CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Regular MeetingMiramar, FL · June 12, 2019
Agenda
City of Miramar, FL
2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
7:00 PM
REVISED
Commission Chambers
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Wayne M. Messam
Vice Mayor Alexandra P. Davis
Commissioner Winston F. Barnes
Commissioner Maxwell B. Chambers
Commissioner Yvette Colbourne
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR Meeting Agenda June 12, 2019
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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 ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PRESENTATIONS
Presentation: University Drive Safety Improvements Study. (Broward MPO Livability/Mobility
Program Manager Ricardo Gutierrez)
Proclamation: American Medical Depot Day. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: Parks and Recreation Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: Saint John Coptic Orthodox Church Global Coptic Day. (Mayor Wayne M.
Messam) (Requested by Vice Mayor Alexandra P. Davis)
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 Visioning Session of May 9th, 2019 and the Regular
Commission Meeting of May 15th, 2019.
Attachments: 05-09-19 Visioning Session Minutes
05-15-19 Commission Minutes
2. Temp. Reso. #R6954 approving Amendment No. 1 to Agreement with
H.G. Construction, Development & Investment, Inc., for Miramar Parkway
Streetscape from SW 68 Avenue to SW 64 Avenue, to revise the
contractor bid calculation error from the not-to-exceed amount of
$1,490,300 to $1,500,300; authorizing the City Manager to execute the
Amendment No. 1 to reflect the revised not-to-exceed amount of
$1,500,300, and allocating a Construction Contingency Allowance of
$250,000, for a total project cost not-to-exceed $1,750,300. (City
Engineer Bissy Vempala and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R6954 - Amendment #1 to HG Constr. Contract with backup
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3. Temp. Reso. #R6966 supporting Complete Street Improvement
Projects, included in the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization's
Complete Streets Master Plan, along Miramar Parkway and Pembroke
Road. (City Engineer Bissy Vempala)
Attachments: R6966 Supporting MPO CSMP Projects with backup
4. Temp. Reso. #R6967 supporting the Metropolitan Planning
Organization’s Project to enhance bicycle and pedestrian
connectivity along University Drive, from Riviera Boulevard to Pembroke
Road; further expressing its intent to take over maintenance of certain
improvement elements within the Project. (City Engineer Bissy Vempala)
Attachments: R6967 University Drive Mobility Improvement Project with backup
5. Temp. Reso. #R6987 approving a Memorandum of Understanding
(“MOU”) between the City of Miramar, Broward County, and Participating
Municipalities, formalizing the shared desire to establish and implement a
Regional Solid Waste and Recyclables System; authorizing the City
Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding regarding a
collaborative study and subsequent development of an integrated Solid
Waste and Recycling System. (Interim Director of Public Works Anthony
Collins)
Attachments: R6987 MOU w-Broward Co for solid waste & recycling system_REVISED with backup
End of Consent
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (7:30 – 8:00 P.M.)
QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING
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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.
6. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1725 considering Application No.
1902591 for a change to the official zoning map of the City of Miramar,
Rezoning from CF, Community Facilities, to ML, Mixed-Use Low, for an
approximately 5.8-acre real property (also designated as Tract C and Tract
D on the unrecorded plat of Foxcroft), located on the north side of Miramar
Parkway, about 800 feet west of Douglas Road, in accordance with
Sections 301 and 304 of the City’s Land Development Code; making
findings; providing for adoption; providing for severability; providing for
correction of scrivener’s errors; and providing for an effective date.
(Community & Economic Development Principal Planner Michael
Alpert)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for July 17, 2019
Attachments: O1725 Rezoning Second Reading with backup
O1725 1st Reading Rezoning with backup
ExParte
RESOLUTIONS
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7. Temp. Reso. #R6971 approving a purchase and sale agreement and
related exhibits between the City, as seller, and Related Development,
LLC, as buyer, for the 3.742-acre Miramar Town Center Block 2
property for a purchase price of $3,200,000, for the development of 27,500
to 32,500 square feet of ground floor retail and up to 400 residential
apartment units on the Block 2 property; approving a 50-year lease for the
City-owned 14,000 square foot existing retail shell space located on the
ground floor of the Police Headquarters Building to Related Development,
LLC; authorizing the expenditure of associated closing costs for the
purchase of the property; authorizing the City Manager to execute the
Purchase and Sale Agreement and any associated condition precedent
documents required to close. (Strategic Development Officer Hector A.
Vazquez)
Attachments: R6971 - MTC Block 2 PSA with backup rev 6-12-19
8. Temp. Reso. #R6979 relating to the provision of fire protection
services, facilities and programs in the City of Miramar, Florida;
establishing the estimated assessment rate for fire protection
assessments for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2019; directing the
preparation of an assessment roll; authorizing a public hearing and
directing the provision of notice thereof. (Management & Budget Director
Norm Mason)
Attachments: R6979 Fire Protection Services with backup
9. Temp. Reso. #R6981 establishing a proposed millage rate for Tax
Year 2019 (Fiscal Year 2020); providing for the rolled-back rate;
providing for the date, time, and place of the public hearing to consider the
proposed millage rate and tentative budget; providing for advertisement
and for transmittal to the Property Appraiser and Tax Collector.
(Management & Budget Director Norm Mason)
Attachments: R6981 FY20 Proposed Millage Rate
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10. Temp. Reso. #R6982 relating to the provision of Stormwater
Management Services in the City of Miramar, Florida; establishing the
preliminary stormwater assessment rate for Stormwater Management
Services for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2019; directing the
preparation of an assessment roll; authorizing a public hearing and
directing the provision of notice hereof. (Interim Public Works Director
Anthony Collins)
Attachments: TR 6982 stormwater management services with backup
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports and Comments:
Commission Reports:
11. Temp. Reso. #R6988 amending the City Commission Procedures
to ensure the requesting Commissioner’s name is visibly printed on
proclamations. (Vice Mayor Alexandra P. Davis)
Attachments: R6988 Amending Commission Procedures for Proclamations with backup
City Attorney Reports:
City Manager Reports:
FUTURE WORKSHOPS
07/10/19 - 5:30 P.M. - Body Worn Cameras for Police Officers - Commission
Chambers
09/04/19 - 5:00 P.M. - Fiscal Year 2020 Preliminary Budget - Commission Chambers
Date & Time TBD - Senior Advisory Board and Budget Review Board - Commission
Chambers
Date & Time TBD - Commission Retreat - Commission Chambers
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS:
July 10, 2019 at 7:00 P.M.
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