CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Regular MeetingMiramar, FL · November 2, 2022
Agenda
City of Miramar, FL
2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
7:00 PM
REVISED
Commission Chambers
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Wayne M. Messam
Vice Mayor Yvette Colbourne
Commissioner Winston F. Barnes
Commissioner Maxwell B. Chambers
Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR Meeting Agenda November 2, 2022
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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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL/ANNOUNCEMENTS
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Presentation of Colors & National Anthem. (Everglades High School Color Guard)
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation: National Homelessness Awareness Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: 602 - HELP Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: Panamanian Independence Day and Heritage Month. (Vice Mayor Yvette
Colbourne)
Presentation: COVID-19 and Emergency Management Update. (Fire-Rescue Division Chief Tim
Roche)
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 and Regular Commission Meetings of
October 12, 2022 and Regular Commission Meeting of October 19, 2022.
Attachments: Workshop Minutes 101222
Commission Minutes 101222
Commission Minutes 101922
2. Temp. Reso. #R7759 approving the purchase of water meters and
associated meter parts from Sensus USA, in an amount not-to-exceed
$750,000; waiving the competitive bidding requirements in accordance
with City Code Section 2-413(3). (Utilities Director Francois Domond and
Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R7759 Water Meter Replacement FY2023 with backup
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3. Temp. Reso. #R7760 approving the purchase of Fire-Rescue supplies
and equipment from the Broward Sheriff’s Office in the amount of
$116,000 for Fiscal Year 2023. ( Fire-Rescue Chief Ray Perez)
Attachments: R7760 BSO FY23
4. Temp. Reso. #R7761 approving a Grant Agreement with the United States
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Grants Program Directorate, for the acceptance of $6,583,167.52
from the 2021 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response
(“SAFER”) Grant for the purpose of hiring sixteen (16) firefighter
positions to address staffing shortages. (Fire-Rescue Chief Ray Perez)
Attachments: R7761 SAFER Grant 2021 with backup
5. Temp. Reso. #R7762 approving the purchase of three (3) stretchers
and equipment from Stryker, a sole source provider, utilizing funding
from the Florida Department of Health Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) Matching Grant in the amount of $99,375.00 and City matching
funds in the amount of $33,125 available in the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget,
for a total cost of $132,500. ( Fire-Rescue Chief Ray Perez)
Attachments: R7762 Stryker Stretchers with backup
6. Temp. Reso. #R7768 authorizing the acceptance of grant funding from the
Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County, Inc., in the amount of
$584,899 for the period from January 1, 2023 through December 31,
2023; approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute the funding
agreement with the Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County, Inc., to
provide Senior Center Services. (Social Services Director Katrina
Davenport)
Attachments: R7768 OAA Funding Agreement with backup
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7. ITEM PULLED Temp. Reso. #R7773 approving the allocation of 42
bonus affordable units to a proposed 84-unit, mid-rise, multi-family
affordable rental housing development, to be known as Foxcroft Estates,
on an unimproved 2.13-acre parcel of real property located on the south
side of Foxcroft Road and legally identified with Broward County Folio
Number 5141-2901-0091, pursuant to the affordable housing bonus
density provisions of policy 2.16.3 of the Broward-Next Broward
County Land Use Plan. (Building, Planning and Zoning Assistant
Director Nixon Lebrun)
Attachments: ITEM PULLED
End of Consent
RESOLUTION
8. ITEM PULLED Temp. Reso. #R7771 approving a loan commitment to
Pinnacle in the amount of $640,000, subject to adjustment, to serve as a
Local Government Area of Opportunity Funding Match for an
application for funding through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation ’s
2022 Request For Applications (RFA 2022-202) process for a competitive
9% tax credit, pursuant to Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code and
Section 420.5099, Florida Statutes, for the construction of a new 84-unit,
low- and very-low income affordable rental housing development to be
known as “Foxcroft Estates” on a 2.13-acre vacant parcel of real
property located on Foxcroft Road. (Building, Planning and Zoning
Assistant Director Nixon Lebrun)
Attachments: ITEM PULLED
ORDINANCES
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9. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1794 amending the Land
Development Code, Section 405.11.2 Bed & Breakfast, Short-Term
Rentals, and Vacation Rentals; providing for severability and
interpretation; providing for inclusion in the Code; providing that Officials
are authorized to take action; and providing for an effective date .
(Continued from the meeting of 09/22/22) (Building, Planning, &
Zoning Director Eric B. Silva)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for November 14, 2022
Attachments: O1794 1st Reading_Vacation Rental Amendment with backup
10. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1799 approving the end-of-year
amendment of the Fiscal Year 2022 Operating and Capital
Improvement Program Budget; and providing for an effective date.
(Management & Budget Manager Carmen Dominguez)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for November 14, 2022
Attachments: O1799 1st Reading FY22 Final Budget Amendment -CD with backup
PUBLIC HEARING
11. SECOND READING of Temp. Ord. #O1797 amending City Code of
Ordinances Chapter 15 “Pensions”, Article III “Firefighters’ Pension Plan
and Trust Fund, amending Section 15-83, Disability, and Section 15-85,
Death Benefits, to implement the conclusive Firefighter Cancer
Presumption established by Section 112.1816, Florida Statutes, and
Rebuttable Disease Presumptions under Sections 112.18, 112.181 and
175.231, Florida Statute, for public safety officers; providing for
codification; providing for severability of provisions; repealing all
ordinances in conflict herewith; and providing for an effective date .
(Passed 1st Reading on 10/12/22) (Staff Recommends Continuance
to the Meeting of 11/14/22) (Human Resources Director Randy Cross)
Attachments: O1797 Item Continued
O1797 -1st Reading Firefighter Cancer Presumption with backup
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports and Comments:
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Commission Reports:
City Attorney Reports:
City Manager Reports:
FUTURE WORKSHOPS
11/03/22 - 6:30 P.M. - State of the City Address - Miramar Cultural Center
11/14/22 - 6:00 P.M. - Construction Advisory Board and Senior Advisory Board -
Commission Chambers
Date and Time TBD - Buffer Wall and Police Department School Radio
Communication - Commission Chambers
ADJOURNMENT
12. Motion to adjourn.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS:
Monday, November 14, 2022 at 7:00 P.M.
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