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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION N0. L
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
WHEREAS, the Local Citizens Committee has presented to the City Council
their recommendations for the Tamarac Community Development Plan, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed such plan and is desirous of
adopting same.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That the Tamarac Community Development Plan prepared by the
Local Citizens Committee is hereby adopted by the City Council for the City
of Tamarac, Florida.
SECTION 2: That the Local Citizens Committee is hereby authorized to
present the Cit.y's Community Development Plan to the Countywide Citizens Coalition.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED thisg �-� day of ) )-p� L,J\, ,1975 .
ATTEST:
I CLE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I
have approved the form and
correctness of this RESOLUTION.
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
M - D. JOHNSON
VM- M. GLICKSMAN
C/M-O. TUCKER
C/W-H. MASSARO
C/M-W. FALCK
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TRANSPORTATION
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2. Population
The 1970 Census showed 5,078 persons residing in Tamarac.
It is felt that this figure is very much outdated and insignifi-
cant. A special Census, by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau
of the Census, complete as of May 8, 1974 reported the population
of Tamarac as having grown over 340 percent to 22,614. Table 1
expresses the tremendous growth of Tamarac and surrounding communi-
ties in Broward County.
TABLE 1
Population Change 1970-1974
1970 Census 1974 Estimate % Change
Tamarac 5,078 22,614* 340%
Coral Springs 1,489 13,476 805%
Margate 8,867 22,146 150%
No. Lauderdale 1,213 9,285* 666%
Lauderdale Lakes 10,577 22,518 113%
Lauderhill 8,465 25,255 198%
Sunrise 7,403 20,727 180%
*Actual totals from U.S. Department of Commerce Special
Census of Tamarac (May 8, 1974) and North Lauderdale (Oct. 17, 1974).
Source: Tamarac Comprehensive Plan
It is important to show the growth of the entire area as the
Tamarac proposal may be beneficial to interested residents of these
areas. The 1975 population of Tamarac is over 25,000.
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T ASLE 2. AOE, RACE, AND SEX, FOR TAMARAC, FLORIDA AS Or 197'�4
(source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Special Census)
TOTAL.
AREA AND
AGE.
MOTH
SEXES MALE FEMALE
CITY OF TAMARAC,
SROvd.ARD CO., FLORIDA
ALL AGE'S .
. .
22 614
10
717
11 897
UNDER 1 YEAR .
. .
136
81
55
1 YEAR. . . .
. .
141
78
63
2 YEARS . . .
.
149
75
74
3 YEARS . . .
152
79
73
4 YEARS . . .
. .
181
90
91
5 YEARS . . .
. .
199
102
97
6 YEARS . . .
. .
160
84
76
7 YEARS . . .
. .
132
68
64
8 YEARS . . .
. .
126
68
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9 YEARS . . .
. .
104
53
51
10 YEARS . . .
. .
127
55
72
11 YEARS . . .
. .
107
54
53
12 YEARS . . .
. .
93
48
45
13 YEARS . . .
. .
109
54
55
14 YEARS . . .
. .
79
45
34
15 YEARS . . .
. .
86
40
46
16 YEARS . . .
. .
90
55
35
17 YEARS . . .
. .
99
52
47
18 YEARS . . .
. .
96
50
46
- 19 YEARS . . .
. .
107
51
56
20 TO 24 YEARS
. .
762
318
444
20 YEARS . .
. .
88
38
50
21 YEARS . .
. .
130
52
78
25 TO 29 YEARS
. .
1 271
591
680
30 TO 34 YEARS
. ,
951
506
445
35 TO 39 YEARS
. .
545
284
261
40 TO 44 YEARS
. .
479
248
231
45 TO 49 YEARS
. .
762
292
470
50 TO 54 YEARS
. .
1 396
577
819
55 TO 59 Yl`-A`iS
.
2 658
1
028
1 63O
60 TO 64 YEARS
3 881
1
706
2 175
65 TO 69 YEARS
3 923
2
008
1 915
70 TO 74 YEARS
2 334
1
295
1 039
75 TO 79 YEARS
.
781
418
353
80 TO 84 YEARS
272
122
150
85 AND O'dER.
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MEDIAN AGE 10 0
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60.0
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3. Po ulation Characteristics
These local cities, especially Tamarac, show a large
majority of their population as being 55 years of age or older.
In Tamarac, 82 percent of the 5,078 residents of 1970 were of this
age category. Over 61 percent of the 1974 population, or almost
14,000 people, are over 55; 48 percent of the 1974 Census total
were over 65 years. The mean age of a resident of Tamarac is 60.0.
(Table 2)
4. Economic Base
The population statistics indicate that the large majo-
rity of residents of Tamarac are retired and are living on savings
and social security. While Tamarac cannot be considered a blight
or slum area, there is an inconspicuous, yet ever present amount
of people living on fixed incomes. According to the Area -wide
Council of Aging statistics, some three to six percent of the City's
older residents live on incomes below federal poverty level guide-
lines and there are a good number of people living on moderate or
lower incomes. The impact of the current recession and inflation
have made Ve economic situation difficult for those people living
on fixed incomes.
For those senior citizens willing and wishing to work, it is
extremely difficult to find jobs. If they do, the work is usually
low in pay. The unemployment rate in Broward County has been running
over 15 percent, one of the highest in the nation and persons in
this age range (over 55) comprise a large portion of that statistic.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT PROPOSAL
CITY OF TAMARAC
BROWARD COUNTY,
FLORIDA
The City of Tamarac is seeking funds through the Community
Development Block Grant Program (Title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974) for the benefit of the citizens
of Tamarac. It is requested that Tamarac be considered in
Broward County's Community Development application to HUD.
Tamarac recognizes the immediate development will be concen-
trated in designated areas of blight and deterioration and pro-
viding suitable living environment for persons of low - moderate
income. However, it is the belief of the City that the proposal
of Transportation, Education and Social Service Program for Senior
Citizens, where presently no similar program exists is beneficial
and eligible under the objectives of this Act.
SECTION A - PHYSICAL DATA
1. Location
The City of Tamarac is a new community which was incorpor-
ated as one of Broward County's municipalities in July, 1963. The
City is situated in the West Central Sub Region of the County,
beginning 6.2 miles West of the Atlantic Ocean, and is bordered by
the municipalities of North Lauderdale and Fort Lauderdale in the
East, Sunrise, Lauderhill, and Lauderdale Lakes in the South, Coral
Springs and unincorporated Broward County on the North, and the
Everglades to the West (see figure 1 and 2).
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5. Current Transportation Networks and Services
The City of Tamarac lies on both sides of the Sunshine
State Parkway (Florida's Turnpike) and is also accessible by
State Road 7 (441), University Drive, and just east of Tamarac,
I-95, in a North -South direction. These roads provide adequate
routes between local cities and for long distance travelers, such
as tourists.
A problem in Tamarac is that only Commercial Boulevard/N.W.
57th Street is available for continual East - West traveling.
This road is only two lanes wide for a good portion of its distance,
and where it is four lanes, there are low speed limits and a very
large S curve which hinder traffic flow. This situation makes
traveling East, to other local municipalities, for shipping or to
obtain needed services, undersirable at times, and always time
consuming.
Public transportation in Tamarac is provided by a single bus
route, Route 80 of the Broward County Transit Division. There is,
by schedule, at least a one hour wait between return trips to a
stop along this bus route.
Taxi transportation, between Tamarac and the rest of the County,
runs into money. There is no train service.
Current plans are to complete I-95 to the Palm Beach area by
1976 and to begin or continue work on a number of East - West roads,
but these will take some time to complete.
Due to the poor public transportation, inadequate roadways, and
the high cost of running an automobile, persons on fixed incomes
hesitate to travel far to obtain needed services. It is also a fact
that many elderly people lose the ability to drive.
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6. Community Services
A City the size of Tamarac may normally have a department
of recreation or a variety of programs under a social service um-
brella. Tamarac has no such program within the City government,
and because of the distance and road situation of Tamarac from the
County hub, no private or County organizations have service programs
operating in this area on a steady basis.
A few needs of the residents of Tamarac are inadequately met
by representatives of various agencies scheduling a day and time
in various places around the City. This type of programming usually
results in few people hearing about the service being offered until
after the scheduled time, if at all, thus poor turnout by potential
recipients. Many of the necessary social and rehabilitative
services are not offered in Tamarac at all and it is necessary to
leave Tamarac in order to obtain them.
It is noted by the City that there are plans to develop a
multi -purpose senior citizens center in Northwest Broward County
sometime in the near future. The City would like to coordinate
it's proposed program, as detailed later in this document, with
that center, as it is felt that such a center is needed and is
important to the residents of this section of the County. Until
such a time as the center is operational and coordination of the
program is feasible, the Transportation, Education and Social Ser-
vice Program for Senior Citizens will perform a number of the
services that we need here. The Area -wide Council on Aging has
acknowledged the need of social service delivery for senior
citizens in this area.
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SECTION B - STATEMENT OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The City of Tamarac recognizes the need for sufficient and
practical delivery of social and rehabilitative services to the
senior citizens the majority of the population - of Tamarac. As
this is the primary goal, the following are supplimentary goals that
this g Mnt proposal deems important and will strive to obtain:
a) to provide a coordinated method of supplying required soc-
ial and rehabilitative services and programs to the senior citizens
in Tamarac;
b) to educate the citizens of Tamarac as to the available
social services available for them;
c) to provide as many services and programs as possible;
d) to provide transportation for the handicapped, fragile,
and those persons on limited incomes to obtain needed services out-
side of Tamarac.
These goals are to be met objectively by a Transportation,
Education, Social Service Program for senior citizens. The short-
term objective is to acquire two vehicles, one being a large mobile
trailor, the other a van, to immediately offer social services
programs, educational material, and transportation to the senior
citizens of Tamarac. The long range objective will be to further
provide social and rehabilitative services until coordination with
the proposed senior citizen center is accomplished. At that point,
the Tamarac program will continue providing transportation to and
from the center and will continue its educational purpose as outlined
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in the next section. At present it appears feasible to outline a
three year plan:
Year 1 - Obtain a van and mobile trailor and provide a number
of social and rehabilatative services as well as educational
material concerning social services and where to obtain them if
not offered by this program.
Year 2 - Expansion of services and transportation. Coordinate
program with senior center if completed.
Year 3 - Obtain second van for transportation purposes.
Expansion and continued operation of program.
SECTION C - PROPOSED PROGRAM
WORK ELEMENT
Year 1 -
The City of Tamarac proposes a Transportation, Education, and
Social Service Program for senior citizens. The City would maintain
a mobile
trailor (a bookmobile
unit size)
and a
passenger van.
The
mobile trailor would
be used to
stock
information on
social services and would offer services itself by having scheduled
County and private non-profit agencies provide services out of
the trailor at a prearranged location. The mobility of the unit
would allow the service to be scheduled in various places throughout
the City, bringing the service to the residents.
Tamarac is divided into over 25 close-knit, self-contained
communities, spread out over some 13 sq. miles, where at one point
there is over a 15 mile distance from the East to the West border
of the City. Each section has its own clubhouse. With the poor
transportation and roadways available, and considering the age factor
of the residents of the City, mobility of the residents is limited
around the City as well as out of the City.
It is possible to obtain the service of a County or private
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agency for a period of some days, hopefully, on a steady periodic
basis (the Council on Aging has agreed to supply services and aid
in obtaining others to provide services, as well as present contacts
with service agencies and the County to be made). With the
mobile unit providing space for the delivery of services, the
unit will be scheduled at various clubhouses throughout the City.
It will eliminate the need of senior citizens having to travel
to obtain services.
A van is requested as a heart of the program. The problems
of economics, and transportation as described earlier, and the
fact that there are frail and handicapped senior citizens, makes
the need of a van for transportation of these people necessary.
In the first year, the van will be used to transport people out
of Tamarac to where they can obtain services that are not at
present or cannot be offered by the mobile unit.
The City of Tamarac has a wealth of talent of retired citizens,
many of whom have contacted the City and would offer their time as
volunteers in program coordination, clerical, and other duties.
A number of these dedicated people are retired professional people,
whose expertise would be extremely helpful to the project.
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Year 2-
This program is to be continued and the services offered
expanded.
If the
proposed senior multi -purpose center in
Northwest
be sought
Broward
whereby
is in operation, a cooperative agreement will
residents of Tamarac can be transported to the
center in
the van.
The mobile unit will continue to serve the
City's senior citizens and enhance the senior center as a satellite.
If such a senior center fails to materialize, the City of
Tamarac still sees the need for it and would apply for funds in
which to develop a multi -purpose center here.
Year 3-
Continuation and expansion of program. A second van is
sought to aid in the transportation of the needy senior citizens.
SECTION D - FUNDING SUMMARY
The following funds are requested:
1. VAN, approximately 12 seats $ 8,750.
INSURANCE 656.
2. MOBILE UNIT, 27 ft. 17,500.
RENOVATION AND ADDITION OF
EQUIPMENT 1,000.
INSURANCE 656.
FURNISHINGS 4,000.
3. ALLOWANCE FOR PROGRAM SERVICE
COSTS (To provide services
from private agencies who
require for personnel
involve�aymen.t
3,000.
TOTAL FUND REQUEST
$ 35,562
The City of Tamarac would absorb overhead expenses (mail,
telephone, office supplies), provide maintenance, and drivers for
the vehicles, and coordination of services.