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Home My WebLink About2015-04-06 - City Commission Workshop Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2015 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Harry Dressler called the Workshop of the City Commission to order at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 6, 2015 in Conference Room 105, 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, Assistant City Manager Diane Phillips and City Clerk Patricia Teufel. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Glasser led the Pledge of Allegiance. 1. Broward Next Presentation - Planning & Zoning Manager Frank Zickar, Barbara Blake Boy, Executive Director and Henry Sniezek, Broward County Planning Council appeared. Ms. Boy gave a presentation, a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's Office. Ms. Boy said the LUP is amended every year and gave an overview of Planning and Development in Broward County, the development of Broward County from 1915 to the present, issues that Broward County is facing, and went over some of the initial feedback highlights that was received by the Ad Hoc Committee. Mr. Sniezek talked about the framework for the next steps to be taken. Ms. Boy and Mr. Sniezek addressed a few questions from the Commission. Ms. Boy encouraged people to go to their website and to take selfies of themselves in front of the banners in City Hall and send them in Broward Next. 2. TR12623 - Relay for Life 2015 - In -kind Support: Item No. 6 (c) on the Consent Agenda. (TR12623) A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving a request on behalf of the American Cancer Society for in -kind support for the Tamarac Relay for Life event benefitting the American Cancer Society to be held at Millennium Middle School May 2, 2015; providing for permits, proper insurance, and execution of Lease Agreement for Equipment; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. Parks & Recreation Director Greg Warner and Relay for Life Co -Chairs Herb Daley and Tara Piatek appeared. Parks & Recreation Director Warner said the City has provided in -kind support for the Relay for Life event for the last eight years and noted that this has been a very successful event for both the American Cancer Society as well as the City. This year the event will be on May 2, 2015 and run from 12:00 p.m. — 12:00 a.m. Parks & Recreation Director Warner talked about what the City would be providing as in - kind support and said it amounts to approximately $1,200.00. Ms. Piatek said their goal is to raise $35,000, this year's theme is "Relay on the Runway" and so far they have 18 teams registered for the event. Mr. Daley said 90% of the funds raised go directly to research and services for the cancer patient. Commissioner Gomez said she is the Entertainment Chair and encouraged people to register and attend the event. 3. T02317 - 1st Budget Amendment FY2015: Item No. 8(a) on Ordinances First Reading. (T02317) An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending -- Ordinance 2014-13, which adopted the City of Tamarac Operating Budget, Revenues and Expenditures, the Capital Budget, and the Financial Policies for the Fiscal Year 2015, by Page 1 of 3 COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING April 6, 2015 increasing the total revenues and Expenditures by a total of $2,796,893 as detailed in Attachment A attached hereto and summarized in Attachment B; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; 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 talked about the purpose of the ordinance and —` gave a summary overview of the budget amendment. Financial Services Director Mason responded to a few questions from the Commission during and after the presentation. 4. T02316 - Ordinance Adopting LAC Mitigation Fee Program: Item No. 8 (b) on Ordinances First Reading. (T02316) 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," Article V, entitled "Improvements", by enacting Division 10, Section 10-311 entitled "Local Activity Center Mitigation Fee Program", to provide for adoption of a mitigation fee program associated with the impacts connected with development within the area designated as the Local Activity Center ("LAC") by the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. Community Development Director Maxine Calloway and Planning & Zoning Manager Frank Zickar appeared. Community Development Director Calloway said this ordinance will establish a mechanism to collect these fees to pay to the County and then gave a presentation, a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's Office. Community Development Director Calloway responded to a few questions from the Commission. 5. T02320 - Ordinance Re-establishing Hotels in Business District: Item No, 8(d) on the Consent Agenda. (T02320) 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 111, Division 19 entitled "Business and Commercial Uses Master List" by — specifically amending Section 24-434 entitled "Permitted Uses Master List", to re-establish hotels as a permitted use in the B-2 Community Business and B-3 General Business zoning districts in conformity with the City of Tamarac Comprehensive Plan; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. Community Development Director Maxine Calloway and Planning & Zoning Manager Zickar appeared Community Development Director Calloway gave a presentation. Community Development Director Calloway said this ordinance is seeking to correct an error which happened in 2005 when the permitted use was inadvertently omitted during a major re -organization of the chart. Community Development Director Calloway gave a presentation, a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's Office. There was a lengthy discussion about the Commission having the final say on site plan approval for any hotel and the types of hotels permitted. City Manager Cernech said the issue today is adding hotels back into the code and we are not talking about changing the approval process. There was also a discussion about permitted uses and compatible uses in certain business zoning categories and development and redevelopment in the City of Tamarac. City Manager Cernech, Community Development Director Calloway, Planning & Zoning Manager Zickar and Assistant City Attorney Klahr responded to the many concerns of the Commission. Commissioner Placko confirmed that approving this ordinance does nothing more than allow hotels to be built in a B-2 and B-3 general business zone. Commissioner Gomez asked for Community Development Director Calloway to provide the Commission with the definition of a B-2 and B-3 zone and a list of permitted uses in that zone. Vice Mayor Bushnell also confirmed that all this ordinance does is correct a scrivener's error. — Page 2 of 3 COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING April 6, 2015 Mayor Dressler recessed the meeting at 11:31 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 11:44 a.m. with all present as before. 6. Woodmont Update - Community Development Director Maxine Calloway and Planning & Zoning Manager Frank Zickar appeared. Community Development Director Calloway gave an update on Woodmont and also talked about T02318 — An Ordinance establishing Hotels/S-1 Zoning District which appears as item 8(c) on Ordinances First Reading on the April 8, 2015 agenda. A copy of the presentation on both items is on file in the City Clerk's Office. Commissioner Placko disclosed that she had met with Attorney Scott Backman last week on a different issue and he did want to discuss the Woodmont project. Commissioner Placko said that in February the applicant submitted a site plan without a hotel but left the parking spaces and as such it was rejected. Community Development Director Calloway confirmed that the applicant has not resubmitted new plans to date. Commissioner Placko said it is obvious that the applicant is looking to build a hotel and noted that there is also pending litigation regarding the project. Commissioner Placko said she is not willing to accommodate the applicant as they have done nothing with the project to date and will not approve T02318 on first reading on Wednesday as it is not in the best interest of the surrounding community. Mayor Dressler said when this was originally transmitted it was contingent upon the golf course being reconfigured to accommodate an aqua range. Mayor Dressler asked if anything had been submitted and Community Development Director Calloway said nothing to date. City Manager Cernech said the only thing the City has received is notification that Broward County did issue environmental permits and talked about the next steps that Mr. Schmidt needed to take. Mayor Dressler said he has heard rumors that the hotel is a "done deal" which is not the case. Mayor Dressler said he will not approve T02318 as the applicant has not performed the way they were supposed to and asked the Commission to support him on this. Mayor Dressler asked City Manager Cernech and Community Development Director Calloway to confirm that there was no deal for a hotel and both said there was no deal for a hotel. Vice Mayor Bushnell, Commissioners Gomez and Glasser concurred with Mayor Dressler and Commissioner Placko to not approve T02318 on first reading. Assistant City Attorney Klahr advised the Commission that at the meeting on Wednesday they have the option to make a Motion to table the item. There being no further business to come before the City Commission for consideration, Mayor Dressler adjourned the meeting at 12:30 p.m. Patricia Teufel, `CMP City Clerk \\\�;JjIIIII ////� 6r` A RA P >� eb :-JLL A, O. \ /y. \ R D C Page 3 of 3 COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING April 6, 2015