Jay D. Schwartz
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 21
- Total speaking time
- 7:27:54
- Avg per meeting
- 21:20
- Segments
- 6189
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Top issues during term (20)
Residential variance backlog and deferral costs
Unknown for now — the discussion is specifically about what deferring cases costs the city in staff time and administration.
Amendment 3 homestead exemption on November ballot
If approved by voters, the city could lose $18.7 million to $32 million in annual property tax revenue within two years — money now funding police, fire rescue, parks, and events.
FY2026-27 Budget and $8.2 Million General Fund Gap
Your fire assessment would go up about $29.49 next year; the property tax rate would tick down slightly, the 11th straight year of reduction.
Sunswept Water System Replacement
Not stated in the agenda; a contract amount will be negotiated.
Disaster debris management solicitation
Contract value not yet determined; past experience shows reimbursement disputes with FEMA can leave the city out of pocket.
Diversity and Heritage Advisory Board's future under SB 1134
No direct cost yet, but compliance uncertainty and potential legal exposure citywide.
Unpermitted construction across the city
Certified lien amounts plus $150-a-day fines until compliance.
Jamaat ul Muttaqeen Mosque addition
The congregation is fundraising to buy additional land for future parking, but no city money is involved.
E-bike regulation after SB-382 veto
No direct cost yet, but any enforcement or infrastructure changes could carry future costs.
Ethics training and Sunshine Law questions
Modest — a 15-30 minute virtual program, but it takes employees off their jobs.
License plate reader data privacy
Roughly $99,000 spent so far on cameras and service; contract termination costs are part of the pending review.
Walmart painted before approval
None direct — potential cost only if businesses must repaint disapproved colors.
Proposed taxpayer bill of rights ordinance
Could cap how fast city operating spending grows — details still to be worked out.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Emergency Repair
The emergency repair costs up to $129,000, and emergency pricing may carry premiums over planned procurement.
Residential noise complaint near West Broward High
10-Year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan update
The work plan includes a financing schedule for any needed water capital improvements, though none are projected as necessary this cycle.
Business tax receipt enforcement
Owners and tenants have 30 days to obtain BTRs or face $150/day fines.
196th Avenue Roadway Expansion Design
The design contract alone is up to $552,733, with construction costs still to come.
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Report
The bill would offer up to $5,000 per first-time homebuyer, capped at $5 million a year statewide.
Corporate absentee owners and enforcement limits
The bill would offer up to $5,000 per first-time homebuyer, capped at $5 million a year statewide.
Decisions during term (460)
Recorded while Schwartz was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent agenda (items 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13)
Kimley-Horn design contract for 196th Avenue expansion (Item 8)
WWTP headworks emergency repair ratification (Item 2)
Cooper City ficus hedge maintenance agreement (Item 10)
Ordinance 2026-15 first reading — Community Events and Civic Engagement Advisory Board (Item 14)
National League of Cities voting delegate (Item 15)
Good nominated to MTECC Board (Item 16)
Appointment of Dr. Hannif Murray to Education Advisory Board (ADD-1)
MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (AHAC) REPORT (2026) AND TRANSMIT THE REPORT TO THE FLORIDA HOUSING CORPORATION.
MOTION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA AND THE CITY OF COOPER CITY, FLORIDA FOR THE RENTAL OF A BUCKET TRUCK TO PERFORM GENERAL MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE CITY OF COOPER CITY, FLORIDA.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 16, 2026, 2ND BUDGET HEARING AND REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING, OCTOBER 7, 2026, EXEMPT PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING SCHOOL SAFETY, AND OCTOBER 7, 2026, REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE TO AWARD RFQ #PSUT-25-14 “CCNA SUNSWEPT COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PROGRAM,” IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 287.055, CONSULTANTS' COMPETITIVE…
MOTION TO AWARD IFB #CS-26-03 “COUNTERTOPS FOR HOUSING APARTMENTS” TO LY MARBLE AND GRANITE AS THE PRIMARY CONTRACTOR AND GRANITE TOPS INDUSTRIES AS THE SECONDARY CONTRACTOR, IN AN INITIAL ANNUAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED OF $195,320, FOR THE…
MOTION TO APPROVE REQUEST TO ADVERTISE SOLICITATION(S): (A) ED-26-04 “E-RATE CISCO SWITCHES FOR CENTRAL CAMPUS”
Consent agenda items 2-8 approved
Disaster debris solicitation AD-26-03 deferred
Ordinance 2026-07 adopted on second and final reading
Ordinance 2026-08 adopted on second and final reading
Ordinance 2026-11 adopted on second and final reading
Ordinance 2026-12 passed on first reading
Voting record (105)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Ordinance 2026-07 adopted on second and final reading
Ordinance 2026-08 adopted on second and final reading
Ordinance 2026-11 adopted on second and final reading
Adopt Ordinance 2026-09 — FY 2026-27 millage rate
Wanted outstanding budget questions on reserve draws answered before voting on the millage.
Adopt Ordinance 2026-10 — FY 2026-27 budget and five-year CIP
Believed the city could identify more savings and lower the millage; voted no over unresolved expenditure questions.
Item 3C — Solicitation CS-26-03 Countertops for Housing Apartments
Ordinance 2026-05 — Termination of General Employees' Retirement Plan (Second Reading)
Ordinance 2026-06 — Amended FY 2025-26 Budget (Second Reading)
Ordinance 2026-04 — Pines Place Sublease Transaction (Second Reading)
adopt Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-06 on Second and Final Reading.
approve Item 3C.
adopt Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-05 on Second and Final Reading.
adopt Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-04 on Second and Final Reading.
adopt Proposed Resolution No. 2026-R-17.
adopt Proposed Resolution No. 2026-R-19.
adopt Proposed Resolution No. 2026-R-20.
approve Item No. 16.
to approve Item No. 11
to adopt Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-02 on Second and Final Reading
to approve City Attorney's request for a future Shade Session
to pass Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-07 on First Reading
to approve Item No. 1 as amended
to pass proposed Ordinance No. 2026-06 on First Reading
to pass on Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-8 as amended on First Reading
to pass Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-05 on First Reading
to amend Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-08 to include "excluding data centers" in the definitions of Communication Facilities and Public Utilities
to appoint Karen Trent to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
to adopt Proposed Resolution No. 2026-R-18
to approve the Consent Agenda
to adopt Proposed Resolution No. 2026-14
to move forward with the project while extending the City's final determination by 60 days until we have received an approval from the community in writing
to adopt Proposed Resolution No. 2026-R-15
Item 1: Ben Fiorendino Park pathway design (CTS Engineering, $151,870)
No HOA consensus on the sidewalk; concerned it could facilitate crime and divide the Cedar Woods community.