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CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING

Regular Meeting

Miramar, FL · February 13, 2018

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City of Miramar, FL 2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025 Meeting Agenda Tuesday, February 13, 2018 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 February 13, 2018 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. The AGENDA is a printed document that lists the order of business for the Commission meeting. The public is encouraged to contact the Mayor or any City Commissioner prior to a Commission meeting to express their views on items appearing on the Agenda. * All electronic devices must be turned off prior to entering the Commission Chambers. The City Commission may consider and act upon such other business as may come before it in the event this agenda must be revised, such revised copies will be available to the public at the City Commission meeting. GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS: 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. 1. Speaking on items on the Agenda - Individuals wishing to speak on matters that appear on the Agenda need 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. 3. Speaking on items not on the Agenda - Public Participation - Any individual may speak on any subject pertinent to the City at the second regularly scheduled meeting of each month. Individuals must sign in with the City Clerk prior to the meeting. The Mayor will recognize those persons who signed in, under the agenda item "Public Participation." 4. Addressing Commission, Manner & Time - Public discussion during all items is limited to three minutes 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. . The above represents a summarization of the Commission Procedures Resolution. Copies of this resolution are available from the City Clerk's office. Any person requiring auxiliary aids and services at this meeting may call the City Clerk ’s Office at 954-602-3011 at least two calendar days prior to the meeting. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he/she will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose may need to insure that a verbatim recording of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. City of Miramar, FL Page 2 Printed on 2/13/2018 CITY COMMISSION REGULAR Meeting Agenda February 13, 2018 MEETING CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL/ANNOUNCEMENTS PLEDGE OF ALLIEGANCE MOMENT OF SILENCE PRESENTATIONS Proclamation: Black History Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam) 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 Workshops and Regular Commission Meetings of October 4 and October 18, 2017. Attachments: Commission Workshop 10-04-17 Commission Meeting Minutes 10-04-17 Commission Workshop 10-18-17 Commission Meeting Minutes 10-18-17 End of Consent RESOLUTIONS 2. Temp. Reso. #R6649 approving the recommendation of qualified firms from Request for Letters of Interest (“RLOI”) 18-12-08, entitled “Solid Waste Disposal Services” for participation in the subsequent Request for Proposals for solid waste disposal services; authorizing the City Manager to enter into direct negotiations with the qualified firms. (Public Works Director Bernard Buxton-Tetteh and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum) Attachments: R6649 Solid Waste Disposal with backup City of Miramar, FL Page 3 Printed on 2/13/2018 CITY COMMISSION REGULAR Meeting Agenda February 13, 2018 MEETING 3. Temp. Reso. #R6637 authorizing the purchase of vehicles and equipment, to be utilized by various departments, from Duval Ford LLC for $468,004; and Alan Jay Ford Lincoln for $569,277 utilizing Florida Sheriff’s Association Bid No. FSA17-VEL25.0; from Palmetto Ford Truck Sales, Inc for $367,687; from Kelly Tractor Company for $191,799; and Clark Equipment Company d/b/a Bobcat Company for $38,561 utilizing Florida Sheriff’s Association Bid No. FSA17-VEH15.0; and Hall-Mark RTC for $154,000 utilizing Florida Sheriff’s Association Bid No. 16-VEF12.0; authorizing the purchase of emergency equipment for public safety vehicles from Strobes-R-Us for $193,017 utilizing Broward County Sheriff’s Office Bid No. 13104030, for a total combined purchase amount of $1,982,345 for Fiscal Year 2018. (Public Works Director Bernard Buxton-Tetteh) Attachments: R6637 FY18 Purchase of Vehicles with backup 4. Temp. Reso. #R6656 authorizing filing of a lawsuit against certain pharmaceutical manufacturers and retaining law firms on a contingency basis to prosecute the lawsuit; authorizing the City Manager to execute the Retainer Agreement. (City Attorney Jamie A. Cole) Attachments: R6656 Opioids Retainer Agreement with backup ORDINANCES 5. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1675 amending Section 21-229 (“Billing Procedure; Delinquent Accounts; Turnon and Turnoff Fees”) of Article VI (“Rates, Charges, Billing and Collection Procedures”) of Chapter 21 of the City Code (“Utilities”) to provide for a deferred payment plan; providing for inclusion in the Code; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. (Continued from the meeting of 11/27/17) (Finance Director Claudia Dixon) (ITEM HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN) Attachments: ITEM WITHDRAWN OTHER BUSINESS Reports and Comments: Commission Reports: City of Miramar, FL Page 4 Printed on 2/13/2018 CITY COMMISSION REGULAR Meeting Agenda February 13, 2018 MEETING 6. Temp. Reso. #R6647 denouncing the alleged disparaging remarks made by President Trump about African Nations. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam) Attachments: R6447 Denouncing Alleged Disparaging Remarks 7. Temp. Reso. #R6648 supporting full appropriation of State and Local Housing Trust Funds for Affordable Housing; urging the Florida Legislature and the Florida Governor to fully appropriate State and Local Housing Trust Funds; providing for distribution. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam) Attachments: R6648 Sadowski Act 8. Discussion of City Manager's Review. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam) City Attorney Reports: City Manager Reports: FUTURE WORKSHOPS 02/13/18 5:00 P.M. - Amphitheater Contract Workshop - Commission Chambers 02/21/18 5:00 P.M. - Disparity Study Workshop - Commission Chambers ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS: February 21, 2018 at 7:00 P.M. City of Miramar, FL Page 5 Printed on 2/13/2018

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