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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-03-30 - City Commission Workshop Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1998 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Schreiber called the workshop to order on Monday, March 30, 1998, at 9:30 a.m., in Conference Room #1 of Tamarac City Hall, 7525 Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida. PRESENT: Mayor Joseph Schreiber Vice Mayor Larry Mishkin Commissioner Karen L. Roberts Commissioner Marc L. Sultanof ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Commissioner John E. McKaye ALSO PRESENT: Robert S. Noe, Jr., City Manager Mitchell S. Kraft, City Attorney Tim Hemstreet, Assistant to the City Manager Carol Gold, CMC/AAE, City Clerk Jim Budzinski, Fire Chief Raj Verma, Public Works Director Kathleen Margoles, Parks and Recreation Director Stanley Hawthorne, Director of Finance Maria Swanson, Personnel Director Jeff Miller, Community Development Director Tammy Reed, Economic Development Specialist John Ralston, Management and Budget Officer ■rrrrrrrrrrwrwrwwwwrrrrwrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrwrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Tape 1 Strategic Plan Update, City Manager Noe introduced this item for discussion. Fire Chief Budzinski presented an update and answered questions on the Advanced Life Support Service Expansion of Fire Rescue including the emergency medical needs of the community, costs and future needs. Public Works Director Verma gave a progress update on interim resurfacing and overall streets improvements. Financing options were addressed by Finance Director Hawthorne. ■rrrrrrrrrrrrwwwwrrrrrrrwwwrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr City Commission Workshop March 30, 1998 Page 2 Kathleen Margoles, Parks and Recreation Director, reported on the proposed Community/Senior Center -project. Needs, sites, financing and operational issues were discussed. Personnel Director Swanson and Finance Director Hawthorne provided updates on the status of each of the twelve elements defined in Management Practices as follows: Compensation Plan revisions, performance evaluations, development and training opportunities, the Special Retirement Program, organizational restructuring, operational process improvements, policy and procedure documentation, technological — advancements, communication/public information, participation and recognition, safety/security and facilities space study. - - Jeff Miller, Community Development Director, and Tammy Reed, Economic Development Specialist, presented progress updates on economic development in the City including implementation of an Economic Development Program, partnerships with other agencies such as the Chamber of Commerce and the Broward Economic Development Council, preparing an innovative advertising campaign, developing brochures to assist local business in accessing services, providing information on the City's WEB page, preparing reports on the availability of vacant land and commercial — sites, providing economic incentives, responding to inquiries from businesses seeking to relocate of expand and maintaining data to measure and report the effectiveness of this program. A slide presentation was given enumerating the successes of the Economic Development Program. The Florida Main Street Program and the Federal SCORE Program were discussed. ■■rrrrrrArrrrrrrrrrrr*rrrrrwrrrrwrwrrrrr�rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Tape 2 2. Quarterly Report John Ralston, Management and Budget Officer, enumerated the financial highlights of the report and addressed Commission questions along with Director of Finance Hawthorne. Staff predicted the Veterans' Memorial will be completed by Veterans' Day. City Manager Noe requested direction from the Commission on the Retirement Dinner. - Consensus was given for a sit-down dinner at David's catering on April 28, 1998, at 6:00 p.m. There will be music. The groundbreaking for Hiatus Road is scheduled for April 27, 1998, at 11.00 a.m. There was discussion of the tape malfunctioning at the last Commission meeting and consensus was given to have a court reporter present at the next Commission meeting. There was discussion of the scheduling of the mid -year budget. City Commission Workshop March 30, 1998 Page 3 With no further discussion, Mayor Schreiber adjourned the workshop at 12:30 p.m. Carol , CMC/AAE City Clerk 1