CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Regular MeetingMiramar, FL · August 16, 2023
Agenda
City of Miramar, FL
2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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 August 16, 2023
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.
CALL TO ORDER
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ROLL CALL/ANNOUNCEMENTS
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PRESENTATIONS
Presentation: Legislative Update. (State Senate District 37 Senator Jason Pizzo)
Proclamation: Jamaican Independence Day. (Commissioner Yvette Colbourne)
Proclamation: India Independence Day. (Commissioner Yvette Colbourne)
Proclamation: Partima “Lili” Scalzo Day. (Commissioner Yvette Colbourne)
Proclamation: Black Business Month. (Vice Mayor Alexandra P. Davis)
Proclamation: Kingston Delight Day. (Vice Mayor Alexandra P. Davis)
Proclamation: International Lifeguard Appreciation Day. (Vice Mayor Alexandra P. Davis)
Presentation: Recognition of Daily Point of Light Award Honoree Amogh Baranwal.
(Joshua's Heart Foundation Executive Director Claudia McLean) (Vice Mayor Alexandra P .
Davis)
Presentation: Special Recognition of City Clerk Summer Intern, Ammar Mansuri. (City Clerk
Denise A. Gibbs)
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 July 5, 2023 Commission Meeting.
Attachments: Commission Minutes 070523
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2. Temp. Reso. #R7946 accepting a grant from the Fiscal Year 2022
Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program in the amount of
$329,000; authorizing the 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 thereto and other Memorandums of Agreement related to
the 2022 Grant Program deemed appropriate. ( Fire-Rescue Chief
Emergency Management Planner Josh Green)
Attachments: TR7946 UASI 2022 with backup
3. Temp. Reso. #R7944 authorizing the execution of an amendment to the
Interlocal Agreement between Broward County and the City of Miramar
providing for cooperative participation in a Regional Public Safety
Intranet. (Commander Support Services Italia Thurston)
Attachments: R7944 -2nd Amendment Extending E911 Regional ILA with Broward Co with backup
4. Temp. Reso. #R7945 authorizing the purchase of services for
replacement of flooring at Fire Station 84 Administrative Offices in
the amount of $82,457 and Vizcaya Park Multi-Purpose Room in the
amount of $30,181 for a combined total cost of $112,638 from
Mannington Commercial, utilizing Sourcewell Contract No. 080819
during Fiscal Year 2023. (Public Works Assistant Director Kirk
Hobson-Garcia and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R7945_FS84 and Vizcaya Floor Replacement with backup
5. Temp. Reso. #R7948 approving an additional expansion to the Historic
Miramar Canal Improvements Project description to include Citywide
canals and lakes, thereby providing for canal embankment restoration of
properties on an “as-needed” basis. (Public Works Assistant Director
Kristy Gilbert)
Attachments: R7948_Addt'l Expansion to Historic Miramar Canal Improvements Project
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6. Temp. Reso. #R7950 approving removal of Zones 1A, 2A, and Lot A
from the agreement with Mainguy Environmental Care, Inc., doing
business as Mainguy Landscape Services, in the amended annual
amount of $169,462 and subsequently approving an agreement with
Brightview Landscape Services, Inc., for Zones 2A and Lot A in the
amount of $107,899, and Landscape Service Professionals, L.L.C., for
Zone 1A in the amount of $111,708, for a total combined amount of
$219,607, for Landscaping, Irrigation Maintenance and Litter
Control Services for an initial term commencing September 1, 2023
through August 31, 2024. (Public Works Assistant Director Kirk
Hobson-Garcia and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R7950_Award to Brightview & Landscape Svcs with backup REV
7. Temp. Reso. #R7953 approving the purchase of fabrication and
welding maintenance and repair services from Tang How Brothers,
Inc., in an additional amount of $47,000 for total expenditures during
Fiscal Year 2023 in the amount of $99,550, utilizing City of Miramar
Request for Quote (“RFQ”) No. 22-PRO63 entitled “Fabrication and
Welding Services”. (Assistant Director of Public Works Kirk
Hobson-Garcia and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R7953_Tang How Brothers, Inc._Expenditures Over $75K with backup
8. ITEM PULLED
9. Temp. Reso. #R7954 approving the award of Invitation for Bids No.
23-021, entitled “Exhaust Fan Replacement Project,” to O.C.O.
Partnership, Inc., d/b/a Southeast Mechanical Service, in an amount
not-to-exceed $87,437, for the purchase and installation of rooftop
exhaust fans at the West Water Treatment Plant. (Utilities Director
Francois Domond and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R7954 WWTP Exhaust Fans Replacement with backup
10.
Temp. Reso. #R7958 approving the second one-year renewal
agreement with Polydyne, Inc., from October 7, 2023, to October 6,
2024, for the purchase of liquid polymer for the Wastewater
Reclamation Facility, in an amount not-to-exceed $230,000. (Utilities
Director Francois Domond and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: TR7958 Polymer Polydyne 2nd Renewal with backup
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11. Temp. Reso. #R7964 authorizing the execution and submission of an
application to the Florida Division of Emergency Management Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program for upgrading the Inter-Local Water Valve
Meter Box between the City of Pembroke Pines and the City of Miramar
in the amount of $200,000 of which the grant will subsidize 75 percent of
the cost or $150,000; authorizing the acceptance of grant funds and
associated match requirements upon the award of the grant. (Utilities
Director Francois Domond)
Attachments: TR7964 Interlocal Water Meter Upgrade with backup
12. Temp. Reso. #R7965 authorizing the execution and submission of an
application to the Florida Division of Emergency Management Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program for the procurement and installation of a
stand-by generator for Lift Station #2, in the amount of $126,000 of
which the grant will subsidize 75 percent or $94,500 of the cost, and
$24,000 for incidental expenses; authorizing the acceptance of grant
funds and associated match requirements upon the award of the grant .
(Utilities Director Francois Domond)
Attachments: TR7965 Stanby Generator LS #2 with backup
13. Temp. Reso. #R7966 authorizing the execution and submission of an
application to the Florida Division of Emergency Management Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program for the hardening of the three (3)
million-gallon remote Ground Storage Tank at the West Water
Treatment Plant Pumping and Storage Facility in the amount of
$150,000 of which the grant will subsidize 75 percent or $112,500 of the
cost; authorizing the acceptance of grant funds and associated match
requirements upon the award of the grant. (Utilities Director Francois
Domond)
Attachments: R7966 Hardening of three million gallon storage tank with backup
14. Temp. Reso. #R7936 endorsing the Southeast Florida Climate
Action Pledge and agreeing to advance strategic climate adaptation
and mitigation planning, programs, policies and projects; and to advance
the implementation of the Regional Climate Action Plan.
(Sponsored by Mayor Wayne M. Messam) (Energy Resource Manager
Rasheed McCallum)
Attachments: TR7936 Southeast Florida Climate Action with backup
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15. Temp. Reso. #R7940 approving the purchase of Workiva Software
Annual Maintenance Services from Insight Public Sector in the
amount of $42,600, for a total citywide expenditure of $164,219 in
Fiscal Year 2023. (Accounting Systems Administrator Samantha
Mighty)
Attachments: TR 7940 - Insight Public Sector-Workiva with backup
16. Temp. Reso. #R7938 approving the renewal of the Credit Card and
Merchant Processing Services Agreement between City of Miramar
and NCR Payment Solutions L.L.C., for a term of one year. (Accounting
Manager Yenisey Toledo and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R7938 - Merchant Processing Services Agreement with NCR Payment Solutions LLC with backup
17. Temp. Reso. #R7941 authorizing the City Manager to increase
contractual funding allowances to Audio Visual Technicians in an
amount of $60,000 for a total expenditure of $326,600 for Fiscal Year
2023 to continue supplying technical stage personnel services at the
Miramar Cultural Center. (Cultural Affairs Assistant Director Zakiya
Kelley)
Attachments: R7941 INCREASE CONTRACTUAL FUNDING AV TECH with backup
18. Temp. Reso. #R7939 authorizing the City Manager to execute an
agreement and related documents between the City of Miramar and the
State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture to
secure a grant in the amount of $104,627 to support Miramar Cultural
Center Arts & Cultural Programs. (Cultural Affairs Assistant Director
Zakiya Kelley)
Attachments: R7939 STATE OF FLORIDA PROGRAM SUPPORT GRANT with backup
19. Temp. Reso. #R7937 authorizing the City Manager to award a proposal
to sole source vendor, Bluworld of Water, L.L.C., for the complete
restoration of the Public Art Sculpture, “Vanishing View,” in the
Miramar Cultural Center’s Botanical Garden in the amount of
$80,880. (Cultural Affairs Operations Manager Nikolas Georgatos)
Attachments: R7937 Refurbishment of the Alison Sky Fountain with backup
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20. Temp. Reso. #R7871 authorizing the City Manager to execute a Local
Agency Program Agreement with the State of Florida Department of
Transportation, providing financial assistance to the City for design
services of Project FM # 443977.1, Miramar Complete Streets Phase
IV. (City Engineer Salvador Zuniga)
Attachments: R7871- Historic Miramar Complete Streets Phase IV - LAP Agreement with backup
End of Consent
RESOLUTION
21. Temp. Reso. #R7931 approving appointments to various City Boards.
(City Clerk Denise A. Gibbs)
Attachments: R7931 Advisory Board Appointments with backup
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (7:30 – 8:00 P.M.)
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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22. Temp. Reso. #R7804 considering Conditional Use Application No.
2200406, considering Variance Application No. 2200407 from Land
Development Code (“LDC”) Section 405.10 (a)(1), to allow a second fuel
service station located within a one-quarter mile of the intersection of
Pembroke Road and University Drive, considering Variance
Application No. 2200408 from LDC Section 405.10 (a)(2), to allow a
fuel service station 154 feet from residentially-zoned property where 200
feet is required, considering Site Plan Application No. 2200402 and
Community Appearance Board Application No. 2200405 for a fuel
service station ancillary to the Members-Only Sam’s Club Wholesale
Store, located by the southwest corner of Pembroke Road and
University Drive. (Continued from the meeting of 7/5/23) (Building,
Planning & Zoning Department Assistant Director Nixon Lebrun)
Attachments: R7804 - Sams Club Gas Station Rev 8-16-23
ExParte
23. Temp. Reso. #R7926 considering Conditional Use Application No.
2303705, Plat Waiver Application No. 2300960, Site Plan Application
No. 2300957 and Community Appearance Board Application No.
2300969 for the development of 71,272 square-foot office building to
accommodate WSVN-TV News Station, on the southernmost portion of
the parcel located at the corner of Miramar Parkway and Red Road;
legally identified with Broward County Folio Number 514130070040.
(Staff requests continuance to the meeting of 09/06/23) (Building,
Planning & Zoning Department Director Eric Silva)
Attachments: R7926 Staff requests Continuance
24. Temp. Reso. #R7798 approving Application Number 2303319 for the
vacation of certain utility easements within the Miramar Park Fifth
Addition Plat, as recorded in Plat Book 92, Page 50, Public Records of
Broward County, Florida. (City Engineer Salvador Zuniga)
Attachments: R7798 Vacation of Easement for Miramar Park Fifth Addition Plat with backup
ExParte
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports and Comments:
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Commission Reports:
25. Temp. Reso. #R7975 appointing a representative and alternate to
the governing board of the Solid Waste Disposal and Recyclable
Materials Processing Authority of Broward County, Florida.
(Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Attachments: R7975 Appointing Rep to Solid Waste and Recylable Materials Processing Auhtority of Broward Co
26. Scholarship Program Update. (Commissioner Maxwell B.
Chambers)
City Attorney Reports:
City Manager Reports:
FUTURE WORKSHOPS
Date and Time TBD - Sister Cities Board Workshop - Commission Chambers
Date and Time TBD - Legislative Workshop - Commission Chambers
Date and Time TBD - International Protocol and Business Etiquette Workshop -
Commission Chambers
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS:
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 7:00 P.M.
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