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Virtual City Commission Workshop - Minutes
Monday, Aug. 23, 2021
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Gomez called the Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, City Commission
Workshop to order at 10 a.m.
ROLL CALL: Commissioner Marlon Bolton, Commissioner Debra Placko, Vice Mayor Elvin
Villalobos and Mayor Michelle J. Gomez were present. Commissioner Marlon Bolton arrived at
11:01 a.m. Commissioner Mike Gelin was present virtually.
Also present were City Manager Michael C. Cemech, City Attorney John R. Henn, Jr., and City
Clerk Jennifer Johnson.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Assistant City Manager, Kathleen Gunn, led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
1, Construction/Capital Improvement Project Fence Signage
City Manager, Michael C. Cemech, introduced the item stating there is a need for additional
signage in the community to be sure to represent the great improvements that are taking place
within the City.
Assistant City Manager, Kathleen Gunn, provided a presentation, which is on file in the City
Clerk's Office.
Discussion by the Commission ensued with regard to having the Commission labeled on the
signage as Commissioner or Mayor, but not Vice Mayor because it changes, using a narrative
rather than conceptual pictures, and using both types of signage.
There was no consensus from the Commission on a particular type of sign for projects, and staff
will determine what sign is best for each project location.
2, Political Signage
Community Development Director, Maxine Calloway, provided a presentation, which is on file in
the City Clerk's Office.
Discussion by the Commission ensued related to election signs, temporary signs, implementing
a sign bond, permission to place signs on private property, etc.
Following discussion, there was no consensus by the Commission to make any changes to the
current ordinance.
3, Commission Procedures
City Manager, Michael C. Cemech, provided key points that are of consternation to the
procedures currently outlined in the Code of Ordinances, and asked the Commission for
additional direction and clarification of those issues for staff.
a. Meeting start times
Discussion by the Commission ensued; a consensus of the Commission was, beginning
January 1, 2022, both the second and fourth meetings of the month would begin at 6
p. M.
b. Proclamations and Presentations
Discussion by the Commission ensued; a consensus was to keep the proclamations off
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the agenda, and to keep presentations limited to staff appreciation and neighborhood
beatification.
c. Agenda Items
City Manager Cernech stated there may have been confusion about the date and time
items were due, and that being noon, six (6) days prior to the meeting. No discussion or
direction to change the policy by the Commission.
d. Drafting resolutions and Ordinances for inclusion on a future agenda takes place after
discussion, and support from the majority of the Commission
No discussion or direction to change the policy by the Commission.
e. Time Limits for Discussion
No discussion or direction to change the policy by the Commission.
f. List of Motions
City Attorney, John Herin, read through the list of motions as outlined in the Code, and
clarified the use of Point of Order and Substitute motions.
No direction to change the current list of motions.
Attorney Herin mentioned that having rules of procedures in the Code can be more
difficult to change, or amend, and offered to place the rules in the form of a resolution.
There was no consensus to make such a change.
4. Discussion and Direction to move the Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, Commission
meeting to Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.
Discussion by the Commission ensued, and a consensus of the Commission agreed to move
the meeting to Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.
Mayor Gomez requested the Commission consider an ordinance, which provided the City
Manager authority to change meeting dates if a major religious holiday were to occur on the
same day as regularly scheduled meetings. A consensus of the Commission agreed, the
decision to change regularly scheduled meetings shall remain with the City Commission.
5. Discussion and direction related to scheduling a Special Meeting for the
Woodlands Project
Discussion by the Commission ensued, a consensus of the Commission agreed to have the
Woodland Project, be the only item on the agenda, at the second meeting in October [Oct. 27,
2021], and the start time be 6 p.m.
There being nothing further to discuss, Mayor Gomez adjourned the meeting at 11:54 a.m.
Minutes transcribed and submitted by City Clerk Jennifer Johnson.
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Note to the reader. The above signature is the City Clerk, of the City of Tamarac, Florida.
If the minutes you have received are not signed, or completed as indicated above, they
are not the official minutes of the Tamarac City Commission Workshop held Monday,
Aug. 23, 2021.
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made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or
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