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Home My WebLink About2014-04-23 - City Commission Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Harry Dressler called the Regular Commission Meeting of the City of Tamarac to order at 9:03 a.m. on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in City Commission Chambers, Tamarac City Hall, 75215 NW 88t" Avenue, Tamarac, FL 33321. ROLL CALL: Mayor Harry Dressler, Vice Mayor Michelle J. Gomez, Commissioner Pamela Bushnell, Commissioner Diane Glasser and Commissioner Debra Placko were in attendance. Also in attendance were Assistant City Manager Diane Phillips, City Attorney Samuel S. Goren and City Clerk Patricia Teufel. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Placko led the Pledge of Allegiance. a. Presentation of a proclamation by Mayor Harry Dressler proclaiming the month of May, 2014 as "Building Safety Month". (Requested by Chief Building Official Claudio Grande) b. Presentation of a proclamation by Mayor Harry Dressler proclaiming the week of May 18 - 24, 2014 as "National Public Works Week". (Requested by Public Services Director Jack Strain) c. Presentation to the Mayor and Commission by Public Services Director Jack Strain of the Tree City USA Growth Award d. Presentation by Mayor Harry Dressler of Employee Service Awards: 5 - Year Award: Alexander Quintero, Groundskeeper II, Public Services 10 - Year Awards: Daniel Acosta, Firefighter Paramedic, Fire Rescue; Eduardo Alves, Firefighter Paramedic, Fire Rescue; Nelsy Billinger, Firefighter Paramedic, Fire Rescue; Derek Cerny, Captain Paramedic, Fire Rescue; William Duesler, Lieutenant Paramedic, Fire Rescue; Maria Garnica, Firefighter Paramedic, Fire Rescue; Chi Lui, Driver Engineer Paramedic, Fire Rescue; Ryan Lynch, Firefighter Paramedic, Fire Rescue; Freddy Matos, Driver Engineer Paramedic, Fire Rescue; Chad Musselwhite, Firefighter Paramedic, Fire Rescue; Joan Rey, Firefighter Paramedic, Fire Rescue; Alan Lam, Project Engineer, Public Services; Krste Klimoski, Fleet Mechanic II, Public Services. 2. CITY COMMISSION REPORTS: a. Commissioner Bushnell: Commissioner Bushnell said she attended the Springfest; Northwest Council of Elected Officials Luncheon; an Estate Planning Seminar given by Roger Simmons and, along with City Attorney Goren, yesterday's workshop on the Ethics Code and Structure with the Broward County Commission. b. Vice Mayor Gomez: Vice Mayor Gomez said she also attended some of the events mentioned by Commissioner Bushnell, the City Furniture Grand Opening of their Natural Gas fueling facility and fleet and - various HOA meetings. Vice Mayor Gomez said she is looking forward to attending the Kiwanis Golf Tournament on Friday and invited everyone to participate ate in the P.A.R.O.T Foundation Golf Tournament on Friday, June 1st at Colony West Golf Club. Page 1 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING April 23, 2014 c. Commissioner Glasser: Commissioner Glasser invited everyone to attend the District 2 Neighborhood Meeting at the Kings Point Clubhouse at 6:30 p.m. this evening. d. Commissioner Placko: Commissioner Placko said she also attended the seminar at the Community Center and found it to be very informative and encouraged people to attend future meetings. Commissioner Placko said she wanted to thank Public Services Director Strain and his staff for the pressure cleaning program as she has received positive feedback from residents. e. Mayor Dressler: Mayor Dressler said he hoped everyone had a pleasant Passover and Happy Easter. Mayor Dressler reflected that holidays are meaningful and people should use the time to ponder life and not "Sweat the Small Stuff". Mayor Dressler said he is now turning his time over to City Attorney Goren to talk about meeting with the Broward County Commission yesterday. 3. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: City Attorney Goren provided members of the Commission with copies of Deputy County Attorney Drew Myers' presentation from yesterday's meeting, a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's Office. City Attorney Goren went over the topics that were discussed, potential changes to state law, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommendations, questions resulting from the OIG's proposed restructuring, potential changes to the County Charter and Ethics Code and possible changes to address the OIG concerns. City Attorney Goren briefly went over changes regarding gifts, annual ethics training, lobbying, lobbyist contact disclosure, charitable fundraising, procurement -related activities and relatives doing business with a governmental agency. City Attorney Goren said the changes that were presented are to begin the discussion between the OIG, the Broward County Commission, the Ethics Task Force and the Broward League of Cities. City Attorney Goren said the County Commission was pretty receptive to some of the changes and this is a work in progress. Commissioner Bushnell thanked City Attorney Goren for his role and added that any meeting she has attended was never about ethics but clarity and definitions and no one is against the Ethics Ordinance there are just some things that need to be tweaked. There was a discussion regarding Safe Harbor Opinions rendered by City Attorneys to Commission members. City Attorney Goren noted for the record that his time spent with the Broward League of Cities is done on a pro bono basis. 4. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER REPORT: Assistant City Manager Phillips -said that City Manager Cernech was representing Tamarac in an ESRI-ICMA sponsored local government Executive White Boarding exercise in California. Tamarac was one of fifteen cities selected to participate in the exercise to identify the data and design elements for apps that are most desired by local government executives. Assistant City Manager Phillips said Tamarac is now accepting ideas to name Tamarac's newest 23 acre park which is under construction and park naming packets are available at the Community Center. Applications will be accepted until Monday, May 5, 2014. Page 2 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING April 23, 2014 Upcoming Events: There will be ribbon cutting ceremonies held on Thursday, April 24th at 4:00 p.m. at Caporella Park and on Friday, April 25th at 6:00 p.m. at the Sports Complex celebrating the new playgrounds at each location and the next Concert in the Park will take plac e on Friday,April 25th at the Sports Complex at 7:00 p.m. featuring the band Lazy Bonez. P p p Past Events: The annual Springfest held on April 12th was once again a success and very well attended. Assistant City Manager Phillips said the City recently submitted an application through the MPO for funding of Phase 4 of the Bikeway System. The project ranked second in the County positioning us quite well as we continue to move forward with connecting bikeways throughout the City. Assistant City Manager Phillips thanked Grants Administrator Mike Gresek who coordinated the submission working with staff from Public Services, Community Development and the Parks &Recreation Department. 5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Mayor Dressler opened Public Participation and the following individual spoke: Patti Lynn, 6411 NW 58th St. expressed her opinion on several topics. 6. CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Dressler asked Assistant City Manager Phillips if there were any changes/additions to the Consent Agenda and Assistant City Manager Phillips said there were no changes/additions to the Consent Agenda. Vice Mayor Gomez seconded by Commissioner Glasser moved approval of the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion passed unanimously (5-0). a. Approval of the April 9, 2014 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes. - APPROVED b. TR12478 - Major Arterial Corridor Study; A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, adopting the Major Arterial Corridor Study attached as Exhibit "A", providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. RESOLUTION R-2014-36 c. TR12475 -Tamarac Village Local Activity Center - Interlocal Agreement: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving the Interlocal Agreement for the monitoring of development activity and enforcement of permitted land uses in the Local Activity Center between the City of Tamarac and Broward County, attached hereto and incorporated herein; authorizing and directing the City Manager, or his designee, to take any and all action necessary to effectuate the intent of this resolution; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. RESOLUTION R-201437 d. TR12479 - Declaration of Restrictive Covenants - Tamarac Village Local Activity Center: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for the Tamarac Village Local Activity Center ("LAC"), attached hereto, and incorporated herein, as required by Broward County, to offset traffic impacts associated with the land use plan amendment for the property contained within the Tamarac Village LAC; authorizing and directing the City Manager, or his designee, to take any and all action necessary to effectuate the intent of this resolution; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date RESOLUTION R-2014-38 Page 3 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING April 23, 2014 e. TR12426 - Tamarac Economic Development Plan: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, adopting the City of Tamarac 5-year Economic Development Plan for years 2014-2019, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. RESOLUTION R-2014-39 f. TR12470 - Roof Tarps: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City. of Tamarac, Florida, authorizing the appropriate City Officials to exercise the third renewal option for Bid Number 11-24B for Roof Tarps to Abel Unlimited, Inc., 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 year, providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. RESOLUTION R-2014-40 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 scheduled for this meeting. 9. PUBLIC HEARING(S): There were no Public Hearing(s) items scheduled for this meeting. 10. ORDINANCE(S) -SECOND READING: a. T02295 - Amend Chapter 10 Land Development Regulations, Article 11, Section 10-1, Specifically Article II, Section 10-29: An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida amending Chapter 10 of the City's Code of Ordinances, entitled "Land Development Regulations" by specifically amending Article 11, Section 10-1 entitled "Definitions" to define the terms "Development" and "Redevelopment"; specifically amending Article 11, Section 10-29 entitled "Formal Application for Construction, Improvement, Development or Building Permits" to require Code Compliance prior to the issuance of a Building Permit for Development or Re -development; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing, for severability; and providing for an effective date. City Attorney Goren read T02295 by title into the record. Vice Mayor Gomez seconded by Commissioner Glasser moved approval of T02295 on second reading. Mayor Dressler opened the public hearing and with no one wishing to speak closed the public hearing. Motion passed unanimously (5-0). PASSED ON FIRST READING APRIL 9, 2014 _ PASSED ON SECOND READING APRIL 23, 2014 ORDINANCE NO. 0-2014-04 - b. T02296 - BUDGET AMENDMENT #1: An Ordinance of the City_ Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Ordinance 2013-16, which adopted the City of Tamarac Operating Budget, Revenues and Expenditures, the Capital Budget, and the Financial Policies for the Fiscal Year 2014, by increasing the Total Revenues and Expenditures by a total of $23,183,772 as detailed in Attachment A attached hereto and summarized in Attachment B; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; providing for an effective date. Page 4 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING April 23, 2014 City Attorney Goren read T02296 by title into the record. Commissioner Bushnell seconded by Commissioner Placko moved approval of T02296 on second reading. Mayor Dressler opened the public hearing and with no one wishing to speak closed the public hearing. Motion passed unanimously (5-0). PASSED ON FIRST READING APRIL 9, 2014 PASSED ON SECOND READING APRIL 23, 2014 ORDINANCE NO.O-2014-05 c. T02299 - Code Amendment -Chapter 24 "Zoning": An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida amending Chapter 24 of the City's Code of Ordinances, entitled "Zoning" by amending Article III, Division 13 entitled "Recreational District" by specifically amending Section 24-307 entitled "Purpose and Characteristics", amending Section 24-308 entitled "Permitted Uses", amending. Section 24-310 entitled "Landscaping", amending Section 24-311 entitled "Height of Buildings or Structures" to establish public or private elementary, middle or high school as a Special Exception use in the S-1 Zoning District in conformity with the City of Tamarac Comprehensive Plan; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. City Attorney Goren read T02299 by title into the record. Commissioner Placko seconded by Vice Mayor Gomez moved approval of T02299 on second reading. Mayor Dressler opened the public hearing and the following individual spoke: Patti Lynn, 6411 NW 58th St., opposed zoning to allow the establishment of schools as a Special Exception use in S-1 Zoning Districts. With .no one else wishing to speak, Mayor Dressler closed the public hearing. Motion passed unanimously (5-0). PASSED ON FIRST READING APRIL 9, 2014 PASSED ON SECOND READING APRIL 23, 2014 ORDINANCE NO.O-2014-06 11. QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING(S): There were no Quasi -Judicial Hearing(s) scheduled for this meeting. 12. OTHER: There being no further business Dressler adjourned the meeting at 10:33 a.m. City Clerk to come before the City Commission, Mayor A0%%% I I I I I ////, // _"o / 01F TA •. ,70';, Ha ry Dressler, Mayor .: .• •.► . .00 . .0 go .tESTABLISHED't .� 1963 Q W ..••* SEAL . �+. Page 5 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING April 23, 2014