Coral Springs City Commission Meeting — Coral Springs, FL
Date: 2024-11-06

CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

 CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION
 REGULAR MEETING

 AGENDA

 Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Commission Chambers, City Hall
 6:30 PM 9500 West Sample Road
 Coral Springs, FL 33065


 Wet Down of New Fire Department Apparatus – Two Rescue Trucks
 To be held prior to the City Commission meeting outside City Hall, at 6:15 p.m.


Roll Call

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

 Tamara Hanna, Summit Academy Charter School, 1st Grade
 Madison Scheidt, Country Hills Elementary, 1st Grade
 Thomas Scheidt, Coral Springs Middle, 7th Grade

Recognitions/Proclamations/Presentations

 1. Proclamation, Hindu Heritage Month and Diwali (Mayor Brook)
 Request that the City Commission proclaim October 2024 as “Hindu Heritage Month,” and
 October 31, 2024, as “Diwali Festival of Lights” in the City of Coral Springs.

 2. Recognition, Retiring Coral Springs Employee Kim Sanecki (Michael McNally)
 Request that the City Commission recognize Kim Sanecki for thirty-eight years of exemplary
 service with the City of Coral Springs.

Public Comment

Public Hearings/Special Meeting Announcements: None

Consent

 3. Minutes Approval (Georgia Elliott)
 Request to approve the City Commission meeting summaries of October 1, 2024 Regular
 Meeting.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE)

 4. Resolution 2024-041, Interlocal Agreement with Broward County for Master Mobility
 Plan (CON24-0010) (Julie Krolak)
 Request to approve and adopt Resolution 2024-041, authorizing the appropriate city officials
 to execute the Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between Broward County and the City of Coral
 Springs for the Surtax-Funded Municipal Transportation Project: Master Mobility and
 Connectivity Plan (CORA-098). (CON24-0010)
 Funding Source: Mobility Advancement Program.
 Strategic Goal: An Active, Healthy Community.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE, ADOPT)

 5. Mulch (John Norris)
 Request to renew the contract for Mulch via the Southeast Florida Governmental Purchasing
 Cooperative Group, City of Pompano Beach, Florida, Bid No. E-28-23, to East Coast Mulch
 Corp. of Jupiter, Florida, from October 16, 2024 through September 25, 2025, with an option
 to renew for three (3) additional one (1) year terms. The estimated annual expenditure is
 $200,000.
 Funding Source: Approved Operating Budget.
 Strategic Goal: An Attractive Community.
 (REQUEST TO RENEW)

 6. Special Magistrate Services (George Soberon)
 Request to renew agreement for Proposal #22-D-027P for Special Magistrate Services to
 Harry Hipler, P.A. of Dania Beach, Florida from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026;
 and agreement for Proposal #22-D-027P for Special Magistrate Services to Nabors, Giblin,
 & Nickerson P.A. of Tallahassee, Florida from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026.
 The estimated annual expenditure is $50,000.
 Funding Source: Approved Operating Budget.
 Strategic Goal: An Innovative, High-Performing and Sustainable Organization.
 (REQUEST TO RENEW)

 7. Technical Rescue Training Prop (Michael McNally)
 Request to award the purchase and installation of a Technical Rescue Training Prop to
 Safeware, Inc. of Lanham, Maryland via Fairfax County, Virginia Contract #4400008468 in
 an amount not to exceed $174,159; and to authorize the Purchasing Manager to approve
 change orders that are within the designated procurement authority up to $75,000.
 Funding Source: Approved UASI budget.
 Strategic Goal: An Innovative, High-Performing and Sustainable Organization.
 (REQUEST TO AWARD, AUTHORIZE)

Policy Formation and Direction

 8. Use of Forfeiture Funds (Chief McKeone)
 Request to authorize the use of $1,361,315 in Law Enforcement Trust, $1,000,000 to pay for
 School Resources Officers' salaries, $250,000 to pay for seasonal School Resource Officers'
 salaries, to pay up to $70,000 which we will receive from the Broward Sheriff's Office for Task
 Force Detectives overtime expenses from this point forward, $30,000 for the continuation of
 the property crimes initiative funding DNA Analysis through private labs as needed, funds to
 cover the annual continuation fee of $8,815 for CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law
 Enforcement) and the annual $2,500 donation to a A Child Is Missing, Inc.
 Funding Source: Receiving Forfeiture to Expend.
 Strategic Goal: A Family-Friendly Community.
 (REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE)

 9. Pierce Ladder Truck (Chief Whalen)
 Request to award one (1) Pierce Ladder Truck to Oshkosh Corporation of Oshkosh,
 Wisconsin through their authorized dealer, Ten 8 Fire & Safety, LLC of Bradenton, Florida
 via Sourcewell Contract #113021-OKC in an amount not to exceed $1,529,500.
 Funding Source: Approved Capital Budget.
 Strategic Goal: An Innovative, High-Performing, and Sustainable Organization.
 (REQUEST TO AWARD)

 10. General Professional Engineering/Architect Services (John Norris)
 Request to amend contract for General Professional Engineering/Architect Services, LOI 20-
 B-298 to include Broward County’s Transportation Surtax Addendum for Municipal Consultant
 Contract to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., Plantation, Florida. Services are from
 December 20, 2023 through December 1, 2025, with one (1) additional two (2) year renewal.
 Funding Source: Mobility Advancement Program (Receiving Grant to Expend).
 Strategic Goal: An Active, Healthy Community.
 (REQUEST TO AMEND)

 11. Reappointments, Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (Tracey-Ann Anthony)
 (A) Request to consider the reappointment of Angela Bauldree-Vanbeber to the Not-For-
 Profit Provider of Affordable Housing seat of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
 (REQUEST TO REAPPOINT)
 (B) Request to consider the reappointment of Dale Pazdra to the Essential Services
 Personnel seat of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
 (REQUEST TO REAPPOINT)
 (C) Request to consider the reappointment of Sharmila Ramsarran to the Real Estate
 Professional seat of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
 (REQUEST TO REAPPOINT)

Commission Communications
 12. City Manager/City Attorney Annual Review

City Manager's Communication

City Attorney's Communication

Adjournment

Next Regular Meeting: Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 9:00 AM.

If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to these matters,
individual(s) must ensure that verbatim record of the proceedings is made. The record should include
the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact
the City Clerk’s Office at 954-344-1065 at least three (3) days in advance. If you are hearing or speech
impaired, you may contact the Office of the City Clerk through the Florida Relay Service, 711.

Public Comment (Coral Springs Municipal Code, Chapter 2, Article I, Sec. 2-2):

The City Commission of the City of Coral Springs, at each regularly scheduled meeting (first and third
Wednesdays), shall entertain public comment. Anyone desiring to address the City Commission must
submit a written request to the City Clerk. City Commission meetings are a limited public forum and
public comment is limited to matters pertinent to the City. Public comments will be held in the priority
order in which they are received. Each request shall succinctly detail the matter to be brought before the
City Commission; shall contain the address and phone number where the speaker can be reached if the
need arises; and shall be dated and signed.
Items on the agenda which are not designed as Public Hearings must be discussed during the public
comment period. Waiver of rules. By majority vote, the City Commission may invite public discussion on
any agenda item and thereby waive the proscriptions otherwise outlined in this section.

Decorum to be maintained. In every case where a speaker is recognized by the Mayor to discuss an
agenda item, speaker shall step to the podium, state their name and address for the benefit of the City
Clerk, and identify any group or organization speaker represents. Speaker shall then succinctly state
their position regarding the item before the City Commission. Order shall be maintained at each City
Commission meeting and the Mayor is hereby empowered to order from the room anyone who refuses
to comply with the rules and regulations outlined in this section. The Police Chief or his authorized agent
in attendance at the meeting shall carry out the order of the Mayor in this regard.

Time limit on discussion. Subject to waiver rule contained within this section, public discussion by
individual speakers shall be limited to three (3) minutes at the public comment period.

CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

 CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION
 REGULAR MEETING

 SUMMARY

 Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Commission Chambers, City Hall
 6:30 PM 9500 West Sample Road
 Coral Springs, FL 33065


 Wet Down of New Fire Department Apparatus – Two Rescue Trucks
 was held prior to the City Commission meeting outside City Hall, at 6:15 p.m.


Call to Order
Vice Mayor Cerra called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.

Roll Call
Mayor Scott Brook (attended via telephone)
Vice Mayor Shawn Cerra
Commissioner Nancy Metayer Bowen
Commissioner Joshua Simmons
Commissioner Joy Carter

Also in attendance:
City Manager Frank Babinec
City Attorney John Hearn
City Clerk Georgia Elliott

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

 Tamara Hanna, Summit Academy Charter School, 1st Grade
 Madison Scheidt, Country Hills Elementary, 1st Grade
 Thomas Scheidt, Coral Springs Middle, 7th Grade

Recognitions/Proclamations/Presentations

 1. Proclamation, Hindu Heritage Month and Diwali (Mayor Brook)
 The City Commission proclaimed October 2024 as “Hindu Heritage Month,” and October 31,
 2024, as “Diwali Festival of Lights” in the City of Coral Springs.

 2. Recognition, Retiring Coral Springs Employee Kim Sanecki (Michael McNally)
 The City Commission recognized Kim Sanecki for thirty-eight years of exemplary service with
 the City of Coral Springs.
Public Comment

  • Zuri Ford shared suggestions regarding the Coral Springs Community Garden.
  • David Spran shared concerns regarding the new trash pickup schedule.
  • Keith Roberts discussed removing the statue in front of the Police Department and shared
 concerns relating to a homeless individual in his neighborhood.
  • Jonnatton Gonzalez shared concerns relating to the Ramblewood East community.
  • Curt Tiefenbrun thanked City Manager Frank Babinec for his years of service to the city.

Public Hearings/Special Meeting Announcements: None

Consent

 Motion: To approve Consent items 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
 Result: Passed (Unanimously)
 Mover: Commissioner Bowen
 Seconder: Commissioner Carter

 3. Minutes Approval (Georgia Elliott)
 Request to approve the City Commission meeting summaries of October 1, 2024 Regular
 Meeting.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE)

 4. Resolution 2024-041, Interlocal Agreement with Broward County for Master Mobility
 Plan (CON24-0010) (Julie Krolak)
 Request to approve and adopt Resolution 2024-041, authorizing the appropriate city officials
 to execute the Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between Broward County and the City of Coral
 Springs for the Surtax-Funded Municipal Transportation Project: Master Mobility and
 Connectivity Plan (CORA-098). (CON24-0010)
 Funding Source: Mobility Advancement Program.
 Strategic Goal: An Active, Healthy Community.
 (REQUEST TO APPROVE, ADOPT)

 5. Mulch (John Norris)
 Request to renew the contract for Mulch via the Southeast Florida Governmental Purchasing
 Cooperative Group, City of Pompano Beach, Florida, Bid No. E-28-23, to East Coast Mulch
 Corp. of Jupiter, Florida, from October 16, 2024 through September 25, 2025, with an option
 to renew for three (3) additional one (1) year terms. The estimated annual expenditure is
 $200,000.
 Funding Source: Approved Operating Budget.
 Strategic Goal: An Attractive Community.
 (REQUEST TO RENEW)

 6. Special Magistrate Services (George Soberon)
 Request to renew agreement for Proposal #22-D-027P for Special Magistrate Services to
 Harry Hipler, P.A. of Dania Beach, Florida from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026;
 and agreement for Proposal #22-D-027P for Special Magistrate Services to Nabors, Giblin,
 & Nickerson P.A. of Tallahassee, Florida from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026.
 The estimated annual expenditure is $50,000.
 Funding Source: Approved Operating Budget.
 Strategic Goal: An Innovative, High-Performing and Sustainable Organization.
 (REQUEST TO RENEW)
 7. Technical Rescue Training Prop (Michael McNally)
 Request to award the purchase and installation of a Technical Rescue Training Prop to
 Safeware, Inc. of Lanham, Maryland via Fairfax County, Virginia Contract #4400008468 in
 an amount not to exceed $174,159; and to authorize the Purchasing Manager to approve
 change orders that are within the designated procurement authority up to $75,000.
 Funding Source: Approved UASI budget.
 Strategic Goal: An Innovative, High-Performing and Sustainable Organization.
 (REQUEST TO AWARD, AUTHORIZE)

Policy Formation and Direction

 8. Use of Forfeiture Funds (Chief McKeone)
 Request to authorize the use of $1,361,315 in Law Enforcement Trust, $1,000,000 to pay for
 School Resources Officers' salaries, $250,000 to pay for seasonal School Resource Officers'
 salaries, to pay up to $70,000 which we will receive from the Broward Sheriff's Office for Task
 Force Detectives overtime expenses from this point forward, $30,000 for the continuation of
 the property crimes initiative funding DNA Analysis through private labs as needed, funds to
 cover the annual continuation fee of $8,815 for CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law
 Enforcement) and the annual $2,500 donation to a A Child Is Missing, Inc.
 Funding Source: Receiving Forfeiture to Expend.
 Strategic Goal: A Family-Friendly Community.
 (REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE)

 Chief Brad McKeone explained the item.

 Motion: To authorize the use of funds.
 Result: Passed (Unanimously)
 Mover: Commissioner Carter
 Seconder: Commissioner Simmons

 9. Pierce Ladder Truck (Chief Whalen)
 Request to award one (1) Pierce Ladder Truck to Oshkosh Corporation of Oshkosh,
 Wisconsin through their authorized dealer, Ten 8 Fire & Safety, LLC of Bradenton, Florida
 via Sourcewell Contract #113021-OKC in an amount not to exceed $1,529,500.
 Funding Source: Approved Capital Budget.
 Strategic Goal: An Innovative, High-Performing, and Sustainable Organization.
 (REQUEST TO AWARD)

 Chief John Whalen explained the item.

 Motion: To award the purchase.
 Result: Passed (Unanimously)
 Mover: Commissioner Bowen
 Seconder: Commissioner Simmons

 10. General Professional Engineering/Architect Services (John Norris)
 Request to amend contract for General Professional Engineering/Architect Services, LOI 20-
 B-298 to include Broward County’s Transportation Surtax Addendum for Municipal Consultant
 Contract to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., Plantation, Florida. Services are from
 December 20, 2023 through December 1, 2025, with one (1) additional two (2) year renewal.
 Funding Source: Mobility Advancement Program (Receiving Grant to Expend).
 Strategic Goal: An Active, Healthy Community.
 (REQUEST TO AMEND)
 Director John Norris explained the item.

 Motion: To amend the contract.
 Result: Passed (Unanimously)
 Mover: Commissioner Simmons
 Seconder: Commissioner Bowen

  11. Reappointments, Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (Tracey-Ann Anthony)
 (A) Request to consider the reappointment of Angela Bauldree-Vanbeber to the Not-For-
 Profit Provider of Affordable Housing seat of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
 (REQUEST TO REAPPOINT)
 (B) Request to consider the reappointment of Dale Pazdra to the Essential Services
 Personnel seat of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
 (REQUEST TO REAPPOINT)
 (C) Request to consider the reappointment of Sharmila Ramsarran to the Real Estate
 Professional seat of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
 (REQUEST TO REAPPOINT)

 Assistant Director Tina Jou explained the item. Discussion ensued.

 Motion: To reappoint Angela Bauldree-Vanbeber to the Not-For-Profit Provider of Affordable
 Housing seat, Dale Pazdra to the Essential Services Personnel seat, and Sharmila Ramsarran
 to the Real Estate Professional seat of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
 Result: Passed (Unanimously)
 Mover: Commissioner Carter
 Seconder: Commissioner Bowen

Commission Communications

  • The commissioners announced office hours and provided contact information.
  • Past and upcoming events were highlighted.
  • Residents were reminded not to leave their key fobs in their cars.
  • Thoughts were shared on using forfeiture funds to pay for school resource officers.
  • Thoughts were shared on eliminating slumlords from the city.
  • Kim Sanecki was thanked for her service to the city.
  • Thoughts were shared regarding topics discussed in Public Comment.
  • City Manager Babinec stated that the violations at Ramblewood East need to come into
 compliance to qualify for a lien reduction.
  • Residents were reminded that the next City Commission meeting will be held November 6, 2024
 at 9:00 AM.

  12. City Manager/City Attorney Annual Review
 Members of the City Commission expressed their personal evaluations of City Manager
 Babinec and City Attorney Hearn.

 Motion: The City Manager was rated as Substantially Above Expectations and was
 recommended a merit percentage increase consistent with that recommendation.
 Result: Passed (Unanimously)
 Mover: Commissioner Bowen
 Seconder: Commissioner Simmons
 Motion: The City Attorney was rated as Substantially Above Expectations and was
 recommended a merit percentage increase consistent with that recommendation.
 Result: Passed (Unanimously)
 Mover: Mayor Brook
 Seconder: Commissioner Carter

City Manager's Communication

City Manager Babinec thanked the Commission for their kind words. He also thanked staff for their
dedication and service during Hurricane Milton, and highlighted past and upcoming events.

City Attorney's Communication

City Attorney Hearn thanked the Commission for their kind words and acknowledged the City Attorney’s
Office team. He stated that Broward County had passed its ordinance on House Bill 1365 on October 8
and that there had been a law prohibiting camping on public property since 2002. He noted that city staff
had not seen the homeless individual discussed during Public Comment, camping on public property.
He explained that staff would have offered services if they had. He also reminded residents that the
Supreme Court has been clear that being homeless is not a violation of the law.

Adjournment

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:57 p.m.


s/ Georgia Elliott
____________________________
Georgia Elliott, CMC
City Clerk

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