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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-02-12 - City Commission Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Harry Dressler called the Regular Commission Meeting of the City Commission to order at 7:07 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 in City Commission Chambers Tamarac CityHall 7525 NW 88th 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: Mayor Dressler led the Pledge of Allegiance. 1. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: Presentation of a proclamation by Mayor Harry Dressler proclaiming February 12, 2014 as "Dominique Williams Day". (Requested by Mayor Harry Dressler). Ms. Williams is a Tamarac resident and tenth grader and the winner of The City For Your Life video contest. She wrote, produced, edited and co-starred in a 3-minute look at the City's parks. The video was previewed. 2. CITY COMMISSION REPORTS: a. Commissioner Bushnell: Reported that she had lunch with Dominique Williams, her sister Devanee and their father the other day and was very impressed with the girls as they are very well mannered and articulate. Commissioner Bushnell said the Tamarac Farmer's Market reopened on Sunday and it will be held at Veteran's Park every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and invited everyone to attend. Commissioner Bushnell said she received a letter from a resident admonishing the Commission for patting themselves on the back when it was previously reported that members of the Commission attended the Employee Appreciation Luncheon. Commissioner Bushnell clarified that she was talking about the hard work the employees do and not the Commission. Commissioner Bushnell said she also received a letter from a resident who expressed delight with some trees being trimmed and said it is nice to receive a letter from a resident about the good things staff does. Commissioner Bushnell reported that she attended a ribbon cutting last evening for a Photo Studio in Sunshine Plaza. b. Vice Mayor Gomez: Reported that she also attended the Farmers Market, the Health Expo at the Community Center, the ribbon cutting for the Photo Studio, visited the Charter School of Excellence in Tamarac and was very impressed with the children; attended various community meetings and the Food Truck event on Wednesday. Vice Mayor Gomez said the Commission is always available to listen to resident's concerns and they are happy to help. Vice Mayor Gomez invited everyone in attendance to attend her Coffee with the Vice Mayor event tomorrow from 10:00 to 12:00 at Orange Tree. Vice Mayor Gomez wished everyone a Happy Valentine's Day. Page 1 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING February 12, 2014 c. Commissioner Glasser: Spoke about attending a Seminar held by Dr. Brenda Snipes of the Supervisor or Elections Office addressing the recent re -districting that was done in all the Cities in Broward County and added that Tamarac used to have 32 precincts and now it has been consolidated into 24. This should make voting easier and eliminate problems as there will be more new equipment at each precinct and the SOE will also have more people out and about during the election. Commissioner Glasser urged everyone to check their new registration cards to make sure they know where they vote. d. Mayor Dressler: Said he attended the Broward League of Cities (BLC) Board of Directors meeting on February 6t" where several issues were discussed with the key issue being Ethics, an Ethics Commission and the Inspector General (IG). Commissioner Bushnell sits on the Ethics Task Force which has made the following recommendation to the BLC Board of Directors: that the BLC not take a position on proposals by the IG until a report is provided and the BLC Ethics Task Force has the opportunity to review and make recommendations to the BLC Board of Directors. Mayor Dressler asked Commissioner Bushnell to elaborate on the recommendation. Commissioner Bushnell said she is now in receipt of the report, is in the process of reviewing it, will provide a report on that after the Task Force meets on February 14th and commented that not one single word in the 21 page report is about ethics. The report is all about the IG's role and the mechanics of Ethics Ordinance. It speaks to municipal officials not being able to trust their lawyers as they are paid by the cities and the opinions they would render would be to the elected official's advantage. None of the municipalities think that way and we all feel that our lawyers will give us the opinion that is correct according to the Ethics Ordinance. Commissioner Bushnell spoke of a recent issue for which she asked for a Safe Harbor Opinion. Commissioner Bushnell said the IG is trying to form a Commission and they would provide a person that they would go to for all opinions. They would not receive anything instantly, as they do now, they would have to wait for a meeting with that particular person, who would not know us, would not know our city and -would not have access to any of the information that our City Attorney has. The Task Force will be evaluating the report on Friday after which she will get back to the Commission with what transpired. City Attorney Goren spoke of the turn -around time of the Safe Harbor Opinion that was rendered for Commissioner Bushnell and how the City Attorneys Office provides services to the City's elected officials. Mayor Dressler commented that the issue is a question of anyone outside the City having a right to interfere between the City Attorney and the Commission over any issue that comes up. This is the concern of the BLC Board of Directors and most individuals believe there is a consensus from the greater majority of participants who believe that the attorney client privilege is a classic fiduciary relationship. Mayor Dressler said there are other ways that there can be intrusions into the operation of a city, the relationships among its professionals that we as elected officials pick and this is an issue that will be discussed in the future as this is a real concern. 3. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: City Attorney Goren said Tamarac as well as other cities are engaged in a litigation matter against Broward County with regard to the Resource Recovery Board (RRB). That litigation is in a good place under Chapter 164 F.S. which governs intergovernmental litigations and explained the litigation process. A Mediation has now been scheduled for March 20th at the EOC in Plantation at 2:00 p.m. It has been requested by outside counsel Jamie Cole that a member of the Commission be at that mediation who will Page 2 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING February 12, 2014 have the authority to speak on behalf of the Commission subject to the Commission's final approval of any settlement- that might accrue from that discussion. City Manager Cernech will be in attendance at the meeting to render assistance. City Attorney Goren said he has great hopes that this exchange will be beneficial. City Attorney Goren said it would be appropriate at some point in this meeting to, by Motion, designate a member of the Commission to attend the meeting. Vice Mayor Gomez, seconded by Commissioner Bushnell, moved to have Mayor Dressler attend the meeting as Tamarac's delegate and Mayor Dressler accepted. Motion passed unanimously (4-0). City Attorney Goren said that his law firm represents three cities in this litigation, North Lauderdale, Lighthouse Point and Tamarac all of which have similar interests. In the interest of cost avoidance Mike Cirullo has attended all these meetings and he has divided his time equally among the three cities. City Attorney Goren wanted to make it clear that the time is being divided between all three cities. City Attorney Goren said the Ethics Task Force will be meeting on Friday, February 14th and they are making inroads with the County Attorneys Office. City Attorney Goren commented that the County itself may have interests which are not dissimilar from Tamarac's because the Ethics Code is not perfect even though the Ethics Commission made every effort to create a document which would be fair. The County Commission accepted the recommendations but ultimately there are some tweaks that the BLC and County agree upon. It is hopeful that we can move in a positive direction before the meeting on Friday. 4. CITY MANAGER REPORT: City Manager Cernech thanked Dominique Williams and her family for the wonderful video she did and said we will use the video in our marketing and branding. City Manager Cernech reported that Community Development is continuing the success of the NIP -IT Program by concluding Phase 1 in the Mainlands 9 Community. Staff will be meeting with the residents of the Mainlands HOA on February 24th to introduce the program to the Community. Roll out will formally occur about one week after the meeting. Upcoming Events: The 2014 Teen Summit will take place on Saturday, February 22"d from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Community Center. The Cost is $5 per person and the summit will focus on improving Leadership skills, overcoming obstacles such as peer pressure and cyber bullying. City Manager Cernech said the past events were covered in the Commission's reports. 5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Mayor Dressler opened Public Participation and with no one wishing to speak, closed Public Participation. 6. CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Dressler asked if there were any changes/additions to the Consent Agenda and City Manager Cernech responded that there were no changes/additions to the Consent Agenda. Commissioner Bushnell seconded by Commissioner Glasser moved approval of the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion passed unanimously (4-0). a. Approval of the January 21, 2014 Special Commission Meeting Minutes - APPROVED b. Approval of the January 22, 2014 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes - APPROVED Page 3 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING February 12, 2014 c. TR12449 - Approval of 1st Amendment to HOME FY 11/12 ILA: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving the first amendment to Interlocal Agreement between the City of Tamarac and Broward County to provide for an amendment to the term of the agreement to reflect a termination date of February 13, 2015 for FY 2011 /2012 HOME program funds; providing for conflict; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. RESOLUTION R-2014-14 d. TR12443 - Award of RFP 13-17R to Safe Air Corporation for the Tamarac Vehicle Exhaust System Project: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, awarding RFP 13-17R to and approving an Agreement with Safe Air Corporation for the Tamarac Vehicle Exhaust System Project in accordance with RFP 13-17R for a contract amount $120,389.59; a contingency in the amount of $18,058.00 will be added to the project account, for a total project budget of $138,447-59; authorizing an expenditure from the appropriate accounts; authorizing budget amendments for proper accounting purposes; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. RESOLUTION R-2014-15 e. TR12451 - Purchase of New and Replacement Vehicles: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, authorizing the- appropriate City Officials to select, approve and award the purchase of replacement vehicles to Contractors utilizing competitive procurement methods and current agreements available for cooperative purchase at the time of purchase in the best interest of the city; authorizing an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $1,309,700 from the appropriate accounts; authorizing an appropriation of $122,200; providing for severability; and providing an effective date. RESOLUTION R-2014-16 f. TR12446 - Award of Bid 13-24B for the Parks & Recreation Administration Building Roof Improvement: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, awarding Bid No. 13-2413- to and approving an Agreement with Therma Seal Roof Systems, LLC. for the replacement of the roofing system at the Parks and Recreation Administration Building located at 6001 Nob Hill Road, in accordance with Bid No. 13-24B for a contract amount of $120,010, a contingency in an amount of $18,001, will be added to the project for a total project budget of $138,011; authorizing an expenditure from the appropriate accounts; authorizing budget amendments as needed for proper accounting purposes; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. RESOLUTION R-2014-17 7. REGULAR AGENDA: There were no Regular Agenda items scheduled for the 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. 10. ORDINANCE(S) -SECOND READING: There were no Ordinance(s) —Second Reading items scheduled for this meeting. Page 4 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING February 12, 2014 11. QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING(S): There were no Quasi -Judicial Hearing(s) items scheduled for this meeting. 12. OTHER BUSINESS: There being no further business to come bef e the City Commission, Mayor Dressler adjourned the meeting at 7:48 p.m. /�c�r � 1 - Harry Dressler, Mayor Page 5 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING February 12, 2014