City of Margate Meeting Minutes Mayor Tommy Ruzzano Vice Mayor Arlene R. Schwartz Commissioners: Antonio V.. Arserio, Anthony N. Caggiano, Joanne Simone City Manager Cale Curtis City Attorney Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman City Clerk. Jennifer M. Johnson 5790 Margate Boulevard Margate, FL3 33063 954-972-6454 www.margatef.com Regular City Commission Meeting Wednesday, August 21, 2024 6:30 PM Commission Chambers and Zoom.us Webinar ID: 898 81075474 tps.usv2weDzoom.us/8989101574 CALLTO ORDER ROLL CALL Present: 5- Commissioner Anthony N. Caggiano, Commissioner Joanne: Simone, Commissioner Antonio V. Arserio, Vice Mayor Arlene R. Schwartz and Mayor Tommy Ruzzano MOMENT OF SILENCE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1) PRESENTATIONG) A. ID2024-232 MARGATE 50 YEARI RESIDENCY AWARD. - DEBRA GORDON B. ID2024-261 12TH ANNUAL ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS BY CITY OF MARGATE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES. (AWARDED TO CAROLINE GILBERT, ENROLLED AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND ELYSSA PARKS. ANDI RECREATION DIRECTOR, MICHAEL: A. JONES, spoke on this Item. REPUBLIC SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES also spoke ont this Item. WASHINGTON, ENROLLED. ATBROWARDCOLLEGE) ATHLETES OF THE MONTH C. ID2024-231 BASEBALL: DOMINICK SARDO, 9YEARS OLD (CITY OF MARGATE YOUTH BASEBALL) EMPLOYEE. RECOGNITION FOR YEARS OF SERVICE D. ID2024-242 JACQUELINE CHIN-KIDD, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE - FINANCE DEPAKIMENTSSYEARS City ofA Margate Page1 Printed on8 8/29/2024 1:42PM Regular City Commission Meeting Meeting Minutes August 21,2024 STEPHEN L. MINER, COMMANDER RECORDS POLICE DEPARTMENT CARL R. WILLIAMSON, DRIVERENGINEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - 25 LORNEI BROWN, FRELIEUTENANT-FIRE: DEPARTMENT- 20YEARS 25YEARS YEARS RONALD N. GANGOO, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR I - PARKS & RECREATION -20 YEARS CEPADIEU ST. LOUIS, MAINTENANCE WORKER I JOSEI PENA, MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR- - SENIOR CENTER-20YEARS SEBASTIAN F. ZEHETMAIER, POLICE OFFICER - POLICE DEPARTMENT KRISTINA DAHL, OFFICE SPECIALISTI-F POLICE, DEPARIMENT- -5YEARS FINANCE DIRECTOR, ISMAEL DIAZ, paid tribute to! Deputy Director of Finance, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, JACQUELINE CHIN-KIDD, spoke of her gratitude on VICE MAYOR ARLENE R. SCHWARTZ complimented Deputy Director ofF Finance, COMMISSIONER. JOANNE SIMONE complimented Deputy Director of Finance, Chin-Kidd, onl her work for the Employee Benefit Trust Fund (EBTF). PARKS ANDI RECREATION DIRECTOR, JONES, paid tribute to Parks and Recreation MAYOR TOMMY RUZZANO complimented Parks and Recreation Equipment Operator, PARKS. ANDI RECREATION EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, RONALDI N. GANGOO, thanked PARKS & RECREATION-ZOYEARS 10YEARS Chin-Kidd. this Item. Chin-Kidd. Equipment Operator, Gangoo. Gangoo. the City for the last 20 years ofe employment. 2) PUBLIC DISCUSSION TRACY VAN WINKLE, 1020 SW61ST AVENUE, thanked the Police Department for pulling over cars int the School Zone for speeding on Atlantic Boulevard and referenced DONNA L. FELLOWS thanked the City for allowing the Community Giveback Event. She THE LEGACY, CLOSETI MARGI BRE, thanked the City and the Police Department with that the City did not need cameras. also thanked the Police Officers for keeping everybody safe. the Community Giveback Event. Cityo of Margate Page2 Printed on8 8/29/2024 1:42PM Regular City Commission Meeting Meeting Minutes August 21,2024 MARGATE RESIDENT paid tribute to the City. 3) COMMISSION COMMENTS COMMISSIONER SIMONE congratulated the City's employees for their dedication to COMMISSIONER ANTONIO V. ARSERIO, thanked all the employees that dedicated so VICE MAYOR SCHWARTZ concurred" with Commissioners Simone and Arserio's MAYOR RUZZANO thanked everyone for attending and informed that there was another Margate and the great job thatt they did. many years working for the City. respective comments. City Commission meeting thereafter. 4) CITY MANAGER'S REPORT ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:10pm. Respectfully submitted, Transcribed by Salene E. 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THROUGH THE CITY'S WEBSITE: Got to www.margatef.com items and see the Zoom meeting information Got to" "Agendas & Minutes" > Find the respective meeting date and dick" "Agenda Summary" to view the agenda ALTERNATE OPTION FOR' VIEWING. AND LISTENING TO THE MEETING THROUGH: ZOOM.US Instructions: Topic: "Margate Regular City Commission Meeting" Enter the following link toj join the webinar: hitps/ls02web.zom.uS/89881075474 Dial (for higher quality, dial ar number based ony your current location): Telephone: US: +13126266799or419292056099 Cityo of Margate Page4 Printed on 8/29/2024 1:42PM