HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-05-11 - City Commission Workshop Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC
CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP
MONDAY,- MAY 11, 2015
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Harry Dressler called the Workshop of the City Commission
to order at 9.32 a.m. on Monday, May 11, 2015 in Conference Room 105, Tamarac City
Hall, 7525 NW 881h 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, Assistant City Attorney Julie
Klahr, Assistant City Manager Diane Phillips and City Clerk Patricia Teufel.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Dressler led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1. TR12627 - Chamber of Commerce 2016 Arts & Crafts Festival: Item 6 (e) on the
Consent Agenda. (TR12627) A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of
Tamarac, Florida, approving a request from the Tamarac Chamber of Commerce for in -
kind support and to waive fees for the Tamarac Chamber of Commerce 2016 Arts &
Crafts Festival to be held in the vicinity of the Tamarac Community Center, along 57th
Street, Saturday -Sunday, April 2-3, 2016, from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.; providing for
permits, proper insurance, execution of a hold harmless agreement, and an executed
Lease Agreement; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an
effective date. Parks & Recreation Director Greg Warner and Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director Peter Mason and Chair Patricia Randall appeared. Parks &
Recreation Director Warner gave a brief overview of the event and Mr. Mason gave a
presentation, a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's Office, and commented that
this idea came about during the Chamber of Commerce's Strategic Planning session.
Parks & Recreation Director Warner, Mr. Mason and Ms. Randall responded to
questions and concerns expressed about the availability of sufficient parking for the
event.
2. Citywide Comprehensive Signage Program Update: Community Development
Director Maxine Calloway, Planning & Zoning Manager Frank Zickar and Signage
Consultant Glen Welden appeared. Community Development Director Calloway gave a
brief history on the signage program and Mr. Welden gave a presentation, a copy of
which is on file in the City Clerk's Office. Mr. Welden went over in detail the different
Gateway, Facilities, Directional and Neighborhood signs. Mr. Welden then went over
the proposed costs for good, better and best quality type signs and the proposed
timeline for the program. Community Development Director Calloway, Planning &
Zoning Manager Zickar and Mr. Welden responded to questions and concerns from the
Commission. All were in agreement that if the City is going to do this program then do it
right and go with the best quality signage. City Manager Cernech said we will be starting
the budget process in June and this program will be discussed during that process.
Community Development Director Calloway commented that the timeline is preliminary
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and staff will come back before the Commission with more concrete pricing and timeline
at some future time.
3. TR12574 - HHW and Electronic Waste Recycling ILA: Item No. 6 (c) on the Consent
Agenda. (TR12574) A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac,
Florida, authorizing the appropriate City Officials to execute an Interlocal Agreement
among the Cities of Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach,
and Tamarac for the disposal of household hazardous waste for residents of the cities
of Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, and Tamarac to be
effective nunc pro tunc December 1, 2013; providing for conflicts; providing for
severability; and providing for an effective date. Public Services Director Jack Strain,
Budget/Contracts Manager Troy Gies and Purchasing/Contracts Manager Keith Glatz
appeared. Public Services Director Strain said the City has been operating with this
group for 18 months and working on an agreement that the COOP had participated in.
Budget/Contracts Manager Gies gave a presentation, a copy of which is on file in the
City Clerk's office. Mr. Gies gave a comparison between the previous HHW System and
the Regional HHW System as well as the associated costs.
4. TR12605 - Adopting Parks & Recreation Master Plan: Item No. 6 (k) on the Consent
Agenda. (TR12605) A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac,
Florida, adopting the City of Tamarac Parks, Open Space, Recreation, and Social
Services Master plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as "Exhibit "A" and
incorporated herein by reference; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and
providing an effective date. Parks & Recreation Director Greg Warner, Assistant Parks
& Recreation Director Linda Probert and Financial Services Director Mark Mason
appeared. Parks & Recreation Director Warner gave a presentation, a copy of which is
on file in the City Clerk's Office. Parks & Recreation Director Warner talked about the
history of the previous Master Plan; overview and objectives; existing conditions and
elements that were looked at; demographic findings; relevant plans that were looked at
by the consultant; management and operations and summary findings. Mayor Dressler
asked about outdoor recreation programs on the C14 canal and Parks & Recreation
Director Warner responded that the consultant is looking to do something at Caporella
Park. Mayor Dressler said we need to look into getting access to the everglades in order
to open up some opportunities for outdoor recreation programs and possibly using our
lobbyist in Tallahassee for assistance. Parks & Recreation Director Warner continued
talking about the needs assessment techniques and findings; survey findings and
acreage level of service. There was a discussion about finding land to put a community
center in East Tamarac and partnering with private communities to meet projected
needs. Parks & Recreation Director Warner went over the six concepts and
recommendations and short term operational priorities and projects contained in the
Master Plan. There was a brief discussion about starting to charge people for certain
programs that currently have no charge. Throughout the presentation, Parks &
Recreation Director Warner and Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Probert
responded to questions from the Commission.
5. T02321 - Lien Settlement Ordinance: Item No. 8 (a) on Ordinances - First Reading.
(T02321) Motion to adopt an Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac,
Florida on first reading 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. Community Development Director Maxine Calloway,
Chief Building Official/Director Claudio Grande, Code Enforcement Manager Scott
Krajewski and Senior Code Enforcement Officer Peyton Whitfield appeared. Community
Development Director Calloway gave a brief overview of the lien reduction process.
Code Enforcement Manager Krajewski gave a presentation, a copy of which is on file in
the City Clerk's office.
Assistant City Attorney Klahr provided the Commission with an update on the Sober
Home Legislation that was recently adopted and responded to questions from the
Commission. Mayor Dressler asked Assistant City Attorney Klahr to keep the
Commission up to date on this subject.
There being no further business to come before the City Commission for consideration,
Mayor Dressler adjourned the meeting at 12.30 p.m.
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