CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING
Special MeetingMiramar, FL · June 22, 2016
Agenda
City of Miramar, FL
2400 Civic Center Place
Miramar, FL 33025
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
5:00 PM
Miramar Cultural Arts Center, Banquet Hall
CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING
Mayor Wayne M. Messam
Vice Mayor Maxwell B. Chambers
Commissioner Winston F. Barnes
Commissioner Yvette Colbourne
Commissioner Darline B. Riggs
CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL Meeting Agenda June 22, 2016
MEETING
City of Miramar
Welcome to the 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 beepers, 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.
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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CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL Meeting Agenda June 22, 2016
MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL/ANNOUNCEMENTS
MOMENT OF SILENCE
RESOLUTIONS
1. Temp. Reso. #R6203 rescinding Resolution No. 16-111 relating to the
imposition of a one cent infrastructure sales surtax upon voter approval;
approving a compromise sales surtaxes proposal between the
participating Broward Municipalities and Broward County; authorizing
the appropriate City Officials to execute the Transportation System
and Infrastructure Surtaxes Interlocal Agreement, attached as
Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein; supporting the County’s placement
of a 30 year one half-cent infrastructure sales surtax and a 30 year
one-half cent countywide transportation system sales surtax on the
November 8, 2016 general election ballot in accordance with the
surtaxes interlocal agreement and Section 212.055, Florida Statutes;
providing for distribution of this resolution; providing for severability;
providing for conflicts. (City Attorney Jamie A. Cole)
Attachments: R6203 Sales Surtax Resolution
R6203 EXHIBIT A - Surtax ILA draft amended 6-21 p m
2. Temp. Reso. #R6204 approving the first amendment to the settlement
agreement with Broward County for the litigation styled City of Sunrise
Et. Al. v Broward County; providing for severability; providing for
conflicts. (City Attorney Jamie A. Cole)
Attachments: R6204 First Amendment To RRB Settlement Agreement Resolution
R6204 Exhibit I Settlement Agreement First Amendment
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS:
July 6, 2016 at 7:00 P.M.
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