The City of Miramar, FL City Commission held a regular meeting on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at 7:00 PM in Commission Chambers. The meeting included proclamations, presentations, approval of consent agenda items, a public hearing on the CDBG Annual Action Plan, a quasi-judicial public hearing on a proposed Sam's Club fuel station, and a resolution creating a countywide solid waste authority. Key actions included approving the solid waste interlocal agreement, the FY2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, board appointments, and the first reading of a budget amendment. The Sam's Club fuel station application was continued to July 5, 2023.
All right, you all ready? You all ready? All right, you all ready? You already all right. Good evening. The meeting of the Myanmar City Commission is now called to order. An opportunity was given to the public to register to participate or email the city clerk twenty-four hours prior to the commission meeting with any questions, comments, concerns on items we will hear on this evening's agenda. Any person may be heard on this evening's agenda by the city commission through the chair and upon registering pursuant to the published notice, not for more than three minutes on any proposition before the city commission unless modified by the chair. This meeting is being streamed live at Miramarfl.gov slash commission meeting and televised on Comcast Channel 78 and ATT Uverse Channel 99 for City of Myanmar subscribers. As of June twenty first, twenty twenty three at four thirty PM. If someone has registered later than this time and would like to speak, they can raise their hand and at the appropriate time, our IT staff will unmute their mic to allow them to speak. Please be sure to mention your name and address for the record before addressing the commission. All comments submitted will be included as part of the record for this meeting and will be considered by the city commission prior to any action taken. At this time, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Commissioner Chambers. Here. We do have a couple of proclamations and a presentation. Our first proclamation, I invite Parks and Rec Director Billy Neal and team forward to the dais. Let's give them a round of applause. Good. I'm not sure. Do we have anyone manning the parks? So we got the whole gang here. Yes. This proclamation is an observance of uh parks and recreation month, July 2023. Whereas the U.S. House of Representatives has designated July 2023 as Parks and Recreation Month. And whereas the 2023 National Recreation and Parks Association theme is where community grows, which celebrates the vital role parks and recreation professionals play in bringing people together, providing essential services, and fostering the growth of our communities. And whereas parks and recreation is an integral part of communities throughout this country, including the city of Myanmar. And whereas parks and recreation is fundamental to the environmental well-being of our community, and whereas parks and recreation programming and education activities, such as out-of-school programming, youth sports and environmental education, and critical to childhood development. And whereas parks and recreation encourages physical activities by providing courts and fields, walking trails, swimming pools, and many other activities to promote active lifestyles. And whereas parks and recreation increases a community's economic prosperity through increased property values, expansion of the local tax base, increased tourism, the attraction and retention of businesses, and crime reduction. And whereas the city of Myanmar recognizes the benefits derived from parks and recreation resources. Now, therefore, I Wayne Mesa, mayor of the City of Myanmar, and on behalf of the City Commission, do hereby proclaim July 20, 23rd as parks and recreation month. And we thank our very hard-working team of parks and recreation professionals who do an exceptional job, not only manning our parks, maintaining our parks, leading recreational programming, but definitely putting together so many of the many city community events that Myanmar is known for. So thank you all so much for all of your hard work. Code Enforcement Officers Appreciation Week, June 59th, 2023. Whereas Code Enforcement Officers provide the safety, health, and welfare of the citizens in this community through the enforcement of building, zoning, housing, animal control, fire safety, environmental, and other codes and ordinances. And whereas code enforcement officers are responsible for improving neighborhood and the quality of lives of the residents in the city of Miramar. And whereas every day, assisted by the support and program staff, they attempt to provide quality customer service to the public for the betterment of the city of Myanmar. And whereas code enforcement officers are dedicated, well-trained, and highly responsible individuals who take their jobs seriously and are proud of their departmental and local government within which they serve. And whereas the Florida Association of Code Enforcement, known as Space, has declared the first week of June to be set aside by local government to honor and recognize their code enforcement officers. And whereas the hard work, dedication, and expertise of the code enforcement officers in the city of Myanmar have delivered success for nearly more than two decades. And whereas the COVID 19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges to our community, and our code enforcement officers were diligently to work diligently to uphold the new COVID-19 protocols that were enforced to protect the public health and safety. And whereas in the code enforcement officers handled more than 3,000 cases a year to promote and maintain a case and desirable living and working environment for all Myanmar residents and businesses. And whereas City of Myanmar is deeply grateful for the dedication, commitment, and professionalism of our code enforcement officers who continue to serve the City of Myanmar with distinction and resolve, even before, even during the most difficult of times. And now, therefore, I wane Mesa, Mayor of the City of Miramar, on behalf of my Vice Mayor Alexandra P. Davis and the City Commission do hereby proclaim June fifth through the ninth as Code Enforcement Officers Appreciation Week. Let's give them a big round of applause. Vice Mayor Davis.