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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-02-25 - City Commission Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Harry Dressler called the Regular Commission Meeting of the City of Tamarac to order at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 in City Commission Chambers, Tamarac City Hall, 7525 NW 88th Avenue, Tamarac, FL 33321. ROLL CALL: Mayor Harry Dressler, Vice Mayor Pamela Bushnell, Commissioner Michelle J. Gomez, Commissioner Diane Glasser and Commissioner Debra Placko were in attendance. Also in attendance were City Manager Michael C. Cernech, City Attorney Samuel S. Goren and City Clerk Patricia Teufel. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Dressler led the Pledge of Allegiance. a. Presentation of a proclamation by Mayor Harry Dressler proclaiming the month of March 2015 as "Purchasing Month". (Requested by Purchasing/Contracts Manager Keith Glatz) b. Presentation of a proclamation by Mayor Harry Dressler proclaiming the month of February 2015 as "Black History Month". (Requested by Community Development Director Maxine Calloway) c. Presentation by Mayor Harry Dressler of Employee Service Awards: 5 - Year Awards: Mark Mason, Director of Financial Services, Finance; Mike Burton, Fire Chief, Fire Rescue 10 - Year Awards: Joanne Acosta, Office Specialist, Fire Rescue; Lydia Aleman, Bus Driver, Parks and Recreation; Vincent Bernd, Safety Specialist, Human Resources 15 - Year Awards: William Sweginnis, Captain Paramedic, Fire Rescue; Eric Viveros, Battalion Chief, Fire Rescue 20 - Year Awards: Larry Antmann, Instrumentation & Control Technician, Public Services/Utilities; Levent Sucuoglu, Director of Information Technology, Information Technology 30 - Year Award: Daniel Mariano, Firefighter EMT, Fire Rescue 2. CITY COMMISSION REPORTS: a. Vice Mayor Bushnell: Vice Mayor Bushnell thanked her fellow colleagues for filling in for her while she was recuperating. Vice Mayor Bushnell also thanked everyone who wished her well during her absence. Vice Mayor Bushnell said the emails the Commission receives from their constituents are very important as that is how they know what is important to the community. b. Commissioner Gomez: Commissioner Gomez welcomed Vice Mayor Bushnell back to the dais. Commissioner Gomez said Tamarac hosted the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance Partner Council meeting on February 12th which was well attended and very interesting. Commissioner Gomez said she attended the 100th Birthday party for Rose Calvina; Smart Growth Partnership meeting; Broward League of Cities Legislative Review Workshop; the Page 1 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING February 25, 2015 Chamber of Commerce event at Applebee's; had the opportunity to talk with 8t" graders at Millennium Middle School; Central Parc grand opening; Code Compliance Workshop and the HOA Liaison meeting at the Community Center. c. Commissioner Glasser: Commissioner Glasser said the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance Partner Council meeting that took place in City Hall had Commissioner Dale Hotness as the guest speaker who talked about trade with South American countries. Commissioner Glasser attended the ADRC Board meeting where she learned that some services that take care of veterans have been cancelled for Broward County and the ADRC is working to get these services reinstated as it is important to take care of our veterans. Commissioner Glasser reported she also attended the Code Compliance Workshop on Tuesday. d. Commissioner Placko: Commissioner Placko welcomed Vice Mayor Bushnell back to the dais. Commissioner Placko said she attended a WPOA meeting where the main topics discussed were rumors and security and encouraged people to contact her about rumors in order to clear them up as they create problems. Commissioner Placko said there was a guest speaker from a security company who advised people that security systems are only good if people use them. Commissioner Placko thanked the Code Compliance' staff because it is a thankless job and encouraged people to contact her to join the COPS program. e. Mayor Dressler: Mayor Dressler said he also attended the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance Partner Council Meeting where they talked about how cities retain and attract international business. Mayor Dressler said the Code Compliance Update by staff addressed a wide variety of programs and issues and ways to help people get assistance via a loan or grant. Mayor Dressler said Code Compliance is important as it keeps Tamarac attractive: 3. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: City Attorney Goren gave an update on the Sober Home bills (SB326 and HB21) and Vacation Rental bills (HB4009, HB4015 and HB735) and said the objective of these bills is to reverse last year's legislation. City Attorney Goren said the three Vacation Rental bills revise the permitted scope of local laws, ordinances and regulations and deletes provisions that preempt to state the regulation of public lodging. The Sober Home bills require the Dept. of Children and Families to create larger regulation and voluntary certification programs for recovery homes City Attorney Goren advised the Commission the Representative Costello had recently filed HB953 regarding Hospital Districts which prohibits hospital districts from levying property tax without referendum/consent of the electors residing within the district which will have an impact on Broward County. This would also give the Broward County Commission the option to allow voters to make a decision to levy up to a 2 mil tax on behalf of the hospital district by placing this on a ballot. City Attorney Goren noted that Governor Scott has an interest in disbanding the taxing authority of special districts and hospital districts. City Attorney Goren said within days after the Shade Session regarding the red light camera litigation the plaintiffs dismissed the case in the Northern District and said it will be back when the court merges the cases in the Southern District. City Attorney Goren said he will continue to provide updates to the Commission regarding the red light camera litigation. City Attorney Goren said with regards to the Resource Recovery Board matter the last city has yet to approve the settlement. Page 2 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING February 25, 2015 4. CITY MANAGER REPORT: City Manager Cernech said he was glad the Commission enjoyed the Code Compliance update yesterday. City Manager Cernech said Code Enforcement Manager Scott Krajewski did a good job of outlining processes that he has improved since he started working for Tamarac. A benefit to an organization is when fresh eyes look at processes and procedures and come up with new and better ways to approach important issues which aligns with our Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan. City Manager Cernech reported that the Tamarac Aquatic Center was voted by Broward Family Life Magazine as one of Broward's Family Favorites in the category "Favorite Place to Swim N' Splash" by their readers. This will be publicized in the magazine's March issue, a special a -blast and will appear on their website browardfamilylife.com. City Manager Cernech said Tamarac is proud to participate in Broward 100, a community art initiative, in the "Inside Out Program" which gives communities a platform to express themselves through black and white photographs. Tamarac's project will be themed "This is Tamarac" and the photographs will be taken by Tamarac resident Susan Buzzi. The first open photo session will take place at the Community Center on March 13th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. City Manager Cernech announced that the annual Neighborhood District Meetings have been scheduled as follows: District 1 — Tuesday, March 24th at 6:30 p.m. at the' Mainlands 1 & 2 Clubhouse; District 2 — Wednesday, April 15th at 6:30 p.m. at Millennium Middle School; District 4 — Wednesday, April 22nd at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center and District 3 — Thursday, April 30th at 6:30 p.m. at Westwood 24 Clubhouse. City Manager Cernech reported that Tamarac has been awarded, for the 18th consecutive year, the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the GFOA for the FY15 Annual Budget document. Upcoming Events: The Veterans Affairs Committee will be holding a raffle for a 32" flat screen TV to raise funds for the upcoming Homeless Veterans Stand Down Event which will take place at the Robert King High Park in Miami, FL, May 1-3, 2015.This event provides veterans with free access to many resources and important services. The first Concert in the Park will take place at the Sports Complex on Friday, March 13, 2015 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and will feature the Bon Jovi Tribute Band "Keep the Faith". 5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Mayor Dressler opened Public Participation and the following individuals spoke: Ronald B. Barish, 7555 NW 99th Ave., was opposed to a Charter School at the Tamarac Sports Complex; Winslow Delaware, 8806 Paradise Court, talked about getting a red light camera ticket because the yellow light on University Dr. and University Hospital was too short and Jennifer Gayle, 7309 NW 57th Dr., talked about a problem with her water meter placement. 6. CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Dressler asked City Manager Cernech if there were any changes/additions to the Consent Agenda and City Manager Cernech said there were no changes/additions to the Consent Agenda. Commissioner Placko seconded by Commissioner Gomez moved approval of the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion passed unanimously (5-0). Page 3 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING February 25, 2015 a. Approval of the February 11, 2015 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes - APPROVED b. TR12614 - A Resolution Updating the City's Current Traffic Calming Policy: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, adopting revisions to the existing Traffic Calming Policy; repealing Resolution No. R-2004-49; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. RESOLUTION R-2015-16 c. TR12616 - Appointing Four Regular Members to the Parks & Recreation Board: A Resolution of the City Commission of the city of Tamarac, Florida, appointing four (4) Regular Members to the Parks and Recreation Board to serve terms concurrent with the appointing commission member or until such time as new appointments are made; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing an effective date. RESOLUTION R-2015-17 d. TR12615 - Appointing Five Regular Members and Two Alternate Members to the Planning Board A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, appointing five regular members and two alternate members to the Planning Board; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing an effective date. RESOLUTION R-2015-18 Mayor Dressler recessed the meeting at 10:04 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:14 a.m. with all present as before. 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. T02314 - Abolishment of Investment Advisory: An ordinance of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 2 entitled "Administration" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac by repealing Sections 2-156 through 2-161, inclusive, to provide for the abolishment of the Investment Advisory Committee; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and proving for an effective date. Vice Mayor Bushnell seconded by Commissioner Placko moved approval of T02314 on second reading. City Attorney Goren read T02314 by title into the record. 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 FEBRUARY 11, 2015 PASSED ON SECOND READING FEBRUARY 25, 2015 ORDINANCE NO. 0-2015-02 b. T02315 - Ordinance to Repeal the WNID: An Ordinance of the City of Tamarac, Florida repealing Ordinance No. 2010-14, adopted on July 14, 2010, in its entirety; dissolving the Woodlands Community Neighborhood Improvement District created pursuant to Ordinance Page 4 of 5 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING February 25, 2015 1 No. 2010-14 and in accordance with Section 163.506, F.S.; providing for transmission of a certified copy of this Ordinance to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and the Department of Legal Affairs in accordance with Florida Statutes 163.5055; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. Vice Mayor Bushnell seconded by Commissioner Placko moved approval of T02315 on second reading. City Attorney Goren read T02315 by title into the record. City Attorney Goren went over the rules of conduct during the public hearing portion on the item. Mayor Dressler opened the public hearing and the following individuals expressed opposition to the dissolution of the WNID: Lawrence Torn, Maryanne Masterson, Ilene Michelson, Joel Davidson, Rhela Moskowitz. The following individuals were in favor of the dissolution of the WNID: Dr. Bud Fein, Stanley Tracey, Patricia Fox and Judy Margolis. Shawn Robins asked for the item to be tabled and Phil Calder talked about information that was sent to residents. All pertinent information on the individuals is on file in the City Clerk's Office. With no one else wishing to speak, Mayor Dressler closed the public hearing. Mayor Dressler opened the item up for Commission discussion. Commissioner Gomez said there was a lot of misinformation distributed in the community regarding the WNID and at a recent meeting when factual information was provided people realized the good things the WNID could accomplish and they did not want it dissolved. Commissioner Gomez talked about the City being approached to create the district five years ago and most recently when the City was asked to have the Commission take over as the Board with the current board remaining as an advisory board to the Commission. Commissioner Gomez said she has been making headway with changing the statute but will not be able to get this to move forward on this year's legislative agenda; however, there is a good chance it will be successful in the future. Commissioner Gomez asked if the Commission would be in favor of holding a referendum. Mayor Dressler said the Commission has not had a discussion about what would happen next if the WNID is dissolved and could be an item for discussion at a future workshop. There was a discussion regarding recording the Ordinance with the County after it is voted on and City Attorney Goren said without knowing what has been previously recorded he would have to look into it and get back to the Commission. Motion passed 4-1 with Commissioner Gomez dissenting. PASSED ON FIRST READING FEBRUARY 11, 2015 PASSED ON SECOND READING FEBRUARY 25, 2015 ORDINANCE NO. 0-2015-03 11. QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING(S): There were no Quasi -Judicial items scheduled for this meeting. 12. OTHER: There being no further business to come before the City Commission, Mayor Dressler adjourned the meeting at 11:09 a.m. � n A Patricia Teufel City Clerk Page 5 of 5 r'ry Bressler, Mayor REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING February 25, 2015 No Text