CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Regular MeetingMiramar, FL · April 7, 2021
Agenda
City of Miramar, FL
2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
7:00 PM
Revised
Commission Chambers/Virtual
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Wayne M. Messam
Vice Mayor Maxwell B. Chambers
Commissioner Winston F. Barnes
Commissioner Yvette Colbourne
Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR Meeting Agenda April 7, 2021
MEETING
City of Miramar
WELCOME TO YOUR 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 cell phones and other 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.
5. No untested external audio/visual presentations (i.e. jump/thumb drives) will be accepted. All a/v
presentations must be emailed or delivered to the Clerk ’s Office 30 days in advance of the requested
Commission Meeting date. The City reserves the right to modify or deny any presentation request.
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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MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL/ANNOUNCEMENTS
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PRESENTATIONS
Presentation: Legislative Update. (State Representative Marie Woodson)
Presentation: 2021 High School Voter Registration (HSVR) Drive. (Broward County Supervisor
of Elections Chief Deputy Mary Hall)
Proclamation: Water Conservation Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: Earth Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: National Community Development Week. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: Medical Assistants - Concorde Career Colleges' Day. (Mayor Wayne M.
Messam)
Proclamation: Financial Literacy Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Presentation: Retirement of Police Chief Dexter Williams. (Requested by Commissioner
Alexandra P. Davis)
Presentation: COVID 19 and Emergency Management Update. (Fire Rescue Public Relations
Specialist Tara Smith)
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 March 3, 2021.
Attachments: Commission Minutes 030321
2. Temp. Reso. #R7320 authorizing the donation of Law Enforcement
Trust Funds to community organizations. (Police Chief Dexter Williams)
Attachments: R7320 Authorizing the donation of LETF with backup
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3. Temp. Reso. #R7235 approving and authorizing the City Manager to
execute the proposed Park Agreement - Fee in Lieu of Land
Dedication with FC Miramar Phase III L.L.C., for payment of a fee in the
amount of $1,948,093.29 in lieu of park land dedication for the residential
development known as Miramar Station Phase 1. (City Engineer
Salvador Zuniga)
Attachments: R7235 Miramar Station Phase I Park Agreement-Fee in Lieu of Land with backup
4. Temp. Reso. #R7386 approving the award of Invitation for Bids No.
21-005, entitled "Ansin Sports Complex- Phase IV- Access Drive", to
the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Bejar Construction, Inc .;
authorizing the City Manager to execute the proposed agreement with
Bejar Construction, Inc.; authorizing the City Manager to execute the
proposed agreement with Bejar Construction, Inc. in an amount
not-to-exceed $924,206.26 and allocating a 10% construction contingency
allowance of $92,420.63, for a total project cost of $1,016,626.89. (Senior
Project Engineer Leah deRiel and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R7386 - Award of IFB 21-005, Ansin Access Drive with backup
End of Consent
RESOLUTIONS
5. Temp. Reso. #R7357 selecting a Vice Mayor for a one-year term. (City
Clerk Denise A. Gibbs)
Attachments: R7357 Vice Mayor Selection
6.
Temp. Reso. #R7375 in support of the “Wyland National Mayor’s
Challenge for Water Conservation”. (Utilities Director Roy Virgin, Ph.D.)
Attachments: R7375 Wyland Water Challenge
OTHER BUSINESS
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Reports and Comments:
Commission Reports:
7. Discussion: Community IDs. (Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis)
City Attorney Reports:
City Manager Reports:
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS:
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 7:00 P.M.
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