CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Regular MeetingMiramar, FL · November 1, 2017
Agenda
City of Miramar, FL
2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
7:00 PM
Commission Chambers
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Wayne M. Messam
Vice Mayor Winston F. Barnes
Commissioner Maxwell B. Chambers
Commissioner Yvette Colbourne
Commissioner Darline B. Riggs
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR Meeting Agenda November 1, 2017
MEETING
City of Miramar
Welcome to the City Commission Meeting
We are pleased that you have demonstrated an interest in the City of Miramar by attending a City Commission
meeting. We hope you will attend more of these meetings in the future.
GENERAL INFORMATION: The City of Miramar is a municipality chartered by the State of Florida operating under
the "City Council - City Manager Plan." The City Commission is comprised of four members and the Mayor
selected by the residents of Miramar to serve as the City's governing body. It is responsible for adopting policies of
the City, passing ordinances, adopting resolutions and approving budgets. A City Manager is appointed by the City
Commission to serve as the administrative head of the municipal government and provides recommendations to the
City Commission on policy issues.
The City Commission meeting is a formal meeting of the members of the commission to transact City business .
This business is conducted in a manner prescribed by resolution, laws and regulations which require certain formal
actions and the following of specific procedures.
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Who May Speak - Any individual who wishes to address the City Commission may do so providing it is
accomplished in an orderly manner and in accordance with the procedures outlined below.
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only to raise their hand to be recognized by the Mayor. Discussion at Special Meetings is limited to the items
referred to on the Agenda for such Special Meetings.
2. Other Business Items - These are items placed on the Agenda by the Mayor or a Commissioner and either are
requests for the preparation of future legislation or are requests for possible direction to the Administration.
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"Public Participation."
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maximum per person, however, the Mayor at his/her discretion may allow more time. Each person who addresses
the Commission shall step up to the speaker's podium and shall give his/her name and address.
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hearing, he/she will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose may need to insure that a verbatim recording of the
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL/ANNOUNCEMENTS
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PRESENTATIONS
Presentation: Check presentation from Holiness Born Again Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic .
(Commissioner Maxwell Chambers)
Presentation: Status Reports on Hurricane Debris Clean-up. (Solid Waste & Recycling Manager
Ralph Trapani)
Presentation: Above the Influence Event. (Broward County Schools Student Support Initiatives
Executive Director Michaelle Pope)
CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed under Consent Agenda are viewed to be routine and the recommendation will be
enacted by one motion in the form listed below. If discussion is desired, the item (s) will be
removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. Anyone wishing to
comment on any item on the consent agenda should approach the podium now.
1. Minutes from the Budget and Regular Commission Meetings of September
19, 2017 and September 27, 2017 and the Workshop and Regular
Commission Meetings of October 4, 2017 and October 18, 2017 will be
placed on the November 27, 2017 Agenda.
Attachments: Minutes
2. Temp. Reso. #R6572 approving the purchase of liquid polymer from
Polydyne, Inc., for the Wastewater Reclamation Facility, in an annual
amount not-to-exceed $130,000 for Fiscal Year 2018; approving the first
one-year renewal option for the period commencing on November 23,
2017. (Utilities Director Jody Kirkman and Interim Procurement Director
Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R6572 Purchase of Polymer with backup
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3. Temp. Reso. #R6573 approving the annual purchase of quicklime for
the East Water Treatment Plant from Lhoist North America of Alabama,
utilizing the Southeast Florida Governmental Purchasing Cooperative
Group Bid No. 17-22B (City of Tamarac), in an amount not-to-exceed
$240,000 for Fiscal Year 2018. (Utilities Director Jody Kirkman and
Interim Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R6573 Purchase of Quicklime with backup
4. Temp. Reso. #R6574 approving the annual purchase of sodium
hypochlorite from Allied Universal Corporation, utilizing City of Stuart Bid
No. 2015-293 for the East Water Treatment Plant, West Water Treatment
Plant, and Wastewater Reclamation Facility, in a total amount
not-to-exceed $385,000 for Fiscal Year 2018. (Utilities Director Jody
Kirkman and Interim Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R6574 Purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite with backup
5. Temp. Reso. #R6565 approving the second one-year renewal of the
Grounds Full Maintenance Service Agreement with Brightview
Landscape Services, Inc., in an annual amount not-to-exceed $392,494.
(Parks & Recreation Director Terrence Griffin and Interim Procurement
Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R6565 Second Renewal of Grounds Full Maintenance with backup
6. Temp. Reso. #R6593 approving the Memorandum of Understanding
between the City and the General Association of Miramar Employees
relating to retroactive Holiday Pay (“MOU”); authorizing the City
Manager to execute the MOU. (Human Resources Director Melanie
McLean)
Attachments: R6593-Revised GAME Reso
7. Temp. Reso. #R6611 approving the settlement of the City’s
indemnification claim against H&J Contracting, Inc. (City Attorney
Jamie A. Cole, Esq.)
Attachments: R6611 H&J Indemnification Settlement
End of Consent
RESOLUTIONS
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8. Temp. Reso. #R6575 approving the Interlocal Agreement between
Broward County and City of Miramar to accept grant funding for the
engineering design of the Wastewater Reclamation Facility
Reclaimed Water Expansion in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000.
(Utilities Director Jody Kirkman)
Attachments: R6575 Approving Grant Funding with backup
9. Temp. Reso. #R6598 authorizing the purchase of Block 2 of Miramar
Town Center; authorizing the expenditure of $1,500,000 and related
closing costs for the purchase of Block 2. (Strategic Development Officer
Hector A. Vazquez)
Attachments: R6598 MTC Block 2 Repurchase Authorization
10. Temp. Reso. #R6606 accepting the ranking by the audit committee of all
qualified audit firms and approving the award of Request for Proposals No .
17-08-37, “Audit Services" to Alberni Caballero & Fierman, LLP, the
highest qualified firm; authorizing the City Manager to execute an
agreement with Alberni Caballero & Fierman, LLP, for three years with
three additional one-year renewal options, to perform independent audit
and express an opinion on the City's financial statements, as required by
Florida Statutes, in an annual amount not-to-exceed $99,000.00. (Finance
Director Claudia Dixon)
Attachments: R6606 Award Audit Contract with backup
ORDINANCES
11. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1676 amending City Code Chapter
15 “Pensions”, Article V “City Retirement Plan and Trust Fund”, Division 1
“Generally”, creating Section 15-262(c) of the City Code to permit an
irrevocable election for general employees to transfer from the 401(a) Plan
to the General Employees Plan; amending City Code Chapter 15
“Pensions”, Article VI “Management Pension Plan and Trust Fund”,
creating Section 15-358(e) of the City Code to permit an irrevocable
election for management employees to transfer from the 401(a) Plan to the
Management Plan; providing for severability; providing for codification; and
providing for an effective date. (Continued from the Meeting of
10/18/17) (Human Resources Director Melanie McLean)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for November 27, 2017
Attachments: O1676 1st Reading 401(a) Pension Ordinance with backup
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12. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1680 approving the end-of-year
amendment of the Fiscal Year 2017 Operating and Capital
Improvement Program Budget; and providing for an effective date.
(Management & Budget Director Norman Mason)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for November 27, 2017
Attachments: O1680 1st Reading End of Year Budget Amend FY 17 Operating with backup
13. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1682 approving the first
amendment to the Fiscal Year 2018 Operating and Capital
Improvement Program Budget; and providing for an effective date.
(Management & Budget Director Norman Mason)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for November 27, 2017
Attachments: O1682 1st Reading First Budget Amendment with backup
14. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1681 amending Article IV “Placement
and Maintenance of Facilities for Communications Services in Rights of
Way”, of Chapter 23 “Streets and Sidewalks”, of the City Code of
Ordinances regarding communications facilities in rights-of-way
regulations; providing and amending definitions of terms; providing for
uniform, nondiscriminatory standards to prevent overcrowding, proliferation
and saturation of City rights-of-way; amending design standards related to
stealth design, protection of residential properties, and equipment location
and size; providing for the encouragement of collocation of
communications facilities; providing for reservation of rights; providing
regulations for small wireless facilities; providing for conflicts; providing for
inclusion in the Code; providing for severability; and providing for an
effective date. (Staff recommends continuance to the meeting of
11/27/17) (City Engineer Bissy Vempala)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for November 27, 2017
Attachments: ITEM CONTINUED
PUBLIC HEARING
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15. SECOND READING of Temp. Ord. #O1670 amending the Land
Development Code; making findings; amending Section 201, providing
new definitions under general terms; amending Section 202, renaming
Section to specific terms; creating new Section 203, rules of construction;
amending Chapter 3 relating to Development Review Procedures;
amending Section 301 relating to approval process requirements;
amending Section 305 relating to conditional and permitted uses;
amending Sections 310, 311, 315, 320, and 322, relating to site plans,
Community Appearance Board, variances, appeals, and zoning relief,
zoning permits and temporary uses and structures; creating Chapter 4,
Zoning, relating to use regulations and non-conforming uses and structures,
specifically regulating permitted, conditional, specific, accessory,
temporary, non-conforming and prohibited uses, and renaming districts;
amending Chapter 7 Use Regulations; repealing Sections 701-711, and
713, relating to zoning districts, conservation, residential, commercial,
industrial, employment center, commercial recreation, community facilities,
recreation/open space, and utilities zoning districts, and specific use
regulations; amending Sections 712, 714, and 715, relating to overlay
districts, Traditional Neighborhood Development District (“TNDD”), Transit
Oriented Corridor District Code; repealing Chapter 11, relating to
non-conforming uses and structures; application and amendment
procedures; applying new district names to the official zoning map;
renumbering and relettering provisions; providing for severability; providing
for inclusion in the Code; and providing for an effective date . (Passed 1st
Reading on 05/17/17) (Continued from the Meeting of 10/18/17)
(Principal Planner Michael Alpert)
Attachments: O1670 2nd Reading LDC Amendments Phase III with backup
O1670 1st Reading LDC Chapter 4 Zoning with backup
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16. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1684 amending the Land
Development Code by amending Chapter 2 “Definitions” concerning
definitions related to medical marijuana uses; by amending Chapter 4
“Zoning,” to prohibit medical marijuana uses and to delete related
regulations and conditional procedures for medical marijuana uses;
amending Section 808 “Off-Street Parking and Loading Standards” of
Chapter 8 “Development Standards of General Applicability” to delete
off-street parking requirements for medical marijuana retail centers;
amending the City of Miramar Code of Ordinances by amending Chapter
11, “Business Taxes, Permits and Business Regulations,” to delete Article
VIII, “Marijuana Businesses,” to delete regulations, restrictions and
procedures for the operation of medical marijuana retail centers; and by
amending Chapter 13, “Miscellaneous Offenses,” to revise Section 13-16,
“Public Consumption of Marijuana” to change a definition cross reference;
providing for severability; providing for conflict ; and providing for an
effective date. (City Attorney Jamie A. Cole, Esq.) (Item placed here for
ease of presentation)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for November 27, 2017
Attachments: O1684 1st Reading Prohibiting Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports and Comments:
Commission Reports:
City Attorney Reports:
City Manager Reports:
FUTURE WORKSHOPS
11/01/17 5:15 P.M. American Tennis & Education Foundation, Inc. Workshop
Commission Chambers
11/01/17 5:45 P.M. Country Club Ranches Central Water System Commission
Chambers
New Date & Time TBD Code & Code Compliance Workshop Commission Conference
Room
01/24/18 6:00 P.M. Economic Development & Revitalization of Historic Miramar
Commission Conference Room
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ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS:
November 27, 2017 at 7:00 P.M.
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