Vice Mayor Yvette Colbourne chaired the meeting in the absence of Mayor Wayne M. Messam. Commissioners Maxwell B. Chambers, Avril Cherasard (participating remotely), and Carson Edwards were present. The meeting included five proclamations, a legislative update from State Representative LaVon Bracy-Davis, the adoption of a consent agenda with three items pulled for discussion, and a second reading of an ordinance modifying vacation rental insurance requirements. No public comments were registered.
Items 1–3, 5–9 were approved unanimously in a single motion. (Items 4, 10, 11, and 12 were pulled for separate consideration.)
We're ready. The meeting of the City of Miramar 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 question, comments, concerns 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 commission meeting and televised on Comcast Channel 78 and ATT Uverse Channel 99 for City of Myanmar subscribers. As of September 3rd, 2025 at 3 30 p.m. No members from the public was registered to participate virtually in this meeting. If someone has registered later this time and would like to speak, they can raise their hands, 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 taken. Please note the mayor will not attend the meeting this evening. So I will be cheering as Vice Mayor. Additionally, Commissioner Sherizad will participate remotely. Madame Clerk, please call the roll. Commissioner Chambers. Here. Commissioner Sherizard. Present. Vice Mayor Colburn. Here. Commissioner Edwards. Here. City Manager Dr. Virgin. Here. City Attorney Gary. Here. City Attorney Powell. Here. Let us rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. We have a commemoration list of employees who have lost loved ones. Ghisandre Alert Gabriel from our marketing and public relations. Lost her mother, Marlene Ferris Alert. DuVard Franzois from the police department lost his nephew, Franz Junior, Jean Baptiste. Scott Coplin from the police department lost his father, a former officer, Sol Coplan, number 136. Kurt Hubson Garcia from Public Works lost his mother, Vilma Filipino, Roach Hubson Garcia, and his brother, Ryan Stanley Hubson Garcia. Beverly Claire Cray from the police department lost her cousin Eltha Brown. Carl Jackson from the police department lost an uncle Glenford Wilson. Ashley Ferguson from the police department lost her grandmother. Ioni Reed Maclean. Let's absorb a moment of silence. Thank you. We are now moving on a on, we are now moving on to presentations. I invite State Representative Bottomman to give a legislative update. Hi everybody, I'm very happy to be here. It's nice to see the Vice Mayor and the Commissioners. I am so happy to be in the great city of Myanmar. As you know, Senator Sharif represents Myanmar, as do I, Representative Robinson and Representative Woodson. So you really have it covered. You have a lot of us up there fighting for you.