The Miramar City Commission held its regular meeting on September 18, 2024, at 7:00 PM at 2300 Civic Center Place. The meeting included presentations, approval of consent items, resolutions on fees and compensation, a substantial fire apparatus financing package, first reading of a major mixed-use rezoning, a quasi-judicial hearing on an affordable housing project that was deferred, and a resolution condemning hatred toward Haitian Americans. The meeting was extended twice to accommodate public testimony and deliberations, concluding after midnight.
Report West for many factors, not just uh the sensitive environmental and human risk issues, but as well as um what it would be. Good evening. The meeting of the Mayomar City Commission is now called to order. An opportunity was given to the public to register to participate or email the city clerk 24 hours prior to the commission meeting. Excuse me. With any questions, comments on items we will hear on this evening's agenda. Any person may be heard by the city commission through the chair and upon registering, pursuant to the published notice for not 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 subscribers on Channel 99. As of September 18, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. No members from the public have registered to participate virtually in this meeting. 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 prior to 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 being taken. Please note tonight um Vice Mayor Davis will be appearing remotely. At this time, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Mayor Massum. Here. Commissioner Barnes. Here. Commissioner Chambers. Commissioner Colburn. Here. Vice Mayor Davis. Here. City Manager Dr. Virgin. Here. City Attorney Powell. Here. City Attorney Gary. Here. Let us rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. My pledge of allegiance. We do have a commemoration list for bereaved city of Myanmar employees. Keith DeVaux, Social Services, Lost His Mother, Arland Alonde, St. Till Prince, Financial Services, Sister. Leah Dereel, Engineering, Uncle, Olicia Waits, Human Resources, Uncle. Let's keep our colleagues and peers in our thoughts and prayers during their time of bereavement, as well as any other condolences we are expressing in our community. At this time, let's have a moment of silence. Now at this time, we have two presentations. Our first presentation will be for the local government academy graduation. And at this time, I invite Chief of Staff Cassandra Lindsay to the podium. Good evening, madam. How are you? Good evening, Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk. My name is Cassandra Carvalho Lindsay, and I am the Chief of Staff in the Office of the City Manager. It is an honor to stand before you this evening to recognize the graduates of the city's local government academy. And they're all here this evening looking so beautiful. The local government academy was launched in July 2022.