC INTO THE VIBRANT AND DIVERSE CITY IT IS TODAY. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF TAMARAC EMBRACED DIVERSITY, EQUALITY, INCLUSION AND MUTUAL RESPECT, RECOGNIZING THAT OUR DIFFERENCES STRENGTHEN US AND THAT UNITY IS BUILT THROUGH.
THROUGH UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION, AND SHARED PURPOSE. AND WHEREAS JUNETEENTH CALLS UPON RESIDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO HONOR THE SACRIFICES OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US, EDUCATE FUTURE GENERATIONS ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS DAY, AND CONTINUE THE ONGOING WORK OF FOSTERING A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY PERSON IS VALUED, RESPECTED, AND AFFORDED EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.
BOLTON, VICE MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC. ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM
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JUNE 19, 2026, AS JUNETEENTH DAY IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO OBSERVE THIS OCCASION THROUGH REFLECTION, EDUCATION, SERVICE AND CELEBRATION, AND ACTS THAT PROMOTE UNITY, UNDERSTANDING, AND THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE FOR ALL.AND WE'RE GOING TO INVITE MS. ALMA BROWN FROM THE ISLES OF TAMRA COMMUNITY TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION TONIGHT.
MS. BROWN, THANK YOU. THIS IS A SURPRISE, BUT I MUST SAY I'M HONORED AND HUMBLED TO BE PRESENTED WITH THIS PROCLAMATION. I ACCEPT.
ON BEHALF OF ALL THE RESIDENTS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL, DIVERSE COMMUNITY THAT WE CALL HOME.
EMBRACING OTHERS, CREED AND CULTURE IS SO VERY IMPORTANT.
AND I CAN SEE THAT IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY OF SUCH DIVERSITY, WE HAVE LEARNED TO EMBRACE THE CULTURE AND THE CREED. AND FOR THAT REASON, WE ARE EXPERIENCING AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE, LIVING IN A SAFE, LOVING COMMUNITY. I SAY THANK YOU TO OUR LEADERS AND THANKS TO EVERYONE.
THIS NEXT PROCLAMATION, NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY, HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY MYSELF AND WE HAVE MOMS. COMMISSIONER DUNN WAS GOING TO JOIN YOU, BUT SHE'S NOT HERE, SO IF YOU'D ALL LIKE TO JOIN ME, PLEASE DO. MOM'S AGAINST VIOLENCE. SPORTING THEIR BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT ORANGE.
COME ON IN. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SHE JUST WANTS TO CHECK UP ON YOU. IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT LATE. SHE'S PROBABLY LIKE, WHY ARE YOU NOT HOME YET? MOM, YOU WENT FOR A PROCLAMATION AT 7. IT'S WHAT TIME IS IT? AND SHE WANTS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE SAFE.
EXACTLY. EXACTLY. SO MOM'S DEMAND ACTION IS HERE, AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE. WHEREAS EVERY DAY, MORE THAN 130AMERICANS ARE KILLED BY GUN VIOLENCE AND MORE THAN 200 ARE SHOT AND WOUNDED, A FIGURE THAT SADLY CONTINUES TO GROW AS FIREARMS ARE NOW THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR AMERICAN CHILDREN. WHEREAS IN FLORIDA ALONE, 3172 PEOPLE DIE AND 6358 ARE WOUNDED BY GUNS IN AN AVERAGE YEAR. A DEVASTATING CRISIS THAT UPENDS COMMUNITIES AND COST ESTATE OF 40 MILLION.
40.3 BILLION EACH YEAR. AND WHEREAS. THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS COMMITTED TO HELPING END SENSELESS VIOLENCE BY SUPPORTING COUNTYWIDE MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. AND WHEREAS. A REMINDER THAT SUPPORT FOR THE SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF LAW ABIDING CITIZENS GO HAND IN HAND WITH KEEPING GUNS AWAY FROM PEOPLE WITH DANGEROUS HISTORIES AND ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP.
WHEREAS IN JANUARY 2013, HONOR STUDENT HADIA PENDLETON WAS TRAGICALLY SHOT AND KILLED AT THE AGE OF 15. ON JUNE 5, 2026, PEOPLE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES RECOGNIZED NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY WEARING ORANGE IN TRIBUTE TO HEDAYA PENDLETON AND OTHER VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE. WHEREAS.
HEDAYA'S FRIENDS CHOSE ORANGE BECAUSE OF THE COLOR HUNTERS WEAR FOR SAFETY, CARRYING A MESSAGE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT PREY AND SHOULD NOT BE IN DANGER OF BEING SHOT.
GUN HOMICIDES AND ASSAULTS EXTEND BEYOND CASUALTIES, SHAPING THE LIVES
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OF THE FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WITNESSED IT. AND WHEREAS WEARING ORANGE ON JUNE 5, 2026AMERICANS RAISED AWARENESS ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE AND HONOR THE LIVES OF VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS. THE CITY OF TAMARAC RENEWS ITS COMMITMENT TO REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE AND PLEDGE TO DO ALL WE CAN TO KEEP OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES SAFE.NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHELLE GOMEZ, VERY PROUD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AND WEAR ORANGE IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO PASS AWAY AND DECLARE JUNE 5, 2026 AS NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MAYOR GOMEZ AND THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THIS AWARD FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. WE APPRECIATE IT. I PUT TOGETHER A COUPLE OF JUST BRIEF COMMENTS ABOUT WHO MOMS DEMAND ACTION IS AND WHAT WE DO. AND AS MICHELLE SAID, WE WEAR ORANGE BECAUSE HADIYA PENDLETON AND HER DEATH PROMPTED HER FRIENDS TO MAKE A STATEMENT. REALLY? THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE NOT PREY AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE SHOULD BE WEARING ORANGE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HUNTERS WEAR. AS MAYOR GOMEZ READ OUT IN THE WILDERNESS, OUT IN THE FOREST, WHEN THEY'RE HUNTING, THEY WEAR ORANGE. AND SO IT MAKES A STATEMENT THAT.
EXACTLY. THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT PREY. AND THE VIOLENCE THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD, WHAT MOMS DEMAND ACTION DOES IS TRY TO FIX THAT, TRY TO SAVE THOSE WHO ARE GOING THROUGH THAT. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US. MOMS DEMAND ACTION IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION WHICH FIGHTS FOR GUN SENSE LAWS AND PRACTICES.
TONIGHT WE HAVE MEMBERS WITH US FROM ALL ACROSS BROWARD COUNTY AND SOME EXAMPLES OF THE WORK THAT WE DO, NUMBER ONE, WE'RE WORKING TO PRESERVE LAWS PASSED FOLLOWING THE MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS MASTER MASSACRE IN 2018, LIKE PREVENTING 18 YEAR OLDS FROM PURCHASING LONG GUNS, WHICH ARE ALSO KNOWN AS RIFLES, LIKE THE AR15. NUMBER TWO, WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR OUR RED FLAG LAWS, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ENABLING LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CONFISCATE GUNS FROM PEOPLE WHO POSE A THREAT TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS.
NUMBER THREE, WE'RE WORKING TO CLOSE A LOOPHOLE TO APPLY THE RED FLAG LAW TO THOSE WHO HAVE RESTRAINING ORDERS AGAINST THEM SECURING THEIR GUNS. AND THEN FINALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WORK WITH IS PROMOTING SAFE STORAGE OF GUNS. I'M ACTUALLY THE LEAD FOR THIS PART OF OUR ORGANIZATION, AND IT IS TRULY A LIFESAVER.
GUNS REMAIN THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG OUR YOUTH 18 AND UNDER.
THAT INCLUDES SUICIDES, WHICH ARE AT CRISIS LEVELS.
KEEPING CHILDREN FROM HAVING ACCESS TO GUNS WILL SAVE THOUSANDS OF LIVES EVERY YEAR. AND SO WE WORK AT COMMUNITY EVENTS.
THAT'S WHAT THIS BUTTON IS HERE. BE SMART FOR KIDS. AND WE WORK TO JUST PASS OUT GUN LOCKS AND EDUCATE GUARDIANS, PARENTS ABOUT KEEPING THEIR GUNS SECURE AND AWAY FROM KIDS SO THAT THEY DON'T GET THEM ACCIDENTALLY AND SOMETHING TRAGIC OCCURS HERS.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE CITY FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
AND THANK YOU EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT.
SEEING THESE LADIES AND SOME MOTHERS ON SATURDAY FOR THE PARADE, THE PEACEFUL WALK IN LAUDER HILL. AND COMMISSIONER DUNN DID A GREAT JOB AS WELL. SO THANK
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YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS PROCLAMATION WAS REQUESTED BY MYSELF. WHEREAS IN 1970, THE FIRST GAY PRIDE LIBERATION MARCH TOOK PLACE IN MANHATTAN TO COMMEMORATE THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE STONEWALL UPRISING. OVER THE COURSE OF 30 YEARS, THE MOVEMENT SPREAD ACROSS THE GLOBE. AND IN 1999, FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED THE MONTH OF JUNE AS PRIDE MONTH. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE RIGHTS, DIGNITY, AND VISIBILITY OF ALL PEOPLE, INCLUDING LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS PRIDE MONTH IS A TIME TO REFLECT ON THE PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS EQUALITY, ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT REMAINS, AND RECOGNIZE THE COURAGE AND RESILIENCE OF LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE FOUGHT AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR ACCEPTANCE AND JUSTICE.AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF TAMARAC EMBRACES DIVERSITY AND RECOGNIZES THAT FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE AND AFFIRMING COMMUNITY STRENGTHENS THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC FABRIC OF OUR CITY. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF TAMARAC STANDS WITH LGTPQ PLUS RESIDENTS, FAMILIES, EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS AND REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR GENDER EXPRESSION, ARE TREATED WITH FAIRNESS, RESPECT, AND DIGNITY. AND WHEREAS PRIDE MONTH OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL TO PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE AWARENESS, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY, AND TO CELEBRATE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.
NOW, THEREFORE, I'M MICHELLE J. GOMEZ, VERY PROUD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, JOIN HANDS WITH THE LGBT COMMUNITY PLUS COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATE LOVE AND INCLUSION WITHIN THE LGBTQ AND PRIDE TRADITIONS. AND HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JUNE 2026 AS LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY OF TAMARA. AND THE COUPLE THAT WERE GOING TO RECEIVE THIS TONIGHT WERE NOT ABLE TO STAY LATE TO BE HERE.
AND WHILE TRADITIONALLY WE DO NOT READ PROCLAMATIONS UNLESS WE HAVE SOMEONE TO PRESENT IT TO, AND WITH THE WONDERFUL WORDS OF MS. ALBA, WE ARE ONE COMMUNITY.
AND SO, ON BEHALF OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY, IT IS MY HONOR TO ACCEPT AND RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION.
SORRY. CAPTAIN FRANKS, BSO MONTHLY UPDATE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, AND THE AMAZING RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC. I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE DID HERE IN THE MONTH OF MAY. AND THE BEST THING I CAN START OFF WITH, WE'RE STILL IN THE NEGATIVES, AND I LOVE THAT. SO WE. OUR TOTAL CRIME RATE FOR THE CITY HAS GONE DOWN 24%, GOING FROM COMPARED TO LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, WHICH IS AN AMAZING NUMBER.
ALTHOUGH WE DID GO UP IN ONE CATEGORY.
OF THOSE FIVE BURGLARY, BUILDING STRUCTURE THAT OCCURRED, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT FOUR OF THEM ARE ALREADY IN CUSTODY AND THE FIFTH ONE WILL BE IN CUSTODY VERY SOON, SOON. SO THAT IS JUST AN AMAZING WORK BY THE. THE DEPUTIES AND THE DETECTIVES IN THE TAMARAC DISTRICT. OUR ARRESTS FOR THE MONTH HAVE ALSO INCREASED BY 4%. WE'RE CONTINUING TO INCREASE OUR PARK WALK AND TALKS, WHICH MEANS OUR DEPUTIES ARE GOING OUT, MEETING WITH RESIDENTS, MEETING WITH BUSINESS OWNERS AND GETTING OUT AND JUST GETTING TO KNOW THE COMMUNITY THAT WE WORK IN. THE CRASHES HAVE GONE DOWN 22%. THAT IS OUTSTANDING.
JUST TO SHOW THAT EVERYBODY IS SLOWING DOWN.
AND IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE OUR CITATIONS HAVE GONE UP 37%.
SO FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, WE WROTE 1,565 TICKETS. SO THAT 11,000 TICKETS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, WE'RE GOING TO BLOW THAT NUMBER OUT
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OF THE WATER FOR 2026. OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE DID GO DOWN FOR THE MONTH, WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING, PROBABLY WITH THE RAIN, MAYBE PEOPLE ARE STAYING INSIDE, NOT DOING AS MUCH, BUT THAT IS OUTSTANDING. SO THOSE ARE TALKING ABOUT NUMBERS. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT'S COMING UP. WE HAVE A TEEN SAFETY SYMPOSIUM THAT'S COMING UP ON JUNE 16TH. IT'S GOING TO BE FOR TEENAGERS TO COME OUT TO THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER. AND DURING THAT, THEY'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TEEN SAFE DRIVING, HANDS ONLY, CPR, AED, INTERNET SAFETY AND BLEEDING CONTROL. WE INVITE THE TEENS TO COME OUT AND ENJOY AND BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM THAT BSO IS PUTTING ON. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT'S COMING UP ON JULY 25TH. IT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY HERE IN TAMARAC AND FROM 8 TO 11 IN THE MORNING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO INVITE THE CHILDREN AND TEENS TO COME OUT AND JOIN US ALONG WITH TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE TO HAVE A FISHING EVENT WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO COME OUT. IT'S CALLED CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE KIDS COME OUT AND THEY'RE GOING TO ENJOY FISHING OVER A VETERANS PARK LOCATED OVER ON SOUTHGATE UNIVERSITY.WE'RE GOING TO TEACH THEM NEW TECHNIQUES FOR FISHING.
FLORIDA FISH AND GAME IS COMING OUT AND WE'D LOVE TO SEE THE KIDS AND EVERYBODY COME OUT AND JOIN US AND THE TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE WORKING TOGETHER TO TEACH THE KIDS HOW TO HAVE A NEW HOBBY AND SPORT OUT THERE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES A GREAT DEPARTMENT IS LEADERSHIP. AND IT REALLY, TRULY SHOWS IN THE TAMARAC DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE PUT SOME GREAT PEOPLE IN THE PLACE TO LEAD THE DETECTIVES, THE DEPUTIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
BUT ONE OF THE ONES REALLY HAS JUST MADE AN IMPACT IN THE DISTRICT AND HAS CREATED A TEAM THAT I THINK IS THE BEST DETECTIVE UNIT IN BROWARD COUNTY. AND I MEAN, I'M COMPARING TO ALL THE CITIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND HIS NAME IS SERGEANT NELSON MENDEZ. IF YOU COULD COME DOWN HERE, BY THE WAY, HE DID NOT KNOW HE WAS GETTING THIS TONIGHT. SO HE WAS NOMINATED FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR MAY OF 2026 BY YOURS TRULY. SO I JUST WANT TO READ KIND OF THE THINGS THAT HE DID TO TALK ABOUT IT. SO STARTING IN FEBRUARY OF 2025, TAMARAC DISTRICT WENT THROUGH A REAL DIFFICULT TIME.
THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION UNIT, THERE WERE SO MANY ISSUES THAT WERE GOING ON. AND AFTER THE INCIDENT THAT WAS HERE, THEY REMOVED THE SERGEANT AND SOME OF THE DETECTIVES AND THEY WERE KIND OF LEFT WITH, WHAT DO WE DO? SO IN JULY OF 25, THE TAMARAC DISTRICT COMMAND THAT WAS HERE AT THE TIME MADE A DECISION TO BRING SERGEANT MENDEZ FROM ROAD PATROL INTO THE ROLE OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SERGEANT. HE WAS NEW TO BEING A SERGEANT. HE'D BEEN A DETECTIVE DOWNTOWN IN SPECIAL VICTIMS AND ALSO IN PROPERTY CRIMES BUT HE STOOD UP AND SAYS, I WILL DO IT. AND HE TOOK OVER THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT AND HE TOOK THAT HEAD ON.
AND WHAT HE DID WAS PUT TOGETHER AN AMAZING TEAM. THE DETECTIVES THAT WORK WITH HIM MAINLY, MOST OF THEM ARE BRAND NEW TO BEING DETECTIVES. THEY CAME IN HERE BUT THEY WERE HUNGRY, THEY WANTED TO GO OUT AND WANTED TO PUT PEOPLE IN JAIL. SO THEY HAVE NOW ATTAINED A CLEARANCE RATE OF 32% FOR PROPERTY CRIMES. I KNOW THAT NUMBER SEEMS A LITTLE BIT LOW WHEN IT SEEMS A 32%, BUT WHEN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 15 AND 20%, 32% FOR PROPERTY CRIMES IS AN AMAZING NUMBER FOR A DETECTIVE UNIT THAT JUST THE TESTAMENT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
ON TOP OF THAT, HE CREATED, TOOK A DETECTIVE AND SAID, YOU KNOW SOMETHING? DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CANNOT BE IGNORED AND IT CAN'T BE JUST SHUFFLED AWAY.
SO HE BROUGHT A DETECTIVE IN AND SAID, THIS IS MY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DETECTIVE.
AND THAT'S ALL SHE DOES NON STOP TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VICTIMS ARE PROTECTED. AND JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU THAT SINCE SHE'S. HE STARTED WORKING THAT POSITION. WE HAD EIGHT CASES OF PEOPLE WHO WERE IN FEAR WHEN THE DEPUTIES WERE OUT THERE. AND THEY WERE SCARED TO TALK TO THE DEPUTIES AT THE TIME THAT WHEN WE WENT BACK, WHICH WE DO, TO EVERY SINGLE CASE SHE WAS ABLE FOR EIGHT PEOPLE WAS ABLE TO EITHER MAKE ARRESTS OR SEND THEM IN NOT IN CUSTODY TO THE STATE ATTORNEY. SO THAT'S PROTECTING THE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. HE KEEPS THE DETECTIVES WITH THEIR CASELOADS LOW SO THAT THAT WAY THEY ARE READY FOR THE NEXT CASE THAT'S COMING IN. WE JUST SAT AND DID A CASE MANAGEMENT AND EVERYBODY IS ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 20 CASES OR SOME OF THEM ARE EVEN LOWER.
BUT WHAT I LOVE IS MOST OF THOSE DETECTIVES, THEY DON'T EVEN WANT TO JUST MOVE IT ALONG. THEY'RE TRYING TO PUT PEOPLE IN JAIL AND I MEAN THEY'RE TAKING CASES
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WITH NOTHING AND MAKING THE ARRESTS ON THIS CASE. SO I REALLY THINK THAT HE HAS CREATED AN AMAZING TEAM AND I REALLY WANTED TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, HE EMBODIES THE MAIN CORE VALUE OF THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE, EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE. HE'S A TRUE LEADER AND HAS CREATED A TEAM THAT STRIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING THEY DO AND THE SERVICE THEY PROVIDE THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS OF TAMARAC.SO, NELSON MENDEZ, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DIDN'T EXPECT TO COME DOWN FOR A PHOTO. MY APOLOGIES.
YOU THINK YOU HAVE A REPORT OR SOMETHING? I. I DO HAVE A VERY QUICK REPORT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO GO AFTER BSO ANYMORE.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MAKES THE SCHEDULE.
BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, YOU KNOW, WHAT A. WHAT A FRESH BREATH OF AIR IT'S BEEN TO WORK WITH THIS LEADERSHIP TEAM, WITH OUR BSO PARTNERS. AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE SO FAR.
I KNOW THEY LEFT THE BUILDING, BUT IT'S BEEN. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A VERY GREAT EXPERIENCE. WHILE SAYING THAT, I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR FIRE RESCUE AND WHAT A GREAT TEAM WE HAVE THERE. AND AS I'M SAYING THAT, I LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS WELL, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO START WITH MY OFFICE AND THEN, YOU KNOW, GO DOWN TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND, YOU KNOW, EVERY SINGLE ONE IS SUCH DEDICATED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EXPERIENCED. SO FROM HERE, I WANT TO THANK EVERY SINGLE ONE. ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT. THAT YOU DO ON EVERY PROJECT THAT WE DO.
SO WITH THAT, I HAVE A VERY LIGHT REPORT, BUT VERY IMPORTANT EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP ARE JULY 4TH IS GOING TO BE AN EPIC CELEBRATION IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN PROMISED. AND IT'S COMING UP ON JULY 4TH, AS THE NAME SAYS. SO WE EXPECT ALL OF YOU TO BE THERE AND THEN MORE BEFORE THAT NEXT ONE. JIM FATHER'S DAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE CELEBRATING FATHERS AND FLAPJACKS. AND SO COME JOIN US SATURDAY, JUNE 20, STARTING AT 10AM AT TAMARAC PARK. WE CAN ENJOY A MORNING OF GOOD FOOD, GREAT COMPANY AND COMMUNITY AS WE HONOR THE REMARKABLE FATHERS IN OUR LIVES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING WITH YOU ALL, FATHERS IN TAMARAC. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE IN OBSERVATION OF JUNETEENTH, THE CITY OF TAMARAC FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH.
AND WE'RE INVITING OUR RESIDENTS TO JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THIS IMPORTANT DAY AT OUR JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION ON FRIDAY, JUNE 19, FROM 6PM TO 10PM AT TAMARAC VILLAGE.
JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF CULTURE, COMMUNITY, MUSIC AND CELEBRATION AS WE HONOR FREEDOM, HISTORY AND UNITY.
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MEETING, MADAM MAYOR, WILL BE ON JUNE 24TH AT AND THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT.[3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ]
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, WE WILL NOW GO TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. I'M BURIED UNDER SOME OF MY PAPERS HERE. I HAVE SOME LISTS, AND IF YOU DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO SIGN UP, I GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY AS AFTER EVERYONE ELSE HAS. SO THE RULES OF THE ROAD ARE ABOVE ON THE SCREEN. IT'S VERY SIMPLE. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.STATE YOUR NAME. WE APPRECIATE YOU TELLING US WHERE YOU LIVE.
PLEASE AT LEAST TELL US THE CITY OR THE COUNTY THAT YOU LIVE IN. WE KEEP THINGS DIRECT AND TO ONE ANOTHER. WE DON'T ATTACK ANYBODY. SO IF YOU LIKE WHAT ANYBODY HAS TO SAY IN THE AUDIENCE, WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU JUST DO HAPPY HANDS.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT PEOPLE SAY, YOU COULD DO THUMBS DOWN. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS A FULL RESPECT OF BEING ABLE TO BE HEARD AND SAY WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO SAY HERE IN OUR MEETINGS. SO GOING BY MY FIRST ONE, I HAVE JAMES, AND PLEASE FORGIVE ME, I AM NOT GREAT AT READING NAMES SOMETIMES.
JAMES CANDELARIO, JR. DID I GET THAT RIGHT? JAMES, AT LEAST? CLOSE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, YOU'LL TELL US HOW TO REALLY SAY WHEN YOU GET UP HERE, AND THEN I HAVE GARY GRAY ON DECK. OH, I'M SO SORRY.
YOU'RE GOING TO COME HERE AND IF YOU WOULD, THE MICROPHONE IS PROBABLY NOT YET ON, SO PLEASE PUT IT ON.
AND THEN JUST TELL US YOUR NAME AND WHERE YOU LIVE, OR AT LEAST THE CITY. AND THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, AND YOU'LL BE GUIDED BY THE CLOCK IN FRONT OF YOU.
THERE'S A CLOCK IN FRONT OF THEM, RIGHT? OKAY. THE CLOCK IN FRONT OF YOU MAY NOT WORK, SO THE ONE OVER HERE WORKS.
SO, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONER, VICE MAYOR, EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE. I'M HERE AS A TAMARAC RESIDENT DOWN IN CYPRESS FALL COURT TONIGHT. WE HAVE HEARD MUCH OF VARIOUS TOPICS OF CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUSIVITY, THE PAST AND THE FUTURE, AND THOSE ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. BUT I WISH TO SPEAK ON THE MATTER OF THE MATERIAL REALITY OF LIFE ON THE GROUND IN TAMARAC. A LOT IN THE PRESENT IS A BIT DIFFICULT. BROWARD COUNTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS JUMPED A BIT. JOB FINDING HAS BECOME MORE DIFFICULT AND UNRESPONSIVE, AND MARKETS FOR HOUSING AND SHELTER CONTINUE TO RAISE PRICES FOR HOMES, AND LANDLORDS CONTINUE TO BEHAVE PREDATORIALLY. I TAKE WALKS JUST A BLOCK SOUTH AND SEE SIGNS OF POVERTY AND A BIT OF NEGLECT. TO ME, IT SEEMS THAT THE CITY FOR YOUR LIFE IS BECOMING SLIGHTLY HARDER TO LIVE IN FOR SOME OF THE DISENFRANCHISED. THUS I ASK, DOES THE CITY HAVE PLANNED IN ANY SENSE TO PREVENT THE YOUTH AND OF ALL AGES. BUT I'M GOING TO BE HONEST, THE YOUTH ESPECIALLY TO BE PREVENTED FROM BEING PRICED OUT OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
AND BEFORE YOU GO, WOULD YOU PLEASE JUST PUT YOUR NAME ON THE RECORD FOR US? I'M SO SORRY. JAMES CANDELARIO, JR.
NO, IT'S ALL GOOD. YOU DID GREAT.
AND WE HAVE RALPH DIXON, NEXT.
AFTER YOU. SORRY, YOU'RE NEXT ON DECK. OKAY, JUST SIGNED IN.
ALL RIGHT. AND ROBERT AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT, BUT GOOD TO SEE YOU, BUCK.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS GARY GRAY. I LIVE IN THE ISLES OF TAMARAC. I MISSED THE LAST MEETING BECAUSE MY MOTHER'S 99TH BIRTHDAY.
HOWEVER, I HAVE TO REALLY EXPRESS MY SINCERE DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE OUTCOME OF THE VOTE TO USE THE $500,000 MONEY THAT WAS RECEIVED FOR THE PFAS LAWSUITS THAT SHOULD GO TO THE CITY WATER PLANT THAT WE NEED. I'VE BEEN. I'VE HEARD THAT THAT'S A 20 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT AND WE NEED EVERY PENNY TO MAKE THAT PROJECT WORK. A $50 GAS CARD TO CITIZENS IS GOING TO BUY THEM GAS FOR MAYBE A WEEK AND THEN IT'S GONE. IF YOU PUT THAT MONEY TOWARDS THE WATER PLANT, THAT WATER PLANT WILL BE HERE FOREVER. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE GREATEST GOOD FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE, NOT SOME INDIVIDUAL
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PROJECT THAT WOULD BE A PET PERSON OF YOUR CHOICE. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR ALL OF THE CITIZENS IN THIS GREAT CITY. WE HAVE.NEXT TOPIC. BULLYING. WE'VE SEEN IT. I HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS, BUT YOU ALL SIGNED ANTI BULLYING COMMITMENTS. YOU NEED TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THOSE.
DON'T ATTACK YOUR FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. DON'T ATTACK THE CITIZENS. YOU SERVE US. WE ARE YOUR EMPLOYEES. NO, YOU ARE OUR EMPLOYEES. I'M SORRY, I HAD THAT WRONG. I THINK I'M DONE FOR NOW. BUT PLEASE, BE KIND TO EACH OTHER, BE KIND TO OUR CITIZENS AND USE THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE WISELY. DON'T PEE IT AWAY. OKAY? USE IT WISELY.
DON'T JUST SQUANDER IT ON BS PROJECTS THAT DON'T SERVE THE ENTIRE CITY. I KNOW COMMISSIONERS ARE ELECTED BY DISTRICTS, BUT YOU STILL HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO THE OTHER CITIZENS THAT MAY NOT BE IN YOUR SPECIFIC DISTRICT.
THIS IS A CITY. WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. KATE JOHNSON IS COMING ON DOWN AND I HAVE MARK GOGGIN NEXT.
KATE JOHNSON, MIDLANDS 4. I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH EACH OF YOU. FIRST, A COUPLE OF THANK YOUS TO VICE MAYOR BOLTON. THANK YOU FOR ADDING ABOUT ADA ACCOMMODATIONS IN YOUR LAST TWO EMAILS ABOUT YARD ON THE LAWN.
SINCE I NOTICED THE ABSENCE, I WANTED TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE INCLUSION. SO THANK YOU.
WHILE I DID NOT GO TO THE EVENT, I HAVE BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR ADA EVEN BEFORE MY OWN NEED. HAVING SEEN MANY PEOPLE STRUGGLE OVER THE YEARS, REALLY HITTING ME WATCHING A CLIENT OF MINE STRUGGLE TO GET HER WHEELCHAIR OUT OF HER CAR AND ASSEMBLED IN AN ORDINARY SPACE WITH NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO DO SO. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU.
SECONDLY, I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER PATTERSON FOR YOUR KINDNESS TO THE ONE PRESENTER ON MONDAY. YOUR ATTENTIVENESS TO HIM WAS APPRECIATED AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO HELP HIM ALONG WAS NOTED. SO THANK YOU.
EVEN THOUGH YOU WON'T LOOK AT ME, I DID WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT ITEM 11 REGARDING ART. I LOOKED THROUGH ALL OF THE PIECES THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED AND I WANTED TO GIVE MY VOTE TO SHE WHO FLIES ABOVE THE TREES. THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SCULPTURE AND I REALIZED THAT MY ENDORSEMENT MIGHT JEOPARDIZE ITS INCLUSION, BUT THE BEAUTY AND MEANING CANNOT BE IGNORED.
IT IS A WONDERFUL PIECE AND MY INTERPRETATION IS IT HONORS WOMEN WHO STRUGGLE AND RISE ABOVE THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES IN SPITE OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. ALL WOMEN STRUGGLE IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. SO PLEASE INCLUDE THAT PIECE AND PLACE IT IN A NOTICEABLE LOCATION. I ALSO LIKE DOCKING COMPLETE FOR ITS SIMPLICITY. AND THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING TO END MY PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL I RECEIVED AN EMAIL AT 5 O'CLOCK.
TRUE LEADERS, GOOD LEADERS, PEACEMAKERS, DON'T LEAD BY DECEPTION, DEGRADATION AND DISCREDITING OTHERS.
BUT I HAD COMMITTED TO STAYING POSITIVE FOR MY REMARKS. SO AS OUR MURALIST SPOUSES, I WILL LEAD WITH LOVE. SO, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN TAMARAC. YOU AND I DO NOT ALWAYS AGREE ON EVERYTHING, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT YOU AND I CAN HAVE CIVIL CONVERSATIONS WHERE
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YOU EXPRESS YOUR REASONING AND YOUR DESIRE AND I GET TO EXPRESS MINE. AND WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS AND WE DON'T ATTACK EACH OTHER. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, FOR BEING RIGHT FOR TAMARAC.THANK YOU. AS MARK GOGGIN COMES DOWN, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO SIGNED UP. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SIGN SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA? GOOD EVENING. MARK GOGGIN, TAMARAC LAKE SOUTH. THANKS FOR THE GOOD PRESENTATION FOR THE STATE OF THE CITY. IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR THAT. I KNOW OUR GOOD OUR MANAGER MADE SOME THANKS TO EMPLOYEES IN CITIBOT. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ESPECIALLY OUR FIRE RESCUE, IF YOU'VE NOTICED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS HOW MANY AWARDS THEY'VE RUN NATIONALLY AS WELL, THE MOST RECENT ONE, THEY TOOK FIRST PLACE AT THE FIRST THEIR FIRST CARE TWO DAY EVENT WHICH WAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED AND EVERYTHING. SO GOT TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON THAT. THEY DO A GREAT JOB.
OTHER THINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. A LOT OF PEOPLE HATE THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THE ONES WHO GIVE YOU THOSE BAD NOTICES AND EVERYTHING. BUT THIS PAST WEEK WE'VE BEEN LUCKY AND SIX HOUSES SOLD IN OUR COMMUNITY OF THAT SOME OF THEM HAD TO HAVE WORK DONE TO COMPLETE THE SALES AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE CO GUYS WERE OUT THERE WITHIN A DAY OF THE GUYS GETTING THE ROOFS ALL DONE. THEY APPROVED THEM TODAY.
ALL FIVE ROOFS THAT WERE BEING WORKED ON, DONE AND FINISHED WHEN OUR POOL WAS JUST REMODELED. CALLED TONY. THE DAY THE POOL COMPANY GAVE IT BACK TO US, HE HAD SOMEBODY OUT TO US THAT AFTERNOON SO WE COULD OPEN IT UP BECAUSE IT WAS 90 DEGREES OUT. SO THEY'RE ANOTHER DEPARTMENT THAT NEEDS A LOT OF THANKS. THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU TO OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT, FIRE, RESCUE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK THAT DIDN'T SIGN UP THAT WANT TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA? NAME, LOCATION, IF YOU DON'T MIND, OR. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS NICOLE VENAN GUTIERREZ. I'M A LONGTIME TAMARAC RESIDENT, A LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, A COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER, AND A MEMBER OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.
TONIGHT, HOWEVER, I'M SPEAKING SOLELY AS A RESIDENT WHO CARES DEEPLY ABOUT OUR CITY, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THE WAY COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER. I BELIEVE TAMARAC IS AT ITS BEST WHEN WE FOCUS ON FACTS, SOLUTIONS, AND RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE. THAT IS WHY I FEEL COMPELLED TO ADDRESS THE RECENT POLITICAL ATTACKS AND ALLEGATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.
POLITICS CAN BE CHALLENGING AND SPIRITED. DEBATE IS A NORMAL PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. WE WILL NOT ALWAYS AGREE ON POLITICS, PRIORITIES, OR CANDIDATES, AND THAT'S OKAY.
IN FACT, HEALTHY DISAGREEMENT OFTEN LEADS TO BETTER IDEAS AND BETTER OUTCOMES. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS WHEN POLITICAL DISCOURSE SHIFTS AWAY FROM ISSUES AND TOWARD PERSONAL ATTACKS, FAMILY ATTACKS, AND UNPROVEN ALLEGATIONS, THAT IS NOT LEADERSHIP. IT'S A DISTRACTION FROM THE IMPORTANT WORK OUR RESIDENTS EXPECT US TO FOCUS ON. AS A TAMARAC RESIDENT, I WOULD MUCH RATHER HEAR ABOUT SOLUTIONS THAN SMEAR CAMPAIGNS.
IF THERE ARE FACTS, PRESENT THEM. IF THERE IS EVIDENCE, SHARE IT. BUT ATTACKING SOMEONE'S FAMILY BACKGROUND OR CHARACTER WITHOUT PROOF ONLY CREATES MORE DIVISION AND ERODES PUBLIC TRUST. OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES BETTER. TAMARAC DESERVES BETTER. CONVERSATIONS ROOTED IN TRUTH, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND RESPECT. RESIDENTS DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE THE INFORMATION BASED ON FACTS, NOT RUMORS OR ACCUSATIONS.
THERE ARE REAL ISSUES FACING OUR CITY THAT WARRANT OUR ATTENTION. PUBLIC SAFETY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, MAINTAINING OUR PARKS, IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERY RESIDENTIAL WHO CALLS TAMARAC HOME, NOT JUST YOUR OWN DISTRICT.
THOSE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS I WANT US TO BE HAVING.
REGARDLESS OF WHERE WE STAND POLITICALLY, WE SHOULD ALL BE ABLE TO AGREE THAT RESPECT MATTERS, FACTS MATTER, AND OUR COMMUNITY IS STRONGER WHEN WE FOCUS ON BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER RATHER THAN TEARING THEM APART. LET'S KEEP THE CONVERSATION CIVIL, FACT BASED, AND FOCUS ON MOVING TAMARAC FORWARD.
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ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK, THEN, YES, AFTER THEN, THIS WILL BE OUR LAST SPEAKER, AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WILL CLOSE.HELLO, MY NAME IS ALICIA DUNBAR. I AM DEFINITELY A TAMARAC RESIDENT, AND I HAVE BEEN JUST STARTING TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED IN WHAT THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMARAC IS DOING, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME WONDERFUL THINGS, AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR THAT. EVERYONE WHO IS ON THE PANEL, I DO APPRECIATE IT, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS. WE ARE TOGETHER.
TOGETHER, WE DO BETTER, OKAY? SO I WOULD LOVE FOR EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THAT EACH ONE IS SOMEONE AND THAT WE TREAT EACH OTHER WITH DIGNITY AND WITH GRACE. NOW, I AM DEFINITELY HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SOUND SYSTEM THAT THE TAMARAC USES FOR THE EVENT. I HAVE HEARD THAT SOME PEOPLE. I DIDN'T GO TO THE BUJA CONCERT, BUT QUITE A FEW PEOPLE CAME BACK, AND THEY DEFINITELY SAID TO ME, THAT SOUND SYSTEM WAS HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE SOUND SYSTEM. SO I DON'T KNOW WHO DID THE SOUND, BUT YOU GUYS NEED TO DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT. I HEARD THAT ALL THE TICKETS WERE SOLD. DON'T KNOW HOW THE FUNDS ARE BEING UTILIZED IN REGARDS TO THE REVENUE THAT WAS GAINED.
WHAT ARE THE NET GAIN FROM THAT EVENT? AND I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE TO SEE IF THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE CITY SHOULD CONSIDER GOING FORWARD IN ORDER TO RAISE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THESE NEEDED PROJECTS IN THE CITY. THANK YOU AND HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT.
[4. COMMISSION REPORTS]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS NOW CLOSED, AND WE WILL GO TO OUR COMMISSION REPORTS, DISTRICT 1 VICE MAYOR BOLTON.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. LET'S START ON A POSITIVE NOTE.
TONIGHT WE. I WANT TO SHOW YOU A VIDEO. IT IS NOT DONE YET, BUT I REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO SHOW WHAT THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF TAMARAC YARD IN THE LAWN WAS. SO WITH THAT, JAMES, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WAS JUST A BRIEF SNIPPET OF THE YARD AND LAWN REVIEW. WE JUST WANTED TO SHOW THAT. AND THE POSITIVE REVIEWS ARE COMING ALL OVER
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FROM BROWARD COUNTY. I'VE NOT HEARD ONE NEGATIVE COMMENT EXCEPT FOR TONIGHT. THERE WERE LOTS OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE WAY WHO WERE SAYING THAT THE MUSIC WAS TOO LOUD. THE SOUND ENGINEERS TURNED DOWN THE MUSIC, AND THEN THEY SAID THE MUSIC WAS TOO LOW.YOU CAN NEVER FIND THE RIGHT MEDIUM. BUT HOWEVER, WE HAD THE MOST AMAZING SHOW IN TAMARAC, IN MY OPINION.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TO PARKS AND RECREATION, MELISSA, SHERRY ADLER, JUSTIN, SHAUNA, AND YOUR TEAM.
TO FIRE, RESCUE AND TO THE POLICE. THE COUNTLESS MEETINGS THAT WE HAD, PUBLIC SERVICES, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, PIO SO MANY PEOPLE WHO WERE A PART OF THIS EVENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MAKING YARD IN THE LAWN SOUTH FLORIDA'S LARGEST CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE HISTORY OF NOT JUST TAMARAC, BUT BROWARD COUNTY. I WANT TO KEEP TONIGHT POSITIVE, SO AT THE NEXT MEETING, I'LL PUT INTO CONTEXT THE ROCKY ROAD THAT WE'LL HAVE UNTIL NOVEMBER BECAUSE NOBODY, NOBODY'S FATHER GETS TO MAKE A DEATH THREAT TO ME AND GET AWAY WITH IT. I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THAT NEWS IS HEARD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FLORIDA AND THE WORLD. AND IF YOU KNOW, MARLON, I'M VERY GOOD AT GETTING THE WORD OUT. I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR RHETORIC OR YOUR OPINION AT THE MIC. WHEN YOU COME AND TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT YOU DO DO NOT KNOW. EVERY INFORMATION THAT I HAVE IS BACKED UP WITH FACTS. AND IF SOMEBODY BECOMES AN ELECTED OFFICIAL HERE BY.
BY USING FALSE DOCUMENTS TO BE ELECTED, THEN THE STATE WILL ALSO HEAR ABOUT IT. SO ROCKY WEEK AHEAD.
COMMISSIONER MOREY WRIGHT, DISTRICT 2.
NO COMMENT. MADAM COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, DISTRICT 3.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I JUST WANT TO JUST QUICKLY ANNOUNCE THAT ON THIS COMING SATURDAY, WE WILL BE HOSTING OUR OUR VERY FIRST CARIBBEAN FIT FEST AT THE TAMARAC SPORTS COMPLEX. WE'LL BE THERE THAT SATURDAY MORNING FROM 9 TO 1PM WE HAVE ASSEMBLED A DYNAMIC GROUP OF FITNESS BOUTIQUE INSTRUCTORS FROM THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND BROWARD COUNTY TO COME AND SHOWCASE WHAT IT IS THAT THEY DO. THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE A WEALTH OF WELLNESS VENDORS. WE'LL BE DOING BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS.
OBVIOUSLY, WE ALL KNOW WITH JUNE BEING CARIBBEAN HERITAGE MONTH, IT'S ALSO MEN'S HEALTH MONTH. AND THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE A NUMBER OF, YOU KNOW, JUST ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. SO WE WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO COME OUT. I WANT TO THANK THE VICE MAYOR FOR PARTNERING WITH ME ON THIS EVENT AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO HOST THIS, WELL, FITNESS AND WELLNESS EVENT THIS COMING SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY, ON JUNE 27, THE DISTRICT 3 OFFICE WILL BE HOSTING A DRIVE THRU BACKPACK GIVEAWAY. WE ARE THRILLED THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL SPONSORS WHO'VE REACHED OUT AND DONATED VERY VARIOUS SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BACKPACKS. SO WE WILL BE AT TEARD PARK ON THE 27TH OF JUNE.
I KNOW WE JUST GOT OUT OF SCHOOL, BUT I'M SURE THAT PARENTS WILL BE GRATEFUL TO ALREADY GET THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES KICKED OFF. SO WE'LL BE THERE FOR TO AT TEFFORD PARK. SO WE INVITE YOU TO COME OUT IF YOU'RE A DISTRICT 3 RESIDENT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO SERVICE YOU.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER FOR DR. KICIA DANIEL.
BE HAPPY. LOOKING DOWN, YOU SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE NOT SMILING.
JUST SMILE. IT'S OKAY. IT'S A GOOD DAY. YOU'RE ALIVE AND WELL. JUST SOME UPDATE TO LET YOU KNOW. STEP WITH STEPPING MAKISHA IS STILL CONTINUING WHERE WE DO LINE DANCING EVERY THURSDAY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO REGISTER, JUST SHOW UP. AND EVERY OTHER SATURDAY AT TAMARAC PARK. SO PLEASE COME OUT. WE'VE HAD A STEADY WAITING LIST. COME OUT.
THERE'S ROOM FOR YOU BECAUSE SOMEONE ALWAYS FORGET TO SHOW UP. SO MAKE SURE YOU'RE THERE WHEN I ANNOUNCE MY NEW INITIATIVE COMING UP, KEEPING SAFE WITH KEISHA. WELCOME HOME.
YOU'LL SEE ME THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, JUST TALKING ABOUT SAFETY TIPS, LEARNING ABOUT YOUR CONCERNS. SO LOOK OUT FOR THAT. YOUR INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING. AND SUMMERTIME, KIDS AND TEENS ARE HOME. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT? SO OUR FASHION. WE JUST KICKED OFF A FASHION COURSE. I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY KIDS SIGN UP. SO MAKE SURE IF YOU LIVE IN TAMARAC AND YOU WANT TO SIGN UP FOR THIS FREE COURSE, THEY TEACH YOU HOW TO SKETCH,
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HOW TO DRAW, THEY GIVE FREE MATERIAL. YOU MAKE YOUR OWN CLOTHING. I WILL BE IN THAT CLASS. AND THEN YOU GET TO MODEL THE CLOTHES THAT YOU MAKE. SO IF YOU KNOW ANY ONE OF YOUR BOYS, GIRLS, ANYONE THAT'S A TEENAGER THAT'S INTERESTED IN LEARNING FASHION OR RECREATING THEIR OLD CLOTHES, TELL THEM TO SIGN UP AND COME. IT'S GOING TO BE FUN.WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO OUR PICKLEBALL CHALLENGE.
THAT'S COMING UP. THE HAIRCUTS THAT I'VE DONE ANNUALLY. BACK TO SCHOOL HAIRCUTS. SO ALL THESE THINGS ARE COMING UP FOR OUR YOUNG ADULTS, OUR TEENAGER, OUR YOUNG KIDS. SO MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL SOCIAL MEDIA THAT YOU COULD SIGN YOUR CHILDREN UP.
ALSO, WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL SENIOR EXPO COMING UP IN JULY. SO THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON THIS SUMMER. HOPE TO SEE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WITH A BIG NICE SMILE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I SPOKE QUITE A BIT EARLIER TODAY, BUT I STILL HAVE A FEW THINGS MORE TO SAY. STARTING OFF WITH A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO TANYA, STERLING, JOANNA. I'M NOT GOING TO USE LAST NAME, SORRY. GREG, SIERRA, ALEX, JIM, JOHAN, ZACH, SHAUNA, CHARLENE, DEMINA, STUART, THE TELEPROMPTER MAN, ED AND ILIAN. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR HELPING MAKE TONIGHT'S STATE OF THE CITY AN ABSOLUTE FANTASTIC ONE AND FOR THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS FROM ELLIE'S FLOWERS HERE IN TAMARAK. GRADUATIONS WERE GREAT. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE OUR KIDS GRADUATE OR MOVING UP PROMOTION CEREMONY, ATTEND THE PBA, THE POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL LUNCHEON WHERE THEY GAVE THEIR SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS OUT. OUR KIWANIS GAVE OUT THEIR SCHOLARSHIPS. AS YOU HEARD, WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVING OUT OUR SCHOLARSHIPS NEXT MEETING. IT WAS GREAT GOING TO DISTRICT 3'S FAMILY SHARE THE FARM SHARE FAMILY FOOD DRIVE AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED US MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HELP OUR RESIDENTS THROUGH THAT AS WELL. ATTENDED BTU 5K ANNUAL 5K. IT WAS A WONDERFUL MORNING WALKING ON THE BEACH AND SUPPORT SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS UNION.
I HAVE A SAD ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT REJOICE CAFE. IT'S BEEN A BUSINESS RESTAURANT IN OUR CITY FOR NINE YEARS.
GREAT EMPANADAS. IT'S A MOM POP OR IT WAS A MOM AND POP STORE. THE SAD NEWS, THEY'RE STILL ALIVE.
MY APOLOGIES BUT THEY HAVE DECIDED TO RETIRE. SO THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR DOORS TO OUR WONDERFUL CITY. BUT WE HAVE OTHER GREAT MOM AND POP RESTAURANTS AS WELL.
BUT WE DO WISH THEM BEST ENJOYMENT OF THEIR RETIREMENT. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN HELPING TO PAINT OUR LOVE MURAL WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BROWARD COUNTY AND SAY ADAMS THE ARTIST. IT IS A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF OUR CITY USING OUR CITY'S LOGO AND IT IS BOLD, IT IS BRIGHT AND IT IS SHARING SOMETHING ON OUR COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH BRINGS US ALL TOGETHER. LOVE AND COMMUNITY AND BEING ONE. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE BY THAT. JUST FEEL EMPOWERED, FEEL EMBOLDENED AND FEEL LOVED.
HAD THE PLEASURE OF SPEAKING AT CAREER DAY AT LAUDER HILL 6 THROUGH 12. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO THE PINE ISLAND COMMERCIAL MCNABB MEETING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING IN OUR CITY.
THERE WILL BE SOME CONSTRUCTION. THERE WILL BE SOME GROWING PAINS. WE WILL NOT BE HAPPY FOR A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT SHOULD CALM THE TRAFFIC, MAKE THINGS SAFER AND HOPEFULLY LESS ACCIDENTS AS PEOPLE TRY TO NAVIGATE OUR VERY BUSY ROAD. I AM PLEASED TO SHARE THAT I'M ON A PANEL TOMORROW WITH THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT AND REPRESENTING OUR CITY ON FRIDAY, ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER DR. DANIEL, WE WILL HAVE OUR WOMEN'S VETERANS LUNCHEON WHERE WE WILL CELEBRATE OUR WOMEN VETERANS.
AND WE HAVE ABOUT 60 PEOPLE, SO 50 PLUS OF OUR VETERANS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN COMING OUT TO OUR MOVE WITH THE MAYOR.
IT'S TWO ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR ARE BODY SCULPTING OR THIS MONTH BODY SCULPTING ON.
BELIEVE THAT WOULD. WELL, I DID A GOOD JOB, DIDN'T I? I STILL HAVE A FEW MORE SECONDS IF I GET THIS STRAIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU TO HCA WOODMONT HOSPITAL FOR SUPPORTING OUR HEALTHY INITIATIVES HERE IN THE CITY.
IN TAMARAC, WE HAVE. I'M GOING IN REVERSE ORDER. JUNE 22 IS PINKBERRY BOOST, AT TAMARAC PARK AND JUNE 12, WHICH IS FRIDAY, 6PM BODY SCULPTING AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US THIS SATURDAY.
EVERY SECOND SATURDAY, WE DO OUR 5K CLUB. YOU CAN WALK, YOU CAN RUN, YOU CAN DO BOTH.
AND WE GET TO GO THROUGH TETFORD PARK FROM 7AM TO 9AM WE DO STRETCHING BEFORE AND AFTER. IT'S A LOT OF FUN. YOU GO AT YOUR OWN PACE. THEN WE WILL ALSO, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME AT COLONY WEST ON JUNE 24 AT 6PM, JUNE 27 AT , JUNE, JULY 3 AT 6 AND JULY 19 AT 3.
THE FLYERS ARE IN THE BACKERS ONLINE. COME WATCH THE WORLD CUP. SINCE NOT MANY OF US CAN GO DOWNTOWN TO MIAMI AND AFFORD THE TICKETS, WE'RE GOING TO WATCH IT TOGETHER OVER AT
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COLONY WEST. ENJOY A GOOD TIME.THERE WILL BE APPETIZERS THAT WILL BE IN LINE WITH THE ACTUAL TEAMS PLAYING AND IT'LL BE A LOT OF FUN. SO I STILL HAVE 40 SECONDS TO SPARE. THANK YOU EVERYBODY AGAIN FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. AND WE
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WILL NOW RESUME OUR BUSINESS.CITY MANAGER, WE'RE UP TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? NO.
THANK YOU. CAN I GET A SECOND TO MY MOTION? 2ND ALL RIGHT. I ACTUALLY, I ACTUALLY DID HEAR COMMISSIONER DANIEL FIRST.
CITY CLERK, WHEN YOU'RE READY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[6.a TR14409 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving the award of RFP No. 26-26R and authorizing the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute an agreement between the City of Tamarac and ____________________________, for design-build of the Eastside Community Park Project in accordance with Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 26-26R authorizing an expenditure from the appropriate accounts; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, SO WE ARE GOING TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 6A CR 14409, CITY ATTORNEY. PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.ITEM 6 A RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF TAMARAC APPROVING THE AWARD OF RFP NUMBER 2626 R AND AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER DESIGNED TO NEGOTIATE EXECUTE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND BLANK A DESIGN BUILT OF THE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY PARK PROJECT IN CO. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER 2626 R AUTHORIZING AN EXPANSION FROM THE PRORATED ACCOUNTS PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.
I HEARD THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DANIEL. SORRY, COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU LADIES PUT YOUR MICS ON. THEN I CAN SEE WHOEVER'S LIGHT LIFTS FIRST AND THEN I CAN NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A TIE. ALL RIGHT, PAUL BESSAR, OUR SENIOR PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST, IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. I DON'T. I DON'T ACTUALLY SEE HIM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN INTERESTING WAY OF DEALING WITH THIS ONE BECAUSE THE REALITY IS WE DON'T HAVE A NAME TO PUT IN HERE.
ON MONDAY, WE HAD A LONG WORKSHOP AND WE HAD SEVEN PRESENTATIONS OF PROJECTS AND IT WAS NARROWED DOWN TO TWO. SO WHEN OR IF PAUL COMES, WE WILL GO FURTHER INTO ANY KIND OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWER SESSIONS FOR THAT. SO FOR RIGHT NOW THOUGH, I'M GOING TO OPEN THIS UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND LOOK AT MY LIST FIRST TO SEE IF ANYBODY WAS HERE SIGNED UP FOR THIS HERE. I DO HAVE KATE JOHNSON WHO SIGNED UP. AND IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, MARK, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO. OKAY. AND WHO TURNED UP THE KATE JOHNSON MAINLAND SPORE? AND FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER BOLTON, I RECEIVED YOUR EMAIL AT 8:15. I VOTE FOR EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE BOTH LABELED A. I LISTENED TO EACH PRESENTATION ON MONDAY BEFOREHAND. I REVIEWED EACH PROPOSAL AND THE BACKUP MATERIALS AND I REVIEWED THE BACKUP MATERIALS FOR TODAY.
FIRST. I AGREE THIS PROJECT MUST BE POSTPONED WHILE IT IS SAID TO BE FULLY FUNDED. 6.1 MILLION IS ALLOCATED IN THIS CURRENT BUDGET, BUT 6.1 MILLION WON'T BE ALLOCATED UNTIL THE NEXT BUDGET, WHICH AT THIS POINT WE WON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE UNTIL NOVEMBER. BUDGET CUTS AND REALLOCATION WILL PROBABLY BE NEEDED. THEREFORE, THE WHOLE PROJECT IS PREMATURE. FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY SHOULD PREVAIL.
HOWEVER, THIS DECISION WAS POSTPONED IN ORDER TO HEAR FROM RESIDENTS. SO I HAVE NOW GIVEN MY FEEDBACK TO COMMISSIONER BOLTON DIRECTLY FROM HIS EMAIL.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO GIVE OTHER FEEDBACK. ALL PROPOSALS INCLUDED. THE BASICS AND EVERYTHING ELSE CAN BE TWEAKED. THERE ARE TWO PROPOSALS THAT I FELT DESERVED CONSIDERATION. BURKE AND DE POMPEO. I KNOW YOU CHOSE EU AS ONE, BUT HERE'S MY REASONING.
DE POMPEO FITS THE AESTHETIC OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS MUCH BETTER THAN THE OTHERS. THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF THE CITY AND NOT ONE THAT A BIG CEMENT STRUCTURE WOULD ENHANCE.
DE POMPEO STAYED WITHIN THE SPECIFIED BUDGET, COMING IN AT 9.7 MILLION. THEY HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH PARKS AND COMMUNITIES DOING
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MULTIPLE PROJECTS IN OUR CITY AND SURROUNDING CITIES. THEY HAVE LEFT SPACE IN THEIR DESIGN FOR AN ADDED DOG PARK OR DOG WALK. FOR THE 3 TO 4 MILLION MORE THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING SPENDING, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE CHANGES. NOT THAT I THINK YOU SHOULD BE SPENDING 3 OR 4 MILLION MORE. TAKING NOTE OF STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. EU LACKS EXPERIENCE IN PARKS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND DOING PROJECTS IN THE U.S. THEY ARE ALSO THE MOST EXPENSIVE OF THOSE YOU ARE CONSIDERING AT 12.2 MILLION. THEIR BUILDING DOES NOT FIT THE AESTHETIC OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT WILL SIT. SO I WOULD TAKE IT UP OUT OF CONSIDERATION. BURKE WOULD BE THE NEXT ONE WHOSE DESIGN FITS. THEY HAVE EXTENSIVE WORK ON PARKS AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND IN SOUTH FLORIDA. SO MY CHOICES WOULD BE FIRST DE POMPEO SECOND BURKE. HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD POSTPONE THE PROJECT. AS I SAID, AFTER ALL, SABLE PALM HAS BEEN POSTPONED I HEAR TODAY FOR OVER A DECADE. IT CAME FIRST.MARK GOGGINS TAMARAC. I HAD WATCHED THE VIDEO A COUPLE TIMES OF THE MONDAY MEETING. I COULDN'T MAKE IT LIVE SO WATCHED IT TWO TIMES TO GET THE WHOLE GIST OF IT.
AND I AGREE WITH MY PREVIOUS SPEAKERS THING DEBATER SEEMED TO BE A GOOD BID. ALLOCATED 98.9.8 BUDGET MILLION FOR THE BUDGET BY THE CITY.
THEY CAME IN AT 9.677. THE TWO THAT WERE CHOSEN BY THE COMMISSION AT THE MEETING AROUND 11 TO 12 MILLION. WHY? WITH SUCH TIGHT MONEY? WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THAT. WE'RE GOING TO LOSE MONEY IF THIS THING IN NOVEMBER GOES THROUGH. WE NEED TO WATCH WHAT WE'RE SPENDING.
IF WE HAVE A COMPANY THAT'S GOING TO DO IT WITHIN THE BUDGET OF THE MOUND THAT WE HAD SET AT 9.8 MILLION, WE SHOULD DO IT. THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF THE CITY. THEY HAVE HISTORY WITH SOME NEIGHBORING CITIES.
ONE OF THE OTHER VIDEOS I SAW AND CHECKED IT OUT TWICE. WE THE CITY OWNED THAT LAND RIGHT NOW, IF I REMEMBER, WE BOUGHT IT WHEN WE WENT THROUGH ALL THAT HASSLE A YEAR OR SO AGO. BUT IN ONE OF THE PICTURES IT SAID IN FRONT OF THE LITTLE BUILDING THEY WERE GOING TO BUILD FOR OUR SO CALLED EAST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER. IT SAID SHEIKHA VILLAGE. IT SHOULD SAY THE CITY OF TAMARAC. THAT'S NOW THE CITY LAND. IT'S GOING TO BE A CITY BUILDING OR ARE WE BUILDING IT JUST FOR SHEIKHA VILLAGE? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AS NO ONE ELSE HAS DESIGNATED, THEY WISH TO SPEAK. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED AND IT IS NOW UP TO THE COMMISSION TO DELIBERATE, DISCUSS. AND PAUL BASSAR IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR US FOR ANY QUESTIONS. AND WE ALL KNOW THIS COMMISSION IS NOT SHY, BUT I HAVE NO ONE WISHING TO SPEAK IF THAT'S THE CASE.
WE CAN'T CALL THE QUESTION ON WHO TO ASSIGN SOMETHING TO WHEN WE HAVE A BLANK IN THERE.
EXACTLY. WE'RE GONNA PUT A VOTE ON NO. NO ONE FILLING THE BLANK BECAUSE NOBODY WISHES TO SPEAK. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MADAM MAYOR. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE MOTION WOULD BE.
WELL, THERE'S A MOTION TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NO ONE. SO, THEREFORE THE THING WITH THAT. VICE MAYOR.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. MANAGER, WHAT WOULD YOUR ADVICE BE? VICE MAYOR, WOULD YOU LIKE THE LONG ANSWER OR THE SHORT ANSWER? BOTH OF THEM.
OKAY. I. MY PERSPECTIVE SINCE I BEEN WITH THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR LEAVING MONUMENTS BEHIND.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHY DO PEOPLE GO TO D.C. AND VISIT ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND PARKS? WHAT MONUMENT HAVE WE
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BUILT IN TAMARAC THAT PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO COME AND VISIT? THE BUILDINGS THAT WE BUILT, UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST.THEY'RE ALL STRONG BUILDINGS, THEY'RE FUNCTIONAL BUILDINGS, BUT THEY'RE NOT MONUMENTS. OUR ROLE AS A GOVERNMENT, AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IS TO ELEVATE THE CITY OF TAMARAC COMMUNITIES AND ELEVATE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR FACILITIES SO THAT THEY PROVIDE AN INSPIRATION FOR EVERYBODY ELSE TO IMPROVE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. I MEAN, THAT'S OUR PHILOSOPHY. AND SO WHEN I LOOK AT IT FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, I LOOK AT WHAT FITS IN THAT CATEGORY. AND SO EVERYBODY IS RIGHT. ALL THE BUILDINGS CAN FUNCTION AS A, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN ALL SERVE A PURPOSE.
BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND, DO WE WANT TO LEAVE BEHIND A BARN THAT LOOKS LIKE A BARN, AND, AND, AND YOU KNOW THAT.
I AM. YOU KNOW, BUT. BUT, YOU KNOW, LET'S LOOK AT THE MOST RECENT BUILDINGS THAT WE BUILT.
OUR. OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICES BUILDING. IT'S A BUNKER. LET'S LOOK AT OUR FIRE STATION. IT'S A BUNKER. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING THAT. THAT SAYS, THIS IS TAMARAC. THEY NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE UNIQUE, WE'RE DIFFERENT. WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF.
AND SO FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, WHEN I LOOK AT IT, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, I LOOK AT THIS ONE DESIGN THAT TAKES THE MOST ADVANTAGE OF THE LAKE AND THE VIEWS AND THE OPEN FEELING OF THE CENTER AS YOU COME IN.
FROM THE RENDERINGS, YOU SEE A NICE OPEN LOBBY AND A. IN A LAKE. SO FROM.
FROM ALL THOSE ELEMENTS, FROM ALL THOSE PERSPECTIVES AND THE LAYOUT OF THE PARK AND THE FACILITIES IN THAT. IN THAT PIECE OF LAND, MY. MY TOP CHOICE IS.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MANAGER.
AND, KATE, YOU'RE EXTREMELY RIGHT. I DID SEND AN EMAIL OUT THIS EVENING, AND IT WAS RUSHED. I WAS DEALING WITH A LOT OF EMERGENCIES. AS YOU KNOW, MAURY'S FATHER THREATENED ME ON SATURDAY FOR A DEATH THREAT. SO I WAS DEALING WITH THAT ALL DAY, MEETING WITH ATTORNEYS AND THE STATE.
SO I HAD TO SEND OUT THE EMAIL. EMAIL A LITTLE BIT LATER. AND I DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT WAS. IT WAS LABELED BUILDING A. BUT THE VOTING SECTION DOES HAVE BUILDING A AND BUILDING B. AND BY YOUR OWN ADMISSION, YOU VOTE FOR BUILDING B, WHICH MEANS YOU WERE NOT CONFUSED.
SO WITH THAT SAID, I DON'T. I DON'T. YOU BE QUIET.
YOU WILL NOT SPEAK FROM THE AUDIENCE. I WILL CALL YOUR NAME. LEGISLATIVE IMMUNITY. SO THE EMAIL THAT I. THE EMAIL THAT I SENT DID SHOW THAT BUILDING A HAS 52% OF THE VOTES AND BUILDING B HAS 48% OF THE VOTES. THOSE ARE THE ENTIRE DISTRICT 1 RESIDENTS SPEAKING, INCLUDING YOU, KATE. SO I WILL NOT USE THIS AS A BASIS FOR MY VOTE TONIGHT.
OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T WANT THE PEOPLE WHO YOU ARE PURPORTING TO BE IDIOTS. TO BE IDIOTS.
YOU CLEARLY KNOW THAT BUILDING A IS LABELED AS BUILDING A AND BUILDING B IS LABELED AS BUILDING B. BUT YOU ARE PURPORTING THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING THE SURVEY ARE FOOLS. SO INSTEAD, I WILL GO, I WILL LISTEN TO THE PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION OF OUR CITY MANAGER. AND FOR THE RECORD,
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I DON'T THINK THAT THE POMPEO BUILDING OR ANY OF THE BUILDINGS LOOK LIKE A BARN. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY WERE IN MY TOP FOUR CHOICE ON MONDAY, AND THAT DID NOT GET ANY SUPPORT. HAD IT GOTTEN SUPPORT, PERHAPS TONIGHT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY. I THINK THAT THE MAYOR DID ALSO SUPPORT THAT BUILDING.SO, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE A WONDERFUL COMPANY WITH EXPERIENCE, AND I LOOKED AT THEIR EXPERIENCE AS WELL, AND I THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD A WONDERFUL PROPOSAL THERE. YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE HERE.
RECOMMENDATION OF OUR MANAGER. AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL BEFORE I MAKE A DECISION. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KATE, FOR POINTING OUT THE VERY CRITICAL MISTAKEN THE EMAIL.
AND WITH THAT SAID, I WILL THROW OUT. WHAT DID YOU SAY? YOU WANT TO SAY IT OUT LOUD? IS THAT A THREAT? LIKE MAURY'S FATHER? OKAY, SO I WILL HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES NOW. THANK YOU.
I ALSO BELIEVE I HEARD , WHICH MEANS . ANYBODY READING EMAILS? YOU'RE READING EMAILS IN THE MIDDLE OF US DOING OUR COMMISSION MEETING. AND MAYBE NOT COMPLETELY FOCUSED, BUT THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER STORY.
SOME OF US DON'T KNOW WHO A WAS OR B WAS AND DOESN'T REALLY CARE BECAUSE AS I'VE EXPRESSED AND EVEN OTHERS HAVE HEARD, THIS WHOLE THING SEEMS A LITTLE BIT RUSHED. RIGHT. AND THE $9.8 MILLION, IF YOU ROUND IT UP TO $10 MILLION, THEN A 20% PERCENT SET ASIDE BECAUSE THINGS NEVER STAY ON BUDGET. IF ANYBODY'S EVER DONE ANYTHING IN BUILDING BEFORE KNOWS THAT YOU DON'T STAY ON BUDGET, THAT WOULD GIVE US ANOTHER $2 MILLION. THAT WOULD TAKE THE $12.1 MILLION THAT IS IN FUNDING AND BE COMPLETELY GONE.
IF WE GO WITH ONE PARTICULAR PROJECT NOW, THE OTHER PROJECT THAT'S NARROWED DOWN EU AND BURKE HAD FOUR. DEPOMPIO AND ANOTHER HAD THREE. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING ONLY ABOUT TWO, BECAUSE FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE BROUGHT US TO HERE. BURKE SPECIFICALLY SAID THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE ORDERS UNLESS, OF COURSE, WE ACTUALLY CHANGE SOMETHING COMPLETELY AROUND. CITY MANAGER, I RESPECT YOU, BUT I AM GOING TO DISAGREE WITH YOU ON THE RESPECTS THAT I'M LOOKING AT A THING THAT LOOKS LIKE A BOX, WHEREAS IF WE GO WITH BURKE, IT HAD DYNAMIC ANGLES THAT ARE NOT A BOX.
ALSO, I UNDERSTAND ABOUT LEGACY, BUT I ALSO STAND ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PUTTING SOMETHING THAT IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT ALSO FIX THE COMMUNITY AND FORGIVE ME, I LIVED IN D.C. WE'RE NOT D.C.
AND I KNOW YOU FOR ONE HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT WE NEED TO ACCEPT THAT TAMARAC IS TAMARAC. AND I DON'T MEAN THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SCHLOCK BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DRECK. WE CAN HAVE GOOD THINGS. BOTH PROPOSALS WERE GOOD. ACTUALLY, ALL THE PROPOSALS WERE GOOD.
BUT PERSONALLY, I THINK THERE'S A BETTER USE IN BURKE'S PROJECT OF THE WATER AND BEING ABLE TO SIT AND ENJOY AND THE WRAPAROUND. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PICTURES OF THIS TO SHOW YOU RIGHT NOW. IT'S STILL OVER BUDGET BY A MILLION DOLLARS, BUT IT'S STILL UNDER THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE HAVE IN THE COFFERS. I THINK I'VE BEEN CLEAR. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS RIGHT NOW AT ALL.
I THINK THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH KEEPING IT AS A BEAUTIFUL GRASS AREA UNTIL WE HAVE A STABLE FINANCIAL FOOTING TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NOVEMBER WITH THE PROPERTY TAX. ALSO PROPERTY VALUES GOING UP AND DOWN FOR WHATEVER MONEY MAY EVEN COME TO THE CITY FOR WHATEVER TAXES WE CURRENTLY WILL BE COLLECTING. AND IT IS NO DISRESPECT TO THE COMMUNITY OR THE CITY. I THINK IT'S A FINANCIALLY SMART THING TO DO BECAUSE I THINK THERE WAS A QUESTION THAT I ASKED PEOPLE ON MONDAY SAYING WHAT HAPPENS IF WE. WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY PUT A HOLD ON THIS DUE TO FINANCES FOR THE CITY. AND WHILE WE HAVE SOME MONEY IN SAVINGS, WHEN YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S A BIG OPERATION ABOUT TO OCCUR OR YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT YOUR SPOUSE IS LIKELY TO GET A PINK SLIP AS THEY RESTRUCTURE THINGS, DO YOU AUTOMATICALLY GO BUY THAT BRAND
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NEW CAR OR DO YOU SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, I SHOULD PROBABLY BE WISE AND HOLD ON TO SOME OF THE DOLLARS. ALSO KNOWING THAT YOUR KID NEEDS A MAJOR ROOT CANAL OR YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR CERTAIN THINGS AS THEY GO OFF TO COLLEGE. THESE ARE THINGS YOU GOT TO THINK ABOUT.FOR US, OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT IS KIND OF LIKE GOING OFF TO COLLEGE. A LOT OF MONEY. AND WHILE I WAS TOLD THAT WE DON'T. CAN'T REALLY USE THE MONEY FROM OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, I'LL CALL BALONEY ON THAT SINCE WE'RE ABLE TO.
I STAND CORRECTED ON THAT ONE.
OKAY, GOOD. SO WE CAN. SO WE CAN BE DOING THAT. WE CAN BE SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT, COMMUNITY TAMARAC, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A WATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE DESTROYED BY ANY IMPENDING STUFF BECAUSE IT IS 60 YEARS OLD. SO I WILL DISAGREE. IF WE BUILD A NEW PLANT, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE HERE FOREVER, BUT IT WILL BE HERE FOR AT LEAST 60 YEARS AND IT WILL BE PROTECTED, OUR WATER WILL BE CLEAN AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE SAFE. SO I REALLY DO THINK THAT THIS ITEM SHOULD BE TABLED UNTIL AFTER NOVEMBER TILL WE KNOW WHAT GOES ON. BUT I ALSO KNOW I WILL NOT GET SUPPORT FOR TABLING THIS ITEM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WHICH IS WHY I'M NOT DOING IT.
SO IF WE HAVE TO PUT SOMEONE IN HERE, FORGIVE ME, EU, YOU'RE GREAT. I THINK YOU HAVE NICE PRODUCT. BUT ALSO, WE ARE NOT TECHNICAL. WE DID NOT GET ANY TECHNICALITIES. WE SHOULD HAVE JUST PUT OUT THE BID, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MAKE IT SO PRETTY. SO THE CITY OF TAMARAC GOES, AND THE COMMISSIONERS WILL LOVE IT.
AND THAT'S HOW YOU GET SELECTED BECAUSE WE HAVE NO IDEA YOU'RE TECHNICAL ABILITIES, BUT OUR TEAM DOES AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION IN A COMPREHENSIVE WAY FOR US TO MAKE THIS. SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, IF I HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING IN, I'M GOING TO PUT BURKE. ALRIGHTY THEN WE'VE GOT A ONE ON ONE AND WHO'S GOING TO COME UP TO THE PLATE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION? COMMISSIONER PATTERSON? THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT EVERYONE HAS, YOU KNOW, VALID POINTS HERE.
THERE'S A LOT TO OBVIOUSLY UNPACK. WHAT I SAW ON MONDAY WAS A LOT OF DYNAMIC PRESENTATIONS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I THINK IT'S A. I THINK IT'S AMAZING THAT PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN DOING BUSINESS IN OUR CITY. WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, JUST OUR INABILITY AS AN ORGANIZATION TO ATTRACT DEVELOPMENT, TO ATTRACT, YOU KNOW, A DIVERSE POPULATION OF DEVELOPERS. AND WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE FOR THERE TO BE SEVEN PROPOSALS THAT WERE PRESENTED SHOWS A DIFFERENT SIDE OF WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF DOING IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WHAT I WOULD SAY, HOWEVER, IS I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SEEN SEVEN PROPOSALS. I THINK THAT THERE WAS A SELECTION COMMITTEE, THE SELECTION COMMITTEE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, GONE THROUGH, YOU KNOW, THE SEVEN PROPOSALS AND MANAGERS SHOULD HAVE PRESENTED THE COMMISSION WITH THE TOP THREE PROPOSALS BASED ON THE SELECTION COMMITTEE'S EVALUATION AND THEIR SCORING. I THINK THAT MADE THIS A LOT MORE COMPLEX AND COMPLICATED.
OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS A CRITERIA THAT WAS PUT OUT BASED ON WHAT IT IS THAT THE CITY IS INTERESTED IN SEEING IN THAT AREA. BUT TO EVALUATE SEVEN PROPOSALS, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT A LOT OF CONTEXT, OUTSIDE OF, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS REALLY NOT A LOT OF TIME TO HAVE CONVERSATION AND WHAT HAVE YOU. AND I DON'T THINK THAT NECESSARILY THAT WAS NEEDED BECAUSE THE TECHNICAL EXPERTS WOULD HAVE ALREADY DONE THE VETTING AND ENSURED THAT THOSE THAT PRESENTED PROPOSALS WERE QUALIFIED, HAD THE CAPITAL, YOU KNOW, AND THE QUALIFICATIONS TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER ON A PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE.
BUT I JUST SAY ALL THAT TO SAY I THINK WE COULD HAVE AVOIDED SOME OF WHAT WE'RE HEARING TODAY HAD WE, YOU KNOW, PRESENTED THE TOP TWO OR THREE TO THE COMMISSION VERSUS SEVEN.
YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT WE GOT, IF YOU WILL, YOU KNOW, THERE OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S RISKS NO MATTER WHAT.
YOU KNOW, WE, WE MADE A COMMITMENT. WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A BUDGETED COMMITMENT.
WE'RE NOT TAKING ON, YOU KNOW, OR EXPAND, EXPANDING OUR SPENDING AT THIS POINT. WE ARE HONORING OUR COMMITMENTS.
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I BELIEVE THERE'S GREATER RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH TABLING ITEMS. OBVIOUSLY THE COST OF MATERIALS CHANGE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IS SUBJECT. SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
AND, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT'S DELAYED OR ANY CAN THAT'S KICKED DOWN THE ROAD IS NOT A VALUE ADD TO OUR CITY AND. AND OUR COMMUNITY. I'M COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING THE ITEM TODAY, GIVEN, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT THIS ITEM HAS BEEN, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT'S BEEN BUDGETED WELL BEFORE I EVEN CAME ON THIS COMMISSION. SO I THINK THAT WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS. YOU KNOW, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO NOT MAKE DECISIONS BECAUSE TALLAHASSEE HAS DECIDED TO, YOU KNOW, CREATE THIS SUDDEN CONVERSATION. AT THIS POINT, IT'S A CONVERSATION. SOMETHING
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MAY OR MAY NOT COME, BUT EITHER WHICH WAY, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION AS CITY LEADERS TO MAKE A DECISION BASED ON THE COMMITMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE PREVIOUSLY, THE DOLLARS THAT WE'VE ALREADY ENCUMBERED, THE GRANTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.AND SO I'M PERSONALLY COMFORTABLE WITH, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE THUS FAR, AND I AM COMFORTABLE MAKING A DECISION TODAY. I THINK, YOU KNOW, IF NOT FOR ANYTHING ELSE, WE WOULD DO THE EAST SIDE OF OUR CITY AND OUR CITY AT LARGE, A HUGE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY BRINGING THESE AMENITIES AND THESE RESOURCES. COLONY WEST IS A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY. SADLY, IT'S OUR ONLY FACILITY THAT WE CAN GO TO AND REALLY ENJOY THE VIEW, ENJOY THE FACILITY. YOU KNOW, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT FACILITY PROBABLY FIT THE MOLD OF OUR CITY WHEN IT WAS DESIGNED, BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE ARE LOOKING AT BECOMING A MORE PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY. AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT MORE MODERN DESIGNS, THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS WE'RE LOOKING AT MATERIALS THAT WILL SUSTAIN AND, YOU KNOW, WE WON'T NEED TO MAKE SO MANY REPAIRS AND DEAL WITH MAINTENANCE SO FAST.
PERHAPS THOSE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY SOME OF THE COSTS ARE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN OTHERS. OBVIOUSLY, PEOPLE PUT IN WHAT THEY THOUGHT WOULD WORK BEST, AND SO I'M COMFORTABLE.
I'M NOT A DEVELOPER, BUT I'M COMFORTABLE WITH, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT WE SAW VARIATION IN OUR PROPOSALS. SO, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT, I, YOU KNOW, I PERSONALLY DEFER TO THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER.
YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS A MILLION TIMES. WHEN IT COMES TO DISTRICT THREE, I WOULD, YOU KNOW, I RESPECTFULLY, YOU KNOW, WOULD REQUEST THAT MY COLLEAGUES ALLOW ME TO TAKE THE LEAD THERE. SO I'M GOING TO DEFER TO THE COMMISSIONER. I AGAIN, I THOUGHT BURKE WAS BEAUTIFUL.
I THOUGHT EU WAS BEAUTIFUL. I THINK THE MANAGER MADE A RECOMMENDATION, BUT FOR ME PERSONALLY, I'M OKAY WITH WHATEVER THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER SEES IT.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER DANIEL.
GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE. I ONLY HAVE ONE OF THE PICTURES IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I ENJOY LOOKING AT PICTURES. LIKE, I'M GONNA ENJOY LOOKING AT THE ARTWORK LATER. NO, I'M GOOD. I SAW THEM. AS FAR AS A FIT IN THE COMMUNITY, I THINK THE PICTURE OF EU IS A GOOD FIT. I THINK THE PICTURE.
YES. IF YOU ACTUALLY DROVE THROUGH THAT COMMUNITY, ALMOST ALL. IT'S NOT JUST SHAKER VILLAGE. THERE'S SEVERAL IN THERE, ALMOST 90%, IF NOT MORE. THEY'RE ALL TOWNHOUSE WITH TWO STORIES THAT LOOK SQUARE. SOMEBODY SAY A BOX THAT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THIS. I'M CONFUSED AT WHICH COMMUNITY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE I DRIVE THROUGH THERE ALL THE TIME. SO IT DOES FIT. WHEN I LOOK AT WHAT. WHAT THE WOODLANDS ARE GOING TO BUILD. YES. SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE MAINTAINING THEIR COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW WHY NEW PEOPLE MOVE IN? BECAUSE WE MAINTAIN IT. WE KEEP IT LOOKING GOOD. WE DON'T MAKE IT RUN DOWN. WE DON'T CHOOSE THE UGLIEST THING. IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO BE CHOSEN, THEY WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO PRESENT SOMETHING THAT REPRESENT WHAT WE WANT TAMARAC TO BE. THEY WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO WATCH OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING, WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT. WE DON'T WANT RUNDOWN. WE DON'T WANT YOU THROWING A CHEAP BARN INTO OUR COMMUNITY. WE FOUGHT FOR THIS, AND NOW WE HAVE IT.
WE'VE GOTTEN GRANTS. WE'VE GOTTEN DONATIONS TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. SO WE WANT THE BEST. WE WANT TOP NOTCH.
WE DO WANT A MONUMENT. WE DO WANT SOMETHING THAT MAKE TAMARAC PROUD COMPARED TO WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE. SO, NO, WE DON'T WANT SOMETHING RUNDOWN AND OLD. WE WANT THE BEST. AND I THINK THE TWO THAT WERE SELECTED, OUT OF THE TWO, I REALLY ONLY CHOSE THIS. BUT WHATEVER THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER WANTS, I WILL ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH HIM BECAUSE IT'S HIS DISTRICT.
HE LIVES THERE. HE TALKS TO THE COMMUNITY EVERY DAY. BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS WE SHOULD GET THE BEST. WE SHOULD NOT JUST HAVE GRASS FOR DOGS TO WALK ON, WHICH I THINK SOMEONE SAID THAT AS AN INSULT, BUT, HEY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SAY THINGS AS INSULT ALL THE TIME.
I GET AWAY WITH IT AS IF, RIGHT. SO I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE THE TIME, GET THE BEST, NEGOTIATE PRICES THEN, BUT NOTHING LESS THAN THE BEST FOR THIS COMMUNITY CENTER AND.
AND FOR THE CITIZENS THAT WILL ATTEND THIS FACILITY.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. VICE MAYOR.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, I'M EXTREMELY IMPRESSED WITH BURKE, EXTREMELY IMPRESSED WITH THEIR WORK, AND I HOPE THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BID ON PROJECTS HERE IN THE CITY.
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YOU KNOW, I'VE NOT HEARD ABOUT THEM BEFORE TODAY, BUT FROM THE LOOKS OF IT, THEY HAVE DONE GREAT WORK. AND SO TO ALL OF THE COMPANIES THAT PUT IN A BID IN THIS PROJECT, I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BID ON PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC. YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S A BLESSING IN DISGUISE THAT I HAD A DEATH THREAT ON SATURDAY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, NOW I WILL NOT BE LIVING THERE ANYTIME SOON ANY LONGER BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO PROTECT MY FAMILY.NOBODY LIKES TO SPEND THE WEEKEND GOING THROUGH THE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS THAT I GO THAT I WENT THROUGH.
AND CONSIDERING THE CALLS THAT I'VE MADE NOT JUST THROUGHOUT THIS BROWARD COUNTY, BUT ACTUALLY JAMAICA, I UNDERSTAND THE MAFIA STYLE FAMILY THAT COMMISSIONER WRIGHT HAS. AND SO WITH THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, I WON'T BE LIVING THERE ANY LONGER. SO I WON'T SEE THE BUILDING IN THE FRONT OF COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD. BUT, YOU KNOW, I WISH THIS PROJECT, YOU KNOW, GREAT SUCCESS, ROCKY WEEKS AHEAD. BUT, YOU KNOW, I FOLLOW THE MANAGER.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR FOLLOWING ME. MY SELECTION IS EU INTERNATIONAL. THANK YOU.
WELL, AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION OR WE HAVE.
WE'LL ADD THAT IN IN A SECOND.
I HAVE A QUESTION TO CONTINUE ON WITH OBVIOUS WHERE IT'S GOING IF WE'RE PUTTING EU INTERNATIONAL. I HEAR IT.
OKAY. BUT I ALSO NOW HAVE A QUESTION OF CLARIFICATION BECAUSE WE WERE GIVEN, WE WERE TOLD ABOUT A PROPOSAL ON AND WE LOOKED THROUGH IT ON MONDAY. THEN THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME THROUGH TO US OF OPEN TOP DECK ROOF ADDITION.
ADDITIONAL COST FOR IT WOULD BE $835,800, WHICH IS A 13% INCREASE OF THE ORIGINAL COST OR PREPARATION OF THE FUTURE ROOF DECK READY, WHICH IS A 9% ADDITIONAL COST OF WHAT'S CURRENTLY HERE OF $543,600. THE PROPOSAL OF WHICH DOES SAY BECAUSE ROOFTOP DECKS ADDS ASSEMBLY OCCUPANT LOAD CARRYING ITS OWN RESTROOM PARKING DEMAND, WE RECOMMEND EITHER PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FIXTURES AND PARKING TO SUPPORT IT OR RESTRICTING USE SO THAT SECOND FLOOR FLEX SPACES AND THE ROOFTOP CANNOT BE OCCUPIED CONCURRENTLY. I PUT THAT OUT HERE BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT US TO HAVE ANY KIND OF CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT GOING FOR NEGOTIATION. ARE WE NOW STARTING TO TALK ABOUT EU? IF WE VOTE ON EU TONIGHT, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT IT ON THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS PROPOSED OR ARE WE NOW STARTING TO TALK ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES OF. FORGIVE ME, BUT THE REALITY OF THE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES.
BURKE HAD 70 SPOTS. THIS HAS 44 OR 40 SPOTS ORIGINALLY.
WHAT ARE WE DOING? MADAM MAYOR, POINT OF ORDER.
MADAM MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE TO DISCUSS AN ADDITION WHICH IS THE RULE FOR THE BELLS AND WHISTLES TO BE ADDED TO THE PROPOSAL.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS SUBMITTED AND DISCUSSED ON MONDAY WERE THE PROPOSALS SENT I THINK UNDER SEALED BID. AND SO I WOULD PREFACE THIS BY SAYING I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS WHERE A ROOF IS CONCERNED. IF EU IS IN FACT SELECTED TONIGHT AND WE WANT WANT TO LOOK AT ADDITIONS AND BUDGET AND FINDING THE MONEY TO DO ADDITIONAL THINGS, I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME. BUT I REALLY DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO BE DISCUSSING ADDITIONS AT THIS TIME. I DON'T KNOW LEGALLY IF THAT IS SOUND WHAT I'M SAYING, BUT FROM MY SPIDEY SENSES AND SOMETIMES I DO FIND FEEL LIKE A SPIDER. BUT I, YOU KNOW, DEFER TO YOU CITY ATTORNEY, TO TELL US IF WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION NOW OR WE OR WE SHOULD NOT.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT. I THINK WE NEED TO STICK TO THE RFP THAT WAS ISSUED AND BASICALLY STICK
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WITHIN THOSE FOUR CORNERS OF THE PROPOSAL THAT THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED.BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE FAIR TO ALL THE APPLICANTS VERSUS TALKING ABOUT ADDITIONAL CRITERIA OR COSTS RELATING TO THIS PROJECT. I THINK IF CITY MANAGER IN THE FUTURE FEEL LIKE THERE'S REVISIONS TO THE PLANS OR REVISIONS TO THE PROJECT, THEN HE COULD BRING THAT UP TO THE CITY COMMISSION. BUT TO BE FAIR TO THE PROPOSERS, WE HAVE TO STICK TO WHAT WAS SUBMITTED PUBLICLY FOR THEM TO SUBMIT THE RESPONSE TO THE CITY. AND JUST FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THIS WAS DISCUSSED IN AN OPEN MEETING ON MONDAY THEN SINCE TELEVISED FOR EVERYBODY. AND THE QUESTIONS THAT WAS ANSWERED AND SUBMITTED TO US THROUGH PUBLIC EMAIL WAS DUE TO A QUESTION ASKED BY COMMISSION, SOMEBODY ON THIS COMMISSION ON MONDAY.
SO THIS IS NOT LIKE I'M AIRING DIRTY LAUNDRY.
THIS WAS A DISTINCT CONVERSATION HAD AT A WORKSHOP ON MONDAY. SO I, I HEAR THAT. I'M GOING TO FINISH MY SENTENCE. I GAVE YOU OKAY, SO THE POINT BEING THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO STICK TO THE RFP, THEN I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING, DISCUSSING AND VOTING ON TONIGHT IS NOT ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT WAS DISCUSSED, NOT ANY ADDITIONS PROVIDED LATER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. POINT OF ORDER, MAYOR. IF YOU GO BACK TO THE TAPE ON MONDAY, I DID ASK THE OTHER COMPANY OR DID SEE THE, THE STRUCTURE THAT THEY PROVIDED AND IT DID SAY ON RECORD WHETHER OR NOT THEY COULD ALSO HAVE A ROOFTOP. DID YOU HEAR THAT, MANAGER? YES, SIR.
OKAY, SO I WAS FAIR TO BOTH COMPANIES IN ASKING THAT INFORMATION TONIGHT. NONE OF MY COMMENTARY TALKED ABOUT A ROOFTOP. AND AS THE EMAIL THAT I SENT OUT THAT KATE TALKED ABOUT BEING LABELED AS A OR B OR A AND A DID NOT HAVE A ROOFTOP. SO THAT WAS NOT A PART OF THE DISCUSSION, AND I DO NOT WISH TO HAVE THAT AS A PART OF THIS DISCUSSION. 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENT TEACHES YOU TO LISTEN TO PITFALLS AND TO LISTEN TO SCRIPTED CONVERSATIONS AT THE MIC TO HALT A PROJECT THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN TONIGHT.
WE WILL VOTE ON THIS PROJECT TONIGHT, AND WE WILL AWARD THIS CONTRACT TONIGHT. AND WE WILL. AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THIS COMMUNITY CENTER IS BUILT.
SO AGAIN, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO AND THERE'S NO COMMENTS MADE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT OTHER PEOPLE WERE ASKED THE SAME THING. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS BEFORE US ON OUR DAY IS WHICH THE PICTURES THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THE ROOFTOP. I AM MAKING SURE THAT WHEN WE'RE GOING FORWARD TO VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT, WHEN WE'RE ASKED TO BE PUTTING SOMETHING INTO THIS ITEM, THIS ORDINANCE, THIS AGREEMENT, IT IS SPECIFIC TO WHAT WAS PRESENTED ON MONDAY. IT IS NOT INCLUDING 2626 R ADDENDUM. IT'S A VERY SIMPLE CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU FOR HAVING IT CLARIFIED. IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, WE NOW HAVE.
CITY ATTORNEY. DO YOU WISH TO REREAD THE ITEM INCLUDING THE SELECTED.
I MAKE A MOTION TO EDIT ITEM 6A, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC OF THE RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA APPROVING THE AWARD OF RFP NUMBER 2626 A AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR THE DESIGNATED OR THE DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND EU INTERNATIONAL FOR DESIGN BUILD OF THE EASTSIDE COMMUNITY PARK PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER 2626 R, AUTHORIZING AN EXPENDITURE FROM THE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTS, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECT.
SINCE WE HAD A MOTION IN THE SECOND IS, I WOULD SAY THIS IS A AMENDMENT TO THE INITIAL MOTION.
YOU'RE FILLING IT AND YOU'RE COMPLETING IT. AND FUNNY.
YOU KNOW, YOU THROW YOUR VOICE VERY WELL AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE VICE MAYORS GOOD JOB.
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YES.THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES FOUR TO ONE.
[8.a TO2628 - An Ordinance of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 14 of the City Code related to motor vehicles and traffic by creating a new article establishing the use of speed detection systems to enforce school zone speed limits in accordance with state law; providing for codification, severability, and an effective date.]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.CONGRATULATIONS. AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW MY REASONING. I THINK YOU'LL DO A BEAUTIFUL JOB. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW MOVING RIGHT ALONG QUITE SWIFTLY HERE TO ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING, 8A T 2628.
CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC MAINTENANCE, CHAPTER 14 OF THE CITY CODE RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC BY CREATING NEW ARTICLE ESTABLISHING THE USE OF SPEED DETECTION SYSTEM TO ENFORCE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMITS IN COINS WITH STATE LAW PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.
COMMISSIONER PATTERSON WITH A SECOND. TANYA STERLING, OUR ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
AND AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
THIS IS OPEN NOW FOR DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION CITY MANAGER. I JUST WANT TO MAKE CONFIRMATION THAT THIS DOES INCLUDE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE ADDITIONAL CROSSWALK AT RENAISSANCE ON NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND 82ND, JUST IN CASE WE SHOULD HAVE THAT AREA BECOME A DESIGNATED SCHOOL CROSSING ZONE.
MADAM MAYOR, I DID SAY THAT IT WOULD BE IN THE ORDINANCE, BUT I'M GOING TO CONFIRM THAT WITH TANYA.
SO I'M GOING TO REFER TO GREG PARKS. HE'S THE CONSULTANT FOR THE VENDOR. IN REGARDS TO THE ORDINANCE, THE SPEED ZONE DETECTION SYSTEMS ARE ONLY GOING INTO THE. INTO AREAS THAT ARE SCHOOL ZONES. SCHOOL ZONES.
SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, AFFECTING THE CROSSWALK, BUT IN ANY WAY, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH BASIL, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE CITY, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO HINDRANCE, AS, YOU KNOW, PUTTING IN THOSE EQUIPMENT.
OKAY. AS LONG AS. SO THE SHORT ANSWER TO MY QUESTION IS THE ORDINANCE ALLOWS FOR THE FLEXIBILITY TO GO IN SCHOOL ZONES THAT SHOULD.
FUTURE. SHOULD THEY BECOME A SCHOOL ZONE IN THE FUTURE? YES.
AWESOME. YOU'LL BE READY FOR THE NEXT ONE WHERE I ASK YOU THAT ON THE CONTRACT.
THAT WAS EASY. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
IT WAS LIT AFTERWARDS, BUT GO AHEAD, VICE MAYOR.
IT IS LIT. MR. PARKS, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR BEING GRACIOUS. I KNOW THAT YOU WATCHED THE MEETING WHERE I WAS A LITTLE BIT UPSET WITH THIS.
WITH THIS ITEM. I DID TALK WITH OTHER CITIES. I DID TALK WITH RESIDENTS. I CAME BACK WITH THIS ITEM BECAUSE IT PRIORITIZES SCHOOL SAFETY.
WHAT I DO NOT WANT IS A RED LIGHT CAMERA 2.0 SYSTEM BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS.
I AM GOING TO DO. POINT OF CLARIFICATION. HEAR ME OUT BEFORE.
I HAVE 48 HOURS LEFT. DON'T DO THAT.
TAKE THAT AS YOU WANT IT. SO, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT RED LIGHT CAMERAS WERE A THING.
WHAT I DON'T WANT IS THAT THIS SCHOOL ZONE ITEM TO BECOME RED LIGHT CAMERAS 2.0. I HAVE READ REPORTS ONLINE THAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT THIS IS RED LIGHT CAMERAS 2.0.
AND IF IT BECOMES THAT AND IT IS NOT SCHOOL SAFETY, THEN WE'LL REEL IT IN. I WILL REEL IT IN. I TRUST YOUR COMPANY. I TRUST THAT YOU'LL DO THE RIGHT THING TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE.
YES. VICE MAYOR, WOULD YOU WANT ME TO COME IN ON THAT OR IS THIS ABSOLUTELY.
NOW, THOSE ARE EXCELLENT COMMENTS FROM ALL THE COMMISSION HOW THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN RED LIGHT. IT'S AN EXCELLENT OBSERVATION. THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS WERE 24, 7, 360 ANYWHERE IN THE CITY OR COUNTY. THIS IS MUCH APPROVED LEGISLATION AS WORKING OUT WITH 50 OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THIS IS ONLY IN A DESIGNATED SCHOOL ZONE, ONLY FROM A HALF HOUR BEFORE THROUGH A HALF HOUR AFTER SCHOOL ON A SCHOOL DAY AT AN 11 OVER VERSUS A NANOSECOND INTO THE RED. SO THERE HAVE
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BEEN A LOT OF LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENTS, I THINK, TO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS AND THOUGHTS.WE WILL NOW VOTE ON THE CITY'S ORDINANCE.
COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, ARE YOU HERE TO VOTE OR ARE YOU COMING ONLINE TO SPEAK? YEAH, I JUST HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION HERE.
I'M JUST GOING TO ASK FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER. WE'RE ON THE ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY, NOT THE CONTRACT. GO AHEAD.
WHAT'S THE DISTINCT. WHAT'S THE DISTINCTIVE DIFFERENCE? THIS IS THE ORDINANCE TO ALLOW LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO SAY, SIGN THE CONTRACT, WHICH WOULD ALLOW US TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION AND ASK QUESTIONS OF MR. PARKS REGARDING 8, 9A, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON RED SPEED IN FLORIDA.
SO QUESTION FOR YOU. I'M SORRY, SIR, I DON'T KNOW YOUR NAME.
MR. PARKS JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.
IF THIS CITY WERE TO DECIDE AT SOME POINT THAT THERE WAS A NEED TO EXTEND TIME OR CHANGE THE TIME OR ANY OF THAT WOULD THAT BE, WOULD WE NEED TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE? WHAT WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT? THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER. THE ORDINANCE IS SILENT ON THOSE SPECIFICS.
YOU'RE JUST OPTING INTO THE ENABLING LEGISLATION.
AND OUR CONTRACT IS VERY FAVORABLE TO THE CITY. WE DON'T DICTATE. AS LONG AS YOU'RE WITHIN THE LAW, YOU HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO DIRECT THE HOURS, ET CETERA, AND THE SPEED THRESHOLD AS LONG AS THE STATUTORY MINIMUMS. THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE QUESTION. CALL THE ROLL ON 8A.
[9.a TR14403 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving and authorizing the execution of an Agreement Between the City of Tamarac and RedSpeed Florida, LLC, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "1", for a School Zone Speed Detection Camera System; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
TO ONE.THANK YOU. NOW WE ARE ONGOING TO THE PUBLIC HEARING 9 ATR 144 403. CITY ATTORNEY.
PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.
9 A RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSIONER, CITY OF TAMARAC APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND RAID SPEED FLORIDA.
ATTACHED HERE TO EXHIBIT ONE FOR A SCHOOL ZONE SPEED DETECTION CAMERA SYSTEM PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THERE WAS A PRESENTATION DELIVERED AT OUR AT THE STAFF AGENDA REVIEW BY TANYA STERLING, THE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER. AND IT IS ON RECORD AND SHE IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, I WILL OPEN UP THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC HEARING. ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, SEEING NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU. SAME RULES APPLY AS THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
SO IF YOU WOULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AGAIN. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
OKAY. MY NAME IS ALICIA DUNBAR, RESIDENT OF CITY OF TAMARAC. MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE GOING TO BE ANYTHING TO INDICATE THAT THERE IS A CAMERA, A SPEEDING CAMERA AHEAD FOR THE DRIVERS WHO ARE GOING TO GO BY? ALSO THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHERE YOU TURN AND YOU DON'T SEE THIS FLASHING SCHOOL LIGHTS. SO. SO WHEN YOU TURN THOSE TURN AND YOU DON'T HAVE A FLASHING SCHOOL LIGHT TO KNOW THAT YOUR SPEED NEED TO BE AT A CERTAIN LIMIT. WHAT IS GOING TO BE IN EFFECT TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THOSE AREAS WHERE YOU DON'T SEE THE SCHOOL ZONE FASHION LIGHT? THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I BELIEVE THOSE WILL BE ANSWERED FOR YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SEEING NONE PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED AND WE HAVE AT THE READY IF YOU'D LIKE TO ANSWER. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO TAKE YOUR PICK.
THANK YOU, TANYA. THANK YOU ALL. THOSE ARE EXCELLENT QUESTIONS. SIGNAGE IS REQUIRED BY F STATUTE, FDOT POLICY AND STATE STATUTE.
SO 500FT AHEAD OF EVERY SCHOOL ZONE THAT'S MONITORED WILL SAY PHOTO ENFORCEMENT AHEAD. VERY OBVIOUS. AND THEN TO ANOTHER EXCELLENT QUESTION ABOUT THE SIDE ROADS. FDOT HAS VERY STRICT STANDARDS AND SIGNS ON EACH SIDE ROAD MUST BE PLACED AT OUR EXPENSE SAYING WHEN YOU TURN ON HERE, THERE WILL BE PHOTO ENFORCEMENT. SO, AND WE, I THINK AT THE DIRECTION OF YOUR STAFF, THROUGH YOU ALL, WE'VE AGREED TO A 90 DAY PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PERIOD, GREATLY EXCEEDING THE STATE STATUTE.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE EVERYBODY AWARE OF THIS. IT'S NOT A GOTCHA PROGRAM. IT'S TO SLOW PEOPLE DOWN.
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MR. LONG, DO YOU WANT TO.NO, I THINK GREG ANSWERED EVERYTHING THAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. THANKS, GREG.
THANK YOU. NOW IT'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION. THE ONLY ITEM I'M GOING TO ADD, AND THEN I'LL ASK YOU THAT QUESTION IS WE HAVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT ESPECIALLY GOING ON PINE ISLAND, THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE BETTER SIGNS.
WHEN THEY TURN ON FROM PINE ISLAND, FROM COMMERCIAL TO PINE ISLAND ON THE ROADWAY THERE. PLUS WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE PINE ISLAND PROJECT WITH THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE ADDITIONAL SIGNS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL LOCATIONS WILL HAVE THE ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE THAT WE KNOW THAT YOU'VE AGREED TO. BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE OUT OF LIGHT, WHEN YOU GET TO COMMERCIAL ON PINE ISLAND AND YOU KIND OF GO, OKAY, I'M STUCK HERE, AND THEN YOU REMEMBER THAT YOU'RE JUST.
YOU DON'T ALWAYS REMEMBER, ACTUALLY, ESPECIALLY AS YOU GO.
WE CAN'T GET A PERMIT WITHOUT THOSE SIGNS BEING ON THE PERMIT APPLICATION. AND WE'RE COMMITTED OF IT. WE'VE DONE SEVERAL HUNDRED OF THESE IN THE STATE NOW, AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO THAT.
APPRECIATE THAT. AND THE QUESTION I STARTED ASKING EARLIER, WHICH IS NOW FOR YOU, WHEN, IF RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AREA ACTUALLY BECOMES A SCHOOL ZONE AND THAT AREA IS NOW DESIGNATED ANYTHING IN OUR CONTRACT SPECIAL THAT WE NEED TO DO, OR IS IT SPECIFICALLY SOMETHING THAT IS ALREADY ALLOCATED WITHIN THE CONTRACT THAT THE CITY MANAGER CAN SIGN, KNOWING THAT IT IS AN APPROVED SCHOOL ZONE IN OUR CITY? THE CONTRACT ITSELF IS SILENT ON THE SCHOOL ZONES. WE WORK TO ENFORCE YOUR ORDINANCE, WHICH OPTS INTO ENABLING LEGISLATION. THE STATE LEGISLATION DOES DICTATE YOU HAVE TO NAME SCHOOLS BY NAME IN THE ORDINANCE. SO YOU CAN ADD THAT. NOW, IF YOU CAN WALK THAT OUT, I DON'T KNOW YOUR POLICY, OR YOU COULD HAVE ANOTHER ORDINANCE HEARING.
BUT OUR CONTRACT SILENT ON IT.
WELL, THANKFULLY OUR ORDINANCE DOES HAVE IT BY NAME IN THE CITY, SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW STAFF WORK THEN. YEAH. ANYTHING IN THE CITY THAT WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THEN WANTED TO WITH A CONTRACT BEFORE SIGNING AND DOING ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE THAT READY.
THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[10.a TBO103 - Order Granting/Denying Special Exception application for US1 Automobile II, Inc., located at 2530-2 West Commercial Blvd, Tamarac, Florida 33309 to allow for a vehicle service and repair, minor or “auto repair shop” in the MU-C (Mixed-Use Corridor) zoning district, pursuant to the Table of Allowed Uses, Section 10-3.2, Tamarac Code of Ordinances.]
MAYOR GOMEZ.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE MOVING ALONG TO QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING.
IT'S 10A CBO 103. CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.
ORDER GRANT DENYING SPECIAL EXCEPTIONAL APPLICATION BY US ONE AUTOMOBILE INC. LOCATED 2532 W. COMMERCIAL BLVD. TO ALLOW FOR A VISIT VEHICLE SERVICE AND REPAIR MINOR OR AUTO REPAIR SHOP IN A MIXED USE CORRIDOR ZONE DISTRICT PURSUANT TO TABLE OF LAW USES SECTION 10.3.2 TAMARAC CODE OF LAW AND ORDINANCE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
THANK YOU. AND AT THIS TIME WE ALSO HAVE SOME RULES OF THE ROAD THAT ARE ABOVE ON QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS.
CITY ATTORNEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THEM? AND THEN THE CITY CLERK WILL SWEAR IN ANY WITNESSES.
ALL PERSON TESTIFYING BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION MUST BE SWORN IN WITH REGARD TO THE QUASI JUDICIAL ITEMS. A PETITIONER AND ANY EFFECTIVE PERSON SHOULD BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT EVIDENCE, BRING FORTH WITNESS, CROSS EXAMINE WITNESS. ALL EVIDENCE RELIED ON BY REASONABLE PRUDENT PERSON SHALL BE ADMISSIBLE WHETHER SUCH EVIDENCE WOULD BE MISSING IN A COURT OF LAW. HEARSAY EVIDENCE MAY BE USED FOR PURPOSE TO SUPPLEMENT AND EXPLAIN OTHER EVIDENCE, BUT SHOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT BY ITSELF. SUPPORTED FINDINGS.
STATEMENTS OF ATTORNEYS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY AS ARGUMENT, NOT BE CONSIDERED AS TESTIMONY.
THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL HAVE AUTHORITY REFUSED TO HEAR ANY TESTIMONY WHICH IS IRRELEVANT.
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE MAY BE PRESENTED IN THE FORM OF COPY, ORIGINAL OR AVAILABLE. ALL PARTIES SHOULD BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO CROSS EXAMINE WITNESS QUESTION PARTIES ABOUT THE EVIDENCE. ORDER OF PRESENTATION. THE PETITION SHALL BE PRESENTED FIRST.
STAFF WILL IF NEEDED, GIVE A PRESENTATION. ANY AFFECTED PARTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO PRESENT TESTIMONY AND PERSON WHO ARE IN SUPPORT CAN PROVIDE TESTIMONY OR STATEMENTS. FINALLY, THE CITY COMMISSION WILL DELIBERATE ON THE PETITION AT THAT POINT TO NO FURTHER TESTIMONY SHOULD BE TAKEN AND MEMBERS OF CITY CITY COMMISSION SHALL NOT ASK FURTHER QUESTIONS OR PERSON PRESENTING TESTIMONY AT THIS POINT. JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANY EXPORT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MEMBERS COMMISSION AND ANY OTHER PARTIES RELATING TO THIS MATTER.
WELL, I WILL GO DOWN THE LINE. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON? NO.
I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE APPLICANT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I'VE STOPPED BY HIS BUSINESS AND, AND I AM FAMILIAR WITH MS. MARTIN, WHO'S ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT.
WHO'S THE APPLICANT? THE GENTLEMAN OR DOC.
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AND YOU'RE THE APPLICANT TOO? NO, I'M SPEAKING ON HIS BEHALF.OKAY. BECAUSE I, I KNOW YOU'RE A HANDSOME SON, SO I DIDN'T WITH. WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT, BUT I, I, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH YOUR FAMILY, SO.
BUT I'VE NOT SPOKEN TO THE GENTLEMAN. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. DISCLOSURES HAVE BEEN MADE. CITY CLERK. PLEASE SWEAR THEM IN.
ALL WITNESSES FOR THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YES. ALL RIGHT.
SIR, I DIDN'T HEAR YOUR RESPOND THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALL WEAKNESSES HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO WE'VE DONE DISCLOSURES, NOW I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.
COMMISSIONER DANIEL IS OUR SECOND ON THE BALL TONIGHT.
IVY MARLIN IS OUR DESIGNATED AGENT FOR THE APPLICANT AND WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION AND IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. STAFF WILL ENTER THEIR PRESENTATION INTO THE RECORD AND KENT WALIA, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
SO PLEASE PRESENT. YOU COULD STAND SIT, DOC. NO, YOU GOOD.
ALTHOUGH I AM USED TO PUBLIC SPEAKING, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
SO SYDNEY MCLEAN, ALSO KNOWN AS DOC, HE HAS A REPAIR SHOP THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC. THAT'S OVER BY UNIVERSITY, IT'S OVER BY COMMERCIAL AND PROSPECT.
IT'S CURRENTLY THE WHOLE REPAIR SHOP IS FOR WORKING ON CARS.
ORIGINALLY IT WAS AN AUTO SOUND SHOP. THIS IS WHERE IT'S CURRENTLY AT. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO SLIDERS AND DOMINOES, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA. AND HE'S TAKING OVER THE SECOND CORRIDOR THAT'S IN THE PICTURE. SO JUST A LITTLE HISTORY ON THE SPACE.
THE ENTIRE PLAZA CONTAINS OF AUTOMOTIVE RELATED USES.
AND THE APPLICANT IS PROCESSING TO OCCUPY THE BAY OF CONSISTING OF 1,722 SQUARE FEET. AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S CURRENTLY CURRENTLY ALL AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS. IT WAS CURRENT BEFORE IT WAS AN AUTO SOUND SHOP AND NOW IT'S. HE'S ACTUALLY BEEN THERE SINCE NOVEMBER NOW AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET A SPECIAL EXEMPTION. SO THAT MAKES SURE THAT HE'S USUALLY IN THE SPACE AS AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. SO THIS IS THE CURRENT SPACE THAT HE'S IN RIGHT NOW. THE LEFT SIDE IS THE OFFICE AND THE RIGHT SIDE IS THE REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS SPACE FROM THE FRONT AND FROM THE BACK. THIS IS THE OFFICE. AND LIKE I SAID, HE SPECIALIZES IN ALL CARS SERVICES FOR AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP INCLUDES AIR CONDITIONED BRAKES, TRANSMISSIONS, BATTERY, GENERAL ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS AND TOWING.
HE'S OPEN ON THE WEEKENDS, DURING THE WEEK 8 TO 6 AND ON SATURDAYS AND ON SUNDAYS 10 TO 4. AND LIKE I WAS SAYING BEFORE, IT'S AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER ONES THAT ARE CURRENTLY THAT ARE RIGHT THERE. AND HE'S CURRENTLY BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. IT'S AN AUTO REPAIR SERVICE. HE DOES AIR CONDITIONING, BRAKES, BATTERY, TOWING, ANYTHING YOU NEED FOR AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS THE CURRENT FLOOR PLAN. THIS IS SOME PICTURES OF THE INSIDE OF THE UNIT. THIS IS HIS INFORMATION IF YOU NEED TO GET A HOLD OF HIM. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I'M NOW GOING TO OPEN THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. IS ANYBODY WISHING TO MAKE A COMMENT? COME ON DOWN. IF YOU BOTH WOULDN'T MIND TAKING A STEP BACK FOR A MOMENT OR A SEAT.
YOUR RIGHT. RIGHT THERE IS GOOD.
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MARK GALTON FROM EAST HAMRICK. ONE OF MY QUESTIONS GOT ANSWERED BECAUSE IN THE ARTICLE THAT WAS IN THE PAPER AND EVERYTHING IT SAID AUTO REPAIR. SO IT WAS CONFUSING IF THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE VEHICLES THAT WERE IN CRASHES AND REPAIR THEM OR THE NORMAL AUTO REPAIR OR OIL CHANGE, ETC. SO IT WAS CONFUSING ON THAT. THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE IS IF THIS IS GOING TO INCREASE BUSINESS BECAUSE I LIVE RIGHT THERE. AS WE ADDED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, THAT JEEP PLACE, THE ONE TO YOUR EAST OF YOU PARKING LOT'S GETTING BUSY. THE JEEP PLACE HAS CARS OCCASIONALLY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THEM UP ON THE LAWN AT THE ENTRANCES, WHICH DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.HOPEFULLY COLD WILL COME BY AND CATCH THEM ONE DAY. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT SEE YOU EVERY DAY BECAUSE WE LIVE ALL NEXT DOOR. WE DON'T WANT TO SEE ALL THESE VEHICLES PARKED UP ON THE LAWNS AND IF THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE, CUT DOWN THE NUMBER OF CARS YOU HAVE TO SERVICE THAT DAY.
THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW BRING IT TO OUR COMMISSION. I'M NOT SEEING NO.
SEEING NO COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION. I WILL SHARE THAT.
MR. GOGGIN, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING FORTH THE ISSUE THAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY HAVING OVER THERE IN THE COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE CODE HAS HEARD IT. I BELIEVE OUR BSO HAS HEARD IT AND THERE NEEDS TO BE, I GUESS, A CONVERSATION WITH THE OTHER PERSON, PROPERTY OWNER ABOUT HELPING OUT THE COMMUNITY TO NOT HAVE EXCESSIVE CARS BECAUSE ALSO WE DON'T NEED IT TO INTERFERE WITH OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALSO IN THAT PLAZA BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE THEIR CARS PARKED THERE AS WELL. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING OVER TO DOC'S PLACE AND SEEING THE BUSINESS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THIS BEHIND YOU AND US APPROVING THIS SO YOU CAN GET ON WITH THE BUSINESS THAT YOU DO.
SO, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[11.a Inspiration Way Update]
VICE MAYOR BOLTON? YES.THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH. GET THEM SAFELY. ONE MORE ITEM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I CANNOT TELL YOU IT'S A QUICK ONE BECAUSE IT'S ART, BUT HEY, MAYBE WE'LL GO QUICKLY. YOU NEVER KNOW. COME ON DOWN.
GEORGE GADSON, OUR PUBLIC ART CONSULTANT OF GADSON AND RAVIS AND HE WILL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION AND WE WILL DISCUSS CONSENSUS ON WHICH OF THE SIX OF THE SEVEN BEING PRESENTED TO US WILL NOT MAKE IT TO THE FINAL ROUND. SORRY, I'M A LITTLE PUNCHY. I'M TIRED.
IT'S BEEN A LONG WEEK ALREADY.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. VICE MAYOR COMMISSIONERS GEORGE GADSDEN, GADSDEN AND RAPIDS PUBLIC ART CONSULTANTS. THIS PRESENTATION IS A FOLLOW UP TO A PROMISE MADE AT THE PREVIOUS WORKSHOP WHERE WE PRESENTED ITEMS FOR INSPIRATION WAY WHICH WERE SELECTED AND THERE WERE FIVE THAT CURRENTLY ARE ON DISPLAY AND INSTALLED. AND WE PROMISED THAT WE WOULD COME BACK WITH OTHERS OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION SO THAT WE CAN GET A COMPLETE FULL PADS FOR INSPIRATION WAY. THERE ARE SIX LOCATIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE OR THAT ARE VACANT. AND YOU'LL SEE TONIGHT 8 OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE FULL COLLECTION, IF YOU WILL, THEIR INSPIRATION WAY.
OKAY, COME BACK. OF THE EIGHT THAT'S BEING PRESENTED, SIX, AS WE INDICATED EARLIER, SIX LOCATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AND ARE VACANT.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE EIGHT BEING PRESENTED AND TWO NEED TO GO.
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TWO NEED TO GO. YES, MA'AM.SORRY. WORKING IT IN REVERSE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. SO IN ORDER TO TRY NOT TO HAVE US HERE TO NEXT THE NEXT DAY, I'M GONNA ASK MY CITY, MY COMMISSION TO GIVE ME THE TWO THEY DON'T WANT OR THE TOP THREE THAT THEY DON'T WANT.
MAYBE THEN I WILL HAVE SELECTION OF TWO SNEEZING AT THE TRUTH. BLESS YOU. BLESS YOU AGAIN. THAT WE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST AND TELL ME THE TOP THREE THAT THEY DON'T WANT OR JUST GIVE ME TWO. I'M NOT GOING TO BE CHOOSING AT THIS POINT.
THAT'S NOT MY TIME. IT'S JUST THE REQUEST IS FOR YOU TO GO BACK THROUGH THEM AGAIN, PLEASE.
THEY ARE IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK. IF YOU HAVE YOUR BOOK WITH YOU, YOU CAN GO BY PAGE NUMBERS. ALL RIGHT, SO BLUE TREE.
AND TERRESTRIAL. I CAN'T. I THINK IT'S HORIZON.
OKAY, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WHO ELSE WANTS TO JUMP IN THE POLL? DON'T ALL SHOUT OUT AT ONCE. ALL RIGHT, VICE MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING BRAVE.
I MEAN, KATE LIKES TO TALK FROM THE AUDIENCE. WHY DON'T YOU SHOUT OUT SOMETHING THAT SHE DOESN'T LIKE? BUT WHAT? CAROL, YOU'RE DRESSED IN BLACK MAYOR, WHICH THREE DO YOU WISH TO NOT SEE? PROCEED.
OKAY, I GO WITH THE SAME ONES THAT OUR LOVELY COMMISSIONER FROM DISTRICT 4, WHO WILL ALWAYS BE ELECTED IN TAMARAC.
I'LL SELECT ALL THE THINGS THAT SHE JUST SAID.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.
OKAY, WE USE OUR OWN BRAINS HERE. THREE, BLUE TREE. THAT'S RUDE.
I DO APOLOGIZE. I DO APOLOGIZE.
YOU'RE RIGHT ON THAT ONE, I GUESS. I WISH THAT COMMISSIONER BOLTON WOULD ACTUALLY GIVE US WHAT HE WANTS.
SO PLEASE PROCEED. IT IS THREE.
WHICH VOTE IN BLUE THREE? THREE, TOTEM. AND THREE IS BLUE TREE, FIVE IS TOTEM AND NINE IS TERRESTRIAL HORIZON.
THESE ARE THE ONES YOU DON'T YOU SEE. OKAY, YEAH, I'M GOOD WITH THAT, TOO.
YOU CAN SWITCH THE THREE THAT WERE SELECTED FOR REMOVAL, BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE TO SELECT ONE TO ADD BACK IN.
WILL BE BLUE TREE, PAGE 3, TOTEM, PAGE 5, 9, TRIAL HORIZON.
I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THE THIRD ONE? 9 IS TERRESTRIAL HORIZON.
WE WILL BE PUTTING ONE BACK IN TE TELESTRAL HORIZON, BECAUSE WE NEED.
BECAUSE LAST TIME I TRIED TO NARROW IT DOWN, I GOT.
DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH, SO I VOTED TO PUT THE YELLOW ONE BACK IN.
THREE AND THREE AND FIVE ARE YOURS. OKAY, SO THREE AND FIVE, BUT THESE ARE THE ONES YOU DON'T LIKE. ALL RIGHT, WELL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A CONSENSUS. IT DOESN'T. IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER AT THIS POINT.
CONSENSUS. BLUE TREE AND TOTEM ARE NOT IN. AND SO I HAD ON PAGE THREE IS BLUE TREE, PAGE FIVE IS TOTEM, SO THOSE TWO ARE NO LONGER THERE.
TO THE ARTIST WHO DID TERRESTRIAL HORIZON, TO ME, IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT LIKE THE PLAYBOY BUNNY, SO MAYBE YOU'LL JUST SMILE WHEN YOU DRIVE PAST THAT ONE. NOW THAT'LL BE INSTALLED.
WELL, WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. WE'LL GET THESE INSTALLED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, PLEASE. BECAUSE THIS WAY, WE'RE NOT COMING BACK HERE TILL SEPTEMBER FOR THE NEXT ROUND. I'M SORRY, SEPTEMBER IS THE NEXT ROUND.
ARE THEY A YEAR FROM NOW OR A YEAR FROM SEPTEMBER? A YEAR FROM. ACTUALLY, THEIR CONTRACT IS SIGNED, SO WE'LL HAVE TO KIND OF DISCUSS THAT.
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NO WORRIES.WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS 10:25.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. GET HOME SAFELY.
GET HOME SAFELY? YES. FROM THE WHOLE ENTIRE COMMISSION. WE WISH THAT YOU'D GET HOME SAFELY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.