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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-03-31 City Commission Meeting Agenda Packet AGENDA DANIA BEACH CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2025 - 7:00 PM ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE WITH REGARD TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING OR HEARING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING IS MADE WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. LOBBYIST REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN ANY LOBBYING ACTIVITIES, WHETHER OR NOT COMPENSATION IS PAID OR RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH THOSE ACTIVITIES, EACH LOBBYIST SHALL FILE WITH THE CITY CLERK AN ANNUAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND PAY AN ANNUAL TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00) REGISTRATION FEE FOR EACH PRINCIPAL OR EMPLOYER. REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE: WWW.DANIABEACHFL.GOV. (ORDINANCE #2012-019; AMENDED BY ORDINANCE #2019-019) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, PERSONS NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, 100 W. DANIA BEACH BOULEVARD, DANIA BEACH, FL 33004, (954) 924-6800 EXTENSION 3624, AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING. IN CONSIDERATION OF OTHERS, WE ASK THAT YOU: A. PLEASE TURN CELL PHONES OFF, OR PLACE ON VIBRATE. IF YOU MUST MAKE A CALL, PLEASE STEP OUT INTO THE ATRIUM, IN ORDER NOT TO INTERRUPT THE MEETING. B. IF YOU MUST SPEAK TO SOMEONE IN THE AUDIENCE, PLEASE SPEAK SOFTLY OR GO OUT INTO THE ATRIUM, IN ORDER NOT TO INTERRUPT THE MEETING. DECORUM POLICY FOR MEETINGS OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA: INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO MAKE ANY “CITIZEN’S COMMENTS” UNDER THAT PORTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION AGENDA, OR WHO OTHERWISE WANT TO ADDRESS THE CITY COMMISSION, MUST FIRST BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY CLERK (FORMS ARE AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS AND MUST BE GIVEN TO THE CLERK BEFORE THE MEETING). OTHERS WHO WANT TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY MATTERS MUST FIRST BE RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR. ALL SUCH PERSONS MUST USE THE PODIUM IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBER. NO MORE THAN ONE PERSON AT A TIME MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION FROM THE PODIUM. COMMENTS ARE ONLY TO BE MADE TO THE CITY COMMISSION AND ARE NOT TO BE DIRECTED TO THE AUDIENCE OR CITY STAFF. NO INDIVIDUAL SHALL MAKE ANY SLANDEROUS OR UNDULY REPETITIVE REMARKS, OR ENGAGE IN ANY OTHER FORM OF BEHAVIOR THAT DISRUPTS OR IMPEDES THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE MEETING, AS DETERMINED BY THE MAYOR. NO INDIVIDUAL MAY SPEAK DIRECTLY TO OR ADDRESS THE MAYOR, CITY COMMISSIONER OR CITY STAFF: COMMENTS ARE TO BE ONLY DIRECTED TO THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE. NO CLAPPING, APPLAUDING, HECKLING OR VERBAL OUTBURSTS IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO A SPEAKER OR HIS OR HER REMARKS SHALL BE PERMITTED. NO SIGNS OR PLACARDS SHALL BE PERMITTED IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBER. IF ANY PERSON’S CONDUCT AS DETERMINED BY THE MAYOR IS FOUND TO BE DISRUPTIVE OR INTERFERES WITH THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE MEETING, THE PERSON MAY BE ASKED BY THE MAYOR TO LEAVE THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS; IF THE PERSON DOES NOT LEAVE AND THE CONDUCT PERSISTS, THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE REQUESTED TO ESCORT THE INDIVIDUAL FROM THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS. ALL CELLULAR TELEPHONES ARE TO BE SILENCED DURING THE MEETING. ALL PERSONS EXITING THE COMMISSION CHAMBER SHALL DO SO QUIETLY. (RESOLUTION #2020-032) 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL 2. MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. PRESENTATIONS AND SPECIAL EVENT APPROVALS Agenda – Dania Beach City Commission Monday, March 31, 2025 - 7:00 PM Page 2 of 4 1. Building Department Annual Statistics and Community Rating System (CRS) Class Improvement (Community Development) 2. Request for Proclamation Approval • Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month - April 2025 - Sponsored by Commissioner Rimoli 4. PROCLAMATIONS 1. National Autism Acceptance Month - Sponsored by Mayor Davis 5. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS 1. City Manager 2. City Attorney 3. City Clerk - Reminders - April 8, 2025 CRA Board Meeting - 5 p.m. - April 8, 2025 City Commission Meeting - 7 p.m. - April 22, 2025 City Commission Meeting - 7 p.m. 6. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS 7. CITIZENS' COMMENTS Addressing the Commission: A thirty (30) minute "Citizen Comments" period shall be designated on the agenda for citizens and interested persons to speak on matters whether or not scheduled on that day's agenda. Individuals wishing to speak on a matter not included on the "Public Hearing" section of the agenda, which matter pertains to an item before the City Commission which requires a decision of the City Commission, may do so by signing in and submitting a form to that effect with the City Clerk prior to the meeting. Speakers at Public Hearings shall also submit such a form. Each speaker shall be limited to 3 minutes for his or her comments. If more than ten (10) speakers express a desire to speak, the Commission shall determine on a meeting by meeting basis whether to (a) extend the time allotted for citizen comments to accommodate all speakers, or (b) whether to limit the number of speakers or amount of time per speaker. A speaker's time shall not be transferable to another speaker. 8. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Minutes: February 25, 2025 City Commission Meeting 2. Travel Requests: City Manager Ana M. Garcia request to attend the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance 2025 Annual Leadership trip in Boston, Massachusetts, April 6-10, 2025. 3. RESOLUTION NO. 2025-______ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, Agenda – Dania Beach City Commission Monday, March 31, 2025 - 7:00 PM Page 3 of 4 FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS TO EXCEED THE ANNUAL VENDOR TOTAL AMOUNT OF FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 FOR AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES FROM FULL MOON CREATIVE, LLC.; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Parks and Recreation) 4. RESOLUTION NO. 2025-______ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT OVER A PORTION OF SHERIDAN STREET BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS, WHICH IS CITY OWNED PROPERTY ALLOWING FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY, LLC TO INSTALL A SIGNAL HOUSE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (City Attorney) 5. Request for Use of Discretionary Funds to Sponsor the Prestige Club of SW Broward’s Etiquette Program for Additional Dania Beach Elementary Students – March 19, 2025 - Sponsored by Commissioner Rimoli 9. BIDS AND REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS: None 10. QUASI-JUDICIAL & PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 1. RESOLUTION NO. 2025-______ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE “GMAX PLAT” (PL-005-24) SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT/PROPERTY OWNER R. ROMA HOLDINGS, LLC, FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 4432-4440 SW 52nd STREET, IN THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Community Development) 2. RESOLUTION NO. 2025-______ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE SITE PLAN (SP-073-18) SUBMITTED BY R ROMA HOLDINGS LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 4432-4440 SW 52ND STREET IN THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Community Development) Agenda – Dania Beach City Commission Monday, March 31, 2025 - 7:00 PM Page 4 of 4 11. FIRST READING ORDINANCES First reading ordinances under this section are not subject to public hearing and may be taken all at once, unless pulled by the City Commission. A public hearing and discussion will take place at second reading of all ordinances within its respective section of the agenda. 1. ORDINANCE 2025-_____ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF CITY FUNDS EXCEEDING ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00), TO FUND SOUTHWEST 34TH TERRACE DRAINAGE PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.(Public Services) 2. ORDINANCE NO. 2025-______ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, TO AMEND CHAPTER 18, ENTITLED “PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT”; TO AMEND ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED “POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS”; AT SECTION 18-42; ENTITLED “BENEFIT AMOUNTS AND ELIGIBILITY”, IN ORDER TO INCLUDE CLARIFYING LANGUAGE TO ENABLE THE FULL APPLICATION OF THE 2022 AMENDMENT AS TO BENEFITS; FOR PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERALITY; CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Finance) 12. SECOND READING ORDINANCES: None 13. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION 1. Appointment of Broward League of Cities Director, Alternate, and Second Alternate 2. Discussion and Possible Appointments to the Broward County Aviation Department's Airport Noise Abatement Committee - City Clerk 3. Agenda Transparency - Sponsored by Commissioner Lewellen 14. APPOINTMENTS: None 15. COMMISSION COMMENTS 16. ADJOURNMENT CITY OF DANIA BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANGER 100 West Dania Beach Blvd · Dania Beach, FL 33004 · (954) 924-6800 · (954) 921-2604 (fax) MEMORANDUM Date: March 31, 2025 To: Mayor Joyce L. Davis Vice Mayor Marco A. Salvino, Sr. Commissioner Lori Lewellen Commissioner Luis Rimoli Commissioner A. J. Ryan IV From: Ana M. Garcia, ICMA-CM, City Manager Subject: Manager’s Report Last month, we received an email from Ximena Molina regarding a Children’s entrepreneur market. I watched the video and found the program very interesting and innovative. Cassi and our Manager from Frost Park are now in communication with Ximena regarding a possible partnership. We would like to incorporate her program with our Jr. Flea Market at Frost Park. Taking an existing program and enhancing and augmenting it is what we are currently exploring. For the past 4 years, we have elevated our commitment to safety and mitigating risk. We have a very proactive safety committee and just recently we have added a Risk Manager who is actively training our employees. This past Tuesday, March 18th, our senior team participated in a very detailed presentation/educational session. Throughout City Hall and our parks, you will see markings on stair wells, handrails in unstable areas (see photo), we are accessing our signage, location of cameras, lighting etc., to ensure we are maximizing our safety initiatives and mitigating risk. We continue to be proactive and seek solutions and ways to make our City as safe as possible for our employees, our residents and visitors. Our Risk Manager Wayne Fletcher will next be assessing and evaluating Dania After Dark on April 12th. Grateful to our HR Team and all the members of our safety committee. Last year, I rolled out CORE Conversations; Community Outreach/Resident Engagement with a goal through October as we will commence CORE on June 12th at Frost Park, with the last session of CORE 2025 on October 16th at CW Thomas Park. This past weekend, we had a very successful soft opening at Lucky Fish Oceanfront Restaurant. We continue to evaluate and explore opportunities to augment parking and expand partnerships with FAU and The Casino at Dania Beach. Additionally, we are currently in the design phase for additional beach parking to create additional spaces to park. The design, approval process (Broward County), permitting and construction will take approximately 6 months. We will expedite any way possible, and we will continue to think outside the box and entertain any and all options available to us. Great job by our Beach Rangers monitoring the Beach Campus and the FAU lot. Additionally, our Beach Rangers monitor the Marina area as well. We monitor the Ask Dania Beach App for safety concerns and aesthetic issues. FDOT for a total of $224k. We have a meeting with FDOT and our City consultant on March 26th. This grant isfor the corridor improvements for East Dania Beach Blvd. In the past 6 years, we have sought out and received an unprecedented amount of funding for a multitude of new projects Citywide in the areas of parks and infrastructure From the Historic Nyberg Swanson completion to shifting towards the commencement of the Women’s Club Historic Restoration project. The Historic Preservation Board has approved the a bidding process. If all moves forward without any issues, construction is projected to begin in May. We will be completing a draft report for your perusal and approval of this area of our City Hall Campus to include a proposed new park designation as well as incorporating a historic component and overall design that incorporates our arts and entertainment district. We continue to enhance our City Hall campus from resiliency grants to harden our building (roof, doors and windows) and to address our public restrooms. Our 1st been fully completed. Grateful to our Public Services Director and his Team who led this endeavor. Commencing this October for Oktoberfest, we will incorporate an interactive/informative tent in our very popular DAD series to include the CRA. We want to maximize information to the thousands of and promote our City as a viable business environment to attract new businesses. When I discussed the attendance of our Wine and Seafood festival with our Parks Director (over 6 thousand attendees), it occurred to me that we must seize every opportunity to engage with people and promote our City and attract new businesses particularly on Federal and Dania Beach Boulevard. As we prepare for year 2026 budget, we should be prepared for creative and innovative solutions for the recruitment of new businesses. The Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance annual leadership trip is around the corner. What a tremendous opportunity as a newly appointed board member to represent Dania Beach. We have a packed schedule for 3 days in Boston, from Monday, April 7th until Wednesday, April 9th. Included for your perusal is our draft schedule. My goal is to seize every opportunity that we can explore and ideas in the areas of resiliency, transportation, transit, special events, housing options, partnerships and arts and culture. The aforementioned is an example of the key areas that will be incorporated in the Alliance 2025 leadership trip. I am grateful to all of you, and our City Team! Together we continue to move our City forward initiating new programs and projects, breaking ground and celebrating completed projects and even more rewarding is our ability to identify a challenge and swiftl solutions.