CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Regular MeetingMiramar, FL · April 4, 2018
Agenda
City of Miramar, FL
2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
7:00 PM
REVISED
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 April 4, 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.
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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
Proclamation: Earth Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: National Community Development Week. (Mayor Wayne Messam)
Proclamation: National Crime Victims' Rights Week. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: Water Conservation Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Presentation: Drop Savers Water Conservation Poster Contest. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Presentation: ICE Facility Update. (Police Chief Dexter Williams)
Presentation: Utilities Rate Study Update. (Utilities Director Jody Kirkman)
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 Regular Commission Meeting of November 27, 2017.
Attachments: Commission Minutes 11-27-17
2. Temp. Reso. #R6659 approving the donation of $48,300 of State Law
Enforcement Trust Funds to community organizations that keep our
communities safer. (Police Chief Dexter Williams)
Attachments: R6659 LETF donation to community organizations with backup
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3. Temp. Reso. #R6676 approving the granting of two Utility Easements on
Tract A, Miramar Section 3, according to the Plat thereof, as recorded in
Plat Book 41, Page 22, and Block 8, Miramar Section 2, according to the
Plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 36, Page 16, all in the public records
of Broward County, Florida, to Florida Power & Light Company for the
construction, operation and maintenance of overhead and underground
electric utility facilities to serve the East Water Treatment and also for a
Utility Easement at the Miramar Multi-Service Plant Renovations.
(Utilities Director Jody Kirkman)
Attachments: R6676 FPL Easements at EWTP with backup
End of Consent
RESOLUTIONS
4. Temp. Reso. #R6675 selecting a vice mayor for a one-year term. (City
Clerk Denise A. Gibbs)
Attachments: R6675 Vice Mayor Selection
5. Temp. Reso. #R6686 supporting the “Wyland National Mayor’s
Challenge for Water Conservation”. (Utilities Director Jody Kirkman)
Attachments: R6686 Wyland Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation with backup
6. Temp. Reso. #R6673 approving an agreement with Erosion Barrier
Installations Corporation, in the amount of $200,000, for the construction of
Drainage System Canal Improvements - Phase 3 through the
utilization of City of Margate Request for Proposals No. 2014-001, supply
and installation of canal bank erosion tubing. (Public Works Director
Bernard Buxton-Tetteh and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R6673 Historic Miramar Canal-Erosion Barrier Award with backup
7. Temp. Reso. #R6672 accepting and adopting the Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year that ended September 30,
2017, relating to the annual audit performed by the City's independent
auditor, Caballero Fierman Llerena & Garcia LLP (“CFLG LLP”). (Finance
Director Claudia Dixon)
Attachments: R6672 CAFR with backup
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8. Temp. Reso. #R6662 approving the renewal of the Lease Agreement
between the City of Miramar and South Broward Hospital District, D/B/A
Memorial Healthcare System, for 2,702 square feet of space located at
the Miramar Multi-Service Complex. (Continued from the Meeting of
03/21/18) (Social Services Director Shaun Gayle)
Attachments: R6662 Renewal of Lease Agreement with Memorial with backup
PUBLIC HEARINGS
9. SECOND READING of Temp. Ord. No. 1687, amending Chapter 11
“Business Taxes, Permits, and Business Regulations” by creating Article
VIII “Towing of Vehicles from Private Property” to provide for towing
regulations; and providing for an effective date. (Passed 1st Reading on
03/21/18) (Police Chief Dexter Williams)
Attachments: O1687 Towing Ordinance
O1687 2nd Reading of Towing Ordinance
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports and Comments:
Commission Reports:
10. City Manager's Contract Discussion. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
City Attorney Reports:
City Manager Reports:
FUTURE WORKSHOPS
DATE & TIME TBD - Proposed Charter Amendments Workshop - Commission
Chambers
DATE & TIME TBD - Blasting Advisory Committee Workshop - Commission
Chambers
DATE & TIME TBD - Miramar Cultural Arts Center Workshop - Commission
Chambers
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS:
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April 18, 2018 at 7:00 P.M.
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