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Tamarac Medal of Honor (Resolution TR14283) — approved
The commission formally added the “Tamarac Medal of Honor” to the city’s awards policy, permitting elected officials to sponsor presentations and clarifying presentation venues. The motion was made by Commissioner Marlon Bolton and seconded by Commissioner Patterson. Roll call: Daniel (yes), Gomez (yes), Bolton (yes), Wright (yes), Patterson (yes). Tally: 5–0. Outcome: approved.

Consent agenda (amended) — approved
The commission approved the consent agenda as amended (excluding item 5B for separate consideration) by a 5–0 roll-call vote. Outcome: approved.

Ordinance TO2593 — remove funeral homes from mixed-use zoning (second reading) — adopted
An ordinance removing funeral homes as a permitted use in Mixed Use Neighborhood, Mixed Use Corridor and Public Facilities zoning districts (but retaining them in Business Park) passed on second reading. Roll call: unanimous, 5–0. Outcome: adopted.

Ordinance (Parks and recreation: alcohol at city facilities) — adopted (3–2)
The commission adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 15 to allow the regulated service of alcoholic beverages at certain city facilities and events, subject to licensing and insurance requirements. The motion carried 3–2 (Bolton: yes; Patterson: yes; Vice Mayor Daniel: yes; Mayor Gomez: no; Commissioner Wright: no). Outcome: adopted; staff to implement licensing and vendor insurance requirements.

Ordinance on access to waterways/trespass — tabled (3–2)
A first-reading ordinance that would prohibit accessing public waterways by trespassing on private or city property was tabled for further outreach and clarification of signage policy; vote to table was 3–2 (tabled by motion of Commissioner Bolton). Outcome: tabled; staff to return with signage policy and community outreach plan.

Zoning — vehicle service and repair (special exception) — approved (5–0)
A special-exception land-use application to allow a minor vehicle service and repair use at a Commercial Boulevard plaza was approved after staff and the Planning Board recommended approval. Motion by Commissioner Bolton, second by Commissioner Wright. Roll call: unanimous, 5–0. Outcome: approved (special exception granted).

Sign variance for Sonny's The Car Wash Factory (10B) — granted (4–1)
The commission granted a variance to allow two façade signs and a larger logo height on the south elevation for Sonny's corporate headquarters/location; roll call was 4–1 (Commissioner Bolton voted no). Outcome: variance granted.

Ending: Staff will implement adopted ordinances according to the conditions included in backup materials and return with required policy clarifications on the tabled waterways item.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tamarac - Regular - Jun 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission adopted a resolution to add the Tamarac Medal of Honor and approved several ordinances and land-use items; one ordinance (access to waterways/trespass) was tabled for further outreach.","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},6657428,"Commission tables ordinance regulating access to public waterways after debate over property rights and enforceability",1062,763000,1825000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5075249-d58583272306816d80e802c1a79f8085&start=763&end=1825","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5075249-d58583272306816d80e802c1a79f8085/thumbnail_763000.jpg","/articles/6657428/Tamarac/Broward-County/Florida/Commission-tables-ordinance-regulating-access-to-public-waterways-after-debate-over-property-rights-and-enforceability","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6657428-8e89fc424251c28ded5a39352ba03d33/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448275&Signature=k8P6WYubHqFILIoHgDKuIOcV0S5Sb7KK7cZP3nXP9F5h-UlhZtXIFnpb61hPSri6iUZ6T-UyMjqr6I50FDPtJG806Ul5GASJXi14VOErvQFj~g069-PAXvCiCe0s9nLK5t7l98y5PA8VNASx0Ebn2rjqtQOcls3kg2EPIY4DJdSePIXnDxZCStonYFD6xfaXjTe718daoiu6lET-psuBDXtd3fTHakvXaWK~voDdzFOIwSBzNEV-zpajgc82umXm5V2UJ5GQH2Yu~d-SS27X-sIBQuShmHsGSb-eex9RQ3aqfqiFwATfu6Eog9MDa41tXRUYvop10KSeIbya0hOrCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tamarac City Commission on June 25 voted 3–2 to table an ordinance that would make it unlawful to access public waterways by crossing private or certain city property without permission.

Deputy City Manager Maxine Calloway told the commission the city cannot regulate fishing in public waterways — that authority rests with the state — and that the proposed ordinance is intended to prevent people from entering private property to reach canals or lakes. “We cannot regulate no fishing in public waterway. It is regulated by the state of Florida. So this piece of legislation attempts to regulate accessing private property to be able to get to a canal or a body of water,” Calloway said.

Why it mattered: Supporters said the change would protect homeowners whose backyards adjoin canals from trespass, noise and safety hazards; opponents said signage and existing no-trespassing affidavits already provide remedies, and they worried about enforcement against people who fish from bridges or public rights-of-way. Commissioner Marlon Bolton noted concerns about food insecurity and people fishing to feed their families and said a no-trespassing sign is often an adequate remedy.

Outcome and next steps: After discussion about signage language, responsibilities for sign distribution and whether the city or residents should pay for signs, the commission tabled the ordinance for additional stakeholder outreach and refinement. The roll-call vote to table carried 3–2 (Vice Mayor Daniel, Commissioner Bolton and Commissioner Patterson voting to table; Mayor Gomez and Commissioner Wright opposed).

Ending: Staff said they will return with a policy on signs (including whether the city will supply or residents will pay for signs), and the commission signaled a desire for further neighborhood engagement before reconsidering the ordinance.","The commission voted 3–2 to table proposed changes to the code that would prohibit accessing public waterways by crossing private or certain city property; staff said the measure targets trespass to reach waterways, not fishing on public water, and will return later with details on signage and distribution policy.",{"_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},6657432,"BSO reports overall crime down but violent crime up 50% in Tamarac; deputies point to unpredictable interpersonal incidents",272,4884000,5156000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5075249-d58583272306816d80e802c1a79f8085&start=4884&end=5156","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5075249-d58583272306816d80e802c1a79f8085/thumbnail_4884000.jpg","/articles/6657432/Tamarac/Broward-County/Florida/BSO-reports-overall-crime-down-but-violent-crime-up-50-in-Tamarac-deputies-point-to-unpredictable-interpersonal-incidents","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6657432-3f0d59d9fa267ea7e1aa018385a72de6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448275&Signature=k3qD~282wPT0WUmvi8owZb-feTtABE~csnM45Ac48JnHmmQ-Br99R1xjzvP~MEWCyWL8vnlwh4FV0mCQ4QmpVjLArg5~4dYBFzBZjUmSMA8y72jTwakW94J6UebaOHCa4F4SrVKeaJtj4xanurCVBtHzdNJJU~lH5ym5q2-l4wMQTlbYxfPKMklCyE9wDSARuVPNOxD4irJhSfqIMPJmIHBRriP-I3wzNDwQvwSM2mllXTYIL7Mpoubey~fVjXWQqI7JPEvcrJQorvKbCkf4e1n~Es1N2f5jfJQP~4Gl-cXaUuE~Kqfnp-9aFENzhiO3tqK10INqZYr31tq3~4vfyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Acting Captain Christopher Palomar of the Broward County Sheriff's Office (BSO) Tamarac District briefed the city commission on public-safety trends on June 25 and said overall crime in the city is down year to date while violent crime has increased.

“Again, we continue to have a high rate of calls — over 4,000 a month, 20,000 for the year,” Palomar said, citing patrol statistics and field-initiated activity. He told the commission that in May the district recorded 81 Part 1 crimes (the most severe categories), that property crimes were down nearly 20% year to date, but that violent crime — including aggravated battery and aggravated assault — was up roughly 50% year to date.

Palomar credited field-initiated activity, license-plate-reader (LPR) hits and a range of proactive units for helping arrest suspects and push down property crime, and described community programs and recent events — such as a senior-safety summit — as ongoing prevention work. He also described recent notable arrests, including a theft ring and a swatting follow-up that involved cross-jurisdictional coordination.

Why it matters: Commissioner Patterson and other commissioners pressed for neighborhood-level targeting and technology options to address the rise in violent incidents. Palomar and BSO staff said the rise in violent crime was concentrated in interpersonal incidents that are harder to predict and that the percent increases are numerically small in absolute counts (for example, 7 cases in 2024 to 15 in 2025 for a given category), but nonetheless important.

BSO’s approach and limits: Palomar said prevention and education initiatives — including domestic-violence workshops and de-escalation efforts — are part of BSO’s response, and he noted the agency has been pursuing federal grant conversations and innovative policing strategies regionally. Palomar said the department is considering additional public outreach and educational programming and that some technologies (for example, drones or expanded camera networks) would require broader policy discussion.

Next steps and requests from commissioners: Commissioners asked staff and BSO to consider additional public education, targeted outreach in neighborhoods with higher incident rates, and grant-seeking to fund technology or programmatic measures that would be specific to Tamarac. Acting Captain Palomar said he would continue to bring operational updates and explore options with county and regional units.

Ending: The commission did not approve new deployments during the meeting; commissioners asked staff to return with options for community-targeted strategies and grant opportunities.","Acting Captain Christopher Palomar told the commission that overall crime in Tamarac is down year to date while violent crime — particularly aggravated battery and aggravated assault — has risen; deputies cited increased field-initiated activity, license-plate-reader arrests and community outreach as mitigation steps.",{"_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},6657437,"Broward County outlines Pine Island Road safety, bike and signal upgrades; construction not expected until 2028",1743,160000,1903000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5075249-d58583272306816d80e802c1a79f8085&start=160&end=1903","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5075249-d58583272306816d80e802c1a79f8085/thumbnail_160000.jpg","/articles/6657437/Tamarac/Broward-County/Florida/Broward-County-outlines-Pine-Island-Road-safety-bike-and-signal-upgrades-construction-not-expected-until-2028","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6657437-a7b40ee987580523a03b4807dc31e702/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448275&Signature=UBtghkYNbyVw4jQ~o~o6xYIqQ27i2Xb2J1G5irhUjw2E5Dvu8ui9dRX8cxjaa9KGxzrEla3eM1M9mv9IhzA0hIZ3lPLpTdHI8ziQI9S3A5z48j6XKsnZvi6R3LcK~PBYPRKBGFlIR3e2Kl9IyzHIj0u3vJCE663gmbII7LuIhRfo5h2lDhNdlI4TUJpWP52AckQh1K0QIsM9JJb2JEnqgCXVnROrXosVXy2x40nYlbYk92uL2hRZG9toqnjloj80HSZl89995DGNZmQMDZYT~F14YoqrUQPfmrvjRn5Y7ZfD7NXWct0ILGrISBNdMHwX1hHvqDB997GjulKFpScq0A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Broward County engineers told the Tamarac City Commission on June 25 that a state-funded project to improve Pine Island Road from Commercial Boulevard to McNabb Road is now in the design phase and intends to widen the corridor, improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities and upgrade signals and lighting.

The project team, led by consultant Fernando Gomez and Broward County project manager Alejandro Martinez, said the scope includes adding a third travel lane, replacing on-street bike lanes with a 12-foot shared-use concrete path separated from traffic, upgraded pedestrian signal equipment at Commercial and McNabb and potential new signalization at Lago Del Campo. “So, my name is Fernando Gomez. I'm the consultant project manager for this project,” Gomez said during the presentation.

The design team said the county and a state Department of Transportation grant are funding the work and that the project will preserve existing intelligent transportation systems (ITS) infrastructure while bringing pedestrian lighting and accessible crossings up to current standards. Eileen Costa, a consultant on the project, said lowering the posted design speed and narrowing lane widths are part of a traffic-calming approach the county used successfully on other Pine Island Road segments. “The reduction in speed actually provides, when you have a higher volume of traffic, it provides a more consistent flow of traffic instead of a stop-and-go,” Costa said.

Why it matters: Commissioners and residents pressed the team on safety, enforcement and timing. The design team said moving bikes onto a separated path is intended to remove conflicts between bicyclists and high-speed traffic and that midblock crossings now served by rapid rectangular flashing beacons could be replaced with pedestrian hybrid beacons or HAWK signals that provide a steady red phase enforceable by officers.

Schedule and funding: The county’s consultant said design work began in April and is scheduled for an 18-month design period, with construction funding anticipated in 2028 and construction estimated to take about 24 months once it begins. The schedule presented showed project design completion in October of the following year, followed by a roughly one-year wait for construction funding.

Commissioner questions and resident concerns: Commissioners and residents asked about enforcement, outreach and interim pavement conditions. A resident urged the county to consider public-awareness and etiquette campaigns for shared-use paths, stronger pedestrian signage in school zones, and interim repaving before construction given existing pavement roughness. Alejandro Martinez said the county would consider signing, pavement marking and coordination with school zones as part of signing and pavement marking design; the consultant said the contractor will work with the county on design details and public outreach during later design milestones.

Next steps: The project remains in the design phase at under 30% completion, the team said. They plan public outreach after the commission briefing and will return necessary materials and contact information to the city clerk so residents can submit comments while design is ongoing.

Ending: Commissioners thanked the team for the briefing and encouraged continued outreach and coordination on repaving, safety treatments and school-zone markings. The commission and county reiterated that the public-design phase is the appropriate time for residents to raise site-specific concerns and request refined signing or traffic-control options.","Broward County engineers presented a design to widen Pine Island Road from Commercial Boulevard to McNabb Road, add a third travel lane, move bike facilities onto a 12-foot shared-use path, upgrade pedestrian signals and lighting, and lower the design speed; design is 18 months and construction funding is scheduled for 2028.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Tamarac commission decisions on June 25, 2025

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