HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-01-22 - City Commission Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC
REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2014
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Harry Dressler called the Regular Commission Meeting of the City
Commission to order at 9:06 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 in City Commission
Chambers, Tamarac City Hall, 7525 NW 88t" Avenue, Tamarac, FL 33321.
ROLL CALL: Mayor Harry Dressler, Vice Mayor Michelle J. Gomez, Commissioner Pamela
Bushnell 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.
Mayor Dressler acknowledged and introduced the members of his family that were present at
the meeting; his wife Faith, son Jason, daughter-in-law Dahlia, granddaughter Hannah and
grandson Ethan.
Mayor Dressler said his thoughts are with the Talabisco family and wished them well in this
difficult time. Mayor Dressler said today is a new day, a time to look forward not back and
there is a brighter future for families and businesses that choose to make Tamarac the City
For Your Life.
Mayor Dressler moved out of order to take up Item 1(b) as President Wu was not in
attendance yet to present the award to the Mayor and Commission.
b. Presentation of a check by the Mayor, City Commission and Employees of the City of
Tamarac, in the amount of $29,500 to the United Way of Broward County, representing the
City of Tamarac's 2013 Employee Campaign total. Accepting on behalf of the United Way,
Dan Kearns, Chief Operating Officer (Requested by Assistant Director of Parks and
Recreation Linda Probert, and Economic Development Manager Ana Zeinieh)
c. Presentation of a plaque of appreciation to FPL for their generous sponsorship and support
of the 33rd Turkey Trot 5K Run (Requested by Mayor Harry Dressler)
d. Presentation by BSO Captain Neal Glassman of a certificate of appreciation to Mr. Ronald
Bastiani for his involvement in apprehending a burglary suspect.
e. Presentation of a proclamation by Mayor Harry Dressler proclaiming the week of February
2 - 8, 2014 as "Burn Awareness Week". (Requested by Fire Chief Mike Burton)
f. Presentation by Mayor Harry Dressler of Employee Service Awards:
5 - Year Awards: Brian Day, Firefighter Paramedic, Fire Rescue, William Ojeda, Firefighter
Paramedic, Fire Rescue
10- Year Award: Patrick Richardson, Assistant Building Official, Building
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15 - Year Awards: Steven Beamsderfer, Buyer, Finance, Rafael Droz, Captain Paramedic,
Fire Rescue
30 - Year Award:
Judy Yacobellis, Sr. Occupational License Specialist, Community Development
Mayor Dressler moved back into the order to take up Item 1(a)
a. Presentation to the Mayor and Commission of the Florida League of Cities Florida
Municipal Achievement Award for the Measured Success Category "Communicating Your
City's Celebration" by P.C. Wu, President of the Florida League of Cities and Councilman for
the City of Pensacola .
2. CITY COMMISSION REPORTS:
a. Commissioner Bushnell: Wished the Talabisco family well in these trying times and
congratulated Mayor Dressler. Commissioner Bushnell attended five ribbon cutting
ceremonies, the Colony West Country Club and McDonalds re -openings, Strategic Planning
meeting on January 14th, Aging and Disability Resource Dinner, the Resource Recovery
Board Meeting on January 17th, CERT meet and greet at the Food Truck event on
Wednesday evening and invited everyone to visit the Food Truck events held every
Wednesday evening.
b. Vice Mayor Gomez: Welcomed everyone to the meeting and said the Commission will
keep moving Tamarac. forward. Vice Mayor Gomez attended several grand openings, the
ADRC installation dinner and the Taravella Partnership meeting to promote the schools and
the programs that they are doing in conjunction with local businesses to help children. One
of the programs they are working on is Code Writing to enable children to write computer
codes. Vice Mayor Gomez reported that 24 people attended her first "Have Coffee With the
Vice Mayor" event and said the next meeting is on January 28th. Vice Mayor Gomez also
attended the Broward League of Cities School Board Workshop where they discussed joint
initiatives and also attended the South Florida Manufacturers Association Graduation
Ceremony.
c. Commissioner Glasser: Reported that she attended the Grand Re -opening of the Colony
West Country Club as well as other events that have already been mentioned by her
colleagues and spoke about the refurbishment of the facility that has already taken place.
d. Mayor Dressler: Thanked his colleagues for their support for appointing him to the position
of Mayor. Mayor Dressier also thanked the staff and residents for their support as well and
said he will continue to do everything he can to further the goals of the City. Mayor Dressler
said he also attended the Resource Recovery Board Meeting in Sunrise on January 17th
where he was able to get a good sense of both arguments. Mayor Dressler said it is his hope
that City Manager Cernech and City Attorney Goren will continue to be involved in that
dialogue.
3. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: Reported that Commissioner Bushnell will be attending the
Broward League of Cities Ethics Task Force Meeting on Friday and previously they had voted _
to support any opposition to the creation of an Ethics Officer, Ethics Czar or Ethics
Commission. The Task Force will take a look at the Ethics Code and prepare suggested
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changes to the Code and bring it before the County Commission. The IG is interested in
creating an Ethics Czar or Officer or some type of Ethics Commission. The meeting on Friday
is to address the substantive issues of the Code, such as gift giving, gift taking, etc. The
County Commission will take up the subject matter in February or sometime thereafter in
order to get it to the Supervisor of Elections in June for a referendum to be placed
on the November ballot.
City Attorney Goren spoke of an article in this morning's paper regarding Senate Bill 606
proposed by Senator Clemens. City Attorney Goren said he would provide a copy of the bill
to the Commission and proceeded to highlight portions of the bill in great detail and added
that this would pre-empt the Broward Code of Ethics and local codes. The Florida
Commission on Ethics opposes this bill. City Attorney Goren said his office will continue to
monitor this and keep the Commission updated. City Attorney Goren congratulated Mayor
Dressler.
4. CITY MANAGER REPORT: Reported that the Grand Re -opening of the Colony West
Country Club was very successful with 204 golfers and a large number of non -golfers in
attendance. In addition the event raised $1,500 for the Tamarac Parks & Recreation
Foundation. On January 14th the Firefighter Selection Committee selected Captain Chris
Dixon as Firefighter of the Year. IT Director Sucuoglu is reporting that on February 5th from 6
to 8 p.m. there will be a training session for contractors on our new E Permitting system with
additional training taking place regularly and the system will. be going live on March 1st
Upcoming Events: The Farmers Market Grand Re -opening will take place on Sunday,
February 2"d from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Veterans Park and will take place every Sunday
thereafter. The Tamarac Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a free Health and Wellness
Expo at the Community Center on Saturday, February 8th from 9:00 a.m. to noon. City
Manager Cernech reported that demolition of Fire Station 78 will begin in the fall of 2014 with
an estimated completion date in the spring of 2016.
City Manager Cernech said that earlier Judy Yacobellis was recognized for 30 years of
service to the City and noted that Judy's husband Phil also worked for Tamarac for many
years. City Manager Cernech said Judy provides an invaluable service to Tamarac and
expressed his concern about what the City will do when she retires.
City Manager Cernech reported that Code Enforcement Manager Mark Woods will be leaving
Tamarac to take a position with the City of Lake Worth and said Mark has done a great job
over the years in a very difficult position. City Manager Cernech also reported that Economic
Development Manager Ana Zeinieh, who is a Master Sergeant in the Army Reserves, is
being deployed to Afghanistan for a few months and asked everyone to keep her in their
prayers.
City Manager Cernech congratulated Mayor Dressler on his appointment and thanked the
Commission for handling another difficult situation with such professionalism. City Manager
Cernech said that the Commission will be provided with a timeline for filling the District 4
commission seat and expects that to be accomplished within the next 4 to 8 weeks.
5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Mayor Dressler opened Public Participation and the following
individuals spoke: Patti Lynn, 6411 NW 58th St., congratulated Mayor Dressler, spoke of the
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Corridor Study and said she is in favor of starting with Tamarac Lakes East, said the
generator alarm at the Fire Station needs to be fixed and expressed opposition to another
charter school in Tamarac; Julie Fishman and Tara Piatek of Relay For Life thanked the
Mayor and Commission for their continued support over the years; Sharon Baron, 4709
Woodlands Blvd., Congratulated Mayor Dressler, was happy the parks will be opening on
Mondays, expressed concern about not having better notice of the Strategic Planning
meeting, said Parks & Recreation needs to have better news releases about City events and
complained about the proliferation of snipe signs in the City.
6. CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Dressler asked City Manager Cernech if there were any
additions/changes to the Consent Agenda and City Manager Cernech said pursuant to the
expression of interest at the workshop on January 21St TR12450 is being added to the
Consent Agenda as Item 6 (h). City Manager Cernech read TR12450 by title into the record.
Commissioner Bushnell seconded by Vice Mayor Gomez moved approval of the Consent
Agenda as amended. Motion passed unanimously (4-0)
a. Approval of the Revised December 11, 2013 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes
APPROVED
b. Approval of the January 8, 2014 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes — APPROVED
c. TR12442 - Relay for Life 2014 - In -kind Support and Waiver of Fees: A Resolution of the
City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving a request on behalf of the
American Cancer Society for in -kind support for the Tamarac Relay for Life event benefitting
the American Cancer Society to be held at Millennium Middle School May 16-17, 2014;
providing for permits, proper insurance and execution of lease agreement for in -kind
equipment; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective
date.
RESOLUTION R-2014-06
d. TR12418 - Authorize Execution of JPA/MMOA with FDOT for Highway Beautification Grant
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida accepting a Broward
Highway Beautification Grant Program award through the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT); authorizing the appropriate City Officials to execute a Joint
Participation Agreement and a Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement pending legal
review between FDOT and the City of Tamarac for grant funding in the amount of $150,000
for median enhancements located on State Road 870 (Commercial Boulevard) from east of
NW 49th Avenue to Florida's Turnpike Interchange; providing for conflicts; providing for
severability; and providing for an effective date.
RESOLUTION R-2014-07
e. TR12447 - Agreement Amendment #5 Federal Lobbying Services- Ferguson Group, LLC
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida; approving Amendment
#5 to the Agreement between the City of Tamarac and the Ferguson Group, LLC, for Federal
Lobbying Services, extending the term of the agreement for a one year period effective
February 13, 2014 through February 12, 2015 at a cost not to exceed eighty-five thousand
five hundred ($85,500.00) dollars per year; authorizing the appropriate City Officials to
execute the amendment to the agreement for lobbying services; providing for conflicts;
providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.
RESOLUTION R-2014-08
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f. TR12439 - An Agreement for Microfilming and Digitizing Services with The DRS Group: A
Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida approving the purchase of
microfilming and document digitizing services from The DRS Group and authorizing the
appropriate City Officials to execute an agreement utilizing a Orlando -Orange County
Expressway Authority Contract No. 000978 for a total not to exceed $80,000 annually for an
initial period of 36 months effective with the approval of this agreement with two (2) additional
one (1) year renewal options; approving funding from the appropriate account; providing for
conflicts; providing for severability; and providing an effective date.
RESOLUTION R-2014-09
g. TR12444 - 75th Street Sidewalk Improvement Project: A Resolution of the City
Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, authorizing the utilization of the existing 2012 —
2013 Annual Concrete and Paver Brick Contract No. 223-11030 awarded to Straightline
Engineering Group, LLC., by the City of Fort Lauderdale to construct the NW 75th Street
Sidewalk Improvements Project, for an amount not to exceed $229,861; with a contingency in
the amount of $10,000, for a total project budget of $239,861; authorizing an expenditure
from the appropriate accounts; authorizing budget amendments as needed for proper
accounting purposes; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing an
effective date.
RESOLUTION R-2014-10
h. TR12450 — School RFP - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac,
Florida; authorizing the issuance of a Request for Proposals to provide for a Charter School
within City boundaries; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an
effective date.
RESOLUTION R-2014-11
7. REGULAR AGENDA: There were no Regular Agenda items scheduled for this meeting.
8. ORDINANCE(S) - FIRST READING:
a. TO2293 - Tamarac Village Community Development District: An Ordinance of the City of
Tamarac, Florida establishing the Tamarac Village Community Development District; making
certain findings regarding the district; describing the external boundaries of the district;
naming five persons designated to be the initial members of the board of supervisors;
providing for severability; providing for conflicts; and providing an effective date.
Commissioner Glasser seconded by Vice Mayor Gomez moved approval of TO2293 on first
reading. City Attorney Goren read TO2293 by title into the record. Financial Services Director
Mason appeared and gave a presentation, a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's Office.
Mayor Dressler confirmed that this is not a tax or assessment. City Attorney Goren
recognized Assistant City Attorney David Tolces and Attorney Gerald Knight who had worked
extensively on this Ordinance. Motion passed unanimously (4-0)
PASSED ON FIRST READING JANUARY 22, 2014
9. PUBLIC HEARING(S):
a. TR12445 - Park Place - Delegation Request: A Resolution of the City Commission of the
City of Tamarac, Florida, approving the request of Howard Jablon, P.E. of A.J. Hydro
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Engineering, Inc., Designated Agent for the property owner, Klemow Park Place at
Woodmont, LLC., to amend the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for Park Place at
Woodmont (I.C. Plat) as recorded in Official Record Book 130, Page 35 to reflect that the Plat
is restricted to 20 townhouse units (Case No. 6-P-13); providing for conflicts; providing for
severability; and providing for an effective date. City Attorney Goren read TR12445 by title
into the record. Commissioner Glasser seconded by Vice Mayor Gomez moved approval of
TR12445. Community Development Director Maxine Calloway appeared and gave a
presentation, a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's Office. Attorney Dick Coker
appeared on behalf of the applicant. Mayor Dressler opened the public hearing and with no
one wishing to speak, closed the public hearing.
Motion passed unanimously (4-0)
RESOLUTION R-2014-12
10. ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING: There were no Ordinance(s) — Second Reading
items scheduled for this meeting.
11. QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING(S):
a. TR12441 - 7800 Building - Special Exception: A Resolution of the City Commission of the
City of Tamarac, Florida, approving a Special Exception (with conditions) petition to allow for
the use of an adult daycare facility within a B -3 (General Business District) Zoning District;
for the subject property located at 7800 University Drive ( specifically, Lots 22 and 23, Block
11, of the Lyons Commercial Subdivision No. 3, according to the Plat thereof, as recorded in
Plat Book 76, Page 31, of the public records of Broward County, Florida) pursuant to Section
24-434 of the Tamarac Code of Ordinances; (Case No. 11-Z-13) providing for conflicts;
providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.
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Commissioner Glasser seconded by Vice Mayor Gomez moved approval of TR12441. City
Attorney Goren read TR12441 by title into the record. City Attorney Goren went over the
Quasi -Judicial proceedings and City Clerk Teufel swore in all affected parties. Community
Development Director Maxine Calloway 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 TR12441. Attorney Scott Bachman and New Life Health Care Group
Representative Dailyn Guerra appeared on behalf of the applicant. Mr. Bachman provided
the Commission with an overview of the project, a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's
Office. Mr. Bachman went over the background, talked about the Adult Day Care Concept,
the activities offered, the daily operation and the requisite regulations for an Adult Day Care
facility.
Mayor Dressler opened the public hearing and Patti Lynn, 6411 NW 58th expressed her
concern about the project. With no one else wishing to speak, Mayor Dressler closed the
public hearing.
Motion passed unanimously (4-0)
RESOLUTION R-2014-13
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12. OTHER BUSINESS:
There being no further business to come before the City Commission, Mayor Dressler
adjourned the meeting at 11:02 a.m. wYAL
Harry Dressler, Mayor
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Patricia Teufel, CMC
City Clerk
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