CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Regular MeetingMiramar, FL · June 4, 2025
Agenda
City of Miramar, FL
2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
7:00 PM
Commission Chambers
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Wayne M. Messam
Commissioner Maxwell B. Chambers
Commissioner Avril Cherasard
Vice Mayor Yvette Colbourne
Commissioner Carson Edwards
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR Meeting Agenda June 4, 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.
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
Presentation: Miramar Gives Back. (Chief of Staff Kassandra Carvalho-Lindsay)
Presentation: Check Presentation. (Broward County Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis)
Proclamation: CPR and AED Awareness Week. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: Code Enforcement Officers' Appreciation Week. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: Immigrant Heritage Month. (Mayor Wayne M. Messam)
Proclamation: Honoring the Journey and Achievements of Victor Moises Garcia. (Vice Mayor
Yvette Colbourne)
Proclamation: Alzheimer’s Month. (Commissioner Avril Cherasard)
Proclamation: Home Ownership Month. (Commissioner Avril Cherasard)
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 May 21, 2025 will be
placed on the June 17, 2025 Commission Meeting Agenda.
Attachments: Minutes to be placed on future agenda
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2. Temp. Reso. #R8429 approving the procurement of additional legal and
environmental services from the Goldstein Environmental Law Firm to
oppose Miami-Dade County’s siting, permitting, construction, and
operation of a waste-to-energy campus at the Opa-Locka West Airport
site adjacent to the City of Miramar’s border; authorizing the City Manager
to spend the $100,000 contributed by the City of Pembroke Pines
Commission and $30,000 contributed by the Town of Southwest Ranches
Council, to assist the City with its efforts, for an additional total of $ 130,000
for FY 2025. (Deputy City Manager Kelvin L. Baker)
Attachments: TR8429 - Professional Lgl Serv Goldstein Environ. Law Firm & Mun. Funds with backup
3. Temp. Reso. #R8397 approving the first amendment to the Interlocal
Agreement between Broward County and City of Miramar for
Surtax-Funded Municipal Transportation Project with project
number MIRA-020 for community bus shelter improvements. (Senior
Engineering Manager Marilyn Markwei)
Attachments: TR8397 - Bus Shelter Surtax Project ILA Amendment with backup
4. Temp. Reso. #R8408 approving a State Highway Lighting Maintenance
and Compensation Agreement with the Florida Department of
Transportation for maintenance of the streetlights along state
designated roadways. (Public Works Assistant Director Steven Hastings)
Attachments: TR8408 FDOT Highway Lighting Maint & Comp Agreement with backup
5. Temp. Reso. #R8413 authorizing acceptance of additional grant funding in
the amount of $25,000, Amendment 001, from the Areawide Council on
Aging of Broward County, Inc.; approving and authorizing the City Manager
to execute the agreement for acceptance of additional grant funding for the
period from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, for the provision of adult
day care services. (Social Services Operations Manager David
Haggerty)
Attachments: TR8413 - LSP Amendment 001 with backup
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6. Temp. Reso. #R8414 authorizing acceptance of grant funding in the total
amount of $426,550 from the Areawide Council on Aging of Broward
County, Inc.; approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute
agreement for acceptance of grant funding for the period from July 1, 2025
through June 30, 2026 for the provision of adult day care services.
(Social Services Operations Manager David Haggerty)
Attachments: TR 8414 - Funding Agreement Contract with backup
7. Temp. Reso. #R8412 approving Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
subaward and grant agreement between the State of Florida Division of
Emergency Management and the City of Miramar for a standby
generator for Lift Station 54, 59 and 76, in an amount not-to-exceed
$408,824.43. (Utilities Grant Manager Alison Adams)
Attachments: R8412 Approving Subaward and Grant LS 54, 59 AND 76 with backup
End of Consent
RESOLUTIONS
8. Temp. Reso. #R8431 approving appointments to various City boards.
(City Clerk Denise A. Gibbs)
Attachments: R8431 Board Appointments with backup
9. Temp. Reso. #R8407 approving the award of Request for Qualifications
No. 24-09-47 (“RFQ”), entitled “Professional Design and Construction
Management Services for an Anaerobic Digester Unit” to the highest
most qualified evaluation scoring responsive, responsible proposer Hazen
and Sawyer, P.C.; authorizing the City Manager to execute the proposed
agreement with Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. in an amount not-to-exceed
$1,082,364 and allocating a project contingency allowance of $100,000,
for a total amount of $1,182,364. (Utilities Deputy Director Rolando
Taylor)
Attachments: TR8407 Third Digester Design_Rev 1 with backup
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10. Temp. Reso. #R8424 approving the lease purchase and maintenance
of vehicles and equipment with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc.,
under the existing 5-Year Master Equity Lease Purchase and Maintenance
Agreement utilizing Sourcewell Contract No. 030122-EFM, in the amount
of $1,980,541 for Fiscal Year 2025 and a one-time upfitting cost of
$546,750 for emergency equipment; and approving annual payments of
$1,192,968 for Fiscal Years 2026 through 2029. (Public Works Acting
Director Kirk Hobson-Garcia and Procurement Director Alicia Ayum)
Attachments: R8424_FY2025 Enterprise_Vehicle Lease Purchase with backup
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports and Comments:
Commission Reports:
City Attorney Reports:
City Manager Reports:
FUTURE WORKSHOP
06/26/25 - 4:00 P.M. - Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Planning Workshop - Commission
Chambers
ADJOURNMENT
11. Motion to Adjourn
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS:
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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