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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-03-25 - City Commission Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING --. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Harry Dressler called the Regular Commission Meeting of the City of Tamarac to order at 9:06 a.m. on Wednesday, March 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: Commissioner Gomez led the Pledge of Allegiance. s 1. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: a. Presentation of a proclamation by Mayor Harry Dressler proclaiming the month of April 2015 as "Water Conservation Month". (Requested by Public Services Director Jack Strain) 2. CITY COMMISSION REPORTS: a. Vice Mayor Bushnell: Vice Mayor Bushnell talked about the District 1 Neighborhood Meeting that everyone attended last evening and encouraged people to attend their District Neighborhood meetings that will take place in April. Vice Mayor Bushnell said staff talked about things that are going on in their neighborhoods. Vice Mayor Bushnell noted that there are now 200 students who have attended Tamarac University and this is an opportunity for residents to learn about the City and ask questions and educate other people about what programs the City has to offer. b. Commissioner Gomez: Commissioner Gomez said that the District 2 Neighborhood Meeting will take place on April 15th at 6:30 p.m. at Millennium Middle School. Commissioner Gomez noted that she attended the Concert in the Park; BSO sponsored Bike Rodeo for children; Relay -for -Life meeting and the Tamarac University Meet and Greet. Commissioner Gomez said she was not at the last meeting as she was at the National League of Cities Congressional Conference in D.C. where approximately 2,000 cities elected and appointed officers working for constant improvement in their communities. Commissioner Gomez said the President of the National League of Cities appointed her to serve on the Transportation Infrastructure Steering Committee whose primary goal is to focus on long term transportation bills and then spoke about various items they are working on. Commissioner Gomez talked about various meetings she attended including, but not limited to, dealing with Homeless Veterans and Human Trafficking and at one meeting she attended President Obama was the key note speaker. Commissioner Gomez noted that she had attended a Naturalization Ceremony on March 13th; had Jury duty on March 16th and wished everyone a Happy Passover and Easter. c. Commissioner Glasser: Commissioner Glasser said she recently attended a book signing by Ken Bering at the Community Center; the District 1 Neighborhood Meeting and noted that Page 1 of 4 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING March 25, 2015 this is a good forum for people to ask questions and express their concerns and also attended the Concert in the Park which was very well attended by Tamarac residents as well as people from surrounding communities. d. Commissioner Placko: Commissioner Placko said she attended the Broward County Advisory Grant Board meeting and reported that they have two grants available; down payment assistance on housing and assistance with emergency services. Commissioner Placko said the Committee is looking to get the word out and has asked for some guidelines on how many people within Tamarac would be eligible for these grants. Commissioner Placko thanked the community of Lake Colony for being gracious when she was out and about in that communi�. Commissioner Placko said the District 4 Neighborhood meeting is scheduled for April 22n at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center. Commissioner Placko noted that Commissioner Glasser is being inducted into the Senior Hall of Fame and congratulated City Attorney Goren on his 40th Anniversary on practicing law. e. Mayor Dressler: Mayor Dresser reported that as a Trustee on the General Pension Plan he attended a two day conference on fiduciary best practices and will share that information with the other Trustees. Mayor Dressler said he attended the District 1 Neighborhood Meeting and people had interesting questions regarding the quality of life in Tamarac. Mayor Dressler noted that as far as quality of life issues we are very lucky to live in the USA compared to other countries. Mayor Dressler said the Commission and staff are focused on all the concerns that people bring before them. Mayor Dressler spoke briefly about the Code Rewrite and how this will address quality of life issues. 3. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: City Attorney Goren said there is a meeting scheduled for April 7th at 12:30 p.m. following the regular County Commission Meeting this will be a joint workshop between the Broward League of Cities President and the Chair of the Ethics Task Force, Mr. Stermer. City Attorney Goren said there will be a joint presentation by Mr. Stermer along with other members of the BLC along with the County Commission. City Attorney Goren said that staff and the County Commission believe that interests of the local city commission members that are affected by the Ethics Code and the County Commission are not too different. City Attorney Goren said at some future date there will be a discussion regarding the potential re -introduction of some type of Ethics Commission and a sub -set discussion regarding some review body as a potential, or some central repository, for legal opinions with regard to the Safe Harbor discussions we have had in the past. City Attorney Goren reported that the number of Safe Harbor requests has been greatly diminished over the past year. City Attorney Goren said the Commission has been given weekly legislative updates from their outside consultants in Tallahassee and his firm does their own internal review that tracks items that affect Tamarac as well as other governmental agencies. One item that he wants to bring to the Commission is a bill that is still pending this year with regards to the Police Assessment Bill which has some legs because the bill that was proposed by North Lauderdale is actually supported by Senator Smith. City Attorney Goren talked about potential effects should this bill pass. City Attorney Goren said he will continue to follow this bill and others and report back to the Commission. Page 2 of 4 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING March 25, 2015 4. CITY MANAGER REPORT: City Manager Cernech reported the District 2 Neighborhood Meeting is scheduled for April 15th at Millennium Middle School. Upcoming Events: The Parks & Recreation Foundation will be hosting their 4th Annual P.A.R.OT. Gold Tournament on April 24th at Colony West Golf Club which will culminate with a "Concert on the Green" featuring the band "The Castaways" and for more information, to make a donation or be an event sponsor please contact Linda Probert at Linda. Probert(a)-tamarac.org or call 954-597-3632. The Springfest will take place on March 28th at 10.00 a.m. at Sports Complex from 10:00 a.m. to noon; Earth Day will be celebrated Saturday, April 19th from 9:00 a.m. to noon at Veterans Park; the next concert in the park will be held on Friday, April 10th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and will feature country music band Kim Betts & the Gamble; the next Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Drop Off, and free document shredding event will be held in the City of Ft. Lauderdale in Mills Pond Park, 2201 NW 9th Ave., on Saturday, April 11th from 9.00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for more information call 954-828-8000. City Manager Cernech talked about the Law Enforcement Assessment as being an investment in the Community. City Manager Cernech said he cannot emphasize enough the value of community investment and said that five years ago staff asked to raise the Fire Assessment to $265 a year and people complained. The City said we will do whatever we can to make sure that money is used to better the Tamarac Fire Department. City Manager Cernech talked about hiring a Fire Chief from out of state instead of promoting within in order to make sure we had the best. City Manager Cernech said one of the Fire Department's strategic goals for 2015 was to attain an ISO 1 rating. This distinction has only been attained by less than 1 % of 48,000 fire departments in the United States. City Manager Cernech said he is pleased to announce that yesterday we were notified that Tamarac Fire Rescue had attained this rating and becomes the 102"d department in the United States to achieve this coveted rating which takes effect July 1st 5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Mayor Dressler opened Public Participation and Margaret Hesford, Esq., 10950 Sterling Rd., Davie, who represents Dayve Co., Inc. spoke about a problem her client was having regarding work he performed at a home in Tamarac. 6. CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Dressler asked City Manager Cernech 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. Vice Mayor Bushnell seconded by Assistant City Manager Phillips moved approval of the Consent Agenda. Motion passed unanimously (5-0). a. Approval of the March 11, 2015 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes — APPROVED b. TR12618 - National Football League (NFL) Foundation Grant Funds: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving and authorizing the Parks and Recreation Foundation of Tamarac (PAROT) and the appropriate city officials to submit an application to the National Football League (NFL) Foundation for grant funds for the development of a football field at the Tamarac Sports Complex in the amount of $2.00,000, providing for a match in an amount not to exceed $500,000 in local funds in the event of approval of the application; providing for acceptance of the award and execution of documents upon approval; providing for a memorandum of understanding between the City Page 3 of 4 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING March 25, 2015 of Tamarac and PAROT pending legal review in the event of approval of the application; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. RESOLUTION R-2015-21 Mayor Dressler opened the floor for discussing a matter for reconsideration. City Attorney Goren said at the Workshop on Monday there was a discussion regarding the mural at the BSO building and there was a consensus to transfer that discussion to today's meeting. City Attorney Goren went over the Motion for Reconsideration process with the Commission. City Attorney Goren asked Commissioner Gomez to state her reason for requesting a motion to reconsider an item. Commissioner Gomez said that there was a discussion about the Broward 100 Mural at a previous workshop and she stated her position that she felt it was the wrong venue for the Mural. Commissioner Gomez said at the time she expressed her opinion she thought it would come back to the Commission to discuss alternative locations for the mural. Commissioner Gomez said she would like to have the location of the Mural reconsidered and discussed further. Commissioner Gomez made a Motion for Reconsideration to discuss the location of the mural and no one seconded the Motion. Motion failed. City Attorney Goren asked Mayor Dressler to allow Commissioner Gomez to again make a Motion for Reconsideration and Mayor Dressler asked Commissioner Gomez to restate her Motion. Commissioner Gomez again made a Motion for Reconsideration to discuss the location of the mural and again no one seconded the Motion. Motion failed a second time. 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 items scheduled for this meeting. 9. PUBLIC HEARING(S): There were no Public Hearing(s) items scheduled for this meeting. 10. ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING: There were no Ordinance(s) — Second Reading scheduled for this meeting. 11. QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING(S): There were no Quasi -Judicial Hearing(s) items scheduled for this meeting. 12. OTHER12. OTHER: There being no further business to come before the City Commission, Mayor Dressler adjourned the meeting at 7.30 p.m. Harry Dressler, Mayor trivia T ufe1, r City Clerk Page 4 of 4 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING March 25, 2015