CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Regular MeetingMiramar, FL · October 2, 2024
Agenda
City of Miramar, FL
2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
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 October 2, 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
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
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation: Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (Commissioner Yvette Colbourne)
Proclamation: Barron Tate Day. (Commissioner Yvette Colbourne)
Proclamation: Community Planning Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: National Disability Employment Awareness Month. (Vice Mayor Alexandra P.
Davis)
Proclamation: Fire Prevention Week. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: Artober/ Art and Humanities Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Presentation: Cultural Affairs presents Arts and Humanities Month. (Cultural Affairs Director
Camasha Cevieux and Broward County Cultural Division Director Phillip Dunlap)
Presentation: Teen Council Advisory Board Presentation to Vice Mayor Davis. (Teen Council
Advisory Board Members)
Presentation: Honeyshine Program Presentation to Vice Mayor Davis. (Honeyshine Program
Members)
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 September 4, 2024 and
the Special Commission Meeting of September 18, 2024.
Attachments: Commission Minutes 09-04-24
Special Commission Minutes 09-18-24
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2. Temp. Reso. #R8192 approving the expenditure of $127,869.98 in Law
Enforcement Trust Funds to purchase equipment and software for
Police Department operations. (Assistant Chief of Police Rachel
Patters)
Attachments: R8192 LETF Purchase of Law Enforcement Software and Equipment with backup
3. Temp. Reso. #R8243 approving the third amendment to the Interlocal
Agreement between the City of Miramar and Broward County for
Community Shuttle Service. (Assistant Public Works Director Kristy
Gilbert)
Attachments: R8243_Third Amendment to BCT ILA with backup
End of Consent
RESOLUTION
4. Temp. Reso. #R8227 approving the annual purchase of chemicals
from various companies resulting from the award of contracts through the
Southeast Florida Governmental Purchasing Cooperative Group, through
the utilization of other governmental agencies’ contracts and the sole
source method of procurement for the East and West Water Treatment
Plants and the Wastewater Reclamation Facility, in a total amount of
$2,350,720 for Fiscal Year 2025. (Utilities Director Francois Domond
and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R8227 Annual Chemical Purchase FY2025 with backup
ORDINANCE
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5. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1834 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 4, “Zoning”, to add a new Section 409,
“Live Local Act,” for development of statutorily authorized mixed-use
affordable housing residential development; within the commercial,
industrial, and mixed-use zoning districts in which the mixed-use directive
is applicable; providing Land Development Regulations and providing an
administrative approval process; and by amending Section 405, pursuant
to Section 1002.42, Florida Statutes, as created by Chapter 2024-101,
Laws of Florida for education (private schools); providing Land
Development Regulations and providing an administrative approval
process; making findings; providing for repeal; providing for severability;
providing for correction of scrivener’s errors; providing for codification; and
providing for an effective date. (Continued from the Meeting of
09/18/24) (Building, Planning & Zoning Director Nixon Lebrun)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for October 16, 2024
Attachments: TO1834 - 1st Reading - LIVE LOCAL ACT AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS
5b. FIRST READING amending Section 2-4, “Compensation for Elected
Officials, Subsection” A. “Salaries”, by increasing the salary of the Mayor
and each Commissioner by a 3% Cost of Living Adjustment, resulting in
the salary for the Mayor increasing from $45,581 to $46,948 and the salary
for each Commissioner increasing from $35,884 to $36,961; providing for
conflicts; providing for severability; providing for inclusion in the Code; and
providing for an effective date. (Sponsored by Commissioner Maxwell
B. Chambers) (Human Resources Director Randy Cross)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for November 6, 2023
Attachments: TO1837 - Elected Officials COLA
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. Temp. Reso. #R8219 considering a Conditional Use Application (No.
2405261) for a proposed pharmacy located at 6229 Miramar
Parkway, more specifically identified with Broward County Parcel ID
Number 514125041750, in accordance with Section 305 of the City of
Miramar Land Development Code. (Building, Planning & Zoning Senior
Planner Frensky Magny)
Attachments: TR8219 Pharmacy Conditional Use with backup
Ex Parte
7. Temp. Reso. #R8225 considering Conditional Use Application No.
2400992, Variance Application No. 2400993, Site Plan Application
No. 2400990, & Community Appearance Board Application No.
2400991 for a proposed standalone Raising Cane’s restaurant with a
dual-lane drive-through use located at 17195 Miramar Parkway, more
specifically identified with Broward County Parcel ID number
514029060040, and legally described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto, in
accordance with Section 305 of the City of Miramar Land Development
Code. (Staff requests continuance to the meeting of 10/16/24)
(Building, Planning & Zoning Assistant Director Tekisha I. Jordan)
Attachments: R8225 ITEM CONTINUED
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports and Comments:
Commission Reports:
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8. Temp. Reso. #R8247 providing that the names of the Commissioners
who served at the time a City Project was approved, as well as the City
Commissioners serving at the time said project is completed, will be
included in the historical plaque or monument at the dedication of
the project. (Vice Mayor Alexandra P. Davis)
Attachments: R8247 Names on Historical Plaques of City Projects
City Attorney Reports:
9. Temp. Reso. #R8252 approving a Claim Release Agreement in the
claim of Julissa Garcia vs. City of Miramar. (City Attorney Norman
Powell)
Attachments: R8252 Settlement_Julissa Garcia Claim with backup
City Manager Reports:
FUTURE WORKSHOP
10/02/24 - 5:00 P.M. - Public Art Master Plan Workshop - Commission Chambers
10/15/24 - 4:00 P.M. - Ethics Training Workshop - Commission Conference Room
ADJOURNMENT
10. Motion to Adjourn
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS:
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 7:00 P.M.
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