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City Commission Workshop - Minutes
Monday, September 20, 2021
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Gomez called the Monday, September 20, 2021, City Commission
Workshop to order at 10:01 a.m.
ROLL CALL: Commissioner Marlon Bolton, Vice Mayor Elvin Villalobos, Commissioner Debra
Placko and Mayor Michelle J. Gomez were present. Commissioner Mike Gelin was absent.
Also present were Interim City Manager Kathleen Gunn, City Attorney John R. Herin, Jr., and
Assistant City Clerk Kimberly Dillon.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Interim Assistant City Manager, Percy Sayles, led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Interim City Manager, Kathleen Gunn advised the Commission that Commissioner Gelin is
absent, because he lost his father. Mayor Gomez asked for a minute of silence for the bereaved
family.
I . Presentation - Investment Advisor
John Grady, Investment Advisor of Public Trust Investment gave a presentation, which is on file
in the City Clerk's Office.
Discussion ensued by the Commission regarding cashflow, cashflow statements and whether
there is a formula that is used to calculate cash on hand.
2, Presentation - Eastside Feasibility Study
Parks and Recreation Director, Greg Warner, introduced the item. Mr. Warner stated the
Commission previously approved a park feasibility study be for the eastside of the city. Miller -
Legg was contracted to perform the study and that the Commission has been provided a copy
of the report. Mr. Warner stated that Miller -Legg will be presenting their findings and
recommendations to the Commission. Mr. Warner informed the Commission they are not being
asked to adopt the study; however, the item will be back to the Commission at a later date for
approval.
Mike Kroll, Lumy Fuentes and Art Thatcher from Miller -Legg and Associates gave a
presentation, which in on file in the City Clerk's Office.
Discussion ensued by the Commission relating to the number of public meetings that were held,
survey responses, the options that were presented, agreement with the different HOA's,
partnership with neighboring cities, time frame, and implementation cost, etc.
Following discussion, Commission Bolton asked the presenters to provide the Commission with
a breakdown of the demographic profile, of individuals age 17 and under, provided in the study.
3. Presentation - Veterans Park/Sunset Point Park Projects
Parks and Recreation Director, Greg Warner, Assistant Public Services Director, John Doherty
and Purchasing and Contracts Manager, Keith Glatz gave a presentation, which is on file in the
City Clerk's Office.
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Discussion ensued by the Commission regarding the use of our parks during construction, parks
being constructed simultaneously, and the repainting of the flag box at Veterans Park, etc.
Following discussions, Mayor Gomez asked that staff inform residents of the construction and
when it will begin. She also suggested that staff could consider hosting a paver fundraiser to
generate funds.
4, Discussion - Boards, Committees, Commissions
City Clerk, Jennifer Johnson, and Community Development Director, Maxine Calloway gave a
presentation, which is on file in the City Clerk's Office. Human Resources Director Lerenzo
Calhoun offered additional information.
Discussion by the Commission ensued, a consensus of the Commission agreed to not creating
a Budget Committee; have staff take the lead with selecting members for the Tamarac
Homeless Advisory Board, and advise the Commission of selected members, convert the
Education Advisory Board back to an Education Stakeholders Group, and ask the 4 appointees
that were selected if they would like to join the Education Stakeholders Group.
Following the discussions, staff was asked to provide the Commission with the following
information:
• A list of members on each board or committee, and the staff liaisons that serve the
various boards or committees.
• A review of each board or committee and suggest whether to sunset or pause a board or
committee.
• A list of committees that are not serving a purpose to the city.
• A cost analysis of the time and hours staff put into managing the various boards and
committees for the last 3 yrs.
There being nothing further to discuss, Mayor Gomez adjourned the meeting at 12:26 p.m.
Minutes transcribed and submitted by Assistant City Clerk Kimberly Dillon.
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Note to the reader. The above signature is the Assistant 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, September 20, 2021.
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made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or
hearing, he may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made which record
includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.
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