CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Regular MeetingMiramar, FL · March 20, 2025
Agenda
City of Miramar, FL
2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, March 20, 2025
7:00 PM
REVISED
Commission Chambers
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Wayne M. Messam
Commissioner Maxwell B. Chambers
Commissioner Avril Cherasard
Commissioner Yvette Colbourne
Commissioner Carson Edwards
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR Meeting Agenda March 20, 2025
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.
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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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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL/ANNOUNCEMENTS
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation: Government Finance Professionals Week. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 2025. (Commissioner Yvette Colbourne)
Presentation: North Broward County (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated Presentation.
(President Dr. Angela Mumford & Bardetta Haygood, Program Chair)
Presentation: Broward County Animal Care "Tags for Life" Initiative. (Agency Director Doug
Brightwell)
Presentation: Miramar 70th Presentation Series Part 3. (Chief of Staff Kassandra
Carvalho-Lindsay)
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 4, 2025.
Attachments: 030425 Commission Minutes
2. Temp. Reso. #R8363 approving Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
subaward and grant contract between the State of Florida Division of
Emergency Management and the City of Miramar for a standby generator
for Lift Station #42, in an amount not-to-exceed $149,880.60. (Grant
Manager Alison Adams Utilities Department)
Attachments: R8363 Approving Subaward and Grant Contract with backup
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3. Temp. Reso. #R8352 approving and authorizing the execution of Change
Order No. 3 to the agreement with Conti L.L.C. for additional construction
services related to the purchase and installation of a new reverse
osmosis skid system and related expenditures; authorizing the City
Manager to execute the proposed Change Order No. 3 with Conti L.L.C., in
an amount not-to-exceed $195,414; and allocating an additional
contingency allowance of $200,000, for a total of $395,414 to the project
cost. (Utilities Senior Project Manager Eric Francois and Procurement
Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R8352- Change Order 3 WWTP RO Expansion with backup
4. Temp. Reso. #R8359 approving the award of Invitation for Bids No. 25-006
entitled “Sidewalk Construction, Repair and Replacement Services”
to Bhalai Construction L.L.C., the lowest responsive responsible bidder,
with a bid amount of $182,450, and allocating a 20 percent construction
allowance in the amount of $36,490 for a total project cost of $218,940.
(Public Works Assistant Director Steven Hastings and Procurement
Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R8359_IFB 25-006_ Sidewalk Construction and Replacement Svcs with backup
5. Temp. Reso. #R8346 approving the proposed Interlocal Agreement with
Broward County for the provision of cost share support of a NatureScape
Irrigation Service to be operated by Broward County, and authorization
for Broward County to conduct specific technical activities required as part
of landscape and irrigation system evaluations, at a total cost of $ 54,045
over the five-year term of the agreement through September 30, 2030.
(Acting Public Works Director Kirk Hobson-Garcia and Utilities Director
Francois Domond)
Attachments: R8346_Naturescape ILA 2025 with backup
End of Consent
RESOLUTIONS
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6. Temp. Reso. #R8357 approving the award of Request for Proposals
#25-10-55 (Re-Bid) entitled “Water-Play and Aquatic Recreational
Structures and Equipment” to L2 Aquatics, L.L.C., d/b/a L.
Squared Enterprises, L.L.C., authorizing the City Manager to execute
the proposed agreement with L. Squared Enterprises in the amount
not-to-exceed $684,796; and allocating a project contingency allowance in
the amount of $238,757 for the total of $923,553. (Parks & Recreation
Assistant Director Holly Hicks and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R8357 Water-Play and Aquatic Recreational Structures and Equipment with backup
7. Temp. Reso. #R8362 approving a lease of ten years between the City, as
Lessor, and Brandon’s Bistro Pines, L.L.C., as Lessee, for the 3,800
square foot space of vacant retail space on the ground floor located at
11755 City Hall Promenade within the Police Headquarters located at the
Miramar Town Center. (Development & Intergovernmental Affairs Officer
Debon L. Campbell II)
Attachments: TR8362 Lease for Brandon's Bistro Pines LLC with backup
8. Temp. Reso. #R8318 appointing a representative and alternate to the
governing board of the Solid Waste Disposal and Recyclable
Materials Processing Authority of Broward County, Florida.
(Public Works Solid Waste & Recycling Manager Ralph Trapani)
Attachments: R8318_City Reps to Solid Waste Disposal & Recyclable Processing Authority
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (7:30 – 8:00 P.M.)
ORDINANCE
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9. FIRST READING of Temp. Ord. #O1841 relating to Comprehensive
Planning; considering the annual review of the Capital Improvements
Element of the adopted Comprehensive Plan of the City of Miramar in
accordance with Section 163.3177(3)(b), Florida Statutes, and the related
goals, objectives and policies of the City Comprehensive Plan; more
specifically by updating the five-year schedule of Capital Improvements
found in Table 6.1 to reflect the five-year plan expenditure projection of the
newly adopted Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2025
to 2029; making findings; providing for adoption; providing for the deletion
of the Capital Improvements schedule for Fiscal Years 2024 to 2028;
providing for the insertion of the Capital Improvements schedule for Fiscal
Years 2025 to 2029; providing for severability; providing for administrative
correction of scrivener’s errors; and providing for an effective date. (Staff
Requests Continuance to the Meeting of 04/16/25) (Building, Planning
and Zoning Assistant Director Tekisha Jordan)
SECOND READING SCHEDULED for May 21, 2025
Attachments: Staff Requests Continuance
10. ITEM PULLED
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports and Comments:
Commission Reports:
City Attorney Reports:
City Manager Reports:
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11. Temp. Reso. #R8379 supporting the release of the cities of Coconut
Creek, Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes,
Lauderhill, Miramar, Oakland Park, Plantation, and Pembroke Pines
from Tri-Party Educational Mitigation Agreements; directing
transmission of this resolution to the members of the School Board of
Broward County. (Building, Planning, & Zoning Director Nixon
Lebrun)
Attachments: R8379 Termination of Educational Mitigation Agreement
ADJOURNMENT
12. Motion to Adjourn
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS:
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7:00 P.M.
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