HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-06-23 - City Commission Workshop Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC
CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2014
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Harry Dressler called the Workshop of the City Commission
to order at 9:33 a.m. on Monday, June 23, 2014 in Conference Room 105, Tamarac
City Hall, 7525 NW 88th 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 City Manager Michael C. Cernech, Assistant City Manager
Diane Phillips, Assistant City Attorney Julie Klahr and City Clerk Patricia Teufel.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Glasser led the Pledge of Allegiance
1. TR12505 - Golf Carts: Item No. 6 (c) on the Consent Agenda. (TR12505) A
Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, authorizing the
appropriate City Officials to award Invitation for Bid #14-07B to Yamaha Golf Car
Company for the purchase of Golf Carts for the Colony West Golf Club in the amount of
$410,250.00 and to authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and enter into
temporary monthly lease agreements for up to 50 Golf Carts for a not to exceed cost of
$22,500; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective
date. Financial Services Director Mark Mason appeared and gave a presentation, a
copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's Office. Financial Services Director Mason
responded to a few questions from the Commission. Mayor Dressler asked for a copy
of the Colony West Golf Club Budget and Financial Services Director Mason said he
would provide a copy.
2. Housing Program Update and Action Plan. Housing & Neighborhood Programs
Manager Angela Bauldree appeared and gave a presentation on Item No. 9 (a) on
Public Hearings TR12477 FY14/15 CDBG Action Plan and the NSP3 Program. Copies
of both presentations are on file in the City Clerk's Office. Ms. Bauldree answered a few
questions from the Commission. Mayor Dressler asked if the Action Plan contains data
going back five years in order to see a trend and Ms. Bauldree said the Action Plan
does not contain that data but they do have that information in Community
Development. Mayor Dressler asked staff to bring that information back to the
Commission at a later date. Ms. Bauldree and Assistant City Attorney Klahr responded
to questions from the Commission regarding the delinquency/default rate, foreclosures,
rehabilitation and mortgage processes and cash flow. Mayor Dressler asked what other
cities "claw back" their funds and asked Vice Mayor Gomez to get that information to the
Commission.
3. Discussion Regarding the Selection of the Voting Delegate for the Florida League of
Cities Conference. City Clerk Patricia Teufel appeared and said the Commission had
been asked if they would be attending the conference and the only Commission
member that will be attending the Conference is Commissioner Bushnell. Mayor
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Dressler asked for a consensus to appoint Commissioner Bushnell as the Voting
Delegate for Tamarac and all were in agreement.
4. TO2300 - Woodmont Development Agreement: Item No. 1 on the Special
Commission Meeting Agenda. (TO2300) An Ordinance of the City Commission of the
City of Tamarac, Florida, approving and authorizing the Mayor, Vice -Mayor, or City
Manager of the City of Tamarac, Florida, on behalf of the City, to execute and to
otherwise enter into a Development Agreement between the City of Tamarac and
Woodmont Country Club, Inc., for the development of property located within the
Woodmont Plat, as recorded in Plat Book 88, Page 20, of the public records of Broward
County, Florida, and as more fully described in the Development Agreement which is
attached hereto as Exhibit "A"; authorizing the appropriate City Officials to do all things
necessary to effectuate the intent of this ordinance; providing for conflicts; providing for
severability; and providing for an effective date. City Manager Cernech said staff has
worked on this for quite some time and the last time the Commission met there were
some items that needed to be worked on. Both parties continue to work through some
items and by Wednesday we will be in a position to move this forward. Community
Development Director Maxine Calloway gave a presentation, a copy of which is on file
in the City Clerk's Office. Community Development Director Calloway said Attorney
Scott Backman, who represents the applicant and Mark Schmidt, the applicant, are here
and available to answer questions from the Commission if they so wish.
Mayor Dressler recessed the meeting at 10:35 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at
10:43 a.m. with all present as before.
Ms. Calloway, Mr. Backman, Mr. Cernech, Mr. Schmidt and Ms. Klahr responded to
questions and concerns from the Commission. There was a consensus to change the
99 year Deed Restriction to 50 years to be consistent with what Broward County uses.
After much discussion staff and the applicant said they would revise the Development
Agreement to address the Commission's wishes discussed at today's meeting and will
have the Agreement, with the agreed upon revisions, on the dais for the Special
Commission Meeting on Wednesday evening.
There being no further business to come before the City Commission for consideration,
Mayor Dressler adjourned the meeting at 12:39 p.m.
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