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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-10-23 - City Commission Regular Meeting Minutesn CITY OF TAMARAC REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2013 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Talabisco called the special meeting of the City Commission to order at 9:03 a.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 in City Commission Chambers, Tamarac City Hall, 7525 NW 88t" Avenue, Tamarac, FL 33321. ROLL CALL: Mayor Beth Talabisco, Vice Mayor Harry Dressler, Commissioner Pamela Bushnell, Commissioner Michelle J. Gomez and Commissioner Diane Glasser were in attendance. Also in attendance were City Manager Michael Cernech, City Attorney Samuel Goren and City Clerk Patricia TeufeL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Glasser led the Pledge of Allegiance. a. October Employee Service Awards: Presentation by Mayor Beth Talabisco of Employee Service Awards: 5 - Year Awards: Edward Gastwirth, Structural Inspector, Building; Claudio Grande, Chief Building Official, Building; Mark Pizzutelli, Groundskeeper I, Public Services; Charles Holoubek, Jr., Mechanic II, Public Services; Hanil Milligan, Recreation Assistant Part Time, Parks & Recreation 10 - Year Awards: Keith Glatz, Purchasing & Contracts Manager, Finance; Joseph Woods, Code Enforcement Manager, Community Development; Isreal Earls, Firefighter Paramedic, Fire Rescue; Eric Woods, Engineering Review Tech/Inspec, Public Services; Bruce Harvey, Fleet Mechanic III, Public Services; James Moore, Assistant Director of Utilities, Public Services; Horst Bremer, Water Plant Operator A, Public Services 15 - Year Award: Geri Backer, Office Coordinator, Public Services 20 Year Awards: Alvin Johnson, Service Worker I, Public Services; Harry Ozias, Senior Bus Driver, Parks & Recreation 25 - Year Award: Robyn Thalenfeld, Executive Assistant, City Manager 30 - Year Award: John Fletcher, Water Plant Superintendent, Public Services 2. CITY COMMISSION REPORTS: a. Commissioner Bushnell: Commissioner Bushnell commented that the economy is improving and the value of homes in Broward County has risen by 32%. Commissioner Bushnell attended the grand opening of Winn Dixie and Senior Medical Group; the public hearing regarding bus benches; Pioneer Days in Coral Springs recognizing Ken Behring and Ed Levy and the Broward League of Cities meeting regarding their legislative agenda. b. Commissioner Gomez: Commissioner Gomez said she missed seeing the Employee Service Awards while she was away. Commissioner Gomez. attended the Pioneer Days event, various homeowner association meetings; Relay for Life meeting and Broward Days Page 1 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING October 23, 2013 where she met various legislative representatives. Commissioner Gomez invited everyone to attend the Food Truck Event at Tamarac Park tonight and added that she has been sending out letters and emails to people in District 2 to let them know that she is available to meet with them. Commissioner Gomez wished everyone a Happy Halloween. c. Commissioner Glasser: Commissioner Glasser said she too visited Winn Dixie, met with the manager and spoke highly of the upgrades to the store. Commissioner Glasser said she attended a meeting at the Aging &Disability Resource Center and reported that they are being more inclusive of the younger community and said she will have fliers to give to the Commission Members. Commissioner Glasser spoke of recent problems in getting a quorum for a University Hospital Board meeting. d. Vice Mayor Dressler: Vice Mayor Dressler said he attended the usual district meetings and he and City Manager Cernech also attended the Broward Alliance Dinner in Davie. Vice Mayor Dressler said this is an important outreach for people in the business community to meet with city officials. Vice Mayor Dressler said he attended a meeting at Kings Point and met with Senator Nan Rich who will be running for governor in 2014 and he was also able to network with Alcee Hastings aide and commented that these relationships are important to Tamarac. e. Mayor Talabisco: Mayor Talabisco wished City Attorney Goren a Happy Birthday as tomorrow is his birthday. Mayor Talabisco thanked Captain Glassman for inviting her to attend the BSO Haitian Citizens academy last week and gave a brief description of what the class entailed. Mayor Talabisco said she also attended the Pioneer Days event. Mayor Talabisco said she received a letter from Edith Lederberg, of the ADRC, thanking Tamarac for its contribution to that organization. Mayor Talabisco reported that she and Assistant City Manager Phillips met with officials of Winn Dixie to discuss how they can be a better community partner and said she will be sending a letter asking them how they intend to be a better community partner. Mayor Talabisco said she met with the External Affairs Manager of FPL and talked about how. they can get involved with the City and reported FPL will be contributing $3,000 to the Turkey Trot event. 3. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: City Attorney Goren said that even though he will not be running in the Turkey Trot this year, other members of his firm will be in attendance. City Attorney Goren reported that this past week Assistant City Attorney Jacob Horowitz was made a partner in the law firm of Goren, Cherof, Doody & Ezrol. City Attorney Goren said that they have scheduled ethics training on Tuesday, November 26th starting at 8:00 a.m. for anyone that needs hours. City Attorney Goren said members of other cities will also be in attendance, asked the Commission to send him any questions or issues they want addressed and said the Ethics Task Force is looking to provide other options for people to get their training. City Attorney Goren said the annual meeting before the Inspector General Selection and Qualification Committee will take place on November 8th at 10:00 a.m. in Room 302 of the Governmental Center. City Attorney Goren advised that this meeting is required by Charter and Inspector General John Scott has to submit a formal report to the committee and get reviewed. City Attorney Goren gave an overview of the position of the Inspector General and there was a discussion regarding the meeting on November St`' and issues that other cities are having. Page 2 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING October 23, 2013 City Attorney Goren said that on September 21 St a judge entered a 40 page order regarding panhandling/solicitation on roadways which arose out of lawsuit filed by Pembroke Pines. City Attorney Goren advised that we are looking at this order very closely and BSO Chief Neal Glassman has also requested a copy of the order to study. Mayor Talabisco asked if this will be brought before the Commission for discussion and City Manager Cernech said we have discussed the issue before regarding panhandling and knew there was pending litigation and we will now assess this issue. 4. CITY MANAGER REPORT: City Manager Cernech said Tamarac is hosting its first video contest for middle and high school students. Students can submit a video of 3 minutes or less telling us what makes Tamarac "The City for Your Life". The deadline to submit videos is November 22"d and applications can be obtained on the Gity's website. The first place winner will receive $100, a year membership to the aquatic center, lunch with the City Manager and the video will be displayed on the City's website. City Manager Cernech reported that free flu shots will be available to Tamarac residents on October 25th at University Hospital and residents can call 954-597-3624 to schedule an appointment. City Manager Cernech reported on the following upcoming events: A food truck event will be held every Wednesday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Tamarac Park; Taste of Tamarac will be held at the Tamarac Community Center on October 26th from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and the Veterans Day Ceremony will be held on November 11 th at 10:30 a.m. at Veterans Park. City Manager Cernech said that he had the privilege of speaking at a conference in Pompano Beach on Friday and wants to acknowledge our Fleet Services Manager Vince Sciacca who also spoke at that conference and got rave reviews for his presentation on the processes they have in our Fleet Division to make the service more efficient and more cost effective. 5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Mayor- Talabisco opened Public Participation and the following individuals spoke: Patti Lynn, 6411 NW 58th St., asked Parks and Recreation to schedule a Make -A -Difference Day; asked that the park on 61 St Street be used as a community garden; wished City Attorney Goren a Happy Birthday; asked the Mayor & Commission to oppose legislation that will impose an assessment on Homeowner associations that will go into a fund in Tallahassee and spoke about e-smoking. Sharon Aaron Baron, 4709 Woodlands Blvd., welcomed Commissioner Gomez back to the dais and said it was a good decision to return her to that position; wished City Attorney Goren a Happy Birthday; spoke about Winn Dixie and talked about the North Broward School boundary issue in Parkland and said schools in Broward County are under -enrolled and spoke against allowing more charter schools in strip malls. Former Oakland Park Mayor Larry Geirer, 721 NE 49th St., Oakland Park, spoke about an Oakland Park ordinance requiring mandatory training for people who sell alcohol in convenience stores and service stations and urged the Commission to adopt such an ordinance. 6. CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Talabisco asked City Manager Cernech if there were any changes/additions to the Consent Agenda and City Manager Cernech said there were no changes or additions to the Consent Agenda. Commissioner Glasser seconded by Commissioner Bushnell moved approval of the Consent Agenda as amended. Motion passed unanimously (5-0). Page 3 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING October 23, 2013 a. Approval of the September 30, 2013 Special Commission Meeting Minutes — APPROVED b. Approval of the October 1, 2013 Special Commission Meeting Minutes — APPROVED c. Approval of the October 3, 2013 Special Commission Meeting Minutes — APPROVED d. Approval of the October 9, 2013 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes — APPROVED e. TR12408 -Flu Vaccinations For City Employees: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, authorizing the appropriate City Officials to accept free flu vaccination and execute a Hold Harmless Agreement between the City of Tamarac and University Hospital relating to University Hospital donating- and administering approximately one hundred (100) free flu vaccinations to City employees at the City of Tamarac annual Employee Health and Education Fair on November 7, 2013; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. RESOLUTION R-2013-112 f. TR12414 - Amending Red Light Special Magistrate Appointment: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Resolution No. 2013-81 to remove James D. Stokes as special magistrate for local red light camera hearings and appointing Alexia Gertz to serve as special magistrate for local red light camera hearings; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. RESOLUTION R-2013-113 7. REGULAR AGENDA: There were no Regular Agenda items scheduled for this meeting. 8. ORDINANCE(S) - FIRST READING: a. T02291 - 2nd Budget Amendment: An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Ordinance 2013-04, which amended the City of Tamarac Operating Budget, Revenues and Expenditures, the Capital Budget, and the Financial Policies for the Fiscal Year 2013, by increasing the Total Revenues and Expenditures by a Total of $1,209,405 as detailed in Exhibit A attached hereto; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; providing for an effective date. Commissioner Bushnell seconded by Commissioner Glasser moved approval of T02291 on first reading. City Attorney Goren read T02291 by title into the record. Motion passed unanimously (5-0) PASSED ON FIRST READING OCTOBER 23, 2013 9. PUBLIC HEARING(S): There were no Public Hearing(s) items scheduled for this meeting. 10. ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING: a. T02292 Amending Chapter 22 "Utilities" Code of Ordinances: An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 22, entitled "Utilities" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac by amending Section 22-189, entitled "Contribution Charges," to rename Section 22-189 to "Contribution in Aid of Construction Charges," and use that phrase throughout the section; to amend the water and wastewater contribution in aid of construction charges; and to provide regulations relating to contribution in aid of construction charges; providing for notice; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. Commissioner Gomez seconded by Commissioner Glasser moved approval of T02292 on second reading. City Attorney Goren read T02292 by title into the record. Page 4 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING October 23, 2013 Mayor Talabisco opened the public hearing and Patti Lynn, 6411 NW 58th St., asked if this fee was going to be on the tax bills and Financial Services Director Mason said this is for new construction only. With no one else wishing to speak Mayor Talabisco closed the public hearing. Motion passed unanimously (5-0). PASSED ON FIRST READING SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 PASSED ON SECOND READING SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 ORDINANCE NO.O-2013-17 11. QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING(S): There were no Quasi -Judicial Hearing(s) items scheduled for this meeting. 12. OTHER: a. TR12387-Park Place at Woodmont—Water and Sewer Developer's Agreement: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, authorizing the appropriate City Officials to accept and execute a Water and Sewer Developer's Agreement with Klemow Park Place at Woodmont, LLC, for the Park Place at Woodmont Project, located at the Southwest corner of NW 77th Street and Pine Island Road, requiring 25 ERC's for water and 20 ERC's for sewer; and requiring payment of $42,500.00 for water and $44,000-00 for sewer; requiring a total payment of $86,850.00 in CIAC Fees; authorizing and directing the City Clerk to record said agreement in the public records of Broward County; providing for conflicts; providing for severability. Vice Mayor Dressler, seconded by Commissioner Gomez, moved approval of TR12387. City Attorney Goren read TR12387 by title into the record. Commissioner Bushnell pointed out the discrepancy of the total payment and asked for clarification. There was a brief discussion regarding the possible reasons for the discrepancy in the total payment amount and City Manager Cernech said staff would look into it. Vice Mayor Dressler, seconded by Commissioner Gomez, approval of the item subject to any amendment based upon any discrepancies in the total amount. Motion passed unanimously (5-0). RESOLUTION R-2013-114 12. OTHER: There being no further business to come adjourned the meeting at 10:14 a.m. City Clerk fore the City Commission, Vice Mayor Dressler Beth Tal Page 5 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING October 23, 2013