City Commission

City of Hallandale Beach 400 S. Federal Highway Hallandale Beach, FL 33009 Meeting Agenda Executive Session No. 2 Wednesday, November 15, 2023 5:30 PM Commission Chambers City Commission Mayor Joy F. Cooper Vice Mayor Anabelle Lima-Taub Commissioner Joy D. Adams Commissioner Mike Butler Commissioner Michele Lazarow City Manager Dr. Jeremy Earle City Attorney Jennifer Merino City Clerk Jenorgen M. Guillen, MMC  WELCOME TO YOUR CITY COMMISSION MEETING We are pleased that you have demonstrated an interest in the City of Hallandale Beach by attending a City Commission Meeting. The City Commission encourages citizen participation in the local government process. We hope you will attend more of these meetings in the future. The City Commission also recognizes the necessity for conducting orderly and efficient meetings in order to complete City business in a timely manner. The presiding officer of the City Commission shall be the Mayor, or in the Mayor’s absence, the Vice Mayor. In the absence of both the Mayor and the Vice Mayor, a temporary presiding officer shall be selected by seniority of Office of those Commissioners present. The presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum at all regular and special meetings of the City Commission and shall have the authority to regulate irrelevant debate, repetitious discussion , and disruptive behavior at a public meeting. However, a decision of the presiding officer may be overruled by a majority vote of the City Commission. The City Commission recognizes the importance of protecting the right of its citizens and taxpayers to express their opinions on the operation of City government and encourages citizen participation in the local government process. The City Commission also recognizes the necessity for conducting orderly and efficient meetings in order to complete City business in a timely and proper manner. Any individual may speak on any agenda item and/or any subject pertinent to the City. Every individual wishing to address the City Commission is encouraged to sign in with the City Clerk prior to the meeting. Public participation during all items is limited to three minutes, however, the City Commission may allow more time at their discretion. When addressing the City Commission during public participation, speakers are requested to provide their name and city of residency. Speakers shall confine their comments solely to the agenda item being discussed or to matters related to City busine ss. Unless it is an agenda item, speakers are prohibited from discussing their own pending court cases and filed claims against the City or City personnel. Speakers may not engage in commercial ad vertisement or electioneering. It is prohibited for any person to disturb or interrupt any meeting of the City Commission or otherwise fail to comport with the rules of decorum. The use of obscene or profane language is prohibited. Loud and disruptive speech is prohibited. Any physical violence or the threat thereof is prohibited. The use of words likely to cause a fight or tending to cause a breach of the peace are prohibited. Speakers should not engage in personal attacks. Remarks should be directed to the Presiding Officer or the Commission. Personal attacks against individual Commissioners, the City Manager or Staff are prohibited. Any person declared out of order or causing a disturbance will be cautioned and may be barred from making any additional comments during the meeting. Any person who becomes disruptive or interferes with the orderly business of the Commission may be removed from the Commission Chambers. The above represents a summarization of City Ordinance 2017-15, which establishes regulations for orderly meetings and public participation. Copies of this Ordinance are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office. Any person requiring auxiliary aids and services at this, or future meetings, may call the City Clerk’s Office at 954-457-1340 at least two calendar days prior to the meeting. City Commission Meeting Agenda November 15, 2023 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. CASE NO. CACE 22011169 ERIN TENDLER VS. CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH. 4. ADJOURN THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, ALL PERSONS THAT ARE DISABLED; WHO NEED SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING BECAUSE OF THAT DISABILITY SHOULD CONTACT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK AT 954-457-1489 NO LATER THAN TWO DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH PROCEEDING. AGENDA ITEMS MAY BE VIEWED AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH CITY HALL, 400 S. FEDERAL HIGHWAY, HALLANDALE BEACH, FL 33009. ANYONE WISHING TO OBTAIN A COPY OF ANY AGENDA ITEM SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY CLERK AT 954-457-1489. A COMPLETE AGENDA PACKET IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE AT www.hallandalebeachfl.gov ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY APPEAR AT THE MEETING AND MAY BE HEARD WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED MATTER. SHOULD ANY PERSON DESIRE TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE BOARD, AGENCY, OR CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED AT SUCH MEETING OR HEARING, THAT PERSON SHALL ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. TWO OR MORE MEMBERS OF CITY COMMISSION OR OTHER CITY BOARDS MAY ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE AT THIS MEETING. THESE MEETINGS MAY BE CONDUCTED BY MEANS OF OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA TECHNOLOGY, SPECIFICALLY, A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL. THE LOCATION 400 S. FEDERAL HIGHWAY, HALLANDALE BEACH, FL 33009, WHICH IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SHALL SERVE AS AN ACCESS POINT FOR SUCH COMMUNICATION. City of Hallandale Beach Page 3 Printed on 11/16/2023