HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-05-22 - City Commission Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC
REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING
W ED N ES DAY, MAY 2212013
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Talabisco called the regular meeting of the City Commission to
order at 9:03 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in City Commission Chambers, Tamarac
City Hall, 7525 NW 88 Avenue, Tamarac, FL 33321.
ROLL CALL: Mayor Beth Talabisco, Vice Mayor
Bushnell, Commissioner Patricia Atkins -Grad and
attendance.
Harry Dressler, Commissioner Pamela
Commissioner Diane Glasser were in
Also in attendance were Assistant City Manager Diane Phillips, City Attorney Samuel S.
Goren and Interim City Clerk Patricia Teufel.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Talabisco asked for a moment of silence after the Pledge
of Allegiance for the victims of the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. Mayor Talabisco led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
1. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:
a. Presentation of a proclamation by Mayor Beth Talabisco proclaiming the month of June
2013 as "Safety Month". (Requested by the Tamarac Employee Safety Committee)
Mayor Talabisco presented Parks & Recreation Director Warner with a plaque from the Relay
for Life Committee in recognition of the help that staff provided at the Relay for Life Event last
weekend.
2. CITY COMMISSION REPORTS:
a. Mayor Talabisco: Said she watched the tragedy unfold in Moore Oklahoma with mixed
emotions; that of a wife, grandmother, daughter, sister and Mayor. Mayor Talabisco said on
May 3, 1999 Moore experienced its first tragedy and had another incident a few years later
and the odds of this happening to one city a third time is astronomical. Coverage is 24 hours
a day and what was fascinating were the videos that were breathtaking and stunning and
said she was amazed how the governor, mayor, elected officials, first responders and
teachers all came together through the chaos to get the job done. Mayor Talabisco said
Florida is better prepared to handle hurricane events, but there is no way for anyone to be
prepared for a Tornado of this magnitude. There was a lot of talk about code and the
significance of safe houses both in homes and in schools and how they were going to figure
out how to make these affordable. What was very interesting was the first thing they did was
put street signs back up so people knew where they were. We saw the people of Moore
come together and over the past few months the people in Newtown, CT, Boston, MA, West,
TX and New York as well and all in all it has been a rough year for America. Mayor Talabisco
said this makes her feel stronger about our community being able to handle a disaster.
Residents have been urged over the years to prepare and she believes they have heeded the
warnings to be prepared and have a plan. Mayor Talabisco said the people of Moore had
only 16 minutes to make decisions about what to do to prepare for the tornado and it is a
miracle that only twenty-four people were lost. Mayor Talabisco said she felt a tremendous
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need to share what her experiences were over the past 48 hours and how strongly she feels
about Tamarac, as well as the county, being prepared for a disaster.
Mayor Talabisco reported she was out and about over the weekend and attended the
exceptional Buddha's Birthday celebration at the Buddhist Temple.
b. Commissioner Bushnell said she too was astounded by the event in Moore and listened to
the eloquent speech given by the Governor of Oklahoma. Commissioner Bushnell expressed
her amazement that the tornado was 2 miles wide and cut a swath twelve miles long and said
it is hard to imagine the magnitude of the damage that was done.
Commissioner Bushnell attended the Senior Hall of Fame dinner where Tamarac Resident
Margaret Riley was inducted into the Hall of Fame; Broward League of Cities event honoring
military families; Northwest Council of Elected Officials luncheon; Broward County Alliance
Business Forum; MPO workshop which Tamarac hosted; Relay for Life event last weekend;
Health Fair at the Community Center and Buddha's Birthday Celebration at the Temple on
Sunday.
c. Commissioner Atkins -Grad: Attended the Antique Car Parade; several meetings;
Northwest Council of Elected Officials luncheon; the Woodlands HOA meeting; Art Exhibit at
the TCC by the children of Challenger Elementary; Senior Hall of Fame installation dinner;
Relay for Life event and Buddha's Birthday Celebration.
d. Commissioner Glasser said she also attended the events mentioned by Commissioner
Bushnell and Commissioner Atkins -Grad. Commissioner Glasser commented that she
attended Buddha's Birthday Celebration for the first time and was impressed with their
hospitality, friendship and warmth. Attended a two day seminar in Pembroke Pines for ADRC
about Medicare and was very impressed with the speaker and came away with a lot of good
information and said she will be travelling to Washington D.C. this summer to meet with the
speaker and get more information which she will share with the Commission.
Commissioner Glasser reported that she attended the HOA Liaison Seminar to educate
boards about the legal aspects of foreclosures,
service animals among other topics hosted by
Manager Bauldree and also the MPO workshop.
collections, unauthorized occupants and
Housing and Neighborhood Programs
Mayor Talabisco said that Commissioner Glasser serves as the Vice Chair of the Advisory
Council for the ADRC and she recently had lunch with Edith Lederberg who told the Mayor of
her trips to Tallahassee to obtain funds to continue to offer programs to the elderly.
e. Vice Mayor Dressler said the key to survival in any natural catastrophe is preparation and
Florida's Hurricane season starts in 8 days. Vice Mayor Dressler encouraged people to
attend the Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 27th at 10:30 a.m. Vice Mayor Dressler
said he also attended the events mentioned by Commissioners Bushnell, Atkins -Grad and
Glasser and said all of those events are meaningful.
Vice Mayor Dressler reported that the MPO did come to Tamarac as part of an initiative to get
the members out and about in the different cities in Broward County and educate people
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about the fact that the organization is a county wide regional planning organization whose
key goal is to focus on mass transportation.
Vice Mayor Dressler addressed the issue of the redevelopment of the Woodmont Country
Club. Vice Mayor Dressler said the Commission recently approved the transmittal of an
application for redevelopment and at the time the Commission said yes to the transmittal it
was noted that this was the beginning of a process. At a recent neighborhood BBQ he had a
conversation with board members from the Woodmont Estates and Isles HOA's and two
issues emerged as significant issues that needed to be addressed in the Developer's
Agreement. The first issue is with the layout of the golf course and the second is the location
of the aqua range. Vice Mayor Dressler advised City Manager Cernech and senior staff that
these two items need to be addressed with the various parties now rather than later at site
planning. Vice Mayor Dressler said he wants people to understand that this is a work in
progress and wants people to understand that if they do not demonstrate sustainability and
there is no evidence of performance of what everyone promised to do to a standard that is
acceptable to the Commission, that it is a risk for the applicant. Vice Mayor Dressler said he
will talk about these issues in the future and wants people to know that the Commission is
keenly paying attention to these issues. Vice Mayor Dressler ended by encouraging people to
view the meetings on line in order to be more informed about this issue.
Commissioner Bushnell said she saw an article in the SunSentinel about a Tamarac
Resident, Jordon Hessler, who won a contest for designing a bag that will be used by Whole
Foods Market for their groceries. Commissioner Bushnell reported that she had the
opportunity to go see the new EMS vehicle and it is quite impressive.
3. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: City Attorney Goren said he has not yet seen the lawsuit on
the Woodmont matter regarding the covenants issue in which the City of Tamarac has been
included as a defendant. City Attorney Goren said that the City has not been served with the
lawsuit and he has been advised by Dr. Appel that there has been a filing of some sort. As
soon as the City is served they will defend the lawsuit as it applies to the City's issues and its
responsibilities under the terms of any covenants or relationships that we have discussed in
public as well as in private. They will defend the City vigorously to the extent that the City's
interests are affected by the lawsuit. City Attorney Goren said the Development Agreement is
an item that was left open during the transmittal hearing for both the zoning issue and the
land use issue subject to further review between the parties in order to bring back to the
Commission a document which will be acceptable. This is an item which is in play and
requires further Commission analysis, evaluation and ultimately approval.
City Attorney Goren reminded the Commission that on July 1st they have an obligation under
the County Ethics Code to file their outside/concurrent statement with the Clerk. City Attorney
Goren said he has offered the Commission and the Commission has requested a legal
interpretation of the definition of compensation or salary as defined by the Code. This will
enable the Commission to properly file the form on July 1st. City Attorney Goren clarifiedthat
this is the County form and not the State Form 1. The Commission will be receiving the
Opinion shortly.
City Attorney Goren said there will be a four hour ethics seminar on June 21St. City Attorney
Goren said his law firm and other firms have issued multiple opinions over the past year and
they will take all the opinions from the panel members and put them into a format where we
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ask questions and make it a Q & A session. City Attorney Goren encouraged everyone to
attend the session on June 21 St
4. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER REPORT: Assistant City Manager Phillips said the Human
Resources department recently posted seven firefighter/paramedic position openings. After
the first week only 31 applications had been received and thanks to the creative minds of
Whitney Neff, HR, and Jim Twigger, IT, the existing Robocall system was configured to call
potential candidates in the Municipal Employees Screening and Hiring Database which
resulted in 116 additional applications being submitted. As of May 22"d the number of
applications stands at 161. Assistant City Manager Phillips encouraged people to attend the
Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 27, at Veteran's Park at 10:30 a.m.
Past Events: The Mother's Day Brunch on March 11 th had 40 people in attendance; the
Spring Into a Healthy You" health fair had over 500 attendees and the Hazardous Household
Waste & Electronics Recycling Collection event on May 5th had 515 users, which was
approximately 10% less than the last event in Tamarac. Additionally, Recyclebank
participated by providing points vouchers for people dropping. off hazardous household and
electronic waste.
Assistant City Manager Phillips reported that today and tomorrow key city staff in Tamarac
and other municipalities in Broward County are participating in a disaster preparedness
simulation that is designed to take us through a series of exercises to ensure that we remain
vigilant and understand what our roles are in order to be able to respond appropriately should
a disaster happen on a local level. This effort was coordinated through Tamarac Fire Rescue
by Assistant Chief Jeff Moral and Community Education Preparedness Specialist Van
Schoen.
Mayor Talabisco asked Fire Chief Burton to give a status report on the disaster in Moore, OK.
Fire Chief Burton said the preliminary and secondary searches have been completed on all
structures and vehicles and they are now in recovery mode vs. a rescue mode which is pretty
significant as local authorities feel very comfortable that they have located all survivors. The
state and regional resources are handling this incident now and when compared to a
hurricane, where there is often wide spread destruction, the path of destruction from a
tornado is relatively small so they first reach out to regional resources and then to state
resources to handle their needs. We reached out as a city on Monday morning to offer
assistance through the Broward County Emergency Management should Oklahoma need
additional assistance. The Urban Search teams from Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas are
on site working now. We are doing what we can from a responder level to offer up
assistance. Fire Chief Burton said there are challenges with donated goods and goods are
not their need now as they can obtain them on a local level. Monetary donations are needed
as it goes the greatest distance and encouraged people to go to the FEMA website to view
different organizations that they can make donations to. Fire Chief Burton showed a brief
video on the benefits of making cash donations in lieu of goods. There was a brief discussion
about getting information out to the residents on organizations that they can make donations
to. Mayor Talabisco suggested using blast emails.
5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Mayor Talabisco opened Public Participation and the following
individuals spoke: Barbara Tarnove, 8632 NW 79th St., President of the Tamarac Historical
Society, provided an update on three items they have been working on for the 50th
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Anniversary Celebration; Patti Lynn, 6411 NW 58t" St., commended Parks & Recreation
Director Warner regarding the community buses now driving up to the Veteran's Center and
said Broward County needs to address the issue of having their buses stop on the south side
of Commercial Boulevard thereby eliminating the need for veterans crossing six lanes of
traffic and asked Commissioner Atkins -Grad to resign; Sharon Aaron Baron, 4709
Woodlands Blvd., asked that during the budget process Tamarac look into purchasing power
washers to clean sidewalks in order to make Tamarac more attractive to potential
newcomers; Stan Kravitz, 10466 E. Clairmont Circle, spoke about Moore, Oklahoma and the
two Senators voting against funds for FEMA and Super Storm Sandy.
6. CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Talabisco asked if there were any changes/additions to the
Consent Agenda and Assistant City Manager Phillips responded there were no
changes/additions to the Consent Agenda. Vice Mayor Dressler seconded by Commissioner
Atkins -Grad moved approval of the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion passed
unanimously (5-0).
a. Approval of the May 8, 2013 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes - APPROVED
b. TR12328 - Roof Tarps: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac,
Florida, authorizing the appropriate City Officials to exercise the Second Renewal Option for
Bid Number 11-24B for Roof Tarps to Abel Unlimited, Inc. For Roof Tarps to provide for the
purchase of annual requirements for Roof Tarps for the City of Tamarac and on behalf of the
Southeast Florida Governmental Purchasing Cooperative for a period of one, ear, providing
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for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.
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c. TR 12332 - ILA with Town of Southwest Ranches for Information Technology Support
Services: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving an
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Interlocal Agreement between the City of Tamarac and the Town of Southwest Ranches to
replace and enhance the technology used by the Town of Southwest Ranches, and to
provide remote monitoring and information technology support services; authorizing the
appropriate City Officials to execute said agreements and take all steps necessary to
effectuate the intent of the resolution; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and
providing for an effective date.
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d. TR12343 - Donation of TVs from Way of Life Church: A Resolution of the City Commission
of the City of Tamarac, Florida, authorizing the appropriate CityOfficials to accept a donation
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of four (4) flat screen televisions valued at approximately $5,220 from Way of Life Church for
use in the Tamarac Community Center; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and
providing- an effective date.
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7. REGULAR AGENDA: There were no Regular Agenda items scheduled for this meeting.
8. ORDINANCE(S) -FIRST READING: There were no Ordinance(s) —First Reading items
scheduled for this meeting.
9. PUBLIC HEARING(S): There were no Public Hearing items scheduled for this meeting.
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10. ORDINANCE(S) -SECOND READING: There were no Ordinance(s) —Second Reading
scheduled for this meeting.
11. QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING(S):
City Attorney Goren said 11 (a) TR12338 and 11(b) TR12339 are companion items and will
be presented at the same time but voted on separately. City Attorney Goren further stated
that 11(c) TR12340 and 11(d) TR12340 are companion items and will be presented at the
same time but voted on separately.
Commissioner Glasser seconded by Commissioner Bushnell moved approval of TR12338
and TR12339.
a. TR12338 - Tamarac Commerce Center II — Plat: A Resolution of the City Commission of
the City of Tamarac, Florida, issuing Development Order No. 341 and granting Plat approval
for the "Tamarac Commerce Center II Plat", as requested by Leigh R. Kerr of Leigh Robinson
Kerr and Associates, Inc., Designated Agent for the Property Owner, IIT Tamarac Commerce
Center II, LLC., to allow for 110,000 square feet of industrial use; for the property located on
a 7.7± acre parcel, on the west side of Nob Hill Road, just south of NW 67th Street; (Case No.
1-P-13); providing for execution of said plat; providing for conflicts; providing for severability;
and providing for an effective date.
b. TR12339 - Tamarac Commerce Park II - New Development Site Plan: A Resolution of the
City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, issuing Revised Development Order No.
341.1 and granting New Development Site Plan approval for the Tamarac Commerce Center
11 project, to allow for the construction of a 105,177 square foot Class "A" warehouse building,
for the property located on the west side of Nob Hill Road, '/4 mile south of NW 67th Street
(specifically, a portion of the south '/2 of Tract 4; together with: that portion of the south line of
Tract 4, both in the northeast '/4 of Section 7, according to the Plat of "Florida Fruit Lands
Company's Subdivision No. 2", of Section 7, Township 49 South, Range 41 East, as recorded
in Plat Book 1, Page 102 of the public records of Palm Beach, County, Florida) (Case No. 5-
SP-13); providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.
City Attorney Goren read TR12338 and TR12339 by title into the record. City Attorney Goren
went over the Quasi -Judicial proceedings and Interim City Clerk Teufel swore in all affected
parties.
Planning &Zoning Manager Frank Zickar appeared and gave staff's presentation (a copy of
which is on file in the City Clerk's office) and ended by saying the Planning Board and staff
recommend approval of both TR12338 and TR12339. Leigh Kerr and Malcolm Butters
appeared on behalf of the applicant. Mr. Butters and Mr. Zickar responded to a few questions
from the Commission.
Mayor Talabisco opened the public hearing: Ryan Hinton, 9907 N. Grand Duke Circle,
expressed his concerns about the noise, light and traffic that would be generated by this
project. Messrs. Butters and Zickar addressed Mr. Hinton's concerns and Mayor Talabisco
suggested that Mr. Hinton meet with Mr. Butters and Mr. Zickar to discuss his issues. With
no one else wishing to speak, Mayor Talabisco closed the public hearing.
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Motion passed unanimously (5-0) — TR12338 - Tamarac Commerce Center II — Plat
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Motion passed unanimously (5-0) — TR12339 - Tamarac Commerce Park II - New
Development Site Plan
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Vice Mayor Dressler seconded by Commissioner Bushnell moved approval of TR12340 and
TR12341.
c. TR12340 - Tamarac Commerce Center III — Plat: A Resolution of the City Commission of
the City of Tamarac, Florida, issuing Development Order No. 342 and granting Plat approval
for the "Tamarac Commerce Center III Plat", as requested by Leigh R. Kerr of Leigh
Robinson, Kerr & Associates, Inc., the Designated Agent for the property owner, IIT Tamarac
Commerce Center III, LLC., for a 4.7± acre parcel located on the southeast corner of Hiatus
Road and McNab Road to allow for 50,000 square feet of industrial use; (Case No. 2-P-13);
providing for execution of said plat; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and
providing for an effective date.
d. TR12341 - Tamarac Commerce Park III - New Development Site Plan: A Resolution of the
City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, issuing Revised Development Order No.
342.1 and granting new development site plan approval for the Tamarac Commerce Center
III project, to allow for the new construction of a 42,632 square foot Class "A" warehouse
building, for the property located on the southeast corner of Hiatus Road and McNab Road
(specifically, A part of Tract 8, Section 7, Township 49 South, Range 41 East, according to
the Plat of "Florida Fruit Lands Company's Subdivision No. 2", as recorded in Plat Book 1,
Page 102, of the public records of Palm Beach County, Florida) (Case No. 6-SP-13);
providing rovidin for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.
City Attorney Goren read TR12340 and TR12341 by title into the record. City Attorney Goren
went over the Quasi -Judicial proceedings and Interim City Clerk Teufel swore in all affected
parties.
Planning &Zoning Manager Frank Zickar appeared and gave staff's presentation (a copy of
which is on file in the City Clerk's office) and ended by saying the Planning Board and staff
recommend approval of both TR12340 and TR12341. Leigh Kerr and Malcolm Butters
appeared on behalf of the applicant. Mr. Butters responded to a few questions from Vice
Mayor Dressler and Mayor Talabisco.
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Mayor Talabisco opened the ublic hearing: Patti Lynn, 6411 NW 58th St., expressed her
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concerns regarding ingress and egress to the site and Messrs. Butters, Kerr, Zickar and
Public Services Director Strain addressed Ms. Lynn's concerns as well as additional
questions and concerns from the Commission; Stan Kravitz, 10466 E. Clairmont Circle.,- said
he felt the ingress and egress to the site was correct and did not need to be chan'bd, With no
one else wishing to speak, Mayor Talabisco closed the public hearing.
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Motion passed unanimously (5-0) - TR12340 - Tamarac Commerce Center III — Plat
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Motion passed unanimously (5-0) - Tamarac Commerce Park III - New Development Site
Plan
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e. TR12342 - Palm Cove — Plat: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac,
Florida, issuing Revised Development Order No. 338.3 and granting Re -Plat approval for the
"Palm Cove Plat", to allow for the development of sixty-one (61) single-family homes and one
hundred and sixty-four (164) townhouse units as requested by Jane Storms of Pulice Land
Surveyors, Inc., the Designated Agent for the property owner LDC Monterey Ventures, LLC.,
for the property located on Monterey Drive, just east of the Florida Turnpike, and is
comprised of 33.38± acres; (Case No. 4-P-13); providing for conditions of approval; providing
for execution of said plat; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for
an effective date. Commissioner Bushnell seconded by Commissioner Glasser moved
approval of TR 12342. City Attorney Goren read TR 12342 by title into the record. City
Attorney Goren went over the Quasi -Judicial proceedings and Interim City Clerk Teufel swore
in all affected parties.
Vice Mayor Dressler said that the map for this plat has a North orientation arrow on it and
requested that it appear on all maps in future presentations as it makes it easier to visualize
the property properly.
Planning & Zoning Manager Zickar appeared and gave staff's presentation, a copy of which
is on file in the City Clerk's Office. Jane Storms/Pulice Land Surveyors, Inc. and Dick Coker,
Esquire appeared on behalf of the applicant. Vice Mayor Dressler asked staff to include the
difference between previous density and current density in future presentations. Mr. Coker
explained the reason for the replat is to conform the plat to actual single family lot
configuration because it is easier for people to understand.
Mayor Talabisco opened the public hearing and with no one wishing to speak, closed the
public hearing.
Motion passed unanimously (5-0)
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12. OTHER
There being no further business to come before the City Commission, Mavor Talabisco
adjourned the meeting at 11:46 a.m.
Beth Talabisco, Mayor
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