CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Regular MeetingMiramar, FL · August 22, 2018
Agenda
City of Miramar, FL
2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
7:00 PM
Commission Chambers
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Wayne M. Messam
Vice Mayor Yvette Colbourne
Commissioner Winston F. Barnes
Commissioner Maxwell B. Chambers
Commissioner Darline B. Riggs
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR Meeting Agenda August 22, 2018
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City of Miramar
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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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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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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL/ANNOUNCEMENTS
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation: National Voter Registration Day. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: India Independence Day & India Heritage Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Presentation: Recipient of the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the Fiscal Year
2018 Operating Budget from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). (Director of
Management & Budget, Norman Mason)
Presentation: Cultural Affairs 2019 Arts and Education Initiatives. (Arts & Education
Administrator Kelly Armstead)
Presentation: Miramar Family Enrollment for New Homes. (Habitat for Humanity of Broward, Inc.
CEO and Executive Director Nancy L. Robin)
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 Meetings of March 7 and 21, 2018,
and April 4 and 18, 2018 and the Workshop Meeting of March 21, 2018.
Attachments: 03-07-18 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes
03-21-18 Commission Workshop Public Safety
03-21-18 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes
04-04-18 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes
04-18-18 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes
2. Temp. Reso. #R6732 approving the donation of $12,920 of State Law
Enforcement Trust Funds to community organizations that keep our
communities safer. (Police Chief Dexter Williams)
Attachments: R6732 Law Enforcement Trust Fund Donations with backup
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3. Temp. Reso. #R6778 approving a School Resource Officer
Agreement with the School Board of Broward County for the 2018-2019
school year. (Police Chief Dexter Williams)
Attachments: R6778 School Resource Agreement 2018-2019 with backup
4. Temp. Reso. #R6773 awarding Request for Proposals No. 18-04-22 for
the lease of police motorcycles from Peterson’s Harley-Davidson of
Miami, LLC; approving the lease of ten motorcycles for the Police
Department’s Traffic Unit in the amount of $180,000 for the term of the
lease; authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute a lease agreement
with Peterson’s Harley-Davidson of Miami, LLC for a term of two years with
the option to renew for one two-year term. (Police Chief Dexter Williams
and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R6773 - Police Motorcycle Lease with backup
5. Temp. Reso. #R6768 approving the first one-year renewal of the Fire
Apparatus Maintenance and Services Agreement with Hall-Mark
RTC, commencing October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, in the
amount of $200,000; authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute an
appropriate renewal agreement with Hall-Mark RTC. (Public Works
Director Bernard Buxton-Tetteh, Procurement Director Alicia Ayum and
Fire Chief Robert Palmer)
Attachments: R6768_Hall-Mark RTC Fire Apparatus one-year Renewal with backup
6. Temp. Reso. #R6759 accepting a grant from the 2017 Urban Area
Security Initiative (“UASI”) Grant Program in the amount of
$113,691; authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute a Memorandum
of Agreement between the City of Miami, as “Sponsoring Agency”, and the
City of Miramar, as a “Participating Agency”, along with any future
amendments to same and other memorandums of agreement related to
the 2017 grant program deemed appropriate. (Fire-Rescue Chief Robert
Palmer)
Attachments: R6759 2017 UASI Grant with backup
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7. Temp. Reso. #R6760 approving a Highway Maintenance Memorandum of
Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for the Broward
Mobility Miramar/Hollywood for bike lanes and sidewalk project no.
434697-1. (City Engineer Bissy Vempala)
Attachments: R6760 Broward Mobility Project along SW 62 Ave with backup
8. Temp. Reso. #R6762 endorsing the Florida Department of Transportation
to deliver the Miramar Bike Lane and Pedestrian Mobility
Improvements Project No. 437795-1 within the City of Miramar’s
Right-of-Way. (City Engineer Bissy Vempala)
Attachments: R6762 Endorse FDOT to deliver Mobility Project fm 437795-1 with backup
9. Temp. Reso. #R6783 approving the award of Invitation for Bids No.
18-012, entitled "Miramar Regional Park Digital Marquee Sign", to the
successful bidder Don Bell Signs, LLC.; authorizing the Interim City
Manager to execute the proposed agreement with Don Bell Signs, LLC, for
the provision of construction services in an amount not-to-exceed
$154,863, for a total project costs, inclusive of a construction contingency
allowance of $16,000 and a permit allowance of $10,000. (Construction &
Facilities Management Senior Project Manager Daryll Johnson and
Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R6783 Miramar Regional Park Digital Marquee Sign with backup
10. Temp. Reso. #R6787 approving an agreement with Banc of America
Merchant Services, LLC, for credit card and merchant processing
services through the utilization of the State of Florida Competitive
Agreement #D0751, in an amount not-to-exceed $377,000; authorizing the
Interim City Manager to execute an agreement for a term of one year
commencing January 16, 2019 through January 15, 2020. (Accounting
Manager Winsome Freeman and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R6787 Credit Card and Merchant Processing Services with backup
End of Consent
RESOLUTIONS
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11. Temp. Reso. #R6764 revising the Local Housing Assistance Plan for
the City of Miramar’s State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program
for Fiscal Years 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019; authorizing the
submission of the Local Housing Assistance Plan technical revisions to the
Florida Housing Finance Corporation. ( Client Services Manager Deborah
Stevens)
Attachments: R6764 Local Housing Assistance Plan Technical Revision with backup
12. Temp. Reso. #R6758 approving the award of Request for Proposal No.
18-03-19, entitled “Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”)
Consultant Management Services” to Community Redevelopment
Associates of Florida, Inc., the sole responsive firm; authorizing the Interim
City Manager to execute a Consultant Management Services Agreement
for an initial three-year term with two optional one-year renewal periods.
(Community & Economic Development Director Eric Silva and
Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R6758 - RFP 18-03-19 CDBG Consultant Management Services with backup
13. Temp. Reso. #R6755 approving the award of Invitation for Bids No.
18-011, entitled "Miramar Blvd. Barrier Wall Landscaping and
Beautification Project (Option A - Precast Concrete Wall),” to the
successful bidder, Coastal Concrete Products, LLC.; authorizing the
Interim City Manager to execute the proposed agreement with Coastal
Concrete Products LLC, in an amount not-to-exceed $653,000, and
allocating a 10% contingency of $65,300, for a total project cost of
$718,300. (Construction & Facilities Management Sr. Project Manager
Daryll Johnson and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R6755 Miramar Blvd. Barrier Wall Landscaping and Beautification Project with backup
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14. Temp. Reso. #R6770 approving an amendment to the
architectural/engineering agreement with CES Consultants, Inc., and
related expenditure in an amount not-to- exceed $40,991.32 for the
provision of additional construction services for the Historic Miramar
Re-Development Transmission & Distribution Water Main
Improvements. (Utilities Director Jody Kirkman and Procurement
Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R6770 CES Construction Services Amedment No3 with backup
15. Temp. Reso. #R6714 approving the award of Request for Proposal
(“RFP”) No. 18-05-25, entitled “Disaster Debris Monitoring Services
(“Re-Advertisement”)” to the top-ranked proposer, Rostan Solutions, LLC;
authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute an appropriate agreement
for a term of three years with two one-year renewal terms. (Public Works
Director Bernard Buxton-Tetteh and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R6714_Debris Monitoring Services Award with backup
16. Temp. Reso. #R6775 approving an agreement with the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) Division, for the City of Miramar to accept grant funding
up to an amount of $289,368.75 for the removal of downed trees in
City maintained canals, which were caused by Hurricane Irma. (Public
Works Director Bernard Buxton-Tetteh)
Attachments: R6775_USDA Grant with backup
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (7:30 – 8:00 P.M.)
ORDINANCES
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17. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1693 amending Land
Development Code Chapter 4, zoning, relating to use regulations,
specifically regulating Sections 405.8, clothing donation bins, related to
permitting textile recycling; application and amendment procedures;
renumbering and relettering provisions; providing for severability; providing
for inclusion in the Code; and providing for an effective date. (Staff
recommends continuance to the meeting of 09/05/18) (Community &
Economic Development Director Eric Silva and Public Works Director
Bernard Buxton-Tetteh)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED FOR September 17, 2018
Attachments: O1693 1st Reading ITEM CONTINUED
PUBLIC HEARINGS
18. Temp. Reso. #R6765 approving an amendment to the 2008-2009 Fiscal
Year Community Development Block Grant Program Action Plan
for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program; authorizing submission
of the Action Plan Amendment to the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development. (Client Services Manager Deborah Stevens)
Attachments: R 6765 Substantial Amendment to CDBG FY2008 Action Plan with backup
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19. SECOND READING of Temp. Ord. #O1694 amending the City Code
Chapter 2 “Administration,” Article XII “Procurement,” Division 1
“Generally,” Section 2-405 “Definitions,” to amend the definition of small
purchases; amending Division 2 “Procurement Organization,” Section
2-412 “Award Authority,” to increase the City Manager’s award authority to
$75,000 and allow the City Manager to delegate contract approval and
execution authority; amending Division 3 “Source Selection and
Contract Formation,” Section 2-420 “Bid Thresholds,” to increase the bid
threshold to $75,000; amending Section 2-421 “Competitive Sealed
Bidding,” to increase the threshold for the Cone of Silence to $75,000;
amending Section 2-423 “Small Purchases” increasing the amount of small
purchases to $75,000 or less; providing for severability; providing for
codification; and providing for an effective date. (Passed 1st Reading on
Meeting of 07/03/18) (Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: O1694 2nd Reading Execution Authority
O1694 1st Reading Execution Authority
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20. SECOND READING of Temp. Ord. #O1689 relating to comprehensive
planning; making findings; amending the goals, objectives and policies of
the City’s Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element; deleting certain
references to maximum height of structures; providing for a unified flexibility
zone and the allocation of flexibility and redevelopment units; revising
restrictions on certain uses; revising provisions relating to Regional
Activity Centers; revising Policy 1.13 establishing standards for land use
density control in irregular residential land use categories; providing land
use map revisions in the commercial, industrial, employment center,
commercial recreation, recreation and open space, institutional, and public
facilities, utilities, and conservation land use category; providing
definitions; revising the plan introduction; removing and updating
antiquated content, policies and references; providing for transmittal to the
Department of Economic Opportunity; providing for repeal; providing for
severability/interpretation; providing for correction of scrivener’s errors;
providing for recertification; providing for codification; and providing for an
effective date. (Passed 1st Reading on 06/06/18) (Continued from the
Meeting of 07/03/18) (Community & Economic Development Director
Eric Silva)
Attachments: O1689 2nd Read Dashed Lines Comprehensive Plan Amendment with backup
O1689 1st Read Dashed Lines Comprehensive Plan Amendment with backup
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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21. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1700 considering Application No.
1800931, Rezoning a 49.223-acre parcel from Rural (RL) to
Single-Family Residential-6 (RS6), located the west of the southwest
corner of Bass Creek Road and Southwest 172 Avenue; and providing for
an effective date. (Community & Economic Development Director Eric
Silva)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for September 17, 2018
Attachments: O1700 1st Reading RS6 Rezoning Ordinance with backup
22. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1701 considering Application No.
1800932, Rezoning a 69.140-acre parcel from Rural (RL) to
Single-Family Residential-8 (RS8), located at the southwest corner of Bass
Creek Road and Southwest 172 Avenue; and providing for an effective
date. (Community & Economic Development Director Eric Silva)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for September 17, 2018
Attachments: O1701 1st Reading RS8 Rezoning Ordinance with backup
23. Temp. Reso. #R6766 considering Conditional Use Application No.
1707510, Site Plan Application No. 1707509, and Community
Appearance Board Application No. 1707514, for a 128,008 square
foot medical office building, located within the Memorial Miramar
Hospital Campus, at the southeast corner of Southwest 172 Avenue and
Pembroke Road. (Community & Economic Development Director Eric
Silva)
Attachments: R6766 - Memorial Medical Office Bldg Site Plan with backup
24. Temp. Reso. #R6781 considering Application No. 1805439 ,
Marketplace Partnership Center Plat waiver, for a 17.2-acre parcel,
located at the northwest corner of Miramar Parkway and Southwest 145
Avenue. (Community & Economic Development Principal Planner
Michael Alpert)
Attachments: TR 6781 Marketplace Partnership Plat Waiver with backup
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25. Temp. Reso. #R6782 considering Conditional Use Application No.
1804389, and considering Variance Application No. 1804391, from
Land Development Code (“LDC”) Section 804.6(A), Driveway Side
Setback, and Variance Application No. 1804392, from LDC Section
402.7 Tables, Table 402-4, Minimum Floor Areas, for the expansion of a
duplex to a five-unit Multi-Family Residential Dwelling, located at 6314
Southwest 25 Street, and providing for flexibility unit allocation.
(Community & Economic Development Principal Planner Michael
Alpert)
Attachments: TR 6782 CUP For Driveway with backup
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports and Comments:
Commission Reports:
City Attorney Reports:
City Manager Reports:
FUTURE WORKSHOPS
08/29/18 - 5:30 P.M. - Casa Sant Angelo - Commission Chambers
09/05/18 - 5:30 P.M. - Miramar Economic Fund and Opportunity Zone - Commission
Chambers
09/17/18 - 5:30 P.M.- Disparity Study Implementation - Commission Chambers
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS:
September 5, 2018 at 7:00 P.M.
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