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Commissioners discussed individual proposals and removed a few pieces that earlier reviewers had opposed. Gatson told the panel that two works from artist Nicole had already been commissioned elsewhere and were no longer available. Vice Mayor Daniel, Commissioner Patterson and others expressed preferences on size and visual impact for pieces placed near Pine Island Road and Nob Hill; commissioners noted tall pieces may be better balanced with shorter works across the corridor.

On the water-tank murals, committee discussion focused on a revision to William Jordan's football motif; Jordan presented a portrait-format version of his design and commissioners said they liked the change. Gatson reported that, after tallying preferences and taking unavailable works into account, staff and the consultant would proceed with the agreed selections and engage the artists to schedule installations.

No formal roll-call votes were recorded in the workshop; the transcript records commissioners verbally confirming a set of 11 works would be advanced to fill the 11 available pads and consensus on the water-tank mural designs.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tamarac - Workshop - Jan 06, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Staff and the consultant presented candidate sculptures and mural designs for Inspiration Way and the city's water tanks; commissioners reached workshop consensus on a set of artworks and on revisions to one mural design.","taxTitle","Tamarac, Broward County, Florida","taxId",8839,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6674192,"Tamarac staff seeks $6,438 increase to artist contract for Fire Station 15 bronze sculpture",215,6445000,6660000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2080792-2686b28854bc23c8dd24d5a6227c1650&start=6445&end=6660","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2080792-2686b28854bc23c8dd24d5a6227c1650/thumbnail_6445000.jpg","/articles/6674192/Tamarac/Broward-County/Florida/Tamarac-staff-seeks-6438-increase-to-artist-contract-for-Fire-Station-15-bronze-sculpture","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6674192-0b810e95a6262250dca7679d477de57c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186724&Signature=GNrN7cXRzq5JOEHOOUbFpsw9jB8tpzYlezTW30MnM3XvI4onO349R5mB-jWrIdKw0Vy~6-HtJ3eQ0XdY~kQEO9jfjSA9-VmfgLeAlp7UZ0nLiVMzfBMt2Kt3wLBap-PDJgh24R0ZCgdKQG1f9gwgaMnoa3ghozVxS5UU6AAnEfEbHU96qbDF5dkPXoN6UWLcfL5ijJdchDwfdgV68a4r~GoaiwcOXfr0Uzuj1weVTXuItdIceFzIgTxmuF4VRxt8voHFc3r3KTBNngMJI6cDopF9yjSVUF0DCaprDeEiYYVpgirhGdpPiq-GOIzXg9DB4cfep3YIqXmrIzTlUeQYpQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff and the public-art consultant told the commission that artist Austin Weishow has completed a clay model titled \"Ascending Victory\" intended for installation outside Fire Station 15 and requested a contract amendment to address increased material costs.

Gatson & Ravitz said the original contract (signed in 2023) was $135,000 and that Weishow requested an additional $6,438, bringing the revised contract to $141,438. Staff and the consultant explained the delay in starting fabrication was related to a pending determination about facility control earlier in 2024; once permission was confirmed the artist began work and proceeded with bronze casting steps.

Gatson described bronze as a long-lived medium and said cast bronze sculptures are routinely maintained by the city as part of an ongoing maintenance program. He described the lost-wax casting workflow for larger bronzes and said the artist expects the finished bronze to be crated and shipped to Tamarac; staff said installation could occur in February if the amendment is approved.

Staff indicated the amendment would be presented to the commission on Jan. 22 for formal approval; no formal vote on the amendment was recorded in the workshop transcript. Staff also noted the sculpture would be installed in a manner that allows relocation if facility plans change in the future.","Staff asked the commission to approve a $6,438 increase to sculptor Austin Weishow's contract, raising the fee from $135,000 to $141,438 to cover material-cost increases for a bronze firefighter sculpture for Fire Station 15.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6674198,"Tamarac commission refines 2025 legislative agenda; adds Live Local and property-insurance concerns to priorities",931,1709000,2640000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2080792-2686b28854bc23c8dd24d5a6227c1650&start=1709&end=2640","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2080792-2686b28854bc23c8dd24d5a6227c1650/thumbnail_1709000.jpg","/articles/6674198/Tamarac/Broward-County/Florida/Tamarac-commission-refines-2025-legislative-agenda-adds-Live-Local-and-property-insurance-concerns-to-priorities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6674198-d3a990424c5a771c1e0ed3712f91fac3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186724&Signature=HikNwhWQYIi4XEb1d4iW8sbYU6ahwisWu-5M3nTPgj1phJXZNRspBC9Fpj2tvpZ54EJCgMljaV-Z95lVBD5SCQY9CfZNHt8qo9Of5XlVSNrFwe~OcyTUPJvXqhBLLr2EZ05UU71wGlFS3hN62otTvRIMvlYEWHYI4-cCUfWenCNsZYPlU9heQPdaTWvcVmvizHXvSZ~nu0ojt1PODjfqQljTCZaR~lvXRrCKhrLxlNt1kBZ0BYxuaCly9A2iDzvfVY~e-mpKm1R3IUugv9fno~D-mfQEgovc1xzyQ-IB7YCD~MbmIMSOa3BYuGaOBOXZxv4OQ8P-WXaCCzGFFi1UBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tanya Williams presented the City of Tamarac's proposed 2025 State Legislative Agenda, saying it gives the city's legislative advocates direction for the March 4'May 2, 2025 session. Williams summarized the agenda's priorities, including diversifying local revenue, sovereign immunity limits (she referenced the current statutory caps of $200,000 per person and $300,000 per incident), resiliency and water funding, transportation funding, parks and recreation funding, economic development, school safety funding, affordable housing and condominium/reserve issues, and public-safety and cybersecurity funding.

During discussion commissioners and the city's legislative counsel urged adding explicit language supporting amendments to the Live Local Act to preserve local entitlement processes and home-rule authority. Ronald Book, the city's lobbyist, advised that Live Local is likely to see continued changes and that municipalities should not remain silent: \"Not telling your senator and your 2 house members and others in the Broward delegation how you feel on this issue, in my opinion, would be a mistake,\" he said.

Commissioners also pressed staff to include property-and-casualty insurance and condominium reserve concerns on the agenda. Several commissioners recounted constituent hardships tied to rising premiums and reserve requirements. Williams and Book said the city's authority to regulate insurance is preempted to the state, but they recommended communicating local impacts to state lawmakers and exploring outreach to insurance industry lobbyists as an alternative advocacy avenue.

On project-specific funding, Williams recapped FY2024 appropriations wins and losses: two FY2024 awards (canal culvert/headwall $451,081; park safety enhancements $271,577) and a vetoed 94th Avenue request that exceeded $700,000. For FY2025, staff recommended seeking appropriations for underground resilient fiber expansion (estimated >$3 million; recommended request $750,000) and lift-station improvements (estimated $1,000,000; requested $500,000 with 50% local match).

Mayor Gomes said the commission had \"unanimous support\" in the workshop to add language backing Live Local amendments and property-insurance/reserve relief and asked staff to refine the wording for final adoption on the consent agenda. The workshop record shows consensus discussion; a formal adoptive vote was not recorded at the workshop.","Staff presented the City of Tamarac's 2025 State Legislative Agenda. Commissioners asked staff and the city's lobbyists to add support for amendments to the Live Local Act and to press state lawmakers on property and casualty insurance and condominium reserve issues; the body gave consensus to include those items for advocacy.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6674199,"Tamarac staff seeks one-year extension of lobbyist contract with Ronald I. Book PA at $59,400",107,78000,185000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2080792-2686b28854bc23c8dd24d5a6227c1650&start=78&end=185","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2080792-2686b28854bc23c8dd24d5a6227c1650/thumbnail_78000.jpg","/articles/6674199/Tamarac/Broward-County/Florida/Tamarac-staff-seeks-one-year-extension-of-lobbyist-contract-with-Ronald-I-Book-PA-at-59400","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6674199-3b99f0c3d9099d5d0c3dd3d756434ae6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186724&Signature=d~IY2mvsd6o09Rkp8DPke1uvFTTsLWA0cM5RfArevG63PyFmL7FRMdB5mML~k2N0d2mK-foCztitWn1HwMSu3X2OmCHyE3ww-T7aXZ5DWRzQnSU9K12Py-otaBrkPEHdBMYKXG1UrReGbLTfYK3LL8ySwqGX9-3s2hFcq4qTn~yfckIetsWOw3s-7U1wgqNxgC9xLwPh8URWHm~KWKEq7OvmEbQx0PwxkgOitNBtcOKZCo~yxtEQpUK5g2Sys5Eqs-shMBFpVJiO-K0n9tDod5nsChnOXxJkzKZHi4YSAnwvYzP8oPrlsALXh8LwFpGhLLxnYGC4Ei0x5fn3tFtJ-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tanya Williams, the city's governmental affairs manager, asked the commission to approve Amendment No. 22 to the city's lobbying agreement with Ronald I. Book PA, extending the contract from Jan. 26, 2025, through Jan. 25, 2026, at a cost \"not to exceed $59,400\" per year.

Williams said the city first contracted with Ronald I. Book in 2002 and has renewed the agreement annually since then. She described the firm's duties as a government liaison that \"maintain[s] relationships with our state, federal, local agencies, officers and officials,\" tracks state and federal legislation that affects city operations, helps identify state funding opportunities, and may assist in securing permits and arranging meetings in Tallahassee.

Ronald Book, who joined the workshop by phone, told commissioners his firm focuses on the legislative process and on maintaining access to committee chairs and appropriations leaders across Florida. \"Part of what we are responsibility to do is to help your local lawmakers improve on their successes on your behalf and on your constituents' behalf,\" he said.

Williams summarized recent results the firm helped secure: full funding in fiscal 2024 for a canal culvert gates and headwall improvement ($451,081) and a Tamarac Park safety enhancement project ($271,577); she reported a third recommended project for 94th Avenue had been vetoed by the governor after legislative approval and was in excess of $700,000. For FY2025 Book recommended two appropriation requests: an underground fiber expansion (estimated cost in excess of $3,000,000; city recommended request limit $750,000) and wastewater lift-station improvements (estimated total cost $1,000,000; requested appropriation $500,000, with a required 50% local match).

Mayor Gomes said the item would be moved to the consent agenda. No formal motion, second or roll-call vote was recorded in the workshop transcript.

The commission did not vote on the amendment during the workshop; staff indicated the item would be placed on the consent agenda for formal action at a subsequent meeting.","City staff presented Amendment No. 22 to extend the city's long-standing lobbyist agreement with Ronald I. Book PA through Jan. 25, 2026, at an unchanged annual fee of $59,400; commission moved the item to the consent agenda with no formal roll-call vote recorded at the workshop.","actionData","errors"]

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Commission gives workshop consensus on Inspiration Way sculptures and water-tank murals

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Tamarac commission refines 2025 legislative agenda; adds Live Local and property-insurance concerns to priorities

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