HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-05-27 - City Commission Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC
REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Harry Dressler called the Regular Commission Meeting of the City
of Tamarac to order at 9.04 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 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 Assistant City Manager Diane Phillips, Assistant City Attorney David
Tolces and City Clerk Patricia Teufel.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Mayor Bushnell led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:
a. Presentation of a proclamation honoring 2015 "Broward Senior Hall of Fame" Inductee Dr.
Abraham Fischler. (Requested by Mayor Harry Dressler)
b. Presentation of a proclamation honoring 2015 "Broward Senior Hall of Fame" Inductee
Commissioner Diane Glasser. (Requested by Mayor Harry Dressler)
2. CITY COMMISSION REPORTS:
a. Vice Mayor Bushnell: Vice Mayor Bushnell noted she attended Buddha's Birthday
Celebration; Challenger baseball game; Special Commission Workshop on Land
Development Regulations; Veterans' Coalition meeting at the VA Clinic, the PACE press
conference and Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday. Vice Mayor Bushnell said she had
talked with Edith Lederberg at the ADRC and now is volunteering at the Daniel Cantor Senior
Center and encouraged people to visit the facility.
b. Commissioner Gomez: Commissioner Gomez said she also had the pleasure of visiting
the Daniel Cantor Senior Center; thanked staff for all the work they did for the Land
Development Regulations Workshop; noted she had the honor of speaking at the St. Malachy
Kindergarten graduation and meeting a very brave little girl who is battling cancer; attended
an American Cancer Society meeting and was also present at the PACE press conference.
c. Commissioner Glasser: Commissioner Glasser said she also attended many of the events
mention by her Colleagues. Commissioner Glasser disclosed that she had met with Attorney
Scott Backman regarding item 6 (b) TR12638 — Third Amendment to Restrictive Covenant:
Sabal Palm. Commissioner Glasser noted that the Memorial Day Ceremony was an excellent
and well attended event.
d. Commissioner Placko: Commissioner Placko said she attended the Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) orientation and aside from learning that it is a federally funded
organization regarding transportation it is also a multifaceted organization with quite a few
projects in the East. Commissioner Placko said she will continue to bring reports back to the
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Commission regarding the MPO. Commissioner Placko said she also attended Buddha's
Birthday Celebration, the Memorial Day Ceremony and noted that the Woodmont HOA will be
sponsoring a flag drop off box at Veterans Park.
e. Mayor Dressler: Mayor Dressler said he was present at the PACE press conference and
noted that Tamarac is the first City to approve the Program for use by Tamarac residents and
businesses. Mayor Dressler spoke of the PACE Program and the Tamarac resident who was
able to get her roof fixed because of the program. Mayor Dressler said the Commission is
here to help people and this is just another example of how Tamarac looks out for its
residents and businesses. Mayor Dressler reported on his meetings with Senators Frankel,
Nelson and Clemons when he was in Washington D.C. with City Manager Cernech and
Assistant City Manager Phillips.
3. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: Assistant City Attorney Tolces introduced Assistant City
Attorney Michael Cirullo who gave a brief overview of the Red Light Camera Program, which
was discussed at length at yesterday's Workshop. Assistant City Attorney Cirullo said it is
the opinion of the City Attorney's Office that the City's program is impracticable and is asking
the Commission to give them the authority to provide written notice to ATS and secondly to
suspend issuance of Notices of Violation and Uniform Traffic Citations until such time as they
can come back to the Commission with a Contract that will work. Mayor Dressler asked if
there were any disclosures on this item and there were none.
Mayor Dressler said he needs a Motion and a second to grant the City Attorney authority to
provide written notice to ATS pursuant to Section 7.2 of the Contract, which will then result in
dialogue with ATS to address potential modifications to the City's Program. Commissioner
Gomez seconded by Commissioner Placko moved approval. Motion passed unanimously (5-
0).
Mayor Dressler said he needs a Motion and second to suspend the issuance of Notices of
Violation and Uniform Traffic Citations until such time as the current program may be
modified to the satisfaction of the City to no longer render it impracticable to operate the red
light camera program. Vice Mayor Bushnell seconded by Commissioner Placko moved
approval. Motion passed unanimously (5-0).
4. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER REPORT: Assistant City Manager Phillips said that the
Community Development Department has reported that the Florida PACE Program, which
was approved by the Commission about one year ago, has made a difference for a resident
in the Woodlands who partnered with the PACE program and she was able to receive a much
needed new tile roof on her home. The program is still available to both residential and
commercial property owners and people can contact PACE by visiting their website at
www.EvestFlorida.com .
Assistant City Manager Phillips reported the City has contracted with Seamless Docs to
provide online forms that will enable the City to design modern, platform independent forms
which will be efficient for staff as well as a convenience for customers. The first form
redesigned was the 19 page Housing Application and since it was launched 119 completed
applications have been received.
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Assistant City Manager Phillips reported that approximately 300 people attended the
Memorial Day Ceremony at Veterans' Park and invited people to the Father's Day Family
Fishing Tournament on Saturday June 20th from 9.00 a.m. to noon at Caporella Park. The
fee is $5 for residents and $8 for non-residents.
5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Mayor Dressler opened public participation and the following
individuals spoke: Fred Frost, 10861 SW 155th Place, Miami, spoke about Congress fast
tracking the Trans -Pacific Partnership and asked the Commission to pass a resolution in
opposition to same. Mayor Dressler thanked Mr. Frost but said the City will not take a position
on this matter. Peter Mason, Executive Director of Tamarac Chamber of Commerce talked
about the Broward County Council of Chambers Business Award Luncheon honoring
Tamarac Businessmen Billy Burgess among others and noted that the PACE program is a
good program for residents and businesses to tap into.
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. Mayor Dressler, Vice Mayor Bushnell,
Commissioner Gomez, Commissioner Glasser and Commissioner Placko all disclosed that
they had met with Attorney Scott Backman regarding item 6 (b) TR12638 — Third Amendment
to Restrictive Covenant: Sabal Palm. Vice Mayor Bushnell seconded by Commissioner
Gomez moved approval of the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion passed unanimously
(5-0).
a. Approval of the May 13, 2015 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes - APPROVED
b. TR12638 -Third Amendment to the Restrictive Covenant: Sabal Palm - Central Parc: A
Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving the request of
Dunay, Miskel and Backman, LLP on behalf of SPL Holdings, LLC and SPL South Holdings,
LLC of a Third Amendment to the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for Sabal Palm as
recorded in Official Record Book 44460, Page 1653 as amended; providing for conflicts;
providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.
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c. TR12639 - Sammet Pools, Inc., Expenditures: A Resolution of the City Commission of the
City of Tamarac, Florida, authorizing the appropriate City Officials to approve expenditures to
Sammet Pools, Inc., for pool repairs at the Caporella Aquatic Center in the amount of
$81,873.00 for FY15 nunc pro tunc, including a contingency in the amount of $5,772.50
added to the project budget for unforseen circumstances; providing for severability; and
providing an effective date.
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d. TR12640 - Award RFP 14-18R Security Master Plan: A Resolution of the City Commission
of the City of Tamarac, Florida, awarding RFP No. 14-18R to and approving an agreement
with Elert & Associates for the development of a Security Master Plan for a contract amount
of $78,280; authorizing an expenditure of not to exceed $78,280 from the appropriate
accounts; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.
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e. TR12642 - Citywide Culvert Headwall Improvement Project Phase IV: A Resolution of the
City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, awarding Bid No. 15-17B to and approving
an Agreement with Ray Qualmann Marine Construction, Inc. For the construction of Phase IV
of the Citywide Culvert Headwall Installation Project, in accordance with Bid no. 15-17B for a
contract amount of $559,810.00; a contingency in an amount of $55,981.00 will be added to
the project account, for a total project budget of $615,791.00; authorizing an expenditure from
the appropriate accounts; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for
an effective date.
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f. TR12643 - Public Art Administration Services: A Resolution of the City Commission of the
City of Tamarac, Florida, approving the award of request for Proposal #15-14R, and
execution of an agreement to provide Public Art Program Administrator Services for a
contract term of two years to Gadson and Ravitz, LLC., in the amount of $61,900, authorizing
an appropriation of $61,900 from the Public Art Fund; providing for conflicts; providing for
severability; and providing an effective date.
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g. TR12646 - Fourth Amendment to Broward Sheriffs Office Agreement - 5 Year Renewal A
Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida approving the Fourth
Amendment to the Agreement for Police Services between the City of Tamarac and the
Broward Sheriff's Office, renewing the agreement under the existing terms and conditions for
a five year period effective October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2020; authorizing the
appropriate City Officials to execute the Fourth Amendment to the Agreement for Police
Services; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.
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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):
a. Zoning In Progress Update: City Manager's Update and Recommendations related to the
Zoning in Progress Instituted Pursuant to Administrative Order Effective April 7, 2015 and
Ratified by Resolution Number 2015-29 In Accordance with the City of Tamarac Code of
Ordinances Section 24-91. Community Development Director Calloway appeared and said
this had been discussed thoroughly at the Workshop yesterday and is now asking the
Commission to accept staffs recommendation to proceed with the Rezoning in Progress.
Mayor Dressler opened the public hearing and with no one wishing to speak, closed the
public hearing. Vice Mayor Bushnell seconded by Commissioner Glasser moved to accept
staff's recommendation to proceed with the Zoning in Progress. Motion passed unanimously
(5-0).
10. ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING:
a. TO2321 - Lien Settlement Ordinance: An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of
Tamarac, Florida amending Chapter 2 of the City's Code of Ordinances, entitled
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"Administration" by amending and renaming Article III, Division 2, Section 2-76 entitled
"Abatement Procedures" to be entitled "Lien Reduction and Abatement Procedures" to clarify
the Lien Abatement process and provide for an Administrative Lien Reduction Process,
providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for
an effective date. Assistant City Attorney Tolces read T02321 by title into the record. Mayor
Dressler opened the public hearing and with no one wishing to speak, closed the public
hearing. Vice Mayor Bushnell seconded by Commissioner Gomez moved approval of
T02312 on second reading. Motion passed unanimously (5-0).
PASSED ON FIRST READING MAY 13, 2015
PASSED ON SECOND READING MAY 27, 2015
ORDINANCE NO. 0-2015-08
11. QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING(S): There were no Quasi -Judicial Hearing(s) items
scheduled for this meeting.
12. OTHER:
There being no further business to come before the City Commission, Mayor Dressler
adjourned the meeting at 10:06 a.m.
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Harry Dressler, Mayor
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