CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Regular MeetingMiramar, FL · February 21, 2018
Agenda
City of Miramar, FL
2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, February 21, 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 21, 2018
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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.
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL/ANNOUNCEMENTS
PLEDGE OF ALLIEGANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PRESENTATIONS
Presentation: Police Presentation to Miramar Park of Commerce. (Police Chief Dexter
Williams)
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 Workshop Meeting of September 5, 2017.
Attachments: 090517 CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP 2.13.18
2. Temp. Reso. #R6641 approving the Lease Agreement with Dell
Financial Services LP through the utilization of the State of Florida
Contract No. 250-WSCA-10-ACS, for the lease of 166 desktops and 93
laptop computers, in a total amount not-to-exceed $327,116 over a
three-year period, which includes an amount not-to-exceed $53,130 for
FY18. (Information Technology Director Clayton Jenkins)
Attachments: R6641 Annual Computer Replacement Program with backup
3. Temp. Reso. #R6642 authorizing the acceptance of the Memorandum of
Agreement between the City of Miami Fire-Rescue, as the sponsoring
agency of the Florida Task Force 2 of the National Urban Search and
Rescue (USAR) Response System, and the City of Miramar as
participating agency of the Task Force. (Fire-Rescue Chief Robert
Palmer)
Attachments: R6642 USAR Agreement with backup
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4. Temp. Reso. #R6666 ratifying the Memorandum of Understanding and
cooperation with Belize City. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Attachments: R6666 Sister Cities MOU with backup
End of Consent
RESOLUTION
5. Temp. Reso. #R6638 authorizing the renewal of various insurance
coverages for the City's Non-Benefit / Property and Casualty Insurance
Program as part of the City's Comprehensive Risk Management Program,
effective April 1, 2018 ("insurance renewals"); approving a projected
premium cost of $2,408,683, not-to-exceed $2,460,683, including taxes
and fees; declaring by four-fifths affirmative vote that applying the City's
Competitive Procurement Procedures to the insurance renewals is not in
the City's best interest, thereby exempting the insurance renewals from the
City's Competitive Procurement requirements; authorizing the Human
Resources Director to negotiate lower premium amounts due under the
insurance renewals. (Human Resources Director Melanie McLean)
Attachments: R6638 Non-Benefit Insurance Renewals with backup
6. Temp. Reso. #R6657 expressing its disappointment with the alleged ill
treatment of persons visiting the United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Services (“ICE”), including the lack of
restroom facilities, lack of shelter from the elements, and lack of adequate
areas for sitting and waiting; requesting that ICE provide additional
parking, and improve the facility by adding adequate restroom facilities,
shelter, and sitting and waiting areas. (Commissioner Yvette Colbourne)
Attachments: R6657 ICE Resolution
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (7:30 – 8:00 P.M.)
ORDINANCE
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7. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1685 amending the Land
Development Code; making findings; amending Section 201, providing
new and amended definitions; revising Section 308.11 relating to Parks
and Recreation level of service; amending Sections 318.2 and 318.4
relating to Building Permits; amending Sections 319.1 relating to the
issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy; amending Sections 321.1.2,
321.1.4, 321.1.9, and 321.2 relating to the issuance of a Zoning Certificate
of Use; revising Section 322.1, 322.2.2, and 322.3, Table 8, clarifying
provisions relating to Temporary Use Permits; amending Sections 402.4
and 402.7, Table 402-3, Multi-Family Residential District Drawings and
RM-4 Setbacks; revising Section 402.7, Table 403-1 Hospital and
Hotel/Motel Permitted, Conditional, and Prohibited Uses in the OS, CR,
and CF Zoning Districts; revising lot dimensions in Section 404.5, Table
404-2; clarifying Section 405.3.2 Urban Garden Operational Standards;
revising Section 405.6.1 relating to Auto Repair, Paint and Tire Store
Standards; amending Section 802.4.4, Table 802-1 relating to
Right-Of-Way Widths for Town Home or Limited Access Tracts; amending
Section 803.3.2 clarifying Residential Roof and Driveway Standards;
amending Sections 809.12 and 809.12.1 relating to Swimming Pool
Standards; providing for intent and inclusion in the Code; providing for
severability; providing for interpretation; providing that City Officials may
take action to implement Code; and providing for an effective date .
(Principal Planner Michael Alpert)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for March 7, 2018
Attachments: O1685 1685 LDC Amendments to various chapters
QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING
All who wish to speak shall be collectively sworn in. City Attorney will then read the title of the
item to be considered. Staff shall present a brief synopsis of the application and make a
recommendation. Next will be a presentation by the applicant. The Commission will then hear
from participants in favor of and in opposition to the application. The applicant, staff and or any
Commissioner may cross-examine the witnesses, and a participant may request that the board
ask questions of a witness. The public hearing will conclude with final remarks by staff and the
applicant. No further presentations or testimony shall be permitted. All decisions of the
Commission must be based upon competent substantial evidence presented to it at the hearing .
All backup materials provided to the City Commission, as a part of the agenda will automatically
be made a part of the record of the hearing. All approvals will be subject to staff recommended
conditions unless otherwise stated in the motion for approval.
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8. Temp. Reso. #R6643 considering Application No. 1800063, Conditional
Use approval to allow an Adult Education/Vocational Institute Conditional
Use for Florida Vocational Institute, within Miramar Park of Commerce
- Phase V, according to the Plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 170,
Page 161, Public Records of Broward County, Florida, located at 3560
Enterprise Way. (Principal Planner Michael Alpert)
Attachments: R6643 Conditional Use for Florida Vocational Institute with backup
miramar.exparteform2017
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports and Comments:
Commission Reports:
9. City Manager’s evaluation and salary adjustment discussion.
(Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Attachments: Commission report Item 8 backup
10. Temp. Reso. #R6665 calling on the State of Florida, Governor Rick
Scott, President Donald Trump, and the Federal Government to
reduce gun violence in America and help prevent future mass
shootings by requiring a background check for every firearm sale;
supporting the passage of a Red Flag Law; supporting raising the age
for legal purchase of firearms, magazines, and ammunition to 21;
supporting the passage of legislation that would keep military -style
weapons and high-capacity magazines away from our schools; urging
the Florida Legislature to repeal the punitive punishments of elected
officials set forth in Section 790.33, Florida Statutes; authorizing the
City Clerk to transmit this Resolution. (Commissioner Yvette
Colbourne)
Attachments: TR6665 Reducing Gun Violence
City Attorney Reports:
City Manager Reports:
FUTURE WORKSHOPS
02/21/18 5:00 P.M. - Disparity Study Workshop - Commission Chambers
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ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS:
March 7, 2018 at 7:00 P.M.
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