CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Regular MeetingMiramar, FL · March 6, 2024
Agenda
City of Miramar, FL
2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
7:00 PM
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 March 6, 2024
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
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on items appearing on the Agenda.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL/ANNOUNCEMENTS
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation: Social Work Month. (Vice Mayor Alexandra P. Davis)
Proclamation: Covid-19 Memorial Day. (Commissioner Yvette Colbourne)
Proclamation: Women History Month. (Commissioner Yvette Colbourne)
Proclamation: International Women's Day. (Commissioner Yvette Colbourne)
Proclamation: National Women In Construction Week. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: Mayor Frank Ortis Day. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: Procurement Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Presentation: Florida League of Cities Presentation to Youth Advisory Council - 2023 Youth
Council Video Competition. (Florida League of Cities Membership Programs Specialist Eryn
Russell)
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 of January 24, 2024, the Special
Commission Meeting of February 7, 2024, and the Regular Commission
Meeting of February 21, 2024.
Attachments: 02-21-24 Regular Commission Minutes
02-07-24- Special Commission Minutes
01-24-24 Commission Workshop Minutes
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2. Temp. Reso. #R8063 approving the acceptance of the C.O.P.S. Hiring
Program Grant from the Department of Justice. (Accreditation and
Programs Manager, Kim Morrow-Lopez)
Attachments: R8063 Acceptance of the Cops Hiring Program with backup
3. Temp. Reso. #R8064 approving Artificial Intelligence and security
partnership with the City of Miramar Florida and Vigil/Foxconn a security
partnership with the City of Miramar. ( Police Major Tysheika
Shaw-Williams)
Attachments: R8064 LETF Purchase of Trueshieled AI Technology with backup
4. Temp. Reso. #R8070 authorizing the expenditure of $5,000 of Law
Enforcement Trust Funds, which will be utilized to defray the cost of
protracted or complex investigations. (Police Major Rachel Patters)
Attachments: R8070 Use of Law Enforcement Trust Fund with backup
5. Temp. Reso. #R8081 accepting an Absolute Bill of Sale and
Easement from the Archdiocese of Miami for the water and sewer system
improvements to serve Casa Sant Angelo; authorizing the release of
Surety Bond No. 47-SUR-300025-01-0058 in the amount of $291,098.75
and accepting a One-Year Maintenance Bond in the amount of $38,680.42
from Casa Sant Angelo, LTD. (City Engineer Salvador Zuniga)
Attachments: R8081 Water and Sewer System Improvements for Casa Sant Angelo with backup
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6. Temp. Reso. #R8103 opposing Miami-Dade County’s siting,
permitting, construction, and operation of a Solid
Waste-to-Energy Campus at the Opa-Locka West Airport site that is
located adjacent to the City of Miramar’s border; urging Broward
municipalities to oppose locating the Miami-Dade County
Waste-to-Energy Campus at the Opa-Locka West Airport site and to
contribute to the City of Miramar’s opposition. (Sponsored by Mayor
Wayne M. Messam, Vice Mayor Alexandra P. Davis, and the City
Commission) (Deputy City Manager Kelvin L. Baker Sr.)
Attachments: R8103 Opposing Miami-Dade Co Solid Waste-to-Energy Siting with backup
End of Consent
ORDINANCE
7. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1822 amending City’s Code of
Ordinances Chapter 18 “Solid Waste,” Article I “In General,” Sections
18-1 through 18-8; Sections 18-9 through 18-25 “Reserved,” Article II
“Containers,” Sections 18-26 through 18-32, Sections 18-33 through 18-50
“Reserved,” Article III “Fees and Charges,” Sections 18-51 through 18-56,
Sections 18-57 through 18-75 “Reserved,” Article IV “Recycling Program,”
Sections 18-76 through 18-78, Sections 18-79 through 18-80 “Reserved,”
Sections 18-81 through 18-83, Sections 18-84 through 18-91 “Reserved,”
Article V “Solid Waste Flow Control,” Sections 18-91 through 18-92,
Sections 18-93 through 18-99 “Reserved,” Article VI “Commercial Solid
Waste Recycling Services,” Sections 18-100 through 18-105, Sections
18-106 through 18-125 “Reserved,” Article VII “Debris Removal from
Private Streets, Roads, Roadways, and Private Property,” Sections
18-126 through 18-132, Sections 18-133 through 18-150 “Reserved;”; and
providing for an effective date. (Solid Waste & Recycling Manager Ralph
Trapani)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for April 2, 2024
Attachments: O1822 1st Reading Solid Waste Ordinance
PUBLIC HEARING
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8. SECOND READING of Temp. Ord. #O1824 amending the Land
Development Code of the City of Miramar, pursuant to Section 302
thereof as well as Section 166.041(3)(C)(2), Florida Statutes; more
specifically by amending Chapter 8, “Development Standards of General
Applicability,” to repeal Section 815, “Minimum Criteria for All Signs in
City” to remove conflicting requirements, and also by amending Chapter
10, “Signs,” at Section 1002, “Definitions,” to update the definition of
Master Sign Plan and at Section 1004, “Sign Permit Process” to repeal
and replace Subsection 1004.3, “Master Sign Plan Approval” with a new
section to be entitled “Master Sign Program,” to provide large-scale
developments in excess of 10 acres an alternative to the minimum sign
standards of the Land Development Code to better capture their unique
design, special use, and needs; making findings; providing for adoption;
providing for repeal; providing for severability; providing for interpretation;
providing for correction of scrivener’s errors; providing for codification; and
providing for an effective date. (Passed 1st Reading on 02/07/2024)
(Building, Planning & Zoning Director Nixon Lebrun)
Attachments: O1824 -2nd Reading Sign Related Land Development Code Amendment Final
O1824 - 1st Reading Sign Related LDC Amendment
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports and Comments:
Commission Reports:
City Attorney Reports:
City Manager Reports:
ADJOURNMENT
9. Motion to adjourn.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS:
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 7:00 P.M.
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