At its April 2 meeting the Coral Springs City Commission voted on multiple items. Outcomes below summarize motions recorded on the meeting agenda and the commission’s votes.

Votes at a glance

- Eddie & Vinny’s sign variance (agenda item: sign variance for PG Holdings Inc., Eddie and Vinny’s, 10171 West Sample Road): Approved. Staff said the proposed new sign would be slightly larger than the previous tenant’s sign; owner Edward (Eddie) Pozzuole appeared and spoke in support. The commission approved the variance with conditions recommended by staff.

- Coral Springs Regional Institute of Public Safety wall sign variance (Donald A. Haupt Jr. Training Center, 4180 NW 100th and 20th Ave): Approved. Staff said the additional wall sign would improve wayfinding for the regional training center; no public opposition was recorded.

- Generators and light towers (purchase contract increase): Approved. Staff requested increasing the contract expenditure cap from a not‑to‑exceed $350,000 to $850,580 to allow purchase of additional mobile generators and light towers under an existing competitively bid Sourcewell contract; the commission approved the request.

- Appointments to Broward League of Cities (BLC): Approved. The commission appointed Vice Mayor Nancy Mateo Bowen as director, Commissioner Joshua Simmons as the alternate, and Commissioner Sean Sarah as the second alternate to represent Coral Springs at BLC board or membership meetings.

- Consent agenda: Approved unanimously.

- Resolutions opposing state legislation: Approved. The commission adopted two resolutions opposing state bills the city says would impose material fiscal or legal impacts: Resolution 2025‑007 opposing House Bill 301 and Senate Bill 1570 (liability limits for tort claims against local governments), and Resolution 2025‑011 opposing House Bill 503 and Senate Bill 1196 (restrictions on local business tax rate increases and refund requirements). Staff and the commission characterized both measures as potentially harmful to municipal finances and operations.

Votes, movers and tallies

Most votes were voice votes recorded as carrying unanimously; individual yea/nay tallies or named roll‑call votes were not recorded in the public transcript for these items. When a motion was moved and seconded, the commission proceeded to a voice vote and the chair announced unanimous passage.

What this means

- The two sign variances allow new or additional signage at commercial and city facilities subject to the conditions set out in staff reports; owners may proceed with permit applications consistent with the variance approvals.
- The generator contract increase allows staff to acquire additional portable generators and light towers using the Sourcewell cooperative contract; staff reported ongoing maintenance capacity and a roughly 20‑year replacement guideline for fixed generators.
- The resolutions opposing state bills will be transmitted to the identified bill sponsors and state officials per the text of the city resolutions.

The commission did not record any no votes on these items. Where specific dollar amounts, ordinance or resolution numbers were discussed, those numbers are reported in the actions list below; when not specified in the transcript the field is marked as “not specified.”